Patents by Inventor Derek R. Owen

Derek R. Owen 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).

  • Systems and methods for roll to roll laminations
    Patent number: 11097523
    Abstract: A method of making a laminated optically clear adhesive (OCA) assembly includes providing a first OCA component having a first thickness; providing a second OCA component having a second thickness; and laminating the first OCA component and the second OCA component using a roll to roll lamination process to form the laminated OCA assembly. The first OCA component and the second OCA component are laminated together at a nip roller assembly, the nip roller assembly using a nip roller pressure selected based on the total thickness of the first and second OCA components such that the nip roller pressure decreases as the total thickness of the first and second OCA components increases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: Rockwell Collins, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian K. Smith, Gary N. Prior, James D. Sampica, Derek R. Owen, Jeffrey D. Kulper
  • Systems and methods for roll to roll laminations
    Patent number: 10213999
    Abstract: A method of making a laminated optically clear adhesive (OCA) assembly includes providing a first OCA component having a first thickness; providing a second OCA component having a second thickness; and laminating the first OCA component and the second OCA component using a roll to roll lamination process to form the laminated OCA assembly. The first OCA component and the second OCA component are laminated together at a nip roller assembly, the nip roller assembly using a nip roller pressure selected based on the total thickness of the first and second OCA components such that the nip roller pressure decreases as the total thickness of the first and second OCA components increases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignee: ROCKWELL COLLINS, INC.
    Inventors: Brian K. Smith, Gary N. Prior, James D. Sampica, Derek R. Owen, Jeffrey D. Kulper