09th week of 2018 patent applcation highlights part 16 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20180056456 | COOLING RING - A cooling system which achieves temperature control of a heat affected portion of a pipe. | 2018-03-01 |
20180056457 | Part Holder Utilizing Interlocking Pin and Plate Design - A fixture includes at least one first plate having a plurality of holes formed therethrough. At least one second plate has a plurality of holes formed therethrough in alignment with the holes in the first plate. At least some of the holes in the second plate have at least one indentation formed therein in a radial direction. The second plate is aligned parallel to the first plate and is moveable along an axis from an open position where the holes in the plates are axially aligned to a locked position where the first and second holes are offset. A plurality of pins have diameters less than the and holes. Each pin has at least one region extending outwardly in a radial direction and is configured to mate with the at least one indentation in the second holes. Each pin passes through different ones of the aligned holes. | 2018-03-01 |
20180056458 | Apparatus for Aligning Sections of Pipe - An apparatus for aligning sections of pipe includes a first clamp member and a second clamp member coupled with the first clamp member. The first and second clamp members each include a first clamp jaw and a second clamp jaw longitudinally spaced from the first clamp jaw. Each one of a first plurality of turnbuckle assemblies is coupled with each one of the first and second clamp jaws of the first clamp member, and each one of a second plurality of turnbuckle assemblies is coupled with each one of the first and second clamp jaws of the second clamp member. An assembly made from a kit of components is also disclosed. The kit includes an apparatus for aligning sections of pipe, and a plurality of shoe inserts. The assembly includes the apparatus and at least two of the shoe inserts coupled with the apparatus. | 2018-03-01 |
20180056459 | Method of Tight Crack Braze Repair Using Acoustics - A method for braze repair of tight cracks in a superalloy component is provided. The method includes directing energy, e.g., from an acoustic energy source, towards surfaces of the tight crack to break up one or more contaminants, corrosion products, or oxides at the surface. The directed energy may cause opposed walls of the tight crack to vibrate to break up the oxides, and to generate a modest heat for allowing infiltration of the tight crack with a braze material. The braze material is then melted at a melt temperature of the braze material but below the melt temperature of the component. The braze material is then solidified to repair the tight crack. | 2018-03-01 |
20180056460 | SPRING SEPARATING AND FEEDING DEVICE AND METHOD THEREOF - The present invention discloses a spring separation device comprising a silo and a distributor. The silo has a feed hole and the distributor has a discharge hole. One end of the feed pipe is connected with the feed hole and the other end is connected with the discharge hole. The distributor has a needle and a spacer. The needle is located at the proximal end of the discharge hole. The spacer is located at the distal end of the discharge hole. There is an opening on the side wall of the distributor corresponding to the needle and the spacer for the needle and the spacer in and out of the cavity of the distributor. The needle and the spacer are operated simultaneously under linkage mechanism. At the same time, the present invention also discloses a spring separation method. The present invention and the method thereof can quickly and accurately separate and feed the springs, and the structure is simple and easy to use, thereby increasing the production speed and improving the production efficiency. | 2018-03-01 |
20180056461 | Logman - A woodworking jig to hold lumber may include a central column; a chainsaw support assembly to slidably connected to the central column; an angle grinder support assembly to slidably connect to the central column; and a vertical log support to support the lumber positioned alongside of the central column. | 2018-03-01 |
20180056462 | CONVEYANCE JIG FOR SEPARATE TYPE CONTROL PANEL - A conveyance jig provided for integrally conveying a separate type control panel with a machine tool that are disposed separately, includes a fixing section with respect to a base and a holding section that holds a separate type control panel in a state of being installed on a movable stand with casters at the rear of the base in order to integrally conveys a machine tool including the base and a processing module that is movably installed to be movable in the front-rear direction along a straight line rail provided on the base separately with a gap in a width direction, and the separate type control panel that is installed on the movable stand with casters and disposed separately from the machine tool. | 2018-03-01 |
20180056463 | TRANSFER ROBOT - A transfer robot includes a supporting part, a moving part, a magnet unit, and a coil. The moving part is supported by the supporting part and movable along a predetermined travel path. The moving part is provided with a hand for carrying a workpiece. The magnet unit is disposed at the supporting part and extends longitudinally along the travel path. The magnetic unit generates magnetic flux that is at least partially perpendicular to the travel path. The coil is disposed at the moving part and intersects the magnetic flux. The magnetic flux varies or is different at positions along the travel path. | 2018-03-01 |
20180056464 | Universal-Fit Vacuum Assisted Dust Collection Hood for Routers - A universal-fit vacuum assisted router hood tool attaches to the router to capture dust and particles generated by the router bit. A generally planar base plate is adapted to mount to the fiat base of the router. The base plate has a central opening centered on the axis of the router so that associated router bit protrudes through. A dust collection dome is rotationally positioned in the central opening, and the dome has a central opening at the axis of the router A cuff connector extending out from the dust collection dome to a hose cuff that can receive a hose of a dust extractor. An annular flange within the dome at the top opening prevents dust and particulates from exiting the top opening of the dome. | 2018-03-01 |
20180056465 | FLUID EJECTION DEVICE - A fluid ejection device is equipped with a robot hand, which is attached to a distal end of an arm of an articulated robot, and having ejection holes therein for ejecting a cutting fluid toward a tool holder or a tool, and a controller adapted to control joints of the articulated robot, in such a manner that the robot hand moves along an axial direction (Z-direction) of a spindle in synchronism with a feeding operation by which the spindle is moved along the axial direction (Z-direction) of the spindle. | 2018-03-01 |
20180056466 | LINEAR DIVIDING INDEXER - A linear dividing indexer has an upper table which moves transversely linear relative to a base. The upper table defines a slot disposed at an angle with the transverse direction of movement and includes an indexing mechanism formed from (a) an angle bar pivotally mounted to the base and an actuator bar slidably mounted in the angle bar, the actuating bar having a cam follower which slides within the upper table slot; and (b) wherein when the angle bar is at an angle to the slot, linear movement of the actuating bar within the angle bar causes transverse linear movement of upper table relative to the base. | 2018-03-01 |
20180056467 | CLAMP DEVICE OF INDEXING APPARATUS - Provided is a clamp device of an indexing apparatus that indexes a main shaft, which is rotatably supported in an accommodation hole of a frame via a bearing, to a set angular position by rotating the main shaft by using a driving device. The clamp device includes a working channel that connects an air supply device, which supplies compressed air, to a pressure chamber in the clamp device. The clamp device operates to retain an angular position of the main shaft when compressed air is supplied from the air supply device. The clamp device includes a pressure transmitting portion that is interposed in the working channel and in which a piston is slidably disposed. A portion of the working channel on the pressure chamber side of the piston in the pressure transmitting portion is filled with an incompressible fluid. | 2018-03-01 |
20180056468 | Rotatable Edge Guide to Support a Cutting Tool During a Sharpening Operation - Apparatus for sharpening a cutting tool. In some embodiments, a tool sharpener includes an abrasive medium having an abrasive surface. A stationary tool support guide provides a guide surface that supports a side of the tool during presentation of a cutting edge of the tool against the abrasive surface. A rotatable edge guide has a roller member with a curvilinearly extending outer surface. The roller member is rotatable about an edge guide roller axis to engage, via rolling contact, the cutting edge during the presentation of the cutting edge against the abrasive surface. | 2018-03-01 |
20180056469 | POWERED TOOL SHARPENER WITH VARIABLE MATERIAL TAKE OFF (MTO) RATE - A tool sharpener has a guide assembly to support a cutting tool adjacent an abrasive medium. A drive assembly advances the abrasive medium with respect to the guide assembly. A control mechanism provides a first control input value to move the medium and achieve a first material take off (MTO) rate during a coarse sharpening operation upon the tool. A second control input value from the control circuit moves the medium to achieve a lower, second MTO rate during a fine sharpening operation. The control mechanism transitions the medium from the first MTO rate to the second MTO rate responsive to a timer mechanism indicating a conclusion of a predetermined elapsed time interval. | 2018-03-01 |
20180056470 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD - A substrate processing apparatus includes a polisher configured to polish a substrate using a polishing liquid, a first cleaner configured to clean the substrate polished by the polisher using sulfuric acid and hydrogen peroxide water, a second cleaner configured to clean the substrate cleaned by the first cleaner using a basic chemical liquid and hydrogen peroxide water, and a drier configured to dry the substrate cleaned by the second cleaner. | 2018-03-01 |
20180056471 | SUBSTRATE GRINDING DEVICE - The present application has disclosed a substrate grinding device, which includes a carrying platform, a lifting platform and a grinding head, the lifting platform is located above the carrying platform and configured to be movable in a direction perpendicular to an upper surface of the carrying platform with respect to the carrying platform upwardly or downwardly; and the grinding head is mounted to the lifting platform and configured to grind a grind region of a substrate to be ground disposed on the carrying platform, the grind region being a region of the substrate where there is a partial scratch. | 2018-03-01 |
20180056472 | BALL SCREW POLISHING METHOD AND DEVICE THEREOF - The invention has a turnback roll which can transfer and guide a polishing tap in a tangential direction of a pressure contacting roll, a vertical oscillation mechanism which linearly oscillates the pressure contacting roll in a tangential direction of a ball groove while being orthogonal to a rotating axis line, and a horizontal oscillation mechanism which linearly oscillates the pressure contacting roll in a direction of a rotating axis line toward both inner side surfaces of the ball groove. The ball groove can be securely polished by the polishing tape on the basis of the continuous or intermittent transfer of the polishing tape and the linear oscillating motion of the ball groove. It is possible to improve a polishing precision, it is possible to improve a surface roughness of the ball groove and it is possible to improve a polishing workability of the ball groove. | 2018-03-01 |
20180056473 | POWER TOOL - A power tool includes a housing. A motor is housed in the housing. A platen is driven by the motor. The housing includes a first housing part, a second housing part and a third housing part. The housing defines a battery receptacle portion configured to receive a removable battery pack which powers the motor. Each of the first housing part, the second housing part and the third housing part form part of the battery receptacle portion. | 2018-03-01 |
20180056474 | Hand-Held Belt Sander - A hand-held belt sander includes a head, an arm, a retaining unit, and a positioning unit. The head includes a mounting seat surrounding an axis. The arm has a sleeve segment mounted to the mounting seat. The retaining unit has an annular groove formed in the mounting seat, and multiple protrusions disposed on the sleeve segment and engaging the annular groove. The positioning unit includes multiple engaging grooves formed in the mounting seat, and an engaging member disposed on the sleeve segment. When the engaging member engages one of the engaging grooves, the arm is positioned relative to the head at an operating position. When the engaging member is disengaged from the one of the engaging grooves, the arm is rotatable about the axis relative to the head. | 2018-03-01 |
20180056475 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING SUBSTRATE - There is furnished a working tool comprising a rotating shaft ( | 2018-03-01 |
20180056476 | MONITORING OF POLISHING PAD THICKNESS FOR CHEMICAL MECHANICAL POLISHING - An apparatus for chemical mechanical polishing includes a platen having a surface to support a polishing pad, a carrier head to hold a substrate against a polishing surface of the polishing pad, a pad conditioner including a conductive body to be pressed against the polishing surface, an in-situ polishing pad thickness monitoring system including a sensor disposed in the platen to generate a magnetic field that passes through the polishing pad, and a controller configured to receive a signal from the monitoring system and generate a measure of polishing pad thickness based on a portion of the signal corresponding to a time that the sensor is below the conductive body of the pad conditioner. | 2018-03-01 |
20180056477 | POLISHING SYSTEM WITH ANNULAR PLATEN OR POLISHING PAD FOR SUBSTRATE MONITORING - A polishing system includes a platen having a top surface, an annular polishing pad supported on the platen, a carrier head to hold a substrate in contact with the annular polishing pad, a support structure from which the carrier head is suspended and which is configured to move the hold the carrier head laterally across the polishing pad, and a controller. The platen is rotatable about an axis of rotation that passes through approximately the center of the platen, and the inner edge of the annular polishing pad is positioned around the axis of rotation. The controller is configured to cause the support structure to position the carrier head such that a portion of the substrate overhangs the inner edge of the annular polishing pad while the substrate is contacting the polishing pad. | 2018-03-01 |
20180056478 | METHOD FOR MEASURING THE THICKNESS OF FLAT WORKPIECES - A method for measuring the thickness of flat workpieces processed in a double-side processing machine comprises processing the workpieces in a working gap formed between an upper working disk and a lower working disk configured to remove material from the workpieces. Optically measuring the thickness of the workpieces during processing by at least one optical thickness measurement apparatus disposed on at least one of the upper working disk or the lower working disk. The at least one optical thickness measurement apparatus configured to measure the thickness of the workpieces disposed in the working gap through at least one through-hole in a corresponding upper working disk or the lower working disk. Supplying the measurement results of the at least one thickness measurement apparatus to a control apparatus of the double-side processing machine. Terminating the processing of the workpieces once a previously specified target thickness of the workpieces is reached. | 2018-03-01 |
20180056479 | CHEMICAL MECHANICAL POLISHING TOOL WITH ROBOT ACCESS TO CASSETTES - A semiconductor fabrication system includes a chemical mechanical polishing system, a cassette holding area enclosed by a wall and having a door openable by an operator to place one or more cassettes into the cassette holding area, a robot configured to transfer substrates between a cassette in the cassette holding area to the chemical mechanical polishing system, a computer controller configured to cause the robot to move to a home position, a circuit breaker in a power supply line to the robot, a door sensor to detect whether the door is open, a robot presence sensor to detect whether the robot is in the home position, and control circuitry configured to receive signals from the door sensor and the robot presence sensor and cause the circuit breaker to cut power to the robot if the door is open and the robot is not in the home position. | 2018-03-01 |
20180056480 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MONITORING ABRASIVE MACHINING - There is disclosed a method of monitoring abrasion of a component during abrasive machining. The method comprises generating an acceleration signal corresponding to movement of the component or of an abrasive tool in response to abrasive machining of the component by the tool; generating an acoustic emission signal corresponding to acoustic waves emitted from within the component; and determining an abrasion parameter relating to the removal of material from the component based on a set of input variables including the acceleration signal and the acoustic emission signal. There is also disclosed an apparatus for abrasion monitoring and optionally abrasive machining, and a non-transitory machine readable storage medium comprising instructions for abrasion monitoring. | 2018-03-01 |
20180056481 | AUTOMATIC GRINDING APPARATUS - An automatic grinding apparatus includes: a grinding wheel configured to grind a workpiece; a support configured to support the workpiece; a feeding device configured to change a relative position between the grinding wheel and the workpiece; and a control device configured to, before processing using the grinding wheel is started, calculate a range in which the grinding wheel and the support are relatively moved on the basis of information on positions of the workpiece and the grinding wheel detected by a first detector, a second detector, and a third detector, move the grinding wheel or the support by performing numerical control with respect to the feeding device, and automatically start the processing using the grinding wheel. | 2018-03-01 |
20180056482 | DRESSER, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING DRESSER, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a dresser includes a base metal plate, and a plurality of chip portions that are provided on the base metal plate. Each chip portion includes a Si substrate having a projection at an upper portion thereof and a diamond layer provided on the projection of the Si substrate. | 2018-03-01 |
20180056483 | RECOVERY METHOD FOR ABRASIVE - A method for collecting an abrasive from an abrasive slurry which has been used for polishing an object including silicon as a main component includes: (i) adding a solvent to the abrasive slurry; (ii) dissolving particles of the polished object among components of the polished object contained in the abrasive slurry; and (iii) filtering the abrasive slurry to collect the abrasive, in which the steps (i) to (iii) are carried out without a pH adjuster to remove components of the polished object to collect the abrasive. | 2018-03-01 |
20180056484 | NOZZLE ASSEMBLY AND SURFACE TREATMENT METHOD WITH NOZZLE ASSEMBLY - The present invention is a nozzle assembly having a nozzle main body including an ejection material suction port and an ejection port which ejects the ejection material with the compressed air, and an air nozzle which jets the compressed air into the nozzle main body. The nozzle main body includes a mixing chamber which mixes the ejection material with the compressed air, a first pathway directed from the ejection material suction port toward the mixing chamber, and a second pathway directed from the mixing chamber toward the ejection port. The air nozzle includes a compressed air jet portion and a third pathway directed to the compressed air jet portion, and the third pathway is inserted into the nozzle main body. The compressed air jet portion of the air nozzle is provided with a flow contracting portion having an opening. | 2018-03-01 |
20180056485 | Abrasive Sheet - An abrasive sheet is described which is composed from a combination of an abrasive material and an abradable polymer composite wherein the abradable polymer composite comprises a layer of a first polymeric composition and conjoined thereto a layer of a second polymeric composition wherein the layer of said second polymeric composition is provided with a sensory cue. | 2018-03-01 |
20180056486 | CLAMPING DEVICE FOR CLAMPING SOFT SHEETS - A clamping device for clamping soft sheets includes: a body, a first clamping member and a second clamping member. The first and second clamping members are affixed to the body and pivotable in opposite directions. The second clamping member includes a second toothed section to be engaged with or disengaged from the first toothed section of the first clamping member, and the second toothed section is engaged with the first toothed section in the engaging area, so that, when the soft sheet is clamped between the first and second toothed sections and pulled toward the inserting area, the first and second toothed sections will be engaged with each other in the engaging area to make it difficult for the soft sheet to slip out of the first and second toothed sections, which consequently improves the clamping force for clamping the gripping force for gripping the soft sheet. | 2018-03-01 |
20180056487 | MULTI-FASTENER WRENCH - A multi-fastener wrench for simultaneously or concurrently holding a plurality of fasteners, wherein the wrench comprises a handle having a distal end and a proximal end, and two sets of jaws at or new the distal end. The jaws may be movably coupled to the handle, allowing the user to vary the distance between the jaws. | 2018-03-01 |
20180056488 | A Reversible Wrench - A reversible wrench includes a handle and a carrier arranged on the handle. A torque transmission assembly is arranged in the carrier. The assembly includes an inner driven member having an inner, outwardly facing bearing surface and an outer driving member having an outer, inwardly facing bearing surface, the driven and driving members being arranged in the carrier about a common rotation axis and the surfaces being spaced from each other. A selector is positioned between the bearing surfaces. At least one motion transfer device is positioned between the bearing surfaces. The bearing surfaces, the selector and the at least one motion transfer device define at least two roller bearing passages. At least one roller bearing is positioned in each passage. The roller bearings can be shifted between a tightening condition in which the roller bearings lock the bearing members together for tightening rotation of the carrier and a loosening condition in which the roller bearings lock the bearing members together for loosening rotation of the carrier. Opposite rotation of the carrier with respect to the tightening and the loosening rotation, respectively, unlocks the roller bearings to permit freewheeling of the carrier during the opposite rotation. The selector and the at least one motion transfer device are configured so that the selector is operable to shift the roller bearings between the tightening and loosening conditions, via the at least one motion transfer device. A biasing mechanism is operatively arranged with respect to the roller bearings so that the roller bearings are unlocked against a bias of the biasing mechanism during the opposite rotation and are driven back into one of the tightening and loosening conditions upon ceasing of the opposite rotation. | 2018-03-01 |
20180056489 | TOOL SYSTEM - A multi-purpose hand tool system is described. The tool system includes a handle and one or more inserts that are releasably engaged with the handle. The tool system is useful for a variety of applications including use with basin and faucet hardware. | 2018-03-01 |
20180056490 | TOOLS AND METHODS FOR SETTING A PLUG INSIDE A PIPE - Devices for setting a plug in a pipe, as well as methods of setting a plug using such devices, are provided. Such devices may comprise an outer sheath having a longitudinal inner bore; a fitting joined to an end of the outer sheath for joining with the plug so as to prevent rotation thereof; an inner rotatable extension member extending through the inner bore of the outer sheath which is longitudinally rotatable within the inner bore; and a plug setting tool joined to an end of the inner rotatable extension member and positioned near the fitting, the plug setting tool being for engagement with the plug to cause the plug to set in the pipe when the inner rotatable extension member is rotated. | 2018-03-01 |
20180056491 | Locking structure for hand tool - A locking structure for a hand tool contains: a body having a driving head which includes an accommodation chamber and a rib, and between two ends of the rib is defined an opening. The rib has two positioning orifices, the accommodation chamber has an obliquely arcuate groove accommodating a ratchet member which has a toothed rim and two opposite apertures, and a part of each steel ball extends out of each aperture. The ratchet member further has a first trench, a polygonal groove, and a second trench. A cap is covered on the rib and includes a through orifice, an open section, a protruded section, an actuation extension, and two opposite openings so as to house two posts respectively, wherein a part of each post extends out of each opening, and a resilient element is defined between the second trench and the cap. | 2018-03-01 |
20180056492 | Guidance device and method for installing flanges - The invention relates to a guidance device for guiding a worker through a process of installing flanges by fastening a plurality of bolts with a torque wrench. The guidance device is arranged to communicate with the torque wrench and the worker via a user interface. The guidance device is arranged to
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20180056493 | FINGER SHIELD - A finger shield has two arms connected by a U-shaped portion, the arms having respective flanges extending generally transversely to the arms, the flanges being disposed at the top of the respective arms. The U-shaped portion allows flexure so that the arms can be manually squeezed together to hold a nail therebetween. One of the arms has a window for exposing the nail to the fingers of a user, and has a pair of curved indentations disposed on opposite sides of the window, which are aligned to support one side of an inserted nail. The arm having the window also has an indentation or cutout portion at its top portion, to allow insertion of the nail between the two arms such that the nail is guided by the pair of curved indentations. The head of the nail typically extends above the flange. | 2018-03-01 |
20180056494 | PUNCHING TOOL EQUIPPED WITH A GUIDE SLEEVE - A punching tool which comprises a body, a rod oriented in a first direction and comprising a free end configured to cooperate with the element to be punched, a guide sleeve containing a conduit extending from a first end face to a second end face and configured to rest against the part. The conduit comprises a first portion which opens at the first end face and is configured to house the body of the punching tool and to allow a translation movement of the body of the punching tool relative to the guide sleeve. | 2018-03-01 |
20180056495 | MULTIFUNCTIONAL TOOL SET - The present invention is to provide a multifunctional tool set which has functions of wrenches and screwdrivers and is easy to carry and includes a plate, a fixing device and screwdrivers with screwdriver heads in different specifications. The plate has a through hole cut therethrough, and first and second stepped portions, wherein the first and second flat portions are formed on an inside wall of the through hole. The stepped portions correspond in position to the flat portions respectively, so as to form the wrench holes with different imperial and metric dimensions. The fixing device has assembly holes cut therethrough and configured for insertion of the screwdrivers, and a lower portion more forwardly protruding than an upper portion thereof for matching with the through hole. Therefore, the fixing device can be mounted into the through hole by a deformation manner and the screwdrivers are positioned in parallel to both sides of the plate. | 2018-03-01 |
20180056496 | Modular Handheld Power Tool - A power tool system includes a base unit having a rechargeable lithium-ion battery, a battery charging system, a power control system and a power output connection. A plurality of head units is configured for use with the base unit. Each of the head units includes an electrical input connection. The electrical input connection is configured to be electrically connected to the power output connection when the head unit is attached to the base unit. Each of the head units is configured to use the electrical power provided by the base unit to perform a different tool function. | 2018-03-01 |
20180056497 | ANGLE GRINDER - An angle grinder includes a housing formed with a handle, a clamping device for mounting a grinding disk, an output shaft for driving the clamping device to rotate, a brushless motor being provided with a motor shaft, a transmission mechanism for transmitting power between the motor shaft and the output shaft, and a circuit board assembly for providing electricity to the brushless motor. The clamping device is disposed outside of the housing and connected with the output shaft. The output shaft is at least partially disposed inside of the housing and connected with the transmission mechanism. The brushless motor is arranged between the transmission mechanism and the circuit board assembly in a direction substantially parallel to the motor shaft, and the motor shaft is disposed along a direction substantially perpendicular to the output shaft. | 2018-03-01 |
20180056498 | Pad Handle Assembly - A pad handle assembly having a head and a handle. The handle has an elongated member with a pressure block connected to one end. A pad support block is removably connected to the pressure block to selectively secure a pad around the pad support block. | 2018-03-01 |
20180056499 | Tool Cabinet - A tool cabinet includes a cabinet body having two guide rails, a movable storage unit having two extension members that are coupled respectively to the guide rails, two lifting units, and two driving units. Each lifting units has a guide tube mounted to one of the cabinet body and the storage unit, a threaded member non-rotatably connected to the guide tube, and a threaded rod mounted to the other one of the cabinet body and the storage unit and connected threadedly to the threaded member, such that rotation of the threaded rods drives the movement of the storage unit between lowered and lifted positions. The driving units are configured to synchronously drive the rotations of the threaded rods of the lifting units. | 2018-03-01 |
20180056500 | TOOL HOLDER - A holder for supporting an elongated tool in an upright position on a planar surface. The holder comprises a body defined by a semicircular or semielliptical section of a longitudinal section of a hollow cylinder, the body having a thickness from an interior wall to an exterior wall, the holder configured to stand with the radius of the semicircular or semielliptical section perpendicular to the planar surface. A through-hole in the body is sized to accommodate a periphery of the tool. A tool and holder system may include the holder and an elongated tool having a generally cylindrical geometry, such as a curing tool configured to emit radiation having a predetermined wavelength for curing a dental resin. | 2018-03-01 |
20180056501 | ATTITUDE-SUPPORTING APPARATUS OF WEARABLE ROBOT AND ATTITUDE-SUPPORTING METHOD USING THE SAME - An attitude-supporting apparatus of a wearable robot includes an actuator for generating a hydraulic pressure by a worker's direct manipulation, and a driving unit including, the driving unit including: an inner component and an outer component capable of relatively rotating, and control components for controlling the relative rotations of the inner component and the outer component, wherein a motion of the control components is controlled by receiving the hydraulic pressure generated from the actuator. | 2018-03-01 |
20180056502 | ROBOT MOUNTING - A robot bearing according to the invention for the pivotable mounting of a robot has a base ( | 2018-03-01 |
20180056503 | ROBOT FOR MACHINE TOOL AND MACHINE TOOL - There is provided a robot for machine tool which can work with a large power and torque when necessary while not attaching a large-size motor to the robot and while having a thin arm, as well as a machine tool having the robot. An in-machine robot of a machine tool includes an input shaft, a transfer shaft, a bevel gear, and an end effector. The input shaft is connected to a tool of the machine tool, and a driving force of the tool is transferred to the end effector. The end effector is a hand or the like, and a workpiece is gripped or rotated with the hand using the driving force of the tool. A plurality of the input shafts are provided, and a suitable input shaft is connected to the tool as appropriate. | 2018-03-01 |
20180056504 | TEACHING APPARATUS FOR MANIPULATOR - A teaching apparatus for a manipulator is provided, including: a fixing member for fixing to the manipulator; a main body connected to the fixing member; and a handle connected to the main body. The main body includes a plurality of sensors and an operation display member, wherein at least one of the sensors is disposed on one side of the main body adjacent the fixing member and configured for sensing a force, a stress or a torque applied to the main body, and the operation display member is disposed on the other side of the main body and includes a plurality of function keys and a display screen disposed thereon. The teaching apparatus allows the path-teaching process for a manipulator to be completed quickly and easily. | 2018-03-01 |
20180056505 | Methods and Systems for Generating Instructions for a Robotic System to Carry Out a Task - Example embodiments may relate to robot-cloud interaction. In particular, a cloud-based service may receive a query from a first robotic system including sensor data, a request for instructions to carry out a task, and information associated with a configuration of the first robotic system. The cloud-based service may then identify stored data including a procedure previously used by a second robotic system to carry out the task and information associated with a configuration of the second robotic system. The cloud-based service may then generate instructions for the first robotic system to carry out the task based at least in part on the sensor data, the procedure used by the second robotic system to carry out the task, the information associated with the configuration of the first robotic system, and the information associated with the configuration of the second robotic system. | 2018-03-01 |
20180056506 | ROBOT - A robot includes an arm that rotates about a rotation axis, a motor that is provided in the arm, and an amplifier unit that includes an amplifier substrate which drives the motor and that is provided in the motor, in which, when a longitudinal direction of the arm as seen from an axial direction that is parallel to the rotation axis is a first direction and a direction orthogonal to the first direction is a second direction, the amplifier unit and the motor are arranged in a direction different from the second direction. | 2018-03-01 |
20180056507 | ROBOT - A robot includes an arm that includes an arm main body and a motor and rotates about a rotation axis, and an amplifier unit that is provided in the arm and includes a drive circuit which drives the motor, in which at least a portion of the amplifier unit or the motor is positioned on the outside of the arm main body as seen from an axial direction that is parallel to the rotation axis. | 2018-03-01 |
20180056508 | MOTOR UNIT AND ROBOT - A motor unit includes a first motor and a first amplifier section including a driving circuit for driving the first motor. The first motor includes a first section configured to enable the first amplifier section to be attached to and detached from a first position and a second section configured to enable the first amplifier section to be attached to and detached from a second position different from the first position. | 2018-03-01 |
20180056509 | Robot Having Arm with Unequal Link Lengths - A transport apparatus including a drive; a first arm connected to the drive, where the first arm includes a first link, a second link and an end effector connected in series with the drive, where the first link and the second link have different effective lengths; and a system for limiting rotation of the end effector relative to the second link to provide substantially only straight movement of the end effector relative to the drive when the first arm is extended or retracted. | 2018-03-01 |
20180056510 | Tension Stiffened and Tendon Actuated Manipulator - A manipulator includes first and second link arms which are connected together by a hinge. A cable actuation and tensioning system is provided between the link arms and includes a spreader arm, a driven element attached to each link arm and a cable engaged with the respective driven element and attached to the spreader arm. At least one of the arms, or all of the arms, can telescope to shorten or lengthen the arm(s) by movement of the system. The spreader arm may also be configured to slide relative to the first and second link arms to change the position of the spreader arm relative to the first and second link arms. | 2018-03-01 |
20180056511 | MOVEMENT CONTROL FOR TRACKED ROBOT ASSEMBLIES THAT MANUFACTURE AIRCRAFT - Systems and methods are provided for controlling the motion of a tracked robot assembly. An exemplary method comprises disposing a mobile robot assembly proximate to a fuselage of an aircraft that is being assembled, aligning a left ranging sensor of the assembly with a left target, and aligning a right ranging sensor of the assembly with a right target. The method also includes directing the assembly to traverse to a location within the aircraft fuselage at which a robot on the assembly will perform work upon the fuselage, determining a left distance between the left ranging sensor and the left target while the assembly is moving, determining a right distance between the right ranging sensor and the right target while the assembly is moving, detecting a difference between the determined distances, and adjusting a direction of motion of the assembly based on the difference. | 2018-03-01 |
20180056512 | Trajectory Planning with Droppable Objects - Example implementations may relate to methods and systems for determining a safe trajectory for movement of an object by a robotic system. According to these various implementations, the robotic system may determine at least first and second candidate trajectories for moving the object. For at least a first point along the first candidate trajectory, the robotic system may determine a predicted cost of dropping the object at the first point along the first candidate trajectory. And for at least a second point along the second candidate trajectory, the robotic system may determine a predicted cost of dropping the object at the second point along the second candidate trajectory. Then, based on these various determined predicted costs, the robotic system may select between the first and second candidates trajectories and may then move the object along the selected trajectory. | 2018-03-01 |
20180056513 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A MANIPULATOR FOR CARRYING OUT A WORKING PROCESS - A method for controlling at least one manipulator for carrying out a working process which is controlled by a process controller comprises the steps of: a) providing one or more working points to be approached by the manipulator, b) approaching a working point A | 2018-03-01 |
20180056514 | WORKPIECE PICKING SYSTEM - A workpiece picking system is provided, including: a conveyor that transfers multiple workpieces in one transfer direction; a position detection unit that detects transfer positions of the workpieces transferred by the conveyor; a distributing robot that sorts the workpieces transferred by the conveyor in a single row into two rows by a predetermined rule following the movement of the conveyor by performing line tracking based on the detected transfer positions; and a pair of picking robots that pick-up the workpieces, following the movement of the conveyor by performing line tracking based on the transfer positions detected by the position detection unit, and disposing only the workpieces in one of the rows sorted by the distributing robot, in an operating range of the picking robots. The pair of picking robots are arranged in a direction orthogonal to the transfer direction of the conveyor. | 2018-03-01 |
20180056515 | 3D SEGMENTATION FOR ROBOTIC APPLICATIONS - A robotic system includes a robot having an associated workspace; a vision sensor constructed to obtain a 3D image of a robot scene including a workpiece located in the workspace; and a control system communicatively coupled to the vision sensor and to the robot. The control system is configured to execute program instructions to filter the image by segmenting the image into a first image portion containing substantially only a region of interest within the robot scene, and a second image portion containing the balance of the robot scene outside the region of interest; and by storing image data associated with the first image portion. The control system is operative to control movement of the robot to perform work, on the workpiece based on the image data associated with the first image portion. | 2018-03-01 |
20180056516 | ROBOT, ROBOT CONTROL DEVICE, AND ROBOT SYSTEM - the robot that is configured to display a third image related to a second image when a first operation is accepted and a first image is picked up and the second image included in the first image is selected, to set a condition for a process on an object whose image is picked up when an information of the third image is accepted, and to carry out the process based on the set condition. | 2018-03-01 |
20180056517 | ROBOT, ROBOT CONTROL DEVICE, AND ROBOT SYSTEM - A robot includes an arm. A predetermined region in an image pickup region where an image pickup section provided in the arm is capable of picking up an image coincides with, among image regions of a picked-up image picked up by the image pickup section when the arm is moved to a position for picking up an image of each of a plurality of target objects, the image region including the target object or a region smaller than the image region. The robot detects information concerning the target object on the basis of the picked-up image of the target object picked up by the image pickup section in the position and grips the target object on the basis of the detected information. | 2018-03-01 |
20180056518 | SPHERICAL ROBOT HAVING A DRIVING MECHANISM FOR INDICATING AMOUNT OF STORED ELECTRIC POWER - A robot includes a spherical housing, a frame disposed in the housing, and a display that displays at least a facial feature of the robot. The robot further includes a set of driving wheels that are in contact with an inner surface of the housing to rotate the housing, and a weight driving mechanism that causes a weight to move along a predetermined axis. Also, the robot includes a power supply that is externally charged and supplies electric power to the set of driving wheels and weight driving mechanism, and a control circuit that stops rotation of the set of driving wheels and moves the weight along the predetermined axis to correspondingly move the display vertically. | 2018-03-01 |
20180056519 | SPHERICAL ROBOT HAVING A DRIVING MECHANISM FOR INDICATING AMOUNT OF STORED ELECTRIC POWER - A robot includes a main casing, a first spherical cap and a second spherical cap, and a shaft linking the spherical caps. The robot further includes a display, a first driving mechanism causing the first and second spherical caps to be rotated by the shaft, and a second driving mechanism that causes the main casing to be rotated. The robot also includes a control circuit and an electric power source, charged by electric power from an external charger. If the remaining electric power of the electric power source is lower than or equal to a predetermined value, the second driving mechanism is controlled to stop rotation of the main casing, and the first driving mechanism is controlled to switch a rotational direction of the first spherical cap and the second spherical cap, causing the display to be reciprocally moved in a vertical direction. | 2018-03-01 |
20180056520 | MACHINE LEARNING DEVICE, ROBOT SYSTEM, AND MACHINE LEARNING METHOD FOR LEARNING MOTION OF ROBOT ENGAGED IN TASK PERFORMED BY HUMAN AND ROBOT IN COOPERATE WITH EACH OTHER - A machine learning device for learning a motion of a robot engaged in a task performed by a human and a robot in cooperation with each other, including a state observation unit that observes a state variable indicating a state of the robot when the human and the robot cooperate with each other and perform a task; a reward calculation unit that calculates a reward based on control data and the state variable for controlling the robot and on an action of the human; and a value function update unit that updates an action value function for controlling a motion of the robot, based on the reward and the state variable. | 2018-03-01 |
20180056521 | CONTROL APPARATUS, ROBOT AND ROBOT SYSTEM - A control apparatus that controls a robot having a force detection part and a movable unit including an injection part that can inject an injected material to an object, includes a processor that is configured to generate teaching data in a position of the movable unit when the movable unit is moved from the object by a first distance after sensing of contact between the movable unit and the object based on output from the force detection part. | 2018-03-01 |
20180056522 | Portable Box Inverter - A portable box inverter which includes removable and adjustable grippers capable of grasping and inverting a wide variety of different types of containers. The portable box inverter generally includes a base unit including a rotatable bearing. An arm adjustment hub is connected to the bearing; with a pair of spanner arms extending outwardly in either direction from the arm adjustment hub. The distal ends of each respective spanner arm includes a hingedly attached gripper arm extending outwardly therefrom. A plurality of grippers may be removably and adjustably connected to the gripper arms in various configurations to grip various types of containers. By rotating the arm adjustment hub, the gripper arms may be opened to surround a container and closed to engage the container. By rotating the bearing, the container may be inverted to unload its contents and then returned to its original, upright position. | 2018-03-01 |
20180056523 | ROBOT CONTROL DEVICE, ROBOT, AND ROBOT SYSTEM - On the basis of received first region information indicating a first region, which is a region designated for an acquired picked-up image of a plurality of target objects, and second region information indicating a second region different from the first region, a robot control device causes a robot to grip the target object for which the second region not overlapping the first region of another of the target objects is designated and does not cause the robot to grip the target object, the second region for which overlaps the first region of the other target object. | 2018-03-01 |
20180056524 | Automatic Magnetic Gripper For Non-Magnetic Objects - A system for automatically magnetically gripping non-magnetic objects. The system includes a robotic arm, a magnetic actuator, and a free magnetic element. The magnetic actuator may be coupled to an end effector of the robotic arm. A non-magnetic object may be placed between the free magnetic element and the magnetic actuator. The magnetic actuator may magnetically attract the free magnetic element to securely grasp the non-magnetic object therebetween. A corresponding method is also disclosed and claimed herein. | 2018-03-01 |
20180056525 | PLATE-SHAPED WORKPIECE TRANSFER APPARATUS AND PROCESSING APPARATUS - Apparatus transfers a plate-shaped workpiece to/from a holding surface of a chuck table. The apparatus includes a holding unit and a moving mechanism. The holding unit includes at least two holding members for holding the outer edge of the workpiece, a support plate for supporting the holding members so as to allow movement of the holding members toward or away from the outer edge of the workpiece, and a moving unit for moving the holding members. Each holding member includes a rod portion vertically movably extending downward through the support plate, an engaging portion formed on the outer circumference of the rod portion at the lower end thereof for engaging the outer edge of the workpiece, and a nozzle portion for discharging a fluid from the lower surface of the rod portion toward the holding surface to thereby float the workpiece from the holding surface. | 2018-03-01 |
20180056526 | ROBOTIC ACTUATOR - A robotic actuator comprises a mass manufactured bellows, wherein the mass manufactured bellows allows a volume change by localized bending, and wherein the mass manufactured bellows is formed from a material that has a higher strength in at least two axes relative to at most one other axis, and an end effector, wherein the end effector is coupled to the manufactured bellows. | 2018-03-01 |
20180056527 | Quick-Release End Effector Tool Interface - The various embodiments herein relate to a coupling apparatus for a medical device having a coupler body, a cavity defined in the coupler body, a rotatable drive component disposed within the cavity and having at least two pin-receiving openings, and an actuable locking ring disposed around the cavity. | 2018-03-01 |
20180056528 | ROBOTIC PROCESSING SYSTEM - A robotic transport system including a drive section connected to a frame, an articulated arm operably coupled to the drive section providing the articulated arm with arm motion in at least one axis of motion moving at least a portion of the articulated arm in a collaborative space, corresponding to the frame, from a first location to another different location in the collaborative space, the articulated arm having an end effector with a workpiece grip having workpiece engagement members engaging and holding a workpiece during workpiece transport, by the arm motion in the at least one axis of motion, wherein at least one of the workpiece engagement members is frangible compliant, having a frangible compliant coupling between a distal portion of the at least one of the workpiece engagement members and a base portion of the end effector from which the at least one of the workpiece engagement members depends. | 2018-03-01 |
20180056529 | Knife - A knife includes a hollow handle, a blade, a connecting component and a plurality of counterweights. The handle extends along an axis and has opposite front and rear ends along the axis. The blade is connected to the front end of the handle. The connecting component is removably connected to the rear end of the handle. The counterweights are removably disposed in the handle and are arranged in series along the axis from an end of the connecting component. Two adjacent ones of the counterweights are separably connected to each other. | 2018-03-01 |
20180056530 | Knife - A knife includes a hollow handle, a blade and a counterweight unit. The hollow handle extends along an axis and has opposite front and rear ends along the axis. The blade is connected to the front end of the handle. The counterweight unit is disposed in the handle, and includes a rail and a counterweight. The rail extends along the axis. The counterweight is connected to and movable along the rail. | 2018-03-01 |
20180056531 | Knife - A knife includes a blade, and a counterweight unit, and a handle having an accommodating space. The counterweight unit includes a counterweight-receiving member removably disposed in the accommodating space, multiple counterweights, and a biasing member. The counterweight-receiving member has a tubular wall, and an abutment wall cooperating with the tubular wall to define a receiving space and defining an exit opening that spatially communicates with the receiving space. The counterweights are removably disposed in the receiving space. The biasing member biases the counterweights toward the abutment wall so as to permit removal of one of the counterweights via the exit opening when the counterweight unit is separated from the handle. | 2018-03-01 |
20180056532 | CERAMIC CUTTING TOOL - Provided is a ceramic cutting tool including a blade body containing zirconium oxide as a primary component, the blade body containing particles containing any one of aluminum oxide, silicon carbide, or silicon nitride as a primary component. | 2018-03-01 |
20180056533 | HAIR CLIPPER BLADESET WITH BLADE GUIDE - A hair clipper bladeset is provided, including a stationary blade having a front edge having a plurality of stationary teeth, and a moving blade including a moving front edge having a plurality of moving teeth disposed such that the moving blade teeth laterally reciprocate relative to the stationary blade teeth to form a cutting edge. A cam follower is disposed upon an upper surface of the moving blade and includes at least one cam follower formation constructed and arranged for guiding the moving blade in reciprocation. A blade guide is located between the moving blade and the stationary blade, having at least one complementary blade guide formation configured for accommodating a corresponding said at least one cam follower formation for creating multiple contact points constructed and arranged for maintaining alignment of the blades at the cutting edge. | 2018-03-01 |
20180056534 | Barber Pencil - A rounded head hair trimmer for trimming hair. The hair trimmer comprises a handheld cylindrical body with a motor and an arrangement for controlling electric supply to the motor. A rounded cutting head is coupled to the motor. The cutting head includes a plurality of blades, the plurality of blades being rounded and configured such that cutting edges of the blades align longitudinally along the length of the cutting head and sweep an area with a spin motion of the cutting head. | 2018-03-01 |
20180056535 | SMART CLIPPER - A hair razor with interactive features including RPM control protocol that includes: an under side; an interactive display placed on the under side, where the interactive display provides access to display applications stored in memory; a top side; a digital display on the top side, where the digital display provides operational information related to the hair razor; a motor; a motherboard, where the motherboard is adapted to provide RPM control for the motor, wherein said RPM control is accomplished by syncing RPM speeds with musical notes; a USB connector on one side of the hair razor; a touch control button on the top side of the hair razor; and a power cord, the power cord supplies power to the hair razor. The interactive display is adapted to maneuver through a plurality of screen selections. The operational information shown on the digital display includes pitch tone associated with the RPM speed of the motor. | 2018-03-01 |
20180056536 | Novel Device for Affixing a Shaving Razor to a Can of Shaving Cream - Devices for affixing a shaving razor to a can of shaving cream are disclosed. Specifically, a hook with a magnet is affixed to the handle of a shaving razor allowing the user to attach the shaving razor to a can of shaving cream is disclosed. Alternate embodiments that are affixed to the razor by means of an flexible band and by an adhesive area are also disclosed. | 2018-03-01 |
20180056537 | DEVICE FOR CARRYING OUT CUTTING OPERATIONS OF UNBOUND FORMATTING EDGES OF A PRINTED PRODUCT - A device for carrying out cutting operations on an unbound formatting edge of a printed product includes a cutter to carry out edge-related cutting operations. A transporter transports the printed product from a first cutting location, at which the first cutting operation for a first formatting edge of the printed product takes place, to a second cutting location, at which a second one of the cutting operations for a second formatting edge takes place, and to a third cutting location, at which a third one of the cutting operations for a third formatting edge is carried out. The transport of the printed product from one cutting location to the next is carried out along a guide section. The transporter includes a gripper with which the printed product is gripped by the spine and conveyable from one cutting location to the next in a suspended manner. | 2018-03-01 |
20180056538 | SCORING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A scoring apparatus includes a scoring portion having a first plate member and a pair of second plate members arranged to sandwich the first plate member therebetween. The apparatus is configured to form a score on a sheet by making an end portion of the first plate member and end portions of the pair of second plate members engage with the concave portion. The end portion of the first plate member is positioned closer to the concave portion than the end portions of the pair of second plate members. | 2018-03-01 |
20180056539 | DOUBLE ARBOR VERTICAL SHAPE SAW - Embodiments relate to systems, methods, and apparatuses for shape sawing wood. Specifically, embodiments include an infeed with laterally displaceable positioning rolls and a longitudinal axis between the positioning rolls. The embodiments further include a saw box with a frame and a plurality of saws coupled with a plurality of vertical arbors within the frame. In certain embodiments, the frame is operable to move laterally or rotationally with respect to a horizontal axis of rotation. | 2018-03-01 |
20180056540 | Miter Saw Extendable Fence Attachment - A miter saw extendable fence attachment for facilitating cutting of long pieces of wood includes a centerpiece that is complementary to a table of a miter saw. The centerpiece is configured for attachment to the table. Each of a pair of extensions comprises a support and a plate. The support is reversibly couplable to a respective opposing end of the centerpiece. The plate extends perpendicularly from a front of the support adjacent to a bottom of the support. The supports are positioned to couple to the centerpiece such that the plates are positioned coplanarly with an upper face of the table. The plates are configured to place a piece of wood for cutting with a blade of the miter saw. | 2018-03-01 |
20180056541 | CUTTING MACHINE - A cutting machine includes a machine body, a blade, a support, a movable frame and a fastener. The blade is disposed on the machine body, and the blade is rotatable relative to the machine body. The support is fixed to the machine body. The movable frame includes a slidable member and a blocking member. The slidable member is slidably disposed on the support, and the slidable member has a guide slot. The fastener is disposed through the guide slot. The movable frame is slidable relative to the support to have a plurality of blocking positions. | 2018-03-01 |
20180056542 | VENEER SUPERIMPOSING METHOD - A parallel veneer standby step, a cross veneer moving step, a cross veneer positioning step, a cross veneer standby step, a parallel veneer returning step, a parallel veneer positioning step, a superimposing step, and a superimposed veneer gluing step are included. Accordingly, a superimposed veneer is obtained in which the parallel veneer and the cross veneer are bonded with a high degree of adhesion and corresponding edges of the parallel veneer and the cross veneer substantially align with each other. | 2018-03-01 |
20180056543 | PORTABLE CUTTING DEVICES - The dust proof circular saw has a main body with a rotating disc cutter blade and a cover fixed to the body to cover a blade outer radial periphery part. The body is supported by a base such that an angle of the body in the up-down and right-left directions can be adjusted at a base upper side. A further blade outer radial periphery is covered by an auxiliary cover. The auxiliary cover covers a gap between the fixed cover and the base. The auxiliary cover is moved by a mechanism relative to the body in accordance with an angle of the circular saw main body relative to the base in the up-down direction. The auxiliary cover is pivotally connected to the base, and is pivoted around a laterally tilting support shaft in the right-left direction by an interlock mechanism in accordance with a body angle in the right-left direction. | 2018-03-01 |
20180056544 | SCALABLE THREE DIMENSIONAL PRINTING APPARATUS - A scalable three dimensional printing apparatus capable of movement along three axes includes a tractor assembly movable along a selectively extendable rail component. Wheels in the tractor assembly surround part of the rail component to enable movement of a gantry bridge in a longitudinal direction along the rails. A movable printing trolley moves horizontally along a gantry bridge and has a printing column which can move vertically. Because the gantry bridge, trolley, and printing column move orthogonally to each other, users may print in three dimensions. Selective extension of the rails allows a user to alter lengthwise printing scale. | 2018-03-01 |
20180056545 | METHODS AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING A SURFACE PROFILE OF A WAFER - Methods for controlling the surface profiles of wafers sliced from an ingot with a wire saw include measuring an amount of displacement of a sidewall of a frame of the wire saw. The sidewall is connected to a bearing of a wire guide supporting a wire web in the wire saw. The measured amount of displacement of the sidewall is stored as displacement data. Based on the stored data, a pressure profile for adjusting a position of the sidewall is determined by a computing device. Pressure is applied to the sidewall using a displacement device according to the determined pressure profile to control the position of the sidewall. | 2018-03-01 |
20180056546 | Method of Locally Influencing Resin Permeability of a Dry Preform - Resin permeation of a dry preform having one or more reinforcement plies is locally influenced during resin infusion using a selectively permeable veil applied to at least one of the reinforcement plies. | 2018-03-01 |
20180056547 | Circumferential Stiffeners for Composite Fancases - Woven preforms, for example those used for jet aircraft engine fancases, may need additional stiffeners to improve the strength and/or dynamic performance of the preform assembly, as well as to serve as attachment points. The present invention describes several improved woven preforms that include circumferential or axial stiffeners, as well as methods of manufacturing the same, One embodiment includes circumferential stiffeners added to a woven preform. Another embodiment includes sub-preforms with integral flanges that combine to make integral stiffeners. A further embodiment includes an intermediate stiffener wrapped onto a base sub-preform wrap, wherein the intermediate stiffener wrap incorporates intermediate stiffeners. Another embodiment incorporates bifurcations in one or more layers of an outermost wrap of a multi-layer fabric composite that forms a preform, wherein the bifurcated outer wrap is folded to form stiffeners that may be oriented circumferentially or axially. | 2018-03-01 |
20180056548 | Vacuum Carrier Module, Method of Using and Process of Making the Same - A vacuum carrier module includes a substrate having at least one hole and an edge region. There is at least one support on a top surface of the substrate. Further, a gel film is adhered to the edge region of the substrate. The at least one hole fluidly connects a reservoir located above the top surface of the substrate. A method of using a vacuum carrier module includes planarizing a gel film by passing an alignment material through a hole in a substrate to contact a first surface of the gel film, positioning at least one chip on a second surface of the gel film opposite the first surface. The method further includes encasing the at least one chip in a molding material and applying a vacuum to the first surface of the gel film. | 2018-03-01 |
20180056549 | EVACUABLE MOLD FOR FIBER COMPOSITE PLASTIC COMPONENTS - Evacuable, stable mold having a design obtained by thermal deformation at temperatures ≦ | 2018-03-01 |
20180056550 | OVEN FOR CLEANING MOLDS, DIE NOZZLES AND COMPONENTS FOR APPARATUSES FOR PROCESSING PLASTIC MATERIALS IN GENERAL - An oven for cleaning molds, die nozzles and components for apparatuses for processing plastic materials in general, comprising a basket adapted to contain the molds to be cleaned, and a heating bell adapted to heat the molds contained in the basket, the bell can be moved away and upward with respect to the die-carrying basket in order to facilitate access to the die-carrying basket. | 2018-03-01 |
20180056551 | INDUCTIVE HEATING OF CASTING MOLDS - A method and a system for heating of a casting mold, in particular for heating of casting molds for cosmetic products, is described. The system comprises at least an inductor for generating of at least one alternating magnetic field and at least one casting mold, wherein the casting mold consists substantially of a plastic material or an elastomer and is permeated with at least one additive, wherein the additive may be inductively heated. | 2018-03-01 |
20180056552 | New dipping former for producing elastic articles - A former assembly for the manufacture of dip product, the assembly comprising: a thermally conductive outer layer in the shape of said product, said outer layer arranged to receive a film of elastomer; a mounting for mounting said former assembly to a former holder for engagement with a conveyor chain; a heating medium within said outer layer, said heating medium in communication with an energy source for heating said medium; wherein said heating medium arranged to apply heat through said outer layer so as to cure said resin. | 2018-03-01 |
20180056553 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING MOLDED ARTICLE - Provided is method for manufacturing a molded article that has a first portion, and a second portion that rises up from the first portion, the method comprising: placing a second material on a surface of a first material; the first material containing a reinforcing fiber (A) with a length exceeding 30 mm and a thermoplastic resin (B), the reinforcing fiber (A) being dispersed in the first material, and, the thermoplastic resin (B) being not substantially impregnated into the reinforcing fiber (A), and the second material containing a reinforcing fiber (a) with a length of 1 to 30 mm and a thermoplastic resin (b), the reinforcing fiber (a) being dispersed into the second material, and, the thermoplastic resin (b) being not substantially impregnated into the reinforcing fiber (a),and simultaneously forming the first portion and the second portion by one stroke of pressing, with a cohesive strength of the thermoplastic resin (B) and the thermoplastic resin (b) of 2 N/15 mm or larger, where the cohesive strength being measured by stacking a 15 mm-wide, 0.03 mm-thick film derived from the thermoplastic resin (B), and a 15 mm-wide, 0.03 mm-thick film derived from the thermoplastic resin (b); pressing the stack under a pressure of 0.1 MPa, at a temperature 1° C. higher than the melting point of the thermoplastic resin (B) or the thermoplastic resin (b), whichever is higher, for two seconds, so as to heat seal the films partially; pulling the films at unsealed portions in the direction 180° away from each other; and finding the force at which the heal-sealed portion separates, or the force at which the resin films rupture before being separated. | 2018-03-01 |
20180056554 | COMPRESSION MOLDING ASSEMBLY AND METHODS FOR MOLDING A THERMOPLASTIC BLOCKER DOOR - A compression molding assembly for molding a honeycomb core, including a plurality of cells defined by a plurality of walls, of a blocker door is provided. The compression molding assembly includes a ram plate comprising a plurality of openings defined therethrough and a plurality of core inserts coupled to the ram plate such that the plurality of core inserts are configured to form the honeycomb core of the blocker door. Each core insert is removably coupled with a respective opening of the plurality of openings such that each core insert is configured to form a respective cell of the plurality of cells. | 2018-03-01 |
20180056555 | Method of Making Foam Wall Panel - A foam wall panel contains: a prepolymer PU leather layer and a polyurethane (PU) foaming substrate. The prepolymer PU leather layer has a thickness of 0.2 mm to 0.5 mm, and the PU foaming substrate has a density of 0.2 g/cm | 2018-03-01 |