Patents Examined by Edmund H. Lee
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Patent number: 11498249Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of thermoplastic polymer compositions for impregnating reinforcing materials in the form of fabric or industrial fabrics for the manufacture of composite materials. The field of the invention is that of composite materials as well as molding/consolidation processes and obtained parts. The invention more particularly relates to a method of manufacturing a composite article by injection molding comprising at least the steps of introducing at least one reinforcement fabric into a preheated mold, partial closure of the mold, a temperature rise step of the mold, optionally a step of maintaining the temperature of the mold before injection of a thermoplastic polymer composition, a step of injecting a thermoplastic polymer composition into the mold, a step of mold closure to the final part thickness allowing the flow of the resin through the reinforcing fabric, a cooling step and a recovery step of the obtained composite article.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2019Date of Patent: November 15, 2022Assignees: RHODIA OPERATIONS, GEORGES PERNOUD SAS, BILLION SASInventors: Gilles Orange, Fabien Pascal, Patrice Jacquet, Alexandre Giroud
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Patent number: 11498094Abstract: A method of making a two-component piston, the two-component piston including a piston cover as the first component and a piston body as the second component. The piston cover is arranged adjacent to the piston body and is configured to be moved relative to the piston body.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2018Date of Patent: November 15, 2022Assignee: MEDMIX SWITZERLAND AGInventors: Manfred Obrist, Philipp Seiler, Renato Brunner
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Patent number: 11491749Abstract: Methods for forming composite components with sealed bi-material interfaces include applying a sacrificial material to a surface of a substrate, over-molding the substrate and the sacrificial material with an over-molding material such that the over-molding material covers at least a portion of the sacrificial material and at least one surface of the substrate, removing the sacrificial material by deflagration to form a composite component with a channel between the substrate and the over-molding material, introducing an uncured sealant into the channel, and curing the sealant to form a sealed composite component. The method can further include removing a portion of the sealant prior to the sealant fully curing. The sealed composite component can include a passage, encircled by the channel, extending between the substrate and the over-molding material. The substrate can be a metal, a polymer, a polymer composite, a ceramic, or a continuous fiber composite material.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2019Date of Patent: November 8, 2022Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLCInventor: Anthony M. Coppola
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Patent number: 11485050Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing a trim part (10) for vehicles, using an injection mold (1), in which an edge of a carrier substrate is formed by the surface cover layer (8) reaching around said edge by means of a lost seal molded to the carrier substrate.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2018Date of Patent: November 1, 2022Assignee: HIB Trim Part Solutions GmbHInventor: Bernd Keller
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Patent number: 11478585Abstract: Provided is a syringe gasket including a first member, and a second member connected to the first member and coupled to a plunger rod of a syringe. The first member includes a top face contacting with the liquid, and a first side circumferential face that faces an inner circumferential face of a barrel of the syringe. The first side circumferential face has, at an end portion thereof close to the second member, a ring-like trimmed face. An inert film is laminated on the top face and the portion of the first side circumferential face other than the ring-like trimmed face. The second member includes a second side circumferential face that faces the inner circumferential face of the barrel, and a ring-like protruding portion that projects outward in the radial direction from the second side circumferential face. The ring-like protruding portion at least partially covers the ring-like trimmed face.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2018Date of Patent: October 25, 2022Assignee: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Pederiva Marco, Protti Roberto
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Patent number: 11478995Abstract: A process for the production of composite materials at low temperatures, as well as a composite material obtained by the process and articles of manufacture comprising the composite material are provided.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2020Date of Patent: October 25, 2022Assignee: Henkel AG & Co. KGaAInventors: Andreas Ferencz, Mike Wienand, Pascal Albrecht
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Patent number: 11472076Abstract: An injection molding device for producing a multicomponent injection molded product includes at least one first and at least one second outer mold plate arranged in a movable manner between an open position and a closed position. A central part arranged between the first and the second outer mold plate includes a first part which in the open position is arranged rotatable about an axis of rotation and to which first inner mold plates are attached which include first cavity segments. A second part arranged non-rotatable includes on one side in the direction of the first outer mold plate second cavity segments and on an opposite side in the direction of the second outer mold plate third cavity segments.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2018Date of Patent: October 18, 2022Assignee: FOBOHA (GERMANY) GMBHInventor: Rainer Armbruster
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Patent number: 11472078Abstract: The invention relates to a method (100) for establishing a connection between an inlay (1, 1?, 1?) and a polymer (3) at least partially surrounding the inlay, wherein a monomer (2) is brought into contact (110) with the inlay (1, 1?, 1?) and is subsequently polymerized (120) to form the polymer (3), wherein the temperature TE of the inlay (1, 1?, 1?) is increased (130) at least briefly at least to that temperature TM that the monomer (2) assumes at its maximum during its exothermic polymerization (120) to form the polymer (3), and/or that ensures that the heat flow always runs from the inlay (1, 1?, 1?) to the monomer (2). The invention also relates to a method (200), (300), (400) for the sealing integration of an inlay (1, 1?, 1?) in a component (5).Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2017Date of Patent: October 18, 2022Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Hendrik Jahnle, Bernd Beiermeister, Markus Menacher, Norman Lung, Victor Roman
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Patent number: 11469540Abstract: A molding method of a waterproof member is provided. The waterproof member is molded by molds and is for a coated electric wire. The molds include mold division surfaces including molding portions and electric wire mold clamping portions. The electric wire mold clamping portions are to sandwich the coated electric wire at sides of the molding portions. One of the electric wire mold clamping portions includes a convex portion and a side wall erected on an end of the convex portion. The other of the electric wire mold clamping portions includes a concave portion. One of the molding portions includes a side wall entering groove into which the side wall enters. The method includes molding the waterproof member accommodated in the concave portion with the waterproof member being pressed by the convex portion toward a direction in which one of the mold is attached to the other.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2021Date of Patent: October 11, 2022Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATIONInventors: Masanobu Higashitani, Madoka Ooishi, Masayuki Tamano, Yasuhiro Tanaka, Hiroki Kitagawa, Yusuke Tsutagawa, Masatoshi Yamada
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Patent number: 11458661Abstract: A method and assembly for forming a multi-shot panel for a vehicle including the steps of providing a mold and forming therein a main body of the panel from a first rigid material, the step of forming the main body further including forming a multi-sided recess. The rigid material is transferred to a second reconfiguration of the mold for forming thereupon at least one second softer material. The panel is then transferred to a third reconfiguration of the mold for forming the heat deflecting shield. Alternative, a two shot injection molded panel can be removed from the mold and a previously formed heat deflecting shield can be attached along edges of the main body defining the multi-sided recess. In either variant, locking features are designed into the interface geometry between the heat deflecting shield and rigid main body.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2020Date of Patent: October 4, 2022Assignee: U.S. Farathane CorporationInventors: Wayne Bland, Gregory Paul Barthlow
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Patent number: 11458662Abstract: A method produces plastic/metal hybrid components, in particular for the automotive field. A plastic compound is injected into a tool mold, and the tool mold has a core onto which a metal is injected. The plastic compound is then injected into the tool mold such that the metal is back-molded with the plastic compound and is fixed to the plastic in order to produce a blank. The tool mold is used to produce at least one depression in the surface of the blank, the depression being at least partly filled with a metal as part of a first additional processing.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2018Date of Patent: October 4, 2022Assignee: LEONI Bordnetz-Systeme GmbHInventors: Manfred Dehn, Andreas Kremling
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Patent number: 11433581Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method for injection-molding a device, in particular a cable tie, with an integrated wireless tag, comprising the method steps of a) putting a tagging foil with two main surfaces which are separated by an edge, into a mold cavity of an open mold, where the tagging foil is held in place by a supporting device; b) closing the mold; c) injecting an injection material into the mold cavity parts adjoining the two main surfaces of the tagging foil simultaneously and symmetrically with respect to a main extension plane of the tagging foil which is parallel to the two main surfaces of the tagging foil so as to simplify and speed up the manufacturing process of a device with an integrated wireless tag or label. The disclosure furthermore relates to a corresponding molding device as well as a corresponding device with an integrated wireless tag.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2020Date of Patent: September 6, 2022Assignee: Aptiv Technologies LimitedInventors: Farshad Miraboutalebi, Hagen Spiess
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Patent number: 11419221Abstract: A method of forming a protective film on at least one electronic module is provided. The method includes the following steps. A protective material is disposed on at least one electronic module such that the protective material and the electronic modules are in contact with each other. The electronic modules and the protective material disposed on the electronic modules are disposed in a chamber, and a first ambient pressure is provided in the chamber. The protective material in the chamber is heated to a first temperature to soften the protective material disposed on the electronic modules. After the protective material is softened, a second ambient pressure greater than the first ambient pressure is provided in the chamber, wherein a gas in the chamber directly pressurizes the protective material such that the protective material conformally covers a top of the electronic modules.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2019Date of Patent: August 16, 2022Assignee: ELEADTK CO., LTD.Inventors: Ching-Nan Chang, Sheng-Yu Lin, Ming-Chan Chen
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Patent number: 11417896Abstract: This invention provides a highly reliable separator integrated gasket for fuel cells free from deformation of a separator in a gasket molding process. In order to achieve the object, a pair of separators having adjacent portions approaching each other and separation portions separating from each other in a stacked state and having manifold holes opened in the separation portions are stacked via a spacer in which an inner peripheral hole is opened and which enables the circulation of a fluid in a direction orthogonal to the stacking direction so that the manifold hole and the inner peripheral hole are continuous to each other, a stacked object of the separators and the spacer is disposed in a mold, and then a rubber molding material is charged into and cured in gasket molding cavities defined between a surface opposite to the spacer in the separator and the mold.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2017Date of Patent: August 16, 2022Inventor: Toshihiro Shimazoe
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Patent number: 11407154Abstract: A method for producing a trim part (1) with a visible side (S) for use in vehicles has steps of producing a support substrate (2) from a fiber composite material. The fiber composite material is injected into a mold cavity of an injection mold. A surface is formed on a first side of the support substrate (2) that faces the visible side (S) of the trim part (1). A lacquer layer (3) is formed by directly coating the surface of the support substrate (2). The lacquer layer (3) is coated with a protective layer (4).Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2020Date of Patent: August 9, 2022Assignee: HIB Trim Part Solutions GmbHInventor: Bernd Keller
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Patent number: 11400625Abstract: In an injection foam molding method, a relationship between a flow front moving speed (cm/s) of a foamed resin material in an injection step of injecting the foamed resin material into a cavity and amount of gas generated per 1 g of a resin material (ml/g) is defined as follows: the amount of gas generated per 1 g of the resin material is 0.36 ml/g or more; and the flow front moving speed (cm/s) is 75Ă—the amount of gas generated per 1 g of the resin material (ml/g)?35 or more and 12 cm/s or more.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2020Date of Patent: August 2, 2022Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Tsuyoshi Kameyama, Kikuo Sugimura, Taro Fukuta, Hirokazu Kandori
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Patent number: 11400674Abstract: Disclosed is a manufacturing method of a sheet molded article, including the steps of: thermoforming a molding sheet with a first mold, thereby molding a molded article including a body portion provided with a shape transferred from the first mold, and a peripheral edge portion surrounding the body portion; and removing the molded article from the first mold, and inverting the body portion front-to-back.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2018Date of Patent: August 2, 2022Assignee: KURARAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Michinori Fujisawa, Masato Warita, Tatsuya Daimon
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Patent number: 11393623Abstract: According to one embodiment, a method for manufacturing an iron core product includes providing an iron core body which includes a magnet insertion hole in which a permanent magnet is disposed, injecting a molten resin into the magnet insertion hole of the iron core body at a first pressure, and setting a pressure applied to the molten resin to a second pressure lower than the first pressure after the molten resin is injected into the magnet insertion hole and before the molten resin is cured.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2019Date of Patent: July 19, 2022Assignee: MITSUI HIGH-TEC, INC.Inventors: Takashi Fukumoto, Kohei Yoshida, Junya Satake
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Patent number: 11383412Abstract: The invention relates to a process for manufacturing a shell, comprising a decorative film, implementing a first step of molding a plastic material so as to form a first element. The invention is characterized in that the manufacturing process implements a second step that consists in applying a decorative film against a front face of the first element, then a third step of overmolding a plastic material over at least one portion of the decorative film and of the first element so as to hold the detective film between the first element and a second element of the shell.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2018Date of Patent: July 12, 2022Assignee: MARELLI AUTOMOTIVE LIGHTING FRANCEInventors: Alain Buisson, Franck Arrivet
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Patent number: 11383890Abstract: A container comprising: a base and freestanding sides extending from the base to define a mouth opposite the base, wherein the mouth has first and second spouts opposite each other and first and second interior sides opposite each other between the first and second spouts; a first zipper member extending from the first interior side of the mouth from the first spout to the second spout; a second zipper member extending from the second interior side of the mouth from the first spout to the second spout, wherein the mouth is deformable between open and closed configurations and the first and second zipper members are disengageable when the mouth is open and engagable when the mouth is closed, wherein the base, sides, and zipper members are a unitary whole container without assembled parts, wherein the container comprises silicone.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2021Date of Patent: July 12, 2022Assignee: ZIP TOP LLCInventors: Rebecca Finell, Joshua J. Nelson