Patents Examined by Christopher M Polley
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Patent number: 11976473Abstract: The invention relates to a multilayer structure (1) for producing a floor or wall covering comprising a linoleum-based backing layer (2) reinforced by a reinforcing frame (3), a wear layer (4) bonded to the backing layer (2), and a decor printing layer (5) positioned between the wear layer (4) and the backing layer (2). According to the invention, the wear layer (4) is made of PET, TPU, PP, PETG, or made of ionomer and is transparent at least to visible light.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2021Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: GerflorInventor: Charles Ferlay
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Patent number: 11976472Abstract: A floor board including a decorative surface layer applied to a substrate, where the substrate has MDF or HDF material at a side edge thereof, where the side edge is treated both with an impregnation agent and/or a sealing agent based on a super absorbing material. Also, a method for manufacturing such floor boards.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2023Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: UNILIN, BVInventors: Dieter D'Hondt, Aaron Shaw
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Patent number: 11970821Abstract: The present disclosure relates to fibrous structures including active agents and having a graphic printed thereon. In some embodiments, a nonwoven web may include a fibrous structure comprising filaments. In turn, the filaments may include filament forming material, and an active agent releasable from the filaments when exposed to conditions of intended use. In addition, a graphic may be printed directly onto the fibrous structure.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2023Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Paul Thomas Weisman, Hui Yang, Alrick Vincent Warner, Andreas Josef Dreher, Mark Robert Sivik
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Patent number: 11964903Abstract: A method for manufacturing a motor vehicle roof incorporating a glazing, in which at least one opacifying layer of ink(s), in particular at least one layer of colored ink(s), is applied by digital printing, in particular by inkjet, over at least 40% of the surface of one of the faces of at least one glass sheet, such that the composition of said ink(s) includes at least one glass frit, and where applicable one or more inorganic pigment(s), with a D90 value for the particle size distribution of less than 2 ?m, and such that the ink(s) have a viscosity of between 1 and 50 mPa·s, the ink(s) further including a non-stick agent and/or a non-stick component and/or at least one non-stick agent and/or at least one non-stick layer being further applied to at least one layer of ink(s) and/or to at least one glass sheet.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2021Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCEInventors: Kamel Chahboune, Alexia Yon, Juliette Jamart
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Patent number: 11965343Abstract: A method for manufacturing a floor panel with a substrate and a top layer of laminate, which floor panel, at one or more edges, is provided with a lower edge region, where the laminate extends in one piece from the actual upper surface of the substrate over the lower edge region at least up to a point. The laminate surface is situated at a level in a horizontal plane which intersects the substrate and that the substrate material, at the location of the lower edge region, has the same or a lower density than at the actual upper surface of the substrate material.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2021Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: UNLIN, BVInventor: Christof Vandevoorde
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Patent number: 11964416Abstract: A resin part includes a molded main body that has a plate shape with a longitudinal direction and is constituted of an injection-molded product. The resin part has a gate portion that is a vestige of a resin injection gate. The gate portion is located in an end face part of the molded main body to cross a position corresponding to a center of gravity of the molded main body; the end face part extends in the longitudinal direction of the molded main body.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2021Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Yohei Yoshimura, Takeshi Kusano, Kentaro Fukuda, Mitsuhiro Suzuki
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Patent number: 11961628Abstract: Aspects relate to patterned nanostructures having a feature size not including film thickness of below 5 microns. The patterned nanostructures are made up of nanoparticles having an average particle size of less than 100 nm. A nanoparticle composition, which, in some cases, includes a binder, is applied to a substrate. A patterned mold used in concert with electromagnetic radiation function to manipulate the nanoparticle composition in forming the patterned nanostructure. In some embodiments, the patterned mold nanoimprints a pattern onto the nanoparticle composition and the composition is cured through UV or thermal energy. Three-dimensional patterned nanostructures may be formed. A number of patterned nanostructure layers may be prepared and joined together. In some cases, a patterned nanostructure may be formed as a layer that is releasable from the substrate upon which it is initially formed.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2023Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTSInventors: James Watkins, Michael R. Beaulieu, Nicholas R. Hendricks
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Patent number: 11958233Abstract: An inkjet printing method and inkjet compositions are disclosed. The method includes selectively depositing by inkjet printing, layer by layer, a first composition and a second composition onto a receiving media from different dispensers to form polymerizable deposited layers. The first composition includes one or more free-radical polymerizable compounds and a cationic photoinitiator and is devoid of compounds able to undergo cationic photopolymerization within the first composition. The second composition includes one or more cationic polymerizable compounds and is devoid of cationic photoinitiators. At least one of the compositions includes a radical photoinitiator. The method further includes exposing the deposited layers to actinic radiation to initiate polymerization of the free-radical polymerizable compounds and the cationic polymerizable compounds within the deposited layers.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2021Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: STRATASYS LTDInventors: Ira Yudovin-Farber, Eduardo Napadensky, Avi Levy, Daniel Dikovsky
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Patent number: 11951722Abstract: A display device includes a display panel comprises a display area and a non-display area surrounding the display area; a cover panel disposed on a rear surface of the display panel and comprising a front surface, a first side surface connected to the front surface and bent along a first bending line, a second side surface connected to the front surface and bent along a second bending line intersecting the first bending line, and a first corner located between the first side surface and the second side surface; and an alignment notch defined at the first corner of the cover panel.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2021Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Dae Hyun Hwang, Won Ju Kim, Do Hyung Ryu, Wu Hyeon Jung
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Patent number: 11945972Abstract: A composition including a first color shifting pigment having a first color shift that extends from a starting color at normal through a plurality of colors as a viewing angle is increased to a final color, wherein the first color shift rotates counterclockwise relative to, and about, an origin of the L*a*b* color space; and a color filter that transmits a portion of the first color shift of the first color shifting pigment and absorbs a remainder of the first color shift of the first color shifting pigment; wherein the composition has a second color shift different from the first color shift; and wherein the second color shift has a first portion that rotates counterclockwise relative to the origin and a second portion that rotates clockwise relative to the origin is disclosed. A security device including the composition is included. A method of making the composition and a method of authenticating the security device are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 2023Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: VIAVI SOLUTIONS INC.Inventors: Cornelis Jan Delst, Paul Thomas Kohlmann
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Patent number: 11945910Abstract: One aspect of the present invention relates to a resin composition containing (A) a thermosetting compound having a styrene structure or a (meth)acrylate structure, and (B) a maleimide compound represented by the following formula (1): wherein in the formula, p represents an integer of 1 to 10, in which the content ratio of the component (A) to the component (B) is (A):(B)=50:50 to 90:10 in mass ratio.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2019Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Hiroaki Umehara, Rihoko Watanabe, Hiroharu Inoue, Yiqun Wang
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Patent number: 11939258Abstract: A glass powder of the present invention is a glass powder, which is formed of alkali borosilicate glass, wherein the glass powder includes 0.1 mol % to 1.0 mol %, provided that 1.0 mol % is excluded, of Li2O+Na2O+K2O in a glass composition, has a molar ratio Li2O/(Li2O+Na2O+K2O) of from 0.35 to 0.65, a molar ratio Na2O/(Li2O+Na2O+K2O) of from 0.25 to 0.55, and a molar ratio K2O/(Li2O+Na2O+K2O) of from 0.025 to 0.20, and has a specific dielectric constant at 25° C. and 16 GHz of from 3.5 to 4.0 and a dielectric dissipation factor at 25° C. and 16 GHz of 0.0020 or less.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2020Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: NIPPON ELECTRIC GLASS CO., LTD.Inventor: Yoshio Umayahara
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Patent number: 11931987Abstract: A decorative material having a design with an excellent tactile and a visual effect. The decorative material has a texture region on a base material, the texture region is composed of: a plurality of projection regions containing a plurality of particles with a particle size of 5 ?m or more and 60 ?m or less and independent of each other; and a gap region between the projection regions, and the average diameter of the circumscribed circles of the projection regions, when the texture region is viewed in plan view, is 100 ?m or more and 500 ?m or less.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2021Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: DAI NIPPON PRINTING CO., LTD.Inventors: Takafumi Kaida, Yuji Tanaka, Yuki Aoyama, Ryouichi Satou
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Patent number: 11926132Abstract: Provided is a composite sandwich panel. The composite sandwich panel includes a core, a first thermoplastic layer applied to a first side of the core, and a second thermoplastic layer applied to a second side of the core. The core is provided in the form of a wave board formed from natural fiber. Also provided is a process for manufacturing a composite sandwich panel. The process comprises extruding a first and second thermoplastic layer into respective flat sheets, forming a consolidated natural fibrous mat, and molding the consolidated natural fibrous mat into a consolidated core having a predetermined geometry. The first and second thermoplastic layers, as well as the consolidated core are heated to a predetermined molding temperature. The heated consolidated core is placed between the heated first and second thermoplastic layers, and the assembly is molded in a molding press into a desired shape determined by product design intent.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2020Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: ABC TECHNOLOGIES INC.Inventors: Mosen Sepasi, Aram Khosh Ettekal
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Patent number: 11920056Abstract: A surface covering is provided. The surface covering includes a laminated panel and an ultra-violet (UV) curable surface coating applied to the laminated panel. The ultra-violet (UV) curable surface coating includes a first coating, a second coating, abrasive resistant particles, and an antimicrobial additive. The second coating is a composition distinctive of the first coating, the first coating is cured at a lower energy than the second coating, the second coating is cured at a higher energy to cure both the first coating and the second coating. The abrasive resistant particles include silicon carbide (SiC) particles wherein at least 50% of the silicon carbide (SiC) particles have a particle size of less than 45 ?u. The antimicrobial additive selected from a group consisting of N-butyl-1,2-benzisothiazolin-3-one, alkyl dimethyl ammonium saccharinates, Zinc 2-pyridinethiol-1-oxide,10,10?-Oxybisphenoxarsine (OBPA), 4,5-Dichloro-2-octyl-4isothiazolin-3-one (DCOIT) and mixtures thereof.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2023Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: Decoria Materials (Jiangsu) Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hao Allen Chen, Kun He, Shangfei Sun
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Patent number: 11919678Abstract: An absorbent liner for a handbag or similar storage bag includes a liquid-impermeable base layer having a plurality of foldable peripheral edges that can be formed into peripheral retaining walls. The bottom surface of the base layer is coated with a repositionable adhesive for detachably securing the liner to the bottom surface of the bag. Positioned atop the base layer is a superabsorbent core for collecting and containing spilled fluids. Resting on the absorbent layer is a wicking layer and a top layer that rapidly divert fluids to the absorbent core.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2021Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Inventors: Keia T. Pile, Willie Pile
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Patent number: 11915623Abstract: A flexible display module, a manufacturing method thereof, and a flexible display device are provided. The flexible display module includes a flexible display panel; a back plate, a buffer material layer, a first adhesive layer, and a metal plate under the flexible display panel; a polarizer, a second adhesive layer, and a cover plate on the flexible display panel. The back plate is positioned in a non-bending area. The buffer material layer is positioned in a bending area and is disposed in a same layer as the back plate. A side of the first adhesive layer is bonded to the back plate and the buffer material layer, and another side thereof is bonded to the metal plate.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2020Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: WUHAN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS SEMICONDUCTOR DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventor: Kang Zhao
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Patent number: 11905412Abstract: The present invention relates to a resin composition containing a phosphate ester-based flame retardant (A) having an aromatic hydrocarbon group containing two or more aromatic ring structures and a polyphenylene ether derivative (B) having an ethylenically unsaturated bond-containing group at both ends.Type: GrantFiled: April 3, 2020Date of Patent: February 20, 2024Assignee: RESONAC CORPORATIONInventors: Takahiro Taki, Takako Ejiri, Tetsuro Iwakura, Kana Uchimura, Toshiki Fujii, Yukako Omori, Tetsuya Kato, Osamu Fujioka
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Patent number: 11891475Abstract: Resin compositions including at least two different inert fillers that are useful for preparing prepregs and laminates that are used in manufacturing printed circuit boards.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2022Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: Isola USA Corp.Inventors: Edward Kelley, Teck Kai Wong, Rebekah F. Theisen, Christopher G. Clark, Jr.
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Patent number: 11890855Abstract: A display device includes a display panel and an impact resistance layer. The display panel includes a first display area, a second display area, a first folding display area between the first display area and the second display area, a third display area, and a second folding display area between the second display area and the third display area. The first folding display area is out-foldable such that the first display area is faces outside the display device. The impact resistance layer includes a first portion corresponding to the first display area, the first folding display area and the second display area and a second portion corresponding to the second display area, the second folding display area, and the third display area. The first portion has an elastic modulus greater than the second portion.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2021Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventor: Min-Sung Kim