Including Components Having Same Physical Characteristic In Differing Degree Patents (Class 428/212)
  • Patent number: 11921359
    Abstract: A spectacle lens includes proceeding from a front face on the object side of the spectacle lens to an opposite reverse face of the spectacle lens, at least components A, B, and C. The component A includes an ultrathin lens, the component B includes at least one of a polymeric material or a mineral glass, and the component C includes at least one of a functional layer or an ultrathin lens. The spectacle lens has no damage after impact of a steel ball with a diameter of 15.87 mm and a weight of 16.36 g from a height of 1.27 m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Carl Zeiss Vision International GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Glöge, Jeremias Gromotka
  • Patent number: 11919216
    Abstract: The invention provides a roll of a white heat-shrinkable polyester-based film containing titanium oxide which can suppress occurrence of a processing trouble of a label or the like cut out from the roll, even when widening the roll. The roll of the white heat-shrinkable polyester-based film satisfies the following requirements: (1) the length of the film is 1,000-20,000 m and the width of the film is 400-10,000 mm, (2) the heat-shrinkage ratio in a main shrinkage direction is 50-85%, (3,4) the difference between the maximum and minimum heat-shrinkage ratio in the main shrinkage direction is 0-3% among samples which are sampled in each of the width and longitudinal directions of the film, and (5,6) the difference between the maximum and minimum apparent specific gravity is 0-0.01 g/cm3 among samples which are sampled in each of the width and longitudinal directions of the film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: TOYOBO CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Masayuki Haruta
  • Patent number: 11921259
    Abstract: An electronic device includes electrical components in a housing. The components may include optical components such as a display. Protective structures may be used to protect the optical components. The protective structures may include one or more protective transparent layers such as layers of glass or crystalline material such as sapphire. The protective transparent layers may be coated with an oleophobic coating. To enhance coating durability, catalyst may be used to help bond the oleophobic coating. An adhesion promotion layer such as a silicon oxide layer may be deposited on the transparent protective layer. A catalyst layer such as a layer of sodium fluoride may be deposited on the adhesion promotion layer. The oleophobic material may be evaporated or otherwise deposited on the catalyst layer. Heat and moisture may help the oleophobic material form chemical bonds with the adhesion promotion layer, thereby forming a durable oleophobic coating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Manish Mittal, Feng Liu, Kenji Ishizeki, Matthew S. Rogers, Naoto Matsuyuki, Wolf Oetting
  • Patent number: 11890840
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to laminates comprising a uniaxially oriented first multilayer film comprising ethylene-based polymer, wherein the uniaxially oriented first multilayer film has a ratio of percent elongation at break in the cross direction to percent elongation at break in the machine direction of at least 2 to 1; a biaxially oriented second multilayer film adhered to the uniaxially oriented first multilayer film and comprising an ethylene-based polymer, wherein the biaxially oriented second multilayer film has a ratio of percent elongation at break in the machine direction to percent elongation at break in the cross direction of at least 2 to 1; and a third film adhered to the biaxially oriented second multilayer film such that the biaxially oriented second multilayer film is disposed between the uniaxially oriented first multilayer film and the third film, wherein the third film comprises an ethylene-based polymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Peter Hermann Roland Sandkuehler, Thomas Galatik, Luis Gerardo Zalamea Bustillo, Jingyi Xu, Guihong Liao
  • Patent number: 11888438
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an optical element includes a continuous gradient index distribution area, and a first medium. The continuous gradient index distribution area is configured to continuously attenuate gradient index from a center of the optical element in a radial direction. The first medium is at the center. The first medium includes an area where absolute value of imaginary part of a complex refractive index is greater than zero.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Hiroshi Ohno, Takashi Usui
  • Patent number: 11873385
    Abstract: A composition for infrared-absorbing layers according to the present invention includes: a compound formed by copper ion and a phosphonic acid represented by the following formula (a); and at least one of a phosphoric acid diester represented by the following formula (b1) and a phosphoric acid monoester represented by the following formula (b2). In the composition, fine particles containing at least the compound are dispersed. A content of the phosphonic acid is less than 2.5 times a total content of the phosphoric acid diester and the phosphoric acid monoester on a molar basis. R1 is an alkyl group with 2 to 4 carbon atoms, R21, R22, and R3 are each a monovalent functional group represented by —(CH2CH2O)nR4 wherein n is an integer of 1 to 25 and R4 is an alkyl group with 6 to 25 carbon atoms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: NIPPON SHEET GLASS COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Yuichiro Kubo, Katsuhide Shimmo
  • Patent number: 11873399
    Abstract: Provided are: a resin composition for easily giving polishing pads which have a hardness suitable for chemical mechanical polishing and have voids of a desired size; a polishing pad produced from the resin composition; and a method for producing the polishing pad. The resin composition comprises a urethane (meth)acrylate (A), at least one unsaturated resin (B) selected from among vinyl ester resins and unsaturated polyester resins, an ethylenically unsaturated compound (C) which has an ethylenically unsaturated bond and is neither the urethane (meth)acrylate (A) nor the unsaturated resin (B), and a hollow object (D), wherein the mass ratio of the content of the urethane (meth)acrylate (A) to the content of the unsaturated resin (B), A:B, is 64:36 to 96:4 and the content of the hollow object (D) is 0.7-9.0 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of the sum of the urethane (meth)acrylate (A), the unsaturated resin (B), and the ethylenically unsaturated compound (C).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: Resonac Corporation
    Inventors: Ryujin Ishiuchi, Nobuyuki Takahashi
  • Patent number: 11873371
    Abstract: The present invention provides a polyimide film comprising a polyimide, of which the Intf value calculated from equation 1 is ?3 or greater when the weight reduction rate measured by the thermogravimetric method (TGA) is 5%. The film according to the present invention can exhibit excellent thermal stability even in high-temperature conditions, and thus maintain excellent heat resistance and mechanical characteristics against high-temperature heat added during the display device manufacturing process. Ea RT + ln ? { Ea ? ? ? R ? P ? ( X f ) } = ln ? ? t f [ Equation ? ? 1 ] In equation 1, Ea, R, T, ?, P(Xf), and tf are the same as those defined in the detailed description.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventor: Jinho Lee
  • Patent number: 11845241
    Abstract: A laminate can contain a substrate, an adhesion promoter layer, and a coating layer, wherein the adhesion promoter layer may include an isocyanate group containing compound of formula (1): R1—R2—N?C?O (1), with R1 being a functional group different than the isocyanate group, and R2 being substituted or unsubstituted alkyl or aryl. The adhesion promoter layer can provide strong adhesion of the coating layer to the substrate by forming covalent bonds with the substrate and covalent bonds with the coating layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Weijun Liu
  • Patent number: 11827971
    Abstract: The present invention provides a sputtering target which has low risk to the human body, and which is able to be suppressed in the occurrence of a crack even in cases where sputtering is carried out at a high output power for a long period of time. A sputtering target contains Zn as a main component, contains specific metals including Zr in specific compositions, and contains a complex oxide of Zr.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: Dexerials Corporation
    Inventor: Yuichi Kamori
  • Patent number: 11814317
    Abstract: A refractory article includes a body including a ceramic having an aluminosilicate present in an amount of at least 70 wt % and not greater than 99 wt % for a total weight of the body, and the body further includes a dopant including a Mg-containing oxide compound and a Fe-containing oxide compound, and the dopant is present in an amount within a range including at least 1 wt % and not greater than 12 wt %.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN CERAMICS & PLASTICS, INC.
    Inventors: Olivier Citti, Wesley S Towle, David J. Lechevalier
  • Patent number: 11798719
    Abstract: A soft magnetic metal powder having soft magnetic metal particles, wherein a surface of the soft magnetic metal particle is covered by a coating part, the coating part has a first coating part, a second coating part, and a third coating part in this order from the surface of the soft magnetic metal particle towards outside, the first coating part includes oxides of Si as a main component, the second coating part includes oxides of Fe as a main component, and the third coating part includes a compound of at least one element selected from the group consisting of P, Si, Bi, and Zn.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Yoshidome, Hiroyuki Matsumoto, Kenji Horino, Satoko Mori, Takuma Nakano, Seigo Tokoro, Shota Otsuka, Toru Ujiie, Kentaro Mori
  • Patent number: 11793061
    Abstract: Disclosed are a display assembly and a display device. The display assembly includes: a flexible display screen; a support layer located on a non-display side of the flexible display screen; wherein the support layer includes a first support part and a second support part which continuously extend along a plane of the non-display side of the flexible display screen, and the first support part has an elastic modulus smaller than the second support part; and a tensioning member including a first connection part and a second connection part interconnected with each other, wherein the first connection part is located on a side of the first support part away from the flexible display screen, and the second connection part is located on a side of the second support part away from the flexible display screen; and the first connection part has an elastic modulus greater than the second connection part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Peng Cai, Youwei Wang
  • Patent number: 11782198
    Abstract: A composite film may include a first transparent substrate, a dielectric layer and at least two infra-red reflection stacks. The dielectric layer may be located between the at least two infra-red reflection stacks and each of the infra-red reflection stacks may include two titanium blocker layers and a functional layer. The functional layer in each infra-red reflection stack may include silver and may be located between the two blocker layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN PERFORMANCE PLASTICS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Antoine Diguet
  • Patent number: 11772371
    Abstract: A high-performance multilayer film for packaging, the structure being: BL/TIE/PO1/POX/PO3, obtained once by multilayer coextrusion and biaxial stretching, wherein: the total thickness of the multilayer film is 8 to 100 micrometers; the absolute value of the difference of the solubility parameters between the PO1 and PO3 layer materials is ?0.1 and ?0.5, and the absolute value of the difference of the cohesive energy density is ?3, and ?5; the solubility parameter and cohesive energy density of the POX bridge material are based on one of the PO1 and PO3 layer materials, and it's transitioned to the other in a gradient way; the absolute value of the difference of the solubility parameters between adjacent layers from the PO1 layer to the POX bridge and the PO3 layer is ?0.1 (J·cm?3)1/2, and the absolute value of the difference of the cohesive energy density is ?3 J/cm3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: JIAPU INNOVATIVE FILM (KUNSHAN) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jialiang Xia, Xuewen Gao, Yu Xia, Minyan Tang
  • Patent number: 11764037
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are surface coatings for plasma components that have the benefit of being robust against chemical and plasma physical attack in aggressive (e.g., fluorine-based) plasma environments. The coatings also provide low plasma surface recombination rates for active oxygen, nitrogen, fluorine, and hydrogen species when compared with other known surface treatments. The coatings can be applied to any plasma system component not requiring etching or plasma cleaning including but not limited to materials like quartz, aluminum, or anodized aluminum. Additionally, the efficiency of the system is increased by applying a non-reactive coating to system components thereby increasing the flow of excited plasma species to the plasma chamber of the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: ENTEGRIS, INC.
    Inventor: Carlo Waldfried
  • Patent number: 11759290
    Abstract: Provided is a silicate glass, a method for preparing a silicate glass-ceramics by using the silicate glass, and a method for preparing a lithium disilicate glass-ceramics by using the silicate glass, and more particularly, to a method for preparing a glass-ceramics that has a nanosize of 0.2 to 0.5 ?m and contains lithium disilicate and silicate crystalline phases. A nano lithium disilicate glass-ceramics containing a SiO2 crystalline phase includes: a glass composition including 70 to 85 wt % SiO2, 10 to 13 wt % Li2O, 3 to 7 wt % P2O5 working as a nuclei formation agent, 0 to 5 wt % Al2O3 for increasing a glass transition temperature and a softening point and enhancing chemical durability of glass, 0 to 2 wt % ZrO2, 0.5 to 3 wt % CaO for increasing a thermal expansion coefficient of the glass, 0.5 to 3 wt % Na2O, 0.5 to 3 wt % K2O, and 1 to 2 wt % colorants, and 0 to 2.0 wt % mixture of MgO, ZnO, F, and La2O3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: HASS CO., LTD
    Inventors: Yong Su Kim, Hyun Jun Jeon, Hyung Bong Lim, Kyung Sik Oh, Sung Ho Ha, Young Pyo Hong, Joon Hyung Kim, Cheol Young Kim
  • Patent number: 11718702
    Abstract: Disclosed are compositions comprising: a) one or more isocyanate functional components; b) one or more alkoxyalkyl benzoates; and c) one or more catalysts for the reaction of isocyanate moieties with hydroxyl groups. Disclosed is a method of bonding two or more substrates together comprising contacting two or more substrates together with a composition disclosed herein disposed along at least a portion of the area wherein the substrates are in contact. At least one of the substrates may be window glass. One of the other substrates may be a building or a vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: DDP SPECIALTY ELECTRONIC MATERIALS US, LLC
    Inventors: Niranjan Malvadkar, Daniel P. Sophiea, Felipe A. Donate, Huide D. Zhu, Matthew T. Bishop
  • Patent number: 11697723
    Abstract: A multilayer article comprising at least a first layer of a thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) resin composition, a second layer of a TPU resin composition and a core layer between the first layer and the second layer, the core layer comprising a barrier resin composition, wherein the barrier resin composition comprises an ethylene vinyl alcohol copolymer (EVOH) (A), a hydroxyl group containing compound (B) having a molecular weight of 200 or less, a ratio of a number of hydroxyl groups in one molecule relative to the molecular weight within a range of form 0.02 to 0.03, and a melting point of from about 23° C. to about 200° C., and a fatty acid metal salt (C), the multilayer article having good elasticity, stretchability and barrier properties suitable for use in chemical suits and gloves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: KURARAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Reid Alexander, Wataru Hirose
  • Patent number: 11693155
    Abstract: Provided is a hard coating film in which a hard coating layer having a water contact angle of 90° or less, a conductive layer, and a low refractive index layer are laminated on a substrate, the film having excellent hardness, anti-curling property, antireflection performance, antifouling performance, and antistatic performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignees: SK Innovation Co., Ltd., SK ie technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jong Nam Ahn, Tae Sug Jang, Byoung Sun Ko, Jin Su Park, Ho Chul Yoon
  • Patent number: 11680172
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a photocurable coating composition for forming a low refractive layer, a method for preparing an antireflection film using the photocurable coating composition, and an anti-reflective film prepared by using the photocurable coating composition. According to the present invention, a low refractive layer is formed of a photocurable coating composition containing two or more types of photo-polymerizable compounds, a photoinitiator, surface-treated hollow inorganic nanoparticles, and surface-treated solid inorganic nanoparticles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Jin Seok Byun, Jae Young Kim, Boo Kyung Kim, Seok Hoon Jang, Yeong Rae Chang
  • Patent number: 11667104
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a process. In an embodiment, the process includes elongating a multilayer film to a impart a haze value greater than 30% to the multilayer film. The multilayer film has at least two layers: (A) a core layer composed of an ethylene/?-olefin multi-block copolymer and (B) a first skin layer in contact with the core layer, the skin layer composed of an ethylene-based polymer. The process includes releasing the elongating force from the elongated multilayer film to form a hazed multilayer film having a haze value greater than 30%. The process includes stretching the hazed multilayer film to form a stretched multilayer film having a clarity value greater than 80%. The process includes relaxing the stretch force from the stretched multilayer film to form a relaxed multilayer film having a haze value greater than 30%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Rou Hua Chua, Wu Aik Yee, Bee Tin Low, Muthu Selva Annamalai Subramanian, Yutaka Maehara, Jian Wang
  • Patent number: 11661521
    Abstract: A three-dimensional printing method is provided. The method comprises selectively forming a three-dimensional structure from a polymer composition. The polymer composition comprises a thermotropic liquid crystalline polymer and exhibits a complex viscosity of from about 50 to about 1,000 Pa-s, as determined by a parallel plate rheometer at an angular frequency of 0.63 radians per second, constant strain amplitude of 1%, and temperature 15° C. above the melting temperature of the polymer composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: Ticona LLC
    Inventors: Craig J. Peterson, Xinyu Zhao, Young Shin Kim
  • Patent number: 11662509
    Abstract: An article including a reflector with a reflectance band that is substantially constant as a function of an incidence angle; a polymeric multilayer film packet including a front surface partial reflector with a reflectivity that increases with an increasing incidence angle away from the normal; and a wavelength-selective absorber with a transmission band that at least partially coincides with the reflectance band of the reflector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
    Inventors: Timothy J. Nevitt, Gilles J. Benoit, Matthew B. Johnson
  • Patent number: 11656394
    Abstract: A sensing device includes a sensor, a reflective polarizer disposed on the sensor, a dye-doped polymeric layer disposed on the reflective polarizer, and a patterned liquid crystal polymer layer disposed on the dye-doped polymeric layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: LIQXTAL TECHNOLOGY INC.
    Inventors: Hung-Shan Chen, Ming-Syuan Chen
  • Patent number: 11649354
    Abstract: Provided according to the present invention is a substrate for a flexible display device in which the problems of threshold voltage shift-induced current fluctuation and resultant image sticking can be solved by introducing an imide monomer as an organic filler into a polyamic acid composition to enhance thickness and surface direction densities in the film that is manufactured while vulcanization is performed at high temperatures, thereby enhancing thermal diffusivity and thermal conductivity of the film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Kyunghwan Kim, Hye Won Jeong, Chan Hyo Park, Jinyoung Park
  • Patent number: 11642873
    Abstract: An interlayer film for laminated glass of the present invention is an interlayer film for laminated glass, comprising one or two or more resin layers, and comprising a first resin layer comprising a resin and a light diffusion particle, in which any resin layer in the interlayer film for laminated glass comprises a colorant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshikazu Masuyama, Yuusuke Oota, Kazuhiko Nakayama, Kazuhiro Tomura
  • Patent number: 11647619
    Abstract: Provided is an electromagnetic wave shielding film capable of easily adhering to an object, excellent in electrical connection stability, and excellent in transparency, shielding performance, and environmental resistance. The electromagnetic wave shielding film of the present invention has a first insulating layer, a transparent metal layer, a second insulating layer, and a conductive adhesive layer laminated in this order, in which a thickness of the second insulating layer is 10 to 500 nm, the conductive adhesive layer contains a binder component and spherical conductive particles, a median size of the spherical conductive particles is 3 to 50 ?m, and a content ratio of the spherical conductive particles is 5 to 20 mass % with respect to 100 mass % of the conductive adhesive layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: TATSUTA ELECTRIC WIRE & CABLE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kouji Takami, Masahiro Watanabe, Shigeki Takeshita
  • Patent number: 11639428
    Abstract: One embodiment is a hardcoat multilayer film which includes layers, namely, a first hardcoat, a second hardcoat and a transparent resin film sequentially from the surface layer side. The first hardcoat is formed from a coating material that does not contain inorganic particles, while containing 100 parts by mass of (A) a polyfunctional (meth)acrylate, 0.5-20 parts by mass of (B) a compound having two or more secondary thiol groups in each molecule, 0.01-7 parts by mass of (C) a water repellent agent and 0.01-10 parts by mass of (D) a silane coupling agent; and the second hardcoat is formed from a coating material that contains 100 parts by mass of (A) a polyfunctional (meth)acrylate and 30-300 parts by mass of (F) inorganic fine particles having an average particle diameter of 1-300 nm. The polyfunctional (meth)acrylate (A) may contain 20% by mass or more of a tripentaerythritol acrylate. The coating material which forms the first hardcoat may additionally contain 0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Inventor: Nozomu Washio
  • Patent number: 11618238
    Abstract: Nonwoven multilayer structures having at least two nanofiber layers are described herein. The nonwoven multilayer structure may have two nanofibers layers that have different properties from each other, such as fiber diameter. One nanofiber layer may be produced by an electrospinning process, while another nanofiber layer may be produced by a melt blown process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: Ascend Performance Materials Operations LLC
    Inventors: Wai-Shing Yung, Albert E. Ortega, Joseph L. Menner, Vikram Gopal
  • Patent number: 11597193
    Abstract: The present invention employs a polyimide film, which has a coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) that is a negative number at a temperature equal to or greater than 350° C., as a debonding layer for separating a flexible substrate and a carrier substrate, and thus can easily separate a flexible substrate from a carrier substrate by using a detaching phenomenon caused by a difference in residual stress between the flexible substrate and the debonding layer after a high-temperature process for producing an element on the flexible substrate. Therefore, the present invention can separate the flexible substrate without causing chemical or physical damage to the element formed on the flexible substrate, thereby minimizing problems that may occur during a stripping process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Jinyoung Park, Jinho Lee, Chae Won Park
  • Patent number: 11584835
    Abstract: A laminated substrate obtained by laminating a carbon fiber reinforced resin substrate (a) containing a carbon fiber and a thermoplastic resin fiber and a glass fiber reinforced resin substrate (B) containing a glass fiber and a thermoplastic resin, wherein a content of the carbon fiber in the carbon fiber reinforced resin substrate (a) is 20% by mass or more and less than 100% by mass with respect to a total mass of the carbon fiber reinforced resin substrate (a), and the carbon fiber reinforced resin substrate (a) has an elongation percentage of from 20% to 150% at a maximum load point in a MD direction at a temperature of a melting point of a resin constituting the thermoplastic resin fiber+20° C., an elongation percentage of from 20% to 150% at a maximum load point in a TD direction, and a tensile stress of 1.0×10?3 to 1.0×10?1 MPa.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
    Inventors: Mitsutoshi Sano, Yoshimi Koyama, Yusuke Ishie
  • Patent number: 11575104
    Abstract: A flexible display device includes a flexible display panel bendable along a bending axis. A support backplate is disposed on a side of the flexible display panel and located on an outer side of the flexible display panel when bending. The support backplate includes a support area and a plurality of extension areas defined on opposite sides of the bending axis and adjoining two sides of the support area. When the flexible display device is in an expanded state, a difference value between a length of the support backplate and a length of the flexible display panel in a direction perpendicular to the bending axis is greater than or equal to a first threshold. The flexible display device can reduce the risk of peeling of components in a bent state and can ensure a product lifespan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: WUHAN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS SEMICONDUCTOR DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zhuo Zhang, Haochun Lee, Xiaomeng Hou
  • Patent number: 11541629
    Abstract: A nonwoven composite fabric including a first nonwoven layer composed substantially of meltblown fibers, the fibers within the first nonwoven layer having diameters that vary in accordance with a first distribution, a second nonwoven layer composed substantially of meltblown fibers, the fibers within the second nonwoven layer having diameters that vary in accordance with a second distribution, and a third nonwoven layer composed substantially of meltblown fibers, the third nonwoven layer disposed between the first and second nonwoven layers, the fibers within the third nonwoven layer having diameters that vary in accordance with a third distribution that is greater than the first and second distributions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignees: PFNONWOVENS LLC, PFNONWOVENS HOLDING S.R.O
    Inventors: John Charles Parsons, IV, Peter Zajaczkowski, Karthik Ramaratnam, Sven Krister Mikael Erlandsson, Pavlina Kasparkova
  • Patent number: 11529792
    Abstract: Apparatuses and methods for glass laminates having a controlled coefficient of thermal expansion are disclosed. In C one embodiment, a glass laminate includes a glass core having a core thickness (Tcore) and a core coefficient of thermal expansion (CTEcore), a first glass cladding layer and a second glass cladding layer. The first glass cladding layer and the second glass cladding layer are arranged such that the glass core is disposed between the first glass cladding layer and the second glass cladding layer. The first glass cladding layer has a first cladding thickness (Tclad1) and a first clad coefficient of thermal expansion (CTEclad1), and the second glass cladding layer has a second cladding thickness (Tclad2) and a second clad coefficient of thermal expansion (CTEclad2). The glass laminate has a laminate coefficient of thermal expansion (CTEL) within a range of about 35×10?7/° C. to about 90×10?7/° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: Corning Incorporated
    Inventor: David Francis Dawson-Elli
  • Patent number: 11524481
    Abstract: The present invention aims to provide a low refractive index layer that can attain both a low refractive index and a high mechanical strength even when it has a large thickness. The low refractive index layer of the present invention is a low refractive index layer in the form of a void-containing layer, wherein hollow particles each having a void space inside are further contained in the void-containing layer, and the low refractive index layer has a refractive index of 1.25 or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Daisuke Hattori, Kazuhito Hosokawa
  • Patent number: 11506926
    Abstract: Optical film stacks are described. More particularly, optical film stacks including a half-wave retardation layer are described. Achromatic half-wave retardation layers, including achromatic half-wave layers formed from a quarter-wave and a three-quarters-wave retardation layer, are described. Film stacks including reflective polarizers tuned to reduce wavelength dispersion of the half-wave retardation layer are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Sun-Yong Park, Song-Geun Lee, Matthew B. Johnson, Adam D. Haag
  • Patent number: 11487148
    Abstract: The present application relates to a polarizing plate having a polarizing film in which a light absorption axis is formed in one in-plane direction; a protective film formed on one side of the polarizing film; and a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer formed on the other side of the polarizing film, where the total thickness is 200 ?m or less, and a ratio of (SPro/SPVA) of a shrinkage force (SPVA) of the polarizing film in the in-plane direction parallel to the light absorption axis direction and a shrinkage force (SPro) of the protective film in the in-plane direction perpendicular to the light absorption axis direction is in a range of 0.1 to 5. The present application can provide a polarizing plate which does not cause cracks or the like while having a thin thickness, does not induce warping or twisting in itself and does not induce the above problems even when applied to a display device such as an LCD or OLED.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: SHANJIN OPTOELECTRONICS (SUZHOU) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Gae Sung Kim, Eung Ki Lee, Young Gon Kim, Hyun Soo Lee, Yoo Bin Kim, Keon Woo Kim, Young Tae Kim
  • Patent number: 11472163
    Abstract: A heated glazing includes at least one plastic structural substrate and a heating device and includes at least one transparent and electrically-conductive thin layer. The heated glazing includes, as laminate, at least one first plastic structural substrate, at least one glass sheet equipped with the heating layer, and at least one second plastic structural substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE
    Inventor: Thomas Tondu
  • Patent number: 11459265
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a Low Temperature Co-fired Ceramic (LTCC) substrate and a preparation method thereof, and in particular to a dielectric-constant-adjustable LTCC substrate and a preparation method thereof. The LTCC substrate of the disclosure includes the following components: glass, SiO2 and Al2O3, a weight percentage of the SiO2 in the LTCC substrate is 10% to 25%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: GUANGDONG FENGHUA ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY HOLDING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tao Chen, Kun Huang, Shiwo Ta, Zhenxiao Fu, Yun Liu
  • Patent number: 11460144
    Abstract: A high-temperature insulation for thermally insulating pipes includes a carrier layer, wound helically to form a tubular main body and has four or more windings, and has three or more different insulating layers. The inner winding circumferentially surrounds the inner cavity of the tubular main body. The circumference of the inner cavity is at least 50 mm. The insulating layers are arranged in the gaps between the windings of the carrier layer and contact the carrier layer both radially inwardly and radially outwardly. The insulating layers are arranged in the carrier layer have, along the circular path specified by the winding, a length that corresponds to at least 80% of the circumference of the inner cavity of the tubular main body. The carrier layer, the first insulating layer, the second insulating layer, and the third insulating layer each consist of different materials and/or thermal conductivities and/or temperature resistances.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Inventor: Klaus-Dieter Nies
  • Patent number: 11453207
    Abstract: Provided is a heat-shrinkable multilayer film including: an outer surface layer including a thermoplastic resin; an intermediate layer including a polyamide resin; and an inner surface layer including a sealable resin; the total thickness of the heat-shrinkable multilayer film being from 95 to 160 ?m; the thickness of the intermediate layer including the polyamide resin being from 17 to 47 ?m; the thickness of the inner surface layer being 55 ?m or greater; and the ratio of the thickness of the intermediate layer including the polyamide resin to the total thickness of the heat-shrinkable multilayer film being from 18 to 29%. The heat-shrinkable multilayer film of the present invention has high strength and excellent flexibility. Therefore, the heat-shrinkable multilayer film of the present invention is easily stretched and formed, and can be suitably used as a variety of packaging materials including a food packaging material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: KUREHA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shota Nambu, Ichiro Kitada, Tadayoshi Itoh
  • Patent number: 11453751
    Abstract: A polyimide (PI) substrate, including a glass substrate is provided, wherein a first PI layer is disposed over the glass substrate, and a second PI layer is disposed over the first PI layer. The first PI layer is formed with a first PI material, and the second PI layer is formed with a second PI material. Disposal of the second PI layer over the first PI layer allows for manual and complete peeling of the second PI layer from the first PI layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: WUHAN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS SEMICONDUCTOR DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yamin Wang
  • Patent number: 11442209
    Abstract: The invention provides a multilayer laminated film containing a multilayer laminated structure of alternately laminated first and second layers, and a thick film layer in contact therewith. The multilayer laminated structure has a layer thickness profile in terms of the physical thickness of repeating first and second layers. The layer thickness profile has a monotonously increasing thickness region and a thin layer region, which has at least three repeating units, a L2/L1 ratio of 0.85 or less, and a A2/L1 ratio of 0.70 or less, where L1 is the maximum repeating unit thickness in the monotonously increasing thickness region, L2 is the maximum repeating unit thickness in the thin layer region, and A2 is the average repeating unit thickness in the thin layer region. The thin layer region is on the thicker side of the monotonously increasing thickness region and in contact with the thick film layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: TOYOBO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Amane Hirose, Mitsuo Tojo
  • Patent number: 11433641
    Abstract: An electronic device case and a decorative film thereof are provided. The decorative film includes a plurality of stacked optical layers. Each of the plurality of stacked optical layers includes a first optical layer, a second optical layer formed on the first optical layer, a third optical layer formed on the second optical layer, and a fourth optical layer formed on the third optical layer. The refractive indices of the first optical layer, the second optical layer, the third optical layer, and the fourth optical layer vary according to a predetermined rule, and the refractive indices of the first optical layer, the second optical layer, the third optical layer, and the fourth optical layer are all between 1.40 and 1.70. The first optical layer and the third optical layer have different refractive indices, and the second optical layer and the fourth optical layer have the same refractive index.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: NAN YA PLASTICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Te-Chao Liao, Chun-Che Tsao, Jhen-Rong Syu
  • Patent number: 11434646
    Abstract: Ceramic and stone tiles are shown, which are provided with a locking system including a separate strip part connected to vertical and horizontal grooves formed in the tile edge. A set of ceramic or stone tiles including a first tile provided with a first edge and a second tile provided with a second edge wherein the tiles are provided with a locking system for locking the first edge to the second edge in a horizontal direction parallel with a tile surface and in a vertical direction perpendicular to the horizontal direction, said locking system includes a first and a second tongue and a strip part provided with a first and a second locking element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: CERALOC INNOVATION AB
    Inventor: Darko Pervan
  • Patent number: 11434311
    Abstract: A process for providing one or more thermoset polymeric materials onto an object is disclosed wherein said process comprises at least the following steps: Providing a polymeric composition having a viscosity >10 Pa.s at room temperature comprising at least one cross-linkable polymeric material; and then Optionally heating the polymeric composition to achieve a liquid cross-linkable polymeric composition having a viscosity below 4 Pa.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: HUNTSMAN INTERNATIONAL LLC
    Inventors: Giacomo Giannini, Johan Van Dyck, Kevin Van Looy, Hugo Verbeke
  • Patent number: 11422289
    Abstract: A method of forming an anti-reflection layer, the method including applying a first mixture to an object, the first mixture made from a combination of aluminum tri-sec-butoxide (ATSB), a first chelating agent, water and an alcohol; removing a majority of the alcohol from the applied first mixture; after the removing, applying a second mixture to the object, the second mixture made from a combination of aluminum tri-sec-butoxide, a second chelating agent different than the first chelating agent, water and an alcohol; and removing a majority of the alcohol from the applied second mixture, wherein the applied first and second mixtures are used to form the anti-reflection layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: ASML Holding N.V.
    Inventors: Parag Vinayak Kelkar, David Hart Peterson
  • Patent number: 11411192
    Abstract: A device includes a first electrode and a second electrode, an active layer between the first electrode and the second electrode and a plurality of auxiliary layers between the first electrode and the active layer. The auxiliary layers include first and second auxiliary layers, the first auxiliary layer proximate to the active layer, the second auxiliary layer proximate to the second electrode. An energy level of the active layer, an energy level of the first auxiliary layer, an energy level of the second auxiliary layer, and a work function of the first electrode become deeper sequentially or shallower sequentially.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyung Bae Park, Naotoshi Suganuma, Chul Joon Heo, Sung Jun Park, Sung Young Yun
  • Patent number: 11401367
    Abstract: The present invention relates to curable polyurethane polymers made from renewable materials and having polymerization accelerator groups built into the polymer. In particular hydroxylated oleaginous materials derived from plant oils, such as soybean oil, are used. These renewable materials may be formed into curable polyurethane polymers having different chemical functionalities and cure mechanisms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Andrew D. Messana, David P. Dworak, Anthony F. Jacobine, Darel Gustafson