32nd week of 2022 patent applcation highlights part 16 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20220250095 | SEPARATING SYSTEM - A separating system, for example for separating material from a suspension such as a biological suspension, is disclosed herein. The system comprises a separation vessel arranged to enable the formation of a cyclone therewithin. For example, the separation vessel may be at least partially conical in shape for enabling the formation of a cyclone therewithin. The separation vessel comprises a fluid inlet, an underflow outlet and an overflow outlet. The system also comprises at least one of an underflow outlet fluid control means for controlling the flow of fluid through the underflow outlet, and an overflow outlet fluid control means for controlling the flow of fluid through the overflow outlet. The system may further comprise an inlet fluid control means for controlling the flow of fluid through the fluid inlet. | 2022-08-11 |
20220250096 | OUT-OF-PLANE CURVED FLUIDIC OSCILLATOR - Various implementations include, an out-of-plane feedback-type fluidic oscillator. including a first portion, a second portion, a middle portion coupled between the first portion and the middle portion, and an axis of rotation. The middle portion includes a first side, a second side opposite and spaced apart from the first side, and a middle plane, an interaction chamber, a fluid supply inlet, an outlet nozzle, a first feedback a channel, and a second feedback channel. The first side is coupled to the first portion, and the second side is coupled to the second portion. The first side, the second side, and the middle plane extend circumferentially around the axis of rotation. The middle plane is disposed equally distanced from the first side and the second side. The fluid stream oscillates as it flows through the interaction chamber such that the fluid stream oscillates as the fluid stream exits the outlet nozzle. | 2022-08-11 |
20220250097 | SPRAY GUN SHOWER HEAD - A spray gun shower head includes a shower body and a waterway closing element. The shower body is disposed with a first water passageway communicated with a water intake opening and a first water outflow opening ( | 2022-08-11 |
20220250098 | SHOWER SYSTEM - A shower system includes on one or more valves and a plurality of showerheads. The plurality of showerheads are electrically coupled to one another and configured to receive electrical signals from one another. The plurality of showerheads are fluidly coupled to the one or more valves and configured to receive water therefrom. The plurality of showerheads includes a sprayer, one or more sensors, and an integrated user interface. The sprayer is configured to dispense water provided by the one or more valves. The one or more sensors are configured to register motion gestures made by a user. The integrated user interface is configured to control operation of the sprayer. The one or more sensors generates an internal signal to the plurality of showerheads corresponding to the motion gesture. One of the plurality of showerheads is a master showerhead. | 2022-08-11 |
20220250099 | JETTING NEEDLE INTEGRATION WITH FLUID JETTING VALVE AND METHODS THEREOF - A fluid body for use with a jetting dispenser may include a fluid inlet for receiving the fluid from a source; a fluid outlet for discharging the fluid from the fluid body; a chamber defined between the fluid inlet and outlet and configured to receive the fluid therein; a valve seat in the chamber, the fluid outlet extending through the valve seat; a valve element for reciprocal movement within the chamber between a first position, in which the valve element contacts the valve seat, and a second position, in which the valve element is spaced from the valve seat; a dispensing needle separable from the fluid body and configured to receive the fluid from the fluid outlet; and a retaining nut configured to releasably secure the dispensing needle to the fluid body such that the dispensing needle contacts the fluid body adjacent the fluid outlet. | 2022-08-11 |
20220250100 | ROTARY WATER OUTLET MECHANISM AND FLUSHING DEVICE CONTAINING SAME - A rotary water outlet mechanism and a flushing device, including a housing having a gradually changing curved surface and a water outlet part connected to one end of the housing. A water separator provided with at least one oblique through hole, an impeller and a water guide are provided in sequence in a water flow direction between the housing and the water outlet part. The impeller is in transmission connection with the water guide rotatably connected with the water outlet part, one end of the water guide is provided with a water outlet. The water flow enters the housing, and under a guidance of the gradually changing curved surface of the housing, the water flow passes through the oblique through hole, and flows through the impeller and drives the impeller to rotate, such that the water guide rotates to generate a rotating water flow. | 2022-08-11 |
20220250101 | Disc For Spray Unit - The present invention relates to a disc ( | 2022-08-11 |
20220250102 | SPRAY IONIZATION DEVICE, ANALYSIS DEVICE, AND SURFACE COATING DEVICE - A spray ionization device is provided with: a first tube body having a first flow channel through which a first fluid can flow, and having, at one end thereof, a first outlet for spraying the first liquid; a second tube body having a second flow channel through which a second fluid can flow, and having, at one end thereof, a second outlet for spraying the second liquid; an outer tube that has a gas flow channel through which a gas can flow, the outer tube having, at one end thereof, a spray port that is covered with a porous member; and an electrode that is provided between the first flow channel, the second channel, and the first outlet or the second outlet and the porous member, the electrode allowing for a voltage to be applied to the first liquid and/or the second liquid by a power source. | 2022-08-11 |
20220250103 | HANDHELD MISTING DEVICE WITH PRESSURE-RELIEVING HANDLE - A handheld misting device, having a fluid tank that can be pressurized to force the contained fluid under pressure through a fluid delivery system, includes a hand-operated pump for injecting air into the fluid tank to pressurize the fluid tank. The pump includes a pump handle located at the bottom of the tank at one end of a rod, and a piston at the other end of the rod. The pump handle rotates in order to lock, in a retracted position, against the tank; the form factor of the handle conforms to that of the tank, to define an unbroken outer surface of the device when the handle is locked in the retracted position. A pressure-relieving air channel extends through the piston, the rod, and the pump handle to emit air out of the pump and into the environment when the fluid tank is at a maximum pressure. | 2022-08-11 |
20220250104 | DUAL PURPOSE LIQUID DISPENSER - A multi-mode flavorant dispenser includes a common pump and reservoir, a first detachable nozzle selectively fitted to the common pump to dispense fluid from the reservoir in a spray pattern, and a second detachable nozzle selectively fitted to the common pump to dispense fluid from the reservoir by a needle injector. | 2022-08-11 |
20220250105 | DISCHARGE HEAD AND LIQUID DISPENSER COMPRISING A DISCHARGE HEAD - A discharge head for a liquid dispenser having a base and a push actuator. The discharge head has a pump device, which has a malleable pump chamber component open on both sides, fastened to the base and to the push actuator and encloses a pump chamber having a variable volume. The pump device has inlet and outlet valves. The discharge head has a ventilation opening and a ventilation valve. The ventilation valve on the base has a peripheral valve web raised via a surrounding cover wall of the base and the inside of which forms a peripheral valve surface. To ensure a reproducible behavior of the ventilation valve, a reinforcement structure is provided on the cover wall in the form of a peripheral reinforcement web, and/or the peripheral valve web is designed as part of a sleeve-like structure, which forms the peripheral valve web above the cover wall. | 2022-08-11 |
20220250106 | ALL-POLYMER PUMP DISPENSER WITH INTERNAL PLUG SEAL - A pump dispenser comprises an actuator head ( | 2022-08-11 |
20220250107 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COATING A SURFACE - The present invention relates to a system ( | 2022-08-11 |
20220250108 | SMART SPRAYER SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Embodiments provide methods, apparatus, systems, computing devices, computing entities, assemblies, and/or the like for providing smart agricultural spraying. Various embodiments of the disclosure involve the use of a LiDAR sensor to collect three-dimensional spatial data, one or more cameras to collect images, and a GPS module to collect position and speed measurements of a sprayer as the sprayer travels through an area of interest such as a tree grove. Accordingly, in particular embodiments, a map of the area of interest that may be acquired through UAV imagery, LiDAR measurements, camera images, GPS location and speed measurements, and Artificial Intelligence are used to control the flow of liquid being applied by the sprayer to objects of interest (e.g., trees) as the sprayer travels through the area of interest (e.g., the tree grove). | 2022-08-11 |
20220250109 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FIELD INTERNALLY COATING A PIPE JOINT - A system for field internally coating a pipe joint comprising a polymer application unit, which has a first cart configured to selectively advance inside a pipe; a first and a second tank configured to contain a first and a second polymer component respectively; a mixer to mix the first and the second component; a first and a second pump to feed the first and the second component respectively from the first and the second tank to the mixer; an applicator to apply the polymer to the pipe; and a conduit comprising a free end configured to be placed near the applicator to feed the polymer from the mixer to the applicator. | 2022-08-11 |
20220250110 | SLIDING DEVICE - A sliding device configured to perform a sliding process on a surface of an object to be slid includes a sliding part including sliding bodies each having a flat working surface; a first driving mechanism configured to regularly move the sliding bodies in parallel with the working surfaces of the sliding bodies; and a second driving mechanism configured to regularly move the sliding part in parallel with the working surfaces in a direction different from a moving direction by the first driving mechanism while the first driving mechanism moves the sliding bodies. This enables uniform supply of the sliding process material onto the surface of the object to be slid or clean the surface of the object to be slid. | 2022-08-11 |
20220250111 | DISCHARGE ARRANGEMENT, COMPONENT, ACCESSORY, METHOD OF CONNECTING AN ACCESSORY TO A COMPONENT, AND SYSTEM - A discharge arrangement includes a fluid conducting component having an outlet part, an accessory having an inlet part, and a locking ring, the inlet part of the accessory being releasably attachable to the outlet part of the fluid conducting component. The outlet part includes two or more outlets surrounded by a collar, with an outer surface of the collar having a first rotation constraining member. The inlet part includes two inlets surrounded by a sleeve, the two inlets being complementary to the two outlets of the fluid conducting component to couple the outlets to the inlets to enable a fluid communication between one of the outlets with one of the inlets. | 2022-08-11 |
20220250112 | METHODS FOR COLD SPRAYING NICKEL PARTICLES ON A SUBSTRATE - Described herein, are methods for providing a protective coating to a storage container for storing nuclear material, the method comprising depositing nickel particles on at least one surface of the substrate to produce the protective coating, wherein the nickel particles are deposited by cold spraying a composition comprising nickel particles and a carrier gas comprising nitrogen. In one aspect, the carrier gas consists essentially or consists only of nitrogen. The methods do not require pretreatment or modification of the nickel particles prior to cold spraying, which makes the methods described herein economically practical. The coatings produced by the methods described herein possess several advantageous properties including, but not limited to, high adhesion strength to the storage system and low porosity. The coatings produced by the methods described herein are effective against chemical attack such as, for example, CISCC. | 2022-08-11 |
20220250113 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PRODUCING ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS ON A FLEXIBLE SUBSTRATE - The invention relates to a method for producing electrical or electronic components or circuits on a flexible, flat or three-dimensional substrate via the application of a liquid or paste-like starting material for a structured or unstructured electrical or electronic functional layer, and subsequent drying, sintering and/or curing of the starting material on the substrate, wherein the step of drying, sintering and/or curing involves a short surface-application of the coated substrate with radiation in the near-infrared range, with an amplitude maximum in a wavelength range between 800 and 1500 nm and with a power density on the surface of the substrate between 50 kW/m | 2022-08-11 |
20220250114 | SURFACE TREATMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SUBCUTANEOUS DEVICE - Methods of modifying a medical device and manufacturing a medical device are disclosed. One embodiment of a method of modifying a medical device includes treating a portion of the medical device with cold plasma and functionalizing the plasma-treated portion with a polymer. One embodiment of a method of manufacturing a medical device includes providing a subcutaneous part configured to be positioned subcutaneously in a user and performing a surface treatment on a portion of the subcutaneous part. | 2022-08-11 |
20220250115 | METHOD FOR FORMING A MULTILAYER COATING FILM AND A MULTILAYER COATING FILM - A method for forming a multilayer coating film, sequentially conducting step (1) of applying an aqueous 2-package type first colored paint on both a metal member and a plastic member of an automobile outer panel to form an uncured first colored coating film; step (2) of applying an aqueous 1-package type white paint on the uncured first colored coating film by step (1) to form an uncured white coating film; step (3) of applying an aqueous 1-package type interference color paint on the uncured white coating film by step (2) to form an uncured interference color coating film; step (4) of applying a solvent-based 2-package type clear paint on the uncured interference color coating film by step (3) to form an uncured clear coating film; and step (5) of heating these coating films by steps (1) to (4) at 75 to 100° C. to simultaneously cure them. | 2022-08-11 |
20220250116 | Method and Device for Controlling an Ultrasound Tool Unit for Machining on a Machine Tool - The present invention relates to a method and a device for controlling an ultrasound tool unit for machining a workpiece on a machine tool. For this, a plurality of parameter sets are stored on a storage device of a control device of the machine tool. When controlling an ultrasound transducer of the ultrasound tool unit received on a work spindle of the machine tool on the basis of a sensor signal input into a controller by means of a generator operated by the controller, on the basis of a first parameter set, which is associated with the ultrasound tool unit and sets the operation of the controller, an operating setting of the controller is switched by changing the first parameter set setting the operation of the controller on the basis of a second parameter set, which is associated with the ultrasound tool unit, of the plurality of parameter sets stored on the storage device. | 2022-08-11 |
20220250117 | SENSORS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING SPATIALLY ENCODED ACOUSTIC FIELDS BY SOUND-EMITTING APERTURES WITH SPATIALLY VARYING FREQUENCY AND BANDWIDTH - An acoustic transducer for generating and/or receiving a spatially structured acoustic field includes a total aperture which generates and/or receives the acoustic field. The title total aperture includes a plurality of sub-apertures. Each of the sub-apertures is arranged to receive and/or generate ultrasound having a specific frequency spectrum. The specific frequency spectra of at least two of the sub-apertures differ. All sub-apertures of the total aperture are connected to a same electronic drive channel. | 2022-08-11 |
20220250118 | VIBRATION EXCITATION DEVICE AND ARC-VIBRATION TYPE TUBULAR PILE DRIVING AND PULLING MACHINE - A vibration excitation device comprises an input shaft, eccentric blocks and eccentric torque output shafts. The input shaft can drive the eccentric torque output shafts to rotate, and the eccentric blocks sleeve the outer sides of the eccentric torque output shafts. The eccentric blocks on the eccentric torque output shafts synchronously rotate along with rotation of the eccentric torque output shafts and generate a centrifugal force. The centrifugal forces of the eccentric blocks on one pair of exactly opposite eccentric torque output shafts are equal in magnitude and opposite in direction, but each pair of centrifugal forces forms a force couple. The magnitude and direction of the torque of each force couple periodically change based on the sine function rule over time, and under the action of the torques of the two pairs of force couples, the vibration excitation device generates an arc vibration in a horizontal direction. | 2022-08-11 |
20220250119 | DEVICE FOR USING A PRODUCT FOR ABSORBING SPILLED FLUIDS, INCLUDING RECYCLING OF SAID PRODUCT - A device for using a powder or granular product for absorbing fluids spilled on the floor or ground includes a container provided with a storage tank for storing the absorbent product, a tank for receiving the soiled absorbent product, and a sifting receptacle. The sifting receptacle includes, at the bottom, a strainer which is arranged above an opening in the storage tank and can be emptied into the receiving tank. | 2022-08-11 |
20220250120 | A SCREEN MODULE AND A SCREEN COMPRISING SCREEN MODULES - A screen according to the invention comprises replaceable screen modules A screen module are detachable from the screen as well as replaceable and attachable to the screen. According to an aspect of the invention, the screen comprises a frame and one or more screen modules which are detachable from the frame of the screen, attachable to the frame of the screen, and/or replaceable. | 2022-08-11 |
20220250121 | PERCEPTION SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IDENTIFYING AND PROCESSING A VARIETY OF OBJECTS - A drop perception system is disclosed that includes an open housing structure having an internal volume, an open top and an open bottom, and a plurality of perception units positioned to capture perception data within the internal volume at a plurality of locations between the open top and the open bottom of the open housing. | 2022-08-11 |
20220250122 | CLEANING CHAMBER AND CLEANING APPARATUS - The present disclosure provides a cleaning chamber and a cleaning apparatus, including a chamber body and a carrying device and a spray device arranged in the chamber body. The carrying device is configured to carry the to-be-cleaned object. The spray device is arranged above and around the carrying device and configured to spray a cleaning fluid to the to-be-cleaned object. With the cleaning chamber and the cleaning apparatus provided by the present disclosure, the usage of the cleaning fluid may be reduced to reduce the cleaning cost. | 2022-08-11 |
20220250123 | SMART SCRAPER - Provided is a pipeline scraper apparatus that may clean an inside surface of a pipeline. The apparatus may include a body, a water collection recess, a first and a second fluid port, a condenser coil, a lubricant storage tank, and a lubricant. The apparatus is configured to distribute lubricant onto the exterior surface of the body. In the apparatus, a condenser coil may be positioned within the water collection recess, and a lubricant storage tank may be positioned within the interior space. Further provided is a method for using a pipeline scraper apparatus that may include introducing the pipeline scraper apparatus into a pipeline to be treated. | 2022-08-11 |
20220250124 | APPARATUS FOR CLEANING SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT - An apparatus includes a casing configured to be detachably mounted on a workpiece. The casing includes a first opening configured to expose a portion of the workpiece; a first support member coupled to the casing and constructed to move along a first axis through the casing and rotate around the first axis; a second support member coupled to the first support member and constructed to move along a second axis perpendicular to the first axis; an arm pivotally coupled to the second support member and constructed to rotate around a third axis perpendicular to the first axis and the second axis; and a cleaning head attached to the arm and constructed to rotate around a longitudinal axis of the arm. The casing includes a first plate and a second plate opposite to the first plate, wherein the cleaning head is configured to extend outside the casing through the first opening. | 2022-08-11 |
20220250125 | Flexible Tray or Mat with Universal Application - A conventional utility tray or mat is typically a solid object of hard plastic or metal. The present invention is a flexible tray or mat object, permitting the tray or mat to be form fitted to the enclosure or container, and removed by being folded or rolled up, so as to enable effortless removal of the mat or tray, while continuing to contain any objects or fluids that were within or on the tray or mat. Additionally, even when placed on a non enclosed solid surface, the flexible character of the invention allows it to be folded or rolled up and removed, while continuing to contain any objects or fluids that were within or on the tray or mat. | 2022-08-11 |
20220250126 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF REMEDIATING INDUSTRIAL, TAILINGS, AND/OR FRACKING SOIL - A system and method of remediating an industrial, tailing, or fracking soil mass comprising the steps of analyzing a sample of at least one of the industrial, tailing, and fracking soil mass; wetting a predetermined volume of the industrial, tailing, or fracking soil mass with water to a predetermined minimum percentage of moisture content; spreading at least one of an inorganic polymer and stabilizing additive to the predetermined volume of industrial, tailing, or fracking soil mass; compressing the predetermined of industrial, tailing, or fracking soil mass under a predetermined load; spreading or spraying a polymerizing top sealer onto the predetermined of industrial, tailing, or fracking soil mass at a predetermined rate based upon a target soil mass and toxic content; and compressing or vibrating said treated and sealed predetermined of industrial, tailing, or fracking soil mass for compaction at a predetermined load. | 2022-08-11 |
20220250127 | SMART PORTABLE DEVICE AND SYSTEM FOR DISPOSAL OF SANITARY WASTE - The invention discloses a safe, cost effective, portable, eco-friendly sanitary pads disposing device and system. The device is smart and automatic used for shredding and disinfecting the used sanitary pads without any environmental pollution. The system comprises of plurality of collection bins, sanitary pad disposal device, a data acquisition module, a remote server, a data transmission module etc. for remotely monitoring the status of each disposal process. | 2022-08-11 |
20220250128 | PREVENTING UNDULATIONS WHEN ROLLING METAL STRIPS - A control device ( | 2022-08-11 |
20220250129 | ROLLING METHOD, PRODUCTION METHOD FOR METAL SHEET, AND ROLLING DEVICE - A rolling oil supply system is configured to supply rolling oil to a rolling stand selected from a plurality of rolling stands included in a tandem rolling mill, a first rolling oil supply system configured to circulate and supply rolling oil after removing wear powder generated by rolling, and a second rolling oil supply system configured to supply rolling oil containing the wear powder generated by rolling are provided. Mixed rolling oil in which the rolling oil supplied from the first rolling oil supply system and the rolling oil supplied from the second rolling oil supply system are mixed is supplied to selected fourth and fifth rolling stands. | 2022-08-11 |
20220250130 | ASSEMBLY OF SYSTEM FOR HOOP BENDING - A tube bending system having a frame, one or more static dies, one or more sliding dies and one or more motors for bending tubes, such as metal tubes, in the form of hoops to create a framework for a greenhouse. The system may include separately leveled frames including a central frame supporting the middle of an arch die, and a pair of lateral frames supporting the lateral sides of the die. An apex clamp on the central frame holds the middle of a straight tube blank against the arch die, while a pair of bending carriages on the lateral frames are displaced to bend the tube blank around the arch die. The apex clamp may move both vertically and longitudinally to cycle between holding the tube blank against the arch die, ejecting the bent tube from the die, and retracting to enable placement of another straight tube. | 2022-08-11 |
20220250131 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING HOT-PRESS-FORMED STEEL MEMBER - To establish a method for obtaining a hot-press-formed steel member, which exhibits high strength, high tensile elongation (ductility) and high bendability, thereby having excellent deformation characteristics at the time of collision crush (crashworthiness), and which is capable of ensuring excellent delayed fracture resistance. A method for producing a hot-press-formed steel member by heating a steel sheet, which has a chemical component composition containing 0.10% (% by mass, and hereinafter the same shall apply) to 0.30% (inclusive) of C, 1.0% to 2.5% (inclusive) of Si, 1.0% to 3.0% (inclusive) of Si and Al in total and 1.5% to 3.0% (inclusive) of Mn, with the balance consisting of iron and unavoidable impurities, and hot press forming the steel sheet one or more times. The method for producing a hot-press-formed steel member is characterized in that: the heating temperature is set to not less than the Ac3 transformation point; the starting temperature of the hot pressing is set to not more than the heating temperature but not less than the Ms point; and the average cooling rate from (the Ms point−150)° C. to 40° C. is set to 5° C./s or less. | 2022-08-11 |
20220250132 | MANUFACTURING METHOD AND MANUFACTURING DEVICE OF STRUCTURAL MEMBER - This manufacturing method of a structural member includes an intermediate step and a bending step. A height difference is provided on a bottom wall of a groove part between an intermediate position and both end positions sandwiching the intermediate position therebetween in a longitudinal sectional view in an extending direction of the groove part by the pressing in the intermediate step, and thereby at least one of a first curved part which has a concave curved shape in a plan view and a convex curved shape in the longitudinal sectional view and a second curved part which has a convex curved shape in the plan view and a concave curved shape in the longitudinal sectional view is formed on the bottom wall. | 2022-08-11 |
20220250133 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR OPEN-LOOP OR CLOSED-LOOP CONTROL OF A MOVEMENT OF A DIE CUSHION OF A DIE CUSHION PRESS - In summary, the invention relates to a device and method for open-loop or closed-loop control of a movement of a die cushion of a die cushion press. The device has a control value encoder ( | 2022-08-11 |
20220250134 | MOLD AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A mold includes a mold main body ( | 2022-08-11 |
20220250135 | LOW-GLOSS METAL PLATE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME - A low-gloss metal plate includes a metal body and a plurality of metal pattern units. The metal body has a first surface and a second surface opposite to each other. The plurality of metal pattern units protrude from the first surface and are arranged to form a regular pattern. One of the plurality of metal pattern units has a top, a base and a sidewall. The base at least partially overlaps with the first surface. The sidewall connects the top with the base and forms an angle less than 60° with the base. | 2022-08-11 |
20220250136 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A HEAT EXCHANGER - The invention relates to a method for producing a heat exchanger ( | 2022-08-11 |
20220250137 | MOULD FOR MANUFACTURING A COMPONENT BY POURING METAL AND EPITAXIAL GROWTH, AND ASSOCIATED MANUFACTURING METHOD - A mould for use in manufacturing a single-crystal component by metal casting and epitaxial growth, includes a cavity in which the component is to be formed and a housing having an elliptical cross-section in which a single-crystal seed is disposed, the seed having an elliptical cross-section defined by a minor axis and by a major axis, the housing being in fluid communication with the cavity via an opening of circular cross-section through which molten metal is to flow, the single-crystal seed and the opening being centred on the same vertical axis, in which the minor axis and the major axis of the cross-section of the seed are oriented as a function of the secondary crystallographic orientations of the single-crystal forming the single-crystal seed. | 2022-08-11 |
20220250138 | CASTING MOULD - A casting mould comprising: an inorganic or refractory mould, wherein the mould is configured to receive feedstock; wherein the feedstock is configured to be heated in situ. A reusable mould, reusable susceptor, and/or release agent may be incorporated. Method of manufacturing a mould, and casting a part employing | 2022-08-11 |
20220250139 | HOLED INGOT IMPROVING A LINE PRODUCTIVITY - An ingot, having a volume between 0.15 m | 2022-08-11 |
20220250140 | GRAIN REFINING WITH DIRECT VIBRATIONAL COUPLING - A molten metal conveyor having a receptor plate in contact with molten metal during transport of the molten metal. The receptor plate extends from an entrance where molten metal enters onto the receptor plate to an exit where molten metal exits the receptor plate. The molten metal conveyor has at least one vibrational energy source which supplies vibrational energy directly to the receptor plate in contact with molten metal. A corresponding method for forming a metal product includes providing molten metal onto a molten conveyor; cooling the molten metal by control of a cooling medium flowing through a cooling passage in the or attached to the conveyor; and coupling vibrational energy directly into a receptor plate in contact with the molten metal on the conveyor. | 2022-08-11 |
20220250141 | METHOD FOR CASTING Ti-Al BASED ALLOY - The objective of the present invention is to improve non-defective product yield by reducing shrinkage cavities inside small-diameter ingots, in a method for casting active metals. In this Ti—Al based alloy casting method for casting an ingot of Ti—Al based alloy by tapping molten metal from a tapping hole ( | 2022-08-11 |
20220250142 | CASTING NOZZLE - A casting nozzle for use in the casting of molten metal produces a stable flow pattern having an elongated section in the horizontal plane. The bore cross-sectional area contains, from entry to exit, at least two significant section area reductions to reduce turbulence, realign streamlines and affect flow distribution inside the nozzle. The bore cross-section has a local minimum value in a contraction section located between the entry section and an expansion section. Bore cross-sectional area decreases from the expansion section to the lower end of the nozzle. The two significant cross-sectional area reductions cooperate with other structures within the bore to stabilize flow. | 2022-08-11 |
20220250143 | FUNCTIONAL SHEET MANUFACTURED THROUGH A POWDER SPRAY METHOD AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A method of manufacturing a functional sheet according to an embodiment of the present invention, comprise powdering a filler with specific functional component and a binder, charging the filler and the binder with second polarity, spraying the binder and the filler onto an upper surface of an electrode plate charged with first polarity opposite to the second polarity, heat-treating the binder and filler, pressing an upper surface of the filler with a rolling roller, and separating the binder and the filler from the electrode plate. Therefore, the method can improve functionality while reducing harmfulness by manufacturing the functional sheet using a powdered filler and binder without using an organic solvent. | 2022-08-11 |
20220250144 | NICKEL POWDER AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING NICKEL POWDER - Provided is a nickel powder in which growth of the nickel hydroxide component into a plate-shaped crystal is suppressed in the oxide film, and the content of coarse particles containing plate-shaped nickel hydroxide is small, and provided is a method for manufacturing the nickel powder by a wet process in which the nickel powder can be produced further simply and easily. A nickel powder including: particles having a substantially spherical shape and a number average size of 0.03 μm to 0.4 μm; and an oxide film, on the particle surface, containing a basic salt of nickel hydroxide, wherein the content of coarse particles having a particle size of more than 0.8 μm is 200 mass ppm or less, and the content of coarse particles having a particle size of more than 1.2 μm is 100 mass ppm or less. | 2022-08-11 |
20220250145 | ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING POWDER, METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME, ADDITIVE MANUFACTURED PRODUCT, AND METAL SINTERED BODY - An additive manufacturing powder includes: a metal powder; and a coating film provided on a particle surface of the metal powder and containing a compound derived from a coupling agent having a functional group. The additive manufacturing powder has an average particle diameter of 3.0 μm or more and 30.0 μm or less. The functional group includes a cyclic structure-containing group, a fluoroalkyl group, or a fluoroaryl group. | 2022-08-11 |
20220250146 | CONTROLLING MENISCUS POSITION FOR MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMIC METAL MANUFACTURING - Devices, systems, and methods are directed to applying magnetohydrodynamic forces to liquid metal to eject liquid metal along a controlled pattern, such as a controlled three-dimensional pattern as part of additive manufacturing of an object. Electric current delivered to a meniscus of the liquid metal in a quiescent state can be directed to exert a pullback force on the liquid metal. The pullback force can be sufficient to draw the liquid metal, in the quiescent state, in a direction toward the nozzle to reduce the likelihood of unintended wetting of surfaces of the nozzle between uses of the nozzle. | 2022-08-11 |
20220250147 | Synthesis and Functionalization of Highly Monodispersed Iron and Core/Iron Oxide Shell Magnetic Particles With Broadly Tunable Diameter - Provided are methods for preparing iron nanoparticles and to iron nanoparticles produced by those methods. The invention also provides methods for coating the iron nanoparticles with oxides and functionalizing the iron nanoparticles with organic and polymeric ligands. Additionally, the invention provides methods of using such iron nanoparticles. | 2022-08-11 |
20220250148 | PREPARATION OF HIGHLY STABLE CONCENTRATED DISPERSIONS OF SILVER NANOPARTICLES USING SYNERGISTIC DISPERSING AGENTS - Methods for preparing highly stable concentrated dispersions of silver nanoparticles and described herein. Contemplated methods comprise combining a selected polysaccharidic dispersant with a selected non-reacting dispersant to yield concentrated silver dispersions with enhanced stability and lowered undesirable residual organics. Contemplated methods further comprise selecting an appropriate source of silver ions to reduce the ionic strength of the reaction medium and final silver dispersions. | 2022-08-11 |
20220250149 | TECHNIQUES FOR CONTROLLING BUILD MATERIAL FLOW CHARACTERISTICS IN ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Embodiments described herein relate to methods and systems for controlling the packing behavior of powders for additive manufacturing applications. In some embodiments, a method for additive manufacturing includes adding a packing modifier to a base powder to form a build material. The build material may be spread to form a layer across a powder bed, and the build material may be selectively joined along a two-dimensional pattern associated with the layer. The steps of spreading a layer of build material and selectively joining the build material in the layer may be repeated to form a three-dimensional object. The packing modifier may be selected to enhance one or more powder packing and/or powder flow characteristics of the base powder to provide for improved uniformity of the additive manufacturing process, promote sintering, and/or to enhance the properties of the manufactured three-dimensional objects. | 2022-08-11 |
20220250150 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING METHOD - Disclosed is a three-dimensional printing method for instantly generating a needed molten raw material by way of a resistance heating function during three-dimensional printing. The method can realize three-dimensional printing of material having a high melting point and falls within the technical field of additive manufacturing. The method is characterized by applying a current through a solid raw material and a body to be printed; partially or fully heating the solid raw material located between a guiding device and said body to be printed into a molten state by way of resistance heating; and generating a molten raw material in a space located between the guiding device and the body to be printed. During the accumulation of the molten raw material, an area of the body to be printed and where the molten raw material is to be accumulated and/or is being accumulated is heated; or, the body to be printed is heated; or, the area of the body to be printed and where the molten raw material is to be accumulated and/or is being accumulated is heated, and the body to be printed is heated. | 2022-08-11 |
20220250151 | ELECTRIC MOTOR, LAMINATED IRON CORE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR - Provided are an electric motor, a laminated iron core, and a manufacturing method. In an embodiment, the method includes S1: introducing inert gas into an additive manufacturing printing apparatus, pouring silicon steel metal particles into a forming cylinder of the apparatus, and performing laser scanning on the silicon steel metal particles to gradually melt the silicon steel metal particles into at least one silicon steel metal layer; and S2: continuing to pour silicon steel metal particles into the forming cylinder, and stopping performing laser scanning on the silicon steel metal particles or reducing the laser power executing the laser scanning, such that the silicon steel metal particles do not entirely melt and form an insulating layer. Execution of steps S1 and S2 is alternated until a laminated iron core having a plurality of alternating silicon steel metal layers and insulating layers is formed. | 2022-08-11 |
20220250152 | POWDER BED FUSION ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING METHODS AND APPARATUS - A powder bed fusion additive manufacturing method includes forming layers of powder of a powder bed and exposing the layers to one or more energy beams to melt the powder to form an object. The exposure of each layer to the or each energy beam forms melt pools in a conduction or transition mode with an exposure distance between adjacent exposures within the layer being 40% to 60% of a width of the melt pools generated by the exposures and an offset of exposures between successively melted layers in a direction in which the exposure distance is measured being 40% to 60% of the exposure distance. | 2022-08-11 |
20220250153 | TECHNICAL METHOD FOR PRINTING SIMILAR STRUCTURE OF COMBUSTION CHAMBER LINER BY USING GRCOP-84 SPHERICAL POWDER - The present invention relates to the field of metal additive manufacturing, and disclosed thereby is a method for printing a structure of a combustion chamber liner by using GRCop-84 spherical powder. The method mainly comprises the following steps: (1) establishing a model; (2) configuring printing parameters; (3) performing laser printing; (4) performing annealing treatment; and (5) performing surface sandblasting. The present invention uses GRCop-84 spherical powder as the material of a combustion chamber liner model, and said material has excellent electrical conductivity, thermal expansion, strength, creep resistance, ductility, fatigue and like properties, and the comprehensive performance thereof is excellent, which significantly improves the performance of a rocket engine. In the GRCop-84 spherical powder material of the present invention, Cr and Nb form a Cr2Nb phase, and the volume fraction of a second phase is about 14%, same being evenly distributed in a copper matrix. Moreover, the second phase is still stable when 1600° C. is exceeded, which enables the material to maintain good service performance at high temperatures. | 2022-08-11 |
20220250154 | ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING - According to the present disclosure, there is provided a method for smoothing a surface of an additively manufactured metal part. The method comprises applying a chemical to a stepped surface of an additively manufactured part to at least soften a binder material supporting unprocessed powder particles of the part and allowing the powder particles at the surface to flow under the influence of gravity into recesses defined by the stepped surface to thereby reduce a roughness of the surface. Advantageously, it has been found that the afore-described method is able to provide a part having an improved surface smoothness. | 2022-08-11 |
20220250155 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REMOVING A SUPPORT STRUCTURE IN SUBTRACTIVE MACHINING - Systems and methods including an additive component; a subtractive component; and a processor configured to: receive a contact line associated with a support structure from the additive component; receive geometry associated with an orientation from the additive component; receive data associated with a tool from the subtractive component; generate a subtractive tool path based on the received contact line, the received data associated with the tool, and the received geometry; transmit the generated subtractive tool path to the analysis component for processing tool path validation; and validate, by the analysis component, the tool path based on output from a simulation component to determine whether removal of the support structure from a part is successfully computed by the subtractive component. | 2022-08-11 |
20220250156 | METHOD OF DESIGNING AND MANUFACTURING A HYDRAULIC VALVE BLOCK BASED ON SELECTIVE LASER MELTING - The present disclosure provides a method of designing and manufacturing a hydraulic valve block based on selective laser melting. The method includes providing a machined hydraulic valve block, determining whether the machined hydraulic valve block needs weight reduction, if the machined hydraulic valve block needs weight reduction, taking reduction of the pressure loss of the flow channel as an optimization goal and optimizing the flow channel of the machined hydraulic valve block to obtain an optimized flow channel structure model, taking reduction of the weight of the hydraulic valve block as an optimization goal and optimizing solid portions of the optimized flow channel structure model by using a topology optimization method to obtain a three-dimensional solid structure model of a hydraulic valve block and printing the three-dimensional solid structure model by using selective laser melting to obtain the hydraulic valve block. | 2022-08-11 |
20220250157 | RECOATER, ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME, AND ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING METHOD - For a slit outlet width d and a slit inclination angle θ, the following relations (1) and (2) are satisfied: d≥0.0024×(θ−75°) | 2022-08-11 |
20220250158 | NOZZLE AND ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING APPARATUS - A nozzle includes a nozzle member includes a first passage, a second passage surrounding the first passage and configured to eject powder and fluid from an end portion, a diffusion room apart from the end portion and configured to supply the powder and the fluid to the second passage, and a supply path to supply the powder and the fluid to the diffusion room. A first inner surface of the nozzle member includes a first curved surface in a conical shape having a diameter decreasing toward the end portion. A second inner surface of the nozzle member includes a second curved surface in a conical shape having a diameter decreasing toward the end portion. The second passage is formed between the first curved surface and the second curved surface. The diffusion room is formed between the first inner surface and the second inner surface. | 2022-08-11 |
20220250159 | APPARATUS FOR MULTI-SCALE DIRECTED ENERGY DEPOSITION WITH INTEGRAL NON-ABRASIVE REDUCTION OF WAVINESS - Aspects are provided for additively manufacturing a component with reduced surface roughness based on direct energy deposition (DED). A DED apparatus for additively manufacturing a component includes a material supply, one or more deposition heads coupled to the material supply to deposit feedstock from the material supply, and an energy source configured to heat the feedstock as the feedstock is being deposited by the one or more deposition heads. The energy source is configured to reheat one or more portions of a surface of the component to reduce surface roughness as the component is being additively manufactured. The one or more deposition heads may also comprise a plurality of deposition heads which are sized to deposit the feedstock from the material supply at different resolutions to form a surface of the component with reduced surface roughness as the component is being additively manufactured. Thus, structural integrity may be improved. | 2022-08-11 |
20220250160 | SPEEDER DEVICE FOR INCREASING THE SPEED OF A WORKPIECE - The present invention provides a lathe having a speeder device to increase the speed of a workpiece to be worked on by the lathe as compared to the speed of a workpiece to be worked on by the lathe without the use of the speeder device. The speeder device includes a torque arm, a means for stopping rotation of the torque arm, a planetary gearset assembly, an output spindle assembly, and a collet assembly. The means for stopping rotation of the torque rod is secured to a first end of the torque rod and the planetary gearset assembly is operatively connected to a second end of the torque rod. The output assembly is operatively connected to the planetary gear assembly, and the collet assembly holds the workpiece and is operatively connected to the spindle assembly. | 2022-08-11 |
20220250161 | COATED TOOL AND CUTTING TOOL INCLUDING THE SAME - A coated tool in the present disclosure includes a base and a coating layer located on a surface of the base. The coating layer includes a TiCN layer, an intermediate layer including Ti, and an Al | 2022-08-11 |
20220250162 | COATED TOOL AND CUTTING TOOL INCLUDING THE SAME - A coated tool in the present disclosure includes a base and a coating layer located on a surface of the base. The coating layer includes an intermediate layer including Ti, and an Al | 2022-08-11 |
20220250163 | COATED TOOL AND CUTTING TOOL INCLUDING THE SAME - A coated tool in the present disclosure includes a base and a coating layer located on a surface of the base. The coating layer includes an intermediate layer including Ti, and an Al | 2022-08-11 |
20220250164 | CUTTING INSERT - To provide a cutting insert that is properly manufactured with ease of use. A cutting insert has a first end face, a second end face on the opposite side from the first end face, and a peripheral side surface that is parallel to a central axis connecting the center of the first end face and the center of the second end face and connects the first end face and the second end face. A first major cutting edge is formed on the outer edge of the first end face. A first flank facing the first major cutting edge is formed between the first major cutting edge and the peripheral side surface and has a negative clearance angle α with respect to the peripheral side surface. The peripheral side surface includes a first side surface facing the first flank. Between the first flank and the first side surface, a recess line is formed to extend along a virtual edge line where a virtual plane extending from the first flank and a virtual plane extending from the first side surface cross each other, and the recess line is formed with a notch on the virtual edge line. | 2022-08-11 |
20220250165 | CLAMPING DEVICE FOR TOOL HOLDER - A clamping device is arranged for releasably holding a tool holder shank. The clamping device includes a housing, a drawbar mounted reciprocally movable inside a bore in the housing, and an actuator. An aperture extends along an actuator axis and is delimited by an aperture housing surface and a drawbar groove. A first locking pressure applying surface on the actuator acts upon a first locking pressure receiving surface in the drawbar groove to effectuate a displacement of the drawbar when the actuator is moved along the actuator axis in a first direction, resulting in clamping of the tool holder shank. | 2022-08-11 |
20220250166 | TOOL PART ATTACHMENT ASSEMBLY, TOOL PART CONNECTOR AND TOOL ASSEMBLY - A tool part attachment assembly for a tool is disclosed. The tool part attachment assembly has a tool part connector and a line. The tool part connector, which is configured for selectively retaining a tool part, has first and second parts and rolling elements disposed radially therebetween. The first part defines a connecting aperture configured to receive a portion of the tool part, is rotationally fixed relative to the tool part when the tool part is received in the connecting aperture, and is disposed inside the second part. The second part is rotationally connected to the first part. The line has a first end connected to the tool part connector, and a second end. In response to the tool part rotating, the first part rotates with the tool part relative to the second part. A tool part connector and a tool assembly are also disclosed. | 2022-08-11 |
20220250167 | CHUCK FOR ACQUIRING A WARPED WORKPIECE - A chuck includes a chuck surface, a plurality of vacuum ports being distributed over the chuck surface. Each of the vacuum ports is open to a conduit that is connectable to a suction source that is operable to apply suction to that vacuum port. A flow restrictor is located within each conduit and is characterized by a flow resistance. The flow resistance of the flow restrictor in at least one conduit is less than the flow resistance of the flow restrictor in at least one other conduit. | 2022-08-11 |
20220250168 | CHUCK FOR ACQUIRING A WARPED WORKPIECE - A chuck includes a chuck surface, a plurality of vacuum ports being distributed over the chuck surface. Each of the vacuum ports is open to a conduit that is connectable to a suction source that is operable to apply suction to that vacuum port. A flow restrictor is located within each conduit and is characterized by a flow resistance. The flow resistance of the flow restrictor in at least one conduit is less than the flow resistance of the flow restrictor in at least one other conduit. | 2022-08-11 |
20220250169 | EXPANDER UNIT WITH MAGNETIC SPRING FOR A SPLIT STIRLING CRYOGENIC REFRIGERATION DEVICE - An expander unit of a cryogenic refrigerator device includes a moving assembly with a porous regenerative heat exchanger configured to move back and forth along a longitudinal axis. A magnetic spring assembly includes a stationary magnetic assembly fixed to the cold finger base that includes one or more magnetic rings fixedly arranged about a bore. A movable magnetic assembly includes one or more movable magnetic rings fixed to the moving assembly. An outer lateral dimension of each of the movable magnetic rings is less than an inner lateral dimension of the bore. The stationary magnetic assembly and the movable magnetic assembly are configured such that, when the moving assembly is displaced along the longitudinal axis from an equilibrium position, attractive and repulsive forces between the movable magnetic assembly and the stationary magnetic assembly yield a restoring force that is directed to restore the moving assembly to the equilibrium position. | 2022-08-11 |
20220250170 | DRILLING AID - A device for enlarging a hole with a frustoconical base body that can be inserted into a hole of a workpiece, and has an insertion opening for inserting a pilot drill of a hole saw. The frustoconical shell surface of the base body has a self-tapping thread, which can engage into the wall of the hole to be enlarged. A screwdriver is provided to apply the correspondingly large torque. | 2022-08-11 |
20220250171 | ROTARY CUTTING METHOD - A rotary cutting method includes producing a processed product by rotary cutting of a workpiece by a rotary tool. The rotary tool has at least one cutting edge of which both of a first rake angle in a rotation radial direction and a second rake angle in a rotation axis direction are negative. The at least one cutting edge has a slanted face connected with a rake face forming the first and second rake angles. The slanted face is connected with the rake face at a ridge line. The slanted face faces a rotating direction of the rotary tool. An angle of the slanted face to the rotation axis direction is positive. | 2022-08-11 |
20220250172 | INSERT HOLDER AND CUTTING TOOL ASSEMBLY INCLUDING THE SAME - A cutting tool assembly includes a tool shank having a coupling opening, and an insert holder having an insert body to which an insert is coupled and detachably attached. A coupling protrusion protrudes from one surface of the insert body and is detachably coupled to the tool shank. Located on the coupling protrusion are a tapered contact portion which comes into contact with the coupling opening and provides a fixing force to fix the insert holder to the tool shank, and a contact surface at a rear end of the tapered contact portion which couples to a fastening member. | 2022-08-11 |
20220250173 | CUTTING TOOL WITH REPLACEABLE CUTTING HEAD, CUTTING HEAD, AND TOOL MAIN BODY - In this cutting tool with a replaceable cutting head, a cutting head including a cutting edge is detachably attached to a tip end portion of a shaft-like tool main body rotated around an axis in a tool rotation direction. The tool main body and the cutting head are attached to each other when an abutment surface of the tool main body on a tip surface of the tool main body abuts and adheres to an abutment surface of the cutting head on a posterior end surface of the cutting head. A recessed portion and a projecting portion able to be inserted into this recessed portion are respectively formed on the posterior end surface of the cutting head and the tip surface of the tool main body. The recessed portion and the projecting portion are formed to increase in width in a circumferential direction toward an outer peripheral side. | 2022-08-11 |
20220250174 | CUTTING INSERT - Provided is a cutting insert which is resistant to breakage and can stably be restrained. A cutting insert configured as a vertically mounted insert has a first rake face adjacent to a first major cutting edge, a second rake face adjacent to a second major cutting edge, a restraint surface located further inward than the first and second rake faces to come into contact with a tool body when a second end surface is used, and a reinforcing portion projecting from the restraint surface. The reinforcing portion has a third projecting ridge provided to extend between the first and second rake faces and halve the restraint surface, a first projecting ridge connected to one end of the third projecting ridge to extend so as to cover at least a portion of a boundary between the first rake face and the restraint surface, and a second projecting ridge connected to another end of the third projecting ridge so as to cover at least a portion of a boundary between the second rake face and the restraint surface. | 2022-08-11 |
20220250175 | CUTTING INSERT AND CUTTING TOOL INCLUDING SAME - Chip discharge control is further improved. A cutting insert includes an upper surface, a lower surface, a screw hole having an axis penetrating from the upper surface to the lower surface, a peripheral side surface, and a major cutting edge, a wiper edge, and an inner edge formed in an intersecting region between the upper surface and the peripheral side surface. In a side view in which the peripheral side surface on which the inner edge is formed is seen from a direction perpendicular to the axis, the inner edge includes a recessed part recessed toward the lower surface, a length D | 2022-08-11 |
20220250176 | ROTARY CUTTING TOOL - A rotary cutting tool includes: a blade portion; a shank portion having a diameter larger than a diameter of the blade portion; and a tapered connecting portion connecting the blade portion and the shank portion. The shank portion includes a plurality of coolant-guide recessed grooves provided in its outer circumferential surface. Each of the coolant-guide recessed grooves has a groove depth and a groove width that is larger than the groove depth. Each of the coolant-guide recessed grooves has a groove bottom that is shaped such that the groove depth is reduced as the each of the coolant-guide recessed grooves extends from its start end toward a groove-depth regional-change position in which a tendency of change of the groove depth is changed. | 2022-08-11 |
20220250177 | CUTTING METHOD AND CUT ARTICLE - There is provided a cutting method for cutting a workpiece using a cutting tool comprising a die and a punch, including: arranging the workpiece between the die and the punch, and in a state in which a wedge-shaped first cutting part of the die and a wedge-shaped second cutting part of the punch are opposed, pushing the punch relatively to the die side to cut the workpiece; wherein: a front end angle θ | 2022-08-11 |
20220250178 | ENHANCED METHOD FOR CUTTING PIPES ON A DRILL FLOOR AND TOOL THEREFOR - A method is for cutting a tubular structure in the petrochemical industry, using a cutting tool having a non-rotatable cutting element and a reaction member opposite to the non-rotatable cutting element. The cutting tool is further configured for carrying out a translational cutting movement through the tubular structure. The method comprises: a) positioning the cutting tool in a first position exterior to the tubular structure; b) squeezing the tubular structure at the first position by activating a partial translational cutting movement of the non-rotatable cutting element to obtain a dented region in the tubular structure; c) positioning the cutting tool in a second position exterior to the tubular structure, wherein the second position is displaced over a predefined distance compared to the first position, and d) cutting the tubular structure at the second position (P2) by activating a full translational cutting movement of the non-rotatable cutting element through the tubular structure. | 2022-08-11 |
20220250179 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING A CONDUIT - A first aspect provides a device for processing a conduit. The device comprises a cutting module to cut at least part of the conduit over a longitudinal axis of the conduit by creating a first cut line in the conduit substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis, a separation module arranged to separate a first part of the conduit on a first side of the first cut line from a second part of the conduit on a second side of the first cut line and a transportation module for driving the conduit along the cutting module and the separation module. The transportation module is used to pull the piping of the ground, irrespective of whether the piping is in the ground positioned in a vertical way, a horizontal way or under an angle. Hence, the transportation module may be implemented as an extraction module for extracting the piping from the ground. | 2022-08-11 |
20220250180 | POWER TOOL FOR FORMING THREADS - A power tool for forming threads includes a tool housing with a motor housing portion having a first handle, a battery receptacle configured to receive a battery, a motor housing portion with a motor, a transmission housing portion with a transmission, and an operating head portion arranged along a tool axis. A cutting head is at least partially received in the operating head portion and rotates about a rotational axis transverse to the tool axis to form threads in a workpiece. A second handle is coupled to the operating head or the tool housing adjacent the operating head. When power is applied to the motor, the motor rotates and the transmission transmits torque from the motor to rotate the cutting head. A center of gravity of the power tool is positioned at a portion of the tool housing substantially aligned with the second handle. | 2022-08-11 |
20220250181 | Method and Device for Making a Workpiece Surface of a Metal Workpiece - Method and device for marking a workpiece surface ( | 2022-08-11 |
20220250182 | DEVICE FOR CLEANING AND COOLING A WORKPIECE UPON WIRE-ARC ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING (WAAM) - A device for wire-arc additive manufacturing, including a welding torch configured to generate an arc for generating a weld pool on a surface of a workpiece, and a wire feeder configured to feed a wire towards the weld pool to generate a weld seam on said surface. According to the present invention, the device comprises a nozzle ( | 2022-08-11 |
20220250183 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO TRAIN A ROBOTIC WELDING SYSTEM TO PERFORM WELDING - An example robotic welding system includes: one or more sensors configured to determine a physical position and orientation of a welding tool with respect to a reference frame; and a processor configured to: communicatively connect to a welding-type power supply; during a welding operation performed using the welding tool: track the physical position and orientation of the welding tool within the reference frame; and monitor at least one of an input or an output of the welding-type power supply; and generate a robotic welding procedure based on the tracked physical position and orientation of the welding tool and based on the at least one monitored input or monitored output of the welding-type power supply. | 2022-08-11 |
20220250184 | TELESCOPING TORCH - A torch having an adjustable length. The torch may include a first housing portion and a second housing portion. The second housing portion may be slidably coupled to the first housing portion. The second housing portion may be configured to slide along a longitudinal direction of the torch to adjust a length of the torch. | 2022-08-11 |
20220250185 | RECOGNITION OF COMPONENTS FOR WELDING AND CUTTING TORCHES - Recognizing interchangeable torch components, such as consumables, for welding and cutting torches includes determining that one or more interchangeable torch components installed in an operative end of a torch are genuine. Operational parameters for the one or more interchangeable torch components can also be determined. When the one or more interchangeable torch components are determined to be genuine, an indicator assembly can be activated to provide a first indication. When the operational parameters are implemented at a power supply connected to the torch, the indicator assembly can be activated to provide a second indication. | 2022-08-11 |
20220250186 | TORCH WITH ADJUSTABLE FEATURES - A torch having first and second housing portions may contain multiple adjustment features such as an adjustable length, an adjustable pivot angle of the second housing portion, and an adjustable rotational angle of the second housing portion. The second housing portion may be both slidably and rotationally coupled to the first housing portion. The second housing portion may be configured to slide along a longitudinal axis of the torch to adjust a length of the torch. The second housing portion may be further configured to rotate about the longitudinal axis of the torch to adjust the rotational orientation of the second housing portion with respect to the first housing portion. At least a section of the second housing portion may be configured to pivot about a transverse axis with respect to the first housing portion, the transverse axis being transverse to the longitudinal axis of the torch. | 2022-08-11 |
20220250187 | DEVICE AND METHODS OF MUTLIPLE SPOT WELDING FOR AUTOMOTIVE APPLICATIONS USING VAPORIZING FOIL ACTUATOR WELDING - A multiple spot vaporizing foil actuator weld (VFAW) system includes a target sheet layer secured relative to a stabilizing component, such that standoff components may be arranged sandwichably between the target and a flier sheet layer. An electrically insulating layer separates the flier from a vaporizing component sheet layer, which may comprise at least two vaporizing subsections configured to have less conductive material than at least three dividing subsections that separate the vaporizing subsections. The geometry and/or other features of the vaporizing subsections may be varied to optimize the vaporization. A second electrically insulated stabilizing component may sandwichably secure the above components between the first stabilizing component in order to control the forces generated in the VFAW process. The method involves loading the vaporizable component sheet layer with electrons via applied voltage such that the vaporizing subsections sublimate. The rapidly expanding gas particles accelerate the flier, completing the weld. | 2022-08-11 |
20220250188 | Laser Marking System and Method - A laser marking system including a spatial light modulator (SLM) with a multi-pixel, linear array of is microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) based diffractors, and methods of operating the same are disclosed. Generally, the system includes, in addition to the SLM, a laser operable to illuminate the SLM; imaging optics operable to focus a substantially linear swath of modulated light onto a surface of a workpiece, the linear swath including light from multiple pixels of the SLM, and a controller operable to control the SLM, laser and imaging optics to mark the surface of the workpiece to record a two-dimensional image thereon. In one embodiment, the diffractors include a number of electrostatically deflectable ribbons suspended over a substrate. In another, each diffractor is two-dimensional including an electrostatically deflectable first reflective operable to brought into optical interference with light reflected from a second reflective surface on a faceplate, or an adjacent diffractor. | 2022-08-11 |
20220250189 | JOINING COMPONENT MANUFACTURING APPARATUS - This joining apparatus, which is a joining component manufacturing apparatus, comprises a pressing-force-applying means that applies a pressing force for pressing a second joining part that is formed on a second workpiece toward a first joining part that is formed on a first workpiece. The joining apparatus is provided with a laser light irradiation device that irradiates a site where the first joining part and the second joining part are brought close together with laser light. The pressing-force-applying means and the laser light irradiation device move as an integrated unit along the direction of extension of the first joining part and the second joining part due to a movement device. | 2022-08-11 |
20220250190 | PROCESSING APPARATUS AND PROCESSING METHOD - A processing apparatus configured to process a processing target object includes a holder configured to hold the processing target object; a holder moving mechanism configured to move the holder in a horizontal direction; a modifying device configured to radiate laser light to an inside of the processing target object to form multiple internal modification layers in a spiral shape; a modifying device moving mechanism configured to move the modifying device in the horizontal direction; and a controller configured to control an operation of forming the internal modification layers. The controller controls operations of the holder and the modifying device such that a spiral processing movement according to the formation of the internal modification layers and an eccentricity follow-up movement of correcting an eccentric amount between the holder and the processing target object held by the holder are shared by the holder and the modifying device. | 2022-08-11 |
20220250191 | PROCESSING APPARATUS AND PROCESSING METHOD - A processing apparatus includes a controller configured to control an operation of forming condensing points in a processing target object. In forming the condensing points by radiating a laser light to an inside of the processing target object periodically from a modifying device while rotating the processing target object held by a holder relative to the modifying device by a rotating mechanism and, also, by moving the modifying device in a diametrical direction relative to the holder by a moving mechanism, the controller controls a number and an arrangement of the condensing points, which are simultaneously formed at different positions in a plane direction of the processing target object, based on a relative rotation number of the processing target object and a radiation pitch of the laser light. | 2022-08-11 |
20220250192 | LASER PROCESSING APPARATUS - A laser processing apparatus includes a chuck table configured to hold a workpiece, a laser beam irradiating unit having a condenser configured to condense and apply a laser beam to the workpiece held on the chuck table, a moving unit configured to move the chuck table and a condensing point of the laser beam relative to each other, a measuring unit configured to measure a beam profile of the laser beam; and a control unit configured to control each constituent element. The measuring unit is disposed adjacent to the chuck table so as to have a light receiving surface parallel with a holding surface of the chuck table. | 2022-08-11 |
20220250193 | SOLDER ALLOY, SOLDER POWDER, AND SOLDER JOINT - A solder alloy which suppresses the change in a solder paste over time, exhibits excellent wettability, decreases the temperature difference between the liquidus-line temperature and the solidus temperature, and exhibits high mechanical properties, as well as a solder powder and a solder joint are provided. The solder alloy has an alloy constitution composed of: 10 ppm by mass or more and less than 25 ppm by mass of As; at least one selected from the group consisting of 0 ppm by mass to 25000 ppm by mass of Bi and 0 ppm by mass to 8000 ppm by mass of Pb; and a remaining amount of Sn; and satisfies both the formula (1) and the formula (2), | 2022-08-11 |
20220250194 | SOLDER ALLOY, SOLDER PASTE, SOLDER BALL, SOLDER PREFORM, SOLDER JOINT, ON-BOARD ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT, ECU ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT, ON-BOARD ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT DEVICE, AND ECU ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT DEVICE - A solder alloy is provided which can withstand the severe characteristics of a temperature cycle between a low temperature of −40° C. and a high temperature of 125° C., withstand an external force applied due to, for example, riding on a curb or collision with a vehicle ahead for a long period of time, and can suppress change in viscosity of a solder paste over time. In addition, a solder paste, a solder ball, and a solder preform in which the solder alloy is used; a solder joint formed through the use thereof; and an on-board electronic circuit, an ECU electronic circuit, an on-board electronic circuit device, and an ECU electronic circuit device which include this solder joint are provided. The solder alloy contains, by mass %, 1% to 4% of Ag, 0.5% to 1.0% of Cu, 1.5% to 5.5% of Bi, 1.0% to 5.3% of Sb (or greater than 5.5% and less than or equal to 7.0% of Bi and 2.0% to 5.3% of Sb), 0.01% to 0.2% of Ni, 0.0040% to 0.0250% of As, and a balance of Sn. | 2022-08-11 |