E.i. Dupont De Nemours and Company

Hercules Corporation

Feng Gao

Lynda Kaye Johnson

Jeffrey Scott Meth

Graciela Beatriz Blanchet

Richard Kevin Bailey

Reid John Chesterfield

Irina Malajovich

Rinaldo Soria Schiffino

Roupen Leon Keusseyan

John W Catron, Jr

Gary Delmar Jaycox

Kenneth George Sharp

Geoffrey Nunes

Marc Bruce Goldfinger

Gerald Donald Andrews

Dalen E Keys

Thomas C Felder

Gerard O'Neil

Elizabeth Forrester McCord

Jonathan V Caspar

Nancy G Tassi

William J Marshall

Paul J Shannon

Hong Meng

Howard David Glicksman

Fredrick Claus Zumsteg, Jr

Charles Nehemiah McEwen

Mark Andrew Harmer

Graciela Beatriz Blanchet-Fincher

Alan E Goliaszewski

Karyn B Visscher

Haixin Yang

Sung G Chu

Frank S Principe

Lei Zhang

Robert Mar Yohannan

Seema Agrawal

Charles Nehemiah McEwan

Angel R Cartagena

Shufu Peng

John Catron

Alan Edward Goliaszewski

Sung Gun Chu

Fredrick Claus Zumsteg Jr

Gerald D Andrews

The presently disclosed and/or claimed inventive concept(s) relates generally to a composition of a slurry for use in preparation of a lithium ion battery. The slurry comprises a binder composition comprising a modified guaran for use in battery electrodes and methods of preparing such. The presently disclosed and/or claimed inventive concept(s) also relates to compositions and methods of making electrodes, either anodes and/or cathodes, with the binder composition comprising the modified guaran.

Modified guaran binder for lithium ion batteries and methods for producing the same

This invention provides a method of making a photovoltaic cell. The method uses an etching composition comprising one or more onium salts selected from the group consisting of iodonium salts and sulfonium and an organic medium to etch the anti-reflection coating. Also provided is a photovoltaic cell made by this method.

Etching composition and its use in a method of making a photovoltaic cell

Thermal imaging donors are useful for thermal transfer patterning of a metal layer and optionally, a corresponding proximate portion of an additional transfer layer onto a thermal imaging receiver. The compositions are useful for dry fabrication of electronic devices. Also provided are patterned multilayer compositions comprising one or more base film(s), and one or more patterned metal layers. These include electromagnetic interference shields and touchpad sensors.

Metal compositions, thermal imaging donors and patterned multilayer compositions derived therefrom

The invention is related to thermal imageable dielectric layers and thermal transfer donors and receivers comprising dielectric layers. The thermal transfer donors are useful in making electronic devices by thermal transfer of dielectric layers having excellent resistivity, good transfer properties and good adhesion to a variety of receivers.

Thermally imageable dielectric layers, thermal transfer donors and receivers

The invention discloses processes for thermal transfer patterning of a nanoparticle layer and a corresponding proximate portion of a carrier layer, and optionally additional transfer layers, together onto a thermal imaging receiver. The invention is useful for dry fabrication of electronic devices. Additional embodiments of the invention include multilayer thermal imaging donors comprising in layered sequence: a base film, a carrier layer and a nanoparticle layer. The carrier layer can be a dielectric or conducting layer. When the carrier layer is a dielectric layer, the base film includes a light attenuating agent in the form of a dye or pigment.

Donor elements and processes for thermal transfer of nanoparticle layers

The invention relates to thin film transistors comprising novel dielectric layers and novel electrodes comprising metal compositions that can be provided by a dry thermal transfer process.

Thin film transistor comprising novel conductor and dielectric compositions

Metal compositions including silver compositions are used in preparing thermal imaging donors. The donors are useful for thermal transfer patterning of a metal layer and optionally, a corresponding proximate portion of an additional transfer layer onto a thermal imaging receiver. The compositions are useful for dry fabrication of electronic devices. Also provided are patterned multilayer compositions comprising one or more base film(s), and one or more patterned metal layers, including EMI shields and touchpad sensors.

Provided are processes for enhancing the resolution of a thermally transferred pattern on an imaged thermal transfer receiver, wherein the imaged thermal transfer receiver comprises a surface having an exposed portion and a non-exposed portion of one or more thermally transferred layer(s), comprising: (a) contacting said surface with an adhesive layer for a contact period to provide a laminate; (b) separating said adhesive layer from the laminate to provide a treated thermal transfer receiver having a surface substantially free of said non-exposed portion of one or more thermally transferred layer(s). The processes are useful in the fabrication of electronic devices including thin film transistors, circuits, electromagnetic interference shields, touchpad sensors and other electronic devices.

Process for enhancing the resolution of a thermally transferred pattern

Disclosed is a method for making a metal pattern with high conductivity comprising providing a patterned substrate comprising a patterned catalyst layer on a base substrate by a thermal imaging method followed by plating to provide the metal pattern. The metal patterns provided are suitable for electrical devices including electromagnetic interference shielding devices and touchpad sensors.

Composition and method for providing a patterned metal layer having high conductivity

Disclosed is a method negative imaging method for making a metal pattern with high conductivity comprising providing a patterned substrate comprising a patterned catalyst layer on a base substrate by a thermal imaging method followed by plating to provide the metal pattern. The metal patterns provided are suitable for electrical devices including electromagnetic interference shielding devices and touchpad sensors.

Negative imaging method for providing a patterned metal layer having high conductivity

The invention provides metal compositions, including silver compositions, and thermal imaging donors prepared with the compositions. The donors are useful for thermal transfer patterning of a metal layers and optionally, a corresponding proximate portion of an additional transfer layer onto a thermal imaging receiver. The compositions are useful for dry fabrication of electronic devices. Also provided are patterned multilayer compositions comprising one or more base film(s), and one or more patterned metal layers, including EMI shields and touchpad sensors.

Additives to organic conducting polymers are described which enhance adhesion and resolution of printed films while retaining adequate electrical conductivity. The conductive polymer films are useful in printing conductive portions of thin film transistors such as sources and drains. Additives include surfactants, second macromolecules, plasticizers, and excess sulfonic acids.

Printing of organic conductive polymers containing additives

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