Patents Examined by Cynthia L Schaller
  • Patent number: 11623437
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an exterior panel for a home appliance and a method of manufacturing the same. The exterior panel for a home appliance according to one aspect includes: a base layer made of a metal material, a deposition layer formed at a center except for an edge of an upper layer of the base layer and made of a metal material, and a coating layer formed on the deposition layer and an upper surface of the edge of the base layer, on which the deposition layer is not formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Doyoun Han, Youngwoo Kim, Hyesun Jung
  • Patent number: 11623420
    Abstract: The present specification relates to a method for manufacturing a polarizing plate using a mask film used for manufacturing a polarizing plate having a locally bleached area, and a polarizing plate manufactured using the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Byung Sun Lee, Kyun Il Rah
  • Patent number: 11618186
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for forming an article comprising a pathway of particles wherein a termination of the pathway of particles is exposed. The method comprises arranging the particles by applying an electric field and/or a magnetic field at an interface between a water soluble or a non-water soluble matrix and a matrix comprising a viscous material and particles. After fixating the viscous material, the termination is exposed by dissolving the water soluble or non-water soluble matrix. The invention also relates to articles obtainable by said method, and to the use of said method in various applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: CONDALIGN AS
    Inventors: Robert F. Praino, Jr., Denise A. Radkowski, Henrik Hemmen
  • Patent number: 11607871
    Abstract: Disclosed are a separator for lipid bilayer membrane formation capable of forming a lipid bilayer membrane with excellent properties, wherein the separator for lipid bilayer membrane formation has sufficient mechanical strength and can be easily manufactured in a large scale by using a general-purpose machine without need of using an expensive machine, and a method of producing the separator. The separator for lipid bilayer membrane formation includes a thin film having one or more through holes and made of a resin capable of being wet-etched, and reinforcing layers covering both surfaces of the thin film and made of a resin capable of being wet-etched. The reinforcing layers cover the whole area of the thin film, except for the through holes and the peripheries thereof, and each through hole has a tapered cross-sectional shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignees: KANAGAWA INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, TORAY ENGINEERING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toshihisa Osaki, Masatoshi Hayakawa, Koki Kamiya, Miharu Kaneko, Hideo Uehara, Katsufumi Araki, Ayumi Konda, Hajime Hirata, Toshiyuki Ura
  • Patent number: 11607825
    Abstract: A process for producing a carbon sheet molding compound (SMC). An SMC manufacturing line including at least one conveyor line for laying up SMC resins on a carrier film is provided. A chopped carbon fiber which is evenly distributed using dehumidified supply air and using a pressurized air venturi apparatus which is used to debundle and randomize the carbon fibers, onto the resin on the carrier film as the carrier film moves along the conveyor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: Magna Exteriors Inc.
    Inventors: Ranjit Pachha, Jeffrey R. Robbins, Paul A. Trudeau
  • Patent number: 11605314
    Abstract: A flexible display device includes a base film, a display panel on the base film, a protective film on a surface of the display panel away from the base film, and an adhesive layer. An area of the base film is substantially identical to that of the display panel. An area of the protective film is less than that of the display panel. The adhesive layer is located on the surface of the display panel away from the base film. The adhesive layer and the protective film include an overlapping portion. The adhesive layer has a thickness and Young's modulus between 10 and 500 ?m and between 0.1 and 10 GPa, respectively. A side edge of the base film, a side edge of the display panel, and a side edge of the adhesive layer are substantially aligned. A manufacturing method of a flexible display device is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: Au Optronics Corporation
    Inventor: Kun-Lung Hsieh
  • Patent number: 11597194
    Abstract: A tool for pressing a foamed material onto a substrate, a manufacturing apparatus thereof, and a method for manufacturing a laminated structure of a heat-retaining container are disclosed. The tool comprises a body, a blade portion extending in a lengthwise direction from the body, and a press portion extending in the lengthwise direction from the body and configured for pressing the foamed material onto the substrate. The tool may be used to press a foamed material sheet onto a paper substrate and form a tear line on the foamed material sheet at the same time to simplify the manufacturing process of the laminated structure of a heat-retaining container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Inventor: Shih-Ying Huang
  • Patent number: 11583014
    Abstract: A protective garment is constructed with a fibrous material. The fibrous material comprises a first nonwoven layer, a second nonwoven layer, and a nanofiber layer laminated between the first nonwoven layer and the second nonwoven layer. The fibrous material has a mean flow pore size greater than or equal to about 0.02 micron and less than or equal to about 0.5 microns, and a water vapor transmission rate greater than or equal to about 10000 g/m2/day and less than or equal to about 100000 g/m2/day. In a method of making a fibrous layer, a first nonwoven layer and a nanofiber layer are provided. A polyurethane reactive resin is applied to the first nonwoven layer in an amount of 2 to 30 g/m2. The nanofiber layer is then laminated to the first nonwoven layer applied with the polyurethane reactive resin and pressed to form the fibrous layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Inventors: SingFatt Chin, DaYoung Kim
  • Patent number: 11584109
    Abstract: A supported copper foil is disclosed, comprising: a poly-based film that contains polyimide and polytetrafluoroethylene; a thin copper foil; and an adhesive provided between the poly-based film and the thin copper foil, the adhesive removably coupling the poly-based film to the copper foil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: Advanced Copper Foil Inc.
    Inventor: Kieran Healy
  • Patent number: 11585796
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a surface-decorated flexible graphene self-heating gas sensor, which has a pattern of graphene formed on a flexible substrate, has a part of the pattern of graphene decorated with metal nanoparticles, and detects a gas by applying an external voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY R&DB FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Ho Won Jang, Yeonhoo Kim
  • Patent number: 11577499
    Abstract: A glue jamming prevention structure of a laminator is disclosed, having a main structure that includes a housing, an entry opening and an out-feeding opening respectively arranged at two sides of the housing, a left side board, a right side board, and a power element arranged in the housing. A first entry driving axle, a second entry driving axle, a first out-feeding driving axle, a second out-feeding driving axle, a left-side elastic assembly, and a right-side elastic assembly are arranged on the left side board and the right side board. A first driving belt is arranged on the first entry driving axle and the first out-feeding driving axle. A second driving belt is arranged on the second entry driving axle and the second out-feeding driving axle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: GUANGDONG WILLING TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Jingnong Ye
  • Patent number: 11576821
    Abstract: A dressing for treating tissue with negative pressure is provided herein comprising a composite of dressing layers, including a release film, a perforated coated polymer film, a manifold, and an adhesive cover. Additionally, a method of manufacturing the dressing may comprise applying a cross-linkable polymer to a polymer film, curing the cross-linkable polymer to a gel layer to form a coated polymer film, and perforating the coated polymer film to form fluid restrictions, such as slits and/or slots, though the coated polymer film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: KCI Licensing, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Brian Locke, Timothy Mark Robinson
  • Patent number: 11571039
    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: May 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Page J. Bailey, Jeremy L. Connell, Jason R. Meeker
  • Patent number: 11557272
    Abstract: A flexible sound barrier and rigid mounting assembly, and a method of attaching to a vehicle. The sound barrier assembly includes a rigid substrate, and flexible noise barrier and decoupling layers. The decoupling and noise barrier layers are bonded, and an adhesive bonds the decoupling layer to the substrate. The decoupling and noise barrier layers are fixedly held in place by the substrate. The substrate can include slots that fit over mounting studs on the vehicle wall. The noise barrier and decoupling layers can include mounting holes that extend through both layers, where the mounting holes line up with the slots, and fit over the mounting studs. The assembly can be mounted on the mounting studs and stud fasteners can fit through a mounting hole without compressing the noise barrier and decoupling layers and sandwich the rigid substrate surrounding a slot between the stud fastener and the vehicle wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: DEERE & COMPANY
    Inventors: Dean A. Boyce, Kerry M. Cone
  • Patent number: 11548312
    Abstract: The present technology relates generally to devices and methods for preserving the integrity of folders that are placed into ringed binders or notebooks, preferably folders that are made of paper or other like material, and which are used for example for the transport and storage of papers by students or other types of users.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Inventor: Margaret Williams
  • Patent number: 11549038
    Abstract: A two-component composition is described which comprises A) an isocyanate component comprising an isocyanate-terminated urethane prepolymer, B) a water component comprising water, and at least one latent amine hardener in component A). The two-component composition of the invention is suitable as a sealant, in particular as a joint sealant. Particular advantages are that primerless application is possible with good adhesion, even at low temperatures, such as 4.4° C. or below. The substrate to be sealed are preferably concrete substrates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: SIKA TECHNOLOGY AG
    Inventors: Hong Yao, Michael Schlumpf
  • Patent number: 11540908
    Abstract: The invention relates to a single- or multi-unit dental restoration, which consists of a support structure and a veneer, which support structure is in particular made from oxide ceramics by means of additive manufacturing, particularly preferably by means of rapid prototyping, wherein the veneer is produced by pressing a ceramic material, such as a glass ceramic or composite material, which is more translucent than the support structure, characterized in that the veneer fills and/or penetrates recesses of the support structure (12) configured as a net or frame structure or as a reinforcement, wherein it is particularly provided that the recesses penetrate through the support structure (12).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: Ivoclar Vivadent AG
    Inventors: Nadja Cavegn, Rudolf Jussel, Jörg Ebert
  • Patent number: 11534981
    Abstract: A friction stir spot welding apparatus including a controller that (A) operates a rotary driver and a tool driver such that a pin and a shoulder are brought into contact with a welded workpiece; (B) operates, after the step (A), the rotary driver and the tool driver such that the pin separates from the welded workpiece; and (C) operates, after the step (B), the rotary driver and the tool driver such that the pin advances toward the welded workpiece. The controller controls the tool driver such that pressing force applied to the welded workpiece from the pin and the shoulder in the step (C) is smaller than that in the step (B) and/or controls the rotary driver such that rotational frequencies of the pin and the shoulder in the step (C) are lower than those in the step (B).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hideki Okada, Masahiro Miyake
  • Patent number: 11525269
    Abstract: A making plastic flooring having a backing contains: a body which has a substrate, a printing layer, and an anti-abrasion layer. A method of making the plastic flooring contains steps of: (A). producing a semi-finished plastic flooring, wherein the semi-finished plastic flooring has the substrate, the printing layer, and the anti-abrasion layer; (B). moving and positioning the semi-finished plastic flooring on a predetermined position of drop plastic equipment, wherein the semi-finished plastic flooring is faced upward; (C). molding the backing, wherein the backing material is melt and is spray onto a bottom of the substrate of the semi-finished plastic flooring by using drop plastic equipment, and the backing material is adhered on the bottom of the substrate of the semi-finished plastic flooring after being solidified; and (D). cutting, wherein the semi-finished plastic flooring having the backing is removed and is cut into a desired size, thus producing the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Inventor: Ding Yi Liu
  • Patent number: 11519171
    Abstract: In one aspect, composite construction materials are described herein. In some embodiments, a composite construction panel comprises a substrate layer, a cover layer separated from the substrate layer by one or more spacers, and at least one mat disposed between the substrate layer and the cover layer, wherein the mat comprises at least one phase change material disposed in at least one phase change region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: Phase Change Energy Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Reyad I. Sawafta, Ken Farrish, Byron C. Owens, Peter F. Horwath, James D. Thornsberry