Abstract: A shatter-, bullet- and/or soundproof laminate is assembled of two or more parallel glass panes and one or more layers of transparent synthetic plastic material, one layer between each pair of neighboring panes. The laminate is assembled while the lowermost pane is supported from below in a horizontal or nearly horizontal plane, and the plastic material is admitted in a liquid state by way of one or more rigid or deformable tubes which extend from the outside into the spaces between neighboring panes. At the same time, one or more additional tubes establish one or more paths for expulsion of air from such spaces. The panes can be pivoted, tilted and/or turned in the course of admission of plastic material. The tubes extend through removable or permanently installed strip- or bead-shaped seals which are disposed between or surround the marginal portions of the panes and seal the spaces between the panes from the surrounding atmosphere.

Abstract: An electrically heatable window pane suitable for use in an anti-icing capacity in an aircraft windshield includes a substantially transparent layer of an electroconductive material, preferably tin oxide, sandwiched between fused sheets of glass. The sheets of glass and the layer of electroconductive material are fused together to form a structurally unitary window pane which is heatable by applying an electric potential to the electroconductive layer. Such a heatable window pane may be laminated to a structural fail-safe glass ply in a conventional manner to form a preferred embodiment of an aircraft windshield. In an alternative embodiment, an airplane windshield is formed with two independent electroconductive layers adjacent the inner and outer surfaces of the windshield to provide anti-icing capability on the outside surface and defogging capability on the inside surface.

Abstract: A method for bonding the edges of pieces of stained glass, comprising the steps of applying adhesive to the edges, coating the adhesive with solderable metallic particles while the adhesive is still tacky, and, after the adhesive is cured, soldering the edges together, thereby joining the pieces of glass into a self-supporting structure. The method may also be utilized to solder a stained glass window directly into a frame. The adhesive is preferably a high-temperature resistant adhesive, and the solderable metallic particles are preferably a combination of copper granules and powder.

Abstract: A hermetically sealed multiple glazing unit comprises at least one film located between spaced parallel glass panes which are attached to spacing and sealing means constituted by frame portions. The films are attached to the outer frame portions and are stretched when these frame portions are pressed against an intermediate frame portion, by virtue of the profiled confronting surfaces on the frame portions. In another embodiment of the present invention, the multiple glazing unit is not hermetically sealed, and the space between the outer pane and the outermost film is vented through a filter. A silicone coating may be applied to the inner surfaces of the panes and/or to the films to inhibit condensation onto the light-transmitting surfaces. An ultraviolet radiation blocking layer can be provided to protect the film from degradation.

Abstract: A picture-making device which comprises in combination a picture-making plate and a transfer film. The picture-making plate comprises a base plate with an adhesive layer disposed on one surface of the base plate and a liner superposed releasably on the adhesive layer. The transfer film carries on one surface thereof a releasable layer to be transferred in part to a portion of the adhesive layer from which a corresponding overlying portion of the liner has been removed.

Abstract: The invention relates to a decorative stained glass insert unit which is attachable to an existing window unit to create an esthetically pleasing window treatment effect.

Abstract: A system for producing decorative plates for photoprinting includes forming variously colored translucent wax layers into a laminar bar from which transverse thin sections are cut and mosaicked edge-to-edge on a transparent support, back-lighted and photographed to produce a positive transparency; both pre-sectioning and post sectioning distortions are employed and a matching "open face" disposition pattern provides symmetry.

Abstract: Decorative leaded panels of translucent or transparent thermoplastic material, such as windows, lampshades, or illuminated signs, are made by affixing metallic lead strips to the surface of a thermoplastic sheet by means of solderable securing means such as lead bolts, lead rivets or molten lead inserted through an aperture drilled through the lead strip and at least part way into the body of the thermoplastic sheet, and then soldering to complete the joint. The lead strip may delineate and surround portions of a decoration such as a painting applied to one surface of the thermoplastic sheet so that the finished article may have the appearance of a leaded stained glass window. An additional sheet of transparent or translucent thermoplastic may be applied to the decorated surface so as to protect the decoration.

Abstract: A rear projection screen comprises a light scattering member composed of a melted mixture containing at least two high polymers having different refractive indexes.

Abstract: A window pane or the like with a decorative moulding on a face thereof. The moulding is secured to the face of the window pane with an adhesive and is formed with locking flanges that mechanically lock with the adhesive to prevent its separation from the adhesive.

Abstract: Glass photomasks having a stained pattern within the glass for use in photolithographic processes are made by injecting stain-producing ions, preferably silver and/or copper ions, into a glass substrate from a film by electron bombardment, which also serves to reduce the injected ions to their elemental state and to agglomerate the atoms to colloidal coloration centers. The stained areas of the glass are patterned by carrying out the electron bombardment through a developed photoresist, or by using a focused electron beam moving along a controlled locus.

Abstract: An artwork creation is provided in which gemstones are positioned on a laminar backing sheet and are packed within cloisonne framework formed of precious metal. The artistic rendering is composed of discernible parts and articles of jewelry formed of gemstones within boundaries of precious metal which are strategically located upon the backing sheet at positions corresponding to the location of at least some of the dominant features forming these discernible parts. While pieces of mosaic inlay are permanently secured to the backing sheet to form those discernible parts not formed of jewelry pieces, the articles of jewelry are removable from the backing sheet and may be worn for personal adornment. Alternatively, the articles of jewelry are located on the backing sheet at predetermined positions to contribute to the artistic creation.

Abstract: A simulated stained glass article and method for its production comprises a sheet of transparent or translucent material having at least one surface provided with an optically distorting characteristic and a thermosetting or thermofluid composition suitably colored and disposed on at least one surface to provide a desired leaded effect.

Abstract: A method of making three-dimensional simulated stained glass objects from resins. A sheet of resin having the ornamental pattern of the object printed on it is preformed substantially to the shape of the object. The preform is inserted in an injection mold for being reinforced on one side or another with a thicker resin layer. Mounting flanges, bosses, ribs, interlocking joints and other mating configurations are formed with the reinforcing layer to enable combining a molded three-dimensional section with other three-dimensional sections to form more complex objects. The printing on the flat resin sheet is pre-distorted, as required, so that when it is formed to the contours of the object the printing will assume a proper undistorted form.

Abstract: A window having the highly desirable appearance of being a plurality of panes each adjoined to adjacent panes by cross-bars having the triangular cross-section, on each face of the window, which is typical of the cross-bars of wooden divided sash, which appearance is created by the printing of a single design on only one side of the window with only one color, and incorporating unpainted areas to produce the illusion of three-dimensional depth of a triangular cross-section.

Abstract: A temperature responsive combination for transmitting or reflecting light comprising a double paned glass assembly and lying between said panes a temperature sensitive aqueous solution of a compound or mixture of compounds having the general formula ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 is a lower alkyl of from 1 to 3 carbon atoms, R.sub.2 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, methyl, ethyl and hydroxymethyl, and R.sub.3 is selected from the group consisting of methyl, ethyl, propyl and methylethenyl.

Abstract: Disclosed are laminated windshields, preferably having an outer protective sheet of glass or plastic, at least two relatively thin structural sheet members of polycarbonate resin and interlayers of elastomeric resin interposed between and adhering said sheet and sheet members together. The thickness and material composition of the structural sheet members and interlayers are selectively correlated so that they function as an efficient energy absorber over a wide range of temperatures, such that forces emanating from a predesigned or preestablished impact on the outer sheet member are dissipated without penetration of the windshields.

Abstract: A transparent plastic window containing embedded therein a novel static electricity dissipating circuit (hereinafter referred to as an anti-static circuit), which may also contain a heating circuit insulated therefrom, and a method of producing such windows.

Abstract: A laminated glass-plastic glazing unit suitable for aircraft is disclosed. The unit comprises a pair of sheets of rigid transparent material such as glass or different sizes and an integral interlayer of thermoplastic material having a higher coefficient of thermal expansion than the sheets of rigid transparent material. The interlayer is preponderantly plasticized polyvinyl butyral and integral therewith between at least one of said rigid sheets and said interlayer is a thin layer of polyurethane to reduce the tendency of the interlayer to pull chips from one or both of the rigid sheets when the unit is exposed to extremely low temperatures while in flight in high-flying aircraft.

Abstract: A film badge sensitive to non-ionizing radiation and a method of making same. The film badge consists of dissolved bilirubin bound in a polymeric film base and sealed within an optically transparent substrate. The film badge is useful during phototherapy for the treatment of hyperbilirubinemia in the newborn and is capable of measuring the total irradiance effective in decomposing bilirubin.

Abstract: This invention relates to laminated transparent assemblies having novel composite edge sealing means of organic composition consisting essentially of a thin barrier layer of an organofluoro composition selected from the class consisting of fluorinated ethylene polymers and copolymers of fluorinated ethylene and fluorinated propylene having a high resistance to moisture penetration and a sealant layer and/or a cushion coat selected from the class consisting of polysulfides, silicones and fluorosilicones having an adhesive bond to the transparent lamina of the laminated transparent assembly and to the barrier layer and some moisture resistant properties to provide a composite edge seal that is suitably adhered to the marginal edge of the laminated transparent assembly.

Abstract: A translucent panel is made up of one or more pieces of translucent wood. Each piece of wood is cut to less than one-half inch in thickness in the direction of the grain of the wood and is then impregnated with an initially liquid polymerizable material curable to a translucent solid. The influx of this material into the cells of the wood is induced by a sequence of intermiscible liquids, and/or by vacuum, with provision being made for the clearing of air bubble accumulation as the liquid displaces the entrained air in the wood. The absorbed material is cured so that the tubular cell structure of the wood is filled with a translucent solid, thereby causing the wood to become translucent. The completed panel is installed in proximity to a light source to form a light fixture.

Abstract: A method of making simulated stained glass articles, and articles, such as Tiffany lamp shades made thereby, comprising forming a first pre-form of translucent material with first and second smooth surfaces, applying a pre-patterned colored film over the first surface of the first pre-form, forming a second pre-form of translucent material with a smooth first surface and preformed in the second surface channels adapted to register with the boundaries of the different colors of the film, placing the second pre-form over the first pre-form so that the first surface of the second pre-form is in contact with the film, applying a leading effect in the channels and sealing the free edges of the two pre-forms to one another.

Abstract: In order to obviate the necessity for preparing individual panes of stained glass or similar panel-like structures, a mold is filled with chunks of glass or other decorative material with a binder, such as liquid epoxy, filling voids between adjacent pieces. After the precast piece is cured, it is cut into slabs of predetermined thickness and ground and polished to a desired surface finish. The glass, wood, or such other material as may be selected is disposed in the mold in a geometric design, a pictorial inlay, or randomly. By utilizing individual component pieces of a selected design which run the full length of the mold, a plurality of precisely reproduced panels is obtained by the cutting operation.

Abstract: A film badge sensitive to non-ionizing radiation and a method of making same. The film badge consists of dissolved bilirubin bound in a polymeric film base and sealed within an optically transparent substrate. The film badge is useful during phototherapy for the treatment of hyperbilirubinemia in the newborn and is capable of measuring the total irradiance effective in decomposing bilirubin.

Abstract: A glass composition comprises a low glass transition temperature glass and a higher glass transition temperature glass, which glasses are uniquely capable of forming together a continuous vitreous phase over their entire compositional range. During thermal cycling, the low glass transition temperature glass flows out and solubilizes the higher glass transition temperature glass to thereby synthesize in situ a new glass. The low glass transition temperature glass is composed of 14.1% SiO.sub.2, 72.8% PbO, 12.5% B.sub.2 O.sub.3, 0.2% Al.sub.2 O.sub.3, 0.1% CaO, 0.2% Na.sub.2 O, and 0.1% MgO, and the higher glass transition temperature glass is composed of 71.11% SiO.sub.2, 2.38% Al.sub.2 O.sub.3, 7.13% CaO, 14.45% Na.sub.2 O, 3.76% MgO, 0.30% of K.sub.2 O, 0.13% B.sub.2 O.sub.3, and 0.74% PbO.

Abstract: A transparent thermal insulating system having controllable transmissivity to visible radiation comprising a first layer generally transparent to visible radiation, a second layer generally transparent to visible radiation and spaced from the first layer; partition means for separating the space between the layers into compartments; a thermal radiation suppression device for suppressing thermal radiation transmission; and a variable transparency thermal control device for controlling transmission of visible radiation as a function of temperature.

Abstract: A laminated transparent assembly suitable for use as a windscreen for a high speed vehicle, e.g. an aircraft or railway locomotive, comprises a load bearing sheet of toughened glass having a second sheet of glass laminated thereto by means of an impact resistant interlayer of plastics material, e.g. polyvinylbutyral, and an insert of high tensile strength flexible material which extends around the periphery of the interlayer and which has an inner part embedded in the outer marginal portion of the interlayer in a plane parallel to the surfaces of the interlayer, and an outer part extending outwardly beyond the edges of the interlayer to provide for attachment of the assembly to the structure of the vehicle. The insert is preferably a sheet of fabric material, e.g. a fabric woven from rubber-impregnated glass fibre cords and nylon, with the glass fibre cords substantially perpendicular to the adjacent edges of the assembly, embedded between layers of soft polyvinylbutyral.

Abstract: A decorative object comprising an acrylic glass support plate and differently colored polymethyl methacrylate layers and zones thereupon, on one or both major surfaces of the plate, differently colored zones and vertically superposed layers of polymethyl methacrylate being separated from each other and from the support plate by barrier elements and layers respectively which are optically and mechanically compatible with but completely insoluble in and unpenetrable by polymethyl methacrylate.

Abstract: A top layer of transparent or translucent thermoplastic sheet material is printed on one side with a set of black color lines which form design lines that visually subdivide the one side into a plurality of portions. It is also printed on the other side with similar design lines registering with the ones on the first side, and in the portions it is printed with transparent inks of different colors. To one side of the sheet there is laminated a transparent second sheet, and the finished article has the appearance of a stained-glass object.