Patents Represented by Attorney Kagan Binder, PLLC
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Patent number: 8338560Abstract: The present invention provides a polyimide film and its usage. The polyimide film according to the present invention does not cause dimensional change due to thermal stress. The present invention particularly relates to a polyimide film and its usage, which polyimide film has a characteristic of suppressing thermal deformation of the material in lamination of a polyimide film and a metal layer by a laminate method. The polyimide film according to the present invention has the following characteristics: (1) an inflexion point of storage modulus ranges from 270° C. to 340° C.; (2) tan ?, which is a value obtained by dividing a loss elastic modulus by a storage modulus, has a peak-top in a range of 320° C. to 410° C.; (3) a storage modulus at 380° C. ranges from 0.4 GPa to 2.0 GPa; and (4) a storage modulus ?1 at the inflexion point (GPa) and a storage modulus ?2 at 380° C. (GPa) satisfy: 85?{(?1??2)/?1}×100?65.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2006Date of Patent: December 25, 2012Assignee: Kaneka CorporationInventors: Hisayasu Kaneshiro, Takashi Kikuchi
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Patent number: 8340460Abstract: The present invention relates to methods and systems for improving image quality of imaging devices such as image detectors, and preferably of flat panel detectors such as amorphous silicon flat panel detectors, for example used in radiotherapy. The invention also relates to the improving of life span of used or aged detectors.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2008Date of Patent: December 25, 2012Inventor: Heinz Deutschmann
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Patent number: 8328561Abstract: The present invention provides electrical contact assemblies can be used with vacuum deposition sources. In one exemplary application, the electrical contact assemblies of the present invention provide electrical contact to an arcuate or otherwise curved surface of a heating device used with a vacuum deposition source. In one embodiment, a set of power straps are each connected at one end to a power source feed-through wire and at the other end are urged by a pressure pin and a flat spring into electrical communication with one of the electrical contacts on the heating device.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2009Date of Patent: December 11, 2012Assignee: Veeco Instruments Inc.Inventor: Scott Wayne Priddy
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Patent number: 8323394Abstract: The present invention provides a functionally dry warm mix asphalt binder composition modified with lubricating agents or additives that can be mixed with aggregate and compacted at temperatures substantially below asphalt binder compositions that do not contain the disclosed lubricating additives.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2011Date of Patent: December 4, 2012Assignee: ALM Holding Co.Inventors: Gerald H. Reinke, Gaylon L. Baumgardner, Steven L. Engber
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Patent number: 8325444Abstract: A slider includes a slider body having an air bearing surface, a first contact finger, and a transducing head. The first contact finger extends from the slider body and has a contact surface area of between about 2 square microns to about 20 square microns. The transducing head is supported by the slider body near the first contact finger and extends from the air bearing surface by a distance less than that of the first contact finger.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2009Date of Patent: December 4, 2012Assignee: Seagate Technology LLCInventors: Michael Thomas Johnson, Adam Karl Himes
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Patent number: 8317034Abstract: The present invention relates to separating one or more of sand and other particulate matter from a mixture of animal waste and water. The present invention can help to control the discharge of noxious odors while processing material containing animal waste. An exemplary apparatus in accordance with the present invention includes a cylindrical housing and a non-rotating collection table. An exemplary apparatus in accordance with the present invention includes optional shield provided inside the cylindrical housing that can help to capture the particulate matter and that can also help to reduce the discharge of noxious gas and odors from the apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 2009Date of Patent: November 27, 2012Inventor: John Patrick Fetrow
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Patent number: 8318005Abstract: The present invention relates to making tetra-sulfo iron-phthalocyanine by reacting sulfonated reactant(s) in the presence a boron-containing promoter. The present invention also relates to making tetra-sulfo iron phthalocyanine more tolerant to oxygen by combining the tetra-sulfo iron-phthalocyanine with a stabilizing amount of a complexing agent (e.g., a stabilizing amine) and/or contacting the tetra-sulfo iron-phthalocyanine with steam.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2007Date of Patent: November 27, 2012Assignee: DOW Global Technologies LLCInventors: John M. Griffin, Stephen A. Bedell, Clare M. Worley
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Patent number: 8308629Abstract: A minimally invasive surgical instrument for placing an implantable article about a tubular tissue structure is disclosed. The surgical instrument is particularly useful for treating urological disorders such as incontinence. Surgical methods using the novel instrument are also described.Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 2011Date of Patent: November 13, 2012Assignee: AMS Research CorporationInventors: Brian P. Watschke, Kimberly A. Anderson, Randy L. Morningstar, Johann J. Neisz, Timothy A. Bachman
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Patent number: 8303685Abstract: An improved acid gas regeneration and injection process wherein the separated acid gas stream emerging from a regenerator is compressed and injected into subsurface reservoir, the improvement comprising conducting the acid gas separation in the regenerator under pressure that exceeds 50 psia and does not exceed 300 psia.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2004Date of Patent: November 6, 2012Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLCInventors: Craig N. Schubert, Timothy C. Frank
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Patent number: 8298366Abstract: Disclosed is an adhesive film having high dimensional stability which can be suitably used for two layer FPCs. Specifically, disclosed is an adhesive sheet composed of an insulating layer and an adhesive layer arranged on one side or both sides of the insulating layer. This adhesive sheet is characterized in that the insulating layer has a ratio E?2/E?1 between the storage elasticity modulus E?1 at 25° C. and the storage elasticity modulus E?2 at 380° C. of not more than 0.2 and a coefficient of thermal expansion in the MD direction of 5-15 ppm at 100-200° C. It is further characterized in that the change in the coefficient of thermal expansion of the adhesive sheet at 100-250° C. after heat treatment at 380° C. for 30 seconds under tension of 20 kg/m is not more than 2.5 ppm in the tension direction and not more than 10 ppm in the direction perpendicular to the tension direction.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2011Date of Patent: October 30, 2012Assignee: Kaneka CorporationInventors: Hisayasu Kaneshiro, Takashi Kikuchi
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Patent number: 8297113Abstract: A glide head with a slider body that has a leading edge, a trailing edge and an air bearing surface is disclosed. The glide head also has an array of thermal proximity sensing elements connected in a bridge circuit that are adjacent both the trailing edge and the air bearing surface, a heating element mounted to the glide body for elevating the temperature of the thermal proximity sensing elements in relation to the temperature of an inspected surface, and a controller coupled to the array of thermal proximity sensing elements. The controller receives signals from the thermal proximity sensing elements, and determines the existence of a surface variation in the inspected surface based upon differences in the signals received from the thermal proximity sensing elements.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2009Date of Patent: October 30, 2012Assignee: Seagate Technology LLCInventors: William Omar Liners, Mallika Roy, Francis Anthony McGinnity, Gavin Lee Brinkley
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Patent number: 8300362Abstract: A head gimbal assembly for use with a load beam includes a gimbal, a slider for carrying a transducing head, and first and second tabs. The gimbal is configured to be supported by the load beam, and includes a gimbal tongue. At least a portion of the slider is secured to the gimbal tongue. The first tab extends from the gimbal tongue proximate a first corner of the slider. The second tab is spaced from the first tab and extends from the gimbal tongue proximate a second corner of the slider.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2009Date of Patent: October 30, 2012Assignee: Seagate Technology LLCInventors: Manish Virmani, Paritosh Chandrakant Panchal, James Fisher, Keefe Michael Russell, Sandeepan Bhattacharya
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Patent number: 8293676Abstract: The present invention provides catalyst compositions useful for transamination reactions. The catalyst compositions have a catalyst support that includes transitional alumina, use a low metal loading (for example, less than 25 wt. %), and do not require the presence of rhenium. The catalyst compositions are able to advantageously promote transamination of a reactant product (such as the transamination of EDA to DETA) with excellent activity and selectivity, and similar to transaminations promoted using a precious metal-containing catalyst.Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 2009Date of Patent: October 23, 2012Assignee: Union Carbide Chemicals & Plastics Technology LLCInventors: Stephen W. King, Stefan K. Mierau
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Patent number: 8293331Abstract: A metal-coated polyimide film is excellent in long-term adhesion reliability, exhibits various dimensional stabilities, and is particularly suitable for FPC, COF and TAB applications. The metal-coated polyimide film comprises a non-thermoplastic polyimide film; and a metal layer being directly formed on one surface or both surfaces of the non-thermoplastic polyimide film without using an adhesive, wherein the non-thermoplastic polyimide film contains a non-thermoplastic polyimide resin having a thermoplastic polyimide block component.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2012Date of Patent: October 23, 2012Assignee: Kaneka CorporationInventors: Hisayasu Kaneshiro, Takashi Kikuchi, Shogo Fujimoto
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Patent number: 8277928Abstract: The invention provides methods for forming ultra-thin hydrophilic polymeric coatings on articles, as well as articles formed therefrom. The coatings are formed by irradiating a composition including a polymer having pendent photoreactive groups while the composition is in contact with a surface of the article.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2006Date of Patent: October 2, 2012Assignee: Surmodics, Inc.Inventor: Gary Opperman
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Patent number: 8273851Abstract: A method for producing a polyimide film comprises the steps of: preparing a polar organic solvent solution of a polyimide precursor obtained by mixing a tetracarboxylic acid dianhydride compound and a diamine compound; adding a dehydrating agent and an imidization catalyst to the polar organic solvent solution so as to prepare a resin solution composition; and drying the resin solution composition by heating so as to imidize the resin solution composition after flowing the resin solution composition onto a support in a casting manner, wherein diethyl pyridine is used as the imidization catalyst. According to the production method, it is possible to obtain a polyimide film which is highly productive and is excellent in the film quality such as the mechanical property, the adhesive strength, and the like.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2011Date of Patent: September 25, 2012Assignee: Kaneka CorporationInventor: Katsunori Yabuta
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Patent number: 8273884Abstract: The present invention provides strategies for making cyclic triamines. Reactant media including certain precursors and/or certain types of catalysts can be converted into cyclic triamines with improved conversion and selectivity. The strategies can be incorporated into reactions that involve transamination schemes and/or reductive amination schemes. In the case of transamination, for instance, using transamination to cause ring closure of higher amines in the presence of a suitable catalyst leads to desired cyclic triamines with notable conversion and yield. In the case of reductive amination, reacting suitable polyfunctional precursors in the presence of a suitable catalyst also yields cyclic triamines via ring closure with notable selectivity and conversion. Both transamination and reductive amination methodologies can be practiced under much milder temperatures than are used when solely acid catalysts are used. Preferred embodiments can produce reaction mixtures that are generally free of salt by-products.Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 2009Date of Patent: September 25, 2012Assignee: Union Carbide Chemicals & Plastics Technology LLCInventors: Stephen W. King, Thomas Z. Srnak, Stefan K. Mierau
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Patent number: D671208Type: GrantFiled: January 26, 2012Date of Patent: November 20, 2012Assignee: Circle Biologics, Inc.Inventor: Christian Trifilio
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Patent number: D671639Type: GrantFiled: January 26, 2012Date of Patent: November 27, 2012Assignee: Circle Biologics, Inc.Inventor: Christian Trifilio
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Patent number: D671710Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2011Date of Patent: December 4, 2012Inventor: Jamie Marie Boardman