...that Charles Goodyear performed some of his experiments on rubber while in debtor's prison? He was there so often he referred to it as his "hotel". Chronically in debt because of poor business sense and ill health, Goodyear depended on the generosity of friends and family. Even after he unlocked the secret to vulcanizing rubber, he was unable to improve his financial situation. When he died, his estate was $200,000 in debt.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7992411 | Method for sintering a frit to a glass plate A method is described herein for sintering a frit to a glass plate where the sintered frit and glass plate are subsequently sealed to another glass plate to form a sealed glass package. Examples of the sealed glass package include a light-emitting device (e.g., orga... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7226508 | Quartz glass crucible and method for the production thereof A known quartz glass crucible for crystal pulling consists of a crucible wall, having an outer layer which is provided in an external area thereof with a crystallisation promoter which results in crystallisation of quartz glass, forming cristobalite when the quartz ... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7220690 | Glass ceramic having a low thermal expansion The present invention relates to a novel glass ceramic having a low or small average thermal expansion together with good polishability and processability, to the use of the glass ceramic according to the invention, and to optical components made of the glass cerami... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7205037 | Tubulation tubing of display panel Tubulation tubing of a display panel includes a flange at one end and a ring-shape adhesive member placed on a display panel to align a vent hole of the display with an opening of the tubulation tubing and the flange of the tubulation tubing is bonded to the display... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7189668 | Barium lanthanum silicate glass-ceramics This invention relates to glass-ceramic materials in the BaO—La2O3—SiO2 system, which are suitable for processing via a powder route, and which, after heat-treatment have a combination of high thermal expansion and excellent refr... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7081178 | Glass panel A method of constructing a glass panel which comprises two confronting edge sealed glass sheets, the method comprises the steps of providing a solder glass band around the margin of one surface of each glass sheet, forming, at a first temperature, an hermetic bond b... | 07/25/2006 |
| 6974517 | Lid with window hermetically sealed to frame, and a method of making it An apparatus (10) includes a digital micromirror device (16) disposed within a housing (11) that has an opening (13) hermetically sealed by a lid (17). The lid includes a radiation transmissive window (22) with peripheral ed... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6921310 | 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-colored gla... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6905990 | Ceramic color composition and method for bending flat glass The present invention provides a ceramic color composition which comprises, as a solid powder, 50 to 90 wt. % of a mixture containing 5 to 95 parts by weight of a first lead-free glass powder comprising at least SiO2, ZnO, and B2O3 a... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6808744 | Method for preparing and regenerating a composite crucible A composite crucible for pulling up monocrystalline silicon, which is superior in shape stability and suitable for a large-sized one is provided. The composite crucible is characterized in that a carbonaceous material as an outer layer and a quartz glass as an inner... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6755049 | Method of producing a quartz glass crucible Known is a method of producing a quartz glass crucible in which a crucible base body is provided at least in part with an inner layer in which the formation of cristobalite is induced by using a crystallization promoter. On the basis thereof, in order to provide an ... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6699807 | Glass ceramic material, method for producing the same and spark plug containing such a glass ceramic material A glass ceramic, for use as a resistor or a gas-tight glass ceramic solder for use in a spark plug, includes a fused seal of a starting glass fused from a starting mixture containing SiO2, Al2 O3, TiO2 and CaO, ... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6551720 | Materials to fabricate a high resolution plasma display back panel Materials for making a plasma display having a transparent front panel spaced from a back panel which is a metal core having layers of a dielectric material extending over and bonded to the core. The materials of which the back panel is made are chosen to... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6532769 | Glass-ceramic joint and method of joining The present invention is a glass-ceramic material and method of making useful for joining a solid ceramic component and at least one other solid component. The material is a blend of M1-M2-M3, wherein M1 is BaO, SrO, CaO, MgO, or combinations thereof, M2 ... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6477863 | Method for producing a dielectric coating comprising embossed patterns on a plasma panel faceplate The invention concerns a method for producing on a plasma panel faceplate, a dielectric coating comprising embossed patterns. The invention is characterized in that a vitreous coat is produced on the plasma panel faceplate; a mould bearing embossed patter... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6202444 | Producing a glass object having an encodable layer A method of providing an encodable layer on a glass object and on the resultant product. Said layer is formed by providing a paste containing glass frit, pigment and a binder, on the hot glass. As a result, the glass frit melts, causing the pigment to adh... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6105394 | Glass enamel for automotive applications The present invention provides lead and cadmium free glass enamel compositions. In one embodiment of the invention, glass frits include from about 0.1 percent by weight to about 15 percent by weight Nb2 O5, less than about 3 percent ... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6058738 | Method of forming glass having integral polarizing and non-polarizing regions Method of making polarizing glass having integral polarizing and non-polarizing regions is disclosed. The method involves applying a protective glass/frit material capable of blocking reducing gas to the surface of the glass to form a desired pattern, exp... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6021648 | Method of manufacturing a flat glass panel for a picture display device A flat glass panel 1 for a picture display device of the flat type, is formed by two glass cover plates (3, 5) with at least one glass plate (4, 4', 4", . . . ) between them, and a vitreous frit (8) between the cover plates along the outer edges of the co... | 02/08/2000 |
| 5948130 | Method and apparatus for making large-scale precision structures in flat glass Flat glass provided with precision structures is required for precision applications, especially for glasses with optical properties, for example for modern flat display screen glass. A method for forming precision structures in or on flat glass includes ... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5753685 | Partially crystallizing enamel containing crystalline zinc borate seed material A ceramic enamel composition is described which contains a zinc-containing oxide frit, a zinc borate seed material, a pigment, and a vehicle. The zinc borate seed material is preferably crystalline in nature, and promotes crystal growth upon firing. A pre... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5286270 | Method of forming glass having a Znz SiO4 enamel layer thereon The present invention provides a method of producing an enamel finish on formed section of glass. The enamel composition partially crystallizes upon heating, thereby helping to prevent the forming and handling equipment from sticking and/or adhering to th... | 02/15/1994 |
| 5256179 | Method of making a glass-ceramic article having an adherent colored glaze with controlled texture This invention is directed to a method for producing colored glazes having controlled textures, the method comprising the following steps: (a) a first frit containing a colorant is prepared; (b) a slip of that frit is applied to a glass-ceramic body and dried; (c) ... | 10/26/1993 |
| 5120340 | Bioreactive material for a prosthesis or composite implants A method is disclosed for preparing an improved bioreactive material of the glass or partially crystallized glass type for bone prostheses or dental implants, which can be welded to bone tissue by chemical bonding. The material consisting essentially of, ... | 06/09/1992 |
| 4976765 | Method of making glass-ceramic laser gyroscope frame This invention provides a method for forming ring laser gyroscope frames without extensive machining. Parts of necessary configurations for such frames are so fashioned that they can be sealed together into a unit. Those parts are prepared from very low e... | 12/11/1990 |
| 4589899 | Sealing glass A crystallizable sealing glass composition in powered form that is a blend of a Pbo/ZnO/B2 O3 /SiO2 /BaO glass in the vitreous state and a small effective amount of finely divided zinc zirconium silicate as a nucleating ag... | 05/20/1986 |
| 4514207 | Method for making terminal assembly for heart pacemaker First and second members spaced from each other are hermetically sealed by fused insulating materials. The insulating materials are partially amorphous and partially crystalline. The insulating materials have substantially identical characteristics. Howev... | 04/30/1985 |
| 4512791 | Hermetically sealed insulating assembly First and second spaced members are hermetically sealed by a partially amorphous and partially crystalline insulating material. The insulating material is non-hygroscopic and is able to withstand forces of about 26,000 psi at about 700° F. It may provide... | 04/23/1985 |
| 4490645 | Color television display tube A color television display tube having attached to the cone surface abutments in the form of studs or wedges against which the system of deflection coils is placed. The abutments consist of a glass-ceramic material which enables them to be manufactured in... | 12/25/1984 |
| 4461926 | Hermetically sealed insulating assembly First and second spaced members are hermetically sealed by a partially amorphous and partially crystalline insulating material. The insulating material is non-hygroscopic and is able to withstand forces of about 26,000 psi at about 700° F. It may provide... | 07/24/1984 |
| 4456786 | Terminal assembly for heart pacemaker First and second members spaced from each other are hermetically sealed by fused insulating materials. The insulating materials are partially amorphous and partially crystalline. The insulating materials have substantially identical characteristics. Howev... | 06/26/1984 |
| 4412963 | Method of producing discharge lamp arc tubes The invention provides a method of producing discharge lamp arc tubes of ceramic material complete with metal cermet end closure members using initially incompletely fired sintered components and a sealing composition selected from silica, alumina and mag... | 11/01/1983 |
| 4411680 | Ceramic seal between spaced members such as a terminal pin and a ferrule Acid and alkali oxides are smelted for an extended period of time at a first elevated temperature above their melting temperatures. The smelted mixture is then quenched in water and fritted. The fritted mixture is then disposed between a pair of members w... | 10/25/1983 |
| 4238704 | Sealed beam lamp of borosilicate glass with a sealing glass of zinc silicoborate and a mill addition of cordierite A composite article is disclosed which embodies a thermally sensitive component enclosed within borosilicate glass bodies having a coefficient of thermal expansion in the range of 30 to 40×10-7 /° C. The bodies are joined by an intermediate l... | 12/09/1980 |
| 4238214 | Particle orientation method Glasses and other matrix phases containing asymmetrically shaped particles are converted into materials of improved mechanical strength by orienting the particles by introducing molten matrix containing the particles into an orientation zone and removing ... | 12/09/1980 |
| 4102666 | Method of surface crystallizing quartz Quartz glass element, such as a diffusion tube useful in the production of semiconductor elements, capable of forming an outer layer of uniformly fine crystalline silica such as cristobalite or tridymite when heated to a temperature at which such crystall... | 07/25/1978 |
| 4045199 | Method of making a recuperator structure by crystallization The novel embodiments disclosed herein also illustrate a novel method for making a recuperator structure. A multiplicity of elongated tubes are formed of a glass that is thermally crystallizable to a low expansion glass-ceramic. In one embodiment, each of... | 08/30/1977 |
| 4020896 | Ceramic structural material Disclosed is a ceramic structural material, which is particularly useful in combination with an assembly or matrix of integrally fused tubes forming a series of longitudinal parallel passageways. Also disclosed is a method for making such ceramic structur... | 05/03/1977 |
| 3995941 | Liquid crystal cells Here is disclosed a liquid crystal cell comprising a juxtaposed couple of planar elements at least one of which is transparent and a liquid crystal material interposed between said planar elements and sealed around the edges thereof, said cell being therm... | 12/07/1976 |
| 3930823 | High temperature transducers and housing including fabrication methods A dielectrically isolated pressure transducer comprises a silicon diaphragm having on a surface thereof at least one piezoresistive sensor mounted in close proximity with a dielectric insulator, the diaphragm is secured about a non-active peripheral area ... | 01/06/1976 |