06th week of 2022 patent applcation highlights part 15 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20220040714 | Valve - A valve for controlling a flow of process fluid, the valve including a housing; a shaft having a closing member, the shaft being received in the housing, and arranged to move axially relative to the housing; an outer seal arrangement for preventing process fluid from entering the housing, the outer seal arrangement including at least one dynamic radial outer seal enclosing the shaft; an inner seal arrangement, axially spaced from the outer seal arrangement along the shaft, the inner seal arrangement including at least one dynamic radial inner seal enclosing the shaft; and a buffer liquid chamber containing buffer liquid, the buffer liquid chamber being configured to provide buffer liquid to the shaft, and being arranged between, and sealingly closed by, the outer seal arrangement and the inner seal arrangement. | 2022-02-10 |
20220040715 | APPLICATOR COMPRISING AN INTEGRATED CONTROL CIRCUIT - The disclosure concerns an applicator, in particular a printhead, for applying a coating agent, in particular a paint, to a component, in particular to a motor vehicle body component or an attachment for a motor vehicle body component, having a plurality of nozzles for applying the coating agent in the form of a coating agent jet, and a plurality of coating agent valves for controlling the release of the coating agent through the individual nozzles, and having a plurality of electrically controllable actuators for controlling the coating agent valves. The disclosure provides that a control circuit for electrically controlling the actuators is integrated in the applicator. | 2022-02-10 |
20220040716 | ELECTROSTATIC ATOMIZER - An electrostatic atomizer can include a paint supply path configured to supply paint to a paint discharge section; and a high voltage supply path configured to supply a high voltage to a discharge electrode, wherein the discharge electrode comprises a semi-conductive material, and wherein the high voltage supply path includes a high resistance near the discharge electrode, and is electrically segregated from the paint supply path. | 2022-02-10 |
20220040717 | APPARATUS FOR NANOPARTICLE GENERATION - An apparatus for creating solid or liquid nanoparticles having a nozzle to create a first particle size from a bulk liquid flow that is in fluid communication with a gas flow amplifier comprising an inlet cone connected to and in fluid communication with the inlet of a cylindrical housing; a diffuser connected to and in fluid communication with the outlet of said housing; and said housing comprising at least two rings of ports disposed of along a circumference of the cylindrical housing; and a means to inject compressed gas into the housing through said ports. | 2022-02-10 |
20220040718 | FLUIDIC EJECTION DEVICE WITH OPTICAL BLOCKAGE DETECTOR - The present disclosure is directed to a fluidic ejection device configured to detect whether one or more nozzles of the fluidic ejection device is in a normal state, a blocked nozzle state, or an accumulated fluid state. The fluidic ejection device includes an optical blockage detector having a light emitting device configured to emit a light signal, and a light sensor configured to detect the light signal. The optical blockage detector detects the normal state, the blocked nozzle state, and the accumulated fluid state based on the detected light signal. | 2022-02-10 |
20220040719 | CLEANING DEVICE FOR AN APPLICATION DEVICE - The disclosure relates to a cleaning device for cleaning an application device which, in operation, applies at least one coating agent jet of a coating agent (e.g. paint) to a component (e.g. motor vehicle body component). The disclosure provides that a jet checking device is integrated into the cleaning device for checking the coating agent jet emitted by the application device, so that the cleaning device forms a structural unit with the jet checking device. | 2022-02-10 |
20220040720 | FOLDING WAND WITH FLUID CONDUIT PASSING THROUGH AXIS OF ROTATION - An applicator for dispensing a fluid includes a housing and a pump disposed within the housing. The applicator also includes a wand rotatably coupled to the housing. The applicator further includes a conduit that extends between the pump and the wand to deliver the fluid from the pump to the wand. The wand comprises a curved portion for receiving the conduit. The conduit, when disposed in the curved portion, intersects an axis about which the wand rotates. | 2022-02-10 |
20220040721 | PORTABLE PAINT BOOTH - A portable paint booth has a flexible polymeric floor, a flexible polymeric roof, flexible polymeric walls extending between the floor and the roof, at least one door disposed in a front wall of the booth, rigid poles coupled to the walls and supporting the roof, an air inlet disposed in a first wall and adapted to receive air input into the spray booth from a mechanical blower to pressurize the booth with a positive pressure, an exhaust port disposed in a second wall, and an exhaust tube coupled to the exhaust port and extending away from the booth. The booth may be transported in a normal utility vehicle and easily assembled, facilitating safe and effective painting when permanent structures are not available. | 2022-02-10 |
20220040722 | AIR-ASSISTED ELECTROSTATIC ULTRASONIC ATOMIZATION NOZZLE AND METHOD - An air-assisted electrostatic ultrasonic atomization nozzle includes an intake sleeve, a Laval tube, a resonant body and a jet element body. The left end of the intake sleeve is equipped with the air intake, and the right end of the air inlet sleeve is connected with the left end of the Laval tube. The right end of the Laval tube is connected with the left end of the resonant body. The right end of the resonant body is connected with the left end of the jet element body. The sealing surface of the resonant tube is arranged between the resonant body and the jet element body. The sealing surface of the resonant tube obstructs the gas-liquid in the axial direction of the resonant body and the jet element body. The resonant body has a resonant chamber, and the sidewall of the resonant body is equipped with a V-shaped resonant tube. | 2022-02-10 |
20220040723 | DECORATIVE WATER FOUNTAIN FOR POTTED PLANTS - In one aspect, this disclosure is related to a universal decorative water feature for use in potted plants. The decorative water feature, in the form of a fountain, is provided as a singular standalone device provided in an assembly. The water feature includes a bucket having sidewalls defining an interior space configured to hold water provide structure for the placement and attachment of additional components. Accordingly, the bucket upper side includes a lip for the placement of a screen cover, generally including a plurality of apertures to allow for the flow of water from an exterior of the screen cover to the interior of the bucket. The assembly including a submersible pump coupled to a power source, a valve handle that is accessible to a user at an exterior of the device, a water tube in communication with the valve handle, and at least one ornamental feature. | 2022-02-10 |
20220040724 | VACUUM IMPREGNATION DEVICE - The present disclosure provides a vacuum impregnation device for vacuum impregnating a workpiece. The vacuum impregnation device may include a vacuum impregnation tank for storing glue, the vacuum impregnation tank including a side wall; a sliding block coupled to the side wall of the vacuum impregnation tank, the sliding block being adapted for supporting the workpiece above the glue; and an electromagnetic controller, the electromagnetic controller being disposed outside the vacuum impregnation tank and being operative to move the sliding block towards the side wall of the vacuum impregnation tank such that the workpiece is released and drops into the glue. This type of device has the advantages of simple structure, low cost and convenient operation. | 2022-02-10 |
20220040725 | DOSING SYSTEM WITH DOSING MATERIAL COOLING DEVICE - The invention relates to a dosing system ( | 2022-02-10 |
20220040726 | NOZZLE HAVING QUADRILATERAL OUTLET FOR VISCOUS MATERIAL DISTRIBUTION - A dispensing nozzle for viscous material having a modified outlet is disclosed herein. The dispensing nozzle includes a first terminal portion, a second terminal portion, and a medial portion defined therebetween. The first terminal portion includes an attachment region configured to secure the dispensing nozzle to a dispensing gun. The second terminal portion includes a dispensing tip defining the outlet for the viscous material. The outlet has a quadrilateral profile in one embodiment. In another embodiment, the outlet has a square profile. | 2022-02-10 |
20220040727 | Caulk Gun Attachment For Wiping Excess Caulk - A caulk wiping attachment for a caulk gun includes a tube having at least one open end for providing a circular wiping edge. The tube can be attached directly to a barrel of the caulk gun or to a disposable caulk cartridge installed into the barrel of the caulk gun. The tube can be cylindrical with an annular cross section. The tube can be attached to the caulk cartridge using a sleeve slipped over the caulk cartridge, the tube being attached to an outside of the sleeve. A disposable liner or cup can be held within the tube. | 2022-02-10 |
20220040728 | METHOD FOR AIDING THE MASKING OF WORKPIECE SURFACES TO BE PAINTED OR TREATED - The invention provides a method of assisting masking a part ( | 2022-02-10 |
20220040729 | POLYMER ENCASED SMOKELESS TOBACCO PRODUCTS - Methods for encasing bodies including smokeless tobacco or a tobacco substitute with a polymeric casing can include coating a compressed body with microfibers, applying tubular casings to compressed bodies, printing netting and webs on compressed bodies, injection molding around compressed bodies, applying a webbing to compressed bodies, placing compressed bodies into a skin forming bath, and including thermoplastic polymers in a compressed body. | 2022-02-10 |
20220040730 | SELF-HEALING LAMINATE COMPOSITION, RELATED ARTICLES AND RELATED METHODS - The disclosure relates to a self-healing laminate composition. The composition includes a first, self-healing layer with a self-healing polymer and a second, mechanical layer adjacent to the first layer. The second layer includes any desired polymer, for example a crosslinked polymer, a thermoplastic polymer, or a functional thermoset polymer. Self-healing polymers with dynamic covalent bonds are suitable, for example those with dynamic urea bonds and/or dynamic urethane bonds. A self-healing polymer that is damaged can undergo autonomous repair when separated surfaces re-contact each other due to the soft nature of the self-healing polymer, whereupon reversible bonds can reform to rejoin and repair the damaged self-healing polymer. When the self-healing laminate according to the disclosure is damaged, the self-healing mechanism of the first layer can cause the repair of both layers. The self-healing laminate composition can be used as a coating on any of a variety of substrates to provide self-healing properties to a surface | 2022-02-10 |
20220040731 | DRIVER CIRCUITRY FOR PIEZOELECTRIC TRANSDUCERS - The present disclosure relates to circuitry for driving a piezoelectric transducer based on an input signal. The circuitry comprises: primary driver circuitry configured to receive the input signal and to output a primary driving signal to the piezoelectric transducer based on the input signal; and secondary driver circuitry configured to receive an error signal indicative of an error between the input signal and the primary driving signal and to output a secondary driving signal to the piezoelectric transducer based on the error signal, wherein the primary driver circuitry and the secondary driver circuitry both comprise switching converter circuitry. | 2022-02-10 |
20220040732 | TRANSFORMERLESS ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCER ACTIVATION WITH ONLY ONE EXTERNAL ENERGY STORE - Disclosed is a driver stage for activating a first ultrasonic transducer and a method for the operation thereof. The driver stage comprises a first charge pump or power source and a first capacitor. The driver stage also comprises first means for charging the first capacitor with electrical energy from the charge pump and second means for connecting the first capacitor and ultrasonic transducer to different polarities. The first means do not charge the first capacitor with energy from the charge pump or power source when the first capacitor is connected to the ultrasonic transducer by the second means. | 2022-02-10 |
20220040733 | NON-PLANAR AND NON-SYMMETRICAL PIEZOELECTRIC CRYSTALS AND REFLECTORS - An acoustophoretic device is disclosed. The acoustophoretic device includes an acoustic chamber, an ultrasonic transducer, and a reflector. The ultrasonic transducer includes a piezoelectric material driven by a voltage signal to create a multi-dimensional acoustic standing wave in the acoustic chamber emanating from a non-planar face of the piezoelectric material. A method for separating a second fluid or a particulate from a host fluid is also disclosed. The method includes flowing the mixture through an acoustophoretic device. A voltage signal is sent to drive the ultrasonic transducer to create the multi-dimensional acoustic standing wave in the acoustic chamber such that the second fluid or particulate is continuously trapped in the standing wave, and then agglomerates, aggregates, clumps, or coalesces together, and subsequently rises or settles out of the host fluid due to buoyancy or gravity forces, and exits the acoustic chamber. | 2022-02-10 |
20220040734 | DIELECTRIC ELASTOMER VIBRATION SYSTEM AND POWER SUPPLY DEVICE - A dielectric elastomer vibration system includes a dielectric elastomer vibrator with a dielectric elastomer layer and a pair of electrode layers, and a power supply device producing a potential difference across the electrode layers. The vibrator exhibits various modes or regions of relationship between potential difference and deformation induced by the potential difference: a high-response region in which a relatively large deformation is induced; a low-response region of lower-potential difference in which a relatively small deformation is induced; and a low-response region of higher-potential difference in which a relatively small deformation is induced or in which a break point of the dielectric elastomer layer is included. The power supply device produces the potential difference by applying across the electrode layers a vibration signal voltage, which is generated by combining an AC voltage with a bias DC voltage corresponding to a potential difference falling in the high-response region. | 2022-02-10 |
20220040735 | DUAL LAYER ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCER FABRICATION PROCESS - An array of piezoelectric micromachined ultrasonic transducers (PMUTs) includes a first piezoelectric layer and a second piezoelectric layer, a dielectric layer positioned between the first piezoelectric layer and the second piezoelectric layer, and a plurality of conductive layers positioned on opposing surfaces of the first piezoelectric layer and opposing surfaces of the second piezoelectric layer. A plurality of isolation trenches extend through the dielectric layer and at least a portion of conductive layers of the plurality of conductive layers, where the plurality of isolation trenches are positioned between neighboring PMUTs of the array of PMUTs such that the neighboring PMUTs are electrically isolated, and wherein the plurality of isolation trenches relieve stress in the dielectric layer. | 2022-02-10 |
20220040736 | PIEZOELECTRIC DEVICE AND ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCER - A piezoelectric device includes a substrate, a piezoelectric element, and a lid. The piezoelectric element includes a base portion and a membrane portion. The base portion is on a first main surface and has an annular outer shape when viewed from a normal direction of the first main surface. The membrane portion is at an inner side portion of the base portion when viewed from the normal direction. The lid is on the first main surface, covers the piezoelectric element, and is spaced apart from the piezoelectric element on the first main surface side. In the substrate, a first through hole extending from the first main surface to a second main surface is facing the membrane portion. The membrane portion includes a through slit. | 2022-02-10 |
20220040737 | PIEZOELECTRIC DEVICE AND ACOUSTIC TRANSDUCER - A piezoelectric device includes a substrate including a first main surface and a second main surface. A piezoelectric element is on the first main surface. A cover on the first main surface. The cover covers the piezoelectric element and is spaced apart from piezoelectric element on the first main surface side. The piezoelectric element includes a base portion and a membrane portion. The base portion is on the first main surface and has an annular external shape when viewed from the first main surface side. The membrane portion is inside the annular base portion when viewed from the first main surface side. The cover includes a first through hole. The substrate includes a second through hole facing the membrane portion and extends between the first main surface and the second main surface. | 2022-02-10 |
20220040738 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROVIDING METHOD THEREOF - Provided is an information providing method of an electronic apparatus. The information providing method includes identifying an operation target set including a plurality of operation cells, identifying at least one operation cell for which item sorting is completed among the plurality of operation cells included in the operation target set, and displaying information on or regarding an operation cell selected based on priority order information from among the identified at least one operation cell. | 2022-02-10 |
20220040739 | Adhesive Strip for Grout Cleaning - The present invention provides a grout space cleaning apparatus composed of an adhesive strip with a thin convex absorbent pad on the front side that is coated in cleansing agent particulates. The strip is adhesive on the side containing the convex absorbent pad. This strip can be taped on top of grout spaces and sprayed with water or any other suitable liquid on top. The liquid will seep through the holes in the adhesive backing strip, dissolve the cleansing agent particulates and effectively clean the grout space. | 2022-02-10 |
20220040740 | DENUDER - A method of denuding bone stock with a denuder, such as a bone stock denuder container, is disclosed. The bone stock is deposited into a wash chamber formed with a curved chamber wall. The bone stock is impacted with a stream of fluid under pressure to separate non-bone tissue from bone. Fluid and non-bone tissue are drained from the wash chamber. | 2022-02-10 |
20220040741 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SURFACE CLEANING AND COATING - Systems and methods are provided in which residual materials are removed from an interior surface of a drum or similar vessel at the end of a duty cycle. This is followed by application of a non-siliceous aqueous solution to the cleaned surface, which provides a durable low-friction coating to the interior wall of the rotating drum mixer throughout the following duty cycle or use. | 2022-02-10 |
20220040742 | Method for preparing high-performance difficult-to-deform metal precision seamless pipe - A method for preparing a high-performance difficult-to-deform metal precision seamless pipe includes steps of performing a heat treatment; drilling; externally grinding; internally grinding; straightening; performing four-roller warm-rolling; performing warm-drawing to reduce a diameter; performing warm-expansion to reduce a wall thickness and increase the diameter; performing precise cold-rolling; degreasing; brightening; performing surface grinding; cleaning dust; detecting flaws; testing metal structure performance; and sizing and packaging. By cycling the warm-drawing, the warm-expansion, and the precision cold-rolling, key indicators such as product dimensional accuracy, surface quality, material properties, and crystal grain size can be collaboratively controlled, to achieve higher accuracy, better performance, and more outstanding extreme specifications. Product requirements of different hard-to-deform metal materials and different product specifications can be satisfied, to flexibly prepare metal pipe products with different material characteristics, which greatly improves production efficiency and effectively reduces production costs. | 2022-02-10 |
20220040743 | METHOD OF FORMING AN ELONGATE ELECTRICAL CONNECTION FEATURE TRAVERSING A MICROSCOPIC STEP - A method of forming an elongate electrical connection feature that traverses at least one step on or in a substrate is disclosed. A metallic nanoparticle composition is extruded from a capillary tube while the capillary tube is displaced relative to the substrate. The method includes: (1) continuously extruding the composition from the capillary tube while displacing the capillary tube by a height increment during a displacement period; (2) continuously extruding the composition from the capillary tube while the capillary tube is stationary during a stationary period; and (3) repeatedly executing (1) and (2) until the capillary tube is displaced from a position at a step bottom portion to another position at a height not lower than a step top portion. | 2022-02-10 |
20220040744 | FORMING PROCESS USING AN OUTER SACRIFICIAL LAYER - One aspect relates to a process for preparing a shaped metal product, wherein a monolithic metal precursor surrounded by a sacrificial outer element is formed to smaller dimensions, and the sacrificial material is subsequently removed. One aspect further provides a composite for preparing a shaped metal product, and a shaped metal product. Such shaped metal products can be used to manufacture an active implantable medical device or sensor. | 2022-02-10 |
20220040745 | Method for preparing multilayer metal composite pipe - A method for preparing a multilayer metal composite pipe includes steps of: internally and externally grinding blank pipes; cleaning oil stains; assembling a multilayer metal pipe; drawing to reduce a diameter; performing high-speed friction welding at the pipe ends; performing heat treatment; performing four-roller cross-rolling; straightening; performing two-roller cold-rolling; performing cold-drawing to reduce the diameter; performing cold-expansion to reduce the diameter; performing precise cold-rolling; degreasing; brightening; performing surface grinding; cleaning dust; detecting multilayer metal interface bonding; detecting flaws; testing metal structure performance; and sizing and packaging. By cycling the cold-drawing, the cold-expansion, and the precision cold-rolling, key indicators such as product dimensional accuracy, surface quality, material properties, and crystal grain size can be collaboratively controlled, so as to achieve higher accuracy, better performance, and more outstanding extreme specifications. The present invention solves the problem of inconsistent extension due to differences in metal properties. | 2022-02-10 |
20220040746 | COIL FORMING LAYING HEAD SYSTEM - A laying head assembly for the formation of coils is disclosed and can include a laying head configured to rotate about an axis, a pathway defining an enclosed conduit configured to contain an elongated material, the pathway extending in a helical path around the laying head, and at least one support structure coupling the pathway to the laying head, wherein at least one of the one or more couplings have an asymmetrical cross-sectional shape. | 2022-02-10 |
20220040747 | FLAT TOP METAL GAINER - A method of forming a metal part that includes placing a metal blank in a stamping apparatus having a first die including a plurality of metal gainers and a second die including a plurality of recesses that correspond to the plurality of metal gainers, and compressing the metal blank such that the metal gainers and the corresponding recesses provide the metal blank with regions of localized stretching. Each of the metal gainers and recesses includes a flat surface such that during the compressing of the metal blank to provide the metal blank with the regions of localized stretching, a strain exerted on the metal blank by the metal gainers and recesses is less than a strain exerted on the metal blank by metal gainers and recesses that do not include the flat surface. | 2022-02-10 |
20220040748 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING PRESSED COMPONENT, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING BLANK MATERIAL - Provided is a technology capable of suppressing an edge crack occurring due to stretch flange deformation without being constrained by a target pressed component shape. The technology includes two-stage cutting processing of, when it is estimated that there is concern about risk of occurrence of an edge crack due to stretch flange deformation on an edge of a material ( | 2022-02-10 |
20220040749 | COMPRESSIVE FORMING PROCESSES FOR ENHANCING COLLAPSE RESISTANCE IN METALLIC TUBULAR PRODUCTS - Metallic tubular products having improved collapse resistance are disclosed. The metallic tubular products are produced by compressive forming processes. The method comprises identifying the types of stress that can be applied in order to change the residual stress profile of metallic tubular products, such as those that have completed a straightening process, and results in a residual stress profile that improves collapse resistance. The metallic tubular products are subjected to radial compression processing to control the residual stress profile and to enhance collapse resistance. The radial compression process may be used after the tubular product has been subjected to a straightening process. | 2022-02-10 |
20220040750 | DIE ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF USE FOR MANUFACTURING BACKING PLATES OF FRICTION ASSEMBLIES - A die assembly for use in manufacturing backing plates for friction assemblies includes a die assembly plate having a number of holes or recesses into which individual cutting tools can be inserted. The die assembly can be used in a press to create a pattern of retention features on the backing plate for providing a mechanical interface for retaining a friction material. The holes or recesses that individual cutting tools are located in on the die assembly plate can be changed to create different patterns for different backing plates and/or different friction material. | 2022-02-10 |
20220040751 | PRODUCTION OF A COIL, PERMANENT MOLD FOR A COIL, AND COIL - The invention relates to a method for producing a helix ( | 2022-02-10 |
20220040752 | PULL-TYPE BLIND FASTENER WITH PRELOAD PERFORMANCE - A blind pull type fastener includes a pin, a sleeve, a collar, and a bulb-forming portion. The pin includes a head. The pin is pulled so that the head applies force to the bulb-forming portion. The bulb-forming portion is deformed to form a bulb. The collar is deformed into a void of the sleeve. The pin includes locking rings. The collar is deformed to lock with the locking rings. | 2022-02-10 |
20220040753 | COOLING WATER CHANNEL FOR CASTING MOLD - The application provides a cooling water channel for a casting mold. The cooling water channel adopts a sealing structure in which a water channel insert, a sealing cover plate and a metal corrugated sealing ring are matched with each other, wherein a bottom surface of the metal corrugated sealing ring is corrugated or two side walls of the metal corrugated sealing ring are corrugated, and the sealing cover plate is pressed to enable the metal corrugated sealing ring to generate elastic deformation, so that corrugations on the two side walls of the metal corrugated sealing ring and a side wall of the water channel form multi-point contact or the bottom surface of the metal corrugated sealing ring expands to make the side walls of the metal corrugated sealing ring in tight contact with the water channel to achieve a water channel sealing effect. | 2022-02-10 |
20220040754 | ADDITIVELY MANUFACTURED CASTING CORE-SHELL MOLD AND CERAMIC SHELL WITH VARIABLE THERMAL PROPERTIES - The present disclosure relates to a method of forming a cast component and a method of forming a casting mold. The method is performed by connecting at least one wax gate component to a ceramic core-shell mold. The ceramic core-shell mold includes at least a filter, first core portion, a first shell portion, and at least one first cavity between the core portion and the first shell portion. The core-shell mold may manufactured using an additive manufacturing process and may include an integrated ceramic filter. At least a portion of the ceramic core-shell mold and the wax gate component is coated with a second ceramic material. The wax gate component is then removed to form a second cavity in fluid communication with the first cavity. | 2022-02-10 |
20220040755 | Flow Speed Control In Continuous Casting - An arrangement for controlling flow speed in a mold for continuous casting of metal includes: at least two first front cores with associated first magnetic coils arranged on one side of the mold; at least two second front cores with associated second magnetic coils arranged on an opposite side of the mold in substantial alignment with the first front cores; an external magnetic loop connecting the second front cores to the first front cores, to allow a one-directional magnetic flux to pass through the mold from the first front cores to the second front cores or vice versa; and a control interface enabling independent control of two subsets of the first magnetic coils. | 2022-02-10 |
20220040756 | SIDE MOLD AND LOW-PRESSURE HUB CASTING MOLD - The application belongs to the technical field of a casting mold and provides a side mold and a low-pressure hub casting mold. Channels of a cooling loop are processed in a back cavity of a side mold frame, a distance between the channels along a solidification direction of a casting gradually increases, and a cooling medium flows along the cooling loop, the ability of taking away heat changes from strong to weak, and a larger temperature gradient of the side mold may be formed by superposition with a temperature gradient formed by the thickness of the side mold. | 2022-02-10 |
20220040757 | ROBOTIZED SYSTEM FOR CHANGING A SLIDING GATE VALVE PLATE - A robotized system for fixing a sliding gate valve plate to a sliding gate valve or removing a sliding gate valve plate from a sliding gate valve comprises a sliding gate valve plate, a metallurgic vessel provided with a sliding gate valve comprising a plate support frame comprising a receiving cradle suitable for receiving and locking the sliding gate valve plate, and a robot comprising a handling interface provided with gripping clamps for gripping the sliding gate valve plate. The sliding gate valve plate comprises gripping holds mating the gripping clamps of the robot, such that the robot can securely hold and handle the sliding gate valve plate. | 2022-02-10 |
20220040758 | ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE PASTE, LAMINATED BODY, AND METHOD FOR BONDING Cu SUBSTRATE OR Cu ELECTRODE TO ELECTRICAL CONDUCTOR - An object of the present invention is to provide an electrically conductive paste having excellent bonding strength when bonded to an electronic substrate and the like, a laminated body, and a method for bonding a Cu substrate or Cu electrode to an electrical conductor. | 2022-02-10 |
20220040759 | PARTICLES FOR JOINING MATERIAL AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF, JOINING PASTE AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF, AND PRODUCTION METHOD OF JOINED BODY - Particles for joining material are such that an organic protective film is formed on the surface of copper nanoparticles, and have a BET specific surface area in a range of 3.5 m | 2022-02-10 |
20220040760 | SINTERING APPARATUS FOR FIELD-ASSISTED SINTERING - Sintering apparatus, having an electrically conductive die with a receiving space provided for receiving a sintering material to be sintered, a first adjusting device and a mold punch adjustably moved by the first adjusting device into a pressing position, in which, for the purpose of the mechanical pressurization of the sintering material with a first compressive force, the at mold punch is dipped axially into the receiving space. A resistance heating device is configured to heat the die by applying an electric current to the die. Assigned to the resistance heating device are a second adjusting device and a contact punch be adjustably moved by the second adjusting device into a contact position, in which, for applying an electric current to the die, the contact punch is pressed against an outer surface of the die with a second compressive force. | 2022-02-10 |
20220040761 | LITHIUM-CARBON COMPOSITE MATERIAL AND PREPARATION THEREOF - A lithium-carbon composite material and a preparation method thereof. The method includes preparation of a micron lithium powder dispersion, adjustment of the solid content of the micron lithium powder dispersion, preparation of a lithium-carbon mixture, and preparation of the lithium-carbon composite material. | 2022-02-10 |
20220040762 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING TITANIUM METAL POWDER OR TITANIUM ALLOY POWDER - Provided is a method for producing highly pure titanium metal powder or titanium alloy powder which may be used in various fields. The method includes steps of: a) partially reducing each of at least one metal oxide and a titanium oxide; b) preparing a first mixture by mixing the partially reduced metal oxide and titanium oxide together; c) preparing a second mixture by mixing the first mixture with calcium hydride; and d) producing titanium metal or a titanium alloy by completely reducing the second mixture. | 2022-02-10 |
20220040763 | METHOD OF BUILDING OBJECTS WITHIN A GREEN COMPACT OF POWDER MATERIAL BY ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING - A method to define construction of a green compact with at least one object embedded therein is disclosed. The method includes receiving three-dimensional data defining the at least one object and identifying a planar surface in the at least one object based on the three-dimensional data. Orientation of the at least one object is defined so that the planar surface extends at least partially over a Z height of the green compact. A mask pattern is defined per layer to form the at least one object in the defined orientation by an additive manufacturing process with powder material. | 2022-02-10 |
20220040764 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING - In an example three-dimensional printing method, individual layers of a metal-based build material are patterned, based on a 3D object model, with a binding agent to form an intermediate structure. A case-hardened portion of a 3D object is also patterned (based on the object model) by selectively depositing a hardening agent to deliver a predetermined concentration of a hardening element to at least one of the individual layers, wherein the individual layers are maintained below a vaporization temperature of the hardening agent during the selectively depositing. The intermediate structure is heated at a first rate to a temperature that aids in diffusion of the hardening element, and is held at the temperature for a predetermined time. The intermediate structure is cooled at a second rate. The intermediate structure, with the patterned case-hardened portion, is then sintered at a sintering temperature of the metal-based build material. | 2022-02-10 |
20220040765 | DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING - The present disclosure provides a printer system based on high power, high brightness visible laser source for improved resolution and printing speeds. Visible laser devices based on high power visible laser diodes can be scaled using the stimulated Raman scattering process to create a high power, high brightness visible laser source. | 2022-02-10 |
20220040766 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING - A method for forming at least one three-dimensional article through successive fusion of parts of a powder bed on a support structure, the method comprising the steps of: providing at least one model of the three-dimensional article, lowering the support structure a predetermined distance and rotating the support structure a predetermined angle in a first direction before applying a first powder layer covering the lowered and rotated support structure, rotating the support structure the predetermined angle in a second direction opposite to the first direction before directing the at least one first energy beam from the at least one first energy beam source at selected locations of the first powder layer, the at least one first energy beam source causing the first powder layer on the stationary support structure which is stationary to fuse in the selected locations according to the model to form first portions of the three-dimensional article. | 2022-02-10 |
20220040767 | CUTTING TOOL - A cutting tool comprises a substrate and a coating that coats the substrate, the coating including an α-alumina layer provided on the substrate, the α-alumina layer including crystal grains of α-alumina, the α-alumina layer including a lower portion and an upper portion, the upper portion being occupied in area at a ratio of 50% or more by crystal grains of α-alumina having a (006) plane with a normal thereto having a direction within ±15° with respect to a direction of the normal to the second interface, the lower portion being occupied in area at a ratio of 50% or more by crystal grains of α-alumina having a (006) plane with a normal thereto having a direction within ±15° with respect to the direction of the normal to the second interface, the α-alumina layer having a thickness of 3 μm or more and 20 μm or less. | 2022-02-10 |
20220040768 | COATED CUTTING TOOL - Provided is a coated cutting tool having improved wear resistance and fracture resistance and a long tool life. The coated cutting tool includes a substrate, and a coating layer formed on a surface of the substrate. The coating layer has a laminated structure in which a first layer and a second layer are alternately laminated for one or more layers. The first layer is a compound layer having a composition represented by Ti(C | 2022-02-10 |
20220040769 | COATED CUTTING TOOL - A coated cutting tool has a hard coating on a surface of a base material. The hard coating is a nitride of Al, Cr, and Si in which Al is 50 atom % or more, Cr is 30 atom % or more, and Si is 1 atom % or more and 5 atom % or less. The hard coating contains 0.02 atom % or less of Ar, and the atomic ratio A and the atomic ratio B of nitrogen satisfy the relationship of 1.02≤B/A≤1.10, and a diffraction peak originating from the (111) plane of a face-centered cubic lattice structure shows the maximum intensity. In the cross-sectional observation of the hard coating, the number of droplets having an equivalent circle diameter of 3 μm or more is less than 1 per 100 μm | 2022-02-10 |
20220040770 | DRILLING TOOL AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A BOREHOLE - A drilling tool for producing a bore with a cylindrical inner wall can be rotatable in a rotary movement with a predetermined rotational direction (VD) about a tool axis (A) extending through the drilling tool, and at the same time is movable in an axial forward movement (VB) in a forward direction axially to the tool axis. The drilling tool comprises at least one drilling area ( | 2022-02-10 |
20220040771 | CUTTING DEVICE - A can cutting device having a main body and a can support assembly coupled to the main body. The can support assembly having a shaft that extends along a longitudinal shaft axis, an eccentrically mounted mandrel that extends along a longitudinal mandrel axis parallel to the longitudinal shaft axis, and a cutter coupled to the main body having a cutting surface. The can is positionable in a mounted position such that the can is rotatable about a can axis of rotation, the cutting surface is positionable to contact the portion of the can body supported by the mandrel at the cutting location, and when the cutting surface is in contact with the portion of the can body supported by the mandrel at the cutting location and the can is rotated about the can axis of rotation, the cutting surface cuts the portion of the can body at the cutting location. | 2022-02-10 |
20220040772 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EFFICIENT MATERIAL MEASUREMENT AND CONVERSION - Exemplary embodiments of a “Smart Cut” system and method for efficiently and accurately converting material length using a powered saw, such as a miter saw, are disclosed. Certain embodiments are configured such that a user of a miter saw may position a board or other material beneath the miter saw blade, and cut the material to a desired length, without any need to mark a measurement on the material prior to cutting it. It is an advantage of certain embodiments that a typical retractable tape measurement device, a portable tool that is ubiquitous in the construction industry, may be leveraged to indicate proper positioning of the material prior to cutting. | 2022-02-10 |
20220040773 | HOLE SAW FOR USE WITH AN OSCILLATING MULTI-TOOL - The objects of the present invention are achieved in a hole saw for cooperation with an associated oscillating tool having an output shaft that sequentially moves clockwise and counterclockwise and the output shaft includes a 1st drive interface coupling to the driveshaft which includes a cylindrical body having an axis and 1st and 2nd axial extremities; a 2nd drive interface fixed to a 1st axial extremity of the cylindrical body. The 2nd drive interface is dimensioned and configured for coupling clockwise and counterclockwise rotational movement of the 1st drive interface to the 2nd drive interface whereby the cylindrical body sequentially rotates clockwise and counterclockwise. Each of a plurality of teeth extend from the 2nd axial extremity of the body. Each of the teeth have 1st and 2nd opposed sharpened edges. | 2022-02-10 |
20220040774 | TAP TOOL HOLDER - A tap tool holder for a tap tool is disclosed. The tap tool has a cylindrical body and a tap extended from the cylindrical body. The tap tool holder includes a bracket sleeve for inserting the tap and a positioning collar. An annular inner step is formed in one end of the bracket sleeve. The positioning collar is carried on the annular inner step. The positioning collar has an outer ring wall, and the outer ring wall is attached to the annular inner step. The positioning collar has an inner ring wall, and a shape of the inner ring wall corresponds to an outer side wall of the cylindrical body so as to sleeve the cylindrical body. With the positioning collar that can be replaced corresponding to tap tools, tap tools of various sizes can be positioned in the bracket sleeve to facilitate tapping. | 2022-02-10 |
20220040775 | METHOD FOR HIGH-SPEED WIRE CUTTING - High-speed wire electrochemical-discharge cutting method (HS-WECDM), in which a work piece is processed by means of a wire electrode, in which consecutive negative polarity pulses are applied at said wire electrode, thereby at least partially developing discrete electrical discharges, wherein the method further includes, applying positive polarity pulses at the wire electrode between the negative pulses, and that an ignition occurring with each positive polarity pulse is immediately detected, and that the positive polarity pulses are immediately interrupted. | 2022-02-10 |
20220040776 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AN EJECTOR, AND RELATED SYSTEM - A method for controlling an ejector is disclosed, wherein the ejector comprises an actuator arrangement configured to eject a droplet of viscous medium onto a substrate, and wherein the droplet forms part of a sequence of a plurality of droplets. The method comprises obtaining a control parameter for controlling the operation of the actuator arrangement, and operating the actuator arrangement, using the control parameter, in order to eject the droplet. The obtained control parameter is based on at least one of: a time period between the droplet and a previous droplet in the sequence, a difference in target size of the droplet and a size of the previous droplet in the sequence, and the droplets position in the sequence. | 2022-02-10 |
20220040777 | WELDING SYSTEM WITH BREATH-BASED CONTROL - A new welding system is provided that makes use of breath of the operator to control one or more operating parameters of the power source or welding machine (or “welder”). The welding system may be configured for arc welding, and the welding machine or welder may include a constant voltage power source with varying current (or vice versa). In such an embodiment, the welding system includes a breath-based controller with a mouthpiece through which the operator can breathe or blow in air. The breath-based controller processes the user's breath to determine user input, and this operator input is communicated to the welder or welding machine (via wired or wireless communication links) to control arc intensity (i.e., current for a constant voltage welding machine) or arc length (i.e., voltage for a constant current welding machine). An operator uses the breath-based controller to remotely control the welding machine with high precision. | 2022-02-10 |
20220040778 | WELDING DEVICES - There is described a modular welding device having a welding torch assembly defining a welding axis and having a welding torch rotatable about the welding axis. The welding device further includes a drive assembly releasably attachable to the welding torch assembly and operable to linearly translate the welding torch assembly along an axis of translation. When the drive assembly is attached to the welding torch assembly in a first orientation relative to the welding torch assembly, the drive assembly is detachable from the welding torch assembly and re-attachable to the welding torch assembly so as to be disposed in a second orientation relative to the welding torch assembly. | 2022-02-10 |
20220040779 | ENGINE-DRIVEN POWER SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATIC ENGINE STARTING - An example engine-driven welding-type power supply includes: an engine; a generator configured to convert mechanical power from the engine to electrical power; power conversion circuitry to convert the electrical power to welding power and to output the welding power via output terminals; and control circuitry configured to, while the engine is stopped, automatically start the engine in response to detecting a welding circuit scratch via the output terminals. | 2022-02-10 |
20220040780 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR IMPROVED SHEET METAL CUTTING - A plasma cutting system for measuring or monitoring the voltage between a plasma torch and the material being cut to determine a voltage or voltage signature and comparing that measurement against predetermined values to indicate that an initial pierce of the material is complete, and based on the measurement, moving the torch or the material to a different location for additional cutting. The system further provides a Fix Drawing Tool, which will automatically detect and fix gaps or overlaps in a drawing that are very difficult to find visually. These gaps and overlaps become a problem when trying to make a proper toolpath because a CAM program requires a clean, closed shape. The system also provides a Dynamic Corner Looping system, which automatically adjusts with the feed-rate and accelerations of the toolpath and plasma machine, eliminates unwanted dross, sharpens corners and minimizes material loss. A pendant tethering system is also disclosed for managing control of a CNC machine remotely. Additional disclosed functionality includes a data collection system, a manual hand wheel with 3D simulation and a multiple fabrication head management system. | 2022-02-10 |
20220040781 | MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR JOINED BODY, WELDING METAL BODY, AND JOINING ELEMENT - A manufacturing method for joined bodies that allows galvanic corrosion to be reduced is provided. The method is for manufacturing a joined body obtained by joining together a mating member made of ferrous metal and a non-ferrous metal material. The method includes: a press fit step of press-fitting a joining element made of ferrous metal into a predetermined surface of the non-ferrous metal material; and a welding step of forming a melted portion between an exposed portion of the joining element press-fitted into the non-ferrous metal material and the mating member. After the press fit step, a part of the joining element is exposed from the predetermined surface and the remaining part of the joining element is not exposed and is buried in the non-ferrous metal material. The remaining part of the joining element includes a lodging portion having a surface facing to the predetermined surface. | 2022-02-10 |
20220040782 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CLADDING - A method of attaching a cladding element to a base element. A first inner side of the cladding element is positioned spaced apart from a second inner side of the base element to define a slot therebetween, and one or more heating elements are located in the slot. A non-oxidizing atmosphere is provided in the slot, and the heating element is energized, to heat at least portions of the cladding element and the base element to a hot working temperature. While at the hot working temperature, the first and second inner sides are engaged with each other, and one or both are moved relative to the other, for plastic deformation of the first and second inner sides, to subject the portions of the cladding element and the base element to shear stresses. The portions are allowed to cool, for recrystallization thereof. | 2022-02-10 |
20220040783 | CANISTER AND METHOD OF PRODUCTION - A method of forming a canister by means of a mechanical bonding of respective layers of a first metal material (tantalum) and a second metal material (niobium) to form a sheet stock, thereby forming the sheet stock into a canister form, wherein the first metal material comprises tantalum and the second metal material comprises at least one of niobium, molybdenum, or steel. The completed canister comprises a first metal material comprising tantalum, and a second metal material mechanically bonded to the first metal material by subjecting the first and second metal materials to at least 1,000,000 psi, to thereby form a canister having an inner diameter of 13-19 millimeters (mm), the second metal material comprising at least one of niobium, molybdenum, or steel. | 2022-02-10 |
20220040784 | HIGH-EFFICIENCY WELDING ASSEMBLY FOR USE IN ULTRASONIC ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING - An ultrasonic welding assembly comprising a sonotrode having a first body portion, a first nodal region, a welding region, a second nodal region, and a second body portion; a transducer rotationally connected to the second body portion for transmitting acoustic vibrations to the welding region; a roller device connected to the transducer and sonotrode for permitting axial rotation of the transducer and sonotrode; a support device flexibly connected to the roller device for maintaining axial alignment of the transducer and sonotrode relative to a target welding area; a mount for supporting the sonotrode; and four frictionless bearings positioned around the nodal regions of the sonotrode, wherein the frictionless bearings are attached to the mount. | 2022-02-10 |
20220040785 | ULTRASONIC WELDING SYSTEM HAVING A HOLDER - The present invention concerns an ultrasonic welding installation comprising an ultrasonic vibration unit having a sonotrode and a converter, wherein the sonotrode and the converter are arranged in mutually adjacent relationship along a longitudinal axis and the ultrasonic vibration unit can be caused to resonate with an ultrasonic vibration in the direction of the longitudinal axis with a wavelength λ, wherein there can be provided an amplitude transformer arranged between the sonotrode and the converter, wherein there is provided a holder for holding the ultrasonic vibration unit. To provide an ultrasonic welding installation having a holder which allows simple adjustment of the ultrasonic vibration unit and simple replacement thereof it is proposed according to the invention that the holder has a clamping device which is reciprocable between an opened position in which the ultrasonic vibration unit can be removed from the holder and a closed position in which the clamping device comes into contact with the ultrasonic vibration unit and exerts a force on same so that the ultrasonic vibration unit is held. | 2022-02-10 |
20220040786 | ULTRASONIC WELDING SYSTEM WITH SUPPORT ELEMENT - The present invention concerns an ultrasonic welding installation comprising an ultrasonic vibration unit having a sonotrode and a converter, wherein the sonotrode and the converter are arranged in mutually adjacent relationship along a longitudinal axis and the ultrasonic vibration unit can be caused to resonate with an ultrasonic vibration in the direction of the longitudinal axis with a wavelength λ. To provide an ultrasonic welding installation which allows simple and fast highly precise adjustment of the sealing surfaces of the sonotrode relative to the anvil according to the invention there is proposed a support element for supporting a force applied to the sonotrode perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis, wherein the sonotrode and the support element have mutually corresponding support surfaces which at least when a force is applied to the sonotrode perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis come into contact with each other, wherein the support surfaces are of such a configuration that when they are in contact with each other they prevent a relative movement of the sonotrode with respect to the support element in the direction of the longitudinal axis and do not impede a rotation of the sonotrode about the longitudinal axis. | 2022-02-10 |
20220040787 | LASER BEAM MACHINE - A laser beam machine includes: a processor to machine a workpiece as the processor moves; a saddle that holds the processor, and moves the processor in a Y direction by moving in the Y direction along a guide extending in the Y direction; a cross rail on which the saddle is placed, the cross rail moving the saddle and the processor in an X direction by moving in the X direction along a guide extending in the X direction; and a bed on which the cross rail is placed via the guide extending in the X direction. The bed includes bases and beams, one of longitudinal end portions of the base is joined to a side surface of the beam, one of longitudinal end portions of the beam is joined to a side surface of the base. | 2022-02-10 |
20220040788 | GAS GUIDE, LASER CUTTING HEAD AND LASER CUTTING MACHINE - The invention relates to a gas guide ( | 2022-02-10 |
20220040789 | Nozzle State or Type Identification in a Metal Machining Apparatus - The present disclosure relates to a metal machining apparatus having a gas nozzle for generating a gas jet. The apparatus also has a nozzle exit opening on one end on the outside; an electronic camera for acquiring a digital image of the end of the gas nozzle with the nozzle exit opening. The apparatus also includes a pattern recognition module for mapping the digital image to at least one nozzle pattern from the group of nozzle state and/or nozzle type. | 2022-02-10 |
20220040790 | FOREIGN SUBSTANCE COLECTING APPARATUS AND ELECTRICAL STEEL SHEET MANUFACTURING FACILITY INCLUDING SAME - A foreign substance collecting apparatus according to one embodiment of the present disclosure may comprise: a collection body unit formed with a suction port through which air including foreign substances flows in and a discharge port through which air removed of the foreign substances is discharged; and a mixing unit provided inside the collection body unit and disposed on a flow passage of the air, and forming a vortex in washing water contained therein by inducing a rotary flow of the air. | 2022-02-10 |
20220040791 | LASER WELDING SYSTEMS INCLUDING IN CONNECTION WITH BATTERY SYSTEMS, AND RELATED METHODS - A laser welding system is provided. The laser welding system includes a tooling assembly for securing a conductor against a workpiece. The tooling assembly includes a spring assembly for pressing the conductor against the workpiece. The laser welding system also includes a laser source for providing laser energy for selectively welding the conductor to the workpiece. | 2022-02-10 |
20220040792 | WORKPIECE HAVING WELD, WELDING APPARATUS FOR WORKPIECE, AND WELDING METHOD - A method of welding a first metal plate and a second metal plate that is thicker than the first plate, by a laser beam. The first plate and the second plate are disposed to overlap one another in a thickness direction. In a first laser irradiation step, the laser beam is emitted at the first plate, to form an initial nugget including a front-side nugget portion in the first plate, a back-side nugget portion in the second plate and having a diameter smaller than a diameter of the front-side nugget portion, and an annular flat surface portion existing between the front-side nugget portion and the back-side nugget portion. In a subsequent laser irradiation step, the laser beam is emitted again at the initial nugget after the initial nugget is solidified, thereby increasing the diameter of the back-side nugget portion. | 2022-02-10 |
20220040793 | LASER PROCESSING METHOD AND LASER PROCESSING DEVICE AND SEALED TYPE BATTERY - Provided is a laser processing method including overlapping a plurality of plate-shaped members that include a first plate-shaped member disposed on one end side of an overlapping direction and a second plate-shaped member disposed on the other end side of the overlapping direction; branching a laser beam into a first branched laser beam and a second branched laser beam; irradiating the first plate-shaped member with the first branched laser beam and the second branched laser beam in a state where the first branched laser beam and the second branched laser beam are emitted in parallel; forming line-shaped melting portions on the first plate-shaped member by moving the branched laser beams in a direction intersecting a direction in which the branched laser beams are aligned; and joining overlapped plate-shaped members in a state where the melting portion formed by using the first branched laser beam and the melting portion formed by using the second branched laser beam are connected to each other in the second plate-shaped member and the melting portions do not penetrate the second plate-shaped member. | 2022-02-10 |
20220040794 | LASER BONDING METHOD AND LASER BONDING DEVICE - A resin pipe | 2022-02-10 |
20220040795 | Machining Apparatus for Laser Machining a Workpiece, Set of Parts for a Machining Apparatus for Laser Machining a Workpiece and Method for Laser Machining a Workpiece using such Machining Apparatus - A machining apparatus for laser machining a workpiece ( | 2022-02-10 |
20220040796 | CONFIGURABLE FIXTURE FOR CUTTING SHAPES - A fixture used in the manufacture of an eyepiece, to cut the eyepiece to a particular shape, and a method of using the fixture to cut the eyepiece to have a desired shape. Embodiments are directed to a configurable fixture to align, hold, and protect a plastic sheet (e.g., a wafer) while a laser cutting apparatus is cutting one or more eyepieces out of the wafer. During the cutting, the fixture protects the eyepieces from reflected laser light by providing voids around the laser cutting lines, and by supporting each eyepiece near its perimeter. The fixture can be quickly rearranged for different eyepieces, different eyepiece shapes, and/or different plastic sheet sizes. | 2022-02-10 |
20220040797 | LASER CUTTING METHOD - The present invention concerns a laser cutting method, the method comprising the steps of providing a workpiece of a metallic workpiece material, directing a laser beam onto a surface of the workpiece and moving the laser beam relative to the metal workpiece to create a laser cut. According to an aspect of the invention, a supplemental material is provided at the position of incidence. In this, the supplemental material is capable of reducing the melting temperature of the workpiece material when combined with the workpiece material. For example, the workpiece material and the supplemental material may together form a eutectic system. | 2022-02-10 |
20220040798 | AUTOMATED LASER CUTTING STATION FOR THE PRODUCTION OF SEMIFINISHED COMPONENTS, SEMI-FINISHED COMPONENT AND RELATIVE PRODUCTION METHOD - An automated laser cutting station for the production of semi-finished components for prosthetic surgery instruments able, in use, to carry out tissue removal processes. Said automated station comprises at least a first automated operator, a laser cutting apparatus, and a control unit. The present invention also relates to a relative method for the production of such a semi-finished component, and to the semi-finished component thus obtained. | 2022-02-10 |
20220040799 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD - A substrate processing apparatus includes a holder configured to hold a combined substrate; a peripheral modifying device configured to form a peripheral modification layer to an inside of a first substrate along a boundary between a peripheral portion and a central portion; an internal modifying device configured to form an internal modification layer to the inside of the first substrate along a plane direction; a holder moving mechanism configured to move the holder in a horizontal direction. The peripheral modifying device radiates laser light for periphery to the inside of the first substrate while moving the holder to perform eccentricity correction. The internal modifying device radiates laser light for internal surface without performing the eccentricity correction at least at a center portion of the inside of the first substrate. | 2022-02-10 |
20220040800 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD - A substrate processing apparatus configured to process a substrate includes a substrate holder configured to hold, in a combined substrate in which a front surface of a first substrate and a front surface of a second substrate are bonded to each other, the second substrate; a periphery modification unit configured to form a peripheral modification layer by radiating laser light for periphery to an inside of the first substrate held by the substrate holder along a boundary between a peripheral portion of the first substrate as a removing target and a central portion thereof; and an internal modification unit configured to form, after the peripheral modification layer is formed by the periphery modification unit, an internal modification layer by radiating laser light for internal surface to the inside of the first substrate held by the substrate holder along a plane direction of the first substrate. | 2022-02-10 |
20220040801 | Solder Alloy, Solder Paste, Solder Preform and Solder Joint - Provided is a solder alloy, a solder paste, a solder preform, and a solder joint which suppress chip cracking during cooling, improve the heat dissipation characteristics of the solder joint, and exhibit high joint strength at high temperatures. | 2022-02-10 |
20220040802 | SOLDERING ALLOY, SOLDERING PASTE, PREFORM SOLDER, SOLDERING BALL, WIRE SOLDER, RESIN FLUX CORED SOLDER, SOLDER JOINT, ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT BOARD, AND MULTI-LAYER ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT BOARD - A soldering alloy includes an alloy composition consisting of 13-22 mass % of In, 0.5-2.8 mass % of Ag, 0.5-5.0 mass % of Bi, 0.002-0.05 mass % of Ni, and a balance Sn. A soldering alloy, a soldering paste, a preform solder, a soldering ball, a wire solder, a resin flux cored solder and a solder joint, each of which is composed of the soldering alloy. An electronic circuit board and a multi-layer electronic circuit board joined by using the solder joint. | 2022-02-10 |
20220040803 | ALUMINUM ALLOY BRAZING SHEET AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - An aluminum alloy brazing sheet used for brazing in an inert gas atmosphere without using a flux includes an intermediate material and a brazing material cladded onto at least one side surface of a core material in this order from the core material side. An oxide is formed on a surface of the aluminum alloy brazing sheet by brazing heating, the oxide including any one or two or more of Mg, Li, and Ca and having a volume change ratio of 0.990 or less to a surface oxide film formed before brazing heating, and an atomic molar ratio of Mg, Li, and Ca to Al in the oxide formed on the surface of the aluminum alloy brazing sheet before brazing heating is 0.5 or less. The present invention provides an aluminum alloy brazing sheet having excellent brazability in brazing in an inert gas atmosphere without using a flux, and a method for manufacturing the same. | 2022-02-10 |
20220040804 | TWO-PART VALVUE MEMBER ASSEMBLY - A two-part wastegate valve member assembly comprises a support member and a valve member. The support member defines an aperture. The valve member comprises a central portion extending through the aperture and two opposed end portions disposed on opposite sides of the aperture. Each of the two end portions has dimensions such that the valve member is held captive by the support member. The central portion and two opposed end portions of the valve member are integrally formed. A method for forming the two-part wastegate valve member assembly comprises casting a single manufacturing intermediate and subsequently processing the manufacturing intermediate so as to form the two-part assembly. | 2022-02-10 |
20220040805 | SCREW LENGTH DETERMINATION SYSTEM, SCREW-TIGHTENING SYSTEM AND STORAGE MEDIUM - Provided is a screw length determination system capable of determining the length of a screw with a high degree of accuracy. A PLC ( | 2022-02-10 |
20220040806 | TOOLING BASE ASSEMBLY - A tooling base assembly for holding a workpiece is disclosed. In one example, the tooling base assembly includes a base assembly and a clamping assembly that imparts an inward radial force towards a center of the base assembly on the workpiece to securely retain and precisely locate the workpiece to the base assembly. | 2022-02-10 |
20220040807 | FIXING DEVICE, MACHINING HEAD, MACHINE TOOL AND METHOD FOR FIXING A WORKPIECE - The present disclosure relates to a fixing device arranged to be fastened to a machining head such as a drill head. A machine tool for machining workpieces such as metal sheets at a machining point is also disclosed. The workpieces may be machined from a machining side. A fastening device is included and adapted for fastening the fixing device to the machining head. A fixing head is included and adapted for releasably, locally fixing the workpiece on its machining side and adjacent to the machining point. A controller is included and configured to control the fixing and releasing of the fixing head on a workpiece. | 2022-02-10 |
20220040808 | Axial Machining Tool and Dust Blower Nut Thereof - An axial machining tool includes a cutter holder, a collet, a dust blower nut, and a cutter. The cutter holder has a receiving groove. The collet is extended into the receiving groove and has a containing space. The dust blower nut is sleeved on the collet and has a body, at least one blade, and a positioning element. The body has a threaded hole, a connecting groove, and at least one engaging groove. The threaded hole and the connecting groove are formed in the body and communicate with each other. The at least one engaging groove is formed on the body. The at least one blade is detachably mounted in the at least one engaging groove. The positioning element is mounted to the body and positions the at least one blade on the body. The cutter is extended into the containing space. A dust blower nut is also provided. | 2022-02-10 |
20220040809 | PROCESSING METHOD OF CYLINDER HEAD FOR MULTI-CYLINDER ENGINE - A processing method of a cylinder head for a multi-cylinder engine includes a step of fixing the cylinder head to a fixing jig of a machining apparatus in a longitudinal placement posture in which a plurality of recesses are arrayed vertically, the plurality of recesses configuring portions of combustion chambers of respective cylinders, a step of calculating inclination information of the cylinder head in the longitudinal placement posture by measuring relative positions of at least two recess reference surfaces among recess reference surfaces which are respectively formed in the plurality of recesses, a step of correcting a recess processing condition by a tool of the machining apparatus, the recess processing condition being defined in advance, based on the calculated inclination information, and a step of processing respective inner walls of the plurality of recesses by the tool of the machining apparatus based on the corrected recess processing condition. | 2022-02-10 |
20220040810 | HAND-HELD MACHINE TOOL - The invention relates to a handheld machine tool, in particular a surface-finishing machine that includes a machining head, a handle part, and a connection arrangement which connects the machining head to the handle part, a tube outlet for connecting a tube being formed on the connection arrangement or on the handle part, a tube-holding device for holding the tube being provided on the handle part so as to be spaced apart from the tube outlet. | 2022-02-10 |
20220040811 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING OPTICAL WORKPIECES - The present invention relates to an apparatus for processing optical workpieces, having a working space, wherein workpiece spindles for receiving and holding the optical workpieces and tool spindles with processing tools receivable thereon for processing the optical workpieces are arranged in the working space, wherein the tool spindles are arranged rotatably about their center axis, wherein the tool spindles are arranged linearly movably along their center axes. It is provided that at least two pairs of tool spindles are provided, that at least one device for rotational drive is provided for the at least two pairs of tool spindles, that at least one device for linear drive is provided for the at least two pairs of tool spindles along their center axes. The present invention further relates to a method for processing optical workpieces. | 2022-02-10 |
20220040812 | SKATE BLADE AND APPARATUS FOR REMOVING MATERIAL FROM A SKATE BLADE - A blade for a skate for skating on ice. The blade includes ice-contacting material with an ice-contacting surface for contacting the ice. The ice-contacting surface has a machined longitudinal profile with a radius of curvature that varies smoothly over a majority of the length of the blade. Such a radius of curvature may, in some cases, be an elliptical arc. | 2022-02-10 |
20220040813 | ATTACHMENT HUB, BACKUP PAD, AND ABRASIVE DISC - The present invention relates to an attachment hub for attachment to a sander, comprising a quick-release attachment assembly configured for releasable and aligned engagement with a counterpart of a backup pad particularly for an abrasive disc. Furthermore, the invention relates to a backup pad having a disc-like shape and comprising a first major surface and a second major surface, the first major surface configured for direct or indirect attachment of an abrasive disc, and the second major surface configured for facing towards an attachment hub for attachment to a sander, and a mounting portion for aligned engagement with an attachment hub of a sander. | 2022-02-10 |