Patents Examined by Prashant J Khatri
  • Patent number: 11548265
    Abstract: Scratch and damage resistant laminated glass articles are disclosed. According to one aspect, a laminated glass article may include a glass core layer formed from core glass composition and includes a core glass elastic modulus EC and at least one glass clad layer fused directly to the glass core layer. The at least one glass clad layer may be formed from an ion exchangeable clad glass composition different than the core glass composition and includes a clad glass elastic modulus ECL. The laminated glass article may have a total thickness T and the at least one glass clad layer may have a thickness TCL that is greater than or equal to 30% of the total thickness T. EC may be at least 5% greater than ECL.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: Corning Incorporated
    Inventors: Timothy Michael Gross, Charlene Marie Smith
  • Patent number: 11548266
    Abstract: Scratch and damage resistant laminated glass articles are disclosed. According to one aspect, a laminated glass article may include a glass core layer formed from an ion exchangeable core glass composition and includes a core glass elastic modulus EC and at least one glass clad layer fused directly to the glass core layer. The at least one glass clad layer may be formed from an ion exchangeable clad glass composition different than the ion exchangeable core glass composition and includes a clad glass elastic modulus ECL. The laminated glass article may have a total thickness T and the at least one glass clad layer may have a thickness TCL that is less than 30% of the total thickness T. EC may be at least 5% greater than ECL.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: Corning Incorporated
    Inventors: Timothy Michael Gross, Charlene Marie Smith
  • Patent number: 11551655
    Abstract: A sound absorption structure and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. The sound absorption structure includes a first sound absorption layer comprising first elements of which longitudinal directions are misaligned in a thickness direction of the sound absorption structure, the first sound absorption layer having a first internal filling density and absorbing sound waves of a first reactance frequency; and a second sound absorption layer disposed on the first sound absorption layer, having a second internal filling density different from the first internal filling density, and absorbing sound waves of a second reactance frequency different from the first reactance frequency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: Korea Institute of Science and Technology
    Inventors: Myoung-Woon Moon, O Chang Kwon, Young A Lee
  • Patent number: 11543656
    Abstract: A substrate, such as a windshield, includes: a first glass element; a second glass element; and a light absorptive element that is disposed directly between the second glass element and the first glass element, that is configured to receive and absorb light output by an image source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Kai-Han Chang, Thomas A. Seder
  • Patent number: 11539141
    Abstract: A radio wave absorber includes a base member, and a radio wave absorption film formed on the base member. The radio wave absorption film includes at least MTC-substituted ?-Fe2O3 and black titanium oxide. The MTC-substituted ?-Fe2O3 is a crystal belonging to the same space group as an ?-Fe2O3 crystal and expressed by ?-MxTiyCoyFe2?2y?xO3 where M is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Ga, In, Al, and Rh, 0<x<1, and 0<y<1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignees: PANASONIC HOLDINGS CORPORATION, THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO
    Inventors: Shin-ichi Ohkoshi, Asuka Namai, Seiji Nishitani, Tomohiro Kuzuu
  • Patent number: 11529792
    Abstract: Apparatuses and methods for glass laminates having a controlled coefficient of thermal expansion are disclosed. In C one embodiment, a glass laminate includes a glass core having a core thickness (Tcore) and a core coefficient of thermal expansion (CTEcore), a first glass cladding layer and a second glass cladding layer. The first glass cladding layer and the second glass cladding layer are arranged such that the glass core is disposed between the first glass cladding layer and the second glass cladding layer. The first glass cladding layer has a first cladding thickness (Tclad1) and a first clad coefficient of thermal expansion (CTEclad1), and the second glass cladding layer has a second cladding thickness (Tclad2) and a second clad coefficient of thermal expansion (CTEclad2). The glass laminate has a laminate coefficient of thermal expansion (CTEL) within a range of about 35×10?7/° C. to about 90×10?7/° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: Corning Incorporated
    Inventor: David Francis Dawson-Elli
  • Patent number: 11531143
    Abstract: Provided are a window cover film and a flexible display panel including the same. More preferably, a window cover film including a transparent film and a hard coating layer and a flexible display panel including the same are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignees: SK Innovation Co., Ltd., SK ie technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hye Jin Kim, Min Sang Park, Keon Hyeok Ko
  • Patent number: 11520085
    Abstract: A transparent substrate having an antiglare function includes first and second faces. The transparent substrate has a resolution index value T, a reflected image diffusivity index value R, and a sparkle index value S satisfying T?0.25, R?0.8, and 0.75?S?0.95, respectively. The resolution index value T is calculated as (luminance of zero-degrees transmission light)/(luminance of total transmission light). The reflected image diffusivity index value R is calculated as (R2+R3)/(2×R1), where R1 denotes a luminance of reflected light reflected at first angle ?1, and R2, R3 denote luminance of reflected light at the second angle ?2, the third angle ?3, respectively, with respect to the first angle ?1. The sparkle index value S is calculated as 1?(Sa/Ss), where the first sparkle Sa and the second sparkle Ss denote a sparkle value of the transparent substrate and a sparkle value of a glass substrate, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: AGC Inc.
    Inventors: Aya Yamamoto, Yusuke Kobayashi, Yoshitaka Saijo
  • Patent number: 11513440
    Abstract: An optical element has an area in which a transmittance varies, includes first and second antireflection layers, and an absorption layer disposed between the first and second antireflection layers, and satisfies certain conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Kazue Uchida
  • Patent number: 11506820
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an anti-reflective film including: a hard coating layer; and a low refractive index layer containing a binder resin containing a copolymer of a polyfunctional (meth)acrylate-based monomer, and inorganic particles dispersed in the binder resin, wherein the polyfunctional (meth)acrylate-based monomer includes a 2- to 4-functional (meth)acrylate-based monomer and a 5- to 6-functional (meth)acrylate-based monomer in a weight ratio of 9:1 to 6:4, and a polarizing plate and a display apparatus using the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Jinseok Byun, Kwangseok Seo, Jung Hyun Seo, Yeongrae Chang
  • Patent number: 11504951
    Abstract: A polyvinyl acetal resin film for laminated glass, a viscosity of toluene/ethanol=1/1 (by mass ratio) solution of a polyvinyl acetal resin in a resin composition constituting the polyvinyl acetal resin film with a concentration of 10% by mass, measured at 30 rpm and 20° C. by using a Brookfield-type (B-type) viscometer, being more than 200 mPa·s, the polyvinyl acetal resin film comprising a plasticizer in an amount of 0 to 20% by mass based on a total mass of the resin composition constituting the polyvinyl acetal resin film, and the polyvinyl acetal resin film having a thickness of 10 to 350 ?m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: KURARAY EUROPE GMBH
    Inventors: Koichiro Isoue, Hirotaka Yasuda, Jun Koishikawa, Uwe Keller
  • Patent number: 11491768
    Abstract: Provided is an interlayer film for laminated glass capable of enhancing the sound insulating property over a wide range of temperature from 0° C. to 40° C. An interlayer film for laminated glass according to the present invention is an interlayer film for laminated glass having a one-layer structure or a two or more-layer structure, the interlayer film includes a resin layer, and a ratio of a first storage modulus G? at a peak temperature of a maximum peak of tan ? to a second storage modulus G? at a temperature 100° C. higher than the peak temperature of the maximum peak of tan ? is 50 or more and 500 or less in viscoelasticity measurement at a frequency of 1 Hz in a shearing mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuki Ishikawa, Shinji Kawada, Tatsuya Iwamoto, Nobuo Matsuki
  • Patent number: 11479694
    Abstract: The invention relates to the technical field of adhesive tape and discloses a high-performance ultra-thin double-sided adhesive tape, including a polyester film substrate, a high-performance adhesive coating coated on both sides of the polyester film, wherein the high-performance adhesive coating is composed of the following parts by weight of each component uniformly mixed: 100-140 parts by weight of high-performance acrylic pressure sensitive adhesive, 15-20 parts by weight of curing agent, and 130-160 parts by weight of ethyl acetate. The thickness of the adhesive tape is 0.003-0.010 mm, with a good adhesion and a mechanical strength.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Inventor: Shaoyu Fan
  • Patent number: 11472167
    Abstract: Recyclable, all-polyethylene laminate film structures suitable for use in a flexible packaging are disclosed. The structures comprise a film layer consisting essentially of an ethylene-based polymer and a barrier adhesive layer disposed on a surface of the film layer, wherein the structure has an oxygen transmission rate not greater than 100 O2/m2/day, measured according to ASTM Method D3985. Recyclable, all-polyethylene laminate film structures suitable for use in a flexible packaging are disclosed comprising (A) a sealant film layer consisting essentially of an ethylene-based polymer, (B) an intermediate film layer consisting essentially of an ethylene-based polymer, (C) a structural film layer consisting essentially of an ethylene-based polymer, and (D) a barrier adhesive layer, wherein the recyclable, all-polyethylene laminate film structure has an oxygen transmission rate not greater than 100 O2/m2/day, measured according to ASTM Method D3985.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Kalyan Sehanobish, Amira A. Marine, Daniele Vinci
  • Patent number: 11472153
    Abstract: A continuous honeycomb core material, a honeycomb core sandwich composite panel and a method and a device for preparing the same. The continuous honeycomb core material includes a honeycomb-core material, which includes a plurality of cells arranged in rows, and transversely adjacent cells are connected via transversely arranged connecting walls. The sidewalls of longitudinally adjacent cells are bonded via the adhesive layer. A connecting structure is arranged between two adjacent honeycomb core materials. The connecting structure includes a first connecting portion and a second connecting portion corresponding thereto. The first and second connecting portions are respectively arranged on different transverse sides of the honeycomb core material. A first connecting portion of one continuous honeycomb core material section is engaged with a second connection portion of another continuous honeycomb core material section are connected to form the connecting structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: JIANGSU QIYI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD
    Inventor: Huaping Zhu
  • Patent number: 11458705
    Abstract: Provided is a laminated glass capable of preventing scorching in an end part of the laminated glass. A laminated glass according to the present invention is a laminated glass including a first glass plate, a second glass plate, and an interlayer film, at least one of the first glass plate and the second glass plate being a heat ray absorbing plate glass conforming to JIS R3208:1998, each of the first glass plate and the second glass plate having a thickness of 1.9 mm or less, when a layer having a lowest glass transition temperature in the interlayer film being referred to as a layer X, the layer X containing a thermoplastic resin, a ratio of a weight average molecular weight of the thermoplastic resin in the layer X before the light irradiation test, to a weight average molecular weight of the thermoplastic resin in the layer X after the light irradiation test being 2 or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shougo Yoshida, Moyuru Okano, Atsushi Nohara, Yoshikazu Masuyama
  • Patent number: 11453025
    Abstract: The invention relates to a biaxially oriented polypropylene film (BOPP) comprising layers (A) to (D), wherein layers (B) to (D) contain biaxially oriented polypropylene and layer (A) contains polyurethane and nanoparticles and has a layer thickness of 25 to 300 nm, layer (B) contains polymers with functional groups that are capable of forming covalent bonds with polyurethane and is directly connected to layer (A), layer (C) has at least a layer thickness of 50% of the total thickness of the film, and layer (D) represents an outer layer of the film containing an anti-blocking agent. The invention also relates to a method for producing films of this type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: Brückner Maschinenbau GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Willi Lindemann, Martin Wolf
  • Patent number: 11447165
    Abstract: A train window structure and a train with the train window structure, the train window structure comprises a train window frame; train window glass arranged on the train window frame and internally provided with a hollow structure; and a display arranged in the hollow structure to display information on the train window glass, and information is displayed on the display in the hollow structure and is provided for passengers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: CRRC QINGDAO SIFANG CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sansan Ding, Yali Jia, Kainan Mao, Peng Gao, Shanshan Wang, Yu Zeng, Zhong Li, Yuwen Liu, Zhenzhong Wang
  • Patent number: 11442200
    Abstract: A low-reflection coated glass sheet of the present invention includes a glass sheet and a low-reflection coating. The low-reflection coating is formed on at least a portion of one principal surface of the glass sheet and contains a binder containing silica as a main component, fine silica particles bound by the binder, and fine titania particles bound by the binder. The low-reflection coating satisfies the following relationships: 30 mass %<CSP<68 mass %; 12 mass %?CTP<50 mass %; 20 mass %<CBinder<43.75 mass %; CTP/CBinder?0.6; CBinder<25 mass % in the case of CSP?55 mass %; and CTP>20 mass % in the case of CSP<55 mass %. The low-reflection coated glass sheet has a transmittance gain of 2.0% or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: NIPPON SHEET GLASS COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Mizuho Koyo, Tatsuhiro Nakazawa, Mitsuhiro Kawazu
  • Patent number: 11442209
    Abstract: The invention provides a multilayer laminated film containing a multilayer laminated structure of alternately laminated first and second layers, and a thick film layer in contact therewith. The multilayer laminated structure has a layer thickness profile in terms of the physical thickness of repeating first and second layers. The layer thickness profile has a monotonously increasing thickness region and a thin layer region, which has at least three repeating units, a L2/L1 ratio of 0.85 or less, and a A2/L1 ratio of 0.70 or less, where L1 is the maximum repeating unit thickness in the monotonously increasing thickness region, L2 is the maximum repeating unit thickness in the thin layer region, and A2 is the average repeating unit thickness in the thin layer region. The thin layer region is on the thicker side of the monotonously increasing thickness region and in contact with the thick film layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: TOYOBO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Amane Hirose, Mitsuo Tojo