Patents Examined by Alexander Thomas
  • Patent number: 9414657
    Abstract: Provided is a magnetic ring for an umbrella, the magnetic ring including: a top, a bottom, an inner side part, and an outer side part. The magnetic ring is a hollow ring. The bottom further has an annular groove and at least one magnetic component mounted in the annular groove. The magnetic ring further has a first chamfer between the top and the inner side part and a second chamfer between the bottom and the inner side part. After use of the umbrella, the magnetic ring can be encircled around and slid along the folded canopy without scratching or damaging the canopy. In addition, the magnetic ring can be attracted temporarily on the umbrella stem by the magnetic component when the umbrella is unfolded. Enhanced convenience is provided for umbrella users and the magnetic ring can be used with durable fastening function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Inventor: Yu-Feng Cheng
  • Patent number: 9415566
    Abstract: A three-dimensional fiber-reinforced composite includes a laminate having fiber bundle layers that are laminated in the laminating direction and include first and second outermost layers, primary and secondary retention yarns, and a binding yarn. The binding yarn includes a fold-back section, primary and secondary traverse yarn sections, a surface yarn section that extends along the surface of the second outermost layer in the direction substantially perpendicular to the secondary retention yarn, and a bifurcated section that is formed on the surface of the second outermost layer and connected to the primary and secondary traverse yarn sections. The bifurcated section is formed by crossing the surface yarn section that extends in opposite directions in the outside in the laminating direction of the secondary retention yarn.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
    Inventor: Ryuta Kamiya
  • Patent number: 9404684
    Abstract: A vacuum insulation panel includes a core material, a first sheathing material disposed outside the core material, and a second sheathing material having different thermal conductivity from the first sheathing material, the second sheathing material being coupled to the first sheathing material to form a space to receive the core material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Choong Hyo Jang, Hyung Sung Kim, Se Won Yook, Seung Hoon Kal, Seung Jin Oh
  • Patent number: 9404663
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a vacuum insulation panel comprising a core material, and a shell material, and more specifically, to a high temperature vacuum insulation panel usable in a high temperature range. The present invention provides a high temperature vacuum insulation panel including: an inorganic core material comprising glass fiber; and a shell material for sealing the inorganic core material in which the shell material comprises a composite film including a thermal deposition layer adhered to the surface of the inorganic core material, a protective layer for absorbing and dispersing external impact, and a barrier layer for blocking the permeation of gas or moisture between the thermal deposition layer and the protective layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: LG Hausys, Ltd.
    Inventors: Seung-Min Jeon, Sung-Seock Hwang, Jung-Pil Han, Byung-Hoon Min
  • Patent number: 9398832
    Abstract: Disclosed is a towel in which a pouch is not provided and the decoupling of a towel body is possible, so that the towel can sufficiently washed and freely used in various fields. The towel is coupled to a portable terminal, a bag, a purse, a key holder, a diary, or a handbag. The towel includes a towel body, a pocket part provided on one surface of the towel body to receive the towel body, a connection member coupled to the pocket part, and a coupling member mounted in the connection member. As the towel is used, the pouch is not provided different from a conventional towel, so that the size of the towel is reduced and the fabrication cost is saved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2016
    Inventor: Dae Up Sohn
  • Patent number: 9400133
    Abstract: A vacuum insulation material includes: a core member having a large number of minute spaces; a cover member having an internal space in which the core member is housed, the internal pressure being decompression-sealed; and an inspection member provided between the core member and the cover member. The inspection member includes a retaining portion disposed on the core member and a hole formed in the retaining portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2016
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Noriyuki Miyaji, Shinya Kojima, Kenta Miyamoto, Kazuhiro Kawanishi, Naoki Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 9393714
    Abstract: The invention provides a method for method for producing construction timber planks, construction timber and laminated planks or beams. The method includes the steps of sawing debarked and plantation dried logs from Eucalyptus trees having a moisture content of 18% or higher into planks having lengths suitable for the next step as described below. The planks are cross cut into lengths of about 0.5 m to 2.5 m and their end edges are profiled for finger jointing. The end edges of a series of profiled planks are joined by longitudinally pressing end edges together using a polyurethane glue to lengths required for construction timber planks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: SPENCER DRAKE TRUST (IT 8663/95)
    Inventor: Frederick Spencer Drake
  • Patent number: 9392848
    Abstract: A magnetic adornment assembly for improving aesthetic appeal of an item, such as a personal or commercial item, consists of top and bottom members which can be reversibly magnetically coupled to one another. The personal or commercial item is placed between concentrically aligned top and bottom members such that magnetic attraction between the members is established, thereby securing the magnetic adornment assembly to the personal or commercial item. A decoration layer is provided on an outer viewable surface of the personal or commercial item and may be ornamental or informational.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: Magnum Opus, Inc.
    Inventor: Kimberly Marie LeBlanc
  • Patent number: 9390634
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a supply of labels for being attached to sausage-shaped products, like sausages. The supply comprises a carrier strip having a longitudinal extension, a flat front side, a flat rear side and two longitudinal edges, and at least one label having a longitudinal extension, a flat front side and a flat rear side and an attachment end for being attached to the sausage-shaped product, the at least one label is detachable attached to the carrier strip, wherein at least the attachment end of the at least one label exceeds one of the longitudinal edges of the carrier strip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: Poly-clip System GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Uwe Melchert
  • Patent number: 9387128
    Abstract: A breastfeeding assistance device configured to be shaped into a variety of configurations, or forms. The device being self-sustainable in any selected configuration including a configuration that compresses a breast to assist with breastfeeding while allowing at least one hand free.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Inventor: Allison M. Corder
  • Patent number: 9383172
    Abstract: An interleaving hexagonal tile (AHT) is provided for incorporation onto a liner in an array for a personnel armor clothing article. The AHT includes a hexagonally-symmetric solid object composed of a homogeneous material. The object includes a geometry that has obverse and reverse planar surfaces parallel to each other. Each planar surface has triangularly disposed terminals. First and second triple sets of oblique surfaces are disposed between the obverse and reverse planar surfaces. A plurality of facets is disposed substantially perpendicular to the planar surfaces. The facets connect between edges of the planar surfaces and adjacent edges of the oblique surfaces. The first and second triple sets of oblique surfaces are disposed to alternate with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Raymond M. Gamache, Justin T. Blair
  • Patent number: 9385063
    Abstract: Provided by the present invention are a thermally conductive sheet feeder and a method for feeding a thermally conductive sheet, which are a thermally conductive sheet feeder and a method for feeding a thermally conductive sheet using an emboss carrier tape, wherein the emboss carrier tape provided on its surface with a plurality of pockets, each having one thermally conductive sheet accommodated therein, and a cover film to protect surface of the emboss carrier tape are rolled up in a reel-like form.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yasuhisa Ishihara, Akihiro Endo
  • Patent number: 9376805
    Abstract: A vacuum insulating panel comprise a first sheet of a flexible material, a second sheet of a flexible material and a bridging element of a flexible material extending in a generally rectilinear waveform between the first and the second sheets. The bridging element and the sheets define therebetween a plurality of separate generally rectilinear evacuated compartments containing a self-supporting insulating element. The bridging element comprise first flat regions extending along the inside face of the first sheet, second flat regions extending along the inside face of the second sheet, and connecting regions extending between the first and second flat regions, There are seals between the flat regions of the bridging element and the inside face of the sheets. If one compartment is punctured only that compartment is affected. The seals prevent loss of vacuum in adjacent compartments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignee: Kingspan Holdings (IRL) Limited
    Inventors: Malcolm Rochefort, Adrian Pargeter
  • Patent number: 9370921
    Abstract: There is provided in an embodiment a composite radius filler for a composite structure. The composite radius filler has two or more radius laminates. Each radius laminate has a laminate of stacked composite plies formed in a desired radius with a desired radial orientation of the stacked composite plies substantially matching a radial orientation of adjacent stacked composite plies of a composite structure surrounding the two or more radius laminates. Each radius laminate is preferably trimmed to have at least one side align adjacent to the others to form a composite radius filler having a shape substantially corresponding to a radius filler region of the composite structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Geoffrey A. Butler, Paul S. Nordman
  • Patent number: 9364122
    Abstract: Disclosed is a towel in which a pouch is not provided and the decoupling of a towel body is possible, so that the towel can sufficiently washed and freely used in various fields. The towel is coupled to a portable terminal, a bag, a purse, a key holder, a diary, or a handbag. The towel includes a towel body, a pocket part provided on one surface of the towel body to receive the towel body, a connection member coupled to the pocket part, and a coupling member mounted in the connection member. As the towel is used, the pouch is not provided different from a conventional towel, so that the size of the towel is reduced and the fabrication cost is saved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Inventor: Dae Up Sohn
  • Patent number: 9358752
    Abstract: A nonwoven industrial textile for conveying in an industrial process, seaming elements and methods of manufacture. The textile comprises at least first and second layers of film. Each layer comprises protrusions separated by land areas and each defining an aperture for a flow path through the layer. For at least one of the layers, the protrusions comprise a first set having first and second ends integral with contiguous land areas, and at least a second set of protrusions each comprising a first end integral with a contiguous land area and an opposing second end having a configuration selected from a detached free end; and a weakened end portion integral with but detachable from a contiguous land area in response to strain. The construction allows for relative movement of the layers during travel over machine components such as rolls, reducing internal strain and risk of delamination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: ASTENJOHNSON, INC.
    Inventor: Allan R. Manninen
  • Patent number: 9352704
    Abstract: A lining element includes at least one decorative layer formed from at least one complex that includes both a ligneous material layer having a backside and a front side and a reinforcement layer extending over the backside of the ligneous material layer. The decorative layer further includes at least one additional layer made in a material different from the ligneous material. The front side of the additional layer substantially extends in the continuity of the front side of the complex. The additional layer and the complex are attached to each other through at least one seam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: Faurecia Interieur Industrie
    Inventors: Hugo Piccin, Nathalie Durand
  • Patent number: 9345356
    Abstract: A floor mat includes a plurality of projections integrally formed and extending from a lower surface. At least some of the projections have a straight axis and a cross section perpendicular to the straight axis that decreases from the base to the tip of the projection. The at least some projections have a height measured along the axis and a width corresponding to its largest dimension measured parallel to a plane of the lower surface such that the ratio of the width to the height of the projection is greater than 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: Trinseo Europe GmbH
    Inventors: Mark Vreys, Berend J. G. Hoek
  • Patent number: 9339999
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a splicing tape (1) for continuous roll change, the splicing tape comprising: a) a first tape component including a first backing layer (2) and a first adhesive layer (3) on a first surface of the first backing layer (2); b) a second tape component including a second backing layer (4) and a second adhesive layer (5) on a first surface of the second backing layer (4); and c) a splitting layer (6) joining the first backing layer (2) and the second backing layer (4) together, such that the first and second adhesive layers (3,5) are facing away from the splitting layer (6), wherein the splitting layer (6) comprises a continuous and uninterrupted middle area (7) extending in the longitudinal direction of the splicing tape (1) and provided with repeating tapered protrusions (2) with flattened tips projecting from the middle area (7) towards both longitudinal edges of the splicing tape and to a method for manufacturing and using such a splicing tape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
    Inventors: Robert G. Shaw, Benjamin S. Korth
  • Patent number: 9340928
    Abstract: A tearing tape which is composed of paper for severing a paper web which moves from a system for producing paper and is wound up on drums, in order as a result to make it possible for it to be wound onto an empty drum. Here, the tearing tape, in cross-section, has a central tape part and two lateral tape parts. The central tape part has a thickness that is at least 1.5 times greater than a thickness of the lateral tape parts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Inventor: Klaus Bartelmuss