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Al Gore ; The basis for the later misquote by US Republicans that Gore had "invented" the Internet. Gore was the leading political champion of the modern-day Internet.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6370838 | Insulating units A sealed insulating unit includes two parallel opposed panes with a spacing and sealing system between the two panes. The panes and the spacing and sealing system together define a sealed gas space. The spacing and sealing system includes a spacer frame w... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6185812 | Electrically heated window A method of making an electrically heated window from at least two plies of transparent glazing material, at least one ply of interlayer material and an electrically resistant heating area device extending over one of the plies includes laying at least on... | 02/13/2001 |
| 5755845 | Method and apparatus for bending and tempering glass sheets The invention relates to the press bending and tempering of glass sheets, especially for use as glazings in vehicles. When the press bending system is not located in a heated environment such as a furnace, it is important to maintain the glass sheets at a... | 05/26/1998 |
| 5757564 | Coatings on glass A mirror assembly comprising a glass substrate, a low transmissivity reflecting coating on the substrate and an opacifying member which is assembled adjacent to the glass substrate for a front surface mirror or the reflecting coating for a back surface mi... | 05/26/1998 |
| 5735922 | Method of bending and tempering glass sheets Glass sheets are press bent and tempered, especially for use as glazings in vehicles. Such glazings are required to be accurately bent to a complex shape while meeting high standards of optical quality and fracture safety at an acceptable cost. A method o... | 04/07/1998 |
| 5695537 | Apparatus for and method of bending glass sheets An apparatus for press bending glass sheets carried on a mold, the apparatus including a die having a lower surface shape to mold a glass sheet positioned thereunder to a desired curved shape, a first counterbalance assembly connected to the die for provi... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5656052 | Apparatus for and method of heating and bending glass sheet A furnace is provided for the heating of glass sheets to be bent, whereby precise control of the temperature profile across a sheet may be achieved, resulting in improved control over the shape to which the sheet is bent. The furnace has at least one diff... | 08/12/1997 |
| 5645621 | Apparatus for and method of bending glass sheets An apparatus for bending a glass sheet in a gravity bending step and in a subsequent press bending step includes a gravity bending mould having a fixed mould portion and an articulated wing portion adjacent to the fixed mould portion, a base on which the ... | 07/08/1997 |
| 5634957 | Apparatus for and method for bending glass sheets An apparatus for press bending glass sheets, the apparatus comprising an upper die, a suspension system for the upper die for suspending and vertically moving the upper die, a lower gravity bending mould and a plurality of spacer devices for spacing the u... | 06/03/1997 |
