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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8141387 | Process of producing a glass-ceramic, the glass-ceramic made therby and its uses The process of making the glass-ceramic includes ceramicizing a starting glass at a heating or cooling rate during the ceramicization of at least 10 K/min, so that the glass-ceramic contains at least 50% by volume of ferroelectric crystallites with a maximum diamete... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8028541 | Method of producing barium-titanium-based oxide glass using containerless solidification process Disclosed is a method of producing a barium-titanium-based ferroelectric glass using a containerless solidification process, such as an electrostatic levitation process or a gas levitation process, which comprises the steps of levitating a sample 1 of a bariu... | 10/04/2011 |
| 7958746 | Method for producing a glass ceramic having a garnet phase The invention proposes a method for producing glass ceramics which is particularly well suited as light conversion material, especially for down conversion. One initially produces a starting glass, containing (on an oxide basis) 5-50% by weight of SiO2, 5... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7832234 | Hot formed articles and method and apparatus for hot-forming A method of hot forming of at least a part of an article is provided. The article includes a material selected from the group consisting of transparent and semitransparent materials. The method includes semi-homogeneously heating at least a part of the article by ra... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7565817 | Method of making a glass envelope The coefficient of absorption of a pre-selected region of a glass sheet is preferentially increased. The glass sheet may thereafter be sealed to a substrate using a sealing laser. In one embodiment, the coefficient of absorption sheet is increased by irradiating the... | 07/28/2009 |
| 7232778 | Synthetic quartz glass ingot, synthetic quartz glass, and methods of manufacture thereof In a synthetic quartz glass ingot which is produced by vapor phase hydrolyzing or oxidatively decomposing a silica-forming starting compound in an oxyhydrogen flame such that silica growth in a direction occurs at a silica particle deposition and melting face, stria... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7178366 | Method for the production of an internally vitrified SiO2 crucible A process for producing an SiO2 shaped body which is at least partially vitrified, wherein an amorphous, porous SiO2 green body is sintered or vitrified by contactless heating by means of radiation, while avoiding contamination to the SiO2... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7152433 | Method of manufacturing image display apparatus and apparatus for manufacturing the same A method of manufacturing an image display apparatus is provided and includes the steps of bringing panel members that constitute a display panel of the image display apparatus into a bake processing chamber, subjecting to bake processing the display panel members, ... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7132054 | Method to fabricate hollow microneedle arrays An inexpensive and rapid method for fabricating arrays of hollow microneedles uses a photoetchable glass. Furthermore, the glass hollow microneedle array can be used to form a negative mold for replicating microneedles in biocompatible polymers or metals. These micr... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7107792 | Method and device for retaining and transporting flat glass in a contactless manner The method of supporting and transporting hot flat glass on a gas bed for ceramicizing includes arranging a number of spaced-apart porous or perforated planar segments to form a base with a gas-permeable support surface so that slits, which are narrower than the pla... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7101754 | Titanium silicate films with high dielectric constant A method of making a film with a high dielectric constant uses a spin-on sol-gel process to deposit the film on a substrate, the film having a composition (SiO2)x(TiO2)1−x, where 0.50 | 09/05/2006 |
| 7017370 | Method and device for the homogenous heating of glass and/or glass-ceramic articles using infrared radiation A method for the homogeneous heating of semitransparent and/or transparent glass and/or glass-ceramic articles using infrared radiation so that the glass and/or glass-ceramic articles undergo heat treatment at between 20 and 3000° C., notably at between 20 and 1705... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7000430 | Method of forming glass-ceramic parts and/or glass parts The invention relates to a method of producing glass-ceramic parts and/or glass parts by deformation of a glass-ceramic blank and/or glass blank. The invention is characterized in that forming is carried out using infrared radiation. ... | 02/21/2006 |
| 7000433 | Device for heating plates of glass A device for heating plates of glass (3) which are hardened or deformed, includes two ceramic heating plates (1) between which a plate of glass (3) is arranged. Compensation plates (20) are associated with the heating plates (1) at... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6946416 | Fused silica having improved index homogeneity Fused silica articles exhibiting improved internal transmission and decreased absorption change when irradiated with a laser when compared with fused silica articles containing lower levels of aluminum. The articles also exhibit induced transmission when irradiated ... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6938441 | Method and apparatus for heat treatment of glass material and natural materials specifically of volcanic origin A method of heat treatment of glass materials and natural materials specifically of volcanic origin according to which the treated material is exposed to microwave radiation at a frequency range from 1 MHz to 10 GHz and temperature range from the ambient temperature... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6915665 | Method of inducing transmission in optical lithography preforms The invention provides an ultraviolet lithography method/system. The lithography method and system include providing a below 200 nm radiation source, providing a photolytically improved transmitting fused silica glass lithography optical element, transmitting below ... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6898360 | Sectionally photosensitive optical waveguides An optical waveguide, such as an optical fiber, including a length of waveguide and at least one discrete longitudinal section having increased photosensitivity with respect to other portions of the waveguide. ... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6843073 | Method and apparatus for ceramizing the starting glass of glass-ceramics The invention relates to a method for ceramizing starting glass of glass-ceramics into glass-ceramics, comprising at least the following steps: 1.1 the starting glass is heated from an initial temperature T1 to a tempera... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6645893 | Glass suitable for optical functional elements and process for producing same A glass includes (a) a matrix containing a compound of at least one nonmetallic element; and (b) a particle selectively formed in the matrix. This particle is made of the at least one nonmetallic element. A process for producing such glass includes (a) pr... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6612133 | Method for shifting absorption peak wavelength of infrared radiation absorbing glass A method for shifting the absorption peak wavelength in the wavelength range 900-1600 nm of an infrared radiation absorbing glass from less than 1100 nm to 1100 nm or longer without substantially changing the tint of the glass, comprising the step of irra... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6598426 | Method of making a vehicle window with opaque layer A method of making a vehicle windshield or other window. An opaque layer (e.g., enamel or water-based) is applied to a glass sheet and then "fired" or cured. The opaque layer is preferably black or dark in color. Thereafter, the sheet with the opaque laye... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6588232 | Treatment device, laser annealing device, manufacturing apparatus, and manufacturing apparatus for flat display device A film forming device in a substrate manufacturing apparatus a stage section on which a cassette storing a plurality of glass substrates is mounted. A treatment section for subjecting the substrate to a predetermined treatment is arranged to oppose the st... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6581414 | Optical nonlinearity material and production method therefor Voltage is applied between electrodes (14a, 14b) under UV irradiation to perform a UV excitation poling, thereby producing microcrystal particles at a core unit (10a). Accordingly, second-order optical nonlinearity is developed at the core unit (10a) of a... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6568215 | Method and apparatus for melting a particulate material Apparatus suitable for vitrifying nuclear waste comprises a tunable microwave cavity connected by a first wave guide to a source of microwave energy; cooling coils for cooling the exterior of the cavity; a hopper for loading particulate fusible material t... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6550277 | Quartz glass body for optical component and process for manufacture thereof The invention concerns a quartz glass body for an optical component for the transmission of UV radiation with a wavelength of 250 nm and less, especially for a wavelength of 157 nm, as well as a process for the manufacture of the quartz glass body where f... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6513347 | Heat conditioning process For heat conditioning flat panel glass substrates the substrates are directly exposed in vacuum to the radiation of lamps, the lamps being selected so that their spectral radiation characteristics (b, c) fit with the absorption characteristics (a) of the ... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6494062 | Fused silica having high resistance to optical damage This invention relates to a method of rendering fused silica resistant to compaction caused by UV laser beam irradiation. The method of the invention results is a fused silica member that is desensitized to compaction caused by the long-term exposure to U... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6408649 | Method for the rapid thermal treatment of glass and glass-like materials using microwave radiation A method of thermally treating a glass or glass-like material, preferably a glass sheet, without the use of conventional tunnel-type furnaces, to effect rapid heating of glass and glass-like materials from any initial temperature to any required temperatu... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6327874 | Method for manufacturing a glass-ceramic substrate for a magnetic information storage medium There is provided a glass-ceramic substrate for a magnetic information storage medium having a data zone and a landing zone capable of stably lifting a magnetic head in the landing zone and also capable of reducing the amount of lifting of the magnetic he... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6309991 | Silica with low compaction under high energy irradiation Fused silica stepper lens for photolithographic application are disclosed which are resistant to laser-induced damage, specifically, compaction or densification which can lead to an increase in the optical path length of the lens. The figure compares the ... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6298691 | Method of making glass having polarizing and non-polarizing regions Method is disclosed for making glass having both polarizing and non-polarizing regions integral thereto by either ion-exchange or by exposure to light and heat. The polarizing regions of the resulting glass is effective in polarizing light radiation, that... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6295841 | Method pre-compaction of fused silica A fused silica glass which exhibits low compaction when exposed to high intensity excimer radiation, also exhibits low optical path distortion after exposure to a high intensity radiation dose. Also disclosed is a method for improving the select ratio of ... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6269661 | Method for manufacturing optical components for use in the ultraviolet region The present invention provides a method for manufacturing an optical component that have increased transmittance in the ultraviolet region of the spectrum. The method includes the steps of cutting out a part from a block material; polishing optical sides ... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6266978 | Method for producing synthetic quartz glass for use in ArF excimer laser lithography A simple method for producing a synthetic quartz glass having excellent homogeneity and high transmittance, which is useful as an optical material in producing steppers equipped with an ArF excimer laser as a radiation source. A method for producing a syn... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6205818 | Production of fused silica having high resistance to optical damage A method of rendering fused silica resistant to compaction caused by UV laser beam irradiation. The method of the invention results in a fused silica member that is desensitized to compaction caused by the long-term exposure to UV laser beams. The inventi... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6199404 | Manufacturing method for gas discharge type display panel A manufacturing method for a gas discharge type display panel makes it possible to manufacture an environmentally friendly substrate with high accuracy and yet at low cost. According to the manufacturing methods electrodes are formed on a back substrate b... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6094941 | Process for manufacturing optical member for excimer laser An excellent quartz glass optical member having stable laser beam resistance, can be obtained by preparing quartz glass in a process having: a first step of subjecting a starting material obtained from silicon halide, alkoxysilane, alkylalkoxysilane, etc. to a... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6073464 | Laser surface treatment device and method A laser surface method involves applying a laser beam treatment in one or several steps to a series of generally similar surfaces of given depth. Properties of the laser treatment are selected so as to change the physical state of each surface. Ellipsomet... | 06/13/2000 |
| 6058739 | Long life fused silica ultraviolet optical elements The present invention provides a process for substantially extending the useful life of fused silica elements used in high energy ultraviolet optical systems. The fused silica bulk material is pre-compacted by illuminating it with radiation prior to final... | 05/09/2000 |
