Durst, US
Adam C. Durst, Stony Brook, NY US
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20140085462 | VIDEO-ASSISTED TARGET LOCATION - A method for locating features in a field of view of an imaging sensor that includes receiving image data from the field of view of an imaging sensor, wherein the image data includes a plurality of image frames. The method also includes receiving three-dimensional position measurements, in an absolute coordinate system, for the imaging sensor at the point in time each image frame is acquired and identifying one or more features in each of the image frames. The method also includes determining position and velocity of the one or more features in the image frames based on changes to the one or more features between the image frames and determining three-dimensional positions of the one or more features in the image frames based on the received three-dimensional position measurements for the imaging sensor and position and velocity of the one or more features in the image frames. | 03-27-2014 |
Bartley P. Durst, Clinton, MS US
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20090004430 | Reinforced elastomeric configuration tailored to meet a user's requirements for protecting a structure and a structure comprised thereof - A prophylactic system that reduces or eliminates damage to resources on the side of a structure opposite the side on which a dynamic force is imposed. The system comprises an elastic membrane or sheet, with reinforcement of a toughness tailored to a user's requirements incorporated in the membrane and an adhesive for installation. In one embodiment, the reinforcement is comprised of bundles of fibers aligned in a scrim comprising warp fiber bundles and weft fiber bundles arranged so that fiber bundles are non-parallel to each axes defining the length and the width of the membrane. The fiber bundles are aligned to create spacing between each fiber bundle and an adjacent parallel fiber bundle. An adhesive is used to affix the reinforced membrane to the side of the structure away from the expected force. No protective gear specific to application or use of the adhesive is required to install the system. | 01-01-2009 |
20090239977 | SELF-LEVELING CEMENTITIOUS COMPOSITION WITH CONTROLLED RATE OF STRENGTH DEVELOPMENT AND ULTRA-HIGH COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH UPON HARDENING AND ARTICLES MADE FROM SAME - A self-leveling cementitious mixture with excellent flow properties and which hardens with a controlled rate of strength development to an ultra-high compressive strength composite composition for use in making articles such as cementitious armor panel with ballistic and blast resistant properties including: a continuous phase resulting from the curing of an aqueous mixture, in the absence of silica flour, of inorganic cement binder, inorganic mineral filler having a particle size of about 150-450 microns, pozzolanic mineral filler, polycarboxylate based self-leveling agent and water. The cementitious mixture may include alkanolamine, such as triethanolamine, and acid or acid salt, such as tartaric acid. The cementitious composition may be reinforced with reinforcing fibers, e.g. glass fibers, in an amount of about 0.5-6.0% by volume of the overall cementitious composition. The fibers are uniformly dispersed in the cementitious composition before it is cured to form a final cementitious armor panel. | 09-24-2009 |
20100221465 | Structures and Components comprising Blast-Resistant Concrete also Suitable for Limiting Penetration of Ballistic Fragments - Concrete structures and components with improved strength and toughness. A uniform mix of first constituents comprises: cement of Blaine fineness of 280-360 m | 09-02-2010 |
20100229714 | CEMENT BASED LAMINATED ARMOR PANELS - A cementitious panel with ballistic and blast resistant properties having a core layer of ultra-high compressive strength composite and at least one skin layer. The panels can also be used in walls, ceiling and flooring panels which require high compressive strength for resistance to earthquakes and surfaces resistant to surface abuse such as in prison and other institutions. The panel core layer has a continuous cementitious phase resulting from the curing of an aqueous mixture, in the absence of silica flour, of inorganic cement binder, inorganic mineral filler having a particle size of about 150-450 microns, a pozzolanic mineral filler, polycarboxylate based superplasticizer, alkanolamine and acid or alkali metal acid salt; and water. The mixture may be uniformly reinforced with fiber added before curing. The cementitious core layer is then reinforced with the skin, such as fiber reinforced polymer, attached to at least one panel surface. | 09-16-2010 |
20100229715 | CEMENT BASED ARMOR PANEL SYSTEM - A cementitious armor panel assembly including cementitious armor panel with ballistic and blast resistant properties attached to a frame structure to produce a protective structure. The cementitious armor panels have a continuous phase resulting from the curing of an aqueous mixture of an inorganic cement binder, an inorganic mineral filler having a particle size of about 150-450 microns, a pozzolanic mineral filler, a polycarboxylate based superplasticizer self-leveling agent, and water. The mixture may also contain alkanolamine, and acid or acid salt. Prior to curing, the continuous phase is reinforced with fiber uniformly distributed in the continuous phase before it is cured to form the panel. The panel may be reinforced with a skin attached to at least one surface of the panel. | 09-16-2010 |
20110000514 | Transportable Modular Configuration for Holding Panels - A configuration, all components of which are man portable in some embodiments, for holding panels to protect assets against external force and impacts from airborne projectiles. An open box-like stackable frame module holds panels along a side of the frame. Multiple frames are connected to construct a protective barrier, such as a wall. Frames include provisions for connection in a vertical configuration so as to allow stacking of the frames to increase the height of the barrier. A method of installing is also provided. | 01-06-2011 |
20110005695 | Transportable Modular System Permitting Isolation of Assets - A system comprising inexpensive composite panels and a configuration that holds them, all components of which are man portable. Select embodiments protect assets against external force and impacts from airborne projectiles. An open box-like stackable frame module holds thin panels along a longitudinal axis of the frame. Multiple frames a reconnected to construct a protective barrier, such as a wall. The panels may be formulated of a very high strength portland cement-based concrete with one side, both sides, or both sides and all edges, covered with elastic material, the combination of which significantly reduces penetration of projectiles. A panel may be covered with specially formulated elastic material comprising multiple layers, each layer of a different type or thickness of elastic material. The elastic material may include reinforcing material such as fabric woven from available COTS high-strength fibers. The panels may be fabricated using basic means available in rural locations. A method of installing is also provided. | 01-13-2011 |
20140130438 | TRANSPORTABLE MODULAR SYSTEM FOR COVERED ISOLATION OF ASSETS - An easily assembled, transportable, re-deployable, modular, protective, double-roof system is disclosed which is compatible with other Modular Protective System (MPS) components and can be assembled in a variety of configurations to provide soldiers and equipment with protective enclosures. | 05-15-2014 |
Christopher Atkinson Durst, Houston, TX US
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20130296967 | EXTERNAL, HEAD-WORN ELECTRICAL STIMULATOR FOR TREATING HEADACHE CONDITIONS - An external, head worn electrical nerve stimulation device, including a power source and a head band configured to fit around a patient's head, the patient's head including a front portion, a rear portion opposite the front portion, a first lateral side, and a second lateral side opposite the first lateral side. The device further includes a plurality of electrical electrodes circumferentially disposed along the head band, wherein the plurality of electrodes contacts each of the front portion, the rear portion, the first lateral side, and the second lateral side. The plurality of electrical electrodes is configured to stimulate, with electrical current, at least one of the greater occipital nerve, the lesser occipital nerve, the supraorbital nerve, the supratrochlear nerve, zygomatotemporal nerve, and the auriculotemporal nerve when the electrodes are energized by the power source. | 11-07-2013 |
20150142078 | EXTERNAL, HEAD-WORN ELECTRICAL STIMULATOR FOR TREATING HEADACHE CONDITIONS - An external, head worn electrical nerve stimulation device is disclosed that includes a head band including inner and outer surfaces, and a plurality of holes each including an interior surface. The device also includes a plurality of mounting baskets disposed within the holes and each including a cylindrical retaining member, and a plurality of biasing arms extending from the interior surface to the retaining member. The biasing arms are to bias the retaining member toward the inner surface, and the head band, the retaining members, and the biasing arms are all monolithically formed as a single piece. Further, the device includes a plurality of electrodes, disposed within the retaining members and biased into engagement with a patient's head. The plurality of electrodes is configured to stimulate, at least one of the greater occipital nerve, the lesser occipital nerve, the supraorbital nerve, the supratrochlear nerve, zygomatotemporal nerve, and the auriculotemporal nerve. | 05-21-2015 |
Dean H. Durst, Scotia, NY US
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20150153755 | Method and System for Rating Building Energy Performance - A method of predicting energy usage having the steps of providing a computer, providing a temperature database, providing a building asset rating database, receiving inputs from a user having a floor area measure of a building, an energy usage measurement, an energy usage start date, an energy usage end date, and a geographic location identifier, determining an estimated energy rating as a function of said inputs, said temperature database, and said building asset rating database, and providing said estimated energy rating to said user. | 06-04-2015 |
Douglas Glenn Durst, Houston, TX US
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20100314130 | HIGH-RATIO TUBULAR EXPANSION - A system comprising a first expandable tubular section and a first expansion bridge coupled to an inner surface of the first expandable tubular section. A base pipe is coupled to the first expandable tubular section and to a second expandable tubular section. A second expansion bridge is coupled to an inner surface of the second expandable tubular section. The system also comprises an expansion cone disposed within and translatable relative to the first expandable section. The expansion cone has an expansion diameter greater than an inner diameter of the first and second expansion bridges and less than an inner diameter of the base pipe. | 12-16-2010 |
Douglas Glenn Durst, Katy, TX US
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20110048741 | DOWNHOLE TELESCOPING TOOL WITH RADIALLY EXPANDABLE MEMBERS - A downhole axial expansion or telescoping tool includes radially expandable tubular members. The tubular members are relatively moveable before and after radial expansion, and include an intermediate layer therebetween of a non-metal or non-cladding material. The intermediate layer may provide any one or more of lubricity, load transfer, sealing, and shape retention during and after radial expansion. | 03-03-2011 |
Gregory Durst, Washington, IL US
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20120130600 | MOTOR GRADER WHEEL SLIP CONTROL FOR CUT TO GRADE - The described system and method are implemented within a motor grader or other machine for grading of surfaces, wherein the machine includes a ground engaging element, as well as one or more blades for removing surface material. In this context, the described system and method prevent slippage of the ground engaging element against the underlying surface. In an embodiment, a torque limit is applied, wherein the torque limit corresponds to a torque that is less than that required for slippage under the current operating conditions, thus avoiding the problems caused by both overly aggressive and overly conservative cut depth strategies. | 05-24-2012 |
Gregory Lee Durst, Indianapolis, IN US
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20080312312 | SUBSTITUTED BENZOPYRANS AS SELECTIVE ESTROGEN RECEPTOR-BETA AGONISTS - The present invention relates to substituted benzopyran derivatives, stereoisomers, and pharmaceutical acceptable salts thereof useful as Estrogen Receptor beta agonists for treating Estrogen Receptor beta mediated diseases such as benign prostatic hyperplasia. | 12-18-2008 |
20090298925 | SUBSTITUTED BENZOPYRANS AS SELECTIVE ESTROGEN RECEPTOR-BETA AGONISTS - The present invention relates to substituted benzopyran derivatives, stereoisomers, and pharmaceutical acceptable salts thereof useful as Estrogen Receptor beta agonists for treating Estrogen Receptor beta mediated diseases such as benign prostatic hyperplasia. | 12-03-2009 |
Gregory P. Durst, Washington, IL US
Jason T. Durst, Round Rock, TX US
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20100249969 | Work Content Variation Control System - A work content variation control system includes an apparatus having a computer-readable medium encoded with a computer program. The computer program, when executed, receives order data for a family grouping of a plurality of ordered products, converts the order data to work content, groups the order data with like order data with respect to the work content, creates parsing rules with respect to the work content and defines setup rules for use to schedule assembly of the ordered products. | 09-30-2010 |
John Durst, Kingston, NY US
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20100188234 | Multiple Event Notification Appliance - An apparatus, system and method including an event notification appliance including first and second light sources configured to indicate an event, including a fire and/or alert. | 07-29-2010 |
20140278145 | Method And System For Human Presence Correlation Using Carbon Dioxide - Method and system for detecting and/or quantifying recent human presence in an environment using a calculated rate of decay of carbon dioxide concentration levels within that environment. A sensor measures the change in carbon dioxide levels over time to calculate the rate of decay to equilibrium and extrapolate recent human presence. Also provided is a method and system for quantifying recent human activity in an environment using the calculated rate of decay to equilibrium. | 09-18-2014 |
Kevin Durst, Salt Lake City, UT US
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20090076550 | SPINAL FIXATION SYSTEM CONNECTORS - Disclosed are embodiments of spinal fixation system connectors and related methods and apparatus. In one embodiment, a connector body is provided which comprises a slot configured to allow a spinal fixation rod to extend therethrough. The connector may also include a cap configured to be connected with the connector body and thereby circumscribe a portion of the rod. The cap may comprise at least two interior groove portions that may be configured to receive top portions of two opposing sidewalls on the connector body when the cap is engaged with the connector body. | 03-19-2009 |
20100106040 | PORTABLE PRESSURE TRANSDUCER, PHEUMOTACH FOR USE THEREWITH, AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - A system for sensing respiratory pressure includes a portable pressure transducer configured to be carried by or proximate to a respiratory conduit, such as a breathing circuit or a nasal canula. The portable pressure transducer may removably couple with a pneumotach, in the form of an airway adapter, disposed along the respiratory conduit. The pneumotach may include two pressure ports positioned at opposite sides of an obstruction, which partially blocks flow through a primary conduit of the pneumotach. Corresponding sample conduits of the portable pressure transducer removably couple with the pressure ports. The pressure ports may have sealing elements which are configured to seal against piercing members of the sample conduits upon introduction of the piercing members therethrough. Upon removal of the piercing members, the sealing elements substantially reseal. Methods for using the system are also disclosed. | 04-29-2010 |
Lance Durst, Fremont, CA US
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20140212074 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SEALING A BALLOON - An apparatus and method is provided for sealing a balloon. The apparatus includes a body for placing in the balloon that is buoyant in water and which has an outer surface that can form a water-tight seal with the inside surface of the balloon. When the balloon is filled with water, the body floats to the top of the water and, if the balloon is filled sufficiently, seals against the opening of the balloon. | 07-31-2014 |
Lawrence Durst, Philadelphia, PA US
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20110028412 | Herbal enhanced analgesic formulations - The analgesic properties of L-tryptophan and 5-HTP can be safely enhanced with the coadministration of salacin. Salacin can be effectively provided in the form of white willow bark along with other ingredients to further enhance the formulation's analgesic effect. As salacin can cause the loss of vitamin C in humans, the formulation advantageously includes a supplemental amount of vitamin C. | 02-03-2011 |
Lee Durst, Newport Beach, CA US
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20150081330 | Medicant Dispensing System and Method - Embodiments describe a medicant prescribing system, where the prescribing of the medicant is carried out on to a smart card, and where the prescribing is a suggestion without complete specificity of the medicant or its quantities. The card is used to obtain the medicant, and to monitor types and quantities of the medicant both and the quantities of the medicant. An embodiment requires using the card to obtain the medicant, since the prescription has been placed on or otherwise associated with the card. Another aspect requires monitoring the medicant card to monitor the actions at multiple different medicant sources, while using information on the card to pay for the medicant. One aspect forces patients to use the card in order to purchase. | 03-19-2015 |
Mark Stephen Durst, Laguna Beach, CA US
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20100135805 | RIGID ROTOR ASSEMBLY FOR FOLDING HELICOPTER BLADES - Described herein is a rigid rotor assembly configured to allow rotation of helicopter rotor blades attached to the rigid rotor assembly from a deployed position to a stowed position. The rigid rotor assembly includes a base including a shaft extending therethrough, a first spindle configured to engage the shaft, and a second spindle configured for placement onto the shaft. The second spindle is operable to maintain a first position with respect to the first spindle via an attachment mechanism therebetween, the second spindle further operable to maintain a second position with respect to the first spindle via the attachment mechanism. | 06-03-2010 |
Matthew Reuben Durst, Simsbury, CT US
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20140163905 | DEVICE FOR SENSORIAL EVALUATION OF CONSUMER PRODUCT APPLICATION FEEL - A product testing assembly is described. The product testing assembly may include a substrate, at least one measuring device, and at least one data processing system. The substrate has at least one surface configured to receive an application of a product to be tested. The at least one measuring device is configured to sense measured quantities as product is applied to the substrate and output one or more signals representative of a sequence of forces and/or moments being applied to the surface of the substrate by the application of the product to be tested. The at least one data processing system has one or more processors configured to receive the one or more signals representative of the sequence of forces and/or moments being applied to the surface of the substrate, and to convert the one or more signals into an output signal representative of one or more application performance characteristics of the product to be tested. | 06-12-2014 |
Richard A. Durst, Ithaca, NY US
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20080230383 | DEHYDRATION/REHYDRATION OF DERIVATIZED, MARKER-LOADED LIPOSOMES ON A TEST DEVICE AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF - The present invention relates to a method for making a test device for detecting or quantifying an analyte in a sample. This method involves contacting a membrane with a mixture including derivatized, marker-loaded liposomes, and substantially dehydrating the mixture on the membrane under vacuum pressure at a temperature of from about 4° C. to about 80° C., wherein said mixture further includes one or more sugars in an amount sufficient to promote the stability of the liposomes during dehydration and rehydration. The present invention also relates to a test device and method for detecting or quantifying an analyte in a sample. The test device includes a membrane which includes an immobilized liposome zone, wherein the immobilized liposome zone has bound thereto dehydrated, derivatized, marker-loaded liposomes dehydrated under vacuum pressure at a temperature of from about 4° C. to about 80° C. from a mixture which includes one or more sugars in an amount sufficient to promote the stability of the liposomes during dehydration and rehydration. | 09-25-2008 |
Robert Durst, Dunstable, MA US
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20120109773 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IMPLEMENTING BAR CODES WITH ONLINE AUCTIONS - A method of and system for scanning a bar code associated with a product with a mobile device to obtain (i) a list of online auctions for the product or a similar product; (ii) a list of commercial web sites in which the product or a similar product is being offered for sale; and/or (iii) a list of resellers of the product or a similar product where the product or similar product is located in a geographic region in predetermined proximity to the location. In addition, a seller may scan a bar code associated with a product that the seller would like to sell via an online auction service in order to obtain a predetermined product listing that the seller may modify prior to listing on the online auction service. | 05-03-2012 |
Robert C. Durst, Oakton, VA US
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20140304765 | Identity-Based Internet Protocol Networking - A network architecture that eliminates anonymous traffic, reduces a threat surface, and enforces policies is described herein. A method based on this network architecture includes receiving, by a processor, an IP packet entering a network, inserting, by the processor, an identity-based interne protocol (IMP) shim between a header and a body of the IP packet and incorporating, by the processor, an identity of a source and a destination of the IP packet in the shim. | 10-09-2014 |
Robert T. Durst, Dunstable, MA US
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20110225053 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IMPLEMENTING MOBILE CODE ADVERTISEMENTS - Advertising with machine-readable (mobile) codes by printing a machine-readable code on a print publication, which is then scanned with a device, and the URL of an ad management computer and an ad identification number are decoded from the mobile code. This URL is used to send the ad identification number to the ad management computer, which accesses a database to determine if a link limit for that ad identification number has been exceeded. If not exceeded, then a destination URL of an advertisement web page associated with the ad identification number in the database is sent to the device so it can connect to that URL. If the link limit has been exceeded, then the destination URL from the database is not sent, but is used as an argument to generate search web page, and the ad content management computer transmits the generated search web page to the device. | 09-15-2011 |
Roger D. Durst, Middleton, WI US
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20130103339 | METHOD FOR CORRECTING TIMING SKEW IN X-RAY DATA READ OUT OF AN X-RAY DETECTOR IN A ROLLING SHUTTER MODE - In an X-ray detector operating in a rolling shutter read out mode, by precisely synchronizing sample rotation with the detector readout, the effects of timing skew on the image intensities and angular positions caused by the rolling shutter read out can be compensated by interpolation or calculation, thus allowing the data to be accurately integrated with conventional software. In one embodiment, the reflection intensities are interpolated with respect to time to recreate data that is synchronized to a predetermined time. This interpolated data can then be processed by any conventional integration routine to generate a 3D model of the sample. In another embodiment a 3D integration routine is specially adapted to allow the time-skewed data to be processed directly and generate a 3D model of the sample. | 04-25-2013 |
20130108021 | MULTIPLY-SAMPLED CMOS SENSOR FOR X-RAY DIFFRACTION MEASUREMENTS WITH CORRECTIONS FOR NON-IDEAL SENSOR BEHAVIOR | 05-02-2013 |
20140264046 | ONE-DIMENSIONAL X-RAY DETECTOR WITH CURVED READOUT STRIPS - A detector for a small-angle x-ray diffraction system uses curved readout strips shaped to correspond to the expected intensity distribution of x-rays scattered by the system. This expected intensity distribution may be a series of concentric circles, and each of the strips has a shape that approximates a section of an annulus. The strips may be positioned on a substrate such that a center of curvature of the curved strips is located along an edge of a readout region within which the strips are located or, alternatively, at a geometric center of the readout region. The detector may have a signal readout system that uses a delay line or, alternatively, a multichannel readout system. The detector may make use of electron generation via interaction of the diffracted x-ray beam with a gas in a gas chamber, or through interaction of the diffracted beam with a semiconductor material. | 09-18-2014 |
Roger D. Durst, Madison, WI US
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20090274274 | HANDHELD TWO-DIMENSIONAL X-RAY DIFFRACTOMETER - A handheld X-ray diffractometer comprises a miniaturized X-ray source and multiple area detectors to allow the diffractometer to obtain two-dimensional X-ray diffraction images in a large diffraction space without rotating the sample. The source and detectors are located inside of a radio opaque enclosure that protects the operator during use. The handheld diffractometer also comprises a sample monitoring and alignment system that allows an operator to observe the measuring area and to align the diffractometer to the sample from outside of the housing. A specially designed mouthpiece, which mates the diffractometer to the sample area, prevents x-ray leakage and triggers off the data collection. The detectors can be positioned to perform measurements necessary to calculate a mechanical stress in the sample. Linear detectors may also be used in place of the area detectors. | 11-05-2009 |
Roger David Durst, Middleton, WI US
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20090195776 | HANDHELD SPECTROMETER INCLUDING WIRELESS CAPABILITIES - A method for collecting and analyzing spectrum data to identify a composition of a sample material is described. The method includes obtaining a sample material, receiving a geographical location of the sample material at a handheld instrument, and analyzing the sample material to obtain sample spectrum data using the handheld instrument. The method also includes determining whether to perform an analysis of the sample spectrum data using the handheld instrument, or to perform the analysis of the sample spectrum data using a remote computer. The method also includes determining a composition of the sample material based on an analysis of the sample spectrum data and recording in a memory area at least one of the composition and the geographical location of the sample material. | 08-06-2009 |
Stephen D. Durst, Platteville, WI US
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20150329417 | TIN OXIDE OVERCOAT INDIUM TIN OXIDE COATINGS, COATED GLAZINGS, AND PRODUCTION METHODS - The invention provides transparent conductive coatings based on indium tin oxide. The coating has a tin oxide overcoat. In some embodiments, the coating further includes one or more overcoat films comprising silicon nitride, silicon oxynitride, or silica. The coating and its films have compositions, thicknesses, and properties that simultaneously produce low sheet resistance and high visible transmission, preferably together with neutral color properties and good durability. | 11-19-2015 |