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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8119043 | Method of making master for manufacturing optical disc and method of manufacturing optical disc The method of the present invention includes: an exposing process in which an inorganic resist layer 101 formed on a substrate 100 is irradiated with recording laser light modulated by an information signal corresponding to an information signal of an ... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8025818 | Process for the production of an optical lens The invention relates to an optical hybrid lens. According to the invention, the lens consists of a substrate (1) that consists of a ceramic having a predetermined shape and at least another material (2), which covers a surface of the substrate (1 | 09/27/2011 |
| 7384581 | Forming transparent crystalline elements by cold working An infrared optical element, and methods for its manufacture. The optical element is made by cold working an ingot of a soft crystalline ionic solid such as silver halide or a thallium halide inside a sacrificial split die. The solid preferably includes at most one ... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7357876 | Eliminating printability of sub-resolution defects in imprint lithography The present invention provides a method of forming a desired pattern in a layer positioned on a substrate with a mold, the method including, inter alia, contacting the layer with the mold forming a shape therein having a plurality of features extending in a first di... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7323227 | Process for precise arrangement of micro-bodies A process for arranging a number of micro-bodies efficiently and precisely as one on one spot on a substrate. Charged spots are formed by a converging ion beam or the like on a substrate having an insulating property or the like, and micro-bodies having a siz... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7320854 | Radiation sensitive refractive index changing composition, pattern forming method and optical material There is provided a radiation sensitive refractive index changing composition containing an inorganic oxide particle, a polymerizable compound, a radiation sensitive decomposer and an escapable compound. The radiation sensitive decomposer decomposes upon exposure to... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7275397 | Method of molding a silica article Disclosed are high temperature free-flow mold for the production of near net-shape silica articles and method for the production of near net-shape silica articles. The mold is preferably made of graphite, preferably coated with SiC on the surfaces of the mold cavity... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7253416 | Radiation detector and detection method, and medical diagnostic apparatus employing same In a detector arrangement for a medical diagnosis apparatus as well as a medical imaging diagnostic method, radiation quanta striking a detector are detected and evaluated with spatial resolution. The use of collimators is thereby omitted, such that radiation quanta... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7252789 | High-density scintillators for imaging system and method of making same A scintillator composition comprising a garnet represented by (M1-x-yNxAy)3(Al5-a-bCaDb)O12, where M comprises yttrium, or terbium, or gadolinium, or holmium, or erbium, or thuli... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7247589 | Transparent polycrystalline sintered ceramic of cubic crystal structure Transparent polycrystalline sintered ceramic of cubic crystal structure. The invention relates to the field of technical ceramic and relates to transparent polycrystalline sintered ceramics of cubic crystal structure for applications with increased mechanical stress... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7238310 | Process for producing an inorganic monolithic molding The invention relates to the use of gelation moulds made from hydrophobicized glass tubes for the production of monolithic mouldings as sorbents for chromatography. ... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7217376 | Separation wall transfer mold, separation wall forming method, and plasma display panel formed by using the same A separation wall transfer mold adaptive to form separation walls on a substrate, includes a main body. A separation wall concave section has concaves for separation walls and is formed in a surface of the main body for a material of the separation walls to be spewe... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7180075 | X-ray detector including a scintillator with a photosensor coating, and a production process An X-ray detector is for a CT device and includes a phosphor layer for generating electromagnetic radiation as a function of the occurrence of X-radiation, and a photodetector layer for detecting the electromagnetic radiation generated by the phosphor layer. The pho... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7148480 | Polycrystalline optical window materials from nanoceramics Optical windows for protecting infrared sensing instruments are manufactured from nano-sized crystallites by compressing the crystallites into a continuous mass under high pressure in the presence of a pulsed electric current, preferably one produced by spark plasma... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7125912 | Doped sol-gel materials and method of manufacture utilizing reduced mixing temperatures A method of preparing a solution for forming a doped gel monolith includes providing a first substance including a metal alkoxide. The method further includes providing a second substance including a catalyst. The method further includes providing a chemical includi... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7121119 | Press molding apparatus for an optical element and method of manufacturing the optical element A transfer arm holds a plurality of preforms arranged in a single line and simultaneously drops and supplies the preforms downward. A positioning arm has a pair of arm split members split in its widthwise direction. The arm split members have positioning surfaces fo... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7106938 | Self assembled three-dimensional photonic crystal A method of making a photonic crystal includes obtaining single spheres for use in making a self assembled opal structure. Spherical particles are placed centrifuge and separated from doublets using a relative difference in sedimentation velocity in response to cent... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7098460 | Monolithic structure for x-ray CT collimator A conversion device for use in an imaging system is provided. The conversion device includes a first perforated plate portion forming a plurality of collimator channels separated by a plurality of thin collimator walls. A second perforated plate portion forming a pl... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7094301 | Method of forming a joint A method of joining at least two sintered bodies to form a composite structure, including providing a first multicomponent metallic oxide having a perovskitic or fluorite crystal structure; providing a second sintered body including a second multicomponent metallic ... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7077532 | Solar reflection panels A solar collector comprising a glass mirror, and a composite panel, wherein the back of the mirror is affixed to a front surface of the composite panel. The composite panel comprises a front sheet affixed to a surface of a core material, preferably a core material c... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7078697 | Thermally powered terahertz radiation source using photonic crystals Although THz radiation is naturally emitted by hot objects, the intensity levels are too weak to be considered as a practical THz source for most applications. Photonic crystal structures are used to modify the thermal emission peak associated with the standard Plan... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7052570 | Beads alignment structure, production method thereof, and bead alignment method for capillary beads array A method for producing a capillary bead array comprises the steps of: dispensing beads into a liquid pool, outside a capillary, having a depth of almost the same length as the particle diameter of a bead; leveling the excessive beads by moving a leveling member whic... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7050691 | Optical waveguide and method of manufacturing the same A method of manufacturing an optical waveguide having a core and a clad. The method includes forming a first clad by applying a resin on a substrate and curing the resin, applying a core material between a recessed mold which has a recess having a shape identical to... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7041240 | Method of manufacturing a high pressure discharge lamp vessel A vessel according to the present invention is made of a transparent or translucent material and includes a main portion and end portions which are integrated into the main portion, respectively. At least a central area of the main portion has a thickness smaller th... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7026362 | Sol-gel process utilizing reduced mixing temperatures A method of forming a gel monolith includes preparing a first solution comprising metal alkoxide and preparing a second solution comprising a catalyst. A third solution is prepared by mixing the first solution and the second solution together. At least one of the fi... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7025909 | Method for producing sphere-based crystals A moving bed filtration process for the production of sphere based crystals is disclosed. Sphere based crystals having an opal-like structure or an inverse opal-like structure can be produced in accordance with the invention. ... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6994808 | Planar lens and method for fabricating the same A planar lens capable of compensating for chromatic aberration and which is easy to manufacture and enables easy assembling of optical pickups and a method for fabricating the planar lens are provided. The planar lens includes a transparent substrate with a lens cav... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6951119 | Method for producing micromechanical and micro-optic components consisting of glass-type materials What is proposed here is a method of structuring surfaces of glass-type materials and variants of this method, comprising the following steps of operation: providing a semiconductor substrate, structuring, with the formation of recesses, of at least one surface of t... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6929764 | Polymers having ordered, monodisperse pores and their corresponding ordered, monodisperse colloids Ordered, monodisperse macroporous polymers, their corresponding ordered, monodisperse colloids, and methods of preparing them are disclosed. The methods use an ordered, monodisperse colloidal template to define the polymer pore morphology, which in turn acts as a mo... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6928220 | Sol-gel-derived optical fiber preform and method of manufacture A method forms an optical fiber preform. The method includes forming a sol-gel-derived rod having a first diameter. Forming the sol-gel-derived rod includes preparing a sol-gel solution including at least 3 mole % of a catalyst. The sol-gel solution is allowed to un... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6919054 | Reactant nozzles within flowing reactors Improved reaction chamber designs are described that provide for improved control over the flow within the reaction chamber. The reaction chambers contain reactions for particle production from a flowing reactant stream. Improved reactant delivery nozzles are descri... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6911110 | Thermally controlled solar reflector facet with heat recovery A high concentration central receiver system and method provides improved reflectors and a unique heat removal system. The central receiver has a plurality of interconnected reflectors coupled to a tower structure at a predetermined height above ground for reflectin... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6863847 | Method for producing sphere-based crystals A moving bed filtration process for the production of sphere based crystals is disclosed. Sphere based crystals having an opal-like structure or an inverse opal-like structure can be produced in accordance with the invention. ... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6852253 | Method of forming substrate Provided is a method of forming a substrate with which a good-quality substrate having few cracks is obtained. On a growth base made of sapphire with a thickness of smaller than or equal to 100 μm, a GaN substrate is grown as heating the growth base, and cooling is... | 02/08/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6842284 | Objective with lenses made of a crystalline material An objective (1), in particular for a microlithography projection apparatus, has lenses or lens parts falling into at least two groups. The first group (3) is made of a first crystalline material and the second group (5) is made of a second crys... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6764619 | Solid freeform fabrication of lightweight lithography stage A method of making an EUV lithography stage structure includes depositing a layer of a Ti doped SiO2 glass powder in a confined region to provide an underlying layer; applying a binder to form a primitive with the binder bonding the glass powder together ... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6616870 | Method of producing high aspect ratio domes by vapor deposition An apparatus for the manufacture of chemical vapor deposited domes. The apparatus has a vapor deposition chamber with a plurality of sides, a base and a top where the base has a reactant port for receiving a flow of chemical reactants. A male mandrel is j... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6548176 | Hydroxide-catalyzed bonding A method of bonding substrates by hydroxide-catalyzed hydration/dehydration involves applying a bonding material to at least one surface to be bonded, and placing the at least one surface sufficiently close to another surface such that a bonding interface... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6511615 | Hybrid organic-inorganic planar optical waveguide device A planar optical device is formed on a substrate. The device comprises an array of waveguide cores which guide optical radiation. A cladding layer is formed contiguously with the array of waveguide cores to confine the optical radiation to the array of wa... | 01/28/2003 |
