Patents Examined by Victor S Chang
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Patent number: 10399514Abstract: A low-melting adhesive film may include a first adhesive layer made of a material comprising thermoplastic polyurethane, a second adhesive layer made of a material comprising aromatic-based hot-melt thermoplastic polyurethane capable of being applied to low temperature adhesion at a temperature of 60° C. or higher, and a polyethylene (PE)-based protective film layer. The low-melting adhesive film may be used to adhere a carpet fabric to a sound absorbing material and thus produce an integrated sound absorbing and proofing composite carpet.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2014Date of Patent: September 3, 2019Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation, Hanmin Automotive Trim Industries, Samsung Gratech. Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jung Min Park, Ho Dal Lee, Jong Heon Lee, Eun Kyung Lee, Ki Hyun Yoo
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Patent number: 10398033Abstract: Generally discussed herein are systems and apparatuses that can include a base with one or more recesses therein. The disclosure also includes techniques of making and using the systems and apparatuses. According to an example a technique of making a releasable core panel can include providing a releasable core, the releasable core including a first conductive foil integrally coupled with a base at a first side of the base and a first side of the conductive foil, the first conductive foil situated in a first recess in the first side of the base. The technique can include releasably coupling a second conductive foil to a second side of the first conductive foil through a temporary adhesive layer integrally coupled to a first side of the second conductive foil, the second side of the first conductive foil opposite the first side of the first conductive foil.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2017Date of Patent: August 27, 2019Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Ravi Shankar, Ching-Ping Janet Shen
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Patent number: 10370573Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a thermal conductivity-giving material capable of giving substantially the same level of a thermal conductivity as that of the conventional material by using a smaller amount thereof than that conventionally used or giving a higher thermal conductivity than that of the conventional material by using substantially the same amount thereof as that conventionally used. The aforementioned problem can be solved by an easily deformable aggregate (D) comprising 100 pts·mass of thermally conductive particles (A) having an average primary particle diameter of 0.1 to 10 ?m, and 0.1 to 30 pts·mass of an organic binding agent (B), in which the easily deformable aggregate (D) has an average particle diameter of 2 to 100 ?m, and an average compressive force required for a 10% compressive deformation rate is 5 mN or lower.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2013Date of Patent: August 6, 2019Assignee: TOYO INK SC HOLDINGS CO., LTD.Inventors: Kaori Sakaguchi, Taiki Sakamoto, Atsushi Nakazato, Takanori Itoh, Takahiro Matsuzawa, Daisuke Kishi
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Patent number: 10369247Abstract: Adhesive articles that include a substrate and a silicone adhesive are disclosed. The articles also include a polymer containing poly(propylene oxide) units and optionally poly(ethylene oxide) units and having a number average molecular weight of at least 1000 grams per mole. The polymer may either be incorporated into the substrate or may be used as a primer on the substrate. If the polymer includes poly(ethylene oxide) units, the copolymer typically has a weight ratio of poly(ethylene oxide) to poly(propylene oxide) of up to 3:1, or if the copolymer has a number average molecular weight of at least 10,000 grams per mole, the weight ratio of poly(ethylene oxide) to poly(propylene oxide) is up to 2:1. Methods of making the adhesive articles are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2012Date of Patent: August 6, 2019Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties CompanyInventors: Simon S. Fung, Michael D. Determan, Kiu-Yuen Tse, David T. Amos
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Patent number: 10373529Abstract: A label sheet (1) having a release liner (16) and a column of labels (12) releasably adhered thereto is modified to allow easy removal of the labels. The liner has a weakened separation line (30) formed by cuts and ties running underneath a column of labels near the edge of the labels, and notches (18) at the top and bottom of the sheet aligned with the cuts and ties. A matrix (14) surrounding the labels, if present, also has cuts and ties, with the cuts and ties in the matrix parallel to and slightly offset from the cuts and ties in the liner. The separation lines are strong enough that the label sheet can be fed through a printer, yet weak enough that a user can tear off the liner and matrix along the separation lines, thus leaving a minor edge of a column of labels exposed for easy removal from the label sheet.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2010Date of Patent: August 6, 2019Assignee: CCL LABEL, INC.Inventors: Galen Wong, Steven C. Weirather, Jerry Hodsdon, Inge Bachner, Martin Utz
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Patent number: 10352447Abstract: The gasket of the present invention is mainly comprised of a pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet containing a non-halogenated flame retardant, and at least one surface thereof is a pressure-sensitive adhesive face of the pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet containing a non-halogenated flame retardant. According to the present invention, a highly flame retardant gasket having practically sufficient tight-sealing property, which does not produce a toxic halogen gas during combustion can be realized. In addition, a highly flame retardant gasket having practically sufficient tight-sealing property, which does not produce a toxic halogen gas during combustion, and does not cause corrosion and discoloration of a metal member to be an adherend can be realized.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2010Date of Patent: July 16, 2019Assignee: NITTO DENKO CORPORATIONInventors: Ryuuichi Kabutoya, Hiroyuki Tsubaki
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Patent number: 10351730Abstract: Blended, release materials containing crosslinked silicones, crosslinked fluorosilicones, and nonfunctional fluorosilicones are described. Articles including release liners and adhesive articles are also described, as are methods of making such blended release materials and articles incorporating them.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2014Date of Patent: July 16, 2019Assignee: 3M Innovation Properties CompanyInventors: Daniel Carvajal, Larry D. Boardman, David J. Kinning, Michael D. Determan, Kiu-Yuen Tse, Maria A. Appeaning
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Patent number: 10336046Abstract: A self-adhering tape is described comprising a substrate layer having a first major surface and opposing major surface; an adhesive layer disposed on the first major surface of the polyolefin substrate, the adhesive layer comprising a polyolefin polymer and optionally further comprising a tackifying resin; an outer layer disposed on the opposing major surface of the polyolefin substrate, the outer layer comprising a polymer comprising at least 50 wt-% C2-C3 alkylene and at least 20 wt-% C4-C20 ?-olefin. The self-adhering tape is suitable for use as a grip tape or an electrical tape. Methods of making and using the tape are also described.Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 2014Date of Patent: July 2, 2019Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties CompanyInventors: Richard Y. Liu, Stephen A. Johnson
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Patent number: 10329456Abstract: An adhesive-backed polymeric film assembly that comprises: a polymeric film having one layer or multiple layers, a back surface and a front surface, with an adhesive bonded to the back surface; and a release liner having an outer surface and an inner surface releaseably bonded to the adhesive, wherein the assembly is wound into a roll, with the outer surface of the release liner facing outwardly and the front surface of the polymeric film facing inwardly.Type: GrantFiled: January 3, 2014Date of Patent: June 25, 2019Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties CompanyInventors: Charlie C. Ho, Stephen M. Stark, Kenneth J. Halford, Dale R. Stewart
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Patent number: 10302823Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to patterned gradient polymer films and methods for making the same, and more particularly to patterned gradient optical films that have regions that include variations in optical properties such as refractive index, haze, transmission, clarity, or a combination thereof. The variation in optical properties can occur across a transverse plane of the film as well as through a thickness direction of the film.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2016Date of Patent: May 28, 2019Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANYInventors: William Blake Kolb, Michael Benton Free, Brant U. Kolb, Fei Lu, John A. Wheatley
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Patent number: 10293435Abstract: The pressure-sensitive adhesive film according to the present invention comprises a resin film as a substrate and a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer provided at least on a face of the resin film. The resin film has a multi-layer constitution consisting of at least two layers. The resin film has a laser beam reflectance of 5% or higher, but 40% or lower in a wavelength range of 1000 nm to 1100 nm, and has a laser beam transmittance of 5% or lower in the said wavelength range.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2016Date of Patent: May 21, 2019Assignees: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION, NITTO EUROPE N.V.Inventors: Kenta Yamashita, Mitsushi Yamamoto, Donald Pinxten, Bert Cryns
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Patent number: 10290386Abstract: A porous conductive thin film includes a layer of metal nanoparticles decorated on a layer of conductive carbon nanomaterials. The thin film can be supported by a porous support. The porous support can be a MCE paper upon which a metallic or semi-metallic single-walled carbon nanotube (SWCNT) layer is decorated with gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) or platinum nanoparticles (PtNPs). The thin film can be constructed by filtering a dispersion of SWCNTs onto MCE filter paper followed by the filtration of a citrate stabilized dispersion of AuNPs or PtNPs onto the SWCNT layer.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2016Date of Patent: May 14, 2019Assignee: THE FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY BOARD OF TRUSTEESInventors: Yi Xiao, Bhargav Guntupalli, Janak Paudyal
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Patent number: 10290237Abstract: A document product includes a web having a transverse splice therein. A mask is formed near the splice and is subsequently used for automatically rejecting a spliced document.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2016Date of Patent: May 14, 2019Assignee: Iconex LLCInventors: Wendell B Halbrook, Jr., Mark A. Anderson
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Patent number: 10279562Abstract: An apparatus including a fine-array porous material with a specific surface area higher than 10/mm, the specific surface area depending on different pore sizes, wherein the porous material comprises a plurality of pores having a substantially uniform size with a variation of less than about 20%, wherein the size is larger than about 100 nm and smaller than about 10 cm. The high-buoyancy apparatus can be part of a water vehicle such as a boat or a submarine, and the fine-array porous material is configured to reduce friction and/or control buoyancy. A conduit is also provided employing a fine-array porous material to reduce friction and/or control buoyancy. A garment is provided taking advantage of water repellant and/or UV/IR reflection properties of the fine-array porous material.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2017Date of Patent: May 7, 2019Inventors: Kechuang Lin, Yi-Jui Huang
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Patent number: 10272652Abstract: A sheet of heat shrink laminated composite for use creating repair patches for repairing or building up a surface formed of a composite material such as fiberglass-reinforced plastic. The sheet includes first and second layers of a heat-curable adhesive. The sheet includes a reinforcement layer sandwiched between the first and second layers of the adhesive. The sheet further includes a pressure application layer, which is formed of a heat-activated shrink wrap film, abutting an outer surface of the first layer of the adhesive. The reinforcement layer may include a sheet of a porous fabric or cloth, which may be fibers of carbon or glass such as unidirectional e-glass fibers. The adhesive is cured when heated to a temperature in a curing temperature range, and the shrink wrap film is activated when heated to a temperature in an activation temperature range that overlaps the curing temperature range of the adhesive.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2015Date of Patent: April 30, 2019Assignee: DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC.Inventors: Laurel Lindsey Skaggs, Mark E. Tripp, Mark Alan Naylor
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Patent number: 10273384Abstract: The present invention provides an adhesive tape composition and an adhesive tape prepared from same. Based on the total weight of the adhesive tape composition, the adhesive tape composition comprises: 25-75 wt. % of an acrylate monomer; 20-70 wt. % of an epoxy resin; 0.001-3 wt. % of a free radical photoinitiator; 0-10 wt. % of a fumed silica; and 0.02-5 wt. % of a cationic thermal initiator. According to the present invention, an adhesive tape having a room temperature retention time as long as 6 months that can be cured at low temperature such as 80 degree C. can be produced from the adhesive tape composition.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2012Date of Patent: April 30, 2019Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties CompanyInventor: Qing Wu
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Patent number: 10265900Abstract: Methods for manufacturing fabric-reinforced weatherstrip include incorporating a fabric application step into a process for making coated substrates. In one embodiment, a strip of the fabric from a roll of material may be applied directly onto a coating after it has been applied in a coat die to a foam profile, while the coating is still in the molten state. Alternatively, a fabric application plate may be attached to an upstream side of coating die with a fabric feed channel cut into the plate. The fabric follows the channel to contact and mate with the foam profile. The fabric applicator plate may be configured so as to exert pressure on only the part of the product where the fabric is being applied. Ultrasonic welding techniques may also be employed.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2016Date of Patent: April 23, 2019Assignee: Amesbury Group, Inc.Inventors: John E. Huntress, Peter Mertinooke
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Patent number: 10196174Abstract: A pull-tab sealing member for a container providing a foamed polymer layer positioned within the sealing member for effective heat sealing to the container together with a lower laminate below a tab capable of tearing to provide a tamper evident structure below the tab.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 2015Date of Patent: February 5, 2019Assignee: Selig Sealing Products, Inc.Inventor: Robert William Thorstensen-Woll
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Patent number: 10113045Abstract: There is provided a molded foam article including a foam obtained by foaming a formation material wherein the formation material contains a resin component, an Asker C hardness of the foam is 10 degrees or more, and a ratio E40/E0 of the foam is 0.5 or more, the ratio E40/E0 being a ratio of an elastic coefficient E40 at a strain of 40% in relation to an elastic coefficient E0 at a strain of 0% of the foam. The molded foam article has appropriate softness with a small change in hardness under compressive deformation.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2012Date of Patent: October 30, 2018Assignee: ASICS CORPORATIONInventors: Junichiro Tateishi, Kenichi Harano, Keisuke Yamada, Mitsuo Nasako
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Patent number: 10105929Abstract: A foamed sheet according to the present invention has a thickness of 30 to 500 ?m and includes a foam. The foam has a density of 0.2 to 0.7 g/cm3, an average cell diameter of 10 to 150 ?m, and a peak top of loss tangent (tan ?) occurring in a temperature range of from ?30° C. to 30° C., where the loss tangent is defined as the ratio of a loss modulus to a storage modulus determined at an angular frequency of 1 rad/s in dynamic viscoelastic measurement of the foam. The foam preferably has a maximum of the loss tangent (tan ?) in the temperature range of from ?30° C. to 30° C. of 0.2 or more.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2014Date of Patent: October 23, 2018Assignee: NITTO DENKO CORPORATIONInventors: Kohei Doi, Kunio Nagasaki, Tetsuya Otsuka, Mika Okada, Kazumichi Kato, Hideyuki Tokuyama, Tsunaki Kitahara, Tadao Takahashi, Kiichiro Matsushita