Patents Examined by Shawn F Hogan
  • Patent number: 8657985
    Abstract: Encapsulated organic electronic devices including organic light emitting diodes are made using an adhesive component as a mask while the device is being constructed. An adhesive-coated liner can be applied to the device substrate and openings created therein by removing portions of the liner and adhesive, or a patterned adhesive layer having openings therein can be formed on the device substrate, followed by deposition of the device layers and application of a sealing layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Fred Boyle McCormick, Paul Frederic Baude, George David Vernstrom
  • Patent number: 8646504
    Abstract: An adhesive tape affixing equipment for pulling out a tape from a supply reel on which the tape constructed by laminating an adhesive tape on a separator tape is wound, and then affixing the adhesive tape onto predetermined locations of a substrate by pushing the tape using a press-fitting tool. A radial direction of the supply reel is arranged to intersect substantially orthogonally with a longitudinal direction of the press-fitting tool during the affixing of the adhesive tape by the press-fitting tool. Also included is a tape running route setting device for causing the tape pulled out from the supply reel to run through an area between the press-fitting tool and the substrate along the longitudinal direction of the press-fitting tool via a tape running direction changing portion being provided to at least one location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2014
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Nobuhiko Muraoka, Syozo Kadota
  • Patent number: 8578998
    Abstract: An apparatus for adhesively bonding a spectacle lens to connecting elements of a bridge and a lug of the spectacles is disclosed. The apparatus includes a frame and a holding device for holding the lens. The holding device includes a cylindrical holding pin designed to centrally hold the lens such that a front side of the lens extends substantially perpendicularly to an axis of the cylindrical holding pin. At the frame, two straight supporting strips extend in parallel to each other at a plane perpendicular to the pin axis and are equally spaced apart from the pin axis. The two supporting strips are arranged such that the front side of the lens held by the holding pin faces the supporting strips and one of the connecting elements is adapted to be clamped between the front side of the lens and each of the supporting strips.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Inventor: Robert Anton Baumgartner
  • Patent number: 8573277
    Abstract: There is provided a coating film transfer tool with a reduced number of components and a high degree of design freedom, including a feed spool, a transfer head, a take-up spool, a transfer portion case that holds the feed spool, the transfer head and the take-up spool, a slip member that pivotally supports the feed spool and is loosely fitted in the transfer portion case, a feed-side gear securely fitted on the slip member in a position lying between the feed spool and the slip member, and a take-up-side gear that rotates together with the take-up spool. In the coating film transfer tool a rotation of the feed spool is transmitted to the take-up spool by the gears. The coating film transfer tool further includes a load adjusting means and a rotational speed adjusting means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Assignee: Plus Corporation
    Inventor: Kazui Fueki
  • Patent number: 8562778
    Abstract: A tape adhering apparatus and a tape adhering method for adhering an ACF tape formed from an anisotropic conductive film to a target adhering area on a substrate are disclosed. It is an objective of the invention to provide a tape adhering apparatus and a tape adhering method that enable shortening of a time consumed by operation for adhering one cut piece of an ACF tape. According to the present invention, the separator is peeled from the cut piece of the ACF tape by letting the tape conveyor means convey the tape member in synchronism with the transfer action of the transfer base and thereafter a cut portion of the ACF tape to be next adhered is placed at the cutting position of the tape cutting means by letting the tape conveyor means continually convey the tape member in the forward conveyance direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Shingo Yamada, Kozo Odawara
  • Patent number: 8551275
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an adhesive application method of applying adhesive to a protruding part formed on a substrate. The adhesive application method includes an adhesive preparing step of forming an adhesive layer on the surface of a plate member, an adhesive applying step of allowing the protruding part and the adhesive layer to be brought into contact with each other such that the surface of the substrate around the protruding part does not contact the adhesive layer, and a moving step of moving the substrate and the plate member relative to each other in the plane parallel with the surface of the plate member while the surface of the substrate around the protruding part is not in contact with the adhesive layer and the protruding part and the adhesive layer are in contact with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Shin Tsumura
  • Patent number: 8454785
    Abstract: A method for applying labels comprising providing a system for applying the labels, supplying at least one label, guiding a cable or conduit to the labeling system with at least one guide roller, providing a label applicator for applying the label to the cable or conduit, guiding a moving cable or conduit using the at least one guide roller, providing at least one tamping device, providing a tamping pad with the at least one tamping device, applying at least one label to at least one portion of the cable or conduit with the at least one tamping device, providing at least one guide shoe assembly; and pressing the at least one label against the at least one portion of the cable or conduit using the at least one guide shoe assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2013
    Assignee: Encore Wire Corporation
    Inventors: Mark Bennett, William Thomas Bigbee, Jr., Steve Griffin
  • Patent number: 8440040
    Abstract: A tape adhering device including: a drawing roller for drawing out a tape; a tape fixing means for fixing one portion of the tape drawn out from the drawing roller; a tape drawing means for drawing out a predetermined amount of tape, which is fixed by the tape fixing means, from the drawing roller between the tape fixing means and the drawing roller; and a tape adhering means for adhering the tape, which is located in the downstream of the tape fixing means, onto an object to be adhered under the condition that fixing operation of the tape by the tape fixing means is released.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2013
    Assignee: Tokyo Seimitsu Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Isamu Kawashima, Hideshi Sato, Hideo Kino, Minoru Ametani
  • Patent number: 8424581
    Abstract: An air conveyor is positioned on a tabbing machine and includes a housing having an air chamber and a web entry and web exit and air port communicating with the air chamber. An air nozzle assembly is positioned within the air chamber and includes upper and lower nozzle plates that extend across the air chamber and spaced from each other to form a web delivery channel that is aligned with the web entry and web exit. Each of the nozzle plates includes a plurality of air nozzles extending through the nozzle plate and configured to pass pressurized air from the air chamber into the web delivery channel such that a web of material entering the web entry is drawn, for example, by venturi pressure, from the web entry through the web delivery channel and out the web exit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Assignee: Profold, Inc.
    Inventor: Chris Brandes
  • Patent number: 8393377
    Abstract: Devices, methods and systems disclosed herein relate to the application of a protective film on a surface of an electronic device that instantly reduces air bubbles and eliminates the waiting time usually required when using a wet fluid solution. In one embodiment, a roller device may include a carriage or housing and one or more rollers coupled or integrated with the housing, configured to apply a protective material to a surface of the electronic device in a first orientation, and configured to function as a device stand in a second orientation. In addition or alternatively, a roller guide apparatus and/or a wedge may be utilized to assist the roller device in applying the protective material to the surface of the electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2013
    Assignee: Superior Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Shraddha Patel, Charlie LaColla, Thai Dinh, Vivian Chou, Soo Youn Kim
  • Patent number: 8361264
    Abstract: Disclosed is a process for producing a polarizing plate which is transparent, has resistance against high temperatures and high humidity, and is significantly improved in brittleness. Specifically disclosed is a process for producing a polarizing plate comprising two polarizing plate protective films and a polarizer intercalated between the polarizing plate protective films, which is characterized in that at least one of the two polarizing plate protective films is an acrylic film comprising an acrylic resin (A) and a cellulose ester resin (B) at a ratio of 85:15 to 55:45 by mass, and the acrylic film is drawn in at least one direction at a draw ratio of 10 to 150% inclusive and is subsequently bonded to the polarizer with an aqueous adhesive agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: Konica Minolta Opto, Inc.
    Inventors: Takashi Takebe, Masataka Takimoto, Nobuo Kubo
  • Patent number: 8347933
    Abstract: An application-film transfer tool includes a supply bobbin around which an unused transfer tape is wound; a transfer head around which the transfer tape is extended, the transfer head pressure-sensitively transferring an application film of the transfer tape onto a transfer subject by pressing against the transfer subject; a take-up bobbin taking up the used transfer tape; a clutch mechanism transmitting the rotation of the supply bobbin to the take-up bobbin and controlling the rotational speed of the take-up bobbin; and a reverse-rotation prevention mechanism preventing reverse rotation of the supply bobbin, wherein part of the supply bobbin constitutes part of the reverse-rotation prevention mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: Plus Corporation
    Inventor: Yasuo Narita
  • Patent number: 8343297
    Abstract: A method for making a carbon nanotube film includes the following steps. A carbon nanotube array fixed on a substrate holder is provided. A carbon nanotube film is drawn from the carbon nanotube array. A first part of the carbon nanotube film is adhered to a first bar placed on a bar supply device. The carbon nanotube film is stretched by the first bar. A second part of the carbon nanotube film is adhered to a second bar positioned on the bar supply device. A third part of the carbon nanotube film is adhered to a supporting element placed on a carrier device. The third part of the carbon nanotube film is separated from the first part and the second part of carbon nanotube film. The third part of the carbon nanotube film adhered to the supporting element is obtained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignees: Tsinghua University, Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Liang Liu, Kai-Li Jiang, Shou-Shan Fan
  • Patent number: 8291954
    Abstract: The application-film transfer tool includes a main body having a base member and a sliding securing member slidably attached to the base member, a refill attachable to and detachable from the main body and having a supply bobbin, a take-up bobbin, a transfer head, and a refill case, and a refill securing mechanism securing the refill to the main body, wherein the refill is secured to the main body by engaging the engagement protrusions of the refill and the engagement depressions of the base member, latching together the sliding securing member and the section near the front end of the refill, and engaging the section near the back end of the locking member and the hooks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: Plus Corporation
    Inventor: Yasuo Narita