Patents by Inventor Todd Loehr

Todd Loehr 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).

  • Publication number: 20070274092
    Abstract: A light diffusing film for a back light display is described. The light diffusing film includes a unitary film consisting essentially of polycarbonate and a uniformly dispersed anti-static material in an amount sufficient to impart anti-static properties to the film. The anti-static material may comprise a fluorinated phosphonium sulfonate. The film may additionally include at least one textured surface for the low scattering of light. Alternatively, the film may additionally include a uniformly dispersed acrylic bulk scattering additive of particles having a mean particle size of from about 3 to about 10 microns and present in an amount from about 2 to about 7 percent by weight percent for the high scattering of light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2004
    Publication date: November 29, 2007
    Inventors: Grant Hay, Kevin Capaldo, Gheorghe Cojocariu, Karkala Kumar, Theodorus Hoeks, Todd Loehr, John Graf, Nathan Hoffman, Scott Leslie, Anshu Ghosal, Philippe Schottland
  • Publication number: 20060263546
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are light diffusing films, methods of making the same and articles using the same. In one embodiment, a light diffusing film comprises: a polycarbonate and light diffusing particles. The light diffusing particles have a refractive index of about 1.49 to about 1.59. The light diffusing film comprises a hiding power of 0 to about 0.5.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2006
    Publication date: November 23, 2006
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Emine Gurel, Grant Hay, Philip Peters, Shixiong Zhu, Christopher Coenjarts, Cristina Cojocariu, Todd Loehr, John Graf
  • Publication number: 20060263545
    Abstract: A light-diffusing film comprises about 90 wt. % to about 99.999 wt. % polycarbonate, wherein the polycarbonate comprises a yellowness index of about 0.8 to about 1.5 as measured in accordance with ASTM E313-73 (D1925); about 0.001 wt. % to about 3 wt. % light-diffusing particles; wherein weight percents are based on a total weight of the light-diffusing film; and wherein the light-diffusing film comprises a light transmission of about 45% to about 65% as measured in accordance with ASTM D1003-00, and a hiding power of 0 to about 0.5.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2005
    Publication date: November 23, 2006
    Inventors: Christopher Coenjarts, Jianbo Di, John Graf, Emine Gurel, David Hartter, Grant Hay, Todd Loehr, Philip Peters, Joseph Riello, Shixiong Zhu
  • Publication number: 20060018026
    Abstract: A light collimating and diffusing film and a method for making the film are provided. The film includes a plastic layer having a first side and a second side opposite the first side and at least a first peripheral edge. The first side has a first textured surface, wherein between 7 to 20 percent of slope angles on the first textured surface proximate a first axis has a value between zero and five degrees. The first axis is substantially parallel to the first peripheral edge. The plastic layer collimates light propagating therethrough.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2004
    Publication date: January 26, 2006
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Adel Bastawros, Kevin Capaldo, Gheorghe Cojocariu, Ashwit Dias, John Graf, Emine Gurel, Grant Hay, Marshall Jones, Karkala Kumar, Todd Loehr, Steven Tysoe, Masako Yamada