Patents Examined by Donald M Flores, Jr.
  • Patent number: 11969963
    Abstract: A light-weight, highly-conductive material useful for repairing a lightning protection system in an aircraft. The material includes a nonwoven carbon fiber veil and a metal coating covering the veil. The veil includes a plurality of carbon fibers looped randomly throughout the veil and a binder material that binds the plurality of fibers together. The metal coating covers a portion of a surface of the plurality of bound fibers of the veil, and preferably the entire surface of both the plurality of bound fibers and the binder material, forming a highly-conductive network that follows the shape of the plurality of fibers in the veil. The areal weight is in a range from at least 5 grams per square meter (gsm), up to 12 gsm, and the sheet resistance is in a range from at least 0.5 ohms per square (?/?), up to 2?/?.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: General Nano LLC
    Inventors: Larry Allen Christy, Joseph E. Sprengard, Thomas J. Sorenson
  • Patent number: 11965067
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a process. The process includes (A) providing at least 6 film layers, each film layer being a pearlized biaxially oriented polypropylene; (B) applying a solvent-less adhesive at a coat weight of 2.0 g/m2 to 3.5 g/m2 between each film layer; and (C) forming a laminate, the laminate having a thickness of at least 300 ?m. The solvent-less adhesive contains (i) a polyol component including at least one polyol selected from a polyester polyol, a polyether polyol, and combinations thereof; and (ii) an isocyanate component including an isocyanate prepolymer that is the reaction product of at least one isocyanate monomer and at least one polyol selected from a polyester polyol, a polyether polyol, and combinations thereof. The present disclosure also provides a laminate formed by said process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventor: Abraham Barretto
  • Patent number: 11951662
    Abstract: A foamed sheet including: a polylactic acid; and a filler, wherein the foamed sheet has a compressive stress of 0.2 Mpa or less when the cushioning coefficient of the foamed sheet is 10 or less; and wherein the foamed sheet has a puncture strength of 2 N or more when the sheet thickness of the foamed sheet is 2 mm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Taichi Nemoto, Shizuka Hashida, Yoshimitsu Kumai, Ryo Miyakoshi, Tomoharu Miki
  • Patent number: 11951694
    Abstract: A fibrous texture has the shape of a strip extending in a longitudinal direction over a determined length between a proximal portion and a distal portion and in a lateral direction over a determined width between a first lateral edge and a second lateral edge. The fibrous texture has a three-dimensional or multi-layer weaving between a plurality of layers of warp strands extending in the longitudinal direction and a plurality of layers of weft strands extending in the lateral direction, the fibrous texture including first and second longitudinal sections extending over a width from the first or second lateral edge smaller than the determined width of the fibrous texture along the lateral direction. The first and second longitudinal sections each include warp strands and weft strands constituted by carbon fibers. The fibrous texture further includes a third section present between the first and second sections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Baptiste Leblon, Clémentine Arnold, Clément Bourolleau, Thomas Dupays, Serge Domingues
  • Patent number: 11950652
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to flexible energy absorbing systems and body armor, helmets and protective garments incorporating flexible energy absorbing systems. A flexible energy absorbing system may comprise a first plurality of cells having a first re-entrant geometry and a second plurality of cells having a second, different geometry. The first plurality of cells and the second plurality of cells may comprise an elastomeric material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: RHEON LBAS LTD
    Inventor: Daniel James Plant
  • Patent number: 11935810
    Abstract: A microelectronic device and method of making the same including a substrate and at least one expansion layer that adds stress to the substrate when said substrate expands.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Board Of Trustees Of The University Of Arkansas
    Inventors: David Huitink, John Harris
  • Patent number: 11926552
    Abstract: A glass substrate comprises: a first position, wherein a tensile stress of the glass substrate is insufficient to cause fragmentation of the glass substrate into small pieces upon fracture of the glass substrate; and a second position, wherein the glass substrate is bent relative to the first position, and wherein the tensile stress of the glass substrate is sufficient to cause fragmentation of the glass substrate into small pieces upon fracture of the glass substrate. The glass substrate can include a first surface and a second surface. In the first position, the first surface and the second surface of the glass substrate can be planar. In the second position, the first surface and the second surface of the glass substrate can be planar. The small pieces can be generally cubic. In the second position, the glass substrate can be bent uniaxially along a bend axis of the glass substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: CORNING INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Jason Thomas Harris, Peter Joseph Lezzi, Ross Johnson Stewart
  • Patent number: 11919287
    Abstract: A foldable display device includes a display panel including a first non-folding area including a bending area and a non-bending area, a folding area connected to the first non-folding area, and a second non-folding area spaced apart from the first non-folding area by the folding area, an adhesive layer disposed on the non-bending area of the display panel and having a first height in a direction perpendicular to a main plane extension direction of the display panel, a polarizing layer disposed on the adhesive layer and a bending protective layer disposed on the bending area of the display panel and having a second height, in the direction, lower than the first height.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Myung-Ki Lee, Junkeun Ahn, Yewon Cho, Dongjin Park
  • Patent number: 11919285
    Abstract: Insulation panels and methods of use and manufacturing are described herein. The insulation panel may comprise a polymer composite comprising a first polymer and a first filler, wherein the first filler is present in an amount of 40% to 80% by weight, based on the total weight of polymer composite, wherein the polymer composite has a closed cell structure, and wherein the polymer composite has a density of 2 pcf to 30 pcf; and a facer covering at least a portion of the polymer composite, the facer comprising a second polymer and a second filler; wherein the insulation panel has an insulation R-value per inch of at least 2.5.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Westlake Royal Building Products Inc.
    Inventors: Hamed Lakrout, Cassandra Hill
  • Patent number: 11912619
    Abstract: A textured glass article includes: a body comprising an aluminosilicate glass comprising greater than or equal to 16 wt % Al2O3, the body having at least a first surface; and a plurality of polyhedral surface features extending from the first surface, each of the plurality of polyhedral surface features comprising a base on the first surface, a plurality of facets extending from the first surface, and a surface feature size at the base greater than or equal to 10 ?m and less than or equal to 350 ?m, wherein the plurality of facets of each polyhedral surface feature converge toward one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: CORNING INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Xinyu Cao, Christine Cecala, Ling Chen, Wanghui Chen, Yuhui Jin, Cameron Robert Nelson, Jayantha Senawiratne, David Lee Weidman
  • Patent number: 11904593
    Abstract: A multilayer material, including a first polymer foam layer having a density of less than 481 kg/m3, a compression force deflection of 5 to 1,035 kPa, at 25% deflection determined in accordance with ASTM D3574-17, and a thickness of less than 3.5 millimeters; and a second polymer foam layer having a density of greater than 240 kg/m3, wherein the density of the second polymer foam layer is at least two times greater than the density of the first polymer foam layer, and a thickness of less than 0.3 millimeters, wherein the thickness of the first polymer foam layer is at least two times greater than the thickness of the second polymer foam layer; wherein the first polymer foam layer and the second polymer foam layer include a flame retardant composition, and wherein the multilayer material has a thickness of 3.5 millimeters or less, and a UL-94 rating of V1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: ROGERS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Loni Decelles, Joseph Puglisi
  • Patent number: 11905633
    Abstract: A nonwoven composite for high temperature applications requiring Sow flammability, smoke, and/or toxicity, including a fibrous structure having one or more nonwoven material layers including a scrim layer. The scrim is formed from inorganic fibers, at least some of which are adapted to withstand temperatures of up to about 1150° C. The scrim is formed from a wet-laying process. The composite further comprises one or more fiber matrix layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: ZEPHYROS, INC.
    Inventors: Greg Thompson, Kendall Bush, Christophe Chaut, Marc Engel, Paul Lockyer, Michael Czaplicki
  • Patent number: 11890842
    Abstract: A layered composite component includes a plate-shaped base member formed from a plastic material, a cover member layered on the base member, and a stitching. The cover member includes a plate-shaped main body extending along the base member such that the main body is spaced apart by a gap from the base member and projections projecting from an opposing surface of the main body opposed to the base member. The cover member is formed from a plastic material and is elastically deformable. The cover member includes a stitched portion linearly extending and including a portion on which the stitching is formed. The projections are not formed on the stitched portion, and the stitched portion includes a ridge extending along the stitching.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: TOYODA IRON WORKS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Osamu Miyashita
  • Patent number: 11883995
    Abstract: An article comprising: a carrier (12), activatable material (14) disposed on the carrier, one or more carrier extensions (16) extending from the carrier; wherein the article is adapted to provide sealing, baffling, or reinforcement within a structure's cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: ZEPHYROS, INC.
    Inventors: Dean Quaderer, Erin White, Keith Novak, Blake Synnestvedt
  • Patent number: 11879170
    Abstract: A device includes a substrate and a stressed layer disposed on a first surface of the substrate. The stressed layer includes: a first set of patterns having a predetermined geometry, size, and arrangement selected to control an equibiaxial stress field of the stressed layer, wherein the equibiaxial stress field varies in magnitude over the first surface of the substrate, and a second set of patterns etched into the first set of patterns and the substrate, the second set of patterns comprising a plurality of substantially parallel lines arranged to control at least a uniaxial stress field of the stressed layer, wherein the uniaxial stress field varies in magnitude over the first surface of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Youwei Yao, Brandon Chalifoux, Mark Schattenburg
  • Patent number: 11879081
    Abstract: The present invention inter alia relates to a release liner, which comprises according to an embodiment, a carrier substrate, a thermoplastic polymer layer applied on one side of the carrier substrate, and a release layer applied on the thermoplastic polymer layer on the side opposite to the carrier substrate. The thermoplastic polymer layer and the release layer include a network of ridges resulting in elevations of the surface of the release liner. The surface on the release layer side has a roughness at least between the ridges, such that it has a plurality of pits. The average number of pits per an area of 3.4 mm2 of the plan view of the release liner surface is at least 50. The pits extend at least to a level of 10.0 ?m above the deepest point of the deepest pit within said area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: Mondi AG
    Inventors: Helmut Schönfelder, Rolf Krekel, Wilhelm Munninger
  • Patent number: 11873613
    Abstract: Disclosed is a cover for a utility vault and a method for making such covers. The cover is formed from fiberglass reinforcement layers, a low-density core, and a polymer mix matrix. The reinforcement layers include a bottom reinforcement layer, one or more edge reinforcement layers, and a top reinforcement layer. A first portion of the edge reinforcement layer overlaps a portion of the bottom reinforcement layer and a second portion of the edge reinforcement layer overlaps a portion of the top reinforcement layer. The core is positioned between the top and bottom reinforcement layers. The reinforcement layers are formed from fiberglass fabric and may include fiberglass layers whose fibers are oriented quadraxially. The polymer mix impregnates the fabric layers, encases the core, and binds the components together. The polymer matrix includes a thermoset polymer resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: HUBBELL INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Lemuel David Fagan, Keith Alden Chudley, Ernest Stephen Forsten, Jason David Estes
  • Patent number: 11871604
    Abstract: A cover window includes a base layer including a bending portion bent about a bending axis extending in one direction, a first flat portion, and a second flat portion spaced apart from the first flat portion with the bending portion interposed therebetween in a direction crossing the one direction and facing each other and a first coating portion disposed on the bending portion and having a first modulus less than a modulus of the base layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Byunghoon Kang, Seungho Kim, Gyuin Shim, Seung Kim
  • Patent number: 11858844
    Abstract: A glass composite includes a first glass member and a second glass member. The first glass member and the second glass member are at least partially connected with each other at the surfaces. The glass composite has a light transmittance not lower than 95% of the light transmittance of the one, with the lower light transmittance, of the first glass member and the second glass member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: BYD COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Lan Ma, Liang Chen, Xiong Yuan, Chen Li
  • Patent number: 11859308
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for synthesizing a single crystal transition metal dichalcogenide thin film. The method includes processing a surface of a metal substrate such that a high index surface having a Miller index of (hkl) is exposed; and synthesizing a single crystal transition metal dichalcogenide on the high index surface using a chemical vapor deposition, wherein each of h, k, and l is independently an integer, and at least one of h, k, and l is an integer greater than or equal to +2 or smaller than or equal to ?2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: Research & Business Foundation Sungkyunkwan University
    Inventors: Ki Kang Kim, Soo Ho Choi