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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7303457 | Method of bonding display substrates by application of an electric current to heat and melt a bonding material After sealing layers are formed on peripheral edge parts of a front substrate and a rear substrate, the front substrate and the rear substrate are disposed to be opposed to each other. Current paths are formed in the sealing layers, and power supply is begun. An ele... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7226528 | Methods of making coated articles by sputtering silver in oxygen inclusive atmosphere A sputter coated article is provided with improved mechanical durability (e.g., pre-HT scratch resistance) and/or thermal stability by sputtering at least one Ag inclusive layer in an atmosphere including at least O2 gas. For instance, in certain example ... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7198699 | Sputter coating apparatus including ion beam source(s), and corresponding method A coating apparatus deposits a first coating (single or multi-layered) onto a first side of a substrate (e.g., glass substrate) passing through the apparatus, and a second coating (single or multi-layered) onto the other or second side of the substrate. In certain e... | 04/03/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7138182 | Temperable high shading performance coatings The invention provides temperable high shading performance low-emissivity coatings. The invention also provides insulating glass units, monolithic panes, and other substrates bearing such coatings. Further, the invention provides methods of producing coated substrat... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7122252 | High shading performance coatings The invention provides high shading performance, low-emissivity coatings. The invention provides a monolithic pane bearing a high shading performance, low-emissivity coating. The invention also provides an insulating glass unit bearing a high shading performance, lo... | 10/17/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7067195 | Coatings having low emissivity and low solar reflectance The invention provides low solar reflectance, low-emissivity coatings. The invention provides a monolithic pane bearing a low solar reflectance, low-emissivity coating. Further, the invention provides an insulating glass unit bearing a low solar reflectance, low-emi... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7063893 | Low-emissivity coating having low solar reflectance The invention provides low solar reflectance, low-emissivity coatings. The invention also provides a pane bearing a low solar reflectance, low-emissivity coating. Further, the invention provides an insulating glass unit comprising first and second panes held in a sp... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7025859 | Coated article with improved barrier layer structure and method of making the same A coated article, and a corresponding method of making the same are provided. The coated article includes a coating supported by a substrate, the coating including a thin metal or metal nitride contact layer (e.g., NiCr, Ni, Cr, CrNx or NiCrNx)... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6802162 | Construction block and method A construction block which has improved thermal insulation qualities, has improved sound transmission migration reduction properties, and which reduces or outright eliminates the effects of a seam failure. The construction block is comprised of a pair of generally p... | 10/12/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6571580 | Limited volume insert bonding process in a vial The present invention discloses a limited volume insert fused within a vial and the process for forming the same. The insert has a conical body, which tapers to a closed bottom, and an open top with a flange around the periphery thereof. The vial may be o... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6321569 | Method for forming back panel for a plasma display device A method for forming a back panel for a plasma display includes preparing a green ceramic tape having a temperature coefficient of expansion (TCE) which matches the TCE of a metal core. Barrier ribs are formed on the back panel by embossing or scribing th... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6126505 | Composite frit frame with backbone A composite sealing frame structure and a method for forming a composite sealing frame structure. In one embodiment, a rigid backbone component is provided with a first surface and a second surface. A first sealing material is disposed on the first surfac... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6113450 | Seal material frit frame for flat panel displays Seal material bars and methods for forming seal material bars, a seal material frame and a method for forming a seal material frame, and a method for forming a flat panel display. Bars of seal material are made by extruding a mixture of glass frit and org... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6014872 | Methods of making insulating glass units with neutral, high performance, durable low-E glass coating systems A low-E sputter-coated layer system for automotive and architectural purposes of the basic Si3 N4 /NiCr/Ag/NiCr/Si3 N4 type improved by either an undercoat of TiO2 or the use of stainless steel in the... | 01/18/2000 |
| 5987921 | Method for making a semiconductor acceleration sensor A semiconductor acceleration sensor has a silicon detecting body and a glass substrate. The silicon detecting body has a weight, a supporting frame, and beams for coupling the weight to the supporting frame, which are integrally processed from a silicon w... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5954850 | Method for making glass pressure capacitance transducers in batch The present provides a method for making glass pressure sensors in batch. First glass plates of appropriate dimensions are scribed. Then electrodes are sputters onto each of the plates, followed by screen printing a frit layer and crossover tabs. The plat... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5820435 | Gap jumping to seal structure including tacking of structure A structure, such as a flat-panel device, is sealed together by a gap-jumping technique in which an edge (44S) of a wall (44) is positioned near a matching sealing area (40S) of a plate structure (40) such that a gap (48) at least partially separates the ... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5693111 | Method for sealedly forming envelope A method for sealedly forming an envelope and an apparatus therefor capable of sealedly bonding an anode substrate and a cathode substrate to each other while preventing misregistration therebetween. A sealing glass material is arranged on a periphery of ... | 12/02/1997 |
| 5643644 | Insulating glazing The invention relates to a process for producing a vacuum in an insulating glazing composed of two glass sheets (2, 3) separated by pins (4). According to the invention, one of the glass sheets includes a hole (12) which is plugged by a softened ball afte... | 07/01/1997 |
| 5492582 | Method of manufacturing liquid crystal display device A method of manufacturing a liquid crystal display device, in which predetermined portions of two glass plates bonded to each other with a sealing member interposed therebetween and constituting the display device, can be cut without turning over the bond... | 02/20/1996 |
| 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 |
| 5160566 | Decorative glass block A hollow structural glass block is slotted by cutting or grinding to allow the installation of a specifically sized decorative panel insert into the interior of the block. The decorative insert is preferably comprised of stained, iridescent, or etched gla... | 11/03/1992 |
| 5133795 | Method of making a silicon package for a power semiconductor device A method is provided for making a hermetically sealed package for a power semiconductor wafer having substantially entirely silicon materials selected to have coefficients of thermal expansion closely matching that of the power semiconductor wafer. A semi... | 07/28/1992 |
| 5110337 | Method and apparatus for filling the inner space of semifinished insulating glass panels with gas For filling the inner space of an insulating glass panel (1) with argon, one glass pane is maintained at a distance from the spacer frame in the region of one corner (2) during pressing of the insulating glass panel (1), by holding this glass pane at a sp... | 05/05/1992 |
| 5034044 | Method of bonding a silicon package for a power semiconductor device A method is provided for making a hermetically sealed package for a power semiconductor wafer with silicon materials selected to have coefficients of thermal expansion closely matching that of the power semiconductor water. A semiconductor wafer such as a... | 07/23/1991 |
| 5021074 | Method of and apparatus for joining edges of glass sheets, one of which has an electroconductive coating and the article made thereby An insulated glass unit formed from a pair of glass sheets, one of which has an electroconductive coating, i.e. a first sheet, is fabricated by positioning the first sheet on a vacuum support and the other sheet, i.e. second sheet, spaced above the first ... | 06/04/1991 |
| 5007575 | Device for producing cone-shaped bodies of glass, particularly Tiffany-style lampshades The invention relates to a device for producing essentially cone-shaped flat bodies, whose surface area consists of n attached segments, (preferably 4, 6, 8), each composed of a number of attached glass pieces connected to one another, particularly Tiffan... | 04/16/1991 |
| 4861364 | Method for using stained glass revolving work station with removable work surface A method for assembling and soldering pieces of stained glass involves placing a template to outline a mosaic fit of glass pieces on a workboard by nailing flat sided nails to the outer perimeter of the glassware as defined by the template in which glass ... | 08/29/1989 |
| 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 |
| 4725298 | Method for making low pressure mercury vapor discharge lamp A low pressure mercury vapor discharge lamp forms an electric discharge path by the use of a bulb placed on an end plate and the bulb is formed by a process which results in the connecting outer side surfaces of juxtaposed glass tubes through communicatio... | 02/16/1988 |
| 4651486 | Translucent block for wall and column structures A translucent block includes a pair of parallel upper and lower faces each having a generally irregular hexagonal shape. There are a pair of generally rectangular, opposing sides which are parallel with each other, have a first preselected height and a fi... | 03/24/1987 |
| 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 |
| 4541699 | Method of manufacturing a camera tube faceplate It is desirable to have a camera tube in which the signal plate has a low capacity. This may be achieved by taking a conductor from the signal plate through the glass faceplate. Previous methods of manufacturing a faceplate in which a conductor is embedde... | 09/17/1985 |
| 4415348 | Method of manufacture for projection television system An article of manufacture is disclosed for use in a projection televison system. A cathode ray picture tube has a face panel with a rearwardly extending skirt and a window for receiving a cathodoluminescent imaging screen. The tube has a seal land which d... | 11/15/1983 |
| 4384899 | Bonding method adaptable for manufacturing capacitive pressure sensing elements A method of utilizing anodic bonding to bond a conductive semiconductor wafer to a metallized dielectric glass plate so as to form a capacitive pressure sensing element is disclosed. The method includes positioning the semiconductor wafer in contact with ... | 05/24/1983 |
| 4365183 | Projection televison tube and process for forming same An envelope for a projection television tube includes a spherically curved electronic beam target surface spaced away from the neck of the tube, a larger reflective surface spherically curved concentrically with the target surface on an end plate located ... | 12/21/1982 |
| 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 |
