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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7386998 | Method of manufacturing holder-mounted optical element A cylindrical holder material having a thin deformed portion is located in a press forming die. An optical element material is installed inside the holder material and the holder material and the optical element material are heated to their respective softening temp... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7192844 | Glass-based SOI structures Semiconductor-on-insulator (SOI) structures, including large area SOI structures, are provided which have one or more regions composed of a layer (15) of a substantially single-crystal semiconductor (e.g., doped silicon) attached to a support substrate (20... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7147352 | Precision light emitting device A light emitting device includes a hollow truncated spherical housing having an inner surface and an outer surface. The housing is substantially transparent. A light source, that generates a plurality of light rays, is positioned with respect to the housing to minim... | 12/12/2006 |
| 6981904 | Anodically-bonded elements for flat panel displays A process for anodically bonding an array of spacer columns to one of the inner major faces on one of the generally planar plates of an evacuated, flat panel video display. The process includes using a generally planar plate having a plurality of spacer column attac... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6977053 | Manufacturing method of front-end component of endoscope The invention relates to a method of manufacturing a front-end optical component of an endoscope realizing resistance to humidity. In the method of manufacturing a front-end optical component in which a lens is mounted on the front end of a metallic lens-barrel prov... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6974952 | Radiation detector A radiation detector comprises an energy/electricity converter having a detection area for detecting incident radiation, and electrodes connecting the converter to an external driving circuit for driving the converter to convert energy of the incident radiation dete... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6935136 | Method for fabrication of optical element having metal ring A metal ring for an optical element that is served to cover a peripheral side surface of a lens and served to fix the lens to a mounting member by means of soldering is provided with a thin-wall sleeve a diameter of which is expanded toward a peripheral direction by... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6837075 | Glass fiber fixative and fixing process A glass fixative composition for bonding glass materials to non-glass materials is provided. The fixative composition is selected for its thermal expansion coefficient, its viscosity, its adhesion to glass, melting point, and bond strength. The glass fixative is in ... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6823693 | Anodic bonding A controller is used with an anodic bonding system that has a charge flowpath for supplying charge to bond materials together. The controller includes a switch and a circuit. The switch is configured to control a flow of the charge through the charge flowpath. The c... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6417478 | Method for anodic bonding To provide an anodic bonding method which can favorably bond between members different in thermal expansion coefficient. In an anodic bonding method of applying a voltage to and bonding between a first member 10 having a bonding film 11 on a bonding surfa... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6112553 | Method of making a device for temperature stabilizing a Bragg grating The invention relates to a method of making a device for stabilizing a Bragg grating relative to temperature, the device being of the type comprising two materials having coefficients of thermal expansion that are far apart, the method comprising the step... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6000243 | Vacuum pull down method for an enhanced bonding process A process for effectively bonding arbitrary size or shape substrates. The process incorporates vacuum pull down techniques to ensure uniform surface contact during the bonding process. The essence of the process for bonding substrates, such as glass, plas... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5851255 | Method for manufacturing lens with lens barrel A method for manufacturing a lens with a lens barrel having a stopper by forming a uniform optical function coating on both lens surfaces. The method includes the steps of forming a first optical function coating on one side of a lens material, then inser... | 12/22/1998 |
| 5840391 | Decorative glass sheet with simulated beveled pane and method for forming the same A decorative glass sheet simulating a multi-pane, camed window or door, and a method for forming the same. The decorative glass sheet includes a glass panel having an outer surface. At least one groove is formed through the outer surface and into the glas... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5827343 | Process for changing the bend of anodically bonded flat composite bodies made of glass and metal or semiconductor materials A method for the controlled bending of anodically bonded two-dimensional composites of glass and metal or semiconductor materials. The composite is heated after bonding, for up to 200 hours to a temperature of from 250° C. to Tg-10 K. As a result of this... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5820648 | Anodic bonding process A process for anodic bonding, in which Si substrate and glass substrate are contacting each other, a voltage is applied therebetween, and then light is irradiated on a contact portion thereof, whereby the Si substrate and the glass substrate are bonded at... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5812062 | Glass coated pipe system and testing method The invention is directed to a piping system for a side wall vented mid-efficiency furnace. The piping system comprises a plurality of sections of steel pipe having a glass coated interior surface. The interior surface is continuous and resistant to corro... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5709724 | Process for fabricating a hermetic glass-to-metal seal A process for forming a hermetic glass-to-metal seal between a conductive pin and an outer body, wherein a corrosion-resistant noble metal (e.g., gold) coating is applied to the conductive pin before the hermetic seal is formed. The process generally incl... | 01/20/1998 |
| 5664040 | Fiber optic assembly and method of making same There is provided an assembly having a light guiding medium sealed to a her. Preferably the holder is a metal shell and a light guiding medium is an optical fiber of glass or sapphire whisker. The assembly includes a sealing medium which sealingly engage... | 09/02/1997 |
| 5658364 | Method of making fiber optic-to-metal connection seals The invention is a method of making fiber optic-to-metal connection seals. The optical fiber and a preform made of a sealing material are inserted into a metal cup. The metal is then heated to a temperature which melts the sealing material to form a herme... | 08/19/1997 |
| 5645285 | Electrically insulating locking insert for a seal, corresponding seal, and method of manufacturing such inserts A locking insert 4 for joining the male and female ends of spheroidal-graphite cast-iron pipes conveying fluids under pressure has a generally planar shape, and includes at least two metal parts 4A, 4B fixed to each other by an electrically insulating jun... | 07/08/1997 |
| 5573565 | Method of making an integral window hermetic fiber optic component In the fabrication of igniters, actuators, detonators, and other pyrotechnic devices to be activated by a laser beam, an integral optical glass window is formed by placing a preform in the structural member of the device and then melting the glass and sea... | 11/12/1996 |
| 5538527 | Method of sealing glass to aluminum, particularly for electrical feed-through connectors An insulating electrical feed-through connector extending through a wall of aluminium is obtained by using a sintered sleeve comprising phosphate glass in which a conductive pin is inserted. The sleeve is raised to a firing temperature in excess of the di... | 07/23/1996 |
| 5472471 | Process for the production of an optical fiber bundle for heat resistance and vacuum resistance by bonding fiber ends with a bonding glass An optical fiber bundle for heat resistance and vacuum resistance which can be used even at a very high temperature or high vacuum is provided in economical manner. This is accomplished by a process for the production of an optical fiber bundle for heat r... | 12/05/1995 |
| 5151118 | Method for producing a package-type semiconductor assembly In production of a closed package-type semiconductor assembly provided with a built-in semiconductor element and conductive leads for connection to outside devices, a conductive island, the conductive leads and other accessories are united together by one... | 09/29/1992 |
| 5048912 | Optical fiber switching with spherical lens and method of making same A ferrule having an optical fiber connected thereto and a spherical lens are fixed in a cylindrical lens holder to form a fiber collimator. The thickness of a cylindrical wall of the lens holder is made smaller at a spherical lens receiving portion than t... | 09/17/1991 |
| 5045100 | Method of forming a fibre optic terminal assembly A method of forming a fibre optic terminal assembly (17) comprising the steps of inserting fibres (8) into a duct (3) defined by a housing (1) comprising a sleeve portion (21) having an open end (10) and defining a tubular portion of the duct, the fibres ... | 09/03/1991 |
| 5006143 | Method of producing a joined article through bonding with low melting point glass A method of joining a number of articles using a low-melting point glass whereby recesses in the layer of low-melting point glass initially formed before joining reduces the entrapment of bubbles within the glass layer. Preferably, the recesses are formed... | 04/09/1991 |
| 4988375 | Method for fitting a spherical lens into an optical coupling device A method for making an airtight and highly precise fitting for a spherical lens in a cylindrical opening within a metallic body. The spherical lens is axially pressed into the opening where the diameter of the opening is smaller than the diameter of the s... | 01/29/1991 |
| 4917958 | Metal coated ceramic composition This invention provides a glass composition for joining ceramic articles to ceramic or metallic articles, the composition comprising: (i) about 100 parts by weight of at least one of TiN, TiB2, AlN, AlB2, BN, B4 C, SiC and Si | 04/17/1990 |
| 4895585 | Method of manufacturing lens elements A method of manufacturing lens elements, in which a glass preform heated to the softening temperature and an annular metal holder (3) enclosing the glass preform are arranged between the heated moulding dies (7,9) of a mould and are moulded in a pressing ... | 01/23/1990 |
| 4725333 | Metal-glass laminate and process for producing same This application is directed to a process of forming a laminate. The steps include providing a glass and a metal foil of either deoxidized copper alloy or oxygen-free copper alloy. The glass is heated at a temperature of between about 600° to about 1025Â... | 02/16/1988 |
| 4722632 | Tensilely stressed window usable with infrared detector A method of securing a window of crumbly material in the end of a tube so as to effectively prevent leakage during temperature cycling, first involving the step of selecting a window having a small clearance when placed inside the end of the tube. Any con... | 02/02/1988 |
| 4702884 | Glass-lined pipes A method of producing a glass-lined metal pipe in which an unconsolidated tal or metal alloy powder is loaded into a sealable glass mold comprising a graphite core, a glass sleeve slipped over the graphite core with a sliding fit, a sealable outer glass e... | 10/27/1987 |
| 4687540 | Method of manufacturing glass capacitors and resulting product This invention relates to a laminated glass capacitor and method of making the capacitor. The capacitor is constructed of a plurality of internal electrodes stacked and having glass layers therebetween to give electrostatic capacity. External electrodes a... | 08/18/1987 |
| 4676817 | Method and apparatus for forming a hermetic seal between glass and metal A rugged scintillation detector uses a hermetically sealed window assembly welded or otherwise bonded to the detector housing. A method and apparatus useful in forming a reproducible hermetic seal between the glass and an annular metal retaining ring is d... | 06/30/1987 |
| 4647244 | Hermetic seal for window usable with infrared detector A method of securing a window of crumbly material in the end of a tube so as to effectively prevent leakage during temperature cycling, first involving the step of selecting a window having a small clearance when placed inside the end of the tube. Any con... | 03/03/1987 |
| 4595614 | Method and apparatus for applying internal coatings to vessels The problem of distortion in the shape of the vessel by simultaneous heating and rolling at high temperatures is remedied by adding shape retaining, firing rings to the vessel. Firing rings are rings spacedly attached to the periphery of the vessel to mai... | 06/17/1986 |
| 4587144 | Low loss, compression, hermetic glass-to-metal-seal and method Glass-to-metal hermetic seal of the compression type in which a central metal eyelet is sealed to a central conductor, the eyelet being bondable to and having a coefficient of expansion characteristic compatible with glass in which the eyelet is made non-... | 05/06/1986 |
| 4566892 | Method for forming glass to metal seals in structural members A baseplate is made up of a metal stamped eyelet for the production of glass to metal seals. The baseplate has bores for accommodating respective metallic leads and insulating glass beads. The bores have on their inner walls abutments arranged at the lowe... | 01/28/1986 |
