1 Mil Or Less Patents (Class 428/336)
  • Patent number: 9845262
    Abstract: A glazing includes a transparent substrate coated with a stack of thin layers including at least one functional metal layer and at least two antireflective coatings, each antireflective coating including at least one dielectric layer, so that each functional metal layer is positioned between two antireflective coatings. The stack includes at least one silver-based functional metal layer including at least 95.0% by weight of silver, with respect to the weight of the functional layer, and from 0.5 to 3.5% by weight of zinc, with respect to the weight of zinc and silver in the functional layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE
    Inventor: Sophie Brossard
  • Patent number: 9843021
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a display device includes forming a display portion on a substrate, and forming an encapsulation portion for sealing the display portion. The forming of the encapsulation portion includes forming a first layer covering the display portion, forming a second layer on the first layer, and forming a third layer on the second layer. The first layer is formed by maintaining a distance between an upper surface of the display portion and a mask by a first interval. The second layer is formed by maintaining a distance between an upper surface of the first layer and the mask by a second interval that is different from the first interval. The third layer is formed by maintaining a distance between an upper surface of the second layer and the mask by a third interval that is different from the second interval.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yongtack Kim, Yoonhyeung Cho, Hakjoong Yong, Deokchan Yoon, Heungkyoon Lim
  • Patent number: 9831416
    Abstract: A piezoelectric member that achieves a high sound speed includes a silicon-containing substrate and a piezoelectric layer. The piezoelectric layer is disposed on the silicon-containing substrate. At least a surface layer of the piezoelectric layer on a side opposite to the silicon-containing substrate is made of BxAl1-xN (0<x?0.2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignees: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD., NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE
    Inventors: Keiichi Umeda, Atsushi Honda, Atsushi Tanaka, Masashi Omura, Morito Akiyama
  • Patent number: 9832818
    Abstract: Resistive heating assemblies comprising a substrate, a conductive coating comprising graphenic carbon particles applied to at least a portion of the substrate, and a source of electrical current connected to the conductive coating are disclosed. Conductive coatings comprising graphenic carbon particles having a thickness of less than 100 microns and an electrical conductivity of greater than 10,000 S/m are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: PPG Industries Ohio, Inc.
    Inventors: Eldon L. Decker, Noel R. Vanier, John M. Furar, Stephen B. Istivan, Cheng-Hung Hung
  • Patent number: 9783686
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a surface-treated steel plate and to a production method for same, and more specifically relates to a surface-treated steel plate having outstanding corrosion resistance and thermal conductivity. In order to achieve this aim, in the present invention a macromolecular resin composition comprising graphene, which has highly outstanding physical properties including electrical conductivity, is coated onto the surface of a steel foundation plate, thereby making it possible to provide a surface-treated steel plate able to supremely well ensure not only corrosion resistance but also the intrinsic characteristics of graphene due to the macromolecular resin composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: POSCO
    Inventors: Joong-Kyu Kim, Hyun-Chu Yun, Hye-Jin Yoo, Jong-Sang Kim, Yong-Gyun Jung
  • Patent number: 9765234
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a laminated hard coating film, which exhibits high hardness and excellent properties without a supporting substrate. The laminated hard coating film can find useful applications in various fields thanks to its excellent hardness, scratch resistance, transparency, durability, light resistance, light transmittance, and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Joon-Koo Kang, Yeong-Rae Chang, Sung-Don Hong, Soon-Hwa Jung, Eun-Kyu Her
  • Patent number: 9748251
    Abstract: Devices and methods of fabricating integrated circuit devices using semi-bidirectional patterning are provided. One method includes, for instance: obtaining an intermediate semiconductor device having a dielectric layer, a first hardmask layer, a second hardmask layer, a third hardmask layer, and a lithography stack; patterning a first set of lines; patterning a second set of lines between the first set of lines; etching to define a combination of the first and second set of lines; depositing a second lithography stack; patterning a third set of lines in a direction perpendicular to the first and second set of lines; etching to define the third set of lines, leaving an OPL; depositing a spacer over the OPL; etching the spacer, leaving a vertical set of spacers; and etching the second hardmask layer using the third hardmask layer and the set of vertical spacers as masks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: GLOBALFOUNDRIES Inc.
    Inventor: Atsushi Ogino
  • Patent number: 9701938
    Abstract: Disclosed are intra-culture perfusion methods applied to standard cell culture disposables using three-dimensional cell culture scaffold and synthetic vasculature compositions in high-throughput screening and high-content screening applications, and assay development.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: Lena Biosciences, Inc.
    Inventor: Jelena Vukasinovic
  • Patent number: 9702035
    Abstract: A base steel sheet has a hot-dip galvanized layer formed on a surface thereof, in which, in a steel sheet structure in a range of ? thickness to ? thickness centered around ¼ thickness of a sheet thickness from a surface, a volume fraction of a retained austenite phase is 5% or less, and a total volume fraction of phases of bainite, bainitic ferrite, fresh martensite, and tempered martensite is 40% or more, an average effective crystal grain diameter is 5.0 ?m or less, a maximum effective crystal grain diameter is 20 ?m or less, and a decarburized layer with a thickness of 0.01 ?m to 10.0 ?m is formed on a surface layer portion, in which a density of oxides dispersed in the decarburized layer is 1.0×1012 to 1.0×1016 oxides/m2, and an average grain diameter of the oxides is 500 nm or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Kawata, Naoki Maruyama, Akinobu Murasato, Akinobu Minami, Takeshi Yasui, Takuya Kuwayama, Hiroyuki Ban, Kaoru Hiramatsu
  • Patent number: 9683119
    Abstract: A jet ink composition, a jet ink coating method and a resulting jet ink coated article are all predicated upon the jet ink composition which includes in addition to a particulate pigment material and a solvent composition a resin composition. The resin composition includes an uncured silicone resin, an uncured epoxy resin and an uncured melamine resin. Upon thermal cure the uncured resin composition forms a cured resin composition with superior adhesion to substrates such as but not limited to glass substrates, ceramic substrates and metal oxide substrates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: CORNING INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Tzu-Han Chen, Ruei-ming Huang, Yongsheng Yan
  • Patent number: 9663851
    Abstract: A substrate for depositing diamond by CVD, comprising a base body of hard material and a coating layer that holds diamond particles as seed crystal in a matrix and is deposited joined thereto on a surface of said base body, wherein: the seed diamond particles have an average particle size of 1 ?m or smaller; the matrix comprises a first metal selected from a first group of Si, Ti, Zr, Hf, V, Nb, Ta, Cr, Mo and W and/or a first compound between said first metal and a non-metallic substance selected from boron, carbon and nitrogen, said matrix holding the diamond particles distributed therein; and a joint zone developed as a result of a diffusion process and extending over said base body and coating layer comprises either or both atoms of said first metal and a component metal of the hard material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignees: Tomel Diamond Co., Ltd., National University of Science and Technology “MISIS”, General Physics Institute of Russian Academy of Science
    Inventors: Evgeny A. Levashov, Ekaterina V. Azarova, Victor G. Ralchenko, Andrey Bol'Shakov, Evgeny E. Ashkinazi, Hiroshi Ishizuka, Satoru Hosomi
  • Patent number: 9643381
    Abstract: A metal composite including an oxidized base metal and a fibrous composite material coupled by a self-assembled monolayer and adhesive is described. Additionally, a method of constructing a metal composite is described, wherein the method includes oxidizing a metal, depositing a self-assembled monolayer, and adhering a fibrous composite to the monolayer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: VINDICOAT, LLC
    Inventors: Sean R. Walsh, Christopher L. Harris
  • Patent number: 9646640
    Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a magnetic recording medium including a magnetic recording layer having more excellent magnetic properties and including an L10 type ordered alloy. One constitutional example of the magnetic recording medium includes a substrate, a first seed layer comprising ZnO, a second seed layer comprising MgO, and a magnetic recording layer comprising an ordered alloy, in this order.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: Fuji Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Akira Furuta, Shinji Uchida, Tomohiro Moriya, Hitoshi Nakata, Takehito Shimatsu
  • Patent number: 9637644
    Abstract: A coating film to prevent a conspicuous fingerprint has a water contact angle of no less than 60° so that most of water contained in fingerprints on the coating film evaporates without forming a layer adsorbed on the coating film. Further, the coating film has lipophilicity and has a diiodomethane contact angle of no more than 45° so that the coating film exhibits enhanced affinity to fingerprints, which primarily contain oily components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Cheol Ham, In-oh Hwang, Byung-ha Park, Soo-jin Park, Seung-hoon Kal, Myung-gon Kim, Saim Saher, Jin-wook Lee
  • Patent number: 9611399
    Abstract: Fluorinated coatings having a lubricious additive, articles with the fluorinated coatings, and methods of making articles with the fluorinated coatings are provided. More specifically, the fluorinated coatings are prepared from a curable coating composition that includes both a fluorinated silane and a fluorinated polyether oil. The curable coating composition is typically applied adjacent to a siliceous substrate and then cured. The resulting cured articles can have an outer surface that has a good tactile response, that is abrasion resistant, that is easy to clean, or a combination thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Richard M. Flynn, Erik D. Olson, Kevin J. Bechtold, Michael W. Bench
  • Patent number: 9598762
    Abstract: In a DLC film-formed material, an intermediate layer is disposed between a substrate and a DLC film. The intermediate layer is a composite layer containing a component metal atom derived from the substrate and a diamond-like carbon. For example, such intermediate layer can be formed by applying a negative bias to the substrate while reducing the absolute value of the negative bias with time, in a plasma layer formation process. A carbon target or a hydrocarbon gas can be used as a carbon source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignees: SMC KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yoshitaka Mitsuda, Kenji Nose, Yuya Morihisa
  • Patent number: 9588417
    Abstract: A method includes providing a carrier wafer, forming an indented portion on the carrier wafer, the indented portion having a sloped portion at an edge of the indented portion, bonding a pellicle wafer on the carrier wafer so as to form an open area within the indented portion, patterning the pellicle wafer to form a pellicle membrane over the indented portion and a pellicle membrane support structure over the sloped portion, and applying a mechanical force to disconnect the pellicle membrane from the pellicle wafer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Chia-Chun Chung, Chia-Hao Hsu, Chih-Tsung Shih
  • Patent number: 9580557
    Abstract: An organo polysiloxane to improve the abrasion and weather resistance of a hard coating layer obtained from a silicone-type hard coating composition. The hard coating composition contains a first organo polysiloxane having silicone-containing bond units selected from the group consisting of R—Si(—OX)2(—O*—), R—Si(—OX)(—O*—)2 and R—Si(—O*—)3) and a second organo polysiloxane having the same, where the second organo polysiloxane has a weight average molecular weight of 1/10 to 1/1.5 times that of the first organo polysiloxane. Further, a resin substrate having a hard coating layer made of a cured product of the hard coating composition that has improved abrasion and weather resistance. For resin substrates used in a bent state, the hard coating layer also improves the cracking resistance associated with mechanical stress.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: Asahi Glass Company, Limited
    Inventors: Kyoko Yamamoto, Takashi Shibuya, Tatsuya Miyajima
  • Patent number: 9578732
    Abstract: A composition for forming a silver ion diffusion-suppressing layer includes an insulating resin and a compound including: a structure selected from the group consisting of a triazole structure, a thiadiazole structure and a benzimidazole structure; a mercapto group; and at least one hydrocarbon group optionally containing a heteroatom, with the total number of carbon atoms in the hydrocarbon group or groups being 5 or more. The composition for forming a silver ion diffusion-suppressing layer allows formation of a silver ion diffusion-suppressing layer capable of suppressing silver ion migration between metal interconnects containing silver or a silver alloy to improve the reliability on the insulation between the metal interconnects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: FUJIFILM CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Mitamura, Masaya Nakayama, Yuki Matsunami
  • Patent number: 9566770
    Abstract: The polyolefin composite film is excellent in low-temperature heat sealability, heat-sealing strength and transparency, and at least has surface layer [i]//intermediate layer [iii]//core layer[i], wherein the surface layer[i]includes a propylene resin composition including 0-50 wt % of a specific propylene?-olefin random copolymer (A) and/or a specific 1-butene?-olefin copolymer (E), and 50-100 wt % of a propylene polymer (B) having a melting point of 120-170° C. ((A), (E) and (B) in the surface layer totals 100 wt %); the core layer [ii]includes a propylene resin composition including 70-100 wt % of a crystalline polypropylene (C) having a melting point of 150-170° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Ikuo Akai, Tomohiro Abe, Takayuki Kuroki
  • Patent number: 9561981
    Abstract: The invention relates to a solar control glass panel comprising, on at least one of the surfaces of a glass substrate, a multilayer stack including at least one solar radiation absorption layer, and dielectric coatings surrounding said solar radiation absorption layer. According to the invention, the solar radiation absorption layer is a metal alloy layer made from zirconium and chromium. The multilayer stack includes, between the substrate and the solar radiation absorption layer, as well as on top of the solar radiation absorption layer, at least one coating made of a dielectric material made from a compound selected from among silicon oxide, aluminum oxide, silicon nitride, aluminum nitride, mixed aluminum/silicon nitrides, silicon oxynitride, and aluminum oxynitride. The invention is particularly useful as a motor vehicle glass panel, particularly for the roof, as a building glass panel, or as a household stove door.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: AGC GLASS EUROPE
    Inventors: Stijn Mahieu, Laurent Dusoulier
  • Patent number: 9556071
    Abstract: A coated article includes a non-conductive substrate, such as glass. At least one conductive coating is formed over at least a portion of the substrate, such as by chemical vapor deposition or physical vapor deposition. The conductive coating can be a functional coating and can have a thickness in the range of greater than 0 ? to less than 25,000 ?, such as less than 10,000 ?. At least one polymeric coating is electrodeposited over at least a portion of the conductive coating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: Vitro, S.A.B. de C.V.
    Inventors: James J. Finley, Donald W. Boyd, Gary J. Marietti
  • Patent number: 9555519
    Abstract: A cutting element include a substrate and a diamond compact including at least two polycrystalline diamond portions separated by at least one metal carbide foil portion. The cutting element is made by placing diamond powder in a reaction container, placing a thin metal layer in the reaction container above or around the diamond powder and binder, placing additional diamond powder in the reaction container above or around the thin metal layer, and placing a pre-sintered substrate containing binder into the reaction container above all diamond powder and thin metal layer components. The assembled reaction container is put into a reactor and is subjected to a high-temperature high-pressure sintering process. The binder in the pre-sintered substrate sweeps through to sinter the first diamond portion, and then reacts with the thin metal layer to form a metal carbide, and then the binder continues to sweep through to sinter the second diamond portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: DIAMOND INNOVATIONS, INC.
    Inventor: Abhijit Prabhakar Suryavanshi
  • Patent number: 9558776
    Abstract: A product such as a magnetic recording tape, according to one embodiment, includes a flexible magnetic media having a substrate, a magnetic recording layer having cobalt therein, and an at least partially polycrystalline coating above the magnetic recording layer. A product according to another embodiment includes a flexible magnetic media having a substrate, a magnetic recording layer having cobalt therein, and coating above the magnetic recording layer. The coating includes a ceramic material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Robert G. Biskeborn, Gary M. Decad, Calvin S. Lo
  • Patent number: 9534291
    Abstract: A coating that resists wear; first, at least one DLC layer with a high degree of hardness is applied to a component and then a gradient layer, whose density decreases in the direction toward the surface, is applied to this DLC layer. By means of the hardness progression that this produces in the gradient layer, the gradient layer functions as a run-in layer in applications with sliding surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: OERLIKON SURFACE SOLUTIONS AG, PFÄFFIKON
    Inventors: Sebastien Guimond, Manfred Wurzer, Franz Widowitz
  • Patent number: 9534160
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an article comprising a substrate having a main surface coated with a mesoporous antistatic coating, said coating having a refractive index lower than or equal to 1.5, and a silica based matrix functionalized by ammonium groups, said matrix having a hydrophobic character. Under certain conditions, the mesoporous antistatic coating is a single-layer anti-reflection coating or is part of a multi-layer anti-reflection coating. This invention further relates to a method for manufacturing said article, and to the use of a mesoporous coating having a silica based matrix functionalized by ammonium groups, as an antistatic coating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: ESSILOR INTERNATIONAL (COMPAGNIE GENERALE D'OPTIQUE)
    Inventors: Mamonjy Cadet, Mathieu Feuillade
  • Patent number: 9537158
    Abstract: An oxidation-resistant ferritic stainless steel including a ferritic stainless steel base material, and a Cu-containing spinel-structured oxide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: KOREA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Dong-Ik Kim, Byung Kyu Kim, Ju Heon Kim, Young-Su Lee, In Suk Choi, Jin-Yoo Suh, Jae-Hyeok Shim, Woo Sang Jung, Young Whan Cho
  • Patent number: 9527062
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to nanosheet synthesis. More particularly, the present disclosure relates to molybdenum sulfide (MoS2) atomic thin films and hydrogen evolution reactions. In one or more embodiments, a synthesis process may include sublimation of sulfur and MoCl5, reaction of MoCl5 and S to produce gaseous MoS2 species, transfer of the MoS2 species by carrier gas, diffusion of MoS2 species from the gas phase onto receiving substrates, and precipitation of MoS2 on the substrates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: North Carolina State University
    Inventors: Brian C. Iezzi, Yanpeng Li, Linyou Cao, Yifei Yu
  • Patent number: 9498934
    Abstract: Presented herein are articles and methods featuring substrates with thin, uniform polymeric films grafted (e.g., covalently bonded) thereupon. The resulting coating provides significant reductions in thermal resistance, drop shedding size, and degradation rate during dropwise condensation of steam compared to existing coatings. Surfaces that promote dropwise shedding of low-surface tension condensates, such as liquid hydrocarbons, are also demonstrated herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Adam T. Paxson, Jose L. Yagüe, Kripa K. Varanasi, Karen K. Gleason, Andong Liu
  • Patent number: 9499899
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and apparatus for forming low emissivity panels that may include a substrate and a reflective layer formed over the substrate. The low emissivity panels may further include a top dielectric layer formed over the reflective layer such that the reflective layer is formed between the top dielectric layer and the substrate. The top dielectric layer may include a ternary metal oxide, such as zinc tin aluminum oxide. The top dielectric layer may also include aluminum. The concentration of aluminum may be between about 1 atomic % and 15 atomic % or between about 2 atomic % and 10 atomic %. An atomic ratio of zinc to tin in the top dielectric layer may be between about 0.67 and about 1.5 or between about 0.9 and about 1.1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignees: Intermolecular, Inc., Guardian Industries Corp.
    Inventors: Guizhen Zhang, Brent Boyce, Jeremy Cheng, Guowen Ding, Muhammad Imran, Minh Huu Le, Daniel Schweigert, Yongli Xu
  • Patent number: 9464347
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a coating system comprising at least one multi-layered film formed of alternated A- and B-nanolayers deposited one on each other characterized in that the A-nanolayers contain essentially aluminum chromium boron nitride and the B-nanolayers contain essentially aluminum chromium nitride.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2016
    Assignee: OERLIKON SURFACE SOLUTIONS AG, PFAFFIKON
    Inventors: Mirjam Arnd, Markus Lechthaler, Sebastian Stein, Anders Olof Eriksson
  • Patent number: 9457407
    Abstract: A surface-coated cutting tool of the present invention includes a base material and a coating formed on the base material, the coating includes one or two or more layers, a layer among these layers that abuts on the base material is a TiN layer, the TiN layer contains at least one element together with TiN, the element has a concentration distribution in a thickness direction of the TiN layer, and the concentration distribution includes a region where the concentration of the element decreases in a direction from the base material toward a surface of the coating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Assignee: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC HARDMETAL CORP.
    Inventors: Shinya Imamura, Takahiro Ichikawa, Susumu Okuno, Hideaki Kanaoka, Keiichi Tsuda
  • Patent number: 9453136
    Abstract: Provided is an active energy ray-curable offset printing ink composition that can prevent occurrence of a slurring phenomenon. The active energy ray-curable offset printing ink composition includes a compound having an ethylenically unsaturated bond, a photopolymerization initiator, a colorant, and an extender pigment. The extender pigment has a median diameter (d50) of 1.0 to 2.0 ?m measured by laser diffractometry. Printing with a reduced slurring phenomenon can be achieved using such an active energy ray-curable offset printing ink composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2016
    Assignee: SAKATA INX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toru Kaneko, Keishiro Hishinuma, Naoki Omi, Amane Yamamoto, Kouhei Shimoyama
  • Patent number: 9448347
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a polarizing plate including: a polarizer; an acrylic film attached to at least one surface of the polarizer via an adhesive layer; and a primer layer formed on at least one surface of the acrylic film, wherein the primer layer is formed of a primer composition including a water dispersible resin containing a sulfonic acid group, water dispersible particles, and water, and a weight ratio of the water dispersible resin to the water dispersible particles is in a range of 1:0.01 to 5:1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Hwa-Sub Shim, Yi-Rang Lim, Jun-Wuk Park, Kyoung-Won Kim, Sung-Hyun Jeon
  • Patent number: 9448345
    Abstract: A method for making low emissivity panels, including control the composition of a barrier layer formed on a thin conductive silver layer. The barrier structure can include an alloy of a first element having high oxygen affinity with a second element having low oxygen affinity. The first element can include Ta, Nb, Zr, Hf, Mn, Y, Si, and Ti, and the second element can include Ru, Ni, Co, Mo, and W, which can have low oxygen affinity property. The alloy barrier layer can reduce optical absorption in the visible range, can provide color-neutral product, and can improve adhesion to the silver layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignees: Intermolecular, Inc., Guardian Industries Corp.
    Inventors: Mohd Fadzli Anwar Hassan, Brent Boyce, Guowen Ding, Minh Huu Le, Zhi-Wen Wen Sun, Yu Wang, Yongli Xu
  • Patent number: 9443653
    Abstract: A rare earth magnet may include a formed body having magnetic powder containing rare earth metal, the formed body being magnetized, a coating film which is formed on an outer face of the formed body, and a rust preventive treatment layer which is formed on a surface of the magnetic powder in a pore of the formed body. In a manufacturing method for a rare earth magnet, a forming step is performed in which a formed body having magnetic powder containing rare earth metal is formed, after that, a coating film forming step is performed in which a coating film is formed on an outer face of the formed body and, after that, a rust prevention processing step is performed in which rust preventive liquid is impregnated into the formed body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: NIDEC SANKYO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshifumi Furuta, Yasushi Mizusaki, Katsuyoshi Furuya
  • Patent number: 9422618
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method and apparatus for forming a coating layer using a physical vapor deposition apparatus equipped with a sputtering apparatus and an arc ion plating apparatus, comprising: a first coating step of forming a Mo coating layer on a base material using a the sputtering apparatus and a Mo target and Ar gas; a nitrating step of forming a nitride film forming condition using an arc ion plating apparatus and Ar gas and N2 gas; a second coating step of forming a nano composite coating layer of Cr—Mo—N using the Mo target and Ar gas of the sputtering apparatus and the Ar gas, N2 gas and a Cr source of the arc ion plating apparatus at the same time; and a multi-coating step of forming a multi-layer having alternating Cr—Mo—N nano composite coating layers and Mo coating layers by revolving the base material around a central pivot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Hyundai Steel Company
    Inventors: In Woong Lyo, Woong Pyo Hong, Kwang Hoon Choi, Hyuk Kang, Sang Jin Park, Yoon Suk Oh
  • Patent number: 9417523
    Abstract: There is provided a pattern forming method comprising (i) a step of forming a film by using an actinic ray-sensitive or radiation-sensitive composition containing (A) a non-polymeric acid-decomposable compound having an aromatic ring and a molecular weight of 500 to 5,000 and (B) a compound capable of generating an acid upon irradiation with an actinic ray or radiation; (ii) a step of exposing the film, and (iii) a step of performing development by using an organic solvent-containing developer to form a negative pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventor: Hidenori Takahashi
  • Patent number: 9416441
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for the vapor deposition of PVD layer systems by means of sputtering on at least one substrate, wherein the layer system comprises at least a first layer, characterized in that, at least in one step of the method, a HiPIMS method is used with a power density of at least 250 W/Cm2, wherein a pulse length with a duration of at least 5ms is used while a substrate bias is applied to the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: OERLIKON SURFACE SOLUTIONS AG, PFAFFIKON
    Inventors: Siegfried Krassnitzer, Markus Lechthaler
  • Patent number: 9412636
    Abstract: A method for processing substrates includes providing a bonding layer between a substrate and a carrier to bond the substrate to the carrier, processing the substrate while the substrate is supported by the carrier, and removing the bonding layer to separate the substrate from the carrier. The bonding layer may include a thermosetting release layer and thermosetting glue layers, wherein at least one of the thermosetting glue layers is provided on each side of the thermosetting release layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chungsun Lee, Jung-Seok Ahn, Kwang-chul Choi, Un-Byoung Kang, Jung-Hwan Kim, Joonsik Sohn, Jeon Il Lee
  • Patent number: 9405043
    Abstract: A mold manufacturing method of an embodiment of the present invention includes the steps of: (a) providing a mold base; (b) partially anodizing the aluminum layer to form a porous alumina layer, the porous alumina layer having a porous layer which defines a plurality of minute recessed portions and a barrier layer which is provided at a bottom of each of the plurality of minute recessed portions; and (c) after step (b), performing etching, thereby enlarging the plurality of minute recessed portions of the porous alumina layer, wherein in step (c) the etching is performed such that an average depth of the plurality of minute recessed portions increases but does not exceed a 1/7 of an average thickness of the barrier layer before the etching.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Akinobu Isurugi, Kiyoshi Minoura, Hidekazu Hayashi, Kenichiro Nakamatsu
  • Patent number: 9394198
    Abstract: Embodiments provided herein describe abrasion resistant glass coatings and methods for forming abrasion resistant glass coatings. A glass body is provided. An abrasion resistant layer is formed above the glass body. The abrasion resistant layer includes an amorphous carbon. A pull-up layer is formed above the abrasion resistant layer. A protective layer is formed above the pull-up layer. The protective layer may include a titanium-based nitride. The pull-up lay may include tungsten oxide, zirconium oxide, manganese oxide, molybdenum oxide, titanium oxide, or a combination thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: Intermolecular, Inc.
    Inventors: Guowen Ding, Minh Huu Le
  • Patent number: 9389454
    Abstract: A liquid crystal lens includes a first liquid crystal cell, a second liquid crystal cell, and an intermediate layer sandwiched therebetween. The first liquid crystal cell includes a pair of a first transparent substrate and a second transparent substrate, a first liquid crystal layer, and a first electrode. The second liquid crystal cell includes a pair of a third transparent substrate and a fourth transparent substrate, a second liquid crystal layer aligned in a direction perpendicular to the first liquid crystal layer, and a second electrode. The intermediate layer includes a high dielectric constant layer and a third electrode including one or a plurality of opening portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: ORTUS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Minoru Yamaguchi, Mamoru Yoshida
  • Patent number: 9383837
    Abstract: A one glass solution touch screen panel includes a substrate, a shielding layer, an indium tin oxide film layer, a soft circuit board, an infiltrate layer, and a plurality of conducting connectors. The shielding layer is formed on a first portion of the substrate. The indium tin oxide film layer is formed on a second portion of the substrate and has a plurality of indium tin oxide film connecting portions. The soft circuit board is formed on the shielding layer. The infiltrate layer is formed on the connecting portions and defines a plurality of infiltrate gaps within the infiltrate layer. The conducting connectors are formed on the infiltrate layer. The conducting connectors are electrically connected to the soft circuit board. The conducting connectors extend into the infiltrate layer substantially filling a substantial portion of the plurality of infiltrate gaps and electrically connecting to the connecting portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: ScienBiziP Consulting(Shenzhen)Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chang-Chin Wu, Ten-Hsing Jaw, Chin-Yang Wu
  • Patent number: 9379264
    Abstract: A multilayered film, a back sheet for a photovoltaic cell, methods of manufacturing the film and cell, and a photovoltaic module including the film and cell are provided. The multilayered film includes a resin layer formed on a substrate, and the resin layer contains a fluorine-based polymer and a reactive functional group having an equivalent weight of 30,000 or less. The resin layer containing the fluorine-based polymer has good durability and weatherability and is highly adhesive to the substrate at an interface between the resin layer and the substrate. Also, since a drying process may be performed at a low temperature during manufacture of the multilayered film, manufacturing costs may be reduced, productivity may be increased, and degradation in the quality of products due to thermal deformation or thermal shock may be prevented. The multilayered film may be effectively used as, for example, a back sheet for various photovoltaic modules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Hyun Cheol Kim, Yoon Kyung Kwon, Hyun Seong Ko, Hyo Soon Park, Do Won Ahn
  • Patent number: 9371580
    Abstract: A coated cutting insert and a method for making the same. The coated cutting insert has a substrate with a substrate surface. There is a backing coating scheme on the substrate surface, and a TiAl2O3 coating layer wherein the TiAl2O3 coating layer is deposited using chemical vapor deposition from a gaseous composition including AlCl3, H2, TiCl4, CO2 and HCl.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Assignee: KENNAMETAL INC.
    Inventors: Zhenyu Liu, Rodrigo A. Cooper, Peter R. Leicht, Mark S. Greenfield, Yixiong Liu
  • Patent number: 9371576
    Abstract: An example of the coated tool disclosed herein includes a substrate, a metal layer established on the substrate, a continuous metal carbide layer established on the metal layer, and a smooth, continuous, terminated diamond like carbon (DLC) layer established on the metal carbide layer. The DLC layer is to prevent metal, from a workpiece upon which the tool is to act, from adhering to the tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventor: Michael J. Lukitsch
  • Patent number: 9365925
    Abstract: In one aspect, cutting tools are described having coatings adhered thereto which, in some embodiments, can demonstrate desirable wear resistance and increased cutting lifetimes. A coated cutting tool described herein comprises a substrate and a coating adhered to the substrate, the coating having a multilayer structure including a plurality of structural units each comprising a bonding layer and an adjacent alumina layer, the alumina layer having a thickness of less than 0.5 ?m and the bonding layer having a thickness less than 1 ?m, the bonding layer comprising TiCN and TiAlOC.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: KENNAMETAL INC.
    Inventors: Peter Rudolf Leicht, Zhenyu Liu, Mark S Greenfield, Yixiong Liu
  • Patent number: 9349954
    Abstract: Novel combination of materials and device architectures for organic light emitting devices are provided. In some aspects, specific charge carriers and solid state considerations are features that may result in a device having an unexpectedly long lifetime. In some aspects, emitter purity is a feature that may result in devices having unexpectedly long lifetime. In some aspects, structural and optical considerations are features that may result in a device having an unexpectedly long lifetime. In some aspects, an emissive layer including an organic phosphorescent emissive dopant and an organic carbazole host material results in devices having an unexpectedly long lifetime.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: Universal Display Corporation
    Inventors: Brian D'Andrade, Peter B. Mackenzie, Michael S. Weaver, Julia J. Brown
  • Patent number: 9342008
    Abstract: A fuser member that contains a mixture of a polyimide and an aramid polymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Jin Wu, David J. Gervasi, Matthew M. Kelly