Patents Examined by Elizabeth L McKane
  • Patent number: RE48521
    Abstract: A winding device is provided that includes a base plate that is rotated by a rotary shaft and segments. With rotation of the base plate, a wire is wound on the outer circumference of the segments, which rotate integrally with the base plate, to form a bead ring. The winding device includes an manipulation shaft that is rotated by a handle, and conversion mechanisms that are provided between the manipulation shaft and each of the segments The conversion mechanisms transmit and convert rotation of the manipulation shaft to movement of each segment in the radial direction of the base plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignees: FUJI SEIKO CO., LTD., FUJI SHOJI CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kihachiro Nishida
  • Patent number: RE48556
    Abstract: A tube support member that puts a tube connected to an ink jet head and an ink tank in a bent state is provided. Accordingly, when a pulling force acts between the bent support member and the tube, a component force acting as contact force occurs at the surface that makes contact with the tube, and a high degree of friction is generated in response to this component force. The tube is thus strongly supported in a state in which the tube does not shift with the dimensions of the tube changing. Meanwhile, when the pulling force is released, the component force is also eliminated, and the tube is freed; the dimensions of the tube return to normal, and the tension is eliminated. An ink jet recording apparatus that prints using an ink jet head that is housed in a carriage is provided. The apparatus includes an ink tank that is provided outside of the carriage and is capable of being refilled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Taku Ishizawa, Yoshiaki Shimizu
  • Patent number: RE48609
    Abstract: A three-dimensional printing apparatus is provided, including a container, a display, a control unit and an optical film. The container contains a photosensitive material. The display has a plurality of display units. Each of the display units is capable of emitting a light beam. The control unit is capable of controlling the display units. The optical film is capable of projecting the light beams emitted from the display units onto the photosensitive material, forming a plurality of projected patterns. An arranging sequence and an arranging direction of the projected patterns are substantially the same as an arranging sequence and an arranging direction of the display units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: Young Optics Inc.
    Inventors: Li-Han Wu, Hsin-Han Hsu
  • Patent number: RE48685
    Abstract: Invention relating to a method for controlling an ultrasonic machining, in which an ultrasonic vibration is transmitted via a sonotrode into the material to be machined. During the first machining interval, a first welding variable of the group S, consisting of the frequency f and the amplitude ü of the ultrasonic vibration, the force F, which the sonotrode exerts on the material to be machined, the power P, which the generator delivers, and the speed v, with which the sonotrode is moved in the direction of the material to be machined, is kept constant until a first target variable of the group Z adopts a predetermined value. During an adjoining second machining interval, a second welding variable of the group S is kept constant until a second target variable of the group Z adopts a predetermined value, wherein the first and the second target variable differ.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: HERRMANN ULTRASCHALLTECHNIK GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Thomas Herrmann, Volker Aust
  • Patent number: RE48765
    Abstract: A manufacturing method for sapphire crystal material is disclosed, including a laser-etched bar code formed into the interior of the sapphire crystal material. The laser-etched bar code may be associated with one or more manufacturing parameters or other manufacturing data. The sapphire crystal may be used to create a cover sheet for use with a display screen of a portable electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Dale N. Memering, Michael M. Li
  • Patent number: RE48900
    Abstract: A fabric treating apparatus includes a casing that includes a treating chamber and a machinery room that is located below the treating chamber. The fabric treating apparatus further includes a base that is located at a bottom of the machinery room. The fabric treating apparatus further includes a heat pump module that is configured to condition air supplied to the treating chamber. The fabric treating apparatus further includes at least one supporter that is configured to support the heat pump module and that defines a space between the base and the heat pump module. The fabric treating apparatus further includes a steam generating module that is located in the space and that is configured to generate steam and supply steam to the treating chamber. The fabric treating apparatus further includes a controller that is configured to control at least one of the heat pump module or the steam generating module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Jaehyun Ahn, Youngjin Doh, Sunyong Kim
  • Patent number: RE48993
    Abstract: A fluidic system that includes a reagent manifold comprising a plurality of channels configured for fluid communication between a reagent cartridge and an inlet of a flow cell; a plurality of reagent sippers extending downward from ports in the manifold, each of the reagent sippers configured to be placed into a reagent reservoir in a reagent cartridge so that liquid reagent can be drawn from the reagent reservoir into the sipper; at least one valve configured to mediate fluid communication between the reservoirs and the inlet of the flow cell. The reagent manifold can also include cache reservoirs for reagent re-use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: ILLUMINA, INC.
    Inventors: Michael Stone, Drew Verkade
  • Patent number: RE49045
    Abstract: Package on package (PoP) devices and methods of packaging semiconductor dies are disclosed. A PoP device includes a first packaged die and a second packaged die coupled to the first packaged die. Metal stud bumps are disposed between the first packaged die and the second packaged die. The metal stud bumps include a bump region and a tail region coupled to the bump region. The metal stud bumps are embedded in solder joints.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Chen-Hua Yu, Chien-Hsun Lee, Yung Ching Chen
  • Patent number: RE49098
    Abstract: As an example embodiment, a system may detect water flow in a well water system and may responsively trigger a pump to inject a chlorinating substance into untreated water from the well. Further, the system may include a contact reservoir that allows the water and the chlorinating substance to combine. In this way, the chlorinating substance is drawn only when needed, but is given the opportunity to achieve time in solution with the untreated water. As a result, bacteria in untreated water may be dispatched, while other organic substances in the untreated water are given the opportunity to settle to the bottom of the contact reservoir. A static mixer may be used to mix the chlorinating substance and the untreated water prior to entering the contact reservoir and/or while in the contact reservoir.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: Angel Water, Inc.
    Inventor: Andrew J. Wilson
  • Patent number: RE49131
    Abstract: A fabric treating apparatus includes a casing that includes a treating chamber and a machinery room that is located below the treating chamber. The fabric treating apparatus further includes a base that is located at a bottom of the machinery room. The fabric treating apparatus further includes a heat pump module that is configured to condition air supplied to the treating chamber. The fabric treating apparatus further includes at least one supporter that is configured to support the heat pump module and that defines a space between the base and the heat pump module. The fabric treating apparatus further includes a steam generating module that is located in the space and that is configured to generate steam and supply steam to the treating chamber. The fabric treating apparatus further includes a controller that is configured to control at least one of the heat pump module or the steam generating module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jaehyun Ahn, Youngjin Doh, Sunyong Kim
  • Patent number: RE49173
    Abstract: A fabric treating apparatus includes a casing that includes a treating chamber and a machinery room that is located below the treating chamber. The fabric treating apparatus further includes a base that is located at a bottom of the machinery room. The fabric treating apparatus further includes a heat pump module that is configured to condition air supplied to the treating chamber. The fabric treating apparatus further includes at least one supporter that is configured to support the heat pump module and that defines a space between the base and the heat pump module. The fabric treating apparatus further includes a steam generating module that is located in the space and that is configured to generate steam and supply steam to the treating chamber. The fabric treating apparatus further includes a controller that is configured to control at least one of the heat pump module or the steam generating module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Jaehyun Ahn, Youngjin Doh, Sunyong Kim
  • Patent number: RE49221
    Abstract: Presteralized manifolds are provided which are designed for sterile packaging and single-use approaches. Disposable tubing and flexible-wall containers are assembled via aseptic connectors. These manifolds are adapted to interact with other equipment which can be operated by a controller which provides automated and accurate delivery of biotechnology fluid. The manifold also can be used in conjunction with one or more sensors such as pressure and conductivity sensors that interact with the controller or are connected to a separate user interface. An aseptic environment obtains avoiding or reducing cleaning and quality assurance procedures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: Parker Intangibles, LLC
    Inventors: Karl G. Schick, David A. Uhen
  • Patent number: RE49230
    Abstract: A cartridge assembly for modifying a treating surface, having a body that defines a reservoir that has a standpipe. The reservoir stores a treatment composition. The body comprises a reservoir wall and a die wall that collectively define a reservoir volume. The standpipe is defined by a standpipe wall that extends into the reservoir from a standpipe base, wherein the standpipe base comprises a portion of the die wall. The standpipe base and the standpipe wall collectively define a standpipe volume. The ratio of the reservoir volume to the standpipe volume is from about 50:1 to about 3:1, preferably from about 20:1 to about 4:1, and more preferably about 8:1. Further, the ratio of the surface area of the die wall to the standpipe base is from about 1.1:1 to about 3:1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY
    Inventors: Thomas Elliot Rabe, Faiz Feisal Sherman
  • Patent number: RE49269
    Abstract: A laundry treating apparatus includes a body provided with a laundry inlet; and a door configured to open or close the laundry inlet, wherein the door includes a door frame having a first opening portion facing the laundry inlet and a second opening portion corresponding to a display module mounted at an inside in a state that the door is closed; and a door cover coupled to the door frame to form an appearance of the door, the door cover includes a non-light-transmitting region, and a first light transmitting region corresponding to the first opening portion and a second light transmitting region corresponding to the second opening portion within the non-light-transmitting region, and a mounting guide for an alignment between the first opening portion and the first light transmitting region and an alignment between the second opening portion and the second light transmitting region is provided on at least one of the door frame and door cover during mutual coupling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Yongwoo Kwon, Seungji Yong, Kangwoon Cheon, Jaehoon Choi, Jungjin Park
  • Patent number: RE49399
    Abstract: The invention relates to glass articles suitable for use as electronic device housing/cover glass which comprise a glass ceramic material. Particularly, a cover glass comprising an ion-exchanged glass ceramic exhibiting the following attributes (1) optical transparency, as defined by greater than 90% transmission at 400-750 nm; (2) a fracture toughness of greater than 0.6 MPa·m1/2; (3) a 4-point bend strength of greater than 350 MPa; (4) a Vickers hardness of at least 450 kgf/mm2 and a Vickers median/radial crack initiation threshold of at least 5 kgf; (5) a Young's Modulus ranging between about 50 to 100 GPa; (6) a thermal conductivity of less than 2.0 W/m° C., and (7) and at least one of the following attributes: (i) a compressive surface layer having a depth of layer (DOL) greater and a compressive stress greater than 400 MPa, or, (ii) a central tension of more than 20 MPa.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: CORNING INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Jaymin Amin, George Halsey Beall, Charlene Marie Smith
  • Patent number: RE49580
    Abstract: Sanitizing surfaces in a location related to aircraft. There are multiple rows of seats. A sanitization device includes a mobile body configured to travel along the aisle of the aircraft. An arm extends from the sanitization device laterally from the mobile body across the seats, and a source of UV radiation mounted on the sanitization device is directed across the seats exposing surfaces in the passenger area to UV radiation. There can be a unit hand operated, pushed down the aisle by hand, wings deployed and stowed by hand. There can be a plug in version with long extension cords that a human can keep from tangling. The operator can be protected with skin and eye protective gear and there can be remote control by an operator standing nearby.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: DIMER, LLC
    Inventor: Arthur Kreitenberg
  • Patent number: RE49607
    Abstract: Coat-in-place assemblies and methods to provide an aesthetically pleasing sprinkler assembly. A coat-in-place assembly includes a sprinkler body having a proximal portion and a distal portion, a thermally responsive trigger disposed adjacent the distal portion; and an escutcheon centered about the distal portion of the sprinkler body to define a void between the sprinkler axis and the escutcheon. A coating-inhibiting-cap encloses and protects the thermally responsive trigger between the sprinkler body and the cap. The cap extends into the void and is radially spaced inward relative to the escutcheon so as expose surfaces of the escutcheon for coating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: Tyco Fire Products LP
    Inventors: Luke Stevenson Connery, Jeffrey Martin Brighenti, Bharani Kannan, Manikandan Krishnaswamy, Kenneth Robert Brown, Joseph W. Beagen
  • Patent number: RE49629
    Abstract: The present application relates to a method for controlling a disinfection status of a heater and/or cooler for human body temperature control during extracorporeal circulation. The temperature control is conducted by use of a heat exchanger and a temperature control liquid circulating through the heat exchanger and the heater and/or cooler. The inventive method comprises using a long term disinfectant in the temperature control liquid, measuring and preferably recording the concentration of the disinfectant in the temperature control liquid and deducing a disinfectant status of the temperature control liquid from the measured concentration of the disinfectant in the temperature control liquid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: LivaNova Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Johann Schreyer, Erwin Knott
  • Patent number: RE49710
    Abstract: In various aspects, embodiments of the disclosure are generally directed to measuring static and dynamic forces of a body using sensors. In particular, a sensor may include a first layer serving as a flexible support material; a second layer on the first layer, the second layer serving as a sensing material; and a third layer on the second layer, the third layer comprising an insulating material. Further, the second layer and the third layer may be coupled using a first electrode comprising a first conductive thread and a first non-conductive thread. Additionally, the first conductive thread may be embedded in the second layer. Also, the first layer and the second layer may be further coupled using a second electrode comprising a second conductive thread and a second non-conductive thread, the second conductive thread may be embedded in the second layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: Nextiles, Inc.
    Inventor: George L. Sun
  • Patent number: RE49718
    Abstract: A substrate for a display device, includes: an insulation substrate; an insulation film, which is formed on the insulation substrate and is primarily made of one of silicon oxide and oxidized metal; an inorganic film, which is formed to be in direct contact with the insulation film and has an insulator part that is formed by changing oxide semiconductor into insulator; and a wiring film, which is formed to be in direct contact with the insulator part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: Trivale Technologies
    Inventors: Toshihiko Iwasaka, Yusuke Yamagata, Kazunori Inoue