50th week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 14 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150352617 | APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR PRESSING - Embodiments of the present invention include systems and methods for the underwater or dry dock repair of damaged articles, including structural steel members and associated appendages, as well as propellers of vessels. The disclosed embodiments include a pressing apparatus including a structural body, a ram, a first fixture plate, a ballast tank having variable buoyancy control, and a working envelope. The ram is secured to the structural body and has a pressing surface. The first fixture plate is secured to the structural body at a location opposite the ram and has a first working surface. The ballast tank is formed within the structural body. The working envelope is located between the pressing surface and the first working surface. The ram is adjustable in a plane parallel or perpendicular to the first working surface. The first fixture plate is adjustable in a plane parallel to the pressing surface. | 2015-12-10 |
20150352618 | ADDITIVE MANUFACTURED ENHANCED SHEET BEND AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE - A folded sheet assembly and method of manufacture includes a sheet having an un-folded state with a pre-determined bend-line. The sheet may be weakened along the bend-line to facilitate precise bending of the sheet and into a folded state. A segment of the assembly is additively manufactured to the bend for reinforcement. Weakening of the sheet along the bend-line may be achieved by placement of perforations through the sheet when in the unfolded state. The perforations may be filled by the segment when the sheet is in the folded state. | 2015-12-10 |
20150352619 | Bending System - A bending system includes first bending device, a second bending device and a control unit. The control unit performs bending of a workpiece by repeating, a specified number of times, a first bending step, a first moving step, a second bending step, and a second moving step. | 2015-12-10 |
20150352620 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF VARYING DWELL TIME IN A HONEYCOMB PLATE PRESS - A system and method of increasing a dwell time in a foil stamping press is provided. The dwell time is readily adjusted on the fly by the user for a given operating rate. A timer is used to adjust the press to stop on top dead center with changes in images per hour. An air clutch and an original equipment air brake are used in tandem to provide the desired dwell time. A pair of timers governs a pneumatic switch for control of the air clutch and the air brake. The present system and method increase die image area capacity as compared to conventional foil stamping presses. The increased dwell time of the present system and method yield a flawless foil stamped image for an impression pressure less than that required in a conventional machine for a given die, mounted at a given height upon a stationary platen, and at a given temperature. | 2015-12-10 |
20150352621 | HEATING DEVICE FOR HOT STAMPING - A heating device for hot stamping is configured to heat a plated metallic material while conveying the plated metallic material. The heating device for hot stamping comprises: a first heating tank provided in a conveyance path for the plated metallic material; and a second heating tank provided downstream of the first heating tank in the conveyance path. A heating amount provided by the second heating tank is configured such that a temperature of the plated metallic material becomes equal to or higher than Ac3 point and less than a boiling point of a plating of the plated metallic material, and a heating amount provided by the first heating tank is configured to be larger than the heating amount provide by the second heating tank. | 2015-12-10 |
20150352622 | Method for forming a pressed component, method for manufacturing a pressed component, and die apparatus for forming a pressed component - The present invention provides a method for forming a pressed component, a method for manufacturing a pressed component, and a die apparatus for forming a pressed component which can reduce the load necessary for forming to thereby decrease the size and the degree of complexity of equipment used for forming a pressed component. A pressed component ( | 2015-12-10 |
20150352623 | HARD COATING FILM HAVING ANTI-ADHESION PROPERTY TO SOFT METAL - The invention provides a hard coating film insusceptible to adhesion to a soft metal, the hard coating film being suitable for use as a coating on the surface of, for example, a die in contact with the soft metal. Further, the hard coating film includes a metal element containing at least two species of elements selected from the group consisting of Ti, Al, and Cr, and a non-metal element containing O (oxygen) only, or O and at least one species selected from the group consisting of C and N. A proportion accounting for the O in the total non-metal element is not less than 0.2, in atom ratio. | 2015-12-10 |
20150352624 | Method For Producing A Container Body - The method forms a blank into the container body. A disc-shaped blank is punched out of a metal sheet. Following the punching process, the two edges of the blank are compressed. The disc-shaped blank thus obtains a symmetrical shape. With any of its two flat sides, the blank can be transported into a forming position, from which it is then formed into the container body. The edges obtain an accurately predetermined shape and can thus be arranged more easily in the desired forming position. Preferably, both edges are machines simultaneously in response to compressing the two edges of the blank. | 2015-12-10 |
20150352625 | CEMENTED CARBIDE NECKING TOOL - A necking tool for manufacturing of metal beverage cans, the necking tool being a cemented carbide comprising in wt % of about 18 to about 63 WC, of about 21 to about 30 TiC, of about 0 to about 27 TiN, of about 0 to about 12 NbC, of about 0 to 2 Cr | 2015-12-10 |
20150352626 | METHOD OF HYDROFORMING AN EXTRUDED ALUMINUM TUBE WITH A FLAT NOSE CORNER RADIUS - A method of hydroforming a vehicle rail from an extruded aluminum tube includes the steps of positioning the extruded aluminum tube into a hydroforming die and partially closing the hydroforming die. Next is the step of applying a liquid under a first level of pressure to the extruded aluminum tube in the hydroforming die. This is followed by engaging an inner radius of a bend in the extruded aluminum tube with the hydroforming die before completely closing the hydroforming die and increasing the level of liquid pressure in the workpiece to a second level to form and hydro-pierce a part from the extruded aluminum tube. | 2015-12-10 |
20150352627 | COLD FORMED PRODUCT AND METHOD FOR MAKING - Described is a method of making a cold formed product. The method includes the steps of forming a rod in diameter of annealed steel. At least a portion of the rod is positioned in a cavity and end portion of the rod is impacted to form a bulge in the rod in the cavity. The bulge is cold formed with a die to form an opening through the rod at the bulge surrounded by a upset portion. The opening and upset portion supporting a fastener positioned through the opening. | 2015-12-10 |
20150352628 | Drawing Die With Lower Die Provided With Microstructures - A drawing die with a lower die provided with microstructures is provided, including a lower die. The lower die is secured on a lower die holder, coordinates with a blank pressing plate to clamp a board and performs drawing processing on the board by using a punch moving relative to the lower die, where a top working surface, a shoulder surface, and a die cavity side wall surface of the lower die include multiple microstructures sunken into the surfaces, or a surface, which touches the board when drawing is performed, of the lower die includes multiple microstructures sunken into the surface. | 2015-12-10 |
20150352629 | FORGING DEVICE AND FORGING METHOD - In a forging device including a rotating table and a shaping roller, which forging device forges a workpiece such that an outer peripheral surface of the shaping roller is pressed against an end surface of the workpiece in a central-axis direction of the workpiece while the workpiece is rotated by the rotating table, the shaping roller is placed apart from a rotation axis, and a position of that end of the outer peripheral surface of the shaping roller which is opposite to a rotation-axis side in a central-axis direction of the shaping roller is placed at an outer side in a radial direction of the workpiece relative to a position of an outer peripheral surface of the workpiece that has been forged. | 2015-12-10 |
20150352630 | CASTING MOLD OF GRADING WITH SILICON CARBIDE - The disclosure relates generally to mold compositions and methods of molding and the articles so molded. More specifically, the disclosure relates to a mold for casting a titanium-containing article, comprising calcium aluminate and silicon carbide, wherein said silicon carbide is graded in said mold such that it is in different portions of the mold in different amounts, with the highest concentration of silicon carbide being located between a bulk of the mold and a surface of the mold that opens to a mold cavity. | 2015-12-10 |
20150352631 | Method and Casting Mould for the Manufacture of Cast Parts, in Particular Cylinder Blocks and Cylinder Heads, with a Functional Feeder Connection - The present invention relates to a method for casting of cast parts in which molten metal is poured via a feeder, separate runners, or casting channels into a mould cavity defined by a casting mould and modeling the shape of the cast part, whereby the casting mould includes mould parts which determine the shape of the cast part to be cast. Molten metal is conveyed via at least two connections into at least two sections of the mould cavity which correspond to different planes of the part to be cast. At least one of the connections is designed as an additional channel leading through one of the mould parts and independent of the contour of the cast part to be cast. The present invention also relates to a casting mould as described above. | 2015-12-10 |
20150352632 | Production of Large-Area Bulk Metallic Glass Sheets by Spinning - Disclosed herein is a device comprising: vacuum chamber; a stage configured to receive BMG in a molten state or a BMG feedstock, configured to spin, and located in the vacuum chamber; a heater configured to melt the BMG feedstock or to keep BMG in a molten state molten; wherein the stage comprises one or more conduits therein and the conduits are configured to accommodate a cooling fluid. Also disclosed herein is a method of forming a solid BMG sheet, the method comprising: disposing BMG in a molten state onto a stage; spreading the BMG in a molten state into a sheet of BMG in a molten state by spinning the stage; cooling the sheet of BMG in a molten state to form a solid BMG sheet. | 2015-12-10 |
20150352633 | ENHANCED TECHNIQUES FOR CENTRIFUGAL CASTING OF MOLTEN MATERIALS - Various enhanced features are provided for centrifugal casting apparatuses, rotatable assemblies, and molds for casting products from molten material. These enhanced features include, among others, tapered gate portions positioned adjacent to the cavities of a mold, extended and shared gating systems, and detachable mold structures for modifying the thermodynamic characteristics and behavior of molds during casting operations. | 2015-12-10 |
20150352634 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A COMPONENT USING THE LOST-WAX CASTING METHOD WITH DIRECTED COOLING - A method for manufacturing a metal component using the lost-wax casting method is provided. The component is made of nickel alloy, with a columnar or monocrystalline structure with at least one cavity of elongate shape. The method includes creating a wax model of the component with a ceramic core corresponding to said cavity, the ceramic core comprising a first land for holding at one longitudinal end and a second land for holding at the opposite end, creating a shell mold around the model, the mold comprising a base and the first land of the core being at the same end as the base, placing the mold in a furnace, with the base standing on the sole of the furnace, pouring the said molten alloy into the shell mold, solidifying the poured metal by gradual cooling from the sole in a direction of propagation. The core in one example is secured to the shell mold by an anchor providing anchorage between the first land of the core and the wall of the mold, the second land of the core being retained in the mold by a retainer that slides on the wall of the mold. | 2015-12-10 |
20150352635 | Method, Controller And Tundish Control System For A Continuous Casting Process - A method of controlling the temperature of molten metal in a tundish during a ladle tapping cycle in a continuous casting process. The method comprises a) obtaining a measure of a temperature of molten metal in the tundish; b) comparing the measured temperature with a desired tundish melt temperature; c) determining whether the measured temperature is lower than desired; d) controlling the temperature of the molten metal in the tundish by with a heating arrangement, and an electromagnetic stirrer which stirs the molten metal in order to distribute heated molten metal in the tundish such that the temperature of the molten metal approaches the desired temperature. | 2015-12-10 |
20150352636 | Submerged Entry Nozzle - An exemplary embodiment relates to a submerged entry nozzle (SEN) for use in metallurgy, in particular for transporting a metal melt from a first metallurgical unit to a second metallurgical unit, for example during slab production in continuous casting of ferrous and non-ferrous melts. The SEN is called nozzle hereinafter. | 2015-12-10 |
20150352637 | CHEMICAL CONVERSION BODY FOR NIOBIUM CAPACITOR POSITIVE ELECTRODE, AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREFOR - A chemical conversion body obtained from a niobium granulated product being porous and having high binding strength, an electrolytic capacitor including the chemical conversion body and a production method thereof. The capacitor includes a chemical conversion body which has a dielectric layer on its surface and a metal element other than niobium distributed therein so that the metal element surrounds niobium; and a cathode formed on the dielectric layer on the surface of the chemical conversion body. The chemical conversion body is produced by mixing niobium hydride and a compound containing a metal element other than niobium; and subjecting the mixture to heat treatment at a temperature higher than a diffusion starting temperature of the compound containing a metal element other than niobium to obtain a niobium granulated product; sintering the granulated product; and subjecting the sintered body to electrolytic oxidation to form a dielectric layer on its surface. | 2015-12-10 |
20150352638 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A VANE FOR A ROTARY VANE PUMP, VANE FOR A ROTARY VANE PUMP AND ROTARY VANE PUMP - The invention relates to a method for producing a net-shape vane for a rotary vane pump, which vane is preferably open-pored and consists of a metal sinter material. The vane has at least one first front face and one second front face which is preferably oriented parallel to the first front face, and a first lateral surface and second lateral surface that is oriented parallel to the first lateral surface. Furthermore, the vane comprises a first contour surface and a second contour surface. The method for producing the vane comprises at least the following steps: pressing ( | 2015-12-10 |
20150352639 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING OF HETEROGENEOUS POROUS STRUCTURES AND STRUCTURES MADE THEREFROM - A system and method for additive manufacturing of heterogeneous porous structures, and structures made therefrom. The system includes: a powder feeding module for depositing layers of powder material; a binder module for dispensing powder binding material; a porogen module for selectively depositing at least one porogen to the layers of powder material, wherein the at least one porogen is removable to produce at least one predetermined porosity in the part; and a controller to control the powder feeding module, binder module and porogen module. The method includes: forming a layer by performing at least one of: applying a powder to a substrate; applying a binder to the powder; applying at least one porogen to the powder based on a predetermined pattern; and forming additional layers until a predetermined number of layers is reached, wherein at least one of the layers includes a porogen. | 2015-12-10 |
20150352640 | TOOL HOLDER HAVING IMPROVED INTERNAL COOLANT DELIVERY - A tool holder for carrying a cutting insert wherein the cutting insert is useful for the removal of material during a material removal operation. The tool holder includes a tool holder body. The tool holder body includes a pocket adapted to carry the cutting insert, a coolant inlet in communication with a pressurized source of coolant, a coolant chamber having a central region, an upstream coolant passage having a central longitudinal upstream coolant passage axis, and a downstream coolant passage having a central longitudinal downstream coolant passage axis. The upstream coolant passage opens into the coolant chamber. The upstream coolant passage has an orientation relative to the coolant chamber so that the central longitudinal upstream coolant passage axis is offset from the central region of the coolant chamber whereby coolant flows into the coolant chamber in a tangential fashion. | 2015-12-10 |
20150352641 | CLAMPING SYSTEM FOR A WORKPIECE ON A MEASURING MACHINE - The invention includes a clamping system for a workpiece on a measuring machine, with a multiple-jaw clamping chuck. A rotary drive rotates the multiple-jaw clamping chuck. The rotary drive includes a stator and a rotor. The multiple-jaw clamping chuck has a chuck body wherein the clamping jaws are radially movable for clamping a workpiece or loosening it from the clamping chuck, a flat spiral mounted rotating relative to the chuck body in positive engagement with the clamping jaws, and an outer rim rotating with respect to the stator. The flat spiral is firmly joined to the rotor of the rotary drive, but can turn relative to the chuck body in order to move the clamping jaws radially inward or outward. Using a coupling, a part of the clamping system can be secured so that the rotary drive takes on the function of adjusting the clamping jaws. | 2015-12-10 |
20150352642 | Compensating Chuck - A compensating chuck for concentrically clamping workpieces. The chuck has a drive unit having two pairs of entrainment members, wherein the entrainment members are preferably slidingly mounted, are respectively movable in paired relationship, and are so coupled to a respective one of the main jaws that a relative movement of a respective pair causes a synchronous movement of adjacent main jaws and that both a relative movement relative to each other with respectively different movement components and also a synchronous movement of the adjacent entrainment members in the same direction respectively causes a relative movement of adjacent main jaws. | 2015-12-10 |
20150352643 | MATERIAL TO BE WORKED IN FACE DRIVING AND METHOD FOR WORKING THE SAME - Provided is a material to be worked in face driving, which can facilitate making a face driver hold the material and can prevent a slide in the rotating direction between the face driver and the material, and a method for working the material. The material is to be worked with one end surface thereof held by the face driver having a center pin and a plurality of driving claws arranged around the center pin. A center hole into which the center pin is fit is formed on the one end surface. A recess or a protrusion existing in every phase in a circumferential direction around the center hole is formed on the one end surface. The recess or the protrusion is arranged within an area of the one end surface in a radial direction of the one end surface, into which the driving claws are driven. | 2015-12-10 |
20150352644 | COMBINATION TOOL - A multipurpose tool is provided. The tool including a housing having a first end and an opposing second end. A hammer portion extending from the first end, the hammer portion having at least one surface configured to strike a fastener in operation. The tool further includes a drill portion slidably disposed within the housing, the drill portion including a chuck configured to receive a drill, the chuck being positioned within the housing when in a first position and at least partially extending from the second end when in a second position. | 2015-12-10 |
20150352645 | Hole-Saw - A hole-saw comprises a cylindrical body, a plate, a mandrel, and a clamping member. A cutting edge is formed at an open end of the body and is disposed about the body's rotational axis. The plate is disposed at an opposite end of the body, is rotationally coupled to the body, and is oriented perpendicular to the body's rotational axis. The plate has lateral slots formed through the plate and lateral grooves formed in the plate's distal surface in an orientation transverse to the slots. The mandrel's proximal section forms an arbor shaft, and its distal section includes lateral bosses sized to insert through the plate's slots and rest in the plate's grooves. The clamping member has a body that is movable along the mandrel's longitudinal axis to engage the plate's proximal surface and clamp the plate between the clamping member and the bosses resting in the plate's grooves. | 2015-12-10 |
20150352646 | CUTTING INSERT AND INDEXABLE ROTARY CUTTING TOOL - A cutting insert includes a cutting edge having an involute-curve approximate shape. A cutting edge is formed so as to wholly take on a first curved shape with a first curvature radius when the cutting insert is viewed from the end surface, and is formed so that a large part of the cutting edge takes on a second curved shape with a second curvature radius when the cutting insert is viewed from the side surface. | 2015-12-10 |
20150352647 | MACHINING PATH DRAWING APPARATUS FOR WIRE ELECTRIC DISCHARGE MACHINE - A machining path drawing apparatus for a wire electric discharge machine that draws a machining path for the wire electric discharge machine having a core fixation function includes a machining shape information calculation unit for analyzing a machining program to determine machining shape information, a core fixation function operating region detection unit for determining a region where the core fixation function operates in the machining shape information, and a machining path drawing unit for drawing the region where the core fixation function operates with a display attribute changed when a machining path is drawn based on the machining shape information. | 2015-12-10 |
20150352648 | WIRE-CUT ELECTRICAL DISCHARGE MACHINING MACHINE IN WHICH POSITION OF LIQUID LEVEL OF MACHINING FLUID IS ADJUSTED AT TIME OF AUTOMATIC WIRE THREADING - A wire-cut EDM machine in which the position of the liquid level of machining fluid is adjusted at the time of automatic wire threading includes a shape information acquisition unit for acquiring information on the shape of an object to be machined, a wire-threading position information acquisition unit for acquiring information on a wire-threading position of a wire electrode based on relative positions of upper and lower wire guides, and a liquid level position adjustment unit for acquiring the height of the object to be machined in the vicinity of the wire-threading position based on the information on the shape of the object to be machined and adjusting the position of the liquid level of the machining fluid at the time of automatic wire threading. | 2015-12-10 |
20150352649 | Multi-Airfoil Split and Rejoin Method to Produce Enhanced Durability Coating - A method for working an airfoil cluster is disclosed. The method may include attaching a first datum to a first portion of the airfoil cluster and a second datum to a second portion of the airfoil cluster; adding material to at least one of the first portion and the second portion; and joining the first portion to the second portion, the first and second datums substantially aligned in a common plane spaced away from the first and second portions. | 2015-12-10 |
20150352650 | BRAZING METHOD - A brazing method is disclosed. The brazing method includes providing a substrate, providing at least one groove in the substrate, providing a support member, positioning the support member over the at least one groove in the substrate, providing a braze material, applying the braze material over the support member to form an assembly, and heating the assembly to braze the braze material to the substrate. Another brazing method includes providing a preform, providing a wire mesh, pressing the wire mesh into the preform, heating the preform to form a braze material including the wire mesh, providing a substrate, providing at least one groove in the substrate, applying the braze material over the at least one groove in the substrate, then brazing the braze material to the substrate. | 2015-12-10 |
20150352651 | BRAZING METHOD - A brazing method is disclosed. The brazing method includes providing a substrate, providing at least one groove in the substrate, providing a support member, positioning the support member over the at least one groove in the substrate, providing a braze material, applying the braze material over the support member to form an assembly, and heating the assembly to braze the braze material to the substrate. Another brazing method includes providing a preform, providing a wire mesh, pressing the wire mesh into the preform, heating the preform to form a braze material including the wire mesh, providing a substrate, providing at least one groove in the substrate, applying the braze material over the at least one groove in the substrate, then brazing the braze material to the substrate. | 2015-12-10 |
20150352652 | SOLDERING JIG AND METHOD - A soldering jig comprises a shaped hole that fits a corresponding battery terminal, such as a square battery terminal, and provides a cavity for insertion of a solder wire. An opposite side from the cavity for insertion of the solder wire provides a blind hole for insertion of one end of the solder wire and a template for bending and cutting the solder wire to a correct length. Once cut, the solder wire is inserted into the cavity and is resiliently retained until the solder wire and jig are inverted and placed onto a hot battery terminal. Under pressure and residual heat the hot battery terminal, the solder wire melts, soldering an interface. | 2015-12-10 |
20150352653 | GRAVITY-BASED WELD TRAVEL SPEED SENSING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A welding system includes an orientation sensing system associated with a welding torch and is configured to sense a welding torch orientation relative to a direction of gravity. The welding system also includes a processing system communicatively couple to the orientation sensing system and configured to determine an angular position of the welding torch relative to a pipe based at least in part on the sense welding torch orientation. | 2015-12-10 |
20150352654 | WELDING DEVICE AND WELDING METHOD - A first electrode and a second electrode carry out welding in cooperation with each other. A power supply applies a first voltage between the first electrode and the second electrode. A control device controls whether to carry out welding on a first object on the basis of information that varies with a material of the first object and that has been detected in a state where the first object is in contact with the first electrode and the second electrode. | 2015-12-10 |
20150352655 | CONTROL SYSTEM WITH PRESSURE DIFFERENTIAL MODULE OPERATING WITH PRESSURE SENSING AND AIR SPEED SENSORS - Discloses is a control system ( | 2015-12-10 |
20150352656 | ARC WELDING SYSTEM, METHOD FOR PERFORMING ARC WELDING, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING WELDED PRODUCT - An arc welding system includes a feeder to feed a consumable electrode to a welding torch. A power source supplies power to between the electrode and an object. A welding controller controls the feeder and the power source to cause a short-circuit state and an arc state to repeat between the electrode and the object. A robot moves the welding torch along a welding line. A robot controller controls the robot. A detector detects whether a state between the electrode and the object is the short-circuit state or the arc state. A determiner determines whether a first period or a second period has elapsed since the detector detected the arc state. An instructor instructs the robot controller to decelerate the welding torch when the determiner determines that the first period has elapsed, and to stop the welding torch when the determiner determines that the second period has elapsed. | 2015-12-10 |
20150352657 | Method for Resisting Welding of a First Component to a Second Component - A method for resistance welding a first component to a second component including inserting the second component, at least by a connecting region, into an opening of the first component by a insertion distance and welding the first component to the second component in the process. An internal dimension of the opening and an external dimension of the connecting region are configured similar to a press fit with each other. The insertion distance is limited by an adjustable external distance limiter. A device is configured for resistance welding the first component to the second component. | 2015-12-10 |
20150352658 | INTRUDING FEATURE IN ALUMINUM ALLOY WORKPIECE TO IMPROVE AL-STEEL SPOT WELDING - A method of spot welding a workpiece stack-up that includes a steel workpiece and an adjacent aluminum alloy workpiece involves passing an electrical current through the workpiece stack-up and between facially aligned welding electrodes in contact with opposed sides of the stack-up. The formation of a weld joint between the adjacent steel and aluminum alloy workpieces is aided by an intruding feature located in an aluminum alloy workpiece that provides and delineates one side of the workpiece stack-up and against which a welding electrode is pressed over the intruding feature at the weld site. The intruding feature affects the flow pattern and density of the electrical current that passes through the overlapping workpieces and is also believed to help minimize the effects of any refractory surface oxide layer(s) that may be present on the aluminum alloy workpiece that lies adjacent to the steel workpiece. | 2015-12-10 |
20150352659 | COVER PLATE WITH INTRUDING FEATURE TO IMPROVE AL-STEEL SPOT WELDING - A method of spot welding a workpiece stack-up that includes a steel workpiece and an adjacent aluminum alloy workpiece involves passing an electrical current through the workpieces and between opposed welding electrodes. The formation of a weld joint between the adjacent steel and aluminum alloy workpieces is aided by a cover plate that is located between the aluminum alloy workpiece that lies adjacent to the steel workpiece and the welding electrode disposed on the same side of the workpiece stack-up. The cover plate, which includes an intruding feature, affects the flow pattern and density of the electrical current that passes through the adjacent steel and aluminum alloy workpieces in a way that helps improve the strength of the weld joint. | 2015-12-10 |
20150352660 | BEADED MATRIX AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME - A method for making a beaded matrix includes positioning two or more beads near one another. Accelerating the two or more beads toward one another; and impacting the two or more beads with one another so that electrons are shared between molecules thereby fusing the two or more beads together. | 2015-12-10 |
20150352661 | ULTRASONIC ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING ASSEMBLY AND METHOD - In one aspect, an assembly is provided. The assembly includes a substrate having a top surface and an inner wall, the inner wall defining a cavity, and at least one metal foil layer ultrasonically welded to the substrate top surface using an ultrasonic additive manufacturing process. The at least one metal foil layer extends across the cavity to define a passage, and the at least one metal foil layer is substantially planar and is parallel to the substrate top surface. | 2015-12-10 |
20150352662 | HIGH BANDWIDTH LARGE SURFACE AREA ULTRASONIC BLOCK HORN - A large surface area ultrasonic block horn includes one or more shaped elements having a node at a mid-point of the shaped element that is narrower than opposed ends of the shaped element. | 2015-12-10 |
20150352663 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING RECTANGULAR PIECES WITH HIGH CUTTING EFFICIENCY - Disclosed herein is a method of manufacturing two kinds of rectangular unit pieces having different optical properties from a base material sheet through cutting using a cutting frame including a cutter, the method including preparing a base material sheet having a large length to width ratio, the base material sheet exhibiting optical directivity in a longitudinal direction or in a lateral direction, preparing a cutting frame including at least on first cutter for cutting a first unit piece exhibiting optical directivity parallel to that of the base material sheet and at least one second cutter for cutting a second unit piece exhibiting optical directivity perpendicular to that of the base material sheet, the first cutter and the second cutter being arranged adjacent to each other in the lateral direction of the base material sheet, and sequentially cutting the base material sheet using the cutting frame in the longitudinal direction of the base material sheet to simultaneously manufacture the first unit piece and the second unit piece. | 2015-12-10 |
20150352664 | Laser Patterning Skew Correction - A laser patterning alignment method provides a way to position a target at a working distance in a laser patterning system such that fiducial marks on the target are positioned in view of at least three laser patterning system cameras, and with each laser patterning system camera, to locate a fiducial mark on the target and sending location data of the located fiducial mark to a controller, to determine corrections required to align expected fiducial mark locations with the sent fiducial mark location data, and to adjust the laser patterning system with the determined corrections. | 2015-12-10 |
20150352665 | Method and Apparatus for Reducing Stripe Patterns - An apparatus comprises an optical detector configured to receive scattered light signals from a surface of a wafer including a plurality of sensor arrays, each of which has a boundary smaller than a boundary of a laser beam, a light source optically coupled to the surface of the wafer, wherein light from the light source hits the surface with a small incident angle and a processor configured to measure a distance between a sensor array boundary and a laser beam boundary, wherein a laser annealing process is recalibrated if the distance is less than a predetermined value. | 2015-12-10 |
20150352666 | MACHINING DEVICE AND MACHINING METHOD - Provided are a machining device and a machining method in which machining of higher precision can be performed with a simple configuration. The machining device has an irradiation head ( | 2015-12-10 |
20150352667 | MATERIAL PROCESSING SYSTEM WITH LOW-INERTIA LASER SCANNING AND END EFFECTOR MANIPULATION - An apparatus includes a robotic manipulator with a stationary base, and an end effector actuated by the robotic manipulator, wherein the end effector is adjacent to a workpiece. A scanning laser head unit includes a laser and an optical train configured to move a laser beam over the workpiece. A control unit is configured to move the robotic manipulator such that movement of the end effector tracks movement of the laser beam. | 2015-12-10 |
20150352668 | ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING APPARATUS WITH A CHAMBER AND A REMOVABLY-MOUNTABLE OPTICAL MODULE; METHOD OF PREPARING A LASER PROCESSING APPARATUS WITH SUCH REMOVABLY-MOUNTABLE OPTICAL MODULE - An additive manufacturing apparatus comprises a processing chamber ( | 2015-12-10 |
20150352669 | ETCHING METHOD AND BEVEL ETCHING APPARATUS - An etching method using a bevel etching apparatus is provided. The bevel etching apparatus is configured to etch a substrate by emitting a laser beam and includes a laser generator and a power meter configured to measure the laser beam output from the laser generator. In the method, the power meter is irradiated with the laser beam for a predetermined period of time before etching the substrate by irradiating the substrate with the laser beam. An output value of the laser beam is measured by the power meter. It is determined whether the measured output value of the laser beam is in a range of predetermined thresholds with respect to an output setting value of the laser beam output from the laser generator. | 2015-12-10 |
20150352670 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING A LINE OF WEAKNESS IN A COVER ELEMENT THROUGH REMOVAL OF MATERIAL - Process for producing a line of weakness in a cover element comprising at least one slit. This slit is produced through a plurality of machining cycles in which a pulsed laser beam is guided in each instance over the cover element along an imaginary line so that the energy of the laser pulses is introduced into the cover element. The slits are produced in two segments. More energy is introduced over the machining cycles in the first, comparatively short segments than in the second, comparatively long segments. The residual wall below the slits decreases with each machining cycle until the first residual wall segment thickness in the first segment is so small that energy portions transmit through the first residual wall segment and are detected by a sensor arrangement arranged downstream. Accordingly, the first residual wall segment thickness is detected, and inferences can be drawn from this about the second residual wall segment thickness. | 2015-12-10 |
20150352671 | LASER CUTTING SAME SIDE SLUG REMOVAL - A method of laser cutting a slug from a workpiece may include angling a laser cutting head other than perpendicular relative to a cutting surface of a layer of the workpiece from which the slug will be cut, laser cutting the slug from the layer, with the slug having a wider portion on the cutting surface than a portion of the slug on a backside surface of the layer, and removing the slug from the layer through the cutting surface side of the layer. | 2015-12-10 |
20150352672 | LASER WELDING METHOD AND LASER WELDING DEVICE - A laser welding method includes a pretreatment process and a welding process. At least one metal member of the plurality of metal members is formed from a metal-plated steel plate in which a base metal has been covered with a coating material that has a melting point lower than the base metal. In the pretreatment process, with the position of the first metal member in the in-plane direction fixed, processing is performed from the front surface of the first metal member to form on the back surface, a protrusion that bulges from the back surface. Then, in the welding process, the first metal member in which a protrusion has been formed is superposed on a second metal member with the protrusion therebetween while maintaining the position in the in-plane direction, and laser light is irradiated on the superposed region to weld the plurality of metal members to each other. | 2015-12-10 |
20150352673 | COMPONENT REPAIR USING BRAZED SURFACE TEXTURED SUPERALLOY FOIL - A superalloy component such as a gas turbine engine blade ( | 2015-12-10 |
20150352674 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INSTALLING AND REMOVING A FLOW RESTRICTOR FROM A DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE MEASUREMENT DEVICE - An apparatus for installing and removing a flow restrictor from a differential pressure measurement device with a seal housing attached to the differential measurement device. The seal housing being sealed to the fitting opening and having a channel connecting the fitting opening and a housing opening. The seal housing has first, second and third seals spaced along the channel. The distance between the first and third seals is greater than the height of the flow restrictor. The first, second and third seals are retractable between an extended, sealing position and a retracted, open position. At least one bleeder valve is positioned between the first and third seals for equalizing pressure between the channel and an external pressure. A series of rotating drivers are spaced along the channel and move the flow restrictor along the channel between the receptacle in the fitting and the housing opening of the seal housing. | 2015-12-10 |
20150352675 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SECURING A WORKPIECE TO A FIXTURE PLATE USING AN ADJUSTABLE, LOW-PROFILE, LIGHT-DUTY WORKPIECE CLAMP - A workpiece clamp comprising:
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20150352676 | DEVICE FOR CLAMPING A TURBINE BLADE - A device for clamping a turbine blade ( | 2015-12-10 |
20150352677 | Through Cutting Mill Steady Rest - An apparatus and method for a through cutting machining steady rest comprising a base plate fixed to a vertical support plate where an adjustable workpiece cradle may be adjusted to support a desired workpiece to be machined. A pair of opposing articulating side arms pivotally mounted upon the vertical plate wherein articulation of a fastening means will clampingly engage the side arms upon the desired workpiece. The side arms are engaged at points leaving a gap between the side arms for machining of the workpiece between the side arms. Rollers are implemented upon the ends of the side arms and along the came of the workpiece cradle to allow for a fixed axial hold of the workpiece while allowing the workpiece to be rotated around its longitudinal axis for further machining without the need of unclamping and repositioning the workpiece on the steady rest. | 2015-12-10 |
20150352678 | MACHINE TOOL WITH A DEVICE FOR ACTING AGAINST THE WEIGHT OF A MACHINING HEAD - A machine tool ( | 2015-12-10 |
20150352679 | ABNORMALITY DIAGNOSIS DEVICE FOR MACHINE TOOL, AND ABNORMALITY DIAGNOSIS METHOD - Provided is an abnormality diagnosis device for a machine tool, and an abnormality diagnosis method, whereby it is possible to diagnose the degree of damage to a spindle system due to a collision. An abnormality diagnosis device ( | 2015-12-10 |
20150352680 | AN APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A STEEL COMPONENT - An apparatus for edging a steel component, the apparatus having at least one edger roll ( | 2015-12-10 |
20150352681 | LENS EDGING SYSTEM, ORDER-SIDE TERMINAL DEVICE AND LENS ORDERING METHOD - A lens edging system, including: a spectacle frame measurement device and an order-side terminal device disposed at a spectacle lens order side; and an order-receiving side controller disposed at a spectacle lens order-receiving side, wherein the order-side terminal device and the order-receiving side controller are connected to each other via a communication line, the system further including: an information memory part for storing and holding information regarding a shape of a probe in the spectacle frame measurement device as probe information; and an edging shape calculation part for performing data correction reflecting an abutting mode of the probe indicated by the probe information when lens edging shape data is created at the spectacle lens order-receiving side, wherein a suitable size correction can be performed even when a frame shape of any kind of a spectacle frame is measured by the spectacle frame measurement device by performing the data correction. | 2015-12-10 |
20150352682 | POLISHING APPARATUS - A polishing apparatus polishes a periphery of a substrate by bringing a polishing tool into sliding contact with the substrate. The polishing apparatus includes a substrate-holding mechanism configured to hold a substrate and rotate the substrate, a polishing mechanism configured to press a polishing tool against a periphery of the substrate so as to polish the periphery, and a periphery-supporting mechanism configured to support the periphery of the substrate by a fluid. The periphery-supporting mechanism is configured to support a surface of the substrate from an opposite side or the same side of the periphery of the substrate. | 2015-12-10 |
20150352683 | ABRASIVE CUTTING METHOD - A tool for removing material from a surface includes a body defining a longitudinal bore and an opening connecting an outer surface of the body to the longitudinal bore. A cutting element comprising a cutting surface is dimensioned to be at least partially received by the opening. The cutting surface is configured to translate from a first position to a second position in response to a centrifugal force. In the second position the cutting surface is extended outwardly through the opening, beyond the outer surface of the body. In one example, the tool may be used to remove material, such as oxidation, from the inner walls of a cylindrical article selected from a pipe and a tube. | 2015-12-10 |
20150352684 | PLATE AND DUAL SIDE WAFER GRINDING DEVICE INCLUDING SAME - An embodiment of the present invention provides a surface plate provided at a wafer double-side grinding device for grinding a wafer. The surface plate includes a plurality of first surface plate grooves formed in a first direction, and a plurality of second surface plate grooves formed in a second direction different from the first direction. The first surface plate grooves and the second surface plate grooves have first and second surface plate groove portions arranged therein, the first and second surface plate groove portions having steps formed in a direction toward the center or an outer periphery of a lower surface plate. | 2015-12-10 |
20150352685 | COMPRESSION LINE SPRING GRINDING DEVICE AND GRINDING METHOD - Disclosed herein is an apparatus for grinding a compression line spring. The apparatus includes a lower chain conveyor ( | 2015-12-10 |
20150352686 | CHEMICAL MECHANICAL POLISHING (CMP) PLATFORM FOR LOCAL PROFILE CONTROL - A localized chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) platform is provided. A table is configured to support a workpiece with a to-be-polished surface. A polishing pad is spaced from the table with a width less than about half that of the table. The polishing pad is configured to individually polish rough regions of hillocks or valleys on the to-be-polished surface. A slurry distribution system is configured to apply slurry to an interface between the polishing pad and the workpiece. A cleaning system is configured to clean the workpiece in situ on the table. A drying system is configured to dry the workpiece in situ on the table. A method for CMP with local profile control and a system with local profile control are also provided. | 2015-12-10 |
20150352687 | INDUCTION HEATING AIDED LEACHING OF POLYCRYSTALLINE DIAMOND COMPACTS AND A PROCESS THEREOF - A method of treating a polycrystalline diamond (PCD) compact including a substrate and a layer of diamond material mixture of diamond particles and binder-catalyst disposed on the substrate. A leaching agent is applied to at least the layer of diamond material of the PCD compact. The leaching agent and a surface of the layer of diamond material are heated to a first temperature. The substrate is cooled to a second temperature. A first temperature gradient is established within the PCD compact to cause an inward diffusion of the leaching agent into at least the layer of diamond material. The cooling of the substrate is stopped and energy is applied directly to the PCD compact to heat the same to a third temperature. A second temperature gradient is established within the PCD compact to cause an outward diffusion of the binder-catalyst to remove the same from the layer of diamond material. The first and second temperature gradients can be repeated to accelerate removal of the reacted binder-catalyst from at least the layer of diamond material. | 2015-12-10 |
20150352688 | Delayed Diffusion of Novel Species from the Back Side of Carbide - A polycrystalline diamond compact (PDC) is fabricated using a process of delayed diffusion (i.e., post-sintering) of a diffusion species (i.e., a metalloid) introduced from the back side of a carbide further away from the diamond grit or from the flank side of the carbide, as opposed to the side of the carbide adjacent to the diamond grit. The process of fabricating the PDC includes depositing, in a metal container, a synthetic diamond grit, a carbide, and a diffusion species, then applying a high pressure and high temperature (HPHT) to the contents of the metal container wherein (1) the carbide diffuses across the diamond grit, and (2) the diffusion species diffuses across the carbide followed by the diamond grit, thus providing a protective coating to the PDC. | 2015-12-10 |
20150352689 | ABRASIVE PRODUCTS AND METHODS FOR FINISHING HARD SURFACES - A coated abrasive product includes green, unfired abrasive aggregates having a generally spheroidal or toroidal shape, the aggregates formed from a composition comprising abrasive grit particles and a nanoparticle binder, wherein the abrasive aggregates are dispersed within a polymer resin coating, and wherein the coated abrasive product is capable of superfinishing a metal surface having an initial Ra in the range of about 1.5 micro inches to about 12.5 micro inches prior to application of the coated abrasive product and after application the surface has an Ra of less than 1.0 micro inch. | 2015-12-10 |
20150352690 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SECURING A WORKPIECE TO A FIXTURE PLATE USING A NOVEL WORKPIECE HOLD-DOWN CLAMP - A workpiece hold-down clamp for securing a workpiece to a fixture plate, the workpiece hold-down clamp comprising:
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20150352691 | CLAMPING DEVICE - A clamping device has a pair of first and second clamping arms rotatably supported with respect to a body, and a cam member having a cam surface is removably provided at one end of each of the first and second clamping arms. A pair of rollers pivotally supported by a block body constituting a drive unit are each in contact with the cam member. By a descent of the block body under the driving action of the drive unit, the cam surface of the cam member is pressed by the rollers, and the cam surface inclined in the displacement direction of the block body and recessed in a cross-sectional arc shape is pressed. | 2015-12-10 |
20150352692 | CLAMP APPARATUS - A clamp apparatus is equipped with first and second clamp arms supported rotatably with respect to a body, and a drive unit having a pair of first and second pistons displaced under the supply of a pressure fluid. A driving force of the drive unit is transmitted to the first and second clamp arms through knuckle joints, which are connected to first and second piston rods, power-boost levers, and link arms. The power-boost levers are formed such that the length from a support pin toward the knuckle joint is longer than the length from the support pin toward the link arm. | 2015-12-10 |
20150352693 | Miter Clamp - A miter clamp is provided in which includes a paddle a non-slip surface that can be placed on a miter-cut piece of material. The paddle is connected to a channel structure that has disposed of therein a shaft assembly, which has connected to it a lower material holding structure that holds a second miter-cut piece of material. The shaft assembly is locked into place by a position lock that is attached to the paddle, with the position lock tab that contacts the shaft assembly and restricts movement of the shaft assembly. The relative position of the shaft assembly to the paddle can be changed such that the first and second miter-cut pieces can be brought in contact with each other. Other structures allowing for the fine movement of the shaft assembly are disclosed. | 2015-12-10 |
20150352694 | DEVICE FOR CLAMPING A WORKPIECE TO A WORKBENCH - A device for clamping a workpiece (P) to a workbench (T) includes a body ( | 2015-12-10 |
20150352695 | SLEEVE STRUCTURE FOR DAMAGED SCREW NUT - A sleeve may include a hexagonal engaging hole at one end that engages with the screw nut and a coupling hole at the other end that engages with a wrench; wherein the engaging hole is inwardly tapered and the taper angle is two to four degrees, thereby enabling easy engagement of the engaging hole with screw nut; and there is a dodge groove formed at each corner of the hexagonal engaging hole and each pair of adjacent dodge grooves are separated with a driving block; and the surface of each driving block that touches the screw nut is concave and thus a driving corner is formed on each side of the driving block; and each driving block has a groove and thus two adjacent interior corners are formed at the bottom of the groove. | 2015-12-10 |
20150352696 | WRENCH - The invention provides a wrench, includes a body, a fixed jaw, a movable jaw, a slidable connecting member and a handle which is rotatably connected with the body. The movable jaw forms a slidable connection with the body via the slidable connecting member. The wrench includes a jaw locking mechanism which is rotatably connected with the handle. The jaw locking mechanism is used for restricting the slidable connecting member to move towards to and away from the fixed jaw relative to the body. The invention provides a wrench of which the distance between the jaws is capable of increasing. The fixed jaw and the movable jaw are capable of slipping away from the apexes of the workpiece, which realizes rotating the workpiece continuously and repetitiously. Thus the work efficiency of the wrench is improved. The wrench has a simple structure, and it is capable of enduring larger torque. At the same time, simple structure also simplifies the manufacturing process of the wrench, reducing the costs of manufacture. The first flexible member is internally installed in the body, which makes the first flexible member avoid contacting oil stain in use and the wrench provided by the invention more beautiful at the same time. The worm gear of the wrench uses a double start thread structure, which reduces the time of adjusting the distance between jaws and increases the bearable torque of the worm gear. | 2015-12-10 |
20150352697 | RATCHET WRENCH - A ratchet wrench includes a body having a function head which has a first recess, a second recess and a third recess to respectively accommodate a ratchet wheel, a pawl and a switch unit. The ratchet wheel has a toothed portion and the pawl has a driving portion which is engaged with the toothed portion. The driving portion has multiple teeth and multiple curved teeth. The pawl has a curved recess, a protrusion and a contact face. The switch unit has a switch member, an end piece and a resilient member. The switch member controls the movement of the pawl to engage the curved teeth of the pawl with the teeth of the ratchet wheel to allow the ratchet wrench to optionally output torque in two directions. | 2015-12-10 |
20150352698 | TWO-STAGE LOCKING ELECTRIC SCREWDRIVER - A two-stage locking electric screwdriver, with its main improved features as follow: the electric screwdriver has pre-locking and locking functions; the torque settings of the electric screwdriver can be easily modulated, and meanwhile the torque accuracy and energy efficiency can be improved; the torque modulation type is external modulation, so that the torque modulation can be carried out externally and even the torsion spring can be replaced. Meanwhile, the component structures inside the electric screwdriver is improved through a design that the motor directly drives the clutch and then drive the screwdriver head unit, and that an internal gear clutch is used to replaced the gear unit and clutch unit, so that the number of parts is dramatically reduced to save production cost. During general rotation, the electric screwdriver will not drive the clutch unit, and when the torque jumps to the set value, the internal gear clutch rotates and generates a torque. | 2015-12-10 |
20150352699 | Power Tool - A power tool includes a housing, a motor, a hammer, an anvil, and a controller. The motor is accommodated in the housing. The hammer is configured to be rotated by the motor. The anvil is configured to be rotated in one of a rotational mode in which the anvil is rotated together with the hammer and a striking mode in which the anvil is rotated upon being struck by the hammer. The controller is configured to control the motor to be braked in the striking mode. | 2015-12-10 |
20150352700 | Press Tool with Bistable Tension Mechanism - The invention relates to a press tool for connection of a pipe and a fitting, in particular for inseparable connection, with two pivoting elements, with two actuating sections formed on the pivoting elements, with two pressing sections formed on the pivoting elements, with two carrier elements assigned to the pivoting elements, and with a bistable tension mechanism, wherein each of the pivoting elements is mounted so that it can pivot about an assigned axis of rotation, wherein the carrier elements hold the axes of rotation, wherein the inner contours of the opposing pressing sections form a receiving area and wherein the receiving area formed by the inner contours in a first closed position of the pivoting elements is narrower than in a second open position of the pivoting elements. | 2015-12-10 |
20150352701 | CONTROL MECHANISM CONTROLLABLE OVER SINGLE SHOT AND REPEAT SHOT - The present invention is a control mechanism controllable over single shot and repeating shot, which is mounted in a discharging device for carrying out single shot and repeating shot modes. The control mechanism comprises a safety pole, a trigger and a sliding hook block. By means of altering the operating order of the trigger and the safety pole, and accompanied by the restoration of the safety pole, the switching between the single shot and the repeating shot modes can be easily accomplished by the discharging device, indeed a product of practicality | 2015-12-10 |
20150352702 | HANDHELD POWER TOOL AND IMPACT BLOCK RETURN DEVICE THEREOF - The present invention provides a handheld power tool having an impact block and an impact block return device. The impact block has a plurality of continuous teeth arranged along a lengthwise direction of the impact block. The impact block return device comprises a gearwheel engaged with the teeth of the impact block; a ratchet wheel rotating simultaneously with the gearwheel; and a clamping member operated in a first state and a second state, the clamping member contacting the ratchet wheel in the first state and the clamping member being separated from the ratchet wheel in the second state; wherein the impact block only can do a single-directional movement when the clamping member contacts the ratchet wheel in the first state. The present invention can improve stability of the retraction process of the impact block (e.g., a firing pin). | 2015-12-10 |
20150352703 | NAIL GUN - A nail gun of the present invention includes an adjusting portion which has elasticity. The elasticity of the adjusting portion is able to offset a thrust force of a nail pusher pushed by a magazine, so that a nail slot receives a nail only. The nail gun ensures not to shoot two sticks of nails simultaneously. The nail squeezes one side of the adjusting portion in a firing process so that the nail gun can provide sufficient space. Thereby when the nail is thicker, it can be shot by the nail gun. The present invention need not adjust by hand anymore for shooting different thickness of nails. The nail gun can not shoot two sticks of nails simultaneously. | 2015-12-10 |
20150352704 | INTERCHANGEABLE HAND TOOL SYSTEM - An integrated tool system that includes various interchangeable implements and attachments to provide functionality of pliers, wrenches, hammers, ratchets and screwdrivers. Many of the attachments are secured to rectangular jaws at the upper portion of the device. The lower portion of the device includes an ratcheting gear for accepting sockets, socket adaptors, ratchet extensions and so forth. The upper and lower portions are separable to reveal a receiver for hexes that is stored within the handle, thereby facilitating screwdriving and the like. | 2015-12-10 |
20150352705 | System and Method for Installing Fixtures in Tight Spaces - A tool for installing fixtures in tight spaces is herein disclosed. The tool comprises a bolt breaker and a driver. The bolt breaker comprises a head and a shaft. The shaft comprises a first end portion and a second end portion. The first end portion attached with the head. The second end portion has a mateable section. The driver has a tubular body, connectable with the mateable section. The driver comprises a pair of sockets and a grip. Each of the sockets placed at opposite ends of the driver. The grip comprises a plurality of protruding portions. The protruding portions are connected to the outer middle section of the tubular body. | 2015-12-10 |
20150352706 | Portable Work Tool - A portable work tool includes: a housing; and a motor; and a restraining surface. The housing has an outer surface including a covered region that is covered with a soft layer and an uncovered region that is exposed to an outside. The covered region and the uncovered region define a boundary therebetween. The motor is accommodated in the housing. The restraining surface is disposed in proximity to the boundary and protrudes from the covered region. | 2015-12-10 |
20150352707 | CLEANING DEVICE - A cleaning device having a cleaning head assembly and a handle assembly is provided. The assemblies are removably attached to one another by a locking mechanism that includes a female attachment portion having a receptacle and being affixed to a cleaning head, and a male attachment portion having a locking projection and being affixed to a handle and adapted for removable engagement with the female attachment portion. The locking projection on the male attachment portion is biased to engage the receptacle in the female attachment portion so as to releaseably lock the cleaning head and the handle together. | 2015-12-10 |
20150352708 | TOOL MOUNTING DEVICE - An appliance mounting device ( | 2015-12-10 |
20150352709 | DRILL BIT STORAGE BOX WITH AN INTEGRAL GAUGE - A drill bit storage box with an integral gauge is provided. The storage box has a hinged top surface, a bottom, slanted sides and an interior. The top surface has a plurality of various sized openings for receiving drill bits, with each opening corresponding to a specific size drill bit. The interior of the storage box has a plurality of holding bins located beneath the plurality of openings of the top surface. When a drill bit is placed through the opening which corresponds to the exact diameter of the drill bit on the top surface and the drill bit is released, the drill bit falls into the correct corresponding holding bin within the interior of the storage box. In this manner, a random number of drill bits may be sized and stored for future use. | 2015-12-10 |
20150352710 | Tool Box Assembly - A tool box assembly provides a tool box that can also be used as a step stool and a bench. The assembly includes a housing having a top, a bottom, and a perimeter wall coupled to and extending between the top and the bottom. The top defines a platform for a person to sit and stand upon. A first opening is positioned in the housing and provides access to an interior space of the housing for storing tools therein. A first door is coupled to the housing and is positionable to close the first opening. | 2015-12-10 |
20150352711 | TOOLBOX - Provided is a toolbox including a base member, made of a substantially rigid material, having base side walls extending from a base bottom to a perimetric base rim, and defining together a base interior storage space, said base bottom and base side walls configured with a base interior surface and a base exterior surface; a cover member, made of a substantially rigid material, having a perimetric cover rim, a cover interior surface and a cover exterior surface, said cover rim corresponding in shape and size to fit said base rim; and a liner member having a liner interior surface and a liner exterior surface, said liner member being made of a rigid though pliable material. The liner member is configured to be received within and supported by the base member in a spaced apart relationship therebetween to allow the liner member to be deformed towards the base interior surface. | 2015-12-10 |
20150352712 | TRUCK BOX WALL CONNECTION - A truck box is provided having a wall connection construction that permits the box to be fabricated from one or more walls formed of aluminum tread plate or other metal connected to one or more other walls made of a material that may be molded to include a variety of accessory features and configurations. | 2015-12-10 |
20150352713 | Processing Apparatus - A processing apparatus with a novel structure where a tool side rotates in relation to a main body side, capable of producing excellent quality transmission of an electrical signal from the tool side to the main body side with a simpler and more compact composition, and capable of driving an ultrasonic transducer provided on the tool side more effectively. A pair of signal coils are disposed between the main body side and the tool side so as to be able to transmit an electrical signal, and a power supply frequency to the ultrasonic transducer provided to the tool side is controlled by a power supply control member. At least one of the signal coils is provided with a coil winding path that reduces noise electromotive force generated due to an effect from power coils provided to the main body side and the tool side. | 2015-12-10 |
20150352714 | Robot Having Arm with Unequal Link Lengths - A transport apparatus including a drive; a first arm connected to the drive, where the first arm includes a first link, a second link and an end effector connected in series with the drive, where the first link and the second link have different effective lengths; and a system for limiting rotation of the end effector relative to the second link to provide substantially only straight movement of the end effector relative to the drive when the first arm is extended or retracted. | 2015-12-10 |
20150352715 | MANIPULATOR - A manipulator includes an elongated main portion, a distal end portion, and a bendable portion provided between the main portion and the distal end portion; a plurality of linear members that extend from the distal end portion to the main portion via the bendable portion; a power generator; a plurality of power transmitters that transmit, to proximal ends of the linear members, the power generated by the power generator as linear motion in a longitudinal direction of the main portion; and a linear-member relaxing unit that relaxes the linear members in which tension is generated between the distal end portion and the power transmitters by pushing and pulling of the linear members by the linear motion transmitted from the power transmitters. | 2015-12-10 |
20150352716 | FORCE CONTROL ROBOT AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SAME - An end effector includes a pair of machining tools. The pair of machining tools is separated by an interval in one direction perpendicular to a tool rotational axis and rotatable around the tool rotational axis. The pair of machining tools is position-controlled, and is force-controlled in a machining direction perpendicular to the one direction and an axial direction of the tool rotational axis, and is torque-controlled around the tool rotational axis. | 2015-12-10 |