Patents Examined by Kenneth J Stachel
  • Patent number: 11868088
    Abstract: An escape wheel (an example of a timepiece component) has a silicon-made substrate having an insertion portion into which an axle is inserted, and a coating film formed in a contact portion which comes into contact with at least the axle, at a surface of the substrate. The coating film contains metal alkoxide having a fluorine atom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Inventors: Munehiro Shibuya, Takeo Funakawa
  • Patent number: 11781038
    Abstract: A color conversion panel includes a substrate, a low refractive layer disposed on one surface of the substrate and including a carbosilane-siloxane copolymer, a color conversion layer disposed on the low refractive layer and including a color conversion member and a planarization layer covering the low refractive layer and the color conversion layer, wherein the low refractive layer has a refractive index of less than or equal to 1.30 in a wavelength of 500 nm to 550 nm, and the color conversion member includes a quantum dot, and a manufacturing method thereof is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dongju Shin, Seungeun Lee, Woojin Lee
  • Patent number: 11767447
    Abstract: Provided herein is a topcoat composition comprising at least one fluorosilicone, a hydride-functional crosslinking agent, an infrared-absorbing filler, and at least one dispersant that is non-reactive with the hydride-functional crosslinking agent, by weight based on a total weight of the topcoat composition, wherein the topcoat composition has a degree of crosslinking between about 10 micrograms/hour/milligrams to about 20 micrograms/hour/milligrams. Further provided herein are methods of making the topcoat composition, as well as an imaging blanket and methods of reducing coating defects on a media coated using the imaging member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: XEROX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenny-Tuan T. Dinh, Alexander N. Klymachyov, Lin Ma, Kyle B. Tallman, Eric Robert Dudek, Michael L. Mehan, Harry F. Freitas, Jr., Angela Schnuerch, Michael S. Roetker, Ngoc-Tram Le, Varun Sambhy, Santokh S. Badesha
  • Patent number: 11760062
    Abstract: An article including a base material of zirconium oxide, an intermediate layer located on the base material, and a surface treating layer formed from a surface treating agent containing a fluorine-containing silane compound located on the intermediate layer, wherein the intermediate layer includes one or more metal oxides. Also disclosed is a process for forming the surface treating layer and a process for producing the article.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshiaki Honda, Takeshi Maehira
  • Patent number: 11739237
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides sol-gel films and substrates, such as vehicle components, having a sol-gel film disposed thereon. At least one sol-gel formulation has about 10 wt % or less water content based on the total weight of the sol-gel formulation and comprises an organosilane, a metal alkoxide, an acid stabilizer, and an organic solvent. At least one vehicle component comprises a sol-gel coating system comprising a metal substrate and a sol-gel formulation disposed on the metal substrate. The sol-gel formulation has about 10 wt % or less water content based on the total weight of the sol-gel formulation and comprises an organosilane, a metal alkoxide, an acid stabilizer, and an organic solvent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: James A. Moore, Daniel W. Huff, Dennis K. Kennedy
  • Patent number: 11680172
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a photocurable coating composition for forming a low refractive layer, a method for preparing an antireflection film using the photocurable coating composition, and an anti-reflective film prepared by using the photocurable coating composition. According to the present invention, a low refractive layer is formed of a photocurable coating composition containing two or more types of photo-polymerizable compounds, a photoinitiator, surface-treated hollow inorganic nanoparticles, and surface-treated solid inorganic nanoparticles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Jin Seok Byun, Jae Young Kim, Boo Kyung Kim, Seok Hoon Jang, Yeong Rae Chang
  • Patent number: 11680010
    Abstract: Methods for evaluating a chemically strengthened housing component for an electronic device are disclosed. These methods may allow non-destructive determination of whether the chemical strengthening of the component meets specifications. Systems suitable for use with the methods are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Tyler A. Marshall, Christopher C. Bartlow
  • Patent number: 11660898
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method of inkjet printing an image on a glass container comprising the steps of: a) manufacturing a glass container having a CEC layer; b) removing at least part of the CEC layer to a level wherein the remaining CEC layer has a thickness of less than 20 nm by washing the CEC from the glass container with an aqueous solution containing non-ionic surfactant, rinsing with water and blowing the water from the container by means of a pressurized air stream, c) inkjet printing an image on the glass container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: Anheuser-Busch InBev S.A.
    Inventors: Marin Steenackers, Roel De Mondt, Johan Van De Velde, Jonas Vandecruys, Yolanda Justo, Roland Claes
  • Patent number: 11653446
    Abstract: A laminated plate has a metallic conductive layer layered on one surface or each surface of an insulating substrate, the insulating substrate contains a fluorine resin and a polymer of an alkoxysilane, and the fluorine resin is dispersed in the polymer of the alkoxysilane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: NIPPON PILLAR PACKING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Koichi Shimauchi, Yoshitsugu Furui
  • Patent number: 11643570
    Abstract: A process for forming a fingerprint-resistant coating on a substrate comprising activating the substrate by exposure to a plasma, and then depositing on the activated substrate at least one alkyl backbone monolayer, and hydroxyl-polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (OH-POSS) nanoparticles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: NBD NANOTECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Miguel Galvez, Bong June Zhang, Esra Altinok
  • Patent number: 11639315
    Abstract: A coated component, along with methods of its formation and use, is provided. The coated component may include a substrate having a surface, a first refractory layer on the surface of the substrate, a silicon-based bond coating on the first refractory layer, and an environmental barrier coating on the silicon-based bond coating. The silicon-based bond coating includes a silicon-phase contained within a refractory phase such that, when melted, the silicon-phase is contained within the refractory phase and between the surface of the substrate and an inner surface of the environmental barrier coating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Glen Harold Kirby, Suresh Subramanian, Suresh Viswanathan, James Dale Steibel
  • Patent number: 11621210
    Abstract: A thermal interface material (TIM) includes a modified release layer having an organosilane-coated surface covalently bound to a TIM formulation layer. The modified release layer may be formed by applying an organosilane (e.g., vinyltriethoxysilane) to the surface of a thermally conductive release layer (e.g., aluminum foil). The organosilane reacts with hydroxyl groups on the surface of the thermally conductive release layer. The TIM formulation layer may be formed by applying a TIM formulation (e.g., a graphite TIM formulation) containing an unsaturated monomer (e.g., methyl acrylate) to the organosilane-coated surface of the modified release layer, and then curing the TIM formulation so that the unsaturated monomer of the TIM formulation reacts with the organosilane-coated surface of the modified release layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Dylan J. Boday, Joseph Kuczynski, Jason T. Wertz, Jing Zhang
  • Patent number: 11610575
    Abstract: An acoustic lens contains a base material composed of a diorganopolysiloxane or a silicone rubber compound utilizing a diorganopolysiloxane as a main component, and plate-like inorganic compound particles dispersed in the base material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takayuki Kondo, Koji Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 11560494
    Abstract: According to the present invention, a surface treatment agent which contains a coating composition that contains (A) one or more compounds selected from among organosilane or siloxane compounds represented by formula (1) and partial (hydrolysis) condensation products of the compounds and (B) one or more compounds selected from among silane or siloxane compounds represented by formula (2) and partial (hydrolysis) condensation products of the compounds at a mass ratio of from 50:50 to 90:10 is able to form a cured coating film that has excellently low fingerprint visibility. (In formula (1), A represents —C(?O)OR1, —C(?O)NR12, —C(?O)SR1 or —P(?O)(OR1)2; R1 represents H, an alkyl group, an aryl group or an aralkyl group; Y represents a divalent organic group; R represents an alkyl group or a phenyl group; X represents a hydroxyl group or a hydrolyzable group; and n is 1-3.) (In formula (2), Rf represents a perfluoroalkylene group or a divalent perfluoropolyether group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seiya Mori, Ryusuke Sakoh
  • Patent number: 11560481
    Abstract: Provided is a surface treatment agent including an alkoxysilane compound having a cyclic silazane structure represented by the following general formula (1): wherein R1 represents an unsubstituted linear alkyl group having 6 to 20 carbon atoms, R2 represents a substituted or unsubstituted alkylene group having 3 to 6 carbon atoms that may include a heteroatom, R3 and R4 each independently represent a substituted or unsubstituted monovalent hydrocarbon group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, and n represents an integer of 0 or 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Takeshi Nyuugaku
  • Patent number: 11459650
    Abstract: A coated article including an article having a surface; an oxidation resistant bond coat layer deposited on the surface, the oxidation resistant bond coat layer comprising a healing silica matrix and at least one oxygen scavenger forming a metal silicide network dispersed within the healing silica matrix; and a top coat layer disposed upon the oxidation resistant bond coat layer, whereby the oxidation resistant bond coat layer is operable to seal a crack in the top coat layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: Raytheon Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Xia Tang, David C. Jarmon, James T. Beals, R. Wesley Jackson, Paul Sheedy
  • Patent number: 11447605
    Abstract: Provided is a touch sensitive device including an electroactive film, a display device including the same, and a method of manufacturing the electroactive film. The touch sensitive device of the present disclosure includes an electroactive film including a siloxane polymer having a fluoro group or a chloro group bonded to a part of the backbone, and the electroactive film has a dielectric constant that is improved by 15% or more by elongation at an elongation rate of 100% or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Taeheon Kim, SuSeok Choi, Yong-Su Ham, YongWoo Lee, MyungJin Lim, Seulgi Choi
  • Patent number: 11364710
    Abstract: Provided are a composition which includes a compound having a benzodithiol structure and a compound having an —O—Si—O— structure and is capable of forming a film that has long-wavelength ultraviolet range shielding properties, high pencil hardness and good light fastness; a film; a glass article; a compound; a high purity composition; a method for producing a compound; and a method for producing a film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Jimbo, Jun Tanabe
  • Patent number: 11332582
    Abstract: Crosslinkable or crosslinked silicone compositions that can be used, in particular, to form a non-stick and water-repellent coating or film for flexible substrates and in the form of natural or synthetic polymer films are provided. These compositions comprise crosslinking organopolysiloxanes bearing SiH units and unsaturated organopolysiloxanes, preferably vinyl organopolysiloxanes, capable of reacting with the crosslinker by addition reaction, in the presence of platinum in order to form the non-stick crosslinked coating on the flexible substrate, and at least one crosslinking and attachment-promoting additive X. These compositions are advantageously free of solvent and can be crosslinked instantaneously into a non-stick and/or water-repellent coating for a flexible substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: Elkem Silicones France SAS
    Inventors: Michel Feder, John White, Sébastien Marrot
  • Patent number: 11306210
    Abstract: A nonstick ceramic coating composite and a heating kitchen utensil using the same, and more particularly, a nonstick ceramic coating composite that is prepared by filing a nonstick silicone fluid in the pores of a functional filler and mixing the filler with an inorganic binding agent, etc. and a heating kitchen utensil that has a nonstick ceramic coating layer using the nonstick ceramic coating composite in order to render heating kitchen utensils nonstick for a long period, according to which it is possible to provide a nonstick ceramic coating composite that is prepared by loading a nonstick silicone fluid in the pores of a functional filler and mixing the filler with an inorganic binding agent, etc., and, by applying the nonstick ceramic coating composite on a heating kitchen utensil, acquire adequate corrosion resistance, wear resistance, heat resistance, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: SAM KWANG CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Seong Heum Uhm