Patents Examined by Marla D McConnell
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Patent number: 11969695Abstract: A process for manufacturing a porous body, includes preparing a dispersion liquid having a dispersion medium with cellulose-based nanofibers that have an average fiber diameter from 1 to 100 nm and dispersed therein, attaching the dispersion liquid to a porous support having a plurality of pores that connect with one another, removing the dispersion liquid attached to a surface of the porous support excluding an inside of pores of the porous support, and subsequently drying the porous support including the dispersion liquid in the pores of the porous support to remove the dispersion medium.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2020Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignees: HOKUETSU CORPORATION, THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYOInventors: Junji Nemoto, Toshihiko Soyama, Tsuguyuki Saito, Akira Isogai
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Patent number: 11970796Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide a two-layer fabric for manufacturing a unwoven fabric which can reduce the sticking of the fiber generated upon the manufacturing of the unwoven fabric, while add the excellent lateral rigidity, the excellent diagonal rigidity, and the excellent sheet supportability to the two-layer fabric for manufacturing the unwoven fabric.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2017Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignee: NIPPON FILCON CO., LTD.Inventor: Toru Egawa
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Patent number: 11959207Abstract: A polymeric mesh is disclosed. The polymeric mesh comprises an absorbable polymeric fiber and a non-absorbable polymeric fiber knitted together to form an interdependent, co-knit mesh structure. Also disclosed are methods for making the polymeric mesh and methods for using the polymeric mesh.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2012Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: Poly-Med, Inc.Inventors: Shawn J. Peniston, Georgios T. Hilas
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Patent number: 11866851Abstract: An aqueous liquid of a carbon fiber precursor treatment agent contains a carbon fiber precursor treatment agent and water, the carbon fiber precursor treatment agent containing an amino-modified silicone and a particular nonionic surfactant having a molecular weight distribution (Mw/Mn) of from 1.05 to 1.50. The amino-modified silicone may have a kinematic viscosity at 25° C. of 50 to 4,000 mm2/s. The carbon fiber precursor treatment agent is adhered to a carbon fiber precursor.Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 2020Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: TAKEMOTO YUSHI KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Takeshi Nishigawa, Akihiro Doi
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Patent number: 11758909Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a nonwoven polyamide structure having antimicrobial properties comprising: nonwoven polyamide fibers comprising less than 4000 ppm zinc dispersed within the nonwoven polyamide fibers; and less than 2000 ppm phosphorus. The fibers have an average fiber diameter of less than 25 microns; and the polyamide structure demonstrates a Staphylococcus Aureus reduction of at least 90%, as measured by ISO 20743-13.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2019Date of Patent: September 19, 2023Assignee: Ascend Performance Materials Operations LLCInventors: Scott E. Osborn, Wai-shing Yung, Albert Ortega
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Patent number: 11692284Abstract: Various implementations include a filament that includes three lobes that extend from a central portion of the filament, and the central portion defines an axial void. Each lobe bulges outwardly at its proximal end adjacent the central portion and has edges that form a continuous concave curve toward its distal end relative to an axis A-A that extends through the distal end of the respective lobe and the central portion of the filament. Thus, a width of each lobe at the proximal end thereof is greater than a width of each lobe at or adjacent the distal end, and adjacent edges of adjacent lobes intersect each other at concave proximal ends of the adjacent edges.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2017Date of Patent: July 4, 2023Assignee: Aladdin Manufacturing CorporationInventors: Maarten Meinders, Paul Pustolski
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Patent number: 11622919Abstract: A water disposable nonwoven web having good MD and CD strength is provided. The nonwoven web is obtained by hydroentangling an airlaid web of no less than 50% by weight of natural cellulose fibers having a fiber length of no more than 3.5 mm and no more than 50% by weight staple fibers having a fiber length of no less than 8.0 mm. The nonwoven web contains no adhesive, binder or thermal bonding fibers. Products containing the disposable nonwoven web meet municipal guidelines for flushability.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2016Date of Patent: April 11, 2023Assignee: Jacob Holm & Sons AGInventors: Richard Knowlson, Eric Mariani, Katherine Dyrmose Petersen
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Patent number: 11608571Abstract: Various implementations include a filament that includes three lobes that extend from a central portion of the filament, and the central portion defines an axial void. Each lobe bulges outwardly at its proximal end adjacent the central portion and has edges that form a continuous concave curve toward its distal end relative to an axis A-A that extends through the distal end of the respective lobe and the central portion of the filament. Thus, a width of each lobe at the proximal end thereof is greater than a width of each lobe at or adjacent the distal end, and adjacent edges of adjacent lobes intersect each other at concave proximal ends of the adjacent edges.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2019Date of Patent: March 21, 2023Assignee: Aladdin Manufacturing CorporationInventors: Maarten Meinders, Paul Pustolski
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Patent number: 11597184Abstract: Elasticated materials and articles comprising elasticated materials are disclosed. In an embodiment, an elasticated material may comprise a first layer, second layer, an elastomeric strand disposed between the first and second layers, and a plurality of bonds bonding the first and second layers together. The strand may have straight and arcuate portions. The bonds may comprise a first and a second bond and may be disposed on opposite sides of the strand and separated a distance less than an un-tensioned diameter of the strand. The first and second bonds may be disposed along a strand straight portion. The plurality of bonds may further comprise a third and fourth bond which are longitudinally adjacent and disposed on opposite sides of the strand and spaced apart a distance greater than the un-tensioned diameter of the strand. The third and fourth bonds may be disposed along a strand arcuate portion.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2018Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC.Inventors: Jason G. Csida, Jason K. Sieck
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Patent number: 11548905Abstract: According to an aspect of the present disclosure, a compound having a metal planar tetradentate coordination configuration is disclosed. In the compounds, the metal M is Pt or Pd; the four coordinating atoms are Z1, Z2, Z3, and Z4 and are each selected from N, C, and O. The compound includes a substituent R, and atoms M, Z1, Z2, Z3, and Z4 are used to define a first plane that passes through the metal M and is positioned to have a minimum sum of shortest distances with Z1, Z2, Z3, and Z4. At least one non-hydrogen atom in R falls within a distal circle of a cylinder extending perpendicular to the first plane, where the distal circle of the cylinder is a height h from the base circle and the height h ranges from 3.3 ? to 4.8 ?.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2017Date of Patent: January 10, 2023Assignee: UNIVERSAL DISPLAY CORPORATIONInventors: Zhiqiang Ji, Lichang Zeng, Chun Lin
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Patent number: 11545637Abstract: A ligand for metal complexes are disclosed, in which an imidazole ring is fused to an aromatic ring as a substituent or an imidazole ring is fused to a six-member ring of the original ligand. The features of these elements within the ligand afford a better device performance in general OLED device.Type: GrantFiled: January 5, 2018Date of Patent: January 3, 2023Assignee: UNIVERSAL DISPLAY CORPORATIONInventors: Chun Lin, Zhiqiang Ji, Lichang Zeng
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Patent number: 11539003Abstract: By providing a novel polycyclic aromatic amino compound having an amino substituent and having a plurality of aromatic rings linked via a boron atom, an oxygen atom, or the like, for example, as in the following formula, a selection range of a material for an organic EL element is widened.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2017Date of Patent: December 27, 2022Assignees: Kwansei Gakuin Educational Foundation, SK Materials JNC Co., Ltd.Inventors: Takuji Hatakeyama, Guofang Wang, Yasuyuki Sasada
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Patent number: 11444248Abstract: An organic electro-luminescent element having a luminescence peak in a near-infrared range, comprising a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and at least one organic layer including a luminescent layer located between the positive electrode and the negative electrode, wherein the luminescent layer comprises a host material, a delayed fluorescent material and a luminescent material, wherein each of the delayed fluorescent material and the luminescent material have a structure with two or three benzene rings bonded to an N atom.Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 2017Date of Patent: September 13, 2022Inventors: Chihaya Adachi, Hajime Nakanotani, Takahiko Yamanaka, Shigeo Hara, Toru Hirohata
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Patent number: 11345727Abstract: Composites based on a polymer and a mixture of proteins derived from a MaSp (major ampullate spidroin) protein are provides. Further, methods for preparation of same, and method of use of the composites are provided.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 2017Date of Patent: May 31, 2022Assignee: SEEVIX MATERIAL SCIENCES LTD.Inventors: Shmulik Ittah, Meni Shimel, Ella Sklan, Dganit Stern
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Patent number: 11233012Abstract: A fabric-based item may include fabric formed from intertwined strands of material with embedded circuitry. The strands of material may be formed from dielectric materials such as polymers. The strands of material may be formed from joined segments of polymer strand material or other material. Each joined segment may contain a potentially distinct circuit. Some joined segments may include one or more conductive lines. The conductive lines may run parallel to each other along the length of the joined segments to form circuit interconnects. Conductive lines may be joined to contact pads on integrated circuits and other embedded components formed from semiconductor dies. Control circuitry formed from the integrated circuits embedded in strands of material in the fabric and other control circuitry may be used to control the circuitry embedded in the fabric.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2018Date of Patent: January 25, 2022Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Steven J. Keating, Daniel D. Sunshine, Benjamin J. Grena
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Patent number: 11174346Abstract: A flame-retardant polyester fiber obtained by spinning flame-retardant polyester and irradiating with ultraviolet light and having a limiting oxygen index value of greater than 30. Flame retardant 2-carboxyethylphenylphosphinic acid to improve the flame retardant properties of polyester, the use of polyester containing unsaturated double bond in UV irradiation, the double bond opens to form a crosslinking point, the formation of a certain amount of the network structure improves the heat-resistant temperature of the poly-fiber and improves the anti-dripping performance of the polyester fiber.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2016Date of Patent: November 16, 2021Assignee: JIANGSU HENGLI CHEMICAL FIBRE CO., LTD.Inventors: Lili Wang, Lixin Yin, Qianhan Liu, Feng Li
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Patent number: 11168415Abstract: A protective textile sleeve and method of construction thereof is provided. The sleeve includes a circumferentially continuous wall extending lengthwise along a longitudinal axis between opposite ends. The wall has a first section formed from a non-heat-shrinkable, non-elastic yarn and a second section formed from one of a heat-shrinkable or elastic yarn. The first section extends lengthwise between the opposite ends and spans (X) degrees about the circumference of the wall between opposite lengthwise extending edges while in an unshrunken or stretch. The second section extends lengthwise between the opposite ends and spans (360-X) degrees about the circumference of the wall. The heat-shrikable or elastic yarn of the second section extends continuously as an uninterupted yarn between the opposite edges of the first section.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2017Date of Patent: November 9, 2021Assignee: Federal-Mogul Powertrain LLCInventor: Delphine Henin
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Patent number: 11155948Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods of forming a fiber mat, involving forming an aqueous solution of at least one protein, at least one polysaccharide, and optionally a plasticizer, and electrospinning the aqueous solution onto a collector to form a mat.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2018Date of Patent: October 26, 2021Assignee: The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of AgricultureInventors: Lin S. Liu, Peggy M. Tomasula, Shih-Chuan Liu
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Patent number: 11154803Abstract: The present invention provides an electret fiber sheet having superior recovery of airflow volume by heat treatment and having high air permeability. The electret fiber sheet of the present invention is a nonwoven fabric formed from long fibers that are formed from a thermoplastic resin and have an average single fiber diameter of 0.1 to 8.0 ?m, wherein a bulk density of the nonwoven fabric is 0.05 to 0.30 g/cm3 and the long fibers contain a crystal nucleating agent at 0.005 to 1.0% by mass.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2017Date of Patent: October 26, 2021Assignee: TORAY INDUSTRIES, INC.Inventors: Sachio Inaba, Yuji Iyama, Takuji Kobayashi
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Patent number: 11155936Abstract: The present invention provides a highly functional polyethylene fiber exhibiting reduction of change in their physical properties in a wide range of temperatures for processing for products and in a wide range of temperatures for usage as products, thereby enabling improvement of dimensional stability. In addition, the present invention provides a highly functional polyethylene fiber exhibiting a high degree of dye exhaustion to be obtained in a simple dyeing operation, and excellent color fastness. The highly functional polyethylene fiber of the present invention is characterized in that an intrinsic viscosity [?] is higher than or equal to 0.8 dL/g, and not higher than 4.9 dL/g, ethylene is substantially contained as a repeating unit thereof, and a maximum thermal shrinkage stress is less than or equal to 0.4 cN/dtex in TMA (thermo-mechanical analysis), and a thermal shrinking percentage at 100° C. is less than or equal to 2.5%.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2011Date of Patent: October 26, 2021Assignee: TOYOBO CO., LTD.Inventors: Yasunori Fukushima, Shoji Oda, Akira Hamano, Minoru Masuda