Patents Examined by William P. Watkins, III
  • Patent number: 10898979
    Abstract: A blank assembly for a housing, a housing, a manufacturing method for a housing and a terminal are provided. The blank assembly includes: a first blank having an inner wall defining a through slit along a thickness direction of the first blank, the slit having a width ranges from 0.3 to 0.5; a second blank having a part extending into the slit, the part having an outer surface spaced apart from the inner wall, a maximum depth of the second blank extending into the slit being less than a thickness of the first blank; and a filling layer filled in the slit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
    Inventors: Guangming Yang, Wenfeng Sun, Qiao Yan
  • Patent number: 10864699
    Abstract: A composite material member having an FRP layer made of fiber-reinforced plastic, and a resin-rich layer that has a fiber content that is 5% or less of the fiber content of the FRP layer. The resin-rich layer is formed in at least a partial region of a surface of the FRP layer, and is formed from the same resin as a matrix resin of the fiber-reinforced plastic. A hole is bored so as to penetrate the FRP layer and the resin-rich layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yukihiro Hamada, Hiroshi Ookubo
  • Patent number: 10849801
    Abstract: In accordance with an embodiment of the disclosure, an article includes a first web and second web underlying the first web. The article further includes a bonding pattern. The bonding pattern includes a plurality of discrete bonding points and a sized spacing between each adjacent bonding point sufficient to have inscribed therein a circle having a diameter of about 1 mm to about 12 mm. The bonding pattern is located solely in one of the front end region or the back end region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Digvijay Rawat, Ronda Lynn Glassmeyer, Keith Joseph Stone, Pietro Cecchetto, Lennie Cruz Murphy
  • Patent number: 10851510
    Abstract: An ice melting device formed into an impact dispersion projectile for melting ice. The projectile being formed of salt and other ice melting chemicals. The ice melting compound is mixed, placed into a jig, dipped into a combination of liquid detergent and water then drained, compressed, heated, and then cooled. The projectile may then be removed from the jig and packaged. The projectile may be thrown by an individual onto an ice coated surface where the projectile upon impact will disintegrate and disperse the ice melting salt and ice melting chemicals onto the ice coated surface initiating the melting of the ice.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Inventor: Tom Stiles
  • Patent number: 10843225
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for enhancing resistance to delamination of a coating layer applied to a rigid, monolithic substrate (204, 404). The method comprises forming a plurality of holes (208, 408) on the substrate (204, 404), to define passages from a first operative surface to a second operative surface of the substrate (204, 404). The first operative surface is coated with a first coating material and the second operative surface is coated with a second coating material, to obtain a first operative surface having a first coating layer (202, 402), and a second operative surface having a second coating layer (206, 406). A portion of the first coating material and/or the second coating material is allowed to flow through the passages to configure contiguous ties (210, 410) between the first and the second coating layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Inventors: Manoj Harilal Akkad, Vipin Vithalbhai Patel
  • Patent number: 10843435
    Abstract: A breathable and waterproof composite cloth includes a fabric and a waterproof plastic film bonded to the fabric. The fabric has opposite first and second surfaces, and a plurality of micropores and raised portions. The waterproof plastic film has opposite inner and outer surfaces, and a plurality of spaced-apart first and second hollow protrusions. Each of the first hollow protrusions extends through a corresponding one of the micropores. A portion of the second hollow protrusions are respectively interposed between two adjacent ones of the raised portions. The first and second hollow protrusions respectively define first and second ventilating passages extending through the inner and outer surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Inventors: Chen-Cheng Huang, Pao-Hao Huang, Pao-Han Huang
  • Patent number: 10828863
    Abstract: A thermally insulating sheet for installation adjacent a surface of an object comprising a reflective metalized polymeric insulation material having moisture vapour transference properties. An apparatus and methods for producing a reflective metalized polymeric thermally insulating assembly having moisture vapour transference properties are also provided. The insulation material provides enhanced thermal retention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Inventor: Furio Orologio
  • Patent number: 10821622
    Abstract: A method for making an extrusion coated perforated nonwoven web. The method comprises the steps of extruding a molten polyethylene coating onto a nonwoven web, and aperturing the molten polyethylene coating through heat and pneumatic pressure differential to create microperforations therein at a density of between about 35 and about 120 perforations per linear inch. The resulting microperforated nonwoven web is then thermomechanically perforated by feeding it through perforating rolls, at least one of which has raised protuberances to create macroperforations that extend through at least the polyethylene coating. The macroperforations have a density of between about 6 and about 35 perforations per linear inch. The perforated nonwoven web is useful as a topsheet for absorbent articles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: ADVANTAGE CREATION ENTERPRISE LLC
    Inventor: James W. Cree
  • Patent number: 10821036
    Abstract: Provided are a perforated non-woven fabric and a production method thereof. The perforated non-woven fabric is formed by overlapping three-dimensional funnel-shaped openings of two perforated non-woven fabric layers. The first perforated non-woven fabric layer has a protruding portion and a recessed portion. The protruding portion has an internal space. An upper side of the second perforated non-woven fabric layer is adhered to a lower side of the recessed portion of the first perforated non-woven fabric layer. The overlapped three-dimensional funnel-shaped openings pass through the first perforated non-woven fabric layer and the second perforated non-woven fabric layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: XIAMEN YANJAN NEW MATERIAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jihua Xie, Jixiang Cai
  • Patent number: 10823409
    Abstract: Void structures, systems and devices with void structures, and methods of fabricating void structures are disclosed. A void structure is disclosed with a repeating elongated-aperture pattern designed to provide negative Poisson's Ratio behavior under macroscopic stress and strain loading. The pattern can include horizontal and vertical elliptically shaped apertures that are arranged on horizontal and vertical lines in a way that the lines are equally spaced in both dimensions. The centers of each aperture is on a crossing point of two of the lines. The vertical and horizontal elliptically shaped apertures alternate on the vertical and horizontal lines such that any vertical aperture is surrounded by horizontal apertures along the lines (and vice versa), and the next vertical apertures are found on both diagonals. The voids can also act as cooling and/or damping holes and, due to their arrangement, also as stress reduction features.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignees: President and Fellows of Harvard College, Rolls-Royce Canada, Ltd.
    Inventors: Katia Bertoldi, Michael Taylor, Ali Shanian, Miklos Gerendas, Carl Carson
  • Patent number: 10814602
    Abstract: A composite structure includes a base structure, a core disposed on the base structure, the core having a non-uniform contour relative to the base structure, a layered cover material disposed on the base structure covering the core, the layered cover material conforming to the non-uniform contour of the core and having at least one overlay ply, each of the at least one overlay ply having at least one slit cut through fibers of the respective overlay ply, and at least one cover ply having a shape that spans the at least one slit, and being configured to transfer a load across the at least one slit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: David J. Sundquist, Steven J. Burpo, Trevor Howard
  • Patent number: 10815562
    Abstract: An article such as a susceptor includes a body of a thermally conductive material coated by a first protective layer and a second protective layer over a surface of the body. The first protective layer is a thermally conductive ceramic. The second protective layer covers the first protective layer and is a plasma resistant ceramic thin film that is resistant to cracking at temperatures of 650 degrees Celsius.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: Vahid Firouzdor, Biraja P. Kanungo, Jennifer Y. Sun, Martin J. Salinas, Jared Ahmad Lee
  • Patent number: 10786938
    Abstract: A heat-insulating shroud for facilitating temperature control of a heated article includes a flexible cover, made from a heat-insulating material, for covering a surface of the heated article, at least one air inlet defined in a first section of the flexible cover, and at least one air outlet defined in a second section of the flexible cover. In a cooling mode of operation, the flexible cover defines an air channel over the surface of the heated article for channeling an air stream from the air inlet(s) over the surface of the heated article towards the air outlet(s). The channeling of the air stream facilitates cooling the heated article. In a heat-conservation mode of operation, the flexible cover of heat-insulating material insulates the heated article from heat loss. Each air outlet may have a closure that opens during the cooling mode of operation and closes during the heat-conservation mode of operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: SASIPA INC.
    Inventors: Harry Jay Kitz, Denis Pascal
  • Patent number: 10781023
    Abstract: A device for controlling package pressure and gas flow for a packaged good comprises a film having a first opening for exposure to the inside of a package and a second opening for exposure to the outside of a package. A channel extends between the first opening and the second opening. The dimensions of the channel are configured to control the rate of flow of CO2 (cc/min @ 1 PSI) from the inside of the package to the outside of the package and control the oxygen transmission rate (cc/day/Atm) from the outside of the package to the inside of the package so that a flow of CO2/OTR ratio is at an acceptable level for the packaged good.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: LaserSharp FlexPak Services, LLC
    Inventor: Kenneth Klann
  • Patent number: 10783805
    Abstract: A label with a microchannel for venting a package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: LaserSharp FlexPak Services, LLC
    Inventor: Kenneth Klann
  • Patent number: 10780672
    Abstract: A device (10) comprising a carrier material (14) and a matrix material (12) deposited onto the carrier material in a pattern that leaves a predetermined amount of space (18) between each deposition of matrix material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: Zephyros, Inc.
    Inventors: Keith Madaus, David Kosal, Dean Quaderer, Mark Coldren
  • Patent number: 10766174
    Abstract: A failure module includes a support element. A reinforcing element is disposed on the support element. The support element is chemically compatible with the reinforcing element. A homogeneous chemical bond is formed between the support element and the reinforcing element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: Reliant Worldwide Plastics, LLC
    Inventor: William H. Maslakow
  • Patent number: 10772195
    Abstract: A two-dimensional data matrix structure includes a first substrate, a first metal layer disposed on the first substrate, a second substrate disposed on the first metal layer, and a second metal layer disposed on the second substrate. The first metal layer has a plurality of sections and a plurality of empty regions formed according to a two-dimensional data matrix pattern. The first substrate, the second substrate, and the second metal layer commonly have a plurality of through holes, and positions of the through holes correspond to positions of the empty regions. The second substrate and the second metal layer commonly have a plurality of blind holes, and positions of the blind holes correspond to positions of the sections. The sections are exposed through the blind holes, and the configuration of the through holes and the blind holes is the two-dimensional data matrix pattern when viewed from above.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: UNIMICRON TECHNOLOGY CORP.
    Inventors: Jun-Jie Chang, Shian-Tang Chang, Dung-Ying Sung
  • Patent number: 10760878
    Abstract: Multilayer composite materials having a camouflaged appearance. More particularly, camouflaged tactical vest covers having slots for the webless attachment of accessories. An easily colored outer fabric is provided with a colored camouflage pattern and backed with a non-colored high tenacity fabric for enhanced durability. A colored intermediate adhesive is employed to maintain a camouflaged visual appearance without the added complexity of dying the high tenacity fibers of the backing material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventors: Lori L. Wagner, Brian Duane Arvidson, Gregory A. Davis, Henry Gerard Ardiff
  • Patent number: 10759101
    Abstract: Methods and systems for co-injection molding multilayer articles having one or more molded apertures disposed between a gate region and a peripheral region of the article are disclosed. The articles include an interior layer disposed between an inner layer and an outer layer. An article has interior layer coverage over at least 98% of a perimeter of a cross-section of the article downstream of the one or more molded apertures. A method includes modifying fluid flowing past an aperture-forming region of a mold cavity to compensate for the drag of the aperture-forming region on the velocity of the fluid flowing proximal to the aperture-forming region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: Milacron LLC
    Inventor: Paul M. Swenson