Of Inorganic Material Patents (Class 428/688)
  • Patent number: 8940400
    Abstract: An insulating glass (IG) window unit includes first and second substrates, and a low-emissivity (low-E) coating supported by one of the substrates. The low-E coating has two silver based infrared (IR) reflecting layers and allows the IG window unit to realize an increased SHGC to U-value ratio, and an increased thickness ratio of an upper silver based layer of the coating to a bottom silver based layer of the coating. The low-E coating is designed to have a low film-side reflectance, so that for example when the low-E coating is used on surface number three of an IG window unit the IG window unit can realize reduced visible reflectance as viewed from the outside of the building on which the IG window unit is mounted or is to be mounted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2015
    Assignee: Guardian Industries Corp.
    Inventors: Francis Wuillaume, Brent Boyce
  • Publication number: 20150024171
    Abstract: A composite material is produced from carpet waste and a binding agent, in intimate association, and may also include wood fiber or chips and/or other additives. A method of manufacturing a composite material includes shredding carpet waste, coating the carpet waste with a binding agent, and subjecting the shredded, coated carpet waste to elevated heat and pressure. As an additional step, the composite material may be actively cooled to prevent deformation of the material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2014
    Publication date: January 22, 2015
    Inventors: David E. Murdock, Douglas Mancosh, James P. Przybylinski
  • Patent number: 8932737
    Abstract: A coating and associated method for coating is disclosed. The coating provides a hard, transparent, UV blocking coating for a substrate. A UV blocking layer is first deposited upon the substrate, and a hard coating is deposited above the UV blocking layer. A soft coating layer may be deposited between the UV blocking layer and the hard coating. The soft and hard coating layers may both have the general composition SiOxCy. the soft and hard coating layers may be deposited by a plasma vapor deposition process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2015
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: David A. Bowen, Kjersta L. Larson-Smith, Vasan S. Sundaram
  • Patent number: 8932723
    Abstract: Provided is low emissivity glass including a low emissivity layer containing electrically conductive metal; and a composite metal oxide formed on one or both sides of the low emissivity layer and expressed by a following chemical formula 1: TiCeOx??(1) wherein Ti is titanium element, Ce is cerium element, and Ox is oxide. Since the dielectric layer which serves as protecting low emissivity layer of low emissivity glass and reducing emissivity contains the composite metal oxide expressed by the above chemical formula 1, visible light transmissivity can be greatly increased with excellent low emissivity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2015
    Assignee: LG Hausys, Ltd.
    Inventors: Youn Ki Jun, Il Joon Bae
  • Patent number: 8932703
    Abstract: The present invention provides an electrostatic adsorbable sheet that can attach and display a printed material as it is on an object to be attached, as a poster, an advertisement or the like, has a high electrostatic adsorbability during display use, can be used for display over a long period of time with sufficient durability of the electrostatic adsorbability, has electrostatic adsorbability that is hardly affected by humidity, and can be easily peeled away after display use. In the electrostatic adsorbable sheet, since the electrostatic adsorbability is not exhibited externally before display use, troubles such as blocking of sheets themselves and attachment to a roll particularly in a printing step hardly occur, handlability is good, and the adhesiveness of ink is excellent, so that the sheet is compatible with a variety of printing methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2015
    Assignee: Yupo Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroshi Koike, Yuichi Yahagi
  • Publication number: 20140377572
    Abstract: A method for providing a matrix material between a bonded pair of substrates with a homogeneous distribution of anisotropic filler particles is provided. Functionalized anisotropic filler particles are mixed uniformly with a matrix material to form a homogenous mixture. A bonded assembly of a first substrate and a second substrate with an array of electrical interconnect structures is placed within a vacuum environment. The homogenous mixture of the matrix material and the anisotropic filler particles is dispensed around the array of electrical interconnect structures. A gas is abruptly introduced into the vacuum environment to induce an implosion of the homogenous mixture. The implosion causes the homogenous mixture to fill the cavity between the first and second substrates without causing agglomeration of the anisotropic filler particles. The mixture filling the space between the first and second substrates has a homogenous distribution of the anisotropic filler particles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2013
    Publication date: December 25, 2014
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Michael A. Gaynes, Eric P. Lewandowski, Jae-Woong Nah, Robert J. Polastre
  • Publication number: 20140377571
    Abstract: A method for providing a matrix material between a bonded pair of substrates with a homogeneous distribution of anisotropic filler particles is provided. Functionalized anisotropic filler particles are mixed uniformly with a matrix material to form a homogenous mixture. A bonded assembly of a first substrate and a second substrate with an array of electrical interconnect structures is placed within a vacuum environment. The homogenous mixture of the matrix material and the anisotropic filler particles is dispensed around the array of electrical interconnect structures. A gas is abruptly introduced into the vacuum environment to induce an implosion of the homogenous mixture. The implosion causes the homogenous mixture to fill the cavity between the first and second substrates without causing agglomeration of the anisotropic filler particles. The mixture filling the space between the first and second substrates has a homogenous distribution of the anisotropic filler particles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2013
    Publication date: December 25, 2014
    Inventors: Michael A. Gaynes, Eric P. Lewandowski, Jae-Woong Nah, Robert J. Polastre
  • Patent number: 8906522
    Abstract: Described are hybrid articles comprising at least one hard non-oxide or oxide ceramic component of at least 95% of theoretical density directly bonded to, and different from, a hard non-oxide or oxide ceramic composite component comprising a tribology enhancing component. The at least one hard non-oxide or oxide ceramic component comprises a member of the group consisting of silicon carbide, pressureless sintered silicon carbide, liquid phase sintered silicon carbide, reaction bonded silicon carbide, tungsten carbide, aluminum oxide, and silicon nitride. The at least one hard non-oxide or oxide ceramic composite component comprises a member of the group consisting of silicon carbide, pressureless sintered silicon carbide, liquid phase sintered silicon carbide, reaction bonded silicon carbide, tungsten carbide, aluminum oxide, and silicon nitride.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Assignee: Morgan Advanced Materials and Technology Inc.
    Inventor: Joseph Boylan
  • Patent number: 8900729
    Abstract: A coated article includes a coating, such as a low emissivity (low-E) coating, supported by a substrate (e.g., glass substrate). The coating includes at least one dielectric layer including zinc oxide that is doped with another metal(s). The coating may also include one or more infrared (IR) reflecting layer(s) of or including material such as silver or the like, for reflecting at least some IR radiation. In certain example embodiments, the coated article may be heat treated (e.g., thermally tempered, heat bent and/or heat strengthened). Coated articles according to certain example embodiments of this invention may be used in the context of windows, including monolithic windows for buildings, IG windows for buildings, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: Guardian Industries Corp.
    Inventors: Muhammad Imran, Brent Boyce, Jean-Marc Lemmer, Marcus Frank, Yongli Xu
  • Publication number: 20140349084
    Abstract: Composite tile systems and methods are disclosed. Embodiments of this disclosure can comprise a composite floor tile having a ceramic upper layer with one or more reinforcing layers. The reinforcing layer or layers can comprise a reinforcing material, such as fiberglass, and an adhesive. An under layer can be disposed under, or integrated with, the reinforcing layer, and can comprise a ceramic or a polymer laminate. A bottom layer can comprise a pressure sensitive adhesive, or other adhering system, that attaches to various substrates. Embodiments of this disclosure can improve ease of installation of tile, improve strength of tile, and reduce the weight of tile, among other advantages.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2014
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Applicant: Mohawk Carpet Corporation
    Inventors: Rahul Patki, Jason Abercrombie
  • Patent number: 8895867
    Abstract: The invention relates inter alia to an arrangement comprising a carrier (10), a layer and a material (20) enclosed between the carrier and the layer. According to the invention, it is provided that the layer is formed by a single two-dimensionally crosslinked layer (40) or by a plurality of two-dimensionally crosslinked layers which are indirectly or directly connected to one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: Humboldt-Universitaet zu Berlin
    Inventors: Nikolai Severin, Martin Dorn, Jürgen Rabe
  • Patent number: 8889272
    Abstract: A coated article includes a coating, such as a low emissivity (low-E) coating, supported by a substrate (e.g., glass substrate). The coating includes at least one dielectric layer including tin oxide that is doped with another metal(s). The coating may also include one or more infrared (IR) reflecting layer(s) of or including material such as silver or the like, for reflecting at least some IR radiation. In certain example embodiments, the coated article may be heat treated (e.g., thermally tempered, heat bent and/or heat strengthened). Coated articles according to certain example embodiments of this invention may be used in the context of windows, including monolithic windows for buildings, IG windows for buildings, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignee: Guardian Industries Corp.
    Inventors: Muhammad Imran, Brent Boyce, Jean-Marc Lemmer, Marcus Frank, Yongli Xu
  • Publication number: 20140332785
    Abstract: A method of preparing an organic light-emitting device having excellent sealing characteristics against external environment and flexibility.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2014
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Inventor: Jin-Woo Park
  • Patent number: 8883261
    Abstract: A method for creating an artifact for use with an optical three-dimensional measuring system includes steps of: (a) providing an artifact that comprises an inspection surface, which artifact is configured to be scanned by a non-contact sensor included in the optical three-dimensional measuring system, which artifact comprises at least one of a substantially spherical body and a turbine engine component, and which inspection surface comprises a surface of one of the substantially spherical body and the turbine engine component; (b) heating the artifact to a predetermined temperature; and (c) coating the inspection surface of the heated artifact with an approximately uniform coating of dry film lubricant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Jesse R. Boyer, Jeffry K. Pearson, Randall W. Joyner
  • Patent number: 8877102
    Abstract: The invention relates to thermally-stable mineral wool which can dissolve in a physiological medium, comprising fibres containing the following constituents, expressed in percentage by weight, namely: 35-60 % SiO2, preferably 39-55 %; 12-27% Al2O3, preferably 16-25%; 0-35% CaO, preferably 3-25%; 0-30% MgO, preferably 0-15%; 0-17% Na2O, preferably 6-12%; 0-17% K2O, preferably 3-12%; 10-17% R2O (Na2O+K2O), preferably 12-17%; 0-5% P2O5, preferably 0-2%; 0-20% Fe2O3; 0-8% B2O3, preferably 0-4%; and 0-3% TiO2, and at least one phosphorous compound that can react with said fibres at a temperature of less than 1000° C. in order to form a coating on the surface thereof. The invention is characterised in that the phosphorous content of said compound, as expressed in phosphorus atom weight, varies between 0.0005%, in particular more than 0.01%, and 1%, in particular less than 0.5%, of the total weight of the fibres.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: Saint-Gobain Isover
    Inventors: Jean-Luc Bernard, Jérôme Douce
  • Publication number: 20140315015
    Abstract: A cubic boron nitride sintered body with excellent wear resistance and fracture resistance. The cubic boron nitride sintered body includes 85 to 95% by volume of cubic boron nitride, and 5 to 15% by volume of a binder phase and inevitable impurities. The binder phase has at least three compounds selected from carbides, nitrides, carbonitrides, oxides and mutual solid solutions thereof of Al, V, Cr, Mn, Co, Ni, Nb and Mo. An amount of an aluminum element contained in the cubic boron nitride sintered body is 0.5 to 5% by mass based on a total mass of the cubic boron nitride sintered body. The binder phase is essentially free of both pure metals and alloys consisting of pure metals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2012
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Inventor: Yuichiro Fukushima
  • Patent number: 8865291
    Abstract: A plasma-resistant member according to the present invention includes a base member formed of a silicon nitride sintered body, an aluminum nitride sintered body, an alumina sintered body, or a silicon carbide sintered body; and a thin film formed on a surface of the base member and composed of an yttrium compound or a spinel, wherein the thin film has, in a surface of the thin film, a plurality of projections for supporting a wafer, and a ratio a2/a1 of a film thickness a2 of portions of the thin film that include the projections to a film thickness a1 of portions of the thin film that do not include the projections satisfies 1<a2/a1<1.6.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Assignee: NGK Insulators, Ltd.
    Inventor: Yoshinobu Goto
  • Patent number: 8859072
    Abstract: A cut-out sintered ceramic sheet including a side surface, the entire surface of which is a fracture surface having reliefs, wherein a plastic resin film is adhered onto upper and lower surfaces of the cut-out sintered ceramic sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: Maruwa Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ikuo Nishi, Sei Kanbe
  • Patent number: 8859117
    Abstract: A light-permeable heat-protection element including at least one support element and at least one protective coating containing a reaction product which includes an aqueous alkali silicate solution and aluminate-modified or borate-modified silicon dioxide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Inventors: Norbert Schwankhaus, Udo Gelderie, Dietrich Pantke, Lothar Puppe, Hartmut Melzer, Peter-Nikolaus Schmitz
  • Patent number: 8840997
    Abstract: A cover glass having a compressive-stress layer on the principal surfaces thereof, and having a glass composition containing 50% to 70% by mole of SiO2, 3% to 20% by mole of Al2O3, 5% to 25% by mole of Na2O, more than 0% by mole and less than or equal to 2.5% by mole of Li2O, 0% to 5.5% by mole of K2O, and 0% to less than 3% by mole of B2O3. Also disclosed is a method for producing a cover glass which includes: (i) preparing molten glass by melting a glass raw material; (ii) forming the prepared molten glass into a plate-like shape by a down-draw process and thereby obtaining a glass substrate; and (iii) forming a compressive-stress layer on the surface of the glass substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignees: AvanStrate Inc., Hoya Corporation
    Inventors: Akihiro Koyama, Satoshi Ami, Kazuaki Hashimoto, Tetsuo Takano
  • Patent number: 8841002
    Abstract: A method of bonding includes using a bonding layer having a fluorinated oxide. Fluorine may be introduced into the bonding layer by exposure to a fluorine-containing solution, vapor or gas or by implantation. The bonding layer may also be formed using a method where fluorine is introduced into the layer during its formation. The surface of the bonding layer is terminated with a desired species, preferably an NH2 species. This may be accomplished by exposing the bonding layer to an NH4OH solution. High bonding strength is obtained at room temperature. The method may also include bonding two bonding layers together and creating a fluorine distribution having a peak in the vicinity of the interface between the bonding layers. One of the bonding layers may include two oxide layers formed on each other. The fluorine concentration may also have a second peak at the interface between the two oxide layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: Ziptronix, Inc.
    Inventor: Qin-Yi Tong
  • Publication number: 20140268526
    Abstract: Protective coatings, including moisture-resistant coatings, that include two or more different types of moisture-resistant materials are disclosed, as are moisture-sensitive substrates that include such protective coatings. Moisture-sensitive substrates that include different types of moisture-resistant coatings on different elements are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: HzO, Inc.
    Inventors: Blake Stevens, Yang Yun
  • Patent number: 8834994
    Abstract: To provide a top plate for a cooking device which has low transmittance in a visible wavelength range and high transmittance in an infrared wavelength range of 3500 nm to 4000 nm. A top plate 1 for a cooking device includes: a glass substrate 10; and a layered coating 2 made of a Si film 11 and a silicon nitride film 12 which are formed on the glass substrate 10. Where t1 represents the thickness of the Si film 11 and t2 represents the thickness of the silicon nitride film 12, (t1, t2) in FIG. 1 showing the relation between the thickness t1 of the Si film and the thickness t2 of the silicon nitride film is within the bounds X defined by connecting Points A1 to A36 shown in TABLE 1 in this order with straight lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: Nippon Electric Glass Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Koji Ikegami, Toshimasa Kanai
  • Patent number: 8835007
    Abstract: A tempered glass has a compression stress layer in a surface thereof, and includes as a glass composition in terms of mol %, 50 to 75% of SiO2, 3 to 13% of Al2O3, 0 to 1.5% of B2O3, 0 to 4% of Li2O, 7 to 20 % of Na2O, 0 to 10 % of K2O, 0.5 to 13% of MgO, 0 to 6% of CaO, and 0 to 4.5% of SrO. The tempered glass is substantially free of As2O3, Sb2O3, PbO, and F. The tempered glass has a molar ratio MgO/(MgO+Al2O3) of 0.05 to 0.30.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: Nippon Electric Glass Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takashi Murata, Takako Tojyo, Kosuke Kawamoto, Yuusuke Tomita
  • Patent number: 8835011
    Abstract: A cover assembly for a display device, such as a three-dimensional liquid crystal (3-D LCD) display. The cover assembly includes an aluminosilicate glass substrate that is substantially free of retardance-induced visual defects and has a thickness of less than 2 mm, a retardance of less than or equal to 5 nm over an area of at least 170 in2 (20 in diagonal), a 4-point bend strength of greater than 150 MPa.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: Corning Incorporated
    Inventors: Kevin Thomas Gahagan, Raymond G Greene, Katherine Rose Rossington
  • Patent number: 8828564
    Abstract: A glazing incorporating a glass substrate includes, on at least one portion of its surface, a stack of layers including a barrier layer to the migration of ions contained in the substrate, especially of Na+ or K+ alkali metal type, the barrier layer being interposed in the stack between the surface of the substrate and at least one upper layer giving the glazing a functionality of the solar-control, low-emissivity, antireflection, photocatalytic, hydrophobic or other type, the barrier layer essentially consisting of a silicon oxide or a silicon oxynitride, wherein the silicon oxide or oxynitride includes one or more elements selected from the group consisting of Al, Ga and B and wherein the Si/X atomic ratio is strictly less than 92/8 in the barrier layer, X being the sum of the atomic contributions of the Al, Ga and B elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: Saint-Gobain Glass France
    Inventor: Frédéric Clabau
  • Patent number: 8822033
    Abstract: A transparent glass or glass ceramic pane is provided that includes a glass or glass ceramic substrate having a thermal expansion coefficient ? of less than 4.2 and an infrared radiation-reflecting layer, formed as a single-layer reflection layer and having a refractive index greater than 2.2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: Schott AG
    Inventors: Christian Henn, Veit Luther, Andreas Hahn, Wolfgang Schmidbauer, Torsten Gabelmann
  • Patent number: 8822048
    Abstract: A conductor layer is formed on one surface of a base insulating layer. The conductor layer includes a collector portion, and a drawn-out conductor portion extending in an elongated shape from the collector portion. A cover layer is formed on the base insulating layer to cover a predetermined portion of the conductor layer. A material for the cover layer includes a paste composition containing a compound expressed by the formula (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: Nitto Denko Corporation
    Inventors: Hirofumi Ebe, Shinichi Inoue, Yoshihiro Furukawa
  • Patent number: 8815420
    Abstract: A coated article is provided with at least one functional layer, such as an infrared (IR) reflecting layer of or including silver and/or gold. A dielectric and substantially transparent seed layer is provided under and directly contacting the functional layer. In certain example embodiments, the seed layer includes an oxide of zinc and gallium for lowering the stress of the layer and thus improving durability of the overall coating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: Guardian Industries Corp.
    Inventors: Alexey Krasnov, Richard Blacker
  • Patent number: 8808864
    Abstract: An IG window unit includes a coating supported by a glass substrate. The coating includes at least the following on the glass substrate moving from the glass substrate outwardly: at least one dielectric layer; a layer comprising zinc oxide; an infrared (IR) reflecting layer comprising silver; a layer comprising an oxide of Ni and/or Cr; an overcoat comprising a layer comprising tin oxide located over the oxide of Ni and/or Cr and a layer comprising silicon nitride.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: Guardian Industries Corp.
    Inventors: Jingyu Lao, Philip J. Lingle, Brent Boyce, Bernd Disteldorf, Richard Blacker
  • Patent number: 8808882
    Abstract: A coated article is provided with at least one functional layer, such as an infrared (IR) reflecting layer(s) of or including silver and/or gold. A dielectric and substantially transparent seed layer is provided under and directly contacting the functional layer. In certain example embodiments, the seed layer includes an oxide of zinc and boron for increasing the hardness of the layer and thus improving durability of the overall coating. The seed layer may further include aluminum and/or gallium, for enhancing the electrical properties and/or reducing the stress in the resulting coating. The seed layer may be deposited by a substantially metallic target in the presence of oxygen in certain examples.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: Guardian Industries Corp.
    Inventors: Muhammad Imran, Richard Blacker
  • Patent number: 8802202
    Abstract: A method of surface coating a metallic object, including removing substantially all of the existing silver sulfide tarnish if present, ultrasonically cleaning the object with immersion in a solvent, uniformly dispersing selected nanoparticles over the surface of the object by sonicating the object in an ultrasonic bath containing the selected nanoparticles. The invention further includes quickly rinsing the object with solvent upon removal from the ultrasonic bath to inhibit formation of large agglomerates, drying the object with a flow of gas, optically inspecting the object for the presence of agglomeration and applying a barrier layer conformal coating and a protective layer conformal coating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Inventors: Suneeta S. Neogi, Jayant Neogi
  • Patent number: 8802244
    Abstract: Ceramic nanocomposite and methods for manufacturing thereof. One method comprising: receiving a fired green ceramic body comprising ceramic matrix; introducing to the fired green ceramic body submicron particles; and introducing at least one type of location-controlling dopant at an amount that is sufficient to cover the majority of the ceramic matrix grain boundaries, as well as the majority of the interfaces between the submicron particles and the ceramic matrix grains but less than an amount that would result in a concentration that exceeds the bulk solubility limit of the location-controlling dopant ions in the ceramic matrix, at the ceramic nanocomposite sintering temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: Technion Research & Development Foundation Limited
    Inventors: Wayne David Kaplan, Gali Gluzer, Moshe Katz, Gil Perlberg
  • Publication number: 20140220289
    Abstract: An optical disk for fabricating graphene, a multilayered plate for fabricating graphene, and a method of manufacturing the optical disk or multilayered plate are provided. The optical disk includes a thermoplastic polymer substrate with a reflection layer for reflecting incident light, and a graphite oxide layer applied on the thermoplastic polymer substrate. The method of manufacturing a disk for fabricating graphene involves: obtaining a thermoplastic polymer substrate with a reflection layer for reflecting incident light; and applying a graphite oxide layer on the thermoplastic polymer substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2013
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicants: Seoul National University R&DB Foundation, TOSHIBA SAMSUNG STORAGE TECHNOLOGY KOREA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kil-Soo Choi, Byung-Youn Song, Nag-Eui Choi, Hyoung-Sub Shim, Han-Yung Jung, Jung-Hoon Lee
  • Publication number: 20140220290
    Abstract: A disk used for fabricating graphene, a multilayered plate, and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. The disk includes a thermoplastic polymer substrate with a reflection layer disposed on one side of the thermoplastic polymer substrate; and a graphite oxide layer provided on the thermoplastic polymer substrate. The method of manufacturing a disk for fabricating graphene involves: obtaining a thermoplastic polymer substrate with a reflection layer disposed on one side thereof; and applying a graphite oxide layer on the thermoplastic polymer substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2013
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicants: TOSHIBA SAMSUNG STORAGE TECHNOLOGY KOREA CORPORATION, SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY R&DB FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Kil-Soo Choi, Byung-Youn Song, Nag-Eui Choi, Hyoung-Sub Shim, Han-Yung Jung, Jung-Hoon Lee
  • Patent number: 8790780
    Abstract: The present invention relates to composite coating systems and methods for the manufacture and reconstruction of condensate pans, floors or other internal structures of a heating ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) or heating ventilation air conditioning and refrigeration (HVACR) unit. The composite coating system comprises a base epoxy coating and a top surface coating. The base epoxy coating is substantially free of volatile organic compounds (VOC's) and adheres to the condensate pans, floors or other internal structures of the HVAC or HVACR unit to fill pinholes and to provide corrosion and water resistance, and the top surface coating provides a barrier to high thermal exposure of the base coating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: Air Quality Innovative Solutions, LLC
    Inventors: Bruce M. Torrey, Thomas R. Clinton
  • Patent number: 8790769
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a transparent, laser-inscribable, preferably thermoplastic polyurethane, and to the production and use thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Frank Prissok, Nicole Duevel, Aleksander Glinka
  • Patent number: 8778487
    Abstract: A tape that can be used to detect cracks in a structure to which it is attached is disclosed herein. The tape includes a plurality of structural fibers. The tape also includes an electrically-insulating binder at least partially encapsulating the plurality of structural fibers. The tape also includes quantities of electrically conductive particles, each quantity of electrically conductive particles connected with one of the plurality of structural fibers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: Rolls-Royce Corporation
    Inventor: Edward Claude Rice
  • Patent number: 8778514
    Abstract: A transparent dielectric composition comprising tin, oxygen and one of aluminum or magnesium with preferably higher than 15% by weight of aluminum or magnesium offers improved thermal stability over tin oxide with respect to appearance and optical properties under high temperature processes. For example, upon a heat treatment at temperatures higher than 500 C, changes in color and index of refraction of the present transparent dielectric composition are noticeably less than those of tin oxide films of comparable thickness. The transparent dielectric composition can be used in high transmittance, low emissivity coated panels, providing thermal stability so that there are no significant changes in the coating optical and structural properties, such as visible transmission, IR reflectance, microscopic morphological properties, color appearance, and haze characteristics, of the as-coated and heated treated products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignees: Intermolecular, Inc., Guardian Industries Corporation
    Inventors: Minh Huu Le, Zhi-Wen Sun, Guowen Ding, Mohd Hassan, Sandeep Jaggi, Muhammad Imran, Jingyu Lao, Yiwei Lu, Richard Blacker
  • Patent number: 8778502
    Abstract: A glass ceramic composition includes a SrZrO3 ceramic, a Li2O—MgO—ZnO—B2O3—SiO2-based glass, Mg2SiO4 in an amount of about 5 to 40 weight percent, and a SrTiO3 ceramic in an amount in the range of about 0 to about 6 weight percent of the total. The Li2O—MgO—ZnO—B2O3—SiO2-based glass accounts for about 1 to about 12 weight percent of the total.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasutaka Sugimoto, Sadaaki Sakamoto, Hiroshige Adachi
  • Publication number: 20140186640
    Abstract: The present invention provides an anti-adhesion transparent thin film, which uses physical vapor deposition to deposit a transparent thin film on the surface of a substrate. The transparent film has the characteristics of high light perviousness, good hardness, excellent acid resistivity, and superior anti-adhesion capability. Furthermore, an oxide layer can be formed between the surface of the substrate and the transparent thin film for improving the stability of the transparent thin film adhering to the surface of the substrate. In addition, the process temperature according to the present invention is less than 100; and the transparent thin film according to the present invention requires no metal- or fluorine-containing precursor. Thereby, the costs for industrial applications can be reduced substantially. It is also suitable for the substrates with less temperature tolerance such as metal, nonmetal, and polymer-like substrates. Hence, the applicable industries are extensive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2012
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Applicant: METAL INDUSTRIES RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CENTRE
    Inventor: METAL INDUSTRIES RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CENTRE
  • Patent number: 8758902
    Abstract: A product including a damping substrate and a layer over a portion thereof, the layer including graphite, and a body portion positioned so that the layer is interposed between the body portion and the damping substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventors: Michael D. Hanna, Shung H. Sung
  • Publication number: 20140170412
    Abstract: An insulating composition including a graphene oxide and an insulating material including the same; and a polar solvent having a solvent polarity index (P) of greater than 5.5, a substrate including an insulating layer using the same, and a method for manufacturing the substrate. It is possible to provide an insulating composition including a specific solvent that can secure dispersibility of the graphene oxide while including the graphene oxide having excellent insulating and mechanical properties as an insulating material. Further, it is possible to provide a substrate including a fine insulating layer pattern as well as a bulk insulating layer pattern by using the insulating composition to overcome an aggregation problem in a conventional inkjet printing method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Soo Young JI, Shang Hoon Seo, Suk Jin Ham, Seung Hwan Kim
  • Publication number: 20140170345
    Abstract: The present invention provides a barrier laminate with enhanced heat resistance performance, comprising at least one organic layer and at least one inorganic barrier layer, the organic layer being formed by curing a polymerizable composition comprising a polymerizable compound having two or more polymerizable groups, and the total quantity of uncured component in the organic layer being 1.5 weight % or less of the total weight of the organic layer, and a novel polymerizable compound that can preferably used as the polymerizable compound, which is denoted by general formula (11): in general formula (11), R21 denotes hydrogen atom or methyl group; R22 denotes methyl group or cyclohexyl group; n denotes an integer of 0 to 2; and each instance of X denotes a group comprising a polymerizable group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2014
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Applicant: FUJIFILM CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshihide AOSHIMA, Tomoaki YOSHIOKA, Shinya SUZUKI, Hiroshi KAWAKAMI
  • Patent number: 8753758
    Abstract: A low emissivity and EMI shielding transparent composite film typically for use in association with window glazing and comprising a transparent film substrate having on one side thereof an underlayer of abrasion resistant hardcoat material with at least one infrared reflective layer covering the underlayer, typically a metallic layer which may be encased in metal oxide layers, which is then covered with a thin external protective top coat of a cured fluorinated resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2014
    Assignee: CPFilms Inc.
    Inventors: Charles Nicholas Van Nutt, James Peyton Enniss, Jaime Antonio Li, Anthony Brian Port, Scott Evan Pickett, Jeremy B. Stegall, Coby Lee Hubbard, Rita Maxine Phillips, Steven Allen Barth
  • Patent number: 8748009
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a material including a matrix and at least one reinforcing element introduced therein, wherein the matrix is selected from the group consisting of plastic, carbon, ceramic, glass, clay, metal, and combinations thereof, and the reinforcing element is spherical to ellipsoidal in shape and has an onionskin-like structure. The present invention further relates to a method for producing a material including steps preparing at least one spherical to ellipsoidal reinforcing element having an onionskin-type structure, and introducing the reinforcing element into a matrix, wherein the matrix is selected from the group consisting of plastic, carbon, ceramic, glass, clay, metal, and combinations thereof. The present invention further relates to use of the material in a friction application, as abrasion protection, an injection molding part, a support plate, catalyst substrate or as bone replacement material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: SGL Carbon SE
    Inventors: Wilhelm Frohs, Andreas Kienzle, Ingrid Krätschmer
  • Patent number: 8741436
    Abstract: A window glass with a conductive ceramic fired body includes at least one glass plate having main surfaces, and the conductive ceramic fired body including a feeding point and a linear portion which is disposed on either one of the main surfaces of the glass plate, at least a part of the linear portion being placed in a visible region of the window glass and formed by successively laminating a first colored layer, a conductor layer and a second colored layer on the main surface, wherein the first colored layer and the second colored layer each include a pigment and a glass component, and the conductor layer includes silver and the glass component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: Nippon Sheet Glass Company, Limited
    Inventors: Kazuhisa Ono, Yota Yano
  • Publication number: 20140144593
    Abstract: Structures and methods are provided for temporarily bonding handler wafers to device wafers using bonding structures that include one or more releasable layers that absorb long-wavelength infrared radiation to achieve wafer debonding by infrared radiation ablation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2012
    Publication date: May 29, 2014
    Applicant: International Business Machiness Corporation
    Inventors: Bing Dang, John U. Knickerbocker, Cornelia Kang-I Tsang
  • Publication number: 20140147615
    Abstract: A multilayer thermal insulation composite for fire protection applications. The composite includes a fibrous insulation layer, at least one inorganic heat absorbing layer disposed on one side of the fibrous insulation layer, and at least one superinsulation layer disposed on at least one side of the composite adjacent the heat absorbing layer or the fibrous insulation layer. The composite may further include a scrim layer comprising a high temperature resistant, flexible, woven or non-woven scrim or scrim and high temperature resistant material disposed around the multilayer thermal insulation composite partially or substantially totally encapsulating the composite. The composite is lightweight and flexible, exhibits reduced heat transfer to the cold-face, with improved thermal insulation capability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2014
    Publication date: May 29, 2014
    Applicant: UNIFRAX I LLC
    Inventors: Joseph A. FERNANDO, Kennth B. MILLER
  • Patent number: 8734895
    Abstract: In order to provide grease, oil and wax resistance to a paper substrate, a coating containing a binder, a filler material and calcium carbonate is used. The coating of the invention is essentially free from fluorocarbons, which are considered harmful to human and animal populations, and surfactants and other chemicals which may alter the color of the coated paper. The coated paper has a GE brightness level between approximately 50 and approximately 90, while providing superior grease, oil and wax resistance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Spectra-Kote Corporation
    Inventor: Charles W. Propst, Jr.