Uniting Spaced Preforms, By Introducing Fluent Material Therebetween Patents (Class 264/261)
  • Patent number: 11945134
    Abstract: The present invention is related to translucent building elements, and more specifically to their manufacture. The present invention comprises a method for the manufacture of an insulating core element for a translucent building element, an insulating core element for a translucent building element, a method for the manufacture of a translucent building element, a translucent building element, a method for the manufacture of a translucent building wall, a translucent building wall, and a method for the manufacture of a multiple of stacked rows of elongated light-conducting elements for an insulating core element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: ZOSPEUM HOLDING B.V.
    Inventor: Pieter Jan George Van Delft Westerhof
  • Patent number: 11876409
    Abstract: A rotor for an electric machine includes a rotor body formed from a plurality of rotor laminations defining a first axial end and a second axial end. Each of the plurality of rotor laminations includes a plurality of openings that are aligned so as to define a plurality of passages through the rotor body. A plurality of reinforcement elements extend through the plurality of laminations. Each of the plurality of reinforcement elements is arranged in a corresponding one of the plurality of passages and includes a first end portion and a second end portion. The first end portion and the second end portion of select ones of the plurality of reinforcement elements extend outwardly of the first axial end and the second axial end. An end ring is positioned at the first axial end. The end ring is integrally formed with the select ones of the plurality of reinforcement elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Alireza Fatemi, Anthony Michael Coppola, Derek Frei Lahr
  • Patent number: 11823822
    Abstract: An improved structural arrangement for mounting winding packages in the air core reactor is provided. Disclosed embodiments make use of structural properties, such as hoop tensile properties, of a filament roving 130 that may be arranged to surround structural features (e.g., inclined surfaces 108) formed in a disclosed mounting plate 110.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: SIEMENS ENERGY GLOBAL GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Kamran Khan, Andrew Lang
  • Patent number: 11758983
    Abstract: Presented are S-shaped cleats for footwear, methods for making/using S-shaped cleats, and footwear fabricated with S-shaped cleats. A cleat structure for an article of footwear includes a mounting base, such as a pair of coplanar mounting plates, that attaches to the footwear's sole structure. A center wall projects downwardly from the mounting base and has opposing lateral sides with a distal end extending therebetween. A pair of sidewalls each projects downwardly from the base and adjoins a respective lateral side of the center wall. Each sidewall has a respective angled edge that projects at an oblique angle from the distal end of the center wall. The two sidewalls are located on opposing sides of the center wall; the sidewalls may be parallel to and extend in opposite directions of each other. The center wall and sidewalls may be substantially flat panels with multiple polygonal faces or may have arcuate sides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Jim Baucom, Josh A. Fedderly, Zach F. Fitean, John Hlavacs
  • Patent number: 11758977
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a sole of a baseball spike shoe that improves a ball speed in a pitching motion. A sole includes a plurality of first protrusions arranged in a forefoot region of a sole body. Each of the first protrusions is formed such that its longitudinal direction extends along a foot width direction in a bottom view. When the plurality of first protrusions are projected on a virtual projection plane as viewed from a front side of the sole body, the sum of projection lengths of the plurality of first protrusions in the foot width direction is 85% or more and 100% or less of a distance of a straight line connecting in the foot width direction a side of the most medial first protrusion to a side of the most lateral first protrusion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: MIZUNO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shingo Sudo, Shogo Matsui, Kohei Mimura
  • Patent number: 11708195
    Abstract: Systems and methods are presented herein for a method of attaching a strip to a housing. An internal support member is inserted into a collapsible housing, such that it is arranged along a longitudinal axis of an inner surface of the collapsible housing. An outer support member is arranged along an outer surface the collapsible housing opposite the internal support member. A strip is positioned along the outer surface using the outer support member and the internal support member. Then the strip is permanently welded to the outer surface using a welding element. Welding is performed by a welding element located in one (or both) of the internal support member or the outer support member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: KLECHER, LLC
    Inventors: Gennady I. Kleyman, Yuriy Chernov
  • Patent number: 11707901
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a mould (10) for producing footwear (1) by means of direct injection onto the upper (2) of a sole (3), comprising a tread (5) and a midsole (4), wherein the midsole (4) is composed of a first layer (6) and a second layer (7). The mould (10) comprises a base (12), a pair of first half-rings (14), a pair of second half-rings (16), a first cover (18), a second cover (20) and a mould last (22). In accordance with the invention the mould (10) comprises gripping means (24) designed to fix selectively the first half-rings (14) to the base (12) or to the second half-rings (16). The present invention also relates to a method for producing footwear (1) using said mould (10).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: STEMMA SRL
    Inventors: Ettore Bordin, Stefano Pellizzari
  • Patent number: 11661755
    Abstract: A method for assembling a brick pattern for forming a precast brick panel. The method includes conveying bricks in a row to a spacing station, spacing the bricks apart in a row at the spacing station according to a predetermined row pattern and to a predetermined row length by allowing the spacing between adjacent bricks to vary if required. The method then involves transferring the row of spaced bricks onto a generally planar support surface of a brick pattern assembly station. By this method, a plurality of rows of spaced bricks are assembled adjacent each other on the support surface of the brick pattern assembly station to form a brick pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: Brickworks Building Products Pty Ltd
    Inventor: Roberto Sebastian Liistro
  • Patent number: 11617421
    Abstract: A crampon includes a crampon base for fitting to an underside of an item of footwear, such as a shoe or a boot. A harness extends from the crampon base and may be attached to the crampon base using rivets. The harness and the crampon base define a space for receiving the item of footwear. The crampon base comprises at least one cleat assembly with a cleat base embedded within the crampon base. One or more spikes extend from the cleat base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: HILLSOUND EQUIPMENT, INC.
    Inventor: Chang Sun Kang
  • Patent number: 11583922
    Abstract: A tooling assembly and method of aligning a plurality of components for a repair process in an additive manufacturing machine includes positioning the plurality of components such that a repair surface of each of the plurality of components contacts an alignment plate, e.g., under the force of gravity or using biasing members. The method further includes surrounding the alignment plate with containment walls to define a reservoir around the plurality of components and dispensing a fill material, such as wax or a potting material, into the reservoir which is configured for fixing a relative position of the plurality of components when the fill material is solidified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Jinjie Shi, Richard Roy Worthing, Jr., Joseph Edward Hampshire
  • Patent number: 11572907
    Abstract: A shear pin assembly for securing to a face sheet of a honeycomb core sandwich panel structure and to engage a support structure, which includes a head member having a first width dimension and a neck section secured to the head member with the neck section having a second width dimension less than the first width dimension. Further included is a flange secured to the neck section with the flange extending in a direction away from the neck section and a pin member which extends from the flange in a direction away from the head member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventor: John C. Osborne
  • Patent number: 11552276
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a transparent glass system that includes an optical grade silicon substrate, a transparent substrate layer; a titanium dioxide transparent layer, the transparent layer having an index of refraction of 2.35 or greater; and a polycrystalline diamond layer, wherein the transparent layer is between the substrate layer and the polycrystalline diamond layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: AKHAN Semiconductor, Inc.
    Inventors: Adam Khan, Robert Polak, Priya Raman
  • Patent number: 11499381
    Abstract: A gap sub uses a plurality of insulating members in conjunction with at least two metallic members to effect a mechanically and electrically robust configuration. The gap sub includes an upper end portion, a lower end portion, an outer sleeve, an inner sleeve, an insulating outer washer, an insulating inner washer, and an insulating spider. The insulating outer washer is configured to transfer a first axial load between the upper end portion and the outer sleeve. The insulating inner washer is configured to transfer a second axial load between the inner sleeve and the lower end portion. The insulating spider is configured to transfer a torsional load between outer sleeve and the inner sleeve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: ISODRILL, INC.
    Inventors: Saad Bargach, Stephen D. Bonner, Madhusudhan Nagula
  • Patent number: 11498251
    Abstract: A method of injection molding uses different mold inserts, such as lead frames, to selectively control material flow in order to produce different parts in a common mold. One mold insert can have a different geometry than another mold insert so that molten material is either blocked or allowed to flow through corresponding portions of the mold inserts. By changing out the insert used for injection molding, insert-molded plastic parts produced in the mold can differ by at least one part feature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: Innotec, Corp.
    Inventors: Jonathan R. DeYoung, Thomas J. Veenstra, Jason S. Elzinga
  • Patent number: 11490614
    Abstract: A turkey decoy comprised of a moveable tail that is controlled remotely by the operator to produce a life-like animation of the decoy. The movable tail raises and lowers and the tail feathers fan out in a display, simulating realistic activity. The movable components of the decoy are controlled remotely by means of a pull cord.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Inventor: Mitchell W. Beal
  • Patent number: 11443867
    Abstract: A method is for producing a scattered beam collimator starting from a lower side and extending in a build-up direction as far as an upper side, and having a large number of X-ray absorbing partitions, and in which pass-through channels for unscattered X-ray radiation are embodied between the partitions. A lithographic process is used, by which the partitions of the scattered beam collimator are formed from a photoresist into which an X-ray absorbing material is mixed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: SIEMENS HEALTHCARE GMBH
    Inventors: Thorsten Ergler, Stefan Wirth, Vojislav Krstic, Maria Magdalena Kolesnik-Gray
  • Patent number: 11414876
    Abstract: A system for a leveling spacer including a spacer assembly, a tile assembly and a mosaic assembly is disclosed. The leveling spacer is used to level tiles on an uneven surface. The spacer includes cross members that define perforations therebetween. Adhesive of the tile assembly is placed on the uneven surface. The spacer is mounted onto the adhesive which seeps through the perforations. Tiles of the tile assembly are then secured onto the spacer with the adhesive that seeped through. The tiles are leveled on the spacer to a height that matches surrounding tiles. The spacer comes in various heights to allow leveling as needed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Inventor: Stanley Anderson
  • Patent number: 11331067
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for controlling a position of an anti-scatter grid in an X-ray image acquisition system, the device (10) comprising: a measurement unit (12); a control unit (14); and a shifting unit (16); wherein the measurement unit (12) is configured to determine an X-ray beam focus position (37) of an X-ray radiation source of the X-ray image acquisition system with respect to an X-ray detector of the X-ray image acquisition system; wherein the control unit (14) is configured to generate a shifting signal based on a displacement (18) between the X-ray beam focus position (37) and a grid focus position (35) of the anti-scatter grid; and wherein, based on the shifting signal, the shifting unit (16) is configured to shift an anti-scatter grid of the X-ray image acquisition system in at least one direction to align the anti-scatter grid with the X-ray beam focus position (37), provides an improved anti-scatter grid for X-ray acquisition systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
    Inventors: Petrus Johannes Withagen, Erik Hummel, Peter George Van De Haar, Fred Simon Berend Van Nijnatten, Joost Adrianus Van Rooijen
  • Patent number: 11322901
    Abstract: An injection mold for molding an electrical connector assembly which includes a plurality of terminals, a clamping component located above the plurality of the terminals, and a base body fastened to the plurality of the terminals and the clamping component. The injection mold includes a lower mold and an upper mold. The lower mold has a plurality of lower terminal grooves. Lower portions of the plurality of the terminals are placed in the plurality of the lower terminal grooves. The clamping component is placed on the lower mold. The upper mold is engaged with and mounted on the lower mold. A molding cavity is formed between the upper mold and the lower mold. The upper mold has a plurality of upper terminal grooves. Upper portions of the plurality of the terminals are placed in the plurality of the upper terminal grooves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: CHENG UEI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yun-Feng Zhang, Zhi-Bin Dong, Feng Zhu
  • Patent number: 11248413
    Abstract: The profiled component (1) for the production of frames comprises: a profiled element (2) comprising a longitudinal channel (3) adapted to at least partly contain a substantially sheet-shaped panel (4) and to surround at least partly, the longitudinal channel (3) defining a coupling plane (5) for the insertion of the panel (4) inside the profiled element (2); two seal elements (6) adapted to hermetically seal the longitudinal channel (3), associated with the profiled element (2) by means of connection means (7) and comprising a first corner (8) adapted to hermetically adhere onto the panel (4); wherein the seal element (6) comprises a lever edge (28) which is shaped to come into contact with the panel (4) during the insertion of the panel (4) inside the longitudinal channel (3) to displace the seal element (6) between: a home configuration, wherein the panel (4) is outside the longitudinal channel (3) and the first corner (8) is moved away from the coupling plane (5); and a coupling configuration, wherei
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: Graf Synergy S.r.l.
    Inventor: Andrea Vaccari
  • Patent number: 11186705
    Abstract: A low-dust composite building product is provided. The low-dust composite building product includes a binder system comprising one or more of a thermoset resin, a diluent, and a hardener; and a low-dust filler material comprising filler particles that have been pre-coated with a coating agent comprising one or more of the thermoset resin, the diluent, and the hardener from the binder system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: THE EUCLID CHEMICAL COMPANY
    Inventors: Benjamin Veres, Fred Tuchscherer, Bradley Nemunaitis, Jeffrey Ohler
  • Patent number: 11148329
    Abstract: A foaming apparatus for foaming a refrigerator cabinet includes a frame including a supporting structure, and first and second foaming jigs restrained to the supporting structure opposite to each other relative to the supporting structure. The first and second foaming jigs being respectively arranged in a lower position and in an upper position relative to a vertical direction of the foaming apparatus in an operating condition thereof. Each foaming jig includes a bottom wall, peripheral walls configured to enclose an outer shell of the refrigerator cabinet, a plug configured to engage an inner shell of the refrigerator cabinet, and at least one injection head configured to carry out injection of a foaming mixture into the refrigerator cabinet received therein. The peripheral walls and the plug are restrained to the supporting structure, whereas the bottom wall is removably mounted to the peripheral walls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: KRAUSSMAFFEI TECHNOLOGIES GMBH
    Inventor: Gabriele Amodeo
  • Patent number: 11090534
    Abstract: A golf club head with a face component having a variable thickness and a coating on a rear surface of the face component that provides a flat surface to which a medallion can be affixed, and methods of manufacturing such golf club heads, are disclosed herein. The coating is made from a fill material comprising a polymer and a plurality of microscopic bubbles, which preferably constitute 5-70% of the volume of the fill material. The polymer material preferably is a polyurethane having a Poisson's ratio of 0.40-0.50.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventors: Joshua D. Westrum, Hong G. Jeon, Scott Manwaring, Kenneth E. Meacham, Brooks Roche
  • Patent number: 11008050
    Abstract: A hybrid structure includes a frame member with at least three walls, forming a channel having a convex portion where two walls meet. A concave deformation is present in at least one convex portion, wherein the concave deformation extends into the channel and has open ends forming an opening through the convex portion. A plastic reinforcement member is present in the channel, wherein a portion of the reinforcement member extends into the opening and on the concave deformation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: SABIC GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES B.V.
    Inventors: Poovanna Theethira Kushalappa, Dinesh Munjurulimana, Arunachala Parameshwara, Raghavendra Janiwarad, Dhanendra Kumar Nagwanshi, Matthew Michael Delaney
  • Patent number: 10974995
    Abstract: A method for fabricating a ceramic matrix composite structure. A core having an ordered structure is fabricated of a preceramic polymer and pyrolyzed. Facesheets, either uncured or cured, are placed on the core (with a bonding layer of preceramic polymer resin if the facesheets are cured) and the assembly is cured and pyrolyzed. The pyrolyzed assembly is re-infiltrated with preceramic polymer resin and re-pyrolyzed. The cycle of re-infiltration and re-pyrolyzation is repeated until the mass gain per cycle stabilizes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: HRL Laboratories, LLC
    Inventors: Christine M. Lihn, Jacob M. Hundley, Tobias A. Schaedler, Eric C. Clough, Kenneth Cante
  • Patent number: 10873249
    Abstract: A resin filling method for a magnet embedded core includes: a fixing step of sandwiching the laminated iron core at axial ends thereof between a first mold and a second mold provided to face each other; and a resin injecting step of injecting a resin into the magnet insertion hole from a resin injecting portion provided in the first mold or the second mold, wherein in the resin injecting step, an end portion of the resin injecting portion is inserted into the magnet insertion hole beyond an axial end surface of the permanent magnet inserted in the magnet insertion hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Assignee: KURODA PRECISION INDUSTRIES LTD.
    Inventors: Hironobu Okudaira, Tomoaki Murayama, Osamu Fukuyama
  • Patent number: 10814535
    Abstract: A hybrid lower arm and a hybrid upper arm include an arm body made of a metal material, and an insert injection-molded integrally with the arm body so that the insert is inserted into an inside of the arm body. The arm body has a weight ratio of 50% or more and 90% or less with respect to the total weight of the hybrid lower arm or the hybrid upper arm, thus achieving the rigidity increase as well as the weight reduction in the lower arm and the upper arm of a suspension system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: ILJIN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sung Keun Lee, Hyun Woo Kim, Tae Sung Kwon, Byong Suk Yu, Se Woong Jeong, Hyuk Kwon, Ig Jin Kwon, Young In Yoon, Min Kook Park, Soon Chan Kwon, Dae Ju Lee
  • Patent number: 10744379
    Abstract: A golf club head with a face component having a variable thickness and a coating on a rear surface of the face component that provides a flat surface to which a medallion can be affixed, and methods of manufacturing such golf club heads, are disclosed herein. The coating is made from a fill material comprising a polymer and a plurality of microscopic bubbles, which preferably constitute 5-70% of the volume of the fill material. The polymer material preferably is a polyurethane having a Poisson's ratio of 0.40-0.50.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventors: Joshua D. Westrum, Hong G. Jeon, Scott Manwaring, Kenneth E. Meacham, Brooks Roche
  • Patent number: 10653930
    Abstract: A golf club head with at least one cavity including a weight that is co-molded with a fill material comprising a polymer and a plurality of microscopic bubbles, and methods of manufacturing such golf club heads, are disclosed herein. The plurality of microscopic bubbles constitutes at 5-70% of the volume of the fill material, and more preferably approximately 20-30% of the volume of the fill material. The polymer material preferably is a polyurethane having a Poisson's ratio of 0.40-0.50. The weight is preferably composed of a metal alloy with a density greater than 4 g/cc, such as steel or tungsten alloy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventors: Joshua D. Westrum, Hong G. Jeon, Scott Manwaring, Brooks Roche
  • Patent number: 10639828
    Abstract: A device adapted to deliver an insulation enhancing polyurethane foam within profiles used in doors, windows and related applications comprising an insulating material supply member (1) extending into a polyurethane forming and discharge member (2) adapted to enter and move linearly along a chamber (25, 35) of a thermally insulated sash or frame profile assembly and deliver therein a polyurethane foam that absolutely abuts onto the walls of the chamber without exerting undesirable stresses thereupon. The insulating material supply member (1) comprises independent pipes (8, 9) delivering a polyol constituent (A) and an isocyanate constituent (B) that are mixed together with a supply of air within a mixing compartment (4) of the polyurethane forming and discharge member (2) to produce the desired insulating material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Inventors: Asimo Tzika, Soultana Tzika
  • Patent number: 10618208
    Abstract: A method for producing the shock absorbing member includes: inserting in which each of tubes is housed in a corresponding one of first housings such that molding spaces and the tubes communicate with one another; and molding in which a thermoplastic resin material to form a connection member is heated to melt and injected from a gate toward the molding spaces and the tubes so that the tubes and the connection member are integrally formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: MIZUNO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yohei Yoshida, Kouji Ito
  • Patent number: 10563722
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a hydraulic bushing, including a main spring and a cylindrical outer housing. The main spring comprising: a core shaft; a first rubber body arranged on an outer wall of the core shaft, wherein two liquid chambers diametrically opposite to and spaced from each other are formed on the first rubber body, each liquid chamber extending throughout the first rubber body along an axial direction thereof; and a sleeve mounted on an outer wall of the first rubber body, a groove being formed in an outer wall of the sleeve. The main spring is disposed inside an inner chamber of the outer housing, and a flow channel for connecting the two liquid chambers with each other is formed between the outer housing and the sleeve through the groove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: ZHUZHOU TIMES NEW MATERIAL TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Bo Zou, Dan Luo, Xingwu Ding, Jiling Bu, Yaxin Zhang, Jianxun Liu, Jo Gross, Tao Wang
  • Patent number: 10559237
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for conforming a display panel to a surface of an aircraft structure. The method positions the display panel within a resin barrier that is located on the surface such that a cavity is formed, places a film and the display panel together, and applies a force on the display panel that causes the display panel to conform to the surface of the aircraft structure. The display panel has a shape that changes to a first shape to match a second shape of the surface of the aircraft structure. The method also injects a resin into the cavity while the force is applied, and cures the resin in the cavity while the force is applied to form a cured resin. The cured resin holds the display panel in the first shape and attaches the display panel to the surface of the aircraft structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventor: Brook W. Garrettson
  • Patent number: 10486372
    Abstract: A method for integrating a backing-structure assembly in a structure of an aircraft or spacecraft is described. In this case, a plurality of individual elements is joined to form the backing-structure assembly. The individual elements for the backing-structure assembly and a skin portion for the structure are provided. The elements are arranged on a pre-assembly device which comprises retaining devices, which are each configured to hold one of the elements so as to be adjustable with respect to the position and/or location thereof. Some or all of the elements are connected to the skin portion. In the method, by adjusting the retaining devices for tolerance compensation, gaps between joint regions of the elements and the skin portion are eliminated or adjusted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: Airbus Operations GmbH
    Inventor: Paul Joern
  • Patent number: 10473382
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an insulated door having two horizontal rails and two vertical rails. Each of the two horizontal rails is in contact at its two extremities with extremities of the two vertical rails. Each rail comprises an elongate interior side piece, an elongate exterior side piece, an elongate cover adapted to be mounted to the interior side piece, and an elongate rail insulation element linking the interior side piece to the exterior side piece. The rail insulation element prevents any direct physical contact between the interior and exterior side pieces. The door also comprises a sealed glass unit enclosed in a perimeter formed by the rails, an outside face of the sealed glass unit being in contact the exterior side pieces, an inside face of the sealed glass unit being in contact with the covers. A refrigerator door system incorporating the insulated door is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: EDC ENERGY DOOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Mathieu Grenier, Vincent Cormier
  • Patent number: 10232889
    Abstract: A body part arrangement for a motor vehicle includes a body part in which at least one electrical line element is integrated in a receiving material of the body part. The body part includes a molded part in which a plastics part is provided. The at least one electrical line element is embedded in the plastics part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: DR. ING. H.C. F. PORSCHE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventor: Philipp Kellner
  • Patent number: 10190533
    Abstract: An internal combustion engine includes a component configured to be subjected to combustion gasses, the component includes a substrate presenting a surface and a coating applied to the surface of the substrate. The coating includes an insulating layer applied to the surface having a plurality of microspheres and a sealing layer bonded to the insulating layer and seals against the insulating layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventors: Russell P. Durrett, Paul M. Najt, Peter P. Andruskiewicz, IV, Tobias A. Schaedler, Gary P. Hill, John H. Martin, Christopher J. Ro
  • Patent number: 10173108
    Abstract: A golf club head with at least one cavity including a weight that is co-molded with a fill material comprising a polymer and a plurality of microscopic bubbles, and methods of manufacturing such golf club heads, are disclosed herein. The plurality of microscopic bubbles constitutes at 5-70% of the volume of the fill material, and more preferably approximately 20-30% of the volume of the fill material. The polymer material preferably is a polyurethane having a Poisson's ratio of 0.40-0.50. The weight is preferably composed of a metal alloy with a density greater than 4 g/cc, such as steel or tungsten alloy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventors: Joshua D. Westrum, Hong G. Jeon, Scott Manwaring, Brooks Roche
  • Patent number: 10154602
    Abstract: The invention provides a device module that can be manufactured with a die. The device module includes a plastic part, a device, a holder, and an external connection. The device is embedded in the plastic part. The holder is embedded in the plastic part and includes an exposed portion exposed from the plastic part in a thickness direction of the plastic part in such a manner as to close a housing recess of the die. The external connection is connected to the device and partially fixed to the holder. The external connection includes a lead-out portion insertable in the housing recess of the die. The lead-out portion is embedded in the plastic part and being led out of the plastic part in the thickness direction. Alternatively, the lead-out portion is led through and out of the holder in the thickness direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignee: HOSIDEN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takeshi Isoda, Koji Shinoda
  • Patent number: 10087639
    Abstract: An apparatus for attaching an insulated panel to a facade utilizing a bracket having a platform and an arm, each connected to the insulated panel in separate places. The bracket is locked to the facade and may be formed with thermal breaks between the insulated panel and the facade.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Inventor: David Simonsen
  • Patent number: 10058025
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to an in-line soluble media delivery system. In at least one embodiment, the system may comprise a housing including an inlet port and an outlet port. The inlet port may accept a liquid flow (e.g., water). A soluble media (e.g., fertilizer, herbicide, pesticide, etc.) in the delivery system may be exposed to the liquid flow, and may dissolve in the liquid over time. At least one filter may allow the liquid flow, now comprising at least some of the gradually dissolving media, to exit the system without allowing the bulk of the soluble media to exit. In at least one embodiment the system may comprise two filters with different porosity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Inventor: Meterio Micheal Lonsway
  • Patent number: 10052535
    Abstract: A golf club head with at least one cavity including a fill material comprising a polymer and a plurality of microscopic bubbles, and methods of manufacturing such golf club heads, are disclosed herein. In particular, the golf club head comprises an internal cavity that is at least partially filled with the fill material, or a medallion comprising the microscopic bubble fill material. The plurality of microscopic bubbles constitutes at 5-70% of the volume of the fill material, and more preferably approximately 20-30% of the volume of the fill material. The polymer material preferably is a polyurethane having a Poisson's ratio of 0.40-0.50. In some embodiments, the fill material takes the form a medallion affixed to a rear surface of the striking face, while in others, the fill material is injected into the internal cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventors: Joshua D. Westrum, Hong G. Jeon, Scott Manwaring
  • Patent number: 10039964
    Abstract: A golf club head with at least one cavity including a fill material comprising a polymer and a plurality of microscopic glass bubbles, and methods of manufacturing such golf club heads, are disclosed herein. In particular, the golf club head is an iron having a striking face, a rear portion, and an internal cavity disposed behind the striking face, which is at least partially filled with the fill material. The plurality of microscopic glass bubbles constitutes at 5-70% of the volume of the fill material, and more preferably approximately 20-30% of the volume of the fill material. The polymer material preferably is a polyurethane having a Poisson's ratio of 0.40-0.50. In some embodiments, the fill material takes the form a medallion affixed to a rear surface of the striking face, while in others, the fill material is injected into the internal cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventors: Joshua D. Westrum, Hong G. Jeon, Scott Manwaring
  • Patent number: 9956723
    Abstract: Provided is a joint treatment method that enables smooth joint treatment without damaging the ultraviolet radiation curable resin formed on the interior sheet surface. The joint treatment method is for joining a butt joint portion of interior sheets, the protective layer being formed as a surface layer of each of the interior sheets. The method includes: (1) a step of injecting a joint treatment agent, which has no dissolving ability with respect to at least the protective layer, into the butt joint portion; and (2) a step of attaching, before the injected joint treatment agent is cured, an adhesive tape so as to straddle the butt joint portion such that the tape is in contact with the protective layer and the joint treatment agent present in the butt joint portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: TOLI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Atsushi Kodera, Shinichi Kotani, Hidenori Wada, Kazuki Yoshikawa, Masaaki Inuma
  • Patent number: 9914251
    Abstract: A method for producing a plastic board with an upper side 1, an underside 2 and at least one edge surface 3 by an injection-molding technique, and also a corresponding plastic board are provided. In the method, a first half 6, which forms at least the upper side of the plastic board, and a second half 7, which forms at least the underside of the plastic board, are injection-molded. Then, the first half and the second half are joined together in order to form a plastic board with an upper side and an underside. The two halves being formed in such a way that at least one cavity forms between the halves when they are joined together. The two halves are fixed onto one another, preferably by molding on a connecting component 5 of plastic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignee: Rotho Kunststoff AG
    Inventor: Christian Thoma
  • Patent number: 9878810
    Abstract: A self-contained stud adhesive bonding apparatus enables an externally threaded stud to be adhesively attached to a separate surface in an adverse environment for an adhesive, such as the vacuum of space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventor: Russell Graves
  • Patent number: 9808685
    Abstract: A golf club head with at least one cavity including a fill material comprising a polymer and a plurality of microscopic glass bubbles, and methods of manufacturing such golf club heads, are disclosed herein. In particular, the golf club head is an iron having a striking face, a rear portion, and an internal cavity disposed behind the striking face, which is at least partially filled with the fill material. The plurality of microscopic glass bubbles constitutes at 5-70% of the volume of the fill material, and more preferably approximately 20-30% of the volume of the fill material. The polymer material preferably is a polyurethane having a Poisson's ratio of 0.40-0.50. In some embodiments, the fill material takes the form a medallion affixed to a rear surface of the striking face, while in others, the fill material is injected into the internal cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventors: Joshua D. Westrum, Hong G. Jeon, Scott Manwaring
  • Patent number: 9778498
    Abstract: A display device, including a flexible display; and a curved window adjacent to one surface of the flexible display, the curved window having a predetermined curvature, the curved window having a recess groove formed in a surface thereof that the flexible display contacts, and at least a portion of a part of the flexible display contacting the curved window being in the recess groove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hee-Kwon Lee
  • Patent number: 9737851
    Abstract: In a process for manufacturing a catalytic converter component, a ceramic unit is used that has been prepared by extruding green ceramic product through a die to form an extrusion having a honeycomb substrate structure in which tubular passages extend along the extrusion, the passages bounded by walls dividing adjacent passages from one another. The unit is obtained by cutting off a length of the extrusion and curing and firing it. The process further comprises flowing insulation material from one end of the unit into selected ones of the elongate passages, vaporizing a moisture content of the insulation material to form pores and curing the insulation material by using microwave irradiation to solidify the pores. The passages are selected so that the cured insulation material forms an internal thermal insulating barrier between a core zone of the unit and a radially outer zone of the unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY EMISSION SOLUTIONS INC.
    Inventors: Robin Crawford, John Douglas
  • Patent number: 9708846
    Abstract: An extruded portion 2 is provided with a bridge. A molded portion 3 has a slit 7 through which the core of a mold for molding the inner surface of a hollow seal part 4. An edge of the slit 7 has unevenness. In sealing, a protruding portion 16 of the uneven edge comes into contact with the inner surface of the hollow seal part 4.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: Nishikawa Rubber Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Atsuo Masumoto