Patents by Inventor Bret R. Humphries

Bret R. Humphries 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).

  • Conductive layered structure and methods of making same
    Patent number: 10168805
    Abstract: A device including a transparent or semitransparent substrate and at least one layered structure disposed on a first major surface of the substrate is described. The layered structure includes a first ITO layer on the substrate, a silicon dioxide layer on the first ITO layer opposite the substrate, and a second ITO layer on the silicon dioxide layer opposite the first ITO layer. The silicon dioxide layer includes an edge that is offset inwardly from an edge of the first ITO layer and from an edge of the second ITO layer. Methods of making the device are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
    Inventors: Muthu Sebastian, Bret R. Humphries
  • CONDUCTIVE LAYERED STRUCTURE AND METHODS OF MAKING SAME
    Publication number: 20170199591
    Abstract: A device including a transparent or semitransparent substrate and at least one layered structure disposed on a first major surface of the substrate is described. The layered structure includes a first ITO layer on the substrate, a silicon dioxide layer on the first ITO layer opposite the substrate, and a second ITO layer on the silicon dioxide layer opposite the first ITO layer. The silicon dioxide layer includes an edge that is offset inwardly from an edge of the first ITO layer and from an edge of the second ITO layer. Methods of making the device are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2015
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Inventors: Muthu Sebastian, Bret R. Humphries