Mounting Transparent Lamina Over Window Opening (e.g., Slide-mounting) Patents (Class 156/108)
  • Publication number: 20120243862
    Abstract: In order to attain an optical module which can prevent a foreign object from intruding into the optical module, a camera module includes a top surface section having an opening for allowing light to pass through the opening into the optical module; and a glass substrate for sealing the opening, the glass substrate being adhered to the top surface section, the top surface section including a projection section which projects to abut on the glass substrate, the projection section being formed to surround the opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2012
    Publication date: September 27, 2012
    Applicant: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Kazuo Kinoshita
  • Patent number: 8262823
    Abstract: A lightweight, structurally strong skin panel having one or more transparent areas forming see-through windows, and a method of making same. A pre-impregnated resin tape comprised of a plurality of fibers impressed into a resin is provided. A metal sheet is provided. The pre-impregnated resin tape and the metal sheet are layered onto a molding tool such that the metal sheet and the pre-impregnated resin tape are aligned one atop the other. The tool, metal sheet, and pre-impregnated resin tape are heated such that the resin flows and at least partially covers the metal sheet and the fibers. The resin and fibers are substantially transparent to form a see-through window portion in the skin panel. The transparent window skin panel eliminates the bulky and heavy frame structure traditionally employed on aircraft, and which has heretofore limited the size of aircraft windows.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventor: Paul S Nordman
  • Patent number: 8236116
    Abstract: In certain example embodiments of this invention, there is provided a method of making a window, the method including: forming a multi-layered low-E and/or solar control coating on a glass substrate; providing at least two flexible protective sheets in non-liquid form to the glass substrate over at least part of the low-E and/or solar control coating; applying at least one protective coating in liquid form, before and/or after the flexible protective sheets are provided, so as to reduce one or more gaps formed between the low-E and/or solar control coating and the flexible protective sheet(s) and/or between the flexible protective sheets; and performing one or more of cutting, edge seaming, and/or washing the coated article with the protective coating and protective sheets thereon and peeling the protective sheets and at least part of the protective coating off of the top surface of the low-E and/or solar control coating. Heat treatment (e.g.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Assignees: Centre Luxembourgeois de Recherches pour le Verre et al Ceramique S.A. (C.R.V.C.), Guardian Industries Corp.
    Inventors: Jean-Marc Sol, Herbert Lage, John A. Vanderploeg, Desaraju V. Varaprasad, Lutz Henkel, Marcel Schloremberg
  • Patent number: 8211532
    Abstract: The transparent fire-resistant glazing has at least two glass or glass ceramic panes with a gap between them, which is filed with a UV-cured material made by curing a UV-curable material with UV radiation. The UV-curable material includes at least one bromine-containing flame retardant, which is a polybrominated diphenyl ether, a brominated alcohol, or a polybrominated cycloalkane, and/or a mixtures thereof. The glazing is made by a process in which the panes are cleaned and masked so that there is a gap between them, the UV-curable material is filled into the gap and then cured with UV radiation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2012
    Assignee: Schott AG
    Inventors: Jens Klossek, Ruediger Freitag, Klaus-Dieter Schwabe, Stefan Meinhardt
  • Publication number: 20120126566
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are embodiments of a windshield assembly and methods for mounting a windshield to a vehicle frame. An exemplary method for mounting a windshield to a vehicle frame comprise treating a surface of a polymeric gasket with fluoro-oxidation, positioning the gasket on the windshield, treating the surface of the gasket with a liquid composition comprising one or more reactive adhesion promoters, applying a polyurethane-based adhesive to the treated surface of the gasket; and positioning the windshield and gasket against a mounting surface of the vehicle frame such that the adhesive adheres the treated surface of the gasket to the mounting surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2011
    Publication date: May 24, 2012
    Inventors: George G. Jones, Alan E. Prentice
  • Patent number: 8182638
    Abstract: A media player comprising a display screen is provided. The media player can include a housing having an opening and an area of reduced thickness around the opening. The media player can also include a transparent wall having a flange. Alternatively, the transparent wall may not require a flange but rather can be a flat, substantially transparent piece of material such as plexiglass or glass. The flange can be adhered to a surface of the area of reduced thickness in order to form a transparent protective cover for the display screen. In another embodiment of the invention, a method is provided. The method can include forming a transparent wall having a stepped edge for placing in an opening of a media player. The method can also include adhering an adhesive to at least one surface of the stepped edge of the transparent wall. The method can include as well using the cutting tool to cut away a portion of the underside of a housing that surrounds an opening in a media player.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2012
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas Joseph Weber, Pinida Jan Moolsintong, Stephen P. Zadesky
  • Publication number: 20120112006
    Abstract: A foam mount of an aircraft window has a groove to receive an electro chromic window. The foam mount is painted by placing a blank in the groove to divide the foam mount into a first section designated to face the exterior of the aircraft and an opposite second section. The groove and the first section are coated with an electric conductive paint, and the second section is covered with a decorative paint. The conductive coating on the foam mount and the conductive coating of the electrodes of the electro chromic window provide an RF shielding to prevent electronic signals from personal electronic equipment from passing through the cabin and door windows of the aircraft. A mask is also provided to coat one section of the foam mount while covering the other section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2012
    Publication date: May 10, 2012
    Applicant: PPG Industries OHIO, INC.
    Inventors: Mitchell V. Bruce, Brian L. Smith, Thomas R. Scarniac
  • Patent number: 8168019
    Abstract: Improved long open time one component primer compositions for bonding substrates, methods and the articles made therefrom. The primer compositions include an ingredient including an oxazolidine ring or derivative or analog thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Dirk Schwöeppe, Arcangelo Bighetti
  • Publication number: 20120044590
    Abstract: The present invention relates to insert molding. A glass lens or an inorganic material is inserted into a front housing unit. The glass lens or an inorganic material is aligned within the front housing unit such that the glass lens or an inorganic material lies within the inside of the front housing unit. A thermobond adhesive is applied onto the glass lens or the inorganic material. During the insert molding process, a molten resin is injected into the space formed by the glass lens or the inorganic material and the front housing unit. The molten resin flows around the glass lens or the inorganic material and forms an insert molded part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2010
    Publication date: February 23, 2012
    Applicant: Hi-P International Limited
    Inventor: Ross Alcazar
  • Publication number: 20110277915
    Abstract: The invention provides an adhesive or sealant composition comprising a cross-linkable polymer, a cross-linking catalyst for the polymer, a rheology controller, a water-scavenger, wherein said cross-linkable polymer is silyl-end capped and has an equivalent molecular weight between 10,000 and 20,000. The invention also provides uncured and cured adhesive composition, processes for direct glazing of a windscreen on a metallic automotive frame; process for manufacturing the compositions of the invention and uses of the compositions of the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2011
    Publication date: November 17, 2011
    Applicant: BOSTIK SA
    Inventors: Wilfred LANGEZAAL, Petrus Johannes Cornelius VOSTERS
  • Patent number: 8057615
    Abstract: Disclosed is a process for adhering a flexible film to a substrate by interpositioning between the film and the substrate of a sufficient amount of a liquid, so that no bubbles are trapped between the film and the substrate after the film has been applied to the substrate using a scraper and where the liquid does not freeze at a substrate temperature below 0° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2011
    Assignee: Saint-Gobain Glass France
    Inventors: Helene Grussaute-Nghiem, Marie-isabelle Watchi, Yves Demars, Gilles Lonchampt
  • Patent number: 8048530
    Abstract: According to at least one aspect of the present invention, a coated substrate surface is provided. In at least one embodiment, the coated substrate surface includes a substrate surface, and a high-velocity impact polymer reaction coating for promoting adhesive bonding, the coating having first and second opposing surfaces, the first opposing surface being adjacent to the substrate surface. In at least another embodiment, the high-velocity impact polymer reaction coating is formed by depositing a polymer reaction compound onto the substrate surface with a high-velocity impact device at a velocity in the range of 10 to 200 meters per second, the polymer reaction compound being formed from substantially random fragmentation of prepolymer molecules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2011
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Larry Haack, Ann Straccia, Joseph Holubka
  • Publication number: 20110220269
    Abstract: Improved long open time one component primer compositions for bonding substrates, methods and the articles made therefrom. The primer compositions include an ingredient including an oxazolidine ring or derivative or analog thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2011
    Publication date: September 15, 2011
    Inventors: Dirk Schwöeppe, Arcangelo Bighetti
  • Publication number: 20110216488
    Abstract: A low profile display enclosure system for enclosing a display device for viewing that protects the display device from environmental effects. The substantially sealed display enclosure comprises a rigid bezel, a substantially transparent front cover coupled to the bezel, and a rear cover assembly that may include a heat sink portion. A liquid organic coating is applied to portions of the display enclosure and cured in place in order to provide a protective surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2010
    Publication date: September 8, 2011
    Inventors: Michael C. Perry, Jerry Moscovitch, Luther V. Diaz Yap, Raymond Wilk
  • Publication number: 20110168321
    Abstract: A polyurethane adhesive which is useful in bonding porous and non-porous surfaces is provided. The adhesive is especially useful in bonding windshield glass into automotive frames under a variety of environmental conditions, particularly in after market windshield replacement applications. The polyurethane includes at least one urethane prepolymer which is based on at least one thermoplastic polyol. In one embodiment, the urethane prepolymer may be formed from one or more polyisocyanates, one or more polyetherpolyols and one or more thermoplastic polyesterpolyols, wherein the prepolymer has a free isocyanate content of from about 0.6 to about 3.5% by weight, based on the weight of the polyurethane. In another embodiment, a one-part adhesive composition is provided which includes an isocyanate-functional and thermoplastic polyurethane prepolymer having a free isocyanate content of from about 0.6 to about 3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2010
    Publication date: July 14, 2011
    Applicant: Sika Corporation
    Inventors: Steven A. Rosenberg, Hong Yao, Thomas Bove, Adrian Van Maurik, Hans Peter Tschan, Norman Blank
  • Publication number: 20110158594
    Abstract: A molded ceramic or glass ferrule has at least one longitudinal passage, which enables an optical fiber feed through, sealed into a metal housing with glass solder. The metal material in the housing has a slightly higher coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) than the ferrule material and the sealing glass so that hermetic seal is maintained by a compression stress applied to the ferrule and sealing glass by the housing at operating conditions. When the housing has to be fabricated from a low CTE material, e.g. metal or ceramic, a metal sleeve and stress relief bracket is used to apply the compression stress.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2009
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Applicants: JDS Uniphase Corporation
    Inventors: Prasad YALAMANCHILI, Xiangdong Qiu, Reddy Raju, Jihua Du
  • Patent number: 7931773
    Abstract: A one component bonding agent, method of using and articles produced therefrom, comprising from about 3 to 60% by weight of the total primer weight, of a first polymer, the first polymer comprising the reaction product of from about 15 to 85% by weight, based on the total weight of the first polymer, of a first oligomer, wherein the first oligomer comprises the reaction product of an epoxy functional silane and an amine functional monomer and a second oligomer including the reaction product of a monomeric isocyanate and a functionalized tri-alkoxysilane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2011
    Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Syed Zafar Mahdi, Susan Sevidal-Marte
  • Patent number: 7922846
    Abstract: A method of making an insulated, impact resistant glass product from first and second sheets of glass. The first sheet of glass includes a major surface with a perimeter surface portion surrounding a central surface portion. The method comprises applying a raised barrier to the perimeter surface portion to produce a dam of a predetermined height surrounding the central surface portion. A curable fluid material is dispensed over the central surface portion and the curable fluid material spreads outward from the central surface portion to the raised barrier. The second sheet of glass is attached to the raised barrier leaving a gap between a major surface of the second sheet of glass and the cured fluid material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2011
    Inventor: Stephen E. Howes
  • Patent number: 7892395
    Abstract: In one embodiment, the invention is an composition comprising: a) one or more isocyanate functional polyether polyurethane prepolymers; and b) one or more prepolymers of one or more polyisocyanates and one or more polyesters wherein the terminal groups on the polyester polyol polyurethane prepolymer are the residue of a monofunctional polyalkylene glycol (hereinafter capped polyester polyurethane prepolymer) or one or more polyester polyols which are capped with the residue of one or more monofunctional isocyanates (hereinafter isocyanate capped polyesters); wherein the composition is a low viscous paste at temperature of from about 40 to about 80° C. and is high viscous paste at a temperature of from about 40° C. or less. In a preferred embodiment the composition further comprises c) one or more catalysts for the reaction of isocyanate moieties with hydroxyl groups.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2011
    Assignee: Dow Global Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Ulrich Tribelhorn, Josef S. Bühler, Renate Herger Hassan
  • Publication number: 20110030290
    Abstract: A fenestration product in accordance with an embodiment of the present application includes an insulated glass unit with a frame, an SPD film mounted in the frame and a pane of glass mounted in the frame adjacent to the SPD film with a gap formed between the pane of glass and the pane of glass. The gap is preferably filled with Argon gas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2010
    Publication date: February 10, 2011
    Inventors: Steven M. Slovak, Dongyan Wang, Robert L. Saxe, Xiao-Ping Chen, William J. Hull
  • Publication number: 20110017382
    Abstract: An assembly, method, and kit particularly adapted for use in mounting a window film structure in spaced apart and juxtaposed relationship to a window of a window assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2010
    Publication date: January 27, 2011
    Inventor: Robert J. Reuter
  • Patent number: 7862673
    Abstract: A system and method for sealing around openings in a telephone handset casing in which externally facing components are positioned. An exemplary method comprises applying a bead of liquid sealant around the opening in a telephone handset casing, allowing the bead to partially cure to form a skin yet still having a malleable consistency, and placing the externally facing component against the bead to deform the bead in conformance with the surface of the component, to provide a close seal between the casing and the component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2011
    Assignee: VTech Telecommunications Limited
    Inventors: Zhang Yong Mei, Zheng Yong Jian
  • Publication number: 20100315695
    Abstract: Light in the visible spectrum is modulated using an array of modulation elements, and control circuitry connected to the array for controlling each of the modulation elements independently, each of the modulation elements having a surface which is caused to exhibit a predetermined impedance characteristic to particular frequencies of light. The amplitude of light delivered by each of the modulation elements is controlled independently by pulse code modulation. Each modulation element has a deformable portion held under tensile stress, and the control circuitry controls the deformation of the deformable portion. Each deformable element has a deformation mechanism and an optical portion, the deformation mechanism and the optical portion independently imparting to the element respectively a controlled deformation characteristic and a controlled modulation characteristic. The deformable modulation element may be a non-metal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2006
    Publication date: December 16, 2010
    Inventor: Mark W. Miles
  • Publication number: 20100302656
    Abstract: A liquid lens is mounted in a lens opening provided in a photographic instrument by making use of a mounting member made of a material which transmits light of predetermined wavelength and includes an inner wall shaped and dimensioned to receive the periphery of the lens in spaced, opposed relationship. The mounting member includes a portion mounted or to be mounted to the optical instrument. A bonding material is provided between the lens periphery and the mounting member wall, and the bonding material is activated by exposure to light of the predetermined wavelength, which is injected from outside, through the mounting member. Preferably, the light is injected with a guide member having an opening with an interior wall shaped and dimensioned to conform to an exterior wall of the guide member. The light may be injected from an edge of the guide member remote from the opening, through the guide member, and into the mounting member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2010
    Publication date: December 2, 2010
    Applicants: Optoelectronics Co., Ltd., Opticon, Inc.
    Inventors: Satoshi Komi, Tohru Takahashi
  • Patent number: 7838115
    Abstract: Bonded vehicular glass assemblies utilizing two-component urethane adhesives to attach dynamic load-bearing attachment members to glass substrates to form a joint suitable for use on a vehicle, and related methods of forming are described herein. In addition, methods of attaching components to glass by use of these adhesives are disclosed. The method of forming the assemblies may include priming the glass panel prior to applying the adhesive to the primed glass panel and/or attachment member. The method may include allowing the urethane adhesive to cure to form a layer of cured urethane adhesive bonding the attachment member to the first surface of the glass panel without exposure of the bonded attachment member on the second surface of the panel. The cured adhesive layer disposed between the attachment member and the glass panel may have a thickness in the range from about 0.25 mm to about 2.0 mm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2010
    Assignee: Magna Mirrors of America, Inc.
    Inventor: Jeffrey A. Lewno
  • Patent number: 7819999
    Abstract: A method and a device for directly molding a glazing gasket by extruding a molding material from a molding die to a peripheral edge part of a double-glazing panel in which a space layer is formed between two adjacent glass sheets with a spacer interposed in between. The molding die is configured of a front die and a rear die, which are independent of each other. The front die is allowed to adhere closely to at least the front surface of the double-glazing panel, and the rear die is allowed to adhere closely to at least the rear surface of the double-glazing panel, thereby molding the glazing gasket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2010
    Assignee: The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jiro Watanabe, Yuuji Kawamori, Kazuo Arakawa
  • Patent number: 7789990
    Abstract: The invention is an adhesive composition comprising one or more polymers having a flexible backbone and silane moieties capable of silanol condensation; one or more hydrophobic silanes having one or more hydrocarbyloxy groups and one or more hydrocarbyl groups; one or more catalysts for the reaction of silane moieties with active hydrogen containing compounds. Preferably, the adhesive composition further comprises one or more heat stabilizers and/or light stabilizers. In another embodiment, the invention is a method of bonding a window to a coated substrate, such as a window in a vehicle, which comprises applying to the window or the coated substrate an adhesive as described; contacting the window with the coated substrate wherein the adhesive is located between the window and the substrate; and allowing the adhesive to cure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2010
    Assignee: Dow Global Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Huide D. Zhu, Daniel P. Heberer
  • Publication number: 20100220955
    Abstract: An optical module includes a lens-containing optically-transmissive member and a receptacle. The receptacle includes: an optical connector-inserting section; a fixing section for fixing the member; and an device-installing section for installing a semiconductor device serving as a light emitting device or a light receiving device. The fixing section communicates with the device-installing section. The member includes a main body and a lens. The main body includes a first section and a second section, the first section having a first outer diameter, which is substantially equal to a internal diameter of said fixing section, and said second section having a second outer diameter, which is smaller than the first outer diameter, and at least containing an end of said main body in a side of the device-installing section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2010
    Publication date: September 2, 2010
    Applicant: NEC ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Mitamura, Hideyuki Yamada
  • Publication number: 20100127525
    Abstract: An overhead console for a vehicle is provided. The overhead console includes a substrate formed of a substantially clear material configured to provide a conduit for light. The substrate has a first surface and an opposite second surface. The overhead console also includes a first film layer coupled to the first surface of the substrate. The first film layer has a first portion simulating a first component of the overhead console and a second portion simulating a second component of the overhead console. The overhead console further includes a second film layer coupled to the second surface of the substrate. The second film layer is configured to cooperate with the first film layer to affect the appearance of at least one of the first component and the second component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2008
    Publication date: May 27, 2010
    Inventor: Arne Dassen
  • Patent number: 7722730
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method and device for heat-sealing windows into folding carton blanks for producing liquid-proof folding cartons having film windows. Pieces of film that are cut to measure are placed on the window openings of the folding carton blanks and the edges of the pieces of film are heat-sealed with the folding carton blanks so as to be liquid-proof using heated pressure segments or heat-sealing dies. The folding carton blanks, together with the pieces of film, are fed to a tail pulley for a transport belt by means of the transport belt and are inserted in the gap between the tail pulley and the transport belt resting thereon. In this gap, the blanks and pieces of film are continuously heat-sealed together by means of at least two heated pressure segments that are disposed on the outer periphery of the tail pulley and push radially from inwards against the transport belt in the area of deflection of the transport belt and thus onto the edges of the pieces of film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2010
    Inventor: Julius Schröder-Frerkes
  • Patent number: 7708853
    Abstract: The invention is a bonding process using a composition comprising a) one or more organotitanates or zirconates having four ligands wherein the ligands are hydrocarbyl, optionally containing one or more functional groups having one or more heteroatoms selected from the group comprising oxygen, nitrogen, phosphorus and sulfur wherein two or more of the ligands may form a cyclic structure with the proviso that one of the ligands has an acidic moiety; one or more strong organic acids or a mixture thereof; b) one or more alkoxysilanes; c) optionally one or more high molecular weight resins; and d) a solvent which dissolves the components of the composition. This composition is referred to as a clear primer hereinafter. Preferably, the composition comprises both an organotitanate or zirconate and a strong acid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2010
    Assignee: Dow Global Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Ziyan Wu, Harry W. Hsieh, Daniel P. Heberer, Dominic J. Allam
  • Patent number: 7699537
    Abstract: An optical port apparatus includes a housing having oppositely disposed first and second housing surfaces and a housing body extending therebetween. A housing aperture extends about a central axis of the housing body. A groove surrounds the housing aperture. The groove extends partially through the housing body and has a bottom groove surface spaced from the second housing surface by a groove side wall. A shelf is located between the groove and the housing aperture. A gasket is located in the groove adjacent the bottom groove surface. The gasket surrounds the housing aperture. A window is located across the housing aperture in contact with the shelf. An elastomeric adhesive is located in the groove between the groove side wall and at least one of the window and the gasket. A bezel is fastened to the second housing surface adjacent the groove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2010
    Assignee: Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Robin Harvey Pruss, Mark Thomas Scheitler, Carey Allen Nazarian, Rita Robin Walters, Michael P. Radochonski
  • Patent number: 7681364
    Abstract: A plastic window assembly includes a substantially transparent plastic panel and an opaque plastic frame adhered to the perimeter of the panel, which bounds and defines an effective viewing area of the panel. A transition step of the frame extends upward from the surface of the panel to a raised surface of the frame. Provided on the surface in the effective viewing area of the panel is an image. In order to print the image such that the outer edges of the image extend to an interfacial area defined by the juncture of the transition step and the second surface of the panel, a MIT printing process and specialized membrane construction is used.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2010
    Assignee: Exatec, LLC
    Inventors: Bein T. Bui, Thomas V. Cutcher, Eric F. J. M. van der Meulen, Chengtao Li
  • Patent number: 7615167
    Abstract: The invention is a composition comprising a) one or more isocyanate functional polyether based prepolymers containing one or more organic based polymers dispersed therein; b) one or more isocyanate functional polyester based prepolymers which is solid at 23° C.; c) one or more polyisocyanates having a nominal functionality of about 3 or greater; d) one or more conductive carbon blacks in an amount such that the composition has a dielectric constant of about 15 or less; and e) one or more catalysts for the reaction of isocyanate moieties with hydroxyl groups, wherein the composition demonstrates upon cure a modulus of 2.0 MPa or greater at 25° C. measured according to ASTM D4065; a dielectric constant of about 15 or less; a sag of an uncured sample of less than 2 mm, a press flow viscosity of about 20 to about 50 and a storage modulus of about 5.3×105 Pa or greater.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2009
    Assignee: Dow Global Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Lirong Zhou
  • Publication number: 20090260742
    Abstract: In one embodiment, the invention is a method comprising contacting a composition comprising i) alumina particles having a particle size of about 1 to about 40 microns and a Mohs hardness of about 9.0 to about 9.5; ii) one or more alkyl sulphates; iii) one or more thickeners; and iv) water with the surface of glass or a ceramic frit disposed on the surface of glass. The contacting can be performed by applying the composition to the surface of the glass or the ceramic frit using an application apparatus. In one embodiment, the composition further comprises a lubricant. In another embodiment, the composition further comprises one or more ethoxylated alcohols. In another embodiment, the composition further comprises one or more fragrances.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2008
    Publication date: October 22, 2009
    Applicant: Dow Global Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Stefan Schmatloch, Robert J. Mills, Richard Steiner, Edwin Zueger
  • Publication number: 20090253353
    Abstract: It is an object of the invention to provide a polishing pad capable of high precision optical detection of an endpoint during polishing in progress and prevention of slurry leakage from between a polishing region and a light-transmitting region during the use thereof even after the polishing pad has been used for a long period. It is a second object of the invention to provide a polishing pad capable of suppression of deterioration of polishing characteristics (such as in-plane uniformity) and generation of scratches due to a difference in behavior of a polishing region and a light-transmitting region during polishing. It is a third object of the invention to provide a polishing pad having a polishing region and a light-transmitting region with a concentration of a specific metal equal to or lower than a specific value (threshold value).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2005
    Publication date: October 8, 2009
    Applicant: TOYO TIRE & RUBBER CO., LTD
    Inventors: Kazuyuki Ogawa, Tetsuo Shimomura, Atsushi Kazuno, Yoshiyuki Nakai, Masahiro Watanabe, Takatoshi Yamada, Masahiko Nakamori
  • Patent number: 7588652
    Abstract: A method for making an articulatable window assembly suitable for use as a side window or a rear lift gate window of a vehicle includes providing a curved tempered glass sheet and at least one mounting member for attachment to the glass sheet. At least one layer of primer is applied to a portion of the inner surface of the glass sheet. A flange of an attachment portion of the mounting member is maintained positioned offset from the primed portion of the inner surface of the tempered glass sheet and with a viscous adhesive disposed therebetween for at least a time period sufficient for the viscous adhesive to achieve an at least partial cure. The offset distance between the flange of the attachment portion of the mounting member and the primed portion of the inner surface of the glass sheet is greater than 0.1 mm and less than 3 mm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2009
    Assignee: Donnelly Corp.
    Inventors: R. Scott Repp, Pamela M. Stallman
  • Publication number: 20090205769
    Abstract: The invention is a composition comprising a) one or more organotitanates or zirconates having four ligands wherein the ligands are hydrocarbyl, optionally containing one or more functional groups having one or more heteroatoms selected from the group comprising oxygen, nitrogen, phosphorus and sulfur wherein two or more of the ligands may form a cyclic structure with the proviso that one of the ligands has an acidic moiety; one or more strong organic acids or a mixture thereof; b) one or more alkoxysilanes; c) optionally one or more high molecular weight resins; and d) a solvent which dissolves the components of the composition. This composition is referred to as a clear primer hereinafter. Preferably, the composition comprises both an organotitanate or zirconate and a strong acid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2008
    Publication date: August 20, 2009
    Inventors: Ziyan Wu, Harry W. Hsieh, Daniel P. Heberer, Dominic J. Allam
  • Publication number: 20090181194
    Abstract: A housing (100) of a portable electronic device includes an opaque base (10) and a transparent cover (20). The base defines an aperture (101). The cover is fixed on the base by means of laser soldering and covers the aperture. A method for fabricating the housing is also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2008
    Publication date: July 16, 2009
    Applicants: SHENZHEN FUTAIHONG PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD., FIH (HONG KONG) LIMITED
    Inventors: TAO ZHANG, XIAO-LIN FENG, TUN GAO, MING TANG, YUE-PING ZHOU
  • Publication number: 20090173430
    Abstract: The process comprises the following steps: —) deposition of a glueing material on the substrate; —) cutting of a window into the substrate and into the deposited glueing material; —) application of a layer of material at least over the cut window and activation of the glueing material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2005
    Publication date: July 9, 2009
    Inventor: Johannes Georg Schaede
  • Patent number: 7534375
    Abstract: The invention is a composition comprising a) one or more isocyanate functional polyether based prepolymers containing one or more organic based polymers dispersed therein; b) one or more isocyanate functional polyester based prepolymers which is solid at 23° C.; c) one or more polyisocyanates having a nominal functionality of about 3 or greater; d) one or more conductive carbon blacks in an amount such that the composition has a dielectric constant of about 15 or less; and e) one or more catalysts for the reaction of isocyanate moieties with hydroxyl groups, wherein the composition demonstrates upon cure a modulus of 2.0 MPa or greater at 25° C. measured according to ASTM D4065; a dielectric constant of about 15 or less; a sag of an uncured sample of less than 2 mm, a press flow viscosity of about 20 to about 50 and a storage modulus of about 5.3×105 Pa or greater.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2009
    Assignee: Dow Global Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Lirong Zhou
  • Patent number: 7494540
    Abstract: The invention is a composition comprising a) one or more organotitanates or zirconates having four ligands wherein the ligands are hydrocarbyl, optionally containing one or more functional groups having one or more heteroatoms selected from the group comprising oxygen, nitrogen, phosphorus and sulfur wherein two or more of the ligands may form a cyclic structure with the proviso that one of the ligands has an acidic moiety; one or more strong organic acids or a mixture thereof; b) one or more alkoxysilanes; c) optionally one or more high molecular weight resins; and d) a solvent which dissolves the components of the composition. This composition is referred to as a clear primer hereinafter. Preferably, the composition comprises both an organotitanate or zirconate and a strong acid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2009
    Assignee: Dow Global Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Ziyan Wu, Harry W. Hsieh, Daniel P. Heberer, Dominic J. Allam
  • Patent number: 7481030
    Abstract: Provided is a seal structure for sealing an air gap between a framing member and a wallboard. The seal structure is formed from a curable, flowable material. The seal structure has a body having first and second opposing surfaces and a plurality of flexible seal members integral with and extending generally transversely with respect to a second surface of the body. The seal members are disposed in spaced relation to define a double seal between the framing member and the wallboard when the wallboard engages distal ends of the seal members. Also provided is a preformed seal structure. The invention further provides a method of sealing air gaps in an attic using an elastomeric paint to fill gaps of ? inch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2009
    Inventor: Kenneth D. Grunst
  • Patent number: 7475936
    Abstract: A roof element 1 which is designed to close an opening which is made in the roof of a motor vehicle having a translucent pane which is to be permanently connected to the contact surface which borders the roof opening, especially for a contact surface originally designed to receive a sheet metal panel instead of a glass pane roof element. The roof element has at least one transition element which is joined permanently to the inner peripheral surface of the pane, and has a support surface which is parallel to the part of the contact surface on which the indicated support surface is to be superimposed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2009
    Assignee: Webasto AG
    Inventor: Jean-Luc Guicheteau
  • Publication number: 20080268261
    Abstract: Improved long open time one component primer compositions for bonding substrates, methods and the articles made therefrom. The primer compositions include an ingredient including an oxazolidine ring or derivative or analog thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2008
    Publication date: October 30, 2008
    Inventors: Dirk Schwoeppe, Arcangelo Bighetti
  • Publication number: 20080236725
    Abstract: A one component bonding agent, method of using and articles produced therefrom, comprising from about 3 to 60% by weight of the total primer weight, of a first polymer, the first polymer comprising the reaction product of from about 15 to 85% by weight, based on the total weight of the first polymer, of a first oligomer, wherein the first oligomer comprises the reaction product of an epoxy functional silane and an amine functional monomer and a second oligomer including the reaction product of a monomeric isocyanate and a functionalized tri-alkoxysilane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2007
    Publication date: October 2, 2008
    Applicant: Dow Global Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Syed Zafar Mahdi, Susan Sevidal-Marte
  • Publication number: 20080239513
    Abstract: The present microlens for packaging and printing includes a package including a body; and a microlens window located on the body to display at least one graphical image in a first portion of the microlens window and the contents of the package through a second portion of the microlens window.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2007
    Publication date: October 2, 2008
    Inventors: William Karszes, Jerry Nims
  • Patent number: 7416599
    Abstract: The invention is a composition comprising a) one or more organotitanates having four ligands wherein the ligands are hydrocarbyl, optionally containing one or more functional groups having one or more heteroatoms selected from the group comprising oxygen, nitrogen, phosphorus and sulfur wherein two or more of the ligands may form a cyclic structure; b) one or more mercaptosilanes; c) one or more polyaminosilanes; d) one or more secondary aminosilanes; and e) a solvent which dissolves the components of the composition. This composition is referred to as a clear primer hereinafter. In another embodiment the invention is a system for bonding glass to a substrate which comprises a clear primer according to the invention; and an adhesive comprising an isocyanate functional prepolymer and a catalyst for the cure of the isocyanate functional prepolymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2008
    Assignee: Dow Global Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Harry W. Hsieh, Daniel P. Heberer, Dominic J. Allam, Ziyan Wu
  • Publication number: 20080190547
    Abstract: The invention is directed to protective plastic film for attachment to a plastic windshield for the purpose of providing a protective layer on said windshield wherein the plastic film may be polypropylene which may or may not be tinted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2007
    Publication date: August 14, 2008
    Applicant: Julian/White, Partners LLC
    Inventors: Murray White, Michael Julian
  • Publication number: 20080156415
    Abstract: A flush-mounted articulated window assembly for use in a vehicle, the window assembly adapted to be mounted in a window opening such that, when closed, it is generally flush with the exterior surface of the vehicle. The window assembly includes a transparent sheet with at least one window-mounting member bonded by two separate adhesives to an inner surface of the sheet. The mounting member includes projections which space the mounting member from the inner sheet surface, and/or perforations which allow air and moisture to reach the space provided between the mounting member and the inner sheet surface. A first adhesive temporarily fixtures the mounting member to the sheet. A second adhesive permanently bonds the mounting member to the inner sheet surface. The bond created is sufficiently strong such that application of a load sufficient to cause a failure results in a failure other than in the adhesion of the adhesive to the mounting member and the panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2008
    Publication date: July 3, 2008
    Applicant: MAGNA DONNELLY CORPORATION
    Inventors: R. Scott Repp, Pamela M. Stallman