With Component Conforming To Contour Of Nonplanar Surface Patents (Class 428/161)
  • Patent number: 12151420
    Abstract: A manufacturing method for a blow-molded panel and a blow molding equipment are provided. The blow-molded panel is a double-layer structure or a multilayer structure and is formed by means of blow molding, wherein respective layers thereof can be made of different materials so that the blow-molded panel has relative good performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2024
    Inventor: Jinglei Jiang
  • Patent number: 12146325
    Abstract: Disclosed are moisture resistant engineered hardwood veneer flooring panels. Also disclosed are methods for making same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: Columbia Insurance Company
    Inventors: Roman Morris, Chris Andrews, David Hahn
  • Patent number: 12145299
    Abstract: Provided is a manufacturing method of a reflector which is capable of optimally controlling light distribution and suppressing attachment of foreign substances on a surface from which light is reflected, due to the static electricity, and includes (a) injecting a plastic injection product through a mold having an inner surface which is subject to a lapping process; (b) cleaning a surface of the plastic injection product with an ultrasonic wave to remove foreign substances; (c) performing a plasma surface treatment to improve adhesiveness of the plastic injection product cleaned with the ultrasonic wave; (d) depositing an aluminum thin film above the plastic injection product; and (e) performing top coating which is formed as an antistatic layer, on the plastic injection product on which the aluminum thin film is deposited.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: ALTO., LTD
    Inventor: Yun Soo Heo
  • Patent number: 12094717
    Abstract: A method for forming a trench in a first semiconductor layer of a multi-layer system. The method includes: applying a mask layer onto the first semiconductor layer, a recess being formed in the mask layer so that the first semiconductor layer is exposed within the recess; applying a protective layer which completely covers or modifies the first semiconductor layer exposed within the recess; applying a second semiconductor layer; etching the second semiconductor layer to completely remove it in a subarea surrounding the recess of the mask layer; etching the protective layer so that the first semiconductor layer is exposed within the recess; and forming the trench in the first semiconductor layer, the recess of the mask layer serving as an etching mask, and the trench being formed by a cyclical alternation between etching and passivation steps, the first etching step being longer than the subsequent etching steps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Christof Schwenk, Nicolas Schorr
  • Patent number: 12088749
    Abstract: A display-module assembly (100) and an electronic device (1000) are described. The display-module assembly (100) includes: a cover plate (10) including a window portion (101) and a non-window portion (102) surrounding the window portion (101); a display module (30) disposed at the inner side of the cover plate (10); a bonding layer (20) including a first bonding portion (201) and a second bonding portions (202). The first bonding portion (201) is adhered between the window portion (101) and the display module (30). An ink layer (40) is provided on the surface of the non-window portion (102) facing the display module (30). The second bonding portion (202) is adhered between the ink layer (40) and the display module (30).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignees: Chengdu BOE Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd., BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Xiaolong Zhu
  • Patent number: 12089450
    Abstract: A display panel and a display apparatus. The display panel has a first display region and a second display region, wherein a light transmittance of the first display region is greater than a light transmittance of the second display region. The display panel includes: a substrate; a pixel definition layer; and a plurality of first spacers and a plurality of second spacers located on a side of the pixel definition layer away from the substrate. The plurality of first spacers are distributed in the first display region, and the plurality of second spacers are distributed in the second display region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: KunShan Go-Visionox Opto-Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Yanqin Song, Weilong Li, Lu Zhang, Siming Hu
  • Patent number: 12024457
    Abstract: The present invention provides a flexible glass and manufacturing method thereof. The flexible glass includes a first straight part and a second straight part on two opposite ends thereof, a recess formed between the first straight part and the second straight part, and a pre-bent curve connection part disposed corresponding to the recess. The first straight part and the second straight part are not arranged on the same plane. The flexible glass has a first lateral side and a second lateral side, and the recess sinks from the first lateral side toward the second lateral side. Therefore, the flexible glass is provided with a greater bendability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2024
    Assignee: CHENFENG OPTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ching-Fang Wong, Yu-Wei Liu, Wei-Lun Zeng, Kuan-Hua Liao
  • Patent number: 12024817
    Abstract: The present invention relates to artificial leather, and more particularly, to artificial leather for automobile seat covers having excellent surface appearance and a method of manufacturing the artificial leather. When the artificial leather of the present invention is manufactured, surface treatment is performed before embossing molding that imparts a texture and cushioning similar to natural leather to artificial leather. Accordingly, the artificial leather of the present invention may be provided with a surface treatment layer having a uniform thickness, thereby exhibiting excellent surface appearance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2024
    Assignee: LG Hausys, Ltd.
    Inventors: Chul Hee Min, Yongbae Jung, Inhyuk Lee
  • Patent number: 11987022
    Abstract: A tile-type decorative flooring material includes a surface-processed layer, a clear layer, a design-print layer, an underlayer, and a micro-embossed plastic foam part having a plastic foam layer and an adhesive film layer with micro-embossing. The flooring material provides a significant improvement in terms of slippage between the product and the floor surface in a construction process not using an adhesive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignees: DONGSHIN POLYMER CO., LTD., SHINKO KASEI CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Dong Jin Oh
  • Patent number: 11932540
    Abstract: A nuclear fuel element for use in a nuclear reactor may include a plurality of metal fuel sheaths extending along a longitudinal fuel element axis and spaced apart from each other, the plurality of fuel sheaths comprising a first fuel sheath having an inner surface, an opposing outer surface and a hollow interior configured to receive nuclear fuel material. A carbon coating may be on the inner surface of the first fuel sheath. The carbon coating may include more than 99.0% wt of a carbon material including more than 20% wt of carbon nanotubes and less than about 0.01% wt of organic contaminants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: ATOMIC ENERGY OF CANADA LIMITED/ÈNERGIE ATOMIQUE DU CANADA LIMITÈE
    Inventor: German Cota-Sanchez
  • Patent number: 11898068
    Abstract: A reversible adhesive apparatus includes a base and an adhesive layer. The base is configured with a series of concave and convex shapes at a top surface of the base according to some embodiments. The base is configured with a raised portion and a surrounding portion at a top surface of the base according to some other embodiments. The adhesive layer is disposed on top of the base. The adhesive layer configured to provide reversible adhesion on a top surface of the adhesive layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Kyle A. Crum, Robert H. Schmidt, David A. Vasko, Neil R. Bentley, Tracy M. Clark, Michael D. Cook
  • Patent number: 11877411
    Abstract: An electronic device including a rear plate, and the rear plate itself are disclosed. The rear plate covers a rear surface of the electronic device, and includes: a glass plate including a pattern area, the pattern area including a pattern having a designated shape, in at least a partial area of the glass plate, a printed layer disposed on a first surface of the glass plate, a shielding layer stacked with the printed layer, and a coating layer disposed on a second surface of the glass plate opposite to the first surface, wherein the pattern area of the glass plate includes a plurality of processing lines spaced apart from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Youngmin Moon, Hyeonbeom Kim, Jaehyun Bae
  • Patent number: 11788287
    Abstract: A composite structure joining system and method comprises a structural panel, preferably but not necessarily fabricated from structural composite materials, that further comprises a nesting C-joint feature that facilitates assembly of a plurality of panels of the invention to form a planar structure such as a wall. An embodiment of the present invention comprises a plurality of the panels of the invention, joined together using the C joint of the invention, captured in a frame. The frame structural elements may comprise metals such as aluminum or steel, or may be hand laid or extruded fiberglass as described in more detail below. The invention further comprises methods of manufacturing a plurality of structural panels of the invention. The method of the invention may be used to fabricate intermodal shipping containers that have superior structural and thermal characteristics, are lightweight, resulting in lower transportation costs and lower container costs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: Composites Intellectual Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott Lewit, Ronnal P. Reichard
  • Patent number: 11778905
    Abstract: Provided is a compound of Chemical Formula 1: wherein X1 is N or CRa, X2 is N or CRb, X3 is N or CRc, and one or more of X1 to X3 are N; Ar1 and Ar2 each independently is a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, aryl group, or heteroaryl group; Ar3 is a substituted or unsubstituted aryl or heteroaryl group; L is a substituted or unsubstituted arylene group; R1 and R2 each independently is hydrogen, deuterium, or a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl or aryl group, or bond to each other to form a ring; R3 and Ra to Rc each independently is a hydrogen, deuterium, halogen, nitrile, nitro, hydroxyl, or a substituted or unsubstituted group selected from among a silyl, boron, alkyl, cycloalkyl, alkoxy, aryloxy, alkylthioxy, arylthioxy, alkylsulfoxy, arylsulfoxy, alkenyl, aralkyl, aralkenyl, alkylaryl, arylphosphine, phosphine oxide, aryl, or a heteroaryl group, or bond to adjacent groups to form a ring; a3 is 1 to 6; and n is 1 to 5, and an organic light emitting device comprising the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yongbum Cha, Sung Kil Hong, Seong So Kim, Minseung Chun, Sang Duk Suh
  • Patent number: 11738594
    Abstract: The automobile decorative-part (1) comprises a resin-compact (3) having a decorative-layer (2) on its surface-layer and comprises a clear-coat layer (4) for protecting said surface-layer, and that a high-gloss region (R1) of a relatively high-gloss level is mixed with a low-gloss region (R2) of a relatively low-gloss level on the surface of said decorative-part, and that a clear-coat paint is sprayed by an atomization-coating machine onto the surface of the decorative-layer (2), and that the atomization-coating machine contains an ester-based solvent of a low-boiling point as the main-solvent that has a boiling-point of 100 degrees Celsius or less and has a solid-content of 35 to 40 percent by mass, thus forming the clear-coat layer (4) that makes it partially possible to mat the gloss of the surface of the clear-coat layer, thus manufacturing a decorative-part with an excellent quality design.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: TRINITY INDUSTRIAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kouji Adachi, Tatsuki Ochiai, Keisuke Isogai
  • Patent number: 11655396
    Abstract: An object includes at least two faces which are suitable for dry adhesion and differ in their adhesion parameters. By suitable structuring, it is possible, where appropriate in combination with a suitable contact pressure, to selectively control the detachment of surfaces contacted on these faces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: Leibniz-Institut für Neue Materialien gemeinnützige GmbH
    Inventors: Eduard Arzt, René Hensel, Karsten Moh
  • Patent number: 11598087
    Abstract: A sound damping wallboard for installation on an installed wallboard, a sound damping wallboard system, and a method of constructing a sound damping wallboard on a building structure are disclosed. The sound damping wallboard includes a gypsum layer having a gypsum layer inner surface and a gypsum layer outer surface, a first sound damping layer disposed at the gypsum layer inner surface and having a first sound damping layer inner surface opposite the gypsum layer inner surface, a first encasing layer disposed at the gypsum layer outer surface, a second encasing layer disposed at the first sound damping layer inner surface, and a second sound damping layer disposed at the second encasing layer opposite the first sound damping layer inner surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: Gold Bond Building Products, LLC
    Inventors: Jeff Hawk, Tommy Wilson, Michael N. Blades, Joseph J. Bailey, Brian G. Randall
  • Patent number: 11585224
    Abstract: A method of forming a gas turbine engine component, the method including forming a plurality of cooling apertures in a preform structure of the component, the plurality of cooling apertures of the preform structure comprising a first cooling aperture and a second cooling aperture, wherein cross-sectional shapes of the first and second cooling apertures of the preform structure are different from one another, as measured in a same relative plane; and applying a coating to at least a portion of the preform structure to form the component, wherein a cross-sectional shape of the first and second cooling apertures of the component are approximately the same as one another, as measured in the same relative plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Gregory Terrence Garay, Tingfan Pang, Daniel Endecott Osgood, Ryan Christopher Jones
  • Patent number: 11577495
    Abstract: A self-adherent wall decoration has a body and two adhesive strips. The body is flexible and has a wear layer, a vinyl print layer, a waterproof core layer, and an underlayment layer. The wear layer is composed of poly(vinyl chloride), acrylate copolymer, dioctyl terephthalate, organotin thermal stabilizers, etc. The vinyl print layer is formed on the wear layer, and is composed of poly(vinyl chloride), acrylate copolymer, etc. The waterproof core layer is formed on the vinyl print layer, and is composed of poly(vinyl chloride), acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene copolymer, etc. The underlayment layer is a poly(vinyl chloride) film, and is formed on the waterproof core layer. The two adhesive strips are adhered to a side of the underlayment layer of the body away from the waterproof core layer, wherein each one of the two adhesive strips is located near a respective one of two parallel sides of the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: TAI FIRST CO.
    Inventor: Hank Hsieh
  • Patent number: 11566331
    Abstract: A method for forming a coating system on a component includes depositing a reactive layer with predetermined CMAS reaction kinetics on at least a portion of a thermal barrier coating. The method also includes activating the reactive layer with a scanning laser. A component, such as a gas turbine engine component, includes a substrate, a thermal barrier coating and a reactive layer. The thermal barrier coating is deposited on at least a portion of the substrate. The reactive layer is deposited on at least a portion of the thermal barrier coating. The reactive layer has predetermined CMAS reaction kinetics activated by laser scanning.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventor: Masamichi Hongoh
  • Patent number: 11548304
    Abstract: Eco-friendly signs such as wood and other natural material signs, and methods of making eco-friendly signs, including selecting a substrate as a base material having a first planar surface and an opposing second planar surface, cutting the substrate to a sign dimension, treating the first planar surface to form a smooth print surface, applying a base layer such as a layer of clear ink to the print surface, and applying a signage layer onto the base layer. The eco-friendly sign may be an ADA compliant sign in which the signage layer is a raised of ink produced using a 3-dimensional printer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: Green Dot Sign Incorporated
    Inventor: Simon Patrick Nussbaum
  • Patent number: 11427369
    Abstract: A synthetic resin delamination container formed by blow molding a preform assembly having an outer preform and an inner preform, at least either one of an inner surface of the outer preform and an outer surface of the inner preform being applied with a release agent. The delamination container has: an outer layer body including an outer mouth portion and a bottomed tubular body portion being continuous with the outer mouth portion; an inner layer body including an inner mouth portion and a volume-reducible and deformable storage portion peelably laminated on an inner surface of the body portion through a release agent layer formed by the release agent; and an outside air introduction port configured to introduce outside air between the outer layer body and the inner layer body, in which an applying amount per unit area of the release agent layer is 10 to 850 mg/m2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: YOSHINO KOGYOSHO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Junichi Chiba, Koji Sugane
  • Patent number: 11388826
    Abstract: An electronic device is disclosed. The electronic device may include a display or desktop computing device with a display. The electronic device may be part of a system that includes a stand designed to support the electronic device, and further allow the electronic device to rotate to different positions. In order to control the relative rotational movement of the electronic device, a friction member is secured with the electronic device by an adhesive. The rotation, however, exerts shear forces on the friction member and the adhesive. In order to prevent delamination of the friction member from the housing due to the shear forces, the housing is modified to include protruding elements that penetrate, or extend into, the adhesive. The protruding elements can mechanically interlock with the adhesive to offset the shear forces, and also created additional surface with which the adhesive can bond.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Simon S. Lee, Lauren M. Farrell, Raisul Haque
  • Patent number: 11376824
    Abstract: A method to produce a wear resistant foil, including providing a first foil including a first thermoplastic material, applying wear resistant particles and a second thermoplastic material form on the first foil, and adhering the first foil to the second thermoplastic binder and the wear resistant particles to form a wear resistant foil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: VALINGE INNOVATION AB
    Inventors: Christer Lundblad, Niclas Hakansson, Göran Ziegler
  • Patent number: 11283128
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide: a laminate which is capable of satisfying two requirements, namely, weight reduction and fire resistance at the same time; an in-vehicle battery containing body; and a method for producing an in-vehicle battery containing body. In order to achieve the object, a laminate 5 according to the present invention includes at least a first layer 51 containing a thermoplastic or thermosetting resin and a second layer 52 containing an incombustible or flame-retardant nonwoven fabric. The first layer and the second layer form an integrally molded article in which at least part of the resin of the first layer melting to combine and integrated with the second layer. An in-vehicle battery containing body 1 includes containing bodies 2, 4 for containing an in-vehicle battery 3, and at least a portion of the containing bodies 2, 4 is formed by a laminate 5.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masaya Kuroiwa, Ken Yasui
  • Patent number: 11246234
    Abstract: Provided are a display device and a method of manufacturing a display device. The display device includes a window; a decorative print pattern disposed on the window; a shielding layer disposed on the decorative print pattern; a transparent printing layer disposed on the shielding layer; and an infrared printing layer disposed on the transparent printing layer and not in contact with the decorative print pattern, wherein the decorative print pattern and the shielding layer include a first opening exposing the window and the transparent printing layer and the infrared printing layer overlap the first opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Byoung Yul Shim, Jin Ho Lee
  • Patent number: 11167533
    Abstract: A method to produce a veneered element, the method including applying a first layer on a substrate, applying a second layer on the first layer, applying a veneer layer on the second layer, pressing the first layer, the second layer and the veneer layer together to form a veneered element, wherein, after pressing, the second layer is transparent or translucent such that the first layer is visible through a crack, cavity, hole and/or knot of the veneer layer. Also, such a veneered element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: VALINGE INNOVATION AB
    Inventors: Goran Ziegler, Rickard Rittinge
  • Patent number: 10954350
    Abstract: A process for producing tactile and sealing features on flexible films 40. The temperature of resin 80 is raised until it melts, but below its flash point. Wetting hot roll cylinder 10 with the resin 80 in negative cells 14 and transferring to positive textures 24 in cylinder 20. Transferring part of the thermo resin 80 on cylinder 20 to coacting cylinder 30 and passing a continuous flexible film 40 through coacting hot cylinder 20 and cold cylinder 30. The control of the temperature differential between cylinder 20 and film 40 allows the maximum transfer of resin 80 to form tactile structures. Sealable print areas are also created in film 40 that are particularly useful for packaging applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Inventor: Nelson Luis Bertazzo Teruel
  • Patent number: 10899085
    Abstract: A method for producing a multi-component part (200) of a vehicle includes inserting an air-guiding device (10) having at least one contact portion (40) into a cavity (310) of a tool (300). The method then includes heating a composite part (100) having at least one mating contact portion (140) to a melting point of at least one material of the composite part (100), and heating the contact portion (40) of the air-guiding device (10) to a melting point of at least one material of the contact portion (40). The method further includes inserting the heated composite part (100) into the cavity (310) of the tool (300) and pressing the heated composite part (100) into a geometry of the part while simultaneously forming an integrally bonded connection between the mating contact portion (140) of the composite part (100) and the contact portion (40) of the air-guiding device (10).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Inventors: Steffen Hoelzel, Fuat Kayadere, Markus Paulitsch, Joerg Russ, Matthias Baier
  • Patent number: 10836195
    Abstract: A technique is described for the application of three-dimensional (3D) relief to a substrate such as a ceramic tile using digital inkjet technology. In an example embodiment, the introduced technique includes application of binder ink to a portion of the surface of a substrate using a digital inkjet process. This binder ink forms a barrier layer which protects the portion of the surface of the substrate. Next, a brushing process is applied to remove unprotected portions of the substrate, thereby forming the 3D relief in the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: ELECTRONICS FOR IMAGING, INC.
    Inventors: Mark Zavada, Matthew Tennis, David Weber, Alexander Meranto, Carlos Carratalá, Fernando Tomás Badenes, Louis Justus Fage, Ursula Good, Paul Andrew Edwards, Robert Roggers, John Hansen
  • Patent number: 10826017
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a packaging assembly and a preparation method thereof, and a display device. The packaging assembly may include at least one of packaging unit; the at least one of packaging unit including a first inorganic layer, a second inorganic layer, and an organic layer sequentially stacked, wherein a material of the first inorganic layer and a material of the second inorganic layer are different. Holes inside the layers may be reduced, and a density of the layers may be increased. An effect of blocking the water vapor may be higher than that of a single layer, and a packaging effect may be better.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Semiconductor Display Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Ming-Jiue Yu
  • Patent number: 10600980
    Abstract: A light-emitting device includes an emissive layer that emits light by recombination of first charges and second charges, a first electrode from which the first charges are supplied, a second electrode located on an opposite side of the emissive layer relative to the first electrode from which the second charges are supplied, and a charge transporting layer that is located between the emissive layer and the first electrode that injects the first charges from the first electrode into the emissive layer. The charge transporting layer includes a nanoparticle layer that provides a roughened electrode interface between the first electrode and the charge transporting layer and the emissive layer includes a plurality of quantum dots in electrical contact with the first electrode and the second electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Edward Andrew Boardman, David James Montgomery, Tim Michael Smeeton, James Andrew Robert Palles-Dimmock
  • Patent number: 10557974
    Abstract: An optical element includes an optical surface with a random uneven shape that satisfies 0.30?Icenter?1.00 and 0.00?C2nd?0.60 where P is an average pitch, Icenter is a ratio of a component intensity sum from 0.9P to 1.1P to a component intensity sum of an entire frequency spectrum calculated with a square area in which each side is equal to or longer than 40 ?m, and C2nd is a value of a second largest intensity peak in an autocorrelation function calculated with a square area in which each side is 20P.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Kei Ueda
  • Patent number: 10522790
    Abstract: A film member having a concave-convex structure is composed of a base member; a gas barrier layer formed on the base member; and a concave-convex structure layer formed on a surface of the gas barrier layer, wherein the surface of the gas barrier layer is formed of an inorganic material which is same as a material of the concave-convex structure layer, and the concave-convex structure layer is obtained from a precursor solution applied on the gas barrier layer. The film member having the concave-convex structure has an excellent adhesion property between the concave-convex structure layer and the gas barrier layer, and a high barrier property.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: JXTG NIPPON OIL & ENERGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yusuke Sato, Maki Fukuda, Suzushi Nishimura
  • Patent number: 10377068
    Abstract: A method of forming a trim panel is provided. The method includes the steps of: heating a non-woven material to a predetermined temperature; applying a decorative film having perforations to a first surface of the heated material to create a bilaminate; placing the bilaminate layer into a cavity of a tool such that the decorative film is facing the cavity; heating the cavity; and injecting a thermoplastic resin into the tool such that the thermoplastic resin is adhered to a second surface of the material, the second surface being opposite to the first surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: INTEVA PRODUCTS, LLC
    Inventors: Kevin Mark Lyons, Edward J. Wenzel
  • Patent number: 10294163
    Abstract: Provided is a SiC-coated carbon composite material including a graphite base material and a CVD-SiC coating covering the graphite base material. A porosity of a core part of the graphite base material is 12 to 20%, and a SiC-infiltrated layer extending from the CVD-SiC coating is included in a periphery of the core part of the graphite base material. The SiC-infiltrated layer is constituted of a plurality of regions arranged such that Si content becomes smaller stepwise in an order from a first surface on the CVD-SiC coating side toward a second surface on the graphite base material side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: Ibiden Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasutaka Koga, Masatoshi Okuda
  • Patent number: 10260560
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention are directed to compact bearing assemblies configured to operate in small spaces and/or in harsh environments, bearing apparatuses including such bearing assemblies, and method of operating such bearing assemblies and apparatuses. For instance, one or more compact bearing assemblies may at least partially rotatably secure a shaft of a power generation unit to a housing thereof. Also, a first compact bearing assembly may connect or couple to the shaft and may rotatably engage a second compact bearing assembly, which may be connected or otherwise secured to the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: US SYNTHETIC CORPORATION
    Inventor: S. Barrett Peterson
  • Patent number: 10066689
    Abstract: A noise reduction clip for a disc brake assembly includes inboard and outboard back walls and dampers. The inboard and outboard back walls are disposed between the caliper and a longitudinal end of the respective inboard or outboard brake pad. The brake pad side of the inboard and outboard back walls is in sliding contact with the longitudinal end of the respective inboard or outboard brake pad. The caliper side of the inboard and outboard back wall faces a respective inboard or outboard surface of the caliper. The inboard and outboard dampers are fixedly attached to the caliper side of the respective inboard or outboard back wall and configured to abut the respective inboard or outboard surface of the caliper. The inboard and outboard dampers are formed of a resilient material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: FCA US LLC
    Inventors: Irfan A Bhatti, Andrew M Moore
  • Patent number: 9989674
    Abstract: A plastic optical component includes a base member made of a first plastic, and a covering member disposed over a surface of the plastic member. The covering member is made of a second plastic. The water absorption of the first plastic is lower than the water absorption of the second plastic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Wataru Kikuchi, Daigo Kobayashi, Yuichi Miyoshi
  • Patent number: 9987517
    Abstract: A joint structure of an endless treadmill belt of a treadmill is provided. The treadmill belt is a sandwich-type laminated rectangular treadmill belt. Two ends of the treadmill belt are cut to form serrations. Two ends of a bottom layer of the treadmill belt are meshed with each other. At least one plastic piece is placed on the joint of the two ends of the bottom layer. The serrations of two ends of a top layer of the treadmill belt are connected with each other in a cross-knitted manner, and the pointed portions of the serrations of the two ends of the top layer are inserted into and covered by the plastic piece and then the two ends of the treadmill belt are joined together by hot melting to form an integral flat joint of the treadmill belt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Inventor: Hai-Pin Kuo
  • Patent number: 9862002
    Abstract: A process for producing a layer system is provided wherein the layer system has at least a substrate, a ceramic layer, which is applied to a surface structured in a targeted manner, in which process the intermediate layer, in particular the metallic layer, is applied in such a way that the recesses form during the coating. By introducing recesses into a surface, the stresses in the ceramic layer on the metallic substrate are reduced in such a manner that a longer lifespan for the ceramic layer is achieved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Fathi Ahmad, Christian Amann, Björn Beckmann, Björn Buchholz, Giuseppe Gaio, Thomas Hille, Eckart Schumann, Rostislav Teteruk
  • Patent number: 9753488
    Abstract: A body (1, 1?, 1?) produced by an in-mold process has a first film (2, 2?, 2?) with at least one electrical or electronic functional layer (25). In a functional area (20a, 20a?, 20a?) of this functional layer, at least one electrical or electronic component is provided, and at least one electrical connection for this is provided in a contact area (20b, 20b?, 20b?). The first film is partially back-injection molded with a plastic main material (3, 3?, 3?) such that the contact area (20b, 20b?, 20b?) is at least partially free from this plastic main material (3). Suitable formation of the first film (2, 2?, 2?) guarantees that a tab (F) separated from the plastic main material (3, 3?, 3?) is provided which adjoins a back-injection molded part of the first film in an area of surface (20c, 20c?, 20c?) of the body which is at a distance from an edge (31, 31?) of the body delimiting the surface (30) with the first film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignees: LEONHARD KURZ STIFTUNG & CO, KG, POLYIC GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Martin Hahn, Wolfgang Clemens, Rainer Sigritz, Ulrich Schindler, Gerald Golling
  • Patent number: 9649663
    Abstract: A method of making a structural insulated panel includes providing a core of thermally insulating material having a first side and a second side, mixing a concrete material comprising calcium sulfoaluminate (CSA) cement and reinforcing material, and applying a first skin of the concrete material while wet onto the first side of the core. The first skin is allowed to at least partially cure, thereby bonding the first skin to the first side of the core without a separate adhesive or binder apart from the concrete material. A second skin of the concrete material may be applied while wet onto the second side of the core, and the second skin may be allowed to at least partially cure, thereby bonding the second skin to the second side of the core without a separate adhesive or binder apart from the concrete material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: ZKS, LLC
    Inventor: Zachery Strachan
  • Patent number: 9524900
    Abstract: Novel methods to fabricate biological sensors and electronics are disclosed. A silicon-on-insulator wafer can be employed by etching a pattern of holes in the silicon layer, then a pattern of cavities in the insulating layer, and then sealing the top of the cavities. Further, n or p doped regions and metallic regions can be defined in the processed wafer, thereby enabling integration of biological sensing and electronic capabilities in the same wafer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2016
    Assignee: CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Sameer Walavalkar, Mark D. Goldberg, Axel Scherer
  • Patent number: 9511540
    Abstract: A process for reinforcing a trim panel for a vehicle using one or more micro-truss reinforcement patches. Each micro-truss reinforcement patch is secured to an inner surface of a show surface panel of the trim panel while it is in a partially cured state and then fully cured. The micro-truss patch is fusion bonded to the panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventors: Nilesh D. Mankame, Jacob M. Hundley, Julien P. Mourou, Steven C. Lang
  • Patent number: 9500949
    Abstract: The present invention provides a chemically-amplified positive resist composition including a sulfonium salt capable of providing a pattern having an extremely high resolution with low line edge roughness, and also provides a resist patterning process using the same. The present invention was accomplished by a chemically-amplified positive resist composition including: (A) a salt represented by the following general formula (1); and (B) a resin containing a repeating unit represented by the following general formula (U-1) that dissolves by acid action and increases solubility in an alkaline developer, and a resist patterning process using the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Daisuke Domon, Keiichi Masunaga, Satoshi Watanabe, Masaki Ohashi, Masahiro Fukushima
  • Patent number: 9434205
    Abstract: A method is provided for laminating a thermoplastic layer to at least a print area of a printed thermoplastic substrate (e.g. a polycarbonate substrate and laminate layer). A printed thermoplastic substrate comprises a print area on which an image (e.g. a portrait) is printed (e.g. by inkjet printing), the print area comprising a pattern of recessed cells separated by bridges. Each cell comprises recessed image receiving surfaces below a nominal surface of the print area for holding the ink of the printed image. The bridges have surface areas above the ink and the surface areas of the bridges comprising enough of the print area to provide lamination bonding areas. Using heat and pressure, a thermoplastic layer is laminated to at least the print area of the thermoplastic substrate to form lamination bonding between the thermoplastic layer and the lamination bonding areas provided by the surface areas of the bridges.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignee: Canadian Bank Note Company, Limited
    Inventors: David Cruikshank, Larry O'Gorman, Sean Connelly, Thivaharan Thurailingam
  • Patent number: 9428650
    Abstract: An article includes a silicon-containing region including surface features on a surface thereof. The surface features include depressions, protuberances, or combinations thereof. At least one outer layer overlies the surface of the silicon-containing region. A constituent layer is provided on the surface of the silicon-containing region and between and contacting the silicon-containing region and the at least one outer layer. The constituent layer is formed by constituents of the silicon-containing region and is susceptible to creep within an operating environment of the article. The surface features physically interlock the at least one outer layer with the silicon-containing region through the constituent layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Peter Joel Meschter, Curtis Alan Johnson, Sairam Sundaram, Julin Wan, Don Mark Lipkin
  • Patent number: 9182525
    Abstract: A retroreflective article enabling to retroreflect incident light in its incident direction, and the retroreflective article including at least one retroreflective element, the retroreflective element including at least one reflecting corner comprised of a pair of corner reflecting surfaces which meet at dihedral angle of about 90 degrees; and a pair of vertical reflecting surfaces which are formed on both ends of the reflecting corner to be substantially perpendicular to a corner of the reflecting corner with a distance which is smaller than the highest vertical height and which meet at dihedral angle of about 90 degrees for the pair of corner reflecting surfaces. This retroreflective article has higher retroreflective ratio and wider available retroreflective range, and it is designed to be freely changed its main reflecting direction having the highest retroreflective ratio.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Inventors: Hyeonsik Kim, Bongju Kim
  • Patent number: 9138959
    Abstract: The invention relates to a resilient laminate comprising, in a vertical direction, a stack of at least one nonwoven layer and a ply consisting of a part or integral part attached to the at least one nonwoven layer, in particular by means of an adhesive such as glue, the ply comprising at least one resilient film area and at least one so-called rigid film area made of a material that is less resilient than the material of the resilient area, in particular an area made of a non-resilient material, the ply being produced by the coextrusion of the at least one resilient film and the at least one rigid film, such that an interface is formed therebetween, characterized in that, from a cross-sectional view, the curve or line formed by the interface between the two films comprises at least one first substantially rectilinear segment, and at least one second substantially rectilinear segment which is angled relative to the at least one first segment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Assignee: APLIX
    Inventors: Thierry Marche, Nathalie Moinard