Class 65/41 - With annealing or tempering of glass

Subclass of Class 65 - Glass manufacturing
Definition: Processes which include the step of (1) annealing, or (2)
No. of patents: 38
Last issue date: 10/03/2006

Number	Title	Issue Date
7116846	Athermal fiber Bragg grating An a thermal fiber Bragg grating assembly. A platform provides two attachment locations and has a first coefficient of thermal expansion. A stick provides two ends and has a second coefficient of thermal expansion. A fiber Bragg grating provides two ends and has eff...	10/03/2006
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
7069747	Mirror blanks from inflatable balls A method for constructing a mirror blank, including arranging hollow glass balls, on a front face sheet, and in close proximity to each other to permit fusing upon expansion; restricting the expansion of the hollow glass balls with a bounding structure during expans...	07/04/2006
6993221	Bragg grating and method of producing a bragg grating using an ultrafast laser A novel method and apparatus for varying the index of refraction of a material using an interference pattern is disclosed. The method and apparatus incorporate an ultra short duration pulse laser source. Electromagnetic radiation provided from the laser propagates t...	01/31/2006
6975793	Method and apparatus facilitating mechanical beam steering for optical integrated circuits Actuators facilitating mechanical beam steering for optical integrated circuits are disclosed. The mechanical beam steering can mitigate thermal sensitivity of optical circuits, for example, arrayed waveguides. Also disclosed are methods for fabricating optical inte...	12/13/2005
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
6756330	Knitted fabric of steel fibers with increased number of stitches A knitted fabric comprises fibers. At least part of these are metal fibers. The fabric has 90 or more stitches per square centimeter. The fabric is used as a separation cloth (12) between mould (11) and glass (14). The increased number of stitch...	06/29/2004
6701749	Vacuum IG window unit with edge seal at least partially diffused at temper and completed via microwave curing, and corresponding method of making the same A vacuum insulating glass (IG) unit and method of manufacturing the same. A peripheral or edge seal (11) of a vacuum IG unit is formed utilizing microwave energy (17) in order to enable tempered glass sheets (2, 3) of the IG unit to retain a significant p...	03/09/2004
6698242	Brittle article comprising joined-together hardened glass and/or glass-ceramic parts and method of making same In the method according to the invention cold or unheated hardened glass and/or glass-ceramic parts are bonded together with a metallic ductile joining material, preferably silver, copper, aluminum or an alloy of those metals, to form a brittle article. T...	03/02/2004
6181469	Optical member for photolithography, method for evaluating optical member, and photolithography apparatus In a method for evaluating the homogeneity of the refractive index of an optical member, the refractive index distribution of the optical member is measured, the measured refractive index distribution is separated into a rotationally symmetric element and...	01/30/2001
6112553	Method of making a device for temperature stabilizing a Bragg grating The invention relates to a method of making a device for stabilizing a Bragg grating relative to temperature, the device being of the type comprising two materials having coefficients of thermal expansion that are far apart, the method comprising the step...	09/05/2000
6101844	Double wall reaction chamber glassware A double wall reaction chamber assembly comprising a cylindrical inner wall and a cylindrical outer wall axially parallel thereto, the inner wall having an annular junction with a thickened annular junction flange on the outer surface thereof. The lower e...	08/15/2000
6103344	Heat-fused unitary ferrule and method for producing the same A heat-fused unitary ferrule includes a first glass substrate and a second glass substrate. The first glass substrate and the second glass substrate are unitarily joined by heat-fusion. A method for producing a heat-fused unitary ferrule includes the step...	08/15/2000
5979187	Lamp construction and method for forming In a method of forming a glass to metal seal between one end of a glass lamp tube (for, for example, a flash lamp or laser lamp), a metal rod which is terminated by the electrode is heated, and has molten glass sealing material applied thereto to form a b...	11/09/1999
5903097	Method of manufacturing a side glass for a vacuum fluorescent display A method of manufacturing a side glass for a vacuum fluorescent display is provided wherein a glass is cut to a predetermined length in accordance with the size of the vacuum fluorescent display. The glass is then bent to coincide two ends of the glass in...	05/11/1999
5827343	Process for changing the bend of anodically bonded flat composite bodies made of glass and metal or semiconductor materials A method for the controlled bending of anodically bonded two-dimensional composites of glass and metal or semiconductor materials. The composite is heated after bonding, for up to 200 hours to a temperature of from 250° C. to Tg-10 K. As a result of this...	10/27/1998
5818631	Electrically conducting, directly bonded infrared windows An electrically conductive infrared (IR) window (10) has high transmittance at IR wavelengths and includes an electrically conductive protective layer (14) which is direct bonded to a substrate (16) at room temperature without adhesive therebetween. The p...	10/06/1998
5582626	Method for making refractive optical elements with graded properties Methods of making gradient property refractive elements such as gradient index lens blanks. The spatial distributions of constituents achieved by subjecting various starting assemblages to various diffusion conditions are predicted. Each such predicted sp...	12/10/1996
5525137	Method of producing bas-relief stained glass A method for producing bas-relief stained glass comprises the steps of providing glass ground to a powder. The powdered glass is mixed with a vehicle to produce a paste which is applied to a sheet of glass. The applied layer of paste forms a design on the...	06/11/1996
5235662	Method to reduce light propagation losses in optical glasses and optical waveguide fabricated by same The present invention provides a method of annealing optical glass layers, said method comprising the step of heating glass layers having an area greater than 0.01 cm2 to a temperature of between about 350 deg. C. and 1000 deg. C. in less than ...	08/10/1993
5188553	Flat front panel CRT bulb pre-stressed prior to final evacuation and method of making same A CRT bulb that has been preloaded to counter the atmospheric load placed on the seal area of an evacuated and sealed CRT is disclosed along with methods of constructing the bulb. The front panel is simply supported on the funnel and deflected inwardly du...	02/23/1993
5167687	Method for laminating and bonding flat electrodes According to the bonding method of flat electrodes of the present invention, a crystal glass material is arranged between electrodes, heated, and melted while the flat electrodes are pressured, and the melted crystal glass material is fused and re-crystal...	12/01/1992
5160521	Method for making optical fiber preforms A method for fabricating defect-free optical fiber preforms without light scattering defects such as core-clad interface bubbles, core-clad crystalline inclusions and core glass crystals involves first forming a cladding glass shell preferably by rotation...	11/03/1992
5145437	Faceplate stress-relief in tension mask color cathode ray tube manufacture An apparatus for use in the manufacture of a color cathode ray tube that includes a faceplate with a screen embraced by which rails support a flat tension mask. The apparatus includes a radiant heat source for heating the faceplate, and shielding means in...	09/08/1992
5055957	Method of making low wear glass for magnetic heads A low magnetic isolation closure glass for use in multitrack magnetic tape heads has been prepared by combining a specific lead borosilicate glass with a specific borosilicate glass in a 60/40 weight percent ratio. The glass formed from the combination ex...	10/08/1991
4883522	Fabrication of macro-gradient optical density transmissive light concentrators, lenses and compound lenses of large geometry Gradient optical density transmissive light directing devices (24, 26, 28, 30) and fabrication thereof are disclosed herein. Examples of such devices include concentrators, lenses and compound lenses. The present invention teaches a process for the fabric...	11/28/1989
4778504	Method and apparatus for bonding the pane edges of all-glass multiple panes Method for bonding the edges of all-glass multiple panes, particularly all-glass double panes, whereby the individual panes moving through an elongated tunnel furnace or the like are cut to size, may potentially be washed, are subjected to an at least par...	10/18/1988
4557551	Non-linear optical fiber coupler and a method of making same A non-linear waveguide component is formed by a pair of optical fibers disposed in side-by-side relation and defining between them a space of elliptical cross-section. A single crystal of electro-optic material is grown in situ in the space between the fi...	12/10/1985
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
4427430	Method controlling thermal gradients in glass In the thermal cycles utilized for frit sealing glass members together for forming a glass housing and for baking-out such housing, shielding means are provided to protect and shield those portions of the glass members having multiple surfaces which would...	01/24/1984
4419119	Method of forming multifocal lens blank A method of producing multifocal lens blanks by fusing a molten glass segment into a pressed countersink of a lens blank when it is being formed in which the pressed countersink is unpolished and into which unpolished and pressed countersink a minor eleme...	12/06/1983
4311743	Semiconductor-glass composite material and method for producing it A semiconductor-glass composite material comprises at least one semiconductor bonded to a glass substrate, with the semiconductor layer having a strain &3xb5;ࣘ0.3 per mil, and a dislocation density NV ࣘ2×106 cm-2. In ...	01/19/1982
4279633	Method of producing magnetic head A gapped bar is formed of a pair of rectangular parallelopiped magnetic core block having coil-winding grooves jointed to each other through a medium of a non-magnetic thickness. The gapped bar is provided with a plurality of non-magnetic glass mold parts...	07/21/1981
4234351	Process for fabricating glass-encapsulated solar cell arrays and the product produced thereby The process includes the steps of (1) forming a pattern of indentations and adjacent boundary ridges in a base layer of glass which is heated to a temperature where it is formable but not flowing, (2) depositing electrically conducting first connecting el...	11/18/1980
4168960	Method of making a glass encapsulated diode A glass encapsulated semiconductor diode and a method for glass encapsulation of a fusion to form a semiconductor diode is disclosed. The fusion comprises a body of semiconductor material having a PN junction therein and metal electrodes affixed to oppose...	09/25/1979
4152036	Method for minimizing processing implosions in CRT manufacture Heat activated means are provided for applying areas of external pressure to the periphery of the panel portion of a cathode ray tube envelope during heat processing. The pressure is directly related to the heat cycle to which the tube envelope is subject...	05/01/1979
4032316	Method of sealing a glass/tubulation to a plate The disclosure is of a method of preparing an envelope assembly including a glass tubulation in which the tubulation includes a portion of reduced diameter at which a tip-off is formed during the manufacturing process. The method comprises heating the tub...	06/28/1977
4000997	Method for reducing thermally induced fracture in cathode ray tube bulbs Method for reducing the likelihood of cathode ray tube glass bulb and bulb component fracture which are caused by temperature cycling in the cathode ray tube manufacturing process and which are associated with defects in the glass. Temperature gradients b...	01/04/1977

PatentStorm

Bizarre Patents

PatentStorm News

Class 65/41 - With annealing or tempering of glass