Patents Examined by Catherine Simone
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Patent number: 11195505Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a lightweight noise absorbing material and a substrate having the same attached thereto, and more particularly, to a lightweight noise absorbing material providing lightweight and excellent noise absorption performance compared to existing noise absorbing materials by including a triple thin fiber layer in which upper and lower fine fiber layers are stacked respectively on upper and lower surfaces of a fibrous non-woven fabric, and a substrate having the lightweight noise absorbing material attached thereto.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2019Date of Patent: December 7, 2021Assignee: SEOYON E-HWA CO., LTDInventor: Hyun Jun Park
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Patent number: 11186146Abstract: A laminated glazing includes a first glass layer, a second glass layer, an interlayer, and an optical coating layer. The interlayer is between the first glass layer and the second glass layer and has a first textured surface with a texture. The optical coating layer is between the interlayer and the second glass layer and includes an optical coating material. One or more of the texture or the optical coating material is different between an outer region and a central region of the laminated glazing.Type: GrantFiled: June 12, 2019Date of Patent: November 30, 2021Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: David E. Kingman, Derek C. Scott, Christopher L. Porritt, Marcelo B. da Silveira Magalhaes, Martin Melcher, Peter F. Masschelein, Donald R. Monroe
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Patent number: 11183651Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a first adhesive member having a first modulus, a second adhesive member having a second modulus, and a flexible member between, and contacting, the first adhesive member and the second adhesive member, wherein a stress relaxation of the first adhesive member is about 70% or less, and wherein an absolute value of a difference between the first modulus and the second modulus is about 0.01 MPa or less.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2018Date of Patent: November 23, 2021Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Taehyeog Jung, Yong-kwan Kim, Mansik Myeong, Sungchul Choi, Dongwoo Seo, Jangdoo Lee
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Patent number: 11178781Abstract: This application relates to a composite part that can include a non-metal layer having attachment features, and a metal part that is joined with the non-metal layer. The metal part can include a plurality of interlocking structures that are disposed at an external surface of the metal part, where each of the interlocking structures can include an opening characterized as having a first width, and an undercut region, where the opening leads into the undercut region, and the undercut region is characterized as having a second width that is greater than the first width such that the undercut region captures and retains one of the attachment features of the non-metal layer.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2018Date of Patent: November 16, 2021Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Todd S. Mintz, Shi Hua Zhang, Abhijeet Misra, Eric W. Hamann
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Patent number: 11174590Abstract: Textured fibrous structures, and more particularly textured fibrous structures having a plurality of deformations such that the textures fibrous structures exhibit novel surface height properties compared to known fibrous structures, and methods for making such textured fibrous structures.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2020Date of Patent: November 16, 2021Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Michael Donald Suer, Fei Wang, John Daniel Algers, Christopher Michael Young, Steven Lee Barnholtz, Timothy Duane Smith, Douglas Jay Barkey, Kamilah Gbadamosi Gillispie
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Patent number: 11161311Abstract: A dual layer cured composite article is provided that has an outer part having an outer part thickness composed of a first resin matrix having between 50 and 70 total weight percent of the outer part being an outer part mixed fiber filler, the outer part mixed fiber filler having an outer part primary fiber:carbon fiber ratio of 0.05-20:1. An inner part complementary to the outer part is provided and has an inner part thickness composed of a second resin matrix having between 40 and 60 total weight percent of the inner part of an inner mixed fiber filler, the inner mixed fiber filler having an inner part primary fiber:carbon fiber ratio of less than said outer part primary fiber:carbon fiber ratio. A joinder between the outer part and the inner part is provided. A process for producing such an article is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2017Date of Patent: November 2, 2021Assignee: CONTINENTAL STRUCTURAL PLASTICS, INC.Inventors: Dominique Boyer, Gaetan Boivin, Probir Kumar Guha, Marc-Philippe Toitgans
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Patent number: 11152582Abstract: The present application relates to a laminate and a method for preparing the same. The present application provides a laminate, including: a substrate; a first layer provided on the substrate; a second layer which is provided on the first layer and has an overhang structure with a width which is larger than that of the first layer; a conductive layer which is provided on the substrate and the second layer, in which the conductive layer provided on the substrate is electrically shorted from the conductive layer provided on the second layer.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2014Date of Patent: October 19, 2021Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Young Kyun Moon, Minsoo Kang
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Patent number: 11135808Abstract: A multilayer release liner for use in a roofing system, that includes a roofing membrane and an asphalt or bitumen adhesive. The multilayer release liner contains a core layer including PET, surrounded by several outer layers including at least two tie layers adhered to the core layer, and at least two polyolefin layers adhered to the tie layers. The multilayer release liner of the present invention is highly compatible with silicone and does not contain any ingredients that may interfere with the adhesion or cure of a silicone coating. The liner of the present invention also provides an effective oil barrier and minimizes oil migration and discoloration of the multilayer release liner from the adhesives used in roofing systems.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2020Date of Patent: October 5, 2021Assignee: Inteplast Group CorporationInventor: George Orlych
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Patent number: 11130317Abstract: A hybrid underlayment including a compliant material layer and a rigid material layer affixed to the compliant material layer. The compliant material layer exhibits a compression deflection as measured according to ASTM standard D-1056-14 in the range of from about 0.14 kilogram force per square centimeter to about 1.76 kilogram force per square centimeter, and a thickness of at least about 2 millimeters. The rigid material layer exhibits a thickness of at least about 0.5 millimeters and a flexural modulus of at least about 600 MPa and flexural strength of at least about 35 MPa in both the length and width directions, both flexural modulus and flexural strength as measured according to ASTM D790-17.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2019Date of Patent: September 28, 2021Assignee: The Boeing CompanyInventors: Sean Richard Hesslewood, Hongming Dong, David Eugene Sterling, Rick E. Shepherd
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Patent number: 11125921Abstract: Reflective stacks including heat spreading layers (320) are described. In particular, reflective stacks including polymeric multilayer reflectors (330). Heat spreading layers (320) may include natural or synthetic graphite or copper.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2016Date of Patent: September 21, 2021Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANYInventors: Clinton L. Jones, Jeremy O. Swanson, Brian A. Kinder, Sara Jouzdani
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Patent number: 11110685Abstract: An integrally molded body has a bonding resin (C) interposed between a board (A) and a member (B), one surface of the board being a design surface, wherein: inside the member (B), a first bonding section disposed to space apart the board (A) and the member (B) and by which at least a partial region of an outer peripheral edge section of the board (A) bonds to the bonding resin (C), is provided; and at least at a part of the design surface-side surface of the integrally molded body, a region where the board (A), the member (B), and the bonding resin (C) are exposed is provided. A plurality of structures can be bonded with high bonding strength and allows for the bonding boundary thereof to have favorable smoothness, thereby making it possible to mitigate warping and reduce weight and thickness even when the molded body has a board constituent member.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2017Date of Patent: September 7, 2021Assignee: Toray Industries, Inc.Inventors: Hideaki Sasaki, Yuki Takahashi, Keisuke Shiozaki
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Patent number: 11111395Abstract: Surface structured articles comprising a polymer matrix and a dispersed phase, the article having first and second opposed major surfaces, at least a portion of the first major surface is a microstructured, anisotropic surface comprises features having at least one dimension in a range from 1 micrometer to 500 micrometers, wherein the dispersed phase comprises an antimicrobial material, and wherein at least a portion of the dispersed phase is present on the microstructured, anisotropic surface. Surface structured articles are useful, for example, for marine applications (e.g., surfaces in contact with water (e.g., fresh water, ocean water)) such as boats, ships, piers, oil rigs, decks, and roofing materials.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2017Date of Patent: September 7, 2021Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties CompanyInventors: Timothy J. Hebrink, Rachael A. T. Gould, Moses M. David, Rebecca L. A. Everman, Simon K. Shannon, Ta-Hua Yu
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Patent number: 11091655Abstract: There is provided a near-infrared shielding ultrafine particle dispersion body which has transparency in a visible light region, which has good near-infrared shielding properties, in which a blue haze phenomenon is suppressed, and which can be produced with high productivity, namely there is provided a near-infrared shielding ultrafine particle dispersion body in which ultrafine particles having near-infrared shielding properties are dispersed in a solid medium, wherein the ultrafine particles are composite tungsten oxide ultrafine particles, and a value of an XRD peak top intensity ratio of the composite tungsten oxide ultrafine particles is 0.13 or more when a value of the XRD peak intensity is set to 1, with plane (220) of a silicon powder standard sample (640c produced by NIST) as a reference.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2016Date of Patent: August 17, 2021Assignee: SUMITOMO METAL MINING CO., LTD.Inventors: Hirofumi Tsunematsu, Takeshi Chonan
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Patent number: 11084255Abstract: The invention discloses a formaldehyde-free UV blockboard with an antibacterial function and a preparation process thereof. The blockboard sequentially includes a substrate, an antibacterial layer, and a UV cured layer. The antibacterial layer contains a formaldehyde-removing antibacterial microsphere, and the formaldehyde-removing antibacterial microsphere includes a nanoscale polymer hollow microsphere. A water-in-oil drop permeates into a center of the nanoscale polymer hollow microsphere, the water-in-oil drop includes a bamboo vinegar at an outer layer and an aqueous sodium hydroxide solution at an inner layer, and titanium dioxide aerosol particles are dispersed in the aqueous sodium hydroxide solution.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2019Date of Patent: August 10, 2021Assignee: Treezo New Material Science and Technology Group CO., LtdInventors: Xuzheng Fang, Tonghua Lu, Haiming Bi, Hao Liu
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Patent number: 11069264Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a cover structure, a manufacturing method thereof and a display device. The cover structure includes a first and a second transparent flexible film layer, a glass panel, and a first optical adhesive layer. The first transparent flexible film layer has a folded region and a non-folded region. The glass panel is disposed on the first transparent flexible film layer, and a projection of the glass panel on the first transparent flexible film layer is located inside the non-folded region. A part of the first optical adhesive layer is formed at a side of the glass panel facing away from the first transparent flexible film layer, and a part of the first optical adhesive layer covers the folded region of the first transparent flexible film layer. The second transparent flexible film layer is formed at a side of the first optical adhesive layer facing away from the first transparent flexible film layer.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2018Date of Patent: July 20, 2021Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.Inventors: Jianwei Li, Pao Ming Tsai, Shuang Du, Hong Li, Dejun Bu, Liqiang Chen, Lu Liu, Peng Cai
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Patent number: 11059265Abstract: A glued arrangement, preferably for a motor vehicle, is disclosed. The glued arrangement includes a first component, a second component, and at least one adhesive layer for connecting the two components. The adhesive layer includes a central zone and an edge zone that surrounds the central zone where, in the hardened state, the adhesive in the edge zone has a higher elasticity than the adhesive in the central zone.Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 2018Date of Patent: July 13, 2021Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke AktiengesellschaftInventor: Hoang Viet Bui
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Patent number: 11059270Abstract: A method of forming a flexible glass-polymer laminate structure includes heating a polymer layer to an elevated temperature of greater than 20° C. and below a working temperature of a flexible glass substrate adjacent the polymer layer. The flexible glass substrate has a thickness of no more than about 0.3 mm. The flexible glass substrate is shaped with the polymer layer at the elevated temperature. The polymer layer is cooled below the elevated temperature such that the flexible glass-polymer laminate structure maintains a non-planar formation.Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 2018Date of Patent: July 13, 2021Assignee: CORNING INCORPORATEDInventor: Sean Matthew Garner
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Patent number: 11060290Abstract: An improved cover board product with a panel comprised of three discrete layers: a top surface layer comprised of either paper or a fiberglass web, a bottom surface layer comprised of either paper or a fiberglass web, and a core layer comprised of discrete paper fragments and polypropylene fragments, which are connected by use of a thermoplastic bonding resin, including polyethylene. The bonding resin is generally attached in a random pattern to less than 100% of the paper fragment and polypropylene fragment surface area. The paper fragments are generally shaped as irregular plates. The polypropylene fragments can have multiple shape types. The two different fragment types are randomly distributed in the core layer relative to each other. The core layer includes small voids in and around the particles, which improves flexibility. The core layer is attached to the top and bottom surface layers by use of a thermoplastic adhesive, including polyethylene.Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 2020Date of Patent: July 13, 2021Assignee: Continuus Materials Intellectual Property, LLCInventors: Jan Rayman, Jr., Matthew Spencer, Marko Suput, Dean DeRaad, Marc Lower, Jack G. Winterowd
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Patent number: 11016590Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 6, 2018Date of Patent: May 25, 2021Assignee: CORNING INCORPORATEDInventors: Fabio Lopes Brandao Salgado, Thomas Michael Cleary, Steven Edward DeMartino, Timothy Michael Gross, Atul Kumar, Cheng-Chung Li, Torsten Nath, Wendell Porter Weeks
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Patent number: 11018315Abstract: The present disclosure involves in a substrate and a method of producing the same, and a display apparatus and a method of producing the same. The substrate includes a base substrate, at least comprising an adhering region and an alignment area adjacent to the adhering region; a covering layer disposed on the base substrate, wherein a part of the covering layer located in the adhering region comprises an adhesive providing region and non-adhesive providing regions located at both sides of the adhesive providing region, wherein a groove is provided on a top of the adhesive providing region of the covering layer.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2017Date of Patent: May 25, 2021Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.Inventors: Yanan Niu, Dacheng Zhang