Patents by Inventor Asad A. Khan
Asad A. Khan has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Publication number: 20160342023Abstract: An enhanced brightness cholesteric liquid crystal eWriter device for writing and drawing includes substrates and electrically conductive layers disposed on the substrates. There is a gap, d, between the electrically conductive layers. Polymer dispersed cholesteric liquid crystal material is disposed in the gap. The polymer dispersed cholesteric liquid crystal material exhibits a written reflectance, R, which occurs in response to pressure applied to one of the substrates that changes reflectance of the cholesteric liquid crystal material. The device follows the relationship Rd1<Rd2 and d1>d2, where Rd2 is a written reflectance of an eWriter device of gap d2 and Rd1 is written reflectance of another eWriter device of gap d1. Further, a cholesteric liquid crystal eWriter device includes a layer of cholesteric liquid crystal material in a cell gap, d, wherein d<3 ?m.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 20, 2016Publication date: November 24, 2016Inventors: Erica N. MONTBACH, Asad A. KHAN, Mauricio ECHEVERRI, Clinton I. BRAGANZA
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Publication number: 20160328781Abstract: Techniques and system configurations for order tracking and delivery fulfillment in an electronic commerce setting is described herein. In one example, a shipment that originates from a distribution center of a retailer is identified for delay (e.g., a delayed shipment in transit via a national carrier). The delayed shipment is replaced with a substitute shipment from inventory at an in-store location of the retailer. The substitute shipment is selected from an in-store location of the retailer based on proximity to the shipping destination, and is delivered via courier or agent to meet or precede a promised delivery date. The delayed shipment is then intercepted or redirected to the shipping source, the in-store location, or a distribution center. Related techniques for the management, processing, and tracking of data and information associated with substitute shipments are further described herein.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 5, 2015Publication date: November 10, 2016Inventors: Sanu Patel-Zellinger, Julie Durham, Brian Flynn, Ryan Mendoza, Rick Patterson, Rob VanHout, Stephen Jakala, Charles Rooney, Vikas Jaiswal, Magesh Venkatesan, Raghu Venkateshwar, Asad Khan, Puneet Gupta, Vaibhav Agrawal, Eric Berens, Curtis Janicke
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Patent number: 9409840Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for preparing a catalyst composition comprising cobalt and molybdenum on a carbon support, characterized in that the cobalt- and molybdenum-source are dissolved in an organic solvent that is miscible with water. Moreover, a carbon supported cobalt molybdenum catalyst composition obtainable by said method and a process for producing alcohols from syngas using said carbon supported cobalt molybdenum catalyst composition is provided.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2012Date of Patent: August 9, 2016Assignee: Saudi Basic Industries CorporationInventors: Khalid Karim, Asad Khan
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Patent number: 9365473Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for preparing a catalyst composition comprising cobalt and molybdenum on a carbon support, characterized in that the cobalt- and molybdenum-source are dissolved in an organic solvent that is miscible with water. Moreover, a carbon supported cobalt molybdenum catalyst composition obtainable by said method and a process for producing alcohols from syngas using said carbon supported cobalt molybdenum catalyst composition is provided.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2012Date of Patent: June 14, 2016Assignee: Saudi Basic Industries CorporationInventors: Khalid Karim, Asad Khan
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Publication number: 20160091745Abstract: An electronic display includes electrically conductive layers. An active layer is disposed between adjacent electrically conductive layers. The active layer includes cholesteric liquid crystal material. At least one transparent front substrate is disposed adjacent one of the electrically conductive layers near a front of the display. A semitransparent back layer absorbs light that passes through the active layer, reflects grey light or light of a color and is light transmitting. Electronic circuitry applies a voltage to the conductive layers that enables at least one of erasing or writing of the active layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 3, 2015Publication date: March 31, 2016Inventors: Clinton Braganza, Matthew Schlemmer, Erica Montbach, Asad Khan
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Publication number: 20160024326Abstract: Barrier coatings with efficacy against oxygen and nuisance substances are described that comprise lower molecular weight PVOH and EVOH co-polymers, when coated on flexible substrates. Coating formulations comprising these co-polymers advantageously tolerate moderate to higher proportions of organic solvents in aqueous blends, and thus produce faster drying coating formulations.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 26, 2014Publication date: January 28, 2016Applicant: SUN CHEMICAL CORPORATIONInventors: Asad KHAN, Safraz KHAN, Michael LEONARD, Farid Azizian
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Patent number: 9235075Abstract: An electronic display includes electrically conductive layers. At least one active layer is disposed between adjacent electrically conductive layers. The active layer includes cholesteric liquid crystal material. The display includes a front transparent substrate behind which the electrically conductive layers are disposed. A back component is disposed at a back of the display below the active layer. At least one patterned layer is disposed at at least one of the following locations: on, in or near the front substrate and as an interlayer between the front substrate and the back component. The patterned layer is opaque or semitransparent. Electronic circuitry applies a voltage to the conductive layers that enables at least one of erasing or writing of the active layer. The active layer and the patterned layer cooperate to produce an image on the display.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2012Date of Patent: January 12, 2016Assignee: KENT DISPLAYS INCORPORATEDInventors: Erica N. Montbach, Asad A. Khan, Clinton I. Braganza, Nithya Venkatarman
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Patent number: 9229259Abstract: A cholesteric liquid crystal writing board display device includes a plurality of cholesteric liquid crystal writing tablets and a front cover layer extending over the cholesteric liquid crystal writing tablets. The cholesteric liquid crystal writing tablets are tiled together by the front cover layer such that the writing board display device appears nearly seamless. Or, the writing tablets can be spaced apart from each other.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2013Date of Patent: January 5, 2016Assignee: KENT DISPLAYS INCORPORATEDInventors: Erica Montbach, John Krinock, Asad Khan
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Publication number: 20150321972Abstract: The present invention relates to a catalyst composition comprising cobalt manganese oxide which is modified with silicon in the form of a hydrophilic silica, the catalyst further comprises at least one of lanthanum, phosphorus, Fe, Zr, and Zn, and optionally one or more basic elements selected from the group consisting of alkali metal, alkaline earth metal, and transition metal. Furthermore, a method for preparing the catalyst composition and a process for producing aliphatic and aromatic hydrocarbons using the catalyst composition are provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 25, 2013Publication date: November 12, 2015Inventors: Khalid Karim, Mohammed AI-Semahi, Asad Khan
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Patent number: 9116379Abstract: An electronic display includes electrically conductive layers. An active layer is disposed between adjacent electrically conductive layers. The active layer includes cholesteric liquid crystal material. At least one transparent front substrate is disposed adjacent one of the electrically conductive layers near a front of the display. A semitransparent back layer absorbs light that passes through the active layer, reflects grey light or light of a color and is light transmitting. Electronic circuitry applies a voltage to the conductive layers that enables at least one of erasing or writing of the active layer.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2012Date of Patent: August 25, 2015Assignee: KENT DISPLAYS INCORPORATEDInventors: Clinton I. Braganza, Matthew Schlemmer, Erica N. Montbach, Asad A. Khan
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Publication number: 20150124178Abstract: A cholesteric liquid crystal (ChLC) electronic writing device incorporates a dot pattern recognition system. When writing pressure is applied to the writing device an image composed of writing or drawing is displayed by a pressure sensitive ChLC polymer dispersion stacked in a multilayer system of the device. A specialized stylus with sensor and associated electronics is used to form the image on the electronic writing device. The stylus produces electrical information indicating the path or trajectory of the writing that is displayed by the electronic writing device, which can be transferred via wireless signal to any other displaying device. This forms a replica image on the displaying device that is a replica of the image on the electronic writing device.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 1, 2013Publication date: May 7, 2015Inventors: Asad Khan, Mauricio Echeverri, Erica Montbach
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Publication number: 20140340589Abstract: A cholesteric liquid crystal writing board display device includes a plurality of cholesteric liquid crystal writing tablets and a front cover layer extending over the cholesteric liquid crystal writing tablets. The cholesteric liquid crystal writing tablets are tiled together by the front cover layer such that the writing board display device appears nearly seamless. Or, the writing tablets can be spaced apart from each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 17, 2013Publication date: November 20, 2014Applicant: Kent Displays IncorporatedInventors: Erica Montbach, John Krinock, Asad Khan
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Patent number: 8760415Abstract: This disclosure features an electronic display with overlayed electronic skin. The display includes an outer transparent display surface and can be placed in a dark state or in a bright state. The skin overlays the outer display surface and includes an electro-optic layer. Transparent electrically conductive layers are disposed on each side of the electro-optic layer. Electronic circuitry applies voltages to the electrically conductive layers enabling the electro-optic material of the electronic skin to be placed into a substantially transparent state and a reflective state. Images or colors can be displayed on the electronic skin while portions of the electronic skin are in the reflective state and light passing through the electronic skin is absorbed by the display in the dark state. When the display is in the bright state images or colors can be displayed on the display that can be seen through the electronic skin.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2010Date of Patent: June 24, 2014Assignee: Kent Displays IncorporatedInventor: Asad Khan
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Publication number: 20140142206Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for preparing a catalyst composition comprising cobalt and molybdenum on a carbon support, characterized in that the cobalt- and molybdenum-source are dissolved in an organic solvent that is miscible with water. Moreover, a carbon supported cobalt molybdenum catalyst composition obtainable by said method and a process for producing alcohols from syngas using said carbon supported cobalt molybdenum catalyst composition is provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2012Publication date: May 22, 2014Applicant: SAUDI BASIC INDUSTRIES CORPORATIONInventors: Khalid Karim, Asad Khan
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Publication number: 20130314621Abstract: An electronic display includes electrically conductive layers. At least one active layer is disposed between adjacent electrically conductive layers. The active layer includes cholesteric liquid crystal material. The display includes a front transparent substrate behind which the electrically conductive layers are disposed. A back component is disposed at a back of the display below the active layer. At least one patterned layer is disposed at at least one of the following locations: on, in or near the front substrate and as an interlayer between the front substrate and the back component. The patterned layer is opaque or semitransparent. Electronic circuitry applies a voltage to the conductive layers that enables at least one of erasing or writing of the active layer. The active layer and the patterned layer cooperate to produce an image on the display.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 22, 2012Publication date: November 28, 2013Applicant: KENT DISPLAYS INCORPORATEDInventors: Erica N. MONTBACH, Asad A. KHAN, Clinton I. BRAGANZA, Nithya VENKATARMAN
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Publication number: 20130314622Abstract: An electronic display includes electrically conductive layers. An active layer is disposed between adjacent electrically conductive layers. The active layer includes cholesteric liquid crystal material. At least one transparent front substrate is disposed adjacent one of the electrically conductive layers near a front of the display. A semitransparent back layer absorbs light that passes through the active layer, reflects grey light or light of a color and is light transmitting. Electronic circuitry applies a voltage to the conductive layers that enables at least one of erasing or writing of the active layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 22, 2012Publication date: November 28, 2013Applicant: KENT DISPLAYS INCORPORATEDInventors: Clinton I. BRAGANZA, Matthew SCHLEMMER, Erica N. MONTBACH, Asad A. KHAN
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Publication number: 20120318700Abstract: In order to maintain adequate bond strength of a composite in which a gas barrier coating comprising a clay dispersion and a polymer solution or dispersion of a PVA and/or EVA is positioned between two flexible plastics films using an adhesive, it is necessary that the clay dispersion and the polymer solution or dispersion should be kept separate until shortly before they are to be applied.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 24, 2012Publication date: December 20, 2012Inventors: Derek R. Illsley, Asad A. Khan, Michael W. Leonard, Graham T. Street
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Patent number: 8329058Abstract: A photodisplay device in which an optically addressed image can be viewed indefinitely, erased and readdressed with a new image is disclosed. Optically responsive reversible photochiral materials are incorporated into a bistable cholesteric liquid crystal in an electrooptic display cell. A high resolution image exposed on the cell is fixed by a low voltage pulse to unpatterned electrodes and can be, at a later time, erased with a high voltage pulse.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2007Date of Patent: December 11, 2012Assignees: Kent Displays Incorporated, Kent State UniversityInventors: Quan Li, Lisa M. Green, J. William Doane, Asad A. Khan, Nithya Venkataraman, Irina Shiyanovskaya
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Patent number: 8199086Abstract: The invention comprises a stacked color photodisplay apparatus using a photosensitive cholesteric liquid crystalline material on which an image can be optically addressed, retained without degradation for an indefinite period of time, electrically erased and a new image addressed. This is similar to a photographic film except that the photodisplay film can be used over and over again similar to digital display but without the cost of addressing electronics. Included is a device for enhancing the brightness of the image and electrooptical devices for optically writing digital images on the photodisplay. Each cell in the stack can be selectively addressed with a different optical image such as the red, green and blue components of a color digital image.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2008Date of Patent: June 12, 2012Assignee: Kent Displays IncorporatedInventors: J. William Doane, Asad A. Khan, Erica Montbach, Nithya Venkataraman
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Patent number: 8138939Abstract: A display for use on medical dispensing equipment, and the resulting medical device and its method of display. In particular, provided are a number of specific embodiments of such a display on a medical device, including a film display for use on pill bottles and pill dispensers that utilize colored images as a dosage reminder for the user, a conformable bistable reflective display for use on drug delivery devices, and a conformable bistable reflective display for use on blood glucose meters.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2008Date of Patent: March 20, 2012Assignee: Manning Ventures, Inc.Inventors: William Manning, Sarah Kwon, Albert Green, Joel Domino, Asad Khan, J. William Doane