| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 427600000 | Sonic or ultrasonic | 36 |
| 20090162574 | Method for making light metal-based nano-composite material - A method for fabricating a light metal-based nano-composite material, the method includes the steps of: (a) providing melted metal and nanoscale reinforcements; (b) ultrasonically dispersing the nanoscale reinforcements in the melted metal by means of ultrasonically mixing to achieve a mixture with the nanoscale reinforcements uniformly dispersed therein; and (c) cooling the mixture. | 06-25-2009 |
| 20090297734 | MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME - A magnetic recording medium, which comprises: a nonmagnetic support; and a magnetic layer comprising a ferromagnetic powder and a binder, wherein an average surface roughness (Ra) at a center of a surface of the magnetic layer measured by using an atomic force microscope (AFM) is 2 nm or less, the maximum height (Rmax) thereof is 50 nm or less, and an arithmetic average of phase difference between a drive signal and a response signal of a probe measured with the atomic force microscope in a tapping mode is from 2 to 20°, and a method of producing the same. | 12-03-2009 |
| 20100021659 | Small Volume In Vitro Sensor and Methods of Making - A sensor utilizing a non-leachable or diffusible redox mediator is described. The sensor includes a sample chamber to hold a sample in electrolytic contact with a working electrode, and in at least some instances, the sensor also contains a non-leachable or a diffusible second electron transfer agent. The sensor and/or the methods used produce a sensor signal in response to the analyte that can be distinguished from a background signal caused by the mediator. The invention can be used to determine the concentration of a biomolecule, such as glucose or lactate, in a biological fluid, such as blood or serum, using techniques such as coulometry, amperometry, and potentiometry. An enzyme capable of catalyzing the electrooxidation or electroreduction of the biomolecule is typically provided as a second electron transfer agent. | 01-28-2010 |
| 20100112239 | METHODS FOR REPAIRING GAS TURBINE ENGINE COMPONENTS - Methods for repairing gas turbine engine components are provided. In this regard, a representative method includes: applying a surface treatment to the component such that locations at an exterior surface of the component exhibiting inter-granular attack are protected from erosion during a cleaning process; and cleaning the component using hydrogen fluoride ion cleaning to clean the component. | 05-06-2010 |
| 20100239785 | DEVICE AND APPARATUS FOR SELECTIVE DEPOSITION OF MOLTEN PLASTIC MATERIAL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE BY SELECTIVE DEPOSITION - Device and apparatus for selective deposition of molten plastic material and method of manufacture by selective deposition. The device and the apparatus include a melting chamber communicated with a portion of a sonotrode of an ultrasonic transducer, a passage for feeding plastic material, and at least one outlet opening for supplying molten plastic material dropwise or continuously. A feeding of plastic material to the melting chamber is provided. The method includes feeding plastic material to the melting chamber configured in a device for selective deposition installed in a head of a piece of industrial manufacturing equipment, which is moved according to a strategy of its path defined by numerical control on a deposition area, and pouring plastic material melted by ultrasound through the outlet opening. | 09-23-2010 |
| 20100310792 | Gas Sensor and Manufacturing Method Thereof - A gas sensor and manufacturing method thereof. The gas sensor includes a substrate, a pair of electrodes disposed on the substrate, and a gas sensing thin film covering the electrodes, the gas sensing thin film is made up of carbon nanotubes and tin oxide. | 12-09-2010 |
| 20110070382 | Novel lens-protecting processing films - A method is performed for temporarily protecting lenses before subsequent treatment of the lens. The process provides a polymeric ophthalmic lens having a front surface and a rear surface, then provides a coating solution comprising a water-soluble/dispersible or organic-soluble/dispersible organic polymer in a solvent, the solvent not attacking or dissolving the polymeric ophthalmic lens. A coating solution is applied to at least one of the front surface or the rear surface. The coating solution is dried on the lens to form a temporary protective coating. The lens is supported. The lens is modified. The dried coating is then dissolved/dispersed the dried coating in a second solution without attacking, dissolving or damaging the lens. | 03-24-2011 |
| 20120094036 | Coating Composition for Thermal Protection on Substrates, Processes for Manufacturing, and Methods of Applying Same - This invention relates to coating compositions for thermal protection of substrates (particularly for protecting surfaces that are subject to transient, extreme temperature excursions), processes for manufacturing the coating and methods for applying them. The coating is designed to reduce/minimize the thermal diffusivity of the composite and uses constituent materials selected from groups of inorganic fibers, hollow microspheres, aerogels, and inorganic binders. Thermal diffusivity can be reduced/minimized by controlling the relative concentrations of the coating components. | 04-19-2012 |
| 20120148764 | DEPOSITION OF THERMOELECTRIC MATERIALS BY PRINTING - A method for producing a layer of thermoelectric material with a thickness comprised between 50 μm and 500 μm on a substrate comprises preparing an ink comprising the thermoelectric material, a solvent and a binding polymer material, depositing a layer of ink on a substrate, heating the layer of ink to evaporate the solvent, compressing the layer and performing heat treatment to eliminate the binding polymer material. Deposition of the layer of ink is performed by pressurized spraying under conditions such that the solvent is partially evaporated before reaching the substrate. | 06-14-2012 |
| 20120196053 | METHODS FOR CREATING AN ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE TRANSPARENT STRUCTURE - Creating an electrically conductive transparent structure. Liquid droplets comprising electrically conductive nanomaterial are deposited randomly onto a surface of a supporting substrate at a desired density to form an electrically conductive transparent network wherein the droplets are released from an applicator. A rate of drying of the liquid is controlled such that the liquid is able to evaporate without substantially damaging the supporting substrate. | 08-02-2012 |
| 20130149471 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTINUOUS POWDER COATING - The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus by which powder is evenly dispersed and is coated on a substrate uniformly and continuously so that a uniform layer may be formed. More specifically the present invention provides a method and an apparatus for forming a coating layer that powder is coated on an entire surface of a substrate uniformly and continuously, regardless of the material or the size of the substrate, as a uniform amount of powder entrained on the carrier air which is generated by carrier air and powder transported to a carrier pipe at a certain rate is consistently fed in to a nozzle, regardless of the size, morphology, and specific weight of the powder particles. | 06-13-2013 |
| 20130196084 | Process for the Production of a Nanomaterial and Reactor for Implementing it - The present invention relates to a novel process for synthesizing nanomaterials by mixing liquids in a quasi-2D microfluidic reactor. The invention also relates to the reactor for implementing this process. | 08-01-2013 |
| 20130216732 | Hydrogen Passivation Induced Dispersion of Carbon Nanotubes and Graphene - Methods for dispersing carbon nanoparticles in a media (e.g., an alcohol such as ethanol, a resin such as an epoxy, etc.) are generally provided. The method can include: immersing the carbon nanoparticles into the media, and ultrasonicating the media containing the carbon nanoparticles in the presence of hydrogen gas source. The carbon nanoparticles have dangling bonds on the surface of the carbon nanoparticles, such that the dangling bonds on the surface of adjacent carbon nanoparticles are covelantly bonded to each other. Upon ultrasonicating the media containing the carbon nanoparticles in the presence of hydrogen gas source (e.g., hydrogen gas), the dangling bonds on the surface of the carbon nanoparticles are replaced with carbon-hydrogen bonds. | 08-22-2013 |
| 20130280443 | FLOW APPLICATOR APPARATUS AND METHODS OF APPLYING A LAYER OF CEMENT MATERIAL TO A HONEYCOMB BODY - Apparatus and methods are provided for applying a layer of cement material to a honeycomb body. Each apparatus can include an oscillatory member and an applicator body with a dispensing port and an interior area. The methods can each include the steps of charging the interior area with the cement material and oscillating the oscillatory member to modify a material property of the cement material. The methods can each further include the steps of dispensing the cement material from the interior area through the dispensing port and applying the cement material to the outer circumferential surface of the honeycomb body. | 10-24-2013 |
| 20130309422 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ENHANCING A PROCESS INVOLVING A SOLID OBJECT AND A GAS - This invention relates to a sonic device (and a method) for enhancing a process involving a solid object and a gas, where the gas surrounds the object or at least is in contact with a surface of the object, the device comprising sonic means for applying a high intensity sound or ultrasound to at least the surface object, wherein the high intensity sound or ultrasound, during use of the sonic device, is applied directly in the gas that is also the medium through which the high intensity sound or ultrasound propagates to the surface of the object, whereby a laminar sub-layer at the surface of the object is reduced and/or minimized. The reduction of the laminar sub-layer provides increased heat transfer efficiency and/or increased catalytic speed and/or increased gas exchange. | 11-21-2013 |
| 20140057059 | STUCCO APPLICATOR - A method and apparatus for applying a wall covering material to a wall surface. The apparatus comprises a body containing a reservoir for holding a portion of stucco material and a dispensing port extending therethrough, a handle extending from the reservoir and a vibrator for vibrating the reservoir. The method comprising introducing a quantity of material into a reservoir, locating the reservoir proximate to the wall surface, providing a vibration to the reservoir and moving the reservoir in the direction along the wall surface to apply a portion of the material to the wall. | 02-27-2014 |
| 20140072728 | WIRE AND CABLE EXTRUSION PROCESSES - An extrusion system includes a die and tip defining an extrusion cavity is described. The extrusion cavity is configured to receive material for extrusion and coating one or more wires. Furthermore, the die is configured to vibrate at an ultrasonic frequency during coating the one or more wires. | 03-13-2014 |
| 20140093661 | Selective Blue Light Filtered Optic - Disclosed herein is a method that comprises providing a solution containing a dye or a dye mixture, ultrasonicating the solution to reduce the average size of aggregates of the dye or dye mixture contained in the solution, and incorporating the dye or the dye mixture in the optical path of a device that transmits light. | 04-03-2014 |
| 20140199501 | METHODS OF PRODUCTION FOR CORROSION-RESISTANT BIT PATTERNED MEDIA (BPM) AND DISCRETE TRACK MEDIA (DTM) - A method for producing a magnetic recording medium in one embodiment includes forming a magnetic material layer above a substrate, transferring an uneven pattern to the magnetic material layer to form concave portions and convex portions, the convex portions being magnetic regions, depositing a nonmagnetic material above the concave portions to form nonmagnetic regions, forming an oxide layer and/or hydroxide layer above the magnetic regions of the recording layer, and forming an organic material layer which exhibits a corrosion-inhibiting characteristic with respect to cobalt or cobalt alloy above the oxide layer and/or hydroxide layer. | 07-17-2014 |
| 20140272199 | Ultrasonic spray coating of conducting and transparent films from combined graphene and conductive nano filaments - An ultrasonic spray coating method of producing a transparent and conductive film, comprising (a) operating an ultrasonic spray device to form aerosol droplets of a first dispersion comprising a first conducting nano filaments in a first liquid; (b) forming aerosol droplets of a second dispersion comprising a graphene material in a second liquid; (c) depositing the aerosol droplets of a first dispersion and the aerosol droplets of a second dispersion onto a supporting substrate; and (d) removing the first liquid and the second liquid from the droplets to form the film, which is composed of the first conducting nano filaments and the graphene material having a nano filament-to-graphene weight ratio of from 1/99 to 99/1, wherein the film exhibits an optical transparence no less than 80% and sheet resistance no higher than 300 ohm/square. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140287166 | Method of Producing Roofing Shingles With Enhanced Granule Adhesion - The retention of roofing granules on bituminous roofing products is enhanced by providing an adherent material in the interstices between the exterior surface of the roofing granules and the exposed upper surface of the base sheet. | 09-25-2014 |
| 20150037517 | PROCESS FOR MAKING MATERIALS WITH MICRO- OR NANOSTRUCTURED CONDUCTIVE LAYERS - Disclosed are methods for making conductive materials. The methods can be used to make transparent, opaque, or reflective electrodes by using the same materials and equipment but varying the processing conditions or amounts of materials used. The methods can include: (a) providing a substrate comprising a first surface and an opposite second surface, wherein micro- or nanostructures are disposed on at least a portion of the first surface, and wherein the first surface is not pre-conditioned to increase attachment between the micro- or nanostructures and the substrate; (b) applying heat to heat the substrate surface to a temperature that is greater than the glass transition temperature or the Vicat softening temperature of the substrate and less than the melting point of the substrate; (c) applying pressure such that the substrate and the micro- or nanostructures are pressed together; and (d) removing the pressure to obtain the conductive material. | 02-05-2015 |
| 20150044391 | PHYSICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION APPARATUS AND PHYSICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION METHOD - A physical vapor deposition apparatus and a physical vapor deposition method for forming a film of a substance which is hard to be made fine particles even when it is heated by plasma, arc discharge, or the like are provided. It has an evaporation chamber | 02-12-2015 |
| 20150140235 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A ROTARY ATOMIZER, SPRAY HEAD, AND ROTARY ATOMIZER WITH SUCH A SPRAY HEAD - A bell plate is rotated about a rotational axis, and coating material is supplied to a discharge surface of the bell plate such that the coating material is projected away from the bell plate. A working fluid is blown at least temporarily as a transonic or supersonic flow onto the coating material coming from the bell plate by means of a dispensing device. Furthermore, a spray head for a rotary atomizer is provided for applying a coating material to an object, having a bell plate which can be rotated about a rotational axis and which has a discharge surface, wherein coating material can be supplied to the discharge surface such that the coating material is projected away from the bell plate. A dispensing device which can blow a working fluid at least temporarily as a transonic or supersonic flow onto the coating material coming from the bell plate. | 05-21-2015 |
| 20150332804 | DEPOSITION OF ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE POLYMERS - There is described a method for the vapour phase deposition of an intrinsically conducting polymer onto a substrate, which method comprises providing a precursor for the polymer and coupling the precursor together to form the required polymer, wherein the precursor is provided in the form of an atomised spray and substrates produced by such methods. | 11-19-2015 |
| 20150343490 | ACOUSTIC MIXING AS A TECHNIQUE FOR COATING PROPELLANT - A process for mixing two materials using acoustic energy. A first material and a second material are placed within a mixing vessel and acoustic energy is transferred to the vessel. The first material has a plurality of particles with porosity and the second material may or may not be a polymeric liquid. The acoustic energy mixes the first material and the second material, the second material coats the first material, and shear forces are created that force the second material into at least a portion of the porosity of the first material. | 12-03-2015 |
| 20160047049 | APPARATUS FOR FORMING METAL OXIDE FILM, METHOD FOR FORMING METAL OXIDE FILM, AND METAL OXIDE FILM - A method for forming a metal oxide film, the method including: forming a source solution containing metal into a mist, heating a substrate, supplying the source solution formed into a mist onto a first main surface of the substrate through a first supply path, and supplying hydrogen peroxide through a second path different from the first supply path onto the first main surface of the substrate, where the method further includes, in the following order, preliminarily preparing data showing a relationship among a molar ratio of an amount of the hydrogen peroxide to an amount of the zinc in the source solution, a carrier concentration of the metal oxide film, and a mobility of the metal oxide film, determining an amount of the hydrogen peroxide supplied with the data, and supplying the determined amount of the hydrogen peroxide through the second path onto the first main surface of the substrate. | 02-18-2016 |
| 20160189819 | METHOD OF PREPARING GRAPHENE-COATED ALUMINA AND GRAPHENE-COATED ALUMINA PREPARED USING THE METHOD - A method of preparing graphene-coated alumina, the method including: (1) preparing a liquid polyacrylonitrile (LPAN) solution, stirring the LPAN solution at between 100 and 200° C. to yield a cyclized polyacrylonitrile solution; (2) heating the cyclized LPAN solution at between 200 and 300° C. to yield a thermally-oxidized polyacrylonitrile (OPAN) having a ladder structure; (3) mixing the thermally-oxidized polyacrylonitrile with an aluminum compound, to yield a mixture, and adding a solvent to the mixture, uniformly mixing, to yield a polyacrylonitrile-coated aluminum compound; (4) drying the polyacrylonitrile-coated aluminum compound until the solvent is evaporated, to yield a carbonized precursor-coated aluminum compound; and (5) calcining the carbonized precursor-coated aluminum compound in the presence of an inert gas flow, to yield graphene-coated alumina. | 06-30-2016 |
| 427601000 | Immersion bath utilized | 8 |
| 20090130339 | Method for Preparing Electroconductive Particles with Improved Dispersion and Adherence - The present invention relates to a method of producing electroconductive electroless plating powder having excellent dispersibility and adherence, and, more particularly, to a method of producing electroconductive electroless plating powder having excellent dispersibility and adherence, using an electroless plating method of forming a metal plating layer on the surface of a base material made of resin powder in an electroless plating solution, wherein an ultrasonic treatment is performed at the time of forming the plating layer. The present invention has advantages in that an aggregation phenomenon, which is generated when the base material made of the resin powder is plated using an electroless plating method, does not occur and a plating reaction can be performed at low temperature, so that it is possible to obtain a compact plating layer and plating powder having improved uniformity and adherence with respect to resin powder. Further, the present invention, unlike the conventional technique, has advantages in that post-treatment processes are not performed and a plating reaction is performed at low temperature, so that the process operating cost is reduced and the processes are made simple. | 05-21-2009 |
| 20100062186 | Ultra-thin polymeric membrane - A ultra-thin polymeric membrane is made by coating a porous substrate, such as a ceramic monolith, with a solution of a polymer colloid, then drying the solution to form the film. The polymer is an associating polymer. The resulting membrane may be used for separating hydrocarbon species, for example. | 03-11-2010 |
| 20120034396 | METHOD TO MANUFACTURE BIT PATTERNED MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIA - A method to increase the storage density on magnetic recording media by physically separating the individual bits from each other with a non-magnetic medium (so-called bit patterned media). This allows the bits to be closely packed together without creating magnetic “cross-talk” between adjacent bits. In one embodiment, ferromagnetic particles are submerged in a resin solution, contained in a reservoir. The bottom of the reservoir is made of piezoelectric material. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120237697 | METHOD FOR SURFACE COATING CuBTC METAL-ORGANIC FRAMEWORK NANOSTRUCTURES ON NATURAL FIBERS - A method for the surface coating of CuBTC (Cu | 09-20-2012 |
| 20130344259 | PEARL TREATMENT COMPOSITION AND METHOD - An alcohol-free aqueous pearl treatment composition that includes a water-based emulsion of particle size less than 1.0 microns, wherein, in use, the alcohol-free aqueous pearl treatment composition infuses into pearls to inhibit ageing of the pearls. This disclosure describes a method for the treatment of pearls including the steps of:
| 12-26-2013 |
| 20140079892 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING RESIN-COATED METAL PIGMENT - Disclosed is a process for producing a resin-coated metal pigment comprising 100 parts by weight of a metal pigment and 0.1 to 50 parts by weight of a resin, wherein the resin is attached on the surface of the metal pigment, the process comprising applying an ultrasonic vibration during resin coating treatment. | 03-20-2014 |
| 20160075883 | METHODS OF FABRICATING SUPERHYDROPHOBIC, OPTICALLY TRANSPARENT SURFACES - Methods and solutions for fabricating a superhydrophobic, optically transparent surface on a substrate. A dip coating technique is employed in which a solution comprising hydrophobic nanoparticles, a resin binder and a solvent is provided. The substrate is dipped and then withdrawn from the solution. As the substrate is withdrawn, a precursor coating of the solution is formed on a surface of the substrate. The solvent in the precursor coating is allowed to evaporate (is otherwise removed), immediately resulting in a superhydrophobic, optically transparent coating on the substrate surface. The hydrophobic nanoparticles can be metal oxide nanoparticles (such as SiO | 03-17-2016 |
| 20160167084 | ATTACHMENT COATING METHOD | 06-16-2016 |
