Patents Examined by Walter Aughenbaugh
  • Patent number: 11260618
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of an aromatic polycarbonate prepared by the transesterification of a bisphenol and a diaryl carbonate and having a viscosity average molecular weight, Mv, of from 22000 to 32000 g/mol, a polydispersity, defined as Mw/Mn, of from 1.8-3.2, a melt-flow index of from 3.0-10 g/10 min as determined in accordance with ASTM D 1238 (1.2 kg, 300° C.), an amount of Fries branching of from 750 to 2500 ppm, for the manufacture of bottles having a volume of at least 15 liter by means of an injection blow moulding or an extrusion blow moulding process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: SABIC GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES B.V.
    Inventors: Abdul Salam Thelakkadan, Rajendra Kashinath Singh, Ponniah Thavamani, Tariq Syed
  • Patent number: 11254083
    Abstract: Disclosed is a fluid transport pipe which has an inner layer, coming in contact with a fluid, comprising at least one aliphatic polyamide and at least one impact modifier and also at least one outer layer which is connected directly to the inner layer and is formed from an aliphatic polyamide and at least one flame retardant. While the inner layer ensures the chemical resistance relative to the fluids to be transported and the mechanical resistance, the flame resistance is ensured by the outer layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: EMS-Patent AG
    Inventor: Heinz Caviezel
  • Patent number: 11254086
    Abstract: A packaging material for packaging of light-sensitive goods, said packaging material comprising a first layer and a second layer, at least one hole penetrating said first layer and being covered by said second layer, and a light barrier, wherein said light barrier comprises a layer of ink being essentially nontransparent to light and provided on said second layer to at least partly cover said hole. The disclosure further relates to a method for providing a light barrier covering a hole in a packaging material as well as to a package for packaging of light-sensitive goods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: Tetra Laval Holdings & Finance S.A.
    Inventors: Marcus Petersson, Joakim Balogh
  • Patent number: 11247429
    Abstract: An assembly system includes a fixture configured to support a structure including at least one component to receive a malleable material, and a bladder system coupled to the fixture. The bladder system includes a hollowed frame having sidewalls that support a bladder disposed therein. The hollowed frame has an opening that exposes an outer portion of the bladder and is configured to guide the exposed outer portion externally from the hollowed frame toward a targeted area of the structure. In response to inflating the bladder, the outer portion of the bladder extends through the opening and applies a force against the at least one component so as to form a design feature element from the malleable material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: RAYTHEON COMPANY
    Inventors: Neil F. Hesek, Mariusz Jachtorowicz, Lee R. Kariger, Kenneth T. Hachey, Kevin T. O'Connor, Peter R. Desalvo, Sr.
  • Patent number: 11242198
    Abstract: Various trashcans, their coatings, and coatings for other household goods are disclosed. In certain implementations, the disclosed coatings are antimicrobial. Various methods for forming antimicrobial coatings for household goods are also disclosed. In some embodiments, the antimicrobial coating comprises a substrate and an antimicrobial agent. In certain implementations the coating can be applied to a household good where the coating leaves a substantially streak-free finish. Some embodiments pertain to protective films that can be removed from a coated household good without leaving residue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: simplehuman, LLC
    Inventors: Frank Yang, Di-Fong Chang, Hon-Lun Chen
  • Patent number: 11235497
    Abstract: A process is presented and described for the production of moldings, comprising the steps of (a) providing a polymer composition comprising from 1 to 99% by weight of polyhydroxyalkanoate and from 1 to 99% by weight of starch-containing polymer; (b) homogenizing the polymer composition with use of thermal and/or mechanical energy; (c) introducing the polymer composition into a mold; (d) molding the molding in the mold; and (e) removing the molding from the mold. The process described is in particular suitable for the production of hard capsules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: BIO-TEC BIOLOGISCHE NATURVERPACKUNGEN GMBH, & CO. KG
    Inventors: Harald Schmidt, Christoph Hess, Wolfgang Friedek
  • Patent number: 11230650
    Abstract: The present invention provides polymer blends that can be used in a multilayer structure and to multilayer structures comprising one or more layers formed from such blends. In one aspect, a polymer blend comprises an ionomer of a copolymer comprising ethylene and at least one of acrylic acid and methacrylic acid having a melt index (I2) of 1 to 60 g/10 minutes, wherein the total amount of ionomer comprises 50 to 99 weight percent of the blend based on the total weight of the blend, and a polyolefin having a density of 0.870 g/cm3 or more and having a melt index (I2) of 20 g/10 minutes or less, wherein the polyolefin comprises 1 to 50 weight percent of the blend based on the total weight of the blend, wherein the polymer blend meets the following equation: 3.5<2.76?60*I2(PO)+308*RVR+0.023*A<4.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Carmelo Declet Perez, Brian W. Walther, James L. Cooper, Hayley A. Brown
  • Patent number: 11230083
    Abstract: A method of recycling laminated fabrics and laminated fabric products and producing new laminated fabrics and laminated fabric products includes the steps of shredding scrap or used laminated fabric material, melt separating the polymers, pelletizing the melt separated polymers, extruding the pelletized material with at least one virgin material to form a film, and laminating the film to a nonwoven material to form a new laminated fabric. The scrap or recycled laminated fabric products can include plastic/polymer materials having different melting temperatures. The new laminated fabric can be utilized to produce new products, such as protective covers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: Transhield, Inc.
    Inventors: Seckin Ozol, Na Qi, Gregory L. Todt
  • Patent number: 11220367
    Abstract: A composite container is provided including a container body made of a plastic material and a plastic member disposed on the outer surface of the container body. The container body and the plastic member are integrally inflated by blow molding, and the plastic member includes a colored layer and/or a print layer where a print is made.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takuma Miyawaki, Yusuke Suga
  • Patent number: 11213992
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a composite preform is provided, including preparing a preform that is formed from a plastic material, preparing a tubular heat shrinkable plastic member that is longer than the preform and has a margin for thermocompression bonding at one end, inserting the preform into the plastic member having the plastic member undergo thermal shrinkage by heating the preform and the plastic member, and bonding the margin of the plastic member by thermocompression.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yusuke Suga, Takuma Miyawaki, Kazuya Hirose, Daichi Hashimoto
  • Patent number: 11213991
    Abstract: An improved method for molding a plastic container within a mold including an RFID tag to generate a container which leaves a mold having an RFID tag bonded between the container and a label. This method provides for an improved integrally, extrusion blow molded container, label and RFID tag combination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: Silgan Plastics LLC
    Inventors: Kenneth J. Browning, Jr., Timothy P. Monacella, Braden Telesz
  • Patent number: 11215298
    Abstract: Hose embodiments include an inner tube, a reinforcement layer disposed outwardly adjacent the inner tube, and an outer cover layer disposed outwardly adjacent the reinforcement layer. One or more of the inner tube and cover layer may be based upon a curable composition having EPDM, a filler package, and a sulfur curative, and after curing, the hose embodiments meet the testing requirements of the UL 94 standard. In some cases, the inner tube is based upon the curable composition, while in some other cases, the cover layer is based upon the curable composition. Yet, in other cases, the inner tube and the cover layer each is based upon the curable composition. In some aspects, the curable composition includes the EPDM in an amount of from 10% to 30% by weight, or even in an amount of from 30% to 80% by weight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: ContiTech USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Flint Wilson, Jeffrey T. Epperson, Jeffrey P. Dotson
  • Patent number: 11207865
    Abstract: A fiber-reinforced resin hollow body includes an axial-direction fiber layer containing reinforcing fibers aligned parallel to an axial direction of the hollow body, and a non-axial-direction fiber layer provided on top of at least one of an internal and an external side of the axial-direction fiber layer, and containing reinforcing fibers oriented in a direction different from a direction in which the reinforcing fibers contained in the axial-direction fiber layer are aligned. The non-axial-direction fiber layer has end portions in a peripheral direction of the hollow body, the end portions overlapping each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignees: KURIMOTO, LTD., MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takeshi Kitagawa, Masaya Hazama, Toshiki Okauji, Makoto Takeda, Jun Watanabe, Takashi Tabakoya, Shin Matsumura, Yoshiyasu Kajimoto, Kazuhisa To
  • Patent number: 11207821
    Abstract: A method of making a 3D tube and the 3D tube made thereby. The method comprises: inserting a deflated pre-formed bladder into the 3D tube; and inflating the pre-formed bladder to deform the 3D tube and make the 3D tube have a substantially similar shape as that of the pre-formed bladder inflated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Nicholas Joseph Kray, Wendy Wenling Lin, Arthur William Sibbach, Aaron Todd Sellinger
  • Patent number: 11207861
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an injection blow container that is excellent in moldability and impact resistance and furthermore, excellent in solvent resistance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Takanori Miyabe, Tomonori Kato
  • Patent number: 11193446
    Abstract: A coating liquid for preparing a needle-shaped cylinder liner, comprising the following components: 0.05-0.4 parts of an anionic surfactant; 0.05-0.5 parts of tannic acid; 0.15-0.7 parts of caustic soda; 22-38 parts of diatomite; 3-10 parts of montmorillonite; and 62-75 parts of water. A method for preparing a needle-shaped cylinder liner comprises spraying a coating liquid for preparing the needle-shaped cylinder liner onto the inner wall of a hollow cylindrical mould, and drying the coating liquid to obtain a mould with a coating attached to the surface of the inner wall; adding an inoculated iron liquid into the rotary mould, and cooling and demoulding to obtain a cylinder liner blank; and subjecting the blank to outer surface cleaning and forming machining to obtain the needle-shaped cylinder liner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: ZYNP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Delong Xue, Zhijun Liu, Zengjun Dang, Yong Wang, Qifei Hou
  • Patent number: 11192676
    Abstract: A composite container is provided including a container body made of a plastic material and a plastic member disposed on the outer surface of the container body. The container body and the plastic member are integrally inflated by blow molding, and the plastic member includes a colored layer and/or a print layer where a print is made.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takuma Miyawaki, Yusuke Suga
  • Patent number: 11185652
    Abstract: A medical/technical device comprised of at least two materials. The materials are connected at least partially to each other permanently by a manufacturing process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: Loewenstein Medical Technology S.A.
    Inventor: Martin Eifler
  • Patent number: 11179911
    Abstract: Radially shrinkable textile hose for encasing elongated objects, characterised by having an outer layer made from radially shrinkable, wear-resistant material and at least one inner layer made from thermally insulating material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: IPROTEX GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Timo Piwonski, Maximilian Kefes, Norbert Bergmann
  • Patent number: 11174076
    Abstract: A fully recyclable environmental protection packaging structure applied to express deliveries, postal services and logistics and made of a planar structure of paper. The packaging structure includes a first surface and a protecting layer overlapped on the surface. The protecting layer includes at least one layer of liner which is a three-dimensional network structure. The packaging structure of the present disclosure can overcome problems that kraft paper bubble bags or envelopes, and paper and plastics can't be separated and recycled to pollute environment in the prior art. At the same time, it can solve technical problems of dust pollution and poor air quality caused by using powdery and granular soft structures used as buffers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: Beta (Shenzhen) Package Products Co., Ltd
    Inventor: Jinwei Yan