Next To Metal Or Compound Thereof Patents (Class 428/432)
  • Publication number: 20130029119
    Abstract: A coated article includes a substrate, and a plurality of molybdenum layers and a plurality of titanium-aluminum-nitrogen layers formed on the substrate. Each molybdenum layer interleaves with one titanium-aluminum-nitrogen layer. One of the molybdenum layers is directly formed on the substrate. A method for making the coated article is also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2011
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Applicants: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD., HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (ShenZhen) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: WEN-RONG CHEN, HUANN-WU CHIANG, CHENG-SHI CHEN, CONG LI
  • Publication number: 20130025672
    Abstract: A transparent glass substrate, associated with a transparent electrically conductive layer capable of constituting an electrode of a photovoltaic module, and composed of a doped oxide, characterized by the interposition, between the glass substrate and the transparent electrically conductive layer, of a layer of one or more first nitride(s) or oxynitride(s), or oxide(s) or oxycarbide(s) having good adhesive properties with the glass, then of a mixed layer of one or more second nitride(s) or oxynitride(s), or oxide(s) or oxycarbide(s) having good adhesive properties with the glass, and of one or more third nitride(s) or oxynitride(s), or oxide(s) or oxycarbide(s) capable of constituting, optionally in the doped state, a transparent electrically conductive layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2011
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Applicant: SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE
    Inventors: Stéphane Auvray, Clément Briquet, Bertrand Kuhn
  • Patent number: 8361908
    Abstract: The use of at least one diazonium salt bearing an initiator function, for forming an undercoat obtained by grafting a graft derived from the diazonium salt and bearing an initiator function at the surface of a conductive or semiconductive material on the undercoat, and for forming on the undercoat a polymeric layer obtained by polymerization, in particular free radical polymerization, in situ of at least one monomer, initiated from the initiator function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignees: Universite Paris 7-Denis Diderot, Alchimedics
    Inventors: Mohamed Mehdi Chehimi, Jean Pinson, Bernadette Charleux, Christophe Bureau, Christopher Tronche, Tarik Matrab, Christian Perruchot, Eva Cabet-Deliry, Maud Save
  • Publication number: 20130022821
    Abstract: A coated article for use in spandrel applications and/or the like is provided. In certain example embodiments, a coating is provided to have a coating design which permits the coating to realize more predictable and/or consistent optical characteristics such as glass side reflectance, color and/or the like. Certain example embodiments of this invention relate to a method of making a coated article for spandrel applications or the like. In certain embodiments, a powder inclusive lacquer coating is used as an overcoat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2012
    Publication date: January 24, 2013
    Applicant: Centre Luxembourgeois de Recherches pour le Verre et la Ceramique S.A. (C.R.V.C.)
    Inventor: Centre Luxembourgeois de Recherches pour le Verre et la Ceramique S.A. (C.R.V.C.)
  • Patent number: 8357437
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a light-shielding film-attached glass substrate including: a glass substrate; and a light-shielding film having a multilayer structure and being formed on the glass substrate, in which the light-shielding film having a multilayer structure includes: a first chromium oxynitride film (CrOx1Ny1); and a second chromium oxynitride film (CrOx2Ny2), each satisfying the following conditions and being laminated in this order from the glass substrate side: 0.15<x1<0.5, 0.1<y1<0.35, 0.4<x1+y1<0.65, 0.03<x2<0.15, and 0.09<y2<0.25.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2013
    Assignee: Asahi Glass Company, Limited
    Inventors: Teruo Fujiwara, Yasuhiko Akao, Takehiko Hiruma, Eiji Ichikura
  • Patent number: 8357458
    Abstract: A coated article is provided which may be heat treated (e.g., thermally tempered) in certain instances. In certain example embodiments, an interlayer of or including a metal oxide such as tin oxide is provided under an infrared (IR) reflecting layer so as to be located between respective layers comprising silicon nitride and zinc oxide. It has been found that the use of such a tin oxide inclusive interlayer results in significantly improved mechanical durability, thermal stability and/or haze characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2013
    Assignees: Guardian Industries Corp., Centre Luxembourgeois de Recherches pour le Verre et la Ceramique S.A. (C.R.V.C.)
    Inventors: Jose Nunez-Regueiro, Anton Dietrich, Philip J. Lingle, Scott V. Thomsen, Hong Wang, Jean-Marp Lemmer, Nancy Bassett, Bryce Corsner
  • Publication number: 20130015651
    Abstract: Embodiments include luminescent phosphor compounds that include one or more emitting ions and one or more disturbing ions, and methods for their production. An emitting ion in the compound may be characterized by a first decay time constant when the emitting ion is undisturbed. However, a corresponding disturbing ion in the compound, which is different from the emitting ion, causes the emitting ion to have a pre-defined, target disturbed decay time constant that is greater than zero and less than the first decay time constant. An embodiment of an authentication system is configured to measure the decay time constant of a phosphor compound applied to an article, and to determine whether the decay time constant corresponds to a phosphor compound that includes a particular disturbing ion (e.g., in order to determine whether or not the article is authentic).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2012
    Publication date: January 17, 2013
    Applicant: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventors: Carsten Lau, James Kane, William Ross Rapoport
  • Publication number: 20130017364
    Abstract: A resin composition used to being injection molded to metal to make composite of resin and metal, comprises 40% to 90% by weight of main resin, 5% to 30% by weight of crystallization modifier; and 0% to 40% by weight of filler. The main resin comprises one or more ingredients selected from a group consisting of polyethylene terephthalate and derivatives of polyethylene terephthalate. The resin composition has a low the crystallization temperature and an appropriate crystallization rate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2011
    Publication date: January 17, 2013
    Applicants: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD., HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY(ShenZhen) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hsin-Pei CHANG, Jun-yi WANG, Xue-Peng LI, Ming-Hsu LU
  • Patent number: 8354178
    Abstract: There is provided a method of making a heat treated (HT) coated article to be used in shower door applications, window applications, or any other suitable applications where transparent coated articles are desired. For example, certain embodiments of this invention relate to a method of making a coated article including a step of heat treating a glass substrate coated with at least a layer of or including diamond-like carbon (DLC) and an overlying protective film thereon. In certain example embodiments, the protective film may be of or include an oxide of zinc. Following and/or during heat treatment (e.g., thermal tempering, or the like) the protective film may be removed. Other embodiments of this invention relate to the pre-HT coated article, or the post-HT coated article.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2013
    Assignees: Guardian Industries Corp., Centre Luxembourg de Recherches pour le Verre et la Ceramique S.A. (C.R.V.C.)
    Inventors: Nestor P. Murphy, Maximo Frati, Rudolph Hugo Petrmichl, Jiangping Wang, Jens-Peter Muller, Herbert Lage
  • Patent number: 8349459
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an all-ceramic dental prosthesis in which a porous ceramic matrix material is infiltrated with a glass, having a solubility of <1100 ?g/cm2 according to DIN EN ISO 6872. The invention also relates to the use of niobium-containing glass having an Nb2O5 content of more than 0.1% by weight as an infiltration glass for all-ceramic dental compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: Vita Zahnfabrik H. Rauter GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Marc Stephan, Bernhard Durschang
  • Patent number: 8349750
    Abstract: The glass of the glass-metal bond contains the following ingredients in the following amounts: SiO2, 72-80 wt %; B2O3, 4-<6 wt %; Al2O3, 2-5 wt %; Na2O, 4-7 wt %; K2O, 0-3 wt %; CaO, 2.5-8 wt %; MgO, 0-2 wt %; BaO, 0-4 wt %; TiO2, 0-5 wt %; CeO2, 0-2 wt %; Fe2O3, 0-0.1 wt %; F, 0-2 wt %; and the ratio of the sum total amount of Al2O3 and B2O3 (in mol %) to the sum total amount of MgO, CaO and BaO (in mol %) in the glass is less than 5. The glass-metal bond advantageously includes a KOVAR® alloy and the glass of the aforesaid composition and connects the glass envelope tube with an inner metal absorber tube in a tube collector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: Schott AG
    Inventors: Joerg Hinrich Fechner, Christof Kass
  • Patent number: 8338003
    Abstract: An optical element comprising a vacuum-sintered body comprising a plurality of particles each having a two-layer structure comprising a ceramic particle and a coating layer, wherein the ceramic particle comprises LnxAlyO[x+y]×1.5, where Ln represents a rare-earth element, x represents 1?x?10, and y represents 1?y?5, and has an average particle diameter of 1 ?m or more and 10 ?m or less, and wherein the coating layer comprises a ceramic having a lower sintering temperature than a sintering temperature of the ceramic particle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kohei Nakata, Michio Endo, Kentaro Doguchi, Shigeru Fujino
  • Patent number: 8337988
    Abstract: A coated article is provided, having a coating supported by a glass substrate where the coating includes at least one color and/or reflectivity-adjusting absorber layer. The absorber layer(s) allows color tuning, and reduces the glass side reflection of the coated article and/or allows sheet resistance of the coating to be reduced without degrading glass side reflection. In certain example embodiments the absorber layer is provided between first and second dielectric layers which may be of substantially the same material and/or composition. In certain example embodiments, the coated article is capable of achieving desirable transmission, together with desired color, low reflectivity, and low selectivity, when having only one infrared (IR) reflecting layer of silver and/or gold. Coated articles according to certain example embodiments of this invention may be used in the context of insulating glass (IG) window units, monolithic windows, or the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignees: Centre Luxembourgeois de Recherches pour le Verre et la Ceramique S.A. (C.R.V.C.), Guardian Industries Corp.
    Inventors: Hartmut Knoll, Jochen Butz, Uwe Kriltz, Bernd Disteldorf, Jose Ferreira, Pierrot Pallotta
  • Patent number: 8334053
    Abstract: A seal structure is provided for an energy storage device. The seal structure includes a first sealing glass composition and a second sealing glass composition joining an ion-conducting first ceramic to an electrically insulating second ceramic. The first sealing glass composition includes less than or equal to about 20 weight percent silica based on the weight of the first sealing glass composition. The second sealing glass composition includes greater than or equal to about 40 weight percent silica based on the weight of the second sealing glass composition. A method for making the seal structure is provided. An article comprising the seal structure is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2012
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Andrew Philip Shapiro, Dong-Sil Park, Jian Wu, Craig Stringer
  • Patent number: 8329302
    Abstract: In order to provide a decorative coating (9) which exhibits improved temperature resistance and strength on glass and glass-ceramic and which also has no strength-reducing effect on the substrate (3), or at least no longer has any substantially strength-reducing effect on the substrate, the invention envisions a process for producing glass or glass-ceramic articles having a decorative layer in which at least one decorative pigment (13) is mixed with a sol-gel binder (11), and the pigment mixed with the sol-gel binder is cured on the glass or glass-ceramic substrate of the article by annealing, to form a decorative layer having a porous ceramiclike structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: Schott AG
    Inventors: Hauke Esemann, Gerhard Weber, Gabriele Roemer-Scheuermann, Michael Kluge, Joerg Schuhmacher, Silke Knoche, Axel Kalleder, Andrea Anton
  • Patent number: 8329303
    Abstract: A method is described herein for controlling the oxygen level within an oven while sintering a frit to a glass plate where the sintered frit and glass plate are subsequently sealed to another glass plate to form a sealed glass package. Examples of the sealed glass package include a light-emitting device (e.g., organic light emitting diode (OLED) device), a photovoltaic device, a food container, and a medicine container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: Corning Incorporated
    Inventors: Andrew Douglas Banks, Heather Debra Boek, Jason Arthur Howles
  • Patent number: 8329318
    Abstract: A coated substrate is disclosed. The coated substrate includes a substrate and a coating composition over the substrate comprising at least one metal based layer selected from tungsten, chromium, tantalum, molybdenum, aluminum, niobium, and mixtures and alloys thereof; and mixtures and alloys of cobalt and chromium; and at least one dielectric layer including SixNy, where x/y ranges from 0.75 to 1.5, over the metal based layer. The ?Ecmc (1.5:1) (T), ?Ecmc (1.5:1) (R1) and ?Ecmc (1.5:1) (R2) of a non-heat treated, coated substrate as compared to a heat treated, coated substrate according to the present invention are no greater than 8 units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: PPG Industries Ohio, Inc.
    Inventors: Dennis J. O'Shaughnessy, James J. Finley
  • Patent number: 8329304
    Abstract: A plasma display panel (PDP) includes an EMI filter supported by a glass substrate for blocking/shielding substantial amounts of electromagnetic waves, with the filter being supported by a side of the substrate opposite a viewer. In certain example embodiments, a black frit and a silver frit comprise a filter frame and are supported by the filter such that the filter is closer to the glass substrate than either or both of the frits. Alternatively, in certain example embodiments, a conductive black frit comprises a filter frame and is supported by the filter such that the filter is closer to the glass substrate than the frit. The filter has high visible transmission, and is capable of blocking/shielding electromagnetic waves. Advantageously, a transparent conductive coating (TCC) can be coated on a stock, non-cut glass sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: Guardian Industries Corp.
    Inventors: Yei-Ping (Mimi) H. Wang, Brandon Bolt
  • Publication number: 20120299328
    Abstract: A composite glass pane comprising at least an upper pane, a lower pane, and an intermediate layer between the upper pane and the lower pane is described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2010
    Publication date: November 29, 2012
    Inventors: Michael Labrot, Luz Rodriguez González, Marie-Hélène Breniaux
  • Patent number: 8318312
    Abstract: In certain example embodiments, a coated article includes a Zn-doped zirconium based layer before heat treatment (HT). The coated article is heat treated sufficiently to cause the Zn-doped zirconium based layer to transform into a Zn-doped zirconium oxide based layer that is scratch resistant and/or chemically durable. The doping of the layer with Zn has been found to improve scratch resistance and/or corrosion resistance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: Guardian Industries Corp.
    Inventors: Rudolph Hugo Petrmichl, Douglas Klimesh, Jiangping Wang
  • Patent number: 8318290
    Abstract: The invention relates to a substrate (1) which is equipped with a mastic (3) along at least part of the periphery thereof, said mastic comprising silicon-type components. The invention is characterized in that a barrier to the migration of the silicons (5, 7, 8) is disposed on the surface (2) of the substrate (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: Saint-Gobain Glass France
    Inventors: Ronan Garrec, Rino Messere
  • Patent number: 8315678
    Abstract: Superconducting connections are provided to internal layers of a multi-layer circuit board structure, for example by superconducting vias.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Assignee: D-Wave Systems Inc.
    Inventor: Sergey V. Uchaykin
  • Patent number: 8309165
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a color filter by copper and silver film, comprising: a lower copper layer; a lower silver layer formed on the lower copper layer; a medium formed on the lower silver layer; an upper copper layer formed on the medium; and an upper silver layer formed on the upper copper layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: Pixart Imaging Inc.
    Inventors: Sen-Huang Huang, Chin-Poh Pang, Hsin-Hui Hsu
  • Patent number: 8304072
    Abstract: Certain example embodiments relate to robust semi-transparent coatings that are suitable for use in a wide variety of display-on-demand mirror applications, and methods of making the same. In certain example embodiments, a coated article includes a coating supported by a glass substrate. A reflective metal-inclusive layer is formed, directly or indirectly, on the glass substrate. A silicon oxide inclusive layer is formed, directly or indirectly, on the reflective metallic layer. A titanium oxide inclusive layer is formed, directly or indirectly, on the silicon oxide inclusive layer. The metal-inclusive layer is formed so as to reflect incoming light away from the glass substrate such that substantially less incoming light would be reflected away from the glass substrate if lighting were provided on a side of the glass substrate opposite the coating than if no lighting were provided. The surface of the coated article need not necessarily be conductive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Guardian Industries Corp.
    Inventors: Desaraju V. Varaprasad, Yiwei Lu
  • Patent number: 8304083
    Abstract: A hydrophilic member comprising a substrate and a hydrophilic coating film provided on the substrate, wherein the hydrophilic coating film is produced by coating a substrate with an aqueous solution containing (a) a hydrophilic polymer, (b) an alkoxide of a metal selected from the group consisting of Si, Ti, Zr, and Al, and (c) a metal complex catalyst, and heat-drying the solution applied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Fujifilm Corporation
    Inventors: Satoshi Hoshi, Toshiaki Aoai, Kazuto Shimada, Satoshi Tanaka, Kazuto Kunita
  • Patent number: 8304100
    Abstract: A coated glass includes a glass substrate, a first titanium oxide layer, a silver layer, a titanium layer, a titanium nitrogen layer and a second titanium oxide. The first titanium oxide layer is formed on the glass substrate. The silver layer is formed on the first titanium oxide layer. The titanium layer is formed on the sliver layer. The titanium nitrogen layer is formed on the titanium layer, and the second titanium oxide layer is formed on the titanium nitrogen layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hsin-Pei Chang, Wen-Rong Chen, Huann-Wu Chiang, Cheng-Shi Chen, Jia Huang
  • Publication number: 20120276689
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to the use of glass wafers as carriers, interposers, or in other selected applications in which electronic circuitry or operative elements, such as transistors, are formed in the creation of electronic devices. The glass wafers generally include a glass having a coefficient of thermal expansion equal to or substantially equal to a coefficient of thermal expansion of semiconductor silicon, an indexing feature, and a coating on at least a portion of one face of the glass.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2011
    Publication date: November 1, 2012
    Inventors: Joseph Eugene Canale, Jeffrey Stapleton King, Gary Richard Trott
  • Patent number: 8298678
    Abstract: A plasma display panel (PDP) includes an EMI filter at a front portion thereof for blocking/shielding substantial amounts of electromagnetic waves. The filters has high visible transmission, and is capable of blocking/shielding electromagnetic waves. In certain example embodiments, a silver based coating of the EMI filter reduces damage from EMI radiation through highly conductive Ag layers, blocks significant amounts of NIR and IR radiation from outdoor sunlight to reduce PDP panel temperature, and enhances contrast ratio through reduced reflection, while maintaining high visible transmission. In certain example embodiments, at least one layer of or including silicon nitride may be Si-rich, and/or at least one layer including an oxide of Ni and/or Cr may be a suboxide, in order to improve heat treatability of the coated article.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignees: Guardian Industries Corp., Centre Luxembourgeois de Recherches pour le Verre Et la Ceramique S.A. (C.R.V.C.)
    Inventors: Philip J. Lingle, Anton Dietrich, Yiwei Lu, Willem Den Boer, John A. Vanderploeg, Yei-Ping (Mimi) H. Wang
  • Publication number: 20120263941
    Abstract: A coated article is described. The coated article includes a substrate, and a hydrophobic film formed on the substrate. The hydrophobic film is a non-crystalline boron-carbon-nitrogen layer formed by magnetron sputtering. A method for making the coated article is also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2011
    Publication date: October 18, 2012
    Applicants: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD., HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (ShenZhen) CO., LTD
    Inventors: HSIN-PEI CHANG, WEN-RONG CHEN, HUANN-WU CHIANG, CHENG-SHI CHEN, CONG LI
  • Publication number: 20120263930
    Abstract: A thermochromic substrate and a pair-glass with a thermochromic thin film, which increases the efficiency with which solar energy is transmitted and blocked. The thermochromic substrate includes a base substrate, a thermochromic thin film coating the base substrate, and a high-refractivity thin film coating the thermochromic thin film. The high-refractivity thin film shifts the reference wavelength in the infrared range, at which the variance in the transmittance due to the phase transition does not exceed 0, to a shorter wavelength. The efficiency with which solar energy is transmitted and blocked is increased, thereby decreasing the load of cooling and heating a building.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2012
    Publication date: October 18, 2012
    Inventors: Donggun MOON, Du Hwan Kim, A-Ra Kim, Hyunbin Kim, Myungi Shim, Youngsoo Jung, Yung-Jin Jung, Yongwon Choi
  • Patent number: 8288022
    Abstract: A perovskite phosphor film emitting red light from among the three primary colors (i.e., red, green and blue) underlying the construction of displays which is fabricated by adsorbing a nanosheet as a seed layer on a solid substrate and forming an oriented film of an oxide phosphor thereon, characterized in that the perovskite phosphor film comprises a film of an oxide phosphor (3) having a high transparency that is formed on a seed layer comprising a nanosheet (2) that is adsorbed on a solid substrate (1) such as a glass substrate or the like, and the oxide phosphor (3) is (SrxCa1-x)1-yPryTiO3: 0?x?0.8, 0.001?y?0.01.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
    Inventors: Keiichi Ikegami, Hiroshi Takashima, Takeo Ebina, Hiroyuki Tetsuka
  • Patent number: 8286395
    Abstract: A transparent substrate having a glazing function, provided with a thin-film multi-layer coating, which acts on solar radiation, applicable, for example, in the architectural or automotive fields. The multilayer coating comprises at least two absorbent functional layers each flanked by two transparent layers comprising a dielectric material. Preferably, the functional layers are based on a metal belonging to the group consisting of: niobium, tantalum, molybdenum and zirconium, and the metal or at least one of the functional layers may be partially or entirely nitrided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: Saint-Gobain Glass France
    Inventors: Bruno Mauvernay, Veronique Rondeau, Sylvain Belliot
  • Patent number: 8287994
    Abstract: Provided is a low reflection glass excellent in the abrasion resistance, the weather resistance, the productivity and the outer appearance, and a protective plate for a display. A low reflection glass includes a glass substrate and an antireflection film formed on the surface of the glass substrate. The antireflection film comprises an interlayer and an outermost layer in this order from the glass substrate side; and the outermost layer is a layer containing Si atoms, C atoms and O atoms. The content of C atoms is from 0.5 to 3 mol % based on 100 mol % of the total amount of Si atoms, C atoms and 0 atoms. The interlayer is a layer (a) (high refractive index layer) or a layer (b) (light absorbing layer). A protective plate for a display comprises a support substrate comprising the low reflection glass and a conductive film provided on a side on which no antireflection film is formed of the support substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: Asahi Glass Company, Limited
    Inventors: Makoto Fukawa, Kenichi Tanaka, Shinsuke Kaga
  • Publication number: 20120258304
    Abstract: A method for making a coated article includes: providing a substrate; forming a prefabricated layer on a surface of the substrate by vacuum sputtering, the prefabricated layer being a metal layer containing the metal element ‘N’, or an unsaturated oxide layer containing the metal element ‘N’ and ‘M’, the ‘N’ being one or more metals selected from a group consisting of titanium, aluminum, and zinc, the ‘M’ being calcium, barium, or a mixture of calcium and barium; and thermal oxidizing the prefabricated layer to form a color layer on the substrate, the color layer being an oxide layer of the metal element ‘N’, or an oxide layer of the metal element ‘N’ and ‘M’. The color value of the color layer has a L* coordinate between 91 and 98, an a* coordinate between ?1 and 1, and a b* coordinate between ?2 and 2 in the CIE LAB color system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2011
    Publication date: October 11, 2012
    Applicants: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD., HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (ShenZhen) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: HSIN-PEI CHANG, WEN-RONG CHEN, HUANN-WU CHIANG, CHENG-SHI CHEN, JIA HUANG
  • Patent number: 8283041
    Abstract: A method is provided for making a coated article including an anti-etch layer(s) that is resistant to attacks by at least some fluoride-based etchant(s) for at least a period of time. In certain example embodiments, an anti-etch layer(s) is provided on a glass substrate in order to protect the glass substrate from attacks by fluoride-based etchant(s). In certain example embodiments, the anti-etch layer(s) is formed using at least one ion beam (possibly in combination with at least one sputtering target). In certain embodiments, a diamond-like carbon (DLC) inclusive layer(s) may be provided over and/or under the anti-etch layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: Guardian Industries Corp.
    Inventor: Vijayen S. Veerasamy
  • Patent number: 8281617
    Abstract: A coated article is provided which may be heat treated (e.g., thermally tempered) and/or heat bent in certain example instances. In certain example embodiments, a zinc stannate based layer is provided between a tin oxide based layer and a silicon nitride based layer, and this has been found to significantly reduce undesirable mottling damage upon heat treatment/bending. This results in significantly improved bendability of the coated article in applications such as vehicle windshields and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignees: Centre Luxembourgeois de Recherches pour le Verre et la Ceramique S.A. (C.R.V.C.), Guardian Industries Corp.
    Inventors: Jose Ferreira, Pierrot Pallotta, Richard Blacker, Muhammad Imran
  • Patent number: 8283059
    Abstract: Low-emissivity coatings that are highly reflective to infrared-radiation. The coating includes three infrared-reflection film regions, which may each include silver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: Cardinal CG Company
    Inventor: Klaus Hartig
  • Publication number: 20120251819
    Abstract: A method is provided for changing the visible light transmittance of a coated article having a functional coating having at least one anti-reflective material and at least one infrared reflective material. The anti-reflective material includes an alloying material capable of combining or alloying with the infrared reflective material. A protective coating is deposited over the functional coating to prevent or retard the diffusion of atmospheric gas and/or vapor into the functional coating. The coated article is heated to a temperature sufficient to cause at least some of the alloying material to combine with at least some of the infrared reflective material to form a substance having a different visible light transmittance than the infrared reflective material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2012
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Applicant: PPG INDUSTRIES OHIO, INC.
    Inventors: HARRY BUHAY, JAMES J. FINLEY, JAMES P. THIEL, JOHN P. LEHAN
  • Patent number: 8277946
    Abstract: In certain example embodiments, a coated article includes respective layers including hydrogenated diamond-like carbon (DLC) and zirconium nitride before heat treatment (HT). During HT, the hydrogenated DLC acts as a fuel which upon combustion with oxygen produces carbon dioxide and/or water. The high temperature developed during this combustion heats the zirconium nitride to a temperature(s) well above the heat treating temperature, thereby causing the zirconium nitride to be transformed into a new post-HT layer including zirconium oxide that is very scratch resistant and durable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Assignee: Guardian Industries Corp.
    Inventor: Vijayen S. Veerasamy
  • Publication number: 20120244363
    Abstract: The present invention includes polymer interlayers that are used in multiple layer glazing panels. Interlayers of the present invention comprise a thermoplastic polymer, a plasticizer, a tungsten oxide agent, and a stabilizing agent that prevents the degradation of the tungsten oxide agent. Interlayers incorporating such components have improved ultraviolet light blocking character, and also maintain optical quality over time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2012
    Publication date: September 27, 2012
    Inventor: William Keith Fisher
  • Publication number: 20120237762
    Abstract: A device construct for lighting and display applications is fabricated from a substrate, a deposited phosphor layer over the substrate, and a layer of thermal and electrically-conductive luminescent material over the deposited layer. The layer of thermal and electrically-conductive luminescent material is a thin film that conforms to the morphology of the phosphor layer. The device is fabricated by providing a substrate, depositing a thin layer of phosphor powder on the substrate by any technique, and coating the phosphor layer with a layer of thermal and electrically-conductive luminescent material by atomic layer deposition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2012
    Publication date: September 20, 2012
    Applicants: OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION, THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
    Inventors: Charles E. Hunt, Helmut Baumgart, Diefeng Gu
  • Patent number: 8268436
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a pneumatic tire comprising one or more indicia formed from an elastomeric coating composition comprising a diene based elastomer and from 1 to 100 parts by weight, per 100 parts by weight of elastomer, of a nanoparticle comprising an inner core of an inorganic magnetic material at least partially covered by an outer layer of silica.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventors: Rene Jean Zimmer, Claude Ernest Felix Boes, Georges Koster, Hans-Bernd Fuchs, Klaus Unseld, Wolfgang Albert Lauer
  • Patent number: 8268095
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a hot dip galvannealed steel sheet, including the steps of: subjecting a steel sheet to hot dip galvanizing to manufacture a hot dip galvanized steel sheet; heating the hot dip galvanized steel sheet for alloying; subjecting the hot dip galvanized steel sheet to temper rolling; bringing the temper-rolled hot dip galvanized steel sheet into contact with an acid solution containing at least one ion selected from the group consisting of Zr ions, Ti ions, and Sn ions to thereby form an acid solution film on the surface of the steel sheet; after completion of the contact, a state where the acid solution film is formed on the surface of the steel sheet is held for at least 1 second; and washing with water the hot dip galvanized steel sheet after holding, to thereby form a Zn oxide layer having a thickness of 10 nm or more on the surface of the galvanized steel sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignee: JFE Steel Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Masuoka, Shoichiro Taira, Yoshiharu Sugimoto, Naoto Yoshimi, Masayasu Nagoshi, Wataru Tanimoto
  • Patent number: 8268194
    Abstract: A method of forming an oxide semiconductor layer includes: mounting an oxide semiconductor target in a chamber; loading a substrate into the chamber; vacuuming the chamber; applying a direct current power to the oxide semiconductor target while injecting oxygen and a sputtering gas into the chamber; and forming an oxide semiconductor layer on a surface of the substrate by applying plasma of the sputtering gas onto the oxide semiconductor target. Here, the oxide semiconductor target has a resistance of 1 k? or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chang-jung Kim, Je-hun Lee
  • Patent number: 8263228
    Abstract: A vehicle glazing comprising two panes of glazing material spaced apart from one another, a self-cleaning coating extending over the outermost surface of the glazing, and having a solar control function. The solar control function may result from the presence of a solar control coating or at least one pane of glazing material being body-tinted. The glazing may be a laminate or a double glazing unit and it may also include a functional layer, such as a liquid crystal film or a layer of light emitting diodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: Pilkington Automotive Limited
    Inventor: Ashley Carl Torr
  • Patent number: 8263227
    Abstract: This application relates to a coated article including at least one infrared (IR) reflecting layer of a material such as silver or the like in a low-E coating. In certain embodiments, at least one layer of the coating is of or includes zirconium oxide (e.g., ZrO2) or zirconium silicon oxynitride (e.g., ZrSiOxNy). When a layer comprising zirconium oxide or zirconium silicon oxynitride is provided as the uppermost or overcoat layer of the coated article (e.g., over a silicon nitride based layer), this results in improved chemical and heat stability in certain example embodiments. Coated articles herein may be used in the context of insulating glass (IG) window units, vehicle windows, or in other suitable applications such as monolithic window applications, laminated windows, and/or the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignees: Centre Luxembourgeois de Recherches pour le Verre et la Ceramique S.A. (C.R.V.C.), Guardian Industries Corp.
    Inventors: Bernd Disteldorf, Philip J. Lingle, Jingyu Lao, Brent Boyce
  • Publication number: 20120225297
    Abstract: A plasma spray process used for coating surfaces of a variety of components made of a plastic substrate. Powder particles are injected into a plasma jet where they soften and then strike the surface at high velocity to produce a strongly adherent coating. The component or work piece the coating is being applied to remains cool because the plasma is localized at the plasma gun. The plasma spray process allows for the melting of glass particles, creating a transfer mechanism to the plastic substrate. Components having complex shapes can be coated, without the issues currently encountered in dip coating. The powder coating is applied via plasma spraying, as a protective layer, giving glass like surface properties to a component having complex molded or formed shapes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2012
    Publication date: September 6, 2012
    Inventors: Mark P. Birka, Timothy F. O'Brien, Judson H. Whiteside
  • Patent number: 8257831
    Abstract: Glass-ceramics include SiO2, Al2O3 and Li2O on oxide basis. In the glass-ceramics, total amount in mass % of SiO2 and Al2O3 is less than 77% and Li2O/(SiO2+Al2O3) which is the ratio in mass % of the amount of Li2O to the total amount of SiO2 and Al2O3 is 0.064 or over. The glass-ceramics include at least one crystal phase selected from the group consisting of ?-quartz, ?-quartz solid solution, ?-eucryptite, ?-eucryptite solid solution, ?-spodumene and ?-spodumene solid solution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2012
    Assignee: Ohara Inc.
    Inventor: Toshitaka Yagi
  • Patent number: 8257843
    Abstract: The present invention aims to provide an interlayer film for a laminated glass, which has excellent heat shielding property and allows infrared communication waves to sufficiently pass therethrough. The present invention is an interlayer film for a laminated glass, which includes an infrared communication wave-transmitting region and a transparent region in a plane of the interlayer film, the infrared communication wave-transmitting region containing a binder resin and zinc oxide particles doped with a trivalent or tetravalent metal, the transparent region containing a binder resin and metal hexaboride particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2012
    Assignee: Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Juichi Fukatani
  • Patent number: RE43817
    Abstract: The invention provides a substrate bearing a low-maintenance coating. The coating includes two films: a first film comprising silica (e.g., silicon dioxide) and a second film comprising titania (e.g., titanium dioxide). Preferably, both films are provided within particular thickness ranges. The invention also provides methods of depositing such coatings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Assignee: Cardinal CG Company
    Inventors: Annette J. Krisko, Kari B. Myli, Gary L. Pfaff, James E. Brownlee