Patents Examined by Edmund H. Lee
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Patent number: 10396641Abstract: An object is to easily inject resin into a gap of a laminated core which constitutes a rotating electric machine. Included are: a resin supplying unit which feeds the resin; and a resin injection unit which injects the resin into an axial hole of the laminated core. The resin injection unit has an injection pipe and an elastic ring attached to the injection pipe. This elastic ring is made to firmly attach to the inner periphery of the axial hole; the resin is supplied from the resin supplying unit; and the resin is injected into the gap of the laminated core through the axial hole of the laminated core.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2014Date of Patent: August 27, 2019Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATIONInventors: Minoru Aoki, Yoshihide Kikuichi, Tetsuro Yanagi, Yuichiro Sasaki, Koji Mio, Hideaki Shigekiyo
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Patent number: 10392489Abstract: A method for making ornamental trim for use in construction comprising applying a sealing composition having PVC particles in a flowable medium to a cut edge of a foam board, heating the sealing composition to a temperature at which the flowable medium solvates the PVC particles, and cooling the sealing composition to form a continuous sealing cap on the cut edge. A construction component consisting essentially of a foamed cellular board comprising smooth exterior surfaces separated by a cellular network and cut edges, and sealed caps adhered to the cut edges on the foamed cellular board comprising PVC in a polymer matrix. The board has a density of no more than 0.5 g/cm3, and the cut edges on which the sealed caps are adhered are unmelted edges.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2017Date of Patent: August 27, 2019Assignee: Inteplast Group CorporationInventor: Haur-Horng Yang
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Patent number: 10391681Abstract: The invention is directed to a method of forming a molded item said method comprising the steps of (a) providing a mold former comprising an indentation having an inner surface and a bottom face and made of plastics and manufactured by a 3-dimensional printing process, said mold former being shaped to form a mold having (i) an indentation corresponding to the desired shape of said molded item; and (ii) a series of holes extending between the inner surface and the bottom face of the mold former, (b) forming a mold in said mold former from a plastics material; (c) positioning an elongate member in said mold; (d) introducing a volume of liquid into said indentation; (e) positioning a cover over said mold and sealing it thereto; (f) causing said liquid to solidify.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2017Date of Patent: August 27, 2019Assignee: PIXSWEET B.V.Inventors: Janne Tuomas Kyttanen, Eduard Willem Zanen
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Patent number: 10395947Abstract: A surface boundary is formed between a sealed surface of a thermosetting resin member and a thermoplastic resin member to seal the sealed surface. A newly formed surface is formed at the surface boundary by removing a surface layer in the sealed surface. A functional group in the newly formed surface is chemically bound to a functional group in a functional group-containing additive added to a constituent material of the thermoplastic resin member.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2015Date of Patent: August 27, 2019Assignee: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Tomoyuki Harada, Ryosuke Izumi, Hiroyuki Yamakawa
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Patent number: 10378216Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: January 12, 2018Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Assignee: Boral Stone Products LLCInventors: David H. Wolf, James S. Belt, William Smith, Donn R. Vermilion, Wayne Buoni, Joy Stickel
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Patent number: 10370143Abstract: An article enclosing at least one built-in fitment component in the form of a hollow body of thermoplastic material. The hollow body is preferably in the form of a fuel tank. The built-in fitment component is pressed against the inside wall of the article while still plastic so that the plastic material of the hollow body penetrates through at least one recess or opening of the built-in fitment component and flows therebehind.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2015Date of Patent: August 6, 2019Assignee: KAUTEX TEXTRON GMBH & CO. KGInventors: Matthias Borchert, Timo Kramer, Klaus Gebert, Dirk Eulitz, Gerd Wolter, Harald Lorenz, Deniz Bienhuls, Christoph Mehren, Robert Lower
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Patent number: 10363694Abstract: A method has the steps of forming a lot of potting portions made of a rubber-like elastic material at appropriate intervals in respect of an extending direction of the gasket main body in the one side in the thickness direction in the peripheral edge portion of the plate in such a manner as to be positioned in a forming area of the gasket main body, next, pinching a portion constructed by the peripheral edge portion of the plate and the potting portion between inner surfaces of a gasket forming cavity of the metal mold and bringing the other side in the thickness direction of the peripheral edge portion into close contact with the one inner surface of the cavity by positioning and arranging the plate within the metal mold and clamping the mold, and filling a liquid rubber material into the cavity and curing the liquid rubber material.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2015Date of Patent: July 30, 2019Assignee: NOK CorporationInventor: Takahiro Hayashi
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Patent number: 10361543Abstract: A water blocking structure of a wire harness and a method for manufacturing the wire harness is provided. The water blocking structure includes a set of wires including a plurality of wires arranged in at least one row and side by side in a direction of a diameter of the wire, and an integrally molded stopper made of a hard resin that is injection-molded at a low-pressure so as to surround a portion of the set of wires in an extending direction of the wires and to have an outer circumferential shape defining portion that conforms to an inner circumferential shape of a wire passage portion into which the set of wires is to be inserted.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2016Date of Patent: July 23, 2019Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATIONInventors: Kimitoshi Makino, Tetsuro Saimoto, Akihito Shibuya, Masataka Yamamoto, Kenji Kinezuka, Shinnya Matsuura, Yasuhiro Suzuki, Takafumi Mori
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Patent number: 10350796Abstract: A method is provided for connecting a fitting to a reinforced thermoplastic duct including inserting a first end of the fitting having a plurality of barbs into an end of the duct. A clamp is installed around the duct. The duct is heated to a temperature greater than a glass transition temperature of a thermal plastic material used to form the duct. The duct is restructured to include a plurality of protrusions positioned between the plurality of barbs of the fitting.Type: GrantFiled: October 9, 2012Date of Patent: July 16, 2019Assignee: HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORPORATIONInventor: Gary R. Wysocki
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Patent number: 10352370Abstract: A constant velocity joint boot assembly includes a boot-can having an axially extending main cylindrical body, a radially extending transition portion, an axially extending and generally cylindrical mounting portion. The radially extending transition portion intersects the axially extending main cylindrical body and the generally cylindrical mounting portion. A flexible boot member may be attached to an inner surface of at least two of the cylindrical body, the transition portion and the mounting portion at a coupling region. A method of forming the flexible boot member includes first forming the boot in an outwardly extending conical shape, and then rolling and/or inverting a portion of the boot so that the boot arcs inwardly upon itself and forms a diaphragm.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2016Date of Patent: July 16, 2019Assignee: GKN Driveline North America, Inc.Inventors: Michael James Miller, Richard Alfred Compau
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Patent number: 10350800Abstract: Disclosed embodiments relate to trays typically comprising a composite internal structure, a thermoplastic frame typically located about the composite internal structure, and two cover sheets forming the upper and lower tray surfaces. The composite internal structure may be a corrugated composite structure in some embodiments. In other embodiments, the composite internal structure may comprise a series of composite elements (which might act a beams or struts). The cover sheets may comprise thermoplastic material, and in some embodiments, the cover sheets may comprise composite material (for example the same as for the corrugated composite structure). In some exemplary embodiments, the thermoplastic frame and the composite internal structure may have the same thermoplastic material, and they may be joined together to have a plurality of homogeneous connective attachments.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2016Date of Patent: July 16, 2019Assignee: Reliant Worldwide Plastics, LLCInventor: William H. Maslakow
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Patent number: 10352486Abstract: Pipe joints and more particularly circular push-on type pipe joints including a flexible gasket having both hard and soft portions and where the soft portion overlaps a flange and an inner curved section of the hard portion.Type: GrantFiled: December 24, 2015Date of Patent: July 16, 2019Assignee: American Cast Iron Pipe CompanyInventor: Stephen L. DeBoalt
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Patent number: 10343320Abstract: A method for fabricating an object with a computer-controlled apparatus according to computer instructions derived from a computer model of the object. The method involves fabricating a plurality of beads of material, whereby at least a portion of two beads abut and are arranged at an angle between 1-179° to each other. The two beads may be fabricated on respective notional planes which intersect each other. Alternatively, the two beads may be fabricated to form respective non-planar layers. Further alternatively, the two beads may be fabricated as three-dimensional beads. Also, the two beads may be curved and form respective planar layers.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2014Date of Patent: July 9, 2019Assignee: LAING O'ROURKE AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITEDInventor: James Bruce Gardiner
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Patent number: 10343317Abstract: A method produces a connecting part (3) using an injection molding method. In a first step, a closure part (11) forming a component of an adhesive closure is produced having adhesive or hooking elements and is introduced as an insert part into an injection mold. In a second step, a back-injection process forms the connecting part (3) in the form of a structural part containing the closure part (11) as an integral component.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2014Date of Patent: July 9, 2019Assignee: GOTTLIEB BINDER GMBH & CO. KGInventor: Konstantinos Poulakis
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Patent number: 10343626Abstract: An objective is to provide a hitherto not-existing retention component that is for a wiring bundle and can be manufactured without tying the wiring bundle, a wire harness including the retention component, and a manufacturing method and a manufacturing device for the wire harness. A metal mold that is used has a penetration hole in which a wiring bundle is to be penetratingly disposed, an annular retention portion-molding space for surrounding the outer circumference of the wiring bundle, and an engagement portion-molding space communicatively connected with the retention portion-molding space. The wiring bundle is disposed in the penetration hole, a melt resin is poured in the retention portion-molding space from the engagement portion-molding space, and solidified through cooling to mold a retention portion integrally with a engagement portion in a state of being closely adhered to an outer circumference of the wiring bundle.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2016Date of Patent: July 9, 2019Assignee: DAIWA KASEI INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventors: Kouji Kamiya, Yuusuke Ito, Makoto Suzuki, Hiroaki Suzuki, Kentaro Furuki, Masanari Ichihara
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Patent number: 10329775Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 9, 2014Date of Patent: June 25, 2019Assignee: Boral IP Holdings (Australia) PTY LimitedInventors: David H. Wolf, James S. Belt, William Smith, Donn R. Vermilion, Wayne Buoni, Joy Stickel
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Patent number: 10329074Abstract: A method of making a thermally insulated shipper for a temperature sensitive payload is provided. The shipper comprises vacuum insulated panels located between inner and outer molded shells.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2015Date of Patent: June 25, 2019Assignee: Sonoco Development, Inc.Inventors: Ajit Ranade, John Stephan
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Patent number: 10307941Abstract: Methods of forming dry adhesives including a method of making a dry adhesive including applying a liquid polymer to the second end of the stem, molding the liquid polymer on the stem in a mold, wherein the mold includes a recess having a cross-sectional area that is less than a cross-sectional area of the second end of the stem, curing the liquid polymer in the mold to form a tip at the second end of the stem, wherein the tip includes a second layer stem; corresponding to the recess in the mold, and removing the tip from the mold after the liquid polymer cures.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2016Date of Patent: June 4, 2019Assignee: CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITYInventors: Metin Sitti, Michael Murphy, Burak Aksak
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Patent number: 10308396Abstract: An apparatus and method for manufacturing a container with a closure-release mechanism. The process in particular relates to thermoforming a plastic sheet to form a container with a clam shell locking system in order to facilitate a secure closure and easy opening packaging container. The clam shell locking arrangement comprises a post which is secured in an aperture when the container is in closed state. The post is a projection or protrusion in a vertical or nearly vertical sidewall of the cover of the thermoformed package and fits securely into the aperture, which is a cut-out made in the outer, and optionally also the inner, wall segments of the vertical or nearly vertical surfaces of the base section of the thermoplastic containers.Type: GrantFiled: April 2, 2018Date of Patent: June 4, 2019Inventors: Jay Baker, Jessup Baker
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Patent number: 10307947Abstract: A method for manufacturing a detecting sensor is disclosed. The method includes the steps of: positioning a magnet in a mold having a plurality of terminal receiving holes; positioning in the mold a plurality of magnetic field detecting sensor elements, each having a body and a terminal projecting from body; inserting the terminals into the terminal receiving holes; injecting molten resin into the mold; and curing the molten resin to form a housing having the magnet and the sensor elements embedded.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2016Date of Patent: June 4, 2019Assignees: Tyco Electronics Japan G.K., Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Takayuki Minematsu, Takanori Nakai, Nobutaka Fukamizu, Kyoji Kitajima