Patents Examined by Maria V. Ewald
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Patent number: 12195878Abstract: The present invention provides monocrystalline 4H—SiC semi-finished products having a specific orientation of its crystal structure which is set such as to reduce or even eliminate the occurrence of cracks or fissures during mechanical processing, and method of producing same. The monocrystalline 4H—SiC semi-finished product, which has a longitudinal axis and an at least partially curved lateral surface parallel to said longitudinal axis, is characterized in that the crystal structure of the 4H—SiC semi-finished product is oriented with respect to the longitudinal axis such that at each position on the lateral surface of the semi-finished product there is a line segment which is intersected by at least a predetermined minimum number of parallel cleavage planes of the {1010} form per unit length, wherein the line segment is defined by a plane tangent to the lateral surface at said position.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2021Date of Patent: January 14, 2025Assignee: SiCrystal GMBHInventors: Michael Vogel, Erwin Schmitt, Arnd-Dietrich Weber, Ralph-Uwe Barz, Dominik Bannspach
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Patent number: 12187645Abstract: Chemical-resistant polymer concrete and methods of use thereof are described herein. The polymer concrete comprises a polymer layer and aggregates. The polymer layer is formed by reacting an epoxy vinyl ester resin promoted with cobalt and catalyzed by a peroxide. A concrete substrate is formed by layering the polymer layer and aggregates in thin alternating layers until a desired thickness is achieved. This layering method can reduce shrinkage of the concrete, thereby preventing cracking, deformation or debonding.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2021Date of Patent: January 7, 2025Assignee: COMPOSITE CONSTRUCTION, LLCInventors: Hamid Saadatmanesh, Ehsan Mahmoudabadi
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Patent number: 12187651Abstract: In a silicon nitride sintered body including silicon nitride crystal grains and a grain boundary phase, dislocation defect portions exists inside at least some of the silicon nitride crystal grains. A percentage of a number of the at least some of the silicon nitride crystal grains among any 50 of the silicon nitride crystal grains having completely visible contours in any cross section or surface of the silicon nitride sintered body is not less than 50% and not more than 100%. It is favorable that a plate thickness of the silicon nitride substrate, in which the silicon nitride sintered body is used, is within the range not less than 0.1 mm and not more than 0.4 mm. The TCT characteristics can be improved by using the silicon nitride substrate in the silicon nitride circuit board.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2020Date of Patent: January 7, 2025Assignees: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA MATERIALS CO., LTD.Inventors: Katsuyuki Aoki, Kentaro Iwai, Takayuki Fukasawa, Jun Momma, Takashi Sano
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Patent number: 12174667Abstract: A display device includes a display module rolled in a second direction crossing a first direction with respect to a rolling axis extending in the first direction and a module supporter disposed under the display module. The module supporter includes a support layer, a plurality of coating layers disposed in the support layer, extending in the first direction, and arranged in the second direction, and a plurality of support bars each being disposed in a corresponding coating layer among the plurality of coating layers.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2022Date of Patent: December 24, 2024Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Dongwon Choi, Beomjin Kim, Jin Hwan Choi, Jonghwa Lee
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Patent number: 12173499Abstract: An acoustic interlayer that includes a viscoelastic membrane layer, and at least one carrier material. The acoustic interlayer is easily installed at a location between two constraining layers, such as flooring, sheetrock, or the like.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2019Date of Patent: December 24, 2024Inventors: Kenneth James Rodger, Elisa Donati Rodger
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Patent number: 12173670Abstract: A multi-component structure includes a first hybrid metal composite structure, a second hybrid metal composite structure, and a joint structure. The first and second hybrid metal composite structures include layers, each layer comprising a fiber composite material structure including a fiber material dispersed within a matrix material and at least one metal ply located between layers of the layers. The joint structure extends between and connects the first hybrid metal composite structure and the second hybrid metal composite structure. Additionally, the joint structure exerts a clamping force on the first and second hybrid metal composite structures and to reduce gaps between the layers, between the layers and the at least one metal ply, and between the joint structure and the first and second hybrid metal composite structures to less than half a thickness of the at least one metal ply.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2021Date of Patent: December 24, 2024Assignee: Northrop Grumman Systems CorporationInventors: Benjamin W. C. Garcia, Brian Christensen, David R. Nelson
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Patent number: 12168744Abstract: The subject matter of the invention is an adhesive tape, in particular a wrapping tape for sheathing cables (1) in automobiles, comprising a strip-type fabric backing (2, 3) that has at least one first layer (2) made of a woven fabric and a second layer (3) made of a nonwoven, the two layers being coupled together by a polymer layer (4) and/or by threads that penetrate both layers (2, 3), and comprising an adhesive layer (5) applied to at least one side of the backing (2, 3), characterised in that the nonwoven is produced from an aromatic polyamide.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2019Date of Patent: December 17, 2024Assignee: CERTOPLAST TECHNISCHE KLEBEBAENDER GMBHInventor: Timo Leermann
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Patent number: 12168339Abstract: It is an object of the present disclosure to provide an interior member for an aircraft, a manufacturing method of the member and a replacement method of the member in which replacement cost can be reduced. An interior member for an aircraft according to the present disclosure includes a substrate, a decorative layer that covers the surface of the substrate, and an adhesive layer that adheres to the decorative layer to the substrate, and the decorative layer is peelably pasted to the surface of the substrate via the adhesive layer in a range that meets a required adhesive strength and that does not affect the substrate.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2019Date of Patent: December 17, 2024Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Makoto Hirai, Hiroshi Taneda, Toshio Kozasa, Masayuki Kanemasu, Yukari Sakuragi, Kensuke Sakaki, Kazuhiro Okada
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Patent number: 12162244Abstract: A display device and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. The display device includes: a flexible display substrate; a support layer attached to a back side of the flexible display substrate; and a fingerprint module disposed on a side of the support layer away from the flexible display substrate.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2021Date of Patent: December 10, 2024Assignees: Beijing BOE Technology Development Co., Ltd., Chengdu BOE Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.Inventors: Xiaofeng Luo, Hongqiang Luo, Yang Yang, Qian Chen
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Patent number: 12162330Abstract: A protective barrier is affixable to a curved substrate such as a vehicle windshield. The protective barrier may include a stack of three or more lenses. Each of the three or more lenses may include a thermoplastic film (preferably a polyethylene terephthalate (PET) film) and an adhesive layer on a first side of the thermoplastic film. The three or more lenses may have respective thicknesses that define a monotonically decreasing function in a stacking direction of the stack and that include at least three different thicknesses. The protective barrier may be placed on the curved substrate with the adhesive layer of an innermost lens of the stack in contact with the curved substrate, and heat and pressure may be applied to conform the stack to the shape of the curved substrate. Thereafter, an outermost lens of the stack may be peeled off to reveal the next lens of the stack.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2022Date of Patent: December 10, 2024Assignee: RO Technologies, LLCInventors: Stephen S. Wilson, Bart E. Wilson, Christophe Fremont
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Patent number: 12154812Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electrostatic chuck includes a ceramic dielectric substrate, a base plate, and a bonding layer provided between the ceramic dielectric substrate and the base plate. At least one of the following first to sixth conditions is satisfied: First condition: An elongation percentage ?1 is not less than 120%; Second condition: A ratio ?1/?2 of the elongation percentage is not less than 0.60; Third condition: A bonding strength ?1 is not less than 0.4 MPa and not more than 10 MPa; Fourth condition: A ratio ?1/?2 of the bonding strength is not less than 0.6 and not more than 10; Fifth condition: An elastic modulus ?1 is not less than 0.1 MPa and not more than 10 MPa; Sixth condition: A ratio ?1/?2 of the elastic modulus is not less than 0.6 and not more than 30.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2020Date of Patent: November 26, 2024Assignee: Toto Ltd.Inventors: Yutaka Momiyama, Hitoshi Sasaki
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Patent number: 12151502Abstract: A card includes a layer of deformable material embossed with a three dimensional (3-D) pattern. A first layer is in direct contact with and overlies the embossed deformable layer. A second layer is in direct contact with and underlies the embossed deformable layer. The first layer is of conformable material and extends within the embossed pattern for filling, setting and maintaining the embossed pattern in a fixed condition. The second layer is of conformable material and conforms to the embossed pattern set in the deformable layer.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2019Date of Patent: November 26, 2024Assignee: CompoSecure, LLCInventors: John Herslow, Luis J. DaSilva
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Patent number: 12146067Abstract: Proposed are a coating resin composition for a flexible cover window and a flexible cover window formed using the same composition. The coating resin composition, includes, relative to the total weight thereof, 10 to 150 parts by weight of a urethane (meth)acrylate-based oligomer prepared by synthesizing an acrylic monomer containing a hydroxyl group with a urethane prepolymer synthesized from an ether-based polyol, diisocyanate, and polyoxyalkylene-based bisphenol ether, 1 to 60 parts by weight of a first photocurable acrylate-based monomer, 0.5 to 10 parts by weight of a second photocurable acrylate-based monomer, 0.5 to 10 parts by weight of an alkoxy silane coupling agent, 0.1 to 5 parts by weight of a siloxane additive, and to 20 parts by weight of a photopolymerization initiator.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2021Date of Patent: November 19, 2024Assignee: UTI INC.Inventors: Kukhyun Sunwoo, Hak Chul Kim, Tea Joo Ha, Jae Suk Oh, Jung Cheol Noh
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Patent number: 12129392Abstract: Provided is a resin composition for imprinting excellent in imprint properties and optical properties such as high refractive index and low haze. The invention relates to a resin composition for imprinting containing: (A) a polysiloxane resin represented by the following formula (1): (R1SiO3/2)a(R22SiO2/2)b(R33SiO1/2)c(SiO4/2)d wherein R1, R2, and R3 are each independently a hydrogen atom, a hydroxy group, an alkoxy group, a C1-C12 hydrocarbon group, or a C1-C12 substituent having one or more crosslinkable functional groups, with at least one of R1, R2, or R3 being a C1-C12 substituent having one or more crosslinkable functional groups, and when a plurality of R1s, R2s, or R3s are present, they may be different from one another; and a, b, c, and d are numbers satisfying the following conditions: 0.001?a?1.00, 0?b?0.999, 0?c?0.30, 0?d?0.30, and a+b+c+d=1.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2020Date of Patent: October 29, 2024Assignee: Nagase ChemteX CorporationInventors: Yuki Sugiura, Yohei Uetsuki
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Patent number: 12116310Abstract: Plate-shaped, chemically prestressed glass articles as well as methods for producing such chemically prestressed glass articles are provided. The glass article has a glass with a composition comprising SiO2, Al2O3, and Li2O and a set-drop strength from 50 to 150. The glass has at least one feature selected from: a sodium exchange depth, a storable tensile stress, a network former content of at least 82 wt %, a content of alkali oxides of at most 12 wt %, a content of alkali oxides of at most 10 wt %, and any combinations thereof.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2020Date of Patent: October 15, 2024Assignee: SCHOTT AGInventors: Rüdiger Dietrich, Julia Weißhuhn, Jovana Djordjevic-Reiss
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Patent number: 12116512Abstract: A transfer foil for a touch sensor includes a temporary support, a conductive layer, and a layer to be bonded to a support. The peel adhesion between the temporary support and the conductive layer is 0.20 N/mm or less. The layer to be bonded to a support has a thickness of 20 ?m or less, and a modulus of elasticity of 0.10 MPa or more at a temperature of 130° C. The conductive layer includes a detection electrode that has a mesh pattern formed of a thin wire consisting of a conductive member and an external connection terminal that consists of a conductive member and is drawn from the detection electrode. The thin wire forming the mesh pattern of the detection electrode has a line width of 1 ?m or more and 4.5 ?m or less.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2021Date of Patent: October 15, 2024Assignee: FUJIFILM CorporationInventor: Naoharu Kiyoto
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Patent number: 12116661Abstract: The present application relates to a support strip and a mask plate. The support strip includes a main body, an irregular portion, and a clamped portion. The main body has two sides in a first direction and two ends in a second direction. The irregular portion is disposed on the side of the main body. The clamped portion is disposed on the end of the main body. A first central axis of the main body, a second central axis of the clamped portion, and a first main centroid axis of a support portion all extend along the second direction. The second central axis is located on a side of the first central axis adjacent to the first main centroid axis. The first direction and the second direction are perpendicular to each other, and are parallel to a plane in which a top surface of the main body is located.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2022Date of Patent: October 15, 2024Assignee: KUNSHAN GO-VISIONOX OPTO-ELECTRONICS CO, LTD.Inventors: Gongzheng Zang, Wenxing Li, Weili Li
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Patent number: 12110695Abstract: The invention relates to a floor panel, in particular a magnesium oxide based floor panel, which is preferably provided with interconnecting coupling parts for mutually connecting adjacent floor panels to each other. The invention also relates to a method of producing a floor panel, in particular a magnesium oxide based floor panel.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2018Date of Patent: October 8, 2024Assignee: Champion Link International CorporationInventors: Thomas Luc Martine Baert, Anthony Drevet
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Patent number: 12104045Abstract: The invention relates to opaque colored multilayer articles having a substrate layer based on polycarbonate or polymethylmethacrylate. The compositions of the substrate layer contain a titanium dioxide having particular properties as white pigment. Compared to the Kronos® 2230 white pigment which is conventionally used as white pigment for corresponding compositions and has more particularly been specially matched to polycarbonate, it is possible to achieve considerably higher weathering stability of the colored shaped bodies provided that a UV absorber-containing coating has been applied to the substrate layer. Color stability and gloss are maintained even after weathering, and brilliant colors can thus be assured.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2019Date of Patent: October 1, 2024Assignee: Covestro Intellectual Property GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Alexander Meyer, Joerg Reichenauer, Ulrich Blaschke
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Patent number: 12097906Abstract: A long composite member (center pillar) includes a main member (pillar outer panel) that has a curvature in its longitudinal direction and whose shape of a cross-section perpendicular to the longitudinal direction protrudes on an outer side of the curvature, and a reinforcing member that is made of fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP) and is disposed on an inner side of the curvature with respect to the main member and within the cross-section of the main member. One end of the reinforcing member is adhered on a side of one end of the main member, and the other end of the reinforcing member is adhered on a side of the other end of the main member. An intermediary portion between the one end and the other end of the reinforcing member is extended straight within the cross-section of the main member.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2019Date of Patent: September 24, 2024Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.Inventor: Hiroshi Ookubo