Patents Examined by John D. Freeman
  • Patent number: 11845241
    Abstract: A laminate can contain a substrate, an adhesion promoter layer, and a coating layer, wherein the adhesion promoter layer may include an isocyanate group containing compound of formula (1): R1—R2—N?C?O (1), with R1 being a functional group different than the isocyanate group, and R2 being substituted or unsubstituted alkyl or aryl. The adhesion promoter layer can provide strong adhesion of the coating layer to the substrate by forming covalent bonds with the substrate and covalent bonds with the coating layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Weijun Liu
  • Patent number: 11833790
    Abstract: A laminate includes a polycarbonate substrate and an ultraviolet hard coat film disposed on the polycarbonate substrate. The ultraviolet hard coat film may include a polyethylene terephthalate (PET) layer, an adhesive interposed between the PET layer and the polycarbonate substrate, and an exterior hard coat disposed on the PET layer opposite the polycarbonate substrate. The exterior hard coat may include UV stabilizers. The laminate may include additional ultraviolet hard coat films stacked on the ultraviolet hard coat film. The laminate may be thermoformed into the shape of a curved vehicle windshield.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: Racing Optics, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen S. Wilson, Bart E. Wilson
  • Patent number: 11839024
    Abstract: Disclosed are composites comprising copper foils having at least one smooth surface and an adhesive layer with low Dk and Df properties. Also disclosed are copper clad laminates made by laminating the present composites with flexible or rigid substrates that exhibit heat resistance and good to excellent bonding strength. The PCBs made therefrom exhibit low insertion loss and may be assembled with other components to form various electrical devices utilizing high speed of at least 1 Gps or high frequency signals of at least 1 GHz.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: DUPONT ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Yu-Cheng Chen, Mu-Huan Chi, Shih-Ching Lin, Wei-Guang Liu
  • Patent number: 11813827
    Abstract: A multilayer film having coextruded layers comprising a znLLDPE-based core layer, and mLLDPE-based outer layers on each side of the core layer comprising, wherein the znLLDPE of the core layer has a density which is less than 0.005 g/cc different from a density of the mLLDPE of the outer layers, and wherein the znLLDPE of the core layer has a melting temperature which is less than 15° C. different from a melting temperature of the mLLDPE of the outer layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: INTEPLAST GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shen-Hsiu Hung, Ter-Hai Lin
  • Patent number: 11813828
    Abstract: The invention relates to a structure comprising at least one layer (1) comprising a BACT/XT copolyamide in which: —BACT is a unit with an amide moiety having a molar ratio of between 20 and 70%, preferably between 25 and 60%, and more preferably between 35 and 55%, where BAC is chosen from 1,3-bis (aminomethyl) cyclohexyl (1,3 BAC), 1,4-bis (aminomethyl) cyclohexyl (1,4 BAC) and a mixture of same, and T is terephthalic acid, —XT is a unit with an amide moiety having a molar ratio of between 30 and 80%, preferably between 40 and 75%, and more preferably between 45 and 65%, where X is a C9 to C18, preferably C9, C10, C11 and C12, linear aliphatic diamine, and where T is terephthalic acid, preferably a C10, C11 and C12 terephthalic acid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: ARKEMA FRANCE
    Inventors: Mathieu Capelot, Nicolas Dufaure, Thierry Briffaud
  • Patent number: 11807730
    Abstract: Provided are a composition for forming a polyimide film for a cover window which may satisfy performance required for an advanced cover window, a method for preparing the same, and a use thereof. According to an implementation, a polyimide film for a cover window, which has excellent visibility without optical stain while colorless and transparent optical properties were not deteriorated and has excellent heat resistance and mechanical properties, and thus, is for use in optical applications, may be provided. In addition, a polyimide film for a cover window according to an implementation may be useful in various display devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignees: SK Innovation Co., Ltd., SK ie technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Cheol Min Yun, Hye Jin Park
  • Patent number: 11794385
    Abstract: The following configuration is adopted for the purpose of solving reduction in strength and rigidity at a weldline which is a problem of an injection molding body, and enabling free design such as thin wall molding or complex shape molding of the injection molding body. That is, there is provided an integrally molded body in which a substrate for reinforcement (a) having a discontinuous fiber (a1) and a resin (a2) and an injection molding body (b) having a discontinuous fiber (b1) and a resin (b2) are integrated, the substrate for reinforcement (a) covering a part or all of a weldline of the injection molding body (b) to be integrated with the injection molding body (b), the ratio of thickness Ta of the substrate for reinforcement (a) to thickness T of a weldline part of the integrally molded body satisfying relational expression: in a case of Ea?Ebw, Ta/T?((Ebw??(Ea·Ebw))/(Ebw?Ea)) in a case of Ea=Ebw, Ta/T?0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: TORAY INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventors: Takafumi Suzuki, Yuichiro Sento, Naokichi Imai, Mitsushige Hamaguchi, Masato Honma
  • Patent number: 11798863
    Abstract: The problem to be solved by the invention is to provide a laminate capable of effectively enhancing thermal conductivity and adhesiveness, in spite of the relatively large thickness of a patterned metal layer. The laminate (1) according to the present invention includes a metal substrate (4), an insulating layer (2) laminated on one surface of the metal substrate (4), and a patterned metal layer (3) laminated on the surface of the insulating layer (2) on the side opposite to the metal substrate (4), the metal layer (3) is 300 ?m or more in thickness, and the insulating layer (2) includes boron nitride (12) and an inorganic filler (13) other than boron nitride.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kouji Ashiba, Keigo Oowashi, Aki Koukami, Rui Zhang
  • Patent number: 11795271
    Abstract: An embodiment relates to a polyimide based film for a cover window that may satisfy required performance of an advanced cover window, and a use thereof, and the polyimide based film for a cover window according to the embodiment has excellent visibility without optical stains without deterioration in colorless and transparent optical physical properties, and excellent heat resistance and mechanical physical properties, and thus, may be usefully used for optical applications or the purpose of replacing existing tempered glass. In addition, the polyimide based film for a cover window according to an embodiment may be usefully used in a multilayer structure and a display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignees: SK Innovation Co., Ltd., SK ie technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Cheol Min Yun, Hye Jin Park
  • Patent number: 11796719
    Abstract: Provided are a protective film for a foldable display and a foldable display device comprising the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Han Sol Yoo, Hyun Cheol Kim, Hyon Gyu Park, Hee Song
  • Patent number: 11787942
    Abstract: A polyimide precursor solution includes: a polyimide precursor; polyester resin particles containing a polyester resin and having a volume average particle diameter of from 3 ?m to 50 ?m inclusive and an average circularity of 0.970 or more; and a solvent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventors: Shigeru Seitoku, Kosuke Nakada, Takeshi Iwanaga, Hidekazu Hirose
  • Patent number: 11773262
    Abstract: A resin comprises at least one compound selected from one of the following formulas
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: A.C.R. TECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shih-Hao Liao, Min-Yuan Yang, Ya-Yen Chou, Jheng-Hong Ciou, Cheng-Chung Chen
  • Patent number: 11766850
    Abstract: Provided is a laminate that generates a structural color, where the laminate can be subjected to a deep-drawing process without deteriorating the color developing structure of the structural color. The laminate according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a polyamide layer (1) and a thermoplastic polyurethane layer (2) having a color developing structure of a structural color. The thermoplastic polyurethane layer (2) is preferably a thermoplastic polyurethane layer having a structure having recesses and protrusions on a face that is opposite a face in contact with the polyamide layer (1) or a layer formed by alternately laminating two types of thermoplastic polyurethanes having a difference in refractive indexes of 0.03 or greater.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: DAICEL-EVONIK LTD.
    Inventors: Daisuke Fujiki, Toshihiko Fujinaka
  • Patent number: 11760838
    Abstract: The polyimide resin precursor in the present embodiment is a polyimide resin precursor obtained by allowing a diamine component and a tetracarboxylic acid anhydride component to react with each other, wherein based on the whole of the diamine component, the content of p-phenylenediamine is 75 mol % or more; the tetracarboxylic acid anhydride component includes an ester-containing tetracarboxylic acid anhydride represented by formula (1), and at least one biphenyltetracarboxylic acid anhydride selected from the group consisting of 3,4,3?,4?-biphenyltetracarboxylic acid dianhydride, 2,3,3?,4?-biphenyltetracarboxylic acid dianhydride and 2,3,2?,3?-biphenyltetracarboxylic acid dianhydride; and based on the whole of the tetracarboxylic acid anhydride component, (i) the total of the content of the ester-containing tetracarboxylic acid anhydride and the content of the biphenyltetracarboxylic acid anhydride is 75 mol % or more, and (ii) the content of the ester-containing tetracarboxylic acid anhydride is 15 to 80 mo
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: Arisawa Mfg. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Matsuyama, Yoshinori Sato
  • Patent number: 11762416
    Abstract: A transparent laminated film, a display device, and a method for manufacturing a transparent laminated film are disclosed. The transparent laminated film includes a first film layer, a central film layer, and a second film layer which are sequentially stacked, each of a material of the first film layer and a material of the second film layer includes a thermoplastic plastic, and a material of the central film layer includes a thermosetting plastic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Penghao Gu, Jiahao Zhang, Pao Ming Tsai
  • Patent number: 11752734
    Abstract: A base material for a printed circuit board includes: an insulating base film; and a sintered body layer of metal particles layered on one side surface of the base film; wherein an arithmetic mean roughness (Sa) of a surface of the sintered body layer that is opposite to the base film is greater than or equal to 0.005 ?m and less than or equal to 0.10 ?m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignees: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC PRINTED CIRCUITS, INC.
    Inventors: Motohiko Sugiura, Issei Okada, Kenji Ohki
  • Patent number: 11752744
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a multilayer polyimide film in which the core layer is made of a non-thermoplastic polyimide resin comprising one or more imidization catalysts and one or more dehydrating agents, and the skin layer laminated on one or both surfaces of the core layer contains one or more imidization catalysts, but does not contain a dehydrating agent, and a method for manufacturing the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: PI Advanced Materials Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ki-Hoon Kim, Kil-Nam Lee
  • Patent number: 11731410
    Abstract: The embodiments relate to a polyamide-based composite film that has excellent curl characteristics, mechanical properties, and optical properties, as well as, in particular, is effective in preventing reflection in the visible light region, remarkably reduces the rainbow phenomenon, and achieves a texture similar to that of glass, and a display device comprising the same. There are provided a polyamide-based composite film, which comprises a base film comprising a polyamide-based polymer; and a functional layer disposed on the base film, wherein the in-plane retardation (Re) measured with light having a wavelength of 550 nm is 100 nm to 220 nm, and a display device comprising the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignees: SK MICROWORKS CO., LTD., SK microworks solutions Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yun-Hee Seo, Sang Hun Choi, Jung Hee Ki, Jin Woo Lee, Dae Seong Oh, Han Jun Kim, Sun Hwan Kim, Heung Sik Kim
  • Patent number: 11731393
    Abstract: The fiber-reinforced resin material of the present invention is a fiber-reinforced resin material having a laminated structure in which fiber assembly layers and thermoplastic resin layers are alternately located, wherein the fiber assembly layers are each an assembly of continuous fibers having thermoplastic resin particles attached to surfaces thereof, and the fiber-reinforced resin material has a higher elongation on one surface side than that on the other surface side. The fiber-reinforced resin structure is made of the present fiber-reinforced resin material. A method for manufacturing the present fiber-reinforced resin material includes: a stacking step of stacking a sheet-shaped product of the continuous fibers that serves as the fiber assembly layer and a resin sheet that serves as the thermoplastic resin layer so as to obtain the laminated structure; and a hot-pressing step of heating and compressing a stacked product obtained through the stacking step in a stacking direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignees: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION TOKAI NATIONAL HIGHER EDUCATION AND RESEARCH SYSTEM
    Inventors: Tetsuya Yamamoto, Kohei Kira, SulChan Kim, Keisuke Kato, Masaaki Nomura
  • Patent number: 11718075
    Abstract: A recyclable packaging film comprising a coextruded web having a high degree of optical clarity and a high level of moisture barrier. The coextruded web comprises a skin layer comprising polyethylene having a high degree of optical clarity and a heat sealant layer which forms an innermost layer of the packaging film, the heat sealant layer comprising a polyolefin polymer. The coextruded web also includes a moisture barrier layer which is disposed intermediate the skin layer and the heat sealant layer. An energy-cured coating is disposed on the skin layer of the coextruded web, wherein the energy-cured coating has a coating weight which is effective to impart a property in the packaging film selected from reduced susceptibility to melting, reduced susceptibility to stretching, or both.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: ProAmpac Holdings Inc.
    Inventors: Alexander David Jones, Amir Saffar, Patrick Allen Batten, Louann Susan Mueller, Kylie Noel Diges, Seyed Hesamoddin Tabatabaei