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20080212169 | Reflector for an Infrared Radiating Element - The invention relates to a reflector for an infrared radiating element. The reflector comprises a metal foil coated with—a first oxide layer deposited on the metal foil; —an infrared reflecting metal layer deposited on said first oxide layer; and—a second oxide layer deposited on said infrared reflecting layer. The first oxide layer is functioning as a diffusion barrier layer and is preventing the diffusion of the metal of the infrared reflecting layer in the substrate. The second oxide layer is functioning as a protective layer for the infrared reflecting layer giving the infrared reflecting layer the required thermal stability. | 09-04-2008 |
20080259439 | Multilayer-film reflective mirror, exposure apparatus, device manufacturing method, and manufacturing method of multilayer-film reflective mirror - Multilayer-film reflective mirrors are disclosed. An exemplary such mirror has a base and a multilayer film formed on the base. The multilayer film includes multiple layer pairs. Each layer pair includes a respective first layer and a respective second layer, wherein the first and second layers are laminated together in an alternating manner. The multilayer film has first and second regions that reflect extreme ultraviolet light. A first group of layers is disposed in the first and second regions and has a first periodic length. A second group disposed in the first region has a second periodic length different from the first periodic length, and a third group disposed in the second region has a substantially same periodic length as the first periodic length. | 10-23-2008 |
20080266651 | OPTICAL APPARATUS, MULTILAYER-FILM REFLECTIVE MIRROR, EXPOSURE APPARATUS, AND DEVICE - An optical apparatus comprises a plurality of multilayer-film reflective mirrors that are capable of reflecting a electromagnetic wave in an extreme ultraviolet region. The multilayer-film reflective mirrors are arranged along an optical axis of the electromagnetic wave, and at least two of the multilayer-film reflective mirrors have reflecting, wavelength characteristics being different from each other, in a wavelength region other than the extreme ultraviolet region. | 10-30-2008 |
20090015909 | TRANSPARENT SUBSTRATE COMPRISING A STACK OF THIN LAYERS FOR ELECTROMAGNETIC ARMOUR - A transparent substrate, especially made of glass, provided with a thin-film multilayer ( | 01-15-2009 |
20090046356 | REFLECTOR AND APPARATUS INCLUDING THE REFLECTOR - A reflective plate | 02-19-2009 |
20090128895 | FILTER FOR DISPLAY DEVICE | 05-21-2009 |
20090195865 | INFRARED RADIATION REFLECTING LAYER SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF - The invention relates to an infrared radiation reflecting layer system for panes of glass and similar, the properties of said layer system being maintained even after heat treatment, for example, for bending or hardening the panes of glass. Silver is used as the infrared radiation reflecting layer. A combination of NiCrO | 08-06-2009 |
20090268279 | REFLECTIVE MATERIAL AND REFLECTOR FOR LIGHT-EMITTING DIODE - A reflective material which has a high UV light reflectance and maintains such a high reflectance even after heat treatment, and a reflector for LEDs are provided. A reflective material including a polymer obtained from a composition as a raw material which contains the following (a) and (b): (a) 95 to 30 mass % of a thermally polymerizable or photopolymerizable compound; and (b) 5 to 70 mass % of hollow particles which are formed of a material having an ultraviolet light transmittance of 50% or more at a wavelength of 350 nm. | 10-29-2009 |
20100027107 | REFLECTIVE OPTICAL ELEMENT FOR EUV LITHOGRAPHY DEVICE - A reflective optical element exhibits an increase in the maximum reflectivity at operating wavelengths in the extreme ultraviolet or soft x-ray wavelength range. A first additional intermediate layer ( | 02-04-2010 |
20100220389 | POLYMERIC COVER WITH PROTECTIVE PROPERTIES AGAINST SOLAR RADIATION - The invention relates to a cover polymeric with protective properties against solar radiation, suitable for controlling both ultraviolet radiation and infrared radiation or both at the same time. The cover comprises a substrate of polymeric material with a specific density greater than 1, provided with at least one UV radiation-absorbing compound: and at least one selective solar filter, transparent to visible light and reflecting infrared radiation, applied on said substrate and which is configured by at least one first dielectric material layer; at least one first metal layer; an intermediate layer as a barrier; and at least one second dielectric material layer. The cover is applicable as a coating of rigid laminar materials and also as material for greenhouses or buildings with transparent walls. | 09-02-2010 |
20100245991 | Film Mirror Having Ultraviolet Ray Reflection Film - Disclosed is a film mirror used for reflection of sunlight, which includes, in the following order from the side where sunlight is entered, an ultraviolet ray reflection film which reflects ultraviolet ray and transmits visible and infrared light, a plastic film layer, a metal reflection-layer which reflects visible and infrared light, and a protective layer. | 09-30-2010 |
20100271693 | NARROWBAND FILTERS FOR THE EXTREME ULTRAVIOLET - A filter for extreme ultraviolet is disclosed. The filter may be formed by a multilayer structure comprising several layers of Yb and Al deposited on a substrate using thermal evaporation. The layers of Yb and Al may be separated by SiO layers, which may act as barriers avoiding interaction between the layers. The multilayer structure may be covered by a SiO protective layer. | 10-28-2010 |
20100271694 | SOLAR MIRROR - A solar mirror comprising a transparent substrate ( | 10-28-2010 |
20110007388 | Vehicles Having a High Efficiency Solar Control System - An automobile or vehicle having a high efficiency solar control system is provided. The automobile may have a window defined by a sheet of glass and a film mounted to its exterior side. The film may reflect solar radiation in the near and mid infrared ranges yet allow high transmission of light in the visible range such that the occupants of the automobile may view his/her surroundings through the window. The film may have a layer of silver which reflects the solar radiation in the near and mid infrared ranges. Since the silver is susceptible to oxidation and turns the silver into a black body which absorbs the near and mid infrared radiation, the film may be designed to slow the rate of oxidation of the silver layer to an acceptable level. The silver layer may be sandwiched between the glass which does not allow oxygen to diffuse there through and reach the layer of silver and a stack of sacrificial layers having a certain thickness which slows down the rate of oxygen diffusion to an acceptable level. | 01-13-2011 |
20110013273 | Spectral Selective Solar Control Film Containing an Air Layer for Windows - A building structure having a high efficiency solar control system is provided. The building structure may have a window defined by a sheet of glass and a film mounted to its exterior side. There may be a gap between the film and the glass wherein the film, film and gap, or gap provides thermal insulation. The film may reflect solar radiation in the near and mid infrared ranges yet allow high transmission of light in the visible range such that the occupants of the building structure may view his/her surroundings through the window. The film may have a layer of silver which reflects the solar radiation in the near and mid infrared ranges. Since the silver is susceptible to oxidation and turns the silver into a black body which absorbs the near and mid infrared radiation, a protective layer on the exterior of the infrared reflecting layer may be designed to slow the rate of oxidation of the silver layer to an acceptable level. The silver layer may be sandwiched between the glass which does not allow oxygen to diffuse there through and reach the layer of silver and the protective layer having a certain thickness which slows down the rate of oxygen diffusion to an acceptable level. | 01-20-2011 |
20110080637 | ULTRAVIOLET RETROREFLECTORS - A waveband selective retroreflective article, comprising a body layer having a plurality of concave retroreflective elements, each said concave retroreflective element forming a cavity having open-face surfaces and an additional layer that includes particles of a wave-band selective material. | 04-07-2011 |
20110096391 | BROADBAND REFLECTING MIRROR - To provide a broadband reflecting mirror having high reflectance within a wavelength band of 400 nm to 2500 nm and having excellent thermal resistance and damage resistance. A broadband reflecting mirror | 04-28-2011 |
20110128617 | HIGH INFRARED REFLECTION COATINGS, THIN FILM COATING DEPOSITION METHODS AND ASSOCIATED TECHNOLOGIES - The invention provides low-emissivity coatings that are highly reflective of infrared radiation. The coating includes three infrared-reflection film regions, which may each comprise silver. | 06-02-2011 |
20110170176 | METAL BASED COATING COMPOSITION AND RELATED COATED SUBSTRATES - A coated substrate is disclosed. The coated substrate includes a substrate and a coating composition over the substrate comprising at least one metal based layer selected from tungsten, chromium, tantalum, molybdenum, aluminum, niobium, and mixtures and alloys thereof; and mixtures and alloys of cobalt and chromium; and at least one dielectric layer including Si | 07-14-2011 |
20110228385 | WINDOW FILMS WITH REFLECTIVE ORGANIC AND METAL LAYERS - The present invention pertains to windows films comprising one or more layers comprising an organic free radical compound, wherein the layers reflect in the infrared region, and one or more layers of a multilayer interference stack of a metal/metal or metal/metal oxide design. Preferably, the organic free radical compound is a salt of an aminium radical cation. One or more layers of the multilayer interference stack may comprise an aminium radical cation compound. Also provided are security windows that utilize such window films. | 09-22-2011 |
20110249326 | SELECTIVE SOLAR ABSORBENT COATING AND MANUFACTURING METHOD - Selective solar absorbent coating and manufacturing method, with solar absorption and low emissivity properties. The coating comprises a substrate ( | 10-13-2011 |
20110261442 | Coated article having low-E coating with absorber layer(s) - A coated article is provided, having a coating supported by a glass substrate where the coating includes at least one color and/or reflectivity-adjusting absorber layer. The absorber layer(s) allows color tuning, and reduces the glass side reflection of the coated article and/or allows sheet resistance of the coating to be reduced without degrading glass side reflection. In certain example embodiments the absorber layer is provided between first and second dielectric layers which may be of substantially the same material and/or composition. In certain example embodiments, the coated article is capable of achieving desirable transmission, together with desired color, low reflectivity, and low selectivity, when having only one infrared (IR) reflecting layer of silver and/or gold. Coated articles according to certain example embodiments of this invention may be used in the context of insulating glass (IG) window units, monolithic windows, or the like. | 10-27-2011 |
20110261443 | HEAT RAY REFLECTIVE FILM AND LAMINATE THEREOF, AND COATING FLUID FOR FORMING HEAT RAY REFLECTIVE LAYER - Disclosed is a heat ray reflective film having a single layer structure, which has high heat ray reflectivity, can relatively control visible light absorption and visible light reflection and has excellent heat stability. Also disclosed is a heat ray reflective laminate which has high environmental durability and is suitable as a window material for buildings or automobiles. | 10-27-2011 |
20110310473 | OPTICAL BODY, WALL MEMBER, FITTING, SOLAR SHADING DEVICE, AND BUILDING - An optical body includes a substrate having a concave-convex surface, a reflecting layer formed on the concave-convex surface, and an optical layer formed on the reflecting layer to embed the concave-convex surface, wherein the reflecting layer directionally reflects light, the concave-convex surface is made up of a plurality of triangular pillars arrayed in a one-dimensional pattern, and the triangular pillar has an apex angle a and a slope angle β, the apex angle α and the slope angle β satisfying a formula (1) or (2) given below: | 12-22-2011 |
20120013976 | REFLECTIVE OPTICAL ELEMENT FOR EUV LITHOGRAPHY - A stress-reduced reflective optical element for a working wavelength in the soft X-ray and extreme ultraviolet wavelength range includes a first multilayer system ( | 01-19-2012 |
20120069429 | SYSTEM FOR FILTERING RADIO FREQUENCY AND INFRARED OPTICAL TRANSMISSIONS - The present invention pertains to anti-surveillance security windows comprising one or more conductive glass substrates and one or more layers comprising an organic radical cation compound, wherein the layers reflect in the infrared region. Preferably, the organic radical cation compound is a salt of an aminium radical cation. The security windows may further comprise one or more layers of a multilayer interference stack of a metal/metal or metal/metal oxide design. | 03-22-2012 |
20120087005 | THIN FILM DEPOSITION METHOD AND RESULTING PRODUCT - A process for producing a substrate coated on a face with a low-E thin film multilayer, the process including: depositing a thin-film multilayer containing a thin silver film between at least two thin dielectric films and an absorbent film on a face a substrate; and heat treating the coated face with laser radiation between 500 and 2000 nm to reduce at least one selected from the group of the emissivity and the sheet resistance of the multilayer by at least 5%, wherein the absorbent film at least partially absorbs the laser radiation so that the absorption of the multilayer the wavelength of the laser radiation is such that the absorption of a clear glass substrate 4 mm in thickness coated with the multilayer at the wavelength of the laser radiation is greater than or equal to 10%. | 04-12-2012 |
20120099188 | Laser Protection Structures and Methods of Fabrication - An optically transmissive structure for laser protection is provided including a plurality of metallic layers of material interspersed with a plurality of dielectric layers of material. The metallic layers are interposed with the dielectric layers; the metallic layers include individual layers each having a thickness smaller than a skin depth of the metal at a selected wavelength; and the dielectric layers separating two metallic layers have a thickness equal to or smaller than the selected wavelength in the dielectric layer of material. A method for fabricating the above structure is also provided. An optically transmissive structure for laser protection including a plurality of metal layers interposed with dielectric material layers is also provided. A transmittance of the structure is greater than fifty percent (50%) for an incident light having a wavelength of 550 nm; and an optical density of the structure is greater than two (2) for an incident light having a wavelength between 1000 nm and 1400 nm. | 04-26-2012 |
20120140316 | OPTICAL BODY, WINDOW MEMBER, FITTING, AND SOLAR SHADING DEVICE - An optical body includes a first optical layer having a concave-convex surface, a wavelength-selective reflecting layer formed on the concave-convex surface, and a second optical layer formed on the wavelength-selective reflecting layer to embed the concave-convex surface, the wavelength-selective reflecting layer having a multilayer structure formed by successively stacking at least a first high refractive index layer, a metal layer, and a second high refractive index layer, wherein, given that optical film thicknesses of the first high refractive index layer and the second high refractive index layer are x and y, respectively, and a geometrical film thickness of the metal layer is z, x, y and z satisfy the following formula (1): | 06-07-2012 |
20120182607 | CONCENTRATOR FOR SOLAR ENERGY GENERATION AND PRODUCTION THEREOF FROM POLYMERIC MATERIALS - The present invention relates to a concentrator for concentrating solar radiation and to the production thereof from polymeric materials. The concentrator according to the invention can be used in photovoltaically or in particular in solar thermally usable systems. The concentrator according to the invention allows for the efficient concentration of solar radiation onto objects such as solar cells, independent of the geometry thereof. This relates, for example, to the surface of a solar cell as it is used in concentrating photovoltaics, and also an absorber tube as it is used in concentrating solar heating, for example in the scope of the parabolic trough technology. | 07-19-2012 |
20120212810 | MIRROR FOR THE EUV WAVELENGTH RANGE, PROJECTION OBJECTIVE FOR MICROLITHOGRAPHY CROMPRISING SUCH A MIRROR, AND PROJECTION EXPOSURE APPARATUS FOR MICROLITHOGRAPHY COMPRISING SUCH A PROJECTION OBJECTIVE - EUV-mirror having a substrate (S) and a layer arrangement that includes plural layer subsystems (P″, P′″) each consisting of a periodic sequence of at least two periods (P | 08-23-2012 |
20120250144 | REFLECTIVE OPTICAL ELEMENT AND METHOD FOR OPERATING AN EUV LITHOGRAPHY APPARATUS - In order to reduce the adverse influence of contamination composed of silicon dioxide, hydrocarbons and/or metals within an EUV lithography apparatus on the reflectivity, a reflective optical element ( | 10-04-2012 |
20120268811 | FILM MIRROR, METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME, AND REFLECTING DEVICE FOR SOLAR THERMAL POWER GENERATION USING SAID FILM MIRROR - A film mirror prevents a drop in the specular reflectance rate caused by the deterioration of a silver layer functioning as a reflective layer. The film mirror is either provided at least with an ultraviolet absorption layer, resin base layers which neighbor each other, a silver reflective layer, and a lower adjacent layer as the constituent layers, in this order, from the side in which light enters, or provided at least with an ultraviolet absorption layer, resin base layers which neighbor each other, an adhesive layer, a silver reflective layer, and a lower adjacent layer as the constituent layers, in said order, from the side in which light enters. Either the resin base layer or the adhesive layer contains a stabilizer. | 10-25-2012 |
20120275018 | COATED GLASSES HAVING A LOW SOLAR FACTOR - A glass transparency for an automotive roof window includes a solar control coating on a surface of a glass substrate to provide the coated glass with a solar factor in the range of equal to or less 30%, and an Lta in the range of greater than 0% to less than 50%. The solar factor is determined in accordance with ISO 13837 (2008). In another embodiment of the invention, the transparency is a laminated transparency having the solar control coating between two glass sheets. | 11-01-2012 |
20120281276 | INFRARED REFLECTOR - The invention relates mainly to an infrared reflector consisting of a metallic substrate coated with a layer of zirconium and chromium nitride of general formula (Zr | 11-08-2012 |
20120293862 | RUGGEDIZED SWITCHABLE GLAZING, AND/OR METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME - A coated article includes a low-E coating supported by a substrate (e.g., glass substrate), the low-E coating including first and second IR reflecting layers comprising silver and/or gold, and at least one UV blocking layer that blocks significant amounts of UV light having a wavelength of from 380-400 nm so that no more than about 20% of light having a wavelength of from 380-400 passes through the low-E coating. The UV blocking layer may be positioned so as to not directly contact the first and second IR reflecting layers. | 11-22-2012 |
20120300291 | METAL REFLECTORS - In one example, a metal reflector includes a silver layer and an underlying metal layer in galvanic communication with the silver layer. | 11-29-2012 |
20120314281 | REFLECTIVE OPTICAL ELEMENT AND METHOD FOR PRODUCTION OF SUCH AN OPTICAL ELEMENT - In order to produce stress-reduced reflective optical elements ( | 12-13-2012 |
20130016425 | OPTICAL ELEMENTAANM Kusunoki; YukihisaAACI Itami-shiAACO JPAAGP Kusunoki; Yukihisa Itami-shi JP - An optical element includes a substrate and an infrared anti-reflective film. The substrate is made of ZnSe, and the infrared anti-reflective film is formed on at least one surface of the substrate. The infrared anti-reflective film includes a low-refractive-index layer made of BaF | 01-17-2013 |
20130057952 | SUBSTRATE MADE OF AN ALUMINUM-SILICON ALLOY OR CRYSTALLINE SILICON, METAL MIRROR, METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF, AND USE THEREOF - The invention relates to a substrate made of an aluminium-silicon alloy or crystalline silicon to which a polishable layer is applied and also to a metal mirror which comprises this substrate. Furthermore, the invention relates to a method for the production of metal mirrors and also the use of the metal mirror according to the invention. | 03-07-2013 |
20130088773 | COATED ARTICLE HAVING LOW-E COATING WITH ABSORBER LAYER(S) - A coated article is provided, having a coating supported by a glass substrate where the coating includes at least one color and/or reflectivity-adjusting absorber layer. The absorber layer(s) allows color tuning, and reduces the glass side reflection of the coated article and/or allows sheet resistance of the coating to be reduced without degrading glass side reflection. In certain example embodiments the absorber layer is provided between first and second dielectric layers which may be of substantially the same material and/or composition. In certain example embodiments, the coated article is capable of achieving desirable transmission, together with desired color, low reflectivity, and low selectivity, when having only one infrared (IR) reflecting layer of silver and/or gold. Coated articles according to certain example embodiments of this invention may be used in the context of insulating glass (IG) window units, monolithic windows, or the like. | 04-11-2013 |
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 |
20130107356 | TERAHERTZ BAND FILTER | 05-02-2013 |
20130114133 | THIN FILMS FOR ENERGY EFFICIENT TRANSPARENT ELECTROMAGNETIC SHIELDS - Multifunctional, radio frequency shielding, transparent in the visible and energy saving film, including an asymmetric and aperiodic superposition of three dielectric or semiconductor (D) layers alternated to two metal (M) nanometric layers, wherein the ratio of the thickness of the outermost metal layer to the inner one is between 1.4 and 1.7. Such a film can be applied on a transparent substrate to make a frequency selective screen having solar absorbance (A | 05-09-2013 |
20130155496 | GLASS PANEL HAVING SUN-SHIELDING PROPERTIES - The invention relates to solar-control glazing comprising a glass substrate and a solar-control thin-film multilayer, said thin-film multilayer incorporating a film selectively absorbing infrared radiation having a wavelength longer than 800 nm, said absorbing film consisting of a titanium oxide substituted with an element X chosen from Nb or Ta, the atomic percentage [X/Ti+X] lying between about 4% and about 9% and the thickness of said absorbing film lying between about 20 and about 200 nanometers. | 06-20-2013 |
20130215500 | FILM MIRROR FOR SOLAR POWER GENERATION PURPOSES AND REFLECTION DEVICE FOR SOLAR POWER GENERATION PURPOSES - A film mirror for solar thermal power generation and a reflecting device for solar thermal power generation each include a hard coat layer at an outermost surface of a resin support and a metallic reflective layer. The hard coat layer contains a resin containing a UV absorber and being cured by a process including a heating step. | 08-22-2013 |
20130215501 | NEAR-INFRARED REFLECTIVE FILM, METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME, AND NEAR-INFRARED REFLECTOR PROVIDED WITH NEAR-INFRARED REFLECTIVE FILM - [Problem] An object of the present invention is to obtain a near-infrared reflective film that is low-cost, that can be produced with a large area, in which, in the optical properties, interference unevenness is particularly small, and which has excellent film physical properties. | 08-22-2013 |
20130279000 | FAR INFRARED REFLECTING LAMINATE - A far infrared reflecting laminate wherein layers [A] to [C] are sequentially arranged in this order: [A] a substrate; [B] a far-infrared reflecting layer having structure [B1] or [B2], [B1] a single layer of a metal containing 95 to 100% by mass of silver; or [B2] a multilayer structure composed of a metal layer containing 95 to 100% by mass of silver and a layer containing a metal oxide and/or a metal nitride and having a refractive index of 1.5 to 3; and [C] a surface hard-coat layer containing a crosslinking resin having one or more polar groups selected from a phosphoric acid group, a sulfonic acid group, and an amide group and having a thickness of 0.4 to 2.0 μm. | 10-24-2013 |
20130321905 | Multilayer Structure - A multilayer structure having a plurality of layers, with each layer being optically transparent over a selective wavelength range and being electrically conducting. The multilayer structure includes a top oxide layer having an exposed top surface that provides an outer surface of the multilayer structure and an inner surface that is opposite to the exposed top surface; a bottom oxide layer having an exposed bottom surface that provides an outer surface of the multilayer structure, which is opposite to the exposed top surface, and an inner surface that is opposite to the exposed bottom surface; a first control layer provided on the inner surface of the top oxide layer; and a second control layer provided on the inner surface of the bottom oxide layer, the first and the second control layers calibrated to have the multilayer structure attenuate light over two different wavelength ranges. | 12-05-2013 |
20130342900 | REFLECTION LAYER SYSTEM FOR SOLAR APPLICATIONS AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF - A reflection layer system and a method for the production thereof for front-surface mirrors for solar applications are provided. Deposited on a substrate are a metallic, reflective functional layer, a metallic reflective layer, and a transparent, dielectric protective layer as a top layer containing an oxide, nitride or oxynitride of a metal or semiconductor and having a thickness of 500 nm or more, preferably more than 1 μm | 12-26-2013 |
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 |
20140022630 | TRANSPARENT SUBSTRATE PROVIDED WITH A THIN-FILM MULTILAYER - The invention relates to a transparent substrate provided with a thin-film multilayer comprising a metallic layer having infrared-reflection properties located between two, subjacent and superjacent, nonmetallic dielectric coatings, the superjacent dielectric coating comprising the sequence of thin layers deposited in the following order:
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20140036355 | Infrared-Reflecting Covering Material - An invention describes a drapable IR-reflecting material for garments. The IR-reflecting material comprises a water-vapor-permeable metallized ply supporting an ah-permeable drapable convective ply having a three-dimensionally transmissive structure. The outer surface of the convective ply, said outer surface being opposite to the metallized ply, is formed by an air-permeable sheetlike structure. The convective ply causes heat convection of temperatures reflected by the metallized ply in order that the outer surface of the convective ply may be brought into line with the ambient temperature. | 02-06-2014 |
20140049812 | SPECTRAL FILTERING DEVICE IN THE VISIBLE AND INFRARED RANGES - Spectral filtering device comprising:
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20140071524 | COATED ARTICLE WITH LOW-E COATING HAVING ABSORBING LAYERS FOR LOW FILM SIDE REFLECTANCE AND LOW VISIBLE TRANSMISSION - Absorbing layers of a low-emissivity (low-E) coating are designed to cause the coating to have a reduced film side reflectance which is advantageous for aesthetic purposes. In certain embodiments, the absorbing layers are metallic or substantially metallic (e.g., NiCr or NiCrN | 03-13-2014 |
20140098415 | COATED ARTICLE WITH LOW-E COATING HAVING LOW VISIBLE TRANSMISSION - This invention relates to a coated article including a low-emissivity (low-E) coating. In certain example embodiments, the low-E coating is provided on a substrate (e.g., glass substrate) and includes at least first and second infrared (IR) reflecting layers (e.g., silver based layers) that are spaced apart by contact layers (e.g., NiCr based layers) and a dielectric layer of or including a material such as silicon nitride. In certain example embodiments, the coated article has a low visible transmission (e.g., no greater than 50%, more preferably no greater than about 40%, and most preferably no greater than about 39%). | 04-10-2014 |
20140168759 | Methods and apparatuses for patterned low emissivity panels - A method for making low emissivity panels, comprising forming a patterned layer on a transparent substrate. The patterned layers can offer different color schemes or different decorative appearance styles for the coated panels, or can offer gradable thermal efficiency through the patterned layers. | 06-19-2014 |
20140168760 | WINDOW FOR REDUCING BIRD COLLISIONS - A window is designed to prevent or reduce bird collisions therewith. In certain example embodiments, the window may be an insulating glass (IG) window unit, or alternatively a monolithic window. In IG window unit embodiments, the IG window unit includes first and second substrates (e.g., glass substrates) spaced apart from one another, wherein at least one of the substrates supports both a patterned ultraviolet (UV) absorbing coating for absorbing UV radiation, and a UV reflecting coating for reflecting UV radiation, so that a more contrasting UV image is emitted/seen and birds are capable of more easily seeing the window and avoiding collisions therewith. By making the window more visible to birds, bird collisions therewith and bird deaths can be reduced. | 06-19-2014 |
20140168761 | SENSOR DEVICE INCLUDING ONE OR MORE METAL-DIELECTRIC OPTICAL FILTERS - A sensor device including one or more sensor elements and one or more optical filters is provided. The one or more optical filters each include a plurality of dielectric layers and a plurality of metal layers stacked in alternation. The metal layers are intrinsically protected by the dielectric layers. In particular, the metal layers have tapered edges that are protectively covered by one or more of the dielectric layers. | 06-19-2014 |
20140177042 | Novel silver barrier materials for low-emissivity applications - A method for making low emissivity panels, including control the composition of a barrier layer formed on a thin conductive silver layer. The barrier structure can include an alloy of a first element having high oxygen affinity with a second element having low oxygen affinity. The first element can include Ta, Nb, Zr, Hf, Mn, Y, Si, and Ti, and the second element can include Ru, Ni, Co, Mo, and W, which can have low oxygen affinity property. The alloy barrier layer can reduce optical absorption in the visible range, can provide color-neutral product, and can improve adhesion to the silver layer. | 06-26-2014 |
20140233093 | MULTILAYER SYSTEMS FOR SELECTIVE REFLECTION OF ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION FROM THE WAVELENGTH SPECTRUM OF SUNLIGHT AND METHOD OF PRODUCING SAME - The invention relates to multilayer systems for selective reflection of electromagnetic radiation from the wavelength spectrum of sunlight, and to a method for producing said systems on suitable, preferably polymeric, carrier materials. Such a multilayer system of the invention is formed with at least one layer composed of silver or silver alloy, which is coated over the whole area on both surfaces with in each case a seed layer and a cap layer. In this case, the seed layer and cap layer are formed from dielectric material. These are ZnO and/or ZnO:X. In this case, at least one such multilayer system is formed on a flexible polymeric substrate, preferable a film which is optically transparent in the visible spectral range. | 08-21-2014 |
20140240821 | ENHANCED, DURABLE SILVER COATING STACKS FOR HIGHLY REFLECTIVE MIRRORS - The disclosure is directed to a highly reflective multiband mirror that is reflective in the VIS-NIR_SWIR-MWIR-LWIR bands, the mirror being a complete thin film stack that consists of a plurality of layers on a selected substrate. In order from substrate to the final layer, the mirror consists of (a) substrate, (b) barrier layer, (c) first interface layer, (d) a reflective layer, (e) a second interface layer, (f) tuning layer(s) and (g) a protective layer. In some embodiments the tuning layer and the protective are combined into a single layer using a single coating material. The multiband mirror is more durable than existing mirrors on light weight metal substrates, for example 6061-Al, designed for similar applications. In each of the five layer types methods and materials are used to process each layer so as to achieve the desired layer characteristics, which aid to enhancing the durability performance of the stack. | 08-28-2014 |
20140240822 | INFRARED-REFLECTIVE FILM - An infrared-reflective film includes a substrate film composed of a polyolefin film or a polycycloolefin film. The substrate film has two main surfaces and an infrared-reflective layer is formed on one main surface and the other main surface faces air, nitrogen gas, inert gas or a vacuum. A surface of the infrared-reflective layer faces either of air, nitrogen gas, inert gas or a vacuum. | 08-28-2014 |
20140254001 | FABRY-PEROT THIN ABSORBER FOR EUV RETICLE AND A METHOD OF MAKING - A Fabry-Perot thin absorber for an extreme ultraviolet (EUV) reticle and a method of making is disclosed. Embodiments include forming a molybdenum/silicon (Mo/Si) multilayer on an upper surface of a substrate; forming a ruthenium (Ru) capping layer over the Mo/Si multilayer; forming an absorber cavity layer over the Ru layer; forming two or more pairs of a silicon (Si) layer and an absorbing layer over the absorber cavity layer; and etching the Si layers, absorbing layers, and the absorber cavity layer to form a stack. | 09-11-2014 |
20140254002 | Substrate for Controlling Light Transmission and Process for Manufacture Thereof - A substrate for controlling the transmission of light therethrough has a light reflecting layer affixed to a light transmitting layer. The light reflecting layer is divided into a plurality of subdivisions arranged in a plurality of rows. Each subdivision has an area, is spaced apart from adjacent subdivisions, and has a different thickness than the light transmitting layer between the subdivisions. By controlling the size, spacing and thickness of the subdivisions and the thickness of the light reflecting layer between the subdivisions it is possible to control the light transmitted through and reflected from the substrate. A method of making the substrate by ablating the light reflecting layer is also disclosed. | 09-11-2014 |
20140268317 | High Solar Gain Low-E Panel and Method for Forming the Same - Embodiments provided herein describe low-e panels and methods for forming low-e panels. A transparent substrate is provided. A reflective layer is formed above the transparent substrate. An over-coating layer is formed above the reflective layer. The over-coating layer includes first, second, and third sub-layers. The second sub-layer is between the first and third sub-layers, and the first and third sub-layers include the same material | 09-18-2014 |
20140327957 | Closed Cell Materials - Fabrics made for watersports and outerwear apparel, tents, sleeping bags and the like, in various composites, constructed such that there is at least one metal layer, forming a radiant barrier to reduce heat loss via radiation, and insulating this metal layer from conductive heat loss, and a process for its manufacture. | 11-06-2014 |
20140327958 | BIAXIALLY STRETCHED LAMINATED POLYESTER FILM, INFRARED LIGHT SHIELDING STRUCTURE FOR LAMINATED GLASS COMPOSED OF THE SAME, AND LAMINATED GLASS COMPOSED OF THE SAME - Provided are a biaxially stretched laminated polyester film and a laminated glass composed of the same. Specifically, the invention is achieved by a biaxially stretched laminated polyester film including 51 layers or more in total, in which a first layer and a second layer are alternately laminated, wherein a polyester (A) constituting the first layer is polyethylene-2,6-naphthalenedicarboxylate; a polyester (B) constituting the second layer is a polyester containing at least one of an ethylene terephthalate component and an ethylene naphthalene dicarboxylate component; an average reflectance within a wavelength range of 400 to 750 nm is not more than 25%; an average reflectance within a wavelength range of 800 to 1,200 nm is 50% or more; and a Young's modulus of the film at 90° C. is 2,400 MPa or more in at least one direction of the longitudinal direction and the lateral direction of the film. | 11-06-2014 |
20140327959 | INFRARED REFLECTIVE FILM - To provide an infrared reflective film including a reflective layer and a protective layer laminated sequentially on one surface of a substrate, wherein the protective layer is a layer including a polymer including at least any two or more repeating units of the repeating units A, B and C in the following chemical formula I, and the indentation hardness of the protective layer is 1.2 MPa or more. | 11-06-2014 |
20140340741 | FILM MIRROR, FILM MIRROR MANUFACTURING METHOD, FILM MIRROR FOR PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER GENERATION, AND REFLECTION DEVICE FOR PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER GENERATOR - The purpose of the present invention is to provide a film mirror having a high reflectivity for efficiently concentrating solar light and having excellent weather resistance, and to provide a method for manufacturing the film mirror, a film mirror for photovoltaic power generation, and a reflection device for photovoltaic power generation. This film mirror of the present invention is a film mirror | 11-20-2014 |
20150029582 | INFRARED FILTER - An infrared filter includes a transparent substrate, and an infrared-filtering multilayer film. The infrared-filtering multilayer film is coated on the transparent substrate, and the infrared-filtering multilayer film includes a plurality of first dielectric layers and a plurality of silver layers. The first dielectric layers and the silver layers are alternately stacked, wherein the first dielectric layers are made of nitride. | 01-29-2015 |
20150055213 | METAL OXIDE MULTI-LAYERED STRUCTURE FOR INFRARED BLOCKING - Provided is a metal oxide multi-layered structure for infrared blocking, which includes a first metal oxide film, a second metal oxide film, a third metal oxide film, and a metal nanoparticle layer. The third metal oxide film is disposed between the first metal oxide film and the second metal oxide film. The metal nanoparticle layer is disposed between the second metal oxide film and the third metal oxide film. | 02-26-2015 |
20150103398 | IR REFLECTIVE COATING COMPATIBLE TO IR SENSORS - An IR reflecting multilayer thin film. The IR reflecting multilayer thin film includes a multilayer stack having a multilayer packet with a metal layer sandwiched between a pair of dielectric layers. In addition, the inventive multilayer stack has a transmittance of at least 30% of infrared radiation having a wavelength of 850 nm and a total light energy transmission of less than 55%. The infrared reflecting multilayer thin film can extend across a glass substrate and thus reflect and prevent the IR radiation from passing through the glass substrate, thereby reducing the total light energy transmission through a glass panel. | 04-16-2015 |
20150103399 | METHOD OF PRODUCING GLASS SUBSTRATE AND GLASS SUBSTRATE - A method of producing a glass substrate having a first layer formed on a surface of the substrate by low-temperature CVD includes preparing the glass substrate and forming the first layer on the glass substrate by the low-temperature CVD. In the glass substrate after forming the first layer, an integrated value after a baseline correction in a wavenumber range of 2600 cm | 04-16-2015 |
20150116820 | FILM MIRROR FOR SOLAR LIGHT REFLECTION, AND REFLECTIVE DEVICE FOR SOLAR POWER GENERATION - Provided is a film mirror for solar light reflection, which is so adapted that a protective layer containing a resin is arranged on the solar light incident side relative to a resin-film-like support and a silver reflective layer. The resin has a benzotriazole-type ultraviolet-ray-absorbing group and/or a triazine-type ultraviolet-ray-absorbing group. | 04-30-2015 |
20150146287 | MULTILAYER STRUCTURE AS REFLECTOR - The present invention relates to a multilayer structure comprising A) a functional film comprising a VIS/IR-reflecting metal layer on a carrier film, wherein the carrier film can be in single-layer form or in the form of a UV- and/or UV/VIS-reflecting multi-ply layer, and at least one adhesive layer, and optionally at least one scratch-resistant layer, B) a functional layer comprising a layer of metal nitrides, metal oxides or semimetal oxides, mixed oxides or metals, wherein the layer can additionally have a coating, C) optionally a carrier film, D) optionally an adhesive layer, E) a substrate layer. By means of such a multilayer structure it is possible, in the adhesive bonding of thin functional films by means of a PSA (“pressure sensitive adhesive”) to thermoplastics such as, for example, polycarbonate, largely to avoid blistering of the adhesively bonded film in the case of outside use (in a changing climate). | 05-28-2015 |
20150293281 | CURABLE RESIN COMPOSITION FOR FORMING INFRARED REFLECTIVE FILM, INFRARED REFLECTIVE FILM AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, INFRARED RAY CUT-OFF FILTER, AND SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE USING THE SAME - According to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a curable resin composition for forming an infrared reflective film with a refractive index ranging from 1.65 to 2.00, which is coatable with a film thickness of 50 nm to 250 nm. | 10-15-2015 |
20150309229 | COMPOSITE FILTER FOR VISIBLE LIGHT TRANSMISSION AND LONG WAVE REFLECTION - Systems and methods disclosed herein are directed towards the fabrication of a nanomesh composite filter (NCF) that can be manufactured according to various embodiments, all of which are intended to be fabricated in order to control the transmission, reflection, and absorption of various wavelengths bands. In particular, the disclosed embodiments may be used for heat shielding applications where certain wavelength ranges may be desirable to transmit and others may be desirable to reflect. | 10-29-2015 |
20150343884 | PANE WITH HIGH-FREQUENCY TRANSMISSION - A panel, having at least: at least one first panel having an outer face and an inner face, at least one transparent, electrically-conductive coating, which is arranged on the outer face and/or on the inner face of the first panel, and at least one region having at least one outer de-coated structure and one inner de-coated structure, the transparent, electrically-conductive coating being located between the outer de-coated structure and the inner de-coated structure and inside the inner de-coated structure. | 12-03-2015 |
20150369974 | FILM MIRROR FOR SOLAR RADIATION COLLECTION AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - A film mirror for solar radiation collection includes at least a protective layer, a silver reflective layer and a resin substrate in this order from a light incident side and has a corrosion inhibitor present at either or both of a surface and a surface layer of the silver reflective layer on the protective layer side, with the content of the corrosion inhibitor being 0.1 to 10 mg/m | 12-24-2015 |
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20160003982 | VISIBLE SPECTRUM ANTI-REFLECTIVE COATINGS WITH REDUCED REFLECTIONS IN ULTRAVIOLET AND INFRARED SPECTRAL BANDS - Lens coatings and coated lenses which offer full-spectrum protection by reducing back-side reflection of all light spanning from the UVB to IR-A region are provided. The full-spectrum back-side anti-reflective coatings disclosed herein are comprised of multiple thin-film layers of high refractive index (HighIndex) and low refractive index (LowIndex) materials. In many embodiments, the penultimate layer distal from the substrate lens is a HighIn03390ayer, and the final layer distal from the substrate lens is a LowIndex layer. | 01-07-2016 |
20160011344 | EXTREME ULTRAVIOLET CAPPING LAYER AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING AND LITHOGRAPHY THEREOF | 01-14-2016 |
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20160077255 | OPTICAL FILM INCLUDING AN INFRARED ABSORPTION LAYER - Optically transparent and infrared absorbing films include an infrared absorbing layer including, for example, a transparent conductive oxide. The film can include an infrared absorption composite stack that can include, for example, an infrared absorption material disposed between dielectric layers. The film can synergistically improve optical and solar properties. | 03-17-2016 |
20160077257 | OPTICAL FILTER AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING OPTICAL FILTER - There are provided an optical filter excellent in weather resistance and a method for manufacturing an optical filter. The optical filter of the present invention includes a transparent substrate, and an optical multilayer film provided on a surface of the transparent substrate. In the optical multilayer film, a low-refractive index film containing silicon oxide (SiO | 03-17-2016 |
20160116651 | Coated article with low-E coating having absorbing layers for low film side reflectance and low visible transmission - Absorbing layers of a low-emissivity (low-E) coating are designed to cause the coating to have a reduced film side reflectance which is advantageous for aesthetic purposes. In certain embodiments, the absorbing layers are metallic or substantially metallic (e.g., NiCr or NiCrN | 04-28-2016 |
20160146990 | INFRA-RED CONTROL OPTICAL FILM - An infrared (IR) control composite film can have an IR control composite stack which can synergistically improve and provide tailorability to the optical properties and solar properties of the composite film. | 05-26-2016 |
20160154153 | INTERMEDIATE FILM FOR LAMINATED GLASS, MULTI-LAYER INTERMEDIATE FILM FOR LAMINATED GLASS, AND LAMINATED GLASS | 06-02-2016 |
20160170192 | COMPOSITE FILM AND FILM MIRROR FOR SOLAR LIGHT REFLECTION | 06-16-2016 |
20160187543 | OPTICAL ELEMENT AND OPTICAL SYSTEM FOR EUV LITHOGRAPHY, AND METHOD FOR TREATING SUCH AN OPTICAL ELEMENT - An optical element ( | 06-30-2016 |
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