08th week of 2020 patent applcation highlights part 12 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20200055047 | ENHANCED CAPTURE OF MAGNETIC MICROBEADS IN MICROFLUIDIC DEVICES USING SEQUENTIALLY SWITCHED ELECTROOSMOTIC FLOW - Methods of increasing the capture efficiency of a microfluidic device for a target reagent, without additional complications to the design of existing microfluidic devices, and more particularly methods of increasing the capture efficiency of a microfluidic device for magnetic microbeads within a microfluidic channel using sequentially switched electroosmotic flows. | 2020-02-20 |
20200055048 | OPTOFLUIDIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETECTING CIRCULATING TUMOUR CELLS - The present invention relates to a microfluidic device for the detection of circulating tumour cells (CTCs) in a fluid sample. The invention also relates to an in vitro method for the detection and/or quantification of circulating tumour cells (CTCs) in a fluid sample. Further, the invention relates to in vitro methods for (a) diagnosing a tumour and/or metastasis in a subject, and (b) determining the prognosis of a subject suffering from a tumour and/or metastasis. Finally, the invention refers to a kit comprising (a) a microfluidic device according to the first aspect of the invention, and (b) labelled probes targeting a first CTCs surface marker and, optionally, at least a second CTCs surface marker. | 2020-02-20 |
20200055049 | MICRO-FLUIDIC DEVICE FOR RAPID PCR - The present disclosure describes systems and devices capable of providing rapid polymerase chain reaction processes. A microfluidic card is insertable into a heating assembly. The heating assembly provides separate temperature zones to the card. The card includes a channel array that traverses repeatedly through the separate temperature zones so that a reaction mixture passing through the channel is subjected to thermal cycling. | 2020-02-20 |
20200055050 | Chip Substrate, Fabricating Method Thereof and Digital Micro-Fluidic Chip - The disclosure provides a chip substrate and a digital micro-fluidic chip and belongs to the field of digital micro-fluidic technology. The chip substrate provided by the disclosure has a plurality of control regions spaced apart from each other, the chip substrate including: a first base substrate; a driving electrode disposed in each control region over the first base substrate, the driving electrode being configured to drive a droplet to move, wherein the chip substrate further comprises a pressure detecting element provided in each control region over the first base substrate, and configured to detect a pressure from the droplet, so that the chip substrate determines a position of the droplet according to the pressure. | 2020-02-20 |
20200055051 | FLUIDIC DEVICES WITH REACTION WELLS AND USES THEREOF - The present disclosure provides fluidic devices that in some embodiments have passive air control valves and in some instances, high resistance air valve constriction channels, or channel dimensions and compositions that provide effective capillary pressure ratios, that can be used to fill reaction wells and/or manipulate fluids in reaction wells. Also provided are fluidic systems containing fluidic devices adjoined to one another, methods for operating the fluidic devices, and methods for manipulating fluids using the fluidic devices. Methods for use of the fluidic devices in performing immunoassays, nucleic acid detection, other assay systems, including but not limited to point of care applications are also provided. | 2020-02-20 |
20200055052 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO ENCAPSULATE AND PRESERVE ORGANIC MATTER FOR ANALYSIS - Microfluidic systems and methods to generate and analyze microcapsules comprising biological sample, such as for example, single cells, cellular contents, microspore, protoplast, are disclosed. The microcapsules comprising the biological sample can be preserved by a polymerization process that forms a hydrogel around the biological sample. The hydrogel microcapsules can be trapped in a trapping array or collected in an output reservoir and subject to one or more assays. The trapping array or the output reservoir can be disposed over a porous layer that can filter the continuous phase (e.g., oil) in which the microcapsules are dispersed in the microfluidic device. The pores of the porous layer are configured to be smaller than the size of the microcapsules to prevent the flow of the microcapsules through the porous layer. | 2020-02-20 |
20200055053 | Apparatuses and Methods for Operating a Digital Microfluidic Device - Described herein are apparatuses and methods for the processing and/or measurements of chemical or biochemical samples on a digital microfluidic device. Also described are methods to configure and operate the modules for efficient processing and measurements of the samples on the device. The apparatus can be used in applications such as DNA/RNA/protein/cell concentration/purification, real-time PCR, isothermal amplification, immunoassay, cell-based assay, library preparation for NGS sequencing, etc. | 2020-02-20 |
20200055054 | CLAMPING SYSTEM FOR A MICROFLUIDIC ASSEMBLY - A clamping system for a microfluidic device includes a compression plate engaging a side of a microfluidic device. A compression device provides compressive forces. The compression device is operatively connected to the compression plate such that the compressive forces create a substantially uniform pressure on the side of the microfluidic device. | 2020-02-20 |
20200055055 | GRINDING ROLLER - A grinding roller for vertical axis crushers is disclosed herein that is produced by foundry casting of a metal matrix. The roller includes a plurality of reinforcing inserts on its periphery, wherein some portions of the peripheral surface of a same insert are located at a distance d | 2020-02-20 |
20200055056 | GRANULATOR MILL - Granulator mill ( | 2020-02-20 |
20200055057 | MODULAR SHREDDER AND GRINDER APPARATUS - A modular shredder and grinder apparatus includes a grinder assembly that has a grinder shaft assembly. The grinder assembly has a grinder opening and a shredder assembly movable with respect to the grinder opening to allow access to the grinder shaft assembly. Scrap material is first fed into the shredder assembly so that shredded scrap material is received through the grinder opening and further cut by the grinder shaft assembly. | 2020-02-20 |
20200055058 | HYBRID COMPOSITE DISCHARGE ELECTRODE FOR USE IN AN ELECTROSTATIC PRECIPITATOR - A hybrid composite discharge electrode (HCDE) ( | 2020-02-20 |
20200055059 | SOLID-BOWL CENTRIFUGE SCREW - A solid-bowl centrifuge screw is provided and has a screw flight with a profiled flight cross-sectional area. The screw flight has plural layers applied sequentially by build-up welding. | 2020-02-20 |
20200055060 | Fixed Angle Rotor - A fixed-angle rotor for centrifuges includes stiffening ribs on the lower side of its rotor body. Its rotational energy is comparatively low during operation even at high speeds, whereby safety is noticeably increased without the need for a reinforced armored vessel in the centrifuge that is equipped therewith. At the same time, the drive power required to drive the fixed-angle rotor remains low. The fixed-angle rotor also withstands extreme loads over a long period of time. In addition, the fixed-angle rotor can be manufactured cost-effectively, because no additional components are required; rather, the stiffening ribs can also be manufactured during the manufacture of the rotor body. Finally, very thin rotor shells can also be used, which improves the temperature control of the samples, because the fixed-angle rotor has very good structural stability, especially in the main load directions. | 2020-02-20 |
20200055061 | FOAM DISPENSING CONTAINER - A foam dispensing container ( | 2020-02-20 |
20200055062 | DOUBLE-FLOW NOZZLE - Disclosed is a double-flow nozzle according to the present invention, the double-flow nozzle including: a body portion provided with a space portion defined at an inner side thereof; a first discharge pipe provided at the body portion and discharging a first fluid being supplied to the space portion; and a second discharge pipe discharging a second fluid while being in a state inserted into the first discharge pipe, wherein the first discharge pipe, in a state spaced apart by a predetermined gap from an outer surface of the second discharge pipe, includes a plurality of swirl-generating flow passages spaced apart by a predetermined interval from each other and arranged along a circumferential direction of the second discharge pipe. | 2020-02-20 |
20200055063 | SHOWER SYSTEM - A shower system includes a water supply conduit, a reservoir, and a valve actuator. The reservoir is fixedly coupled to the water supply conduit such that the reservoir and the water supply conduit are fluidly coupled. The valve actuator is configured for actuation between a first position in which water is supplied from the water supply conduit and a second position in which water is supplied from the reservoir. In some implementations, the shower system further includes a showerhead that is fluidly coupled to the water supply conduit and the reservoir such that water may be supplied from either the water supply conduit to the showerhead or from the reservoir to the showerhead. | 2020-02-20 |
20200055064 | TECHNOLOGIES FOR FOAM FORMATION AND OUTPUT - A foam output device, such as a dispenser, a gun, a turreted cannon, a hose adapter, an aerosol can, or others. The foam output device includes a valve configured to switch between a first mode and a second mode. The valve is configured to simultaneously receive a plurality of compositions and a fluid during the first mode such that the compositions and the fluid are able to react with each other within the valve to form a foam thereby. The valve is configured to prevent the compositions and the fluid from reacting with each other in the valve during the second mode. | 2020-02-20 |
20200055065 | NOZZLE, NOZZLE ARRANGEMENT AND LIQUID DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM - The invention relates to Nozzle, comprising a liquid inlet channel (LIN) for water or other liquid, the liquid inlet channel having an exit mouth (LINM) for letting liquid out from the liquid inlet channel, a pressurized air inlet channel (AIN) having an exit mouth (AINM) for letting pressurized air out from the pressurized air inlet channel (AIN). In the invention the liquid inlet channel (LIN) and pressurized air inlet channel (AIN) are positioned in such way that the pressurized air inlet channel (AIN) at least partially surrounds the liquid inlet channel (LIN) so as to create mist from exiting liquid and exiting pressurized air. | 2020-02-20 |
20200055066 | AIR-WASH POWDER SIEVING APPARATUS FOR POWDER COATING SYSTEM - The present invention provides an air-wash powder sieving apparatus for a powder coating system having a powder spray gun, a powder suction pump assembly, and a powder container/hopper. The said sieving apparatus includes a housing, a sieving section and at least one air jet section adapted within the housing, for directing compressed air on the sieve. The compressed air impinged by the air jets onto the sieving mesh not only skims and washes the sieving mesh and keeps it de-clogged but also acts as a secondary air of the powder suction pump. | 2020-02-20 |
20200055067 | DOSING DISPENSERS AND METHODS FOR USING THE SAME - A dosing dispenser system and a dosing dispenser include a rotatable control configured to allow a user to select a desired mixing ratio for a product contained in a container attached to the dosing dispenser with a transport medium, such as water, flowing through the dosing dispenser. | 2020-02-20 |
20200055068 | HOSE ADAPTER FOR A PAINT SPRAYER - An adapter connectable to a paint sprayer includes a body, a first connector, and a second connector. The first connector is positioned on a first end of the body. The first connector is removably connectable to the paint sprayer. The second connector is positioned on a second end of the body. The second end is opposite the first end. The second connector is configured for connecting to a fluid source. | 2020-02-20 |
20200055069 | AEROSOL SPRAY GUARD - A spray guard mountable to an aerosol dispenser has a catchment tray, a mounting means and a backsplash. The catchment tray and the backsplash, together are configured for being moveable between a storage position shaped to wrappingly accommodate a curvature of the aerosol dispenser, and an in-use position wherein the backsplash extends substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the catchment tray. The spray guard may be used to capture overspray from an aerosol dispenser by placing the target object between the nozzle of the aerosol dispenser and the spray guard. Alternatively, the spray guard may be placed in front of small or awkwardly positioned items and used to narrowly focus the aerosol spray. The spray guard can feature a stencil and be used to focus an aerosol spray to transfer a stenciled image on to a substrate. | 2020-02-20 |
20200055070 | Paint Shield Attachment - A paint shield attachment for blocking overspray includes a panel and a coupler. The coupler is coupled to a first edge of the panel and is configured to couple to a respective opposing end of a plate of a paint shield so that the panel extends transversely from the plate. The panel and the plate are configured to position in contact with a surface, positioning the panel to block paint spray. | 2020-02-20 |
20200055071 | LIQUID DISPENSING DEVICE HAVING AN EDGER ACCESSORY - A liquid dispensing device includes a body, a nozzle on an end of the body, and a liquid container coupled to the body and in fluid communication with the nozzle. The liquid dispensing device also includes a shielding member coupled to the body. The shielding member is configured to block a liquid ejected from the nozzle in order to form a clean edge of the liquid on a target surface to which the liquid is applied. | 2020-02-20 |
20200055072 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR COATING BULK MATERIAL - A coating apparatus and method are disclosed for coating tablets with a film, in which the tables transit through a drilled first container where they are coated, then exit the first container and are removed from a rotating element provided on the periphery of a plurality of removal members that are spaced angularly apart from one another, in which each removal member removes a quantity of tablets, raises the removed tables as far as a certain height and then discharges the tablets into a chute that conveys the tablets into a second rotating drilled container, with delicate transfer of the coated tablets from one container to the next. | 2020-02-20 |
20200055073 | MULTI-AXIS ARTICULATING AND ROTARY SPRAY SYSTEM AND METHOD - The present disclosure provides a system and method articulating and rotary spray system for fluids that includes a first drive for rotating a mast for different headings and a second drive for rotating a nozzle for different pitches at any time with or without rotation of the mast. The method and system uses a system of interacting gears that rotate a control rod in variable synchronization to control the nozzle pitch relative to the mast heading while the control rod orbits about a center of rotation of the rotating mast along a longitudinal axis. | 2020-02-20 |
20200055074 | PAINTING AND DRYING BOOTH - A painting and drying booth includes at least one surface-mounted luminaire having a frame with a box body that defines a compartment provided with a front opening, an electromagnetic radiation source in the compartment, a mobile screen, at least one actuation device to move the screen; the actuation device is of articulated parallelogram type in such a way to move the screen with a roto-translation movement, during which the screen always lies on the same plane. | 2020-02-20 |
20200055075 | FOAM COATING TOOL AND COATING METHOD - A coating tool includes a holder having an applicator head extending between a first end and a second end. The applicator head is hollow along at least part of its length to define an internal cavity delimited by an inner wall. The applicator head has an outer rim at the first end. A foam applicator has a collar portion attached to the outer rim of the applicator head, and a body portion extending from the collar portion inwardly into the applicator head and disposed within the internal cavity to be displaceable relative to the inner wall. The foam applicator has an applicator opening extending through the collar portion and at least part of the body portion. The foam applicator is made of a foam material which, upon receiving a coating, expands inwardly to reduce a volume of the applicator opening. A coating method is also disclosed. | 2020-02-20 |
20200055076 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PRODUCING A PRIMARY BACKING ON A WEB MATERIAL - The invention relates to a method for producing a primary backing ( | 2020-02-20 |
20200055077 | Girth Weld Coater - A girth weld coating machine has an application head rotatable about a pipeline. A reservoir of coating material is carried on the application head and progressively dispenses coating material on to the girth weld. The coating material is applied to the pipe surface by a roller to spread and distribute the coating over the surface. | 2020-02-20 |
20200055078 | TWO-COMPONENT ADHESIVE DISPENSER WITH MIXING UNIT REPLACEMENT SYSTEM - A two component adhesive system pumps a first adhesive component and a second adhesive component into a replaceable mixing unit that can be periodically replaced when the adhesive has cured in the mixing unit. The adhesive system has a robotic arm coupled to a gripper unit which has an open position and a closed position. In the open position, the gripper unit releases the mixing unit allowing the mixing unit to be replaced. The robotic arm moves the gripper unit to install a replacement mixing unit. The gripper unit can be moved to the closed position and the adhesive can be pumped through the mixing unit. | 2020-02-20 |
20200055079 | METHOD FOR COATING BULK MATERIAL - Method for coating bulk material comprises: starting a coating apparatus ( | 2020-02-20 |
20200055080 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SPRAY PAINTING A WORKPIECE - A method and a device for spray painting a workpiece uses an application device. The workpiece has at least two components that are movable relative to each other which are at least arranged region by region or meshing with each other such that, dependent on the relative position of the components, at least a subregion of one of components is mounted shaded so that the subregion is inaccessible for spray painting by the application device. The method and the device for the spray painting of workpieces, allow a fast, complete and cost-effective painting of a workpiece. One of the components is moved during the spray painting by means of an actuator such that the subregion of the component is displaced so that the subregion is not shaded and is accessible for spray painting by the application device. | 2020-02-20 |
20200055081 | PROCESS FOR REUSING PRINTED CANS - An in-line process for reusing printed cans is disclosed. The process includes positioning a printed can in front of a laser, the printed can having existing-print on an outer surface of the printed can. And, irradiating the outer surface of the printed can with laser radiation to remove 10% to 90% of the existing-print from the printed can and thereby form a lightened-printed can. And further, coating the outer surface of the lightened-printed can with a masking agent to form a blank-reprintable can. Finally, optionally, printing a new print-pattern on the outer surface of the blank-reprintable can to form a newly-printed can. | 2020-02-20 |
20200055082 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A TEXTURED COATING - The present invention relates in particular to a method and a device for a spatially resolved production of a location dependent textured coating. The method includes the steps of provisioning a two-dimensional representation, evaluating a data record of the two-dimensional representation, determining local structures of the two-dimensional representation, determining the type and location of at least one texture that is produced on at least one region of the two-dimensional representation, provisioning a fluid coating material, and applying the fluid coating material to at least one region of the two-dimensional representation. | 2020-02-20 |
20200055083 | SURFACE TREATMENT FOR AQUEOUS SLURRY-BASED ENVIRONMENTAL BARRIER COATING - A method for coating a ceramic matrix composite substrate with an environmental barrier coating includes the steps of: treating a surface of a ceramic matrix composite substrate to adjust wettability of the surface; and applying an aqueous slurry-based environmental barrier coating to the surface. The treating step can be a plasma treatment to remove organic contaminants, and can also be a treatment to modify oxidative state of the surface. The treatment can produce a surface for treatment that is hydrophilic and has a contact angle with aqueous-slurry coating materials of less than 40 degrees. | 2020-02-20 |
20200055084 | WOOD SUBSTRATE INCLUDING AN ABRASION RESISTANT COATING - An abrasion resistant coating is disclosed. The coating includes diamond particles and may be used in one or more coating layers of a coating stack for a wood substrate. Wood substrates include hardwood and engineered hardwood flooring. | 2020-02-20 |
20200055085 | ULTRASONIC IMAGING AND ENERGY DELIVERY DEVICE AND METHOD - An ultrasonic device includes a driving circuit to provide drive power, a first transducer array to generate ultrasonic waves, the first transducer array being connected to receive power from the driving circuit, and a second transducer array to detect reflected or elicited ultrasonic waves incident on the device from a target and generate a signal based on those waves, the second transducer array being acoustically transmissive and disposed over the first transducer array such that the generated ultrasonic waves pass through the second transducer array. The second array is tuned to operate on top of the first. The functions of the two arrays may be reversed and the array tuned to operate with the first array receiving and the second array transmitting. | 2020-02-20 |
20200055086 | ULTRASONIC GRIP SYSTEM - Acoustic medium of ultrasonic grip system consists of piezoelectric generator ( | 2020-02-20 |
20200055087 | VIBRATION DEVICE - A vibration device includes a top plate elastic body, a cylindrical body that includes a first end portion and a second end portion and is coupled with the top plate elastic body to retain the top plate elastic body on a side of the first end portion. The cylindrical body includes on a side of the second end portion, a ring-shaped flange portion extended outward in a radial direction of the cylindrical body, and a piezoelectric element fixed to the ring-shaped flange portion to cause the cylindrical body to vibrate. | 2020-02-20 |
20200055088 | ULTRASONIC SENSOR - A sensor includes a lower electrode layer facing a cavity, a piezoelectric layer located on the lower electrode layer, and an upper electrode layer located on the piezoelectric layer. The piezoelectric layer includes a first piezoelectric part and a second piezoelectric part. The first piezoelectric part includes a first material having piezoelectricity and at least partially overlays the cavity when viewed on a plane. The second piezoelectric part includes a second material having piezoelectricity and being different in at least one of a āgā constant and ādā constant from the first material and, when viewed on a plane, is located in a region different from an arrangement region of the first piezoelectric part and at least partially overlays the cavity. | 2020-02-20 |
20200055089 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SUPPLYING SUPPORT FROM BELOW TO A SCREEN CLOTH ON A VIBRATING SCREENING MACHINE - A support structure for vibrating screening machine with either a flat screen deck or a crowned screen deck which use a coped and then capped variation of the same prefabricated rectangular tubular cross-member but in rotated orientations. The machine further providing support for a crowned screen media without using a crowned cross-member by providing stringers with differing vertical heights with the centermost stringer having the most height above a flat top cross-member. A plurality of crown straps coupled to a top surface of a cross-member, where the crown straps have a C-shaped portion at one end which has a portion thereof coupled to a top surface of a cross-member. | 2020-02-20 |
20200055090 | Systems And Methods For The Management Of Waste Associated With Processing Guayule Shrubs To Extract Rubber - Systems and methods for managing the waste associated with the extraction of rubber from guayule shrubs are. provided. Also provided is a portable local sub-station for reducing the transportation costs associated with the processing of guayule shrubs for the extraction of rubber. Use of the disclosed systems, methods and/or local sub-station can reduce transportation costs, reduce processing costs and reduce the downstream processing complexity associated with the extraction of rubber from guayule shrubs. | 2020-02-20 |
20200055091 | LOGISTICS SORTING SYSTEM AND LOGISTICS SORTING METHOD - A logistics sorting system and a logistics sorting method, and the logistics sorting system comprises: the transport module, the sorting module, the identification module, the plurality of storage modules, the central controller connecting electrically with the transport module, the identification module, the sorting module, and the plurality of the storage modules respectively. | 2020-02-20 |
20200055092 | Vacuum Apparatus and Recovery Support Method - A vacuum apparatus equipped with an automatic transport mechanism for transporting a specimen and a sensor for detecting a state of the vacuum apparatus includes: a determining unit which determines whether a recoverable error has occurred based on a signal from the sensor; and a display control unit which causes, when it is determined that a recoverable error has occurred, a display unit to display a procedure of a recovery operation in a wizard format. The display control unit determines whether the recovery operation has been performed according to the procedure displayed on the display unit based on a signal from the sensor, and causes the display unit to display a next procedure of the recovery operation when it is determined that the recovery operation has been performed according to the procedure. | 2020-02-20 |
20200055093 | Method of Producing Gluten Free Oats through Hyperstectral Imaging - A method of producing gluten-free oats from a supply of grains incorporating oats and at least one contaminant grain includes hyperspectral imaging and analyzing data of only a particular region of interest of each grain in the supply of grains, particularly excluding tip and peripheral edge regions of the grain. Therefore, the particular regions of interest is limited to a central region of each grain determined by locating a centroid of the grain and collecting data of the grain from only pixels in a predetermined spacing from the centroid. Preferably, the hyperspectral imaging is only performed in wavelengths ranging from 1000 to 2500 nm. The method can be particularly employed in connection with quality control sampling of a pre-sorted supply of gluten-free oats to assure a gluten level well below 20 ppm, preferably a gluten level of no greater than 10 ppm. | 2020-02-20 |
20200055094 | Sorting Device And Method - A sorting device ( | 2020-02-20 |
20200055095 | SANITIZING SYSTEM WITH A PLURALITY OF MODULAR TREATMENT STATIONS - A sanitizing system has a conveyor system, an elevator system, a control system, a plurality of height sensors, and a plurality of modular treatment stations for sanitizing and cleaning support objects infested with at least one contaminant. The plurality of modular treatment stations include an ultraviolet light treatment station, a steam treatment station, a vacuum treatment station, a heat treatment station, and a pair of ozone generators. The sanitizing system sanitizes and cleans support objects infested with at least one contaminant. | 2020-02-20 |
20200055096 | PRESSURIZED CLEANING SYSTEM - A washing system that includes a vessel for storing a cleaning solution, an inlet connection point for pressurizing the vessel, and an outlet connection point for dispensing the cleaning solution. In one embodiment, the washing system includes a regulator valve configured to remain open and allow the inside of the vessel to be filled with pressurized gas via the inlet connection point when pressure inside the vessel is below a predetermined value and automatically close when pressure inside the vessel exceeds the predetermined value. In another embodiment, the washing system includes a relief valve (e.g., at the top of the vessel) that is configured to remain closed when pressure inside the vessel is below a predetermined value and automatically open when pressure inside the vessel exceeds the predetermined value. | 2020-02-20 |
20200055097 | METHOD FOR TREATING A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A method of treating a sensor array including a plurality of sensors and an isolation structure, where a sensor of the plurality of sensors has a sensor pad exposed at a surface of the sensor array and the isolation structure is disposed between the sensor pad and sensor pads of other sensors of the plurality of sensors, comprises exposing the sensor pad and the isolation structure to a non-aqueous organo-silicon solution including an organo-silicon compound and a first non-aqueous carrier; applying an acid solution including an organic acid and a second non-aqueous carrier to the sensor pad; and rinsing the acid solution from the sensor pad and the isolation structure. | 2020-02-20 |
20200055098 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING A WEB - A web conveyance apparatus ( | 2020-02-20 |
20200055099 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR WAFER CLEANING - The present disclosure relates to an apparatus and a method for wafer cleaning. The apparatus can include a wafer holder configured to hold a wafer; a cleaning nozzle configured to dispense a cleaning fluid onto a first surface (e.g., front surface) of the wafer; and a cleaning brush configured to clean a second surface (e.g., back surface) of the wafer. Using the cleaning fluid, the cleaning brush can clean the second surface of the wafer with a scrubbing motion and ultrasonic vibration. | 2020-02-20 |
20200055100 | BREAKING-IN AND CLEANING METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR WAFER-CLEANING BRUSH - A method of cleaning wafer-cleaning brushes includes passing a wafer having a first polished main side and an opposing unpolished backside between a pair of substantially cylindrical shaped wafer-cleaning brushes are rotated about an axial direction of the brushes while passing the wafer between the pair of wafer-cleaning brushes. A cleaning solution is applied to the brushes while passing the wafer between the pair of wafer-cleaning brushes. While passing between the pair of brushes, the first polished main side of the wafer faces a first direction, the first direction is an opposite direction to which a polished side of a production wafer faces during a subsequent polished wafer cleaning operation. The substantially cylindrical shaped wafer-cleaning brushes include a plurality of protrusions on an external surface of the brushes, and the brushes contact the wafer at least a portion of time the wafer is passing between the pair of brushes. | 2020-02-20 |
20200055101 | CLEANING ENGINE INTAKE VALVES AND SURROUNDING INTAKE AREAS - Systems and methods provide for cleaning the air intake valves and surrounding areas of an engine. A gravity-fed cleaning-fluid dispenser may feed cleaning fluid into a hose through a metered device that meters a rate at which the cleaning fluid flows into the hose. A second fluid meter connected to a distal end of the hose further meters the rate at which a mixture of the cleaning fluid and air from is dispersed into the running GDI engine. Cleaning fluid may be distributed to the engine at a gradually decreasing rate as a volume of cleaning fluid in the dispenser decreases as the service progresses. | 2020-02-20 |
20200055102 | APPARATUS FOR CLEANING SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT - An apparatus includes a first support member coupled to a casing and constructed to move along a first axis through the casing and rotate around the first axis, a second support member coupled to the first support member and constructed to move along a second axis perpendicular to the first axis, and an arm pivotally coupled to the second support member and constructed to rotate around a third axis perpendicular to the first axis and the second axis. The apparatus also includes a cleaning head attached to the arm and constructed to rotate around a longitudinal axis of the arm. | 2020-02-20 |
20200055103 | DEVICE FOR PHYTO-ECOLOGICAL MONITORING - A phytotoxicological device is provided comprising: a delivery chamber for insertion into a sample-containing medium, said delivery chamber comprising an upper end, a lower end and one or more apertures to permit moisture to enter the delivery chamber; an exposure chamber in communication with the upper end of the delivery chamber and adapted to receive a cartridge that houses a biological plant material; a locking cap to enclose the exposure chamber; and a base to enclose the lower end of the delivery chamber. This device allows for an investigation of the effects of waterborne contaminants on growth of wetland plants in situ as opposed to currently employed laboratory based methods. | 2020-02-20 |
20200055104 | TWO-AXIS ROLL FORMING APPARATUS - A two-axis roll forming apparatus for forming sheet metal includes a first carriage and a second carriage each reciprocally movable parallel to a longitudinal axis. The second carriage is spaced apart from the first carriage and separated therefrom by a gap. A first bending station is carried by the first carriage and reciprocal moveable parallel to a transverse axis which is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis. A second bending station is carried by the second carriage and reciprocal moveable parallel to the transverse axis which is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis. | 2020-02-20 |
20200055105 | COOLING DEVICE FOR HOT ROLLED STEEL SHEET AND COOLING METHOD FOR THE SAME - A cooling device cooling an undersurface of a hot rolled steel sheet that is being transported on transport rolls after finish rolling of a hot rolling step includes: width divided cooling zones that are a plurality of cooling zones into which a whole cooling zone is divided in a sheet width direction; divided cooling sections that are a plurality of cooling zones into which each of the width divided cooling zones is divided in the rolling direction; a water nozzle spraying cooling water over each of undersurfaces of the divided cooling sections; a switching mechanism switching the cooling water between impinging and not impinging on the divided cooling sections; a width direction thermometer measuring a temperature distribution in the sheet width direction; and a controller controlling operation of the switching mechanism. | 2020-02-20 |
20200055106 | Internal Mechanical Stress Improvement Method for Mitigating Stress Corrosion Cracking in Weld Areas of Nuclear Power Plant Piping - Method for mitigating stress corrosion cracking at an internal (i.e., wetted-side) weld area in piping of a nuclear power plant includes the steps of actuating a radially movable tool to produce a radial bad against the internal (i.e., normally wetted) surfaces at or near the weld area to create a deep residual compressive stress state at the wetted surface of the weld. The method permits post-process verification by physical measurements of surface distortion. | 2020-02-20 |
20200055107 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A SEALED FOLDED CONNECTION - Systems and methods produce or provide a folded connection, sealed by means of an adhesive composition, between a first sheetlike element and a second sheetlike element. The systems and methods bond a second flange of the second sheetlike element with at least one layer of an adhesive composition to a first flange of the first sheetlike element, in such a way that an end of the second flange of the second sheetlike element is indented by a distance relative to an end of the first flange of the first sheetlike element. The systems and methods bead the first flange of the first sheetlike element around the second flange of the second sheetlike element and, after the beading, an adhesive-composition part is placed around an edge of the first flange of the first sheetlike element and bonded to a second surface of the first flange of the first sheetlike element. | 2020-02-20 |
20200055108 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ROLL SEAM WELDING CONTAINER SHELLS - A welding installation with a calibration tool is provided in a device for producing container shells. The force exerted by the container shells on the calibration tool is measured and evaluated as information for the overlapping width of the respective container shell. This allows adjusting the calibration tool during configuration of the device and allows the removal of container shells welded with too large or too small overlapping during production of container shells. | 2020-02-20 |
20200055109 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING BOILER TUBES - A method for manufacturing boiler tubes includes the steps of removing end caps from a plurality of tubes, the plurality of tubes including at least a first tube and a second tube, cleaning an outer surface of the first tube and the second tube, forming a weld preparation on an upstream end of the first tube, forming a weld preparation on a downstream end of the second tube, welding the upstream end of the first tube to the downstream end of the second tube to form a butt weld, to produce a long tube, and with an automated device, measuring a parameter of at least the first tube and the second tube. The steps of removing the end caps, cleaning the outer surface of the tubes, forming the weld preparations, welding the first tube to the second tube, and measuring the parameter are performed autonomously. | 2020-02-20 |
20200055110 | FLOATINGLY MOUNTED MULTI-PIECE ROLLING TOOL, AND ROLLING MACHINE - A rolling tool ( | 2020-02-20 |
20200055111 | INTERCHANGEABLE DIE TRANSFER STATION, JOINING TOOL SYSTEM AND JOINING METHOD - A transfer station for temporarily storing at least one interchangeable die. The die can be removed by a joining tool to carry out a joining operation and can be returned back into the transfer station after the joining operation. The transfer station including a carriage that is movable between a first position, wherein a first die receptacle is in a standby position, and a second position, wherein a second die receptacle is in the standby position. In the standby position the chosen die receptacle is accessible by the joining tool when in its transfer position. | 2020-02-20 |
20200055112 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING AN ALUMINIUM ALLOY AUTOMOBILE HUB - Provided is a method for manufacturing an aluminium alloy automobile hub, the method comprising the following steps: putting a workpiece in the shape of a shallow hat on a first spinning base, wherein an opening of the workpiece faces upward, and a first upper pressure head extends into the workpiece from above and then fixes the workpiece; and pressing out a rim for spokes on an outer side of a lower portion of the workpiece by means of spinning rollers. In the method, series and improved aluminium alloy sheets are taken as raw materials and are integrally formed by multi-pass powerful spinning machining, such that same are deformed step by step in the whole process according to the properties of aluminium alloy, thereby forming a blank of the hub, and then the hub is formed by finishing. | 2020-02-20 |
20200055113 | CONTINUOUS CASTING MOLD AND METHOD FOR CONTINUOUSLY CASTING STEEL - A continuous casting mold including a water-cooled copper mold having a mold copper plate including an inner wall surface, recessed portions disposed partially or entirely in a region of the inner wall surface of the water-cooled copper mold from at least a position located at a meniscus to a position located 20 mm lower than the meniscus, and material-filled layers disposed in the recessed portions with a metal or nonmetal having a thermal conductivity different from that of the mold copper plate of the water-cooled copper mold. A shape of each of the recessed portions at a surface of the mold copper plate includes a curved surface. | 2020-02-20 |
20200055114 | SYSTEM OF NON-CRUSHING FOR CASTING - The present invention relates to a non-crushing casting system including mold units for receiving a molten material from a melting furnace and casting the molten material to form a plurality of unit shape materials having a predetermined size; and a conveyor unit for performing infinite looping of mold units to detach the unit shape materials of the cast molten material, and for conveying and discharging the detached unit shape materials. According to the present invention, to manufacture a subsidiary raw material for steel manufacture having a certain unit size, ferromanganese or ferrosilicon is melted, and then cast in molds having a predetermined size. | 2020-02-20 |
20200055115 | PRODUCTS INCORPORATING CARBON NANOMATERIALS AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Carbon nanotubes (CNTs), graphene platelets, or other forms of graphene are incorporated into raw materials before products and product components are manufactured from the materials. For example, CNTs may be incorporated into metallic powders, which can be pressed and sintered into metallic products and product components. CNTs or graphene platelets can also be incorporated into plastics, ceramics, metals, or other materials used to construct products and product components by additive manufacturing. When incorporated into the products and product components, the CNTs or graphene platelets can improve various properties of the products and product components, such as thermal conductivity, electrical conductivity, or structural properties. | 2020-02-20 |
20200055116 | COPPER ALLOY PARTICLES, SURFACE-COATED COPPER-BASED PARTICLES, AND MIXED PARTICLES - It is an object of the present disclosure to provide copper alloy particles or the like, wherein, by sufficiently melting an irradiation region with heat generated through the irradiation of a laser beam during manufacturing in particular, a layer-manufactured product can be obtained, which has low porosity (void fraction), and excellent corrosion resistance and fatigue characteristics. | 2020-02-20 |
20200055117 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FORMING PART FROM RAPIDLY MANUFACTURED ARTICLE - A manufacturing method includes providing a material that includes a plurality of particles and a binder that is uncured. The method also includes forming a first article from the material including curing the binder to bind a collection of the particles together into the first article. Furthermore, the method includes encasing at least a portion of the first article with an outer member. The outer member defines an internal cavity that corresponds to the first article. Additionally, the method includes heating the outer member and the first article to melt the collection of particles into a molten mass within the internal cavity of the outer member. Moreover, the method includes solidifying the molten mass within the outer member to form a second article. The second article corresponds to at least a portion of the internal cavity of the outer member. | 2020-02-20 |
20200055118 | Process for manufacturing a titanium zirconium alloy and its embodiment by additive manufacturing - The invention relates to a method for producing a composite material consisting of a metal and ceramic alloy, comprising steps of: producing a mixture of metal powder and ceramic powder, the particle size of the metal powder being micrometric and the particle size of the ceramic powder being nanometric; and exposing said mixture to a focused energy source that selectively fuses part of a bed of said powder mixture. | 2020-02-20 |
20200055119 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ADDING MATERIAL TO CASTINGS - A system includes a controller, a pretreating mahine, and an additive manufacturing machine. The pretreating machine is coupled to the controller. The pretreating machine includes a pretreater structured to form an interface layer on a component. The additive manufacturing machine is coupled to the controller. The additive manufacturing machine includes a material feed and a forming beam. The material feed is configured to selectively provide a first amount of material on the interface layer. The forming beam is configured to substantially melt the first amount of material, thereby forming a first layer of a first material deposit on the interface layer. | 2020-02-20 |
20200055120 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING METAL FOAM - The present application provides a method for manufacturing a metal foam. The present application can provide a method for manufacturing a metal foam, which is capable of forming in a very short time a metal foam comprising uniformly formed pores and having excellent mechanical properties as well as the desired porosity, and a metal foam produced by the above method. In addition, the present application can provide a method capable of forming a metal foam in which the above-mentioned physical properties are ensured, while being in the form of a thin film or sheet, in a short time, and such a metal foam. | 2020-02-20 |
20200055121 | METHOD OF CREATING A COMPONENT USING ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING - There is provided a method of manufacturing a component. The method comprises creating a preform from a material using additive manufacturing and heat treating the preform at a heating temperature to modify the microstructure of the material. The preform is geometrically unconstrained during the step of heat treating. The method then comprises compressive forming the preform into a predefined arrangement to create the component wherein the step of compressive forming is effective to close pores and diffusively bond the material. The material may then be geometrically constrained as it is cooled, for example within the die used for compressive forming. | 2020-02-20 |
20200055122 | METHOD FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING WITH SELECTIVE REMOVAL OF BASE MATERIAL - A method for the additive manufacturing of a component, includes the selective removal, in particular suctioning, of a base material for the component during the additive buildup, wherein the base material is removed from a predetermined region of a production surface during a movement of a coating device for the additive manufacturing. | 2020-02-20 |
20200055123 | Horizontal Lathe Machine With a Mid-Spindle and Two Tooling Turrets - A horizontal lathe machine includes a work spindle unit disposed on a middle portion of a machine base and proximate to a front side of the machine base for holding a workpiece in an X-direction, and two tooling turret units located at two opposite sides of the spindle unit and driven to move in the X-direction by X-direction driving units. Each turret unit has a saddle movable on the machine base in the X-direction, and a turret driven by a turret driving member to rotate about a turret axis in a Y-direction that is perpendicular to the X-direction for facilitating a tool changing operation. | 2020-02-20 |
20200055124 | DEVICE FOR CLAMPING A WORKPIECE TO BE MACHINED | 2020-02-20 |
20200055125 | CUTTING TOOL WITH PROTECTED JOINT - A cutting tool comprising: (a) a shank being configured to connect the cutting tool to machine; (b) a body connected to and extending from the shank, the body including: (i) a longitudinal axis; (ii) a plurality of flutes, (iii) one or more pockets located in one or more of the plurality of flutes; (iv) one or more shield substrates located in each of the one or more pockets; and (v) one or more joints connecting the one or more shield substrates to the one or more pockets, the one or more joints including a leading portion; (c) a tip connected to and extending from the body, the tip including a cutting surface that extends radially outward from the longitudinal axis a distance so that a clearance cut by the tip into a substrate is sufficiently large so that the leading portion of the one or more joints extends within the clearance. | 2020-02-20 |
20200055126 | ELEMENT AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING DISMANTLING GROOVE - An element with an insertion groove and a dismantling groove. A method for providing a dismantling groove in an element for a product to be assembled by a plurality of elements locked by a locking arrangement including a flexible tongue. The method includes providing an insertion groove and a dismantling groove in the same element. The dismantling groove extends along the element between a first side and a second side and is configured for receiving the flexible tongue of the locking arrangement for locking the element to another element having a tongue groove. The dismantling groove is provided in the element such that it extends from the first side to the insertion groove and along a portion of the insertion groove, and is configured to receive a dismantling tool for dismantling the element from the other element. | 2020-02-20 |
20200055127 | MACHINING BALL TRACKS AND GUIDE WEBS OF A JOINT INNER PART - Machining ball tracks and guiding webs of an inner part for a constant velocity joint in a clamping arrangement includes mechanical machining of at least one first ball track in a first rotational position; rotating the articulated inner part into a second rotational position for machining at least one further ball track; wherein at least one guiding web is mechanically machined during the rotating of the inner joint part from the first rotational position into the second rotational position. A corresponding device is used for machining ball tracks and guiding webs of an inner joint part. | 2020-02-20 |
20200055128 | DISC MILLING CUTTER AND A KIT COMPRISING SUCH A DISC MILLING CUTTER - A milling tool for metal cutting machining has a tool holder with a shaft. At least one disc milling cutter having a central through-hole is mounted on the shaft. The disc milling cutter has internal coolant channels extending radially therein and connected to a coolant source through axial through-holes aligned with axial through-holes of one or more spacer rings, which are also mounted on the shaft, so as to provide for feeding of coolant to the disc milling cutter when placed in different positions along the extension of the shaft. | 2020-02-20 |
20200055129 | CUTTING TOOL HAVING COOLANT DEFLECTION - This disclosure relates to a cutting tool having a tool head that can be rotated about its mid-axis and has a front end face and a circumferential surface, a plurality of cutting elements and associated chip grooves arranged to be distributed in the circumferential direction on the circumferential surface, and a channel system running through the tool head for the coolant supply to the cutting elements. According to this disclosure, the end face of the tool head has coolant grooves, which each lead from an outlet opening of the channel system to an end opening in a chip groove, wherein the longitudinal openings of the coolant grooves are covered by a baffle plate fixed to the front face of the tool head. | 2020-02-20 |
20200055130 | Cutting Tool Head - A cutting head for a power tool. The cutting head comprises a pivot pin, and a first jaw and a second jaw each disposed for rotation about an axis defined by the pivot pin. The first jaw comprises a first blade mounting surface and a first ear having a first ear surface. The second jaw comprises a second blade mounting surface and a second ear having a second ear surface for rotational engagement with the first ear surface. The cutting head further comprises a first blade mounted on the first blade mounting surface and a second blade mounted on the second blade mounting surface. The first blade mounting surface, the second blade mounting surface, the first ear surface, and the second ear surface are substantially co-planar, and during a cutting action, the jaws rotate about the axis. | 2020-02-20 |
20200055131 | CUTTING DEVICE - A cutting device main body with a saw blade in a tabletop cutting device, supported so as to be swingable in an up-to-down direction with respect to a table on which material to be cut is placed, aims to improve operability for attaching and detaching the battery. A sliding direction for attaching and detaching the battery is set to be a tilting direction angled with respect to an up-to-down moving direction of the cutting device main body in a surface direction of a cutting blade. Because of this configuration, all of an operation force for attaching and detaching the battery is not applied to the up-to-down moving direction of the cutting device main body. As a result, the cutting main body is not moved in an easy manner and operability for attaching and detaching the battery is improved. | 2020-02-20 |
20200055132 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF MULTI-BEAM SOLDERING - A multi-beam soldering system includes a multi-beam scanner, a sensor, and a controller. The multi-beam scanner generates at least a first beam and a second beam, and guides the first beam to a first element of a soldering zone and guides the second beam to a second element of the soldering zone. The sensor detects a first temperature of the first element and a second temperature of the second element simultaneously during soldering process. The controller adjusts the parameters of the first beam and the second beam under the condition that the first temperature is substantially different from the second temperature. | 2020-02-20 |
20200055133 | METHOD FOR MIG BRAZING, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING LAP JOINT MEMBER, AND LAP JOINT MEMBER - The present invention provides a method for MIG brazing an Al alloy to a steel sheet so as to manufacture a lap joint member that excels in bonding strength with respect to the Al alloy. With the MIG brazing method, a bonding target sheet, specifically, an Al sheet or an Al alloy sheet is bonded to a hot dip Zn-based alloy coated steel sheet ( | 2020-02-20 |
20200055134 | LOGIC SWITCHING DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Provided are a logic switching device and a method of manufacturing the same. The logic switching device may include a domain switching layer adjacent to a gate electrode. The domain switching layer may include a ferroelectric material region and an anti-ferroelectric material region. The domain switching layer may be a non-memory element. The logic switching device may include a channel, a source and a drain both connected to the channel, the gate electrode arranged to face the channel, and the domain switching layer provided between the channel and the gate electrode. | 2020-02-20 |
20200055135 | AC PULSE ARC WELDING CONTROL METHOD - To stabilize a growth state of a droplet during an electrode negative polarity peak period in consumable electrode AC pulse arc welding. In an AC pulse arc welding control method for controlling welding which is performed by feeding a welding wire, and applying an electrode negative polarity base current during an electrode negative polarity base period, then applying an electrode negative polarity peak current during an electrode negative polarity peak period, and then applying an electrode positive polarity current during an electrode positive polarity period, to repeatedly apply these welding currents, the electrode negative polarity peak period includes a rising period Tu, a peak period Ta, and a falling period Td, a time ratio of the peak period Ta to the electrode negative polarity peak period is less than 20%, and the falling period Td is a period twice or more longer than the rising period Tu. | 2020-02-20 |
20200055136 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING LOCATION SERVICES FOR A WELDING POWER SUPPLY - Embodiments described herein include wireless control of a welding power supply via portable electronic devices, such as dedicated original equipment manufacturer (OEM) welding remote devices, cellular radio telephones, satellite radio telephones, laptops computers, tablet computers, and so forth. In particular, operating parameters and statuses of the welding power supply may be modified by the portable electronic device, as well as be displayed on the portable electronic device. A pairing procedure may be used to pair the welding power supply and the portable electronic device in a wireless communication network. Furthermore, in certain embodiments, a method of providing location services for the welding power supply includes utilizing location data for the portable electronic device controlling the welding power supply as an approximation for the location of the welding power supply. | 2020-02-20 |
20200055137 | Precision Wire Guide For A Welding Consumable - A wire guide including a bracket for securing the wire guide to an external support, a housing, a holder for holding a nozzle extension, a main spring and an adjustment mechanism, and wherein the main spring is configured to allow the holder to float within the housing whilst a first end of the holder extends through an aperture formed in the housing and has a position adjustable with reference to the housing by the adjustment mechanism. | 2020-02-20 |
20200055138 | Systems, Methods, and Devices for Transmitting Information to Thermal Processing Systems - In some aspects, a replaceable consumable component for performing a cutting or welding operation can include a body and a readable data storage device coupled to the body or integrated within the body, wherein the data storage device contains an operation instruction for a cutting or welding device. | 2020-02-20 |
20200055139 | MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR WELDING A MULTI-SHEET ASSEMBLY - A method of manufacturing a resistance weld in at least three overlying sheet metal layers includes the steps of: (1) providing a first sheet metal layer having a first thickness; (2) providing a second sheet metal layer having a second thickness; (3) providing a filler material on the second sheet metal layer; (4) providing a third sheet metal layer having a third thickness onto the filler material and the second sheet metal layer wherein the third thickness is less than each of the first and the second thicknesses; (5) pressing a pair of welding electrodes against a pair of opposing outer surfaces with the filler material disposed therebetween; and (6) passing an electric current between the pair of electrodes through the filler material and the first, second, and third sheet metal layers to form a weld nugget which penetrates into at least the first and second sheet metal layers. | 2020-02-20 |
20200055140 | Multiple Beam Pulsed Laser Deposition of Composite Films - The present disclosure generally relates to a system and method for multiple beam laser deposition of thin films wherein separate laser beams are used to ablate material from separate targets for concurrent deposition on a common substrate. The targets may include, but not limited to polymers, organics, inorganics, nanocrystals, solutions, or mixtures of materials. A target may be disposed on a tiltable mount to adjust the direction of the ablation plumes. Multiple ablation modes may be concurrently employed at the various targets, including, but not limited to pulsed laser, MAPLE, IR-MAPLE and other modes. The system may include a camera and processor for plume axis determination and feedback control of the plume axis by controlling a tilt of a target holder. Maple target loading sequences and liquid states are described. Fluorescent image monitoring is described. | 2020-02-20 |
20200055141 | LASER MACHINING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MACHINING A WORKPIECE USING A LASER BEAM - A machining head is provided for a laser machining system configured to machine a workpiece using a laser beam. The machining head includes a housing having an opening for emitting the laser beam from the machining head; at least one reflective reference at the housing; and a measuring device configured to direct an optical measurement beam towards the opening and the at least one reflective reference. The measuring device is further configured to determine a distance (d | 2020-02-20 |
20200055142 | LASER MACHINING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A LASER MACHINING SYSTEM - A laser machining system for machining a workpiece uses a laser beam, preferably for cutting or welding a workpiece using a laser beam. The laser machining system includes a machining head with a housing having an opening for emitting the laser beam from the machining head, a measuring device configured to direct an optical measurement beam through the opening, and an optical unit for aligning the laser beam and the optical measurement beam, the optical unit being settable to adjust the laser beam and the optical measurement beam perpendicular to the optical axis of the machining head in the region of the opening. The measuring device is further configured to determine a setting of the optical unit corresponding to the central alignment of the laser beam on the basis of measurement values based on reflections of the optical measurement beam for different settings of the optical unit. | 2020-02-20 |
20200055143 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MACHINING A MATERIAL LAYER USING ENERGETIC RADIATION - The invention relates to a method and a device for machining a material layer using energetic radiation to produce three-dimensional components by melting a particulate material in layers. In the method, one or more energetic beams of one or more beam sources are directed onto a layer to be machined and guided over the layer by a dynamic beam guidance system. The method is characterized in that at least one of the energetic beams is divided into multiple individual beams by modulation over time, which are directed onto the layer to be machined in a spatially separated manner. The separation is carried out such that the sum of the power of the individual beams corresponds to the power of the respective energetic beam minus power losses caused by the separation process. | 2020-02-20 |
20200055144 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING OF COMPONENTS WITH A PLURALITY OF SPATIALLY SEPARATED BEAM GUIDES - The present invention relates to a device and a method for additive manufacturing of components, in particular selective laser melting or laser sintering. The device comprises a processing head ( | 2020-02-20 |
20200055145 | LASER PEENING PROCESSING DEVICE AND LASER PEENING PROCESSING METHOD - A laser peening processing device includes a laser oscillator configured to oscillate a laser beam; and a nozzle configured to inject liquid to a workpiece for laser peening processing, and to cause the laser beam to be incident on the liquid to irradiate the workpiece with the laser beam which propagates through the liquid. The nozzle includes a lens configured to concentrate the laser beam so that a focal point of the laser beam is formed at a processing position of the laser peening processing, a cylindrical casing configured to protect the laser beam before the laser beam is incident on the liquid, and a pipe disposed in the casing and configured to form a flow path for the liquid. | 2020-02-20 |
20200055146 | PROCESSING METHOD, PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND PROCESSING PROGRAM - A processing method of producing a processed object by processing a material, the processed object including an opening to outside and a hollow space of a predetermined shape and in communication with the opening, includes forming the hollow space in the material by performing ablation by projecting a laser from a region to be processed on a surface of the material corresponding to the opening along a region to be processed corresponding to the hollow space. | 2020-02-20 |