Patents Examined by David R Sample
  • Patent number: 8178197
    Abstract: An application for an arced sealing tape has a bottom, an inner wall and an outer wall. The surfaces of the inner wall and the outer wall that are closest to a center point of the arc have an adhesive. Likewise, a bottom surface of the bottom also has an adhesive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2012
    Inventor: David G. Segur
  • Patent number: 8173235
    Abstract: An application for an arced sealing tape has a bottom, an inner wall and an outer wall. The outer wall has an outward flare extending outwardly from the center. The surfaces of the inner wall and the outer wall that are closest to a center point of the arc have an adhesive and a bottom surface of the bottom also has an adhesive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2012
    Inventor: David G. Segur
  • Patent number: 8021750
    Abstract: A structural insulated panel for use in a mine safe room, which includes a carbon foam core having a high ratio of compressive strength to density, desirable fire retardant properties, and resistance to environmental stress. The carbon foam structural insulated panel also includes a first layer and a second layer bound to a first surface and second surface of the carbon foam core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2011
    Assignee: GrafTech International Holdings Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas J. Miller, Richard L. Shao, Mark Segger, Yevegiy P. Griffin
  • Patent number: 8017223
    Abstract: Containment structures for an organic composition, comprising a first zone having a first surface energy, and a second zone having a second surface energy different than the first surface energy, and methods for making the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2011
    Assignee: E. I. Du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventor: Stephen Sorich
  • Patent number: 8017233
    Abstract: Fibers having excellent responsiveness to magnetic field and conductivity, made of a polymer having fiber forming functions which contains magnetic material particles in spherical form having a saturation magnetic flux density of no less than 0.5 tesla. The fibers can include: (a) the average particle diameter is no greater than 5 ?m, (b) the coercive force is no greater than 1000 A/m, and (c) the fibers are complex fibers which are made of magnetic layers that contain 20 wt % to 90 wt % of magnetic material particles, and protective layers where the content of the magnetic material particles is less than 20 wt %.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2011
    Assignee: Toray Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Kouki Miyazono, Yuhei Maeda
  • Patent number: 8017246
    Abstract: A silicone resin composition and process for coating a light transmitting surface of an optoelectronic device is disclosed. The process involves applying a silicone resin to the light transmitting surface, and causing the silicone resin to cure to form a light transmitting protective coating on the light transmitting surface, the silicone resin having a sufficiently low proportion of organosiloxanes having molecular weights of up to about 1000, such that the protective coating includes less than about 10% of the organosiloxanes having molecular weights of up to about 1000.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2011
    Assignees: Philips Lumileds Lighting Company, LLC, Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasumasa Morita, Nicolaas Joseph Martin van Leth, Cheun Jye Yow, Wai Choo Chai, Kinya Kodama, Tsutomu Kashiwagi, Toshio Shiobara
  • Patent number: 8017199
    Abstract: A cellulose acylate film comprising at least one retardation raising agent having specific rod-like polarizability anisotropy or specific plane polarizability anisotropy, and specific distance between terminals of a molecule in a specific amount; a process for producing the same; and a polarizing plate and liquid crystal display using the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2011
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Nobutaka Fukagawa, Osamu Ochida, Shigeki Uehira, Tomohiro Ogawa
  • Patent number: 8012585
    Abstract: A carbon nanotube composite film includes a carbon nanotube film and at least one conductive coating. The carbon nanotube film includes an amount of carbon nanotubes. The carbon nanotubes are parallel to a surface of the carbon nanotube film. The least one conductive coating is disposed about the carbon nanotube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2011
    Assignees: Tsinghua University, Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kai Liu, Kai-Li Jiang, Liang Liu, Shou-Shan Fan
  • Patent number: 8012567
    Abstract: Light-collimating films as well as other microstructured film articles are described that comprise a (e.g. UV) cured light transmissive film comprising the reaction product of a polymerizable resin composition. Polymerizable resin compositions are also described that comprise aliphatic urethane(meth)acrylate oligomer(s), bisphenol-A ethoxylated diacrylate(s), and a crosslinker having at least three (meth)acrylate groups.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2011
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Gary E. Gaides, Ignatius A. Kadoma, David B. Olson, Randy A. Larson, Anita R. Sykora
  • Patent number: 8007895
    Abstract: The present invention provides a novel technology and a novel transparent material having high thermal stability, excellent pliability, surface smoothness, dimensional stability and gas barrier properties, for the technical fields of packaging materials, sealing materials and display materials, and the invention relates to an inorganic layered compound film having oriented inorganic layered compound particles, exhibiting high surface smoothness, high dimensional stability, high transparency, excellent pliability, excellent gas barrier properties and high heat resistance, that is obtained by dispersing an inorganic layered compound of high transparency and a small amount of water-soluble polymer of high transparency in water or a liquid having water as a main component thereof, to thereby obtain a homogenous dispersion containing no agglomerates, applying thereafter this dispersion onto a support having a flat and water-layered compound particles, and separating the liquid, as a dispersion medium, according to
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2011
    Assignee: National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
    Inventors: Takeo Ebina, Fujio Mizukami
  • Patent number: 8003215
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to nanodiamond (ND) surface coatings and methods of making same. Such coatings are formed by a covalent linkage of ND crystals to a particular surface via linker species. The methods described herein overcome many of the limitations of the prior art in that they can be performed with standard wet chemistry (i.e., solution-based) methods, thereby permitting low temperature processing. Additionally, such coatings can potentially be applied on a large scale and for coating large areas of a variety of different substrates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2011
    Assignee: William Marsh Rice University
    Inventors: Valery N. Khabashesku, Yu Liu, Nancy J. Halas
  • Patent number: 8003196
    Abstract: The present invention provides a decorative material that represents recesses and protrusions by means of difference in the state of luster of the surface, and does not allow an oily substance to infiltrate and remain therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2011
    Assignee: Toppan Cosmo, Inc.
    Inventors: Naoki Tokumoto, Takeshi Nakamura
  • Patent number: 8003190
    Abstract: A honeycomb structure including a plurality of cells arranged in parallel while being separated by cell walls, and extending in a longitudinal direction of the honeycomb structure. Each cell is sealed at one of end portions thereof. In the honeycomb structure, the relation expressed by an expression (1) is satisfied: 11/6?10/3×A?B??(1) where A (mm) designates thickness of the cell walls, and B (m2/cm3) designates a surface area per unit volume of the cell walls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2011
    Assignee: Ibiden Co. Ltd
    Inventors: Kazushige Ohno, Kazutake Ogyu
  • Patent number: 7998554
    Abstract: Hydrophobic surfaces with water contact angles greater than 120 degrees are created by the deposition of nano-particles. A process for the synthesis of suitable nano-particles is described as well as a process for the deposition of the particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2011
    Assignee: Bridgestone Corporation
    Inventors: Xiaorong Wang, Hao Wang
  • Patent number: 7998549
    Abstract: A method of forming an assembly including a first workpiece having a surface provided with a mortise and a second workpiece provided with a tenon inserted into the mortise joining the workpieces together in which the second workpiece is disposed in a certain orientation relative to the first workpiece to provide a certain disposition of the workpieces when joined together, generally consisting of providing identifying marks on the surface of the first workpiece and the tenon of the second workpiece at locations assuming a certain disposition when the second workpiece is disposed in a certain orientation and the tenon is registered with the mortise; positioning the second workpiece relative to the first workpiece wherein the second workpiece is disposed in the certain orientation relative to the first workpiece, the tenon is registered with the mortise and the marks are disposed in the certain mark disposition; and displacing the second workpiece toward the first workpiece and inserting the tenon into the mort
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2011
    Assignee: Thermwood Corporation
    Inventor: Kenneth J. Susnjara
  • Patent number: 7998544
    Abstract: A decorative casing including a base material having a surface that includes at least one uneven region and a multilayer film having a plurality of thin films laminated together alternately of different refractive indexes from each other, which is adhered to the surface of the base material. The multilayer film includes at least one first region and at least one second region, wherein each thin film of said multilayer film in the first region has only smooth surfaces and one or more of the plurality of thin films of said multilayer film in the second region have uneven surfaces that each correspond positionally to the at least one uneven region of the surface of the base material. The multilayer film generates interference color in the first region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2011
    Assignee: Fujitsu Component Limited
    Inventors: Takashi Yuba, Takashi Arita
  • Patent number: 7998556
    Abstract: An element structure has a polyimide resin applied on a surface of a first substrate to a uniform thickness, and is subsequently heated to form a semi-cured polyimide layer. The polyimide layer is then cured to form a cured first polyimide layer. A polyimide resin is applied on a surface of a second substrate to a uniform thickness, and is subsequently heated to form a semi-cured polyimide layer. The polyimide layer is then cured to form a cured second polyimide layer. The cured first and second polyimide layers are pressed on each other and heated to a bonding temperature, thereby joining the polyimide layers together. Thus, the first substrate and the second substrate are combined with the polyimide layer being the bonded structure of the polyimide layers therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2011
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Yoshida, Shikou Miyazaki
  • Patent number: 7998555
    Abstract: A beam having a base material of silicon monocrystal and at least one projection which is integrally formed so as to be supported at least at one end thereof and which has two surfaces having an orientation plane (111), includes a bottom surface in a plane which is common with a plane of the base material; a groove penetrating from the bottom surface to a top of the projection; and a protecting member having a resistance property against a crystal anisotropic etching liquid and covering an inner wall of the groove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2011
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takashi Ushijima, Takeo Yamazaki, Makoto Terui, Kazuhiro Hayakawa
  • Patent number: 7998603
    Abstract: A transparent conductive film which is amorphous, has a high transmittance of light in the visible region of short wavelengths, and is hard to beak with respect to bending is provided. The transparent conductive film is an amorphous oxide film composed of Ga, In, and O, in which a Ga content ranges from 35 at. % to 45 at. % with respect to all metallic atoms, a resistivity ranges 1.2×10?3?·cm to 8.0×10?3?·cm, a film thickness is 500 nm or less, and a transmittance of light at a wavelength of 380 nm is 45% or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2011
    Assignee: Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tokuyuki Nakayama, Yoshiyuki Abe
  • Patent number: 7993732
    Abstract: A heat-sensitive pressure-sensitive adhesive which contains at least a thermoplastic resin and a thermofusible material, wherein the thermoplastic resin has a glass transition temperature of ?70° C. to ?30° C., and the thermofusible material comprises triphenylphosphine, and at least any one of tris(2,4-di-t-butylphenyl)phosphite and tetrakis[3-(3,5-di-t-butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl)propionate]methane, or a heat-sensitive pressure-sensitive adhesive which contains at least a thermoplastic resin, a thermofusible material and a non-thermofusible material, wherein the thermofusible material contains triphenylphosphine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2011
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Takayuki Sasaki, Mitsunobu Morita, Takehito Yamaguchi, Kunio Hayakawa, Hitoshi Shimbo, Yutaka Kuga