1-11. (canceled)
12. A glass-based, ceramic-based or metal-based sealed matter having an opening or a joint sealed with the lead-free glass material for use in sealing, said lead-free glass material having a glass composition including a network-former oxide composed of any one of or both of B2O3 and V2O5 of 20-80% by weight, ZnO of 0-60% by weight and BaO of 0-80% by weight, wherein at least one of ZnO and BaO is included as an essential ingredient.
13. The sealed matter according to claim 12, which is a vacuum package with an inside thereof being kept in a high vacuum.
14-15. (canceled)
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A reflective label comprising:
a first layer composed of a reflective coating applied to a first-layer substrate;
a second composed of reflective coatings on both sides of a second-layer substrate, the middle layer cut into moveable self-parallelizing-interferometric-modulator moveable plates which move relative to the first layer,
a third layer composed of a third-layer substrate, on one surface imprinted or layered with electronic signal lines and logic circuitry; and
an external access feature.
2. The reflective label of claim 1 further including a power source selected from among:
a connector that connects the reflective label to an external power source;
a non-rechargeable battery; and
a rechargeable battery connected to one of an external connector, a photovoltaic cell, and a radi0-frequency identifier tag.
3. The reflective label of claim 1 wherein the first-layer substrate, the second-layer substrate, and the third-layer substrate are each one of:
rigid;
semi-rigid; and
flexible.
4. The reflective label of claim 1 wherein the first-layer substrate, the second-layer substrate, and the third-layer substrate are each one of:
a polymer sheet;
a glass sheet;
a ceramic sheet; and
a composite sheet.
5. The reflective label of claim 1 wherein the first-layer substrate, the second-layer substrate, and the third-layer substrate are composed of one of:
ethylene terephthalate;
polycarbonate;
polyvinyl chloride, and
polyethylene.
6. The reflective label of claim 1 wherein the first-layer comprises:
the first-layer substrate;
a reflective layer deposited onto one side of the first-layer substrate; and
a protective and hydrophobic layer deposited onto the reflective layer.
7. The reflective label of claim 6 wherein the reflective layer is a metal layer.
8. The reflective label of claim 7 wherein the reflective layer is deposited onto the first-layer substrate by one of:
vacuum-coating; and
vapor-deposition.
9. The reflective label of claim 7 wherein the reflective layer is a metal or metal alloy, the metal or metals selected from among:
silver,
aluminum;
chromium;
molybdenum;
tungsten;
tin; and
iron, or various alloys of these and other metals.
10. The reflective label of claim 6 wherein the protective and hydrophobic layer is formed by one of:
atomic-layer-deposition; and
a self-assembled-monolayer method.
11. The reflective label of claim 6 wherein the protective and hydrophobic layer is composed of one of:
silicon dioxide; and
silicon nitride.
12. The reflective label of claim 1 wherein the second-layer comprises:
the second-layer substrate;
a first reflective layer deposited onto a first side of the first-layer substrate;
a second reflective layer deposited onto a second side of the first-layer substrate; and
a protective and hydrophobic layer deposited onto the first reflective layer.
13. The reflective label of claim 12 wherein the first and second reflective layers are metal layers.
14. The reflective label of claim 13 wherein the first and second reflective layers are deposited onto the first-layer substrate by one of:
vacuum-coating; and
vapor-deposition.
15. The reflective label of claim 13 wherein the first and second reflective layers are a metal or metal alloy, the metal or metals selected from among:
silver;
aluminum;
chromium;
molybdenum;
tungsten;
tin; and
iron, or various alloys of these and other metals.
16. The reflective label of claim 12 wherein the protective and hydrophobic layer is formed by one of:
atomic-layer-deposition; and
a self-assembled-monolayer method.
17. The reflective label of claim 12 wherein the protective and hydrophobic layer is composed of one of:
silicon dioxide; and
silicon nitride.
18. The reflective label of claim 1 wherein the third layer is a flexible printed circuit.
19. The reflective label of claim 1 further including post-like features a points of a grid that define the self-parallelizing-interferometric-modulators of self-parallelizing-interferometric-modulator arrays that implement display elements.
20. The reflective label of claim 19 wherein each post-like feature bond the first later to the second layer and additionally separated the second layer from the third layer and bonds the second layer to the third layer.
21. The reflective label of claim 19 wherein the post-like features are fabricated by laser illumination of the grid points, the laser illumination resulting in one or more of:
laser welding of layers or coatings; and
curing or melting of applied post-like-feature material.