Patents Examined by Laura C Powers
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Patent number: 12291005Abstract: A vehicle glazing includes a first pane and a second pane which are connected to one another via a thermoplastic intermediate layer which is sectionally colored, a metal-based functional layer which is deposited on an inner surface of the first pane facing the thermoplastic intermediate layer, on the inner surface of the first pane, a coating-free edge region which is free of metal-based functional layer and extends from a side edge of the first pane over at least 5 mm to at most 25 mm on the inner surface, wherein the thermoplastic intermediate layer includes a transparent region and a colored region, the colored region being arranged at least in the entire coating-free edge region.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2022Date of Patent: May 6, 2025Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCEInventors: Anna Neft, Stephan Gillessen, Stefanie Pengel, Jefferson Do Rosario
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Patent number: 12286259Abstract: Apparatus and methods for reducing the tack of adhesive ooze around components and other materials associated with articles and labeling and packaging of articles. In some embodiments, the packaging includes a substrate, an adhesive, a component, a de-tackifying agent, and an ooze zone. The substrate may be a shrink sleeve label. The adhesive may be a pressure sensitive adhesive used to attach the component to the substrate. The component may be a smart component or a promotional material. The de-tackifying agent may reduce the tackiness of the adhesive that oozes (i.e., progresses) beyond the interface of the component and the substrate into an adjacent ooze zone when heat, pressure, or heavy coat weight is applied to the packaging.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2022Date of Patent: April 29, 2025Assignee: Multi-Color CorporationInventors: Dimitri Stamatiou, Mark A. Shadle
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Patent number: 12275267Abstract: An article including a substrate; and a composition on the substrate, the composition including a liquid medium, and a semi-transparent magnetic pigment including a semi-transparent, metallic, magnetic material and a dielectric material used as a light interference cavity is disclosed, A method of making the article is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2020Date of Patent: April 15, 2025Assignee: VIAVI SOLUTIONS INC.Inventors: Paul Thomas Kohlmann, Vladimir P. Raksha, Cornelis Jan Delst
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Patent number: 12254791Abstract: A system includes a container and a security label. The container is divisible into a plurality of parts and has a container body and a removable container closure. The security label has a first label section and a second label section forming respective parts of a common material web and a severing element which is arranged between the first and second label section with respect to a longitudinal axis of the security label. The security label is applied to the container such that the first label section is attached to the container body and the second label section surrounds the container closure. The second label section is formed such that the security label is closed along an edge line above the container closure by gluing and/or welding such that the second label section encloses the removable container closure.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2023Date of Patent: March 18, 2025Assignee: Schreiner Group GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Andreas Hofenauer, Nadine Lampka, Stefan Krauss, Ursula Schroepf, Peter Zimmermann
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Patent number: 12251960Abstract: A method may be provided for manufacturing a panel that may include a substrate and a top layer provided on the substrate. The top layer may have a printed motif and a translucent or transparent synthetic material layer provided above the printed motif. The panel may have a structure or relief at the surface. The method may involve milling profiles into the substrate to obtain mechanical coupling means for coupling together two of the panels. The structure or relief and/or the printed motif may be realized after milling the profiles into the substrate.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2023Date of Patent: March 18, 2025Assignee: Unilin, BVInventors: Benny Schacht, Filip Tack
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Patent number: 12228964Abstract: A display device, a support film for the display device, and an electronic apparatus are provided. The display device includes: a display panel including: a bendable area including at least a display area of the display panel; a binding area which comprises a part of a non-display area of the display panel; and a folding area, wherein the shielding area is located between the bendable area and the binding area; and a support film coupled to a back surface of the display panel, the support film including a first film portion and a second film portion, an orthographic projection of the first film portion on the display panel falling into the bendable area, and an orthographic projection of the second film portion on the display panel falling into the binding area. The material of the first film portion is different from the material of the second film portion.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2020Date of Patent: February 18, 2025Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.Inventor: Penghao Gu
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Patent number: 12194775Abstract: A sparkling fabric includes: a fabric substrate; and a tri-layer adhered to the fabric substrate. The tri-layer includes: an adhesive layer that adheres the tri-layer to the fabric substrate; an exposed design layer; and a metal plating layer between the exposed design layer and the adhesive layer. The tri-layer is distributed as a plurality of separable and identifiable tri-layer pieces across the fabric substrate such that the distribution of tri-layer pieces has a density on the order of 15-25 pieces per centimeter squared (pcs/cm2) and a size of a piece is less than 1 millimeter (mm).Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2023Date of Patent: January 14, 2025Assignee: Hasbro, Inc.Inventors: Man Kuen Cheung, Nga Man Chang, Sze Wing Ling
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Patent number: 12177971Abstract: A wiring board includes an insulating layer comprising organic resin with inorganic particles, a first metal layer on a first surface, and a second metal layer disposed on a second surface. The insulating layer has a thickness of 75-1000 ?m and a storage modulus of 4 GPa-7 GPa. The first metal layer has a thickness of 1.5-10 ?m and a coverage of 5%-25%. The second metal layer has a thickness of 3-10 ?m or 25-100 ?m and a coverage of 85% or more. A surface part of the insulating layer on the first metal layer side has a higher ratio of organic resin than a surface part of the insulating layer on the second metal layer side.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2019Date of Patent: December 24, 2024Assignee: KYOCERA CorporationInventors: Tadashi Nagasawa, Satoshi Yoshiura
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Patent number: 12171080Abstract: A rear cover of an electronic device is provided. The rear cover includes a glass substrate including a first face facing a first direction, a second face facing a second direction opposite to the first direction, and at least one side face disposed between the first face and the second face, a roughness layer formed on the first face and having a first roughness, a hairline pattern formed on the roughness layer and having a second roughness, and a hard coating layer formed on the roughness layer and the hairline pattern.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2022Date of Patent: December 17, 2024Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kyoungdon Son, Poonggi Jung, Sejin Kim, Hakju Kim, Jindeuk Jeon
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Patent number: 12157291Abstract: A display body characterized in that there is at least one white printing layer permitting printing by means of laser irradiation; said white printing layer has a nonprinted region and a printed region at which laser printing has been carried out; and (1) through (3) are satisfied. (1) An absolute value of a difference in color L* values between the printed region and the nonprinted region is not less than 1.0 but not greater than 10.0. (2) Total luminous transmittance of the nonprinted region is not less than 8% but not greater than 50%. (3) Fractional decrease in thickness of the printed region in a cross-sectional direction is not less than 1 vol % but not greater than 80 vol % of that of the nonprinted region. A high-quality display body, with high productivity is provided.Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 2021Date of Patent: December 3, 2024Assignee: TOYOBO CO., LTD.Inventors: Shintaro Ishimaru, Masayuki Haruta
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Patent number: 12152116Abstract: Provided are a polymer film containing a polymer and a filler, in which the polymer film has a phase-separated structure including at least two phases, and all of the at least two phases have an elastic modulus of 0.01 GPa or more; and an application thereof.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2023Date of Patent: November 26, 2024Assignee: FUJIFILM CorporationInventor: Yasuyuki Sasada
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Patent number: 12145351Abstract: A stretchable textile article (20) comprises a plurality of discrete textile members (22,24), each textile member (22,24) extending between a first end (26) and a second end (28), the first ends (26) of the textile members (22,24) being joined together, the second ends (28) of the textile members (22,24) being joined together, wherein the plurality of textile members (22,24) includes at least one first textile member (22) and at least one second textile member (24), the or each first textile member (22) including a textile zone configured to have an increasing stretch property away from the first end (26) towards the second end (28), the or each second textile member (24) including a textile zone configured to have an increasing stretch property away from the second end (28) towards the first end (26), wherein the stretchable textile article (20) further includes a compressible textile member (100) arranged to interconnect the first and second textile members (22,24) so that, in use, stretch of the stretchablType: GrantFiled: December 11, 2020Date of Patent: November 19, 2024Assignee: Stretchline Intellectual Properties LimitedInventors: L. A. D. Krishan Chaminda Weerawansa, A. Nalantha Priyaranga De Alwis
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Patent number: 12138903Abstract: A web of film material wound about a central longitudinal axis to provide a roll, the film material including a conformable base film comprising a first surface and an opposite second surface. The web of film material further includes an adhesive layer including a first surface bonded to the second surface of the base film and an opposite second surface, a release liner releasably attached to the second surface of the adhesive layer, and a protective film layer releasably attached to the first surface of the conformable base film.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2019Date of Patent: November 12, 2024Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANYInventors: Viktor Dannewitz, Ralf Burmeister, Thomas Meyer, Hubert Werner
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Patent number: 12139078Abstract: An exterior component of a vehicle includes a substrate and a multilayer coating film covering a surface of the substrate, the multilayer coating film includes a first coating film closest to the substrate, a second coating film that is in contact with the first coating film and covers a part of the surface of the first coating film, and a third coating film that is transparent and covers the first coating film and the second coating film so as to be in contact with the second coating film and a portion of the first coating film that is not covered with the second coating film, and the third coating film has a refractive index of 1.5210 or more.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2023Date of Patent: November 12, 2024Assignees: AISIN CORPORATION, AISIN SINEI CO., LTDInventors: Kosuke Katayama, Yuta Kobayashi
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Patent number: 12134254Abstract: A protective film comprises a first film layer, a second film layer disposed on a first surface of the first film layer, and an adhesive layer disposed on a second surface of the first film layer, which is opposite to the first surface, and a through hole is defined through the second film layer to expose the first surface of the first film layer.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2021Date of Patent: November 5, 2024Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Hongju Kim, Euiyoung Kim, Youngdae Song
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Patent number: 12134238Abstract: Fiber-reinforced composites is provided. The composites include a plurality of prepreg layers, each comprising a polymeric resin and a plurality of fibers disposed therein; and at least one electrically-conductive layer at least partially embedded in the plurality of prepreg layers. These fiber-reinforced composites can save weight relative to externally provided wires and can be provided in forms suitable for use in automated fiber placement and automated tape layup machines. Advantageous applications include uses in lightning strike protection, energy storage, signal transmission, and power distribution.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2019Date of Patent: November 5, 2024Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties CompanyInventor: Larry S. Hebert
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Patent number: 12109791Abstract: A display module includes a display panel including a first side surface, a first film disposed on the display panel, and including a second side surface, a second film disposed under the display panel, and including a third side surface, a first adhesive layer disposed between the display panel and the first film, and a second adhesive layer disposed between the display panel and the second film, wherein the first side surface of the display panel overlaps the first film and the second film, and at least a portion of the second side surface and at least a portion of the third side surface protrude more than the first side surface, in a plan view.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2022Date of Patent: October 8, 2024Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Seong Sik Ahn, Ah-Ram Lee
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Patent number: 12106684Abstract: A film composite with protection against tampering includes a base film, which is arranged as the lowermost layer in the film composite, and a cover layer, which is arranged as the uppermost layer in the film composite. The film composite further includes an intermediate film, which is arranged between the base film and the cover layer, and a laser-inscribable layer, which is arranged in the film composite between the base film and the intermediate film. Lines of weakening are provided in the film composite, which run within the base film and within the intermediate film.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2022Date of Patent: October 1, 2024Assignee: Schreiner Group GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Katharina Dantonello, Bernhard Schirdewahn, Sebastian Dick, Mark Walter, Jens Vor Der Brueggen
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Patent number: 12097724Abstract: An eco-friendly activator-free water transfer printing film includes a water-based modified acrylic copolymer resin layer set on a superabsorbent film and made of a water-based modified acrylic copolymer resin which is formed by acrylic copolymer emulsion, polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) resin and polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) resin and provided crosslinking an end surface with the water-based modified acrylic copolymer resin layer after another end surface of the superabsorbent film absorbs water and becomes softened; and an information body set on the water-based modified acrylic copolymer resin layer; so that the present invention is simply set on a water surface to crosslink the superabsorbent film with the water-based modified acrylic copolymer resin layer to produce the adhesiveness of the water-based modified acrylic copolymer resin layer without using any activator.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2021Date of Patent: September 24, 2024Assignee: YIHAO NANOMETER TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Tien-Shui Chen, Chi-Liang Chen
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Patent number: 12070970Abstract: A decorative film, a transfer film, the use of a transfer film, a method for producing a transfer film, a method for decorating a plastic molded article, and a plastic molded article. The decorative film, in particular for decorating a plastic molded article, here includes at least one first color varnish layer, at least one second color varnish layer and a transparent laser protective varnish layer, wherein the transparent laser protective varnish layer is arranged between the at least one first color varnish layer and the at least one second color varnish layer.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2019Date of Patent: August 27, 2024Assignee: LEONHARD KURZ Stiftung & Co. KGInventors: Martin Hahn, Steven Hirschberg, Mustafa Kiyanat, Christiane Krauss, Rainer Sigritz