Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090095021 | HYDROPHOBIC GLASS SURFACE - The invention relates to a method of forming a hydrophobic surface for glass or glazing. The method comprises producing particles having an average aerodynamic particle size of less than 200 nm and guiding the particles further onto the glass surface. The particles to be produced according to the invention are hydrophobic particles and the particles are guided onto the glass surface so that they at least partly dissolve and/or diffuse into the glass surface. | 04-16-2009 |
20090104369 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING FUNCTIONAL GLASS SURFACES BY CHANGING THE COMPOSITION OF THE ORIGINAL SURFACE - A method for modifying glassy surfaces including: producing nanoparticles; depositing the said nanoparticles on a surface; providing energy to the particles and/or surface so that the nanoparticles are at least partly diffused/dissolved into the glassy surface; and reducing the cohesive energy of the nanoparticles during the production of the nanoparticles or after the production of the nanoparticles. | 04-23-2009 |
20090155492 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COATING GLASS - A method and apparatus for coating glass with a CVD method, the coating being deposited by delivering some of the coating material into coating in the form of solid particles, whose composition is substantially the same as the composition of the coating to be deposited and whose diameter is less than 200 nm. | 06-18-2009 |
20090317504 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING NANOPARTICLES - The invention relates to a device and a method for producing nanoparticles, in which method starting materials for nanoparticles are mixed at least as liquid droplets and optionally also as gases and/or vapours with at least combustion gases in a premixing chamber and the mixture is separated for liquid drops larger than size d, whereafter the mixture is conducted to at least one burner, in which the combustion gases are ignited such that a heavily mixing flame is generated, in which the starting materials react and optional solvents evaporate and generate through nucleation and/or sintering and/or agglomeration particles having a diameter of 1 to 1000 micrometres. | 12-24-2009 |
20100016141 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DYEING GLASS - The present invention relates to an apparatus and a method for dyeing glass and, more particularly, an apparatus and a method, by which both surfaces of hot sheet-like glass may be dyed simultaneously and/or the surface containing tin residues of the sheet glass may be dyed to have a different colour than the surface without tin residues. The apparatus of the invention may be used for dyeing both sheet glass and utility glass, such as glass beakers. | 01-21-2010 |
20100047554 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MODIFYING SURFACE LAYER OF GLASS AND GLASS PRODUCT HAVING MODIFIED SURFACE LAYER - The invention relates to a method of modifying a surface of a glass product. The method comprises conveying particles to the surface of the glass, a material contained in the particles being at least partly dissolved and diffused in the glass. The method comprises a step of heating the surface of the glass. The invention further relates to an apparatus for modifying a surface of a hot glass product. The invention still further relates to glass products wherein the content of an element which provides the glass with a functionality decreases steplessly upon proceeding from the surface of the glass deeper into the glass. | 02-25-2010 |
20100072429 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING NANOTUBES - The invention relates to an apparatus for producing nanotubes, the apparatus being adapted to produce doped and/or undoped single-walled or multi-walled nanotubes, the apparatus comprising at least a thermal reactor. In accordance with the invention, the reactor is at least of the hottest part thereof and at least partly manufactured from a material that is at least partly sublimed into the thermal reactor as a result of the thermal reactor being heated, and the sublimed material at least partly participates in the growth of the nanotubes. | 03-25-2010 |
20100107693 | METHOD FOR DOPING GLASS - The invention relates to a method for doping and/or colouring glass. In the method a two- or three-dimensional layer is formed on the surface of the glass, and the layer is further allowed to diffuse and/or dissolve into the glass to change the transmission, absorption, reflection and/or scattering of the electromagnetic radiation of the glass. The layer of nanomaterial includes at least one component that causes the above-mentioned change and at least one component that lowers the melting point of the above-mentioned component causing the change. | 05-06-2010 |
20100220965 | OPTICAL FIBER STRUCTURE AND A METHOD OF PRODUCING THEREOF - An optical waveguide including a core, a buffer surrounding the core, and a cladding surrounding the buffer. The core, the buffer and the cladding include silica glass. A refractive index of the buffer is substantially equal to a refractive index of pure amorphous silica glass. The buffer may reduce bubble formation during manufacturing and may facilitate splicing of the waveguide. A numerical aperture of the waveguide may be fine-tuned by adjusting a radial dimension of the buffer in order to compensate variations in the refractive index of the core. | 09-02-2010 |
20100258652 | DEVICE FOR FORMING AEROSOL, AND METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COATING GLASS - The invention relates to a device for forming aerosol, the device comprising at least one gas-dispersing atomizer for atomizing a liquid into aerosol by means of gas at an atomizing head of the atomizer and an atomizing chamber, which is in flow connection with the atomizing head and in which flow restraints are arranged for changing the hydrodynamic properties of the aerosol flow discharging from the atomizing head. According to the present invention the flow restraints are arranged in the inner walls of the atomizing chamber in such a manner that they protrude from the inner walls to the inside of the atomizing chamber. | 10-14-2010 |
20100263409 | PROCESS FOR GLASS SURFACE MODIFICATION - Process for a fast ion-exchange between an alkaline metal ion in glass and another ion in gas atmosphere, in which process the glass surface is heated with a flame and the ion exchange takes part at the portion heated by the flame essentially simultaneously with heating. The process is fast enough to be integrated to a glass manufacturing or processing line. | 10-21-2010 |
20100266761 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING AN EXTREMELY HYDROPHOBIC SURFACE - The invention relates to a method and an apparatus for producing a hydrophobic surface on to a material. The invention involves directing at a surface to be structured a particle spray structuring the surface so as to structure the surface, and coating the structured surface with a hydrophobic material. According to the invention, particles larger than a determined size d | 10-21-2010 |
20100330377 | DEVICE FOR FORMING AEROSOL, AND METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COATING GLASS - The invention relates to a device for forming aerosol, the device comprising at least one gas-dispersing atomizer for atomizing a liquid into aerosol by means of gas at an atomizing head of the atomizer and an atomizing chamber, which is in flow connection with the atomizing head and in which flow restraints are arranged for changing the hydrodynamic properties of the aerosol flow discharging from the atomizing head. According to the present invention the flow restraints are arranged in the inner walls of the atomizing chamber in such a manner that they protrude from the inner walls to the inside of the atomizing chamber. | 12-30-2010 |
20110003125 | GLASS PRODUCT AND A METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A GLASS PRODUCT - A glass product of the present invention ( | 01-06-2011 |
20110014385 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COATING AN ARTICLE USING A SPRAY-COATING METHOD - The invention relates to a method and apparatus for coating an article using a spray-coating method. Coating can be produced by atomizing a fluid coating precursor material into droplets with an average diameter of 0.5 to 5 micrometres. The droplets are introduced onto the article to be coated at a velocity that exceeds the critical impaction velocity. The evaporation of the droplets can be controlled by controlling the concentration of the fluid precursor material solvent in the spray chamber. | 01-20-2011 |
20110027475 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR STRUCTURING A SURFACE - The invention relates to a method and a device for structuring a surface of a material by directing at a surface to be structured ( | 02-03-2011 |
20110041556 | GLASS SURFACE MODIFICATION PROCESS - Process for improving the chemical durability of glass by modifying at least one surface of a glass substrate. The modification process utilizes crystalline metal oxide particles with a mean aerodynamic particle diameter of less than 1000 nm, which are at least partially embedded on and into the glass surface. Apparatus for depositing crystalline metal oxide particles on glass surface. | 02-24-2011 |
20110111175 | METHOD FOR INCREASING THE DURABILITY OF GLASS AND A GLASS PRODUCT - A method for increasing the durability of glass ( | 05-12-2011 |
20110223344 | PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR COATING GLASS - A process and an apparatus for coating glass by means of a method using at least one or more liquid raw materials which react essentially on at least a portion of the glass substrate forming a coating on it. At least part of the liquid raw materials is atomized to droplets with one or more two-fluid atomizer and at least a fraction of the gas used in the one or more two-fluid atomizers is electrically charged such that at least a fraction of the droplets become electrically charged during or after the atomization. According to the invention the droplets are formed into a separately created electric field. | 09-15-2011 |
20110229644 | GLASS COATING PROCESS AND APPARATUS - A process and an apparatus for coating glass substrate by using at least one or more liquid raw materials which react essentially on or in the vicinity of at least a portion of the glass substrate surface. The process comprises steps: a) heating the glass substrate to at least substantially the coating temperature; b) forming a coating on the glass substrate surface by converting the one or more liquid materials to a liquid-aerosol and depositing at least a fraction of the liquid-aerosol on the glass substrate surface; c) repeating step b) at least once; and d) heating the glass substrate surface before at least one of the steps b). The heating in step d) is carried out by convective heating. | 09-22-2011 |
20120040193 | ANTIBACTERIAL GLASS - A coated article is disclosed. The coated article comprises an antibacterial coating on a glass substrate, the substrate having a modified surface layer which essentially reduces the ion exchange between silver in the antibacterial coating and sodium in the glass substrate. Apparatus and method for forming such article are also disclosed. | 02-16-2012 |
20120070579 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COATING GLASS SUBSTRATE - A coating process for coating a surface of a glass substrate in normal air pressure, in which coating process at least one liquid starting material is atomized into droplets and the formed droplets are guided towards the surface to be coated. The formed droplets are vaporized substantially close to the surface to be coated before the droplets contact the surface to be coated by bringing to the coating process the thermal energy needed for vaporizing the droplets with the glass substrate. | 03-22-2012 |
20120189766 | PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING COATING DEPOSITION - Method and apparatus for controlling a coating deposition process, where at least at one stage of the coating deposition process at least one of the coating precursors includes a gas, a vapour or an aerosol. The method includes monitoring ultrafine particles and adjusting at least one process parameter based on the monitoring. The apparatus includes means for monitoring ultrafine particles and means for adjusting at least one process parameter based on the monitoring. | 07-26-2012 |
20130071551 | COATING METHOD AND APPARATUS - A coating process and apparatus; the apparatus including a unit for forming a mixture that includes at least one precursor of a surface reaction, a unit for atomizing the mixture into droplets, a unit for transporting the droplets of mixture towards a surface of a substrate to be coated with the surface reaction. The unit for forming a mixture are adjusted to mix to the mixture a liquid carrier substance, which is not a precursor of the surface reaction, and the boiling point of which in the defined process space is lower than the boiling point of the precursor of the surface reaction. The proposed arrangement improves both speed and quality of the coating process. | 03-21-2013 |
20130078387 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR COATING GLASS SUBSTRATE - An apparatus and method for coating a substrate using one or more liquid raw materials, includes: at least one atomizer for atomizing the one or more liquid raw materials into droplets, charging means for electrically charging the droplets during or after the atomization and a deposition chamber in which the droplets are deposited on the substrate, the deposition chamber being provided with one or more electric fields for guiding the electrically charged droplets on the substrate. According to the invention there is a charging chamber arranged upstream of the deposition chamber and provided with charging means for electrically charging the droplets. | 03-28-2013 |
20130078388 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CHARGING NANOPARTICLES - An apparatus and method for electrically charging nanoparticles. The invention including atomizing one or more liquid starting materials into droplets, electrically charging the droplets during or after the atomization and vaporizing the one or more liquid materials of the droplets for generating the nanoparticles from the liquid droplets such that the electrical charge of the droplets is transferred into the nanoparticles for producing electrically charged nanoparticles. | 03-28-2013 |
20130164452 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR COATING GLASS SUBSTRATE - A method and apparatus for coating a substrate using one or more liquid starting materials. The substrate is coated by atomizing one or more liquid starting materials into droplets and vaporizing the droplets in a deposition chamber for before the starting materials react on the surface of the substrate. The droplets are guided towards the substrate with electrical forces before the droplets are vaporized. | 06-27-2013 |
20130183518 | ENERGY SAVING GLASS AND A METHOD FOR MAKING ENERGY SAVING GLASS - The energy saving glass comprises a substantially mutually parallel first surface and second surface, and the glass mass of the energy saving glass contains a solar radiation energy absorbing agent. The solar radiation energy absorbing agent is present in a layer of the glass mass which is close to the first surface, in which layer the concentration of the radiation energy absorbing agent substantially decreases when proceeding from the first surface deeper into the glass mass, such that the absorbing agent is present at the depth of at least 0.1 micrometres and not more than 100 micrometres as measured from the first surface of the glass. In the method, a layer of particulates is grown on the first surface of the glass, which particulates include at least one element or compound of the elements and diffuse and/or dissolve into the surface layer of the glass. At least one element dissolving from the particulates modifies the surface layer of the glass such that the solar radiation energy absorbing layer is formed on the surface, in which layer the concentration of said at least one element substantially decreases from the surface of the glass deeper into the glass, such that the element is present at the depth of at least 0.1 micrometres and not more than 100 micrometres as measured from the surface of the glass. | 07-18-2013 |