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7396475 Method of forming stepped structures employing imprint lithography  
The present invention provides a method for forming a stepped structure on a substrate that features transferring, into the substrate, an inverse shape of the stepped structure disposed on the...
7387742 Silicon blades for surgical and non-surgical use  
Ophthalmic surgical blades are manufactured from either a crystalline or polycrystalline material, preferably in the form of a wafer. The method comprises preparing the crystalline or...
7367119 Method for forming a reinforced tip for a probe storage device  
Systems and methods in accordance with the present invention can include a tip contactable with a media. In an embodiment, the tip comprises a substantially hollow structure formed of a metal. The...
7357876 Eliminating printability of sub-resolution defects in imprint lithography  
The present invention provides a method of forming a desired pattern in a layer positioned on a substrate with a mold, the method including, inter alia, contacting the layer with the mold forming a...
7354520 Method of manufacturing optical element  
An optical element comprising at least a plurality of pixels formed on a substrate and partition walls arranged respectively between adjacent pixels is manufactured by a method comprising steps of...
7346981 Method for fabricating microelectromechanical system (MEMS) devices  
A process for fabricating a MEMS device comprises the steps of depositing and patterning on one side of a wafer a layer of material having a preselected electrical resistivity; bonding a substrate...
7344908 Atomic force microscope cantilever including field effect transistor and method for manufacturing the same  
The present invention relates to an AFM (atomic force microscope) cantilever including a field effect transistor (FET) and a method for manufacturing the same; and, more particularly, to a method...
7341825 Method for producing high resolution nano-imprinting masters  
A method for producing high resolution nano-imprinting masters is disclosed. The method inverts the negative features of an exposed and developed positive e-beam resist to positive features in the...
7335314 Method of making an implantable medical device  
An implantable medical device, such as a stent or graft, having asperities on a designated region of its outer surface is disclosed. The asperities can serve to improve retention of one or more...
7329366 Method of polishing implantable medical devices to lower thrombogenecity and increase mechanical stability  
The present invention relates to a method of polishing an implantable medical device. The method may include positioning an implantable medical device on a support. At least a portion of a surface...
7309446 Methods of manufacturing diamond capsules  
Capsules and similar objects are made from materials having diamond (sp 3 ) lattice structures, including diamond materials in synthetic crystalline, polycrystalline (ordered or disordered),...
7297568 Three-dimensional structural body composed of silicon fine wire, its manufacturing method, and device using same  
A three-dimensional structure composed of highly-reliable silicon ultrafine wires, a method for producing the three-dimensional structure, and a device including the same are provided. The...
7288489 Process for thinning a semiconductor workpiece  
The present invention provides an apparatus and method for use in processing semiconductor workpieces. The new apparatus and method allows for the production of thinner workpieces that at the same...
7282157 Method of manufacturing light-propagating probe for near-field microscope  
A manufacturing method for a light propagating probe comprises a step of sharpening a light-propagating body having a sharpened section formed on an optical fiber, a step of forming the...
7271528 Uniform emitter array for display devices  
An emitter array produced using etch mask and a method for making such an etch mask. The emitter comprises a substrate, forming a conducting layer on the substrate, forming an emitting layer on the...
7262068 Microneedle array module and method of fabricating the same  
A microneedle array module is disclosed comprising a multiplicity of microneedles affixed to and protruding outwardly from a front surface of a substrate to form the array, each microneedle of the...
7261827 Method of processing end portions of optical fibers and optical fibers having their end portions processed  
An end portion of an optical fiber element 11 is dipped into an etchant to shape that portion of the fiber element immersed in said etchant into a coaxial reduced-diameter portion by etching...
7258807 Controlled growth of gallium nitride nanostructures  
A transition metal substituted, amorphous mesoporous silica framework with a high degree of structural order and a narrow pore diameter distribution (±0.15 nm FWHM) was synthesized and used for...
7258805 Micro needles and method of manufacture thereof  
A micro-needle protrudes from a support member. The needle has a needle body portion, a closed pointed tip portion, and an inner lumen extending through the support member and into the protruding...
7247249 Method of treating razor blade cutting edges  
Methods treating razors blade cutting edges having an adherent polyfluorocarbon coated thereon are described. The coated razor blade edges are treated with a solvent, which partially removes the...
7247248 Method of forming atomic force microscope tips  
The invention relates to a method for forming silicon atomic force microscope tips. The method includes the steps of depositing a masking layer onto a first layer of doped silicon so that some...
7192529 Stamper, lithographic method of using the stamper and method of forming a structure by a lithographic pattern  
A stamper includes a substrate and a plurality of protrusions of different heights formed on one of the surfaces of the substrate, the protrusions of larger height having a stack structure formed...
7189336 Etchant, method for roughening copper surface and method for producing printed wiring board  
An etchant and a method for roughening a copper surface each capable of permitting copper with roughened surface which exhibits acid resistance and permits a copper conductive pattern and an outer...
7189333 End effectors and methods for manufacturing end effectors with contact elements to condition polishing pads used in polishing micro-device workpieces  
End effectors, apparatuses including end effectors for conditioning planarizing pads, and methods for manufacturing end effectors with contact elements to condition planarizing pads used in...
7147789 Process for control of contours formed by etching substrates  
The present invention provides a process for controlling the contour of a feature in a transition area made by etching a substrate. This process includes applying a patterned resist mask to the...
7132055 Method of producing near field optical head  
In a method of producing a near field optical head, a transparent substrate has a surface and at least one protuberance extending from the surface. A shielding film is formed on the surface of the...
7132054 Method to fabricate hollow microneedle arrays  
An inexpensive and rapid method for fabricating arrays of hollow microneedles uses a photoetchable glass. Furthermore, the glass hollow microneedle array can be used to form a negative mold for...
7118681 Method for the fabrication of an optical disk master  
A method for fabricating an optical disk master including fabricating a precursor formed from a substrate including at least one layer of metallic material and having at least one protuberance or...
7118679 Method of fabricating a sharp protrusion  
A method of fabricating a sharp protrusion on an underlayer is disclosed. A tip layer is deposited on an underlayer and then a mask layer is deposited on the tip layer. The mask layer is patterned...
7108819 Process for fabricating high aspect ratio embossing tool and microstructures  
A tool for embossing high aspect ratio microstructures is provided, wherein the microstructures provide decreased surface reflection and increased transmission through an optical component even at...
7101243 Field emitter cathode backplate structures for display panels  
Multilayer cathode backplate structures are provided for use with a field emitter in display panels. Processes for making the structures are also disclosed. The backplate structures are made of a...
7097776 Method of fabricating microneedles  
A low cost method for fabricating microneedles is provided. According to one embodiment, the fabrication method includes the steps of: providing a substrate; forming a metal-containing seed layer...
7074340 Method for producing a device for simultaneously carrying out an electrochemical and a topographical near-field microscopy  
A method of producing a device for simultaneously carrying out an electrochemical and a topographical near field microscopy is disclosed, which is characterized in that a probe suitable for...
7060192 Methods of fabricating physiological sample collection devices  
Methods of fabricating devices for collecting a sample of physiological and for measuring a characteristic, e.g., an analyte concentration, of the sampled physiological sample. The devices are in...
7056812 Process for strengthening semiconductor substrates following thinning  
A semiconductor wafer having a high degree of thinness and exhibiting an enhanced strength state. A layer of tenacious reinforcement material is disposed over a back side of the wafer while in a...
7052618 Nanostructures and methods of making the same  
Nanostructures and methods of making the same are described. In one aspect, a film including a vector polymer comprising a payload moiety is formed on a substrate. The film is patterned. Organic...
7052617 Simplified etching technique for producing multiple undercut profiles  
A process for producing multiple undercut profiles in a single material. A resist pattern is applied over a work piece and a wet etch is performed to produce an undercut in the material. This first...
7045069 Microfabrication method based on metal matrix composite technology  
A method of fabricating microstructural components, microparts assemblies and microparts is disclosed. The method includes fabricating a unidirectional metal matrix composite made of materials...
7033514 Method and apparatus for micromachining using a magnetic field and plasma etching  
This invention relates to a method and apparatus for forming a micromachined device, where a workpiece is plasma etched to define a microstructure. The plasma etching is conducted in the presence...
7029592 Coated beads and process utilizing such beads for forming an etch mask having a discontinuous regular pattern  
A process for forming an etch mask having a discontinuous regular pattern utilizes beads, each of which has a substantially unetchable core covered by a removable spacer coating. Beads are...
7022247 Process to form fine features using photolithography and plasma etching  
Methods of making a sharp pointed structure ( 19 ), such as a sharp pointed structure in a semiconductor, includes providing a substrate ( 14 ) and then depositing an oxide layer ( 16 ), such as...
7018782 Method for manufacturing a light guide plate mold  
A method for manufacturing a light guide plate mold includes the following steps: providing a substrate ( 20 ); coating a photo resist layer ( 21 ) on the substrate; exposing the photo resist layer...
7018551 Pull-back method of forming fins in FinFets  
A method of forming integrated circuits having FinFET transistors includes a method of forming sub-lithographic fins, in which a mask defining a block of silicon including a pair of fins in reduced...
7014786 Methods and apparatus for forming submicron patterns on films  
A method for forming a patterned film on a substrate, the method including: providing a first flowable medium on the substrate and a second flowable medium on the first flowable medium, the first...
7008547 Solid phase sensors  
Provided is a solid phase array of electrical sensors, each comprising a channel and electrical leads for attaching to a voltage, current or resistivity meter for measuring the voltage, current or...
6979407 Process for producing an SPM sensor  
Process for producing an SPM sensor having a holding element, a cantilever and a sensor tip which projects out of the surface of the cantilever and is delimited by three surfaces. According to the...
6979406 Cantilever-type near-field probe for optical data storage and method of manufacturing the same  
Disclosed are a cantilever-type near-field probe capable of easily improving an optical throughput and being applied to a head of an optical data storage and a method of manufacturing the same. An...
6974549 Method for forming fine grooves and stamper and structure with fine grooves  
A method for forming fine grooves including forming a first silicon-nitride layer on a substrate, forming a first poly-silicon layer on the first silicon-nitride layer, forming a second...
6959130 Optical beam scanning system for compact image display or image acquisition  
An optical fiber having a reduced cross-sectional region adjacent to its distal end, which is fused to an optical component, is vibrated, rotating the optical component to scan a region. The...
6958124 SPM sensor and process for producing it  
SPM sensor comprising a holding element, cantilever and a sensor tip, which projects out of the surface of the cantilever, at the free end of the cantilever, at least the cantilever and the...
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