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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7771832 | Optical member, optical system using the optical member, and method of manufacturing an optical member Provided is an optical member capable of keeping a high performance antireflection effect over a long period of time with respect to an arbitrary substrate. The optical member has plural layers on a substrate, and includes at least one metal oxide layer having a voi... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7423155 | N-sulfonyldicarboximide containing tethering compounds Compounds having two reactive functional groups are described that can be used as a tethering compound to immobilize an amine-containing material to a substrate. The first reactive functional group can be used to provide attachment to a surface of a substrate. The s... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7351838 | N-sulfonyldicarboximide containing tethering compounds Compounds having two reactive functional groups are described that can be used as a tethering compound to immobilize an amine-containing material to a substrate. The first reactive functional group can be used to provide attachment to a surface of a substrate. The s... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7271341 | Cable components of silicone comprising glass fibers Cable components of silicone elastomer contain glass fibers having an average length of at least 1 m. The cable components retain substantial strength when exposed to heat or fire. ... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7239083 | Electro-optical device with active matrix type EL display An electro-optical device for performing time division gray scale display and which is capable of arbitrarily setting the amount of time during which light is emitted by EL elements is provided. From among n sustain periods Ts1, . . . , Tsn, the brightness of... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7067198 | Method and apparatus for processing three-dimensional structure, method for producing three-dimensional shape product and three-dimensional structure Disclosed is a method for processing a three-dimensional structure having a fine three-dimensional shape and a smooth surface is disclosed in which the three-dimensional structure is usable for an optical device. The process method comprises the steps of depo... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7054004 | Capillary array and capillary array photodetector A multi-focus capillary array that can reduce crosstalk and a capillary array photodetector are provided. On a substrate 20 on which a plurality of capillaries are aligned, a perforation 72 is formed in at least a part of an area in the rear of the cap... | 05/30/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6872440 | Heat reflective coated structural article The present invention relates to a heat reflective coated structural article comprising a heat reflective component and a coated structural article component which comprises a substrate having an ionic charge coated with a coating having essentially the same ionic c... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6863980 | Monolithic composite firewall A ceramic fabric and a resin are combined to form a fire protection sheet capable of being co-cured onto a parent laminate structure. The resulting monolithic composite firewall shows fire protection ability comparable to that of the conventional titanium structure,... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6861136 | Segmented glass laminate A flexible laminate is disclosed which includes a flexible support as a first layer and glass having a thickness in the range from 10 μm to 500 μm as a second layer and wherein the first or the second layer is a non-continuous, segmented layer. In the embodiment o... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6844030 | Process for modifying a polymeric surface This invention concerns a process for modifying a polymeric substrate by contacting the surface with a photoreactive solution of an inorganic photochemical electron donor while irradiating the surface with actinic radiation. Patterns of modified and unmodified surfa... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6830803 | Printed substrate made by transfer of ink jet printed image from a printable transfer film The disclosure provides a method for printing an image on a substrate. An image is printed onto a carrier substrate that has been coated with a receptive layer having at least two layers: a transferable skin layer and an absorptive layer. The image is then transferr... | 12/14/2004 |
| 6753061 | Flexible sandwich panel with honeycomb structure A flexible sandwich panel (100), comprised of a center layer (1) and one or two outer layers (2; 3), where the center layer is made of a polymeric synthetic material, is itself flexible and exhibits a coarse-cell honeycomb structure with open ce... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6703130 | Substrate coated with transparent conductive film and manufacturing method thereof A substrate coated with a transparent conductive film is manufactured by: disposing a substrate 3 and a target 5 constituted of alloy of In and Sn in a film deposition chamber 1; leading an Ar gas ion beam into the film deposition chamber 1, to cause coll... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6521825 | Backside covering material for a solar cell module and its use The present invention provides a light and thin backside covering material for a solar cell module which is excellent in moisture resistance and durability and has a good insulator without causing a short circuit with underlying wire nor leak current. Als... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6492028 | Adhesive for glass The present invention provides the following adhesive which is good in durability in bonding a glass plate and a resin composition containing a butyl type rubber. The present invention provides the following adhesive which is particularly suitable as an a... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6472035 | Stretched polyester foamed sheets and containers obtained therefrom Polyester resin foamed sheet, mono e biaxially stretched usable for the production of containers for beverages and foods, having a density lower than 700 kg/m3 and a crystallization rate such that, when the sheet is heated at 120° C. for 5 min... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6451418 | Heat conductive resin substrate and semiconductor package This invention relates to a heat conductive resin substrate which polybenzasol fibers are oriented in a thick direction and/or a direction of a surface of a resin substrate, further to the heat conductive resin substrate and a semiconductor package excell... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6414364 | Isolation structure and process therefor A novel shallow-trench isolation (STI) structure and process for forming it is described. More particularly, a recess is formed in a semiconductor substrate. An oxide layer is formed in the recess using thermal oxidation or high-pressure oxidation. If the... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6329019 | Process and device for coating glass containers and coated glass containers Glass containers (3) are taken to a high temperature in an annealing furnace (7) and removed from the annealing furnace belt (5) by grips (16) of a gripping device (12). The gripping device (12) is then moved by a handling device (13) first vertically upw... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6265038 | Transparent high barrier multilayer structure A transparent multilayer structure is disclosed such as a flexible self-supporting container for a flowable food product such as fruit juice. The transparent multilayer structure possesses superior barrier properties to oxygen, water vapor and aromatic ga... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6180245 | Method of repairing scratched and/or abraded transparent substrates and the repaired substrates The present invention relates to scratches and/or abraded first substrates such as windows that have been repaired using a bonding material and a second undamaged substrate. Repaired articles and method of repair are provided.... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6159606 | Fire-resistant glazing panel A fire-resistant glazing panel comprises at least two glass sheets, between which is placed a transparent fire-resistant material made of a cured alkali metal polysilicate hydrate. At least one glass sheet is provided, on its surface which is in contact w... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6083627 | Powder coatings from mixtures of thermoplastic vinylidene fluoride based resins and polyamide resins Pigmented and unpigmented polymeric resin blends containing up to 45 weight percent polyvinylidene fluoride based polymer and either polyamide 11 or polyamide 12 having particular usefulness in powder coating of objects are disclosed.... | 07/04/2000 |
| 5916685 | Transparent high barrier multilayer structure A transparent multilayer structure is disclosed such as a flexible self-supporting container for a flowable food product such as fruit juice. The transparent multilayer structure possesses superior barrier properties to oxygen, water vapor and aromatic ga... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5894050 | Method of manufacturing an optical component The invention relates to a method of manufacturing an optical component. In this method, a substrate, for example of glass, is successively provided with an orientation layer and an optically anisotropic layer of a material containing monomers which are p... | 04/13/1999 |
| 5861198 | Liquid crystal display device A liquid crystal display device having a liquid crystal material put between a pair of substrates each comprising a transparent electrode and an alignment layer formed thereon in such a manner that the alignment layers are arranged inside so as to face ea... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5834122 | Spectrally tuned multiple bandpass filters for video displays Disclosed in this invention is an optical filter to enhance the contrast and brightness of images from a color display. The filter comprises suitable dyes and a polymer matrix, applied in a suitable form on the display unit. Such filters have utility in d... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5795629 | Liquid crystal alignment layer and liquid crystal display device A liquid alignment layer characterized by comprising two or more types of polymers wherein a difference between the maximum SP value and the minimum SP value in said polymers being at least 1, and a liquid crystal display device provided with this liquid ... | 08/18/1998 |
| 5770313 | Prepreg, composite molded body and method of manufacture of the composite molded body The present invention relates to a novel composite material, that is, a prepreg, obtained by bonding a film (1) comprised of an organic polymer having substantially no melting point and having a high modulus of 700 kg/mm3 or more and a high str... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5731075 | Colorant for a transparent substrate and method of making the colorant A colorant of ultrafine particles for providing transparent color includes ultrafine metal particles, a fixing agent and a glass forming material. The ultrafine metal particles can be gas condensed ultrafine metal particles or polymer compound ultrafine m... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5709951 | Composite deposited film and production process thereof A composite deposited film including (A) a polymeric film substrate; (B) a deposit of an inorganic material formed on at least one side of the polymeric film substrate (A); and (C) a water-resistant film laminated on the deposit (B) and formed from a mixt... | 01/20/1998 |
| 5702775 | Microelectronic device package and method A method (38) for packaging a microelectronic device (10) and a device (10) packaged by the method (38). The method (38) includes a step of providing (42) a first material (16) on an active surface of the microelectronic device (10). The first material (1... | 12/30/1997 |
| 5686188 | Glass container transparent coating system A topcoating for glass containers that will be abrasion resistant, present a high gloss finish, afford increased impact resistance. A method for in-line high speed application to glass containers and curing of the topcoating is disclosed. The topcoating w... | 11/11/1997 |
| 5648147 | optical device and method for coating an optical substrate Optical device has a carrier substrate with a surface consisting of a plastic material with a predetermined index of refraction and with first mechanical and/or chemical characteristics. The surface is coated and the coating has second mechanical and/or c... | 07/15/1997 |
| 5637387 | Storage-stable advanced polymaleimide compositions The present invention relates to storage-stable advanced polymaleimide compositions and prepreg products manufactured therefrom comprising (A) an advanced polymaleimide reaction product resulting from the advancement reaction of a polyimide and an alkenyl... | 06/10/1997 |
| 5629088 | Hydrophilic substrate and method of manufacturing the same According to the invention, a durable hydrophilic absorbed film is formed on the surface of a substrate including metals, glass, plastics and the like in which the substrate has a surface layer containing hydroxyl groups or imino groups. The film is forme... | 05/13/1997 |
| 5604019 | Tear resistant multilayer films and articles incorporating such films A tear resistant film comprises more than five layers situated one on the other in a parallel array. The layers are individually selected from a stiff polyester or copolyester, a ductile polymeric material, and optionally, an intermediate material. The st... | 02/18/1997 |
| 5597631 | Prepreg, composite molding body, and method of manufacture of the composite molded body The present invention relates to a novel composite material, that is, a prepreg, obtained by bonding a film (1) comprised of an organic polymer having substantially no melting point and having a high modulus of 700 kg/mm2 or more and a high str... | 01/28/1997 |
