Patents Examined by Scott W Dodds
  • Patent number: 11963568
    Abstract: A bonding device comprises a body, a cloth guiding-and-heating device, a roll-pressing device, a plate-pressing device, a hot air device, and a tape-delivering device. The cloth guiding-and-heating device, the roll-pressing device, the plate-pressing device, and the tape-delivering device are disposed on the body. The cloth guiding-and-heating device comprises a cloth guiding seat comprising a first cloth guiding groove having a first opening, a material guiding groove, and a second cloth guiding groove having a second opening. The first opening and the second opening face away from each other. The material guiding groove is configured to guide a tape. The cloth guiding seat is disposed with two blowing pipes in communication with the hot air device. The roll-pressing device is configured for roll-pressing and bonding clothes and the tape, and the plate-pressing device is configured for plate-pressing and bonding the clothes and the tape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: Unipros Camping Products Company Limited
    Inventor: Yonggeng Yang
  • Patent number: 11942349
    Abstract: Provided are a film for manufacturing semiconductor component, a film for electronic component manufacture, a method for manufacturing a semiconductor component using such a film for manufacturing semiconductor component, and a method for manufacturing an electronic component using such a film for electronic component manufacture. The film for component manufacture includes a base layer and an adhesive layer provided on one surface side of the base layer, and the Ra (?m) of the surface of one side of the base layer on which the adhesive layer is not provided is 0.1 to 2.0, and the Rz (?m) is 1.0 to 15. The method using the film for component manufacture includes a segmenting step, a pickup step, and an evaluation step prior to the pickup step.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: MITSUI CHEMICALS TOHCELLO, INC.
    Inventor: Eiji Hayashishita
  • Patent number: 11926491
    Abstract: An emblem installation system for installing emblems on a work piece includes an end effector for a robotic arm. The end effector has a base and multiple vacuum gripper modules repositionable along the base in different configurations. The vacuum gripper modules are configured to simultaneously grip multiple emblems and individually release the emblems. An emblem installation method includes applying a force within a first range of forces to the multiple emblems individually and in succession via vacuum gripper modules of an end effector on a robotic arm, with the emblems disposed at a first location, applying a vacuum to the vacuum gripper modules to grip the emblems with the vacuum gripper modules, and moving the robotic arm from the first location to a second location adjacent a workpiece with the emblems gripped by the vacuum gripper modules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventors: Wuhua Yang, Roberto E. Hirayama, Terebara A. Hughes
  • Patent number: 11930689
    Abstract: A bonding device includes: a support in which a plurality of through-holes is defined, a diaphragm disposed on the support to cover the support, a pressing pad disposed on the diaphragm over a top surface of the support, and a window fixing chuck disposed on the pressing pad and in which a groove facing the pressing pad is defined. Here, the pressing pad includes a pad and at least one support bar disposed in the pad and extending in a first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kisang Yoo, Kyungrok Ko, Youngsu Kim, Jaesuk Yoo, Jeong-Seop Choi
  • Patent number: 11919197
    Abstract: The invention concerns an apparatus for furnishing a liner with a layer of stucco slurry, comprising at least: a conveying device (24) for conveying a liner (7), said conveyor device defining a transport direction (31); a stucco slurry feeder device (26) for casting stucco slurry onto the liner (7); a stucco slurry distribution device (27) for distributing stucco slurry cast onto the liner (7); and at least one stripper device (28) for stripping stucco slurry from lateral portions of the liner. The invention further concerns a method for furnishing a liner with a layer of stucco slurry of defined width and a method for producing a gypsum plasterboard.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Knauf Gips KG
    Inventors: Stergios Karakoussis, Alexander Hartmann, Georgi Paraskov
  • Patent number: 11923493
    Abstract: A stacking system of a battery cell repeatedly and sequentially stacks a battery cell, in which a negative electrode plate, a separator, and a positive electrode plate are stacked and packaged by an exterior material, along with a pad to manufacture a battery module. The stacking system includes a pad supply unit to which a pad is supplied, a plurality of battery cell supply units to which the battery cell is respectively supplied, an applying unit disposed on one battery cell supply unit among a plurality of battery cell supply units and applying an adhesive to the upper surface of the supplied battery cell, and a stacking unit for stacking and exhausting the battery cell, the pad, and the battery cell applied with the adhesive in a predetermined order by a predetermined number while selectively moving the pad supply unit, and the battery cell supply unit through a main frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kyungmo Kim
  • Patent number: 11919192
    Abstract: The invention discloses a bamboo chip integrated material. The bamboo chip integrated material is formed by a plurality of lengthened bamboo chips which are glued and overlaid; each lengthened bamboo chip is formed by a plurality of bamboo chip units which sequentially and continuously mesh and are butted; sharp teeth and grooves are formed in the two ends in the length direction of the bamboo chip units, wherein the sharp tooth of each bamboo chip unit and the groove of the corresponding bamboo sheet unit are matched to form a meshing butt-joint part, and the meshing butt-joint parts of the adjacent lengthened bamboo chips are arranged in a staggered mode; and each bamboo chip unit has a thickness of 4-12 mm and a width of 15-50 mm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: HUNAN TAOHUAJIANG BAMBOO SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zhiping Wu, Jinbo Hu, Yanhui Xiong, Zhicheng Xue, Ting Li, Zhibin Hu, Yuankun Hu
  • Patent number: 11911976
    Abstract: There is disclosed an apparatus for winding filaments to form a structure. The apparatus includes a carrier which mounts spools of fiber, a mandrel, and a guide element which directs fiber tows, comprising filaments from the spools, onto the mandrel. The system further includes a heating element which applies heat to the fiber tows, and a diaphragm element which defines an orifice about the mandrel. The diaphragm element includes one or more displaceable portions which define a physical dimension of the orifice and which: displace to vary the physical dimension of the orifice; and apply a predetermined pressure to the fiber tows disposed on the mandrel. Also disclosed and described is a related method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY
    Inventors: Mohamed Bouhrara, Turki A. Alomairi, Hassan A. Almousa
  • Patent number: 11915618
    Abstract: A tag is configured to be inserted into a product. The tag includes a label portion and an insertion portion. The label portion has a first width. The insertion portion extends from the label portion, has a second width that is less than the first width, and has a length. An elongated wire extends along the length of the insertion portion to at least a part of the label portion. The tag has sufficient rigidity to enable a user to hold the label portion and force the insertion portion into the product. In another aspect, a method of attaching a tag to a product is described. The method includes holding the label portion and forcing the insertion portion into the product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Bedford Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: David Schiller, Jay Milbrandt
  • Patent number: 11909001
    Abstract: An apparatus for manufacturing an all-solid-state battery includes: a mold unit which includes a first hole extending vertically so as to have a shape and a width identical with a shape and a width of the all-solid-state battery, and a second hole extending horizontally so as to horizontally communicate with the first hole; a first pressing unit which includes a first protrusion member corresponding to the first hole, which is coupled with an upper part of the mold unit, and which presses downwards raw materials of the all-solid-state battery filling the first hole, and a second pressing unit which includes a second protrusion member corresponding to the first hole, which is coupled with a lower part of the mold unit, and which presses upwards the raw materials of the all-solid-state battery filling the first hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation, Institute for Research & Industry Cooperation Pusan National University
    Inventors: Ju Yeong Seong, In Woo Song, Hong Seok Min, Yong Sub Yoon, Yun Sung Kim, Yong Jun Jang, Sung Woo Noh, In Chul Kim, A Reum Ha, Heon Cheol Shin, Yong Guk Gwon, Ji Ung Jeong, Seong Hyeok Ha
  • Patent number: 11904551
    Abstract: A method of anchoring a lightweight building element having a first building layer and an interlining layer distally of the first building layer, and possibly a second building layer distally of the interlining layer. For anchoring, the distal end of a connector element is inserted into a mounting hole in the lightweight building element, and also a sleeve including a thermoplastic material is inserted into the mounting hole, the sleeve enclosing the connector element. Then, a distally facing liquefaction face of the sleeve is caused to be in contact with a proximally facing support face of the connector element. Energy impinges to liquefy at least a flow portion of the thermoplastic material of the sleeve, and the liquefaction face is pressed against the support face to cause at least a fraction of the flow portion to flow radially outward. After the flow portion has re-solidified, it anchors the connector element in the receiving object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: WOODWELDING AG
    Inventors: Mario Lehmann, Laurent Torriani, Muthumariappan Sankaran, Joakim Kvist
  • Patent number: 11898613
    Abstract: A method for repairing damage on a non-friction surface of a carbon brake disc of an aircraft, includes: removal of a damaged region, cutting of a repair material, anti-oxidation modification of the repair material, bonding and curing, and high-temperature heat treatment. The anti-oxidation modification is performed on the repair material without affecting the mechanical properties of the repair material, which improves the anti-oxidation ability of the repair zone and avoids the preparation of an anti-oxidation coating. In this way, only the damage on the non-friction surface is repaired, and there is little effect on the mechanical properties, friction and wear properties and thermal conductivity of the carbon-carbon composite material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: SHANGHAI HANGYI RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF HIGH-TECH DEVELOPMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tao Sun, Hao Tang, Jun Wang
  • Patent number: 11898069
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides adhesive articles that can be removed from surfaces without damage by having reduced or eliminated contribution of a core backing to peel force generated by the adhesive during removal. In some instances, this can be accomplished by a core that loses structural integrity in a direction normal to a plane defined by a major surface. In other instances, the contribution is reduced by compromising the interface between the core and a peelable adhesive layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Brett P. Krull, Dawud H. Tan, Saurabh Batra, Bryan L Gerhardt, Stephen M. Sanocki
  • Patent number: 11890847
    Abstract: A method of producing a veneered element, including providing a substrate, applying a sub-layer on a surface of the substrate, applying a veneer layer on the sub-layer, and applying pressure to the veneer layer and/or the substrate, such that at least a portion of the sub-layer permeates through the veneer layer. Also, such a veneered element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: VÄLINGE INNOVATION AB
    Inventors: Göran Ziegler, Per Nygren, Thomas Meijer
  • Patent number: 11878483
    Abstract: The installation comprises a preparation station for preparing strips by cutting a straight wire band, a jointing station arranged to butt-joint the strips obtained from the preparation station so as to form a reinforcing ply, and a station for turning over strips, which is interposed between the preparation station and the jointing station. The installation also comprises a first receiving surface, arranged to receive a strip, a second receiving surface associated with a reversing device which is arranged to transfer a strip from said first receiving surface to said second receiving surface, by thus turning over the strip. A gripping member is arranged to take a strip from the first or second receiving surface in order to allow the jointing station to selectively construct a reinforcing ply with a left-hand ply handle or with a right-hand ply angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: Compagnie Generale Des Etablissements Michelin
    Inventor: Dominique Leblanc
  • Patent number: 11865795
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a composite includes providing a first template including a cutout for a first layer of the composite, disposing the first layer in the cutout, and disposing a tablet, provided with an adhesive, on the first layer such that the first layer adheres to the tablet. Next, the tablet is removed, together with the first layer adhered thereto, from the cutout, and an adhesive is applied to a side of the first layer facing away from the tablet. A second template is provided that includes a cutout for a second layer of the composite, and then the second layer is disposed in the cutout. The tablet, together with the first layer adhered thereto, is disposed on the second layer disposed in the cutout of the second template, and the tablet is removed, together with the composite produced from the first and second layers, from the second template.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: LISA DRAEXLMAIER GMBH
    Inventor: Robert Thalhammer
  • Patent number: 11866621
    Abstract: The invention is an apparatus that allows individual adhesive strips to be easily and efficiently accessed by a medical professional. Specifically, the apparatus is defined by a series of adhesive strips that are offset and overlayed. Each adhesives strip includes a folded edge that allows a medical professional to grasp an individual adhesive strip, remove it from the adjacent strip, and use it for a particular application. When an additional adhesive strip is needed, the medical professional can repeat the process with the next (e.g., top) adhesive strip until all of the strips have been used.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Inventor: Kenneth Ray Henderson
  • Patent number: 11858691
    Abstract: A method of producing flexible polypropylene fabric bags with heat fused seams comprising providing fabric pieces, wherein each fabric piece has a coated side and an uncoated side; positioning fabric pieces so that a coated side of one fabric piece faces a coated side of another fabric piece; selecting an area of fabric to be joined for forming a seam or joint; applying heat to the area to be joined that is less than the melting point of the fabrics, for forming one or more seams or joints and wherein the heat fused seams or joints of a resulting polypropylene bag retains at least 85% of the fabric strength without using sewing machines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: AMERIGLOBE, LLC
    Inventors: Clifford Dunlap, Daniel R. Schnaars, Sr.
  • Patent number: 11849791
    Abstract: Embodiments provide methods of assembling apparel products. The methods include applying a composition to a portion of a major component of the apparel product or a portion of a minor component of the apparel product. The methods include coupling the portion of the minor component with the portion of the major component via the composition. The major component forms a base portion of the apparel product and is configured to be supported and worn at least partially over a portion of a wearer. The minor component forms a secondary portion configured to be coupled to the major component via an adhesive. The methods include converting the composition to form the adhesive and the apparel product. The adhesive includes a material having an imine bond or an iminium bond.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: CreateMe Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Caglar Remzi Becer, Daniel John MacKinnon, Yongqiang Li
  • Patent number: 11849529
    Abstract: Systems and methods of forming fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) composites with electrostatic dissipative properties are described herein. The FRP composite is bonded to a surface and integrates a grounding system to dissipate electro-static energy, thus eliminating the potential risk of explosion. The system can be used for structures that require reinforcement and that are susceptible to electro-static explosions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: HJ3 COMPOSITE TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Olley C. Scholer, James J. Butler