11th week of 2021 patent applcation highlights part 17 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20210078160 | MOUNTING MECHANISM AND ROBOT - A mounting mechanism includes a base plate, a support arm, and a fixing frame. The support arm is mounted at the base plate. The fixing frame includes a connection end and a mounting end opposite to each other. The connection end is mounted at the support arm and configured to rotate relative to the support arm. The mounting end is configured to be selectively engaged with or separated from the base plate. The support arm is configured to be fixed relative to the base plate to clamp at a track when the mounting end is engaged with the base plate, and rotate relative to the base plate when the mounting end is separated from the base plate. | 2021-03-18 |
20210078161 | EXOSKELETON - The present invention discloses an exoskeleton which comprises a force balance back-carrying unit composed of a back-carrying assisting unit and a front-carrying assisting unit, a hip unit and a lower limb supporting unit, wherein the force balance back-carrying unit transfer the weight of a back-carrying load and/or a front-carrying load to the lower limb supporting unit through the hip unit to achieve the effort of assisting for the back-carrying load and/or the front-carrying load, wherein the length of the hip unit can be adjusted on the left-right plane and the upper-lower plane to adapt to wearers with different body types. On the other hand, the exoskeleton of the present invention is also provided with a buffer device to reduce the impact of the loads on the exoskeleton. The exoskeleton of the present invention also adopts quick-release joints, so as to modularize each part and standardize a docking interface of each module. The present invention can adapt to wearers with different hip shapes, and can transfer the weight of the back-carrying load and the front-carrying load to the lower limb supporting unit separately and simultaneously, so as to increase the weight-bearing efficiency and reduce the injuries to the back, the hands and the ankle joint. | 2021-03-18 |
20210078162 | ASSIST DEVICE - An assist device includes a first harness, a second harness, a belt body, an actuator and a controller. The controller is configured to perform operation control of the actuator. The controller is configured to, upon operation of the actuator being started in a state in which the first harness and the second harness is fitted to the user, perform winding of the belt body with a first winding force, and is configured to, upon the winding of the belt body being completed, change the winding force of the actuator to a second winding force that is smaller than the first winding force. | 2021-03-18 |
20210078163 | ASSIST DEVICE - An assist device includes a first harness, a second harness, a belt body, a mechanical unit and an attachment-detachment portion. The first harness is configured to be fitted to at least one of a shoulder region and a breast region of a user. The second harness is configured to be fitted to a leg region or a waist region of the user. The belt body is provided so as to extend to the first harness and to the second harness along a back side of the user. The mechanical unit includes an actuator provided in one harness of the first harness and the second harness and configured to wind and unwind a part of the belt body. The attachment-detachment portion is provided in the harness and the mechanical unit and is configured to detachably attach the mechanical unit to the harness. | 2021-03-18 |
20210078164 | Reconfigurable, Adaptable Robotic Structures - Adaptable and customizable truss-like robots are provided. The robotic truss has robotic roller modules configured to translate along one or more pliable member and therewith control the shape or design of the robot. | 2021-03-18 |
20210078165 | SERPENTINE INSPECTION ROBOT MECHANISM FOR LIFTING CAGE GUIDE DRIVEN BY MAGNETIC WHEELS - The invention relates to a serpentine inspection robot mechanism for lifting cage guide driven by magnetic wheels, comprising a magnetic wheel drive part and a pitching yawing part, wherein the magnetic wheel drive part comprises a worm and gear transmission mechanism (I) and a magnetic wheel driving mechanism (II), and the pitching yawing part comprises a pitching yawing mechanism (III). Magnetic wheels are driven by the worm and gear transmission mechanism (I) and the magnetic wheel driving mechanism (II), while the pitching and yawing control of the robot are realized by the pitching yawing mechanism (III). The serpentine robot driven by the magnetic wheels ( | 2021-03-18 |
20210078166 | DISPLAY CONTROL DEVICE, DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD, COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT, AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A control system, method and computer program product cooperate to assist control for an autonomous robot. An interface receives recognition information from an autonomous robot, said recognition information including candidate target objects to interact with the autonomous robot. A display control unit causes a display image to be displayed on a display of candidate target objects, wherein at least two of the candidate target objects are displayed with an associated indication of a target object score. | 2021-03-18 |
20210078167 | ROBOTIC CONTROL USING ACTION IMAGE(S) AND CRITIC NETWORK - Generating and utilizing action image(s) that represent a candidate pose (e.g., a candidate end effector pose), in determining whether to utilize the candidate pose in performance of a robotic task. The action image(s) and corresponding current image(s) can be processed, using a trained critic network, to generate a value that indicates a probability of success of the robotic task if component(s) of the robot are traversed to the particular pose. When the value satisfies one or more conditions (e.g., satisfies a threshold), the robot can be controlled to cause the component(s) to traverse to the particular pose in performing the robotic task. | 2021-03-18 |
20210078168 | METHOD FOR GENERATING A TRAINING DATA SET FOR TRAINING AN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE MODULE FOR A CONTROL DEVICE OF A VEHICLE - A method for generating a training data set for training an artificial intelligence (AI) module. An image sequence is provided in which surroundings of a robot are recorded. A trajectory in the recorded surroundings is determined. At least one future image sequence is generated which extends to a time segment in the future, and, based on the at least one determined trajectory, encompasses a prediction of images for the event that the determined trajectory was followed during the time segment in the future. At least one sub-section of the determined trajectory in the generated image sequence is assessed as positive or as negative when a movement predicted by following the trajectory corresponds to a valid movement situation, or as an invalid movement situation, respectively. The generated future image sequence with the assessment assigned thereto of the trajectory are combined for generating a training data set for the AI module. | 2021-03-18 |
20210078169 | DATA-DRIVEN ROBOT CONTROL - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for data-driven robotic control. One of the methods includes maintaining robot experience data; obtaining annotation data; training, on the annotation data, a reward model; generating task-specific training data for the particular task, comprising, for each experience in a second subset of the experiences in the robot experience data: processing the observation in the experience using the trained reward model to generate a reward prediction, and associating the reward prediction with the experience; and training a policy neural network on the task-specific training data for the particular task, wherein the policy neural network is configured to receive a network input comprising an observation and to generate a policy output that defines a control policy for a robot performing the particular task. | 2021-03-18 |
20210078170 | OBJECT MANIPULATION APPARATUS, HANDLING METHOD, AND PROGRAM PRODUCT - An object manipulation apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a memory and a hardware processor coupled to the memory. The hardware processor is configured to: calculate, based on an image in which one or more objects to be grasped are contained, an evaluation value of a first behavior manner of grasping the one or more objects; generate information representing a second behavior manner based on the image and a plurality of evaluation values of the first behavior manner; and control actuation of grasping the object to be grasped in accordance with the information being generated. | 2021-03-18 |
20210078171 | ROBOT CONTROL DEVICE - A robot control device includes manual pulse generation units that generate pulses having a pulse number depending on an operation amount of an operator, command signal calculation units that calculate an operation command signal to a robot based on a pulse number to be input, and a pulse number limiting unit that limits, to a threshold, the pulse number to be input into the command signal calculation units, in a case or cases where the pulse number generated by the manual pulse generation units is larger than the predetermined threshold, where, in a case or cases where the pulse number generated by the manual pulse generation units is equal to or less than the threshold, the pulse number is output as it is. | 2021-03-18 |
20210078172 | ROBOT NAVIGATION AND ROBOT-IOT INTERACTIVE TASK PLANNING USING AUGMENTED REALITY - Disclosed is a visual and spatial programming system for robot navigation and robot-IoT task authoring. Programmable mobile robots serve as binding agents to link stationary IoT devices and perform collaborative tasks. Three key elements of robot task planning (human-robot-IoT) are coherently connected with one single smartphone device. Users can perform visual task authoring in an analogous manner to the real tasks that they would like the robot to perform with using an augmented reality interface. The mobile device mediates interactions between the user, robot(s), and IoT device-oriented tasks, guiding the path planning execution with Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM) to enable robust room-scale navigation and interactive task authoring. | 2021-03-18 |
20210078173 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING OBSTACLE AVOIDANCE OF ROBOT, ROBOT AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A system and method of controlling obstacle avoidance of a robot. The method includes acquiring current positioning data of the robot, and determining whether an obstacle, spaced from a current position at a distance shorter than a preset distance, exists in a path from the current position to a target position or not according to the current positioning data and position data of all obstacles in a predetermined moving region; if the obstacle exists, calculating the shortest distance between the robot and the obstacle according to the acquired positioning data, a predetermined 3D model of the robot and a predetermined 3D model of the obstacle; calculating a due movement direction of the current robot according to the acquired positioning data, the calculated shortest distance and the 3D model of the obstacle, and controlling a movement posture of the robot according to the calculated movement direction to avoid the obstacles. | 2021-03-18 |
20210078174 | INTELLIGENT MEDICAL MATERIAL SUPPLY ROBOT BASED ON INTERNET OF THINGS AND SLAM TECHNOLOGY - An intelligent medical material supply robot based on Internet of Things and SLAM technology is disclosed, which realizes localization and mapping through a binocular camera and a lidar. A cloud data center schedules the medical material supply robot in real time according to material usage. The material supply robot receives corresponding scheduling information, and according to localization of the robot and map information, dynamically avoids obstacles by using a path planning algorithm to go to a designated floor for materials delivery. | 2021-03-18 |
20210078175 | METHOD, SERVER AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR ROBOT ROUTING - Method, server and storage medium for robot routing are provided. An operation area of the robot is gridded into a plurality of cells arranged in rows and columns. The method includes: planning, for the robot, a traveling path from a starting point to a destination point, where the traveling path is divided into a plurality of path segments; and reserving, one or more cells corresponding to a first path segment for the robot, where the first path segment is anyone of at least one among the plurality of path segments, in case that there is the deadlock phenomenon, refraining from reserving the cell for the robot, and re-checking whether the deadlock phenomenon is still present in the cell after a preset interval; and in case that there is no deadlock phenomenon, reserving the cell for the robot. | 2021-03-18 |
20210078176 | ROBOT CONTROLLER - A robot controller for controlling motion of a robot includes a motion control unit configured to control the motion of the robot in accordance with an operation program, a motion path storage unit configured to store a motion path of a predetermined movable part of the robot when the robot operates in accordance with the operation program, a restricted motion area generation unit configured to generate restricted motion area data representing a restricted motion area for restricting the motion of the robot based on the stored motion path, and a motion restriction unit configured to restrict the motion of the robot in the restricted motion area based on the restricted motion area data. | 2021-03-18 |
20210078177 | ROBOTIC END EFFECTOR SYSTEM WITH SURFACE TRACKING AND METHODS FOR USE - A non-destructive inspection system is presented. The non-destructive inspection system comprises a robotic end effector having an extendable actuator and a flange-mounted roller containing an ultrasonic sensor, the flange-mounted roller connected to the extendable actuator by a pivot connection, the extendable actuator configured to extend the flange-mounted roller until the flange-mounted roller contacts an inspection surface. | 2021-03-18 |
20210078178 | PHYSICAL HUMAN-ROBOT INTERACTION (pHRI) - A robot for physical human-robot interaction may include a number of sensors, a processor, a controller, an actuator, and a joint. The sensors may receive a corresponding number of sensor measurements. The processor may reduce a dimensionality of the number of sensor measurements based on temporal sparsity associated with the number of sensors and spatial sparsity associated with the number of sensors and generate an updated sensor measurement dataset. The processor may receive an action associated with a human involved in pHRI with the robot. The processor may generate a response for the robot based on the updated sensor measurement dataset and the action. The controller may implement the response via an actuator within a joint of the robot. | 2021-03-18 |
20210078179 | AUTOMATED SWITCH ACTIVATION SYSTEM - According to an aspect, a releasable actuation system includes a support member, a carriage movable relative to the support member, a releasable mount configured to couple the support member to a frame, the support member being rotatable relative to the releasable mount by a rotatable joint, an image capturing sensor connected to the carriage, an actuator connected to the carriage and operable to adjust a position of a switch, a memory having computer readable instructions, and one or more processors for executing the computer readable instructions, the computer readable instructions controlling the one or more processors to perform operations comprising directing the actuator to adjust the position of the switch. | 2021-03-18 |
20210078180 | ROBOT SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD OF THE SAME - A robot system includes a mobile robot configured to travel by driving wheels, a user interface, via which user service information and user information are input, and a controller configured to select one of at least two paths including a path including a moving walkway by using the user information and generate a map of a selected path, if the user service information and the user information are input via the user interface, and move the mobile robot to the path of a generated map. | 2021-03-18 |
20210078181 | TRANSFER ROBOT AND WORK TRANSFER SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME - A transfer robot includes a support unit, a rotary base supported by the support unit, a rotation mechanism that rotates the rotary base, a hand unit supported by the rotary base and configured to support a work, and a linear movement mechanism that moves the hand unit in a horizontal direction relative to the rotary base. The rotation mechanism includes a first rotation mechanism that rotates the rotary base relative to the support unit about a first rotation axis extending in a vertical direction, and a second rotation mechanism that rotates the rotary base about a second rotation axis inclined by a predetermined angle with respect to the first rotation axis. The support unit includes a pivotal member that pivots about a pivotal axis perpendicular to the first rotation axis. | 2021-03-18 |
20210078182 | ROBOT SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - A robot system includes a manufacturing system including a robot and peripheral equipment. There is a controller communicably connected to the robot, the peripheral equipment, and a portable information terminal. The controller includes a memory storing the operation program, operation mode setting circuitry to set an operation mode a teaching mode or a playback mode, operation controlling circuitry configured to control the operation of the robot in the teaching mode based on the operation command, and control the robot and the peripheral equipment in the playback mode in accordance with the operation program, and display controlling circuitry configured to control the portable information terminal in the teaching mode to display on a display an operation screen through which the operation command is inputted, and control the portable information terminal in the playback mode to display on the displaying part a screen different from the operation screen. | 2021-03-18 |
20210078183 | SELF-LIFTING ROBOT WITH AUTOMATIC RELEASE AND MULTI-JOINTED ARM - Disclosed is a self-lifting robot with multi-jointed arm. The robot includes a multipart housing, a traction drivetrain capable of generating translational and rotational motion of the self-lifting robot on a working surface, and a deployment hook configured to release from a storage hanger, thus depositing the self-lifting robot onto the working surface, and configured to re-attach to the storage hanger, thus lifting the self-lifting robot off of the working surface. The robot also includes a multi jointed arm, and a grabber disposed from a free-rotating wrist joint at a distal end of the multi-jointed arm, and configured to grab, hold, and release one or more target objects. | 2021-03-18 |
20210078184 | METHOD FOR GRIPPING, MOVING AND RELEASING A PIECE OF CLOTH WITH A GRIPPER, AND A GRIPPER - A method for gripping, moving and releasing a piece of cloth with a gripper that is initially placed with opposed, movable, coherent, flexible surface parts in contact with the piece of cloth, and the surface parts are moved with respect to each other and with respect to the gripper in a gripping action, in order to pinch and hold on to the piece of cloth. The gripper with the piece of cloth pinched between the surface parts is moved to a different location, wherein the surface parts move in a reverse direction in order to release the piece of cloth. While in contact with the piece of cloth, the opposed surface parts are moved along a path which brings the surface parts both closer to each other and moves them in a direction away from the piece of cloth. | 2021-03-18 |
20210078185 | Linkage Assembly for Attaching a Tool to a Robotic Device - A linkage assembly to connect a tool to a robotic device. The linkage assembly includes a body and a first linkage pair with first and second links that are configured to be connected to a first section of the tool. The linkage assembly also includes a second linkage pair that includes first and second links that are configured to be connected to a second section of the tool. The first linkage pair are powered to provide a force to move the tool relative to the body. The second linkage pair supports the tool and moves with the first linkage pair. Each of the first and second linkage pairs are pivotally connected to the body and may maintain parallel positioning during the movement. | 2021-03-18 |
20210078186 | TOOL COUPLER, TOOL CHANGER, TOOL MOUNTER, AND TOOL CHANGE SYSTEM HAVING THE SAME - A tool system including a housing fastened to a tool, the housing being formed of a non-magnetic material, a magnet module embedded in the housing, a pair of mounting grooves in the housing and located below the magnet module, a changer body provided on a manipulator, the changer body being formed a non-magnetic material, a metal bar mounted on the changer body, a pair of terminals provided at both ends of the metal bar, the pair of terminals being formed of magnetic material, the pair of terminals facing the magnet module, a fixing bar outside the housing, the fixing bar being formed of a magnetic material, and a pair of mounting pins extending vertically from both ends of the fixing bar, the pair of mounting pins being formed of magnetic materials, and the pair of mounting pins are inserted into the pair of mounting grooves is provided. | 2021-03-18 |
20210078187 | ROBOT CONTROL DEVICE, MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM - A deterioration degree of a robot body is precisely evaluated. A robot control device | 2021-03-18 |
20210078188 | TWO WHEELED ROBOT WITH ENHANCED CLIMBING FEATURES - A robot has an electronic surveillance system embedded within a chassis disposed between two wheels. The wheels include a main body and a plurality of treads. The treads are generally disposed radially around the main body and extend distally from outer portion of the main body. The main body generally defines a plurality of compression cells and may present a substantially frustoconical outer surface. | 2021-03-18 |
20210078189 | MULTI-BLADED AXE - A multi-purpose weapon comprising a handle, an axe blade, and a straight knife blade. The axe blade includes a chopping surface, and two curved surfaces, which, when sharpened, allow the weapon to be used in a similar manner to a kerambit. Thus, in a single weapon, the user can use the straight knife blade, the axe blade, and the one or two curved blades. | 2021-03-18 |
20210078190 | BLADE SET, HAIR CUTTING APPLIANCE, AND RELATED MANUFACTURING METHOD - The present invention relates to a hair cutting appliance, a blade set for a haircutting appliance, and to a stationary blade for the blade set, the blade comprising a first wall segment, a second wall segment and an intermediate wall segment, fixedly interconnected forming a segmented stack, wherein the intermediate wall segment is disposed between the first wall segment and the second wall segment jointly forming, as an end of the segmented stack at least one toothed leading edge comprising a plurality of mutually spaced apart projections defining a plurality of teeth and respective tooth spaces, wherein the intermediate wall segment comprise a cutout portion and wherein the cutout portion in the intermediate wall segment, the first wall segment and the second wall segment define therebetween a guide slot for a movable blade. Further discussed is a method for manufacturing a respective blade. | 2021-03-18 |
20210078191 | Flexible Razor Assembly - A flexible razor assembly for shaving contours on a user's body includes a handle that has a blade channel integrated therein. A lever is pivotally coupled to the handle and a blade case is coupled to the lever. The blade case is positionable in an open position and a closed position and the blade case is bendable to conform to curvature of a user's body. A blade is provided and the blade is comprised of a bendable material. The blade is positionable in the blade case having a cutting edge of the blade being exposed for shaving the user's body. | 2021-03-18 |
20210078192 | CARRIAGE FOR PIPE MACHINING - A pipe machining carriage, including a carriage configured to travel along an outer circumference of a pipe, and a chain coupled to both ends of the carriage wraps around the outer surface of the pipe. The carriage and the chain precisely move along the outer surface of the pipe. The disclosure may provide a carriage that performs machining with high accuracy by preventing the carriage from deviating from the original mounted position by moving the chain along with movement of the carriage. The disclosure may also provide a carriage mounted stably on the outer circumferential surface of the pipe to machine the pipe, regardless of pipe diameter, by adjusting a distance between the carriage drive wheels. The disclosure may prevent the carriage from slipping by mounting a front wheel and a rear wheel to the same drive shaft so the front and rear wheels rotate simultaneously in response to motor operation. | 2021-03-18 |
20210078193 | FILM CUTTING DEVICE HAVING A LINEAR ACTUATOR - A method for cutting a film of material and a cutting device for cutting the film of material are described herein. The cutting device includes a film support plate, and a pressure plate configured to move relative to the film support plate to hold the film of material on the film support plate. The device further includes one or more blades, and a linear actuator configured to move the one or more blades relative to the film support plate to cut the film of material held on the film support plate. | 2021-03-18 |
20210078194 | ROTARY CUTTING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A ROTARY CUTTING DEVICE - A rotary cutting device is provided, which comprises a first and a second roller mounted rotatably on a machine stand. Either the first roller is a tool roller and the second roller is a counter-roller, or the second roller is a tool roller and the first roller is a counter-roller. The second roller is mounted on the machine stand to be displaceable on a first displacement axis. A cutting pressure device is provided by way of which a cutting pressure can be exerted between the second roller and the first roller. In a support mode, the second roller is supported against a wedge device. The wedge device has at least one displaceable wedge element. A position of the at least one displaceable wedge element predetermines a spacing between the second roller and the first roller. A drive device enables movement of the at least one displaceable wedge element. | 2021-03-18 |
20210078195 | SAWMILL WITH A ROCKING CARRIAGE - A sawmill for tree logs includes a rocking carriage to pick up fresh logs and feed them into the path of a saw blade, as well further provisions relating to improvements to infeed systems for the fresh logs, as well as to, outflow systems for transfer of sawn-off product to a production line conveyor or the like for further processing to downline processes after the first saw cuts on the fresh logs. | 2021-03-18 |
20210078196 | SAW - A saw with a base assembly, a saw assembly pivotally mounted on the base assembly which is capable of pivoting towards the base assembly to a cut a work piece located on the base assembly, and a fence assembly extending across at least part of the base assembly. The fence assembly has a fence base, a fence plate slidingly mounted on the fence base, and a moveable stop mounted on the fence plate which is capable of being moved between two positions. | 2021-03-18 |
20210078197 | Central Axis Adjustment Structure of Tailstock of Woodworking Lathe - A central axis adjustment structure of a tailstock of a woodworking lathe is disclosed. The tailstock has a circular hole therein, a front opening and a rear opening at front and rear ends of the tailstock. An end surface of the front opening has at least one screw hole. A guide rod is disposed in the circular hole, and has a rear end extending out of the rear opening. A collar is fitted onto an axial connecting shaft that is inserted in the circular hole. The guide rod is insertedly connected to a rear end of the axial connecting shaft. The collar has at least one perforation corresponding to the screw hole. At least one bolt is inserted through the perforation and screwed to the screw hole so that the collar is locked to the front end of the tailstock. A first annular gap is defined between the guide rod and the rear opening of the tailstock. A second annular gap is defined between the axial connecting shaft and the front opening of the tailstock. A third annular gap is defined between the bolt and the perforation of the collar. | 2021-03-18 |
20210078198 | APPLICATION DEVICE - The invention relates to an application device, in particular for planar or bar-shaped workpieces of wood, comprising a device for applying a strip or an adhesive to an adhesive bonding surface of the workpiece, in particular for the adhesive bonding of the workpiece to an element to be adhesively bonded, the application device being of modular design, having a number of sub-devices for performing partial process steps. | 2021-03-18 |
20210078199 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DRYING WOOD PRODUCTS - Systems and methods for treating wood products are provided. The methods comprise preconditioning the wood product by irradiating one or more surfaces of the wood product with infrared (IR) and/or ultraviolet (UV) radiation and subsequently treating the wood product. The systems comprise one or more fixtures positioned to irradiate one or more surfaces of the wood product with IR and/or UV radiation, wherein each fixture comprises a reflector and a radiation source. | 2021-03-18 |
20210078200 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING CONCRETE STRUCTURES - The present invention is directed generally at three-dimensional printing and more particularly to using three-dimensional (3D) printing to produce concrete and concrete-like (i.e. hempcrete) structures. Recently, 3D printing has advanced to the point where it is now possible to 3D print more complex concrete structures, such as homes. Unfortunately, prior art methods of 3D printing concrete structures have numerous drawbacks. For example, many existing systems suffer from excessive mechanical complexity and/or are susceptible to jamming (e.g. caused by dirt getting into delicate mechanisms). Other problems include difficulty with field maintainability, a lack of horizontal and vertical construction scalability, excessive weight and/or difficulty in printing structures on uneven or difficult ground. Also, existing devices are difficult and time consuming to assemble and disassemble in the field, thereby increasing project costs. The present innovation successfully addresses all of these limitations. | 2021-03-18 |
20210078201 | DEVICE FOR THE UNIFORM DISTRIBUTION OF SLURRIES - The invention relates to a conveyor line ( | 2021-03-18 |
20210078202 | PORTABLE MIXER - A portable mixer that has a first auger, a second auger, a motor, a material loading location, where material may be loaded into the mixer, and a dispensing conduit. The motor powers both the first auger and second auger. Further, the second auger may rotate in a first rotational direction and a second rotational direction and the second auger substantially prevents material from exiting a dispensing conduit when the second auger rotates in the first rotational direction and the second auger distributes material through the dispensing conduit when the second auger rotates in the second rotational direction. | 2021-03-18 |
20210078203 | POWER CUTTER - A power cutter disclosed herein may include: a disk blade; a body configured to rotatably support the disk blade about a rotation axis and comprising an electric motor for rotationally driving the disk blade; a plurality of battery packs detachably attached to the body and configured to supply electric power to the electric motor; a grip disposed on the body and configured to be gripped by a user; and a main switch disposed on the grip and configured to electrically connect the plurality of battery packs to the electric motor when the user activates the main switch; wherein a central axis of the grip extends along a reference plane which is perpendicular to the rotation axis of the disk blade, and a distance from the reference plane to the disk blade is less than or equal to 1.5 times a width of the grip. | 2021-03-18 |
20210078204 | CUTTING BLADE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF CUTTING BLADE - A cutting blade, which can cut an insulating film while suppressing exfoliation of the insulating film such as a Low-k film that is likely to be exfoliated upon cutting, is demanded. A cutting blade, that can meet this demand, has a binder and abrasive particles, in which the abrasive particles are fixed by the binder at least part of which is glassy carbon. | 2021-03-18 |
20210078205 | Polypropylene Resin Pellet and Method for Preparing the Same - The present invention provides a polypropylene resin pellet that is environment friendly, has excellent workability, and enables preparation of fine denier fiber, and a method for preparing the same. | 2021-03-18 |
20210078206 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A COMPOSITE COMPONENT FORMED WITH A FIBRE-REINFORCED PLASTIC COMPONENT ON WHICH AT LEAST ONE SURFACE WITH A COATING IS FORMED - At least one surface of a FRP component is coated by impregnating a structure formed with textile fibres with a flowable polymeric matrix material so the fibres are completely covered to form the coating, a thickness of the flowable polymeric matrix material above the fibres of at least 100 μm and at least one ply of pull-off fabric, mesh or gauze is laid on and wetted or impregnated completely with the flowable polymeric matrix material. The polymeric matrix material is cured then the at least one ply of pull-off fabric, mesh or gauze is removed by peeling and in this region a surface of increased roughness is obtained so between the surface of increased roughness and fibres there is a layer formed with the cured polymeric matrix material, having a thickness of at least 100 μm. Coating the increased roughness surface with a thermal spraying process. | 2021-03-18 |
20210078207 | FIBER-REINFORCED RESIN MATERIAL MOLDING, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING FIBER-REINFORCED RESIN MATERIAL MOLDING, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING FIBER-REINFORCED RESIN MATERIAL - Provided is a fiber-reinforced resin material molding in which fluctuations of the dispersion state of the fiber bundle in the molding is small, the generation of a resin pool is suppressed, and fluctuations in physical properties such as tensile strength and modulus of elasticity are suppressed; a method for manufacturing the same, and a method for manufacturing a fiber-reinforced resin material. Provided is a fiber-reinforced resin material molding comprising: a fiber bundle comprising a plurality of reinforcing fibers; and a matrix resin, wherein a coefficient of variation in fiber content of the reinforcing fibers per unit zone of 0.1 mm square on a cut face along a thickness direction is 40% or less. | 2021-03-18 |
20210078208 | Plant and method for the online recovery of trimmings in extrusion lines of film made of plastic material - A plant and method for the online recovery of trimmings generated in an extrusion line of a plastic film includes a cutting apparatus configured to cut side portions, also called trimmings, from the plastic film made leaving a forming apparatus of the plastic film; a conveying apparatus, positioned downstream of the cutting apparatus, that conveys the trimmings; an extruder for treatment of the trimmings; and an apparatus dosing and feeding granules for forming the plastic film made in the extruder, the extruder and the apparatus dosing and feeding the granules being positioned upstream of the forming device. An apparatus for pre-treatment of the trimmings is provided at the inlet of the extruder and includes a shredder positioned coaxially with respect to the extruder. | 2021-03-18 |
20210078209 | Waste Management System - A waste management system, primarily intended to be for waste floating in water, though it can also be used on land. A shredding device will reduce the size of the particles of waste. Ocean water is removed by a drying device. The dried waste material is cryogenically frozen using liquid nitrogen or other suitable means. The frozen waste material is then pulverized and ground into a powder. The powder may then be sprayed into a gas-filled chamber and heated. Temperature, pressure and humidity are maintained within the chamber for more than one minute. Microwave or other radiation and catalysts may be used to enhance the process of extraction. The processed material is then removed from the chamber. Carbon and water may be recycled. The carbon may be used as fuel by the ship. Water may also be used by the ship or returned to the ocean in a non-toxic condition. | 2021-03-18 |
20210078210 | Waste Management System - A waste management system, primarily intended to be for waste floating in water, though it can also be used on land. A shredding device will reduce the size of the particles of waste. Ocean water is removed by a drying device. The dried waste material is cryogenically frozen using liquid nitrogen or other suitable means. The frozen waste material is then pulverized and ground into a powder. The powder may then be sprayed into a gas-filled chamber and heated. Temperature, pressure and humidity are maintained within the chamber for more than one minute. Microwave or other radiation and catalysts may be used to enhance the process of extraction. The processed material is then removed from the chamber. Carbon and water may be recycled. The carbon may be used as fuel by the ship. Water may also be used by the ship or returned to the ocean in a non-toxic condition. | 2021-03-18 |
20210078211 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CLEANING A VULCANIZATION MOLD - Method for cleaning a vulcanization mould for tyres in a curing press, using a device ( | 2021-03-18 |
20210078212 | LATTICE REINFORCED RADIUS FILLER - A method and apparatus for forming a radius filler. A lattice is formed of connecting elongate members having a three-dimensional shape of the radius filler. A resin is placed within the lattice. | 2021-03-18 |
20210078213 | MANUFACTURING A TWO-PART ELASTOMERIC PLUNGER - A technique of manufacturing an elastomeric container closure or plunger with embedded functional components to avoid thermal damage to the components is described. The technique includes molding a drug-contacting part from a first material at a first temperature and for a first length of time defining a first thermal exposure; after molding the drug-contacting part, inserting ancillary components into the drug-contacting part, where the ancillary components have an operational thermal budget less than the first thermal exposure; and overmolding the drug-contracting part and the ancillary components with a second material at a second temperature for a second length of time to form a non-drug-contacting part that mechanically connects the non-drug-contacting part and the drug-contacting part to form the elastomeric container closure and seals the ancillary components inside the elastomeric container closure. The overmolding defines a thermal exposure less than the operational thermal budget of the ancillary components. | 2021-03-18 |
20210078214 | ROTARY COMPRESSION-MOLDING MACHINE - A rotary compression-molding machine includes an upper punch-retaining portion disposed above a table including die bores and retaining an upper punch, a dust-proofing device including a sealing case including a bottom wall that includes an insertion bore penetrated by the upper punch and faces a downward surface of the upper punch-retaining portion, and an outer wall facing an outer surface of the upper punch-retaining portion, and supported by the upper punch-retaining portion, and an expandable dust cover attached to be in contact with a downward surface of the bottom wall of the sealing case and covering a circumferential edge of the insertion bore and an outer circumference of the upper punch, and air passages disposed between the outer wall of the sealing case and the outer surface of the upper punch-retaining portion. | 2021-03-18 |
20210078215 | ROTARY COMPRESSION-MOLDING MACHINE - A rotary compression-molding machine includes a lower punch-retaining portion disposed below a table including die bores and retaining a lower punch, and a dust-proofing device including a sealing case supported by the lower punch-retaining portion and including a bottom wall that includes an insertion bore penetrated by the lower punch, faces an upward surface of the lower punch-retaining portion, and includes a dust receiver disposed outside the insertion bore and configured to capture dust, and an outer wall that rises from an outer edge of the bottom wall, has an upper end positioned higher in level than an upward surface of a circumferential edge of the insertion bore, and includes a returning part projecting inward from the upper end or a portion adjacent thereto. | 2021-03-18 |
20210078216 | STRUCTURED ROLLERS IN THE CALENDERING AND POST-CALENDERING PROCESS - Calendering devices and processes are provided that process a fluid that has been rendered adhesive or is inherently adhesive, wherein processing typically involves forming of the fluid into a film of defined layer thickness and applying the fluid to a carrier material, post-calendering, or a combination of at least two of the above-mentioned processes. The devices may comprise a feed device for feeding the fluid, a multi-roller mechanism having at least two calendering rollers, and at least one calendering nip for processing the fluid, in which at least one of the at least two calendering rollers has an average roughness depth Rz of between 5 μm and 15 μm or between 9 μm and 13 μm. | 2021-03-18 |
20210078217 | METHOD FOR MOLDING COMPOSITE MATERIAL BLADE, COMPOSITE MATERIAL BLADE, AND MOLDING DIE FOR COMPOSITE MATERIAL BLADE - This composite material blade molding method for molding a composite material blade by curing a prepreg, wherein the composite material blade has a back-side blade member and a belly-side blade member which are superposed and joined. The composite material blade molding method comprises: a lamination step for forming a back-side laminate in a back-side molding die and forming a belly-side laminate in a belly-side molding die; an inner surface cowl plate disposition step for disposing an inner surface cowl plate for maintaining an inner space formed by the back-side laminate and the belly-side laminate; a die mating step for die-mating the back-side molding die and the belly-side molding die and disposing a foaming agent in the inner space maintained by the inner surface cowl plate; and a curing step for heating and expanding the foaming agent and heat-curing the back-side laminate and the belly-side laminate. | 2021-03-18 |
20210078218 | PROCESS TO MAKE A COMPOSITE AUTOMOTIVE TRIM PART - The present invention relates to a method for producing a composite part comprising a textured skin and a rigid or foam substrate layer, in particular a composite automotive trim part. The method comprises the steps of spraying or casting an aqueous thermoplastic dispersion onto a rigid or foam substrate composite followed by forming the composite into a composite part comprising a textured skin and a rigid or foam substrate layer. Preferably, the dispersion is derived from the extrusion melt blending of thermoplastic polymer, a dispersing agent, and water. | 2021-03-18 |
20210078219 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A BEAM GUIDE GRID AND A BEAM GUIDE GRID PRODUCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE METHOD - The invention relates to a process for producing a beam guiding grid ( | 2021-03-18 |
20210078220 | Method And Apparatus For Injection Molding Of Plastic Materials - A method for injection molding of plastic materials into a cavity of a mold by means of a molding apparatus including at least one injector having a pin valve displaceable between a fully closed position and a maximum opening position, and vice versa, in a controlled fashion in respect of its position and speed. In the opening displacement from the fully closed position to the maximum opening position, the pin valve is initially moved at a first speed and subsequently at a second speed, where the first speed is the highest opening displacement speed of the pin valve. | 2021-03-18 |
20210078221 | INJECTION MOLDING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATIC CYCLE TO CYCLE CAVITY INJECTION - An injection molding system comprising:
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20210078222 | METHOD OF FORMING COMPONENT USING METAL-RESIN COMPOSITE AND MOLD FOR FORMING SAID COMPONENT - Provided is a method of molding, by using a mold, a component including a metal plate and a thermoplastic resin containing a thermoplastic resin arranged on a surface on one side of the metal plate, the mold including at least a movable mold and a fixed mold including a support portion. Specifically, the molding method includes: an arranging step of arranging a premolded metal plate within the mold; a fixing step of fixing the metal plate by pressing the metal plate against the movable mold with use of the support portion; and a molding step including forming a cavity between the fixed mold and the metal plate by closing the mold, bringing the thermoplastic resin into close contact with the metal plate, and forming an exposed portion by exposing the metal plate out of the softened thermoplastic resin with use of the support portion. With this, without leakage of the thermoplastic resin, a joint region to a metal surface of another component can be reliably secured. | 2021-03-18 |
20210078223 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING BUSBAR AND MANUFACTURING BUSBAR THROUGH THE SAME - According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, provided is a method for manufacturing a bus bar in which a frame including a sensing part and a body part connected to the sensing part is prepared, the frame is inserted into and fixed to an injection molding mold, and an enhanced part enhancing the strength at a position where fatigue is concentrated by an enhancing injection material injected into the injection molding mold is formed in the frame. | 2021-03-18 |
20210078224 | HYBRID STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING - The invention relates to a hybrid structure comprising a first component having a base and an upstanding wall extending from the base, the first component having an interior enclosed between the upstanding wall and the base, and a thermoplastic second component moulded to the first component, the second component comprising a reinforcing portion for structurally reinforcing the first component, the reinforcing portion extending in a longitudinal direction of the first component and located in the interior of the first component, the thermoplastic second component further comprising a locking portion that extends adjacently over at least part of an exterior of the first component, wherein the reinforcing portion and the locking portion are integrally formed, thus interlocking the first component in the thermoplastic second component. The invention relates as well to a method for manufacturing such a hybrid structure, and to a vehicle comprising such a hybrid structure. | 2021-03-18 |
20210078225 | PLATEN APPARATUS FOR CENTER SECTION OF A STACK MOLD INJECTION MOLDING MACHINE - A platen apparatus for a mold center section of an injection molding machine includes a first mold mounting surface on a first front face of a first wall, the first mold mounting surface for supporting a first mold section, and a second mold mounting surface on a second front face of a second wall, the second wall spaced apart from the first wall in an axial direction and providing a generally hollow chamber therebetween. The second mold mounting surface is for supporting a second mold section and is directed away from the first mold mounting surface. The platen apparatus further includes a plurality of compression members extending between the first and second walls for maintaining a wall spacing between the first and second walls, and an ejector assembly mounted between the first and second walls for ejecting molded articles from the first and second mold sections. | 2021-03-18 |
20210078226 | INJECTION MOLDING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATIC CYCLE TO CYCLE CAVITY INJECTION - An injection molding system comprising:
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20210078227 | CONTROL DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD FOR INJECTION MOLDING MACHINE - A control device for an injection molding machine that performs a metering of a resin while the resin is being melted inside a cylinder, includes a pressure acquisition unit that acquires a pressure of the resin, a reverse rotation control unit that causes a screw to be rotated in reverse so as to reduce the pressure of the resin, after the screw has been moved rearward to a predetermined metering position, a judgment unit that judges whether or not the pressure of the resin has reached a predetermined rearward movement initiation pressure, after the reverse rotation of the screw is started, and a rearward movement control unit which causes the screw to be moved rearward, in the case it is judged that the pressure of the resin has reached the rearward movement initiation pressure. | 2021-03-18 |
20210078228 | MOLD CLAMPING APPARATUS PROVIDED WITH FORCEFUL MOLD OPENING MECHANISM - In a mold clamping apparatus according to the present disclosure, a mold clamping mechanism is provided with a half nut, and a tie bar is provided with a circumferential groove to be meshed with the half nut. A forceful mold opening mechanism that opens molds at an initial stage of mold opening is provided across a movable platen and the mold clamping mechanism. The forceful mold opening mechanism is set so as to have greater axial force and shorter stroke than those of a mold opening and closing mechanism. A control unit controls opening and closing of the half nut, controls the forceful mold opening mechanism, and also controls the position of the half nut in such a way that the half nut is synchronized with the circumferential groove by the forceful mold opening mechanism. | 2021-03-18 |
20210078229 | MOLD CLAMPING DEVICE HAVING A HALF NUT AND INJECTION MOLDING APPARATUS - A mold clamping device ( | 2021-03-18 |
20210078230 | PLASTICIZING CYLINDER OF A PLASTIC EXTRUDER OR AN INJECTION MOLDING MACHINE - A barrel of a plastics extruder or a plasticizing cylinder of an injection-molding machine includes the barrel or cylinder having a wall, at least one spiral recess formed in the wall, and at least one heating element arranged in one spiral recess. The barrel or cylinder has at least one cooling element arranged in another spiral recess and the spiral recesses extend parallel to one another along the surface of the barrel or cylinder. Also, the cooling element is formed as a tube and the tube is or can have a liquid cooling medium flowing therethrough. | 2021-03-18 |
20210078231 | CONTROL DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD FOR INJECTION MOLDING MACHINE - A control device for an injection molding machine is equipped with a pressure acquisition unit that acquires a pressure of a resin, a reverse rotation control unit that causes a screw to be rotated in reverse, after the screw has reached a predetermined metering position, a measurement unit that measures an elapsed time or a rotation amount of the screw from when the screw has reached the predetermined metering position, and a rearward movement control unit that initiates sucking back of the screw in an overlapping manner with the reverse rotation of the screw, in the case that a predetermined rearward movement initiation time has elapsed, or in the case that the screw has been rotated by a predetermined rearward movement initiation rotation amount, from when the screw has reached the predetermined metering position. | 2021-03-18 |
20210078232 | Systems And Methods For Forming Magnet Wire Insulation With Thermoset Material - Systems and methods for forming insulation on magnet wire are provided. An extruder that includes one or more rotating screws may receive a thermoset polymeric material and process the thermoset polymeric material to increase its pressure and temperature. An extrusion crosshead assembly in fluid communication with the extruder may receive the thermoset polymeric material and press extrude the thermoset polymeric material as insulation onto a magnet wire. A curing device may then cure the extruded insulation material. | 2021-03-18 |
20210078233 | COEXTRUDED POLYMERIC ARTICLE AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME - Coextended polymeric article comprising a layer comprising first and second opposed major surfaces, wherein a plurality of attached projection pairs comprising first and second projections extend from only the first major surface (i.e., the second major surface is free of any projections), wherein each first projection has at least first and second opposed sides and a height from the first major surface to a distal end, wherein each first projection has at least first and second opposed sides and a height from the first major surface to a distal end. Uses for coextruded polymeric articles described herein include adhesive articles and household cleaning products (e.g., a mop, a duster, a brush, a cleaning cloth, or a lint roller). | 2021-03-18 |
20210078234 | CALIBRATION METHOD AND DEVICE FOR THE PRODUCTION OF SEGMENTED EXTRUDED PRODUCTS - Calibration method for machines for the production of segmented extruded products comprising the steps of: activating an extrusion process according to a plurality of operating parameters suitable for producing a segmented extruded product having at least one segmentation portion ( | 2021-03-18 |
20210078235 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR HEATING PLASTIC PREFORMS WITH CONTROLLABLE HEATING POWER - Provided is an apparatus for heating plastic preforms, with a transport device which transports the plastic preforms along a predefined transport path, wherein this transport device has a plurality of holding elements for holding the plastic preform, and with at least one first heating section which is arranged along the transport path, and at least one second heating section which is arranged along the transport path downstream of the first heating section, wherein the heating sections each include a plurality of independently controllable heating elements which allow heating of the plastic preforms in several heating zones, lying above each other in the longitudinal direction of the plastic preforms, with a temperature profile which changes in the longitudinal direction of the plastic preforms, wherein the apparatus includes a control device for controlling these heating sections. | 2021-03-18 |
20210078236 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A PLASTIC TANK - A method of producing a plastic tank includes preparing a tank wall as a hot semi-finished sheet, in which at least one outer layer of the hot semi-finished sheet is composed of a first material. A reinforcing sheet, composed at least partially of the first material, is then attached to at least one region of the outer layer of the hot semi-finished sheet via a weld connection. The hot semi-finished sheet with the attached reinforcing sheet is then shaped to form the tank wall while simultaneously enhancing the attachment of the reinforcing sheet to the tank wall. | 2021-03-18 |
20210078237 | REROUNDER SYSTEM - A pipe deployment system that includes a vehicle or trailer. A coil of pipe couples to the vehicle or trailer. A rerounder system is supported by and couples to the vehicle or trailer. The rerounder system changes a cross-sectional shape of the pipe. The rerounder system rotates relative to the vehicle or trailer to facilitate loading of the coil, and un-loading of the product on the coil. | 2021-03-18 |
20210078238 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING TANK - A method of manufacturing a tank includes: a winding step of winding a fiber impregnated with thermosetting resin before curing on a liner; a shape changing step of making the shape of the liner larger than the shape thereof at the time of the winding step, the shape changing step being performed after the winding step; and a curing step of heating and curing the thermosetting resin while the shape of the liner is increased by the shape changing step. | 2021-03-18 |
20210078239 | PRESSURE ROLLER ARRANGEMENT, IN PARTICULAR FOR A LONGITUDINAL STRETCHING SYSTEM AND AN ASSOCIATED STRETCHING SYSTEM AND A METHOD FOR OPERATING SUCH A PRESSURE ROLLER ARRANGEMENT - An improved pressure roller arrangement, in particular for a stretching system, and a corresponding method for operating such a pressure roller arrangement are distinguished, inter alia, by the following features:
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20210078240 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR STABILIZING VEHICULAR JACK BASES - A reusable vehicular jack pad system, including a plurality of jack pads, each respective pad further including a top face, an oppositely disposed bottom face, a jack-engaging assembly operationally connected to the top face, a palm portion, and a toe portion extending from the palm portion. Each respective jack pad is shaped like an animal paw. Each respective bottom face is contoured to leave a paw print in soft ground. Each respective top face is contoured to stackingly engage a respective bottom face. | 2021-03-18 |
20210078241 | MACHINE TO BUILD 3 DIMENSIONAL OBJECTS - A machine to build 3 dimensional objects using light cured materials. | 2021-03-18 |
20210078242 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THREE-DIMENSIONAL SHAPED OBJECT AND THREE-DIMENSIONAL SHAPING DEVICE - A method for manufacturing a three-dimensional shaped object includes: a first step of forming a first portion of the three-dimensional shaped object by discharging a shaping material containing a resin from a discharge portion toward a stage or a previously formed layer and pressing the discharged shaping material against a tip end surface of the discharge portion; a heating step of heating the first portion to a temperature less than a glass transition temperature of the resin; and a second step of forming a second portion of the three-dimensional shaped object by discharging the shaping material from the discharge portion toward the first portion heated in the heating step and pressing the discharged shaping material against the tip end surface. | 2021-03-18 |
20210078243 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECT, LIQUID SET FOR MANUFACTURING THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECT, DEVICE FOR MANUFACTURING THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECT, AND GEL OBJECT - A method of manufacturing a three-dimensional object includes imparting a first liquid having a first composition including a solvent and a curable material and a second liquid having a second composition to form a liquid film, curing the liquid film, and repeating the imparting and the curing to obtain the three-dimensional object, wherein the imparting position and the imparting amount of each of the first liquid and the second liquid are controlled in such a manner that the liquid film includes multiple areas where at least one of post-curing compression stress and post-curing modulus of elasticity is different. | 2021-03-18 |
20210078244 | DOSAGE FORMS WITH DESIRED RELEASE PROFILES AND METHODS OF DESIGNING AND MAKING THEREOF - In some aspects, the present disclosure provides dosage forms, such as oral drug dosage forms, configured to provide a desired release profile, the dosage forms comprising a multi-layered structure comprising a plurality of layers of a first erodible material admixed with a compound (e. g., a drug) or a reagent, wherein the first erodible material is embedded in a second material not admixed with the compound (e. g., the drug) or the reagent. In other aspects, the present disclosure provides methods of designing, such as obtaining a thickness and/or surface area of a layer comprising an erodible material admixed with a compound (e. g., a drug) or areagent, and/or amount of the compound (e. g., the drug) or the reagent admixed in the erodible material, and methods of making, such as three-dimensional printing, dosage forms configured to provide desired release profiles. | 2021-03-18 |
20210078245 | A METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR LAYERWISE FORMING AN OBJECT FROM A MEDIUM CAPABLE OF SOLIDIFICATION - An additive manufacturing method and system for layerwise forming an object from a medium capable of solidification, wherein successive layers of the medium are applied using a nozzle head including a plurality of discrete nozzles being spaced apart from each other, each nozzle having an opening area through which a continuous stream of the medium is dischargeable for impinging a coverage area on a layer of the medium on a support and/or an already formed part of the object. The continuous streams are non-intersecting. The nozzle head and the support are relatively movable with respect to each other in at least one running direction. | 2021-03-18 |
20210078246 | 3D PRINT HEAD WITH NOZZLES CAPABLE OF RAISING AND LOWERING - A 3D print head includes a carrier connected with a horizontal slide rail, a pair of nozzle assemblies disposed on the carrier, a swing arm and a push rod. Each nozzle assembly includes a nozzle and an elastic member, and movably coupled to the carrier and capable of raising and lowering relative to the carrier. Each elastic member is connected between the carrier and the corresponding nozzle to raise the nozzle relative to the carrier. The swing arm is pivoted to the carrier, and one end there of can be moved between the nozzles to push one of the nozzles down. The push rod is extended from the swing arm. While the carrier moving along the horizontal slide rail, the push rod can be pushed to rotate the swing arm to push the print nozzle down, thus the product can be prevented from scratching by another idle nozzle while printing. | 2021-03-18 |
20210078247 | 3D PRINTING HEAD HAVING ELECTRICALLY DESCENDIBLE NOZZLE - A 3D printing head having a carrier, a pair of nozzle assemblies, a swing arm and a driving mechanism is provided. The nozzle assemblies are arranged on the carrier. Each nozzle assembly has a nozzle and a reset elastic member. Each nozzle is connected to the carrier and up-down movable relative to the carrier. The reset elastic members are connected between the carrier and the respective corresponding nozzles. The swing arm is pivoted on the carrier and able to swing one end thereof between the nozzles to selectively press one of the nozzles down. The driving mechanism is connected with the swing arm to rotate the swing arm. The swing arm can be rotated by the driving mechanism to press the operated nozzle down for printing, and a height difference between the nozzles is thereby formed to prevent the product from being scratched by the idle nozzle when printing. | 2021-03-18 |
20210078248 | DEVICE FOR PRODUCING 3D-PRINTED ACTIVE SUBSTANCE-RELEASING SYSTEMS WITH ACTIVE SUBSTANCE DEPOTS, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING 3D-PRINTED ACTIVE SUBSTANCE-RELEASING SYSTEMS - A device for producing a 3D-printed active substance-releasing system with active substance depots, such that a radiation source in operation causes a polymerisation of a layer of the base material on the construction platform and that an inkjet printhead incorporates an active substance mixture, which has at least one active substance, into the base material in a locationally selective manner. A trough is provided, in which a base material and a construction platform are arranged, and polymerising selected regions of a layer of the base material on the construction platform and introducing, by means of an inkjet printing method, an active substance mixture, which has at least one active substance, into the base material and/or polymerised base material in a locationally selective manner in order to thereby create active ingredient depots in the active ingredient-releasing system. | 2021-03-18 |
20210078249 | REMOVABLE CASSETTE FOR 3D PRINTERS - In example implementations, an apparatus includes a housing, a movable base, a tab portion and a coupling mechanism. The housing is comprised of a microwave transparent material. The movable base is coupled to the housing to receive build material that is digitally printed. The tab portion is coupled to a bottom portion of at least one wall of the housing. The tab portion stops the movable base. The coupling mechanism is coupled to the housing to removably attach the apparatus to a three dimensional printer. | 2021-03-18 |
20210078250 | GENERATING THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECTS - According to examples, a build module may include a housing, a build material chamber, and a build chamber. The build material chamber may be positioned beneath the build chamber in the housing and may include a moveable support member, in which a build material distributor is to supply successive layers of build material onto the moveable support member from the build material chamber. The build module may be removably insertable into a build receiver of an additive manufacturing system to allow the additive manufacturing system to solidify a portion of the successive layers received onto the moveable support member during the solidification process of the build material. The moveable support member may separate the build material chamber from the build chamber to block build material from the above the build material chamber from being received into the build material chamber during a solidification process of the build material. | 2021-03-18 |
20210078251 | LIQUID INTERFACE TECHNIQUES FOR ADDITIVE FABRICATION AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS - According to some aspects, an additive fabrication apparatus is provided configured to form layers of material on a build platform, each layer of material being formed so as to contact a supporting liquid or a film disposed within a container, in addition to the build platform, a liquid photopolymer, and/or a previously formed layer of a material. The additive fabrication apparatus may comprise a container and a leveling element, wherein the leveling element is configured to move across a liquid-liquid interface to promote or create a flat interface between the two liquids. According to some aspects, the additive fabrication comprises a film disposed between two liquids, wherein the film maintains or provides a flat surface at the interface of the two liquids. | 2021-03-18 |
20210078252 | Apparatus for Generating Electron Radiation and 3D Printing Apparatus - An apparatus for generating electron radiation comprises a wire-shaped hot cathode that is much more extensive in a longitudinal direction than in a transverse direction. Electron radiation emerges from the hot cathode that, due to the elongated shape of the hot cathode, exhibits an elongated, line-shaped cross section perpendicular to its direction of propagation, where the extension in longitudinal direction of the line is significantly greater than in transverse direction of the line. The apparatus further comprises a cathode electrode and an anode. A voltage for accelerating the electrons emitted from the hot cathode is applied between the cathode electrode and the anode. The hot cathode is arranged to be spaced apart from the cathode electrode such that electrons that are accelerated to the anode are emitted from the hot cathode in each of the transverse directions. | 2021-03-18 |
20210078253 | System and Method for a Three-Dimensional Optical Switch Display Device - The present invention includes a system, apparatus and method for generating a three-dimensional image and/or printing a three dimensional structures, the system comprising: a medium comprising a photocurable monomer and an optical molecular switch molecule that has a non-fluorescent state and a fluorescent state, wherein the monomer forms a polymer upon exposure to the emitted light. Also taught are novel fluorescent photoswitch molecules. | 2021-03-18 |
20210078254 | OPTICAL CURING SYSTEM FOR 3D PRINTING - An optical curing system for a large scale 3D printing system may include a light source housing, a light source, a mounting bracket, a light beam focusing subsystem, and a power source. The light source may be coupled to the light source housing. The mounting bracket may secure the light source housing to a rotary system on the 3D printer. The light beam focusing subsystem is attached to the light source housing. The power source may power the light source during its operation. | 2021-03-18 |
20210078255 | REFLECTOR ASSEMBLY FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING - A reflector assembly for an additive manufacturing apparatus comprises a first reflector comprising a first reflector section having a first reflecting surface and a second reflector comprising a second reflector section having a second reflecting surface. The first reflector section is for reflecting radiation from a first radiating element located, in use, proximate to the first reflecting surface, and the second reflector section is for reflecting radiation from a second radiating element located, in use, proximate to the second reflecting surface. The first reflector section and the second reflector section are each formed of a ceramic material. | 2021-03-18 |
20210078256 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL SHAPING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THREE-DIMENSIONAL SHAPED OBJECT - A three-dimensional shaping device includes: a melting unit configured to plasticize a material into a shaping material; a nozzle configured to discharge the shaping material toward a stage; a moving mechanism configured to change a relative position between the nozzle and the stage; a control unit configured to control the moving mechanism; and an air blowing unit having a plurality of air outlets that are disposed around the nozzle and through which warm air is blown toward the shaping material discharged from the nozzle. | 2021-03-18 |
20210078257 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING - A system for additive manufacturing includes an extrusion apparatus configured to receive a raw material and output a flowable extrudate, a heated conduit fluidly connected to the extrusion apparatus and configured to receive the flowable extrudate therefrom, and a print head fluidly connected to the heated conduit for receiving the flowable extrudate from the heated conduit. The print head is configured to move along a path according to a preprogrammed set of instructions to produce an article from the flowable extrudate. | 2021-03-18 |
20210078258 | PROCESS CONTROL SYSTEMS AND METHODS USING A SOLID-STATE ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING SYSTEM AND CONTINUOUS FEEDING SYSTEMS AND STRUCTURES - A process control system and a method for process control of a solid-state additive manufacturing system capable of performing various additive processes, such as joining, additive manufacturing, coating, repair and others, are disclosed. The process control system is capable of simultaneous measuring, monitoring and controlling multiple process variables, viz. material temperature, actuator down force, tool force (or torque), tool position, tool angular and transverse velocity, spindle torque (angular velocity), filler flow rate, filler composition, track width, inert gas flow rate and others. A feeding system for continuous supply of filler material to the solid-state additive manufacturing system is also disclosed. The filler material can be in a form of a powder, granules, briquettes, beads, flakes, wires, rods, films, scrap pieces, sheets, blocks or their combinations. Methods for generation of different periodic and non-periodic structures and joints using the process-controlled solid-state additive manufacturing system are also disclosed. | 2021-03-18 |
20210078259 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FORMING CONTRACTING BUILD SUPPORTS - Systems and methods for forming an object using additive manufacturing. One method includes receiving a digital model of the object, predicting a shrinking characteristic or receiving a predicted shrinking characteristic of the object that will occur during thermal processing of the object, once formed, and generating, based on the shrinking characteristic of the object, instructions for forming a raft on which the object will be formed. The instructions for forming the raft are configured to form a raft having a shrinking characteristic that reflects the shrinking characteristic of the object. | 2021-03-18 |