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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 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 |
| 20120038989 | ANTIREFLECTION COATINGS INCLUDING SCATTERED OBJECTS HAVING TWO SEPARATE RANGES WITH SEPARATE REFRACTION INDICES The present invention relates to a surface treatment method with which anti-reflection properties toward electromagnetic radiation may be imparted to the surface of a substrate. A transparent coating toward said electromagnetic radiation is deposited on said surface, wh... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120021177 | WATER-REPELLENT SUBSTRATE AND PROCESS FOR ITS PRODUCTION To provide a water-repellent substrate with its surface having a large water contact angle and capable of maintaining the contact angle even against abrasion. A process for producing a water-repellent substrate, characterized by forming, on... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20120019915 | DURABLE ANTI-REFLECTION COATINGS An article comprising a substrate and an anti-reflection coating, and methods for depositing the coating, are disclosed. The coating comprises (a) a first coating layer having a high refractive index deposited on the substrate; (b) an epoxide-silica coating layer deposi... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20120013841 | Process for tinting the edges of rimless or partially rimmed eyeglass lenses This process allows a consumer to apply colors to the outer edges of rimless or partially rimless eyeglass lenses, or to translucent eyeglass frames, such that the coloration is visible through the front of the lenses where it serves decorative, cosmetic, or aesthetic p... | 01/19/2012 |
| 20110305827 | Methods of Using a Non-Photocatalytic Porous Coating as an Antisoiling Coating The present invention relates to the use as an antisoiling coating of a porous coating comprising a polysiloxane matrix and a porous volume such that the potential filling ratio of the total volume of said coating by oleic acid is at least 25% by volume, having a porosi... | 12/15/2011 |
| 20110293929 | AIR OXIDIZABLE SCRATCH RESISTANT PROTECTIVE LAYER FOR OPTICAL COATINGS The present invention provides a scratch protecting layer comprising a metal, metal alloy, metal compound or an intermetallic layer deposited on an air contacting surface. The scratch protecting layer is typically from 1 to 3 nanometers thick and not optically absorbing... | 12/01/2011 |
| 20110261473 | Articles Having Improved Corrosion Resistance The present application relates to a method for enhancing metal corrosion resistance of a metal deposited on a substrate, the method comprises contacting the metal coated substrate with a treating composition comprising metal oxide nano-particles. Furthermore, the prese... | 10/27/2011 |
| 20110235203 | MIRROR The invention relates to a process for manufacturing mirrors and to mirrors produced in this manner. The process comprises a step fir forming a silver layer on a surface of a glass substrate, during which said surface is brought into contact with a silvering solution, a... | 09/29/2011 |
| 20110226234 | CORROSION-RESISTANT MIRROR The invention relates to a mirror comprising a glass sheet and a silver layer applied to the glass and provided on its back with a protective coating comprising a layer of dried and crosslinked paint of the alkyd type and a layer of dried and crosslinked paint of the po... | 09/22/2011 |
| 20110211261 | WAFER LENS AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Disclosed is a wafer lens in which the warpage of a glass substrate included therein can be prevented. Specifically disclosed is a wafer lens including a glass substrate, a first resin part composed of a curable resin, and a second resin part composed of a curable resin... | 09/01/2011 |
| 20110206839 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FORMING STRUCTURES OF POLYMER NANOBEADS The disclosure relates to providing printed structures of polymer that have substantially flat printed surfaces. In one embodiment, the disclosure relates to a post-printing treatment apparatus for receiving a substrate supporting a polymer printing thereon. The polymer... | 08/25/2011 |
| 20110177241 | COATING FORMULATION AFFORDING ANTIREFLECTION EFFECTS ON TRANSPARENT SUBSTRATE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING TRANSPARENT SUBSTRATE WITH ANTIREFLECTION FUNCTION USING SAID COATING FORMULATION The present invention provides a method for preparing a glass substrate with antireflection functionality by applying a coating formulation that affords antireflection effects to a substrate comprising water, metalloid oxide nano particles that are dispersed in said wat... | 07/21/2011 |
| 20110170190 | Fog Resistant Mirror The present development is a fog-resistant mirror. The mirror comprises a glass plate having a reflective surface on one side and an anti-fog coating on the opposing side. In a preferred embodiment, the anti-fog coating comprises two material layers: a primer coat layer... | 07/14/2011 |
| 20110157703 | Temperable three layer antireflective coating, coated article including temperable three layer antireflective coating, and/or method of making the same A coated article includes a temperable antireflection (AR) coating that utilizes medium and low index (index of refraction “n”) layers having compressive residual stress in the AR coating. In certain example embodiments, the coating may include the following layers ... | 06/30/2011 |
| 20110151222 | ANTI-REFLECTIVE COATINGS AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME The present invention is directed to anti-reflective coatings and methods of making the same. More specifically, the present invention is directed to porosity graded anti-reflective coatings that are made by methods that comprise preparing a liquid composition with spec... | 06/23/2011 |
| 20110135880 | TEXTURED SUBSTRATE PROVIDED WITH A STACK HAVING THERMAL PROPERTIES The invention relates to a glass substrate (10) having a main face that exhibits a texture in relief having a depth of at least 1 mm, characterized in that said main face (11) is provided with a thin-film stack (100) having reflection properties in ... | 06/09/2011 |
| 20110111204 | Window with anti-bacterial and/or anti-fungal feature and method of making same Certain example embodiments of this invention relate to a window having anti-fungal/anti-bacterial properties and/or self-cleaning properties, and a method of making the same. In certain example embodiments, a silver based layer is be provided and the layer(s) located t... | 05/12/2011 |
| 20110111203 | SUBSTRATE WITH A SOL-GEL LAYER AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A COMPOSITE MATERIAL A substrate with a sol-gel layer and to a method for producing a composite material wherein a barrier layer is placed between the sol-gel layer and the substrate are provided.... | 05/12/2011 |
| 20110078832 | HYDROPHILIC POLYURETHANE COATINGS The present invention relates to a coating composition in the form of a dispersion containing a polyurethane urea which (1) is terminated by a copolymer unit of polyethylene oxide and polypropylene oxide, and (2) contains at least one hydroxyl-group-containing polycarbo... | 03/31/2011 |
| 20110033616 | METHOD FOR PREPARING A GLASS CONVENIENT FOR TRIMMING, A GLASS THUS OBTAINED, AND METHOD FOR TRIMMING SUCH A GLASS The aim of the invention is to provide a method for making appropriate for trimming a glass comprising a hydrophobic and/or oil-repellent surface coating. According to the invention, it is characterized in that at the surface of said glass ... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110000602 | Method of making window unit A method of making a window unit is provided which may result in improved yields. In certain example embodiments, the method involves coating a substrate with both (i) a solar control/management coating, and (ii) a protective layer (e.g., of or including diamond-like ca... | 01/06/2011 |
| 20100316828 | PROTECTIVE COATING FOR WINDOW GLASS The invention is a composition comprising: a) one or more film forming resins having at least one functional group capable of polymerization; b) one or more reactive diluents capable of reacting with the film forming resin; c) one or more silicon, titanium, zirconium, a... | 12/16/2010 |
| 20100284099 | Monolithic Eccentric Mersenne-Cassegrain Telescope A Mersenne-Cassegrain telescope provided in a single block of glass in which opposed parabolic elements are precision milled through diamond turning of a glass boule, with the magnification power of the telescope determined by the differences in focal length between the... | 11/11/2010 |
| 20100285272 | MULTI-LENGTH SCALE TEXTURED GLASS SUBSTRATES FOR ANTI-FINGERPRINTING A glass substrate having at least one surface with engineered properties that include hydrophobicity, oleophobicity, anti-stick or adherence of particulate or liquid matter, durability, and transparency (i.e., haze<10%). The surface comprises a plurality of sets of t... | 11/11/2010 |
| 20100255180 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GLAZING A method of glazing a sash is disclosed. The method begins by placing a sash on a glazing table, wherein the sash defines an opening therein and has a glazing leg extending into the opening in the sash. At least two positioner assemblies are actuated, each positioner as... | 10/07/2010 |
| 20100239754 | MIRROR A mirror with no copper layer comprises a glass substrate; a silver coating layer provided at a surface of the glass substrate; at least one material selected from the group consisting of Pd, Ni, Eu, Pt, Ru, Na, Zr, Y and Rh, provided at a surface of the silver coating ... | 09/23/2010 |
| 20100233388 | MULTILAYER FILM STRUCTURE FOR INCREASING TRANSMITTANCE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME A multilayer film structure for increasing transmittance includes a transparent substrate and a multifunctional film module. The multifunctional film module is formed on a front surface of the transparent substrate and composed of a plurality of dielectric layers and a ... | 09/16/2010 |
| 20100227159 | Heat Ray Shielding Glass for Vehicle and Process for Producing the Same [Problems] To develop a heat ray shielding glass usable as a vehicle glass having up-and-down function, the heat ray shielding glass having a film hardness and generating no abnormal noise by friction due to up-and-down movement. [Means for... | 09/09/2010 |
| 20100136228 | ANTIGLARE COATINGS AND ARTICLES The present invention relates to articles comprising an antiglare layer, coating compositions suitable for making antiglare layers, methods of making an antiglare article, and methods of making antiglare coating compositions. In some embodiments the article is a (e.g. i... | 06/03/2010 |
| 20100086771 | Substrate for Lighting Device and Production Thereof Disclosed is a substrate for a lighting device that includes an inorganic substrate with a coefficient of thermal expansion (TCE) of 7 to 13 ppm/K and an insulating layer. The insulating layer includes; a first transparent glass insulating layer having a TCE of 8.2 to 9... | 04/08/2010 |
| 20100067101 | METHOD FOR PRODUCTION OF DISTRIBUTED REFRACTIVE INDEX-TYPE OPTICAL ELEMENT HAVING ULTRAVIOLET RAY-ABSORBING ABILITY The present invention provides a method for producing a distributed refractive index-type optical element which can be optically designed readily, enables to provide a desired optical element in a simple manner and has an ultraviolet ray-absorbing ability. 03/18/2010 | |
| 20100027144 | Articles with protective coating A first-surface mirror or other substrate includes protective coating and is for use in a solar collector, projection television, or the like. In certain example embodiments, a protective coating is formed over a reflective coating of a first surface mirror. In other as... | 02/04/2010 |
| 20100014314 | LIGHT DIFFUSION PLATE, COMPOSITION LIQUID FOR FORMING A LIGHT DIFFUSION LAYER AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING LIGHT DIFFUSION PLATE A conventional light diffusion plate provided in a direct type backlight unit to be employed for e.g. a liquid crystal display, has problems in that it does not have a sufficient diffusion performance, it is difficult to increase the size, and it is difficult to produce... | 01/21/2010 |
| 20090297877 | Extreme low resistivity light attenuation anti-reflection coating structure in order to increase transmittance of blue light and method for manufacturing the same An extreme low resistivity light attenuation anti-reflection coating structure in order to increase transmittance of blue light, includes a substrate and a coating module. The coating module is formed on a front surface of the substrate and composed of a plurality of si... | 12/03/2009 |
| 20090274930 | Alkaline earth fluoride coatings deposited via combustion deposition Certain example embodiments of this invention relate to the combustion deposition depositing of alkaline earth fluoride inclusive coatings on substrates from a metal inclusive organic precursor and a fluorinating reagent, or from a single-source precursor. In certain ex... | 11/05/2009 |
| 20090246905 | ELECTRO-OPTIC INTEGRATED CIRCUITS AND METHODS FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF An electro-optic integrated circuit including an integrated circuit substrate at least one optical signal providing element and at least one discrete reflecting optical element mounted onto the integrated circuit substrate, cooperating with the at least one optical sign... | 10/01/2009 |
| 20090220685 | MIRROR WITH EPOXY PAINT LAYER HAVING GOOD RESISTANCE TO HANDLING Mirrors having a glass substrate, a silver coating layer on a surface of the glass substrate and an exposed epoxy paint layer overlaying the silver coating layer. The mirrors show a scratch resistance determined by the Clemen test showing scratches of less than 10 μm w... | 09/03/2009 |
| 20090218044 | MICROWAVE PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS, DIELECTRIC WINDOW FOR USE IN THE MICROWAVE PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE DIELECTRIC WINDOW A conventional microwave plasma processing apparatus, even when krypton (Kr) is used as a plasma-generation gas, can only obtain an oxide film or a nitride film having the same level of characteristics as those obtained when a rare gas such as argon (Ar) is used as a pl... | 09/03/2009 |
| 20090211569 | REFLECTOR ELEMENT FOR A SOLAR HEAT REFLECTOR AND THE METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME Reflector element (1) for a solar collector which comprises a not mechanically flexed monolithic glass pane (2) of heat treated glass which due to its enhanced resistance properties becomes self-supported without requiring the presence of any kind of frame... | 08/27/2009 |
