Patents by Inventor Dennis J. O'Shaughnessy

Dennis J. O'Shaughnessy 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).

  • Patent number: 10788667
    Abstract: A laminate including: a first ply having a first surface and a second surface, where the first surface is an outer surface of the laminate; a second ply having a third surface facing the second surface and a fourth surface opposite the third surface, where the fourth surface is an inner surface of the laminate; an interlayer between the plies; and an enhanced p-polarized reflective coating positioned over at least a portion of a surface of the plies. When the laminate is contacted with radiation having p-polarized radiation at an angle of 60° relative to normal of the laminate, the laminate exhibits a LTA of at least 70% and a reflectivity of the p-polarized radiation of at least 10%. A display system and method of projecting an image in a heads-up display is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: Vitro Flat Glass LLC
    Inventors: Andrew V. Wagner, Zhixun Ma, Dennis J. O'Shaughnessy, Adam D. Polcyn
  • Publication number: 20200262747
    Abstract: A coated article includes a substrate, a first dielectric layer, a subcritical metallic layer having discontinuous metallic regions, a primer over the subcritical layer, and a second dielectric layer over the primer layer. The primer can be a nickel-chromium alloy. The primer can be a multilayer primer having a first layer of a nickel-chromium alloy and a second layer of titania. The subcritical layer can contain copper and silver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2020
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Inventors: Adam D. Polcyn, Paul A. Medwick, Andrew V. Wagner, Paul R. Ohodnicki, JR., James P. Thiel, Dennis J. O'Shaughnessy, Benjamin Lucci
  • Publication number: 20200255332
    Abstract: A method of tinting or coloring glass. The following layers are deposited onto the glass: a first dielectric layer, a subcritical metallic layer; a primer layer; and a second dielectric layer. Alternatively, these layers may be deposited onto the glass: a first dielectric layer, a subcritical metallic layer; and a second dielectric layer. Alternatively, the invention is a coated article that includes a substrate, a first dielectric layer, an absorbing layer, and a second dielectric layer over the primer layer. The absorbing layer can be Inconel, titanium nitride, cobalt chrome (stellite), or nickel chrome material, and has a thickness in the range of 50 ? to 150 ?.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2020
    Publication date: August 13, 2020
    Inventors: Adam D. Polcyn, Paul A. Medwick, Andrew V. Wagner, Paul R. Ohodnicki, JR., Dennis J. O'Shaughnessy, James P. Thiel
  • Publication number: 20200243213
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to coated articles. A substrate is coated with an underlayer having at a first underlayer film made of a first high refractive index material. A transparent conductive oxide layer over at least a portion of the underlayer. An embedded film is embedded within the transparent conductive oxide layer wherein the embedded film comprises a second high refractive index material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2020
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Inventors: Ashtosh P. Ganjoo, Sudarshan Narayanan, Dennis J. O'Shaughnessy
  • Publication number: 20200216353
    Abstract: An architectural transparency includes a substrate; a first dielectric layer over at least a portion of the substrate, a first metallic layer over the first dielectric layer, a first primer layer over the first metallic layer, a second dielectric layer over the first primer layer, a second metallic layer over the second dielectric layer, a second primer layer over the second metallic layer, a third dielectric layer over the second primer layer, a third metallic layer over the third dielectric layer, a third primer layer over the third dielectric layer, and a fourth dielectric layer over the third primer layer. At least one of the metallic layers is a subcritical metallic layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2020
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventors: Adam D. Polcyn, Jeffrey A. Benigni, Abhinav Bhandari, Harry Buhay, James J. Finley, Paul A. Medwick, Dennis J. O'Shaughnessy, Paul R. Ohodnicki, JR., James P. Thiel, Andrew V. Wagner
  • Patent number: 10703673
    Abstract: An architectural transparency includes a substrate; a first dielectric layer over at least a portion of the substrate, a first metallic layer over the first dielectric layer, a first primer layer over the first metallic layer, a second dielectric layer over the first primer layer, a second metallic layer over the second dielectric layer, a second primer layer over the second metallic layer, a third dielectric layer over the second primer layer, a third metallic layer over the third dielectric layer, a third primer layer over the third dielectric layer, and a fourth dielectric layer over the third primer layer. At least one of the metallic layers is a subcritical metallic layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: Vitro Flat Glass LLC
    Inventors: Adam D. Polcyn, Andrew V. Wagner, Harry Buhay, Abhinav Bhandari, James J. Finley, Paul R. Ohodnicki, Jr., Dennis J. O'Shaughnessy, Jeffrey A. Benigni, Paul A. Medwick, James P. Thiel
  • Patent number: 10654749
    Abstract: A coated article includes a substrate, a first dielectric layer, a subcritical metallic layer having discontinuous metallic regions, a primer over the subcritical layer, and a second dielectric layer over the primer layer. The primer can be a nickel-chromium alloy. The primer can be a multilayer primer having a first layer of a nickel-chromium alloy and a second layer of titania.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: Vitro Flat Glass LLC
    Inventors: Adam D. Polcyn, Paul A. Medwick, Andrew V. Wagner, Paul R. Ohodnicki, James P. Thiel, Dennis J. O'Shaughnessy
  • Patent number: 10654747
    Abstract: A coated article includes a substrate, a first dielectric layer, a subcritical metallic layer having discontinuous metallic regions, a primer over the subcritical layer, and a second dielectric layer over the primer layer. The primer can be a nickel-chromium alloy. The primer can be a multilayer primer having a first layer of a nickel-chromium alloy and a second layer of titania.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: Vitro Flat Glass LLC
    Inventors: Adam D. Polcyn, Paul A. Medwick, Andrew V. Wagner, Paul R. Ohodnicki, James P. Thiel, Dennis J. O'Shaughnessy, Benjamin Lucci
  • Patent number: 10654748
    Abstract: A coated article includes a substrate, a first dielectric layer, a subcritical metallic layer having discontinuous metallic regions, a primer over the subcritical layer, and a second dielectric layer over the primer layer. The primer can be a nickel-chromium alloy. The primer can be a multilayer primer having a first layer of a nickel-chromium alloy and a second layer of titania.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: Vitro Flat Glass LLC
    Inventors: Adam D. Polcyn, Paul A. Medwick, Andrew V. Wagner, Paul R. Ohodnicki, James P. Thiel, Dennis J. O'Shaughnessy
  • Patent number: 10650935
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to coated articles. A substrate is coated with an underlayer having at a first underlayer film made of a first high refractive index material. A transparent conductive oxide layer over at least a portion of the underlayer. An embedded film is embedded within the transparent conductive oxide layer wherein the embedded film comprises a second high refractive index material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: Vitro Flat Glass LLC
    Inventors: Ashtosh P. Ganjoo, Sudarshan Narayanan, Dennis J. O'Shaughnessy
  • Publication number: 20200096687
    Abstract: A coated article includes a substrate and a coating over at least a portion of the substrate. The coating includes a first dielectric layer over at least a portion of the substrate; a first metallic layer over at least a portion of the first dielectric layer; a second dielectric layer over at least a portion of the first metallic layer; and an overcoat over at least a portion of the second dielectric layer. A light absorbing layer is between second dielectric layer and the overcoat or is part of the overcoat. The light absorbing layer includes Ge, GeOx, Hf, HfOx, HfO2, NbNx, NbNxOy, SiaAlb, SiaAlbOx, SiaCob, SiaCobOx, SiaCobCuc, SiaCobCucOx, SiaCrb, SiaCrbOx, SiaNib, SiNiOx, SiOx, SnNx, SnOx, SnOxNy, TiNx, TiaNbbNx, TiaNbbOx, TiaNbbOxNy, TiOxNy, WOx, WO2, ZnO:Co, ZnO:Fe, ZnO:Mn, ZnO:Ni, ZnO:V, ZnO:Cr, ZnaSnb, ZnaSnbOx, or any combination thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2019
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Inventors: Zhixun Ma, Dennis J. O'Shaughnessy, Adam D. Polcyn
  • Publication number: 20190276353
    Abstract: A coated article includes a substrate, a first dielectric layer, a subcritical metallic layer having discontinuous metallic regions, a primer over the subcritical layer, and a second dielectric layer over the primer layer. The primer can be a nickel-chromium alloy. The primer can be a multilayer primer having a first layer of a nickel-chromium alloy and a second layer of titania.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2019
    Publication date: September 12, 2019
    Inventors: Adam D. Polcyn, Paul A. Medwick, Andrew V. Wagner, Paul R. Ohodnicki, James P. Thiel, Dennis J. O'Shaughnessy
  • Patent number: 10358384
    Abstract: An architectural transparency includes a substrate, a first dielectric layer formed over at least a portion of the substrate, a subcritical metallic layer formed over at least a portion of the first dielectric layer, a primer layer formed over the subcritical metallic layer and, a second dielectric layer formed over at least a portion of the primer layer. The primer layer contains an oxygen-capturing material that can be sacrificed during a deposition process or heating process to prevent degradation of the subcritical metallic layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: Vitro, S.A.B. de C.V.
    Inventors: Adam D. Polcyn, Andrew V. Wagner, Harry Buhay, Abhinav Bhandari, James J. Finley, Paul R. Ohodnicki, Dennis J. O'Shaughnessy, Jeffrey A. Benigni, Paul A. Medwick, James P. Thiel
  • Publication number: 20190204480
    Abstract: A coated article includes a substrate and a coating applied over at least a portion of the substrate. The coating includes at least one metallic layer formed from one or more silver compounds doped with at least one metal selected from Groups 3 to 15 of the periodic table of the elements. Also disclosed are capsules that can absorb electromagnetic energy as well as a process of forming an antimony-doped tin oxide coating layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2018
    Publication date: July 4, 2019
    Applicant: Vitro Flat Glass LLC
    Inventors: James P. Thiel, Andrew V. Wagner, Adam D. Polcyn, Dennis J. O'Shaughnessy, Paul A. Medwick, Harry Buhay, Jeffrey A. Benigni, Donald Anthony
  • Publication number: 20190152832
    Abstract: Provided herein are methods of heating and tempering glass using a microwave generator, such as a gyrotron. Also provided herein are systems comprising an microwave generator, such as a gyrotron, used to heat glass to a tempering temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2017
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Applicant: PPG Industries Ohio, Inc.
    Inventors: Wei XU, Yu JIAO, David A. ALLERTON, Dennis J. O'SHAUGHNESSY, Chao YU
  • Publication number: 20190064516
    Abstract: A laminate including: a first ply having a first surface and a second surface, where the first surface is an outer surface of the laminate; a second ply having a third surface facing the second surface and a fourth surface opposite the third surface, where the fourth surface is an inner surface of the laminate; an interlayer between the plies; and an enhanced p-polarized reflective coating positioned over at least a portion of a surface of the plies. When the laminate is contacted with radiation having p-polarized radiation at an angle of 60° relative to normal of the laminate, the laminate exhibits a LTA of at least 70% and a reflectivity of the p-polarized radiation of at least 10%. A display system and method of projecting an image in a heads-up display is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2018
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Inventors: Andrew V. Wagner, Zhixun Ma, Dennis J. O'Shaughnessy, Adam D. Polcyn
  • Publication number: 20190043634
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to coated articles. A substrate is coated with an underlayer having at a first underlayer film made of a first high refractive index material. A transparent conductive oxide layer over at least a portion of the underlayer. An embedded film is embedded within the transparent conductive oxide layer wherein the embedded film comprises a second high refractive index material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2017
    Publication date: February 7, 2019
    Inventors: Ashtosh P. Ganjoo, Sudarshan Narayanan, Dennis J. O'Shaughnessy
  • Publication number: 20180148371
    Abstract: An architectural transparency includes a substrate, a first dielectric layer formed over at least a portion of the substrate, a subcritical metallic layer formed over at least a portion of the first dielectric layer, a primer layer formed over the subcritical metallic layer and, a second dielectric layer formed over at least a portion of the primer layer. The primer layer contains an oxygen-capturing material that can be sacrificed during a deposition process or heating process to prevent degradation of the subcritical metallic layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2017
    Publication date: May 31, 2018
    Inventors: Adam D. Polcyn, Andrew V. Wagner, Harry Buhay, Abhinav Bhandari, James J. Finley, Paul R. Ohodnicki, Dennis J. O'Shaughnessy, Jeffrey A. Benigni, Paul A. Medwick, James P. Thiel
  • Publication number: 20180118614
    Abstract: A coated article includes a substrate, a first dielectric layer, a subcritical metallic layer having discontinuous metallic regions, a primer over the subcritical layer, and a second dielectric layer over the primer layer. The primer can be a nickel-chromium alloy. The primer can be a multilayer primer having a first layer of a nickel-chromium alloy and a second layer of titania.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2017
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Inventors: Adam D. Polcyn, Paul A. Medwick, Andrew V. Wagner, Paul R. Ohodnicki, James P. Thiel, Dennis J. O'Shaughnessy, Benjamin Lucci
  • Patent number: 9932267
    Abstract: An architectural transparency includes a substrate, a first dielectric layer formed over at least a portion of the substrate, a continuous metallic layer formed over at least a portion of the first dielectric layer, a second dielectric layer formed over at least a portion of the first metallic layer, and a subcritical metallic layer formed over at least a portion of the second dielectric layer such that the subcritical metallic layer forms discontinuous metallic regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: Vitro, S.A.B. de C.V.
    Inventors: Adam D. Polcyn, Andrew V. Wagner, Harry Buhay, Abhinav Bhandari, James J. Finley, Paul R. Ohodnicki, Jr., Dennis J. O'Shaughnessy, Jeffrey A. Benigni, Paul A. Medwick, James P. Thiel