Patents Examined by James C Yager
  • Patent number: 11974405
    Abstract: An electronic device housing, and an electronic device including the same are provided. The electronic device housing includes a substrate including glass, an insert portion which is bonded to the substrate at a surface of the insert portion, and at which a functional component of an electronic device having the electronic device housing is disposed, and an elastic layer which is between the substrate and the insert portion and extends along the surface of the insert portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Youngmin Moon, Jaehyun Bae, Hyunsuk Choi
  • Patent number: 11957487
    Abstract: A cover for covering an oral device that includes a first sheet member made of a first resin, and a second sheet member made of a second resin and facing the first sheet member, wherein when a first direction is a direction along a surface of the first sheet member and a second direction is a direction along the surface of the first sheet member and orthogonal to the first direction, the first sheet member and the second sheet member are joined to each other in a bag shape so as to define an opening at a first side in the first direction. A protruding portion protrudes from the second sheet member and past an outer edge of the first sheet member at the opening in the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toru Shimuta, Kenji Tanaka, Jun Takagi
  • Patent number: 11945204
    Abstract: An elastomeric article for sealing a container includes an elastomeric body having an external sidewall surface and an external crown surface and a first fluoropolymer film layer having an internal surface and an external surface. The internal surface of the first fluoropolymer film layer is laminated to an entirety of the external sidewall and crown surfaces of the elastomeric body. The external crown surface of the first fluoropolymer film layer includes a drug contact surface configured to contact a drug contained in the container and the external sidewall surface including a sealing surface for contacting an interior surface of the container. The external surface of the first fluoropolymer film layer is substantially free of striations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Jason Krizan, Douglas R. Duriez, Liang Fang, Kerry Drake
  • Patent number: 11939132
    Abstract: A package that is suitable for packaging an article for collecting or administering a pharmaceutical active substance is disclosed. The package includes a first packaging component that includes a product-contacting sealant layer that includes a first ethylene vinyl alcohol copolymer. The package includes a second packaging component that includes a product-contacting sealant layer that includes a second ethylene vinyl alcohol copolymer. The ethylene content of the second ethylene vinyl alcohol copolymer is equal to or less than about 38 percent and the ethylene content of the first ethylene vinyl alcohol copolymer is greater than the ethylene content of the second ethylene vinyl alcohol copolymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: AMCOR FLEXIBLES NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Michael D. Priscal, Kevin P. Nelson
  • Patent number: 11932000
    Abstract: A refrigerator is disclosed for improved food storage capability. The refrigerator comprises an internal cavity having a membrane that at least partially covers a portion of the walls of the internal cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Muhammad Khizar, Maria Paola Pirovano
  • Patent number: 11904579
    Abstract: A molded article of polypropylene-based resin expanded beads, obtained by in-mold molding of the polypropylene-based resin expanded beads, each bead including: a core layer, in a foamed state, having a polypropylene-based resin; and a covering layer, which covers the core layer, having a polyethylene-based resin. A molded article magnification X [times] of the molded article is 55 times to 90 times, a value of a product X·?50 of a 50% compressive stress ?50 [kPa] and the molded article magnification X is 6500 or more, and a 5% compressive stress ?5 of the expanded beads molded article is 5 kPa to 25 kPa.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: JSP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takashi Oi, Hajime Ohta
  • Patent number: 11897236
    Abstract: A coating composition comprising an acid functional acrylic resin and a silane modified compound is disclosed. Substrates coated at least in part with such coatings are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: PPG Industries Ohio, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert McVay, Christopher L. Most, Samantha Ewen
  • Patent number: 11878490
    Abstract: A carrier tape, cover tape or static shielding bag for transportation of electronic components is constructed of polymers and carbon nanotubes being between 0.01% and 3% by weight. The carbon nanotubes may have any number of walls and any desired size of diameter dimension which is less than approximately 100 nm. The carrier tape, cover tape or bags including the carbon nanotubes have a static dissipative range measured between 1×105 and 1×1012 ?/sq and a light transmittance value of between 60% and 90%. The carrier tape, cover tape or bags including the carbon nanotubes reduce surface defects, high density entanglements and agglomerations. The static shielding bags including the carbon nanotubes may be formed as sheets which are manufactured into a desired size of bag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: Advantek, LLC.
    Inventors: Melvin Demiar, Bill Simons
  • Patent number: 11845689
    Abstract: Locally cerammed optically transparent glass-ceramic articles for consumer products. The locally cerammed glass-ceramic articles may have one or more primary glass-ceramic regions including primary crystal phases of a glass-ceramic material and one or more secondary glass-ceramic regions including secondary crystal phases of the glass-ceramic material. The primary glass-ceramic region(s) may be optically transparent and the secondary glass-ceramic region(s) may be non-optically transparent. The primary glass-ceramic region(s) may have a fracture toughness less than the fracture toughness of the secondary glass-ceramic region(s).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: CORNING INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Kirk Wegner Christiansen, Qiang Fu, Petr Gorelchenko, Aniello Mario Palumbo, Michael S Pambianchi, Erick Franklin VanDuyne
  • Patent number: 11841682
    Abstract: Herein is described a method of providing a printed shrink sleeve, the method comprising: providing a printed substrate comprising a liquid electrophotographically printed ink image; and coating the liquid electrophotographically printed ink image of the printed substrate with a water-based overprint varnish composition. The water-based overprint varnish composition comprising: a varnish resin; a crosslinking component comprising: a compound containing at least two epoxide groups; a compound containing an epoxide group and a silane group; or a compound containing at least two carbodiimide groups; and hydrophobic particles, the ratio of the crosslinking component to the hydrophobic particles by weight being in the range of about 4.9:0.1 to about 1:4.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Inna Tzomik, Albert Teishev, Katty Noorany, Daniel Skvirsky
  • Patent number: 11840322
    Abstract: A high altitude balloon. A plurality of layers of coextruded extrudate are formed in a seamless sheet in a shape that defines a balloon envelope. Delaminator layers may be interposed between two or more of the layers of extrudate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Inventor: Austyn Daniel Crites
  • Patent number: 11833109
    Abstract: A package has a bag body, at least one mouth part member bonded to the bag body, and a contained product being a liquid housed in the bag body. The bag body is formed in a bag shape by using laminates each having a sealant layer and a water vapor barrier layer composed at least of a fluorine-based resin, and by bonding together the sealant layers opposing each other so that the sealant layers are to be located on the inside of the bag body. The mouth part member is sandwiched between the oppositely facing sealant layers and is bonded thereto. The volume V of the contained product housed in the bag body is 0.1-20 cm3, and the relation between the area S (cm2) where the bag body is in contact with the contained product housed in the bag body and the aforementioned volume V (cm3) satisfies 0.05?V/S?0.25 (formula (I)).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Inventors: Atsushi Mio, Toyoaki Suzuki, Junpei Nomura, Kaho Toyabe, Hajime Okamoto
  • Patent number: 11820101
    Abstract: An underwater pipe, including a metal reinforcing layer around an inner polymeric sealing sheath capable of being in contact with hydrocarbons. The inner polymeric sealing sheath includes a homopolymeric polypropylene or a mixture of homopolymeric polypropylenes, wherein the homopolymeric polypropylene or the mixture has a density greater than 0.900 g/cm3, and a melt index measured at 230° C. under a mass of 2.16 kg of less than 10 g/10 minutes, its preparation method and its use for the transport of hydrocarbons. Such a sheath may be used in contact with hydrocarbons at high temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Inventor: Frédéric Demanze
  • Patent number: 11813818
    Abstract: Embodiments herein include compositions, extruded articles, and methods of making the same. In an embodiment, an extruded article is included. The extruded article can include an extruded segment comprising a first composition. The first composition can include a polymer resin, an impact modifier and fibers. In some embodiments, the extruded segment can have a surface exhibiting an average depression depth of less than 0.0045 inches (0.1143 mm). Other embodiments are also included herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: Andersen Corporation
    Inventors: Jessica Kathryn Ehrlichmann, Trevor Dean Peterson, Patrick Jerome Gronlund
  • Patent number: 11813820
    Abstract: In a packaging material that is, or includes, a laminate, the laminate includes first and second webs that are joined to one another. The first web includes a metallic layer on a second layer. The metallic layer is positioned between the second layer and the second web. Indicium is defined in at least the metallic layer. The packaging material is configured so that the indicium is visible from a first side of the packaging material, and the indicium is typically not visible from a second side of the packaging material. The indicium can be at least partially defined by holes in the metallic layer. The visibility of the indicium may be enhanced by the laminate including material that is a different color than the metallic layer, and the different color being at least partially visible through the indicium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: Printpack Illinois, Inc.
    Inventors: Louis Douglas Smith, Jr., John Ralph Bumgardner, Jeffery Allen Boekeloo, Rajesh Suryanarayanan
  • Patent number: 11814208
    Abstract: A blow molded multilayer article with a hollow body defined by a wall with an inner surface and an outer surface. The outer surface has an axial color gradient and/or a gloss gradient. The wall has multiple layers and at least one layer contains an effect pigment and/or an opacifying pigment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Mark Lewis Agerton, Marc Andrew Mamak, Bradley Scott Neufarth, Andrew Joseph Horton, Ioannis Constantine Constantinides
  • Patent number: 11807437
    Abstract: A laminated packaging material for liquid food products may include a paper board having a non-white color or a film arranged on the paper board, and a pre-laminated hole arranged in an opening section of the paper board. A first contrast area may be arranged adjacent to the pre-laminated hole and printed in a first color that is selected such that a high contrast between the first color and the pre-laminated hole is achieved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: Tetra Laval Holdings & Finance S.A.
    Inventors: Sverker Olsson, Paul Tragardh, Par Rydberg, Thomas Schuman, Kristina Juuso Brylander, Paolo Nasi, Matiulla Shaikh
  • Patent number: 11772369
    Abstract: A multi-layer composite in the form of a hollow body enclosing an interior space (2) is proposed, consisting of three or four layers: an inner layer (3) adjoining the interior space (2), a middle layer (4) adjoining the latter and an outer layer (5) adjoining the middle layer (4) and closing the multi-layer composite (1) to the outside. If necessary, there is a further innermost layer (8) which directly adjoins the said inner layer (3) and is equipped with a conductive finish. The inner layer (3) is based on polyamide 6, the middle layer (4) is based on EVOH, and the outer layer (5) is based on a mixture of (A) polyamide 6 and (B) at least one other polyamide selected from the following group: polyamide 612, polyamide 614, polyamide 616 and polyamide 618.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: EMS-PATENT AG
    Inventors: Heinz Caviezel, Georg Stöppelmann
  • Patent number: 11772302
    Abstract: Disclosed herein, amongst other things, is a molded article, such as a preform that is blow moldable to form a container, and a related method of forming and recycling a container. The structure and steps includes injection molding a molded article having tubular body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: HUSKY INJECTION MOLDING SYSTEMS LTD.
    Inventors: John Robert Galt, Joachim Johannes Niewels, Georgio Kfoury, Jean-Christophe Witz, Sebastien Sang Nguyen-Hoang
  • Patent number: 11753222
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are water-soluble films and resulting packets including a water-soluble film coated by a powder, wherein the powder includes a mixture of a powdered lubricant and an active agent. Optionally, the active agent may be encapsulated, e.g. microencapsulated, for release of the active agent through mechanisms including, but not limited to, mechanical rupture, melt, ablation, dissolution, diffusion, biodegradation, or pH-controlled release. Active ingredients described include enzymes, oils, flavors, colorants, odor absorbers, fragrances, pesticides, fertilizers, activators, acid catalysts, metal catalysts, ion scavengers, bleaches, bleach components, fabric softeners and combinations thereof. Examples of packet fills include laundry detergents, bleach and laundry additives, fabric care, dishwashing, hard surface cleaning, beauty care, skin care, other personal care, and foodstuffs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: MONOSOL, LLC
    Inventors: David M. Lee, Yashodhan S. Parulekar