23rd week of 2018 patent applcation highlights part 15 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20180154497 | POLISHING PADS AND SYSTEMS FOR AND METHODS OF USING SAME - A polishing system includes a first carrier assembly configured to receive and hold a substrate and a polishing pad. The polishing pad includes a top major surface and a bottom major surface positioned opposite the top major surface, and a plurality of polishing elements extending from the top major surface of the polishing pad. The system further includes a polishing solution disposed between the top surface of the polishing pad and the substrate. The polishing fluid includes a fluid component, and a plurality of ceramic abrasive composites dispersed in the fluid component, the ceramic abrasive composites including individual abrasive particles dispersed in a porous ceramic matrix. The system further includes a second carrier assembly configured to receive and hold the polishing pad. The system is configured such that the polishing pad is movable relative to the substrate to carry out a polishing operation. | 2018-06-07 |
20180154498 | BURNISHING ASSEMBLY SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A technique facilitates formation of a burnished region, e.g. a seal region, via plastic deformation of an internal surface. The technique utilizes a burnishing assembly which may comprise a stem sized for insertion into a tubular region. The stem may be combined with an actuator and a plurality of rolling elements mounted on the actuator. When the actuator is actuated to a radially outward position, the plurality of rolling elements may be moved into engagement with the internal surface until plastic deformation occurs. The stem may then the rotated to force the plurality of rolling elements along the internal surface so as to form a region of plastic deformation. The plastic deformation may be located to form a seal, for example, between adjacent components. | 2018-06-07 |
20180154499 | AUTOMATIC GRINDING MACHINE - An automatic grinding machine including: grinding parts that each provide a grinding wheel on which a rotary shaft is positioned perpendicular to the ground; a flat lathe part placed parallel to the ground underneath the aforementioned grinding parts; mounting parts located on the top surface of the aforementioned lathe so that workpieces can be mounted; jigs located on both sides of each of the aforementioned mounting parts so that the aforementioned workpieces can be secured; and a control part that causes a desired surface of any one of the aforementioned workpieces to come into contact with one of the aforementioned grinding parts by moving the aforementioned the lathe in the pre-set direction axis direction. | 2018-06-07 |
20180154500 | METHOD FOR MODIFYING THE APPEARANCE OF A SURFACE - A process for modifying the appearance of a surface is provided. The process includes a stage of spraying particles exhibiting a maximum size of less than or equal to 500 μm. The sprayed particles exhibit a relative density of greater than 90%, more than 5% and less than 80% by volume of the said sprayed particles being particles exhibiting a salient sharp edge. The salient sharp edge is referred to as “notching particles”. | 2018-06-07 |
20180154501 | Centering Clamping Apparatus - A centering clamping apparatus has a housing ( | 2018-06-07 |
20180154502 | METHOD FOR MAKING A DUST-PROOF RATCHET WRENCH - A method for making a dust-proof ratchet wrench includes the following steps of: previously formed an embryo of the dust-proof ring, wherein the POM is previously formed a tube-shaped embryo of the dust-proof ring by injection molding; processing a shank of the dust-proof ratchet, wherein a through hole is defined in one end of the shank, a series of teeth is formed on the inner periphery of the through hole and two annular grooves are respectively defined in two opposite sides of the shank; finishing the dust-proof ring, wherein the tube-shaped embryo of the dust-proof ring is cut to form a ring structure according to the diameter of the annular groove and the diameter of the tool for processing the annular groove; and assembling, wherein each annular groove has a dust-proof ring mounted therein, a switch, a direction select device and a drive device sequentially mounted onto the shank. | 2018-06-07 |
20180154503 | Holding Tool - A holding tool for use in holding a first portion of an item, such as a hydraulic coupling, in a static position, while a torque application tool applies torque and rotates a second portion of the item. The holding tool helps reduce twisting of the first portion relative to the second portion when torque is applied. The holding tool also communicates with a controller when the tool is in use. For example, the tool communicates with the controller in response to a user applying a force to the tool in a direction of the first portion the tool is engaged with. That force releases pressure on a switch that activates a communication signal for communication to the controller. This allows the controller to monitor whether the holding tool was used in conjunction with a torque wrench to tighten the coupling; thereby providing an error reducing function. | 2018-06-07 |
20180154504 | ONE-WAY TORQUE ADJUSTABLE SCREWDRIVER - A one-way torque adjustable screwdriver comprises a body and a polygonal elastic member disposed inside the body. A torque transmission device and a torque adjusting device are mounted on two ends of the polygonal elastic member, respectively. A drive rod is connected to the torque transmission device. Driving the torque adjusting device to move can change a length of the polygonal elastic member, thus change an acting force of the polygonal elastic member exerted on the torque transmission device, change an output torque provided by the drive rod, and thus achieve the effect of easy operation. | 2018-06-07 |
20180154505 | DRIVER - A driver including: an ejection part to which a fastener is supplied; a driver blade which moves from a first position toward a second position and drives the fastener into a driven member; and a rack provided to the driver blade. The driver further includes: a rotary component engaging with the rack and moving the driver blade from the second position to the first position; and a lock plate engaging with the rack. The driver blade moves from the second position to the first position while the rotary component rotates once, the rotary component is released from engaging with the rack after the driver blade moves from the second position to the first position, and moves from the first position to the second position, and the lock plate is engageable with the rack when the driver blade stops before reaching the second position from the first position. | 2018-06-07 |
20180154506 | Hammer Raising Device - Provided a hammer raising device configured to increase striking intensity by eliminating fluid resistance when a piston raised upward moves downward. To achieve this, the hammer raising device includes a hydraulic control valve that controls a supply of a fluid, a sub cylinder to which the fluid is supplied by an operation of the hydraulic control valve, a sub piston that is partially accommodated within the sub cylinder, and is raised or lowered by the fluid, a main piston that comes in close contact with a longitudinal end of the sub piston to be raised by the raising of the sub piston, and is lowered when the closely contacted longitudinal end of the sub piston is separated, and a main cylinder that accommodates the main piston. | 2018-06-07 |
20180154507 | HAND-HELD POWER TOOL INCLUDING A SPRING DETENT MECHANISM - A hand-held power tool including a tool housing in which a drive motor is situated for driving a drive spindle provided with a tool holder, the tool holder being designed for accommodating an insertion tool, and including a spring detent mechanism which is assigned to the drive spindle and includes at least one spring element, the at least one spring element being compressible, in at least one operating mode of the hand-held power tool, at least in phases, with the aid of energy of the drive motor, a fan wheel is provided, which is provided at least for cooling the drive motor, at least 20 percent by volume of the fan wheel including a metal having a density which is greater than or equal to 3.5 g/cm | 2018-06-07 |
20180154508 | HANDHELD POWER TOOL INCLUDING A SPINDLE LOCKING DEVICE - A handheld power tool including a tool housing, in which a drive motor for driving a drive spindle is situated, the drive spindle being assigned a tool holder for accommodating an insertion tool and the drive spindle being assigned a spindle locking device which is designed to prevent the drive spindle from twisting in relation to the tool housing during a spindle locking mode, a fan wheel is provided which is intended at least for cooling the drive motor, at least 20 percent by volume of the fan wheel including a metal having a density of greater than or equal to 3.5 g/cm | 2018-06-07 |
20180154509 | POWER TOOL WITH STORAGE SYSTEM - A power tool including a housing comprising a handle section and a motor housing section, a longitudinal axis of the handle section being at an offset angle with respect to a longitudinal axis of the motor housing section. A motor is housed in the motor housing section. An output member selectively driven by the motor. A user actuatable trigger activates the motor and an attachment unit is removably coupled to the power tool. The handle runs from a first end to a second end. The first end is adjacent to the motor housing section and the second end is adjacent to a connection section. The attachment unit is removably coupled to the power tool at the connection section. | 2018-06-07 |
20180154510 | Multi-component quick assembly handle - A multi-component quick assembly handle includes tubular members made of a permanently formed material having a pin locking and friction fit connection. | 2018-06-07 |
20180154511 | COLLAPSIBLE STAND - A collapsible stand mainly includes a support unit including two stand legs pivotally connected together in a crossed manner and a support arm set pivotally connected to one stand leg, a positioning unit including an abutment member and a bearing member respectively mounted at one stand leg and the support art set and so configured that when the collapsible is extended out or collapsed, the abutment member is engaged with a different part of the bearing member, and a control unit mounted at one stand leg and operable to bias the abutment member, moving the abutment member into engagement or away from the bearing member. Thus, the collapsible stand has a simple structure, facilitates operation and ensures a high level of operational safety and structural stability. | 2018-06-07 |
20180154512 | Adjustable Tool Holder - Disclosed is an adjustable tool holder for holding elongate hand held tools. The tool holder comprises a telescopically adjustable base member comprising an elongate, rectangular, hollow outer member and an elongate rectangular inner member configured to be snugly and slidably received within the outer member, the inner member adapted to be secured to the outer member at a plurality of lock positions thereby rendering the length of the base member adjustable. The tool holder further comprises a compression spring, one end of which is secured at the free end of the outer member and the other end of which is secured at the free end of the inner member. The length of the spring is subject to change in accordance with the change in the length of the base member. A tool is adapted to be held between two consecutive loops of the spring. | 2018-06-07 |
20180154513 | ROBOT - A robot having a spherical casing, a control circuit and a communication circuit configured to connect to an external server is provided. The robot further includes a set of wheels included in the spherical casing, which comes into contact with an inner surface of the spherical casing and configured to rotate the spherical casing when the driving wheels are driven. The control circuit is configured to, when determining that performing a predetermined processing in response to an input instruction received from a user requires a predetermined amount of time or more, causes each of the set of driving wheels to rotate in opposite directions from each other to rotate the spherical casing during the predetermined processing. When the predetermined processing is complete and a response is to be output, the control circuit stops rotation of the spherical casing with the set of wheels facing toward the user. | 2018-06-07 |
20180154514 | COMPANION ROBOT FOR PERSONAL INTERACTION - A mobile robot guest for interacting with a human resident performs a room-traversing search procedure prior to interacting with the resident, and may verbally query whether the resident being sought is present. Upon finding the resident, the mobile robot may facilitate a teleconferencing session with a remote third party, or interact with the resident in a number of ways. For example, the robot may carry on a dialogue with the resident, reinforce compliance with medication or other schedules, etc. In addition, the robot incorporates safety features for preventing collisions with the resident; and the robot may audibly announce and/or visibly indicate its presence in order to avoid becoming a dangerous obstacle. Furthermore, the mobile robot behaves in accordance with an integral privacy policy, such that any sensor recording or transmission must be approved by the resident. | 2018-06-07 |
20180154515 | HYPER REDUNDANT ROBOTS - A hyper redundant robot comprising: a first disk; a second disk positioned adjacent to the first disk, the first disk and the second disk having a longitudinal axis; a first joint arrangement positioned between the first disk and the second disk, the first disk and/or the second disk being in sliding contact with the first joint arrangement to enable the first disk and the second disk to rotate relative to one another; and a second joint arrangement positioned between the first disk and the second disk, the second joint arrangement being less stiff than the first joint arrangement. | 2018-06-07 |
20180154516 | MULTI-AXIS ROBOTIC ARM AND ADJUSTING METHOD THEREOF - An adjusting method is implemented by a control system and is used to adjust a multi-axis robotic arm including a plurality of motors. The adjusting method includes following operations. A decay rate of each motor is analyzed by the control system. When the decay rate of one of the motors exceeds a corresponding first threshold, a residual value of the one of the motors is further analyzed by the control system. When the residual value exceeds a first default value, an output capacity of at least one of the motors is adjusted by the control system. | 2018-06-07 |
20180154517 | METHOD OF AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING BEHAVIOR OF ROBOT - A method of controlling a robot includes: generating a plurality of behavior objects corresponding to a plurality of behaviors to be performed by the robot; calculating an expected time expected to be taken by the robot to perform each of the behaviors; mapping each of the behavior object to the expected time; adding the behavior objects to a behavior flow list; and displaying the behavior flow list. | 2018-06-07 |
20180154518 | USER INTERFACE FOR A TELEOPERATED ROBOT - A teleoperated robotic system that utilizes a graphical user interface (GUI) to perform work on a workpiece(s) using a robot. A coordinate system of the GUI can be correlated to the tool center point (TCP) of the robot and the TCP or workspace of a teleoperated member, such as a haptic joystick. Operable manipulation of the teleoperated member can be correlated to a movement at a particular location in the robot station, such as movement of the TCP of the robot. The GUI can also provide digital representations of the workpiece, which can be based on inputted and/or scanned information relating to a reference workpiece and/or the particular workpiece on which the robot is performing work. The GUI can further provide indications of the various stages of assembly of the workpiece, as well as an indication of work already, or to be, performed on the workpiece. | 2018-06-07 |
20180154519 | ROBOT TEACHING SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A robot teaching system and control method thereof are disclosed. In robot teaching system, a haptic device generates pieces of teaching data to a robot, so that the robot moves and rotates according to the pieces of teaching data, and a force sensor captures first feedback data corresponding to the motion and rotation of the robot and outputs a feedback signal, which corresponds to the first feedback data, to the haptic device. Thus, the user, who controls the haptic device, can understand the situation of the robot and react to the situation immediately, so as to avoid the risk for lack of user's instant reaction to the situation of the robot in the conventional robot teaching system. | 2018-06-07 |
20180154520 | CONTROL DEVICE, ROBOT, AND ROBOT SYSTEM - A control device that includes a processor that is configured to execute computer-executable instructions so as to control a robot having a force detector, wherein the processor is configured to: perform force control of the robot based on an output from the force detector; set a speed coefficient of the robot; and change setting of a virtual viscosity coefficient of the robot in the force control depending on the speed coefficient. | 2018-06-07 |
20180154521 | ROBOT MANIPULATOR SYSTEM - Robotic manipulator arm has an end portion to which one or more end effector appliances can be operably mounted for performing one or more manipulator arm operations. A control system has access to a plurality of different end effector appliance parameter sets which are respectively associated with the plurality of different end effector appliances. A user interface facilitates identification to the control system of one or more of the different end effector appliances which are installed on the manipulator arm. The control system is responsive to the identification to modify a control algorithm. | 2018-06-07 |
20180154522 | ROBOT SYSTEM AND ROBOT - A robot system and a robot are capable of easily defining a position of a target object with respect to a robot. The robot system includes a first robot, a first cell which is provided with the first robot and is capable of moving, and a positioning unit which is provided in an inner portion of the first cell and positions a target object. | 2018-06-07 |
20180154523 | APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING ROBOT ARM - An apparatus for controlling a robot arm includes: the robot arm; a calibration board on which calibration marks for self-diagnosis are shown; a distance sensor mounted on the robot arm and configured to measure a distance; an image sensor mounted on the robot arm and configured to obtain an image; and a processor configured to move the robot arm to a position for the self-diagnosis, measure a distance from a predetermined part of the robot arm to the calibration board by using the distance sensor, obtain an image of the calibration board by using the image sensor, and output a signal indicating a malfunction of the robot arm in response to the measured distance being outside a distance error range, and an image measurement value of the obtained image being outside an image error range. | 2018-06-07 |
20180154524 | ASSEMBLY BODY MANUFACTURING DEVICE AND ASSEMBLY BODY MANUFACTURING METHOD - To hold a long member in the original shape of the long member at a precise position, a long member assembling device has: a plurality of hand parts configured to grip a long member; arm parts and trunk parts configured to move the hand parts to adjust the positions of the plurality of hand parts gripping the long member; a storage unit in which the original shape of the long member is stored; and a control unit configured to, on the basis of the original shape of the long member stored in the storage unit, drive the arm parts and the trunk parts to adjust the positions of the plurality of hand parts gripping the long member such that the shape of the long member gripped by the plurality of hand parts matches the original shape of the long member stored in the storage unit. | 2018-06-07 |
20180154525 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROL OF ROBOTIC MANIPULATION - A robot system and method are provided that move an articulable arm relative to a target object. Perception information corresponding to a position of the arm relative to the target object is acquired. Movement of the arm is controlled based on the perception information. After movement of the arm, predicted position information representative of a predicted positioning of the arm is provided using the perception information and control signal information. The arm is subsequently controlled using the predicted position information. | 2018-06-07 |
20180154526 | ROBOT CONTROL DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING ROBOT AND METHOD FOR ESTIMATING DISTURBANCE VALUE APPLIED TO ROBOT - A robot control device able to accurately estimate an external force applied from a workpiece to a robot in a time-dependently changing manner. The robot control device includes a support force data acquisition section which acquires measurement data of a workpiece support force by the environment, the workpiece support force varying while the robot lifts the workpiece; a disturbance estimation section which estimates a disturbance value applied to the robot using state information of the robot; and a correction section which corrects, using the measurement data acquired by the support force data acquisition section, the disturbance value estimated by the disturbance estimation section or the state information inputted to the disturbance estimation section. | 2018-06-07 |
20180154527 | ELASTIC CORRUGATED PIPE SINGLE-ACTING CYLINDER-DRIVEN MECHANICAL GRIPPER WITH SERIES-CONNECTION FLEXIBLE HINGE FRAMEWORK - Disclosed is an elastic corrugated pipe single-acting cylinder-driven mechanical gripper with a series-connection flexible hinge framework. The mechanical gripper consists of a palm and two flexible fingers or a palm and three flexible fingers. Each of the flexible fingers is identical in structure, and essentially consists of an elastic corrugated pipe single-acting cylinder ( | 2018-06-07 |
20180154528 | CONDUCTION PATH STRUCTURE OF ROBOT - A conduction path structure of a robot in which a conduction path has a simplified structure is provided. A conduction path structure of a robot includes: a structural mechanism which functions as a support and has a conductor portion; an actuator that operates the structural mechanism; and a conduction path through which driving power and/or a control signal is supplied to the actuator, wherein the conduction path also serves as the conductor portion of the structural mechanism. | 2018-06-07 |
20180154529 | FAILURE DIAGNOSTIC DEVICE AND FAILURE DIAGNOSTIC METHOD - A failure diagnostic device for performing a failure diagnosis on a multi-axis robot includes a position detector that detects a movement position of each of joint shafts included in the multi-axis robot, a torque detector that detects a disturbance torque applied to the joint shaft, a routine-operation determination circuit that determines whether or not the multi-axis robot is executing a predefined routine operation, from the movement position detected by the position detector, a reference-value calculation circuit that calculates a disturbance-torque reference value from the disturbance torque detected during execution of the routine operation, a torque correction circuit that corrects the disturbance torque detected while the multi-axis robot executes an operation different from the routine operation by using the disturbance-torque reference value, calculated by the reference-value calculation circuit, to thereby acquire a corrected disturbance torque, and a failure diagnostic circuit that performs a failure diagnosis. | 2018-06-07 |
20180154530 | FAILURE DIAGNOSIS DEVICE AND FAILURE DIAGNOSIS METHOD - A failure diagnosis device applicable to a mechanical device provided with a motor as a source to drive a motion axis, and configured to acquire a moving position of the motion axis and a disturbance torque value applied to the motion axis every predetermined period, and to diagnose that a failure is occurring when the disturbance torque value is larger than a failure determination threshold, includes a disturbance torque selector configured to calculate a change from a reference value of each of the acquired disturbance torque values, and to accumulate the disturbance torque values except each disturbance torque value having the change from the reference value equal to or larger than a predetermined threshold, and a failure diagnosis unit configured to diagnose a failure of the mechanical device by using the disturbance torque values accumulated by the disturbance torque selector. | 2018-06-07 |
20180154531 | RETRACTABLE KNIFE FOR RAPID MANUAL DEPLOYMENT WHILE FULLY GRASPED - A self-defense pocket knife with handle of suitable proportion to be grasped in closed fist and a conveyance system configured for the emergency manual conveyance of a blade from a position for storage to a position for use without requiring the user to appreciably alter or compromise grip upon the handle during the course of such conveyance. | 2018-06-07 |
20180154532 | Grating Knife Assembly - A grating knife assembly combining elements of a knife and a cheese grater includes a knife that is selectively manipulated thereby facilitating the knife to cut a food item. The knife has a blade and a handle. The blade is structured to selectively frictionally engage an object to abrade debris from the object. | 2018-06-07 |
20180154533 | FLEXIBLE CURVILINEAR KNIFE - A flexible curvilinear knife is disclosed. The flexible curvilinear knife is formed from a cutting element, a blade holder element, and a plurality of spring elements. A first, proximal end of each spring element of the plurality of spring elements is operably and fixably attached to a discrete location of the cutting element and a second, distal end of each spring element of the plurality of spring elements is fixably attached to a discrete location of the blade holder element. | 2018-06-07 |
20180154534 | Produce Slicer - Produce slicers for slicing produce include a frame. A blade assembly is removably and interchangeably received within the frame. A pusher head is removably and interchangeably received within the frame. The produce slicer includes a cover, at least one target ring in the cover defines a first target area. The blade assembly includes at least one blade set with a first frame bar and a second frame bar and a plurality of blades extend therebetween. The pusher head includes a pusher head body and at least one produce pusher with a plurality of fins extending in a direction away from the pusher head body. | 2018-06-07 |
20180154535 | CUTTING DEVICE AND PRINTING APPARATUS - A cutting device includes a circular driving blade that rotates and drives, a circular driven blade that is driven to rotate accompanying rotation of the driving blade, and a holding portion that rotatably holds the driving blade and the driven blade in a state of cutting edges thereof being aligned with each other, wherein a tapered surface that becomes tapered from a second cutting edge side toward a second revolving shaft side of the driven blade is formed on the second contact surface on the side that contacts the driving blade in the driven blade. | 2018-06-07 |
20180154536 | DEVICE FOR THE COMMINUTION OF FOODSTUFFS - The invention relates to a device for comminuting foodstuffs, having a base part which has a receptacle for a cutting part, and having an actuation part that is connected in an articulated manner to the base part and is pivotable toward the base part in order for a product to be comminuted to be pushed along a pushing through direction through a cutting part that is inserted into the receptacle. The device is distinguished in that a plurality of cutting parts are present and in that the receptacle is configured for receiving at least two cutting parts on top of one another such that product to be comminuted by means of a pivoting movement of the actuation part toward the base part is capable of being pushed through the cutting parts that are disposed on top of one another in the receptacle wherein the two cutting parts are disposable at different mutual relative rotary alignments in the receptacle. | 2018-06-07 |
20180154537 | REMOTE CUTTING SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD OF CUTTING DEVICE - A remote cutting system includes a cutting device and a control device. The cutting device includes a control unit, a wireless communication unit, a drive unit and a knife. The control device includes a processor, an accelerometer, a first button, a second button and a wireless connect unit. The accelerometer is connected with the processor for recording a move information. When the first button or the second button is pressed, a move command or a cutting command is generated according to the move information by the processor. A wireless connection is established between the wireless connect unit and the wireless communication unit for transmitting the move command or the cutting command, and then the drive unit is controlled by the control unit to drive the knife, so that the knife is driven to move or cut. Therefore, the manufacturing cost is reduced, and simultaneously the convenience is enhanced. | 2018-06-07 |
20180154538 | KITCHEN SLICER AND APPLICATOR - The invention relates to a kitchen slicer for slicing material to be cut, like fruit, vegetables or the like. In a kitchen slicer according to the invention, the applicator is incorporated to act through the guide surface. | 2018-06-07 |
20180154539 | TOOL AND METHOD FOR SEPARATING AND PICKING CUT PIECES OF FLEXIBLE MATERIALS - The disclosure relates to a method and apparatus that separates and efficiently captures from an automated cutting table select pieces of thin, flexible material in an orderly manner which prevents damage to the selected piece while preventing the undesired lifting or movement of the surrounding material. The apparatus comprises a pick head assembly including a cylinder with a plurality of orifices that communicates with the selected piece to maintain contact between the selected piece and the cylindrical surface while the selected piece is being removed. | 2018-06-07 |
20180154540 | Knife Having Beam Elements - A knife including a cutting edge, a fixed edge, and a plurality of beam elements connecting the cutting edge to the fixed edge, each of the beam elements having a beam element extent oriented between about 20 degrees and about 80 degrees off of the cutting edge, each beam element separated from adjacent beam elements by a reduced stiffness zone, each reduced stiffness zone having a reduced stiffness zone extent oriented from about 20 degrees to about 80 degrees off of the cutting edge. The knife can be employed in a process and an apparatus for cutting a web. | 2018-06-07 |
20180154541 | PRECISION DRYWALL PUNCH - According to the present invention, an apparatus is provided that allows cutting an opening in a material, such as a wall or surface, while accurately controlling the depth of penetration so as not to damage or destroy any existing materials behind the wall or surface, and also without needing equal access behind the wall or surface. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the apparatus includes a support block assembly having a thickness and at least one primary surface, the at least one primary surface defining a perimeter of the support block assembly; and one or more cutting blades coupled to the support block assembly in at least one location and extending away from the at least one primary surface, the one or more cutting blades being arranged in a closed plane orientation and each being coupled to the support block assembly such that the one or more cutting blades extend away from the at least one primary surface at an inset distance relative to the perimeter of the support block assembly. In another preferred embodiment, the apparatus includes one or more levels. And in another preferred embodiment, the apparatus includes a handle. | 2018-06-07 |
20180154542 | SiC WAFER PRODUCTING METHOD - An SiC wafer producing method includes setting a focal point of a pulsed laser beam to a single crystal SiC inside an ingot at a predetermined depth from an end surface of the ingot, the predetermined depth corresponding to the thickness of the wafer to be produced. The pulsed laser beam is applied to the ingot, thereby forming a small circular modified portion on a c-plane present in the ingot at the predetermined depth, in which the modified portion is a region where SiC has been decomposed into Si and C. A separation layer is formed for separating the wafer from the ingot, the separation layer being composed of a plurality of continuous modified portions and a plurality of cracks isotropically formed on the c-plane so as to extend from each modified portion. | 2018-06-07 |
20180154543 | SiC WAFER PRODUCING METHOD - A SiC wafer producing method produces an SiC wafer from a single crystal SiC ingot. The method includes a separation layer forming step of setting a focal point of a pulsed laser beam having a transmission wavelength to single crystal SiC inside the ingot at a predetermined depth from an end surface of the ingot, the predetermined depth corresponding to the thickness of the wafer to be produced, and next applying the pulsed laser beam to the ingot, thereby forming a plurality of modified portions on a c-plane present in the ingot at the predetermined depth and also forming cracks isotropically on the c-plane so as to extend from each modified portion, each modified portion being a region where SiC has been decomposed into Si and C, the modified portions and the cracks constituting a separation layer along which the wafer is to be separated from the ingot. | 2018-06-07 |
20180154544 | HIDDEN FEATURE FOR ACCESSING OR REPAIRING MOBILE DEVICES - Methods and apparatus relating to provision and/or utilization of a hidden feature for accessing and/or repairing mobile devices are described. An embodiment includes a wire physically adjacent to an adhesive. The adhesive bonds a first portion of a computing device and a second portion of the computing device. The wire is capable of being heated in response to application of electrical voltage or current. In turn, the heated wire causes cutting of the adhesive to allow for physical separation of the first portion of the computing device and the second portion of the computing device. Another embodiment utilizes a hidden end of an opening in a computing device to hide a fastener. Other embodiments are also disclosed and claimed. | 2018-06-07 |
20180154545 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING SHAKES - An apparatus for profiling a shake, includes two opposed sets of rollers configured and arranged to support a wooden blank and to transport the wooden blank from an infeed end of the apparatus to an outfeed end of the apparatus along a transport path, the wooden blank having a pair of opposed major faces, and a pair of opposed rotatable cutting heads, configured and arranged to engage the major faces of the wooden blank as it is conveyed through a cutting region of the transport path, wherein each of the cutting heads comprises a plurality of knives having respective varied profiles such that as the wooden blank passes between the cutting heads, a selected profile is imparted to each of the major faces. | 2018-06-07 |
20180154546 | METHOD OF CONTINUOUS EDGE PROCESSING OF PLATES AND EDGE PROCESSING DEVICE | 2018-06-07 |
20180154547 | METHOD OF PRODUCING A LAMINATED WOOD PRODUCT, AND LAMINATED WOOD PRODUCTS - The present disclosure provides a method of forming a laminated wood product, which is adapted for receiving a load in a direction perpendicular to a principal fiber direction of the wood. The method comprises cutting a log ( | 2018-06-07 |
20180154548 | MOLD FOR MANUFACTURING SELF-LOCKING BLOCKS MADE OF CEMENT MATERIAL - A mold for manufacturing self-locking blocks made of cement material, includes a mold box, provided with a rigid external frame, with a rigid insert which has internal cavities for obtaining the blocks. The mold further includes a presser shaped complementarily to the insert, and a flexible connecting joint being present perimetrically between the frame and the insert. The insert rests on a table which interacts with a vibrating surface. | 2018-06-07 |
20180154549 | POROUS CERAMIC ARTICLE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - The present disclosure relates to porous ceramic articles and a method of making the same. The porous ceramic articles have microstructure of sinter bonded or reaction bonded large pre-reacted particles and pore network structure exhibiting large pore necks. The method of making the porous ceramic articles involves using pre-reacted particles having one or more phases. A plastic ceramic precursor composition is also disclosed. The composition includes a mixture of at least one of dense, porous, or hollow spheroidal pre-reacted particles and a liquid vehicle. | 2018-06-07 |
20180154550 | TRUCK MIXER WITH DEVICE TO MAKE THE DRUM OF THE MIXER ROTATE - Method to make to rotate a drum of a concrete mixer comprising a vehicle provided with a movement unit having wheels, to effect the movement of the vehicle, a concrete mixer mounted on the vehicle and comprising a drum, and a device to selectively make the drum rotate. The method provides to feed an electric motor connected to the drum by means of an electric energy generator unit suitable to selectively feed the electric motor. | 2018-06-07 |
20180154551 | CORE DRILL BIT ASSEMBLY - A core drill bit assembly is disclosed and includes a shank in which a support sleeve can be removably engage. A core tube can be installed around the support sleeve within the shank. The core tube is removably engaged with the shank and the support sleeve. | 2018-06-07 |
20180154552 | GRINDING BLOCK OF DRY GRINDING MACHINE FOR GRINDING CONCRETE AND GRANITE - The present invention is provided with a grinding block of dry grinding machine for grinding concrete and granite, the grinding block is assembled to a mill of the grinding machine, the grinding block comprises a fixing plate to fix the grinding block to the mill, wherein the fixing plate is welded with a grinding media, the grinding media comprises a plurality of grinding pieces, the grinding pieces are connected by a connecting strip or connecting strips arranged with space, the connecting strips with spaces divide with a plurality of air passages between two grinding pieces. | 2018-06-07 |
20180154553 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING MULTI-SIDED CONTINUOUS PATTERNED STONE PANEL - A method for manufacturing a multi-sided continuously patterned stone panel according to the present invention includes: cutting out stripes ( | 2018-06-07 |
20180154554 | DEVICE FOR TURNING OVER MOLDS - A device for turning over molds is provided that can reduce the wear of turning over wheels and supporting rollers even when the speed for transporting a flask or the speed for turning it over increases. A pair of turning over wheels ( | 2018-06-07 |
20180154555 | AGILE TOOLING - A system and manufactures are provided that augment various manufacturing processes by combining skinning techniques, for example from additive manufacturing methods, with modular substructures in order to provide cost and development time saving while not sacrificing end product material characteristics. Modular substructures provide a range of benefits from wide adaptability and reusability, to customized cooling channels within tooling systems. Manufacturing tooling areas afforded improvements span from stamping to injection molding. | 2018-06-07 |
20180154556 | MOLD AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A method for manufacturing a mold according to the first aspect of the present invention includes the steps of: placing a base material of semiconductor or metal that reacts with sulfur hexafluoride in a reactive ion etching apparatus; supplying a mixed gas of sulfur hexafluoride and oxygen thereto; making the base material undergo a plasma dry-etching process such that oxides are scattered on a surface of the base material, etching advances on the surface of the base material while the oxides function as etching masks, and thereby a fine surface roughness is formed on the surface of the base material; and irradiating the fine surface roughness with an ion beam such that shapes of protrusions of the fine surface roughness can be adjusted. | 2018-06-07 |
20180154557 | POLYMER BASED MOLDS AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING THERE OF - Polymer-based molds are described. The polymer-based mold includes a first portion comprising a first material having a glass transition temperature (Tg) lower than about 80° C.; and a second portion comprising a second material having a Tg higher than about 80° C., wherein the second portion at least partially covers the first portion, the second portion is thinner than the first portion and faces a cavity in the polymeric mold. | 2018-06-07 |
20180154558 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SUBSTRATE INTEGRATED GASKET - Disclosed is a method for manufacturing a substrate-integrated gasket using screen printing. The method includes: a step for forming, on a surface of a substrate by means of screen printing, a coating layer of a paste for forming a gasket; and a step for hardening the coating layer by pressing, at a predetermined height, a coating layer correction member to the coating layer. The cross-sectional shape of the coating layer formed on the surface of the substrate is corrected by means of the coating layer correction member, and in such state, the coating layer hardens to be a gasket, thereby forming a gasket having a highly accurate cross-sectional shape. | 2018-06-07 |
20180154559 | IMPRINT APPARATUS AND ARTICLE MANUFACTURING METHOD - An imprint apparatus includes a mold holder that holds a mold, a substrate holder that holds a substrate by suction, a driving device that brings the mold into contact with an imprint material on the substrate by relatively bringing the mold holder and the substrate holder close to each other, and a controller. The controller controls the driving device so as to bring the mold into contact with the imprint material in a state in which the substrate is deformed into a convex shape with respect to the mold by controlling pressures inside the plurality of suction regions based on surface shape data of the substrate held by the substrate holder. | 2018-06-07 |
20180154560 | MOLD ASSEMBLY, METHOD FOR PRODUCING INSERT MOLDED ARTICLE, AND INSERT MOLDED ARTICLE - A mold assembly includes a mold body configured to mold an insert molded article, and a support member including at least two support pieces configured to support an insert part in a direction substantially orthogonal to a mold opening and closing direction. The insert part is disposable within the mold body, the support pieces are each configured to be movable between a supporting position and a non-supporting position, and the support pieces are each configured to support the insert part at the supporting position, and not to support the insert part at the non-supporting position. | 2018-06-07 |
20180154561 | APPARATUS AND METHOD OF FORMING CONNECTORS BRACKETS FOR IRRIGATION LATERALS ALONG AN ALREADY MADE LAY-FLAT PIPE - Apparatus and method of forming connector brackets for irrigation laterals along a prefabricated lay-flat pipe and lay-flat pipe with such connector's brackets, wherein an opening is formed at one wall of the premanufactured pipe, a separation means is positioned inside the pipe opposite the opening while separating the one wall from the second wall of the pipe, and an injunction molding is performed into a mold cavity, in order to form the bracket affixed to the one wall of the prefabricated pipe and around the opening. | 2018-06-07 |
20180154562 | RESIN MOLDED ARTICLE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - A resin molded article includes a thermosetting resin member and a thermoplastic resin member sealing a sealed surface of the thermosetting resin member. An exposed surface of the thermosetting resin member is exposed to an outside of the thermoplastic resin member. An additive having a functional group is added to the thermoplastic resin member. The thermosetting resin member has a surface layer on at least a part of the sealed surface, and the surface layer is made of a thermosetting resin higher in concentration of a carboxyl group or concentration of a phenol group than the underlying thermosetting resin. The carboxyl group or the phenol group present in the surface layer is chemically bonded to the functional group present in the additive. | 2018-06-07 |
20180154563 | TEXTILE-LIKE IN-MOLD SHEET, PRODUCTION METHOD OF THE SAME, PREFORM MOLDED BODY, TEXTILE-LIKE RESIN MOLDED BODY, AND PRODUCTION METHOD OF THE SAME - Disclosed herein is a textile-like in-mold sheet that is to be integrated with a resin molded body molded by injection of a molten resin by in-molding. The textile-like in-mold sheet includes a first surface that is to be integrated with the resin molded body, and a second surface that will serve as a back side of the first surface, such that the textile-like in-mold sheet contains at least a textile material layer and a temporary surface protection layer temporarily bonded to the textile material layer, in this order from the first surface toward the second surface. | 2018-06-07 |
20180154564 | MOLDING DIE, MOLDED PRODUCT PRODUCTION DEVICE, AND MOLDED PRODUCT PRODUCTION METHOD - A molding die includes: a pair of dies, i.e., a first die and a second die respectively having abutting surfaces; a first die part and a second die part respectively having cavity forming portions inside which a cavity is formed, and thick portions provided at both ends of the cavity forming portions, the die parts being detachably fitted to die part attachment grooves provided in the abutting surfaces of the pair of dies; and induction heating coils for heating a surface of the cavity, wherein thicknesses of the cavity forming portions are smaller than thicknesses of the thick portions, and the distance between the induction heating coils and the cavity is smaller than the thicknesses of the thick portions. | 2018-06-07 |
20180154565 | MOLDING SYSTEM PROVIDED WITH MOLDING MACHINE AND MOLDED ARTICLE REMOVAL DEVICE - A molding system capable of performing highly accurate work on a molded article with a molded article removal device. The molding system includes a molding machine, a molded article removal device capable of removing a master work installed in a mold of the molding machine, a measurement section configured to measure a position of the master work when the master work is removed by the molded article removal device, a displacement calculation section configured to calculate a difference between a reference position and a detected position of the master work measured by the measurement section as a displacement, and a correction section configured to, on the basis of the displacement calculated by the displacement calculation section, correct a work position for when the molded article removal device performs work on a molded article. | 2018-06-07 |
20180154566 | PROCESS, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR CREATING EXTRUDED PLASTIC SHEETS HAVING DECORATIVE EFFECTS, PRODUCTS MADE WITH EXTRUDED PLASTIC SHEETS CREATED WITH SAME AND DECORATIVE FILMS FOR USE IN SUCH PROCESS, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM - A system and associated process for creating an extruded sheet having a decorative surface effect, such as plastic for example are presented. A roll of decorative plastic film for use in such system and process is also presented. Viscous materials are provided and fed through an extruder module and feed block to form a stream of viscous material. A die positioned downstream forms the stream of viscous material into a sheet of material and a calander having a set of rolls smoothes the sheet of material after it is released by the die. A film application assembly cooperates with the calander to apply a decorative plastic film to a surface of the sheet of material. The film application assembly includes a support structure for holding a roll of the decorative plastic film and a film feeding mechanism configured to direct the decorative plastic film to position a surface of the decorative plastic film opposite the surface of the sheet of material. The sheet of material to which the decorative plastic film has been applied is then directed towards an accumulation area. Sheets of extruded material having decorative surface effect may be created using such process/system and may be used in the manufacturing of many different products including for example kayaks, stand-up paddle boards, luges amongst many others. The process and system described here may be used alone, in combination with other processes and systems, for creating visually pleasing effects in extruded materials. | 2018-06-07 |
20180154567 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING REINFORCED WEATHERSTRIP - Methods for manufacturing fabric-reinforced weatherstrip include incorporating a fabric application step into a process for making coated substrates. In one embodiment, a strip of the fabric from a roll of material may be applied directly onto a coating after it has been applied in a coat die to a foam profile, while the coating is still in the molten state. Alternatively, a fabric application plate may be attached to an upstream side of coating die with a fabric feed channel cut into the plate. The fabric follows the channel to contact and mate with the foam profile. The fabric applicator plate may be configured so as to exert pressure on only the part of the product where the fabric is being applied. Ultrasonic welding techniques may also be employed. | 2018-06-07 |
20180154568 | EXTRUSION DEVICE AND EXTRUSION METHOD THAT PRODUCES A PLASTIC FILM - An extrusion device that produces plastic film includes at least two feed units that feed feedstock for an extruder, wherein, in each feed unit an automatic cleaning device is arranged for a removal of feedstock from the feed unit when changing material in the extrusion device. | 2018-06-07 |
20180154569 | EXTRUSION MOLDING APPARATUS FOR LIGHT GUIDE PLATE OF DISPLAY DEVICE - An extrusion molding apparatus for a light guide plate of a display device includes: a first surface of a first body and a second surface of a second body facing each other, the first body including a first side opposite to a second side thereof in a first direction, and a gap between the first and second surfaces, from which a light guide plate material is discharged along a second direction crossing the first direction. In the second direction, each of the first and second surfaces includes, in order: a first land portion; a manifold portion at a height different from the height of a first land portion; and a discharge portion from which the light guide plate material is discharged from the extrusion molding apparatus. Along the first direction, the gap at the discharge portion increases, and a width of the manifold portion in the second direction increases. | 2018-06-07 |
20180154570 | METHODS FOR PROCESSING AND PLASTICIZING POLY(ETHYLENE FURANOATE) PREFORMS BY WATER SORPTION - This disclosure provides effective methods for expanding the processing window for poly(ethylene furanoate) (PEF) and poly(ethylene furanoate) co-polymer (PEF co-polymer) polyester preforms, such that these preforms can be beneficially used in the fabrication of bottles and containers, including bottles for carbonated soft drinks. The processing window is expanded by, for example, pre-conditioning the PEF or PEF co-polymer preform prior to stretch blow-molding by contacting the PEF or PEF co-polymer preform with water or high (>50%) relative humidity air for a desired time period and at a temperature greater than or equal to ambient temperature, to take advantage of the unique and unexpected properties afforded the preform by water sorption at these temperatures. | 2018-06-07 |
20180154571 | A BLOWING MOLD FOR BLOWING THERMOPLASTIC MATERIAL CONTAINERS - Blowing mold ( | 2018-06-07 |
20180154572 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTINUOUS TREATMENT OF A SOLID BODY BY MEANS OF LASER BEAM - The invention relates to an apparatus ( | 2018-06-07 |
20180154573 | A Circuit Board and Component Fabrication Apparatus - A circuit board and component fabrication apparatus comprises a print head configured to deposit one or more materials on a substrate so as to print electronic circuit boards and/or components. | 2018-06-07 |
20180154574 | SINTERING ADDITIVELY MANUFACTURED PARTS WITH A DENSIFICATION LINKING PLATFORM - To reduce distortion in an additively manufactured part, a densification linking platform and/or supports of the same composite as the desired part may be printed below the part. After debinding, a resulting shape-retaining brown part assembly is sintered to densify together at a same rate as neighboring metal particles throughout the shape-retaining brown part assembly undergo atomic diffusion. Distortion is reduced by interconnecting portions of the shape-retaining brown part assembly, printing release layers among the portions, depositing adjacent roads of the assembly in retrograde directions, and/or providing channels to accelerate a debinding process. | 2018-06-07 |
20180154575 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR COATING RELEASE LINERS - Methods and systems, and apparatuses, are disclosed relating to applying a coating to a release liner substrate comprising directing coating material to a release liner substrate material via at least one material dispensing head, and release liners made according to the methods, systems and apparatuses disclosed herein. | 2018-06-07 |
20180154576 | EMISSION DEVICE TO EXPOSE PRINTING MATERIAL - Examples include a printhead comprising a plurality of nozzles for ejecting printing material drops. Examples include at least one emission device positioned proximate the printhead, where the at least one emission device is to emit energy to thereby expose ejected printing material drops to emitted energy to change at least one material property of ejected printing material drops in-flight. | 2018-06-07 |
20180154577 | 3D PRINTER - The present invention relates to a 3D printer, and according to one aspect of the present invention, the 3D printer which is provided comprises: an ink tank for storing ink comprising a magnetic body; an injection nozzle which is linked to the ink tank and is adapted to inject ink; a substrate on which the injected ink is deposited; a heating unit which is provided so as to heat the ink coated onto the substrate by means of induction heating, and which is provided positioned behind the injection nozzle based on the direction of carriage of the injection nozzle; a carriage unit for carrying the injection nozzle and the heating unit; and a control unit for controlling the heating unit and the carriage unit. | 2018-06-07 |
20180154578 | METHOD AND APPARATUS TO USE AN ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING PLATFORM - An additive manufacturing method includes receiving an identification of a particular additive manufacturing model from a user along with a plurality of espoused manufacturing preferences. These teachings provide for automatically selecting a particular additive manufacturing platform from amongst a plurality of available additive manufacturing platforms as a function, at least in part, of the plurality of manufacturing preferences. The selected additive manufacturing platform is then used to manufacture an item based upon the particular additive manufacturing model identified by the user. | 2018-06-07 |
20180154579 | PRINT BUREAU INTERFACE FOR THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING - The claimed subject matter includes techniques for printing a three-dimensional (3D) object. An example system includes a network interface to obtain a 3D model from a client system. The example system also includes a print bureau data collection engine to identify capabilities of a plurality of print bureaus. The example system also includes a print bureau filter to compare characteristics of the 3D model with capabilities of the plurality of print bureaus to identify a subset of the plurality print bureaus that are able to print the 3D model and send the subset to the client system via the network interface. | 2018-06-07 |
20180154580 | STRESS RELAXATION IN ADDITIVELY MANUFACTURED PARTS - To build a part with a deposition-based additive manufacturing system using a polymer-based binder of a composite feedstock, a first tool path of a perimeter contour segment and a second tool path that is parallel and adjacent are deposited in retrograde directions to produce stress-offsetting adjacent paths, where directions of residual stress within the polymer-based binder of the composite are opposite in the stress-offsetting adjacent path. | 2018-06-07 |
20180154581 | MATERIAL AND METHOD FOR 3-D FABRICATION - 3-D printing techniques including adhesion of acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene deposited onto PVA sacrificial material (or vice versa) via the use of block co-polymers are disclosed. The addition of block polymers to PVA can be used for the adhesion of other FDM materials with PVA support materials. Other techniques include star, comb, ter-, tetrapolymers and the like; copolymers for adhesion of FDM materials to PVA or other support materials. The technique of block copolymer addition to PVA can also enhance the usefulness of PVA as a FDM material itself, either by enhancing its adhesion to support material, or by providing appropriate surface characteristics to the final part. The technique can also be used to enhance the adhesion of other support materials to the FDM part of interest. The technique can be used to allow for PVA to be used as the FDM material, while using a different support material, if any. | 2018-06-07 |
20180154582 | Foam Heating System - A foam assembly system is provided. The system is configured to heat a surface of foam. After the heating of the foam, an adhesive is applied, typically a high solids adhesive. The foam is then bonded to another foam surface. It has been found that the pre-heating of the foam before adhesive application greatly enhances the bond strength between the foam and the second foam surface to which it is adhered. | 2018-06-07 |
20180154583 | Adhesive-Bonded Attachment Device - An adhesive-bonded attachment device includes a mounting base including a mounting surface, a structural adhesive disposed on the mounting surface, and a pressure-sensitive adhesive disposed on the mounting surface bordering the structural adhesive, wherein the structural adhesive and the pressure-sensitive adhesive define a bonding surface configured to be bonded to a contact surface of a structure, and an attachment feature disposed on said mounting base. | 2018-06-07 |
20180154584 | ADHESIVE DISPENSER AND A SHEATH-CONNECTION DEVICE INCLUDING SUCH A DISPENSER - The invention relates to an adhesive dispenser comprising:
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20180154585 | METHOD OF INCREASING STENT RETENTION OF BIOABSORBABLE SCAFFOLDING WITH A SHEATH - A medical device includes a polymer stent crimped to a catheter having an expansion balloon. The stent is crimped to the balloon by a process that includes heating the stent to a temperature below the polymer's glass transition temperature to improve stent retention without adversely affecting the mechanical characteristics of the stent when later deployed to support a body lumen. A variable diameter sheath with a central portion that prevents expansion of the stent when the balloon is pressurized and larger diameter ends is disposed over the crimped stent-balloon assembly. The balloon is pressurized and the larger diameter ends of the sheath allow the balloon beyond the ends of the stent to expand. The balloon is then depressurized. | 2018-06-07 |
20180154586 | FEEDING DEVICE AND VARIABLE SQUEEZING MOUTH FOR 3D PRINTING - A feeding device and a variable squeezing mouth are provided. The feeding device includes a first roller, a second roller and a middle guiding structure. The second roller and the first roller have a first zone therebetween. At least a part of the middle guiding structure is positioned in the first zone. The middle guiding structure has a passage being aligned with and connected to the first zone. The variable squeezing mouth includes a main body, a collet and a nut. The collet includes a base and at least two arms. The arms form a filament outlet. While the nut or the collet is moved with respect to the main body, the at least two arms and the nut are pressed against each other, so that a distance between the at least two arms is changed, and the size of the filament outlet is changed. | 2018-06-07 |
20180154587 | 3-D PRINTING APPARATUS - The invention relates to a 3-D printing apparatus including a tank, a platform, a fixture, a solidifying module and a control module. The tank is flexible and filled with a liquid-state forming material. The platform is disposed in the tank. The control module drives the fixture to deform the tank, so as to form a first gap between the platform and a bottom of the tank for the liquid-state forming material to flow in. The solidifying module in controlled by the control module to solidify the liquid-state forming material between the platform and the bottom of the tank, so as to form a solidified layer. The invention can effectively reduce a processing time for manufacturing each solidified layer, such that an overall processing time can be reduced to achieve preferable molding efficiency. | 2018-06-07 |
20180154588 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CURE CONTROL OF ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING - Systems for cure control of additive manufacturing comprise a build volume, a curing energy source, and a controller. The curing energy source is configured to actively deliver curing energy to discrete sections of a part as it is being additively manufactured. The controller is programmed to direct delivery of curing energy to impart desired cure properties to the discrete sections and/or according to predetermined cure profiles for the discrete sections. Methods of additively manufacturing a part comprise additively building a part from a feedstock material, and actively curing discrete sections of the part as it is being additively built to impart desired cure properties to the part and/or desired cure profiles to the part. | 2018-06-07 |
20180154589 | SUPPORTING SOLUTION FOR "IN AIR" GEOMETRIES IN 3D ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING - A support bridge for supporting an in-air surface of a three-dimensional (3D) object during a print process includes a first end, a second end, and a horizontal span that spans between the first end and the second end. The first end, second end, and span are situated in an intermediate layer, and the first end and second end of the support bridge contact, respectively, first and second surfaces of an abutment layer of the 3D object. The support bridge is constructed during the print process and is configured to support the in-air surface of the 3D object. | 2018-06-07 |
20180154590 | METHOD OF CHECKING HEADPATH DATA - There is disclosed a method of checking headpath data for a layup operation in which fibre reinforcement material is applied over a tool by an applicator roller of an applicator head biased against the tool along a compaction axis by a compaction force. The method comprises receiving baseline headpath data defining a baseline headpath position of the applicator head relative the tool; and determining a head displacement along the compaction axis corresponding to an equilibrium condition between the compaction force and a reaction force through the fibre reinforcement material. The method further comprises checking for at least one of a non-compacted portion of fibre reinforcement material and an intersection of the applicator head and an obstacle. | 2018-06-07 |
20180154591 | BONDING FOR ADDITIVELY MANUFACTURED THERMOPLASTIC COMPOSITE STRUCTURES - Disclosed embodiments provide automated fiber placement techniques for fabrication of parts made from composite materials. Tape plies are wound around a mandrel while a polymer is dispensed on a tape ply shortly before compaction. A bead monitoring system monitors the size and placement of the bead on the tape ply and feeds back information to various process control systems to maintain an optimal bead size. | 2018-06-07 |
20180154592 | COMPOSITE STRUCTURES, FORMING APPARATUSES AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Apparatuses for forming a composite structure are configured to provide a tension at least partially along at least one ply of material as the at least one ply of material is supplied from a material feed assembly to a tool. | 2018-06-07 |
20180154593 | IMPROVEMENTS RELATING TO THE PRODUCTION OF WIND TURBINE COMPONENTS - A method of making a composite wind turbine component in a mould is described. The method comprises the steps of: providing a mould; providing one or more first layers ( | 2018-06-07 |
20180154594 | A METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FORMING A COMPOSITE COMPONENT - There is disclosed a method of forming a composite component having a curved body and an integral flange from a pre-form ( | 2018-06-07 |
20180154595 | TIRE FILLING BASED ON ACRYLIC HYDROGELS - A method for producing a tire filled with a (meth)acrylic hydrogel, the method comprises a) providing a mixture comprising at least one water-soluble (meth)acrylic compound, water and an initiator, and b) filling the mixture in a tire in which the mixture polymerizes to form the (meth)acrylic hydrogel. The tire filling material is suitable for producing flat proof tires, enables fast and controlled cure and is insensitive towards dosage errors. Moreover, the tire filling material is environmental friendly and cost effective. | 2018-06-07 |
20180154596 | METHOD AND MATERIAL EFFICIENT TOOLING FOR CONTINUOUS COMPRESSION MOLDING - Thermoplastic laminates are fabricated in a continuous compression molding production line. A lay-up of laminate plies is placed in a recess on a carrying tool, and the tool is moved through successive forming operations on the line, including preforming and consolidation operations. The tool is separated from the fully formed part at the end of the line and may be reused. Use of the carrying tool reduces material scrap. | 2018-06-07 |