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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8137814 | Solar control glazing A vehicle glazing comprises a pane of glazing material, an absorptive coating, which absorbs radiation of wavelength greater than 400 nm (and possibly up to 100 μm), on a first surface of the pane, and a low emissivity coating on the first surface, or a second surf... | 03/20/2012 |
| 7964285 | Thin film coating having niobium-titanium layer The invention provides niobium-titanium films, coatings (e.g., low-emissivity coatings) comprising one or more niobium-titanium films, and substrates bearings such coatings. Methods of depositing niobium-titanium films are also provided. ... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7758966 | Mirror A mirror with no copper layer comprises a glass substrate; a silver coating layer provided at a surface of the glass substrate; at least one material selected from the group consisting of Pd, Ni, Eu, Pt, Ru, Na, Zr, Y and Rh, provided at a surface of the silver coat... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7534497 | Temperable high shading performance coatings The invention provides temperable high shading performance low-emissivity coatings. The invention also provides insulating glass units, monolithic panes, and other substrates bearing such coatings. Further, the invention provides methods of producing coated substrat... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7367118 | Method for forming metal wires by microdispensing pattern A method of forming a metal wire by microdispensing a pattern is provided. In the method, a substrate has been treated by SAM is firstly provided. Then, a catalytic agent is microdispensed on the surface of the substrate at places for forming a metal wire, and a cat... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7360997 | Vibration damper coating A coated fan rotor blade and method for coating a fan rotor blade. The coated fan rotor blade includes a fan rotor blade; and a coating disposed on said fan rotor blade. The coating comprises a binder; and a filler made up of a plurality of particles. The filler mat... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7341778 | Radio wave-transmitting wavelength-selective plate and method for producing same The present invention relates to a radio wave-transmitting, wavelength-selective plate, which is characterized in that a layer composed of Ag fine particles is formed and that the central portions of the Ag fine particles contain an alloy (Ag alloy) formed of Ag and... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7338714 | Coated metal element used for producing glass The regionally coated noble metal element for use in glass production has an uncoated region for contacting a glass melt and a side opposite from the uncoated region is provided with an H2-impervious layer or an H2-impervious and O2-... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7320936 | Plating of multi-layer structures An insulating layer (5) and a conductive seed layer (6) are applied to a substrate (1) in a simple process. A photo resist with palladium chloride are provided in a bath for electrophoretic deposition onto the substrate. The photo resist is an i... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7309664 | Substrate with a photocatalytic coating A substrate, its process of manufacture, and its applications. The substrate includes a fibrous material which is provided, over at least a portion of its surface and/or within its thickness, with a coating with photocatalytic properties including a semi-conducting ... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7303658 | Glass coated with heat reflecting colored film and process for its production A glass coated with a heat reflecting colored film, which is excellent in the uniformity of the film thickness and composition, which is free from a unfavorable whitish coloration in ceramic color printing and which is excellent in a silver print coloration, is pres... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7247383 | Integrated self-cleaning window assembly for optical transmission in combustion environments An integrated window design for optical transmission in combustion environments is described. The invention consists of an integrated optical window design that prevents and removes the accumulation of carbon-based particulate matter and gaseous hydrocarbons through... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7241506 | Corrosion-resistant low-emissivity coatings A corrosion-resistant low-emissivity coating is provided. The low-emissivity coating comprises, in sequence outwardly, a corrosion-resistant inner infrared-reflective layer, a transparent dielectric middle coat, and an outer infrared-reflective layer. The outer infr... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7232615 | Coating stack comprising a layer of barrier coating A coating composition that contains at least one degradable coating layer and at least one layer of barrier coating is disclosed. The coating composition can be used to make a coated substrate having improved performance over conventional coated substrates after exp... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7229533 | Method of making coated article having low-E coating with ion beam treated and/or formed IR reflecting layer A coated article is provided that may be used as a vehicle windshield, insulating glass (IG) window unit, or the like. An ion beam is used during at least part of forming an infrared (IR) reflecting layer(s) of such a coated article. Advantageously, this has been fo... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7229684 | Light-stable colored transparent composite films Composite film structures exhibit a predetermined finished color tone comprised of a transparent film layer which exhibits a color deficiency as compared to the finished color tone, and a pigment which is visually associated with, and satisfies the color deficiency ... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7182996 | Deposting nanowires on a substrate Processes for depositing nanowires on a substrate and nanowire-based devices that can be formed using these processes are described. In one embodiment, a process includes forming an organic layer on an electrically conductive layer formed on the substrate. The organ... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7169476 | Zinc oxide-alumina-silica-based crystallized glass A zinc oxide-alumina-silica-based crystallized glass is provided, containing zinc oxide, alumina and silica as main components, and zirconia as a nucleating agent. The main components are provided in a ratio of 20–30% by mass of zinc oxide, 15–25% by mass of alu... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7166256 | Nonprecious dental casting alloy In order to provide an alloy which, on the one hand, can be used for the synthesis of crown and bridge frameworks that may be provided with a tooth-colored veneer of ceramic material, and, on the other hand, enable the synthesis of model casting bases, a nonprecious... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7150916 | Coated article with low-E coating including tin oxide interlayer for high bend applications A coated article is provided which may be heat treated (e.g., thermally tempered) and/or heat bent in certain example instances. In certain example embodiments, an interlayer of or including a metal oxide such as tin oxide is provided under an infrared (IR) reflecti... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7147924 | Coated article with dual-layer protective overcoat of nitride and zirconium or chromium oxide A coated article is provided so as to include an overcoat including zirconium oxide or chromium oxide. In certain example embodiments, the overcoat includes a dual layer overcoat including a nitride inclusive layer which supports a zirconium oxide (ZrOX) ... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7138182 | Temperable high shading performance coatings The invention provides temperable high shading performance low-emissivity coatings. The invention also provides insulating glass units, monolithic panes, and other substrates bearing such coatings. Further, the invention provides methods of producing coated substrat... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7132628 | Variable watt density layered heater A layered heater is provided with a resistive layer having a resistive circuit pattern, the resistive circuit pattern defining a length and a thickness, wherein the thickness varies along the length of the resistive circuit pattern for a variable watt density. The p... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7122252 | High shading performance coatings The invention provides high shading performance, low-emissivity coatings. The invention provides a monolithic pane bearing a high shading performance, low-emissivity coating. The invention also provides an insulating glass unit bearing a high shading performance, lo... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7118789 | Silica glass crucible A silica glass crucible is manufactured by introducing into a rotating crucible mold bulk silica grain to form a bulky wall including a bottom wall and a side wall. After heating the interior of the mold to begin to fuse the bulk silica grains, an inner silica grain... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7102242 | Lead-free glass tubing, especially for encapsulating diodes and diodes encapsulated with same The lead-free glass tubing of the SiO2—B2O3—R2O—BaO—ZnO—TiO2 system has a composition, in percent by weight on an oxide basis, consisting essentially of: SiO2, 34 to 52; B2O3... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7101810 | Transparent article having protective silicon nitride film Transparent articles comprising transparent, nonmetallic substrate and a transparent film stack is sputter deposited on the substrate. The film stack is characterized by including at least one infrared reflective metal film, a dielectric film over the metal film, an... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7067195 | Coatings having low emissivity and low solar reflectance The invention provides low solar reflectance, low-emissivity coatings. The invention provides a monolithic pane bearing a low solar reflectance, low-emissivity coating. Further, the invention provides an insulating glass unit bearing a low solar reflectance, low-emi... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7063893 | Low-emissivity coating having low solar reflectance The invention provides low solar reflectance, low-emissivity coatings. The invention also provides a pane bearing a low solar reflectance, low-emissivity coating. Further, the invention provides an insulating glass unit comprising first and second panes held in a sp... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7056587 | Low-reflective thin-film substrate A low-reflective thin-film substrate comprising a transparent glass substrate having formed by sputtering a thin film in multilayer containing no chromium series component and made up of at least one kind of Ni, Fe, Co, Mo, W, Ta, Cu, and Nb as a main constituent fo... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7053419 | Light emitting diodes with improved light extraction efficiency Light emitting devices with improved light extraction efficiency are provided. The light emitting devices have a stack of layers including semiconductor layers comprising an active region. The stack is bonded to a transparent lens having a refractive index for light... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7012354 | Method and structure for a pusher-mode piezoelectrically actuated liquid metal switch A method and structure for an electrical switch. According to the structure of the present invention, a liquid-filled chamber is housed within a solid material. A plurality of switch contacts within the liquid-filled chamber are coupled to the solid material, while ... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7000482 | Variable capacitance measuring device A variable capacitance measuring device can comprise any one or more features in various different embodiments allow a reliable, compact device to be achieved. A capacitor electrode, a gettering housing, and pinch-off connector may be aligned along a common axis may... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6995363 | Reduction of matrix interference for MALDI mass spectrometry analysis A MALDI plate suitable for MS or MS-MS analysis provided with a composite coating that comprises a hydrophobic coating and a thin layer coating of a mixture of a MALDI matrix material and an intercalating agent such as a polymer is disclosed. A MALDI plate produced ... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6994910 | Heat treatable coated article with niobium nitride IR reflecting layer A coated article is provided so as to include a solar control coating having an infrared (IR) reflecting layer sandwiched between at least a pair of dielectric layers. The IR reflecting layer includes niobium nitride (NbxNy). The use of niobium... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6974630 | Coated article with niobium chromium inclusive barrier layer(s) and method of making same A coated article is provided so as to include a coating (e.g., low-E coating, or the like) having at least one layer of or including niobium chromium (NbCr). The NbCr layer may be nitrided. The NbCr inclusive layer (e.g., NbCrNx) may be provided as any su... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6967060 | Coated article with niobium zirconium inclusive layer(s) and method of making same A coated article is provided so as to include a coating (e.g., low-E coating, or the like) having at least one layer of or including niobium zirconium (NbZr). The NbZr layer may be metallic in certain example embodiments. Alternatively, an oxide and/or nitride of Nb... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6958480 | Sample desorption/ionization from mesoporous silica Mesoporous silica is shown to be a sample holder for laser desorption/ionization of mass spectrometry. Supported mesoporous silica was prepared by coating an ethanolic silicate solution having a removable surfactant onto a substrate to produce a self-assembled, orde... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6955833 | Coating glass A process for the production of a heat-treatable low emissivity coated glass that comprises the steps of depositing an underlayer onto a glass substrate and subsequently depositing a reflective metal layer by a vacuum deposition process, wherein the underlayer is de... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6953618 | Light-stable colored transparent composite films Composite film structures exhibit a predetermined finished color tone comprised of a transparent film layer which exhibits a color deficiency as compared to the finished color tone, and a pigment which is visually associated with, and satisfies the color deficiency ... | 10/11/2005 |