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20100209730 | Coated article with sputter-deposited transparent conductive coating for refrigeration/freezer units, and method of making the same - Certain example embodiments relate to sputter-deposited transparent conductive coatings (TCCs) for use in, for example, refrigeration and/or freezer units (e.g., as doors, windows, etc.). The TCC may include a silver-based conductive layer, at least partially protected by a zirconium oxide overcoat. Such TCCs may be provided in connection with monolithic or multi-substrate arrangements in different example embodiments. Certain example embodiments may involve “active” modes, where a silver-based layer in the TCC may receive a voltage, e.g., to reduce the likelihood of frosting, freezing, fogging, condensation, and/or the like, on the glass substrate that supports the TCC. | 08-19-2010 |
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20080307646 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING AN INTERCONNECT DEVICE WHICH FORMS A HEAT SINK AND ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS BETWEEN A HEAT GENERATING DEVICE AND A POWER SOURCE - An interconnect device is used to mate a heat generating device to a power source. Plated components are provided on the interconnect device to provide a heat sink function for the heat generating device when the heat generating device is connected to the interconnect device, and to provide an electrical path between the heat generating device and the power source. A method of manufacturing same is also disclosed. | 12-18-2008 |
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20100260157 | MOBILE BROADBAND COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM, SUCH AS A DEPLOYABLE SELF-CONTAINED PORTABLE SYSTEM - Systems and methods for establishing IT services in edge environments are described. In some examples, the system comprises a transportable housing capable of being carried by personnel, a plurality of commercial off-the-shelf components contained in the housing and coupled together and configured to provide the broadband communications network, a software management system operatively coupled to the plurality of components, a network connection subsystem defined by at least a first portion of the plurality of components and configured to establish access to the broadband communications network, and a connection subsystem defined by at least a second portion of the plurality of components and that provides a user with a connection to the broadband communications network via the network connection subsystem | 10-14-2010 |
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20110196773 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EVALUATING SECURITY TRADING TRANSACTION COSTS - A system and method for comparing investment transaction costs of institution peers includes database and a processor coupled to a network. The processor may be configured receive, via the network, security transaction data of investment institutions, which included data for traded securities, transaction order sizes, execution prices, peer identities and timestamps. The processor is further capable of grouping transaction data into groups of orders, calculating order costs and environmental factors for each order, and calculating a peer's average order cost within each group. The data are stored in the database so that it may be retrieved and displayed. | 08-11-2011 |
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20120067717 | Method of co-sputtering alloys and compounds using a dual C-MAG cathode arrangement and corresponding apparatus - Certain example embodiments of this invention relate to techniques for sputter-depositing a thin film(s) including two or more materials using targets such as rotating cylindrical sputtering targets, including a method and apparatus. Magnet bar assemblies in first and second adjacent sputtering targets are oriented differently. The different orientations of the magnet bar assemblies allows material from the second target to be sputtered onto the first target, or vice versa. The mixture of material on the first target, including sputtering material from both the first and second targets, is then sputtered onto a substrate to form a sputter-deposited thin film that includes a mixture of the sputtering materials from the targets. | 03-22-2012 |
20130094076 | Coated article with low-E coating having absorbing layer over functional layer designed to increase outside reflectance - A coated article includes a low-E coating having an absorbing layer located over a functional layer (IR reflecting layer) and designed to cause the coating to have an increased outside reflectance (e.g., in an IG window unit) and good selectivity. In certain embodiments, the absorbing layer is metallic, or substantially metallic, and is provided directly over and contacting a lower of two IR reflecting layers. In certain example embodiments, a nitride based layer (e.g., silicon nitride or the like) may be located directly over and contacting the absorbing layer in order to reduce or prevent oxidation thereof during heat treatment (e.g., thermal tempering, heat bending, and/or heat strengthening) thereby permitting predictable coloration, high outside reflectance values, and/or good selectivity to be achieved. | 04-18-2013 |
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20140016190 | COATED ARTICLE WITH LOW-E COATING HAVING ABSORBING LAYER OVER FUNCTIONAL LAYER DESIGNED TO INCREASE OUTSIDE REFLECTANCE - A coated article includes a low-E coating having an absorbing layer located over a functional layer (IR reflecting layer) and designed to cause the coating to have an increased outside reflectance (e.g., in an IG window unit) and good selectivity. In certain embodiments, the absorbing layer is metallic, or substantially metallic, and is provided directly over and contacting a lower of two IR reflecting layers. In certain example embodiments, a nitride based layer (e.g., silicon nitride or the like) may be located directly over and contacting the absorbing layer in order to reduce or prevent oxidation thereof during heat treatment (e.g., thermal tempering, heat bending, and/or heat strengthening) thereby permitting predictable coloration, high outside reflectance values, and/or good selectivity to be achieved. Coated articles according to certain example embodiments of this invention may be used in the context of insulating glass (IG) window units, vehicle windows, other types of windows, or in any other suitable application. | 01-16-2014 |
20150125635 | COATED ARTICLE WITH LOW-E COATING HAVING ABSORBING LAYER OVER FUNCTIONAL LAYER DESIGNED TO INCREASE OUTSIDE REFLECTANCE - A coated article includes a low-E coating having an absorbing layer located over a functional layer (IR reflecting layer) and designed to cause the coating to have an increased outside reflectance (e.g., in an IG window unit) and good selectivity. In certain embodiments, the absorbing layer is metallic, or substantially metallic, and is provided directly over and contacting a lower of two IR reflecting layers. In certain example embodiments, a nitride based layer (e.g., silicon nitride or the like) may be located directly over and contacting the absorbing layer in order to reduce or prevent oxidation thereof during heat treatment (e.g., thermal tempering, heat bending, and/or heat strengthening) thereby permitting predictable coloration, high outside reflectance values, and/or good selectivity to be achieved. Coated articles according to certain example embodiments of this invention may be used in the context of insulating glass (IG) window units, vehicle windows, other types of windows, or in any other suitable application. | 05-07-2015 |