Patents Examined by Maria V. Ewald
  • Patent number: 11971078
    Abstract: Layered support alternately comprising elastomeric layers and reinforcing layers, wherein an elastomeric layer comprises an elastically compressible elastomeric block (1) with a top surface (2), a bottom surface (3) and a bulging surface (4), wherein the bulging surface (4) bulges out elastically when the elastomeric block (1) is compressed between its top surface (2) and its bottom surface (3) such that the height (A) of the elastomeric block (1) amounts to a compressed height (B), wherein a first reinforcing layer comprises a rigid top plate (6) which abuts against the top surface (2) of the elastomeric block (1) and a second reinforcing layer comprises a rigid bottom plate (7) which abuts against the bottom surface (3) of the elastomeric block (1), wherein the top plate (6) and/or the bottom plate (7) are/is provided with a raised edge (5) extending at least partly opposite the bulging surface (4), wherein the bulging surface (4) bulges out elastically and abuts against this raised edge (5) when the elasto
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: CDM STRAVITEC NV
    Inventor: Patrick Carels
  • Patent number: 11970646
    Abstract: Disclosed are nanostructures comprising Ag, In, Ga, and S and a shell comprising Ag, Ga and S, wherein the nanostructures have a peak wavelength emission of 480-545 nm and wherein at least about 80% of the emission is band-edge emission. Also disclosed are methods of making the nanostructures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: SHOEI CHEMICAL INC.
    Inventors: Ashenafi Damtew Mamuye, Christopher Sunderland, Ilan Jen-La Plante, Chunming Wang, John J. Curley, Nahyoung Kim, Ravisubhash Tangirala
  • Patent number: 11957214
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a shoe including an upper that is easily conformed to a shape of a last when it is shaped. The shoe includes an upper made of a fiber sheet that includes: a first layer made of knitted fabric or woven fabric that includes yarns having a heat shrinkability and has inner gaps; and a second layer layered on the first layer and made of nonwoven fabric, knitted fabric or woven fabric, and being integrated with the first layer by needle punching.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: ASICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ayu Bessho, Satoru Abe, Norihiko Taniguchi
  • Patent number: 11950720
    Abstract: A detachable carpet includes a carpet surface and an anti-slip mat. The carpet surface includes a surface layer and a bottom three-dimensional mesh fabric structure layer. The anti-slip mat includes a bottom anti-slip and water-repellent layer and an upper bonding layer, and the bonding layer is a single-sided fabric on which are arranged a plurality of polyester, polypropylene or nylon monofilament protrusions. The protrusions can be inserted into corresponding meshes of the three-dimensional mesh fabric structure layer. The bonding layer of the anti-slip mat of the present invention adopts a single-sided structure layer formed by cutting the middle of the three-dimensional mesh fabric structure layer, or a single-sided fabric that is made of at least 20 D monofilament and provided with protrusions. The 20 D-120 D polyester, polypropylene or nylon monofilament on the bonding layer forms thick and rigid protrusions with a certain stiffness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: KUNSHAN YIJIA JU TEXTILE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shunlin Cao, Yi Zhang
  • Patent number: 11952832
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a vacuum insulated glazing unit, to the use thereof and to a method of manufacturing such a unit. The vacuum insulated glazing comprises a first glass pane, having a first interior major surface and a first exterior major surface and a second glass pane having a second interior major surface and second exterior major surface, the glass panes being arranged in parallel with said interior major surfaces facing each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: VKR HOLDING A/S
    Inventors: Karsten Hansgaard Nielsen, Simon Johnsen, Søren Vejling Andersen, Thibault De Rycke
  • Patent number: 11952480
    Abstract: In some embodiments, the present disclosure provides a composition comprising 1) about 97.5 wt % to about 99.9 wt % of a first polyethylene having a density of about 0.91 g/cm3 to about 0.94 g/cm3, and a melt strength of about 10 mN or greater; and 2) about 0.1 wt % to about 2.5 wt % of a second polyethylene having an Mw of about 500,000 g/mol or more. In some embodiments, the composition is a film. In some embodiments, the present disclosure provides a method of making a composition comprising blending a first polyethylene of any embodiment described herein and a second polyethylene of any embodiment described herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc.
    Inventors: Johannes M. Soulages, Arnold Lustiger, Thomas T. Sun, Pamela J. Wright, Madhavi Vadlamudi, Alexander I. Norman, Adriana S. Silva, David M. Fiscus, Timothy D. Shaffer
  • Patent number: 11938713
    Abstract: A protective film is provided. The protective film includes a release film, a base film which is disposed on the release film and comprises a protective part and a first pull tab part protruding from a first side surface of the protective part, and a first dummy film which is disposed on the release film, does not overlap the base film in a plan view, and comprises a part partially surrounding the first pull tab part, where edges of the base film and edges of the first dummy film are disposed inside edges of the release film in the plan view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jae Bok Lee, Hang Gyun Park, Jin Woo Park, Sung Hoon Lee
  • Patent number: 11930956
    Abstract: Provided is cookware made from a bonded multi-layer blank assembly. The cookware has a first metal layer, a second metal layer having a cavity with a plurality of spaced-apart posts protruding from a bottom surface of the cavity, and a perforated graphite layer having a thickness of at least 0.010 in. (0.254 mm) and a plurality of spaced-apart holes formed therethrough. The perforated graphite layer is positioned within the cavity of the second metal layer such that the plurality of spaced-apart posts extend through the plurality of spaced-apart holes. The second metal layer is metallurgically bonded to the first metal layer at least via the plurality of spaced-apart posts. A method of making the bonded multi-layer composite cookware is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: All-Clad Metalcrafters, L.L.C.
    Inventors: William A. Groll, Jean Murray Stewart
  • Patent number: 11912114
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an electrochromic sunroof encapsulating a pre-assembled all solid-state flexible thin film ECDs and methods to fabricate the disclosed electrochromic sunroof. The electrochromic sunroof of the present disclosure provides great flexibility and can be adapted to virtually any curvature or shape without leaking concerns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Shenzhen Guangyi Tech Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Zhuohong Zhong
  • Patent number: 11904948
    Abstract: This bonded structure includes a first member having a metal portion and a film portion disposed on at least a part of a surface of the metal portion; a second member; an adhesive layer for joining the first member and the second member to each other via the film portion. The film portion contains a resin and inorganic particles. The inorganic particles are formed of ferrosilicon or non-oxide ceramics containing V. Some of the inorganic particles protrude toward the adhesive layer. The particle size of at least some of the inorganic particles protruding toward the adhesive layer is less than the film thickness of the film portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Atsuo Koga, Masumi Koori, Kohei Ueda
  • Patent number: 11905204
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, a cover glass includes a glass plate forming at least a portion of an electronic device, and a first coat layer deposited on a surface of the glass plate, the first coat layer at least partially including a network structure. The first coat layer includes silicon (Si), oxygen (O), and at least one impurity, and such that Si—O bonds are 80% or more by weight of the first coat layer. A polysilazane-applied coat is laid over one surface of the reinforced glass plate, providing an elegant haze glass cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Wook-Tae Kim, In-Gi Kim, Ji-Won Lee, Chang-Soo Lee, Hyung-jin Lee, Gyu-Ha Jo, Yong-Hyun Cho
  • Patent number: 11898497
    Abstract: A coated component for a gas turbine engine is provided. The coated component includes a substrate having a surface and a ceramic coating. The ceramic coating includes one or more linear slots and one or more non-linear slots. The one or more non-linear slots intersect the one or more linear slots. The plurality of linear slots and the plurality of non-linear slots form segments of ceramic coating material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Hrishikesh Keshavan, Curtis Alan Johnson, Hongqiang Chen, Bernard Patrick Bewlay, Byron Andrew Pritchard, Jr., Mehmet M. Dede
  • Patent number: 11884055
    Abstract: There is provided a laminated hybrid metallized polymer film for erosion protection of a composite structure. The laminated hybrid metallized polymer film includes a metal foil layer, a laminating adhesive layer underlying the metal foil layer, and a polymer film layer underlying the laminating adhesive layer. The polymer film layer is laminated to the metal foil layer with the laminating adhesive layer coupled between the metal foil layer and the polymer film layer. The laminated hybrid metallized polymer film further includes an adhesive layer underlying the polymer film layer. The adhesive layer adheres the polymer film layer to a substrate surface of the composite structure. The metal foil layer, the laminating adhesive layer, the polymer film layer, and the adhesive layer form the laminated hybrid metallized polymer film for application over and to the substrate surface of the composite structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Kay Y. Blohowiak, Denise A. Blohowiak, James M. Kestner
  • Patent number: 11885994
    Abstract: A dichroic coating can be applied to a glass window of an electronic device to enhance the cosmetic and aesthetic appeal of the device. Different processes can be applied to the glass window in combination with a dichroic coating. For example, a layer of ink can be applied to the glass window in addition to one or more layers of dichroic material. The material layers can cover any suitable portion of the glass. For example, the material layers can include holes or openings. As another example, the material layers can be constructed from several distinct shapes placed on the glass. In some cases, software applications can be used to define a desired color profile for a coating, and to retrieve a suitable combination of dichroic and other layers to provide the desired color profile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Evans Hankey, Ron Moller, Jody Akana, Mike Pilliod, Michael Holmberg, Peter Russell-Clarke
  • Patent number: 11883999
    Abstract: A synthetic polymer film (35), (36) having a surface which has a plurality of raised portions (35p), (36p), wherein a two-dimensional size of the plurality of raised portions is in a range of more than 20 nm and less than 500 nm when viewed in a normal direction of the synthetic polymer film, the surface having a microbicidal effect, and the synthetic polymer film includes a fluorine element in such a profile that a fluorine content is not constant in a thickness direction but is higher in a portion closer to the plurality of raised portions than in a portion farther from the plurality of raised portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takahiro Nakahara, Hidekazu Hayashi
  • Patent number: 11878486
    Abstract: Disclosed is a building board construction with increased surface strength. More specifically, increased nail pull strength is achieved via the application of an external surface coating. The surface coating is ideally applied to a paper faced gypsum building board. In one possible embodiment, the coating is formed from a water soluble polymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: CertainTeed Gypsum, Inc.
    Inventors: Robin Daniel Fisher, Devang Umesh Khariwala, Jeffrey Hamilton Peet, Peter Mayer
  • Patent number: 11850823
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a display, a substrate, and an anti-explosion layer. The substrate is disposed on the display. The anti-explosion layer is disposed between the substrate and the display, and the anti-explosion layer has a tensile strength in a range from 10 MPa to 30 MPa.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: INNOLUX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chao-Li Chuang, Hsin-Wei Huang, Ming-Chi Guo, Chih-Yen Lu, Kuan-Chou Chen
  • Patent number: 11840458
    Abstract: Proposed are a layered GaN compound, a nanosheet that may be prepared using the same, and an electrical device including the materials. Proposed is a layered compound represented by M1-xGayNz (M is at least one of Group II elements, and 0<x?1.0, 0.6?y?1.25, 0.75?z?1.5).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation, Yonsei University
    Inventors: Woo-young Shim, Jong-bum Won
  • Patent number: 11844265
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel including a front surface and a second surface which is opposite to the front surface; a front laminated structure attached to the front surface of the display panel; and a rear laminated structure attached to the second surface of the display panel. Each of the front laminated structure and the rear laminated structure includes a bonding member, and an average modulus of the bonding member of the front laminated structure is smaller than an average modulus of the bonding member of the rear laminated structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jun Su Park, Young Do Kim, Young Moon Kim, Kyung Lae Rho, Young Gil Park, Ji Hye Seo, Ki Cheol Song, Na Ri Ahn, Jang Doo Lee
  • Patent number: 11826989
    Abstract: Multi-layer substrates comprising a top surface layer of pulp fibers, a bottom surface layer of pulp fibers, and a melted thermoplastic material layer between the pulp fiber layers, where the thermoplastic material comprises polyethylene or has a tan delta value of 0.2 to 0.4 within the temperature range of 100° F. to 350° F. The multi-layer substrate can include a cleaning composition loaded onto the multi-layer substrate, where a fluid pathway through the melted thermoplastic material allows the cleaning composition to travel from the top surface layer to the bottom surface layer. The multi-layer substrate may be void of chemical adhesives, where adhesion between the top surface layer and the thermoplastic layer, and between the bottom surface layer and the thermoplastic layer is instead provided by the thermoplastic material itself, which bonds to groups of fibers in the pulp fibers top and bottom surface layers that are in contact with the thermoplastic material as it melts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Inventors: Nikhil P. Dani, Joerg Hendrix, Scott A. Wood, Hubert Chan, Daniela N. Fritter