Patents Examined by Adam Krupicka
  • Patent number: 10280869
    Abstract: A rubber-metal laminated gasket material comprising a metal plate, a surface treating agent layer, an adhesive layer, and a rubber layer, the layers being sequentially laminated on the metal plate; wherein the surface treating agent layer is formed by applying a surface treating agent so that the coating amount on one surface is 30 to 1,000 mg/m2, and the surface treating agent is free from chromium, has a mixing ratio of 20 to 90 wt. % of a fluorine-free titanium compound and 10 to 80 wt. % of alumina, and has a metal titanium content of 1 to 20 wt. %. The rubber-metal laminated gasket material has excellent LLC resistance under high temperature conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: NOK Corporation
    Inventors: Nobuaki Tanaka, Takeshi Sato, Katsumi Abe
  • Patent number: 10268115
    Abstract: A process for manufacturing a timepiece component, in particular a multi-level timepiece component, comprising a step of manufacturing at least one metal layer (13) of the timepiece component having an upper surface (15), wherein it comprises the following steps: E3: forming at least one cavity (14) in the upper surface (15) of the metal layer (13) of the timepiece component; E5: forming another metal layer (23) at least partially superposed on said upper surface (15) comprising a cavity (14), by a galvanic deposition of a metal or of an alloy, filling at least said cavity (14).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: ROLEX SA
    Inventor: Florian Calame
  • Patent number: 10266957
    Abstract: The present invention is to provide a chrome-plated part having a corrosion resistance in normal and specific circumstances and not requiring additional treatments after chrome plating, and to provide a manufacturing method of such a chrome plated part. The chrome-plated part 1 includes: a substrate 2; a bright nickel plating layer 5b formed over the substrate 2; a noble potential nickel plating layer 5a formed on the bright nickel plating layer 5b. An electric potential difference between the bright nickel plating layer 5b and the noble potential nickel plating layer 5a is within a range from 40 mV to 150 mV. The chrome-plated part 1 further includes: a trivalent chrome plating layer 6 formed on the noble potential nickel plating layer 5a and having at least any one of a microporous structure and a microcrack structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignees: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD., ATOTECH DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
    Inventors: Soichiro Sugawara, Hiroshi Sakai, Philip Hartmann
  • Patent number: 10265745
    Abstract: A seamless, embossed or cast substrate is formed using a seamless sleeve having a seamless surface relief formed thereon and configured to slide over an cylindrical base in an embossing or casting assembly. The substrate is a flat web, foil, or film of, for example, paper, polyester, polypropylene, metal or other elongated flat material. The surface relief can be applied through interfering ablation, non-interfering ablation, ink jet printing, or other techniques wherein a seamless surface relief is formed onto the seamless sleeve. A method of making a seamless, embossed or cast substrate includes expanding a diameter of a seamless sleeve having a seamless surface relief formed thereon, sliding the expanded seamless sleeve onto a cylindrical base, allowing the diameter of the seamless sleeve to contract around the cylindrical base, and conveying a substrate through the embossing or casting assembly and embossing or casting the seamless surface relief into the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
    Inventors: Louis M. Spoto, Dean J. Randazzo, Matthew J. Deschner, William A. Herring, Shannon K. Crawford-Taylor, Suwit Sangkaratana, Paul R. Jelonek, Alan J. Varacins
  • Patent number: 10259411
    Abstract: A cast component, in particular for a vehicle, has a surface structuring arranged on at least one wall portion of the cast component. The surface structuring forms a surface of the wall portion, and stiffens the wall portion. The surface structuring is formed by a plurality of evenly shaped depressions in the surface of the wall portion, which depressions are mutually spaced apart, leaving interconnected webs, and produce tapered sections on the wall portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Christian Haslauer
  • Patent number: 10253419
    Abstract: Described herein are electrodeposited corrosion-resistant multilayer coating and claddings that comprises multiple nanoscale layers that periodically vary in electrodeposited species or electrodeposited microstructures. The coatings may comprise electrodeposited metals, ceramics, polymers or combinations thereof. Also described herein are methods for preparation of the coatings and claddings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: Modumetal, Inc.
    Inventor: Christina Lomasney
  • Patent number: 10239280
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a set (1) of plates (2, 3; 12, 13; 21, 22; 41) or parts obtained by cutting a block (4, 4?, 4??, 35) of metal or composite material extending around a plane (5) comprising a first plate (2, 12, 21, 41) or part having an upper face (7, 33) and is second plate (3, 13, 22) or part having a lower face (8). The upper face (7, 33) of the first plate (2, 12, 21, 41) or part has a surface (7, 330) having at least two lines of inflection or changing slope with respect to said plane (5), and the lower face (8) of the second plate (3, 13, 22) or part has a surface (8) with a shape complementary to the upper face (7, 33) of the opposite first plate (2, 12, 21, 41) at a more or less constant height, corresponding to the height of the cutting line (34) in the block (4,35).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: Mecachrome France
    Inventors: Arnaud De Ponnat, Cedric Bonnet, Olivier Martin
  • Patent number: 10232444
    Abstract: A clad article is disclosed including an article and a cladding layer. The article includes a surface layer, at least one cavity disposed within the article below the surface layer, and at least one microcrack disposed in the surface layer. The surface layer includes an HTW alloy. The cladding layer is disposed on a surface of the surface layer, and is formed from a PSP brazed to the article. The cladding layer is disposed over the at least one microcrack. A method for forming the clad article is disclosed including disposing the PSP on the article and brazing the PSP to the article. Brazing the PSP to the article forms the cladding layer disposed on the article over the at least one microcrack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Srikanth Chandrudu Kottilingam, Brian Lee Tollison, Yan Cui
  • Patent number: 10232300
    Abstract: In the plugged honeycomb structure, 30% or more of first intersection portions in which a first partition wall intersects a second partition wall are first specific intersection portions in which a diameter of a maximum inscribed circle drawn in the first intersection portion is a specific size for a shortest distance between an inflow cell and an outflow cell, and 30% or more of non-first intersection portions other than the first intersection portions are non-first specific intersection portions in which a diameter of a maximum inscribed circle drawn in a non-first intersection portion is a specific size for a shortest distance between the inflow cells or the outflow cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: NGK Insulators, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuichi Hamazaki, Toshihiro Hirakawa
  • Patent number: 10221487
    Abstract: A metal foil for electromagnetic shielding 10, comprising a base 1 consisting of a metal foil, an underlayer 2 including Ni formed on one or both surfaces of the base, and a Sn—Ni alloy layer 3 formed on a surface of the underlayer, wherein the Sn—Ni alloy layer includes 20 to 80 weight % of Sn, and when a total deposition amount of Sn is represented by TSn [?g/dm2], a percentage of Sn in the Sn—Ni alloy is represented by ASn [weight %], a total deposition amount of Ni is represented by TNi [?g/dm2], and a percentage of Ni in the Sn—Ni alloy is represented by ANi [weight %], TSn: 500 to 91000 ?g/dm2, TNi: 2200 to 236000 ?g/dm2, 170000=>{TNi?TSn×(ANi/ASn)}=>1700.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: JX Nippon Mining & Metals Corporation
    Inventor: Koichiro Tanaka
  • Patent number: 10225966
    Abstract: A composite metal surface that looks metallic, but permits effective transmission of an electromagnetic field. The composite metal surface can be integrated into various electronic equipment, such as telephones, remote controls, battery doors, keyboards, mice, game controllers, cameras, laptops, inductive power supplies, and essentially any other electronic equipment. The composite metal surface can also be integrated into non-electrically conductive heat sinks, high permeability shielding, and polished metal non-electrically conductive surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: PHILIPS IP VENTURES B.V.
    Inventors: David W. Baarman, Benjamin C. Moes, Neil W. Kuyvenhoven, Joshua K. Schwannecke, Roy M. Taylor, Jr., Kaitlyn J. Turner, Robert Wolford, Matthew J. Norconk, Ryan D. Schamper
  • Patent number: 10210964
    Abstract: Ion beam modification of noble metal electrical contact coatings can achieve suitable friction and wear behavior with inherently stable low ECR. For example, this method of producing Au electrical contact coatings can produce wear properties similar to electroplated hard Au, but without the environmental concerns due to stringent OSHA regulations on the use and disposal of toxic chemicals associated with Au electroplating baths. Integration of physical vapor deposition techniques with ion implantation can produce noble metal coatings with surfaces modified to achieve the desired balance between adhesion/friction/wear and electrical contact resistance on a commercial scale.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC
    Inventors: Khalid Mikhiel Hattar, Jon-Erik Mogonye, Somuri V. Prasad
  • Patent number: 10206764
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a layered denture in which the enamel layer or the tooth layer is manufactured first and the denture base is manufactured last. The resulting denture may exhibit an enamel layer or a tooth layer with enhanced strength and/or resiliency. The resulting denture may have one or more of an integrated layer, balanced occlusion, and a root approximating structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: Global Dental Sciences, LLC
    Inventor: Johannes Petrus Michael Grobbee
  • Patent number: 10201880
    Abstract: There is provided a welding material used for welding of SUS310 stainless steel base metal that contains at least one of Nb and V and is excellent in intergranular corrosion resistance, the chemical composition of the welding material consisting, by mass percent, of C: 0.02% or less, Si: 2% or less, Mn: 2% or less, Cr: 26 to 50%, N: 0.15% or less, P: 0.02% or less, S: 0.002% or less, and Ni: a content percentage satisfying [5?Ni?Cr?14], and the balance of Fe and impurities. Also, there is provided a welding joint of an austenitic stainless steel, which consists of the base metal and a weld metal formed by using the welding material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2019
    Assignee: NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takahiro Osuki, Kiyoko Takeda, Tetsuo Yokoyama, Hiroyuki Anada, Masatoshi Toyoda
  • Patent number: 10196090
    Abstract: Provided is a press-molded product capable of improving the bonding strength between a vehicle body reinforcing member and the other member or the rigidity of a vehicle body by enlarging a cross-section of a member to a fullest extent of a design cross-section without forming a notch for preventing a press-molding failure in a ridge-portion flange. A press-molded product is formed by a steel plate having a tensile strength of 340 MPa or more, and includes an inward continuous flange in at least one end portion in a predetermined direction, the inward continuous flange being obtained by continuously forming a ridge-portion flange formed inward in the end portion of the ridge portion, a first flange formed inward in at least a part of an area of the end portion of a first surface portion, and a second flange formed inward in at least a part of an area of the end portion of a second surface portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Ito, Yoshiaki Nakazawa
  • Patent number: 10179954
    Abstract: Bipolar wave current, is used to electrodeposit a nanocrystalline grain size. Polarity Ratio is the ratio of absolute value of time integrated amplitude of negative and positive polarity current. Grain size can be controlled in alloys of two or more components, at least one of which is a metal, and at least one of which is most electro-active, such as nickel and tungsten and molybdenum. Typically, the more electro-active material is preferentially lessened during negative current. Coatings can be layered, each having an average grain size, which can vary layer to layer and also graded through a region. Deposits can be substantially free of either cracks or voids.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Assignee: MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Andrew J. Detor, Christopher A. Schuh
  • Patent number: 10166618
    Abstract: A metal block has a joint element. The joint element is defined between a trench in an outer surface of the metal block and a hole extending from the outer surface of the metal block to the interior space. The trench is configured such that when heat is applied to the joint element the trench reduces dissipation of the heat throughout the metal block. The hole is configured to receive a metal tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: Prabjit Singh
  • Patent number: 10167583
    Abstract: A honeycomb structure comprising carbon-fiber non-woven, sandwich structure comprising the honeycomb structure, and process for the production of the honeycomb structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: AIRBUS OPERATIONS GMBH
    Inventors: Tassilo Witte, Georg Lonsdorfer
  • Patent number: 10157877
    Abstract: A solder joint layer has a structure in which plural fine-grained second crystal sections (22) precipitate at crystal grain boundaries between first crystal sections (21) dispersed in a matrix. The first crystal sections (21) are Sn crystal grains containing tin and antimony in a predetermined proportion. The second crystal sections (22) are made up of a first portion containing a predetermined proportion of Ag atoms with respect to Sn atoms, or a second portion containing a predetermined proportion of Cu atoms with respect to Sn atoms, or both. The solder joint layer may have third crystal sections (23) which are crystal grains that contain a predetermined proportion of Sb atoms with respect to Sn atoms. As a result, solder joining is enabled at a low melting point, and a highly reliable solder joint layer having a substantially uniform metal structure can be formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2018
    Assignee: FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazumasa Kido, Takashi Saitou, Kyouhei Fukuda, Shinji Tada, Fumihiko Momose, Yoshitaka Nishimura
  • Patent number: 10144365
    Abstract: A badge is provided herein. The badge includes a substrate coupled to a bezel. One or more apertures are defined by the substrate and extend from a front portion to a rear portion of the substrate. One or more troughs are defined by the substrate and are disposed on a rear portion of the substrate. An overmold material is disposed on the front portion of the substrate, through the one or more apertures, and within the one or more troughs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Harry Lobo, Paul Kenneth Dellock, Stuart C. Salter, Brian Siler, James T. Colliflower