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Glam girl Heddy Lamar may have used her good looks to good effect on the silver screen, but she put her smarts to better use as an inventor. During World War II, she co-patented a frequency-switching system for torpedo guidance that was considered years ahead of its time.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7358299 | Silicon-based composition, low dielectric constant film, semiconductor device, and method for producing low dielectric constant film A composition comprising a siloxane resin, a silicon compound substantially consisting of silicon, carbon and hydrogen, wherein the number ratio of carbon to silicon atoms forming an —X— bond (wherein X is (C)m (where m is an integer in the range of f... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7347970 | Biocides based on silanol terminated silanes and siloxanes A method of destroying target microorganisms comprises the step of contacting at least one target microorganism with at least one low molecular weight silanol end group containing molecule. The silanol containing molecule is selected from silanols (R1R | 03/25/2008 |
| 7294373 | Liquid crystal display cell, display cell, glass substrate for display device and manufacturing method for liquid crystal display cell A liquid crystal display device includes a liquid crystal display cell including lamination of a lower polarizer, a first glass substrate having a metal oxide glass film formed on the side of the lower polarizer, a liquid crystal layer, a second glass substrate havi... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7067176 | Method of fabricating an oxide layer on a silicon carbide layer utilizing an anneal in a hydrogen environment Silicon carbide structures are fabricated by fabricating a nitrided oxide layer on a layer of silicon carbide and annealing the nitrided oxide layer in an environment containing hydrogen. Such a fabrication of the nitrided oxide layer may be provided by forming the ... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7037868 | Transparent tile glaze The present invention provides zinc-free glass frits that can be used to formulate glaze compositions that develop glossy surfaces when fired on ceramic products such as floor tile and wall tile. The zinc-free glass frits include, by weight, from about 50% to about ... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6929861 | Anti-reflective glass surface with improved cleanability A low reflectance glass surface with improved cleanability is disclosed which includes a particular combination of surface structures which produce a low reflectance yet high clarity glass. The surface structure includes a plurality of islands distributed at a densi... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6916370 | Quartz glass crucible for pulling up silicon single crystal and method for producing the same An object of the invention is to provide a quartz glass crucible for pulling up silicon single crystal and a method for producing the same, suitable for improving the productivity of the crucible and the quality of the silicon single crystal, which, by forming a cry... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6773778 | Hard coat film A hard coat film is providend, having excellent resistance to impact and weather, and high surface hardness, which is suitable for being stuck on the external surfaces, e.g., those of window panes or plastic boards for windows. In the hard coat film, a silicon-base ... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6742360 | Frit coating method, a frit coating apparatus, a sealing apparatus, and a sealing method for a flat-type cathode-ray tube In a sealing apparatus used in a process for sealing a glass tube-assembly of a flat-type cathode-ray tube by frits, three of a front panel, a screen panel and a funnel can be sealed together, and the front panel can be prevented from being broken. The sealing appar... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6668586 | Method for producing glass tiles, glass borders, ornamental panels made from glass or the like A method of producing glass tiles, glass borders, ornamental panels made from glass or the like, the rear side of which is structured to form a relief, involves the following steps: trimming the glass slab to the desired size, applying an adhesive laye... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6597521 | Optical unit and method for making the same The invention is directed to an optical unit having elements (6, 7) which are juxtaposed without an air gap therebetween. The two elements (6, 7) are joined by wringing the same to each other. At least one element (7) is of crystalline material and has an... | 07/22/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6463760 | Method for the production of optical layers having uniform layer thickness The wet film thickness during spraying of the coating composition onto the substrate is preferably adjusted such that it is greater by a factor of at least 8 than the target dry film thickness.... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6413579 | Temperature control of CVD method for reduced haze The invention is a method of making a coated glass substrate having a low haze. A soda-lime glass substrate having at least one surface upon which a coating may be deposited is provided. The glass substrate is heated and maintained at a temperature suffic... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6415093 | Optical device and adhesive composition used therefor An optical device having at least two optically transparent optical parts which are bonded together with an optically transparent adhesive layer. The adhesive layer is formed from a matrix containing silicon, titanium, zirconium, aluminum or germianium, a... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6387454 | Stabilizing a glass-ceramic A method of stabilizing a glass-ceramic body, particularly an aluminosilicate body, for use as a telecommunications component in a humid atmosphere, comprises coating the body with an aqueous solution of an alkali metasilicate, with a solution of a silane... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6338905 | Glass plate with water-repellent film and method for producing same The invention relates to a water-repellent glass plate having a glass substrate; a first film which is formed on the glass substrate and is made of silica; and a water-repellent second film formed on the first film. This glass plate is prepared by a metho... | 01/15/2002 |
| 6318124 | Nanoporous silica treated with siloxane polymers for ULSI applications A surface-coated nanoporous silica dielectric film that is prepared by a process comprising the steps of forming a nanoporous silica dielectric coating on a substrate, and coating the formed nanoporous silica dielectric film with a coating composition com... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6314759 | Method of bonding glass members After a film made of SiO2 is formed on at least a part of a bonding surface of a first glass member, a part of or the whole bonding surface being formed with a metal film, a second glass member is hot-pressed against the bonding surface at a pr... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6312131 | Hydrophilic mirror and method of producing the same A hydrophilic mirror comprising a glass substrate having on the main surface side thereof a layer having a refractive index n1 at 550 nm, a layer having a refractive index n2 at 550 nm, a titanium oxide layer having a refractive index n3 at 550 nm, and an... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6265077 | Ceramic articles and method for manufacturing the same A ceramic article having a base made of an insulating ceramic material, the insulating ceramic material includes a metal element, and a conductive surface layer provided on the base, wherein the conductive surface layer includes carbon atoms as its main c... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6248397 | Method of depositing a silicon oxide coating on glass and the coated glass A method of depositing a silicon oxide coating on hot glass at a temperature below 600° C. comprising contacting the hot glass with a gaseous mixture of a source of silicon and oxygen enriched with ozone. Preferably, the hot glass in the form of a hot gl... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6220055 | Composite glass article and method of manufacture A composite glass article having a chemically modified ceramic surface whose coefficient of thermal expansion is lower than that of the glass substrate is produced by exposing the glass article maintained at a temperature above its annealing point (typica... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6216491 | Lcd panel production A method of producing a glass panel for a LCD device. The method comprises depositing on at least one surface of the panel a transparent film from an atmosphere of an atomized, or ionized, inert, refractory material, or reactive precursor, the film being ... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6205820 | Process for improving adhesive attachment The invention relates to a process for treating a machined glass surface for improving the adhesive attachment of an optical fiber to this surface, characterized in that machined surface is attacked by an aqueous solution of hydrofluoric acid, then the at... | 03/27/2001 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6143417 | Contamination-resistant float glass This invention provides a contamination-resistant float glass showing even quality in durability and its good quality sufficienty. The film for contamination-resistance is formed only on the top-side surface of a float glass. The surface, free from tin di... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6138663 | Cooking apparatus containing a window that is a contamination-resistant float glass This invention provides a contamination-resistant float glass showing even quality in durability and its good quality sufficienty. The film for contamination-resistance is formed only on the top-side surface of a float glass. The surface, free from tin di... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6112554 | Device for forming a pyrolytic coating A device for the formation, by pyrolysis, of a coating composed of metal or a metal compound on a face of a hot glass substrate which is in motion by bringing the face into contact with a gaseous reagent, includes a vault; support device for conveying the... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6106892 | Deposition of silicon oxide coating on glass A method of depositing a silicon oxide coating on a hot glass substrate by chemical vapor deposition which comprises contacting the substrate with a silane and a phosphorus or boron ester, for example, triakylphosphite or trialkylborate, preferably trieth... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6055828 | Treatment methods for glass medical adhesive applicators Treatment methods for glass medical adhesive applicators in which a glass applicator is exposed to ammonium sulfate, an acidic gas, a plasma or a silanizing agent in order to remove or coat alkalide materials trapped in the glass.... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6050107 | Method of forming barrier ribs for display panels A method of forming barrier ribs for a display panel, comprising the steps of: forming a glass layer for an underlying layer having a first low-melting glass powder with a softening point of a temperature A dispersed in a vehicle, and a glass layer for a ... | 04/18/2000 |
| 6027815 | Non-absorbing anti-reflective coated (ARC) reticle using thin dielectric films and method of forming reticle An anti-reflective reticle and a method by which the anti-reflective reticle is formed. Formed upon a first surface of a transparent substrate is a patterned metal layer. Formed upon the first surface of the transparent substrate including the patterned m... | 02/22/2000 |
| 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 |
| 5993914 | Memory disc substrate with defect free surface The present invention is directed to a defect-free magnetic memory disc substrate. In particular, it is directed to a composite alumina-based, glass-coated, article with a defect free surface. Several methods for its manufacture including frit bonding, mo... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5974832 | Method for manufacturing glass and gold slabs for mosaics A method for manufacturing glass and gold slabs for mosaics, comprising the steps of: applying a fluid or semifluid suspension that contains gold to a glass sheet of suitable thickness; heating the sheet and the suspension so as to obtain a film-like coat... | 11/02/1999 |
| 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 |
| 5948131 | Multilayer antireflective coating with a graded base layer An antireflectance coating is disclosed comprising a first graded layer wherein the composition is varied throughout the thickness of the layer such that the refractive index of the graded layer varies from a low refractive index approximately matching th... | 09/07/1999 |
| 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 |
