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Glam girl Heddy Lamar may have used her good looks to good effect on the silver screen, but she put her smarts to better use as an inventor. During World War II, she co-patented a frequency-switching system for torpedo guidance that was considered years ahead of its time.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8168552 | Method of refining glass and product obtained The subject of the invention is a method of refining glass for which the temperature (T log 2) corresponding to a viscosity of 100 poise (10 Pa·s) is greater than or equal to 1480° C., characterized in that sulfides are used as a refining agent. It also relates to... | 05/01/2012 |
| 7754628 | Mixture for the production of an amber glass, amber glass, method for the production of tubes and blanks of tinted bulbs, and tinted bulbs obtained with said glass The invention relates to a mixture for the production of a vat-dyed amber glass; an amber glass formed from the vitrifiable mixture, based on a silico-sodo-calcic composition; and a method for the production of tubes and blanks (2) for bulbs (1) using ... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7737063 | AIO-rare earth oxide-ZrO/HfOmaterials, and methods of making and using the same Al2O3-rare earth oxide-ZrO2/HfO2 ceramics (including glasses, crystalline ceramics, and glass-ceramics) and methods of making the same. Ceramics according to the present invention can be made, formed as, or converted into ... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7737062 | Forehearth concentrate and method for opalization of glass The invention provides an opalescent forehearth color concentrate comprising a non-smelted agglomerated interspersion of particles for use in coloring glass, said concentrate comprising by weight from about 10% to about 70% of a glass component and from about 30% to... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7538050 | Glass composition A glass composition of the present invention is manufactured by melting glass raw materials and contains a multicomponent oxide as a main component, and the glass composition contains at least one of helium and neon in an amount of 0.01 to 2 μL/g (0° C. 1 atm). | 05/26/2009 |
| 7494948 | Free flowing glass batch A process for preparing and storing moist glass-making batch is disclosed, comprising incorporating a surfactant in moist batch so that when the batch is either: a) stored at a temperature below 35° C., it remains free flowing without setting, or b) pre-heated at, ... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7383699 | Method of manufacturing glass and compositions therefore The present invention relates to the production of glass. In particular, the present invention relates to a method for the production of glass utilizing processes of reacting materials in a glass furnace in either a batch mode or a continuous process. These reaction... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7325417 | Glass composition with low visible and IR transmission A glass having a visible transmission of no greater than 28% and low IR transmission, and employing a colorant portion: ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7294594 | Glass composition A glass composition of the present invention relates to a multicomponent oxide glass composition manufactured by melting glass raw materials, which contains: 10 ppm or more of at least one type of a polyvalent element; minimum valence cations of the polyvalent eleme... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7288495 | Photorefractive glass and optical elements made therefrom The present invention provides an alkali alumino-silicate Na—F-containing glass material and a method of making the alkali alumino-silicate Na—F-containing glass material, with the glass material capable of being made photosensitive and thus formed into optical ... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7265069 | Forehearth concentrate and method for opalization of glass The invention provides an opalescent forehearth color concentrate comprising a non-smelted agglomerated interspersion of particles for use in coloring glass, said concentrate comprising by weight from about 10% to about 70% of a glass component and from about 30% to... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7260960 | Selective glass batching methods for improving melting efficiency and reducing gross segregation of glass batch components A method of controlling reaction paths of glass batch components added to a resident glass melt is provided, including the steps of providing a plurality of raw material batch components according to a batch recipe, selectively combining a portion of the batch compo... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7220165 | Blasting materials and method of blasting It is an object of the present invention to provide a blasting method and a shot material, which are very practical both in the cost and the treatment performance. (a) A shot material containing a styrene ion-exchange resin or a waste material caused therefro... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7196027 | Optical glass suffering little change in refractive index by radiation of light An optical glass wherein an amount of change in refractive index (Δn: difference in refractive index between a state before radiation and a state after radiation) caused by radiation of laser beam at wavelength of 351 nm having average output power of 0.43 W, pulse... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7169721 | Self-foamed porous ceramic composition and method for making porous ceramic using the same Disclosed herein are a self-foamed porous ceramic composition and a method for making a porous ceramic using the self-foamed porous ceramic composition. The self-foamed porous ceramic is obtained by fabricating a glass consisting of 41˜47 mole % of calcium oxide (C... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7153799 | Glass fiber forming compositions Mathematical relationship for ingredients for fiber glass compositions are used to identify properties of the glass. In particular the forming temperature and delta T. In one embodiment, the mathematical relationship of the ingredients is of a generic quaternary SiO... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7144836 | Glass fiber forming compositions Mathematical relationship for ingredients for fiber glass compositions are used to identify properties of the glass. In particular the forming temperature and delta T. In one embodiment, the mathematical relationship of the ingredients is of a generic quaternary SiO... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7059153 | Method for producing glass powders A powder of solid and spherical glass particles is easily manufactured by subjecting a mixed solution of a raw material oxide powder comprising a glass network-forming element, and an aqueous solution of a water-soluble compound comprising a glass-forming element ot... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7045475 | High refractive index glass beads for high retroreflectivity surfaces Glass formulations, and a method of converting such glass formulations to glass beads having a refractive index of at least 1.59 and a high level of retroreflectivity, are provided. The methods and formulations provide beads also having high levels of resistance to ... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7005135 | Glass scaffolds with controlled resorption rates and methods for making same The present invention relates to resorbable glass scaffolds for use in biological applications and methods for making same. Specifically, these scaffolds are composed of phosphate glass fibers, where the rate of dissolution into biological fluids is controlled by th... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6984597 | Chromium bearing forehearth color concentrate A forehearth color concentrate comprising a non-smelted agglomerated interspersion of particles for use in coloring, said concentrate comprising by weight from about 50% to about 95% of a glass component and from about 4% to about 50% of a binder, said glass compone... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6962886 | Glass Fiber forming compositions Mathematical relationship for ingredients for fiber glass compositions are used to identify properties of the glass. In particular the forming temperature and delta T. In one embodiment, the mathematical relationship of the ingredients is of a generic quaternary SiO... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6953758 | Limited visible transmission blue glasses A blue colored, infrared and ultraviolet absorbing glass composition having a luminous transmittance of up to 60 percent can form transparent glass panel sets for mounting in automobiles. A non-limiting glass composition includes a standard soda-lime-silica glass ba... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6893991 | High silver borosilicate glasses The invention relates to a melt-formed, high-silver, alkali-free, borosilicate glass that can be used for fabricating optical devices. For gradient index lenses, the glass can be subjected to an ion exchange process in order to introduce a less polarizable ion onto ... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6866929 | Glass powders, methods for producing glass powders and devices fabricated from same Glass powders and methods for producing glass powders. The powders preferably have a small particle size, narrow size distribution and a spherical morphology. The method includes forming the particles by a spray pyrolysis technique. The invention also includes novel... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6849114 | Dispersion comprising silicon/titanium mixed oxide powder, and green bodies and shaped glass articles produced therefrom Aqueous dispersion comprising silicon/titanium mixed oxide powder with a BET surface area of 5 to 500 m2/g which has been prepared by flame hydrolysis and has a titanium dioxide content of 0.5 to 20 wt. %, based on the powder, water and at least one pH-re... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6810301 | Method of recycling batches of mixed color cullet into amber, green, or flint glass with selected properties An automated method for recycling mixed colored cullet glass (i.e., broken pieces of glass of mixed colors and types) into new glass products. A computer controlled process identifies the virgin glass raw materials, the desired target glass properties, the compositi... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6780802 | Far infrared radioactive glass products for lighting and manufacturing methods therefor The invention relates to an illuminating glass product having far infrared ray radiation in which far infrared ray radiating glass is made of use for an illuminating bulb or a glass diffuser for illumination and emission of far infrared rays at the same time. ... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6780801 | Raw material composition for soda-lime glass The present invention provides a raw material composition for soda-lime glass capable of effectively suppressing formation of nickel sulfide (NiS) in the course of melting of the glass raw material. A nickel sulfide (NiS) impurity present in soda-lime glass is forme... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6763280 | Automated process for recycling batches of mixed color cullet into amber, green, or flint glass with selected properties An automated method for recycling mixed colored cullet glass (i.e., broken pieces of glass of mixed colors and types) into new glass products. A computer controlled process identifies the virgin glass raw materials, the desired target glass properties, the compositi... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6660073 | Method of manufacture of dental porcelain having small leucite crystallites A porcelain composition for dental restorations comprising a leucite crystallite phase and a glass matrix phase, wherein the leucite crystallites possess diameters not exceeding about 10 micron. Preferably, the porcelain composition has a maturing tempera... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6605555 | Methods of increasing the redox ratio of iron in a glass article Glass is made from batch components having a source of ferrous iron to increase the starting amount of ferrous iron in the glass batch. The ferrous iron source is an iron silicate material, such as fayalite (2FeO.SiO2), iron garnet (3FeO.Fe | 08/12/2003 |
| 6548162 | Sanitary ware and process for producing the same Sanitary wares having a controlled surface are disclosed which are less likely to be stained or soiled and/or possess excellent gloss. The first sanitary ware comprises a sanitary ware body and a surface glaze layer provided on the sanitary ware body, whe... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6531421 | Method of reducing the amount of lithium in glass production A method is provided for producing a glass batch. The method involves use of a calcium magnesium silicate as a batch component substitution for a lithium melting aid. The amount used is effective to produce a beneficial viscosity character and reduced bat... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6524703 | Decorative vitreous beads and products and methods of making same The decorative vitreous beads of the present invention have a hard, solid, substantially vitreous, unitary body comprised primarily of silica and having a generally spherical form, with the largest dimension being in the range between 1/8 inch to 2 inches... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6521557 | Transparent glass and a method for manufacturing the same An aluminosilicate transparent glass has corrosion resistance in the form of mass loss of 4.0 mg or below per 1cm2 of the surface of a specimen upon holding the specimen for five hours in sodium hydroxide solution having concentration of 300 mg... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6465381 | Alkali-free aluminoborosilicate glass, its use and process for its preparation The invention relates to an alkali-free aluminoboro-silicate glass which has the following composition (in % by weight, based on oxide): SiO2 >60-65; B2 O3 6.5-9.5; Al2 O3 14-21; MgO 1-8; CaO 1-6; SrO... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6420289 | Synthetic silicate pellet composition and methods of making and using thereof A synthetic silicate pellet is provided having component of calcium and magnesium, either together or in the alternative. Such pellet is further provided with either an aluminate silicate binder and/or an ion flow catalyst. The synthetic silicate pellet h... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6358870 | Method for preparing pre-reacted batches of raw materials for the production of glass formulas A method for preparing pre-reacted batches of raw materials substantially free from carbon dioxide for the production of glass formulas, comprising: mixing stoichiometric amounts of substances containing molecular systems of silica-sodium, silica-sodium-c... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6336346 | Synthetic silicate pellet composition and methods of making and using thereof A synthetic silicate pellet is provided having a component(s) of calcium and magnesium, either together or in the alternative. Such pellet is further provided with either an aluminate silicate binder and/or an ion flow catalyst. The synthetic silicate pel... | 01/08/2002 |
