Did You Know...
...that the video game, Pong, was invented by a guy who graduated at the bottom of his engineering class? Nolan Bushnell spent more time running the games at a local amusement park than he did on his studies at the University of Utah. His dreams of working for Disney's amusement empire were dashed when the company wouldn't hire him. Taking a boring job, Nolan daydreamed about electronic versions of popular games. He invented Pong, the first video game, and went on to found Atari Co.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8182866 | Method of producing a substrate which is coated with a mesoporous layer and use thereof in ophthalmic optics The invention relates to a method of producing a substrate which is coated with a mesoporous layer and to the use thereof in ophthalmic optics. The inventive method comprises the following steps comprising: preparing a precursor sol containing (i) a precursor agent ... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8178159 | Organosilicate resin formulation for use in microelectronic devices Silane compositions having an aromatic functionality and a ethylenically functionality and comprising a latent acid catalyst are deposited in two or more layers on a substrate. Each layer differs in light absorption properties from an adjacent layer. Some layers may... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8163333 | Optical member, optical system using the optical member, and method of manufacturing an optical member Provided is an optical member capable of keeping a high performance antireflection effect over a long period of time with respect to an arbitrary substrate. The optical member has plural layers on a substrate, and includes at least one metal oxide layer having a voi... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8158191 | Coating compositions, articles, and methods of coating articles Processes for tinting a transparent, abrasion-resistant coating that is coated on at least one surface of a substrate are provided. The processes include coating the substrate with a transparent, tintable, abrasion-resistant coating composition, curing the coating c... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8153192 | Method of forming a composite The invention relates to a method of forming a composite, to composites and devices produced by said method, and to uses thereof. ... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8128990 | Abrasion resistant coating composition The invention provides a coating composition for an optical element, such as an ophthalmic lens. The coating composition includes a relatively rigid multifunctional monomer and a relatively flexible difunctional monomer. The rigid multifunctional monomer and the fle... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8119194 | Infrared reflecting layer system for transparent substrate An infrared radiation reflecting transparent layer system on a transparent substrate and a method for producing same is provided. The infrared radiation reflecting layer system comprises an infrared radiation reflecting layer sequence which includes a selective func... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8110249 | UV-curable antireflective coating composition, antireflective coating film using the same, and its manufacturing method An antireflective coating composition includes a photopolymerizable acrylate monomer (C1); a particle-type metal fluoride (C2) with a refractive index of 1.40 or less; a photopolymerization initiator (C3); and at least one liquid dispersion-enhancing chelating agent... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8084082 | Optical member, optical system using the optical member, and method of manufacturing an optical member Provided is an optical member capable of keeping a high performance antireflection effect over a long period of time with respect to an arbitrary substrate. The optical member has plural layers on a substrate, and includes at least one metal oxide layer having a voi... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8075946 | Discharge method, color filter manufacturing method, electro-optical apparatus, and electronic device A discharge method is provided to discharge a liquid containing a functional material from a plurality of nozzles of a droplet discharge head to a plurality of film formation regions of a discharge medium in synchronization with a relative movement of the discharge ... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8075947 | Optical thin-film-forming methods and optical elements formed using same Optical thin-film-forming methods are disclosed that form optical thin film on a base plate arranged in a vacuum chamber. An exemplary method includes the steps of retaining the base plates on a plurality of retaining frames of a base-plate retainer, heating the bas... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8007861 | Ink jet applicator An ink jet applicator includes an ink jet head having nozzle via which liquid droplets are jetted, a seal mechanism sealing the nozzle using a pressure vessel; a solution supply mechanism supplying a solution to the nozzle at a predetermined pressure. ... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7985443 | Self-cleaning lighting device The invention relates to a self-cleaning lighting device comprising a light source and a wall, which permits a portion of at least the radiation emitted by said source to pass therethrough and which is covered, over a portion of at least one of its two faces, by a p... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7947325 | Methods for manufacturing flexible transfer body and flexible optical disc and flexible optical disc manufactured thereby In a flexible transfer body employing curable resin as a transfer material, thickness unevenness in a substrate and a transfer layer is reduced and the thickness of the transfer layer is made to be uniform. Liquid curable resin is coated onto a rotation center or th... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7931936 | Optical transparent member and optical system using the same It is an object to provide an optical transparent member capable of maintaining a high-performance antireflection effect for a base over a long period of time, and an optical system using the same, specifically an optical transparent member including on a base a lay... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7923062 | Display device A display device includes a first plastic substrate including a composite layer having a resin-impregnated fiber fabric, an inorganic barrier layer formed on the composite layer, and a planarizing resin layer formed on the inorganic barrier layer; and a display medi... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7910161 | Manufacturing device and manufacturing method for optical disc This manufacturing device for an optical disc includes: a disc-supporting base on which a disc substrate is mounted; a pin-shaped member arranged at a center of the disc-supporting base, and is movable in the vertical in a center hole of the disc substrate; and a ca... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7879390 | Surface energy control methods for color filter printing Black matrix (BM) material is deposited on glass and patterned to form walls that define an array of wells. Various surface treatments and masking schemes are utilized to achieve surface energy control of the BM glass. The surface treatments include one or more of c... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7871664 | Parabolic trough or dish reflector for use in concentrating solar power apparatus and method of making same A reflector (e.g., mirror) for use in a solar collector or the like is provided. In certain example embodiments of this invention, a reflector is made by (a) forming a reflective coating on a thin substantially flat glass substrate (the thin glass substrate may or m... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7842336 | Method of forming overcoat layer, method of producing color filter substrate, and color filter substrate and liquid crystal display produced using same The invention relates to a method of forming an overcoat layer, containing a hydrophobic functional group and a hydrophilic functional group, that omits a post-treatment process after the overcoat layer is formed. The invention also relates to a method of producing ... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7820236 | Optical film coating A low fringing film coating includes a transparent polymeric layer having a surface, and a plurality of projections extending away from the surface. The projections have a mean height of 0.05 to 1 μm and a mean distance between projections of 0.5 to 2 mm. The coati... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7820234 | Manufacturing method of optical information recording medium A method of manufacturing an optical information recording medium to/from which signals can optically be recorded and reproduced. The recording medium includes a signal substrate (100), a signal recording layer (110), and a transparent cover layer (... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7820235 | Process for producing coated sheet, optically functional layer, optically compensating plate, optical device and image display The method of cleaning a coated sheet according to the present invention is characterized in that dry wind is brown along the traveling direction of a film onto the surface of a coating layer wherein the solid content and the viscosity of the coating solution are wi... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7781011 | Tool for coating an optical disc, method of coating an optical disc, and method for fabricating an optical disc The invention relates to a tool for coating an optical disc, and the tool includes: a coating section for spreading coating material; a restricting section for defining a coating area; and a support section for supporting the coating section and the restricting sect... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7776389 | Method for producing anti-glare film A method for producing an anti-glare film includes applying a coating composition including at least a resin, a solvent, and fine particles to a substrate; drying the coating composition applied to the substrate so that a Benard cell structure is formed in the surfa... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7771781 | Anti-glare film, manufacturing method of anti-glare film, anti glaring anti-reflection film, polarizing plate, and display It is an object of the present invention to provide an anti-glare film and a manufacturing method thereof, in which undesired image capturing caused by outside light and lowered contrast are effectively inhibited without lowering sharpness of a high quality image vi... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7763313 | Tinting optical substrates The present invention provides a method for tinting an optical substrate. The method includes the steps of applying a coating composition containing: • a polymerisable monomer having a polyoxyalkylene backbone containing at least four contiguous oxyalkylene units,... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7744951 | Coated glass substrate with infrared and ultraviolet blocking characteristics A composite oxide coating is provided on a substrate over an infrared (IR) blocking multi-layer coating (e.g., low-E coating), where the composite oxide coating efficiently blocks ultraviolet (UV) radiation. The composite oxide coating and the low-E coating may be h... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7732006 | Coating composition and optical mar-resistant tintable coating A coating composition and coating for ophthalmic lenses and other polymeric substrates having a unique combination of excellent solution stability, rapid cure rate, improved mar resistance, rapid dye absorption, and improved receptivity towards antireflective coatin... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7727581 | Process for applying a coating on an optical lens face and implementation system A process is provided where at least one main face of an optical lens is subjected to a corona discharge or atmospheric plasma treatment. The optical lens is dipped in a curable coating composition to deposit a layer of the curable coating composition on said main f... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7727582 | Rubbing method and method and apparatus for producing optical film According to the rubbing method of the present invention, since the support is pressed against the rubbing roller by applying fluid pressure to the backside of the support (web), uniform rubbing can be performed without generating wrinkles on the web. In other words... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7722921 | Anti-reflection film producing method and apparatus Anti-reflection film includes a transparent support, at least one optical functional layer overlaid on the support, and a low refractive index layer, overlaid on the optical functional layer, and having a lower refractive index than the optical functional layer. An ... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7713579 | Coating apparatus, coating method, and method for manufacturing optical film The coating apparatus includes a base for supporting a slot die, wherein the base has a height of not more than 5 m from a ground level, and a mean cross sectional area of not less than 3 m2 in terms of a horizontal direction. ... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7700150 | Method for preparation of diffusion sheet A low cost and simple method for preparation of diffusion sheets comprising the steps of swelling, wetting and dispersing nano-scale clay, toluene, and a dispersant to form a paint. The paint is then coated on a surface of a polymer substrate by a wet coating proces... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7691435 | Thermal control coatings The invention discloses differing embodiments of thermal control coatings, spacecraft components having coatings, and methods for controlling the temperature of a component. In one embodiment, a thermal control coating under the invention may include one or more the... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7670640 | Curable fluorine-containing polymer, curable resin composition prepared from same and antireflection film There are provided a curable fluorine-containing polymer which can realize a high hardness by photo-curing while maintaining a low refractive index, an antireflection film possessing improved scratch resistance and abrasion resistance while maintaining a reflection ... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7666468 | Method for manufacturing optical element A method for manufacturing an optical element having a metal wire grid containing a plurality of metal wires on a substrate includes forming the metal wire grid with an LSP (Liquid Self-patterning Process). ... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7662432 | Pattern formation method A pattern formation method includes forming a plurality of concave parts adjacent to each other on a substrate, and discharging droplets including a functional liquid material on the substrate to form a prescribed pattern of the functional liquid material that strad... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7658967 | Methods for applying sound dampening and/or aesthetic coatings and articles made thereby A method for providing a coated vehicle transparency, includes the steps of: (a) providing a vehicle transparency having a vision area and a non-vision area; and (b) applying a sound dampening coating composition to at least a portion of the non-vision area of the t... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7645480 | Procedure for reproduction of a photographic picture in an article of glass The invention relates to a procedure for applying pictures, preferably color pictures, in the surface of a glass article. The pictures are separated by color to make different templates for different colors, e.g. for silk screen printing, or for another method to ap... | 01/12/2010 |
