| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 264100210 | Nonresinous material only (e.g., ceramic, etc.) | 13 |
| 20090108477 | Method of Manufacturing Formed Article, Glass Material, and Method of Determining Shape of Glass Material and Mold - The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing a formed article comprising forming an upper surface of a glass material that has been positioned on a forming surface of a mold to obtain the formed article by heating the glass material to a temperature permitting deformation to bring a lower surface of the glass material into tight contact with the forming surface. Glass having upper and lower surfaces being spherical in shape is employed as the glass material, a mold having a forming surface being a free-form surface other than a spherical surface is employed as the mold, the upper surface of the glass material is formed into a roughly offset surface relative to the forming surface of the mold. The present invention permits the manufacturing of formed articles of desired shape with high precision by hot sag molding method. The present invention also permits the easy and simple determination of the surface shapes of molds and glass materials employed in hot sag molding method. | 04-30-2009 |
| 20090152745 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANUFACTURING INTEGRATED MOLDED CONCENTRATOR PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICE - A method for manufacturing an integrated solar cell and concentrator. The method includes providing a first photovoltaic region and a second photovoltaic region disposed within a first mold member. A second mold member is coupled to the first mold member to form a cavity region. The cavity region forms a first concentrator region overlying a vicinity of the first photovoltaic region and a second concentrator region overlying a vicinity of the second photovoltaic region. The method includes transferring a molding compound in a fluidic state into the cavity region to fill the cavity region with the molding compound and initiating a curing process of the molding compound to form a first concentrator element and a second concentrator element overlying the respective photovoltaic regions. | 06-18-2009 |
| 20090267245 | Transmission Type Optical Element - The invention relates to a transmission type optical element configured so that a convex/concave structure is formed on a surface thereof, and that incident light to the optical element is subjected to an action at the convex/concave structure. In this optical element, a layer having a convex/concave structure is formed on one of surfaces of a substrate. The transmittance of each of the substrate and the layer having the convex/concave structure at a wavelength of 360 nm is set to be 90% or more so that the transmittance of the layer having the convex/concave structure is equal to or less than the transmittance of the substrate. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090283925 | Slip Casting Nano-Particle Powders for Making Transparent Ceramics - A method of making a transparent ceramic including the steps of providing nano-ceramic powders in a processed or unprocessed form, mixing the powders with de-ionized water, the step of mixing the powders with de-ionized water producing a slurry, sonifing the slurry to completely wet the powder and suspend the powder in the de-ionized water, separating very fine particles from the slurry, molding the slurry, and curing the slurry to produce the transparent ceramic. | 11-19-2009 |
| 20110215492 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF ASPHERIC SURFACE LENS - Provided is an aspheric lens manufacturing method by which an aspheric lens having a desired shape can be manufactured with high accuracy regardless of the shape of a glass molding without reducing productivity. The aspheric lens manufacturing method for forming the aspheric lens by pressing and machining a glass material includes a pressing step for pressing the glass material to thereby form the aspheric surface, the flat surface of the peripheral portion of the aspheric surface, and the side surface continuous to the flat surface at the same time and form the glass molding, a mounting step for mounting the glass molding in a work holder which holds and positions the glass molding by being in contact with the flat surface and the side surface of the glass molding formed in the pressing step, and a machining step for machining an other surface of the glass molding mounted in the work holder in the mounting step to thereby form the other surface into a predetermined surface shape. | 09-08-2011 |
| 20120223448 | Method for producing beta-sialon phosphor - Provided is a production method of a β-sialon phosphor that europium ions are solid-solved in β-sialon, including a mixing process for mixing raw materials of the β-sialon phosphor; a burning process for burning the raw materials after the mixing process to form the β-sialon phosphor; a HIP treatment process in which the β-sialon phosphor after the burning process is subjected to a HIP treatment; an annealing process in which the β-sialon phosphor after the HIP treatment process is subjected to an annealing treatment; and an acid treatment process in which the β-sialon phosphor after the annealing process is subjected to an acid treatment. According to the production method of a β-sialon phosphor, a β-sialon phosphor excellent in luminescence intensity is obtained. | 09-06-2012 |
| 20130168883 | Process for compacting powders - Fluffy powders, such as calcined kaolin clays or air floated clays, can be compacted using a process which comprises applying increasing amounts of pressure to a powder moving through a confinement area. The compacted product has an improved bulk density and improved wet out and slurry incorporation times as compared to the non-compacted starting material feed. | 07-04-2013 |
| 20140232026 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING DIFFRACTIVE OPTICAL ELEMENT - A diffractive optical element includes a diffractive surface. Raised portions and recessed portions are alternately arranged on the diffractive surface. A shape of the valley bottoms of the recessed portions varies according to regions of the diffractive surface. | 08-21-2014 |
| 20140374931 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING TRANSPARENT CERAMIC OBJECTS BY MEANS OF FLUIDIZED BED GRANULATION - A method for producing transparent ceramic objects having an RIT>10% in the wave length range of 300 nm to 4000 nm and a wall thickness of 2 mm. Said method consists of the following steps: producing a slip by dispersing a ceramic powder, the particle size of which is d50<5 μm, preferably between 5 nm and 500 nm; producing a granular material, the particle size of which is d50<1 mm, preferably between 50 μm and 500 μm, more preferably between 80 μm and 300 μm, from the slip by means of fluidised bed granulation; pressing the granular material in a simple, non-cyclical manner to form a green body; sintering the green body to form a sintered body; and re-densifying the sintered body. | 12-25-2014 |
| 264100220 | Scandium (Sc), yttrium (Y), or rare earth containing (i.e., atomic numbers 21, 39, or 57-72) | 4 |
| 20090020897 | PROCESS FOR THE INCORPORATION OF NANOPHOSPHORS INTO MICRO-OPTICAL STRUCTURES - The invention relates to a process for the incorporation of nanophosphors (phosphors) into micro-optical structures, and to corresponding illuminants. In this impregnation process, a micro-optical system comprising inverse opal powders is filled with a dispersion of a nanophosphor. | 01-22-2009 |
| 20100102464 | TRANSPARENT CERAMICS AND METHODS OF PREPARATION THEREOF - According to one embodiment, a method for forming a transparent ceramic preform includes forming a suspension of oxide particles in a solvent, adding the suspension to a mold of a desired shape, and uniformly curing the suspension in the mold for forming a preform. The suspension includes a dispersant but does not include a gelling agent. In another embodiment, a method includes creating a mixture without a gelling agent, the mixture including: inorganic particles, a solvent, and a dispersant. The inorganic particles have a mean diameter of less than about 2000 nm. The method also includes agitating the mixture, adding the mixture to a mold, and curing the mixture in the mold at a temperature of less than about 80° C. for forming a preform. Other methods for forming a transparent ceramic preform are also described according to several embodiments. | 04-29-2010 |
| 20110024926 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING YTTERBIUM PHOSPHATE FINE PARTICLES - A method for producing ytterbium phosphate fine particles includes adding phosphoric acid and water to an anhydrous ytterbium halide to cause a reaction between the anhydrous ytterbium halide and the phosphoric acid. | 02-03-2011 |
| 20110309538 | TRANSPARENT CERAMICS AND METHODS OF PREPARATION THEREOF - A method for forming a transparent ceramic preform in one embodiment includes forming a suspension of oxide particles in a solvent, wherein the suspension includes a dispersant, with the proviso that the suspension does not include a gelling agent; and uniformly curing the suspension for forming a preform of gelled suspension. A method according to another embodiment includes creating a mixture of inorganic particles, a solvent and a dispersant, the inorganic particles having a mean diameter of less than about 2000 nm; agitating the mixture; adding the mixture to a mold; and curing the mixture in the mold for gelling the mixture, with the proviso that no gelling agent is added to the mixture. | 12-22-2011 |
