Patents by Inventor Khaled Layouni

Khaled Layouni 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: 20250066243
    Abstract: Embodiments of a dynamically bendable automotive interior display system are disclosed. In one or more embodiments, the system includes a display, a dynamically bendable cover substrate assembly disposed over the display, wherein the cover substrate assembly comprises a cover substrate with a bend axis, and a reversible support attached to at least a portion the cover substrate that dynamically bends the cover substrate along the bend axis in a cycle from a first radius of curvature to a second radius of curvature and from the second radius of curvature to the first radius of curvature. In one or more embodiments, the system includes one or more frames that partially house the display and are attached to the cover substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2024
    Publication date: February 27, 2025
    Inventors: Timothy Michael Gross, Khaled Layouni, Torsten Nath, Wendell Porter Weeks
  • Publication number: 20250010603
    Abstract: Embodiments of a curved glass article are disclosed herein. The curved glass article includes a glass sheet first and second major surfaces. The glass sheet is bent to define a curved region disposed between flat sections. The curved glass article also includes a carrier adhered to the glass sheet. The carrier includes longitudinal strips and lateral strips. The longitudinal strips define the radius of curvature of the curved region. The lateral strips extend between the longitudinal strips. The glass sheet deviates 0.3 mm or less from planar in the flat sections. The longitudinal strips each have a width Wlong of 2 mm or less. The first lateral strips each have a width Wlat of 20 mm or less. At least a portion of the width Wlat of each lateral strip is located in the curved region and a flat section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2024
    Publication date: January 9, 2025
    Inventors: Gaurav Dave, Khaled Layouni, Mincong Liu, Elias Merhy, Quentin Jean André Pierron, Michael William Price, Fraaz Tahir
  • Publication number: 20240409456
    Abstract: Embodiments of a dynamically bendable automotive interior display system are disclosed. In one or more embodiments, the system includes a display, a dynamically bendable cover substrate assembly disposed over the display, wherein the cover substrate assembly comprises a cover substrate with a bend axis, and a reversible support attached to at least a portion the cover substrate that dynamically bends the cover substrate along the bend axis in a cycle from a first radius of curvature to a second radius of curvature and from the second radius of curvature to the first radius of curvature. In one or more embodiments, the system includes one or more frames that partially house the display and are attached to the cover substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2024
    Publication date: December 12, 2024
    Inventors: Timothy Michael Gross, Khaled Layouni, Torsten Nath, Wendell Porter Weeks
  • Publication number: 20240399867
    Abstract: Disclosed is display device for a vehicle interior system including a glass substrate comprising a length extending in a first direction that is greater than or equal to 200 mm. An organic light emitting diode (OLED) display module is disposed on a major surface of the glass substrate, the OLED display module comprising a plurality of functional layers. A support structure is mechanically coupled to the glass substrate and the OLED display module to retain the glass substrate and the OLED display module in a curved configuration. A plurality of adhesive layers attach the OLED display module to the second major surface and a plurality of functional layers of the OLED display module to one another. Each adhesive layer comprises a Young's modulus that is less than or equal 1.5 MPa to decouple strain distributions in the glass substrate and the plurality of functional layers from one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2022
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Inventors: Khaled Layouni, Yousef Kayed Qaroush, Tingge Xu
  • Patent number: 12139435
    Abstract: Embodiments of this disclosure pertain to glass articles that comprise a maximum CS magnitude (CSmax) of about 900 MPa or greater, a CS magnitude of 750 MPa or greater at a depth of about 5 micrometers, and a maximum CT magnitude (CTmax) disposed at a depth from the first major surface in a range from about 0.25t to about 0.75t. Embodiments of a curved glass article are also disclosed. In one or more embodiments, such curved glass articles include the first major concave surface comprising a maximum radius of curvature of about 100 mm or greater and a first maximum CS value (CSmax1) of greater than about 800 MPa, a second major convex surface comprising a second maximum CS value (CSmax2), wherein the CSmax2 is less than CSmax1. Embodiments of an automotive interior system including such curved glass articles and methods of making glass articles are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignee: CORNING INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Matthew Lee Black, Timothy Michael Gross, Khaled Layouni
  • Patent number: 12122134
    Abstract: Emobidments of a curved glass article are disclosed herein. The curved glass article includes a glass sheet first and second major surfaces. The glass sheet is bent to define a curved region disposed between flat sections. The curved glass article also includes a carrier adhered to the glass sheet. The carrier includes longitudinal strips and lateral strips. The longitudinal strips define the radius of curvature of the curved region. The lateral strips extend between the longitudinal strips. The glass sheet deviates 0.3 mm or less from planar in the flat sections. The longitudinal strips each have a width Wlong of 2 mm or less. The first lateral strips each have a width Wlat of 20 mm or less. At least a portion of the width Wlat of each lateral strip is located in the curved region and a flat section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: CORNING INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Gaurav Dave, Khaled Layouni, Mincong Liu, Elias Merhy, Quentin Jean André Pierron, Michael William Price, Fraaz Tahir
  • Patent number: 12091357
    Abstract: Embodiments of a dynamically bendable automotive interior display system are disclosed. In one or more embodiments, the system includes a display, a dynamically bendable cover substrate assembly disposed over the display, wherein the cover substrate assembly comprises a cover substrate with a bend axis, and a reversible support attached to at least a portion the cover substrate that dynamically bends the cover substrate along the bend axis in a cycle from a first radius of curvature to a second radius of curvature and from the second radius of curvature to the first radius of curvature. In one or more embodiments, the system includes one or more frames that partially house the display and are attached to the cover substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: CORNING INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Timothy Michael Gross, Khaled Layouni, Torsten Nath, Wendell Porter Weeks
  • Patent number: 12053966
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method of forming a glass article. In the method, a mid-frame is adhered to a glass sheet in a flat configuration. The glass sheet has a first major surface and a second major surface opposite to the first major surface. The mid-frame is adhered to the second major surface of the glass sheet. The glass sheet and mid-frame are bent over a forming surface of a chuck so that the glass sheet is in a curved configuration. The forming surface includes a first radius of curvature of 20 mm or more, and the first major surface of the glass sheet conforms to the forming surface. A frame is attached to the mid-frame, and the frame holds the glass sheet in the curved configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2024
    Assignee: CORNING INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Steven Roy Burdette, Gaurav Dave, Rohan Ram Galgalikar, Khaled Layouni, Kimberly Wilbert Smith, Christopher Lee Timmons, Wei Xu
  • Publication number: 20240025788
    Abstract: Disclosed is a glass article. The glass article includes a cold-formed glass sheet having a first major surface and a second major surface. The second major surface is opposite to the first major surface. The first major surface has a curvature with a variable radius of curvature including a minimum radius of curvature at a vertex of the curvature. The curvature extends in a first direction from the vertex and in a second direction from the vertex. The first direction is opposite to the second direction. The variable radius of curvature continuously increases with increasing distance from the vertex in the first direction and in the second direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2021
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventors: Steven Roy Burdette, Gaurav Dave, Rohan Ram Galgalikar, Khaled Layouni, Christopher Lee Timmons
  • Publication number: 20240010542
    Abstract: Disclosed are embodiments of a glass article of a vehicle interior system. The glass article includes a frame having a curved support surface. The frame is configured to hold at least one magnet. The glass article also includes a glass sheet having a first major surface and a second major surface opposite to the first major surface. The glass sheet is arranged with the second major surface facing toward the curved support surface. The glass article further includes a metal strip disposed on the glass sheet. The metal strip and the at least one magnet create a magnetic connection sufficient to hold the glass sheet in conformity with the curved support surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2021
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Inventors: Mickaël Berrebi, Laurent Joubaud, Khaled Layouni, Jean-Pierre Henri René Lereboullet, Elias Merhy, Ronan Tanguy
  • Patent number: 11866359
    Abstract: Embodiments of a method of cold-forming a glass article are disclosed. In one or more embodiments, the method includes bending a glass sheet over the chuck such that a first major surface of the glass sheets conforms to a bending surface of the chuck. In one or more embodiments, the method includes adhering a frame to the second major surface of the glass sheet such that at least one spacer is positioned between the glass sheet and the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: Corning Incorporated
    Inventors: Jeffrey Michael Benjamin, Jeffrey John Domey, Peter Knowles, Khaled Layouni, Christopher Mark Schweiger, Christopher Lee Timmons, Arlin Lee Weikel
  • Publication number: 20230391665
    Abstract: Embodiments of this disclosure pertain to glass articles that comprise a maximum CS magnitude (CSmax) of about 900 MPa or greater, a CS magnitude of 750 MPa or greater at a depth of about 5 micrometers, and a maximum CT magnitude (CTmax) disposed at a depth from the first major surface in a range from about 0.25t to about 0.75t. Embodiments of a curved glass article are also disclosed. In one or more embodiments, such curved glass articles include the first major concave surface comprising a maximum radius of curvature of about 100 mm or greater and a first maximum CS value (CSmax1) of greater than about 800 MPa, a second major convex surface comprising a second maximum CS value (CSmax2), wherein the CSmax2 is less than CSmax1. Embodiments of an automotive interior system including such curved glass articles and methods of making glass articles are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2023
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Inventors: Matthew Lee Black, Timothy Michael Gross, Khaled Layouni
  • Publication number: 20230322083
    Abstract: Disclosed is a glass article for a vehicle interior system. The glass article includes a glass sheet, a support member, and a mounting element. The glass sheet and the mounting element are disposed on opposite sides of the support member. The support member has a first Young’s modulus (E1) in GPa and a first yield strength (Y1) in MPa in which E1 ? 471.288*exp(-0.0294*Y1)+10 for a first yield strength (Y1) from 39 MPa to 520 MPa and in which E1 < 1.941e5*exp(-0.0336*Y1)+48 for a first yield strength (Y1) from 223 MPa to 520. Further, the mounting element has a second Young’s modulus (E2) in GPa and a second yield strength (Y2) in MPa in which E2 > 605.1203*exp(-0.0303*y2)+3.9 for a second yield strength (Y2) from 10 MPa to 950 MPa and in which E2 ? 765.0928*exp(-0.0094*Y2)+85 for a second yield strength (Y2) from 78 MPa to 950 MPa.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2021
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Inventors: Kaikai Che, Khaled Layouni, Yousef Kayed Qaroush
  • Patent number: 11767257
    Abstract: Embodiments of this disclosuer pertain to glass articles that comprise a maximum CS magnitude (CSmax) of about 900 MPa or greater, a CS magnitude of 750 MPa or greater at a depth of about 5 micrometers, and a maximum CT magnitude (CTmax) disposed at a depth from the first major surface in a range from about 0.25 t to about 0.75 t. Embodiments of a curved glass article are also disclosed. In one or more embodiments, such curved glass articles include the first major concave surface comprising a maximum radius of curvature of about 100 mm or greater and a first maximum CS value (CSmax1) greater than about 800 MPa, a second major convex surface comprising a second maximum CS value (CSmax2), wherein the CSmax2 is less than CSmax1. Embodiments of an automotive interior system including such curved glass articles and methods of making glass articles are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: Corning Incorporated
    Inventors: Matthew Lee Black, Timothy Michael Gross, Khaled Layouni
  • Publication number: 20230257296
    Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure relate to a rollable glass sheet configured to reversibly transition between a flat configuration and a bent configuration. The rollable glass sheet includes a first major surface and a second major surface opposite to the first major surface. The first major surface and the second major surface define a thickness of the glass sheet that is 0.4 mm or less. In the flat configuration, the first major surface includes a first surface compressive stress and a first depth of compression, and in the bent configuration, the first major surface includes a curvature. At a radius of curvature of 50 mm, the first major surface includes a second surface compressive stress less than the first compressive stress and a second depth of compression less than the first depth of compression and greater than 11 ?m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2023
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Inventors: Matthew Lee Black, Khaled Layouni
  • Publication number: 20230202300
    Abstract: Disclosed are structural design solutions for flexible display panels for use in automobile interiors that comprises a flexible joint portion that are configured to meet the requirements of the automobile industry standard head form impact testing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2021
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Inventors: Amey Ganpat Badar, Kaikai Che, Joseph Paul Gelhaus, Paige Varner Kennedy, Evan Gray Kister, Khaled Layouni, Balamurugan Meenakshi Sundaram, Jong Se Park, Yousef Kayed Qaroush, David Evan Robinson, Jason Scott Stewart
  • Publication number: 20230192525
    Abstract: Embodiments of this disclosure include a cold-formed cover glass substrate comprising a first end, a second end opposing the first end, opposing first and second major surfaces, a width, a length; a first axis and a second axis both extending along the width or both extending along the length; a first portion extending from the first axis to the first end that comprises a first radius of curvature, and a second portion extending from the first axis to the second axis. In one or more embodiments, the second portion includes a second radius of curvature that increases or decreases from the first axis to the second axis. In one or more embodiments, the cold-formed cover glass substrate comprises a third portion extending from the second axis to the second end, wherein the third portion differs from the first portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2021
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventors: Khaled Layouni, Kimberly Wilbert Smith, Christopher Lee Timmons
  • Publication number: 20230200199
    Abstract: Disclosed is a display device for a vehicle interior system. The display device includes a display module having a glass substrate, an organic light emitting diode (OLED) display, and a support member. The glass substrate has a first major surface and a second major surface opposite to the first major surface. The OLED display is disposed on the second major surface of the glass substrate, and the support member includes a first support surface and a second support surface opposite to the first support surface. the OLED display is disposed on the first support surface. The display device also includes a mounting element disposed on the second support surface of the support member. The support member and the mounting element have respective first and second stiffnesses. the first stiffness is at least 100 N/mm, and an effective stiffness of the first and stiffnesses is no more than 270 N/mm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2021
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventors: Amey Ganpat Badar, Kaikai Che, Khaled Layouni, Jong Se Park, Yousef Kayed Qaroush
  • Publication number: 20230182459
    Abstract: Emobidments of a curved glass article are disclosed herein. The curved glass article includes a glass sheet first and second major surfaces. The glass sheet is bent to define a curved region disposed between flat sections. The curved glass article also includes a carrier adhered to the glass sheet. The carrier includes longitudinal strips and lateral strips. The longitudinal strips define the radius of curvature of the curved region. The lateral strips extend between the longitudinal strips. The glass sheet deviates 0.3 mm or less from planar in the flat sections. The longitudinal strips each have a width Wlong of 2 mm or less. The first lateral strips each have a width Wlat of 20 mm or less. At least a portion of the width Wlat of each lateral strip is located in the curved region and a flat section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2021
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Inventors: Gaurav Dave, Khaled Layouni, Mincong Liu, Elias Merhy, Quentin Jean André Pierron, Michael William Price, Fraaz Tahir
  • Patent number: 11655182
    Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure relate to a rollable glass sheet configured to reversibly transition between a flat configuration and a bent configuration. The rollable glass sheet includes a first major surface and a second major surface opposite to the first major surface. The first major surface and the second major surface define a thickness of the glass sheet that is 0.4 mm or less. In the flat configuration, the first major surface includes a first surface compressive stress and a first depth of compression, and in the bent configuration, the first major surface includes a curvature. At a radius of curvature of 50 mm, the first major surface includes a second surface compressive stress less than the first compressive stress and a second depth of compression less than the first depth of compression and greater than 11 ?m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: Corning Incorporated
    Inventors: Matthew Lee Black, Khaled Layouni