Patents by Inventor Lilin ZHOU

Lilin ZHOU 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: 11661374
    Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a chemically-strengthened glass exhibiting both surface strength and abrasion-resistant anti-fingerprint (AFP) properties. The present invention relates to a plate-shaped chemically-strengthened glass which has a compressive stress layer provided to a glass surface layer, a glass surface hydrogen concentration profile in a specific range, and a surface strength and abrasion-resistant anti-fingerprint (AFP) properties which are in specific ranges.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: AGC Inc.
    Inventors: Michinori Suehara, Yusuke Fujiwara, Lilin Zhou
  • Patent number: 11525031
    Abstract: A fluorinated ether compound represented by A-O—(Rf1O)m—Rf2—[C(O)N(R1)]p-Q1-C(R2)[-Q2-SiR3nL3-n]2, wherein A is a C1-20 perfluoroalkyl group, Rf1 is a linear fluoroalkylene group, m is an integer of from 2 to 500, Rf2 is a linear fluoroalkylene group, R1 is a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group, p is 0 or 1, Q1 is a single bond or an alkylene group, R2 is a hydrogen atom, a monovalent hydrocarbon group or the like, Q2 is an alkylene group, R3 is a hydrogen atom or a monovalent hydrocarbon group, L is a hydrolyzable group, and n is an integer of from 0 to 2 is provided. A fluorinated ether composition and a coating liquid capable of forming a surface layer excellent in initial water/oil repellency, fingerprint stain removability, abrasion resistance, light resistance and chemical resistance, an article having a surface layer, and a method for producing it are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: AGC Inc.
    Inventors: Taiki Hoshino, Keigo Matsuura, Makoto Uno, Masahiro Ito, Kenji Ishizeki, Lilin Zhou, Daisuke Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 11427503
    Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a chemically-strengthened glass exhibiting both surface strength and abrasion-resistant anti-fingerprint (AFP) properties. The present invention relates to a plate-shaped chemically-strengthened glass which has a compressive stress layer provided to a glass surface layer, a glass surface hydrogen concentration profile in a specific range, and a surface strength and abrasion-resistant anti-fingerprint (AFP) properties which are in specific ranges.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: AGC Inc.
    Inventors: Michinori Suehara, Yusuke Fujiwara, Lilin Zhou
  • Publication number: 20210206691
    Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a chemically-strengthened glass exhibiting both surface strength and abrasion-resistant anti-fingerprint (AFP) properties. The present invention relates to a plate-shaped chemically-strengthened glass which has a compressive stress layer provided to a glass surface layer, a glass surface hydrogen concentration profile in a specific range, and a surface strength and abrasion-resistant anti-fingerprint (AFP) properties which are in specific ranges.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2021
    Publication date: July 8, 2021
    Applicant: AGC Inc.
    Inventors: Michinori SUEHARA, Yusuke FUJIWARA, Lilin ZHOU
  • Patent number: 10988575
    Abstract: To provide a fluoroether composition and a coating fluid that are able to form a surface layer having water/oil repellency, fingerprint stain removability and lubricity, and being excellent in abrasion resistance and light resistance, and an article having such a surface layer. A fluoroether composition, comprising: a specific compound (1) having a hydrolyzable silyl group at one terminal of a poly(oxyperfluoroalkylene) chain and a specific compound (2) having a plurality of hydrolyzable silyl groups at one terminal of a poly(oxyperfluoroalkylene) chain, wherein, in the fluoroether composition, the content of the compound (1) is from 10 to 90 mol %, to the total content of the compound (1) and the compound (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: AGC Inc.
    Inventors: Kenji Ishizeki, Lilin Zhou
  • Publication number: 20200376814
    Abstract: A water/oil repellent layer-provided article, containing a substrate, a water/oil repellent layer containing a hydrolyzed condensate of a fluorinated compound having a hydrolyzable silyl group, and a silicon oxide layer containing alkali metal atoms, present between the substrate and the water/oil repellent layer, where in the silicon oxide layer, the average concentration of the alkali metal atoms in a region with a depth from the surface in contact with the water/oil repellent layer of at least 0.1 nm and at most 0.3 nm, is at least 2.0×1019 atoms/cm3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2020
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Applicant: AGC Inc.
    Inventors: Lilin ZHOU, Kumiko SUWA, Kenji ISHIZEKI, Hideyuki HIRAKOSO, Daisuke KOBAYASHI, Michinori SUEHARA, Mio TOKUNAGA
  • Patent number: 10786976
    Abstract: A water/oil repellent layer-provided article, containing a substrate, a water/oil repellent layer containing a hydrolyzed condensate of a fluorinated compound having a hydrolyzable silyl group, and a silicon oxide layer containing alkali metal atoms, present between the substrate and the water/oil repellent layer, where in the silicon oxide layer, the average concentration of the alkali metal atoms in a region with a depth from the surface in contact with the water/oil repellent layer of at least 0.1 nm and at most 0.3 nm, is at least 2.0×1019 atoms/cm3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: AGC Inc.
    Inventors: Lilin Zhou, Kumiko Suwa, Kenji Ishizeki, Hideyuki Hirakoso, Daisuke Kobayashi, Michinori Suehara, Mio Tokunaga
  • Publication number: 20200165384
    Abstract: To provide a fluorinated ether compound, a fluorinated ether composition and a coating liquid capable of forming a surface layer excellent in initial water/oil repellency, fingerprint stain removability, abrasion resistance, light resistance and chemical resistance, an article having a surface layer, and a method for producing it. A fluorinated ether compound represented by A-O—(Rf1O)m—Rf2—[C(O)N(R1)]p-Q1-C(R2)[-Q2-SiR3nL3-n]2, wherein A is a C1-20 perfluoroalkyl group, Rf1 is a linear fluoroalkylene group, m is an integer of from 2 to 500, Rf2 is a linear fluoroalkylene group, R1 is a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group, p is 0 or 1, Q1 is a single bond or an alkylene group, R2 is a hydrogen atom, a monovalent hydrocarbon group or the like, Q2 is an alkylene group, R3 is a hydrogen atom or a monovalent hydrocarbon group, L is a hydrolyzable group, and n is an integer of from 0 to 2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2020
    Publication date: May 28, 2020
    Applicant: AGC Inc.
    Inventors: Taiki Hoshino, Keigo Matsuura, Makoto Uno, Masahiro Ito, Kenji Ishizeki, Lilin Zhou, Daisuke Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20200140329
    Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a chemically-strengthened glass exhibiting both surface strength and abrasion-resistant anti-fingerprint (AFP) properties. The present invention relates to a plate-shaped chemically-strengthened glass which has a compressive stress layer provided to a glass surface layer, a glass surface hydrogen concentration profile in a specific range, and a surface strength and abrasion-resistant anti-fingerprint (AFP) properties which are in specific ranges.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2019
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Applicant: AGC Inc.
    Inventors: Michinori SUEHARA, Yusuke FUJIWARA, Lilin ZHOU
  • Publication number: 20190233587
    Abstract: To provide a fluoroether composition and a coating fluid that are able to form a surface layer having water/oil repellency, fingerprint stain removability and lubricity, and being excellent in abrasion resistance and light resistance, and an article having such a surface layer. A fluoroether composition, comprising: a specific compound (1) having a hydrolyzable silyl group at one terminal of a poly(oxyperfluoroalkylene) chain and a specific compound (2) having a plurality of hydrolyzable silyl groups at one terminal of a poly(oxyperfluoroalkylene) chain, wherein, in the fluoroether composition, the content of the compound (1) is from 10 to 90 mol %, to the total content of the compound (1) and the compound (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2019
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Applicant: AGC Inc.
    Inventors: Kenji Ishizeki, Lilin Zhou
  • Publication number: 20190217580
    Abstract: A water/oil repellent layer-provided article, containing a substrate, a water/oil repellent layer containing a hydrolyzed condensate of a fluorinated compound having a hydrolyzable silyl group, and a silicon oxide layer containing alkali metal atoms, present between the substrate and the water/oil repellent layer, where in the silicon oxide layer, the average concentration of the alkali metal atoms in a region with a depth from the surface in contact with the water/oil repellent layer of at least 0.1 nm and at most 0.3 nm, is at least 2.0×1019 atoms/cm3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2019
    Publication date: July 18, 2019
    Applicant: AGC Inc.
    Inventors: Lilin ZHOU, Kumiko Suwa, Kenji Ishizeki, Hideyuki Hirakoso, Daisuke Kobayashi, Michinori Suehara, Mio Tokunaga