Patents Examined by Sonya Mazumdar
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Patent number: 10118373Abstract: A device for preparation of double fabric for down products comprises a printing means that can print an adhesive in a predetermined printing pattern on fabric; a drying means that can dry or fix the adhesive; a laminating means that can stack and laminate the fabrics on which an adhesive is printed; and a bonding means that can bond the fabrics with a cured adhesive by pressing with a predetermined pressing means and high-frequency heating to cure the adhesive; wherein said printing pattern and the pressing pattern are the same in pattern (shape), can be overlapped on the basis of the center line and have a difference in size (width) of 20% or less. Consequently, double fabric for down products thus manufactured has an excellent adhesiveness and durability and an aesthetically excellent pattern line with good clearness and finishing quality.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2015Date of Patent: November 6, 2018Inventors: Young Chul Park, Soo Han Chae
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Patent number: 10071542Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the production of multilayer composites and to a production plant (12, 60) for this purpose. The multilayer composites comprise at least one substrate web (64, 66), at least one bonding layer, and at least one polyurethane layer which has capillaries which extend through the entire thickness of the at least one polyurethane layer. First, at least one polyurethane layer is produced in a matrix (15), with passage through at least one coating unit (26, 30) and through a plurality of heating units (24, 28, 32). The matrices (15) thus treated are then introduced (76) into an input point (74) of a transfer section (60) for substrate web (64, 66). A structured side (78) of the matrix (15) is applied onto the substrate web (64, 66) passing continuously through the transfer section (60).Type: GrantFiled: February 18, 2015Date of Patent: September 11, 2018Assignee: BASF SEInventor: Juergen Herrmann
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Patent number: 10065402Abstract: A method of manufacturing a pellicle assembly, the method including attaching a carbon-containing thin film onto a transfer membrane in a wet atmosphere; attaching the carbon-containing thin film to a pellicle frame in a dry atmosphere while the carbon-containing thin film is attached onto the transfer membrane; and separating the transfer membrane from the carbon-containing thin film while the carbon-containing thin film is attached to the pellicle frame.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2016Date of Patent: September 4, 2018Assignees: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., RESEARCH & BUSINESS FOUNDATION SUNGKYUNK WAN UNIVERSITYInventors: Mun Ja Kim, Byung-Gook Kim, Hwan Chul Jeon, Ji-Beom Yoo, Dong-Wook Shin, Taesung Kim, Sooyoung Kim
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Patent number: 10062588Abstract: An apparatus for transferring a semiconductor die from a wafer tape to a product substrate. The apparatus includes a wafer frame configured to hold the wafer tape and a support frame disposed adjacent to the wafer frame. A flexible support substrate is secured in the support frame and is configured to support the product substrate. The apparatus further includes an actuator configured to position the semiconductor die at a transfer position with respect to the product substrate. An energy-emitting device is configured to direct energy through the flexible support substrate to a portion of the product substrate corresponding to the transfer position at which the semiconductor die is positioned to be affixed to the product substrate.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2017Date of Patent: August 28, 2018Assignee: Rohinni, LLCInventors: Andrew Huska, Cody Peterson, Clinton Adams, Sean Kupcow
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Patent number: 10052856Abstract: A method of making patterned structured solid surfaces is disclosed that includes filling a structured template with backfill material to produce a structured transfer film, patternwise curing the backfill material to produce cured areas and uncured areas in the structured transfer film, and laminating the structured transfer film to a receptor substrate. The structured template is capable of being removed to form structured and unstructured backfill layers. The structured and unstructured backfill layers may then be blanket cured. The backfill layer can include at least two different materials, one of which can be an adhesion promotion layer. In some embodiments the backfill layer includes a silsesquioxane such as polyvinyl silsesquioxane. The structured transfer film is a stable intermediate that can be covered temporarily with a release liner for storage and handling.Type: GrantFiled: September 6, 2016Date of Patent: August 21, 2018Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties CompanyInventors: Michael Benton Free, Martin B. Wolk, Terry O. Collier, Mieczyslaw H. Mazurek, Evan L. Schwartz
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Patent number: 10035618Abstract: A system for applying labels to cable or conduit including at least one label and a label applicator. The label applicator including at least one guide roller, at least one tamping device comprising at least one tamping pad for applying at least one label onto the moving cable or conduit, and a guide shoe assembly. The guide shoe assembly comprises a guide shoe, the guide shoe comprises a rounding member, a plurality of springs for providing flexibility to the rounding member when the moving cable or conduit passes the at least one guide shoe, a support mount for supporting the at least one guide shoe, a plurality of pivots disposed between the rounding member and the rounding member support for adjusting the set of springs, and a fitted member for providing an anchor for the at least one guide shoe to connect with the support mount.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2016Date of Patent: July 31, 2018Assignee: Encore Wire CorporationInventors: Mark D. Bennett, William T. Bigbee, Jr., Stephen S. Griffin
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Patent number: 10022939Abstract: Described herein is/are cold foil adhesive methods for manufacturing temporary tattoo laminate devices, wherein the tattoos incorporate metallic foil and other decorative components. The methods provide a surprisingly rapid and efficient method for creating tattoo laminate devices which provide crisp, clear multi-color images temporary tattoos for the skin. The methods described herein provide a way to produce, in an offset printing press or flexographic printing press, numerous tattoo laminate devices at very high speeds, with unlimited colors, and crisp, clear images.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2016Date of Patent: July 17, 2018Assignee: TMI Acquisition, Inc.Inventors: Chris Huff, Mitchell S. Pisik
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Patent number: 10022947Abstract: There is provided a laminated structure manufacturing method including bonding a graphene film of one layer or a plurality of layers formed on a first substrate to a second substrate with an adhesive resin layer, removing the first substrate, and forming a transparent layer on the graphene film.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2013Date of Patent: July 17, 2018Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Nozomi Kimura, Keisuke Shimizu, Toshio Fukuda
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Patent number: 10017950Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method for coating of a floor panel and a floor panel produced by the method. The disclosure relates to a method for producing a laminated product, for example a building panel, preferably a floor panel. The method comprises applying a paper on one side of a wood fiber based core, e.g. an HDF panel, creating a décor on the paper by a digital printing process, applying a resin, preferably a melamine formaldehyde resin, on the paper, heating the décor and the paper with the resin, preferably by using an IR lamp; and applying heat and pressure in order to cure the resin and thereby obtain a laminated product. The disclosure also relates to alternative methods for producing a laminated product, and such a laminated product.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2012Date of Patent: July 10, 2018Assignee: CERALOC INNOVATION ABInventor: Darko Pervan
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Patent number: 10014125Abstract: A method of manufacturing an electrode includes printing an electrode ink on a portion of a substrate using a rotary lithographic printer. The electrode ink is allowed to dry on the substrate. A separator material is printed on the portion of the substrate using the rotary lithographic printer. A sealant wall is printed around the portion of the substrate using the rotary lithographic printer.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2015Date of Patent: July 3, 2018Assignee: Ioxus, Inc.Inventor: Thor E. Eilertsen
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Patent number: 10000669Abstract: The subject matter of the invention is a method for the production of a cladding (1) for elongated material (2), in particular a sheath for cable sets. In this context, two adhesive tapes (3, 4) that are provided at least on one side with an adhesive coating (3) are axially spaced apart from one another by means of a carrier tape (5) are joined to form a laminate (3, 4, 5). For this purpose, both adhesive tapes (3, 4) arc each joined, on the side thereof with the adhesive coating, with the carrier tape (5), in the longitudinal direction, while defining a free region (6) limited by both adhesive tapes (3, 4). According to the invention, the carrier tape (5) is configured free of adhesive coating and is only provided with an own adhesive coating (7) at least in the free region (6) after the laminate (3, 4, 5) has been produced.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2015Date of Patent: June 19, 2018Assignee: CERTOPLAST TECHNISCHE KLEBEBAENDER GMBHInventors: Timo Leermann, Peter Rambusch, Kay Ruhnau, Andreas Hohmann
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Patent number: 9996788Abstract: A method and apparatus for producing an electronic device are disclosed. An adhesive material is jetted in a first pattern on a surface of a receiver substrate. A carrier having a metal foil disposed thereon is brought into contact with the first substrate such that a portion of the metal foil contacts the adhesive material. The adhesive material is activated using at least one of mechanical pressure and heat while the portion of the metal foil is in contact with the adhesive material. The first substrate and the second substrate are separated, whereby the portion of the metal foil is transferred to the first substrate.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2015Date of Patent: June 12, 2018Assignee: R.R. Donnelley & Sons CompanyInventors: Theodore F. Cyman, Jr., Alan R. Murzynowski, Daniel E. Kanfoush
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Patent number: 9987822Abstract: A method of adhering multiple polyurethane foam layers together sticks a first polyurethane foam layer with a second polyurethane foam layer by using polyurethane system components in polymerization foaming reaction. The method contains steps of: A. delivering the first polyurethane foam layer toward a cladding position; B. cladding or depositing the polyurethane system components on the first polyurethane foam layer at the cladding position so that the polyurethane system components start foaming polymerization on and adhere with the first polyurethane foam layer; C. delivering the polyurethane system components and the first polyurethane foam layer to a press roller so that the polyurethane system components foam to produce the second polyurethane foam layer, and the second polyurethane foam layer adheres with the first polyurethane foam layer; and D. conveying the second polyurethane foam layer and the first polyurethane foam layer away from the press roller.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2016Date of Patent: June 5, 2018Inventor: Tun-Jen Ku
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Patent number: 9982348Abstract: A method of forming a patterned metal unit on an article. The method includes the steps of: providing an article that has an insulating surface; transferring a catalyst layer onto the insulating surface of the article, the catalyst layer including a catalytic material; removing a part of the catalyst layer to form a patterned catalyst layer; and forming a patterned metal layer on the patterned catalyst layer by an electroless plating technique to obtain a patterned metal unit that is constituted by the patterned catalyst layer and the patterned metal layer.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2015Date of Patent: May 29, 2018Assignee: Taiwan Green Point Enterprises Co., LtdInventors: Pen-Yi Liao, Hui-Ching Chuang, Chih-Hao Chen, Jing-Yi Yang, Wen-Chia Tsai, Yao-Tsung Ho
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Patent number: 9981765Abstract: The invention relates to a device for labeling individual packages including a feed device for transporting a respective package in a transport direction, a printing device for printing a label, which can be removed from a material strip, wherein the printing device has a label dispensing unit for dispensing the printed label in a dispensing direction, and an application device for applying the printed label to the respective package. The application device has a manipulator for moving the printed label from a pick-up position, in which the printed label can be transferred from the label dispensing unit to the manipulator in the dispensing direction, to a dispensing position, in which the manipulator can apply the printed label to the package, via at least one transport position. The invention also pertains to a corresponding method for labelling individual packages.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2014Date of Patent: May 29, 2018Assignee: ESPERA-WERKE GmbHInventor: Bohumil Hyca
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Patent number: 9981452Abstract: A photochromic polyurethane laminate that is constructed to solve certain manufacturing difficulties involved in the production of plastic photochromic lenses is disclosed. The photochromic laminate includes at least two layers of a resinous material and a photochromic polyurethane layer that is interspersed between the two resinous layers and which contains photochromic compounds. The polyurethane layer is formed by curing a mixture of a solid thermoplastic polyurethane, at least one isocyanate prepolymer, at least one photochromic compound, and a stabilizing system.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2016Date of Patent: May 29, 2018Assignee: Vision Ease, LPInventors: Xuzhi Qin, Hideyo Sugimura, Michael Boulineau
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Patent number: 9981453Abstract: A photochromic polyurethane laminate that is constructed to solve certain manufacturing difficulties involved in the production of plastic photochromic lenses is disclosed. The photochromic laminate includes at least two layers of a resinous material and a photochromic polyurethane layer that is interspersed between the two resinous layers and which contains photochromic compounds. The polyurethane layer is formed by curing a mixture of a solid thermoplastic polyurethane, at least one isocyanate prepolymer, at least one photochromic compound, and a stabilizing system.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2016Date of Patent: May 29, 2018Assignee: Vision Ease, LPInventors: Xuzhi Qin, Hideyo Sugimura, Michael Boulineau
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Patent number: 9969126Abstract: An assembly sticking device includes an absorbing device for absorbing a plurality of optical sheets, and a transmission device arranged below the absorbing device for horizontally transporting the curved backlight module to be assembled with the optical sheets. When the transmission device horizontally transmits one of the curved backlight modules to be right below the absorbing device, the absorbing device configures one optical sheet to face toward the curved backlight module, the absorbing device moves close to the transmission device, and releases the optical sheets such that the released optical sheets is assembled with the curved backlight module.Type: GrantFiled: January 26, 2016Date of Patent: May 15, 2018Assignee: Wuhan China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., LtdInventor: Chao Liang
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Patent number: 9962299Abstract: A method for producing a multi-layered absorbent articles is disclosed. At least two of the layers include a colored region.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2017Date of Patent: May 8, 2018Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventor: David Christopher Oetjen
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Patent number: 9962914Abstract: A method of transferring a graphene sheet comprising one or more layers of graphene formed on a metal film, such as a copper film, coating a surface of a metal or alloy substrate onto a target substrate. The method includes fixedly contacting the graphene sheet with a contacting surface of the target substrate by applying substantially uniform pressure and heat on a layered assembly. The layered assembly comprises the metal or alloy substrate, the graphene sheet, and the target substrate. At least one layer of graphene of the graphene sheet formed on the copper film coating the surface of the metal or alloy substrate is transferred onto the contacting surface of the target substrate by the substantially uniform pressure and heat, and the at least one layer of graphene forms a graphene film on the contacting surface of the target substrate.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2016Date of Patent: May 8, 2018Assignee: King Abdulaziz UniversityInventors: Farag Saeed Marshoud Al-Hazmi, Ahmed Abdullah Salem Al-Ghamdi, Waleed Elsayed Mahmoud Elsayed