| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 204483000 | Forming of object | 14 |
| 20080251381 | Method for aligning microscopic structures and substrate having microscopic structures aligned, as well as integrated circuit apparatus and display element - An object of the present invention is to implement a method for aligning microscopic structures in desired locations and in a desired direction, in order to align microscopic structures, such as nanostructures, with high precision. The method includes a substrate forming step of forming three electrodes to which independent potentials can be applied, a microscopic structure liquid applying step of applying a liquid in which microscopic structures are dispersed to the insulating substrate, and a microscopic structure aligning step of applying respective voltages to the three electrodes to align the microscopic structures in locations defined by the electrodes. | 10-16-2008 |
| 20090255813 | Process for Producing Articles From Ceramic or Metal by Electrophoretic Free Forming - The invention relates to an electrophoretic free forming process, by which both metallic and ceramic formed parts can be produced. In this process, a slip (suspension of water and metal powder or ceramic powder) is fed via a hollow needle ( | 10-15-2009 |
| 20090288952 | HYBRID SLIP CASTING-ELECTROPHORETIC DEPOSITION (EPD) PROCESS - The invention provides novel a hybrid slip casting-Electrophoretic Deposition (EPD) process which can be used to produce arbitrary shape geometries with controlled materials properties. The invention provides processes for the fabrication of Functionally Graded Materials (FGM) by a controlled Electrophoretic Deposition (EPD). | 11-26-2009 |
| 20090301881 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING CERAMIC COMPONENTS - A method for producing ceramic components, includes providing a dispersing agent comprising at least one first and one second powder fraction of an oxide ceramic, and a third powder fraction of an inter-metallic compound mixed in a liquid. The first powder fraction comprises a nanoscale particle fraction with particle sizes ranging from about 2 nm to 200 nm and functions as a binder. The second powder fraction comprises a sintering additive. The share of the third powder fraction, relative to the sum of all powder fractions, has a volume share of between about 50% and about 95%. The method further includes forming a green body with aid of precipitation by electrophoresis from the mixture, the precipitation by electrophoresis of the powder fractions occurring simultaneously. The green body is then sintered in an oxidizing atmosphere to form a ceramic component. | 12-10-2009 |
| 20100288639 | PROCESS FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF ELECTROPHORETIC DISPLAYS - This invention relates to a process for the manufacture of a multi-color electrophoretic display involving adding colorant solutions or dispersions of different colors and charged pigment particles in separate steps. The process comprises a first step of pattern-wise filling colorant solutions or dispersions into microcups in predetermined areas, followed by a step of pattern-wise or non-pattern-wise adding an electrophoretic fluid comprising charged pigment particles dispersed in a dielectric solvent or solvent mixture into the microcups which are pre-filled with the colorants. | 11-18-2010 |
| 20100307918 | METHOD OF PREPARING ARTIFICIAL LIPID MEMBRANES OVER MICROAPERTURES OF SUBSTRATE AND SUBSTRATE FOR HOLDING ARTIFICIAL LIPID MEMBRANES - There is provided a method of preparing organic-solvent-free artificial lipid membranes formed over microapertures of a substrate and a substrate for holding the artificial lipid membranes. The method of preparing artificial lipid membranes over microapertures of a substrate includes forming a lipid pattern | 12-09-2010 |
| 20110048947 | MANUFACTURING OF NANOPORES - The present invention relates to nanopore membranes, methods for manufacturing such nanopore membranes, and uses thereof. In the methods for manufacturing the membranes colloidal lithography is used, which results in production of nanosize pores in a short time and on a large scale. The nanopore membranes have a narrow size distribution and are randomly arranged. Furthermore, the inter-pore distance shows very little variation. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110079514 | Electrophoretic fabricated freestanding all-nanoparticle thin film materials - Methods and apparatus for electrophoretic fabricating freestanding all nanoparticle thin films, and the resulting compositions of matter, are described. A method includes electrophoretically depositing a thin film of nanoparticles on a sacrificial layer; and freeing the thin film from the sacrificial layer. A composition of matter includes a free standing thin film of nanoparticles with no functionalized nanoparticles or chemical cross linkers. | 04-07-2011 |
| 20110278170 | BATTERY STRUCTURES, SELF-ORGANIZING STRUCTURES AND RELATED METHODS - An energy storage device includes a first electrode comprising a first material and a second electrode comprising a second material, at least a portion of the first and second materials forming an interpenetrating network when dispersed in an electrolyte, the electrolyte, the first material and the second material are selected so that the first and second materials exert a repelling force on each other when combined. An electrochemical device, includes a first electrode in electrical communication with a first current collector; a second electrode in electrical communication with a second current collector; and an ionically conductive medium in ionic contact with said first and second electrodes, wherein at least a portion of the first and second electrodes form an interpenetrating network and wherein at least one of the first and second electrodes comprises an electrode structure providing two or more pathways to its current collector. | 11-17-2011 |
| 20120055795 | METHOD FOR SYNTHESIZING METAL OXIDE NANOCYRSTALS - Method for synthesizing metal oxide nanocrystals. The method includes forming a precursor solution including the metal oxide cation and introducing a selected metal oxide binding virus into the solution. Electrical pulses are generated across the solution whereby highly crystalline nanowires are formed. | 03-08-2012 |
| 20120186978 | Electrochemical Fabrication Methods Incorporating Dielectric Materials and/or Using Dielectric Substrates - Various embodiments are directed to the electrochemical fabrication of multilayer mesoscale or microscale structures which are formed using at least one conductive structural material, at least one conductive sacrificial material, and at least one dielectric material. In some embodiments the dielectric material is a UV-curable photopolymer. In other embodiments, electrochemically fabricated structures are formed on dielectric substrates. | 07-26-2012 |
| 20120199482 | MANUFACTURE OF NANOPARTICLES USING NANOPORES AND VOLTAGE-DRIVEN ELECTROLYTE FLOW - Disclosed are methods of manufacturing nanoparticles such as quantum dots at desired nanopore locations in a membrane. The methods disclosed use voltage-driven electrolyte flow to drive the nanoparticle formation. | 08-09-2012 |
| 20140183044 | FORMATION OF A MICROFLUIDIC ARRAY - The invention relates to a method of forming a microfluidic array comprising at least one channel of semi-circular section, comprising the following steps:
| 07-03-2014 |
| 20150060281 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING METAMATERIAL - A method for manufacturing a metamaterial including an electromagnetic wave resonator that resonates with an electromagnetic wave is provided. In the method, a support including a portion where the electromagnetic wave resonator is to be formed is formed, and the electromagnetic wave resonator is arranged in the support by depositing a material to form the electromagnetic wave resonator on the portion of the support. The support is formed by forming a column structure of a hydrophilic/hydrophobic phase-separated film including a hydrophilic liquid phase area penetrating through in a thickness direction, by packing a filler into the column structure of the hydrophilic/hydrophobic phase-separated film including the hydrophilic liquid phase area so as to form the filler as high as the column structure, and by obtaining the support including the filler by removing at least a part of the hydrophilic/hydrophobic phase-separated film. | 03-05-2015 |
