Patents Examined by Eli D Strah
  • Patent number: 12246112
    Abstract: An artificial blood vessel that gives a sensation of needle insertion upon puncturing and a needle thread passability resembling those of blood vessels of animals including humans, and that has high liquid leakage preventability includes two or more layers which contain a component (A) hydrogenated block copolymer and a component (B) oil, at least one of the layers further containing a component (C) lubricant. It is preferable that the artificial blood vessel has a first peak load value of 0.01 N or more and 1.2 N or less upon needle penetration by puncturing at a speed of 1000 mm/min. under the condition of 23° C.±1° C. using a universal testing machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2025
    Assignee: DENKA COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Akira Miyama, Mutsumi Matsumoto
  • Patent number: 12240211
    Abstract: The invention provides a polyester sealant film having at least one of a heat sealing layer and a heat resistant layer, wherein each layer consists of a polyester component containing ethylene terephthalate. The polyester sealant film has (1) a heat sealing strength of the heat sealing layers of 8-20 N/15 mm; (2) a difference in reversible heat capacity (?Cp) for the heat sealing layer of 0.5-1.1 J/g/K; (3) a ?Cp for the heat resistant layer of 0.1 to less than 0.6 J/g/K; (4) a fold holding angle of 20-60 degrees; (5) a smaller curvature radius of 50-300 mm in a longitudinal or widthwise direction; and (6) a heat shrinkage ratio of ?5% to 5% in both longitudinal and widthwise directions. The invention also provides a laminate comprising at least one layer of the polyester sealant and a packaging bag comprising the laminate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: TOYOBO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shintaro Ishimaru, Masayuki Haruta
  • Patent number: 12234401
    Abstract: Alignment films include a copolymer of a specific vertical alignment monomer and at least one of a specific anthracene-based monomer and a specific benzyl-based monomer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Masanobu Mizusaki
  • Patent number: 12235482
    Abstract: An optical film formed of a resin C including a copolymer P containing a polymerization unit A and a polymerization unit B, wherein the optical film includes a phase separation structure that expresses structural birefringence, the phase separation structure includes a phase (A) containing as a main component the polymerization unit A and a phase (B) containing as a main component the polymerization unit B, and |n(A)?n(B)| is 0.12 or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: ZEON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuki Kumazawa, Hironari Sudeji
  • Patent number: 12228824
    Abstract: Organic ligand-capped quantum dots and curable ink compositions containing the organic ligand-capped quantum dots are provided. Also provided are thin films formed from the ink compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: Kateeva, Inc.
    Inventors: Elena Rogojina, William P. Freeman, Florian Pschenitzka, Teresa A. Ramos, Christopher D. Favaro
  • Patent number: 12232349
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a display device, which includes a curved cover plate, an optical adhesive layer, and a display module that are sequentially disposed in a thickness direction thereof. The display module includes a curved surface region, the curved surface region being curved in at least two intersecting directions to form a spherical surface; the curved surface region comprises a first sub-area and a second sub-area, the second sub-area is located on a side of the first sub-area away from a center of curvature of the spherical surface; the second sub-area is wavy in the thickness direction, the wavy second sub-area is composed of a plurality of arc-shaped structures, and protruding directions of adjacent arc-shaped structures are opposite to each other; and the optical adhesive layer is completely attached to each of the arc-shaped structures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO. , LTD.
    Inventors: Pinfan Wang, Chenyu Chen, Lujiang Huangfu, Fangxu Cao, Yucheng Chan
  • Patent number: 12227445
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a glass plate including a main surface having a plurality of minute deformed portions which are recesses or projections, wherein, where an average value of lengths of two sides adjacent to each other of a minimum quadrilateral with four right angles surrounding each minute deformed portion is defined as a dimension, an average value of the dimensions of the plurality of deformed portions is 3.2 to 35.5 ?m. The glass plate satisfies a condition a1 that a ratio of deformed portions A1 having the dimensions of 0.5 to 3.0 ?m with respect to the plurality of deformed portions in terms of number is less than 5%, and/or a condition d1 that a coefficient of variation of the dimensions is 40% or less. This glass plate is suitable for suppressing sparkle and is highly practical, when disposed on an image display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: NIPPON SHEET GLASS COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Masahiro Ikadai, Shinji Oizumi, Junichi Kiriyama, Tsutomu Tanoue
  • Patent number: 12225745
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a quantum-dot display substrate, a method for preparing the same, and a display device. The quantum dot display substrate includes a first electrode, a second electrode, and a quantum-dot-emitting layer located between the first electrode and the second electrode, and the quantum-dot-emitting layer includes: a DNA single-stranded structure of a specific pattern, with quantum dots attached to the DNA single-stranded structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Boris Kristal
  • Patent number: 12209154
    Abstract: A silicone-containing polymer material containing an internal wetting agent and being excellent in transparency, the silicone-containing polymer material being improved in antifouling property against lipids. The polymer material of the present invention is a polymer material, which is obtained by polymerizing a polymerizable mixture containing monomer components (a) and a hydrophilic polymer component (b), wherein the monomer components (a) include a silicone-containing monomer (a-1) having a siloxane bond and being free of any hydroxyl group, and a compatibilizing monomer (a-2) having a hydrogen bonding proton-containing group and being free of any silicon atom, and wherein the compatibilizing monomer has four or more carbon atoms, excluding carbon atoms contained in a polymerizable functional group, and has a solubility of less than 0.03 g/mL in water at 25° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: MENICON CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kohsuke Satake, Kengo Asai, Kazuhiro Sunahara, Yurika Satake
  • Patent number: 12202997
    Abstract: An encapsulating composition and an organic electronic device comprising the same, and the encapsulating composition which is capable of effectively blocking moisture or oxygen penetrating into the organic electronic device from the outside to secure the lifetime of the organic electronic device, implementing a top-emitting organic electronic device, being applied in an inkjet method, and providing a thin display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Ji Won Kwak, Kook Hyun Choi, Mi Lim Yu, Dong Hwan Kim, Hae Jong Jung
  • Patent number: 12202961
    Abstract: A resin composition includes a polyimide, an ultraviolet (UV) absorber represented by the following Chemical Formula 1 and a remaining N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone, and wherein, in Chemical Formula 1, R1 and R2 are each selected from a hydrogen group, a halogen group, an aliphatic substituent, and an aromatic group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignees: Samsung Display Co., Ltd., SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY R&DB FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Sanghyun Yun, Jae Pil Kim, Tae Gyu Hwang, Su Hyeon Kim, Hoon Kang, Youngjun Kim, Hyunyoung Jung
  • Patent number: 12193555
    Abstract: A container for cosmetic products and a method of manufacturing the same. The container, such as a jar, has a wall formed by a first layer of a compostable material which comprises in combination a biodegradable polymer which forms a continuous matrix and, mixed therein, particles of a hydrophilic material capable of swelling inside the matrix upon water absorption. The container further comprises a second layer of a compostable material which comprises a biodegradable polymer which forms a continuous matrix and which is essentially free from particles of a hydrophilic material capable of swelling inside the matrix, or contains essentially less of them than the first layer. The container is degradable in compost, disintegration of the container wall, at 58° C., occurring within 12 weeks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: Sulapac Oy
    Inventors: Antti Pärssinen, Laura Tirkkonen-Rajasalo, Taneli Väisänen
  • Patent number: 12195610
    Abstract: Polymer blends, films, and coated substrates that include the polymer blends. The polymer blends include at least 90% by weight low density polyethylene polymer and from 1 to 10% by weight ionomer. The LDPE polymer has a melt index (I2)from 2 g/10 mins to 6 g/10 mins, and a molecular weight distribution from 5 to 11 as determined by a conventional gel permeation chromatography method. The ionomer includes an ethylene acid copolymer, in which from 15% to 70% of acid groups are neutralized by sodium cation based on the total number of acid groups in the acid copolymer. The ethylene acid copolymer is the polymerized reaction product of: at least 50% by wt. ethylene, from 2 wt. % to 40 wt. % of monocarboxylic acid monomer, and from 0 to 20 wt. % of alkyl acrylate, based on the total wt. % of the monomers present in the ethylene acid copolymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Jong Young Lee, Yifan Dong, Barry Alan Morris, Teresa P. Karjala, Eva-Maria Kupsch
  • Patent number: 12187521
    Abstract: In some embodiments, apparatuses and methods are disclosed herein useful to provide convenient, microwavable packages for cooking and crisping food products in a microwave oven are. In some embodiments, the microwavable packaged food product includes an outer package and a quantity of food product contained therein. By one approach, the package has a multilayer microwavable tray having at least three layers including a susceptor layer that includes a microwave energy interactive material thereon and a plurality of discrete openings disposed therein, an absorbent pad layer having a flexible paper-based material suitable for absorbing moisture and grease, and a paperboard base layer that provides a structure by which the susceptor layer and absorbent paper-based layer are supported. In this manner, a microwavable tray or support has at least three macro-layers including a susceptor, an absorbent pad, and a paperboard support, some of which may include additional layers therein as discussed below.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: Kraft Foods Group Brands LLC
    Inventors: Travis Dillion Uribe, Jacob M. Parker
  • Patent number: 12193329
    Abstract: Light emitting electrochemical cell devices comprising chiral liquid crystalline materials. The chiral liquid crystalline material mixtures of the devices function as both electrolytes and as light emitting materials. The chiral liquid crystalline material mixtures also form photonic crystal structures creating a photonic stop band. The presence of the photonic stop band enables the light emitting electrochemical cell devices to emit light with improved energy efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: Red Bank Technologies LLC
    Inventors: John Magno, Gene C. Koch
  • Patent number: 12167556
    Abstract: The present disclosure can provide a foldable display panel, a manufacture method thereof and a foldable display device. The foldable display panel includes a display module, where the display module includes a first foldable part, and first flat parts located on two sides of the first foldable part; and an ultrathin glass cover window which is located on the side of a light emitting surface of the display module, where the ultrathin glass cover window includes a second foldable part, and second flat parts located on two sides of the second foldable part; and an orthographic projection of the second foldable part on the display module covers the first foldable part, and orthographic projections of the second flat parts on the display module cover the first flat parts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignees: Beijing BOE Technology Development Co., Ltd., Chengdu BOE Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Zhihao Xie, Binfeng Feng, Fei Li
  • Patent number: 12152143
    Abstract: A curable composition containing a polyoxyalkylene polymer (A) having a reactive silyl group and a (meth)acrylic ester polymer (B) having a reactive silyl group is provided. In the polyoxyalkylene polymer (A), an average ratio per molecule of a number of reactive silyl groups to a number of ends of a polymer backbone is 0.80 or more. In the (meth)acrylic ester polymer (B), an average number per molecule of the reactive silyl groups bonded at ends of a polymer backbone is from 0.30 to 1.00, and the average number per molecule of the reactive silyl groups bonded inside the polymer backbone is from 0 to less than 0.30.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2024
    Assignee: KANEKA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Akinori Sato
  • Patent number: 12152146
    Abstract: Disclosed is a curable composition and cured products thereof. The curable composition includes a vinyl polysiloxane component, a hydrogen polysiloxane component, a polymerization catalyst, and an expandable graphite component comprising moisture. Cured products of the curable composition include foamed cells having a uniform size and distribution in the cured product. This can help to increase the water proofing and flame retardant properties of the cured product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2024
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Enzhong Zhang, Lianzhou Chen, Shaomin Sun, Xinxin Sun, Shaoqing Gu, Jianhua Tang, Jonathan D. Zook
  • Patent number: 12139319
    Abstract: A container includes a cup formed to include and interior region and an insulated sleeve. The insulated sleeve is coupled to an outer surface of the cup.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignee: Berry Plastics Corporation
    Inventors: Chris K. Leser, Charles T. Wallace, Philip A. Driskill, John B. Euler, Jason J. Paladino, Milan C. Maravich, Daniel O. Davis, Jeffrey A. Mann, Randy A. Bowlds
  • Patent number: 12103886
    Abstract: Aluminosilicate microcrystalline glass, and a manufacturing method and a product thereof, where in addition to a glass phase, the aluminosilicate microcrystalline glass includes principal crystalline phases: a magnesium aluminate (MgAl2O4) crystal including a volume percentage of 5% to 30%, a lithium disilicate (Li2Si2O5) crystal including a volume percentage of 10% to 30%, and a quartz and quartz solid solution including a volume percentage of 5% to 30%. Residues are other inevitable impurities. The inevitable impurities include intermediate products generated when the MgAl2O4 crystal, the Li2Si2O5 crystal, or the quartz and quartz solid solution is being generated, other impurities that are inevitable in a glass production process, and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kaiwen Huang, Banghong Hu, Wangchun Lyu, Heshuai Si, Zhongzhi Tang