45th week of 2019 patent applcation highlights part 16 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20190337151 | Systems and Methods for Performing Occlusion Detection - The present invention provides a mobile robot configured to navigate an operating environment, that includes a machine vision system comprising a camera that captures images of the operating environment using a machine vision system; detects the presence of an occlusion obstructing a portion of the field of view of a camera based on the captured images, and generate a notification when an occlusion obstructing the portion of the field of view of the camera is detected, and maintain occlusion detection data describing occluded and unobstructed portions of images being used by the SLAM application. | 2019-11-07 |
20190337152 | Positioning a Robot Sensor for Object Classification - In one embodiment, a method includes receiving, from a first sensor on a robot, first sensor data indicative of an environment of the robot. The method also includes identifying, based on the first sensor data, an object of an object type in the environment of the robot, where the object type is associated with a classifier that takes sensor data from a predetermined pose relative to the object as input. The method further includes causing the robot to position a second sensor on the robot at the predetermined pose relative to the object. The method additionally includes receiving, from the second sensor, second sensor data indicative of the object while the second sensor is positioned at the predetermined pose relative to the object. The method further includes determining, by inputting the second sensor data into the classifier, a property of the object. | 2019-11-07 |
20190337153 | Robot - A robot includes a first arm that rotates around the first axis, a second arm that rotates around a second axis in a direction different from the first axis, a third arm that rotates around a third axis parallel to the second axis, a first inertia sensor that is installed at the first arm, a second (a) inertia sensor that is installed at the third arm, first to third angle sensors, a posture detection unit that detects the posture of the third arm with the second arm as a reference and derives a feedback gain, and a second drive source control unit that feeds back a second correction component, which is obtained by multiplying a value, which is obtained by subtracting the angular velocity ωA | 2019-11-07 |
20190337154 | ROBOT NAVIGATION USING 2D AND 3D PATH PLANNING - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer-readable storage devices, for robot navigation using 2D and 3D path planning. In the disclosed method, a robot accesses map data indicating two-dimensional layout of objects in a space and evaluates candidate paths for the robot to traverse. In response to determining that the candidate paths do not include a collision-free path across the space for a two-dimensional profile of the robot, the robot evaluates a three-dimensional shape of the robot with respect to a three-dimensional shape of an object in the space. Based on the evaluation of the three-dimensional shapes, the robot determines a collision-free path to traverse through the space. | 2019-11-07 |
20190337155 | PLURALITY OF ROBOT CLEANER AND A CONTROLLING METHOD FOR THE SAME - A mobile robot according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may include a traveling unit configured to move a main body; a communication unit configured to communicate with another mobile robot that emits a signal; and a controller configured to recognize the location of the another mobile robot based on the signal, and control the moving of the another mobile robot to follow along a moving path of the main body based on the recognized location. In addition, the controller may transmit a signal corresponding to a change of the moving direction to the main body in response to the change of the moving direction, and sense a change in the receiving direction of the signal according to the change of moving direction to transmit a control command for restricting the follow-up to the another mobile robot. | 2019-11-07 |
20190337156 | ROBOT CONTROL METHOD AND ROBOT - A robot control method includes defining a robot monitor model that covers at least a part of the robot and defining a monitor region parallel to a coordinate system for the robot. The monitor region is configured to monitor a range of motion of the robot. The method further includes transforming a position of a definition point that is an arbitrary point contained in the robot monitor model into a position of the definition point in a coordinate system different from the coordinate system for the robot (ST | 2019-11-07 |
20190337157 | ROBOT, SERVER, AND HUMAN-MACHINE INTERACTION METHOD - Embodiments of the present invention provide a human-machine interaction method, including: detecting and collecting, by a robot, sensing information of a companion object of a target object and emotion information of the target object that is obtained when the target object interacts with the companion object; extracting, by the robot, an emotion feature quantity based on the emotion information, determining, based on the emotion feature quantity, an emotional pattern used by the target object to interact with the companion object, determining, based on the emotional pattern, a degree of interest of the target object in the companion object, extracting behavioral data of the companion object from the sensing information based on the degree of interest, and screening the behavioral data to obtain simulated object data; and simulating, by the robot, the companion object based on the simulated object data. | 2019-11-07 |
20190337158 | METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY GENERATING WAYPOINTS FOR IMAGING SHELVES WITHIN A STORE - One variation of a method for automatically generating waypoints for imaging shelves within a store includes: dispatching a robotic system to autonomously generating a map of a floor space within the store; accessing an architectural metaspace defining target locations and addresses of the set of shelving structures within the store; distorting the architectural metaspace into alignment with the map to generate a normalized metaspace representing real locations and addresses of the set of shelving structures in the store; defining a set of waypoints distributed longitudinally along and offset laterally from a first shelving structure represented in the normalized metaspace based on a known position of an optical sensor in the robotic system; and dispatching the robotic system to record optical data while occupying the set of waypoints during an imaging routine. | 2019-11-07 |
20190337159 | MOTOR MODULE SYSTEM - A motor module system has a plurality of identical modules, a robot configured by connecting said plurality of motor modules directly or via connecting members, and a setting terminal. Each motor module includes a motor main body having a rotating output portion, a wireless communication function, a control unit, and a battery. The wireless communication function, the control unit, and the motor main body are in a same housing. The setting terminal has a wireless communication function and a setting function for assigning functions to the control unit of each of the plurality of motor modules using the wireless communication function in order to operate said robot. The control unit controls the driving of the motor main body based on the function set by the setting function of the setting terminal. | 2019-11-07 |
20190337160 | TACTILE SENSOR AND A METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THEREOF - A capacitive or resistive tactile sensor having a conductive membrane, a flexible dielectric or weakly conductive sheet and a substrate having electrodes, and a method of manufacturing thereof. The flexible sheet has a first surface and an opposite second surface, the first surface and the second surface are uniformly distanced when at rest. The first surface is adapted to contact one of the conductive membrane or the substrate. The second surface is adapted to contact another one of the conductive membrane or the substrate. The body defines between the first and second surfaces, at a predetermined region, a plurality of laser ablated uniform cavities that are evenly distributed and operatively identical in order to provide a known compression index at the predetermined region of the flexible sheet. The substrate has uniformly distributed static pressure sensing electrodes and at least one uniformly spread dynamic pressure sensing electrode, which is located between the static pressure sensing electrodes, and is used for measuring a voltage or a current variation with the conductive membrane according to the deformation of the flexible sheet. | 2019-11-07 |
20190337161 | OPTICAL MEASUREMENT OF OBJECT LOCATION IN THREE DIMENSIONS - One embodiment of the present invention sets forth a technique for determining a location of an object that is being manipulated or processed by a robot. The technique includes capturing a digital image of the object while the object is disposed by the robot within an imaging space, wherein the digital image includes a direct view of the object and a reflected view of the object, detecting a visible feature of the object in the direct view and the visible feature of the object in the reflected view, and computing a first location of the visible feature in a first direction based on a position of the visible feature in the direct view. The technique further includes computing a second location of the visible feature in a second direction based on a position of the visible feature in the reflected view and causing the robot to move the object to a processing station based at least in part on the first location and the second location. | 2019-11-07 |
20190337162 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR POST-TREATMENT OF DRY ADHESIVE MICROSTRUCTURES - Provided are systems and methods for the post-treatment of dry adhesive microstructures. The microstructures may be post-treated to comprise mushroom-like flaps at their tips to interface with the contact surface. In some aspects, a change in material composition of the microstructures in a dry adhesive may affect mechanical properties to enhance or diminish overall adhesive performance. For example, conductive additives can be added to the material to improve adhesive performance. In other aspects, microstructures comprising conductive material may allow for pre-load engagement sensing systems to be integrated into the microstructures. | 2019-11-07 |
20190337163 | Vacuum Handling Apparatus - A method for operating a vacuum handling apparatus, in particular for a human-machine-collaboration system, a vacuum gripper can be connected to a primary vacuum system to generate a vacuum, the method includes the following steps
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20190337164 | TRANSFERRING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME - A transferring system includes a robot including a first arm having a pair of first holding parts and a second arm having a pair of second holding parts, a packing bag feeding device, and a control device. A suction part is provided to the inner surface of the first holding part. The control device operates the packing bag feeding device to feed a packing bag while opening its opening, then operates the first arm so that the inner surfaces of the pair of first holding parts contact the outer surface of the packing bag, the suction part sucks the outer surface, and a distance between the inner surfaces of the pair of first holding parts becomes larger than a length of food. | 2019-11-07 |
20190337165 | SEALED JOINT MODULE AND ARM USING SAME - A sealed joint module is for use in association with an arm element of a robotic arm. The arm element may be a link, a seat, a payload interface or the like. The sealed joint module includes a module housing, a hollow joint assembly and a sealing assembly. The hollow joint assembly is operably attached to the module housing. The arm element is operably attachable to the hollow joint assembly. The sealing assembly is operably attached to the joint and to the module housing. The sealing assembly includes a dynamic sealing component between the arm element and the actuator assembly. A modular robot arm includes at least two sealed joint modules and at least one link. | 2019-11-07 |
20190337166 | ROBOT NECK MECHANISM - A robotic apparatus includes a neck housing and a head housing. The head housing defines a sagittal axis, a frontal axis, and a vertical axis. A drive assembly is disposed at least partially within the neck housing and the head housing. The drive assembly is configured to move the head housing relative to the neck housing independently about the sagittal axis, the frontal axis, and the vertical axis such that the head housing has a range of motion that substantially corresponds to a human or animal head. The drive assembly includes a sagittal axle extending along the sagittal axis, a frontal axle rotatable about the frontal axis, and a vertical axle rotatable about the vertical axis. The vertical axle is disposed at least partially within the neck housing and offset from both the sagittal axle and the frontal axle along the vertical axis. | 2019-11-07 |
20190337167 | ROBOTIC APPARATUS FOR A COMPACT PAINTING BOOTH - A next generation painting robot with advanced fluid delivery system, enhanced kinematics and a service airlock compartment. The painting robot includes a fluid delivery system which places color changing valves and pumping hardware on the back side of the robot's mounting pedestal, where it can be serviced without a technician having to enter the spray booth. The fluid delivery system also allows smaller and lighter robot arms, and is designed to minimize paint waste and wait time during color changes. The robot also features kinematics providing redundant inner arm rotation. The arm kinematics, along with the smaller arms, a paint supply line routed through the center of first and third arm joints, and optimized motor conductor routing, dramatically improve near reach flexibility. The improved near reach flexibility in turn allows a smaller spray booth than possible with previous robot architectures. | 2019-11-07 |
20190337168 | Handle with Lighting Effect - A handle having illuminating features, such as on a utility tool, the handle having a housing made up of a first housing section and a second housing section that mate with each other to define a cavity, the first housing section having a plurality of slots through which an internally positioned set of LEDs can emit. The second housing section may similarly have a plurality of protrusions and a second set of LEDs to transmit light. Translucent diffusers may be positioned between the LEDs and their respective housing sections. The utility tool may have additional tools that are spring-loaded to facilitate opening the tools and maintaining the tools in a closed configuration. | 2019-11-07 |
20190337169 | Cutting Apparatus with Folding Arrangement - A cutting apparatus includes a main blade, a first handle having a first connecting portion, a second handle having a second connecting portion, and a folding arrangement which includes a folding base. The cutting apparatus can be operated between an unfolded portion and a folded position, wherein in the unfolded position, the first handle and the second handle are pivotally unfolded with respect to the folding base to extend in a direction opposite to that of the main blade so as to act as handles to the main blade, whereas in the folded position, the first handle and the second handle are pivotally folded with respect to the folding base toward the main blade so as to form a protective cover for the main blade. | 2019-11-07 |
20190337170 | Dual Scissor with Lifter - A dual scissor with lifter device for cutting out a pizza slice and lifting the pizza slice is provided herein. The dual scissor with lifter can comprise several parts. It can comprise a first scissor, a second scissor, and a lifter piece | 2019-11-07 |
20190337171 | SHAVING UNIT HAVING CUTTING UNITS WITH A FLUSH HOLE FOR CLEANING A HAIR COLLECTION CHAMBER - The invention relates to a shaving unit for a shaving apparatus, comprising at least a first cutting unit ( | 2019-11-07 |
20190337172 | A SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TREATING A PART OF A BODY - There is provided a treating system, comprising a controller; and a treating device, the treating device comprising a treating unit for treating a part of a body of a subject; and an imaging arrangement that is configured to obtain image data; wherein the controller is configured to analyse the image data to identify a boundary between a part of a body of a subject and the environment around the part of the body; and determine the position of the treating device relative to the part of the body of the subject based on a position of the boundary in the image data. | 2019-11-07 |
20190337173 | RECIPROCATING RAZOR WITH LIVING HINGE INTERCONNECTIONS - A shaving razor having independent blade assemblies coupled to linkages with flexible regions between the blade assemblies. The linkages permitting reciprocating motion of the blade assemblies where adjacent assemblies reciprocate in opposite directions. Other embodiments are also described and claimed. | 2019-11-07 |
20190337174 | SHAVING CARTRIDGES PIVOTABLE ABOUT TWO AXES - A connector for attaching a cartridge to a handle. The connector is adapted to rotate around a rocking axis with respect to the handle. The connector includes a pair of arms adapted to attach the connector to the cartridge, a holder adapted to attach the connector to the handle, and at least a pair of resilient lateral tongues protruding from the connector and positioned symmetrically with regard to a connector axis. One of the lateral tongues is adapted to flex when the connector is rotated in a first direction around the rocking axis, and the other lateral tongue is adapted to flex when the connector is rotated in a second direction around the rocking axis. | 2019-11-07 |
20190337175 | CUTTING DEVICE - The invention provides a cutting device having a main body, a cutting component and a connection member. The cutting component is mutually assembled with the main body via the connection member, and the cutting component is further provided with a cutting member, wherein a blade portion and an extension portion of the cutting member form an angle of 60 to 84 degrees therebetween. Accordingly, a user is able to hold a holding portion thereof and press the blade portion of the cutting component against an object to be cut so as to perform cutting; the cutting component can be rotated 360 degrees via the connection member, such that the cutting component can be rotated to all angles when a cutting direction is changed, thereby achieving the effect of easily changing the cutting direction thereof. | 2019-11-07 |
20190337176 | FILM CUTTING JIG AND METHOD OF MOUNTING FILM - Object: To provide a film cutting jig and a method of mounting a film that can easily mount a film that not only covers a roof of an object but also wraps around to the sidewalls of the object. Resolution means: The present invention provides a film cutting jig used when cutting a film to cover at least a roof of an object that includes a sidewall and the roof, the film cutting jig including: a main jig body that is to be attached to the object to continuously surround a covered region that includes the roof and at least a portion of a top edge side of the sidewall when the object is viewed from above, wherein a guide for guiding a cutting tool to cut the film is formed in the main jig body, and wherein the guide is formed to continuously surround the covered region when the object is viewed from above. | 2019-11-07 |
20190337177 | DIGITALLY ASSISTED COMPENSATION OF MISALIGNMENTS IN DIE CUTTING OF CARDBOARD - A system and a method for compensating misalignments of a die for cutting cardboard of a die cutter. The system comprises a processor configured to detect height-correcting elements in an image of a correction template for the die, and further configured to produce a digital file comprising a digital representation of detected height-correcting elements; and an optical device for projecting images configured to project the digital representation of the digital file on a pressure compensation plate of the die cutter. The method comprises digitally detecting height-correcting elements in an image of a correction template for the die; producing a digital representation of detected height-correcting elements; and projecting the digital representation on a pressure compensation plate of the die cutter. | 2019-11-07 |
20190337178 | SLICING MACHINE FOR FOODSTUFFS IN BLOCK FORM - A slicing machine for foodstuffs in block form has a slicing blade for the foodstuff in block form and a shaft for receiving the foodstuff. The longitudinal direction of the shaft corresponds to the feed direction of the foodstuff in block form. The shaft has a first shaft region and a second shaft region which are at least partially separated from one another by a slot. At least one offset lies between the two shaft regions. The two shaft regions can be moved relative to one another such that the offset can be reduced by the movement. | 2019-11-07 |
20190337179 | CUTTING MECHANISM FOR ROLL FIBER PRODUCT - A cutting mechanism for a roll fiber product comprises two clamping devices for clamping the roll fiber product, and a blade for cutting the roll fiber product. The two clamping devices are respectively connected to a push device. During the cutting process, the push devices drive the clamping devices and the roll fiber product thereon swinging so that the two clamping devices break the roll fiber products to reduce the contact area and the friction between the blade and the roll fiber products. In addition, two clamping devices are respectively connected with a push-pull device for increasing the size of the gap therebetween, so as to prevent the blade from touching the cut roll fiber products. Thus, the cutting mechanism of the present invention is able to reduce the wear rate of the blade, and improve the yield rate of the roll fiber products. | 2019-11-07 |
20190337180 | GUIDE SLEEVE - The invention relates to a guide sleeve for a machine tool for the automated placement of stripping claws, wherein a receiving slot ( | 2019-11-07 |
20190337181 | STRIPPING CLAW - The invention relates to a stripping claw for insertion into a stripping tool, which is intended to strip a break-off part from a planar workpiece and comprises at least two tips ( | 2019-11-07 |
20190337182 | DEVICE FOR INSERTING A FIRST RAM OR A SECOND RAM IN AN ALTERNATING MANNER - The invention relates to a device for inserting a first ram ( | 2019-11-07 |
20190337183 | ROLL FOR ROTARY CUTTER AND ROTARY CUTTER - A cutter roll and an anvil roll, with which it is possible to control deformation in the axial direction, and a rotary cutter having the same. A roll | 2019-11-07 |
20190337184 | MAGIC PERFECT MITRE - A miter saw fixture including a base with at least two fixed angled guide rails secured to a top of the base, at least two track guides positioned on a bottom of the base, wherein the at least two track guides are adjustably secured to the base within a plurality of track openings, a blade track in the base, a front fence, and a back fence. A method of cutting an object using a miter saw fixture, including positioning the miter saw fixture on a miter saw using at least one guide track on the miter saw fixture, placing an object to be cut against at least one guide rail located a base of the miter saw fixture, sliding the miter saw fixture forward on the miter saw, cutting the object while the object is positioned in the miter saw fixture, and stopping the miter saw fixture. | 2019-11-07 |
20190337185 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING A NON-DENSE SINTERED CERAMIC MOLDED BODY HAVING AT LEAST TWO LAYERS - A process for producing a non-dense sintered ceramic molded body having at least two layers, wherein a first powdery ceramic material forming a layer is contacted with at least a second powdery material forming at least a second layer;
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20190337186 | TEXTILE REINFORCED CONCRETE SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A pultrusion system, in accordance with various embodiments, is disclosed herein. The pultrusion system comprises a pulling mechanism and a slurry infusion bath. The pulling mechanism is configured to grasp and pull a textile through the infusion bath. The pultrusion system may comprise a feeding station to supply the textile to the pultrusion system. The pultrusion system may comprise a water bath configured to improve impregnation of a cement matrix from the slurry infusion bath. | 2019-11-07 |
20190337187 | Devices and Processes for Making Concrete Articles - Described are improved devices and processes for manufacturing concrete articles, including concrete pipe. In one embodiment, the invention provides an apparatus that has a first platform that is located beneath the floor of a manufacturing facility. The first platform includes a top surface and is configured to move bi-directionally along an axis. Two form bases can reside on the top surface of the first platform, each form base further including a form core that extends vertically from the first platform through respective holes in a second platform that resides above the first platform at an elevation even with or just above the floor's surface. The second platform is configured to move bi-directionally with the first platform between one of two cranes disposed on either side of a concrete mixer. A form is placed over the first core, which is then positioned under the outlet of an auger that receives concrete from the mixer. After filling is complete, the first core is positioned under the first crane which provides ballast to compress the concrete, and the second core (with a form) is placed under the auger's outlet for filling. After compression of the first form complete, the form can be removed using an overhead crane, and the second core is relocated to the second crane for concrete compression. | 2019-11-07 |
20190337188 | SPOOL WITH SAW WIRE HAVING ELASTIC AND PLASTIC ROTATIONS - A spool of saw wire is disclosed. The saw wire is wound on the core of the spool ( | 2019-11-07 |
20190337189 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FOAMING A VISCOUS MATERIAL - The invention relates to a device ( | 2019-11-07 |
20190337190 | PROCESS FOR PREPARING A POLYOLEFIN COMPOSITION - A process for continuously preparing a polyolefin composition made from or containing a polyolefin and carbon black in an extruder device. The process includes the steps of supplying polyolefin in form of a polyolefin powder and carbon black to a mixing device; alternatively, (a) measuring the flow rate of the polyolefin powder supplied to the mixing device or (b) measuring the flow rate of the polyolefin pellets prepared in the extruder device; adjusting the flow rate of the carbon black to the mixing device in response to the measured flow rate of the polyolefin powder or adjusting the flow rate of the polyolefin powder to the mixing device in response to the measured flow rate of the polyolefin pellets; melting and homogenizing the mixture within the extruder device; and pelletizing the polyolefin composition into the polyolefin pellets. | 2019-11-07 |
20190337191 | MOLD AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A method for manufacturing a mold includes forming a groove in a back surface of a mold body configured to mold a resin or a rubber by cutting or by electrical discharge machining the back surface of the mold body, placing a porous conductive sheet, including a plurality of through holes and being conductive at least at a surface of the porous conductive sheet, on the back surface of the mold body so as to cover the groove, and temporarily fixing the porous conductive sheet to the back surface of the mold body by spot welded portions, wherein a part of the porous conductive sheet which covers the groove has a flat shape, and performing electroforming to cause an electroformed metal to be electrodeposited on the back surface of the mold body and on the porous conductive sheet. | 2019-11-07 |
20190337192 | HYDRAULIC ADVANCEMENT/POSTPONEMENT ASSEMBLY - A hydraulic advancement/postponement assembly is operably coupled to a first ejector plate and to a second ejector plate. The hydraulic advancement/postponement assembly includes a first hydraulic cylinder having a first housing defining a first volume and a first piston, the first housing connected to the first ejector plate and the first piston connected to a fixed element. The hydraulic advancement/postponement assembly includes a second hydraulic cylinder disposed in fluid communication with the first hydraulic cylinder, the second hydraulic cylinder having a second housing defining a second volume and a second piston, the second housing connected to the first ejector plate and a second piston connected to the second ejector plate. | 2019-11-07 |
20190337193 | THERMOPLASTIC RESIN COMPOSITION FOR CLEANING MOLDING PROCESSING MACHINE - To provide a thermoplastic resin composition having an enhanced cleaning performance for cleaning a molding processing machine. The thermoplastic resin composition for cleaning a molding processing machine contains (A) an olefin-based resin, and (B) (B1) a nonionic surfactant having an HLB of 13 to 20, wherein the composition contains component (B) in an amount of 0.5 to 10 parts by mass relative to 100 parts by mass of component (A). | 2019-11-07 |
20190337194 | SEALED CIRCUIT CARD ASSEMBLY - A method of manufacturing a sealed circuit card assembly includes disposing a circuit card assembly within a volume defined by a housing and at least partially filling the volume with a curable liquid such that the curable liquid encapsulates at least a circuit card. The method may also include curing the curable liquid to form a potted circuit card assembly and, after at least partially filling the volume with the curable liquid and after curing the curable liquid, vacuum impregnating the potted circuit card assembly with a sealant to seal any exposed interfaces or cracks to form the sealed circuit card assembly. Accordingly, the sealed circuit card assembly may include a first cured material encapsulating the circuit card of the circuit card assembly and a second cured material disposed within, for example, a porosity of the first cured material. | 2019-11-07 |
20190337195 | APPARATUS FOR TAKING OUT MOLDED PRODUCT - There is provided an apparatus for taking out a molded product, the apparatus being capable of suppressing displacement vibration of an attachment mounted at a leading end of an approach frame by means of active control using an electromagnetic actuator that has necessary power. One or more electromagnetic actuators are disposed at a portion of the approach frame, positioned opposite to the attachment with respect to a movable base. An active vibration suppressing system suppresses the displacement vibration of the attachment by causing the one or more electromagnetic actuators to generate a vibration in the same phase as the displacement vibration of the attachment. | 2019-11-07 |
20190337196 | Reusable Countertop Mold - A reusable countertop mold in accordance with the present invention includes at least one mold sheet, but generally a plurality of mold sheets are required to extend about a predetermined portion of a periphery of a floor mounted cabinet. The mold sheet is dimensioned and configured to ultimately form a countertop having a predetermined configuration with predetermined dimensions. The mold sheet includes a relatively thin base portion and a wall portion perpendicular to the base portion. The reusable countertop mold further includes a plurality of fastener recesses in an inner side portion of the base portion, the recesses ultimately allowing fasteners to pass through a countertop substrate and into the floor mounted cabinet, after the base portion has been inserted between the countertop substrate and the cabinet. After a countertop forming material has hardened upon the countertop substrate and the mold sheet, the base portion of the mold sheet is slidably removed from between the countertop substrate and the cabinet, thereby allowing the reusable countertop mold to be reused for another countertop forming project. | 2019-11-07 |
20190337197 | MICRONEEDLE ARRAYS FORMED FROM POLYMER FILMS - An active agent can be administered transdermally to a patient by using a transdermal patch that has microneedles that are compositionally homogenous with a base layer. The transdermal patch can contain an active agent that can be delivered to a skin surface of a subject when the patch is applied. | 2019-11-07 |
20190337198 | Structural Composition and Method - A structural polymeric composite includes a stiffening layer. The composite is made in a continuous extrusion process in which the stiffening layer is pulled through a cross-head die as a polymer is extruded over it. The layer includes a film or textile carrier, a filler of carbon fibers, fiberglass, organic fibers or minerals forming a mat. A binder may be dispersed over the mat and a second carrier applied. The mat is subjected to heat and pressure to soften the carriers and binder so they penetrate into the interstices of the filler and binds mechanically with them and the carriers and binder bind chemically with each other to form the stiffening layer. A polymer is then extruded over the stiffening layer, which may be used flat, provided with holes or punches for composite action with the polymer, formed into a profile, or segmented to provide spaced-apart stiffening layers. | 2019-11-07 |
20190337199 | DEVICE FOR FABRICATING A DENTAL BRACE - A device for producing a dental brace, the device including a tooth model; a brace foil; and a separation foil, wherein the separation foil and the brace foil are jointly deep drawn over the tooth model, wherein the separation foil is arranged between the tooth model and the brace foil and separates the tooth model them from the brace foil, wherein the separation foil includes a free standing gripping portion distal from and not in contact with the tooth model, and wherein the free standing gripping portion is grippable by hand. | 2019-11-07 |
20190337200 | ZIP STRIPS FOR MOLDING OF INFUSED FIBERGLASS PRODUCTS - A method of removing a vacuum bag from a composite mold. Removable strips are placed around the perimeter of the component parts and across the parts to create natural break points in the consumable materials used during manufacture of a composite product, e.g. wind turbine blade. The vacuum bag, and other consumable layers, are placed over the removable strip such that when the strips are pulled, the strip tears, in a controlled and complete manner, through each layer of consumables. This eliminates the need to use a knife/scissor to remove the finished product, thereby avoiding risk of injury. | 2019-11-07 |
20190337201 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING CONTAINER FOR FOODS - The present invention provides a method for producing a container for foods which can suppress occurrences of wrinkles and blisters, and can produce a container for foods having depth and being excellent in heat insulating properties, with the use of a supercritical injection molding method. The method for producing the container for foods according to the present invention is a method for producing the container having depth, by injection molding a molten resin that contains a supercritical fluid and a resin composition, into a cavity in a metal mold, wherein the cavity includes a first region that forms an underside portion of the container for foods having depth, a second region that forms a curved side portion, and a third region that forms a lateral side portion, from a resin injection port toward a flow end, and wherein the mold surfaces that face the cavity of the second region and the third region have an arithmetic mean roughness of 0.5 μm or larger and 10 μm or smaller, and a ten-point mean roughness of 2 μm or larger and 60 μm or smaller. | 2019-11-07 |
20190337202 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A CONTAINER - A method for producing a thermoplastic container ( | 2019-11-07 |
20190337203 | PASSIVE HORN INTEGRALLY FORMED BY USING THERMOPLASTIC VULCANIZED RUBBER AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF - A passive horn integrally formed using thermoplastic vulcanized rubber includes a first outer casing, a second outer casing, an inner casing and an iron piece. The first outer casing includes a sealing ring, a folding ring and a vibrating membrane, and the sealing ring, the folding ring and the vibrating membrane are integrally injection molded into the first outer casing. A groove is disposed in the second outer casing, and the first outer casing is disposed in the groove. The back surface of the vibrating membrane is provided with a casing groove sequentially embedded with the inner casing and the iron piece. Furthermore, a preparation method of a passive horn integrally formed using thermoplastic vulcanized rubber, which, under the condition of integrated injection molding, may improve the yield rate, ensure product quality, save assembly time and labor cost, and improve production efficiency. | 2019-11-07 |
20190337204 | Method For Manufacturing Molded Product Including Real Wood - The present disclosure relates to a method for manufacturing a molded product including real wood capable of forming a real wood layer on the surface of an injected molded product by using an IMD film provided with a real wood stacked body, and includes preparing an IMD film of preparing an IMD film provided with a real wood stacked body on a release film; supplying the IMD film of supplying the IMD film so that the real wood stacked body is disposed at an injecting point; fixing the IMD film of closely contacting the IMD film to a cavity of a lower mold through vacuum absorption; forming an injecting layer of forming an injecting layer by coupling an upper mold and the lower mold, and curing it after injecting a melted injecting material into the cavity through the upper mold; and ejecting a molded product of ejecting a molded product in which the release film is separated from the real wood stacked body by separating the lower mold and the upper mold. According to the method, it is possible to manufacture the IMD film provided with the real wood stacked body on the release film, and to form the real wood layer on the surface of the injected molded product without breakage by using the IMD film. | 2019-11-07 |
20190337205 | INTERCHANGEABLE MOLD FOR CREATION OF INJECTION MOLDED COMPONENTS - An interchangeable mold for use in the manufacture of injection molded components is disclosed. An interchangeable mold can have a component mold made of one material (e.g., metal) and a base mold made of another material (e.g., polymer). Each of the base mold and the component mold can be manufactured using additive or subtractive manufacturing processes. The component mold can be attached and detached from the base mold to permit the forming of different components using the same base mold. | 2019-11-07 |
20190337206 | INJECTION MOLDING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF INJECTION MOLDING - An injection molding apparatus and a method of injection molding are disclosed. The injection molding apparatus includes a mold sub-platen assembly having a first sub-platen that is attachable to a stationary side portion of a mold base which is mountable to a stationary platen of an injection molding machine. The mold sub-platen assembly also includes a second sub-platen that is attachable to a moving side portion of the mold base that is mountable to a moving platen of the injection molding machine. The method includes attaching a set of guide pins to a mold sub-platen at locations that correspond to guide openings in a mold and installing the mold on the mold sub-platen such that the guide pins extend through guide openings in the first half of the mold and into guide openings in a second half of the mold. | 2019-11-07 |
20190337207 | EXTERNAL SENSOR KIT FOR INJECTION MOLDING APPARATUS AND METHODS OF USE - Embodiments within the scope of the present disclosure are directed to external sensor kits that may be included in new injection molds or retrofitted into existing injection molds in order to approximate conditions within a mold, such as pressure or the location of a melt flow front. Such kits are designed to amplify meaningful measurements obtained by the external sensor kit so that noise measurements do not prevent the approximation of conditions within a mold. In some embodiments within the scope of the present disclosure, an external sensor kit includes a strain gauge sensor, a coupon, a support bracket, and a hammer. The strain gauge sensor is placed on a surface of the coupon and measures the strain in the coupon. | 2019-11-07 |
20190337208 | REMOTE CONTROLLER FOR CONTROLLING APPARATUS BY DIVERTING FEEDBACK SIGNAL FROM NATIVE CONTROLLER TO THE REMOTE CONTROLLER AND METHODS FOR SAME - A remote controller can be provided on any apparatus that employs feedback control from a native controller to add functionality to the apparatus where the native controller is not capable of providing such functionality independently. | 2019-11-07 |
20190337209 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING INJECTION MOLDING USING PREDICTED CAVITY PRESSURE - In order to improve the consistency of molded products as viscosity shifts throughout a run, a controller of an injection molding machine executes a calibration cycle in accordance with a mold cycle. The controller analyzes a plurality of sensed melt pressure values during the calibration cycle to determine one or more calibration metrics. The controller then uses the calibration metrics when executing each mold cycle of the run. More particularly, during each mold cycle of the run, the controller detects a plurality of sensed melt pressures prior to and during a fill phase of the mold cycle and compares the plurality of sensed melt pressures to the one or more calibration metrics to predict cavity pressure for a pack and hold phase of the mold cycle. The controller then adjusts a set point pressure for the pack and hold phase based on the predicted cavity pressure. | 2019-11-07 |
20190337210 | Temperature Control Unit, System, and Method for Molding Equipment - A temperature control system and method for regulating a liquid temperature in a recirculation system of a molding system includes determining an operating pressure of the liquid in the recirculation system, determining an operating temperature of the liquid in the recirculation system, receiving the operating pressure and the operating temperature, comparing the received operating temperature to a threshold temperature as a function of the operating pressure, and adjusting an output of a heat exchanger in the recirculation system when the operating temperature is beyond the threshold temperature. | 2019-11-07 |
20190337211 | DISTRIBUTIVE AND DISPERSIVE MIXING DEVICES - Mixers are disclosed for the processing of one or more materials to be used, for example, in conjunction with injection molding breaker plates. The disclosed embodiments include the use of multiple integral flow channels having non-linear flow paths that vary in their radial, angular, and axial directions. The cross-section of the flow channels can also vary the nature of distributive and dispersive mixing. A method for the design of the mixers is also disclosed. The use of multiple stages of mixing is also disclosed. | 2019-11-07 |
20190337212 | DEVICE FOR MAKING FOAM PIPES AND METHOD FOR MAKING FOAM PIPES - A device for making foam pipes and a method for making the foam pipes includes the use of critical micro foaming injection molding. The foaming agent and the foaming material are mixed and controlled under specific temperature to obtain micro bubbles in the wall of the foam pipes which need less material when compared with PVC pipes of same specification such that manufacturing cost is reduced. | 2019-11-07 |
20190337213 | MULTIPLE EXTRUSION DIE HEAD - A multiple extrusion head for manufacturing parisons from thermoplastic material includes a stationary arranged base frame and a multiple of extrusion heads arranged on the base frame. Each of the extrusion heads has a material inlet, a ring die in fluid connection to the material inlet, an outer die element and an inner die element arranged coaxially to each other, an adjustment element displaceable along a longitudinal axis of the multiple extrusion head, and spring supports arranged between the base frame and the adjustment element. The spring supports are supported in a biased manner against the base frame and the adjustment element such that such that tilting moments between the extrusion heads is reduced. | 2019-11-07 |
20190337214 | MIXING ELEMENT FOR EXTRUSION OPERATIONS - A mixing element for an extruder screw having a width extending in an x-direction of an x-y-z coordinate system, a length extending in a y-direction, and a thickness extending in a z-direction. The mixing element includes a base defining a passage extending along an axis in the y-direction for receiving the extruder screw. Projections extend radially outward from the base and define channels therebetween. The width and the depth of each channel vary along the length of the channel. | 2019-11-07 |
20190337215 | FILTRATION APPARATUSES AND SCREEN CHANGER DEVICES FOR POLYMER PROCESSING AND RELATED METHODS - Filtration apparatuses and screen changer devices for filtering polymeric material as well as spacer plates, and face plates for the screen changer devices and related methods are shown and described herein. | 2019-11-07 |
20190337216 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING LIQUID-CONTENTS-FILLED CONTAINERS FROM PREFORMS BY CONTENTS BEING INTRODUCED INTO THE PREFORM UNDER PRESSURE - The invention relates to a method and an apparatus for producing liquid-contents-filled containers ( | 2019-11-07 |
20190337217 | COMPOSITE PREFORM, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME, COMPOSITE CONTAINER, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAID COMPOSITE CONTAINER, AND HEAT SHRINKABLE PLASTIC MEMBER - This method for manufacturing a composite preform ( | 2019-11-07 |
20190337218 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING RESIN VESSEL MADE OF RESIN, MOULD UNIT AND MOULDING APPARATUS - Provided is a method for manufacturing a container | 2019-11-07 |
20190337219 | PHOTOCURING-TYPE THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING METHOD AND DEVICE - A photocuring-type three-dimensional printing method and device. The photocuring-type three-dimensional printing method comprises the following steps: obtaining a three-dimensional data model of a printing object; dividing the three-dimensional data model into a plurality of layers; identifying exposed areas and internal areas of various layers for at least a portion of the layers of the three-dimensional data model; performing exposure at each layer for the exposed areas of the various layers, and performing an exposure process at an interval of multiple layers for the internal areas of the various layers. | 2019-11-07 |
20190337220 | ASSEMBLIES FORMED BY ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING, RADAR ABSORBING STRUCTURES, AND RELATED METHODS - An assembly formed by additive manufacturing comprises a top face sheet, a bottom face sheet, and a core structure between the top face sheet and the bottom face sheet, the core structure comprising a plurality of cells, wherein structural elements of the core structure defining the plurality of cells exhibit at least one electrical property in at least one direction varying from at least one electrical property in a second, different direction and at least one structural property in at least one direction varying from at least one structural property in a second, different direction, wherein at least a portion of the structural elements comprises a radar absorbing structure, the structural elements comprising a matrix material and at least one additive dispersed in or on the matrix material. Related radar absorbing structures and related methods of fabricating the radar absorbing structures are also disclosed. | 2019-11-07 |
20190337221 | DUCT MANUFACTURING METHOD - A method and apparatus, for manufacturing a duct for a fluid management system of an aircraft. A filament-fed additive manufacturing apparatus is used to perform the additive manufacturing process. The additive manufacturing apparatus comprises a nozzle, wherein the nozzle receives material in the form of a filament and adds said material to the duct in a location proximate to the nozzle location, and wherein the nozzle moves in a generally helical path relative to the duct. | 2019-11-07 |
20190337222 | ACCELERANTS FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING WITH DUAL CURE RESINS - A method of forming a three-dimensional object is provided herein, which may be carried out by: (a) providing a carrier and a fill level, the carrier and the fill level having a build region therebetween; (b) filling the build region with a polymerizable liquid, the polymerizable liquid comprising a mixture of (i) a light polymerizable liquid first component, and (ii) a second solidifiable component that is different from the first component; the polymerizable liquid further comprising a Lewis acid or an oxidizable tin salt in an amount effective to accelerate the formation of the three-dimensional intermediate during the irradiating; and (c) irradiating the build region with light to form a solid polymer scaffold from the first component and also advancing the carrier away from the build surface to form a three-dimensional intermediate. | 2019-11-07 |
20190337223 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING METHODS FOR REDUCING BUBBLES BY DE-GASSING THROUGH BUILD PLATE - A method and an apparatus of forming a three-dimensional object includes providing a carrier and an optically transparent member having a build surface. The carrier and the build surface define a build region therebetween. The method further includes filling said build region with a polymerizable liquid; continuously or intermittently irradiating said build region with light through said optically transparent member to form a solid polymer from said polymerizable liquid; applying a reduced pressure and/or polymer inhibitor-enriched gas to the polymerizable liquid through the optically transparent member to thereby reduce a gas content of the polymerizable liquid; and continuously or intermittently advancing (e.g., sequentially or concurrently with said irradiating step) said carrier away from said build surface to form said three-dimensional object from said solid polymer. | 2019-11-07 |
20190337224 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING AN OBJECT FROM A PRECURSOR, AND USE OF A RADICALLY CROSSLINKABLE RESIN IN AN ADDITIVE PRODUCTION METHOD - A process for producing an object from a precursor comprises the steps of:
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20190337225 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, MODELING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - [Solving Means] An information processing apparatus to be used for a modeling apparatus including a stage, a regulation member, an irradiation unit, and a moving mechanism and includes an acquisition unit, an irradiation position control unit, and a compensation unit. The acquisition unit is configured to acquire the plurality of slice image data items. The irradiation position control unit is configured to variably control, in accordance with the number of laminated layers of a material, an irradiation position of the energy ray to the material in a direction of relative movement of the stage and the regulation member within a modeling surface of the stage. The compensation unit is configured to compensate for a reference position of at least one slice image data item of the plurality of slice image data items in accordance with a change of the irradiation position. | 2019-11-07 |
20190337226 | APPARATUS FOR ADDITIVELY MANUFACTURING THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECTS - Apparatus for additively manufacturing three-dimensional objects by successive layerwise selective irradiation and consolidation of layers of a build material which can be consolidated by means of an energy source, wherein the apparatus comprises an application unit adapted to apply build material on at least one carrying element adapted to carry build material applied onto the carrying element, characterized in that the irradiation device is adapted to at least partially consolidate at least one part of at least one wall element and/or in that a wall building unit is provided that is adapted to build at least one wall element delimiting a build material volume carried by the carrying element, wherein a first and second wall building elements are provided, wherein the first wall building element and the second wall building element are at least partially arranged next to a build material volume carried by the carrying element. | 2019-11-07 |
20190337227 | LAMINATING AND SHAPING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING LAMINATING AND SHAPING APPARATUS - This invention enables to shape a laminated and shaped product by lamination in a horizontal direction and provide a laminating and shaping apparatus including a shaping tank in which a laminated and shaped product is shaped by an accommodated shaping material, a slider that has a shaping reference surface as a base of the laminated and shaped product, and slidably moves in a direction away from an inner wall of the shaping tank and perpendicular to the shaping reference surface, a light emitter that emits a light beam to the shaping material in the shaping tank from outside the shaping tank, and a material supplier that supplies the shaping material between an inner wall of the shaping tank, which is formed on a side of the light emitter, and the shaping reference surface, by dropping the shaping material. The light emitter emits the light beam to the shaping material accommodated between the inner wall and the shaping reference surface. | 2019-11-07 |
20190337228 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTER - A 3D printer including a machine platform, a container, at least one stirring element and a driving module is provided. The container is assembled to the machine platform and is adapted to contain a liquid forming material. The stirring element has a rotating shaft and is adapted to rotate along the rotating shaft. The driving module is connected to at least one of the container and the at least one stirring element, so as to drive the container and the at least one stirring element to produce relative movement when 3D printing is not performed, and the liquid forming material in the container is stirred by the at least one stirring element. | 2019-11-07 |
20190337229 | FIXTURE AND METHOD OF CLEANING ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING MACHINE COMPONENTS - A method of cleaning a recoater of an additive manufacturing machine includes installing a cleaning fixture into the additive manufacturing machine, the cleaning fixture including one or more cleaning elements, advancing the recoater into contact with the one or more cleaning elements, and rotating the recoater about a recoater axis thus dislodging material from a recoater outer surface due to frictional contact with the one or more cleaning elements. | 2019-11-07 |
20190337230 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A CUSTOM SPECTACLE FRAME - A method for manufacturing a spectacle frame face for a wearer, which method includes digitizing the face of the wearer, designing a virtual model of the front of the frame, including: loading the digitized face; plotting a draft of the front of the frame; from the face: plotting a primary draft according to the curvature of the face in a horizontal plane; plotting a secondary draft according to the curvature of the face in a median plane, constructing a three-dimensional layer from these drafts; cutting a rough form of the front of the frame in the layer; and creating the front of the frame by additive manufacturing. | 2019-11-07 |
20190337231 | PROCESSING 3D OBJECTS - In an example implementation, a method of processing a 3D object includes receiving a 3D object model representing a new 3D object to be processed. The method includes computing attributes of the object and comparing the object attributes with stored object attributes from previously processed 3D objects. When the comparison provides a match between the object attributes and stored object attributes, then a print recipe associated with the matching stored object attributes is retrieved. | 2019-11-07 |
20190337232 | NON-DIMENSIONALIZATION OF VARIABLES TO ENHANCE MACHINE LEARNING IN ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING PROCESSES - A method for training a machine learning engine for modeling of a physical system includes receiving process data representing measurements of a physical system. The method includes applying a transform to values of the at least two variables of the process data to generate a dimensionless parameter having a parameter value corresponding to each measurement of the physical system for the at least two variables. The method includes training the machine learning engine using a set of generated training data including the non-dimensionalized parameter, to output a prediction of a value of a physical effect of the physical system for values of the variables that are not included in the process data. The method includes controlling an additive manufacturing process for the material by setting the at least one physical property to the value of the at least one process variable during fabrication of a part. | 2019-11-07 |
20190337233 | FABRICATION OF THREE DIMENSIONAL OBJECTS WITH MULTIPLE OPERATING MODES - A method of forming the body portion of a three-dimensional object from a polymerizable liquid by the process of continuous liquid interface printing is described. The body portion has a plurality of contiguous segments, and the process includes advancing a carrier for the object away from a build surface while irradiating a build region between the carrier and build surface in a pattern of advancing and irradiating defined by an operating mode. In the present invention, the operating mode is changed at least once during the formation of the body portion for different contiguous segments of the body portion. | 2019-11-07 |
20190337234 | DATA CONVERSION DEVICE AND LAMINATION SHAPING SYSTEM - To provide a data conversion device capable of generating data necessary for shaping a target object using an inkjet method from three-dimensional data in accordance with an impact diameter. Grid data generation section of data conversion device generates grid data obtained by defining layer data by each grid region indicating a position to which a droplet is ejected by the inkjet method. Ejection position change section changes the position (ejection region) to which the droplet is ejected on grid data, based on impact diameter when the droplet is ejected and length of grid regions. | 2019-11-07 |
20190337235 | Support Edifice for Three-Dimensional Printing - This invention relates to three-dimensional printing. This invention in particularly relates to a method of fabricating a three-dimensional object using a support edifice and also using a mold material with structural additives. The support edifice is fabricated in the same crafting material as the final three-dimensional object in the same manner as the printing of the final three-dimensional object (mold and crafting in a layer by layer manner). This method enables the support edifice to also transform during post processing in the same manner as the final three-dimensional object, thus supporting the object until finished. The system for fabricating the object comprises a dual printhead comprising a first dispensing nozzle for depositing the filament material in a flowable fluid form and a second dispensing nozzle for depositing the crafting medium, which is in a paste form. The printhead can also include a heating system or a drying apparatus. The three-dimensional imaging process for making objects, preferably metal objects or ceramic objects, on a layer-by-layer basis under the control of a data processing system is disclosed. The printing of the three-dimensional object such as heavy objects or an object having different parts having a very thin gap or space. It is important to use different processing steps and/or material to print such three-dimensional objects. The present invention provides a solution by printing a support edifice comprising a special structural additive for the mold, and further the support edifice can be printed simultaneously while printing the mold and crafting-paste material on a layer-by-layer basis. The mold material is mixed with the structural additive. The structural additive is useful for prohibiting either fusing of the object with the support edifice, or in alternative embodiments, the fusing of one part of an object with another part of an object. | 2019-11-07 |
20190337236 | Plastic Containing Assembly Having Filler Material Arrangement for Welding - A plastic containing assembly is provided with a container including a containing member, a front reduced section formed with the containing member, and a shoulder between a front end of the containing member and the reduced section; and a hollow, externally threaded adaptor including an outer protrusion put on the reduced section, an inner projection inserted into both the front end of the containing member and the reduced section, a groove on an outer surface of the projection, a filler member between the groove and the protrusion, and an axial passage communicating with an open front end of the adaptor and the projection respectively. An ultrasonic welding machine may apply high-frequency ultrasonic acoustic vibrations to the filler member and melt same to join the shoulder, thereby forming a first joining layer; and melt a joining portion of the reduced section and the protrusion, thereby forming a second joining layer. | 2019-11-07 |
20190337237 | THERMAL BONDING ASSEMBLY - A thermal bonding assembly for sheets made of polymeric material includes at least one pair of jaws that can be moved mutually closer, at least one of which is provided with a heater at its surface for abutment against a corresponding complementary surface of the other jaw of the pair. The assembly includes a shaft that can rotate by virtue of the action of a respective motor. The rotatable shaft includes at least two eccentric rings which are arranged side by side so that the eccentric portion that protrudes the most with respect to the rotation axis is substantially mutually opposite. Each jaw of the pair includes a respective through hole for the accommodation of the shaft. The shaft is accommodated in the hole of a respective jaw with the interposition of a rotatable disk. | 2019-11-07 |
20190337238 | Vacuum Knife Tool - Cutting of a material, such as a textile or film, can damage the material. A tool is provided that utilizes vacuum pressure near a knife edge to increase a result of the cut. The vacuum pressure passes through a base portion of the tool that has a recessed portion effective to distribute vacuum pressure to one or more apertures extending around an insert of a core portion. The one or more apertures align with a void between the knife edge and the insert allowing for the void to transmit the vacuum pressure through the tool to the knife edge. A machine horn may then cut the material at the knife edge and couple the material with another material. | 2019-11-07 |
20190337239 | TRANSLUCENT LASER WELDABLE THERMOPLASTIC COMPOSITIONS AND LASER-WELDED PRODUCTS - The invention is directed to a thermoplastic resin composition comprising: ●from 10 to 80 weight percent of a partially crystalline polyester component selected from the group consisting of terephthalate-derived polyesters, naphthalate-derived polyesters, succinate-derived polyesters, and furanoate-derived polyesters; or combinations thereof; ●from 1.5 to 40 weight percent of an amorphous high heat copolyester resin component that is produced by polymerizing a monomer mixture comprising a mixture of spiroglycol, ethylene glycol and terephthalic acid and or an ester thereof (SPG PET) and having a glass transition temperature (T | 2019-11-07 |
20190337240 | Method of Controlling Air Temperature for Making Seals - A method and apparatus for making bags from a film that follows a film path through a bag machine includes an input section located on the film path, a sealing section located on the film path down stream of the input section, an output section located on the film path downstream of the sealing section, and a controller, connected to control the sealing section. The sealing section includes a sealer that includes a heater block and a manifold. There is an air flow path from the heater block to the manifold. Air is heated in the heater block in response to a control signal provided by the controller to the heater block. The heated air is provided through the air path to the manifold. A temperature sensor is disposed in at least one of the air path and the manifold. | 2019-11-07 |
20190337241 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING MOLDED SLIME COMPOUNDS - Embodiments disclosed herein provide for an improved method of manufacturing molded slime compounds. Embodiments provide for a mold device including a mold bottom and a handle, wherein the mold bottom forms a shape of the molded slime compound. Embodiments further provide for forming the molded slime compound based on an interaction between a base solution including an algin-based compound and an activator solution including a calcium-based compound. | 2019-11-07 |
20190337242 | Methods for Forming a Composite Blade Stiffener and Facilitating Application of Barely Visible Impact Damage Treatments - An example method for forming a flat composite charge into a composite blade stiffener includes cutting a flat composite charge along a cut line into a first piece and a second piece having an angle, positioning the first piece and the second piece of the flat composite charge on a forming mandrel about a tooling plunger, activating the tooling plunger to drive the first piece and the second piece into a cavity of the forming mandrel resulting in the first piece and the second piece folding at the cut line, withdrawing the tooling plunger from the cavity of the forming mandrel, compressing the forming mandrel to apply a lateral pressure to the first piece and the second piece folded into the cavity, and applying a vertical pressure to a first flange and a second flange of the first piece and the second piece, respectively, to form the composite blade stiffener. | 2019-11-07 |
20190337243 | METHOD FOR MOLDING HOLLOW VEHICLE PART, HOLLOW VEHICLE PART AND AUTOMOBILE - A method for molding a hollow vehicle part, the hollow vehicle part and an automobile. The method includes: a. preparing an inflatable core mold matching a target vehicle part on a geometrical shape in an inflated state, coating curable thermoplastic resin on the surface of the inflatable core mold in the inflated state, and performing shaping; b. braiding fibers on the surface of the shaped core mold to form at least one braided layer; c. conveying the preform into a curing agent passage, and sequentially passing through a heating section and a coating section; and d. conveying the preform mixed with curing agent into a curing passage for curing and molding, then deflating and taking out the inflatable core mold. The method has a high processing automation degree and can meet large-scale production. The produced hollow vehicle part has good mechanical properties, low cost and remarkable lightweight effect. | 2019-11-07 |
20190337244 | Rotary Compaction Tool - A method for placing a piece of composite material onto a substrate. The piece of composite material is placed on the substrate with using an end effector. The piece of composite material is held against the substrate using the end effector. The piece of the composite material is compacted against the substrate while also holding the piece of composite material against the substrate using the end effector. | 2019-11-07 |
20190337245 | FLEXIBLE TOOLING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING OF COMPOSITE STRUCTURES - A system and method is provided for manufacturing a composite structure. In an exemplary aspect, the system includes multiple flexible tooling plates that are interlocked to each other to form a tooling surface for forming a composite structure to be manufactured. Moreover, the system includes an actuator array connected to the flexible plates and that can move the flexible plates relative to each other to adjust a contour of the tooling surface to correspond to a design contour of the composite structure to be manufactured. | 2019-11-07 |
20190337246 | POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITE REPAIR - A procedure for repairing a polymer matrix composite component is provided. The procedure includes the steps of: providing a polymer matrix composite component having a site prepared for repair by removal of damaged or defective material; locating an uncured, polymer matrix composite repair patch at the site to re-build the component thereat; and curing the polymer matrix of the repair patch by heating the patch using eddy currents induced by one or more alternating current coils. The repair patch is without metallic additives, such that the repaired polymer matrix composite after the curing step is also without metallic additives in the vicinity of the repair patch. | 2019-11-07 |
20190337247 | Tire Repair Apparatus - A tire repair apparatus is described for dispensing sealant formulation which is substantially formed of PET and provided with an integrally formed neck or base inlet which itself is additionally provided with a valve or plug within an internal channel thereof. The apparatus is a more environmentally-friendly dispenser and provides for advantages during dispensing of sealant. | 2019-11-07 |
20190337248 | TRANSPORT SYSTEM - A transport system prevents swinging of a lift stage at the time of ascent and descent, while appropriately supporting an article shifted from the reference position. The transport system includes a transport device that transfers a green tire to and from a rack part. The transport device includes a lift stage, a support part, and a guided part. The lift stage is provided to be movable upward and downward. The support part is provided on the lift stage and supports an upper inner wall of the green tire from a lower side. The guided part is provided on the lift stage. The rack part is provided with a guide part having a lower portion defining a first gap with the guided part and an upper portion defining a second gap with the guided part. | 2019-11-07 |
20190337249 | TIRE DISTORTION DETECTION METHOD AND GREEN TIRE INCLUDING PORTION TO BE DETECTED - A tire distortion detection method includes a first step of forming a metallic portion to be detected in a plurality of locations of at least one of tire components, a second step of detecting the portion to be detected in any two states including before and after a manufacturing process for obtaining a product tire from a plurality of tire components including the above tire components, and a third step of comparing positions of the respective portions to be detected in the two states obtained in the second step. | 2019-11-07 |
20190337250 | SELF-SEALING PNEUMATIC VEHICLE TYRE AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF - The invention relates to a self-sealing pneumatic vehicle tire having a belt package ( | 2019-11-07 |