Patents Examined by Michael Zhang
  • Patent number: 12365160
    Abstract: The invention relates to a connector assembly, a seam tape, a garment and a method to produce a connector assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2025
    Assignee: NANOLEQ AG
    Inventors: Flurin Stauffer, Luca Hirt, Vincent Martinez, Heike Bördgen, Nikolaus Ganter
  • Patent number: 12360295
    Abstract: Light control films have a pattern applied to it. The light control film has a plurality of spaced apart first grooves in an optical medium. Each first groove has a closed bottom. Some of the first grooves are partially filled with a light absorbing first material that absorbs light of a predetermined wavelength range of from 400 to 2000 nm. The light absorbing first material defines an unfilled void region inside the first groove extending from a bottom surface of the light absorbing first material to the closed bottom of the first groove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2025
    Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
    Inventor: Jeffrey L. Solomon
  • Patent number: 12362471
    Abstract: Gradient permittivity films are described. In particular, gradient permittivity films that include a first continuous matrix of a first component having a first relative permittivity and a second component disposed within the continuous matrix having a second relative permittivity. The first permittivity is greater than the second permittivity for at least one wavelength between 20 GHz and 300 GHz. Such films may be useful in improving the signal to noise ratio for transmitting and receiving units behind a protective cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2025
    Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
    Inventors: Ronald D. Jesme, Jaewon Kim, Stephen J. Etzkorn, Dipankar Ghosh, Mohsen Salehi, Guanglei Du, John A. Wheatley
  • Patent number: 12350912
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a flooring material including: a base material layer as a stone plastic composite (SPC) core; a color film layer formed on top of the base material layer to provide a given color and pattern; a wear layer formed on top of the color film layer to provide a corrosion resistance; a UV resistant layer formed on top of the wear layer to provide surface protection; and a pad layer formed on the underside of the base material layer to provide shock absorption and sound absorption.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2025
    Assignee: PUNGHAN INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Ho Joon Bae
  • Patent number: 12331389
    Abstract: The present disclosure belongs to the technical field of functional films, and in particular relates to a self-lubricating film over wide temperature ranges in vacuum and a preparation method and use thereof. The present disclosure provides a self-lubricating film over wide temperature ranges in vacuum, including: a bonding layer, a transition layer and a lubricating layer laminated in sequence, wherein the bonding layer has a chemical composition of Ti; the transition layer has a chemical composition of Ti and TiB2; the lubricating layer has a chemical composition of Ti, TiB2 and MoS2. In the present disclosure, when the self-lubricating films over wide temperature ranges in vacuum are exposed to different temperatures, different components of Ti, TiB2 and MoS2 in the films may be correspondingly excited to enrich in frictional contact areas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2025
    Assignee: Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, CAS
    Inventors: Xiaohong Liu, Hongxuan Li, Ru Wang, Li Ji, Huidi Zhou, Jianmin Chen
  • Patent number: 12296554
    Abstract: The invention relates to a laminate (10; 10a) having a core (12) containing a thermoplastic polymer and having metal cover layers (16) disposed on either side of the core (12), each cover layer (16) being connected to the core (12) via an adhesive layer (14) having at least one polymer layer (15).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2025
    Assignee: 3A COMPOSITES GMBH
    Inventors: Christoph Becher, Michael Mayer
  • Patent number: 12280567
    Abstract: Multi-layer composite at least comprising: a decorative layer comprising a first decorative material and a second decorative material, the first and the second decorative material lying in one plane in the decorative layer and having the same thickness; and a first carrier layer for a glue layer, the first carrier layer comprising a plastic which is contained in a nonwoven or a fabric, wherein the decorative layer is planarly connected to the first carrier layer by the glue layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignee: DANZER GMBH
    Inventors: Johannes Gräßer, Aaron Schelter
  • Patent number: 12269246
    Abstract: A production method for a waterproof and wear-resistant composite floor, comprising: first manufacturing a PVC composite layer preform (3); then performing a corona treatment and a punching treatment on a soft cushion layer (2); and finally, compounding, at one time, the PVC composite layer preform (3), the soft cushion layer (2) and a waterproof substrate layer (1) into one. Said process is simple and easy to implement, shortening the production cycle, reducing the manpower and material resources required by the production process and reducing the production cost; moreover, the waterproof and wear-resistant composite floor produced has a simple structure, and also has very good waterproof and wear-resistant performance; in addition, the waterproof and wear-resistant composite floor will not swell, and will also not split into layers or deform easily.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Inventor: Sumei Zheng
  • Patent number: 12273996
    Abstract: A fiber sheet includes: a resin layer containing a thermosetting resin; and a fiber layer, wherein the fiber sheet is stretchable by 1% or more, and an initial tensile elastic modulus of the fiber sheet is 1 MPa or more and 1 GPa or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tomohiro Fukao, Tomoaki Sawada, Takatoshi Abe, Kyosuke Michigami
  • Patent number: 12270611
    Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a sandwich structure that has both excellent heat dissipation properties and excellent mechanical properties. In order to achieve this purpose, the sandwich structure of the present invention has the following structure. The sandwich structure includes a core member (I), and a fiber reinforced member (II) disposed on both sides of the core member (I), wherein the core member (I) includes a sheet-shaped heat conductive member (III) having an in-plane thermal conductivity of 300 W/m·K or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: TORAY INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventors: Takafumi Suzuki, Takumi Honda, Masato Honma
  • Patent number: 12263668
    Abstract: A display panel includes a panel body, a polarizing layer, and a cover module. The panel body includes a functional area corresponding to an external camera. The polarizing layer is disposed on a light-emitting side of the panel body. The cover module is disposed on a side of the polarizing layer away from the panel body. A portion of the cover module corresponding to the functional area has a total in-plane phase difference of less than or equal to 100 nm or greater than or equal to 7500 nm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: WUHAN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS SEMICONDUCTOR DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Feng Xu
  • Patent number: 12267973
    Abstract: To create a housing cover for fixing to a housing, wherein the housing cover is provided with a plurality of fastening means through openings and with a sealing bead that comprises an elastomeric material, and wherein the sealing bead is arranged on a seal support face of the housing cover, in which housing cover the course of the sealing bead can be more freely designed and, in particular, laid closer to the fastening means through-openings of the housing cover and which, in particular, is producible from a sheet-shaped starting material, it is proposed that the housing cover comprises at least one deformation limiting element, which projects over the seal support face in the same direction as the sealing bead and limits a deformation of the sealing bead in the assembled state of the housing cover, wherein the deformation limiting element comprises at least one fastening means through-opening portion that extends along a circumferential direction of one of the fastening means through-openings over a circumfe
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: ELRINGKLINGER AG
    Inventors: Björn Betz, Jochen Schöllhammer, Thilo Lutz, Tobias Kunert
  • Patent number: 12257786
    Abstract: A molded article for laser welding is disclosed which has excellent visible light transmittance and laser transmittance and in which variation in laser transmittance is suppressed, and an agent for suppressing variation in laser transmittance of a molded article for laser welding. The molded article for laser welding includes a polybutylene terephthalate resin composition containing 100 parts by mass of (A) a polybutylene terephthalate resin, (B) a polycarbonate resin in which the melt viscosity at 300° C. and a shear rate of 1000 sec?1 is 0.20 kPa·s or greater, and 1 part by mass or greater and 10 parts by mass or less of (C) an epoxy-based compound, the molded article having a thickness at a welded part of 1.3 mm or greater, and an agent for suppressing variation in laser transmittance of a molded article for laser welding, the agent containing an epoxy-based compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: POLYPLASTICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takato Isomura, Kazuya Goshima, Kouichi Sakata
  • Patent number: 12252630
    Abstract: The present application relates to a conductive structure formed by connecting a modified graphene oxide or modified carbon nanotube with a conductive polymer, and an antistatic composition including the same. The antistatic composition of the present application has advantages of an excellent adhesive property, improved surface roughness, mechanical strength, and improved electrical properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: DAEJIN ADVANCED MATERIALS INC.
    Inventors: Gwan Yeong Kim, Gi Moon Yoo
  • Patent number: 12252051
    Abstract: The present invention is directed at fiber compositions for noise abatement and compression resistance for vehicular applications. More particularly, the fiber compositions are suitable to replace expanded polypropylene foam pads utilized in vehicular carpet applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: Auria Solutions UK I, Ltd.
    Inventors: Timothy Joel Allison, James A. Frye, Ernest Franklin Wilson, Eric Staudt
  • Patent number: 12247330
    Abstract: A cylindrical structure including a first cloth including a piezoelectric thread that generates an electric potential from external energy, a second cloth including a piezoelectric thread that generates an electric potential from external energy, and a connection portion connecting the first cloth and the second cloth, wherein the first cloth and the second cloth forms a side face of the cylindrical structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2025
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takafumi Inoue, Masayuki Tsuji, Eiji Taguchi, Hirokazu Hayashi, Ryosuke Ebina
  • Patent number: 12246556
    Abstract: A metal tone decorative sheet has an excellent metallic luster and electromagnetic wave transmissivity, and a metal tone decorative molded body is provided with the metal tone decorative sheet. A metal tone decorative sheet includes a metal layer on a base material layer, wherein the metal layer includes a plurality of island portions containing metal and a sea portion positioned between the island portions, the island portion is a convex quadrangle in a cross-sectional view, one side of the quadrangle being opposed to the base material layer, and 0?x?y?80 where a length of a side of the island portion on the base material layer side is x [nm] and a length of a side of the island portion on an opposite side to the base material layer is y [nm].
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2025
    Assignee: DAI NIPPON PRINTING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Amano, Atsushi Tokumitsu, Yuki Togo
  • Patent number: 12227116
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a car floor mat. The car floor mat includes a wear-resistant layer arranged on an upper surface, an anti-skid layer arranged on a lower surface, a supporting layer and a stable layer stacked between the wear-resistant layer and the anti-skid layer. The wear-resistant layer, the anti-skid layer, the supporting layer and the stable layer are all layer structures having equal thickness, and the adjacent layers are connected by a heat sealing process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2024
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: Shandong Huafeng Auto Parts Co., Ltd
    Inventor: Dianzhang Jiang
  • Patent number: 12207652
    Abstract: A bioactive coated substrate includes a base substrate, an indicator layer disposed over the base substrate, and a bioactive layer disposed on the indicator layer. Characteristically, the indicator layer has color sufficiently different from the bioactive layer to be visually perceived by a user when the bioactive layer wears away.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: Vapor Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Bryce Randolph Anton, Nicholas Peterson
  • Patent number: 12208565
    Abstract: Provided are a master in which a more complicated microstructure is formed, a transferred object obtained by using the master, and a method of producing the master. A plurality of concave-convex groups each including a plurality of concavities or convexities are provided on a base material apart from each other. Average widths of areas occupied by the concavities or convexities at a surface of the base material are smaller than or equal to a wavelength belonging to a visible light band. Formed lengths of the concavities or convexities from the surface of the base material in each of the concave-convex groups each belong to any of at least two or more groups having different central values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: DEXERIALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masanao Kikuchi, Hiroshi Tazawa, Asahiko Nogami, Kazuya Hayashibe