Patents Examined by Kristen A Dagenais
  • Patent number: 12378670
    Abstract: A controller performs an adjustment processing including: forming a film on a surface of a substrate by a film forming unit; removing a peripheral portion of the film by the film forming unit; acquiring surface information indicating a state of the surface of the substrate including the film, from which the peripheral portion has been removed, by a surface inspection unit and adjusting a cut width of the peripheral portion based on the surface information; and peeling the film, from which the peripheral portion has been removed, by the film forming unit, and a process processing including: forming the film on the surface of the substrate by the film forming unit; and removing the peripheral portion by the cut width adjusted in the adjustment processing in the film forming unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2024
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2025
    Assignee: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED
    Inventors: Tetsuro Shirasaka, Naoto Nakamura
  • Patent number: 12360408
    Abstract: A panel repairing method includes detecting a defective portion of a panel, providing primary ink, which is ejected from an ink ejection pin, onto a first portion of the defective portion, spreading the primary ink in a direction parallel to a plane defined on the panel, temporarily curing the primary ink, providing secondary ink, which is ejected from the ink ejection pin, onto a second portion of the defective portion disposed adjacent to the first portion, and curing the primary ink and the secondary ink.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2025
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kyungpyo Noh, Jaeho Shin, Ilok Jeong, Taemin Choi
  • Patent number: 12347618
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of electrode material of a low temperature resistant supercapacitor, and in particular to a nickel foam-supported defective tricobalt tetroxide nanomaterial, a low temperature resistant supercapacitor and a preparation method thereof. The method includes the following steps: dissolving cobalt acetate in an ethylene glycol solution and stirring uniformly to obtain a pink transparent solution; adding hexadecyl trimethyl ammonium bromide to the pink transparent solution, and stirring until the hexadecyl trimethyl ammonium bromide dissolves to obtain a mixed solution; putting the mixed solution into a teflon-lined reactor, adding pretreated nickel foam for hydrothermal reaction, taking out the nickel foam after the reaction is completed, and ultrasonic cleaning the nickel foam repeatedly before drying; and heat-treating the nickel foam obtained after drying.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2025
    Assignee: ZHEJIANG NORMAL UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Yang Jiao, Jianrong Chen, Hongjun Lin, Yan Xu, Yanchao Xu
  • Patent number: 12344996
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a bio-based waterproof and oil-proof wrapping paper and a preparation method thereof, and belongs to the field of waterproof and oil-proof papers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2025
    Assignee: Jiangnan University
    Inventors: Zhu Long, Ruifeng Zhu
  • Patent number: 12325808
    Abstract: Disclosed are a superhydrophobic coating with abrasion resistance and a preparation method thereof. The coating has a composite structure formed by a nanohybrid composed of nano-SiO2 and multi-wallet carbon nanotubes, and a resin as a matrix.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2025
    Assignee: University of Science and Technology Beijing
    Inventors: Dawei Zhang, Lingwei Ma, Fan Zhang, Di Xu, Jinke Wang, Yao Huang, Xiaogang Li
  • Patent number: 12320063
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for providing a textile material(s) resistant to the deposition of oil- and grease-based air pollutants by treating the textile material(s) with an oil/grease resistant composition. The oil/grease resistant composition comprises a modified polysaccharide(s), particularly, polysaccharides modified with anionic groups, and one or more adjuvant materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2025
    Assignee: ISP INVESTEMTNS LLC
    Inventors: Gijsbert Kroon, Meiyan Guo, Xin Qu
  • Patent number: 12286351
    Abstract: Disclosed are fast high-temperature sintering systems and methods. A method of fabrication includes positioning a material at a distance of 0-1 centimeters from a first conductive carbon element and at a distance of 0-1 centimeters from a second conductive carbon element, heating the first conductive carbon element and the second conductive carbon element by electrical current to a temperature between 500° C. and 3000° C., inclusive, and fabricating a sintered material by heating the material with the heated first conductive carbon element and the heated second conductive carbon element for a time period between one second and one hour. Other variations of the fast high-temperature sintering systems and methods are also disclosed. The disclosed systems and methods can quickly fabricate unique structures not feasible with conventional sintering processes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK
    Inventors: Liangbing Hu, Chengwei Wang
  • Patent number: 12281406
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a coated iron particle, or reaction product of a coating and the iron particle, comprising an iron particle and a ceramic coating disposed on the iron particle. Aspects of the present disclosure provide a coated iron particle, or reaction product of a coating and the iron particle, including an iron particle having a diameter of from about 0.5 micron to about 100 microns; and a ceramic coating disposed on the iron particle. Aspects of the present disclosure further provide compositions comprising a coated iron particle and a polymer or adhesion promoter. Aspects of the present disclosure further provide components, such as components, such as vehicle components, having a surface and a composition of the present disclosure disposed on the surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Waynie M. Schuette, Patrick J. Kinlen
  • Patent number: 12281050
    Abstract: The present document describes methods for drying an aqueous priming coating composition covering an external surface exposed to air of a carbon material, or an aqueous coating composition covering an intermediate substrate covering an external surface exposed to air of a carbon material, to form a layer thereon. Also described are systems for drying a coating composition covering a surface of a carbon material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Inventors: Ghislain Gonthier, Claude Allaire
  • Patent number: 12264268
    Abstract: Provided are semi -interpenetrating optically clear adhesives, methods of use, and methods of manufacture. An example semi-interpenetrating optically clear adhesive comprises a transparent polymer network comprised of at least two or more interpenetrating polymer networks, wherein at least one polymer network is a thermoset material and at least one other polymer network is a thermoplastic material, yielding an optically clear adhesive with a transparency above 80% and an elastic toughness above 1 MJ/m3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: Ares Materials Inc.
    Inventors: Radu Reit, Jesus Espinoza Diaz, Adrian Avendano-Bolivar, Apostolos Voutsas, David Arreaga-Salas
  • Patent number: 12247289
    Abstract: According to one embodiment of the present invention, a method for forming a thin film using a surface protection material comprises: a surface protection layer forming step of forming a surface protection layer on the surface of a substrate by supplying a surface protection material to the inside of a chamber in which the substrate is placed; a step of performing a primary purging of the inside of the chamber; a metal precursor supply step of supplying a metal precursor to the inside of the chamber; a step of performing a secondary purging of the inside of the chamber; and a thin film forming step of supplying a reactive material to the inside of the chamber so as to react with the metal precursor and form a thin film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2025
    Assignee: EGTM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Geun Su Lee, Jae Min Kim, Ha Na Kim, Woong Jin Choi
  • Patent number: 12202009
    Abstract: A method for forming a multilayer coating film, comprising sequentially applying a first colored paint (X), a second colored paint (Y), and a clear paint (Z) to a substrate, and heating the three layers of the obtained multilayer coating film separately or simultaneously to cure these layers. The first colored coating film has a lightness L* within the range of 30 to 60, the second colored coating film has a light transmittance at a wavelength of 400 nm or more and 700 nm or less within the range of 15% or more and less than 30%, and |h(X)?h(S)|, which is a difference between a hue angle h in the L*C*h color space diagram of the first colored coating film (h(X)) and a hue angle h in the L*C*h color space diagram of the multilayer coating film (h(S)), is within the range of 0 to 30.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: KANSAI PAINT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshiaki Ukai, Hiroyuki Tsuji, Kazutaka Ogura, Naoto Matsushima
  • Patent number: 12196113
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for reducing friction in a radial drilling application. The method involves coating the interior of a deflector shoe with a lubricant. Lubrication of the deflector show can be accomplished by applying a wet lubricant to the interior of the deflector shoe or spraying a dry lubricant on the interior of the deflector shoe. The method can further include coating a hose and/or a jet nozzle, passing the hose and/or jet nozzle through the coated interior of the deflector shoe. The method can further include coating components of a milling cutter, and passing the components of the milling cutter through the coated interior of the deflector shoe. An apparatus for reducing friction in a radial drilling application is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Inventors: Alan Palazzolo, Sam Noynaert, Srivignesh Srinivasan, Baik Jin Kim, Randall Tucker
  • Patent number: 12161974
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a process for producing a filtration and/or diffusion device, e.g., a capillary dialyzer or an ultrafilter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: GAMBRO LUNDIA AB
    Inventors: Franz Baumeister, Christian Hirssig, Tobias Beyer
  • Patent number: 12121930
    Abstract: Provided are a method for manufacturing an eyeglass lens that includes a lens substrate having a plurality of substrate protruding portions that protrude from a substrate base portion on a surface of the lens substrate and a coating film provided so as to cover the plurality of substrate protruding portions, the outermost surface of the eyeglass lens having a plurality of convex portions and concave portions, the method including forming the coating film by immersing the lens substrate in a coating film liquid, pulling up the lens substrate, and drying the coating film liquid on the lens substrate while or after the coating film liquid flows under its own weight, and technology related thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: HOYA LENS THAILAND LTD.
    Inventors: Takako Ishizaki, Shigetoshi Kono
  • Patent number: 12117427
    Abstract: The present disclosure discusses a method of separating a sample (e.g., small organic acid metabolite) including coating a flow path of a chromatographic system. The coating along the flow path is vapor deposited and prevents or severely decreases metal interactions between the metallic chromatographic system and the sample.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: Waters Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Kerri M. Smith, Paul Rainville
  • Patent number: 12115707
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a vehicle part, including the steps of applying a paint layer on a first face of a transparent or translucent part, applying a varnish layer on the paint layer, partially irradiating the paint layer and the varnish layer with laser radiation so as to etch the paint layer and the varnish layer, and overmolding a semi-transparent film on a second face of the transparent or translucent part opposite the first face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: Compagnie Plastic Omnium SE
    Inventors: Olivier Cornet, Stéphane Guillier, Xavier Husak
  • Patent number: 12116281
    Abstract: A method for efficiently eliminating graphene wrinkles formed by chemical vapor deposition includes: directly growing super smooth wrinkle-free graphene films on metal substrates such as copper, nickel and alloys thereof and non-metal substrates such as silicon oxide and silicon carbide, or eliminating the wrinkles of wrinkled graphene through controlled proton injection at a high temperature by precisely controlling the temperature and hydrogen plasma power and time for generating protons; where the plasma-assisted chemical vapor deposition system includes a plasma generator, a vacuum system and a heating system; where the power of the plasma generator is 5 to 1000 W, the pressure of the vacuum system is 10?5 to 105 Pa, and the heating temperature of the system is controllable between 25 to 1000° C.; directly growing a super smooth wrinkle-free graphene by injecting protons on various substrates during growth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: NANJING UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Libo Gao, Guowen Yuan, Jie Xu
  • Patent number: 12103109
    Abstract: A nanosecond laser ablation and chemical thermal decomposition for preparing a super-hydrophobic micro-nano structure on stainless steel. The method solves the defects of long preparation cycle and complex process flow of a super-hydrophobic surface of stainless steel, and does not use fluorine-containing chemical reagents for modification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: SHANDONG UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Yukui Cai, Zhanqiang Liu, Xichun Luo, Yi Wan, Qinghua Song, Bing Wang, Yiping Tang
  • Patent number: 12104095
    Abstract: The present invention relates to specially formulated adhesives and methods for preparing such adhesives. The present invention also relates to composites and materials formed from such adhesives. More specifically, the present invention is concerned with specially formulated adhesives comprising phenolic resins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: Acell Industries Limited
    Inventor: Aldino Albertelli