Abstract: A method of making a scratch resistant coated article which is also resistant to attacks by at least some fluorine-inclusive etchant(s) for at least a period of time is provided. In certain example embodiments, an anti-etch layer(s) is provided on a glass substrate in order to protect the glass substrate from attacks by fluorine-inclusive etchant(s), a scratch resistant layer of or including DLC is provided over the anti-layer(s), and a seed layer is provided between the anti-layer(s) and the scratch resistant layer so as to facilitate the adhesion of the scratch resistant layer while also helping to protect the anti-layer(s). Optionally, a base layer(s) or underlayer(s) may be provided under at least the anti-etch layer(s).

Abstract: A method of forming thin-film structure by oblique-angle deposition is provided. The method includes the steps of: evaporating target source in a chamber by an electron beam evaporation system, and introducing process gas into the chamber and adjusting tilt angle of the evaporation substrate and controlling temperature in the chamber during evaporation to form thin-film on a evaporation substrate by oblique-angle deposition, and then annealing the evaporation substrate to form a thin-film having porous nanorod microstructure.

Abstract: The invention relates to a self-cleaning lighting device comprising a light source and a wall, which permits a portion of at least the radiation emitted by said source to pass therethrough and which is covered, over a portion of at least one of its two faces, by a photocatalytically active layer. The invention is characterized in that under the weakest illumination conditions, the photocatalytic activity of said layer is high enough for degrading and reducing organic soilings into easily eliminable particles that do not adhere to said layer, and/or for conferring a hydrophilic character to this layer. The invention also relates to a method for producing the aforementioned device, a translucent wall provided for this device, and to the use of the device for lighting tunnels, public lighting, airport runway lighting, indoor lighting or for headlamps or indicator lights of transportation vehicles.

Abstract: A multi-layer thin film stack, particularly suitable as a component of a solar cell, is deposited on a transparent dielectric substrate. The multi-layer film stack comprises a transparent electrically conductive metal oxide layer deposited over the dielectric substrate, the conductive metal oxide layer having a refractive index less than 2.0, a light transmittance optimizing interlayer having a refractive index between 2.3 and 3.5, deposited over the electrically conductive metal oxide layer, and a silicon layer having a refractive index of at least 4.5 deposited over the light transmittance optimizing interlayer. The film stack can be deposited by any suitable method, but deposition of each of these layers by atmospheric chemical vapor deposition is preferred.

Abstract: A method of making a heat treated (HT) coated article to be used in shower door applications, window applications, or any other suitable applications where transparent coated articles are desired. For example, certain embodiments of this invention relate to a method of making a coated article including a step of heat treating a glass substrate coated with at least a layer of or including diamond-like carbon (DLC) and an overlying protective film (e.g., of or including zinc oxide) thereon. In certain example embodiments, the protective film may be ion beam treated with at least carbon ions. It has been found that the ion beam treatment improves the shelf-life of the product prior to HT. Following and/or during heat treatment (e.g., thermal tempering, or the like), the protective film may be removed.

Abstract: A method is defined for producing an iron oxide coating on a glass article. The article is preferably for use as an architectural glazing. The method includes providing a heated glass substrate having a surface on which the coating is to be deposited. Ferrocene and an oxidant are directed toward and along the surface to be coated, and the ferrocene and the oxidant are reacted at or near the surface of the glass substrate to form an iron oxide coating.

Abstract: This invention relates to a method of making glass. In certain example embodiments, a major surface(s) of the glass is treated with aluminum chloride (e.g., AlCl3). This treating, or application of an aluminum chloride based layer on the glass substrate, may be performed using combustion deposition. The combustion deposition may be performed at or just prior to the annealing lehr in certain example embodiments, or at any other suitable location. The aluminum chloride barrier layer, applied at a desirable glass temperature, helps to reduce sodium leaching or diffusion from the glass during conditions such as high heat and/or humidity, thereby improving the durability and/or stability of the resulting product.

Abstract: There is provided a method of making a heat treated (HT) coated article to be used in shower door applications, window applications, or any other suitable applications where transparent coated articles are desired. The method may include heat treating a glass substrate coated with at least a layer of or including diamond-like carbon (DLC) or other type of carbon, with an oxygen barrier layer provided thereon directly or indirectly. Optionally, a release layer of a material such as zinc oxide or the like may be provided between the oxygen barrier layer and the DLC. In certain example embodiments, the oxygen content of at least part of the protective film when deposited may be determined based on whether the coated surface is to be bent in a convex manner, to be bent in a concave manner, or to remain flat. Following heat treatment, which may include bending the coated surface into a convex or concave shape, and quenching, the protective film may be removed by washing or the like.

Abstract: In a method of manufacturing a substrate and a method of manufacturing a liquid crystal display panel, a conductive is formed on a base substrate, and a buffer layer is formed on the base substrate having the conductive layer. The buffer layer includes a polymer-like carbon thin film. An alignment layer is formed on the buffer layer. The alignment layer includes a diamond-like carbon thin film containing fluorine. A content of hydrogen in the polymer-like carbon thin film is more than that in the diamond-like carbon thin film.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an optical element comprising: a optical glass made of a phosphate glass or a fluorophosphate glass; and an optically functional film formed on a surface of the optical glass, wherein the optically functional film comprises two or more layers made of different materials, and the outermost surface layer thereof is made of a material(s) having low reactivity with phosphoric acid.

Abstract: A method of making a photoactive coating includes depositing a first coating material containing zirconium oxide over at least a portion of a substrate and depositing a second coating material containing titanium oxide over at least a portion of the first coating material to provide a coated substrate. At least one of the first and second coating materials is deposited by pyrolytic deposition.

Abstract: A method of making a heat treated (HT) coated article to be used in shower door applications, window applications, or any other suitable applications where transparent coated articles are desired. For example, certain embodiments of this invention relate to a method of making a coated article including a step of heat treating a glass substrate coated with at least a layer of or including diamond-like carbon (DLC) and an overlying protective film thereon. In certain example embodiments, the protective film may be of or include an oxide of zinc. Following and/or during heat treatment (e.g., thermal tempering, or the like) the protective film may be removed. Other embodiments of this invention relate to the pre-HT coated article, or the post-HT coated article.

Abstract: A glass substrate having at least one surface with engineered properties that include hydrophobicity, oleophobicity, anti-stick or adherence of particulate or liquid matter, durability, and transparency (i.e., haze<10%). The surface comprises a plurality of sets of topological features that together have a re-entrant geometry that prevents a decrease in contact angle and pinning of drops comprising at least one of water and sebaceous oils.

Abstract: A method of deposition by: depositing a metal halide on a substrate; providing a vapor that forms a material by way of chemical vapor deposition; heating the metal halide to a temperature at or above the melting point of the metal halide and at or below the melting point of the material; and contacting the metal halide with the vapor to cause growth on the substrate of a solid solution of the metal halide in the material. The metal is a rare earth metal or a transition metal.

Abstract: A method for fabricating a distributed Bragg reflector waveguide is disclosed, which includes forming a first distributed Bragg reflector on a substrate; forming a sacrificial pattern on the first distributed Bragg reflector; forming a second distributed Bragg reflector on the sacrificial pattern and the first distributed Bragg reflector; and removing the sacrificial pattern. A distributed Bragg reflector waveguide is also disclosed.

Abstract: Nanoscale particles, particle coatings/particle arrays and corresponding consolidated materials are described based on an ability to vary the composition involving a wide range of metal and/or metalloid elements and corresponding compositions. In particular, metalloid oxides and metal-metalloid compositions are described in the form of improved nanoscale particles and coatings formed from the nanoscale particles. Compositions comprising rare earth metals and dopants/additives with rare earth metals are described. Complex compositions with a range of host compositions and dopants/additives can be formed using the approaches described herein. The particle coating can take the form of particle arrays that range from collections of disbursable primary particles to fused networks of primary particles forming channels that reflect the nanoscale of the primary particles. Suitable materials for optical applications are described along with some optical devices of interest.

Abstract: The invention described and claimed herein relates to a chemical vapor deposition process for depositing a zinc oxide coating on a substrate by delivering two gaseous precursor streams to a surface of the substrate, and mixing the gaseous precursor streams at the substrate surface for a time sufficiently short so as to form a zinc oxide coating at a deposition rate greater than 5 nm/second.

Abstract: A sheet glass for microscopy includes a base plate and a metal pattern configured on the base plate. The structure of the sheet glass increases the throughput, reduces the cost and shortens the distance between grids and targets for keeping grids and targets within the depth of field of the microscope. A manufacturing method of sheet glass for microscopy is also disclosed.

Abstract: Provided is a light reflecting plate capable of reducing glare of reflected light while maintaining high light reflectance by regular reflection. The light reflecting plate includes a base, a light reflecting layer that is formed on the base and made of silver or silver alloy, or aluminum or aluminum alloy, in which arithmetic average roughness (Ra) is 0.10 to 0.30 ?m and arithmetic average waviness (Wa) is 0.30 to 2.50 ?m on a surface of the light reflecting layer.

Abstract: A method of making a coated article including a carbon based layer on glass over a low-E coating is provided. Both a low-E coating and a carbon based layer are provided on a glass substrate. The carbon based layer (e.g., DLC) protects the low-E coating.

Abstract: The present invention provides a process for a producing a coating float-glass substrate, comprising chemical vapor depositing at least one titanium precursor on at least part of at least one face of a float-glass substrate produced in a float-bath chamber, to produce a photocatalytic coating containing at least partially crystalline titanium oxide.

Abstract: A reflective material is heated to reduce internal stress, and then a capping layer is formed over the reflective material. Heating the reflective material reduces the internal stress of the reflective material. Because the reflective material has reduced internal stress, a more continuous, stable and reliable capping layer is formed that is not subject to stress induced degradation over time due to the relaxing internal stress of the underlying reflective material. Thus, the capping layer remains intact and protects the reflective material residing beneath the capping layer from exposure to contaminants.

Abstract: In certain example embodiments, a coated article includes a zirconium nitride inclusive layer before heat treatment (HT). The coated article is heat treated sufficiently to cause the zirconium nitride based layer to transform into a zirconium oxide based layer that is scratch resistant and/or durable. In certain example embodiments, the zirconium nitride and/or zirconium oxide may be doped with F and/or C.

Abstract: Methods and equipment are provided for processing sheet-like substrates. The methods and equipment are useful for depositing coatings on both major surfaces of a sheet-like substrate. Also provided are substrates with coatings on both major surfaces. Preferably, the coatings on the opposed major surfaces of a substrate have different structures, yet share a common structural sequence of at least two film regions, and in some embodiments at least three film regions.

Abstract: In certain example embodiments, a coated article includes respective layers including hydrogenated diamond-like carbon (DLC) and zirconium nitride before heat treatment (HT). During HT, the hydrogenated DLC acts as a fuel which upon combustion with oxygen produces carbon dioxide and/or water. The high temperature developed during this combustion heats the zirconium nitride to a temperature(s) well above the heat treating temperature, thereby causing the zirconium nitride to be transformed into a new post-HT layer including zirconium oxide that is very scratch resistant and durable.

Abstract: A method for coating glass, and specifically for manufacturing perfluoroalkoxy copolymer coated glass and tetrafluoroethylene perfluoromethyl vinyl ether copolymer coated glass. The method includes placing a glass substrate on an electrically grounded support and cleaning it with a solvent to remove impurities and prepare the surface of the substrate to be coated. The method also includes coating the surface with a primer and uniformly applying an electro-conductive enhance to the primer so that the surface of the glass substrate is wet, but not uneven. The method includes powder spraying periluoroalkoxy copolymer or tetrafluoroethylene perfluoromethyl vinyl ether copolymer on the electro-conductive enhancer while the enhancer is still wet. The method also includes securing the perfluoromethyl vinyl ether copolymer to the glass substrate by evaporating the electro-conductive enhance.

Abstract: A method that includes providing a lens having a first side, a second side, and an anti-reflective or mirror coating on the first side; depositing a heat-curable coating on the second side of the lens; and heating the heat-curable coating without damaging the anti-reflective or mirror coating. Another method that includes providing a non-pure polycarbonate lens having a first side, a second side, and a first coating on the first side; depositing a heat-curable coating on the second side of the lens; and heating the heat-curable coating without damaging the first coating. Other methods are also disclosed.

Abstract: There is to provide an optical element fabrication method including the steps of forming a thin film onto a substrate, and eliminating a color center produced in the forming step by giving energy to the substrate.

Abstract: A thin film includes a substrate and a transparent, porous film of organic material, such as 8-hydroxyquinoline aluminum. The organic material is vapor deposited on the substrate such that the film has distinct helical columns extending away from the substrate.

Abstract: A process for producing a liquid crystal display (LCD) is provided that includes placing a glass substrate on a stage, and subjecting the glass substrate to at least one processing operation of a plurality of processing operations for forming an array of electronic devices on the glass substrate. The stage being electrostatic discharge dissipative and having a surface portion that has a volume resistivity (Rv) within a range between about 1E5 ?cm and about 1E11 ?cm.

Abstract: A method for forming a coated substrate is disclosed. The method comprises depositing an undercoating layer and depositing a functional coating comprising a material which can be present in more than one crystal structure over the undercoating layer, wherein there is a critical deposition thickness at which the functional coating transforms from a first polycrystalline film made up predominantly of the material having a first crystal structure to a second polycrystalline film made up predominantly of the same material having a second crystal structure.

Abstract: A color filter forming method, includes: forming a bank on a substrate; making the substrate and part or all of the bank lyophilic; and coating a liquid repellent on part or all of an upper surface of the bank.

Abstract: An electrically conductive film contains electrically connected first and second visible light-transmissive metal or metal alloy layers separated by a visible light-transmissive crosslinked polymeric layer. The film can be joined or laminated into glazing (especially non-planar vehicular safety glazing) with reduced likelihood that the metal or metal alloy layers will be damaged or distorted. The film also can transparently shield a device that can cause or is sensitive to electromagnetic interference with reduced likelihood that the metal or metal alloy layers will fracture.

Abstract: The invention is a method for producing a tool which can be used to create optically active surface structures in the sub-?m range, having a support surface onto which relief surface structures are applied over the support surface by means of material deposition. The invention is distinguished by the support surface being directly contacted with a mask in which openings with diameters in the sub-?m range are provided or can be provided, by the support surface including the mask being subjected to a coating process in which the coating material deposits through the openings of the mask onto the support surface, and the mask is removed from the support surface when a partial amount of an average end structure height of the surface structures is reached and the coating procedure is then continued without the mask using the same coating material or different coating materials.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a coated sheet that forms a coated layer having a uniform film thickness by a coating liquid even when a substrate has a large area. A method for manufacturing a coated sheet to form a coated layer by a process including a process (1) for coating a coating liquid including a resin material and a solvent on a substrate, and a drying process (2) for drying a coated liquid, wherein a drying speed of a coated liquid in the drying process (2) is set 0.3 [g/m2·s] or less.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a coated sheet that may form a coated layer having a uniform film thickness by a coating liquid even when a substrate has a large area is provided. A method for manufacturing a coated sheet to form a coated layer by a process including a process (1) for coating a coating liquid including a resin material and a solvent on a substrate, and a drying process (2) for drying a coated liquid, wherein a drying is performed under drying wind flow having an average wind speed of 10 m/s or less until a viscosity of the coated liquid in the drying process (2) reaches at least 50 [mPa·s] at drying temperatures.

Abstract: Substrates, such as spectacle lenses for example, may be provided with a coating which is not uniform by way of screens. The screens are aperture rings, arranged concentric to a symmetry axis of the vaporising crucible in a vacuum coating unit, by way of a screen holder. The spectacle lenses are disposed on a substrate holder also in circles about the symmetry axis. The shadows cast by the aperture rings cover but a partial region of the spectacles lenses such that those regions of the lenses receive less coating than in the unshaded free regions. The aperture rings are exchangeable in order to match the coating process to the customer requirements. Furthermore, the separation of the subtrate holder from the aperture rings is adjustable.

Abstract: A method is provided for coating optical lenses and other optical articles with anti-reflection (AR) coatings. The lenses have low reflectivity, provide a substantially white light reflection and have a low stress AR coating and are ideally suited for optical lenses made using a molding procedure which provides a low stress lens substrate. In one aspect the method uses special coating compositions with one being a high index of refraction composition and the other being a low index of refraction composition. In another aspect a method is also disclosed using an optical monitor in conjunction with a conventional vapor deposition apparatus whereby an optical reference lens is used and a particular light frequency of reflected light is measured and this measurement is then used to determine when the desired optical coating is achieved. In a still further aspect the method also preferably calculates the optical thickness of each layer using a specific ratio of blue to green to red colors in the reflected light.

Abstract: A method of producing an electrochromic device, includes the steps of: providing a first electron conducting layer on a substrate, providing a working electrode in communication with the first electron conducting layer, providing an ion conducting layer in communication with the working electrode, providing an ion storage electrode in communication with the ion conducting layer, and providing a second electron conducting layer in communication with the ion storage electrode, wherein at least one and less than all of the providing steps include(s) plasma chemical vapor deposition. An electrochromic device produced by the method of the invention is disclosed, as is an apparatus adapted to perform the method of the invention, including plasma CVD devices and vacuum sputtering devices.

Abstract: A micro-optical element is produced through vapor deposition techniques, such as atomic layer deposition. An optical structure having a surface with uneven structures is exposed to one or more precursor vapors to create a self-limiting film growth on the surface of the optical structure. The film thickness may be increased and controlled by subsequent exposures. The resulting film conforms to surface structures having varying complex dimensions.

Abstract: A thin film deposition method for producing an optical film with an optical characteristic on a deposition substrate in a vacuum chamber is provided. The method may include preparing in the vacuum chamber a deposition source which is a source of the film producing material; holding the deposition substrate with a substrate holding member; arranging the deposition substrate and the deposition source such that, given that a vertical distance from the center of the deposition substrate to the deposition source is defined as ZK and a horizontal distance between the deposition substrate and the deposition source as Xk, Xk/Zk is set to satisfy a following equation 0.48?Xk/Zk?0.78; rotating the deposition substrate on a rotational axis which is orthogonal to the deposition substrate; and evaporating the film producing material of the deposition source to perform deposition on the deposition substrate.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a coated sheet that may form a coated layer having a uniform film thickness by a coating liquid even when a substrate has a large area. A method for manufacturing a coated sheet to form a coated layer by a process including a process (1) for coating a coating liquid including a resin material and a solvent on a substrate, and a drying process (2) for drying a coated liquid, wherein a value L obtained in drying process (2) satisfies a following relationship; L = ? 0 T ? ? ? [ mN / m ] × ( h ? [ m ] ) 3 ? ? [ mPa · sec ] ? ? ? t > 1.9 × 10 - 13 ? [ m 4 / sec ] (where: T: total period of drying process [sec]; ?: surface tension of coated liquid [mN/m]; h: thickness of coated liquid [m]; and ?: viscosity of coated liquid [mPa·sec]).

Abstract: A system and method of coating curved substrates and assembling devices having coated elements. The system and method are of particular utility in the manufacture of lamps having a coating formed on the hermetically sealed light emitting chamber of the lamp. The system and method includes, inter alia, an improved uniform coating process and apparatus, improved throughput in the coating process, a reduction in bad coating losses, improved baking processes, and an improved method and apparatus for aligning the filament of a halogen lamp achieved by performing the step of coating of the light emitting chamber prior to the step of sealing the chamber.

Abstract: The invention concerns a process for replacing an initial outermost coating layer of a coated optical lens with a layer of a new final coating having surface properties different from those of said initial outermost coating which comprises: (a) providing a coated optical lens having an initial outermost coating layer having a surface contact angle with water of at least 65°; (b) subjecting the initial outermost coating layer to a treatment with activated chemical species at about atmospheric pressure, and for less than one minute, in order there is obtained a treated surface having a contact angle with water of 10° or less; and (c) depositing on said treated surface a layer of a final coating having surface properties different from those of said initial outermost coating.

Abstract: An optical reflector includes an optical reflective element that comprises alternating layers of high and low index layers. A new substrate is bonded on the optical reflective element. The sequence of layers in the reflective element is reversed in order such that the layers grown first with lowest surface roughness are exposed to the highest electric field strength, and the layer grown last, of highest roughness, are buried deep in the multilayer stack.

Abstract: A method of applying a moisture barrier seal to a fiber optic coil includes mounting a fiber optic coil in a vacuum deposition chamber, so as to expose a large exterior surface area of the fiber optic coil to an interior portion of the deposition chamber. The method further includes reducing the air pressure within the chamber to a value that is less than ambient pressure outside of the chamber. The method further includes introducing a vapor form of a non-porous material, preferably parylene, into the chamber. The vapor form of the non-porous material changes into a solid state upon contact with the fiber optic coil, so as to form a conformal coat on the fiber optic coil.

Abstract: A process for forming a thin film is described that enables automatic formation of thin films having constant optical properties reliably and in large quantities with excellent reproducibility suitable for mass production. An apparatus for performing the process is also described. Generally, a material for vapor deposition is vaporized by an electron gun and an antireflection film forms by vapor deposition on lenses held by a coat dome. The electric power applied to the electron gun is controlled so that the amount of transmitted or reflected light continuously measured by an optical film thickness meter during thin film formation is compared to a reference amount of measured light stored in a means for storing data until the measured and reference amounts of measured light are close to, or the same as, one another.

Abstract: Conducting polymers having improved optical properties, and a method of manufacturing the conducting polymers, are disclosed. The conducting polymers are prepared by a process wherein organic ions and neutral oligomers are deposited simultaneously on a substrate surface to provide a conducting polymer film.

Abstract: There is provided a UV-reflective interference layer system for transparent substrates with broadband anti-reflection properties in the visible wavelength range. The interference layer system includes at least four individual layers. Successive layers have different refractive indices and the individual layers contain UV and temperature-stable inorganic materials.

Abstract: Hybrid films, such as those having good abrasion-resistance and defogging properties, antireflection films including it, optical products, and methods for restoring the defogging property of the hybrid films are disclosed. The hybrid films having a defogging property may be obtained through vapor deposition of an organic compound having a hydrophilic group and a reactive group along with silicon dioxide or with silicon dioxide and aluminum oxide. The antireflection film may be formed on a substrate having the hybrid film as the outermost layer opposite to the substrate. The optical product may comprise a plastic substrate and the antireflection film having the hybrid film. A method for restoring the defogging property of the hybrid film of the optical product may include washing the hybrid film.