Patents Examined by Gerard Higgins
  • Patent number: 12686225
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a laser-imageable composition comprising an oxyanion of a multivalent metal and an oligomer, wherein the oxyanion of a multivalent metal comprises particles having a D50 particle size distribution of 10 ?m or less. A method of formulation of the laser-imageable composition and a substrate comprising the laser-imageable composition applied thereto are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2026
    Assignee: DataLase Ltd.
    Inventors: Jonathan Snodgrass, Richard Cook
  • Patent number: 12679130
    Abstract: A method of transfer printing on a tatami mat cover includes a printing step for performing printing on an intermediate transfer medium using a color ink composition containing a sublimable dye, a water-soluble organic solvent, and water, and a transfer step for transferring the print on the intermediate transfer medium to a tatami mat cover, wherein the transfer step is performed under conditions of a heating temperature of from 170° C. to 180° C., a pressure of from 0.5 kg/cm2 to 0.6 kg/cm2, and a heating time of from 60 seconds to 180 seconds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2026
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Hideki Kato, Mugio Kawasaki, Masahiro Ogihara, Yusuke Kato, Nobuyuki Fujimori
  • Patent number: 12680170
    Abstract: An electroless ruthenium plating bath at least contains: a ruthenium compound; a reducing agent; and a stabilizer. The reducing agent is at least one of an amine borane compound or sodium hypophosphite. The stabilizer is made of a hydroxylamine compound and an amine compound. The hydroxylamine compound is at least one of hydroxylamine sulfate or hydroxylamine chloride.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2026
    Assignee: C. UYEMURA & CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshihito II, Yoichi Maruo, Yukinori Oda
  • Patent number: 12674096
    Abstract: A method of forming an alkaline-earth metal selenide and/or sulfide compound is disclosed as including reacting a carbonate of an alkaline-earth metal with zinc selenide (ZnSe) and/or zinc sulfide (ZnS) in a mixture atmosphere of hydrogen gas (H2) (10 vol. %) and nitrogen gas (N2) at a temperature between about 1,100° C. and about 1,400° C. for not more than about 1 hour.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2026
    Assignee: City University of Hong Kong
    Inventors: Feng Wang, Yanze Wang
  • Patent number: 12668711
    Abstract: The present invention provides a photoluminescent security ink for continuous ink-jet printing, wherein said ink has a viscosity of about 1.5 mPas to about 6 mPas at 25° C., and comprises: a) from about 4 wt-% to about 6 wt-% of uncapped NaX1-y-zF4YbyZz nanoparticles; b) from about 1.5 wt-% to about 10 wt-% of a dispersing agent; c) from about 80 wt-% to about 90 wt-% of an organic solvent; and d) from about 0.1 wt-% to about 1 wt-% of a conductive salt, as well as a process for producing said ink, and a process for manufacturing a photoluminescent security feature on an article, or a value document, with said ink.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2026
    Assignee: SICPA HOLDING SA
    Inventors: Cécile Laporte, Pierre-Sylvain Philippon, Salvatore Cartesio, Mickael Bailleul, Riccardo Ruggerone
  • Patent number: 12654429
    Abstract: A 5G antenna and its 5G antenna housing includes: an outside shell made of a polymer composition containing a polymer selected from polyethylene (PE), polycarbonate (PC), polypropylene (PP), ethylene based elastomer grafted polypropylene and a combination thereof; and glass fiber, and an flame retardant film (3) having a rating of at least VTM2 and placed on an inner surface of the outside shell such that the flame retardant film is between the outside shell and the 5G antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2026
    Assignee: SABIC GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES B.V.
    Inventors: Liang Wen, Jing Guo, Chaodong Jiang
  • Patent number: 12649814
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a powder coating composition including: an epoxy functional acrylic polymer; a hydroxyl functional polyester polymer including a first hydroxyl functional polyester polymer having an acid value of up to 10 and a weight average molecular weight of up to 20,000 g/mol; an acid functional crosslinker; and a blocked polyisocyanate crosslinker, where the powder coating composition includes at least 45 weight % of a combined total of the hydroxyl functional polyester polymer and the blocked polyisocyanate crosslinker, based on the total resin solids in the powder coating composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2026
    Assignee: PPG Industries Ohio, Inc.
    Inventors: Troy James Larimer, Brian Edward Woodworth
  • Patent number: 12644226
    Abstract: An image forming method for forming an image on a cloth with a sublimation coloring material, the image forming method including: pretreatment liquid applying that is applying a pretreatment liquid to the cloth; drying that is drying the cloth after the pretreatment liquid applying; and sublimation coloring material applying that is applying the sublimation coloring material to the cloth after the drying. The pretreatment liquid contains an organic compound, and a heat source and the cloth are not in contact with each other in the drying.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2026
    Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventors: Ken Nito, Ayumi Kawamura
  • Patent number: 12629952
    Abstract: The present invention is applicable to a technical field related to display apparatuses, and the present invention relates to a transfer substrate that transfers a phosphor onto a semiconductor light-emitting device, in which the transfer substrate may comprise: a temporary substrate; a unit phosphor structure which is provided on the temporary substrate and comprises a color filter, a phosphor stacked on the color filter, and a phosphor binder for fixing the phosphor; and a light-absorption layer, which is an inorganic layer provided between the temporary substrate and the color filter, and absorbs light to separate the unit phosphor structure from the temporary substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2026
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventor: Hwanjoon Choi
  • Patent number: 12630477
    Abstract: A MnZn-based ferrite that can reduce the loss even when a high-frequency voltage fluctuation occurs is provided. The above MnZn-based ferrite is a MnZn-based ferrite including Fe2O3, ZnO, and MnO as main components, in which of Fe2O3 is 53.2 to 56.3 mol % and ZnO is 1.0 to 9.0 mol %, with a balance of MnO, in 100 mol % of the main components, and the MnZn-based ferrite includes 0.9 to 2.0% by mass of Co2O3, 0.005 to 0.06% by mass of SiO2, and 0.01 to 0.06% by mass of CaO, as auxiliary components, per 100% by mass of the main components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2026
    Assignee: TOKIN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shota Misumi, Tatsuya Chiba, Kenichi Murai
  • Patent number: 12623478
    Abstract: Provided is a thermosensitive recording medium including a support and a thermosensitive recording layer disposed on or above the support. The thermosensitive recording layer include a compound represented by General Formula (1) and a styrene-acryl resin, where, in General Formula (1), R2 is a C1-12 straight-chain, branched-chain, or alicyclic alkyl group, C7-12 aralkyl group that is substituted with a C1-12 alkyl group, a C1-12 alkoxy group, a C6-12 aryl group or a halogen atom, or a C6-12 aryl group that is unsubstituted or substituted with a C1-12 alkyl group, a C1-12 alkoxy group, a C6-12 aryl group, or a halogen atom, where two or more R2 may be identical to or different from each other; and A1 is a hydrogen atom or a C1-4 alkyl group, where two or more A1, may be identical to or different from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2026
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shohta Koide, Kazumasa Noda, Takahiro Shibata
  • Patent number: 12617224
    Abstract: Multi-layered revealable substrates and methods of producing and/or using said substrates are disclosed herein and comprise a first layer of a first opacifying material, a first color material disposed on a first side of the first layer of the first opacifying material, wherein the first layer of the first opacifying material covers the first color material, and a second layer of a second opacifying material disposed on a side of the first color material that is located opposite with respect to the first layer of the first opacifying material. The first opacifying material is configured to, upon application of first predetermined energy, change from the opaque state to a transparent state to reveal the first color material underneath the first opacifying material, and the second opacifying material is configured to, upon application of second different predetermined energy, change from the opaque state to a transparent state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2026
    Assignee: VIRTUAL GRAPHICS, LLC
    Inventor: John V. Guzzo
  • Patent number: 12607390
    Abstract: An embodiment laminate for color radiative cooling includes a transparent colored layer including a first thermoplastic resin, an ultraviolet ray and visible ray reflective layer on the transparent colored layer and including a polyolefin-based polymer, a first far-infrared ray emissive layer on the ultraviolet ray and visible ray reflective layer and including a second thermoplastic resin, a near-infrared ray reflective layer on the first far-infrared ray emissive layer and including a metal, and a second far-infrared ray emissive layer on the near-infrared ray reflective layer and including a third thermoplastic resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2026
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventor: Min Jae Lee
  • Patent number: 12594781
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a print product which has a printed region where printing with ultraviolet laser is applied and which is excellent in viewability, a method for producing a print product by irradiation with ultraviolet laser, and a printing medium for laser printing, for use in the print product and the method for producing a print product. The print product of the present invention has a printed region comprising discolored titanium oxide in at least one portion of a sheet medium selected from the group consisting of paper or a film having a printable region comprising titanium oxide; titanium oxide is filled in the sheet medium; a titanium oxide content in the printable region in the sheet medium is 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2026
    Assignee: OJI HOLDINGS CORPORATION
    Inventors: So Sato, Yusei Kawanami, Satoshi Takahashi, Go Banzashi
  • Patent number: 12596302
    Abstract: Microcapsules including a color-filtering shell and a core comprising a leuco dye or dye precursor, a photoinitiator or photosensitizer, and a photohardenable or photosoftenable material are provided for use in microcapsule imaging sheets. The imaging sheets including such microcapsules reduce undesirable crosstalk among the microcapsules of various colors and provide significantly improved color fidelity of the image thus reproduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2026
    Assignee: POLAROID IP B. V.
    Inventors: Rong-Chang Liang, Wei You, Chun-Jen Chen
  • Patent number: 12589608
    Abstract: A sheet of material that is marked with a pulsed laser, having an outer surface and an inner surface separated by a core. There is a first layer beginning at the outer surface and extending into the core less than about 60 micron, and there is a second layer that begins where the first layer ends, is at least about 5 microns from the outer surface, and begins no greater than 60 micron from the outer surface. The first layer is substantially free of laser marking additives, and the second layer has an average concentration of TiO2 within the range of from about 5.00% to about 12.00% by weight of the second layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2026
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Matthew Aaron Neumann, Joseph Craig Lester, Marc Andrew Mamak, Erika Arlene Womack, Ariel Lebron, Adam James Viel
  • Patent number: 12589609
    Abstract: A sheet of material that is marked in a predetermined pattern with a pulsed laser on its outer surface. The sheet material is a layered material that has an outer surface and an inner surface separated by a core. There is a first layer comprising a first material beginning at the outer surface and extending into the core and there is a second layer containing the second material within the core. The outer surface further has a patch, that is a region of the outer surface where the second material is disposed at the outer surface, and at least a portion of the laser marks are disposed on the patch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2026
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Philip Andrew Sawin, Matthew Aaron Neumann, Joseph Craig Lester, Marc Andrew Mamak, Erika Arlene Womack, Ariel Lebron, Joseph Henry Nurre
  • Patent number: 12590849
    Abstract: A temperature exposure indicator includes a reservoir of meltable material having a melting point at an activation threshold of the temperature exposure indicator. The temperature exposure indicator also includes a light scattering material having voids and an indicia overlayed by the light scattering material such that the indicia is initially obscured by the light scattering material prior to the meltable material being exposed to a temperature above the activation threshold. The reservoir is in fluid communication with the light scattering material, such that the meltable material, when exposed to a temperature at or above the activation threshold, is configured to melt and flow into the voids of the light scattering material thereby causing the light scattering material to transition from an obscuring form to a non-obscuring form so that the indicia is viewable through the light scattering material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2026
    Assignee: ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: John Olson, Eric W. Liberato, Mohannad Abdo, Steven Feldman
  • Patent number: 12583994
    Abstract: Laser-markable dark-colored insulation materials that produce light-color marking with remarkably high contrast and durability, when marked with UV laser, are disclosed. Also disclosed are materials, synthesis, and application of the laser-markable insulation materials, and methods of making the insulation materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2026
    Assignee: Altamira Material Solutions
    Inventors: Samuel Abiodun, Rodrigo Costa, Andrew Bastian
  • Patent number: 12576662
    Abstract: A thermographic substrate assembly includes a colorant and a flexible substrate. This assembly also contains a thermosensitive layer, and the thermosensitive layer contains an elastomeric binder and a multiplicity of voids.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2026
    Assignee: International Imaging Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Jude Harrison, Jennifer Lynn Eskra, John Richard Przybylo