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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120128950 | FUNCTIONAL INORGANIC BOARD AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF The present invention relates to an inorganic board comprising a base layer containing magnesium-based inorganic materials and phase change materials, and to a method for producing the board. The inorganic board of the present invention employs magnesium-based inorganic... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120107554 | TCO Coating and Coated Substrate for High Temperature Applications A glass substrate is provided having a major surface on which there is a coating comprising a transparent conductive oxide film. The TCO film may comprise aluminum-doped zinc aluminum oxide (“AZO”) or tin-doped indium oxide (“ITO”). When the coated glass substra... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120107621 | MATERIAL FOR EXPANDING THE RANGE OF LIGHT ABSORPTION IN AN ORIGINAL CONSTITUTION MATERIAL A composite material which expands the range of light-absorption of an original constitution material, which is formed through two or more total oxides contacting and fixing to the oxygen reduced oxides with the same composition of materials as the total oxides. The com... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120070652 | Coated article having zinc oxide seed layer with reduced stress under functional layer and method of making the same A coated article is provided with at least one functional layer, such as an infrared (IR) reflecting layer of or including silver and/or gold. A dielectric and substantially transparent seed layer is provided under and directly contacting the functional layer. In certai... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120070672 | Coated article having boron doped zinc oxide based seed layer with enhanced durability under functional layer and method of making the same A coated article is provided with at least one functional layer, such as an infrared (IR) reflecting layer(s) of or including silver and/or gold. A dielectric and substantially transparent seed layer is provided under and directly contacting the functional layer. In cer... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120052291 | ARTICLE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME An article includes a substrate; and a color layer deposited on the substrate, wherein the color layer is a chromium oxide-carbon layer; the color layer has an L* value between about 28 to about 32, an a* value between about −1 to about 1, and a b* value between about... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120040192 | METHOD FOR INHIBITING THE OXIDATION OF VO(ACAC)2 IN SOLUTION The present invention provides a method to effectively inhibit the oxidization of VO(acac)2 in solution for months. It is believed that VO(acac)2 forms a π-complex with as many as three allylic alcohols which precludes reaction with any oxygen in ... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120040193 | ANTIBACTERIAL GLASS A coated article is disclosed. The coated article comprises an antibacterial coating on a glass substrate, the substrate having a modified surface layer which essentially reduces the ion exchange between silver in the antibacterial coating and sodium in the glass substr... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120021210 | ARTICLE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME A article made by vacuum deposition, includes a substrate; and a color layer deposited on the substrate, wherein the color layer has an L* value between about 75 to about 80, a a* value between about −5 to about −10, and a b* value between about 15 to about 20 in th... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20110294151 | Fluorescently Labeled Calcium Phosphate Surfaces Described herein are substrates composed of a base coated with a fluorophore-labeled calcium phosphate coating. The substrates are useful in culturing and studying the activity of a variety of cells. The substrates described herein can be used for both solution- and ima... | 12/01/2011 |
| 20110281109 | Coated Glass Article A coated glass article, particularly for use as architectural glass, is gold in appearance. The coated glass article includes a glass substrate with an iron oxide coating deposited thereover, the iron oxide coating comprising primarily iron oxide in the form Fe2 11/17/2011 | |
| 20110281122 | LOW LOSS VISIBLE-IR TRANSMITTING GLASS-ALUMINUM OXYNITRIDE COMPOSITES AND PROCESS This invention pertains to a composite of AlON and a germanate glass, and to a process for bonding AlON to the glass. The composite includes AlON and glass bonded together and having transmission in the visible and mid-infrared wavelength region. The process includes th... | 11/17/2011 |
| 20110275033 | Palladium-Cobalt Based Alloys A nonmagnetic alloy is provided based on a palladium-cobalt binary system with the addition of gold, has a coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) of about 13.8 to about 15 and may include one or more of the following additive metals: aluminum, boron, chromium, gallium, ... | 11/10/2011 |
| 20110268975 | Transient Migrating Phase Low Temperature Joining of Co-Sintered Particulate Materials Including a Chemical Reaction A method joins bodies of two component materials, at least one of which is a particulate, at low temperature. A third component has a lower melting point than either of the components. The third component chemically reacts with one or both of the first two to form mater... | 11/03/2011 |
| 20110262726 | Coated article having low-E coating with absorber layer(s) A coated article is provided, having a coating supported by a glass substrate where the coating includes at least one color and/or reflectivity-adjusting absorber layer. The absorber layer(s) allows color tuning, and reduces the glass side reflection of the coated artic... | 10/27/2011 |
| 20110262757 | METHOD OF DEPOSITING NIOBIUM DOPED TITANIA FILM ON A SUBSTRATE AND THE COATED SUBSTRATE MADE THEREBY A coated article includes a pyrolytic applied transparent electrically conductive oxide film of niobium doped titanium oxide. The article can be made by using a coating mixture having a niobium precursor and a titanium precursor. The coating mixture is directed toward a... | 10/27/2011 |
| 20110262676 | STRUCTURE OF COMBINED METAL CASING AND PLASTIC MEMBER A structure of combined metal casing and plastic member comprises a metal casing, a plastic member and an adhesive tape bonded between the metal casing and the plastic member. The adhesive tape is prepared by applying an adhesive bonding agent to a narrow elongated abso... | 10/27/2011 |
| 20110256409 | Lithium Silicate Glass Ceramic and Glass With ZrO2 Content Lithium silicate glass ceramics and glasses are described which can advantageously be applied to zirconium oxide ceramics in particular by pressing-on in the viscous state and form a solid bond with these.... | 10/20/2011 |
| 20110256361 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE HOUSING AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME An electronic device housing is provided. The electronic device housing includes a substrate, a first metallic coating formed on the substrate, and a second metallic coating formed on a portion of the first metallic coating. The first and second metallic coatings are fo... | 10/20/2011 |
| 20110256408 | Method of making coated article having anti-bacterial and/or anti-fungal coating and resulting product A method is provided for making a coated article including an anti-bacterial and/or anti-fungal coating. In certain example embodiments, the method includes providing a first sputtering target including Zr; providing a second sputtering target including Zn; and co-sputt... | 10/20/2011 |
| 20110244251 | Methods Of Forming A Conductive Transparent Oxide Film Layer For Use In A Cadmium Telluride Based Thin Film Photovoltaic Device Methods are generally provided for forming a conductive oxide layer on a substrate. In one particular embodiment, the method can include sputtering a transparent conductive oxide layer on a substrate at a sputtering temperature from about 10° C. to about 100° C. A cap... | 10/06/2011 |
| 20110244224 | ANTI-REFLECTION FILM AND INFRARED OPTICAL ELEMENT An anti-reflection film provided on a surface of a chalcogenide glass base includes a first thin film layer and a second thin film layer. The first thin film layer is composed of a single layer of Bi2O3 formed by ion beam assisted deposition. The s... | 10/06/2011 |
| 20110236663 | TRANSPARENT SUBSTRATE WHICH CAN BE USED ALTERNATIVELY OR CUMULATIVELY, FOR THERMAL CONTROL, FOR ELECTROMAGNETIC ARMOUR AND FOR HEATED GLAZING A glazing for thermal control and heating is provided. The glazing includes a transparent substrate including glass and provided with a thin-film stack including a plurality of functional layers. The thin-film stack includes at least three silver-based functional layers... | 09/29/2011 |
| 20110223415 | GLASS PRODUCT The present invention relates to a glass product, comprising a glass substrate with a transparent and conductive indium tin oxide layer having a covering layer, which forms a redox barrier for the indium tin oxide layer, wherein the indium tin oxide layer is obtained by... | 09/15/2011 |
| 20110217535 | SOLAR CONTROL GLAZING A vehicle glazing comprises a pane of tinted glass, tinted by at least 1.0 to 1.8% wt. of total iron, having a low emissivity coating on its interior surface. The coating has an emissivity from 0.05 to 0.4 and may include a transparent conductive oxide (and optionally a... | 09/08/2011 |
| 20110200832 | INTERLAYER FILM FOR LAMINATED GLASS, LAMINATED GLASS, AND METHOD OF PRODUCING INTERLAYER FILM FOR LAMINATED GLASS It is an object of the present invention to provide an interlayer film for laminated glass containing gallium-doped zinc oxide fine particles as heat shielding fine particles and exhibiting a high transparency and an excellent heat shielding performance. 08/18/2011 | |
| 20110183564 | METAL-CLAD PHENOLIC RESIN LAMINATE The object of the present invention is to provide a metal-clad phenolic resin laminate having a combination of machine properties, electrical properties and tracking resistance. A metal-clad phenolic resin laminate obtained by heating and pressing a lamination which com... | 07/28/2011 |
| 20110183129 | HIGH REFLECTION GLAZING The invention relates to a glazing that comprises at least one layer deposited by cathodic spraying under vacuum, said layer containing one or more oxides and a proportion in weight of titanium oxide of at least 40% and not exceeding 95%. The thickness of the layer in q... | 07/28/2011 |
| 20110151173 | INORGANIC GRADED BARRIER FILM AND METHODS FOR THEIR MANUFACTURE The present invention refers to a graded barrier film comprising a layered structure, wherein the layered structure comprises a first layer consisting of metal oxide; an intermediate layer consisting of metal nitride or metal oxynitride which is arranged on the first la... | 06/23/2011 |
| 20110151246 | STONE AGGLOMERATE SLAB OR FLAG WITH TIO2 OR ZNO COATING Article in the form of a slab or flag fabricated from stone agglomerate coated with thin, transparent films of TiO2 or ZnO, using dry deposition techniques, with a high level of resistance to solar degradation. The article has the form of a slab or flag fabri... | 06/23/2011 |
| 20110135848 | TRANSPARENT CONDUCTING OXIDES The invention provides a transparent conducting film which comprises a compound of formula (I): Zn1-x[M]xO1-y[X]y(I) wherein: x is greater than 0 and less than or equal to 0.25; y is from 0 to 0.1; [X] is at least one dopant e... | 06/09/2011 |
| 20110135914 | Scratch resistant coated glass article including carbide layer(s) resistant to fluoride-based etchant(s) A scratch resistant coated article is provided which is also resistant to attacks by at least some fluoride-based etchant(s) for at least a period of time. In certain example embodiments, an anti-etch layer(s) is provided on a glass substrate in order to protect the gla... | 06/09/2011 |
| 20110123956 | Graded glass/ceramic/glass structures for damage resistant ceramic dental and orthopedic prostheses The present invention provides a functionally graded glass/ceramic/glass sandwich system especially useful in damage resistant, ceramic dental and orthopedic prosthesis. The functionally graded glass/substrate/glass composite structure comprises an outer (aesthetic) res... | 05/26/2011 |
| 20110094577 | CONDUCTIVE METAL OXIDE FILMS AND PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES Article comprising a substrate; and a conductive metal oxide film adjacent to a surface of the substrate, wherein the conductive metal oxide film has an electron mobility (cm2/V-s) of 35 or greater are described. Photovoltaic devices comprising conductive met... | 04/28/2011 |
| 20110097590 | Coated article with low-E coating including tin oxide interlayer A coated article is provided which may be heat treated (e.g., thermally tempered) in certain instances. In certain example embodiments, an interlayer of or including a metal oxide such as tin oxide is provided under an infrared (IR) reflecting layer so as to be located ... | 04/28/2011 |
| 20110086228 | Green-Colored Environmentally Inert Coated Materials, Barrier Compositions and Related Methods Substantially environmentally inert materials that include substrates coated with a green-colored barrier layer containing at least a film forming polymer; organic pigment green 7; and yellow iron oxide pigment are disclosed. In the layer, the organic pigment green 7 an... | 04/14/2011 |
| 20110086232 | LAYER-BY-LAYER ASSEMBLY OF ULTRAVIOLET-BLOCKING COATINGS Methods of forming UV-blocking coatings are disclosed. Alternating layers of a negatively-charged solution and positively-charged UV-blocking materials are formed on a substrate, and optionally heated to form UV-blocking coatings. Coatings formed by the method are also ... | 04/14/2011 |
| 20110081551 | Method of applying a durable process mark to a product, more particularly glass A method of applying a durable process mark to a glass article using a laser. A transfer sheet is applied to the glass substrate, the transfer sheet includes a carrier layer with a first adhesive layer, adhered partially to a bottom side of the carrier layer. On the fac... | 04/07/2011 |
| 20110070452 | Graded glass/zirconia/glass structures for damage resistant ceramic dental and orthopedic prostheses The present invention provides a functionally graded glass/ceramic/glass sandwich system for use in damage resistant, ceramic and orthopedic prosthesis. The functionally graded glass/substrate/glass composite structure comprises an outer residual glass layer, a graded g... | 03/24/2011 |
| 20110059320 | INTERLAYER FILM FOR LAMINATED GLASS, LAMINATED GLASS, AND ZINC OXIDE FINE PARTICLE DISPERSION The objective is to provide an intermediate film for laminated glass, a laminated glass, and a zinc oxide microparticle dispersion, wherein the zinc oxide microparticles exhibit excellent dispersibility. Disclosed is an intermediate film for laminated glass that contain... | 03/10/2011 |