| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 427556000 | Metal or metal alloy substrate | 14 |
| 20080260964 | VISION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DIRECT-METAL-DEPOSITION (DMD) TOOL-PATH GENERATION - New tool paths are automatically created for rapid prototyping and additive manufacturing processes, facilitating the fabrication of new or repaired parts with superior geometries and/or compositional characteristics. The profile of a source part is imaged from camera picture and point wise offset adjustments. Part profile and process points are automatically generated without teaching by an operator. In the preferred embodiment, point-by-point process variable settings (i.e., laser power, speed and powder flow) are coupled to a closed-loop, direct-metal deposition (DMD) process to fabricate or repair production components using a tool path derived from the profile of the source part. The preferred method includes the steps of detecting the edge of the source part; generating a point-to-point database of the source part based upon the detected edge; and assigning one or more process parameters associated with the additive manufacturing process used to fabricate or repair the production part. | 10-23-2008 |
| 20090004403 | Method of Providing Patterned Embedded Conducive Layer Using Laser Aided Etching of Dielectric Build-Up Layer - A method of providing a patterned conductive layer. The method includes: providing a build-up layer comprising an insulating material; laser irradiating selected portions of the build-up layer according to a predetermined pattern of the patterned conductive layer to be provided, laser irradiating comprising using a laser beam having a photon energy higher than a bonding energy of at least some of the chemical bonds of the insulating material to yield predetermined laser-weakened portions of the build-up layer according to the predetermined pattern; removing the laser-weakened portions of the build-up layer to yield recesses according to the predetermined pattern; and filling the recesses with a conductive material to yield the patterned conductive layer. | 01-01-2009 |
| 20090246405 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING PEROVSKITE-STRUCTURE OXIDE - The present invention provides a method for producing a perovskite-structure oxide, with which a highly crystalline oxide layer is formed on a base layer that is metal or the like. The method comprises the steps of: forming, on a base layer, a buffer layer having thermal conductivity lower than thermal conductivity of the base layer; forming a precursor layer of an ABO | 10-01-2009 |
| 20100040800 | METHOD FOR MAKING PATTERN ON HOUSINGS - A method for making a pattern on a housing, comprising: providing a substrate or a substrate formed with a paint coating; using a metal film to mask a portion of the substrate or the paint coating; providing a laser to irradiate a portion of the metal film according to a predetermined pattern to form a pattern with metallic appearance on the substrate or the paint coating; and removing the metal film from the substrate or the paint coating. | 02-18-2010 |
| 20100151146 | PREPARATION OF A POLYMER ARTICLE FOR SELECTIVE METALLIZATION - The present invention relates to the field of selective metallization, and in particular to preparing a polymer article for selective metallization by submerging the article in a first liquid, and while submerged irradiate the article by a laser beam the area of the article on which the metal is to be deposited. An activation step, prior to the selective metallization, comprises submerging the article in an activation liquid for depositing seed particles in the selected area. The irradiation of the selected area is proportionate so as to cause a temporary melting of the polymer in the surface of the selected area of the polymer article. The invention is advantageous in that the preparation may be performed with a relatively high scan rate across the polymer article, and in that a quite limited use of toxic chemicals. | 06-17-2010 |
| 20120034392 | Coating Method - A method is provided for coating a surface of an Fe-based, hardenable sintered, sinter-forged or forged component, and in particular for internally coating the large end bore of a motor vehicle connecting rod with a bearing coating, wherein the coating material applied to the component surface is converted to a molten state during the coating process. A material bond, which is durable even under high loads, is attained between the coating and the base material of the sintered or forged component without any disturbing residual stresses by a simple manufacturing method due to the fact that during the coating process the component surface is briefly heated in the untreated state of the component above the austenitization temperature to a temperature level having a significantly increased diffusion rate within the limits of the outer edge zone having less carbon for reasons relating to the manufacturing process. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120164350 | TREATMENT OF PARTS WITH METALLIZED FINISH AREAS WITH A DIFFERENTIATED APPEARANCE - The invention relates to a process for the treatment of parts for creating a surface with areas with shiny and matte appearances, in which on the surface previously coated with a first layer of copper and a second layer of metal a selective etching of the second layer is performed, wherein the selective etching of the second layer is performed according to the area or areas to be glazed with respect to the rest of the part. The process allows a finish with areas of a different shine (from mirror shine to matte), the differences in thickness of which cannot be observed by the human eye without optical aids. | 06-28-2012 |
| 20130309413 | BIOSENSOR, THIN FILM ELECTRODE FORMING METHOD, QUANTIFICATION APPARATUS, AND QUANTIFICATION METHOD - A biosensor is disclosed comprising a support; a conductive layer composed of an electrical conductive material such as a noble metal, for example gold or palladium, and carbon; slits parallel to and perpendicular to the side of the support; working, counter, and detecting electrodes; a spacer which covers the working, counter, and detecting electrodes on the support; a rectangular cutout in the spacer forming a specimen supply path; an inlet to the specimen supply path; a reagent layer formed by applying a reagent containing an enzyme to the working, counter, and detecting electrodes, which are exposed through the cutout in the spacer; and a cover over the spacer. The biosensor can be formed by a simple method, and provides a uniform reagent layer on the electrodes regardless of the reagent composition. | 11-21-2013 |
| 20150056383 | High Resolution Printing - Method for printing high resolution features on a substrate, the method comprising: depositing a nanoparticle ink, comprising metal/semi-metal nanoparticles and an adhesive compound, having a binder on a substrate; and applying a laser beam, directly on some or all of the deposited nanoparticle ink to define the print feature, wherein the laser beam is configured to remove the nanoparticle coating or binder thereby allowing the adhesive compound to bond to the nanoparticles and the laser beam is further configured to transform the ink to form a metal/semi-metal structure. The remaining uncured structure can be easily washed away using standard developer solutions such as sodium or potassium hydroxide. | 02-26-2015 |
| 20150125626 | Laser Marking Compositions And Related Methods - Various laser marking compositions and related methods are described. The laser marking compositions utilize one or more populations of particles having certain average particle sizes or a range of sizes. Marks or other indicia formed using the compositions and methods exhibit increased contrast, improved substrates bonding, and greater dispersability. | 05-07-2015 |
| 20150328662 | DEPOSITION MASK PRODUCTION METHOD AND LASER PROCESSING APPARATUS - A method including: a first step of forming a mask member having a structure in which a magnetic metal member provided with through-holes is in tight contact with one surface of a film; a second step of forming a plurality of preliminary opening patterns by subjecting the film to penetration processing by irradiating laser beams at predetermined regular positions in the plurality of through-holes; and a third step of performing laser processing so as to form each opening pattern over the corresponding preliminary opening pattern, is provided. | 11-19-2015 |
| 20160008924 | PRECOATED STEEL PLATE, WELDED BLANK, PART AND METHODS | 01-14-2016 |
| 20160186327 | Method for forming a circuit pattern on a substrate - A method for forming a circuit pattern on a substrate may include the steps of: providing a substrate having an insulating surface including a pattern-forming region; printing only on a portion of the insulating surface, including the pattern-forming region, with an activation ink so as to form an activation layer on the portion of the insulating surface; forming a first metal layer on the activation layer by electroless plating; and isolating a patterned portion of the first metal layer, which is formed on the pattern-forming region, from a remaining portion of the first metal layer. | 06-30-2016 |
| 20160199877 | Laser Absorbing Compounds | 07-14-2016 |
