Patents Examined by Lynda Salvatore
  • Patent number: 12264417
    Abstract: Apparatuses and associated methods of manufacturing are described that provide for an anti-bacterial fiber. The method of manufacturing includes adding a ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene structure into an extrusion device. The method of manufacturing also includes providing an anti-bacterial low-density polyethylene (LDPE) into the ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene at a predetermined temperature to create a combined filament. The method of manufacturing further includes passing the combined filament through a bath. The bath is configured for coagulating the combined filament and extracting a solvent. The method of manufacturing still further includes drying the combined filament via an oven. The method of manufacturing also includes hot-drawing the combined filament. The combined filament is heated during the hot-drawing within the oven and the combined filament generated has anti-bacterial qualities. A corresponding anti-bacterial fiber is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Jing Xu, Rui Luo, Lei Han, Jun Li
  • Patent number: 12264434
    Abstract: There is provided a synthetic resin leather having excellent durability against wrinkling and favorable texture without impairing flexibility of a synthetic resin layer when seated. A synthetic resin leather which is used as a skin material for a seat or chair, including: a base cloth layer formed of a knit fabric; and a synthetic resin layer which has flexibility and is joined to one surface of the base cloth layer, wherein the knit fabric is made of filament yarn having a thickness of 111 to 444 dtex and a surface side of the knit fabric is adhered to a back surface side of the synthetic resin layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: OKAMOTO INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventors: Tomoyuki Uemura, Shin Nakaya, Yoshinari Hatori, Takaji Suzuki
  • Patent number: 12264414
    Abstract: A photochromic polypropylene fiber is provided. The photochromic polypropylene fiber includes about 98 to 99 parts by weight of polypropylene, about 0.2 to 0.8 parts by weight of a photochromic agent, about 0.1 to 1 parts by weight of an ultraviolet absorber, and about 0.1 to 1 parts by weight of a light stabilizer. The ultraviolet absorber includes and the light stabilizer includes wherein n is 10-14. A preparation method of the photochromic polypropylene fiber is further provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: TAIWAN TEXTILE RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Jo-Cheng Chiang, Sheng-Shan Chang, Yun-Yu Chen
  • Patent number: 12263614
    Abstract: There is disclosed a method of providing through-thickness reinforcement in a laminated material. A guide foot is moved to a datum location relative the laminated material, at which the guide foot abuts a reinforcement zone on a surface of the laminated material. An insertion operation is conducted by inserting an insertion element through the guide foot into the laminated material along an insertion direction when the guide foot is in the datum location. The insertion element comprises a needle for forming a hole in the laminated material; a reinforcement rod to be received in the laminated material; or a tamping pin for tamping a reinforcement rod received in the laminated material. A corresponding insertion apparatus is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: ROLLS-ROYCE PLC
    Inventor: Paul Warrington
  • Patent number: 12246114
    Abstract: A three-dimensional electrospun nanofiber scaffold for use in repairing a defect in a tissue substrate is provided. The three-dimensional electrospun nanofiber scaffold includes a first layer formed by a first plurality of electrospun polymeric fibers and a second layer formed by a second plurality of electrospun polymeric fibers. The second layer is coupled to the first layer using a coupling process and includes a plurality of varying densities formed by the second plurality of electrospun polymeric fibers. The first and second layers are configured to degrade via hydrolysis after at least one of a predetermined time or an environmental condition. The three-dimensional electrospun nanofiber scaffold is configured to be applied to the tissue substrate containing the defect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2025
    Assignee: Washington University
    Inventor: Matthew R. MacEwan
  • Patent number: 12227141
    Abstract: A coating composition which comprises a first polymeric component which comprises a first polymeric dispersion, wherein polymers contained in the first polymeric dispersion have a surface free energy of equal to or greater than 28 mJ/m2 and a volume average particle size diameter of from 0.1 to 10 microns; a second polymeric component which comprises one or more second polymeric emulsions wherein polymers contained in the second polymeric emulsions have a surface free energy equal to or less than 26 mJ/m2 and a volume average particle size diameter from 0.005 to 1,000 microns; one or more rheology modifiers is provided. An article coated with the coating composition and a method of making the coated article are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignees: Dow Global Technologies LLC, Dow Silicone Corporation
    Inventors: Craig Gorin, Manesh Sekharan, David Yancey, David Bank, Jacob Milne, Mark Fisher, Rebecca Beeson
  • Patent number: 12221496
    Abstract: Provided is a fibrillated chemically modified cellulose fiber, which has a type-I cellulose crystallinity of at least 50%, an anionic charge density of 0.10-2.00 meq/g, and an average fiber diameter of greater than 500 nm. Also, provided is a fibrillated chemically modified cellulose fiber, wherein the value (A/B) obtained by dividing the viscosity A measured at a shear rate of 0.01/sec by the viscosity B measured at a shear rate of 1000/sec in an aqueous dispersion having a solid content of 1 mass % is at least 100. These fibers have high water retention and high thixotropy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: NIPPON PAPER INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masato Takayama, Sakiko Nakada, Yuki Takahashi, Shisei Goto, Hiroyoshi Suzuki
  • Patent number: 12221719
    Abstract: Compositions comprising Group V/III nanowires, and methods of making such nanowires are described. Some compositions comprise one or more core-shell nanowires comprising a core and a first shell surrounding or substantially surrounding the core. The core is formed from GaAs(1?y)Sby, where y=about 0.03-0.07 and the first shell is formed from GaAs(1?x)SbxN, where x=0.27-0.34. The nanowires have an average emission maximum of 1.4-1.7 ?m. Some nanowires further comprise a second shell surrounding or substantially surrounding the first shell. The second shell is formed from a Group V/III material such as Ga1?mAlmAs, where m=0-0.2. Some nanowires have the structure GaAs(0.93-0.97)Sb(0.03-0.07)/GaAS(0.66-0.73)Sb(0.27-0.34)N/Ga(0.8-1)Al(0-0.2)As.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2024
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: North Carolina A&T State University
    Inventors: Shanthi Iyer, Jia Li, Prithviraj Deshmukh, Manish Sharma
  • Patent number: 12195884
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to bi-component continuous filaments and articles made therefrom. In one embodiment, a bi-component continuous filament is disclosed, comprising a first polymer component forming a sheath; a second polymer component comprising a core that is surrounded by the sheath; and a binding agent adhering the first polymer component to the second polymer component along a length of the filament; wherein an elongation of the bi-component continuous filament is between 33.6±5.0?60.4±5.0 percent; and wherein a tenacity of the bi-component continuous filament is between 1.9±0.2?3.9±0.2 grams per denier (GPD). In some embodiments, the first polymer component comprises a polyamide, polyester, or polyolefin material, preferably a cationic polyamide or a cationic polyester, the second polymer component comprises polyethylene terephthalate (PET), and the binding agent comprises a polyolefin modified by maleic anhydride.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: Welspun Flooring Limited
    Inventors: Dipali Goenka, Utpal Haldar
  • Patent number: 12180352
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides compositions including a carbon fiber material comprising one or more of dibromocyclopropyl or polysilazane disposed thereon; and a thermosetting polymer or a thermoplastic polymer. The present disclosure further provides metal substrates including a composition of the present disclosure disposed thereon. The present disclosure further provides vehicle components including a metal substrate of the present disclosure. The present disclosure further provides methods for manufacturing a vehicle component, including contacting a carbon fiber material with a polysilazane or a dibromocarbene to form a coated carbon fiber material; and mixing the coated carbon fiber material with a thermosetting polymer or a thermoplastic polymer to form a composition. Methods can further include depositing a composition of the present disclosure onto a metal substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventor: Patrick J. Kinlen
  • Patent number: 12180353
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a composition. The composition includes a silane functionalized polyolefin; a flame retardant; and a hindered amine light stabilizer (HALS) having a Mw greater than 5,000 Dalton. The present disclosure also provides a coated conductor. The coated conductor includes a conductor and a coating on the conductor, the coating including a composition. The coating composition includes a silane functionalized polyolefin; a flame retardant; and a hindered amine light stabilizer (HALS) having a Mw greater than 5,000 Dalton.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignees: Dow Global Technologies LLC, Rohm and Haas Company
    Inventors: Bharat I. Chaudhary, Xindi Yu, Yichi Zhang, Peter C. Dreux
  • Patent number: 12180617
    Abstract: Thermally stable absorbable fiber populations, i.e. fiber populations that do not undergo thermally induced crystallization, can be intermixed with thermally unstable fibers to yield a stabilizing effect without altering morphological properties of a fiber system. Via this, one may minimize thermally induced shrinkage and maintain physical properties of electrospun materials in the as-formed state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: Poly-Med, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Scott Taylor, Seth Dylan McCullen
  • Patent number: 12157959
    Abstract: Provided are a silica glass yarn and a silica glass cloth which have a signal transmission speed that is made stable through stabilization of a characteristic impedance in addition to a low dielectric constant and a low loss. The silica glass yarn has a yarn habit density of 0.10 piece/cm or less of yarn habits each having a bending point with a radius of curvature of 5 mm or less and a bending angle of 120° or less. It is preferred that the silica glass yarn have a tensile strength of 2.0 GPa or more, and silica glass filaments forming the silica glass yarn each have a breaking start strength of 80.0% or more of the tensile strength of the silica glass yarn.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2024
    Assignee: SHIN-ETSU QUARTZ PRODUCTS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kentaro Suzuki
  • Patent number: 12123112
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing multi-ply separable textured yarn, the method comprising, passing a multi-ply separable interlaced filament yarn through a texturizing unit to form a multi-ply separable draw textured yarn, wherein the multi-ply separable interlaced filament yarn is separable in to at least two separable interlaced filament yarn, wherein the interlacing of the filaments within each separable interlaced filament yarn is retained during further processing of the yarn to fabric and in the fabric.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Inventor: Ronak Rajendra Gupta
  • Patent number: 12122136
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a flexible composite that can be set to become rigid or semi-rigid, the composite comprising: a first layer; a second layer opposing the first layer and separated from the first layer by a space; a fill material located in the space between the first and second layers, which is capable of setting to a rigid or semi-rigid solid on the addition of a liquid, gas or radiation; a plurality of elements extending substantially into the space from the first layer and/or the second layer and which may pass through the opposing layer or join with other elements present in the space from an opposing layer, thereby forming linking elements for joining the layers together; and wherein the unset fill material is provided in the space at a pressure such that tension is applied one or more of the linking elements and to cause the first and/or second layers to bulge outwards relative to the longitudinal length of said one or more linking elements under tension.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: Concrete Canvas Technology Ltd.
    Inventors: Peter Eric Brewin, Daniel Cox, Mark Savage, Randolph S. Kohlman, Graham Rose
  • Patent number: 12125611
    Abstract: Provided are a surface protection composition which has excellent anticorrosion performance to prevent the metal corrosion, and also has excellent coating properties and heat resistance with suppressing cracks from being occurred even in a cold environment and maintaining anticorrosion performance, and a terminal-fitted electric wire using these. The present protection composition contains: (a) a phosphorus compound represented by the following general formula (1) in an amount of 0.1 to 10 mass % in terms of phosphorus element with respect to the total amount of the composition; (b) a metal-containing compound in an amount of 0.1 to 10 mass % in terms of the metal element with respect to the total amount of the composition or an amine compound in an amount of 0.1 to 5.0 mass % in terms of nitrogen element with respect to the total amount of the composition; (c) a (meth) acrylate having two or more carbon-carbon double bonds and hydrocarbon chains having four or more carbon atoms in an amount of 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD., KYUSHU UNIVERSITY, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Naoyuki Oshiumi, Takehiro Hosokawa, Makoto Mizoguchi
  • Patent number: 12123131
    Abstract: Disclosed is a synthetic fiber treatment agent containing a phenol amine compound and a nonionic surfactant. The phenol amine compound is at least one selected from the group consisting of a compound formed from a phenol derivative, formaldehyde, and a polyamine compound and a compound obtained by reacting a boron-containing compound with a compound formed from a phenol derivative, formaldehyde, and a polyamine compound. The phenol derivative is a phenol in which a hydrocarbon group with a number average molecular weight of not less than 100 and not more than 2000 is modified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: TAKEMOTO YUSHI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Keiichiro Oshima, Satoru Hamajima, Jun Ito
  • Patent number: 12116505
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide for transient adhesive polymers, methods of making transient adhesive polymers, structures including the transient adhesive polymer attaching two portions of the structure to one another, and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: Georgia Tech Research Corporation
    Inventors: Paul A. Kohl, Anthony Engler, Jared Schwartz, Gerald Gourdin, Jisu Jiang, Oluwadamilola Phillips
  • Patent number: 12116702
    Abstract: An ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene fiber with ultra-high cut resistance includes an ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene matrix and carbon fiber powder particles dispersed therein. The content of the carbon fiber powder particles is 0.25-10 wt %. A method for preparing the ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene fiber with the ultra-high cut resistance and a cut-resistant glove woven therefrom are further provided. The test proves that the glove woven from the ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene fiber with the ultra-high cut resistance is soft and comfortable, and does not have prickling sensation. According to the test of the Standard EN388-2003, the level of the cut-resistant grade ranges from 4 to 5.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: XINGYU SAFETY PROTECTION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD
    Inventors: Xingyu Zhou, Haitao Zhou, Hongbo Zhou, Yong Zhao
  • Patent number: 12110378
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for depositing nano-objects on the surface of a gel comprising the steps of: a) providing a gel having a polymer matrix and a solvent within the polymer matrix, the polymer matrix forming a three-dimensional network which is capable of swelling in the presence of the solvent, wherein the solubility of the polymer matrix in the solvent at 1 bar and 25° C. is less than 1 g/l, wherein the gel has a rigidity gradient on the micrometer scale of less than 10%, then b) depositing nano-objects on the surface of the gel, the nano-objects having a mean diameter greater than or equal to the mean diameter of the pores of the gel, then c) evaporating the solvent from the gel at least until the content of solvent no longer varies over time, under the proviso that, at the start of evaporation, the content of mineral salts in the solvent is less than 6 g/l, the gel capable of being obtained and the uses thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignees: Centre National De La Recherche Scientifique, Universite Grenoble Alpes, Commissariat À L'énergie Atomique Et Aux Énergies Alternatives
    Inventors: Alice Nicolas, Camille Migdal