Abstract: A substrate element for coating with an easy-to-clean coating, the effect of the easy-to-clean coating being improved by the substrate element in terms of its hydrophobic and oleophobic properties and also, more particularly, its long-term stability. The substrate element comprises in particular a support material of glass or glass-ceramic and an adhesion promoter layer which is able to interact with an easy-to-clean coating and comprises a mixed oxide, more particularly a silicon mixed oxide.

Abstract: Disclosed are a method and a device for plasma treating workpieces (5). Said workpiece is inserted into a chamber (7) of a treatment station (3), which can be at least partly evacuated, and is positioned within the treatment station by means of a holding element. In order to simultaneously supply at least two chambers with at least one operating means, a flow of the operating means is branched at least once so as to form at least two partial flows (55).

Abstract: The invention relates to a container comprising a container body having an outer surface and an inner surface, wherein the inner surface contains silicon oxide; and the silicon oxide containing inner surface is at least partially modified with a fluorine containing compound, wherein the fluorine containing compound is chemically bonded to the silicon oxide of the container body via at least one Si—O—Si bond.

Abstract: A device, in particular a cover panel for a display device or a monitor auxiliary panel or a surface for input devices, includes a substrate and a coating applied onto the substrate. The coating has a surface having a coefficient of friction in the range between approximately 0.01 and 0.12, in particular between approximately 0.02 and 0.1, or between approximately 0.03 and 0.09.

Abstract: A substrate element for coating with an easy-to-clean coating, the effect of the easy-to-clean coating being improved by the substrate element in terms of its hydrophobic and oleophobic properties and also, more particularly, its long-term stability. The substrate element comprises in particular a support material of glass or glass-ceramic and an antireflection coating, consisting of one layer or of at least two layers, the one layer or the topmost layer of the at least two layers being an adhesion promoter layer which is able to interact with an easy-to-clean coating and comprises a mixed oxide, more particularly a silicon mixed oxide.

Abstract: A device, in particular for display units, includes a first transparent panel element and a second transparent panel element and a coating introduced between the first transparent panel element and the second transparent panel element. The coating is an IR-reflective coating which is applied onto the first and/or second element. The at least first transparent panel element and the at least second transparent panel element and the coating form a lamination. The space between the panels is filled with a filler material.

Abstract: A device, in particular a cover panel for a display device or a monitor auxiliary panel or a surface for input devices, includes a substrate and a coating applied onto the substrate. The coating has a surface having a coefficient of friction in the range between approximately 0.01 and 0.12, in particular between approximately 0.02 and 0.1, or between approximately 0.03 and 0.09.

Abstract: The method produces a coated three-dimensionally shaped glass ceramic body, especially a viewing window pane, which is provided with a reflective, anti-reflective or partially reflective layer. The method includes coating a flat green glass body to produce a coated green glass body and subsequently shaping the coated green glass body and ceramizing to form the coated three-dimensionally shaped glass ceramic body. In preferred embodiments the shaping the ceramizing occur at the same time. The reflective or anti-reflective coating is preferably applied to the green-glass body by an economical sol-gel process.

Abstract: An element, particularly a transparent element, including at least one glass element, configured as a protective glass against ionizing radiation and/or UV radiation, wherein at least a portion of the surface of the glass element is covered by a film that includes a substance that can be switched into at least two states.

Abstract: The method produces a coated three-dimensionally shaped glass ceramic body, especially a viewing window pane, which is provided with a reflective, anti-reflective or partially reflective layer. The method includes coating a flat green glass body to produce a coated green glass body and subsequently shaping the coated green glass body and ceramizing to form the coated three-dimensionally shaped glass ceramic body. In preferred embodiments the shaping the ceramizing occur at the same time. The reflective or anti-reflective coating is preferably applied to the green-glass body by an economical sol-gel process.

Abstract: The method produces a coated three-dimensionally shaped glass ceramic body, especially a viewing window pane, which is provided with a reflective, anti-reflective or partially reflective layer. The method includes coating a flat green glass body to produce a coated green glass body and subsequently shaping the coated green glass body and ceramizing to form the coated three-dimensionally shaped glass ceramic body. In preferred embodiments the shaping the ceramizing occur at the same time. The reflective or anti-reflective coating is preferably applied to the green-glass body by an economical sol-gel process.

Abstract: A composite material having a substrate material and at least one barrier coating on one side of the substrate material. The barrier coating is plasma impulse chemical vapor deposited (PICVD) to the substrate material. The barrier coating includes at least one of material selected from the group consisting of SiOx, TiOx, SnOx, Si3Ny, Nb2Oy, and Al2Oy.

Abstract: A coating apparatus is provided for simplifying the introduction and removal of workpieces into and from a reactor for plasma coating and to increase the throughput. The coating apparatus has a reactor with a moveable sleeve part and a base element, at least one sealed coating chamber being defined between sleeve part and base element when the latter two parts are fitted onto one another. The coating apparatus also has a device for introducing electromagnetic energy into the at least one coating chamber. The reactor has at least two coating places.

Abstract: A large-area display device, in particular multimedia façade, comprises at least one transparent element, in which the transparent element comprises at least one transparent substrate on which one or more lighting elements is/are arranged.

Abstract: A process for simultaneously coating and forming a body. The process includes moving two mold halves into contact with one another; introducing an injection-molding material into the mold halves so that a molding is formed; evacuating the molding; admitting a gas into the molding; igniting a plasma in the molding so that a coating is deposited on the inner side of the molding; and moving the mold halves apart so that the molding drops out.

Abstract: An element, particularly a transparent element, including at least one glass element, configured as a protective glass against ionizing radiation and/or UV radiation, wherein at least a portion of the surface of the glass element is covered by a film that includes a substance that can be switched into at least two states.

Abstract: An apparatus for coating objects having a single microwave source, two or more coating chambers, and an impedance structure or a waveguide structure. The coating chambers are connected to the single microwave source. The impedance structure or waveguide structure divides the microwave energy in order to generate plasmas in the coating chambers.

Abstract: 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.

Abstract: The method produces a coated three-dimensionally shaped glass ceramic body, especially a viewing window pane, which is provided with a reflective, anti-reflective or partially reflective layer. The method includes coating a flat green glass body to produce a coated green glass body and subsequently shaping the coated green glass body and ceramizing to form the coated three-dimensionally shaped glass ceramic body. In preferred embodiments the shaping the ceramizing occur at the same time. The reflective or anti-reflective coating is preferably applied to the green-glass body by an economical sol-gel process.

Abstract: A coating apparatus is provided for simplifying the introduction and removal of workpieces into and from a reactor for plasma coating and to increase the throughput. The coating apparatus has a reactor with a moveable sleeve part and a base element, at least one sealed coating chamber being defined between sleeve part and base element when the latter two parts are fitted onto one another. The coating apparatus also has a device for introducing electromagnetic energy into the at least one coating chamber. The reactor has at least two coating places.