Patents Examined by Brian R Slawski
  • Patent number: 12040456
    Abstract: Novel or improved microporous single or multilayer battery separator membranes, separators, batteries including such membranes or separators, methods of making such membranes, separators, and/or batteries, and/or methods of using such membranes, separators and/or batteries are provided. In accordance with at least certain embodiments, a multilayer dry process polyethylene/polypropylene/polyethylene microporous separator which is manufactured using the inventive process which includes machine direction stretching followed by transverse direction stretching and a subsequent calendering step as a means to reduce the thickness of the multilayer microporous membrane, to reduce the percent porosity of the multilayer microporous membrane in a controlled manner and/or to improve transverse direction tensile strength.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Assignee: Celgard, LLC
    Inventors: Kristoffer K. Stokes, William John Mason, Kang Karen Xiao, Xiaomin Zhang, Barry J. Summey, Robert Moran, Jeffrey Gordon Poley, Brian R. Stepp, Changqing Wang Adams, Daniel R. Alexander, Shante P. Williams, Andrew Edward Voss, Douglas George Robertson
  • Patent number: 12024594
    Abstract: The materials and methods disclosed can be used for applications such as temporary bond and debond of semiconductor and display substrates. These materials have sufficiently low melt rheologies to be used as a bonding layer and can crosslink/cure to allow for reduction in material flow over long periods of time. This class of materials also incorporates the ability to be used as a single-layer system for debonding purposes and typically uses laser debonding for its release mechanism. These materials also allow for solvent cleanability using very mild acidic conditions instead of the typical harsh conditions used on curable layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2024
    Assignee: Brewer Science, Inc.
    Inventors: Luke M. Prenger, Qi Wu, Xiao Liu
  • Patent number: 12024471
    Abstract: The invention relates to A slurry composition, comprising: an inorganic powder; a dispersant; and a solvent wherein the dispersant is a block copolymer comprising at least one hydrophobic block A and at least one hydrophilic block B, and wherein the blocks A and B comprise repeating units represented by the following general formula (I) wherein R1 is selected from a hydrogen atom, a linear or branched alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms and a cyclic alkyl group having 4 to 6 carbon atoms, and wherein at least one carboxylic acid group or a salt thereof is covalently linked to the block copolymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2024
    Assignee: BYK-Chemie GmbH
    Inventors: Andreas Okkel, Guillaume Wojciech Jaunky, Yoshito Kitagawa
  • Patent number: 12012275
    Abstract: An insulating device including an outer shell, an inner liner forming a storage compartment, an insulating layer positioned in between the outer shell and the inner liner, wherein the insulating layer provides insulation for the storage compartment, and an opening configured to allow access to the storage compartment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLC
    Inventors: Roy Joseph Seiders, Chris Keller, Derek G. Sullivan, Erik Steven Larson, Alex Baires, Andrew M. Bosway, Karl Fritzsche, Laura Flores
  • Patent number: 12014458
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus or equipment and systems for lining conduits, e.g., preferably subterranean pipelines and passageways, such as sewers, with a liner impregnated with a curable resin in order to secure the conduit against ingress or egress of liquids.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: Perma-Liner Industries, LLC
    Inventor: Kevan Taylor
  • Patent number: 11990349
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a package substrate including an insulating layer and a wiring conductor, including: forming, on one or both sides of a core resin layer, a substrate including a peelable first metal layer that has a thickness of 1-70 ?m, a first insulating resin layer, and a second metal layer; forming a non-through hole reaching a surface of the first metal layer, performing electrolytic and/or electroless copper plating on its inner wall, and connecting the second and first metal layers; arranging a second insulating resin layer and a third metal layer and heating and pressurizing the first substrate to form a substrate; forming a non-through hole reaching a surface of the second metal layer, performing electrolytic and/or electroless copper plating on its inner wall, and connecting the second and third metal layers; peeling a third substrate; and patterning the first and third metal layers to form the wiring conductor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI GAS CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC.
    Inventors: Syunsuke Hirano, Yoshihiro Kato, Takaaki Ogashiwa
  • Patent number: 11987731
    Abstract: A curable organopolysiloxane composition is provided which forms a pressure sensitive adhesive (PSA) layer having a low storage elastic modulus (G?), excellent curability, and sufficient adhesion, along with applications thereof. A PSA layer-forming organopolysiloxane composition comprises: (A) a chain organopolysiloxane having alkenyl groups; (B) an organopolysiloxane resin wherein the weight average molecular weight (Mw) thereof is less than 4500 and the sum of the content of hydroxyl groups, etc. is 9 mole % or less; (C) an organohydrogenpolysiloxane; and (D) a hydrosilylation reaction catalyst; and optionally, (A?) a chain organopolysiloxane which does not contain a carbon-carbon double bond-containing reactive group in the molecule. The mass ratio of the organopolysiloxane resin (B) to the chain organopolysiloxane (A) is within a specific range and the shear storage elastic modulus G? at ?20° C. of a PSA layer obtained by curing the composition is within a range of 0.01 to 1.0 MPa.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: DOW TORAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Maki Itoh, Akihiro Nakamura, Michitaka Suto
  • Patent number: 11975516
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for fabricating a composite structure. In one example, the composite structure may include a honeycomb core sandwiched between face sheets. An edge of the honeycomb core may be abraded and a top face sheet may be perforated. As such, a likelihood of delamination of the composite structure during a curing step may be reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: EPIC AIRCRAFT, LLC
    Inventor: Douglas King
  • Patent number: 11976471
    Abstract: A floor may include a substrate having a top side and a bottom side. A top layer may be provided on the substrate. The top layer may consist of a printed thermoplastic film and a thermoplastic transparent or translucent layer provided on the printed thermoplastic film. The top layer may be directly adhered to the substrate by heat welding the printed thermoplastic film and the top side of the substrate, in the absence of a glue layer. The substrate may be a synthetic material board including a filler. The substrate at least at two opposite edges may include coupling means provided in the synthetic material board. The thermoplastic transparent or translucent layer may be provided with a structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: UNILIN BV
    Inventors: Laurent Meersseman, Martin Segaert
  • Patent number: 11964460
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a pulling rib and a pulling rib manufacturing process thereof and an inflatable product, relating to the technical field of inflatable products. The pulling rib manufacturing process includes the following steps: weaving a dense weaving region and a patterned weaving region in sequence according to preset sizes, wherein a weaving density of the patterned weaving region is lower than that of the dense weaving region; applying glue locally along a surface of the dense weaving region; and after applying the glue, cutting the dense weaving region according to requirements to form pulling ribs, wherein the patterned weaving region between any two adjacent sections of the dense weaving regions is the height of the pulling ribs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: ZHEJIANG NATURAL OUTDOOR GOODS INC.
    Inventors: Yonghui Xia, Zhijian Ma, Mengzhi Zhou
  • Patent number: 11955605
    Abstract: To improve durability of an all-solid-state battery, a method of manufacturing an all-solid-state battery includes: obtaining a stack having an anode active material layer, a cathode active material layer, a first solid electrolyte layer, and a second solid electrolyte layer, the first solid electrolyte layer and the second solid electrolyte layer being disposed between the anode active material layer and the cathode active material layer, the second solid electrolyte layer containing a sublimational filler; densifying the stack; and subliming the sublimational filler from the second solid electrolyte layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Ippei Goto
  • Patent number: 11955106
    Abstract: An acoustic system is disclosed. The acoustic system includes a sound absorptive substrate, and a rigid polyester shell configured to be positioned over the sound absorptive substrate. The rigid polyester shell is configured to be mounted on an interior surface of a building such that at least some sound waves pass through the rigid polyester shell. The shell is configured to provide aesthetic features to the acoustic system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Auralex Acoustics Inc
    Inventors: Benjamin A. Carlisle, Mark A. Kauffman, Mark Henderson, Andrew Symons, Eric T. Smith
  • Patent number: 11953139
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus or equipment and systems for lining conduits, e.g., preferably subterranean pipelines and passageways, such as sewers, with a liner impregnated with a curable resin in order to secure the conduit against ingress or egress of liquids.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Perma-Liner Industries, LLC
    Inventor: Kevan Taylor
  • Patent number: 11951690
    Abstract: A method for processing massive fiber bundles includes massive fiber-bundle formation and massive materials handling, wherein plural small-diameter bundles are unified, while more or less preserving their legacy cross-sectional form. It also includes bending, such as to create non-linear preforms, and preform-charge fabrication. Embodiments of the invention operate to help preserve a desired fiber alignment throughout a part fabricated from relatively large-diameter fiber bundles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Arris Composites Inc.
    Inventors: J Scott Perkins, Bert D. Mannhalter, Riley Reese
  • Patent number: 11946170
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a deodorant and antibacterial protective cloth includes: providing a first fiber thread and a second fiber thread, where the first fiber thread is a core-spun yarn formed by a blended slurry, a nano metal solution, a plurality of inorganic particles, and a plurality of thermoplastic polyurethane colloidal particles, the thermoplastic polyurethane colloidal particles are hot melted and then wrapped around a peripheral side of a core thread of the core-spun yarn for isolation from an outer wrapping layer of the core-spun yarn, and the second fiber thread is the same as the first fiber thread or is a single-thread yarn formed by the blended slurry and the nano metal solution; and intersecting and laminating the first fiber thread and the second fiber thread to form a plurality of bonding layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: QUANN CHENG INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hsing-Hsun Lee
  • Patent number: 11946689
    Abstract: A vacuum insulated refrigerator structure includes an outer wrapper having a first opening and a first edge extending around the first opening. A liner has a second opening and second edge extending around the second opening. The liner is disposed inside the wrapper with the first and second edges being spaced apart to form a gap therebetween. An insulating thermal bridge extends across the gap, and an airtight vacuum cavity is formed between the wrapper and the liner. The thermal bridge includes elongated first and second channels having sealant disposed therein, and the first and second edges are disposed in the first and second channels, respectively. Porous core material may be disposed in the vacuum cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Abhay Naik, Lorraine J. Westlake, Lakshya J. Deka
  • Patent number: 11938685
    Abstract: Disclosed is a welding machine for synthetic resins. The welding machine for synthetic resins performs welding of fabrics using ultrasonic waves and through preheating sufficient not to burn off a coating solution on the surfaces of the fabrics using hot air so as to achieve rapid and firm welding due to concentrated molecular decomposition and melting on the bonding surface between the fabrics, allows both an ultrasonic horn and a welding wheel to be rotated vertically so as to achieve rapid and stable entry of the fabrics and welding of the fabrics while preventing the fabrics from slipping, and achieves stable welding of various fabrics through adjustment of pressing force of the welding wheel depending on the thickness or the material of the fabrics, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Inventor: Han-na Seo
  • Patent number: 11931948
    Abstract: A device for thermosetting a knitted fabric includes a first tool half and a second tool half. The first tool half and the second tool half in a closed position enclose a cavity in which the knitted fabric is receivable. Each of the first tool half and the second tool half have a respective shape-imparting effective surface by way of which an external form of the knitted fabric is determinable. The device further includes a heating installation where thermal energy is introducible into the knitted fabric via the heating installation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Thomas Aumann, Florian Dechant, Johann Gasslhuber
  • Patent number: 11919277
    Abstract: A method for repairing window laminates in which two plies have become separated to create a void, and wherein moisture may have entered through an edge of the window laminate and into the void. The method includes the steps of: placing the window laminate in a vacuum bag and inserting the vacuum bag containing the window laminate into an oven or autoclave for a minimum of ten minutes at a minimum temperature of 120 degrees Fahrenheit to remove the moisture between the plies; removing the vacuum bag and window laminate from the oven, and removing the window from the vacuum bag; forcing a needle on a syringe through the edge of the window laminate in the area of the void; and injecting an adhesive in the syringe into the void to fill the void with the adhesive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Inventor: Rangel Fernandez
  • Patent number: 11884041
    Abstract: Methods for preparing multi-layer optical laminates include placing an optical film that is free form an adhesive layer between first and second glass substrates that are free of an adhesive layer, placing this laminate under vacuum, and then heating the laminate under pressure to a temperature above the softening temperature of the optical film. The glass substrates are free of an adhesive layer but may include a silane surface treatment. The resulting multi-layer laminate is optically clear and does not show scattering of reflected light by the optical film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
    Inventors: Kazuta Saito, Katsuya Takamori