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Centrifugal separator for mixtures in a liquid or gaseous medium

Patent Number: RE44213
Publication Date: 2013-05-14
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The invention concerns a separator, wherein the mixture, after passing through the inlet channels of the container body (1), penetrates into the admission chamber (30) of the rotor (2), where blades (35) arranged in star formation and perpendicular to the axis of rotation produce a centrifugal propulsion and, further, compact the components with greater density, thus facilitating extraction thereof. The thus modified mixture passes into the separating chamber ...

Low temperature silicon oxide conversion

Patent Number: 8445078
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
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A method of forming a silicon oxide layer is described. The method first deposits a silicon-nitrogen-and-hydrogen-containing (polysilazane) film by radical-component chemical vapor deposition (CVD). The polysilazane film is converted to silicon oxide by exposing the polysilazane film to humidity at low substrate temperature. The polysilazane film may also be dipped in a liquid having both oxygen and hydrogen, such as water, hydrogen peroxide and or ammonium hydroxide. These conversion ...

Method of producing coated member

Patent Number: 8445077
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
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A method of producing a coated member in which a base material surface is at least partially coated with a diamond-like carbon film, the method includes: a diamond-like carbon film deposition process in which a diamond-like carbon film is formed on a surface of the base material by generating plasma by applying voltage to the base material in a processing chamber that stores the base material, while evacuating the processing chamber and introducing feedstock gas that contains at least a ...

Fouling and scaling resistant nano-structured reverse osmosis membranes

Patent Number: 8445076
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
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In one embodiment, a method of modifying a surface of a membrane includes exposing the surface to an impinging atmospheric pressure plasma source to produce an activated surface, and exposing the activated surface to a solution including a vinyl monomer. In another embodiment, a method of manufacturing a desalination membrane includes treating a surface of the membrane with an impinging atmospheric plasma source for an optimal period of time and rf power, and exposing the surface to an ...

Method to minimize wet etch undercuts and provide pore sealing of extreme low k (k<2.5) dielectrics

Patent Number: 8445075
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
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Methods of processing films on substrates are provided. In one aspect, the methods comprise treating a patterned low dielectric constant film after a photoresist is removed from the film by depositing a thin layer comprising silicon, carbon, and optionally oxygen and/or nitrogen on the film. The thin layer provides a carbon-rich, hydrophobic surface for the patterned low dielectric constant film. The thin layer also protects the low dielectric constant film from subsequent wet cleaning ...

Atmospheric plasma treatment of tire cords

Patent Number: 8445074
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
Inventor:

The present invention is directed to a method of treating a tire cord, comprising the steps of

- A) atomizing a mixture of at least one polymerizable monomer, a halogenated saturated hydrocarbon, and a carrier gas to form an atomized mixture;
- B) generating an atmospheric pressure plasma from the atomized mixture; and
- C) exposing the tire cord to the atmospheric pressure plasma under conditions suitable to form a polymer ...

Edge coated roll of tape and method of making same

Patent Number: 8445073
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
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An article comprising a roll of tape having a coating composition disposed on a first edge face is disclosed herein. A coating composition may be disposed on a second edge face that opposes the first edge face. The coating compositions may be cured. A method for edge coating the roll of tape is also disclosed herein, as well as a method for coating a plurality of articles having different ...

Method for treating wooden parts

Patent Number: 8445072
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
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A method of treating wooden parts is described in which a) the wooden parts are impregnated with an aqueous cyanamide solution and subsequently b) the impregnated wooden parts, where appropriate after drying, are subjected to a heat treatment of 130 to 250° C. Here it has surprisingly emerged that impregnation with cyanamide even in small amounts has a significantly positive influence on the performance properties of the treated wooden parts, such as high hardness, low water absorption and ...

Process for producing electrophotographic belt

Patent Number: 8445071
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
Inventor:

A process by which an electrophotographic belt having a protective layer more containing a filler on its surface side can be produced at a lower cost. The process is a process for producing an electrophotographic belt having a base layer and a surface layer, and has the steps of (1) forming on the base layer a wet coating of a surface layer forming coating liquid in which a filler has been dispersed and a binder resin stands dissolved; (2) making water adhere to the surface of the wet ...

Biodegradable waterproof paper and manufacturing method for the same

Patent Number: 8445070
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
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A biodegradable waterproof paper coated with PLA film and the manufacturing method for the same are disclosed. The biodegradable waterproof paper includes a PLA film on at least one surface of the paper and the PLA film partially infiltrates into the fibers of the ...

Coating method, coater, and method for manufacturing planographic printing plate

Patent Number: 8445069
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
Inventor:

A coating method of forming a plurality of layers on a belt-like support continuously traveling, comprising:

- a step of applying a first coating liquid onto a front surface of the support to form a lower layer on the support;
- a drying step of removing a solvent in the lower layer until an amount of the residual solvent reaches not more than 100 mg/m²;
- a step of applying a second coating liquid onto the lower ...

Method and apparatus for pattern-coating

Patent Number: 8445068
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
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A method for coating a dispersion slurry containing a solid SAP dispersed in a dispersion medium on a surface of a substrate sheet are provided. The method is characterized in that a first region and a second region are formed on the surface of the substrate sheet with a convex-and-concave pattern wherein the first region have the coating layer in thicker thickness and the second region have the coating layer in thinner thickness or does not scarcely have the coating layer, by means of ...

Method and apparatus for pattern-coating

Patent Number: 8445067
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
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Systems and methods for making monolithic gel bodies

Patent Number: 8445066
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
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Systems and methods for making a monolithic gel body. Some systems can include a substrate, a sol, an ammonia atmosphere. Some methods can include applying a first quantity of the sol to the substrate to form a first coated substrate, and positioning the first coated substrate in the ammonia atmosphere to cure the first quantity of sol to form a first supported gel comprising a first gel supported by the substrate. Such methods can further include applying a second quantity of the sol to ...

Method, printing device, and formulations for decorating glass or ceramic items

Patent Number: 8445065
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
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A method and a printing device (6) for decorating glass or ceramic items, wherein a pigment layer (3) is sandwiched between two glass frit layers (2, 4), wherein at least the pigment formulation layer (3) and the upper glass frit formulation layer (4) are, or can be, imprinted by an inkjet printing ...

Composition for light emitting body-polymer composite, light emitting body-polymer composite, and light emitting device including the light emitting body-polymer composite

Patent Number: 8445064
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
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A composition for a light emitting body-polymer composite, the composition including a light emitting body; and a cross-linkable composition including a monomer represented by Chemical Formula 1.

A light emitting body-polymer composite prepared by cross-linking the composition and a light emitting device including the light emitting body-polymer composite are also ...

Method for producing dry metal oxide compositions and coated substrates

Patent Number: 8445063
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
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The present invention generally relates to a process for making a metal oxide composition. The present invention also relates to a process for making a coated metal oxide ...

Method for producing metal oxide compositions and coated substrates

Patent Number: 8445062
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
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The present invention generally relates to a process for making a metal oxide composition. The present invention also relates to a process for making a coated metal oxide ...

Metering system for hot melt adhesives with variable adhesive volumes

Patent Number: 8445061
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
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A method of making an article having a substrate and a material applied thereto includes providing a metered fluid dispensing system having a supply of fluid to be dispensed, an output device having at least one dispensing nozzle, at least two pumps for pumping fluid from the supply to the at least one dispensing nozzle. The pumps are in close proximity to the dispensing nozzle. Output supply passageways interconnect the pumps and the dispensing nozzle, and flow control elements selectively ...

Process and apparatus for manufacturing decorative papers and/or panels for flooring or surfacing of furniture, walls, etc

Patent Number: 8445060
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
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A process for manufacturing decorative papers and/or panels for flooring or surfacing of furniture, wall, finish foils, filter papers or kraft papers for low and high pressure use etc., in which a substantially dry solid composition is prepared in powder form, having a polymer component containing aminopiasts (amino resins) and/or phenoplasts (phenolic resins) and/or mixtures in powder form, used as such and/or mixed with additives; the composition is then applied dry on a support in powder ...

Accelerated aging of phosphorus-doped optical fibers

Patent Number: 8445059
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
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Adverse hydrogen aging limitations in multiply-doped optical fibers are overcome by passivating these optical fibers using a deuterium passivation process. This treatment essentially pre-reacts the glass with deuterium so that the most active glass sites are no longer available to react with hydrogen in service. Optical fibers of main interest are doped with mixtures of germanium and phosphorus. Optimum passivating process conditions are ...

Process for producing wire-grid polarizer

Patent Number: 8445058
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
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Provided is a process for easily producing a wire grid polarizer showing a high polarization separation ability in the visible light region and having an improved transmittance in a short wavelength ...

Conductive material for connecting part and method for manufacturing the conductive material

Patent Number: 8445057
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
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There is provided a conductive material comprising a base material made up of a Cu strip, a Cu—Sn alloy covering layer formed over a surface of the base material, containing Cu in a range of 20 to 70 at. %, and having an average thickness in a range of 0.1 to 3.0 μm, and an Sn covering layer formed over the Cu—Sn alloy covering layer having an average thickness in a range of 0.2 to 5.0 μm, disposed in that order, such that portions of the Cu—Sn alloy covering layer are exposed the ...

Method for manufacturing field emission cathode

Patent Number: 8445056
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
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A method for manufacturing a field emission cathode is provided. A carbon nanotube array formed on a substrate in a container and a prepolymer are provided. The prepolymer is put into the container settled for a period of over 30 minutes to fill in clearances of the carbon nanotube array, and part of the prepolymer is covering a top end of the carbon nanotube array. The carbon nanotube array is rotated at a speed to push the part of the prepolymer into the clearances of the carbon nanotube ...

Method for the fabrication of composite palladium and palladium-alloy membranes

Patent Number: 8445055
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
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The invention relates to a method for the fabrication of composite palladium or palladium alloy membranes. The surface of the porous ceramic substrate is modified with pencil to create a uniform and smooth layer, and the membrane is deposited via electroless plating. The advantages of the pencil modification are a reduction of the substrate surface roughness and a repair of substrate surface defects, which leads to a great improvement in the membrane uniformity and hydrogen permeation ...

Catalytic reactor

Patent Number: 8444939
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
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A reactor module for Fischer-Tropsch synthesis having a generally rectangular reactor block with a stack of plates defining flow channels for coolant and flow channels for the synthesis reaction arranged alternately in the block. The synthesis flow channels extend in a generally vertical direction between upper and lower faces of the reactor block and are defined by plates in combination with either bars or sheets such that each channel is of width no more than 200 mm. The coolant flow ...

Method and apparatus for automated storage and retrieval of miniature shelf keeping units

Patent Number: 8444938
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
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A method of random-access storage and retrieval of any particular compartmentalized samples from a integral array of storage compartments with an apparatus to wholly excise intact sample-containing compartments and then convey the liberated samples intact in their respective compartments to designated locations of an adapted receiving tray, where they are releaseably locked in ...

Autoanalyzer and pipetting nozzle for autoanalyzer

Patent Number: 8444936
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
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There is provided a highly reliable autoanalyzer less liable to sample and reagent carry-over and capable of preventing contamination and precisely pipetting samples and reagents. Using a sample pipetting nozzle 27 having water-repellent surfaces, a sample is pipetted from a sample cell 25 to a reaction cell 4 having a hydrophilic bottom ...

Removable microfluidic flow cell

Patent Number: 8444934
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
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A microfluidic flow cell for removably interfacing with a removable-member for performing a reaction therebetween. The microfluidic flow cell device comprises at least one reaction portion defining with the removable-member a reaction chamber when in an interfaced position thereof. The microfluidic flow cell comprises at least one fluid-receiving portion for receiving a fluid therein and being in fluid communication with the reaction chamber. When the microfluidic flow cell and the ...

Retorting apparatus and method

Patent Number: 8444931
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
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An apparatus for the heat treatment of a product, especially a food product such as a food product contained within a hermetically sealed container or pouch of plastics or like material, for example for sterilization, pasteurization or cooking, having a heating unit to bring product from ambient towards a heat treatment temperature and pressure; a retort unit to apply a heat treatment to a product; and a cooling unit to allow product to be brought down from heat treatment temperature and ...

Endoscope cleaning/disinfecting apparatus connector and endoscope cleaning/disinfecting apparatus

Patent Number: 8444930
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
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An endoscope cleaning/disinfecting apparatus connector according to the present invention includes a cleaning/disinfecting apparatus connection section, a circulating section and a discharge section, wherein the discharge section communicates with the circulating section and includes a first channel that discharges a fluid R that passes through the circulating section into a pipe sleeve, a second channel that branches from the first channel and discharges the fluid R to the periphery of the ...

Adjustable chemical dispenser system

Patent Number: 8444929
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
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An adjustable device for delivering chemical solutions into a liquid flow, where a saturated chemical solution is created by dissolving solid chemical contained within a chemical dispensing chamber, the device retained within a housing connected into a fluid flow line such that liquid for treatment flows therethrough. The device allows for adjustment or control of the amount of liquid flow into the dispensing chamber, the amount of saturated chemical solution drawn from the dispensing ...

System for wastewater treatment

Patent Number: 8444928
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
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A method for treating waste water is provided, in which a wastewater is treated through a distilling process to obtain a distilled liquid, and then a reactant is added into the distilled liquid during the distilled liquid flowing to a liquid collecting tank, such that the reactant reacts with the distilled liquid by utilizing the residual temperature of the distilled liquid to form a processed liquid. Meanwhile, a system for wastewater treatment is also provided, which includes a ...

Cartridge-type dispenser

Patent Number: 8444927
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
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The present invention relates to improved cartridge-type dispenser for a chemical treatment composition which, when contacted with water or other liquid will at least partially dissolve or disperse, and thereby elute one or more chemical compounds to the water or other liquid. The improved cartridge-type dispense may be used itself, or in conjunction with a further ...

Processing chamber with heated chamber liner

Patent Number: 8444926
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
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A heater liner assembly suitable for covering the interior of a plasma processing chamber is provided. In some embodiments, a liner assembly for a processing chamber can include a heating element embedded in a body. A flange extending outward from an outer diameter of the body includes an upper surface having a sealing surface and at least one pad that extends from the upper surface of the flange to an elevation beyond the sealing surface. The pad contributes to control of the temperature ...

Lignocellulosic biomass saccharification pre-treatment device

Patent Number: 8444925
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
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A lignocellulosic biomass saccharification pre-treatment device for easily recovering ammonia water to be used in a pre-treatment for saccharification of a lignocellulosic biomass and recycle use. The device has a mixing unit 2 mixing lignocellulosic biomass and ammonia, a heating unit 3 heating the mixture, a separation unit 4 separating ammonia gas from the mixture to obtain a biomass-water mixture, and a transfer unit 6 transferring the biomass-water mixture ...

Gliding arc electrical discharge reactors with improved nozzle configuration

Patent Number: 8444924
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
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A plasma gliding arc discharge reactor is described. The reactor may include a housing having a plurality of divergent electrodes, a power supply connected to the electrodes, which delivers pulsed power to the reactor, and a nozzle that directs a mixture of a carrier gas and a liquid to a region between the divergent electrodes, thereby generating plasma in the region. The nozzle can include a first inlet for receiving the carrier gas, a second inlet for receiving the liquid and a mixing ...

Method and apparatus to achieve formulation and reactive polymerization utilizing a thermally atmospherically controlled feeding system for thermoplastic materials

Patent Number: 8444923
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
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A continuous process wherein a mechanized and automated feeding system provides precision delivery of thermally and atmospherically conditioned components to a pelletization process including extrusion, pelletization, thermal processing, drying, and post-processing of the polymeric pellets formed. The components can be combined to form solutions, dispersions, emulsions, formulations, and the like. These components can further be reacted and thermally modified to form oligomers, ...

Air purification

Patent Number: 8444922
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
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The present disclosure relates to purification and/or sterilization techniques and devices. Methods and systems are provided herein for removing contaminants from air using a combination of an ionic liquid and a reactive oxygen ...

Molecular separators, concentrators, and detectors preparatory to sensor operation, and methods of minimizing false positives in sensor operations

Patent Number: 8444921
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
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As an elegant solution for minimizing false positives returned by a sensor tuned to an analyte molecule, filters constructed of carbon nanotubes are positioned relative to the sensor to limit the sensor to being exposed to molecules within a defined range of sizes, with too-big molecules being excluded from reaching the sensor by one filter, and too-small molecules being pumped out through another, finer filter before the sensor is ...

O-ring systems and methods for quantification of multiplex biomarkers in multiple samples

Patent Number: 8444920
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
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Kits and methods of using O-rings having apertures are provided herein. O-rings are useful for incubating with a sample fluid potentially having one or more biomarkers, in order to detect the presence of the biomarkers. O-rings can be readily organized in a trackable manner prior to and during incubation with the sample fluid. O-rings can also be readily transferred and organized into one or more trackable arrays for detecting the presence of bound biomarkers and measuring the signaling ...

Space disinfection

Patent Number: 8444919
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
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A method for disinfecting a volume or surfaces bounding a volume comprising nebulizing a solution comprising a sterilizing agent in a solvent having a lower boiling point than the sterilizing agent to form a nebulant. The nebulant is subjected to energy of a kind and for a duration sufficient to vaporize solvent in preference to sterilizing agent to increase the concentration of the agent in the nebulant particles. Vaporized solvent is removed from the gas stream at or above atmospheric ...

Water purifier

Patent Number: 8444918
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
Inventor:

The disclosed water purifier comprises an outer wall, a RAW water inflow section that allows inflow of RAW water from outside said outer wall, a purifying section, an ultraviolet ray sterilizing section that has an ultraviolet ray source, a purified water outflow section that allows purified water that has been purified in said purifying section and sterilized in said ultraviolet ray sterilizing section to flow to the outside of said outer wall, a condition-detecting unit, and a control ...

Inductive plasma source with high coupling efficiency

Patent Number: 8444870
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
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A method and apparatus are provided for processing a substrate with a radiofrequency inductive plasma in the manufacture of a device. The inductive plasma is maintained with an inductive plasma applicator having one or more inductive coupling elements. There are thin windows between the inductive coupling elements and the interior of the processing chamber. Various embodiments have magnetic flux concentrators in the inductive coupling elements and feed gas holes interspersed among the ...

Simultaneous front side ash and backside clean

Patent Number: 8444869
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
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A method and apparatus for cleaning a wafer. The wafer is heated and moved to a processing station within the apparatus that has a platen either permanently in a platen down position or is transferable from a platen up position to the platen down position. The wafer is positioned over the platen so as not to contact the platen and provide a gap between the platen and wafer. The gap may be generated by positioning the platen in a platen down position. A plasma flows into the gap to enable ...

Method for removing copper oxide layer

Patent Number: 8444868
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
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The invention is directed to a method for removing copper oxide from a copper surface to provide a clean copper surface, wherein the method involves exposing the copper surface containing copper oxide thereon to an anhydrous vapor containing a carboxylic acid compound therein, wherein the anhydrous vapor is generated from an anhydrous organic solution containing the carboxylic acid and one or more solvents selected from hydrocarbon and ether ...

Method for fabricating patterns on a wafer through an exposure process

Patent Number: 8444867
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
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A method for forming patterns on a wafer includes forming a fence having a sloped face in an edge portion of the wafer. The sloped face is direct to an inside of the wafer. A first photoresist layer is formed which extends to cover the fence on the wafer. First photoresist patterns are formed by performing a first exposure and development on the first photoresist layer. An etch process is performed using the first photoresist patterns and the fence as an etch mask. The fence is formed by ...

Method and system for providing a perpendicular magnetic recording pole with a multi-layer side gap

Patent Number: 8444866
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
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A method for fabricating a magnetic transducer having a nonmagnetic intermediate layer is described. A trench is provided in the intermediate layer. The trench has a profile and location corresponding to a pole. A first nonmagnetic gap layer is provided. At least part of the first nonmagnetic gap layer resides in the trench. A pole including magnetic material(s) is provided. At least part of the pole resides in the trench and on the part of the nonmagnetic layer in the trench. At least part ...

Magnetic recording head coating and method

Patent Number: 8444865
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
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A method for encapsulating a magnetic recording head including coating at least a portion of a magnetic recording head containing a recording gap with a first layer of at least one coating material, including silicon nitride, the first layer of at least one coating material having a first removal rate, coating at least a portion of the magnetic recording head containing a recording gap and coated with the first layer of at least one coating material with a second layer of at least one ...

Microfiltration devices

Patent Number: 8444863
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
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A method of treating a hollow fiber membrane microfiltration filter having an influent side and an effluent side to improve performance of the filter is disclosed. The method entails sealing imperfections in surfaces of the filter by flushing the filter with a liquid aqueous suspension of particulates. Filter cartridge devices also are disclosed. The devices may include a bactericidal chamber. A radial flow filter may be included in the devices. The filter cartridges may include a drain ...