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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7767607 | Glass composition, glass article, glass substrate for magnetic recording media, and method for producing the same A glass substrate of the present invention for magnetic recording media having high heat resistance and easy chemical strengthening ability at once has not been obtained, which is a glass composition essentially comprising 60 to 70 wt % SiO2, 5 to 20 wt %... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7736770 | Substrate for information recording media and manufacturing method thereof, information recording medium, and starting material glass plate A substrate for use as a disk substrate in a hard disk drive or the like, an information recording medium such as a magnetic disk, and a starting material glass plate which is a starting material of the substrate for information recording media. The forming conditio... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7727407 | Amorphous material processing method There are provided a method of processing an amorphous material which is capable of forming surface projections of uniform height in desired positions on the amorphous material, and a magnetic disk substrate using the amorphous material. A predetermined pressure is ... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7604882 | Substrate for information recording media and manufacturing method thereof, information recording medium, and starting material glass plate A substrate for use as a disk substrate in a hard disk drive or the like, an information recording medium such as a magnetic disk, and a starting material glass plate which is a starting material of the substrate for information recording media. The forming conditio... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7029831 | Method for fabricating optical element A process for producing an optical element which has excellent heat resistance and adhesion to a substrate. This process comprises applying a liquid composition for forming an optical element to the molding surface of a substrate having a regular pattern surface con... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6849350 | Article having a predetermined surface shape and method for preparation thereof An article having a predetermined surface configuration comprising a substrate and a gelled film having a high refractive index, excellent heat resistance, high film hardness and excellent transferability formed on the surface of the substrate. A process for ... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6849209 | Article having predetermined surface shape and method for production thereof An article with a predetermined surface pattern that is coated with a film which makes possible the complete transfer of the pattern of a patterning die and thick-film patterning having a depth to the order of several tens of micrometers, prevents the occurrence of ... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6723487 | Method for producing article coated with patterned film and photosensitive composition There can be provided a method for producing a pattern film-coated article which has excellent film formability, can remove unexposed portions of a film completely in the development step after exposing the film to light. and has excellent pattern accuracy; and a ph... | 04/20/2004 |
| 7524783 | Glass for laser processing Titanium is added in the form of atoms, a colloid, or ions to a glass to be subjected to laser processing in which the ablation or vaporization caused by the energy of an absorbed laser light is utilized. Since titanium can be incorporated into the glass through mel... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7404426 | Hybrid cord for rubber reinforcement and rubber product employing the same A hybrid cord 1 for rubber reinforcement comprises a strand 2 having higher elastic modulus, made of PBO fiber or the like, which is disposed at the center of the cord, and strands 3 having lower elastic modulus, made of glass fiber or the like,... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7393802 | Ultraviolet/infrared absorbent low transmittance glass An ultraviolet/infrared absorbent low transmittance glass is formed of base glass containing 65 to 80 wt. % SiO2; 0 to 5 wt. % Al2O3; greater than 2.1 to less than or equal to 10 wt. % MgO; 5 to 15 wt. % CaO wherein a total amount of... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7356222 | Wavelength selective optical device and method of tuning a wavelength characteristic of the same The invention provides a wavelength selective optical device in which a light emitted from an end surface of a first optical fiber that propagates optical signals with a plurality of multiplexed wavelengths is incident on a first end surface of a first graded index ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7339677 | Microchemical system, and photothermal conversion spectroscopic analysis method A microchemical system according to which measurement can be carried out with high sensitivity. The microchemical system 1 has a two-wavelength multiplexing device in which gradient index rod lenses 501 and 502 are connected together at an end f... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7329372 | Method for producing aspherical structure, and aspherical lens array molding tool and aspherical lens array produced by the same method A method for producing an aspherical structure according to the invention includes the steps of: forming a layer on a surface of a substrate so that the layer exhibits an etching rate distribution in a direction perpendicular to the surface of the substrate; forming... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7309671 | Glass composition, glass article, glass substrate for magnetic recording media, and method for producing the same A glass substrate of the present invention for magnetic recording media having high heat resistance and easy chemical strengthening ability at once has not been obtained, which is a glass composition essentially comprising 60 to 70 wt % SiO2, 5 to 20 wt %... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7305853 | Method of manufacturing a glass panel A method of manufacturing a glass panel and a glass panel manufactured such a method, comprising a pair of glass plates opposed to each other to define a void therebetween by a number of space-maintaining members arranged along plate surfaces with predetermined inte... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7289173 | Polarizing device, and method for manufacturing the same A polarizing element 20 has a first undulating structure in which a plurality of linear first recesses 22 are formed parallel to one another in one surface of a transparent substrate 21, and a dielectric layer 30 made from silicon dioxide... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7284891 | Line illuminating device and image-scanning device incorporating line-illuminating device A line-illuminating device which is resistant to shrinkage problems caused by repetition of heating and cooling includes a white casing made of polycarbonate or the like, a light guide made of an acrylic resin or the like and accommodated in the casing such that the... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7244480 | Glass panel A glass panel comprising: a pair of glass sheets (1), (2) disposed in opposition to each other via a gap (V) therebetween, peripheral edges of the two glass sheets (1), (2) being bonded with low melting glass (4) for sealing the ga... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7231116 | Filter module A filter module is provided for an optical communications system. The filter module includes a lens, three optical fibers, an optical filter, and a mirror. The three optical fibers are arranged on a single side of the lens. The lens includes a first face coated with... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7217448 | Glass structure and method for producing the same A limited portion of a surface of a glass substrate is removed by application of a laser beam on the limited portion of the glass substrate to thereby produce a glass structure according to the invention. The glass substrate contains at least one element such as tit... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7209268 | Line illuminating device Two illuminating units 2L and 2R, each having a light guide provided at its one end, with a light-emitting source, are provided. Each illuminating unit is arranged in such a manner that light emitted from its emission plane irradiates the same area of ... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7194160 | Filter module A filter module includes a first optical fiber collimator, a second optical fiber collimator, and a filter located between the first and second optical fiber collimators. The first optical fiber collimator includes a first optical fiber, a first optical fiber chip f... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7165424 | Method of joining glass plates In order to provide a method of manufacturing a glass panel which, in time of a baking process, restrains an internal stress generated in both of glass plates (1, 2) to prevent a decline in strength, and restrains inorganic and organic substances remaining wi... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7164530 | Polarizing filter and optical device using the same A polarizing filter has a laminate structure: wherein one to four layers of first dielectric thin films 1 and one to four layers of second dielectric thin films 2 are alternately laminated on a transparent flat substrate 10 to form the laminate ... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7152434 | Method for producing planar lens and planar lens array A glass substrate is irradiated with a converged laser beam to thereby form a spherical or nearly spherical convex portion on a surface of the glass substrate. More preferably, there may be used a method including the steps of: sticking a glass substrate to a flat m... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7141130 | Glass panel A glass panel (P) comprising a pair of glass plates (1A, 1B) opposed to each other, spacers (2) disposed between the pair of glass plates for maintaining a gap therebetween, and a sealing member (3) having a lower melting point than the g... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7139139 | Optical module An optical module includes a package, which accommodates an optical system. A package main body has an opening. A lid is attached to the main body to close the opening of the main body. The lid seals the package. An anti-deterioration agent for preventing deteriorat... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7130502 | Wavelength division multiplexing optical coupler A wavelength division multiplexing optical coupler comprising an input optical fiber for a plurality of wavelengths; a lens for converting the light from the input optical fiber into a parallel light; a first optical filter group comprising optical filters aligned a... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7125151 | Line-illuminating device and image sensor A light guide 11 of a rectangular cross-section has side faces 11a, 11b including short sides in the longitudinal direction of which one side face 11a is provided with a light-scattering pattern 20, formed by s... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7114306 | Glass panel A glass panel (P) comprising a pair of glass plates (1A, 1B) opposed to each other, spacers (2) disposed between the pair of glass plates for maintaining a gap therebetween, and a sealing member (3) having a lower melting point than the g... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7115308 | Glass panel and method of manufacturing the glass panel A glass panel comprising a pair of glass sheets (1, 2) disposed with respective faces thereof confronting each other in face-to-face relationship with a gap (V) therebetween and with peripheral edges of the glass sheets (1, 2) being bonded with a bondi... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7092099 | Microchemical system and photothermal conversion spectroscopic analysis method implemented by the system A microchemical system is provided, which can improve the working efficiency of the user. In the microchemical system 1, a plate-shaped element 10 that constitutes an optical unit 1a has an optical wave guide path 20, which acts as... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7076919 | Automobile window pane structure An automobile window pane structure includes a window pane, a resin layer injection molded on the front part of an interior surface of the window pane, and a hinge member including a base embedded in the layer. The hinge member further includes a pair of elastically... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7071963 | Optical write-in head, image forming apparatus using the same, and method for inspecting the apparatus An optical write-in head for obtaining a clear image even in printing at a relatively high recording density without generating strip-like irregularities in most cases. The optical write-in head applies light carrying image information to a photosensitive substance.... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7068903 | Optical element using one-dimensional photonic crystal and spectroscopic device using the same An optical element, composed of an one-dimensional photonic crystal of a triangular prism shape and a multilayer film and a phase modulation unit are used together, with the phase modulation unit adjacent or abutting to a light input end surface of the optical eleme... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7065984 | Substrate for information recording media and manufacturing method thereof, information recording medium, and starting material glass plate A substrate for use as a disk substrate in a hard disk drive or the like, an information recording medium such as a magnetic disk, and a starting material glass plate which is a starting material of the substrate for information recording media. The forming conditio... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7065278 | Optical module and method for assembling an optical module An inexpensive optical module that avoids misalignment of optical axes and is fixed together with high reliability. Optical elements are aligned with each other and then fixed to a connecting member. The connecting member has first and second bonding surfaces. A rel... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7058254 | Optical device, optical path switching device and optical path switching method In an optical monitor for monitoring signal lights from a plurality of optical fibers, emission surfaces of the plurality of optical fibers are arranged along a straight line, and a photodetecting surface of a photodetecting element disposed so as to face the emissi... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7057729 | Photothermal conversion spectroscopic analysis method, and photothermal conversion spectroscopic analysis apparatus for carrying out the method There is provided that enables high-sensitivity analysis to be carried out, and a photothermal conversion spectroscopic analysis apparatus that is compact in size and is able to implement the photothermal conversion spectroscopic analysis method. Exciting light and ... | 06/06/2006 |
