Patents Examined by Catherine A. Simone
  • Patent number: 11584502
    Abstract: A composite hat stringer for stiffening a panel includes a plurality of composite fabric plies arranged to form a cap, a pair of flanges and a pair of webs respectively connecting the cap with the pair of flanges. The cap includes at least one 0° composite tape ply interleafed in the composite fabric plies within the cap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Forouzan Behzadpour, Patrick Bickford Stickler
  • Patent number: 11586306
    Abstract: Embodiments of a vehicle interior system are disclosed. In one or more embodiments, the system includes a base with a curved surface, and a display or touch panel disposed on the curved surface. The display includes a cold-bent glass substrate with a thickness of 1.5 mm or less and a first radius of curvature of 20 mm or greater, and a display module and/or touch panel attached to the glass substrate having a second radius of curvature that is within 10% of the first radius of curvature. Methods for forming such systems are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: Corning Incorporated
    Inventors: Jordon Thomas Boggs, Michael Timothy Brennan, Atul Kumar, Arpita Mitra, William Michael Seiderman, Yawei Sun, Wendell Porter Weeks
  • Patent number: 11584103
    Abstract: A multi-layered product having an embossed interior layer is disclosed along with a method of making the product. The multi-layered product has a first layer with an interior surface, a second layer with an interior surface, and a third layer sandwiched between the first and second layers. The third layer has a first surface and a second surface, and has a thickness there between. The third layer is embossed into a waffle pattern having a plurality of protrusions and a plurality of recesses. Each of the plurality of protrusions and recesses is adjacently aligned and horizontally offset from one another. The plurality of protrusions form a horizontal plane, at the first surface, which is positioned above a horizontal plane formed by the plurality of recesses, at the first surface. The product also has an adhesive which secures the three layers together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: American Custom Converting, L.L.C.
    Inventor: Roderick John Michaud
  • Patent number: 11571880
    Abstract: Provided is an interlayer film for laminated glass capable of suppressing double images, and making the moisture resistance of the laminated glass exposed to high temperature and high humidity uniform at one end and the other end of the interlayer film. The interlayer film for laminated glass according to the present invention is an interlayer film for laminated glass, being wedge-like shaped and containing an amphiphile or a surfactant, and when a high temperature and high humidity test for laminated glass is executed, a whitening distance at the one end and the other end of the interlayer film is 15 mm or less, and when a whitening distance at the one end of the interlayer film is more than 0 mm, a value of (whitening distance at the other end of the interlayer film×thickness of the other end of the interlayer film)/(whitening distance at the one end of the interlayer film×thickness of the one end of the interlayer film) is 0.70 or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuusuke Oota, Kazuhiko Nakayama, Kinryou Chou
  • Patent number: 11559930
    Abstract: An injection-molded component having a casing body of plastics material and a core which is made of a core material, in particular of a metal, which is at least partially received within the casing body and is at least partially insert-molded. The injection-molded component may in particular serve as a joint part of a joint. As a result of the preferably metallic core, the injection-molded component, despite comparatively small dimensioning, is capable of being comparatively highly stressed. By virtue of the casing body of plastics material, a minor actuation noise may be implemented for the joint, even without complex lubrication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
    Inventors: Elmar Fries, Stefan Zöller, Pramod Morale
  • Patent number: 11541636
    Abstract: The invention relates to a structural multilayer composite comprising a layer of leather in contact with at least one monolayer comprising parallel aligned fibers and a matrix material. The composite may further comprise film layer(s) that may be breathable and/or waterproof. The structural multilayer composite material is suitable for use in clothing and outdoor gear and apparel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: DSM PROTECTIVE MATERIALS B.V.
    Inventors: Wesley Edward Hatcher, Christopher Michael Adams
  • Patent number: 11547005
    Abstract: This application relates to a multi-piece enclosure for a portable electronic device. The enclosure includes a metal part including a metal substrate and a metal oxide layer overlaying the metal substrate, the metal oxide layer having an external surface that includes openings that lead into undercut regions. The openings are characterized as having a first width, and the undercut regions are characterized as having a second width that is greater than the first width. The enclosure further includes a non-metallic bulk layer including protruding portions that extend into the undercut regions such that the non-metallic bulk layer is interlocked with the metal part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: James A. Curran, Todd S. Mintz, Isabel Yang
  • Patent number: 11541635
    Abstract: A flexible carbon fiber decorative veneer may include a veneer panel assembly with a face layer formed from a carbon fiber material, a backing layer formed from a flexible fleece, and an adhesive configured to attach the face layer to the backing layer through activation via at least one joining process. The backing layer may be configured to prevent light from passing through voids or interstitial spaces in the carbon fiber material of the face layer when the backing layer is attached to the face layer via the adhesive. The flexible carbon fiber decorative veneer may be configured for use on an aircraft interior structure, the base structure for which being fabricated from an aviation honeycomb layer and a back panel. The veneer panel assembly may be configured to conform to a radius of at least 0.25 inches on the aircraft interior structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: Goodrich Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher L. Chapman, Brian K. Barnett
  • Patent number: 11491737
    Abstract: An optical element includes an optical material including a first edge and an opposing second edge. The optical element further includes a plurality of micro-channels arranged within the optical material. Each of the micro-channels of the plurality of micro-channels extends from the first edge to the second edge of the optical material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: RAYTHEON COMPANY
    Inventors: Joseph M. Wahl, Richard Gentilman
  • Patent number: 11471549
    Abstract: Provided is a stretchable film having excellent stretchability, excellent air permeability, and an excellent deodorizing property. Also provided is an article including such stretchable film. A stretchable film of the present invention is a film having stretchability, and includes a deodorant. The stretchable film of the present invention is a film having stretchability, and has a deodorization efficiency for each of ammonia and hydrogen sulfide 3 hours after the start of a deodorization test, the deodorization efficiency being measured by a detector tube method, of 10% or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Muneshige Nakagawa, Kohei Takeda, Shinsuke Ikishima
  • Patent number: 11472163
    Abstract: A heated glazing includes at least one plastic structural substrate and a heating device and includes at least one transparent and electrically-conductive thin layer. The heated glazing includes, as laminate, at least one first plastic structural substrate, at least one glass sheet equipped with the heating layer, and at least one second plastic structural substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE
    Inventor: Thomas Tondu
  • Patent number: 11472350
    Abstract: A decorative arrangement for an interior lining of a motor vehicle has a carrier layer (20), a decorative layer (6) on the carrier layer (20), and a protective layer provided on the decorative layer (6). The decorative layer (6) is composed of a wood or wood veneer material. A metal structure (8) is provided on the decorative layer (6). The metal structure (8) is inlaid into the decorative layer (6).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: HIB Trim Part Solutions GmbH
    Inventors: Uwe Schnabel, Volker Sieber
  • Patent number: 11472160
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses an environment-friendly polymeric composite prepared using biodegradable, compostable and recyclable materials, yet having good mechanical properties. The polymeric composite of the present disclosure comprises a biodegradable and compostable multilayer first substrate comprising an inner later, an outer layer and a core layer; and a second substrate comprising at least one layer selected from metal layer, metallized layer, paper layer and pretreated paper layer, such that the second substrate is disposed on the outer layer of the multilayer first substrate. The present disclosure further discloses a packaging material comprising the polymeric composite suitable for packaging tobacco based products, pharmaceutical products and food products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: CREATIVE PLASTICS
    Inventors: Prakash Rasiklal Dhariwal, Milind Ganesh Bhole, Sharad Shrikant Kulkarni
  • Patent number: 11458704
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a carrier film for transferring a microelement, wherein, when a microelement is pressurized, a uniform pressurizing force is provided to the entire microelement, and a damage to the microelement can be prevented. The carrier film for transferring a microelement comprises: a load control layer having a first elastic modulus and having a space formed in a part of the interior thereof; and an adhesive layer having a second elastic modulus that is smaller than the first elastic modulus, the adhesive layer being provided on the upper portion of the load control layer and configured such that a microelement supposed to be transferred to a target substrate is attached thereto. The load control layer has a first zero-rigidity area that maintains a first stress in a first deformation range from a first strain to a second strain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: CENTER FOR ADVANCED META-MATERIALS
    Inventors: Kwangseop Kim, Chan Kim, Min Ah Yoon, Jae Hyun Kim, Hyun June Jung, Hak Joo Lee
  • Patent number: 11458708
    Abstract: A decorative sheet having a surface-protecting layer, the surface-protecting layer having excellent contamination resistance, alkali resistance, etc., for a long period of time, while limiting the occurrence of breakage and cracks when an impact is applied thereto or during processing; and a decorative plate using the decorative sheet is provided. Specifically, a decorative sheet comprising a laminate, the laminate comprising at least a base material sheet and a first surface-protecting layer in sequence in the thickness direction; (1) the first surface-protecting layer comprising an ionizing radiation-curable resin containing two kinds of aliphatic urethane acrylates, i.e., resin A and resin B, wherein resin A is an aliphatic urethane acrylate with an isocyanurate skeleton, and resin B is an aliphatic urethane acrylate with an alicyclic skeleton without an isocyanurate skeleton, and (2) the first surface-protecting layer having a nanoindentation hardness of 160 MPa or more and 240 MPa or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yohei Shimizu, Jin Arakida, Masataka Wada
  • Patent number: 11453192
    Abstract: The protective packaging product includes superimposed upper and lower honeycomb layers 1 and 2 extending between a pair of flexible side members 3 and 4. Each honeycomb layer is formed of flexible paper strips arranged face-to-face and bonded to each other at a series of spaced attachment locations. The honeycomb layers are expandable to form an array of hexagonal cells which are open at both ends. An item such as a surfboard can be inserted between the layers 1 and 2 so that the layers and the flexible side members conform to the shape of the surfboard and protect it against impact damage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Inventor: Sam Boex
  • Patent number: 11454439
    Abstract: This disclosure includes ice packs that comprise paper and absorbent material, and also includes various methods of making, adding liquid to, freezing, shipping, and/or using such ice packs. This disclosure also includes assemblies that include one or more such ice packs, such as, for example, a container of a plurality of such ice packs in dry, wet, and/or frozen states, or a container that includes an ice pack in a hydrated, frozen state and one or more perishable items.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: Domtar Paper Company, LLC
    Inventors: Brian Spain, Paul Kenyon, Murray Ross
  • Patent number: 11453200
    Abstract: The invention relates to a non-flammable panel with real wood veneer and a method for manufacturing such a panel. The non-flammable panel is characterized by a non-flammable carrier board and a thin real wood veneer which was laminated onto the carrier board by means of a mineral glue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: Knauf Gips KG
    Inventors: Karl Michael Knoblauch, Markus Riessler
  • Patent number: 11453206
    Abstract: The present subject matter discloses a woven plywood and a method of manufacturing the same. The woven plywood can be created out of lower grade timber or logs than standard plywood. The woven plywood includes a first ply and a second ply. The first ply includes first vertical lamellas interwoven with first horizontal lamellas. The second ply includes second vertical lamellas interwoven with second horizontal lamellas. The lamellas are spaced in a manner that creates alternating openings in adjacent plies to that when they are laminated together, the overlapping sections of each plppy have an opening to receive the adjacent ply. Multiple plies are glued together into a sheet with appropriate thickness. The woven plywood is cold pressed to set the glue and hot pressed to cure the glue. The woven plywood is trimmed as per required length and width, and sanded for shipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Inventor: William E. Donoho, III
  • Patent number: 11453199
    Abstract: Provided is a laminate that is excellent in flexibility and has a high bending strength. Also provided is a reinforcing sheet including such laminate. The laminate of the present invention is a laminate including an adhesive layer and a constraining layer, wherein the constraining layer includes an impregnated layer obtained by impregnating a multilayer base material, which is obtained by laminating a plurality of reinforcing fiber sheet-shaped products in each of which reinforcing fiber yarns are arranged in parallel and knitting the products with a stitching thread to integrate the products, with a thermosetting resin composition. The reinforcing sheet of the present invention includes the laminate of the present invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takahiro Fujii, Toru Tagami