Direct Application Of Electrical, Magnetic, Wave, Or Particulate Energy Patents (Class 427/457)
  • Publication number: 20140134409
    Abstract: A method for producing a thin oxidized carbon film according to the present disclosure includes: a first step of preparing a thin carbon film and a copper oxide being in contact with the thin carbon film and containing a mixture of Cu2O and CuO; and a second step of applying a voltage or a current between the thin carbon film and the copper oxide, with an electrical potential of the thin carbon film being positive relative to that of the copper oxide, and thereby oxidizing and converting a contact area of the thin carbon film with the copper oxide into an oxidized portion composed of oxidized carbon so as to form a thin oxidized carbon film having the oxidized portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2014
    Publication date: May 15, 2014
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akihiro ODAGAWA, Nozomu MATSUKAWA
  • Patent number: 8721833
    Abstract: A replaceable chamber element for use in a plasma processing system, such as a plasma etching system, is described. The replaceable chamber element includes a chamber component configured to be exposed to plasma in a plasma processing system, wherein the chamber component is fabricated of a ferroelectric material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: Tokyo Electron Limited
    Inventors: Zhiying Chen, Jianping Zhao, Lee Chen, Merritt Funk, Radha Sundararajan
  • Publication number: 20140127520
    Abstract: A method for coating a metallic surface by contacting it with an aqueous copolymer dispersion, wherein the aqueous copolymer dispersion comprises an effective amount of magnesium ions and phosphate or phosphonate ions, the copolymers present in the dispersion being constructed from the following components: (A) from 20 to 95 weight % of monoethylenically unsaturated hydrocarbons and/or hydrocarbons having two conjugated double bonds, (B) from 5 to 80 weight % of monoethylenically unsaturated monomers which contain acid groups, and/or anhydrides or salts thereof. Further provided are metallic surfaces coated with such copolymers, and the use of such aqueous copolymer dispersions to coat metallic surfaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2013
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Christian SCHADE, Tobias Urban
  • Patent number: 8715802
    Abstract: The invention provides a transferring apparatus for a flexible electronic device and method for fabricating a flexible electronic device. The transferring apparatus for the flexible electronic device includes a carrier substrate. A release layer is disposed on the carrier substrate. An adhesion layer is disposed on a portion of the carrier substrate, surrounding the release layer and adjacent to a sidewall of the release layer. A flexible electronic device is disposed on the release layer and the adhesion layer, wherein the flexible electronic device includes a flexible substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Pao-Ming Tsai, Liang-You Jiang, Yu-Yang Chang, Hung-Yuan Li
  • Patent number: 8699655
    Abstract: The present invention relates to tubular elements, such as fuel assembly tubes, which are designed to be used in high pressure and high temperature water in nuclear reactors, such as pressurized water nuclear reactors. In particular, the present invention relates to a method of improving wear resistance and corrosion resistance by depositing a protective coating having a depth of from about 5 to about 25 ?m on the surface of the tubular elements. The coating is provided by nitriding the tubular element at a temperature of from about 400° C. to about 440° C. The nitridation of the tubular element can be carried out for a duration of from about 12 hours to about 40 hours.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: Westinghouse Electric Company, LLC
    Inventor: Nagwa Mahmoud Elshaik
  • Publication number: 20140096380
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are a hybrid heat-radiating substrate including a metal core layer; an oxide insulating core layer that is formed in a thickness direction of the metal core layer to have a shape where the oxide insulating core layer is integrally formed with the metal core layer, an oxide insulating layer that is formed on one surface or both surfaces of the metal core layer, and a circuit layer that is configured to include first circuit patterns formed on the oxide insulating core layer and second circuit patterns formed on the oxide insulating layer, and a method of manufacturing the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2013
    Publication date: April 10, 2014
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chang Hyun LIM, Jung Eun KANG, Heung Soo PARK, Seog Moon CHOI, Kwang Soo KIM, Joon Seok CHAE, Sung Keun PARK
  • Publication number: 20140093654
    Abstract: A method of fabricating quantum confinements is provided. The method includes depositing, using a deposition apparatus, a material layer on a substrate, where the depositing includes irradiating the layer, before a cycle, during a cycle, and/or after a cycle of the deposition to alter nucleation of quantum confinements in the material layer to control a size and/or a shape of the quantum confinements. The quantum confinements can include quantum wells, nanowires, or quantum dots. The irradiation can be in-situ or ex-situ with respect to the deposition apparatus. The irradiation can include irradiation by photons, electrons, or ions. The deposition is can include atomic layer deposition, chemical vapor deposition, MOCVD, molecular beam epitaxy, evaporation, sputtering, or pulsed-laser deposition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2013
    Publication date: April 3, 2014
    Inventors: Timothy P. Holme, Andrei Iancu, Hee Joon Jung, Michael C. Langston, Munekazu Motoyama, Friedrich B. Prinz, Takane Usui, Hitoshi Iwadate, Neil Dasgupta, Cheng-Chieh Chao
  • Publication number: 20140057054
    Abstract: A co-evaporation alloy material includes a first evaporation material and a second evaporation material, the first evaporation material being completely covered by the second evaporation material. The second evaporation material is a metal or metal alloy different from the first evaporation material. The melting point of the first evaporation material is lower than the melting point of second evaporation material. An evaporation coating method using the co-evaporation alloy material is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2013
    Publication date: February 27, 2014
    Applicants: FIH (HONG KONG) LIMITED, SHENZHEN FUTAIHONG PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: DA-HUA CAO
  • Publication number: 20140050872
    Abstract: Polydiorganosiloxane polyoxamide, linear, block copolymers and methods of making the copolymers are provided. The method of making the copolymers involves reacting a diamine with a precursor having at least one polydiorganosiloxane segment and at least two oxalyamino groups. The polydiorganosiloxane polyoxamide block copolymers are of the (AB)n type.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2013
    Publication date: February 20, 2014
    Applicant: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
    Inventors: Charles M. Leir, Karl E. Benson, Richard G. Hansen, Mark D. Purgett, Albert I. Everaerts, Audrey A. Sherman
  • Patent number: 8652347
    Abstract: Provided are new compositions of ruthenates in the pervoskite and layered pervoskite family, wherein the ruthenate compositions exhibit large magnetoresistance (MR) and electric-pulse-induced resistance (EPIR) switching effects, the latter observable at room temperature. This is the first time large MR and EPIR effects have been shown together in ruthenate compositions. Further provided are methods for synthesizing the class of ruthenates that exhibits such properties, as well as methods of use therefor in electromagnetic devices, thin films, sensors, semiconductors, insulators and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania
    Inventors: I-Wei Chen, Alexander Mamchik
  • Publication number: 20140044977
    Abstract: A method for coating a substrate with a coating having a controlled morphology is disclosed, the method comprising providing a substrate, depositing a nucleating layer on a surface of the substrate using an aerosol assisted deposition method and depositing at least one further layer by chemical vapour deposition. The nucleating layer and further layer preferably comprise tin oxide. The substrate is preferably glass. The method results in high transmittance and a low diffuse transmission across the visible and infrared region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2012
    Publication date: February 13, 2014
    Applicants: UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON, PILKINGTON GROUP LIMITED
    Inventors: Troy Manning, Ivan Paul Parkin, Mathew Robert Waugh
  • Publication number: 20140044951
    Abstract: A nanocellular foam has pores, interconnecting ligaments, and nodes where three or more ligaments intersect. The ligament cross section thickness is less than 200 microns and the distance between nodes is less than 1000 microns. A method of fabricating a nanocellular foam comprising forming a compact with one or more powders and applying energy to cause at least one or more powders to undergo a change in state is disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2012
    Publication date: February 13, 2014
    Applicant: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: James T. Beals, Dilip M. Shah, Paul M. Sheedy, Donald L. Anton
  • Publication number: 20140037945
    Abstract: [Problem] To provide a substrate bonding technique having a wide range of application. [Solution] A silicon thin film is formed on a bonding surface, and the interface with the substrate is surface-treated using energetic particles/metal particles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2012
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Applicants: LAN TECHNICAL SERVICE CO., LTD., TAIYO YUDEN CO., LTD., BONDTECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tadatomo Suga, Akira Yamauchi, Ryuichi Kondou, Yoshiie Matsumoto
  • Publication number: 20140030440
    Abstract: A core wire holder 20 is formed with a core wire insert hole 21 having an opening part 22 on an upper surface of a main body and extending toward a lower surface side, and a silicon core wire 5 is inserted into the core wire insert hole 21. In addition, a slit-like gap part 60 extending along a virtual plane P including a central axis C of the core wire insert hole 21 is formed, and the slit-like gap part 60 is a gap part extending from the core wire insert hole 21 to reach an outer surface of the main body of the holder 20. The silicon core wire 5 inserted in the core wire insert hole 21 is fixed by fastening an upper part of the main body of the holder 20 from sides with, for example, a bolt/nut type fixing member 31.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2012
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Applicant: Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigeyoshi Netsu, Yasushi Kurosawa
  • Publication number: 20140022639
    Abstract: An antireflection film is provided which includes stacking in order a transparent base material, a first layer, and a second layer whose refractive index is lower than the refractive index of the first layer. The first layer is formed by curing a coating film containing an ionizing radiation curing material, a quaternary ammonium salt material, and a leveling material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2013
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Applicant: TOPPAN PRINTING CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yasushi YABUHARA
  • Patent number: 8609198
    Abstract: A method for producing a pharmaceutical dose form includes depositing a measured quantity of a first coating material on an external surface of the dose form in a patterned configuration. A measured quantity of a second coating material is deposited on the surface of the dose form in a patterned configuration in relationship to the first coating material. The first and second coating materials form a coating layer in overlying relationship with at least a portion of the external surface of the dose form.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Iddys D. Figueroa, Enrique C. Abreu
  • Patent number: 8609202
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for inscribing or marking surfaces (1), especially metal surfaces. In said method, the surface (1) that is to be inscribed or marked is coated with an absorption promoter (2) in a first step, whereupon a high-energy beam (4), e.g. a laser beam, which colors the surface (1) as a result of the interaction with the absorption promoter by means of a temperature increase, is applied to surface elements that re to be inscribed or colored.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: tesa SE
    Inventors: Arne Koops, Sven Reiter, Norio Arai
  • Patent number: 8608896
    Abstract: Methods for liquid adhesive lamination for precision adhesive control are provided. Precision liquid adhesive control can be obtained by first patterning liquid adhesive in a thin pre-coat layer on a substrate. A second adhesive layer can then be patterned on top of the pre-coat layer. When the second substrate is pressed onto the first substrate, the second substrate first comes into contact with the second adhesive layer. The adhesive can then be spread uniformly across the two substrates without forming voids. Alternatively, a single liquid adhesive layer can be formed in a three dimensional gradient pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Ralf Horstkemper, Casey J. Feinstein, Kuo-Hua Sung
  • Publication number: 20130330137
    Abstract: One example of the invention relates to an indexable insert comprising a base that has flanks and at least one face. According to one example of the invention, primarily the face(s) of the indexable insert, but not the flanks thereof, are coated with a very thick layer (e.g. thicker than 50 ?m) of a hard material in a PVD process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2011
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Applicant: MSM KRYSTALL GBR
    Inventor: Arno Mecklenburg
  • Patent number: 8603612
    Abstract: Curable, phase-change compositions and inks used for printing three-dimensional objects including a curable monomer, a photoinitiator, a wax and a gellant, where the composition of the cured formulation has a room temperature modulus of from about 0.01 to about 5 Gpa. The curable monomer includes acrylic monomer, polybutadiene adducted with maleic anhydride, aliphatic urethane acrylate, polyester acrylate, 3-acryloxypropyltrimethoxysilane, or acryloxypropyl t-structured siloxane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Naveen Chopra, Michelle N. Chretien, Barkev Keoshkerian
  • Patent number: 8586952
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide a method of reducing thermal energy accumulation during a plasma ion implantation process for forming patterns including magnetic and non-magnetic domains on a magnetically susceptible surface on a substrate. In one embodiment, a method of controlling a substrate temperature during a plasma ion implantation process includes (a) performing a first portion of a plasma ion implantation process on a substrate having a magnetically susceptible layer formed thereon in a processing chamber for a first time period, wherein a temperature of the substrate is maintained below about 150 degrees Celsius, (b) cooling the temperature of the substrate after the first portion of the plasma ion implantation process has been completed, and (c) performing a second portion of the plasma ion implantation process on the substrate, wherein the temperature of the substrate is maintained below 150 degrees Celsius.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: Martin A. Hilkene, Matthew D. Scotney-Castle, Peter I. Porshnev, Roman Gouk, Steven Verhaverbeke
  • Publication number: 20130302528
    Abstract: Raw material gas supply nozzles are arranged within a virtual concentric circle having its center at the center of a disk-like base plate (having an area half as large as an area of the base plate). Raw material gas is ejected at a flow velocity of 150 m/sec or more into a bell jar from the gas supply nozzles. In addition to one gas supply nozzle provided in a center portion of the base plate, three gas supply nozzles can be arranged at the vertex positions of a regular triangle inscribed in a circumscribed circle having its center at the gas supply nozzle in the center portion. With the gas supply nozzles so arranged, a smooth circulating flow is formed within a reactor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2011
    Publication date: November 14, 2013
    Applicant: Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasushi Kurosawa, Shigeyoshi Netsu
  • Patent number: 8580203
    Abstract: A fluidized bed reactor is disclosed. The fluidized bed reactor includes a head; a first body part connected with the head, located under the head, the first body part having a first reaction pipe provided therein; a second body part connected with the first body part, located under the first body part, the second body part having a second reaction pipe provided therein; and a bottom part connected with the second body part, located under the second body part, the bottom part having a flowing-gas supply nozzle, a reaction gas supply nozzle, a heater and an electrode assembled thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: SiliconValue LLC
    Inventors: Yunsub Jung, Keunho Kim, Yeokyun Yoon, Ted Kim, Yong Ki Park, Kyung Koo Yoon, Myung Hoi Koo
  • Patent number: 8580204
    Abstract: A fluidized bed reactor is disclosed. The fluidized bed reactor includes a reaction pipe comprising silicon particles provided therein; a flowing-gas supply unit configured to supply flowing gas comprising silicon elements to the silicon particles provided in the reaction pipe; and a heater unit configured to supply heat to an internal space of the reaction pipe, with a heater channel in which inert gas flows serially.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: SiliconValue LLC
    Inventors: Yunsub Jung, Keunho Kim, Yeokyun Yoon, Ted Kim
  • Patent number: 8563890
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for microplasma spray coating a portion of a turbine vane without masking any portions thereof. The apparatus includes a microplasma gun with an anode, cathode, and an arc generator for generating an electric arc between the anode and cathode. An arc gas emitter injects gas through the electric arc. The electric arc is operable for ionizing the gas to create a plasma gas stream. A powder injector injects powdered material into a plasma stream. A localized area of the turbine vane is coated with the powdered material without having to mask the turbine vane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Paul Zajchowski, Donn R. Blankenship, Gary C. Shubert, Robert L. Memmen
  • Publication number: 20130260049
    Abstract: Process for passivating polymeric particles to prevent undesirable interaction with the environment. In particular, sputter coating of metal and surface treatment with aqueous solutions are shown to successfully passivate the particles, such as for example, toner particles, and prevent interaction between the particles and the epoxy embedding resin which causes artifacts, observed by transmission electron microscopy (TEM) imaging.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2012
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicants: NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL OF CANADA, XEROX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Paul J. Gerroir, Daryl W. Vanbesien, Peng Li
  • Publication number: 20130230660
    Abstract: [Problem] To provide a method for producing a quantum crystal of a metal complex encapsulating plasmon metal quantum dots. [Solution] The present quantum crystals are produced by a method characterized in that an aqueous solution of plasmon metal complex made from a ligand and a plasmon metal selected from the group consisting of gold, silver, copper, nickel, zinc, aluminium, and platinum, is prepared and brought into contact with a metal carrier made of a metal or a metal alloy having an electrode potential lower than that of the plasmon metal in the aqueous solution, such that the plasmon metal complex is preciptated as quantum crystals arranged on the metal carrier, resulting in having a plasmon enhancement effect. The metal complex crystals encapsulate metal quantum dots, so that an excellent adsorption capability of sample to be detected, as well as an excellent surface plasmon exitation electrofield enhancement effects, are obtained as a result of the quantum size effect.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2011
    Publication date: September 5, 2013
    Applicant: MYTECH CO., LTD
    Inventors: Yuki Hase, Katsuyuki Hasegawa
  • Publication number: 20130230665
    Abstract: A method of preparing an organic light-emitting device including: forming an organic emission unit on a substrate; and forming a thin film encapsulation layer including at least one inorganic layer including a low temperature viscosity transition (LVT) inorganic material, the forming the thin film encapsulation layer including forming the at least one inorganic layer, and the forming the at least one inorganic layer including: forming a pre-inorganic layer including the LVT inorganic material on the organic emission unit by heating a source including the LVT inorganic material using plasma in a vacuum and depositing the LVT inorganic material or ions of the LVT inorganic material separated from the source on the organic emission unit; and applying a healing process to the pre-inorganic layer at a temperature greater than a viscosity transition temperature of the LVT inorganic material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2012
    Publication date: September 5, 2013
    Inventor: Jin-Woo Park
  • Patent number: 8524808
    Abstract: The invention is a radiation curable coating composition containing epoxyacrylate formed by ring opening reaction between (meth)acrylic acid and a self-dispersing epoxy resin in an aqueous system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Assignee: IGM Group B.V.
    Inventors: Rainer Hoefer, Laurence Druene, Jean-Marc Ballin, Morgan Garinet
  • Patent number: 8518476
    Abstract: Various embodiments provide materials and methods for forming a fluoroplastic coating layer from a powder mixture including a leveling agent and/or a transient binder material to improve the powder coating quality, wherein the powder mixture can further include a plurality of fluoroplastic powder and a plurality of aerogel particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Qi Zhang, Yu Qi, Sandra J. Gardner, Carolyn Moorlag, Brynn Dooley, Nan-Xing Hu
  • Publication number: 20130206720
    Abstract: Device for generating a plasma discharge near a substrate for patterning the surface of the substrate, comprising a first electrode having a first discharge portion and a second electrode having a second discharge portion, a high voltage source for generating a high voltage difference between the first and the second electrode, and positioning means for positioning the first electrode with respect to the substrate. The device is further provided with an intermediate structure that is, in use, arranged in between the first electrode and the substrate while allowing for positioning the first electrode with respect to the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2010
    Publication date: August 15, 2013
    Applicant: VISION DYNAMICS HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Paulus Petrus Maria Blom, Alquin Alphons Elisabeth Stevens, Laurentia Johanna Huijbregts, Hugo Anton Marie De Haan, Antonius Hubertus Van Schijndel, Edwin Te Sligte, Nicolaas Cornelis Josephus Van Hijningen, Tom Huiskamp
  • Patent number: 8491972
    Abstract: Method and equipment to produce nanopowders of materials based on pure metals, their alloys and chemical compounds of these metals with elements taken from the row of B, C, O and Si, encapsulated into a salt shell selected from the group of NaCl, NaF, LiCl, and LiF or their mixtures, includes independent evaporation by means of electron beam and/or laser radiation sources of the material and alkali metal(s) halogenide and simultaneous deposition of a mixture of their vapor phases on a substrate in a closed pumped-down volume. To achieve the required ratio of vapor flows, a screen with variable cross-section diaphragms is placed between the substrate movable in parallel to the evaporators, and the evaporators, thus allowing an independent regulation of the intensity of the vapor flow coming to the substrate from each of the evaporators.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2013
    Assignee: E.O. Paton Electric Welding Institute of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
    Inventors: Anatoliy I. Ustinov, Tatyana V. Melnychenko, Kyra V. Lyapina, Vasiliy I. Chaplyuk
  • Patent number: 8475868
    Abstract: Articles having porous or foam-like elements are provided. The design, fabrication and structures of the articles exploit properties of reactive composite materials (RCM) and their reaction products. In particular, fluids generated by reacting RCM are utilized to create or fill voids in the porous or foam-like elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2013
    Inventors: Roderick A. Hyde, Muriel Y. Ishikawa, Edward K. Y. Jung, Jordin T. Kare, Alois A. Langer, Eric C. Leuthardt, Nathan P. Myhrvold, Thomas J. Nugent, Jr., Clarence T. Tegreene, Charles Whitmer, Lowell L. Wood, Jr., Richard N. Zare
  • Publication number: 20130156969
    Abstract: Provided are a resin blend for melt processing, a pellet and a method of preparing a resin article using the same. The resin blend may include a first resin, and a second resin having a difference in solubility parameter from the first resin at 25° C. of 0.001 to 10 (J/cm3)1/2. The resin blend can improve mechanical and surface characteristics of a resin article. Further, since coating or plating is not required for manufacturing a resin article, a manufacturing time and/or cost can be reduced, and productivity can be increased.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2012
    Publication date: June 20, 2013
    Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventor: LG CHEM, LTD.
  • Publication number: 20130142965
    Abstract: A laser microcladding process utilizing powdered flux material (93b). A jet (92) of propellant gas containing powdered alloy material (93a) and the powdered flux material are directed toward a substrate (94). The powdered materials are melted by a laser beam (96) to form a weld pool (98) which separates into a layer of slag (100) covering a layer of clad alloy material (102). The flux material deoxidizes the weld pool and protects the layer of clad alloy material as it cools, thereby allowing the propellant gas to be nitrogen or air rather than an inert gas. In one embodiment, the substrate and alloy materials are superalloys with compositions beyond the traditional zone of weldability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2013
    Publication date: June 6, 2013
    Inventors: Gerald J. Bruck, Ahmed Kamel, Michael Ott
  • Publication number: 20130136873
    Abstract: A thin film deposition system and method provide for multiple target assemblies that may be separately powered. Each target assembly includes a target and associated magnet or set of magnets. The disclosure provides a tunable film profile produced by multiple power sources that separately power the target arrangements. The relative amounts of power supplied to the target arrangements may be customized to provide a desired film and may be varied in time to produce a film with varied characteristics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2011
    Publication date: May 30, 2013
    Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chung-En KAO, Ming-Chin TSAI, You-Hua CHOU, Chen-Chia CHIANG, Chih-Tsung LEE, Ming-Shiou KUO
  • Patent number: 8449628
    Abstract: Disclosed are an inexpensive all-solid-state lithium battery and a group of batteries having a small internal resistance. The electrode active material of the battery is formed on the surface of a solid electrolyte (it may be a crystal or a glass material) containing lithium ion such as Li3.4V0.6Si0.4O4 and a Li—Ti—Al—P—O based glass material by exerting ion impact, high voltage application (e.g., about 400 V) and the like on the surface to react it. The resultant battery comprises the solid electrolyte and an electrode active material composed of a decomposition product of the solid electrolyte and provided on at least one side of the solid electrolyte. One obtainable by accumulating a plurality of the batteries serves as a group of batteries.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2013
    Assignee: Kyoto University
    Inventors: Zempachi Ogumi, Yasutoshi Iriyama, Takeshi Abe, Chihiro Yada
  • Publication number: 20130114122
    Abstract: Security documents often incorporate optically variable devices to prevent or hinder counterfeiters. Disclosed herein are layered optically variable devices such as colour-shift foils that employ a piezoelectric layer, and methods for their production and use. Such devices afford new techniques for a user of a security document to check quickly and easily whether the security document is a legitimate document or a counterfeit copy by placing an electrical potential difference across the security document.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2011
    Publication date: May 9, 2013
    Applicant: Fortress Optical Features Ltd.
    Inventor: Charles Douglas MacPherson
  • Patent number: 8430058
    Abstract: Provided is an electrostatic coating apparatus capable of insulating an electric motor electrically from a member, to which an electrostatic high voltage is applied, and reducing the size and weight of the electrostatic coating apparatus. This electrostatic coating apparatus comprises a rotary atomizing head, to which high voltage is electrostatically applied, an electrostatically grounded AC servomotor, and a spindle and a fixed insulating member for insulating the AC servomotor electrically from the rotary atomizing head and a speed-increasing device to be set at the same potential as that of the former. The spindle and the fixed insulating member have insulation distance enlarging portions and of the mode, in which the creepage insulation distances from the speed-increasing device to the AC servomotor are enlarged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2013
    Assignees: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Ransburg Industrial Finishing K.K., Harmonic Drive Systems Inc.
    Inventors: Masahito Sakakibara, Hisanori Nakamura, Youichi Hanai, Hideki Saito, Michio Mitsui, Toshio Hosoda, Kiyoto Kobayashi, Takeshi Ichikawa, Yoshinori Aida
  • Publication number: 20130101750
    Abstract: In one aspect of the invention, a process chamber is provided. The chamber includes a plurality of sputter guns with a target affixed to one end of each of the sputter guns. Each of the plurality of sputter guns is coupled to a first power source. The first power source is operable to provide a pulsed power supply to each of the plurality of sputter guns. The pulsed power supply has a duty cycle that is less than 30%. A substrate support disposed at a distance from the plurality of sputter guns is included. The substrate support is coupled to a second power source. The second power source is operable to bias a substrate disposed on the substrate support, wherein the duty cycle of the second power source is synchronized with a duty cycle of the first power source. A method of performing a deposition process is also included.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2011
    Publication date: April 25, 2013
    Applicant: INTERMOLECULAR, INC.
    Inventors: Hong Sheng Yang, Tony P. Chiang, Kent Riley Child, Chi-I Lang, ShouQian Shao
  • Publication number: 20130101746
    Abstract: An additive manufacturing machine includes a base plate for supporting fabrication of a desired part geometry. The base plate includes a support portion defined based on the desired part geometry and an open region that includes a plurality of openings surrounding the support portion. A material applicator deposits material onto the base plate and an energy directing device directs energy to form the deposited material into a desired part geometry. The additive manufacturing machine manages large amounts of material required for fabricating the part by defining a boundary surrounding a periphery of a desired part geometry and forming a retaining wall along the defined boundary and the desired part geometry to retain excess material between the formed wall and the part. Excess material outside of the retaining wall falls through the open area below the base plate and is reclaimed for reuse.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2012
    Publication date: April 25, 2013
    Inventors: John J. Keremes, Jeffrey D. Haynes, Youping Gao, Daniel Edward Matejczyk, Joel G. Landau
  • Patent number: 8409659
    Abstract: Metal oxide nanowires and carbon-coated metal nanowires are effective as supports for particles of an expensive catalyst material, such as platinum metal group catalyst. Such supported catalysts are useful when included in an electrode on, for example, a proton exchange membrane in a hydrogen/oxygen fuel cell. For example, tin oxide nanowires are formed on carbon fibers of carbon paper and platinum nanoparticles are deposited on the tin oxide nanowires. The nanowires provide good surfaces for effective utilization of the platinum material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2013
    Assignees: GM Global Technology Operations LLC, The University of Western Ontario
    Inventors: Xueliang Sun, Madhu S. Saha, Ruying Li, Mei Cai
  • Publication number: 20130078386
    Abstract: In the present invention, an electric field is created in the DNA solution while DNA is deposited on a polymer surface. A method of electric field assisted deposition of DNA on polymer surface according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention comprises: forming a polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) film on a silicon wafer by spin casting; preparing a DNA solution including DNA to be deposited on the PMMA film; and depositing DNA on the PMMA film by creating an electric field in the DNA solution while the silicon wafer on which the PMMA film is formed is submerged in the DNA solution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2011
    Publication date: March 28, 2013
    Applicant: JunHwan RYU
    Inventors: JunHwan RYU, Jonathan Sokolov
  • Publication number: 20130048197
    Abstract: A layer of a first fluid and a layer of a second fluid are provided on a first area of a support plate of an electrowetting device, the first fluid and the second fluid being immiscible and the first area having a higher wettability for the first fluid than for the second fluid. The method includes providing an emulsion of dispersed first fluid and continuous second fluid; bringing the first area and the emulsion in contact; the dispersed first fluid coalescing to form the layer of the first fluid on the first area. Also described are an emulsion for manufacturing an electrowetting device, a method for manufacturing an emulsion, a device, a non-ionic surfactant and a use of a non-ionic surfactant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2012
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Applicants: Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd, Samsung LCD Netherlands R & D Center B.V.
    Inventors: Samsung LCD Netherlands R & D Center B.V., Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd
  • Patent number: 8377517
    Abstract: A method of forming transflective LCD panel includes forming a compensation material having reactive liquid crystal monomers, thermal initiators and a solvent on a first substrate. Then, a first heating process is performed on the compensation material to remove parts of the solvent and then a photo-polymerizing process is performed, and parts of the compensation material disposed in a reflective region are turned into birefringent zones. Moreover, a second heating process is performed, in which the first substrate is kept in a predetermined temperature for a predetermined time, and thereafter nitrogen gas flows in to the chamber to form a non-oxygen condition. Accordingly, parts of the compensation material disposed in a transmission region are turned into isotropic zones. The predetermined temperature of the second heating process is higher than the clearing point of the reactive liquid crystal monomers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: AU Optronics Corp.
    Inventors: Pi-Chun Yeh, Yue-Shih Jeng, Chih-Jen Hu
  • Patent number: 8377513
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for coating a cooling element (1) mainly made of copper, provided with water cooling pipes (2) and used particularly in connection with metallurgic furnaces or the like, wherein the cooling element includes a fire surface (3) that is in contact with molten metal, suspension or process gas; side surfaces (6) and an outer surface (7), so that at least part of the fire surface (3) is coated by a corrosion resistant coating (5).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: Outotec Oyj
    Inventors: Risto Saarinen, Yrjö Leppänen
  • Patent number: 8372489
    Abstract: A method for depositing material on a substrate is described. The method comprises directionally depositing a thin film on one or more surfaces of a substrate using a gas cluster ion beam (GCIB) formed from a source of precursor to the thin film, wherein the deposition occurs on surfaces oriented substantially perpendicular to the direction of incidence of the GCIB, and deposition is substantially avoided on surfaces oriented substantially parallel to the direction of incidence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2013
    Assignee: TEL Epion Inc.
    Inventor: John J. Hautala
  • Patent number: 8367768
    Abstract: An encapsulant composition is provided. The encapsulant composition includes at least one silane-containing monomer and at least one resin monomer selected from the group consisting of acrylic resin monomers and epoxy resin monomers, a filler of about 0.1-15 wt % of the encapsulant composition, and an initiator. The invention also provides a method for fabricating an encapsulant material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Lung-Chang Liu, Ming-Hua Chung, Tsung-Ju Hsu, Chih-Fen Chang, Jen-Hao Chen
  • Patent number: 8366818
    Abstract: A photocurable composition is provided that includes a compound represented by Formula (I) below, in Formula (I), X denotes O, S, or NRa, n1 denotes 0 or 1, and R1 to R14 and Ra independently denote a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, or a monovalent substituent, at least one of R1 to R14 and Ra not being a hydrogen atom). There is also provided an inkjet recording method that includes (a1) a step of discharging the photocurable composition onto a recording medium and (b1) a step of curing the photocurable composition by irradiating the discharged photocurable composition with light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventor: Tsutomu Umebayashi
  • Publication number: 20130029347
    Abstract: The present invention generally relates to devices and methods for immobilizing nucleic acids on a substrate. In certain embodiments, devices of the invention include a voltage source, and a substrate coupled to the voltage source, in which hydrophobicity of the substrate changes in response to an applied electric field and a surface of the substrate is coated with a substance that retains nucleic acids.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2011
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Applicant: OPGEN, INC.
    Inventor: Wenlong Jiang