Metal Coating Patents (Class 427/123)
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Publication number: 20140186525Abstract: The present invention relates to a conductive metal ink composition which is properly applied for roll-printing process to form conductive pattern with improved conductivity, and the method of preparing a conductive pattern using the same. The conductive metal ink composition comprises a conductive metal powder; an organic silver complex where an organic ligand including amine group and hydroxyl group binds with a silver (Ag) salt of aliphatic carboxylic acid; a non-aqueous solvent comprising a first non-aqueous solvent having a vapor pressure of 3 torr or lower at 25° C. and a second non-aqueous solvent having a vapor pressure of higher than 3 torr at 25° C.; and a coatability improving polymer.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 6, 2014Publication date: July 3, 2014Applicant: LG Chem, Ltd.Inventors: Jie-Hyun SEONG, Soo-Yeon HEO, Jong-Taik LEE, Kyoung-Su JEON
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Patent number: 8765025Abstract: A metal nanoparticle composition includes an organic-stabilized metal nanoparticle and a solvent in which the solvent selected has the following Hansen solubility parameters: a dispersion parameter of about 16 MPa0.5 or more, and a sum of a polarity parameter and a hydrogen bonding parameter of about 8.0 MPa0.5 or less. The metal nanoparticle composition is suitable for printing conductive lines that are uniform, smooth and narrow on various substrate surfaces. The metal nanoparticle composition is able to form printed conductive features having a coffee ring effect ratio of about 1.2 to about 0.8, a surface roughness of about 15 or less and a line width of about 200 microns or less.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2010Date of Patent: July 1, 2014Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: Yiliang Wu, Yulin Wang, Mahya Mohktari, Roger E. Gaynor, Nan-Xing Hu, Marko D. Saban
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Publication number: 20140178761Abstract: A method is provided for forming a metal battery electrode with a pyrolyzed coating. The method provides a metallorganic compound of metal (Me) and materials such as carbon (C), sulfur (S), oxygen (O), and combinations of the above-listed materials, expressed as MeXCYNZSXXOYY, where Me is a metal such as tin (Sn), antimony (Sb), or lead (Pb), or a metal alloy. The method heats the metallorganic compound, and as a result of the heating, decomposes materials in the metallorganic compound. In one aspect, decomposing the materials in the metallorganic compound includes forming a chemical reaction between the Me particles and the materials. An electrode is formed of Me particles coated by the materials. In another aspect, the Me particles coated with a material such as a carbide, a nitride, a sulfide, or combinations of the above-listed materials.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2014Publication date: June 26, 2014Applicant: Sharp Laboratories of America, Inc.Inventors: Yuhao Lu, Long Wang, Jong-Jan Lee
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Publication number: 20140167298Abstract: Exemplary embodiments of the invention relate to an alignment apparatus including a source unit providing an electromagnetic signal, a receiving unit detecting the provided electromagnetic signal, and a polarization element positioned between the source unit and the receiving unit and having a transmissive axis fixed in a predetermined direction. A substrate may be positioned between the source unit and the receiving unit, and may be formed with a polarizer including a plurality of metal lines with a minute linear pattern. The luminance or intensity of the electromagnetic signal may be detected by the receiving unit while rotating the substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2013Publication date: June 19, 2014Applicant: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jae Hyuk CHANG, Hi Kuk Lee, Cha-Dong Kim, Sang Hyun Yun, Jung-In Park, Chang Hoon Kim, Kim Beom Lee
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Patent number: 8753544Abstract: Ink is manufactured by mixing unoxidized metallic particles to a binder. The ink is printed on an object (502) and hardened for forming a conductor. The process is performed in an inert atmosphere or in vacuum for maintaining the electrical conductivity of the conductor (500).Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2008Date of Patent: June 17, 2014Assignee: Valtion Teknillinen TutkimuskeskusInventors: Tiina Maaninen, Arto Maaninen, Markus Tuomikoski
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Patent number: 8753536Abstract: Method of preparation of surface coating of variable transmittance and an electro-optical layered appliance including the same comprises dispersing of liquid crystal microdroplets in hydrolyzable and polymerizable precursors and applying obtained mixture on a surface by spraying. Applying the material to the surface by spraying is intrinsically related to the synthesis processes because the properties of the surrounding environment (i.e. content of water and acidity, UV radiation) and the chemical reactions that take place during spraying have considerable influence on the properties (i.e. driving voltage, thickness of obtained layer). Obtained layered appliance comprises of a matrix material with dispersed microdroplets of liquid crystal obtained by the described method, electrically conductive transparent electrodes with contacts, a dielectric material, substrate and covering layers.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2010Date of Patent: June 17, 2014Assignees: University of Tartu, Estonian Nanotechnology Competence CentreInventors: Martin Timusk, Martin Järvekülg, Kristjan Saal, Rünno Lõhmus, Ilmar Kink, Ants Lõhmus
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Publication number: 20140161971Abstract: A forming method of a conductive pattern including a base material and a pattern of a composition gradient layer in which the composition continuously changes from a metal to a resin in a thickness direction from the farthest side to the base material toward the nearest side to the base material, includes: ejecting at least two kinds of ink compositions of an ink composition containing a metal and an ink composition containing a compound capable of being cured with active energy ray, or a polymer or oligomer, onto the base material by an inkjet method to fabricate the composition gradient layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 18, 2014Publication date: June 12, 2014Applicant: FUJIFILM CORPORATIONInventor: Seishi KASAI
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Publication number: 20140162131Abstract: A powder comprising pillared particles for use as an active component of a metal ion battery, the pillared particles comprising a particle core and a plurality of pillars extending from the particle core, wherein the pillared particles are formed from a starting material powder wherein at least 10% of the total volume of the starting material powder is made up of starting material particles having a particle size of no more than 10 microns.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2012Publication date: June 12, 2014Applicant: Nexeon LimitedInventors: Chris Friend, William James Macklin, Yuxiong Jiang, Mamdouh Elsayed Abdelsalam, Fengming Liu, Phil Rayner
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Publication number: 20140158677Abstract: The present invention provides a heating glass including a glass; a transparent conductive oxide (TCO) layer formed on one surface of the glass; and a thermal conductive pattern formed on the transparent conductive oxide layer, and a method of manufacturing the same.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 8, 2013Publication date: June 12, 2014Inventors: Su-Jin KIM, Hyeon Choi, Ki-Hwan Kim, Young-Jun Hong, In-Seok Hwang, Dong-Wook Lee, Sang-Ki Chun
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Publication number: 20140162052Abstract: A silicon dioxide sol comprises tetraethyl silicate, dimethylformamide, 1,2-bis(triethoxysilyl)ethane, absolute ethanol, hydrochloric acid, and water. A surface treatment method for metal substrate using the silicon dioxide sol and a coated article manufactured by the method is also provided, the resulting coating providing significantly better anti-corrosion and anti-wear properties.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2012Publication date: June 12, 2014Applicants: FIH (HONG KONG) LIMITED, SHENZHEN FUTAIHONG PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventor: TING DING
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Publication number: 20140160688Abstract: Methods and apparatus for an interposer with a dam used in packaging dies are disclosed. An interposer may comprise a metal layer above a substrate. A dam or a plurality of dams may be formed above the metal layer. A dam surrounds an area of a size larger than a size of a die which may be connected to a contact pad above the metal layer within the area. A dam may comprise a conductive material, or a non-conductive material, or both. An underfill may be formed under the die, above the metal layer, and contained within the area surrounded by the dam, so that no underfill may overflow outside the area surrounded by the dam. Additional package may be placed above the die connected to the interposer to form a package-on-package structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2012Publication date: June 12, 2014Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.Inventors: Chun-Lin Lu, Kai-Chiang Wu, Yen-Ping Wang, Shih-Wei Liang, Ching-Feng Yang
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Publication number: 20140151326Abstract: The present invention provides a light-transmitting metal electrode including a substrate and a metal electrode layer having plural openings. The metal electrode layer also has such a continuous metal part that any pair of point-positions in the part is continuously connected without breaks. The openings in the metal electrode layer are periodically arranged to form plural microdomains. The plural microdomains are so placed that the in-plane arranging directions thereof are oriented independently of each other. The thickness of the metal electrode layer is in the range of 10 to 200 nm.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 6, 2014Publication date: June 5, 2014Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Eishi Tsutsumi, Tsutomu Nakanishi, Akira Fujimoto, Koji Asakawa
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Publication number: 20140154528Abstract: A magnetic element may generally be configured at least with a magnetic stack having a multilayer barrier structure disposed between first and second ferromagnetic layers. The multilayer barrier structure can have a binary compound layer disposed between first and second alloy layers with the binary compound having a metal element and a second element where at least one alloy layer has the metal element and a third element dissimilar from the second element.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2012Publication date: June 5, 2014Applicant: SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLCInventors: Vijay Karthik Sankar, Mark William Covington
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Publication number: 20140153211Abstract: An electronic device contains circuitry such as radio-frequency transceiver circuitry and antenna structures that are coupled using transmission line paths such as coaxial cable paths. A coaxial cable is mounted within an electronic device housing cable mounting structures. The coaxial cable has a meandering portion that forms a service loop. The cable mounting structures includes grooves that receive the meandering portion of the cable. The grooves may be formed within a molded plastic body. Patterned metal may be formed on the surface of the molded plastic body using laser-based processing techniques. The cable in the meandering portion may have a segment in which an outer cable conductor is exposed. The patterned metal on the molded plastic body may short the exposed outer conductor to the electronic device housing or other ground structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2012Publication date: June 5, 2014Applicant: Apple Inc.Inventors: Shayan Malek, John B. Ardisana, II, Michael B. Wittenberg
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Publication number: 20140147073Abstract: An electro-optic modulator includes a substrate and a Y-shaped waveguide. The substrate has a top surface. The Y-shaped waveguide is formed in the top surface and includes a non-modulated branch and a modulated branch. The substrate defines two grooves in the top surface, separating the non-modulated branch and the modulated branch.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 9, 2013Publication date: May 29, 2014Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventor: HSIN-SHUN HUANG
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Publication number: 20140146477Abstract: A hybrid sheet material includes an EMI absorption layer bonded to a thermal absorption layer. The EMI absorption layer may include a homogeneous mixture of a binder, silicon, and at least one metal. The thermal absorption layer may include a homogeneous mixture of a graphite material and a binder. According to a further aspect, a mobile device that includes a hybrid sheet material is provided. Other aspects include methods for producing the hybrid sheet material.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 28, 2012Publication date: May 29, 2014Applicant: Illinois Tool Works Inc.Inventor: Seung Hoon Youn
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Publication number: 20140144681Abstract: This disclosure provides systems, methods and apparatus for an adhesive metal nitride layer on glass. In one aspect, a glass substrate having a surface is provided. A via with a depth to width aspect ratio of 5 to 1 or greater extends at least partially through the glass substrate. An adhesive metal nitride layer is disposed on the surface of the glass substrate and on one or more interior surfaces of the via. The adhesive metal nitride layer includes at least one of titanium nitride and tantalum nitride.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 27, 2012Publication date: May 29, 2014Applicant: QUALCOMM MEMS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Victor Louis Arockiaraj Pushparaj, Ravindra V. Shenoy, Jon Bradley Lasiter, Kwan-Yu Lai, Donald William Kidwell, Ana Rangelova Londergan
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Publication number: 20140146856Abstract: An apparatus comprises a head transducer and a resistive temperature sensor provided on the head transducer. The resistive temperature sensor comprises a first layer comprising a conductive material and having a temperature coefficient of resistance (TCR) and a second layer comprising at least one of a specular layer and a seed layer. A method is disclosed to fabricate such sensor with a laminated thin film structure to achieve a large TCR. The thicknesses of various layers in the laminated thin film are in the range of few to a few tens of nanometers. The combinations of the deliberately optimized multilayer thin film structures and the fabrication of such films at the elevated temperatures are disclosed to obtain the large TCR.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 28, 2012Publication date: May 29, 2014Applicant: SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLCInventors: Wei Tian, Declan Macken, Huaqing Yin, Venkateswara Rao Inturi, Eric Walter Singleton
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Publication number: 20140144208Abstract: A sensor includes an electrode and a seed structure. The electrode is configured to measure current due to movement of particulate matter relative to the electrode. The seed structure is deposited on the electrode. The seed structure includes a plurality of elongated members extending outward from the surface of the electrode. The elongated members are configured to promote charge transfer to particles and/or agglomerates of the particulate matter during operation of the sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 28, 2014Publication date: May 29, 2014Applicant: EmiSense Technologies, LLCInventors: Klaus Allmendinger, Joe Fitzpatrick, Brett Henderson, Anthoniraj Lourdhusamy, Lee Sorensen, James Steppan, Gangquiang Wang
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Publication number: 20140145973Abstract: There is provided a touch screen module including a glass substrate, a first photosensitive resin layer formed on the glass substrate and a bezel including a second photosensitive resin layer formed on the first photosensitive resin layer, and transparent electrodes simultaneously formed on both the glass substrate and the bezel. A residue phenomenon in which pigment particles included in the bezel remain on a surface of the glass substrate after exposure and development may be prevented.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2013Publication date: May 29, 2014Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Kee Su JEON, Tae Hoon KIM
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Patent number: 8734894Abstract: A method of depositing material onto a base portion of a wafer is disclosed. The method includes forming a bevel into a portion of a surface of the base portion of the wafer and depositing a first layer of conductive material onto the beveled portion of the base portion so that part of the first layer includes a wedge shape above the surface of the base portion. A second layer of conductive material is deposited onto the base portion including the portion of the base portion onto which the first layer of material is deposited.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2010Date of Patent: May 27, 2014Assignee: Seagate Technology LLCInventors: David Chris Seets, Chang Xie, Christopher J. Cote, Karen Virginia Rud
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Patent number: 8734686Abstract: Disclosed is a metal pattern composition including a conductive metal or a conductive metal precursor compound, and a carboxylic acid-amine base ion pair salt.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2010Date of Patent: May 27, 2014Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Young-Hun Byun, Jae-Ho Lee, Young-Hwan Kim
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Patent number: 8737036Abstract: This disclosure provides (a) methods of making an oxide layer (e.g., a dielectric layer) based on titanium oxide, to suppress the formation of anatase-phase titanium oxide and (b) related devices and structures. A metal-insulator-metal (“MIM”) stack is formed using an ozone pretreatment process of a bottom electrode (or other substrate) followed by an ALD process to form a TiO2 dielectric, rooted in the use of an amide-containing precursor. Following the ALD process, an oxidizing anneal process is applied in a manner is hot enough to heal defects in the TiO2 dielectric and reduce interface states between TiO2 and electrode; the anneal temperature is selected so as to not be so hot as to disrupt BEL surface roughness. Further process variants may include doping the titanium oxide, pedestal heating during the ALD process to 275-300 degrees Celsius, use of platinum or ruthenium for the BEL, and plural reagent pulses of ozone for each ALD process cycle.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2012Date of Patent: May 27, 2014Assignee: Intermolecular, Inc.Inventors: Hanhong Chen, Nobumichi Fuchigami, Imran Hashim, Edward L. Haywood, Pragati Kumar, Sandra G. Malhotra, Monica Sawkar Mathur, Prashant B. Phatak, Sunil Shanker
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Publication number: 20140141232Abstract: Provided is an electromagnetic wave shielding structure, including: a substrate; and a porous composite film formed on the substrate, wherein the porous composite film includes a continuous phase network fused from a plurality of metal nanoparticles, a first resin composition coated on a surface of the continuous phase network and a plurality of holes which are void spaces in the continuous phase network coated with the first resin composition.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 9, 2013Publication date: May 22, 2014Applicant: Industrial Technology Research InstituteInventors: Ming-Tsung HONG, Yun-Ching LEE, Li-Chun LIANG, Wei-Ta YANG
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Patent number: 8728629Abstract: A connector terminal, fabricated from a metallic material for connector which material has a tin or tin alloy layer, formed on a copper or copper alloy base material, wherein the thickness of the tin or tin alloy layer at a contact site on the surface of the terminal is smaller than the thickness of the tin or tin alloy layer in the areas other than the contact site, and a copper-tin alloy layer is formed as an under layer of the tin or tin alloy layer at the contact site; and a connector terminal, fabricated from a metallic material for connector which material has a copper or copper alloy base material, wherein a copper-tin alloy layer is formed in a spot shape at a contact site on the surface of the terminal, and a tin or tin alloy layer is formed in the remaining areas on the surface.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2010Date of Patent: May 20, 2014Assignee: The Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shuichi Kitagawa, Kengo Mitose, Yoshiaki Kobayashi
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Publication number: 20140132387Abstract: Disclosed herein are a multilayered power inductor including an inner electrode coil pattern formed on a ceramic substrate; an outer electrode layer; and a magnetic layer made of a metal powder insulated along a grain interface of the metal powder included in a part or the whole of a chip, and a method for preparing the same. According to the exemplary embodiments of the present invention, the magnetic layer made of the metal powder insulation-coated with the ceramic material along the grain interface of the magnetic metal powder can be used for a part or the whole of the chip, thereby increasing the filling ratio of the magnetic metal powder to 90% within the magnetic layer. Therefore, a high-capacity power inductor can be implemented to effectively improve efficiency characteristics.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 12, 2013Publication date: May 15, 2014Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.Inventor: Sung Sik SHIN
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Publication number: 20140134471Abstract: An electrical interconnect is disclosed that includes a first portion configured to be secured to a first terminal of a first electrochemical cell, wherein the first portion comprises a first conductive material, and a second portion configured to be secured to a second terminal of a second electrochemical cell, wherein the second portion comprises a second conductive material; wherein the first conductive material is different than the second conductive material. A method of manufacturing an electrical interconnect is also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 14, 2012Publication date: May 15, 2014Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANYInventors: Kristopher John FRUTSCHY, Bhat Radhakrishna BADEKILA, Alec Roger TILLEY, Thomas R. RABER, William H. SCHANK
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Publication number: 20140126702Abstract: An X-ray emitter is suitable for evenly sterilizing large volumes of material in a short time, the emitter having an elongated X-ray target window and correspondingly elongated electron source mounted in a vacuum chamber. The electrons from the electron source are accelerated towards the X-ray target window, which generates X-rays directed outward from the vacuum chamber when irradiated by electrons from within the vacuum chamber. The elongated form of the electron source ensures that an evenly distributed beam of electrons, with a substantially constant linear distribution over the length of the electron source, arrives at the elongated X-ray target window such that a correspondingly even distribution of X-rays is generated from the X-ray target window. The X-ray target window includes a support substrate, and carries an X-ray target layer made of a target material such as tantalum or tungsten on its inner surface. A process for manufacturing the X-ray emitter is also described.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2011Publication date: May 8, 2014Applicant: COMET HOLDING AGInventors: Werner Haag, Toni Waber, Hans-Rudolf Elsener, Benno Zigerlig, Dominique Cloetta, Urs Hostettler
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Publication number: 20140127557Abstract: The object of an exemplary embodiment of the invention is to provide a lithium ion secondary battery having an excellent charge and discharge cycle property. An exemplary embodiment of the invention is a lithium ion secondary battery, comprising a battery assembly in which a positive electrode and a negative electrode are stacked through a separator and a package in which the battery assembly and an electrolyte are placed; wherein the negative electrode comprises a negative electrode collector which is composed of a metal and a negative electrode active material layer which is formed on the negative electrode collector and which comprises a negative electrode active material and a binder; wherein the negative electrode collector and the negative electrode active material layer have a crack which is formed so as to be communicated with each of them; and wherein the crack reaches an outer peripheral edge from an inside of the negative electrode.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 13, 2012Publication date: May 8, 2014Inventors: Ryuichi Kasahara, Jiro Iriyama, Shin Serizawa, Hiroo Takahashi, Tatsuji Numata
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Publication number: 20140120271Abstract: Provided is a method of forming large-area directionally aligned nanowires on a silicon wafer surface with hydrophobic silicon pillars so as to form microelectrode-pair arrays, which belongs to the field of electronic circuit.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 2, 2011Publication date: May 1, 2014Applicant: INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY, CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCESInventors: Lei Jiang, Bin Su, Shutao Wang, Jie Ma, Yanlin Song
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Publication number: 20140120375Abstract: According to one embodiment, a magnetic recording medium manufacturing method includes a step of coating the mask layer with a metal fine particle coating solution containing metal fine particles and a first solvent, thereby forming a metal fine particle coating layer having a multilayered structure of the metal fine particles, and a step of dropping, on the coating layer, a second solvent having a second solubility parameter having a difference of 0 to 12.0 from a first solubility parameter of the first solvent, thereby forming a monolayered metal fine particle film by washing away excessive metal fine particles and changing the multilayered structure of the metal fine particles into a monolayer. The projections pattern is made of the monolayered metal fine particle film.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2013Publication date: May 1, 2014Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Kazutaka TAKIZAWA, Kaori KIMURA, Akira WATANABE, Akihiko TAKEO
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Publication number: 20140120359Abstract: [OBJECT] A composition of a metal nanoparticle is provided in which reproducibility in a method of producing a metal film with excellent low-temperature sinterable properties is improved. An article using the metal nanoparticle composition is also provided. [SOLVING MEANS] A composition of a metal nanoparticle that has a secondary aggregation diameter (median diameter) of 2.0 ?m or less as determined by disk centrifugal-type particle size measurement is used.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 17, 2011Publication date: May 1, 2014Applicant: DOWA Electronics Materials Co., Ltd.Inventors: Gregory A JABLONSKI, Michael A MASTROPIETRO, Kimitaka SATO, Satoru KURITA, Hidefumi FUJITA
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Publication number: 20140118201Abstract: Provided is a stretchable antenna including an elastic body that is stretchable and a conductive material disposed on the elastic body. The stretchable antenna may maintain stable characteristics in spite of numerous deformations. The stretchable antenna may be used as an antenna for a wireless communication device formed on a human body or clothing.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2013Publication date: May 1, 2014Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jung-kyun IM, Sang-hun JEON, Jong-jin PARK, Ji-hyun BAE
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Patent number: 8709659Abstract: A composition for use in an electrochemical cell is disclosed wherein the composition includes a clean metal substantially free of impurities and a layer of protective material in contact with the clean metal, wherein the protective material comprises a protective metal component, a multi-component material, a multi-layered component or a combination thereof. Further disclosed is an electrochemical cell including a metal film comprising a clean metal substantially free of impurities. The electrochemical cell may further include an electrolyte and a layer of protective material disposed between the electrolyte and the metal film, wherein the protective material comprises a protective metal component, a multi-component material, a multi-layered component or a combination thereof.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2009Date of Patent: April 29, 2014Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.Inventor: Monique Nathalie Richard
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Publication number: 20140113453Abstract: A tungsten carbide coated chamber component of semiconductor processing equipment includes a metal surface, optional intermediate nickel coating, and outer tungsten carbide coating. The component is manufactured by optionally depositing a nickel coating on a metal surface of the component and depositing a tungsten carbide coating on the metal surface or nickel coating to form an outermost surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2012Publication date: April 24, 2014Applicant: Lam Research CorporationInventors: Hong Shih, Lin Xu, John Michael Kerns, Anthony Amadio, Duane Outka, Yan Fang, Allan Ronne, Robert G. O'Neil, Rajinder Dhindsa, Travis Taylor
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Publication number: 20140111300Abstract: There is provided a method of manufacturing a multilayer ceramic electronic component including: preparing a ceramic body including internal electrodes; forming electrode layers including at least one conductive metal selected from a group consisting of copper (Cu), silver (Ag), palladium (Pd), and platinum (Pt), an alloy thereof, or a coating material and electrically connected to the internal electrodes on external surfaces of the ceramic body; forming nickel (Ni) layers on external surfaces of the electrode layers by a firing method; and forming tin (Sn) layers on external surfaces of the nickel (Ni) layers by a firing method.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 31, 2012Publication date: April 24, 2014Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Myung Jun Park, Kyu Sik Park, Young Sook Lee, Jae Yeol Choi, Doo Young Kim
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Publication number: 20140110145Abstract: An insulated electric conductor having a copper core, a layer of aluminum formed on the copper core, and a second layer of aluminum in the form of a high-purity aluminum is disclosed. The copper core may be a solid core or may be formed from a plurality of copper strands. The layer of aluminum formed over the copper core is at least partially anodized to form an aluminum oxide dielectric layer. The layer of high-purity aluminum may be formed by evaporation deposition, sputter deposition, or co-extrusion. Once the layer of high-purity aluminum is formed, it is anodized. More than two layers of aluminum may be formed over the copper core.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2012Publication date: April 24, 2014Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Larry Dean Elie, Allan Roy Gale, John Matthew Ginder, Clay Wesley Maranville
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Patent number: 8703333Abstract: A composition for use in an electrochemical cell is disclosed wherein the composition includes a clean metal substantially free of impurities and a layer of protective material in contact with the clean metal. Further disclosed is an electrochemical cell including a metal film comprising a clean metal substantially free of impurities. The electrochemical cell may further include an electrolyte and a layer of protective material disposed between the electrolyte and the metal film. A process for manufacturing an electrode is further disclosed including preparing a metal film comprising a clean metal substantially free of impurities and depositing a layer of protective material on to the metal film.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2009Date of Patent: April 22, 2014Assignees: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., The Regents of the University of CaliforniaInventors: Erik Menke, Grant Umeda, Brittnee Veldman, Bruce Dunn, Fred Wudl, Monique Nathalie Richard, Kimber Lee Stamm
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Patent number: 8696944Abstract: Disclosed is a metal pattern composition including a conductive metal or a conductive metal precursor compound, and a carboxylic acid-amine base ion pair salt.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2010Date of Patent: April 15, 2014Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Young-Hun Byun, Jae-Ho Lee, Young-Hwan Kim
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Patent number: 8697287Abstract: The invention relates to a process for manufacturing a lithiated electrode, which comprises: the deposition, on a substrate, of several layers of a non-lithiated electrode material and several lithium layers in order to form a multilayer consisting of an alternation of layers of non-lithiated electrode material and lithium layers, this multilayer starting with and terminating with a layer of non-lithiated electrode material; and the thermal annealing of the multilayer thus formed. It also relates to a lithiated electrode that can be obtained by this process and to the uses of this electrode: production of thin-film lithium batteries, especially microbatteries for chip cards, “smart” labels, horological articles, miniaturized communications tools, microsystems; production of thin-film supercapacitors and electrochromic cells.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2005Date of Patent: April 15, 2014Assignee: Commissariat a l'Energie AtomiqueInventors: Raphaël Salot, Benjamin Laforge, Henri Boucher
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Publication number: 20140099560Abstract: Compositions and methods of making are provided for treated mesoporous metal oxide microspheres electrodes. The compositions comprise (a) microspheres with an average diameter between 200 nanometers (nm) and 10 micrometers (?m); (b) mesopores on the surface and interior of the microspheres, wherein the mesopores have an average diameter between 1 nm and 50 nm and the microspheres have a surface area between 50 m2/g and 500 m2/g, and wherein the composition has an electrical conductivity of at least 1×10?7 S/cm at 25° C. and 60 MPa. The methods of making comprise forming a mesoporous metal oxide microsphere composition and treating the mesoporous metal oxide microspheres by at least one method selected from the group consisting of: (i) annealing in a reducing atmosphere, (ii) doping with an aliovalent element, and (iii) coating with a coating composition.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 5, 2012Publication date: April 10, 2014Applicant: UT-Battelle, LLCInventor: UT-Battelle, LLC
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Publication number: 20140098460Abstract: The present invention provides an electrode material for an aluminum electrolytic capacitor, which does not require any etching treatment and which has improved bending strength. Specifically, the present invention provides an electrode material for an aluminum electrolytic capacitor, which comprises, as constituent elements, a sintered body of a powder of at least one member selected from the group consisting of aluminum and aluminum alloys and an aluminum foil substrate that supports the sintered body thereon, which is characterized in that (1) the powder has an average particle size D50 of 0.5 to 100 ?m, (2) the sintered body is formed on one surface or both surfaces of the aluminum foil substrate and has a total thickness of 20 to 1,000 ?m, and (3) the aluminum foil substrate has a thickness of 10 to 200 ?m and an Si content of 10 to 3,000 ppm.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 21, 2012Publication date: April 10, 2014Applicant: TOYO ALUMINIUM KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Toshifumi Taira, Masashi Mehata
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Patent number: 8691326Abstract: A method for manufacturing a solar cell electrode, comprising the steps of: (a) applying a conductive paste for bus electrode to a wafer in order to form a bus electrode pattern; (b) depositing onto the wafer a photocurable conductive paste for finger electrode from a discharge slot of a dispenser nozzle to thereby form an uncured finger electrode pattern on the wafer, wherein the nozzle moves parallel to the wafer; and (c) curing the uncured finger electrode pattern by exposing the uncured finger electrode pattern to UV light either after forming the uncured finger electrode pattern on the wafer in the step (b), or concurrent with the step (b).Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2012Date of Patent: April 8, 2014Assignee: E. I. du Pont de Nemours and CompanyInventors: Hiroki Kojo, Masakatsu Kuroki, Hisashi Matsuno
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Patent number: 8685549Abstract: A nanocomposite article that includes a single-crystal or single-crystal-like substrate and heteroepitaxial, phase-separated layer supported by a surface of the substrate and a method of making the same are described. The heteroepitaxial layer can include a continuous, non-magnetic, crystalline, matrix phase, and an ordered, magnetic magnetic phase disposed within the matrix phase. The ordered magnetic phase can include a plurality of self-assembled crystalline nanostructures of a magnetic material. The phase-separated layer and the single crystal substrate can be separated by a buffer layer. An electronic storage device that includes a read-write head and a nanocomposite article with a data storage density of 0.75 Tb/in2 is also described.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2010Date of Patent: April 1, 2014Assignee: UT-Battelle, LLCInventors: Amit Goyal, Junsoo Shin
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Publication number: 20140087506Abstract: A transparent conductive electrode stack containing a work function adjusted zinc oxide is provided. Specifically, the transparent conductive electrode stack includes a layer of zinc oxide and a layer of a work function modifying material. The presence of the work function modifying material in the transparent conductive electrode stack shifts the work function of the layer of zinc oxide to a higher value for better hole injection into the OLED device as compared to a transparent conductive electrode that includes only a layer of zinc oxide and no work function modifying material.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2012Publication date: March 27, 2014Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Keith E. Fogel, Ning Li, Devendra K. Sadana
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Publication number: 20140087064Abstract: A method for preparing a touch screen panel includes forming a non-conductive pattern on a non-display part on one face of a window plate, so that the thickness of the non-conductive pattern is decreased to produce a thin touch screen panel. In addition, this will prevent leakage of ink through the holes of the window plate, and improve the reliability of a conductive electrode pattern layer at a lateral side of the non-conductive pattern, thereby reducing failure rates.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 21, 2013Publication date: March 27, 2014Applicant: DONGWOO FINE-CHEM CO., LTD.Inventors: Yong-Seok CHOI, Won-Young CHANG, Ji-Min CHUN
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Publication number: 20140085771Abstract: An organic compound has the following chemical structure: wherein R is different from R*; R and R* are independently hydrogen, halogen, nitro or methoxyl; and R1 is a C1-C6 alkyl or a phenyl group. A quaternary data storage device includes a bottom electrode, a top electrode, and the organic film layer sandwiched between the bottom electrode and the top electrode.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2012Publication date: March 27, 2014Applicant: Soochow UniversityInventors: Jian-Mei LU, Hua LI
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Publication number: 20140087138Abstract: A three-dimensional (3D) nanoplasmonic structure includes a substrate; a plurality of nanorods formed on the substrate; and a plurality of metal nanoparticles formed on surfaces of the substrate and the plurality of nanorods.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 21, 2013Publication date: March 27, 2014Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Ji-hyun BAE, Jong-jin PARK, Sang-hun JEON
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Publication number: 20140087139Abstract: A method is used to provide a pattern of a functional material for example on a receiving element. To provide this pattern, a laser-engraveable patternable element is imagewise exposed with laser-engraving radiation. This element has a laser-engraveable layer comprising a thermoplastic elastomeric interpolymer alloy. This interpolymer alloy comprises a non-crosslinked halogenated polymer, a partially crosslinked polyolefin, and a polyester. A laser-engraved patterned element is formed that has a relief image in the laser-engraveable layer, and this relief image can be contacted with a suitable functional material that is then transferred to the receiving element to provide the desired pattern.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2012Publication date: March 27, 2014Inventors: Lawrence A. Rowley, Christine J. Landry-Coltrain
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Publication number: 20140076620Abstract: Disclosed herein is a conductive particle, including: a base particle containing a metal; a seed particle formed on a surface of the base particle; and a first metal layer formed on the base particle, wherein the first metal layer includes a protrusion surrounding the seed particle. The conductive particle has excellent specific resistance characteristics when it is sintered because it has nanosized protrusions formed on the surface of a metal base particle.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 23, 2012Publication date: March 20, 2014Applicant: HANWHA CHEMICAL CORPORATIONInventors: Won-Il Son, You-Jin Sim, Seok-Heon Oh