Patents by Inventor William M. Cole

William M. Cole has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11960683
    Abstract: A display system for sensing a finger of a user applied to the display system includes a display panel; a sensor for sensing the finger; a sensing light source configured to emit a first light having a first wavelength W1; and a reflective polarizer disposed between the display panel and the sensor. For a substantially normally incident light, an optical transmittance of the reflective polarizer versus wavelength for a first polarization state has a band edge such that for a first wavelength range extending from a smaller wavelength L1 to a greater wavelength L2 and including W1, where 30 nm?L2?L1?50 nm and L1 is greater than and within about 20 nm of a wavelength L3 corresponding to an optical transmittance of about 50% along the band edge, the optical transmittance has an average of greater than about 75%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
    Inventors: Bharat R. Acharya, Robert D. Taylor, Joseph P. Attard, Benjamin J. Forsythe, David T. Yust, Matthew E. Sousa, Jason S. Petaja, Anthony M. Renstrom, William Blake Kolb, Matthew S. Cole, Matthew S. Stay, Matthew R. D. Smith, Jeremy O. Swanson, Tri D. Pham, David A. Rosen, Qunyi Chen, Lisa A. DeNicola, Quinn D. Sanford, Carl A. Stover, Lin Zhao, Gilles J. Benoit
  • Publication number: 20240101722
    Abstract: Provided herein are organic solvent-based processes for the removal of rubber from non-Hevea plants such as guayule shrubs. By the use of the processes, solid purified rubber can be obtained that contains 0.05-0.5 weight % dirt, 0.2-1.5 weight % ash, and 0.1-4 weight % resin (when it has been dried so as to contain 0.8 weight % volatile matter).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: Bridgestone Corporation
    Inventors: Yingyi Huang, Mark W. Smale, Robert W. White, Hiroshi Mouri, William M. Cole, Michael R. Hartzell, Taigyoo Park
  • Patent number: 11834526
    Abstract: Provided herein are organic solvent-based processes for the removal of rubber from non-Hevea plants such as guayule shrubs. By the use of the processes, solid purified rubber can be obtained that contains 0.05-0.5 weight % dirt, 0.2-1.5 weight % ash, and 0.1-4 weight % resin (when it has been dried so as to contain 0.8 weight % volatile matter).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: Bridgestone Corporation
    Inventors: Yingyi Huang, Mark W. Smale, Robert W. White, Hiroshi Mouri, William M. Cole, Michael R. Hartzell, Taigyoo Park
  • Publication number: 20220356273
    Abstract: Provided herein are organic solvent-based processes for the removal of rubber from non-Hevea plants such as guayule shrubs. By the use of the processes, solid purified rubber can be obtained that contains 0.05-0.5 weight % dirt, 0.2-1.5 weight % ash, and 0.1-4 weight % resin (when it has been dried so as to contain 0.8 weight % volatile matter).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2022
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Applicant: Bridgestone Corporation
    Inventors: Yingyi Huang, Mark W. Smale, Robert W. White, Hiroshi Mouri, William M. Cole, Michael R. Hartzell, Taigyoo Park
  • Patent number: 11396560
    Abstract: Provided herein are organic solvent-based processes for the removal of rubber from non-Hevea plants such as guayule shrubs. By the use of the processes, solid purified rubber can be obtained that contains 0.05-0.5 weight % dirt, 0.2-1.5 weight % ash, and 0.1-4 weight % resin (when it has been dried so as to contain 0.8 weight % volatile matter).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: Bridgestone Corporation
    Inventors: Yingyi Huang, Mark W. Smale, Robert W. White, Hiroshi Mouri, William M. Cole, Michael R. Hartzell, Taigyoo Park
  • Patent number: 11028188
    Abstract: Provided herein are organic solvent-based processes for the removal of rubber from aged briquettes made from compressed plant matter (briquettes) of non-Hevea plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: Bridgestone Corporation
    Inventors: Yingyi Huang, Mark W. Smale, Robert W. White, Hiroshi Mouri, William M. Cole
  • Patent number: 10775105
    Abstract: Provided herein are methods for the removal of organic solvents from wet bagasse. The use of the methods result in dried bagasse that contains no more than 1 weight percent organic solvents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: Bridgestone Corporation
    Inventors: Yingyi Huang, Mark W. Smale, William M. Cole
  • Publication number: 20200239602
    Abstract: Provided herein are organic solvent-based processes for the removal of rubber from non-Hevea plants such as guayule shrubs. By the use of the processes, solid purified rubber can be obtained that contains 0.05-0.5 weight % dirt, 0.2-1.5 weight % ash, and 0.1-4 weight % resin (when it has been dried so as to contain 0.8 weight % volatile matter).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2020
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Applicant: Bridgestone Corporation
    Inventors: Yingyi Huang, Mark W. Smale, Robert W. White, Hiroshi Mouri, William M. Cole, Michael R. Hartzell, Taigyoo Park
  • Publication number: 20200158433
    Abstract: Provided herein are methods for the removal of organic solvents from wet bagasse. The use of the methods result in dried bagasse that contains no more than 1 weight percent organic solvents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2018
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Applicant: Bridgestone Corporation
    Inventors: Yingyi Huang, Mark W. Smale, William M. Cole
  • Patent number: 10626194
    Abstract: Provided herein are organic solvent-based processes for the removal of rubber from non-Hevea plants such as guayule shrubs. By the use of the processes, solid purified rubber can be obtained that contains 0.05-0.5 weight % dirt, 0.2-1.5 weight % ash, and 0.1-4 weight % resin (when it has been dried so as to contain 0.8 weight % volatile matter).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: Bridgestone Corporation
    Inventors: Yingyi Huang, Mark W. Smale, Robert White, Hiroshi Mouri, William M. Cole
  • Publication number: 20190284309
    Abstract: Provided herein are organic solvent-based processes for the removal of rubber from aged briquettes made from compressed plant matter (briquettes) of non-Hevea plants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2019
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Applicant: Bridgestone Corporation
    Inventors: Yingyi Huang, Mark W. Smale, Robert W. White, Hiroshi Mouri, William M. Cole
  • Patent number: 10316110
    Abstract: Provided herein are organic solvent-based processes for the removal of rubber from aged briquettes made from compressed plant matter (briquettes) of non-Hevea plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: Bridgestone Corporation
    Inventors: Yingyi Huang, Mark W. Smale, Robert White, Hiroshi Mouri, William M. Cole
  • Patent number: 10132563
    Abstract: Provided herein are methods for the removal of organic solvents from wet bagasse. The use of the methods result in dried bagasse that contains no more than 1 weight percent organic solvents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: Bridgestone Corporation
    Inventors: Yingyi Huang, Mark W. Smale, William M. Cole
  • Patent number: 10113011
    Abstract: Processes for recovering natural rubber from an aqueous natural rubber latex that contains extractables and one or more additives and that is essentially free of lignocellulosic plant material are described. Natural rubber in the latex is separated from the water. Preferably, the amount of non-rubber extractables in the natural rubber is reduced by one or more extraction steps yielding a dried natural rubber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: Bridgestone Corporation
    Inventors: William M. Cole, Georg G. A. Bohm, Walter Tomaszewski, Yingyi Huang
  • Publication number: 20180163013
    Abstract: Provided herein are organic solvent-based processes for the removal of rubber from non-Hevea plants such as guayule shrubs. By the use of the processes, solid purified rubber can be obtained that contains 0.05-0.5 weight % dirt, 0.2-1.5 weight % ash, and 0.1-4 weight % resin (when it has been dried so as to contain 0.8 weight % volatile matter).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2018
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Applicant: Bridgestone Corporation
    Inventors: Yingyi Huang, Mark W. Smale, Robert White, Hiroshi Mouri, William M. Cole
  • Patent number: 9890262
    Abstract: Provided herein are organic solvent-based processes for the removal of rubber from non-Hevea plants such as guayule shrubs. By the use of the processes, solid purified rubber can be obtained that contains 0.05-0.5 weight % dirt, 0.2-1.5 weight % ash, and 0.1-4 weight % resin (when it has been dried so as to contain 0.8 weight % volatile matter).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: Bridgestone Corporation
    Inventors: Yingyi Huang, Mark W. Smale, Robert White, Hiroshi Mouri, William M. Cole
  • Publication number: 20170226309
    Abstract: Provided herein are organic solvent-based processes for the removal of rubber from aged briquettes made from compressed plant matter (briquettes) of non-Hevea plants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2017
    Publication date: August 10, 2017
    Applicant: Bridgestone Corporation
    Inventors: Yingyi Huang, Mark W. Smale, Robert White, Hiroshi Mouri, William M. Cole
  • Publication number: 20170204204
    Abstract: Provided herein are organic solvent-based processes for the removal of rubber from non-Hevea plants such as guayule shrubs. By the use of the processes, solid purified rubber can be obtained that contains 0.05-0.5 weight % dirt, 0.2-1.5 weight % ash, and 0.1-4 weight % resin (when it has been dried so as to contain 0.8 weight % volatile matter).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2017
    Publication date: July 20, 2017
    Applicant: Bridgestone Corporation
    Inventors: Yingyi Huang, Mark W. Smale, Robert White, Hiroshi Mouri, William M. Cole
  • Publication number: 20170146291
    Abstract: Provided herein are methods for the removal of organic solvents from wet bagasse. The use of the methods result in dried bagasse that contains no more than 1 weight percent organic solvents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2017
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Applicant: Bridgestone Corporation
    Inventors: Yingyi Huang, Mark W. Smale, William M. Cole
  • Patent number: 9611334
    Abstract: Provided herein are organic solvent-based processes for the removal of rubber from non-Hevea plants such as guayule shrubs. By the use of the processes, solid purified rubber can be obtained that contains 0.05-0.5 weight % dirt, 0.2-1.5 weight % ash, and 0.1-4 weight % resin (when it has been dried so as to contain 0.8 weight % volatile matter).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: Bridgestone Corporation
    Inventors: Yingyi Huang, Mark W. Smale, Robert White, Hiroshi Mouri, William M. Cole