Parallel Ribs And/or Grooves Patents (Class 428/167)
  • Patent number: 11958660
    Abstract: Thermoplastic bags with phased deformation patterns are described. In particular, one or more implementations comprise thermoplastic bags with ring rolling, SELFing, or other deformation patterns phased or aligned relative to the sides of the bags. The phased deformation patterns can allow for reducing or eliminating deformation patterns in areas of the thermoplastic bag in which side seals or other seals are formed. Additionally or alternatively, the phased deformation patterns can provide for zones that provide differing properties (e.g., functional or aesthetic). Such zones can vary aligned along a width of the thermoplastic bag and optionally also vary along a height of the thermoplastic bag. The differing zones can provide the thermoplastic bags with phased deformations that provide leak prevention, liquid containment, and other benefits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: THE GLAD PRODUCTS COMPANY
    Inventors: Shaun T. Broering, Matthew W. Waldron, Jason R. Maxwell, Robert T. Dorsey, Michael G. Borchardt, Edward B. Tucker, Jack F. Melvan, Richard D. Palmer, Deborah K. Fix
  • Patent number: 11943160
    Abstract: To assist a user device of a 5G or 6G network in finding its downlink messages, the base station can attach a leading and trailing demarcation to the message. The user device can recognize the demarcations, extract the data between them, and thereby receive the message without computation-intensive searching. Advantageously, the user device can request that the base station not transmit DCI (downlink control information) messages to the user device, since the user device can readily find its messages according to the demarcations. In various embodiments, the demarcations can indicate the address or identity of the intended recipient, the length of the message, the type of the message, and other information to assist the user device. In addition, for even easier detection of the demarcations, the base station can insert a gap of no transmission before and/or after each demarcation. Such demarcations may enable low-cost reduced-capability user devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Inventors: David E. Newman, R. Kemp Massengill
  • Patent number: 11940635
    Abstract: A light diffusion control body includes at least two light diffusion control layers each having a regular internal structure. The regular internal structure includes a plurality of regions having a relatively high refractive index in a region having a relatively low refractive index. The at least two light diffusion control layers includes a first light diffusion control layer and a second light diffusion control layer each having a minimum value of a haze value of 35% or more. The haze value is measured when one surface of each of the first light diffusion control layer and the second light diffusion control layer is irradiated sequentially with a light ray at an incident angle of ?70° to 70° with respect to the normal direction of the surface being 0°.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: LINTEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Baku Katagiri, Kentaro Kusama, Tatsuki Kuramoto
  • Patent number: 11939146
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to multilayer silo bags that may include a tube comprising at least two layers, a first open end, a second open end, and a first region and a second region disposed between the first and second end. One or more of the at least three layers may comprise an ethylene/alpha-olefin interpolymer having a density of 0.90 g/cc to 0.965 g/cc and an I2 of 0.1 to 6.0 g/10 minutes, a low density ethylene-based polymer having a density of 0.917 g/cc to 0.935 g/cc and an I2 of 0.1 to 2.0 g/10 minutes, or combinations thereof. The first region may have a thickness of at least 10% greater than a thickness of the second region. The first region may have a surface area that is at least 50% of an overall surface area of the multilayer silo bag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignees: Dow Global Technologies LLC, PBBPolisur S.R.L.
    Inventors: Akanksha Garg, Ashishkumar S. Lokhande, Pavan Kumar Valavala, Jose Eduardo Ruiz, Maximiliano Zanetti, Kurt A. Koppi
  • Patent number: 11904594
    Abstract: A floor panel including a top layer and a substrate, where the substrate at least one first layer of a first thermoplastic material and a second layer of a second thermoplastic material, where the second layer is adjacent to a first side of the first layer. The first layer is characterized by a first colour with luminance value L1 in the HSL colour space and the second layer is characterized by a second colour with luminance value L2 in the HSL colour space, where L1 is different from L2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: FLOORING INDUSTRIES LIMITED, SARL
    Inventor: Kristof Van Vlassenrode
  • Patent number: 11885989
    Abstract: A light control film, comprises a light input surface and alight output surface opposite the light input surface. Alternating transmissive regions and absorptive regions are disposed between the light input surface and the light output surface. The absorptive regions have an aspect ratio of at least 30 and the alternating transmissive region and absorptive regions have a relative transmission at a viewing angle of 0 degrees of at least 75%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
    Inventors: Daniel J. Schmidt, Caleb T. Nelson, Kevin W. Gotrik, Raymond J. Kenney, John A. Wheatley, Kenneth A. Epstein, Gary T. Boyd, Corey D. Balts
  • Patent number: 11873645
    Abstract: A molding is made from a first flooring plank. A first groove is formed into the first flooring plank with a first flat bottom surface. A second groove is formed into the first flooring plank with a second flat bottom surface. The first flooring plank is folded at the first groove and second groove. A second flooring plank is disposed adjacent to the molding. A color and pattern of the first flooring plank and second flooring plank match.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: Finished Edge Technology LLC
    Inventor: Charles Paul Iannacone, III
  • Patent number: 11846432
    Abstract: An underlayment system is provided that includes a plurality of bosses that emanate from a common base member. The bosses and bases preferably include an opening therethrough that will allow for subsequent layers of adhesive to interact and bond to each other. The bosses are also spaced in such a way to help secure a wire snugly therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: PROGRESS PROFILES SPA
    Inventor: David D. Larson
  • Patent number: 11839845
    Abstract: A relofted, spunbonded nonwoven web exhibiting a solidity of from less than 8.0%, to at least 3.0%, and exhibiting a Quality Factor of at least 0.30. Methods of making a relofted web; and, methods of using a relofted web as an air-filtration web, e.g. as a filter media or a layer thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Zhiqun Zhang, Edward Keith Willis, Jacob J. Thelen, Daniel E. Johnson, Bryan L. Gerhardt, Michael R. Berrigan
  • Patent number: 11833943
    Abstract: A seat trim cover for a vehicle seat comprises a molded foam backing formed on a cover material blank that has been vacuum-formed into a 3-dimensional shape. The cover material blank has been pre-cut into a predefined shape having a predefined selvage extending around an outer periphery of the cover material blank. The molded foam backing is spaced apart from the predefined selvage of the cover material blank forming a foam-free selvage. The molded foam backing includes a stepped edge profile having a first surface defining a first sewing alignment feature and a second surface defining a second alignment feature. The first sewing alignment feature is spaced apart from the second sewing alignment feature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: Magna Seating Inc.
    Inventor: Daniel Wyatt
  • Patent number: 11837853
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for dispensing a wire management system which can include a dispenser housing. A kit includes the device for dispensing a wire management system, a base and a cover. The base and cover can be individually dispensed from the dispenser housing. After dispensing of a desired length of the base and/or the cover, the respective end of the base and or cover can be pushed back into the dispenser housing to recoil the base and/or the cover back into the dispenser housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Inventor: Albert Santelli, Jr.
  • Patent number: 11831797
    Abstract: An apparatus for speech detection is positionable on or close to a head of a speaking person. The apparatus includes an inner side and an outer side. The apparatus includes a speech detection region including a microphone. At least sections of the microphone face or form the inner side. The apparatus includes a silencer. At least part of the silencer faces or forms the outer side. The silencer has a front facing the person, a rear, and a silencer structure. At least part of the silencer structure extends between the front and the rear. The silencer includes at least one of (a) a vibroacoustic region and (b) at least in sections, a fibrous surface texture at the front with a plurality of protruding fibrous material sections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: mutum GmbH
    Inventors: Pouyan Anvari, Matthias Hartung, Christopher Ranisch, Sebastian Rieß, Heiko Atzrodt
  • Patent number: 11827305
    Abstract: A cable routing system of a bicycle, including a stem having a receiving space and an engaging hole communicating with the receiving space, a frame, a fork, an expander, and at least one cable. A head tube of the frame has a top portion having an upper mounting hole and a bottom portion having a lower mounting hole. The fork sequentially passes through the lower mounting hole, the upper mounting hole, and the engaging hole to be connected to the stem. The expander is disposed in a steering tube of the fork and has at least one cable passage communicating with the receiving space and the engaging hole. The cable extends into the steering tube from outside by passing through the receiving space and the cable passage. An end of the cable is connected to a bicycle controller, and another end thereof is connected to a bicycle component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: TIEN HSIN INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Mark Vandermolen, Hung-Mao Gu
  • Patent number: 11826972
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a molded laminated structure having negative draft angles and methods of manufacturing a molded laminated structure having negative draft angles. A preliminary structure having a first outer layer and a second outer layer is molded with a bend that divides the preliminary structure into two sections with an angle between the two sections of less than 180-degrees. Portions that extends from the sections are at positive draft angles. A groove is formed in the preliminary structure at the bend but not formed in a constant cross-section of the second outer layer. The preliminary structure is folding along the bend to at least partially close the groove and form a molded laminated structure with portions that extend at a negative draft configuration while retaining the second outer layer continuous throughout the molded laminated structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventor: Jeffrey Wirrick
  • Patent number: 11786624
    Abstract: The aroma component volatilization device includes a bag containing a heating element that generates heat when exposed to air. At least one surface of the bag is composed of a thermally conductive sheet and a holding sheet. The thermally conductive sheet includes an aluminum layer containing aluminum on at least one entire surface of the sheet. An aroma component L is applied to the holding sheet. The thermally conductive sheet is disposed on the heating element side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: BELL CODE CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Masaya Onishi
  • Patent number: 11738541
    Abstract: A decorating sheet to be attached to a surface of a decoration-target component includes a base film layer including a sheet-like base film; a decorating layer containing a decorating pattern; a light shielding layer provided in a back-side direction with respect to the decorating layer, the light shielding layer including a light transmitting section that has a predetermined shape; and a reflection suppressing layer provided between the decorating layer and the light shielding layer, the reflection suppressing layer containing a reflection suppressing image that is configured to suppress reflection of the decorating pattern onto a light image that is formed by light transmitted through the light transmitting section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: ALPS ALPINE CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Masahito Watanabe
  • Patent number: 11713872
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a light-emitting table top. The table top includes a light source assembly, a light guide board, a plastic thin film and a pattern layer, wherein the light guide board is arranged on a light exit side of the light source assembly; the plastic thin film covers a side surface of the light guide board away from the light source assembly; and the pattern layer is printed on the light guide board and/or the plastic thin film, so that a table top displays a light-emitting effect of a predetermined pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: NINGBO TUOTUO RIVER DESIGN COMPANY
    Inventor: Xiaodong You
  • Patent number: 11648754
    Abstract: An interlayer film for laminated glass is disclosed which contains a thermoplastic resin and has a portion where the amount of increase in the thickness is increased in a direction from one end to the other end in the region where the thickness is increased, or has a portion where the amount of increase in the thickness is decreased in a direction from one end to the other end in the region where the thickness is increased, and the ten-point average roughness Rz of the surface at a center position of the portion where the amount of increase in the thickness is increased, or the portion where the amount of increase in the thickness is decreased is 20 ?m or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiromitsu Nishino, Etsurou Hirota, Koji Kumakura
  • Patent number: 11623733
    Abstract: A movable surface of an aircraft has a front spar extending along a spanwise direction between opposing movable surface ends. The movable surface also includes a plurality of ribs defining a plurality of bays between adjacent pairs of the ribs. Each rib extends between the front spar and a trailing edge portion of the movable surface. The movable surface further includes an upper and a lower skin panels coupled to the ribs and the front spar. In addition, the bull surface includes a plurality of bead stiffeners coupled to an inner surface of at least one of the upper skin panel and the lower skin panel. The bead stiffeners within the bays are spaced apart from each other and are oriented non-parallel to the front spar and have a bead stiffener cap having opposing cap ends respectively locate proximate the front spar and the trailing edge portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Forouzan Behzadpour, Waeil M. Ashmawi, Sahrudine Apdalhaliem
  • Patent number: 11624288
    Abstract: A coated component including a slotted ceramic coating with a reactive phase coating disposed thereon for improved resistance to environmental contaminant compositions, along with methods of its formation, is provided. The coated component may include a substrate defining a surface, a ceramic coating disposed on the surface of the substrate, and a reactive phase coating disposed on the layer of environmental contaminant compositions. The ceramic coating includes a plurality of slots disposed in the ceramic coating forming segments of ceramic coating material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Hrishikesh Keshavan, Byron Andrew Pritchard, Cathleen Ann Hoel, Ambarish Jayant Kulkarni, Michael Solomon Idelchik, Bernard Patrick Bewlay
  • Patent number: 11619003
    Abstract: A belt (10) for a sleeve roll forms a closed loop and has an inner surface (11) and an outer surface (12). The belt has an elastic body (15) with an outer surface (15a) and a reinforcing structure (30). The reinforcing structure has first yarns (31a) arranged to a first direction (D1), and second yarns (32a) arranged to a second direction (D2). The second yarns (32a) are arranged, at least partially, on the elastic body (15), and/or the second yarns (32a) are arranged to a depth of equal to or less than 2 mm, measured from the outer surface (15a) of the elastic body to a bottom (32a-i) of the second yarn (32a) in a depth direction of the belt. The invention further relates to a use of a belt. The invention further relates to an arrangement comprising a belt and a sleeve roll.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: VALMET TECHNOLOGIES OY
    Inventor: Antii Poikolainen
  • Patent number: 11618215
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a fuselage component for an aircraft includes building up, on a surface of a two-dimensional shell part composed of a fibre composite material, stiffening profiles crossing at an intersection from a plurality of layers, superimposed on one another in a thickness direction, which are each formed by applying filaments, which each comprise a fibre bundle embedded in a thermoplastic material. Stabilising layers, within which the filaments extend beyond the intersection, are formed from the filaments in each of the stiffening profiles. A fuselage component and an aircraft, which comprises at least one such fuselage component, are furthermore described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Inventors: Peter Linde, Norbert Heltsch
  • Patent number: 11603613
    Abstract: A non-woven sheet (10) comprises at least one zone of reinforcement (20a, 20b, 20c, 20d) in which fibers and/or filaments constituting the sheet are bonded together in a reinforcing pattern (22) comprising a plurality of geometric shapes (24), the zone of reinforcement extending over the entire length (L) of the sheet measured in the longitudinal direction (X1), and over a width (l1, l2) strictly less than the width (l) of the sheet (10) measured in a lateral direction (Y1) orthogonal to the longitudinal direction (X1). The sheet (10) thus further comprises at least one non-reinforced zone (30a, 30b). Because of the bonding between the fibers and/or filaments, the elongation of the reinforced zone (20a, 20b, 20c, 20d) under the effect of a given force exerted in a longitudinal direction of the sheet (10) is less than the elongation of the non-reinforced zone under the effect of the same force. Such a sheet (10) may be used in particular for fabricating a laminated assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: APLIX
    Inventors: Nathalie Moinard, Thierry Marche
  • Patent number: 11587808
    Abstract: A chip carrier device includes a frame, a chip support and a limiter. The chip support is disposed on the frame, and includes a supporting film for chips to be adhered thereto. A peripheral portion of the supporting film is attached to a surrounding frame part of the frame. A crossing portion of the supporting film passes through a center of the supporting film, and interconnects two opposite points of the peripheral portion. The supporting film is formed with through holes. The limiter includes a limiting part that interconnects two opposite points of the surrounding frame part, that is positioned corresponding to the crossing portion, and that is positioned on one side of the supporting film where the chips are to be arranged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: Powertech Technology Inc.
    Inventors: Shih-Chun Chen, Sheng-Tou Tseng, Kun-Chi Hsu, Chin-Ta Wu, Ying-Lin Chen, Ting-Yeh Wu
  • Patent number: 11571879
    Abstract: A film for laminated glass, the film including a surface embossing pattern formed on at least a portion of one side of the film, wherein the surface embossing pattern comprises convexities, and concavities separating the convexities from one another, each of the convexities is surrounded by some of the concavities, and an average area of the convexities is 0.01 mm2 to 4.00 mm2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: SKC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Haksoo Lee, Sungjin Chung
  • Patent number: 11554549
    Abstract: The technology disclosed relates to high utilization of donor material in a writing process using Laser-Induced Forward Transfer. Specifically, the technology relates to reusing, or recycling, unused donor material by recoating target substrates with donor material after a writing process is performed with the target substrate. Further, the technology relates to target substrates including a pattern of discrete separated dots to be individually ejected from the target substrate using LIFT.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: Mycronic AB
    Inventors: Torbjorn Sandstrom, Gustaf Martensson, Mats Rosling
  • Patent number: 11534879
    Abstract: A processing method includes: a step of setting a workpiece having a workpiece surface made of a material containing metal, on a precision processing machine; and a forming step of forming multiple grooves having a V-shaped cross-section, at intervals of a constant pitch in a predetermined area on the workpiece surface, using a tool provided in the precision processing machine to thereby form a V-groove pattern made up of the multiple grooves, in the predetermined area. In the forming step, each time one groove is formed, the relative position between the tool and the workpiece is moved in a direction intersecting the longitudinal direction of the groove and the angle of the groove face of the groove is gradually varied so that a uniform color can be visually recognized in every location in the predetermined area when the predetermined area is observed from a predetermined viewpoint.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: FANUC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yonpyo Hon, Akira Yamamoto, Yasuhiro Sakaida, Masahiro Murota, Ryuu Iwatate
  • Patent number: 11518072
    Abstract: An automated manufacturing method and system and in-mold coated plastic article produced thereby are provided. The system includes a combination compression and injection mold and a plurality of program-controlled manipulators. An automatic sprayer supported on a first manipulator sprays at least a portion of a mold surface with an in-mold coating composition. An end effector supported on a second manipulator picks up a heated blank of moldable plastic sheet material from an oven and places the heated blank in the mold. An inner portion of the heated blank is forced into an article-defining cavity of the mold and into contact with at least a portion of the composition. The composition and the inner portion cure and bond to one another and a plastic compatible with the plastic of the sheet is injected into the mold so as to form the coated plastic article.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: Global IP Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: Christopher A. Heikkila, Steven A. Mitchell
  • Patent number: 11473176
    Abstract: Provided are: an oriented electrical steel sheet having a high tension applied to a steel sheet and excellent adhesion to a film; and a method for producing the same. This oriented electrical steel sheet includes: a steel sheet; a film A containing a crystalline material disposed on the steel sheet; and a film B containing a vitreous material disposed on the film A, wherein an element profile, which is obtained by using a high-frequency glow discharge light-emission surface analysis method, in the direction from the film B to the steel sheet satisfies formulae (1) and (2). 0.35?(tA/tFe/2)?0.75 . . . (1), 0.25?(tA/2/tFe/2)?1.00 . . . (2), where tA represents the peak time of an alkali metal element profile, tA/2 represents the half time of an alkali metal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: JFE Steel Corporation
    Inventors: Takashi Terashima, Karin Kokufu, Toshito Takamiya
  • Patent number: 11476543
    Abstract: An alkaline storage battery includes a plurality of foil electrodes that each have a metal foil and an active material layer. The active material layers are arranged in such a manner that adjacent two of the active material layers face each other. Separators which are each interposed between the adjacent two of the active material layers. The separators are each a nonwoven fabric including fibers as protruding portions. The active material layers have a large number of active material particles which adhere to each other, and spaces formed between the active material particles, as fitting portions. The fibers are engaged with the spaces while the fibers enter the spaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
    Inventors: Satoshi Kono, Motoaki Okuda, Atsushi Minagata
  • Patent number: 11427966
    Abstract: Fibrous structures that exhibit a Geometric Mean Elongation of greater than 14.85% as measured according to the Elongation Test Method are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: John Allen Manifold, Charles Chidozie Ekenga, Douglas Jay Barkey, Kathleen Diane Sands, Thorsten Knobloch, Robert Lenord Powers, Christopher Gerald Donner
  • Patent number: 11373929
    Abstract: A cooling plate assembly and electronic device having the same are provided which utilize active and passive cooling devices for improved thermal management of one or more chip package assemblies included in the electronic device. In one example, a cooling plate assembly is provided that includes a cooling plate having a first surface and an opposing second surface, a first active cooling device coupled to the first surface of the cooling plate, and a first passive cooling device coupled to the second surface of the cooling plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: XILINX, INC.
    Inventors: Gamal Refai-Ahmed, Chi-Yi Chao, Suresh Ramalingam, Hoa Lap Do, Anthony Torza, Brian Philofsky, Arun Kumar Varadarajan Rajagopal
  • Patent number: 11358348
    Abstract: A mold insert and method of using a mold insert to make a composite part. The mold insert is configured to make a composite part from composite material. The mold insert is configured to be attached to a mandrel. Once attached, the composite material is applied to the mandrel over the mold insert, stringers, and bladders. The composite material is then cured on the mandrel. The mold insert can then be removed from the mandrel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventor: Byron James Autry
  • Patent number: 11340481
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a backlight module, a method for preparing the same, a driving method and a display device. The backlight module includes a backlight source and a light guide structure arranged on a light emitting surface of the backlight source; the backlight source includes a substrate and a plurality of light emitting units arranged on the substrate at intervals; the light guide structure includes a first medium layer and a second medium layer, the first medium layer includes a plurality of first medium structures corresponding to the plurality of light emitting units respectively, and an orthogonal projection of each light emitting unit on the substrate is located within an orthogonal projection of a corresponding first medium structure on the substrate; and the second medium layer includes a plurality of second medium structures, the plurality of second medium structures and the plurality of first medium structures are arranged alternately.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignees: CHONGQING BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xinyu Wang, Wei Chen, Wencheng Luo, Jinhong Zhang, Meilong Hu, Guanglin Kang, Wenqi Quan, Shuai Hou
  • Patent number: 11326665
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a transmission belt which is provided with: a rubber layer that is formed from a vulcanized product of a rubber composition which contains a rubber component containing an ethylene-?-olefin elastomer, a filler containing silica, a vulcanizing agent containing a sulfur-based vulcanizing agent, and a curable resin containing an amino resin; and a fiber member that is in contact with the rubber layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: Mitsuboshi Belting Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshiki Ozaki, Yorifumi Hineno, Shunsuke Isoe
  • Patent number: 11293411
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a wind turbine tower comprising a tower vibration damper (100) with a tuned mass damper and one or more impact damping units (113, 114, 115, 200, 300, 400). The tuned mass damper comprises a pendulum structure (101, 208), a chamber connecting a friction media (112) to the pendulum structure (101, 208) is at least partly immersed, and a suspension arrangement (103-111) suspending the pendulum structure (101, 208) inside the wind turbine tower such that the pendulum structure (101) is allowed to displace from a neutral position towards the outer boundary (102) of the chamber. The impact damping units (113, 114, 115, 200, 300, 400) are positioned between the pendulum structure (101, 208) and the outer boundary (102), such that the outer boundary (102) of the chamber and the pendulum structure (101, 208) may collide via the impact damping units (113, 114, 115, 200, 300, 400).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Inventors: Peter Sigfred Mortensen, Miroslava Vastlová
  • Patent number: 11278457
    Abstract: An incontinence detection pad for detecting incontinence events includes a moisture absorbent layer that has non-embossed areas and embossed areas. The non-embossed areas have a first density of fibers of the layer, and the embossed areas have a second density of fibers of the layer that is greater than the first density. The incontinence detection pad further includes a plurality of electrodes positioned beneath the moisture absorbent layer and a transmitter connected to the plurality of electrodes and configured to transmit a signal indicative of a status of the moisture absorbent layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: Hill-Rom Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric D. Benz, Charles A. Lachenbruch, Gavin M. Monson, Ryan S. Severns, Dan R. Tallent, Bryan Weidman, Joshua A. Williams
  • Patent number: 11191675
    Abstract: An absorbent member manufacturing method of the invention is a method for manufacturing an absorbent member (100) for an absorbent article and including synthetic fibers (10b). The method involves: a cutting step of cutting a continuous synthetic fiber sheet (10bs) at predetermined lengths in a first direction and a second direction intersecting with the first direction, and forming sheet fragments (10bh) including the synthetic fibers (10b); a transporting step of transporting the formed sheet fragments (10bh) to an accumulating portion (41); and an accumulating step of accumulating, in the accumulating portion (41), the sheet fragments (10bh) transported in the transporting step, and obtaining an accumulation (100a) which is a constituent member of the absorbent member (100).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: KAO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuki Kato, Tomoyuki Motegi
  • Patent number: 11181137
    Abstract: Fastener systems may be used to couple a part to a composite structure such that at least a portion of the fastener system is embedded within the composite structure, and such that the fastener system may be installed via access to just one side of the composite structure. Examples of fastener systems include a receptacle that is inserted through at least one layer of the composite structure and a torque nail that is inserted into the receptacle, thereby expanding the receptacle into a collar plate, which is configured to distribute the forces from insertion of the torque nail. The collar plate is enclosed between respective laminates of the composite structure, such that the fastener system is configured to couple the part to the composite structure, either directly or via a structural connector, without the use of conventional drilling and bolting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventor: Paul L. Rohlinger
  • Patent number: 11173636
    Abstract: A molded boat with a seat drain. The boat includes a molded hull having been molded using a first material to cause the boat to have a front portion and a rear portion. The boat is molded with a bench, having been molded together with the hull using the first material. The bench includes a drain hole formed through, an otherwise solid face of the bench allowing water to flow from the front portion of the boat to the rear portion of the boat, wherein the drain hole formed through the bench is formed by using a tube molded into, and under the bench, the tube comprising a material having a higher melting point than the first material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: H.I. BOAT WORKS
    Inventors: C. Ray Coleman, John St. John
  • Patent number: 11173999
    Abstract: An aircraft cabin floor structure which makes it possible to avoid the appearance of blisters in the carpets covering the floor panels in an aircraft cabin is disclosed. The aircraft cabin floor structure comprises a rigid carpet that is impermeable to air having a top face and a bottom face, an adhesive layer having an adhesive top face and an adhesive bottom face, said top face adhering to the bottom face of the carpet, and a floor panel that is impermeable to air having a top face and a bottom face, the bottom face of the adhesive layer adhering to the top face of the floor panel. The bottom face of the carpet comprises grooves and at least one air evacuation channel over its periphery. The adhesive layer comprises a plurality of through holes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: AIRBUS CANADA LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
    Inventor: Angelo Coluni
  • Patent number: 11135805
    Abstract: A non-fibrous film has at least one film body that is non-fibrous, and at least one film element that is non-fibrous. The film element is coupled to the film body at an interface that is non-continuous across a film width of the non-fibrous film. The non-fibrous film has at least one of the following characteristics: the interface has at least one mechanical property having a value that is different than the value of the mechanical property of at least one of the film element and the film body, and/or the film element has at least one mechanical property having a value that is different than the value of the mechanical property of the film body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Michael P. Kozar, Mark S. Wilenski
  • Patent number: 11129752
    Abstract: A breathable structural web includes a layered structure having at least a layer of a non-woven material. The layered structure includes a base layer portion that has opposite first and second sides, a plurality of hollow protrusions that are disposed at the first side and that protrude and that are tapered from the base layer portion in a first direction, and a plurality of indented portions that are disposed at the second side, that extend from the base layer portion in a second direction opposite to the first direction, and that respectively define a plurality of recesses which open in the first direction. The hollow protrusions are scattered among the indented portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Inventors: Chen-Cheng Huang, Pao-Hao Huang, Pao-Han Huang
  • Patent number: 11059071
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method for finishing a wood-based board with an upper face and a lower face, having the following steps: a) applying a undercoat made of a liquid melamine resin onto the upper face, the melamine resin at least partly penetrating into the upper edge layer of the wood board, b) drying the undercoat into an undercoat layer, c) applying a base color onto the undercoat layer, d) drying the base color into a base color layer, e) applying a base color onto the base color layer in order to produce a decorative element, f) drying the decorative element into a decorative layer, g) applying a liquid melamine resin onto the dried decorative layer, h) drying the melamine resin into a melamine resin layer, and i) applying a liquid medium with a proportion of isocyanate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: FLOORING TECHNOLOGIES LTD.
    Inventor: Frank Oldorff
  • Patent number: 11061173
    Abstract: Disclosed is a prism sheet, a prism assembly, and a display device. The prism assembly includes a first prism sheet and a second prism sheet stacked with the first prism sheet. The first prism sheet includes a plurality of first subareas, and each first subarea includes at least one first sub-prism; the second prism sheet includes a plurality of second subareas, and each second subarea includes at least one second sub-prism. An orthographic projection of each first subarea on the second prism sheet corresponds to one of the plurality of second subareas one to one; an extending direction of the at least one first sub-prism in a first subarea is perpendicular to an extending direction of the at least one second sub-prism in a second subarea corresponding to the first subarea.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignees: BEIJING BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Desheng Xiang, Xi Chen, Jianye Tang, Fuan Zhu, Yanchao Zhang, Dawei Wang, Jiaqiang Wang, Yanming Wang, Cheng Chang
  • Patent number: 11039544
    Abstract: This is directed to systems and methods for coupling sections of an electronic device together. Sections of an electronic device can be coupled together via “knuckles.” The particular shape and structure of the knuckles can be based on various design considerations. For example, in some embodiments each section can function as an individual antenna. In this case, the knuckles can be designed in order to provide electrical isolation between the sections, thus allowing proper operation of the antennas. For example, the knuckles can be formed from a dielectric material, etc. As another design example, the knuckles can be designed in order to provide increased strength in areas of high strain, and/or to counteract torsional twisting in areas of high impact. As yet another design example, the knuckle can be designed in a manner that is aesthetically pleasing or which otherwise meets cosmetic requirements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Nicholas Merz, Daniel Jarvis
  • Patent number: 11014029
    Abstract: Nanofiber filter media ribbons are flexible elongate strips of polymeric material having a surface on which is formed an array of nanofibers. Ribbons are formable into woven or non-woven mats. The array of nanofibers can be configured to filter a predetermined contaminant from a fluid stream passing through the mats. Filter ribbons are formable by applying a moldable polymer to a first angular location of a rotating cylindrical roll having an array of nanoholes formed in a circumferential surface thereof so that the polymer covers the surface of the roll and infiltrates the nanoholes; cooling the polymer while rotating the polymer-covered roll to a second angular position; and removing the cooled polymer from the roll as an elongate film having an array of nanofibers formed on a surface thereof by the polymer that infiltrated the nanoholes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: ULTRA SMALL FIBERS, LLC
    Inventors: William H. Hofmeister, Robert A. Van Wyk, Collin Anderson
  • Patent number: 10987960
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to counterfeit detection and deterrence using advanced signal processing technology including steganographic embedding and digital watermarking. Digital watermark can be used on consumer products, labels, logos, hang tags, stickers and other objects to provide counterfeit detection mechanisms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: Digimarc Corporation
    Inventors: Kristyn R. Falkenstern, Alastair M. Reed, Tomas Filler
  • Patent number: 10978668
    Abstract: An organic light emitting diode (OLED) display includes a first substrate, a second substrate facing the first substrate, a sealing member interposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, the sealing member including a siloxane material, a semiconductor layer on the first substrate, a planarization layer on the semiconductor layer, and a barrier rib on the planarization layer. The planarization layer or the barrier rib may also include the siloxane material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Gwui-Hyun Park, Pil Soon Hong, Chul Won Park, Jeong Min Park, Hyun Jin Son
  • Patent number: 10856083
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a diaphragm and a miniature speaker comprising the diaphragm. The diaphragm has a multi-layer composite structure comprising alternately stacked thermoplastic elastomer layers and adhesive film layer(s). The diaphragm and the miniature speaker comprising the same solve the technical problems such as an unstable F0 and high total harmonic distortion of the miniature speaker in the prior art. The diaphragm and the miniature speaker according to the invention have low total harmonic distortion, low damping coefficient, higher F0 stability and high sound quality, satisfying requirements for high sound quality of an electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: GOERTEK INC.
    Inventors: Zhenzhen Cheng, Jianhua Gu, Zengxun Wu