| SCHOTT AG Patent applications |
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| 20120128938 | ETCHING METHOD FOR SURFACE STRUCTURING - An etching method for selective introduction of structures into surfaces of different substrates, such as glass or glass ceramic substrates, is provided. The method provides for surface structuring using an etch mask. The etchmask allows for the production of very fine structures on the substrate surfaces using liquid etching media. In this method the etch mask is produced on the substrate. | 05-24-2012 |
| 20120108414 | METHOD FOR STRENGTHENING CERAMICIZATION OF FLOATED CRYSTALLIZABLE GLASS - A method of ceramicizing a floated glass is provided where the glass ceramic material obtained thereby has high stability because of the special quality of the atmosphere in the ceramicizing process. The glass ceramics thus obtained have special surface properties that avoid crack formation. Thereby very high bending tensile strengths are achieved. These glass ceramics can be used as fire protection glass, hot plate of a cooker having a coating on the lower side, safety glass, panes of wood-burning fireplace inserts, in colored form as hot plate of a cooker, base plate, thermally resistant panel lining in furnaces and microwave facilities. | 05-03-2012 |
| 20120096703 | METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF A PROTECTION DEVICE - A method for the production of protection devices is provided. The method includes the step of providing a tile package. The provision of the tile package includes the steps of: laminating at least one board of a tile material onto a polymer foil; scoring the board on the side which is opposite to the polymer foil; and fracturing the board along the scoring lines for achieving a plurality of tiles which are fixed on the polymer foil. | 04-26-2012 |
| 20120033694 | BROADENING OF RARE EARTH ION EMISSION BANDWIDTH IN PHOSPHATE BASED LASER GLASSES - Disclosed are the use of phosphate-based glasses as a solid state laser gain medium, in particular, the invention relates to broadening the emission bandwidth of rare earth ions used as lasing ions in a phosphate-based glass composition, where the broadening of the emission bandwidth is believed to be achieved by the hybridization of the glass network. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20110299164 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR THE PRODUCTION OF A STRUCTURED OBJECT, AND STRUCTURED OBJECT - The invention relates to a method for the production of a structured object, particularly an optical clement having a structure on an optically effective non-planar surface, preferably for structuring a non-planar surface of an object, and to objects produced according to the method. which comprises providing a base body, particularly having at least one non-planar surface, producing a structure, particularly on the at least one non-planar surface of the object, which comprises structuring a sacrificial layer, transferring the structure from the sacrificial layer onto a surface, wherein the surface is a surface of the base body, particularly a non-planar surface of the base body, or a surface on at least one further body which can be attached to the base body, wherein the thickness of the sacrificial layer can be at least reduced or changed during the transferring of the structure of the sacrificial layer onto the surface, thus structuring the surface. | 12-08-2011 |
| 20110226231 | TRANSPARENT, DYED COOKTOP HAVING IMPROVED COLOR DISPLAY CAPABILITY, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SUCH A COOKTOP - Transparent, dyed cook top or hob with improved color display capability, consisting of a glass ceramic with high quartz mixed crystals as predominant crystal phase, whereby the glass-ceramic contains none of the chemical refining agents arsenic oxide and/or antimony, with transmission values of greater than 0.1% in the range of the visible light within the entire wavelength range greater than 450 nm, a light transmission in the visible of 0.8-2.5% and a transmission in the infrared at 1600 nm of 45-85%. | 09-22-2011 |
| 20110218268 | X-ray Opaque Barium-Free Glasses and Uses Thereof - Zirconium-containing BaO- and PbO-free X-ray opaque glasses having a refractive index n | 09-08-2011 |
| 20110182552 | METHOD FOR TERMINATING LIGHT-GUIDE FIBER BUNDLES - The invention relates to a method for terminating optical fiber bundles, wherein the fiber bundle is inserted into a sleeve which is filled with adhesive. | 07-28-2011 |
| 20110159760 | Armor material and method for producing it - The invention is based on the object of providing armoring that is lightweight and exhibits a denser microstructure that is improved as against ceramic composite materials. To this end, armoring against high dynamic impulsive loads is provided that comprises a composite material having at least two phases, the first phase forming a matrix for the second phase, and the first phase being a glass or a glass ceramic, and the second phase being embedded and distributed in the form of particles and/or fibers in the matrix formed by the material of the first phase. | 06-30-2011 |
| 20110158826 | Feed device for a precursor - A feed method and a feed device, comprising a vacuum pump for evacuation of a storage vessel for a precursor which is solid and/or liquid at room temperature and atmospheric pressure and for feeding the gaseous precursor which has been vaporized by evacuation, a first line section on the inlet side of the vacuum pump in order to produce a connection between the vacuum pump and the storage vessel for the solid and/or liquid precursor, at least one second line section for supplying carrier gas to the vacuum pump, and a monitoring device which can be connected to the first and the second line section and, during operation of the apparatus, provides open-loop and/or closed-loop control for the flow rate of the gaseous precursor and/or of the carrier gas, by keeping the partial pressure of the gaseous precursor below its saturation vapor pressure at least after it enters the pump. | 06-30-2011 |
| 20110108857 | HOUSING FOR HIGH-POWER LEDS - The present invention relates to a housing for radiation-emitting or radiation-receiving optoelectronic components, such as LEDs, and to a method for producing said housing. The housing comprises a composite assembly comprising a base pan ( | 05-12-2011 |
| 20110079048 | LITHIA-ALUMINA-SILICA CONTAINING GLASS COMPOSITIONS AND GLASSES SUITABLE FOR CHEMICAL TEMPERING AND ARTICLES MADE USING THE CHEMICALLY TEMPERED GLASS - A glass composition for chemical tempering includes oxides in wt % ranges of: SiO | 04-07-2011 |
| 20110034316 | Device and method for the continuous fining of glasses with high purity requirements - The present invention relates to a device and to a method for the continuous fining or homogenizing of inorganic matter, preferably low-viscosity glass melts in an apparatus. The device and method are distinguished in that the inclusion of bubbles and the occurrence of striations in the glass end product are significantly reduced or even entirely avoided when the melt contact surface of the apparatus has iridium or a high-iridium alloy as its material. | 02-10-2011 |
| 20100229616 | METAL FIXING MATERIAL BUSHING AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A BASE PLATE OF A METAL FIXING MATERIAL BUSHING - A glass-to-metal bushing for ignitors of airbags or belt tensioning pulleys. A metal pin is arranged in a slot in the base plate in the fixing material, the base plate being formed by one element whereby the base geometry describing the slot is produced by at least one separation process. Structure is provided between the front and rear of the base plate for preventing relative motion of the fixing material in the direction of the base plate rear portion across from the inner circumference of the slot. | 09-16-2010 |
| 20100218558 | Method for Temperature Manipulation of a Melt - For permitting temperature manipulation of a melt even at a conductivity below 10 | 09-02-2010 |
| 20100210755 | X-ray Opaque Barium-Free Glasses and Uses Thereof - Zirconium-containing BaO- and PbO-free X-ray opaque glasses having a refractive index n | 08-19-2010 |
| 20100210754 | X-ray Opaque Barium-Free Glasses and Uses Thereof - Zirconium-containing BaO— and PbO-free X-ray opaque glasses having a refractive index n | 08-19-2010 |
| 20100209685 | LOW-RADIATION COVER GLASS AND USE THEREOF - The invention relates to a low-radiation cover glass for radiation-sensitive sensors, with low intrinsic α-radiation, in particular for use with semiconductor technology. The glass includes a glass composition, selected from the following: aluminosilicate glass, aluminoborosilicate glass, borosilicate glass, in particular borosilicate glass that is devoid of alkali, with a TiO2 content of >0.1-10% by weight, in particular 1-8% by weight. | 08-19-2010 |
| 20100186501 | Sensor Component - A leadthrough with a sensor section comprising a component section or tube section with a component wall thickness or tube wall thickness and least one sensor section for accommodating a sensor with a sensor wall thickness. The leadthrough with a sensor section is characterized in that the sensor wall thickness is smaller than half the component wall thickness or the tube wall thickness. | 07-29-2010 |
| 20100130246 | Method and Apparatus for Producing Hybrid Lenses - The invention generally concerns optical systems and, in particular, a method and device for joining at least one first and one second optical element to an optical composite element, as well as an optical composite element itself. In order to produce optical systems having at least two optical elements more easily and more economically, the invention provides a method for joining at least one first and one second optical element, in which the first optical element contains a first glass or a crystalline material, the second optical element contains a second glass, and the first glass or the crystalline material has a transformation temperature Tg1 or a melting temperature that differs from the transformation temperature Tg2 of the second glass, and at least the glass of the second optical element is heated and brought into contact with the glass or with the crystalline material of the first optical element. The invention also relates to a device for carrying out the method and to an optical composite element that can be produced using the method. | 05-27-2010 |
| 20100122557 | Method and device for melting the ends of rods - The invention relates to a method for treating the ends of glass rods in which glass rods are inserted into receptacles in a carrier and with the carrier are carried past a burner and at least one rail in an advancing direction, the flame of the burner melting at least one end of the glass rods and the glass rods being lifted by the rail in the receptacles and rolling on the rail so that the glass rods are made to rotate during the melting process. | 05-20-2010 |
| 20100091490 | LED light source with collimation optics - The invention relates to a LED light source comprising a preferably aspheric glass lens having an aspect ratio of more than 0.1. | 04-15-2010 |
| 20100064923 | FIRING APPARATUS FOR A PYROTECHNIC PROTECTION APPARATUS - The invention relates to an apparatus, in particular a firing apparatus ( | 03-18-2010 |
| 20100059877 | Method for packaging electronic devices and integrated circuits - The present invention relates to the field of electronic devices and their associated driver and/or controller integrated circuits and in particular to the mechanical packaging of electronic devices and to the packaging of electronic devices and their associated driver and/or controller integrated circuits. | 03-11-2010 |
| 20100022053 | Method for Packaging Components - The invention relates to a method for the manufacture of packaged components. The invention is based here on the problem of facilitating the application of covers with lateral dimensions that are smaller than the lateral dimensions of the functional substrate. For this purpose, a plate-like cover substrate is mounted on a carrier substrate. Then, on the uncovered side of the plate-like cover substrate, trenches are inserted, so that a composite part is obtained with the carrier substrate and individual covering parts that are separated from each other by the trenches, but interconnected by the carrier substrate. The covering parts of the composite part are connected with a functional substrate with a plurality of components. Then, the connection of the covering parts is dissolved with the carrier substrate, and the carrier substrate is removed, so that a composite is obtained with the functional substrate and a plurality of covering parts that cover functional areas. | 01-28-2010 |
| 20090321867 | Method for production of packaged electronic components, and a packaged electronic component - The invention relates to a method for production of packaged electronic, in particular optoelectronic, components in a composite wafer, in which the packaging is carried out by fitting microframe structures of a cover substrate composed of glass, and the composite wafer is broken up along trenches which are produced in the cover substrate, and to packaged electronic components which can be produced using this method, comprising a composite of a mount substrate and a cover substrate, with at least one functional element and at least one bonding element, which makes contact with the functional element, being arranged on the mount substrate, with the cover substrate being a microstructured glass which is arranged on the mount substrate, and forms a cavity above the functional element, and with the bonding elements being located outside the cavity. | 12-31-2009 |
| 20090263662 | LITHIA-ALUMINA-SILICA CONTAINING GLASS COMPOSITIONS AND GLASSES SUITABLE FOR CHEMICAL TEMPERING AND ARTICLES MADE USING THE CHEMICALLY TEMPERED GLASS - A glass composition for chemical tempering includes oxides in wt % ranges of: SiO | 10-22-2009 |
| 20090233082 | Glass or glass-ceramic articles with decorative coating - In order to provide a decorative coating ( | 09-17-2009 |
| 20090220201 | Fiber-optic arrangement for display devices, in particular having analog or digital displays, and devices provided therewith - The invention relates to a transparent arrangement for a display device, in particular for an analog and/or digital display, having a fiber-optic arrangement which transmits light from an entry face into an exit face, wherein regions, in particular pixels, of an image field lying in front of the entry face are visible on the exit face of the fiber-optic arrangement, and regions visible on the exit face, in particular pixels are spatially offset relative to the image field at least by an offset V. | 09-03-2009 |
| 20090217706 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING COVER GLASS FOR RADIATION-SENSITIVE SENSORS AND DEVICE FOR CARRYING OUT SAID METHOD - The invention relates to a method for producing a low-radiation cover glass with low intrinsic α-radiation for radiation-sensitive sensors, in particular for use with semiconductor technology, without the production of intermediate moulds, by the direct shaping of plate glass with appropriate dimensions. The invention also relates to a device for carrying out said method. | 09-03-2009 |
| 20090217516 | Method for Producing Optoelectronic Components, and Products Produced Thereby - The invention relates to the production of optoelectronic components, optical components being mounted in the composite wafer. Provided to this end is a method for producing optoelectronic components, in particular image signal acquiring or image signal outputting components, in the case of which optical components are respectively provided, picked up and mounted on a wafer, the optical components preferably respectively being positioned individually or in groups relative to the position of assigned optoelectronic or optical components of the wafer or of a wafer to be connected thereto. | 09-03-2009 |
| 20090202841 | ANTI-SCRATCH COATING, PROCEDURE FOR ITS PRODUCTION AND USE OF SAME - The invention concerns an anti-scratch coating on a substrate, comprising one or several anti-scratch means and a pH buffer system which has in a watery solution a pH value ranging from neutral to highly alkaline, especially a pH value ranging between app. 7 and app. 12, preferably a pH value ranging from neutral to slightly alkaline, in particular a pH value ranging between app. 7 and app. 9. It is also the objective of the invention to produce and use the anti-scratch coating. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090190226 | Color filter and method for its manufacture - A color filter ( | 07-30-2009 |
| 20090169160 | Fiber-Optic Apparatus for Receiving Emitted Radiation of a Diode Laser, and Method for Producing a Fiber-Optic Apparatus of the Type - A fiber-optic apparatus for receiving emitted radiation from a diode laser having at least one diode laser bar with a multiplicity of emitters which are arranged in at least one row alongside one another in the direction of their longitudinal axis. The fiber-optic apparatus has at least one optical fiber bundle that is associated with the diode laser bar and into which the laser beam is injected. Each emitter has a multiplicity of associated optical fibers. The optical fibers are hot-fused to one another under pressure and without regulation on the input side in order to form at least one fiber wedge with an inlet surface. The emitters of the diode laser bar are directly associated with at least one inlet surface in order to completely receive the laser light emitted from the diode laser bar. | 07-02-2009 |
| 20090165500 | Method and Device for Bubble-free Transportation, Homogenization and Conditioning of Molten Glass - The present invention relates to a device and method for transporting, homogenizing or conditioning of glass melts or glass ceramic melts and is distinguished in that the new formation of bubbles after refining is at least reduced. The new formation of bubbles on the surfaces of components that are in contact with the melt is at least reduced by means of a layer having iridium as a material. | 07-02-2009 |
| 20090162582 | Method for producing a molded glass article and products produced in accordance with the method - The invention envisions a method for improving the thermal shock resistance of glass objects. For this a glass object is heated starting from a surface temperature under the softening point ( | 06-25-2009 |
| 20090162571 | Method and Device for Producing Process Gases for Vapor Phase Deposition - The invention relates to a method for producing layers on work pieces ( | 06-25-2009 |
| 20090156040 | Electrical leadthrough module and method for production thereof - In order to connect together the conductors of the leadthroughs of an electrical leadthrough module in a dependable and simple manner, the invention specifies an electrical leadthrough module that comprises at least two separated electrical leadthroughs, each with at least one conductor passing through an insulating element and protruding on both sides of the insulating element, wherein the conductors of the electrical leadthroughs are connected electrically together by a rod arranged to be axially displaceable with respect to the conductors. | 06-18-2009 |
| 20090155585 | LEAD-FREE AND CADMIUM-FREE GLASS FOR GLAZING, ENAMELLING AND DECORATING GLASSES OR GLASS-CERAMICS - A lead and cadmium free glass for decorating and enamelling glasses or glass-ceramics having a small coefficient of thermal expansion is disclosed comprising the following components (in wt.-%): Σ(Li | 06-18-2009 |
| 20090155533 | Method for producing glass or glass ceramic and in particular glass or glass ceramic article - In order to obtain glass or glass ceramic materials having increased strength, the invention provides a method for producing glass or glass ceramic articles, which comprises the steps:
| 06-18-2009 |
| 20090155490 | Method and device for the internal plasma treatment of hollow bodies - The invention relates to a method for the plasma treatment of workpieces, particularly workpieces in the form of hollow bodies, in which a treatment zone in a reactor chamber is at least partially evacuated, a process gas is introduced into the treatment zone, particularly into the cavity of the workpiece, and a plasma is ignited by means of injected electromagnetic energy in the process gas introduced into the treatment zone, wherein the process gas flows through the treatment zone between opposite ends of the zone during the plasma treatment. | 06-18-2009 |
| 20090155024 | Method and device for the contactless transport or support of glass or glass ceramic - In order to provide a particularly homogeneous pressure and temperature profile in a gas cushion for the levitating support of glass or glass ceramic, the invention provides a device ( | 06-18-2009 |
| 20090142524 | Fine laminar barrier protective layer - In order to provide a thermostable and highly effective barrier coating on a substrate, and to protect the substrate against the effect of harmful gas components even at high temperatures, the invention provides a coated substrate comprising a barrier coating having a multiplicity of consecutive individual layers respectively of a kind differing from or similar to a neighboring individual layer, the individual layers exhibiting a layer thickness of respectively at most 50 nanometers. | 06-04-2009 |
| 20090140628 | Inner coating of lamp vessels, such as discharge vessels of gas discharge lamps - The invention relates to a discharge vessel of a quartz glass for discharge lamps with a diffusion barrier inner layer of silicon oxide, which as a single layer is applied and/or is generated on the inner surface as well as to a method for generating and/or applying such a diffusion barrier inner layer and to the use of such a discharge vessel. | 06-04-2009 |
| 20090114905 | Organic electrical or electric component with increased lifetime - In order to increase the lifetime of organic electrical or electronic components, the invention provides an organic electrical or electronic component comprising at least one organic functional layer, wherein the component contains an (e-v) quenching substance for singlet oxygen. | 05-07-2009 |
| 20090071399 | APPARATUS FOR TREATING WORKPIECES - The invention relates to a fluid rotary leadthrough having a journal and a sleeve. The sleeve and the journal are sealed off with respect to one another. The journal and the sleeve each have a line connection. The line connections, at least from time to time, are connected to one another via a fluid passage so that a flow of fluid through the fluid rotary leadthrough is made possible. The journal is arranged rotatably in the sleeve. | 03-19-2009 |
| 20090067792 | Fiber-Optic Cable - Step-index optical waveguides are made of multicomponent glass containing a core glass and an outer glass which entirely surrounds the core class. A fiber-optic cable for conducting electromagnetic radiation, contains at least one bundle of individual fibers which encompass the step-index optical waveguides that are made of multicomponent glass containing a core glass and an outer glass that entirely surrounds the core glass on the circumferential wall thereof. These step-index optical waveguides provide great transmission capacity for transmitting data while keeping the transfer characteristics sufficiently durable. Furthermore, the fiber-optic cable is resistant against physical and chemical environmental influences and be protected against radical ambient chemicals. These aims are achieved by the fact that the outer glass of the step-index optical waveguides is provided with a material composition which is largely free from chemical interactions with the core glass when the fibers are drawn and is chemically inactive towards the plastic jacket. | 03-12-2009 |
| 20090065545 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PRODUCING GLASS PANES OF ANY DESIRED CONTOUR FROM SHEET GLASS - A method for producing glass plates of any desired contour from sheet glass, comprising the following steps: scribing scribe lines into a least one face of the sheet glass along the contour down to a depth, using a cutting device, and positioning the glass plate on a support. The method is further characterized in that a defined force F is applied to the sheet glass so that it breaks along the scribe lines, said break extending through the entire thickness of the sheet glass. The flat glass may be sandwiched between two flexible plates prior to being placed on a base pad and being subjected to the breaking force. | 03-12-2009 |
| 20090039758 | BONDING AGENTS FOR FLUORESCENT COLORING MATERIALS, PROCEDURE AND METHOD OF USE - An adhesive agent for fluorescent dyes for adhering a fluorescent layer on a substrate, wherein the adhesive agent contains or consists of a glass composition. | 02-12-2009 |
| 20090011217 | Method for applying a porous glass layer - The invention relates to a method for applying a porous glass layer. It is proposed to apply a porous glass layer by means of a PVD method. Porosity factor and average pore size can be varied by means of the process parameters such as pressure and deposition rate, as well as by deliberate addition of extrinsic substances. | 01-08-2009 |
| 20080310182 | Device For Coupling Light Into a Fiber-Optic Optical Waveguide - A fiber-optic device includes at least one LED light source having at least one light-emitting semiconductor surface, a fiber-optic optical waveguide having a multiplicity of individual optical fibers combined at one end to form a light-receiving entrance surface, and a lens configuration having optical lenses associated directly with one another, for imaging the light from the LED light source onto the entrance surface. In order to optimize the coupling of LED light into an optical waveguide with regard to technical complexity, efficiency and economic costs, to make the light from different types of LED light sources usable in an identical manner and to avoid undesirable optical effects during the transmission of light, the lens configuration includes at least two aspherical lenses, with at least one input lens and one output lens having an increased diameter relative thereto, and an input lens is associated with each light-emitting semiconductor surface. | 12-18-2008 |
| 20080304788 | Broadband Light Source Having a Microstructured Optical Fiber for Endoscopic and Fluorescence Microscopic Examination Devices, in Particular for Special Devices for Optical Biopsy - The invention relates to an arrangement for generating a broadband spectrum that can be used in particular as a light source for short coherence interferometry and confocal microscopy as well as endoscopic short coherence interferometry and endoscopic confocal microscopy. The arrangement comprises a laser, in particular a laser diode, for generating a short light pulse of wavelength λ | 12-11-2008 |
| 20080297886 | Interference filter and method for producing it - The invention is based on the object of providing UV interference filters having improved long-term stability. For this purpose, a method for producing a dielectric transmission interference filter is provided, in which an alternating layer system having the constituents magnesium fluoride, lead fluoride and antimony oxide is produced on a substrate by co-evaporation. After deposition, the substrate is subjected to heat treatment and irradiated with UV light in order to stabilize the layer system. | 12-04-2008 |
| 20080282740 | Apparatus For Shaping A Tubular Object Made Of Thermoplastic Material - The invention relates to a method for shaping a tubular object made of glass or glass ceramics or any other thermoplastic material, comprising the following method steps:
| 11-20-2008 |
| 20080251690 | LED luminaire with stabilized luminous flux and stabilized light color - The invention relates to an LED luminaire in which LEDs in three colors are provided and each LED is assigned a photodiode for measuring the luminous intensity of the individual LEDs. In order to produce a measurement window, two LEDs in each case are switched off. | 10-16-2008 |
| 20080250963 | METAL FIXING MATERIAL BUSHING AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A BASE PLATE OF A METAL FIXING MATERIAL BUSHING - A glass-to-metal bushing for ignitors of airbags or belt tensioning pulleys. A metal pin is arranged in a slot in the base plate in the fixing material, the base plate being formed by one element whereby the base geometry describing the slot is produced by at least one separation process. Structure is provided between the front and rear of the base plate for preventing relative motion of the fixing material in the direction of the base plate rear portion across from the inner circumference of the slot. | 10-16-2008 |
| 20080248707 | Armor material and method for producing it - The invention is based on the object of providing armoring that is lightweight and exhibits a denser microstructure that is improved as against ceramic composite materials. To this end, armoring against high dynamic impulsive loads is provided that comprises a composite material having at least two phases, the first phase forming a matrix for the second phase, and the first phase being a glass or a glass ceramic, and the second phase being embedded and distributed in the form of particles and/or fibers in the matrix formed by the material of the first phase. | 10-09-2008 |
| 20080248267 | Building Up Diffractive Optics by Structured Glass Coating - Ultrasonic pulser-receiver circuitry, for use with an ultrasonic transducer, the circuitry comprising a circuit board; ultrasonic pulser circuitry supported by the circuit board and configured to be coupled to an ultrasonic transducer and to cause the ultrasonic transducer to emit an ultrasonic output pulse; receiver circuitry supported by the circuit board, coupled to the pulser circuitry, including protection circuitry configured to protect against the ultrasonic pulse and including amplifier circuitry configured to amplify an echo, received back by the transducer, of the output pulse; and a connector configured to couple the ultrasonic transducer directly to the circuit board, to the pulser circuitry and receiver circuitry, wherein impedance mismatches that would result if the transducer was coupled to the circuit board via a cable can be avoided. | 10-09-2008 |
| 20080239748 | Illumination device, in particular for vehicles - The invention relates to an illumination device, in particular for vehicles. The illumination device comprises at least two semiconductor light sources which emit light with different colours, as well as at least one light guide into which the light from the semiconductor light sources is injected, and a light mixer device that is arranged on the entry side of the light guide and has a transparent light-refracting element, by which the spatial distribution of the light from the light sources is mixed so as to generate light that constitutes a colour superposition of the light from the semiconductor light sources. The transparent light-refracting element comprises an end face which forms a light entry face for the light emitted by the semiconductor light sources, the semiconductor light sources being arranged next to one another and in front of the light entry face. | 10-02-2008 |
| 20080233355 | Glass Ceramic Article with Diffusion Barrier and Method for Producing a Glass Ceramic Article with a Diffusion Barrier - In order to avoid haloing when burning in a decoration on a glass ceramic substrate, the invention provides a method for producing a decorated glass ceramic substrate, in which a glass substrate is produced or provided, a layer containing silicon oxide is deposited on the substrate, decorative ink is applied on the layer containing silicon oxide and the decorative ink is burned in, wherein the layer containing silicon oxide is flame-pyrolytically deposited by sweeping over at least one region of the surface of a substrate with a flame and hydrolyzing a silicon compound added to the flame. | 09-25-2008 |
| 20080220164 | Feed device for a precursor - In order to allow feeding for supply of a gaseous precursor for further processing while avoiding condensation, and in order to allow the feed process to be carried out as simply and reliably as possible, the invention provides a feed method as well as a feed device ( | 09-11-2008 |
| 20080219623 | Star coupler for optical networks, in particular for optical data buses in motor vehicles - In order to achieve an increased reliability in respect of failure in optical networks, the invention provides a passive star coupler comprising a multiplicity of at least three optical waveguides as arms of the star coupler, which are combined at one end, and comprising, adjacent to the combined end, a reflective light mixer in the form of a common individual optical waveguide section with a light reflector, which reflects light which is guided through one of the optical waveguides and passes through the adjacent common individual optical waveguide section back into the common individual optical waveguide section, such that the light is split between the individual optical waveguides and is forwarded through the latter. | 09-11-2008 |
| 20080210550 | Vacuum Coating System and Method for Vacuum Coating - The invention provides a device for the vacuum coating of substrates which comprises a vacuum chamber, an apparatus for holding at least one substrate, at least one first coating region of the vacuum chamber with an apparatus for plasma pulse-induced chemical vapor deposition (PICVD) and at least one second coating region of the vacuum chamber with at least one apparatus for sputter coating, as well as a transport apparatus for transporting the substrate into the coating regions. | 09-04-2008 |
| 20080197371 | Electro-Optical Element with Controlled, in Particular Uniform Functionality Distribution - For the economical and straightforward production of a flat electro-optical element which has a functional surface with a defined, in particular homogeneous functionality distribution, the invention provides a method comprising the provision of a substrate, the application of a first electrode layer, the application of at least one functional layer, the application of a second electrode layer, and the application of at least one resistance matching layer which has an electrical resistance perpendicularly to the layer plane that varies in at least one horizontal direction along the layer plane. | 08-21-2008 |
| 20080196448 | Sintering of fused silica to produce shaped bodies comprising crystalline SiO2 - For simple and rapid production of a shaped body comprising fused silica and a shaped body which leads to virtually no contamination of a melt in contact with the shaped body even at high temperatures, the invention provides a process comprising the steps:
| 08-21-2008 |
