Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
427560000 | Sonic or ultrasonic (e.g., cleaning or removing material from substrate, etc.) | 29 |
20090017225 | DELIVERY SYSTEMS FOR DELIVERING FUNCTIONAL COMPOUNDS TO SUBSTRATES AND PROCESSES OF USING THE SAME - Delivery systems for incorporating functional compounds into substrates for use in various consumer products are disclosed. Specifically, the delivery system includes a carrier component comprising an ultrasonically energized and electrically charged adsorbent and one or more functional compounds. The ultrasonically energized and electrically charged adsorbent can adsorb the desired functional compounds and bind the functional compounds to the surface of the substrate. | 01-15-2009 |
20090186166 | Method for Coating a Metallic Component - A method is described for coating a surface of a metallic component of a valve device for controlling and regulating a fluid volume flow, in particular of an injector housing, using a corrosion protection layer, which is cleaned prior to the coating process and dried after the coating process. The corrosion protection layer is produced by wetting the surface using an aqueous solution containing monomeric silane derivatives, the monomers forming polymers during drying of the component subsequent to wetting. | 07-23-2009 |
20090191359 | ZnS/Zn(O,OH) S-based buffer layer deposition for solar cells - The invention provides CBD ZnS/Zn(O,OH)S and spray deposited ZnS/Zn(O,OH)S buffer layers prepared from a solution of zinc salt, thiourea and ammonium hydroxide dissolved in a non-aqueous/aqueous solvent mixture or in 100% non-aqueous solvent. Non-aqueous solvents useful in the invention include methanol, isopropanol and triethyl-amine. One-step deposition procedures are described for CIS, CIGS and other solar cell devices. | 07-30-2009 |
20100015355 | METHOD FOR MAKING A MICROPOROUS MEMBRANE - A method for making a microporous membrane comprises the steps of: providing a plurality of carbon nanotubes having a hollow interior diameter of 20 Angstroms or less; sonicating the plurality of carbon nanotubes utilizing a solution comprising deionized, distilled water and a surfactant that coats at least one of the plurality of carbon nanotubes; collecting the coated carbon nanotubes; forming a matrix that supports the plurality of carbon nanotubes; embedding the coated carbon nanotubes into the matrix; rinsing the coated nanotubes to remove at least a portion of the surfactant; curing the nanotube-matrix assembly; and cutting the nanotube-matrix assembly to a particular thickness so as to open the ends of the embedded nanotubes. The hollow interiors of the plurality of embedded carbon nanotubes comprise the pores of the microporous membrane. | 01-21-2010 |
20100136259 | Cementitious Board Manufacture - A method of accelerating the setting reaction of calcium sulphate hemihydrate and water comprises the steps of mixing water and calcium sulphate hemihydrate to produce a slurry, adding an accelerator to said mixture, and applying ultrasonic energy to said mixture. Application of ultrasound to the plaster slurry accelerates crystallization and thus reduces the setting time. A further benefit is reduced density of the wall boards. | 06-03-2010 |
20100159155 | Mining Component Coating Process - A process for coating a mining component comprising processing the mining component within an ultrasonic frequency within the range of from about 25 KHz to about 40 KHz. | 06-24-2010 |
20100183824 | METHOD OF FABRICATING FLEXIBLE FILM - A method of fabricating a flexible film is provided. The method includes opening an imide ring on a polyimide film; applying a catalyst to the polyimide film; removing tin from the catalyst; forming a first metal film on the polyimide film; drying the polyimide film having the first metal film at a temperature of 110-200° C.; and forming a second metal film on the first metal film. According to the method, it is possible to fabricate a flexible film without a requirement of an adhesive layer and thus provide a flexible film with excellent physical properties such as excellent plating properties, high adhesive strength, high heat resistance, high drug resistance, excellent migration properties and high folding endurance. | 07-22-2010 |
20100247802 | METHOD FOR MAKING DEVICE HOUSING - A method for making device housing comprises: providing a transparent film; forming a coating on one surface of the film by printing ink containing metal powder on the film and ultrasonically treating the coating; and molding a substrate onto the coating. | 09-30-2010 |
20110059268 | Methods of Forming Porous Coatings on Substrates - Methods of forming porous coatings on substrates. Methods of forming porous coatings include preparing a binder, applying the binder to a substrate to form a binder layer, applying a coating material to the binder layer to form a coating material layer, and sintering the coated substrate. In some examples, preparing a binder includes mixing together metal particles including titanium hydride or cobalt disilicide, a polymer including polybutene or poly-isobutylene, a brazing agent, and methyl cellulose. In some examples, the coating material includes titanium or cobalt. Applying the binder may include spray coating the binder onto the substrate. | 03-10-2011 |
20120040106 | APPARATUS FOR IMPREGNATING A FIBER MATERIAL WITH A RESIN AND METHODS FOR FORMING A FIBER-REINFORCED PLASTIC PART - A method for forming a fiber-reinforced plastic part is provided. The method includes providing a mold, providing a vibration generator, placing a fiber material in the mold, infusing the fiber material with a resin while the fiber material and/or the resin are exposed to vibrations, and curing the resin. | 02-16-2012 |
20120321816 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LEVELING INKS - Methods for leveling phase change gel inks are disclosed. More particularly, the methods employ ultrasound irradiation to level the phase change gel inks in a non-contact manner. Phase change gel inks are relatively new inks characterized by being a gel-like consistency at room temperature and a low viscosity liquid at an elevated temperature for jetting on a substrate. Due to these unique properties, conventional methods of leveling gel inks have failed. Also disclosed are systems which implement the methods described herein. | 12-20-2012 |
20130122218 | CERAMIC SPRAYED MEMBER, MAKING METHOD, ABRASIVE MEDIUM FOR USE THEREWITH - A ceramic sprayed member comprises a substrate and a ceramic sprayed coating thereon. Splats have been removed from the surface of the sprayed coating, typically by blasting. The ceramic sprayed member with improved plasma resistance mitigates particle contamination of wafers and enables stable manufacture when used in a halogen plasma process for semiconductor fabrication or the like. | 05-16-2013 |
20130122219 | ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE POLYMER FILLER CONTAINING CARBON NANOTUBE ENCLOSED WITH THERMOPLATIC RESIN LAYER AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - An electrically conductive polymer filler for preparing electrically conductive plastics and a preparation method thereof. More specifically, the invention relates to an electrically conductive polymer filler comprising carbon nanotube (CNT) microcapsules including carbon nanotubes encapsulated with a thermoplastic resin layer, and to a preparation method and an electrically conductive thermoplastic resin comprising the electrically conductive polymer filler. | 05-16-2013 |
20130243973 | APPLICATION OF CARBON NANOTUBES ON AGGLOMERATES OF ORE FINES TO INCREASE THE MECHANICAL STRENGTH THEREOF - An application of carbon nanotubes on agglomerates of ore fines to increase the mechanical strength is provided. A process for the preparation of ore agglomerates having enhanced mechanical strength by the application of the carbon nanotubes is also provided. | 09-19-2013 |
20130243974 | METHOD OF PREPARING NICKEL-COATED NANOCARBON - A method of preparing a nickel-coated nanocarbon using electroless plating is provided. The method includes washing a nanocarbon with a solvent or thermally-oxidizing the nanocarbon to remove impurities from the nanocarbon, immersing the washed or thermally-oxidized nanocarbon into a Pd-containing solution to form an activated Pd seed on a surface of the nanocarbon, treating the nanocarbon having the Pd seed with a strong acid, immersing the strong acid-treated nanocarbon into an electroless nickel plating solution to form a nickel plated layer on a surface of the nanocarbon, and heat-treating the nanocarbon having the nickel plated layer at a high temperature to crystallize the nanocarbon. | 09-19-2013 |
20130273261 | METHOD OF INCREASING AN ENERGY DENSITY AND AN ACHIEVABLE POWER OUTPUT OF AN ENERGY STORAGE DEVICE - Methods of increasing an energy density of an energy storage device involve increasing the capacitance of the energy storage device by depositing a material into a porous structure of the energy storage device using an atomic layer deposition process, by performing a procedure designed to increase a distance to which an electrolyte penetrates within channels of the porous structure, or by placing a dielectric material into the porous structure. Another method involves annealing the energy storage device in order to cause an electrically conductive substance to diffuse to a surface of the structure and form an electrically conductive layer thereon. Another method of increasing energy density involves increasing the breakdown voltage and another method involves forming a pseudocapacitor. A method of increasing an achievable power output of an energy storage device involves depositing an electrically conductive material into the porous structure. | 10-17-2013 |
20130316093 | METHOD FOR MAKING CARBON NANOTUBE COMPOSITE PREFORM - A method for making a carbon nanotube composite preform includes following steps. A substrate is provided. Carbon nanotubes are formed on the substrate. The carbon nanotubes and the substrate are placed in a solvent for a predetermined time. The carbon nanotubes and the substrate are drawn from the solvent. The carbon nanotubes and the substrate are dried. | 11-28-2013 |
20140010972 | HARD COATING LAYER AND METHOD FOR FORMING THE SAME - The present invention relates to hard coating layer and a method for forming the hard coating layer. A method for forming hard coating layer which comprises: washing a substrate; installing the washed substrate in a vacuum equipment, and vacuating the chamber of the vacuum equipment; cleaning the substrate; forming oblique coating layer on the substrate; and forming vertical coating layer, vertically to the substrate, on the oblique coating layer by applying bias-voltage after forming oblique coating layer is provided. According to present invention, hardness of coating layer may be enhanced by forming a oblique coating layer and vertical coating layer on a substrate. | 01-09-2014 |
20140037864 | Metal Treatment Composition and Method of Treating Rubbing Surfaces - A durable anti-wear coating for friction assemblies, a method of making the same and a method of using the same is provided. The method of use results in the formation of an anti-wear coating and selective carbonization of any ferrous surfaces by impregnating the surface layer with carbon, and makes it possible to selectively optimize the clearances between any bearing surface (ferrous or nonferrous). The method may take place during the standard operating process of the mechanism, without disassembly or with only partial disassembly. | 02-06-2014 |
20140050862 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PRODUCING A COMPOSITE FIBRE MATERIAL IN THE FORM OF A FIBRE STRIP IMPREGNATED WITH A POLYMER - A device for producing a composite fiber material in the form of a fiber band impregnated with a polymer includes a transport device for supplying and for transporting a fiber band along a processing path. To preheat the raw fiber band to a processing temperature a preheating device is used. An application device is used for applying the melted polymer on the whole width onto the surface of the raw fiber band. At least one pressure shearing vibration application device is used to apply pressure to the raw fiber band perpendicular to the band plane after the application of the polymer, where the application of pressure is performed by at least one pressure stamp with the simultaneous shearing vibration of the pressure stamp by a vibration movement component (y) in the band plane and transversely to a band running direction. At least one tempering device is used to keep the raw fiber band within a processing temperature range. This results in a production method and a production device with a predefined impregnating quality at the lowest possible production cost. | 02-20-2014 |
20140087090 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING PATTERN STRUCTURE - A method for manufacturing a pattern structure includes the steps of forming a lift-off material on a base by an inkjet technique, forming a functional film on the base and the lift-off material by atomic layer deposition, and removing the lift-off material by a lift-off technique so as to form a pattern on the base from the functional film. | 03-27-2014 |
20140212598 | PROTECTION AND PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENTS OF FABRICS THROUGH NANOTECHNOLOGY - A system and method for treating fabrics to increase tear strength and to decrease UV exposure of the fabrics to help mitigate degradation in strength, color, or other significant attributes of the fabric. Nanoparticles are embedded within thin films and applied to the fabrics to increase the tear strength of such fabrics and minimize UV exposure. | 07-31-2014 |
20140255620 | SONIC GRAIN REFINEMENT OF LASER DEPOSITS - A metal additive method includes directing sonic and/or ultrasonic energy from a probe that is directed toward a melt pool during solidification of the melt pool and formation of a layer, wherein a solid portion of an object on which the pool is positioned at least partially surrounds the melt pool. | 09-11-2014 |
20140314967 | AQUEOUS PHASE PORE SEALING AGENT IMROVING PCB COATING OXIDATION- RESISTANT AND CORROSION-RESISTANT PROPERTIES AND METHOD FOR USING SAME - The present invention relates to a water-based pore sealing agent enhancing PCB coating anti-oxidation and anti-corrosion properties, consisting of, by weight, 4-12 parts of a corrosion inhibitor, 15-25 parts of a mixed surfactants system, 10-20 parts of an ion chelating agent, 6-15 parts of a pH regulator, 20-40 parts of a builder, and the rest being purified water. When used to perform pore sealing on a PCB, the water-based pore sealing agent is diluted with purified water first to be diluted 10-100 times, preferably, 100/8-100/3 times. The pH value is 7-11, and is preferably 7.5-9.5. The surface tension is 18-28 dyn/cm. The pore sealing treatment uses a immersion process, and preferably ultrasonic waves are added at the same time to assist in cleaning the pores. For the pore sealing treatment, the temperature is 20-60° C., and the time is 60-150 seconds. After pore sealing, the temperature for drying the coated piece is 80-150° C., and the time is 60-120 seconds. The PCB treated with the water-based pore sealing agent of the present invention undergoes the neutral salt spray test, the nitric acid vapor test, the mixed gas test, and the sulfur dioxide and bonding tensile strength test, and the results have indicated that the anti-oxidation and anti-corrosion properties of the coating thereof are significantly enhanced. | 10-23-2014 |
20150340706 | APPARATUS AND METHOD OF PRINTING CATALYST ON ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE - An apparatus and a method of printing catalyst on an electrolyte membrane are disclosed. The apparatus may include: a printer head provided with an ink chamber formed in the printer head so as to store an ink, an injecting hole formed at a first side of the printer head so as to inject the ink in the ink chamber, and a piezoelectric element mounted at a second side opposite to the one side of the printer head thereby injecting the ink through the injecting hole; and a vibrator generating ultrasonic energy through vibration and applying the ultrasonic energy to the ink injected through the injecting hole so as to disperse the ink uniformly. | 11-26-2015 |
20150354066 | COATING METHOD USING ENAMEL AND EQUIPMENT FOR CARRYING OUT THE METHOD - Provided are an enamel coating method and apparatus. The enamel coating method includes (a) preprocessing a surface of the metal tube by feeding the metal tube into a preprocessing chamber by an in-feed conveyor; (b) coating the surface of the metal tube with an enamel glaze supplied from an enamel glaze supply nozzle provided inside a coating chamber by feeding the preprocessed metal tube into the coating chamber; and (c) firing the coated metal tube by feeding the coated metal tube into a firing chamber, wherein the (b) coating includes spraying air toward the metal tube by an air spray nozzle provided inside the coating chamber. | 12-10-2015 |
20160060127 | ULTRA DENSE AND ULTRA LOW POWER MICROHOTPLATES USING SILICA AEROGEL AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME - An ultra dense and ultra low power microhotplates using silica aerogel and method of making the same, comprising creating a sol-gel by impregnation of ethanol with functional colloidal alcogel particles is described. The technique further comprises forming tiny aerogel particles on the wafer and networking the particles together just by exposure to air during spin coating. The novelty of this technique is not limited to the processing of thin film and thick film silica aerogel. | 03-03-2016 |
20160068965 | METHOD FOR COATING OF CARBON NANOMATERIALS - A method for autocatalytic plating of nanoparticles on a carbon nanomaterial, the method including: providing a nanomaterial in a solution including an oxidizing agent, the solution being maintained within a first temperature range and stirring the solution for a first predetermined time period; heating the solution to reach a second temperature range, higher than the first temperature range, and stirring the solution for a second predetermined time period, shorter than the first time period, while maintaining the solution within the second temperature range; filtering and rinsing the nanomaterial; dispersing the nanomaterial in an aqueous solution including a sensitizing agent; immersing the nanomaterial in a mixture including seed particles adhering to the nanomaterial; collecting the nanomaterial; plating the nanomaterial by immersing in a plating solution including an aqueous metal source and a first aqueous reducing agent such that a metallic layer is grown on the nanomaterial from the seed particles. | 03-10-2016 |
20160190563 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING CARBON-COATED NANOMETER Fe3O4 FOR BATTERY - The present invention provides a method for manufacturing a carbon-coated nanometer Fe | 06-30-2016 |