Patents Examined by Kevin R. Kruer
  • Patent number: 12365117
    Abstract: A system and method of manufacturing an over molded wire harness is disclosed herein. The system and method includes designing and manufacturing a positive mold made from interchangeable and reusable modular blocks. The positive mold is used to create a negative mold tool die, whereby the wire harness can be assembled in the negative mold and overmold material can be injected into the negative mold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2025
    Assignee: CVG Management Corporation
    Inventor: Ted Messerly
  • Patent number: 12357978
    Abstract: A composition, method, and article of manufacture are disclosed. The composition is a microcapsule that includes a transparent shell encapsulating a mixture comprising light upconversion molecules. The method is a method of forming a microcapsule, which includes obtaining light upconversion molecules, forming an emulsion of the light upconversion molecules and a shell formation solution, and encapsulating the light upconversion molecules in a transparent shell. The article of manufacture comprises the microcapsule.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2025
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Brandon M. Kobilka, Jason T. Wertz, Sarah K. Czaplewski-Campbell, Eric J. Campbell
  • Patent number: 12325811
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a radical- polymerizable adhesive composition for laminating and bonding steel plates, capable of obtaining an adhesive laminate that contributes to simplification of a process in an adhesive lamination method, and high performance and high reliability of a rotor or a stator of a motor. A radical-polymerizable adhesive composition for laminating and bonding steel plates, exhibiting a value of 8.0 MPa or more in a tensile shear adhesive strength test to an electromagnetic steel plate, and containing: component (A): a radical-polymerizable compound; component (B): a radical-polymerization initiator; and component (C): a phosphate compound having a group represented by the following general formula (1) or (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2025
    Assignee: THREEBOND CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Satoshi Kaneko
  • Patent number: 12291490
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method and apparatus for in situ production of liquid nitrogen fertilizer and plasma activated water for agricultural nutrient management and irrigation water treatment. In the invention, there are two different kinds of plasma reactors operates in tandem.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Inventor: Burak Karadag
  • Patent number: 12264267
    Abstract: The purpose is to provide a resin composition and a film for lid material which excel in sealability and adhesiveness to plastic containers, especially containers made of polyethylene terephthalate, polylactic acid, polystyrene, or polypropylene, and are suitably usable as sealant layers of lid materials for containers. Provided is a resin composition including: an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer (A) by 60-95 parts by weight, the ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer (A) having a vinyl acetate content (VA) of 3-13% by weight, and having a ratio Qw between a weight-average molecular weight (Mw) and a number-average molecular weight (Mn) of 1.5-4.5; and a tackifier resin (B) by 5-40 parts by weight, where a total amount of (A) and (B) is 100 parts by weight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: TOSOH CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takashi Hemmi, Isao Morishita, Shingo Kouda
  • Patent number: 12258496
    Abstract: Provided is a curable silicone composition and applications thereof. The curable silicone composition has superior hot-melt properties and moldability, where the flexibility, toughness, and stress relief properties of a cured product obtained therefrom are not impaired even if a large amount of functional inorganic filler is blended in. The curable silicone composition comprises an organopolysiloxane resin component with a weight average molecular weight in a range of 2,000 to 15,000 and that contains a siloxane unit represented by SiO4/2 making up at least 20 mol % or more of the total siloxane units, and one or more functional fillers. The silicone resin component comprises a curing reactive functional group containing a carbon-carbon double bond, and of that curing reactive functional group, 0.05 to 1.50 mol vinyl (CH2?CH—) group is contained per 100 g of the silicone component. The curable silicone composition generally has hot-melt properties as a whole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: DOW TORAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ryosuke Yamazaki, Kouichi Ozaki, Toru Imaizumi
  • Patent number: 12214618
    Abstract: A transfer sheet has a structure in which a polyester layer as a backing layer, a polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) layer, and a transfer layer, are stacked in this order, where the polyvinyl alcohol layer contains a diol compound and/or triol compound whose adjacent hydroxyl groups are positioned at ? or farther positions with respect to each other, and which satisfies the condition in (i): (i) a T-peel strength at a peel rate of 100 mm/min between the polyester layer and the polyvinyl alcohol layer before a transfer layer is formed but after a humidity has been adjusted in an environment of 23° C., 50% RH, is 30 mN/20 mm or greater. The transfer sheet is intended to offer a single-sheet solution for achieving both normal temperature transfer and thermal transfer when transferring a material having high adhesion to polyester or other material constituting the backing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: AICELLO CORPORATION
    Inventor: Shigenori Saito
  • Patent number: 12215424
    Abstract: A metal resin composite includes a metal substrate, a metal layer formed on a surface of the metal substrate, and a resin layer formed on the metal layer. A plurality of microcracks are formed at a surface of the metal layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: BYD COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Junlan Lian, Hongye Lin, Fan Chen, Weitu Li
  • Patent number: 12216298
    Abstract: An article includes an optical filter that comprises a wavelength selective reflective layer and at least one wavelength selective absorbing layer. The optical filter has visible transmittance between 400 nm-700 nm of less than about 30% and near infrared transmittance at 830 nm-900 nm greater than about 30%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
    Inventors: John A. Wheatley, Guanglei Du, David T. Yust, Neeraj Sharma, Gilles J. Benoit, Ellison G. Kawakami, Anthony M. Renstrom
  • Patent number: 12202623
    Abstract: An apparatus for loading and unloading cargo, capable of loading cargo while distributing the weight of the cargo and unloading the cargo regardless of the loading order of the cargo, is provided. The apparatus for loading and unloading cargo may include: a base portion; a rail installed on the base portion; a plurality of movable plates disposed on the rail, supporting the cargo, and moving along the rail; and a raising-lowering portion connected between the base portion and a body so that the base portion can be raised and lowered.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Jae Hoon Chung, Jong Min Oh, Ji A Lee, Ki Seok Sung, Jong Kyu Choi, Young Jun Byun, Kye Yoon Kim, Ji Min Han
  • Patent number: 12152177
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to an adhesive that can be used on organic tissue such as human skin, tapes including the adhesive with a magnetic filler such as a ferromagnetic filler, and methods of making the tapes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2024
    Assignee: Berry Global, Inc.
    Inventor: Svetlana Contrada
  • Patent number: 12134246
    Abstract: An integrated air barrier assembly is provided as an integral product in which a fastener-sealing layer is secured between opposed surfaces of a board and an anti-blocking facing layer. The assembly exhibits good fastener sealability, including for larger self-drilling screws. The anti-blocking facing layer maintains the fastener-sealing layer inward of the environment and prevents blocking or sticking of the assembly when stacked. In some embodiments, the anti-blocking facing layer can be a metal film or foil, which can reflect heat away from the fastener-sealing layer, thereby maintaining a lower temperature on the fastener-sealing layer. In some embodiments, the board can be an insulating layer or wood layer. The assembly can be readily installed in a single step during construction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2024
    Assignee: GCP Applied Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Marysusan Couturier, Jyoti Seth, Damla Boyer
  • Patent number: 12116688
    Abstract: A Ni-plated steel sheet includes a base steel sheet and a Ni-based coating layer that is disposed on a surface of the base steel sheet. The distribution of carbon concentration in a depth direction obtained by performing GDS analysis on the Ni-plated steel sheet has a peak indicating the carbon concentration that is equal to or more than twice the carbon concentration of a thickness middle portion of the base steel sheet in the vicinity of an interface between the base steel sheet and the Ni-based coating layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuto Goto, Kiyokazu Ishizuka, Takehiro Takahashi
  • Patent number: 12057248
    Abstract: This electrical steel sheet is an electrical steel sheet in which at least part of either or both surfaces of a base steel sheet is coated with an insulation coating having an adhesive ability, wherein a logarithmic decrement of the insulation coating in a temperature range of 25 to 100° C. is 0.3 or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2024
    Assignee: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinsuke Takatani, Kazutoshi Takeda, Ichiro Tanaka
  • Patent number: 12053951
    Abstract: A multilayer article is provided which is suitable for use in making (or as) a fuel container by rotational molding, wherein the multilayer article has at least one layer of a thermally cured polymer composition and another layer of a barrier polymer composition, wherein the barrier polymer composition comprises a specified modified ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer as a barrier polymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2024
    Assignee: KURARAY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Masakazu Nakaya
  • Patent number: 12049584
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a composition and method for producing a sensory stimulant. The sensory stimulant composition, comprises at least one cooling agent. The cooling agent comprises urea and ammonium nitrate. The composition further comprises fillers, colorants, carbohydrates, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts. The composition can be coated with, but not limited to, casein film. The composition is configured to indicate the overflow of bodily fluids by providing a cooling effect. The composition is configured to dissolve in liquid, water or blood by withdrawing heat from a surrounding environment and attains the chilling sensation by up to 30° C. temperature drop. The composition could be used in application such as band-aids, surgical pads, self-curing gel, post baby delivery cooling pad, breast feeding bras, gym sweat pads, military vests, daily use pads (panty-liners), sanitary pads and tampons.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2024
    Inventor: Sabine Zureikat
  • Patent number: 12041130
    Abstract: A system comprising a vaporizing device and a central server is described. The vaporizing device includes a housing and a cartridge, received within the housing, the cartridge including a predefined quantity of concentrate and an identification code associated with the concentrate and uniquely identifying the cartridge. The vaporizing device further includes a control unit configured to read the identification code. The vaporizing device further includes a communication unit configured to transmit the identification code to a computing device of a user. The central server includes a database. The central server is configured to receive the identification code from the computing device and retrieve concentrate information corresponding to the identification code from the database. The central server is configured to transmit the concentrate information to the computing device for displaying to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Inventors: John Jesse Woodbine, Peter William Calfee, Christopher Bennett Carter, Gary Ross Mitchell, William F Demyanovich
  • Patent number: 12037188
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a disk-shaped device for securing plastic trash liners in a trash receptacle, with two durable 53 mm diameter, 3 mm thick embodiments. The first embodiment has eight isosceles triangular flaps, positioned around the central point, with tips at the center and bases in contact with the circumferential rim. The second embodiment has eight curvilinear arced triangular flaps, positioned around the central point, with bases in contact with the circumferential rim and tips positioned around a central 2 mm aperture. The liner is threaded through the central point or aperture, allowing the flaps to flex and create a tight seal, preventing slipping.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Inventor: Erik Spencer Goodman
  • Patent number: 12012532
    Abstract: Provided are a curable resin composition having high durability and adherence to a base material such as a metal, a molded composite member formed by coating the base material with the curable resin composition and performing resin molding, and a production method for the same. The curable resin composition contains a polyamide-based resin, a blocked polyisocyanate, and an epoxy compound, and the polyamide-based resin has an amino group concentration from 20 to 300 mmol/kg, and has a water absorption of 1 mass % or less determined by a water absorption test specified by ASTM D570. The polyamide-based resin has a C8-18 alkylene chain and has a melting point from 160 to 250° C. Per 1 mol of amino groups of the polyamide-based resin, a proportion of isocyanate groups of the blocked polyisocyanate is from 1.5 to 5 mol, and a proportion of epoxy groups of the epoxy compound is from 0.1 to 0.8 mol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignees: DAICEL-EVONIK LTD., HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Mitsuteru Mutsuda, Hirofumi Iguchi, Toshiaki Nakamura, Nao Sato, Mutsuo Tezuka, Yasufumi Nakajima
  • Patent number: 12012529
    Abstract: A problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide an adhesive tape capable of maintaining excellent adhesive strength for a long time even when sweat, sebum, an alcohol, or the like adheres thereto. The present invention relates to an adhesive tape having an adhesive layer containing an acrylic adhesive, the acrylic adhesive including an acrylic copolymer, in which the acrylic copolymer contains, as constituent components, (A) 5 to 20% by mass of a carboxyl group-containing monomer, (B) 0.01 to 1% by mass of a hydroxyl group-containing monomer, and (C) one or two or more selected from the group consisting of other alkyl (meth)acrylate monomers and alicyclic monomers, in which the average number of carbon atoms of saturated hydrocarbon groups included in the monomers (C) is 4 or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: DIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshimi Furukawa, Yusuke Takahashi, Hiroyuki Nakashima, Takeshi Iwasaki, Keiji Tsunashima, Sin Sou