High efficiency reflectors and methods for making them
What is claimed is: 1. An article of manufacture comprising a substrate selected from the group consisting of glass and polymeric materials carrying at least two coating layers, one layer being of app... Read More
Inventors: Hettich, Herbert L.; Pellicori, Samuel F.;, Assignee: Santa Barbara Research Center (Goleta, CA) |
Erosion-resistant refractory
I claim: 1. A chemically bonded refractory shape having improved resistance to erosion for use in a steel making plant wherein the hot face of the shape is subjected to temperatures of at least about ... Read More
Inventors: Brezny, Bohus;, Assignee: Armco Inc. (Middletown, OH) |
Red-emitting superlinear phosphor
OF THE INVENTION The invention proposs to add cobalt Co to a red-emitting phosphor which includes ZnSe as a host material, Cu as an activator, Al as a coactivator. It has been found that ZnSe: Cu, Al... Read More
Inventors: Ohtani, Hiroko; Toyokawa, Kazuharu;, Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, NY) |
Ceramic fiber molding for manifold reactors
What is claimed is: 1. A ceramic fiber molding comprising Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 --SiO.sub.2 or SiO.sub.2 ceramic fibers and a binder molded into a product having a hardness of 20.degree.-55.degree. as meas... Read More
Inventors: Ushitani, Kenji; Noda, Fumiyoshi; Ikeda, Toshikazu;, Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha (Toyota, JP) |
Ceramic Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 substoichiometric TiC body
What is claimed is: 1. A polycrystalline body consisting essentially of a significantly uniform intermixture of an Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 phase and a substoichiometric Ti.sub.1 C.sub.x phase where x ranges ... Read More
Inventors: Lee, Minyoung; Szala, Lawrence E.;, Assignee: General Electric Company (Schenectady, NY) |
Apparatus for processing photographic film and recovering solid substances from the processing solutions used
We claim: 1. An apparatus for processing photographic material, comprising: at least one processing station for applying aqueous processing solution to said material and producing used processing solu... Read More
Inventors: Vandeputte, Camille Angelina; Fierens, Marcel Robert; Aelterman, Marcel Frans;, Assignee: AGFA-GEVAERT N.V. (Mortsel, BE) |
Process for the protection of stony or coating surfaces
We claim: 1. A method of protecting objects from graffiti comprising: applying to a surface of a material to be treated a formulation comprising less than 20% solvent and a fluorinated polymer wherein... Read More
Inventors: Lenti, Daria; Marchetti, Roberta; Turri, Stefano;, Assignee: Ausimont S.P.A. (Milan, IT) |
Perfluoroalkylether macromer having two polymerizable groups
The claims defining the invention are as follows: 1. A macromonomer of the formula I: Q-(PFPE-L).sub.n-1 -PFPE-Q (I) wherein n>1.0; PFPE may be the same or different and is a perfluorinated polyeth... Read More
Inventors: Meijs, Gordon Francis; Laycock, Bronwyn Glenice; Griffiths, Madeleine Clare; Cheong, Edith;, Assignee: Novartis AG (Basel, CH); Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (Campbell, AU) |
Silicon-on-silicon hybrid wafer assembly
According to the present invention, a technique for applying a thin film of silicon material to a target, or handle, wafer is provided. This technique separates thin films of material from a donor sub... Read More
Inventors: Henley, Francois J.; Cheung, Nathan W.;, Assignee: Silicon Genesis Corporation (Campbell, CA) |
Polarized optical fiber and method of forming same
In accordance with the present invention, an optical fiber having an oriented microcrystalline structure causing inherent, fixed birefringence is provided without resorting to a non-symmetrical core o... Read More
Inventors: Thigpen, Lawrence E.;, Assignee: Polaroid Corporation (Cambridge, MA) |
Contrast enhancement filter
It has been found that a contrast enhancement filter having desirable antistatic and antireflection properties can be provided in the form of a plastic article which comprises a transparent plastic sh... Read More
Inventors: Butterfield, William F.; Chang, Kuang-Chou; McLelland, Edmund J.; Polizzotto, Leonard;, Assignee: Polaroid Corporation (Cambridge, MA) |
Circularly polarized multi-bandpass interference contrast enhancement filter
It is a object of the present invention to provide a light filter which enhances the contrast of visual display devices. It is a feature of the present invention to provide a circular polarizer in con... Read More
Inventors: Vick, Gerald L.;, Assignee: Rockwell International Corporation (El Segundo, CA) |
Video display terminal filter
OF THE INVENTION An understanding of certain important aspects of the present invention may be facilitated by the following brief review of some basic concepts of color science. Every color in the vi... Read More
Inventors: Kirschner, Kevin A.;, Assignee: |
Polymeric anti-reflection coatings and coated articles
This invention provides devices comprising a reflective substrate having deposited thereon as an anti-reflection coating a thin film of copolymer of fluorine-containing acrylic monomers with non-fluor... Read More
Inventors: Aharoni, Shaul M.; McFarland, Michael J.; Nahata, Ajay; Yardley, James T.;, Assignee: Allied-Signal Inc. (Morris Township, NJ) |
Method of imaging through a scattering medium using coherent light
What is claimed is: 1. A method of recording an image of an object obscured by a light-scattering medium, comprising storing said image in a spectral hole-burning material by: (a) providing a spatiall... Read More
Inventors: Feinberg, Jack L.; Rebane, Alexander;, Assignee: University of Southern California (Los Angeles, CA) |
Material having antireflection, hydrophobic and abrasion resistance properties and process for depositing an antireflection, hydrophobic and abrasion resistant coating on a substrate
Consequently the object of the invention is to obviate these disadvantages and bring about the deposition of an abrasion-resistant, antireflection coating on a non-specific, organic or inorganic subst... Read More
Inventors: Floch, Herve;, Assignee: Commissariat a L'Energie Atomique (Paris Cedex, FR) |
Light absorptive antireflector
What is claimed is: 1. A light absorptive antireflector consisting essentially of a substrate, a light absorbing film formed on the substrate and a silica film formed on the light absorbing film, to r... Read More
Inventors: Oyama, Takuji; Katayama, Yoshihito;, Assignee: Asahi Glass Company, Ltd. (Tokyo, JP) |
Polarizer plate with anti-stain layer
Generally speaking, in accordance with the invention, a polarizer plate is provided in which an anti-staining layer including a fluorine-containing silane compound is formed as the outermost layer. Th... Read More
Inventors: Miyashita, Satoru; Endo, Kogo; Okaue, Etsuo; Nakajima, Mikito; Mogami, Takao; Kubota, Satoshi;, Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation (Tokyo, JP) |
Heat-resistant structural body, halogen-based corrosive gas-resistant material and halogen-based corrosive gas-resistant structural body
What is claimed is: 1. A halogen-based corrosive gas-resistant structural body comprising a substrate containing at least metallic aluminum, a nitrided material formed on the substrate and a passive f... Read More
Inventors: Watanabe, Morimichi;, Assignee: NGK Insulators, Ltd. (Nagoya, JP) |
Laminated transparent assembly with edge sealing means
According to the present invention, laminated transparencies are provided with improved edge seal systems that comprise a barrier layer composed of an organic fluorinated polymeric composition selecte... Read More
Inventors: Stefanik, John E.;, Assignee: PPG Industries, Inc. (Pittsburgh, PA) |
Reflector
OF INVENTION The present invention relates to a reflector suitable for use in illumination such as an illumination shade, various optical instruments, the sunlight reflector etc., comprising a light ... Read More
Inventors: Ohno, Akira; Katayama, Hitomi; Nomura, Suguru; Senaha, Susumu; Kyo, Suizo; Shmomura, Susumu; Akagami, Akira; Imai, Hiroshi;, Assignee: NHK Spring Co., Ltd. (Kanagawa, JP); Yokohama Kiko Co., Ltd. (Kanagawa, JP) |
Fluoride ion as a curing catalyst for silicon-containing resins
OF THE INVENTION A composition of the invention contains (A) a silicon-containing resin having in one molecule at least one silicon atom connected to a hydrolyzable group and/or a hydroxyl group; and... Read More
Inventors: Olson, Kurt G.; Blackburn, William P.; Endlish, Mark E.;, Assignee: PPG Industries, Inc. (Pittsburgh, PA) |
Sucrose fatty acid ester compositions and shortenings and margarines made therefrom
OF THE INVENTION It has now been discovered that it is possible to increase the rate at which certain intermediate melting sucrose fatty acid esters crystallize from a melted state. This development ... Read More
Inventors: Orphanos, Peter D.; Bernhardt, Christian A.; Madison, Bryan L.; Seiden, Paul; Ehrman, Albert M.; Baginski, John R.; Guffey, Timothy B.;, Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company (Cincinnati, OH) |
Method for lining a pipe or main
OF THE PRESENTLY PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Referring to FIG. 1, a rig 1 comprises a heater tube 2 which in use is supported above ground on a support frame 3 (see also FIGS. 5 and 6). The tube 2 has a re... Read More
Inventors: Storah, Brian W.;, Assignee: British Gas plc (London, GB2) |
Method for grounding pole structures in thin film magnetic heads
In the present invention, the above-described problems due to stray capacitance and noise sensitivity are reduced by electrically grounding the pole pieces or core material in the thin film magnetic h... Read More
Inventors: Jurisch, Mark; Dobbins, Scott D.;, Assignee: Seagate Technology, Inc. (Scotts Valley, CA) |
Heat-stabilized vinyl chloride polymers
OF THE INVENTION More particularly, a major object of this invention is the provision of PVC compositions comprising a stabilizing amount of organometallic salts, especially a salt couplet or pair of... Read More
Inventors: Torloting, Jean-Claude;, Assignee: Rhone-Poulenc Industries (Paris, FR) |
Thermoplastic molding materials based on polyphenylene ethers, nylons and styrene copolymers
We claim: 1. A thermoplastic molding material comprising: (A) not less than 5% by weight of polyphenylene ether, (B) not less than 5% by weight of a nylon, and (C) not less than 0.1% by weight of a ru... Read More
Inventors: Taubitz, Christof; Seiler, Erhard; Hambrecht, Juergen; Mitulla, Konrad; Boehlke, Klaus;, Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft (Ludwigshafen, DE) |
Heat shrinkable polyvinyl chloride film with methyl methacrylate polymer additive
OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS When a uniaxially heat shrinkable film is prepared, the film comprising 5 to 25 wt. parts of a methyl methacrylate type copolymer and 100 wt. parts of polyvinyl chloride ... Read More
Inventors: Yoshiga, Norio; Nakamura, Hiroshi; Ohmura, Mototaka;, Assignee: Mitsubishi Plastics Industries Limited (Tokyo, JP) |
Inner seal for capped containers
Referring to the drawings in greater detail, composite sheet material 10 comprises inner seal 11, which in turn comprises metal foil backing 12 and heat-sealable adhesive 13. Metal foil 12 is adhered... Read More
Inventors: Ou-Yang, David T.;, Assignee: Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company (Saint Paul, MN) |
Vinyl polymer composition and process for making same
The rigid vinyl polymer composition of the present invention incorporates therein, as a processing aid, an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer (EVA). The EVA employed in the rigid vinyl polymer composit... Read More
Inventors: Memering, Leroy J.;, Assignee: National Distillers and Chemical Corporation (New York, NY) |
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