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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4138284 | Method of forming graded shade band on substrate A method of forming a colored shade band having a relatively wide portion of essentially uniform intensity and a relatively narrow boundary portion of graded intensity by spraying a dye composition along a longitudinally extending edge portion of a non-el... | 02/06/1979 |
| 4136214 | Method of forming film Method and apparatus for the continuous production of transparent films, sheets, or plates of high optical quality are disclosed. Material in liquid form flows onto a substrate comprising a plurality of discrete, distortion-free panels, disposed in end-to... | 01/23/1979 |
| 4129434 | Process for forming a metal oxide coating A metal oxide coating is formed on a vitreous or non-vitreous substrate by applying a solution containing at least one metal compound to the substrate and then heating the coated substrate to convert the compound in situ to leave a coating of metal acetyl... | 12/12/1978 |
| 4128303 | Anti reflection coating with a composite middle layer A reflection free optical glass coated, in succession, with a medium refractive index layer, such as CeF3 or Al2 O3, a high refractive index layer such as TiO2, CeO2 or ZrO2 which layer con... | 12/05/1978 |
| 4127682 | Abrasion and antifog-resistant optical element An optical element is provided having a durable abrasion-resistant, antifog coating applied to at least one surface thereof by coating an optical element comprised of an inorganic or organic transparent base with a transparent abrasion-resistant antifog c... | 11/28/1978 |
| 4123244 | Process of forming a metal or metal compound coating on a face of a glass substrate and apparatus suitable for use in forming such coating A process of forming a metal or metal compound coating on a face of a glass substrate which comprises the steps of contacting such face while it is at elevated temperature with a gaseous medium containing a substance in gaseous phase, which undergoes chem... | 10/31/1978 |
| 4105809 | Process for demisting transparent materials Excellent and durable demisting property can be imparted to the surface of the transparent materials such as glass and plastics by coating onto the surface of said transparent materials a copolymer obtained by subjecting 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate to sol... | 08/08/1978 |
| 4091163 | Fused silica article having titania-silicate barrier zone A titania-silicate glass zone or layer is formed at the surface in fused silica by first applying a thick opaque polycrystalline titania powder coating to the silica and then fusing the coating into the silica at a high temperature. Such a zone reduces th... | 05/23/1978 |
| 4084021 | Method for rendering substrates resistant to abrasion Coatings comprising the reaction product of ambifunctional silanes and organic esters of titanium, aluminum or zirconium are solvent and abrasion resistant and can be readily applied to soft surfaces as a protective coating.... | 04/11/1978 |
| 4080476 | Anti-fog coated optical substrates The surface of optical substrate are coated with a polymerized monomer of the formula: ##STR1## wherein R is selected from the group consisting of straight and branched alkane or alkylene of up to 10 carbon atoms, R' is selected from the group c... | 03/21/1978 |
| 4076863 | Process for cutting and edging chemically pre-strengthened finished uncut lens blanks without loss of impact resistance The decrease in the impact resistance of the chemically pre-strengthened finished ophthalmic lens blanks due to the subsequent cutting and edging process can be prevented by coating the edge with at least one material selected from epoxy resins, alkyd res... | 02/28/1978 |
| 4072400 | Buffered optical waveguide fiber A buffered optical waveguide fiber suitable for use in forming an optical waveguide cable is described. An optical waveguide fiber is first coated with a glass protective coating applied to the exterior longitudinal surface of the fiber with a release age... | 02/07/1978 |
| 4067937 | Method for forming a light transmission glass fiber equipped with an optical lens An optical lens equipped glass fiber is formed by bringing at least one end of a glass fiber into contact with an optical lens forming liquid-like material with the liquid-like material deposited onto the end of the glass fiber in a manner to have a curva... | 01/10/1978 |
| 4066815 | Glazing for transmitting solar radiation A glazing unit permitting collection of an increased amount of incident solar energy and composed of a substrate of a composition such that its total solar radiation energy transmittance is greater than that of a similarly dimensioned substrate of ordinar... | 01/03/1978 |
| 4065626 | Gold-appearing films of copper, nickel and copper oxide layers Metal/metal oxide coated articles having selective reflectance and transmittance of radiation over an extended spectral range are provided by a combination of at least three coating layers: one being substantially copper, one being substantially copper ox... | 12/27/1977 |
| 4056649 | Abrasion resistant optical materials and process for making same An abrasion resistant optical composite comprising a plastic substrate having a chromium layer and a glass layer sequentially deposited thereover.... | 11/01/1977 |
| 4052519 | Non-settling process for coating a phosphor slurry on the inner surface of a cathode ray tube faceplate This disclosure depicts a non-settling process for forming on an inner viewing surface of a color cathode ray tube faceplate, a coating of an aqueous slurry composed of an organic binder and a suspension of particulate phosphor material of distributed par... | 10/04/1977 |
| 4038441 | Method of manufacturing a liquid crystal device with plane alignment A method of manufacturing devices in which a liquid crystal has molecules orientated in accordance with directions belonging to one and the same plane, is provided. To this end, an organic polymer deposit is formed upon the internal faces of two electrode... | 07/26/1977 |
| 4027068 | Use of chitin derivatives in automobile products A method of using chitin derivatives as defoggers for clear surfaces and as deodorizers is disclosed.... | 05/31/1977 |
| 4018939 | Method of rendering surfaces nonfogging A method for improving adhesion of nonfogging film coatings comprising a block copolymer containing alternating blocks of polyurethane and a hydrophilic polyacrylic, to a polymeric substrate by subjecting the substrate to a controlled exposure to UV irrad... | 04/19/1977 |
| 4004851 | Optical device with means for reducing internal reflections The outer surface of a transparent optical mass is directly coated with an internal reflection suppressing coating having an index of refraction smaller than that of the optical mass for suppressing internal reflections of light passing through the mass a... | 01/25/1977 |
| 4004176 | Stripe-shaped color separation filter for image pickup tube and method for manufacturing the same A stripe-shaped color separation filter for use with an image pickup tube is disclosed which is covered at its one surface with a layer of transparent material such as glass or SiO2 having a surface thereof which is flat enough to be practical ... | 01/18/1977 |
| 4000346 | Optically transparent, electrically conductive coating An electrically conductive and optically transparent coating comprising a very thin, noble metal oxide film applied to a nonconductive, transparent substrate, said noble metal selected from the group consisting of ruthenium, rhodium, osmium and iridium. T... | 12/28/1976 |
| 3997690 | Method of adjusting refractive index of PLZT optical coating on optical element Method for adjusting index of refraction of optical coating by heat treating. PLZT ceramic can be sputtered to form a thin film optical coating material for various optical applications. The fact that its refractive index can be adjusted by diffusion make... | 12/14/1976 |
| 3997312 | Method of manufacturing colored glass articles A method of manufacturing colored pressed glass articles by indiffusion of ions under reducing conditions, in which method before the indiffusion a layer having a thickness of at least 10 μm is removed by etching with HF.... | 12/14/1976 |
| 3995948 | Phase mask for use in holographic apparatus A phase mask for use in a holographic apparatus comprising a combination of phase mask and data mask and being so devised that an illuminant beam transmitting these masks is irradiated on a Fourier transform plane together with a reference beam coherent w... | 12/07/1976 |
| 3990784 | Coated architectural glass system and method Coated architectural glass system having a transparent substrate with a surface and a multi-layer coating disposed on the surface. The multi-layer coating comprises first and second metal layers and a dielectric layer disposed between the first and second... | 11/09/1976 |
| 3984591 | Process for forming a metallic oxide coating A metallic oxide coating is formed on a substrate which may be vitreous, partially vitreous or nonvitreous by applying to the substrate a solution of one or more metallic salts selected from the group of the acetates, halides and nitrates in an aprotic so... | 10/05/1976 |
| 3983266 | Method for applying metallic silver to a substrate High efficiency deposition of silver on the surface of a substrate is obtained by providing a solution containing reducible dissolved silver in the presence of an alkali metal hydroxide and ammonia, all of which are applied to the substrate in the presenc... | 09/28/1976 |
| 3981568 | Striped dichroic filter with butted stripes and dual lift-off method for making the same A striped dichroic filter having a substrate with a surface. A first set of spaced parallel stripes capable of reflecting at least one color are carried by the surface. A second set of spaced parallel stripes capable of reflecting at least one different c... | 09/21/1976 |
| 3979548 | Polyurethane coated safety glass A scratch-resistant polyurethane coating for safety windows is made by curing a sheet of a liquid composition comprising (1) a polyglycol ether resulting from the condensation of propylene oxide with trimethylolpropane and containing 10.5%-12.0% free hydr... | 09/07/1976 |
| 3977930 | Oil based adhesion of film to window Heat transmission through a solid window is reduced by: A. providing a light transparent plastic sheet having a transparent metal layer on one surface of the sheet, the layer characterized as reflective to incident heat radiation, and applying the sheet to the... | 08/31/1976 |
| 3978272 | Coated article for solar control and process for its production Multiple layer films of silver-silver oxide and metal oxide are produced on transparent substrates for purposes of solar energy control and production of architectural colors. Solar control properties and the transmitted and reflected colors of the articl... | 08/31/1976 |
| 3944440 | Selective reflecting metal/metal oxide coatings using surfactant to promote uniform oxidation Metal/metal oxide coated articles having selective reflectance and transmittance of radiation over an extended spectral range are provided by a combination of alternately disposed coating layers of metal and metal oxide, the metals of the metal layer bein... | 03/16/1976 |
| 3940511 | Method for preparing haze-resistant lithium-silicate glare-reducing coating A glare-reducing coating, as for a viewing surface of a cathode-ray tube, is prepared by (a) warming the surface of a support to about 30° to 100°C, (b) coating the warm surface with an aqueous solution containing a lithium stabilized silica sol, (c) dr... | 02/24/1976 |
| 3935367 | Method of rendering surfaces nonfogging and resulting articles A method for treating a surface of a substrate to render it nonfogging and the resulting article formed by the treatment. A thin film coating of a block copolymer containing alternating blocks of polyurethane and a hydrophilic copolyacrylic is adhered to ... | 01/27/1976 |
| 3933407 | Articles coated with synergistic anti-fog coatings based on hydrophillic polymers and organosiloxane- oxyalkylene block copolymers Synergistic antifogging action is observed by applying a combination of (1) a hydroxyalkyl acrylate or methacrylate or the like and (2) an organosiloxane-oxyalkylene block copolymer to a glass or plastic surface which is normally fogging.... | 01/20/1976 |
| 3934061 | Method of forming planar optical waveguides A method of producing a planar optical waveguide by applying to at least a portion of one flat surface of a substantially flat glass substrate having a predetermined desired index of refraction a first coating of glass having an index of refraction greate... | 01/20/1976 |
| 3932343 | Mixed epoxy resin-mixed anhydride adhesive compositions A new epoxy resin adhesive composition having exceptionally high tensile lap shear strength is prepared from a mixture of a polyglycidyl ether of a novolac resin, a diglycidyl ether of bisphenol A, 3,4,3',4'-benzophenone tetracarboxylic dianhydride and ma... | 01/13/1976 |