Patents Examined by Nickolas R Harm
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Patent number: 11492222Abstract: A sheet separation device separates a non-bonding portion of a two-ply sheet in which two sheets are overlapped and bonded together at a bonding portion of the two-ply sheet. The sheet separation device includes a winding roller and a gripper. The winding roller rotates and winds the two-ply sheet to separate the two-ply sheet. The gripper is disposed in the winding roller and configured to grip a gripped portion of the two-ply sheet at one end of the two-ply sheet without abutting a tip of the gripped portion at the one end of the two-ply sheet on a member.Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 2021Date of Patent: November 8, 2022Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.Inventors: Yoshito Suzuki, Tomohiro Furuhashi, Wataru Takahashi, Shinya Monma, Joji Akiyama, Yohsuke Haraguchi, Sho Asano, Wataru Nozaki
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Patent number: 11491735Abstract: An apparatus for cold-shaping a glass sheet that includes: a plurality of vacuum chucks configured within a moveable table; a first automated pick mechanism proximate the table; an automated dispensing mechanism proximate the table; and a pressing apparatus. The first pick mechanism is configured to shape a glass sheet onto one of the chucks. The dispensing mechanism is configured to dispense a curable adhesive onto the glass sheet or a frame. One of the first pick mechanism and the dispensing mechanism is configured to position the frame onto the glass sheet such that the adhesive is disposed between the glass sheet and the frame. The pressing apparatus is configured to press the frame and the adhesive onto the glass sheet to define a finished glass sheet assembly. The glass sheet is bendable at ambient temperature. Methods for cold-shaping a glass sheet are also included in the disclosure.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2021Date of Patent: November 8, 2022Assignee: Corning IncorporatedInventors: Ki Nam Kim, Peter Knowles, Christopher Lee Timmons
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Patent number: 11485093Abstract: Methods of tracing a lengthwise half of a board sports board and applying a substrate film cutout onto the board having the steps of centering a centerline of a tracing scale onto a center of the board, the tracing scale having an off-centerline on both sides of the centerline; aligning a centerline mark of the film with the off-centerline of the tracing scale; flipping the board over such that the board is on top of the film; tracing a trace outline of half of the board onto the film, such that the half of the trace outline is incrementally larger or smaller than the half of the board; removing a release liner from the trace outline to expose an adhesive in the film; wetting the adhesive with a solution of water and liquid soap; flattening the wetted film onto the board with a spreader; and wiping with a wiping cloth.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2019Date of Patent: November 1, 2022Inventor: Kazimir Patelski, III
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Patent number: 11485123Abstract: A lamination apparatus includes: a window jig to support a window, and a heating member in the window jig to partially heat the window jig. The window jig includes a flat portion including a first sidewall area, a second sidewall area facing the first sidewall area in a first direction, a third sidewall area perpendicular to the first sidewall area, and a fourth sidewall area perpendicular to the first sidewall area and facing the third sidewall area in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, a first protrusion portion protruding in a third direction perpendicular to the first and second directions on the first sidewall area, and a second protrusion portion protruding in the third direction on the second sidewall area.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2021Date of Patent: November 1, 2022Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jaeyoung Sim, Sohyun Kim, Niel Han
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Patent number: 11488853Abstract: A sheet affixing apparatus has a frame stocker for housing a plurality of annular frames stacked therein. The frame stocker includes a support stage for supporting the stack of annular frames placed thereon, a plurality of abutting members for positioning the annular frames in a predetermined position on the support stage, the abutting members being erected around the support stage, an openable and closable door for separating an area that houses the support stage and the abutting members therein, the openable and closable door being disposed laterally of the support stage, a sensor for detecting when the openable and closable door is closed, an entry member movable into and out of the recesses of the annular frames placed on the support stage, in ganged relation to opening and closing movement of the openable and closable door, and a control unit.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2022Date of Patent: November 1, 2022Assignee: DISCO CORPORATIONInventor: Yoshinori Kakinuma
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Patent number: 11485880Abstract: A system for protecting a surface of a substrate includes a protective film, which is configured to be applied and secured to the surface, as well as a backing on an adherent surface of the protective film and an application tape over an exterior surface of the protective film. Protruding features, such as tabs, adjacent to different peripheral edges of the protective film may enable removal of the backing and the application tape from the protective film, and may include features that indicate the order in which each protruding feature is to be grasped to peel its corresponding element away from the protective film. Methods of using such a system are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2019Date of Patent: November 1, 2022Assignee: ZAGG IncInventors: Jim A. Colby, Gregory E. Booth, Jonathan B. Benson, Derek M. Smith, James McGuire
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Patent number: 11479030Abstract: An apparatus for supporting a process of debonding a carrier glass sheet and an ultrathin glass sheet. A suction plate includes a plurality of suction hole portions defining suction holes for suction-holding a glass laminate seated thereon and at least one recess portion defining at least one recess accommodating at least one device layer protruding from one surface of an ultrathin glass sheet of the glass laminate. A plurality of suction cups are fitted to the plurality of suction hole portions, respectively, such that the plurality of suction cups are elastically compressible, in response to contact pressure of the ultrathin glass sheet and the device layer. A vacuum pump is connected to the plurality of suction hole portions to apply negative pressure to the plurality of suction hole portions. A controller controls the vacuum pump to adjust the negative pressure applied to the plurality of suction hole portions.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2019Date of Patent: October 25, 2022Assignee: Corning IncorporatedInventors: Bokyung Kong, JooYoung Lee
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Patent number: 11479429Abstract: A method and apparatus for preparing edges of reels of web material, where a reel is held with its axis horizontal; a manipulator applies a first adhesive element on an outer surface of the reel; a gripping member picks up the first adhesive element and forms a loop; and a cutting device transversely cuts the web material at the loop. A section of web material with a length equal to or greater than a circumference of the reel is unwound from the reel; a second adhesive element is applied on an outer surface or on an inner surface of the web material; and a scrap portion of the web material is cut and discarded by a suction device.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2020Date of Patent: October 25, 2022Inventors: Antonio Giansante, Devin Cucchiella
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Patent number: 11465367Abstract: A vibration welding device includes a base plate, a vibrating body, and a plurality of position adjusting jigs. The vibrating body is capable of vibrating while holding an interior part which is an object to be welded. The base plate is disposed below the vibrating body. The base plate holds an instrument panel which is an object to be welded. The position adjusting jigs are connected to the vibrating body so as to be adjustable in position. The plurality of position adjusting jigs are disposed independently of each other.Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2022Date of Patent: October 11, 2022Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Koshi Sato, Tetsuro Hosaka, Takahiro Hasuda, Hiroaki Takekata
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Patent number: 11465406Abstract: A film transferring method according to an embodiment of the present invention of transferring a film adhered to a substrate to a roller in a state that a first adhesion force between the roller and the film and a second adhesion force between the film and the substrate are substantially the same includes: a transporting step of transporting the substrate and the film of which a first adhesion surface formed on one surface is adhered to the substrate in a first direction; a close contacting step of closely contacting the front end of the second adhesion surface formed on the other surface of the film that is transported with the roller rotating in the first rotation direction; and a transferring step of peeling the film from the substrate and simultaneously transferring it to the roller by peeling the front adhesion surface of the first adhesion surface from the substrate, while simultaneously transferring the front end of the second adhesion surface to the roller and continuously transporting the substrate iType: GrantFiled: October 28, 2019Date of Patent: October 11, 2022Assignee: KOREA INSTITUTE OF MACHINERY & MATERIALSInventors: Bongkyun Jang, Jae-Hyun Kim, Hyun-Sung Park, Seung-Mo Lee, Kwangseop Kim, Byung-iK Choi
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Patent number: 11465333Abstract: A film peeling device includes a chamber, a lower stage disposed on a first wall of the chamber, first to fourth grippers capable of peeling first to fourth sides of a film by gripping the first to fourth sides of the film attached to an object disposed on the lower stage and an upper stage disposed on a second wall of the chamber facing the first wall of the chamber and capable of extending in a first direction in which the object is disposed.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2021Date of Patent: October 11, 2022Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Myunggil Choi, Hee Soo Han
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Patent number: 11462432Abstract: A system is disclosed, which comprises a component carrier having a first side, and a second side opposite the first side; and a light source to couple light into the carrier. In an example, the carrier is to propagate, through internal reflection, at least a portion the light to both the first and second sides of the carrier. The portion of light may be sufficient to release a first component and second component affixed to the first and second sides of the carrier via a first photosensitive layer and second photosensitive layer, respectively.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2018Date of Patent: October 4, 2022Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Frank Truong, Praneeth Akkinepally, Chelsea M. Groves, Whitney M. Bryks, Jason M. Gamba, Brandon C. Marin
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Patent number: 11453173Abstract: The invention relates to a system and process of the sealing of an area of an object intended to be covered, such as an opening slot, by a sealing strip which becomes adhesive in an excited state when subjected to ultrasound. This procedure comprises the steps of: supplying a sealing strip between an object and a sonotrode having a linear application area; supporting or pressing the linear application area of the sonotrode with the sealing strip to thereby adhere the sealing strip area, which is in contact with the linear application area of the sonotrode, to a corresponding area of the object; and displacing the object in relation to the sonotrode according to a profile of the sealing area, so as to apply the sealing strip to the sealing area of the object.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2020Date of Patent: September 27, 2022Assignee: SELENIUM MEDICALInventor: Olivier Richart
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Patent number: 11446878Abstract: An ultrasonic bonding apparatus includes a stage having an upper surface on a plane defined by a first direction and a second direction crossing the first direction, a head part spaced apart from the stage in a third direction crossing the first direction and the second direction, a first ultrasonic generator which vibrates in a direction parallel to the first direction, and a second ultrasonic generator which vibrates in a direction parallel to the third direction, where each of the first ultrasonic generator and the second ultrasonic generator may be coupled to the stage or the head part.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2021Date of Patent: September 20, 2022Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Chan-Jae Park, Minsoo Kim, Yoona Kim, Soo Yeon Han, Sunok Oh, Kikyung Youk, Sangduk Lee, Hyun A Lee
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Patent number: 11440310Abstract: One aspect relates to a method for producing a substrate adapter for the connecting to an electronic component, including arranging at least one contacting material layer between at least one side of a carrier and a surface of a substrate such that the contacting material layer has at least one predetermined breaking point, and joining the carrier and the substrate to the contacting material layer. One aspect also relates to a substrate adapter for connecting to an electronic component.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2019Date of Patent: September 13, 2022Assignee: Heraeus Deutschland GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Andreas Steffen Klein, Andreas Hinrich, Michael Schaefer, Yvonne Loewer, Wolfgang Schmitt, Michael Lemmer
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Patent number: 11417547Abstract: A peeling apparatus includes a discarding unit configured to discard a protective member by stacking the protective member in a trash box. The discarding unit includes an inclined dropping unit configured to drop the protective member obliquely downward to an opening of the trash box, and a first inclined plate and a second inclined plate that arranged so as to face each other in a direction orthogonal to a traveling direction of the protective member when the protective member dropping obliquely downward above the opening is viewed from above. The first inclined plate and the second inclined plate are arranged such that a gap through which the protective member can pass is formed between a lower side of the first inclined plate and a lower side of the second inclined plate, and the first inclined plate and the second inclined plate are inclined.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2022Date of Patent: August 16, 2022Assignee: DISCO CORPORATIONInventor: Gentaro Tsuruta
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Patent number: 11398400Abstract: A processing apparatus includes a chuck table mechanism including a chuck table configured to hold the wafer and a table base configured to support the chuck table in a detachable manner. The chuck table includes a porous plate having a suction surface that sucks the wafer, a frame body surrounding surfaces of the porous plate other than the suction surface of the porous plate, a wafer suction hole formed in the frame body and configured to transmit a suction force to the suction surface of the porous plate, and a bolt hole formed in the frame body and configured to fix the frame body to the table base.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2021Date of Patent: July 26, 2022Assignee: DISCO CORPORATIONInventor: Kohei Asai
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Patent number: 11396137Abstract: A rotary device for welding a continuous web includes a rotary element, support elements for supporting the web, supported by the rotary element, and a plurality of welding units for welding the web. Each welding unit passes from a non-operating position to an operating position and vice versa, and includes a first movement device for commanding a relative rotation of an anvil element relative to a welding tip and a second movement device for moving the anvil element relative to the welding tip such that a contact surface of the anvil element and a contact surface of the welding tip make contact with a portion of the web in a zone between them, and vice versa. First and second drive mechanisms drive the first and second movement devices. The first and second drive mechanisms are configured to vary a positioning of the welding tip relative to the axis.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2020Date of Patent: July 26, 2022Assignee: GDM S.P.A.Inventors: Matteo Piantoni, Gabriele Resmini, Maurizio Spatti, Aldo Fusar Poli, Andrea Duchini, Enrico Campagnoli, Luca Borderi, Andrea Biondi, Gianluca Parisini
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Patent number: 11390061Abstract: A curl removing apparatus for a multilayer film for removing curl generated on a multilayer film including at least one of a first film having one surface on which a cohesive layer is formed and a second film attached to the cohesive layer includes a fixing unit configured to fix the first film, a separation unit including a separation roller having an outer circumference with a separation cohesive layer formed thereon, to which the second film is detachably attached, and a first roller driving member configured to drive and drive the separation roller to separate the second film attached to the separation cohesive layer from the cohesive layer of the first film while moving along the separation roller, and an attachment unit configured to reattach the second film separated from the cohesive layer of the first film to the cohesive layer of the first film.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 2021Date of Patent: July 19, 2022Assignee: NPS CO., LTD.Inventor: Seong Ho Bae
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Patent number: 11390038Abstract: The invention relates to a method and to a device for producing a butt-welded joint between two pipe segments (38, 39) of a pipe (27, 28) made of a weldable plastic material, each pipe segment being held by a gripping means (14, 15), pipe end cross-sections of the pipe segments (38, 39) being machined with the aid of a tool means (11) for forming welding contact surfaces (40, 41), said tool means (11) being disposed in a stationary manner in a separating plane (37) for machining the welding contact surfaces (40, 41) and a separating cut for forming the pipe segments (38, 39) being realised by the gripping means (14, 15) moving the pipe (27, 28) relative to the tool means (11) in the separating plane (37), said separating cut simultaneously serving to form the welding contact surfaces (40, 41).Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 2020Date of Patent: July 19, 2022Assignee: Huerner Schweisstechnik GmbHInventors: Michael Lenz, Florian Kraus, Richard Early