Patents Examined by Xiao Zhao
  • Patent number: 9496524
    Abstract: An organic layer deposition apparatus, a method of manufacturing an organic light-emitting display apparatus by using the same, and an organic light-emitting display apparatus manufactured using the method. The organic layer deposition apparatus includes a conveyer unit including first and second conveyer units, loading and unloading units, and a deposition unit. A transfer unit moves between the first and second conveyer units, and the substrate attached to the transfer unit is spaced from a plurality of organic layer deposition assemblies of the deposition unit while being transferred by the first conveyer unit. The organic layer deposition assemblies include common layer deposition assemblies and pattern layer deposition assemblies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Su-Hwan Lee, Un-Cheol Sung, Chae-Woong Kim, Young-Mook Choi
  • Patent number: 9487667
    Abstract: An ink jet printing method includes forming an image by discharging droplets of an aqueous ink composition onto a non-ink-absorbing or low ink-absorbing recording medium by ink jet printing, and drying the aqueous ink composition on the recording medium during and/or after forming the image, wherein the aqueous ink composition contains a water-insoluble colorant, resin particles, a silicone surfactant, an acetylene glycol surfactant, a pyrrolidone derivative, a 1,2-alkyldiol, a polyhydric alcohol, and water, and the resin particles contain resin fixative particles and wax particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Hitoshi Ohta
  • Patent number: 9475085
    Abstract: Provided is a forming apparatus which forms an upper surface of adhesive substance to adhere tiles to a laying surface in a ridge-and-groove shape so as to prevent a wavy surface or unintended inclination. The forming apparatus includes tongue forming means having a plurality of tongues and a tongue securing portion; grasping means; and contact means. The tongues have gaps therebetween, and a free end protruding from a base end located on a bottom defining line in the protrusion direction perpendicular to the bottom defining line on a tongue existence plane. The base end of the tongues is attached to an edge portion. The grasping means is directly or indirectly attached to the tongue securing portion. The contact means has at least two contact points on a virtual plane perpendicular to the protrusion direction. The two contact points or legs thereof exist on a contact defining line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: OOPARTS, INC
    Inventors: Masato Komura, Nagaoka Yoshiharu
  • Patent number: 9457378
    Abstract: A gluing unit for applying adhesive to a succession of opening devices to be fitted to respective sealed packages of pourable food products includes a conveyor for feeding the opening devices long a path, and an adhesive dispenser located along the path and interacting with each opening device on the conveyor to apply the adhesive to a portion of the opening device. The dispenser is movable parallel to the path to increase output of the unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Assignee: TETRA LAVAL HOLDINGS & FINANCE S.A
    Inventors: Alessandro Morselli, Roberto Franceschi, Alessandro Zuccotti
  • Patent number: 9452630
    Abstract: A method is provided for controlling printed ink horizontal. cross-sectional areas using fluoropolymer templates. The method initially forms a fluoropolymer template overlying a substrate. The fluoropolymer template has a horizontal first cross-sectional dimension. Then, a primary ink is printed overlying the fluoropolymer template having a horizontal second cross-sectional dimension less than the first cross-sectional dimension. In the case of a fluoropolymer line having a template length greater than a template width, where the template width is the first cross-sectional dimension, printing the primary ink entails printing a primary ink line having an ink length greater than an ink width, where the ink width is the second cross-sectional dimension. In one aspect, the method prints a plurality of primary ink layers, each primary ink layer having an ink width less than the template width. Each overlying primary ink layer can be printed prior to solvents in underlying primary ink layers evaporating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2016
    Assignee: Sharp Laboratories of America, Inc.
    Inventors: Kurt Ulmer, Kanan Puntambekar, Lisa Stecker
  • Patent number: 9440422
    Abstract: A peel-resistant mechanism includes a body and a plurality of arms extending from the body such that a recess is defined between each pair of adjacent arms. At least one of the arms is positionable to facilitate restricting an edge disbond from spreading across the body of the patch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Kenneth Harlan Griess, Gary E. Georgeson, Russell Lee Keller
  • Patent number: 9440257
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing a glue-coated element, to the glue-coated element, to an adhesive compound and to a method for producing glue-coated derived timber panels, as well as to panels produced according to the method. The method for producing a glue-coated element that can be glued with other similarly glue-coated elements, comprises the steps of applying a one-component adhesive to at least one surface section of the element and drying the applied one-component adhesive. According to a preferred embodiment of the invention, draw-out resistance elements are provided on the glue-covered element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: Kronotec AG
    Inventors: Roger Braun, Alfred Waldmuller
  • Patent number: 9415402
    Abstract: A plant for the surface decoration of elongate items includes an inlet section and an outlet section for one or more items having an external peripheral surface to be decorated, a support system for the elongated objects on a predetermined lying plane, a system for continuously forwarding the items from the inlet section to the outlet section along a longitudinal feeding direction, with the items substantially parallel to the same longitudinal direction, and a decorating system for the external surface of the items. The decorating system includes a plurality of jet devices arranged along the longitudinal direction, at least one of which is oriented to direct a jet of a pigmented substance on a portion of the external surface of the items at least partially different from another surface portion designed to be decorated by another device. A method for decorating elongate objects is also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: COMITAL S.A.S. DI GIACOMELLO IVANA E C.
    Inventor: Giancario Fenzi
  • Patent number: 9394320
    Abstract: A method for fixing metal onto a surface of the substrate. The present method includes steps of: providing a substrate and a mercaptoalkylsilatrane compound; dissolving the mercaptoalkylsilatrane compound in a solvent; performing a condensation reaction of the substrate with and the dissolved mercaptoalkylsilatrane compound to complete the surface modification of the substrate; and performing a covalent bonding process to metal with the mercaptoalkylsilatrane compound already modified onto the surface of the substrate to fix the metal onto the surface of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: National Chung Cheng University
    Inventors: Lai-Kwan Chau, Wen-Hao Chen, Yen-Ta Tseng, Chin-Wei Wu, Chao-Wen Chen
  • Patent number: 9381534
    Abstract: Provided is a method for forming a bezel pattern of a display panel, the method including: attaching a release film including a non-pattern portion to a panel; printing at least one bezel pattern by applying an ink composition on the panel; and removing the release film from the panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Jooyeon Kim, Seung Heon Lee, Jiehyun Seong
  • Patent number: 9375879
    Abstract: A process for the preparation of identifying media, such as a label or decal, that includes the deposition of suitable layers, and where each of the layers can be individually and sequentially formed with a three dimensional printing apparatus in communication with a computer assist device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Jonathan D Levine, Donald M Pangrazio, III
  • Patent number: 9371412
    Abstract: A process for imparting grease, oil and water repellence to a substrate comprises applying by means of a printing process on at least a portion of the surface of such substrate a composition comprising at least one (per)fluoropolyether derivative. By means of such process it is possible to confer suitable grease, oil and water repellence properties to substrates via selective treatment/coating, by significantly reducing total amount of fluoro-containing additive required for the target properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Assignee: Solvay Specialty Polymers Italy S.P.A.
    Inventors: Mahesh Padigala, Grazia Meroni, George Michael Finelli
  • Patent number: 9364857
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method of preparing a surface to accept paint or coating finish, including the surface of a cured polymer or polymer composite, without the need for additional treatment. The method may be used on flat or curved surfaces, including external and internal surfaces such as those used in the construction of aircraft surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: Henkel IP & Holding GmbH
    Inventors: David Uhl, Olaf Lammerschop, Manette Gebhardt
  • Patent number: 9346303
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods, including a method that includes depositing a curable adhesive onto a first surface of a substrate in a pre-determined pattern, placing topping material onto the substrate with the deposited adhesive, and applying UV energy to the substrate including the deposited adhesive and the placed topping material to cause curing of the deposited adhesive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: SCODIX LTD
    Inventors: Eli Grinberg, Kobi Bar
  • Patent number: 9347136
    Abstract: A method for applying a coating to a substrate surface is provided. The method involves cold spraying a coating material against the surface of the substrate at a first velocity. The first velocity is lower in magnitude than a critical velocity. The method also involves cold spraying the coating material against the surface of the substrate at a second velocity. The second velocity is greater in magnitude than the critical velocity. The critical velocity is a threshold velocity below which the coating material is substantially deflected by the surface of the substrate and above which the coating material substantially adheres to the surface of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignees: PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA CORP., NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL OF CANADA
    Inventors: Pierre Verrier, Eric Irissou, Frederic Belval, Jean-Gabriel Legoux
  • Patent number: 9346239
    Abstract: A method is used to provide a pattern of a functional material for example on a receiving element. To provide this pattern, a laser-engraveable patternable element is imagewise exposed with laser-engraving radiation. This element has a laser-engraveable layer comprising a thermoplastic elastomeric interpolymer alloy. This interpolymer alloy comprises a non-crosslinked halogenated polymer, a partially crosslinked polyolefin, and a polyester. A laser-engraved patterned element is formed that has a relief image in the laser-engraveable layer, and this relief image can be contacted with a suitable functional material that is then transferred to the receiving element to provide the desired pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY
    Inventors: Lawrence A. Rowley, Christine Joanne Landry-Coltrain
  • Patent number: 9345152
    Abstract: A foam assembly includes a foam body, the foam body defining a plurality of through holes. The foam assembly further includes a colloid body formed by a first colloid portion formed on one of two opposing surfaces of the foam body, a second colloid portion formed on a second of two opposing surfaces of the foam body, and connecting portions extending through the through holes of the foam body from one opposing surface of the foam body to the other. A method for manufacturing the foam assembly and an electronic device using the foam assembly are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: FIH (Hong Kong) Limited
    Inventor: Chih-Wei Chang
  • Patent number: 9321939
    Abstract: Method for the production of adhesive-coated articles, articles obtainable thereby and their use A method for the production of adhesive-coated articles comprises the steps of: (I) providing a substrate; (II) applying a first polyurethane and/or polyurethane-polyurea polymer onto the substrate, the first polyurethane and/or polyurethane-polyurea polymer being capable of attaining an at least partially crystalline state with a final degree of crystallinity and wherein during and/or after the application the first polyurethane and/or polyurethane-polyurea polymer is present in a non-crystalline state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: Covestro Deutschland AG
    Inventors: Jörg Büchner, Harald Kraus, Pantea Nazaran, Matthias Wintermantel
  • Patent number: 9321060
    Abstract: The invention relates, inter alia, to a device for applying a plurality of threads of a fluid, such as adhesive or lotion, to a moving web-like substrate, having a plurality of outlet openings for the threads of fluid, wherein each outlet opening is disposed between a pair of flow openings, through which a flow fluid, in particular compressed air, flows in order to achieve thread oscillation. The special feature consists, inter alia, in that the outlet openings are disposed along a curved path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
    Inventors: Andreas Pahl, Edward Bolyard
  • Patent number: 9321633
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for producing a 3-dimensional structure assembled from nanoparticles by using a mask having a pattern of perforations, which comprises the steps of: in a grounded reactor, placing a mask having a pattern of perforations corresponding to a determined pattern at a certain distance above a substrate to be patterned, and then applying voltage to the substrate to form an electrodynamic focusing lens; and introducing charged nanoparticles into the reactor, the charged particles being guided to the substrate through the pattern of perforations so as to be selectively attached to the substrate with 3-dimensional shape. According to the process of the present invention, a 3-dimensional structure of various shapes can be produced without producing noise pattern, with high accuracy and high efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignees: Global Frontier Center for Multiscale Energy Systems, SNU R&DB Foundation
    Inventors: Hoseop Choi, Man Soo Choi