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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120128872 | METHOD FOR FABRICATING A LAYER WITH ABSORBING PARTICLES FOR AN ENERGY RADIATION A ceramic layer is fabricated on a substrate by coating the substrate with a material containing chemical precursors of a ceramic. The precursors are transformed by a heat treatment into the ceramic to be fabricated. Different methods for heat insertion may be used for ... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120129268 | PHOTOLUMINESCENT OXYGEN PROBE WITH REDUCED CROSS-SENSITIVITY TO HUMIDITY An oxygen-sensitive luminescent element, and probe constructed therefrom, having reduced cross-sensitivity to humidity, and methods of manufacturing and using such luminescent elements and probes to measure oxygen concentrations within an enclosed space. The luminescent... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120128873 | Hot-Pressed Transparent Ceramics and Ceramic Lasers A transparent polycrystalline ceramic having scattering and absorption loss less than 0.2/cm over a region comprising more than 95% of the originally densified shape and a process for fabricating the same by hot pressing. The ceramic can be any suitable ceramic such as ... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120125234 | Method for Producing Coatings Having Anti-Reflection Properties A method for producing coatings having anti-reflection properties uses a compound comprising at least one type of nanoparticle and at least one solvent. The compound is applied to a substrate and treated at various temperatures. Anti-reflection coatings can be obtained ... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120129967 | Method For Producing Thin Films And The Application Thereof A method for producing thin films, particularly for coating surfaces, includes a) adding surface-active substances to flowable compositions comprising nanoscale inorganic particulate solids having polymerizable and/or polycondensable organic surface groups; b) forming o... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120126688 | ELECTROLUMINESCENT DEVICE An organic electroluminescent device comprising: a substrate; a first electrode disposed over the substrate for injecting charge of a first polarity; a second electrode disposed over the first electrode for injecting charge of a second polarity opposite to said first po... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120107549 | SMART SURFACES WITH TEMPERATURE INDUCED SOLAR REFLECTANCE CHANGES AND MAKING METHODS Devices using thermochromic materials, where the thermochromic materials are stable for long time exposure to UV light and heat, have higher index of refraction, can be produced cost-effectively at large scale for large surface coating, allow convenient installation and... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120106974 | FORMATION OF AN OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE Technologies are generally described for an optical waveguide, methods and systems effective to form an optical waveguide, and an optical system including an optical waveguide. In some examples, the optical waveguide may include a silicon oxynitride region in a wall of ... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120081653 | LIGHT-REFLECTING FILM AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF A method of producing a light-reflecting film having a light-reflecting layer on a resin film and reflecting 30% or more of incident light of a wavelength in the range of 800 to 2000 nm, includes a step of curing a cholesteric liquid crystal phase to form the light-refl... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120081660 | OPTICAL LENS WITH ANTISTATIC COATING The present invention relates to an optical lens, in particular for use as a spectacle lens, having a lens element and a coating for producing an antistatic effect, said coating being applied onto the lens element and having a plurality of layers. Further, the antistati... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120081784 | PATTERNED RETARDER A patterned retarder includes at least one retardation plate comprising a substrate substantially transparent in visible spectral range and having front and rear surfaces and a set of parallel stripes located on front surface of the substrate and possessing in-plane ret... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120082182 | INTEGRATION OF AN OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE OF A SENSOR INTO A COMPONENT The invention relates to a method for integrating an optical waveguide (3) of a temperature sensor and/or strain sensor into a temperature and/or strain measuring component (1) made of a base material (2), onto which a coating (5) is applied.... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120068112 | PHOTO OR ELECTRON BEAM CURABLE COMPOSITIONS A curable composition and a process for using the curable composition within a grating-coupled waveguide (GCW) sensor are disclosed. The composition can be used for facile replication of optical components, specifically those used in a label-independent detection system... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120070145 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SHIELDING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES FROM LIGHT The present disclosure is directed to a camera module that includes at least a semiconducting die, an image-sensing circuit, a lens, a lens aperture, and a coating that adheres to an exterior surface of the camera module. The coating is opaque to light and prevents ligh... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120050299 | DIELECTRIC ENHANCED MIRROR FOR IMOD DISPLAY This disclosure provides systems, methods, and apparatus for display device including a dielectric stack positioned between a first electrically conductive layer and a second movable electrically conductive layer. In one aspect, the dielectric stack includes alternating... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120050871 | OPTICAL MEMBER, METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME, AND OPTICAL SYSTEM An optical member includes a ray effective area, a ray ineffective area, at least one continuous protective film arranged over the ray effective area and at least part of the ray ineffective area, a light-shielding film arranged on the protective film located in the ray... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120050902 | REFLECTING SHEET AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME A method of fabricating a reflecting sheet includes: providing a base sheet including a reflecting layer, an upper surface layer over the reflecting layer and a lower surface layer under the reflecting layer, the reflecting layer including a fine foam; dividing the base... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120048829 | METHODS FOR DISCRETIZED PROCESSING AND PROCESS SEQUENCE INTEGRATION OF REGIONS OF A SUBSTRATE The present invention provides methods and systems for discretized, combinatorial processing of regions of a substrate such as for the discovery, implementation, optimization, and qualification of new materials, processes, and process sequence integration schemes used i... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120045601 | REFRIGERATION APPLIANCE, AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF A REFRIGERATION APPLIANCE A refrigeration appliance includes a refrigerating space, a light-guiding layer, and a multi-layered part having a photocatalytic cover layer on a side facing the refrigerating space. The photocatalytic cover layer is applied to the light-guiding layer which enables lig... | 02/23/2012 |
| 20120044485 | SYSTEM AND DEVICE FOR OPTICAL DETECTION OF PARTICLES WITH AN ARRAY FOR DECOUPLING OPTICAL INFORMATION, CORRESPONDING MANUFACTURING METHOD The present disclosure relates to a system for optical detection of particles arranged in a viewing area suitable for being illuminated by radiation with a predetermined wavelength. The system includes an optical detector, as well as an assembly of metal plasmonic chann... | 02/23/2012 |
| 20120045577 | Antistatic Sol/Gel Compositions and Optical Articles Coated Therewith The invention relates to an antistatic coating composition comprising a hydrolyzate resulting from the at least partial hydrolysis of: a component A consisting of one or more compounds containing at least one polyalkylene oxide segment and at least one —Si(X)n 02/23/2012 | |
| 20120044129 | REFLECTIVE COLOUR DISPLAY DEVICE A reflective colour display device comprises a plurality of capillary sub-pixels arranged side by side. Each capillary sub-pixel has a first end and a second end, and a scattering medium disposed between said ends. Each capillary sub-pixel contains a transparent coloure... | 02/23/2012 |
| 20120044563 | REDUCED CAPACITANCE DISPLAY ELEMENT A display element, such as an interferometric modulator, includes a transparent conductor configured as a first electrode and a movable minor configured as a second electrode. Advantageously, the partial reflector is positioned between the transparent conductor and the ... | 02/23/2012 |
| 20120039344 | GRAPHENE-BASED SATURABLE ABSORBER DEVICES AND METHODS A graphene-based saturable absorber device suitable for use in a ring-cavity fiber laser or a linear-cavity fiber laser is disclosed. The saturable absorber device includes an optical element and a graphene-based saturable absorber material supported by the optical elem... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120040175 | COATED SUBSTRATE Methods for coating a substrate are disclosed, the methods comprising providing a substrate, providing pre-formed nanoparticles of an inorganic material, providing at least one precursor of a first metal oxide, and depositing a coating on at least one surface of the sub... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120038975 | INFRARED IMAGING DEVICE WITH A COATED OPTICAL LENS The disclosure describes a coated non-germanium lens for an IR imaging device. The coating may have a first layer and a second layer. The first layer is adapted to adhere well to the non-germanium lens and to provide a good adhering surface to the second layer, the seco... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120031487 | Nanoscale High-Aspect-Ratio Metallic Structure and Method of Manufacturing Same Nanoscale high-aspect-ratio metallic structures and methods are presented. Such structures may form transparent electrode to enhance the performance of solar cells and light-emitting diodes. These structures can be used as infrared control filters because they reflect h... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20120033214 | Micro-optical Electromagnetic Radiation Diffraction Grating and Method for Manufacture The invention relates to electromagnetic radiation microoptical diffraction gratings and to a method suitable for the manufacture thereof. The diffraction gratings in accordance with the invention can be used as microspectrometers in the form of scanning microgratings. ... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20120033304 | Data Security Screen and Manufacturing Method Thereof The present invention relates to a security screen and a manufacturing method thereof. The security screen comprises: a first film layer; and a blind layer in which shielding partition walls for blocking input images are repeatedly arranged at a distance from each other... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20120027342 | CATION-POLYMERIZABLE RESIN COMPOSITION AND CURED PRODUCT THEREOF Provided is a cationically polymerizable resin composition which has a low viscosity, is easy to work, and is extremely rapidly cured upon irradiation with light to give a cured product excellent in optical transparency, flexibility, thermal stability, and post-heating ... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120026742 | Light Guide Plate and Manufacturing Method Thereof The present invention provides a light guide plate and a manufacturing method thereof. The manufacturing method firstly forms a plurality of spherical recesses arranged at intervals on a light-emitting surface of a light guide plate body when the light guide plate body ... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120026594 | MOLECULAR FILM FOR COATING OPTICAL LENSES AND A MANUFACTURE METHOD THEREOF A molecular film for coating optical lenses comprises Octadecyltrichlorosilane; and a germicide, wherein the weight ratio between the germicide and the Octadecyltrichlorosilane is 3 to 13. Furthermore, a manufacture method of a molecular film for coating optical lenses ... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120026615 | SOLAR REFLECTOR AND PRODUCTION METHOD A solar reflector has a base support (5) made from injected thermoplastic material 1-7 mm thick. The base support (5) has a surface on a front face having a “mirror polish” surface finish and a geometry defined by an optical function. A structure of re... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120027932 | SLIDE COATING DEVICE, COATING METHOD USING THE DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING OPTICAL FILM USING THE METHOD The present invention provides a method for manufacturing an optical film which is superior in transportability and lamination suitability in a lamination step in a polarizing plate processing. A slide coating device includes applying one or more coating liquids flowing... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120025102 | RADIATION IMAGE CONVERSION PANEL AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME In a radiation image conversion panel (10), a radiation conversion layer (2) for converting an incident radiation into light is formed on a substrate (1). The radiation conversion layer (2) has a reflective layer (3), on a side opposit... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120024318 | RETICLE CHUCK CLEANER According to one embodiment, a reticle chuck cleaner for cleaning a reticle chuck of an EUV exposure apparatus includes a substrate having a shape to be carried to the reticle chuck of the EUV exposure apparatus, and an adhesive formed on one of the main surfaces of the... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120027933 | Process for Preparing Articles Having Anti-Fog Layer by Layer Coating and Coated Articles Having Enhanced Anti-Fog and Durability Properties A process for making an article having anti-fog properties.... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120027960 | MESOGENIC STABILIZERS The present invention relates to compounds represented by the following Formula Ic, in which R2-R6 can each independently be selected from hydrogen or hydrocarbyl (e.g., methyl); L1... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120026459 | COLORED CONTACT LENSES AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME The invention is directed to a colored contact lens designed for making a wearer's eyes to appear larger, bolder, and enhanced color while giving the wearer's eyes a very natural appearance. A colored contact lens of the invention comprising a first print of a first col... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120019766 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING LIGHT REFLECTIVE FILM, AND LIGHT REFLECTIVE FILM A light reflective film is produced by (a) forming a hard coat layer having a surface energy of less than 30 mN/m and a pencil hardness of at least 2H on a resin film, (b) applying a curable liquid crystal composition onto the surface of the opposite side, (c) drying th... | 01/26/2012 |
