52nd week of 2016 patent applcation highlights part 14 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20160375564 | DUAL-SETTING DIRECTIONAL TOOL - A dual-setting rotating system selectively provides unidirectional rotation to a drive shaft. Along with the drive shaft, the system includes a primary ratchet gear fixedly disposed on the drive shaft and configured to motivate the drive shaft in principal rotation. A secondary ratchet gear is coaxial with the primary ratchet gear and rotatably attached about at least a portion of the drive shaft. A pinion gear is axially-aligned with the drive shaft and operably engaged with the secondary ratchet gear and a shaft gear to motivate the drive shaft during retrograde rotation. The shaft gear is rigidly attached to and coaxial with the drive shaft. A clutch plate spans the primary and secondary ratchet gear while a main body encloses at least a portion of the clutch plate. | 2016-12-29 |
20160375565 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FASTENER ELEMENT RETENTION AND INSTALLATION - A method and a device are disclosed which seek to improve productivity of the installation of fasteners. This improved productivity is achieved by holding a fastener to a driving tool with a mechanical means for a substantial portion of an installation sequence to prevent nuisance disengagement between fasteners and their driving means including dropping of fasteners early in an installation cycle. The productivity of this fastener holding approach is best realized by allowing a streamlined operation with little interaction between the fastener driving device and an operator. Specifically, a fastener installation device is described which requires no direct manipulation of said device during the sequence of loading a fastener into said device, installation of said fastener with said device, disengagement of said device from said fastener to allow complete installation of said fastener, and loading a subsequent fastener. | 2016-12-29 |
20160375566 | TIGHTENING TOOL FOR COAXIAL CONNECTORS - A tool for tightening a coupling nut includes: a hollow shaft having a length, an outer diameter, and a thickness, the hollow shaft including a longitudinal gap extending between a first end and a second end of the shaft, the shaft being formed of a resilient material; and a plurality of faces located on an inner diameter of the shaft adjacent one of the ends, the faces arranged to receive a coupling nut. The dimensions and material are selected so that, when the faces of the tool engage a coupling nut and a torque is applied to the shaft below a preselected level, the faces maintain engagement with the coupling nut, thereby rotating the coupling nut, but when a torque exceeding the preselected level is applied to the shaft, the shaft deflects sufficiently that the faces slip relative to the coupling nut, thereby preventing rotation of the coupling nut. | 2016-12-29 |
20160375567 | APPARATUS FOR INSTALLING CABLES IN SPLIT SLEEVE - A tool for installing cables in a split sleeve includes first and second guide portions, a third arcuate guide portion extending from and positioned radially outward of the first guide portion, the first and third guide portions forming a first guide slot therebetween, and a fourth arcuate guide portion extending from and positioned radially outward of the second guide portion, the second and fourth guide portions forming a second guide slot therebetween. The tool may be assembled to a split sleeve that is biased toward a rolled up configuration in which one side of the split sleeve at least partially overlies another side of the split sleeve. By positioning one or more cables within the tool while the tool is assembled to the split sleeve, a user may slide the tool along the split sleeve to position the cables within the split sleeve. | 2016-12-29 |
20160375568 | Bearing Master Differential Bearing Puller - Means of efficiently capturing the bearing with the collet comprising teeth elements and/or flanged collets. | 2016-12-29 |
20160375569 | A FASTENER AND INSTALLATION DEVICE - A fastener and a fastener installation device which enables cables to be installed in hard to reach places safely and quickly. The fastener including a body forming a loop; a first connector formed at a first end of the body; and a second connector formed at a second end of the body; wherein the first connector is complementary with the second connector. The first connector of the first fastener connects with a second connector of a second fastener and the second connector of the first fastener connects with a first connector of a third fastener to form a chain of fasteners. The installation device including a hollow body and a cap rotatably mounted to an end of the hollow body which includes an aperture allowing a top fastener to pass through the aperture when the cap is in a first position. | 2016-12-29 |
20160375570 | Machine Tool Device - A machine tool device includes at least one open-loop and/or closed-loop control unit and at least one drive-unit sensor unit configured to sense at least one drive-unit characteristic value, which can be processed by the open-loop and/or closed-loop control unit at least for open-loop and/or closed-loop control of a drive unit of a machine tool and/or for an output of information to an operator. The machine tool device further includes at least one processing-tool sensor unit configured to sense at least one processing-tool characteristic value, which can be processed by the open-loop and/or closed-loop control unit at least for open-loop and/or closed-loop control of the drive unit and/or for an output of information to an operator. | 2016-12-29 |
20160375571 | SPLIT POWER TOOL - An extendable hedge trimmer includes a housing having a handle end and a tool end. The handle end includes a battery and an electrical connector. The tool end includes a hedge trimming implement, a motor, and an electrical connector. The electrical connector of the tool end is electrically connected with the motor. Wiring is included within the handle end for electrically connecting the battery and the electrical connector of the handle end. The trimmer also includes a pole which is releasably connectable between the tool end and the handle end. The pole is configured for electrically connecting the handle end with the tool end. The trimmer also includes a latch mechanism for releasably attaching the pole between tool end and handle end. The trimmer also includes an input for receiving AC line power via a power cord, the trimmer configured for being power by AC line power and/or battery power. | 2016-12-29 |
20160375572 | HANDLE ASSEMBLY FOR DRYWALL FINISHER BOX - A handle assembly for a container, the container having a pivotally mounted pressure plate for dispensing a seaming compound, includes a connector plate configured for removably coupling to the pressure plate, a first handle for gripping with a first hand of a user, and a second handle for gripping with a second hand of the user. Each of the first handle and the second handle is coupled to the connector plate. | 2016-12-29 |
20160375573 | Ratchet handle having an extension member - The present invention discloses one-piece combinational tool that a worker can use to remove a nut or bolt. The combinational tool is a ratchet handle having an elongated ratchet shaft and a built-in extension bar. The ratchet shaft comprises a head portion, a tail portion and a transitional middle portion connecting the two. The head portion comprises a square drive log and a hexagonal attachment, disposed on opposing surfaces of the ratchet shaft. The tail portion comprise a hollow chamber which can accommodate the extension bar when it is not used. | 2016-12-29 |
20160375574 | TOOL HOLDER - A tool holder comprises a first pair of opposing sides and a second pair of opposing sides. The second pair of opposing sides is disposed intermediate the first pair of opposing sides. The tool holder includes an at least one pocket attached to at least one of the sides. A first pair of straps connect a top edge of each of the first pair of opposing sides. The tool holder is configurable between an expanded position and a collapsed position. | 2016-12-29 |
20160375575 | METHOD OF TETHERING A TOOL - A tool tethering method includes the steps of providing a tool with a longitudinal portion, installing a base layer on the longitudinal portion, and providing a connector strap assembly. The connector strap assembly includes a closed-loop connector, a length of tubing, and a length of stretchable webbing secured to a connector and extending through the shrink tubing. A base layer is installed on the longitudinal portion of the tool. The length of stretchable webbing is aligned to extend along the base layer and the longitudinal portion is inserted into the tubing and substantially centered on the base layer. The tubing is caused to assume the reduced state to provide a snug fit on the hand tool, stretchable webbing, and base layer. | 2016-12-29 |
20160375576 | Hand Tool and Retainer - A hand tool and retainer apparatus includes a hand tool and a retainer. The retainer retains the handles in a storage position. The retainer is manually fitted to a proximal end of the hand tool when a user retains the hand tool in a storage position. The retainer limits pivotal movement of the handles. A latch member of the retainer secures the retainer to the hand tool. When the hand tool is retained in the storage position, a button portion of the latch member is located such that manual depression of the button portion allows the retainer to be manually separated from the hand tool from a proximal end of the hand tool. Separation of the retainer from the hand tool allows the handles of the hand tool to pivot away from one another. | 2016-12-29 |
20160375577 | MOTOR-DRIVEN ARTICULATED ARM WITH CABLE CAPSTAN INCLUDING A BRAKE - A motor-driven articulated haptic interface arm includes a frame; an arm linked to the frame and rotationally mobile about an axis; and a motor including a rotor, which delivers at least one maximum resistant torque about the axis opposing at least part of forces applied to the arm by its environment. A main transmission transmits to the arm the resistant torque about the axis and includes a capstan-type cable reducer. The arm includes elements for evaluating the resistant torque transmitted to the arm by the motor; braking rotation of the arm about the axis; activating the brake when the maximum resistant torque is reached by the motor; evaluating, after activation of the brake, the forces transmitted to the arm by the environment, including determining a deformation of the transmission under the forces; and deactivating the brake when the deformation goes below a predetermined threshold value. | 2016-12-29 |
20160375578 | Method For Processing Information And Electronic Device - A method for processing information and an electronic device are provided, in order to improve the performance of response of an electronic device. The method includes: obtaining environmental information of a current environment; determining, based on the environmental information, a first operation instruction corresponding to the electronic device and an execution parameter corresponding to the first operation instruction, where the execution parameter is a parameter selected among at least two execution parameters corresponding to the first operation instruction; and controlling the electronic device to perform a first operation corresponding to the first operation instruction based on the execution parameter. | 2016-12-29 |
20160375579 | ROBOTIC SYSTEM FOR UPDATING DEVICES - In one embodiment the present disclosure provides a robotic updating apparatus that includes mapping circuitry to provide movement instructions, the mapping circuitry including map data; wherein the map data includes a defined area for the robotic updating apparatus; movement circuitry to receive the movement instructions and to control movement of the robotic apparatus within the defined area; wherein movement is based on, at least in part, the movement instructions; device discovery circuitry to discover at least one target device within the defined area; and update circuitry to provide update for at least one target device; wherein the device discovery circuitry also to communicate the update to the at least one target device. | 2016-12-29 |
20160375580 | ROBOT SYSTEM AND ROBOT CONTROL METHOD - A robot system includes a robot arm including arms and joint parts such that each of the joint parts is connecting two arms, and an auxiliary arm including links, joints and sensors such that each of the joints is connecting two links and that the sensors detect rotation angles of the joints. The auxiliary arm has an end attached to the robot arm at a position which includes multiple joint parts of the joint parts from a base end side to a front end side of the robot arm such that the auxiliary arm follows movement of the robot arm. | 2016-12-29 |
20160375581 | ROBOT, ROBOT CONTROL DEVICE, AND ROBOT SYSTEM - A robot includes: a base; a first arm rotatably coupled to the base about a first axis of rotation; a second arm rotatably coupled to the first arm about a second axis of rotation, the second axis of rotation being an axis perpendicular to the first axis of rotation or being an axis parallel to an axis perpendicular to the first axis of rotation; a third arm rotatably coupled to the second arm about a third axis of rotation, the third axis of rotation being an axis parallel to the second axis of rotation; a first angular velocity sensor installed to the first arm and having an angular velocity detection axis parallel to the first axis of rotation; and a second angular velocity sensor installed to the third arm and having an angular velocity detection axis parallel to the third axis of rotation. | 2016-12-29 |
20160375582 | INTERFERENCE CHECK SYSTEM FOR MACHINE TOOL AND ROBOT - A numerical controller and a robot controller share interpolation level move data obtained by recording position information for each interpolation period of a robot in association with an index. Based on the interpolation level move data, a preceding position of the robot after the passage of a time (lead time) for calculating a next preceding position since a reference time for interference check is calculated. And, based on the robot preceding position and a preceding position (machine preceding-position) of an axis of the machine after the passage of the lead time, interference between a machine and the robot is checked. | 2016-12-29 |
20160375583 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING ACCURACY OF ROBOT LOCATION INFORMATION BY USING SENSOR - An apparatus and method for providing an accuracy of robot location information. The apparatus may include a robot location information generator and a robot location accuracy calculator, through which the accuracy of location information of itself that the robot recognizes is provided so as to prevent crashes and negligent accident, which are caused by a difference between a robot's actual location and movement path and a location and movement path of itself that the robot recognizes | 2016-12-29 |
20160375584 | SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATICALLY AND PRECISELY POSITIONING ROBOTIC ARM AND METHOD THEREOF - The present disclosure illustrates a system for automatically and precisely positioning a robotic arm and method thereof. A control computing apparatus of the present disclosure controls a probe of the robotic arm to touch one of the positioning devices, and acquires a moment variation of each of the axes from a moment sensing device of the robotic arm, and then computes the distance between a geometric center of the touched positioning device and a coordinate origin according to a geometric feature of the touched positioning device, and then positions the robotic arm according to the moment variations of the axes and the distance between the geometric center of the touched positioning device and the coordinate origin. Therefore, the technical effect of quickly, precisely positioning the robotic arm without the error accumulation can be achieved. | 2016-12-29 |
20160375585 | ROBOT DEVICE, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME, COMPUTER PROGRAM, AND ROBOT SYSTEM - Provided is a robot device including an image input unit for inputting an image of surroundings, a target object detection unit for detecting an object from the input image, an object position detection unit for detecting a position of the object, an environment information acquisition unit for acquiring surrounding environment information of the position of the object, an optimum posture acquisition unit for acquiring an optimum posture corresponding to the surrounding environment information for the object, an object posture detection unit for detecting a current posture of the object from the input image, an object posture comparison unit for comparing the current posture of the object to the optimum posture of the object, and an object posture correction unit for correcting the posture of the object when the object posture comparison unit determines that there is a predetermined difference or more between the current posture and the optimum posture. | 2016-12-29 |
20160375586 | Information processing method and electronic device - An information processing method and an electronic device are provided. The method includes: acquiring a first parameter related to a first behavior of a user of an electronic device, in a case that a current position of the electronic device is a first position, where the first behavior is a behavior which does not cause the electronic device to move; determining whether the first parameter meets a preset condition to obtain a first determination result; and adjusting the current position from the first position to a second position, in a case that it is determined that the first parameter meets the preset condition. | 2016-12-29 |
20160375587 | SECURED MOTOR-DRIVEN ARTICULATED ARM WITH CABLE CAPSTAN - A motor-driven articulated haptic interface arm includes: a frame; an arm linked to the frame and rotationally mobile about an axis; and a motor, which delivers at least one torque about the axis countering at least one part of forces applied to the arm by its environment. A main transmission transmits the torque to the arm and includes a capstan-type cable reducer, and an auxiliary transmission transmits the torque to the arm. The auxiliary transmission is capable of taking at least two states: an inactive state, when the forces applied to the arm by its environment are below a predetermined threshold, in which the auxiliary transmission transmits no torque to the arm; and an active state when the forces applied to the arm by its environment are higher than a predetermined threshold, in which the main transmission transmits no torque to the arm. | 2016-12-29 |
20160375588 | Switching A Control Of A Robot Into A Manual Operating Mode - A method for switching a control of a robot into a manual operating mode, wherein the robot is movable by a user manually applying at least one of a force or a torque upon the robot, includes detecting at least one of joint forces or joint torques of the robot, and triggering an error reaction in response to the switching and based on at least one of the detected joint forces and/or joint torques, target joint forces and/or target joint torques, or a pose of the robot. | 2016-12-29 |
20160375589 | ROBOTIC GRIPPERS INCLUDING FINGER WEBBING FOR IMPROVED GRASPING - A robotic gripper includes a gripper palm, a first pair of adjacent fingers extending from the palm, each finger in the first pair of fingers including a first link coupled to a second link by a rotatable joint, and a second pair of adjacent fingers extending from the palm, each finger in the second pair of fingers including a first link coupled to a second link by a rotatable joint. A web member is attached to the first pair of adjacent fingers, the web member having a web portion having a gripping face, the web portion disposed between a first one of the first pair of adjacent fingers and a second one of the second pair of adjacent fingers. | 2016-12-29 |
20160375590 | FOOD HANDLING GRIPPER - Exemplary embodiments relate to improvements in robotic systems to reduce biological or chemical harborage points on the systems. For example, in exemplary embodiments, robotic actuators, hubs, or entire robotic systems may be configured to allow crevices along joints or near fasteners to be reduced or eliminated, hard corners to be replaced with rounded edges, certain components or harborage points to be eliminated, shapes to be reconfigured to be smoother or flat, and/or or surfaces to be reconfigurable for simpler cleaning. | 2016-12-29 |
20160375591 | EXTENSIBLE AND RETRACTABLE ARM MECHANISM, AND ROBOT ARM - An extendable and retractable arm mechanism includes a first structure group formed by coupling a plurality of first structures and a second structure group formed by coupling a plurality of second structures. Each of the first structures includes lock part for fixing the second structures. When the first structure group and the second structure group extend, the lock part fixes the second structures to the first structures. | 2016-12-29 |
20160375592 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR SAFE NAVIGATION OF ROBOTIC DEVICES - Apparatus and methods for navigation of a robotic device configured to operate in an environment comprising objects and/or persons. Location of objects and/or persons may changed prior and/or during operation of the robot. In one embodiment, a bistatic sensor comprises a transmitter and a receiver. The receiver may be spatially displaced from the transmitter. The transmitter may project a pattern on a surface in the direction of robot movement. In one variant, the pattern comprises an encoded portion and an information portion. The information portion may be used to communicate information related to robot movement to one or more persons. The encoded portion may be used to determine presence of one or more object in the path of the robot. The receiver may sample a reflected pattern and compare it with the transmitted pattern. Based on a similarity measure breaching a threshold, indication of object present may be produced. | 2016-12-29 |
20160375593 | Composite knife - A composite knife made from layers of Metal Matrix Composite (MMC) is disclosed. It includes a middle layer of fibrous preform including a hard insert placed longitudinally at its periphery. The hard insert, after sharpening, represents the cutting blade portion of the composite knife. The composite knife further includes a carrier which forms the load bearing member of the cutting blade, as well as forming the integral handle of the composite knife. The carrier portion of the composite knife includes at least one top and at least one bottom layers of fibrous preform, sandwiching the middle layer that contains the cutting edge portion of the knife. A metallic material is infiltrated within the fibrous preforms and extends throughout the composite blade structure forming the MMC knife, the metallic material bonding the middle layer within the carrier, and bonding the top and bottom surface of the hard insert within the carrier. | 2016-12-29 |
20160375594 | Hair trimming method and apparatus - The present disclosure relates to an apparatus and method for trimming hairs by rotating a housing on a handle that contains one or more razor blades angled for shaving adjacent hairs. | 2016-12-29 |
20160375595 | Method and Apparatus for a Clipper - An electric clipper includes an exterior surface having at least one solar cell integrally included therewith, which solar cell is configured to at least partially charge a battery of the electric clipper. | 2016-12-29 |
20160375596 | METHOD OF ASSEMBLING A PERSONAL CARE PRODUCT - A method of assembling a heating element for a shaving razor by providing an insulating member having a base with a plurality of spaced apart electrical terminals. A flexible printed circuit board having a plurality of spaced apart electrical terminals is provided. The electrical terminals of the insulating member are soldered to the corresponding electrical terminals of the flexible printed circuit board. A liquid non electrically conductive underfiller encapsulant is dispensed between the base of the insulating member of the base of the flexible printed circuit board forming a water tight seal between each of the spaced apart electrical terminals of the insulating member and between each of the electrical terminals of the flexible printed circuit board by curing the liquid non electrically conductive underfiller encapsulant. | 2016-12-29 |
20160375597 | HEATING ELEMENT FOR A SHAVING RAZOR - A heating element for a shaving razor having an insulating member with a base and at least one electrical terminal. A flexible printed circuit board having a base with at least one electrical terminal electrically and mechanically coupled to the corresponding electrical terminal of the insulating member. A non electrically conductive underfiller encapsulant is positioned between the base of the insulating member and the base of the flexible printed circuit board to provide a water tight seal around the electrical terminals. | 2016-12-29 |
20160375598 | KNIFE WITH GRIP - A grip for a knife, the knife characterized by a handle, a blade, a blade spine, and a blade edge, said grip comprising a forefinger grip located on a first face of the blade, said forefinger grip comprising a first forefinger guide, a second forefinger guide, and a forefinger retaining area configured to retain a first portion of a forefinger of a user; a thumb grip located on the second face of the blade, said thumb grip comprising a thumb guide and a thumb retaining area configured to retain a thumb of the user; and a platform located on the blade spine, said platform configured to provide support for a second portion the forefinger of the user. | 2016-12-29 |
20160375599 | FOOD CUTTING ASSEMBLY - A food cutting assembly includes an outer ring has a circular shape. The outer ring has an inner surface, an outer surface and a bottom edge comprising a blade. A pair of handles is attached to the outer surface. A plurality of cutting members is attached to and extending between the outer ring and an inner ring such that the inner ring is coaxial with the outer ring. Each of the cutting members has a lower edge comprising a blade. The lower edges of the cutting members and the bottom edge are co-planar. An intermediate ring has a first edge and a second edge positioned opposite of each other wherein the second edge is directed downwardly and comprises a blade. The intermediate ring is removably attached to the cutting members such that the second edge is co-planar with the lower edges. | 2016-12-29 |
20160375600 | JOINT CUTTING IN A DEVICE - Examples are disclosed that relate to heat-based cutting of an adhesive joint of a device. One disclosed example provides a device, comprising an adhesive joint connecting a first component and a second component via an adhesive layer, and a cutting affordance incorporated within the device and positioned within the adhesive joint or adjacent the adhesive joint. | 2016-12-29 |
20160375601 | CUTTING TABLE FOR CUTTING A FIBER PREFORM OBTAINED BY THREE-DIMENSIONAL WEAVING, AND A CUTTING METHOD USING SUCH A TABLE - A cutting table for cutting a fiber preform obtained by three-dimensional weaving and having two portions that are connected together by at least one zone of non-interlinking and that present outlines of different shapes, the cutting table including: a tabletop provided with a recess for receiving flat one of the portions of the preform to be cut; sacrificial plates for interposing between the portions of the preform for cutting and for being fastened to the tabletop; at least one cutting template designed to be pressed against the portion of the fiber preform that is not positioned in the recess; and a device for applying compacting pressure against the cutting template. | 2016-12-29 |
20160375602 | PAPER PROCESSING APPARATUS - In accordance with one embodiment, a paper processing apparatus comprises a perforation unit configured to include a rotary blade for perforating conveyed paper in a direction parallel to a conveyance direction and be capable of moving the rotary blade in a direction orthogonal to a conveyance path of the paper; a skew detection section configured at the upstream side of the perforation unit to detect the skew of the paper; a skew correction mechanism configured to incline the perforation unit and the rotary blade according to the detected skew amount of the paper; and a control section configured to control the position of the rotary blade and move the rotary blade to a perforation processing position before the paper is conveyed to the perforation unit. | 2016-12-29 |
20160375603 | Working Height Adjustment Device of Processing Machine - A working height adjustment device of a processing machine includes a slide seat mounted to a fixing frame seat. The slide seat is provided with an adjustment seat having a through hole. The through hole is inserted with a micro adjustment rod having a threaded section. The micro adjustment rod is pivotally connected with a rotatable handle. A control rod having a link rod is provided between the fixing frame seat and the slide seat. The adjustment seat has an accommodation hole which is provided with an elastic member, a movable member and a push knob. The movable member has an engaging hole. One side of the engaging hole is formed with a toothed portion. The threaded section of the micro adjustment rod passes through the engaging hole. One end of the movable member is inserted into the elastic member, and another end is connected with the push knob. | 2016-12-29 |
20160375604 | ADJUSTABLE TOOLREST FOR A LATHE - Methods and systems for adjusting a toolrest of a lathe are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a mechanism comprises a banjo holding a toolrest, the toolrest being coarsely adjusted to a first vertical position relative to the banjo; a toolrest adjustment knob allowing for the fine adjustment of a second vertical position of the toolrest relative to the banjo; and a banjo adjustment knob allowing for an adjustment to a horizontal position of the toolrest to a banjo. | 2016-12-29 |
20160375605 | CHOPSTICK MAKING JIG AND SYSTEM - A jig for making chopsticks defines a guideway for a cutting tool and includes a workpiece holder that is configured to support a stick thereon in at least two different positions inclined at different angles relative to the guideway when the jig is in use. The jig may form part of a system for making chopsticks including a cutting tool that is manually slid along the guideway to cut the stick. The jig enables the stick to be positioned in several different positions sequentially so that in each of the different positions the cutting tool cuts a different surface of the stick to thereby form a high quality chopstick by hand. The jig may be reconfigurable for different styles of chopsticks, and may include a blade sharpening feature and an optional end-trimming assembly for cutting a pyramidal finial on an end of the chopstick. | 2016-12-29 |
20160375606 | THREE DIMENSIONAL MULTILAYERED PRINTED SUPER CONDUCTING ELECTROMAGNETS - The present invention is a method of manufacturing a super conducting electromagnet comprising a 3D printer extruder of the type having an extruder, a liquefier and a nozzle. | 2016-12-29 |
20160375607 | MANUFACTURING LINE, PROCESS, AND SINTERED ARTICLE - A manufacturing line includes a tape of green material that is directed through a furnace so that the furnace burns off organic binder material and then partially sinters the tape without the use of a setter board. Sintered articles resulting from the manufacturing line may be thin with relatively large surface areas; and, while substantially unpolished, have few sintering-induced surface defects. Tension may be applied to the partially sintered tape as it passes through a second furnace on the manufacturing line to shape resulting sintered articles. | 2016-12-29 |
20160375608 | PREFORMS AND PROCESSES FOR MAKING BAG IN BOTTLE CONTAINERS - A preform for making bag-in-bottle containers via processes does not require process protection for the interlock connecting the inner and outer wall layers. | 2016-12-29 |
20160375609 | COMPRESSION MOLD, COMPRESSION MOLDING TOOL AND COMPRESSION MOLDING METHOD - A compression mold for use in a compression molding tool, is manufactured by an additive manufacturing method, particularly electron beam melting, selective laser melting, or selective laser sintering. A method for manufacturing a compression mold for use in a compression molding tool includes forming a compression mold body of the compression mold with an additive manufacturing (AM) method. | 2016-12-29 |
20160375610 | CORE FOR THE MOULDING OF A BLADE HAVING SUPERIMPOSED CAVITIES AND INCLUDING A DE-DUSTING HOLE TRAVERSING A CAVITY FROM END TO END - A core for the moulding of a turbine engine blade, this blade including a vane extending along a spanwise direction and ending in a top, this core including a first core element to delimit a first internal cavity and a second core element of which at least one portion delimits a second internal cavity. The second cavity is situated between the first cavity and the top of the blade along the spanwise direction, and the portion of the second core element delimiting the second cavity includes a through hole, which emerges in line with an end face of the first core element to constitute a de-dusting conduit of the first cavity, this conduit traversing the second cavity from end to end while emerging in the top of the blade. | 2016-12-29 |
20160375611 | DEVICE FOR FABRICATING ION EXCHANGE MEMBRANE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE ION EXCHANGE MEMBRANE - The present disclosure relates to a technique for improving the ionic conductivity by introducing an electric field concept to a process for preparing an ion exchange membrane and deflecting an ion channel within an ion exchange membrane in one direction, and specifically to a device for fabricating an ion exchange membrane and a method therefor in a roll-to-roll manner and a casting manner with a deflected ion channel which can improve the ionic conductivity of the ion exchange membrane by reducing a travelling distance of the ions in the deflected ion channels. | 2016-12-29 |
20160375612 | METHODS OF PRODUCING PARTITION WALL, DISPLAY ELEMENT AND ELECTROWETTING DISPLAY - A method of producing a partition wall comprises (a) forming a film using a photosensitive composition, (b) exposing the thus formed film, (c) developing the thus exposed film with an aqueous alkaline solution, and (d) applying wind to the thus developed film. The partition wall compartmentalizes a housing space which is formed between first and second electrode layer stacks and which contains a polar liquid and a non-polar liquid that are immiscible with each other. | 2016-12-29 |
20160375613 | Method and device for series production of components made of a fiber-reinforced composite material - In a manufacturing method for a component, a clamping force is applied perpendicular to a surface of a first portion of a semifinished product containing reinforcing fibers via opposing first clamping surfaces of a first clamping tool. A clamping force is applied perpendicular to a surface of a second portion of the semifinished product via mutually opposing first clamping surfaces of a second clamping tool, spaced a first distance from the first clamping tool. A shaping device deforms a third portion of the semifinished product lying between the first and the second portions to form a first subportion and an opposite second subportion. The first distance is reduced to a second distance. A clamping force is applied perpendicular to the surfaces of the first and second subportions via a second clamping surface of the first clamping tool and an opposite second clamping surface of the second clamping tool. | 2016-12-29 |
20160375614 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING AN INSULATING WEB - A method for manufacturing an insulating bar made from a thermoplastic plastics material whereof the base body has a corrugated structure comprises shaping the insulating bar as a blank having a substantially planar structure of the base body without raised portions and recesses but with the connection strips, cooling the blank to a temperature corresponding to the maximum long-term service temperature of the plastics material or lower, heating the base body to a forming temperature which, for crystalline plastics materials, is approximately 30° C. below the crystallite melting point of the plastics material or higher, and for amorphous plastics materials, is approximately 30° C. above the softening point or higher, forming the base body by a tool to produce the alternating raised portions and recesses, while retaining the geometry of the connection strips, and cooling the insulating bar to a temperature corresponding to the maximum long-term service temperature or lower. | 2016-12-29 |
20160375615 | TOOLING DEVICE FOR MAKING A PLASTIC FILM COMPONENT - A tooling device for making a plastic film component. The tooling device includes a molding tool having a molding part, a receptacle, an opening and closing device, and at least one covering device having a covering surface and guide arrangement. The molding part and the receptacle are movable relative to each other between a closed and an open position. Relative movement between the molding part and the receptacle to the closed position is transmitted to the covering device to move it from an exposed position, in which the covering surface is spaced from an inner surface of the molding part, to a covered position, in which the covering surface covers a covered section of molding part's inner surface. | 2016-12-29 |
20160375616 | A Process to Recycle Expandable Plastic Materials and an Expandable or Expanded Plastic Material Obtainable Thereby - A process is disclosed to recycle and/or formulate expandable plastic materials using a system ( | 2016-12-29 |
20160375617 | Device for Producing Plastics Parts Having Inserts - A device for producing plastics parts having at least one rod-shaped metal insert, and comprising first and second mould half elements. At least one of the mould half elements is movable along a closure direction (Z). The mould half elements together can form a closed cavity for moulding a plastics part, the insert projecting at least in portions into the cavity in order to be overmoulded with plastics material, and being substantially arranged between the two mould half elements in a dividing plane which comprises a longitudinal direction (X) and a width direction (Y). At least one of the mould half elements has at least one fixing means wherein the insert can be fixed in the width direction. A positioning means can be arranged at a proximal end of the insert, allowing the insert to be moved along the longitudinal direction (X) into an injection position. | 2016-12-29 |
20160375618 | THERMOPLASTIC INJECTION MOLDED ELEMENT WITH INTEGRAL THERMOPLASTIC POSITIONING SYSTEM FOR REINFORCED COMPOSITE STRUCTURES - Disclosed embodiments may relate generally to manufactured elements having composite reinforcement, and more specifically to elements comprising a composite precisely positioned within the element for support. Embodiments of such elements typically may be formed using injection molding. Embodiments may further comprise an integral thermoplastic positioning system for positioning the composite, and encapsulating thermoplastic forming the exterior geometry of the element. | 2016-12-29 |
20160375619 | AIR FRESHENER - An air freshener has a rigidifying core defining a central axis, and an outer portion or sleeve contacting the core that is formed from one or more fragrance loaded polymers. Together, the core and outer portion are shaped to surround a first axis perpendicular to the central axis. The air freshener is made by injection molding a first shot of at least one polymer material to form the core, and injection molding a second shot of at least one polymer material incorporating one or more fragrance materials over or onto or into at least a portion of the core. The second shot of polymer material may be stretched about the portion of the core during injection molding, and may flow into a first hole formed in the core at or near the core distal end, and fills a second hole formed in the core at or near the core proximal end. | 2016-12-29 |
20160375620 | Method for Manufacturing a Rigid Receptacle, In Particular Having Two Layers, Rigid Receptacle Obtained According to Said Method, and Device for Implementing Said Method - The invention relates to a method for manufacturing a rigid receptacle ( | 2016-12-29 |
20160375621 | Injection Molding Apparatus Having Cooled Core Sliders - An injection molding apparatus is used for making parts having a hollow portion that is disposed under an angle relative to an axis. The molded parts are ejected when a movable stripper plate is displaced relative to the mold core used to cool the angled portion of the molded part. The stripper plate includes cooling channels and a cooling outlet. The cooling outlet is coupled to a cooling inlet of a movable cooling slider element. Leakage of a cooling fluid is prevented by using a sealing device and sealing elements between the cooling slider and a cooling manifold retaining the mold cores when the stripper plate is used during the ejection of the molded parts from the mold cores. | 2016-12-29 |
20160375622 | MOLDING MATERIAL OF SAPONIFIED ETHYLENE-VINYL ESTER-BASED COPOLYMER - Provided is a melt-molding material which is produced using an EVOH resin and has improved feeding property. A pellet mixture comprising a first EVOH resin pellets (pellet 1) each having approximately circular or elliptical cross-section and having an ethylene unit content of 20 to 34 mol %, and a second EVOH resin pellets (pellet 2) each having ethylene unit content of 35 to 60 mol %, wherein the difference of ethylene unit content between the pellet 1 and the pellet 2 is from 10 to 30 mol %. | 2016-12-29 |
20160375623 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING AT LEAST ONE FLEXIBLE PLASTIC CONTAINER - The invention relates to a method for the manufacture of at least one flexible plastic container, according to which method each container ( | 2016-12-29 |
20160375624 | Glossy Container - A method of blow molding a glossy article having at least one layer of thermoplastic material. The method comprises the steps of feeding a parison of said thermoplastic material into a mold having an inner surface with at least a portion of SPI finish standard selected from the group consisting of A-1, A-2, A-3, B-1, B-2 and B-3 mold and a first temperature of greater than 55° C.; blowing the parison against the inner surface of the mold to form the article; and subsequently lowering the temperature of the mold to a second temperature of between 10° C. to 55° C. before release of the molded article. The cycle time of the mold (t | 2016-12-29 |
20160375625 | ADIABATIC HIGH PRESSURE GENERATION - The invention relates to a system for transforming plastics material preforms into plastics material containers having a plurality of blow moulding stations which are arranged on a carrier and in each case comprise a blow mould for expanding plastics material preforms into plastics material containers inside this blow mould by means of a pressurised pneumatic medium which is supplied to the respective blow moulding station via a pressure supply device and which is at least partially extracted again from the respective blow moulding station after the expansion operation via a pressure extraction device. According to the invention it has an energy conversion device, with the aid of which at least part of the potential energy stored in an energy store can be turned into an increase in the potential energy of a pneumatic medium associated with at least one blow mould, wherein the energy conversion device has an intermediate energy storage device, and at least part of the potential energy extracted from the energy store, and the energy transmitted by the energy conversion device, can be stored in the form of kinetic energy in the intermediate energy storage device. | 2016-12-29 |
20160375626 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SHAPING A SEMI-FINISHED FIBER PRODUCT - A device for shaping a semi-finished fiber product for manufacturing a C-shaped or I-shaped former, and including clamping mechanisms and a forming tool. Each clamping mechanism has a first and a second clamping element and together they hold a semi-finished fiber product along two longitudinal and opposite edges. The clamping elements and forming tool move in a coupled manner between starting and end positions. During this movement, the longitudinal edges of the semi-finished fiber product are transformed into a curved shape, wherein a length of one of the longitudinal edges of the semi-finished fiber product does not change and a length of the other longitudinal edge becomes greater. During the movement, the forming tool is transformed into a curved shape and guided relative to the clamping elements against the semi-finished fiber product such that the semi-finished fiber product is deep drawn over the forming tool. | 2016-12-29 |
20160375627 | IMPRINT APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ARTICLE - The present invention provides an imprint apparatus which molds an imprint material using a mold to form a pattern on a substrate, the apparatus including a nozzle including a discharge outlet which discharges the imprint material onto the substrate, a holding unit configured to hold the mold, a supply unit configured to supply a gas which accelerates filling of a pattern of the mold with the imprint material to a portion between the holding unit and the imprint material on the substrate, and a gas unit provided with the nozzle, wherein the gas unit performs gas supply or exhaust with respect to a second space around a first space between the nozzle and a portion of the substrate which faces the nozzle and is conveyed under the nozzle in order to suppress the gas from flowing into the first space. | 2016-12-29 |
20160375628 | METHOD FOR MAKING AN AIR PERMEABLE AND WATERPROOF TEXTILE WITH AN UNEVEN PATTERN - A method for making an air permeable waterproof textile with an uneven pattern is disclosed. The density of the arrangement of the threading holes is high or low by controlling the transportation speed of the fabric foundation. The density of the threading holes is high while the transportation speed is high, and the density of the threading holes is low while the transportation speed is low. A vent-typed backing fabric is formed with a plurality of tiny through holes distributed densely and without removing chips. Partial or total burr portions are rolled over by the upper roller and the lower roller with the predetermined pattern so as to shield corresponding threading holes with different extent. The threading holes without shielding have total air permeability. The partially shielded threading holes have partial air permeability with different percentages. The areas of the textile without the threading holes have water proof characteristics. | 2016-12-29 |
20160375629 | Welding Thermoplastic Structures - A method and apparatus for welding a thermoplastic structure. The apparatus comprises a base, a cover, and a channel. The base is formed of a material that is magnetically opaque to a frequency in a range of 30 KHz to 350 KHz. The cover is formed of the material. The channel extends between the base and the cover. | 2016-12-29 |
20160375630 | Method For Welding Together Two Components Made Of A Thermoplastic Layer Composite Material - A method for welding together a first and a second multiple layered thermoplastic layer composite material component, includes removing material of the first and second components along a first and a second longitudinal edge, respectively, by a laser beam to form a first and a second step structure, respectively, having a plurality of steps. Each step is formed by one other or several others of the layers of the first and the second component, respectively, and has a surface section parallel to the direction of extension of the layers and a front section transverse to the direction of extension of the layers. The first and the second components are disposed in the abutting position, and then the first and second components are welded together by welding together the abutting surface sections of the steps of the first and second step structures. | 2016-12-29 |
20160375631 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A STIFFENED COMPOSITE STRUCTURE - A system for manufacturing a stiffened composite panel may include a stiffener tooling assembly, a caul plate, and a rotatable strongback. The stiffener tooling assembly may include stiffener tooling configured to support a plurality of composite stiffeners. The caul plate may have a layup surface for laying up a composite skin. The strongback may be releasably coupled to the caul plate. The system may include a plurality of hinges each having a fixed hinge portion and a movable hinge portion. The movable hinge portion may be coupled to the strongback for rotation thereof between an open position and a closed position for engagement of the caul plate with the stiffener tooling assembly. | 2016-12-29 |
20160375632 | STIFFENING ELEMENT AND REINFORCED STRUCTURE - A stiffening element including at least a first stiffening profile and at least a second stiffening profile. The first stiffening profile includes a profile member. At least one structural flange is connected to the profile member. A through-passage extends through the profile member. At least one support flange is connected to the profile member. The second stiffening profile includes a bottom portion and at least one support side portion connected to the bottom portion. A method for manufacturing a stiffening element. A method for manufacturing a reinforced structure, where the reinforced structure includes at least one structural element and at least one stiffening element. | 2016-12-29 |
20160375633 | UNIDIRECTIONAL REINFORCEMENT, A METHOD OF PRODUCING A REINFORCEMENT AND THE USE THEREOF - A unidirectional reinforcement and a method of producing a unidirectional reinforcement that may be used in applications where high quality and strength is required. The unidirectional reinforcement includes transversely arranged discrete Z-direction resin flow facilitating means running back and forth between the longitudinal edges of the sheets, and traveling between the groups of rovings and between the top and bottom surfaces of the unitary web. | 2016-12-29 |
20160375634 | TRIM PART HAVING GLUED AIRBAG SYSTEM - Embodiments disclose a trim part comprising an airbag system for the interior of a motor vehicle. The trim part comprises a carrier, on which an airbag module is disposed. A joint is formed at least in sections between the carrier and the airbag module. A primary connecting element, which includes an adhesive, is disposed within the joint so that the primary connecting element is non-detachably connected both to the carrier and the airbag module. The trim part further comprises at least one secondary connecting element for temporarily fixing the airbag module to the carrier before the non-detachable connection between the carrier and the airbag module is created by the primary connecting element. Embodiments further disclose a method for the production of the trim part. | 2016-12-29 |
20160375635 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING PROCESSES - Techniques are disclosed for additive manufacturing systems and methods to form reinforced additive manufactured objects. A method for forming a reinforced additive manufactured object includes forming a first structural layer with a first void that extends partially through the first structural layer, forming a second structural layer with a second void that extends fully through the second structural layer to a border between the first structural layer and the second structural layer, where the first void and the second void align to form a cross-load void across the border between the first and second structural layers, and filling the cross-load void with a reinforcing material to form a cross-load member. | 2016-12-29 |
20160375636 | METHOD FOR PRINTING THREE-DIMENSIONAL PARTS WITH CRYSTALLIZATION KINETICS CONTROL - A method for printing a three-dimensional part with an additive manufacturing system, which includes providing a part material that compositionally has one or more semi-crystalline polymers and one or more secondary materials that are configured to retard crystallization of the one or more semi-crystalline polymers, where the one or more secondary materials are substantially miscible with the one or more semi-crystalline polymers. The method also includes melting the part material in the additive manufacturing system, forming at least a portion of a layer of the three-dimensional part from the melted part material in a build environment, and maintaining the build environment at an annealing temperature that is between a glass transition temperature of the part material and a cold crystallization temperature of the part material. | 2016-12-29 |
20160375637 | LAYERED OBJECT, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING LAYERED OBJECT, AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING LAYERED OBJECT - A layered object including a plurality of layers, the layered object includes a first part, and a second part. The first part includes a first face having a shape of protrusions and depressions. The first part constitutes a part of the layers. The second part is in contact with the first face. The second part includes a second face that fits with the protrusions and depressions and includes a third face opposite the second face. The second part includes another part of the layers. The third face includes a portion that has a higher degree of flatness than a degree of flatness of the protrusions and depressions. | 2016-12-29 |
20160375638 | Method of Additive Manufacturing for Producing Three-Dimensional Objects with One Or More Colors Through Light Exposure - A method of additive manufacturing for producing three-dimensional objects with one or more colors through light exposure utilizes a light source to dynamically change the color of a photosensitive fabrication material during an additive manufacturing process using an additive manufacturing unit to create a physical object from a digital 3D model. Various colors may be specified for various portions of the digital 3D model, resulting in corresponding colorings on the physical object. | 2016-12-29 |
20160375639 | METHOD FOR GENERATING A FRAMEWORK FOR THREE DIMENSIONAL PRINTED PARTS - A method of operating a three-dimensional object printer has been developed. The method receives image data corresponding to at least one three-dimensional object. The method generates image data corresponding to at least one member that extends from the at least one three-dimensional object corresponding to the received image data. The method operates an ejector head of the three-dimensional object printer with a controller referencing the received image data and the generated image data to eject drops of a build material onto a platen to form the at least one three-dimensional object and the at least one member extending from the at least one three-dimensional object. | 2016-12-29 |
20160375640 | OBJECT-FORMING MACHINE, CROSS-SECTION MEASUREMENT APPARATUS, AND CROSS-SECTION MEASUREMENT METHOD - A 3D printer includes: an object-forming unit for forming an object by laminating an object material at an object-forming point based on a design data; an image capturing unit for capturing an image of the object formed by the object-forming unit; and a shape measurement unit for measuring a cross section of the object based on the image captured by the image capturing unit while the object is under formation by the object-forming unit. | 2016-12-29 |
20160375641 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL SHAPED ARTICLE MANUFACTURING METHOD, THREE-DIMENSIONAL SHAPED ARTICLE MANUFACTURING APPARATUS, INK SET, AND THREE-DIMENSIONAL SHAPED ARTICLE - A three-dimensional shaped article manufacturing apparatus is an apparatus for manufacturing a three-dimensional shaped article by laminating layers formed by discharging and curing inks including a curable resin. The apparatus includes a first discharge unit configured to discharge a substantive section-forming ink to a region that forms the three-dimensional shaped article; a second discharge unit configured to discharge a sacrificial layer-forming ink for forming a sacrificial layer to a region that is adjacent to a region that forms an outermost layer of the three-dimensional shaped article and on a surface side of the outermost layer, with the substantive section-forming ink and the sacrificial layer-forming ink both including a curing component; and a curing unit configured to cure both the substantive section-forming ink and the sacrificial layer-forming ink, a viscoelasticity of the sacrificial layer-forming ink during curing of the substantive section-forming ink being less than a viscoelasticity of the substantive section-forming ink during curing of the substantive section-forming ink. | 2016-12-29 |
20160375642 | THERMOPLASTIC RESIN COMPOSITE AND METHOD OF PREPARING THE SAME - Disclosed is a resin composite having improved tensile properties and a method of preparing the same. Particularly, the resin composite comprises a matrix resin and a reinforcement resin which are made of thermoplastic resin compositions. | 2016-12-29 |
20160375643 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING COMPOSITE REINFORCEMENT STRUCTURE - Disclosed is a method for manufacturing a composite reinforcement member, comprising: an impregnation step of impregnating a resin into reinforcement fibers withdrawn from a plurality of creels; a non-uniform distribution step of passing the resin-impregnated reinforcement fibers through a guide to adjust spaces among the reinforcement fibers in such a manner that the reinforcement fibers are distributed at different densities per area according to regions of the cross section of the composite reinforcement member; a forming step of directing the reinforcement fibers into a mold from the guide; and a curing step of curing the resin impregnated into the reinforcement fibers emerging from the mold. | 2016-12-29 |
20160375644 | MOLD WITH SECTROS FOR A TIRE INCLUDING INSULATING SUPPORTING PLATES, AND ASSOCIATED MOLDING METHOD - A mold for a tire comprises first and second shells that are intended to mold lateral sidewalk of the tire, a plurality of sectors that are distributed in the circumferential direction and are intended to mold a tread of said tire, a first and a second support plate that each comprise a bearing face with which the associated shell is mounted axially in contact, and a plurality of first and second heating means for heating at least the first and the second shell, respectively. | 2016-12-29 |
20160375645 | TIRE VULCANIZATION METHOD, TIRE PRODUCTION METHOD AND TIRE - An object of the present invention is to provide a tire vulcanization method in which there is no air remained between a vulcanization mold and an unvulcanized tire in tire vulcanization, the unvulcanized tire easily fits the vulcanization mold and an occurrence of bareness is prevented. The present invention relates to a tire vulcanization process comprising an application process of applying a coating agent comprising powder on a surface of an unvulcanized tire and a vulcanization process of vulcanizing the unvulcanized tire obtained in the application process, a tire production method comprising the vulcanization method, and a tire produced by the tire production method. | 2016-12-29 |
20160375646 | PROCESS FOR BUILDING TYRES FOR VEHICLE WHEELS - A process for building tyres for vehicle wheels are disclosed, wherein said building process comprises the following steps carried out in a carcass structure building line: a) associating a pair of support rings with a forming drum in a work station for associating support rings; b) building at least one structural component of the tyre being processed on the forming drum provided with said pair of support rings in at least one work station of the carcass structure building line; c) removing the pair of support rings from the forming drum in a work station for removing support rings; d) transferring the pair of support rings dissociated from the forming drum in a temporary storage for support rings; e) building at least one further structural component of the tyre being processed on the forming drum without the pair of support rings in a work station of the carcass structure building line. | 2016-12-29 |
20160375647 | AUTOMATED BOX GLUING DEVICE - A gluing device for automatically gluing and folding a gluable item. The gluing device includes a support structure upon which a gluing apparatus and a support plate assembly are mounted. The support plate is configured for supporting and aligning a gluable item for gluing and assembly by the gluing apparatus. The gluing apparatus includes a first clamp configured for selectively and securely holding a first portion of the gluable item on the support plate, a glue dispensing nozzle fluidly coupled to a glue supply, and a folding apparatus configured for folding the first portion of the gluable item onto a second portion of the gluable item after glue has been applied. A method for automatically gluing and folding a gluable item is also disclosed. | 2016-12-29 |
20160375648 | Structural panel insert having encapsulated filler materials - A structural insert according to the present invention can be utilized in a Metal Matrix Composite (MMC) structure such as an armor structure having one or more material layers with each material layer having at least one structural insert arranged along a common surface. Utilizing a polygonal or HoneyComb Core, a reinforcement material containing a fraction of high volume hollow microspheres with interior voids can be utilized and placed within the inserts cellular structure to decrease the weight of the armor system. Subsequent to metal infiltration, the metal encapsulates the micro-spheres within the cells of the cellular structure, forming pockets of micro-spheres therein. These encapsulated hollow microspheres comprise a ceramic or glass wall around an interior void having a wall thickness that reinforces the void wall surface. The encapsulating metal further bonds to the walls of the cellular structure increasing the crush strength of the cell wall. In one embodiment, having the entire cellular structure filled with micro-spheres, the combination of microsphere diameter, face-sheet type and thickness, and core thickness, combined with the increased bonding effect of the encapsulated spheres to the cell walls, has demonstrated superior energy absorption characteristics. | 2016-12-29 |
20160375649 | OPEN AREA CORE WITH CHOPPED FIBER REINFORCED SKIN - A process for forming a composite sandwich panel assembly is provided that includes positioning a top sheet and a bottom sheet on opposing sides of an open pore matrix core. The top sheet, bottom sheet, and core are exposed to a heat source with the application of a clamping pressure to the top and the bottom sheet. The heat source is then removed and the clamping pressure maintained for a period of time. The clamping pressure is removed when the top sheet, bottom sheet, and core have cooled and fused together. An assembly formed by such a process is also provided. | 2016-12-29 |
20160375650 | Towel for Athletes - A towel for athletes includes, in accordance with one aspect of the invention, a textile web having a front side section configured as two layers forming a pocket including an opening oriented towards an outer surface of the textile web. In accordance with another aspect of the invention, the towel includes a textile web and a strip attached to one side of the textile web, wherein the section of the strip attached to the textile web has a first magnet, and the free section of the strip has a second magnet, wherein the first magnet and the second magnet are releaseably connected to one other in a configuration configuring the strip as a loop. | 2016-12-29 |
20160375651 | COMPOSITE GYPSUM BOARD AND METHODS RELATED THERETO - Disclosed is a composite gypsum board comprising a hoard core and a concentrated layer of substantial thickness (e.g., at least about 0.02 inches). The concentrated layer includes a higher weight percentage of an enhancing additive than the board core. The board core has a thickness greater than the thickness of the concentrated layer and forms the bulk of the board volume. The concentrated layer has a higher density (e.g., at least about 1.1 times greater) than the density of the board core. Also disclosed is a method of preparing a composite gypsum board. | 2016-12-29 |
20160375652 | STACK, METHOD FOR TREATING SUBSTRATE MATERIAL, TEMPORARY FIXING COMPOSITION, AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - There is shown a stack including a substrate material temporarily fixed on a support via a temporary fixing material, wherein the temporary fixing material includes a temporary fixing material layer (I) in contact with the support-facing surface of the substrate material, and a temporary fixing material layer (II) formed on the support-facing surface of the layer (I), wherein the temporary fixing material layer (I) is formed of a temporary fixing composition containing a polymer (A) and a release agent (B) which contains a functional group capable of reacting with the polymer (A) to form a chemical bond. | 2016-12-29 |
20160375653 | INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DIE TRANSPORT APPARATUS AND METHODS - Die transport apparatus and methods are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, a die transport apparatus may include: a plurality of regularly arranged adhesive areas, wherein individual adhesive areas have a die contact surface; and a relief area recessed from the die contact surfaces. Other embodiments may be disclosed and/or claimed. | 2016-12-29 |
20160375654 | WEIGHT-BEARING ADHESIVES WITH ADJUSTABLE ANGLES - The invention provides unique releasable adhesive devices that are high-load bearing and highly stable while allowing adjustment of the weight-bearing angle in a wide range, thereby greatly expanding the scope of applications for technology. Adhesive systems and devices of the invention can be designed to fit applications ranging from household weight-bearing shelves and holders, components for transportation, athletic equipment, labels and advertising posts, automobile interior trims, permanent or reversible fasteners, as well as instruments and devices for industrial, commercial, medical or military applications. | 2016-12-29 |
20160375655 | COMPOSITE GYPSUM BOARD AND METHODS RELATED THERETO - Disclosed is a composite gypsum board comprising a board core and a concentrated layer of substantial thickness (e.g., at least about 0.02 inches). The concentrated layer includes a higher weight percentage of an enhancing additive than the board core. The board core has a thickness greater than the thickness of the concentrated layer and forms the bulk of the board volume. The concentrated layer has a higher density (e.g., at least about 1.1 times greater) than the density of the board core. Also disclosed is a method of preparing a composite gypsum board. | 2016-12-29 |
20160375656 | COMPOSITE GYPSUM BOARD AND METHODS RELATED THERETO - Disclosed is a composite gypsum board comprising a board core and a concentrated layer of substantial thickness (e.g., at least about 0.02 inches). The concentrated layer includes a higher weight percentage of an enhancing additive than the board core. The board core has a thickness greater than the thickness of the concentrated layer and forms the bulk of the board volume. The concentrated layer has a higher density (e.g., at least about 1.1 times greater) than the density of the board core. Also disclosed is a method of preparing a composite gypsum board. | 2016-12-29 |
20160375657 | FLEXIBLE METAL LAMINATE AND PREPARATION METHOD OF THE SAME - This disclosure relates to a flexible metal laminate including: a porous polyimide resin layer including 30 wt % to 95 wt % of a polyimide resin; and 5 to 70 wt % of a hollow fluorinated resin having a mean outer diameter of 0.1 μm to 10.0 μm. | 2016-12-29 |
20160375658 | COMPOSITION FOR NON-ORIENTED ELECTRICAL STEEL SHEET, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING NON-ORIENTED ELECTRICAL STEEL SHEET PRODUCT, AND NON-ORIENTED ELECTRICAL STEEL SHEET PRODUCT - A non-oriented electrical steel sheet composition, a manufacturing method of the non-oriented electrical steel sheet product, and a non-oriented electrical steel sheet product are provided, and the non-oriented electrical steel sheet composition includes a first composition including a soluble epoxy resin and an inorganic nanoparticle of SiO | 2016-12-29 |
20160375659 | LAMINATED GLAZING FOR USE AS A HEAD-UP DISPLAY SCREEN - A laminated glazing used as a head-up display screen includes two sheets of glass and a viscoelastic plastic interlayer arranged between the sheets of glass. The interlayer includes at least one layer made of viscoelastic plastic with vibro-acoustic damping properties. The interlayer has a cross section that decreases in a wedge shape from the top to the bottom of the glazing. A resonant frequency f | 2016-12-29 |
20160375660 | RESIN FILM, COMPOSITE SHEET USING SAME, AND RESIN MOLDED MEMBER - Provided is a resin film that can be firmly adhered to fabric materials formed of chemical/synthetic fibers and natural fibers such as Japanese paper, nonwoven fabrics, textiles, and tatami-matting, and that has extremely low moisture permeability and oxygen permeability for enabling the fabric material to be suitable as excellent automobile interior materials, railroad vehicle interior materials, members for housings, and household appliance members. More specifically, the present invention is a resin film ( | 2016-12-29 |
20160375661 | COMPOSITE SANDWICH PANEL AND ASSOCIATED METHODS OF MANUFACTURE - Disclosed herein is a composite sandwich panel that includes a first face portion with fully consolidated comingled first fibers and a first thermoplastic matrix. The composite sandwich panel also includes a second face portion with fully consolidated comingled second fibers and a second thermoplastic matrix. Additionally, the composite sandwich panel includes at least one core portion with partially consolidated comingled third fibers and a third thermoplastic matrix. The at least one core portion is interposed between the first and second face portions. The first thermoplastic matrix is melded with the third thermoplastic matrix and the second thermoplastic matrix is melded with the third thermoplastic. A density of the fibers across a thickness of the composite panel is non-uniform. | 2016-12-29 |
20160375662 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A LAYERED TILE AND A PRODUCT OBTAINED WITH SAID METHOD - A method for manufacturing a layered tile comprising a mutually connected ceramic tile and a concrete body, the method comprising the steps of applying an organic primer to a first surface of the ceramic tile, optionally positioning the ceramic tile in a mold, exposing the first surface, applying a concrete mixture on top of the tile's first surface, pre-hardening the concrete mixture for obtaining a green product, removing the product from the mold, and fully hardening the concrete for obtaining the layered tile. | 2016-12-29 |
20160375663 | THERMAL INSULATION WALLBOARD AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A thermal insulation wallboard including a thermal insulation board, a first hardened resin layer, a first alkali-resistant glass cloth, a second hardened resin layer, a third hardened resin layer, a second alkali-resistant glass cloth, a fourth hardened resin layer and waterproof interface layers. The first hardened resin layer is arranged on one side of the thermal insulation board. The first alkali-resistant glass cloth is arranged on the external part of the first hardened resin layer. The second hardened resin layer is arranged on the external part of the first alkali-resistant glass cloth. The third hardened resin layer is arranged on the other side of the thermal insulation board. The second alkali-resistant glass cloth is arranged on the external part of the third hardened resin layer. The fourth hardened resin layer is arranged on the external part of the second alkali-resistant glass cloth. | 2016-12-29 |