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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7887882 | Stabilized ultra-violet absorbers The invention provides UV absorber solutions that do not require use of a solvent to prevent formation of insoluble reaction products. The invention is useful in the manufacture of ocular devices including spectacle, contact and intraocular lenses, but may find its ... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7842339 | Method of making a wipe-resistant antireflection coating on a borosilicate glass body and coating solution for use in said method In the method of making an adherent and wipe-resistant porous SiO2-containing antireflection coating on a borosilicate glass body a coating solution containing from 1.0 to 6.0 wt. % of HCl, from 0.5 to 7.0 wt. % of a SiO2 sol based on solids co... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7413600 | Composition for opaque coating, lamp with coating, and method of manufacture A composition for the manufacture of an opaque silvery coating on a glass surface is provided. The composition comprises a mixture of at least two metal powders. The metal powder mixture contains carbonyl iron and aluminum, and a carrier liquid for forming a suspens... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7390533 | Automated priming station The automated system includes a fluid dispenser having an applicator tip which is used to apply a fluid to an object. A compliance mechanism is utilized to assist in maintaining the applicator tip of the fluid dispenser in contact with the object during the coating ... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7390531 | Method for producing a tool which can be used to create surface structures in the sub-μm range The invention is a method for producing a tool which can be used to create optically active surface structures in the sub-μm range, having a support surface onto which relief surface structures are applied over the support surface by means of material deposition. T... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7390532 | Method for the production of optical elements with gradient structures A process for producing an optical element having a gradient structure, wherein a potential difference is generated in a nanocomposite material comprising nanoscale particles in a matrix material to cause a directed diffusion of the nanoscale particles in the matrix... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7348377 | Fluoropolymer sealant A heat sealable tape of a copolymer of tetrafluoroethylene and at least about 15% by weight of a highly fluorinated monomer. The copolymer has a melt viscosity of no greater than about 1000 Pa·S at 372° C. and an application temperature of no greater than about 25... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7311399 | Method of making a thermoplastic-based article and a thermoplastic-based article made thereby An article, such as a lens article (10, 10′, 10″, 100) containing a first component, e.g., a filter (14, 14′), or component thereof, having a minimum degradation temperature, and a second component, e.g., a substrate (22, 22′), comprisin... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7262243 | Coating composition, antireflection film, photoresist and pattern formation method using it To provide a coating composition useful to form an antireflection film having a refractive index lower than 1.4, excellent in water solubility and long-term stability in the form of a water solution. A coating composition containing a fluoropolymer having ionic func... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7250197 | Plasma treatment of contact lens and IOL Intraocular lenses or contact lenses 20 are placed on a lower spindle 34 and held there by a vacuum in conduit 34. Noble and reactive gases 56, 58 are introduced and a voltage is applied across upper spindle 32 and lower spindle | 07/31/2007 |
| 7247347 | Method of coating an optical fiber A method of coating an optical fiber includes a step of coating the fiber with a curable coating composition and a step of curing the composition, which contains an unsaturated compound having a double bond and an oxidation catalyst. The curing step includes an in-l... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7169441 | Method for making a UV-reflecting interference layer system There is provided a UV-reflective interference layer system for transparent substrates with broadband anti-reflection properties in the visible wavelength range. The interference layer system includes at least four individual layers. Successive layers have different... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7136562 | Light guide plate with a reflective means and process for forming the same A process for forming a light guide plate with a reflection film includes: (a) providing a light guide plate (30), which has a light input surface (303) with light incident portions (3032), a bottom surface (304), a light output surface (... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7128944 | Method for making thermally tempered glass comprising a non-abrasive, porous, SiOantireflection layer The invention relates to thermally tempered safety glass comprising an non-abrasive and porous SiO2 layer which is stable during sintering and has a refractive index of between 1.25 and 1.40. The inventive safety glass can be obtained by coating standard ... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7125578 | Photoinduced charge-transfer materials for nonlinear optical applications A method using polyelectrolyte self-assembly for preparing multi-layered organic molecular materials having individual layers which exhibit ultrafast electron and/or energy transfer in a controlled direction occurring over the entire structure. Using a high molecula... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7078071 | Glass composite including dispersed rare earth iron garnet nanoparticles Glass/nanoparticle composites are provided which include a glass matrix with a high density of heterologous nanoparticles embedded therein adjacent the outer surfaces of the composite. Preferably, the glass matrix is formed of porous glass and the nanoparticles are ... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7037573 | Antireflection film, its production method, optical device, and image display An antireflection layer is formed directly or through an other layer at least on one side of a transparent base film of an antireflection film. The antireflection layer is made of at least two kinds of low refractive index materials satisfying a relationship of refr... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6991827 | Apparatus and method for dip coating lenses An apparatus for dip coating lenses comprises a tank for containing a coating liquid, a coating chamber for receiving one or more ophthalmic lenses. The tank is in fluid communication with the coating chamber for permitting the flow of coating liquid between the tan... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6942351 | Forming a silver coating on a vitreous substrate A process for forming a silver coating on a surface of a vitreous substrate is described. The process comprises an activating step in which said surface is contacted with an activating solution, a sensitising step in which said surface is contacted with a sensitisin... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6921452 | Light redirective display panel and a method of making a light redirective display panel An optical display panel which provides improved light intensity at a viewing angle by redirecting light emitting from the viewing screen, and a method of making a light redirective display panel, are disclosed. The panel includes an inlet face at one end for receiv... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6902761 | Selective coating of the interior of glass tubes with a metallic mirror surface The invention relates to a method for the interior metal-coating of glass tubes, with the metal-coated surface being a cylindrical shell. In accordance with the invention such a method comprises the following process steps: ... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6896928 | Two-layer protective coating system for LCD glass Two-layer protective coating system for glass surfaces is disclosed. The base coating comprises at least one polysaccharide, and the top coating has a lower solubility in water than the base coating. The coating system provides good protection against contaminants a... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6875642 | Method for manufacturing thin film, and thin film A method for manufacturing thin film and a thin film. The method comprises dipping a substrate in a solution that dries up forming a layer on the surface of the substrate and controlling layer thickness by changing the rate of dipping the substrate in the solution. ... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6861091 | Self-assembly of organic-inorganic nanocomposite thin films for use in hybrid organic light emitting devices (HLED) A self-assembly process for preparing luminescent organic-inorganic nanocomposite thin films is disclosed. A homogeneous solution in water and an organic solvent is obtained containing a soluble silicate, a silica coupling agent, a surfactant, and an organic materia... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6858270 | Liquid crystal imprinting Oriented materials and methods for their formation are disclosed. The oriented material is formed by depositing an oriented component from an oriented liquid crystal medium. Oriented materials having multiple layers and methods for their formation are also disclosed... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6852353 | Process for surface modifying substrates and modified substrates resulting therefrom The present invention generally relates to a method of modifying the surface of substrates such as contact lenses and other biomedical articles by at least partially coating the surfaces of such substrates with a polymeric tie layer having reactive sites. Various ot... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6815070 | Polymer-coated thin glass film substrates The invention relates to a glass-plastic composite film, especially for use in electronic components and devices, such as displays. The inventive film consists of a glass film which is between 10 μm and 500 μm thick, and is characterised in that a polymer layer wi... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6723396 | Liquid crystal imprinting Oriented materials and methods for their formation are disclosed. The oriented material is formed by depositing an oriented component from an oriented liquid crystal medium. Oriented materials having multiple layers and methods for their formation are also disclosed... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6680080 | Method for antiglare treatment and material having antiglare properties This invention relates to a method of antiglare treatment of an organic or inorganic substrate, particularly, sensitive to temperature increases such as phosphate substrates and to a material having antiglare properties that can be obtained by the method ... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6656522 | Methods for making antireflection coatings for heat-treatable inorganic substrates The invention includes a bilayer antireflection coating, multilayer antireflection coatings, and a method for making a multilayer antireflective coated substrate. The bilayer and multilayer coatings include layers having metallic oxides, at least one laye... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6641937 | Transparent conductive film and process for producing the film The present invention is for a transparent conductive film of nitrogen-containing indium tin oxide 5 nm to 100 μm thick formed on a substrate. The process for producing the transparent film includes exciting the surface of the substrate in a vacuum and d... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6620454 | Processes for forming a faceplate having a transparent substrate with diffuser surface Processes for making a transparent substrate having a glare reducing diffuser surface coating on its surface are disclosed to provide a touchscreen or a faceplate such as for attachment to a screen for a cathode ray tube or other display device. Preferabl... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6579673 | Patterned deposition of antibody binding protein for optical diffraction-based biosensors The present invention provides an inexpensive and sensitive device and method for detecting and quantifying analytes present in a medium. The device comprises a metalized film upon which is printed a specific, predetermined pattern of an antibody-binding ... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6572974 | Modification of infrared reflectivity using silicon dioxide thin films derived from silsesquioxane resins Changes in the infrared reflection spectrum of a thin film of silica-like resinous material sandwiched between metal electrodes can be induced by applying an electric potential to a top electrode which is semitransparent. Characteristic infrared absorptio... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6472012 | Antireflection film, process for forming the antireflection film, and antireflection glass The present invention relates to an antireflection film effective for improving the transparency of an image display device such as a liquid crystal display (LCD), a plasma display (PDP), CRT, EL or a touch panel, to an optical product made of glass, such... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6463760 | Method for the production of optical layers having uniform layer thickness The wet film thickness during spraying of the coating composition onto the substrate is preferably adjusted such that it is greater by a factor of at least 8 than the target dry film thickness.... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6461670 | Water-repellent solution and method of forming water-repellent film on substrate by using the solution A water-repellent solution for forming a superior water-repellent film on a glass substrate is produced by subjecting a fluoroalkyl-group contained silane compound to a hydrolysis and a condensation polymerization. With this, at least dimers and trimers o... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6455103 | Method for producing multilayered optical systems Inorganic multilayered optical systems are produced by applying to a glass substrate a flowable composition containing nanoscale solid inorganic particles containing polymerizable or polycondensable organic surface groups, polymerizing and/or polycondensi... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6440491 | Processes for forming transparent substrate with diffuser surface Processes for making a transparent substrate having a glare reducing diffuser surface coating on its outer surface are disclosed to provide a faceplate such as for attachment to a screen for a cathode ray tube or other display device. Preferably, the coat... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6436469 | Method for preparing transparent conductive thin film by rapid thermal annealing method The present invention relates to a transparent conductive thin film and a method for the preparation of the same., and more particularly to a method for the preparation of a transparent conductive thin film comprising the steps of a) preparing a sol solut... | 08/20/2002 |
