Abstract:
An apparatus, a method, a planar insulating substrate and a chipset have been presented, comprising at least one module configured to establish a predefined pattern on a planar insulating substrate so that conductive particles can gather according to the predefined pattern. At least one another module is configured to transfer the conductive particles to the planar insulating substrate, wherein the conductive particles are arranged to gather according to the predefined pattern. A sintering module is configured to fuse the conductive particles on the planar insulating substrate, wherein the conductive particles are arranged to fuse according to the predefined pattern to establish a conductive plane on the planar insulating substrate. Embodiment of the invention relate to printable or printing electronics on a fibrous web.
Abstract:
Electrographic printing of one or more toner layers having a particular pattern by electrographic techniques so that one layer acts as an adhesive, when fixed, for a thin film. Such electrographic printing comprises the steps of forming a desired print image, electrographically, on a receiver member utilizing marking particles; and applying the thin film in registration before activating the toner.
Abstract:
A pattern forming apparatus (1) which forms a pattern of an electroconductive liquid on a printing medium (5) includes a pattern forming substrate (10) having an insulating substrate (11), a plurality of electrodes (13) arranged on the insulating substrate, and an insulating layer (15) which covers the electrodes, an electric potential controller (64) which selectively applies an electric potential to the electrodes, and a transferring mechanism (30) which transfers the pattern by bringing the electroconductive liquid (3) formed as a predetermined pattern on the insulating layer, in contact with the printing medium. Accordingly, it is possible to form a fine pattern at a low cost.
Abstract:
A method for the production of an electric circuit (26) comprising a plurality of electric elements, wherein a substrate (12) is provided and a layer made of a material (24) is applied to said substrate, said material (24) encompassing an electrically functional polymer material. Finally, at least one part of the material (24) is fixed to the substrate (12) using a radiation source (20) in order to obtain a defined structure (26) consisting of a fixed material.
Abstract:
The present invention provides a process for thermal mass transfer of metallic images, the process comprising the steps of
a) providing
1) a toner fluid dispersion comprising electrostatically charged, colloidal elemental metal particles dispersed in an electrically nonconductive organic carrier liquid and an amount of a soluble surfactant effective to charge and stabilize said dispersion, 2) a dielectric or photoconductive substrate, and 3) a thermoplastic receptor substrate,
b) electrophoretically depositing the charged colloidal elemental metal particles of the toner fluid in a uniform or imagewise fashion on the dielectric or photoconductive substrate using standard electrographic techniques to provide a donor substrate bearing an electrically nonconductive, colloidal, elemental metal coating thereon; c) transferring, by application of energy, said metal coating from said donor substrate to said thermoplastic receptor substrate, to provide a metallic image on said receptor substrate, d) optionally, subjecting the colloidal, elemental metal coated donor or receptor substrate to an electroless metal plating solution to provide a second elemental metal coating which is electrically conductive on said substrate.
Abstract:
In order to sensitize the surface of an insulating substrate with a view to subsequent electroless metallization, powder particles are transferred to the surface by means of a xerographic process. The particles carry the sensitizing compound, at least on their surface. After fixing of the transferred powder, conventional electroless metallization may take place. The xerographic transfer enables selective plating, since any master that might be copied by the xerographic process may also be transferred to the surface of the substrate. The powder used with the process may be manufactured by acting on an existing plastic powder by a sensitizing metal compound in an organic solution having at least a superficial influence on the individual powder particles.
Abstract:
A simplified method for photoimaging a photosensitive layer produces in situ a radiation-opaque photomask on the photosensitive layer or on a cover sheet of the layer. A nonvisible latent image is toned and the toner is transferred to a layer or cover sheet to form an actinic radiation-opaque photomask.
Abstract:
This invention relates generally to uses of novel nanomaterial composition and the systems in which they are used, and more particularly to nanomaterial compositions generally comprising carbon and a metal, which composition can be exposed to pulsed emissions to react, activate, combine, or sinter the nanomaterial composition. The nanomaterial compositions can alternatively be utilized at ambient temperature or under other means to cause such reaction, activation, combination, or sintering to occur.