Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080208971 | Social Networking via Communications over Interactive Devices - A social networking part for a mobile phone that allows initiating communications with persons within a vicinity. | 08-28-2008 |
20080241478 | Decorative Products Created by Lazing Graphics and Patterns Directly on Substrates with Painted Surfaces - A painted surface is processed by a laser beam to remove at least one layer of paint. The surface that is exposed may be the raw substrate material, e.g., wood or wood laminate, or may be another painted surface. The laser may engrave a pattern, e.g. a wood grain pattern. | 10-02-2008 |
20090181738 | Fantasy Football System - A fantasy football game which is carried out as a tournament play over the Internet. The fantasy football game can be played between different computers. The hosting computer maintains information indicative of the teams performance as well as their strength of schedule. Winners who play in the playoffs are selected based on both information such as the win loss record, but also the strength of schedule. In addition to the win loss record, total points scored by teams, total numbers of losses and other information may be maintained in order to find more information about the win loss record. | 07-16-2009 |
20090266804 | COMBINATION EXTRUSION AND LASER-MARKING SYSTEM, AND RELATED METHOD - A combination extrusion and laser marking system and corresponding method are provided for creating an extruded article with a surface graphic image. The system includes an extruder, a laser, and a controller or encoder. The extruder is operable to pass an extrudable material through a die and discharge an extrudate having a markable surface. The laser is operable with the extruder for forming an image on the markable surface of the extrudate discharged from the extruder. The encoding system is operable to measure a rate of speed at which the extrudate is discharged from the extruder and provide a feedback signal for controlling operation of the laser. The combination may further include an ink printer to form an additional image on the extruded article. | 10-29-2009 |
20090291315 | Ultra Violet Resistant Coating for Wood Products - A coating used on wood products that absorbs ultraviolet (UV) light to prevent damage from the UV, and also is mixed with a UV stabilizer. By preventing UV light from shining through to the wood, wood damage from sunlight is minimized. | 11-26-2009 |
20100176101 | HIGH SPEED AND HIGH POWER LASER SCRIBING METHODS AND SYSTEMS - A method of scribing a graphic on a material is provided, in which laser output is applied to the material. The laser output is moved relative to the material at a high speed greater than 10 m per second, and at a high power greater than 500 W, to scribe a graphic on a surface of the material. Also provided is a system for scribing a graphic on a material. The method and system of the invention are especially useful in the scribing of building materials. | 07-15-2010 |
20110262725 | Solar Control Glasses - Glass products that can significantly reduce the solar transmission of glass and thus improve the solar control properties for such products used in autos, trucks, homes and buildings. A significant reduction in total solar transmission of the coated glass product by depositing PVD stacked layer coatings on glasses which in and by themselves have light transmissions greater than 40% for building, 70% for autos and 80% for homes but which have the lowest solar transmission for a given level of visible transmission. Also, a selectivity in the base glass greater than 25 percentage points for a given level of visible transmission. Selectivity is defined as the percent visible transmission minus the percent solar transmission and can be expressed in units of percentage points. A selectivity greater than 30 percentage points is even more preferred. | 10-27-2011 |
20130321904 | Solar Control Window Glass - Glass formulations and methods of setting the characteristics and formulations are described. The method includes determining climate characteristics of an area in which the glasses to be used, using the climate characteristics to determine heating and cooling costs for the geographical area, using the heating costs as part of a model to select an optimum glass assembly comprising a dual pane glass assembly, using an optimization model by providing higher weighting on low emissivity in a northern climates, and high or waiting of solar control in a more southern climate. | 12-05-2013 |
20140010999 | DECORATIVE PRODUCTS CREATED BY LAZING GRAPHICS AND PATTERNS DIRECTLY ON SUBSTRATES WITH PAINTED SURFACES - A painted surface is processed by a laser beam to remove at least one layer of paint. The surface that is exposed may be the raw substrate material, e.g., wood or wood laminate, or may be another painted surface. The laser may engrave a pattern, e.g. a wood grain pattern. | 01-09-2014 |
20140162863 | HIGH VISIBLE TRANSMISSION GLASSES WITH LOW SOLAR TRANSMISSION - Glasses are described which have characteristics that produce high visible transmittance, low solar transmittance, and high selectivity. The glasses can also preferably have a blue-green color. A number of advantageous formulations are described. | 06-12-2014 |