46th week of 2008 patent applcation highlights part 38 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20080280043 | INK SET, INK JET RECORDING METHOD, INK CARTRIDGE, RECORDING UNIT, INK JET RECORDING METHOD, AND AQUEOUS INK - An ink set is provided which can suppress bleeding irrespective of the type of recording medium. The ink set includes a plurality of aqueous inks each containing a dye, and has at least a first aqueous ink containing a dye, wherein the difference between the dynamic surface tension of the first aqueous ink at a lifetime of 50 milliseconds and the dynamic surface tension of the first aqueous ink at a lifetime of 500 milliseconds is 7 mN/m or more; and, between the first aqueous ink and at least one type of aqueous ink except the first aqueous ink included in the ink set, dynamic surface tension γ | 2008-11-13 |
20080280044 | AQUEOUS INK, INK SET, IMAGE FORMING METHOD AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An aqueous ink used together with a black ink containing a self-dispersion pigment, wherein the aqueous ink contains a reactive component for destabilizing the dispersion state of the self-dispersion pigment, the dynamic surface tension of the aqueous ink at a lifetime of 30 milliseconds is 41 mN/m or more, and the dynamic surface tension of the aqueous ink at a lifetime of 500 milliseconds is from 28 mN/m or more to 38 mN/m or less as determined by a maximum bubble pressure method. | 2008-11-13 |
20080280045 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THE TREATMENT OF INDIVIDUAL FILAMENTS OF A MULTIFILAMENT YARN - A method and apparatus for treating the surfaces of individual filaments in multifilament yarn. The method includes the steps of immersing the yarn into a liquid treatment solution and coating all exposed surface areas of each individual filament with the treatment solution, disrupting the orientation of the individual filaments and coating all newly exposed surface areas of each individual filament with the treatment solution, and repeating the previous steps until a predetermined treatment level is achieved. A filament orientation disruption assembly may include at least one roller having a roller profile such that for a given transverse section of the roller, a roller surface perimeter has a plurality of points located a plurality of distinct distances from a central axis of the roller, i.e., a non-cylindrical roller. The method is particularly effective in plating highly anisotropic uniaxially oriented polymer fibers, such as PBO. | 2008-11-13 |
20080280046 | PROCESS FOR TREATING METAL SURFACES - The corrosion resistance of a metal substrate surface treated with an acidic aqueous composition to form a conversion coating is improved by first contacting the surface with an oxidizing acidic pre-rinse, such as an aqueous solution of nitric acid and hydrogen peroxide, or nitric acid and hydrofluoric acid, or Fe | 2008-11-13 |
20080280047 | PROCEDURE FOR PREPARING REDOX-ACTIVE POLYMERS ON SURFACES - This invention provides novel methods for the formation of redox-active polymers attached to surfaces. In certain embodiments, the methods involve providing redox-active molecules bearing at least a first reactive site or group and a second reactive site or group; and contacting the surface with the redox-active molecules where the contacting is under conditions that result in attachment of said redox-active molecules to said surface via the first reactive site or group and attachment of redox-active molecules via the second reactive site or group, to the redox-active molecules attached to the surface thereby forming a polymer attached to said surface where the polymers comprise at least two of said redox-active molecules. | 2008-11-13 |
20080280048 | Single wafer processing unit - This invention relates to a thermal processing method including: a placing step of placing an object to be processed onto a stage arranged in a processing container that can be vacuumed; and a heating step of heating the object to be processed to a predetermined temperature. The object to be processed is heated under a state in which a temperature distribution is maintained in such a manner that a temperature at a central portion of the object to be processed is high while a temperature at a peripheral portion of the object to be processed is low, during at least a part of the heating step. | 2008-11-13 |
20080280049 | Formation of catalytic regions within porous structures using supercritical phase processing - A method of forming a catalytic region on a porous structure having an exterior surface and a plurality of pores, the method comprising: forming a supercritical dispersion, wherein the supercritical dispersion comprises a plurality of particles dispersed in a supercritical fluid; exposing the porous structure to the supercritical dispersion; and depositing the plurality of particles from the supercritical dispersion onto the porous structure, wherein each one of the deposited plurality of particles is catalytic, thereby forming one or more catalytic regions on the porous structure. The method is particularly well suited for creating catalytic regions within pre-formed microporous structures. | 2008-11-13 |
20080280050 | Ceramic Wall Cladding Composites with Electromagnetic Shielding Properties - The present invention relates to a method for coating substrates, comprising the steps of:
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20080280051 | Low cost, high performance, flexible, water-swellable reinforcement for communications cable - A low cost, high performance, water-swellable, flexible reinforcement member that can be used for both optical and copper communications cable. The water-swellable reinforcement members made according to the preferred process are more rigid than known reinforcement members, but are less rigid than glass pultruded rods. Communications cables utilizing these members are lightweight, water-swellable and exhibit an improved combination of strength and flexibility compared to traditional communications cables. Further, these communication cables may then be installed into underground ducts using more economical and faster installation techniques. | 2008-11-13 |
20080280052 | Process for Printing Textile Fibre Materials in Accordance with the Ink-Jet Printing Process - An ink-jet printing process for printing textile fibre materials, wherein
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20080280053 | Reactive Dyes Containing Divalent Sulfur in Non-Reactive Side Chain at Trizine Nucleus - The present invention refers to dyestuffs of the formula (I) wherein R | 2008-11-13 |
20080280054 | COATING FILM FORMING APPARATUS, USE OF COATING FILM FORMING APPARATUS, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A coating film forming apparatus that holds a substrate upon a spin chuck and forms a coating film by supplying a chemical liquid upon a top surface of said substrate comprises: an outer cup provided detachably to surround the spin chuck; an inner cup provided detachably to surround a region underneath the substrate held upon the chuck; a cleaning nozzle configured to supply a cleaning liquid for cleaning a peripheral edge part of the substrate, such that the cleaning liquid is supplied to a peripheral part of a bottom surface of the substrate; a cutout part for nozzle mounting, the cutout part being provided to the inner cup to engage with the cleaning nozzle; and a cleaning liquid supply tube connected to the cleaning nozzle, the cleaning nozzle being detachable to the cutout part in a state in which the cleaning liquid supply tube is connected. | 2008-11-13 |
20080280055 | Inkjet Lithographic Printing Plates and Method for Their Preparation - An inkjet ink for preparing a lithographic printing plate contains a contrast dye including A, D, and B groups wherein A represents a phosphorous containing group capable of reacting with the surface of a lithographic receiver; D represents a chromophore group absorbing light between 400 nm and 700 nm; and B represents an aliphatic group of at least 6 carbon atoms. A lithographic printing plate includes such an inkjet ink and methods for direct plate making include jetting on a printing plate precursor. | 2008-11-13 |
20080280056 | Reactive Spray Formation of Coatings and Powders - An apparatus and method for open-atmosphere flame based spraying employs a nozzle to preheat, pressurize and atomize a mechanically pumped reactive and flammable liquid solution through a small orifice or a nozzle and then a set of pilot flames to combust the spray. The liquid feedstock is preheated to a supercritical temperature before reaching the nozzle and is pressurized before spraying due to a reduced size of the outlet port of the feedstock flow channel relative to the inlet. A supplementary collimating, or sheathing, gas is supplied to the flow channel of the feedstock and both the feedstock and the supplementary gas are uniformly heated before spraying. This arrangement helps to avoid clogging of the nozzle and results in satisfactory control of the properties of the particulate products of the spraying procedure. | 2008-11-13 |
20080280057 | Process and apparatus for making glass sheet - An apparatus and process for making glass soot sheet and sintered glass sheet. Glass soot particles are deposited on a curved deposition surface of a rotating drum to form a soot sheet. The soot sheet is then released from the deposition surface. The soot sheet can be sintered into a consolidated glass. The soot sheet and the sintered glass can be sufficiently long and flexible to be reeled into a roll. | 2008-11-13 |
20080280058 | Method of Preparing Zinc Oxide Nanorods on a Substrate By Chemical Spray Pyrolysis - A method of preparing nanostructured zinc oxide layers on a substrate by chemical spray pyrolysis at moderate deposition temperatures from 350° C. to 600° C. is disclosed. An aqueous or aqueous alcoholic solution comprising zinc chloride or zinc acetate as precursors is prepared and sprayed onto the preheated substrate so that the precursor reacts to form zinc oxide layer on the substrate. Thiourea or urea may be also added to the solution. Glass, silicon, or metal oxide covered glass can be used as the substrate. | 2008-11-13 |
20080280059 | STENCIL MASTER - A heat-sensitive stencil master comprises a heat-sensitive polymeric film having a thickness of less than 10 μm and, coated thereon, a solid resinous foam comprising a foaming agent. The stencil master is of particular use in a digital duplicating printing process. | 2008-11-13 |
20080280060 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING UNIFORM WEATHERING RESISTANCE OF A COATING - A process for flow, dip, or curtain coating a plastic panel with a weather resistant coating system of relatively uniform thickness is presented. More specifically, the process includes the step of rotating the plastic panel by about 180 degrees between the application of subsequent coating layers in order to minimize the variation in thickness measured near the top and bottom of the coated panel. The coatings are applied to the plastic panel at a predetermined coating angle (φ). | 2008-11-13 |
20080280061 | Method for sealing natural stone - Provided is a novel method for sealing natural stone. The method comprises applying a base coat comprising a synthetic polymer, drying the base coat, applying a UV-cure topcoat, volatizing organic solvents from the topcoat, and curing the UV-cure topcoat by exposure to UV light. The UV-cure topcoat used in the method comprises an acrylate oligomer, photoinitiators, and flow and wetting additives. Methods are also provided wherein the topcoat further comprises a fungal inhibitor. The described methods provide a coating with excellent adhesion, and a smoother, more uniform topcoat. Moreover, this coating system allows moisture to migrate from the back side of tile through the coatings to evaporate to the surface, a feature critical to preventing deterioration of the stone over time. | 2008-11-13 |
20080280062 | Formulation and Process of Producing Conductive Film Elements - Compositions for conductive inks are described which are based on conductive (co)polymers and conductive mineral fillers, as well as processes for printing conductive elements. The printed compositions can be then subjected to the action of light beams produced by a coherent light source in order to obtain printed portions having a desired conductivity level. | 2008-11-13 |
20080280063 | Method of coloring patterns or texts on a surface of an aluminum alloy material - In a method of coloring patterns or texts on a surface of an aluminum alloy material, an insulating layer is formed on the surface of the aluminum alloy material, and then the patterns or texts, which are partially insulated and partially conductive, are formed by way of laser engraving. Next, the conductive portion of the patterns or texts is treated by way of electro-deposition coating so that a cladding layer having a color different from that of the aluminum alloy material may be formed on the patterns or texts, different colors may appear, and the flatness of the surface may be kept. | 2008-11-13 |
20080280064 | MARKING COMPOSITION AND INFORMATION DISPLAY METHOD - A marking composition comprises an inorganic pigment having an average diameter of o.1 to 5 μm and a titanium-containing ceramic resin. The composition exhibits excellent concealing properties and heat resistance and produces a high definition marking with high contrast and excellent discrimination capability when applied to the surface of an article. | 2008-11-13 |
20080280065 | Method and Device for Generating a Low-Pressure Plasma and Applications of the Low-Pressure Plasma - The present invention relates to a method for generating a low-pressure plasma, in which a partial vacuum is generated by means of a vacuum pump in a low-pressure chamber, and a plasma jet is introduced at higher pressure into the low-pressure chamber. The present invention also relates to various applications of the low-pressure plasma for surface pretreatment, for surface coating, or for treating gases. The present invention also relates to a device for generating a low-pressure plasma. | 2008-11-13 |
20080280066 | Apparatus and Method for Coating a Substrate - An apparatus for coating a substrate using physical vapour deposition, including a vacuum chamber wherein a coil is placed for keeping an amount of conductive material in levitation and for heating and evaporating that material, using a varying electric current in the coil. Isolating member are placed in the coil to isolate the coil from the levitated material. The isolating member is part of a container made of non-conductive material. The container has one or more openings for guiding evaporated conductive material to the substrate to be coated. A method for coating a substrate using physical vapour deposition is also presented. | 2008-11-13 |
20080280067 | Method of forming a carbon film on a metal substrate at a low temperature - A method of forming a carbon film on a metal substrate at a low temperature has steps of preparing a metal substrate having a softening temperature; forming a catalytic layer having a thickness of greater than 0.01 μm on the metal substrate, and forming a carbon film on the catalytic layer by chemical vapor deposition (CVD) at a reaction temperature less than the softening temperature of the metal substrate. A carbonaceous material is carried into a CVD reaction area by a carrier gas and is thermally decomposed at a reaction temperature between 300° C. and 1000° C. to form the carbon film having a thickness between 0.1 μm and 10 μm on the catalytic layer. | 2008-11-13 |
20080280068 | Apparatus and Method for Manufacturing Ultra-Fine Particles - An ultra-fine particle manufacturing apparatus and method is capable of producing nanometer-sized ultra-fine particles from reaction gases with high energy light beams, corona discharge and an electric field. High energy light beams are irradiated into a chamber of a housing through the use of a high energy light source. Reaction gases are supplied from a reaction gas supply device to a reaction gas inlet tube. The reaction gases are then introduced through the reaction gas inlet tube into the chamber of the housing to produce a large quantity of ultra-fine particles through the reaction of the reaction gases with the high energy light beams. A voltage is applied to the reaction gas inlet tube by means of a power supply device. The ultra-fine particles flowing within the chamber of the housing are collected by means of a collecting plate. | 2008-11-13 |
20080280069 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PRINTING ALIGNED NANOWIRES AND OTHER ELECTRICAL DEVICES - Methods and systems for applying nanowires and electrical devices to surfaces are described. In a first aspect, at least one nanowire is provided proximate to an electrode pair. An electric field is generated by electrodes of the electrode pair to associate the at least one nanowire with the electrodes. The electrode pair is aligned with a region of the destination surface. The at least one nanowire is deposited from the electrode pair to the region. In another aspect, a plurality of electrical devices is provided proximate to an electrode pair. An electric field is generated by electrodes of the electrode pair to associate an electrical device of the plurality of electrical devices with the electrodes. The electrode pair is aligned with a region of the destination surface. The electrical device is deposited from the electrode pair to the region. | 2008-11-13 |
20080280070 | Coating Compositions Containing Levelling Agents Prepared by Nitroxyl Mediated Polymerisation - The present invention relates to coating compositions containing a polymeric or copolymeric levelling agent, which has been prepared by nitroxyl-mediated polymerisation. Further aspects are a process for the preparation of smooth surface coatings and the use of said polymer or copolymer as levelling agent in coating compositions. Yet another aspect are specific ethylenically unsaturated monomer compositions from which copolymers can be obtained by atom transfer radical polymerisation or nitroxyl mediated polymerisation, which copolymers are useful as levelling agents in coating compositions. Still another aspect is the use of poly-tert.-butyl acrylate or poly-tert.butylmethacrylate as a levelling agent in powder coating compositions. | 2008-11-13 |
20080280071 | POLYMER/LIQUID CRYSTAL COMPOSITE AND LIQUID CRYSTAL ELEMENT - The invention is generally related to a polymer/liquid crystal composite, which includes a liquid crystal material which exhibits an optically isotropic liquid crystal phase in the temperature range of approximately 5° C. or more in the elevated temperature process but does not exhibit a nematic phase; and a polymer, and which is used for an element driven in a state of the optically isotropic liquid crystal phase. | 2008-11-13 |
20080280072 | CELLULOSE ESTER FILM AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF - A dope containing a retardation controller, cellulose ester, and a solvent is prepared. In a first film producing apparatus, the dope is cast onto a casting drum whose surface is cooled to form a casting film in a gel state. The casting film is peeled off from the casting drum, and the peeled casting film is dried until a residual solvent amount reaches 10 wt. %. Cellulose ester contained in the casting film is crystallized by heating the casting film to a temperature of not less than 170° C. and not more than 250° C., and the casting film is stretched in the width direction. Thus, a film is produced. An absolute value |P1| of a degree of orientation of the polymer in the in-plane direction of the produced film satisfies 0≦|P1|≦0.050. | 2008-11-13 |
20080280073 | Substrate and Display Device - The present invention provides a substrate and a display device. The substrate comprises a resin layer 1 and a resin layer 2, wherein the resin layer 1 is composed of a liquid crystalline polyester A and a polymer B having a functional group reactive with a liquid crystalline polyester, and the resin layer 2 is composed of a resin other than a liquid crystalline polyester. The display device comprises the following (a) to (e) in that order: (a) the above-described resin layer 1, (b) the above-described resin layer 2, (c) electric conductive layer, (d) organic layer showing absorption, diffusion, optical rotation or emission of light by application of an electric field, and (e) transparent electric conductive layer. | 2008-11-13 |
20080280074 | PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE OPTICAL FILM AND IMAGE DISPLAY - A pressure-sensitive adhesive optical film of the present invention comprises an optical film; and a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer laminated on at least one side of the optical film, wherein the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer is formed from a pressure-sensitive adhesive containing a (meth)acrylic polymer (A) and a resin component (B) having an aromatic ring structure in its main chain. The pressure-sensitive adhesive optical film has durability and can be prevented from causing display unevenness in a peripheral portion of a display screen. | 2008-11-13 |
20080280075 | Artificial Grass Built Up of Fibres That Consist of a Core and a Cladding, as Well as an Artificial Lawn Built Up Therefrom - The invention relates to a drain for liquid comprising a detachable pipe part provided with a stench-trap, placed substantially horizontal in or in connection to a drainage pipe, wherein the pipe part comprises positioning means for placing the pipe part in or in connection to the drainage pipe with a substantially univocal orientation. In one embodiment the drain comprises a receptacle having a bottom wall and raised side walls, wherein the raised side walls comprise a first side wall provided with a drainage opening placed therein, wherein the drainage pipe is placed at an outside of the receptacle so as to connect to the drainage opening. The drain according to the invention is particularly suitable for placement in for instance a finishing floor of a wet area in a building, such as for instance a bathroom or a shower cubicle. | 2008-11-13 |
20080280076 | Decorative safety glass - An image-bearing article comprising an interlayer bearing an image wherein the interlayer is an acoustic poly(vinyl acetal) interlayer having a Tg 23° C. or less. The acoustic poly(vinyl acetal) interlayer is preferably laminated to a film layer, a white layer, a second interlayer sheet or a rigid layer. The image-bearing article can preferably be coated on the image-bearing side and over the image with an adhesion promoter. | 2008-11-13 |
20080280077 | Transfer printing structure capable of sensing and indicating intensity of ultraviolet rays - A transfer printing structure capable of sensing and indicating intensity of ultraviolet rays. The transfer printing structure includes a substrate having a transfer print face and a transfer print sensitive layer laid on the transfer print face of the substrate. The transfer print sensitive layer is able to sense environmental ultraviolet rays to change its look. When a pressure is exerted onto a backside of the substrate, the transfer print sensitive layer adhesively attaches to a surface of an article or human body. When the article or human body moves outdoors, the look of the transfer print sensitive layer varies with the intensity of the ultraviolet rays to indicate the intensity of the ultraviolet rays. | 2008-11-13 |
20080280078 | CARBON NANOTUBE GLAZING TECHNOLOGY - The invention provides a glazing that includes a substrate on which there is provided a coating comprising carbon nanotubes. The glazing can be an IG unit comprising two spaced-apart panes bounding a between-pane space, the IG unit having at least one exterior surface on which there is provided a transparent conductor coating comprising carbon nanotubes. The glazing can alternatively be a laminated glass assembly comprising two panes of glass and an interlayer comprising carbon nanotubes sandwiched therebetween. Monolithic substrate embodiments are also provided. In certain embodiments, the coating comprises both dielectric film and carbon nanotubes. | 2008-11-13 |
20080280079 | COMPOSITE LUMINOUS VESSELS - A composite luminous vessel container | 2008-11-13 |
20080280080 | COLD SHRINKABLE ARTICLE INCLUDING AN EPICHLOROHYDRIN COMPOSITION - A tubular cold shrinkable material can include an elastomeric composition including an epichlorohydrin composition, where the elastomeric composition is substantially free of a fluoroelastomer composition. The tubular cold shrinkable material can further include a filler material including a reinforcement-grade carbon black. The tubular cold shrinkable material can further include a peroxide curative. | 2008-11-13 |
20080280081 | POLYLACTIC ACID BLOWN FILM AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME - The invention provides polylactic acid (PLA) films substantially free of plasticizers and methods of manufacturing same by blown film process are provided. PLA films are environmentally degradable and have applications in, at least, packaging and labeling. | 2008-11-13 |
20080280082 | Injection Co-Molding and Assembling Method and Apparatus for Articles Made of Plastic Material Having Parts Connectable by Hinging During a Demolding Step - Method and apparatus for injection co-molding and assembling of articles made of plastic material, the articles having a first part provided with a hinge pin, and a second part provided with an annular element designed to be connected to each other by hinging. The apparatus includes a mold having separate mold impressions for two parts of the article to be produced; a first molding member, defining the impression of the pin, and a second molding member, defining the impression of the annular element, are axially movable and operatively connected to cam control elements forming part of the same injection mold. The cam control elements are shaped and arranged in such a way as to cause, after the opening of the mold, the automatic assembling of the plastic article, via a selective sequence of axial movements of the two molding members, during the demolding step of the molded article. | 2008-11-13 |
20080280083 | HOUSING FOR AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME - A housing ( | 2008-11-13 |
20080280084 | MULTIPLE LAYER STRUCTURES COMPRISING A POLY (VINYLIDENE CHLORIDE) LAYER - Multiple layer structures comprising one or more poly(vinylidene chloride) layers and containers made from the multiple layer structures are provided. In a general embodiment, the present disclosure provides a multiple layer structure comprising one or more PVDC layers comprising a component selected from the group consisting of a poly(vinylidene chloride), a poly(vinylidene chloride) copolymer, and combinations thereof. The multiple layer structure further comprises one or more tie layers attached to the PVDC layer. The tie layer comprises a component selected from the group consisting of (a) polyether polyester copolymers, (b) polyurethanes having a melting temperature above about 121° C., (c) a blend comprising a polyamide and an ethylene copolymer containing an amine reactive functional group, and combinations thereof. | 2008-11-13 |
20080280085 | Dynamically Tunable Fibrillar Structures - A multi-mode adhesive is disclosed comprising a plurality of fibers connected to a backing material where applying an external influence causes a change in properties of the plurality of fibers or backing. This change in properties causes the multi-mode adhesive to change from one level of adhesive strength to another. The multimode adhesive may be used for a variety of novel applications, from adhesives that can be detached remotely to medical adhesives with adhering and non-adhering modes. | 2008-11-13 |
20080280086 | MULTI-LAYER ASSEMBLY, MULTI-LAYER STRETCH RELEASING PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE ASSEMBLY, AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THE SAME - A multi-layer assembly that includes a release liner, a first layer disposed on the release liner, the first layer including a pressure-sensitive adhesive composition that includes a silicone polymer that includes silicone polyurea block copolymers, polydiorganosiloxane polymers, or combinations thereof, a second layer disposed on the first layer, the second layer including a composition that includes an elastomer, the composition of the second layer being different from the pressure-sensitive adhesive composition of the first layer, the first layer of the multi-layer assembly exhibiting a release force to the release liner of no greater than 100 gram per 0.5 inch width after the multi-layer assembly has been stored for 46 days at 120° F. | 2008-11-13 |
20080280087 | Light-Adjusting Film - The present invention is related to a light-adjusting film including a light-adjusting film consisted of an anti-dirty layer, a curing layer, two polymer complex layers, a light-adjusting liquid crystal layer, and an attaching layer, wherein the anti-dirty layer provides an dirty-proof function, the curing layer is assembled under the anti-dirty layer, the first polymer complex layer is assembled under the curing layer, the light-adjusting liquid crystal layer is assembled under the first polymer complex layer and connected with a power source, the second polymer complex layer is assembled under the light-adjusting liquid crystal layer, and the attaching layer is assembled under the second polymer complex layer for attaching to a surface of an object. According to the structure above, the present invention is advantageous of easy installation, maintaining and renovation, UV-resisting, heat insulation, great light perviousness, uneasily being damaged and power saving. | 2008-11-13 |
20080280088 | TISSUE ROLL WITH ANGLED PERFORATIONS - A tissue roll for peripheral dispensing is provided with zones of perforations for facilitating the detachment of tissue substrate sheet. The tissue roll is wound along its length and has a width that is perpendicular to its length. The zones of perforations have a general direction that is at an angle greater than zero to the width of the tissue substrate. Benefits for ease of dispensing and for process-ability are induced. In one embodiment a differential perforation pattern is used. The invention also relates to the process of making such a tissue roll. | 2008-11-13 |
20080280089 | Method for manufacturing lightweight building boards - The invention relates to methods for manufacturing lightweight building boards ( | 2008-11-13 |
20080280090 | Vaccum Insulation Panal And Insulation Structure Of Refrigerator Using The Same - Disclosed are a vacuum insulation panel and an insulation structure of a refrigerator using the same. The vacuum insulation panel comprises a core material formed by gather glass fiber, a getter having a container to receive an absorbent having quicklime of 90 wt % or greater as a main component, and a sealing cover formed to surround the core material and the getter. The core material can be formed at low cost in such a manner that glass fiber is tangled and gathered by penetrating glass wool having glass fiber using a needle. Since the getter is made of quicklime that can first remove water corresponding to a main component of the absorbent, the getter can be manufactured at low cost and has improved insulation efficiency. | 2008-11-13 |
20080280091 | Method for Calibrating the Measurements of an Annular Body - Disclosed is a method for calibrating an annular-shaped body which is made of thermoplastic or at least partially crystalline plastic material, to an annular-shaped body which is produced according to the method, and to an oscillating object which is used in the method. Also disclosed is an oscillating object which is used to stimulate oscillations and which is introduced into an annular-shaped body by means of axial forward motion. Localised warming of the annular-shaped body is performed until the glass transition temperature of the material thereof is exceeded by localised contact of the oscillating object with the annular-shaped body. A desired, economical internal measurement having high precision is produced when the calibration section of the oscillating body is immersed into the annular-shaped body. | 2008-11-13 |
20080280092 | Indoor and outdoor bamboo area rug - A bamboo Indoor/Outdoor Area Rug that is manufactured from 100% Anji Mountain bamboo from China. The bamboo is all treated with various protective coatings to add resistance to natural factors including water, sun and dirt. All bamboo rugs manufactured for outdoor/indoor use are made from the harder portions of the bamboo trunk. (Some bamboo used for indoor purposes only are manufactured from the softer fibers of the inside of the bamboo trunk). This portion of the bamboo trunk is not utilized for this invention. The bamboo utilized in the present invention is taken from the harder part of the bamboo trunk to assure maximum endurance and longevity. The lower trunk portion of the bamboo plant is harder and less porous. | 2008-11-13 |
20080280093 | HOMOGENOUSLY BRANCHED ETHYLENE POLYMER CARPET BACKSIZING COMPOSITIONS - The present invention pertains to carpet and methods of making carpet. In one aspect, the carpet includes (a) a primary backing which has a face and a back surface, (b) a plurality of fibers attached to the primary backing and extending from the face of the primary backing and exposed at the back surface of the primary backing, (c) an adhesive backing, (d) an optional secondary backing adjacent to the adhesive backing, and (e) at least one homogeneously branched ethylene polymer. The method includes extrusion coating at least one homogeneously branched ethylene polymer onto the back surface of a primary backing to provide an adhesive backing. The method can include additional steps or procedures, either separately or in various combinations. Additional steps and procedures include washing or scouring the primary backing and fibers prior to the extrusion step, and utilizing implosion agents. The preferred homogeneously branched ethylene polymer is a substantially linear ethylene polymer. The constructions and methods described herein are particularly suited for making tufted, broad-loom carpet having improved abrasion resistance. | 2008-11-13 |
20080280094 | CLEANING AND PERSONAL CARE ARTICLES - A textile sheet element having selectively applied arrays of surface projection elements defining raised zones across an active surface for cleaning and/or personal care, The textile sheet element is adapted for use by itself and/or for attachment to a user manipulated support with or without a handle such as a mop head or the like. | 2008-11-13 |
20080280095 | SURFACE PROTECTION MAT - A mat for protecting surfaces from the accumulation of liquids is provided. The mat comprises a molded polymeric grid layer made of an elastomeric material having several openings and an absorbent core. The absorbent core comprises a moisture absorbent layer and a moisture barrier layer. The grid layer has a surface engaging perimeter, and the moisture barrier comprises a skid resistant material. The mat is foldable from an unfolded configuration to a first folded configuration and from the first folded configuration to a second folded configuration. | 2008-11-13 |
20080280096 | Gliding Board Having a Reinforced Sandwich Structure - The invention proposes a gliding board including a sandwich-type layered structure comprising at least one first core layer ( | 2008-11-13 |
20080280097 | Replaceable Wet-Set Tactile Warning Surface Unit and Method of Installation and Replacement - A replaceable, wet-set tactile warning surface unit having a body defining an upper surface and a lower surface, the body defining a series of raised projections on its upper surface, and defining a plurality of spaced through-holes from the top to the bottom surface, in which the raised projections are spaced from one another and the through-holes are located between projections. An anchor member such as a threaded insert is coupled to the bottom surface of the unit member directly below each of the through-holes by fasteners such as bolts that pass through the through-holes. | 2008-11-13 |
20080280098 | Stretch Film - A stretch film comprising a base film made of a stretchable plastic film material, a multiplicity of holes in the base film arranged in several columns along a main direction, at least one reinforcement strip made of a stretchable plastic film material. The reinforcement strip is arranged and fixed on the base film in an area between two adjacent columns of holes. The thickness of the base film is greater than or equal to the thickness of the reinforcement strip and the width (w) of the reinforcement strip is as great as possible, but is such that the reinforcement strip does not contact or overlap the holes in the adjacent columns of holes. The reinforcement strip may be fixed to the base film so as to be inseparable and indistinguishable from the base film. | 2008-11-13 |
20080280099 | Silicon Substrates with Thermal Oxide Windows for Transmission Electron Microscopy - Silicon grids with electron-transparent SiO | 2008-11-13 |
20080280100 | MICROLENS TRANSCRIPTION MOLDING ROLLER, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, MANUFACTURING APPARATUS THEREOF, AND MICROLENS OPTICAL SHEET - A microlens transcription molding roller used for transcription-molding a plurality of microlenses on a sheet includes a plurality of microlens molding surfaces arrayed on an outer circumference of the roller along one spiral around an axis of the roller at a constant interval. | 2008-11-13 |
20080280101 | Patterned reduction of surface area for abradability - A gas turbine component ( | 2008-11-13 |
20080280102 | Shear and water resistant felt pad - A protector pad for use with a piece of furniture with legs, and having a flat body with a lower pad face to slide against surfaces and an upper pad face to be fixed to the leg. The flat body includes a base and a sole. The base includes a fabric with a superior face forming the upper pad face and an inferior face having first means for assembly. The sole includes a lower layer whose inferior face defines the lower pad face, and an upper layer with a superior face having second means for assembly to assemble the sole to the base along an interface plane. The first means includes a plurality of grabbing member hooks each providing an equal shear resistance in all directions parallel to the interface plane. Typically, a reinforced material in a central layer includes a felt impregnated by a hardened latex material. | 2008-11-13 |
20080280103 | Titanium Oxide Coating Agent and Titanium Oxide Film Forming Method - This invention provides a coating agent, which can form a coating film over a wide area in a simple manner, is chemically and physically stable, and can form an ultrathin film, a coating film, a method for formation of coating film, and various products coated with the coating film. The coating agent contains thin sheet titanium oxide fine particles. The coating agent may comprise a solution containing a titania nanosheet and a sol of silicon oxide or titanium oxide. The coating film is formed by coating and then drying and heating the coating and has a microstructure in which thin sheet titanium oxide fine particles are stacked with a high level of orientation. | 2008-11-13 |
20080280104 | Silicon-carbide nanostructure and method for producing the silicon-carbide nanostructure - A method for producing a silicon-carbide nanostructure, which includes steps of: irradiating a carbon-source supplied to a reaction chamber at a pressure of 1. Pa to 70 Pa with microwaves of 0.5 kW to 3 kW; generating plasma in a space above the silicon substrate at a temperature of 350° C. to 600° C.; and forming a silicon-carbide nanostructure having cone-shaped silicon-carbide aggregates which are scattered on and protruded from a surface of a silicon substrate. The silicon-carbide aggregates have a crystal structure of 2H α-siC. | 2008-11-13 |
20080280105 | Etch Method - An improved method of etching a structure and a structure etched by the method is disclosed. The bottom side of a leadframe of an IC-package is an example of a structure, which advantageously may be etched with the disclosed method. The method includes the steps of providing an etch mask to the substrate to be etched. The etch mask comprising at least two sub-mask: a first sub-mask covering the area which substantially should remain after the etching process, and a second sub-mask covering an area to be removed in the etching process. The second sub-mask is a sacrificial mask in the form of a grid. The presence of the second sub-mask increases the etching speed in the area covered by it. | 2008-11-13 |
20080280106 | Method of Reusing Flexible Mold and Microstructure Precursor Composition - The present invention relates to methods of making microstructures with a flexible mold ( | 2008-11-13 |
20080280107 | Film Comprising a Polymer Layer - The invention concerns a film, in particular a stamping film, laminating film or sticker film, which has at least one anisotropic polymer layer of an at least partially oriented liquid crystal material. The anisotropic polymer layer has one or more first regions which form a first security feature and in which the anisotropic polymer layer has properties which linearly polarise or which rotate the direction of rotation, and one or more second regions which form a second security element and in which the anisotropic polymer layer has circularly polarising properties. The first security feature is visualised when viewed through a first polariser and the second security feature is visualised when viewed through a second polariser responsive to a different polarisation state from that of the first polariser. | 2008-11-13 |
20080280108 | Fabrication Of Decorative Laminates And Panels - The invention relates to a Matrix ( | 2008-11-13 |
20080280109 | Apparatus for re-usable learning card - A learning card system comprised of a rigid backing, an ultra-peelable decal affixed using electrostatic adhesion. Said learning card system being sized to fit in a human hand. | 2008-11-13 |
20080280110 | METHOD OF ACTIVATING A SILICON SURFACE FOR SUBSEQUENT PATTERNING OF MOLECULES ONTO SAID SURFACE - The present invention relates to a method of activating a silicon surface for subsequent patterning of molecules onto said surface, and to patterns produced by this method, and further to uses of said pattern. | 2008-11-13 |
20080280111 | In-Mold Labels and Uses Thereof - An in-mold label film comprises a core layer and a heat seal layer wherein the heat seal layer comprises a very low density polyethylene and a high density polyethylene. The inventive film is useful in providing a method of in-mold labeling an article, a labeled article and a method to improve handleability of an in-mold label film. | 2008-11-13 |
20080280112 | Method fo Manufacturing a Microsystem, Such a Microsystem, a Stack of Foils Comprising Such a Microsystem, an Electronic Device Comprising Such a Microsystem and Use of the Electronic Device - The invention relates to a method of manufacturing a microsystem and further to such microsystem. With the method a microsystem can be manufactured by stacking pre-processed foils ( | 2008-11-13 |
20080280113 | Resin Film and Method for Producing Same, Printed Matter, Label and Resin Molded Article - A resin film comprising a multilayer structure of a print layer (A), a gloss-imparting layer (B) and a substrate layer (c) as laminated in that order, wherein the print layer (A) comprises from 90 to 100% of a propylene random copolymer or the like and from 0 to 10% of an inorganic fine powder or the like, the gloss-imparting layer (B) comprises from 70 to 100% of a thermoplastic resin and from 0 to 30% of an inorganic fine powder or the like, the substrate layer (C) comprises a thermoplastic resin, the resin film has a glossiness, as measured on the surface side of the print layer (A), of from 70 to 110%, the resin film has an oxygen atom concentration, as measured through X-ray photoelectron spectrometry on the surface side of the print layer (A), of from 5 to 20%. The printed matter of the resin film with a UV-curable ink has extremely good weather resistance. | 2008-11-13 |
20080280114 | METHOD FOR DEPOSITING A TARGET MATERIAL ONTO A SUBSTRATE, LASER DEPOSITION SYSTEM FOR PERFORMING THE METHOD, AND HOUSING MADE BY THE METHOD - A laser deposition system ( | 2008-11-13 |
20080280115 | METHOD FOR FABRICATING MACROSCALE FILMS COMPRISING MULTIPLE-WALLED NANOTUBES - A technique is provided for the fabrication of multi-walled carbon nanotube (MWNT) and carbon nanofiber (CNF) film materials. The method includes mixing a relatively small amount of single-walled nanotubes (SWNTs) with larger amounts of MWNTs and CNFs, which enables one to produce highly flexible SWNT materials—advantageously without the need for bonding agents and at significantly lower costs compared to flexible SWNT materials. The method exploits SWNTs tendency to entangle together to form flexible films, using a small amount of SWNTs to wrap around and entangle the larger diameter MWNTs and CNFs together to form flexible films with highly beneficial mechanical, electrical, and thermal properties at a fraction of the cost of SWNT materials. | 2008-11-13 |
20080280116 | LAMINATED GLASS AND INTERLAYER FILM FOR LAMINATED GLASSES - It is an object of the present invention to provide a laminated glass and an interlayer film for laminated glasses, which have the high performance for mitigating the impact given externally and, particularly in the case of using it as glass for vehicles, have the high performance for mitigating the impact when head comes into collision with the glass due to the occurrence of a personal accident. | 2008-11-13 |
20080280117 | Coextruded Blown Films of Polylactide and Polyolefins - Coextruded blown films comprising coextruded layers of polylactic acid bioresin and polyolefins. Also, a method for making the coextruded blown films. | 2008-11-13 |
20080280118 | Polyester Foamed Sheet - The present invention provides a polyester foamed sheet composed of a resin composition comprising 50 to 100 weight % of a polyalkylene terephthalate, wherein the resin composition has an isothermal crystallization peak time of 5 to 60 seconds at any temperature of 100 to 150° C., and wherein the sheet has (A) an apparent density of 0.05 to 1.25 g/cm | 2008-11-13 |
20080280119 | CONDUCTIVE FILM AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A ZnO-based conductive film having acceptable practical use moisture resistance, properties required for a transparent conductive film, and economical advantage and a method for manufacturing the film are provided. A first ZnO conductive film layer | 2008-11-13 |
20080280120 | Thermally Insulating Molded Element - The invention relates to moldings which comprise a rigid compact polyurethane or a rigid polyurethane foam having a compact outer skin and a cellular core and contain at least one vacuum insulation panel. | 2008-11-13 |
20080280121 | Panels and Conduits with Antimicrobial Characteristics - The invention relates to the field of panels for the conveyance medium or high pressure air for ambient or to build up an ambient with air hygienically controlled, with one or more faces treated with a silver ion solution with an antimicrobial function to improve the hygiene possibilities in rooms and conduits where the panels and conduits are installed. | 2008-11-13 |
20080280122 | Integrating non-elongated security particles in value documents - A coherent sheet-like or tape-like product adapted to be integrated into value products or documents, includes non-elongated security particles in the form of metal particles or metal coated particles, and includes a paper or plastic compatible binder. The sheet-like or tape-like product provides a better controllable concentration of the security particles and an easy integration of the security particles into the value documents. | 2008-11-13 |
20080280123 | BIMODAL CELLULAR THERMOPLASTIC MATERIALS - Methods for reducing the density of thermoplastic materials and the articles made therefrom having similar or improved mechanical properties to the solid or noncellular material. Also disclosed are improvements to foaming methods and the cellular structures of the foams made therefrom, and methods for altering the impact strength of solid or noncellular thermoplastic materials and the shaping of the materials into useful articles. | 2008-11-13 |
20080280124 | SELF-INFLATED MICRO-GLASS BLOWING - A method for glass-blowing on a microscopic level includes the steps of defining a plurality of microholes in a wafer, disposing a sheet of thermally formable material onto the wafer covering the microholes, heating the sheet of thermally formable material until a predetermined degree of plasticity is achieved, applying self-induced fluidic pressure by expansion of the heated trapped gas in the microholes to the sheet of thermally formable material, while the sheet is still plastic, and simultaneously forming a plurality of blown micro-objects in the sheet on the wafer by means of continued application of pressure for a predetermined time. | 2008-11-13 |
20080280125 | Components with A Conductive Copper Sulfide Skin - The present disclosure relates to a conductive component that may be used in an image forming device. The component includes a compressible material such as open cell foam having external and internal surfaces and a conductive material disposed thereon to a selected thickness. The conductive material includes copper sulfide. | 2008-11-13 |
20080280126 | Open-Celled Foam Having Flam-Retardant and Oleophobic/Hydrophobic Properties and a Process for Producing It - The invention relates to a foam which comprises a foam matrix having essentially open cells and an impregnation comprising essentially fluorocarbon resin or silicone resin applied to the foam matrix. The impregnation additionally comprises at least one flame-retardant substance. The invention further relates to a process for producing a foam according to the invention. | 2008-11-13 |
20080280127 | Heat-Curable Molding Material Pellet Having Multilayer Structure - A heat-curable molding material pellet comprising a heat-curable epoxy-containing material, a thermoplastic component and a curing agent for the epoxy-containing material, wherein the pellet has a multilayer structure comprising a core containing a first heat-curable component and a sheath containing a second heat-curable component, disposed in the periphery of the core. | 2008-11-13 |
20080280128 | Water-Absorbing Polymer Structure Surface-Treated with Polycations - The present invention relates to water-absorbing polymer structures, whose surface has been brought into contact with a compound comprising a polycation and at least one anion. The invention further relates to a process for treating the surface of water-absorbing polymer structures, the surface-treated water-absorbing polymer structures obtainable by this process, a composite comprising a surface-treated, water-absorbing polymer structure as well as a substrate, a process for production of a composite, the composite obtainable by this process, chemical products such as foams, formed bodies, and fibers comprising surface-treated water-absorbing polymer structures or a composite, the use of surface-treated, water-absorbing polymer structures or of a composite in chemical products as well as the use of compounds comprising a polycation with a given structure for the treatment of the surface of water-absorbing polymer structures. | 2008-11-13 |
20080280129 | Chaff molding and production method thereof - This invention provides a chaff molding which is excellent in a compressive strength. Said chaff molding comprises a chaff and a polyvinyl alcohol-based resin having a 1,2-diol structure as a side chain. | 2008-11-13 |
20080280130 | Component, an apparatus and a method for the manufacture of a layer system - The invention relates to a component and also an associated coating apparatus and method, including a base body ( | 2008-11-13 |
20080280131 | Insulation for high temperature applications - Insulation for high temperature applications includes glass fibers having an average diameter of between about 2.7 to about 3.8 microns. In one possible embodiment the insulation includes a polyacrylic acid binder. Such insulation has about 98 weight percent glass fibers and about 2 weight percent binder. | 2008-11-13 |
20080280132 | Thick Insulation Band - The insulating tape has a backing layer, which has two opposite sides, and segments of an insulating layer of rigid insulation material, which are attached adhesively to the first side of the backing layer. The segments of the insulating layer are separated from each other by incisions arranged a predetermined intervals and are connected to each other by the backing layer. The backing layer has a self-adhesive property on the second side. | 2008-11-13 |
20080280134 | Process for the Production of Fibre-Reinforced Composite Parts - The invention relates to a process for the production of fibre-reinforced composite components in which an outer film is bonded with a layer containing fibre- reinforced polyurethane, characterised in that
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20080280135 | DC PLASMA ASSISTED CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION APPARATUS IN THE ABSENCE OF POSITIVE COLUMN, METHOD FOR DEPOSITING MATERIAL IN THE ABSENCE OF POSITIVE COLUMN, AND DIAMOND THIN LAYER THEREBY - Disclosed are DC plasma assisted chemical vapor deposition (DC PA-CVD) apparatus operable in the absence of a positive column, a method for depositing a material by DC PA-CVD in the absence of a positive column, and a diamond thin film fabricated thereby. In the method for depositing a material in the absence of a positive column, a discharge is generated between a cathode and an anode disposed to face each other in a reaction chamber by applying a DC voltage therebetween, and introducing reaction gas into the reaction chamber, thereby depositing a material on a substrate mounted on the anode and serving as a part of the anode, wherein the deposition of the material on the substrate is performed under a state that a cathode glow and an anode glow exist in a form of thin layers coating respectively the surfaces of the cathode and the substrate, while a positive column does not exist or is so small as to be negligible. The diamond thin film fabricated by the method is uniform, contains no impurity, and has excellent crystallinity. | 2008-11-13 |
20080280136 | Carbon nanotube structures formed on large free floating substrates - Carbon nanotube structures are formed by providing metal composite particles including a catalyst metal and a non-catalyst metal, where the catalyst metal catalyzes the decomposition of a hydrocarbon compound and the formation of carbon nanotube structures on surfaces of the particles. The metal composite particles are combined with the hydrocarbon compound in a heated environment so as to form carbon nanotube structures on the surfaces of the metal composite particles. The metal composite particles can be include iron and aluminum at varying amounts. The carbon nanotubes formed on the metal particles can remain on the metal particles or, alternatively, be removed from the metal particles for use in different applications. | 2008-11-13 |
20080280137 | ALIGNED CARBON NANOTUBE-POLYMER MATERIALS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS - The invention is directed to carbon nanostructure composite systems which may be useful for various applications, including as dry adhesives, electronics and display technologies, or in a wide variety of other areas where organized nanostructures may be formed and integrated into a flexible substrate. The present invention provides systems and methods wherein organized nanotube structures or other nanostructures are embedded within polymers or other flexible materials to provide a flexible skin-like material, with the properties and characteristics of the nanotubes or other nanostructures exploited for use in various applications. In one aspect, the invention is directed to a carbon nanotube/polymer composite material having a plurality of carbon nanotubes formed into a predetermined architecture, with each of the plurality of nanotubes having a desired width and length. The architecture of the plurality of nanotubes defines at least one orientation for a plurality of nanotubes, and also defines the approximate spacing between nanotubes and/or groups of nanotubes. The carbon nanotube architecture is at least partially embedded with a polymer matrix in a manner that the architecture is stabilized in the predetermined architecture. The polymer matrix may also be formed to have a desired predetermined thickness. | 2008-11-13 |
20080280138 | Coating Composition, Coating and an Object Coated with the Coating Composition - Coating composition comprising particles grafted with reactive groups and hydrophilic polymer chains. The hydrophilic polymer chains dissolves in water at least one temperature between 0 and 100° C. The reactive group may react with the substrate and or reacts to form a cross-linked coating, comprising the particles. The invention also relates to a coating obtained from the coating composition, an object coated with the coating and the particles. | 2008-11-13 |
20080280139 | Radiation-Curable Dispersible Polyurethanes and Polyurethane Dispersions - The present invention relates to UV-curable, dispersible polyurethanes and polyurethane dispersions, to a process for preparing them, and to their use. | 2008-11-13 |
20080280140 | POROUS PARTICLES AND METHODS OF MAKING THEREOF - Provided is a particle that includes a first porous region and a second porous region that differs from the first porous region. Also provided is a particle that has a wet etched porous region and that does have a nucleation layer associated with wet etching. Methods of making porous particles are also provided. | 2008-11-13 |
20080280141 | Lithium-based compound nanoparticle compositions and methods of forming the same - Lithium-based compound small particle compositions, as well as methods and structures associated with the same, are provided. The particle compositions, in some cases, are characterized by having an nano-size particles. The particle compositions may be produced in a milling process. In some embodiments, the particles may be coated with a coating that may enhance certain properties of the particle composition (e.g., electrical conductivity). | 2008-11-13 |
20080280142 | Preparation of organic additive-treated, pyrogenic silica-encapsulated titanium dioxide particles - One aspect of the invention is to provide a composition comprising a titanium dioxide particle having on the surface of said particle a substantially encapsulating layer comprising a pyrogenically-deposited metal oxide; said substantially encapsulating layer having on its surface at least one organic surface treatment material selected from an organo-silane, an organo-siloxane, a fluoro-silane, an organo-phosphonate, an organo-acid phosphate, an organo-pyrophosphate, an organo-polyphosphate, an organo-metaphosphate, an organo-phosphinate, an organo-sulfonic compound, a hydrocarbon-based carboxylic acid, an associated ester of a hydrocarbon-based carboxylic acid, a derivative of a hydrocarbon-based carboxylic acid, a hydrocarbon-based amide, a low molecular weight hydrocarbon wax, a low molecular weight polyolefin, a co-polymer of a low molecular weight polyolefin, a hydrocarbon-based polyol, a derivative of a hydrocarbon-based polyol, an alkanolamine, a derivative of an alkanolamine, an organic dispersing agent, or a mixture thereof. Another aspect of the invention is to provide processes for producing said composition. | 2008-11-13 |
20080280143 | Method of Coating a Surface with Nanoparticles - Known techniques for forming nanoparticles require a multiple-step process to coat a surface with nanoparticles. The present invention provides a single-step process that requires the deposition of a substrate in a mixture of a solvent, ligands and organometallic precursors. The mixture containing the substrate is heated under pressure in a dihydrogen environment for a predetermined period of time, during which supercrystals of nanoparticles form on the substrate. | 2008-11-13 |