Patents Represented by Attorney Kagan Binder, PLLC
  • Patent number: 8338560
    Abstract: The present invention provides a polyimide film and its usage. The polyimide film according to the present invention does not cause dimensional change due to thermal stress. The present invention particularly relates to a polyimide film and its usage, which polyimide film has a characteristic of suppressing thermal deformation of the material in lamination of a polyimide film and a metal layer by a laminate method. The polyimide film according to the present invention has the following characteristics: (1) an inflexion point of storage modulus ranges from 270° C. to 340° C.; (2) tan ?, which is a value obtained by dividing a loss elastic modulus by a storage modulus, has a peak-top in a range of 320° C. to 410° C.; (3) a storage modulus at 380° C. ranges from 0.4 GPa to 2.0 GPa; and (4) a storage modulus ?1 at the inflexion point (GPa) and a storage modulus ?2 at 380° C. (GPa) satisfy: 85?{(?1??2)/?1}×100?65.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: Kaneka Corporation
    Inventors: Hisayasu Kaneshiro, Takashi Kikuchi
  • Patent number: 8340460
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods and systems for improving image quality of imaging devices such as image detectors, and preferably of flat panel detectors such as amorphous silicon flat panel detectors, for example used in radiotherapy. The invention also relates to the improving of life span of used or aged detectors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Inventor: Heinz Deutschmann
  • Patent number: 8328561
    Abstract: The present invention provides electrical contact assemblies can be used with vacuum deposition sources. In one exemplary application, the electrical contact assemblies of the present invention provide electrical contact to an arcuate or otherwise curved surface of a heating device used with a vacuum deposition source. In one embodiment, a set of power straps are each connected at one end to a power source feed-through wire and at the other end are urged by a pressure pin and a flat spring into electrical communication with one of the electrical contacts on the heating device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: Veeco Instruments Inc.
    Inventor: Scott Wayne Priddy
  • Patent number: 8323394
    Abstract: The present invention provides a functionally dry warm mix asphalt binder composition modified with lubricating agents or additives that can be mixed with aggregate and compacted at temperatures substantially below asphalt binder compositions that do not contain the disclosed lubricating additives.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2012
    Assignee: ALM Holding Co.
    Inventors: Gerald H. Reinke, Gaylon L. Baumgardner, Steven L. Engber
  • Patent number: 8325444
    Abstract: A slider includes a slider body having an air bearing surface, a first contact finger, and a transducing head. The first contact finger extends from the slider body and has a contact surface area of between about 2 square microns to about 20 square microns. The transducing head is supported by the slider body near the first contact finger and extends from the air bearing surface by a distance less than that of the first contact finger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2012
    Assignee: Seagate Technology LLC
    Inventors: Michael Thomas Johnson, Adam Karl Himes
  • Patent number: 8318005
    Abstract: The present invention relates to making tetra-sulfo iron-phthalocyanine by reacting sulfonated reactant(s) in the presence a boron-containing promoter. The present invention also relates to making tetra-sulfo iron phthalocyanine more tolerant to oxygen by combining the tetra-sulfo iron-phthalocyanine with a stabilizing amount of a complexing agent (e.g., a stabilizing amine) and/or contacting the tetra-sulfo iron-phthalocyanine with steam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: DOW Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: John M. Griffin, Stephen A. Bedell, Clare M. Worley
  • Patent number: 8317034
    Abstract: The present invention relates to separating one or more of sand and other particulate matter from a mixture of animal waste and water. The present invention can help to control the discharge of noxious odors while processing material containing animal waste. An exemplary apparatus in accordance with the present invention includes a cylindrical housing and a non-rotating collection table. An exemplary apparatus in accordance with the present invention includes optional shield provided inside the cylindrical housing that can help to capture the particulate matter and that can also help to reduce the discharge of noxious gas and odors from the apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Inventor: John Patrick Fetrow
  • Patent number: 8308629
    Abstract: A minimally invasive surgical instrument for placing an implantable article about a tubular tissue structure is disclosed. The surgical instrument is particularly useful for treating urological disorders such as incontinence. Surgical methods using the novel instrument are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: AMS Research Corporation
    Inventors: Brian P. Watschke, Kimberly A. Anderson, Randy L. Morningstar, Johann J. Neisz, Timothy A. Bachman
  • Patent number: 8303685
    Abstract: An improved acid gas regeneration and injection process wherein the separated acid gas stream emerging from a regenerator is compressed and injected into subsurface reservoir, the improvement comprising conducting the acid gas separation in the regenerator under pressure that exceeds 50 psia and does not exceed 300 psia.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Craig N. Schubert, Timothy C. Frank
  • Patent number: 8297113
    Abstract: A glide head with a slider body that has a leading edge, a trailing edge and an air bearing surface is disclosed. The glide head also has an array of thermal proximity sensing elements connected in a bridge circuit that are adjacent both the trailing edge and the air bearing surface, a heating element mounted to the glide body for elevating the temperature of the thermal proximity sensing elements in relation to the temperature of an inspected surface, and a controller coupled to the array of thermal proximity sensing elements. The controller receives signals from the thermal proximity sensing elements, and determines the existence of a surface variation in the inspected surface based upon differences in the signals received from the thermal proximity sensing elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: Seagate Technology LLC
    Inventors: William Omar Liners, Mallika Roy, Francis Anthony McGinnity, Gavin Lee Brinkley
  • Patent number: 8298366
    Abstract: Disclosed is an adhesive film having high dimensional stability which can be suitably used for two layer FPCs. Specifically, disclosed is an adhesive sheet composed of an insulating layer and an adhesive layer arranged on one side or both sides of the insulating layer. This adhesive sheet is characterized in that the insulating layer has a ratio E?2/E?1 between the storage elasticity modulus E?1 at 25° C. and the storage elasticity modulus E?2 at 380° C. of not more than 0.2 and a coefficient of thermal expansion in the MD direction of 5-15 ppm at 100-200° C. It is further characterized in that the change in the coefficient of thermal expansion of the adhesive sheet at 100-250° C. after heat treatment at 380° C. for 30 seconds under tension of 20 kg/m is not more than 2.5 ppm in the tension direction and not more than 10 ppm in the direction perpendicular to the tension direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: Kaneka Corporation
    Inventors: Hisayasu Kaneshiro, Takashi Kikuchi
  • Patent number: 8300362
    Abstract: A head gimbal assembly for use with a load beam includes a gimbal, a slider for carrying a transducing head, and first and second tabs. The gimbal is configured to be supported by the load beam, and includes a gimbal tongue. At least a portion of the slider is secured to the gimbal tongue. The first tab extends from the gimbal tongue proximate a first corner of the slider. The second tab is spaced from the first tab and extends from the gimbal tongue proximate a second corner of the slider.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: Seagate Technology LLC
    Inventors: Manish Virmani, Paritosh Chandrakant Panchal, James Fisher, Keefe Michael Russell, Sandeepan Bhattacharya
  • Patent number: 8293676
    Abstract: The present invention provides catalyst compositions useful for transamination reactions. The catalyst compositions have a catalyst support that includes transitional alumina, use a low metal loading (for example, less than 25 wt. %), and do not require the presence of rhenium. The catalyst compositions are able to advantageously promote transamination of a reactant product (such as the transamination of EDA to DETA) with excellent activity and selectivity, and similar to transaminations promoted using a precious metal-containing catalyst.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: Union Carbide Chemicals & Plastics Technology LLC
    Inventors: Stephen W. King, Stefan K. Mierau
  • Patent number: 8293331
    Abstract: A metal-coated polyimide film is excellent in long-term adhesion reliability, exhibits various dimensional stabilities, and is particularly suitable for FPC, COF and TAB applications. The metal-coated polyimide film comprises a non-thermoplastic polyimide film; and a metal layer being directly formed on one surface or both surfaces of the non-thermoplastic polyimide film without using an adhesive, wherein the non-thermoplastic polyimide film contains a non-thermoplastic polyimide resin having a thermoplastic polyimide block component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: Kaneka Corporation
    Inventors: Hisayasu Kaneshiro, Takashi Kikuchi, Shogo Fujimoto
  • Patent number: 8277928
    Abstract: The invention provides methods for forming ultra-thin hydrophilic polymeric coatings on articles, as well as articles formed therefrom. The coatings are formed by irradiating a composition including a polymer having pendent photoreactive groups while the composition is in contact with a surface of the article.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Assignee: Surmodics, Inc.
    Inventor: Gary Opperman
  • Patent number: 8273092
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an intramedullary nail distal targeting device (20) adapted to be installed to an external jig system (A) having a proximal attachment (B) to support an intramedullary nail (C) thereon and an extension arm (D) secured to the proximal attachment (B), the nail distal targeting device including a drill guide (21) being defined by an abbreviated cylindrical body (23) having at least a pair of guide slots (24, 24?) each of the guide slots (24, 24?) having a scalloped inner surface (25), an attaching mechanism (22) being provided at the upper portion of the drill guide (21), the attaching mechanism (22) secured in a rotating and sliding manner to a distal end of the extension arm (D) and at least a pair of guide sleeves (10, 10?) being telescopically fitted correspondingly into the slots (24, 24?) of the drill guide (21), each of the guide sleeves (10, 10?) having a scalloped outer surface to correspondingly fit into the guide slots (24, 24?), each of the guide sleeves (10, 10?) bei
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2012
    Assignee: Orthopaedic International, Inc.
    Inventors: Jude L. Sasing, Aristedes C. Dayanghirang, Dennis Alphonse Yap, Ramon B. Gustilo, Francis O. Chan, Roberto R. Fresnido, Jr.
  • Patent number: D668012
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2012
    Inventor: Kathy Seibert
  • Patent number: D671208
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Assignee: Circle Biologics, Inc.
    Inventor: Christian Trifilio
  • Patent number: D671639
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: Circle Biologics, Inc.
    Inventor: Christian Trifilio
  • Patent number: D671710
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2012
    Inventor: Jamie Marie Boardman