Patents Issued in August 4, 2020
  • Patent number: 10730226
    Abstract: A method for preparing a pyroelectric polymer film based on a combined process of solution casting and uniaxial stretching is disclosed. The pyroelectric polymer film is firstly prepared by solution casting, afterwards, the casted film is subjected to uniaxial stretching when the film is in a semi-cured state (wet film). Thus a larger stretching ratio (>10) at a lower temperature (even at room temperature) is realized. Without undergoing a further poling process, the as-stretched film does have a fairly, good pyroelectric performance. Moreover, the surface of the stretched film is smoother and has fewer surface defects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
    Inventors: Weizhi Li, Jimeng Li, Yuming Wu, Xiaosong Du, Huiling Tai, He Yu
  • Patent number: 10730227
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods of stretch-forming pre-preg material are provided. In one example embodiment, a variable material stretch-forming apparatus comprises a stretch-forming assembly configured to stretch-form at least one section of a sheet of pre-preg material to a longer length than at least one other section of the sheet of pre-preg material before the sheet of pre-preg material is applied to a tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Vernon M. Benson, Peter G. Turner
  • Patent number: 10730228
    Abstract: A hand-operated tool for embossing a membrane or other soft pliable implant with microgrooves or microgeometries is disclosed. The tool includes an embossing surface such as a pressure plate or roller that includes a specific microgroove or microtopographical pattern. This allows a user such as a clinician to create an embossed surface on a membrane or other implantable device at the time of surgery for the purposes of directing cellular orientation and migration, increasing cell migration velocity and enhancing re-epithelialization rates in various medical and dental applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Inventors: Andrew W. Valen, Maurice Valen
  • Patent number: 10730229
    Abstract: A method for producing a pre-insulated pipe, comprising inserting a length of jacket pipe (10) into a guide channel (110) having a front end (111) and a rear end (112); fixing said length of jacket pipe (10) in said guide channel (110); providing a first end (21) of a length of insulated inner piping (20), said length of insulated inner piping comprising a length of inner pipe surrounded by at least one layer of compressible insulation material (26); inserting, at said front end of said guide channel, into said length of jacket pipe, said first end of said length of insulated inner piping (20); applying an overpressure at least in an interior of said length of jacket pipe (10), around the inserted first end of the length of insulated inner piping (20); and moving said first end of said length of insulated inner piping (20) to said rear end of said guide channel (110); wherein said overpressure is such that said at least one layer of insulation material (26) is radially compressed; removing said overpressure t
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: Watts Water Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Marc Wouters
  • Patent number: 10730230
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for rehabilitating lines, in particular sewers, shafts or the like, a curing device being activated or having been activated for curing the curable and/or curing ply, and an advancement of the curing device in the lining sleeve and in particular the power output of the curing device being controlled in an open-loop or closed-loop manner in dependence on the temperature sensed by the temperature measuring device on the outer side of the curable ply.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: SML Verwaltungs GmbH
    Inventors: Herbert Wind, Christian Noll, Stefan Reichel
  • Patent number: 10730231
    Abstract: A method of making a foamed article, for example a foamed component for an article or footwear, comprises depositing an unfoamed, thermoplastic polymer onto a support surface in a three-dimensional printing process to form an unfoamed article; heating the article to soften the article and infusing the softened article with at least one inert gas at a first pressure greater than atmospheric pressure that is sufficient to cause the at least one inert gas to permeate into the softened article; and reducing the pressure to second pressure below the first pressure while the article is softened to at least partially foam the article, wherein a surface of a partial mold limits foam expansion in at least one direction but less than all directions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Bryan N. Farris, David Turner
  • Patent number: 10730232
    Abstract: A 3D printer input includes filaments comprising separated layers or sections. These inputs particularly including filaments may be prepared by coextrusion, microlayer coextrusion or multicomponent/fractal coextrusion. These inputs and specifically filaments enable layering or combining different materials simultaneously through one or more nozzles during the so-called 3D printing process. These techniques facilitate smaller layer sizes (milli, micro, and nano) different layer configurations as well as the potential to incorporate materials that would otherwise not be usable in standard 3D printer methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: Guill Tool & Engineering Co, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Guillemette, Robert Peters
  • Patent number: 10730233
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a three-dimensional structure through nano-imprinting, includes: a stamp preparation step in which a stamp formed with a convex-concave portion corresponding to a pattern of functional layers to be formed is prepared; a material formation step in which at least one material for forming the functional layers is formed to a thickness of several to dozens of nanometers on the convex-concave portion; a material stacking step in which the material formed on the convex-concave portion is stacked on a substrate; and a functional layer securing step in which the material is cured by applying pressure, heat and pressure, or light and pressure thereto such that the material can be converted into the functional layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: ADMBIOSCIENCE INC.
    Inventors: Jun-ho Jeong, So Hee Jeon, Junhyuk Choi, Dae-Guen Choi, Ji Hye Lee, Joo Yun Jung, Eung-Sug Lee
  • Patent number: 10730234
    Abstract: An apparatus for additive manufacturing of three-dimensional components by successive, selective layer-by-layer exposure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: Concept Laser GmbH
    Inventors: Frank Herzog, Florian Bechmann, Peter Pontiller-Schymura
  • Patent number: 10730235
    Abstract: There is provided a paste for use in producing a three-dimensional shaped article, the paste containing a solvent, a binder that is soluble in the solvent, support layer forming first particles, and a material having a decomposition temperature lower than a sintering temperature of the support layer forming first particles, in which the material is contained in a volume of greater than or equal to 20% and less than or equal to 60% with respect to a total volume of the support layer forming first particles and the material being 100%. By using such a paste, a highly accurate three-dimensional shaped article can be produced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Eiji Okamoto, Akihiko Tsunoya, Masaya Ishida
  • Patent number: 10730236
    Abstract: An additive manufacturing system is capable of extruding poly-fiber strand having a fiber core coated with a polymer with a high range of flexibility in positioning and orienting extruded fibers. Extruded fibers may be laid in a single direction, or may curve or turn to be laid in multiple directions. Structures of devices and components may be created using interconnected extruded strands having interstitial spaces between and around the strands. This structure may be infused with resin or polymer using a pressure or vacuum based infusion system. In this manner, durable polymeric objects can be created without requiring expensive molds. Other techniques are also possible, including varying the types of strands used in an object to create areas of the object that will preferentially twist or flex in certain ways or directions, as well as producing objects with zones having different types of resin or no resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: Ethicon LLC
    Inventors: Kevin L. Houser, Peyton L. Hopson, Vincent H. Barre
  • Patent number: 10730237
    Abstract: According to one example, there is provided a system for generating a three-dimensional object. The system comprises a carriage to move bi-directionally along a first axis relative to a support platform. The carriage is to receive, or have installed thereon, a plurality of modules each to perform an operation from a set of operations to generate a layer of a three-dimensional object. The system further comprises a controller to cause relative movement between the carriage and the support platform along the first axis, and to control, during the relative movement, operation of the modules to perform the set of operations in a predefined order.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: David Chanclon, Alejandro Manuel De Pena, Esteve Comas
  • Patent number: 10730238
    Abstract: A plate for use in an extrusion-based additive manufacturing system made from or containing a top layer made from or containing a sheet or film made from or containing polyolefin composition A) made from or containing (i) 5-35% by weight of a propylene homopolymer or a propylene ethylene copolymer; (ii) 20-50% by weight of a copolymer of ethylene and a C3-C8 alpha-olefin; and (iii) 30-60% by weight of a copolymer of ethylene and propylene wherein the amounts of (i), (ii) and (iii) being referred to the total weight of (i)+(ii)+(iii) and the sum of the amount of (i), (ii) and (iii) being 100.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: Basell Poliolefine Italia S.r.l.
    Inventors: Roberto De Palo, Claudio Cavalieri, Monica Galvan
  • Patent number: 10730239
    Abstract: A 3D printer apparatus for printing a refractory materials on the surfaces of workpieces in accordance with a given program is disclosed. The apparatus contains a first generator for generating a first atmospheric ICP beam, a second generator for generating a second atmospheric ICP beam, and a bouncing tube between the generators for breaking clusters of precursor nanoparticles into elementary charged nanoparticles that penetrate in a premelted state into a plasma discharge formed in the second generator under the inductive coupling with a saddle antenna, which encompasses the second generator. The outlet nozzle of the second generator emits the second beam onto an extractor plate that is a part of a plasma gun, which converts the second beam into a finely controlled focusing beam capable of printing a material even on the inner surfaces of deep small diameter gas holes of showerheads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Inventors: Yuri Glukhoy, Tatiana Kerzhner, Anna Ryaboy, Joshua Kerzhner, Michael Ryaboy, Andrew Kerzhner, Kevin Kerzhner
  • Patent number: 10730240
    Abstract: An additive manufacturing apparatus includes a platform, a dispenser to dispense a plurality of layers of feed material on a top surface of the platform, and an energy delivery system. The energy deliver system includes a light source to emit a light beam, and a reflective member having a plurality of reflective facets. The reflective member is positioned in a path of the light beam to receive the light beam and redirect the light beam toward the top surface of the platform to deliver energy to an uppermost layer of the layers of feed material to fuse the feed material. The reflective member is rotatable such that sequential facets sweep the light beam sequentially along a path on the uppermost layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: Hou T. Ng, Nag B. Patibandla, Ajey M. Joshi, Raanan Zehavi, Jeffrey L. Franklin, Kashif Maqsood
  • Patent number: 10730241
    Abstract: In one embodiment of the present invention, an escape hole generator creates escapes holes designed to facilitate removal of support and/or unprinted material generated inside enclosed hollows of three-dimensional (3D) digital models during 3D printing. In operation, the escape hole generator identifies a hollow included in the three-dimensional model and then selects optimized locations for escape holes. Notably, the escape hole generator selects the locations to optimize placement heuristics, such as favoring locations closer to the bottom of the 3D model, while satisfying escape hole constraints (e.g., hole size and spacing requirements). The escape hole generator then perforates the hollow at the selected locations with geometries that provide channels from the outer surface of the hollow to the outer surface of the hollow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: Autodesk, Inc.
    Inventor: Ryan Michael Schmidt
  • Patent number: 10730242
    Abstract: A method of controlling temperature in an apparatus for generating a three-dimensional object comprises performing a calibration test on a sample of build material that is to be used in generating a three-dimensional object, calibrating at least one temperature point from the calibration test, and using the at least one calibrated temperature point during subsequent temperature control of the apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Pol Fornos, Sergio Puigardeu Aramendia, David Ramirez Muela, Salvador Sanchez Ribes
  • Patent number: 10730243
    Abstract: A system for handling a first component includes: a main-device and a module-device, the module-device having a pressing section arranged to form an outer surface of the module-device, the module-device configured to releasably receive the first component, such that a connection section of the first component is attachable to the pressing section of the module-device. The module-device is releasably connected to a second component, wherein the main-device includes a grabbing unit adapted for releasably connecting the module-device, such that the pressing section is arranged to form a first outer surface section of the main-device, and wherein the main-device includes a connector for connecting to a handling-unit for arranging the main-device at the second component, such that the connection section of the first component, if attached to the pressing section of the module-device, is at least indirectly attachable to a front surface of the second component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: Airbus Operations GmbH
    Inventors: Joachim Piepenbrock, Alexander Engels, Gregor Graßl, Karsten Gensicke, Klaus Apel
  • Patent number: 10730244
    Abstract: A shaping system configured to shape a three-dimensional object based on shaping data includes: a shaping executing part configured to execute shaping of the three-dimensional object; and a shaping controlling part configured to control an operation of the shaping executing part, where the shaping controlling part is capable of executing: a first shaping control for causing the shaping executing part to shape a first three-dimensional object using the shaping data that expresses the first three-dimensional object, and a second shaping control for causing the shaping executing part to shape a second three-dimensional object using at least a part of the shaping data that expresses the first three-dimensional object, and the second three-dimensional object is a three-dimensional object for checking a shaping quality of the first three-dimensional object, and is a three-dimensional object that can be shaped in a shorter time than time required for shaping the first three-dimensional object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: MIMAKI ENGINEERING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kunio Hakkaku, Hiroyoshi Ohi
  • Patent number: 10730245
    Abstract: A polymer board with a cut edge is automatically advanced through a stationary, non-spinning sealing element that contacts and compresses the cut edge and provides a sealed and smooth surface to the cut edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: Royal Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew Wynn Dewitt, Jeffrey Alan Dolan, Brandon Sevier Nadler, Rodney Lee Olinger
  • Patent number: 10730246
    Abstract: A fiber-reinforced member includes: a base member having a tubular region with an outer circumferential surface extending along and substantially in parallel with an axial direction; and a fiber-reinforced resin layer constituted of a tow prepreg wound in an overlapping manner to cover the outer circumferential surface of the base member along a predetermined direction crossing the axial direction when viewed in a radial direction of the base member, the tow prepreg serving as a widened tape-like member. The tape-like member constituting the fiber-reinforced resin layer has a portion having a fiber line extending along a direction crossing the predetermined direction. A size of a width of the tape-like member constituting the fiber-reinforced resin layer is not less than 100 times and not more than 400 times as large as a size of a thickness of the tape-like member constituting the fiber-reinforced resin layer in the radial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignees: Mizuno Corporatioon, Mizuno Technics Corporation
    Inventors: Mototaka Iwata, Katsuyuki Aizawa
  • Patent number: 10730247
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a wind turbine blade component in form of a shear web is described. The method comprising the steps of: a) providing a pre-manufactured shear web body having a first side and a second side as well as a first end and a second end; b) providing a first pre-formed web foot flange comprising a fibre-reinforcement material; c) arranging a first fibre layer from the first pre-formed web foot flange and to a part of the first side of the shear web body; d) arranging a second fibre layer from the first pre-formed web foot flange and to a part of the second side of the shear web body; e) supplying a resin to said first fibre layer and second fibre layer simultaneous with or subsequent to steps c) and d); and f) allowing the resin to cure so as to form the shear web.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: LM WP PATENT HOLDING A/S
    Inventors: Tim Moller Hansen, Kim Ansholm Rasmussen, Christian Lundsgaard-Larsen, Steven Hauge Pedersen
  • Patent number: 10730248
    Abstract: A method for producing a component from a fiber-composite material, wherein a plurality of fiber-tape pieces, which each comprise a thermoplastic fiber-tape piece matrix with fiber-tape-piece fibers embedded therein, are provided, the fiber-tape pieces are picked up in the solid state and arranged so as to form a fiber-tape pattern, a backing layer, which comprises a thermoplastic backing-layer matrix with backing-layer fibers embedded therein, is provided and heated such that the backing-layer matrix softens or melts, a preform is formed from the backing layer and the fiber-tape pattern in that the fiber-tape pattern is applied in the solid state to the heated backing layer and is heated thereby so that the fiber-tape-piece matrices soften or melt such that the preform is in a deformable state in which both the backing-layer matrix and the fiber-tape-piece matrices have been softened or melted, the preform in the deformable state is deformed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: BOGE ELASTMETALL GMBH
    Inventors: Daniel Haeffelin, Olaf Beutler, Burkhard Tiemann, Felix Kamotzke
  • Patent number: 10730249
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for bi-directional cutters for Automated Fiber Placement (AFP) machines. One embodiment includes a bi-directional cutter for Automated Fiber Placement (AFP) manufacturing. The cutter includes a cutter body that has an upper edge and a lower edge, and has an opening placed between the upper edge and the lower edge that is dimensioned to enable passage of a tow of fiber through the cutter body. The cutter also includes a first blade disposed on the lower edge of the cutter body that is oriented to cut the tow when the cutter is driven downward, and a second blade disposed on an edge of the opening in the cutter body that is oriented to cut the tow when the cutter is driven upward.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Andrew Elmer Modin, Allen Halbritter, Tu N. Hoang
  • Patent number: 10730250
    Abstract: Caul plates and related methods are disclosed herein. An example caul plate for use in a composite laminate layup includes a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface. The example caul plate includes protrusions extending from the first surface. The protrusions are disposed over a tool surface of the composite laminate layup. The protrusions are to define a gap between the first surface and the tool surface to limit a thickness of a preform disposed between the tool surface and the first surface when a pressure is exerted on the second surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Max M. Osborne, Matthew Suter
  • Patent number: 10730251
    Abstract: A mold for manufacturing a component for a wind turbine, in particular a rotor blade, is provided. The mold includes a flexible mold part configured for driving staples into the same, the staples being used to attach a fiber material to the mold. The mold may include a lower mold half and an upper mold half. The mold may be made of a polymer material, a plastic material, a metal alloy or a combination thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy A/S
    Inventor: Klaus Kirkeby
  • Patent number: 10730252
    Abstract: A single-skinned composite lattice sandwich structure includes a face sheet, fiber stringers, and at least one fiber tow arranged in a lattice structure separating the face sheet and fiber stringers. The face sheet and at least the fiber tow(s) forming the lattice may be interfused with a matrix to form a contiguous composite structure. The fiber stringers may be formed of various materials for imparting different structural properties to the sandwich structure, including carbon fiber for tensile strength and lightness, metallic or other rigid material for imparting overall structural rigidity, shape-changing material or actuated material for providing actuated deformation of the structure, and may also include sensors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignees: KHALIFA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, AEROSPACE HOLDING COMPANY LLC
    Inventors: Wesley James Cantwell, Rehan Umer
  • Patent number: 10730253
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a process for producing a surface-modified molded article, whereby surface layer strength of a molded article can be enhanced, and a molded article containing an organic polymer compound with low adhesive property, such as a fluororesin, can be bonded to an adherend without the use of an adhesive, and whereby a treatment step or an apparatus in an atmospheric-pressure plasma treatment are not complicated, and to provide a process for producing a composite of the surface-modified molded article and an adherend. The present invention is a process for producing a surface-modified molded article wherein a surface of the molded article containing an organic polymer compound is subjected to an atmospheric pressure plasma treatment to introduce a peroxide radical with adjusting the surface temperature of the molded article to (melting point of the organic polymer compound ?120° C. or higher.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: OSAKA UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Kazuya Yamamura, Yuji Ohkubo, Kento Ishihara, Masafumi Shibahara, Asahiro Nagatani, Koji Honda
  • Patent number: 10730254
    Abstract: A repair apparatus is configured to repair a hole in a curved wall portion of a material guide. The repair apparatus includes a patch body that can conform to the shape of the curved wall portion and a retainer that non-destructively holds the patch body in place on the wall portion over the hole. In certain embodiments, the retainers are magnets or straps. The patch body can be flexible so that it can be adjusted to conform to the shape of curved wall portions of various sizes and curvatures. The patch body can include a wear-resistant inner surface. In some embodiments, the patch body includes an outer shell and a wear-resistant inner liner connected to the shell. The liner can have one side that is unattached to the shell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: Lodestone PatchWorks LLC
    Inventor: Robert Lynn Kirmer
  • Patent number: 10730255
    Abstract: The process includes a non-crosslinked self-sealing composition which is introduced into an extrusion means, the geometric and thermodynamic characteristics of which have been specially adapted. The speed and temperature conditions of the extrusion means are adjusted so that, at an application nozzle forming the outlet die of the extrusion means, the self-sealing composition is crosslinked. The application nozzle is brought close to the internal surface of the casing previously set in relative motion with respect to the application nozzle, and an extruded and crosslinked bead that has a given width and profile is deposited directly on the internal surface of the casing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignees: COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN, MICHELIN RECHERCHE ET TECHNIQUE, S.A.
    Inventors: Stephane Barjon, Christian Beldent, Bruno Dussardier, Sarah Joandel
  • Patent number: 10730256
    Abstract: A tire (20) comprises a sidewall (21) and an attachment bead (23) extending the said sidewall (21) and designed to be attached to a rim of a wheel of a motor vehicle. A mould (10) for vulcanizing a tire comprises a lateral part (12) designed to mould the sidewall (21) of the tire and a lower part 13 designed to mould the attachment bead (23). The lateral part 12 and the lower part 13 at least partially delimit a tire receiving space (E) designed to receive the tire that is to be vulcanized in the mould (10). The mould comprises a slot (16) extending the tire receiving space (E) and the slot (16) is at least partially moulded by the lower part 13 of the mould (10).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: Compagnie Generale Des Establissements Michelin
    Inventors: Bernard Villeneuve, David Dean
  • Patent number: 10730257
    Abstract: A tire vulcanization mold disclosed herein includes sectors molding a tread portion of the tire and a pair of upper and lower side plates molding a sidewall portion of the tire. Mold parting lines formed by the sectors and a pair of the upper and lower side plates are located in the tread portion. A lateral groove molding rib molding a lateral groove in the tread portion is provided to bridge from the sector to the side plate and a protrusion molding recess used to mold a protrusion at a groove bottom of the lateral groove is provided to the lateral groove molding rib. Mold parting planes including the mold parting lines are provided to divide the lateral groove molding rib where the protrusion molding recess is not provided. An evacuation path from the protrusion molding recess to the mold parting plane is provided to the lateral groove molding rib.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: TOYO TIRE CORPORATION
    Inventor: Masaaki Ohara
  • Patent number: 10730258
    Abstract: An apparatus for building a tyre for a vehicle wheel includes a building drum having at least one first outer circumferential surface, and at least one pair of auxiliary support members removably in engagement with the building drum, each in axial side by side relationship with a respective end of the building drum and having second outer circumferential surfaces extending in the continuation of the first outer circumferential surface so as to support at least one component of the tyre. Each of the second outer circumferential surfaces has at least one non-stick circumferential portion and at least one sticking circumferential portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: PIRELLI TYRE S.p.A.
    Inventors: Maurizio Marchini, Gaetano Lo Presti
  • Patent number: 10730259
    Abstract: Described are methods for the manufacture of a plastic component, in particular a cushioning element for sports apparel, a plastic component manufactured with such a method, for example a sole or a part of a sole for a shoe, and a shoe with such a sole. According to an aspect of the invention, a method for the manufacture of a plastic component, in particular a cushioning element for sports apparel, is provided which includes loading a mold with a first material which includes particles of an expanded material, and, during loading the mold, pre-heating the particles by supplying energy, wherein the energy is supplied in the form of at least one electromagnetic field.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: adidas AG
    Inventors: Maximilian Philipp Kurtz, Victor Romanov, Norbert Reuber, Tru Huu Minh Le, Andreas Johannes Seefried, Christopher Robertson, Christopher Edward Holmes, Amir Fathi
  • Patent number: 10730260
    Abstract: A preformed web and a method of producing dunnage units from the preformed web. The web is an elongate flattened thermoplastic tube having an inflation edge and an opposite edge. The tube includes spaced transverse seals that define sides of pouches. The tube includes lines of perforations that allow adjacent dunnage units to be separated. A starting point of the lines of perforations is spaced apart from the inflation edge. The positions of the starting point of the lines of perforations with respect to the inflation edge is selected such that a cutter that cuts the inflation edge clears the line of perforations. Binding or wrinkling is therefore not caused by engagement of the cutter with the lines of perforations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: Automated Packaging Systems, LLC
    Inventor: Rick Steven Wehrmann
  • Patent number: 10730261
    Abstract: Protective covers and methods of manufacturing same. One such cover comprises a composite sheet having a first end, a second end, a first lateral edge extending between the first and second ends, a second lateral edge extending between the first and second ends, and an axis extending between the first and second lateral edges. First and second panels of the composite sheet each comprise a substrate formed from a nonwoven material, a first layer of plastic film disposed on the substrate such that at least a portion of the first layer is slidable relative to the substrate; and a second layer of plastic film disposed on the substrate such that at least a portion of the second layer is slidable relative to the substrate. The composite sheet is folded about the axis and a partially enclosed space is defined between the first and second panels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: Industrial Packaging Supplies, Inc.
    Inventor: Ronald Patrick Weir
  • Patent number: 10730262
    Abstract: The present invention provides a honeycomb structure formed from a thermoplastic resin composition comprising: aromatic polyamide (A) which includes diamine units containing at least 70 mol % of xylylenediamine units and dicarboxylic acid units containing at least 50 mol % of C4-20 ?,?-linear aliphatic dicarboxylic acid units; and aliphatic polyamide (B) which includes aliphatic groups as repetitive units and in which the total of 10 to 24 carbons form the aliphatic groups. The composition ratio of aromatic polyamide (A):aliphatic polyamide (B) is within a range of 100:25 to 400 by mass standard. Also provided is a sandwich structure obtained by disposing flat plates at the top surface and bottom surface of the honeycomb structure, and a honeycomb substrate obtained by molding the thermoplastic resin composition into a film or a sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Nobuhiko Matsumoto, Kazuya Sato
  • Patent number: 10730263
    Abstract: A trim component is provided herein, the trim component having: a first extruded TPO layer having a first show surface and a second backing surface; a second extruded TPO layer applied to the second backing surface of the first extruded TPO layer after the first extruded TPO layer is formed by an extrusion process, wherein a portion of the second extruded TPO layer is visible at the first show surface through a pattern cut in the first extruded TPO layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: INTEVA PRODUCTS, LLC
    Inventor: Joseph A. Massetti
  • Patent number: 10730264
    Abstract: Bridge tape comprised of thermally foamable composition, useful for applying coating material through holes in the tape to a substrate beneath the tape, after which the holes can be sealed by heating to cause the foamable composition to foam and expand the foam to seal the holes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: TESA SE
    Inventor: Robert Fallon
  • Patent number: 10730265
    Abstract: A method of using a sterilization wrap system including a permeable material having barrier properties and having a first surface and a second opposing surface, the exterior panel being substantially opaque or having a first level of translucence, and an interior panel including a permeable material having barrier properties and having a first surface and a second opposing surface, the interior panel having a level of translucence that is higher than the translucence of the exterior panel, the panels being joined together over at least a portion of their surfaces. Also disclosed is inspection of the sterilization wrap system for exterior panel breaches by looking for light passing through a panel facing the viewer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: O&M Halyard, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey James Farmer, Kelly L. Holt, Ronald K. Anderson, Melissa R. Gaynor, Corinna Schwarz
  • Patent number: 10730266
    Abstract: Provided herein are new clad aluminum alloy products and methods of making these alloys. These alloy products possess a combination of strength and other key attributes, such as corrosion resistance, formability, and joining capabilities. The alloy products can be used in a variety of applications, including automotive, transportation, and electronics applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: NOVELIS INC.
    Inventors: Rajeev G. Kamat, Hashem Mousavi-Anijdan, Rahul Vilas Kulkarni, Juergen Timm, Corrado Bassi, Robert Bruce Wagstaff, Guillaume Florey, Cyrille Bezencon, Samuel R. Wagstaff, David Leyvraz
  • Patent number: 10730267
    Abstract: A badge may include an amorphous metal shell having a visible surface and an opposed back surface, and a plastic base molded to the back surface. The badge may also include a polymer visible layer molded to a portion of the visible surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Paul Kenneth Dellock, Michael A. Musleh, Stuart C. Salter, David Brian Glickman, Richard Gall
  • Patent number: 10730268
    Abstract: A decorative laminated sheet with excellent scratch resistance that is capable of adhering to a polyolefin-based resin substrate, and that is a hardly adhesive material, through an extrusion method, a vacuum-pressure molding method, a mold integrated injection molding method, and the like. The decorative laminated sheet includes a surface layer, a design layer, and an adhesive layer containing a polymer having a propylene unit of 85 mass % or more, in that order.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventor: Ken Egashira
  • Patent number: 10730269
    Abstract: A frame for bonding a first glass component to a second glass component with a desired thickness of adhesive is disclosed. The frame has a horizontal top portion sized to overlap the top surface of the first glass component. The horizontal top portion has a distal surface which is configured to contain the adhesive when poured on the top surface of the first glass component. The horizontal top portion is thicker than the layer of adhesive to be used so that the second glass component may be placed within the frame to abut the distal surface. The frame also has a vertical side portion which extends downward from the horizontal top portion and is sized to wrap around the first perimeter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: Manufacturing Resources International, Inc.
    Inventors: William Dunn, Michael LeCave
  • Patent number: 10730270
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a metallized polyethylene laminate comprising: an outer polyethylene layer; a metallized acid copolymer layer; an inner polyethylene layer in contact with the metallized acid copolymer layer; and optionally an extruded polyethylene layer; and a sealant layer of polyethylene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: Essel Propack Ltd.
    Inventors: Mrinal Kanti Banerjee, Chandrashekhar Ramchandra Abhyankar
  • Patent number: 10730271
    Abstract: Methods of making prepregs are described. The methods include the steps of forming a fiber-containing substrate, and contacting the fiber-containing substrate with a resin mixture. The resin mixture may include polymer particles mixed in a liquid medium, and the polymer particles may be coated on the fiber-containing substrate to form a coated substrate. The liquid medium may be removed from the coated substrate to form the prepreg. The prepregs may be used to make fiber-reinforced articles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: Johns Manville
    Inventors: Mingfu Zhang, Jawed Asrar, Klaus Friedrich Gleich, Asheber Yohannes
  • Patent number: 10730272
    Abstract: There is provided a heat-ray shielding film including composite tungsten oxide particles; a thermoplastic resin; and a metal coupling agent, wherein the composite tungsten oxide particles are represented by a general formula MxWOy, where M is one or more elements selected from Cs, Rb, K, Tl, In, Ba, Li, Ca, Sr, Fe, Sn, Al, Cu, and Na, 0.1?x?0.5, and 2.2?y?3.0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: SUMITOMO METAL MINING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Keisuke Machida, Hiroki Nakayama
  • Patent number: 10730273
    Abstract: The present invention is a resin composition including: (A) an epoxy resin; (B) an epoxy compound shown by the following formula (1) and/or formula (2); (C) an epoxy compound shown by the following formula (3); (D) a phenolic curing agent; and (E) a curing accelerator, wherein “A” represents a single bond or a divalent organic group selected from the following formulae. This provides a resin composition with improved strength, reduced warpage, and excellent adhesion, a resin film with improved strength formed from the composition, a semiconductor laminate containing the cured material of the resin film and a method for manufacturing the same, as well as a semiconductor device into which the semiconductor laminate is diced and a method for manufacturing the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoichiro Ichioka, Naoyuki Kushihara, Kazunori Kondo, Kazuaki Sumita
  • Patent number: 10730274
    Abstract: An embosser/laminator machine has an adhesive unit releasably connectable with a main frame structure of the machine, and a roll extractor configured to move a roll between the main frame structure and an exchange position between the main frame structure and the adhesive unit when the adhesive unit is spaced from the main frame structure during removal and installation of the roll. The sub-frame comprising the adhesive unit may be formed with a bearing cap that cooperates with the main frame structure such that when the adhesive unit is connected with the main frame structure, the roll is operatively secured to the machine between main frame structure and the sub-frame of the adhesive unit for normal operation of the machine. When the sub-frame comprising the adhesive unit is released and spaced from main frame structure, the roll may be removed from and installed into the main frame structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: PAPER CONVERTING MACHINE COMPANY
    Inventors: Cory P. Gussert, Tyler D. Bushelle, Stefano Spinelli
  • Patent number: 10730275
    Abstract: A membrane material lamination device and a membrane material laminating method using the same are provided. The membrane material lamination device includes: two support structures, each support structure includes a support surface, the two support structures is capable of being in either a first state where the support surfaces are located in an identical plane or a second state where the support surfaces are located in different planes; a pressure application mechanism configured to be located at a first position when the two support structures are in the first state to support the membrane material through the support surfaces of the two support structures, and moved to a second position when the two support structures are in the second state to support the membrane material through the pressure application mechanism and a first support structure; a first driving mechanism; and a second driving mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zengsheng He, Changhai Feng, Zhaohui Li