Patents Examined by Nathan T Leong
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Patent number: 11439978Abstract: A solid adsorbent fiber includes a solid support fiber that is enveloped by a solidified polymeric binder and also adsorbent particles.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2018Date of Patent: September 13, 2022Assignee: L'Air Liquide, Societe Anonyme Pour L'Etude Et L'Exploitation Des Procedes Georges ClaudeInventors: Philippe A. Coignet, Dean W. Kratzer
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Patent number: 11444440Abstract: A system, method, and apparatus lubricating a wire or cable during manufacturing, wherein the wire is aligned with an entry to a spraying enclosure and passes through a first seal of the spraying enclosure. Lubricant is sprayed onto the wire inside of the spraying enclosure while the unapplied, but sprayed, lubricant is collected at the bottom of the spraying enclosure. The wire passes through a second seal of the spraying enclosure, is aligned, and exits from the spraying enclosure.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2020Date of Patent: September 13, 2022Assignee: Encore Wire CorporationInventors: Mark D. Bennett, William T. Bigbee, Jr., Ramon V. Hernandez
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Patent number: 11441227Abstract: A method for forming a metallic structure having multiple layers includes providing a main tool having a main formation surface corresponding to a desired shape of a first layer of material. The method also includes depositing the first layer of material on the main formation surface using a cold-spray deposition technique. The method also includes positioning a secondary tool having a secondary formation surface in a portion of a first volume defined by a first surface of the first layer of material. The method also includes depositing a second layer of material on the secondary formation surface using the cold-spray deposition technique. The method also includes removing the secondary tool such that the first volume is positioned between the first layer of material and the second layer of material.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2019Date of Patent: September 13, 2022Assignee: Raytheon Technologies CorporationInventors: William J. Brindley, Gary D. Roberge
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Patent number: 11426995Abstract: A coating method, a coating device and a light-emitting device, the coating method comprises: controlling an ink supply device to stop supplying ink to a micro nozzle when it is determined that the lowest end of an ink droplet from the micro nozzle reaches a first position; determining that the distance between the end of the micro nozzle and a substrate reaches a second distance, the second distance being preset; controlling the ink supply device to continue to supply ink, and controlling the micro nozzle to move relative to the substrate for a pattern coating. The disclosure provides a good pattern forming solution, thereby avoiding the technical problem in the prior art of inkjet printing apparatuses easily causing nozzle clogging.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2017Date of Patent: August 30, 2022Assignee: Nanjing Technology Corporation LimitedInventor: Xinyan Gu
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Patent number: 11421950Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a heat transfer tube having rare-earth oxide deposited on a surface thereof and a method for manufacturing the same, in which the rare-earth oxide can be deposited on the surface of the heat transfer tube to implement a superhydrophobic surface even under the high temperature environment and a plurality of assembled heat transfer tubes can be coated by coating a complex shape by depositing rare-earth oxide using a method for dipping a surface of the heat transfer tube and coating the same, thereby reducing or preventing the heat transfer tubes from being damaged during the assembling of the heat transfer tubes after the coating.Type: GrantFiled: January 3, 2020Date of Patent: August 23, 2022Assignee: Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction Co., LtdInventors: Hyun Sik Kim, Hyun Gee Kim, Jin Bum Kim, Young Suk Nam, Jae Hwan Shim
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Patent number: 11420148Abstract: Provided is a system for a spraying booth, including a spraying booth and at least one filter with at least one VOC detector, the system further including a central database where at least data of the VOC detector are stored, whereby is achieved that the value of the measurements can be accessed and controlled centrally, either by the customer's own technicians or by the supplier's technicians, by a communication unit.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2017Date of Patent: August 23, 2022Assignee: HURIYA PRIVATE FZLLEInventor: Henrik Bro Christensen
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Patent number: 11420222Abstract: A method of painting a vehicle according to an embodiment including a first member and a second member which includes a painting surface and which is made of a material different from that of the first member. The method includes acquiring an environmental condition and a painting condition when the first member has been painted, and determining an environmental condition and a painting condition for the second member, which are determined in advance so that a color of the second member and a color of the first member will have a sameness in view of the acquired environmental condition and painting condition for the first member, as the environmental condition and the painting condition at the time of painting the second member which may be used together with the first member.Type: GrantFiled: July 16, 2019Date of Patent: August 23, 2022Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yuichi Hirano, Yohei Sano
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Patent number: 11413640Abstract: An apparatus and method for locating a position of a coating applicator in a coating process for applying coating material to an article. At least one positioning member is attached to a spray applicator at one end and carries a marker at an opposite end capable of depositing a visible track on a markable surface removably attached to the surface of the article to be coated. The positioning member provide a resilient biasing force on the marker to maintain the marker in contact with the surface of the article despite surface topography changes as the article and the marker move relative to each other. The visible track(s) define a centerline or the overall spray pattern of the spray applicator.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2016Date of Patent: August 16, 2022Inventor: Alexander I. Jittu
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Patent number: 11400486Abstract: The present disclosure provides fluid barriers as well as systems and methods of forming fluid barriers. The method includes cleaning, via a blast media, a first side of a component and heating the component to a first temperature. Subsequently, the component is cleaned using a solvent. Subsequent to heating at least the component, a primer coating layer is formed on the first side of the component, and a topcoat layer is formed in contact with the primer coating layer. A primer coating material can be heated to a second temperature prior to formation of the primer coating layer. The first temperature can be different than the second temperature.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2019Date of Patent: August 2, 2022Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANYInventors: Randy J. Grove, Scott M. Livingston, Dion P. Coleman, Timothy L. Whiteaker, Patrick J. Clayton, Khalid S. Alshobber, Michael D. Atkins, Trevor D. Garrett
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Patent number: 11396028Abstract: Object: A liquid material application apparatus and a liquid material application method are provided with which a liquid material can be discharged in a predetermined discharge amount per unit time regardless of a relative moving speed in a series of application works.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2020Date of Patent: July 26, 2022Assignee: MUSASHI ENGINEERING, INC.Inventor: Kazumasa Ikushima
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Patent number: 11390773Abstract: Tunable thermoplastic polymer powder feedstock formulations and tunable conductive thermoplastic polymer powder feedstock formulations are disclosed for delivery to a high-velocity sprayer are presently disclosed, along with tunable coatings made from the disclosed formulations, and methods for delivering such tunable thermoplastic polymer coatings to substrates.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2021Date of Patent: July 19, 2022Assignee: The Boeing CompanyInventor: Weidong Song
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Patent number: 11389827Abstract: The invention particularly relates to a method of applying a permanent coating to a plastic surface of a first part, comprising the following steps: applying to said plastic surface a layer of a polyamide-based hot-melt material, maintaining this layer of hot-melt material on said plastic surface for a period of time ranging from a few minutes to several hours, removing this layer of hot-melt material from this plastic surface; and applying a permanent coating to said surface, said permanent coating being based on polyurethane, an epoxy resin or polyesters, a polycarbonate and/or an acrylic resin; as well as the use of such a method in the automotive industry.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2019Date of Patent: July 19, 2022Assignee: Compagnie Plastic OmniumInventors: Frédéric Viot, Sophie Vidal, Jérôme Brizin, Julien Guyot, François Virelizier
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Patent number: 11389829Abstract: The present invention relates to a superhydrophobic coating film in which an aerogel nanocomposite is coated on a substrate to maximize water-repellent properties and durability, and a producing method thereof. According to one embodiment of the present invention, the method of producing the superhydrophobic coating film using the aerogel nanocomposite includes (a) preparing a hydrophobic aerogel, (b) preparing a water-repellent solution by dissolving the hydrophobic aerogel in a hydrophobic inorganic nano-sol, (c) applying the water-repellent solution on at least one surface of a substrate, and (d) drying the substrate.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2020Date of Patent: July 19, 2022Assignee: KOREA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGYInventors: Sang Woo Kim, Seong Jun Kim
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Patent number: 11385048Abstract: An example method that includes receiving a geometry of an uncoated component and a measured coating thickness of a coated test; determining a simulated coating thickness based on the geometry and a first spray law including a plurality of first spray law parameters; determining a difference between the simulated coating thicknesses and the measured coating thickness; iteratively adjusting at least one first spray law parameter to determine a respective subsequent spray law and determining a respective subsequent difference between the measured coating thickness and a subsequent simulated coating thickness based on the geometry and the respective subsequent spray law; selecting a subsequent spray law from the plurality of respective subsequent spray laws based on the respective subsequent differences; and controlling a coating process based on the selected subsequent spray law to compensate for the difference.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2021Date of Patent: July 12, 2022Assignee: ROLLS-ROYCE NORTH AMERICAN TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Keith Bourne, Matthew R. Gold, Benjamin Zimmerman
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Patent number: 11383438Abstract: A system for additive manufacturing includes a nozzle configured to translate along a first axis, a second axis perpendicular to the first axis, and a third axis orthogonal to the first and second axes, wherein the nozzle is operably coupled to: an extruder having an outlet and including a screw disposed within a barrel, and a pump having an inlet and an outlet. The inlet is coupled to the extruder, and the outlet is in fluid communication with the nozzle. The system also includes a controller configured to adjust a speed of the pump with respect to a speed of the screw to apply a target pressure at the outlet of the extruder.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2021Date of Patent: July 12, 2022Assignee: THERMWOOD CORPORATIONInventors: Kenneth J. Susnjara, Nicolas Vote, Robert Gaesser, Brian S. Smiddy, Scott G. Vaal
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Patent number: 11385045Abstract: An example method that includes receiving, by a computing device, a geometry of the component that includes a plurality of locations on a surface of the component; determining, by the computing device, a respective target thickness of the coating for each respective location of the plurality of locations based on a target coated component geometry and the geometry of the component; and determining, by the computing device, a number of passes or velocity of a coating device for each respective position of a plurality of positions to achieve the respective target thickness for each respective location.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2021Date of Patent: July 12, 2022Assignee: ROLLS-ROYCE NORTH AMERICAN TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Keith Bourne, Matthew R. Gold, Marshall Louis Sweet, Frol Periverzov, Benjamin Zimmerman
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Patent number: 11385047Abstract: An example method that includes receiving a geometry of a component that includes a plurality of locations on a surface of the component; determining a first target trajectory including a first plurality of target trajectory points and a second target trajectory including a second plurality of target trajectory points, the first and second trajectories offset in a first direction, and the first and second plurality of trajectory points offset in a second direction; determining a respective target coating thickness of the coating based on a target coated component geometry and the geometry; and determining a respective motion vector of a coating device based on the first and second target trajectories to deposit the respective target coating thickness.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2021Date of Patent: July 12, 2022Assignee: ROLLS-ROYCE NORTH AMERICAN TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Keith Bourne, Matthew R. Gold, Benjamin Zimmerman
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Patent number: 11385046Abstract: An example method that includes receiving a first geometry of a component in an uncoated state and a second geometry of the component in a coated state; determining a first difference between the second geometry and a first simulated geometry based on the first geometry and a first spray law comprising a plurality of first spray law parameters; iteratively adjusting at least one first spray law parameter to determine a respective subsequent spray law; iteratively determining a respective subsequent difference between the second geometry and a subsequent simulated geometry based on the first geometry and the subsequent respective spray law; selecting a subsequent spray law from the respective subsequent spray laws based on the respective subsequent differences; and controlling a coating process based on the selected subsequent spray law.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2021Date of Patent: July 12, 2022Assignee: ROLLS-ROYCE NORTH AMERICAN TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Keith Bourne, Matthew R. Gold, Marshall Louis Sweet, Frol Periverzov, Benjamin Zimmerman
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Patent number: 11370023Abstract: Disclosed is a process for producing metal nanowires having a diameter or thickness from 2 nm to 100 nm, the process comprising: (a) preparing a source metal particulate having a size from 50 nm to 500 ?m, selected from a transition metal, Al, Be, Mg, Ca, an alloy thereof, a compound thereof, or a combination thereof; (b) depositing a catalytic metal, in the form of nanoparticles or a coating having a diameter or thickness from 1 nm to 100 nm, onto a surface of the source metal particulate to form a catalyst metal-coated metal material, wherein the catalytic metal is different than the source metal material; and (c) exposing the catalyst metal-coated metal material to a high temperature environment, from 100° C. to 2,500° C., for a period of time sufficient to enable a catalytic metal-assisted growth of multiple metal nanowires from the source metal particulate.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2019Date of Patent: June 28, 2022Assignee: Global Graphene Group, Inc.Inventor: Bor Z. Jang
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Patent number: 11370163Abstract: A printer head (200, 300, 400) for a 3D-printing apparatus, comprising a nozzle (210, 310, 450) arranged to deposit one or more adjacently arranged filaments of printing material to form at least one layer of an object to be produced. The nozzle comprises at least one exterior surface (220) configured to be brought into abutting contact with a peripheral edge (280) of the at least one layer, and configured to be guided along the peripheral edge of the at least one layer and on a predetermined distance into the at least one layer.Type: GrantFiled: October 9, 2017Date of Patent: June 28, 2022Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.Inventors: Peter Tjin Sjoe Kong Tsang, Coen Theodorus Hubertus Fransiscus Liedenbaum, Hendrik Jan Kettelarij, Hans Kroes