Patents Examined by Stella K Yi
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Patent number: 11904513Abstract: An aspect of the present invention relates to a mold insert for use in a mold for the manufacture of a cushioning element for sports apparel. Further aspects of the present invention relate to a mold using such a mold insert, a method for the manufacture of a cushioning element for sports apparel using such a mold, and a cushioning element manufactured by such a method.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2020Date of Patent: February 20, 2024Assignee: adidas AGInventors: Helge Weiger, Bastian Gothe, Maximillian Drexler, Andreas Seefried, Marc Simon Anthony Norridge, Jarkko Siltamaeki, Dan Price, Tru Le, Christoph Dyckmans, Victor Romanov
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Patent number: 11885457Abstract: A method manufacturing a spacer for a pipe-in-pipe system includes mixing aerogel particles with a polymer to form a mixture in which the particles are dispersed in the polymer. The resulting mixture is moulded and the polymer is solidified to form the spacer or a component of the spacer, in which the dispersed, particles are suspended in a matrix of the solidified polymer.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2019Date of Patent: January 30, 2024Assignee: Acergy France SASInventors: David James Irvin, Alysa Marie Joaquin, Alan Douglas Sakaguchi, Garrett David Poe, Liu Yang
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Patent number: 11872730Abstract: A method which may include depositing a first mixture containing resin and aggregate minerals into a first mold; preparing a plurality of further mixtures; wherein the plurality of further mixtures, include at least a second mixture and a third mixture; wherein each of the plurality of further mixtures contain at least one of resin, colorant or aggregate minerals, wherein the plurality of further mixtures is combined by using at least one blending technique in order to blend the plurality of further mixtures into a variegated composite mixture; and further including depositing the variegated composite mixture into the first mold; and wherein the at least one blending technique and the depositing of the variegated composite mixture are computer controlled. Each of the plurality of further mixtures may have a higher resin percentage than the first mixture. The variegated composite mixture may have a viscosity value of at least ten thousand centipoise.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2023Date of Patent: January 16, 2024Inventor: Alex Xie
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Patent number: 11865745Abstract: Systems and methods for designing and producing articles using augmented reality apparatus are provided. The articles may incorporate commercially-available off-the-shelf (COTS) components such as motors, power supplies, and/or propulsion systems for use as vehicles or vessels. The articles may also incorporate modular components, such as storage and/or building components. Methods and kits for producing the articles are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2020Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the NavyInventor: Garry E. Shields
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Patent number: 11865741Abstract: A tool for the production of particle foam parts through the welding of foam particles by means of electromagnetic waves comprises two mould halves which bound a mould cavity. At least one of the two mould halves is made of a material which is transparent to electromagnetic waves and has a boundary wall which bounds the mould cavity and one or more supports serving to support the boundary wall on a capacitor plate on the side facing away from the mould cavity and forming one or more hollow spaces. A tool system for the production of particle foam parts has the tool and at least one trimming body, which is designed for introduction into the hollow space or at least one of the hollow spaces. A method for the production of a particle foam part with the tool or tool system is also specified.Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 2020Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: Kurtz GmbH & Co. KGInventor: Victor Romanov
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Patent number: 11864623Abstract: An article of footwear has an upper that is direct attached with the sole in a article of footwear mold. The sole has a film extending up sidewalls of the sole to a film edge that is prior to the sidewall and the upper joining. Method of manufacture of the article of footwear includes steps of positioning a film over a mold cavity and then securing the film to the mold. The film is heated and then drawn into the mold cavity under a vacuum. The film forms a liner of the mold cavity. A foam composition is injected into the lined mold cavity. As the foam composition expands, the foam composition interacts with and mechanically engages with the upper that is poisoned at the mold cavity to allow for the mechanical engagement that results in the direct attach of the sole to the upper.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2021Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: NIKE, Inc.Inventor: Steven Edmund Jan Cornelis Ploem
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Patent number: 11865775Abstract: A method and apparatus for the additive manufacturing of three-dimensional objects are disclosed. Two or more materials are extruded simultaneously as a composite, with at least one material in liquid form and at least one material in a solid continuous strand completely encased within the liquid material. A means of curing the liquid material after extrusion hardens the composite. A part is constructed using a series of extruded composite paths. The strand material within the composite contains specific chemical, mechanical, or electrical characteristics that instill the object with enhanced capabilities not possible with only one material.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2022Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: Continuous Composites Inc.Inventor: Kenneth Lyle Tyler
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Patent number: 11846052Abstract: The present invention concerns a method of producing a moulded mineral wool insulation product, said method comprising the steps of providing a mixture by mixing mineral fibres with a binder composition, and providing said mixture in a mould form, and then curing the binder, wherein the binder composition comprises at least one hydrocolloid, and then removing the moulded product from the mould form.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2017Date of Patent: December 19, 2023Assignee: ROCKWOOL A/SInventors: Thomas Hjelmgaard, Kenneth Ramsing, Kenn Christensen, Sascha Karallus, Jens Jørren Sørensen, Frederik Johannes Maria Van der Eerden, Arne Kraglund
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Patent number: 11845232Abstract: The present invention provides a system and method for preparing armor made of para-aramid fibers, including a plurality of rollers feeding an input source of the para-aramid fibers, the fibers being at a first temperature. The system and method include a heating mechanism encapsulating at least a portion of the plurality of rollers, the heating mechanism heating the para-aramid fibers fed by the rollers from the first temperature to a second temperature. The method and system include a press, including a plurality of plates, whereupon the para-aramid fibers reaching the second temperature, the para-aramid fibers are fed into and compressed between the plurality of plates by the press, and heated to a third temperature. The method and system include a cooling section supporting the plurality of plates and the para-aramid fibers compressed therein while the para-aramid fibers cool from the third temperature to a fourth temperature.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2022Date of Patent: December 19, 2023Inventors: Norvell W. West, III, Erin N. McKee
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Patent number: 11839320Abstract: An artificial tree branch includes a tree branch body formed by injection molding a first material over an internal structural member of a second material. The tree branch body includes a main body portion having an elongated shape with a first end and a second end, and a plurality of sockets formed at various positions along the main body. Each socket is formed as an outward bulge from the main body portion, with the outward bulge defining a cavity to receive and retain artificial tree leaves.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2021Date of Patent: December 12, 2023Assignee: SHENZHEN CITY MING JIE HAO TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventor: Junjie Mai
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Patent number: 11833703Abstract: A process can be used for producing foam panels, for the production of foam films, composed of a polymer having a glass transition temperature Tg of at least 100° C. An average cell diameter of the foam panels measured according to the standard ASTM D 3576 is between 20 ?m and 250 ?m, and less than 20 cells having a diameter >260 ?m are present per m2. The elongation at break of the foam is 4%-13% measured according to ASTM D 638.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2021Date of Patent: December 5, 2023Assignee: Evonik Operations GmbHInventors: Felix Goldmann, Thomas Richter, Matthias Alexander Roth, Florian Becker, Jorge Manuel Pinto
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Patent number: 11833724Abstract: A process for injection molded microcellular foaming various flexible foam compositions from biodegradable and industrially compostable bio-derived thermoplastic resins for use in, for example, footwear components, seating components, protective gear components, and watersport accessories wherein a process of manufacturing includes the steps of: producing a suitable thermoplastic biopolymer or biopolymer blend; injection molding the thermoplastic biopolymer or biopolymer blend into a suitable mold shape with inert nitrogen gas; controlling the polymer melt, pressure, temperature, and time such that a desirable flexible foam is formed; and utilizing gas counterpressure in the injection molding process to ensure the optimal foam structure with the least amount of cosmetic defects and little to no plastic skin on the outside of the foamed structure.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2022Date of Patent: December 5, 2023Assignee: O2 Partners, LLCInventor: Robert Falken
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Patent number: 11827764Abstract: A complex structure material includes a foam made of thermosetting resin and coverings made of thermoplastic resin. The foam includes a matrix and pores. At least some of the pores communicate with each other. The foam has a continuous porous structure formed by the matrix and the pores. The coverings cover inner walls of the pores in the foam.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2020Date of Patent: November 28, 2023Assignee: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Atsuhiro Hattori
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Patent number: 11828534Abstract: A conveyance unit mounted to a machine for initial processing of natural raw rubber into aged rubber product, includes: a discharge delivery belt connected with the machine to receive the aged rubber product; a vibration delivery device connected to the discharge delivery belt to selectively delivery the aged rubber product from the discharge delivery belt; a drying and cooling device, comprising an elongated channel body and a circulation system mounted therein, wherein the rubber product is entered from one end of the elongated channel body while being dewatered and left from the other end of the elongated channel body, wherein the circulation system is operated to provide wind inside the elongated channel body for drying and cooling the rubber product; and a cutting device connected to the elongated channel body of the drying and cooling device to cut the dried rubber product into aged product.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2020Date of Patent: November 28, 2023Assignee: Natural Rubber Technology (HK) Co. LtdInventors: Lu Li, Xiao Dong Liu
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Patent number: 11820073Abstract: In some embodiments, a photoreactive 3D printing system includes: a moveable print platform; a resin tub comprising a membrane; a tension apparatus; a volume of resin contained within the resin tub; an illumination system; a print platform force sensor; and a print recipe comprising information for layers in a 3D printed part to be built on the print platform. In some embodiments, the photoreactive 3D printing system is configured to: project an image through the membrane at a polymer interface using the illumination system; moving the print platform in a z-direction; apply a tensioning force using the tension apparatus to induce a membrane tension on the membrane; measure an amount of print platform force using the print platform force sensor; and update the print platform movement in the print recipe during a printing run based on the amount of print platform force measured by the print platform force sensor.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2022Date of Patent: November 21, 2023Assignee: Intrepid AutomationInventors: Ben Wynne, Robert Lee Mueller, Jamie Lynn Etcheson, Christopher Sean Tanner, Ivan Dejesus Chousal
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Patent number: 11820043Abstract: A display device includes a display member configured to display an image in a first direction and a cover member on the display member. The cover member includes a flexible member including a front part defining a front plane perpendicular to the first direction, and a first side part connected to a first side of the front part and defining a first side plane different from the front plane, and a rigid member partially overlapping the flexible member and on the front part.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2020Date of Patent: November 21, 2023Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jaejoong Kwon, Hyesog Lee, Yunseon Do
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Patent number: 11814852Abstract: Floor panel for forming a floor covering, where the floor panel includes a carrier on the basis of a thermoplastic material and a top layer provided on the carrier. The thermoplastic material is free from plasticizers or includes a plasticizer in an amount up to maximum 20 phr, where the thermoplastic material is foamed or expanded, and where the carrier is provided with a reinforcement layer.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2021Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: FLOORING INDUSTRIES LIMITED SARLInventors: Kristof Van Vlassenrode, Filip Bossuyt
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Patent number: 11814488Abstract: A production method for a dried Vitrigel film includes, in the following order: step 1 of concentrically arranging and disposing member A having one or more recesses and member B having one or more through holes, such that the recesses overlap the through holes; step 2 of pouring a sol from the through holes of member B; step 3 of gelling the sol; step 4 of drying and vitrifying the hydrogel obtained in step 3 in a state in which it is formed in the member A and the member B; step 5 of hydrating the dried hydrogel obtained in step 4; step 6 of drying and re-vitrifying the Vitrigel obtained in step 5; and step 7 of cutting off a portion, which slightly covers the top surface of the member A, of the dried Vitrigel obtained in step 6.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2018Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: NATIONAL AGRICULTURE AND FOOD RESEARCH ORGANIZATIONInventor: Toshiaki Takezawa
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Patent number: 11806912Abstract: Described herein are modified thermoplastic polyurethanes, methods of reactively extruding the modified thermoplastic polyurethanes, and methods of using the modified thermoplastic polyurethanes. The modified thermoplastic polyurethanes are micro-crosslinked through reaction with a functional polyolefin, have significantly improved tensile strength and elongation compared to unmodified thermoplastic polyurethanes, and may be extruded.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2021Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC.Inventors: Peiguang Zhou, Davis Dang Hoang Nhan, Wen Yuan
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Patent number: 11806909Abstract: A biaxially oriented polyester film having the following physical property is provided: when cooled from the molten state at a cooling rate of 20° C./min, an observed recrystallization temperature is 175° C.-200° C. The biaxially oriented polyester film is formed by a thick sheet before bidirectional stretching that is melted and extruded by an extruder and then cooled and formed on a casting roll. The thick sheet before stretching having the following physical property as analyzed by differential scanning calorimetry: a crystallization rate is less than 10%.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2021Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: NAN YA PLASTICS CORPORATIONInventors: Wen-Cheng Yang, Chen An Wu, Chun-Cheng Yang, Chia-Yen Hsiao