Did You Know...
...that Charles Goodyear performed some of his experiments on rubber while in debtor's prison? He was there so often he referred to it as his "hotel". Chronically in debt because of poor business sense and ill health, Goodyear depended on the generosity of friends and family. Even after he unlocked the secret to vulcanizing rubber, he was unable to improve his financial situation. When he died, his estate was $200,000 in debt.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7323033 | Nanostructured surfaces having variable permeability A nanostructured substrate is disclosed having a plurality of substrate openings disposed between the nanostructures on the substrate. When a desired fluid comes into contact with the substrate, at least a portion of the fluid is allowed to pass through at least one... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7251958 | Method for transporting glazing through a coating-depositing plant A method for transporting a fixed glazing to be equipped with a coating, particularly a curved glazing, through a coating plant. The glazing is transported by a transport device through the plant such that one of its main sides is covered with protection against the... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7190049 | Nanocylinder arrays Pathways to rapid and reliable fabrication of nanocylinder arrays are provided. Simple methods are described for the production of well-ordered arrays of nanopores, nanowires, and other materials. This is accomplished by orienting copolymer films and removing a comp... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7189435 | Nanofabrication Pathways to rapid and reliable fabrication of three-dimensional nanostructures are provided. Simple methods are described for the production of well-ordered, multilevel nanostructures. This is accomplished by patterning block copolymer templates with selective expos... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7156032 | Method and apparatus for controlling friction between a fluid and a body A method and apparatus is disclosed wherein nanostructures or microstructures are disposed on a surface of a body (such as a submersible vehicle) that is adapted to move through a fluid, such as water. The nanostructures or microstructures are disposed on the surfac... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7048889 | Dynamically controllable biological/chemical detectors having nanostructured surfaces A biological/chemical detector is disclosed that is capable of manipulating liquids, such as reagent droplets, without relying on microchannels. In a first embodiment, fluid flow is passed through the detector, thus causing particles wholly or partially containing a... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7037555 | Method of manufacturing a glazing panel A method of manufacturing a glazing panel having a solar factor (FS) of less than 70% and being composed of a vitreous substrate and a tin/antimony oxide coating layer provided on the vitreous substrate and having a Sb/Sn molar ratio ranging from 0.01 to 0.5, prefer... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6925839 | Method for making capillary splice A method of making a capillary splice includes applying pressure to a bore in a tube, applying heat to a portion of the tube to soften the portion of the tube, and forming a bubble within the bore in the heated portion under the influence of the pressure and heat. W... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6921546 | Antimicrobial glass and glass-like products and method of preparing same A glass or glass-like substrate having a contact-killing, non-leaching antimicrobial effective amount of metal ions contained in at least one surface region thereof, and having a color of b*≦+6 on the CIE international color scale is disclosed. The antimicrobial s... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6919119 | Electronic and opto-electronic devices fabricated from nanostructured high surface to volume ratio thin films An electronic or opto-electronic device or a chemical sensor comprising: an interpenetrating network of a nanostructured high surface area to volume ratio film material and an organic/inorganic material forming a nanocomposite. The high surface area to volume film m... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6827977 | Method of making window unit including diamond-like carbon (DLC) coating A method of making a coated article (e.g., window unit), and corresponding coated article are provided. A layer of or including diamond-like carbon (DLC) is formed on a glass substrate. Then, a protective layer is formed on the substrate over the DLC inclusive layer... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6595028 | Chemical reinforced glass substrate having desirable edge profile and method of manufacturing the same In a method of manufacturing a chemical reinforced glass substrate, consideration is previously made about a relationship between conditions of chemical reinforcement for a glass substrate and deformation caused by the chemical reinforcement at an edge po... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6568217 | Method for manufacturing fluorescent lamp A method for manufacturing a fluorescent lamp that can achieve stable luminous characteristics and discharge characteristics and also does not suffer from cracks in the interconnected portion of the glass tubes while handling or lighting the fluorescent l... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6546752 | Method of making optical coupling device A method of making an optical device comprises the steps of providing a body of vitreous material that is generally tubular along an axis. A portion of the body is molded with external mold structure for forming a bulbous portion when the interior of the ... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6546751 | Articles with selectively deposited overlay A method of providing a decorative metal pattern on an electrically non-conductive substrate, such as a glass or plastic substrate, which includes applying a mixture of heat fusible material, such as glass or plastic, with a metal having a particle size l... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6383566 | Process for depositing a tungsten-based and/or molybdenum-based layer on a rigid substrate, and substrate thus coated The present invention is directed to a process for depositing at least one layer (3) based on tungsten and/or on molybdenum by chemical vapor deposition on a non-conductive substrate (1), such as glass, ceramic, glass-ceramic, or polymer, which includes p... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6185961 | Nanopost arrays and process for making same A nanopost glass array contains up to 1012 /cm2 of magnetizable nanoposts having diameter of 10-1000 nm that are straight and parallel to each other and are typically of a uniform diameter relative to each other and along the post le... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6158246 | Barrier film for hydrogen coloration in glass Method of patterning or forming color gradients and/or designs on a glass surface are disclosed. Patterns are formed by depositing a film of metal on at least one surface of the glass; forming a layer of photoresist over the metal; exposing the article to... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6100209 | Glass frit A glass frit is prepared by heating an initial glass frit in the presence of a reducing agent so as to reduce metal moiety in the glass structure of the frit and then cooling the reaction mixture. Preferably, the frit prepared is used in a method of formi... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6027815 | Non-absorbing anti-reflective coated (ARC) reticle using thin dielectric films and method of forming reticle An anti-reflective reticle and a method by which the anti-reflective reticle is formed. Formed upon a first surface of a transparent substrate is a patterned metal layer. Formed upon the first surface of the transparent substrate including the patterned m... | 02/22/2000 |
| 6014872 | Methods of making insulating glass units with neutral, high performance, durable low-E glass coating systems A low-E sputter-coated layer system for automotive and architectural purposes of the basic Si3 N4 /NiCr/Ag/NiCr/Si3 N4 type improved by either an undercoat of TiO2 or the use of stainless steel in the... | 01/18/2000 |
| 5996376 | Methods of forming optical rods including three-dimensional patterns on end faces thereof A method of patterning a plurality of optical rods includes bonding a plurality of optical rods into an array wherein each of the optical rods is aligned so that an exposed end face of each of the optical rods is oriented in a common direction. The expose... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5974832 | Method for manufacturing glass and gold slabs for mosaics A method for manufacturing glass and gold slabs for mosaics, comprising the steps of: applying a fluid or semifluid suspension that contains gold to a glass sheet of suitable thickness; heating the sheet and the suspension so as to obtain a film-like coat... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5954850 | Method for making glass pressure capacitance transducers in batch The present provides a method for making glass pressure sensors in batch. First glass plates of appropriate dimensions are scribed. Then electrodes are sputters onto each of the plates, followed by screen printing a frit layer and crossover tabs. The plat... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5861189 | Method for producing mirrors by surface activation and pyrolytic deposition A method of producing mirrors comprising depositing a reflecting metal layer by pyrolysis on a ribbon of hot glass during the glass production process characterized by applying to the glass ribbon prior to deposition of the reflecting metal layer a primer... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5837108 | Matchable, heat treatable, durable, ir-reflecting sputter-coated glasses and method of making same A sputter-coated layer system including a non-nitrided and non-oxidized nickel or nickel alloy layer located between two layers of Si3 N4 of the requisite thicknesses and used for architectural and automotive glass substrates so as t... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5782945 | Method for forming silver tracks on glass A method of forming electrically conducting silver tracks on glass, by applying a silver composition comprising solids portion in a carrier medium to the glass and then firing the composition to form the tracks, wherein the solids portion contains element... | 07/21/1998 |
| 5780161 | Non-absorbing anti-reflective coated (ARC) reticle using thin dielectric films and method of forming the reticle An anti-reflective reticle and a method by which the anti-reflective reticle is formed. Formed upon a first surface of a transparent substrate is a patterned metal layer. Formed upon at least one of: (1) the first surface of the transparent substrate incl... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5720791 | Method of producing an optical lens element An optical lens element is produced by the following steps of: preparing a glass pre-form; forming a metal thin layer or a powder layer, said metal thin layer including gold, platinum, rhodium, nickel, or palladium; and pressing the glass pre-form with the metal th... | 02/24/1998 |
| 5584903 | Permeable attenuating distributor for a glass container coating apparatus and a method for coating containers Apparatus and method for coating hot glass bottles are improved by providing a controlled non-turbulent air supply directed downward across the coating material stream. The apparatus has a relocated blower for delivering process fluid (e.g. air) into an e... | 12/17/1996 |
| 5298048 | Heat treatable sputter-coated glass systems A heat treatable sputter-coated layer system for glass substrates may be applied before heat treatment if the layer system includes a metallic layer of nickel or a high nickel content alloy covered by a separate layer of metallic silicon or an oxide of ni... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5231036 | Method of using a contamination shield during the manufacture of EPROM semiconductor package windows A protective shield is provided on the UV transparent window of a ceramic lid for a EPROM integrated circuit package so as to prevent accumulation of foreign particulate matter thereon during the manufacture of the package.... | 07/27/1993 |
| 5225252 | Glass vacuum flask coating method A glass vacuum flask coating method comprising a step to put a metal material in the gap between an inner flask and an outer flask before said inner and outer flasks being formed into a blank for a glass vacuum flask, after the process of exhausting and t... | 07/06/1993 |
| 5201926 | Method for the production of coated glass with a high transmissivity in the visible spectral range and with a high reflectivity for thermal radiation Method for making glazing with a high transmissivity in the visible spectral range and with a high reflectivity for thermal radiation as well as low surface resistance. On substrates of mineral glass a system of coatings is built up in the following order... | 04/13/1993 |
| 5176728 | Method of making a mirror having extremely small aperture holes at other than normal angles to the surfaces of the mirror A process for manufacturing mirrors comprising notching the backside of a plate and etching it from one or both sides. The front side is plated and polished to a flat mirror-like-like surface. The plate is made from glass rods that have been fused togethe... | 01/05/1993 |
| 5167986 | Titanium silicide-coated glass windows Transparent glass windows comprising thereon titanium silicide (TiSi2) as the principal solar screening layer for reducing transmission of near infrared and visible radiation. In some embodiments, a protective layer of silicon or metal oxide, a... | 12/01/1992 |
| 5090983 | Metal enriched scratch resistant ceramic paint A metal powder is added to ceramic paint to prevent scratches on the painted surfaces of glass sheets formed by the gas hearth process.... | 02/25/1992 |
| 4995895 | Process for the manufacture of a toughened and/or bent sheet of glass with a silver coating Process for the manufacture of a toughened and/or bent, infrared-reflecting sheet of glass made of sodalime silicate glass, in which on at least side of a transparent glass base a silver coating is applied and on its side facing away from the glass base a... | 02/26/1991 |
| 4992087 | Process for the production of a tempered or bent glass plate with a rear coating, glass plate produced according to the same and the use thereof Process for the production of a tempered or bent glass plate provided with a transmission-reducing coating, in which to one side of the glass plate is applied at least one metal coating with a preponderant content of at least one metal or a metal alloy fr... | 02/12/1991 |
| 4983196 | Method of molding enamel coated glass sheet without adhesion to die In glass enamel coating compositions containing a glass frit system, a metal oxide pigment and a vehicle therefor, the improvement comprising the presence of iron metal powder to provide anti-stick, color maintenance and adhesion properties; the resulting... | 01/08/1991 |
