Patents Examined by Ian A Rummel
  • Patent number: 11741854
    Abstract: An organ model comprises a polymer body formed from one or more selectively deposited substructures of a printable polymer-based ink composition, wherein the one or more selectively deposited substructures form a printed geometrical structure that corresponds to at least a portion of an anatomical structure of an organ, wherein a formulation of the printable polymer-based ink is selected such that the printed geometrical body has one or more material properties that match or substantially match one or more corresponding tissue material properties of an organ tissue, and an electronic device integrated onto a surface or into a structure of the printed geometrical structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: Regents of the University of Minnesota
    Inventors: Michael Cary McAlpine, Kaiyan Qiu, Ghazaleh Haghiashtiani, Robert M. Sweet
  • Patent number: 11740572
    Abstract: Provided is an electrophotographic belt including at least: a base layer; and a surface layer containing the following A, B, and C: A: a compound 1 having structures represented by formula (I) and formula (II): in the formula (I), R1 represents a linking group, and R2 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group; in the formula (II), R3 represents a hydrogen atom, a methyl group, or a methyl ester group, R4 represents a linking group, R5 represents a methyl group or a tert-butyl group, and “m” represents an integer of from 25 to 100; B: perfluoropolyether; C: a binder resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Naoto Kameyama
  • Patent number: 11697234
    Abstract: Provided is a decorative sheet in which a graphic is less deteriorated even after injection molding. First and second graphic layers contain a plurality of interference pigments that emit respective interference lights having respective colors in a first direction in first and second binders to exhibit first and second mixed colors. An optical functional layer changes a reflectance property of light. The first and second graphic layers represent a graphic visually recognizable from a front surface of a decorative sheet and allow visually recognizing an image displayed on a back surface from the front surface. The optical functional layer increases at least one of ratios of an amount of visible light representing the graphic and an amount of visible light representing the image that transmits through the first and second graphic layers to an amount of visible light reflected by and visible on the front surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: NISSHA CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Daichi Hama, Chuzo Taniguchi, Toshitsugu Fujimura, Masato Kurahashi
  • Patent number: 11697750
    Abstract: Disclosed is a polyurethane hot-melt adhesive including: a thermoplastic polyurethane that is a reactant of a raw material including a polymer polyol, a polyisocyanate, and a chain extender, wherein X?Y?15, where X represents a temperature (° C.) at which the polyurethane hot-melt adhesive has a melt viscosity of 2.0×103 Pa·s, and Y represents a temperature at which the polyurethane hot-melt adhesive has a melt viscosity of 1.0×105 Pa·s, and the polyurethane hot-melt adhesive has a 100% modulus of 2.5 MPa or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: KURARAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masato Warita, Akihisa Iwamoto, Michinori Fujisawa
  • Patent number: 11690767
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods are provided to allow for creation of an elastic laminate. Non-stretched elastic can be laid at peaks over a nonwoven layer contained in valleys and atop peaks. Stretched elastic can be laid over tented nonwoven to create nonwoven tunnels when a second nonwoven is laid atop the first nonwoven and elastic, and the tunnels resist un-stretching of stretched elastic strands by frictional or obstruction forces. An elastic assembly or structure comprising a first and second layer of material bonded at spaced apart bond sites is disclosed, with a plurality of elastic strands disposed in a non-linear manner between said first and second layer of material, so that said strands meander in a cross-machine direction and traverse a machine direction line, restraining movement of the strands by frictional forces between the strands and the non-woven layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Inventors: Gottfried Jason Hohm, Wei Wei, Debra Heus Bowe, Jeff Middlesworth
  • Patent number: 11674052
    Abstract: An optical element has a lanthanum-containing glass substrate and a light-shielding film on part of the surface of the glass substrate. The light-shielding film is made from a light-shielding paint that contains at least an epoxy resin, fine particles of titania, a dye, an organic solvent, and an amine-based curing agent. The organic solvent in the light-shielding paint has a vapor pressure of 160 Pa or more and 960 Pa or less at a temperature of 20° C. The viscosity of the light-shielding paint is 10.0 mPa·s or more and 100 mPa·s or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shuhei Yamamoto, Yoji Teramoto, Reiko Kubota
  • Patent number: 11674049
    Abstract: A conductive structure having a self-assembled protective layer and a self-assembled coating composition are provided. The self-assembled coating composition includes a resin, a solvent, and a self-assembled additive. The self-assembled additive includes alkylamine, fluoroalkylamine, fluoroaniline, or a derivative thereof. The self-assembled additive has a concentration in a range of from about 0.01 mg/L to about 100 mg/L in the self-assembled coating composition. The conductive structure includes a substrate, a conductive layer, and the self-assembled protective layer. The conductive layer is disposed over the substrate. The self-assembled protective layer covers the conductive layer and has a resin, a solvent, and the above-mentioned self-assembled additive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: TPK Universal Solutions Limited
    Inventors: Lung-Pin Chen, Yi-Lung Yang, Chun-Hung Chu
  • Patent number: 11678501
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel, a protective film, and an adhesive member. The display panel includes a non-bending area and a bending area configured to bend from the non-bending area, and the bending area includes a curvature area with a curvature and a facing area facing the non-bending area. The protective film is on a rear surface of the display panel, and includes a first surface facing the rear surface of the display panel and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The protective film has a groove corresponding to the curvature area. The adhesive member is between the protective film and the display panel, and a hydrophobic layer is on the second surface of the protective film, and is adjacent to the groove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ohjune Kwon, Seungyong Song
  • Patent number: 11654657
    Abstract: A sub-assembly includes a glass substrate, a plurality of electronic devices, and a passivation layer. The glass substrate includes a first surface, a second surface opposite to the first surface, and a third surface extending between the first surface and the second surface. The glass substrate includes a plurality of laser damaged regions extending from the first surface to the second surface. The plurality of electronic devices are on the first surface of the glass substrate. The passivation layer is on the plurality of electronic devices and the third surface of the glass substrate. The passivation layer includes an opening to each laser damaged region of the plurality of laser damaged regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: Corning Incorporated
    Inventors: Robert George Manley, Rajesh Vaddi
  • Patent number: 11643754
    Abstract: A consumable filament for use in an extrusion-based additive manufacturing system, where the consumable filament comprises a core portion of a matrix of a first base polymer and particles dispersed within the matrix, and a shell portion comprising a same or a different base polymer. The consumable filament is configured to be melted and extruded to form roads of a plurality of solidified layers of a three-dimensional part, and where the roads at least partially retain cross-sectional profiles corresponding to the core portion and the shell portion of the consumable filament and retain the particles within the roads of the printed part and do not penetrate the outer surface of the shell portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: Stratasys, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Scott Graley, Christine Lawrence Sumerel, James E. Orrock
  • Patent number: 11639072
    Abstract: Provided is a sheet member including a sheet-shaped substrate with a transmissive property including a first surface and a second surface, a colored layer, and a phosphorescent layer containing a phosphorescent material. In the sheet member, the colored layer and the phosphorescent layer are arranged adjacent to at least the first surface. Further, the sheet member includes, at least partially, at least either one of a part where the colored layer is arranged more adjacent to the substrate than the phosphorescent layer, or a part where the colored layer is arranged on the substrate and the phosphorescent layer is not arranged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Inventor: Takahiko Tsurumaki
  • Patent number: 11639309
    Abstract: A glass product includes: a first compressive region at a first surface; a second compressive region at a second surface; and a tensile region between the first and second compression regions. A stress profile of the first compressive region includes a first trend line between the first surface and a first transition point, a second trend line between the first transition point and a second transition point, and a third trend line between the second transition point and a point at a first compression depth from the first surface. A depth from the first surface to the first transition point is 10 ?m or less, a stress at the first transition point is 200 MPa or greater, a depth from the first surface to the second transition point is 50 ?m to 80 ?m, and a stress at the second transition point is 40 MPa to 100 MPa.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO. LTD.
    Inventors: Byung Hoon Kang, Seung Kim, Gyu In Shim, Hoi Kwan Lee
  • Patent number: 11639046
    Abstract: Provided is a glass film-resin composite, which prevents the breakage of a glass film and enables the production of an elongated glass film. The glass film-resin composite of the present invention includes: an elongated glass film; and a resin tape arranged on at least one surface of the elongated glass film, wherein the resin tape is linearly arranged at least near each of both ends in a widthwise direction of the elongated glass film in one surface of the elongated glass film, and wherein the resin tape includes an adhesive layer, and the adhesive layer is directly arranged on the elongated glass film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takeshi Murashige, Junichi Inagaki, Atsushi Kishi, Kota Nakai, Toshihiro Kanno
  • Patent number: 11618507
    Abstract: The laminated glass panoramic roof is a popular although expensive option offered on a growing number of automobiles. Much of its appeal comes from the sleek modern appearance that it gives to the vehicle. The opaque laminated vehicle roof, by removing vision and optical requirements can be produced at a lower cost. The opaque laminated roof, by retaining a glass outer surface, maintains the same exterior appearance, aesthetic and much of the appeal of a conventional laminated glass panoramic roof. The opaque laminated vehicle roof also allows for the use of alternate materials which can further reduce cost and weight while adding additional features such as installation hardware, fasteners, lighting, antennas and solar cells to the roof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: AGP America S.A.
    Inventors: Mario Arturo Mannheim Astete, Charles Stephen Voeltzel, Juan Pablo Suarez
  • Patent number: 11618834
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing an ink blocking layer for a display device, an ink blocking layer for a display device, and a display device are provided. The method of manufacturing an ink blocking layer for a display device includes: preparing a main material including an epoxy monomer having three or more epoxy groups and a curing agent including an acid and an amine; and mixing the main material with the curing agent to prepare an epoxy resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignees: Samsung Display Co., Ltd., Dong Yang Ink Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dong Ho Kim, Ji Won Choi
  • Patent number: 11599020
    Abstract: A method of preparing a metal nanoparticle can include depositing an ink on a substrate using nanolithography to form a polymer reactor, wherein the ink comprises at least one metalloporphyrin functionalized polymer comprising a metal ion, porphyrin, and a polyethylene oxide polymer; and thermally annealing the polymer nanoreactor under conditions sufficient to form the nanoparticle. The thermal annealing can include a first stage that includes annealing the polymer nanoreactor at a temperature of about 100° C. to about 350° C. for a time sufficient to aggregate the metal ions in the polymer reactor, and a second stage that includes annealing the aggregated polymer nanoreactor at a temperature of about 500° C. to about 600° C. for a time sufficient to reduce the metal ion and decompose a polymer component of the polymer nanoreactor to thereby form the metal nanoparticle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Chad A. Mirkin, Pengcheng Chen, Yuan Liu, Jingshan Du
  • Patent number: 11584862
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an ink composition including a semiconductor nanoparticle (1) which contains a perovskite compound, and a curable resin composition (2), in which the ink composition may further include a solvent (3), a value of Z in Formula (a) of Z=(O2+O3+N2+N3)/(C2+C3) is 0.37 or less, O2, N2, and C2 represent the number of O atoms, the number of N atoms, and the number of C atoms, respectively, in the curable resin composition (2), and O3, N3, and C3 represent the number of O atoms, the number of N atoms, and the number of C atoms, respectively in the solvent (3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited
    Inventors: Sho Kanesaka, Takeshi Miyamoto, Shota Naito
  • Patent number: 11575104
    Abstract: A flexible display device includes a flexible display panel bendable along a bending axis. A support backplate is disposed on a side of the flexible display panel and located on an outer side of the flexible display panel when bending. The support backplate includes a support area and a plurality of extension areas defined on opposite sides of the bending axis and adjoining two sides of the support area. When the flexible display device is in an expanded state, a difference value between a length of the support backplate and a length of the flexible display panel in a direction perpendicular to the bending axis is greater than or equal to a first threshold. The flexible display device can reduce the risk of peeling of components in a bent state and can ensure a product lifespan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: WUHAN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS SEMICONDUCTOR DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zhuo Zhang, Haochun Lee, Xiaomeng Hou
  • Patent number: 11574814
    Abstract: A substrate includes an etching target film as a target of etching and a first film. The first film is formed on the etching target film and is made of a material having an etching rate smaller than an etching rate of the etching target film. The first film has multiple first openings formed at a first distance therebetween in one direction of a surface of the first film. The first film has a second opening formed at an outside of the multiple first openings in the one direction while being spaced apart from an outermost one of the first openings by a second distance equivalent to the first distance. The second opening has a width larger than a width of the first openings and a depth smaller than a depth of the first openings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED
    Inventors: Masahiro Tabata, Masahiro Tadokoro
  • Patent number: 11559969
    Abstract: A laminated glass comprising an outer glass sheet, an inner glass sheet, and an intermediate layer between the outer and inner glass sheets. The intermediate layer has a first busbar, a second busbar, and heating wires connecting the first and second busbars, and a sheet-like substrate supporting the heating wires. The intermediate layer further comprises an adhesive layer. A distance from a centre of the wires to a surface the outer glass sheet and a distance from the centre of the wires to a surface the inner glass sheet being different; and a distance from the centre of the wires to the inside surface of the outer glass sheet and a distance from the centre of the wires to the outside surface of the inner glass sheet being different, and the adhesive layer thickness or the substrate thickness, whichever is smaller, is not more than 400 micrometres.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignees: PILKINGTON GROUP LIMITED, NIPPON SHEET GLASS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Leigh Francis Mellor, Mark Andrew Chamberlain, Graham Siddons, Ryohei Ogawa, Kazuki Chiba, Hisashi Ogawa