Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080274407 | Layered carbon electrodes for capacitive deionization and methods of making the same - Layered carbon electrodes for use in, for example, Capacitive Deionization (CDI) of a fluid stream or, for example, an electric double layer capacitor (EDCL). Methods of making the layered carbon electrodes are also described. The layered carbon electrode comprises an electrically conductive porous layer and an adjacent layer comprising carbon particles in contact with the electrically conductive porous layer. A thermoplastic material is infused in the electrically conductive porous layer and provides a bond to the carbon particles at the interface of the electrically conductive porous layer and the adjacent layer comprising carbon particles. | 11-06-2008 |
20080297980 | Layered carbon electrodes useful in electric double layer capacitors and capacitive deionization and methods of making the same - Carbon electrodes for use in, for example, Capacitive Deionization (CDI) of a fluid stream or, for example, an electric double layer capacitor (EDCL). Methods of making the carbon electrodes are also described. The carbon electrode comprises an electrically conductive porous carbon support and a carbon cover layer comprising carbon particles in contact with the electrically conductive porous carbon support. A carbonizable material is within the electrically conductive porous carbon support and provides a bond to the carbon particles at the interface of the electrically conductive porous carbon support and the carbon cover layer. The electrically conductive porous support in some embodiments is a layered structure, where one of the layers is a carbonizable paste layer having electrically conductive particles mixed therein. | 12-04-2008 |
20090045048 | Capacitive deionization system - A capacitive deionization system comprising: a CDI device; a power supply device electrically connected with the CDI device, capable of providing a programmable voltage and/or a programmable current to the CDI device in response to an input signal; at least one of: (i) an electric current meter for measuring the electric current I flowing through the CDI device; and (ii) a voltage meter for measuring the voltage V supplied to the CDI device; an optional output stream sensor for monitoring the output stream and providing an optional output stream data DE; an optional input stream sensor for monitoring the input stream and providing an optional input stream data DI; a control device capable of sending an output signal to the power supply device to maintain or alter the voltage V and/or current I according to at least one of the results of I-ICREF, I-IDREF, V-VCREF, V-VDREF and optionally DE-DECREF and DE-DEDREF, wherein ICREF and IDREF are preset reference current data in the charge cycle and the discharge cycle, respectively, VCREF and VDREF are preset reference voltage data in the charge cycle and the discharge cycle, respectively, and DECREF and DEDREF are preset reference output stream data in the charge cycle and discharge cycle, respectively. | 02-19-2009 |
20090213386 | Apparatus and method for measuring surface topography of an object - An apparatus for measuring surface topography of an object includes an optical arrangement capable of directing a first light beam at a surface of the object, providing a second light beam coherent with and spatially phase-shifted relative to the first light beam, and generating an interference beam from the second light beam and a reflection of the first light beam from the surface of the object. The apparatus further includes at least one line scan sensor for detecting and measuring the interference beam. | 08-27-2009 |
20090295277 | Glass packages and methods of controlling laser beam characteristics for sealing them - A display device ( | 12-03-2009 |
20090305138 | Composite Carbon Electrodes Useful In Electric Double Layer Capacitors And Capacitive Deionization Methods of Making The Same - Composite carbon electrodes for use in, for example, Capacitive Deionization (CDI) of a fluid stream or, for example, an electric double layer capacitor (EDLC) are described. Methods of making the composite carbon electrodes are also described. The composite carbon electrode comprises an electrically conductive porous matrix comprising carbon; and an electric double layer capacitor, comprising an activated carbonized material, dispersed throughout the pore volume of the electrically conductive porous matrix. | 12-10-2009 |
20090320253 | Electrode Stack For Capacitive Device - Capacitive devices are described having electrical interconnects of electrodes which possess efficient electrical contact between current collectors, electrical isolation of electrodes, and/or electrochemical stability, while minimizing the mechanical stress and strain applied to the electrodes. The capacitive devices are adaptable to a wide range of electrode dimensions and electrode stack heights. | 12-31-2009 |
20100108890 | METHODS OF CHARACTERIZING AND MEASURING PARTICULATE FILTER ACCUMULATION - Methods of characterizing and measuring particulate accumulation in a family of particulate filters ( | 05-06-2010 |
20100115997 | Glass Bodies And Methods Of Making - Glass bodies and methods of making glass bodies and more particularly glass bodies, for example, microlenses and arrays of microlenses and methods of making the same are described. Cordierite powder is vitrified to form a glass body or glass bodies for instance a microlens or microlenses. | 05-13-2010 |
20100118912 | QUALITY CONTROL OF THE FRIT FOR OLED SEALING - A method of finding defects in sealing material formed as a frame line on a glass plate includes irradiating the frame line of sealing material. A temperature of the irradiated sealing material is measured and a change of the temperature caused by a nonuniformity in sealing material is detected. Another aspect features a method of hermetically sealing a thin film device between glass plates. Sealing material is dispensed on a cover glass plate in the form of a frame line cell. The sealing material is pre-sintered onto the cover glass plate and cooled. A laser beam is moved around the frame line on the sealing material. A temperature of the sealing material contacted with the laser beam is measured. A change in the temperature (ΔT) caused by a nonuniformity in the sealing material is measured. Further aspects include a feedback process, infrared imaging and use of delta temperature data to increase sensitivity of temperature measurement data. | 05-13-2010 |
20100306979 | ELECTRODE STACK FOR CAPACITIVE DEVICE - Capacitive devices are described having electrical interconnects of electrodes which possess efficient electrical contact between current collectors, electrical isolation of electrodes, and/or electrochemical stability, while minimizing the mechanical stress and strain applied to the electrodes. The capacitive devices are adaptable to a wide range of electrode dimensions and electrode stack heights. | 12-09-2010 |
20110037383 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PACKAGING ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS - Packages for elements, e.g., OLEDs, that are temperature sensitive are provided. The packages have a first glass substrate ( | 02-17-2011 |
20110142395 | Planar Waveguide And Optical Fiber Coupling - An apparatus for optically coupling light between optical transmission components is provided. The apparatus includes first and second optical transmission components wherein the first optical transmission component includes a planar optical waveguide, a grating coupler, and a transparent substrate and the second optical transmission component includes an optical fiber. Preferably, the planar optical waveguide includes silicon and the transparent substrate includes glass. Methods for coupling light between optical transmission components are also provided. | 06-16-2011 |
20110163273 | COMPOSITE CARBON ELECTRODES USEFUL IN ELECTRIC DOUBLE LAYER CAPACITORS AND CAPACITIVE DEIONIZATION AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME - Composite carbon electrodes for use in, for example, Capacitive Deionization (CDI) of a fluid stream or, for example, an electric double layer capacitor (EDLC) are described. Methods of making the composite carbon electrodes are also described. The composite carbon electrode comprises an electrically conductive porous matrix comprising carbon; and an electric double layer capacitor, comprising an activated carbonized material, dispersed throughout the pore volume of the electrically conductive porous matrix. | 07-07-2011 |
20120301914 | High Resolution Label-Free Sensor - An optical sensor for label-independent detection, having improved spatial resolution and reduced angular sensitivity, the sensor including:
| 11-29-2012 |
20130133739 | PROCESS FOR PARTICLE DOPING OF SCATTERING SUPERSTRATES - Light scattering substrates made by providing a substrate comprising at least one surface, forming a layer of particles by depositing a sol-gel on the at least one surface, and heating the coated substrate. | 05-30-2013 |
20130149549 | METALLIC STRUCTURES BY METALLOTHERMAL REDUCTION - Compositions made by metallothermal reduction from aerogels and phase separated glasses and glass ceramics formed and methods of producing such compositions are provided. The compositions have novel structures that incorporate nanoporous silicon and other metal, metalloid, or metal-oxide nanowires in form of three-dimensional scaffolds. Additional compositions possess unusual photoluminescence properties that indicate possible applications in lighting and electronics. | 06-13-2013 |
20130209781 | DIMENSIONAL SILICA-BASED POROUS SILICON STRUCTURES AND METHODS OF FABRICATION - Methods of fabricating dimensional silica-based substrates or structures comprising a porous silicon layers are contemplated. According to one embodiment, oxygen is extracted from the atomic elemental composition of a silica glass substrate by reacting a metallic gas with the substrate in a heated inert atmosphere to form a metal-oxygen complex along a surface of the substrate. The metal-oxygen complex is removed from the surface of the silica glass substrate to yield a crystalline porous silicon surface portion and one or more additional layers are formed over the crystalline porous silicon surface portion of the silica glass substrate to yield a dimensional silica-based substrate or structure comprising the porous silicon layer. Embodiments are also contemplated where the substrate is glass-based, but is not necessarily a silica-based glass substrate. Additional embodiments are disclosed and claimed. | 08-15-2013 |
20130220211 | CRYSTAL TO CRYSTAL OXYGEN EXTRACTION - Compositions made by metallothermal reduction from crystalline materials and methods of producing such compositions are provided. The compositions have novel crystalline structures in the form of three-dimensional scaffolds. Additionally, the compositions possess unusual properties that indicate possible applications in numerous applications. | 08-29-2013 |
20130309613 | Liquid Based Films - Inorganic films made by providing a solution comprising a metallic salt, an organo-metallic compound, or combinations thereof in a polar aprotic solvent, depositing the solution onto a substrate to form a coating on the substrate, and annealing the coating. | 11-21-2013 |
20140092377 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MEASURING BIREFRINGENCE IN GLASS AND GLASS-CERAMICS - Systems and methods of for measuring birefringence and stress in a sample made of ion-exchanged glass or a ceramic are disclosed, wherein the method includes digitally capturing TE and TM angular spectra of intensity versus pixel number for the sample. The TE and TM angular spectra are processed to minimize differences between respective regions of the TE and TM angular spectra. The amount of shift in pixels that best overlaps the processed TE and TM spectra is determined. The birefringence B is calculated by multiplying the pixel shift by the index resolution. The stress is calculated by multiplying the birefringence by the stress-optic coefficient. | 04-03-2014 |
20140118740 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MEASURING A PROFILE CHARACTERISTIC OF A GLASS SAMPLE - Systems and methods for measuring a profile of a glass sample ( | 05-01-2014 |
20140161980 | METHODS AND FORMULATIONS FOR SPRAY COATING SOL-GEL THIN FILMS ON SUBSTRATES - Methods and formulations are provided for: selecting a sol-gel precursor containing a material for forming a thin film layer on a substrate; selecting a solvent having a boiling point at or above a solvent boiling point threshold and a viscosity at or below a solvent viscosity threshold; combining the sol-gel and the solvent into a mixture; applying the mixture onto a surface of the substrate; permitting the mixture to spread and level on the surface; and at least one of drying and curing the mixture to form the thin layer on the substrate. | 06-12-2014 |
20140321124 | EDGE ILLUMINATION OF AN ION-EXCHANGED GLASS SHEET - A planar ion-exchanged glass sheet for out-of-plane light beam coupling includes a first surface, a ion-exchanged first glass region adjacent and parallel to the first surface, a core glass region adjacent and parallel to the first glass region, a ion-exchanged second glass region adjacent and parallel to the core glass region, and a second surface adjacent and parallel to the second glass region. One edge of the glass sheet has an angled end face that is inclined to the plane extends across a thickness of at least one of the glass regions. Methods of making the planar ion-exchanged glass sheet, coupling an out-of-plane light beam into a plane using the planar ion-exchanged glass sheet, and scattering the coupled light to illuminate at least select regions of an exposed surface of the glass sheet are also disclosed. | 10-30-2014 |