Patents Examined by Megha M Gaitonde
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Patent number: 11965465Abstract: An acoustic panel is provided that includes a perforated first skin, a second skin and a core. The core is between and connected to the perforated first skin and the second skin. The core includes a plurality of chambers, a first corrugated structure and a second corrugated structure. The chambers includes a first chamber. The first chamber extends from the perforated first skin, through the first corrugated structure and the second corrugated structure, to the second skin.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2020Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: Rohr, Inc.Inventors: Marc W. Quesada, Jose S. Alonso-Miralles, Kathryn Mireles, Michael Scamardo, Richard S. Alloway, Luby Weaver, Yves Klett
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Patent number: 11951711Abstract: Deep-drawable packaging film (60, 80, 93, 95) having an aluminum foil (10) as a core layer and comprising on an outer side of the aluminum foil (10) a semi-crystalline PET film (21, 25, 50) that is laminated to the aluminum foil (10) using an adhesive layer (40) and comprising on the other side of the aluminum foil (10) opposite to the PET film (21, 25, 50) a sealing layer (30, 35). The PET film (21, 25, 50) has a degree of crystallization between 20 and 70% and has a Young's modulus of 2000 MPa to 2700 MPa. The PET film (21, 25, 50) is a non-stretched film and the inner side of the PET film (21, 25, 50) directed to the aluminum foil (10) comprises a reverse printing (23).Type: GrantFiled: July 4, 2017Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: AMCOR FLEXIBLES RORSCHACH AGInventors: Patrik Benz, Tony Malfait
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Patent number: 11904586Abstract: A hydrophobic film is provided. The hydrophobic film includes a flexible substrate; a hydrophobic layer located on the flexible substrate, a heating layer, a first electrode and a second electrode spaced apart from the first electrode. The hydrophobic layer comprises a base and a patterned bulge layer on a surface of the base away from the flexible substrate. The heating layer is on a surface of the flexible substrate away from the hydrophobic layer. The first electrode and the second electrode are electrically connected to and in direct contact with the heating layer.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2021Date of Patent: February 20, 2024Assignees: Tsinghua University, HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventors: Yuan-Hao Jin, Qun-Qing Li, Shou-Shan Fan
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Patent number: 11890840Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to laminates comprising a uniaxially oriented first multilayer film comprising ethylene-based polymer, wherein the uniaxially oriented first multilayer film has a ratio of percent elongation at break in the cross direction to percent elongation at break in the machine direction of at least 2 to 1; a biaxially oriented second multilayer film adhered to the uniaxially oriented first multilayer film and comprising an ethylene-based polymer, wherein the biaxially oriented second multilayer film has a ratio of percent elongation at break in the machine direction to percent elongation at break in the cross direction of at least 2 to 1; and a third film adhered to the biaxially oriented second multilayer film such that the biaxially oriented second multilayer film is disposed between the uniaxially oriented first multilayer film and the third film, wherein the third film comprises an ethylene-based polymer.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2018Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLCInventors: Peter Hermann Roland Sandkuehler, Thomas Galatik, Luis Gerardo Zalamea Bustillo, Jingyi Xu, Guihong Liao
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Patent number: 11877466Abstract: A substrate for a display, according to one embodiment, comprises: one surface; another surface which is the reverse of the one surface; a first area; and second areas, wherein the one surface is folded so as to face itself, the first area is defined as a folding area, and the second areas are defined as unfolding areas. The substrate for a display comprises a first layer, and a second layer which is disposed on the first layer, wherein the first area of the first layer comprises a plurality of first holes or first grooves, the first layer is an etch layer, and the second layer is an etch stopper layer.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 2020Date of Patent: January 16, 2024Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.Inventors: Sung Won Kang, Jae Seok Park
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Patent number: 11866359Abstract: Embodiments of a method of cold-forming a glass article are disclosed. In one or more embodiments, the method includes bending a glass sheet over the chuck such that a first major surface of the glass sheets conforms to a bending surface of the chuck. In one or more embodiments, the method includes adhering a frame to the second major surface of the glass sheet such that at least one spacer is positioned between the glass sheet and the frame.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2020Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: Corning IncorporatedInventors: Jeffrey Michael Benjamin, Jeffrey John Domey, Peter Knowles, Khaled Layouni, Christopher Mark Schweiger, Christopher Lee Timmons, Arlin Lee Weikel
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Patent number: 11820106Abstract: Provided is an interlayer film for laminated glass with which double images in laminated glass can be significantly suppressed. The interlayer film for laminated glass according to the present invention is an interlayer film for use in a laminated glass that is a head-up display, the interlayer film has one end, and the other end being at the opposite side of the one end, the other end has a thickness larger than a thickness of the one end, the interlayer film has a region for display corresponding to a display region of the head-up display, and when three regions obtained by equally dividing the region for display into three in a direction connecting the one end and the other end are named a first partial region for display, a second partial region for display, and a third partial region for display in sequence from the one end side, as to partial wedge angle Ax, Bx, and Cx in the first, second, and third partial regions for display, and partial wedge angle ?x in the region for display satisfy, |Ax??x| is 0.Type: GrantFiled: October 9, 2019Date of Patent: November 21, 2023Assignee: SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD.Inventor: Hiromitsu Nishino
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Patent number: 11820107Abstract: Provided is an interlayer film for laminated glass with which transmitted double images in the laminated glass can be suppressed. An interlayer film for laminated glass according to the present invention has one end and the other end being at the opposite side of the one end, and the other end has a thickness larger than a thickness of the one end, and when an inclination of approximate line A and a maximum value of absolute values of deviation in partial wedge angle are calculated according to determination of a specific formula of approximate line A and calculation of deviation in partial wedge angle, the inclination of approximate line A is ?0.05 mrad/m or less in at least one section A, and the maximum value of absolute values of deviation in partial wedge angle is 0.2 mrad or less.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2020Date of Patent: November 21, 2023Assignee: SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Jun Ishida, Hiromitsu Nishino
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Patent number: 11780211Abstract: A colored thermoplastic intermediate layer with a width, a height, and a wedge-shaped cross-section with a thicker first end and a thinner second end, at least comprising a first colored thermoplastic layer with a width, a height, and a wedge-shaped cross-section with a thicker first end and a thinner second end, wherein the width and the height of the colored thermoplastic intermediate layer equal the width and the height of the first colored thermoplastic layer, the first colored thermoplastic layer has a dye, the dye concentration in the first colored thermoplastic layer increases from its thicker first end to its thinner second end, the light transmittance through the first colored thermoplastic layer is constant over its entire width and its entire height, and the light transmittance through the colored thermoplastic intermediate layer is constant over its entire width and its entire height.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2021Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCEInventors: Stephan Gier, Andrea Willms
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Patent number: 11770907Abstract: The present application discloses a support film layer and a flexible display panel. By periodically arranging at least one elliptical hollow structure and a plurality of shuttle-shaped hollow structures in a bending region of the support film layer, stress concentrations in the bending region can be weakened, which is beneficial to increase a bending lifespan of the support film layer. The present application can improve an overall ductility of the flexible display panel, increase a bending performance of the flexible display panel, reduce a risk of peeling and fracture between film layers, and increase production yields of products.Type: GrantFiled: November 23, 2020Date of Patent: September 26, 2023Assignee: Wuhan China Star Optoelectronics Semiconductor Display Technology Co., Ltd.Inventor: Wenqiang Wang
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Patent number: 11765847Abstract: Disclosed are a flexible cover window and a method of manufacturing the same. A glass-based flexible cover window includes planar portions formed so as to correspond to planar regions of a flexible display and a folding portion formed so as to be connected to the planar portions, the folding portion being formed so as to correspond to a folding region of the flexible display, wherein the folding portion including a shock compensation pattern unit, and the shock compensation pattern unit has cylindrical patterns.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2021Date of Patent: September 19, 2023Inventors: Kukhyun Sunwoo, Tea Joo Ha, Jong In Park, Jung Seok Woo
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Patent number: 11760172Abstract: A composite pane with an electrically switchable functional element, includes first and second panes, a thermoplastic intermediate layer joining the first pane to the second pane and including a first laminating film with a thickness of at least 0.3 mm and a second laminating film with a thickness of at most 70 ?m. The first laminating film is inserted substantially areally between the first and second panes. The second laminating film is inserted exclusively in the region of the at least one functional element and protrudes with an overhang x of at least 1 mm and at most 10 mm beyond the outer edges of the functional element. The direct layer sequence in the region of an electrically switchable functional element consists of the first pane, the second laminating film, the electrically switchable functional element, optionally, a further second laminating film, the first laminating film, and the second pane.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2019Date of Patent: September 19, 2023Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCEInventors: Patrick Weber, Ali-Osman Kizmaz, Sara Borhani Haghighi, Alexandra Yatim
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Patent number: 11730049Abstract: A display device having a display area and a non-display area disposed in the vicinity of the display area and including a bending area, the display device includes: a substrate; a first organic insulating layer disposed on the substrate; and a trench structure disposed in the non-display area, the trench structure including sidewalls formed by the first organic insulating layer and a bottom surface located in the bending area, wherein the bending area is disposed on a side of the display area.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2019Date of Patent: August 15, 2023Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Ye Chan Goh, Byung Hoon Chae, Gil Jae Choi, Seung Kyun Hong
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Patent number: 11691910Abstract: A coating provides a high solar heat gain coefficient (SHGC) and a low overall heat transfer coefficient (U-value) to trap and retain solar heat. The coating and coated article are particularly useful for use in architectural transparencies in northern climates. The coating includes a first dielectric layer; a continuous metallic layer formed over at least a portion of the first dielectric layer, the metallic layer having a thickness less than 8 nm; a primer layer formed over at least a portion of the metallic layer; a second dielectric layer formed over at least a portion of the primer layer; and an overcoat formed over at least a portion of the second dielectric layer. When used on a No. 3 surface of a reference IGU, the coating provides a SHGC of greater than or equal to 0.6 and a U-value of less than or equal to 0.35.Type: GrantFiled: November 24, 2021Date of Patent: July 4, 2023Assignee: Vitro Flat Glass LLCInventor: Andrew V. Wagner
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Patent number: 11673379Abstract: A heat-sealable thermoprintable tape includes an extruded thermoplastic coating having a smooth printable surface on a first side, and an extruded heat-seal polymer layer disposed on a second side of the extruded thermoplastic coating, opposite the first side. The extruded thermoplastic coating is bonded to the heat-seal polymer layer to form the heat-sealable thermoprintable tape. A method of forming a heat-sealable thermoprintable tape includes providing a support layer having an open structure configured to support an extruded coating, applying a polyurethane coating onto a first side of the support layer and into open spaces of the open structure to form a top surface, and extruding a heat-sealable polymer onto a second side of the support layer opposite the first side and into the open spaces of the open structure. The polyurethane coating bonds to the heat-sealable polymer within the open structure of the support layer.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2021Date of Patent: June 13, 2023Assignee: TAJ TECH LLCInventor: Theodore A. Jacob, III
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Patent number: 11648756Abstract: The plastic intermediate film includes a sound insulating layer, wherein the sound insulating layer comprises a polyvinyl acetal resin, a plasticizer, and a refractive index regulator, wherein the refractive index regulator is particles with average diameter (D50) of 100 nm or less and has an absolute refractive index of 2.0 or more, wherein the refractive index regulator is comprised in an amount of more than 0 wt % and 1 wt % or less based on the entire sound insulating layer, and wherein the plasticizer is comprised in an amount of 33 to 41 wt % based on the entire sound insulating layer.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 2022Date of Patent: May 16, 2023Assignee: SKC Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hyejin Kim, Haksoo Lee
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Patent number: 11623985Abstract: The present invention relates to a polyvinyl acetal resin film, comprising a polyvinyl acetal resin material, wherein the polyvinyl acetal resin film has a thickness of 5 to 350 ?m, and satisfies the following Formulae (1) and (2) where, comparing one surface and the other surface, a mean value of the 10-point average roughness of a rougher surface A and a mean value of the 10-point average roughness of a smoother surface B are defined as Rz1(a) ?m and Rz2(a) ?m, respectively: Rz1(a)>1.1×Rz2(a)??(1) 3>Rz2(a)??(2), a value obtained by dividing the standard deviation of the 10-point average roughness of the surface A by Rz1(a) and a value obtained by dividing the standard deviation of the 10-point average roughness of the surface B by Rz2(a) are each 0 to 0.30, a viscosity of a toluene/ethanol (1:1, mass ratio) solution containing 10%-by-mass of a polyvinyl acetal resin contained in the polyvinyl acetal resin material, which is measured at 20° C.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2019Date of Patent: April 11, 2023Assignee: KURARAY EUROPE GmbHInventors: Yoshiaki Asanuma, Koichiro Isoue
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Patent number: 11627679Abstract: Disclosed are a flexible cover window and a method of manufacturing the same. A glass-based flexible cover window includes planar portions formed so as to correspond to planar regions of a flexible display and a folding portion formed so as to be connected to the planar portions, the folding portion being formed so as to correspond to a folding region of the flexible display, the folding portion having a smaller thickness than each of the planar portions, wherein the flexible cover window includes a glass substrate and a shock compensation pattern unit formed on the glass substrate, the shock compensation pattern unit is formed at each of the planar portions and the folding portion, and the shock compensation pattern unit has cylindrical patterns.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2021Date of Patent: April 11, 2023Inventors: Kukhyun Sunwoo, Tea Joo Ha, Jong In Park, Jung Seok Woo
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Patent number: 11577485Abstract: The invention relates to a microarray structure that may include a substrate material layer, a continuous three-dimensional (3D) surface layer on the substrate material layer that is capable of functionalisation for use as an array, and an inert material. The structure may include accurately defined and functionalisable isolated areas which are millimeter to nanometer in size. The functionalisable areas may be part of the continuous 3D surface layer and may be isolated by the inert material but interconnected within the structure by the continuous 3D surface layer.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2019Date of Patent: February 14, 2023Assignee: Digital Sensing Ltd.Inventors: Andrew Haynes, David James Bates, Ashton Cyril Partridge, Karthik Kannappan
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Patent number: 11548262Abstract: Embodiment relates to film for bonding, and a light-transmitting laminate including the same and the like, a film for bonding comprising an embossed surface, wherein the embossed surface has an A2/A1 value of 1 or less are disclosed. A film for bonding have improved in deairing stability during formation of a light transmitting laminate, an edge sealing characteristic, and the like by controlling characteristics of a embossed surface.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2022Date of Patent: January 10, 2023Assignee: SKC Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hyejin Kim, Kyuhun Kim, Sungjin Chung, Jaechul Han