Patents Examined by Michael C. Miggins
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Patent number: 12083774Abstract: A barrier film according to the present disclosure has a base material film including a polyolefin-based resin; an inorganic oxide layer provided on one surface of the base material film; and a deformation-withstanding barrier coat layer provided on the inorganic oxide layer to be in contact therewith, wherein the deformation-withstanding barrier coat layer includes a hydroxyl group-containing polymer compound and water-swellable mica, and when the total mass of the deformation-withstanding barrier coat layer is taken as 100 parts by mass, the content of the water-swellable mica in the deformation-withstanding barrier coat layer is 5 parts by mass to 35 parts by mass.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2020Date of Patent: September 10, 2024Assignee: TOPPAN INC.Inventors: Shukiko Imaizumi, Tomokazu Murase
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Patent number: 12076962Abstract: A combination of materials that may be formed through an extrusion process. The resulting product has at least two layers. By coextruding multiple layers of at least two types of materials together, the final product may have improved mechanical, thermal, electrical, and other properties as compared to the original materials used. Additionally, by using an additive, filler, or doping material in at least one layer of the final product during the extrusion process, the mechanical, thermal, electrical, or other properties of the final product may be further improved.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2023Date of Patent: September 3, 2024Assignee: Engineered Profiles LLCInventors: Vickram Dhanapal, Brian Davis, Matthew Thomas Fenneman, Michael Kenneth Davis
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Patent number: 12071292Abstract: An improved nylon-free recyclable multilayer package and a method for manufacturing the same is provided that addresses the shortcomings of currently available recyclable materials for flexible packaging and containers. One object of embodiments of the present invention will be to provide a flexible plastic package suitable for curbside recycling, for example, a package that may be in compliance with recyclability as defined by the Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR). One such embodiment comprises a package manufactured from a material that is substantially free of nylon. Another or a second embodiment comprises a package manufactured from a material using a certain optimized ratio of compatibilizers in order to achieve suitable packaging performance and standards for recyclability. The flexible recyclable multilayer packaging material comprises a first laminate film and a second laminate film.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2022Date of Patent: August 27, 2024Assignee: AEROFLEXX, LLCInventors: Andrew Meyer, Cedric D'Souza, Lianna Dini
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Patent number: 12071541Abstract: Provided is a thermoplastic resin composition for refrigerant transporting piping having high barrier properties, flexibility, and good extrusion processability. The thermoplastic resin composition for refrigerant transporting piping is composed of: a matrix containing a thermoplastic resin; and a domain containing a rubber dispersed in the matrix, and is characterized in that the thermoplastic resin has a melting point of 150° C. or higher, the rubber is a butyl-based rubber or an olefin-based rubber, the matrix contains a viscosity stabilizer, the thermoplastic resin composition contains a processing aid and at least one selected from the group consisting of a phenylenediamine-based anti-aging agent, a quinoline-based anti-aging agent, and a trihydric alcohol having a triazine skeleton, and at least a portion of the rubber is crosslinked.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2019Date of Patent: August 27, 2024Assignee: THE YOKOHAMA RUBBER CO., LTD.Inventor: Shusaku Tomoi
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Patent number: 12071288Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a gas barrier layered body including: a substrate layer containing a polyolefin-based resin; a first polyvinyl alcohol-based resin layer; a Si or Al-containing thin film layer; and a second polyvinyl alcohol-based resin layer, in the stated order, in which a logarithmic decrement at 100° C. of the first polyvinyl alcohol-based resin layer as measured by a rigid-body pendulum type physical property testing instrument is 0.20 or less and a logarithmic decrement at 125° C. is 0.30 or less, and an indentation hardness of the second polyvinyl alcohol-based resin layer as determined by a nanoindenter is 0.5 to 1.0 GPa.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2020Date of Patent: August 27, 2024Assignee: TOPPAN INC.Inventors: Takeshi Nishikawa, Ayumi Tanaka, Miki Fukugami
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Patent number: 12059871Abstract: A multilayer film is provided that includes a) a barrier layer including a thermoplastic polyester elastomer or a polyamide copolymer; b) an intermediate layer provided on the barrier layer and including a maleic anhydride (MAH)-grafted polyolefin and an ?-olefin copolymer; and c) an adhesive layer provided on the intermediate layer and including a thermoplastic polyester elastomer or a polyamide copolymer. The multilayer film enables production of gas-tight multilayer laminates which exhibit an excellent peel resistance combined with a low weight and/or thickness. Further, a multilayer laminate and an inflatable airbag that include a fabric layer adhered to the multilayer film, as well as methods of manufacturing are described.Type: GrantFiled: April 3, 2020Date of Patent: August 13, 2024Assignee: ZF Automotive Germany GmbHInventors: Yosuke Yamada, Toru Tagami, Michael Ludwig
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Patent number: 12049978Abstract: A profile includes: a sidewall, a lumen for a fluid path, and an end, the profile including a thermoset material, wherein the profile includes a sealed end without an external bonding material, wherein the sealed end withstands a seal integrity pressure test of at least 1 psi, such as at least 5 psi, such as at least 10 psi, such as at least 15 psi, or even at least 20 psi air pressure for about 30 minutes under dry and wet conditions.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2020Date of Patent: July 30, 2024Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN PERFORMANCE PLASTICS CORPORATIONInventors: Jianfeng Zhang, Rachel Z. Pytel, Jian L. Ding
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Patent number: 12043561Abstract: A glass tube element having a hollow cylindrical section with a shell having an outer diameter is provided. A first ratio is a difference value to a mean value. The difference value is a difference of a minimal and maximal value of the outer diameter. The mean value is a mean of the minimal and maximal values. A sub-section having a start, an end, and a distance of 1 meter measured along a straight line from the start to the end and intersecting with a center axis of the sub-section at the start and the end. The sub-section having, for every point of the center axis, a shortest distance to the straight line. A second ratio of a specific distance to 1 meter, the specific distance being defined as a largest of all shortest distances. A product of the first and second ratio is smaller than 4×10?6.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2023Date of Patent: July 23, 2024Assignee: SCHOTT AGInventors: Volker Trinks, André Witzmann
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Patent number: 12043504Abstract: Provided is a roll body capable of effectively suppressing the occurrence of a telescope phenomenon even if the ambient temperature during transportation and storage of the roll body becomes higher than that during production of the roll body. A roll body RB according to the present invention configured by winding a belt-shaped web around a winding core that thermally expands or contracts due to an influence of a surrounding environment is characterized in that a linear expansion coefficient of the web in a thickness direction is in a range of 60 to 150 times a linear expansion coefficient of the web in a longitudinal direction, and the winding core has a linear expansion coefficient in a range of 20×10?6/K to 100×10?6/K and a Young's modulus in a range of 0.2 GPa to 0.5 GPa.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2020Date of Patent: July 23, 2024Assignee: LINTEC CORPORATIONInventor: Syouto Torigoe
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Patent number: 12043765Abstract: The present invention relates to a container for a consumable good having an inner coating layer comprising antioxidant, a process for preparing such a container, and the use of said container for the storage of a consumable good, and the use of an antioxidant as an additive to coating layers of such containers.Type: GrantFiled: September 3, 2021Date of Patent: July 23, 2024Assignee: IP 2 INTELLIGENT PACKAGING (GERMANY) UG (HAFTUNGSBESCHRANKT)Inventors: Steven John Anthony Barics, Gregory John Charles Stokes
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Patent number: 12025258Abstract: A bonded multilayer article including: (a) at least one first layer of a silicone-containing rubber substrate material bonded to (b) at least one second layer of a substrate material bondable to the first layer; wherein at least a portion of the surface of the first layer is activated for adhesion to increase the bond strength of the first layer to a second layer such that the bond strength of the first layer bonded to the second layer is increased; and a process for producing the above bonded multilayer article.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2019Date of Patent: July 2, 2024Assignees: Dow Global Technologies LLC, Dow Silicones CorporationInventors: Ni Yan, Bhawesh Kumar, Brian J. Swanton, Lauren Tonge, Christophe R. Laroche, Mark Brown, II
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Patent number: 12018179Abstract: The present invention relates to a container for a consumable good having an inner coating layer comprising antioxidant, a process for preparing such a container, and the use of said container for the storage of a consumable good, and the use of an antioxidant as an additive to coating layers of such containers.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2023Date of Patent: June 25, 2024Assignee: IP 2 INTELLIGENT PACKAGING (GERMANY) UG (HAFTUNGSBESCHRANKT)Inventors: Steven John Anthony Barics, Gregory John Charles Stokes
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Patent number: 12016320Abstract: A multipurpose compostable absorption mat serves to receive and encapsulate organic matter for compostable disintegration of the mat and organic matter simultaneously. The mat comprises at least three portions: a first portion facing the organic matter defined by a parchment paper or parchment-like material having multiple pinholes or other openings or porosity sized and dimensioned to enable passage of greases and/or liquids; a second portion outboard of the first portion defined by a deliquescent material, and is able to absorb the greases and/or liquids from the first portion through a capillary mechanism; and a third portion outboard of the second portion defined by an impermeable plant/corn starch-based plastic-like material. The third portion looks and feels like plastic film.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2020Date of Patent: June 25, 2024Assignee: UPZ GLOBAL LLCInventors: Kimberly Kozlowski, John Jun Cai, Joseph Curcio
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Patent number: 12017434Abstract: Provided are: a multilayer structure having a strong initial interlayer adhesive force, with a decrease of the interlayer adhesive force being prevented even in a case of use in a harsh environment such as exposure to hot water, an acid, or an alkali for a long period of time; a method for producing such a multilayer structure; and a sheet for preventing diffusion of hazardous substances, a landfill geomembrane, and a multilayer pipe, each including such a multilayer structure.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2021Date of Patent: June 25, 2024Assignees: KURARAY CO., LTD., MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.Inventors: Kazuhira Hata, Tatsuya Oshita, Ryohei Shiga
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Patent number: 12017816Abstract: A plastic preform includes a hollow body portion including a closed base portion and a lower portion and a lower portion extending upwardly from the closed bottom portion; and a neck portion extending upwardly from the lower portion. The neck portion includes a dispensing opening positioned at a top of the neck portion, threads positioned below the dispensing opening, a tamper-evident formation having a lower surface and positioned directly below the threads, and a support flange having an upper surface and a lower surface and positioned below the tamper-evident formation. In an embodiment, the plastic preform is formed of a material comprising polyethylene terephthalate (PET), and a vertical distance from the lower surface of the tamper-evident formation to the lower surface of the support flange is from 0.125 to 0.150 inches. Containers and methods for molding preforms and making containers are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 2023Date of Patent: June 25, 2024Assignee: Plastipak Packaging, Inc.Inventors: Richard C. Darr, Edward V. Morgan
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Patent number: 11992101Abstract: A primary package for holding contact lenses is disclosed. It is primarily made from a nucleated polypropylene resin. It has been determined that the nucleated polypropylene resin should be formulated with a polypropylene base resin with greater than 99% polypropylene homopolymer and a primary and secondary stabilizer, which also contains a catalyst acid scavenger; at least one nucleator/clarifier; and at least one catalyst acid scavenger.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2020Date of Patent: May 28, 2024Assignee: Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc.Inventors: Oleg Grischenko, Billy Boddiford
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Patent number: 11987026Abstract: A recyclable, laminated polyolefin-based film structure comprises two or more film plies laminated to each other. Each of the laminated film plies comprises one or more polyolefin-based films. The film structure has an energy cured coating layer or a two-part coating layer disposed on the outermost outward facing surface of the film structure and a printed ink layer on an interior surface of one of the polyolefin-based polyolefin layers. In certain embodiments, the outermost surface of the laminated polyolefin-based film structure has a melting temperature which is at least 100 degrees Celsius, and more preferably 150 or 180 degrees Celsius, higher than a melting temperature of the innermost surface of the laminated polyolefin-based film structure.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2022Date of Patent: May 21, 2024Assignee: ProAmpac Holdings Inc.Inventors: Sophia R. Luettke, Joseph J. Buchanan, Seyed Hesamoddin Tabatabaei, Daniel T. Senter, Kevin L. Lemmons, Brian J. Schiermeier, Amir Saffar
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Patent number: 11981822Abstract: A method of forming a coating on a food or beverage container, which includes spraying a coating composition onto an interior surface of the food or beverage container, where the coating composition includes a latex copolymer and a metal drier or crosslinking agent. The latex copolymer is a reaction product of monomers that include (a) one or more styrene-mimicking monomers containing one or more cyclic groups and one or more ethylenically-unsaturated groups, at least a portion of such styrene-mimicking monomers being polycyclic monomers containing ring unsaturation, and (b) one or more other ethylenically-unsaturated monomers. Preferably, the coating composition is substantially free of each of BPA, PVC, other halogenated monomers, and optionally styrene. The method may also include curing the sprayed coating composition, thereby providing the coating on the interior surface of the food or beverage container.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2022Date of Patent: May 14, 2024Assignee: SWIMC LLCInventors: Joseph D. Desousa, Sebastien Gibanel, Benjamin J. Webster, Kailas B. Sawant, Benoit Prouvost
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Patent number: 11975503Abstract: A cupstock for making rimmed cups, such as coffee cups, can be manufactured from recycled paper fibers while having a rim-formation index (RFI) and/or structural and flexural factors, based on certain properties of the cupstock to facilitate a quality rim. For example, the RFI can be based on the thickness, ring crush MD, bending stiffness MD, and areal density of the cupstock. The cupstock can be made from 100% recycled fibers from old corrugated cardboard (OCC) and provided with structural and flexural factors within respective ranges to ensure adequate rim formation when converted into a rimmed cup.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2019Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: Cascades Canada ULCInventor: Stéphane Morasse
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Patent number: 11970321Abstract: The disclosure provides ethylene/?-olefin copolymer based co-extruded, multi-layer films, including barrier films and non-barrier films, and articles of manufacture that include the films, such as flexible bags and containers for flowable materials. The films and articles that include the films have improved flex-crak resistance and toughness. The films and articles that include the films have good barrier properties as the barrier films include a core layer of ethylene-vinyl alcohol (EVOH) copolymer having a high ethylene content. The low amount of EVOH copolymer in the total film that is needed to achieve the flex-crack resistance, toughness, and good barrier properties, further allow for the recycling of the films and articles of manufacture.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2022Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignee: Liqui-Box CorporationInventors: Nicholas Farkas, Lamy Chopin