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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7359809 | Electricity metering with a current transformer The data storage and processing resources required for an electric meter are reduced by basing the selection and application of phase error correction on a root mean square load current flowing through the meter. ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7100806 | Condiment shaker A condiment shaker includes a flip top lid having pins configured to travel through dispensing openings in the shaker top. ... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7082790 | Quartz glass blank for an optical component, and manufacturing procedure and use thereof The present invention relates to a quartz glass blank for an optical component for transmission of ultraviolet radiation of a wavelength of 250 nm or shorter, and to a use of the quartz glass blank in microlithography in combination with ultraviolet radiation of a w... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7080527 | Quartz glass blank for an optical component, and manufacturing procedure and use thereof The present invention relates to a quartz glass blank for an optical component for transmission of ultraviolet radiation of a wavelength of 250 nm or shorter, and to a use of the quartz glass blank in microlithography in combination with ultraviolet radiation of a w... | 07/25/2006 |
| 6557379 | Method of producing an arc tube A pair of chucks, which grip end portions of a cylindrical glass tube blank, are moved by a chuck moving mechanism toward each other, so that softened glass in an intermediate portion of the cylindrical glass tube blank is gathered, thereby forming a shap... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6415630 | Method and device for producing a homogenous sheet of quartz glass without streaks In a method for producing a streak-free quartz glass sheet with a highly homogeneous degree of refraction, a quartz glass rod is lowered into a melting pot parallel to a longitudinal axis of the quartz glass rod. A cross-section of the melting pot is larg... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6415631 | Method and apparatus for making an article from a formable material A method and apparatus are described for making an article such as the body of a needleless injector capsule, from a formable material, such as glass, the article having a cavity communicating with the exterior via an orifice. A blank having an open end i... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6216493 | Method and apparatus for making an article from a formable material A method and apparatus are described for making an article such as the body of a needleless injector capsule, from a formable material, such as glass, the article having a cavity communicating with the exterior via an orifice. A blank (1a) having an open ... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6216492 | Methods and apparatus for providing quartz glass connectors A preferred embodiment of the present invention comprises a vitreous quartz pipe or container having a connector including a flange formed from at least one strip or rod-shaped piece of transparent quartz glass which is wound circumferentially around eith... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6209353 | Method for producing an object having a flange and apparatus therefor A known method for producing an object having a flanged tubular portion at the outer periphery, comprises supplying a continuously extended, cylindrical body made of the flange material to a welding zone at the tubular portion of the object and welding th... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6178779 | Butt welding optical fiber preforms with a plasma torch The invention relates to a method of assembling two optical fiber preforms together end-to-end, the method comprising the following operations: the two cylindrical preforms are placed in alignment along a common longitudinal axis; the preforms are rotated abou... | 01/30/2001 |
| 5928399 | Apparatus for manufacturing an image display apparatus using bonding agents An apparatus for manufacturing a chamber, the chamber including first and second glass substrates and an enclosure arranged between the substrates or an enclosure and at least one spacer arranged between the substrates. The apparatus includes a pair of he... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5639288 | Method for furnishing glass tube with internal glass spiral A method to provide a glass tube with an internal glass spiral being formed from a straight glass rod and fastened to the internal wall of the glass tube by merging the glass rod with the glass wall in the line of contact between the glass wall and the sp... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5578106 | Method for making optical fiber preforms by collapsing a hollow glass tube upon a glass rod In accordance with the invention, a plurality of elongated refractory bodies are laminated together by placing the bodies in close adjacency, exposing the adjacent bodies to a plasma torch heat source, and moving the bodies longitudinal past the torch at ... | 11/26/1996 |
| 5158589 | Lathe system and methodology One method of the present invention provides a method of connecting a flange to a cylinder. This method includes securing the cylinder in a first chuck of a lathe and securing the flange in a second chuck of the lathe. The method also includes rotating th... | 10/27/1992 |
| 4944786 | Apparatus for manufacturing thermal print head A thermal print head having a base, a glass glaze layer formed on the base by electrically-heated welding, and heating elements formed on the glass glaze layer. A manufacturing method of a thermal print head uses a furnace to accommodate molten glass and ... | 07/31/1990 |
| 4885945 | Micropipettes and fabrication thereof A novel method for fabricating glass micropipettes comprises assembling glass tubes side-by-side in a bundle, softening an axially central region of the bundle by heating, axially elongating the softened central region to create two opposing tapers, and t... | 12/12/1989 |
| 4687500 | Method for manufacturing an ion-sensitive electrode The body of an ion-sensitive electrode is formed from a bulb (32) of an ion-selective material that is transparent to infrared radiation. A glass tube (12) made of material that absorbs infrared radiation is inserted into the bulb, and a source (15) of in... | 08/18/1987 |
| 4574008 | Apparatus for mounting an electron gun assembly within the glass neck of a cathode ray tube In an apparatus for mounting, within the glass neck of a cathode ray tube envelope, an electron gun assembly which includes the usual glass stem in the form of a disk with an exhaust tubulation extending centrally therefrom for eventual evacuation of the ... | 03/04/1986 |
| 4351104 | Method for manufacturing magnetic heads In the method for manufacturing annular portions of magnetic heads, a gap between the confronting end surfaces of the magnetic heads is filled with glass. In one of the conventional processes, the glass is sucked into the gap by a capillary action of the ... | 09/28/1982 |
| 4061484 | Process for producing gradient fibers A process for the production of gradient fibers of glass by depositing layers of glasses having selected indices of refraction and then drawing fibers therefrom. The process is carried out by sequentially introducing a plurality of glass masses to form la... | 12/06/1977 |
| 3967944 | Millicane glass and a method for its production Disclosed is a method particularly suited to lampworking for producing unique surface effects on glass. In addition interlocking glass sections formed from bundles of rods preassembled on a cyclindrical core are disclosed.... | 07/06/1976 |
| 3939626 | Machine for automatic filling and sealing of glass vials The machine includes an endless conveyor having receptacles for holding the vials and the conveyor can be indexed through a multiple number of pitches of the receptacles. Needles and syringes are provided for filling the vials held on the conveyor and, do... | 02/24/1976 |
