Patents by Inventor Richard W. Brotzman, Jr.

Richard W. Brotzman, Jr. 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).

  • Patent number: 10976474
    Abstract: In implementations of anti-static lens coatings, a device lens comprises an anti-static material disposed on an exterior of the device lens. A hard coat material is disposed as a layer over the anti-static material, where the anti-static material is effective to prevent static build-up on the layer of the hard coat material. The anti-static material can include a first surface treatment disposed on the anti-static material, where the first surface treatment binds the anti-static material to the device lens. The anti-static material can also include a second surface treatment disposed on the anti-static material, where the second surface treatment binds the anti-static material to the hard coat material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: Motorola Mobility LLC
    Inventors: Richard W. Brotzman, Jr., Deborah M. Paskiewicz
  • Patent number: 10802546
    Abstract: In implementations of device component exposure protection, a computing device includes device components enclosed within a housing. The device components are assembled within the housing and enclosed within the housing upon completion of assembly of the computing device. The computing device further includes a protective material contained within the housing, which fills void spaces around the device components. The protective material prevents exposure of the device components to external matter that the computing device is exposed to upon completion of the assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: Motorola Mobility LLC
    Inventors: Richard W. Brotzman, Jr., Deborah M. Paskiewicz
  • Publication number: 20200012321
    Abstract: In implementations of device component exposure protection, a computing device includes device components enclosed within a housing. The device components are assembled within the housing and enclosed within the housing upon completion of assembly of the computing device. The computing device further includes a protective material contained within the housing, which fills void spaces around the device components. The protective material prevents exposure of the device components to external matter that the computing device is exposed to upon completion of the assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2019
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Applicant: Motorola Mobility LLC
    Inventors: Richard W. Brotzman, JR., Deborah M. Paskiewicz
  • Patent number: 10359812
    Abstract: In implementations of device component exposure protection, a computing device includes device components enclosed within a housing. The device components are assembled within the housing and enclosed within the housing upon completion of assembly of the computing device. The computing device further includes a protective material contained within the housing, which fills void spaces around the device components. The protective material prevents exposure of the device components to external matter that the computing device is exposed to upon completion of the assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: Motorola Mobility LLC
    Inventors: Richard W. Brotzman, Jr., Deborah M. Paskiewicz
  • Publication number: 20190179374
    Abstract: In implementations of device component exposure protection, a computing device includes device components enclosed within a housing. The device components are assembled within the housing and enclosed within the housing upon completion of assembly of the computing device. The computing device further includes a protective material contained within the housing, which fills void spaces around the device components. The protective material prevents exposure of the device components to external matter that the computing device is exposed to upon completion of the assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2017
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Applicant: Motorola Mobility LLC
    Inventors: Richard W. Brotzman, JR., Deborah M. Paskiewicz
  • Publication number: 20190137663
    Abstract: In implementations of anti-static lens coatings, a device lens comprises an anti-static material disposed on an exterior of the device lens. A hard coat material is disposed as a layer over the anti-static material, where the anti-static material is effective to prevent static build-up on the layer of the hard coat material. The anti-static material can include a first surface treatment disposed on the anti-static material, where the first surface treatment binds the anti-static material to the device lens. The anti-static material can also include a second surface treatment disposed on the anti-static material, where the second surface treatment binds the anti-static material to the hard coat material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2017
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Applicant: Motorola Mobility LLC
    Inventors: Richard W. Brotzman, Jr., Deborah M. Paskiewicz
  • Patent number: 7303819
    Abstract: A surface treated particle comprising a plurality of inorganic, metallic, semi-metallic, and/or metallic oxide particles and a star-graft copolymer with looped and/or linear polymeric structure on a star-graft copolymer, obtainable by a heterogeneous polymerization reaction in the particle surface proximity, encapsulating at least a portion of said particles and a method for making the same. The surface treatment comprises: Si (w, x, y, z), where: w, x, y, and z are mole percent tetrafunctional, trifunctional, difunctional, and monofunctional monomeric units, respectively. Product(s) per se, defined as surface treated ZnO and/or TiO2, and the use of the product(s) per se in personal care formulations are excluded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2007
    Assignee: Nanophase Technologies Corporation
    Inventor: Richard W. Brotzman, Jr.
  • Patent number: 7182938
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the formation of surface treated zinc oxide and titania particles, and in particular zinc oxide and titania nanoparticles, with a siloxane star-graft copolymer coating, comprising a looped and/or linear polymeric structure on a star-graft copolymer coating, on a particle surface to control the interfacial surface interactions between the particle and the oil phase of the cosmetic skin formulation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2007
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Valerie Andre, Richard W. Brotzman, Jr.
  • Patent number: 7166663
    Abstract: A material composition made of a matrix material, a nano-sized particulate fraction and a micron-sized particulate fraction. A process of making a nano-structured composition. A nano-structured material is provided to initiate a mixture. A micron-sized particulate material is added to the mixture. A matrix material is added to the mixture. Finally, the mixture is utilized to fabricate a nano-structured structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2007
    Assignee: Nanophase Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Roger H. Cayton, Richard W. Brotzman, Jr.
  • Patent number: 7052777
    Abstract: A composite nanoparticle material comprising a plurality of cores and a plurality of shells. At least one of the cores is encapsulated by one of the shells. An oxygen storage material comprising a plurality of oxygen storage catalyst cores. A plurality of oxygen transport shells. At least one of the oxygen storage catalyst cores is encapsulated by one of the oxygen transport shells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2006
    Assignee: Nanophase Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Richard W. Brotzman, Jr., Marc L. Kullberg
  • Patent number: 6896958
    Abstract: A film-forming composition contains surface-treated nanocrystalline particles dispersed in a cross-linkable resin. A substantially transparent, abrasion-resistant film is formed from the film-forming composition. Processes for preparing the film-forming composition and for preparing a substantially transparent, abrasion-resistant film are also included. The surface-treated nanocrystalline particles may be obtained by treating nanocrystalline particles with one or more siloxane species, such as a siloxane star-graft polymer coating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2005
    Assignee: Nanophase Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Roger Cayton, Richard W. Brotzman, Jr., Marc Kullberg
  • Patent number: 6416818
    Abstract: A process produces a substantially stable aqueous dispersion of metal or metal oxide particles suitable for use in forming a transparent conductive coating. The process comprises the steps of (a) adding a nanocrystalline material to water, the nanocrystalline material comprising primary particles of metal or metal oxide having a substantially spherical shape and (b) mixing the nanocrystalline material and water to form an aqueous dispersion. The process identified above, prepares a substantially stable aqueous dispersion of nanocrystalline particles, which may be used in forming a transparent conductive coating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2002
    Assignee: Nanophase Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: John H. Aikens, Harry W. Sarkas, Richard W. Brotzman, Jr., Sara Helvoigt
  • Patent number: 6033781
    Abstract: A coated ceramic powder comprises a plurality of ceramic particles and a siloxane star-graft coating polymer encapsulating at least a portion of the particles. The coating polymer comprises Si(w,x,y,z), where w, x, y and z are the mole percent tetrafunctional, trifunctional, difunctional and monofunctional monomeric units, respectively, and wherein w is about 20-100 and x, y and z are about 0-30, 0-50 and 0-10, respectively, and at least one of x, y and z is greater than zero.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2000
    Assignee: Nanophase Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Richard W. Brotzman, Jr., John H. Aikens
  • Patent number: 5993967
    Abstract: A coated ceramic powder comprises a plurality of ceramic particles and a siloxane star-graft coating polymer encapsulating at least a portion of the particles. The coating polymer comprises Si(w,x,y,z), where w, x, y and z are the mole percent tetrafunctional, trifunctional, difunctional and monofunctional monomeric units, respectively, and wherein w, x, y and z are about 45-75, 5-25, 5-45 and 5-10, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 30, 1999
    Assignee: Nanophase Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Richard W. Brotzman, Jr., John H. Aikens