Patents Examined by Seth Dumbris
  • Artificial tree assembly
    Patent number: 11457760
    Abstract: An improved artificial tree of the present invention is directed to a decorative artificial tree assembly which may be dimensioned and configured to fit on any supporting surface including, but not limited to, an interior floor, outside grounds, etc. The artificial tree may be disposed in an assembled or collapsed state. As such, the artificial tree may include a plurality tree segments and a cap member, vertically interconnected or stacked upon each other via a plurality of connectors. The artificial tree may be constructed from lightweight materials with decorative items attached to its outer surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: SOUTH FLORIDA LIGHTING TEAM, LLC
    Inventors: Edwin Santa, Kurt Stange
  • Bonding structure
    Patent number: 11453089
    Abstract: Disclosed is a bonding structure that includes an intermetallic compound crystal composed of Sn and Cu, and, an Sn alloy matrix composed of Sn and Cu, being intended for bonding a metal body or an alloy body, the intermetallic compound crystal forming an endotaxial junction with the Sn alloy matrix, and the Sn alloy matrix and/or the intermetallic compound crystal forming an epitaxial junction with the metal body or the alloy body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: Napra Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Shigenobu Sekine
  • High-strength steel material having enhanced resistance to crack initiation and propagation at low temperature and method for manufacturing the same
    Patent number: 11453933
    Abstract: An aspect of the present disclosure relates to a high-strength steel material having enhanced resistance to crack initiation and propagation at low temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: POSCO
    Inventors: Kyung-Keun Um, Woo-Gyeom Kim, Woo-Yeol Cha, Jin-Woo Chae
  • SiC coat
    Patent number: 11453620
    Abstract: A SiC coat having an outer surface including a back face, a front face opposite to the back face, a first side face extending in a direction from the back face toward the front face, and a first R-surface between the back face and the first side face, the SiC coat including: an overcoat configured to include a first upper layer side-face portion that forms the first side face and the first R-surface of the outer surface; and an undercoat configured to include a backface portion that forms the back face of the outer surface and a first lower layer side-face portion covered by the first upper layer side-face portion of the overcoat, wherein the first upper layer side-face portion and the backface portion form a first interface, and the first interface appears on the first R-surface of the outer surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: ADMAP INC.
    Inventor: Shimpei Chida
  • Decorative member and method for preparing same
    Patent number: 11448800
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a decoration element comprising a light reflective layer; and a light absorbing layer provided on the light reflective layer, wherein the light reflective layer is a discontinuous film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Yong Chan Kim, Jeong Woo Shon, Pilsung Jo, Ki Hwan Kim, Song Ho Jang
  • Steel sheet member and method for producing the same
    Patent number: 11433444
    Abstract: A method for producing a steel sheet member, includes: forming at least one pair of opposing strip grooves in a flat steel sheet such that one of the pair of opposing strip grooves is disposed in one of opposite surfaces of the steel sheet, the other of the pair of opposing strip grooves is disposed in the other of the opposite surfaces, and the strip grooves extend in a direction crossing a longitudinal direction of the steel sheet; heating the steel sheet having the strip grooves to a temperature higher than an austenite transformation finish temperature; and placing the heated steel sheet between an upper die and a lower die to press-form the steel sheet while cooling. When press-forming the steel sheet while cooling, there is space between each of the upper and lower dies and a bottom of a corresponding one of the strip grooves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Tomoaki Ihara
  • Low-temperature steel plate having excellent impact toughness, and method for manufacturing same
    Patent number: 11434557
    Abstract: Provided are a low-temperature steel plate having excellent impact toughness, and a method for manufacturing same, the low-temperature steel plate comprising, in wt %, 0.02-0.08% C, 6.0-7.5% Ni, 0.5-0.9% Mn, 0.03-0.15% Si, 0.02-0.3% Mo, and 0.1-0.3% Cr, and 50 ppm or less of P, 10 ppm or less of S, and the remainder in Fe and various unavoidable impurities, and the microstructure at ¼t (t: thickness of the steel plate) location of the steel plate comprising, in % surface area, 10-35% tempered bainite, 3-15% residual austenite, and the remainder in tempered martensite, and having granularity of 10 ?m or less of high angle grain boundaries at 15° or greater as measured by Electron Backscatter Diffraction (EBSD).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: POSCO
    Inventor: Hak-Cheol Lee
  • High formability steel sheet for the manufacture of lightweight structural parts and manufacturing process
    Patent number: 11427898
    Abstract: A steel sheet has a composition comprising, by weight: 0.010%?C?0.080%, 0.06%?Mn?3%, Si?1.5%, 0.005%?Al?1.5%, S?0.030%, P?0.040%, Ti and B such that: 3.2%?Ti?7.5% and (0.45×Ti)?1.35?B?(0.45×Ti)?0.43, optionally Ni?1%, Mo?1%, Cr?3%, Nb?0.1%, V?0.1%, the remainder being iron and unavoidable impurities resulting from the smelting. The steel sheet has a structure consisting of ferrite, at most 10% of austenite, and precipitates comprising eutectic precipitates of TiB2, the volume fraction of TiB2 precipitates with respect to the whole structure being of at least 9%, the proportion of TiB2 precipitates having a surface area lower than 8 ?m2 being of at least 96%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: ARCELORMITTAL
    Inventors: Frédéric Bonnet, Manuel Bobadilla, Bertrand Bele, Valérie Daeschler
  • Direct reduced iron (DRI) heat treatment, products formed therefrom, and use thereof
    Patent number: 11427877
    Abstract: A DRI product and method of forming the DRI product. DRI is formed from a reducing process, and thereafter the DRI is subjected to another heat treatment that produces a DRI product. The DRI product formed has a metallic shell around at least a portion of a DRI core. The heat treatment may be delivered through the use of a plasma torch, a gas burner, an oven, or any other like heat source. The heat treatment may heat the DRI for a fraction of a second and quickly cool the DRI in order to melt the surface and form the metallic shell without vaporizing a significant portion of the DRI and without losing a significant amount of the latent energy in the DRI.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: NUCOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Bradford Granger True, David William Hendrickson
  • Hot-pressed member and method for manufacturing same, and cold-rolled steel sheet for hot pressing and method for manufacturing same
    Patent number: 11420247
    Abstract: Disclosed is a hot-pressed member that can exhibit very high tensile strength after hot pressing of 1780 MPa or more, excellent delayed fracture resistance, and high cross tensile strength after resistance spot welding by properly adjusting its chemical composition and its microstructure such that a prior austenite average grain size is 8 ?m or less, a volume fraction of martensite is 90% or more, and at least 10 cementite grains having a grain size of 0.05 ?m or more are present on average per 200 ?m2 of a cross section parallel to a thickness direction of the member, and such that at least 10 Ti-based precipitates having a grain size of less than 0.10 ?m are present on average per 100 ?m2 of the cross section parallel to the thickness direction of the member in a range of 100 ?m in the thickness direction from a surface of the member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: JFE STEEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Katsutoshi Takashima, Takashi Kobayashi, Yoshimasa Funakawa, Seiji Nakajima
  • Multilayered zinc alloy plated steel material having excellent spot weldability and corrosion resistance
    Patent number: 11414743
    Abstract: Provided is a multilayered zinc alloy plated steel material comprising a base iron and multilayered plated layers formed on the base iron, wherein each of the multilayered plated layers is any one of a Zn-plated layer, a Mg-plated layer, and a Zn—Mg alloy-plated layer, and the ratio of the weight of Mg contained in the multilayered plated layers is 0.13-0.24 on the basis of the total weight of the multilayered plated layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: POSCO
    Inventors: Young-Jin Kwak, Woo-Sung Jung, Tae-Yeob Kim
  • Substrate for flexible device
    Patent number: 11414762
    Abstract: A substrate for a flexible device which includes a stainless steel sheet, a nickel plating layer formed on a surface of the stainless steel sheet, and a glass layer of electrical insulating bismuth-based glass formed in the form of layer on a surface of the nickel plating layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: TOYO SEIKAN GROUP HOLDINGS. LTD.
    Inventors: Kouji Nanbu, Toshihiko Miyazaki, Hirohisa Masuda, Hiroshi Shimomura
  • Decorative member and method for producing the same
    Patent number: 11408066
    Abstract: To provide a decorative member having a cherry blossom pink color. A cherry blossom pink decorative member of the present invention includes a base and a decorative coating formed on the base, wherein the decorative coating is formed by layering an undercoat layer and a finishing layer from the base side, the undercoat layer is a carbonitride layer composed of a carbonitride of a metal containing Ti and at least one selected from Nb and Ta, and the finishing layer is a Au alloy layer composed of an alloy containing Au, a metal having a silver color, and Cu.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: CITIZEN WATCH CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kotaro Takazaki
  • Roll-bonded laminate, method for producing the same, and heat radiation reinforcement member for electronic equipment
    Patent number: 11407202
    Abstract: This invention provides a roll-bonded laminate composed of a hard copper layer and a stainless steel layer, which is sufficient both in radiation performance and strength. A roll-bonded laminate 1A is composed of a copper layer 10A and a stainless steel layer 20A, in which thickness of the roll-bonded laminate 1A is 0.02 mm to 0.4 mm, hardness of the copper layer 10A is 70 Hv or higher, and 180° peel strength of the roll-bonded laminate 1A is 6 N/20 mm or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: Toyo Kohan Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yusuke Hashimoto, Teppei Kurokawa
  • Airfoil conformable membrane erosion coating
    Patent number: 11408291
    Abstract: A coating membrane for a component of a gas-turbine engine includes a solid membrane having a metallic foil or a polymeric film, and having a thickness and at least one kerf extending through the thickness to define a kerf pattern such that the solid membrane can be applied to a compound-curved surface. Also disclosed are a coated component coated with the membrane, and a method for producing a coated component with the membrane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: Raytheon Technologies Corporation
    Inventor: Nicholas D. Stilin
  • Coating structure, turbine part having same, and method for manufacturing coating structure
    Patent number: 11407688
    Abstract: Provided are a coating structure, a turbine part having the same, and a method for manufacturing the coating structure. The coating structure is provided on a surface of a base portion including a ceramic matrix composite. The coating structure is layered on the surface of the base portion, and includes a bond coat layer formed of a rare-earth silicate and a top coat layer layered on the bond coat layer. The residual stress present in the bond coat layer is compressive residual stress. The oxygen permeability coefficient of the bond coat layer is no greater than 10?9 kg·m?1·s?1 at a temperature of not lower than 1200° C. and a higher oxygen partial pressure of not less than 0.02 MPa. The bond coat layer may contain carbonitride particles or carbonitride whiskers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Takayuki Kurimura, Mineaki Matsumoto, Shuji Tanigawa, Yoshifumi Tsuji
  • Advanced electrodeposited copper foil having island-shaped microstructures and copper clad laminate using the same
    Patent number: 11408087
    Abstract: An advanced electrodeposited copper foil having island-shaped microstructures and a copper clad laminate using the same are provided. The advanced electrodeposited copper foil includes a micro-roughened surface. The micro-roughened surface has a plurality of copper crystals, a plurality of copper whiskers and a plurality of copper crystal groups which are in a non-uniform distribution and form into island-shaped patterns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: CO-TECH DEVELOPMENT CORP.
    Inventors: Yun-Hsing Sung, Shih-Shen Lee, Hung-Wei Hsu, Chun-Yu Kao
  • Liner alloy, steel element and method
    Patent number: 11401592
    Abstract: Disclosed is a liner alloy and a steel element with a liner alloy element. The liner alloy comprises from 0.5 to 3 wt. % of C, from 10 to 30 wt. % of Cr, less than 2 wt. % of B, less than 4 wt. % of Ti, less than 4 wt. % of Nb, less than 1 wt. % of V, less than 1.5 wt. % of W, from 0.5 to 2 wt. % of Mo, from 0.5 to 2 wt. % of Mn, less than 1 wt. % of Si, less than 0.5 wt. % of Al, wherein the wt. % is based on total weight of the liner alloy with remainder being Fe and inevitable impurities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: SSAB ENTERPRISES LLC
    Inventor: Lingyun Wei
  • High-strength cold-rolled steel sheet and method for manufacturing same
    Patent number: 11401569
    Abstract: Provided is a high-strength steel sheet having a tensile strength (TS) of 750 MPa or more and excellent in ductility and stretch flangeability, in which the steel sheet has a predetermined chemical composition and a microstructure containing, in area ratio, ferrite: 50% to 90%, quenched martensite: 1% to 8%, tempered martensite: 3% to 40%, and retained austenite: 6% to 15%, the quenched martensite has an average grain size of 2.5 ?m or less, the quenched martensite has an average circularity index of 0.50 or more, the circularity index being defined as 4 ?M/D2, where D is a perimeter of the quenched martensite and M is an area of the quenched martensite, and the steel sheet has a ratio of an area ratio of the quenched martensite fM to a total area ratio of the quenched martensite and the tempered martensite fM+TM, fM/fM+TM, of 50% or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: JFE STEEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Seigo Tsuchihashi, Hidekazu Minami, Takashi Kobayashi
  • Steel material for line pipes, method for producing the same, and method for producing line pipe
    Patent number: 11401568
    Abstract: A method for producing a steel material for line pipes which has a tensile strength of 570 MPa or more, a compressive strength of 440 MPa or more, and a thickness of 30 mm or more, the method including heating a steel having a specific composition to a temperature of 1000° C. to 1200° C.; performing hot rolling such that a cumulative rolling reduction ratio in a non-recrystallization temperature range is 60% or more, a cumulative rolling reduction ratio in a temperature range of (a rolling finish temperature +20° C.) or less is 50% or more, and a rolling finish temperature is the Ar3 transformation point or more and 790° C. or less; and subsequently performing accelerated cooling from a cooling start temperature of the Ar3 transformation point or more, at a cooling rate of 10° C./s or more, until the temperature of a surface of a steel plate reaches 300° C. to 500° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Inventors: Kyono Yasuda, Tomoyuki Yokota, Akihiko Tanizawa, Ryuji Muraoka, Kazukuni Hase