Patents Examined by Alicia J Sawdon
  • Patent number: 11364704
    Abstract: A transparent conductive gas barrier laminate according to the present disclosure includes a transparent gas barrier film and a transparent conductive layer in this order from outside toward inside. In the laminate, the transparent gas barrier film has a b* value of more than 0 in a L*a*b* color system, and the transparent conductive layer contains a conductive polymer and has a b* value of less than 0 in the L*a*b* color system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: TOPPAN PRINTING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ryo Shoda, Tomohiko Yamazaki, Kei Tsuruzoe, Kenji Matsumasa, Miki Fukugami, Kengo Okamura
  • Patent number: 11365483
    Abstract: A coated cutting tool has a substrate of cemented carbide, cermet, ceramics, steel or cubic boron nitride and a multi-layered wear resistant coating deposited thereon has a total thickness from 4 to 25 ?m. The multi-layered wear resistant coating includes a TiAlCN layer (a) represented by the formula Ti1-xAlxCyNz with 0.2?x?0.97, 0?y?0.25 and 0.7?z?1.15 deposited by CVD, and a ?-Al2O3 layer (b) of kappa aluminium oxide deposited by CVD immediately on top of the TiAlCN layer (a). The Ti1-AlxCyNz layer (a) has an overall fiber texture with the {111} plane growing parallel to the substrate surface and a {111} pole figure, measured over an angle range of 0°???80° and the ?-Al2O3 layer (b) has an overall fiber texture with the {002} plane growing parallel to the substrate surface and a {002} pole figure, over an angle range of 0°???80°.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: WALTER AG
    Inventors: Dirk Stiens, Thorsten Manns
  • Patent number: 11299596
    Abstract: The present application relates to a block copolymer and a use thereof. The present application can provide a laminate which is capable of forming a highly aligned block copolymer on a substrate and thus can be effectively applied to production of various patterned substrates, and a method for producing a patterned substrate using the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Inventors: Mi Sook Lee, Se Jin Ku, No Jin Park, Jung Keun Kim, Je Gwon Lee, Eun Young Choi, Hyung Ju Ryu, Sung Soo Yoon
  • Patent number: 11286201
    Abstract: The present invention provides a cover glass and a glass laminate which are reduced in warpage, and have excellent scratch resistance, low reflecting properties and excellent optical properties. According to the present invention, a cover glass and a glass laminate which are reduced in glass warpage, retain the effect of scratch resistance, and have low reflecting properties and excellent optical properties can be provided by alternately superposing a film including a high-refractive-index material and a film including a low-refractive-index material, in given amounts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: AGC Inc.
    Inventors: Kazunobu Maeshige, Nobutaka Aomine, Hiroyuki Okawa, Kiyoshi Tamai, Hitoshi Onoda, Makoto Sano, Yusuke Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 11287079
    Abstract: A self-healing vacuum insulation panel and a method of manufacture are provided. The vacuum insulation panel includes a self-healing, multi-layer barrier film including a separator between a curing agent and a curable resin. Upon damage to the separator, the curing agent penetrates the separator due to a pressure differential across the barrier film and reacts with the curable resin to seal any cuts or punctures. The curing agent and the curable resin can be selected to have long term stability and a short reaction time with no need for external stimuli. As a result, the multi-layer barrier film can retain the internal vacuum and maintain a desirably low thermal conductivity using low-cost, commercially available epoxies and curing agents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: UT-BATTELLE, LLC
    Inventors: Kaushik Biswas, Pengfei Cao, Tomonori Saito
  • Patent number: 11273621
    Abstract: A laminated foam sheet having a polyethylene resin foam layer and an outer layer laminated on each side of the foam layer, each outer layer being composed of an outermost surface polyethylene resin layer and an intermediate polyethylene resin layer which is positioned between the outermost surface layer and the foam layer and which contains a specific amount of a polymeric antistatic agent relative to the weight of the intermediate layer and to the basis weight of each of the intermediate layer and outermost surface layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: JSP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryuichi Taniguchi, Hirotoshi Kakuta
  • Patent number: 11272641
    Abstract: Example embodiments described in this disclosure are generally directed to a mounting bracket for deployment in a vehicle. In one embodiment, a multilayer mounting bracket includes a first layer made of a dual-conductive polymer and a second layer made of a polymer that includes an endothermic blowing agent. The dual-conductive polymer includes carbon material that renders the first layer electrically conductive and also includes graphite material that renders the first layer thermally conductive. The endothermic blowing agent renders the second layer thermally insulative. An electronic module such as an engine controller can be mounted upon the first layer, which operates as a heat sink to dissipate heat generated by the electronic module and also operates as an electromagnetic interference (EMI) shield. The second layer prevents heat from being transferred from the first layer into another electronic module that may be mounted upon the mounting bracket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Stuart C. Salter, Paul Kenneth Dellock, John Budaj, Estefania Rojas Silva, Marko Escalante
  • Patent number: 11270679
    Abstract: A waterproof sound-transmitting sheet, which forms a reinforcement member on a waterproof sound-transmitting layer, thus maintaining waterproof performance and sound-transmitting performance by minimizing the displacement amount while maintaining stretch-shrinkage performance at a water pressure of about 1 atm or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: AMOGREENTECH CO., LTD.
    Inventor: In-Yong Seo
  • Patent number: 11260630
    Abstract: Provided is a strand board with improved strength and water resistance. Reduction in productivity is prevented and characteristics of the strand board can be varied as desired while achieving certain strength and water resistance of the strand board. A strand board B is formed by stacking and laminating five strand layers 1 each formed by a large number of strands 5. The strand board B has substantially constant density distribution in the lamination direction of the strand layers 1. Three of the five strand layers 1 of the strand board B are high-density strand layers 1a having a higher density than the other strand layers 1, and the other strand layers 1 are low-density strand layers 1b.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: DAIKEN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Katsuhito Oshima, Kazuki Sakamoto, Kazuhiro Hirata, Koji Nagaoka, Yasushi Sugio
  • Patent number: 11261353
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a rubber-based adhesive composition and a rubber-based adhesive using the same, the composition including: a rubber-based resin; and a rosin-based resin having at least one hydrophilic group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Seung-Won Lee, Eun-Kyung Park, Won-Gu Choi, Jang-Soon Kim, Sang-Hwan Kim, Tae-Yi Choi
  • Patent number: 11254100
    Abstract: A metal-clad laminate includes an insulating layer including a cured product of a resin composition, and a metal foil disposed on a principal surface of the insulating layer. The resin composition includes a polyphenylene ether copolymer and a thermosetting curing agent, the polyphenylene ether copolymer having an intrinsic viscosity measured in methylene chloride at 25° C. of between 0.03 dl/g and 0.12 dl/g, inclusive. And the polyphenylene ether copolymer has, at a molecular terminal, a group represented by formula (1) or formula (2) at an average number of 1.5 to 3 per one molecule. Further, the metal foil has a first surface that is in contact with the insulating layer, the first surface having a 10-point average roughness (Rz) of 2.0 ?m or less. And the metal foil includes a barrier layer disposed at a side of the first surface, the barrier layer containing cobalt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuki Kitai, Akira Irifune, Yuki Inoue, Yuki Tokuda
  • Patent number: 11254088
    Abstract: A cover, a display panel, and a cover manufacturing method are provided. The cover includes a glass cover, and the glass cover includes a boring area. An encapsulation layer is disposed on a side of the glass cover, and a buffer layer is disposed on the side of the glass cover away from the encapsulation layer. The buffer layer is disposed on the glass cover corresponding to the boring area, and the buffer layer is configured to buffer stress generated in the encapsulation layer when a hole is drilled in the boring area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: TCL CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Guojie Wang
  • Patent number: 11186070
    Abstract: A light blocking or blackout composite material is described. The light blocking material includes at least two metalized layers. In one embodiment, a polymer film is coated on both sides with a first metalized layer and a second metalized layer. The metalized layers may have matching or different optical densities. Other layers can be combined with the metalized layers in order to provide a finished surface and/or to protect the metalized layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: HUNTER DOUGLAS INC.
    Inventors: Paul G. Swiszcz, Kevin Dann, Michael J. Siebenaller
  • Patent number: 11174340
    Abstract: Provided are a window film composition, a flexible window film formed therefrom and a flexible display device containing the same, the composition comprising: a crosslinking agent represented by RX-X—Z—Y-RY (RX and RY each independently represent a glycidyl group, a glycidyl group-containing functional group, an alicyclic epoxy group or an alicyclic epoxy group-containing functional group); an epoxy group-containing siloxane resin; and an initiator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: SOLIP TECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seung Woo Jang, Kyoung Ku Kang, Min Hye Kim, Ji Hwan Park, Chang Soo Woo, Ji Sun Im, Dong Il Han
  • Patent number: 11162670
    Abstract: A backlight module and a display device are provided in the present invention. The backlight module includes a bottom polyester layer, an adhesive layer, a top coat layer, a silver reflective layer, an anchor coat layer, a polyester layer, and a grounding wire which overlap each other in sequence. A through hole in contact with the silver reflective layer is formed through the polyester layer and the anchor coat layer. The grounding wire is electrically connected to the silver reflective layer via the through hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: WUHAN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chunpeng Guo, Chunhung Huang, Gonghua Zou
  • Patent number: 11135335
    Abstract: Multilayer thermoplastic films, and laminates and articles comprising the films, wherein the film comprises at least one inner layer and at least two outer layers, wherein the inner layer comprises a polymeric composition comprising from about 55% to about 95% of one or more non-hydrogenated styrenic block copolymers, olefinic block copolymers, or combinations thereo; and each outer layer comprises at least 20% polypropylene and has a thickness of from about 5% to about 15% of the total film thickness, and further wherein the film has a constant force tear propagation of about 20% or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: BERRY FILM PRODUCTS COMPANY, INC.
    Inventors: Iyad Muslet, Jerry Westerkamp
  • Patent number: 11130319
    Abstract: A multilayer article (such as a film) suitable for use as a fumigation barrier, the multilayer article comprising at least one an ethylene vinyl alcohol (EVOH) based barrier layer formed from a resin composition predominantly comprising an EVOH component of one or more specific types of ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymers as described herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: Kuraray Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Wataru Hirose, Edgard Chow
  • Patent number: 11123964
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a multilayer film comprising a skin layer comprising a anhydride and/or carboxylic acid functionalized ethylene/alpha-olefin interpolymer having a melting point in the range of from 50 to 89° C., wherein the anhydride and/or carboxylic acid is present in an amount of from 0.02 to 0.3 percent by weight of the polyethylene based resin. The multilayer film further comprises a substrate layer comprising a resin selected from the group consisting of polypropylene or polyethylene terephthalate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Jeffrey J. Li, Xiao B. Yun, Eng K. Ma
  • Patent number: 11117352
    Abstract: There is provided an interlayer film for laminated glass with which laminated glass having a gradation pattern with suppressed color irregularity can be prepared.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuhiko Nakayama, Kouhei Yamaguchi, Juichi Fukatani, Yasuyuki Izu
  • Patent number: 11117344
    Abstract: A deformable auxetic structure for absorbing energy of an impact that comprises a plurality of interconnected adjoining tridimensional auxetic cells where each tridimensional auxetic cell comprises at least one surface element and a plurality of legs extending from the surface, the plurality of legs and the surface element being configured such that the sectional cut of the structure in at least two planes perpendicular to the surface element follows an auxetic pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: AIRBUS DEFENCE AND SPACE, S.A.U.
    Inventors: Esteban Martino-Gonzalez, Iker Velez De Mendizabal Alonso, David Apellaniz De La Fuente