Patents Examined by Nathan L Van Sell
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Patent number: 11970858Abstract: The present invention generally relates to substrates having a decorated surface and a method of producing a substrate having a decorated surface. In particular embodiments, the present invention relates to a roofing, cladding, and/or siding product or a coating or layer of a coating for a roofing, cladding, and/or siding product having a decorated surface and a methods of producing the same. The present invention also relates to roofing, cladding, and/or siding products and assemblies of such products, for installation onto a building surface and systems and methods of manufacture of roofing, cladding, and/or siding products.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2018Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignee: ZINNIATEK LIMITEDInventors: Andrew Leo Haynes, John Wason McKee
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Patent number: 11965336Abstract: This invention, in embodiments, relates to non-asphaltic coatings for roofing materials, to roofing materials made therefrom and to methods of preparing such coatings and roofing materials. By blending thermoplastic polymers with appropriate fillers and/or recycled materials, a composition is produced that can be pressed into a desired shape, or that can be additionally mixed with oils, resins and/or waxes to provide a liquid that can be poured onto an appropriate substrate.Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2020Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: BMIC LLCInventors: Daniel E. Boss, Denis Muki Tibah, Isaac Bernard Rufus, Adem Chich, Overton Williams, Wilson Cheung
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Patent number: 11955662Abstract: The present invention provides (I) a dry-stretched microporous membrane and a separator for an electric storage device excellent in balance among the required performances such as product safety, charge/discharge characteristics, dimension stability, energy cost, consideration to the environment, etc., (II) a separator for an electric storage device superior in product safety obtained by controlling a puncture depth of a microporous membrane comprised in the separator for an electric storage device, or/and (III) a dry-stretched microporous membrane and a separator for an electric power storage device excellent in product safety realized by controlling a porosity and a puncture strength of a thin microporous membrane.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2018Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignees: Asahi Kasei Kabushiki Kaisha, Celgard, LLCInventors: Shinya Hamasaki, Masaki Takahashi, Shohei Mori, Yoshiyuki Ishii, Kenji Ebara, Changqing Adams
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Patent number: 11946252Abstract: Some embodiments of the present disclosure relate to an roofing shingle comprising a low penetration point asphalt reinforced glass mat. In some embodiments, the reinforced glass mat comprises a glass mat and a reinforcement material. In some embodiments, the glass mat comprises a web of glass fibers. In some embodiments, the reinforcement material is embedded into the web of glass fibers of the glass mat. In some embodiments, the reinforced glass mat comprises a sufficient amount of the reinforcement material, so as to result in a nail shank shear resistance of 13 lbs to 17 lbs, according to ASTM 1761 at 140° F. Methods of making the roofing shingle and methods of forming a roofing shingle from the roofing shingle are also disclosed herein.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2021Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: BMIC LLCInventors: Ming-Liang Shiao, Jim Svec, Brian Lee
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Patent number: 11946254Abstract: This invention, in embodiments, relates to a roofing material comprising (a) a coated or covered substrate and (b) a single sealant applied to a surface of the coated or covered substrate, with the single sealant being free of asphalt. The single sealant exhibits a minimum activation temperature (° C.) (tan ?>1) from ?10° C. to 0° C. The single sealant is configured to adhere the roofing material to at least one of (i) an underlying roofing material, (ii) an overlying roofing material, and (iii) a roofing deck substrate.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2021Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: BMIC LLCInventors: Ramil Marcelo L. Mercado, Jarod L. Krajca, Ming-Liang Shiao, Denis M. Tibah, Daniel E. Boss
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Patent number: 11947321Abstract: Disclosed are a mold assembly for making alkali metal wax packets, a method for preparing same, and a method for using same. The mold assembly comprises a silicon substrate (10), the silicon substrate (10) comprising a mold isolator (11) at the edge of the silicon substrate (10) and a silicon substrate central portion (18). The upper surface of the silicon substrate central portion (18) is indented to form a plurality of wax packet receiving cavities (12). A cavity isolator (13) locates between adjacent wax packet receiving cavities (12). A release sacrificial layer (15) is formed on the upper surface of the silicon substrate (10), and a paraffin layer (16) is formed on the upper surface of the release sacrificial layer (15) away from the silicon substrate (10). Cavities (121) for containing alkali metal are formed on a side of the paraffin layer (16) away from the release sacrificial layer (15). The mold isolator (11) is provided with corrosion release holes (14).Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2020Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: BEIJING VACUUM ELECTONICS RESEARCH INSTITUTEInventors: Xinghui Li, Ting Du, Haijun Chen, Zhongzheng Liu, Shunlu Xiao
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Patent number: 11939485Abstract: A liquid-repellent structure includes a surface to which liquid repellency is to be imparted; a foundation layer having a surface and disposed to face the surface to which liquid repellency is to be imparted; and a liquid-repellent layer disposed to face the surface of the foundation layer, wherein the foundation layer contains an acid-modified polyolefin, the liquid-repellent layer contains a fluorine-containing resin and particles, and the fluorine-containing resin contains a hydrophilic structural unit having at least one of an amino group and an amide group. A packaging material has the liquid-repellent structure disposed to face a product. The packaging material can also be applied to a product that is a selected one of hand soap, body soap, shampoo, rinse, creams, and cosmetics and that contains a surfactant.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2022Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: TOPPAN INC.Inventors: Ryoji Kato, Kosuke Kinoshita, Yu Ogihara
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Patent number: 11926760Abstract: Compositions comprising asphalt and corn oil are provided, as are the shingles made using the compositions, methods for making the compositions, and methods for making the shingles. The compositions comprise mixtures of asphalt and corn oil, and the mixtures are oxidized to attain desirable properties.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2022Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: POET RESEARCH, INC.Inventor: Alex T. McCurdy
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Patent number: 11896179Abstract: Fibrous structures containing filaments and optionally, solid additives, wherein the pre-moistened fibrous structures exhibit wet compressive modulus values that are superior to known pre-moistened fibrous structures as measured according to the Wet Compressive Modulus Test Method described herein and methods for making same are provided.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2020Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Fei Wang, Michael Donald Suer, John Daniel Algers, Steven Lee Barnholtz, Douglas Jay Barkey, Christopher Michael Young, Hailing Bao, Cunming Song, Antonius Lambertus DeBeer, David John Pung, Paul Thomas Weisman, Timothy James Klawitter
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Patent number: 11883993Abstract: A die-formed chamfered plastic floor and a preparation method thereof are disclosed. The method includes: mixing raw materials for preparing a plastic floor matrix to obtain a mixed material; subjecting the mixed material to an extrusion, a laminating-embossing treatment, a die forming-chamfering treatment, a coating with an ultraviolet curable paint, a slicing, and a tenoning in sequence, to obtain the die-formed chamfered plastic floor. In the disclosure, a die forming-chamfering treatment is set between a laminating-embossing treatment and a coating with an ultraviolet curable paint, and thereby a chamfer embossing could be formed on the surface of the workpiece through pressing.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2022Date of Patent: January 30, 2024Assignee: ZHEJIANG TIANZHEN TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Qinghua Fang, Wenjin Tang, Zemin Zhu, Jianying Xia
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Patent number: 11884835Abstract: Embodiments may include a coated granule for roofing systems. The coated granule may include an aluminum silicate granule and a coating disposed on the aluminum silicate granule. The coating may include a copolymer and a siloxane-based or a silane-based compound. The copolymer may be a cationic fluorinated (meth)acrylic copolymer. The aluminum silicate granule may have a particle size in a range from 0.2 mm to 2.4 mm. The aluminum silicate granule may have a 65% or greater reflectivity. The coated granule may repel oil and maintain its reflectivity better than with other techniques.Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2022Date of Patent: January 30, 2024Assignee: Johns ManvilleInventors: ChangQing Shen, Joel Hazy, Julian Metz, Lance Wang
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Patent number: 11884048Abstract: A decorative sheet includes a base material and a concave portion. The concave portion is provided on a front face of the base material. In the concave portion, a depth direction coincides with a thickness direction of the base material. The concave portion includes a first concavo-convex pattern and a second concavo-convex pattern. The first concavo-convex pattern is provided in a first region of an inner surface of the concave portion. The second concavo-convex pattern is a concavo-convex pattern different from the first concavo-convex pattern. The second concavo-convex pattern is provided in a second region of the inner surface of the concave portion which is different from the first region.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2019Date of Patent: January 30, 2024Inventor: Shigeru Nakajima
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Method of preparing antimicrobial sheets for articles of manufacture having antimicrobial properties
Patent number: 11872793Abstract: A method of preparing antimicrobial material sheets suitable for manufacturing a wide range of products having antimicrobial properties. In exemplary embodiments, a fabric having antimicrobial agents may be calendered with a polymer such as a silicone compound or an elastomer, in order to create a fused material sheet that contains the antibacterial properties of the fabric. In exemplary embodiments, the antimicrobial agent is copper, a copper alloy, silver, a silver alloy, or other suitable antimicrobial agent from which a fabric may be created. In some exemplary embodiments, an uncured silicone composition and copper alloy fabric are calendered to obtain an antimicrobial material sheet suitable for compression molding a wide range of products. In some exemplary embodiments, an uncured silicone composition and copper alloy fabric are calendered and roto-cured to obtain a cured antimicrobial material sheet or sheet rolls that maybe suitable for die-cutting.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2021Date of Patent: January 16, 2024Inventor: Patrick Kelly -
Patent number: 11873425Abstract: An adhesive composition and an adhesive film including a cured product thereof is provided.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2018Date of Patent: January 16, 2024Inventors: Jae Sung Hong, Ho Kyung Song, Sle Lee, Jun Man Choi, Jang Soon Kim
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Patent number: 11872828Abstract: A method of printing a three-dimensional (3D) color object, layer-by-layer, comprises: obtaining a 3D CAD specification defining a 3D geometry and a surface color distribution for the color object to be printed, defining regions on a surface of the color object; defining colors for each region based on the CAD specification; determining, using the 3D geometry of the specification, conditions applying at respective regions that are liable to cause color variation, such that using the colors as defined at the respective regions may give rise to a coloration error; selecting color corrections defined for respective determined conditions; correcting the defined colors; and printing the 3D color object with the color corrections.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2021Date of Patent: January 16, 2024Assignee: Stratasys Ltd.Inventors: Daniel Dikovsky, Stanislav Shtilerman, Yoav Bressler
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Patent number: 11866863Abstract: This disclosure relates to an article that includes a nonwoven substrate and a film supported by the nonwoven substrate. The film can include a first polymer and a polymer that is immiscible with the first polymer. The first polymer can include a polyolefin and the second polymer can include a polycycloolefin, a polymethylpentene, or a copolymer thereof.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2020Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: BERRY GLOBAL, INC.Inventor: Mehdi Afshari
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Patent number: 11865574Abstract: The invention relates to a method of coating an article and to a coated article. A method according to the invention comprises: providing a substrate coated with a first powder coating layer; optionally heating the substrate and first layer so as to at least partially melt or soften the first powder coating layer, wherein said first powder coating layer is not or only partially cured; applying a second powder coating layer on said first layer; and curing said first and second layer.Type: GrantFiled: January 7, 2020Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: Akzo Nobel Coatings International B.V.Inventors: Michael Denis McCormick, Oriol Aixala-Marimon, Frank Zimmermann
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Patent number: 11865860Abstract: A method for manufacturing a personalized or customized decorative surface (103) having decorative laminate panels (119) including the steps of: segmenting a digital image of the personalized or customized decorative surface (103) into a plurality of decorative laminate panel images (108), wherein each decorative laminate panel image (108) is sized to fit on a decorative laminate panel (119); assigning a positioning code (109) to a decorative laminate panel image (108) for identifying its position in the digital image of the personalized or customized decorative surface (103); creating a non-staggered digital layout (110) of the plurality of decorative laminate panel images (108); inkjet printing the non-staggered digital layout (110) on a substrate (112); heat pressing the inkjet printed substrate with a protective layer (115) into a decorative laminate (113); dividing the decorative laminate (113) into decorative laminate panels (119), wherein the front side of a decorative laminate panel (119) includes oneType: GrantFiled: October 20, 2022Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: Afga NVInventors: Peter Frings, Rudi Lamproye
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Patent number: 11858236Abstract: A foam core mirror includes a transparent mirror layer, a foam core layer, and a backing layer. One face of the transparent mirror layer is hard-coated to increase scratch resistance and/or wear resistance, and another face of the transparent mirror layer is metalized to provide reflective mirror properties. The foam core layer is arranged adjacent to the transparent mirror layer and includes lightweight foam material. The backing layer is arranged adjacent to the foam core layer and includes a high tensile strength material.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2020Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: PEXCO AEROSPACE, INC.Inventors: Chris Howard, Stephen V. Davis
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Patent number: 11859105Abstract: A method for forming a self-cleaning coating, comprises providing a first dispersion comprising plasmonic nanoparticles by suspending plasmonic nanoparticles in an organic medium and providing a second dispersion comprising a precursor of a photocatalytic matrix in an organic medium. The method further comprises forming a mixture of the first and second dispersion and coating the mixture on a surface. The method also comprises calcining the coated mixture.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2018Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: UNIVERSITEIT ANTWERPENInventors: Maarten Keulemans, Silvia Lenaerts, Sammy Verbruggen