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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5660611 | Method for producing glass thin film A method for producing an oxide glass thin film is provided, in which volatilization of additives in a porous film from which the thin film is formed is effectively suppressed, and which the oxide glass film has a desired arrangement of refractive index w... | 08/26/1997 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 5635008 | High precision replication system A high precision replication system creates a nearly atomic level replica. The basic building block of the replication system is a substrate with a smooth replication surface which is to be replicated, and a graded transition layer applied to the replicat... | 06/03/1997 |
| 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 |
| 5620753 | Method of forming an optical fiber An optical fiber is releasably held in coil or skein form by a magnetized in film coating on the fiber. Adjacent convolutions are held together by a magnetic field to prevent unintended unravelling of the coil, but the fiber can be rapidly played out at h... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5607753 | Plurality of separated glass sheets This invention is directed to a method for separating glass sheets in a stack by providing a coating of substantially parallel, spaced apart strips of a powdered separating agent on one of the broad surfaces of the sheet leaving uncoated regions of the gl... | 03/04/1997 |
| 5607644 | Optical sensor for the measurement of pH in a fluid, and related sensing compositions and methods An optical sensor is provided for measuring the pH of a fluid sample. The sensor is formulated using a fluorescent polymer composition comprising a copolymer of a water-dispersable, polyether-containing urethane olefin precursor and a fluorescent monomer ... | 03/04/1997 |
| 5580605 | Transparent substrate and method of manufacturing the same At least one monomolecule film is formed on a transparent substrate surface directly or via a protective film. The monomolecule film is formed with chemical coupling of chlorosilane surface active compound, for example, of the formula: F(CF2) | 12/03/1996 |
| 5580436 | Method of producing a multicolor liquid crystal display device A liquid crystal optical device is comprised of a liquid crystal layer and a pair of substrates for sandwiching the liquid crystal layer to effect orientation of molecules of the liquid crystal layer. A plurality of base electrodes are disposed on an inne... | 12/03/1996 |
| 5576070 | Method of fabricating a liquid crystal display A light influencing element and the process of fabricating the same is disclosed, wherein the light influencing element is fabricated by disposing a layer of a substantially opaque material upon a transparent substrate. One or more openings or wells may t... | 11/19/1996 |
| 5576054 | Silicone rubber compositions The invention described is a silicone rubber composition useful as an opacifying coating comprising a organopolysiloxane and an opacifier. The opacifying coating is particularly useful as an opacifying layer on translucent material such as glass.... | 11/19/1996 |
| 5571556 | Pulverulent organometallic compounds intended for forming a tin oxide film on a substrate, method of using same and thus coated substrate A pulverulent organometallic compound containing tin and a halogen, notably fluorine, is pyrolyzed by heating on the surface of a transparent substrate, notably of glass, in order to form a film of tin oxide doped with a halogen. The coated substrate has ... | 11/05/1996 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 5552180 | Multilayer heat processable vacuum coatings with metallic properties A temperable coated article with metallic properties is prepared by coating a glass substrate with a metal-containing film such as titanium nitride, which ordinarily oxidizes at high temperature, overcoating with a protective layer of a silicon compound w... | 09/03/1996 |
| 5552178 | Method for preparing anti-reflective coating for display devices A method for preparing an anti-reflective coating is provided which comprises the steps of applying a first coating composition containing an alcohol solution of a silicon alkoxide, at least one metal alkoxide of the formula M(OR)4, an acid and... | 09/03/1996 |
| 5552192 | Color filter and method for manufacturing it A method for manufacturing a color filter which comprises arranging colorants on a substrate by using inks capable of curing by the application of energy, said method comprising (1) a step of imparting, to the substrate, the inks capable of curing by the ... | 09/03/1996 |
| 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 |
| 5544582 | Method for printing a color filter The invention relates to methods and apparatus useful for making color filters for liquid crystal display panels. A multicolored ink pattern is deposited to a substrate while in a deformable state, flattened during the deposition process, and the deformed... | 08/13/1996 |
| 5540147 | Method for forming a contoured planarizing layer for a color filter A method and apparatus for making contoured planarizing or protective layers for color filters for liquid crystal display panels. A transfer layer is formed on a collector device having a contoured surface. A plurality of colored ink patterns is formed on... | 07/30/1996 |
| 5535673 | Method of printing a color filter A color filter for an AMLCD panel has a pattern of multi-color dots, each dot having red, green, and blue components in a black matrix. Each component is the cured product of a color pigment dispersed in a radiation-curable ink. The ink may be an ink cura... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5536529 | Ultraviolet radiation-curable coatings for optical fibers and optical fibers coated therewith Ultraviolet radiation-curable primary and secondary coating compositions for optical fibers are disclosed. The primary coatings comprise a hydrocarbon polyol-based reactively terminated aliphatic urethane oligomer; a hydrocarbon monomer terminated with at... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5533447 | Method and apparatus for printing a color filter ink pattern A method and apparatus for printing a multi-color ink pattern on a substrate surface which comprises arranging a series of patterned surfaces with each patterned surface having a pattern that is unique to one of the colors and that corresponds to the patt... | 07/09/1996 |
| 5535056 | Method for making elemental semiconductor mirror for vehicles A elemental mirror for vehicles having a luminous reflectance of at least about 30% includes a substrate coated with a thin layer of elemental semiconductor having an index of refraction of at least 3 and an optical thickness of at least about 275 angstro... | 07/09/1996 |
| 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 |
| 5518810 | Infrared ray cutoff material and infrared cutoff powder use for same An infrared-ray cutoff material having a structure in which tin-doped indium oxide powder (ITO) powder is dispersed in an inorganic or organic matrix. The material can be in the form of a coating on a substrate available by applying a composition comprisi... | 05/21/1996 |
| 5514467 | Materials and structure for tape with enhanced release A MICR tape allows for the complete release of magnetic material from the tape substrate. This is accomplished by creating a tape with a layered structure including a magnetic layer coated on a polymer layer with a release layer therebetween.... | 05/07/1996 |
| 5512152 | Process for preparation of stabilized oxide thin layers A method for improving the quality of a system of layers deposited on a substrate such as glass is provided, in which, the system of layers have an oxide-based surface layer, in particular n-type semi-conductor oxides such as SnOx, in which the... | 04/30/1996 |
| 5510141 | Coating composition and method for forming thin film on substrate using same The invention relates to a method for applying a coating composition to a substrate with a reverse roller coater so as to form a thin film on the substrate and then for baking the thin film so as to transform the thin film into a metal oxide film. The coa... | 04/23/1996 |
| 5505989 | Method for coating a hot glass ribbon A method of producing mirrors comprising depositing onto a ribbon of hot glass during the production process a coating comprising a reflecting layer and at least two reflection enhancing layers whereby the mirrors have a visible light reflection of at lea... | 04/09/1996 |
| 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 |
| 5474802 | Process for producing a double-layer film A process for producing a double-layer film on a flat substrate by reactive casting employing two kinds of reaction-curable resin raw material mixtures substantially free from a solvent, which comprises casting onto the substrate a first unreacted liquid ... | 12/12/1995 |
| 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 |
| 5468519 | Method for forming an orientation film including coupling an organic compound to a silane coupling agent in a magnetic or electrical field Methods for forming an orientation film comprising a first step wherein a silane coupling agent is chemically adsorbed on a substrate surface, and a second step wherein an organic compound comprising a functional group capable of coupling with the silane ... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5462596 | Apparatus for the distribution of pulverulent solids onto the surface of a substrate in order to coat it An apparatus for the distribution of pulverulent solids suspended in a gas on a moving substrate, particularly a ribbon of glass, has two walls defining a strip-like cavity positioned transversely to the substrate travel direction and ending in the vicini... | 10/31/1995 |
| 5453248 | Cross-linked gas permeable membrane of a cured perfluorinated urethane polymer, and optical gas sensors fabricated therewith An optical sensor is provided for measuring dissolved gases such as O2 or CO2 in a fluid sample. The sensor is formulated so as to contain a gas permeable membrane of a cured perfluorinated urethane polymer and, incorporated therein,... | 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 |
