Patents Examined by Carol M Koslow
  • Polycarbonate composition and heat shielding material made therefrom
    Patent number: 9382400
    Abstract: A polycarbonate composition includes a terminal hydroxy-containing polycarbonate and a halogen-containing alkali metal tungsten oxide of formula (I) in an amount ranging from 0.007 wt % to 0.09 wt % based on a total weight of the polycarbonate composition. The Formula (I) is represented as follows: MxWO3-yLy??(I) where M represents an alkali metal, W represents tungsten, L represents halogen, 0.001?x?1, and 0<y?0.5.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: CHI MEI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shu-Chi Lee, Heng-Bo Chiang, Chia-Hon Tai
  • Metal sulfide and rare-earth phosphate nanostructures and methods of making same
    Patent number: 9377464
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of producing a crystalline rare earth phosphate nanostructure. The method comprising: providing a rare earth metal precursor solution and providing a phosphate precursor solution; placing a porous membrane between the metal precursor solution and the phosphate precursor solution, wherein metal cations of the metal precursor solution and phosphate ions of the phosphate precursor solution react, thereby producing a crystalline rare earth metal phosphate nanostructure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignee: THE RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE STATE OF UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK
    Inventors: Stanislaus Wong, Fen Zhang
  • Phosphor, light-emitting apparatus including the same, and phosphor production method
    Patent number: 9362463
    Abstract: A phosphor is provided which is represented by the general formula MxCeyPrzSi6N8+w. M is at least one element selected from the group consisting of La, Y, Tb and Lu. And x, y, z and w satisfy 2.0<x<3.5, 0<y<1.0, 0<z<0.05, and 2.0<w<4.0, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takashi Kaide, Shoji Hosokawa
  • Phosphor, manufacture thereof; light-emitting device, and image display device utilizing phosphor
    Patent number: 9359551
    Abstract: Provided is a chemically and thermally stable phosphor having different emission characteristics than the conventional phosphor and exhibiting high emission intensity if combined with an LED of 470 nm or less. The phosphor of the present invention is represented by a composition formula: MdAeDfEgXh (d+e+f+g+h=1; M is one or more kinds of elements selected from Mn, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Tb, Dy, and Yb; A is one or more kinds of elements selected from Mg, Ca, Sr, and Ba; D is one or more kinds of elements selected from Si, Ge, Sn, Ti, Zr, and Hf; E is one or more kinds of elements selected from B, Al, Ga, In, Sc, Y, and La; and X is one or more kinds of elements selected from O, N, and F) and parameters d, e, f, g, and h satisfy the predetermined condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: National Institute for Materials Science
    Inventors: Naoto Hirosaki, Takashi Takeda, Shiro Funahashi
  • Electrolyte mixture for electrolytic capacitor, composition for conductive polymer synthesis and conductive polymer solid electrolytic capacitor formed by using the same
    Patent number: 9362057
    Abstract: An electrolyte mixture for electrolytic capacitor is disclosed. The electrolyte mixture includes a conductive polymer and a nitrogen-containing polymer. The nitrogen-containing polymer includes a cyclic nitrogen-containing polymer, a polymer with primary amine group, a polymer with secondary amine group, a polymer with tertiary amine group, a polymer with quaternary ammonium group, or a combination thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Hung-Chung Chien, Li-Duan Tsai, Yi-Chang Du
  • Magnetic material, method for producing magnetic material, and inductor element
    Patent number: 9362033
    Abstract: A magnetic material is disclosed, which includes magnetic particles containing at least one magnetic metal selected from the group including Fe, Co and Ni, and at least one non-magnetic metal selected from Mg, Al, Si, Ca, Zr, Ti, Hf, Zn, Mn, rare earth elements, Ba and Sr; a first coating layer of a first oxide that covers at least a portion of the magnetic particles; oxide particles of a second oxide that is present between the magnetic particles and constitutes an eutectic reaction system with the first oxide; and an oxide phase that is present between the magnetic particles and has an eutectic structure of the first oxide and the second oxide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Tomohiro Suetsuna, Seiichi Suenaga, Toshihide Takahashi, Tomoko Eguchi, Koichi Harada, Yasuyuki Hotta
  • Method of preparing core-shell structured nanoparticle having hard-soft magnetic heterostructure
    Patent number: 9362034
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a core-shell structured nanoparticle having hard-soft heterostructure, magnet prepared from the nanoparticle, and preparing method thereof. The core-shell structured nanoparticle having hard-soft magnetic heterostructure of present invention has some merits such as independence from resource supply problem of rare earth elements and low price and can overcome physical and magnetic limitations possessed by the conventional ferrite mono-phased material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignees: LG ELECTRONICS INC., INDUSTRY-UNIVERSITY COOPERATION FOUNDATION HANYANG UNIVERSITY ERICA CAMPUS
    Inventors: Jongryoul Kim, Jinbae Kim, Namseok Kang, Sanggeun Cho
  • Electrolyte mixture, electrolytic capacitor having the same and oxidant mixture for conjugated polymer synthesis
    Patent number: 9355785
    Abstract: An electrolyte mixture for an electrolytic capacitor is provided. The electrolyte mixture includes a conjugated polymer, a polyether and a nitrogen-containing compound, or includes the conjugated polymer, the polyether and a nitrogen-containing polymer, or includes the conjugated polymer and a polyether with nitrogen-containing functional groups. The electrolyte mixture provides a very high static capacitance for an electrolytic capacitor having the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Yi-Chang Du, Li-Duan Tsai, Hung-Chung Chien
  • Thermal insulation material
    Patent number: 9347216
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a thermal insulation material comprising date pits and polyester resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: United Arab Emirates University
    Inventors: Basim Abu-Jdayil, Abdel Hamid I. Mourad
  • Method and apparatus for manufacturing isotropic magnetic nanocolloids by pulsed laser ablation
    Patent number: 9349535
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and apparatuses for manufacturing highly isotropic magnetic nanoparticles. In particular, manufacturing of spherical and amorphous particles suspended in a solvent by irradiating alloy targets submerged in a solvent using nanosecond-scale laser pulses is disclosed. The absence of shape and crystalline anisotropy in the particles yields a colloidal suspension with excellent soft magnetic properties which can be used to improve the performance of various medical diagnostic devices and consumer electronics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: Metastable Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin Hagedorn, Henrietta Malizia
  • Magnetoelectric material and method of manufacturing the same
    Patent number: 9340902
    Abstract: The present invention provides a magnetoelectric material in which an electric property is capable of being controlled by a magnetic field or a magnetic property is capable of being controlled by an electric field, and a method of manufacturing the same. Particularly, the present invention provides a magnetoelectric material in which a distance between magnetic ions interacting with each other is controlled by using non-magnetic ions or alkaline earth metal ions, and a method of manufacturing the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: SNU R&DB FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Kee Hoon Kim, Sae Hwan Chun, Yi Sheng Chai, Kwang Woo Shin
  • Ferrite magnetic material
    Patent number: 9336933
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a ferrite magnetic material which can provide a permanent magnet retaining high Br and HcJ as well as having high Hk/HcJ. The ferrite magnetic material according to a preferred embodiment is a ferrite magnetic material formed of hard ferrite, wherein a P content in terms of P2O5 is 0.001% by mass or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: TDK Corporation
    Inventors: Junichi Nagaoka, Takahiro Mori, Hiroyuki Morita, Yoshihiko Minachi
  • Sorohalide scintillators, phosphors, and uses thereof
    Patent number: 9334444
    Abstract: The present invention relates to sorohalide compounds having formula A3B2X9, where A is an alkali metal, B is a rare earth metal, and X is a halogen. Optionally, the sorohalide includes a dopant D. Such undoped and doped sorohalides are useful as scintillation materials or phosphors for any number of uses, including for radiation detectors, solid-state light sources, gamma-ray spectroscopy, medical imaging, and drilling applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: Sandia Corporation
    Inventors: Pin Yang, Haoran Deng, F. Patrick Doty, Xiaowang Zhou
  • Processes for synthesizing nanocrystals and nanocrystal compositions
    Patent number: 9334440
    Abstract: A process of synthesizing nanocrystals, the process including contacting a first precursor, a ligand compound, and a second precursor in a solvent having a boiling point of less than or equal to about 150° C. and a polarity index of less than or equal to 5, and performing a thermal decomposition reaction between the first precursor and the second precursor at a higher pressure than atmospheric pressure and at a higher temperature than a boiling point of the solvent, wherein at least one of the first precursor and the second precursor is a metal-containing precursor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Eun Joo Jang, Hyo Sook Jang, Won Joo Lee
  • Luminescent material particles comprising a coating and lighting unit comprising such luminescent material
    Patent number: 9334442
    Abstract: The invention provides a a luminescent material comprising particles of UV-luminescent material having a coating, wherein the coating (a “multi-layer coating”) comprises a first coating layer and a second coating layer, wherein the first coating layer is between the luminescent material and the second coating layer, and wherein in a specific embodiment the second coating layer comprises an alkaline earth oxide, especially MgO. Further, the invention provides a lighting unit comprising such luminescent material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.
    Inventors: Georg Greuel, Thomas Juestel, Jagoda Magdalena Kuc
  • Phosphor, light-emitting device, image pickup device, liquid crystal display device, lighting device, and vehicle
    Patent number: 9328877
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a (Ba1?z,Srz)3MgSi2O8:Eu2+ based phosphor with high emission quantum efficiency. Specifically, the present disclosure provides a blue light emitting phosphor including: a (Ba1?z,Srz)3MgSi2O8 based crystal where z satisfies 0?z<1 and a (Ba1?z,Srz)MgSiO4 based crystal where z satisfies 0?z<1 as a host crystal; and Eu2+ as a luminescent center.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Mitsuru Nitta, Seigo Shiraishi, Osamu Inoue, Kojiro Okuyama, Yoshihisa Nagasaki, Takashi Ohbayashi
  • Passivation of metal halide scintillators
    Patent number: 9328287
    Abstract: A halide material, such as scintillator crystals of LaBr3:Ce and SrI2:Eu, with a passivation surface layer is disclosed. The surface layer comprises one or more halides of lower water solubility than the scintillator crystal that the surface layer covers. A method for making such a material is also disclosed. In certain aspects of the disclosure, a passivation layer is formed on a surface of a halide material such as a scintillator crystal of LaBr3:Ce of SrI2:Eu by fluorinating the surface with a fluorinating agent, such as F2 for LaBr3:Ce and HF for SrI2:Eu.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.
    Inventors: A. Andrew Carey, Peter Carl Cohen, Mark S. Andreaco
  • Nanoferrite flakes
    Patent number: 9324484
    Abstract: A ferrite layer having a columnar structure is formed, and ferrite flakes are separated from the ferrite layer. The ferrite flakes include a metal oxide having a spinel cubic crystal structure with a stoichiometry represented by AB2O4, where A and B represent different lattice sites occupied by cationic species, and O represents oxygen in its own sublattice.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: Arizona Board of Regents for and on behalf of Arizona State University
    Inventors: Nicole M. Ray, William T. Petuskey
  • Materials for photoluminescence wavelength converted solid-state light emitting devices and arrangements
    Patent number: 9318670
    Abstract: A photoluminescence material paste comprises: a first inorganic photoluminescence material having a first density, a second inorganic photoluminescence material having a second density and a light transmissive non-curable silicone fluid that is not curable by itself. The first density of the first inorganic photoluminescence material is different from the second density of the second inorganic photoluminescence material. The first and second inorganic photoluminescence materials are substantially homogenously distributed within the light transmissive non-curable silicone fluid to form the photoluminescence material paste. A weight loading of the first and second photoluminescence materials in the photoluminescence material paste is in a range of about 60% to about 95%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignee: Intematix Corporation
    Inventors: Xianglong Yuan, Binghua Chai, Yi-Qun Li
  • Method for manufacturing red phosphor
    Patent number: 9318658
    Abstract: Provided is a process for producing a red phosphor, said process achieving enhanced productivity. Also provided are: a red phosphor having excellent luminescence characteristics; and a white light source, a lighting system, and a liquid crystal display device, using the red phosphor. This process comprises: mixing an A-containing compound, a nitrogen-free europium source, a silicon-containing compound, an aluminum-containing compound and a carbon-containing reducing agent so as to form a mixture wherein the atomic ratio among A, europium (Eu), silicon (Si), aluminum (Al) and carbon (C) is a value represented by compositional formula (1); firing the mixture; and pulverizing the fired mixture. (Am?xEux)Aly(Si1?zCz)90 nN[12+y?2(n?m)/3] (1) [wherein A is at least one element selected from among magnesium (Mg), calcium (Ca), strontium (Sr) and barium (Ba), and m, x, z and n satisfy the relationships: 3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignee: DEXERIALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masaki Kanno, Takamasa Izawa, Tsuneo Kusunoki