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7632088 Cyclic loading system and methods for forming nanostructures  
Systems and methods for forming patterns and structures in target materials are described. The method produces a pattern or structure in a target material by contacting a stamp including one or...
7628945 Extruded radiused plastic articles and method of forming the same  
Extruding radiused plastic articles with an extruding machine terminating in die defining a path of travel between upstream and downstream ends. The die has an outlet opening extending...
7625513 Hot embossing lithography method  
A hot embossing lithography method includes the steps of: providing a press mold ( 20 ) having a press surface, the press surface having a pattern defined therein; providing a substrate ( 10 ′)...
7597813 Element substrate and method of manufacturing the same  
A method of manufacturing an element substrate including: forming a release layer on a first support substrate; forming a metal layer having a predetermined pattern on the release layer; disposing...
7594976 Methods of manufacturing substrates  
The present application is related to substrates having light transmitting areas and light shielding areas. The application discloses methods of manufacturing the substrates, including modifying a...
7591967 Method for the aesthetic surface treatment of a monolithic concrete floor and product of the method  
This invention relates generally to a method for forming a concrete floor as a monolithic unit, wherein a wet concrete mix is deposited and worked to achieve a generally uniform flatness of...
7588657 Pattern-free method of making line gratings  
In accordance with the invention, substrate-supported linear arrays are formed by the steps of adhering a thin layer of polymer between a pair of substrates and separating the substrates...
7586417 RFID insert with disable feature and container that includes such an insert  
An RFID insert includes a housing of molded plastic construction and an RFID tag captured within the housing. A portion of the housing is permanently frangibly removable from the remainder of the...
7575705 Method for manufacturing a magnetic recording medium utilizing first and second imprint stampers  
An imprint stamper for manufacturing a recording medium includes a first transfer region which corresponds to a servo region of a recording medium using a sector servo system and has a pattern with...
7572400 Production method for a nanomaterial  
A production method for a nanomaterial comprising the steps of: forming a template on a solid substrate using a metal oxide nanomaterial forming composition including an organic compound with a...
7559758 Mould for nano-printing, process for manufacturing such a mould and use of such a mould  
The invention relates to a mould for nano-printing, comprising recess and projection type patterns ( 12 ). It also comprises one or several ducts ( 13 ), each providing a communication between a...
7559757 Block texture-modifying apparatus and method  
A block texture-modifying apparatus for modifying the surface texture of blocks. The apparatus comprises a block support, a block-texture-modifying assembly and a translational movement assembly....
7534318 Method of producing textured mold-formed bodies, and mold-formed bodies manufactured according to the method  
A textured, layered mold-formed body is produced with a foil laminate in which a top foil of at most partially crosslinked polymer materials and a sub-foil containing a polymer foam material with a...
7531121 Method for manufacturing thermosetting fiber reinforced plastic  
The invention provides a method for simultaneously forming a surface texturing pattern (embossed pattern) on the surface of an FRP product when manufacturing the FRP product by hot-pressing a...
7501035 Method of manufacturing replica diffraction grating  
A method of manufacturing a replica diffraction grating includes the steps of: forming a metal thin film on a grating surface of a master diffraction grating, adhering a replica substrate to the...
7497979 Melt-processable thermoplastic compositions  
A melt-processable thermoplastic composition is described, which comprises a) 50-99.5 wt. % of a melt-processable thermoplastic polymer and b) 0.5-50 wt. % of a particulate polymer comprising the...
7462029 Uniform pressing apparatus for use in a micro-nano imprint process  
A uniform pressing apparatus includes upper and lower pressing units and a mold. The lower pressing unit includes a supporting container, a pressure equalizing liquid received within an upwardly...
7445742 Imprinting nanoscale patterns for catalysis and fuel cells  
A method and mold for creating nanoscale patterns in an ion-selective polymer membrane is provided, in which a mold comprising a substrate and a molding layer having at least one protruding feature...
7416692 Process and apparatus for microreplication  
A method of embossing a sheet material includes: heating at least a portion of the sheet directly or indirectly with radiant energy from a radiant energy source; pressing a tool against the heated...
7388178 Rapid thermal response induction heating system for platen embossing  
An induction heating system for the manufacturing of optical memory microstructure, wherein the thermal cycle allows the process web to be rapidly heated to the relaxation and re-flow temperature,...
7363854 System and method for patterning both sides of a substrate utilizing imprint lithography  
Provided are a method and system for imprinting a pattern formed on surfaces of an imprint mask onto a double-sided substrate. A method includes deforming the surfaces of the first and second...
7338277 Stamping device  
A stamping device stamps characteristic data, especially in the form of code numbers ( 22 ), into plastic products. Such containers are preferably produced according to blowing, filling and gelling...
7338700 Embossed, cross-laminated film  
A moisture resistant film is for covering an architectural structure. The film includes a flexible membrane defining a plane and a first plurality of spaced apart, discrete embossings formed in the...
7331283 Method and apparatus for imprint pattern replication  
Provided is a method and system for imprinting a pattern formed on a surface of an imprint mask into a substrate. A method includes deforming at least one of the surface of the imprint mask and a...
7326380 Surface and site-specific polymerization by direct-write lithography  
Polymeric microstructures and nanostructures can be prepared with use of a tip to pattern a surface. A tip can be used to pattern a structure which can initiate polymerization. The structure can be...
7320767 Method of increasing dimensional stability of a mat  
A dimensionally more stable mat is made from a less dimensionally stable mat by saturating the mat with a binder and passing and compressing the mat between a pair of squeeze rolls to remove binder...
7316554 System to control an atmosphere between a body and a substrate  
The present invention is directed towards a system to control an atmosphere about a substrate, the system including, inter alia, a body spaced-apart from a surface of the substrate a distance; a...
7303703 Nano-imprint system with mold deformation detector and method of monitoring the same  
A system for nano-imprint with mold deformation detector is disclosed for real-time monitoring of the deformation of the mold. An electrostatic plate capacitor is embedded in the mold, serving as...
7296519 Method and device for transferring a pattern from stamp to a substrate  
The invention relates to a method for transferring a pattern from a stamping surface ( 31 ) of a stamp ( 30 ) to a receiving surface ( 21 ) of a substrate ( 20 ). The pattern is transferred to the...
7296514 Convex/concave pattern-forming stamp, convex/concave pattern-forming method and magnetic recording medium  
A convex/concave pattern-forming stamp which is capable of making recesses of a convex/concave pattern uniform in depth and preventing deformation and peeling of portions of the convex/concave...
7255553 Light guide plate mold core and method for manufacturing the same  
A light guide plate mold core ( 1 ) includes a main body ( 13 ) having a molding surface ( 12 ) and a plurality of concavities ( 13 a ) formed at the molding surface. The main body is made of a...
7241409 Gas permeable flexible graphite sheet material and process therefor  
A process for preparing a gas permeable flexible graphite sheet is presented. The process includes providing graphite flakes; admixing the graphite flakes with a sacrificial additive to form a...
7232537 Methods for making slip resistant file folders  
Methods for producing easily and securely gripped slip-resistant file folders, including file pockets and hanging folders. The methods include providing folder paper stock; conveying the folder...
7217387 Method of producing tight bezel fits between automotive interior panels and their mating subcomponents  
A method of producing tight bezel fits between automotive interior panels and their mating subcomponents. The method includes forming at laminate preform, injection molding a substrate layer behind...
7211214 Laser assisted direct imprint lithography  
In accordance with the invention, features can be directly imprinted into the surface of a solid substrate. Specifically, a substrate is directly imprinted with a desired pattern by the steps of...
7208112 Concrete block and method of making same  
Molds and processes that permit high-speed, mass production of retaining wall blocks having patterned or other processed front faces, as well as retaining wall blocks formed by such processes. The...
RE39555 Cover sheet for impressing pattern on emblem  
An impressed emblem is disclosed which includes a cover sheet which is used together with heat and pressure to impress a desired pattern on an emblem. The emblem can also be impressed with a...
7198742 Apparatus and method for deforming sheet material  
Presented herein is an apparatus and method for deforming a sheet material. The apparatus includes a deforming roller having a plurality of circumferential depressions and at least one cord in...
7157031 Method of replicating a textured surface  
The present invention relates to methods for forming textured surfaces in a polymeric surfaces. Moreover, the present invention relates to methods for forming textured surfaces in a polymeric...
7144539 Imprint method and device  
An imprint process comprises the step of aligning a substrate, supported on a first support member, with a template, supported on a second support member. The substrate has at least one essentially...
7122482 Methods for fabricating patterned features utilizing imprint lithography  
One embodiment of the present invention is a method for generating patterned features on a substrate that includes: (a) forming a first layer on at least a portion of a surface of the substrate,...
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...
7105072 Method for processing a film  
A method for processing a film. The method impressing the whole surface or a selected surface of the film to form protuberant structures on the film by using a transfer and an impresser which has...
7097805 Method for manufacturing slippery-proof foam materials having protruded threads  
The present invention discloses a method for manufacturing slippery-proof foam materials having protruded threads, which comprises the steps of foaming Thermoplastic Elastomer (TPE) or EVA pellets...
7081624 Scanning probe microscopy probes and methods  
A method for fabricating scanning probe microscopy (SPM) probes is disclosed. The probes are fabricated by forming a structural layer on a substrate, wherein the substrate forms a cavity. A...
7077992 Step and repeat imprint lithography processes  
The present invention is directed to methods for patterning a substrate by imprint lithography. Imprint lithography is a process in which a liquid is dispensed onto a substrate. A template is...
7074341 Method for protecting surface of stamper/imprinter during manufacture thereof  
A method of manufacturing a stamper/imprinter for use in patterning of a recording medium comprising the sequential steps of providing a substrate/workpiece comprising a topographical pattern...
7070727 Methods for making microstructured polymer substrates  
A unitary polymer substrate having a plurality of microfibers projecting from a surface is provided. The presence of the microfibers greatly increases the surface area and can impart a cloth-like...
7060140 Self-healing tribological surfaces  
A self-healing tribological surface comprises a shape memory material. The self-healing tribological surface can be used for recovering a scratches and/or indentations in the surface. Processes for...
7037458 Progressive stamping apparatus and method  
In some embodiments, an apparatus includes a first stamp to apply pressure to a mold at a first portion of the mold, and a second stamp to apply pressure to the mold at a second portion of the mold...