Patents Examined by Cynthia L Schaller
  • Patent number: 12201183
    Abstract: A cushioning article comprises a first and a second polymeric sheet bonded to one another and enclosing an interior cavity. The polymeric sheets retain a gas in the interior cavity. A tensile component disposed in the interior cavity includes a first tensile layer, a second tensile layer, and a plurality of tethers spanning the interior cavity and connecting the first tensile layer to the second tensile layer. An inwardly-protruding bond joins the first polymeric sheet to the first tensile layer, protrudes inward from the first polymeric sheet toward the second polymeric sheet, and partially traverses the plurality of tethers. The first polymeric sheet is displaced from the first tensile layer adjacent to the inwardly-protruding bond by the gas. A method of manufacturing a cushioning article is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Page J. Bailey, Jeremy L. Connell, Jason R. Meeker
  • Patent number: 12198903
    Abstract: A method includes depositing a first layer of a first material onto a surface of a chamber component of a processing chamber. The first material comprises a polymer, the polymer having a dielectric strength of at least 40 MV/m. The method further includes depositing a second layer of a second material onto the first layer. The second material comprises a first ceramic material impregnated into the first polymer or a second polymer. The method further includes depositing a third layer. The third layer is of a third material. The third material includes the first ceramic material or a second ceramic material. The third material does not adhere to the first polymer or the second polymer. The third material does adhere to the first ceramic material or the second ceramic material of the second layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph Frederick Sommers, Joseph Frederick Behnke, Xue Yang Chang, Anwar Husain, Alexander Alhajj Sulyman, Timothy Joseph Franklin, David J. Coumou
  • Patent number: 12193560
    Abstract: A method for forming a textile strap including a textile matrix formed by stacking at least one first material layer atop at least one second material layer in alternating order. The at least one first material layer is bonded to the at least one second material layer in a manner to fix the at least one first material layer to the at least one second material layer. A plurality of apertures are cut into the formed textile matrix inward from an edge of the textile matrix, such that the textile matrix with defined apertures is predictably flexible in each of two directions. The textile matrix with defined apertures is sheathed in a stretch outer layer configured to substantially enclose the textile matrix with defined apertures. The stretch outer layer is bonded to the textile matrix.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2024
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: Stumpworx LLC
    Inventors: Jonathan Kuniholm, Zachary Meyer
  • Patent number: 12194720
    Abstract: A sheet processing device includes a conveyor, a rotator, a separator, and control circuitry. The conveyor conveys a two-ply sheet in which two sheets are overlapped and bonded together at a portion of the two-ply sheet. The rotator winds the two-ply sheet. The control circuitry causes the conveyor to convey the two-ply sheet in a winding direction to wind the two-ply sheet around the rotator such that a sagging space is created in the two-ply sheet, and causes the separator to insert into the sagging space to separate the two-ply sheet into two sheets. The control circuitry causes the conveyor to convey the two-ply sheet in a direction opposite the winding direction before an insertion of the separator into the sagging space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Wataru Takahashi, Tomohiro Furuhashi, Shinya Monma, Yoshito Suzuki, Joji Akiyama, Yohsuke Haraguchi, Sho Asano, Wataru Nozaki
  • Patent number: 12168742
    Abstract: The inventive perforated tape is a masking tape that has an elongate tape member further having a polymer coating top layer, a biodegradable paper mask layer middle layer, and a biodegradable polymer perforated lining member contiguously coupled to a bottom surface of the paper mask layer, a plurality of hole members parallelly disposed laterally and longitudinally substantially covering the entire polymer perforated lining member. The polymer perforated lining member further includes a plurality of solid portions of the polymer perforated lining member disposed laterally and longitudinally between the plurality of hole members adapted to resist tear so the elongate tape member tears substantially perpendicularly to longitudinal sides of the elongate tape member along a user-selected one row of a plurality of linear rows of hole members. An adhesive compound is disposed substantially on the entire bottom surface of the perforated lining member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2024
    Inventors: Rachel Carol Kohlmeier, Jake Kohlmeier
  • Patent number: 12163060
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides two part, room-temperature curable hybrid epoxy/(meth)acrylate compositions, comprising: (a) a first component, comprising (meth)acrylate monomers, crosslinkers, epoxy curatives, and optional free radical accelerator, tougheners, fillers and additives, and inhibitors; and (b) a second component, comprising epoxy resins, methacrylate free radical initiators, and optional tougheners, fillers and additives. The compositions provide among other advantageous properties fast cure rate, extremely high compression properties, and good thermal cycling performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Ruairi O'Kane, Li Li, Adam Meng, William F. Torres, Nicholas O. Dominguez, Martin Renkel
  • Patent number: 12154805
    Abstract: Introduced here are carrier assemblies that include a rigid tray having a deck area with a patterned surface of cavities for receiving semiconductor components. The cavities can be designed to accommodate semiconductor components of different form factors (e.g., having different shapes, sizes, etc.). Moreover, an adhesive film can be affixed to the deck area to ensure that the semiconductor components are securely held against the top surface of the rigid tray. In some instances the adhesive film substantially conforms to the deck area, while in other instances the adhesive film extends across the opening of each cavity located in the deck area. Semiconductor component(s) can be secured to the carrier assembly based on the adhesiveness provided by the adhesive film, mechanical force provided the cavities, electrostatic force provided by the cavities, or any combination thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2024
    Assignee: Daewon Semiconductor Packaging Industrial Company
    Inventors: Jonathan Kevin Lie, Matthew Stanton Whitlock, Brent Dae Hermsmeier
  • Patent number: 12134257
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for adhesively bonding substrates in film form, wherein one of the substrates has a thermoplastic surface which is converted into a softened state prior to adhesive bonding, and wherein the surface of this substrate that is opposite to the thermoplastic surface is cooled using a cooling roller. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a device for carrying out the method according to the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2024
    Assignee: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Hans-Georg Kinzelmann, Michael Gierlings
  • Patent number: 12133408
    Abstract: A display device and a method of manufacturing a display device are provided. A display device includes: a window; a first pattern on a portion of the window; a second pattern on at least a portion of the first pattern and having a higher surface free energy than the first pattern; an adhesive layer on the window, at least a portion of the adhesive layer being on the second pattern to be in contact with a surface of the second pattern; and a display panel on the adhesive layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyong Bin Jin, Jin Young Jung
  • Patent number: 12104099
    Abstract: A bonded structure has a first substrate composed of aluminum or an aluminum alloy, a first thin film layer formed on the surface of the first substrate, and a resin adhesive layer bonded to the surface of the first thin film layer. The first thin film layer is composed of silicate glass that has a metal element with different valency from Si as a solid solution. The resin adhesive layer includes a resin including a structural site derived from ionic polymerization or a resin capable of dehydration condensation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masami Saito, Koji Kondo, Hirotaka Miyano
  • Patent number: 12097973
    Abstract: Wing panels having composite wing skins and stringers are produced on a moving production line. The wing panels are formed on mandrels that move through workstations along the production line where laminators layup the wing skins and pick-and-place machines place stringers on the wing skins that are supplied by stringer feeder lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2024
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Daniel R. Smith, Darrell Darwin Jones
  • Patent number: 12090725
    Abstract: Discussed is a pressing apparatus for pressing a plurality of battery cells, the pressing apparatus including a pressing jig including a support plate, and a plurality of pressing rods respectively disposed on a first side of the support plate and located to respectively face the plurality of battery cells, the plurality of pressing rods being configured to respectively press the plurality of battery cells and to adjust to sonic of the plurality of battery cells that are not level during pressing; and a transfer unit disposed on a second side of the support plate and having a transfer jig configured to transfer the support plate towards the plurality of battery cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Geon-Tae Park, Young-Seok Song, Suk-Hoon Lee, Choon-Kwon Kang
  • Patent number: 12071380
    Abstract: A method to form a machinable ceramic matrix composite comprises forming a porous ceramic multilayer on a surface of a fiber preform. In one example, the porous ceramic multilayer comprises a gradient in porosity in a direction normal to the surface. In another example, the porous ceramic multilayer includes low-wettability particles having a high contact angle with molten silicon, where an amount of the low-wettability particles in the porous ceramic multilayer varies in a direction normal to the surface. After forming the porous ceramic multilayer, the fiber preform is infiltrated with a melt, and the melt is cooled to form a ceramic matrix composite with a surface coating thereon. An outer portion of the surface coating is more readily machinable than an inner portion of the surface coating. The outer portion of the surface coating is machined to form a ceramic matrix composite having a machined surface with a predetermined surface finish and/or dimensional tolerance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2024
    Assignee: Rolls-Royce High Temperature Composites, Inc.
    Inventors: Sungbo Shim, Pathikumar Sellappan
  • Patent number: 12062466
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for manufacturing a cable bundle. At least one provided first cable is completely coated circumferentially on an outer side of the insulating sheath of the first cable with a hot-melt adhesive. In a further step, the first cable is positioned so that it touches a provided second cable over at least a partial length of the cables. In a further step, at least one local adhesive connection is produced between the first cable and the second cable along a partial length of the cables by locally melting the hot-melt adhesive on the first cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2024
    Assignee: VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventor: Nico Lorenz
  • Patent number: 12059880
    Abstract: An adhesive member includes: a base layer; a first adhesive layer disposed on a first surface of the base layer; a second adhesive layer disposed on a second surface of the base layer opposite to the first surface of the base layer; a plurality of through holes passing through the base layer, the first adhesive layer, and the second adhesive layer; and a plurality of conductive members disposed in the plurality of through holes, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Young Ok Park, Jun Woo You
  • Patent number: 12060193
    Abstract: Multilayer laminates are described which include one or more layers or regions of printed images or graphics captured under an outer adhesive layer. The laminates include two layers of a release coating applied to opposite faces of a support layer. Also described are systems and methods for applying wound rolls of the multilayer laminates to a collection of articles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2024
    Assignee: Avery Dennison Corporation
    Inventors: Ronald Wiegers, Di Wu
  • Patent number: 12043738
    Abstract: A single-component moisture-curable silicone composition including 100 parts by weight of at least one crosslinkable polydiorganosiloxane having silanol end groups, 5 to 20 parts by weight of at least one hydrophilic silica, 1 to 10 parts by weight of at least one organoalkoxysilane or organoalkoxysiloxane crosslinker that contains at least 2 alkoxysilane groups, 1 to 7 parts by weight of organoalkoxysilane or organoalkoxysiloxane that contains at least one aminoalkyl group having a primary amino group, 0.1 to 7 parts by weight of at least one tin catalyst, up to 5 parts by weight of organoalkoxysilane or organoalkoxysiloxane that contains at least two alkoxysilane groups, wherein silicone composition contains less than 1.0% by weight of water based on total composition, with proviso where reactivity in respect of hydrolysis of organoalkoxysilane or organoalkoxysiloxane is greater than reactivity in respect of hydrolysis of organoalkoxysilane or organoalkoxysiloxane crosslinker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: SIKA TECHNOLOGY AG
    Inventor: Manuel Friedel
  • Patent number: 12023878
    Abstract: Provided is a vacuum assisted resin transfer molding method for producing a component, in particular a spar cap, of a rotor blade including a lightning protection system, wherein the vacuum assisted resin transfer molding method includes the steps of: a) placing) an electrically conductive beam fiber material of an electrically conductive beam, an electrically conductive fiber mat and an electrical conductor of the component in a mold arrangement electrically connecting the electrically conductive beam fiber material to the electrical conductor by means of the electrically conductive fiber mat, wherein an electrical connection between the electrical conductor and the electrically conductive fiber mat is generated, c) subjecting the mold arrangement to underpressure, d) applying an external pressure on the electrical connection from outside the mold arrangement, e) injecting resin into the underpressurized mold arrangement, and f) applying heat to the mold arrangement for curing the resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2024
    Assignee: SIEMENS GAMESA RENEWABLE ENERGY A/S
    Inventors: Thomas Lehrmann Christiansen, Donato Girolamo, Peter Fischer Mikkelsen
  • Patent number: 12023706
    Abstract: A combined radiation and functional layer application system includes one or more radiation sources and a commonly located functional layer application unit configured to dispose a functional layer over the surface of a fixed target ahead of the radiation sources during relative motion between the target and the radiation sources/application unit. System and method embodiments include those in which the target is stationary or moving, and embodiments in which the functional layer is applied as a liquid or as a solid laminate. Embodiments relate to application of an oxygen-blocking layer of a printing plate prior to exposure to actinic radiation. Certain solid laminate embodiments include a two-roll system for positioning the laminate for cutting adjacent a trailing edge of the plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2024
    Assignee: Esko-Graphics Imaging GmbH
    Inventors: Klaus Walter Arlt, Wolfgang Sievers
  • Patent number: 12018114
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a polymeric material including a polymerized reaction product of a polymerizable composition including components, and a thermally activatable amine curative, and has a solids content of 90% or greater. The components include a uretdione-containing material including a reaction product of a diisocyanate reacted with itself; a first hydroxyl-containing compound; and an optional second hydroxyl-containing compound having a single OH group. The first hydroxyl-containing compound has more than one OH group and the optional second hydroxyl-containing compound is a primary alcohol or a secondary alcohol. The present disclosure also provides a two-part composition, in which a polymeric material is included in the first part and the second part includes at least one liquid amine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2024
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Kolby L. White, Matthew J. Kryger, Joseph D. Rule, Michael A Kropp, Adrian T. Jung