Patents by Inventor Erick S. Rorye

Erick S. Rorye has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Scratch-resistant coatings with improved adhesion to inorganic thin film coatings
    Patent number: 8163357
    Abstract: A scratch-resistant coating comprising a polymer including a functionalized polysilsesquioxane. The scratch-resistant coating is exposed to oxidizing conditions (e.g., ozone or ultraviolet light) that modify the surface chemistry of the coating to enhance adhesion to inorganic thin film coatings, such as antireflective coatings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Assignee: Signet Armorlite, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas J. Engardio, Geoffrey Yuxin Hu, Dae Ki Kang, Erick S. Rorye
  • Scratch-resistant coatings with improved adhesion to inorganic thin film coatings
    Publication number: 20100249265
    Abstract: A scratch-resistant coating comprising a polymer including a functionalized polysilsesquioxane. The scratch-resistant coating is exposed to oxidizing conditions (e.g., ozone or ultraviolet light) that modify the surface chemistry of the coating to enhance adhesion to inorganic thin film coatings, such as antireflective coatings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2009
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Inventors: Thomas J. Engardio, Geoffrey Yuxin Hu, Dae Ki Kang, Erick S. Rorye