Patents Examined by Anthony J Frost
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Patent number: 12115757Abstract: The present disclosure relates to compositions, laminates, films and/or composites made from polymers, such as thermoplastic polyurethane (“TPU”). The films have one or more optical layers made from materials that allow the transmission of visible light and reflect or absorb UV light. A composite having an infrared (“IR”) cutoff layer, and a polymer layer desirably having an ultraviolet (“UV”) absorber is disposed between layers of glass or artificial glass, combined with polycarbonate (“PC”) or polyethylene terephalate (“PET”) layers.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2023Date of Patent: October 15, 2024Assignee: DELSTAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Soenke Laubach, David Collette, Hugh Miller
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Patent number: 12114523Abstract: An optically anisotropic layered body including a first optically anisotropic layer and a second optically anisotropic layer, wherein the first optically anisotropic layer satisfies the following formula (1), the second optically anisotropic layer satisfies the following formula (2), and the optically anisotropic layered body satisfies the following formulae (3) and (4): nx1?ny1>nz1??Formula (1), ny2<nx2?nz2??Formula (2), Re(450)<Re(550)<Re(650)??Formula (3), and 0<NZ<1.0??Formula (4), wherein nx1, ny1, nz1, nx2, ny2, nz2, Re(450), Re(550), Re(650) and NZ are as defined in the Specification.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2019Date of Patent: October 8, 2024Assignee: ZEON CORPORATIONInventor: Kazuhiro Osato
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Patent number: 12098099Abstract: The present invention discloses a polycarboxylic acid water-reducing agent with high adaptability to temperature and a method for preparing the same. The polycarboxylic acid water-reducing agent is prepared by introducing an unsaturated macromonomer D with a temperature-sensitive side chain which could be bonded to the backbone of the polycarboxylic acid through free radical polymerization. The polycarboxylic acid water-reducing agent prepared by the invention has an adsorption group density that can be automatically adjusted with the change of ambient temperature, and thereby shows similar dispersing capability and dispersion retention capability at different ambient temperatures, demonstrating high adaptability to different ambient temperatures. It can be used in a larger temperature range with a constant dosage, which is beneficial to further popularization and application of the polycarboxylic acid water-reducing agent in regions of different climates.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2019Date of Patent: September 24, 2024Assignees: SOBUTE NEW MATERIALS CO., LTD., BOTE BUILDING MATERIALS (TIANJIN) CO., LTD.Inventors: Jiaping Liu, Zhen Huang, Yong Yang, Qianping Ran, Xin Shu, Shentong Li, Han Yan, Hongxia Zhao
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Patent number: 12092793Abstract: Embodiments of articles including a low-contrast anti-reflection coating are disclosed. The coated surface of such articles exhibits a reduced difference in reflectance between a pristine state and when a surface defect is present. In one or more embodiments, the coated surface of such articles exhibits a first average reflectance in the range from about 0.6% to about 6.0% in a pristine condition and a second average reflectance of about 8% or less after removal of a surface thickness of the anti-reflection coating. In other embodiments, the coated substrate exhibits a second average reflectance of about 10% or less, when the coated surface comprises a contaminant. In some embodiments, the coated substrate exhibits a first color coordinate (a*1, b*1) in a pristine condition and a second color coordinate (a*2, b*2) after the presence of a surface defect such that ?a*b* is about 6 or less.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2022Date of Patent: September 17, 2024Assignee: Corning IncorporatedInventors: Shandon Dee Hart, Karl William Koch, III, Charles Andrew Paulson
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Patent number: 12084259Abstract: A food tray has a lower tray containing a first food product and an upper tray nested stably at least partly inside the lower tray, with the upper tray containing a second food product. An air permeable interface is provided between the upper tray and lower tray to allow venting of steam from the lower tray during cooking. A cover is provided for the food tray. Each of the lower tray and the upper tray are formed of a material that is suitable for use in a microwave or conventional oven. Various constructions may be used to create the air permeable interface, such as lugs, ledges and lips. The upper tray may sit above the lower tray. The trays are nested loosely for ease of removal of the upper tray from the lower tray. Various configurations of cover may be used such as a sleeve, carton or lid. The upper tray may contain the higher value food product.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2021Date of Patent: September 10, 2024Assignee: Conagra Foods RDM, Inc.Inventor: Steven M. Parsons
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Patent number: 12071500Abstract: A resin composition may include a (meth)acrylate (A) comprising a hydroxy group and having a molecular weight of about 500 or less, and a polymer (B) comprising polyisoprene or polybutadiene as a main skeleton, having at least one radical reactive group in one molecule, and having a molecular weight in a range of about 2,000 to about 35,000, wherein the resin composition has a glass transition temperature in a range of about ?50° C. to about 0° C. after the resin composition is cured, and the resin composition has a viscosity in a range of about 5 mPa·s to about 50 mPa·s at a temperature in a range of about 30° C. to about 50° C.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2021Date of Patent: August 27, 2024Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventor: Tetsuya Fujiwara
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Patent number: 12071370Abstract: The present invention relates to a glass substrate including a pair of main surfaces and an end surface, and having a surface layer diffusion Sn atom concentration of 2.0×1018 atomic/cm3 or more and 1.4×1019 atomic/cm3 or less in at least one of the main surfaces, the surface layer diffusion Sn atom concentration being obtained by subtracting an Sn atom concentration of an inside of the glass substrate from an Sn atom concentration of a surface layer of the glass substrate, in which the Sn atom concentration of a surface layer of the glass substrate is defined as an Sn atom concentration at a depth of 0.1 to 0.3 ?m from the main surface and the Sn atom concentration of an inside of the glass substrate is defined as an Sn atom concentration at a depth of 9.0 to 9.2 ?m from the main surface.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2021Date of Patent: August 27, 2024Assignee: AGC Inc.Inventors: Hirofumi Tokunaga, Daisuke Kobayashi, Kazutaka Ono, Atsuyoshi Takenaka, Yoshitaka Maeyanagi
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Patent number: 12071536Abstract: Provided is a collection of polymer particles comprising (I) a plurality of acrylic particles (I) each comprising (a) an acrylic core polymer (Ia) comprising (i) polymerized units of one or more monovinyl acrylic monomers (Iai), (ii) polymerized units of one or more Si-free graftlinkers (Iaii), (b) a shell polymer (Ib), (II) a plurality of hybrid polymer particles (II), each comprising (a) a core polymer (IIa) comprising (i) polymerized units of one or more silicon-containing monomers (IIai); (ii) optionally, polymerized units of one or more monovinyl acrylic monomers (IIaii); and (iii) polymerized units of one or more Si-free graftlinkers (IIaiii); (b) a shell polymer (IIb) comprising polymerized units of one or more acrylic monomers (IIb).Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2019Date of Patent: August 27, 2024Assignees: Rohm and Haas Company, Dow Silicones CorporationInventors: Morris Wills, Hailan Guo, Nanguo Liu, Jeffrey Rastello
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Patent number: 12043571Abstract: Embodiments disclosed therein generally pertain to selectively strengthening glass. More particularly, techniques are described for selectively strengthening cover glass, which tends to be thin, for electronic devices, namely, portable electronic devices.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2022Date of Patent: July 23, 2024Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventor: Douglas J. Weber
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Patent number: 12046686Abstract: The present invention discloses an optical bandpass filter structure targeting an arbitrary combination of the spectral ranges of R (red), G (green), B (blue) and IR (infrared) light, which comprises a substrate that is a wafer-based semiconductor sensing element, and a filter layer that is formed on one side of the substrate. The filter layer includes a plurality of basic units organized as a two-dimensional array, in which each of the basic units is composed of a plurality of pixel filter films fabricated by a vacuum coating method.Type: GrantFiled: November 11, 2021Date of Patent: July 23, 2024Inventors: Cheng-Hsing Tsou, Wei-Hao Cheng, Pei-Yuan Ni
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Patent number: 12041806Abstract: A foldable display device includes a foldable display panel and a foldable cover window disposed on the foldable display panel. The foldable cover window includes a flexible film and a first hard coating layer located on the flexible film with the first hard coating layer including a base material in combination with a linker material. The base material is a siloxane-based resin and the linker material is one of: a urethane-acrylic-based linker, an acrylic-based linker, and an epoxy-based linker.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2020Date of Patent: July 16, 2024Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Youngjoo Park, Seungkyu Lee, Sejin Jang, Jungmin Lee, Taehyoung Kwak, Hyesun Song
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Patent number: 12030818Abstract: Glass ceramic components for electronic devices are disclosed, as are components including a glass ceramic material. A cover member including a glass ceramic material may be positioned over one or more device components such as an optical module or a component of a wireless communication or charging system. The cover member may have optical properties, electrical properties, magnetic properties, and/or mechanical properties compatible with the requirements of the one or more device components.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2021Date of Patent: July 9, 2024Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventors: Christopher D. Prest, Matthew S. Rogers, Que Anh S. Nguyen
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Patent number: 12016193Abstract: A window includes a base substrate defining a recess and a functional layer disposed in the recess of the base substrate. The functional layer is disposed in a first recess defined in a top surface of the base substrate.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2020Date of Patent: June 18, 2024Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventor: Kyoung-Eun Lee
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Patent number: 12001238Abstract: A display device may include a display panel, and an anti-reflection layer disposed on the display panel. The display panel may include a first area including a first alignment mark, a bending area extending from the first area, and a second area extending from the bending area. The anti-reflection layer may include a second alignment mark overlapping the second area in a plan view.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 2021Date of Patent: June 4, 2024Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Tae Hyun Kim, Jonghyun Choi, Jiryun Park, Seokje Seong
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Patent number: 11974492Abstract: A display device includes a first region, a second region adjacent to a side of the first region, and a third region adjacent to another side of the first region; a display panel in the first region, the second region and the third region; a window on and overlapping the display panel; and a bonding member between the display panel and the window and in the first region, the second region and the third region. The bonding member includes a first bonding part having a first elastic modulus and in the first region, a second bonding part having a second elastic modulus and in the second region, and a third bonding part having a third elastic modulus and in the third region. The first elastic modulus is greater than each of the second elastic modulus and the third elastic modulus.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2020Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Kyoung Ah Lee, Min Gu Kim, Ji Soo Kim, Hyo Yul Yoon, Eui Yun Jang
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Patent number: 11964464Abstract: A tape includes: a substrate, a conductive adhesive layer disposed on the substrate, and an insulating layer disposed on a part of a bonding surface of the conductive adhesive layer. The insulating layer is configured to insulate the conductive adhesive layer from a conducting part of an object to be bonded.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2019Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignees: Beijing BOE Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd., BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.Inventors: Dong Cui, Rui Han, Qing Ma, Zeyuan Tong, Zhipeng Zhang, Fengping Wang, Yue Zhai, Zan Zhang, Wenyang Li, Weining Chi, Rui Tan, Shouyang Leng
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Patent number: 11963320Abstract: Glass-based article including a first surface and a second surface opposing the first surface defining a thickness (t), and a stress profile are disclosed having a thickness (t) of about 3 millimeters or less, and wherein all points of the stress profile between a thickness range from about 0·t up to 0.3·t and from greater than 0.7·t, comprise a tangent with a slope that is less than about ?0.1 MPa/micrometers or greater than about 0.1 MPa/micrometers. Also disclosed are glass-based articles having a thickness (t) in a range of 0.1 mm and 2 mm; and wherein at least one point of the stress profile in a first thickness range from about 0·t up to 0.020·t and greater than 0.98·t comprises a tangent with a slope of from about ?200 MPa/micrometer to about ?25 MPa/micrometer or about 25 MPa/micrometer to about 200 MPa/micrometer, and wherein all points of the stress profile in a second thickness range from about 0.035·t and less than 0.Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 2022Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: Corning IncorporatedInventors: Timothy Michael Gross, Xiaoju Guo, Pascale Oram, Kevin Barry Reiman, Rostislav Vatchev Roussev, Vitor Marino Schneider, Trevor Edward Wilantewicz
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Patent number: 11956907Abstract: A display device includes: a display panel having a first opening disposed in a display area; a window disposed on the display panel and including a second opening communicating with the first opening; and a light passing member at least partially within the first and second openings. Display devices constructed in this manner may resist loads and impacts.Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 2020Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Sung-Ki Jung, Dong-Su Yee
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Patent number: 11947395Abstract: A foldable display device is provided by the present disclosure. The foldable display device includes a foldable display panel and a foldable cover. The foldable cover is adhered to the foldable display panel. The foldable cover includes an inner substrate, an outer substrate and a first adhesive. The first adhesive is disposed between the inner substrate and the outer substrate. A thickness of the first adhesive is ranged from 1 micrometer to 40 micrometers, and a ratio of the sum of the thickness of the first adhesive and a thickness of the inner substrate to a thickness of the foldable cover is greater than or equal to 0.5 and less than 1. In addition, the foldable display device further includes a second adhesive disposed between the foldable display panel and the foldable cover.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2020Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: InnoLux CorporationInventors: Yuan-Lin Wu, Yu-Chia Huang, Kuan-Feng Lee
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Patent number: 11938714Abstract: An electronic device may include a housing including a support member in an inner space thereof, at least one conductive pattern disposed on the support member, a cover member combined with at least a part of the housing, a first adhesive member disposed between the housing and the cover member to be overlapped at least in part with the at least one conductive pattern when the cover member is viewed from above, and a first masking film member attached to the first adhesive member and disposed between the first adhesive member and the at least one conductive pattern to be overlapped with the at least one conductive pattern when the cover member is viewed from above. A surface of the first masking film member facing the at least one conductive pattern may include a photosensitive adhesive layer containing a photo-initiator and having an adhesive force reduced or removed through irradiation of ultraviolet (UV) rays.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2020Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., LtdInventors: Daum Hwang, Sangin Baek