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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8097381 | Solid oxide fuel cell generator including a glass sealant A solid oxide fuel cell generator is provided for electrochemically reacting a fuel gas with a flowing oxidant gas at an elevated temperature to produce power. The generator includes a generator section receiving a fuel gas and a plurality of elongated fuel cells ex... | 01/17/2012 |
| 7816292 | Nano glass powder and use thereof, in particular multicomponent glass powder with a mean particle size of less than 1 μm A glass powder or a glass-ceramic powder is provided that includes multicomponent glasses with at least three elements, where the glass powder or a glass-ceramic powder has a mean particle size of less than 1 μm. In some embodiments, the mean particle size is less ... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7605098 | Low alkali, non-crystalline, vitreous silica fillers A substantially white powder for use as a filler and/or extender derived from by-products of manufacturing vitreous low alkali, low iron glass fibers, and a method for producing the powder. The filler has very low alkalinity and by virtue of its being essentially fr... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7438973 | Thermal transfer assembly for ceramic imaging A thermal transfer assembly that comprises a thermal transfer ribbon and a covercoated transfer sheet. The thermal transfer ribbon includes a support and a ceramic ink layer. The ceramic ink layer is present at a coating weight of from about 2 to about 15 grams per ... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7329491 | Methods for isolating nucleic acids A method for purification of a nucleic acid comprising the steps of (a) adsorbing on a substrate the nucleic acid from a composition containing (i) an aqueous buffer, (ii) salts in a high concentration, (iii) a water-miscible, non-acidic organic compound, and (iv) t... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7324285 | Optical elements and imaging optics comprising them The optical elements are made from an opto-ceramic material that is characterized by high density, transparency for visible light and IR, high refractive index, high Abbe number and outstanding relative partial dispersion. Mixed oxides are sintered to obtain the opt... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7294594 | Glass composition A glass composition of the present invention relates to a multicomponent oxide glass composition manufactured by melting glass raw materials, which contains: 10 ppm or more of at least one type of a polyvalent element; minimum valence cations of the polyvalent eleme... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7291573 | Low melting glass, sealing composition and sealing paste A low melting glass, which contains substantially no lead and contains 70-90% of Bi2O3, 1-20% of ZnO, 2-12% of B2O3, 0.1-5% of Al2O3, 0.1-5% of CeO2, 0-5% of CuO, 0-0.2% of Fe2O | 11/06/2007 |
| 7291050 | Method of forming dielectric on an upper substrate of a plasma display panel The present invention relates to a method of making a plasma display panel, and more specifically, a method of forming a dielectric layer on an upper substrate of a plasma display panel. According to first embodiment of the present invention, a method of forming a d... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7229600 | Nanoparticles of rare earth oxides Rare earth compositions comprising nanoparticles, methods of making nanoparticles, and methods of using nanoparticles are described. The compositions of the nanomaterials discussed may include scandium (Sc), yttrium (Y), lanthanum (La), cerium (Ce), praseodymium (Pr... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7217448 | Glass structure and method for producing the same A limited portion of a surface of a glass substrate is removed by application of a laser beam on the limited portion of the glass substrate to thereby produce a glass structure according to the invention. The glass substrate contains at least one element such as tit... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7208238 | Substrate for information recording medium, information recording medium and process for producing information recording medium A substrate for a magnetic recording medium made of a glass or crystallized glass which has a specified spectral light transmittance and a process for producing an information recording medium. ... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7198390 | Reflector, projective display and projector It is an object of the present invention to provide a reflector made of heat-resistant glass. It is another object of the present invention to provide a projective display which uses the reflector. A projector device having: a light source emitting white ligh... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7162892 | Method for making float glass having reduced defect density A method for reducing the defect density of glass comprising melting a glass composition comprising from 65–75 wt. % of SiO2; from 10–20 wt. % of Na2O; from 5–15 wt. % of CaO; from 0–5 wt. % of MgO; from 0–5 wt. % of Al2O | 01/16/2007 |
| 7090937 | Glass substrate for information recording medium and magnetic information recording medium to which the glass substrate is applied Disclosed are a glass substrate for an information recording medium, having excellent scratch resistance and a light weight and having high fracture toughness, the glass substrate having a fragility index value, measured in water, of 12 μm−1/2 or less ... | 08/15/2006 |
| 6866929 | Glass powders, methods for producing glass powders and devices fabricated from same Glass powders and methods for producing glass powders. The powders preferably have a small particle size, narrow size distribution and a spherical morphology. The method includes forming the particles by a spray pyrolysis technique. The invention also includes novel... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6831026 | Essentially lead free glass and a glass tube made therefrom The invention relates to an essentially lead free glass. The lead free glass is suitable for making glass tubes and glass tubes for electric lamps in particular. The essentially lead free glass is characterized by having the lead oxide of a lead glass replaced by 1.... | 12/14/2004 |
| 6783920 | Photosensitive glass variable laser exposure patterning method The direct-write pulsed UV laser technique combined with the variable laser exposure fabrication method entails the precise variation of the laser irradiance during pattern formation in the photostructurable glass for variable laser exposing processing. The variable... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6761760 | Dental porcelains Opaque porcelains for use with metal cores in the manufacture of PFM restorations. The porcelains exhibit a coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) substantially equal to or slightly above the CTE of the metal to which it is applied. The porcelains exhibit a CTE equa... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6679945 | Pyrogenically prepared silicon dioxide Pyrogenically prepared silicon dioxide with the following physicochemical properties: 1. Average particle size (D50 value)D50ࣙ150 nm (dynamic light scattering, 30 wt %) 2. Viscosity (5 rpm, 30 wt %) ηࣘ100 m.multidot.Pas 3... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6674236 | Gas-discharge display panel and process for manufacturing the display panel A display panel is provided that has a multilayer structure made of a colored glass layer having a desired shape and optical characteristics and a non-colored glass layer having high transparency, as well as high productivity. The display panel has a non-... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6592974 | Conductive paste and ceramic electronic component A conductive paste containing no Pb and able to suppress heat generation in a sintered ceramic body, and a medium and high voltage ceramic capacitor with thick film electrodes formed thereof, are provided. The conductive paste containing substantially no ... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6566289 | White enamel for aluminized or galvanized steel The present invention provides a composition for use in forming a white porcelain enamel coating on aluminized or galvanized steel. The composition according to the present invention includes a solids portion including a glass component and a white pigmen... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6475607 | Dielectric ceramic composition and multilayered ceramic substrate A multilayered ceramic substrate is produced by laminating and sintering insulating ceramic layers and one or more dielectric ceramic layers. The insulating ceramic layer is composed of a BaO--Al2 O3 -SiO2 low temperature ... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6403506 | Glass powder and use thereof The invention relates to a glass powder, where at least one oxidizing agent or one reducing agent is added to the glass powder. The glass powder is preferably used as dental glass powder.... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6403200 | Insulator ceramic composition An insulator ceramic composition making it possible to obtain a sintered material which can be fired at low temperature of 1000° C., can be co-sintered with Ag and Cu, exhibits superior mechanical strength, exhibits high Q value and is appropriate for us... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6403199 | Insulating ceramic, multilayer ceramic substrate, ceramic electronic parts and laminated ceramic electronic parts An insulating ceramic includes a fired mixture of a MgO--MgAl2 O4 ceramic and a borosilicate glass, in which MgAl2 O4 crystal phase and at least one of Mg3 B2 O6 crystal phase and ... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6335298 | Insulating glass paste and thick-film circuit component Disclosed is an insulating glass paste capable of forming an over glaze layer having a low rate of occurrence of cracks and excellent reliability. The insulating glass paste is used for forming an over glaze layer on an insulating substrate exhibits a fra... | 01/01/2002 |
| 6245733 | Porous agglomerations of fused microspheres A pre-glass agglomeration fragrance delivery system comprising fused microspheres and a fragrance incorporated therein. The pre-glass agglomeration has an extended fragrance release time exceeding a year and a half, and uses microcapillary action to quick... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6214754 | Silicon nitride coating compositions The present invention relates to thick film coating compositions which adhere particularly well to silicon nitride substrates and accordingly may be used in the manufacture of heater apparatus using such substrates. Such thick film coating materials compr... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6188047 | Radiant electric heater The insulation component of a radiant electric heater device formed with fused silica particulates is combined in the device during its construction. Final preparation of the insulation takes place after assembly in a metal dish of the device.... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6187407 | Glass substrate for magnetic recording medium and method of manufacturing the same In a glass substrate for use in an information recording medium which is specified by Young's modulus E, the Young's modulus E is determined by the following equation (1) so that the Young's modulus exceeds 90, E=Σxi.rho..sub.iΣx.sub.i si | 02/13/2001 |
| 6183871 | Sealing glass paste for cathode ray tubes A sealing glass paste which comprises at least one sealing glass frit powder and an aqueous binder which comprises an aqueous solution, dispersion or emulsion of a polymeric material and a water soluble oxidant which decomposes at a temperature of below 4... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6149889 | Radioactive particles and methods for preparing same A nuclear medical drug for localize radiotheraphy of a tumor and methods for its preparation. The drug includes a radioactive ceramic or glass particle having biocompatiblity. Ceramic or glass particles prepared by traditional processes become radioactive... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6120906 | Insulated board for a wiring board The insulated board of this invention is a sintered body of a complex oxide containing Si, Al, Mg, Zn and B as constituent elements. This sintered body contains a spinel crystal phase containing at least ZnO and Al2 O3 and a quartz c... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6110441 | Metal oxide fiber, and production method thereof A method of producing a homogeneous metal oxide fiber having high denseness and free of voids that may adversely affect the electro-optic characteristic of the fiber, and a metal oxide fiber produced according to the method. The method comprises: a first ... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6099849 | Skin care moisturizers and cleansers Methods of using absorption enhancer as a component of skin care compositions for moisturizing and protecting the skin. Antimicrobial skin care compositions for cleansing and moisturizing the skin, comprising an absorption enhancer, an antimicrobial funct... | 08/08/2000 |
| 5981015 | Method for selecting a material suitable for a substrate for information recording media, material selected using this method, and magnetic disk formed using this material A method for seeking, from an outer circle radius a, an inner circle radius b, and a thickness h of a disc substrate and a deflection Wmax permissive at a time of rotation, a specific elastic modulus G that a material forming the substrate has, ##EQU... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5969861 | Polarizing optical system A polarizing optical system comprising: at least, polarizing characteristic imparting means for imparting a polarizing characteristic to light emitted from a light source; analyzer means for converting the polarizing characteristic into light intensity in... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5955194 | Silicon carboxide composite reinforced with ceramic fibers having a surface enriched in boron nitride An improved fiber reinforced glass composite includes a boron-containing refractory fiber having its surface enriched with boron nitride in a matrix of a black glass ceramic having the empirical formula SiCxOy where x ranges from about 0.5 to about 2.0, p... | 09/21/1999 |
