Patents Examined by Carson Gross
  • Patent number: 12134241
    Abstract: This method for producing a light control panel used in an optical image forming device includes: a step of forming a laminate 22 by laminating a plurality of transparent plate materials 20 having the same thickness while alternately shifting them by a predetermined length in the width direction so as to form protruding portions 21; a step of forming light-reflecting layers 13 at least on facing surfaces 16 of the adjacent protruding portions 21; a step of filling gap regions 26 between the adjacent protruding portions 21 with a transparent resin 27; a step of cutting and separating the protruding portions 21 integrated at each side of the laminate 22 from a laminated body 28 thereby making preforms 29, 30 for the light control panels 10, 11; and a step of flattening both end surfaces of each of the preforms 29, 30 in the width direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2024
    Assignee: ASUKANET COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventor: Makoto Otsubo
  • Patent number: 12112863
    Abstract: A taping head for taping a wire harness includes a base plate with a first aperture for receiving a wire harness. A tape dispenser with a second aperture is configured to rotate a roll of tape around the center of the first and second apertures. The taping head further includes a clamping unit configured to clamp a free end of the tape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: Aptiv Technologies AG
    Inventors: Lopes José Carrolo Nuno, Qiu Jianliang, Rubén Marco Medeiros Ferreira Da Silva, Miguel Sousa Borges Monteiro Pires
  • Patent number: 12110860
    Abstract: A method of forming a structural web for a wind turbine blade comprises providing a web member having a web portion and a flange portion extending away from each other, where 5 a heel of substantially curvilinear form is located between the web portion and the flange portion. A planar flange extender comprising a cured composite material is arranged together with the web member with the flange extender positioned adjacent to the flange portion so that a portion of the flange extender projects past the heel and away from the web portion. The flange extender is integrated with the web member in a resin matrix, or 10 with an adhesive, to form the structural web. A structural web and a wind turbine blade comprising the web is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: Vestas Wind Systems A/S
    Inventors: Robert Charles Preston, Sean Keohan
  • Patent number: 12109731
    Abstract: A longitudinal sealer includes a housing, an arm, and a heating element. The housing is configured to be installed in a foam-in-bag system. The arm is movably coupled to the housing. The heating element has a leading edge exposed through an exterior surface of the arm. A position of the arm with respect to the housing is controllable so that the arm is movable between a first location where the leading edge of the heating element is not in contact with a film in a film path of the foam-in-bag system and a second location where the leading edge of the heating element is in contact with the film in the film path of the foam-in-bag system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: Sealed Air Corporation (US)
    Inventors: George Bertram, David Carson, Kenneth John Mierzejewski, Mark H. Salerno, Douglas Walker
  • Patent number: 12103288
    Abstract: Described is an affixing apparatus capable of flattening a surface of a film affixed to a main surface of a plate-shaped body. An affixing apparatus for affixing the film to the plate-shaped body includes: a plate-shaped mounting member provided with a mounting portion on which the plate-shaped body is mounted; a plate-shaped pressing member installed at a position facing the mounting member; and a support member installed at an outer edge of the mounting portion so as to be positioned between the mounting member and the pressing member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: MITSUI CHEMICALS TOHCELLO, INC.
    Inventors: Masao Nogami, Akimitsu Morimoto
  • Patent number: 12097531
    Abstract: A method for forming an antislip material. A flexible thermoplastic carrier is provided. A hot release surface is provided. Provided is a first layer of discrete thermoplastic particles, sifting on the hot release surface. The discrete particles are above their softening temperatures, providing in the first layer a tackiness. The method includes contacting the carrier with the tacky first layer for sticking the first layer to the carrier, and thereafter removing the carrier, and therewith the tacky first layer stuck to the carrier, from the release surface. Thereby the carrier is provided with a hot, preferably discontinuous and/or elastomeric antislip coating. With a heat energy of the hot coating a bond is formed between the carrier and the coating. The removing of the carrier includes pulling the carrier out of the contact with a pulling-out force. The temperature of the hot release surface is above the melting temperature of the carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2024
    Assignee: FLEXINNOVA KFT
    Inventors: Jozsef Mandzsu, Sr., Zoltan Mandzsu, Jozsef Mandzsu, Jr.
  • Patent number: 12082622
    Abstract: A rotating drum for use in manufacturing vapor-generating articles may include a drum body. A plurality of grooves may be disposed in an outer face of the drum body. A seat may be tractably-mounted in each one of the plurality of grooves. The seat may include a seat groove that is structured and arranged to receive and hold a rigid casing of a vapor-generating article. The seat may be composed of a material that is softer than a material of the rigid casing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: Altria Client Services LLC
    Inventors: Edmond J. Cadieux, Jr., Martin T. Garthaffner, Barry S. Smith
  • Patent number: 12069811
    Abstract: A bonding apparatus includes a vacuum holder and a thermal head. The vacuum holder is configured to attach a non-bonding area of a printed circuit board. A side of the vacuum holder has a first lower sidewall, a first upper sidewall, and a first connection surface adjoining the first lower sidewall and the first upper sidewall. The thermal head is adjacent to the vacuum holder and configured to hot press a bonding area of the printed circuit board. A side of the thermal head proximal to the vacuum holder has a second lower sidewall, a second upper sidewall, and a second connection surface adjoining the second lower sidewall and the second upper sidewall. The second connection surface overlaps at least a portion of the first connection surface, and a height of the second lower sidewall is greater than a height of the first lower sidewall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: AUO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yi-Hsin Lin, Wen-Lung Chen
  • Patent number: 12049067
    Abstract: A lamination device includes a first jig to which is fixed a window that includes a flat surface and at least one curved surface, a pressure pad disposed on a second jig that faces the first jig, where the pressure pad includes a first surface that corresponds the flat surface of the window and a second surface that corresponds the at least one curved surface of the window, and a pressure sensor array disposed on the pressure pad. The pressure sensor array includes a plurality of first electrodes that overlap the first surface and a plurality of second electrodes that overlap the second surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Junsu Park
  • Patent number: 12051604
    Abstract: An apparatus for manufacturing a semiconductor device includes a bonding head configured to adsorb and hold a mounting component at a pick-up position, to move between the pick-up position and a mounting position, and to mount the mounting component on a substrate that is on a bonding stage; a camera configured to move together with the bonding head and to capture an image of the mounting component and an image of the substrate; an optical system configured to transmit light between the mounting component and the camera; a fiducial mark configured to move together with the camera in a capturing range of the camera; and a controller configured to correct a positional relationship between the mounting component and the substrate based on a first image including the fiducial mark and the mounting component and a second image including the fiducial mark and the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Daisuke Nagatomo, Fumitaka Moroishi, Masanori Izumita, Shinji Ueyama, Takahiro Tokumiya, Takamasa Sugiura, Tatsuya Ishimoto, Masato Kajinami
  • Patent number: 12046741
    Abstract: The lithium film forming mechanism includes a first separator providing mechanism, a second separator providing mechanism, a lubricating substance applying mechanism, a lithium ribbon providing mechanism and two rollers; the first separator providing mechanism provides a first separator for the two rollers; the second separator providing mechanism provides a second separator for the two rollers; the lithium ribbon providing mechanism locates a lithium ribbon between the first separator and the second separator and provides the lithium ribbon for the two rollers; the lubricating substance applying mechanism applies lubricating substances to surfaces, facing the lithium ribbon, of the first separator and/or the second separator before entering the space between the two rollers; and the two rollers roll the first separator, the lithium ribbon and the second separator, to roll the lithium ribbon into lithium foil and make the lithium foil adhere to the second separator to form the lithium film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Bin Xie, Shitong Chen, Zhijie Gong
  • Patent number: 12037526
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a support film, an OLED display structure and a manufacturing method thereof. The support film includes a first adhesive material layer and a first base material layer, which are stacked together, and a first release film therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Penghao Gu
  • Patent number: 12033535
    Abstract: A product for displaying an image or object (e.g., printed photo or a print, etc.) according to at least one implementation includes a first sheet having a front face and a rear face. An image or object is formed along the rear face. The product also includes an adhesive coated substrate, such as a ferrous metal substrate, to which the first sheet is adhesively affixed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: Tracer Imaging LLC
    Inventors: Steven M. Spiro, Donald Lubarsky, Ron Glaza, Paul Dowd, Ryan Kelly
  • Patent number: 12017842
    Abstract: A heat seal between a plastic bag and a plastic sheet is used to provide a more secure and reliable seal to define a modified atmosphere for a pallet of perishables. The heat seal reduces atmosphere failures and aids in providing a more consistent atmosphere in the pallet bag system thus reducing the number of pallets that have an out of specification atmosphere. The heat seal may be created with a heating sealing apparatuses that is part of a system used to load and seal a load of containers of perishables onto a pallet. The heat sealing apparatus uses a plurality of heated bar assemblies to form seal portions on sides of the pallet in order to form a seal around the entire perimeter of the pallet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2024
    Assignee: Fresh Express Incorporated
    Inventors: Michael J. Parachini, Sesar Santiago Jauregui, Frederick Forgnone
  • Patent number: 12017439
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for manufacturing a bonded body that includes a glass member, a bonding subject member, and a bonding portion bonded to the glass member and the bonding subject member. The method includes a setting step, a pressing step, and a bonding portion formation step. The setting step is a step of setting a jig main body lid on a jig main body in a state in which a stack is disposed in a recess of the jig main body. The pressing step is a step of adjusting an atmospheric pressure in the recess of the jig main body after the setting step to press the stack with the jig main body lid. The bonding portion formation step is a step of forming the bonding portion from a bonding material included in the stack in a state in which the stack is pressed in the pressing step.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2024
    Assignee: Nippon Electric Glass Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toru Shiragami, Tatsuya Nagata
  • Patent number: 11999548
    Abstract: A resealable flap device in the form of a sheet, for applying to or incorporating in packaging, comprises: a lower layer of flexible material, and an upper layer of stiff material. The sheet is cut through both layers to outline a flap portion, the cut leaving an edge in a hinge region, the upper layer being removed behind the line of the hinge region. In this way the flexible lower layer forms a hinge that is easy to handle and does not spring back, while the stiff upper layer maintains the shape of the flap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: OPM ADVANCE LIMITED
    Inventors: Ian David Michael Bell, Christopher John Ellison
  • Patent number: 12000129
    Abstract: A sink installation method comprising the steps of configuring the countertop sink opening to conform to the new sink, placing the sink in the cabinet under the sink opening, placing a lift plate under the sink with a hook extending through the sink drain, placing a winch across the countertop opening, lowering a wire with a hook attached to the free end thereof by means of operation of the winch, interconnecting the lift plate hook and the winch cable hook, lifting the sink into position under the countertop, and adhering the new sink to the underside of the countertop.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: Simply Sinks Franchising LLC
    Inventor: Gregory Mixon
  • Patent number: 11999833
    Abstract: A process for producing a polyurethane or polyisocyanurate construction board, the process comprising (i) providing an A-side reactant stream that includes an isocyanate-containing compound; (ii) providing a B-side reactant stream that includes a polyol, where the B-side reactant stream includes a blowing agent that includes a pentane and a blowing agent additive that has a Hansen Solubility Parameter (?t) that is greater than 17 MPa?0.5; and (iii) mixing the A-side reactant stream with the B-side reactant stream to produce a reaction mixture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: Holcim Technology Ltd
    Inventors: John Letts, Chunhua Yao, Michael Hubbard
  • Patent number: 11981113
    Abstract: A film-sticking box configured to attach a protective film to an electronic device is provided. The film-sticking box includes a main body and an inner casing. The inner casing accommodates the electronic device. A first opening and a second opening are respectively defined at two opposite ends of the main body. The first opening is configured to pass the protective film therethrough. The inner casing slides in or out via the second opening. When in use, the protective film will take away the dust on the surface of the electronic device to be filmed during pulling, and the user will not pull the drawing film and the inner casing via the same opening to cause dust residue, which can simplify the structure and operation steps to improve user experience.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: DONGGUAN PINEAPPLE PROTECTION CO., LTD.
    Inventor: ShengJie Zhou
  • Patent number: 11982299
    Abstract: A device (1) for mounting a sanitary component to a support, comprising at least: a mounting plate (2) having an adherend (3) for attaching the device (1) to the support; and a metal mesh (4), at least partially forming the adherend (3); and the use of the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: GROHE AG
    Inventors: Franziska Kalka, Hendrik Heitkamp, Anja Rützler