Author: claimsbot

1. A process for producing an optical element, which comprises heating a precision press-molding preform and precision press-molding the preform with a mold, said precision press-molding preform being formed of an optical glass comprising, by mol %,
5 to 25.37% of B2O3,
3 to 50% of SiO2,
10 to 40% of TiO2,
10.45 to 40% of ZnO,
5 to 20% of La2O3
0 to 10% of Gd2O3,
0 to 15% of Nb2O5,
0 to 10% of ZrO2,
0 to 5% of Ta2O5,
0 to 10% of Bi2O3,
0 to 6% of MgO,
0 to 8% of CaO,
0 to 10% of SrO,
0 to 6% of BaO
provided that the total content of MgO, CaO, SrO and BaO is 15% or less,
0 to 20% of Li2O, and
0 to 5% of Na2O,

containing no PbO or As2O3, optionally containing not more than 1% by weight of Sb2O3 as a refining agent, having a refractive index (nd) of over 1.88 and an Abbe’s number (\u03bdd) of 35 or less and having a glass transition temperature of 620\xb0 C. or lower.
2. A process for producing an optical element, which comprises heating a precision press-molding preform and precision press-molding the preform with a mold, said precision press-molding preform being formed of an optical glass comprising, by mol %,
5 to 25.37% of B2O3,
3 to 50% of SiO2,
10 to 40% of TiO2,
10.45 to 40% of ZnO,
5 to 20% of La2O3,
0 to 10% of Gd2O3,
0 to 15% of Nb2O5,
0 to 10% of ZrO2,
0 to 5% of Ta2O5,
0 to 10% of Bi2O3,
0 to 6% of MgO,
0 to 8% of CaO,
0 to 10% of SrO,
0 to 6% of BaO,
0 to 20% of Li2O,
0 to 5% of Na2O,

provided that the content of Sb2O3 is 1% by weight or less, containing no PbO or As2O3, having a refractive index (nd) of over 1.88 and an Abbe’s number (\u03bdd) of 35 or less, and having a glass transition temperature of 620\xb0 C. or lower.
3. The process for producing an optical element as recited in claim 1 or 2, wherein the press mold and the preform are heated together to precision press-mold the preform with the press mold.
4. The process for producing an optical element as recited in claim 1 or 2, wherein the press mold is pre-heated, and the preform is pre-heated separately from the press mold and introduced into the pre-heated press mold to precision press-mold the preform with the press mold.
5. The process of claim 1 or 2, wherein the preform is formed of the optical glass containing 1 to 20 mol % of Li2O.
6. The process of claim 5, wherein the preform is formed of the optical glass containing 2 to 20 mol % of Li2O.
7. The process of claim 6, wherein the preform is formed of the optical glass containing 4 to 15 mol % of Li2O.
8. The process of claim 1 or 2, wherein the preform is formed of the optical glass having an Abbe’s number (\u03bdd) of 34 or less.
9. The process of claim 1 or 2, wherein the preform is formed of the optical glass having a sag temperature of 670\xb0 C. or lower.

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 method for rewriting data in a deduplication storage environment by a processor device, comprising:
partitioning an original deduplication file system (DFS) file into a first set of sections being sections including data affected by rewrite operations and a second set of sections being sections including data unaffected by rewrite operations;
creating a new DFS file to be stored as part of a plurality of user files, the plurality of user files including the original DFS file and being accessible by a sequential deduplication file system and a dynamic non-deduplicated file system, the dynamic non-deduplicated file system including a plurality of dynamic metadata files having entries pointing to corresponding sections of the original DFS files;
directly writing the first set of sections of the original DFS file including data affected by rewrite operations into the new DFS file;
quoting the second set of sections from the original DFS file including data unaffected by rewrite operations into the new DFS file; and
deleting the original DFS file.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein quoting the second set of sections of the original DFS file including the data unaffected by rewrite operations is performed into an additional new DFS file.
3. The method of claim 1, wherein the deduplication file system is static.
4. The method of claim 1, wherein the entries of one of the dynamic metadata files are modified to reflect a new layout of one of the user files over the new DFS file.
5. The method of claim 1, further comprising replacing entries in a dynamic metadata file associated with the deleted original DFS file with a new entry pointing to the new DFS file.
6. The method of claim 1, further comprising using a dynamic file system layer to implement the sequential deduplication file system and the dynamic non-deduplicated file system to create and maintain the user files.
7. The method of claim 1, further comprises using a dynamic file system layer to sequentially compose the new DFS file.
8. A system for rewriting data in a deduplication storage environment, comprising:
a processing device, operable in the deduplication storage environment, wherein the processing device is adapted for:
partitioning an original deduplication file system (DFS) file into a first set of sections being sections including data affected by rewrite operations and a second set of sections being sections including data unaffected by rewrite operations;
creating a new DFS file to be stored as part of a plurality of user files, the plurality of user files including the original DFS file and being accessible by a sequential deduplication file system and a dynamic non-deduplicated file system, the dynamic non-deduplicated file system including a plurality of dynamic metadata files having entries pointing to corresponding sections of the original DFS files;
directly writing the first set of sections of the original DFS file including data affected by rewrite operations into the new DFS file;
quoting the second set of sections from the original DFS file including data unaffected by rewrite operations into the new DFS file; and
deleting the original DFS file.
9. The system of claim 8, wherein the processing device is further adapted for quoting the second set of sections of the original DFS file including the data unaffected by rewrite operations is performed into an additional new DFS file.
10. The system of claim 8, wherein the deduplication file system is static.
11. The system of claim 8, wherein the entries of one of the dynamic metadata files are modified to reflect a new layout of one of the user files over the new DFS file.
12. The system of claim 8, wherein the processing device is further adapted for replacing entries in a dynamic metadata file associated with the deleted original DFS file with a new entry pointing to the new DFS file.
13. The system of claim 8, wherein the processing device is further adapted for using a dynamic file system layer to implement the sequential deduplication file system and the dynamic non-deduplicated file system to create and maintain the user files.
14. The system of claim 8, wherein the processing device is further adapted for using a dynamic file system layer to sequentially compose the new DFS file.
15. A computer program product for rewriting data in a deduplication storage environment by a processor device, the computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable program code portions stored therein comprising:
a first executable portion for partitioning an original deduplication file system (DFS) file into a first set of sections being sections including data affected by rewrite operations and a second set of sections being sections including data unaffected by rewrite operations;
a second executable portion for creating a new DFS file to be stored as part of a plurality of user files, the plurality of user files including the original DFS file and being accessible by a sequential deduplication file system and a dynamic non-deduplicated file system, the dynamic non-deduplicated file system including a plurality of dynamic metadata files having entries pointing to corresponding sections of the original DFS files;
a third executable portion for directly writing the first set of sections of the original DFS file including data affected by rewrite operations into the new DFS file;
a fourth executable portion for quoting the second set of sections from the original DFS file including data unaffected by rewrite operations into the new DFS file; and
a fifth executable portion for deleting the original DFS file.
16. The computer program product of claim 15, wherein quoting the second set of sections of the original DFS file including the data unaffected by rewrite operations is performed into an additional new DFS file.
17. The computer program product of claim 15, wherein the entries of one of the dynamic metadata files are modified to reflect a new layout of one of the user files over the new DFS file.
18. The computer program product of claim 15, further comprising a sixth executable portion for replacing entries in a dynamic metadata file associated with the deleted original DFS file with a new entry pointing to the new DFS file.
19. The computer program product of claim 15, further comprising a sixth executable portion using a dynamic file system layer to implement the sequential deduplication file system and the dynamic non-deduplicated file system to create and maintain the user files.
20. The computer program product of claim 15, further comprising a sixth executable portion using a dynamic file system layer to sequentially compose the new DFS file.

What is claimed is:

1. A solar cell device comprising
a metal foil formed by electroforming,
a photovoltaic layer of a thin film semiconductor layer having semiconductor junction in an inside formed on the metal foil.
2. The solar cell device according to claim 1,
wherein the metal foil formed by electroforming has a rough shape of approximately 0.1-10 m of mean roughness depth (Rz) on a surface of the metal foil.
3. The solar cell device according to claim 1,
wherein the metal foil formed by electroforming has a rough shape of approximately 0.1-5 m of mean roughness depth (Rz) on a surface of the metal foil.
4. A solar cell device comprising
a metal foil formed by electroforming,
a transparent conductive material layer formed on the metal foil,
a photovoltaic layer of a thin film semiconductor layer having semiconductor junction in an inside formed on the transparent conductive material layer.
5. The solar cell device according to claim 4,
wherein the metal foil formed by electroforming has a rough shape of approximately 0.1-10 m of mean roughness depth (Rz) on a surface of the metal foil.
6. The solar cell device according to claim 4,
wherein the metal foil formed by electroforming has a rough shape of approximately 0.1-5 m of mean roughness depth (Rz) on a surface of the metal foil.
7. The solar cell device according to claim 4,
wherein a rough shape of approximately 0.02-0.5 m of mean roughness depth (Rz) is formed on a surface of the transparent conductive material layer.
8. A solar cell device comprising
a metal foil formed by electroforming,
a conductive material layer of high optical reflectivity formed on the metal foil,
a transparent conductive material layer formed on the conductive material layer, and
a photovoltaic layer of a thin film semiconductor layer having semiconductor junction in an inside formed on the transparent conductive material layer.
9. The solar cell device according to claim 8,
wherein the metal foil formed by electroforming has a rough shape of approximately 0.1-10 m of mean roughness depth (Rz) on a surface of the metal foil.
10. The solar cell device according to claim 8,
wherein the metal foil formed by electroforming has a rough shape of approximately 0.1-5 m of mean roughness depth (Rz) on a surface of the metal foil.
11. The solar cell device according to claim 8,
wherein a rough shape of approximately 0.02-0.5 m of mean roughness depth (Rz) is formed on a surface of the transparent conductive material layer.

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. An illuminated display device comprising:
a housing having an opening;
at least one lighting source positioned inside the housing for projecting light through the opening;
at least one display module removably disposed within the opening in the housing, the display module comprising
a self-supporting, at least substantially translucent panel,
a plurality of retention members for removably retaining a plurality of spaced apart divider members, said retention members secured to said panel in fixed relation and arrayed in first and second opposed vertically spaced apart columns,
a pair of spaced apart opposed and vertically disposed elongated members mounted to said panel, said retention members being carried by said elongated members, and
a plurality of display members attached to said retention members, said display members having translucent portions;

wherein said display module is frameless and wherein the display members are removable from the display module without removal of the display module from the housing.
2. The display device of claim 1 further comprising a plurality of opposed, horizontally disposed divider members positioned over said panel and each of said divider members being individually removably held in place by opposed retention members.
3. The display device of claim 2 further comprising a pair of opposed longitudinally extending channels in each of said divider members for securing portions of display members.
4. The display device of claim 3 wherein the display members are positioned between opposed sets of said channels of said opposed divider members.
5. The display device of claim 4 wherein said divider members and said display members can be removed and replaced in said opposed retention members without disassembly of any of said retention members from said panel.
6. The display device of claim 1 wherein said panel is transparent.
7. The display device of claim 1 wherein said panel comprises polycarbonate material.
8. The display device of claim 2 wherein said divider members are held in place by mating male and female connection members.
9. The display device of claim 2 wherein said divider members are engaged to said retention members in a direction perpendicular to the plane of said panel.
10. The display device of claim 1 wherein the housing further comprises at least one door over the opening, the door providing access to the display device.
11. The display device of claim 10 wherein the door further comprises a substantially translucent or transparent portion through which the display members are visible.
12. The display device of claim 1 wherein the housing further comprises a substantially translucent or transparent portion over the opening through which the display members are visible.
13. The display device of claim 1 wherein the display module further comprises attachment tabs and wherein the housing further comprises cavities, each cavity having a slot, so that the attachment tabs may be inserted into the cavities via the slots in a direction substantially non-parallel to the panel when the display module is removably inserted into the opening.
14. The display device of claim 13 wherein the housing further comprises a horizontal slot for removably holding the display module in the opening.
15. The display device of claim 14 wherein the panel has an extended tab, the extended tab being adapted to be inserted into the horizontal slot.
16. A method of assembling an illuminated display device comprising:
(a) assembling a display module by the method comprising:
providing a plurality of opposed pairs of retention members in fixed relation and arrayed in first and second opposed vertically spaced apart columns;
attaching a plurality of display members to said retention members, said display members having translucent portions; and
providing attachment tabs extending outwardly from the display module
(b) providing a housing having an opening and cavities, each cavity having a slot to align with the attachment tabs;
(c) positioning at least one lighting source inside the housing for projecting light through the opening; and
(d) inserting the attachment tabs into the cavities via the slots in a direction substantially non-parallel to the panel to position the display module in the opening.
17. The method of claim 16 wherein providing a plurality of opposed pairs of retention members comprises securing a plurality of opposed pairs of retention members to a self-supporting, at least substantially translucent panel.
18. The method of claim 17 wherein the display module is frameless.
19. The method of claim 16 further comprising removably securing a plurality of opposed, horizontally disposed divider members to respective opposed pairs of said retention members, each of said divider members having a retaining structure thereon for retaining display members;
wherein attaching a plurality of display members to said retention members comprises positioning in a retaining relationship a plurality of display members between opposed sets of divider members.
20. The method of claim 16 wherein the panel has an extended tab and the housing has a horizontal slot, the method further comprising inserting the extended tab into the horizontal slot.
21. The method of claim 16 further comprising mounting a door to the housing, the door at least partially covering the opening.
22. An illuminated display device comprising:
a housing having an opening, wherein the housing further comprises cavities, each cavity having a slot;
at least one lighting source positioned inside the housing for projecting light through the opening;
at least one frameless display module removably disposed within the opening in the housing, the display module comprising
a self-supporting, at least substantially translucent panel, and
a plurality of retention members for removably retaining a plurality of spaced apart divider members, said retention members secured to said panel in fixed relation and arrayed in first and second opposed vertically spaced apart columns; and
a door mounted to the housing and at least partially covering the opening, the door comprising a substantially translucent or transparent portion through which the display module may be viewed.

wherein the display module further comprises attachment tabs so that the attachment tabs may be inserted into the cavities via the slots in a direction substantially non-parallel to the panel when the display module is removably disposed within the opening.
23. The display device of claim 22 further comprising a plurality of opposed, horizontally disposed divider members positioned over said panel and each of said divider members being individually removably held in place by opposed retention members.
24. The display device of claim 23 further comprising a pair of opposed longitudinally extending channels in each of said divider members for securing portions of said display members.
25. The display device of claim 24 further comprising a plurality of display members positioned between opposed sets of said channels of said opposed divider members, said display members having translucent portions, said display members removable from the display module without removal of the display module from the housing.
26. The display device of claim 22 wherein the housing further comprises a horizontal slot for removably holding the display module in the opening.
27. The display device of claim 26 wherein the panel has an extended tab, the extended tab being adapted to be inserted into the horizontal slot.