Patents Issued in June 18, 2020
  • Publication number: 20200189204
    Abstract: Plastic parts are welded with a true 3D volumetric weld using intersecting multi-beam trace laser welding in which a plurality of spot laser beams having the same wavelength are directed to the so that the laser beams intersect each other at a point along a weld path within one of the plastic parts at an angle in an intersection angle range between ten degrees and ninety degrees. The plurality of laser beams are traced so that the intersection of the plurality of laser beams traces along the weld path to form a weld pattern that is linear, curvilinear, planar or three dimensional along a joint that is inside a volume of plastic. The plastic part in which the laser beams intersect is partially absorptive to laser light at a wavelength and the laser beams have this wavelength.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2018
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Applicant: Branson Ultrasonics Corporation
    Inventor: Scott CALDWELL
  • Publication number: 20200189205
    Abstract: The technology relates to a heat sealing system. For instance, the heat sealing system may include a sealer assembly including a pair of heat sealing bars configured to generate heat seals. The heat sealing system may also include a positioning assembly including a platform and a motor. The sealer assembly may be mounted to the positioning assembly, and the motor may be configured to move the sealer assembly towards and away from an edge of the table.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2019
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventors: Chase R. Haegele, Daniel Shane Fitzgibbons, Raymond Louis Gradwohl, Andre Azari, Sampson Moore, Wei Li, Joe Benedetto
  • Publication number: 20200189206
    Abstract: An apparatus and a method for attaching functional elements, e.g. composed of metal, to a component, in particular to a component comprising fiber-reinforced plastic, while using a setting head, wherein the functional element has a contact surface provided with adhesive and wherein the adhesive can be supplied to the setting head in individual depots adapted to the functional elements on a carrier band is characterized in that the functional elements are taken over by a guide device and are each pressable to an adhesive depot and are subsequently guidable with the adhering adhesive depots and separately from the carrier band in the setting head to the setting position in front of a setting die.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2020
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventors: Oliver Diehl, Richard Humpert
  • Publication number: 20200189207
    Abstract: A method for producing a composite material part comprising—a step of producing a preform formed of unidirectional continuous fibers oriented in at least one fiber orientation,—a step of applying non-woven filaments to the preform, and—a step of needling the filaments by means of a needling device comprising a plurality of needles, each needle being provided with a notch extending along a notch axis perpendicular to the main longitudinal axis of the needle, or several notches each extending along a notch axis perpendicular to the main longitudinal axis of the needle, the notch axes being parallel to each other, the needles and the preform being arranged so that the notch axes form a non-zero angle with the fiber orientation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2018
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Applicant: CORIOLIS GROUP
    Inventors: Alexander HAMLYN, Sophie JOB
  • Publication number: 20200189208
    Abstract: A joint structure includes a first member and a second member. The first member includes a projection having a distal end and a base end. The distal end is thicker than the base end. The second member is made of a material different from a material of the first member and has a fitting groove into which the projection is to be inserted. The projection includes, on its surface, an inclined surface extending from the distal end to the base end and inclined with respect to a facing direction in which the first member and the second member face each other. The projection at least includes a plurality of fiber-containing layers that each have a sections in which a fiber extends along the inclined surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2019
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventor: Kensuke YOSHIMURA
  • Publication number: 20200189209
    Abstract: A tank (e.g., an underground storage tank), and manufacturing methods therefore, may include a tank body having an exterior surface. A component is mounted on at least a non-planar portion of the exterior surface of the tank body using an adhesive (e.g., an MMA adhesive). For example, the component may be positioned on the non-planar portion of the exterior surface of the tank body after application of adhesive and pressure may be applied to maintain the position of the component on the non-planar portion of the exterior surface of the tank body as the adhesive is cured. The pressure may be removed upon curing of the adhesive and formation of a structural bond may occur at the adhesive interface between the mounting surface of the component and the non-planar portion of the exterior surface of the tank body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2018
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventor: Babak Ahmadi Moghadam
  • Publication number: 20200189210
    Abstract: A joined article includes a first metal piece with a first bonding surface, having one or more recessed areas, a second metal piece with a second bonding surface with the second bonding surface having one or more recessed areas, and an adhesive layer between the first bonding surface of the first metal piece and the second bonding surface of the second metal piece. The adhesive layer occupies a space between the first and second bonding surfaces and occupies the recessed areas of both the first and second bonding surfaces of the first and second metal pieces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2018
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventors: Henry H. Thayer, Sergei F. Burlatsky, Dmitri Novikov, Tahany Ibrahim El-Wardany
  • Publication number: 20200189211
    Abstract: An apparatus for welding composite thermoplastic materials comprises a welding member configured to receive the composite thermoplastic materials there at; and a controller for controlling a temperature by which composite thermoplastic materials received at the welding member are heated, the controller being configured to provide a plurality of heating cycles during which the composite thermoplastic materials are welded. There is also a method for welding composite thermoplastic materials, the method comprises receiving the composite thermoplastic materials at a welding zone; and applying a plurality of heating cycles to the composite thermoplastic materials at the welding zone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2016
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventor: Nicholas Bodley
  • Publication number: 20200189212
    Abstract: The invention provides a method for 3D printing a 3D item (1), the method comprising depositing during a printing stage 3D printable material (201), to provide the 3D item (1) comprising 3D printed material (202), wherein the printing stage comprises: —3D printing a first 3D printable material (201a) to provide a first 3D printed material (202a), the first 3D printable material (201a) comprising a cross-linkable material; —creating a relief structure (610) in the first 3D printed material (202a) with a tool (630); and —3D printing a second 3D printable material (201b) to provide a second 3D printed material (202b), to provide a stack (620) of (i) 3D printed material (202) comprising the first 3D printed material comprising the relief structure (610), and (ii) the second 3D printed material (202b), wherein the method further comprises: —cross-linking at least part of the first 3D printed material (202a) comprising the relief structure (610) before depositing the second 3D printable material (202b).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2018
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventors: TIES VAN BOMMEL, RIFAT ATA MUSTAFA HIKMET
  • Publication number: 20200189213
    Abstract: Composite parts including hybrid plies, methods of forming the composite parts, and systems for forming the composite parts are disclosed herein. The composite parts include a plurality of plies of composite material. At least one ply is a hybrid ply. The hybrid ply is defined by a plurality of distinct ply tiles, and at least one distinct ply tile in the plurality of distinct ply tiles defines at least one ply tile property that differs from a corresponding ply tile property of at least one other distinct ply tile in the plurality of distinct ply tiles. The methods include selecting at least one distinct ply tile and positioning the at least one distinct ply tile. The methods also include selecting a least one other distinct ply tile and positioning the at least one other distinct ply tile. The systems include systems that define the composite parts and/or perform the methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2018
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventors: Daniel M. Rotter, Bradley Andrew Coxon, Kurtis S. Willden, Stephen Lee Metschan, Paul Chace Wilcoxson, Joseph Jay Pruss, Darrell D. Jones
  • Publication number: 20200189214
    Abstract: A bladder bag is a mold for molding inside of a composite material structure. The composite material structure includes a narrow portion formed by narrowing a part of the inside and a space portion formed so as to be adjacent to the narrow portion. The bladder bag includes a bladder bag main body and a cord-like member. The bladder bag main body includes a narrow molding portion for molding the narrow portion of the composite material structure, a space molding portion for molding the space portion of the composite material structure, and an air intake for introducing air. The cord-like member is provided inside the bladder bag main body, passes through the narrow molding portion from the air intake, and is connected to an inner surface of the space molding portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2017
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventors: Kiyoka TAKAGI, Jun ISHIDA, Sota KAMO, Katsuya YOSHINO, Toshio ABE, Koichi HASEGAWA, Yoshihiro SUGIYAMA, Takashi ISHIDA
  • Publication number: 20200189215
    Abstract: A method for forming a sealant layer in a tire is described, wherein the tire produced is balanced. The method comprising the steps of: providing a tire; and spraying a sealant layer on the inside of the tire, under the crown, wherein the sealant layer is sprayed at a zero degree angle with respect to the tire mid-circumferential plane as the tire is rotated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2019
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventors: Jean-Claude Patrice Philippe Griffoin, Kevin Erik M Pierret, Nicolas Jovanic
  • Publication number: 20200189216
    Abstract: The present invention generally relates to a method for producing silicone hydrogel contact lenses having less optical defects or free of optical defects by subjecting the extraction tray for the formed silicone hydrogel contact lenses to a reciprocating lowering and raising motion thereof to obtain the silicone hydrogel contact lenses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2019
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventors: Honghui Lu, Mark Neely, Alice Weimin Liu, Xuxian Niu, Uwe Haken
  • Publication number: 20200189217
    Abstract: A method for producing an optical component, including a step of polymerizing a polymerizable composition including a polythiol component and a polyisocyanate component in a molding die, wherein the molding die includes a pair of molds and a tape for separating these molds apart and fixing the molds, the tape has a tape substrate and a tacky adhesive layer, and a percentage moisture content in the tacky adhesive layer is 950 ppm by mass or less, and also a molding die tape for a spectacle lens substrate, the molding die tape having a tape substrate and a tacky adhesive layer, wherein a percentage moisture content in the tacky adhesive layer is 950 ppm by mass or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2019
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Applicant: HOYA LENS THAILAND LTD.
    Inventor: Yoshio SANO
  • Publication number: 20200189218
    Abstract: A manufacturing apparatus for assembling a container including a sleeve, a bowl cover with a cavity, a closed state clamshell with a hinge having a mating protrusion, and a flexible strip having a primary and secondary end portions that are affixed with adhesive between the cover and clamshell. The manufacturing apparatus includes a base, a spindle, with primary and secondary radially extending platforms, respectively supporting primary and secondary cradles with the bowl and clamshell disposed therebetween the cradles that are rotated. The manufacturing apparatus also includes a guide slidably engaged to the base, wherein the guide directs the strip to be helically wound about the clamshell and cover with a base slide mounted adhesive nozzle that affixes the primary and secondary end portions of the strip to the cover and clamshell with a head that cuts and holds the strip with the head slidably engaged to the base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2020
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventors: Jonathan C. Fragoso, Jacob P. Brown, William G. Coon, Nicholas R. Jentzsch, Michael C. Messaros, Shane K. Vogt
  • Publication number: 20200189219
    Abstract: Disclosed is a transfer device and a method for transferring a plurality of first tire components from a first container and a plurality of second tire components from a second container to a servicer, wherein the transfer device includes a first station and a second station for receiving the first container and the second container, respectively, wherein the first station and the second station are arranged side-by-side in a lateral direction, wherein the transfer device further includes a base and a take-out member that is mounted to said base and that is movable with respect to the base towards the first station and the second station for picking-up and taking-out one of the first tire components from the first container at the first station and for picking-up and taking-out one of the second tire components from the second container at the second station, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2018
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventors: Henk-Jan GROLLEMAN, Han JONKER
  • Publication number: 20200189220
    Abstract: Disclosed is a double-motor double-station screw press, comprising two sets of screw pair mechanisms on both sides thereof, i.e., first and second screw pair mechanisms, where in the first screw pair mechanism, a first lead screw is driven by a resultant movement synthesized by first and second motors through a first differential gear train; in the second screw pair mechanism, a second lead screw is driven by a resultant movement synthesized by the first and second motors through a second differential gear train; a first slider and a second slider in the press work symmetrically; a transmission mode between the second motor and the second differential gear train is switched by controlling a steering switching apparatus, such that the second motor can assist the first motor during a single-cylinder pressing process to increase the output pressure, but also it is convenient to adjust a relative positions of two cylinders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2020
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventors: Haihong Huang, Rui Jin, Lei Li, Bo Fang, Zhifeng Liu
  • Publication number: 20200189221
    Abstract: A pressure pin of a press, in particular a forming press, for transferring a force to a tool component of the press includes a pin body, a sensor element arranged in the pin body for measuring a force which can be transferred via the pressure pin, and an actuator unit arranged in the pin body which has a functional body made of an adaptive material. The adaptive material is designed such that the rheological properties thereof and/or the length thereof and/or the volume thereof can be selectively modified as a function of an electrical and/or magnetic field.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2020
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventors: Boris BEVC, Philipp CRAIGHERO
  • Publication number: 20200189222
    Abstract: A process for recycling aerosol cans. The process includes the steps of draining the materials of the aerosol cans, collecting the materials of the aerosol cans, and refining the contents of the aerosol cans into original products that are available for resale. The step of draining the materials of aerosol cans is done by crushing the aerosol cans in an inert atmosphere and creating a metal brick from the aerosol cans. The materials are then drained into separator tanks where they can be separated and refined for resale.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2019
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventors: MARK JOHN, TOM CASWELL
  • Publication number: 20200189223
    Abstract: According to the invention hollow elements 100.1 like bottles (100.1a) or cans (100.1b) are not only flattened for stronger compacting and thus optionally also perforated but the generated flattened plate-shaped hollow element (100.2) is crushed additional which increases the thickness of the plate by a small amount but which further reduces overall volume. The crushing is advantageously performed by reduced speed passage through a second roller pair, the crushing roller pair (3a, b) compared to a speed of running through the pressing roller pair (1a, b).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2018
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventor: Hermann Schwelling
  • Publication number: 20200189224
    Abstract: A method for production of a female embossing tool intended for embossing a sheet element: provide a female embossing tool with an outer layer made of a material with shape-memory type properties, and the outer face of the layer has no recesses; provide a male embossing tool with an outer face with at least one protuberance corresponding to at least one desired embossing relief that is to be formed on the sheet element after embossing; and cooperation of the male embossing tool with the female embossing tool such that the outer layer of the female embossing tool undergoes a plastic deformation which creates at least one recess of a shape complementary to the protuberance(s) of the male embossing tool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2020
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventors: Francesco PESSOTTO, Roberto VALTERIO
  • Publication number: 20200189225
    Abstract: Decorative molded part with a support, on the front side facing a visible side of the decorative molded part of which a first and a second decorative layer are arranged side by side, the first decorative layer being applied to the support as a continuous layer and the second decorative layer being applied to the first decorative layer. A decorative molded part of the type mentioned above with a special aesthetic appearance is provided by the fact that the second decorative layer is made of a wood veneer and the first decorative layer is made of a metal foil and that the second decorative layer is pressed into the first decorative layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2019
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventors: Martin SCHMIDT, Claudia WENGERT
  • Publication number: 20200189226
    Abstract: Described herein is a construction comprising a microsphere layer comprising a plurality of microspheres, wherein the microspheres comprise glass, ceramic, and combinations thereof; a bead bonding layer, wherein the plurality of microspheres is partially embedded in the bead bonding layer forming a first surface comprising exposed microspheres, wherein the plurality of microspheres on the first surface are truncated. Also disclosed herein are articles comprising the construction and methods of making thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2017
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventors: John C. Clark, John J. Gagliardi, Kevin W. Gotrik, Alexander J. Kugel, Jean A. Tangeman, Christopher B. Walker, JR.
  • Publication number: 20200189227
    Abstract: An acoustic insulator is provided. The acoustic insulator includes a corrugated layer and a facer layer. At least one of the corrugated layer or the facer layer is an acoustic paper having a basis weight of 32 g/m2 to 540 g/m2 and an airflow resistance of 500 mks rayls to 2,500 mks rayls. The acoustic insulator is effective for attenuating low frequency noise and exhibits excellent fire resistance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2019
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventors: Anthony Rockwell, Jeffrey Tilton
  • Publication number: 20200189228
    Abstract: A stitched fabric including a barrier layer; a yarn stitched through and forming stitch holes in the barrier layer, and a foam core formed over the barrier layer. A melted portion of the barrier layer fills at least a portion of the stitch holes. The foam core is prevented from progressing further into the stitched fabric by the barrier layer. As such, the barrier layer is configured to control a depth to which the foam core penetrates into the stitched fabric. The foam core may be formed over at least a portion of the yarn. A second foam core may be formed on a side of the barrier layer opposite the foam core.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2019
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventors: Dustin English, Timm Smith, Daniel L. English
  • Publication number: 20200189229
    Abstract: Flexible foam resistive heaters prepared with conductive coatings are described. The invention also includes methods of making flexible lead (busbar) connections with low contact resistance for superior uniformity and lower power utilization than conventional technology.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2019
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventors: Katherine Palmer, Amy M. Heintz, Brett R. Burton, Scott Danhof, Jeff Ellis
  • Publication number: 20200189230
    Abstract: A composite sheet comprising two or more layers is described where the degree of abrasiveness of can be controlled. The sheet can comprise partially or wholly biodegradable or compostable materials or blends thereof. Methods of preparing the composite sheets are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2019
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventor: Behnam Pourdeyhimi
  • Publication number: 20200189231
    Abstract: A method of forming an article is provided. Multi-fiber cellulose strips are interacted with a bonding agent and layered in a plurality of layers, the layered cellulose strips collectively defining opposed major surfaces. A porous sheet member, interacted with a fire-retarding solution, is engaged with one of the major surfaces of the layered cellulose strips, to substantially cover the major surface. The porous sheet member is disposed adjacent to a substantially smooth and uniform surface, and layered cellulose strips and the porous sheet member collectively exposed to an actuating element, configured to actuate the bonding agent to react in a volumetrically-expensive reaction with the fire-retarding solution to facilitate cohesion between the layered cellulose strips and the porous sheet member to form a board member, wherein the porous sheet member conforms to the adjacent surface via the volumetrically-expansive reaction to define a substantially smooth and uniform surface of the board member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2020
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventor: Daniel Baroux
  • Publication number: 20200189232
    Abstract: An easily unsealable laminate film for use in bonding of a resin-based nonwoven fabric includes: a heat-seal layer (A) as one superficial layer to be bonded to the resin-based nonwoven fabric; an interlayer (B) that is laminated on the heat-seal layer (A) and includes, as resin components, an ethylene-based resin (b1) with a melt flow rate of 5 g to 50 g/10 min at 190° C. and a butene-based resin (b2); and a surface layer (C) as another superficial layer, wherein the resin components in the interlayer (B) have an ethylene-based resin (b1) content of 50 mass % to 80 mass % and a butene-based resin (b2) content of 20 mass % to 50 mass %. The easily unsealable laminate film can achieve preferred easy unsealability and a high sealing strength at a high temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2018
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Applicant: DIC Corporation
    Inventors: Yuki Kaburagi, Younosuke Konemura, Takashi Moriya
  • Publication number: 20200189233
    Abstract: A hot stamped member has a steel, an Al—Fe intermetallic compound layer formed on the steel, and an oxide film layer formed on the Al—Fe intermetallic compound layer, in which the oxide film layer is made up of one or more A group elements selected from the group consisting of Be, Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, Sc, Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, and Zn, Al, oxygen, and impurities, a proportion of the A group element in the oxide film layer excluding the oxygen is 0.01 atom % or more and 80 atom % or less, a thickness t of the oxide film layer is 0.1 to 10.0 ?m, and, in the case of measuring the A group element in the oxide film layer in a thickness direction from a surface of the oxide film layer using a GDS, a maximum value of a detection intensity of the A group element in a range from the surface to one-third of the thickness t is 3.0 times or more an average value of detection intensities of the A group element in a range from two thirds of the thickness t to t.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2018
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Applicant: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuki SUZUKI, Soshi FUJITA, Jun MAKI, Kazuhisa KUSUMI, Masahiro FUDA, Hideaki IRIKAWA
  • Publication number: 20200189234
    Abstract: An article includes at least one layer including a transparent portion and at least one metal portion; and a color-rendering layer; wherein the at least one metal portion is positioned in the article to provide reflection of incident light; and wherein the transparent portion is dimensioned to allow at least some incident light to pass through. A method of making an article is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2018
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Applicant: Viavi Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Kangning Liang, Jaroslaw Zieba, Johannes P. Seydel
  • Publication number: 20200189235
    Abstract: A part includes a surface that having a rich textured appearance formed by an anisotropic repeating pattern including first regions having a first microtexture, and second regions having a second microtexture different from the first microtexture. A metalized layer covers the regions and presents different finishes depending on the microtexture thereunder. In an example embodiment, the first microtexture is highly reflective and the second microtexture is rough to cause a non-specular reflection of incident light. The part may include three-dimensional structures arranged to correspond with the repeating pattern. The three-dimensional structures may be spaced-apart by a base plane that may be flat or which may include some texture or structure. The three-dimensional structures may each include one or more planar portions and/or one or more curved surfaces. Each face or surface of the three-dimensional structures and/or each region of the base plane may have one or more different microtextures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2019
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventors: Thomas HAWKINS, David WALTERS, Alan FANTA
  • Publication number: 20200189236
    Abstract: The present invention provides an adhesive for laminating a metal foil and a resin film, including: (A) 1% to 20% by mass of polyurethane which has at least one functional group selected from the group consisting of a hydroxy group, an acryloyl group, and a carboxy group; (B) 30% to 90% by mass of a monomer which does not has an active hydrogen and has two or more ethylenically unsaturated bonds; (C) 1% to 55% by mass of an aliphatic monomer which has one ethylenically unsaturated bond; (D) 1% to 15% by mass of a polyisocyanate compound; and (E) 0.5% to 5% by mass of a photoinitiator. The (B) has a cyclic structure, and the (C) has a linear hydrocarbon group, a branched hydrocarbon group, or a cycloalkyl group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2018
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Applicant: SHOWA DENKO K.K.
    Inventors: Kentarou TAKAHASHI, Hiroto KOUKA, Yasuhiro NAKAGAWA
  • Publication number: 20200189237
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a laminated glass including a first glass plate, a second glass plate and an intermediate layer provided between the first glass plate and the second glass plate, in which the first glass plate has a first face and a second face opposing the first face, the second glass plate has a third face and a fourth face opposing the third face, the intermediate layer is provided between the second face and the third face, the second glass plate is a chemically-strengthened glass, and in the second glass plate, when a compressive stress on the third face is denoted as CS(3), a tensile stress generated in an interior of the second glass plate is denoted as CT, a thickness of the second glass plate is denoted as t, a depth of the compressive stress on a side of the third face is denoted as DOL(3) and a depth of a compressive stress on a side of the fourth face is denoted as DOL(4), CS(3)/[CT2×{t?(DOL(3)+DOL(4))}] is greater than 1.1 MPa?1×mm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2020
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Applicant: AGC Inc.
    Inventors: Keiji NOTSU, Jiro NISHIHAMA, Shunsuke SADAKANE, Makoto NARITA, Koji NAKAGAWA, Yusuke SAKAI, Maya HATANO
  • Publication number: 20200189238
    Abstract: A process for the manufacture of a colored laminated glazing including at least two glass sheets connected together by a thermoplastic interlayer, includes deposition, by the liquid route, on a first glass sheet, of a polymeric layer including a coloring agent and polymeric compounds, drying and optionally curing of the polymeric layer, assembling of the glass sheet, coated with the colored polymeric layer, with a colorless transparent thermoplastic interlayer and with the second glass sheet, so that the colored polymeric layer is in direct contact with the interlayer, degassing, during which the air trapped between the glass sheets and the thermoplastic interlayer is removed, and heat treatment under pressure and/or under vacuum of the laminated glass at a temperature of between 60 and 200° C., during which the coloring agent present in the polymeric layer migrates toward the thermoplastic interlayer and during which the laminated glazing is assembled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2017
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventors: François COMPOINT, Louis GARNIER, Vincent RACHET
  • Publication number: 20200189239
    Abstract: A cover window structure and a flexible display device are provided. The cover window structure includes a flexible cover window layer and a glass layer. The flexible cover window layer is disposed on the glass layer. Hardness and bendability of the cover window structure can be effectively enhanced by the flexible cover window layer and the glass layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2019
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventors: Xia CHEN, Chen ZHAO
  • Publication number: 20200189240
    Abstract: An article of manufacture includes a first graphene layer, a second graphene layer over the first graphene layer, the second graphene layer oriented at a first interlayer twist angle with respect to the first graphene layer and bonded by interlayer covalent bonds to the first graphene layer, and a third graphene layer over the second graphene layer, the third graphene layer oriented at a second interlayer twist angle with respect to the second graphene layer and bonded by interlayer covalent bonds to the second graphene layer. A multi-layer graphene article includes at least three graphene layers, each graphene layer being oriented at an interlayer twist angle with respect to an adjacent graphene layer and bonded by interlayer covalent bonds to the adjacent graphene layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2020
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventors: Christos Dimitrakopoulos, Dimitrios Maroudas, Andre R. Muniz, David Kurt Gaskill
  • Publication number: 20200189241
    Abstract: A fire retardant article has a wood-based material with a polyisocyanurate foam article attached thereto, where the polyisocyanurate foam article covers 90% or more of the exposed portion of the wood-based material, has a thickness greater than 1.8 centimeters, a foam core having a density of 28-128 kg/m3, a trimer concentration characterized by at least one of (i) a trimer level in a range of 12-25 weight-percent and (ii) a molar ratio of trimer to sum of urethane and urea in a range of 1-8, a phosphorous concentration of at least 0.3 wt %, a combined concentration of phosphorous and bromine of at least 0.5 wt %, and a vapor permeable and non-combustible facer on at least one primary surface of the foam core.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2017
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventors: Gregory T. Stewart, Matthew J. Kalinowski, Kshitish A. Patankar, Dakai Ren, Steven P. Crain, Ernest J. Herst, Daniel W. Cheney, Jeffrey K Olson, Tyler G. Congleton
  • Publication number: 20200189242
    Abstract: There is provided a sound insulating mat for sound insulation comprising at least a layer of combined natural fibers-binder web. The web comprises natural fibers in the range of 60 to 9 wt. % of the web; and a synthetic binder in the range of 5 to 40 wt. % of the web. The web comprises a thickness and at least an upper surface and a lower surface opposite each other, and has a bulk density of 40 to 150 kg/m3. There is also provided a method for manufacturing the sound insulating mat and a noise control system comprising the sound insulating mat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2017
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Applicant: FPInnovations
    Inventors: Xiaolin CAI, Fabrice ROUSSIERE, Lin HU, Xixian (James) DENG, Anes OMERANOVIC, Ayse ALEMDAR-THOMSON, Gilles BRUNETTE
  • Publication number: 20200189243
    Abstract: A method for fabricating wetsuit garment including wetsuits, boots and gloves for water sports uses, comprising preparation of at least a high-elasticity joining member made of hot melt adhesive, and joining at least two interconnected panels of rubber foam or sponge by the high-elasticity joining member to cover and seal the seam between the two interconnected panels for firmly bonding the two interconnected panels for making a strong, elastic and flexible wetsuit garment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2018
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventor: Min-Chen Shiue
  • Publication number: 20200189244
    Abstract: A multi-layer card comprising a polymeric inlay layer having a first surface and a second surface, further comprising a first multi-layer film which is disposed on the first surface of the polymeric inlay layer, and further comprising a first polymeric overlay layer which is disposed on said first multi-layer film, such that the layer order is polymeric inlay layer, first multi-layer film and first polymeric overlay layer, wherein said first multi-layer film comprises: (i) a polyester base layer (B) comprising a crystallisable polyester (PB), and further comprising titanium dioxide in an amount of from about 1 to about 30 wt % by total weight of the base layer; (ii) a first heat-sealable copolyester layer (A1) disposed on a first surface of said polyester base layer; and (iii) optionally a second heat-sealable copolyester layer (A2) disposed on a second surface of said polyester base layer, wherein the copolyester (CPA) of each of the first and optional second heat-sealable copolyester layers is independently
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2018
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Applicant: DuPont Teijin Films U.S. Limited Partnership
    Inventors: William J. Brennan, Felicity Child
  • Publication number: 20200189245
    Abstract: A multilayer film made from or containing at least one layer made from or containing a polyolefin composition made from or containing: A) 5-35% by weight, based upon the total weight of the polyolefin composition, of a propylene homopolymer or a propylene ethylene copolymer; B) 25-50% by weight, based upon the total weight of the polyolefin composition, of a copolymer of ethylene and a C3-C8 alpha-olefin containing 0.1-20% by weight of C3-C8 alpha-olefin units; and C) 30-60% by weight, based upon the total weight of the polyolefin composition, of a copolymer of ethylene and propylene containing 25-75% by weight of ethylene units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2018
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Applicant: BASELL POLIOLEFINE ITALIA S.R.L.
    Inventors: GIANNI PERDOMI, MONICA GALVAN, CLAUDIO CAVALIERI
  • Publication number: 20200189246
    Abstract: Embodiments herein relate to multilayer recyclable films for food packaging. In an embodiment, a multilayer packaging film is included with a first polymeric layer, a second polymeric layer, and a third polymeric layer. The first layer and the third layer can directly contact opposite sides of the second layer. The first layer and the third layer can be directly bonded to the second layer via a welding process. The first polymeric layer, the second polymeric layer, and the third polymeric layer can each contain the same thermoplastic polymer. The second polymeric layer can include an amount of a functional additive that is different than the first and third polymeric layers. Other embodiments are also included herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2019
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventors: Hua Liu, Mark Robert Watts, Rasheed Mohammed
  • Publication number: 20200189247
    Abstract: Embodiments herein relate to multilayer films for food packaging including migratory active substances. In an embodiment, a multilayer packaging film is included with a first polymeric layer and a second polymeric layer, wherein the first polymeric layer directly contacts a first side of the second polymeric layer. The first polymeric layer can be directly bonded to the second polymeric layer via a welding process. The first polymeric layer and the second polymeric layer can each comprise the same thermoplastic polymer. Contact between the first polymeric layer and the second polymeric layer can be discontinuous defining a plurality of cavities between the first polymeric layer and the second polymeric layer. Other embodiments are also included herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2019
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventor: Hua Liu
  • Publication number: 20200189248
    Abstract: A plastic film composite for film packaging with an oriented outer film and a sealing film which differs from the outer film, both of which outer film and sealing film are either polyethylene-based or polypropylene-based. The outer film and the sealing film are connected by a polyolefin-based extrusion lamination comprising at least one layer. A film packaging comprising the plastic film lamination and a method for the production of packaging containers uses the plastic film composite.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2019
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Applicant: Mondi AG
    Inventors: Jens KOESTERS, Jochen BRAUER
  • Publication number: 20200189249
    Abstract: A plastic product includes a plastic base which has a surface and a synthetic polymer film provided on the surface of the plastic base, the surface of the plastic base being made of polycarbonate. The synthetic polymer film has raised portions whose two-dimensional size is in a range of more than 20 nm and less than 500 nm when viewed in its normal direction. A crosslink structure of the synthetic polymer film contains an ethylene oxide unit and a 2-(2-vinyloxy ethoxy)ethyl (meth)acrylate monomer unit. The proportion of the contained ethylene oxide unit to the entirety of the synthetic polymer film is not less than 35 mass % and less than 70 mass %. The proportion of the contained 2-(2-vinyloxy ethoxy)ethyl (meth)acrylate monomer unit to the entirety of the synthetic polymer film is not less than 15 mass % and less than 45 mass %.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2020
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventors: YASUHIRO SHIBAI, MIHO YAMADA, KEN ATSUMO, KIYOSHI MINOURA
  • Publication number: 20200189250
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing decorative surfaces includes, in order, the steps of a) inkjet printing an image on a first thermoplastic foil by jetting and UV curing one or more pigmented free radical UV curable inkjet inks on the first thermoplastic foil; b) applying on the inkjet printed image a second thermoplastic foil carrying a layer containing a vinylchloride-vinylacetate-vinylalcohol copolymer with the layer facing the inkjet printed image on the first thermoplastic foil; and c) heat pressing the first and second thermoplastic foils into a decorative laminate; wherein at least one of the first and second thermoplastic foils is transparent, and the one or more pigmented free radical UV curable inkjet inks contain a polymerizable composition having: 30 to 90 wt % of one or more compounds with one ethylenically unsaturated polymerizable group; 10 to 70 wt % of one or more compounds with two ethylenically unsaturated polymerizable groups; and 0 to 10 wt % of one or more compounds with three or more ethylenic
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2020
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventors: Jens LENAERTS, Nadine WILLEMS, Hubertus VAN AERT
  • Publication number: 20200189251
    Abstract: Electromagnetic protection devices and reduction materials which absorb ELF, electromagnetic protection devices comprising such materials, and methods for reducing ELF exposure are described herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2020
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventors: Richard A. LUSIAK, John HOWARTER
  • Publication number: 20200189252
    Abstract: A laminate which sequentially includes, on at least one surface of a substrate film, an inorganic compound layer and a protective layer in this order from the substrate film side. This laminate is characterized in that: the protective layer contains a vinyl alcohol resin; and the vinyl alcohol resin contains a cyclic compound structure that has a carbonyl group in a cyclic structure. This laminate has excellent oxygen and water vapor barrier properties even after a high-temperature hydrothermal treatment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2018
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventors: Yoshikazu Sato, Emi Yamada
  • Publication number: 20200189253
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a laminated foam sheet including a foam layer and a non-foam layer positioned on one surface or both surfaces of the foam layer, in which a closed cell ratio of the foam layer is 70% or more and a thickness is 2.0 to 6.0 mm, and the non-foam layer includes a non-crosslinked olefin-based elastomer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2018
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Applicant: SEKISUI PLASTICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroaki KITADE, Tadakazu ANAN, Kouji UEDA, Yosuke KAWAMORITA