Did You Know...
...that after Parker Brothers executives turned down the game of Monopoly because it had "52 fundamental errors" (including taking too long to play), a copy of the game wound up in the home of the company president who stayed up until 1 a.m. to finish playing it? He was so impressed by the game that the next day he wrote to inventor Charles Darrow and offered to buy it!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8168295 | Tempered glass substrate and method of producing the same A tempered glass substrate of the present invention is a tempered glass substrate, which has a compression stress layer on a surface thereof, and has a glass composition comprising, in terms of mass %, 40 to 71% of SiO2, 3 to 21% of Al2O3 | 05/01/2012 |
| 8075999 | Strengthened glass articles and methods of making A strengthened glass article having a central tension that is below a threshold value above which the glass exhibits frangible behavior. The central tension varies non-linearly with the thickness of the glass. The glass article may be used as cover plates or windows... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8062749 | Aircraft transparency having chemically tempered lithia-alumina-silica containing glass and method of making the chemically tempered glass An aircraft transparency in a glass piece, wherein the glass piece includes a chemically tempered first major surface and a chemically tempered opposite second major surface, a first case depth begins at the first major surface, a second case depth begins at the sec... | 11/22/2011 |
| 7989068 | Articles having an interface between a polymer surface and a modified glass surface An article includes (a) a glass substrate having a modified surface that comprises a glass surface and a layer of nanoscale inorganic oxide particles disposed in contact with and bound to at least a portion of the glass surface, and (b) a polymer layer disposed in c... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7871703 | Lithia-alumina-silica containing glass compositions and glasses suitable for chemical tempering and articles made using the chemically tempered glass A glass composition for chemical tempering includes oxides in wt % ranges of: SiO2 60 to 75; Al2O3 18 to 28; Li2O 3 to 9; Na2O 0 to 3; K2O 0 to 0.5; CaO 0 to 3; MgO 0 to 3; ZrO2 0 to 3; whe... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7678454 | Method for forming finely-structured parts, finely-structured parts formed thereby, and product using such finely-structured part In a formation method for forming a fine structure in a workpiece (30) containing an etching control component, using an isotropic etching process, a mask (32, 34) having an opening (36) is applied to the workpiece, and the workpiece is etched w... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7442423 | Hard surface-veneer engineered surfacing tiles Engineered tile panels incorporating a hard surface veneer formed from ceramic, glass, and stone layer affixed to the core or substrate which may be assembled gluelessly and which provide uniform grouting gaps upon assembly, is disclosed along with methods therefore... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7420720 | Optical element and method for the production thereof A method for producing an optical element, preferably a security feature, wherein a film having a first embossed hologram in an embossing layer is provided, and a second embossed hologram is embossed into the same embossing layer such that the first embossed hologra... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7358206 | UV transmitting glasses The present invention relates to a boroaluminosilicate glass which exhibits excellent UV transmission. In particular, the present invention is directed at an alkali fluorine-doped boroaluminosilicate glass comprising, in mole percent on the oxide basis, of 30-80% Si... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7348069 | Ceramic substrate for thin-film electronic components, method for producing the substrate, and thin-film electronic component employing the substrate A first ceramic substrate includes a substrate (2) and a glaze layer (3), wherein the glaze layer has a surface having an Ra of 0.02 μm or less and a Ry of 0.25 μm or less. A second ceramic substrate is formed by subjecting a glass layer (24) ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7326454 | Laminated glass with embrittled zone A composite pane having at least one weak point for closing a vehicle opening, which includes at least one glass pane and at least one further pane, and an intermediate layer that cormects the at least one glass pane and the at least one further pane to one another.... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7326500 | Sensitization of photo-thermo-refractive glass to visible radiation by two-step illumination Photo-thermo-refractive (PTR) glass is a multi-component silicate glass having photosensitivity in rear UV region. A novel process is disclosed for PTR glass sensitization to visible region by means of two-step illumination followed by thermal development. This disc... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7323426 | High strain point glasses A family of glasses from the SiO2—Al2O3—P2O5 ternary system exhibiting high strain point, transparency, and low coefficient of thermal expansion. The glasses have the following composition, expressed in mol ... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7309671 | Glass composition, glass article, glass substrate for magnetic recording media, and method for producing the same A glass substrate of the present invention for magnetic recording media having high heat resistance and easy chemical strengthening ability at once has not been obtained, which is a glass composition essentially comprising 60 to 70 wt % SiO2, 5 to 20 wt %... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7306848 | Tempered glass sheet, process and apparatus therefor A tempered glass sheet having in its front view a peripheral region including the peripheries, and a central region (9) occupying inside the peripheral region, wherein the average surface compressive stress in the central region (9) is larger than the ... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7294404 | Graded photocatalytic coatings The invention provides graded photocatalytic coatings. In one aspect, the invention provides a substrate carrying a photocatalytic coating that includes a first graded film region and a second graded film region. The first graded film region has a substantially cont... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7288495 | Photorefractive glass and optical elements made therefrom The present invention provides an alkali alumino-silicate Na—F-containing glass material and a method of making the alkali alumino-silicate Na—F-containing glass material, with the glass material capable of being made photosensitive and thus formed into optical ... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7273668 | Glass composition including zirconium, chemically strengthened glass article, glass substrate for magnetic recording media, and method of producing glass sheet The present invention provides a glass composition that has excellent heat resistance and ion exchange ability and can be provided with high strength by a chemical strengthening treatment through an ion exchange. This glass composition includes, in terms of mass %: ... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7264881 | Protective plate for a plasma display and a method for producing the same A protective plate for a plasma display comprises conductive substrate for protecting a plasma display and an electrode in electrical contact with the conductive substrate. ... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7264741 | Coater having substrate cleaning device and coating deposition methods employing such coater A coater having a substrate cleaning device is disclosed. Also disclosed are methods of processing substrates in a coater equipped with a substrate cleaning device. The substrate cleaning device comprises an ion gun (i.e., an ion source) that is positioned beneath a... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7258731 | Composite, nanostructured, super-hydrophobic material A hydrophobic disordered composite material having a protrusive surface feature includes a recessive phase and a protrusive phase, the recessive phase having a higher susceptibility to a preselected etchant than the protrusive phase, the composite material having an... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7255943 | Glass substrate for a magnetic disk, magnetic disk, and methods of producing the glass substrate and the magnetic disk On a principal surface of a glass disk substrate, a texture comprising a combination of an isotropic texture for stabilizing a flight of a magnetic head flying and traveling over a magnetic disk and an anisotropic texture for imparting a magnetic anisotropy to a mag... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7220446 | Management technique of friction coefficient based on surface roughness, substrate for information recording medium, information recording medium and manufacture method thereof There are disclosed an information recording medium substrate having a surface roughness of Rmax 15 nm or less, and an information recording medium, particularly an information recording medium substrate and information recording medium in which for surfaces of the ... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7217672 | Optical glass suffering little change in refractive index by radiation of light An optical glass wherein an amount of change in refractive index (Δn: difference in refractive index between a state before radiation and a state after radiation) caused by radiation of laser beam at wavelength of 351 nm having average output power of 0.43W, pulse ... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7213309 | Treated textile substrate and method for making a textile substrate Compositions and methods for treating textile substrates to obtain superior liquid repellent properties are disclosed. Durable microscopic surface structures imparted to the fibrous substrate allow liquids to bead up and roll off of its surface. Mechanical abrasion ... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7192648 | Thin film coating having transparent base layer The invention provides thin film coatings that have a transparent base layer. For example, the invention provides low-emissivity coatings with a transparent base layer. In certain embodiments, a silicon dioxide base layer is used. Methods of producing thin film coat... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7166549 | Antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, wound-healing and disinfecting glass and use thereof The invention relates to an antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory and disinfecting glass, whereby the glass comprises: 30–95 wt. % SiO2,0–40 wt. % Na 2O, 0–40 wt. % K2O, 0–40 wt. % Li2O, 0–35 wt. % CaO, 0–10 wt. % M... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7163712 | Microstamping activated polymer surfaces Methods of attaching a ligand to a surface are described that include contacting a surface with a substrate containing an amphiphilic comb polymer. The substrate is configured to provide a pattern of the amphiphilic comb polymer on a selected region of the surface. ... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7149013 | Optical element and method for the production thereof A method for producing an optical element, preferably a security feature, wherein a film having a first embossed hologram in an embossing layer is provided, and a second embossed hologram is embossed into the same embossing layer such that the first embossed hologra... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7141369 | Measuring cellular metabolism of immobilized cells This invention uses a receptor molecule such as an antibody etc immobilized to a chip for a solid phase, and a sensor such as a pH electrode or an oxygen electrode or a glucose electrode for a search device. After immobilizing specific living cells by a bio-specific... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7129179 | Method for topographical patterning of a device The device of the present invention facilitates engaging mating elements, such as actuators used in disc drives, with a pattern on the device. The improved device includes arcuate edges between at least one of the sidewalls in the pattern and the surface of the devi... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7108889 | Glass interleaving material and method There is provided a technique for interleaving glass sheets (which may or may not be provided with low-E coatings thereon) during shipment, transport, storage, and/or the like. In certain example embodiments, the glass sheet interleaving material includes a mixture ... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7096712 | Material testing system for turbines The wear resistance of impellers used in multi-stage turbine pumps is tested by using a multi-stage turbine pump having impellers with different physical properties to pump a fluid containing small amounts of an abrasive material. After the fluid has been pumped for... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7087541 | Glass composition for display panels A glass composition suitable for manufacturing plasma displays and large-area displays using the fusion draw process is provided. The glass composition includes 59–66 mol % SiO2, 14.5–18.0 mol % Al2O3, 8.5–12.0 mol % Na2 | 08/08/2006 |
| 7087308 | Protective plate for a plasma display and a method for producing the same A protective plate for a plasma display including a conductive substrate for protecting the plasma display. The conductive substrate includes a substrate having a glass plate and a conductive film formed on a resinous film bonded to the glass plate substrate. The pl... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7081216 | Foams and coatings Processes for the preparation of adherent polyvinylidene fluoride, hexafluoropropylene coatings on objects and for the direct production of open celled foams from a polymer latex without a need for any blowing agent. ... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7071133 | Colored glass compositions and-automotive vision panels with-reduced transmitted-color shift A neutral gray colored glass composition for automotive vision panels having reduced transmitted color shift characteristics is provided. The glass composition has a base portion including 65 to 75 weight percent SiO2, 10 to 20 weight percent Na2 | 07/04/2006 |
| 7060469 | Polymer grafting by polysaccharide synthases The present invention relates to methodology for polymer grafting by a polysaccharide synthase and, more particularly, polymer grafting using the hyaluronate synthase from Pasteurella multocida. ... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7048963 | Layered aligned polymer structures and methods of making same This invention includes a method of producing a thin, oriented layer of polymer material. The material is preferably produced by the method of introducing a shearing flow to a free surface in a predominantly monomeric solution of the self-assembling polymer sub-unit... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7040663 | Value document The invention relates to a document of value such as a paper of value or ID card with a security element having an optically variable material. Said optically variable material conveys different color effects at different viewing angles. Additionally, the security e... | 05/09/2006 |
