Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
428173000 | With partial filling of valleys on outer surface | 42 |
20080213544 | GAP FILL MATERIALS AND BOTTOM ANTI-REFLECTIVE COATINGS COMPRISING HYPERBRANCHED POLYMERS - New anti-reflective or fill compositions having improved flow properties are provided. The compositions comprise a dendritic polymer dispersed or dissolved in a solvent system, and preferably a light attenuating compound, a crosslinking agent, and a catalyst. The inventive compositions can be used to protect contact or via holes from degradation during subsequent etching in the dual damascene process. The inventive compositions can also be applied to substrates (e.g., silicon wafers) to form anti-reflective coating layers having high etch rates which minimize or prevent reflection during subsequent photoresist exposure and developing. | 09-04-2008 |
20090075029 | STRESSOR FOR ENGINEERED STRAIN ON CHANNEL - A semiconductor substrate having recesses filled with heteroepitaxial silicon-containing material with different portions having different impurity concentrations. Strained layers can fill recessed source/drain regions in a graded, bottom-up fashion. Layers can also line recess sidewalls with one concentration of strain-inducing impurity and fill the remainder to the recess with a lower concentration of the impurity. In the latter case, the sidewall liner can be tapered. | 03-19-2009 |
20090087622 | Directed Assembly of Carbon Nanotubes and Nanoparticles Using Nanotemplates With Nanotrenches - The present invention provides methods and tools for directed assembly of nanoelements across a large area using a nanosubstrate. The nanosubstrate has a substrate layer, an adhesive layer, a conductive layer, and an insulating layer that is interrupted by one or more nanotrenches or nanowells having a width of at least 20 nm. The nanosubstrate allows the rapid assembly of linear assemblies and arrays of single walled carbon nanotubes and nanoparticles by DC electrophoresis. The density of nanoelements assembled can be controlled by varying the voltage and trench size. Functionalized nanoparticles can be assembled into arrays useful, e.g., as biosensors. | 04-02-2009 |
20090098345 | Polymer-coated construction component and method - A construction component is claimed having a substantially solid member with at least one opening and a layer of polymer applied to the solid member such that it coats at least a portion of a surface of the solid member and substantially fills the opening. | 04-16-2009 |
20090098346 | ATOMIC LAYER DEPOSITION FOR TURBINE COMPONENTS - A method and superalloy component for depositing a layer of material onto gas turbine engine components by atomic layer deposition. A superalloy component may have a ceramic thermal barrier coating on at least a portion of its surface, comprising a superalloy substrate and a bonding coat; and aluminum oxide (Al | 04-16-2009 |
20090130393 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - The electronic apparatus includes a base sheet; a conductive pattern formed on the base sheet; a circuit chip mounted on the base sheet and connected to the conductive pattern; and plural protrusions arranged on at least one of a frontside and a backside of the base sheet to overlap at least a portion of the conductive pattern. The plural protrusions protrude in a direction away from the base sheet. | 05-21-2009 |
20090155541 | FUSE AND PAD STRESS RELIEF - A structure and method of forming the structure. At least one copper wire is formed within a first dielectric layer of a substrate. The top surface of each copper wire and of the first dielectric layer are essentially coplanar. A recess is formed in the first dielectric layer from the top surface of each copper wire to a recess depth less than a thickness of each copper wire within the first dielectric layer such that the recess surrounds a perimeter surface of each copper wire. A capping layer, which is a copper diffusion barrier, is formed in the recess and on the top surface of each copper wire and on the first dielectric layer. A second dielectric layer is formed on the capping layer. The recess depth has a magnitude sufficient to prevent a lateral fail of the capping layer during packaging and/or operation of the substrate. | 06-18-2009 |
20090176065 | BONDING STRUCTURE AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURING APPARATUS - A bonding structure according to the present invention includes: a ceramic member made of aluminum nitride and including a hole; a terminal embedded in the ceramic member, exposed to a bottom surface of the hole, and made of molybdenum; a brazed bond layer consisted of gold (Au) only; and a connecting member inserted in the hole, bonded to the terminal via the brazed bond layer, and made of molybdenum. | 07-09-2009 |
20090263628 | Multi-Layer Method for Formation of Registered Arrays of Cylindrical Pores in Polymer Films - Methods for fabricating sublithographic, nanoscale polymeric microstructures utilizing self-assembling block copolymers, and films and devices formed from these methods are provided. | 10-22-2009 |
20090317597 | NANOSTRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - The present invention provides a nanostructure on an upper surface of which a small-diameter carbon nanotube (CNT) is formed and which improves an adhesive strength between a substrate and the CNT while controlling an orientation of the CNT, and a method for manufacturing the nanostructure. The nanostructure includes a substrate | 12-24-2009 |
20100021695 | ENGRAVED PLATE AND SUBSTRATE WITH CONDUCTOR LAYER PATTERN USING THE SAME - An engraved plate which includes a substrate and an insulating layer on a surface of the substrate wherein a concave portion which increases in width toward an opening and to which the substrate is exposed is formed at the insulating layer, and an engraved plate, a substrate with conductor layer pattern manufactured by a transferring method using the engraved plate, and a conductor layer pattern are provided. | 01-28-2010 |
20100112300 | PHOTOCURABLE MATERIALS with MICROFLUIDIC ENDOSKELETON - A photocurable material having a microfluidic endoskeleton constructed in a flexible polymeric slab is disclosed. The flexible polymeric slab comprises a first flexible polymeric sheet with microchannel network embedded thereon and a second flexible polymeric sheet sealed to the first flexible polymeric sheet. The microchannel network is filled with a photocurable fluid that may be solidified upon exposure to an activated light to create a rigid endoskeleton within the slab. The flexible polymeric sheet may be polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS). The process allows preserving a user-defined shape by illumination of the material. The disclosed photocured shaped PDMS slab with microfluidic skeleton has enhanced tensile stress-strain properties, elastomeric modulus and bending modulus compared to the PDMS slab without the photocured microfluidic skeleton. | 05-06-2010 |
20100266819 | Basecoat and Associated Paperboard Structure Including A Pigment Blend of Hyper-Platy Clay and Calcined Clay - A basecoat including a pigment blend, the pigment blend including at least a calcined clay and a hyper-platy clay, the hyper-platy clay having a shape factor of at least about 40:1. | 10-21-2010 |
20100310831 | PRE-FORMED ASSEMBLIES OF SOLGEL-DERIVED NANOPARTICLES AS 3D SCAFFOLDS FOR COMPOSITES AND AEROGELS - A composite material that includes a dopant comprised of pre-formed, three dimensional assemblies of skeletal structures that are comprised of solgel derived nanoparticles. The composite material includes a chemically bonded, in situ formed, polymer coating that at least partially coats mesoporous surfaces of the nanoparticles to provide enhancement of random dispersion of the dopant and to minimize or avoid agglomeration. Further, the polymer may be functionalized or the mesoporous surfaces of the nanoparticles may be treated to enable stronger chemical bonding between the dopant and the polymer. | 12-09-2010 |
20100330344 | METHOD FOR MAKING KEY PANEL AND KEY PANEL THEREOF - A method for making key panel comprises the following steps: molding a transparent or translucent substrate, forming a plurality of grooves in the substrate during the molding of the substrate; filling the grooves with ink; and forming a translucent metallic coating on the surface of the substrate and covering the ink. A key panel made by the above mentioned method is also described there. | 12-30-2010 |
20110027538 | Method for Producing a Micro-Optical Display Arrangement - The present invention relates to a method for producing, for the depiction of a specified motif, a micro-optical depiction arrangement ( | 02-03-2011 |
20110064917 | FAUX GLASS BEAD WALL COVERING PRODUCT AND PROCESS - The invention includes a faux glass bead wall covering (e.g., wallpaper and a metallic base media for the digital printing market), and the process/machine arrangement for making the covering. The covering is a two-ply material formed from a laminated vinyl material to a fabric weave backing material. The vinyl side of the material is embossed with a dense set of small bumps. The fabric is selected to reduce any Moiré effect created by the embossing process. The embossed material is then flood coated with glitter ink. The excess glitter ink is removed with a Mayer rod assembly, and the inked material is cured, resulting in a final product having an appearance substantially similar to glass bead wall coverings. | 03-17-2011 |
20110097553 | TRENCH SUBSTRATE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME - Disclosed is a trench substrate, which includes a first insulating layer having trenches formed therein, a second insulating layer disposed on a lower surface of the first insulating layer and having laser processability inferior to that of the first insulating layer, and a negative pattern formed in the trenches, and in which the second insulating layer having laser processability inferior to that of the first insulating layer functions as a stopper, so that the trenches having the same shape are formed in the first insulating layer, thus enabling the formation of a fine and uniform circuit pattern. A method of fabricating the trench substrate is also provided. | 04-28-2011 |
20110111181 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR BALANCING IMAGE BRIGHTNESS ACROSS A FLAT PANEL DISPLAY USING VARIABLE INK THICKNESS - The present invention provides methods, apparatus and systems for balancing the brightness of a flat panel display using varying thicknesses of ink in a display object. The invention includes a display object for a flat panel display which includes a substrate, a pixel matrix on the substrate, and ink deposited into the pixel matrix. The ink deposited in a central area of the pixel matrix has a thickness that is greater than ink deposited in an edge/corner area of the pixel matrix. Numerous additional and alternative aspects of the invention are disclosed. | 05-12-2011 |
20110111182 | METHOD OF FORMING A MICROSTRUCTURE - The present disclosure describes an article and a method of forming a microstructure. The method includes providing a substrate having a structured surface region comprising one or more recessed features with recessed surfaces. The structured surface region is substantially free of plateaus. The method includes disposing a fluid composition comprising a functional material and a liquid onto the structured surface region. The method includes evaporating liquid from the fluid composition. The functional material collects on the recessed surfaces such that a remainder of the structured surface region is substantially free of the functional material. | 05-12-2011 |
20110195229 | MOISTURE-PERMEABLE WATERPROOF FABRIC AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - The invention provides a moisture-permeable waterproof fabric which not only has a tear strength at a practical level but also is light, thin, soft in texture and excellent in moisture permeability and waterproofness. The moisture-permeable waterproof fabric is a fabric in which two urethane resin layers are coated at least on one surface of a woven fabric, wherein a first urethane resin layer is a porous urethane resin layer which is discontinuously coated on the surface of the woven fabric to fill recesses of a weave crimp but not to cover at least a part of projections of the weave crimp; and a second urethane resin layer is a hydrophilic urethane resin layer which is continuously coated on the first urethane resin layer and the projections of the weave crimp. | 08-11-2011 |
20110250404 | DIGITALLY INJECTED DESIGNS IN POWDER SURFACES - Building panels and a method to produce such panels including a solid decorative surface having a decorative wear layer including fibres, binders, colour substance, wear resistant particles and a digital ink print. | 10-13-2011 |
20110300342 | Ceramic Coating Systems and Methods - An article has a metallic substrate. The substrate has a first surface region and a plurality of blind recesses along the first surface region. The substrate has perimeter lips at the openings of the plurality of recesses and extending partially over the respective associated recesses. A ceramic coating is along the first surface region. | 12-08-2011 |
20120114912 | COMPONENT AND METHODS OF FABRICATING AND COATING A COMPONENT - A component is disclosed. The component comprises a substrate comprising an outer surface and an inner surface, where the inner surface defines at least one hollow, interior space, where the outer surface defines one or more grooves, and where each of the one or more grooves extends at least partially along the surface of the substrate and has a base. One or more access holes extend through the base of a respective groove to place the groove in fluid communication with respective ones of the at least one hollow interior space. The component further comprises a coating disposed over at least a portion of the substrate surface, where the coating comprises one or more layers. At least one of the layers defines one or more permeable slots, such that the respective layer does not completely bridge each of the one or more grooves. The grooves and the coating together define one or more channels for cooling the component. Methods for fabricating and coating a component are also provided. | 05-10-2012 |
20120141741 | Multi-Layer Method for Formation of Registered Arrays of Cylindrical Pores in Polymer Films - Methods for fabricating sublithographic, nanoscale polymeric microstructures utilizing self-assembling block copolymers, and films and devices formed from these methods are provided. | 06-07-2012 |
20120213975 | MICROFLUIDIC DEVICES AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURE THEREOF - A microfluidic device comprising: a substrate having a microfluidic channel, an electrically conductive feature comprising an electrically conductive layer arranged on a primer layer and positioned with reference to the microfluidic channel, wherein the primer layer comprises: (i) an organic polymer selected from the group consisting of. (a) a homopolymer or copolymer including a vinyl lactam repeating unit, (b) a cellulose ether; (c) polyvinyl alcohol; and (d) unmodified or modified gelatin; and (ii) a porous particulate material, the organic polymer being dispersed in the porous particulate material, is provided. Methods for manufacturing the microfluidic devices and their use in a number of applications are also provided. | 08-23-2012 |
20120231229 | INJECTION MOLDING MOLD AND PLASTIC MOLDED PART - An injection molding mold | 09-13-2012 |
20130011626 | PROCESS FOR FORMING A LAMINATED STRUCTURE - There is provided a process for forming a laminated structure, the process comprising the step of bonding a polymer film to an array of structures disposed on a substrate, and wherein a plurality of cavities are formed between the polymer film and the array of structures during the bonding. | 01-10-2013 |
20130129986 | TECHNIQUES FOR MARKING PRODUCT HOUSINGS - Techniques or processes for providing markings on products are disclosed. The markings provided on products can be textual and/or graphic. The techniques or processes can provide high resolution markings on surfaces that are flat or curved. In one embodiment, the products have housings and the markings are to be provided on the housings. For example, the housing for a particular product can include an outer housing surface and the markings can be provided on the outer housing surface. | 05-23-2013 |
20130189497 | NANO-SCALE STRUCTURES - Nano-scale structures are provided wherein nano-structures are formed on a substrate surface and a base material is applied between the nano-structures. | 07-25-2013 |
20130316150 | EMBEDDED NANOPARTICLE FILMS AND METHOD FOR THEIR FORMATION IN SELECTIVE AREAS ON A SURFACE - The invention is directed to a method of positioning nanoparticles on a patterned substrate. The method comprises providing a patterned substrate with selectively positioned recesses, and applying a solution or suspension of nanoparticles to the patterned substrate to form a wetted substrate. A wiper member is dragged across the surface of the wetted substrate to remove a portion of the applied nanoparticles from the wetted substrate, and leaving a substantial number of the remaining portion of the applied nanoparticles disposed in the selectively positioned recesses of the substrate. The invention is also directed to a method of making carbon nanotubes from the positioned nanoparticles. | 11-28-2013 |
20130337236 | Method for Growing Nanostructures in Recessed Structures - A method for growing elongated nanostructures ( | 12-19-2013 |
20140023832 | DIGITAL EMBOSSED IN REGISTER SURFACE - Building panels, especially floor panels, and a method of forming embossed in register surfaces with a digital ink head that applies a curable ink on the panel surface or on an upper side of a foil as a coating and forms an ink matrix that is used to create a cavity in the surface by applying a pressure on the ink matrix. | 01-23-2014 |
20140199523 | METHOD OF FORMING A MICROSTRUCTURE - The present disclosure describes an article and a method of forming a microstructure. The method includes providing a substrate having a structured surface region comprising one or more recessed features with recessed surfaces. The structured surface region is substantially free of plateaus. The method includes disposing a fluid composition comprising a functional material and a liquid onto the structured surface region. The method includes evaporating liquid from the fluid composition. The functional material collects on the recessed surfaces such that a remainder of the structured surface region is substantially free of the functional material. | 07-17-2014 |
20140356584 | TRANSPARENT CONDUCTIVE FILM - A transparent conductive film includes: a substrate having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface; a first grid groove, defined in the first surface of the substrate, the bottom of the first grid groove being of non-planar structure; and a first conductive layer, including a first conductive grid made of a conductive material filled in the first grid groove. Since the bottom of the first grid groove is not planar, it is beneficial to releasing tension as the liquid conductive material contacts the bottom of the first grid groove, so as to avoid the liquid conductive material shrinking into a plurality of spherical or near-spherical structures due to large tension, thereby reducing probability of the conductive material being formed as a plurality of spaced spherical or near-spherical structures after sintered, improving connectivity inside the conductive material, and guaranteeing conductivity of the transparent conductive film. | 12-04-2014 |
20150017391 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A MOLDED ARTICLE WITH INSERT FROM A RUBBER POLYMER - The invention relates to a method for manufacturing a molded article from a first rubber polymer, which molded article comprises an insert from a second rubber polymer. The method comprises the steps of (A) providing an at least partially vulcanized article from the first rubber polymer, the article having a recess that extends in a depth direction and in transverse directions perpendicular to the depth direction, for accommodating the insert; (B) providing an at least partially vulcanized insert from the second rubber polymer, the insert having a shape such that it can be accommodated in the recess; (C) arranging an unvulcanized object from a third rubber polymer in the recess to partly fill the recess; (C) arranging the at least partly vulcanized insert in the recess to obtain an assembly; and (D) vulcanizing the assembly under pressure. The method yields a molded article having an optically sharp interface between the first rubber polymer and the insert. | 01-15-2015 |
20150351499 | POLYMERIC COMPONENT WITH INJECTED, EMBEDDED INK AND APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - An article, such as an article of footwear, includes a polymeric component that has a first surface, a second surface, and a thickness between the first surface and the second surface. The article has ink injected into the polymeric component at a predetermined depth from the first surface such that the ink is embedded in the polymeric component at least partially between the first surface and the second surface. The polymeric component includes multiple layers. The ink is embedded in at least one of the layers. An apparatus for establishing a graphical image on a polymeric component includes a support frame, a jig connected to the support frame and configured to hold the polymeric component, and the needle. A method for manufacturing an article includes inserting a needle into a polymeric component, and injecting ink through the needle so that the ink provides a graphical image. | 12-10-2015 |
20160001606 | TIRE AND TIRE SURFACE PRINTING METHOD - Provided is a tire and a tire surface printing method which are capable of reducing man-hours and cost required for application of printing on the tire surface. The tire and the tire surface printing method include, on an outer surface of at least one of side portions ( | 01-07-2016 |
20160059496 | FEEDSTOCKS FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING AND METHODS FOR THEIR PREPARATION AND USE - Feedstocks for additive manufacturing are provided. The feedstock may include a matrix material, and one or more capsules disposed in the matrix material, wherein the one or more capsules are configured to be removable from a surface portion when the matrix material is solidified to form one or more cavities in the surface portion. Methods of depositing the feedstocks and objects formed from the feedstocks are also provided. | 03-03-2016 |
20160062176 | RIBBED LARGE-FORMAT IMPRINTED STRUCTURE - A filled large-format imprinted structure includes a cured layer including a cured layer surface and one or more micro-cavities imprinted in the cured layer, each micro-cavity having a micro-cavity width and a micro-cavity depth. One or more ribs are imprinted in each micro-cavity and extend from the bottom of the micro-cavity toward the top of the micro-cavity, each rib having a rib width that is less than one half of the micro-cavity width, and a rib height that is less than the micro-cavity depth. Each rib separates the micro-cavity into portions, each portion having a portion width less than or equal to 20 microns. A cured material is located in each portion of the micro-cavity and extends over the top of the rib, thereby defining a filled large-format imprinted structure. | 03-03-2016 |
20160068448 | METAL-CERAMIC COMPOSITE AND METHOD OF PREPARING THE SAME - A metal-ceramic composite includes a ceramic substrate and a metallic composite. A groove is formed in a surface of the ceramic substrate and the metallic composite is filled in the groove. The metallic composite includes a Zr based alloy-A composite. A includes at least one selected from a group consisting of W, Mo, Ni, Cr, stainless steel, WC, TiC, SiC, ZrC and ZrO | 03-10-2016 |
20160375653 | INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DIE TRANSPORT APPARATUS AND METHODS - Die transport apparatus and methods are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, a die transport apparatus may include: a plurality of regularly arranged adhesive areas, wherein individual adhesive areas have a die contact surface; and a relief area recessed from the die contact surfaces. Other embodiments may be disclosed and/or claimed. | 12-29-2016 |