Patents Examined by Jacob T Minskey
  • Patent number: 12291051
    Abstract: The present invention is related to a deinking primer composition for deinking of a substrate, wherein said deinking primer composition comprises a binder component that has a polymeric backbone with pendent hydroxy or carboxy groups that have been esterified or acetalised or ketalised to such an extent that the binder component has an acid value of 0-50 mg KOH/g or a hydroxyl value of 0-600 mg KOH/g, preferably 0-400 mg KOH/g, so that a primer layer prepared from said deinking primer composition is dissolvable in an alkaline aqueous medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignee: Siegwerk Druckfarben AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: John Kilbo, Eric Davis, Holger Bergman, Sebastian Kenter, Ralf Leineweber
  • Patent number: 12291609
    Abstract: A method for producing resin particles includes: mixing a binder resin and a dye at temperature T that satisfies formula (1) below to thereby obtain a mixture; and emulsifying the mixture, a basic compound, a water-based solvent, and a surfactant to thereby obtain a resin base particle dispersion: the melting point T1 of the dye?the temperature T?the thermal decomposition temperature T2 of the binder resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventors: Yuya Kato, Takahiro Yamashita, Takahisa Tatekawa
  • Patent number: 12290964
    Abstract: A 3D-configured production structure of rubber products based on an intelligent manufacturing unit and a production method thereof. The structure includes a stereoscopic production warehouse used to store a mobile intelligent manufacturing unit and an ex-warehouse delivery system used to deliver the mobile intelligent manufacturing unit. The mobile intelligent manufacturing unit includes a unit functional assembly, a molding vulcanization apparatus, a blank feeder, a material-delivering apparatus, a product-collecting apparatus and a reclaimer. The molding vulcanization apparatus includes a upper heat plate, a upper mold, a lower mold, a lower heat plate and a support post. The upper mold and the lower mold are arranged on the inner sides of the upper heat plate and the lower heat plate, respectively. The upper heat plate is fixed on one end of the support post, and the lower heat plate is arranged through the support post.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignee: CHENGDU HOLY AVIATION SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jie Zhong, Aimin Zeng, Xiaofeng Zhang, Liang Wang, Xuegang Wu, Qun Zhou, Zanping Zhang, Chen Han, Yu Liu, Zhipeng Li, Gaosheng Guo, Rongqian Mo, Yue Fei
  • Patent number: 12294150
    Abstract: The present invention is a unique process of manufacturing rigid members with precise “shape keeping” properties and with reflective properties pertaining to radio frequency energy, so that air, land, sea and space devices or vehicles may be constructed including parabolic reflectors formed without discrete permanent layering. Rather, such parabolic reflectors or similarly, vehicles, may be formed by homogeneous construction where discrete layering is absent, and where energy reflectivity or scattering characteristics are embedded within the homogeneous mixture of carbon nanotubes and associated graphite powders and epoxy, resins and hardeners. The mixture of carbon graphite nanofiber and carbon nanotubes generates higher electrode conductivity and magnetized attraction through molecular polarization. In effect, the rigid members may be tuned based on the application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Inventor: Alexander Socransky
  • Patent number: 12291009
    Abstract: The present invention discloses means and methods for manufacturing a multilayer of liquid crystal dispersion film using releasable supporting films and means and methods for manufacturing a haze-free and low-cost multi liquid crystal-layer PDLC, LCDP, PSLC or polymer network using reliable supporting films.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignee: GAUZY LTD.
    Inventors: Hassan-Ali Hakemi, Adrian Lofer, Eyal Peso, Dana Gal-Fuss
  • Patent number: 12290978
    Abstract: An additive manufacturing (AM) system includes a carriage that deposits material in a defined pattern and a building platform that receives material deposited from the carriage. The carriage includes a pre-heating assembly with a plurality of pre-heating chambers and a printing block with a plurality of slots for receiving a plurality of printing heads. The carriage is equipped with more pre-heating chambers than head slots.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignee: Stratasys Ltd.
    Inventors: Gregory Brusilovski, Uri Grach, Boaz Max Perek
  • Patent number: 12290963
    Abstract: Provided is a method for producing recycled pellets, capable of using loss films that have been inapplicable so far including a thick loss film, a wide loss film, and a loss film made of a material that has high hardness and therefore is less likely to be bent, and also capable of producing recycled pellets similar to virgin pellets. A method for producing recycled pellets includes the steps of: twisting one or more loss films (R) continuously supplied in one direction while applying a stretch to the loss film; pressurizing a twisted part to pressure-bond contact parts of the loss film (R), thereby forming a twisted string (R); and cutting the twisted string (R) to produce recycled pellets (P). The loss film (R) is preheated at a softening temperature of the loss film (R) prior to twisting the loss film (R) while stretching it.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignee: MARUYASU CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Koji Sone, Yuya Hino, Reiji Ogawa, Toshio Nomura
  • Patent number: 12290958
    Abstract: Provided is a mold cooling system for the manufacturing of ceramic parts by freeze-casting including: a source (1) of cooling gas; a cooling gas cooling medium (7) fluidically connected to the cooling gas source (1); and a cooling cell (5), fluidly connected to the cooling gas cooling medium (7), including a mold (9) in its interior, wherein the cooling cell (5) includes a refrigerated cooling gas injection opening. Thus, a mold cooling system is provided for the manufacturing of ceramic parts by freeze-casting including the stages of: refrigerating a cooling gas coming from a cooling gas source (1); and injecting a cooling gas that is refrigerated in a cooling cell (5) including a mold (9) in its interior.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignees: PETROLEO BRASILEIRO S.A.—PETROBRAS, STATOIL BRASIL OLEO E GAS LTDA., Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais—UFMG
    Inventors: Wilson Mantovani Grava, Wander Luiz Vasconcelos, Peter Wilhelmus Jacques Derks, Jailton Ferreira do Nascimento, Eduardo Henrique Martins Nunes, Douglas Fernandes de Souza, Daniela Cordeiro Leite Vasconcelos
  • Patent number: 12290706
    Abstract: A faceblank (5) for a respiratory protective device or face mask hygiene product (1), where the shape of the faceblank (5) defines a number of filter openings (2, 3, 4) and which further comprises a head harness (6) or fastening for a head harness (6) and is characterised in that the filter openings (2, 3, 4) have been implemented to comprise a tongue (7), most advantageously so that the edge of each opening (2, 3, 4) is composed of a tongue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Inventors: Taneli Poranen, Sami Kotiniemi
  • Patent number: 12286071
    Abstract: An automotive crash pad and a method for manufacturing the same. The automotive crash pad includes: a skin layer forming the outer surface of the crash pad including an airbag module; a fiber-based layer formed on the lower surface of the skin layer; a cushion layer formed on the lower surface of the fiber-based layer and including slab foam; and a core layer formed on the lower surface of the cushion layer, wherein a laminate of the skin layer and the fiber-based layer has a tensile strength in a transverse direction (TD) of 5 to 50 kgf/3 cm and an elongation at break in the transverse direction (TD) of 40 to 220%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignee: Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Do Hyung Kim, Chang Wan Son
  • Patent number: 12285905
    Abstract: A method of forming a decorative panel includes pressing a decorative layer in relation to a substrate. The decorative layer includes one or more decorative elements, such as one or more of coloration, text, graphics, or the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventor: Karen L. Hills
  • Patent number: 12286754
    Abstract: Systems and methods as disclosed herein automatically provide real-time dosing corrections for an industrial process wherein enzyme blends are applied to natural fibers for pulp/paper production. An initial enzyme blend (e.g., enzymes and supporting formulation components, as relevant) and respective dose rates are selected to be applied based on expected fiber surface substrate characterization, expected fiber quality characterization, the physical conditions of the system being treated, respective characteristics of the initially selected enzyme blend components, etc. Upon application of the initial enzyme blend, online sensors provide real-time feedback data corresponding to measured actual values for the fiber surface substrate characterization and fiber quality characterization. A replacement enzyme blend (enzymes and supporting formulation components) and respective dose rates thereof is dynamically selected based on the feedback data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignee: Buckman Laboratories International, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Reed, Feiran Li, John Carter
  • Patent number: 12285311
    Abstract: A dental appliance for positioning a patient's teeth includes a removable orthodontic tooth positioning appliance having teeth receiving cavities shaped to directly receive at least some of the patient's teeth and apply a resilient positioning force to the patient's teeth. The appliance includes a hard polymer layer having a hard polymer layer elastic modulus disposed between a first soft polymer layer having a first soft polymer layer elastic modulus and a second soft polymer layer having a second soft polymer layer elastic modulus. The hard polymer layer elastic modulus is greater than each of the first soft polymer layer elastic modulus and the second soft polymer layer elastic modulus. At least one of the first soft polymer layer and the second soft polymer layer has a flexural modulus of greater than about 35,000 psi.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignee: ALIGN TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Chunhua Li, Yan Chen, Heinz Pudleiner, Klaus Meyer, Joerg Nickel, Craig Pehlert
  • Patent number: 12288864
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an electrode rolling apparatus and an electrode rolling method, and the apparatus includes: a pair of rolling rolls which roll an electrode; and an adhesive tape which is inserted into the rolling rolls together with the electrode and is rolled together with the electrode, and is then separated from the electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignee: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
    Inventors: A Hae Jo, Jee Eun Kim
  • Patent number: 12280551
    Abstract: A novel heat staking device particularly configured for use in impulse staking, resulting in faster achievement of required temperatures at a forming dome.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Inventor: Alex Spurgeon
  • Patent number: 12281440
    Abstract: An endless-woven dryer fabric for a papermaking machine includes: a plurality of upper warp yarns; a plurality of lower warp yarns; and a plurality of weft yarns interwoven with the plurality of upper and lower warp yarns in a series of repeat units. Each weft yarn includes upper and lower portions, the upper portions interwoven with the upper warp yarns, and the lower portions interwoven with the lower warp yarns. The upper portion of each weft yarn includes a first seam loop and the lower portion of each weft yarn includes a second seam loop. The first and second seam loops of the weft yarns are interdigitated to form a seam, the seam receiving a pintle so that the fabric forms an endless loop.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignee: Huyck Licensco Inc.
    Inventors: Friedrich Postl, Klaus Haiden
  • Patent number: 12280527
    Abstract: An injection molding machine management system, which manages an injection molding unit including an injection molding machine and a peripheral device that performs a previous step or a subsequent step of a molding step, includes a first display unit that displays a first screen for displaying a state of the molding step of the injection molding machine. The first screen includes a first screen area and a second screen area. The first screen area displays a first indicator related to quality in the molding step of the injection molding machine, and the second screen area displays a second indicator related to quality in the previous step of the molding step or the subsequent step of the molding step.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yusuke Mitsuma, Yoshiaki Otsuki
  • Patent number: 12281216
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides to a novel continuous processing method to prepare sheets comprising cellulose nanofibril (CNF) and carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC). Single screw extrusion was utilized to continuously process mechanically fibrillated cellulose nanofibrils (CNF) into sheets. Water-retention ability and stability of CNF suspensions containing different processing aids was assessed through centrifugation and zeta potential analysis. Subsequently, highly loaded pastes (up to ˜25 wt. % total solids content) containing the best performing processing aids (carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC), xanthan gum (XG), and anionic polyacrylamide (aPAM)) and CNF were prepared using a Brabender with Banbury mixer-head at a dry weight ratio of either 0.1 to 1 or 0.15 to 1, respectively. Validation of the mixing procedure proved that highly loaded CNF pastes can be processed in under 40 minutes, saving up to 40 days in preparation and drying time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignees: Purdue Research Foundation, U.S. Department of Agriculture
    Inventors: Jeffrey Paul Youngblood, Sami Miguel El Awad Azrak, Gregory T. Schueneman, Robert John Moon
  • Patent number: 12275195
    Abstract: A heat seal device for use in a bag making apparatus includes: a first heat seal member; a second heat seal member facing the first heat seal member; a heater for heating at least one of the first heat seal member or the second heat seal member; a drive mechanism configured to move the first heat seal member towards and away from the second heat seal member so as to releasably sandwich a web between the first and second heat seal members; a sensor disposed to detect acceleration of the first heat seal member; and a measurement part configured to measure a sandwiching time during which the web is sandwiched by the first and second heat seal members based on data from the sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2025
    Assignee: Totani Corporation
    Inventor: Mikio Totani
  • Patent number: 12275878
    Abstract: The present application relates to a method for manufacturing a foldable backplate film, and according to one aspect of the present invention, a method for manufacturing a foldable backplate film that the foldable backplate film is manufactured by a method of cutting it in a direction from the release film to the protective film upon half-cutting, and then release-changing the release film, whereby by improving a half-cutting process, the foldable backplate does not fall off upon the release film peeling, is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2025
    Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Hui Je Lee, Hyun Cheol Kim, In Hwan Jeon, Sa Young Jung, Jin Ho Son