Patents Examined by Jeremy R. Pierce
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Patent number: 11686024Abstract: An adaptive textile that includes a plurality of a first fiber having a first expansion coefficient and a plurality of a second fiber having a second expansion coefficient. There is a difference between the expansion coefficient of the first fiber and the expansion coefficient of the second fiber; at least one of the first or second fibers is a twisted coil actuator; and linear displacement of the twisted coil actuator causes the adaptive textile to bend.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2020Date of Patent: June 27, 2023Assignee: OTHER LAB, LLCInventors: Brent Ridley, Saul Griffith, Shara Maikranz, Jean Chang, Pete Lynn
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Patent number: 11685138Abstract: Articles, such as sanitary tissue products, including fibrous structures, and more particularly articles including fibrous structures having a plurality of fibrous elements wherein the article exhibits differential cellulose content throughout the thickness of the article and methods for making same are provided.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2022Date of Patent: June 27, 2023Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Christopher Michael Young, Michael Gomer Stelljes, Michael Donald Suer, Timothy James Klawitter, James Roy Denbow, Steven Lee Barnholtz, Jeffrey Glen Sheehan, Paul Dennis Trokhan
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Patent number: 11673365Abstract: Articles, such as sanitary tissue products, comprising fibrous structures, and more particularly articles comprising fibrous structures comprising a plurality of fibrous elements wherein the articles exhibit improved consumer relevant properties, for example improved bulk and absorbent properties, compared to known articles and methods for making same are provided.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2022Date of Patent: June 13, 2023Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Christopher Michael Young, Michael Gomer Stelljes, Michael Donald Suer, Timothy James Klawitter, James Roy Denbow, Steven Lee Barnholtz, Jeffrey Glen Sheehan, Paul Dennis Trokhan
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Patent number: 11667103Abstract: Articles, such as sanitary tissue products, including fibrous structures, and more particularly articles including fibrous structures having a plurality of fibrous elements wherein the article exhibits differential cellulose content throughout the thickness of the article and methods for making same are provided.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2017Date of Patent: June 6, 2023Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Christopher Michael Young, Michael Gomer Stelljes, Michael Donald Suer, Timothy James Klawitter, Steven Lee Barnholtz, Jeffrey Glen Sheehan, Paul Dennis Trokhan, James Roy Denbow
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Patent number: 11649574Abstract: A moldable composite sheet having improved thermal and mechanical property characteristics. In one aspect, the composite sheet may be a porous fiber-reinforced thermoplastic resin comprising discontinuous mineral reinforcing fibers, and one or more skin layer materials. Generally, the composite sheet may have a void content or porosity from about 5% to about 95% by volume of the sheet, an areal weight between about 400 g/m2 to about 4000 g/m2 (gsm), a mineral fiber content from about 20% to about 80% by weight, and a thermoplastic resin content from about 20% to about 80% by weight of the composite sheet. The composite sheet can be molded via low pressure processes, such as thermoforming, match metal molding on stops, vacuum forming and pressure forming, to produce durable automotive interior trim parts and construction articles having improved thermal and mechanical properties in addition to other beneficial characteristics.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2020Date of Patent: May 16, 2023Assignee: Hanwha Azdel, Inc.Inventors: Brian Timothy Good, Jesse Guy Hipwell, Coray Harper, Thomas A Ebeling
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Patent number: 11649565Abstract: Disclosed are a fiber for a sound-absorbing material for vehicles and a sound-absorbing material for vehicles including the same. The cross-section of the fiber for a sound-absorbing material includes a first end portion, a second end portion spaced apart from the first end portion, and an intermediate portion connected to the first end portion and the second end portion. The intermediate portion includes at least three bent portions. Each of the first end portion and the second end portion has a width larger than the width of the intermediate portion.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2020Date of Patent: May 16, 2023Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation, GH Advanced Materials Inc., NVH Korea, INC.Inventors: Jung Wook Lee, Seong Je Kim, Ji Wan Kim, Tae Yoon Kim, Jong Hyun Ryu, Myung Sik Lee, Hee Koo Woo
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Patent number: 11639581Abstract: A layered fibrous structure having a first layer including a co-formed fibrous structure containing a plurality of first filaments and a plurality of solid additives and a second layer different from the first layer, wherein the second layer includes a plurality of second filaments is provided.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2018Date of Patent: May 2, 2023Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Steven Lee Barnholtz, Paul Dennis Trokhan, Michael Donald Suer
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Patent number: 11629456Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a kind of functional fabric coating that may be applied (or coated) on a synthetic fabric that can effectively alter the opacity (i.e., transparency, sheer proof, light shielding) and hydrophilicity (i.e., wicking, moisture management) of the finished fabric, without significantly affecting the synthetic fabric's physiochemical properties.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2021Date of Patent: April 18, 2023Assignee: Paradise Textiles LtdInventors: Achala Herath Mudiyanselage, Sunil Prakash, Ashok Mahtani
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Patent number: 11613097Abstract: This invention relates to a nonwoven material consisting of one or more layers of nonwoven webs of essentially continuous cellulosic filaments, characterized in that within each layer each of the three bonding mechanisms: a) hydrogen bonding, b) filament intermingling and c) merged filament bonding occur for bonding the essentially continuous cellulosic filaments. Further it relates to a process for the manufacture and to various uses of this material.Type: GrantFiled: April 3, 2017Date of Patent: March 28, 2023Assignee: LENZING AGInventors: Tom Carlyle, Mirko Einzmann, Gisela Goldhalm, Malcolm John Hayhurst, Katharina Mayer, Ibrahim Sagerer-Foric
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Patent number: 11603610Abstract: A conformable noise control article useful reducing noise in a motor vehicle is provided. The article includes a nonwoven fiber web that is impregnated with a polymeric matrix composition having low (Tg) and high (Tg) polymers, additives and inorganic fillers. The density of the noise control article is at least ten times more than the density of the nonwoven fiber web. The article has an air flow resistivity that is at least ninety times greater than the air flow resistivity of a bare nonwoven web and exhibits a sound transmission loss in the frequency spectrum of 125 Hz to 5000 Hz.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2018Date of Patent: March 14, 2023Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANYInventors: Alex Varghese, Deval Yogendra SurendraKumar Vashistha, Dhritisunder Bhattacharya, Satish Palled
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Patent number: 11598095Abstract: Described herein is a coated building panel having a body and a surface coating atop the body, the surface coating comprising inorganic pigment and a polymeric dispersant comprising a polymer backbone and pendant side chains extending from the polymer backbone; wherein the surface coating comprises a liquid carrier in an amount less than about 1 wt. % based on the total weight of the surface coating.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2017Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: AWI Licensing LLCInventors: Lida Lu, Kenneth G. Caldwell, Michelle X. Wang, John E. Hughes
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Patent number: 11598033Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing a nonwoven fabric. The method according to the invention comprises forming a nonwoven web using a wet lay forming process, hydroentangling the web and providing the web with a high quality hydroembossed pattern. The invention also concerns a nonwoven fabric exhibiting a three dimensional pattern, which remains even in wet wipes prepared from the material.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2020Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: Suominen OyjInventors: Gian Luca Polosa, Muralidhar Lalagiri, Laura LaPlante, Miika Nikinmaa, Avinav G. Nandgaonkar
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Patent number: 11591729Abstract: Disclosed herein are nonwoven webs comprising a nonwoven substrate and a binder comprising a polysaccharide. In one embodiment, the polysaccharide can comprise poly alpha-1,3-glucan, a poly alpha-1,3-glucan ether compound as disclosed herein, a poly alpha-1,3-glucan ester compound as disclosed herein, a graft copolymer comprising a backbone comprising dextran and poly alpha-1,3-glucan side chains, a crosslinked graft copolymer comprising a backbone comprising dextran and poly alpha-1,3-glucan chains, or a mixture thereof. Also disclosed are articles comprising the nonwoven webs, and methods of making the nonwoven webs.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2018Date of Patent: February 28, 2023Assignee: NUTRITION & BIOSCIENCES USA 4, INC.Inventors: Natnael Behabtu, Monica Harvey, Christian Peter Lenges, Ian Robert Beardsall
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Patent number: 11577359Abstract: The present invention addresses the problem of providing: a polishing pad that is long-lasting, has a high polish rate, and is capable of producing a high degree of flatness on polished articles; and a method for manufacturing the polishing pad. The solution provided is to eliminate a sea component from a non-woven fabric that includes a binder fabric and a sea-island type composite fiber composed of the sea component and an island component, the island component having a diameter of 10-2500 nm, and to add a polymer elastic body to the non-woven fabric.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2017Date of Patent: February 14, 2023Assignee: TEIJIN FRONTIER CO., LTD.Inventors: Tateki Yamauchi, Mie Kamiyama
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Patent number: 11549199Abstract: A fabric delivers active ingredients to a surface when the fabric includes a moist-vapor porous combination of fabric materials, and the fabric comprises at least 0.5% by total weight of at least one layer of the fabric of a superabsorbent polymer fiber. The superabsorbent polymer fiber contains an absorbed aqueous reservoir of an aqueous solution carrying the active ingredients. The superabsorbent fiber has a coating on its surface of an aqueous penetrable layer through which a liquid in the absorbed aqueous reservoir can migrate or flow, carrying the active ingredients onto an exposed surface of the superabsorbent polymer fiber, so that the active ingredients on the surface of the superabsorbent polymer can react or interact with an environment in contact with the active ingredients on the superabsorbent polymer fiber surface.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2022Date of Patent: January 10, 2023Inventors: David A. Gray, Mark A. Litman
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Patent number: 11549197Abstract: A composite implant device for use in a medical application, comprising a synthetically-derived mesh that mimics particular critical aspects of a biologically-derived mesh. The composite implant device can be used for the reinforcement and reconstruction of tissues within the body and can be comprised of a majority of synthetic components and minority of naturally-derived components which mimic the structure and function of a naturally-derived mesh.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2020Date of Patent: January 10, 2023Assignee: Poly-Med, Inc.Inventors: Seth Dylan McCullen, Clayton Joseph Culbreath, Michael Aaron Vaughn, Michael Scott Taylor
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Patent number: 11536540Abstract: A rigid ballistic-resistant composite includes large denier per filament (dpf) yarns. The yarns are held in place by a resin to form a rigid composite panel with improved ballistic performance. The large dpf yarns may be selected from aromatic heterocyclic co-polyamide fibers, polyester-polyarylate fibers, high modulus polypropylene (HMPP) fibers, ultra high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) fibers, poly(p-phenylene-2,6-benzobisoxazole) (PBO) fibers, poly-diimidazo pyridinylene (dihydroxy) phenylene (PIPD) fibers, carbon fibers, and polyolefin fibers.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2021Date of Patent: December 27, 2022Assignee: BARRDAY INC.Inventor: Jason Aaron van Heerden
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Patent number: 11524480Abstract: An article including a composite including a subsurface structure and a second phase of material forming a coating on the subsurface structure. The coating includes a first region defining a first plurality of microtextures in an outer surface of the coating, where the first plurality of microtextures include an average bore width of less than about 250 micrometers (?m) and a first average bore depth, and a second region positioned adjacent to the first region wherein the coating defines a second plurality of microtextures on the outer surface of the coating, where the second plurality of microtextures include an average bore width of less than about 250 ?m and a second average bore depth less than the first average bore depth.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2019Date of Patent: December 13, 2022Assignee: Rolls-Royce CorporationInventor: Scott Nelson
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Patent number: 11525220Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a process for producing fiberous board with which fiberous board exhibiting high bending strength and high stiffness at a wide range of heating temperatures and a wide range of compressing and heating times. In the present invention, fiberous board having an initial flexural modulus of at least 300 MPa in three point bending test is obtained by forming a web by correcting sheath-core composite fibers of which a core component is formed from a copolymer of ethylene glycol and terephthalic acid and the sheath component is formed from ethylene glycol, adipic acid, terephthalic acid, isophthalic acid; and/or diethylene glycol. The web is then compressed in a direction of thickness and heated, so that the sheath component softens and melts and the sheath-core composite fibers are melt bonded together and molded into a flat plate shape.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2018Date of Patent: December 13, 2022Assignee: UNITIKA LTD.Inventors: Kazutoshi Hanaya, Masaya Akao, Yusuke Nagatsuka
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Patent number: 11512269Abstract: Pre-moistened fibrous structures containing filaments and solid additives, wherein the fibrous structures exhibit capacity values that are superior to known pre-moistened fibrous structures as measured according to the Capacity Test Method described herein and methods for making same are provided.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2016Date of Patent: November 29, 2022Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Hailing Bao, Cunming Song, Antonius Lambertus DeBeer, David John Pung, Fei Wang, Michael Donald Suer, John Daniel Algers, Steven Lee Barnholtz, Paul Thomas Weisman, Douglas Jay Barkey, Christopher Michael Young, Alexander P. King