Patents Examined by Bijan Ahvazi
  • Near-infrared-absorbing composition, near-infrared cut-off filter using same, camera module, and manufacturing method therefor
    Patent number: 9698186
    Abstract: A near-infrared-absorbing composition includes a copper compound and a compound having a partial structure represented by Formula (1) described below and the content of the copper compound is in a range of 3×10?3 mol to 1 mol in relation to 1 g of the compound having the partial structure represented by Formula (1) described below, in Formula (1), R1 represents a hydrogen atom or an organic group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Takashi Kawashima, Hidenori Takahashi, Toshihide Ezoe
  • Small scale microencapsulated pigments and uses thereof
    Patent number: 9695320
    Abstract: A method is provided for making thermochromic pigments in microcapsules having unusually small particle sizes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: Chromatic Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Terrill Scott Clayton, Timothy J. Owen, Lyle Small
  • Efficient white light scattering photonic bandgap crystal
    Patent number: 9690009
    Abstract: A photonic bandgap crystal or photonic bandgap crystal material comprising a self-assembled crystalline colloidal array (CCA) of monodisperse spherical particles having a face-centered-cubic (fcc) or a body-centered-cubic (bcc) lattice dispersed in a medium. The photonic bandgap crystal or photonic bandgap crystal material has a photonic bandgap for light in the visible and near-IR or a photonic bandgap for light in the visible range of wavelengths less than about 700 nm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: University of Pittsburgh—Of The Commonwealth System of Higher Education
    Inventor: Sanford A. Asher
  • Photo-stable and thermally-stable dye compounds for selective blue light filtered optic
    Patent number: 9683102
    Abstract: A system is provided comprising an optical filter. The optical filter comprises a Cu-porphyrin dye compound. The transmission spectrum of the system has an average transmission across the wavelength range of 460 nm-700 nm of at least 80%. The transmission spectrum of the system has an average transmission across the wavelength range 400 nm-460 nm that is less than 75%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: Frontier Scientific, Inc.
    Inventors: Dustin Robert Cefalo, Jerry Charles Bommer, Anita Trajkovska-Broach, Ronald David Blum, Andrew Ishak, Sean McGinnis
  • Photoresist composition for green color filter
    Patent number: 9678257
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a photosensitive composition for a green color filter. More particularly, the present disclosure relates to a dye for a green color filter which has a high light transmittance; a photosensitive composition including the dye; and a green color filter manufactured using the photosensitive composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyunjin Kim, Sunwoo Kang, Daewon Lee, Chul Huh
  • Electrophoretic dispersion
    Patent number: 9670367
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to an electrophoretic dispersion comprising charged pigment particles dispersed in a solvent or solvent mixture, wherein at least one type of the charged pigment particles has an aggregation size about 2 to about 10 times their primary size and/or has a PDI in the range of 0.1 to 0.3. The electrophoretic dispersion of the present invention is capable of improving both image bistability and contrast ratio through adjusting the size distribution of the charged pigment particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: E INK CALIFORNIA, LLC
    Inventors: Yu Li, Hui Du, Haiyan Gu
  • Color filter
    Patent number: 9664829
    Abstract: A color filter including a substrate and a red filter pattern is provided. The red filter pattern is disposed on the substrate, wherein the red filter pattern includes a red dye and a fluorescence quencher.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: Au Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Shiang-Lin Lian, Chien-Kai Chen, Ciou-Yin Chen, Chen-Hsien Liao
  • Fluorophosphate glass and method for producing the same and near-infrared absorbing filter
    Patent number: 9656905
    Abstract: To provide a fluorophosphates glass having a weather-resistant property and having an O2?/P5+ ratio even after production, which is set so that Cu2+ can be added with a quantity of such a degree suppressing an absorption of a visible light while absorbing a near-infrared light, and a method for producing the same, and a near-infrared light absorbing filter, wherein a molar ratio of a content of O2? with respect to a content of P5+ (O2?/P5+) in the fluorophosphates glass, is 3.2 or more and less than 3.4, and a molar ratio of a content of F? with respect to a total content of O2? and F? (F?/(O2?+F?)) in the fluorophosphates glass is 0.05 or more and 0.25 or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: HOYA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mikio Ikenishi, Yoshitake Tanno
  • Polymer composition with heat-absorbing properties
    Patent number: 9651712
    Abstract: The invention relates to polymer compositions for the production of mouldings, in particular spectacles and eye-protection equipment, which comply with the provisions of EN 169 (welder protection standard) and EN 1836/2005 (signal light detection). The compositions and mouldings are in particular processable at temperatures above 265° C., recyclable and have a notched impact strength of at least 65 kJ/cm2, and they comply with the required optical standards mentioned above.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: Covestro Deutschland AG
    Inventors: Michael Erkelenz, Rolf Wehrmann, Anke Boumans
  • Indium oxoalkoxides for producing coatings containing indium oxide
    Patent number: 9650396
    Abstract: The present invention relates to halogenated indium oxo alkoxides of the generic formula In7O2(OH)(OR)12X4(ROH)x where R=C1-C15-alkyl, C1-C15-alkenyl, C1-C15-alkynyl, C1-C15-alkoxyalkyl, C6-C15-aryl- or C7-C15-alkoxyaryl, X?F, Cl, Br, I and x=0 to 10, to processes for preparation thereof and to use thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: Evonik Degussa GmbH
    Inventors: Juergen Steiger, Duy Vu Pham, Heiko Thiem, Alexey Merkulov, Arne Hoppe
  • Photochromic tetrahydroindolizines
    Patent number: 9650374
    Abstract: Photochromic tetrahydroindolizines (THIs) bearing dihydroisoquinoline derivatives as heterocyclic bases and central fluorene groups have been synthesized via different chemical and photochemical pathways. Three alternative pathways for the synthesis of the target photochromic THI-based pyridazinopyrrolo[1,2-b]isoquinolines via in situ trapping with hydrazine hydrate are also provided. High product yields are obtained using different Sonogashira-mediated coupling reactions provided herein. Low temperature multichannel UV-vis and flash photolysis techniques were used to detect the photochromic and kinetic properties of the synthesized system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: Umm Al-Qura University
    Inventors: Saleh Abdel-Mgeed Ahmed Saleh, Mohamed Mokhtar Mohamed Abdalla, Khalid Soliman Khalil Khairou
  • Arsenic and antimony free, titanium oxide containing borosilicate glass and methods for the production thereof
    Patent number: 9650289
    Abstract: Titanium oxide containing borosilicate glasses, which have been produced without the use of arsenic and antimony compounds, are provided. An environmentally friendly refining method for providing titanium oxide containing borosilicate glass is also provided. The method includes using oxygen containing selenium compounds as refining agents to provide glasses with good transmittance values in the infrared range and show no disturbing discolorations. The glasses of the present disclosure are particularly suitable for the production of IR light conductors, cover glasses for photo sensors, and UV filters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: SCHOTT AG
    Inventors: Holger Wegener, Rainer Schwertfeger, Lenka Grygarova, Reinhard Kassner
  • Particles for electrophoretic displays
    Patent number: 9651846
    Abstract: This invention relates to particles for electrophoretic displays, a process for their preparation, electrophoretic fluids comprising such particles, and electrophoretic display devices comprising such fluids.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Louise Diane Farrand, Jonathan Henry Wilson, Simon Biggs, Olivier Cayre, Simon Lawson, Alexandre Richez, Simone Stuart-Cole
  • Particles for electrophoretic displays
    Patent number: 9645416
    Abstract: This invention relates to particles comprising a core particle and a polymeric shell, a process for their preparation, electrophoretic fluids comprising such particles, and electrophoretic display devices comprising such fluids.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Lewis Blackman, Louise Diane Farrand, Jonathan Henry Wilson, Simon Biggs, Olivier Cayre, Simon Lawson, Alexandre Richez
  • Electrophoretic particles, electrophoretic dispersion liquid, display sheet, display device, and electronic equipment
    Patent number: 9645467
    Abstract: Electrophoretic particle include a core particle; a siloxane-based compound that is bonded to a surface of the core particle and contains a connection structure in which a plurality of siloxane bonds are serially connected to each other; and a polarizing group that is an organic group bonded to the surface of the core particle, contains a main skeleton and a substituent bonded to the main skeleton, and has unevenly distributed electrons on the particle side of the main skeleton or the opposing side thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinobu Yokokawa, Masahiko Nakazawa
  • Electrophoretic particles, electrophoretic dispersion liquid, display sheet, display device, and electronic equipment
    Patent number: 9645466
    Abstract: Electrophoretic particle include a core particle (mother particle); a siloxane-based compound that is bonded to a surface of the core particle and contains a connection structure in which a plurality of siloxane bonds are serially connected to each other; and a charging group that is an organic group bonded to the surface of the core particle, contains a main skeleton, and has a positive or negative electric charge. It is preferable that the occupancy rate of an area to which the siloxane-based compound is bonded on the surface of the core particle be in the range of 0.05% to 20%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinobu Yokokawa, Masahiko Nakazawa
  • Coloring composition, colored cured film, color filter, solid-state image sensor and image display device
    Patent number: 9645492
    Abstract: Provided is a coloring composition which uses a dye polymer and which can form a pattern properly. The coloring composition includes a (A) dye multimer having a non-nucleophilic counter anion and a (B) polymerizable compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Junichi Itou, Suguru Samejima, Masayuki Harada, Hiroaki Idei, Yushi Kaneko, Tetsuya Watanabe, Kazuya Oota, Yousuke Murakami, Yoshinori Taguchi
  • Fluorinated ether compound, fluorinated ether composition and coating liquid, and substrate having surface-treated layer and method for its production
    Patent number: 9637650
    Abstract: To provide a fluorinated ether compound, a fluorinated ether composition and a coating liquid, whereby it is possible to form a surface-treated layer which has high initial water/oil repellency and which is excellent in abrasion resistance and fingerprint stain removability, and a substrate having a surface-treated layer and a method for its production. A fluorinated ether compound which has a poly(oxyperfluoroalkylene) chain (??) having a C4 oxyperfluoroalkylene unit (?) and an oxyperfluoroalkylene unit (?) other than the unit (?) and which has a hydrolysable silyl group on at least one terminal of the poly(oxyperfluoroalkylene) chain (??) via a linking group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: Asahi Glass Company, Limited
    Inventors: Eisuke Murotani, Taiki Hoshino, Akira Isobe, Daisuke Shirakawa, Daisuke Jomuta, Nobuyuki Otozawa
  • Use of inorganic materials for producing composites
    Patent number: 9631766
    Abstract: A method of producing composites from inorganic materials by processing with thermoplastic forming techniques mixtures containing one or more inorganic, fine residual materials and one or more polymers based on ethylenically unsaturated monomers in the form of protective colloid-stabilized, water-redispersible polymer powders, wherein the inorganic, fine residual materials are based on inorganic materials selected from the group consisting of gypsum, lime, talc, silicas, kaolins, silicates and titanium dioxide, and wherein the composites are based on from 5 to 80% by weight of polymers based on ethylenically unsaturated monomers and from 20 to 95% by weight of inorganic, fine residual materials, based on the total weight of polymer based on ethylenically unsaturated monomers and inorganic, fine residual materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: Wacker Chemie AG
    Inventors: Holger Bienerth, Klaus-Jürgen Eder, Karl Weber
  • Stablized polycarbonate blend with post consumer recycled plastics
    Patent number: 9624370
    Abstract: In various aspects, the invention relates to blended thermoplastic polymer compositions (e.g., polycarbonate or polycarbonate-polysiloxane copolymer compositions) comprising recycled acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS) polymer or recycled polystyrene polymer which contain at least one impurity and an acid melt flow stabilizer. The presence of the acid melt flow stabilizer improves the thermal stability of the polymer blend. In various further aspects, blended compositions further comprise a flame retardant. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: SABIC Global Technologies B.V.
    Inventor: Hiromi Ishida