Patents Examined by Johnston
  • Polymer articles, ink compositions, and methods for selectively metalizing polymer articles
    Patent number: 10017859
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to a polymer article. The polymer article includes a polymer matrix and a metal compound dispersed in the polymer matrix. The metal compound is a compound represented by formula (I): AxCuy(PO4)2 (I). In formula (I), A represents at least one element selected from Group IIA of the periodic table of elements, x/y=0.1 to 20, x+y=3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: BYD COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Fangxiang Zhou, Jiang Huang
  • Ion beam materials processing system with grid short clearing system for gridded ion beam source
    Patent number: 10014164
    Abstract: Embodiments relate to a grid short clearing system is provided for gridded ion beam sources used in industrial applications for materials processing systems that reduces grid damage during operation. In various embodiments, the ion source is coupled to a process chamber and a grid short clearing system includes methods for supplying a gas to the process chamber and setting the gas pressure to a predetermined gas pressure in the range between 50 to 750 Torr, applying an electrical potential difference between each adjacent pair of grids using a current-limited power supply, and detecting whether or not the grid shorts are cleared. The electrical potential difference between the grids is at least 10% lower than the DC electrical breakdown voltage between the grids with no contaminants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: Veeco Instruments Inc.
    Inventors: Boris Druz, Rustam Yevtukhov, Rhodri Elliott, James M. Best, Jr., Peter Porshnev
  • Copolycarbonate composition and article containing the same
    Patent number: 10011716
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a copolycarbonate resin composition comprising a copolycarbonate in which a specific siloxane compound is introduced in a main chain of the polycarbonate, and a UV stabilizer. Since the present copolycarbonate resin composition has excellent weather resistance, the article prepared by using this composition exhibits less deteriorated surface quality and physical properties caused by ultraviolet rays or the like when exposed to the outside.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Un Ko, Hyong Min Bahn, Young Young Hwang, Jung Jun Park, Moo Ho Hong, Ki Jae Lee, Byoung Kyu Chun, Young Wook Son, Tae Yun Ko
  • Innovative image processing in charged particle microscopy
    Patent number: 10014158
    Abstract: A method of using a charged particle microscope comprising a source; a specimen holder, for holding a specimen; an illuminator, for irradiating the specimen; a detector; and a controller, for controlling at least some aspects of the microscope's operation. The method comprises the steps of using the detector to acquire a series of component images of a part of the specimen; then successively quantizing each component image and storing it in a memory; recording a quantization error per pixel for each quantized component image, and keeping a running tally of cumulative quantization errors per pixel for the quantized component images; when quantizing a next component image, choosing a quantization polarity for each pixel that will avoid further increasing the total quantization error for each pixel. Finally, combining the component images to assemble a composite image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: FEI Company
    Inventors: Bart Jozef Janssen, Auke van der Heide, Henricus Gerardus Roeven, Jacobus Adrianus Maria Thomassen
  • Polyamide resin composition and method for enhancing thermal aging resistance of polyamide resin
    Patent number: 10011700
    Abstract: The present invention is a polyamide resin composition having excellent thermal aging resistance and excellent mechanical characteristics, and containing 0.5 to 20 part(s) by mass of a metal cyanide salt having the general composition formula (Ax[M(CN)y]) to 100 parts by mass of a polyamide resin. In the general composition formula, M is at least one member of transition metal elements in groups 5 to 10 and periods 4 to 6 of a periodic table; A is at least one member of alkali metal and alkaline earth metal; y is an integer of from 3 to 6; and x is a number calculated by (y?m)/a, wherein m is a valence of M and a is a valence of A.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: TOYOBO CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Nobuhiro Yoshimura
  • Beauty salon chair
    Patent number: D821766
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: P.S. PIBBS, INC.
    Inventor: Giulio Petruccelli
  • Chair
    Patent number: D821769
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: MERRY YARD INTERNATIONAL ENTERPRISE CORP.
    Inventor: Pao-Yu Liu
  • On-body injector for drug delivery
    Patent number: D822197
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: AMGEN INC.
    Inventors: Brian Stonecipher, Craig Lester, R. Paul Mounce, Eva Stump, Michel D. Arney, Maxwell Franklin Bischoff, Laurie Burns, Gregg Allen Flender, Barbara Hartigan, Gail Devan Hunter, Gaurav Rohatgi, Bryce George Rutter, Megan Marie Rutter, Kristin Leigh Sjo-Gaber
  • Autoinjector with removable autoinjector cap
    Patent number: D822198
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: AMGEN INC.
    Inventors: Brian Stonecipher, Dheeraj Gupta, Sigrid Moeslinger, Masamichi Udagawa
  • Drug delivery implement
    Patent number: D822199
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: MedImmune, LLC
    Inventors: Corbin Zean Clawson, Roger Wongjung Liu, Janardhanan Anand Subramony
  • Frontal geometry of a syringe
    Patent number: D822203
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: Gerresheimer Bunde GmbH
    Inventors: Udo Leuschner, Jörg Groβer, Frank Wittland
  • Mechanical dispenser
    Patent number: D822401
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: GPCP IP Holdings LLC
    Inventor: Matthew K. F. Williquette
  • Sensor cover on towel dispenser
    Patent number: D822402
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: BOBRICK WASHROOM EQUIPMENT, INC.
    Inventor: Dikran Babikian
  • Paper towel holder
    Patent number: D822403
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: SPECTRUM DIVERSIFIED DESIGNS, LLC
    Inventors: Sheldon Goodman, Courtney Wilson, Matthew Gregory Hanson
  • Tissue holder
    Patent number: D822404
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: DELTA FAUCET COMPANY
    Inventor: Thad Eads
  • Toothbrush holder
    Patent number: D822405
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Inventor: Yacobina Bernard
  • Cap for humidifier
    Patent number: D822814
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: MIRO CO. LTD.
    Inventors: Dong Jin Seo, Yong Ju Oh, Min Seok Kim, Jeong Won Lee
  • End cap for an endoscope
    Patent number: D822827
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: HOYA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yoshitsugu Hosogoe
  • End cap for an endoscope
    Patent number: D822828
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: HOYA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yoshitsugu Hosogoe
  • Catheter retention device
    Patent number: D822830
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: Arkis BioSciences Inc.
    Inventors: Quentin T. Aten, Ishan D. Gaud