Uniting Spaced Preforms, By Introducing Fluent Material Therebetween Patents (Class 264/261)
  • Publication number: 20130162063
    Abstract: The fixing resin composition for use in a rotor includes a thermosetting resin (A) containing an epoxy resin, a curing agent (B), and an inorganic filler (C), wherein the content of the inorganic filler (C) is equal to or more than 50% by mass, based on 100% by mass of the total content of the fixing resin composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2011
    Publication date: June 27, 2013
    Applicant: SUMITOMO BAKELITE CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hideaki Sasajima
  • Publication number: 20130153485
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing a membrane module, comprising a plurality of elongated filter elements disposed in parallel adjacent to one another, each element comprising a longitudinal channel, a housing enclosing the filter elements, and a collector chamber between the housing and the filter elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2012
    Publication date: June 20, 2013
    Applicant: KSM Water GmbH
    Inventors: Christian Goebbert, Manfred Volz
  • Publication number: 20130154155
    Abstract: A DSC type device manufacturing process includes placing a circuit assembly in a mold. The circuit assembly includes a first heat sink, a semiconductor chip mounted on the first heat sink, a second heat sink mounted on the semiconductor chip and a pin block electrically connected to the semiconductor chip. An outer surface of the first heat sink and an outer surface of the pin block are placed in contact with a first inner surface of the mold. A spacer insert is placed in contact with, and positioned between, a second inner surface of the mold and an outer surface of the second heat sink. The mold is filled with an insulating material that is subsequently hardened. After hardening, a resulting device is extracted from the mold with the outer surfaces of the first heat sink, the pin block and the second heat sink exposed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2012
    Publication date: June 20, 2013
    Applicant: STMICROELECTRONICS S.R.L.
    Inventor: STMicroelectronics S.r.l.
  • Patent number: 8460587
    Abstract: A method for producing a foamed article including a supporting element, a foam layer, and an upholstery cover applied on said foam layer, comprising the steps of forming said upholstery cover by stitching together a plurality of lengths of upholstery cover, positioning the sewn upholstery cover on a convex positioning surface of a positioning member withholding the sewn upholstery cover on said positioning member by means of a first suction system, setting said positioning member with the sewn upholstery cover withheld thereon by suction in a bottom die of a foaming die, deactivating said first suction system and withholding the upholstery cover on a concave positioning surface of said bottom die by means of a second suction system, extracting said positioning member from said bottom die leaving said upholstery cover positioned and withheld by suction on said concave positioning surface, positioning a rigid supporting element on a plunger of said foaming die and closing the plunger on said bottom die so as to
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2013
    Assignee: Tecnocad Progetti S.p.A.
    Inventor: Fabrizio Buono
  • Patent number: 8458905
    Abstract: A process for providing a cushioned region (14) on a substrate (12) is disclosed. The substrate (12) is at least partially covered by a sheet (18) of preferably textured material. A skin (22) is coupled to the substrate (12) and a compressible material (24) (such as foam) is injected between the sheet (22) and skin (24). The sheet (18) is intended to promote adhesion to the compressible material (24) (e.g. mechanical and/or chemical joining or bonding). If portions of the coversheet (18) are exposed on a visible surface, the coversheet may also be configured to provide a decorative or ornamental appearances.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2013
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology Company
    Inventor: Bart W. Fox
  • Publication number: 20130142541
    Abstract: A developing device for an image forming apparatus, comprising a frame provided with a developer accommodating chamber accommodating a developer, and a development opening for supplying the developer from an inside of the developer accommodating chamber to an outside; a first sealing member sealing the development opening, the first sealing member being dismountable from the development opening by being pulled out through a pulling opening provided in the frame; and a second sealing member for sliding on the first sealing member to prevent the developer from leaking to an outside of the frame through the pulling opening when the first sealing member is pulled through the pulling opening, wherein the second sealing member is integrally molded on the frame by injecting a thermoplastic elastomer into a space between the first sealing member and an edge of the pulling opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2012
    Publication date: June 6, 2013
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
  • Patent number: 8454873
    Abstract: A method for producing a carpet mat by injection molding, includes providing an injection mold including a cavity and a complementary core, each defining a portion of a mold recess for accommodating the finished carpet mat, providing the cavity with a surface having at least one vacuum opening bordered by a peripheral retaining barrier, applying vacuum to the core, inserting a sheet of carpet into the recess of the cavity and against the surface so that the carpet is in contact with the cavity, so that the carpet is held in the recess by the vacuum. Next, the cavity and core are closed together, thus sealing the recess, and a flowable supply of plastic is injected into the recess. Finally, the mold is opened after a specified period, allowing the plastic to at least partially solidify.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2013
    Assignee: Thermoflex Corporation
    Inventors: Robert A. Price, Michael J. Milella, Jr., David A. Reband, Karl J. Mazur, Robert M. Miller
  • Patent number: 8454874
    Abstract: A hollow conduit and process for manufacturing therefore which includes steps of extruding a first polymer conduit; cutting said conduit to a pre-determined length; inserting said length into a split mold having a cavity defined therein; inserting at least one flexible position retaining means into said mold; injection molding at least one overmolded polymer onto said plastic conduit and at least partially onto said position retaining means to form a position retaining tube, wherein a portion of the length of said position retaining means is completely embedded within said overmolded polymer and a portion of the length is not embedded within said overmolded polymer; and opening said mold and removing said position retaining tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2013
    Assignee: Mercury Plastics, Inc.
    Inventors: Grandin Rushlander, Richard T. Seman
  • Patent number: 8449800
    Abstract: A preventative maintenance method of strengthening the connection between high pressure, in situ piping. An encapsulation mold is installed over a properly functioning, non-leaking coupling or joint interconnecting pipe sections carrying gas in excess of 60 psi. A resin sealant having tensile strength in excess of 3000 psi fills the mold, so that it circumscribes the coupling and adjacent portions of the pipe sections extending from the coupling, forming a permanent bond to the coupling and pipe sections. The method prevents high pressure pipe connection pullout, which otherwise could lead to catastrophic failure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2013
    Inventor: Howard Hardwick
  • Publication number: 20130127282
    Abstract: A method of resin sealing a permanent magnet in a magnet insertion portion of a laminated body, the body formed by laminating plural core sheets and including the plural portions formed around a shaft hole in a center thereof, the portion connected to an internal space via an opening. The method includes a first process of positioning a blocking member blocking the opening from a side of the space in a way that the member is vertically-placed in a lower die or an upper die, while the both dies hold the body from both sides in an axial direction and close the portion; and a second process of filling a resin extruded from a resin reservoir portion provided in the die or the die into the portion having the magnet inserted therein and having the opening closed by the member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2011
    Publication date: May 23, 2013
    Applicants: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, MITSUI HIGH-TEC, INC.
    Inventors: Akira Nagai, Go Kato, Yoshitada Yamagishi
  • Patent number: 8445101
    Abstract: A building material configured to enhance sound attenuation and reduction in dB across a walled partition, the building material comprising a facing membrane, a core matrix disposed about the facing membrane, the core matrix comprising a plurality of microparticles and a binder solution configured to support the microparticles, the building material comprising at least a substantially exposed face, wherein a side of the core matrix is at least partially exposed to increase sound attenuation by reducing reflections from sound waves impinging on the building material as compared to a control building material lacking an exposed face. Two building materials may be used in conjunction with one another about a building structure, such as a stud wall, to create and define a sound trap that functions to reduce sound transmission across the partition formed by the stud wall and building materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2013
    Assignee: Ashtech Industries, LLC
    Inventors: Michael D. Kipp, Dilworth L. Pugh, Michael D. Ridges, William T. McCarvill
  • Publication number: 20130119549
    Abstract: A method includes placing a mold chase over a bottom package, wherein the bottom package has a connector at a top surface of the bottom package. The mold chase includes a cover, and a pin under and connected to the cover. The pin occupies a space extending from a top surface of the connector to the cover. A polymer is filled into a space between the cover of the mold chase and the bottom package. The polymer is then cured. After the step of curing the polymer, the mold chase is removed, and the connector is exposed through an opening in the polymer, wherein the opening is left by the pin of the mold chase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2011
    Publication date: May 16, 2013
    Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Jung Wei Cheng, Chien-Hsiun Lee, Tsung-Ding Wang, Chun-Chih Chuang
  • Patent number: 8440296
    Abstract: A shear panel building material that includes a first facing membrane, a core matrix disposed on a face of the first facing membrane, and a semi-rigid or rigid material attached to the core matrix. The core matrix can include microspheres having a size of about 200 microns to about 800 microns, sodium silicate, and ethylene vinyl acetate. In one aspect, the shear panel is substantially free from glue and cement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2013
    Assignee: Ashtech Industries, LLC
    Inventors: Michael D. Kipp, Dilworth L. Pugh, Michael D. Ridges, William T. McCarvill
  • Publication number: 20130105289
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an internal stack-up structure of a touch panel including a touch sensing substrate having a joint area with an electronic assembly placed thereon; a cover substrate facing to and being spaced out from the touch sensing substrate and having a first border region with a first mask layer coated thereon, the first border region corresponding to the joint area; a reflection layer disposed on the first mask layer and corresponding to the electronic assembly; and a bonding layer formed at least between the electronic assembly and the reflection layer, the bonding layer being formed by liquid bonding materials which change from liquid state to solid state to improve the bonding strength between the cover substrate and the touch sensing substrate after being exposed to light reflected from the reflection layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2010
    Publication date: May 2, 2013
    Applicant: TPK TOUCH SOLUTIONS (XIAMEN) INC.
    Inventors: Yuhwen Lee, Keming Ruan
  • Publication number: 20130108865
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a material comprising (i) nanotubes or nanowires aligned with each other in a vertical matrix and (ii) a matrix arranged between the nanotubes or the nanowires, at least one organic polymer being covalently grafted to at least two of said nanotubes or to at least two of said nanowires. The present invention also relates to a method for preparing such a material or to its uses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 4, 2011
    Publication date: May 2, 2013
    Applicant: COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES
    Inventors: Pascal Boulanger, Alexandre Brouzes, Guy Claude Denis Deniau, Martine Mayne-L'Hermite, Marion Mille, Mathieu Pinault
  • Publication number: 20130098652
    Abstract: A device housing includes a main body, and a display window mounted on the main body. A mounting gap is defined between the main body and the display window. The device housing further includes a decorative member jointing with the main body and the display window and covering the mounting gap. The decorative member is made of thermoset resin or polyurethane coating. A method for making the device housing is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2012
    Publication date: April 25, 2013
    Applicants: FIH (HONG KONG) LIMITED, SHENZHEN FUTAIHONG PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: QIU-JIANG XU, SHU-XIANG ZHOU, HE-XIAN LIN, PO-FENG HO
  • Publication number: 20130088101
    Abstract: A flexure assembly includes two metallic flexure arrays molded into a thermoplastic support base. The two flexure arrays are positioned in parallel in the thermoplastic support base to allow rotational movement about one axis while providing high stiffness with respect to off-axis movement. Flexible supports in the two flexure arrays may be interleaved to form a cross flexure configuration. Off-axis stiffness of the flexure assembly prevents harmonic resonance in directions that cannot be compensated for in a single-axis actuator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2011
    Publication date: April 11, 2013
    Inventor: Bruce A. BORCHERS
  • Patent number: 8409487
    Abstract: Processes for manufacturing hollow structures such as spars for helicopter rotor blades, fixed wings for aircraft, and other aerostructures can include the provision of a path for gases to exit the material from which the spar is formed as the material is heated and cured, to help eliminate voids within the material caused by the presence of such gases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2013
    Inventor: Peter G. C. Dixon
  • Patent number: 8409484
    Abstract: A ceramic compact having a patterned conductor is obtained by coating the patterned conductor with a slurry and then by hardening the slurry. The slurry is prepared by mixing a thermosetting resin precursor, a ceramic powder, and a medium. In the ceramic compact, an isocyanate- or isothiocyanate-containing gelling agent and a hydroxyl-containing polymer are reacted and hardened to produce a thermosetting resin. The hydroxyl-containing polymer is preferably a butyral resin, an ethylcellulose-based resin, a polyethyleneglycol-based resin, or a polyether-based resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2013
    Assignee: NGK Insulators, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masahiko Namerikawa, Yukihisa Takeuchi, Shinsuke Yano, Kazuyoshi Shibata, Koji Ikeda, Masahiro Abe
  • Patent number: 8397386
    Abstract: A valve assembly preferably including a housing having a recess and a flange face and a valve sleeve disposed within the recess. The sleeve preferably includes an annulus having an outer surface and an inner surface that defines a passageway about a central axis, the outer and inner surfaces being radially spaced from one another to define a wall. The wall has a first end portion and a second end portion axially spaced from the first end portion, and homogenous material properties from the first end portion to the second end portion. Preferably, the first end portion defines a lip for supporting the annulus in the recess and further defines a first chamber that encases at least a portion of a first support member. The second end portion preferably defines a flange portion along the outer surface for engaging the flange and further defines a second chamber that encases at least a portion of a second support member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignee: Pentair Valves & Controls US LP
    Inventor: Kristopher Weide
  • Publication number: 20130065109
    Abstract: Within outer cover member 111 of laminated film including resin layer 111c, there is installed electricity generating element 112 thereby to constitute battery body 11, peripheral portion 113 of the outer cover member being sealed. Spacer 12 is provided which has fixing portion 121 by which the battery body is fixed to predetermined position, the spacer being arranged between outer peripheral portion of the battery body and outer peripheral portion of another battery body put on the battery body. In range H1 that includes an overlapped portion 14 between the outer peripheral portion and the spacer and is provided at least around the fixing portion of the outer peripheral portion, there is provided elastic resin portion 13 produced through insert molding of elastic resin. This thin battery exhibits satisfied stability in set condition against vibration of motor vehicle. This thin battery exhibits satisfied fixing stability against vehicle vibration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2011
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Applicant: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ryuichi Amagai, Naoto Todoroki, Michinori Ikezoe, Toshiyuki Motohashi, Tomio Nagashima
  • Publication number: 20130056901
    Abstract: A method of sealing coil leads during encapsulation by placing a lead of a coil in a tube, such that there remains a gap between the lead and the tube; placing the coil in a mold such that the gap remains open to an environment surrounding the mold; and injecting encapsulation material into the closed mold in a liquid state under pressure, thereby causing the material to flow through the gap toward the environment. Injecting encapsulation material into the mold may be done at a rate, temperature, and/or environmental temperature to cause the material to solidify before passing through the gap into the environment. In any case, there is no need to seal the mold to the leads. Each lead of the coil may be placed into an individual tube and/or the tubes may be is formed within a single sleeve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2011
    Publication date: March 7, 2013
    Applicant: AUTOMATIC SWITCH COMPANY
    Inventors: Stanley B. Roedel, Eugene Gaw, Vincent Cole
  • Publication number: 20130059132
    Abstract: A laminate includes two substrates that are connected by means of a bonding layer, the bonding layer enabling a one-dimensional composite structure. This enables a purely inorganic compound of different materials and a significantly improved connection when using adhesives.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2011
    Publication date: March 7, 2013
    Applicant: Leibniz-Institut fuer neue Materialien gemeinnuetzige GmbH
    Inventors: Oral Cenk Aktas, Michael Veith, Juseok Lee, Hakima Smail, Marina Martinez Miró
  • Patent number: 8389119
    Abstract: A thermal interface material includes a mechanically compliant vertically aligned nanofiber film and a binder material for joining the nanofibers of the film to the surfaces of two substrates. Preferably, the binder material comprises a non-hydrocarbon-based material such as a metallic eutectic with a melting temperature below a nanofiber thermal damage threshold temperature of the film. The film is grown on a substrate which is then bonded to another substrate by the binder material in an adhesion process that may include pressure and heat. Alternatively, the film may be released from the substrate to produce a stand-alone thermal tape which may later be placed between two substrates and bonded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignee: The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
    Inventors: Matthew Panzer, Kenneth E. Goodson, Xuejiao Hu, David Mann
  • Publication number: 20130052407
    Abstract: A method for joining together constructional parts which are made of a composite material and extend transversely to one another, such as a flange and a web of a profile, includes the steps of: placing the constructional parts in the desired position with respect to one another so as to form a connecting region in which one of the constructional parts abuts against or in proximity to the other constructional part, causing a thermoplastic material to flow out into the connecting region, fusing together the constructional parts under the influence of heat and pressure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2012
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Applicant: STORK FOKKER AESP B.V.
    Inventor: Stork Fokker AESP B.V.
  • Publication number: 20130036693
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a lightweight bidirectional hollow core slab, and a doughnut-shaped hollow core body which may be advantageously used in the construction of a bidirectional hollow core slab. The doughnut-shaped hollow core body according to the present invention includes an outer case formed in a generally doughnut shape, wherein a hollow portion with a circular section is formed in the center thereof and corners are rounded with curved surfaces. The bidirectional hollow core slab according to the present invention is made by stably locating the doughnut-shaped hollow core bodies in concrete in such a manner that the doughnut-shaped hollow core body is restrained and mounted in steel bar cages or on the upper and lower steel bars.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2010
    Publication date: February 14, 2013
    Inventors: Seung Chang Lee, Jeong Keun Oh, Chang Sik Choi, Hyun Ki Choi
  • Publication number: 20130032521
    Abstract: A sub-assembly (100) is disclosed. The sub-assembly (100) includes an endcap (14a) connected to a seal member (16). The endcap (14a) includes a body (52), an outer circumferential lip (54) connected to a first end of the body (52), and an inner circumferential lip (56) connected to a second end of the body (52). The inner circumferential lip (56) of the endcap (14a) includes an upper portion (56a) extending away from and beyond a top surface (58) of the body (52) and a lower portion (56b) extending away from and beyond a bottom surface (60) of the body (52). The seal member (16) includes a body (72), and a circumferential lip (74) connected to the body (72) of the seal member (16). The body (72) of the seal member (16) includes a top surface (76) and a bottom surface (78). The top surface (76) of the body (72) of the seal member (16) includes a recess (86). The lower portion (56b) formed by the inner circumferential lip (56) of the endcap (14a) is arranged within the recess (86).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2011
    Publication date: February 7, 2013
    Applicant: Wix Filtration Corp LLC
    Inventor: Mitchell J. Baker
  • Publication number: 20130032412
    Abstract: A drill bit assembly has a bit head and a pin body. The bit head comprises a cutting end, an opposite connecting end with an engagement section, and a feature facing the connecting end. The pin body comprises a tubular body with an axial bore therethrough, a connecting end with an engagement section and a feature facing the connecting end. The drill bit assembly is manufactured by positioning the pin body connecting end with the bit head connecting end such that the pin body and bit head engagement sections overlap with a gap therebetween, and the pin body and bit head features are aligned; injecting a thermoplastic or other connecting material in liquid form between the bit head and pin body engagement sections and into the gap; and solidifying the thermoplastic or other connecting material such that the bit head and pin body are mechanically coupled together at their connecting ends and their features are securely aligned.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2009
    Publication date: February 7, 2013
    Inventors: Kjell Haugvaldstad, Derek W. Logan, Garry Holmen, Anthony R. Dopf, Aron Logan, Robert Utter
  • Publication number: 20130022800
    Abstract: A surface film of a thin plastic casing composite and an application method thereof are revealed. The surface film includes a decorative outer layer with a thickness of 0.2-0.6 mm, an intermediate heat absorption and insulation layer with a thickness of 0.2-0.5 mm, and an inner adhesive layer with a thickness of 40-60 ?m. The layers are laminated to form a thin film. In use, set the surface in a cavity of an injection mold and form a thin plastic casing on the inner adhesive layer of the surface film to produce a composite. The thin plastic casing and the inner adhesive layer are melted and integrated by pressure and temperature of injection material. A part of the inner adhesive layer is infiltrated into pores of the intermediate heat absorption and insulation layer. Thus the connection strength and adhesion between the surface film and the thin plastic casing are increased.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2010
    Publication date: January 24, 2013
    Applicant: PAO YI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Ming-Jen Hsieh
  • Publication number: 20130014468
    Abstract: A method and an article of manufacture are disclosed for externally reinforcing various solid structures, such as columns, poles, piles, beams, pipes and the like, constructed from various materials. Pre-preg and pre-cured reinforcement sheets with high tensile strength fabric core and with desired rigidity and elasticity are wrapped around structural elements, forming an external reinforcement shell with a space between the structural element and the shell, where the space will be filled with materials such as concrete, grout, epoxy, or other similar reinforcing material. In various embodiments, a surface groove is created in the solid structure and a reinforcing bar (rebar) is embedded in the groove to further structurally bond the solid structure to the reinforcing material poured in the space created between the structural element and the shell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2012
    Publication date: January 17, 2013
    Inventor: Mohammad R. Ehsani
  • Publication number: 20130012086
    Abstract: A prepreg comprising a fibrous reinforcement layer at least partially impregnated with a matrix resin having a first viscosity, a coating of a wet resin having a second viscosity on a first side of the fibrous reinforcement layer, the first viscosity being higher than the second viscosity, both the matrix resin and the wet resin being curable by ultraviolet radiation, a first removable flexible film which acts as a barrier to ultraviolet radiation on a second side of the fibrous reinforcement layer, and optionally a second removable protective flexible film covering the coating of wet resin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2010
    Publication date: January 10, 2013
    Applicant: GURIT(UK) LTD
    Inventors: Daniel Thomas Jones, Andrew James Passey, Iain James Cranwell
  • Publication number: 20130010411
    Abstract: A display module includes a first housing, a second housing, a display panel, and a glue. The first housing is disposed on the second housing and has a metal sidewall. A first gap exists between the metal sidewall and a sidewall of the first housing. The display panel is disposed on the first housing and has a side surface facing the sidewall, wherein a second gap exists between the side surface and the inner surface. The glue fills the second gap. A manufacturing method of the display module includes disposing the second housing on the first housing and forming the first gap; providing the glue on the inner face of the sidewall and above the first gap; making the display panel push and graze the glue; disposing the display panel on the first housing and forming the second gap, wherein the glue fills the second gap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2012
    Publication date: January 10, 2013
    Applicant: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chia-Hao Wu, Han-Ping Kuo, Chun-Yuan Chen, Chih-Chun Chang
  • Patent number: 8349444
    Abstract: A utility material can include microparticles, an organic binder and an inorganic binder. The microparticles can be present in an amount from about 25 wt % to about 60 wt %, based on wet formulation. The inorganic binder can optionally include sodium silicate. The organic binder can optionally include a vinyl acetate. The utility material can be formed into a variety of different products or building materials, such as wallboard, shear panels. In addition, the building material may be particularly used to attenuate sound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: Ashtech Industries, LLC
    Inventors: Michael D. Kipp, Michael D. Ridges, William T. McCarvill, Dilworth L. Pugh
  • Publication number: 20130001807
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a microelectronic assembly including stacked first and second microelectronic components having a cavity therebetween including defining said cavity by means of a lateral wall forming a closed frame extending around a determined area of the first component except for an opening used as a vent; forming within the closed frame and opposite to the vent an obstacle capable of forming, in cooperation with the lateral wall, a bypass duct for the filling material; performing a flip-chip hybridization of the first and second components, a surface of the second component resting on the upper edge or end of the lateral wall formed on the first component to form said at least one cavity; injecting the filling material in liquid form between the two hybridized components to embed said at least one cavity and to make it tight by obstruction of the vent as said filling material solidifies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2012
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Applicant: Commissariat A L'Energie Atomique Et Aux Energies Alternatives
    Inventor: François MARION
  • Patent number: 8343398
    Abstract: A prefabricated modular panel, comprising a framework that includes a plurality of lattices, with a lattice of the plurality of lattices comprising a first elongated member and a second elongated member that are spaced apart and juxtapose laterally parallel, forming an axial length of the lattice. Further included is a third member substantially transversally oriented at an angle along the axial length of the lattice, with the third member coupling the first elongated member with the second elongated member to form the lattice, with the plurality of lattices forming the framework. The plurality of lattices are coupled with one another in parallel by a solidified filler material forming a single piece, unitary modular panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Inventor: Khatchik Chris Khatchikian
  • Patent number: 8343406
    Abstract: The invention is directed to a process for making a golf ball having a multi-layered cover including a very thin outermost cover layer, the process comprising for example: forming first and second substantially hemispherical half shells having a thickness and comprising a thermoplastic composition, each half shell further having an outer surface and an inner surface, the inner surface forming an hemispherical cavity; securing the first half shell in a golf ball mold; securing a core subassembly in a subassembly holder; dispensing an uncured liquid thermoset composition into the hemispherical cavity of the first half shell; inserting a first half of the core subassembly into the hemispherical cavity of the first half shell and displacing an amount of the uncured liquid thermoset composition such that the uncured liquid thermoset composition forms an inner cover layer having a thickness; disengaging the core subassembly from the subassembly holder when the thermoset composition has gelled to a point of rigidity
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: William E. Morgan, Michael J. Sullivan, Mark L. Binette, Brian Comeau
  • Patent number: 8337738
    Abstract: A process is described which uses overmolding to create an all plastic waterway within a faucet leading up to an inlet port for a spout.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignees: Mercury Plastics, Inc., Masco Corporation
    Inventors: Richard F. Seman, Sr., Earl Christian, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20120317923
    Abstract: A structural insulated panel is composed of a structural member in a corrugated form and a cohering, insulating filler material. The structural member has a plurality of front surfaces spaced laterally apart from each other and a plurality of back surfaces spaced laterally apart from each other and spaced apart in depth from the front surfaces. The structural member has a plurality of chord panels which span between corresponding edges of respective pairs of the front surfaces and the back surfaces. Chase channels are formed between adjacent pairs of the cord panels and one of the front surfaces or one of the back surfaces. Each chord panel defines a plurality of apertures. The filler material fills the chase channels, binds to the front surfaces, back surfaces, and chord panels, and extends through the apertures in each of the cord panels to structurally connect the filler material in adjacent chase channels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2012
    Publication date: December 20, 2012
    Applicant: The Regents of the University of Colorado, A Body Corporate
    Inventors: Julee Ann Herdt, Kellen Scott Schauermann
  • Publication number: 20120316540
    Abstract: A spiral-coil antenna conforming to a non-planar contour is deployed, in various embodiments, in an implantable device for controllably ejecting fluid into an anatomic region. The antenna facilitates wireless communications with the implantable device and external charging thereof. In one implementation, the device has a non-planar contour and the spiral coil defines a non-planar surface conforming to the non-planar contour.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2012
    Publication date: December 13, 2012
    Inventors: Jeffrey Brennan, Sean Caffey, Michelle Journey, Fukang Jiang
  • Publication number: 20120313463
    Abstract: A rotor for a motor or generator is produced by placing separated magnets around the diameter of the potential rotor, placing separated segments of magnetic backing material behind the magnets, and embedding the whole in molding material in a mold in such a way that the segments thrust outwards against the magnets and the magnets thrust outwards against the mold during placement of the molding material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2010
    Publication date: December 13, 2012
    Applicant: WELLINGTON DRIVE TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
    Inventors: David James Howell, Andreas Hartmut Hatz
  • Patent number: 8328975
    Abstract: A fixed window assembly is adapted to be fixedly secured to a door of a motor vehicle having a retractable window pane. The fixed window assembly includes a fixed window pane having an outer periphery. A division post extends along a portion of the outer periphery of the fixed window pane. A glass run is fixedly secured to the division post opposite of the fixed window pane for receiving the retractable window pane. The glass run is formed from a first moldable material. An encapsulation is molded to the fixed window pane to secure the division post thereto. The encapsulation is formed from a second moldable material that is different from the first moldable material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: Decoma International Inc.
    Inventors: Gerald Y. Ruppert, Peter J. Ellis, Steven C. Dubay
  • Patent number: 8323550
    Abstract: Bridge decking panels are cast in a form that has at least one and preferably two or more channel-forming sheets attached to the bottom wall of the form and extending from wall to wall. Each sheet is dimensioned to receive an anchor plate assembly and form a channel in the cast concrete between runner bars.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2012
    Inventor: James H. Bumen
  • Patent number: 8318068
    Abstract: A method for joining together constructional parts which are made of a composite material and extend transversely to one another, such as a flange and a web of a profile, includes the steps of: placing the constructional parts in the desired position with respect to one another so as to form a connecting region in which one of the constructional parts abuts against or in proximity to the other constructional part, causing a thermoplastic material to flow out into the connecting region, fusing together the constructional parts under the influence of heat and pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: Fokker Aerostructures B.V.
    Inventors: Joost List, Robert Kruithof, Johannes Martinus Josephus Teunissen, Hendrik Van Croonenborg
  • Patent number: 8318834
    Abstract: An epoxy resin reactive diluent composition comprises an epoxy resin diluent (A) and a resin compound (B), wherein the epoxy resin diluent (A) comprises a cis, trans-1,3- and -1,4-cyclohexanedimethylether moiety; and wherein the resin compound (B) comprises one or more epoxy resins other than the epoxy resin diluent (A). A curable epoxy resin composition comprises the epoxy resin reactive diluent composition and a curing agent and/or curing catalyst therefore. A cured epoxy resin is prepared by curing the curable epoxy resin composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Robert E. Hefner, Jr., John W. Hull, Jr., James W. Ringer, John N. Argyropoulos
  • Publication number: 20120285108
    Abstract: A load transfer device is provided to connect concrete elements including, but not limited to, sandwich and double wall panel wythes, roof, floor, balcony and canopy members, and pavement. The device may be used to connect and transfer loads between the components of sandwich and double wall panels. The device includes two load transfer members positioned at an angle with respect to one another. Additionally provided are a retention housing for retaining one or more load transfer members at their angled positions and a depth locating means for retaining one or more load transfer members at their proper depth. Also provided are sandwich wall panels and double wall panels employing the load transfer device and methods for manufacturing sandwich wall panels and double wall panels employing the disclosed load transfer device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2012
    Publication date: November 15, 2012
    Applicant: Composite Technologies Corporation
    Inventor: Robert T. Long, SR.
  • Publication number: 20120286915
    Abstract: An electric device including windings and magnetic cores, the device further including an encapsulating plastic encasement which includes an inner part and an outer part, the inner part being an inner insulating resin composition of thermosetting material encapsulating components of the device, and the outer part being a shell of a thermoplastic material which at least partly encloses the resin composition in contact therewith. Some components of the device are located in inner boxes encapsulated by the inner insulating resin composition. The invention also relates to a method for manufacturing such a device. According to the method the shell is used as the mould form when moulding the insulating resin composition, and some components of the device are placed in boxes before inserting them into the shell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2012
    Publication date: November 15, 2012
    Inventors: Alessandro Mattozzi, Dariusz Bednarowski, Hoan Le, Lukasz Malinowski, Roman Pernica
  • Publication number: 20120280416
    Abstract: A composite includes a first preform and a second preform spaced from and in overlying relationship to the first preform. The second preform defines at least one first opening extending therethrough along an axis transverse to the first preform. A first surface layer is disposed adjacent to the second preform and on an opposite side of the second preform from the first preform. A polymeric composition including the reaction product of an isocyanate component and an isocyanate-reactive component is disposed between the first preform and the second preform. The polymeric composition adheres the first surface layer to the second preform through the at least one first opening. The surface layer is adhered to the second preform during molding of the composite article and in the absence of additional adhesive, thereby reducing production time and cost of the composite article.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2012
    Publication date: November 8, 2012
    Inventors: James F. TURNBACH, David R. PHELPS, Danny SNIDER
  • Publication number: 20120263956
    Abstract: A display having high re-workability, a method for producing the display, and a transparent resin filler, are provided. A transparent resin filler (5), in which a value obtained on multiplying a hardness of an as-cured resin, expressed as Shore E, with a bonding strength, is not greater than 400, is used as a material of a transparent resin layer (4) to be charged between a picture image display panel (2) and a front side panel (3). In case an undesirable situation, such as mixing of foreign matter in the transparent resin layer (4), has occurred, a re-working member may be moved with ease through a space between the picture image display panel (2) and the front side panel (3) to separate picture image display panel (2) and the front side panel (3) from each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2009
    Publication date: October 18, 2012
    Applicant: SONY CHEMICAL & INFORMATION DEVICE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuki Watanabe, Yoshihisa Shinya, Kenji Kamiya
  • Publication number: 20120256075
    Abstract: A cradle mount assembly for use in vehicle is provided including at least two inserts having at least two rate plates connected to each respective insert. The rate plates connected to the inserts by means of a connection or structural portion. A mold provided to mold plastic, polymer or other suitable material around the at least one insert and the at least one rate plate. The mold having structure capable of accepting the connection or structural portion connecting the at least one rate plate to the at least one insert. A method is further provided for the molding process including the steps of connecting the at least one insert and the at least one rate plate to the mold by means of the connection or structural portion. The mold is then formed around the at least one insert and the at least one rate plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2012
    Publication date: October 11, 2012
    Applicant: Trelleborg Automotive USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Travis Jon Grassmid, Troy Molesworth
  • Publication number: 20120251804
    Abstract: The transparent fire-resistant glazing has at least two glass or glass ceramic panes with a gap between them, which is filled with a UV-cured material. It is made by curing a UV-curable material filling the gap with UV radiation. The UV-curable material includes polymerizable components, namely a monomer with acrylate functionality and an oligomer, and at least one bromine-containing flame retardant. The fire retardant can be a polybrominated diphenyl ether, a brominated alcohol, or a polybrominated cycloalkane, and/or a mixtures thereof. The glazing is made by a process in which the panes are cleaned and masked to form the gap between them, the UV-curable material is filled into the gap and then cured with the UV radiation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2012
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Inventors: Jens Klossek, Ruediger Freitag, Klaus-Dieter Schwabe, Stefan Meinhardt