Including Variation In Thickness Patents (Class 428/156)
  • Patent number: 11681083
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to methods for fabricating optical devices. One embodiment of the method includes disposing a structure material layer on a surface of a substrate and disposing a patterned photoresist over the structure material layer. The patterned photoresist has at least one device portion and at least one auxiliary portion. Each device portion and each auxiliary portion exposes unmasked portions of the structure material layer. The unmasked portions of structure material layer corresponding to each device portion and each auxiliary portion are etched. The etching the unmasked portions forms at least one optical device having device structures corresponding to the unmasked portions of at least one device portion and at least one auxiliary region having auxiliary structures corresponding to the unmasked portions of at least one auxiliary portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: Sage Toko Garrett Doshay, Rutger Meyer Timmerman Thijssen, Ludovic Godet, Chien-An Chen, Pinkesh Rohit Shah
  • Patent number: 11642872
    Abstract: Provided is an interlayer film for laminated glass capable of reducing the variation in double images in laminated glass in the direction perpendicular to the direction connecting one end and the other end of the interlayer film, and effectively suppressing double images. An interlayer film for laminated glass according to the present invention has one end and the other end being at the opposite side of the the one end, the other end has a thickness of larger than a thickness of the one end, the interlayer film for laminated glass as a whole has a wedge angle of 0.1 mrad or more, and the interlayer film for laminated glass has a thickness varying region in a region extending in the direction perpendicular to the direction connecting the one end and the other end of the interlayer film, having a standard deviation of 11 partial wedge angles measured by the following measuring method of 0.040 mrad or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jun Ishida, Hiromitsu Nishino
  • Patent number: 11623985
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a polyvinyl acetal resin film, comprising a polyvinyl acetal resin material, wherein the polyvinyl acetal resin film has a thickness of 5 to 350 ?m, and satisfies the following Formulae (1) and (2) where, comparing one surface and the other surface, a mean value of the 10-point average roughness of a rougher surface A and a mean value of the 10-point average roughness of a smoother surface B are defined as Rz1(a) ?m and Rz2(a) ?m, respectively: Rz1(a)>1.1×Rz2(a)??(1) 3>Rz2(a)??(2), a value obtained by dividing the standard deviation of the 10-point average roughness of the surface A by Rz1(a) and a value obtained by dividing the standard deviation of the 10-point average roughness of the surface B by Rz2(a) are each 0 to 0.30, a viscosity of a toluene/ethanol (1:1, mass ratio) solution containing 10%-by-mass of a polyvinyl acetal resin contained in the polyvinyl acetal resin material, which is measured at 20° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: KURARAY EUROPE GmbH
    Inventors: Yoshiaki Asanuma, Koichiro Isoue
  • Patent number: 11618187
    Abstract: A tooling to enable variation in radius of molded continuous fiber reinforced polymer curved components which includes a first tooling surface formed on a first tooling member which may be formed of sprung material, a second tooling surface formed on a second tooling member which may be formed of sprung material. The first tooling surface and the second tooling surface are positioned to lie one over the other to form a gap therebetween for receiving a supply of continuous fiber reinforced polymer. The first tooling surface and the second tooling surface are movable towards and away from each other to modify the size of the gap therebetween and thereby modify the amount of compression applied by the first and second tooling surfaces on the continuous fiber reinforced polymer positioned therebetween. A mechanism is engaged with the first tooling member to modify a curvature of the first tooling surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: AIRBUS SAS
    Inventor: Matthew Noel Orchard
  • Patent number: 11613678
    Abstract: A release liner which makes it difficult for an adhesive layer to impair slidability and makes it easy to exhibit an adhesive force suitably, a method of producing a release liner, an adhesive sheet, and a method of producing an adhesive sheet. A release liner has a surface provided with a ridge portion extending linearly, and on the surface, a plurality of recesses having different depths are randomly formed in a surface direction and are continuously connected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: LINTEC Corporation
    Inventors: Takuma Okubo, Kenji Ohata, Akihito Yamada
  • Patent number: 11594702
    Abstract: A window glass includes a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. A second area extending in a second direction, a third area spaced apart from the second area in a first direction perpendicular to the second direction and extending in the second direction, a first area disposed between the second area and the third area, a first buffer area disposed between the first area and the second area, and a second buffer area disposed between the first area and the third area are defined on the second surface. The first area has a first thickness, and each of the second and third areas has a second thickness greater than the first thickness. A plurality of groove patterns is defined in the first buffer area and the second buffer area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hyo-Seop Kim, Myung-Hwan Kim, Seung Yo Yang
  • Patent number: 11584084
    Abstract: A method and system for printing 3D structures using 2D monochromatic images (for example, greyscale images) is provided. The method can include instructing a printing device to print a 2D monochromatic image using print material in a reservoir known to contain a structural print material. Greater amounts of print material are printed in locations corresponding to relatively darker regions of the 2D monochromatic image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventor: Todd W. Miller
  • Patent number: 11565507
    Abstract: The present invention aims to provide an interlayer film for laminated glass which, while having recesses in the shape of engraved lines, enables the production of a laminated glass with high production efficiency by a nip roll method; a roll of the interlayer film for laminated glass; a laminated glass including the interlayer film for laminated glass; and a method of producing laminated glass. The present invention relates to an interlayer film for laminated glass. The interlayer film includes, on at least one surface thereof, a large number of recesses and a large number of projections. The recesses have a groove shape with a continuous bottom. The recesses are adjacently arranged regularly side by side in parallel with one another. The recesses in a groove shape with a continuous bottom are inclined 55° or less relative to the machine direction of the film in production of the interlayer film for laminated glass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuhiko Nakayama, Hiroaki Inui, Hirofumi Kitano
  • Patent number: 11560715
    Abstract: An FRP panel material includes reinforcing fibers oriented in predetermined orientation directions near the surface. In the surface of the panel material, a plurality of either or both of protrusions and depressions having shapes of congruent regular triangular pyramids are provided. The bases of the regular triangular pyramids are arranged on a virtual reference plane along the surface with no gap or overlap so that each vertex of an equilateral triangle constituting each base is shared by six of the bases as vertices thereof. Each of the orientation directions of the reinforcing fibers is parallel to any lateral edge of each regular triangular pyramid as seen in the thickness direction of the panel material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Shohei Kurai
  • Patent number: 11546986
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a foldable support, and a display device. The foldable support includes at least two metal layers, where at least one of the at least two metal layers is provided with a plurality of recessed portions at the at least one bending region; and a buffer structure located at at least one of the following positions: a position between two adjacent metal layers and a position in a plurality of the recessed portions of the at least one of the at least two metal layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: BEIJING BOE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Haoran Wang, Fangxu Cao, Liming Dong, Yonghong Zhou, Xueyang Cao, Shaokui Liu, Wei Qing, Xingguo Liu, Zhihui Wang, Qiang Tang
  • Patent number: 11531322
    Abstract: Processes are disclosed for producing 3D-appearing self-illuminating high definition photoluminescent lithophane of a digitized picture in which the photoluminescent lithophane provides a glow-in-the-dark quality of the digitized picture, and an authenticity chip lithophane is produced. The processes for producing 3D-appearing self-illuminating high definition photoluminescent lithophane of a digitized picture include a monochrome process for producing 3D-appearing self-illuminating high definition photoluminescent lithophane that results in 3D-appearing high definition monochrome glow in the dark prints of digitized pictures and a full color process for producing 3D-appearing self-illuminating high definition photoluminescent lithophane that results in 3D-appearing high definition full color glow in the dark prints of digitized pictures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Inventor: Ross Leigh Miltenberg
  • Patent number: 11524478
    Abstract: A self-cleaning transparent conductive surface includes a hydrophobic film and a metal nano-web coupled to the hydrophobic film. The metal nano-web imparts conductive properties to the surface of the film and texturing formed by either the hydrophobic film, substrate or metal nano-web create a super-hydrophobic surface. This super-hydrophobic and conductive surface may be created by etching and layering a metal nano-web over the surface of a hydrophobic film or a rigid substrate, the metal grid may the hydrophobic film or substrate may also be etched in a moth's eye pattern. Both the hydrophobic film or substrate and metal nano-web may be coated in a layer of hydrophobic material to further increase the hydrophobic effect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: Metacontinental Inc.
    Inventor: Boris Kobrin
  • Patent number: 11508607
    Abstract: A method of processing a workpiece includes sticking an adhesive layer side of a resin sheet having a layered structure that includes an adhesive layer and a base material layer, to an annular frame having an opening in covering relation to the opening, forming surface irregularities on a face side of the base material layer that is opposite the adhesive layer, placing the face side of the workpiece and the face side of the base material layer in facing relation to each other and pressing the workpiece against the resin sheet or pressing the resin sheet against the workpiece, thereby bringing the workpiece into intimate contact with the resin sheet to fix the workpiece to the resin sheet, holding the face side of the workpiece fixed to the resin sheet on a holding surface of a chuck table, and grinding the reverse side of the workpiece with a grinding stone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: DISCO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yosuke Murata, Kazuhiro Koike, Byeongdeck Jang, Youngsuk Kim, Takeshi Sakamoto
  • Patent number: 11498070
    Abstract: Microfluidic devices having a construct formed from perfluoropolyether and poly(ethylene glycol) diacrylate. The construct includes an inlet for receiving a continuous phase fluid, an inlet for receiving a dispersed phase fluid, and a plurality of channels extending through the construct. The plurality of channels are in fluid communication with both the inlet of the continuous phase fluid and the inlet of the dispersed phase fluid. The construct further includes a plurality of microdroplet generators configured to produce microdroplets, each of the microdroplet generators in fluid communication with the plurality of channels. Additionally, the construct includes an outlet formed in the construct and in fluid connection with the plurality of microdroplet generators.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania
    Inventors: Daeyeon Lee, David Issadore, Sagar Prasad Yadavali, Heon-Ho Jeong
  • Patent number: 11491379
    Abstract: There is herein described a range of sporting products comprising sucker elements, which can be used in various uses such as on products which require, for example, hand or any other type of grip contact. The grip contact may be with the feet or hands (or any other part of the body). The sporting products that the grips may be used on may comprise rackets (e.g. for tennis/badminton/squash etc.), bats (e.g. cricket/baseball/table-tennis etc.), bicycles, motorcycles, golf clubs, water sports (surfing, windsurfing) etc. The sucker elements may also be included with other sporting product such as on the inside and/or outside of running sock or shoes for example. There is also described a range of industrial products comprising sucker elements which can be used in a range of applications such as on a range of vehicle parts (e.g. bus rails, train rails, boat rails, steering wheels, motorbike handles and foot pegs etc.), industrial machinery (e.g. handles for tools such as drills, pneumatic drills etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Inventor: Ronald McCuaig
  • Patent number: 11472494
    Abstract: A flooring apparatus and method of making the same are provided. The apparatus and method, in one embodiment, may include providing an elongated member having a top surface. A first adhesive is deposited about a perimeter of the top surface of the elongated member. A second adhesive is deposited within the perimeter of the top surface of the elongated member, with the second adhesive having a lower viscosity than the first adhesive and being retained within the perimeter by the first adhesive. A friction-increasing member is then heated to a pre-heat temperature. The friction-increasing member is disposed on the first and second adhesive to form the flooring apparatus. The flooring apparatus is then cured at a curing temperature, in one embodiment, that is greater than the pre-heat temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Inventor: Kyle R. Gillin
  • Patent number: 11454378
    Abstract: The present application relates to a panel structure for stamping of an integrally formed lamp panel. The panel structure for stamping of the integrally formed lamp panel at least includes a reflective film layer, an adhesion layer, a base material layer and a protective layer, wherein the reflective film layer is arranged on one surface of the base material layer through the adhesion layer, and the protective layer is arranged on the other surface of the base layer; the base material layer includes a metal layer, and a chemical treatment layer arranged on at least one surface of the metal layer, the base material layer can be integrally formed lamp panel with the reflective film layer. The present application has the following beneficial effects: the panel structure can be applied to stamping of the integrally formed lamp panel; the yield is increased and the production efficiency is improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Inventors: Zhongxiao Hu, Gengu Huang
  • Patent number: 11441608
    Abstract: Provided is a bearing for a motor-type fuel injection pump. This bearing is composed of a Cu—Ni-based sintered alloy, inexpensive and has a superior corrosion resistance and abrasion resistance. The bearing contains 10 to 20% by mass of Ni, 2 to 4.5% by mass of Sn, 0.05 to 0.4% by mass of P, 2 to 7% by mass of C, and a remainder consisting of Cu and inevitable impurities. The bearing has a metal structure where Sn is uniformly dispersed and distributed in a metal matrix, and has a porosity of 7 to 17% where a free graphite is dispersed and distributed in pores.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: DIAMET CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tsuneo Maruyama, Yoshinari Ishii
  • Patent number: 11440276
    Abstract: In an aspect, there is a method of determining allowable defects for a composite component comprising identifying at least one wrinkle characteristic of a composite component wrinkle defect; making a first plurality of specimens each having a predetermined wrinkle defect representative of the composite component wrinkle defect; measuring each of the predetermined wrinkle defects in the first plurality of specimens for at least one performance metric to generate performance data; and generating an allowable wrinkle defect profile based on the performance data from the first plurality of specimens. In other aspects, there are methods of making a specimen with a predetermined wrinkle defect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: Textron Innovations Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Burnett, Wei-Yueh Lee, Michael Dearman
  • Patent number: 11439191
    Abstract: Aspects herein are directed to a textile comprising at least one compressed portion, at least one uncompressed portion, and a deposit of thermo-reflective material on at least the compressed portion. Other aspects herein are directed to a method of manufacturing a textile or garment having a deposit of thermo-reflective material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Morgan, Christopher J. Ranalli
  • Patent number: 11426981
    Abstract: A polymer film comprising polyvinyl acetal and a laminated glass manufactured using the same are provided. At least one surface of the polymer film has a void volume (Vv) value at a material ratio of 10% ranging from 3 ?m3/?m2 to 34.3 ?m3/?m2, wherein the void volume (Vv) and material ratio are defined in accordance with ISO 25178-2:2012.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: CHANG CHUN PETROCHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tzu-Jung Huang, Chin-Yen Chang, Cheng-Fan Wang
  • Patent number: 11390026
    Abstract: An apparatus for producing a three-dimensional object using a resin or other flowable material in a layer-by-layer technique uses a roller or other applicator to carry a layer of the flowable material to an application site, an exposure device to emit electromagnetic waves to apply the layer to the object to build the object, and optionally further including an initial exposure with emitted electromagnetic waves to at least partially solidify the layer of the flowable material prior to the roller carrying the layer to the application site.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: PAXIS LLC
    Inventors: Frederick Knecht, Michael G. Littrell
  • Patent number: 11393887
    Abstract: A substrate and a display device. The substrate includes: a hole region including a plurality of holes penetrating the substrate; and a non-hole region including a plurality of connection portions and a plurality of pixel regions separated from each other. Each connection portion is between adjacent pixel regions to connect the adjacent pixel regions, wherein a straight line in any direction parallel to the substrate passes through the hole region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Pinfan Wang, Ming Che Hsieh
  • Patent number: 11385389
    Abstract: Provided are a polarizing plate having excellent optical properties and durability, and a method for manufacturing the polarizing plate. The polarizing plate includes: a transparent substrate transparent to light in a used wavelength band; lattice-shaped protrusions arranged on the transparent substrate at a pitch shorter than the wavelength of light in the used wavelength band, extending in a predetermined direction, and having a reflective layer, a first dielectric layer, an absorbing layer, and a second dielectric layer in this order; a dielectric portion consisting of a dielectric discontinuously formed on a surface of the lattice-shaped protrusions and a surface of a bottom floor between the lattice-shaped protrusions; and a water-repellent portion formed on a surface of the dielectric portion and having water-repellent properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: DEXERIALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuyuki Shibuya, Shigeshi Sakabara, Toshiaki Sugawara, Yusuke Matsuno, Akio Takada
  • Patent number: 11373881
    Abstract: A release film satisfies formulas (I) and (II) when S1 (%) represents the maximum dimensional change rate between 30° C. and 150° C. when the temperature is raised from 30° C. to 200° C. at a rate of 10° C./min, T1 (° C.) represents the temperature at which S1 is obtained, and S0 (%) represents the dimensional change rate at 40° C. The surfaces may have a surface free energy Sa (mN/mm) at 25° C., surface free energy Sb (mN/mm) after having been subjected to a heat treatment at 180° C. for 3 minutes, and surface free energy Sc (mN/mm) after having been stretched by 50% at 180° C. that satisfy formulas (III) and (IV). 0?S1?1.5??Formula (I): 0?|S1?S0|/(T1?40)?0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: Toray Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Hideo Shoji, Teruya Tanaka, Isao Manabe
  • Patent number: 11358180
    Abstract: A workpiece collecting point unit for a machine tool, in particular for a flatbed machine tool, such as a laser cutting or punching flatbed machine tool, has a placing area for workpieces produced by the machine tool within the framework of a processing plan, a display unit adapted to display information about the workpieces, which are to be further processed and were placed on the placing area, to an operator, and a signal device adapted to output an identification signal indicating to an operator the location of the selected workpiece collecting point unit for placing the workpiece, which is to be further processed, on the placing area. The workpiece collecting point unit can be used inter alia in a process to support a sequence of processing steps for processing workpieces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: TRUMPF Werkzeugmaschinen GmbH + Co. KG
    Inventors: Manuel Kiefer, Jens Ottnad, Eberhard Wahl, Korbinian Weiss, Benjamin Schwarz, Philipp Springer
  • Patent number: 11358363
    Abstract: The invention relates to a heat-shrinkable film comprising a first polymer ply A comprising at least one dark pigment, a second polymer ply B comprising at least one white pigment, wherein the thickness ratio of the first ply A is in the range of 5:95 to 50:50, the film has a thickness of 20 ?m bis 100 ?m, the light transmission of the film is not more than 12%, and the film after 15 seconds in a water bath having a temperature of 95° C. exhibits shrinkage in a main shrinking direction in the range of 20% to 85%. The invention further relates to a hose comprising such a heat-shrinkable film and to a process for producing such a heat-shrinkable film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: KLOCKNER PENTAPLAST EUROPE GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Manuel Schurr, Christian Dux, Günther Deiringer
  • Patent number: 11351753
    Abstract: Provided is an electromagnetic wave transmissive metal member capable of being easily produced at a low production cost, with both a metallic luster and an electromagnetic wave transmissibility, an article using the electromagnetic wave transmissive metal member, and a production method for an electromagnetic wave transmissive metal film. The electromagnetic wave transmissive metal member comprises a metal layer and a crack layer, wherein the metal layer and the crack layer have, in their respective planes, a plurality of linear cracks extending substantially parallel to each other. The linear cracks in the metal layer and the linear cracks in the crack layer penetrate through their respective layers in a thickness direction, and are continuous with each other in the thickness direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hajime Nishio, Hironobu Machinaga, Kazuto Yamagata, Masaharu Arimoto, Xiaolei Chen, Rie Hayashiuchi
  • Patent number: 11338981
    Abstract: A padded mailer includes elongated air cells that provide stiffness, especially in the transverse direction. The increased stiffness helps prevent the mailer from flipping over during conveying, which would put a label on the underside of the mailer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Vasitha Nihal Obeyesekere, Kimberly Sue Houchens, Alexandra Kay Hartford, Justine Mahler
  • Patent number: 11325688
    Abstract: In an example, a composite stringer is described. The composite stringer includes a skin flange having a first gage, a top flange having a second gage, and a web having a third gage and extending between the skin flange and the top flange. The skin flange is configured to be coupled to a support structure. The support structure includes at least one of a skin of a vehicle or a base charge. The second gage of the top flange is greater than the first gage of the skin flange and the third gage of the web. The skin flange, the top flange, and the web include a plurality of plies of composite material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventor: Jiangtian Cheng
  • Patent number: 11318719
    Abstract: The present invention aims to provide an interlayer film for a laminated glass that can, even when having a thickness at the thickest portion of 850 ?m or more, exhibit sufficient deaeration properties in production of a laminated glass to provide a laminated glass with high transparency, and a laminated glass produced using the interlayer film for a laminated glass. Provided is an interlayer film for a laminated glass having a large number of recesses on at least one surface, the interlayer film for a laminated glass having a thickness T (?m) measured in conformity with JIS K-6732 (1996) and a maximum height roughness Ry (?m) measured in conformity with JIS B-0601 (1994) at a thickest portion, the thickness T and the maximum height roughness Ry satisfying the following expressions (1) and (1?): Ry?0.020×T+16.6??(1), T?850??(1?).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kazuhiko Nakayama
  • Patent number: 11285703
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a laminated vacuum insulated glass (VIG) unit (1) comprising: a vacuum insulated glass (VIG) unit (11) comprising at least two thermally tempered glass sheets (11a, 11b) separated by a plurality of support structures (12) distributed in a gap (13) between the tempered glass sheets (11a, 11b), and a lamination layer (2) arranged between one of the thermally tempered glass sheets (11a, 11b) of the vacuum insulated glass (VIG) unit (11) and a further sheet (3). The thickness (Th1) of the lamination layer (2) is between 0.25 mm and 3 mm, such as between 0.4 mm and 3 mm, for example between 0.7 mm and 2.4 mm, and the lamination layer thickness varies (VAR1) with at least 0.1 mm such as at least 0.2 mm, e.g. at least 0.3 mm between the further sheet (3) and the vacuum insulated glass (VIG) unit (11). The disclosure additionally relates to use of a method and use of a system for providing laminated vacuum insulated glass (VIG) units (200).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: VKR HOLDING A/S
    Inventors: Kristian Damholdt Jørgensen, Thomas Villiam Sejer Mikkelsen, Karsten Hansgaard Nielsen, Thomas Lind Madsen, Henrik Jensen, Willibrordus Servatius Bouwens
  • Patent number: 11281048
    Abstract: A quantum dot light emitting diode (LED) backlight source which includes a light source quantum dot diaphragm, a support diaphragm, and a prism sheet which are disposed sequentially. The light source quantum dot diaphragm includes a flexible printed circuit board, a mini light emitting diode layer, and a quantum dot film layer which are disposed sequentially. The mini light emitting diode layer includes a plurality of mini light emitting diodes spaced apart, the quantum dot film layer and the mini light emitting diode layer are bonded together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: HUIZHOU CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Lianyan Song, Yongyuan Qiu
  • Patent number: 11253933
    Abstract: A new technique for making cube corner elements that involves end milling is used in the fabrication of cube corner elements having non-orthogonal dihedral angles and dihedral angle errors, and arrays of such cube corner elements. A given optical face of a cube corner element may be a compound face with two constituent faces. In some cases, the constituent faces may be parallel and coplanar such that a given dihedral angle error pertains to the entire optical face, while in other cases, the two constituent faces may not be parallel, and may be associated with different dihedral angle errors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
    Inventors: Nelson D. Sewall, Christopher S. Grinde, Todd A. Ballen, Kenneth L. Smith
  • Patent number: 11248129
    Abstract: Articles including repellent surfaces and methods of making and using these articles are disclosed. The repellant surface can comprise a polymer having a roughened surface and a fluorinated silane and a lubricating liquid deposited on the roughened surface. The repellent surface, and by extension the articles described herein, can exhibit superomniphobic properties. The methods for producing the repellant surface can comprise dissolving a polymer in a solvent to produce a polymer solution and optionally adding a non-solvent to the polymer solution to produce a casting mixture. The polymer solution or casting mixture can be deposited on a surface of a substrate and the solvent and/or the non-solvent evaporated to provide a coated-substrate having a roughened surface. A functional layer comprising a fluorinated silane followed by a lubricating liquid can be deposited on the roughened surface to form the repellant surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: Ohio State Innovation Foundation
    Inventors: Philip Simon Brown, Bharat Bhushan
  • Patent number: 11248706
    Abstract: In a pair of sliding components having respective sliding faces (S) which slide relative to each other, at least one of the sliding faces (S) is provided with a plurality of dimples (10), and the dimples (10) include a concave part (15), and a peripheral edge part (11) which is located at the outer peripheral part of the concave part (15) and is shallower than the concave part (15). Accordingly, the performance of the plurality of dimples formed on the sliding face can be sufficiently exploited, thereby improving their lubrication performance and sealing performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: EAGLE INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tadatsugu Imura, Hideyuki Inoue, Yuichiro Tokunaga
  • Patent number: 11245315
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a stacked stator core comprises forming a stack that comprises an annular yoke portion, a plurality of tooth portions, and a plurality of slots. The method further comprises inserting a mold core member of the plurality of mold core members into a slot of the plurality of slots, the mold core member comprising a body portion and a closing portion connected to the body portion, the body portion extending along a longitudinal direction of the slot and spaced apart from an inner wall surface of the slot, the closing portion being positioned on a slot opening side of the slot and closing an open end portion of the slot on the slot opening side. Additionally, the method comprises forming a resin portion by charging a melted resin into a filling space between the slot and the mold core member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Inventors: Iwao Myojin, Yusuke Hasuo, Yusuke Eto, Hayato Nakayama
  • Patent number: 11192338
    Abstract: Films may be used as interleaves between hard and non-compressible surfaces such as surfaces of sheets or plates made of glass, metal, such as steel, polycarbonate, and/or poly(methyl methacrylate). The films may be embossed and/or may include a foamed core layer having a plurality of micro-voids. In particular, the films may include a polyolefin, a basis weight of between about 30 gsm and about 70 gsm, an embossed thickness of between about 150 microns and 800 microns, and a stiffness of between about 150 grams and about 750 grams according to the Circular Bend Stiffness Test.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: TREDEGAR SURFACE PROTECTION, LLC
    Inventors: Bankim Bhupendra Desai, Carl Douglas Ray, Ricky Santoso, Shailesh Chunilal Patel, Kevin A. Brady
  • Patent number: 11186110
    Abstract: According to examples, an article may include a base layer that extends along a first dimension and a second dimension, in which the second dimension is orthogonal to the first dimension. The article may also include reflective ribbons provided on an upper surface of the base layer, in which the reflective ribbons positioned along a common plane extending in the second dimension have dihedral angles that change as a function of distance across the common plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: VIAVI SOLUTIONS INC.
    Inventors: Vladimir Raksha, Cornelis Jan Delst
  • Patent number: 11186068
    Abstract: There is provided an interlayer film for laminated glass capable of being enhanced in handling properties at the time of preparing laminated glass. The interlayer film for laminated glass according to the present invention has one end and the other end being at the opposite side of the one end, the thickness of the other end is larger than the thickness of the one end, and the glossiness on the surface of a maximum thickness part is 3% or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiromitsu Nishino, Etsurou Hirota
  • Patent number: 11167580
    Abstract: Embodiments relate to producing micro-image elements on a substrate for a security document, the method comprising: producing a plurality of microstructure units comprising three-dimensionally structured formations in a clear or pale relief layer on the substrate; and applying a coloured ink fluid to the relief layer, wherein the coloured ink fluid accumulates preferentially in regions of high surface curvature on each microstructure unit to provide contrasting areas of different ink density.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: CCL Secure Pty Ltd
    Inventors: Karlo Ivan Jolic, Gary Fairless Power
  • Patent number: 11167523
    Abstract: A film is described comprising a (meth)acrylic polymer and polyvinyl acetal polymer composition, wherein the film comprises a structured layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Jonathan E. Janoski, Carla S. Thomas, Anthony F. Schultz, Tien Y. H. Whiting, Kevin M. Lewandowski, Duane D. Fansler, Keith R. Lyon, Arlin L. Weikel, Evan D. Brutinel, Michael W. Kobe, Taylor J. Kobe, Ronald S. Steelman, Eric D. Shockey, John W. Frank
  • Patent number: 11154117
    Abstract: A spacer textile material may include a first layer, a second layer, and a plurality of connecting members extending between and joining the first layer and the second layer. The connecting members may form a series of at least ten rows that are separated by spaces. The rows have a width that is less than a width of the spaces, and the connecting members form at least one stabilizing row with a width that is greater than the width of the spaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Klaas P. Hazenberg, Kirvan L. Chao, Yu Hui Wang, Tim Chen
  • Patent number: 11158839
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a composite film including a hydrophobic film layer and a hydrophilic film layer, a manufacture method thereof, and a light-emitting display device. The hydrophobic film layer is in contact with the hydrophilic film layer, and the hydrophilic film layer forms folds under an action of water vapor. As such, it is possible to achieve real-time detection of whether water vapor enters a light-emitting display device formed subsequently, and thus the adverse effects of water vapor on the light-emitting display device can be eliminated timely.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignees: BEIJING BOE DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yanqiu Li
  • Patent number: 11145960
    Abstract: A patch antenna array sensor is provided. The patch antenna array sensor includes a ceramic matrix composite body in which a patch antenna array is embedded, wherein the patch antenna array sensor is configured to detect blade tip clearance or some other aspect of one or more blades in a gas turbine engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignees: ROLLS-ROYCE NORTH AMERICAN TECHNOLOGIES INC., ROLLS-ROYCE CORPORATION
    Inventors: John Joseph Costello, Richard Joseph Skertic, Glen Steven Bishop, Geoffrey L. Gatton
  • Patent number: 11141955
    Abstract: Films may be used as interleaves between hard and non-compressible surfaces such as surfaces of sheets or plates made of glass, metal, such as steel, polycarbonate, and/or poly(methyl methacrylate). The films may be embossed and/or may include a foamed core layer having a plurality of micro-voids. In particular, the films may include a polyolefin, a basis weight of between about 30 gsm and about 70 gsm, an embossed thickness of between about 150 microns and 800 microns, and a stiffness of between about 150 grams and about 750 grams according to the Circular Bend Stiffness Test.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: TREDEGAR SURFACE PROTECTION, LLC
    Inventors: Bankim Bhupendra Desai, Carl Douglas Ray, Ricky Santoso, Shailesh Chunilal Patel, Kevin A. Brady
  • Patent number: 11131792
    Abstract: The present application discloses an optical film of a double-sided structure. The optical film of a double-sided structure comprises: a body which includes a polymer, having a first surface and a second surface opposite to each other; and an accommodation mechanism, provided on the first surface and the second surface, and used for forming a graphic structure on a surface of the body. The body comprising the accommodation mechanism is an integral structure. The accommodation mechanism comprises a groove, and the accommodation mechanism accommodates a filler to form the graphic structure. The filler comprises one or more of an electrically conductive material, a coloring material, or a dyeing material. The polymer comprises thermosetting resin and/or photocurable resin. The body has a transmittance of above 0.7. The optical film provided by the present application has a thickness which is beneficial to reduce an optical film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: SHINE OPTOELECTRONICS (KUNSHAN) CO., LTD
    Inventor: Jian Zhang
  • Patent number: 11121045
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for detecting an ultra-small defect on a wafer surface, film layer having ultra-small defect that causes abnormalities on the surface of the film layer; form a photoresist pattern with a pattern defect; etching the film layer according to the photoresist pattern to form a film layer pattern with an enlarged defect; and scanning the film layer pattern by using a defect scanner to capture the enlarged defect. In this method, enlarging the size of the ultra-fine particle defect through the exposure defocusing principle; or by adding the photomask consisting of the repeating units, using the repetition pattern as the exposure pattern and combing with the repeating cell to cell comparison method, the capture ability of the detection machine is further improved. Therefore, it can be detected by amplifying the defects of ultrafine particles which cannot be detected by conventional methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: Shanghai Huali Microelectronics Corporation
    Inventors: Xianghua Hu, Gaoyu Wang, Guangzhi He, Xiaofang Gu, Qiliang Ni
  • Patent number: 11122684
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a display substrate, a display device, and a method for manufacturing a display substrate. The display substrate includes: a plurality of bearing parts for supporting display assemblies; and a connecting beam located between two bearing parts and connected to the two bearing parts. The connecting beam includes at least one stretchable portion with a hollow portion provided inside the stretchable portion, so that the stretchable portion is deformable in a first direction and a second direction, and the second direction is perpendicular to the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Bin Qin, Jintao Peng, Yanan Niu, Jinyu Ren, Fangzhen Zhang, Kuanjun Peng
  • Patent number: 11110635
    Abstract: A method of injection molding parts, including: injecting a first thermoplastic polymer into a first cavity; forming a ribbed structure comprising ribs in the first cavity, wherein each rib in the ribbed structure includes a microstructure on an outer portion of a rib; and reducing the surface imperfections in the part by overmolding a layer formed in the second cavity onto a portion of a rib by injecting a second thermoplastic polymer into the second cavity, wherein the overmolding occurs at an interface between the layer and the ribbed structure; or injecting a first thermoplastic polymer into a first cavity; forming a layer in the first cavity; and overmolding a ribbed structure comprising ribs formed in the second cavity onto a portion of the layer formed in the first cavity. In further variations gas is injected into a microchannel formed at the interface or a foaming agent is applied in the first thermoplastic polymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: SABIC GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES B.V.
    Inventors: Peter Neerincx, Ruud Heerkens