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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8030232 | Titanium-containing oxide glass and method for production thereof A titanium-containing oxide glass having a bulky form and substantially having a chemical composition represented by the formula: (M1)1-x(M2)x(Ti1-y1(M3)y1)y2O2 [wherein M1 represents an element selec... | 10/04/2011 |
| 7960300 | Titanium-containing oxide glass and method for production thereof A titanium-containing oxide glass having a bulky form and substantially having a chemical composition represented by the formula: (M1)1-x(M2)x(Ti1-y1(M3)y1)y2Oz [wherein M1 represents an element selec... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7318861 | Effect pigment An effect pigment is constituted by coated laminar platelets in which the platelets are a mixture of different platelet materials, one of which is platy glass or platy aluminum oxide, and in which the pigment exhibits visual homogeneity. ... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7312168 | Glass beads and uses thereof In one aspect, the invention provides glass beads and optical devices comprising the glass beads. In other aspects, the invention provides methods of making said glass beads and rapid glass screening methods that use glass beads. Glass beads of the invention compris... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7297646 | Ceramics comprising AlO, REO, ZrOand/or HfO, and NbOand/or TaOand methods of making the same Ceramics comprising (i) at least one of Nb2O5 or Ta2O5 and (ii) at least two of (a) Al2O3, (b) REO, or (c) at least one of ZrO2 or HfO2. Embodiments of ceramics according to the ... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7285508 | Glass flake The present invention provides a glass flake that is substantially free of boron trioxide (B2O3), barium oxide (BaO), zinc oxide (ZnO), and fluorine (F) and has sufficient heat resistance and good formability for glass flake. The glass flake of... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7171827 | System and method for automated casting of infrared glass optical components In accordance with the present invention, a system and method for the automated casting of infrared glass optical components is provided. The system includes a mold for casting infrared glass into lenses, a mold chamber operable to heat the mold to a temperature abo... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7170674 | Fluorescence glass, optical wave guide for optical amplifier and optical amplifier module The present invention provides fluorescent glass containing at least 50 mol % of at least one kind of oxide selected from the group consisting of SiO2, GeO2, and P2O5 as a glass constituent of a region containing a Bi ion ... | 01/30/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7159420 | System and method for forming infrared glass optical components A system and method for forming infrared glass optical components are provided. The system includes first and second mold halves having first and second respective faces. The first and second mold halves are configured to be removably coupled such that the first fac... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7159419 | System and method for vapor pressure controlled growth of infrared chalcogenide glasses A system and method for preparing chalcogenide glass are provided that allow for larger quantities of glass to be produced with lower production costs and less risks of environmental hazards. The system includes a reaction container operable to hold chalcogenide gla... | 01/09/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7016593 | Optical waveguide[[s]] and optical fiber perform including gallium, lanthanum, sulfur, oxygen, and fluorine An optical waveguide includes a clad of clad glass and a core of core glass. The clad glass includes gallium, lanthanum, and sulfur. The clad glass may include gallium sulfide and lanthanum oxide. The clad glass may also include lanthanum fluoride. The core glass in... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6979366 | Methods of cementing pipe in well bores and low density cement compositions therefor The present invention provides methods of cementing pipe in well bores and low density cement compositions having enhanced compressive, tensile and bond strengths upon setting. The composition of the invention are basically comprised of a hydraulic cement, sufficien... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6927315 | Adhesive composite having distinct phases A conformable adhesive article for use as a sterile medical dressing is described. The article includes a breathable polymeric matrix, a plurality of phases, and an adhesive composition positioned on the polymeric matrix. The plurality of phases preferably provide r... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6914024 | Glass beads and uses thereof In one aspect, the invention provides glass beads and optical devices comprising the glass beads. In other aspects, the invention provides methods of making said glass beads and rapid glass screening methods that use glass beads. Glass beads of the invention compris... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6899827 | Inorganic optical taggant and method of making Sintered, translucent ceramic microbeads, preferably alumina, titania, zirconia, yttria, zirconium phosphate, or yttrium aluminum garnet (YAG) are doped with one or more optically active species. The beads may be added to substances such as explosives in order to cr... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6831028 | Antibacterial glass and method for production thereof This invention provides an antimicrobial glass which exhibits excellent dispersing ability into a resin and excellent transparency besides generating small yellowing and a method for manufacturing the antimicrobial glass. In the antimicrobial glass capable of releas... | 12/14/2004 |
| 6800574 | Glass beads and uses thereof In one aspect, the invention provides glass beads and optical devices comprising the glass beads. In other aspects, the invention provides methods of making said glass beads and rapid glass screening methods that use glass beads. Glass beads of the invention compris... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6734297 | Oligonucleotide labeling reagents A labeling reagent for use in oligonucleotide (“oligo”) synthesis, as well as a method of preparing such a labeling reagent, a method of using such a reagent for synthesizing a labeled oligonucleotide, and an oligonucleotide prepared using such a reagent. The re... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6695908 | Method of producing aggregate products using glass A method of producing an improved aggregate product from in inferior initial aggregate material base material. A percentage weight of crushed glass material is introduced into the initial aggregate material to form said aggregate product.... | 02/24/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6479417 | Glass-ceramic microspheres that impart yellow color to retroreflected light The present invention relates to transparent microspheres (i.e., beads) that impart yellow color to retroreflected light. The microsphere preferably comprise titania plus alumina, zirconia, and/or silica and iron oxide, manganese oxide, or mixtures thereo... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6461988 | Transparent microspheres Transparent solid microspheres that contain titania plus alumina, zirconia, and/or silica in a total content of at least about 75% by weight, based on the total weight of the solid microspheres, wherein the total content of alumina, zirconia, and titania ... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6379648 | Biodegradable glass compositions and methods for radiation therapy A nonradioactive glass in particulate form adapted for radiation therapy in a mammal comprise a biodegradable rare earth-lithium borate glass material of a specified composition which, upon being subjected to an effective amount of neutron irradiation, wi... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6245700 | Transparent microspheres Transparent solid microspheres that contain titania plus alumina, zirconia, and/or silica in a total content of at least about 75% by weight, based on the total weight of the solid microspheres, wherein the total content of alumina, zirconia, and titania ... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6187913 | Covalently crosslinked oligonucleotides, preparation method and synthon which is of use in the method A double- or single-stranded oligonucleotide comprising one or more respectively inter- or intra-oligonucleotide covalent cross-linkages, wherein the or each covalent linkage consists of an amide bond between a primary amine group of one strand and a carb... | 02/13/2001 |
| 5994252 | Process for producing spherical metal-oxide powder particles There is a process for producing spherical metal-oxide powder particles. They are used as finely ground raw and filler materials in mineral, ceramic and refractory construction, technical and auxiliary materials, as well as for polishing and grinding agen... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5942610 | Non-nucleoside 1,3-diol reagents and their use to label or modify synthetic oligonucleotides The subject invention concerns novel reagents and methods useful for introducing functional groups and labels at multiple sites of a nucleotide. The reagents are useful, for example, in constructing labeled oligonucleotide hybridization probes for detecti... | 08/24/1999 |
| 5883029 | Compositions comprising fused particulates and methods of making them The disclosure describes a method for producing bulk, particulate material that includes solid, generally ellipsoidal particles by dispersing irregularly shaped feed particles including about 60 to 100% by weight of at least one silicate-containing materi... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5869152 | Silica materials The present invention relates to silica materials and particles having surfaces which define an interior. The interior includes interior silicon atoms at least a portion of which is bonded to a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl moiety. In a preferred asp... | 02/09/1999 |
| 5856254 | Spherical metal-oxide powder particles and process for their manufacture Spherical metal-oxide powder particles are used as finely ground raw and filler materials in mineral, ceramic and refractory construction, technical and auxiliary materials, as well as for polishing and grinding agents. There is a process for producing th... | 01/05/1999 |
| 5849055 | Process for producing inorganic microspheres A process for producing inorganic microspheres (solid spheres or hollow spheres), which comprises pulverizing a material by wet pulverization to an average particle size of at most 5 μm to obtain a slurry of a pulverized powder material, spraying the slu... | 12/15/1998 |
| 5783267 | Articles of microorganism-laden glass and method of manufacturing the same A method for manufacture of glassware with an EM Culture embedded in the glass matrix to improve the palatability of foods or drinks is disclosed. A suitable amount of broth or stock made from fish is mixed with hot water and then a suitable amount of an ... | 07/21/1998 |
| 5766501 | Tire balancing A method and composition of matter for balancing tire and rim assemblies of vehicles is disclosed wherein the composition of matter has rounded balancing elements of different sizes to line the interior of a tire casing and to move over the lining to offs... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5759930 | Substantially spherical particles of lithium silicates with improved mechanical properties and improved surface quality Substantially spherical particles of lithium silicates with improved mechanical properties and improved surface quality are provided, which are particularly suited for use as breeding material for tritium. The particles are characterised in that they cont... | 06/02/1998 |
| 5716706 | Acid-resistant glass An acid-resistant glass article is provided comprising: about 25-45 wt-% SiO2 ; about 20-35 wt-% TiO2 ; less than about 5 wt-% B2 O3 ; about 15-40 wt-% of an alkaline earth modifier selected from the group consi... | 02/10/1998 |
| 5674616 | Glass beads having improved fracture toughness Glass beads in accordance with the present invention may be constituted of SiO2, Al2 O3, Na2 O, K2 O, BaO, SrO, TiO2, and CeO2. The glass of which the glass beads is made will general... | 10/07/1997 |
| 5641717 | Compositions comprising fused particulates and methods of making same The disclosure describes a method for producing bulk, particulate material that includes solid, generally ellipsoidal particles by dispersing irregularly shaped feed particles including about 60 to 100% by weight of at least one silicate-containing materi... | 06/24/1997 |
| 5591684 | Glass bubbles for use as fillers in printed circuit board Glass bubbles for use as fillers in a plastic resin substrate of an electrical printed circuit board are light in weight, low in density, and small in alkali amount leached sufficiently to insure electrical insulation resistance of the substrate, and cons... | 01/07/1997 |
