Patents Examined by Michael P Rodriguez
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Patent number: 10858175Abstract: A process for making a sheet for packaging a foodstuff product, in particular a confectionery product, comprising the steps of: providing a sheet material (4; 101) having a first side and a second side opposite to one another; and providing on said first side a surface structure having an array of formations in relief (2). The process is characterized in that the step of providing said array of formations in relief envisages application on said first side of a discontinuous coating (2; 106) and/or a coating having a variable thickness that forms said array of formations in relief.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2013Date of Patent: December 8, 2020Assignee: SOREMARTEC S.A.Inventor: Igor Romano
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Patent number: 10847966Abstract: The invention relates to a control circuit for protecting an electrostatic spray-coating apparatus, which has a high-voltage supply, against spark discharge. The control circuit has a disconnection device for automatically disconnecting the high-voltage supply, and has a device for detecting abnormal operation of the high-voltage supply. The device for detecting abnormal operation of the high-voltage supply is designed to monitor at least one parameter which is characteristic of the operation of the high-voltage supply, and to output a corresponding disconnection signal to the disconnection device when the at least one parameter which is characteristic of the operation of the high-voltage supply exceeds or falls below a predefined or predefinable limit value.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2016Date of Patent: November 24, 2020Assignee: GEMA SWITZERLAND GMBHInventors: Felix Mauchle, Mario Vasella
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Patent number: 10844479Abstract: An article having a nanostructured surface and a method of making the same are described. The article can include a substrate and a nanostructured layer bonded to the substrate. The nanostructured layer can include a plurality of spaced apart nanostructured features comprising a contiguous, protrusive material and the nanostructured features can be sufficiently small that the nanostructured layer is optically transparent. A surface of the nanostructured features can be coated with a continuous hydrophobic coating. The method can include providing a substrate; depositing a film on the substrate; decomposing the film to form a decomposed film; and etching the decomposed film to form the nanostructured layer.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2017Date of Patent: November 24, 2020Assignee: UT-BATTELLE, LLCInventor: Tolga Aytug
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Patent number: 10828663Abstract: Composite materials are provided that include a host material, nanoscale high conductive particles, and microscale high conductive particles. The nanoscale high conductive particles and the microscale high conductive particles may increase the through thickness thermal conductivity of the composite material by at least 4.0 W/(m·K), as compared to the same composite material without the nanoscale high conductive particles and microscale high conductive particles. Methods for making the composite materials herein also are provided.Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 2018Date of Patent: November 10, 2020Assignee: Florida State University Research Foundation, Inc.Inventors: Shaokai Wang, Zhiyong (Richard) Liang
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Patent number: 10799842Abstract: A two-component paint system (1) comprises a medium pressure canister (10) with a paint, at least one solvent and at least one propellant, and a high pressure canister (20) with a hardener, at least one solvent, at least one propellant and an inert gas or inert gas mixture. An adapter (30) is configured to transfer the content of the high pressure canister (20) into the content of the medium pressure canister (10). The internal pressure of the high pressure canister (20) is at least 2 bars higher than the internal pressure of the medium pressure canister (10).Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2016Date of Patent: October 13, 2020Assignee: PARAGON NORDIC ABInventors: Carl Tommy Wikstrand, Kristian Karjus, Malin Burstedt, Mats Silvander
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Patent number: 10799904Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus for applying a coating to a pipe. The apparatus includes a mounting means for mounting the apparatus to the pipe, an applicator for applying the coating to the pipe and a moving means for moving the applicator relative to the mounting means and around the pipe.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2016Date of Patent: October 13, 2020Assignee: Field Joint Coatings Pty LtdInventor: Aaron Sharman
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Patent number: 10801098Abstract: A method of coating a component using a robotic spray system is provided. The robotic spray system includes a scanning apparatus operable to measure and store surface characteristics before and after coating; a robotic arm operable to move the robotic spray system relative to a surface of a component, the component including one or more reference features which remains uncoated during the coating; a spray nozzle operable to deposit a sprayed coating onto the surface; and a device driver module including circuitry configured to operate the scanning apparatus, the robotic arm, and the spray nozzle.Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 2017Date of Patent: October 13, 2020Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANYInventors: Gerhart Hanson, Matthias Hoebel, Martin Lewis Smith
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Patent number: 10768525Abstract: An imprint apparatus forms a pattern by curing a radical polymerizable imprint material by irradiating the imprint material with light in a state in which a mold is brought into contact with the imprint material. The apparatus includes an irradiator configured to irradiate the imprint material with light, and a controller configured to control the irradiator. Letting Ic be an illuminance of the light with which the imprint material is irradiated, tc be a time during which the imprint material is irradiated with the light, k be a coefficient, and PD be a target degree of photopolymerization of the imprint material subjected to irradiation with the light, the controller determines the irradiation time in accordance with: PD=k×(?Ic)×tc.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2017Date of Patent: September 8, 2020Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Akiko Iimura, Toshiki Ito
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Patent number: 10751953Abstract: A method of manufacturing an imprint master template including forming a cutting line guide at an edge of a first fine pattern unit having an upper surface on which a fine pattern is formed; cutting a wafer substrate by a cleaving process along the cutting line guide so that a cutting surface is formed, the cutting surface having a preliminary second surface where the cutting line guide was formed and a first surface which is formed by the cleaving process; polishing the preliminary second surface to form a second surface which is inclined at a predetermined angle with respect to the first surface; and bonding the first fine pattern unit and the second fine pattern unit to each other with the first surface of the first fine pattern unit facing the first surface of the second fine pattern unit.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2017Date of Patent: August 25, 2020Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kang Soo Han, Moonjung An, Gugrae Jo, Hyungbin Cho
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Patent number: 10751753Abstract: To provide a production method for obtaining a coated article provided with a coating film having excellent weather resistance by using a powder coating material. A method for producing a coated article, which comprises applying a powder coating material comprising a fluororesin (A), a non-fluororesin (B) and a metallic pigment (C) to the surface of a substrate, and heating the substrate having the powder coating material applied, to a temperature of at least the glass transition temperature of the fluororesin (A) and the non-fluororesin (B), followed by cooling, to form a coating film on the substrate surface, and which is characterized in that the content of the metallic pigment (C) is from 0.7 to 23 mass % to the total amount of the powder coating material, the PCI value of the coating film is at least 6, and the flip-flop value is at least 1.2.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2018Date of Patent: August 25, 2020Assignee: AGC Inc.Inventors: Shuhei Ochi, Masataka Aikawa, Shun Saito
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Patent number: 10737294Abstract: A method of securing a layer of colloidal crystals to a substrate is provided, to enhance durability of an aesthetic effect provided by the colloidal crystals. The method involves depositing a layer of colloidal crystals formed of mono-dispersed particles on the substrate. Subsequently, a layer of water-borne coating is applied to the layer of colloidal crystals. To be effective, the water-borne coating should have a curing temperature that is less than the polymer glass transition temperature of the mono-dispersed particles forming the colloidal crystals. The water-borne coating penetrates through the colloidal crystals to the substrate thus retaining the colloidal crystals in place. The curing temperature of the water-borne coating ensures that the colloidal crystals are not damaged by the process for curing the coating.Type: GrantFiled: January 26, 2018Date of Patent: August 11, 2020Assignees: The Procter & Gamble Company, Institute of Chemistry Chinese Academy of SciencesInventors: Ping Wang, Libin Wang, Xu Huang, Yanlin Song, Fengyu Li, Peiyi Yong, Ce Tian, Heng Sun
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Patent number: 10738196Abstract: 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, and 0.00001 to 20 wt. % of at least one pot life extender. Each wt. % of a respective ingredient is based on a total amount of the coating material.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2016Date of Patent: August 11, 2020Assignee: MANKIEWICZ GEBR. & CO. GMBH & CO. KGInventors: Jochen Wehner, Andrea Costa
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Patent number: 10723115Abstract: In one example, a method of controlling generation apparatus for generating a three-dimensional object is described. For example, data indicative of at least one physical property affecting heat transfer from an object may be determined and used to determine a cooling time, and a component of the generation apparatus may be controlled in response to the determined cooling time.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2014Date of Patent: July 28, 2020Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Sebastia Cortes I Herms, Xavier Vilajosana, Scott A. White
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Patent number: 10717105Abstract: A masking strip for use in painting automobile doors includes an elongated flexible body configured to cover a gasket of a door assembly, and an elongated spine extending perpendicularly from the elongated flexible body. The elongated spine is configured for receipt in a narrow opening defined between the door assembly and a front fender.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2019Date of Patent: July 21, 2020Assignee: TNS SOLUTIONSInventor: Anthony M. Barraco
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Patent number: 10717891Abstract: A method of applying a PTFE (polytetrafluoroethylene) solution includes a dispersion step of dispersing a diamond powder in an organic solvent using bead milling to manufacture a dispersion solution, a mixing step of mixing a silane solution with the dispersion solution to manufacture a mixture solution, an addition step of adding the PTFE solution including PTFE particles having a size of 0.1 to 6 ?m to the mixture solution to manufacture a coating solution, a coating step of applying the manufactured coating solution on a surface of a piston skirt to form a coated layer including a plurality of dimples distributed thereon, and a curing step of drying and heat-treating the coated layer.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2019Date of Patent: July 21, 2020Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors CorporationInventor: Yool Koo Kim
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Patent number: 10696866Abstract: The present invention provides a method for forming a multilayer coating film including an intermediate coating film formation step of applying an aqueous intermediate coating composition to an object to be coated to form an uncured intermediate coating film; a base coating film formation step of applying an aqueous base coating composition onto the resulting uncured intermediate coating film to form an uncured base coating film; and a curing step of curing the resulting uncured intermediate coating film and the base coating film by heating.Type: GrantFiled: January 26, 2017Date of Patent: June 30, 2020Assignee: NIPPON PAINT AUTOMOTIVE COATINGS CO., LTD.Inventors: Miho Oka, Makoto Shimizu, Yoshiki Takaira, Manabu Horiuchi, Daisuke Segawa
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Patent number: 10695793Abstract: The present invention provides a method for forming a multilayer coating film including an intermediate coating film formation step of applying an aqueous intermediate coating composition to an object to be coated to form an uncured intermediate coating film; a base coating film formation step of applying an aqueous base coating composition onto the resulting uncured intermediate coating film to form an uncured base coating film; and a curing step of curing the resulting uncured intermediate coating film and the base coating film by heating.Type: GrantFiled: January 26, 2017Date of Patent: June 30, 2020Assignee: NIPPON PAINT AUTOMOTIVE COATINGS CO., LTD.Inventors: Miho Oka, Makoto Shimizu, Yoshiki Takaira, Manabu Horiuchi, Daisuke Segawa
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Patent number: 10695944Abstract: The present disclosure describes a treated cellulosic material comprising a cellulosic material having a porous structure defining a plurality of pores, at least a portion of the pores containing a treating agent comprising a polymer comprising an olefin-carboxylic acid copolymer; and a modifying agent comprising an epoxy.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2015Date of Patent: June 30, 2020Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLCInventors: Stephen W. King, Xue Chen
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Patent number: 10675658Abstract: A method of making a treated article having a metal surface. The method includes treating the metal surface with a primer composition comprising a secondary or tertiary amino-functional compound having at least two independently selected silane groups to provide a primed metal surface and subsequently treating the primed metal surface with a treatment composition comprising a fluorinated compound represented by formula Rf{—X—[Si(Y)3?x(R)x]y}z. An article treated by such a method is also disclosed. The use of a secondary or tertiary amino-functional compound having at least two independently selected silane groups as a primer for a metal surface before treatment with the fluorinated silane and a method of treating a metal surface with a treatment composition including the secondary or tertiary amino-functional compound having at least two independently selected silane groups and certain fluorinated silanes are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2015Date of Patent: June 9, 2020Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties CompanyInventor: Frans A. Audenaert
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Patent number: 10662307Abstract: The present invention pertains to a fluoropolymer film comprising at least one fluoropolymer hybrid organic/inorganic composite [polymer (FH)], to a process for the manufacture of said fluoropolymer film and to uses of said fluoropolymer film in various applications, in particular in electrochemical applications.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2015Date of Patent: May 26, 2020Assignees: SOLVAY SA, COLLEGE OF FRANCEInventors: Séverine Rose, Christel Laberty-Robert, Clément Sanchez, Julio A. Abusleme