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Glam girl Heddy Lamar may have used her good looks to good effect on the silver screen, but she put her smarts to better use as an inventor. During World War II, she co-patented a frequency-switching system for torpedo guidance that was considered years ahead of its time.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7740900 | Method of preparing a light-absorbing coating A method of preparing a light-absorbing layer applied to a lamp vessel of an electric lamp. At least a part of the lamp vessel is provided with a light-absorbing coating which has stabilized pigments incorporated in a sol-gel matrix. In order to stabilize the pigmen... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7413600 | Composition for opaque coating, lamp with coating, and method of manufacture A composition for the manufacture of an opaque silvery coating on a glass surface is provided. The composition comprises a mixture of at least two metal powders. The metal powder mixture contains carbonyl iron and aluminum, and a carrier liquid for forming a suspens... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7314288 | Backlight system A backlight system for use with a liquid-crystal display provides longer lamp lifetime through uniform temperature distribution, offers improved brightness uniformity and enhanced power-supply system efficiency, and ensures safety through lowered voltages. Linear la... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7208203 | Method for forming metal oxide film and method for forming secondary electron emission film in gas discharge tube According to the present invention, there is provided a method for forming a metal oxide film comprising, when a metal oxide film is formed by conducting a thermal treatment on a coating film containing an organic metal compound formed on an inner wall of a tube, pe... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7141304 | Film substrate and its manufacturing method A film substrate of an electronic displaying element, an electronic optical element, a touch panel, or a solar battery is disclosed which is composed mainly of an organic polymer having water solubility of 0 to 5 g based on 100 g of 25° C. water and having acetone ... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7141349 | Metal oxide coating A metal oxide coating and a method of forming the metal oxide coating are disclosed, wherein the metal oxide coating composition includes a metal oxide precursor of the metal oxide, the metal oxide, or a combination thereof, and a solvent of secondary or tertiary C | 11/28/2006 |
| 7131885 | Method of providing a UV-reflecting layer In an UV-reflecting layer for discharge lamps, the layer comprises at least 0.1% by weight of Al2O3 and at least 0.1% by weight of a material having a higher refractive index than Al2O3, so that as large a proportion of UV... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7125462 | Method of making vehicle windshield using coating mask A water soluble mask is formed on a substrate. Thereafter, a coating (e.g., low-E coating) is formed on the substrate in at least one select area over the mask and in at least one area where the mask is not provided. After the coating has been formed, water is used ... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7105202 | Process for coating inner wall of a thin tube with a resin A process for coating the inner wall surface of a thin tube having an inside diameter of 0.2 to 5 mm with a resin. The tube is first filled with a resin particulate dispersion. The dispersion filling the tube is held therein by its surface tension and does not flow ... | 09/12/2006 |
| 6902761 | Selective coating of the interior of glass tubes with a metallic mirror surface The invention relates to a method for the interior metal-coating of glass tubes, with the metal-coated surface being a cylindrical shell. In accordance with the invention such a method comprises the following process steps: ... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6887354 | Method for applying a coating to a lamp and coated lamp A method for applying a coating (23) to a part of a surface of a lamp (20). The aim is to provide a simple manner of applying exact coatings to parts of surfaces with complicated designs. To this end, the lamp is vacuum-coated. The parts of the surface... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6884457 | System and method for treating articles with fluids The present invention provides a method for efficiently and uniformly treating articles with two or more fluids without transferring the articles from one container to another container. The method comprises: providing the fluids, one at a time, to treat the article... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6645556 | Process for marking the surface of an item made from a silica-based material and marking product A process for marking a glass body (14), by depositing directly onto the outer surface of the glass body (14), in a form representing the motif of the mark, a marking product (10) made from a substantially homogenous mixture of an ink and a silica powder,... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6593694 | Discharge lamp with lower high temperature viscosity outer portion and method for making same The invention relates to a discharge lamp with a discharge vessel of silica glass which has a higher operating pressure than atmospheric pressure, where the high temperature viscosity (VA) in the outer surface area of the arc tube portion of the discharge... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6565915 | Method for lacquering the inner side of the display screen In a method for lacquering the inner side of a display screen, a frame is provided to form sealing means for sealing a spacing between a closing means having a passage and closing an inner space of a lacquering head at the top and a display screen coverin... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6558026 | Lamp masking method and apparatus A motor vehicle lamp assembly having a lamp bulb for emitting light and a bulb housing having a light transmissive portion for transmitting light from the lamp bulb to an illumination zone. The housing is coated with a coating material which covers a sele... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6550943 | Lamp masking method and apparatus A motor vehicle lamp assembly having a lamp bulb for emitting light and a bulb housing having a light transmissive portion for transmitting light from the lamp bulb to an illumination zone. The housing is coated with a coating material which covers a sele... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6534118 | Method of applying a shielding film to a light source bulb A method for producing a light source bulb wherein a shielding film is formed on the outer peripheral face of a glass tube extending along a reference bulb axis, such that a coating for providing the shieiding film can be applied efficiently and precisely... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6491416 | Headlight masking method and apparatus A headlamp assembly having a headlamp bulb for emitting light and a bulb housing having a light transmissive portion for transmitting light from the headlamp bulb to an illumination zone. The housing is coated with a coating material which covers a select... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6440284 | Methods and compositions for performing molecular separations The present invention provides methods of electrophoretically separating macromolecular species, as well as compositions and systems useful in carrying out such methods. Specifically, the methods of the present invention comprise providing a substrate tha... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6406742 | Method of manufacturing a cathode ray tube and apparatus manufacturing the same A coating apparatus for forming a high-resistance film on the inner surface of the neck of the funnel of a cathode ray tube has a nozzle that can be inserted into the neck. The nozzle, which is provided for applying a material liquid to the inner surface ... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6399145 | Method for coating lamp bulbs A method for coating lamp tubes in which a local drying zone tracks a liquid level of the coating material at a constant time interval. The local drying zone may be a heater or air outlet that moves in coordination with the liquid level.... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6376075 | Article having reflecting coating and process for the manufacture Described is an object having a coating on at least one of its surfaces over at least part of its area comprising IR reflecting particles which comprise at least two titanium dioxide layer applied on a flake like carrier and a suitable binder material and... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6284306 | Method of manufacturing a filtering layer of silicon dioxide on a display screen The display screen 32 of a cathode ray tube is provided with a filtering layer consisting of silicon dioxide, an oxide of Ge, Zr, Al or Ti and a black dye. The filtering layer obtained may be mirror bright, is resistant to light and to customary cleaning ... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6210747 | Thermal cracking process and furnace elements A method of lessening the tendency for carbon to deposit on a metal surface during thermal cracking of hydrocarbons which comprises isolating the metal surface with a glass-ceramic coating, and a coated furnace element for use in such method.... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6187373 | Method and device for washing and drying glass tubes for lamps A presentation is given of an improved method for coating lamp tubes for gas discharge lamps and for drying the coating, as well as of a device designed for the method, in the case of which method and device, during coating and drying, the lamp tubes are ... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6174213 | Fluorescent lamp and method of manufacturing same Metal organic precursor compounds are dissolved in an organic solvent to form a nonaqueous liquid precursor. The liquid precursor is applied to the inner envelope surface of a fluorescent lamp and heated to form a metal oxide thin film layer. The metal ox... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6156388 | Method for manufacturing substrates with transparent and color coatings stable at high temperatures and in the presence of ultraviolet rays A method of manufacturing a substrate coated with a transparent, colored coating stable to high temperature and UV includes coating the substrate with a coating composition including at least one element which is able to form a vitreous, crystalline, or p... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6090454 | Polymer coating for low electrically conductive materials A process for forming a coating of a thermoplastic polymer on a hollow object formed of a low electrically conductive material is described, characterized in that the thermoplastic polymer has its maximum IR absorption between 1300 and 1900 nm and/or 2800... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6042710 | Methods and compositions for performing molecular separations The present invention provides methods of electrophoretically separating macromolecular species, as well as compositions and systems useful in carrying out such methods. Specifically, the methods of the present invention comprise providing a substrate tha... | 03/28/2000 |
| 5891511 | Addition of color to electrochromic displays Disclosed herein is a method of enhancing colors displayed by an electrochromic display. The method involves incorporating an inert pigment into the display.... | 04/06/1999 |
| 5869128 | Method of manufacturing a substrate with reduced glare, method for manufacturing a display window of a cathode ray tube and to a cathode ray tube having a display window Method for manufacturing a glass substrate with reduced glare wherein a suspension comprising sub-micron transparent oxide particles and a binder is coated on the substrate to form a film, whereafter the film is dried in such manner that in situ flocculat... | 02/09/1999 |
| 5866194 | Method and apparatus for manufacturing heater roller Method and apparatus for manufacturing a heater roller which includes a cylindrical electrically insulating substrate having an outer circumferential surface, and an electrically resistive heat generating layer formed on the substrate for heating a desire... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5733607 | Method and apparatus for coating and curing fiberglass sleeving with an ultraviolet light curable acrylic A method and apparatus for coating and curing fiberglass sleeving with an ultraviolet light curable acrylic includes the steps of singeing the fiberglass sleeve at a singeing station and thereafter, cooling the sleeve. The fiberglass sleeve is then coated... | 03/31/1998 |
| 5690992 | Cathode ray tube and method of manufacturing a cathode ray tube A cathode ray tube in which a glass-enamel layer having particles with a secondary electron emission coefficient smaller than 1, for example Cr2 O3 particles, is provided in the neck. The percentage of particles exceeds approximately 30% ... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5676579 | Patterned optical interference coatings for electric lamps An interference filter or coating is provided in a predetermined pattern on a lamp envelope. The coating is comprised of alternating layers of high and low index of refraction materials applied to a vitreous outer surface of a lamp envelope. The coating m... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5670206 | Deodorizing lamp and method for production thereof A deodorizing lamp comprises a lamp unit and a titanium oxide film coating the glass surface of the lamp unit and optionally at least one metal selected from among iron, platinum, rhodium, ruthenium, palladium, silver, copper, zinc, and manganese deposite... | 09/23/1997 |
| 5658832 | Method of forming a spacer for field emission flat panel displays Spacers for applications such as field emission flat panel displays and vacuum microelectronics, and which involves the application of aerogel/xerogel technology to the formation of the spacer. In a preferred approach the method uses a mold and mold relea... | 08/19/1997 |
| 5652477 | Multilayer antistatic/antireflective coating for display device For use on the outer surface of a faceplate of a display device such as of the cathode ray tube (CRT) type, a first inner antistatic layer of Sb--SnO2 (particle size between 5-20 nm) is applied to a thickness in the range of 200-600 nm. The Sb-... | 07/29/1997 |
| 5635245 | Process of making abrasion wear resistant coated substrate product The coated substrate product finds particular application in eyeglass and sunglass lenses, architectural glass, analytical instrument windows, automotive windshields and laser bar code scanners for use in retail stores and supermarkets. The product has gr... | 06/03/1997 |
