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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7399430 | Method for manufacturing phosphor, phosphor and plasma display panel It is an object of the present invention to control damage of a phosphor caused by an etching solution. Disclosed is a method of manufacturing a phosphor having the steps of: (a) crushing phosphor particles via a crushing treatment process, and (b) surface-treating ... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7354304 | Retractable cord assembly for securing portable electronic devices A retractable cord assembly adapted to secure to a portable electronic device to a clippable housing to prevent damage during accidental misuse. ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7329370 | Transparent polycrystalline ceramic scintillators and methods of preparing the same This invention relates to transparent polycrystalline ceramic scintillators and methods of preparing the same. The invention also relates to gadolinium-yttrium oxide ceramic scintillators with europium added as an activator, which are optically transparent and whose... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7303699 | Method for producing a scintillator ceramic A method for producing high-density, translucent, scintillator ceramics by way of a pressure-less sintering carried out at an elevated temperature. According to the method, particles of a MOS composition are prepared using a specific wet milling method whereby being... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7285322 | Multilayer, transparent film made from polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and polyethylene naphthalate (PEN) for producing packaging composites with UV protection The invention relates to an at least two-layer polyester film with a total thickness of from 5 to 200 μm which comprises, alongside polyethylene terephthalate, from 2 to 20% by weight—based on the weight of the entire film—of polyethylene naphthalate (PEN), whe... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7278290 | Projectile impact energy and location measurement system A projectile impact energy and location measurement system is taught employing a target apparatus having an impact plate of a solid durable substance such as steel or titanium. Disposed over the plate is a layer of elastoluminescent material composed of zinc sulfide... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7267988 | Dosimeter with conducting layer An element for ascertaining radiation dosage comprising: a flexible polymeric support, a first coated layer, said coated layer comprising a electrically conducting material and a binder and a second coated layer, said coated layer comprising a binder and alanine whe... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7238943 | Asymmetrically placed cross-coupled scintillation crystals Systems and methods are described for asymmetrically placed cross-coupled scintillation crystals. A method includes coupling a plurality of photomultiplier tubes to a scintillation crystal array, the scintillation crystal array defining a plurality of corner edges, ... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7205366 | Hole transport polymers and devices made with such polymers The present invention is generally directed to a hole transport polymer comprising a polymeric backbone having linked thereto a plurality of substituents comprising fused aromatic ring groups, with the proviso that the polymer does not contain groups selected from t... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7175877 | Film, optical memory material with the film, and method for producing the film Disclosed is a film comprising PMMA and a fluorescent substance having a xanthene skeleton and a lactone ring and/or a fluorescent substance having a xanthene skeleton and a group —COOR, where R represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent, capable of forming an in... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7156301 | Foldable non-traditionally-sized RF transaction card system and method Transaction cards having one or more folds therein for compact and easily stored fobs are provided. Moreover, foldable fobs are provided having one or more holes or apertures therein for holding key chains, or other devices for attaching the fobs to other items, suc... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7157026 | Method of manufacturing a trunk release handle for automobiles An emergency trunk release handle for an automobile displays the graphics explaining the use and function of the handle by cutting out the material from the handle. Forming the emergency release handle from a phosphorescent plastic material that can be formed by a m... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7128848 | Photoluminescent fibers and fabrics with high luminance and enhanced mechanical properties A photoluminescent thermoplastic multi-component fiber comprising a pigmented component and processing enhanced luminescence and mechanical properties. Most suitably, the pigmented component comprises between 5% and 30% by weight of photoluminescent pigment and the ... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7122248 | Security articles This invention provides security articles comprising fibers, threads and fiber sections (“dots”) possessing multiple verification characteristics. The fibers possess unique and difficulty duplicated combinations of complex cross-sections, components, and multipl... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7093767 | System and method for manufacturing a punch-out RFID transaction device The present invention relates to a process for providing an irregularly shaped Radio Frequency operable transaction device using conventional International Standards Organization dimensions for conventional transaction cards and traditional transaction card manufact... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7067079 | Extruded plastic scintillator including inorganic powders A method for producing a plastic scintillator is disclosed. A plurality of nano-sized particles and one or more dopants can be combined with a plastic material for the formation of a plastic scintillator thereof. The nano-sized particles, the dopant and the plastic ... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7060371 | Mechanoluminescence material, producing method thereof, and usage thereof A mechanoluminescence material comprising a mother body material and a luminescence center added to the mother body material. The mother body material is constituted of at least one kind of oxide selected from alumino silicate, aluminate, silicate, tantalate, niobat... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7056558 | Fabric shoe outsole manufacturing methods by electrostatic flocking A shoe having a fabric outsole and method for manufacturing are disclosed. In described embodiments, a shoe outsole with a bottom surface wherein an adhesive is applied to at least a portion of the bottom surface of the shoe outsole and a plurality of fibers are emb... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7051459 | Insulated lightweight pack boot A lightweight cold and wet weather pack boot comprising an outer boot including an upper boot with an exterior material layer constructed of waterproofing coated polyester, an interior layer of oxford nylon with insulation batting between the exterior and interior l... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7038211 | Systems and methods for detecting x-rays Systems and methods for detecting x-rays are disclosed herein. One or more x-ray-sensitive scintillators can be configured from a plurality of heavy element nano-sized particles and a plastic material, such as polystyrene. As will be explained in greater detail here... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7008558 | Terbium or lutetium containing scintillator compositions having increased resistance to radiation damage In some aspects, a scintillator composition includes, prior to annealing, the composition (G1-x-yAxREy)aDzO12, wherein D is selected from the group consisting of Al, Ga and In, G is selected from the ... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7005084 | Thermoluminescent detector of LiF containing Mg, Cu, Na and Si as dopants and its preparation The disclosure concerns a pellet type LiF element for a thermoluminescent dosimetry (TLD) and its preparation. More particularly, the disclosure concerns the pellet type LiF element for a thermoluminescent dosimetry (TLD) which includes 0.35˜0.12% by mole of Mg sou... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6962670 | Determination of layer thickness or non-uniformity of layer thickness based on fluorophore additives The invention provides a method for measuring the thickness, or non-uniformity of thickness, of one or more layers of a film or article such as a preform. At least one layer contains a known concentration and a substantially uniform distribution of fluorophores. The... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6956214 | Production method for making position-sensitive radiation detector arrays Systems and methods are described for a production method for making position-sensitive radiation detector arrays. A method includes applying a plurality of masks to a plurality of scintillation crystal slabs; coupling the plurality of scintillation crystal slabs to... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6927397 | Systems and methods for detecting neutrons Systems and methods for detecting neutrons. One or more neutron-sensitive scintillators can be configured from a plurality of nano-sized particles, dopants and an extruded plastic material, such as polystyrene. The nano-sized particles can be compounded into the ext... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6909098 | Systems and methods for detecting nuclear radiation in the presence of backgrounds Systems and methods for the simultaneous detection and identification of radiation species, including neutrons, gammas/x-rays and minimum ionizing particles (MIPs). A plurality of rectangular and/or triangularly shaped radiation sensitive scintillators can be config... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6793848 | Terbium or lutetium containing garnet scintillators having increased resistance to radiation damage The present invention provides terbium or lutetium garnet x ray scintillators activated with a rare earth metal ion, such as cerium, and treated by annealing in a controlled atmosphere comprising a predetermined amount of oxygen for a predetermined time and temperat... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6776933 | Method of manufacturing a security item A method of manufacturing a security item comprises coextruding at least two polymer plastic materials (6,7) with different characteristics so as to form a substrate so that neither material are biaxially oriented, and providing security indicia (14) o... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6692667 | Process of making a phosphorescent fiber A method of making phosphorescent fiber having phosphorescent particles composed, by weight, of 55-62.5% of strontium oxide, 35-42.5% of aluminum oxide, 1-9% of dysprosium oxide and 0.5-1.5% of europium oxide encapsulated with a wall material. The encapsu... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6673437 | Luminescent coating compound A luminescent coating compound of organic binder and luminescent fibers containing at least one organic binder and fibers which of a fiber-forming material with at least one luminescent dye or pigment distributed therein. Also a process of producing coati... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6623670 | Method of molding a transparent coating member for light-emitting diodes This invention relates to a method of producing a molded transparent covering member. The steps of the method comprise providing a silicon rubber material and a fluorescent substance together to form a material to be molded in a space between an inner sur... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6582625 | Process for producing thermotropic liquid crystalline polymer A process for producing a thermotropic liquid crystalline polymer having a flow beginning temperature of 340° C. or more comprising raising the temperature of a thermotropic liquid crystalline polymer from 200° C. or less to raising end temperature (A°... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6576163 | Durable fiber optic diffuser tip and method of making same A method of manufacturing a medical instrument for diffusing light from an optical fiber is provided. The medical instrument includes an optical fiber having a proximal portion including a cladding layer surrounding the core and a distal portion having a ... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6526588 | Stabilization of fluorescent dyes in vinyl chloride articles using hindered amine light stabilizers A durable colored article having fluorescent properties comprises a substantially solventless polyvinyl chloride matrix, a thioxanthene fluorescent dye, and a secondary or tertiary hindered amine light stabilizer having a molecular weight less than about ... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6500543 | Artificial stone molded product Provided is an artificial stone molded product in which protrusions or embedded grooves for a figure or a pattern are provided integrally on or in a flat surface of a substrate, and a main composition comprises an aggregate of an inorganic material and a ... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6499995 | Phosphorescent dental appliance and method of construction A glow-in-the-dark plastic dental appliance typically for pediatric dental patients, and method of constructing the appliance. According to a preferred method of the invention, the dental appliance is constructed by first forming an impression of a patien... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6479420 | Ceramics and their power for scintillators, and method for producing same A sintered ceramic for a scintillator having a composition represented by the general formula of Gd3-x Cex Aly Siz Ga5-y-z O12, wherein 0.001ࣘxࣘ0.05, 1ࣘyࣘ4, and 0.0015ࣘzࣘ0.03, i... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6464907 | Method for producing a blow molded plastic outdoor boot shell A boot comprising an upper portion, an outersole portion, an optional midsole/wedge portion and a shell portion, wherein the shell portion is produced by the blow molding process. The shell portion may contain a midsole/wedge element inside or outside of ... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6270702 | Method for manufacturing scintillator ceramic In a method for manufacturing scintillator ceramic by hot pressing a powder containing at least one rare earth oxisulfide (rare earth oxisulfide powder), in order to avoid light propagation due to carbonized imperfections in the ceramic, sulfur oxyacid an... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6242268 | Homogeneous fluorassay methods employing fluorescent background rejection and water-soluble rare earth metal chelates Homogeneous assays for determining quantitatively the extent of a specific binding reaction can be carried out effectively on very dilute solutions using measurements of fluorescence if a fluorescence measurement scheme that is capable of rejecting short-... | 06/05/2001 |
