Patents Examined by Aaron Austin
  • Injection-moulded article comprising a field of hooks obtained by moulding
    Patent number: 9278469
    Abstract: One-piece article obtained by injection molding, with at least one injection point, said article comprising a main body (20), having a body volume defined by the space within a surface forming an outer envelope, and at least one hook (21), preferably a field of hooks, obtained from the same molding of the main body of the molded article, the hook or each hook having a stem of longitudinal axis and a catching part projecting laterally from the stem, characterized in that the volume of the hooks is between 100,000 and 100,000,000 times smaller than the volume of the body, and in that the width, or smallest transverse dimension, of the stems, measured transversely to the longitudinal axis, is smaller than the thickness of the main body, measured along the longitudinal axis of the stems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2016
    Assignee: APLIX
    Inventor: Anthony Mahe
  • Multilayered coating for improved erosion resistance
    Patent number: 9273400
    Abstract: An erosion resistant coating for a substrate includes two or more coating layers affixed to the substrate having an increasing modulus of elasticity and hardness from an innermost layer of the coating adjacent to the substrate to an outermost layer of the coating furthest from the substrate. A method of applying a coating system to a substrate includes applying a first layer of a high hardness and high modulus of elasticity material combined with an added metal to the substrate. A second layer of the high hardness and high modulus of elasticity material combined with the added metal is applied to the first layer, resulting in a coating system wherein the second layer has a modulus of elasticity and hardness greater than the modulus of elasticity and hardness of the first layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Aaron T. Nardi, Tahany Ibrahim El-Wardany, Jun Shi, Patrick Louis Clavette, Xuemei Wang
  • Functional composite material
    Patent number: 9259909
    Abstract: The invention relates to a functional composite material consisting of a support (1) and a functional surface material (2). The composite material is characterized in that the support has a structured boundary layer (3) with a lower boundary (4), an upper boundary (5) a cross-linking depth (d) between the lower and upper boundaries and a substance boundary (6) that alternates between the upper and lower boundaries on the surface facing the functional surface material. The substance boundary (6) is designed in particular as a continuous sequence of surface molded sections (7) of the support with spaces (8) therebetween, each molded section having a height (h) that equals the cross-linking depth and at least one molded section and at least one space (8) lie within a horizontal width (b) corresponding to a multiple of the cross-linking depth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: SorTech AG
    Inventors: Walter Mittelbach, Ralph Herrmann, Jürgen Bauer
  • Silicon carbide substrate and method of manufacturing the same
    Patent number: 9255344
    Abstract: A silicon carbide substrate capable of stably forming a device of excellent performance, and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. A silicon carbide substrate is made of a single crystal of silicon carbide, and has a width of not less than 100 mm, a micropipe density of not more than 7 cm?2, a threading screw dislocation density of not more than 1×104 cm?2, a threading edge dislocation density of not more than 1×104 cm?2, a basal plane dislocation density of not more than 1×104 cm?2, a stacking fault density of not more than 0.1 cm?1, a conductive impurity concentration of not less than 1×1018 cm?3, a residual impurity concentration of not more than 1×1016 cm?3, and a secondary phase inclusion density of not more than 1 cm?3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2016
    Assignee: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shin Harada, Shinsuke Fujiwara, Taro Nishiguchi
  • Reinforcing fiber scrims and method for the production thereof
    Patent number: 9248624
    Abstract: The invention relates to reinforcing fiber scrims, comprising multi-layer, multiaxial scrims, which each comprise individual fibers arranged next to each other in a layer, wherein at least two layers are at an angle to one each other in the layer plane and are connected by a fixing means. To improve the processing of the multiaxial scrims and significantly reduce the processing time, at least two prefabricated MD scrims are arranged at an angle in a layer plane and connected to each other. Thus a reinforcing fiber scrim is provided, which has at least two individual fiber scrims and which, for a 0° position of the individual MD scrims, has six individual fiber scrims. The number of MD scrims arranged one over the other can be arbitrarily increased so that an increased layer structure is already present when the reinforcing fiber scrim is produced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Inventors: Klaus Szukat, Fritz Scholten
  • Composite wall panel with low thermal conductivity and sufficient strength for structural use
    Patent number: 9249053
    Abstract: The present invention provides a composite wall panel with good thermal insulation and sufficient strength for structural use which is designed for the fabrication of energy efficient building. The composite wall panel of the present invention comprises a foamed concrete core with sufficient compressive strength and low thermal conductivity which is sandwiched between two lightweight ductile fiber reinforced cementitious composite (FRCC) protective layers with low thermal conductivity, good barrier resistance to moisture/chloride ion/gas, multiple cracking as well as certain amount of steel reinforcements. These composite wall panels are useful in a variety of buildings in both cold and hot regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignee: NANO AND ADVANCED MATERIALS INSTITUTE LIMITED
    Inventors: Christopher Kin Ying Leung, Kwok Fai Cheung, Honggang Zhu, Sze Wai Lin
  • Coated article and method for making same
    Patent number: 9249499
    Abstract: A coated article includes a metal substrate, a carbosiliconized layer formed on the metal substrate, a metal bonding layer formed on the carbosiliconized layer, and a color layer formed on the metal bonding layer. The carbosiliconized layer is formed by carbosiliconizing the metal substrate to enable elemental carbon and elemental silicon to penetrate into a surface layer of the metal substrate. The color layer consists of ceramic material. A method for making the coated article is also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignees: SHENZHEN FUTAIHONG PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD., FIH (Hong Kong) Limited
    Inventor: Da-Hua Cao
  • Display device and electronic apparatus
    Patent number: 9242424
    Abstract: A display device includes: a display layer; a surface film disposed to face a display surface of the display layer; and a moisture-proof film disposed between the display layer and the surface film and including a projecting section. The projecting section projects outwardly of an end face of the display layer and an end face of the surface film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hirofumi Nakamura, Nobuhide Yoneya, Toru Tanikawa, Shin Akasaka, Satoshi Kumon
  • Device for centering and clamping tubular parts
    Patent number: 9242315
    Abstract: A device for centering and internal clamping of tubular parts such as metal conduits, placed end-to-end so as to be welded to form metal pipelines is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignee: SERIMAX NORTH AMERICA
    Inventors: François Pesme, Denis Destouches, Jean-François Dagenais
  • Process for the manufacture of contact strips for electrolyzers
    Patent number: 9243336
    Abstract: In the case of a process for the manufacture of contact strips, in particular for electrolyzers (membrane cells), the objective is to provide a solution that allows to create a cheap but also extremely efficient method for the manufacture of such contact strips at a high electrical efficiency. This objective is achieved by applying the roll bonding method to attach a copper strip to a titanium strip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignee: THYSSENKRUPP UHDE CHLORINE ENGINEERS (ITALIA) S.R.L
    Inventors: Steffen Köhler, Hans-Jürgen Kunz, Karl Heinz Dulle, Peter Woltering, Heinz Sibum
  • Rigid film having high puncture resistance and tear propagation resistance
    Patent number: 9238315
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a film and a method for the production thereof, wherein a starting film web comprising at least one layer having a polypropylene content of at least 45% by weight and a polyethylene content in the same layer or in a further layer is produced, the starting film web is heated to the molten state of the polyethylene, yet to below the molten state of the polypropylene and the heated starting film web is passed through a cooled roller nip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2016
    Assignee: RKW SE
    Inventors: Achim Grefenstein, Florian Brandmaier, Leonhard Maier
  • Insulating glazing
    Patent number: 9234382
    Abstract: The invention relates to an insulating double glazing comprising a sheet of glass which has on the face (2) an assembly of layers known as low-emissivity layers, produced by sputtering and comprising at least one infrared-reflecting metallic layer, the other glass sheet comprising on the face (4) one or more metal oxide layers deposited by gas pyrolysis, the space located between the sheets being sealed and filled with insulating gas composed of krypton for at least 86% by volume and at most 5% of air, this glazing having a light transmission which is no less than 60% (for thicknesses of the clear glass sheets of 4 mm), wherein said metal oxide layers comprising a doped tin oxide layer having haze of less than 0.3%, Ra of less than 10 nm, and thickness of not less than 200 nm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2016
    Assignee: AGC Glass Europe
    Inventors: Olivier Bouesnard, Francois Closset
  • Polyimide film and polyimide laminate thereof
    Patent number: 9234085
    Abstract: A polyimide film comprising a polyimide and a lithium iron phosphate and a polyimide laminate thereof are disclosed. The weight percentage of the lithium iron phosphate is between 1 wt % and 49 wt %, and the weight percentage of the lithium iron phosphate is based on the total weight of the polyimide film. The polyimide laminate comprises a substrate and a polyimide film. The polyimide film covers the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2016
    Assignee: MORTECH CORPORATION
    Inventors: Der-Jen Sun, Yen-Huey Hsu, Kuo-Wei Li
  • Water-absorbent sheet structure
    Patent number: 9233519
    Abstract: A water-absorbent sheet structure comprises a structure in which an absorbent layer containing a water-absorbent resin (A) and a water-absorbent resin (B) is sandwiched with fibrous webs from an upper side and a lower side of the absorbent layer, characterized in that the water-absorbent resin (A) and the water-absorbent resin (B) are contained in a total amount of from 100 to 1,000 g/m2, and that the water-absorbent resin (A) and the water-absorbent resin (B) have the following properties: (1) the water-absorbent resin (A) having a water-retention capacity of saline solution (Ra) from 15 to 55 g/g; (2) the water-absorbent resin (B) having a water-retention capacity of saline solution (Rb) from 10 to 50 g/g; and (3) Ra and Rb mentioned above satisfies the relationship of the following formula: Ra?Rb?(g/g).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2016
    Assignee: SUMITOMO SEIKA CHEMICALS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kiyoshi Yamaguchi, Syuji Tsuno, Haruka Inaba, Masayoshi Handa
  • Friction material
    Patent number: 9228624
    Abstract: The invention relates to a friction element (1), comprising a main body (2) having a friction layer (5), characterized in that the friction layer (5) has an arithmetic average roughness value Ra according to DIN EN ISO 4287 between 3 ?m and 10 ?m, a wave depth Wt according to DIN EN ISO 4287 of at least 30 ?m and a mean groove width Rsm according to DIN EN ISO 4287 of at least 150 ?m. Pores of the friction layer have a pore size which is selected from a range with a lower limit of 25 ?m and an upper limit of 900 ?m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: Miba Frictec GmbH
    Inventors: Volker Foege, Manuel Eder
  • Flame-resistant polycarbonate film
    Patent number: 9228067
    Abstract: A polycarbonate film having a thickness of 0.05 mm to 0.25 mm is formed from a thermoplastic composition that includes a first branched polycarbonate that has a peak melt viscosity of at least 7,000 poise when measured using a parallel plate melt rheology test at a heating rate of 10° C./min at a temperature of between 350° C. to 450° C., a second branched polycarbonate, and a perfluoroalkyl sulfonate salt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: SABIC GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES B.V.
    Inventors: Yuzhen Xu, Liang Wen, Zhe Chen, Yaming Niu, Jean-Francois Morizur
  • Molding die for multicolored molding, molding method of multicolored molded piece, and multicolored molded piece
    Patent number: 9221222
    Abstract: In a molding die for multicolored molding, a second fixed die includes a hollow shape portion which is arranged at a portion associated with an optical functional surface. The second fixed die further includes an abutting portion which abuts on the optical element excluding the optical functional surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: Olympus Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshitaka Otsuka, Kazuhiro Kikumori, Akihiro Hatori
  • Pulp and fibrillated fiber composite
    Patent number: 9212435
    Abstract: A cellulose pulp sheet is provided that is formed from never-dried kraft pulp and fibrillated fibers, such as lyocell. The pulp sheet provides several beneficial features as a result of both the use of fibrillated fibers and never-dried kraft pulp, particularly when the pulp sheet is used to form air-laid absorbent materials that include superabsorbent polymers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: Weyerhaeuser NRCompany
    Inventors: Brent A. Petersen, Andrew J. Dodd, Andre S. Hajnal, Noriko Suzuki
  • One-piece fiber reinforcement for a reinforced polymer combining aligned and random fiber layers
    Patent number: 9212437
    Abstract: A one-piece fiber reinforcement for a reinforced polymer is described. In an embodiment, a one-piece reinforcement is fabricated by first assembling an interior randomly oriented fiber layer between two exterior aligned fiber layers. With all layers in face to face contact, a preselected number of fibers from the aligned layer is conveyed out of its aligned layer and threaded into at least the random fiber layer so that the conveyed fibers engage and mechanically and frictionally interfere with the random fibers. The fibers may be conveyed from one aligned layer to the other for yet greater interference. The interfering fibers serve to secure and interlock the layers together, producing a one-piece reinforcement which, when impregnated with a polymer precursor, shaped and cured may be incorporated in a polymer reinforced composite article.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventors: Elisabeth J. Berger, John N. Owens, Chen-Shih Wang, Hamid G. Kia
  • Composite laminated ceramic electronic component
    Patent number: 9214259
    Abstract: A composite laminated ceramic electronic component that includes co-fired low dielectric-constant ceramic layers and high dielectric-constant ceramic layers. The low dielectric-constant ceramic layers and the high dielectric-constant ceramic layers are each composed of a glass ceramic containing: a first ceramic composed of MgAl2O4 and/or Mg2SiO4; a second ceramic composed of BaO, RE2O3 (where RE is a rare-earth element), and TiO2; glass containing each of 44.0 to 69.0 weight % of RO (where R is an alkaline-earth metal), 14.2 to 30.0 weight % of SiO2, 10.0 to 20.0 weight % of B2O3, 0.5 to 4.0 weight % of Al2O3, 0.3 to 7.5 weight % of Li2O, and 0.1 to 5.5 weight % of MgO; and MnO. The content ratios of the glass, etc. are varied between the low dielectric-constant ceramic layers and the high dielectric-constant ceramic layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroshige Adachi, Seiji Fujita, Kazuhiro Kaneko, Satoru Adachi, Sadaaki Sakamoto