Of Silicon Containing (not As Silicon Alloy) Patents (Class 428/446)
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Patent number: 8450854Abstract: The present invention provides an interconnect structure in which a patternable low-k material is employed as an interconnect dielectric material. Specifically, this invention relates to single-damascene and dual-damascene low-k interconnect structures with at least one patternable low-k dielectric. In general terms, the interconnect structure includes at least one patterned and cured low-k dielectric material located on a surface of a substrate. The at least one cured and patterned low-k material has conductively filled regions embedded therein and typically, but not always, includes Si atoms bonded to cyclic rings via oxygen atoms. The present invention also provides a method of forming such interconnect structures in which no separate photoresist is employed in patterning the patterned low-k material.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2010Date of Patent: May 28, 2013Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Qinghuang Lin, Shyng-Tsong Chen
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Publication number: 20130130000Abstract: The invention produces a magnetic receptive polymer film with properties that will adhere to magnets by incorporating magnetic receptive particles in the formulation of the extruded or casted film. Furthermore, by use of the co-extrusion technique, the invention produce a print media in the form of a multilayered polymer film including a magnetic receptive core layer for adhering the film to magnets, and one or more layers attached to either one or both sides of the core layer, wherein at least one outermost surface of the layers is absent or substantially absent of ferromagnetic material and suitable to accept printing.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 14, 2013Publication date: May 23, 2013Inventor: Dayton J. Deetz
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Publication number: 20130130042Abstract: An article for use in aggressive environments is presented. In one embodiment, the article comprises a substrate and a self-sealing and substantially hermetic sealing layer comprising an alkaline-earth aluminosilicate disposed over the bondcoat. The substrate may be any high-temperature material, including, for instance, silicon-bearing ceramics and ceramic matrix composites.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 18, 2013Publication date: May 23, 2013Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANYInventor: General Electric Company
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Publication number: 20130125876Abstract: A method for providing a thermal absorber, which can be used in solar thermal collectors. The method includes a step of depositing on a substrate a first layer having a composition that comprises titanium, aluminium, nitrogen, and one of following elements: silicon, yttrium, cerium, and chromium. The method further optionally includes a step of depositing a second layer deposited on the first layer, the second layer having a composition including titanium, aluminium, nitrogen, oxygen and one of the elements of silicon, yttrium, cerium, and chromium, and a step of depositing a third layer having a composition including titanium, aluminium, silicon, nitrogen, and oxygen, the third layer being a top layer of the thermal absorber.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2010Publication date: May 23, 2013Applicant: SAVO-SOLAR OYInventors: Martin Andritschky, Luis Manuel Fernandes Rebouta, Kaj A. Pischow
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Publication number: 20130127332Abstract: The teachings are generally directed to phosphors having combination coatings with multifunctional characteristics that increase the performance and/or reliability of the phosphor. The teachings include highly reliable phosphors having coatings that contain more than one inorganic component, more than one layer, more than one thicknesses, more than one combination of layers or thicknesses, a gradient-interface between components, a primer thickness or layer to inhibit or prevent leaching of phosphor components into the coatings, a sealant layer to inhibit or prevent entry of moisture or oxygen from the environment, a mixed composition layer as a sealant and multifunctional combination coatings.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 7, 2012Publication date: May 23, 2013Applicant: Intematix CorporationInventor: Intematix Corporation
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Patent number: 8445098Abstract: A reflective article, such as a solar mirror, includes a highly transparent substrate having a first major surface and a second major surface. At least one reflective coating is formed over at least a portion of one of the surfaces, e.g., the second major surface (or, alternatively, the first major surface). The reflective coating includes at least one metallic layer. An encapsulation structure can be formed over at least a portion of the second reflective coating.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2008Date of Patent: May 21, 2013Assignee: PPG Industries Ohio, Inc.Inventors: Paul A. Medwick, Andrew V. Wagner, Gary J. Marietti
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Patent number: 8447214Abstract: To provide a charging member to the surface of which any toners and so forth can be kept from adhering and which can exhibit a stable charging performance. The charging member has a substrate, an elastic layer and a surface layer; the surface layer containing a high-molecular compound having an Si—O—B linkage and having a constitutional unit represented by the following formula (1) and a constitutional unit represented by the following formula (2).Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2012Date of Patent: May 21, 2013Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Yuya Tomomizu, Noriaki Kuroda, Noriko Nagamine
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Publication number: 20130122312Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an optical panel, and more particularly, to a stack-up structure of an optical panel and the manufacturing method thereof, wherein the stack-up structure comprises: a first laminating element, which has a first laminating face; and a first protective layer, which is formed on the first laminating face of the first laminating element for flattening the first laminating face. The present disclosure allows a protective layer to be coated on a surface of a laminate to overcome unevenness problem on the surface of the laminating element, thereby avoiding generation of bubbles and enhancing the yield of products.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 6, 2012Publication date: May 16, 2013Inventors: Zhijun She, Yau-Chen Jiang, Pingping Huang, Zhixiong Cai
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Patent number: 8439884Abstract: The present invention relates to a component (1) making it easier to fasten a stoma bandage (6) to skin. According to the invention, the component comprises a plastic film (2) coated with a layer (3) of a soft and skin-compatible silicone elastomer which adheres to skin. The component also has a through-opening (4) intended to be applied around a stoma.Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 2006Date of Patent: May 14, 2013Assignee: Molnlycke Health Care ABInventors: Tomas Fabo, Bengt Soderstrom, Anna Svensby
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Publication number: 20130115423Abstract: The present invention provides a gas barrier film having high barrier properties, folding/bending resistance and smoothness and excellent cutting suitability, and also provides an organic photoelectric conversion element equipped with the gas barrier film. The gas barrier film is characterized by having a gas barrier layer unit (5) on a side face of at least one surface of a base material (2), wherein the gas barrier layer unit (5) comprises a first barrier layer (3) formed by a chemical vapor deposition method and a second barrier layer (4) formed by applying a silicon compound onto the first barrier layer (3) to form a coating film and modifying the coating film, and wherein the second barrier layer (4) has an unmodified region (4B) on a side facing the base material and a modified region (4A) on a side facing the front layer of the film.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 7, 2011Publication date: May 9, 2013Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA HOLDINGS, INC.Inventors: Hiromoto Ii, Satoshi Ito, Makoto Honda, Kiyoshi Oishi, Issei Suzuki
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Patent number: 8435640Abstract: In the case of a metal-ceramic substrate with a multilayered ceramic material in sheet form, and with at least one metallization that is provided on one surface side of the ceramic material and is joined to be ceramic material by direct bonding or active soldering, the ceramic material has at least one inner layer or base layer of a silicon nitride ceramic. The surface side of the ceramic material that is provided with the at least one metallization is formed by an intermediate layer of an oxidic ceramic applied to the base layer.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2006Date of Patent: May 7, 2013Assignee: Curamik Electronics GmbHInventor: Jürgen Schulz-Harder
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Patent number: 8431253Abstract: A polymer-assisted deposition process for deposition of epitaxial cubic metal nitride films and the like is presented. The process includes solutions of one or more metal precursor and soluble polymers having binding properties for the one or more metal precursor. After a coating operation, the resultant coating is heated at high temperatures under a suitable atmosphere to yield metal nitride films and the like. Such films can be used as templates for the development of high quality cubic GaN based electronic devices.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2009Date of Patent: April 30, 2013Assignee: Los Alamos National Security, LLCInventors: Anthony K. Burrell, Thomas Mark McCleskey, Quanxi Jia, Alexander H. Mueller, Hongmei Luo
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Patent number: 8431228Abstract: The invention relates to a ceramic component comprising a surface which is resistant to hot gas, and a method for the production thereof. Said ceramic component comprises a ceramic body and a surface which is resistant to hot gas. According to the invention, the surface which is resistant to hot gas is provided with a poorly reactive mineral coating.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2006Date of Patent: April 30, 2013Assignee: Siemens AktiengesellschaftInventor: Holger Grote
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Publication number: 20130100976Abstract: In one general embodiment, a thin film structure includes a substrate; a first corrosion barrier layer above the substrate; a reflective layer above the first corrosion barrier layer, wherein the reflective layer comprises at least one repeating set of sub-layers, wherein one of the sub-layers of each set of sub-layers being of a corrodible material; and a second corrosion barrier layer above the reflective layer. In another general embodiment, a system includes an optical element having a thin film structure as recited above; and an image capture or spectrometer device. In a further general embodiment, a laser according to one embodiment includes a light source and the thin film structure as recited above.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2011Publication date: April 25, 2013Applicant: LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL SECURITY, LLCInventors: Regina Soufli, Monica Fernandez-Perea, Jeff C. Robinson
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Publication number: 20130101830Abstract: Disclosed is a process for electrophoretic deposition of colloidal suspensions of nanoparticles, especially from aprotic solvents, onto a variety of substrates. The process provides chemical additives that can be used to improve thin films deposited from colloidal suspensions by increasing the rate of deposition and the smoothness of the deposited film. In this process, a chemical additive is used to improve the properties of the deposited thin films. The chemical additive comprises a redox couple, an organometallic complex, a metallocene, a ferrocene, or a nickelocene. The colloidal suspension can be composed of semiconductor, metal or ceramic nanoparticles suspended in an aprotic polar solvent such as acetone, acetonitrile, or pyridine. The process also improves the properties of thin films deposited from protic solvents. The particles have at least one dimension ranging from 0.1 nanometers (nm) to 500 nm.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2012Publication date: April 25, 2013Inventors: Kevin V. Hagedorn, Bing Liu
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Publication number: 20130101831Abstract: A multi-layer paper-based packaging material is provided that has adequate barrier properties. At least one surface of the paper is smoothed and then a barrier layer is applied. The paper can also include optional primer and heat-seal layers.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 20, 2011Publication date: April 25, 2013Applicant: FRITO-LAY NORTH AMERICA, INC.Inventors: Anthony Robert KNOERZER, Kenneth Scott LAVERDURE, Todd Michael FAYNE
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Publication number: 20130101854Abstract: The invention relates to process for the treatment of a hydrophobic surface by a liquid film comprising an aqueous phase comprising the coating of said surface by the liquid whose aqueous phase comprises an effective amount of an agent of modification of the properties of surface and an active agent.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2012Publication date: April 25, 2013Applicant: Rhodia OperationsInventors: Jean Christophe CASTAING, Ashwin Rao
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Publication number: 20130101782Abstract: A composition comprising at least one of a surfactant, and at least one of a nonfluorinated soil resist agent, and at least one of a stain resist agent, said composition further optionally comprising an inorganic oxide; a method of imparting surface effects to substrates contacted therewith; and the resulting treated substrates.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 4, 2012Publication date: April 25, 2013Applicant: E I DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANYInventor: E I DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
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Patent number: 8426028Abstract: A sensor that includes a) a silicon (Si) substrate having a surface; and b) a monolayer of oligoethylene glycol (OEG) bonded to the surface via silicon-carbon bonds. Regions of the OEG monolayer distal to the surface are functionalized with a ligand serving as a recognition element for a bioanalyte. The ligand is covalently bonded in these regions as a cycloadduct of a 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reaction. A method of making a silicon surface that recognizes a biological specimen includes 1) hydrosilylating with a mixture that includes an oligoethylene glycol (OEG) substituted with an alkene at one end of the OEG and capped at the opposing end of the OEG and an oligoethylene glycol (OEG) substituted with an alkene at one end of the OEG and an alkyne having a protecting group at the opposing end of the OEG and 2) removing the protecting group from the alkyne; and 3) reacting the alkyne with a reagent in a 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2008Date of Patent: April 23, 2013Assignee: University of HoustonInventors: Chengzhi Cai, Chin Ming Yam, Jianhua Gu
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Publication number: 20130095306Abstract: A method, apparatus and material produced thereby in an amorphous or crystalline form having multiple elements with a uniform molecular distribution of elements at the molecular level.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 13, 2012Publication date: April 18, 2013Inventor: L. Pierre de Rochemont
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Publication number: 20130092239Abstract: Disclosed is a method of manufacturing a gas barrier film possessing a substrate in the form of a belt and provided thereon, a gas barrier layer containing silicon oxide, possessing a coating step in which a coating solution comprising a polysilazane compound is coated on the substrate to form a coating film, and a UV radiation exposure step in which the coating film is exposed to the vacuum UV radiation emitted from the plural light sources facing the substrate while moving the substrate on which the coating film is formed relatively to the plural light sources, the plural light sources each exhibiting even illuminance along a width direction of the substrate to form a gas barrier layer, and provided is a method of manufacturing a gas barrier film by which the gas barrier film suitable for production coupled with roll-to-roll system, exhibiting excellent gas barrier performance can be prepared.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2011Publication date: April 18, 2013Applicant: Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc.Inventor: Takahiro Mori
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Publication number: 20130095275Abstract: A lining and a related method for extending the period during which a line leg, such as a pipeline in a fireproofing installation, remains below a critical temperature are described. The lining includes, for example, a binding agent, endothermically degradable fillers and/or other fillers, if applicable. The method includes a wrapped line leg with the lining on both sides for wall feedthroughs and/or above the feedthrough opening for ceiling feedthroughs directly after the bulkheading of a feedthrough opening in a fireproofing installation. The heat removal from or the cooling of a line leg can be supported easily and applied on-site in such a way that even line legs with good thermal conductivity can achieve a high T-rating value in the fire test.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2012Publication date: April 18, 2013Inventor: Herbert Munzenberger
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Publication number: 20130095332Abstract: The invention relates to a process for applying a liquid UV-curable primer sealant to natural stone tiles and related articles followed immediately by the exposure to a requisite amount of low intensity UVA-type UV radiation to partially cure the primer sealant. The partial curing, or pre-setting, of the primer sealant enables control of the ultimate depth of penetration of the primer sealer into the natural stone tiles and natural stone articles of which many examples are quite porous. Because the low level UV irradiation is instantaneous after the primer sealant application the level of primer sealant penetration into the natural stone surface is regulated. The pre-curing of the primer sealant is conducted to intentionally solidify or immobilize the sealant that has actually penetrated into the natural stone surface. The uppermost layers of the primer sealant are left in a semi-liquid or uncured state to allow for wetting and intermingling by the top sealant once it is applied.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 4, 2012Publication date: April 18, 2013Applicant: QUESTECH CORPORATIONInventor: Questech Corporation
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Publication number: 20130093146Abstract: To form an electrostatic chuck, a bonding sheet is applied onto the upper surface of a cooling plate and then the cooling plate is placed in a vacuum dryer at a pressure of 2,000 Pa or less for a pre-bake treatment at 120° C. to 130° C. for 15 to 40 hours, followed by natural cooling. A plate is then stacked on the bonding sheet so that the lower surface of the plate is aligned with the upper surface of the bonding sheet, which is applied onto the cooling plate. The resulting stacked body is placed in a heat-resistant resin bag, and is then placed in an autoclave and treated together for several hours under pressure and heat.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2012Publication date: April 18, 2013Applicant: NGK INSULATORS, LTD.Inventor: NGK INSULATORS, LTD.
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Publication number: 20130094186Abstract: The present invention aims to provide a surface-treated phosphor having high dispersibility and capable of significantly enhancing moisture resistance without deteriorating the fluorescence properties, and a method for producing the surface-treated phosphor. The surface-treated phosphor includes: a phosphor body; and a surface treatment layer containing at least one specific element selected from elements of the third to sixth groups of the periodic table, and fluorine, the phosphor body having the surface treatment layer on the surface thereof, wherein, when a cross section of the surface treatment layer is subjected to a thickness-wise elemental distribution analysis by a combination of an electron microscopic analysis and an energy-dispersive X-ray element analysis, a peak indicating the maximum content of the specific element appears nearer to the surface than a peak indicating the maximum fluorine content.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 17, 2011Publication date: April 18, 2013Applicant: Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd.Inventors: Ren-de Sun, Yasuhiro Nakatani, Takahiro Oomura, Mitsuru Tanikawa, Takashi Watanabe
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Publication number: 20130089729Abstract: A peelable light conversion luminescent film consisting of a substrate and a light conversion coating layer thereon is provided. The light conversion coating layer consists of a fluorescent material, a two-component silicone resin, a diluent and an adjuvant. The substrate is a fluorine-containing polyester film which can be easily peeled off from the light conversion coating layer when using the light conversion film. The fluorine-containing polyester film can function as a substrate and as a protective film. The fluorine-containing polyester film can be easily peeled off to avoid the deformation of light conversion coating layer. After the peeling off from the fluorine-containing polyester film, the light refraction is reduced and the luminescent efficiency is increased.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 20, 2010Publication date: April 11, 2013Applicant: DALIAN LUMINGLIGHT CO., LTD.Inventors: Zhiguo Xiao, Maolong Li, Ying Chang, Yulong Sui, Xingjian Dai, Yuening Wu, Hongwei Zhang
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Publication number: 20130089720Abstract: An environmental barrier coating comprises at least one transition layer made from a transition layer slurry comprising from about 1 wt % to about 99.9 wt % water, from about 0.1 wt % to about 72 wt % primary transition material, from about 0.1 wt % to about 25 wt % slurry sintering aid, optionally, any one or more of an outer layer made from an outer layer slurry comprising from about 1 wt % to about 99.9 wt % water and from about 0.1 wt % to about 72 wt % primary outer material, and a compliant layer made from a compliant layer slurry comprising from about 1 wt % to about 99.9 wt % water and from about 0.1 wt % to about 72 wt % primary compliant material.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 28, 2012Publication date: April 11, 2013Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANYInventor: General Electric Company
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Patent number: 8415010Abstract: A nano-imprint lithography stack includes a nano-imprint lithography substrate, a non-silicon-containing layer solidified from a first polymerizable, non-silicon-containing composition, and a silicon-containing layer solidified from a polymerizable silicon-containing composition adhered to a surface of the non-silicon-containing layer. The non-silicon-containing layer is adhered directly or through one or more intervening layers to the nano-imprint lithography substrate. The silicon-containing layer includes a silsesquioxane with a general formula (R?(4-2z)SiOz)x(HOSiO1.5)y, wherein R? is a hydrocarbon group or two or more different hydrocarbon groups other than methyl, 1<z<2, and x and y are integers.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2009Date of Patent: April 9, 2013Assignee: Molecular Imprints, Inc.Inventors: Weijun Liu, Frank Y. Xu
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Patent number: 8415419Abstract: To provide a hydrophilic coating composition excellent in hydrophilicity, wear resistance, transparency, storage stability, antifogging properties, antifouling properties, visible light transmittivity, adhesion properties, chemical resistance, weather resistance, and water resistance and a hydrophilic member using the composition. The hydrophilic coating composition has (A) a ternary copolymer having a1) a repeating unit having a hydrophilic group, a2) a repeating unit having a hydroxyl group, an epoxy group, an isocyanato group, a blocked isocyanato group, a carboxylic acid anhydride group, or an amino group, and a3) a repeating unit having a hydrolyzable silyl group; and (B) a metal complex catalyst, wherein a content of the repeating unit a1) having a hydrophilic group is 50 mol % or greater.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2008Date of Patent: April 9, 2013Assignee: FUJIFILM CorporationInventors: Sumiaki Yamasaki, Satoshi Tanaka, Yuichiro Murayama, Yoshiaki Kondo
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Patent number: 8414956Abstract: A medicinal inhalation device having a non-metal coating applied by plasma deposition under ion bombardment conditions.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2008Date of Patent: April 9, 2013Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties CompanyInventors: Philip A. Jinks, Moses M. David, Rudolf J. Dams
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Publication number: 20130078451Abstract: A nano-particle coated genuine leather floor including genuine leather, a leather pigment, and nano-powder. The nano-powder is a mixture of nano-silver and sub-nanometer SiO2 with a weight ratio of 1:33 to 1:5. The nano-powder is added into the leather pigment and the resulting mixture is coated on genuine leather. The nano-particle coated genuine leather floor has high degree of wear resistance, moisture resistance, good antibacterial property, and long service lifetime.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2011Publication date: March 28, 2013Inventor: Ruofei ZHANG
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Publication number: 20130075632Abstract: A superhydrophobic electromagnetic field shielding material includes a curable resin and a carbon material, the superhydrophobic electromagnetic field shielding material including at least two depression patterns on an exposed surface. The at least two depression patterns may include a first depression pattern including a plurality of grooves having a same shape and a second depression pattern including a plurality of grooves having a same shape. The carbon material may be about 3 wt % to about 20 wt % based on the total weight of the superhydrophobic electromagnetic field shielding material.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2012Publication date: March 28, 2013Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Eun-Hyoung Cho, Jin Seung Sohn, Sung Hoon Park, Chang Youl Moon, Ha Jin Kim
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Publication number: 20130071560Abstract: Compositions for use in microelectronic applications: Ra comprises one or more multiple bonds, provided that, if Ra comprises more than one multiple bond, these multiple bonds are not in a conjugated configuration; and R1, R2, R3 are independently selected from alkoxyl, hydroxyl, halide, OC(O)R, OC(O)OR, wherein R is alkyl or a substituted alkyl; and Rb is selected from H or a saturated group comprising alkyl, alkylene, or alkylidene; and R4, R5, R6 are independently alkoxyl, hydroxyl, halide, OC(O)R, OC(O)OR, wherein R is alkyl or a substituted alkyl; and Rc comprises more than one multiple bond, and these multiple bonds are in a conjugated configuration; and R7, R8, R9 are independently alkoxyl, hydroxyl, halide, OC(O)R, OC(O)OR, wherein R is alkyl or a substituted alkyl; and R10, R11, R12, R13 are independently alkoxyl, hydroxyl, halide, OC(O)R, OC(O)OR, wherein R is alkyl or a substituted alkyl.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2012Publication date: March 21, 2013Applicants: Rohm and Haas Electronic Materials LLC, Dow Global Technologies LLCInventors: Yuanqiao Rao, Robert L. Auger, John D. Weaver, Paul J. Popa, Roxanne M. Jenkins, Christopher P. Sullivan, Jessica P. Evans, Cecilia W. Kiarie, Yasmin N. Srivastava, Jeffrey L. Fenton, JR.
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Publication number: 20130071670Abstract: The invention provides for A method for producing pure phase strontium ruthenium oxide films, the method comprising solubilizing ruthenium-containing and strontium-containing compounds to create a mixture; subjecting the mixture to a first temperature above that necessary for forming RuO2 while simultaneously preventing formation of RuO2; maintaining the first temperature for a time to remove organic compounds from the mixture, thereby forming a substantially dry film; and subjecting the film to a second temperature for time sufficient to crystallize the film. Also provided is pure phase material comprising strontium ruthenium oxide wherein the material contains no RuO2.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 20, 2011Publication date: March 21, 2013Applicant: UCHICAGO ARGONNE, LLCInventors: Manoj Narayanan, Beihai Ma, Uthamalingam Balachandran, Stephen Dorris
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Publication number: 20130071671Abstract: Disclosed is a silicon nitride film for a semiconductor element, wherein changes of film stress of the silicon nitride film are suppressed, said silicon nitride film being formed by applying bias power. Also disclosed are a method and an apparatus for manufacturing the silicon nitride film. The silicon nitride film, which is formed on a substrate (19) by plasma processing, and which is to be used in the semiconductor element, has a structure wherein a biased SiN film (31) formed by applying bias to the substrate (19) is sandwiched between an unbiased SiN film (32a) and an unbiased SiN film (32b), which are formed by not applying bias to the substrate (19).Type: ApplicationFiled: May 11, 2011Publication date: March 21, 2013Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Seiji Nishikawa, Hidetaka Kafuku
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Patent number: 8398796Abstract: A method of green joining ceramic components is disclosed, particularly for use in forming a discharge body for a ceramic metal halide lamp. The process includes providing a first green ceramic component having a male joining surface, and providing a second green ceramic component having a female joining surface dimensioned to matingly receive the first component. The first and second green ceramic components are assembled along the joining surfaces, the assembled components are uniformly heated to join the first and second components. The joined components are next cooled in a cooling bath that uniformly cools the joined components. Thereafter, the joined green part may be inserted in the furnace for debindering and sintering.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2007Date of Patent: March 19, 2013Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Glenn H. Kuenzler, Thomas J. Boyle, Michael Vincent Yee, Brian Danison
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Patent number: 8399089Abstract: A nanomaterial based admixture improves the fire retardancy of foam-based GFRC material to a minimum of 3 hours, creating Nano GFRC. A dispersion of nanoclay in water is prepared by heating water to 80-90 ° C., adding the desired amount of nanoclay and stirring with a magnetic stirrer for 30-45 minutes, producing a stable and uniform dispersion. Concrete is made by mixing sand, acryl, water, nanoclay solution, and cement in a bucket, adding enough water reducer to thin the mixture enough to stir, adding fibers, and mixing the composite using a rotor for about 10 minutes. Polystyrene foam is sandwiched with the prepared mixture on all sides to make the concrete. This resulting concrete is lightweight and strong, reduces CO and CO2 emissions by a factor of three compared to standard GFRC, and shows dramatic improvement in fire retardant properties.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2008Date of Patent: March 19, 2013Assignee: Oceanit Laboratories, IncInventors: Vinod P. Veedu, Ian Kitajima
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Patent number: 8399099Abstract: The present invention relates to cationically and radically curable coating compositions for coating a surface. The coating compositions consist essentially of a radically or cationically curable monomer, and a metal salt. The metal salt is chosen so that it is reduced at the surface to be coated, and where the standard reduction potential of the metal salt is greater than the standard reduction potential of the surface, and where when the composition is placed in contact with the surface, the metal salt of the composition is reduced at the surface, thereby initiating cure of the curable component in the compositions. Redox mediated cure of the coating compositions results in a coating or film on the surface. The invention also provides for functionalization of surfaces. Cross-linking of the coating occurs directly on the surface.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2009Date of Patent: March 19, 2013Assignee: Henkel Ireland LimitedInventors: David Farrell, Ciaran B. McArdle, Michael Doherty
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Patent number: 8401425Abstract: Provided is a charging member capable of suppressing adhesion of toner or the like to a surface. The charging member comprises: a support; an elastic layer; and a surface layer, and the surface layer contains a polymer having an Si—O—Sr bond and having a structural unit represented by the following formula (1) and a structural unit represented by the following formula (2).Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2012Date of Patent: March 19, 2013Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Noriaki Kuroda, Noriko Nagamine
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Patent number: 8399101Abstract: Disclosed is a toughened poly(hydroxyalkanoic acid) resin composition comprising poly(hydroxyalkanoic acid) and an impact modifier comprising a core/shell polymer that does not comprise a vinyl aromatic comonomer, having a refractive index not greater than 1.5; wherein the core comprises elastomer and the shell comprises non-elastomeric polymer. Also disclosed are packaging materials and packaged products comprising the composition.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2006Date of Patent: March 19, 2013Assignee: E I du Pont de Nemours and CompanyInventors: Benjamin Andrew Smillie, Julius Uradnisheck
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Publication number: 20130065067Abstract: Provided is a process for producing a ceramic for a heat-radiating member. The process includes providing as a raw material an alumina powder having an alumina (Al2O3) content of at least 99.5 mass % and an average particle size of from 0.2 to 1 ?m, and granulating the powder into a granular form ranging from 50 to 100 ?m, pressing the raw material which has been obtained in the granulation step and which includes granular alumina, and heating a green compact in an air atmosphere at a firing temperature of from 1,480 to 1,600° C. to obtain a sintered body. Also provided is a process for producing a ceramic for a heat-radiating member, the ceramic being a sintered alumina body which has high thermal conductivity, efficient heat dissipation, excellent mechanical strength and thermal shock resistance and which is usable for cooling applications at heat generating areas of electronic devices and equipment.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 30, 2011Publication date: March 14, 2013Inventors: Takeo Nishimura, Nobuyuki Ishida
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Publication number: 20130065066Abstract: A coated substrate having a surface containing at least one active species such as an oxide to which is bonded at least one amorphous phospho-alumina layer containing an aluminum to phosphorus atomic ratio of about 0.2 to about 0.8 is bonded to at least one further amorphous phospho-alumina layer containing an aluminum to phosphorus atomic ratio of at least about 1.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 10, 2011Publication date: March 14, 2013Applicant: APPLIED THIN FILMS, INC.Inventors: Sankar Sambasivan, Vikram Sharad Kaul
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Publication number: 20130057952Abstract: The invention relates to a substrate made of an aluminium-silicon alloy or crystalline silicon to which a polishable layer is applied and also to a metal mirror which comprises this substrate. Furthermore, the invention relates to a method for the production of metal mirrors and also the use of the metal mirror according to the invention.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 9, 2010Publication date: March 7, 2013Applicant: FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FORDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V.Inventors: Stefan Risse, Andreas Gebhardt, Thomas Peschel, Wieland Stockl
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Publication number: 20130059096Abstract: A method of treating, reducing, or inhibiting biofilm formation by bacteria, the method comprising: contacting an article with a composition comprising an effective amount of a D-amino acid, said composition being essentially free of the corresponding L-amino acid, thereby treating, reducing or inhibiting formation of the biofilm, wherein the D-amino acid is selected from the group consisting of D-alanine, D-cysteine, D-aspartic acid, D-glutamic acid, D-histidine, D-isoleucine, D-lysine, D-leucine, D-asparagine, D-proline, D-glutamine, D-arginine, D-serine, D-threonine, D-valine, D-tryptophan, D-tyrosine, and a combination thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 10, 2011Publication date: March 7, 2013Applicant: President and Fellows of Harvard CollegeInventors: Richard Losick, Jon Clardy, Roberto Kolter, Illana Kolodkin-Gal, Diego Romero, Shugeng Cao
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Publication number: 20130052467Abstract: A coating composition comprising a hardenable film-former and at least 0.5 weight percent of an oxidizing agent sufficient to decolorize a stain on the film-former is disclosed, wherein the oxidizing agent comprises hydrogen peroxide, hypochlorite, and organo-chlorine bleaches and will at least partially decolorize a plurality of stains when applied to the hardened coating, allowed to stand for one hour at room temperature, and evaluated by visual observation of the stain under average overhead fluorescent illumination. The oxidizing agent is not consumed as a catalyst or initiator to polymerize or otherwise cause a reaction in the floor coating before it is applied and before it has hardened. A composition of the invention may include from about 0.8 to about 5 weight percent oxidizing agent and the film-former forms a hardened film resistant to rinsing with tap water.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2011Publication date: February 28, 2013Inventors: Kim R. Smith, Erik C. Olson
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Publication number: 20130052897Abstract: Some embodiments herein are directed to a thermoplastic composite structure having at least one structural layer of fiber-reinforced thermoplastic resin and at least one toughening layer adjacent to a surface of the structural layer. The toughening layer is configured to create an interlaminar region in a composite laminate and may take the form of a polymer film, a woven or non-woven fibrous material free particles, a polymer layer or non-woven veil with toughening particles dispersed therein, metal mesh or toll.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 7, 2012Publication date: February 28, 2013Applicant: CYTEC TECHNOLOGY CORP.Inventors: Scott Alfred Rogers, James Francis Pratte
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Publication number: 20130051429Abstract: The present invention provides (A) an electronic part including a metal part combined with a non-metal part so as to cover the non-metal part, which electronic part can be assembled (i) with excellent workability, (ii) without requiring a high-temperature condition, and (iii) in a short period of time and (B) a method for manufacturing the electronic part. An electronic part (10) in accordance with the present invention includes (I) a non-metal part (11) and (II) a metal part (14) covering a covered region (11b) provided on a surface of the non-metal part (11). The covered region (11b) and the metal part (14) are combined together via an adhesive layer (12) provided by curing an ultraviolet anaerobic curing adhesive containing a photopolymerization initiator and organic peroxide.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 21, 2011Publication date: February 28, 2013Applicant: OMRON CORPORATIONInventors: Naoki Masutani, Seiji Nakajima, Tomohiro Fukuhara, Akio Sumiya, Kazuyoshi Nishikawa
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Publication number: 20130052468Abstract: A method of making a mirror from a single crystal blank may include fine grinding top and bottom surfaces of the blank to be parallel. The blank may then be heat treated to near its melting temperature. An optical surface may be created on an optical side of the blank. A protector may be bonded to the optical surface. With the protector in place, the blank may be light weighted by grinding a non-optical surface of the blank using computer controlled grinding. The light weighting may include creating a structure having a substantially minimum mass necessary to maintain distortion of the mirror within a preset limit. A damaged layer of the non-optical surface caused by light weighting may be removed with an isotropic etch and/or repaired by heat treatment. If an oxide layer is present, the entire blank may then be etched using, for example, hydrofluoric acid. A reflecting coating may be deposited on the optical surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2011Publication date: February 28, 2013Applicant: UNITED OF AMERICA AS REPRESENTED BY THE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE NATIONAL AEInventor: VINCENT T. BLY
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Publication number: 20130045387Abstract: There is provided a coating composition comprising nonspherical nanoparticles; spherical nanoparticles; optionally hydrophilic groups and optional an surfactant; and a liquid medium comprising water and no greater than 30 wt % organic solvent, if present, based on the total weight of liquid medium, where at least a portion of the nonspherical nanoparticles or at least a portion of the spherical nanoparticles comprises functional groups attached to their surface through chemical bonds, wherein the functional groups comprise at least one group selected from the group consisting of epoxy group, amine group, hydroxyl, olefin, alkyne, (meth) acrylato, mercapto group, or combinations thereof. There is also provided a method for modifying a substrate surface using the coating composition and articles made therefrom.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2011Publication date: February 21, 2013Applicant: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANYInventors: Yiwen Chu, Zhigang Yu, Naiyong Jing, Rui Pan
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Publication number: 20130045382Abstract: Described are improved x-ray and gamma ray radiation protective compositions, fibers, and clothing. Also described are methods for producing lightweight, radiation-shielding, protective textiles for protecting the human body and/or methods of producing radiation-shielding coating materials that can be used for coating textiles.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 10, 2012Publication date: February 21, 2013Applicant: Hologenix, LLCInventors: David Dru HORINEK, Max E. Foumberg