Patents Examined by Michael P Rodriguez
  • Patent number: 11027486
    Abstract: Systems and processes for reinforcing components of articles of wear are disclosed. The processes can include applying a thermoplastic powder to a component of an article of wear and levelling at least a portion of the thermoplastic powder. The processes can also include applying thermal energy to the component and the thermoplastic powder. Further, the processes can include compressing the thermoplastic powder and the component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: Nike, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven Edmund Jan Cornelis Ploem, Thi Tran
  • Patent number: 11015474
    Abstract: A turbine article includes a substrate with a geometric surface having a multiple of divots recessed into the substrate, and a ceramic topcoat disposed over the geometric surface, the topcoat including at least a first layer having a first hardness and a second layer having a second hardness, the first hardness different than the second hardness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: Raytheon Technologies Corporation
    Inventor: Christopher W. Strock
  • Patent number: 11008253
    Abstract: A system and method for applying a construction material is provided. The method may include mixing blast furnace slag material, geopolymer material, alkali-based powder, and sand at a batching and mixing device to generate a non-Portland cement-based material. The method may also include transporting the non-Portland cement-based material from the mixing device, through a conduit to a nozzle and combining the transported non-Portland cement-based material with liquid at the nozzle to generate a partially liquefied non-Portland cement-based material. The method may further include pneumatically applying the partially liquefied non-Portland cement-based material to a surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: En-Tech Corporation
    Inventors: Eugene James Camali, Andreas Schrell, Robert George Benz
  • Patent number: 10994287
    Abstract: An atomizing spray device includes a housing having inlets that receive a first fluid and a slurry of ceramic particles and a second fluid. The inlets are fluidly coupled with outlets by an interior chamber that mixes the first fluid with the slurry to form a primary mixture of the first fluid and first atomized droplets of the slurry. A first outlet on a first side of the housing and a second outlet on the first side of the housing are shaped to change the primary mixture to form a secondary mixture of the first fluid and second atomized droplets of the slurry. The first outlet sprays the secondary mixture onto a first surface as a first layer of coating and the second outlet sprays the secondary mixture onto the first surface as a second layer of coating while the housing moves in a direction along the first surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Ambarish Kulkarni, Byron Pritchard, Hrishikesh Keshavan, Mehmet Dede, Bernard Patrick Bewlay
  • Patent number: 10981196
    Abstract: A silicone bond coat composition having a viscosity of less than 1,600 centistokes is applied to substantially all external surfaces of the article and then cured. A liquid silicone elastomer outer coat composition comprising a high viscosity first liquid silicone elastomer formulation and a low viscosity second liquid silicone elastomer formulation is then applied and cured to provide a protected article having a complex shape. Optimal coatings result from a careful balancing of component viscosities. In an embodiment, the first formulation has a viscosity greater than 300,000 centistokes, and the second formulation has a viscosity less than 6,000 centistokes, and the liquid silicone elastomer outer coat composition comprises from about 60 to about 40 percent by weight of the first formulation and from about 40 to about 60 percent by weight of the second liquid silicone elastomer formulation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Atanu Saha, Gopi Chandran Ramachandran, Mamatha Nagesh, Shalini Thimmegowda, Bala Srinivasan Parthasarathy
  • Patent number: 10967568
    Abstract: A machine is provided for the additive manufacture of a part by complete or partial selective melting of a powder, the machine including: a horizontal working plane; at least one spreading device; at least one system for dispensing powder over the working plane comprising at least one slide for receiving powder and at least one powder injector, the receiving slide being movable in translation, with respect to the working plane, and the injector being positioned above the receiving slide, so as to dispense powder over the receiving slide which is moving between a retracted position and a deployed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: AddUp
    Inventor: Gilles Walrand
  • Patent number: 10968950
    Abstract: A sliding bearing includes a bearing surface which comprises a material in which an alloy material based on CuSnX (0.01<X<9), CuNi2Si, or CuFe2P is used. A method for producing such a sliding bearing and a use for CuNi2Si, CuFe2P, and CuSnX in a sliding bearing is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: Federal-Mogul Wiesbaden Gmbh
    Inventors: Holger Schmitt, Daniel Meister, David M. Saxton
  • Patent number: 10960587
    Abstract: A keycap forming method includes the following steps. Firstly, a stabilizer bar is fixed on a first male mold. Then, a keycap is formed through a second male mold and a female mold according to an injection molding process. Then, the second male mold and the female mold are separated from each other, so that the keycap is fixed on the female mold. Then, the first male mold and the female mold are stacked on each other, so that the stabilizer bar and the keycap are combined together. Then, the first male mold and the female mold are separated from each other. Consequently, the stabilizer bar is detached from the first male mold. By using the keycap forming method, it is not necessary to manually assemble the stabilizer bar with the keycap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: PRIMAX ELECTRONICS LTD
    Inventors: Yi-Te Chou, Che-An Li
  • Patent number: 10954626
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method to apply a material which assists in the maintenance of a crease (4) or other formation in a garment (2), such as a crease line in the leg of a pair of trousers. The material (15) which is applied is of a form which minimizes the opportunity for the material (15) to be visible at the time of application and/or during subsequent use of the garment (2). The material (15) is applied using a method and apparatus (100) in which the spacing of the apparatus nib (14) from which the material (15) is applied, from the garment (2) and/or contact of the nib (14) with the garment (2) is controlled by support members (112, 114) such that the material (15) is applied onto the garment (2) and adheres thereto in a manner in which the desired effect of the material (15) is achieved without the material subsequently causing discolouration and/or passing through the garment (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: Advanced Engineering Solutions, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenneth Houlbrook, Daniel James Houlbrook, Katherine Rebecca Stewart
  • Patent number: 10943985
    Abstract: A cover member for a robot used in a painting process includes an inner knitted substructure, an outer knitted substructure and a spacer yarn positioned between and secured to the inner and outer knitted substructures. The cover member has stretchability, compressibility and resiliency similar to conventional resilient foam materials while at the same time providing characteristics for absorbing paint to substantially reduce paint dripping.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: TD INDUSTRIAL COVERINGS, INC.
    Inventor: Mark D'Andreta
  • Patent number: 10935891
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods, systems, and apparatuses relating to hardware configurations for performing multi-wavelength three dimensional (3D) printing using photoinhibition. In at least one aspect, a system for 3D printing comprises a reservoir capable of holding a liquid including a photoactive resin, a build head that undergoes relative motion within the reservoir during 3D printing of a 3D object on the build head, a light projection device that projects a photoinitiation light beam at a first wavelength into a build area within the liquid, and a plurality of light sources arranged with respect to the light projection device and the reservoir that project a plurality of photoinhibiting light beams into the build area at a second wavelength. Each of the plurality of photoinhibition light beams may be projected at a peak intensity in a different respective position in the build area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: Holo, Inc.
    Inventors: Pierre Lin, Arian Aghababaie, Richard Greene, Brian Adzima, Jonathan Pomeroy
  • Patent number: 10926290
    Abstract: A method for printing ink on a substrate comprising the steps of coating a glass substrate with an adhesion promoter, depositing one or more layers of ink on the coated substrate, and laminating the imaged substrate. The substrate can be a glass substrate, and the adhesion promoter can include a silane material, powder coating, organophosphate primer suspended in isopropanol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: CORNING INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Jeffrey John Domey, Matthew Wade Fenton, Govindarajan Natarajan, Paul John Shustack, Jian-Zhi Jay Zhang
  • Patent number: 10921713
    Abstract: A developing method includes: forming a liquid pool of a diluted developing solution diluted with pure water in a central portion of a substrate; forming a liquid film of the diluted developing solution on a surface of the substrate by accelerating rotation of the substrate to diffuse the liquid pool of the diluted developing solution on the entire surface of the substrate; and then supplying a developing solution onto the substrate. Supplying a developing solution includes: supplying the developing solution from a developing solution supply nozzle having a liquid contact surface while securing a gap having a predetermined size between the developing solution supply nozzle and the substrate; and moving the developing solution supply nozzle in a radial direction passing through a center of the substrate while forming a liquid pool of the developing solution between the substrate and the liquid contact surface of the developing solution supply nozzle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED
    Inventors: Koshi Muta, Hideharu Kyoda, Minoru Kubota
  • Patent number: 10920093
    Abstract: The coating composition and coating method employs a coating composition which is coated on installations to form a coating layer, wherein the coating composition comprises: 25 to 35 parts by weight of urethane synthetic resin, acrylic resin, or epoxy resin solution; 5 to 35 parts by weight of urethane, acrylic or epoxy pigments; 10 to 20 parts by weight of PE-thermoplastic resin, phenol resin, melamine resin, epoxy resin, polystyrene resin or glass beads; 40 to 52 parts by weight of organic solvents comprising urethane thinner and toluene; and 2 to 4 parts by weight of curing agent. The coating sheet can be attached to public or private installation, such as walls, poles, street lights, or traffic lights, to prevent adhesion of unlawful advertising materials on the installation, and can be provided with color tones same as those of the private or public installations in order not to defile the appearance of the street.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Inventor: Young-ok Ryu
  • Patent number: 10899942
    Abstract: The present invention deals with a process for producing a coated pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: Borealis AG
    Inventors: Jari Äärilä, Jarmo Kela, Jouni Purmonen
  • Patent number: 10899090
    Abstract: In a method for producing a fiber composite component by vacuum injection, a fiber composite semifinished product is arranged in a component chamber of a tool. A vacuum chamber is arranged adjacent to the component chamber. The vacuum chamber is separated from the component chamber by a separation material. Component chamber and vacuum chamber are sealed relative to the tool environment by a gas-tight and matrix-material tight cover material. Vacuum is applied to the vacuum chamber and a matrix material is introduced into the component chamber. The matrix material is cured and the finished fiber composite component is removed from the component chamber. The separation material separating the vacuum chamber from the component chamber has a pore size between 0.4 ?m and 30 ?m and provides a matrix material-slowing action but is not matrix material-tight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: Faserverbund Innovations UG (haftungsbeschränkt)
    Inventor: Dominik Dierkes
  • Patent number: 10882786
    Abstract: An inorganic, non-Portland cement-based construction material is provided. The material may include blast furnace slag material, volcano rock flour, alkali-based powder, and sand. Other materials having various ratios may also be included.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: En-Tech Corporation
    Inventors: Eugene James Camali, Andreas Schrell, Robert George Benz
  • Patent number: 10876007
    Abstract: A coating material for producing a coating includes 15 to 70 wt. % of at least one CH acidic compound, 4 to 40 wt. % of at least one vinylogous carbonyl compound, 0.1 to 15 wt. % of at least one latent-basic catalyst, 0.00001 to 10 wt. % of at least one light stabilizer, 0.00001 to 20 wt. % of at least one open time extender, 0.00001 to 20 wt. % of at least one pot life extender, 0.00001 to 70 wt. % of at least one of an inorganic pigment and an organic pigment, and 0.00001 to 25 wt. % of one at least one matting agent. Each wt. % of a respective ingredient is based on a total amount of the coating material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: MANKIEWICZ GEBR. & CO. GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Jochen Wehner, Andrea Costa
  • Patent number: 10870763
    Abstract: A coating material for producing a coating includes 10 to 70 wt. % of at least one CH acidic compound, 4 to 40 wt. % of at least one vinylogous carbonyl compound, 0.1 to 15 wt. % of at least one latent-basic catalyst, 0.00001 to 10 wt. % of at least one light stabilizer, 0.00001 to 20 wt. % of at least one open time extender, 0.00001 to 20 wt. % of at least one pot life extender, 0.00001 to 70 wt. % of at least one of an inorganic pigment and an organic pigment, and 0.1 to 40 wt. % of at least one corrosion protection agent. Each wt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Assignee: MANKIEWICZ GEBR. & CO. GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Jochen Wehner, Andrea Costa
  • Patent number: 10865146
    Abstract: A system and method for applying a construction material is provided. The method may include mixing blast furnace slag material, geopolymer material, alkali-based powder, and sand at a batching and mixing device to generate a non-Portland cement-based material. The method may also include transporting the non-Portland cement-based material from the mixing device, through a conduit to a nozzle and combining the transported non-Portland cement-based material with liquid at the nozzle to generate a partially liquefied non-Portland cement-based material. The method may further include pneumatically applying the partially liquefied non-Portland cement-based material to a surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: En-Tech Corporation
    Inventors: Eugene James Camali, Andreas Schrell, Robert George Benz