49th week of 2021 patent applcation highlights part 17 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20210379762 | MOTION PLANNING AND TASK EXECUTION USING POTENTIAL OCCUPANCY ENVELOPES - Spatial regions potentially occupied by a robot (or other machinery) or portion thereof and a human operator during performance of all or a defined portion of a task or an application are computationally estimated. These “potential occupancy envelopes” (POEs) may be based on the states (e.g., the current and expected positions, velocities, accelerations, geometry and/or kinematics) of the robot and the human operator. Once the POEs of human operators in the workspace are established, they can be used to guide or revise motion planning for task execution. | 2021-12-09 |
20210379763 | MOTION PLANNING AND TASK EXECUTION USING POTENTIAL OCCUPANCY ENVELOPES - Spatial regions potentially occupied by a robot (or other machinery) or portion thereof and a human operator during performance of all or a defined portion of a task or an application are computationally estimated. These “potential occupancy envelopes” (POEs) may be based on the states (e.g., the current and expected positions, velocities, accelerations, geometry and/or kinematics) of the robot and the human operator. Once the POEs of human operators in the workspace are established, they can be used to guide or revise motion planning for task execution. | 2021-12-09 |
20210379764 | SHARED VARIABLE BINDING AND PARALLEL EXECUTION OF A PROCESS AND ROBOT WORKFLOW ACTIVITIES FOR ROBOTIC PROCESS AUTOMATION - Shared variable binding and parallel execution of a process and robot workflow activities for robotic process automation (RPA) are disclosed. An RPA robot may be “bound” to a variable that is accessed by and displayed in an application. When the RPA robot is triggered, the RPA robot performs potentially conditional logic that may result in modifications to one or more bound variables. The RPA robot may lookup data, perform calculations, check on the status of other processes, and/or perform any other logical operations. The RPA robot may then modify, delete, or otherwise change the value of one or more bound variables, causing the application associated with those variables to display the results (e.g., when the user interface (UI) of the application is refreshed). | 2021-12-09 |
20210379765 | 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 waypoint optv-mo3 in:#finance s during an imaging routine. | 2021-12-09 |
20210379766 | DATA PROCESSING DEVICE AND DATA PROCESSING METHOD - A data processing device includes a command generation unit configured to generate an instruction command for giving an instruction of one or more operations to be executed during a process by a robot provided with at least one arm, wherein the instruction command is generated on a basis of instruction data including image data obtained by capturing one or more images of situations during or after the process, and text data indicating at least one of an object to be utilized in the process or an operation to be executed during the process. | 2021-12-09 |
20210379767 | SMART DRILLING MACHINE, SMART DRILLING SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING SMART DRILLING SYSTEM - A smart drilling system includes a terminal configured to map a design space to an actual space and having perforation location information in the design space, a drilling machine including a drill for perforation and configured to perform perforation in the actual space under control of the terminal based on the perforation location information, and a total station configured to acquire location information of a reference point in the actual space for mapping the design space to the actual space and location information of the drilling machine in the actual space, and to transmit the location information of the reference point in the actual space and the location information of the drilling machine to the terminal, wherein the terminal recognizes and displays a perforable region or a perforable point at a current position of the drilling machine. | 2021-12-09 |
20210379768 | AERIAL NAVIGATION SYSTEM - An aerial navigation system comprises four anchor points mounted on top of four upright members respectively at substantially same height from a ground, a carrier device coupled to a first set of four electric motors mounted at the four anchor points through a set of first wires. The set of first wires, the four upright members and the ground effectively define a volume. The carrier device is moveable in a bounded horizontal plane defined by the four anchor points. A robotic device is suspended from the carrier device using a second wire and moves vertically relative to the carrier device through activation of a fifth electric motor. A control unit is coupled to the first set of four electric motors and the fifth electric motor for controlling the three-dimensional movement of the robotic device to permit navigation from a current location to a target location inside the defined volume. | 2021-12-09 |
20210379769 | ROBOT HAND AND ROBOT HAVING THE SAME - A robot hand includes base body defining gripping position of substrate, first contacting part provided to base body at tip-end side and configured to contact first part of edge part of substrate when substrate is gripped, rotary body provided on base-end side of base body and having second contacting part configured to contact second part of edge part of substrate when substrate is gripped, and mobile body having shaft part to be inserted into shaft hole of rotary body, and configured to move toward tip end of base body to move rotary body toward tip end of the base body. An axial-center line of shaft part extends in thickness directions of base and rotary bodies provided so as to have clearance in axial direction of shaft part with respect to shaft part. | 2021-12-09 |
20210379770 | ATTACHMENT SYSTEM FOR ROBOTICS AND POWER TOOLS - A reconfigurable power tool is disclosed, including a tool frame, a motor attached to the tool frame, and a rotatable drive shaft attached to, and driven by, the motor. A tool attachment is configured to be removably attached to the drive shaft and is powered by rotation of the drive shaft. The drive shaft and the tool each include a coupler having a channel and rib surface. The tool attachment is removable attached to the drive shaft by slidably interlocking the channel and rib surface of the drive shaft coupler with the channel and rib surface of the tool attachment coupler in a direction substantially perpendicular to an axis of rotation of the drive shaft. A robotic device utilizing a similar tool attachment system is also disclosed. | 2021-12-09 |
20210379771 | VACUUM SUCTION PEN AND METHOD FOR USING THE SAME - A vacuum suction pen which can always be held squarely above a work being done notwithstanding the orientation of a component to be fitted to the work includes a penholder, a pen head, a connecting mechanism, and a suction cup. The suction cup is at an end of the pen head away from the penholder and made of rubber for soft handling. The connecting mechanism is coupled to the penholder and the pen head, and comprises a connecting member, the connecting member comprises a first connecting portion and a second connecting portion, the first connecting portion is disposed in the penholder, the second connecting portion is coupled to the pen head, and the pen head can be rotationally disposed on the penholder. A method for using the vacuum suction pen is also provided. | 2021-12-09 |
20210379772 | GRIPPER DEVICE - A gripper device includes a plurality of gripper claws, a plurality of linear motion units, each of which is disposed on corresponding one of the plurality of gripper claws, a synchronization mechanism configured to synchronize movement of the plurality of linear motion units, a first cylinder configured to apply a driving force thereof to the linear motion unit or the synchronization mechanism, a second cylinder having a shorter stroke and a greater driving force as compared to those of the first cylinder, and a transmission mechanism having a clutch which is configured to establish or release mechanical connection between the second cylinder and the synchronization mechanism. | 2021-12-09 |
20210379773 | SURGICAL SYSTEM WITH PASSIVE AND MOTORIZED JOINTS - A method includes obtaining an implant plan, defining a range of motion for a surgical tool based on the implant plan, adjusting, by an actuator and based on the range of motion, a passive joint coupled between the actuator and the surgical tool, and allowing manual movement of the surgical tool through the range of motion via rotation at the passive joint. | 2021-12-09 |
20210379774 | GYROSCOPICALLY STABILISED LEGGED ROBOT - A gyroscopically stabilised legged robot including: a body; a number of legs coupled to the body and configured for providing legged locomotion of the robot across a surface in use; an orientation sensor for detecting an angular orientation of the body; a control moment gyroscope mounted on the robot, the control moment gyroscope including a rotor that spins around a rotor spin axis in use, and a tilting mechanism for supporting the rotor relative to the robot, the tilting mechanism being configured to rotate the rotor spin axis about two gyroscope rotation axes to thereby generate respective gyroscopic reaction torques; and a gyroscope controller configured to control operation of the tilting mechanism based at least in part on the detected angular orientation of the body, such that gyroscopic reaction torques are generated to at least partially stabilise the angular orientation of the body during the legged locomotion of the robot. | 2021-12-09 |
20210379775 | POSITION AND ORIENTATION TRACKING SYSTEM - The present disclosure relates to a tracking system for tracking a position and orientation of an object, the tracking system including: a tracking base provided in an environment, the tracking base including: a tracking head support; and, at least three tracking heads mounted to the tracking head support, a target system including at least three targets mounted to the object, each target including a reflector that reflects a radiation beam to the base sensor of a respective tracking head; and, a control system that: causes each tracking head to track a respective target as it moves throughout the environment; determines a position of each target with respect to a respective tracking head; determines an orientation of the target system using at least in part the determined position of each target; and, determines the position and orientation of the object using at least in part the position and orientation of the target system. | 2021-12-09 |
20210379776 | DUAL TANK BEARD CARE MULTI-TOOL - The dual tank beard care multi-tool disclosed herein is intended to be carried by a user and provide a mobile source of beard care grooming tools. The device provides two distinct tanks, one for oils and one for balms, and a plurality of tools required by beard wearers. Among these tools may be a switched beard comb, which may be manually or semi-automatically switched so that a user may carry the device without the comb teeth being exposed. The first tank and second tank may be integrated into the device main body or may be removably attached. The device may further comprise a plurality of receivers for receiving a folding comb, a scissor, and a beard brush. A mirror may also be installed within the device, and a heating element may be incorporated in some embodiments. | 2021-12-09 |
20210379777 | COUPLING MECHANISM - A coupling mechanism for connecting a replaceable shaving cartridge of a shaving device to a handle of the shaving device includes a first connector, a second connector, and a locking member. The first connector of the replaceable shaving cartridge is adapted to move along an axial direction. The second connector of the handle is adapted to move along a substantially arc-shaped path with respect to the handle when at least one connector of the first connector and the second connector is pushed against the other connector. The second connector is adapted to mechanically engage with the first connector in the course of its motion so as to reach an engaged position with the first connector. The locking member of the handle is adapted to lock the second connector when the latter is in the engaged position with the first connector. | 2021-12-09 |
20210379778 | CUTTER ASSEMBLY FOR A HAIR CUTTING APPLIANCE - The present invention relates to a cutter assembly ( | 2021-12-09 |
20210379779 | Domestic Appliance - The present application relates to a domestic appliance comprising a mechanical function unit having a movable member, a housing containing a motor to operate the movable member to carry out a primary function of the appliance, and an electrical function unit having an electrically operative member to perform a secondary function of the appliance that supports the primary function performed by the mechanical function unit. The electrical function unit comprises a module positioned between the mechanical function unit and the housing. The electrical function unit comprises a generator to convert mechanical energy generated by the motor located in the housing into electrical energy to power the electrically operative member. | 2021-12-09 |
20210379780 | RAZOR HANDLE WITH A PIVOTING PORTION - A razor handle. The razor handle can have a main body and a pivoting head pivotally coupled with the main body about a first axis of rotation. A severable benefit delivery member can extend from a main body connection on the main body to a pivoting head connection on the pivoting head, the benefit delivery member providing a first biasing torque on the pivoting head to affect an angular deflection about the first axis of rotation of the pivoting head relative to the main body. A spring member can extend from a spring-main-body connection on the main body to a spring-pivoting-head connection on the pivoting head, the spring member applying a second biasing torque to affect an angular deflection about the first axis of rotation of the pivoting head relative to the main body. A ratio of the sum of the first and second pivoting torques divided by the angular deflection in radians to the second pivoting torque divided by the angular deflection in radians of the pivoting head with the pivot benefit delivery connection severed can be greater than 2:1. | 2021-12-09 |
20210379781 | SHAVING RAZOR CARTRIDGE - A shaving razor cartridge with a housing having a primary guard at a front of the housing and a secondary cap at a rear of the housing. A bridge member having a primary cap surface and a secondary guard surface is positioned between the primary guard and the secondary cap. The bridge member has a plurality of spaced apart ribs extending transverse to the cutting edge of the first blade and defining a plurality of openings. A first blade is mounted to the housing between the primary guard and the primary cap surface. The first blade has a cutting edge. A second blade having a cutting edge extending in a same direction as the cutting edge of the first blade. The second blade is mounted to the housing between the secondary guard surface and the secondary cap. A width of the bridge member is 2.5 mm to 4 mm. | 2021-12-09 |
20210379782 | RAZOR ASSEMBLY - In some embodiments, the present disclosure provides a razor assembly including a razor cartridge, razor handle, and recovering force-providing unit. The razor cartridge includes a shaving blade having a cutting edge and a blade housing receiving the shaving blade longitudinally. The razor handle is connected to the razor cartridge rotatably about a first rotational axis parallel to longitudinal direction within a rotation range. The recovering force-providing unit provides the razor cartridge rotated about the first rotational axis from a rest position with recovering force returning the razor cartridge to the rest position. The rotation range includes a first pivot section between the rest position and first angle, and a second pivot section between the first angle and a greater second angle. The recovering force increases as the razor cartridge rotates with an increasing rotational angle, at an increasing rate that differs between the first and second pivot sections. | 2021-12-09 |
20210379783 | SLITTER DIRECTOR FOR AUTOMATED CONTROL OF SLIT ROLL GENERATION FROM MANUFACTURED WEB - This disclosure describes techniques for automatically controlling the operation of a slitter ( | 2021-12-09 |
20210379784 | LINEAR CUT TO LENGTH SYSTEM FOR INLINE PRODUCTION OF PROCESSED TUBING - A system for cutting medical tubing sourced from a spool of tubing uses two actuator groups that each reciprocate along a respective track, which are parallel to each other. Each actuator group has a clamp and a cutting tool which have an operative position along a common axis. The tubing is fed along the common axis to be operated on by the actuator groups. A forward actuator group clamps onto the tubing and is then moved along its track, pulling the tubing. A rearward actuator group then clamps onto the tubing and cuts the tubing. While still clamped onto the tubing, the rearward actuator group is moved forward, pulling more tubing, and the actuator group that was forward is moved to the rearward position and the process is repeated iteratively to produce tubing sections cut to the desired length. The tubing is pressurized and kept under pressure to straighten the tubing. | 2021-12-09 |
20210379785 | RE-SEALER FOR A MULTI-PLY CUTTER - The invention is directed to a re-sealer for a multi-ply cutter including a cutter table and a cutter frame. The cutter frame includes a fixed re-sealer end attached to an overlay film. The overlay film covers a workpiece on the cutter table through a movable re-sealer end, which is longitudinally displaced along the table and includes a swing arm on each side of the table. The cutter frame further includes a mandrel attached between the swing arms of the movable re-sealer end and the overlay film. Each of the swing arms include an actuator attached thereto, providing rotation of each of the swing arms in a first direction about an axis of the actuator thereby raising the mandrel above the table. The actuators also include a down stop preventing rotation of the swing arm in a second direction thereby establishing a minimum height of the mandrel above the table. | 2021-12-09 |
20210379786 | CUTTING MACHINE - Provide a safer cutting machine. A front portion detection means that is spaced downward from the lower end of the clamp gauge by a first predetermined distance and is positioned near the front edge of the clamp gauge in die front-rear direction of the clamp gauge, and a first predetermined distance from the lower end of the clamp gauge. The rear portion detection means and the clamp gauge which arc spaced apart from each other by a second predetermined distance different from the above distance and which are arranged at the rear portion of the front portion detection means in the front-rear direction of the clamp gauge move in the vertical direction. The height of the clamp gauge when the detection state/non-detection state of the rear portion detection means is switched by the paper stack when it is moving or not moving, and the front portion by an unknown object when the clamp gauge is moving vertically The height of the clamp gauge when the detection state/non-detection state of Ok detection means is switched, the difference between the first predetermined distance and the second predetermined distance, and the class of the intruding object. Based on the estimated dimension in the vertical direction of Pugeji to detect an intrusion object. | 2021-12-09 |
20210379787 | BLADE ASSEMBLY FOR CUTTING FOOD - A blade assembly includes a blade support frame, and a plurality of V-shaped blades removably fastened to the blade support frame. The blade support frame has a food flow path extending downstream, and a plurality of blade mounts distributed around the food flow path. Each V-shaped blade has a first end portion connected to one of the blade mounts, a second end portion connected to another of the blade mounts, and an intermediate portion extending from the first end portion to the second end portion into the food flow path. At the first and second end portions of each V-shaped blade, a respective one of the blade mounts overlies both the upstream edge and the downstream edge of the V-shaped blade to inhibit the V-shaped blade from rotating when impacted by food. | 2021-12-09 |
20210379788 | Score Die, Score Die Forming System, and Associated Method - A score die including a body with a generally planar first surface. The first surface includes a score blade. The score blade has a number of cutting portions, and, each cutting portion has a substantially uniform cross-section. | 2021-12-09 |
20210379789 | METHOD FOR FRACTURING METAL COMPONENT, AND METHOD FOR FRACTURING CONNECTING ROD - A method for fracturing a metal component in which a through hole is included, and groove portions that continue from a first open end to a second open end of the through hole are formed at facing positions in an inner circumferential surface of the through hole, includes specifying positions on which a stress is to concentrate when fracturing of the metal component is started, in the groove portions of the metal component; forming stress concentration portions at positions in bottom portions of the groove portions corresponding to the specified positions such that the specified positions in the groove portions are caused to serve as breaking start points; and causing cracking earlier at the stress concentration portions in the groove portions than at each portion of the groove portions when the fracturing is started and causing cracking to develop from each portion of the groove portions. | 2021-12-09 |
20210379790 | LINK ELEMENTS FOR IMPROVED FLEXIBLE ABRASIVE CUTTING TOOLS - An element for serial configuration with an adjacent element in an abrasive tool, wherein the element is arranged to be mounted on a flexible drive carrier having a drive direction D. The element comprising at least one protruding member extending in a direction parallel to the drive direction D. The at least one protruding member being configured to overlap with the adjacent element at least when the flexible drive carrier has a straight configuration, and to reduce a width of a gap G formed between the element and the adjacent element when the flexible drive carrier is configured bent in an arcuate form. | 2021-12-09 |
20210379791 | MULTI-PURPOSE TOOLS AND METHODS OF USE - Herein are novel tools for splitting wood and material handling. Disclosed is a vehicle supported wood splitter comprising a blade portion and a fixation portion extending from the blade portion. The blade portion comprises a generally upward facing cut edge situated between a primary deflector face and a secondary deflector face and in one embodiment at least a portion of the fixation portion is sized and shaped to be received in a hitch receiver of a vehicle. In other forms, the blade portion comprises a ball space for seating over a hitch ball. In some forms, the splitter is in the form of a jack stand. Also disclosed is a complementary kindling collection system, a guide system, and splitter device adapted to one or more of casting, machining, and welding. Several methods of use are also disclosed. | 2021-12-09 |
20210379792 | METHOD FOR PROCESSING PANEL-SHAPED WORKPIECES - A method for processing panel-shaped workpieces having the steps of providing a large-format panel, and feeding the large-format panel to a detachment station; detaching panel-shaped workpieces by dividing the large-format panel in the detachment station by making cuts in the large-format panel using a detachment unit; and feeding the workpieces thus detached to a downstream processing station in order to complete the panel-shaped workpiece. In step b) at least a part of each detached workpiece acquires from the detachment unit an alignment section for engaging gripping elements and/or introducing reference bores. After the workpiece provided with the alignment section has been detached it is taken over by a gripping element, engaging element or grasping element which engages the alignment section. After the workpiece is taken over, the gripping element, engaging element or grasping element engaging in a form-fitting manner on the alignment section of the workpiece runs through a cycle. | 2021-12-09 |
20210379793 | SYSTEM FOR GLUE-COATING PLANT PARTICLES - The invention relates to an installation for producing glued plant particles, in particular from annual plants (e.g. straw), in order to produce boards, e.g. fibreboards or chipboards, having at least one comminuting apparatus ( | 2021-12-09 |
20210379794 | MACHINE FOR DRY DECORATION OF TILES - A machine for dry decoration of ceramic slabs or tiles, comprising: a support element ( | 2021-12-09 |
20210379795 | SHOTCRETE NOZZLE ASSEMBLY - A shotcrete nozzle assembly comprising: a tubular body including a body sidewall defining a central passageway extending along a central longitudinal passageway axis, and water dispensing bores extending through the body sidewall and including: first and second sets of water dispensing bores positioned such that outlet openings thereof defined in an inner face of the body sidewall are disposed in a respective one of longitudinally spaced-apart first and second transversal planes extending perpendicularly to the passageway axis, at least some of the water dispensing bores being oriented such that the central bore axes thereof extend in a non-radial direction relative to the passageway axis, and such that an orthogonal projection of the central bore axes of the first and second sets of water dispensing bores onto one of the transversal planes forms first and second projected central bore axes which intersect each other at a first non-zero angle. | 2021-12-09 |
20210379796 | SHOTCRETE NOZZLE ASSEMBLY AND STREAM CONTROLLING DEVICE THEREFOR - A shotcrete nozzle assembly comprising: a tubular body operatively connectable to a concrete source, the tubular body including a stream controlling section for controlling a stream of fresh concrete projected from an outlet body end, the stream controlling section including at least one helicoidal conduit defined within the body sidewall, each helicoidal conduit extending helicoidally around a central conduit between an air inlet end operatively connectable to a pressurized air source and an air outlet end located towards the outlet body end, each helicoidal conduit being twisted around the central passageway to guide pressurized air exiting through the air outlet end along an helicoidal path extending away from the outlet body end and around the stream of fresh concrete exiting the outlet body end. | 2021-12-09 |
20210379797 | MIXING SYSTEMS HAVING DISK ASSEMBLIES - Mixing systems that include a mixer housing and one or more disk assemblies for mixing and processing materials is disclosed. The disks rotate to mix an additive into the material and to carry agglomerated solids toward a discharge of the mixing system. The disks may have a plurality of fingers or lobes which extend from a central portion of the disks. | 2021-12-09 |
20210379798 | POWDERY-MATERIAL MIXING DEGREE MEASUREMENT DEVICE AND COMPRESSION MOLDING SYSTEM - A powdery-material mixing degree measurement device includes a supplier configured to be fed with a mixed-powdery materials, a discharger configured to discharge to feed, with the mixed-powdery materials, a filling device configured to fill a die bore of the compression-molding machine with a powdery material, a rotator including a plurality of movable portions and configured to capture the mixed-powdery materials fed through the supplier and to transfer the mixed-powdery materials to the discharger a first sensor configured to measure a mixing degree of the mixed-powdery materials captured by the movable portions of the rotator, a second sensor configured to detect whether or not the mixed-powdery materials in the supplier have an upper surface level kept within a constant target range, and a controller configured to adjust rotational speed of the rotator such that the upper surface level of the mixed-powdery materials in the supplier is kept within the constant target range. | 2021-12-09 |
20210379799 | DEVICE FOR MANUFACTURING LARGE AMOUNT OF POLYMERIC MICRO-SCAFFOLDS - The present invention relates to a manufacturing device for manufacturing a large amount of micro-scaffolds for a long period of time such that stable and uniform particles can be fabricated. The manufacturing device comprises: a first solution storage portion for storing a polymer support structure solution; a second solution storage portion for storing an emulsifier solution; a gas storage portion connected to each of the first solution storage portion and the second solution storage portion; a pressure control portion for controlling the pressure of the transporting gas flowing into the first solution storage portion and the second solution storage portion from the pressurization portion, respectively; a scaffold injector portion for receiving the polymer support structure solution and the emulsifier solution provided by the transporting gas, respectively; and a scaffold generating portion for receiving the scaffold dispersion discharged through the scaffold injection portion. | 2021-12-09 |
20210379800 | IMPRINT DEVICE, ARTICLE MANUFACTURING METHOD, AND MEASURING METHOD FOR IMPRINT DEVICE - An imprint device that can simply detect an abnormality such as dirt of a mold chuck is provided. The imprint device includes a holding mechanism configured to hold a mold, a mold shape correcting mechanism configured to modify a shape of the mold, a mold shape measuring unit configured to measure the shape of the mold, and a determination unit configured to determine whether there is dirt on a mold holding surface of the holding mechanism or the mold based on mold modification characteristics which are measured by the mold shape measuring unit with respect to target mold modification values in the mold shape correcting mechanism. | 2021-12-09 |
20210379801 | PRODUCTION PROCESS OF A COMPOSITE PRODUCT - Production process of a composite product ( | 2021-12-09 |
20210379802 | INJECTION MOLD SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INJECTION MOLDING - There is provided an injection mold system and a method for injection molding to produce a three-dimensional object. The system including: one or more extruders each adapted to receive one or more cartridges, the one or more cartridges containing extrudable material; an injection nozzle dimensioned to be positioned into an injection inlet of a mold; tubing each connecting one of the cartridges to the injection nozzle; and one or more controllers configured to control flow of the extrudable material from the one or more extruders to the injection nozzle to fill at least a portion of the interior chamber with the extrudable material to produce the three-dimensional object. | 2021-12-09 |
20210379803 | A POLYMER MOLD INSERT FOR AN INJECTION MOLDING TOOL - A polymer mold insert ( | 2021-12-09 |
20210379804 | Cooled Electric Actuator Controlled Injection - An injection molding system ( | 2021-12-09 |
20210379805 | SHEAR-INDUCING INJECTION MOLDING SYSTEM - A polymer injection molding system in one embodiment includes a manifold comprising internal flow conduits configured for conveying polymer in a fluidic state. The manifold may be part of a hot or cold runner type molding unit. An injection nozzle fluidly coupled to the flow conduits interfaces with a mold cavity and is configured to inject polymer therein to form a molded article. The nozzle has a tubular valve body defining a central axial passage which receives a movable elongated valve pin. The valve pin is linearly movable to change the nozzle between open and closed positions for discharging or stopping polymer flow therefrom. The valve pin is further rotatable about its axis to induce shear on the polymer. This maintains the polymer in its flowable fluidic state between molding cycles to prevent polymer cold slug formation within the nozzle which can disrupt the flow resulting in incompletely formed articles. | 2021-12-09 |
20210379806 | MOLD FOR INJECTION MOLDING PROCESSES AND MOLDING PROCESS USING THE MOLD - A mold for injection molding processes and a molding process that uses the mold. The mold has, at at least one part of the surface of its cavity raised portions which are longitudinally extended, are arranged side by side and are oriented substantially in the direction of the flow of the melted plastic material that is injected. During the process, the surface of the cavity of the mold is kept at a temperature that is lower than the glass transition temperature, in the case of molding of plastic material constituted by amorphous polymers, and lower than the crystallization temperature, in the case of molding of plastic material constituted by semicrystalline polymers. | 2021-12-09 |
20210379807 | MOLDING CONDITIONS DETERMINATION ASSIST DEVICE AND RESIN STATE ESTIMATION DEVICE - There are provided a molding conditions determination assist device and a resin state estimation device including: a quality estimation unit which estimates quality of the mold products by a machine learning on the basis of a detection data; a quality transition storage unit which accumulates the estimated quality of the mold products and stores a quality transition with respect to the accumulated quality of the mold products; a tendency evaluation unit which evaluates a quality change tendency with respect to a prescribed standard quality on the basis of the quality transition; a relationship storage unit which stores a relationship between the quality change tendency and a modification amount of the molding conditions for returning the quality to the standard quality; and a modification conditions determination unit which determines the modification amount of the molding conditions on the basis of the quality change tendency and the relationship. | 2021-12-09 |
20210379808 | MONITORING APPARATUS AND METHOD - A monitoring apparatus for molds includes a control unit connectable to a first and second sensor associable with the mold and configured for emitting respective signals representative of a deformation parameter and temperature parameter of the mold. The control unit, in order to define an alert condition, is configured for: defining a value of a threshold parameter as a function of the temperature of the mold and comparing such value of the deformation parameter with a value of a threshold parameter defined as a function of the temperature of the mold; or normalizing, at a reference temperature, the value of the deformation parameter determined at the temperature of the mold and comparing a value of a threshold parameter, defined at the reference temperature, with the value of the normalized deformation parameter at the same reference temperature. Also forming the object of the present invention is a monitoring method and a data medium. | 2021-12-09 |
20210379809 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MONITORING STATES OF INJECTION MOLDING MACHINE - A system and a method for monitoring states of an injection molding machine includes a data collector, a controller, and an alarm apparatus. The data collector communicates with a molding equipment, a mold, and a mold temperature controller. Data of the molding equipment, data of the mold, and data of the mold temperature controller is constantly collected in real time by the data collector. The controller determines whether the data comprises a value exceeding a predetermined value range. The alarm is activated if the data is determined to comprises a value exceeding the predetermined value ranges. | 2021-12-09 |
20210379810 | Apparatus for Producing Films Stretched In-Line - The invention relates to an apparatus for producing tubular films stretched in-line by blow molding with an extruder, a film blowing line, a lay-flat unit, an oscillating haul-off unit, and a stretching line for monoaxially stretching the film laid flat in machine direction. According to the invention, the stretching line is arranged above the extruder between the lay-flat unit and the oscillating haul-off unit. | 2021-12-09 |
20210379811 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A TUBE ARRANGEMENT FOR THE TRANSPORT OF TEMPERING MEDIUM - A method for producing a tube arrangement ( | 2021-12-09 |
20210379812 | GRIPPER FOR HOLDING WORKPIECES, IN PARTICULAR PREFORMS OR CONTAINERS - The invention relates to a gripper for holding workpieces, in particular preforms or containers, in their neck region, having a gripper base on which two gripper arms are pivotably arranged, which each have gripping ends for partially enclosing the neck region, wherein the gripper arms are held in a base position under spring tension, in which the gripping ends can jointly enclose and hold a neck region and, if they come into contact with an obstacle, can be pivoted out of the base position jointly in one direction, wherein one of the gripper arms as the main arm ( | 2021-12-09 |
20210379813 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THE EXPANSION OF CONTAINERS WITH DETERMINING THE GAS PROPORTION - A method for filling and expanding of containers includes the following steps:
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20210379814 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A MULTILAYER BODY AND A MULTILAYER BODY - A method for producing a multilayer body and a multilayer body, wherein the method includes: providing a single-layered or multi-layered substrate with a first surface and a second surface, providing one or more sensor films which each have at least one sensor area and have a first surface and a second surface facing away from the first surface, applying the one or more sensor films to the second surface of the substrate such that the first surface of the respective sensor film rests on the second surface of the substrate at least in areas, thermoforming a series of layers comprising the substrate and the one or more sensor films applied to the second surface of the substrate such that, during the thermoforming, on the first surface of the substrate a surface relief is formed which is determined by the shaping, of one or more of the one or more sensor films. | 2021-12-09 |
20210379815 | MODULAR PRINT BED FOR 3D BIOPRINTER - Disclosed are systems and methods for a bioprinter capable of printing an object having biological components. In some embodiments, the bioprinter includes a modular print bed having a recessed area configured to receive a variable insert and a printer head positioned above the modular print bed. In some embodiments, the printer head has a cartridge for receiving and holding a biomaterial, and an extruder configured to extrude biomaterials from the cartridge onto a portion of the variable insert. The variable insert may include functional elements (e.g., heating, cooling, photocuring) and/or receiving elements (e.g., well plates). | 2021-12-09 |
20210379816 | SHAPED ARTICLE - A shaped article is provided. The shaped article includes a light reflective layer, a decorative layer, and a first transparent layer. The light reflective layer is being provided from an ink having light reflectiveness. The first transparent layer is being provided from a transparent ink. The decorative layer is disposed on an outer side of the light reflective layer. The first transparent layer is disposed on an outer side of the decorative layer. | 2021-12-09 |
20210379817 | ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING PROCESS USING A BUILDING MATERIAL THAT CONTAINS METAL-OXIDE COATED MICA - The present invention relates to a method of producing an article, comprising the step of producing the article by means of an additive manufacturing method from a build material comprising an aromatic polycarbonate and interference pigments and/or pearlescent pigments from the group of the metal oxide-coated micas. The invention likewise relates to an article obtainable by the method. The build material further comprises ≥0.05% by weight to ≤3% by weight of anhydride-modified α-olefin polymer. | 2021-12-09 |
20210379818 | NEAR NET SHAPE ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING - An additive manufacturing apparatus includes a first vertically-extending support leg, a second vertically-extending support leg, and a gantry supported on the first and second support legs. The additive manufacturing apparatus also includes a work table movably supported beneath the gantry, a print head supported on the gantry, and a trim head supported on the gantry with the print head. | 2021-12-09 |
20210379819 | PHOTORESPONSIVE MATERIALS FOR VOLUMETRIC ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING - Photoresponsive materials for use with a volumetric additive manufacturing system are described herein. Some embodiments of photoresponsive materials described herein include at least one constituent selected from the group consisting of (i) a thiol-containing siloxane prepolymer, (ii) a vinyl-containing siloxane prepolymer, (iii) a reinforcing filler, (iv) a photoinitiator (v) a polymerization inhibitor. Various methods of using the same photoresponsive materials in additive manufacturing processes, such as volumetric additive manufacturing, are also described. | 2021-12-09 |
20210379820 | JETTED MATERIAL PRINTER WITH PRESSURE-ASSISTED FLUID EXTRACTION - A three-dimensional (3D) inkjet printer is configured to build up an object by printing a series of layers and stacking them to form the object. In order to speed printing, drying of each layer is accelerated by using a pressure differential to extract liquid vehicle from the ink, and by moving the printed layer away from the inkjet print heads before drying so that the inkjet print heads may print the next layer. The dried printed layer may also be conditioned and/or cured. Dried printed layers are stacked at a build station to assemble the finished object. | 2021-12-09 |
20210379821 | JETTED MATERIAL PRINTER WITH PRESSURE-ASSISTED FLUID EXTRACTION - A three-dimensional (3D) inkjet printer is configured to build up an object by printing a series of layers and stacking them to form the object. In order to speed printing, drying of each layer is accelerated by using a pressure differential to extract liquid vehicle from the ink, and by moving the printed layer away from the inkjet print heads before drying so that the inkjet print heads may print the next layer. The dried printed layer may also be conditioned and/or cured. Dried printed layers are stacked at a build station to assemble the finished object. | 2021-12-09 |
20210379822 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF STRUCTURES UTILIZING ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING TECHNIQUES - Embodiments disclosed herein relate to methods of constructing a structure and related non-transitory computer readable medium. In an embodiment, the method includes (a) defining a vertical first slice and a second vertical slice of the structure. A lateral cross-section of the structure within the first vertical slice is different than the lateral cross-section of the structure for the second vertical slice. In addition, the method includes (b) depositing a plurality of first vertically stacked layers of an extrudable building material with a printing assembly to form the first vertical slice. Further, the method includes depositing a plurality of second vertically stacked layers of the extrudable building material atop the first vertical slice with the printing assembly to form the second vertical slice. | 2021-12-09 |
20210379823 | Method and System for Producing a Workpiece Using Additive Manufacturing Techniques - A method of producing a workpiece includes obtaining CAD data representing the workpiece in multiple workpiece layers. The CAD data includes multiple workpiece layer definitions corresponding respectively to the workpiece layers. The method includes selecting a first workpiece layer definition, preparing a powder bed of powder material on a build platform, and producing, based on the selected workpiece layer definition, a workpiece layer on the build platform by controlling a layer tool to selectively melt or sinter the powder material on the build platform. The method includes assessing the produced workpiece layer, including measuring the produced workpiece layer using a measuring head, analyzing the measurements of the produced workpiece layer, and, in response to the analysis indicating that the produced workpiece layer is defective, reprocessing the produced workpiece layer by controlling the layer tool to selectively melt or sinter the powder material on the build platform. | 2021-12-09 |
20210379824 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING - An example of a three-dimensional (3D) printing kit includes a build material composition and a fusing agent to be applied to at least a portion of the build material composition during 3D printing. The build material composition includes thermoplastic elastomer particles, wherein at least 70% of the thermoplastic elastomer particles, based on a number distribution, have an aspect ratio ranging from 0.75 to 1. The fusing agent includes an energy absorber to absorb electromagnetic radiation to coalesce the thermoplastic elastomer particles in the at least the portion. | 2021-12-09 |
20210379825 | PRINTHEAD DISPENSING DEPOSITION MATERIAL FOR 3D FABRICATION APPARATUS - A printhead a supplying portion with a supplying opening of a filament; a melting portion to melt a filament supplied; a discharging portion having a discharging opening to discharge the melted filament. A heat insulating portion between the supplying portion and the melting portion are integrally formed to effectively suppress heat in the melting portion conducting to the supplying portion even when the melting portion is heated to high temperature, to maintain the temperature of the supplying portion to an appropriate temperature, and to efficiently utilize heat by the melting portion as a result of heating the melting portion. | 2021-12-09 |
20210379826 | DEVICE FOR SIMULTANEOUS 3D PRINTING OF A PLURALITY OF OBJECTS - A device for simultaneous 3D printing of a plurality of objects, including a plurality of printing heads and a plurality of object holders each associated with one of the printing heads, wherein: the printing heads and the object holders can be moved relative to one another along three translation axes in three spatial dimensions by at least three translation actuators; the printing heads are arranged on exactly one carrier element and the object holders are arranged on one or more object holder carriers, or the printing heads are arranged on a plurality of carrier elements and the object holders are arranged on exactly one object holder carrier; the printing heads are arranged on the one carrier element or the plurality of carrier elements at an offset along at least two of the three translation axes. | 2021-12-09 |
20210379827 | IN-SITU CURING OVEN FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING SYSTEM - A system is disclosed for additively manufacturing a composite structure. The system may include a head configured to discharge a continuous reinforcement that is at least partially coated with a matrix, and a housing trailing from the head and configured to at least partially enclose the continuous reinforcement after discharge. The system may also include a heat source disposed at least partially inside the oven, and a support configured to move the head during discharging. | 2021-12-09 |
20210379828 | POWDER BED FUSION APPARATUS AND METHODS - A powder bed fusion apparatus for building an object in a layer-by-layer manner includes a build platform movable within a build sleeve to define a build volume, a layer formation device for forming layers of powder across the build volume in a working plane and an irradiation device for irradiating powder in the working plane to selectively fuse the powder. The powder bed fusion apparatus further includes a mechanical manipulator arranged to engage with the object and/or a build substrate, to which the object is attached, to tilt the object in a raised position above the working plane such that powder is freed from the object and deposited at a location above the working plane and/or into the build volume. | 2021-12-09 |
20210379829 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR TOMOGRAPHIC ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING WITH A SPATIALLY COHERENT LIGHT SOURCE - A method of fabricating a three-dimensional article comprises providing a spatially coherent light source ( | 2021-12-09 |
20210379830 | DETERMINING FUSING ENERGY PROFILES IN 3D PRINTING - In an example implementation, a method of 3D printing includes receiving a 3D object model that defines the shape of an object to be printed in a layer-by-layer build process, and determining a desired thermal profile based on the shape of the object. For each object layer, a fusing energy radiation pattern is determined based on the desired thermal profile, and an electromagnetic energy emitter array is controlled to deliver fusing energy to the object layer according to the energy radiation pattern. | 2021-12-09 |
20210379831 | Additive Manufacturing Cartridges And Processes For Producing Cured Polymeric Products By Additive Manufacturing - The present disclosure is directed to additive manufacturing cartridges having an oxygen impermeable layer and to processes for producing cured polymeric products by additive manufacturing wherein the oxygen content during additive manufacturing is limited such as by use of the cartridge and/or by use of an inert gas. | 2021-12-09 |
20210379832 | METHOD FOR GENERATING AN IRRADIATION CONTROL DATA SET FOR AN ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING DEVICE - Disclosed is a method for generating an irradiation control data set for creating control data for a device for additive manufacturing of a number of components in a manufacturing process in which at least one layer of a build material is introduced into a process space and the build material of the layer is selectively solidified to form at least one component layer by irradiating at least one section of the layer using a plurality of irradiation resources, wherein layer data are divided into a plurality of work packages, these work packages are put in an order and an irradiation resource is selected taking into account an execution time determined for the irradiation resource to which one of the work packages is assigned taking into account a specified set of evaluation rules, and this is repeated until to a predetermined termination criterion is reached. | 2021-12-09 |
20210379833 | ENHANCED 3D PRINTING APPARATUS - A beam steering system in which the printhead follows a printpath along a curve, such as printing of a heat exchanger thin walls, typically undergoes errors due to varying beam angles, beam focus and beam speed. The present disclosure provides solutions to error reduction and increases reliability for printing rings and hollow objects related to 3D printing. Accordingly, a wall described by a curve function, may be fabricated using a printhead, which is moved in a print path that keeps the print lines orthogonal to the print path and tangent to the inner center line curve between the outer wall and the inner wall. | 2021-12-09 |
20210379834 | Device for Applying Flowable Material to a Substratum That Can Be Rotated About an Axis of Rotation - A device for applying flowable material to a substratum rotated about an axis of rotation, in accordance with image data stored as pixels or vectors of a Cartesian coordinate grid in a first memory, has at least one printing head for discharging material drops of the flowable material, and is arranged above the substratum, and a controller for positioning the substratum in relation to the printing head and controlling the discharge of the material drops. In a second memory, special polar coordinate grid points arranged on circular lines and on first rays having a first angular distance and, in the direction of origin, on further rays having an angular distance from each other that is greater than the first angular distance are stored. The special polar coordinate grid points are transformed into coordinates of the Cartesian coordinate system, and are compared with the pixels of the image file. | 2021-12-09 |
20210379835 | 3D PRINTING SYSTEM FOR MANUFACTURING ARTIFICIAL BLOOD VESSEL AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ARTIFICIAL BLOOD VESSEL USING SAME - The present invention relates to a three-dimensional (3D) printing system for manufacturing an artificial blood vessel and a method for manufacturing an artificial blood vessel using the same, wherein a cylindrical support having a hollow 3D porous structure including a thermoplastic polymer is manufactured and vertically fixed, and a hydrogel divided into at least two sections is discharged into the support, thereby maintaining the structure and shape constantly even after printing and manufacturing an artificial blood vessel having a hollow multilayered structure. The 3D printing system for manufacturing an artificial blood vessel comprises: a rotatable support manufacturing unit which forms a hollow cylindrical support having a 3D porous structure by discharging a polymer to the outer circumference thereof through a first head; a first head which forms a hollow cylindrical support having a 3D porous structure by discharging a polymer to the support manufacturing unit; a support vertically holding the hollow cylindrical support manufactured through the first head; and a second head which discharges a hydrogel, divided into at least two sections, into the cylindrical support vertically held and fixed to the support. | 2021-12-09 |
20210379836 | SACRIFICIAL BARRIERS - A system includes a controller to receive data corresponding to an object or slices of the object to be generated by a 3D printer, wherein the 3D printer includes an array of printhead nozzles to selectively eject a print agent on a layer of build material in a build chamber having a build chamber wall, the array of printhead nozzles spanning substantially the full width of the build chamber and moveable along a length of the build chamber. The controller to generate first print data used to generate layers of the object based on the received object data, and to generate second print data used to generate layers of a sacrificial barrier located between the object and the build chamber wall, the second print data is generated such that different parts of the sacrificial barrier are generated using a different plurality of nozzles of the array of printhead nozzles. | 2021-12-09 |
20210379837 | THERMOPLASTIC COMPOSITES COMPRISING WATER-SOLUBLE PEO GRAFT POLYMERS FOR USE AS A SACRIFICIAL SUPPORT IN 3D ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING - A method for preparing a sacrificial support material for use in printing a three-dimensional (3D) article includes providing a water-soluble thermoplastic polymer composite including a water-soluble thermoplastic polyethylene oxide graft polymer having a polyethylene oxide polymer backbone, and from about 0.05% to about 10% by weight of the polyethylene oxide polymer backbone of at least one polar vinyl monomer grafted to the polyethylene oxide polymer backbone. One or more nanoscopic particulate processing aids may be uniformly dispersed in the graft polymer in an amount of from about 0.05% to about 10% by weight of the water-soluble thermoplastic polymer composite. The water-soluble thermoplastic polymer composite may have a viscosity in the range of about 100 to about 10,000 Pa-sec. The method may also include forming the water-soluble thermoplastic polymer composite into the 3D printable sacrificial support material. | 2021-12-09 |
20210379838 | 3D PRINTED BIODEGRADABLE IMPLANTS - Methods for making an implant scaffold, comprising providing a 3D template generated according to an image of a lesion site, contacting the 3D template with a solution comprising a polymeric precursor, and evaporating the solution, thereby obtaining an implant scaffold, are provided. Further, implant scaffolds, comprising a water-soluble template in the form of a 3D geometrical array and a polymeric material are provided. | 2021-12-09 |
20210379839 | WELDING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR WELDING AN OUTLET ELEMENT TO A PACKAGING MATERIAL - A welding device ( | 2021-12-09 |
20210379840 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR THERMOPLASTIC WELDING USING AN INDUCED THERMAL GRADIENT - A system and method for thermoplastic composite welding comprising a cooling means and a heat source. The cooling means cools a heat-side laminate so as to create a thermal gradient in the heat-side laminate. The heat source heats the heat-side laminate after the cooling step is initiated but before the thermal gradient dissipates so that a first side of the heat-side laminate closer to the heat source does not deform as faying surfaces of the heat-side laminate and another laminate farther away from the heat source are welded together. | 2021-12-09 |
20210379841 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL STRUCTURE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE SAME - According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a method for manufacturing a 3D structure includes: making a plurality of single piece molds having a same surface shape as a portion of a surface of the 3D structure; making a plurality of exterior members having the same surface as the portion of the surface of the 3D structure by using the respective single piece molds; and forming the 3D structure by connecting the plurality of exterior members. | 2021-12-09 |
20210379842 | ROTOR BLADE WITH BELTS COMPRISING PULTRUDED PRODUCTS - A method for producing a component of a rotor blade, by providing a production mould ( | 2021-12-09 |
20210379843 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DEPOSITION AND HIGH-FREQUENCY MICROWAVE INSPECTION OF UNCURED FIBER-REINFORCED POLYMERIC MATERIALS - Disclosed herein is a system that comprises a deposition head configured to deposit multiple tows in a stacked configuration one layer at a time. Each tow of the multiple tows is a currently-applied tow when the tow is a most-recently deposited tow of the multiple tows and a tow of the multiple tows is a covered tow when the tow is directly covered by the currently-applied tow. The system also comprises a probe head, configured to move along and be spatially offset from the currently-applied tow after deposition of the currently-applied tow. The probe head is further configured to transmit an incident microwave beam into the currently-applied tow as the probe head moves along the currently-applied tow. The incident microwave beam has a frequency low enough to pass entirely through the currently-applied tow and high enough to pass entirely through no more than the currently-applied tow and the covered tow. | 2021-12-09 |
20210379844 | RTM INJECTION MOLD AND METHOD USING ASYMMETRIC ANTI-PINCHING SECTORS - An injection mold for the manufacture of an axisymmetric part of composite material including a mandrel supporting a fibrous preform and including an annular wall, and a plurality of counter-mold angular sectors assembled on the mandrel and intended to close the mold and to compact the fibrous preform wound on the mandrel. Each angular sector includes an annular base intended to come into contact with the fibrous preform. The annular base extends between the first and second lateral edges in a circumferential direction, the first lateral edge of the annular base of an angular sector being in contact with a second lateral edge of the annular base of an adjacent angular sector. | 2021-12-09 |
20210379845 | MACHINE FOR ADAPTING A FIBRE STRUCTURE TO A MOULD FOR MANUFACTURING PARTS OF COMPOSITE MATERIAL - The machine comprises a solid matrix ( | 2021-12-09 |
20210379846 | METHOD FOR THE MANUFACTURING OF AN OPTICAL ELEMENT, OPTICAL ELEMENT THUS OBTAINED - Disclosed is a method for the manufacturing of an optical element having a refractive index above 1.59 by additive manufacturing to the optical element obtained by such a method and to an ophthalmic lens including such an optical element. | 2021-12-09 |
20210379847 | NON-PNEUMATIC TIRE FABRICATED IN ONE-STEP MOLDING - A wheel for a vehicle is non-pneumatic (i.e., airless), may be designed to enhance its use and performance and/or use and performance of the vehicle, and may be manufactured efficiently, including by a single non-pneumatic tire molding operation that can allow rigid rim incorporation and complex tread implementation. | 2021-12-09 |
20210379848 | VULCANIZATION MOLD AND PNEUMATIC TIRE MANUFACTURED WITH THE MOLD - A vulcanization mold in which a blade has a blade proximal end portion, a blade distal end side thick portion expanded in a thicknesswise direction on the distal end side, and a blade connection portion that connects the portions to each other, is a vulcanization mold wherein a sweep area that is the difference where a cross sectional area of the blade connection portion is subtracted from an area from the blade distal end side thick portion to a mold surface with a width equal to a maximum width of a thickness of the blade distal end side thick portion in a cross sectional shape perpendicular to a tire widthwise direction of the blade is smaller at the blades in circumferential end portion side regions than at the blades in a circumferential central portion side region of the sector mold. Further, a pneumatic tire is manufactured using the vulcanization mold. | 2021-12-09 |
20210379849 | VULCANIZATION MOLD AND PNEUMATIC TIRE MANUFACTURED WITH THE MOLD - A vulcanization mold is a mold including blades having a distal end side thick portion and pullout is performed smoothly by the mold without causing any failure, and a pneumatic tire. A vulcanization mold in which a blade or has a blade proximal end portion, a blade distal end side thick portion expanded in a thicknesswise direction on the distal end side, and a blade connection portion that connects the blade proximal end portion and the blade distal end side thick portion to each other is a vulcanization mold in which a blade density that is a number of blades implanted on a sector mold per unit length in a circumferential direction is lower at the blades in circumferential end portion side regions than at the blades in a circumferential central portion side region of the sector mold. Further, a pneumatic tire is manufactured using the vulcanization mold. | 2021-12-09 |
20210379850 | VULCANIZATION MOLD AND PNEUMATIC TIRE MANUFACTURED WITH THE MOLD - A vulcanization mold including blades having a distal end side and pullout is performed smoothly without causing any failure and a pneumatic tire. A vulcanization mold in which a blade has a proximal end, a blade distal end side expanded in a thicknesswise direction on the distal end side, and a blade connection portion that connects the proximal end portion and the blade distal end side is a vulcanization mold in which a sweep area is the difference where a cross sectional area of the blade connection is subtracted from an area blade distal end side to a mold surface with a width equal to a maximum width of a thickness of the blade distal end side in a cross sectional shape perpendicular to a tire widthwise direction of the blade is smaller in circumferential end side regions than in a circumferential central side region of the sector mold. | 2021-12-09 |
20210379851 | TIRE VULCANIZATION MOLD AND PNEUMATIC TIRE - A tire vulcanization mold including a sector mold divided into a plurality of pieces along a circumferential direction of a green tire, the sector mold configured to vulcanization mold a tread portion of the green tire into a predetermined shape, and an upper mold and a lower mold disposed on both sides of the green tire so as to sandwich the green tire therebetween in an axial direction of the green tire, the upper mold and the lower mold configured to vulcanization mold a side portion of the green tire into a predetermined shape. The sector mold has a relief groove in a vicinity of a fitting portion between the sector mold, and the upper mold and the lower mold. | 2021-12-09 |
20210379852 | TIRE BUILDING DRUM AND A METHOD FOR SHAPING TIRE COMPONENTS ON SAID TIRE BUILDING DRUM - Disclosed is a tire building drum and a method for shaping tire components on the tire building drum, wherein the tire building drum has cover plates extending in the circumferential direction between each pair of directly adjacent turn-up arms to close gaps between the turn-up arms in the circumferential direction. The cover plates are arranged to remain at the first radius when the turn-up arms are moved from the level orientation towards the turned-up orientation. | 2021-12-09 |
20210379853 | FOOTWEAR INJECTION MOULD - A footwear injection mould for Direct Injection moulding of footwear parts, where the mould comprises: a first mould cavity defining a first footwear part, a second mould cavity defining a second footwear part, a first side frame defining at least a part of a first side of the first and second mould cavities, a second side frame defining at least a part of a second side of the first and second mould cavities, and a bottom frame defining at least a part of the first and second mould cavities, where the first and/or the second side frame define(s) at least a part of a first injection channel which is in fluid communication with the first mould cavity and the second mould cavity. | 2021-12-09 |
20210379854 | MOULD AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING FOOTWEAR - The present invention relates to a mould ( | 2021-12-09 |
20210379855 | APPARATUS FOR FORMING BLOCKS OF COMPACTABLE MATERIAL - Apparatuses for forming blocks of compactable material such as snow, having a hollow upper body with a compression chamber within for containing and subsequently compressing the compactable material to form a block that can be used in connection with recreational activities. A lower body having a flat compression plate attached to a top end, is configured to slide within the compression chamber, the compression plate being capable of pushing the compactable material into a hinged lid that is attached to a top end of the upper body and acts to cover a top opening of the upper body. Ferromagnetic materials attached to the underside of the compression plate are configured to contact other ferromagnetic materials attached to the interior walls of the compression chamber, which at least temporarily arrests sliding movement of the upper and lower bodies, and allows a user to fill the apparatus with compactable material. | 2021-12-09 |
20210379856 | TRANSFER DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING TRANSFER DEVICE - A transfer device transfers a workpiece by a transfer motion which is based on a transfer individual phase signal synchronized with a master phase signal, and includes: a setting unit that sets a point on a trajectory of a transfer bar as a switching point of a timing switch, the point on the trajectory being separated from a reference point on the trajectory by a designated distance designated by a user, and the trajectory being based on the transfer motion; and a signal output unit that outputs a timing signal to an external device at a timing when the transfer bar reaches the switching point. | 2021-12-09 |
20210379857 | CONTROL METHOD FOR TRANSVERSE TO LONGITUDINAL CREASE STIFFNESS RATIO - Disclosed is a control method for a transverse to longitudinal crease stiffness ratio, belonging to the packaging field. The transverse to longitudinal crease stiffness ratio represents the ratio of a transverse crease stiffness to a longitudinal crease stiffness, and the transverse to longitudinal crease stiffness ratio is controlled to be ≤1.25. The control method of the transverse to longitudinal crease stiffness ratio in the present invention enables to control the transverse to longitudinal crease stiffness ratio within a certain range by adjusting the height of a die-cutter or adjusting the width of a bottom die. | 2021-12-09 |
20210379858 | SUBSTRATES COMPRISING NANO-PATTERNING SURFACES AND METHODS OF PREPARING THEREOF - Substrates comprising a functionalizable layer, a polymer layer comprising a plurality of micro-scale or nano-scale patterns, or combinations thereof, and a backing layer and the preparation thereof by using room-temperature UV nano-embossing processes are disclosed. The substrates can be prepared by a roll-to-roll continuous process. The substrates can be used as flow cells, nanofluidic or microfluidic devices for biological molecules analysis. | 2021-12-09 |
20210379859 | COLOR CHANGE MATERIALS, METHODS OF MAKING, METHODS OF USE, AND ARTICLES INCORPORATING THE COLOR CHANGE MATERIALS - The present disclosure, in general, provides for elastomeric materials which, when they contact water, take up water reversibly, and undergo a dry to wet “character change” in which the appearance of the elastomeric material, its physical properties, or both, is altered. | 2021-12-09 |
20210379860 | 3D EMBOSSED FILM - The present invention relates to a multi-layered composite garment material comprising at least a fabric layer and a functionalized adhesive sheet layer. The present invention also relates to a functionalized adhesive sheet or film comprising 3D adhesive structures embossed on the sheet or film. The sheet or film can be used to bind multiple garment layers while maintaining or enhancing the characteristics of the individual garment layers. | 2021-12-09 |
20210379861 | LAMINATE - There is provided a laminate including, in the following order, a protective layer, a base material, a reflective layer having a maximum reflection wavelength in a wavelength range of 380 nm to 2,000 nm, and an adhesive layer, in which in a case where a modulus of elasticity of the protective layer is denoted by E1, a modulus of elasticity of the base material is denoted by E2, and a modulus of elasticity of the adhesive layer is denoted by E3, a relationship of E1≥E2>E3 is satisfied. The laminate is preferably a layer having an uneven structure, and more preferably the uneven structure has an uneven structure having a depth of 1 μm or more. | 2021-12-09 |