| 45th week of 2008 patent applcation highlights part 32 |
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| 20080274324 | HONEYCOMB STRUCTURE - There is provided a honeycomb structure which is useful as a trapping filter for exhaust gas, especially as a DPF for a diesel engine and capable of effectively inhibiting defects such as a crack due to thermal stress from being generated upon use and regeneration. The honeycomb structure is provided with a honeycomb segment bonded body obtained by unitarily bonding a plurality of honeycomb segments at bonded faces via a bonding material layer and the outer periphery coat layer and has a structure having a plurality of cells functioning as fluid passages disposed in parallel with one another in a direction of a central axis. The honeycomb structure is characterized in that a bonding cross portion where two or more bonding material layers cross has a smaller thermal capacity than those of bonding portions other than the bonding cross portion. | 2008-11-06 |
| 20080274325 | MULTI-LAYER THERMAL INSULATION FOR A BONDING SYSTEM - A thermal insulation system is provided for a component of a bonding system, such as an optical system. The thermal insulation system comprises multiple insulation layers located between the component and a heat source. The multiple insulation layers comprise at least one layer of moving air injected into the layer and a cover layer enclosing the layer of moving air. The multiple insulation layers may further comprise a layer of static air. | 2008-11-06 |
| 20080274326 | FABRIC BASED LAMINAR COMPOSITE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURE THEREOF - Fiber based z-directional reinforced composites having enhanced inter-laminar strength, impact toughness, transmission properties (electrical and thermal conduction) and coefficient of thermal expansion are provided. The composites include at least two substrates separated by a reinforcement zone that includes a plurality of fibers disposed in a binder resin. At least some, and in one embodiment, a majority, of the fibers are oriented so as to be substantially perpendicular to the substrates. Multi-layered composites having more than two substrate layers can also be formed. Methods for forming such composites are also provided. | 2008-11-06 |
| 20080274327 | ALDIMINES OR KETIMINES FOR IMPROVED ADHESION OF UV CLEARS - A coating system for application to a porous substrate such as wood is disclosed. The coating system comprises a color-imparting stain or toner and a UV-curable clear coat. The stain and/or toner contains an aldimine or a ketimine that improves the adhesion of the coating system to the substrate. | 2008-11-06 |
| 20080274328 | Thermoforming films - The present invention is directed to a thermoforming pack made of top and bottom web films and to a method of forming said pack. | 2008-11-06 |
| 20080274329 | Arrangement of multiple sheet pile components and welding profile therefor - The invention relates to an assembly of several sheet pile walls and at least one pair of connecting profiles ( | 2008-11-06 |
| 20080274330 | Method of Manufacturing a Laminate of Polymeric Tapes as Well as a Laminate and the Use Thereof - A method of manufacturing a laminate of polymeric tapes, characterised in that polymeric tapes of the core-cladding C) type are used, in which the core material has a higher melting temperature than the cladding material, which method comprises the following steps: i) biassing the polymeric tapes, ii) positioning the polymeric tapes, iii) consolidating the polymeric tapes to obtain the laminate. | 2008-11-06 |
| 20080274331 | NESTABLE MOLDED ARTICLES, AND RELATED ASSEMBLIES AND METHODS - A man-made, molded article is provided. The article includes a profile including a planar wall, and an adjacent integral molded depression having a contoured wall extending downwardly from the planar wall. The contoured wall includes a bead portion, a cove portion, and a ledge between the bead and cove portions. The articles are stackable, one above another for transport, in a nestable relationship in which multiple contact zones are present between the contoured walls of an adjacently stacked pair of the molded articles. The contact zones include an arcuately extending contact interface zone between the bead exterior and interior surfaces. The depression has a substantially uniform thickness varying by no more than about +1 percent to about −11 percent in relation to a thickness of the planar wall. Related methods and assemblies are also provided. | 2008-11-06 |
| 20080274332 | Optical Recording Medium and Method for Manufacturing Same, Substrate and Method for Using Same, and Stamper and Method for Manufacturing Same - The present invention presents an optical recording medium capable of forming visible images of excellent visibility by using laser light, and a method for manufacturing the same. | 2008-11-06 |
| 20080274333 | Composite structure and production method thereof - It is intended to provide a composite structure excellent in resistance characteristics such as plasma resistance. The composite structure includes a base material having a surface containing a ceramic polycrystal and a structure formed on the surface of the base material containing the ceramic polycrystal, wherein the structure contains a polycrystal containing a brittle material; a grain boundary layer having a glass layer does not substantially exist on a boundary face between crystals forming the polycrystal; a part of the polycrystal forms an anchor part embedded into the base material surface; and an average roughness (Ra) of an interface between the anchor part and the base material surface is 100 nm or less. | 2008-11-06 |
| 20080274334 | Dry Etching Gas and Method of Dry Etching - A dry etching gas comprising a C | 2008-11-06 |
| 20080274335 | Photolytic Polymer Surface Modification - The present invention provides a method for modifying a surface of a polymer derived from a mixture comprising a thiol monomer and an olefinic monomer. The method comprises exposing at least a portion of the polymer surface to electromagnetic radiation of sufficient energy to modify the polymer surface. The present invention also provides a polymer derived from polymerizing a mixture of monomers comprising a thiol monomer, an olefinic monomer, and an iniferter. | 2008-11-06 |
| 20080274336 | High temperature insulation with enhanced abradability - A enhanced abradable friable graded insulator FGI results from the laser patterning of a coating where a series of top surfaces reside on a series of columns such that the walls of the columns are not significantly densified relative to the interior of the columns. Patterns can be generated where the columns are oriented independently normal to or at an acute angle to the top surfaces. The cross sections of the top surfaces are formed to conform to the average dimensions of the spheres of the FGI coating. The cross sections of the top surfaces can be more than 1.5 times the diameter of the spheres. Various patterns of top surfaces can be used including regular, random, quasiperiodic patterns. A gradient of abradability can be imposed on the coating. | 2008-11-06 |
| 20080274337 | Laminate and method for making horn wraps - A laminate comprising a compressible, cushioning layer and an open layer comprised of a tough, reinforcing woven or non-woven mesh, net, webbing, scrim or sheet material having openings therein and attached to the compressible, air permeable, cushioning layer is particularly useful for producing horn wraps that permit ventilation for the parts of the horns and head in contact with a horn wrap product. Permeable or air ventilating laminates of various materials and configurations are disclosed along with methods of making horn wraps using the laminates. | 2008-11-06 |
| 20080274338 | WIRING SUBSTRATE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A method for manufacturing a wiring substrate includes the steps of: (a) forming a sacrificial layer in a first pattern on a substrate; (b) forming a catalyst layer in a second pattern on the substrate; (c) immersing the substrate in an electroless plating liquid, thereby depositing a metal layer on the catalyst layer in the second pattern; and (d) heating to remove the sacrificial layer and to form a metal layer in a third pattern, wherein the third pattern is a region where the first pattern and the second pattern overlap each other. | 2008-11-06 |
| 20080274339 | INK SET AND MEDIA FOR INK-JET PRINTING - An ink set for ink-jet printing includes a medium cyan ink-jet ink, a magenta ink-jet ink, and a gray ink-jet ink. Each of the medium cyan ink-jet ink, the magenta ink-jet ink, and the gray ink-jet ink are configured to have a lightness at a predetermined/given number of drops per unit area of an image-receiving medium such that the lightness of each of the inks are substantially matched. | 2008-11-06 |
| 20080274340 | NON-SPECULAR IRIDESCENT FILMS - A transparent thermoplastic resinous film of at least 10 generally parallel layers in which the contiguous adjacent layers are of diverse transparent thermoplastic material differing in refractive index by at least about 0.03, the planarity of the film being modified so as to reflect non-specular color. Modification of the film can be achieved by co-extruding an outer thermoplastic layer with the multilayer film which outer thermoplastic layer has a solidification temperature lower than the remaining film layers, cooling the film to modify the planarity thereof. | 2008-11-06 |
| 20080274341 | Multilayer film - A multi-layer film having a layer structure that a polyvalent metal compound-containing layer adjoins one side or both sides of a polymer layer containing a carboxyl group-containing polymer and a polyvalent metal salt of the carboxyl group-containing polymer, wherein the polymer layer has a concentration gradient structure that the concentration of the polyvalent metal salt of the carboxyl group-containing polymer in the polymer layer is continuously reduced in the thickness-wise direction from a surface adjoining the polyvalent metal compound-containing layer, and a peak ratio A | 2008-11-06 |
| 20080274342 | Edging And Mats Made Of Recycled Material And Related Manufacturing Methods - Methods of manufacturing multi-colored, rubber pads such as edging and mats include providing a mold; mixing together a rubber component, a binder and a first coloring agent to form a matrix having a first colored surface; and introducing a second coloring agent onto the matrix to create a multicolored pad having a second colored surface opposite the first colored surface. | 2008-11-06 |
| 20080274343 | THICK SOLID SURFACE LAMINATE PRODUCT AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME - A solid surface product having a thickness of 3 cm or greater is provided which is substantially free from warping, has a homogeneous surface appearance, and is substantially free from entrapped air bubbles or voids. The solid surface material includes from about 25 to about 95 wt %, i.e. weight percent, of a polymer resin and from about 0 to about 70 wt % of a filler. A method for producing the solid surface material is also provided and includes forming a mixture of from about 25 to about 95 wt % of a polymer resin and from about 0 to about 70 wt % of a filler; casting the mixture into an open mold to a thickness of 3 cm or greater; applying a vacuum to the molded mixture to release entrapped gases therein; and curing the molded mixture to produce a thick solid surface material. | 2008-11-06 |
| 20080274344 | METHOD TO PREPARE NANOPARTICLES ON POROUS MEDIUMS - A method to prepare porous medium decorated with nanoparticles involves contacting a suspension of nanoparticles in an ionic liquid with a porous medium such that the particles diffuse into the pores of the medium followed by heating the resulting composition to a temperature equal to or greater than the thermal decomposition temperature of the ionic liquid resulting in the removal of the liquid portion of the suspension. The nanoparticles can be a metal, an alloy, or a metal compound. The resulting compositions can be used as catalysts, sensors, or separators. | 2008-11-06 |
| 20080274345 | Absorbent Moulded Bodies Method for Production and Use - The invention relates to an absorbent moulded body, a method for production and use thereof, comprising micro- or meso-porous adsorbents. The moulded bodies serve as process heat and refrigeration sources, whereby a vapour working medium is expelled from the moulded body by the introduction of heat energy and optionally condensed and the working medium, optionally previously vaporised, is absorbed in gaseous form. The moulded body comprises crystalline powder and/or granules together with a conducting surface within a cage, connected to the surface and the powder and/or granules are bonded by the binder in the form of a random bed. | 2008-11-06 |
| 20080274346 | SOLID-STATE CELLULAR AND NONCELLULAR THERMOPLASTIC MATERIALS: PROCESSING, PROPERTIES, AND APPLICATIONS - Methods for reducing the density of thermoplastic materials and the articles made therefrom having similar or improved mechanical properties to the solid or noncellular material. Also disclosed are improvements to foaming methods and the cellular structures of the foams made therefrom, and methods for altering the impact strength of solid or noncellular thermoplastic materials and the shaping of the materials into useful articles. | 2008-11-06 |
| 20080274347 | Method for Producing Film Using Aerosol, Particles Mixture Therefor, and Film and Composite Material - There is disclosed a method for producing a film with use of aerosol which is capable of forming a film of satisfactory quality at a high film formation rate. In the method, first, a carrier gas is mixed into a particle mixture which comprises raw fine particles comprising a brittle material as a main component and having a 50% average particle diameter of 0.010 μm to 1.0 μm on a volume basis, and auxiliary particles comprising a brittle material of the same type as or a different type from the brittle material of the raw fine particles as a main component and having a 50% average particle diameter of 3.0 μm to 100 μm on a volume basis, to form an aerosol. The aerosol is ejected onto the surface of a substrate to make the particle mixture come into collision with the substrate, so that the collision crushes or deforms the raw fine particles to form a film on the substrate. | 2008-11-06 |
| 20080274348 | Method for Producing Coating Film Using Aerosol, Fine Particles for Use Therein, and Coating Film and Composite Material - There is disclosed a method for producing a film with use of aerosol which is capable of forming a film of satisfactory quality at an extremely high film formation rate. In the method, first, a carrier gas is mixed into fine particles comprising a brittle material as a main component and having a 50% average particle diameter of 100 nm to 300 nm on a number basis to form an aerosol. The aerosol is ejected onto the surface of a substrate to make the fine particles come into collision with the substrate, so that the collision crushes or deforms the fine particles to form a film on the substrate. | 2008-11-06 |
| 20080274349 | Multipath Soldered Thermal Interface Between a Chip and its Heat Sink - The invention comprises a process for joining a first surface and a second surface where the first surface comprises an initially non-solderable surface which comprises coating the first surface with a solder-adhesion layer to produce a solder-adhesion layer on the first surface and providing a Thermal Interface Material (“TIM”) composition comprising solderable heat-conducting particles in a bondable resin matrix where at least some of the solderable heat-conducting particles comprise a solder surface. The TIM composition is placed between the first surface and the second surface to extend between and be contiguous with both the second surface and the solder-adhesion layer on the first surface. Sufficiently heating the TIM composition results in (a) soldering at least some of the solderable heat-conducting particles to one another; and (b) soldering at least some of the solderable heat-conducting particles to the solder-adhesion layer on the first surface. When the second surface comprises a solderable surface, the particles will also bond to it. When the second surface is not solderable, a solder adhesion layer can be placed on it. The process also includes adhesively bonding the resin matrix to the first surface and the second surface. The first surface can comprise an electronic device such as a semiconductor device and the second surface can comprise a heat sink, such as a solderable heat sink. The invention also comprises a process for improving the heat conductivity of a TIM, an article of manufacture made by the process, and a composition of matter comprising the TIM. | 2008-11-06 |
| 20080274350 | Coating Material Composition With Gas-Barrier Property, Process for Producing the Same, and Gas-Barrier Packaging Container Obtained Therefrom - The present invention has its object to provide a coating material with a gas-barrier property which can give a very transparent packaging material with a satisfactory gas-barrier property when it has a thin gas-barrier layer and, when it has a gas-barrier layer with an ordinary thickness, can give a packaging material with a higher gas-barrier property, a process for producing such coating material with a gas-barrier property, and a packaging container with a high gas-barrier level obtained by coating with such coating material with a gas-barrier property. | 2008-11-06 |
| 20080274351 | Sintered Body, Sputtering Target and Molding Die, and Process for Producing Sintered Body Employing the Same - To provide a large sputtering target excellent in discharge characteristics during sputtering and in characteristics of a thin film thereby obtainable. Further, a process for producing a sintered body is provided, whereby a large green body excellent in shape accuracy can be obtained by means of cold isostatic pressing directly without preforming, and a sintered body capable of providing the above-mentioned excellent sputtering target, can be produced efficiently at a low cost. | 2008-11-06 |
| 20080274352 | OPTICAL FILM COMPRISING ANTISTATIC PRIMER AND ANTISTATIC COMPOSITIONS - Optical films are described that comprise an antistatic primer disposed on the substrate and a high refractive index layer disposed on the primer. The primer comprises a sulfopolymer and at least one antistatic agent. The high refractive index layer comprises surface modified inorganic nanoparticles dispersed in a crosslinked organic material. The antistatic agent is preferably selected from conductive inorganic particles, conductive polymer, and mixtures thereof. Also describes are antistatic compositions and surface treated conductive inorganic oxide particles. | 2008-11-06 |
| 20080274353 | Polyethylene Molding Composition for External Sheathing of Electric Cables - The invention relates to a polyethylene molding composition which has a multimodal molar mass distribution and is particularly suitable for producing external sheathing of electric or information transmission cables. The molding composition has a density at a temperature of 23° C. in the range from 0.94 to 0.95 g/cm | 2008-11-06 |
| 20080274354 | Embossed Metallic Flakes Process and Product - A process for preparing embossed fine particulate thin metal flakes having high levels of brightness and color intensity. The process comprises forming a release coat on a flexible polymeric carrier film, embossing the release coat with a diffraction grating pattern that is monoruled at an angle above 45°, vacuum metalizing the embossed release surface with a highly reflective metal such as aluminum, and solubilizing the metalized release coat in a solvent for removing the metal from the carrier to form embossed metal flakes that replicate the embossment pattern. The flakes are recovered from the solution containing the solvent and release coat polymer while avoiding high shear, particle sizing or other application of energy that would excessively break up the flakes, so that the D50 particle size of the flakes is maintained at or above 75 microns. The flakes have application to coatings and printing inks that produce extremely high brightness characterized as an optically apparent glitter or sparkle effect in combination with high color intensity or chromaticity. | 2008-11-06 |
| 20080274355 | SEMIAROMATIC POLYAMIDE MOLDING COMPOSITIONS AND THEIR USE - A polyamide molding composition with the following constitution is described:
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| 20080274356 | Functionalized Nanoparticles and Their Use in Particle/Bulk Material Systems - A process for creating readily or highly dispersible nanoparticles on which chemically reactive functional groups or ligands have been placed. An ultra-high shear fluidic processor is used to change the size distribution of nanoparticle agglomerations and facilitate the formation of stable dispersions of such nanoparticles, as well as the placement of various chemically reactive functional groups or ligands on exposed surface areas of such nanoparticles. Such functionalized nanoparticle agglomerations have a broader size distribution (with a substantial increase in the proportion of smaller agglomerations), can exhibit enhanced dispersion characteristics and, when dispersed in various bulk materials, can impart to such bulk materials the desirable physical or chemical properties associated with the selected chemically active functional groups that have been attached to the surface areas of such agglomerations. | 2008-11-06 |
| 20080274357 | RESIN COMPOSITION FOR MOLDING MATERIAL AND MOLDED ARTICLE MADE THEREFROM - A resin composition for molding materials according to the present invention comprising an acrylic polymer and a plasticizer, wherein the acrylic polymer consists of primary particles which have a core-shell structure comprising a core polymer and a shell polymer, and wherein the core polymer and shell polymer comprise methyl methacrylate monomer units and the core polymer has a lower content of methyl methacrylate monomer units than the shell polymer. The resin composition has high moldability during molding and gives a molded article having high hardness and high tear strength and reduced in plasticizer bleeding. | 2008-11-06 |
| 20080274358 | Carbon Materials - A graphite body comprises aligned graphite flakes bonded with a binder, in which the graphite has an average particle size of >200 μm. | 2008-11-06 |
| 20080274359 | Surface for promoting droplet formation - A surface ( | 2008-11-06 |
| 20080274360 | POLYARYL ETHER KETONE - POLYCARBONATE COPOLYMER BLENDS - A polymer composition comprising a mixture of a) a first resin component comprising a polyaryl ether ketone, a polyaryl ketone, a polyether ketone, a polyether ether ketone, or a combination of two or more of the foregoing, and b) a second resin component comprising a specific type of copolycarbonate, wherein the mixture has at least two glass transition temperatures, as measured by ASTM method D5418, wherein the first glass transition temperature is from 120 to 160° C. and the second glass transition temperature is from 170 to 280° C. is disclosed. The compositions have improved properties such as improved load bearing capability at high temperature, better impact strength, and a high crystallization temperature. | 2008-11-06 |
| 20080274361 | Low Nwp Aqueous Polyurethane Composition - An aqueous composition with a sediment content ≦5%, comprising a polyurethane dispersion wherein the polyurethane has an acid value in the range of from 25 to 65 mgKOH/g and comprises (i) 36 to 60 wt % of at least one aromatic polyisocyanate and where the polyurethane is prepared in the presence of (a) ≦5 wt % of 1-methyl-2-pyrrolidinone by weight of the polyurethane, (b) 5 to 100 wt % of 1-ethyl-2-pyrrolidinone by weight of polyurethane and (c) water. | 2008-11-06 |
| 20080274362 | METHOD OF JOINING METALS TO CERAMIC MATRIX COMPOSITES - A method of joining metals to a ceramic material such as a ceramic matrix composite is provided which utilizes a compliant interlayer having a coefficient of thermal expansion between the coefficient of thermal expansion of the metal and that of the ceramic matrix composite. The compliant interlayer is bonded to the metal, and the ceramic matrix composite is then bonded to the bonded interlayer/metal. The method results in a high strength joint between a metal having a high coefficient of thermal expansion and a ceramic material having a low coefficient of thermal expansion. | 2008-11-06 |
| 20080274363 | PASSIVATING OF TIN, ZINC AND STEEL SURFACES - A method for coating zinc, zinc plated, or steel articles with a hydroxy benzoic acid protective coating by coating a cleaned zinc, zinc plated, or steel with a hydoxy benzoic acid composition having a pH of about 2.0 to 5.0; and coating cleaned tin surfaced articles with a composition having a PH of 2.0 to 12.0, and the composition having as its essential ingredients proteins, amino acids, amino acid-protein compounds and amine alcohols; and the articles produced thereby along with the coated articles having an appropriate paint thereon. | 2008-11-06 |
| 20080274364 | Plasticised Polyvinyl Chloride - Esters of cyclohexane polycarboxylic acids are used as plasticisers for polyvinyl chloride to enable products with comparable mechanical properties to be obtained using less polyvinyl chloride. Use of these esters also produces formulations with increased stability to ultra-violet light, improved low temperature properties, lower viscosity and improved processability as well as reduced smoke on burning. The esters of cyclohexane polycarboxylic acids may be used alone or in admixture with other plasticisers when the esters of cyclohexane polycarboxylic acids may act as viscosity depressants. Fast fusing plasticisers may also be included. The formulations are particularly useful in the production of a range of goods from semi-rigid to highly flexible materials and are particularly useful in the production of medical materials such as blood bags and tubing. | 2008-11-06 |
| 20080274365 | PROCESS FOR MAKING MULTILAYER COATED PAPER OR PAPERBOARD - The present invention refers in one embodiment to a method of manufacturing multilayer coated papers and paperboards, but excluding photographic papers and pressure sensitive copying papers, that are especially suitable for printing, packaging and labeling purposes, in which at least two curtain layers selected from aqueous emulsions or suspensions are formed into a composite, free-falling curtain and a continuous web of basepaper or baseboard is coated with the composite curtain, and paper or paperboard thereby obtainable. | 2008-11-06 |
| 20080274366 | Carbon fiber-metal composite material and method of producing the same - A method of producing a carbon fiber-metal composite material includes: (a) mixing an elastomer, a reinforcement filler, and carbon nanofibers, and dispersing the carbon nanofibers by applying a shear force to obtain a carbon fiber composite material; and (b) replacing the elastomer in the carbon fiber composite material with a metal material, wherein the reinforcement filler improves rigidity of at least the metal material. | 2008-11-06 |
| 20080274367 | RECOVERED HIGH STRENGTH MULTI-LAYER ALUMINUM BRAZING SHEET PRODUCTS - A multi-layer metallurgical product comprising a core aluminum alloy, purposefully tailored through chemistry and processing route to resist recrystallization during the brazing cycle to intentionally exploit the higher strengths immediately after brazing of a deformed and recovered microstructure, the core aluminum alloy being positioned on one side to an aluminum alloy interliner designed to be resistant to localized erosion, which, in turn, is adjacent to a 4xxx cladding alloy. The multi-layer product can be fabricated at least in part via any multi-alloy ingot casting processes such as the Simultaneous Multi-Alloy Casting process or the Unidirectional Solidification of Castings process. | 2008-11-06 |
| 20080274368 | Layer System with Diffusion Inhibiting Layer - The lifespan of a layer system at high temperatures is determined by the diffusion of single elements between the substrate and the layers on the substrate. A diffusion inhibiting layer according to the invention with an adapted aluminum content which lies between the aluminum content of the substrate and the aluminum content of the bonding or corrosion protective layer prevents the diffusion of aluminum and raises therefore the lifespan of the layer system. | 2008-11-06 |
| 20080274369 | Novel Ruthenium-Based Materials and Ruthenium Alloys, Their Use in Vapor Deposition or Atomic Layer Deposition and Films Produced Therefrom - An alloy for use in vapor deposition or atomic layer deposition is described herein that includes ruthenium and at least one element from group IV, V or VI of the Periodic Chart of the Elements or a combination thereof. In addition, a layered material is described herein that comprises at least one layer that includes a ruthenium-based material or ruthenium-based alloy and at least one layer that includes at least one element from group IV, V or VI of the Periodic Chart of the Elements or a combination thereof. | 2008-11-06 |
| 20080274370 | Method for Forming Insulation Film - In a process involving the formation of an insulating film on a substrate for an electronic device, the insulating film is formed on the substrate surface by carrying out two or more steps for regulating the characteristic of the insulating film involved in the process under the same operation principle. The formation of an insulating film having a high level of cleanness can be realized by carrying out treatment such as cleaning, oxidation, nitriding, and a film thickness reduction while avoiding exposure to the air. Further, carrying out various steps regarding the formation of an insulating film under the same operation principle can realize simplification of the form of an apparatus and can form an insulating film having excellent property with a high efficiency. | 2008-11-06 |
| 20080274371 | COMPOSITE SUBSTRATES FOR HIGH TEMPERATURE SUPERCONDUCTORS HAVING IMPROVED PROPERTIES - A composite substrate for superconductors and methods for making the same are described. The composite substrate of the present invention includes at least a core layer having and a sheath layer having a cube texture on at least a portion its surface. In certain embodiments, the core layer can include a nickel-tungsten-molybdenum alloy having about 2-10 atomic percent tungsten and 2-15 atomic percent molybdenum. In some embodiments, the sheath layer can include nickel or a nickel-tungsten alloy having about 0 to 6 atomic percent tungsten. Generally, the core layer is stronger than the sheath layer and an interdiffusion zone can exist between the core layer and the sheath layer. | 2008-11-06 |
| 20080274372 | Corrosion Resistant Object Having an Outer Layer of a Precious Metal - An object comprising a conductive body part, a layer comprising a refractory metal (e.g. tantalum), and a layer comprising a precious metal (e.g. platinum or gold). A metallurgical bond has been formed between the layers. Thereby oxidation of the refractory metal layer, and thereby passivation of the object, can be avoided even with small amounts of precious metal. This lowers the material costs while ensuring desired corrosion resistant properties. The object is suitable for an electrode to be used in a corrosive environment, in particular when a large conductivity is needed. Also a method of manufacturing the object. The metallurgical bond is provided by heating the object. | 2008-11-06 |
| 20080274373 | Engine Part - An engine part according to the present invention includes: a metal substrate; a chromium plating layer covering at least a portion of a surface of the metal substrate, the chromium plating layer being formed from a trivalent chromium plating solution. The chromium plating layer includes a boron content of no less than 0.05 mass % and no more than 0.3 mass %, and the chromium plating layer has a thickness or 0.7 μm or less. | 2008-11-06 |
| 20080274374 | Resin-Coated Sand - The present invention provides resin-coated sand containing spherical molding sand with a binder composition, the spherical molding sand having an average particle diameter of 0.02 to 1.5 mm and being produced by a flame fusion method. | 2008-11-06 |
| 20080274375 | Anodizing Aluminum and Alloys Thereof - This invention encompasses methods of producing a colored oxide layer on an aluminum material by anodizing the aluminum material in an electrolyte comprising water, sulfuric acid and oxalic acid. The anodizing step comprises passing at least two sequential current densities through the electrolyte. Methods of making and using article with a colored oxide layer on an aluminum material make by the methods disclosed herein are also disclosed. | 2008-11-06 |
| 20080274376 | SLURRY COMPOSITION FOR CERAMIC GREEN SHEETS AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME AND MULTILAYER CERAMIC ELECTRONIC COMPONENT AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A slurry composition includes a ceramic raw powder including boron and an alkaline earth metal, an acrylic binder component, a β-diketone, functioning as a chelating agent, and an organic solvent. The content of the β-diketone is about 0.020 to about 0.040 times by weight the total content of boron and the alkaline earth metal in the ceramic raw powder. The slurry composition is advantageous for use in forming, for example, ceramic layers for a multilayer ceramic substrate. | 2008-11-06 |
| 20080274377 | Resin artcraft with electric conduction function and method of manufacturing the same - A method of manufacturing a resin artcraft with an electric conduction function includes the steps of: coating an electrically conductive material onto a resin semi-finished good; baking the resin semi-finished good at a predetermined temperature for a predetermined time to form a conductive layer on the electrically conductive material; baking the resin semi-finished good at a predetermined temperature for a predetermined time again after an anti-oxidant material is coated onto the conductive layer, such that the anti-oxidant material is melted with the conductive layer to form an alternate layer, and a portion of the electrically conductive material is permeated into the alternate layer. By baking the electrically conductive material and anti-oxidant material coated separately onto the resin semi-finished good, the conductive layer can be made by using a minimum quantity of electrically conductive material, and the oxidation rate of the conductive layer exposed in air can be retarded significantly. | 2008-11-06 |
| 20080274378 | MAGNETIC ALLOY FOR MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM AND MAGNETIC RECORDING AND REPRODUCING APPARATUS USING THE MAGNETIC ALLOY - A magnetic alloy for a magnetic recording medium contains 40 to 60 at % of Pt and 60 to 40 at % of at least three species selected from the group consisting of Fe, Co, Mn and Cr as 3d transition metal elements. The magnetic alloy has a Co content of 10 to 0 at %, has an average of valence electron numbers in the 3d transition metal elements of 7.5 to 8.0 based on compositional proportions and has an order parameter S of 0.5 to 1 that is calculated from: S=[{F(002) | 2008-11-06 |
| 20080274379 | THIN FILM DEVICE WITH LEAD CONDUCTOR FILM OF INCREASED SURFACE AREA - The present invention relates to a thin-film device including a thin-film element and a lead conductor film. The thin-film element and the lead conductor film are embedded in an insulating film. The lead conductor film has a terminal area at one end thereof, is connected to the thin-film element at the other end thereof, and between the one end and the other end, has an increased surface area portion whose volume is partially occupied by an insulating material to increase surface area. As a result, there is provided a high frequency thin-film device capable of reducing loss and heat generation due to skin effect, particularly a thin-film magnetic head. | 2008-11-06 |
| 20080274380 | Magnetic recording medium - The present invention provides a magnetic recording medium that excels in electromagnetic conversion characteristics. The magnetic recording medium has a 55 nm or less thickness magnetic layer formed on a major surface of an elongated nonmagnetic support by performing a vacuum thin film forming technique, the magnetic recording medium being slid over a magnetoresistive effect magnetic head or a giant magnetoresistive effect head to reproduce a signal, wherein an angle θ which is formed by a growth direction of magnetic particles in a columnar structure in a longitudinal cross-section of the magnetic layer and a normal to a longitudinal direction of the nonmagnetic support, satisfies the following relation: | 2008-11-06 |
| 20080274381 | PERPENDICULAR MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM WITH PATTERNED MAGNETIC ISLANDS AND NONMAGNETIC TRENCHES AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR SUPPRESSING SURFACE DIFFUSION OF TRENCH MATERIAL - A patterned perpendicular magnetic recording medium of the type that has spaced-apart pillars with magnetic material on their ends and with trenches between the pillars that are nonmagnetic regions is made with a method that allows use of a pre-etched substrate. A nonmagnetic capping layer is located in the trenches above the nonmagnetic regions. The substrate has diffusion material in the trenches that when heated will diffuse into the magnetic recording layer material and chemically react with it. The pillars are formed of material that will not diffuse into the recording layer. The recording layer is formed over the entire substrate and a nonmagnetic capping layer that is not chemically reactive with the diffusion material is formed over the recording layer in the trenches. The substrate is annealed to cause the recording layer material in the trenches and the material in the substrate to diffuse into one another and chemically react to render the trenches nonmagnetic. The capping layer suppresses the diffusion of material from the substrate to the surface in the trenches and thus prevents migration of diffusion material to the recording layer material on the ends of the pillars. | 2008-11-06 |
| 20080274382 | Carbon Fuel Particles Used In Direct Carbon Conversion Fuel Cells - A system for preparing particulate carbon fuel and using the particulate carbon fuel in a fuel cell. Carbon particles are finely divided. The finely dividing carbon particles are introduced into the fuel cell. A gas containing oxygen is introduced into the fuel cell. The finely divided carbon particles are exposed to carbonate salts, or to molten NaOH or KOH or LiOH or mixtures of NaOH or KOH or LiOH, or to mixed hydroxides, or to alkali and alkaline earth nitrates. | 2008-11-06 |
| 20080274383 | Process for Fabricating Pressure Vessel Liner - A process prevents a reduction in the strength of the joint between the liner components, and assures high productivity without impairment. The peripheral walls ( | 2008-11-06 |
| 20080274384 | SELF-REGULATING HYDROGEN GENERATOR FOR USE WITH A FUEL CELL - A hydrogen generation device includes a liquid fuel chamber, a catalytic hydrogen generation chamber, a hydrogen collection chamber and separation elements between these chambers. Once a certain hydrogen pressure in the device is reached liquid fuel is substantially prevented from being catalytically converted into hydrogen, whereby the production of hydrogen is stopped until hydrogen is allowed to exit the device to lower the pressure therein. This Abstract is not intended to define the invention disclosed in the specification, nor intended to limit the scope of the invention in any way. | 2008-11-06 |
| 20080274385 | Fuel Cells - This invention concerns a redox fuel cell comprising an anode and a cathode separated by an ion selective polymer electrolyte-membrane, preferably a bi-membrane, the cathode comprising a cathodic material and a proton-conducting polymeric material; means for supplying a fuel to the anode region of the cell; means for supplying an oxidant to the cathode region of the cell; means for providing an electrical circuit between the anode and the cathode; a non-volatile redox couple in solution in flowing fluid communication with the cathode, the redox couple being at least partially reduced at the cathode in operation of the cell, and at least partially re-generated by reaction with the oxidant after such reduction at the cathode. | 2008-11-06 |
| 20080274386 | Heat preservation container - A heat preservation container comprises a container body having a receiving space; at least one fuel cell installed below the container body; and a heating element in an inner periphery of the receiving space; and wherein the fuel cell serves to actuate the heating element for heating the receiving space so as to retain the temperature of the receiving space. The fuel cell is placed in a cell casing. A switch is installed to the cell casing. The heating element is formed as plurality of heating wires. A cover serves for covering upon the container body. | 2008-11-06 |
| 20080274387 | Method for Producing Gas Diffusion Electrode and Method for Producing Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cell, and Gas Diffusion Electrode and Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cell - The present invention provides a gas diffusion electrode capable of sufficiently preventing not only degradation of MEA during storage but also degradation of initial characteristics and durability during the time period from production to initial use, and a polymer electrolyte fuel cell including the gas diffusion electrode. The gas diffusion electrode includes a catalyst layer in which A | 2008-11-06 |
| 20080274388 | Solid Oxide Type Fuel Cell - It is possible to improve the power generation efficiency by uniformalizing the temperature distribution of a fuel cell stack in lamination direction. In a solid oxide type fuel cell, a power generation cell and a separator are alternately laminated so as to constitute a fuel cell stack. On the middle stage of the fuel cell stack in the lamination direction, a radiator ( | 2008-11-06 |
| 20080274389 | CATHODE END PLATE AND BREATHABLE FUEL CELL STACK USING THE SAME - A cathode end plate for a breathable fuel cell stack including a first plate including a plurality of first openings and a second plate contacting one side of the first plate and including a plurality of second openings exposing two or more first openings of the plurality of first openings. | 2008-11-06 |
| 20080274390 | Anode electrodes for direct oxidation fuel cells and systems operating with concentrated liquid fuel - An anode electrode for use in a fuel cell comprises a stacked structure including, in sequence: a catalyst layer, a hydrophobic, microporous layer (“MPL”), a porous gas diffusion layer (“GDL”), and an anode plate with at least one recessed fuel supply-fuel/gas exhaust channel formed in a surface thereof facing the GDL, wherein the stacked structure further comprises at least one hydrophobic region aligned with the at least one recessed channel. The electrode is useful in direct oxidation fuel cells and systems, such as direct methanol fuel cells operating with highly concentrated liquid fuel. | 2008-11-06 |
| 20080274391 | Multifunctional tunable metal-phosphate composite electrocatalyst for efficient oxygen reduction and methanol oxidation for applications in fuel cells and electrolysis - A thin-film electrocatalyst of a platinum phosphate composite surface, the platinum surface being entirely oxygen reductive. A tunable platinum phosphate composite surface, the platinum phosphate composite surface being entirely oxygen reductive. A substrate including deposited thereon the thin-film electrocatalyst. A fuel cell including at least one substrate. | 2008-11-06 |
| 20080274392 | Method and Apparatus for Producing Catalyst Layer for Fuel Cell - A method for manufacturing a catalyst layer for a fuel cell support for a catalyst layer comprises the steps of vapor-growing a carbonaceous porous material having a nano-size structure, such as carbon nanowalls (CNWs), and supporting and dispersing a catalyst component and/or an electrolyte component on the support for a catalyst layer. The method simplifies the process for manufacturing an electrode layer for fuel cells and improves the dispersibility of the catalyst component and the electrolyte, whereby the generation efficiency of a fuel cell can be improved. | 2008-11-06 |
| 20080274393 | HYDROGEL BARRIER FOR FUEL CELLS - A fuel cell includes an anode including an anode catalyst, a cathode, a channel that is contiguous with the anode, and a liquid electrolyte in the channel. The cathode includes a gas diffusion electrode, a cathode catalyst on the gas diffusion electrode, and a hydrogel on the cathode catalyst. The hydrogel is between the anode and the cathode, and includes an aqueous liquid and a polymer. The polymer has an acid capacity less than 0.8 meq/g and/or has no sulfonic acid groups covalently bound to the polymer. A method of generating electricity includes flowing a liquid electrolyte through the channel, oxidizing a fuel at the anode, and reducing a gaseous oxidant at the cathode. | 2008-11-06 |
| 20080274394 | Stacks Of Separators And Electrodes Alternately Stacked One On Top Of The Other And Fixed For Li Storage Batteries - The present invention relates to stacks comprising separators and electrodes stacked alternately one on top of the other and fixed, the stack having, on at least one side and/or edge of the stack, at least one adhesive bond comprising an organic adhesive, which bond adhesively bonds the electrodes and separators of the stack to one another, and a method for the production thereof and the use of these stacks in Li batteries. | 2008-11-06 |
| 20080274395 | AUTOMATED COMPOSITE BATTERY - A composite battery capable of adjusting its own power output in response to predetermined signals or lack of predetermined signals is provided. The composite battery has a set of terminals, a battery, a sensing device and a switch, all housed within a casing, which can be in the shape of a conventional battery. The sensor captures signals which upon reaching a certain threshold cause the switch to engage or disengage to selectively provide a load current to an electronic device. The battery may be used in battery-controlled consumer electronics articles, such as toys, to prevent avoidable battery drain or unintended activation when the electronics article is not in use. | 2008-11-06 |
| 20080274396 | Battery Vent - A battery vent comprising a chamber bounded by a sidewall and a plate. In the chamber, a frit housing has a retainer wall extending from the plate into the chamber to an open retainer wall lower face. A vent tube extends outwardly from the frit housing and has a vent channel which is open to the retainer wall inside face. A frit is applied over the open retainer wall lower face and secured thereto by over molding. | 2008-11-06 |
| 20080274397 | Mounting Structure of Electrical Equipment - A battery assy is mounted in a luggage room or beneath the rear seat. In the battery assy, a battery pack having a configuration of an approximate rectangle, when viewed from the side of the vehicle, is stored in an inclined manner in a casing formed of a battery cover and a lower case, having a configuration of an approximate parallelogram, when viewed from the side of the vehicle. A resin chamber is provided at a gap in the frontward position and the rearward position of the battery assy. A channel of cooling air is formed at a gap in the upper region and the lower region of the battery assy. The battery assy is mounted such that the bottom is protruding towards the front of the vehicle. | 2008-11-06 |
| 20080274398 | Electrode assembly and secondary battery having the same - An electrode assembly and a secondary battery including the same. The electrode assembly is constructed with a positive electrode plate including a positive electrode coating portion, a negative electrode plate including a negative electrode coating portion, a separator interposed between the positive electrode plate and the negative electrode plate, and at least one mesh layer disposed on at least one of the positive electrode plate and the negative electrode plate. The mesh layer is wider than either the positive electrode coating portion or the negative electrode coating portion to prevent a detachment of either the positive electrode coating portion or the negative electrode coating portion. Since the mesh layer prevents the detachment of the electrode coating portions when subjected to an external impact, it is possible to improve the stability and reliability of a battery. | 2008-11-06 |
| 20080274399 | Secondary battery - A secondary battery includes: a positive electrode; a negative electrode; a porous electron-insulating layer adhered to a surface of at least one selected from the group consisting of the positive electrode and the negative electrode; and an electrolyte. The porous electron-insulating layer comprises a particulate filler and a resin binder, and the particulate filler comprises an indefinite-shape particle comprising a plurality of primary particles that are joined to one another. A neck is preferably formed between the primary particles. Since the porous electron-insulating layer has high porosity, it is possible to obtain a secondary battery that exhibits excellent low-temperature characteristics, which are particularly important in actual use, and that is capable of discharging at a large current. | 2008-11-06 |
| 20080274400 | BATTERY CELL HAVING ENERGY CONTROL DEVICE - A battery assembly includes a plurality of battery cells. Each cell includes a plurality of first electrodes and second electrodes. First and second insulators extend over the first and second electrodes. An envelope or shell extends over the first and second insulators thereby encapsulating the first and second insulators. A lithium energy control electronics device (the LEC) is disposed, i.e. integrated inside the shell of each cell of the battery assembly. Each cell of the battery assembly is electronically and operatively communicated with one another through the respective LEC disposed inside each cell. | 2008-11-06 |
| 20080274401 | Oxygen gas sensor - A gas sensor includes an electrochemical cell. The electrochemical cell includes a body defining a cavity to contain a predetermined volume of electrolyte solution. The plurality of electrodes is disposed within the cavity and comprises an electrically conductive material that is substantially free of hazardous material. An energy module is coupled to the plurality of electrodes. The energy module provides a bias voltage suitable to reduce gas diffused in the electrolyte solution. An electrical interface is coupled to the energy module. The electrical interface has an electrical and mechanical form-factor to enable the gas sensor to replace a lead-based anode galvanic oxygen gas sensor as a drop-in replacement. | 2008-11-06 |
| 20080274402 | Secondary battery - The present invention relates to a secondary battery including an insulating case interposed between the cap assembly and the electrode assembly. The insulating case is made of a sealing material with low thermal deformation, excellent flame-retardation, and excellent electric insulation so as to be able to enhance the reliability of the secondary battery. The secondary battery of the present invention includes a can having an open top, an electrode assembly disposed inside the can and generating electricity, a cap assembly sealing the open top of the can, and an insulating case interposed between the cap assembly and the electrode assembly. The insulating case includes a base having an upper surface and a side surface, and a protrusion formed on the side surface. The upper surface has a deformation hole. The deformation hole and the protrusion are arranged in a manner that a line connecting the center of the deformation hole to the protrusion is substantially perpendicular to the side surface. | 2008-11-06 |
| 20080274403 | ANODE FOR SECONDARY BATTERY HAVING NEGATIVE ACTIVE MATERIAL WITH NANO-FIBER NETWORK STRUCTURE AND SECONDARY BATTERY USING THE SAME, AND FABRICATION METHOD OF NEGATIVE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR SECONDARY BATTERY - There is provided a metal oxide having a continuous nano-fiber network structure as a negative active material for a secondary battery. A method for fabricating such negative active material for a secondary battery comprises spinning a mixed solution of a metal oxide precursor and a polymer onto a collector to form composite fibers mixed with the metal oxide precursor and the polymer, thermally compressing or thermally pressurizing the composite fibers, and thermally treating the thermally compressed or thermally pressurized composite fibers to remove the polymer from the composite fiber. | 2008-11-06 |
| 20080274404 | Graphite Particles and Lithium Secondary Battery Using The Same As Negative Electrode - A graphite particle obtained by assembling or binding together a plurality of flat-shaped particles so that the planes of orientation are not parallel to one another, or a graphite particle in which aspect ratio is 5 or less or specific surface area is 8 m | 2008-11-06 |
| 20080274405 | Cathode Active Material for Alkaline Battery and Manufacturing Method Thereof, and Alkaline Battery - The present invention is to provide a cathode active material for an alkaline battery with a lamellar crystal structure including nickel oxyhydroxide. The cathode active material has a diffraction peak at a position that ranges from 8.4 degrees to 10.4 degrees in diffraction angle 2θ by X-ray diffraction using CuKα-rays. In addition, the present invention provides an alkaline battery having a cathode having a cathode active material, an anode having an anode active material, and an alkaline water solution as an electrolytic solution. Furthermore, the present invention provides a manufacturing method for a cathode active material for an alkaline battery with a lamellar crystal structure including nickel oxyhydroxide. The manufacturing method has an oxidation process for manufacturing the cathode active material by oxidizing a starting material made from β-type nickel hydroxide with a lamellar crystal structure in an airstream including alkaline water solution or alkali. | 2008-11-06 |
| 20080274406 | Negative Electrode Material for Lithium Secondary Battery, Method for Producing Same, Negative Electrode for Lithium Secondary Battery Using Same and Lithium Secondary Battery - A negative-electrode material is provided that can be produced at a low cost and yields a lithium secondary battery with an excellent balance of various battery characteristics even when used in high electrode densities. | 2008-11-06 |
| 20080274407 | Layered carbon electrodes for capacitive deionization and methods of making the same - Layered carbon electrodes for use in, for example, Capacitive Deionization (CDI) of a fluid stream or, for example, an electric double layer capacitor (EDCL). Methods of making the layered carbon electrodes are also described. The layered carbon electrode comprises an electrically conductive porous layer and an adjacent layer comprising carbon particles in contact with the electrically conductive porous layer. A thermoplastic material is infused in the electrically conductive porous layer and provides a bond to the carbon particles at the interface of the electrically conductive porous layer and the adjacent layer comprising carbon particles. | 2008-11-06 |
| 20080274408 | Anode for Lithium Ion Cell - An anode for a lithium ion cell comprising stabilised lithium metal powder, polyethylene oxide and a lithium intercalation material. The use of polyethylene oxide as the binder for an anode used in a secondary cell enables lithium powder to be incorporated in the anode leading to an improvement in cell performance. | 2008-11-06 |
| 20080274409 | Separator for Battery and Alkaline Battery - A separator for alkaline batteries which is obtained by bonding 5.0 to 45.0 g/m | 2008-11-06 |
| 20080274410 | Non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery - A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery is provided that remarkably improves battery reliability by quickly lowering the potential of the positive electrode while preventing separator shrinkage at high temperatures. A separator has on its surface a shrinkage-prevention-layer formed portion ( | 2008-11-06 |
| 20080274411 | Lithium Ion Secondary Battery - A lithium ion secondary battery including: a positive electrode including a lithium composite oxide; a negative electrode capable of charging and discharging lithium ion; a non-aqueous liquid electrolyte; and a solid electrolyte layer interposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode, wherein the solid electrolyte layer includes solid electrolyte particles and a binder. The solid electrolyte layer may include an inorganic oxide filler. The solid electrolyte particles is, for example, at least one selected from the group consisting of LiCl—Li | 2008-11-06 |
| 20080274412 | CHIP BATTERY - A chip battery includes an element body including a solid electrolyte layer, a positive electrode layer, and a negative electrode layer. Current collectors are provided on the positive electrode layer and the negative electrode layer, respectively, of the element body using a conductive material, such as Pt. In addition, protective films are provided on both end surfaces of the element body and on the current collectors so that the current collectors are exposed near the respective ends in the longitudinal direction of the element body. Further, protective films are provided on the side surfaces of the element body to define a base body. Further, terminal electrodes are provided on the base body so as to be brought into surface contact with the exposed surfaces of the current collectors on both end sides in a direction substantially perpendicular to the lamination direction of the element body. | 2008-11-06 |
| 20080274413 | Sub-10 nm line features via rapid graphoepitaxial self-assembly of amphiphilic monolayers - Methods for fabricating sublithographic, nanoscale microchannels utilizing an aqueous emulsion of an amphiphilic agent and a water-soluble, hydrogel-forming polymer, and films and devices formed from these methods are provided. | 2008-11-06 |
| 20080274414 | HIGH-TRANSMISSION ATTENUATING PSM - An attenuating PSM includes a quartz substrate, a first dummy pad pattern disposed on the quartz substrate, wherein the first dummy pad pattern is composed of a first phase shifter material layer with a transmission rate of greater than or equal to 15%, and a first opaque pattern disposed at a center area of the first dummy pad pattern. The first opaque pattern has a shape that is analogous to the first dummy pad pattern and surface area of the first opaque pattern is smaller than that of the first dummy pad pattern. | 2008-11-06 |
| 20080274415 | Layout Method for Mask - A layout method for a mask can include creating dummy pattern inhibiting regions and a single dummy pattern type for a layer. A cell can be formed in which a first main pattern is formed. A second main pattern can be formed in a main chip layout, and the cell can be inserted into the main chip. A dummy pattern inhibiting region can be created on the basis of the first main pattern and the second main pattern. Then, a single dummy pattern type can be formed over the entire main chip layout. Dummy patterns that interact with the dummy pattern inhibiting region can be removed. | 2008-11-06 |
| 20080274416 | Layout Method for Mask - A layout method for a mask can include creating dummy pattern inhibiting regions and a single dummy pattern type for a layer. A cell can be formed in which a first main pattern is formed. A second main pattern can be formed in a main chip layout, and the cell can be inserted into the main chip. A dummy pattern inhibiting region can be created on the basis of the first main pattern and the second main pattern. Then, a single dummy pattern type can be formed over the entire main chip layout. Dummy patterns that interact with the dummy pattern inhibiting region can be removed. | 2008-11-06 |
| 20080274417 | Variable Mask Field Exposure - A method of fabricating integrated circuits according to a first design. One first pattern is common with a second design, and one second pattern is unique to the first design. The first pattern is imaged using a first mask having first patterns formed in a block thereon. No other patterns of the first and second designs are formed on the first mask. The second patterns are imaged on the substrate using a second mask having second patterns formed in a block thereon. At least one third layer pattern is formed on the second mask. | 2008-11-06 |
| 20080274418 | Photoconductors - A photoconductor containing a supporting substrate, a photogenerating layer, and at least one charge transport layer of at least one charge transport component, and wherein the charge transport layer contains a charge blocking agent, such as a benzoimidazole. | 2008-11-06 |
| 20080274419 | Photoconductors - A photoconductor containing a supporting substrate, a photogenerating layer, and at least one charge transport layer comprised of at least one charge transport component, and wherein the photogenerating layer contains a photogenerating pigment or pigments, and a bis(pyridyl)alkylene. | 2008-11-06 |
| 20080274420 | ADHESION PROMOTER - An adhesion promoter for a hot melt adhesive or a pressure sensitive adhesive prepared by admixing a silane composition with an aqueous buffer solution, where the silane composition includes at least two silane compounds. The adhesive is able to bind at very low surface free energy substrates, such as Xerographic prints contaminated by silicone fuser oil. The hot melt adhesive maintains a substantially stable viscosity at temperature ranging from about | 2008-11-06 |
| 20080274421 | PHOTOSENSITIVE COMPOSITION AND PATTERN FORMING METHOD USING THE SAME - A photosensitive composition contains: a compound capable of generating an acid upon irradiation with actinic rays or radiation; a basic compound represented by the formula (I-a) as defined herein; a basic compound represented by the formula (I-b) as defined herein; and a surfactant represented by the formula (II) as defined herein. | 2008-11-06 |
| 20080274422 | PREPARATION PROCESS OF CHEMICALLY AMPLIFIED RESIST COMPOSITION - Provided are a preparation method of a resist composition which enables stabilization of a dissolution performance of a resist film obtained from the resist composition thus prepared; and a resist composition obtained by the preparation process and showing small lot-to-lot variations in degradation over time. The process of the present invention is for preparing a chemically amplified resist composition containing a binder, an acid generator, a nitrogenous basic substance and a solvent and it has steps of selecting, as the solvent, a solvent having a peroxide content not greater than an acceptable level, and mixing constituent materials of the resist composition in the selected solvent. | 2008-11-06 |
| 20080274423 | OPTICAL INFORMATION RECORDING MEDIUM AND METHOD OF RECORDING INFORMATION - The optical information recording medium comprises a recording layer on a support, wherein the recording layer comprises a dye having a film-softening temperature of equal to or higher than 290° C. | 2008-11-06 |
