Patents Examined by Edmund H. Lee
  • Method for producing shock absorbing member
    Patent number: 10618208
    Abstract: A method for producing the shock absorbing member includes: inserting in which each of tubes is housed in a corresponding one of first housings such that molding spaces and the tubes communicate with one another; and molding in which a thermoplastic resin material to form a connection member is heated to melt and injected from a gate toward the molding spaces and the tubes so that the tubes and the connection member are integrally formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: MIZUNO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yohei Yoshida, Kouji Ito
  • Method for manufacturing a 3D item comprising an electronic component
    Patent number: 10618218
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a 3D item (10) comprising an electronic component (40), wherein the method comprises the step of printing with a fused deposition modeling (FDM) 3D printer (500) 3D printable material (201) to provide said 3D item (10), wherein the 3D printable material (201) comprises said electronic component (40). The fused deposition modeling (FDM) 3D printer comprises a printer nozzle, and the method further comprises the steps of providing upstream of the printer nozzle a filament of 3D printable material, wherein the filament comprises a cavity for hosting the electronic component, and creating upstream of the printer nozzle an assembly of the filament and the electronic component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Rifat Ata Mustafa Hikmet, Ties Van Bommel
  • Rotary indexing press
    Patent number: 10611062
    Abstract: The invention relates to a rotary indexing press for the production of green compacts from powder substances. The rotary indexing press is provided with an indexing plate equipped with a plurality of tool cavities assigned to a plurality of tool positions, with said tool positions being at a minimum used for the filling, compacting, and ejecting of workpieces, and with at least one cavity being assigned to each tool position, and wherein the indexing plate having a form-closed and/or force-dosed connection with the body of the machine during compacting. The invention moreover relates to a method for the production of green compacts from powder materials using a rotary indexing press.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: Bleistahl-Produktions GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Holger Schmidt
  • Method for sequentially fabricating a cartridge casebody through injection molding
    Patent number: 10611064
    Abstract: There is provided a mold apparatus and process whereby a warhead body can be fabricated in a single over molding process which may also include therein metal fragments, metal balls, obturators, boat tails and other aerodynamic features, metal rings and/or threads. Other molds and processes are presented whereby a warhead body may be over molded in a polymer matrix in sequential steps which may include adding therein metal balls, then fragments, and any of obturators, boat tails and other aerodynamic features, metal rings and/or threads, as desired. Still another process for fabricating a warhead body is presented whereby an insert section is first preloaded with metal fragments and covered with a skin, then the insert section is inserted into an oversized area in a mold, and polymer is then loaded around the insert section to form a unitary warhead body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Army
    Inventors: Daniel Lee Prillaman, Leon Moy, Viral Panchal, Richard Wu, Patrick Mark, Kevin Mulligan, Jesse Sunderland, James Grassi, Jason Wasserman
  • Neural interface fabrication
    Patent number: 10603486
    Abstract: Methods for fabricating implantable cuff electrodes for contacting or at least partially surrounding internal body tissue such as, e.g., nerves, smooth muscles, striated muscles, arteries, veins, ligamental tissues, connective tissues, cartilage tissues, bones, or other similar body tissues, structures and organs are disclosed. An example method includes preparing a substrate including an implantable cuff electrode shape, applying a mold material to the substrate, curing the mold material to form a mold, releasing the mold from the substrate, inserting at least one conductor into the mold that penetrates through the channel of the mold, pressing a formable material into the channel of the mold to form a body of an implantable cuff electrode about the at least one conductor, curing the body of the implantable cuff electrode, and releasing the body of the implantable cuff electrode from the mold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: GALVANI BIOELECTRONICS LIMITED
    Inventors: Dwight Sherod Walker, Daniel John Chew
  • Process for manufacturing a padding device for a carrying belt system for a respirator
    Patent number: 10602832
    Abstract: A process manufactures a padding device (10a; 10b; 10c; 10d; 10e), for a carrying belt system (100) for a respirator (1000), having a closed pad core shell (20) and a pad core (30) configured in the pad core shell. The process includes injection molding a hollow profiled section, inserting of a pad core material into the hollow profiled section for forming the pad core in the hollow profiled section, and closing the hollow profiled section (21) for creating the closed pad core shell (20). The padding device (10a; 10b; 10c; 10d; 10e) has a closed pad core shell (20) and a pad core (30) arranged in the pad core shell. The pad core shell is seamless as an injection-molded component in at least some sections. A carrying belt system as well as a respirator with the carrying belt system are provided with the belt system having the padding device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: DRÄGER SAFETY AG & CO. KGAA
    Inventor: Bastian Wilke
  • Method for producing seals on electrochemical reactor components
    Patent number: 10596734
    Abstract: A method is for producing seals on faces of electrochemical reactor components intended to be stacked in order to form an electrochemical reactor Each component is in the form of a plate and having a first face and an opposing second face. The first face is designed to receive a first seal and the second face is designed to receive a second seal. The method includes shaping the first seals on the first faces of the components, the first seals being at least partially polymerized; depositing the second seals on the second face of the components; and shaping the second seals by compressing a stack formed from the components alternating with molding plates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: AREVA STOCKAGE D'ENERGIE
    Inventors: Sylvain Trunde, Nicolas Jacques Pascal Clergue, Pierre-Etienne Girardot, Christian Quinteri
  • Method of making an introducer sheath with an inner liner
    Patent number: 10595993
    Abstract: The present disclosure pertains to new methods of making an introducer sheath with an inner liner for percutaneous insertion of a medical device into a patient. The present disclosure also discloses embodiments of catheter-based prosthetic heart valves, including, prosthetic heart valves having sealing members configured to seal the interface between the prosthetic valve and the surrounding tissue of the native annulus in which the prosthetic valve is implanted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
    Inventors: Alexander J. Siegel, George Bakis
  • Method for producing a fiber-reinforced plastic molded article
    Patent number: 10576700
    Abstract: A first continuous fiber component and a second continuous fiber component are stacked with a non-woven fabric interposed therebetween to thereby prepare a fiber base material. The fiber base material is placed between an upper mold and a lower mold. The upper mold and the lower mold are brought close to each other to thereby form an enclosed space therebetween. The enclosed space is larger in volume than a product cavity. A liquid matrix resin is supplied to the enclosed space. The upper mold and the lower mold are brought closer to each other to thereby form the product cavity in a manner that a pressing load is applied to the fiber base material. Then, the liquid matrix resin with which the fiber base material has been impregnated is hardened in the product cavity, whereby a fiber-reinforced plastic molded article is produced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masaki Namaizawa, Makoto Uda, Hiroyuki Tanaka, Hitoshi Iwadate, Takuya Fujii, Satoru Shinkawa, Iku Koike, Kazuhiro Kagawa, Hirohide Azuma
  • Method for manufacturing a candle having an item embedded within
    Patent number: 10578300
    Abstract: A candle with an embedded item and methods for manufacturing same are disclosed. A method for manufacturing a candle having an embedded item can include providing a first set of items of a first value and a second set of items of a second value different from the first value, combining the two sets to create a third set, and distributing the items of the third set among a set of candles, one item per candle, where the presence, nature, or value of the item within the candle is obscured. The method can further include selling the candles for a first price, wherein, the presence of the embedded item, the nature of the embedded item, the value of the embedded item, or the value of the embedded item relative to the first price is not known to the purchaser. The embedded item can comprise an object redeemable for a prize.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: DIAMOND CANDLES, LLC
    Inventors: David Anthony Cayton, Justin Winter
  • Method for 3-D printing a custom bone graft
    Patent number: 10579755
    Abstract: A method for producing bone grafts using 3-D printing is employed using a 3-D image of a graft location to produce a 3-D model of the graft. This is printed using a 3-D printer and a printing medium that produces a porous, biocompatible, biodegradable material that is conducive to osteoinduction. For example, the printing medium may be PCL, PLLA, PGLA, or another approved biocompatible polymer. In addition such a method may be useful for cosmetic surgeries, reconstructive surgeries, and various techniques required by such procedures. Once the graft is placed, natural bone gradually replaces the graft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Inventors: Arthur Greyf, Irina Balako
  • Manufacturing method and manufacturing device for resin fan
    Patent number: 10569455
    Abstract: A resin fan includes a semi-molded article in which a first circular plate and blades are integrated. While the semi-molded article is retained, a composite mold is moved to a secondary molding side, a second mold is put in a first position and a third mold is moved to the first position and inserted into the first mold. An intermediate part extends over the inner surface-side of a large-bend part, and causes the end of the third mold to engage with the first mold. Next, resin is poured into a secondary forming mold, and a second circular plate is integrally molded continuous with the blades of the semi-molded article, and a fan is molded. Together with the opening of the second mold and the composite mold, the third mold and the composite mold are opened, each of the molds is moved to a second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: Matsudakanagatakogyo Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Masao Matsuda
  • Method of making an article of footwear with extruded components
    Patent number: 10568387
    Abstract: An upper for an article of footwear includes a first upper panel, a second upper panel, and an extruded component. The extruded component is disposed along a border between the first upper panel and the second upper panel. The extruded component joins the first upper panel to the second upper panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: Reebok International Limited
    Inventors: Brian Christensen, Paul Davis, Ricardo Vestuti, Henry Hardigan, Dennis Gaboriault
  • Method of manufacturing a fishing lure
    Patent number: 10561128
    Abstract: A method for insert molding a product which includes providing an insert having a plurality of elements that are loosely linked together; applying a bonding agent to at least two of the elements to temporarily link those to elements in substantially locked mutually fixed relationship; supporting the at least two elements within a mold; injecting molding material within the mold whereby a molded part surrounding the at least two elements is formed; and flexing the molded part to substantially unlock the elements disposed in substantially locked mutually fixed relationship.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Inventor: Paul S. Kelley
  • Method of making a composite product
    Patent number: 10562240
    Abstract: A fibre reinforced composite product can be made by first forming a scaffold structure (400) with a set of tubes (408) running within the product interior, using a digital printing process. Using a carrier fluid, the tube lumens are invested with fibres and then matrix material. The carrier fluid may enter through the end of a tube connecting with an input manifold (920) and exit the tube radially via a capillary (904, 908) which runs alongside the tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: Printed Structures Limited
    Inventor: Stephen Temple
  • Method for conforming a display panel
    Patent number: 10559237
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for conforming a display panel to a surface of an aircraft structure. The method positions the display panel within a resin barrier that is located on the surface such that a cavity is formed, places a film and the display panel together, and applies a force on the display panel that causes the display panel to conform to the surface of the aircraft structure. The display panel has a shape that changes to a first shape to match a second shape of the surface of the aircraft structure. The method also injects a resin into the cavity while the force is applied, and cures the resin in the cavity while the force is applied to form a cured resin. The cured resin holds the display panel in the first shape and attaches the display panel to the surface of the aircraft structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventor: Brook W. Garrettson
  • Two-shot tube retention fastener molding method
    Patent number: 10557569
    Abstract: A mold and molding process for a first shot body member includes a pair of side walls, a semi-circular sleeve positioned between the pair of side walls to define a portion of a longitudinal pocket, and a pair of deflecting wings. Each deflecting wing is coupled to one of the side walls at a corner. A second shot isolation member of an elastically resilient second material is bonded to portions of an interior surface of the longitudinal pocket defined by each of: the semi-circular sleeve, each of the pair of side walls, each of the pair of corners, and each of the pair of wings. Mold members can include supporting surfaces to support interior and exterior portions of the wing during the second shot molding operation, while leaving an exposed interior bonding surface that defines a portion of the second shot molding cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: Newfrey LLC
    Inventors: Jason A. Meyers, Roger E. Pilon, Tien T. Diep
  • Prefabricated wall panel with tongue and groove construction
    Patent number: 10557273
    Abstract: A prefabricated wall panel has a precast body including at least one decorative design element. In addition, the wall panel includes a mounting element having a first end embedded in the precast body and a second end projecting from the precast body. A groove is formed between the precast body and the second end of the mounting element along a first edge of the precast body. A tongue is formed along a second edge of the precast body opposite the first edge. The tongue and groove cooperate to allow prefabricated wall panels to be more easily installed on a support substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: Boral Stone Products LLC
    Inventors: David H. Wolf, James S. Belt, William Smith, Donn R. Vermilion, Wayne Buoni, Joy Stickel
  • Method of forming an integral manifold
    Patent number: 10549462
    Abstract: A method of forming an integral manifold adjacent a cell stack of a flowing electrolyte battery enables improved bonding of a molten material to the battery cell stack. The method includes defining a mould cavity adjacent the cell stack, with the mould cavity open to capillary openings of half cells of the cell stack; locating a plurality of pins in the mould cavity, with end regions of the pins being contiguous with the capillary openings; preheating the mould cavity by passing a fluid into a first end of the mould cavity and out of a second end of the mould cavity; and filling the mould cavity with molten material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: REDFLOW R&D PTY. LTD.
    Inventors: Alexander Rudolf Winter, Thomas John
  • Method of fabricating a 3-dimensional structure, mesh formwork element for fabricating a 3-dimensional structure and method of fabricating the same
    Patent number: 10543619
    Abstract: Method of fabricating a 3-dimensional structure, mesh formwork element for fabricating a 3-dimensional structure, and method of fabricating the same. The method of fabricating a 3-dimensional structure comprises providing a mesh formwork element such that a cavity bound by at least two opposing portions of the mesh formwork is formed; accumulating a material in the cavity; and allowing the material to harden; wherein apertures in the at least two opposing portions of the mesh formwork element are adapted to the hydro-static pressure of the accumulated material or vice versa such that at least two surfaces of the hardened material substantially take on the respective shapes defined by the two opposing portions of the mesh formwork element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignees: ETH SINGAPORE SEC LTD., ETH ZURICH (SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ZURICH), SIKA TECHNOLOGY AG
    Inventors: Norman Peter Hack, Willi Viktor Lauer, Fabio Matteo Gramazio, Matthias Kohler, Norman Blank