Patents Examined by Zachary M Davis
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Patent number: 12290158Abstract: The present application relates to a decorative member including a color developing layer including a light reflective layer and a light absorbing layer provided on the light reflective layer; and a substrate provided on one surface of the color developing layer, wherein the light absorbing layer includes a copper oxide (CuaOx).Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2019Date of Patent: May 6, 2025Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.Inventors: Yong Chan Kim, Ki Hwan Kim, Nansra Heo, Jeong Woo Shon, Pilsung Jo
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Patent number: 12290992Abstract: Provided is a laminate that includes a thin-film structure having a fine concave-convex structure at its surface, can be distributed on the market so that the thin-film structure is usable by a customer without staining or fracturing, and can be prevented from degradation even after storage. A laminate comprises a thin-film structure and holding films, wherein a first holding film is laminated on one surface of the thin-film structure and a second holding film is laminated on the other surface of the thin-film structure, the thin-film structure has fine concave-convex structures at both surfaces, and 0<P1, 0<P2, and P1?P2, where P1 is a peel force at an interface between the first holding film and the thin-film structure and P2 is a peel force at an interface between the second holding film and the thin-film structure.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2018Date of Patent: May 6, 2025Assignee: Dexerials CorporationInventors: Shunichi Kajiya, Hiroshi Sugata
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Patent number: 12264243Abstract: The present invention relates to a biaxially oriented formable polyester film having A/B/A layer structure and the process of preparing the same. The biaxially oriented formable polyester films exhibit improved Dart impact, elongation and formability comparable to nylon film which are used for thermoforming and cold forming applications.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2019Date of Patent: April 1, 2025Assignee: Polyplex Corporation LimitedInventors: Pranay Kothari, Krishna Reddy
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Patent number: 12246513Abstract: This invention relates to a building envelope (100) comprising a fire resistant tape (20) and a fire resistant barrier material (10), wherein the fire resistant tape (20) seals a seam between a first sheet (10a) of the fire resistant barrier material and a second sheet (10b) of the fire resistant barrier material, wherein the fire resistant barrier material (10) comprises a metallic layer (13), a support layer (15) and a glue layer (14) between the metallic layer (13) and the support layer (15), and the fire resistant tape comprises a metallic layer (23), a support layer (25), a glue layer (24) between the metallic layer (23) and the support layer (25), and an acrylic pressure sensitive adhesive coating layer (28) on the support layer (25). This invention further relates to a fire resistant seam tape.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2022Date of Patent: March 11, 2025Assignee: WALKI GROUP OYInventors: Pierrick Girard, Ann-Mari Ukkonen
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Patent number: 12214532Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a housing; and a coating layer formed on at least a portion of a surface of the housing, wherein the coating layer comprises a paint, the paint including a one-component acrylate-based paint having a property of being cured by an ultraviolet (UV) light, or a one-component or two-component paint containing acryl and urethane and having a property of being cured by heat, wherein the coating layer has a pattern structure including an uneven pattern through laser processing on a portion of a coating film formed by applying the paint, and wherein two or more regions having different glossiness may exist on the surface of the housing by the pattern structure of the coating layer.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2021Date of Patent: February 4, 2025Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Changsu Kim, Hyunjung Jung, Hangyu Hwang, Sangsik Na, Hongbum Park
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Patent number: 12209054Abstract: The present invention relates to a porcelain stoneware element for the construction of driveways.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2019Date of Patent: January 28, 2025Assignee: SAXA GRESTONE S.P.A.Inventor: Francesco Borgomeo
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Patent number: 12199254Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods and systems to manage thermal runaway issues in energy storage systems. Exemplary embodiments include methods and systems having a compressible thermal barrier. The compressible thermal barrier is tailored in size (e.g., thickness, volume, etc.) to prevent thermal propagation between adjacent cells, modules and/or packs when a portion of an energy source has experienced a thermal event. The methods and systems mitigate thermal propagation such that a cell adjacent to a compromised cell (e.g., actively combusting cell) does not experience thermal runaway as it is shielded from dissipating heat and does not surpass a critical temperature. The present disclosure further relates to a battery module or pack with one or more battery cells and the compressible thermal barrier placed between adjacent cells.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2022Date of Patent: January 14, 2025Assignee: Aspen Aerogels, Inc.Inventors: John Williams, Younggyu Nam, Owen Evans, David Baur, George Gould, Kathryn deKrafft, David Mihalcik
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Patent number: 12195974Abstract: Some embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a roofing system. In some embodiments, the roofing system includes a roofing membrane, which may include a cap, a scrim, and a core. In some embodiments, the roofing system may also include an adhesive film, which may include a first adhesive layer adhered to the roofing membrane, a second adhesive layer configured to adhere the roofing membrane to a roofing substrate, and a barrier layer positioned between the first and second adhesive layers. Methods of manufacturing roofing systems are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 2023Date of Patent: January 14, 2025Assignee: BMIC LLCInventor: Li-Ying Yang
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Patent number: 12179456Abstract: In order to solve the disadvantages of plastic straws in terms of environmental pollution, and the inconvenience of the above-described paste-adhered paper straws, provided is a paper straw comprising: an inner paper portion in which a single strip of paper without a heat-adhesive coating material on the inside surface thereof is spirally wound so as to form a single layer, and an outer paper portion which comprises at least one paper strip forming at least one layer around the outer peripheral surface of the inner paper portion while being wound in a spiral, and which is provided with the heat-adhesive coating material on the outside surface of the paper strip forming the outermost layer, wherein the paper strip of the outer paper portion has a wider width than the paper strip of the inner paper portion, the heat-adhesive coating material is provided between two paper strips of adjacent different layers, and the heat-adhesive coating material has adhesive strength or water resistance according to heating andType: GrantFiled: June 4, 2020Date of Patent: December 31, 2024Assignee: LEE & B INC.Inventor: Heon Kug Lee
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Patent number: 12173201Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a copper-clad laminate that may include a copper foil layer, a fluoropolymer based adhesive layer overlying the copper foil layer, and a dielectric coating overlying the fluoropolymer based adhesive layer. The dielectric coating may include a resin matrix component, and a ceramic filler component. The ceramic filler component may include a first filler material. The dielectric coating may have an average thickness of not greater than about 20 microns.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2021Date of Patent: December 24, 2024Assignee: VERSIV COMPOSITES LIMITEDInventors: Jennifer Adamchuk, Dale Thomas, Meghann White, Sethumadhavan Ravichandran, Gerard T. Buss
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Patent number: 12168525Abstract: A composite-material aircraft structure includes: a laminated structure formed by laminating composite-material layers; and a curved structure having a circumferential length difference in a longitudinal direction. The laminated structure is maintained in the entire part including the curved structure. In each of the composite-material layers, the reinforced fiber is constituted by a single continuous fiber not including a joint portion and includes a partial slit portion and a notch portion that is the slit portion in an open state.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2021Date of Patent: December 17, 2024Assignee: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Naoki Shimada, Yoshihiro Nakayama, Sayaka Ochi, Shouhei Kanazawa, Kenshirou Okumura
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Patent number: 12168838Abstract: Provided is an electrodeposited copper foil having high smoothness and exhibiting high flexibility (particularly, high flexibility after annealing at 180° C. for 1 hour) suitable for a flexible substrate. This electrodeposited copper foil has an Rz of 0.1 to 2.0 ?m on at least one surface. In cross-sectional analysis by EBSD, a proportion of an area occupied by copper crystal grains satisfying the following conditions relative to an area of an observation field occupied by copper crystal grains is 63% or more. The conditions are as follows: i) (101) orientation; ii) an aspect ratio of 0.500 or less; iii) |sin ?| of 0.001 to 0.707, where ? (°) is an angle between a normal line of an electrode surface of the electrodeposited copper foil and a major axis of the copper crystal grain; and iv) when the crystal is elliptically approximated, a length of a minor axis of 0.38 ?m or smaller.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2021Date of Patent: December 17, 2024Assignee: MITSUI MINING & SMELTING CO., LTD.Inventors: Daisuke Nakajima, Mitsuyoshi Matsuda, Yasuji Hara, Mitsuhiro Wada
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Patent number: 12163217Abstract: A substrate includes a final silver-plated surface protected against silver tarnishing by a protective coat having a thickness between 1 nm and 200 nm, the protective coat includes a first coat of Al2O3 deposited on said final silver-plated surface and having a thickness between 0.5 nm and 100 nm, and on the first coat of Al2O3, a second coat of TiO2 having a thickness between 0.5 nm and 100 nm, the substrate including a coat of a silver and copper alloy comprising between 0.1% and 10% by weight of copper with respect to the total weight of the alloy, forming said final silver-plated surface, said coat of a silver and copper alloy having a thickness between 1000 nm and 3000 nm. Embodiments also relate to a method for manufacturing such a substrate.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2019Date of Patent: December 10, 2024Assignee: The Swatch Group Research and Development LtdInventors: Christian Manasterski, Vladislav Spassov, Cédric Faure
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Patent number: 12157144Abstract: A coated article is described, including a substrate with a coating composition applied thereon to provide a coated article with a textured surface. In one aspect, the coated article is a steel rebar used to reinforce concrete. The textured surface provides optimal surface roughness and demonstrates superior pullout strength relative to an uncoated standard.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2021Date of Patent: December 3, 2024Assignee: SWIMC LLCInventors: Jonathan Sowins, Jeffrey D. Rogozinski, John M. Bronk, Keith M. Kirkwood, Robert G. Polance
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Patent number: 12151461Abstract: Proposed are a manufacturing method of an anodic oxide film structure, and an anodic oxide film structure. More particularly, proposed are a manufacturing method of an anodic oxide film structure, and an anodic oxide film structure, wherein production yield of the entire product can be improved by repairing a defective region to be made normal.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2022Date of Patent: November 26, 2024Assignee: POINT ENGINEERING CO., LTD.Inventors: Bum Mo Ahn, Seung Ho Park, Sung Hyun Byun
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Patent number: 12139297Abstract: A coating composition is provided that includes a polymer, which is preferably a polyester polymer. The polyester polymer preferably includes one or more heterocyclic groups that preferably include at least one nitrogen atom and at least one carbonyl group. In one embodiment, the binder polymer is made using ingredients including tris(2-hydroxyethyl) isocyanurate. The coating composition is useful in a variety of packaging coating applications, including as a coating for aluminum monobloc containers.Type: GrantFiled: May 1, 2014Date of Patent: November 12, 2024Assignee: SWIMC LLCInventors: Urban Castelberg, Kurt Hans Ashwanden
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Patent number: 12134234Abstract: The invention relates to the use of a low Tg compatible resin as an adhesive layer for the welding of a thermoplastic composite structure to a thermoplastic or thermoset structure. The invention is especially good for the welding of large parts, such as wind turbine halves and spar caps. A useful thermoplastic composite is one formed by the infusion and curing of long fibers by a reactive acrylic liquid resin system, such as ELIUM® resin systems from Arkema.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2020Date of Patent: November 5, 2024Assignee: ARKEMA INC.Inventors: Nathan J. Bachman, Robert J. Barsotti
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Patent number: 12128646Abstract: A connective protective packaging element is provided. The connective protective packaging element may include a protective body in a high-density supply configuration. The protective body may be configurable into a low-density configuration for cushioning packaged products. The body may include an exposed surface in the low-density configuration. The connective protective packaging element may also include a bonding element attached to the exposed surface that operably bonds the exposed surface to an abutting surface by contact with the bonding element.Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2021Date of Patent: October 29, 2024Assignee: Pregis Innovative Packaging LLCInventor: Thomas D. Wetsch
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Patent number: 12127612Abstract: Provided is a multilayer unsupported glove comprising: (A) an outer, first layer of polymer content comprising about 55 wt % or more chloroprene, from 0 wt % to up to about 45 wt % nitrile comprising carboxylated nitrile, and no more than about 5 wt % of another polymer; and (B) laminated to the outer layer, second layer of polymer content that is substantially nitrile 90 wt % or more, wherein the glove is about 0.16 mm or less in thickness, has a tensile strength unaged of greater than about 17 mPa pursuant to ASTM D412:2016 (E 2021) or a tensile strength aged of greater than about 23 MPa, and is accelerator free.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2022Date of Patent: October 29, 2024Assignee: Ansell LimitedInventors: Choy Yuen Chak, Kai Yin Chong, Wan Safarin Bin Wan Chik, Geraldo Alexandre Pimentel De Oliveira
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Patent number: 12117589Abstract: The plastic polarizing lens of the present invention includes a polarizing film comprised of a thermoplastic resin; a first resin substrate composed of at least one layer stacked over a surface of the polarizing film which is located on an object-facing surface side; and a second resin substrate composed of at least one layer stacked over a surface of the polarizing film which is located on an eye-facing surface side, in which an organic colorant compound is included in at least one layer constituting the first resin substrate out of the first resin substrate and the second resin substrate, and the concentration of the organic colorant compound in the first resin substrate is higher than the concentration of the organic colorant compound in the second resin substrate.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2019Date of Patent: October 15, 2024Assignees: HOPNIC LABORATORY CO., LTD., MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.Inventor: Yoshimitsu Aiiso