Vitro Flat Glass LLC

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Nokomis, Inc.

Patrick Fisher

Andrew V Wagner

Paul A Medwick

Adam D Polcyn

James P Thiel

James W McCamy

Walter J Keller, Iii

Walter John Keller

Ashtosh P Ganjoo

Sudarshan Narayanan

Benjamin Lucci

Methods of processing coated articles, such as transparencies, are provided comprising flash annealing one or more layers of the coated article. The one or more layers may be reflective metallic layers, such as silver layers, or comprise a transparent conductive oxide, such as indium tin oxide, or a semiconductor.

Flash annealing of silver coatings

Flash annealing of transparent conductive oxide and semiconductor coatings

A coated article includes a substrate, a first dielectric layer, a first metallic layer, a second dielectric layer, a second metallic layer, a third dielectric layer, a third metallic layer, a fourth dielectric layer, a fourth metallic layer and a fifth dielectric layer. At least one of the metallic layers is a discontinuous metallic layer having discontinuous metallic regions. An optional primer is positioned over any one of the metallic layers. Optionally a protective layer is provided as the outer most layer over the fifth dielectric layer.

Solar control coatings with quadruple metallic layers

A solar control coating () includes a first phase adjustment layer (); a first metal functional layer (); a second phase adjustment layer (); a second metal functional layer (); a third phase adjustment layer (); a third metal functional layer (); a fourth phase adjustment layer (); and optionally, a protective layer (). At least one of the metal functional layers () includes a metal functional multi-film layer including (i) at least one infrared reflective film and (ii) at least one absorptive film.

Solar control coating with enhanced solar control performance

A system for determining structural characteristics of an electromagnetic energy shielding material during a manufacturing process includes a transmitting antenna device mounted for a reciprocal linear movement across a width thereof, the transmitting antenna device being connected to a source of the electromagnetic energy and operable to transmit waves of the electromagnetic energy through the thickness of the electromagnetic energy shielding material during the reciprocal linear movement. A receiving antenna device is also mounted for the reciprocal linear movement in an alignment with the transmitting antenna device and operable to receive, during the reciprocal linear movement, the waves of electromagnetic energy being absorbed and attenuated by the electromagnetic energy shielding material. Power actuators are also provided to move the transmitting and the receiving antenna devices while the electromagnetic energy shielding material is moving in a linear direction being transverse to the reciprocal linear movement.

Automated sensor system for RF shielding characterization

A high power RF energy device component is disclosed that is exposed to high power RF energy in a vacuum environment, and includes a multipactor-inhibiting carbon nanofilm covering at least one surface of the component. A secondary electron efficiency emission (SEE) coefficient of the multipactor inhibiting carbon nanofilm is desirably less than a SEE coefficient of the underlying surface of the component.

Component having a multipactor-inhibiting carbon nanofilm thereon, apparatus including the component, and methods of manufacturing and using the component

A high power RF energy device component is disclosed that is exposed to high power RF energy in a vacuum environment, and includes a multipactor-inhibiting carbon nanofilm covering at least one surface of the component. A secondary electron emission (SEE) coefficient of the multipactor inhibiting carbon nanofilm is desirably less than a SEE coefficient of the underlying surface of the component.

Disclosed are crankshaft, single-plate cam and beam mechanisms that provide significant improvements in performance for 2- & 4-stroke engines, compressors and pumps. These cost effective mechanisms include linkages with the new and improved use of pivoting arms that operate with a variety of cylinder arrangements. One embodiment of the crankshaft mechanism has its crankpin roller positioned within a novel yoke-arm. The cam mechanism uses a pair of centrally positioned parallel links that are connected to roller cam followers and single or diametrically-opposed pistons. A pair of laterally extending follower arms connects to the ends of the links to provide support and alignment for the piston rods. Between the reciprocating links, cam followers and follower arms is a rotating odd-lobe plate cam. A beam mechanism uses opposite-direction extending balancing beams that are connected to links, cam followers and piston rods.

Crankshaft beam piston engine or machine

Disclosed are crankshaft, single-plate cam and beam mechanisms that provide significant improvements in performance for 2 &-stroke engines, compressors and pumps. These cost effective mechanisms include linkages with the new and improved use of pivoting arms that operate with a variety of cylinder arrangements. One embodiment of the crankshaft mechanism has its crankpin roller positioned within a novel yoke-arm. The cam mechanism uses a pair of centrally positioned parallel links that are connected to roller cam followers and single or diametrically-opposed pistons. A pair of laterally extending follower arms connects to the ends of the links to provide support and alignment for the piston rods. Between the reciprocating links, cam followers and follower arms is a rotating odd-lobe plate cam. A beam mechanism uses opposite-direction extending balancing beams that are connected to links, cam followers and piston rods.

Efficiencies for cam-drive piston engines or machines

Disclosed are crankshaft, single-plate cam and beam mechanisms that provide significant improvements in performance for 2 & 4-stroke engines, compressors and pumps. These cost effective mechanisms include linkages with the new and improved use of pivoting arms that operate with a variety of cylinder arrangements. One embodiment of the crankshaft mechanism has its crankpin roller positioned within a novel yoke-arm. The cam mechanism uses a pair of centrally positioned parallel links that are connected to roller cam followers and single or diametrically-opposed pistons. A pair of laterally extending follower arms connects to the ends of the links to provide support and alignment for the piston rods. Between the reciprocating links, cam followers and follower arms is a rotating odd-lobe plate cam. A beam mechanism uses opposite-direction extending balancing beams that are connected to links, cam followers and piston rods.

Efficiencies for piston engines or machines

This egg breaking machine provides a means for separating egg shell from the liquid part of the egg. The eggs (1), along with the egg holder, commonly called a filler flat, containing thirty or less eggs, are placed into the egg breaker pan (3). At one end of the pan is attached a hinge (5) that is also attached to the upper section or egg support guide (6). The egg support guide has holes (7) that allow the egg tops (8) to fit through. With the eggs and egg holder placed inside the egg breaker pan, the guide is placed down on top of the eggs exposing the top section of the eggs. Placed on top of the support guide, there is an egg cutter (12) made from a flat metal plate attached to a horizontal support beam that rotates from a connecting rod placed at the end of the pan opposite the support guide hinges.

Egg breaking machine

In an internal combustion engine, a combination of cylinders, pistons, rods, beams, gears and cams that are used for converting the reciprocating motion of the pistons into rotary motion of the drive shaft. One embodiment includes a block member that is fastened to four opposed in-line cylinders, that contain pistons that are attached to the ends of connecting rods and the opposite ends of the rods being attached to roller bearings and to the ends of two rocker beams. The beams, that oscillate in the same plane side by side, each have a separate shaft passing through their centers which are supported by the block member. Located at each of the two ends of the two rocker beams, there is a cam with shaft, that is placed between two of the roller bearings, and these two cams are connected by gears that cause the two cams to rotate in the proper position in relation to each other for the proper engagement of the cams bearing surfaces with the roller bearings. In an alternate embodiment, two rocker levers, which also pivot from their centers, have at one end a main cam with shaft and at the opposite end is placed a cylinder supporting two opposed pistons that are also between the ends of one end of the rocker levers. The improved features of construction includes a gear attached to the shaft of the main cam and this gear engages two gears placed opposite the main cam shaft gear, and connected to these two gears are shafts which are placed at the outer sides of the rocker levers. The shafts of the two outer gears have cams which are attached to them that engage the outer edges of the rocker levers and/or the rollers, urging the rollers attached to the ends of the rocker levers to make contact with the main cam.

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Patrick Fisher