32nd week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 13 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150217307 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ORIENTING MAGNETIC FLAKES - The invention relates to a method of aligning magnetic flakes, which includes: coating a substrate with a carrier having the flakes dispersed therein, moving the substrate in a magnetic field so as to align the flakes along force lines of the magnetic field in the absence of an effect from a solidifying means, and at least partially solidifying the carrier using a solidifying means while further moving the substrate in the magnetic field so as to secure the magnetic flakes in the carrier while the magnetic field maintains alignment of the magnetic flakes. An apparatus is provided, which has a belt for moving a substrate along a magnet assembly for aligning magnetic flakes. The apparatus also includes a solidifying means, such as a UV- or e-beam source, and a cover above a portion of the magnet assembly for protecting the flakes from the effect of the solidifying means. | 2015-08-06 |
20150217308 | COATING APPARATUS - [Object] To provide a coating apparatus that can prevent distortion of the shape of a coating area on a sheet member. | 2015-08-06 |
20150217309 | SPRAY GUN - A spray gun including: a nozzle provided with a fixed-side restricting section; a needle valve inserted inside the nozzle and provided with a valve portion such that an aperture is formed radially therebetween; an elastic seal member that comes in contact and is elastically deformed in an axial direction between the nozzle and the needle valve; and a straight joint formed by a female joint provided on a nozzle hole of the nozzle and a male joint provided on the valve portion. The straight joint is arranged such that the male joint fits inside the female joint before the elastic seal member comes in contact between the nozzle and the needle valve as well as after the aperture becomes the smallest, and the jointed state is retained until the elastic seal member comes in contact and is elastically deformed therebetween. | 2015-08-06 |
20150217310 | METERING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR METERING ADDITIVES INTO TREATMENT LIQUIDS OF A VEHICLE TREATMENT INSTALLATION - A metering device for metering additives into treatment liquids of a vehicle treatment installation includes an exchangeable storage container and a metering pump connected to the storage container, said metering pump metering an additive contained in the storage container into the treatment liquid. The metering device according to the invention comprises an integrated storage tank which communicates with the metering pump and with the storage container, thereby removing the need for a complete evacuation of the storage container and allowing the timely and easy exchange of a completely evacuated storage container without having to shut the vehicle treatment installation down to replace an evacuated storage container for a filled storage container. | 2015-08-06 |
20150217311 | SURFACE TREATMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD - A surface treatment system including a pressure generator structured to generate air pressure, a spray head assembly coupled to the pressure generator, the spray head assembly including a trigger that can be depressed to control an amount of air pressure that the spray head assembly uses to spray the surface treatment material and a bushing disposed behind the trigger and being structured to limit an amount the trigger can be depressed, and a hopper coupled to the spray head assembly and structured to hold surface treatment material, wherein the hopper is configured to provide the surface treatment material to the spray head assembly and the spray head assembly is configured to use the air pressure to spray the surface treatment material onto a surface. | 2015-08-06 |
20150217312 | ACCUMULATOR FOR AIRLESS SPRAYER - An airless fluid dispensing device comprises a reciprocating fluid pump, a drive element, a spray tip and an accumulator. The reciprocating fluid pump directly pressurizes a fluid. The drive element supplies power to the pump. The spray tip assembly is configured to receive pressurized fluid from the pump. The accumulator is located to be simultaneously pressurized by the reciprocating fluid pump as the spray tip assembly and configured to provide pressurized fluid to the spray tip assembly when the reciprocating fluid pump is at a changeover position. | 2015-08-06 |
20150217313 | SHOCK-ABSORBING LOWER STRUCTURE OF AN AIRLESS TYPE DISPENSER - The present invention relates to a shock-absorbing lower structure of an airless type dispenser, wherein a support member made of elastic material is arranged in a lower part of a piston to provide a cushioning function so as to support the lower end of the piston in the housing of the dispenser. Thus, when the piston descends and presses a housing support by the shock applied from an external source, the housing support is prevented from being separated from the housing of the dispenser. Furthermore, when content expand in volume at a low temperature, not only is a housing support or a pumping member prevented from being separated, but also the pumping member is prevented from being damaged. | 2015-08-06 |
20150217314 | Fluid Dispenser with Increased Stability - A dispenser with increased stability includes a pillar tube ( | 2015-08-06 |
20150217315 | PUMP DEVICE AND FLOW CONTROL SYSTEM - A fluid delivery device ( | 2015-08-06 |
20150217316 | MEASUREMENT AND PROTECTIVE APPARATUS FOR COATING PROCESSES - Due to the mechanical decoupling of protection device and weighing device, it is possible for the first time to measure the blade weight during the coating process. | 2015-08-06 |
20150217317 | COLOR-CHANGER - A color-changer includes an output-channel having an outlet for paint material, and paint-supply-channels leading to the output-channel. The paint-supply channels are each respectively switchable by a corresponding first valve component. The first valve components are pilotable by a pressured fluid which is conducted through a corresponding pressure-line each having a corresponding inlet. One common, switchable pressure-supply-outlet is alternatively connectable with one of the inlets of the pressure-lines so that at most one of the corresponding first valve components is switchable at the same time. The present disclosure also provides a method for determining the leakage of the first valve component of the color-changer. | 2015-08-06 |
20150217318 | INSTALLATION FOR SPRAYING A COATING MATERIAL - An installation for spraying a coating product on objects, such as motor vehicle bodies, that are moved by a conveyor ( | 2015-08-06 |
20150217319 | Organic Layer Deposition Apparatus, Frame Sheet Assembly For The Organic Layer Deposition Apparatus, And Method Of Manufacturing Organic Light Emitting Display Device Using The Frame Sheet Assembly - An organic layer deposition apparatus capable of protecting or preventing a patterning slit sheet from sagging, and a frame sheet assembly for the organic layer deposition apparatus. | 2015-08-06 |
20150217320 | TELESCOPIC WAND - A telescopic water wand utilizing an exterior tube, an interior tube, a seal and a handle. The handle is mounted at one end of the exterior tube where the interior enters the exterior tube. The handle includes a pressable button that depresses a spraying on one end and lifts a locking pin on the other end. The locking pin interacts with a series of indentations on the interior tube allowing a user to select a desirable length of the water wand. The fluid tight seal is achieved by a sealing piece that utilizes two separate sections: a smaller section that fits within the interior tube and a larger section that fits with the exterior tube. Each section has one or more external o-rings to create a seal with the associated tube. | 2015-08-06 |
20150217321 | DISPENSING HEAD WITH A NEW FLOW ADJUSTMENT UNIT FOR A POP-UP UNDERGROUND SPRINKLER - An underground sprinkler of the pop-up type, comprising a main tubular outer body, intended to be vertically buried underground, and an inner body or moving piston slidably inserted into said main body, includes a water dispensing head provided with a diffusing unit at the top of said inner body or piston. The above-mentioned moving piston is typically elastically held in a resting position with its head lowered, and it is displaceable to the irrigation position with its head lifted by a pressure of the water supplied to the base of the main body. The dispensing head comprises a jet adjusting unit arranged in such a position as to be manually accessible from the outside when said head is lifted to the irrigation position. | 2015-08-06 |
20150217322 | ROLL COATING PROCESS AND APPARATUS - The invention relates to a roll coating process for applying a coating layer on a non-continuous sheet, comprising the steps of 1) applying a liquid coating composition to the top surface of the sheet by passing the sheet horizontally between an applicator roll and a backing roll; 2) forwarding the coated sheet with a coated sheet forwarder; wherein forwarding is interrupted after passing the applicator roll while maintaining a meniscus of liquid coating composition between stopped sheet and rotating applicator roll, and forwarding is restarted when the meniscus has disappeared. With this process it is possible to make sheets coated with an optical coating like an anti-reflective coating, which sheets show markedly smaller and less visible edge defects, especially at the trailing edge. The invention also relates to a roll coating apparatus suitable for operating the process of the invention, which apparatus comprises at least an applicator roll, a backing roll, a coated sheet forwarder, and control means to operate the sheet forwarder depending on the position of a sheet in the apparatus. | 2015-08-06 |
20150217323 | PIPELINE PIG AND METHOD FOR USING THE PIG - A pipeline pig for wetting the top inner surface of a pipeline comprising a pig body, one or more circular brushes attached to the pig body, and means for rotating the one or more circular brushes as the pig moves through the pipeline. | 2015-08-06 |
20150217324 | ALIGNMENT FILM PRINTING DEVICE - An alignment film printing device, configured to improve coating quality of an alignment film, includes at least one printing unit, and the printing unit each includes: a cylinder body with an opening at a bottom and an extract opening on a top; a vacuum extractor connected with the extract opening; a plunger provided inside the cylinder body, and configured to draw the alignment fluid from the opening to the cylinder body; a vacuum tester provided at the extract opening and configured to monitor a vacuum degree inside the cylinder body and above the plunger; a range finder provided inside the cylinder body and configured to monitor a distance from the plunger to a top of the cylinder body; and a control device in signal communication with the vacuum extractor, the vacuum tester and the range finder respectively and configured to control a volume of the alignment fluid drawn into the cylinder body according to test values of the vacuum tester and the range finder. | 2015-08-06 |
20150217325 | Drywall Mud Dispenser Closure System - A drywall mud dispenser closure system includes a drywall mud applicator having an access opening therein. A closure assembly is removably positioned over the access opening and closes the access opening to inhibit air from entering the access opening. | 2015-08-06 |
20150217326 | SEALANT FORMING NOZZLE, SEALANT FORMING APPARATUS AND SEALANT FORMING METHOD - A sealant forming nozzle is disposed to seal an object that a sectional shape in a first plane is a stair shape. The sealant forming nozzle includes a shaping section and a guide section. The shaping section includes a shaping surface orthogonal to the first plane, and a sealant output hole to supply a sealant to a space surrounded by the object and the shaping surface. The guide section has a guide surface. The guide surface is orthogonal to the first plane and formed to have a line contact with a corner section of an upper step of the stair shape. | 2015-08-06 |
20150217327 | ENCLOSING SUBSTANCES IN MEMBRANES | 2015-08-06 |
20150217328 | METHOD FOR FORMING A FILM OF PARTICLES ON A CARRIER LIQUID, WITH MOVEMENT OF AN INCLINED RAMP FOR COMPRESSING THE PARTICLES - A method for forming a film of particles on a carrier liquid present in a receptacle, for depositing this film onto a substrate, the method including: making a film blank between a barrier and a head including a tilted ramp, the blank being obtained by dispensing particles via the tilted ramp and carried out until the particles floating on the carrier liquid occupy a space between the barrier and an upstream front of particles located on the tilted ramp; and elongating the film by continuing dispensing the particles, and moving the head to move away from the barrier, the film elongation being performed to hold a front of particles on the ramp. | 2015-08-06 |
20150217329 | COATING FILM AND METAL AUTOMOTIVE PART ON WHICH COATING FILM IS FORMED, AND CONSTANT VELOCITY UNIVERSAL JOINT - The invention provides a coating film having excellent adhesion, even without a chemical conversion film treatment being carried out as an undercoat treatment, and a metal automotive part having the coating film. A powder is deposited by powder-coating onto the surface of a metal automotive part that has been quenched after forging, and tempering of the metal automotive part and bake-hardening of the deposited powder are carried out simultaneously, thereby forming a skin film on the surface of the metal automotive part. The surface of the metal automotive part before the powder is powder-coated thereon is a work-hardened basis material surface that has been not subjected to a chemical conversion filming treatment. | 2015-08-06 |
20150217330 | SELECTIVE DEPOSITION OF METALS, METAL OXIDES, AND DIELECTRICS - Methods are provided for selectively depositing a material on a first surface of a substrate relative to a second, different surface of the substrate. The selectively deposited material can be, for example, a metal, metal oxide, or dielectric material. | 2015-08-06 |
20150217331 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A PLASTIC PACKAGING CONTAINER, AND PLASTIC PACKAGING CONTAINER - A method for producing a plastic packaging container ( | 2015-08-06 |
20150217332 | METHOD FOR FORMING EXCELLENT MULTI-LAYER COATING FILM - The purpose of the present invention is to obtain a method for forming an excellent multi-layer coating film of high chroma and brightness and a rich color. With the method, color mottling does not occur easily in the coating film and the design obtained is homogeneous even without strict control of variations in film thickness during coating. The method for forming the excellent multi-layer coating film comprises: forming a metallic base coating film on the surface of the object to be coated by applying a metallic base coating containing a shiny material; then forming a color base coating film by applying a color base coating; subsequently forming a clear coating film by applying a clear coating on the color base coating film; and heat-curing the metallic base coating film, the color base coating film and the clear coating film obtained. In the method, the light reflectance of the metallic base coating film is in a specified range and the light transmittance of the single color base coating film obtained by heat-curing the color base coating film as a single film is adjusted to a specified range. | 2015-08-06 |
20150217333 | METHODS FOR COATING PIPE - A method for producing a flexible tubular member having a cross-linked coating includes oxidizing an outer surface of a flexible tubular substrate, disposing a first radiation curable pre-polymer formulation on the oxidized outer surface, exposing the first radiation curable pre-polymer formulation to radiation to produce a first cross-linked coating layer, disposing a second radiation curable pre-polymer formulation on the first cross-linked coating layer, and exposing the second radiation curable pre-polymer formulation to radiation to produce a second cross-linked coating layer. The substrate includes a cross-linked polymer. | 2015-08-06 |
20150217334 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SORTING PARCEL - Disclosed are a system and a method for sorting a parcel, and more particularly, a system for sorting a parcel that arranges articles to an outlet edge for each corresponding destination. | 2015-08-06 |
20150217335 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS - A method and apparatus capable of eliminating occurrence of a development failure when a DI water discharge nozzle | 2015-08-06 |
20150217336 | METHOD FOR CLEANING AND/OR DESCALING A SLAB OR A PRELIMINARY STRIP BY MEANS OF A DESCALING DEVICE, AND DESCALING DEVICE - A method for cleaning and/or descaling a slab or a preliminary strip by a descaling device that has a nozzle, through which pressurized water is discharged onto the surface of the slab strip. The outlet of the nozzle is rectangular, or is slit-shaped and has an arcuate course at least in some sections, in the direction normal to the surface of the slab or strip, such that the water is discharged as a continuously strip-shaped jet across the entire width of the slab or strip. The width of the outlet of the nozzle in a conveying direction of the slab or strip is between 0.2 mm and 1.5 mm. The water is fed to the nozzle at a pressure between 5 bar and 50 bar. The distance between the outlet of the nozzle and the surface of the slab or strip is between 8 mm and 50 mm. | 2015-08-06 |
20150217337 | VESSEL AND PUMPING APPARATUS FOR CLEANING A SCRUBBING ARTICLE - A scrubbing article cleaning device may include a hollow vessel capable of retaining liquid and having an open top, a pumping apparatus having a handle connected to a top end of a pole portion, wherein said pole portion includes at least one segment of perforated pipe, and a plunger assembly connected to said pole portion, wherein said plunger assembly may include one or more perforated disks and one or more filter media. | 2015-08-06 |
20150217338 | AUTOMATED MONITORING AND CONTROL OF CLEANING IN A PRODUCTION AREA - An automated process for monitoring and controlling cleaning in a production area comprises tracking or identifying an object the production area, monitoring the movement of fluid in the production area, analyzing the interaction between the object and the fluid to determine a level of cleanliness achieved, and triggering an event based on at least one member selected from the group consisting of: (i) the interaction between the object or body part and the fluid or fluid-like medium and (ii) the level of cleanliness achieved. The event comprises at least one member selected from generating a report, activating an alarm, report, activating an alarm, inactivating equipment in the production area, and blocking access to at least a portion of the production area. The system employing a combination of computer(s), computer vision system(s), RFID tag(s), mechanical and electromechanical, chemical, electrical, or photonic devices(s) to conduct the tracking, identifying, monitoring, and triggering. | 2015-08-06 |
20150217339 | SUBSTRATE CASE CLEANING APPARATUS - Parts of a substrate case can be separated and cleaned inside a tank body while making the cleaning solution evenly reach it. A substrate case C which is provided with a base Mb and shell Ms and holds a substrate inside is cleaned in a state with no substrate. Provision is made of a cleaning tank 40 which holds and cleans the parts of the base Mb and shell Ms of the substrate case C in a separated stated, provision is made of a conveyance mechanism which conveys the parts of the substrate case with the cleaning tank 40, and the cleaning tank 40 is provided with a tank body 42 and a lid 43 which can be opened and closed and is provided with a rotating plate 44 which is provided at a bottom part of the tank body 42 to be able to rotate about an axis in the vertical direction, a plurality of base support rods 46 which are provided standing up at the rotating plate 44 and which support parts of the outer edge of the base Mb at a predetermined height position, and a plurality of shell support rods 47 which are provided standing up at the rotating plate 44 and which support parts of the outer edge of the shall Ms at a predetermined height position different from the base support rods 46. | 2015-08-06 |
20150217340 | VESSEL AND PUMPING APPARATUS CLEANING SYSTEM - A device and method are provided for cleaning a scrubbing article. The device and method may include a hollow vessel filled with cleaning solution and a pumping apparatus with filter modules disposed along it. The pumping apparatus may be capable of insertion in the hollow vessel. A scrubbing article may be inserted in the vessel with the pumping apparatus, which may then be pumped so as to clean the scrubbing article. | 2015-08-06 |
20150217341 | SUPERCRITICAL FLUID CLEANING OF BANKNOTES AND SECURE DOCUMENTS - A method and apparatus for cleaning a stack of secure instruments such as banknotes is disclosed. Each secure instrument or banknote includes a substrate, visual data and a security feature. The apparatus includes a chamber configured to contain a supercritical fluid at a temperature and a pressure and for a duration sufficient to disinfect or decontaminate the banknotes and not compromise the security feature and the visual data of the banknotes, a structure for holding the stack of banknotes in the chamber so that the supercritical fluid circulates through and around the banknotes to remove one or more substances into the supercritical fluid, and a strapping machine configured to secure a securing mechanism to the stack of banknotes. | 2015-08-06 |
20150217342 | SEAL ASSEMBLY USEFUL IN CLEANER FOR TUBULARS - There is provided an elastomeric annular seal having a chamfered first end and a chamfered second end and a generally cylindrical outer surface extending between the first end and the second end. Preferably, the elastomeric annular seal is mounted on a rigid sleeve. The seal has annular cross sections to fit the sleeve and the chamfers are radiused when viewed in longitudinal section so that the radiused chamfered ends of the elastomeric annular seal together with the outside surface of the rigid sleeve form annularly shaped cups. Fluid pressure in the cup will expand the seal against the inside wall of a tubular when the seal/sleeve is appropriately sized for the tubular in which it is deployed. | 2015-08-06 |
20150217343 | Method for Treating Oil Refinery Equipment to Oxidize Pyrophoric Iron Sulfide - Pyrophoric material such as iron sulfide is frequently found in refinery equipment. When the equipment is opened to the atmosphere for maintenance, an exothermic reaction may take place that can cause catastrophic damage. A process according to the invention for treating pyrophoric material uses the controlled introduction of an oxygen-containing gas to safely oxidize the pyrophoric material. The oxygen-containing gas may be air. | 2015-08-06 |
20150217344 | DRUM WASHING APPARATUS - A drum washing apparatus for washing an interior of a mixer drum carried on a mixer truck includes a washing liquid supply hose for supplying a washing liquid; a washing pipe connected to the washing liquid supply hose, a tip end portion of which is inserted into the interior of the mixer drum through an open end of the mixer drum; and an ejection portion provided in the washing pipe to eject the washing liquid into the mixer drum. The washing pipe is adapted to be capable of moving in response to an externally applied external force. | 2015-08-06 |
20150217345 | SUBSTRATE CASE CLEANING APPARATUS - Movement from a carrying table to a support table can be prevented from becoming complicated and made simpler and positioning on the support table can be easily performed. Provision is made of cleaning tanks | 2015-08-06 |
20150217346 | General Medication Disposable System - General medication disposal systems are provided. Aspects of the systems include devices having a sealable container dimensioned to accommodate a pharmaceutical composition; and an amount of an inactivating substance, e.g., granulated or pelletized activated carbon, present inside of the of sealable container. Aspects of the invention further include methods of making and using the systems, as well as kits comprises the devices of the system. | 2015-08-06 |
20150217347 | OPERATION OF LANDFILL SITES - A landfill | 2015-08-06 |
20150217348 | NO-SLIT HOT ROLLING OF RAILROAD RAILS - A method of recycling a one-piece rail having a base portion and a head portion spaced from each other by a substantially flat web portion. The steps include: heating the rail to a plastic state; feeding the heated rail through a first reduction pass to reduce a cross section of the rail without slitting the rail; feeding the bar through a second reduction pass in which the cross section of the bar is further modified; feeding the bar through a third reduction pass in which the cross section of the bar is further modified and then slitting the bar along the web portion into two bar pieces, one containing the former head portion and one containing the former base portion, as the bar leaves the third reduction pass; and rolling the two bar pieces through a series of reduction passes to produce a desired final cross section of the pieces. | 2015-08-06 |
20150217349 | PLUG FOR ROLLING OF SEAMLESS STEEL PIPE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEAMLESS STEEL PIPE USING THE SAME - A plug for rolling of a seamless steel pipe, the plug having an oxide layer composed of a cobalt-base oxide on a surface of a coating layer formed by coating a surface of a base metal with cobalt or a cobalt-base alloy, a method for manufacturing the plug and a method for manufacturing a seamless steel pipe using the plug. | 2015-08-06 |
20150217350 | MODULAR FINISHING MILL - A modular rolling mill includes a plurality of rolling units arranged along a mill pass line, each rolling unit being independently driven by a dedicated motor and drive train; and clutches for selectively coupling and de-coupling the drive trains of successive pairs of rolling units. | 2015-08-06 |
20150217351 | NOZZLE - Provided is a nozzle incorporating a valve, which easily improves durability. The nozzle for spraying water to a targeted object, including a nozzle body provided with a passage of water and a valve arranged inside the passage of the nozzle body, wherein at least a part of an inner surface of the passage including a portion to have contact with the valve is coated by diamond-like carbon. | 2015-08-06 |
20150217352 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SEPARATING WOUND TUBES HAVING WELDED PARTS - A method and a device for separating a wound tube ( | 2015-08-06 |
20150217353 | Skiving Tool - A combined skiver and a smooth rolling tool with a skiver head and behind this a smooth rolling head, wherein between the skiver head and the rolling head an exclusive torque transmitting coupling is located which restricts the allowable axis shaft offset and/or the angular position of the axes of the rolling head and skiver head, to which the rolling head is connected, characterized in that the skiver head ( | 2015-08-06 |
20150217354 | PRESS MACHINE AND PRESSING METHOD - A press machine includes a lower die having a step portion for forming a bent portion on a side surface, a pad portion supported by a spring and disposed adjacent to the lower die in the horizontal direction, being movable upward and downward, an upper die disposed opposing the pad portion in the vertical direction, and a regulation portion. When the upper die moves downward and presses a steel plate between the upper die and the pad portion to form a bent portion in an edge portion of the steel plate, the regulation portion moves together with the upper die and regulates the motion of the edge portion of the steel plate protruding from the lower die in the horizontal direction, thereby preventing a wrinkle from forming in the edge portion of the steel plate. | 2015-08-06 |
20150217355 | Adjustable Compound Bending Jig For Manual Metal Brake - An adjustable jig for a sheet metal brake including a first arm configured to mount to the brake, and an adjustable backstop affixed on the first arm. The adjustable backstop is set at an adjustable first distance from a front face of the brake when the first arm is mounted to the brake. A first adjustable front stop can be configured to engage the first arm and retain an adjustable first front stop position relative to the first arm. A second adjustable front stop can be configured to engage the first arm and retain an adjustable second front stop position relative to the first arm. The first and second front stops are independently adjustable relative to the first arm. A sheet metal brake with an adjustable jig. A method for bending sheet metal with a sheet metal brake and an adjustable jig. | 2015-08-06 |
20150217356 | METHOD FOR REDUCING SPRINGBACK AND APPARATUS FOR ANALYZING SPRINGBACK OF PRESS FORMED PARTS - A method for reducing springback in a press-formed part according to the present invention includes an analytic model forming step including forming an analytic model of the part from plane elements and/or solid elements; a stressed-state setting step including setting each of the elements of the analytic model to a stressed state that causes a springback; a rigidity-contributable-portion detecting step including performing an optimization analysis for shape on the analytic model with the elements set to the stressed state in the stressed-state setting step to detect a portion of the part that highly contributes to the rigidity of the part; and a rigidity improving step including applying a rigidity improving means to the part on a basis of the portion detected in the rigidity-contributable-portion detecting step. | 2015-08-06 |
20150217357 | DEEP-DRAWING METHOD AND FORMING DIE THEREFOR - The present invention provides a deep-drawing method and a forming die therefor which can prevent the occurrence of cup side wall wrinkles and the collapse of the bottom during the process of deep-drawing a blank and which can increase the drawing ratio. A wrinkle pressing surface of a pressure pad ( | 2015-08-06 |
20150217358 | Device for Joining Flat Metal Products Passing Successively Into a Strip Processing Plant - A device for joining metal strips passing successively into a strip processing plant includes two cutting punches having a respective cutting edge which is associated with a cutting edge of the respective other cutting punch. The cutting punches are movable along a cutting axis in a cutting motion to produce an undetachable join in an adjoining region by deformation. In the same position with respect to the cutting axis, the cutting edges of the cutting punches define a cutting gap which extends in the transverse direction and occupies a gap width in a width direction oriented at a right angle to the transverse direction and to the cutting axis. The cutting edges include an acute angle with the transverse direction, viewed from the cutting direction and in that the cutting punches are movable relative to one another in the transverse direction of the cutting gap to change the gap width. | 2015-08-06 |
20150217359 | Stacking Line System And Method For Stacking Blanks Outputted From A Blanking Shear Or Press - It comprises a transfer unit for receiving the blanks; at least one stacking support for stacking blanks thereon; at least two industrial robots, said robots being arranged with respect to the transfer unit such that they are operable in at least an individual operating mode in which each robot picks a blank from the transfer unit in order to place it on a stacking support, and a joint operating mode in which a group of said robots act simultaneously on one and the same blank, to pick it from the transfer unit in order to place it on a stacking support; and robot control means adapted to operate the industrial robots in individual operating mode or in joint operating mode, depending on a parameter related to the size of the blanks, the weight of the blanks, the output rate from the blanking shear or press, and/or a combination thereof. | 2015-08-06 |
20150217360 | PANEL FORMING METHOD AND APPARATUS - Embodiments of the present invention provide a method of forming a feature line in a motor vehicle body panel. The method may comprise: in a first press operation, forming the panel into a first shapeform, the first shapeform having at least one feature line having a first radius of curvature; and in a second press operation, forming the panel into a second shapeform in which the at least one feature line has a second radius of curvature lower than the first. | 2015-08-06 |
20150217361 | Bending Device and Spring Manufacturing Machine - An example machine comprising a processing part having two protruding parts that protrude from an end surface of a pillar part and that bend a wire, wherein at least one of the protruding parts has a curved surface part, and the wire is disposed between the two protruding parts, the pillar part is rotated around an axis of the pillar part to bend the wire along the curved surface part, the bending device comprises plural processing parts, curvature of the curved surface part of the protruding part in each processing part are different, and the bending device further comprises: a rotary part that supports the processing parts and rotates about an axis intersecting the length direction of the pillar part; an accommodating part that is cylindrical and accommodates the rotary part at an end part of the accommodating part so as to be rotatable; and a mechanism that rotates the accommodating part about an axis of the accommodating part. | 2015-08-06 |
20150217362 | BEAD RING WINDER AND SETTING MEMBER - The bead ring winder winds a cord around the circumference of a former by rotating a rotation shaft to form a bead ring. The former includes a fixed segment, which is fixed to the rotation shaft, and a separated segment, which is coupled to the fixed segment to be movable toward and away from the fixed segment, so that the former is configured to be able to increase and decrease the circumference length of the former. The bead ring winder includes a setting member, which can be replaced to set a separated distance of the separated segment from the fixed segment when changing the winding diameter of a bead ring to be formed, and a fastening plate and a fastening bolt, which fasten the separated segment to the fixed segment. | 2015-08-06 |
20150217363 | FORMING TOOL WITH PUNCH - A forming tool for press forming a plate includes a top die and a bottom die, wherein in a dosed state of the forming tool a mold cavity remains between the top die and the bottom die and a punch is provided which can be moved relative to the forming tool in a movement direction, which punch is at least movable into the mold cavity and the punch is supported elastically with at least one further degree of freedom of movement, wherein the degree of freedom of movement is oriented transverse to the movement direction, wherein the punch has a foot region and is pivotally supported at the foot region. | 2015-08-06 |
20150217364 | METHOD OF FORMING AN IRON SET - The present invention is directed to a set of golf clubs comprising long irons, mid-irons and short irons. The irons have a progressive horizontal CG location. Preferably, the long and MID irons have a CG located between about 1 mm and 3 mm towards the hosel and the short iron CG is located between about 3 mm and 4 mm toward the hosel. Further the irons can have a substantially constant blade width with progressively increasing toe height and progressively decreasing scoreline width. | 2015-08-06 |
20150217365 | METHOD FOR OBTAINING A FOUNDRY BODY FROM A GRANULAR MIXTURE COMPRISING A MODIFIED POLYCONDENSED RESIN AND A FORMALDEHYDE SCAVENGER - The invention relates to a method for manufacturing a foundry body including the preparation of a granular mixture including a polycondensed resin having modified formaldehyde, optionally incorporating an aromatic or polyaromatic during the synthesis thereof, a hardening agent, a formaldehyde sensor compound, water and optionally at least one resin selected from the group comprising tannins, natural polyphenols, and lignins, placing said granular mixture in contact with the surface of a forming tool, and insufflating a flow of gas at 50° C. to 380° C. into the granular mixture for 1 to 300 seconds, in order to ensure at least partial hardening of said mixture. The invention also relates to a method for manufacturing a moulded foundry piece made of metal or a metal alloy, which includes pouring metal into at least one body (mould and/or core) thus produced; and to a foundry piece thus manufactured. | 2015-08-06 |
20150217366 | PRECISION CASTING MOLD AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME - Provided is a precision casting mold including a core and an outer mold, and the outer mold is made up of: a prime layer which is formed from a slurry film obtained by drying slurry for the precision casting mold including a silica sol having a particle size of 20 nm; and a multi-layered backup layer which is formed on the outside of the prime layer by repeatedly forming a first backup layer obtained by forming and drying a slurry layer formed from the slurry for the precision casting mold and a stucco layer in which stucco particles as a stucco material having particle size distribution, in which a mixing ratio of the fine particles having a particle size of 50 to 500 μm is 1; the mixing ratio of the medium particles having a particle size of 0.5 to 2 mm is 1 to 16; and the mixing ratio of the coarse particles having a particle size of 2 to 4 mm is 1 to 40, is adhered to the slurry layer. | 2015-08-06 |
20150217367 | Three-Dimensional Printing of Metallic Materials - Methods of printing metallic objects include providing parameters of an object for printing, and controlling a deposition of a fluid metallic material to form the object. At least an outer surface region of the fluid metallic material is converted to a solid region after deposition. | 2015-08-06 |
20150217368 | Temperature Regulated Melt Crucible for Cold Chamber Die Casting - Disclosed is a vessel for melting and casting meltable materials. The vessel may be a surface temperature regulated vessel for providing a substantially non-wetting interface with the molten materials. In one embodiment, the vessel may include one or more temperature regulating channels configured to flow a fluid therein for regulating a surface temperature of the vessel such that molten materials are substantially non-wetting at the interface with the vessel. Disclosed also includes systems and methods for melting and casting meltable materials using the vessel. | 2015-08-06 |
20150217369 | LADLE WITH TRANSFER CONDUIT - Disclosed is a transportable vessel for use in a factory for processing molten metal. The vessel is not connected to a reverbatory furnace and can be moved to different locations in the factory. The vessel includes a transfer conduit in communication with a cavity of the vessel. A molten metal pump can be positioned in the transfer conduit to move molten metal out of an outlet in communication with the transfer conduit and into another vessel without the need to tip or tilt the transportable vessel. | 2015-08-06 |
20150217370 | TECHNIQUES USING LUBRICANT COMPOSITE FOR MANUFACTURE OF PARTS FROM METAL POWDER - Lubricant composition and related methods and apparatus for manufacturing a green compact in a die cavity during a powder metallurgy operation wherein the lubricant composition includes a first component and a second component. The first component has a starting phase, an active phase, and a transition temperature at which at least part of the first component changes state from the starting phase to the active phase. Upon contact with wall surfaces of the die cavity, the first component transitions from the starting phase to the active phase, and the second component adheres to the active phase of the first component to form a lubrication layer coating the die wall surfaces. The component may be a first solid particulate component, such as polymeric particulate material or a sugar, or a first gaseous component, such as water vapor or palm oil vapor, respectively able to melt or condense upon contact with die cavity. | 2015-08-06 |
20150217371 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF COMPACT, MANUFACTURING METHOD OF STRUCTURE, AND CUTTING PROCESSED MATERIAL - A manufacturing method of a compact including pressure molding a composition including a metallic powder and a binder to obtain a green compact in which a relative density of a constituent material of the metallic powder with respect to real density is greater than or equal to 70% and less than or equal to 90%; and processing the green compact to obtain a compact. | 2015-08-06 |
20150217372 | MACHINE PART AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING SAME - Provided is a gear ( | 2015-08-06 |
20150217373 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING COMPONENTS FROM MMCS (METAL MATRIX COMPOSITES) USING A POWDER THAT HAS BEEN MELT-ATOMISED IN AN INERT GAS ATMOSPHERE - The invention relates to a method for producing components using a powder that has been melt-atomised in an inert gas atmosphere from an aluminium or Al alloy with integrated hard materials, in particular from MMCs (metal matrix composites), reinforcing particles being added to the molten and atomised metal, in particular aluminium or an aluminium alloy, during or consecutive to the spraying process, and subsequently the powder particles being compressed by way of an SPS method in order to produce a component or a semi-finished product. | 2015-08-06 |
20150217374 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING METAL NANOPARTICLES BY USING PHASE TRANSITION REDUCTION, AND METAL INK COMPRISING METAL NANOPARTICLES MANUFACTURED THEREBY - A method of preparing metal nanoparticles using a phase transfer reduction method in which a reduction reaction is adjusted by distribution equilibrium between an intermediate formed by a coordinate bond between a capping material and various metal precursors in the form of an organic phase and a reducing agent present in an aqueous phase, and a metal ink prepared from the metal nanoparticles. The method of preparing metal nanoparticles includes dissolving a metal precursor and a capping agent in an organic phase, dissolving a reducing agent in an aqueous phase, mixing the organic phase and the aqueous phase to form a precipitate, separating the precipitate, and drying the separated precipitate. The metal nanoparticles prepared using the method can be prepared to have various particle sizes according to the kind of precursors and a length of an alkyl chain of an amine used as the capping agent. As a self-quenching reaction in which growth of the nanoparticles in the aqueous layer is stopped takes place since the nanoparticle precipitate into the aqueous layer from the organic layer due to a difference in density of the metal nanoparticles formed during a reaction, a particle size of the metal nanoparticles can be easily controlled, and excellent processability in which the metal nanoparticles are easily separated/purified from the organic layer in which most reaction by-products are present can be ensured. Also, as the metal nanoparticles having various particle sizes are able to be prepared, a metal ink having various sintering temperatures spanning from a low temperature to a high temperature can be prepared using the metal nanoparticles. | 2015-08-06 |
20150217375 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING SILVER NANO-PARTICLES AND SILVER NANO-PARTICLES - The present invention provides a silver nano-particle production method which is safe and simple also in terms of scaled-up industrial-level production, in a so-called thermal decomposition method in which a silver-amine complex compound is thermally decomposed to form silver nano-particles. A method for producing silver nano-particles comprising: mixing an aliphatic hydrocarbon amine and a silver compound in the presence of an alcohol solvent having 3 or more carbon atoms to form a complex compound comprising the silver compound and the amine; and thermally decomposing the complex compound by heating to form silver nano-particles. | 2015-08-06 |
20150217376 | CLAMPING AND LOCKING DEVICES AND SUPPORT STRUCTURES FOR CUTTING TUBES - Systems and devices for cutting annular objects comprising a structure built from t-slot profiles and clamping devices where an vertically adjustable t-slot profile is connected with a cutting assembly comprising a worm gear that turns a cutting blade that cuts into an annular object, and drive wheels that turn the annular object at a much slower rate than the spinning rate of the cutting blade. | 2015-08-06 |
20150217377 | SPINDLE LINER COMPONENT FOR TURNING MACHINES - A work-piece support member forming part of a spindle liner for use within the hollow spindle of a turning machine comprising: a disc dimensioned to fit closely within the hollow spindle, having a central aperture (A) sized to accept a work-piece; holding at least one helical spring ( | 2015-08-06 |
20150217378 | SURFACE COATED CUTTING TOOL - A coated tool with a hard coating layer, which has an excellent hardness and heat insulating effect; and exhibits an excellent chipping resistance and an excellent fracturing resistance for a long-term usage, is provided. The hard coating layer included in the coated tool has a chemically vapor deposited alternate laminated structure, which is made of: a region A layer and a region B layer, each of which is expressed by the composition formula of (Ti | 2015-08-06 |
20150217379 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ATTENUATION OF VIBRATION IN MACHINE TOOL - The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for attenuation of vibration in a machine tool, and more particularly, to an apparatus and method for attenuation of vibration in a machine tool in which a vibration of a machine tool is measured, and generates an identical frequency with a piezoelectric actuator as well as changes a phase for making dissipative interference of a generated vibration wave form. | 2015-08-06 |
20150217380 | TOOL ARRANGEMENT - A tool arrangement with a screw-in tool and a tool receiver, the screw-in tool having a thread for engagement in a counter thread on the tool receiver. The counter thread and the thread have different thread contours and therefore, in the screwed condition, these adapt to one another by elastic deformation. | 2015-08-06 |
20150217381 | BALANCING OR MEASURING DEVICE - A balancing or measuring device includes a main body which is rotatable about an axis and includes an opening for accommodating a coupling shaft of a component to be balanced or measured, and having a centering element which can be axially displaced within the main body against a spring arrangement to center the component in the main body. In order to ensure maximum concentricity also in a balancing or measuring device having a small number of parts, the spring arrangement is designed to be integral with the centering element. | 2015-08-06 |
20150217382 | OPENING AND CLOSING CHUCK - A guide rail is provided on an outer surface of a chuck body. A pair of fingers is disposed on the guide rail. At least one of the pair of fingers is a movable finger that is movable along the guide rail. One or two cylinder apparatuses, each of which has a rod that advances and retracts in the direction of its axial line by the action of air pressure, are provided in the chuck body. The top end of the rod extends from an end of the chuck body to the outside. An end block is attached to the top end of the rod. The end block is linked to the movable finger. | 2015-08-06 |
20150217383 | SINGLE-LIP DRILL - A single-lip drill including at least one cutting edge on a drill head has a face which is concave along at least 75 percent of the width thereof and substantially along the entire length thereof, all the way to, and inclusive of, the cutting edge. | 2015-08-06 |
20150217384 | CUTTING EDGE ADJUSTMENT DEVICE, ROTARY MEMBER APPLIED TO SAME, AND TOOL BODY, CARTRIDGE, AND CUTTING INSERT HAVING STRUCTURES SUITABLE FOR THE DEVICE - A cutting edge adjustment device for a cutting tool for adjusting the position of a cutting edge of a cutting insert by causing movement of the cutting insert includes a rotary member for producing the movement. The rotary member is formed into a shape in which a substantially cylindrical portion having a constant radius and a cam portion having a cam face whose radius is gradually increased in a manner corresponding to the amount of the movement are arranged in a direction of a rotational center axis. The cam face is formed in such a manner as to have a section in which a radius is linearly increased, and consequently, the unit rotational angle of the rotary member on the rotational center axis is proportional to the unit movement amount of the cutting insert. | 2015-08-06 |
20150217385 | CENTERING DEVICE - A centering device for centrally chucking a rotary tool includes a socket on a mandrel of a tool holder. A tool arrangement includes a tool holder that has a mandrel, and including a rotary tool that is placed on the tool holder and includes a socket. In order to create a universal centering device that is easy to manufacture and can be used for a multitude of internal chucking units, and create a tool arrangement in which the rotary tool can be centered with high accuracy on the internal chucking unit, the centering device is designed as a closed centering ring which can be inserted between the rotary tool and the mandrel and which has an elastically deformable contour, and such a centering device is disposed between the mandrel and the rotary tool in the tool arrangement. | 2015-08-06 |
20150217386 | WIRE GUIDE, WIRE SAW APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME, AND METHOD FOR SLICING INGOT USING THE SAME - Disclosed is an ingot slicing wire guide around an outer face of which wires are wound. The guide has a first end and a second end opposite to the first end, and the outer face of the guide has a tilted face tilted at a predetermined angle in a direction from the first end to the second end. | 2015-08-06 |
20150217387 | TOOL FOR MACHINING WORKPIECES - A reamer or similar tool comprising a cutting device having a cutting edge, a clamping device, whereby the cutting device can be clamped to the main body of the tool, an adjusting device that interacts with the cutting device, for adjusting the machining diameter of the tool, and a guiding device comprising an elongated guiding element, which interacts with an elongated guiding receptacle such that the cutting device can be guided in a sliding manner perpendicularly to the center axis during a displacement when the adjusting device is activated. The guiding element and the guiding receptacle extend perpendicularly to the center axis of the main body of the tool. The guiding device of the tool has a single guiding element and/or a single guiding receptacle, and the guiding element has an elongated elevation and the guiding receptacle has an elongated recess. | 2015-08-06 |
20150217388 | METHOD OF MODIFYING GEAR PROFILES - A disclosed method utilizes virtual representations of gear profiles produced in view of accuracies and capabilities of specific machine and tool combinations to validate profile finishing parameters. The virtual representations are utilized to identify modifications needed to account for process capability and are implemented into the process to change the nominal profile utilized for producing the finished gear profiles. The resulting nominal gear profile accounts for process variations and thereby provides a more accurate and repeatable gear tooth profile. | 2015-08-06 |
20150217389 | Method for Modifying the Flanks of a Gear Wheel Tooth with the Aid of a Tool - The invention relates to a method for modifying the geometry of gear wheel tooth flanks with a tool with a toothing that engages with the gear wheel during a precision machining. A varied profile is produced on the tool over the width of the tool, in that during a dressing procedure a dressing wheel is moved along the tooth flank of the tooth to be dressed. The width of the teeth of the dressing wheel is much smaller than the width of the tool. In order to cover the width of the tool a length must be covered corresponding to a multiple of the width of the teeth of the dressing wheel. After the dressing, the precision machining of the gear wheel is carried out with the tool. Since the dressing wheel is moved with a changing pitch and a changing crossed axes angle relative to the tool, the modification of the tooth flank geometry can be reproduced in the tool. A modification of the crossed axes angle dependent on the helical angle of the tool takes place with equalisation of the helical angle of the tool changing over the width of the teeth of the tool. | 2015-08-06 |
20150217390 | WIRE ELECTRIC-DISCHARGE MACHINING APPARATUS - A control unit controls an on/off operation of a switching unit such that a first DC pulse voltage is applied across an electrode gap from a pulse-voltage generation unit adjusted to a first impedance, and when a detection unit detects a preliminary discharge, a second DC pulse voltage is applied across the electrode gap from the pulse-voltage generation unit adjusted to a second impedance, which is lower than the first impedance, so as to generate a main discharge in the electrode gap, and during an idle time since the main discharge is completed until the next preliminary discharge is started, a third DC pulse voltage that is equal to or higher than a discharge arc voltage is applied across the electrode gap from the pulse-voltage generation unit adjusted to a third impedance, which is higher than the first impedance. | 2015-08-06 |
20150217391 | ELECTRIC DISCHARGE MACHINING APPARATUS - The present invention relates to an electric discharge machining device. The electric discharge machining device includes: a first switch provided between the positive pole of a power supply and a work piece; a second switch provided between the negative pole of the power supply and the work piece; a third switch provided between the negative pole of the power supply and a tool electrode; a fourth switch provided between the positive pole of the power supply and the tool electrode; and a pulse generating device. In order to supply current pulses with a straight polarity, the pulse generating device repeatedly switches on and off either the first or third switch while the other switch is on. In order to supply current pulses with a reverse polarity, the pulse generating device repeatedly switches on and off either the second or fourth switch while the other switch is on. | 2015-08-06 |
20150217392 | METHOD FOR INSTALLING A FIRST MACHINE PART INTO A SECOND MACHINE PART - A method for installing a first machine part into a second machine part includes a) installing the first machine part into the second machine part in its intended final position, b) disposing an exothermically reactive substance i) on or in the first machine part or ii) on or in the second machine part or iii) on or in the first machine part and on or in the second machine part, and c) activating the exothermically reactive substance to cause a thermal structural change in a part of the first machine part. | 2015-08-06 |
20150217393 | METHOD OF REPAIRING A TRANSITION DUCT SIDE SEAL - The present invention discloses various methods for repairing a side seal region of a transition duct aft frame region. Embodiments of the present invention include application of a braze filler material to worn locations of seal teeth, brazing of a braze preform to the seal teeth or removal of a worn seal tooth and brazing of material compatible with the transition duct to form a replacement tooth of the side seal. The transition duct is brazed in a furnace in an incremental heated process which elevates the transition duct to a temperature where the braze filler material adheres to the side seal region while also providing a stress relief to the transition duct. | 2015-08-06 |
20150217394 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR APPLYING OF A COATING ELEMENT TO A BEARING SURFACE | 2015-08-06 |
20150217395 | RESISTANCE WELDING FASTENER, APPARATUS AND METHODS - An apparatus and method for fastening dissimilar materials like steel, plastic and aluminum. A resistance welding fastener having multiple layers may be used with or without a sealant. The fastener may be used to form an aluminum covered steel laminate via a hemming pattern of attachment. The fastener may have a solid shaft or have an extended reach and have features for interacting with the welding electrode. A variety of electrode tips may be employed to cooperate with the fastener. | 2015-08-06 |
20150217396 | OVERLAP-WELDED MEMBER, AUTOMOBILE PART, METHOD OF WELDING OVERLAPPED PORTION, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING OVERLAP-WELDED MEMBER - The present invention provides an overlap-welded member in which an overlapped portion including plural steel sheet members is joined at a spot-welded portion, in which at least one of the plural steel sheet members contains martensite, and the spot-welded portion includes: a nugget formed through spot welding; a heat-affected zone formed in the vicinity of the nugget; the softest zone having the lowest Vickers hardness in the heat-affected zone; and a tempered area formed between a central portion of the nugget and the softest zone and made out of tempered martensite having Vickers hardness of not more than 120% in the case where Vickers hardness of the softest zone is 100%. | 2015-08-06 |
20150217397 | ROTARY WORK DEVICE - A rotary work device includes: a first output gear into which a holder is fitted; a second output gear into which a cutter is fitted; a second intermediate gear meshing with both the output gears; and a servomotor rotating the second intermediate gear. A control panel includes a memory storing a first rotational speed and a second rotational speed that is higher than the first rotational speed. When an electrode detachment operation is performed, both the output gears are rotated at the first rotational speed, and when an electrode cutting operation is performed, both the output gears are rotated at the second rotational speed. | 2015-08-06 |
20150217398 | ELECTRIC RESISTANCE WELDED PIPE WELDING APPARATUS - An apparatus for manufacturing electric resistance welded pipe, in which two across-opening-facing end parts (2 | 2015-08-06 |
20150217399 | WORKPIECE CUTTING METHOD - The object cutting method comprises a step of locating a converging point of laser light within a monocrystal sapphire substrate, while using a rear face of the monocrystal sapphire substrate as an entrance surface of the laser light, and relatively moving the converging point along each of a plurality of lines to cut set parallel to the m-plane and rear face of the substrate, so as to form a modified region within the substrate along each line and cause a fracture to reach a front face. In this step, t−[(d/ | 2015-08-06 |
20150217400 | METHOD FOR CUTTING OBJECT TO BE PROCESSED - The object cutting method comprises the steps of locating a converging point of laser light within a monocrystal sapphire substrate, while using a rear face of the monocrystal sapphire substrate as an entrance surface of the laser light, and relatively moving the converging point from one side to the other side along each of a plurality of lines to cut set parallel to the a-plane and rear face of the substrate, so as to form a modified region within the substrate along each line; and thereafter exerting an external force on the object along each line, so as to extend a fracture occurring from the modified region, thereby cutting the object along each line. | 2015-08-06 |
20150217401 | DAMAGE ISOLATION BY SHAPED BEAM DELIVERY IN LASER SCRIBING PROCESS - Methods and apparatuses for dicing substrates by both laser scribing and plasma etching. A method includes laser ablating material layers, the ablating by a laser beam with a centrally peaked spatial power profile to form an ablated trench in the substrate below thin film device layers which is positively sloped. In an embodiment, a femtosecond laser forms a positively sloped ablation profile which facilitates vertically-oriented propagation of microcracks in the substrate at the ablated trench bottom. With minimal lateral runout of microcracks, a subsequent anisotropic plasma etch removes the microcracks for a cleanly singulated chip with good reliability. | 2015-08-06 |
20150217402 | Laser Cutting Machine and Method for Cutting Workpieces of Different Thicknesses - A laser cutting machine for cutting a workpiece having a first thickness (using a first processing laser beam having a first laser beam characteristic and a workpiece having a different second thickness using at least a second processing laser beam having a different second laser beam characteristic includes a laser source for producing a unprocessed laser beam having a laser wavelength of less than 4 μm, a device which forms from the unprocessed laser beam the processing laser beams, and a control unit which controls the device in dependence on the thickness of the workpiece to be cut. | 2015-08-06 |
20150217403 | LASER MACHINING DEVICE FOR USE IN PATTERNING - A beam head unit including beam heads configured to scan a single laser beam on a thin-film layer of a workpiece from an irradiation start side toward an irradiation end side in a direction crossing a feeding direction of the workpiece while the workpiece is fed by a constant-speed feeder; laser oscillator configured to emit the laser beam to irradiate each beam head; a controller configured to control scanning speed of the laser beam emitted from each beam head and feeding speed of the workpiece to control a machining line formed in the workpiece fed at the predetermined feeding speed. The controller is configured to switch a beam head to use to form the machining line between the beam heads to form the machining line alternately. This configuration makes it possible to form machining lines highly efficiently in the thin-film layer of the workpiece while feeding the workpiece. | 2015-08-06 |
20150217404 | Dual Fillet Welding Methods And Systems - A system and method of hybrid welding a dual fillet weld. The system includes a laser system that leads a first torch and preheats at least one workpiece. The system also includes a first welding power supply that supplies a first welding waveform to a first wire via the first torch. The first welding waveform creates a first arc between the first wire and the at least one workpiece. The system further includes a second welding power supply that supplies a second welding waveform to a second wire via a second torch. The second welding waveform creates a second arc between the second wire and the at least one workpiece. A controller in the system is operatively coupled to the first power supply, the second power supply and the laser system. The controller synchronizes the first welding waveform and the second welding waveform such that welding current pulses of the second welding waveform at the second torch are not in phase with welding current pulses of the first welding waveform at the first torch. The system is set up such that the first arc and the second arc are across from each other on opposite sides of a weld. | 2015-08-06 |
20150217405 | laser sintering technique for manufacturing items on a movable sintering platform - A laser sintering device and a laser sintering method are provided. The laser sintering device includes a laser source and a sintering platform. The laser source projects a laser beam on a plane, and by changing directions of the laser beam an action area on the plane is defined. The sintering platform provides a sintering area. The sintering platform is arranged in such a way that at least a first region of the sintering area is located within the action area and at least a second region of the sintering area is located outside the action area. The sintering platform is movable such that at least a part of the second region replaces at least a part of the first region within the action area. | 2015-08-06 |
20150217406 | METHOD FOR MAKING FLEXIBLE CIRCUITS - A method for removing a metal from a single-thread fabric for making a pattern, characterized in that said single-thread fabric is a square-mesh metallized and etching laser made fabric. | 2015-08-06 |