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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5665436 | Method of treating glasses of plastics material A lamp glass for a motor vehicle, such as a headlamp or indicating lamp glass, is of a plastics material such as polycarbonate, and is subjected to treatment with ultraviolet radiation before a protective coating is deposited on it.... | 09/09/1997 |
| 5643423 | Method for producing an abrasion 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... | 07/01/1997 |
| 5641576 | Buffered acid interleaving for glass sheets An organic acid anti-staining composition for glass sheets is disclosed herein whereby the corrosive effects of very low pH are eliminated by buffering the organic acid. The buffered organic acid has a less acidic pH, but is as effective as unbuffered org... | 06/24/1997 |
| 5641606 | Phase-change optical disks and processes for preparing the same The present invention relates to a phase-change type optical disk comprising a transparent substrate; a recording layer arranged on the transparent substrate wherein a phase-change occurs between crystalline state and amorphous state according to laser po... | 06/24/1997 |
| 5639671 | Methods for optimizing of an optical assay device Method for optimizing an optical assay device for an analyte, including the steps of: providing a substrate having a chosen thickness of an optically active layer thereon; providing an attachment layer of a chosen thickness on the optical coating; providi... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5637265 | Pad printing coating composition and pad printing process A transfer-pad printing composition comprising either a latex or solution coating composition comprising a coating vehicle and a monomeric or polymeric hydroxylated and/or carboxylated surface active wetting agent that is coating compatible with the pad s... | 06/10/1997 |
| 5633049 | Method of making protective coating for thermoplastic transparencies The present invention provides an acid-resistant protective coating, preferably an acid- and abrasion-resistant protective coating, for thermoplastic transparencies, particularly aircraft transparencies. The coating is prepared from a silica-free protecti... | 05/27/1997 |
| 5632946 | Methods of making a conformable cube corner retroreflective sheeting Methods for making a conformable cube corner retroreflective sheeting having a plurality of discrete cube corner segments that are conformably bonded together. Each cube corner segment includes at least one cube corner retroreflective element.... | 05/27/1997 |
| 5633966 | Method of forming refractive index distribution in light transmission path, and optical filter and method of using the same A method of forming a refractive index distribution in a light transmission path including a core and a cladding layer involves steps of applying a photosensitive material layer to the surface of the cladding layer, forming a mask pattern of the photosens... | 05/27/1997 |
| 5629214 | Methods for forming an optical device for detecting the presence or amount of an analyte A method for forming an optical device for detecting the presence or amount of an analyte of interest comprising a substrate which supports an optically active layer, an attachment layer provided on the optically active layer, and a receptive layer specif... | 05/13/1997 |
| 5624709 | High resolution differential spectrometry system A differential spectrometry system detects very narrow-band spectral features, while providing much higher optical transmittance and signal-to-noise ratios than prior optical-filter-based spectrometer systems. A plurality of light detectors (10a, 10b) det... | 04/29/1997 |
| 5622784 | Synthetic resin ophthalmic lens having an inorganic coating An inorganic coating film having improved water repellency is provided. The improved surface is provided by treating an inorganic coating film with a material that is reached or adsorbed on the surface of the inorganic coat to increase water repellency. T... | 04/22/1997 |
| 5618579 | Process for the vapor deposition of a metal nitride-based layer on a transparent substrate A metal nitride or oxynitride layer is pyrolytically deposited onto a transparent substrate by a process consisting of simultaneously bringing into contact at least one metal precursor and at least one amine as a nitrogen precursor into contact with said ... | 04/08/1997 |
| 5618316 | Polyethylene oxide coated intraocular lens An intraocular lens having improved biocompatibility is coated with polyethylene oxide through covalent bonding, preferably using a plasma-deposited amine layer. The lens is then sterilized with ethylene oxide and extracted with water.... | 04/08/1997 |
| 5605776 | Phase-shifting photomask blank, phase-shifting photomask, and method of manufacturing them A phase-shifting photomask blank has a transparent substrate, a phase-shifting film deposited on the transparent substrate, the phase-shifting film including a transversely central composition which results in a reduced rate of side etching, and a pattern... | 02/25/1997 |
| 5597609 | Process and apparatus for the continuous or semi-continuous coating of eyeglass lenses Lenses are brought individually or in pairs on a transport device (12) to a continuous vacuum apparatus (1) equipped with a rotating substrate carrier (3). The eyeglass lenses (13) are introduced through a system of locks (15) into the continuous vacuum a... | 01/28/1997 |
| 5589387 | Method for preventing the accumulation of inorganic deposits on contact lenses A method for using a composition including a neutralizing system and a sequestering agent which prevents the accumulation of inorganic deposits on contact lenses, particularly when used regularly in a conventional hydrogen peroxide disinfection regimen. T... | 12/31/1996 |
| 5589042 | System and method for fabrication of precision optical ramp filters A system and method for fabricating optical ramp filters utilizes an ion beam sputter etching system and a shaped aperture mask to produce optical ramp filters with precise control over the transmission and reflectance properties of the filter. The ion be... | 12/31/1996 |
| 5580606 | Method for forming interference anti-reflective coatings by plasma surface modification This invention relates to methods of forming interference anti-reflective, abrasion resistant and easy to clean coatings on plastic articles by improved microwave plasma modification to obtain a coating with stable layer thickness and a refractive index a... | 12/03/1996 |
| 5565273 | Transparent heat protection element The heat protection element comprises carrier elements, for example in the form of glass plates. In an interspace between, in each instance, two glass plates a protection layer comprising a cured polysilicate which is formed of alkali silicate and at leas... | 10/15/1996 |
| 5562945 | Method for post-cleaning finishing drying A method for post-cleaning finish drying is provided, by which finish drying of industrial parts can be conducted without leaving residues or corroding the cleaned material. In this method, finish drying can be performed without the use of freon being a c... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5560959 | Process for producing a multi-layer film A process for producing a multi-layer film having a plurality of synthetic resin layers laminated on a releasable flat substrate by casting, which comprises firstly forming on the substrate a synthetic resin layer having adhesive or sticking properties, a... | 10/01/1996 |
| 5560751 | Method for dyeing an optical component A method for dyeing an optical component such as a lens or filter. A coating of dyeing solution is formed on a surface of a lens and the lens is subjected to a nonuniform heating treatment in dependence on the position within the surface to obtain the des... | 10/01/1996 |
| 5556667 | Method of forming water-repellent film on transparent panel A water-resistant film is formed on a transparent panel such as an automobile window glass panel by applying a coating solution to a surface of a to be coated of the transparent panel, applying a solvent to a surface of a region not to be coated of the tr... | 09/17/1996 |
| 5550063 | Methods for production of an optical assay device Method for producing an optical assay device having a substrate and one or more optical layers, an attachment layer and a receptive layer, including the step of spin coating an anti-reflective layer or an attachment layer.... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5538753 | Security element A security element for the authentication of a substrate has a pattern comprising optical diffraction elements which are embossed in a carrier material of plastic material and unembossed neutral areas. On the embossing side of the carrier material a refle... | 07/23/1996 |
| 5537257 | Optical structural element, method for the production of a layer , layer or layer system and its use An optical structural element has a substrate and includes at least one wear protection system built up of one or several layers on the substrate. The layers are of at least one of the materials ZrO2, AlN,(Al,Cr)2 O3, BN a... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5537246 | Thorium-free coating for germanium IR window Durable thorium fluoride, low reflectance, high transmittance coatings for germanium (zinc sulfide, zinc selenide, gallium arsenide) exterior window surfaces are replaced using magnesium fluoride, a material previously not considered applicable to the 8 t... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5523649 | Multilayer antireflective coating for video display panel A multilayer antireflective coating is applied to the outer surface of a video display panel such as a cathode ray tube (CRT) or a flat panel display in the form of successive thin layers each having a different light refractive index, where the light ref... | 06/04/1996 |
| 5523114 | Surface coating with enhanced color contrast for video display For use in a self-emitting color display device such as a cathode ray tube (CRT) having a display screen with a phosphor coating on its inner surface, a surface coating disposed on the display screen's outer surface affords improved color purity, or contr... | 06/04/1996 |
| 5512215 | Shading film for color filter and coating for forming shading film Disclosed are a shading film formed on a transparent substrate for forming a color filter, and a shading coating for forming the shading film. The shading film is made up of particles of a material with a layered lattice structure. The maximum diameter of... | 04/30/1996 |
| 5480687 | Optical waveguide with a substantially planar substrate and process for its production An optical waveguide is disclosed with a substantially planar substrate and a waveguide layer applied to the substrate. The invention resides in that the substrate consists of a synthetic resin or of a material having a high organic proportion. This has t... | 01/02/1996 |
| 5476717 | Material having antireflection, hydrophobic and abrasion resistance properties and process for depositing an antireflection, hydrophobic and abrasion resistant coating on a substrate A material having antireflection properties, and a method of depositing an antireflection coating on a substrate, are disclosed. In order to obtain a coating having simultaneously antireflection, hydrophobic and abrasion resistance properties, a material ... | 12/19/1995 |
| 5476682 | Antifogging plastic lens material An antifogging plastic material is disclosed that is particularly suitable for use as a disposable fog-resistant lens. The lens material comprises a substantially transparent polyester substrate; a layer of polyvinylidene chloride-containing polymer on th... | 12/19/1995 |
| 5472748 | Permanent laser conditioning of thin film optical materials The invention comprises a method for producing optical thin films with a high laser damage threshold and the resulting thin films. The laser damage threshold of the thin films is permanently increased by irradiating the thin films with a fluence below an ... | 12/05/1995 |
| 5460679 | Method for producing three-dimensional effect A method of producing a depth enhanced printed product uses a screen printer. An optic screen of finely spaced lines are formed as a cured emulsion on a mesh silk-screen. A clear gel is extruded through the mesh screen onto the front side of a clear plast... | 10/24/1995 |
| 5458820 | Method of making a thermoplastic lens coated with a thermosetting protective layer A method for making a thermoplastic optical lens having at least one side coated with a thermosetting protective film is provided. The method includes steps of applying a thermosetting coating composition to a molding surface of the molding shell, disposi... | 10/17/1995 |
| 5453100 | Method for color dyeing polycarbonate Polycarbonate materials are dyed by immersion into a mixture of dye or pigment dissolved in a solvent blend. The blend is made up of an impregnating solvent, which attacks the polycarbonate and allows impregnation of the dye or pigment, and a moderating s... | 09/26/1995 |
| 5451433 | Preparation of polymeric diacetylene thin films for nonlinear optical applications A method for producing polymeric diacetylene thin films having desirable nonlinear optical characteristics has been achieved by producing amorphous diacetylene polymeric films by simultaneous polymerization of diacetylene monomers in solution and depositi... | 09/19/1995 |
| 5449534 | Method for forming an anti-reflection film of a cathode-ray tube, an apparatus used for carrying out the method and a cathode-ray tube having the anti-reflection film An anti-reflection film is produced on the panel surface of a cathode-ray tube by: (A) preparing a solution for forming an anti-reflection film, which contains water and a metal alkoxide having the formula, M(OR)n wherein M is a metal selected from ... | 09/12/1995 |
