Two Dimensionally Sectional Layer Patents (Class 428/44)
  • Patent number: 11866945
    Abstract: Systems and methods of covering structural bases are described herein. The systems include a plurality of floating field tiles arranged to cover a top surface of the structural base, a mat positioned between a bottom surface of at least one of the floating field tiles and a top surface of the structural base and a coping system secured to the top surface of the structural base. The coping system has an upper edge that is level with or below a top surface of the floating field tiles and forms a fixed perimeter around the plurality of floating field tiles to inhibit lateral movement of the plurality of floating field tiles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: CB Interests Inc.
    Inventor: Chris Jasinski
  • Patent number: 11781043
    Abstract: A sealing element for sealing joints in concrete structures including a profile having a center portion and first and second side portions on opposite sides of, the center portion. The side portions of the profile are at least partially covered with a functional coating which is operative to bond with a fresh cementitious composition casted against it and allowed to harden. A method produces a sealing element, a method seals a joint between two sections of concrete, a sealed construction, and a use of a sealing element for sealing of a joint in a concrete construction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: SIKA TECHNOLOGY AG
    Inventors: Herbert Ackermann, Roy Z'Rotz, Christoph Fäh, Matia Bulloni, Martin Eckl, Marcel Langenegger, Patrick Bräker, Roman Da Rin, Wolf-Rüdiger Huck, Simon Schoenbrodt, Johannes Pecher
  • Patent number: 11738421
    Abstract: An apparatus comprises a flexible membrane for use with a carrier head of a substrate chemical mechanical polishing apparatus. The membrane comprises an outer surface providing a substrate receiving surface, wherein the outer surface has a central portion and an edge portion surrounding the central portion, wherein the central portion has a first surface roughness and the edge portion has a second surface roughness, the first surface roughness being greater than the second surface roughness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: Young J. Paik, Ashish Bhatnagar, Kadthala Ramaya Narendrnath
  • Patent number: 11649645
    Abstract: A shock absorbing mat/tile comprises a body having a generally planar, major top surface and an opposite bottom surface and a plurality of shock absorbing members depending from the bottom surface. At least one of the shock absorbing members has at least one relief formation formed therein configured to accommodate lateral expansion of the shock absorbing member during axial compression thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: PLITEQ INC.
    Inventors: Paul Downey, Paul Gartenburg, Matthew Golden
  • Patent number: 11607344
    Abstract: A negative pressure wound closure system and methods for using such a system are described. Preferred embodiments of the invention facilitate closure of the wound by preferentially contracting to provide for movement of the tissue. Some embodiments may include wound closure devices built from smaller units that are modular, assemble-able and/or customizable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: Smith & Nephew PLC
    Inventors: Neill John Rawson, Iain Webster
  • Patent number: 11553864
    Abstract: A biological sensor is provided with at least two sensors for detecting vibrations, and is configured so that the at least two sensors form layers. One of the at least two sensors is a first sensor used to acquire biological information, and one is a second sensor used to remove noise. A first cushion material for reducing vibrations is disposed between the first sensor and the second sensor. The first cushion material is integrally laminated with the first sensor and the second sensor. This facilitates accurate detection of biological information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: TS TECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kohei Kowata, Tomoari Aiba, Yoritaka Doi
  • Patent number: 11525219
    Abstract: A hygienic tissue paper includes first slits that are disposed in a longitudinal direction at predetermined intervals, the first slits extending in a width direction intersecting the longitudinal direction, wherein the first slits each include perforations, and wherein a cut length of each of the perforations increases from at least one end in the width direction toward a central portion in the width direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: DAIO PAPER CORPORATION
    Inventor: Shinichi Warashina
  • Patent number: 11505950
    Abstract: Two-piece tiles and/or floors comprised of a plurality of such two-piece tiles. In other embodiments, methods and/or processes for manufacturing or assembling such two-piece tiles, and/or to methods of assembling floors comprised of such tiles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignees: INCSTORES LLC, HONYAO NEWTECH CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Guo-Ren Su
  • Patent number: 11359377
    Abstract: A shingle including a substrate having a first surface defining an upper side of the shingle and an opposing second surface defining a lower side of the shingle; asphalt infiltrating the substrate to form a first asphalt coating on the first surface of the substrate and a second asphalt coating on the second surface of the substrate; a plurality of granules embedded in the first asphalt coating; a first hydrophobic material; and a second hydrophobic material that is a different composition than the first hydrophobic material and the second hydrophobic material comprises a metal stearate, wherein the lower side of the shingle includes a lower surface and the first and the second hydrophobic material are disposed on the lower surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: Owens Corning Intellectual Capital, LLC
    Inventors: William Smith, Scott Schweiger, Jonathan Verhoff, Ozma Lane, Kevin Click, Daniel Buckwalter
  • Patent number: 11346063
    Abstract: A playing surface assembly that defines at least a portion of a playing surface. The playing surface assembly has a backing, a plurality of reinforcement elements secured to and extending upwardly from the backing, and an infill material defining a top surface of the playing surface assembly. Each reinforcement element has a top end and a reveal distance corresponding to a vertical spacing between the top surface of the playing surface assembly and the top end of the reinforcement element. The reveal distance of each reinforcement element is less than 0.5 inches. In use, the reinforcement elements restrict lateral and vertical migration of the infill material, and the infill material is the primary source of performance characteristics of the playing surface assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: COLUMBIA INSURANCE COMPANY
    Inventors: Philipe Aldahir, Cab Bramlett
  • Patent number: 11318561
    Abstract: A method for reducing outgassing from a metal surface comprises applying energy from an energy source to the metal surface sufficient to melt the metal surface; and allowing the metal surface to re-solidify, wherein the re-solidified metal surface comprises larger grains and fewer grain boundaries, reducing outgassing sites for a trapped gas. Applying energy from an energy source is performed in a raster scan pattern. Adjacent passes in the raster scan pattern overlap sufficiently to melt the entire metal surface. The energy source is a laser, such as a CW Yb fiber laser. A spot size and applied energy of the laser energy source applied to the metal surface is sufficient to melt the entire metal surface (appropriate for the absorption and reflection characteristics of the treated material). The application of energy from an energy source releases at least some of a gas trapped in the metal. The trapped gas is atomic hydrogen. The metal surface comprises an electrode of a high power system device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
    Inventors: Steven B Fairchild, Daniel P Gortat, William O'Neill, Martin R Sparkes
  • Patent number: 11002022
    Abstract: Building panels, especially laminated floor panels are shown, which are provided with a locking system and several core grooves at the rear side in order to save material and decrease weight. Building panels, each having a surface layer on a front side, a backing layer on a rear side and an intermediate core, wherein the intermediate core and the surface and the backing layer all comprise wood fibres and thermosetting resins, the building panels are provided with a locking system for vertical and horizontal locking of a first edge of a first building panel to an adjacent second edge of a second building panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: CERALOC INNOVATION AB
    Inventor: Darko Pervan
  • Patent number: 10960644
    Abstract: The present invention concerns a surface covering element comprising: a mineral substrate layer, optionally coated with a suitable primer; a decor printed onto the substrate layer, forming a decor layer; and—a transparent protection layer obtained from a curable polymer formulation. It further concerns a process for its manufacture comprising the following steps: a. providing a mineral substrate layer; b. optionally, applying a primer onto at least one surface of the mineral substrate layer; c. printing a decor onto the substrate layer; and d. coating the printed decor with a transparent protection layer obtained from a curable polymer formulation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: TARKETT GDL S.A.
    Inventors: Richard Peres, Frédéric Pailler, Jean-Luc Stiernet
  • Patent number: 10869513
    Abstract: A composite structure for stab protection includes layers of flat structures placed on top of each other, and an embedding material, wherein, in at least some of the layers placed on top of each other, the flat structures of adjacent layers are offset relative to one another, the flat structures of the composite structure are at least partially embedded in the embedding material, and the composite structure includes separated connecting elements, wherein before they are separated, the separated connecting elements have connected at least some of the flat structures of adjacent layers with one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Assignees: Deutsche Institute für Textil-und Faserforschung Denkendorf, W + R GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Stegmaier, Andreas Scherrieble, Hannes Junger
  • Patent number: 10589441
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method of forming a laminated wood product, which is adapted for receiving a load in a direction perpendicular to a principal fiber direction of the wood. The method comprises cutting a log (2) along the principal fiber direction of the log, into a plurality of wood lamellae (20a, 20b), such that the wood lamellae are formed as radial sections of the log, forming the wood lamellae (20a, 20b) to provide each wood lamella with a trapezoidal cross section, whereby the wood lamellae present a respective planar major base surface (bs1) that is formed at a radially outer part of the log (2) and a respective planar minor base surface (bs2) that is formed at a radially inner part of the log (2), arranging the lamellae (20a, 20b) as at least one layer in which planar major base surfaces (bs1) of immediately adjacent lamellae (20a, 20b) face opposite directions, and gluing together the lamellae (20a, 20b) side surface to side surface (ss1, ss2) such that a wood billet is formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: Stora Enso OYJ
    Inventor: Markus Hirmke
  • Patent number: 10220597
    Abstract: A simulated wood veneer product is disclosed. The simulated wood veneer product includes a paper substrate and an imprintable wood fiber material applied to one side of the paper substrate. The imprintable wood fiber material provides the paper substrate with depth and allows the paper to receive and retain an imprinted wood grain texture. Once imprinted, the veneer product is printed with a simulated wood grain pattern to create a realistic simulated veneer product which is referred to herein as a “bonded veneer”. The bonded veneer product can then be adhered to a structural or composite wood panel, such as an MDF panel, to create a simulated wood veneer panel which can be used in the construction of furniture products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: Living Style (B.V.I.) Limited
    Inventor: Gustavo Velez
  • Patent number: 10183464
    Abstract: Composite article comprising at least two layers of component a) and at least one layer of component b). The layers and are alternately linked together. Component a) has a compressive modulus of at least 10 MPa in contrast to the component b), which has a compression stress value at a compression of 40% of not more than 20 kPa. Composite articles are semi-flexible materials due to alternating rigid and flexible segments within the articles. Articles optionally contain at least one additional layer of component b), which layer is also alternately linked together with the respective layers of component a). At least one layer crosses at least one layer with an angle ? in the range of 0°<?<180°, wherein both layers and are made of component b). Also, a method for producing those composite articles and the use of those composite articles in composite applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Gregor Daun, Alessio Morino, Alexandre Terrenoire
  • Patent number: 10174463
    Abstract: A ski mat is provided in the present application, comprising a baseplate used for paving a ski field and a plurality of supports mounted on the baseplate to support skiing tools, wherein a mounting base capable of mounting the supports on the baseplate is provided on bottoms of the supports, and a plurality of connectors are provided on a bottom of the mounting base; a plurality of mounting holes capable of clamping the connectors are provided on the baseplate at positions corresponding to the connectors; and, the connectors is clamped into the mounting holes so that the supports are mounted on the baseplate. By clamping the connectors arranged on the supports to the baseplate, it is firmer and difficult to result in a separation of the baseplate and the supports, thus it is safer. The present application also provides a spliced baseplate used for the ski mat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: QINGDAO LIGHTNING SPORTS EQUIPMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Wei Yuan, Yonggang Yang, Weitao Gong
  • Patent number: 9932713
    Abstract: A method of forming a substrate for a sports surface of a sports pitch includes the steps of: a) Agglomerating plastics materials; b) Granulating the agglomerated plastics materials to form granules having a predetermined range of sizes; c) In situ coating the granules with a binding material so that they form a fluent material; d) Forming a layer of the fluent material on the site of the sports pitch; and e) Setting the laid material such that the granules adhere where they contact each other to form a voided water permeable structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: Ten Cate Thiolon B.V.
    Inventor: Robin John Craven
  • Patent number: 9522516
    Abstract: There is provided an over-sheet for a card, the sheet being formed of at least three layers including a skin layer and a core layer and laminated by a coextrusion technique. The skin layer, which is an outermost layer on both sides of the three-layer sheet, is formed of a substantially amorphous aromatic polyester-based resin composition containing 0.01 to 3 parts by mass of at least one lubricant selected from the group of fatty acid ester, fatty acid amide, and fatty acid metal salt. The core layer is formed of a polycarbonate resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2016
    Assignee: JAPAN COLORING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toshinori Sakagami, Akira Shimizu
  • Patent number: 9428906
    Abstract: A building unit system includes discrete, irregular, non-geometric units, including first units and second units having a different size and shape than the first units. The first units and second units mate with one another to form a continuous surface without overlap between units or large gaps between units, resulting in a natural, custom fitted appearance such that a regular geometric pattern is not readily apparent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignee: Keystone Retaining Wall Systems LLC
    Inventor: Thomas S. Riccobene
  • Patent number: 9365682
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a series of silicone containing polymers that contain photostabilizers that act as photo stabilizers for Ultra Violet radiation. The polymers of the present invention are multi functional sun-screening additives that allow in addition to photostabilizing the active sunscreen agent found in sunscreens, additionally provide high levels of UV protection in a cosmetically elegant base. The compounds are made by the reaction of a benzatriazole compound and a methyl ester silicone compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: SurfaTech Corporation
    Inventor: Thomas George O'Lenick
  • Patent number: 9351598
    Abstract: A method of making a modular textile system includes dividing a textile web having a length and a width into a plurality of tile areas including a first tile area, a second tile area, and a third tile area. The textile web includes a plurality of discrete design zones extending along the length of the textile web. The textile web is divided so that the first design zone is apportioned between the first tile area and the second tile area, and the second design zone is apportioned between the second tile area and the third tile area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Inventors: Suzanne Tick, Terry Mowers
  • Patent number: 9272286
    Abstract: A wear element system, primarily for rock, stone and gravel handling equipment. includes a plurality of wear elements received in support rails. The support rails being fastened to surfaces of the equipment. Side edges of two adjacent wear elements are received in one of the support rails. The wear elements and support rails are shaped to fasten the wear elements in the support rails by means of wedge elements. The wedge elements are pushed down between the wear elements inside the support rails.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: SANDVIK INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AB
    Inventor: Mats Malmberg
  • Patent number: 9228062
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a series of silicone containing polymers that contain photostabilizers that act as photo stabilizers for Ultra Violet radiation. The polymers of the present invention are multi functional sun screening additives that allow in addition to photostabilizing the active sunscreen agent found in sunscreens, additionally provide high levels of UV protection in a cosmetically elegant base. The compounds are made by the reaction of a benzatriazole compound and a methyl ester silicone compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: SURFATECH CORPORATION
    Inventor: Thomas George O'Lenick
  • Patent number: 9126673
    Abstract: A flooring system positionable over a base platform in the cabin of a vehicle such as an aircraft. In one embodiment, the flooring system includes one or more flooring panels each having top and bottom portions, where the top portion defines a top surface including an anti-slip tread. Additionally or alternatively, the flooring system may be made up of a plurality of flooring panels that are adapted to meet at respective interface regions so as to limit fluid passage through the interface regions. In one arrangement, one flooring panel may be separated from an adjacent flooring panel to expose a wiring trough underneath the one flooring panel free of separating the adjacent flooring panel from the aircraft base platform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: Air Methods Corporation
    Inventors: Lowell Green, Jim Fisher
  • Patent number: 9066614
    Abstract: Provided herein is a process for randomly patterning a plurality of carpet tiles, each tile having a composite pattern containing at least a base pattern and an overlay pattern. When installed, the random order of patterning results in random tile placement and an overall random appearance. The overlay patterns are randomly chosen from a library of patterns until each individual pattern has been used to create a tile series. The overlay patterns may be manipulated by rotating, mirror-imaging, rotating and mirror-imaging, or repositioning to produce additional variations and increase the number of tiles in the series. The base pattern may optionally be manipulated before being incorporated into the composite pattern. A tile collection, containing such randomly ordered composite patterns, is also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2015
    Assignee: MILLIKEN & COMPANY
    Inventors: Richard A. Bittner, Steven W. Cox, Ronald Magee, Jonathan C. McCay
  • Publication number: 20150104602
    Abstract: A novel method of making a crystal block array (configured for coupling with photodetectors as part of an integrated detector module useful in advanced PET scanner systems) is disclosed herein. The novel method comprises a series of cutting, polishing, and assembling steps that utilize reflective sheet material. The crystal block arrays disclosed herein may be of various dimensions and geometries and are amenable to mass production.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2014
    Publication date: April 16, 2015
    Applicant: Zecotek Imaging Systems Singapore Pte Ltd
    Inventors: Abdelmounaime Faouzi Zerrouk, Azman Mohd Ariffin, Mohammad Naim bin Mohammad Hakim
  • Patent number: 8986846
    Abstract: A thermosetting oligomer or thermosetting polymer is provided. The thermosetting oligomer or thermosetting polymer contains repeating units, each of which has at least one thermosetting functional group in the side chain and is represented by Formula 1: where repeating units include X1, A1, and Y1 subunits, sidechain units include linking unit L and thermosetting functional group Z, and n is an integer from 1 to 4. The thermosetting oligomer or thermosetting polymer has a low coefficient of thermal expansion and high or no glass transition temperature, stiffness, processability, heat resistance and mechanical properties. The thermosetting oligomer or thermosetting polymer is highly soluble, wettable and dimensionally stable and is suitable for use in films, prepregs and printed circuit boards. Further provided are a thermosetting resin composition including the thermosetting oligomer or thermosetting polymer and a printed circuit board using the composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jae Jun Lee, Mahn Jong Kim, Kwang Hee Kim
  • Publication number: 20150017376
    Abstract: This invention relates to tufted floorcovering articles that are washable in commercial, industrial, and/or residential washing machines. In particular, this invention relates to modular carpet tiles that are constructed in such a way as to withstand exposure to at least one wash cycle in an automatic washing machine. The carpet tiles are designed to be soiled, washed, and re-used, thereby providing ideal end-use applications such as entryway floorcovering articles. A further advantage includes the ability to print advertising logos on the carpet tiles and easily change out the advertising logos as desired. Both features of the carpet tile of the present invention are achievable, at least in part, because the surface of the tile that contacts the floor does not require any type of adhesive in order to use the carpet tile for its intended function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2014
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Inventors: Randall J. Smith, Benjamin A. Trogdon
  • Publication number: 20150013266
    Abstract: A modular construction system in which a number of three dimensional construction elements are adjoined to form a modular wall, ceiling or floor assembly. In their pre-assembly condition, each three dimensional construction element is formed from a planar metallic sheet (10) sub-divided by fold lines (12a, 12b) into panels (14, 16, 18) defining a multi-panelled sheet. Each panel lies in a common plane and at least one of the panels is deformable along its fold lines out of said common plane to form an assembled three-dimensional construction element for adjoining to other three-dimensional construction elements. At least one panel is provided with an opening (14a, 16a) dimensioned to allow the passage of a reinforcement or stabilising material through the assembled three-dimensional construction element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2013
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Inventor: Stewart Gallocher
  • Patent number: 8916251
    Abstract: A towel having an elongated first body portion provided with a first width and extends in a generally vertical direction when used with a towel bar. The elongated first body portion includes a first end that is configured to be secured to the towel bar by use of an attachment member. The elongated first body portion also includes a second end that is coupled to a first drying portion, which has a second width that is greater than the first width of the elongated first body portion. The towel may also include a second body portion that extends over the towel bar and is positioned to lie generally parallel to the elongated first body portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2014
    Inventor: Neeta Tvelil
  • Patent number: 8916252
    Abstract: A structural composite part made of pre-impregnated fiber plies. The edges of two adjacent fiber plies are connected via a longitudinal composite joint made structural by a nanostructure arranged within the composite joint. A method of producing a structural composite part made of pre-impregnated fiber plies. The edges of two adjacent fiber plies are connected via a longitudinal composite joint made structural by a nanostructure and an aircraft structure comprising such structural composite parts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2014
    Assignee: SAAB AB
    Inventors: Per Hallander, Mikael Petersson, Bjorn Weidmann, Tommy Grankäll, Göte Strindberg, Pontus Nordin, Rustan Önnefors
  • Patent number: 8895125
    Abstract: Multi-layer moulding having a high structural load-carrying capacity with two opposing broad faces and a laterally peripheral end face, containing, in layers, broad face on broad face, layered wood veneers and, lying between the wood veneers, adhesives. The wood veneers are layered in such a way that the grain of at least one of the wood veneers deviates from the grain of one or the other wood veneers by 45° to 90° and in that the grain of the wood veneers deviates by 22.5 to 67.5° with respect to a surface normal to an end face of the moulding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: 3A Technology & Management Ltd.
    Inventors: Christian Fischer, Sebastien Lavanchy, Thomas Wolf
  • Patent number: 8888401
    Abstract: A surface covering unit includes at least one face comprised of at least one primary rotational tessellation element. The rotational tessellation element includes at least two pairs of sides, and the sides in each pair of sides have the same length and are images of one another. The sides of a first pair of sides extend from a first vertex and are rotationally spaced from each other, and the sides of a second pair of sides extend from a second vertex and are rotationally spaced from each other. The sides of the first and second pairs of sides have two or more straight line segments or complex curves, and are not a single straight line or a single curve. One pair of sides has a length different from the other pair of sides. The surface covering has a natural appearance such that a repeating pattern is not readily apparent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignee: Keystone Retaining Wall Systems LLC
    Inventor: Thomas S. Riccobene
  • Patent number: 8865285
    Abstract: A panel having a central panel element formed of a composite material, having peripheral edges formed of a weldable material, such as steel. In one form, the panel element is rectangular, and the panel element on two of its opposite edges have a corrugated profile, while the other two of its opposite edges have a linear profile. Multiple panels may be joined together by welding at the peripheral edges, to form a secure container. The composite material of the panel element in some forms, includes intrusion sensors, for example including optical fiber pathways at electrically conductive pathways, as well as processors for effecting data transfer and analyzes and secure communications. In some embodiments, the electrically conductive pathways include one or more bypass resistors to produce a different circuit resistance upon interruption of one or more of the pathways.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Assignee: University of Maine System Board of Trustees
    Inventors: Habib J. Dagher, Eric D. Cassidy, Anthony M. Viselli
  • Publication number: 20140287182
    Abstract: The present invention relates to greetings cards generally and to Christmas cards and novelty cards in particular. Greetings cards, usually packaged with an envelope, come in a variety of styles. There are both mass-produced as well as handmade versions that are distributed by hundreds of companies large and small. There is a belief that greetings cards are becoming bland; the sending of Christmas cards is often seen as a chore. Equally, there is an increasing number of cards which are sent to surprise the recipients, or joke cards, which may be sent to communicate emotions to a recipient. The present invention seeks to provide a solution to the problems addressed above. The present invention seeks to provide a novelty card which is simple to manufacture and can provide a novelty noise to be created when first used.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2014
    Publication date: September 25, 2014
    Inventor: Jamal Merdassi
  • Publication number: 20140272241
    Abstract: A portable aisle protection system is provided. The system includes interlocking rectangular plate members capable of interconnecting in an aisle forming relationship. Each of the plate members has a smooth non-compressible top rolling surface, bottom and four sides. The four sides define peripheral edges. Three of the peripheral edges have interlocking formations. Non-compressible ramp rails have an inclined leading portion and a trailing edge. The inclined portion establishes an upward inclined plane, and the trailing edge includes interlocking formations adapted for interfitting butting engagement of the trailing edge with the respective peripheral edges of the plate members so that the ramp rails are capable of providing ingress and egress to the load protecting aisle formed by the plate members.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Inventor: Gary Meyer
  • Patent number: 8834992
    Abstract: A thermoplastic laminate plank is described wherein the thermoplastic laminate plank comprises a core, a print layer, and optionally an overlay. The core comprises at least one thermoplastic material and has a top surface and bottom surface wherein a print layer is affixed to the top surface of the core and an overlay layer is affixed to the top surface of the print layer. Optionally, an underlay layer can be located and affixed between the bottom surface of the print layer and the top surface of the core. A method of making the thermoplastic laminate plank is further described which involves extruding at least one thermoplastic material into the shape of the core and affixing a laminate on the core, wherein the laminate comprises an overlay affixed to the top surface of the print layer and optionally an underlay layer affixed to the bottom surface of the print layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: Valinge Innovation AB
    Inventors: Hao A. Chen, Richard Judd
  • Publication number: 20140162002
    Abstract: Sheet goods having extremely long repeat lengths and tiles having a large number of different visual patterns are formed by printing two different print patterns having different repeat lengths. The two different print patterns are printed on two films that are laminated together, or on a substrate, or one print pattern on a substrate and one print pattern on a transparent or translucent film that is laminated to the printed substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2013
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Applicant: ARMSTRONG WORLD INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventors: Katharine C. FERNBACK, Kean M. ANSPACH, John R. ESHBACH
  • Publication number: 20140150170
    Abstract: The present application discloses a composite cushioning material comprising two or more resilient elements bonded to one or more flexible or stretchable substrates, further comprising at least one framing element placed around one or more resilient elements, wherein a section of the composite cushioning material corresponding to the area of the framing element is less flexible than the rest of the composite cushioning material, so as to provide a variably tensed composite cushioning material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2013
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Applicant: Applied FT Composite Solutions Inc.
    Inventor: Daniel Kim
  • Publication number: 20140127444
    Abstract: A sheet of masking means (1) which extends in a first direction wherein the sheet (1) has its longest extension, comprising a plurality of flat masking means (2, 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d) with an upperside (3a) and an underside (3b), the masking means (2, 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d) comprising a corner portion (4a) which comprises a triangle surface which has a first side edge (5a, 6a, 7a, 8a) and a second side edge (5b, 6b, 7b, 8b) further comprising an angle ? which is defined between the first and second side edge where a first masking means (2a) has the apex of the angle ? directed perpendicular to the first direction a second masking means (2b) has the apex of the angle ? directed perpendicular to the first direction in an opposite direction in relation to the apex ? of the first masking means (2a) where the first side edge (5a) of the corner portion (4a) of the first masking means (2a) runs parallel to the first side edge (6a) of the corner portion (4a) of the second masking means (2b) a third masking means (2c) which has th
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2012
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicant: Smart Masking AB
    Inventor: Ebrahim Isaacs
  • Publication number: 20140109509
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a new type of floating carpet for covering any size surface, including entire rooms, by interlocking carpet covered bases on which resides a layer of carpet where each portion of the multiple tiles forming the carpet is a flat plastic base with side interlocking mechanisms made of male and mating female connectors to allow for the rapid design and installation of a modular layer of carpeting over existing surfaces, and more specifically multiple rectangular tiles each with a polymeric base on which is attached a piece of carpet for quick interlocking of side locking mechanisms on the polymeric base to secure adjacent carpet tiles into a carpet over a surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2013
    Publication date: April 24, 2014
    Inventors: Frank Tortorella, Robert J. Sandlin, Roxanne M. Charnock
  • Publication number: 20140099465
    Abstract: A novel method of making a crystal block array (configured for coupling with photodetectors as part of an integrated detector module useful in advanced PET scanner systems) is disclosed herein. The novel method comprises a series of cutting, polishing, and assembling steps that utilize a curable bonding agent, removable wire spacers, and a series removable protective glass end plates. The crystal block arrays disclosed herein may be of various dimensions and geometries and are amenable to mass production.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2013
    Publication date: April 10, 2014
    Applicant: ZECOTEK IMAGING SYSTEMS SINGAPORE PTE LTD.
    Inventors: Abdelmounaime Faouzi Zerrouk, Azman Mohd Ariffin
  • Patent number: 8693086
    Abstract: It is disclosed an appearance-modifying device (10), for modifying the visual appearance of a surface covered thereby. The appearance-modifying device (10) comprises two oppositely arranged substrates (11, 12), which are spaced apart by a spacer structure (13). The spacer structure (13) spaces apart the two substrates (11, 12) in such a way that a space between the two substrates (11, 12) is divided into a plurality of cells (15, 16), the shapes of the individual cells (15, 16) being such that an aperiodic cell pattern (14) is formed by the cells (15, 16). Each cell (15, 16) may comprise an optically transparent fluid having a plurality of particles dispersed therein. The particles are moveable in the fluid through application of an electric field. An appliance at least partly covered by the appearance-modifying device (10) is also disclosed. Furthermore, it is disclosed a method for manufacturing the appearance-modifying device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.
    Inventors: Alwin Rogier Martijn Verschueren, Gerrit Oversluizen, Sander Jurgen Roosendaal, Thomas Caspar Kraan, Dirk Kornelis Gerhardus De Boer
  • Patent number: 8684277
    Abstract: A multi-layer build-up system for floor coverings when using floor heating systems, particularly for laying ceramic floor coverings using the thin-bed method, has, on the underside, an essentially plate-shaped component for planar laying and for the accommodation of pipelines of a floor heating system. Component accommodation spaces for the pipelines are formed in the plate-shaped component and an uncoupling mat is disposed on the surface of the plate-shaped component. The uncoupling mat has an uncoupling layer on top of which an anchoring layer is disposed. The anchoring layer forms a structure element for a filler mass to be introduced in the top of the build-up system. The mass is plastic during processing and hardens afterwards. A reinforcement layer is disposed on top of and rigidly connected with the anchoring layer, at least in sections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: Blanke GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Peter Wilhelm Blanke
  • Publication number: 20140065340
    Abstract: The invention provides flat-packed bundles of wooden boards in which at least some of the internal boards that contain acetylated wood possess certain moisture levels. The invention further provides flat-packed bundles of wooden boards in which at least some of the internal boards that contain acetylated wood have certain degrees of widthwise swelling. Although swelling can occur in several board dimensions, widthwise swelling provides a convenient measure. The invention also provides methods for moisturizing acetylated wood boards prior to assembling them into flat-packed bundles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Applicant: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: John Michael Allen, James Palmer Dickerson
  • Patent number: 8658274
    Abstract: A thermoplastic laminate plank is described wherein the thermoplastic laminate plank comprises a core, a print layer, and optionally an overlay. The core comprises at least one thermoplastic material and has a top surface and bottom surface wherein a print layer is affixed to the top surface of the core and an overlay layer is affixed to the top surface of the print layer. Optionally, an underlay layer can be located and affixed between the bottom surface of the print layer and the top surface of the core. In addition, a method of making the thermoplastic laminate plank is further described which involves extruding at least one thermoplastic material into the shape of the core and affixing a laminate on the core, wherein the laminate comprises an overlay affixed to the top surface of the print layer and optionally an underlay layer affixed to the bottom surface of the print layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: Mannington Mills, Inc.
    Inventors: Hao A. Chen, Richard Judd
  • Patent number: 8613406
    Abstract: Low weight and non-square carpet tile suitable for use in mass transit vehicles, particularly passenger aircraft. The carpet tile preferably weighs less than about 82 ounces per square yard. The carpet tile of this invention may have a carpet pile and at least one backing layer. The backing layer may use a low weight filler material. The carpet tiles satisfy transportation industry standards for flame, smoke and toxicity. Tiles may be sized during manufacture and installed in configurations that minimize the number of tile sizes needed and minimize the need for cutting tiles during installation. The patterns used for such tiles may be orthogonally ambiguous or otherwise suitable for “random” installation. In other embodiments, a passenger aircraft cabin includes a floor having rectangular carpet tiles installed thereon, and the carpeting can be installed in the aircraft without removing seats from the aircraft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2013
    Assignee: Interface, Inc.
    Inventors: Stuart Jones, James Hobbs, Joel Sheppard, William Jones
  • Patent number: 8603601
    Abstract: A turf underlayment layer for supporting an artificial turf assembly includes a plurality of panels assembled together, each panel being made from a plurality of polyolefin beads bonded together, each panel further including a core, a top side having a plurality of projections, and a bottom side having a plurality of projections, the top projections forming top side water drainage channels and the bottom projections forming bottom side water drainage channels, the panels having edges, at least one of the panel edges having at least one drainage projection, the drainage projection spacing the abutting panel edges apart, with the resultant spacing of the edges of abutting panels forming a drainage path at the intersection of the abutting panels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: Brock USA, LLC
    Inventors: Steven Lee Sawyer, Daniel C. Sawyer, Richard R. Runkles