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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7685841 | Method for making a glass sheet In the formation of sheet glass by the overflow downdraw process, the width of usable sheet glass is maximized by downwardly flowing edge portions of the sheet over web-like members and thereafter over extensions which intersect with and are downwardly inclined rela... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7669440 | Side-hole cane waveguide sensor A side-hole optical cane for measuring pressure and/or temperature is disclosed. The side-hole cane has a light guiding core containing a sensor and a cladding containing symmetrical side-holes extending substantially parallel to the core. The side-holes cause an as... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7644597 | Apparatus and method for manufacturing plate glass An apparatus 10 for producing a plate glass, comprising a bath 14 for float-forming for reserving a molten metal 16 for forming a band-shaped plate glass having a predetermined thickness by feeding a molten glass ribbon 20 in a predetermi... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7628041 | Carbon particle fiber assembly technique Carbon particles, such as, carbon fibrils and carbon nanotube molecules, are assembled into aligned fibers using processes derived from the processes used to manufacture optical fiber. More particularly, the carbon particles are embedded in glass, which is then draw... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7600397 | Process and installation for granulating slag In a process for granulating slag, from a blast furnace or a smelting reduction plant, in which a granule/water mixture formed during the granulation is fed to a granulation tank and then to a dewatering installation, in which the slag granules are dewatered. H... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7600399 | Method and device for producing a cylindrical glass body In a known method for producing a cylindrical glass body in a vertical drawing process, a glass blank is softened in a heating zone and drawn off as a glass strand by means of a draw-off device at a controlled drawing speed, the draw-off device comprising a first dr... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7559215 | Methods of drawing high density nanowire arrays in a glassy matrix The present invention provides a method of drawing a thermoelectrically active material in a glass cladding, comprising sealing off one end of a glass tube such that the tube has an open end and a closed end, introducing the thermoelectrically active material inside... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7547406 | Method for the direct and continuous production of hollow articles from a polymer melt A method of making shaped articles from highly condensed polyester melt and especially preforms for the blow molding of food and especially beverage containers. A melt is continuously withdrawn from the polycondensation reactor and is fed to the shape-imparting unit... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7530239 | Method of drawing a glass clad multi core lead telluride wire The present invention provides a method of drawing nanowires, comprising sealing off one end of a glass tube such that the tube has an open end and a closed end, introducing a nanowire material inside the glass tube and evacuating the tube by attaching the open end ... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7497096 | Apparatus and method for conveying curved glass sheets An apparatus for conveying a curved glass sheet includes a disk roll conveyor and a roll conveyor set positioned downstream of the disk roll conveyor. The roll conveyor set has a plurality of roll conveyor units. In this apparatus, first and second adjusting devices... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7490486 | Method for producing borosilicate glasses The process of producing a refined borosilicate glass includes preparing a glass batch with a composition in wt. % on the basis of oxide content of SiO2, 65-82; Al2O3, 2-8; B2O3, 5-13; MgO+CaO+SrO +BaO+ZnO, 0-7;... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7487649 | Method for manufacturing glass substrate for image display The present invention provides a manufacturing method of a glass substrate for an image display device having high picture quality. The reducing force in a float furnace is controlled to be decreased so that Sn++ content on a surface of the glass substrate forming a... | 02/10/2009 |
| 7481642 | Method and apparatus for controlling a vent gap with active material elements Method and apparatus for controlling a vent gap in a mold for an injection molding machine are provided, and include an active material insert configured to be regulate the degree of opening of the vent gap. The active material insert is configured to be actuated in... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7461523 | Apparatus for contactless measurement of the temperature in a melting furnace The invention relates to an apparatus for contactless temperature measurement of a melting charge located in a melting crucible 2 inside a melting furnace, in particular a furnace for precision casting, by means of a pyrometer 5 with an optical system ... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7461524 | Device and method for manufacturing a preform for optical fibres by chemical vapour deposition A method and device for manufacturing a preform for optical fibres through chemical deposition on a substrate for deposition arranged vertically. A chemical deposition chamber includes at least one gripping member rotatably mounted about an axis Z-Z and adapted to h... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7462027 | Mold apparatus A mold apparatus includes an upper mold having an upper molding plate and an upper molding core, and a bottom mold having a bottom molding plate for matching with the upper molding plate and a bottom molding core. One of the upper molding plate and the bottom moldin... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7459122 | Methods of forming aluminum oxynitride-comprising bodies, including methods of forming a sheet of transparent armor The invention includes methods of forming an aluminum oxynitride-comprising body. For example, a mixture is formed which comprises A:B:C in a respective molar ratio in the range of 9:3.6-6.2:0.1-1.1, where “A” is Al2O3, “B” is AlN, and ... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7452837 | Fibrous ceramic monoliths made from multi-phase ceramic filaments A method for producing composite ceramic material is provided wherein a core ceramic structure is produced and simultaneously enveloped with a sleeve of similar material. ... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7451621 | Bubble formation in liquid such as molten glass Bubbles of uniform diameter of 0.5 to 4 cm of gas such as helium are formed and pass into liquid such as molten glass by accumulating a sufficient volume of gas through a flow restriction into a space upstream of the point of injection at a controlled flow rate.... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7451619 | Organic-inorganic hybrid glassy materials and their production processes In the production of an organic-inorganic hybrid glassy material using raw materials which are used in a sol-gel process as starting materials, the present invention relates to a process for producing an organic-inorganic hybrid glassy material, which is characteriz... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7451622 | Mold open and close mechanism for an I.S. machine A mold open and closed mechanism for an I.S. machine is disclosed which has a mold carrier supported for displacement between mold open and closed positions. The mold carrier has a front mold mounting face vertical and horizontal mold alignment structure and a verti... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7442027 | Pellet transfer apparatus and method An apparatus for transferring a mold charge pellet to a molding machine having a mold with a mold cavity includes a hub rotated about an axis, at least one arm extending generally radially from the hub to rotate with the hub around the axis, and a cam system extendi... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7441417 | Outside vapor deposition apparatus for making optical fiber preform An Outside Vapor Deposition (OVD) apparatus for making an optical fiber preform with uniform deposition of silica particles through uniform heating to the overall length of the preform includes a mandrel having a predetermined length and driven to rotate and a burne... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7437892 | Apparatus having vacuum applying facilities and method of using vacuum to bend and/or shape one or more sheets One or more sheets, e.g. two glass sheets heated to their deformation temperature are shaped by positioning the sheets on a sheet supporting surface of an outline mold. The outline mold and press face of a shaping member are moved relative to one another to bias the... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7435074 | Method for fabricating dual damascence structures using photo-imprint lithography, methods for fabricating imprint lithography molds for dual damascene structures, materials for imprintable dielectrics and equipment for photo-imprint lithography used in dual damascence patterning The process of producing a dual damascene structure used for the interconnect architecture of semiconductor chips. More specifically the use of imprint lithography to fabricate dual damascene structures in a dielectric and the fabrication of dual damascene structure... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7431799 | Epichlorohydrin-based polymers containing primary amino groups used as additives in papermaking Disclosed is a method for manufacture and application of a polymeric papermaking additive, which can be used in paper manufacture as an agent for improving retention, drainage, product strength and paper machine operation. The additive according to this disclosure i... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7431580 | Mold for forming workpiece An exemplary mold for forming a workpiece includes a first core holer, a first core member, a second core holer, a second core member, a mounting member, and an adjusting member. The first core member is mounted in the first core holer, the second core holer is conf... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7429308 | Method of manufacturing an article comprising at least one electronic chip The present invention provides a method of manufacturing an article comprising a fiber layer and at least one electronic chip, the fiber layer being formed by depositing fibers on a surface immersed in a dispersion of fiber material. The method includes the followin... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7421857 | Process for fabricating glass art A process for fabricating glass art, comprising the steps of: (a) providing a first substrate and a second substrate, wherein each of the first and second substrates comprises an upper surface and a lower surface; (b) providing at least one wire, wherein the at leas... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7418835 | Low loss chalcogenide glass and process for making same using arsenic monochalcogenide This invention pertains to a chalcogenide glass of low optical loss that can be on the order of 30 dB/km or lower, and to a process for preparing the chalcogenide glass. The process includes the steps of optionally preparing arsenic monochalcogenide precursor or the... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7416690 | Method for making product from fiber glass waste The invention provides a method to transform large quantities of fiber glass waste into useful ceramic products by a low-cost manufacturing process. The method consists of reducing the fiber glass waste into a glass powder; mixing the glass powder with additives int... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7415982 | Smokeless pipe A smokeless pipe for the ingestion of tobacco products which includes an elongated hollow member having a proximal end, a distal end, and a length therebetween. The elongated hollow member includes a constricted portion along its length to retain the tobacco product... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7416401 | Lightweight composite fairing bar and method for manufacturing the same A lightweight composite fairing bar (14) for use in fabricating a composite component (16) of an aircraft. The fairing bar (14) includes a core (18) and an elongated outer shell (20) surrounding the core (18). The outer shel... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7415842 | Optical glass element and manufacturing method thereof The present invention relates to a manufacturing method for an optical glass element, in which molten glass 9 is pressed between a lower mold 1 and an upper mold 8, and the pressing process is carried out while maintaining a space 10 betw... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7415843 | Apparatus and method for producing a glass optical element and glass optical element produced thereby In a method of manufacturing a glass optical element by press-forming a glass material in a chamber by using a forming mold comprising upper and lower dies at least one of which is movable, where a surrounded space is formed between the glass material and at least o... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7415844 | Device for manufacturing a preform for optical fibres through chemical deposition A device for manufacturing a preform of glass material for optical fibres. A chemical deposition chamber, at least one burner mobile along a direction Z and adapted to deposit a chemical substance on at least an elongated element positioned along an axis Z-Z, at lea... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7415841 | Method for producing chemically strengthened glass substrate for information recording medium Prior to conducting chemical strengthening treatment by contacting a glass with a potassium-containing chemical strengthening treating solution, oxidation treatment is conducted to iron-containing particles adhered to a surface of the glass as a pre-step, and the gl... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7413701 | Clutch linings comprising fiber-reinforced ceramic materials Clutch linings comprising fiber-reinforced ceramic materials which contain short carbon fibers and whose matrix has a mass fraction of at least 40% of silicon carbide, process for producing them and their use in clutch systems, in particular for motor vehicles. ... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7413700 | Methods of manufacturing insulated ceramic matrix composite A composite material (10) formed of a ceramic matrix composite (CMC) material (12) protected by a ceramic insulating material (14). The constituent parts of the insulating material are selected to avoid degradation of the CMC material when the t... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7409839 | Method and apparatus for making a glass sheet In the formation of sheet glass by the overflow downdraw process, the width of usable sheet glass is maximized by downwardly flowing edge portions of the sheet over web-like members and thereafter over extensions which intersect with and are downwardly inclined rela... | 08/12/2008 |
