Complete Cover Or Casing Patents (Class 428/76)
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Publication number: 20150004349Abstract: The present disclosure relates to extrusion coating systems, extrusion coated substrates, and processes for making the same. In some aspects, extrusion coating systems as described herein may include an at least partially insulated outlet wall, which may facilitate production of coated substrates exhibiting a very desirable surface texture and appearance. Coated substrates of the present invention may be utilized in a variety of end applications, including, but not limited to, interior and exterior construction materials for homes, buildings, and furniture.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 16, 2014Publication date: January 1, 2015Applicant: EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANYInventors: Tony Wayne Helton, Steven Lee Stafford, Aaron Grills, Subramanian Easwaran Iyer
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Publication number: 20150000511Abstract: The present invention relates to a bullet-proof glass pane, in particular for use in a motor vehicle, comprising a ballistic block comprising a plurality of panes of glass, ceramic or plastic material bonded to each other over their surfaces in a layered composite, and interposed bonding interlayers of plastic material, wherein at least one bullet-resistant strip is provided, having, in particular, an essentially rectangular cross-section and covering the ballistic block of the bullet-proof glass pane at its peripheral edge.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 4, 2012Publication date: January 1, 2015Inventor: Andreas Engl
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Publication number: 20150004348Abstract: The disclosure relates to a composite panel member for an airframe of an aircraft or spacecraft, the composite panel member having a laminated or sandwich structure including: a first outer layer extending over a first side of the panel member; a second outer layer extending over a second side of the panel member; a core layer between the first and second outer layers; and at least one support element configured as an electrical conductor and provided within the core layer between the first and second outer layers. In this regard, the at least one support element extends within the core layer substantially parallel to the first and second outer layers.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 13, 2014Publication date: January 1, 2015Inventors: Ichwan ZUARDY, Oliver BULLINGER, Claudio VULTAGGIO
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Publication number: 20140370228Abstract: A substrate structure including a bottom organic layer, at least one inorganic layer, at least one organic layer and at least one protruding object is provided. The at least one protruding object is protruded from an upper surface of the bottom organic layer or the organic layer. A maximum height of the protruding object protruded from the upper surface of the bottom organic layer or the organic layer is H, and a thickness of the organic layer covering the protruding object is T, wherein T?1.1 H.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 16, 2014Publication date: December 18, 2014Applicant: Industrial Technology Research InstituteInventors: Hsiao-Fen Wei, Liang-You Jiang
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Publication number: 20140366474Abstract: A self supporting panel system used to fabricate ceilings, floors, walls, or roofs. The panel system is assembled from a plurality of panels, each having a core that is sandwiched between opposing plate members. In a preferred embodiment, the core of each panel includes a unifying material to enhance the load bearing capacity of the panel.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 18, 2014Publication date: December 18, 2014Inventors: Lawrence J. Wrass, James K. Peterson, Robert P. Broad
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Publication number: 20140362308Abstract: A substrate structure is provided. The substrate structure includes a substrate, a first decoration layer, and a light absorption layer. The first decoration layer is disposed on the substrate. The light absorption layer is disposed on the first decoration layer, and the first decoration layer is located between the substrate and the light absorption layer. The material of the light absorption layer includes a semiconductor metal alloy.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 6, 2014Publication date: December 11, 2014Applicant: WINTEK CORPORATIONInventors: Chien-Chung Chen, Yi-Shu Chen, Hen-Ta Kang
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Publication number: 20140349057Abstract: Insulating materials, methods of forming insulating materials, and products including insulating materials are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, an insulating material may include a lining material layer, a face material layer, at least one layer of continuous synthetic insulation disposed between the lining material layer and the face material layer, fill disposed between the lining material layer and the face material layer, one or more first seams coupling the lining material layer and the at least one layer of continuous synthetic insulation, and one or more second seams coupling the face material layer and the at least one layer of continuous synthetic insulation. The first and second seams may form two or more baffles partitioning the fill in the insulating material. Other embodiments may be disclosed and/or claimed.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 23, 2014Publication date: November 27, 2014Applicant: Columbia Sportswear North America, Inc.Inventors: Michael E. "Woody" Blackford, Christopher R. Araujo, Jeffrey T. Mergy
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Publication number: 20140335301Abstract: The invention relates to method for bonding at least two substrates, for example made from glass, silicon, ceramic, aluminum, or boron, by using an intermediate thin film metal layer for providing the bonding, said method comprising the following steps of: a) providing said two substrates; b) depositing said thin film metal layer on at least a part of a surface of a first substrate of the two substrates; c) bringing a surface of the second substrate into contact with said thin film metal layer on said surface of the first substrate such that a bonding between the second substrate and the thin film metal layer on the first substrate is provided; and d) at least locally strengthening the bonding between the second substrate and the thin film metal layer on the first substrate. The invention also relates to a device comprising two substrates, for example made from glass, silicon, ceramic, aluminum, or boron, and an intermediate thin film metal layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2012Publication date: November 13, 2014Inventors: Ronny Van 'T Oever, Marko Theodoor Blom, Jeroen Haneveld, Johannes Oonk, Marinus Bernardus Olde Riekerink, Peter Tijssen, Hendrik Jan Hildebrand Tigelaar, Jean-Noël Fehr, Jean-Christophe Roulet, Amitava Gupta
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Patent number: 8883016Abstract: Disclosed is a carrier for manufacturing a printed circuit board, which includes a first carrier including a first binder having a first opening and a first metal layer formed in the first opening of the first binder, and a second carrier, stacked with the first carrier and including a second binder having a second opening and a second metal layer which is formed in the second opening of the second binder and which partially overlaps with the first metal layer, so that the carrier is simply configured and the binders are formed not only on the lateral surfaces of the metal layers but also on the upper surfaces thereof, thus improving the reliability of bonding of the carrier at the periphery. A method of manufacturing the carrier and a method of manufacturing a printed circuit board using the carrier are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2013Date of Patent: November 11, 2014Inventors: Jae Joon Lee, Jin Yong Ahn, Suk Hyeon Cho, Ki Hwan Kim, Seok Kyu Lee
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Patent number: 8883302Abstract: The abrasion resistance of organic fiber based ropes and cords is increased by a outer woven cover of tapes of high molecular weight and more preferably ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2011Date of Patent: November 11, 2014Assignee: Polteco, Inc.Inventors: Nina Zachariades, Dimitris J. Zachariades, Anagnostis E. Zachariades
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Publication number: 20140329045Abstract: The present invention relates to building materials, particularly building materials for placement on the outside of buildings.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2012Publication date: November 6, 2014Applicant: Karm Conductives Group LimitedInventor: Mark Jones
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Publication number: 20140322477Abstract: The present invention relates to a vacuum insulation panel comprising a core material, and a shell material, and more specifically, to a high temperature vacuum insulation panel usable in a high temperature range. The present invention provides a high temperature vacuum insulation panel including: an inorganic core material comprising glass fiber; and a shell material for sealing the inorganic core material in which the shell material comprises a composite film including a thermal deposition layer adhered to the surface of the inorganic core material, a protective layer for absorbing and dispersing external impact, and a barrier layer for blocking the permeation of gas or moisture between the thermal deposition layer and the protective layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 29, 2012Publication date: October 30, 2014Inventors: Seung-Min Jeon, Sung-Seock Hwang, Jung-Pil Han, Byung-Hoon Min
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Publication number: 20140322478Abstract: A gas barrier film (10) that comprises a gas barrier layer (14), which is obtained by irradiating a layer that contains a polysilazane with vacuum ultraviolet light, on a base (11) is formed to contain a compound (A) that satisfies all of the conditions (a), (b) and (c) described below in an amount within the range from 1% by mass to 40% by mass (inclusive) relative to the total mass of the gas barrier layer. (a) The compound (A) has an Si—O bond and an organic group that is directly bonded to Si. (b) The compound (A) has an Si—H group or an Si—OH group. (c) The compound (A) has a molecular weight of from 90 to 1,200 (inclusive).Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2012Publication date: October 30, 2014Inventor: Takahiro Mori
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Patent number: 8869595Abstract: An adhesive assembly is provided in particular for assembling a novel element on a structure or further for reinforcing a structure. The adhesive assembly includes a substrate, a rigid element placed with an interval relative to the substrate, at least one seal compressed between the substrate and the rigid element and defining a sealed space within said interval, and a hardened adhesive occupying said space. The seal is compressed by the rigid element that is held on the substrate by the hardened adhesive.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2010Date of Patent: October 28, 2014Assignee: Cold PadInventors: Jean-Philippe Court, René-Louis Geffroy
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Publication number: 20140314969Abstract: A glass composition comprising B2O3, Na2O, Al2O3, Li2O, TiO2, ZnO, Ta2O5, Nb2O3, BaO, ZrO2 and SiO2, and devoid of lead, bismuth, and vanadium. Pastes comprising the glass composition and devices including seals comprising such pastes are contemplated.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 18, 2013Publication date: October 23, 2014Applicant: Ferro CorporationInventors: Sandeep K. Singh, George E. Sakoske
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Publication number: 20140313452Abstract: Exemplary embodiments disclosed herein provide a glass assembly having a bottom sheet of glass which is substantially planar, bonded to a top sheet of glass which is substantially concave. A layer of adhesive is preferably interposed between the bottom and top sheets of glass. In an exemplary embodiment, the amount of adhesive used would be less than the amount required to hold both sheets of glass in a parallel planar arrangement. The layer of adhesive may be contained between the two sheets of glass by a perimeter of adhesive tape, also interposed between the top and bottom sheets of glass. The assembly can be used with an electronic display where the display is positioned adjacent to the top sheet of glass, and due to its concavity, the electronic display can bow towards the top sheet of glass without actually contacting the glass.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2014Publication date: October 23, 2014Applicant: MANUFACTURING RESOURCES INTERNATIONAL, INC.Inventors: William Dunn, Michael LeCave, Martin Jarl
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Publication number: 20140305900Abstract: The invention provides transient devices, including active and passive devices that physically, chemically and/or electrically transform upon application of at least one internal and/or external stimulus. Incorporation of degradable device components, degradable substrates and/or degradable encapsulating materials each having a programmable, controllable and/or selectable degradation rate provides a means of transforming the device. In some embodiments, for example, transient devices of the invention combine degradable high performance single crystalline inorganic materials with selectively removable substrates and/or encapsulants.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 11, 2014Publication date: October 16, 2014Applicant: The Board of Trustees of the University of IllinoisInventors: John A. ROGERS, Seung-Kyun KANG, SukWon HWANG, Jianjun CHENG, Yanfeng ZHANG, Hanze YING
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Patent number: 8857562Abstract: An insulation device for an aircraft, comprising a blanket comprising a layer of insulation filling enclosed in a cover and having provision areas for the passage of aircraft components, these areas being devoid of insulation filling and being formed by a surface junction of two opposite faces of the cover inducing a recess in at least one face. The insulation device comprises an associated detachable complementary assembly to cover at least one of the provision areas, the assembly comprising a portion of insulation filling shaped to fit into the corresponding recess, and a retention arrangement for retaining this portion of filling. The retention arrangement is provided with a detachable arrangement for fixing the detachable complementary assembly on at least one face of the cover.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2012Date of Patent: October 14, 2014Assignees: Airbus Operations (SAS), Airbus Operations GmbHInventors: Axel Morgan, Amelie Le Louarn, Jerome Modesto, Detlev Zum Felde
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Publication number: 20140302271Abstract: Padding element for seats such as sofas, armchairs, chairs and armrests, wherein such seats have a support structure, or similar support structure for the human body or parts thereof, such as rest or anti-fatigue mats, anti-decubitus mattresses, shower mats, anti-impact mats, wherein the padding element is provided with a support surface for a user, wherein the padding element includes one film or covering, one gel layer adhering to part of the film or covering and one compact elastomeric layer having a surface for contact with the gel layer and with part of the film or covering and one surface for contact with the seat and/or with the support structure of the seat, wherein the compact elastomeric layer adheres to the gel layer and the film or covering; method for obtaining such padding element.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 8, 2014Publication date: October 9, 2014Applicant: Technogel Italia S.r.I.Inventors: Massimo Losio, Matteo Mason
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Publication number: 20140295129Abstract: A method for producing a plastic trim part is described. The method has the following steps: laying a polymer film in an injection die, where the polymer film has an opaque or partially opaque imprint or color pigmentation which is decomposition-stable at a temperature of at least 250° C., back injecting the polymer film by a polymer carrier component and injecting a polymer cover part on the polymer film and the polymer carrier component.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 5, 2012Publication date: October 2, 2014Inventors: Thomas Lux, Ulrich Riegler, Ahmet Turan, Rym Benyahia
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Publication number: 20140295128Abstract: A hard, wear resistant coating and a method of forming the coating on a substrate to be exposed to hydrocarbons is provided. A substrate is provided in a chamber. A film is deposited onto the substrate by physical vapor deposition (PVD), where the film includes a bulk layer and an outer termination layer. The deposition of the termination layer is mitigated. The termination layer is removed from the film, leaving the remaining bulk layer disposed over the substrate. And when the substrate is exposed to hydrocarbons in an environment having wear additives, friction modifiers, or naturally occurring compounds, a durable tribological layer is formed on an outer surface of the bulk layer to create a coating having low friction and anti-wear properties.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2010Publication date: October 2, 2014Applicant: GALLEON INTERNATIONAL CORPORATIONInventors: Frank Sykora, Ali Erdemir, Mustafa Urgen, Osman Levent Eryilmaz
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Patent number: 8846174Abstract: A transparent laminate structure is provided that includes two transparent layers, a transparent interlayer, and an inorganic barrier layer. The two transparent layers each have an inner face and a side edge. The transparent interlayer is between and laminates the inner faces of the two transparent layers to one another. The transparent interlayer also extends over the side edges of the two transparent layers and laminates the inorganic barrier layer to at least the side edges of the two transparent layers.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2012Date of Patent: September 30, 2014Assignee: Schott CorporationInventors: Katherine T Leighton, Edgar L Aleshire, Theodore A Wegert, Wiktor Serafin, Christopher M Snively, John Carberry, Eric Urruti, Rebecca S Neill
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Publication number: 20140287183Abstract: A penetration-resistant article is provided comprising two or more layers of woven fabric. The layers of woven fabric each comprise a first series of fibers aligned in a first direction and a second series of fibers interwoven with the first series of fibers and aligned in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. Two or more layers of woven fabric are loosely stacked together so as to permit relative slippage therebetween and are rotationally offset by an offset angle selected so as to inhibit mechanical interference between opposing adjacent surfaces of the woven fabric layers during slippage therebetween. Also provided are methods for assembling penetration-resistant articles.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 20, 2014Publication date: September 25, 2014Inventor: Joseph Edward Krummel
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Patent number: 8841115Abstract: The present disclosure describes use of filamentous algae to form insulating construction materials which provide thermal and noise insulation. Algae from the order Zygnematales, the Cladophorales, or the Ulotrichales can be dried and formed for use as insulating material. Algae mass can be combined into several layers, using a binder to attach the layers to each other. A composite material of algae mass and an additive can be used and form the body of insulation panels having honeycomb-shaped chambers, which are sealed by a foil that is laminated onto the body.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2014Date of Patent: September 23, 2014Inventor: Heinz Ploechinger
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Publication number: 20140272252Abstract: Systems and methods provide a multi-layer insulation (MLI) that includes a plurality of sealed metalized volumes in a stacked arrangement, wherein the plurality of sealed metalized volumes encapsulate a gas therein, with the gas having one of a thermal insulating property, an acoustic insulating property, or a combination insulating property thereof. The MLI also includes at least one spacer between adjacent sealed metalized volumes of the plurality of sealed metalized volumes and a protective cover surrounding the plurality of sealed metalized volumes.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2013Publication date: September 18, 2014Applicant: THE BOEING COMPANYInventor: THE BOEING COMPANY
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Publication number: 20140272256Abstract: Various embodiments of a rotationally molded product and related apparatuses and methods are disclosed. For example, a method of encapsulating a foreign object in a rotationally molded product may include forming a pre-layer on a surface of a mold of a rotational molding machine, placing a foreign object on the pre-layer, loading a first charge of powder material in the mold, and rotating the mold while applying heat to the mold to form a first layer on the foreign object. The foreign object may be fully encapsulated between the pre-layer and the first layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2013Publication date: September 18, 2014Applicant: Commonwealth Technology, Inc.Inventors: Deborah Langheld, Jeffrey Ensminger
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Publication number: 20140272253Abstract: A method to manufacture cushion composite structure utilizes a mold including a first mold body and a second mold body wherein at least one thereof forms a mold room. The method includes the following steps: injecting foam material into the mold room, placing a compressible core into the mold room, closing the mold, rotating the mold and foaming the foam material to fill up the mold room, and removing the mold to form the cushion composite structure. Thereby, the core is embedded in the foam material at a predetermined position, and parting line on surface of the cushion composite structure is prevented.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2013Publication date: September 18, 2014Inventor: Chun-Fu KUO
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Publication number: 20140272254Abstract: A patterned multilayered barrier film for protecting devices from permeation of moisture and gases includes a substrate, a first layer on the substrate acting as a barrier layer, a second layer on the first layer and acting as a decoupling or planarization layer, and a third layer on the second layer, and acting as a barrier layer. Each of the first and third layers has an area greater than an area of the second layer such that the second layer is completely enclosed between the first and third layers defining an edge perimeter surrounding the second layer that is completely sealed between the first and third layers. The patterned multilayered barrier film may be cut into individual barrier units between portions of the second layer such that portions of the second layer of each individual barrier unit are completely edge-sealed between the first and third layers.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 7, 2014Publication date: September 18, 2014Applicant: CHEIL INDUSTRIES INC.Inventors: Damien S. Boesch, Lorenza Moro
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Publication number: 20140255628Abstract: The thermal insulation system of the present invention is for non-vacuum applications and is specifically tailored to the ambient pressure environment with any level of humidity or moisture. The thermal insulation system includes a multilayered composite including i) at least one thermal insulation layer and at least one compressible barrier layer provided as alternating, successive layers, and ii) at least one reflective film provided on at least one surface of the thermal insulation layer and/or said compressible barrier layer. The different layers and materials and their combinations are designed to provide low effective thermal conductivity for the system by managing all modes of heat transfer. The thermal insulation system includes an optional outer casing surrounding the multilayered composite. The thermal insulation system is particularly suited for use in any sub-ambient temperature environment where moisture or its adverse effects are a concern.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 10, 2014Publication date: September 11, 2014Inventor: James E. Fesmire
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Patent number: 8828516Abstract: Included are food packaging materials and processes that are useful for commercial products to extend the freshness and preserve the integrity and shelf-life of packaged foods. Said food packaging materials utilize a low bioburden, biodegradable and/or compostable shock absorbing/cushioning nonwoven structure and some form or forms of an antimicrobial and/or antifungal agent consisting of silver or silver-based species that destroy microbes which would otherwise spoil the food. The shelf-life extension process involves silver-based antimicrobial agents that function to mitigate the spread of food spoilage pathogens when they come in contact with the said food packaging materials. Fluid absorbing or superabsorbent, capabilities may be incorporated in the structure to control excess fluids.Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 2012Date of Patent: September 9, 2014Assignee: Biovation II LLCInventors: Kerem Durdag, Brian Pendleton, Robert Hamlyn, Valerie Gunn, Marc Etchells
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Publication number: 20140248461Abstract: A process is described wherein pile yarn is woven with cotton weft and warp yarns to produce terry fabrics, such as towels. The fabric is then washed in warm water to dissolve the PVA fiber. The amount of fibers dissolved, depends upon the count of the yarn or yarns used. By dissolving the PVA fibers, a hollow air space is produced throughout the pile yarn, corresponding to an increase in the air space in the pile yarn. By increasing the in space in the pile yarn, the resulting towels are softer and bulkier than standard cotton towels. The present invention further relates to pile yarn in terry woven fabric (warp yarn), or weft yarn, in the case of flat fabrics.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 10, 2014Publication date: September 4, 2014Applicant: WELSPUN UK LTD.Inventor: Rajesh R. MANDAWEWALA
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Patent number: 8822008Abstract: A replaceable wear liner pad assembly can be used to provide an array of tiles for lining a trough structure, the trough structure being made of a magnetically attractive material. The replaceable wear liner assembly includes magnetic members encapsulated within a resilient polymeric material, the polymeric material being transparent to magnetic fields. The polymeric material may have the general consistency of truck tire rubber. One side of the tile has a sheet or portion of a set gauge thickness such that in use the magnetic members are maintained at a set standoff distance from the underlying trough structure. The resilient material is far more flexible than the magnetic elements, such that the assembly can flex somewhat. The pad assembly is free of mechanical fasteners. Individual elements of the tile array may be replaced when worn, rather than the entire array.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2010Date of Patent: September 2, 2014Assignee: ACR Group Inc.Inventor: Terry Keough
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Publication number: 20140242322Abstract: The disclosure relates to one-component, dual-cure adhesive compositions that include a combination of moisture curable functionalities and radiation curable functionalities where the adhesive could include (1) a moisture-curable prepolymer and a radiation-curable component; or (2) a moisture curable radiation curable prepolymer including moisture curable functionalities and radiation curable functionalities, and optionally an additional moisture-curable prepolymer and/or an additional radiation-curable component. The disclosed adhesives can be used on substrates with electronic components to make electronic assemblies.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 19, 2012Publication date: August 28, 2014Applicant: H.B. Fuller CompanyInventor: Albert M. Giorgini
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Publication number: 20140242323Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method of making an electronic assembly with a reactive hot-melt adhesive composition that include an atmospheric curing prepolymer and optionally a thermoplastic component with a softening point of at least about 120° C., and the electronic assembly made therewith.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 19, 2012Publication date: August 28, 2014Inventors: Albert M. Giorgini, Andrew Hilley
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Publication number: 20140234570Abstract: Provided is a three-dimensional flat cocoon product which is lightweight, has a favorable design and yields a highly uniform flat cocoon throughout the entire area thereof. The method of producing a flat cocoon product includes: expanding an expandable/contractible three-dimensional molding die; molding a flat cocoon by causing silkworms to crawl on an outer surface of the three-dimensional molding die and spin a cocoon; and contracting the three-dimensional molding die after the molding of the flat cocoon and extracting the contracted three-dimensional molding die from the flat cocoon.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 20, 2014Publication date: August 21, 2014Inventor: Akihiko IZUKURA
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Publication number: 20140225744Abstract: A container unit door and container monitoring system are disclosed. The container unit door comprises a first layer of a first polyester epoxy glass fiber composite material, a second layer of a second polyester epoxy glass fiber composite material and, a core sandwiched between the first and second layers, wherein the door is substantially transparent to radio frequency radiation. The monitoring system includes a communications system (200) embedded in the door.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 24, 2012Publication date: August 14, 2014Inventor: Ian Claris
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Publication number: 20140223649Abstract: Impact-resistant pads, methods of manufacturing impact-resistant pads, and protective apparatuses are disclosed. An impact-resistant pad includes a spacer fabric, a fluid permeated within the spacer fabric, and a containment layer encapsulating the spacer fabric and the fluid. The fluid has a viscosity dependent on a force applied to the pad. A method for manufacturing the impact-resistant pad is includes cutting a spacer fabric to a desired shape, providing a fluid having a viscosity dependent on a force applied to the pad, permeating the spacer fabric with the fluid, and encapsulating the spacer fabric and the fluid with a containment layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 12, 2012Publication date: August 14, 2014Applicant: University of DelawareInventors: Jeremy N. Fowler, Kathleen Zetune, Norman J. Wagner
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Patent number: 8802364Abstract: A new blood unit cooling system was designed to cool blood rapidly to about 22° C. and maintain it at about that temperature, even in ambient temperature extremes, for several hours. The system incorporating a preferred eutectic solution including 98% 1-dodecanol 1.5% myristyl alcohol and 0.5% 1-decanol (having a melting point of about 23° C.) contained in a sealed flexible polymer layer, was used to cool whole blood-filled bags. The preferred design uses inner and outer containers, each made of transparent polyethylene sheets, where the inner compartments are filled with the solution and sealed, and then placed into each compartment in an outer container, wherein two compartments in the outer container are separated by a flattened and sealed portion of the polyethylene.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2012Date of Patent: August 12, 2014Assignee: TCP Reliable, Inc.Inventors: Klaus H. Haarmann, Anthony Alleva, Thomas-Laurent Bringas
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Publication number: 20140220272Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a heat-emitting composition coated on the surface of a heat-resistant ceramic ware and emitting heat by absorbing microwaves, which includes a heat-emitting metal oxide material and a binding material, a transfer paper for a ceramic ware including same, a far-infrared-emitting ceramic ware including same, and a method for preparing same. The heat-emitting composition coated on the surface of the ceramic ware absorbs microwaves from a microwave oven and emits heat and far-infrared light, such that food can be cooked evenly in short time by the emitted far-infrared light without burning or drying on the food surface. Further, the far-infrared-emitting ceramic ware can be used as a far-infrared-emitting medical device for fomentation. Also, because of superior heat resistance, the far-infrared-emitting ceramic ware of the present disclosure can be directly heated. Accordingly, cooking can be performed using various means such as gas stove, oven, etc.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 14, 2013Publication date: August 7, 2014Applicant: ELIX CORP.Inventor: Oh Hoon Lee
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Patent number: 8790770Abstract: A towel is formed by hydro-entanglement of an isotropic web formed of predominantly rayon. The towel comprises a surface texture formed during hydroentangling. The towel is compacted into a cake or disk shape for distribution. The cake or disk shape can expand when exposed to moisture such that the towel recovers to substantially the original dimensions and texture.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2009Date of Patent: July 29, 2014Inventor: John C. Flannery
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Patent number: 8778475Abstract: A patch covers a hole created on a fabric when a wire of an underwire bra breaks through, poking the delicate skin around the breast of a woman. The patch includes an outer layer made of a laminate material, an inner layer made of a close knit material. The outer layer may completely encase the inner layer.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2011Date of Patent: July 15, 2014Inventors: Lesa Michelle Joyce, Fredericka Lee Goldstein
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Patent number: 8778469Abstract: When local heating by use of laser sealing or the like is applied, the bonding strength between glass substrates and a sealing layer is improved to provide an electronic device having increased reliability. An electronic device includes a first glass substrate, a second glass substrate, and a sealing layer to seal an electronic element portion disposed between these glass substrates. The sealing layer is a layer obtained by locally heating a sealing material by an electromagnetic wave, such as laser light or infrared light, to melt-bond the sealing material, the sealing material containing sealing glass, a low-expansion filler and an electromagnetic wave absorber. In the first and second glass substrates, each reacted layer is produced to have a maximum depth of at least 30 nm from an interface with the sealing layer.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2012Date of Patent: July 15, 2014Assignee: Asahi Glass Company, LimitedInventors: Sohei Kawanami, Yoshinori Ami, Yoko Mitsui
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Publication number: 20140168090Abstract: An apparatus and a method are provided. The apparatus comprises: a display panel; a film extending across the display panel and beyond a periphery of the display panel; and a curved support configured to support the film outside the periphery of the display panel.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2012Publication date: June 19, 2014Applicant: NOKIA CORPORATIONInventors: Antero Heikki Hemminki Aaltonen, Jorma Mikael Ikonen
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Patent number: 8753471Abstract: Disclosed is a vacuum heat insulating material. Also disclosed is a heat insulating box using the vacuum heat insulating material. The vacuum heat insulating material includes a core member and envelope members having gas-barrier properties and including heat-seal layers. The envelope members are opposed to each other in such a manner that the core member is disposed between the heat-seal layers. The envelope members are entirely heated to a temperature at which the heat-seal layers are melted, and the heat-seal layers are heat sealed to each other by applying uniform pressure to the entire envelope members from outside to inside the envelope members.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2010Date of Patent: June 17, 2014Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Muneto Yamada, Kazuo Hashimoto, Hiroaki Katsumura, Kiyoshi Kinoshita
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Publication number: 20140162015Abstract: The present disclosure relates to extrusion coating systems, extrusion coated substrates, and processes for making the same. In some aspects, extrusion coating systems as described herein may include an at least partially insulated outlet wall, which may facilitate production of coated substrates exhibiting a very desirable surface texture and appearance. Coated substrates of the present invention may be utilized in a variety of end applications, including, but not limited to, interior and exterior construction materials for homes, buildings, and furniture.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2012Publication date: June 12, 2014Applicant: Eastman Chemical CompanyInventors: Tony Wayne Helton, Steven Lee Stafford, Aaron Grills, Subramanian Easwaran Iyer
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Publication number: 20140162016Abstract: A method of producing a molded article includes forming an outer portion of a material that is soluble in a solvent, the outer portion having a predetermined shape; forming a covering portion of a first flexible material, the covering portion covering the outer portion, the first flexible material being insoluble in the solvent; dissolving the outer portion with the solvent, the outer portion being covered by the covering portion; and filling an area covered by the covering portion with a second flexible material, the area being obtained by dissolving the outer portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2013Publication date: June 12, 2014Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Takeshi Matsui, Nobuhiro Kihara, Junichi Kazusako
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Patent number: 8748916Abstract: A light emitting device includes a conductive substrate, a plurality of light emitting cells disposed on the conductive substrate, wherein each of the plurality of light emitting device cells includes a first semiconductor layer, a second semiconductor layer, and an active layer between the first semiconductor layer and the second semiconductor layer, a protective layer disposed to cover a side of the first semiconductor layer and a side of the active layer, and a first electrode for connecting the second semiconductor layers of more than one of the light emitting cells to each other, wherein the protective layer includes protruding portions extending to an inside of each of the light emitting cells from the side of the first semiconductor layer and the side of the active layer.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2012Date of Patent: June 10, 2014Assignee: LG Innotek Co., Ltd.Inventor: Hwan Hee Jeong
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Publication number: 20140154455Abstract: A component for a vehicle, includes at least one component part, which is made of a magnetically active foam material and/or a foam material which can be magnetically activated and/or a dielectric elastomer. The component is at least partially or completely laterally delimited so that the component elastically expandable in at least one degree of freedom. The component can be a switch element, a transducer, an active muffler, and/or an energy conversion element.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 24, 2012Publication date: June 5, 2014Inventors: Andreas Eppinger, Daniel Jendritza, Ming Huo, Wei Lange-Mao, Yanning Zhao
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Publication number: 20140154456Abstract: A carbon fiber composite material and a method for preparing the same are provided. The method includes providing a first carbon fiber layer and a second carbon fiber layer; binding a first surface of the first carbon fiber layer with the second carbon fiber layer to obtain a laminated article, wherein a resin containing carbon nanotubes is formed on the first surface or a second surface of the first carbon fiber layer and the carbon nanotubes have functional groups on the surface thereof; and shaping the laminated article.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 15, 2013Publication date: June 5, 2014Applicant: Industrial Technology Research InstituteInventors: Shir-Joe LIOU, Jih-Hsiang YEH, Chih-Cho SHIH
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Publication number: 20140145154Abstract: An organic light-emitting device including: a substrate; a display unit on the substrate; and an encapsulation layer covering the display unit, the encapsulation layer having an alternating stack structure of an organic layer and an inorganic layer, and the organic layer including a polymer polymerized from monomers of Formula 1 and Formula 2:Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2013Publication date: May 29, 2014Applicant: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Nam-Jin Kim, Chul-Hwan Park