Patents Examined by Robert S Walters, Jr.
  • Patent number: 11603475
    Abstract: The present embodiments relate to an antifouling article comprising polyurethane and medetomidine, or an enantiomer or salt thereof, from 0.1% by weight of the antifouling article and present in a polymer matrix of the polyurethane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: I-Tech AB
    Inventors: Dan Isaksson, Henric Götvall
  • Patent number: 11600451
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses metal oxide nanoparticle ink, a method of preparing the same, a metal oxide nanoparticle thin film manufactured using the same, and a photoelectric device using the same. The method of preparing metal oxide nanoparticle ink according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a step of, using a ligand solution including a metal oxide and an organic ligand, synthesizing a first nanoparticle that is a metal oxide nanoparticle surrounded with the organic ligand; a step of preparing a dispersion solution by dispersing the first nanoparticle in a solvent; a step of preparing a second nanoparticle by mixing the dispersion solution and a pH-adjusted alcohol solvent and then performing ultrasonication treatment to remove the organic ligand surrounding the first nanoparticle; and a step of preparing metal oxide nanoparticle ink by dispersing the second nanoparticle in a dispersion solvent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignees: KOREA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH AND BUSINESS FOUNDATION, RESEARCH & BUSINESS FOUNDATION SUNGKYUNKWAN UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Jun Hong Noh, Hyun Suk Jung, So Yeon Park, Se Jin Kim, Kyung Mun Yeom
  • Patent number: 11578227
    Abstract: A waterproof wax, a waterproof treatment method for a splicing part of floorboards and a splice floorboard, relating to floorboards. The waterproof wax includes 60-85% by weight of a first paraffin, 1-15% by weight of a silicone resin, 10-20% by weight of ethylene glycol dimethacrylate, 2-5% by weight of amino silicone oil and 0.1-1% by weight of alkenyl succinate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignees: CHANGZHOU BEMATE HOME TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., M S International Inc.
    Inventors: Xiaoling Zhang, Zhiyuan Xiao
  • Patent number: 11560482
    Abstract: A flower pot includes a main body having an external surface and a faux-rust effect layer formed on the external surface of the main body. The faux-rust effect layer includes 5.8 to 20 parts by weight of water, 0.21 to 4.7 parts by weight of additives, 0.1 to 1 parts by weight of dispersant, 0.05 to 0.5 parts by weight of lubricant, 0.2 to 2 parts by weight of ethylene glycol, 0.5 to 2 parts by weights of dodecyl alcohol ester, 8.2 to 25 parts by weight of emulsion agent, 40 to 60 parts by weight of ferrous metal ore powder, 0.1 to 0.9 parts by weight of thickener, 0.1 to 0.2 parts by weight of sterilizing agent, and 0.05 to 0.1 parts by weight of preservative.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Inventor: Yi Wang
  • Patent number: 11549263
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are tiles, systems, and methods related to manufacturing bullnose or other non-straight edge tiles. In a method of manufacturing a bullnose tile, the method comprises the steps of providing a tile, wherein the tile is a fired ceramic tile comprising a base and a decoration; cutting or milling the tile to form a bullnose edge; transporting the tile to at least a first printing station; printing at least one print layer of print media on the bullnose edge; transporting the tile to a curing station and curing the print media to provide the bullnose tile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: Daltile Corporation
    Inventors: Claudio Caselli, Rahul Patki
  • Patent number: 11542395
    Abstract: The invention relates to a coating system comprising I) a primer coating composition comprising a binder component PA that contains primary amine functionality blocked with a ketone or aldehyde, a binder component PB that contains acetoacetate or acetoacetamide functional groups and II) a RMA crosslinkable coating composition a component A with at least two acidic protons C—H in activated methylene or methine groups, a component B with at least two activated unsaturated C?C groups and a base crosslinking catalyst C. The invention also relates to the use of the specified primer coating composition for improving adhesion of a RMA crosslinkable coating composition, in particular to metal substrates, to a method for coating a substrate and to coated substrates coated with the coating system of the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: ALLNEX NETHERLANDS B.V.
    Inventors: Michael Anthony Gessner, Richard Hendrikus Gerrit Brinkhuis
  • Patent number: 11535762
    Abstract: Coating compositions and methods providing a high build, fast drying, fast hardening non-amine containing aqueous latex binders are provided, wherein the coating composition is applied to a substrate at a wet film thickness to about 15 mils that ensure drying times of less than 10 minutes. The binder requires the use of at least one specific coalescent solvent with both anionic and non-anionic surfactants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: Ennis Flint
    Inventors: George Ganghua Teng, Robert W. Greer, Kevin Newell
  • Patent number: 11529797
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a metal-clad laminate and uses of the same are provided. The method comprises the following steps: (a) impregnating a reinforcement material with a first fluoropolymer solution, and drying the impregnated reinforcement material under a first temperature to obtain a first prepreg; (b) impregnating the first prepreg with a second fluoropolymer solution, and drying the impregnated first prepreg under a second temperature to obtain a second prepreg; and (c) laminating the second prepreg and a metal-clad to obtain a metal-clad laminate, wherein the first fluoropolymer solution has a first fluoropolymer, the second fluoropolymer solution has a second fluoropolymer, and the first fluoropolymer and the second fluoropolymer are different.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: TAIWAN UNION TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Wen-Ren Chen, Shur-Fen Liu
  • Patent number: 11522167
    Abstract: The present disclosure is related to a method of manufacturing a display substrate. The method may include forming a pattern layer (100, 200) on a base substrate (300) and forming a first planarization layer (500). The pattern layer (100, 200) may include at least one recess (105). Forming the first planarization layer (500) may include forming a pre-polymerized solution (501) at least in the recess (105) and polymerizing the pre-polymerized solution (501) in the recess (105) to form the first planarization layer (500).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: BEIJING BOE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Qing Dai
  • Patent number: 11518891
    Abstract: A method is described for inhibiting marine fouling on a surface. The surface is contacted with a composition comprising a waterborne polyurethane that is crosslinked with an acrylic acid functionalized polysaccharide, water, and a preservative. The composition is then dried to form a deposited film. The polysaccharide may be xanthan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals
    Inventors: Mohammad Mizanur Rahman, Md. Hasan Zahir, Mohammad Abu Jafar Mazumder
  • Patent number: 11505708
    Abstract: A method of treating a surface is provided. The method includes disposing a condensation reduction composition on the surface, thereby treating the surface to reduce formation of condensate and/or an amount of condensate thereon. The condensation reduction composition comprises a surface-active agent comprising an alkyl polyglycoside. The condensation reduction composition may further comprise a preservative, a pH control agent, and/or water. A treated surface prepared in accordance with the method is also provided. The method and treated surface prepared therewith are useful in reducing condensate and/or formation of condensate on surfaces, e.g. by reducing the number of condensate drops falling from the surface, increasing the rate of condensate evaporation on the surface, and/or increasing the rate of water absorption into or through the surface, e.g. upon or during exposure of the treated surface to a condensation condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: PACKERS SANITATION SERVICES, INC., LTD.
    Inventors: J. Chance Peck-Pearce, Ulyana Stebelska
  • Patent number: 11459754
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a mineral fiber insulating board comprising i) spraying a formaldehyde-free aqueous binder solution onto a plurality of mineral fibers to provide uncured binder disposed on the plurality of mineral fibers, ii) passing the plurality of mineral fibers having uncured binder disposed thereon through a curing oven to cure the uncured binder and provide the mineral fiber insulating board with a cured binder disposed on the plurality of mineral fibers in about 0.5%-15% by weight as determined by loss on ignition, wherein the binder is based on reducing sugar(s) and the cured binder includes at least one reaction product of the reducing sugar(s) and an amine reactant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignees: Knauf Insulation, Inc., Knauf Insulation SPRL
    Inventors: Roger Jackson, Tony Aindow, George Baybutt
  • Patent number: 11453805
    Abstract: A curable polysiloxane release coating composition comprises (A) an organopolysiloxane containing at least two (2) ethylenically unsaturated groups, (B) an organopolysiloxane containing at least 2 Si—H groups per molecule, and (C) a hydrosilylation catalyst. If the organopolysiloxane (A) contains only 2 ethylenically unsaturated groups, the organopolysiloxane (B) contains on average more than 2 Si—H groups per molecule. The composition further comprises (D1) a hydrosilylation inhibitor comprising a maleimide of the general formula (I). In formula (I), A3? represents a hydrogen atom or a hydrocarbyl or substituted hydrocarbyl group having 1 to 18 carbon atoms, and A1? and A2? each represent a hydrogen atom or a hydrocarbyl or substituted hydrocarbyl group having 1 to 18 carbon atoms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: DOW SILICONES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Aswini K. Dash, Zhenbin Niu, David A. Rich
  • Patent number: 11447051
    Abstract: A manufacturing method for a child carrying device includes the following steps: providing a mold and disposing a main body of the child carrying device into the mold, and injecting a foam material into a cavity of the mold and foaming the foam material so as to form a flexible layer integrated with the main body. The manufacturing method disposes the main body into the mold and directly forms a flexible layer on the main body, so that the flexible layer ensures safety and comfort of the child carrying device while saves the necessity to dispose a seat pad or a cushion and fixing structures on the main body, and thereby reduces the cost and the work-hour of assembly, and the overall weight of the child carrying device can be reduced by omitting the fixing structures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: WONDERLAND SWITZERLAND AG
    Inventors: Fengxiang Yan, Kai-Wen Cheng
  • Patent number: 11447050
    Abstract: A manufacturing method for a car safety seat includes the following steps: providing a mold and disposing a main body of the car safety seat into the mold, and injecting a foam material into a cavity of the mold and foaming the foam material so as to form a flexible layer integrated with the main body. A pressure in the cavity is between 1.5 bar and 5.0 bar. The manufacturing method disposes the main body into the mold and directly forms a flexible layer on the main body, so that the flexible layer ensures safety and comfort of the car safety seat while saves the necessity to dispose a seat pad or a cushion and fixing structures on the main body, and thereby reduces the cost and the work-hour of assembly, and the overall weight of the car safety seat can be reduced by omitting the fixing structures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: WONDERLAND SWITZERLAND AG
    Inventors: Fengxiang Yan, Kai-Wen Cheng
  • Patent number: 11421378
    Abstract: A fluorine-free composition includes at least one polycarbodiimide compound derived from a carbodiimidization reaction of a carbodiimidization reaction mixture comprising at least one oligomer, wherein the oligomer comprises at least one isocyanate end group and at least two repeating units, wherein each of the at least two repeating units comprises at least one hydrocarbon group having at least 16 carbon atoms. The composition may also include at least one paraffin wax. Such compositions are useful for treating fibrous substrates to enhance their water-repellency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Dirk M. Coppens, Rudolf J. Dams, Chetan P. Jariwala, Lin Chen
  • Patent number: 11407922
    Abstract: Si-containing film forming compositions are disclosed comprising a precursor having the formula [—NR—R4R5Si—(CH2)t—SiR2R3—]n wherein n=2 to 400; R, R2, R3, R4, and R5 are independently H, a hydrocarbon group, or an alkylamino group, and provided that at least one of R2, R3, R4, and R5 is H; and R is independently H, a hydrocarbon group, or a silyl group. Exemplary pre-cursors include, but are not limited to, [—NH—SiH2—CH2—SiH2—]n, and [—N(SiH2—CH2—SiH3)—SiH2—CH2—SiH2—]n.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignees: L'Air Liquide, Société Anonyme pour l'Etude et l'Exploitation des Procédés Georges Claude, American Air Liquide, Inc.
    Inventors: Manish Khandelwal, Sean Kerrigan, Jean-Marc Girard, Antonio Sanchez, Peng Zhang, Yang Wang
  • Patent number: 11401428
    Abstract: Aqueous coating compositions are provided. The aqueous compositions include at least one type of organic polymer particles having an average particle size of 10 to 1000 nm, including isocyanate-reactive polymers (A), one or more ketoxime- and/or pyrazole-blocked polyisocyanates (B) including at least one aromatic hydrocarbyl radical or at least one cycloaliphatic hydrocarbyl radical, at least one polyanionic polymer (C), at least one complex fluoride (D) selected from the group consisting of hexa- or tetrafluorides of metallic elements of groups IVb, Vb and VIb of the Periodic Table of the Elements, and at least one aminosilane (E), wherein the aqueous coating compositions have a pH of 3 to 5, and have a total solids content of 5% to 35% by weight. Also provided are processes for producing these aqueous coating compositions, processes for coating metal ion-releasing surfaces with the aqueous coating compositions, and coatings obtained therefrom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: Chemetall GmbH
    Inventors: Aliaksandr Frenkel, Ron Eilinghoff, Martin Droll
  • Patent number: 11395493
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to ingredients which are added to liquid paint, or coated onto dried paint, to provide benefits beyond the usual characteristics of commonly available water-based paints. More specifically, the disclosed chemistry changes the properties of the film created after application of the paint making the film harder and having anti-static properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Inventor: Al Siamon
  • Patent number: 11389994
    Abstract: There is disclosed a method of applying activatable material to a member of an article of manufacture such as an automotive vehicle. According to the method, the activatable material is provided to an applicator followed by applying the activatable material to the member wherein the activatable material is attached by way of a mechanical interlock via one or more through-holes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: ZEPHYROS, INC.
    Inventors: Henry E. Richardson, Patrick Moore