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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7527868 | Transparent substrate coated with at least one thin layer A transparent glass substrate (1, 1′, 1″) coated with one or more thin layers (6, 16, 28) is disclosed, wherein the thin layer most distant from the glass substrate is a composition comprising silicon nitride, carbonitride, oxynitride or oxycarboni... | 05/05/2009 |
| 6940628 | Electrochemical device An electrochemical device comprising at least one substrate (1,7), at least one electroconductive layer (2,6) at least one electrochemically active layer (3,5) capable of reversibly injecting ions, and an electrolyte (4), wherein the elec... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6926786 | Method for making a laminated glass sheet In a method for making laminated glass, a sheet includes two glass substrates with an interlayer sheet between them. This sheet includes a polymer based film provided on one of the surfaces with a thin functional layer. The sheet is cut out in dimensions substantial... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6824722 | Process for fashioning superposed extrudate In a process for fashioning a portion of a profiled bead (2), which has been extruded onto an object, in particular a pane (1), fastened in a treatment station (E), in which process an initially shapeless accumulation of material (4) is produced... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6783876 | Layer stack for transparent substrates A layer stack for the surface coating of transparent substrates, in particular panes of glass, has at least one metal oxide composite layer produced by reactive cathodic sputtering and contains Zn oxide and Sn oxide. Relative to the total amount of metal, this metal... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6746775 | Glazing with optical and/or energetic properties capable of being electrically controlled The subject of the invention is glazing which incorporates at least one electrically controllable system having variable optical and/or energy properties, especially in the form of a system comprising one or more reversible-insertion materials of the electrochromic-... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6692833 | Article formed by depositing a tungsten-based and/or molybdenum-based layer on a rigid substrate The present invention is directed to a process for depositing at least one layer (3) based on tungsten and/or on molybdenum by chemical vapor deposition on a non-conductive substrate (1), such as glass, ceramic, glass-ceramic, or polymer, which includes p... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6656665 | Method for producing a pattern on a transparent substrate The invention concerns a method for producing a pattern on a transparent substrate, particularly a glass or glass-ceramic substrate. According to the invention, there is deposited on at least one area of one face of the substrate, a first layer of a photosensi... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6541133 | Layered stack for transparent substrates A layer stack for the surface coating of transparent substrates, in particular panes of glass, has at least one metal oxide composite layer produced by reactive cathodic sputtering and contains Zn oxide and Sn oxide. Relative to the total amount of metal,... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6517901 | Process for depositing layers based on metal oxide(s) The invention is about a process for depositing via the sol-gel route a continuous or discontinuous layer based on metal oxide(s) on a substrate (1), especially a transparent substrate, which includes at least the following steps: (a)--preparation of a so... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6503557 | Process for depositing at least one thin layer based on silicon nitride or oxynitride on a transparent substrate The invention relates to a coated glass substrate, covered with at least one thin layer based on silicon nitride or silicon oxynitride. The thin layer contains the elements Si, O, N, C in the following atomic percentages: Si: ... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6503636 | Transparent substrate provided with a stack of layers reflecting thermal radiation A stack of layers reflecting heat radiation for transparent substrates comprises at least one silver functional layer and, on both faces of the latter, antireflection layers formed by one or more metal compounds. The antireflection layer under the silver ... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6498117 | Process for manufacturing a recyclable zinc-containing black enamel composition The present invention relates to a process for manufacturing recyclable black enamels that contain at least zinc, in which process glass forming materials comprising at least bismuth, silicon, boron and manganese are melted, at temperatures greater than a... | 12/24/2002 |
| 6495203 | Transparent substrate with antireflection coating The invention relates to a glass substrate having on at least one of its faces an antireflection coating formed by a stack of thin dielectric material layers having alternately high and low refractive indices. To prevent the modification of the optical pr... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6432522 | Transparent acoustical and mechanical barrier An optically transparent glazing measures about 3 to 5 mm in total thickness, and has an interlayer film, the interlayer film comprises at least two polymeric film layers: a core film layer having a modulus of at least 25,000 psi (173 MPa) and a surface f... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6419734 | Laminated glass and primer used for its production A glazing made of at least one glass layer and at least one transparent layer of ionomer resin, wherein at least a portion of one face of the at least one transparent layer of ionomer resin is adhered to at least a portion of one face of another layer of ... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6410120 | Laminated glazing A curved, transparent laminated glazing is made of at least two fixed panes and of a multilayer laminate placed between them. The laminate includes at least one support film provided with a thin layer and with external adhesive layers, as well as with a m... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6387515 | Transparent substrate comprising an antireflection coating A transparent substrate according to the invention, especially made of glass, provided on at least one of its faces with an antireflection coating, which includes a single thin layer formed from at least two materials of different refractive index, the co... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6387513 | Process for enamelling glass substrates, enamel composition used and products obtained The present invention relates to a more easily recyclable enamel composition which includes at least one glass frit and includes, as pigment(s), at least one or more manganese compounds, this composition furthermore having a melting temperature below 750Â... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6383642 | Transparent substrate provided with hydrophobic/oleophobic coating formed by plasma CVD A hydrophobic/oleophobic coating is formed on a substrate by a process, which comprises ionizing at least one precursor during deposition on the substrate, while during deposition the substrate temperature decreases from a temperature above 80° C. to a t... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6383566 | Process for depositing a tungsten-based and/or molybdenum-based layer on a rigid substrate, and substrate thus coated The present invention is directed to a process for depositing at least one layer (3) based on tungsten and/or on molybdenum by chemical vapor deposition on a non-conductive substrate (1), such as glass, ceramic, glass-ceramic, or polymer, which includes p... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6364404 | Quickly detachable glazing sheet The invention relates to a system for fitting a window into a bay, especially a window of a transport vehicle; the window is rapidly removable, especially to allow the evacuation of passengers in a vehicle. The window (1) is equipped, by bonding, with a f... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6355334 | Transparent substrate provided with a thin-film stack The invention relates to a transparent substrate, in particular made of glass, provided with a thin-film stack including at least one metallic layer with infrared reflection properties, in particular a low-emission layer, arranged between two dielectric-b... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6342116 | Process for laminating laminated glazing assemblies A process for laminating multi-layer pre-forms into laminated glazing assemblies is provided. The pre-forms are first subjected to a vacuum in an inlet lock. Then, the pre-forms are heated to an assembly or bonding temperature in a heating chamber, while ... | 01/29/2002 |
| 6340502 | Hydrophobic coating for glazing sheet The invention relates to a composition for a hydrophobic/oleophobic coating containing at least one alkoxysilane and at least one halosilane, each having a perfluorinated group at at least one end of their molecule; it also relates to a process for formin... | 01/22/2002 |
| 6336490 | Method for producing a compound glazing sheet and method for implementing the same The present document describes a process for manufacturing a pane of laminated glass without recourse to an autoclave. The pack of layers are composed of stacked layers (6, 7, 8), is raised to the softening temperature of the thermoplastic interlayer of t... | 01/08/2002 |
| 6337758 | Method for treating an electrochemical device The invention relates to a method of processing an electrochemical device having at least one carrier substrate (1) provided with a stack (2) of functional layers, including at least one electrochemically active layer (4) which is capable of reversibly an... | 01/08/2002 |
| 6337124 | Transparent substrate with antireflection coating The invention relates to a glass substrate having on at least one of its faces an antireflection coating formed by a stack of thin dielectric material layers having alternately high and low refractive indices. To prevent the modification of the optical pr... | 01/08/2002 |
| 6334382 | Armored glazing, in particular for vehicle fixed or mobile side glazing The invention concerns an armoured laminated bullet-proof and/or splinter-proof glazing, comprising on at least part of its periphery, one or several rigid protuberances (3), each of which belonging substantially to a plane parallel to that of the window ... | 01/01/2002 |
| 6322881 | Glazing assembly comprising a substrate provided with a stack of thin layers for solar protection and/or thermal insulation A glazing assembly is provided made of at least one transparent substrate having a stack thereon that includes an alternation of n functional layers and n-1 coatings, wherein the functional layers have reflection properties in the infrared and/or solar ra... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6318125 | Method and device for bending glass sheets A process for shaping glass sheets with a surface-shaping mould, against which the glass sheets are pressed using a pressure drop produced by sucking out the air from the space lying between the moulding face and that face of the glass sheet on the opposi... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6320276 | Window with an aerial for motor vehicles A window with an aerial for motor vehicles is provided with an electrically conductive layer (5) which fulfils the function of an aerial conductor. In order to prevent capacitive coupling of the layer to the bodywork of the vehicle, the layer (5) ends at ... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6306525 | Transparent substrate provided with thin layers having reflection properties in the infrared A thin multilayer coating having reflection properties in the infrared and/or in the solar radiation range of the low-emissivity type for windows comprises a lower dielectric antireflection treatment layer, at least one silver-based functional layer, at l... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6307515 | Contact device for an electrical functional element disposed on a window In a contact device for an electrical functional element, for example an antenna, disposed on a window, in particular on a vehicle window, with a housing fixed on the window and comprising electrical components, such as an amplifier, with an input connect... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6299981 | Substrate with improved hydrophilic or hydrophobic properties, comprising irregularities Substrate, at least part of at least one of the faces of which has a geometry which is optionally obtained by means of a coating and which differs from that of an ideal uniform, perfectly plane or even slightly curved, sheet, in that it has a bumps-and-ho... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6287675 | Transparent substrate provided with a stack of thin layers An insulated double glazing having the following layers in the following order: first dielectric layer, first layer with infrared reflection properties, second dielectric layer, second layer having infrared reflection properties, and third dielectric laye... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6285773 | Linear loudspeaker The invention concerns a loudspeaker having an elongate parallelepiped hollow body, whereof one longitudinal surface is made up of a stretched elongate rectangular planar diaphragm. The diaphragm is suspended by its edges to the body adjacent side surface... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6280547 | Process for the manufacture of a pane of laminated glass The present document describes a process for manufacturing a pane of laminated glass without recourse to an autoclave. The pack of layers are composed of stacked layers (6, 7, 8), is raised to the softening temperature of the thermoplastic interlayer of t... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6277523 | Electrochemical device An all solid electrochemical device comprising at least one substrate (1,7), at least one electroconductive layer (2,6) at least one electrochemically active layer (3,5) capable of reversibly injecting ions, and an electrolyte (4), wherein the electrolyte... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6274076 | Postforming of a shaped cord on an object A shaped cord (2) is postformed in the shape of a frame extruded onto a glass (1) and is slightly curved in the direction of the length of shaped cord (2). A forming mold (4) is used in a postforming operation, with lateral edges (11, 12) that are slightl... | 08/14/2001 |