Patents Examined by Alexander S. Thomas
  • Patent number: 10973341
    Abstract: A textile comprising: i) a fabric including a laced region associated with a surface of the textile; and ii) a thread inlaid through a plurality of points proximate a perimeter of the laced region. Tightening the thread causes opposite sides of the laced region to be cinched together, thereby forming the laced region into a flap associated with a second surface of the textile opposite the first surface. The textile further comprises a listing wire disposed in the flap. The fabric forms a plurality of perforations within the laced region. The listing wire may be accessed by an attachment device through at least one of the plurality of perforations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Paul W. Alexander, Nancy L. Johnson, Janet C. Robincheck, Daniel W. Booth, Heidi H. Mcadoo-Wilson, Neil Tagner
  • Patent number: 10968625
    Abstract: Vacuum insulation panels, methods for manufacture thereof, and applications thereof are described. The vacuum insulation panels comprise a porous insulating core encapsulated in an envelope to which a vacuum is applied. The envelope is coated with a waterproof coating layer which increases the robustness of the vacuum insulation panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignees: Kingspan Insulation Limited, Kingspan Holdings (IRL) Limited
    Inventors: Daniel Mack, Malcolm Rochefort
  • Patent number: 10968930
    Abstract: A connecting structure comprising a main body, a plurality of rotary discs, and a joint set is provided. The rotary discs are rotatably disposed on the main body with intervals. The joint set comprises at least one third connecting element and at least one fourth connecting element. The fourth connecting element matches with the first connecting of the object for connecting to each other, and the third connecting element matches with the second connecting element of the device for connecting to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: Syncmold Enterprise Corp.
    Inventors: Kang-Chen Lan, Cheng-Chieh Hung
  • Patent number: 10959599
    Abstract: A sanitizing floor mat is fashioned as a traditionally configured flexible floor mat having a plurality of apertures in an upper section. The upper section is attached to a lower section via a hinged section. An antibacterial insert is provided and is configured to be removably secured within mat in the space between the upper section and lower section and in environmental communication with the plurality of apertures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Inventor: Jaime Gunter
  • Patent number: 10946607
    Abstract: The application provides a blank for forming a handheld tool. The blank includes an elongated sheet that includes a top surface and a bottom surface, a first longitudinal end and a second longitudinal end, a first side end and a second side end, and a circumferential edge. The circumferential edge includes a rear edge, a front edge, a first side edge, and a second side edge. The elongated sheet also includes at least one upward bending line extending, and a second upward bending segment, and a connecting segment. The elongated sheet also includes a first downward bending line and a second downward bending line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: GENIIQ PTE. LTD.
    Inventor: Kar Yin Lee
  • Patent number: 10947038
    Abstract: A thermal insulating structure includes: at least two retainers that protrude from a to-be-insulated surface exposed to a vacuum space; at least two first multilayer vacuum insulating sheets adjacent to each other with the retainers positioned therebetween, the insulating sheets covering the to-be-insulated surface; at least one second multilayer vacuum insulating sheet that extends between the retainers along a boundary between the first multilayer vacuum insulating sheets in a manner to cover the boundary; at least two third multilayer vacuum insulating sheets that are adjacent to each other with the retainers positioned therebetween, the at least two third multilayer vacuum insulating sheets covering the first multilayer vacuum insulating sheets and the second multilayer vacuum insulating sheet; and a keep plate that is fixed to the retainers and holds the first multilayer vacuum insulating sheets, the second multilayer vacuum insulating sheet, and the third multilayer vacuum insulating sheets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiroki Nakado, Kazuto Gokan, Tatsuya Imai, Ryosuke Uraguchi, Osamu Muragishi, Takashi Koumoto
  • Patent number: 10919255
    Abstract: The invention is a trim panel having a moulded structural core. The core has two edges connected to each other along a joint, the joint is convex and radiated. The edges are connected to each other gradually, and the core has a back face and a front face. The front face is coated with a glued front coating, the coating having a peripheral edging folded against the periphery of the back face. The back face is provided, in the vicinity of the joint, with a plurality of substantially straight grooves arranged in a fan, the grooves receiving, glued therein, the folds formed in the edging in the vicinity of the joint.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: TREVES PRODUCTS, SERVICES & INNOVATION
    Inventors: Christophe Gillet, Jérôme Herat, Eric Brillon, Anthony Ellis
  • Patent number: 10900225
    Abstract: Some embodiments of the disclosure provide a bamboo building curtain wall plate. According to an embodiment, the bamboo building curtain wall plate include a bamboo substrate, a metal connecting member, and a weather-resistant outer-decorative coating layer. The metal connecting member is disposed on the back surface of the bamboo substrate and connectable to the main body of a building. The weather-resistant outer-decorative coating layer is disposed on the front surface of the bamboo substrate. According to another embodiment, the bamboo substrate includes an outer layer which is a wood veneer or a bamboo material, and a core layer which is a bamboo material. According to a further embodiment, the bamboo substrate has a thickness of 8-15 mm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: Fujian Heqizu Forestry Science and Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Xianlu Yu, Zheng Wang, Yan Yu, Huanggui Wu, Weihong Xiao, Shanglu Lin
  • Patent number: 10894389
    Abstract: Described is laminate of a stack of mutually bonded adhesive layers and metal layers. An outer metal layer has spliced metal sheets having overlapping end parts and/or abutting metal sheet edges extending in a first and a different second planar direction of the laminate to define first and second splice lines. Connected to an outer surface are first and second splice straps covering the first and second splice lines. A lateral edge part of each splice strap has a lower bending stiffness than the bending stiffness of the outer metal layer sheets, the edge part being defined as extending from an outer lateral edge of a splice strap over a lateral distance of at least 5 times the edge part average thickness. The laminate may be used for making large structural components, such as a wing or fuselage of an aircraft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Assignee: GTM-Advanced Products B.V.
    Inventors: Jan Willem Gunnink, Simon Gunnink, Johannes Jan Homan
  • Patent number: 10889082
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a laminated structure including a first layer covering a substrate and a raised portion existing on the substrate, and a second layer covering the first layer, in which a first seam is formed inside the first layer, starting from a part at which the raised portion rises from the substrate or a vicinity of the rising part as a start point, a second seam is formed inside the second layer, starting from a part at which the first layer positioned above the substrate rises or a part of the second layer corresponding to a vicinity of the rising part as a start point, and the first seam and the second seam are discontinuous.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Toshihiro Miura
  • Patent number: 10889083
    Abstract: Described herein is form assembly having a removable and synthetic peel out identification card and a method of making the same. The assembly is generally comprised of a laminate of a first planar form layer having an at least one aperture, a first planar layer of synthetic material, and a second planar layer of synthetic material forming the identification card. The first planar layer of synthetic material is applied to a second side of the first planar form layer across the width and over the at least one aperture forming a backer. The second planar layer of the synthetic material is placed within the at least one aperture and secured to the first planar layer of synthetic material. A controlled depth cut is then made to a second side of the first planar layer of synthetic material within a perimeter of the second planar layer of synthetic material to allow for the selective release of the second planar layer of synthetic material from the form.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Inventor: Tom Holmberg
  • Patent number: 10882288
    Abstract: A multifunction mat includes two outer fabric layers, a resin cotton layer, two non-woven fabric layers, an activated carbon filter layer and a breathable waterproof layer. The outer fabric layers are disposed on top and bottom surfaces of the multifunction mat respectively. The resin cotton layer is sandwiched between one outer fabric layer on the top surface and the non-woven fabric layer and is secured to one outer fabric layer. One non-woven fabric layer is sandwiched between the resin cotton layer and the activated carbon filter layer and the other non-woven fabric layer is sandwiched between the activated carbon filter layer and the breathable waterproof layer. The activated carbon filter layer is sandwiched between the non-woven fabric layers and is capable of destroying odors of air. The breathable waterproof layer is sandwiched between the other outer fabric layer on the bottom surface and the other non-woven fabric layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Inventor: Chin-San Hsieh
  • Patent number: 10881232
    Abstract: A mat system is made up of multiple mat modules with interlocking features that allow for separate mat modules to be assembled into different patterns or shapes to cover larger areas as an area mat, define long pathways such as in hallways and customize the shape of the mat may be used to better fit the specific location. The mat modules are secured to each other to provide larger mat systems with a safer and better-looking transition. The mat modules are constructed such that there is a first connecting arrangement and a second connecting arrangement. When the mat modules are assembled, the first connecting arrangement on one mat module will assemble to the second connecting arrangement and an adjacent mat module to provide a secure and seamless connection between the mat modules. These connecting features can be integral to the mat modules or separate pieces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: Cintas Corporate Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard R. Bing, Patrick J. Chilenski, David S. Mesko
  • Patent number: 10875663
    Abstract: The embodiments described herein provide for lightning protection in aircrafts constructed with Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastic (CFRP). In one embodiment, the apparatus includes a first Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastic (CFRP) panel, a second CFRP panel that overlaps with the first CFRP panel in a vertical direction, and a fastener to join the first CFRP panel with the second CFRP panel, the fastener extending in the vertical direction in an area where the first CFRP panel and the second CFRP panel overlap. The apparatus further includes a plurality of electrically conductive pins in each of the first CFRP panel and the second CFRP panel, wherein the pins extend in the vertical direction proximate to the fastener to electrically connect the first CFRP panel and the second CFRP panel in the area where the first CFRP panel and the second CFRP panel overlap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Derek R. Tuck, Philipp A. Boettcher, Carson Alexander Smith, David Thomas Misciagna
  • Patent number: 10863845
    Abstract: An artificial tree includes an artificial tree pole having a bottom portion and supporting a plurality of artificial branches extending outwardly therefrom. An artificial tree trunk includes a flexible substrate that is wrapped around the bottom portion of the pole below the plurality of artificial branches. The flexible substrate has a first surface and an opposite second surface, a first edge and an opposite second edge, and a first end and an opposite second end. An image of tree bark is displayed on the first surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Inventor: Ryan Kenny
  • Patent number: 10857751
    Abstract: A composite stringer assembly includes a composite stringer and a radius filler. The composite stringer includes a skin flange, a web, a corner portion extending from the skin flange to the web, an inner surface, and an outer surface. At the corner portion, the outer surface is defined by a first radius of curvature, which is substantially constant between the skin flange and the web. The support structure includes at least one of a skin of a vehicle or a base charge. The radius filler includes a first surface coupled to the inner surface at the corner portion, a second surface configured to couple to the support structure, and a third surface extending between the first surface and the second surface. The first surface of the radius filler is defined by a second radius of curvature, which is substantially constant between the second surface and the third surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventor: Jiangtian Cheng
  • Patent number: 10843957
    Abstract: Separation lines are formed in a glass plate having first and second main surfaces by irradiating with laser light. The separation lines are configured of a product line corresponding to an outline of a glass article to be separated from the glass plate; and a release line. The product line includes a first in-plane void array configured of in-plane voids arranged on the first main surface. A maximum distance between centers of the adjacent in-plane voids arranged on the first main surface falls within a range of 1 ?m to 10 ?m. The release line includes internal void arrays for release line, which are arranged along lines connecting the first and second main surfaces, respectively. A maximum distance between centers of the adjacent points, at which extension lines extended from the internal void arrays for release line cross the first main surface, is greater than 10 ?m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: AGC Inc.
    Inventors: Jun Ito, Ikuo Nagasawa
  • Patent number: 10843374
    Abstract: A manufactured hemp product comprising a plurality of adhesively bonded and pressed hemp strands where the majority of the hemp strands are of generally the same length and comprise a naturally-occurring, generally elongate internal structure extending generally along one axis of the strand that has been at least partially laterally broken and at least permeated by an adhesive. The hemp strands are oriented roughly parallel to one another along their length. The manufactured hemp product comprises an amount of adhesive between about 5% to about 49% by weight. The manufactured hemp product can be used as a wood substitute in terms of appearance and performance. The manufactured hemp products may have aesthetic and structural qualities that are suitable for high traffic, high visibility applications such as boards, blocks, beams, panels, flooring, furniture, building materials and other wood products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Inventor: Gregory A. Wilson
  • Patent number: 10837172
    Abstract: A drywall sheet with a gypsum core sheathed in front and rear paper layers, an edge of the sheet being tapered towards the rear, the taper being formed by a flap of a marginal area of the front paper and a thin layer of gypsum attached to an inner side of the front paper margin being folded into a space resulting from a slot cut in the sheet edge to a depth generally equal to the width of the flap, the flap being held in place by a continuous layer of a hot melt adhesive occupying a space of the slot not occupied by the flap and having an elasticity that imparts fastener penetration resistance to the associated edge from a front face of the sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: USG INTERIORS, LLC
    Inventors: Michael P. Spihlman, Peder J. Gulbrandsen, Samuel D. Hulka
  • Patent number: 10837358
    Abstract: An engine cover assembly including a fastener concealing plug is disclosed. The plug includes a conical wall having upper and lower ends. A lower circumferential ring is spaced apart from the upper ring. The lower end of the concealing plug includes a fastener-receiving recessed area. The fastener pocket of the engine cover includes upper and lower grooves having a ring area formed therebetween. The upper circumferential ring of the plug nests with the upper groove of the pocket, the recessed area of the plug nests with the ring area, and the lower circumferential ring of the plug nests with the lower groove of the pocket. The engine cover is positioned on the engine such that a cover attaching stud passes through a stud-passing aperture of the cover. A fastening nut is threaded onto the cover-attaching stud until it comes into contact with a compression-limiting spacer. The plug conceals the fastener.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Christopher William Newman, Gary Nola