Patents Examined by Prashant J Khatri
  • Patent number: 10792897
    Abstract: A component comprising a first part and a second part, wherein a third part is positioned between the first and second parts, wherein: (iv) said first part comprises a polymeric material (A) which comprises a repeat unit of formula (XI) wherein t1, and w1 independently represent 0 or 1 and v1 represents 0, 1 or 2; (v) said second part comprises a polymeric material (B) which comprises a repeat unit of formula (XI) wherein t1, and w1 independently represent 0 or 1 and v1 represents 0, 1 or 2; and (vi) said third part comprises a polymeric material (C) which comprises a polymer having a repeat unit of formula —O-Ph-O-Ph-CO-Ph-??I and a repeat unit of formula —O-Ph-Ph-O-Ph-CO-Ph-??II wherein Ph represents a phenylene moiety.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: VICTREX MANUFACTURING LIMITED
    Inventors: Stuart Green, Michael John Percy
  • Patent number: 10787386
    Abstract: Described herein are antimicrobial articles having improved antimicrobial efficacy and antireflective properties. Further described are methods of making and using the improved articles. The antimicrobial articles generally include an antimicrobial element and an antireflective element. The antireflective element, in some cases, can be disposed directly on a glass, glass-ceramic or ceramic substrate and the antimicrobial element is disposed on the antireflective element. The article can exhibit a reflectance of about 4% or less (and less than 1% in some cases) in the range of about 425 nm to about 725 nm. Further, the article can be characterized with an antimicrobial efficacy by exhibiting at least a 2 log reduction in a concentration of at least Staphylococcus aureus, Enterobacter aerogenes, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteria under a Modified EPA Copper Test Protocol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: CORNING INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Karl William Koch, III, Wageesha Senaratne
  • Patent number: 10780972
    Abstract: A coated transparency including an electrically conductive multilayer stack is disclosed. The electrically conductive multilayer stack includes a first metal oxide layer including aluminum doped zinc (AZO), a metal layer including gold, and a second metal oxide layer including AZO. The electrically conductive multilayer stack has a low sheet resistance to provide radar attenuation and anti-static or static-dissipative properties, and has greater flexibility and resistance to corrosion than conventional multilayer stacks used to coat aircraft canopies and other substrates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: PPG Industries Ohio, Inc.
    Inventors: Krishna K. Uprety, Alexander Bimanand, Khushroo H. Lakdawala
  • Patent number: 10774541
    Abstract: The invention provides a high strength stone plastic floor and manufacturing method thereof. The stone plastic floor comprises a PVC substrate and a surface layer on a surface of the PVC substrate. Compositions of PVC substrate comprise: PVC powder from 20 to 35 weight percent, calcium carbonate from 60 to 70 weight percent, stabilizer from 1 to 3 weight percent, flexibilizer from 1 to 3 weight percent, lubricants from 0.4 to 1 weight percent, and colorant from 0.4 to 1 weight percent. The high strength stone plastic floor does not contain plasticizer so environmental risks are completely avoided. The contractility is good. The high strength stone plastic floor is resistant to high temperature and direct sunlight. Compared with conventional stone plastic floor, lifespan of the present invention is prolonged. The PVC substrate of the floor can be combined with different layers and can integrate different advantages of other floors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Inventor: Xiaoling Zhang
  • Patent number: 10773997
    Abstract: A transparent pane comprising a transparent substrate and an electrically conductive coating on a surface of the transparent substrate is disclosed. The electrically conductive coating comprises four functional layers arranged one atop another. Each functional layer comprises a layer of optically highly refractive material with a refractive index >1.3, a first matching layer above the layer of optically highly refractive material, an electrically conductive layer above the first matching layer, and a second matching layer above the electrically conductive layer. The layer thickness of each conductive layer can be 5 nm to 25 nm and the total layer thickness of all electrically conductive layers can be 20 nm to 100 nm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE
    Inventors: Klaus Fischer, Matthias Kuehne, Sandra Hornschuh, Roberto Zimmermann, Martin Henseler, Dagmar Schaefer, Michael Jansen
  • Patent number: 10773489
    Abstract: A glass article has substantially perpendicular draw lines and includes a first outermost pane having a thickness of from 1.1 to 4.0 mm. The glass article also includes a second outermost pane disposed opposite the first outermost pane and having a thickness of from 0.3 to 1.05 mm. The glass article further includes a transparent interlayer disposed between the first and second outermost panes. Each of the first outermost pane and the second outermost pane independently has a length and includes draw lines that extend along the length. The first outermost pane is bonded to the second outermost pane via the transparent interlayer such that the draw lines of the first outermost pane are disposed substantially perpendicularly to the draw lines of the second outermost pane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: AGC Automotive Americas Co.
    Inventors: Timothy D. Peck, Rachael M. Blodgett
  • Patent number: 10752740
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are embodiments of films which comprise a polypropylene resin comprising at least 50 mol % propylene, an MWD (Mw/Mn) of greater than 5, and a branching index (g?) of at least 0.95.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc.
    Inventors: Saifudin M. Abubakar, Prasadarao Meka, Stefan B. Ohlsson
  • Patent number: 10745318
    Abstract: A material includes a transparent substrate coated with a stack of thin layers successively including, starting from the substrate, an alternation of three silver-based functional metal layers of increasing thickness and of four dielectric coatings denoted, starting from the substrate, M1, M2, M3 and M4, wherein each dielectric coating includes at least one high-index dielectric layer, the refractive index of which is at least 2.15 and the optical thickness of which is greater than 20 nm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE
    Inventors: Jean Carlos Lorenzzi, Nicolas Mercadier
  • Patent number: 10738172
    Abstract: A display panel assembly is made by optically bonding a display panel and a substantially transparent substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
    Inventors: David Scott Thompson, Robert S. Davidson, David A. Berry, Huang Chin Hung, Audrey A. Sherman
  • Patent number: 10737470
    Abstract: Polymeric interlayers for use in making multiple layer panels having a unique balance of properties are provided. Single and multiple layer interlayers according to various embodiments of the present invention can be used to form multiple layer panels that exhibit both enhanced rigidity and improved impact resistance, while still retaining desirable optical performance. Interlayers and multiple layer panels of the present invention may be particularly suitable for use in a wide range of applications, including, for example, in many indoor and outdoor architectural and structural applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: Solutia Inc.
    Inventors: Aristotelis Karagiannis, Yalda Farhoudi, Yinong Ma, Megan Lee Szlosek, Pu Zhang
  • Patent number: 10729235
    Abstract: A plastic suction table board has a table top and a bottom board, wherein the edge of the table top is disposed with a side edge extending downwardly, and the edge of the bottom board is disposed with a hem extending upwardly, the hem is an arc structure protruding out of the plastic suction table board, the top end of the hem is disposed with a lip extending upwardly, the side edge covers the lip, the bottom end of the side edge is disposed above the hem. The edge of the bottom board is disposed with the hem of arc structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: NEW-TEC INTEGRATION (XIAMEN) CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Luhao Leng
  • Patent number: 10723101
    Abstract: An optical laminate structure including first and second layers each having a bonding face, at least one step on at least one of the bonding faces, a retarder layer between the first and second layers, and first and second adhesive layers. The first layer may cause outgassing. The retarder layer has first and second bonding faces facing the first and second layers, respectively. The first adhesive layer bonds together the bonding face of the first layer and the first bonding face of the retarder layer and has such hardness that suppresses the outgassing at an interface between the first layer and the first adhesive layer. The second adhesive layer bonds together the bonding face of the second layer and the second bonding face of the retarder layer, is more flexible than the first adhesive layer, and has such hardness as to get distorted by the step and thereby absorb height of the step.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: HOSIDEN CORPORATION
    Inventor: Masato Shimizu
  • Patent number: 10711133
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the combination of halogen-free flame retardant additives in a copolyester to improve the flame retardant properties of the copolyester composition while retaining clarity and impact properties, methods of making the copolyester composition and articles made from the copolyester composition. More specifically, the present invention relates to the use of a polymeric sulfonyl and phosphonate containing flame retardant compound in copolyester compositions to improve the flame retardant properties while retaining clarity, glass transition temperature, impact properties, methods of making said copolyester compositions and articles therefrom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: Robert Erik Young, Kendrick Casey Halsey
  • Patent number: 10704777
    Abstract: The present invention has as its object the provision of a fluorescent light source device capable of stably obtaining high luminous efficiency and a production process of the same. The fluorescent light source device of the present invention includes a fluorescent plate which has a fluorescent light-emitting layer formed of a polycrystalline material and in which a periodic structure body is formed on an excitation light incident side of the fluorescent light-emitting layer. The fluorescent plate has a thermal diffusion layer which is directly bonded to a front surface of the fluorescent light-emitting layer on the excitation light incident side and has a thermal conductivity larger than that of the fluorescent light-emitting layer, and a high thermal conductive layer provided on a back surface of the fluorescent light-emitting layer opposite to the excitation light incident side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: Ushio Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masaki Inoue, Kiyoyuki Kabuki
  • Patent number: 10696018
    Abstract: A multilayer interlayer structure having a low Mw/high Tg layer and a high Mw layer, the interlayer having a high E? modulus and a higher Tg. The high Tg layer has a Tg of at least 50° C. and a weight average molecular weight of not more than 160,000. The high Mw layer has a molecular weight greater than 160,000. The interlayer structure has increased stiffness without having to increase its thickness, and has an increased Tg to enable the structure to be used in applications that require good modulus at outdoor temperatures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: Solutia Inc.
    Inventors: Aristotelis Karagiannis, Megan L. Szlosek, Yalda Farhoudi
  • Patent number: 10693024
    Abstract: An assembly that includes a barrier film interposed between a first polymeric film substrate and a first major surface of a pressure sensitive adhesive layer is provided. The first polymeric film substrate has a first coefficient of thermal expansion that is, in some embodiments, up to 50 parts per million per Kelvin. The pressure sensitive adhesive layer has a second major surface opposite the first major surface that is disposed on a second polymeric film substrate. The second polymeric film substrate is typically resistant to degradation by ultraviolet light. In some embodiments, the second polymeric film substrate has a second coefficient of thermal expansion that is at least 40 parts per million per Kelvin higher than the first coefficient of thermal expansion. The assembly is transmissive to visible and infrared light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
    Inventors: Mark D. Weigel, Mark A. Roehrig, Alan K. Nachtigal, Samuel Kidane, Andrew J. Henderson
  • Patent number: 10684395
    Abstract: Provided is a refractive-index-matching thin film, which is an inorganic crystal thin film, wherein a matching layer including inorganic films having different refractive indices is formed on the surface of a substrate and, more particularly, to a refractive-index-matching thin film, which is configured such that a matching layer including one or more inorganic films having different refractive indices is formed on the surface of a substrate made of a polymer, ceramic, metal or combinations thereof, thus protecting the surface of flexible displays such as curved and bendable displays.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: UNID CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dong Shin Yun, Sang Min Kim
  • Patent number: 10683433
    Abstract: A coated substrate includes: a substrate and a first layer on at least a portion of the substrate, the first layer including a polymer selected from the group consisting of an acrylic, an epoxy, a polyurethane, a copolymer thereof, and a mixture thereof, and an additive selected from the group consisting of an ultraviolet light (UV) absorber, a UV stabilizer, and a mixture thereof. The coated substrate further includes a second layer on at least a portion of the first layer, and a third layer on at least a portion of the second layer. A method of forming a coated substrate includes: forming a first layer on at least a portion of a substrate; forming a second layer on at least portion of the first layer; and forming a third layer by plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition on at least a portion of the second layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: PPG INDUSTRIES OHIO, INC.
    Inventors: Krishna K. Uprety, Alexander Bimanand, Khushroo H. Lakdawala, Harry Buhay
  • Patent number: 10669403
    Abstract: A polyolefin composition includes a polyolefin substrate having incorporated therein a nucleating agent and a filler, wherein the composition exhibits an impact strength of >35 in-lb measured according to ASTM D4226, and a coefficient of linear thermal expansion of <4.5×10E-05 in/in/ft measured according to ASTM D696. The polyolefin composition may further include one or more of an ultraviolet light absorber, a hindered amine light stabilizer, an antioxidant, a colorant, a flame retardant, and an antimicrobial compound. The polyolefin compositions may be useful for construction articles for outdoor use, for instance house siding, cladding, soffit or roofing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Stephen Mark Andrews, Joseph James Fay, Roswell Easton King, Mohammad Zafar, Zhisheng Chen, Thomas Friend Thompson, Feng Zuo
  • Patent number: 10668691
    Abstract: Polymeric interlayers for use in making multiple layer panels having a unique balance of properties are provided. Single and multiple layer interlayers according to various embodiments of the present invention can be used to form multiple layer panels that exhibit both enhanced rigidity and improved impact resistance, while still retaining desirable optical performance. Interlayers and multiple layer panels of the present invention may be particularly suitable for use in a wide range of applications, including, for example, in many indoor and outdoor architectural and structural applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Inventors: Aristotelis Karagiannis, Yalda Farhoudi, Yinong Ma, Megan Lee Szlosek, Pu Zhang