Patents Examined by Ian A Rummel
  • Patent number: 11192398
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing an abrasion-resistant wood material panel that has a decorative layer, including the following steps: applying one first resin layer to the decorative layer on the top and bottom sides of the wood material panel, scattering abrasion-resistant particles onto the resin layer on the top side of the panel; drying the resin layer provided with abrasion-resistant particles onto the first resin layers on the top and bottom sides of the panel in a drying device; applying another resin layer to the dried resin layers on both sides of the panel; drying the second resin layers on both sides of the panel in the drying device; and pressing the layer structure. The invention further relates to a production line for carrying out the method and to a wood material panel that can be produced by means of the method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: Flooring Technologies Ltd.
    Inventors: Norbert Kalwa, Ingo Lehnhoff
  • Patent number: 11187830
    Abstract: Provided are: a polarizing plate; a method for manufacturing the polarizing plate; and an optical display device comprising the same, the polarizing plate having an adhesive layer, a barrier layer, a polarizer, and a protective film, which are sequentially stacked, wherein the barrier layer is formed from a barrier layer composition containing an epoxy-based compound and an antimony sulfonium-based initiator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Byung Joo Byun, Young Jong Kim, Do Heon Lee, In Cheon Han
  • Patent number: 11180847
    Abstract: Certain embodiments of the present disclosure relate to coated articles and methods of coating articles. In one embodiment, a coated article comprises an article adapted for use in a processing chamber, and a coating formed on exterior and interior surfaces of the article. In one embodiment, the coating comprises a rare earth metal-containing ceramic, and the coating is substantially uniform, conformal, and porosity-free.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: Xiaowei Wu, Jennifer Y. Sun, Michael R. Rice
  • Patent number: 11178758
    Abstract: A wiring substrate at which a metal wire is formed includes a substrate containing a resin as a main component and an organic substance having a hydroxyl group; and a metal plating layer constituting the metal wire. A formation portion of the metal wire at one surface of the substrate is rougher than a non-formation portion of the metal wire at the one surface of the substrate, and has the organic substance in a state of being embedded in the resin, and a catalyst. The wiring substrate with such a configuration can increase the adhesion of the metal wire to the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Inventors: Yutaka Yamazaki, Makoto Kato
  • Patent number: 11161331
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a plated layer forming composition which is capable of forming a plated layer having excellent alkali resistance and is capable of forming a metal layer on the plated layer even in the case of forming the plated layer by exposure with a low exposure amount; a film having a plated-layer precursor layer; a film having a patterned plated layer; an electroconductive film; and a touch panel. The plated layer forming composition of the present invention includes a polymer having a group capable of interacting with a plating catalyst or a precursor thereof, and a polyfunctional monomer having three or more acrylamide groups or methacrylamide groups.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventor: Takeshi Narita
  • Patent number: 11149155
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to an energy curable ink or coating composition comprising a low migration photoinitiator, and at least one multifunctional hybrid monomer having a polymerizable (meth)acrylate group and a polymerizable vinylether group, and electrically insulating dielectric layers for use in printed electronic devices formed upon curing the ink or coating composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: Sun Chemical Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Pickrell, Nigel Caiger, Derek Illsley
  • Patent number: 11143794
    Abstract: This application discloses an optical film, comprising: a polymer having a first surface and a second surface, the first surface and the second surface opposing to each other; a microlens structure being formed on the first surface, an accommodation structure being formed on the second surface, the accommodation structure accommodating a number of pattern structures imaging through the microlens structure; the microlens structure and the accommodation structure being integral; and the micro-focusing units and the pattern structures being adapted to each other, so that the optical film forms at least one image floating in the optical film when the optical film is viewed from a side of the pattern structures or a side of the micro-focusing units. A substrate layer is omitted from the optical film, hence, the optical film is reduced in thickness, and mechanical performance is not good, which makes the optical film easy to be cut in thermoprinting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: SHINE OPTOELECTRONICS (KUNSHAN) CO., LTD
    Inventor: Jian Zhang
  • Patent number: 11136496
    Abstract: A phosphor-containing film contains a phosphor such as a quantum dot and is capable of suppressing deterioration of phosphor even where the film is formed into a laminated structure; and a backlight unit including the phosphor-containing film as a wavelength converting member. The film includes: a phosphor-containing layer in which a plurality of fluorescent regions, each of which contains a phosphor that deteriorates through reaction with oxygen when exposed to oxygen, are discretely arranged and a resin layer having impermeability to oxygen is arranged among the plurality of the discretely arranged fluorescent regions; and a first substrate film and a second substrate film, which are respectively laminated on both main surfaces of the phosphor-containing layer, in which the resin layer has a Knoop hardness of 115 N/mm2 to 285 N/mm2, a creep recovery rate of 22% or less, and an elastic recovery rate of 60% or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Megumi Sekiguchi, Tatsuya Oba, Kenichi Kakishita, Masayuki Kusumoto, Natsuru Chikushi
  • Patent number: 11121599
    Abstract: The invention relates to a slot sealing compound (7) for an electrical machine that comprises at least one slot (2) with a slot opening (5) for receiving an electrical conductor arrangement (3). Said slot sealing compound (7) contains a magnetic filler material, particularly a soft-magnetic filler material, and a reactive resin mixture that comprises at least one resin component. In the interests of improving storage stability for said slot sealing compound (7), the components thereof are selected to be suitable for cationic polymerisation. A catalyst, provided to accelerate the cationic polymerisation of said reactive resin mixture, is also added to said slot sealing compound (7).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Jürgen Huber, Bernhard Klaussner, Dieter Schirm
  • Patent number: 11112548
    Abstract: An optical film for a display device includes: a first mesh pattern layer in which a plurality of first mesh patterns each including a first inner hole are arranged; and a second mesh pattern layer which faces the first mesh pattern layer, and in which a plurality of second mesh patterns each including a second inner hole are arranged, wherein a center of the first mesh pattern and a center of the second mesh pattern are arranged to be misaligned.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Won-Jong Cho
  • Patent number: 11091881
    Abstract: In one aspect, a wallpaper alignment apparatus may include a first alignment unit and a second alignment unit. In one embodiment, each of the first and second alignment units is detachably disposed and aligned with the edge of the wallpaper through an adhesive. The first alignment unit has a first elongated main body and a plurality of protrusions extending from the first elongated main body. The second alignment unit has a second elongated main body and a plurality of recesses formed on the second elongated main body to receive corresponding protrusions on the first alignment unit to further align the wallpapers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Inventor: Yang Yu
  • Patent number: 11084319
    Abstract: A method is for producing an ornamental design (O) in a clearcoat layer (K). The ornamental design (O) is produced by a selective matting of the clearcoat layer (K) by working the clearcoat layer (K) by a laser. The working of the clearcoat layer may be performed by a UV laser. Additionally, the working of the clearcoat layer K may be performed by electromagnetic waves at a wavelength of about 355 nm. Furthermore, the working of the clearcoat layer K may be performed by a laser operating at a frequency of about 23 500 Hz. Still further, the working of the clearcoat layer (K) may be performed by a laser operating with a pulse duration of about 2 ?s. The working of the clearcoat layer (K) may be performed by a laser operating with a line spacing of about 0.03 mm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Inventors: Matthias Ganter, Martin Grammer, Manuel Selinger
  • Patent number: 11077597
    Abstract: A composition includes an infrared reflective additive having one or more infrared reflective colorants and a thermally emissive filler. The infrared reflective additive can be melt processed in a polymeric matrix.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: MOISTURESHIELD, INC.
    Inventors: Jeffrey J. Cernohous, Gary Hobbs, Dustin L. Mackey, Timothy D. Morrison
  • Patent number: 11059959
    Abstract: A tire includes a radio frequency identification (RFID) system and a rubber patch including a topping rubber topping the RFID system, wherein the topping rubber includes a raw material rubber and a reinforcing filler including a boron nitride. In the tire including a RFID system, since the RFID system is covered with a rubber similar to a nearby rubber, generation of a boundary therebetween is suppressed to lower a possibility of the occurrence of initial cracking at a portion where the RFID system is applied, thus increasing durability and safety, and since insulating properties of the rubber covering the RFID system are enhanced, a recognition distance of the RFID system is increased to further facilitate management of distribution and history.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Inventors: Im Jun Cho, Kyung Shin Min
  • Patent number: 11059131
    Abstract: A method for laser processing a substrate stack includes forming a defect in a transparent workpiece of the substrate stack having a black matrix layer. Forming the defect includes directing a portion of a pulsed laser beam into the transparent workpiece. The pulsed laser beam includes a wavelength ?, a spot size wo, and a Rayleigh range ZR that is greater than F D ? ? ? ? w 0 , 2 ? , where FD is a dimensionless divergence factor comprising a value of 10 or greater. The pulsed laser beam directed into the transparent workpiece of the substrate stack forms a pulsed laser beam focal line disposed within the transparent workpiece, where a center of the pulsed laser beam focal line is offset from an edge of the black matrix layer by a distance that is about 20% or less of a total thickness of the substrate stack and generates an induced absorption within the transparent workpiece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: Corning Incorporated
    Inventors: Garrett Andrew Piech, Kristopher Allen Wieland
  • Patent number: 11059740
    Abstract: A glass article comprising a glass substrate and a coating on a surface of the glass substrate is disclosed. The coating comprises a glass frit and a binder comprising an interpenetrating polymer network. The interpenetrating polymer network comprises a crosslinked polyol resin, a second crosslinked resin, and a third resin. A method of forming the glass article containing the coating is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: GUARDIAN GLASS, LLC
    Inventors: Liang Liang, Suresh Devisetti
  • Patent number: 11054922
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a using method of a rewritable board. It comprises applying or removing a fluid on the rewritable board for writing repeatedly, wherein the rewritable board is an aluminum based material sequentially having a porous aluminum oxide layer and a metal layer thereon, and wherein the porous aluminum oxide layer has a porosity ranging from 10% to 80%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: National Cheng Kung University
    Inventors: Chen-Kuei Chung, Chung-Yu Yu
  • Patent number: 11053412
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are two-sided garment tapes comprising a substrate having an adhesive coating on a first side and a non-slip coating on a second side. The substrate can comprise a fabric or plastic material. The adhesive coating can comprise a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) or hot-melt adhesive. The non-slip coating can comprise silicone, an elastomer, or rubber. Methods of making and using the tape are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: Spanx, Inc.
    Inventor: Wendy Hanson Allen
  • Patent number: 11046023
    Abstract: The invention relates to a tape, comprising at least one layer comprising a. endless fiber in an total amount of at least 40 volume % as compared to the total volume of the layer and b. a thermoplastic matrix comprising one or more polyamides containing one or more aliphatic monomeric units, c. and optionally heat stabilizer, flame retardant, colorant, lubricant, mold release agent, UV stabilizer, impact modifier, laser absorbing additive as well as combinations thereof; wherein the one or more polyamides have a CH2-ratio of at least 5.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: DSM IP ASSETS B.V.
    Inventors: Beert Jacobus Keestra, Tim Leonardus Maria Vorage, Godefridus Bernardus Wilhelmus Leonardus Ligthart
  • Patent number: 11039960
    Abstract: A liquid indicating article is disclosed. It can have a single layer, but generally will have at least two layers bonded together, wherein a visible layer masks a second colored layer and the visible layer becomes at least semitransparent when wet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: DRY SEE, INC.
    Inventors: Marc D. Etchells, Walter G. Mayfield