Patents Examined by William P. Watkins, III
  • Air permeable sun shading fabric
    Patent number: 10022935
    Abstract: An air permeable sun shading fabric for provision of shade while allowing air to permeate the fabric includes a panel that is flexible and comprises a plurality of layers. The plurality of layers comprises an inner layer and an outer layer. Each of the layers has a plurality of openings. The openings are consistently sized and equally spaced, thus defining a band around each of the openings. The opening and a respective one of the bands define a unit. The openings of each of the layers are positioned in rows that are parallel. Each of the rows is offset by one half of the unit from adjacent rows. The layers are mutually coupled, such that each of the pluralities of openings is offset from the pluralities of openings positioned in adjacent layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Inventor: Klaus Hermann
  • Thermal insulation
    Patent number: 9993990
    Abstract: A thermal shield material includes a laminate of a homogeneously blended fiber mat of fiberglass, polyester and bi-component polyester, a plurality of tufts disposed on only one side of mat, the tufts formed by needling the mat from a single side, first and second adhesive layers disposed on first and second sides of the blended fiber mat, respectively, at least one of the adhesive layers being a heat activated adhesive and, a foil layer on the heat activate adhesive layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: CTA Acoustics, Inc.
    Inventors: Shawn Jose Guzman, Matthew Bargo, II, Demetrio Bellocido Borja, James Joseph Pike
  • Integral locator pin for a plastic component
    Patent number: 9987779
    Abstract: A locator pin is provided for a plastic component. The locator includes a main rib, a first secondary rib intersecting the main rib at a first intersection and a second secondary rib intersecting the main rib at a second intersection. The first and second intersections are offset from each other. A plastic component incorporating the locator pin, a plastic component assembly incorporating that plastic component and a method of reducing sink marks in an injection molded plastic component are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Sergio Alberto Vega Velazquez, Jorge Jara Zambrano
  • Layered insulation system
    Patent number: 9982430
    Abstract: A layered insulation system comprising one or more layers. A variety of types of layers can be used in conjunction with one another to deliver a range of desired Low-E and/or Low-U insulation properties and/or venting choices. Some types of layers can be foam layers with foam that inhibits heat conjunction interspersed with microparticles and/or nanoparticles that reflect, scatter, abate, and/or negate infrared radiation (IR) wavelengths, including dampening “Ideal Model Matrix” vibrations to inhibit heat flux through an IR opaque system. Other layers can be Low-E layers, Low-U layers, primarily empty layers, and/or other types of layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Inventor: Michael R. Leonard
  • Fiber-reinforced resin joined body having caulked part and manufacturing method thereof
    Patent number: 9981447
    Abstract: There is provided a fiber-reinforced resin joined body, including: a fiber-reinforced resin shaped product A containing reinforcing fibers and a thermoplastic resin, and including at least one a protrusion part with a buckling strength of 80 MPa to 450 MPa; and a member B including at least one through hole, wherein the protrusion part of the fiber-reinforced resin shaped product A is inserted into the through hole of the member B, and a caulked part is provided in a portion of the protrusion part, protruding from the through hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: Teijin Limited
    Inventors: Hiroki Sano, Takumi Kato, Takeru Ohki
  • Plasma erosion resistant thin film coating for high temperature application
    Patent number: 9976211
    Abstract: An article such as a susceptor includes a body of a thermally conductive material coated by a first protective layer and a second protective layer over a surface of the body. The first protective layer is a thermally conductive ceramic. The second protective layer covers the first protective layer and is a plasma resistant ceramic thin film that is resistant to cracking at temperatures of 650 degrees Celsius.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: Vahid Firouzdor, Biraja P. Kanungo, Jennifer Y. Sun, Martin J. Salinas, Jared Ahmad Lee
  • Apertured web
    Patent number: 9962850
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a web comprising: discrete extended elements having open proximal ends, open or closed dismal ends and side walls; macro apertures arranged in a staggered pattern; first regions comprising a first top plane; and second regions comprising a second top plane having a length less than or equal to about 0.9 mm, wherein each of the first regions is surrounded by four distinctive second regions, the four distinctive second regions being connected by two adjacent macro apertures in the first direction and another two adjacent macro apertures in the second direction which is orthogonal to the first direction, and wherein each of the second regions is surrounded by two adjacent first regions and two adjacent macro apertures located in a third direction or a fourth direction not parallel either to the first direction or to the second direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Pietro Cecchetto, Xue Wang, Jan Fuhrmann-Evers
  • Cushioning wrap material and apparatus and methods of making same
    Patent number: 9963283
    Abstract: A cushioning wrap material includes an elongate layer of expanded sheet material comprising an array of openings, and an elongate layer of interleaf material secured to the layer of expanded sheet material in face-to-face relationship. The expanded sheet material is expanded in length and thickness, and the layer of interleaf material may have a width equal to or less than a width of the layer of expanded sheet material. Typically, the layer of interleaf material is secured to the layer of expanded sheet material such that respective longitudinal centerlines of each layer are substantially aligned. The layer of expanded sheet material and layer of interleaf material secured thereto are then wound into a roll. Typically, each layer is at least thirty feet in length.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: RANPAK CORP
    Inventors: Brandon Cadette Page, Keith Alexander Furr, Marcelo Miller Passos, Robert D. Hillebrand, Lev Semenovich Grupin, Richard B. Weslock, Christopher L. Duncan
  • Modified interface around a hole
    Patent number: 9957809
    Abstract: A layer system including a substrate and a layer is provided. The layer system has a hole at least in the layer, and wherein at least one recess is present in a surface of the layer in a vicinity around the hole or directly adjoining a boundary line of the hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Christian Amann, Thomas Beck, Björn Beckmann, Andreas Böttcher, Winfried Esser, Giuseppe Gaio, Rudolf Küperkoch, Eckart Schumann, Rostislav Teteruk
  • Articles of apparel including auxetic materials
    Patent number: 9949518
    Abstract: An article of apparel includes at least one panel including a first edge and an opposing second edge. The at least one panel includes an auxetic structure defining a primary elongation direction and a secondary elongation direction. A plurality of lace coupling pairs are positioned along the first edge and the second edge of the at least one panel. Each lace coupling pair defines a lace pull direction that is perpendicular to a line extending through two adjacent lace couplings of the lace coupling pair. Each lace pull direction is defined by the plurality of lace couplings substantially in alignment with either the primary elongation direction or the secondary elongation direction of the auxetic structure between the two adjacent lace couplings of the lace coupling pair.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: Under Armour, Inc.
    Inventor: Alan Toronjo
  • Infrared surface light source generating device and method of manufacturing same
    Patent number: 9951410
    Abstract: An infrared surface light source generating device includes a substrate layer and a carbon material layer formed on a surface of the substrate layer and having a sheet resistance value ranged between 0.01 and 1000?/?. The carbon material layer is able to emit far infrared rays when it is heated by an amount of external low-power energy to a temperature above 36° C. A method of manufacturing the above infrared surface light source generating device is also disclosed. The method includes the steps of (A) providing a substrate layer and (B) forming a carbon material layer that is located on a surface of the substrate layer and has a sheet resistance value ranged between 0.01 and 1000?/?. Since the method involves only a simplified manufacturing process, the infrared surface light source generating device can be manufactured at reduced cost.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignees: H&H-T CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Chuan Ling Hu
  • Plastic layer for a smart card
    Patent number: 9944011
    Abstract: The plastic sheet (22), involved in the formation of a plurality of smart cards which respectively include a plurality of electronic units, is formed of a first material (2), having a first hardness or a first Vicat softening temperature, and of a second material (6) having a second hardness lower than the first hardness, respectively a second Vicat softening temperature lower than the first Vicat softening temperature. The second material is located in a plurality of areas of the plastic sheet which are respectively intended to at least partially receive said plurality of electronic units, via penetration of this plurality of electronic units into the second material during fabrication of the plurality of smart cards.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: NAGRAVISION S.A.
    Inventor: François Droz
  • Articles of apparel with auxetic fabric
    Patent number: 9936755
    Abstract: A garment includes at least one garment panel made of a fabric including a first yarn having a first denier and a second yarn having a second denier, the first denier being greater than the second denier. The first yarn forms an auxetic structure comprising a pattern of interconnected segments on the garment panel. The second yarn forms a fill portion extending between the interconnected segments of the auxetic structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: Under Armour, Inc.
    Inventors: Kyle Sanders Blakely, Alan Toronjo
  • Substrate support assembly having a plasma resistant protective layer
    Patent number: 9916998
    Abstract: A substrate support assembly comprises a ceramic body and a thermally conductive base bonded to a lower surface of the ceramic body. The substrate support assembly further comprises a protective layer covering an upper surface of the ceramic body, wherein the protective layer comprises at least one of yttrium aluminum garnet (YAG) or a ceramic compound comprising Y4Al2O9 and a solid-solution of Y2O3—ZrO2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignee: APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.
    Inventors: Jennifer Y. Sun, Senh Thach, Biraja P. Kanungo, Vahid Firouzdor
  • Harvested bale wrapping material
    Patent number: 9901034
    Abstract: A continuous roll of wrapping material for crops such as baled cotton wherein wrapping segments are set off by spaced transverse lines of slits or scoring for predictable separation during the wrapping process. Protection of the transverse lines and sealing assistance may be included by the addition of an adhesive layer and a V-fold over the transverse lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: L.P. BROWN COMPANY, INC.
    Inventors: Kenneth L. Porter, James L. Hayes
  • Combined anti-slip floor mat
    Patent number: 9889627
    Abstract: A combined anti-slip floor mat, including a mat body and a little mat, the mat body includes a leather, a PU self-skinning layer, and an anti-slip layer stacked together m that order. A recess is disposed in the middle of the top of the mat body, and the area of the recess is slightly less than the top area of the mat body; the little mat is matched to the recess in size. At least one opening is disposed on the middle of each side of the recess; wherein the opening passes through the floor mat; a cross notch is made on the bottom of the floor mat, by connecting each two opponent openings; the size of the little mat matches the recess on the mat body, and is separably embedded in the recess.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: XIAMEN SHEEP ANTI-FATIGUE MAT CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Xiangyang Lu
  • Insulating substrates including through holes
    Patent number: 9894763
    Abstract: It is provided an insulating substrate including through holes 2 for conductors arranged in the insulating substrate. A thickness of the insulating substrate is 25 to 300 ?m , and a diameter of the through hole is 20 to 100 ?m . The insulating substrate is composed of an alumina sintered body. A relative density and an average grain size of the alumina sintered body is 99.5 percent or higher and 2 to 50 ?m , respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: NGK INSULATORS, LTD.
    Inventors: Tatsuro Takagaki, Yasunori Iwasaki, Sugio Miyazawa, Akiyoshi Ide, Hirokazu Nakanishi
  • Environmentally friendly anti-slip floor mat
    Patent number: 9889626
    Abstract: This invention provides an environmentally friendly anti-slip floor mat, includes a leather, a polyurethane middle layer, a PU self-skinning layer and an anti-slip layer stacked together. The polyurethane middle comprises non-foam polyurethane. The PU self-skinning layer comprises foaming polyurethane. A plurality of through holes running through the anti-slip layer are located in the anti-slip layer. A surface of the PU self-skinning layer adjacent to the anti-slip layer further comprises a plurality of rivets pass through the through holes and extend to a surface of the anti-slip layer away from the PU self-skinning layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: XIAMEN SHEEP ANTI-FATIGUE MAT CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Xiangyang Lu
  • Anti-slip floor mat with transparent top surface
    Patent number: 9889636
    Abstract: This invention provides an anti-slip floor mat with transparent top surface mainly includes a top surface, a PU self-skinning layer and an anti-slip layer stacked together in that order. The top surface is made of a transparent material. The PU self-skinning layer comprises foaming polyurethane and mainly formed by foaming an isocyanate with a polyether polyols intermixture, and the mass ratio of the isocyanate to the polyether polyols intermixture is 100:20˜50. A plurality of through holes passing through said anti-slip layer are defined in the anti-slip layer. A surface of said PU self-skinning layer adjacent to said anti-slip layer further comprises a plurality of rivets, said rivets pass through said through holes and extend to a surface of said anti-slip layer away from said PU self-skinning layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: XIAMEN SHEEP ANTI-FATIGUE MAT CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Xiangyang Lu
  • Process, mold, devices and kit for manufacturing products made of composite materials, as well as products manufactured with this process and/or with these means
    Patent number: 9879710
    Abstract: A process for manufacturing products made of composite materials, is disclosed which includes the steps: screwing at least one insert provided with a threaded hole on the outer thread of at least one pin partially inserted in a removable manner in a mold; arranging on the mold one or more fiber layers provided with at least one opening in which the insert is arranged; curing resin with the layers arranged on the mold, so as to obtain a product made of a composite material which incorporates the insert and the layers; and rotating the pin in the insert for removing it from the mold. The present invention also relates to a mold, devices and a kit which can be employed for carrying out said process, as well as to products manufactured with this process and/or these means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: AUTOMOBILI LAMBORGHINI S.P.A.
    Inventor: Nicolò Pasini