Patents by Inventor Jiping Shao
Jiping Shao 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).
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Patent number: 8649081Abstract: Photochromic-dichroic articles are provided, which include a substrate, a first photochromic-dichroic layer over the substrate, and a second photochromic-dichroic layer over the first photochromic-dichroic layer. The first photochromic-dichroic layer includes a first photochromic-dichroic compound that is laterally aligned within the first photochromic-dichroic layer, and which defines a first polarization axis of the first photochromic-dichroic layer. The second photochromic-dichroic layer includes a second photochromic-dichroic compound that is laterally aligned within the second photochromic-dichroic layer, and which defines a second polarization axis of the second photochromic-dichroic layer. The first polarization axis and the second polarization axis are oriented relative to each other at an angle of greater than 0° and less than or equal to 90°.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2012Date of Patent: February 11, 2014Assignee: Transitions Optical, Inc.Inventors: Rachael L. DeMeio, David Park, Anil Kumar, Truman Wilt, Peter C. Foller, Jiping Shao
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Publication number: 20130240019Abstract: Photovoltaic modules are disclosed. The photovoltaic module comprises a front transparency, a potting material deposited on at least a portion of the front transparency, electrically interconnected photovoltaic cells applied to the potting material and a topcoat deposited on at least a portion of the electrically interconnected photovoltaic cells. Methods of making photovoltaic modules are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2012Publication date: September 19, 2013Applicant: PPG Industries Ohio, Inc.Inventors: Jiping Shao, Stuart D. Hellring, James E. Poole, Irina G. Schwendeman, Brian K. Rearick
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Publication number: 20120115975Abstract: Disclosed herein are solventborne liquid UV-curable coating compositions comprising: a radiation curable compound comprising an acrylate-terminated compound having greater than two unsaturated sites, wherein the acrylate-terminated compound comprises a reaction product of reactants comprising: an adduct of a polyisocyanate, wherein the adduct of a polyisocyanate comprises a reaction product of reactants comprising a polyisocyanate comprising greater than two isocyanate groups and a compound having groups reactive with the isocyanate groups of the polyisocyanate; and an active hydrogen-containing acrylate; and a photoinitiator composition that includes a first photoinitiator composition for providing surface cure and a second photoinitiator composition for providing through cure of the resultant coating layer. Also disclosed are related multi-component composite coatings, coated substrates, and methods for coating a substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 5, 2010Publication date: May 10, 2012Inventors: Charles M. Kania, Kenneth T. Phelps, Kurt A. Humbert, Todd M. Roper, Jiping Shao, David C. Martin
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Patent number: 8003005Abstract: Various non-limiting embodiments disclosed herein provide phase-separating polymer systems including a cured polymeric liquid crystal matrix phase and a guest phase including at least one photoactive material where the guest phase separates from the matrix phase during the curing process. Optical elements, including ophthalmic elements and other articles of manufacture including the phase-separating polymer systems are also disclosed. Methods of forming a liquid crystal phase-separating photoactive polymer system are also described.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2008Date of Patent: August 23, 2011Assignee: Transitions Optical, Inc.Inventors: Meng He, Anil Kumar, Peter C. Foller, Chenguang Li, Ruisong Xu, Jiping Shao
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Patent number: 7978391Abstract: A liquid crystal cell including a first substrate having a first surface; a second substrate having a second surface, wherein the second surface of the second substrate is opposite and spaced apart from the first surface of the first substrate so as to define a region; and within the region defined by the first surface and the second surface, a liquid crystal material adapted to be at least partially ordered and at least one thermally reversible photochromic-dichroic compound adapted to be at least partially aligned and having an average absorption ratio greater than 2.3 in an activated state.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2006Date of Patent: July 12, 2011Assignee: Transitions Optical, Inc.Inventors: Anil Kumar, Peter C. Foller, Forrest R. Blackburn, Jiping Shao, Meng He, Terry A. Kellar, II
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Publication number: 20110128457Abstract: Provided are phase-separating polymer systems including a cured polymeric liquid crystal matrix phase and a guest phase including at least one photoactive material where the guest phase separates from the matrix phase during the curing process. Optical elements, including ophthalmic elements and other articles of manufacture including the phase-separating polymer systems are also disclosed. Methods of forming a liquid crystal phase-separating photoactive polymer system are also described.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 8, 2011Publication date: June 2, 2011Applicant: TRANSITIONS OPTICAL, INC.Inventors: Meng He, Anil Kumar, Peter C. Foller, Chenguang Li, Ruisong Xu, Jiping Shao
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Patent number: 7910019Abstract: Compounds including at least one mesogenic substructure and at least one long flexible segment and methods of synthesizing the same are disclosed. Formulations which include various embodiments of the mesogen containing compounds and their use in articles of manufacture and ophthalmic devices are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2009Date of Patent: March 22, 2011Assignee: Transitions Optical, Inc.Inventors: Meng He, Anil Kumar, Jiping Shao, Xiao-Man Dai, Ruisong Xu
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Patent number: 7910020Abstract: Liquid crystal compositions comprising compounds including at least one mesogenic substructure and at least one long flexible segment and a compound selected from a photochromic compound, a dichroic compound and a photochromic-dichroic compound and methods of synthesizing the same and their use in articles of manufacture and ophthalmic devices are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2009Date of Patent: March 22, 2011Assignee: Transitions Optical, Inc.Inventors: Meng He, Anil Kumar, Jiping Shao, Xiao-Man Dai, Ruisong Xu
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Patent number: 7847998Abstract: Provided is an optical element including: a substrate; at least one at least partially ordered orientation facility connected to at least a portion of the substrate; and an at least partial coating connected to at least a portion of the at least partially ordered orientation facility. The at least partial coating includes at least one at least partially ordered anisotropic material. At least one photochromic-dichroic compound is at least partially aligned with at least a portion of the at least partially ordered anisotropic material.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2006Date of Patent: December 7, 2010Assignee: Transitions Optical, Inc.Inventors: Anil Kumar, Peter C. Foller, Forrest R. Blackburn, Jiping Shao, Meng He, Terry A. Kellar, II
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Publication number: 20100157241Abstract: The present invention relates to optical elements, such as but not limited to ophthalmic elements, comprising an alignment facility for an optical dye. The optical elements include a substrate; and an alignment facility for an optical dye connected to at least a portion of the substrate, where the alignment facility is an at least partial coating of an at least partially ordered liquid crystal material having at least a first general direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 23, 2009Publication date: June 24, 2010Applicant: TRANSITIONS OPITCAL., INC.Inventors: Anil Kumar, Peter C. Foller, Jiping Shao
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Publication number: 20100014010Abstract: Compounds including at least one mesogenic substructure and at least one long flexible segment and methods of synthesizing the same are disclosed. Formulations which include various embodiments of the mesogen containing compounds and their use in articles of manufacture and ophthalmic devices are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2008Publication date: January 21, 2010Applicant: TRANSITIONS OPTICAL, INC.Inventors: Meng He, Anil Kumar, Chenguang Li, Ruisong Xu, Xiao-Man Dai, Jiping Shao
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Publication number: 20090323012Abstract: Liquid crystal compositions comprising compounds including at least one mesogenic substructure and at least one long flexible segment and a compound selected from a photochromic compound, a dichroic compound and a photochromic-dichroic compound and methods of synthesizing the same and their use in articles of manufacture and ophthalmic devices are disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2009Publication date: December 31, 2009Applicant: TRANSITIONS OPITCAL, INC.Inventors: Meng He, Anil Kumar, Jiping Shao, Xiao-Man Dai, Ruisong Xu
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Publication number: 20090326186Abstract: Compounds including at least one mesogenic substructure and at least one long flexible segment and methods of synthesizing the same are disclosed. Formulations which include various embodiments of the mesogen containing compounds and their use in articles of manufacture and ophthalmic devices are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2008Publication date: December 31, 2009Applicant: TRANSITIONS OPTICAL, INC.Inventors: Meng He, Anil Kumar, Jiping Shao, Xiao-Man Dai, Ruisong Xu
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Publication number: 20090323011Abstract: Compounds including at least one mesogenic substructure and at least one long flexible segment and methods of synthesizing the same are disclosed. Formulations which include various embodiments of the mesogen containing compounds and their use in articles of manufacture and ophthalmic devices are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2009Publication date: December 31, 2009Applicant: Transitions Optical, Inc.Inventors: Meng He, Anil Kumar, Jiping Shao, Xiao-Man Dai, Ruisong Xu
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Patent number: 7632540Abstract: Various non-limiting embodiments disclosed herein provide methods of making alignment facilities for optical dyes connected to an optical substrate. For example, one non-limiting embodiment provides a method of making an alignment facility for an optical dye connected to at least a portion of an optical substrate, such as an ophthalmic substrate, by forming at least one at least partial coating comprising an at least partially ordered liquid crystal material on at least a portion of the substrate. Other non-limiting embodiments related to optical elements, such as but not limited to ophthalmic elements, comprising an alignment facility for an optical dye. Still other non-limiting embodiments provide alignment facilities for optical dyes comprising coatings or sheets of an at least partially ordered liquid crystal material.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2004Date of Patent: December 15, 2009Assignee: Transitions Optical, Inc.Inventors: Anil Kumar, Peter C. Foller, Jiping Shao
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Publication number: 20090146104Abstract: Various non-limiting embodiments disclosed herein provide phase-separating polymer systems including a cured polymeric liquid crystal matrix phase and a guest phase including at least one photoactive material where the guest phase separates from the matrix phase during the curing process. Optical elements, including ophthalmic elements and other articles of manufacture including the phase-separating polymer systems are also disclosed. Methods of forming a liquid crystal phase-separating photoactive polymer system are also described.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 5, 2008Publication date: June 11, 2009Applicant: TRANSITIONS OPTICAL, INC.Inventors: Meng He, Anil Kumar, Peter C. Foller, Chenguang Li, Ruisong Xu, Jiping Shao
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Patent number: 7505189Abstract: Provided is an optical element including: a substrate; and at least one at least partially aligned thermally reversible photochromic-dichroic compound connected to at least a portion of the substrate and having an average absorption ratio greater than 2.3 in an activated state.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2006Date of Patent: March 17, 2009Assignee: Transitions Optical, Inc.Inventors: Anil Kumar, Peter C. Foller, Forrest R. Blackburn, Jiping Shao, Meng He, Terry A. Kellar, II
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Patent number: 7471436Abstract: A security element connected to at least a portion of a substrate, the security element including an at least partial coating having a first state and a second state connected to at least a portion of the substrate, the at least partial coating being adapted to switch from a first state to a second state in response to at least actinic radiation, to revert back to the first state in response to thermal energy, and to linearly polarize at least transmitted radiation in at least one of the first state and the second state.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2006Date of Patent: December 30, 2008Assignee: Transitions Optical, Inc.Inventors: Anil Kumar, Peter C. Foller, Forrest R. Blackburn, Jiping Shao, Meng He, Terry A. Kellar, II
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Patent number: 7466469Abstract: A method of making an optical element including forming an at least partial coating of at least one at least partially aligned thermally reversible photochromic-dichroic compound on at least a portion of a substrate.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2006Date of Patent: December 16, 2008Assignee: PPG Industries Ohio, Inc.Inventors: Anil Kumar, Peter C. Foller, Forrest R. Blackburn, Jiping Shao, Meng He, Terry A. Kellar, II
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Patent number: 7457025Abstract: A method of making a composite element including: forming a sheet of an at least partially ordered liquid crystal polymer having at least a first general direction, a liquid crystal material having at least a second general direction distributed within at least a portion of the liquid crystal polymer; and at least one photochromic-dichroic compound having an average absorption ratio of at least 1.5 in an activated state that is at least partially aligned with at least a portion of the liquid crystal material; and connecting at least a portion of the sheet to at least a portion of an optical substrate to form the composite element.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2006Date of Patent: November 25, 2008Assignee: Transitions Optical, Inc.Inventors: Anil Kumar, Peter C. Foller, Forrest R. Blackburn, Jiping Shao, Meng He, Terry A. Kellar, II