Owner Nanophase Technologies Corporation

Inventors Brotzman, Richard W. Jr.

Agent Griffith Hack

Pub. Number AU-B-2005229834

PCT Pub. Number WO2005/098910

Priority 11/076,128 09.03.05 US; 60/559,851 06.04.04 US

Filing date 30 March 2005

Wipo publication date 20 October 2005

Acceptance publication date 5 February 2009

B82B 3/00 (2006.01) Manufacture or treatment of nano-structures

B06B 1/20 (2006.01) Processes or apparatus for generating mechanical vibrations of infrasonic, sonic or ultrasonic frequency - making use of a vibrating fluid

B32B 5/16 (2006.01) Layered products characterised by the non-homogeneity or physical structure of a layer - characterised by features of a layer formed of particles, e.g. chips, chopped fibres, powder

C09C 1/04 (2006.01) Treatment of specific inorganic materials other than fibrous fillers - Compounds of zinc

C09C 1/36 (2006.01) Treatment of specific inorganic materials other than fibrous fillers - Compounds of titanium

C09C 1/40 (2006.01) Treatment of specific inorganic materials other than fibrous fillers - Compounds of aluminium

C09C 3/12 (2006.01) Treatment in general of inorganic materials, other than fibrous fillers, to enhance their pigmenting or filling properties - Treatment with organosilicon compounds

H01L 21/02 (2006.01) Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment of semiconductor or solid state devices or of parts thereof -