Patents Examined by Zachary M Davis
  • Patent number: 12041983
    Abstract: Generally described, aspects of the disclosed subject matter are directed to impact mitigating membranes. In accordance with aspects of the present disclosure, the impact mitigating membranes generally include a laminar core having a first lamina and a second lamina coupled to the first lamina and configured to shift relative to the first lamina to dissipate kinetic energy resulting from an oblique impact force. The laminar core may include a lubricating layer or self-lubrication between the lamina to reduce friction. In general, the laminar core is surrounded by first and second encapsulating layers positioned adjacent each lamina. An anchoring attachment coupled to one or more of the first and second encapsulating layer and associating with the laminar core constrains relative lateral motion between the laminar core and the first and second encapsulating layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: Simon Fraser University
    Inventors: Daniel Eamon Abram, Farid Golnaraghi, Gaofeng Gary Wang
  • Patent number: 12038121
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a heat conservation-insulating material which is coated with a UV film and has maximized heat efficiency, wherein: the material uses a thermosetting water-soluble acrylic adhesive to ensure the minimum uniform coating film thickness required for corrosion prevention of a pipe and strength reinforcement during curing and allow easy installation with flexibility and sufficient working time before the installation; and a surface of the insulating material is UV-coated and thermosetting-coated by dual-cure curing method so that even a part where light or ultraviolet rays cannot penetrate can be cured, a heat conservation-insulating material having vivid colors can be obtained even when dye and pigment are added to realize various colors, and the cutting processability is excellent to enable a uniform coating on various surfaces, such as metal, plastic, glass, ceramics, stone, wood, and various building materials, or even on sharply bent shapes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Inventors: Pil Sea Lee, Seung Won Lee
  • Patent number: 12036738
    Abstract: Provided herein is a method for creating a three dimensional (3D) object from reactive components that form a thermoset product. In one embodiment, a method includes providing first and second reactive components that are effective to form the thermoset product. In one embodiment, the thermoset product includes a urethane and/or urea-containing polymer. In one embodiment, the first reactive component includes an isocyanate and the second reactive component includes a polyol having at least one terminal hydroxyl group, a polyamine having at least one amine that includes an isocyanate reactive hydrogen, or a combination of the polyol and the polyamine. In one embodiment, the first reactive component includes a prepolymer, and optionally the ratio of viscosity of the first and second reactive components is from 1:3 to 3:1. Also provided is a 3D object that includes a completely reacted thermoset product, and a thermoset system that includes a first and a second reactive component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Assignee: Chromatic 3D Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: Cora Leibig, Daniel Gilbert
  • Patent number: 12023892
    Abstract: A structure body according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a first base having one surface, and having a density lower than a density that is determined by a crystal structure and a composition of a constituent material; a second base disposed to face the one surface of the first base; and a buffer layer provided between the first base and the second base, and containing at least a metal element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2024
    Assignees: Sony Group Corporation, Tohoku University
    Inventors: Yuichi Takahashi, Shohei Abe, Gen Yonezawa, Takehito Shimatsu, Miyuki Uomoto
  • Patent number: 12024941
    Abstract: An automatic device and an automatic method for filling with gas other than air the insulating glazing unit composed of at least two glass panes and at least one spacer frame. The device comprises mechanisms for flattening the glass panes when they are not sufficiently flat, for example in the case of laminated or tempered panes. This allows to perform in an optimum manner the filling with gas and to process insulating glazing units with special spacer frames.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2024
    Assignee: Forel Spa
    Inventors: Dino Moschini, Fortunato Vianello, Riccardo Vianello
  • Patent number: 12011907
    Abstract: A display substrate according to the embodiment includes: a base material having a long direction and a short direction, and including one surface and the other surface, and a first region and a second region; and a hole passing through the one surface and the other surface of the base material, wherein the first region is defined as a folding region in which the one surface is folded to face, the second region is defined as an unfolding region, the hole includes a first hole formed in the first region, and the first hole includes at least three first holes having different sizes in the long direction of the base material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Duck Hoon Park, Hae Sik Kim, Jee Heum Paik, Woo Young Chang
  • Patent number: 12011914
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to fame constructions comprising a glass substrate and a curved surface defining at least one curvature, wherein the engagement of the glass substrate with the curved surface imparts a curvature on the glass substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: CORNING INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Daniel Warren Hawtof, Christopher Lee Timmons
  • Patent number: 11999188
    Abstract: A transfer article with a thickness of less than 3 micrometers includes a first acrylate layer that is releasable from a metal or doped semiconductor release layer at a release value of from 2 to 50 grams/inch. The article includes a functional layer overlaying the first acrylate layer. The functional layer includes at least one microfractured inorganic layer about 3 nanometers to about 200 nanometers thick, which has a plurality of toolmarks interspersed with cracks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Kevin W. Gotrik, Scott J. Jones, Huiwen Tai, Joan M. Frankel, Robert R. Owings, Bhaskar V. Velamakanni, Jeanne M. Bruss, David J. Rowe, Matthew E. Sousa, Bradley L. Givot
  • Patent number: 11991848
    Abstract: A protective film includes a panel protective film, a first protective film disposed on a surface of the panel protective film and covering the surface of the panel protective film, the first protective film having a surface and an opposite surface facing the panel protective film, and a second protective film disposed on an opposite surface of the panel protective film and covering the opposite surface of the panel protective film, the second protective film having a surface facing the panel protective film and an opposite surface opposed to the surface of the second protective film, wherein the first protective film includes a first film layer, a first adhesive layer disposed on the opposite surface of the first film layer, and a blocking layer disposed on an opposite surface of the first adhesive layer along an edge of the first adhesive layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Dong Su Yee
  • Patent number: 11987993
    Abstract: A floor structure on a base 1 comprising a primer 2 and a floor covering 3 which is atop the primer and comprises a floor coating and/or an adhesive bond, wherein the primer 2 is obtained from an aqueous dispersion of at least one acrylic polymer containing 0.001-0.2% by weight of at least one benzoxazole-based system, based on the total weight of the aqueous dispersion. Such systems in aqueous dispersions containing at least one acrylic polymer do not impair storage stability and also permit good detectability of the coating on the base, both shortly after application of the coating and 6 months thereafter. More particularly, no reduction in detectability over time is found.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: SIKA TECHNOLOGY AG
    Inventors: Vera Ubbenhorst, Tobias Benighaus, Rosalin Wevering
  • Patent number: 11981116
    Abstract: An anisotropic composite material assembly comprising a first layer with a tensile modulus different from its compressive modulus and that exhibits variable modulus behavior. The first layer elastically buckle under compressions. A second layer has a tensile modulus substantially the same as its compressive modulus. The first and second layers are joined together, and the assembly is bendable in a first direction with an outer surface of the first layer being in compression and the assembly has a first bending stiffness during bending in the first direction. The assembly is bendable in a second direction opposite the first direction with the outer surface of the first layer being in tension, and the assembly has a second bending stiffness greater than the first bending stiffness during bending in the second direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: Carbitex, Inc.
    Inventors: Junus Ali Khan, Tyler Andre Kafentzis, Kevin Lynn Simmons, Keshava Bhamidipaty
  • Patent number: 11985774
    Abstract: A display device includes a display module including a folding area, a plate which is under the display module and includes a bending portion corresponding to the folding area and a plurality of openings defined in the bending portion, a first plate and a second plate portion extending from opposing sides of the bending portion, a support layer which is under the bending portion and includes a first support member and a second support member spaced apart from each other, and a cushion layer including a first cushion member corresponding to the first plate portion and a second cushion member corresponding to the second plate portion. Each of the first support member and the second support member has a modulus greater than a modulus of each of the first cushion member and the second cushion member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jaiku Shin, Sung Chul Choi
  • Patent number: 11981787
    Abstract: The present invention provides a laminated expanded sheet excellent in strength and formability. More specifically, the present invention relates to a laminated expanded sheet comprising a laminate of a resin expanded layer and a resin non-expanded layer, wherein the resin expanded layer is provided as an outermost layer, the laminated expanded sheet has a bending strength of 5 MPa or more, and an arithmetic average roughness of a surface formed of the resin expanded layer is 3 ?m or more and 10 ?m or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: SEKISUI KASEI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shota Endo, Eiji Fukuyama, Ayano Mori
  • Patent number: 11981291
    Abstract: The present invention aims to provide a luggage room board that reliably produces a cushioning effect during opening and closing operations, whereby the impact is not applied during the opening and closing operations. The luggage room board 1 includes the luggage room board main body 2 made of resin and is configured to be opened and closed. For example, a tape-shaped cushioning material (non-woven fabric) is attached to the luggage room board main body 2 along two sides orthogonal to a rotation center line serving as the rotation center of the opening and closing operations. At one of ends 20a of a non-woven fabric 20, a concave portion 30 is provided on a surface of the luggage room board main body 2 to which the non-woven fabric is attached, and the end 20a of the non-woven fabric 20 is attached so as to enter the concave portion 30. The concave portion 30 is formed such that a depth gradually increases toward the end 20a of the non-woven fabric 20.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: KYORAKU CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kenji Iwasaki, Sho Nakajima, Yoshitaka Matsubara, Yuki Harasawa
  • Patent number: 11975515
    Abstract: The present invention addresses the problem of providing a surface-protective film which is excellent in terms of antiglare property, scratch resistance, and oil resistance. Provided as a means for solving the problem is a surface-protective film which comprises a protective layer constituted of a polyurethane, both surfaces of the protective layer being flat, and a hardcoat layer formed on one of the surfaces of the protective layer, wherein the hardcoat layer has an arithmetic average roughness Ra of equal to or greater than 0.1 and equal to or less than 0.8 ?m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: BANDO CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Yutaka Kamada, Hiroki Uozumi
  • Patent number: 11980000
    Abstract: A back film for a display device and the display device are provided in the present disclosure. The back film includes an opening region and a non-opening region, and the back film includes a first flexible material layer and a polyimide layer laminated one on another. An opening penetrating through the first flexible material layer and the second flexible material layer is formed in the back film, and a region corresponding to the opening is the opening region. The back film further includes a protection member covering the camera region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignees: Chengdu BOE Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd., BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yao Huang, Yuanyou Qiu, Yudiao Cheng
  • Patent number: 11969856
    Abstract: A manufacturing method of a wafer with a notch includes: polishing principal surfaces of the wafer; mirror-polishing a notch chamfered portion of the notch; mirror-polishing an outer-periphery chamfered portion of an outer peripheral portion of the wafer; and finish-polishing one of principal surfaces of the wafer, the finish-polishing being performed after performing the mirror-polishing of the notch chamfered portion, the polishing of the principal surfaces, and the mirror-polishing of the outer-periphery chamfered portion in this order.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: SUMCO CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kantarou Torii
  • Patent number: 11969955
    Abstract: A component made of a fiber-reinforced plastic, having a first surface portion, a second surface portion and a transition portion, which is enclosed by the first surface portion and the second surface portion, wherein surface tangents to the first surface portion and the second surface portion are not parallel, at least in regions adjacent to the transition portion. The transition portion has a curvature adjoining the adjacent surface portions in a tangentially constant manner, wherein an arrangement of at least two layers made of a fiber-reinforced plastic extends from the first surface portion, over the transition portion, onto the second surface portion, and fibers at least of one of the layers run with an unchanging orientation on the first surface portion and the second surface portion and, on the transition portion, run in a laterally offset, inflected or curved manner along the running direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Airbus Operations GmbH
    Inventors: Johannes Born, Dirk Elbracht, Konstantin Schubert
  • Patent number: 11964921
    Abstract: A method for applying a coating 1 to a surface 2 of a mullite material 3 is specified, which comprises pretreating the surface 2 of the mullite material 3 by means of a plasma-chemical process in which molecular hydrogen is excited in such a way that plasma-activated hydrogen is produced S1, and applying an aluminum oxide-containing layer 4 by means of a PVD process to the pretreated surface 2 of the mullite material 3 S2. Furthermore, a mullite material 3 with a coating and a gas turbine component with such a mullite material 3 are specified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: Oerlikon Surface Solutions AG, Pfäffikon
    Inventors: Werner Stamm, Simone Friedle, Juergen Ramm
  • Patent number: 11958963
    Abstract: The disclosure herein relates rubber sheeting materials. Specifically, the disclosure relates to ethylene propylene diene monomer (EPDM) membranes that include maleic anhydride grafted EPDM. The EPDM rubber membranes may be used for weatherproofing buildings, and in particular, as a membrane for building façade.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: CARLISLE CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS, LLC
    Inventors: Majid Karimi Nejad, Michael O'Toole, William J. Schneider, Anil Shenoy