And Assembly With Different Lamina Patents (Class 156/249)
  • Patent number: 8888937
    Abstract: The method for continuously manufacturing a liquid crystal display device, includes: a peeling step of peeling off a sheet piece of a pressure-sensitive adhesive-containing polarizing film from a carrier film; a taking-up step of taking up the carrier film; a bonding step of bonding the sheet piece to a liquid crystal panel with the pressure-sensitive adhesive interposed therebetween; and a velocity control step of controlling V1 and V2 so that in a process of bonding the sheet piece to the liquid crystal panel, the relation V1=V2 can be satisfied during a period from a bonding start time when bonding the sheet piece to the liquid crystal panel is started to a time when the sheet piece is peeled off from the carrier film and that the relation V1<V2 can be satisfied at a certain time after the sheet piece in a course of being bonded to the liquid crystal panel is peeled from the carrier film and before the bonding of the sheet piece to the liquid crystal panel is completed, wherein V1 represents a veloci
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignee: Nitto Denko Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuya Hada, Satoshi Hirata, Seiji Kondo
  • Patent number: 8888945
    Abstract: The use of a heat idler moveable along a path provides speed and flexibility in the heat labeling of containers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Gavin John Broad, Adal Tecleab, Jason Lee DeBruler
  • Patent number: 8876998
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for manufacturing a flexible device comprising: forming an adhesive layer on a support substrate; adhering a flexible substrate onto the adhesive layer; forming a device layer on the flexible substrate; and separating the support substrate from the flexible substrate, wherein the adhesive layer comprises a self-assembled monolayer (SAM).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jong Hyun Park, Chang Dong Kim, Gee Sung Chae, Juhn Suk Yoo, Soo Young Yoon, Soon Wook Cha, Won Bong Jang, Jae Kyung Choi
  • Patent number: 8877560
    Abstract: A method for assembling a heat generating element and a heat dissipating element includes: preparing a pressure sensitive element including a pressure sensitive layer and first and second release films connected to the pressure sensitive layer; separating the second release film from the pressure sensitive layer and then adhering a heat dissipating element to the pressure sensitive layer; forcing the first release film; separating the first release film from the pressure sensitive layer, and then adhering a heat generating element to the pressure sensitive layer; and fixedly attaching the heat generating element onto the pressure sensitive layer. A pressure sensitive element and a power supplying unit are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: Lite-On Technology Corp.
    Inventors: Wen-Chi Chen, Ming-Feng Tang, Chung-Fu Wang
  • Publication number: 20140318700
    Abstract: A labeling apparatus comprises a separation member configured to promote detachment of an adhesive label from liner web. Adhesive labels are fed to the separation member such that a surface of the facestock contacts the separation member. The separation member has a surface exhibiting a tack such that the tack force between the facestock and the separation member is greater than the release force between the release liner and the adhesive layer of the labels. The labels become associated with the separation member, and the label is applied to a surface of a substrate by contacting the exposed adhesive layer with a surface of a substrate, which causes the adhesive label to detach from the separation member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2014
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Applicant: Avery Dennison Corporation
    Inventors: Kevin O. HENDERSON, Victor P. HOLBERT
  • Publication number: 20140305578
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for laminating a polarization film, which includes the following steps: (1) providing a substrate and a polarization film, wherein the polarization film comprises a release sheet laminated thereon; (2) with the release sheet being peeled off, bringing the polarization film toward the substrate in such a way that the lamination surface of the polarization film is attached to a starting end of the substrate; (3) providing a roller and heating the roller to 35° C.-70° C.; and (4) using the roller to roll and press the polarization film in order to have the polarization film attached to and laminated on the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2013
    Publication date: October 16, 2014
    Applicant: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd
    Inventor: Shun Yang
  • Publication number: 20140305579
    Abstract: Treatment is difficult when using standard photographs due to issues such as thickness, and in the method utilizing a transfer solution, although it is possible to extract a motif in the form of a thin film, there exists the problem of the work being laborious. A decoupage method is provided which comprises the steps of (a) printing a motif using sublimation thermal transfer printing on photographic printing paper having a thin-film image-receiving layer on the surface, (b) separating only the thin-film image-receiving layer on which the motif is printed from the photographic printing paper as a thin-film image-receiving layer sheet, (c) adhering the separated thin-film image-receiving layer sheet to the surface of a object, and (d) finishing the surface of the object to which the thin-film image-receiving layer sheet is adhered.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2014
    Publication date: October 16, 2014
    Inventor: Toshie Matsunaga
  • Publication number: 20140302293
    Abstract: The decorative sheet for three-dimensional molding includes a thin metal film layer, a surface protection layer, and a base film, at least the thin metal film layer and the surface protection layer being disposed on the base film in this order, in which the surface protection layer consists of a cured material of an ionizing radiation curable resin composition containing a polycarbonate(meth)acrylate and/or an acrylic silicone (meth)acrylate. The decorative sheet for three-dimensional molding, which has excellent moldability, provides a decorative molded article with a metallic style in excellent design and with excellent abrasion resistance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2012
    Publication date: October 9, 2014
    Applicant: DAI NIPPON PRINTING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Mari Takano, Nobuo Saitou
  • Publication number: 20140299265
    Abstract: Dry apply and/or peel away temporary body decals may be comprised of a decal applied to a backing with an adhesive associated with the decal. A protective laminate may be applied to protect the decal until it is used. The user may apply the decal to his/her body, and the decal may be applied without the use of water. When the user is ready to remove the temporary body decal, the adhesive associated with the decal may provide a means for the user to detach the temporary body decal from his/her body without leaving a residue on his/her body and without the need to use soap and water to remove the temporary body decal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2014
    Publication date: October 9, 2014
    Inventor: Douglas Marshall
  • Publication number: 20140290843
    Abstract: A method for removing the trimmed scrap of conductive die attach adhesive film from a carrier support tape is provided. An adhesive film is disposed between a support carrier and a release liner; the release liner and adhesive film are cut into a shape conforming to the shape of a semiconductor wafer. After scrap release liner is removed, a temporary adhesive sheet is mounted over and adhered to the exposed conductive die attach film surrounding the cut shape, and mounted over and adhered to the scrap release liner on the cut shape; the temporary adhesive sheet is removed, and due to its adhesion properties to the adhesive film and release liner, the scrap adhesive film and scrap release liner are removed along with the temporary adhesive sheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2014
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Inventors: YounSang Kim, Jeffrey Grey, Kevin Becker
  • Publication number: 20140290845
    Abstract: A method for making a friction plate that includes a core plate and a friction facing is disclosed. The method includes cutting a pattern of friction material segments into a friction material sheet such that each friction material segment remains integrally connected to the friction material sheet, locating a predetermined number of the friction material segments adjacent to a surface of a core plate to which a bonding material is present, separating the friction material segments from the friction material sheet, and placing the friction material segments onto the surface of the core plate over the bonding material. An apparatus for practicing this method is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2012
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicant: BorgWarner Inc.
    Inventors: Dean A. Collis, Walter J. Becker
  • Publication number: 20140290844
    Abstract: An adhesive film laminate for wheel protection results from peelably laminating a plurality of sheets of adhesive film having an adhesive layer on one surface thereof. A pull-piece is formed protruding out from at least a portion of the edge of the laminated covered sections, and the covered sections of the plurality of adhesive films overlap each other at approximately the same position. A cover material that covers the covered section of the surface sheet of adhesive film is peelably pasted to an adhesive agent layer at one surface of the surface sheet of adhesive film, and adjacent pull-pieces of at least a portion of the laminated adhesive films are laminated having an overlapping portion at all or a portion of the facing surfaces thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2012
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicant: SUMIRON CO., LTD
    Inventor: Eiji Haruyama
  • Patent number: 8840747
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a twist ball type electronic paper capable of preferably displaying an image and enabling easily taking out of a wiring, and a manufacturing method for a twist ball type electronic paper for manufacturing a reusable twist ball type electronic paper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenichi Ogawa, Hironori Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20140262002
    Abstract: A micro-structured optically clear adhesive, including a first major surface and a second major surface, wherein at least one of the first and second major surfaces comprises a micro-structured surface of interconnected micro-structures in at least one of the planar dimensions (x-y), is disclosed. The micro-structured optically clear adhesive has a tan delta value of at least about 0.3 at a lamination temperature and is non-crosslinked or lightly crosslinked. The micro-structured surface may include indentations having a depth of between about 5 and about 80 microns. A method of laminating a first substrate and a second substrate without the use of a vacuum is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2012
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
    Inventors: Toshihiro Suwa, Albert I. Everaerts, Haruyuki Mikami, Yasuhiro Kinoshita
  • Publication number: 20140262003
    Abstract: A transfer substrate for transferring a metal wiring material to a transfer target including a substrate, at least one metal wiring material formed on the substrate, at least one coating layer formed on a surface of the metal wiring material, and an underlying metal film formed between the substrate and the metal wiring material, in which the metal wiring material is a compact formed by sintering metal powder such as gold powder having a purity of 99.9 wt % or more and an average particle size of 0.01 ?m to 1.0 ?m, and the coating layer is a predetermined metal such as gold or an alloy having a different composition from that of the metal wiring material and has a total thickness of 1 ?m or less, and the metal underlying film is made of a predetermined metal such as gold or an alloy. The transfer substrate can lower heating temperature on the transfer target side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2012
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: Tanaka Kikinzoku Kogyo K.K.
    Inventors: Toshinori Ogashiwa, Masaaki Kurita, Takashi Nishimori, Yukio Kanehira
  • Publication number: 20140262001
    Abstract: A portable labeling device is provided for applying labels to a film used in sealing a product package. The labeling device includes a platform mounted for adjustable positioning in relation to the film and a belt that is moveable around rollers associated with the platform. The belt is operable to receive a portion of each of the labels and transport them into registry with the film. A tamp roller is also provided and is moveable into a position pressing another portion of each of the labels against the film. The tamp roller is then movable to another position spaced away from the film when the belt moves around the rollers to transport other ones of the labels into registry with the film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Inventors: James Roy Harte, Danny R. Rutledge
  • Patent number: 8837149
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing an electronic component includes disposing a heat radiation material including a plurality of linear structures of carbon atoms and a filling layer of a thermoplastic resin provided among the plurality of linear structures above a first substrate, disposing a blotting paper above the heat radiation material, making a heat treatment at a temperature higher than a melting temperature of the thermoplastic resin and absorbing the thermoplastic resin above the plurality of linear structures with the absorption paper, removing the blotting paper, and adhering the heat radiation material to the first substrate by cooling to solidify the thermoplastic resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventors: Shinichi Hirose, Taisuke Iwai, Yoshitaka Yamaguchi, Yohei Yagishita, Yukie Sakita, Masaaki Norimatsu
  • Patent number: 8834661
    Abstract: Row bars are attached to a lapping ring by a first single-sided adhesive film that adheres to the row bars and are secured to a first lapping ring by a vacuum. After backside lapping is performed on the row bars, the row bars are transferred to a second lapping ring with second single-sided adhesive film by compressing the row bars between the adhesive films and deactivating the vacuum, thereby releasing the row bars from the first lapping ring and providing ring-to-ring transfer without peeling the row bars off the first single-sided adhesive film. Lapping rings used for this process include vacuum channels and slots for holding the row bars so that the top surfaces of the row bars and lapping ring are substantially flat. Ring-to-ring transfer tools are used to transfer row bars between the backside lapping ring and the frontside lapping ring with minimal handling of the row bars.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Ziggi, Michael Chia Loke Lim
  • Publication number: 20140251534
    Abstract: A method includes removing an adhesive backing from the back of a self-adhesive wallet and adhering the wallet to a handheld device or a case for the handheld device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2014
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Inventors: Sunder G. Jambunathan, Kumar G. Jambunathan
  • Publication number: 20140254119
    Abstract: An anisotropic conductive film includes an adhesive layer formed of a polymer resin, conductive particles dispersed in the adhesive layer, a support layer disposed at one side of the adhesive layer and maintaining the adhesive layer in a film shape, and a releasing sheet disposed at one side of the support layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2014
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Applicant: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Dae-Hyuk IM
  • Publication number: 20140246140
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method of preparing a magnetic substrate laminated with a PSA and release liner. The method comprises providing a magnetic substrate laminated with a PSA/release liner structure, removing a release liner from the PSA, and reapplying a release liner such that it is shifted in relation to the magnetic substrate to expose a portion of the PSA. A portion of the release liner may extend past an edge of the magnetic substrate, forming a tab to facilitate later removal of the release liner from the PSA. An attachment may be secured to the exposed PSA to create a customizable promotional item which may be further customized by the later removal of the release liner to allow a customized attachment to be affixed to a portion of the PSA.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2013
    Publication date: September 4, 2014
    Applicant: MALLETT MAGNETICS, LLC
    Inventor: Shawn Mallett
  • Publication number: 20140239632
    Abstract: A system and method to make stacked connector members for readily joining adjacent ends of sections of insulation tubing. Each of the stacked connector members includes a carrier member having a central opening. A layer of double-sided adhesive material is coated on each side of the carrier member, such that one side of the layer of double-sided adhesive material is able to bond to an end face of one section of insulation tubing, and the other side of the layer of double-sided adhesive material is able to bond to an end face of the second section of insulation tubing. In some embodiments, the layer of double-sided adhesive includes a scrim that acts as a reinforcing structure to keep the layer of double-sided adhesive material intact as a single body during and after application between two adjacent sections of insulation tubing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2013
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: Aeroflex USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Brad Steverson, Greg Ertel, Darrell Peil
  • Patent number: 8815039
    Abstract: A next processing pin is applied as a follow-on pin to a stone, wherein the stone is held by a preceding pin and fixed to the stone by way of a first adhesive bonding location. The preceding pin is separated from the stone. The follow-on pin is fixed to the stone by way of a second adhesive bonding location spaced from the first adhesive bonding location. The follow-on pin frontally receives a fluid adhesive at a spacing from the stone and the spacing between the adhesive-coated front end and the stone is reduced until the adhesive front end contacts the stone. The adhesive is hardened at the contact location as the second adhesive bonding location and heat is transferred by way of the preceding pin to the first adhesive bonding location A force component is exerted on the preceding pin to release the pin from the stone and to hold the stone with the next pin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: Paul Wild OHG
    Inventors: Markus Paul Wild, Stefan Koehler
  • Patent number: 8808821
    Abstract: Provided are a material roll and a method for manufacturing the material roll in which lifting between base films and an optical film is hardly generated. Provided is a material roll (R), wherein a first base film (F12), a first pressure-sensitive adhesive layer (F14), an optical film (F11), a second pressure-sensitive adhesive layer (F15) and a second base film (F13) are wounded together in a manner that said layers are laminated in said order from outer side. An adhesive power A of the first pressure-sensitive adhesive layer (F14) at an interface on the first base film (F12) side, an adhesive power B of the first pressure-sensitive adhesive layer (F14) at an interface on the optical film (F11) side, an adhesive power C of the second pressure-sensitive adhesive layer (F15) at an interface on the optical film (F11) side, and an adhesive power D of the second pressure-sensitive adhesive layer (F15) at an interface on the second base film (F13) side satisfy the relationships A<B and A<C<D.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: Nitto Denko Corporation
    Inventors: Kentarou Takeda, Michihito Ooishi
  • Publication number: 20140224417
    Abstract: A sealing glass composition including about 30-95 wt % glass or ceramic particles, and about 1-50 wt % organic vehicle, wherein the organic vehicle comprises an acrylic resin component and a solvent, based upon 100% total weight of the sealing glass composition, wherein the composition has a viscosity of at least about 200 kcPs and no more than about 1450 kcPs, is provided. A method of applying a sealing glass composition to a substrate comprising the steps of providing a metal substrate, providing a supporting sheet having a front surface coated with a releasing agent, depositing a sealing glass composition onto the front surface of the releasable sheet, drying the sealing glass composition to form a sealing glass composition decal, removing the sealing glass composition decal from the front surface of the supporting sheet, and placing the dried sealing glass composition decal onto a metal substrate, is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2014
    Publication date: August 14, 2014
    Applicant: Heraeus Precious Metals North America Conshohocken LLC
    Inventors: Samson Shahbazi, Steven Grabey, Mark Challingsworth
  • Patent number: 8801888
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a production process for a decorative sheet comprising a step in which a primer layer is formed on a releasing film having a smooth surface, a step in which a design layer is formed on the above primer layer, a step in which the primer layer and the design layer are transferred on a base material, a step in which the releasing film on the base material is peeled off, a step in which an ionizing radiation curable resin composition is laminated on the primer layer formed on the base material and a step in which the above ionizing radiation curable resin composition is cross-linked and cured to form a surface protective layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Nobuo Saitou
  • Publication number: 20140220287
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for manufacturing a label laminate. The method includes forming at least one water based adhesive layer on a belt, drying said at least one water based adhesive layer on the belt, unwinding a first material layer, unwinding a second material layer, attaching said at least one dried water based adhesive layer to the surface of the first material layer, and laminating the first material layer comprising at least one water based adhesive layer together with the second material layer in order to form the label laminate. The invention also relates to a label laminate and to a system for manufacturing a label laminate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2012
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicant: UPM RAFLATAC OY
    Inventors: Risto H. Jokinen, Jorma Henttonen, Jan-Erik Forsstrom, Sampo Pynnönen, Kai Heinonen
  • Patent number: 8795462
    Abstract: An article is disclosed comprising a network-like pattern of conductive traces formed of at least partially-joined nanoparticles that define randomly-shaped cells that are generally transparent to light and contain a transparent filler material. In a preferred embodiment, the filler material is conductive such as a metal oxide or a conductive polymer. In another preferred embodiment, the filler material is an adhesive that is can be used to transfer the network from one substrate to another. A preferred method of forming the article is also disclosed wherein an emulsion containing the nanoparticles in the solvent phase and the filler material in the water phase is coated onto a substrate. The emulsion is dried and the nanoparticles self-assemble to form the traces and the filler material is deposited in the cells. An electroluminescent device is also disclosed wherein the article of the invention forms a transparent electrode in the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: Cima NanoTech Israel Ltd.
    Inventors: Arkady Garbar, Fernando De La Vega, Eric L. Granstrom, Lorenzo Mangolini
  • Patent number: 8790480
    Abstract: Provided are a system and a method for manufacturing a liquid crystal display device, comprising a panel turning mechanism that has: a long side-supporting part for supporting the liquid crystal panel by coming into contact with an end face along at least one long side of the liquid crystal panel; and a short side-supporting part for supporting the liquid crystal panel by coming into contact with an end face along at least one short side of the liquid crystal panel and is configured to turn over the liquid crystal panel about an axis not parallel to any of the long and short sides of the liquid crystal panel in such a manner that the positional relationship between the long and short sides is reversed while both the long and short sides are supported.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: Nitto Denko Corporation
    Inventors: Satoshi Hirata, Seiji Kondo
  • Publication number: 20140202626
    Abstract: A decoupling assembly for positioning between an underlying surface and a flooring material, the decoupling assembly including a decoupling membrane having a base panel having opposing upper and lower surfaces and a plurality of projections extending from the lower surface for contacting an underlying surface and supporting the base panel above the underlying surface. Each projection includes a bottom surface. The assembly further includes a plurality of adhesive fasteners, each adhesive fastener having an inner surface fixed to the bottom surface of a respective one of the plurality of projections, and an adhesive outer surface opposite the inner surface. The assembly further includes a plurality of release members, each release member covering the outer surface of one respective adhesive fastener, each release member being removable to expose the outer surface of the respective adhesive fastener for adhering the decoupling membrane to the underlying surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2014
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Applicant: DMX Plastics Limited
    Inventor: Steve Sennik
  • Publication number: 20140202627
    Abstract: A method of chip sorting comprises providing a chip holder having a first surface; providing multiple chips on the first surface; providing a chip receiver having a second surface, wherein the second surface faces the first surface; attaching the multiple chips to the second surface; decreasing an adhesion between the multiple chips and the first surface; and separating the multiple chips from the first surface after the step of decreasing the adhesion between the multiple chips and the first surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2014
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Applicant: EPISTAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chen-Ke HSU, Liang Sheng CHI, Chun-Chang CHEN, Win-Jim SU, Hsu-Cheng LIN, Mei-Ling TSAI, Yi Lung LIU, Chen OU
  • Patent number: 8784591
    Abstract: A process for producing a liquid ejection head includes a provision step of providing a piezoelectric substrate, and a first and a second support substrate for supporting the piezoelectric substrate; a bonding step of bonding one surface of the first support substrate to one principal surface of two principal surfaces of the piezoelectric substrate; a groove forming step of forming a groove in the other principal surface of the two principal surfaces of the piezoelectric substrate; an electrode forming step of forming a first electrode on at least one surface of a lateral surface of the groove, a bottom surface of the groove and the other principal surface remaining after the groove is formed; a joining step of joining one surface of the second support substrate to the other principal surface of the piezoelectric substrate; and a separation step of separating the first support substrate from the piezoelectric substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Shinan Wang
  • Patent number: 8776857
    Abstract: Label application devices and methods of printing and applying labels are described herein. One label application device can comprise a feed component configured to deliver a sheet of label material to a position, a product identification component configured to identify a type of a product that is approaching the position, a printing component configured to print data onto the sheet of label material, the data based on the identified type of product, a stripping component configured to remove a liner portion of the sheet of label material from a label portion of the sheet, and an applicator component configured to apply the label portion to the product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: Computype, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Jackson, Kevin Nobbs
  • Patent number: 8778112
    Abstract: A method for bonding a thin film piece includes: forming a support layer on each upper face of a plurality of thin film pieces; fixing the plurality of thin film pieces to a first substrate through a temporary fixing layer provided on a lower face of the first substrate so that the temporary fixing layer contacts with the upper face and at least a part of a side face of each support layer; bonding a lower face of the plurality of thin film pieces to a second substrate; and removing the first substrate from the plurality of thin film pieces by removing at least one of the support layer and the temporary fixing layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventor: Akira Furuya
  • Publication number: 20140193119
    Abstract: Fiber optic connector assemblies and method for assembling the same are disclosed. In one embodiment, a fiber optic connector assembly includes an optical fiber having an inner glass region, a polymer layer surrounding the inner glass region, and a windowed portion, wherein the inner glass region is exposed at the windowed portion. The fiber optic connector assembly further includes a connector body having a demarcation region at a first end, wherein the optical fiber is disposed within the connector body such that at least a portion of the windowed portion is positioned in the demarcation region, and the optical fiber is adhered to the connector body at the windowed portion. In another embodiment, the demarcation region includes an opening in the outer jacket that exposes the at least a portion of the windowed portion of the plurality of optical fibers and the optical fibers are adhered to a portion of the cable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2013
    Publication date: July 10, 2014
    Inventors: Micah Colen Isenhour, Dennis Michael Knecht, James Phillip Luther, Reginald Roberts
  • Publication number: 20140190628
    Abstract: An embellishment transfer delivery system (ETDS) uses an embellishment, such as glitter, and combines it into a transfer adhesive that is combined with a carrier sheet and finally transferred to a sticky substrate, such as a double sided tape. The result is the clean, particle-free, non-tacky, dry transfer of the embellishment to cover an object with precise, complete and detailed coverage. The ETDS is a clean and fully transferrable system of holding, containing and transferring glitter or other embellishments to a double sided tape that allows for detailed coverage and no residual mess or airborne particles. The embellishment is suspended in an adhesive which is then coated onto a pressure sensitive carrier sheet to create the ETDS. The embellishment transfers from the ETDS and bonds to the application in a way that allows for a clean, detailed finished product without any of the mess, stickiness or wait time traditional delivery systems would entail.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2014
    Publication date: July 10, 2014
    Applicant: ZOOM CREATIVE PRODUCTS, LLC
    Inventor: Robert Michael Saul
  • Patent number: 8763670
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for application of pavement markers to a roadway or surface that provides for mechanical separation of paper backer from the adhesive surface of the markers. A pair of motor driven drums, having two barb bands, drives the markers through the apparatus and grasps and separates the paper backer from the markers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Inventors: Rodney Clouse, Sulejman Padalo
  • Patent number: 8758542
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a membrane filter comprising a plurality of pores of substantially the same size. The membrane filter may be supported by at least one support (e.g. in the form of a support grid) and is able to handle a large flux and pressure in use. The invention also relates to a method of fabrication of such a filter membrane using a solvable mold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: Nanyang Technological University
    Inventors: Haiqing Gong, Longqing Chen
  • Patent number: 8753468
    Abstract: A method for reducing graphene film thickness on a donor substrate and transferring graphene films from a donor substrate to a handle substrate includes applying a bonding material to the graphene on the donor substrate, releasing the bonding material from the donor substrate thereby leaving graphene on the bonding material, applying the bonding material with graphene onto the handle substrate, and releasing the bonding material from the handle substrate thereby leaving the graphene on the handle substrate. The donor substrate may comprise SiC, metal foil or other graphene growth substrate, and the handle substrate may comprise a semiconductor or insulator crystal, semiconductor device, epitaxial layer, flexible substrate, metal film, or organic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2014
    Assignee: The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Joshua D. Caldwell, Karl D. Hobart, Travis Anderson, Francis J. Kub
  • Publication number: 20140154442
    Abstract: Label systems for cold environment use and application are described. The label systems comprise a first label assembly adhered to an article subjected to cold temperatures and a second label assembly that is readily applied to the first label assembly, and particularly when the first label assembly is at a relatively cold temperature. The label systems described are particularly well suited for labeling blood bags and other articles subjected to cold storage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2012
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Applicant: Avery Dennison Corporation
    Inventor: Huig Bent
  • Publication number: 20140151092
    Abstract: A printed circuit board (PCB) with visible circuit includes a circuited substrate, a first and second release films, and a first and second optical clear adhesive (OCA) layers. The first and second release films are pressed onto and are adhered to two opposite surfaces of the circuited substrate via the first and second OCA layers respectively, and the first and second OCA layers are made of polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2013
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Applicants: Zhen Ding Technology Co., Ltd., FuKui Precision Component (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: MING-JAAN HO, XIAN-QIN HU
  • Publication number: 20140151288
    Abstract: Technologies are generally described for composite membranes which may include a porous graphene layer in contact with a porous support substrate. In various examples, a surface of the porous support substrate may include at least one of: a thermo-formed polymer characterized by a glass transition temperature, a woven fibrous membrane, and/or a nonwoven fibrous membrane. Examples of the composite membranes permit the use of highly porous woven or nonwoven fibrous support membranes instead of intermediate porous membrane supports. In several examples, the composite membranes may include porous graphene layers directly laminated onto the fibrous membranes via the thermo-formed polymers. The described composite membranes may be useful for separations, for example, of gases, liquids and solutions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2012
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Applicant: Empire Technology Development LLC
    Inventors: Seth Adrian Miller, Gary L. Duerksen
  • Patent number: 8732923
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing an acoustic wave device includes: adhering wafer-shaped first and second piezoelectric substrates to a front face of a first and second adhesive sheet respectively and dividing the first and the second piezoelectric substrates into rectangles; adhering a third and fourth adhesive sheet to the first and second piezoelectric substrates respectively and moving at least one divided portions of the first and second piezoelectric substrates selectively to the third and fourth adhesive sheet respectively; moving the first piezoelectric substrate on the first adhesive sheet to the fourth adhesive sheet; and moving the second piezoelectric substrate on the second adhesive sheet to the third adhesive sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazunori Inoue, Tsutomu Miyashita, Kazuhiro Matsumoto
  • Publication number: 20140130971
    Abstract: An application device for a screen protector and an application method thereof are provided for applying an adhesive film to a screen of an electronic device with ease and precision. The application device is formed as a frame-like structure having an internal hollow region. The screen protector includes, from top to bottom, a protective layer, an adhesive film layer, and a release layer sequentially bonded together. The protective layer is greater in area than the adhesive film layer or the release layer and has a peripheral portion extending outwardly beyond the adhesive film layer or the release layer. The peripheral portion of the protective layer is attached to a frame-shaped top surface of the application device while the adhesive film layer and the release layer bonded thereto are placed in, and lie adjacent to a top portion of, the internal hollow region of the application device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2013
    Publication date: May 15, 2014
    Inventor: Chan Jung HSU
  • Publication number: 20140130972
    Abstract: A method for transferring graphene nondestructively and at a low cost. In the method, a graphene is used whose surface is coated with transferring media and whose original substrate is an electrode, the electrode is placed into an electrolyte, and the graphene is separated from the original substrate by means of the driving force of bubbles and the gas intercalation produced on the graphene electrode surface during electrolysis. Then, the graphene coated with transferring media is nondestructively combined with a target substrate. The transferring media is removed so as to transfer the graphene to the target substrate nondestructively. The transferring method results in no damage or loss with respect to the graphene and the original substrate, and the original substrate can be re-used. Furthermore, the method is easy to perform, works quickly, is easy to control, and is pollution-free.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2012
    Publication date: May 15, 2014
    Applicant: Institute of Metal Research Chinese Academy of Sciences
    Inventors: Wencai Ren, Libo Gao, Laipeng Ma, Huiming Cheng
  • Publication number: 20140133074
    Abstract: An electronic device comprising a cover plate is disclosed. The cover plate comprises one or more sapphire layers having a thickness of less than 50 microns. Also disclosed are methods for preparing these ultrathin sapphire layers using an ion implantation/exfoliation method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2013
    Publication date: May 15, 2014
    Applicant: GTAT CORPORATION
    Inventors: James M. Zahler, Christopher J. Petti
  • Publication number: 20140123384
    Abstract: A transfer sheet comprises a substantially impervious structural base layer, an absorbent layer disposed on the base layer, and a permeable layer disposed on the absorbent layer, with the absorbent layer between the base and permeable layers. An adhesive area can be provided on the bottom of the base layer, opposite the absorbent and permeable layers, with a removable tab extending over the adhesive. The adhesive can be configured for attaching the base layer to the continuous belt of a patient transfer device, where the continuous belt is disposed about a bridge spaced between two sides of a housing, for use in conveying a patient or other body from one surface to another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2014
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicant: CEGA Innovations, LLC
    Inventors: Ty A. White, Aaron J. Emerson
  • Patent number: 8715443
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a spectroscopic sensor 1 comprises a first step of forming a cavity layer 21 by nanoimprinting on a handle substrate; a second step of forming a first mirror layer 22 on the cavity layer 21 after the first step; a third step of joining a light-transmitting substrate 3 onto the first mirror layer 22 after the second step; a fourth step of removing the handle substrate from the cavity layer 21 after the third step; a fifth step of forming a second mirror layer 23 on the cavity layer 21 without the handle substrate after the fourth step; and a sixth step of joining the light detection substrate 4 onto the second mirror layer 23 after the fifth step.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: Hamamatsu Photonics K.K.
    Inventors: Katsumi Shibayama, Masaomi Takasaka
  • Publication number: 20140120295
    Abstract: A multilayer structure sheet for manufacturing an optical information recording medium having a multilayer structure with a plurality of recording layers is disclosed. The multilayer structure sheet comprises at least one unit structure in which a pressure sensitive adhesive layer, a recording layer, a recording layer support layer having a glass transition temperature higher than that of the pressure sensitive adhesive layer, and a recording layer are laid one on top of another in this order, and a release sheet is attached to an outside of an outermost pressure sensitive adhesive layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2014
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Hidehiro MOCHIZUKI, Tatsuo MIKAMI, Toshiyuki KITAHARA
  • Publication number: 20140106142
    Abstract: An adhesive transfer method includes depositing an adhesive on a first substrate, transferring a layer of the adhesive from the first substrate to an intermediate substrate, and transferring adhesive from the layer of the adhesive to at least one area of a second substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2011
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Inventors: Chien-Hua Chen, Michael G. Groh