Surface Deformation Only (e.g., Embossing) Patents (Class 156/209)
  • Patent number: 11745488
    Abstract: [Object] To provide a method for the production of a thin plate-like laminate having a film-like resin layer in which a concave/convex shape can stably be formed with high accuracy on the film-like resin layer laminated on a thin plate-like substrate. [Achieving Means] There are provided a step of creating a mold retention structure 100 in which molds 110, which have been heated to a thermal deformation temperature of a film-like resin composition 84, are arranged on both surface sides of a workpiece 85, and a step of introducing the mold retention structure in which the heated molds are arranged between two compression rollers 52, 54 and compressing outer surfaces of the molds by rotating the compression rollers to integrally thermocompression-bond the film-like resin composition and a substrate 81 to form a thin plate-like laminate 80 having a film-like resin layer 82.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: FUTAMURA KAGAKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takuzo Imaizumi, Naomi Goto, Naoki Shiba
  • Patent number: 11499322
    Abstract: Floor panel, which includes a substrate and a top layer provided above, and preferably directly above, the substrate, where the top layer includes a décor layer, a thermoplastic wear layer, and a lacquer layer provided above, and preferably directly above, the wear layer, and where the floor panel has an upper surface showing a relief, where the relief has a maximum relief depth which is larger than 100 microns, and where the wear layer and the lacquer layer are embossed in order to form the relief.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: FLOORING INDUSTRIES LIMITED, SARL
    Inventors: Kristof Van Vlassenrode, Nick Vanhulle
  • Patent number: 11312047
    Abstract: A method for making a bracelet provided with an electronic component insert, the method includes fabricating a basic, flexible support for an insert in the form of a band, making conductive paths on the flexible support or in the flexible support, disposing on the flexible support various electronic components connected to the conductive paths, and coating the electronic components disposed on the flexible support with a transparent or opaque protective layer to finish the insert of the bracelet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: The Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd
    Inventors: Nicolas Francois, Claire Rannoux, Cedric Nicolas
  • Patent number: 11305526
    Abstract: A system and control method for embossed-in-register of a sheet is provided. The system comprises a printed film winding/releasing mechanism, a film laminating roller and a pattern roller spaced from the film laminating roller, wherein the printed film is provided with first identifiers at intervals, and the pattern roller is provided with second identifiers at intervals; the system further comprises: a color code sensing mechanism configured to detect the first identifiers, an encoder configured to detect a rotation position of the pattern roller, and a control system; the control system comprises a storage unit, a data acquisition unit and a control unit; wherein, the control unit is configured to calculate a deviation of a pattern position, corresponding to a current first identifier, of the printed film and a pattern position, corresponding to a current second identifier, of the pattern roller in a same pattern, and generating a control signal of the pattern roller based on the deviation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: QINGDAO SANYI PLASTIC MACHINERY CO., LTD. (CN)
    Inventors: Yuliang Zhou, Chenggong Liu
  • Patent number: 11298911
    Abstract: A method of embossing individually light reflecting areas on a foil material, the method comprising feeding a foil material into a roller nip between a pair of rollers, wherein the pair of rollers comprises a motor roller and a counter roller, providing each of the motor roller and counter roller at least in a determined perimeter with a plurality of positive and negative projections on a checkered layout whereby positive and negative projections alternate in axial and radial directions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: Boegli-Gravures SA
    Inventors: Charles Boegli, Alain Droz, Werner Steffen
  • Patent number: 11285642
    Abstract: A molding apparatus (10) for forming a retaining device. The molding apparatus (10) comprises a molding strip (12) and a molding support (24). The molding strip (12) has an inside face (14), an outside face (16), and a plurality of through cavities (18) extending from the outside face (16) to the inside face (14), the molding strip (12) extending in a longitudinal direction (X) and presenting both a transverse direction (Y) perpendicular to the longitudinal direction (X), and also a height direction (Z) perpendicular to the longitudinal direction (X) and to the transverse direction (Y). The inside face (14) is configured to press against a molding face (26) of the molding support (24), wherein the inside face (14) of the molding strip (12) and/or the molding face (26) of the molding support (24) includes an array of passages, the array of passages forming vents and connecting together the cavities (18) when the molding strip (12) is pressed against the molding support (24).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: APLIX
    Inventors: Damien Bosser, Anthony Mahe
  • Patent number: 11279124
    Abstract: A system and control method for embossed-in-register of a sheet is provided. The system comprises a printed film winding/releasing mechanism, a film laminating roller and a pattern roller, wherein the printed film is provided with first identifiers at intervals; the system further comprises: a camera configured to acquire an image of the printed film, an encoder configured to detect a rotation position of the pattern roller, and a control system; the control system comprises a storage unit, a data acquisition unit and a control unit; wherein, the control unit is configured to identify a position of an identifier based on the image of the printed film, identify a rotation position of the pattern roller based on information fed back by the encoder and generate a rotation control signal of the pattern roller based on a difference of position information of the identifier and position information of the pattern roller so as to adjust a rotation speed of the pattern roller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: QINGDAO SANYI PLASTIC MACHINERY CO., LTD. (CN)
    Inventors: Yuliang Zhou, Chenggong Liu
  • Patent number: 11225591
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing a single-sided adhesive film (1). Said method consists of providing a support layer (2) and coating a first side of the support layer (2) with an adhesive film (3), a lubricant coating (4) is applied to a second side of the support layer (2), the support layer (2) being in the form of a polyester film. Said method is characterised in that the polyester film, prior to bonding to the adhesive layer (3), and the lubricant coating (4) is treated with trichloroacetic acid, sodium persulphate, iron chloride or copper chloride in order to increase the surface energy of the polyester film. The invention also relates to a one-sided adhesive film (1) produced according to the above-mentioned method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignees: Lohmann GmbH & Co. KG, LOGIS AG, LOGIS TECHNOLOGIES GMBH
    Inventors: Thomas Fogel, Christoph Frieb, Martin Haag
  • Patent number: 11208577
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing a single-sided adhesive film (1) for securing a load, comprising providing a backing layer (2) and coating a first side of the backing layer (2) with an adhesive layer (3), wherein a plastic (4) is applied to a second side of the backing layer (2) in order to form a non-slip surface on the adhesive film (1). Moreover, the present invention relates to a single-sided adhesive film (1) produced by the above method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignees: Lohmann GmbH & Co. KG, LOGIS AG, LOGIS TECHNOLOGIES GMBH
    Inventors: Thomas Fogel, Christoph Frieb, Martin Haag
  • Patent number: 11123972
    Abstract: A polymeric film assembly comprising a first solidified interlayer on a polymeric film or laminate comprising the same that is contacted with at least a portion of a surface of an underlying article to provide, for example, desired surface characteristics. At least a portion of the first solidified interlayer becomes a softened interlayer positioned between the polymeric film and the surface of the article when contacted as such. The softened interlayer is then converted to a second solidified interlayer, which second solidified interlayer may be in a different form than or same form as the first solidified interlayer initially provided, for adherence of the polymeric film to at least the portion of the surface of the article. Ease of removal and/or repair of polymeric film and laminates comprising the polymeric film that are so applied is facilitated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: entrotech, inc.
    Inventor: Andrew C. Strange
  • Patent number: 10994520
    Abstract: A method includes the steps of providing a disk, wherein the disk has a first side, a second side opposite the first side, and a profile, and wherein the disk includes an FDA-compliant plastic material that is configured to be formed into a dental appliance; providing a graphic part, wherein the graphic part includes: a first carrier film, and a graphic disposed on the first carrier film, providing a heat stamping press having a lower platen and an upper platen; positioning the disk on the lower platen; positioning the graphic part on the disk such that the graphic of the graphic part contacts a portion of the first side of the disk; and heat stamping the disk and the graphic part with the heat stamping press, thereby causing the graphic to fuse with the disk to produce a decorated disk.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignee: DentaGrafix, LLC
    Inventors: Eric Marshall Sacks, Matthew Fischer
  • Patent number: 10926452
    Abstract: Systems, apparatus, and methods for double-sided imprinting are provided. An example system includes first rollers for moving a first web including a first template having a first imprinting feature, second rollers for moving a second web including a second template having a second imprinting feature, dispensers for dispensing resist, a locating system for locating reference marks on the first and second webs for aligning the first and second templates, a light source for curing the resist, such that a cured first resist has a first imprinted feature corresponding to the first imprinting feature on one side of the substrate and a cured second resist has a second imprinted feature corresponding to the second imprinting feature on the other side of the substrate, and a moving system for feeding in the substrate between the first and second templates and unloading the double-imprinted substrate from the first and second webs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: Magic Leap, Inc.
    Inventors: Roy Patterson, Charles Scott Carden, Satish Sadam, Ryan Christiansen, Matthew S. Shafran, Christopher John Fleckenstein, Vikramjit Singh, Michael Nevin Miller, Kang Luo
  • Patent number: 10894384
    Abstract: A laminate is made by first non-crimping or low-crimping continuous filaments to form a first spunbond layer and preconsolidating the first spunbond layer with a heated or calendering roller. Then continuous filaments with a greater crimp than the continuous filaments of the first spunbond layer are deposited as a second spunbond layer over the first spunbond layer to create a two-layer structure. Finally, the two-layer structure of the first and second spunbond layers is consolidated such that a total thickness of the laminate is 0.15 to 3 mm, preferably 0.2 mm to 2.5 mm and especially 0.2 mm to 2 mm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Assignees: REIFENHAEUSER GMBH & CO. KG MASCHINENFABRIK, FIBERTEX PERSONAL CARE A/S
    Inventors: Sebastian Sommer, Morten Rise Hansen, Mikael Staal Axelsen
  • Patent number: 10850900
    Abstract: A process for the marking of a film or a bag, which consists of a film at least in sections, wherein the film or the bag comprises a medical product or is provisioned or prepared for the uptake of such, wherein the process comprises connecting a film strip with, in, to and/or on the film, wherein the film strip carries information for marking the medical product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: Fresenius Medical Care Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Jörn Hörmann, Sebastian Meisinger
  • Patent number: 10837133
    Abstract: Disclosed is a melt-blown fiber web with improved concentration force and elasticity, whereby a melt-blown fabric is cut and sealed at predetermined intervals using knives having arbitrary patterns so that concentration force and elasticity of the melt-blown fiber web can be improved without degrading the inherent function of the fiber web. Further disclosed are a method and apparatus for manufacturing the melt-blown fiber web. The melt-blown fiber web includes thermoplastic filaments, wherein cutting portions and sealing portions are arranged on top and bottom surfaces of the fiber web at predetermined intervals along a thickness of the fiber web so that a concentration force and elasticity of the fiber web are improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motor Company, Iksung Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Min Su Kim, Jung Wook Lee, Jae CHan Lim, Won Jin Seo, Hyeon Ho Kim, Jong Hyuk Cha, Ki Wook Yang, Bong Jik Lee
  • Patent number: 10696004
    Abstract: An embossing device (1) includes three embossing rollers (5, 7, 9), each co-acting with a pressure roller (11, 15, 19), to emboss a plurality of paper plies (V1, V2, V3). Two embossing rollers can be easily interchanged to switch from a nested configuration to a tip-to-tip configuration, or to switch from one type of pattern to another. A lamination roller and a glue dispenser are arranged around one of the embossing rollers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: MTORRES TISSUE S.R.L.
    Inventors: Daniele Dettori, Gionata Pardini
  • Patent number: 10689552
    Abstract: A main object of the present disclosure is to provide a block copolymer composition that allows an adhesive composition having excellent die-cutting properties, softening agent anti-migration performance, mandrel properties and transparency to be obtained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: ZEON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ayako Furuko, Sadaharu Hashimoto
  • Patent number: 10669984
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a method for manufacturing a blade component for a rotor blade of a wind turbine. The method includes arranging a fiber material in a mold of the blade component. The method also includes placing at least one pre-cured laminate material atop the fiber material. Another step includes infusing the fiber material and the pre-cured laminate material together via a resin material so as to form the blade component. The method also includes allowing the blade component to cure, the pre-cured laminate material forming at least a portion of an outer surface of the blade component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Aaron A. Yarbrough, Christopher Daniel Caruso, Daniel Alan Hynum
  • Patent number: 10649120
    Abstract: An optical element includes a conversion layer and a metal piece layer. The conversion layer is provided with a light-incidence surface including an uneven surface, the conversion layer being configured to receive light incident on the uneven surface and output the light from the uneven surface as light in a different state than the incident light. The metal piece layer is configured by a plurality of metal pieces to cover at least part of the uneven surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: TOPPAN PRINTING CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Naoki Minamikawa
  • Patent number: 10643261
    Abstract: A system for purchasing and delivering a specific gift, in which, at the time of the purchase, the buyer, instead of being provided with the gift, is provided with a gift proxy or special package which includes a gift token which includes an authentication device. The gift proxy also includes a picture of the specific gift. The buyer delivers the gift proxy to the recipient. At a future time and place, not necessarily pre-determined, the recipient provides the gift proxy to the seller, the seller authenticates the gift proxy, and the recipient receives the gift from the seller. A centralized and networked order management system monitors the gift tokens. The system can be online and/or store oriented, and can be used to transact in goods and/or services other than gifts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Inventor: Joyce Kressler
  • Patent number: 10596944
    Abstract: The vehicle floor carpet of the present invention includes a skin layer, a thermoplastic resin layer, and a base layer in this order, the thermoplastic resin layer has a plurality of open hole parts penetrating through the thermoplastic resin layer in the thickness direction, and the open hole parts are arranged on recesses in a surface of the skin layer or recesses in a surface of the base layer at the side of the thermoplastic resin layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignees: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA, OTSUKA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Atsuhiro Hattori, Kazunori Kawai
  • Patent number: 10596044
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing an absorbent article. The method includes a first step of forming the absorbent body provided with the absorbent body concave portion; a second step of forming core embosses at least on both sides of the absorbent body concave portion by compressing the absorbent body from the skin-contacting side of the absorbent body; and a third step of stacking the liquid permeable topsheet on a top surface side of the absorbent body and forming the embossed portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: DAIO PAPER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kaori Umemoto, Yoko Suzuki
  • Patent number: 10570049
    Abstract: The invention provides a glazed composite manufactured using waste materials, wherein the waste materials are capable of producing ceramic forming oxides, glass modifying oxides and ceramic modifying oxides. The waste materials include ceramic waste and colored glass waste. The invention also provides a method for manufacturing composition of the glazed composite.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: King Abdul Aziz City for Science and Technology (KACST)
    Inventors: Mohammed A Binhussain, Esmat M A Hamzawy, Omar A Alharbi
  • Patent number: 10562257
    Abstract: A method for producing a paper roll by conveying a first smooth ply between an upper embossing roll with first projections defining a decorative motif, and a glue distribution or cliché roll; maintaining the cliché roll side by side to the upper embossing roll, the first ply interposed between the upper embossing roll and the cliché roll and subjected to incisions and to glue deposits at the first projections on one side of the first ply facing towards the upper embossing roll and on the opposite side of the first ply facing towards the cliché roll; conveying a second ply between the upper embossing roll and a coupling or marriage roll; maintaining the marriage roll side by side to the upper embossing roll by exerting a coupling pressure to perform the final coupling between the first ply and the second ply at the glue deposits forming a multilayer paper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: GAMBINI S.P.A.
    Inventor: Gianni Gambini
  • Patent number: 10513855
    Abstract: The current invention concerns coverings such as a floor covering, wall covering or ceiling covering, said covering comprising at least one substrate and at least one surface layer, said surface layer comprising a print pattern and a wear layer, whereby said print pattern is directly applied to said substrate, and further concerns a method to produce such coverings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: Beaulieu International Group NV
    Inventors: Jonas Guido Feys, Pol Lombaert, Leo Marie Richard Bevernage
  • Patent number: 10500783
    Abstract: A method of duplicating texture and pattern of a natural material using a low temperature embossing process is provided. More particularly, in the method of duplicating texture and pattern of a natural material using a low temperature embossing process, a polymer resin having low glass transition temperature is coated on a surface of the natural material and then low temperature embossing process is performed thereon at a specific temperature and a specific pressure to duplicate a distinct texture and a fine pattern of the natural material as they are, thereby improving luxurious and aesthetic properties and achieving a large area and mass production, such that it may be applied to interior and exterior materials of a car, a case of a cellular phone and a laptop, home appliances, or the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation, Korea University Research and Business Foundation
    Inventors: Jin Ho Hwang, Keon Soo Jin, Dae Ig Jung, Ju Hyeon Shin, Heon Lee
  • Patent number: 10466544
    Abstract: A roll-to-roll method for manufacturing 2D/3D grating switch membrane is performed in such a way that: Step 1 and Step 2 are simultaneously performed, then Step 3 is performed, and finally Step 4 is performed: Step 1, subjecting a concave grating facing down to rubbing and liquid crystal dropping; Step 2, uniformly coating a PI liquid onto a surface layer of a mirror-face metal roller, and performing self-hating and rubbing; Step 3, making the concave grating rubbed and dropped with liquid crystals in Step 1 and PI layer coated and directionally-rubbed on the mirror-face metal roller in Step 2 attached to each other, forming a grating membrane, and rotating and pre-baking the grating membrane with the mirror-face metal roller; Step 4, curing the attached and baked grating membrane by the UV curing means and after stripping, collecting and winding through the 2D/3D grating switch membrane collecting roller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: Ningbo Marvel Display Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Herbert Ying Chiu Lee, Kaiyu Gu, Huabo Wang, Chunguang Zhang
  • Patent number: 10464254
    Abstract: The embossing unit includes at least one embossing roller with a rotation axis and a substantially cylindrical surface with a plurality of embossing protuberances with linear extension; a pressure roller with a yielding surface; an embossing nip defined between the pressure roller and the embossing roller; a feed path of a web material extending through the embossing nip. Along the linear extension thereof the embossing protuberances have a variable inclination with respect to the rotation axis of the embossing roller and a variable cross section along the longitudinal extension of the embossing protuberances.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: ENGRAVING SOLUTIONS S.R.L.
    Inventor: Mauro Gelli
  • Patent number: 10468156
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a cable that includes a core, a first armor wire layer surrounding the core, a first polymer layer disposed around the first armor wire layer, where the first polymer layer has a first sensitivity to energy emitted from an energy source, a second armor wire layer that may be disposed at least partially in the first polymer layer, and a second polymer layer disposed around the second armor wire layer, where the second polymer layer has a second sensitivity to the energy emitted from energy source, and the second sensitivity is greater than the first sensitivity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Joseph Varkey, Qingdi Huang, Burcu Altintas, Sheng Chang, Patrick Sladecek, Celso Oliveira, Tam Tran
  • Patent number: 10384427
    Abstract: Plastic flooring contains: a substrate, a printing layer, and an abrasion resistance layer which are delivered into a rolling machine so that the rolling machine presses the substrate, the printing layer, and the abrasion resistance layer together. The substrate includes at least one soft film layer and at least one hard film layer, the printing layer forms on the substrate and has a convex portion and a concave portion, and the abrasion resistance layer forms on the printing layer. The rolling machine includes two delivery rollers, a guiding roller, and a pattern roller. The pattern roller has pressing patterns, and the pressing patterns have a depressed part and a raised part. When the substrate, the printing layer, and the abrasion resistance layer are pressed together, the convex portion corresponds to the depressed part and the concave portion corresponds to the raised part by using the registration transferring system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Inventor: Lu Ding Yi
  • Patent number: 10343373
    Abstract: A coated composite component includes, in this order, a composite component, a fluorine-containing film and/or a fluorine-containing woven fabric, knitted fabric or crocheted fabric, and a tear-off fabric. A method for producing a coated composite component including, in this order, a composite component, a fluorine-containing film and/or a fluorine-containing woven fabric, knitted fabric or crocheted fabric, and a tear-off fabric.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: Airbus Defence and Space GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Koerwien, Michael Hoffmann, Robert Meissner, Helmut Wehlan, Andreas Roessmann, Jens Holtmannspoetter, Sebastian Heckner, Thomas Meer, Matthias Geistbeck
  • Patent number: 10329711
    Abstract: A process for producing a nonwoven web material with improved edge quality, and the product thereof, are disclosed. The process may include the steps of forming a batt of polymeric fibers; consolidating the batt in a z-direction and thereby forming a nonwoven web material, conveying the nonwoven web material to a nip between a bonding roller and anvil roller, and impressing a pattern of bond impressions into the nonwoven web material, the bond impressions lying along a cut path. When the web is subsequently cut along the cut path, fibers proximate the cut path are immobilized by the bonds, providing for relatively neater, cleaner cut edges and reducing the number of loose fibers that may be released into the plant environment in downstream processing operations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Han Xu, Andrew Starr Bales, Peter Wiedmann, Taner Dirama, Carlisle Mitchell Herron
  • Patent number: 10300736
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a device and method for transferring an impression from a substrate to a surface comprising a surface coated with first layer of release agent; either a second layer of polyvinyl acetate; and a third layer of mixture of acrylamide and styrene acetate or a single layer of mixture of polyvinyl acetate, acrylamide and styrene acetate; and having the impression to be transferred thereon, and a method of making the aforesaid device and transferring an impression from a substrate to a surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: M/S. CAN IMAGE MEDIA TECH
    Inventor: Dayaram Sukhdev Mahajan
  • Patent number: 10297365
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a cable that includes a core, a first armor wire layer surrounding the core, a first polymer layer disposed around the first armor wire layer, where the first polymer layer has a first sensitivity to energy emitted from an energy source, a second armor wire layer that may be disposed at least partially in the first polymer layer, and a second polymer layer disposed around the second armor wire layer, where the second polymer layer has a second sensitivity to the energy emitted from energy source, and the second sensitivity is greater than the first sensitivity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Joseph Varkey, Qingdi Huang, Burcu Altintas, Sheng Chang, Patrick Sladecek, Celso Oliveira, Tam Tran
  • Patent number: 10271693
    Abstract: A roll of wiping paper is obtained by winding a sheet of multi-ply absorbent paper around a core. The sheet includes at least a first and a second ply of absorbent paper, each with a grammage of between 15 and 30 g/m2 and at least one of the plies incorporating a wet strength additive. The thickness of the sheet Ep being between 0.02 and 0.07 cm, the diameter of the core being less than 3.5 cm, the diameter of the roll being between 4.5 cm and 11 cm for a volume V of absorbent paper per unit length of the roll, and the absorbency A of the sheet in cm3 of water per gram of paper being greater than 6 cm3/g. The ratio E=A/(Ep*V) of the roll is greater than or equal to 3.2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: ESSITY OPERATIONS FRANCE
    Inventors: Pierre Graff, Gerald Duhen, Donald Barredo, Pierre Probst, Pascale Saas
  • Patent number: 10253459
    Abstract: A method of increasing the density and reducing the bulk of multi-ply paper products allowing one to reduce the roll size or increase the roll content, while minimizing the destruction of favorable product attributes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: GPCP IP Holdings LLC
    Inventor: Steven R. Olson
  • Patent number: 10196177
    Abstract: Implementations described herein include films with maintained or decreased light transmittance despite a reduction in gauge. In particular, one or more implementations include a multi-layer film with each layer having differing opacity agents. The combination of the two different opacity agents in two different layers can have a synergistic effect that provide decreased light transmittance. Indeed, in one or more embodiments a multi-layer film with differing opacity agents in each layer has a decreased light transmittance despite a reduction in gauge and opacity agents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: The Glad Products Company
    Inventor: Michael G. Borchardt
  • Patent number: 10173394
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus to vent gas and vapor from a panel via venting channels for a decorative layer are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a decorative layer, an adhesive layer to couple the decorative layer to a panel, and a resin layer disposed between the decorative layer and the adhesive layer. The adhesive layer is coupled to a first side of the resin layer. The decorative layer is coupled to a second side of the resin layer. The first side of the resin layer defines venting channels to vent at least one of gas or vapor away from the decorative layer to deter the at least one of gas or vapor from exerting a pressure on the decorative layer to deter separation of a portion of the decorative layer from the resin layer. The venting channels have a depth to impede the adhesive layer from filling the venting channels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Xiaoxi Wang, John Wilde
  • Patent number: 10140968
    Abstract: FIG. 2 shows a microperforated panel absorber 22 comprising: a microperforated facing 24; a non-perforated facing 26; and a cellular core structure 28 therebetween; the core structure 28 provides a number of primary cells 33 and a number of secondary cells 37; the secondary cells 37 each provide a reduced cell depth in comparison to the primary cells 33. FIG. 9 shows that the number of the primary cells 33 and the number of the secondary cells 37 ensures that sound absorption at frequencies up to and including the peak frequency is substantially maintained and that the sound absorption at frequencies higher than peak frequency is substantially increased relative to a comparable panel absorber in which the secondary cells are effectively replaced by primary cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: Ashmere Holdings Pty Ltd
    Inventor: Colin Ayres
  • Patent number: 10125278
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of coating compositions, comprising shaped transition metal, especially silver, particles and a binder, wherein the ratio of pigment to binder is preferably such that the resulting coating shows an angle dependent color change, for the production of security elements and holograms. When the coating compositions of the present invention are used in coating a hologram the obtained products show a an angle dependent color change (flip/flop effect), different colors in reflection and transmission, an extremely bright OVD image and extremely strong rainbow effect, high purity and contrast.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Nikolay A. Grigorenko, Michelle Richert
  • Patent number: 10118734
    Abstract: A blow-molded container includes a container body having a body portion that forms a square shape in a cross-sectional view orthogonal to a container axis; and in-mold labels, which are integrally glued on outer peripheral surfaces of glued portions, ranging from corner surfaces to respective planar portions continuing on both sides of corner surfaces around the container axis, in body portion. Among front and back surfaces of in-mold labels, multiple recesses are formed over entire back surfaces, which are glued to the outer peripheral surfaces of the glued portions. When tensile elasticity of in-mold labels is E (MPa) and thickness of in-mold labels is t (mm), E×t3 is 0.20 or less. When the radius of curvature of the corner surfaces is R (mm) and angle formed between the planar portions is ? (°) in a cross-sectional view of the glued portions, R×?2 is 45000 or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: YOSHINO KOGYOSHO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takashi Miya, Masafumi Fujita
  • Patent number: 10082732
    Abstract: A surface treatment method of an electronic device is provided. The surface treatment method includes processing a first pattern on a surface of a top mold and a second pattern on a surface of a bottom mold, coating a Ultra-Violet (UV) molding liquid on each of a front surface of a raw sheet material and the bottom mold facing a rear surface of the raw sheet material raw, positioning the raw sheet material between the top mold and the bottom mold, pressing the top mold and the bottom mold to each other, curing the UV molding liquid, and separating the raw sheet material from the top mold and the bottom mold and forming a print layer on the front surface and the rear surface of the raw sheet material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyungmo Yang, Kiwoong Kim, Kwangsu Seo, Sungjae Lee, Yongwoo Jeon, Wonhee Choi, Byounguk Yoon
  • Patent number: 10040091
    Abstract: A grip member and a method of making such a grip member including at least a polymerized region with two or more polymers. The first and second polymers cooperate to each form a portion of the top surface of the region. The region may be combined with a substrate to form a sheet. The sheet may be formed into a grip interface having any of a number of shapes including a panel shape. In the case of a panel shaped grip interface, the panel can then be attached to an underlisting sleeve to form the grip. Some versions of such a grip reduce impact shock and provide a feeling of tackiness in the manner of a spirally wrapped polyurethane-felt grip while allowing the use of multiple colors being polymerized together. The grip may be easily installed onto a golf club shaft and may further accommodate the use of polymers including various different characteristics including level of tackiness or durometer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Inventor: Ben Huang
  • Patent number: 10040268
    Abstract: An anti-slip sheet to be used around water can be easily fixed onto the floor or bathtubs, etc., by simply adhering. The sheet resists curling (coiling) or separation, has low surface irritation on skin, and even under humid environment has excellent anti-slip properties. The anti-slip sheet includes a resin film having a Shore A hardness of 60 or higher and 82 or lower, a protrusion and indentation surface where the maximum value of the adjacent protrusions peaks are within the range of 10 microns or higher and 150 microns or lower, has a maximum height Rmax of the surface roughness within the range of 15 microns or higher and 90 microns or lower, and includes a top part reinforcing film positioned on the resin film on the side opposite to the protrusions and indentations containing surface which is harder than the resin film, and includes a bottom part adhesive layer positioned on the side of the top part reinforcing film that is opposite to the resin film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
    Inventors: Makoto Sasaki, Harunobu Sato
  • Patent number: 10035325
    Abstract: A planar surface covering with an outer leather layer, a stabilization layer secured to the outer leather layer by an adhesive, and a tension layer secured to the stabilization layer. The stabilization layer has a fibrous stabilization material with stabilization fibers oriented in at least two planar directions of the stabilization layer. The tension layer has a fibrous tension material with tension fibers oriented in at least two planar directions of the tension layer. The tension fibers melt at a lower temperature than the stabilization fibers, and the adhesive melts at a lower temperature than the tension fibers. In one version, the fibrous stabilization material of the stabilization layer has a thickness and fiber characteristics that create cushion attributes in the stabilization layer. In another version, the fibrous tension material of the tension layer has a thickness and fiber characteristics that create cushion attributes in the tension layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2018
    Assignee: Milliken & Company
    Inventor: Dale R. Williams
  • Patent number: 10023028
    Abstract: An autodimming window assembly for a vehicle such as an aircraft includes a UI devoid of movable elements and integrated with a dust cover of the window assembly. A dust cover optionally includes a lightguide configured to deliver light from a light source associated with the assembly and indicia representing an operational characteristic of the UI and articulated to the dust cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: GENTEX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mark D Bugno, David J Cammenga, Bradley L Busscher, David I Driscoll, Kevin L Ash, Alex K Cammenga, Andrew D Weller
  • Patent number: 10019914
    Abstract: A technical problem of this invention is to create in-mold labels that can be adhered to wide areas, including 3D curved areas, of the peripheral wall of a synthetic resin container in a high-grade state without air entrapment and/or wrinkling. A principal means of this invention to solve the technical problem described above is in-mold labels used as an inserted material and adhered to the outer peripheral wall of a container main-body concurrently when the main body is being molded, said labels including an adhesive layer to be adhered to the outer peripheral wall of the container main-body, wherein this adhesive layer has depressed portions on a back surface thereof, the depressed portions being formed by embossing and being disposed in a regular pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: YOSHINO KOGYOSHO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takashi Miya, Masafumi Fujita
  • Patent number: 9889613
    Abstract: A method for producing structures from composite materials, the method including forming a three-dimensional preform including at least one skin and a plurality of protrusions extending from the at least one skin, folding the three-dimensional preform such that at least some of the plurality of protrusions lie adjacent to either another one of the plurality of protrusions or the at least one skin and applying resin to the folded three-dimensional preform and curing, thereby to produce the structures from adjacent pairs of the protrusions or from some of the protrusions and the at least one skin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: ISRAEL AEROSPACE INDUSTRIES LTD.
    Inventors: Zev Miller, Daniel Itzchak Rubinstein, Yaniv Yurovitch, Harry Rosenfeld, Jacob Ben Yaacov, Herman Leibovich, Gila Ghilai
  • Patent number: 9844975
    Abstract: A method includes storing, in a database, different design templates. Each template includes (i) a print component configured to be printed and (ii) a foil component configured to be foil-stamped. The print component of each design template is associated with inner crop marks and outer crop marks. The foil component of each template is associated with alignment marks that are configured to be aligned with the inner crop marks for the respective template. Both the foil component and the foil alignment marks are embossed on a foil-press die.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: Minted, LLC
    Inventors: Sean Belling, Tonia Misvaer, Nathan Glynn
  • Patent number: 9827147
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for mechanically deforming a substrate assembly. The substrate assembly may be advanced in a machine direction at a first velocity toward a bonder apparatus. The bonder apparatus may rotate about an axis of rotation and include a support surface between each of a first and a second member. The first member and the second member may be separated by a repitch angle. The second member may be repositioned such that the first member and the second member are separated by a product angle. The first member may receive a leading portion and second member may receive a trailing portion of the substrate assembly and each member may rotate at the first velocity. The leading portion and the trailing portion are separated by a product arc length, which may be equal to a process product pitch. The substrate assembly may then undergo one or more processes such as bonding, cutting, and/or scoring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Uwe Schneider, Michael Devin Long, David C. Ordway