Free Metal Or Mineral Containing Patents (Class 428/208)
  • Patent number: 8535788
    Abstract: Provided is a transfer decorative sheet comprising a base film and at least a peel layer provided on one surface thereof, wherein a surface of the base film at a peel layer side is subjected to release treatment, and the other surface of the base film brought into contact with a metal die has an average surface roughness Ra of 0.08 ?m or more. A transfer decorative sheet which does not produce wrinkles on an injected molding can be provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2013
    Assignee: DAI Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Atake, Yoshiyuki Meiki
  • Patent number: 8501299
    Abstract: A conductive paste comprising 88-94% by mass of Ag powder having an average particle size of 3 ?m or less and 0.1-3% by mass of Pd powder, the total amount of the Ag powder and the Pd powder being 88.1-95% by mass. A multilayer ceramic substrate obtained by laminating and sintering pluralities of ceramic green sheets, and having conductor patterns and via-conductors inside, the via-conductors being formed in via-holes having diameters of 150 ?m or less after sintering, containing Ag crystal particles having a particle size of 25 ?m or more, and having a porosity of 10% or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Hitachi Metals, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hatsuo Ikeda, Koji Ichikawa
  • Publication number: 20130196126
    Abstract: An ultraviolet-curable composition for inkjet, which is discharged by an inkjet method, includes a polymerized compound, a metal powder, and a dispersant. The metal powder is treated by a surface preparation with a fluorinated silane compound and/or a fluorinated phosphate ester as a surface preparation agent. The dispersant has a polymeric structure in a basic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2013
    Publication date: August 1, 2013
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
  • Publication number: 20130196127
    Abstract: A composition for inkjet adapted to be discharged by an inkjet method includes a metal powder, an organic solvent, and a binder resin. The metal powder is treated by a surface preparation with a fluorinated silane compound and/or a fluorinated phosphate ester as a surface preparation agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2013
    Publication date: August 1, 2013
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
  • Publication number: 20130071633
    Abstract: A short fiber reinforced artificial stone laminate comprising a top layer of particulates of substantially a single size between 0.5 mm and 3 mm, short fibers deposited in grooves between the particulates, a rear layer of long reinforcing fibers backing the particulates and the short fibers, and a binder is provided. A method for manufacturing the short fiber reinforced artificial stone laminate is also provided. Particulates, for example, quartz particulates, are deposited on a release surface. Short fibers, for example, short glass fibers, are deposited in grooves between the particulates. The particulates and the short fibers are vibrated, whereby the short fibers align and position themselves in the grooves. Long reinforcing fibers are then deposited on the particulates. A binder is deposited for binding the particulates, the short fibers, and the long reinforcing fibers. After the binder cures, the surface of the particulates is polished.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2011
    Publication date: March 21, 2013
    Inventor: Gosakan Aravamudan
  • Patent number: 8394498
    Abstract: Roofing granules include a core having an average ultraviolet transmission of greater than sixty percent and an average near infrared reflectance of greater than sixty percent and a UV coating layer on the exterior surface. The coating provides UV opacity, while the core provides near infrared reflectance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2013
    Assignee: CertainTeed Corporation
    Inventors: Ming Liang Shiao, Jennifer A. Sharp, Gregory F. Jacobs
  • Patent number: 8391011
    Abstract: A cooling device includes a heat sink having a top plate, a bottom plate spaced from the top plate and fins between the top and bottom plates, a first metal member laminated to the side of the top plate that is opposite from the fins, and a first insulator laminated to the first metal member. The top plate, the bottom plate and the first metal member are each made of a clad metal that is composed of a base metal and a brazing metal, so that the fins are brazed to the top and bottom plates, the first metal member is brazed to the top plate, and the first insulator is brazed to the first metal member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toyota Jidoshokki
    Inventors: Shogo Mori, Eiji Kono
  • Publication number: 20130004752
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for applying to a substrate a coating composition containing carbon in the form of carbon nanotubes, graphenes, fullerenes, or mixtures thereof and metal particles. The invention further relates to the coated substrate produced by the method according to the invention and to the use of the coated substrate as an electromechanical component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2010
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Inventors: Udo Adler, Dirk Rode, Isabell Buresch, Jian Wang, Dominique Freckmann, Helge Schmidt
  • Publication number: 20120295082
    Abstract: The invention provides metal powder constituted from metal particles. Each of the metal particles comprises a base particle having a surface and a metal material constituting at least the surface of the base particle. The base particle is subjected to a surface treatment with a fluorine type phosphoric acid ester. Further, the invention also provides an ultraviolet ray curable ink jet composition to be ejected by using an ink jet method. The ultraviolet ray curable ink jet composition comprises a polymerizable compound and metal powder constituted from metal particles. The metal particles of the metal powder are subjected to a surface treatment with a fluorine type phosphoric acid ester.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2012
    Publication date: November 22, 2012
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Naoyuki TOYODA, Masaya SHIBATANI, Hidekazu MORIYAMA, Minoru YAMADA, Taketoshi KAGOSE, Toshiyuki KOBAYASHI, Tomohiro OGAWA, Masaru TERADA, Homare KURIBAYASHI, Koki HIRATA
  • Publication number: 20120279762
    Abstract: A method of forming a stretchable conductive pattern includes forming a base substrate; forming a plurality of non-linear trench lines that include peaks and valleys arranged at constant intervals in the base substrate; forming a polymer-metal precursor mixture pattern by filling the trench lines with a mixture of the polymer-metal precursor; converting the polymer-metal precursor mixture of the polymer-metal precursor mixture pattern into a polymer gel/metal nano-particle complex to form a polymer gel/metal nano-particle complex pattern; and primarily transferring the polymer gel/metal nano-particle complex pattern in the base substrate onto an acceptor base substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2012
    Publication date: November 8, 2012
    Applicants: INDUSTRY-ACADEMIC COOPERATION FOUNDATION, YONSEI UNIVERSITY, SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jae-hyun HUR, Jong-jin PARK, Kyu-hyun IM, Un-yong JEONG, Min-woo PARK, Dong-choon HYUN
  • Patent number: 8287991
    Abstract: Disclosed are laminated articles comprising a first polymer layer and a second polymer layer having an inclusion embedded between the layers, wherein at least one layer comprises a branching agent to improve dimensional stability during the lamination process. Disclosed are laminated articles comprising a first polymer layer and a second polymer layer having an inclusion embedded between the layers, wherein at least one layer comprises a copolyester comprising a branching agent to improve dimensional stability during the lamination process. Also disclosed are methods of laminating a first layer and a second layer with an inclusion between the layers to form a laminated article with an embedded inclusion, wherein at least one layer comprises a copolyester comprising a branching agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: Michael Eugene Donelson, Ryan Thomas Neill, James Collins Maine, Bryan Steven Bishop, Robert Erik Young
  • Patent number: 8287989
    Abstract: A security image is disclosed which is formed from flakes having a first color with flakes having a second different color mixed within a carrier uniformly. The flakes having the second color are magnetically orientable and the flakes having the first color are non-magnetic and do not align or orient in a magnetic field. By exposing at least a single coated region to a magnetic field that is substantially orthogonal to the substrate upon which the coating of flakes is coated, a visible region having the first color is provided as the magnetic flakes are upstanding and the non-magnetic flakes are lying flat upon the substrate. In another region where there is no field applied a visible region having third perceived color different from, however formed from the first color or the second color is seen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: JDS Uniphase Corporation
    Inventors: Vladimir P. Raksha, Roger W. Phillips, Charles T. Markantes, Paul G. Coombs
  • Publication number: 20120244322
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for spatially resolving the enlargement and fine adjustment of precious metal nanoparticles according to size on a substrate surface and to the nanoparticle arrangements and nanostructured substrate surfaces thereby produced and to the use thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2010
    Publication date: September 27, 2012
    Applicant: Max-Planck-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der Wissenschaften e.V.
    Inventors: Christoph Morhard, Claudia Pacholski, Joachim P. Spatz
  • Publication number: 20120177897
    Abstract: A silver nanoparticle composition is provided which is possible to be sintered through sintering at a low temperature in a short time and to form silver electro conductive film and wiring which is favorable for adhesion to a substrate and low in resistance, and articles using the same are provided. The silver nanoparticle composition is provided, wherein a main component of a solvent is water, a pH of the composition is within a range of 5.3 to 8.0, a silver nanoparticle included in the composition is protected by an organic acid or a derivative thereof, and the content of the organic acid or the derivative thereof with respect to silver is 2 to 20% by mass.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2010
    Publication date: July 12, 2012
    Applicants: PCHEM ASSOCIATES, INC.,, DOWA ELECTRONICS MATERIALS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Gregory A. Jablonski, Michael A. Mastropietro, Kimitaka Sato, Hiromasa Miyoshi, Hidefumi Fujita
  • Patent number: 8202607
    Abstract: An intermediate transfer media, such as a belt, that includes a nano diamond.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2012
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventor: Jin Wu
  • Publication number: 20120121870
    Abstract: The invention provides a multilayer structure comprising a dielectric substrate; a sticking layer that extends over a first face of the dielectric substrate; at least one layer of precious metal placed on the sticking layer, said sticking layer comprising a derivative of an alkylsilane, the layer of precious metal being applied by evaporation or by sputtering said precious metal. The invention also provides a method of fabricating said device based either on electron beam lithography, optical lithography or nanoimprint lithography.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2011
    Publication date: May 17, 2012
    Applicant: UNIVERSITE DE TECHNOLOGIE DE TROYES
    Inventors: Timothee TOURY, Marc LAMY DE LA CHAPELLE, Hong SHEN, Bruno GUELORGET
  • Publication number: 20120094071
    Abstract: The present invention provides a transparent electroconductive laminate suitable for use in combination with a display device such as a liquid crystal display, and a transparent touch panel having the transparent electroconductive laminate. The transparent electroconductive laminate comprises a transparent organic polymer substrate 33 having, on at least one surface thereof, a hardcoat (HC) layer 33h, an optical interference layer 32, and a transparent electroconductive layer 31 in this order. The transparent electroconductive laminate satisfies the following conditions: the refractive indexes n3 and n3h of the transparent organic polymer substrate and the HC layer satisfy the following formula: |na?n3h|0.02, the thickness of the HC layer is from 1 to 10 ?m, the thickness of the optical interference layer is from 5 to 500 nm, the thickness of the transparent electroconductive layer is from 5 to 200 nm, the total light transmittance is 85% or more, and the b* value is from ?1.0 to less than 1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2010
    Publication date: April 19, 2012
    Applicants: TEIJIN CHEMICALS LTD., TEIJIN LIMITED
    Inventors: Haruhiko Itoh, Kouki Ikeda
  • Publication number: 20120077001
    Abstract: A magnetisable ink suitable for a packing material for forming food packages is disclosed. The ink comprises magnetisable particles; a solvent; and a binder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2010
    Publication date: March 29, 2012
    Applicant: TERA LAVAL HOLDINGS & FINANCE S.A.
    Inventors: Ann-Charlotte Klint, Martin Berntsson, Fredrik Erikson
  • Patent number: 8142878
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a substrate includes a core material formed from a filler including aluminum trihydrate and a secondary filler material. The secondary filler material has a secondary decomposition reaction that occurs at a temperature higher than a reflow temperature reached during processing of the substrate, or the secondary filler traps water released at reflow temperature by aluminum trihydrate. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2012
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Amruthavalli P. Alur, Omar J. Bchir
  • Patent number: 8133575
    Abstract: An artificial stone, including a solid material and surface-treated stone elements in the solid material, wherein the surface-treated stone elements are transparent stone elements having a coloring material disposed on surfaces thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2012
    Assignee: Cheil Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Do Choon Rha, Eung Seo Park, Jae Wook Juen
  • Patent number: 8119035
    Abstract: A conductive pattern forming ink for forming a conductive pattern on a substrate by a droplet discharge method includes: metal particles; an aqueous dispersion medium in which the metal particles are dispersed; erythritol; and a polyglycerol compound having a polyglycerol skeleton. In the ink, H shown in the following formula (I) is 0.15 to 0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2012
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Naoyuki Toyoda
  • Patent number: 8119034
    Abstract: A conductive pattern forming ink for forming a conductive pattern on a substrate by a droplet discharge method includes: metal particles; an aqueous dispersion medium in which the metal particles are dispersed; sorbitol; and a polyglycerol compound having a polyglycerol skeleton. In the ink, H shown in the following Formula (I) is 0.20 to 0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2012
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Naoyuki Toyoda
  • Patent number: 8119036
    Abstract: A conductive pattern forming ink for forming a conductive pattern on a substrate by a droplet discharge method includes: metal particles; an aqueous dispersion medium in which the metal particles are dispersed; mannitol; and a polyglycerol compound having a polyglycerol skeleton. In the ink, H shown in the following formula (I) is 0.10 to 0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2012
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Naoyuki Toyoda
  • Patent number: 8114502
    Abstract: The present application is directed to substrates comprising light shielding areas and light transmitting areas. In one embodiment, the present application is directed to a substrate comprising a film comprising a light shielding additive. The film comprises a structured surface resulting in thick light shielding areas and relatively thin light transmitting areas. In another embodiment, the present application is directed to a substrate comprising a film comprising a first major surface that is structured with a series of microstructure features and he substrate has light shielding layer is on the first major surface in the light shielding areas. In another embodiment, the light transmitting areas are series of holes through the film having at least two lateral dimensions less than 1.4 mm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2012
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Jeffrey O. Emslander, Kenneth B. Wood, Paul L. Acito
  • Publication number: 20110318549
    Abstract: A composite article includes a substrate and a powder-derived composite coating on the substrate. The composite coating includes discrete regions of a first material and discrete regions of a second material. At least one of the first material or the second material is a chemical precursor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2010
    Publication date: December 29, 2011
    Inventors: Wayde R. Schmidt, Paul Sheedy, William Werkheiser
  • Publication number: 20110297436
    Abstract: A network-like fine metal particle multilayer film has a network-like fine metal particle layer at least on one surface of a film substrate, which has an average total light transmittance of 70% or more, a total light transmittance variation of 5% or less, and a length of 2 m or more. The film is a long network-like metal fine particle multilayer film having high transparency, being suppressed in the occurrence of moiré and having small variations in the total light transmittance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2010
    Publication date: December 8, 2011
    Applicant: TORAY INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventors: Junpei Ohashi, Junji Michizoe, Yasushi Takada
  • Patent number: 8066912
    Abstract: A conductive pattern forming ink for forming a conductive pattern on a substrate by a droplet discharge method, includes: metal particles; an aqueous dispersion medium in which the metal particles are dispersed; sugar alcohol derived from a disaccharide; and a polyglycerol compound having a polyglycerol skeleton. H shown in the following formula (I) is 0.10 to 0.80.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2011
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Naoyuki Toyoda
  • Patent number: 8062738
    Abstract: Disclosed are a heat transfer medium and a heat transfer method that uses the heat transfer medium. The heat transfer medium comprises a light-transparent substrate coated with a plurality of nano particles. The nano particles absorb light incident thereon to thereby produce heat, which is transferred to a target object to be heated. Nano particles can be applied onto a target object. After heating, the particles are removed by etching. Nano particles can be selectively applied to the light-transparent substrate or directly to a target object to be heat so as to localize heat-production and thus heat selective portions of the target object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2011
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seonmi Yoon, Jaeyoung Choi, Hyeon Jin Shin, Jeong Gun Lee, JongMyeon Park
  • Patent number: 8017043
    Abstract: A conductive pattern forming ink for forming a conductive pattern on a substrate by a droplet discharge method includes: metal particles; an aqueous dispersion medium in which the metal particles are dispersed; xylitol; and a polyglycerol compound having a polyglycerol skeleton. H shown in the following formula (I) is 0.10 to 0.70, and H = OH ? ( A ) Mw ? ( A ) ? X ? ( A ) + OH ? ( B ) Mw ? ( B ) ? X ? ( B ) Formula ? ? ( I ) OH(A) represents an average number of hydroxyl groups in one molecule of the polyglycerol compound, Mw(A) represents a weight-average molecular weight of the polyglycerol compound, X(A) represents a content of the polyglycerol compound in the conductive pattern forming ink in weight percent; and OH(B) represents the number of hydroxyl groups in one molecule of the xylitol, Mw(B) represents a molecular weight of the xylitol, and X(B) represents a content of the xylitol in the conductive pattern forming ink in weight percent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2011
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Naoyuki Toyoda, Toshiyuki Kobayashi, Sachiko Endo, Noboru Uehara
  • Patent number: 7989053
    Abstract: An electroconductive diffuse reflective film is made of an electroconductive metal, wherein the electroconductive diffuse reflective film has a porous structure in which crystal grains having an average grain diameter of 50 nm or more and 1,000 nm or less are separately arranged at intervals of 10 nm or more and 800 nm or less on average.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2011
    Assignee: Kobe Steel, Ltd.
    Inventor: Masao Mizuno
  • Patent number: 7972683
    Abstract: A material for bonding a first wafer to a second wafer, which includes an insulating adhesive with conductive particles embedded in the adhesive substance. When the adhesive is applied and melted or fused, and pressure is applied between the first wafer and the second wafer, the first wafer approaches the second wafer until a minimum separation is reached, defined by a dimension of the conductive particles. Each of the first wafer and the second wafer may have circuitry formed thereon, and the conductive particles may form a conductive path between the circuitry on one wafer and the circuitry on the other wafer. Advantageously, the high fusing temperature required by the insulating adhesive may also serve to activate a getter material, formed in the device cavity between the first wafer and the second wafer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2011
    Assignee: Innovative Micro Technology
    Inventors: Christopher S. Gudeman, Steven H. Hovey, Ian R. Johnston
  • Publication number: 20110143077
    Abstract: The present invention provides a process for producing a transparent conductive substrate which is capable of readily producing the transparent conductive substrate having a low resistance, a high transmittance and an excellent anti-moire property without using a special apparatus and can be applied to production of various extensive substrates; a transparent conductive substrate having a sufficiently high optical transparency and electromagnetic shielding property which can be readily subjected to molding process as well as a process for producing the transparent conductive substrate; and a transparent conductive molded product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2009
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Inventors: Yasuo Kakihara, Michihisa Kyoto, Kyoichi Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20110135849
    Abstract: Multilayered articles comprise (E) optionally at least one decor layer, (F) at least one substrate comprising cellulose fibers, (G) at least one metal-containing layer prepared by a process comprising the steps of (c) printing covering layer (D) with a printing formulation comprising at least one metal powder, (d) providing with at least one item generating or consuming electric current, (e) depositing at least one further metal, (H) optionally at least one covering layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2009
    Publication date: June 9, 2011
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Juliane Kruesemann, Christian Steinig-Nowakowski, Ralph Lunkwitz, Juergen Kaczun, Margit Pfundstein
  • Publication number: 20110095324
    Abstract: A method of forming an array of selectively shaped optical elements on a substrate, the method including the steps of providing the substrate, the substrate having an optical layer placed thereon; placing a layer of particles on the optical layer; performing an etching cycle. The cycle includes the steps of: etching the layer of particles, using a first etching process so as to reduce the size of the particles within the layer, then; simultaneously etching the optical layer and the layer of particles, using a second etching process, the further reducing particles forming a mask over areas of the optical layer to create discrete optical elements from the optical layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2010
    Publication date: April 28, 2011
    Applicant: AGENCY FOR SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND RESEARCH
    Inventors: Benzhong WANG, Soo Jin CHUA
  • Patent number: 7879437
    Abstract: A non-particulate substrate having adhered thereto a coating composition comprising the reaction product of a transition metal compound such as niobium and a transition metal having electrons in the f orbital, and a silicon-containing material such as an organosilane or an organo(poly)siloxane. Reaction of the silicon-containing material with the transition metal compound results in a better adhering coating to the substrate than a comparable coating prepared from the silicon-containing material itself.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Assignee: Aculon, Inc.
    Inventor: Eric L. Hanson
  • Patent number: 7857997
    Abstract: A conductive ink formulation comprising silver, at least one first solvent, and a cross link wherein the cross link agent is present in an amount of about 1.5 wt % to about 6 wt % based on total weight of the formulation. The conductive ink formulation is suitable for printing on polymer film substrates, in particular with a gravure printing method. The polymer film substrates may be then applied to other substrates, for example glass substrates, by any suitable process such as lamination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2010
    Assignee: Bemis Company, Inc.
    Inventors: James A. Kriha, Scott D. Howells
  • Patent number: 7858141
    Abstract: A method of imparting sustained antimicrobial properties throughout a material or substrate using an antimicrobial polymerizable silicon-containing quaternary ammonium salt monomer in a solvent to form a quaternary ammonium salt solution; and mixing the silicon-containing quaternary ammonium salt solution with at least a second monomer or a polymer or coating a solid polymer. Depending on the nature of the second monomer or polymer and the reaction conditions; a copolymer with the first monomer or a homopolymer will form, such that a polymeric material, substrate or formed plastic product comprising the copolymer or homopolymer or blended with the coated concentrate will have sustained antimicrobial properties. This method can be used to make formed plastic products, thin layer films and other products having sustained antimicrobial properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2010
    Assignee: Biosafe Inc.
    Inventors: Gerry D. Getman, Matt Bootman, Donald Wagner, Jr., Thomas Ward
  • Publication number: 20100323173
    Abstract: A method involving ion milling is demonstrated to fabricate open-nanoshell suspensions and open-nanoshell monolayer structures. Ion milling technology allows the open-nanoshell geometry and upward orientation on substrates to be controlled. Substrates can be fabricated covered with stable and dense open-nanoshell monolayer structures, showing nanoaperture and nanotip geometry with upward orientation, that can be used as substrates for SERS-based biomolecule detection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2009
    Publication date: December 23, 2010
    Applicant: IMEC
    Inventors: Willem Jozef Katharina Van Roy, Jian Ye, Pol Van Dorpe
  • Publication number: 20100304095
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method for the production of highly demanded pieces at low cost. The method is especially well suited for deep drawing dies, but also any other type of tooling. It is also very well suited for machine components of big dimensions and with high mechanical solicitations, like rotors and cages in wind mills and other big machines. The pieces or tools are cast with a low cost ceramic, like a high resistance concrete (with special mention to HPC or UHPC) or a low water admixture castable or any other low cost high mechanical resistance material (low cost ceramics or high resistance polymers are especially suited). Once cast, the working surface of the die or piece is coated with a metal, an intermetallic or a high performance ceramic. Projection or deposition techniques are used to obtain the high value working surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2008
    Publication date: December 2, 2010
    Inventor: Isaac Valls Angles
  • Patent number: 7829996
    Abstract: An electronic device housing includes a substrate, a film structure, and a protective film. The film structure includes an adhesive film, a film stack, and a protective film. The adhesive film is deposited onto the substrate. The film stack is deposited onto the adhesive film alternating dielectric films and metal films. The metal films are non-continuous with a total thickness of the metal films at a predetermined value. The protective film is deposited onto an upper film of the film stack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2010
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Juin-Hong Lin, Po-Wen Chan, Yu-Lun Ho
  • Patent number: 7811656
    Abstract: An automotive window panel including a substantially transparent substrate with a protective coating system disposed thereon, and an ink applied onto the protective coating system is disclosed. The formulation of the ink includes an adhesion promoter and is adaptable to adhere to the surface of the protective coating with the adhesion promoter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2010
    Assignee: Exatec, LLC
    Inventors: Sunitha Grandhee, Keith D. Weiss, Judith Na
  • Patent number: 7771507
    Abstract: The invention relates to a hydraulic mineral composition which is characterized in that it comprises a vitreous or crystallised matrix based on magnesium and calcium silico-aluminates which represent at least 25 wt.-%, and preferably 30 wt.-%, of the composition, one or more mineral oxides and optionally one or more specific mineral halides which are selected from among the oxides and halides of Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Co, Ni, Cu, Pb, Ba, Sr, P, S, Na, K, Zr, Mo, Be, Tl, As, Sn and Cd and which represent at least 5 wt.-% of the composition, at most 31 wt.-% alumina (Al2O3), less than 10 wt.-% ferrite, and less than 0.05 wt.-%, and preferably less than 0.01 wt.-%, C in relation to the weight of the composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2010
    Assignee: LaFarge
    Inventors: François Sorrentino, Michel Gimenez
  • Patent number: 7761053
    Abstract: The emittance value is a measure of an amount of energy expelled from a given surface area relative to a black-body reference. Depending on the specific coating a change in the emittance value is actively or passively effected. There are known active variable emittance thermal control coatings. However, such coatings are actually panels housing a mixture of both high and low emissivity materials that are electrically manipulated to control the emittance value of the panel. These “coatings” are classified as either electrochromic or electrophorectic. Both electrochromic and electrophorectic coatings require an applied voltage to cause a change in the emittance value of the coating. By contrast, aspects of the present invention do not include active variable emittance thermal control coatings. Aspects of the present invention do include passive variable emittance thermal control coatings and materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2010
    Assignee: MPB Communications Inc.
    Inventors: Roman V. Kruzelecky, Emile Haddad, Brian Wong, Wes R. Jamroz
  • Patent number: 7736538
    Abstract: The invention relates to a mixture for applying a polymer, non-corrosive, electroconductive coating which can be shaped in a low-abrasive manner, to a base. Said mixture contains at least one substance A in the form of electroconductive hard particles, at least one substance B in the form of very soft or soft, inorganic, sliding, electroconductive or semiconductive particles, and/or at least one substance C in the form of metallic, soft or hard, electroconductive or semiconductive particles and/or soot, and optionally other constituents such as an anticorrosion pigment D, the sum of the parts by weight of the inorganic sliding particles B and the metallic particles and/or soot C amounting to between 0.25 and 99.5% of the parts by weight of the water-insoluble or only slightly water-soluble pigmentation S (A+B+C), and the size of the electroconductive hard particles A amounting to less than 10 ?m in relation to the particle size transfer value d99.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2010
    Assignee: Chemetall GmbH
    Inventors: Georg Gros, Norbert Maurus, Marcus Schinzel
  • Publication number: 20100119789
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a conductive ink containing fine metallic particles, a polymer base, a solvent, and a nanotube containing conductive filler. Also disclosed is a method of printing conductive ink on a surface where the conductive ink is applied to the surface of a substrate and cured.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2006
    Publication date: May 13, 2010
    Inventor: William J. Grande
  • Patent number: 7713445
    Abstract: The invention relates to a mixture for applying a thin polymer, especially less than 6 ?m, non-corrosive, electroconductive or semiconductive coating which can be shaped in a low-abrasive manner, to a base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2010
    Assignee: Chemetall GmbH
    Inventor: Georg Gros
  • Patent number: 7691433
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for a structured application of molecules on a strip conductor and to a molecular memory matrix. The inventive method makes it possible, for the first time, to economically and simply apply any number of molecular memory elements on the strip conductor in a structured and targeted way, thereby making available, also for the first time, a memory matrix at a molecular level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2010
    Assignee: Forschungszentrum Julich GmbH
    Inventors: Stephan Kronholz, Silvia Karthäuser
  • Patent number: 7691468
    Abstract: The invention discloses a device and a method for transferring a predeterminable, high-resolution magnetic design onto a document printed with a magnetic ink, in particular a magnetic optically variable ink. The device comprises a body of a composite permanent-magnetic material, having at least one flat or curved surface engraved with indicia corresponding to the design to be transferred, wherein the said magnetic material is permanently magnetized, preferably in a direction substantially perpendicular to the said surface. The method comprises imprinting or coating a first surface of a sheet or web with a magnetic ink or coating composition, and approaching the imprinted sheet or web to the engraved surface of a body of magnetized composite permanent-magnetic material while the ink is wet, followed by hardening the ink.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2010
    Assignee: SICPA Holding S.A.
    Inventors: Nathalie Benninger, Claude-Alain Despland, Pierre Degott, Edgar Müller
  • Publication number: 20100078065
    Abstract: There is described a process for the production of a multilayer body (4) having an electrically conductive layer (421) arranged on a carrier layer (41), in which there is provided a transfer film (5) having a transfer layer (52) of an electrically conductive polymer. The electrically conductive layer is transferred from the transfer film (5) on to the multilayer body (4). There are also provided a transfer film and a multilayer body produced in accordance with the process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2007
    Publication date: April 1, 2010
    Applicant: LEONHARD KURZ Stiftung & Co., KG
    Inventors: Ulrich Schindler, Walter Lehnberger
  • Publication number: 20100055421
    Abstract: A process for providing an ozone resistant dye-based image, and a resulting image, includes jetting an ink containing the dye onto a microporous media surface to form a dye-based image, and thereafter jetting over at least a portion of the dye-based image a clear ink overcoat comprising a transparent polymeric binder containing dispersed inorganic nano particles, wherein the median equivalent circular diameter of all of the dispersed inorganic particles is in the range of 1 to 500 nm. Color fade due to ozone effects is diminished while maintaining jetability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2008
    Publication date: March 4, 2010
    Inventors: Michael J. Carmody, Thomas B. Brust