Patents by Inventor John D. Le

John D. Le 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).

  • Publication number: 20140251662
    Abstract: The present invention provides an electrically conductive, optically clear adhesive including an optically clear adhesive layer and an interconnected, electrically conductive network layer positioned over the optically clear adhesive layer. The electrically conductive, optically clear adhesive has a conductivity of between about 0.5 and about 1000 ohm/sq, haze of less than about 10%, and a transmittance of at least about 80%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2012
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Applicant: 3MM Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Nelson T. Rotto, Robert C. Fitzer, John D. Le
  • Patent number: 8698394
    Abstract: Electronic articles such as, for example, electroluminescent lamps useful for displays and method of making the same are provided. The electronic articles include a substrate, a conductive element adjacent to the substrate, a high dielectric composite adjacent to the conductive element and an electrically-active layer adjacent to at least a portion of the high dielectric composite. The high dielectric composite includes a polymeric binder and from 1 to 80 volume percent of filler retained in the binder. The filler comprises particles that include an electrically-conducting layer and an insulating layer substantially surrounding the electrically-conducting layer. In some embodiments the binder includes a pressure-sensitive adhesive and the composite has adhesive properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Jeffrey W. McCutcheon, John D. Le, Nelson T. Rotto, Badri Veeraraghavan
  • Patent number: 8630040
    Abstract: Provided are multi-component films useful as optical display filters. The optical display filters include a multi-layer stack that contains at least one organic layer. The filters have high visible light transmittance, low visible light reflection, and provide electromagnetic interference shielding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2014
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Clark I. Bright, John D. Le, Robert C. Fitzer, Stephen P. Maki, Christopher S. Lyons, Hun Jeong
  • Publication number: 20130009544
    Abstract: Electronic articles such as, for example, electroluminescent lamps useful for displays and method of making the same are provided. The electronic articles include a substrate, a conductive element adjacent to the substrate, a high dielectric composite adjacent to the conductive element and an electrically-active layer adjacent to at least a portion of the high dielectric composite. The high dielectric composite includes a polymeric binder and from 1 to 80 volume percent of filler retained in the binder. The filler comprises particles that include an electrically-conducting layer and an insulating layer substantially surrounding the electrically-conducting layer. In some embodiments the binder includes a pressure-sensitive adhesive and the composite has adhesive properties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2011
    Publication date: January 10, 2013
    Inventors: Jeffrey W. McCutcheon, John D. Le, Nelson T. Rotto, Badri Veeraraghavan
  • Patent number: 8350451
    Abstract: Provided are multi-component films useful as optical display filters. The films include a transparent substrate, a nucleation layer, an electrically-conductive layer, a barrier layer, and a dielectric layer. The films can provide high visible transmission, are corrosion-resistant, and can provide shielding from electromagnetic interference (EMI shielding). The optical display filters are useful as components of active optical devices such as display panels including liquid crystal display panels such as those used on mobile hand-held phones.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Clark I. Bright, John D. Le, Robert C. Fitzer, Stephen P. Maki
  • Publication number: 20120328829
    Abstract: Nano-structured layers having a random nano-structured anisotropic major surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2011
    Publication date: December 27, 2012
    Inventors: Kalc C. Vang, John D. Le, Moses M. David, Brant U. Kolb, Ta-Hua Yu, Robert C. Fitzer
  • Publication number: 20120236528
    Abstract: A flexible multilayer electromagnetic shield is provided that includes a flexible substrate, a thin film layer of a first ferromagnetic material with high magnetic permeability disposed upon the substrate and a multilayer stack disposed upon the first ferromagnetic material. The multilayer stack includes pairs of layers, each pair comprising a polymeric spacing layer and a thin film layer of at least a second ferromagnetic material disposed on the spacing layer. At least one or more of the spacing layers includes an acrylic polymer. Also methods of making the flexible multilayer electromagnetic shield are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2010
    Publication date: September 20, 2012
    Inventors: John D. Le, Robert C. Fitzer, Charles L. Bruzzone, Stephen P. Maki, Bradley L. Givot, David A. Sowatzke
  • Publication number: 20120127578
    Abstract: Antireflective transparent EMI shielding optical filters are provided that can be laminated to optical display devices using optically clear adhesives. The provided filters include electrically-conductive metal or metal alloy layers that can be continuous and patterned or unpatterned. Also included are methods of making the provided filters and touch sensors made using the provided filters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2010
    Publication date: May 24, 2012
    Inventors: Clark I. Bright, Robert C. Fitzer, John D. Le
  • Publication number: 20090311502
    Abstract: Provided is an electrically conductive adhesive comprising a reaction product of a radiation sensitized solventless acrylic pressure sensitive adhesive precursor comprising an acrylic acid ester of non-tertiary alcohol, the alkyl groups of which have an average of about 4 to 14 carbon atoms, and a polar comonomer, and electrically conductive flakes having a density greater than zero and below about five g/cc, along with methods of making, and methods of using the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2007
    Publication date: December 17, 2009
    Inventors: Jeffrey W. McCutcheon, Jeanne M. Bruss, John D. Le, Jennifer L. Sawyer
  • Publication number: 20090303602
    Abstract: Provided are multi-component films useful as optical display filters. The films include a transparent substrate, a nucleation layer, an electrically-conductive layer, a barrier layer, and a dielectric layer. The films can provide high visible transmission, are corrosion-resistant, and can provide shielding from electromagnetic interference (EMI shielding). The optical display filters are useful as components of active optical devices such as display panels including liquid crystal display panels such as those used on mobile hand-held phones.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2008
    Publication date: December 10, 2009
    Inventors: CLARK I. BRIGHT, John D. Le, Robert C. Fitzer, Stephen P. Maki
  • Publication number: 20090109537
    Abstract: Provided are multi-component films useful as optical display filters. The optical display filters include a multi-layer stack that contains at least one organic layer. The filters have high visible light transmittance, low visible light reflection, and provide electromagnetic interference shielding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2008
    Publication date: April 30, 2009
    Inventors: Clark I. BRIGHT, John D. Le, Robert C. Fitzer, Stephen P. Maki, Christopher S. Lyons, Hun Jeong