14th week of 2022 patent applcation highlights part 12 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20220105532 | Sprinkler shield technology - A tool including a deflector, a rod comprising a first end and a second end, and a spring configured to pivot the deflector from a first position to a second position when compressed. In many embodiments, the rod can be coupled to the deflector at the first end. Other embodiments of related apparatuses are also provided. | 2022-04-07 |
20220105533 | GRASS HOLE SYSTEM - A cover for protecting ground-installed structures includes a tube and a flanged portion. The tube defines an opening for receiving the ground-installed structure therein. The tube is formed by a circumferential wall having at least one removable formed therein. Each of the removables is configured to be selectively removed to promote entry of a fluid line or cable into the opening for connection to the ground-installed structure. A flanged portion extends radially outwardly from the tube with the flanged portion including at least one separation feature for changing a perimeter shape of the flanged portion. | 2022-04-07 |
20220105534 | SEALING ADAPTER FOR DISPOSABLE PRIMING TIP OF AUTOMATED GLASS PRIMING DEVICE - A system for automatically dispensing a fluid from a deformable container onto a panel includes a primer head having a container receiver and a container deformer, the container receiver receiving and holding a container of primer thereat. An adapter is received into an opening of the container and is secured to a portion of the primer head, and the container is retained at the container receiver of the primer head. A primer tip is disposed at the adapter. With the container held at the container receiver and retained at the primer head, the primer head moves to position the primer tip at the panel. When the primer tip is positioned at the panel, the container deformer automatically operates to deform the container to cause a predetermined amount of primer to be dispensed from the container, through the adapter and to the primer tip and onto the panel. | 2022-04-07 |
20220105535 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD - A substrate processing apparatus includes a processing tank, a holder, an organic solvent supply, a drainage port, a gas supply, and an exhaust port. The processing tank stores an aqueous layer. The holder holds a substrate. The organic solvent supply supplies an organic solvent onto the aqueous layer to form a liquid layer of the organic solvent. The drainage port discharges the aqueous layer from a bottom wall of the processing tank and causes the liquid layer of the organic solvent to descend from above the substrate to below the substrate. The gas supply supplies a gas of a water repellent agent to the liquid layer from above the processing tank while the liquid layer descends. The exhaust port is exposed on a side wall of the processing tank by the descending of the liquid layer and discharges the gas of the water repellent gas. | 2022-04-07 |
20220105536 | ADHESIVE DISPENSING SYSTEM - A system including an adhesive dispensing device and a charger base. The adhesive dispensing device includes a first light emitting device, a handle, a power source, and a power supply interface. The charger base includes a second light emitting device, an interface formed for receiving the adhesive dispensing device, an external power output interface, and a power supply circuit. The external power output interface is configured to electrically couple to the power supply interface of the adhesive dispensing device. The first light emitting device is configured to illuminate in response to power being provided to the power supply interface from the power supply circuit. The second light emitting device is configured to illuminate in response to power being provided to the power supply circuit from the external power output interface. | 2022-04-07 |
20220105537 | ROSIN SPREADER - The present invention is a rosin spreader that includes a body, a plurality of substantially parallel, spaced apart, elongated first teeth, a plurality of bristles, and an elongated first sidewall. The body has a top surface, a bottom surface, and a peripheral edge. The first teeth extend outwardly from the top surface of the body. The bristles extend outwardly from the top surface of the body. The first sidewall extends upwardly from the top surface of the body. The first teeth, the bristles, and the first sidewall are secured to the top surface of the body. | 2022-04-07 |
20220105538 | DEVICES FOR COATING CONTOURED SURFACES - Provided are devices for coating a contoured surface or a three-dimensional structure, and methods of making and using the same. The devices have geometries that are in point contact with the contoured surface. The geometries are substantially rigid and are provided by a flexible applicator. In this way, the flexible applicator permits conformance to the surface contours, along with rigid point contact that provides uniform and consistent coverage of liquid material. Specifically, the devices comprise a handle and an applicator pliantly affixed to the handle, the applicator comprising a plurality of spaced geometries. The devices meter film-forming coating liquids onto contoured surfaces or three-dimensional structures to form uniform coatings and resulting uniform films. | 2022-04-07 |
20220105539 | Method for Producing an Abrasion- and Water-Resistant Multilayer Panel and a Panel Which is Produced Using Said Method - It is provided a method for producing an abrasion- and water-resistant multilayer panel, in particular an abrasion- and water-resistant flooring panel, including the steps: providing at least one plastic carrier plate, in particular a PVC carrier plate; applying at least one base coat to the surface of the plastic carrier plate; printing the plastic carrier plate by direct printing to form a decorative layer; applying at least one first cover layer to the printed decorative layer; uniformly scattering abrasion-resistant particles onto the at least one cover layer applied to the decorative layer; applying at least one second covering layer to the layer of scattered abrasion-resistant particles; optionally, introducing a structure into the at least second cover layer, applying at least one lacquer layer, and curing the layer structure. | 2022-04-07 |
20220105540 | AQUEOUS SLURRIES, COATINGS AND COATED ARTICLES WITH HYDROPHOBIC INORGANIC PARTICLES AND METAL SALTS - The invention relates to inorganic particle slurries and coated articles having hydrophobic inorganic particles and at least one metal salt, wherein the hydrophobic inorganic particles are inorganic particles having a hydrophobic coating selected from the group consisting of polyols, organosiloxanes, organosilanes, alkylcarboxylic acids, alkylsulfonates, organophosphates, organophosphonates, fluoropolymers, fluorosurfactants, and mixtures thereof, and wherein the metal of the metal salt is selected from the group consisting of barium, cobalt, zinc, tin, lead, copper, calcium, titanium, zirconium, magnesium, and aluminum. The combination of hydrophobic inorganic particles and metal salts provides synergistic effects in stain migration prevention, protective, and light scattering properties. | 2022-04-07 |
20220105541 | VEHICLE STRUCTURE - A vehicle structure capable of obtaining both the adhesive property and stripping performance of a coating. The vehicle structure includes an outer panel and an exterior component, and a coating formed by applying easily strippable coating material onto the outer panel and exterior component. The coating includes a design portion formed on the outer surface of the outer panel and exterior component, and a non-design portion coupled to the design portion and formed on the side end surface and backside surface of the outer panel and exterior component. At least one start point for stripping the coating is provided in at least one of the non-design portion of the coating, or the side end surface or backside surface of the outer panel and exterior component. | 2022-04-07 |
20220105542 | ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCER - The ultrasonic transducer includes a case, a piezoelectric vibrator disposed in the case, a wiring member overlapped with the piezoelectric vibrator in the case and inputting signals for vibrating the piezoelectric vibrator received from the outside to the piezoelectric vibrator, and a damper portion provided in the wiring member and adjacent to the piezoelectric vibrator when viewed from the thickness direction of the piezoelectric vibrator. | 2022-04-07 |
20220105543 | ARTICLE SORTING CONTROL APPARATUS, ARTICLE SORTING SYSTEM, AND COMPUTUR READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - An article sorting control apparatus includes a memory, a processor, and a communication interface. The memory stores sorting destination management information including reference conveyance route information, fixed sorting destination information, and dynamic sorting destination information. The processor selects a first diverging control signal or a second diverging control signal. The communication interface transmits the first or the second diverging control signal to an article sorting apparatus. | 2022-04-07 |
20220105544 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PEANUT SORTING AND GRADING - Various examples of a system for peanut sorting and grading are disclosed herein. The system for grading peanut maturity, can include: a sample feeder configured to supply individual peanuts to an imaging area; a sorting board comprising a plurality of chutes and a plurality of gates, each chute of the plurality of chutes designated for a grade of peanut; and program instructions to obtain the digital image of the individual peanut; determine the grade of the individual peanut; and sort the individual peanut based on the grade of the individual peanut. A method for grading peanut maturity, can include feeding an individual peanut to an imaging area; obtaining a digital image of the individual peanut; determining a grade of the individual peanut based on an average color; and sorting the individual peanut in a chute of a sorting board based on the grade of the individual peanut. | 2022-04-07 |
20220105545 | EFFICIENT MATERIAL RECOVERY FACILITY - An efficient material recovery facility is disclosed, including: a first sorting device configured to: process a first instruction to remove a first target item from a set of items; and in response to the first instruction, perform a first sorting action to remove the first target item from the set of items, wherein the set of items excluding at least the first target item is to be transported towards a second sorting device, wherein the second sorting device is associated with a same sorting device type as the first sorting device; and wherein the second sorting device is configured to perform a second sorting action to remove a second target item from the set of items excluding at least the first target item in response to receiving a second instruction to remove the second target item. | 2022-04-07 |
20220105546 | Cyclonic Steam Cleaning Apparatus and Methods of Using the Same - The present invention relates to a cleaning apparatus comprising steam having an induced cyclonic rotation emanating from a tapered nozzle. Specifically, the present invention comprises an element within a tube near or otherwise adjacent to a tapered nozzle from which steam emanates. As the steam passes the element, a rotation is induced in the steam causing it to rotate upon exiting the tapered nozzle. The induced cyclonic rotation of the steam exiting the tapered nozzle of a cleaning apparatus aids in the cleaning of objects. In an exemplary embodiment, the steam cleaning apparatus is a jewelry cleaning apparatus. | 2022-04-07 |
20220105547 | HOUSING CLEANING DEVICE FOR CLEANING A HOUSING OF A SCREW MACHINE - A housing cleaning device for cleaning a housing of a screw machine comprises a support unit displaceable relative to the housing, and at least one housing cleaning unit arranged at the support unit, for cleaning an inner wall of the housing, wherein the at least one housing cleaning unit can be reversibly inserted into the housing. An associated shaft cleaning device for cleaning at least one treatment element shaft of the screw machine comprises a cleaning chamber, in which the at least one treatment element shaft can be arranged, and at least one shaft cleaning unit arranged in the cleaning chamber. | 2022-04-07 |
20220105548 | POWER TOOL ASSEMBLY INCLUDING A DUST COLLECTOR - A power tool assembly includes a hand-held power tool. A dust collector is coupled to and supported by the power tool. The dust collector includes a motor, a suction fan driven by the motor, and a dust container. A vacuum drill bit is also coupled to the power tool. The vacuum drill bit includes an internal passageway that is in fluid communication with the dust container of the dust collector. | 2022-04-07 |
20220105549 | FLY ASH TREATMENT METHOD, METHOD FOR OBTAINING METAL HYDROXIDE AND METHOD FOR PREPARING INDUSTRIAL SALT - A fly ash treatment method includes: a setting step: finding out an initial viscosity value of initial fly ash; a pickling operation step: adding the initial fly ash, water and an acid to a pickling tank, uniformly stirring the mixture, and detecting and adjusting a ratio of components of slurry in the pickling tank to conform to a variation of the curve in the heavy metal leaching test curve graph; a first quantitative output step: inputting the slurry into a first buffer tank and quantitatively output the slurry; a first filtration step: filtering fine particles in the slurry output by from the first buffer tank; a drying and pulverizing step: removing water from the slurry passing through the first filter, and performing pulverizing to form powder; and a rotary kiln cracking step: cracking organic matters in the powder by a rotary kiln, and collecting fly ash cinder. | 2022-04-07 |
20220105550 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REMOTE CONTROL OF DECONTAMINATION OF MEDICAL WASTE - A method for remote control of decontamination of medical waste in an apparatus includes receiving, by a server via a first network interface and from the apparatus via a second network interface, a plurality of signals, the plurality of signals comprising operation data of the apparatus generated while the apparatus performs medical waste decontamination cycles in a first configuration; analyzing, by the server, the plurality of signals according to an operation policy; selecting, by the server, a first signal based on the analyzing the plurality of signals; and adjusting, by the server, operation of the apparatus by transmitting, via the first network interface, instructions to the second network interface of the apparatus, the instructions comprising the first signal, wherein receipt of the instructions causes the apparatus to perform a medical waste decontamination cycle in a second configuration different from the first configuration. | 2022-04-07 |
20220105551 | METHOD FOR HARMLESSLY PRETREATING ORGANIC SOLID WASTE BASED ON COMBINATION OF HYDROTHERMAL TREATMENT AND CALCIUM ION - A method for harmlessly pretreating an organic solid waste based on combination of calcium ion and hydrothermal treatment, including: preliminarily screening the organic solid waste followed by addition of calcium ions and hydrothermal treatment to make the organic solid waste harmless. | 2022-04-07 |
20220105552 | PAINTLESS DENT REMOVAL TOOL, SYSTEM AND METHOD - A paintless dent removal tool for knocking down and removing a dent from a vehicle is disclosed. In some embodiments, the paintless dent removal tool includes a threaded bolt having a top end and a bottom end. The paintless dent removal tool further including an arm member having a first end and a second end. The first end of the arm member having a threaded borehole therethrough for detachably securing the threaded bolt in a position transverse to the position of the arm member. The paintless dent removal tool further including a foot member connected to the second end of the arm member. The foot member having a substantially flat lower surface configured to be placed on the outer surface of the vehicle for controlling vibration and improving accuracy when the top end of the bolt is struck by a striking tool. | 2022-04-07 |
20220105553 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR USING AIR GAPS IN HOT-STAMPING TOOLS TO FORM TAILOR TEMPERED PROPERTIES - A sheet metal blank is hot-stamped between first and second tool surfaces of first and second die tools, respectively, to form a hot-stamped product. That product is then heat treated between the first and second tool surfaces. An actively cooled portion of the tool surfaces quenches part of the hot-stamped product to form a hardened zone. An actively heated portion of the tool surfaces slows heat transfer from the hot-stamped product to the heated portion, which causes the hot-stamped product to have a soft zone. A matrix of insulating gaps is formed in the heated portion to further slow the rate of heat transfer from the hot-stamped product to the heated portion. The insulating gaps may facilitate the use of a lower-temperature heated portion, which may consequently save energy and result in the heated portion having greater wear resistance and longer life. | 2022-04-07 |
20220105554 | Stamping Device for Sheet-Metal Ammunition Tray - A stamping apparatus is provided for producing an ammunition tray from metal sheet template with interleaving parallel cutouts in conjunction with a shop press. The apparatus includes upper and lower tray dies, upper and lower binders, and a pair of bolsters. Each die has opposite external and internal sides. The external side has a depression pocket. The internal side has a die impression to shape the template. Each binder has a cavity. The tray dies are disposed between the binders. The bolsters are disposed for engaging the shop press to apply compressive force. Each bolster correspondingly inserts through the cavity and into the depression pocket. The template is disposed between lower and upper internal sides of respective the dies. The shop press applies compression to the bolsters for stamping the template by the dies into the ammunition tray. | 2022-04-07 |
20220105555 | SWAGE MACHINE HINGE SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Techniques for implementing and/or operating a system that includes a pipe fitting and a swage machine. The swage machine includes a grab plate having a grab tab that matingly interlocks with a grab notch on the pipe fitting to facilitate securing the swage machine to the pipe fitting and a die plate having a die seat that enables a set of die segments to be used to conformally deform the pipe fitting around the tubing of the pipe segment to be loaded in the swage machine. The die plate and the grab plate include a base plate section, a hinge plate secured to the base plate section via a hinge fastener such that the hinge plate directly abuts the base plate section, and a pivotable plate section secured to the hinge plate via a hinge fastener such that the hinge plate directly abuts the pivotable plate section. | 2022-04-07 |
20220105556 | FRAME MANUFACTURING METHOD - A technique for improving durability of a frame is provided. A method for manufacturing a honeycomb structure from a triangular hollow pipe composed of a first flat plate, a second flat plate, and a third flat plate includes forming a first slit in the hollow pipe so as to cut all the flat plates except the first plate and forming a second slit in the hollow pipe at a position different from a position of the first slit position in a longitudinal direction of the hollow pipe so as to cut all the flat plates except the second flat plate and folding back the first plate at the first slit position and folding back the second flat plate at the position of the second slit position. | 2022-04-07 |
20220105557 | TWO-PIECE BLIND FASTENER AND INSTALLATION TOOL - A tool for installing a blind fastener including a bolt and a nut includes a base, collet, socket assembly, drive body, and mode clutch. The collet is coupled to the base and disposed about an axis. The collet can selectively engage a portion of the nut. The socket assembly includes a socket housing and a plurality of rollers. The socket housing is rotatable relative to the collet and defines a bore disposed about the axis. The rollers are spaced circumferentially about the axis. A surface of each roller can engage a cylindrical portion of the bolt within the bore to rotate the bolt about the axis. The drive body is coupled to the socket housing and configured to rotate the socket housing about the axis relative to the base. The mode clutch is configured to selectively couple the socket housing with the collet for common rotation about the axis. | 2022-04-07 |
20220105558 | CASTING APPARATUS - A casting apparatus for a cylinder block prevents deformation of a core pin and a cast passage formed by the core pin due to impact of molten metal when casting. Embodiments include a first side mold having a first core pin, a second side mold having a second core pin, a third mold having a molten metal inlet, and a metal dowel. The molten metal inlet is disposed so the inflow direction of molten metal intersects the axial direction of the first and second core pins, which are butted against each other at mold clamping and constitute a core for forming a main gallery for lubricant. The metal dowel is disposed between the molten metal inlet and a butt portion between the first and second core pins so that the butt portion is covered by the metal dowel from the upstream side in the inflow direction of the molten metal. | 2022-04-07 |
20220105559 | CRYSTALLIZER COPPER PLATE AND CONTINUOUS CASTING CRYSTALLIZER - A crystallizer copper plate and a continuous casting crystallizer. The crystallizer copper plate is provided with a metal continuous casting die surface and a rear-side cooling fixed surface. The fixed surface is provided with fixing screw holes in a vertical column connected to a fixed water tank or an adapter backplate and mesas forming the surrounding of the screw holes. Reinforced bars are connected between multiple mesas of each column. Cooling channels lower than the fixed surface are provided between any two adjacent two columns of fixing screw holes. Flow-diverting cooling bars are provided at the middle of meniscus regions of the cooling channels. Either the top end or the bottom end of the flow-diverting cooling bar is a cone used for altering the direction of movement of a cooling medium. | 2022-04-07 |
20220105560 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A MOLD ELEMENT FOR A TIRE MOLD - A method for manufacturing a mold element using a manufacturing device comprising a die and a counter-mold defining a molding cavity in the closed position, comprises: opening the manufacturing device; placing at least one insert | 2022-04-07 |
20220105561 | MICRO-WELDING USING A THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTER - A method includes moving a first part along a movement path. The method also includes introducing drops of a liquid metal onto the first part using a three-dimensional (3D) printer. The drops of the liquid metal solidify to form a second part that is joined to the first part. The method also includes mechanically joining the second part to a third part. | 2022-04-07 |
20220105562 | PRODUCTION METHOD FOR A COMPONENT HAVING INTEGRATED CHANNELS AND COMPONENT - A production method for a component having integrated channels for internal fluid guidance, having a first region, which is connected to a second region, and wherein the channels extend both through the first region and through the second region. The geometry of the component is modified to the technological characteristics of both production methods. The first region is produced by a method for casting using lost models without undercuts, and proceeding from the first region, the second region is built up using an additive manufacturing method. | 2022-04-07 |
20220105563 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING BINDER JET PARTS - A method of forming a part includes metal binder jet printing a first green component with a first attachment interface, de-powdering the first green component, assembling the first green component with a second component comprising a second attachment interface and forming an assembly such that the first attachment interface and the second attachment interface are adjacent to each other. The assembly is sintered such that volumetric shrinkage of at least the first green component creates a compressive force across the first attachment interface and the second attachment interface, and the compressive force across the first attachment interface and the second attachment interface and heat from the sintering results in a metallurgical bond across the first attachment interface and the second attachment interface such that a monolithic part is formed. | 2022-04-07 |
20220105564 | SINTERED MATERIAL, GEAR, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SINTERED MATERIAL - A sintered material with a composition composed of an iron-based alloy and a structure in which the number of compound particles 0.3 μm or more in size is less than 200 per 100 μm×100 μm unit area in a cross section, wherein the sintered material has a relative density of 93% or more. | 2022-04-07 |
20220105565 | METHOD OF METAL FOAM EXTRUSION AND ARTICLES MANUFACTURED THEREFROM - A method for manufacturing a foam in a conduit comprises extruding a metal conduit. A metal foam powder is injected into a cavity of the metal conduit. The metal foam powder is activated to form a metal foam in the cavity of the metal conduit. A device for producing a foamed metal comprises an extruder that comprises one or more screws for extruding a metal through a die to form a conduit. The die comprises a plurality of ports for injecting a metal foam powder into a central hollow cavity or a wall cavity of the conduit. The device comprises a pressurizing section for increasing pressure on the metal foam powder and a thermal section for increasing the temperature of the metal foam powder to facilitate its expansion into a metal foam. | 2022-04-07 |
20220105566 | NANOFLUIDS - A nanofluid manufactured by nuclear irradiating a mixture that comprises a precursor and a base fluid, a method of manufacturing the nanofluid, and a system for use in manufacturing the nanofluid. The combination of the uniform irradiation dosage results in substantially no sedimentation of the suspended nanoparticles. The formed nanofluid has been observed to have better properties compared to those known in the art. | 2022-04-07 |
20220105567 | SPOT PREHEATING - The present invention relates to a heating method for preparing a powder bed for subsequent processing by irradiating the powder bed with an electron beam from an electron source. The electron source may be designed for fast moving of the electron beam to different heating positions at the powder bed comprising the step, local heating of at least two powder bed heating positions by successive resting of said electron beam at the at least two powder bed heating positions. By jumping between local preheating positions at the powder bed before the powder is fused, charged powder can be prevented from levitation and scattering from the powder bed. | 2022-04-07 |
20220105568 | 3D PRINTED HIGH CARBON CONTENT STEEL AND METHOD OF PREPARING THE SAME - A 3D printed product of an iron based alloy having a narrow distribution of carbide areas is disclosed, as well as a method of preparing the product where the HIP and hardening is combined. | 2022-04-07 |
20220105569 | Site-Specific Melt Pool Size Control in Additive Manufacturing - Closed-loop melt pool size control for additive manufacturing is integrated with site-specific changes to a controller set-point. Site-specific control enables localized control of bead geometry and material properties in an additive manufacturing system, thus offering enhanced defect mitigation capabilities when compared with constant setpoint technologies. Trigger points, generated by the projection of a secondary geometry onto a primary geometry, mark locations of the volume of a part under manufacture where site-specific changes in setpoint occur. Through this technique, it is possible to manufacture a specific geometry that occurs beyond a predefined toolpath of a print head. Implications of this capability extend beyond localized control of bead geometry to potential mitigations of defects and functional grading of component properties. | 2022-04-07 |
20220105570 | Pulse Transfer for Large Area Metal Fusion System - A 3D printing system includes a print engine, a powder dispenser, and a controller. The print engine includes a chassis defining an inner chamber with a docking chamber, a build box with a build plate, an energy beam system, and a powder track coater (PTC) coupled to a gantry. The controller is configured to: (A) operate the gantry and the PTC to selectively dispense a track of powder over the build plate, (B) operate the gantry to transport the PTC to the docking station, (C) operate the energy beam system to selectively fuse the track of powder, and (D) concurrent with operating the energy beam to (D1) measure a level of powder in the PTC and (D2) if the level of powder in the PTC is below a predetermined threshold, operate the powder dispenser to transfer a controlled volume of powder to the PTC. | 2022-04-07 |
20220105571 | Three-Dimensional Print Engine with Large Area Build Plane Having Optimized Gas Flow Director Structures - A three-dimensional (3D) print engine includes (A) a plurality of walls laterally defining a build chamber, (B) a build box including a build plate, (C) a powder dispenser, (D) a beam system for fusing layers of powder, (E) a peripheral plate disposed between the build plate and the plurality of walls and having an upper surface, (F) a gas inlet that ejects a gas flow stream that passes over the build plate and the peripheral plate, (G) a gas outlet that receives the gas flow stream, (H) a plurality of projecting structures mounted to and extending above the upper surface of the peripheral plate, and (I) a gas handling system coupled to the gas inlet and gas outlet. The plurality of projecting structures shape the flow field of the gas flow stream to provide a more uniform velocity of gas flow velocities above the build plane. | 2022-04-07 |
20220105572 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A COMPONENT - A system for manufacturing a component includes a build platform, a powder delivery unit, an energy unit, at least one analyser, and a controller. The build platform has a build surface. The powder delivery unit is configured to deposit successive layers of a powdered material on the build surface of the build platform to form a powder bed. The energy unit is configured to selectively direct an energy beam to one or more predetermined portions of each successive layer of the powder bed to fuse the powdered material. The at least one analyser is configured to direct an X-ray beam to the powdered material and detect an X-ray fluorescence emitted by the powdered material in response to being excited by the X-ray beam. The controller is configured to determine a contamination of the powdered material based on the detection of the X-ray fluorescence. | 2022-04-07 |
20220105573 | CUTTING INSERT AND CUTTING TOOL - A structure for cooling a rake face of a cutting insert in a region near a tip of a cutting edge. The cutting insert includes a rake face, a cutting edge formed on an outer periphery of the rake face, a base portion that supports the rake face, and an internal cooling path through which fluid for cooling the rake face flows. The internal cooling path includes an introduction flow path and a cooling flow path, and the cooling flow path is disposed behind a region in which a chip of a workpiece comes into contact with rake face. The cooling flow path is provided at a depth of less than or equal to 1.5 mm from the rake face. | 2022-04-07 |
20220105574 | DRILLING TOOL - The invention relates to a drilling tool ( | 2022-04-07 |
20220105575 | DRILL HEAD AND METHOD FOR CHAMBERING BLIND DRILL-HOLES - The invention relates to a drill head for chambering a blind hole with a flat base, and a method directed thereto. | 2022-04-07 |
20220105576 | A CHUCK HAVING A LOCKING DEVICE - The chuck comprises a base body ( | 2022-04-07 |
20220105577 | CUTTING INSERT AND CUTTING TOOL EQUIPPED THEREWITH - Provided is a cutting insert and a cutting tool equipped with the cutting tool improving the force to clamp the insert and improving the strength of the insert and the chip dischargeability. The cutting insert includes: an upper surface, which is a first end surface; a lower surface, which is a surface on an opposite side to the upper surface, and is a second end surface having an installing surface for installing a cutting tool; a screw hole which has an axial line penetrating from the upper surface to the lower surface; a peripheral side surface which is formed such that the upper surface and the lower surface are connected; a major cutting edge and an inner cutting edge which are formed in an intersecting region between the upper surface and the peripheral side surface, and an intersecting region between the lower surface and the peripheral side surface, respectively; and a constraining surface which is formed on the peripheral side surface so as to at least partially contact with a body. An angle of the major cutting edge and an angle of the constraining surface are different in a top view viewed from the upper surface, and the angle of the major cutting edge is smaller than the angle of the constraining surface. | 2022-04-07 |
20220105578 | ROUND CUTTING INSERT FOR A MILLING TOOL - A round cutting insert for a milling tool having a center axis and a neutral plane extending perpendicularly thereto. The round cutting insert includes a circumferential side surface surrounding the center axis between upper and lower round main surfaces. An upper cutting edge is formed along the intersection of the upper round main surface and the side surface. A plurality of elongated support grooves are arranged in the side surface. Each elongated support groove has a bottom surface extending in a lengthwise direction with opposite flank surfaces converging toward the bottom surface and extending in parallel with the lengthwise direction of the elongated support groove. The lengthwise direction of each elongated support groove forms an acute angle with the neutral plane as seen in a side view. At least one of the opposite flank surfaces of each elongated support groove is configured as a side support surface. | 2022-04-07 |
20220105579 | FASTENING COLLAR REMOVAL APPARATUS, METHODS OF MAKING A FASTENING COLLAR REMOVAL APPARATUS, AND METHODS OF REMOVING A FASTENING COLLAR SECURED TO A FASTENER - Fastening collar removal apparatus, methods of making fastening collar removal apparatus, and methods of removing a fastening collar secured to a fastener, are provided. The fastening collar removal apparatus comprises a collet comprising a first section comprising a substantially cylindrical shape and a second section operatively coupled to the first section. The second section comprises a collet cavity extending therein. The collet cavity is configured to receive at least a portion of a collar. The second section comprises at least two fingers formed by at least two axial channels in the second section. At least one of the at least two fingers comprises a blade extending inwardly relative to a longitudinal axis of the collet. In an open configuration of the collet, each of the at least two fingers comprises an outward taper relative to a longitudinal axis of the collet. | 2022-04-07 |
20220105580 | BANDSAW BLADE - A bandsaw blade, including a main tooth group formed by nine sawteeth arranged in sequence, including three sub-tooth groups including a first sawtooth ( | 2022-04-07 |
20220105581 | Dual Operating Tapping Head - A tapping head configured to hold and drive different size taps with a slip joint that introduces a small amount of play bet ween the tap head and the tap to compensate for excessive lead that may damage the tap or the workpiece. The tapping head includes a base, a drive coupler, a drive sleeve, a driver, a clutch pack, a pressure ring, a clutch cover, a drive cover and a lock nut. The driver and drive sleeve are longitudinally coupled by splines that form a slip joint. The clutch pact includes discs that against the inside surface of the base and lower surface of the pressure ring. Mounted on the lower surface of the pressure ring are a plurality of clutch springs that force the pressure ring upward against the clutch pack. Disposed between the drive couple and the driver are thrust springs that exert downward forces on the driver. The clutch cover includes internal threads configured to attach to external threads formed on the base. By tightening the clutch cover on the base, the force exerted by the thrust springs on the pressure ring can be adjusted to change the amount of frictional forces exerted by the clutch pack. | 2022-04-07 |
20220105582 | CONTROL ASSEMBLY FABRICATION VIA BRAZING - Systems and methods to control fabrication of an assembly involve a first end sheet having an interior surface and an exterior surface, opposite the interior surface. A system includes interior sheets, the interior sheets including a first interior sheet at one end of a stack of the interior sheets and including a last interior sheet at an opposite end of the stack of the two or more interior sheets, the first interior sheet being adjacent to the interior surface of the first end sheet, and a second end sheet having an interior surface and an exterior surface, opposite the interior surface. The last interior sheet is adjacent to the interior surface of the last end sheet, and the interior surface of the first end sheet or the second end sheet includes venting features, the venting features including holes or slots to channel heat, gas, or vapor during a brazing process. | 2022-04-07 |
20220105583 | SOLDER JOINT LIFE PREDICTOR AND SOLDER JOINT LIFE PREDICTION METHOD - A control device including a solder joint life predictor includes: a temperature sensor that measures temperature of a solder joint on an electronic circuit board that drives a heater and a motor; a storage that stores a reference acceleration factor that is an acceleration factor based on a test condition of a thermal shock test and a reference condition in an environment in which the electrical appliance is used; a calculator that calculates an actual acceleration factor from a temperature variation range and a maximum reached temperature of the solder joint during one cycle from start to end of driving of the heater or the motor; and a determiner that predicts the life of the solder joint by comparing the integrated value of the acceleration factor ratios with a threshold. | 2022-04-07 |
20220105584 | HANDLE FOR EXOTHERMIC MOLD WITH SPRING CONNECTORS - Disclosed is a handle clamp for an exothermic mold. The clamp includes a pair of legs, each having a plurality of rods that are shaped to fit into engagement holes on sections of the mold. The rods of each leg engage with one section of the mold. Engagement brackets are rotatably disposed on one or more or the rods. The brackets each have a thumb bolt that can be extended toward a mold section connected with the clamp. When engaged with the mold section, the thumb bolt stabilizes the mold section on the handle. A detent mechanism is provided between the bracket and the leg of the handle. The detent mechanism releaseably holds the bracket in one of a selected plurality of rotational positions with respect to the rod. By selecting different rotational positions for the brackets, the handle can be configured to engage with different configurations of mold. The thumb bolts that are biased toward the mold section by a spring. The bolts include a key that can be aligned or misaligned with a key slot on the bracket. By aligning the key with the key with the key slot, the bolt can be moved toward or away from the mold section under the biasing force of the spring. By misaligning the key and key slot, the bolt can be locked into engagement with the mold section or else held in a disengaged position. | 2022-04-07 |
20220105585 | WELDING SYSTEM WITH WIRE ELECTRODE CONTACT DETECTION - A welding system includes a power supply configured to generate a welding waveform. A wire feeder conducts the welding waveform to a wire electrode, and includes a drive motor that drives the wire electrode bidirectionally, a motor current sensor that senses a current level of the motor, and a controller that receives a current level signal from the motor current sensor and controls operations of the motor. A welding current sensor senses welding current level, and a welding voltage sensor senses welding voltage level, and the sensors are located with the power supply or the wire feeder. The controller is configured to determine a contact event between the wire electrode and a non-workpiece object based on the current level signal from the motor current sensor and one or both of the welding current level and the welding voltage level, and automatically retract the wire electrode upon determining the contact event. | 2022-04-07 |
20220105586 | WIRE FEED DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FEEDING WIRE - The invention relates to a wire-feed device for conveying a wire and to a method for feeding wire using a wire-feed device, in particular for a thermal joining apparatus, having at least one a drive element which can be operated by a feed drive and can be placed against a wire guided through the wire-feed device, exerting a contact pressure, in order to transfer drive movement by friction. According to the invention, an actuator which is coupled to the at least one drive element and can be controlled by a controller using the values measured for the contact pressure, is provided for variably setting the contact pressure acting on the wire. | 2022-04-07 |
20220105587 | COOLING DEVICE - A cooling device includes a refrigerant circulation channel, and a pump configured to pump refrigerant in the refrigerant circulation channel A heat generating part of an articulated robot includes a heat generating part of an end effector, and a part of the refrigerant circulation channel is formed as a first heat exchanging part configured to exchange heat between the heat generating part of the end effector and the refrigerant, and another part of the refrigerant circulation channel is formed as a radiator. The radiator is a passive radiator, and is attached in an exposed state to a part of the surface of an arm, configured to move in a space when a joint of the arm is driven. | 2022-04-07 |
20220105588 | CONTAINERS FOR RETAINING ANESTHETIC AGENT AND MANUFACTURING METHODS THEREOF - A method for making a container for retaining anesthetic agent. The method includes creating two or more parts each having a mating surface, where the container is formed when the mating surfaces of the two or more parts are coupled together, and where a first part of the two or more parts is formed of a material having pores defined within the mating surface thereof. The method further includes processing the mating surface of the first part via friction stir welding to reduce the pores defined therein. The method further includes coupling the two or more parts together such that the mating surfaces contact to create the container configured to retain the anesthetic agent therein. | 2022-04-07 |
20220105589 | DISSIMILAR METAL WELDING METHOD - A dissimilar metal welding method includes a preparing step and a working step. In the preparing step, a pin member is moved to a second metal material while being rotated, and a tool body is driven such that the tool body is moved in a direction away from the second metal material while being rotated. In the working step, a through-hole is formed in the second metal material by the pin member, and then a distal end of the pin member is dug into the first metal material to a predetermined depth position in the first metal material. | 2022-04-07 |
20220105590 | METHOD FOR EVALUATING A LASER CUT EDGE, MOBILE TERMINAL AND SYSTEM - A method for evaluating a laser cut edge of a workpiece includes capturing image data of the laser cut edge and its surroundings, segmenting the image data, and identifying a segment of interest of the image data. The segment of interest comprises image data of the laser cut edge. The method further includes carrying out an image quality detection for the segment of interest and generating, based on the image quality detection, an output for a user. | 2022-04-07 |
20220105591 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MONITORING A TEMPERATURE OF A COMPONENT DURING A WELDING OPERATION - A method of monitoring a heating operation on a component by a flame torch, including the steps of producing a flame with the flame torch, rotating the component with respect to the flame so that a circular weld is created on the component, and providing a first sensor that is operatively engaged with the component so that the first sensor monitors rotation or non-rotation of the components. | 2022-04-07 |
20220105592 | HIGH POWER LASER OFFSHORE DECOMMISSIONING TOOL, SYSTEM AND METHODS OF USE - There is provided high power laser systems, high power laser tools, and methods of using these tools and systems for cutting, sectioning and removing structures objects, and materials, and in particular, for doing so in difficult to access locations and environments, such as offshore, underwater, or in hazardous environments, such as nuclear and chemical facilities. Thus, there is also provided high power laser systems, high power laser tools, and methods of using these systems and tools for removing structures, objects, and materials located offshore, under bodies of water and under the seafloor. | 2022-04-07 |
20220105593 | LEAD-FREE SOLDER ALLOY - A lead-free solder alloy includes Ag in an amount of 0.3 to 4.0% by mass, Cu in an amount of 0.1 to 2.0% by mass, Fe in an amount of 0.005 to 0.05% by mass, Ni in an amount of 0.01 to 0.5% by mass, Ga in an amount of 0.001 to 0.1% by mass, and Sn as the balance. | 2022-04-07 |
20220105594 | TURBINE BLADE REPAIR METHOD USING ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING - A turbine blade repair method is provided. The turbine blade repair method includes quantizing a position and a shape of a damaged portion of a turbine blade into numerical values, calculating a momentum loss of the turbine blade due to removal of the damaged portion, modeling a shape of a repair portion to replace the damaged portion so that the repair portion has the same momentum as the damaged portion, removing the damaged portion, and forming the modeled repair portion by performing an additive manufacturing at a position of the removed damaged portion. | 2022-04-07 |
20220105595 | IMPACT DRIVER SEPARATION DEVICE AND METHOD - An impact driver separation device for spacecraft and other vehicular separation mechanisms including a first element, second element, first connector, second connector, and impact actuator. The first element and the second element are joined by the first connector and the second connector. The impact actuator connects to the first connector or the second connector. In one example, the first connector is a bolt and the second connector is a nut. In another example, the first connector is a nut and the second connector is a bolt. When the impact actuator connects to the first connector, the impact actuator permits removal of the first connector from the second connector for separation of the first element and the second element. When the impact actuator connects to the second connector, the impact actuator permits removal of the second connector from the first connector for separation of the first element and the second element. | 2022-04-07 |
20220105596 | TOOL MAGAZINE OF MACHINE TOOL - The present disclosure relates to a tool magazine of a machine tool such as a moving column-type machining center, in which a magazine unit is installed on a saddle, a tool accommodated in a gripper part of the magazine unit is loaded or unloaded in a direction perpendicular to a tool axis, and a gripping part of a change arm directly grips a flange portion of the tool at the time of changing the tools by means of a tool changing part movably installed on the saddle and a tool changing part transfer part configured to move the tool changing part independently of a column, thereby reducing tool change time, improving productivity, minimizing a collision or mechanical interference, and improving stability and reliability in the medium-sized or large-sized machine tool having a length in a width direction. | 2022-04-07 |
20220105597 | WORKPIECE SUPPORT DEVICE, UNLOADING DEVICE, LOADING DEVICE, AND WORKPIECE MACHINING APPARATUS - A workpiece support device includes a shaft rotatable about a shaft rotation axis of the shaft, a first support, a first reciprocating mechanism, and a first connecting rod having one end and another end. The shaft extends along a longitudinal direction of a workpiece. The first support includes a first support roller that is rotatable about a first roller rotation axis orthogonal to the shaft rotation axis and that is configured to contact the workpiece to support the workpiece. The first reciprocating mechanism has one end connected to the first support and is configured to reciprocate in a first expansion-contraction axis direction. The one end of the first connecting rod is rotatably connected to the first support. The another end of the first connecting rod is connected to the shaft such that the another end of the first connecting rod is rotatable together with the shaft. | 2022-04-07 |
20220105598 | MACHINE TOOL - There is provided a machine tool comprising: a moving cover | 2022-04-07 |
20220105599 | MACHINE TOOL - A machine tool capable of restraining dirt on the footstool and improving setup efficiency. The machine tool includes a machine body having a splash guard surrounding a machining area and a door capable of closing an opening of the splash guard. A footstool is kept mounted on the machine body changeably in place with respect to the machine body. The footstool kept mounted on the machine body is capable of being in a place on an outside of the machine body when the door is closed. The footstool kept mounted on the machine body is capable of being brought to a setup place inside the machining area from the outside of the machine body through the opening when the door is open. | 2022-04-07 |
20220105600 | OPTICAL ELEMENT MANUFACTURING METHOD AND OPTICAL ELEMENT MANUFACTURING SYSTEM - An optical element manufacturing method is a method for manufacturing an optical element by polishing an optical material, the method comprising the steps of mounting the optical material on a placing table, polishing the optical material using a polishing unit mounted on a processing machine movable above the placing table, and measuring a surface profile of the optical material using a measurement unit mounted on the processing machine. | 2022-04-07 |
20220105601 | OPTICAL FILM-THICKNESS MEASURING APPARATUS AND POLISHING APPARATUS - An optical film-thickness measuring apparatus capable of eliminating an influence of a fluid flow on optical fiber cables when the fluid, such as pure water, is flowing through a through-hole of a polishing pad, and capable of achieving highly accurate measuring of a film thickness is disclosed. The optical film-thickness measuring apparatus includes: a light-emitting optical fiber cable coupled to a light source; a light-receiving optical fiber cable arranged to receive light reflected from the workpiece; a cable housing surrounding the light-emitting optical fiber cable and the light-receiving optical fiber cable; and a flow-passage structure defining a fluid passage adjacent to the light-emitting optical fiber cable and the light-receiving optical fiber cable. The light-emitting optical fiber cable and the light-receiving optical fiber cable are supported by at least one of the cable housing and the flow-passage structure. | 2022-04-07 |
20220105602 | PRINTING A CHEMICAL MECHANICAL POLISHING PAD - A method of fabricating a polishing layer of a polishing pad includes successively depositing a plurality of layers with a 3D printer, each layer of the plurality of polishing layers deposited by ejecting a pad material precursor from a nozzle and solidifying the pad material precursor to form a solidified pad material. | 2022-04-07 |
20220105603 | FINE ADJUSTMENT DEVICE - A fine adjustment device that is interposed between a table base rotatably supporting a chuck table for holding a workpiece on a holding surface and a base supporting the table base and that adjusts a distance between the table base and the base. The fine adjustment device includes: a support member that has an upper section and an intermediate section and a lower section, with the upper section fixed to the table base and with the intermediate section fixed to the base; an accommodating chamber formed in the support member; a piezoelectric actuator that is accommodated in the accommodating chamber and is capable of contracting and extending in a perpendicular direction; and a contraction-extension structure to have the accommodating chamber contracted and extended in the perpendicular direction. | 2022-04-07 |
20220105604 | ABRASIVE ARTICLE AND METHOD FOR FORMING - An abrasive article including a substrate, a first bonding material including metal overlying the substrate, abrasive particles overlying the substrate and coupled to the first bonding material, and a second bonding material including a metal and phosphorus overlying at least a portion of the first bonding material. | 2022-04-07 |
20220105605 | ABRASIVE SHEET INCLUDING A PLURALITY OF PROTRUSIONS - Various embodiments disclosed relate to an abrasive sheet. The abrasive sheet includes a first layer including an abrasive major surface and an opposite second layer defining a second major surface. The second major surface includes a plurality of protrusions extending outwardly from the second major surface. The protrusions include a first polymer component having at least one of a Shore A hardness ranging from about 5 to about 100 and a Shore D hardness ranging from about 1 to about 70. The first layer and the second layer are directly joined to each other. | 2022-04-07 |
20220105606 | Locking Pliers With Improved Adjustmentd - A hand tool includes a handle assembly, a jaw assembly, a clamping assembly, and an adjustment assembly. The handle assembly may include a first handle and a second handle that each have a proximal end and a distal end. The jaw assembly may include a first jaw and a second jaw. The first jaw may be pivotally attached to a proximal end the first handle and the second jaw being pivotally attached to a proximal end of the second handle. The clamping assembly may be configured to enable the first and second jaws to be locked at a selected distance from each other in a locked position. The adjustment assembly may be disposed at an intersection of the jaw assembly and the handle assembly. The adjustment assembly may be configured to enable the selected distance to be modified. | 2022-04-07 |
20220105607 | RETROFITTABLE AUXILIARY PLIERS HANDLE ASSEMBLY - A retrofittable auxiliary pliers handle assembly includes a coupler removably coupled to a grip of a pair of pliers. The coupler is positionable between a free end of the grip and a pivot of the pliers. The coupler includes a receiver positioned laterally away from an exterior lateral surface of the grip. An auxiliary handle is positioned in the receiver such that the auxiliary handle is positioned adjacent to the exterior lateral surface and extends away from the pivot. A finger space is defined between the auxiliary handle and the grip. The auxiliary handle comprises a plate that elongated and has a first end, a second end, a first lateral side, a second lateral side, an upper edge and a lower edge. The coupler engages the plate adjacent to the first end such that the first lateral side faces the exterior lateral surface. | 2022-04-07 |
20220105608 | Locking Pliers With One-Hand Adjustment - A hand tool includes a handle assembly, a jaw assembly, a clamping assembly, and an adjustment assembly. The handle assembly includes a first handle and a second handle that each include a proximal end and a distal end. The jaw assembly includes a first jaw and a second jaw. The jaw assembly is operably coupled to the proximal end of the first and second handles. The clamping assembly may be configured to enable the first and second jaws to be locked at a selected distance from each other in a locked position. The adjustment assembly may be configured to enable the selected distance to be modified. The adjustment assembly may be disposed between the first and second handles. | 2022-04-07 |
20220105609 | Magnetic tool system - A tool system includes a magnetic tool base; mounting handles, each with an inner magnet and a lower magnet; interchangeable tool portions, each detachably attachable to a mounting handle; such that an interchangeable tool portion and a mounting handle form an assembled tool that is held together by the inner magnet, and such the assembled is secured in an upright position on the magnetic tool base by the lower magnet. | 2022-04-07 |
20220105610 | IMPULSE DRIVER - A power tool includes a housing, a motor positioned within the housing, and an impulse assembly coupled to the motor to receive torque therefrom. The impulse assembly includes a cylinder at least partially forming a chamber containing a hydraulic fluid, an anvil positioned at least partially within the chamber, and a hammer positioned at least partially within the chamber. The hammer includes a first side facing the anvil and a second side opposite the first side. The impulse assembly further includes a biasing member biasing the hammer towards the anvil, and a valve movable between a first position that permits a first fluid flow rate of the hydraulic fluid in the chamber from the second side to the first side, and a second position that permits a second fluid flow rate of the hydraulic fluid in the chamber from the first side to the second side. | 2022-04-07 |
20220105611 | TORQUE CONTROL TOOL - A power tool and method of determining torque is provided. The method of determining torque uses the energy output by the drive mechanism and the angle of rotation of the output shaft to estimate torque. The energy is determined by subtracting efficiency losses (or gains) from a nominal energy of the drive mechanism in order to improve the torque estimation. | 2022-04-07 |
20220105612 | WINDSHIELD SEAL RELEASE METHOD AND APPARATUS - A windshield seal heating method includes the positioning of a heating unit along a seam formed between a windshield and a window opening in a vehicle. The heating unit is turned on such that the heating unit emits heat on the windshield adjacent to the seam such that heat is transferred to adhesive which secures the windshield to the vehicle. The adhesive is heated to a temperature causing the adhesive to soften and facilitate the cutting of the adhesive. | 2022-04-07 |
20220105613 | LOCKING SLEEVE - A locking sleeve includes an inner sleeve and an outer sleeve sleevedly disposed thereon. The inner sleeve has an inner body and a shank extending outwards from the inner body. The outer sleeve has an outer body where an engagement space is enclosed and opposite first and second ends are respectively defined and a plurality of slots cutting into the outer body and extending from the second end to divide the outer body into a plurality of clamping portions with elasticity. Each clamping portion has an engagement unit formed on an edge thereof. When a head of a fastening unit is situated in the engagement space, the engagement units clamp and engage the head so that the fastening unit is quickly and firmly positioned to facilitate the following fastening operation, and the locking sleeve is more convenient to use. | 2022-04-07 |
20220105614 | PNUEMATIC FASTENING TOOL WITH WIRELESS SENSOR PACKAGE - A pneumatic fastener driving tool is provided with a sensor package. A first portion of the sensor package is mounted in the handle of the tool, with a data cable running to a second portion of the sensor package mounted to an external cylinder wall of the working cylinder. A second portion includes at least one sensor to monitor piston operating cycles and other tool statistics. An antenna exiting the first portion of the sensor package and is threaded through the tool's outer housing to provide a clear radio signal to an external computer. The antenna allows wireless access to download information gathered by the sensors, or to upload new software instructions. | 2022-04-07 |
20220105615 | Surface wedge tool - A multifunctional substrate repair tool that has a linear body and a plurality of implements on both ends. A head on one end houses a nail claw and ports for selective attachment of blades on the sides and on the top. The ports connect one or more arced blades, each having a striking surface, for penetrating and breaking apart substrate filler layer. Repeated strikes encompassing the fastener head removes filler layer material. A grip connects the head to a bulbous end having at least one of a peen and a protrusion. These are used to indent substrate features and, together with an optional abrasive surface, also located on bulbous end, to dress the cavity left by the blade and nail claw functions. The bulbous end is used as a strike surface for blade and indenting features alike. | 2022-04-07 |
20220105616 | Hand-Held Power Tool - A power tool includes a housing in which a drive unit is arranged, and a tool holder for the detachable holding of a tool insert. The tool insert is configured to be driven percussively and/or rotationally. A sensor unit is configured to detect at least one movement variable, and electronics are configured to control or regulate the power tool. The electronics have a percussion detection unit configured to determine a percussion mode based on at least one movement variable and/or a rotation detection unit configured to determine a rotation of the housing. The electronics control the drive unit based on the determined percussion mode and/or the determined rotation of the housing. The electronics have at least two parameter sets for the percussion detection unit and/or at least two parameter sets for the rotation detection unit. The electronics are configured to select one of the at least two parameter sets. | 2022-04-07 |
20220105617 | Procedure for Detecting a Transmission Backlash in a Power Tool, in Particular a Hand-Held Power Tool, and Power Tool - A method for detecting a transmission backlash in a hand-held power tool, the hand-held power tool comprising a drive motor that has a drive shaft, a tool spindle, and a transmission that, in respect of drive, connects the drive shaft to the tool spindle, includes actuating, in a first actuation, the drive motor at least until the value of a first variable, representing a drag torque, is at least approximately constant. The method includes, during the first actuation, determining a value of a second variable which is associated with the rotation of the drive shaft of the drive motor during the first actuation, and determining a value of a third variable, representing a transmission backlash, based upon a change in the second variable during the first actuation. | 2022-04-07 |
20220105618 | Bearing Flange for a Drive System of a Hand-Held Power Tool, and Hammer Drill Having an Impact Mechanism and a Bearing Flange - A bearing flange for a drive system of a hand-held power tool includes a first bearing point for a driveshaft of a drive motor, a second bearing point for an intermediate shaft, and a third bearing point for a hammer tube. At least one bearing point includes a ball bearing, which is received in a receiving opening of the bearing flange and is axially secured therein by a snap ring. | 2022-04-07 |
20220105619 | TOOL FOR CUTTING JOINT OF MASONRY WALL - A tool for cutting joints of a masonry wall includes a cutter shank connected to an output end of an electric motor to receive vibration, a joint cutter separably coupled at a rear end thereof to the cutter shank, having a cross-section, which has a cutter thickness that is the same as or smaller than a thickness of the joints and a height that is several times larger than the cutter thickness, and having cutter grooves longitudinally formed on both sides in the direction of the cutter thickness to perform cutting and discharge chips of cut joints, thereby showing a cutting ability, a connection socket passed over the joint cutter to be positioned at a coupling portion between the cutter shank and the joint cutter, and a coupling pin inserted in the connection socket and keeping the cutter shank and the joint cutter coupled to each other. | 2022-04-07 |
20220105620 | Hand Tool - One or more specific versions disclosed herein is a tool that may include a chassis, a level or level vial, a handle, magnet(s) for adhering to ferromagnetic workpieces and exterior markings. | 2022-04-07 |
20220105621 | TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM, TRANSPORTATION METHOD AND PROGRAM - The traveling unit main body and the accommodation unit are adapted to be uncoupled and re-coupled. The traveling unit main body includes a first driving unit and a second driving unit configured to perform at least one of operations of taking out or storing the article from or in the accommodation unit and transporting the article taken out from the accommodation unit. The traveling unit main body performs at least one of the operations of taking out, storing, and transporting the article using the first driving unit and the second driving unit in a state in which the traveling unit main body and the accommodation unit are uncoupled. | 2022-04-07 |
20220105622 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR OPERATING A TRANSFER ROBOT IN A MANUFACTURING ENVIRONMENT - A system includes a robotic system including a robot disposable at a mobile workstation, where the robot is configured to perform an automated operation on a workpiece. The system includes one or more transfer robots configured to transfer the robotic system to or from the mobile workstation. The system includes a control system configured to command the transfer robot to perform a transfer operation of the robotic system, where the transfer operation includes at least one of disposing the robotic system at the mobile workstation or retrieving the robotic system from the mobile workstation. The control system is configured to control the mobile workstation and the robotic system based on image data from the one or more infrastructure sensors, position data from the one or more on-board position sensors, the automated operation to be performed by the robot, or a combination thereof. | 2022-04-07 |
20220105623 | FOOT STRUCTURE FOR WALKING ROBOT, WALKING ROBOT INCLUDING FOOT STRUCTURE, AND METHOD OF OPERATING WALKING ROBOT - One aspect of the present disclosure provides a foot structure for a walking robot including a link configured to define a body, a buffer unit coupled to one end portion of the link and having a vacant space formed therein, and a pressure sensor provided in the link and configured to detect a change in pressure of air in the vacant space in the buffer unit. | 2022-04-07 |
20220105624 | EFFICIENT ADAPTION OF ROBOT CONTROL POLICY FOR NEW TASK USING META-LEARNING BASED ON META-IMITATION LEARNING AND META-REINFORCEMENT LEARNING - Techniques are disclosed that enable training a meta-learning model, for use in causing a robot to perform a task, using imitation learning as well as reinforcement learning. Some implementations relate to training the meta-learning model using imitation learning based on one or more human guided demonstrations of the task. Additional or alternative implementations relate to training the meta-learning model using reinforcement learning based on trials of the robot attempting to perform the task. Further implementations relate to using the trained meta-learning model to few shot (or one shot) learn a new task based on a human guided demonstration of the new task. | 2022-04-07 |
20220105625 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A ROBOTIC DEVICE - A device and method for controlling a robotic device. The method includes: training a control model, which includes a parameter model and an object model, including: providing for each initial state-target state pair of a plurality of initial state-target state pairs a control state sequence, including states and transition states, each transition state being assigned a set of task parameters; ascertaining a set of state transition-state-state transition triples, and for each: adapting the parameter model so that the parameter model ascertains a probability distribution for each task parameter from the set of task parameters, which is assigned to the state transition following the state, adapting the object model so that the object model ascertains for each object a probability distribution for the state of the object; and controlling the robotic device with the control model using the trained parameter model and the trained object model. | 2022-04-07 |
20220105626 | TECHNIQUES FOR FORCE AND TORQUE-GUIDED ROBOTIC ASSEMBLY - Techniques are disclosed for training and applying machine learning models to control robotic assembly. In some embodiments, force and torque measurements are input into a machine learning model that includes a memory layer that introduces recurrency. The machine learning model is trained, via reinforcement learning in a robot-agnostic environment, to generate actions for achieving an assembly task given the force and torque measurements. During training, experiences are collected as transitions within episodes, the transitions are grouped into sequences, and the last two sequences of each episode have a variable overlap. The collected transitions are stored in a prioritized sequence replay buffer, from which a learner samples sequences to learn from based on transition and sequence priorities. Once trained, the machine learning model can be deployed to control various types of robots to perform the assembly task based on force and torque measurements acquired by sensors of those robots. | 2022-04-07 |
20220105627 | SINGULARITY-FREE KINEMATIC PARAMETERIZATION OF SOFT ROBOT MANIPULATORS - A computer-implemented method for controlling a robot, the method comprising: determining a first value for a first joint parameter associated with a first continuum joint included in the robot and a first value for a second joint parameter associated with the first continuum joint, wherein the first joint parameter indicates a bending radius of a flexible portion of the continuum joint, and the second joint parameter indicates a rotation of the flexible portion of the continuum joint with respect to a base portion of the first continuum joint; and positioning an end portion of the robot at a final target location based on the first value of the first joint parameter and the first value of the second joint parameter. | 2022-04-07 |
20220105628 | OBTAINING THE GEAR STIFFNESS OF A ROBOT JOINT GEAR OF A ROBOT ARM - A method of obtaining the gear stiffness of a robot joint gear of a robot joint of a robot arm, where the robot joint is connectable to at least another robot joint. The robot joint comprises a joint motor having a motor axle configured to rotate an output axle via the robot joint gear. The method comprises the steps of: —applying a motor torque to the motor axle using the joint motor; —obtaining the angular position of the motor axle; —obtaining the angular position of the output axle; —determining the gear stiffness based on at least the angular position of the motor axle, the angular position of the output axle and a dynamic model of the robot arm. | 2022-04-07 |
20220105629 | FAILURE RATE ESTIMATION AND REINFORCEMENT LEARNING SAFETY FACTOR SYSTEMS - Various aspects of techniques, systems, and use cases include robot safety. A device in a network may include processing circuitry and memory including instructions, which when executed by the processing circuitry, cause the processing circuitry to perform operations. The operations may include collecting telemetry data for a robot, the robot operating according to a path control plan generated using reinforcement learning with a safety factor as a reward function, and detecting that a safety event, involving a robot action, has occurred with the robot and an object. The operations may include simulating a recreation of the safety event to determine whether a simulated action matches the robot action. | 2022-04-07 |
20220105630 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUGMENTING AND SHARING ROBOT INTELLIGENCE BASED ON CONTAINER - Provided is a method for augmenting and sharing a robot intelligence based on a container, in which the method is performed by at least one processor of an information processing system and includes transmitting at least one of information on one or more robots or information on intelligence registered in a registry to a user terminal, receiving a command for controlling the one or more robots based on the intelligence registered in the registry from the user terminal, and storing information associated with the received command in a database capable of communicating with the one or more robots. | 2022-04-07 |
20220105631 | ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE MOVING ROBOT AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - The present disclosure relates to an artificial intelligence (AI) moving robot and a method for controlling the AI moving robot in which a target monitoring area is set based on recording information received from a monitoring element configured to monitor the travel area, and at least one of traveling of a main body and image capturing of an image capturing unit is controlled to monitor the target monitoring area for monitoring the travel area. | 2022-04-07 |