Patents Examined by Travis Figg
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Patent number: 9655293Abstract: An electronic device comprising a cover plate is disclosed. The cover plate comprises one or more glass layers and one or more sapphire layers, wherein the layers are refractive index matched. Also disclosed are methods for preparing the electronic device.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2013Date of Patent: May 16, 2017Assignee: GTAT CorporationInventor: Kurt Schmid
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Patent number: 9643387Abstract: Provided is a stretched laminate for manufacturing a thin polarizer while increasing the degree of orientation of a polyvinyl alcohol-iodine complex without problems such as breakage. In addition, there are provided a method of manufacturing a thin polarizer having superior optical characteristics by using the stretched laminate, a thin polarizer manufactured by the method, and a polarizing plate including the thin polarizer.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2014Date of Patent: May 9, 2017Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.Inventors: Sung Hyun Nam, Jong-Hyun Jung, Kyun-Il Rah, Hye-Min Yu, Se-Woo Yang, Yoon-Tae Hwang
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Patent number: 9631060Abstract: An extruded foam sheet having a foam layer constituted of a base resin containing low density polyethylene as a major component thereof, wherein the foam sheet has an apparent density of 45 to 450 kg/m3, an average thickness of 0.03 mm or more and less than 0.3 mm and a dimensional change of ?5% to 0% in the extrusion direction when heated at 80° C. for 24 hours and wherein cell walls of the foam layer have an average thickness of 6 to 70 ?m. The foam sheet may be used as an interleaf sheet for glass plates.Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 2013Date of Patent: April 25, 2017Assignee: JSP CORPORATIONInventors: Takashi Nishimoto, Takeshi Aoki
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Patent number: 9597855Abstract: A composite stretch material which is composed of a first nonwoven fabric sheet part and a second nonwoven fabric sheet part and elastic members disposed therebetween. In each nonwoven fabric sheet part, concave parts and convex parts are formed in the thickness direction. The concave and convex parts formed alternately repeatedly in a first direction define convex-concave rows. The convex-concave rows are separated from each other by non-shaped regions which contain neither concave parts nor convex parts and which extend along the first direction. The non-shaped regions are joined to each other with the elastic member therebetween. The convex parts of the first nonwoven fabric sheet part enter respectively into the concave parts of the second nonwoven fabric sheet part, while the convex parts of the second nonwoven fabric sheet enter respectively into the concave parts of the first nonwoven fabric sheet part.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2012Date of Patent: March 21, 2017Assignee: Unicharm CorporationInventors: Jun Okuda, Satoshi Mitsuno
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Patent number: 9580817Abstract: A method for forming a chromium nitride coating over a substrate to provide a chromium nitride coated article, and the resulting chromium nitride coated article, each use a bilayer chromium nitride containing material layer. The bilayer chromium nitride containing material layer includes: (1) a first chromium nitride material layer having a first thickness, a first uniform chromium concentration and a first uniform nitrogen concentration located and formed closer to a substrate which provides the article; and (2) a second chromium nitride material layer having a second thickness, a second increasingly graded chromium concentration and a second decreasingly graded nitrogen concentration located and formed upon the first chromium nitride material layer. This particular bilayer chromium nitride containing material layer provides the article with superior reflectivity and crack resistance.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2013Date of Patent: February 28, 2017Assignee: Vergason Technology, Inc.Inventors: Ricky L. Smith, Mark A. Fitch, Gary E. Vergason
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Patent number: 9580566Abstract: The present invention relates to a oriented film having excellent mechanical physical properties and more improved flexibility and elongation to be preferably usable as a packaging film, and the like, wherein the oriented film includes: a lactide copolymer including two or more block copolymer repeating units in which hard segments of polylactide repeating units are bound to both ends of soft segments of polyether polyol repeating units, the block copolymer repeating units being linked with each other, and a slope of a stress-strain curve at a section having a strain of 0 to 16% is 0.5 to 1.1.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2013Date of Patent: February 28, 2017Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.Inventors: Kyung Seog Youk, Seung Young Park, Jung Min Sohn
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Patent number: 9567445Abstract: A film comprises a phthalimidine copolycarbonate comprising first repeating units and second repeating units different from the first repeating units, wherein the first repeating units are phthalimidine carbonate units and the second repeating units comprise bisphenol carbonate units that are not the same as the first repeating phthalimidine carbonate units; and a second polycarbonate that is not a phthalimidine copolycarbonate; wherein the film has: a glass transmission temperature of greater than 170° C.; a dielectric constant at 1 kHz, 23° C. and 50% relative humidity of at least 3.0; a dissipation factor at 1 kHz, 23° C. and 50% relative humidity of 1% or less; and a breakdown strength of at least 800 Volt/micrometer.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2014Date of Patent: February 14, 2017Assignee: SABIC GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES B.V.Inventors: James Alan Mahood, Matthew Frank Niemeyer, Anne E. Bolvari, Mark A. Sanner, Neal Pfeiffenberger
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Patent number: 9567428Abstract: The present invention relates to a polylactic acid resin composition useful as a packaging material which has not only improved flexibility but also superior external appearance and superior properties such as mechanical property, transparency, heat resistance, anti-blocking property, workability of a film, and the like, and a packaging film including the same. The polylactic acid resin composition comprises a polylactic acid resin including a hard segment comprising a polylactic acid repeating unit and a soft segment comprising a polyurethane polyol repeating unit in which polyether polyol repeating units are linearly linked via a urethane bond; and a specific content of antioxidant.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2011Date of Patent: February 14, 2017Inventors: Young-Man Yoo, Tae-Woong Lee, Kye-Yune Lee, Jae-Il Chung
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Patent number: 9567429Abstract: The present invention relates to a polylactic acid resin film which has excellent flexibility, mechanical properties, stability, and transparency while having a specific biodegradability of the polylactic acid resin, and is useful as a packaging material. The present invention provides a polylactic acid resin film, comprising a polylactic acid resin including a hard segment comprising a specific polylactic acid repeating unit, and a soft segment comprising a polyurethane polyol repeating unit in which a specific polyether polyol repeating units are linearly linked via a urethane bond, wherein the total Young's modulus in both machine direction and transverse direction of the film is 350 to 750 kgf/mm2, and the total initial tensile strength in both machine direction and transverse direction of the film is 20 kgf/mm2 or more.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2011Date of Patent: February 14, 2017Inventors: Young-Man Yoo, Jae-Il Chung, Tae-Woong Lee, Kye-Yune Lee
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Patent number: 9556354Abstract: The present invention discloses a semicrystalline polymer/graphene oxide composite film, comprising: a first semicrystalline-typed polymer, distributed in structural space of the composite film and having a porous structure; and graphene oxide, having a layered structure and distributed in the composite film wherein gas passage exist between adjacent layered structures, the first semicrystalline-typed polymer existing between part of adjacent layered structures forms into a second semicrystalline-typed polymer by further heat treatment after the first semicrystalline-typed polymer and graphene oxide are blended uniformly to be distributed in the composite film so as to fill and seal a portion of the porous structure to block gas from flowing to extend path length(s) of gas passage; wherein graphene oxide existing between the first semicrystalline-typed polymers induces formation of the second semicrystalline-typed polymer.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2015Date of Patent: January 31, 2017Assignee: CHUNG-YUAN CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITYInventors: Jung-Tsai Chen, Chien-Chieh Hu, Kueir-Rarn Lee, Juin-Yih Lai
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Patent number: 9550871Abstract: Highly porous, lightweight, and sustainable hybrid organic aerogels with ultra-low densities and excellent material properties and methods for preparing them are provided, including, e.g., PVA/CNF/GONS, RF/CNF/GONS, and PVA/CNF/MWCNT. The aerogels are modified to have a super-hydrophobic surface, thus leading to an extremely low swelling ratio and rate of moisture absorption.Type: GrantFiled: November 11, 2013Date of Patent: January 24, 2017Assignees: WISCONSIN ALUMNI RESEARCH FOUNDATION, THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF AGRICULTUREInventors: Shaoqin Gong, Alireza Javadi, Qifeng Zheng, Zhiyong Cai, Ronald Sabo
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Patent number: 9499658Abstract: The present invention relates to a polylactic acid resin and a packaging film comprising the same, wherein the polylactic acid resin is useful as a packaging material due to excellent properties including heat resistance as well as optimized flexibility. The polylactic acid resin comprises: a hard segment including a predetermined polylactic acid repeating unit; and a soft segment including a polyurethane polyol repeating unit in which certain polyether-based polyol repeating units are linearly connected in a medium of a urethane bond. In addition, the polylactic acid resin has a glass transition temperature (Tg) of 25-55° C.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2011Date of Patent: November 22, 2016Inventors: Young-Man Yoo, Tae-Woong Lee, Kye-Yune Lee, Jae-Il Chung
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Patent number: 9469719Abstract: The present invention relates to a polylactic acid resin and a packaging film comprising the same, wherein the polylactic acid resin is useful as a packaging material due to excellent properties including heat resistance as well as optimized flexibility. The polylactic acid resin comprises: a hard segment including a predetermined polylactic acid repeating unit; and a soft segment including a polyurethane polyol repeating unit in which certain polyether-based polyol repeating units are linearly connected in a medium of a urethane bond. In addition, the polylactic acid resin has a glass transition temperature (Tg) of 25-55° C.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2011Date of Patent: October 18, 2016Inventors: Young-Man Yoo, Tae-Woong Lee, Kye-Yune Lee, Jae-Il Chung
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Patent number: 9458894Abstract: One exemplary aspect of the present disclosure relates to a method of forming a friction material. The method includes depositing a plurality of particles on a substrate such that the particles provide a plurality of projections and channels between adjacent projections. This disclosure also relates to the friction material itself, and a system including a mechanical component and the friction material.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2015Date of Patent: October 4, 2016Assignee: NATIONAL COATING CORPORATIONInventors: Paul A. Stefanutti, Robin Mailloux-Morin
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Patent number: 9458344Abstract: The present invention discloses a semicrystalline polymer/graphene oxide composite film, comprising: a first semicrystalline-typed polymer, distributed in structural space of the composite film and having a porous structure; and graphene oxide, having a layered structure and distributed in the composite film wherein gas passage exist between adjacent layered structures, the first semicrystalline-typed polymer existing between part of adjacent layered structures forms into a second semicrystalline-typed polymer by further heat treatment after the first semicrystalline-typed polymer and graphene oxide are blended uniformly to be distributed in the composite film so as to fill and seal a portion of the porous structure to block gas from flowing to extend path length(s) of gas passage; wherein graphene oxide existing between the first semicrystalline-typed polymers induces formation of the second semicrystalline-typed polymer.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2013Date of Patent: October 4, 2016Assignee: CHUNG-YUAN CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITYInventors: Jung-Tsai Chen, Chien-Chieh Hu, Kueir-Rarn Lee, Juin-Yih Lai
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Patent number: 9458364Abstract: According to the present invention, there can be obtained a pressure sensitive adhesive sheet having an adhesive layer which even when the thickness is reduced to 5 ?m or less, exhibits a desired adhesive strength. The pressure sensitive adhesive sheet includes a base material having an adhesive layer provided on at least one surface thereof, wherein a pressure sensitive adhesive constituting the adhesive layer contains (A) an acrylic copolymer having a crosslinkable functional group and (B) a urethane resin, the urethane resin is a product obtained by allowing an isocyanate-terminated urethane prepolymer obtained by a reaction between [b1] a diol and [b2] a polyvalent isocyanate compound to react with [b3] a chain extender, and the chain extender is composed of [b4] a compound having two hydroxyl groups and/or amino groups and [b5] a compound having three or more hydroxyl groups and/or amino groups, in a proportion of [b4] to [b5] of from 7/3 to 10/0 in terms of a mass ratio.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2011Date of Patent: October 4, 2016Assignee: LINTEC CORPORATIONInventors: Youichi Inao, Mikihiro Kashio
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Patent number: 9452590Abstract: A multilayer film includes 50 or more layers of each of two or more thermoplastic resins having different optical properties are alternately laminated with each other, wherein the average reflectance in a wavelength range of 900 to 1,200 nm is 70% or higher; both of the differences between the a* values (?a*) and between the b* values (?b*), respectively, of transmitted light incoming at an angle of 12° and of transmitted light incoming at an angle of 45° are 10 or less; and the multilayer film comprises a bandwidth of not less than 50 nm where the transmittance is 80% or lower in a wavelength range of 400 to 800 nm.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2012Date of Patent: September 27, 2016Assignee: Toray Industries, Inc.Inventors: Takayuki Uto, Syunichi Osada, Wataru Gouda, Yuji Matsuo
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Patent number: 9447269Abstract: The present invention relates to a film having a combination of good flexibility and excellent barrier properties. The film comprises at least one barrier layer. The barrier layer comprises at least 5 percent, by weight of the layer, of an anhydride and/or carboxylic acid functionalized ethylene/alpha-olefin interpolymer having a density in the range of from 0.855 to 0.900 g/cm3; and having a melt index (190° C./2.16 kg) of greater than 200 g/10 min. The barrier layer further comprises at least 60 percent, by weight of the layer, of an interpolymer derived from ethylene and vinyl alcohol monomer units.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2013Date of Patent: September 20, 2016Assignee: DOW GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES LLCInventors: Brian W. Walther, Sharon Baker
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Patent number: 9427931Abstract: A skin-fitted foam molding member includes a core material, a skin having a roll portion, and a foam body filled between an internal surface of the core material and an internal surface of the skin. A seal portion is formed by welding an external surface of an end portion of the core material with the roll portion which faces the external surface of the end portion of the core material. The skin has a rib portion which is so formed as to protrude from the internal surface of the skin toward the core material and which faces an internal surface of the end portion of the core material, where the rib portion forms an inward seal portion by sandwiching the end portion of the core material between the roll portion and the rib portion by a foaming pressure of the foam.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2013Date of Patent: August 30, 2016Assignee: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventor: Kaoru Ishii
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Patent number: 9380736Abstract: According to the present invention, there are provided an electromagnetic interference suppression material capable of exhibiting a good low-pass filter characteristic in an extensive frequency band ranging from a low frequency to a high frequency, and an electromagnetic interference suppression sheet using the electromagnetic interference suppression material. When laminating a conductive layer having a surface electrical resistance of 100 to 5000?/? in which 5 to 25% by volume of a conductive carbon is mixed, and a magnetic layer having a magnetic permeability with an actual number portion of 3 to 45 in which a magnetic material is mixed, to each other, it is possible to obtain an electromagnetic interference suppression sheet suitable for high-density packaging of electronic equipments which is excellent in low-pass filter characteristic in a near electromagnetic field.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2012Date of Patent: June 28, 2016Assignee: TODA KOGYO CORPORATIONInventor: Kazumi Yamamoto