(19)
(11) EP 3 271 169 A1

(12)

(43) Date of publication:
24.01.2018 Bulletin 2018/04

(21) Application number: 16716955.6

(22) Date of filing: 15.03.2016
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
B32B 15/08(2006.01)
C23C 14/00(2006.01)
C23C 14/34(2006.01)
C03C 17/34(2006.01)
 C03C 17/36(2006.01)
C23C 14/08(2006.01)
G02B 5/08(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2016/022416
(87) International publication number:
WO 2016/149239 (22.09.2016 Gazette 2016/38)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated Extension States:
BA ME
Designated Validation States:
MA MD

(30) Priority: 18.03.2015 US 201514661958

(71) Applicants:
  • Intermolecular, Inc.
    San Jose, CA 95134 (US)
  • Guardian Glass, LLC
    Auburn Hills MI 48326 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • DING, Guowen
    San Jose, CA 95131 (US)
  • BOYCE, Brent
    Novi, MI 48375 (US)
  • CHENG, Jeremy
    Cupertino, CA 95014 (US)
  • IMRAN, Muhammad
    Brownstown, MI 48174 (US)
  • LAO, Jingyu
    Saline, MI 48716 (US)
  • LE, Mihn, Huu
    San Jose, CA 95148 (US)
  • SCHWEIGERT, Daniel
    Fremont, CA 94538 (US)
  • WEN SUN, Zhi-wen
    Sunnyvale, CA 94086 (US)
  • WANG, Yu
    San Jose, CA 95134 (US)
  • XU, Yongli
    Plymouth, MI 48170 (US)
  • ZHANG, Guizhen
    Santa Clara, CA 95051 (US)

(74) Representative: Hess, Peter K. G. 
Bardehle Pagenberg Partnerschaft mbB Patentanwälte, Rechtsanwälte Prinzregentenplatz 7
81675 München
81675 München (DE)

   


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