Abstract:
2142847 9404356 PCTABS00030 Anti-reflective composites (84) comprising carbon-based polymer substrates (86),such as polyesters, are antireflected by applying to the substrates one or more discontinuous layers of inorganic materials (88, 92) having an index of refraction greater than that of the substrates.
Abstract:
Multipane, insulating glazing structures having exceptional thermal insulation performance are provided. The multipane structures comprise two substantially parallel rigid glazing sheets spaced apart by an interior spacer which includes a physically stable body of low thermal conductivity, closed cell, foamed polymer.
Abstract:
Optical products that include a composite coating, deposited on a substrate, provided with at least one bilayer having a first layer and a second layer, each provided with a binding group component which together form a complementary binding group pair. The at least one bilayer comprises a pigment blend that includes: a) at least two pigments that, when mixed together and formed into a bilayer, exhibit a color reflection value that is less than about 2.5; and b) one or more pigments that when mixed and formed into a bilayer selectively block visible light in a wavelength range of interest.
Abstract:
Optical products are disclosed that include a polymer substrate; a composite coating, deposited on the polymer substrate; a permeating adhesive, which permeates the composite coating and is in contact with the polymer substrate; and a protective layer, secured to the composite coating by the permeating adhesive. The composite coating includes at least a first layer and a second layer, each of which is provided with a binding group component which together form a complementary binding group pair. The optical products exhibit improved resistance to delamination during storage and use.
Abstract:
A low-e insulating glass unit has a suspended, coated IR reflecting polymer sheet under tension, e.g. from heat shrinkage. The polymer sheet is coated with a multilayer stack of dielectric and metallic layers, including at least one silver layer deposited upon a zinc oxide seed layer that is at most 15 nm thickness. The use of zinc oxide ensures good seeding for high quality silver layer growth, thereby providing low emissivity. The thinness of the zinc oxide ensures that it resists cracking when the polymer sheet is tensioned.
Abstract:
A plasma display filter (12) includes five metallic layers (36, 40, 44, 48 and 52), such as silver alloy layers, having a combined thickness that exceeds 50 nm. The metallic layers form an alternating pattern with dielectric layers (34, 38, 42, 46, 50 and 54), where the layer in the pattern closest to a supporting substrate is the first of the dielectric layers. Layer thicknesses are selected to achieve a low reflected color shift with changes in the viewing angle, relatively neutral transmitted color properties, and desirable shielding characteristics with respect to infrared and electromagnetic radiation.
Abstract:
Conductive micro traces (64) are formed on a coated or uncoated substrate (28) in order to achieve a combination of target optical properties and target electrical capabilities. For the coated substrate, the coating (100) may be formed before or after the conductive micro traces. Thecoating may be designed for providing IR filtering or reductions in reflected light and color shift, while the conductive micro traces may be used for EMI shielding or to provide current-carrying capability, such as when used as heaters. In another embodiment, the conductive micro traces are formed on an uncoated flexible transparent substrate and have a width of less than 25 microns, such that the conductive micro traces are capable of achieving their intended purpose while maintaining a high visible light transmissivity. The conductive micro traces may be formed using various approaches, such as the use of electroplating techniques or the use of inkjet printing techniques.
Abstract:
Anti-reflective composites (84) comprising carbon-based polymer substrates (86),such as polyesters, are antireflected by applying to the substrates one or more discontinuous layers of inorganic materials (88, 92) having an index of refraction greater than that of the substrates.
Abstract:
An improved transparent touch panel membrane switch (10) for use and shielding in front of a visual display terminal is disclosed. The switch is made up of a plurality of plastic sheets (11, 12) arrayed substantially parallel to one another in a sandwich configuration. The outermost of the sheets (11) has an antireflective hardcoat (19). Two adjacent but spaced apart inner sheets (17, 31) provide the electrical contacts through transparent low reflectance conductive metal coatings (20, 32). The switch additionally contains a further inner antireflective transparent electrically conductive coating (33) which provides shielding against the passage of electromagnetic and radio frequency interference through the membrane switch. The layers in this switch all contribute to a relatively low transmittance of back lighting from the visual display terminal but also significantly reduce reflectance such that the overall signal to noise ratio is substantially enhanced.
Abstract:
The invention relates in particular to a method for stretching a membrane (4), arranged between two panes (2, 3), of an insulating glazing unit (1). For effective stretching, it is proposed that the membrane (4) is exposed to a conditioning medium passed through an interspace (6, 7) between the panes (2, 3) and the membrane (4).