Patents Examined by Patricia L. Nordmeyer
  • Patent number: 11827822
    Abstract: Provided is an adhesive tape that has satisfactory conformability to a high step of an adherend while maintaining high impact resistance, and has removable performance that enables easy peeling when articles, such as electronic devices, are disassembled. The adhesive tape has an adhesive layer on one side or both sides of a foam base directly or with another layer interposed therebetween. The foam base has a tensile strength of 650 N/cm2 or more in a flow direction, a compressive strength at 25% of 1000 kPa or less, and a density of 0.35 g/cm3 to 0.90 g/cm3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: DIC Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshimi Furukawa, Yuuya Kitade, Yuusuke Takahashi, Takeshi Iwasaki
  • Patent number: 11813836
    Abstract: A detachable and composable screen protector capable of being installed and removed easily and repeatedly, flexibly enhancing the screen with different functions, including anti-scratch, anti-glare, anti-peeping, blue-light reduction, or simulation of paper-feel writing experience, in order to cater for circumstances with changing usage scenarios. The screen protector comprises N layers of functional films and adsorption sheets, each layer is attached either to its previous layer or directly to the screen. Moreover, the screen protector can be decomposed and re-composed in a different way, such as with a different set of functional films, without going through re-manufacturing or the use of extra tools.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Inventor: Zhongliu Xie
  • Patent number: 11806202
    Abstract: A mill blank for dental CAD/CAM for preparing a dental restoration by being installed in a CAD/CAM device, wherein, the mill blank for dental CAD/CAM has a columnar shape, has at least two recesses which includes a first recess opening to an upper surface of the mill blank and a second recess opening to a bottom surface of the mill blank and at least one notched portion in a circumference portion, the first recess and the second recess respectively include a first surface which is parallel to the upper surface and the bottom surface and a second surface which is a circumferential face concentric with the circumferential face of the mill blank and is vertical to the first surface, and the notched portion is composed of a surface parallel to the center axis of the columnar shape of the mill blank and contacts with the second surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: SHOFU INC.
    Inventors: Yusei Kadobayashi, Masako Shigezawa
  • Patent number: 11798438
    Abstract: An adhesive article includes a polymeric layer, a haptic layer disposed adjacent a first major surface of the polymeric layer, and an adhesive layer disposed adjacent a second major surface of the polymeric layer. The haptic layer includes a predetermined amount of at least one release agent. A method of forming the adhesive article includes providing the polymeric layer, disposing the haptic layer over and directly on the polymeric layer, and disposing the adhesive layer over and directly on the polymeric layer opposite the haptic layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: Avery Dennison Corporation
    Inventors: Dennis M. Liebman, Dean T. Dupont
  • Patent number: 11787146
    Abstract: Methods of making a protective cover. According to one method, a composite sheet is formed by providing a substrate formed from a nonwoven material having a puncture resistance exceeding 500 N, the substrate having a first surface and a second surface, disposing a first layer of plastic film on the substrate first surface and a second layer of plastic film on the substrate second surface. The composite sheet has a first end, a second end, a first lateral edge, a second lateral edge, and an axis extending between the first lateral edge and the second lateral edge. The method also includes folding the composite sheet about the axis to bring the first end of the composite sheet proximate the second end of the composite sheet and define a partially enclosed space having an opening proximate the first and second ends of the composite sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: Industrial Packaging Supplies, Inc.
    Inventor: Ronald Patrick Weir
  • Patent number: 11784083
    Abstract: Disclosed is a pad structure for transferring a flat panel that includes a circular adhesive force adjustment pattern having a predetermined diameter in the center of the pad body, and a ring-shaped microciliated member having a circumferential surface surrounding the first adhesive force adjustment pattern and including a plurality of cilia spaced apart from one another, and thus provides advantages of improving the adhesive force per unit area due to the functions of the pad, without a separate vacuum device, of being easily and simply attached to and detached from the blade at a desired position thereon, and of maximizing productivity by easily and smoothly performing quality control, preventive maintenance, and inventory management of the pad for transferring a flat panel based on serial number standardization (product information standardization).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: G-NONE.Co.Ltd.
    Inventor: Jae Cheon Kwon
  • Patent number: 11783730
    Abstract: This invention relates to a method for manufacturing a continuous linerless label web. The continuous linerless label web comprises a positionally alternating adhesive coating on a face. The method comprises: supplying the face with a release coating arranged on a first side, providing positionally alternating continuous adhesive stripes on a second side wherein predetermined properties of the positionally alternating continuous adhesive stripes are selected so that number of stripes in each single customer roll is one or more, width of each stripe is smaller than width of single customer roll, and positional frequency is selected so that one oscillation cycle covers 0.1-10 peripherical lengths in a machine roll, and 1-100 peripherical lengths in a customer roll defined as peripheries of full rolls. This invention further relates to a linerless label web and a linerless customer roll.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: UPM RAFLATAC OY
    Inventors: Markku Havonen, Pawel Kosowski
  • Patent number: 11773299
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an adhesive sheet made of a fiber material, and a method for manufacturing same, the sticky adhesive mesh comprising mesh fabric, an ink layer printed on the upper surface of the mesh fabric, a first adhesive layer coated on the lower surface of the mesh fabric, an absorption layer stacked on the lower surface of the first adhesive layer, a second adhesive layer coated on the lower surface of the absorption layer, and release paper stacked on the lower surface of the second adhesive layer, wherein the mesh fabric is made of fabric woven by crossing wefts and warps and is formed to be porous by having gaps between the wefts and the warps, the first adhesive layer is formed to have a plurality of adhesive layers that are repeatedly coated to be stacked.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Inventor: Sung-Ho Park
  • Patent number: 11776432
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a customizing device that provides pressure-sensitive stickers or labels for releasably placing on virtually any type of surface to customize and alter the look of the surface. The device features two independent self-adhesive stickers on the front and back of peel-away wax paper, enabling users to apply one or both stickers on one or more desired surfaces. The self-adhesive stickers have reflective customized designs that can glow in black light and an adhesive layer for releasably adhering to a surface. For use, the adhesive stickers are peeled away from wax paper and releasably applied on a surface. The labels offer a method to advertise for a specific product or a method to customize and personalize an item with ease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Inventor: James H. Lewis
  • Patent number: 11751810
    Abstract: The described embodiments relate to a sensor patch that can be temporarily removed and re-applied in the same location using a side element of the sensor patch. The side element can be folded onto the sensor patch when the sensor patch is adhered to an object such as an appendage of a person. The side element can be unfolded and adhered to the appendage in order to preserve the placement of the sensor patch on the appendage. In this way, maintenance such as cleaning can be performed on the area where the sensor patch is located without having to dispose of the sensor patch. Once maintenance is completed, the side element can be folded back onto a surface of the sensor patch until maintenance is to be performed again.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: KONINKLIIKE PHILIPS N.V.
    Inventors: Elise Claude Valentine Talgorn, Lucas Jacobus Franciscus Geurts, Lieven Adriaenssen
  • Patent number: 11747862
    Abstract: A portable information device includes: a chassis; a decorative plate fixed to a part of an outer face of the chassis with stretch releasable double-sided adhesive tape; and a cover member that covers the outer face and the decorative plate. The double-sided adhesive tape has: an adhesive portion including adhesive layers on first and second faces of a substrate for adhesively fixing between the decorative plate and the outer face; and a tab including release paper partially covering the adhesive layers to let a user hold the tab for stretch release of the adhesive portion from between the decorative plate and the outer face. The double-sided adhesive tape has a first groove and a second groove on the first face and the second face, respectively, that are positioned not to overlap in a thickness direction of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
    Inventors: Shigehiro Horiuchi, Takehito Yamauchi, Tetsuya Sano, Yuta Tsuganezawa
  • Patent number: 11731395
    Abstract: A display module includes a display panel which is bent at opposing ends thereof and includes a flat area and a bent area which extends bent from the flat area, a panel protective film facing both the flat area and the bent area of the display panel, and a release film removably attached to the panel protective film. The release film includes a first release film facing both the flat area and the bent area of the display panel with the panel protective film therebetween, a second release film facing the display panel with the first release film therebetween, a third release film between the first release film and the second release film and corresponding to the bent area, and a first adhesive layer between the third release film and the second release film and attaches the third release film to the second release film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dohyung Ryu, Wu Hyeon Jung, Daehyun Hwang
  • Patent number: 11713406
    Abstract: Vibration damping viscoelastic damping material laminates are described. The tapes generally include at least two viscoelastic damping material layers and at least one substrate. The tapes may optionally include one or more release liners. Also described are constrained layer systems formed by adhering the tape to a first substrate and/or second substrate undergoing vibration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: Avery Dennison Corporation
    Inventors: Henry W. Milliman, Joseph L. Meckler, Mahesh Ganesan, Luke N. Johnson
  • Patent number: 11701871
    Abstract: The present utility model provides an easy-to-clean protective film, which belongs to the technical field of protective films for vehicles and other vehicles, and can solve the problems that lasting scratches are easily caused to the existing vehicle coatings and surface stains are not easy to clean. The easy-to-clean protective film provided by the present utility model comprises a polyvinyl chloride (PVC) bottom film and an easy-to-clean layer consisting of silicon dioxide particles, wherein the water contact angle of the easy-to-clean layer is small and thus the adhesive force of dust and oil stains can be reduced. After the surface of the easy-to-clean layer is contaminated by dust and oil stains, the dust and oil stains can be easily cleaned with a simple cleaning. The easy-to-clean protective film provided by the present utility model is suitable for use as protective coatings of various substrates, especially for attachment to the body surfaces of vehicles such as automobiles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
    Inventors: Pei Huang, Xue-hua Chen
  • Patent number: 11702268
    Abstract: A web of labels includes a face stock and a release liner. A top side adhesive layer extends on a top surface of the face stock and a top side release liner extends over the top side adhesive layer. The top side release liner includes at least one aperture exposing a corresponding portion of the top side adhesive layer. The face stock has a second adhesive layer on a bottom surface of the face stock. The release liner has a second release layer on a top surface thereof to protect the second adhesive layer, and a third release layer on a bottom surface of the release liner. The face stock is separated into a succession of labels carried on the release liner such that each label includes a portion of the top side release liner having at least one aperture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: W/S Packaging Group, Inc.
    Inventor: Mark A. Shadle
  • Patent number: 11699362
    Abstract: A self-expiring band structure is activated upon the contacting of two chemical constituents together. This contacting may be performed by the attachment action of the band or independently thereof. After a time duration has passed, the coaction of the chemical constituents result in a visually perceptible change can alert others to the fact the band has expired. These bands may be both printable, such as by a printer or other machine printing, as well as time-expiring making them a very versatile product that offer heightened security at the price point closer to that of a disposable item because they do not require complex infrastructure for validation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: Precision Dynamics Corporation
    Inventors: Jeana Church, Harry Miesner, Ryan Worm, Rajesh Guntupalli, Kevin J. Stafeil, Andrew Schmitt, Kyle Beljanski
  • Patent number: 11688305
    Abstract: A label sheet assembly and method is disclosed for improving the process of feeding label sheets through a printer. The label sheet assembly may include a facestock layer and a liner sheet. The facestock layer may include an adhesive layer along at least a portion of a first side and include a label surface along at least a portion of the second side opposite the adhesive layer. The liner sheet layer may include at least one surface feature provided along a back side of the liner sheet. In another embodiment, the facestock layer may include at least one surface feature provided along the front of the facestock layer. The surface features may create a zone of increased friction or increase tactile sensitivity along the various surfaces of the label sheet assembly to improve printer processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: CCL Label, Inc.
    Inventors: Martin Utz, Alan Jameson, Eric Cushing, Le-Hoa Hong, Sriram Venkatasanthanam, Adam Bratter, Heba Armand, Ana Trinh, Thomas Amann, Martin Bögl, Andreas Meyer, Rebekka Trabitzsch
  • Patent number: 11667814
    Abstract: A label as shown and described herein. The label may include a label substrate, an adhesive adjacent the substrate, and a liner adjacent the adhesive, such that the adhesive is disposed between the label substrate and the liner, and wherein the label substrate is embossed or debossed, and the liner is not embossed or debossed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: Multi-Color Corporation
    Inventors: Barron G. McKillip, A. Craig Bushman, Chris Alan Schumacher
  • Patent number: 11655118
    Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a storage state in which a reactive compound layer can be stably maintained in a polymer film having a reactive compound layer on the surface. The film roll is obtained by winding together: a first polymer film having a reactive compound layer on the surface, and a second polymer film having a surface roughness (Ra) of 0.1 ?m or more and a modulus of elasticity of 300 MPa or more and 10 GPa or less. The film bundle is obtained by laminating the first and second polymer films. Preferably, storing the film roll and the film bundle at a low temperature enables a thin layer of a reactive compound to be stably maintained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: TOYOBO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kaya Tokuda, Masahiro Yamashita, Tetsuo Okuyama, Toshiyuki Tsuchiya, Naoki Watanabe, Shunsuke Ichimura
  • Patent number: 11639451
    Abstract: The invention relates to a wash-off label. According to an embodiment, the face film of the wash-off label comprises biaxially oriented plastic film and configured to shrink asymmetrically so that a difference between the shrinkage of the film in machine direction and in transverse direction is at least 55%, when exposed to washing liquid comprising caustic soda and having temperature in the range of 65-85° C. for equal or less than 5 minutes. The invention further relates to a use of the wash-off label and to a labelled article.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: UPM RAFLATAC OY
    Inventor: Tom Saxberg