Patents Examined by Linda L. Gray
  • Patent number: 11597187
    Abstract: A method to produce a veneer element, including defects and dense portions. The method includes providing a substrate, providing a sub-layer, including a binder and coloured filler particles, applying the sub-layer on a first surface of the substrate, applying a veneer layer on the sub-layer, and applying pressure, preferably heat and pressure, to the veneer layer and/or the substrate, thereby forming a veneer element wherein, after pressing, the sub-layer is visible through a defect of the veneer element such as crack, cavity, hole and/or knot of the veneer layer. Also, a veneer element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: VALINGE INNOVATION AB
    Inventors: Anette Hedlund, Sofia Nilsson
  • Patent number: 11596171
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a filter component comprising a plug of filter material comprising a body of a first filtering material and at least one element of a second filtering material, wherein the at least one element of the second filtering material is inserted in the body of a first filtering material, and wherein a volume ratio between a volume of the at least one element of a second filtering material and a volume of the plug is comprised between about 0.3 and about 0.8.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: Philip Morris Products S.A.
    Inventor: Alessandro Gnan
  • Patent number: 11590749
    Abstract: Described herein is a process for preparing a flexible packaging material. The process may comprise: providing a printed first flexible substrate comprising an ink composition on a surface of a first flexible substrate, the ink composition comprising a first thermoplastic resin; depositing a further composition comprising a cross-linker, a white pigment and a second thermoplastic resin onto the printed ink composition such that the thermoplastic resin of the ink composition is cross-linked; and laminating the first flexible substrate with a second flexible substrate such that the ink composition, the further composition and the cross-linker are disposed between the first and second flexible substrates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Hajime Machikawa, Liora Braun, Chen Zigdon
  • Patent number: 11590748
    Abstract: A display device includes a window including a planar portion and a bending portion that is bent from the planar portion. A display module is disposed below the window. The display module includes a central portion overlapping the planar portion and an edge portion overlapping the bending portion. An adhesive member including an adhesive layer is disposed between the window and the display module. A lubrication layer overlaps at least a portion of the adhesive layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tae Hyun Kim, Seungmin Lee, Minjoo Kim, Donghwan Shim, Jungkyu Lee
  • Patent number: 11585090
    Abstract: Building or structural panels may be joined, such as to form walls or floors. The panels may be connected in various orientations via one or more connectors. The connectors may mount to anchors associated with the panels. The panels may have outer skins located over an expanded core comprising a matrix of supporting elongate members and voids or openings, with the anchors located at edges of the panels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Inventor: Joseph C. Fleming, III
  • Patent number: 11560911
    Abstract: A marine deck member with enhanced surface traction and the process for forming the same. The marine deck member comprises a sandwich-type composite panel made by a compression molding process. In such a process, the panel is made by subjecting a heated stack of layers of material to cold-pressing in a mold. The cellular core has a 2-D array of cells, each of the cells having an axis substantially perpendicular to the outer surfaces, and extending in the space between the layers or skins, with end faces open to the respective layers or skins. The surface traction of this type of composite panel can be enhanced for marine deck applications by controlled debossing, or embossing, of the first skin while it cools in the compression mold. The debossing effect can be effected by applying pressurized gas, e.g., pressurized air, onto the outer surface of the first skin while in the compression mold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: Global IP Holdings, LLC
    Inventor: Darius J. Preisler
  • Patent number: 11549039
    Abstract: A pressure sensitive adhesive composition can cure via hydrosilylation to form a pressure sensitive adhesive. The pressure sensitive adhesive composition may be coated on a substrate and cured to form a protective film. The protective film is useful in flexible OLED device fabrication processes, e.g., for protection of passivation layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: Dow Silicones Corporation
    Inventors: Wonbum Jang, Kyung Dong Han, Bo Kyung Bona Kim
  • Patent number: 11518066
    Abstract: A method for treating a solid layer includes: providing a multi-layer assembly having a carrier substrate and a solid layer bonded to the carrier substrate by a bonding layer, the solid layer having an exposed surface including a defined surface structure, the defined surface structure resulting from a removal, which is effected by a crack, from a donor substrate, at least in sections; processing the solid layer, which is arranged on the carrier substrate; and separating the solid layer from the carrier substrate by a destruction of the bonding layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: Siltectra GmbH
    Inventors: Franz Schilling, Wolfram Drescher, Jan Richter
  • Patent number: 11518156
    Abstract: A laminated body pressing apparatus, which can restrain damage of a first outer ridge portion or a second outer ridge portion of a positive electrode plate during roller-pressing and can restrain damage of a strip-shaped first separator of a strip-shaped negative electrode body on a positive electrode plate side, includes a first press roller, a second press roller disposed parallel to the first press roller and spaced apart from the first press roller by a roller gap, and a metal plate feeding unit to feed a strip-shaped metal plate extending in a conveyance direction to the roller gap. The apparatus roller-presses the positive electrode plate and the strip-shaped negative electrode body by the first press roller and the second press roller in a state where the strip-shaped metal plate fed by the metal plate feeding unit is placed on the positive electrode plate placed on the strip-shaped negative electrode body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Kodai Shintani
  • Patent number: 11498240
    Abstract: A wood substrate or member is included, having an increased density with respect to natural, untreated wood. The process includes drying the wood prior to application of heat and pressure, which are controlled to reduce or eliminate color change on a surface of the wood member where heat and pressure are applied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: AHF, LLC
    Inventors: Travis E. Bjorkman, Brian W. Beakler, Luke P. Marra
  • Patent number: 11498324
    Abstract: A cutting assembly for a tape lamination head that applies a plurality of composite tape segments includes a cutter carriage configured to slide relative to the tape lamination head and adjacent to composite tape in a direction of composite tape movement; and a cutter assembly, carried by the cutter carriage, comprising a cutting blade and a cutting anvil, wherein the cutting blade is configured to cut the composite tape while the cutting carriage is moving at the same velocity as composite tape moving through the tape lamination head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: FIVES MACHINING SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Nicholas Boroughs, Duncan Kochhar-Lindgren, Cody Casteneda, Nicholas Gacek, Amanda Kotchon
  • Patent number: 11491736
    Abstract: The machine (1) for welding profiled elements comprises: a base frame (2); two retaining members (3, 4) of respective profiled elements (5) made at least partly of plastic and an area to be welded (6), the retaining members (3, 4) being mounted on the base frame (2) and defining a first retaining axis (A) and a second retaining axis (B) forming an angle of welding (7), and along which the profiled elements (5) can be fastened; removal means (8) of material from the profiled elements (5) to make a machining on the area to be welded (6) of the profiled elements (5); heat sealing means (9) mounted on the base frame (2) and adapted to weld the areas to be welded (6) of the profiled elements (5); adjusting means (10) of the angle of welding (7) adapted to move at least one of the retaining members (3, 4) to incline at least one of the first retaining axis (A) and the second retaining axis (B) to change the angle of welding (7); sliding means (11) of the retaining members (3, 4), mounted on the base frame (2) an
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: Graf Synergy S.r.l.
    Inventor: Andrea Vaccari
  • Patent number: 11479029
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a roll of stock material for making a label having a shelf portion with pressure sensitive adhesive and a bib portion with deadened adhesive is provided. The shelf portion includes a layer of polymer. A continuous layer of paper is bonded to a continuous layer of polymer with applied strips of catalyzed adhesive from a roller. Unbonded strips of polymer are kiss-cut and removed to expose the paper between bonded strips of polymer. A continuous layer of pressure sensitive adhesive is applied over the polymer and exposed paper. Strips of deadening agent are applied over the layer of pressure sensitive adhesive that overlays the exposed paper. The pressure sensitive adhesive and deadening agent are cured and a release layer is applied over them.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: MAR-CO PACKAGING, INC.
    Inventors: Thomas P. Eversole, Charles Eversole, Walter R. Fish
  • Patent number: 11472054
    Abstract: A winder unit (1) for winding cutting line (41), for vehicle glazing panel removal, has a rotatable spindle shaft (61) for winding the cutting line (41) and a ratchet device (90) mounted to the spindle shaft (61) by means of a one-way rotational bearing or clutch (75). Typically the ratchet device (90) has a component mounted to rotate in unison with the one-way rotational bearing or clutch. The improvement provides a rotational directional control providing 2 one-way rotational control devices in concert.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: Belron International Limited
    Inventor: William Finck
  • Patent number: 11469651
    Abstract: A device and a method for manufacturing a laminated iron core are provided for including: a first supply unit of supplying a first adhesive to a first part of a predetermined region, the predetermined region corresponding to a punched member of a strip-shaped metal sheet intermittently fed in one predetermined direction; a second supply unit arranged at a downstream side in a conveyance direction of the metal sheet with respect to the first supply unit, and of supplying a second adhesive to a second part different from the first part of the predetermined region; and a punching unit of punching the predetermined region of the metal sheet to which the first supply unit and the second supply unit supply the first adhesive and the second adhesive, so as to form the punched member having the first adhesive and the second adhesive applied on the first part and the second part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: MITSUI HIGH-TEC, INC.
    Inventor: Takashi Maruyama
  • Patent number: 11458716
    Abstract: A lamination apparatus including a first stage including a first body portion and an accommodation portion disposed on a bottom surface of the first body portion, a second stage disposed to face the first stage, and a jig device disposed between the first stage and the second stage, the jig device including a second body portion and at least one jig portion, in which the at least one jig portion has one end fastened to the second body portion and the other end having a rounded shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hirokazu Ishii
  • Patent number: 11459203
    Abstract: An adhesive tape dispenser head assembly arranged to dispense pieces of adhesive tape onto an object can include: a feed spool arranged to hold adhesive tape; a tape launcher arranged to launch the adhesive tape onto the object; a first brake arranged to move between an applied position, in which the tape brake is arranged to press the tape against the tape launcher, and an unapplied position; the tape launcher being arranged to move between a braked position, in which the first brake can be applied to the tape launcher, and an unbraked position, in which the tape is free to move relative to the tape launcher; a second brake arranged to facilitate positioning of the tape launcher in the braked position; a tape cutter movable between a cutting position, in which the tape cutter is arranged to cut the tape, and a non-cutting position; and a co-ordination mechanism arranged to co-ordinate relative movement between the tape launcher, the tape cutter, the first brake and the second brake such that when the tape cu
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: JJS APPLICATION TECHNOLOGIES LTD
    Inventor: Luke Verrall
  • Patent number: 11453208
    Abstract: An adhesive laminate film has a heat-resistant resin layer, a flexible resin layer, and an adhesive resin layer in this order, a peel strength P0 between the heat-resistant resin layer and the flexible resin layer, which is based on JIS Z0237 and measured under defined conditions, is equal to or more than 0.01 N/25 mm and equal to or less than 2.0 N/25 mm, and a peel strength P1 between the heat-resistant resin layer and the flexible resin layer after a thermal treatment of the adhesive laminate film at 160° C. for four hours is equal to or more than 0.05 N/25 mm and equal to or less than 1.5 N/25 mm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: MITSUI CHEMICAL TOHCELLO, INC.
    Inventor: Eiji Hayashishita
  • Patent number: 11453210
    Abstract: Provided is an automatic laminating machine, including a supporting plate assembly, a case, a limiting assembly, a film separation assembly, and an input roller assembly. A lower end of the supporting plate assembly extends into and is rotatably connected inside the case. The limiting assembly and the input roller assembly are rotatably connected inside the case. The film separation assembly is arranged inside the case, and located below the input roller assembly. One end of the limiting assembly is rotatably connected to the supporting plate assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Inventors: Guofeng Pan, Zhengzhong Gao
  • Patent number: 11440215
    Abstract: A method of making a wooden board assembly includes A) determining a scrap portion of a trunk; B) cutting the trunk horizontally to form multiple boards; C) removing narrow scraps and trimmed sections of each of the multiple boards to obtain multiple trimmed wide boards, and cutting narrow board areas from the scrap portion to form multiple peripheral boards; D) removing a part of the scrap portion and two trimmed sections from each of the multiple peripheral boards; E) connecting the multiple trimmed wide boards and the multiple peripheral boards to form a substrate; F) adhering two straps on the substrate to produce a wood pattern assembly; G) cutting the wood pattern assembly to form multiple cut films; H) adhering one of the multiple cut films with a nonwoven fabric with a transparent adhesive and connecting the multiple cut films on a fixing lamination; and I) cutting the fixing lamination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: Juan Wood Building Materials Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yu-Che Huang