| 32nd week of 2022 patent applcation highlights part 17 |
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| 20220250195 | ALUMINUM ALLOY BRAZING SHEET AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - An aluminum alloy brazing sheet used for brazing of an aluminum material in an inert gas atmosphere or in vacuum is formed of a two-layer material in which a brazing material and a core material are stacked in this order. The core material is formed of an aluminum alloy and has a grain size of 20 to 300 μm, and the aluminum alloy includes Mn of 0.50 to 2.00 mass %, Mg of 0.40 to 2.00 mass %, Si of 1.50 mass % or less, and Fe of 1.00 mass % or less. The brazing material is formed of an aluminum alloy including Si of 4.00 to 13.00 mass % and one or two or more of Mn of 2.00 mass or less, Ti of 0.30 mass % or less, Zr of 0.30 mass % or less, and Cr of 0.30 mass % or less. | 2022-08-11 |
| 20220250196 | A METHOD FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF AN ASSEMBLY BY TUNGSTEN INERT GAS (TIG) WELDING - A pre-coated steel substrate coated with: —optionally, an anticorrosion coating and —a flux including at least one titanate and at least one nanoparticle chosen from: TiO2, SiO2, Yttria-stabilized zirconia (YSZ), Al2O3, MoO3, CrO3, CeO2 or a mixture thereof, the thickness of the flux being between 30 and 95 μm. | 2022-08-11 |
| 20220250197 | ROBOTIC SCREWDRIVER AND METHOD - The invention relates to attachments for industrial robotic equipment and in particular relates to screw driver attachments for standalone or collaborative robots. A screwdriver apparatus for a robotic arm is provided, the apparatus being suitable for installing screws of a known pitch into a component, the apparatus comprising a screw driving tool having a shaft rotatable about a central axis, the shaft having a distal end with a tip suitable for engaging with a screw, the shaft further having a proximal end connected to both a tool rotation apparatus and a tool linear movement apparatus, wherein the tool rotation apparatus and the tool linear movement apparatus are arranged to cooperate such that the tool tip is maintained at a constant pre-defined distance in relation to the screw when in use. | 2022-08-11 |
| 20220250198 | FABRICATION FIXTURE - According to the present invention, there is provided a fabrication fixture for retaining a workpiece, comprising: a first housing; a second housing; said housing comprising; an independently adjustable support; wherein the first and second housing substantially envelop said workpiece to allow the workpiece to be moved. | 2022-08-11 |
| 20220250199 | TOOL MAGAZINE - A tool magazine has been developed, in which the tool rack includes a gripper into which the holder for the tool that keeps the cutting part standing and facing upward is to be fitted from above, the gripper has a ring-shaped inner circumferential edge that has an opening in an approaching and leaving direction of the tool moved by the magazine arm, a pair of engagement portions are arranged on opposite ends of the inner circumferential edge and beyond a half turn of a horizontal section of the holder, and the magazine arm includes: a hand configured to grip the holder for the tool that keeps the cutting part standing and facing upward in a horizontal direction; approaching and leaving means configured to cause the hand to approach the gripper and leave therefrom; and elevator means configured to move the hand up and down. | 2022-08-11 |
| 20220250200 | SEPARATION DEVICE - A separation device includes an orbiting mechanism including an outer peripheral surface whose partial region is immersed in a liquid to be treated flowing through a first flow path and which orbits to cross a liquid surface, and attracting oil floating on the liquid surface to separate the oil from the liquid to be treated, a first scraper removing the oil attracted to the outer peripheral surface, an abrasive grain accumulation part provided on a downstream side of the first flow path with respect to a position where the outer peripheral surface is immersed, and in which non-magnetic abrasive grains having larger specific gravity are accumulated, and a liquid-to-be-treated discharge structure provided on the downstream side of the first flow path, and separates the liquid to be treated in the first flow path from the abrasive grains and discharges the liquid to be treated from the first flow path. | 2022-08-11 |
| 20220250201 | MACHINING MODULE AND MACHINE TOOL WITH A UNIT FOR DETECTING THE PROFILE OF THE TOOL, AND METHOD FOR DETECTING THE PROFILE OF THE TOOL - A material removing machining module for a machine tool including: a part support intended to receive a part to be machined, a control unit of the part support adapted to control and to modify the position of the part support in the machining module, a toolholder intended to receive a tool having an end portion used for machining the part; a control unit of the toolholder adapted to control and to modify the position of the toolholder in the machining module, a unit for detecting the profile of the tool mounted on the toolholder, which includes an optical system mounted on the toolholder for determining the profile of said end portion of the tool mounted on the toolholder. | 2022-08-11 |
| 20220250202 | Random Walk Polishing Machine - A polishing machine for fine polishing and abrading work configured to employ a random walk theory algorithm to generate the movement pattern of the polishing or abrading element. | 2022-08-11 |
| 20220250203 | STRUCTURES FORMED USING AN ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING PROCESS FOR REGENERATING SURFACE TEXTURE IN SITU - Embodiments of the present disclosure generally relate to structures formed using an additive manufacturing process, and more particularly, to polishing pads, and methods for manufacturing polishing pads, which may be used in a chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) process. The structures described herein are formed from a plurality of printed layers. The structure comprises a first material domain having a first material composition and a plurality of second material domains having a second material composition different from the first material composition. The first material domain is configured to have a first rate of removal and the plurality of second material domains are configured to have a different second rate of removal when an equivalent force is applied to a top surface of the first material domain and the plurality of second material domains. | 2022-08-11 |
| 20220250204 | AUTOMATIC GRINDING MACHINE WITH POSITIONING EFFECT - An automatic grinding machine with positioning effect has a body, at least two positioning sets, and a processing set. The body has a base, a grinding mount, a drive device, and a fixture. The base has a chamber. The at least two positioning sets are connected to the body and each positioning set has a displacement device and an optical module. The displacement device is mounted in the chamber. The optical module is disposed on the displacement device and is moved relative to the grinding mount by the drive device to position locations of the grinding mount and a probe card. The processing set is electrically connected to the drive device and the fixture of the body and the displacement device and the optical module of each positioning set, and has a computer control interface. | 2022-08-11 |
| 20220250205 | COMPONENTS FOR A CHEMICAL MECHANICAL POLISHING TOOL - A component in a CMP tool disclosed herein having a surface and a hydrophobic layer deposited on the surface. In one example, the component is a component for delivering a fluid in a CMP tool. The component for delivering a fluid in a CMP tool includes an elongated member having a first end and a second end, and an elongated upper surface extending between the two ends. A hydrophobic layer is deposited on the elongated upper surface. In another example, the component is a ring shaped body having an upper side and a lower side. A hydrophobic layer is deposited on the inner surfaces of both the upper and lower sides. In another example, the component is a disk shaped body having a top surface, bottom surface, and ledge defined by the top and bottom surfaces. A hydrophobic layer is deposited on the surfaces and the ledge. | 2022-08-11 |
| 20220250206 | DUAL CUTTER HEAD PORTIONING AND TRIMMING - A conveyance system | 2022-08-11 |
| 20220250207 | SHOT PEENING APPARATUS - A shot peening apparatus includes a first tank. The first tank includes a swirl flow generating mechanism and a suction port. The swirl flow generating mechanism swirls a waste liquid in the circumferential direction. The suction port is disposed at the axial center of the first tank. The suction port opens toward a bottom wall and suctions the waste liquid. A plurality of blade members are provided inside the first tank. The plurality of blade members hinders the waste liquid from swirling in the first tank. | 2022-08-11 |
| 20220250208 | BLASTING APPARATUS AND VOLUMETRIC FEEDER - A blasting apparatus includes: a storage container including a storage chamber; a volumetric feeder; and a nozzle configured to project, together with compressed air, an abrasive supplied from the volumetric feeder, wherein: the volumetric feeder includes: a casing configured to define a space on an inside, and including an introduction port causing the space and the storage chamber to communicate with each other and a supply port opened toward a lower side in a position separated from the introduction port in a horizontal direction; and a screw including a rotational shaft housed in the casing and extending along the horizontal direction, the screw configured to carry the abrasive in the space toward the supply port from the introduction port by rotating about the rotational shaft; wherein the screw is housed in the casing in such a way as not to overlap the supply port in a vertical direction. | 2022-08-11 |
| 20220250209 | Grinding Tool - A grinding tool, in particular a diamond cup wheel, includes at least one main body, which has at least one connection region and at least one contact region, the contact region at least substantially completely surrounding the connection region when viewed in at least one main extension plane of the main body. The grinding tool further includes a plurality of grinding elements, which are arranged on the main body. The main body delimits a plurality of suction openings which, when viewed along a circumferential direction of the main body, are each arranged between at least two grinding elements of the plurality of grinding elements. | 2022-08-11 |
| 20220250210 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING ABRASIVE PARTICLES - A method for producing abrasive particles includes: i) providing a starting mixture which contains at least aluminum hydroxide and which can be converted at least into aluminum oxide by a heat treatment, ii) extruding the starting mixture in order to form an extrudate, iii) separating the extrudate into intermediate particles, and iv) heat-treating the intermediate particles. The intermediate particles are converted into abrasive particles which contain aluminum oxide, and the starting mixture is pressed through at least one nozzle element with a plurality of substantially parallel nozzle channels. The nozzle channels are preferably arranged in a mutually spaced manner over the course of the extrusion process, and the extrudate has a spiral or hollow cylindrical shape at least in some sections. | 2022-08-11 |
| 20220250211 | ELECTRIC VISE - A power vise including a body and a jaw connected to and extending from the vise body. The vise can also include an actuator extending at least partially through the jaw body, where the actuator can include a first end and a second end opposite the first end. The vise can include a moving jaw connected to the first end of the actuator. The vise can include a motor connected to the second end of the actuator, where the motor can be operable to move the actuator to move the moving jaw with respect to the fixed jaw, including a hammering or impacting function, and that such hammering or impacting can be performed after a predetermined delay. The vise can include a sensor configured to produce a signal based on a condition of the vise and to control the vise at least in part on using that signal. | 2022-08-11 |
| 20220250212 | RESISTING STRUCTURE OF RATCHET WRENCH - A resisting structure of ratchet wrench includes a ratchet wheel having a ratchet toothed portion fitting an outer periphery thereof, an engagement unit having an engagement toothed portion meshing with the ratchet toothed portion, a changeover groove, and a curved surface portion disposed on two sides of the changeover groove, and a changeover unit having an assembling portion disposed on a front side of the changeover unit and situated correspondingly to the changeover groove and a support portion disposed on two sides of the assembling portion and situated correspondingly to the curved surface portion. When the ratchet wheel moves back against a direction of applied force, the support portion of the changeover unit can limit a downward distance caused when the curved surface portion is pressed downwards to thereby ensure each moving back angle of the ratchet wheel. | 2022-08-11 |
| 20220250213 | Hand-held Power Tool and Method for Activating a Drive Motor of a Hand-held Power Tool - A hand-held power tool includes a tool holder, a housing in which a drive motor configured to drive an output shaft is arranged, the output shaft arranged spaced apart from the tool holder in a decoupling position of the tool holder, and a clutch configured to operatively connect the output shaft to the tool holder in a coupling position of the tool holder by way of a loading of the tool holder along a rotational axis of the drive motor against a workpiece to be worked on. An actuating rod is configured to be loaded against a motor switch in the coupling position to activate the drive motor, the motor switch arranged along the rotational axis of the drive motor between the drive motor and the clutch, wherein the actuating rod is guided by the housing at least in regions. | 2022-08-11 |
| 20220250214 | HYDRAULIC TORQUE WRENCH AND CONTROL SYSTEM FOR A HYDRAULIC TORQUE WRENCH - A hydraulic torque wrench comprises a ratchet link, a power head, and a signal carrying connector for connection to a controller. The ratchet link includes a housing and a drive plate mounted for rotation about an axis within the housing, the drive plate mounting one part of a first part of a ratchet drive. A socket is mounted for rotation within the housing, the socket providing a second part of the ratchet drive. During rotation of the drive plate in one direction the first and second part of the ratchet drive engage each other to cause rotation of the socket with the drive plate and during rotation of the drive plate in a second direction one of the first and second parts of the ratchet drive rides over the other such that the socket remains stationary while the drive plate rotates. The power head includes a piston and cylinder and hydraulic connections adapted for connection to a source of pressurised hydraulic fluid. The torque wrench mounts a proximity sensor connected to the signal carrying connector and configured to detect maximum extension of the piston. When maximum extension of the piston is detected the proximity sensor emits an electrical signal. | 2022-08-11 |
| 20220250215 | PRESSING AND DRIVING MECHANISM AND ELECTRIC SCREWDRIVER CONTAINING THE SAME - A pressing and driving mechanism adapted for use with an electric screwdriver, the pressing and driving mechanism including a housing, an output assembly connected to the housing for sliding movement relative to the housing, an anvil coupled to the output assembly for sliding movement therewith relative to the housing and configured to receive rotational impacts, a shuttle coupled to the output assembly for movement therewith relative to the housing, a terminal assembly connected to the shuttle and movable with the same, and a printed circuit board fixed relative to the housing and adapted to be in mechanical contact with the terminal assembly. The terminal assembly and the printed circuit board form a potentiometer with a resistance value that is variable in dependence upon a position of the terminal assembly relative to the printed circuit board. | 2022-08-11 |
| 20220250216 | IMPACT TOOL - An impact tool includes a housing that includes a motor housing portion, a front housing portion coupled to the motor housing portion, and a D-shaped handle portion extending from the motor housing portion in a direction opposite the front housing portion. The impact tool includes an electric motor supported in the motor housing portion, a battery pack supported by the housing for providing power to the motor, and a drive assembly for converting a continuous torque input from the motor to consecutive rotational impacts upon a workpiece capable of developing at least 1,700 ft-lbs of fastening torque. | 2022-08-11 |
| 20220250217 | SELF-ADJUSTING DEEP WELL SOCKET - An adjustable-size socket formed as a pair of coaxial tubes in rotatable relationship to one another, the innermost tube having a limited directional distance and independently rotational relationship with the outer tube by rotating along a mated set of threaded structures on immediately adjacent sides of the coaxial pair of tubes. The inner tube is a deep well chamber having a tool receiving end and a fastener receiving end, with an annular array of independently pivotable fingers arranged about an internal perimeter of the inner tube at the fastener receiving end. Rotation of the inner tube pushes a lowermost portion of the inner tube against the fingers, pushing them into the deep well chamber and around an irregularly shaped bolt or nut style fastener, gripping the fastener and allowing a user to remove or reinstall the fastener. The fingers self-adjust around the fastener. | 2022-08-11 |
| 20220250218 | TORQUE TOOL - A torque tool is provided, including: a main body, defining an axial direction, an end of the main body on the axial direction including a working portion, the working portion being freely rotatable when receiving a torque larger than a predetermined torque; a torque assembly, including an abutting assembly, the abutting assembly being non-rotatably and slidably disposed in the main body in the axial direction for adjusting the predetermined torque; a shaft, including a first threaded portion and a second threaded portion, the first threaded portion and the second threaded portion extending spirally in opposing directions, the first threaded portion being screwed to the main body, the second threaded portion being screwed to the abutting assembly; an adjusting assembly, disposed on the main body and rotatable about the axial direction, connected with and non-rotatable relative to the shaft. | 2022-08-11 |
| 20220250219 | Multiple Slope or Multiple Offset Tool Mechanism - Use of multiple-slope and/or multiple-offset mechanism or equivalent to address the issues with current mechanical clickers that have single-slope spring mechanism. The varying-slope can be a continuously varying-slope non-linear spring, or a combination of discretely varying multiple-slope springs. This inventor is useful for clicker type torque wrenches, clicker type torque screw drivers, beam type torque wrenches, beam type torque screw drivers and shock absorbers. The present invention is equally applicable to clickers that click in both the CW (clockwise) and CCW (counterclockwise) directions or clickers that click only in one direction. The invention is generally characterized by placing a non-linear spring or combination of springs in the tool body to achieve multiple slope operation rather than using one single slope spring. | 2022-08-11 |
| 20220250220 | METHOD FOR MOUNTING A SHAFT IN A BEARING TRACK OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - The invention relates to a method for mounting a shaft ( | 2022-08-11 |
| 20220250221 | ELECTRICAL BOX KNOCK-OUT TOOL - The invention disclosed is a tool for the removal of knock-outs from electrical boxes. The tool may include a handle connected to an elongate member such as a rod, the elongate member having a bend between the handle and a termina end that is bent back or forms a hook. The terminal end may include a flattened end and a slot opened at the end to allow the user to engage the edge of a knock-out. The tool may also include a groove in the radius or bend of the hook, also to allow the user to engage the edge of a knock-out. The tool also includes notches on the elongate member to allow the user to engage the edge of a an electrical box to manipulate or rotate the tool about the engagement to dislodge or displace the knock-out from the electrical box with the tip of the terminal end. | 2022-08-11 |
| 20220250222 | POWERED FASTENER DRIVER - A fastener driver includes a housing, a cylinder supported by the housing, and a moveable piston positioned within the cylinder. A driver blade is attached to the piston and movable therewith between a top-dead-center position and a driven or bottom-dead-center position. The driver blade includes a body having a first side and an opposite, second side with the driving axis passing therebetween, a plurality of teeth extending from the first side of the body, and a plurality of projections extending from the second side of the body. The body and the projections are bisected by a common plane. The teeth extend at an oblique angle from the first side of the body relative to the common plane. | 2022-08-11 |
| 20220250223 | Stapling Device - Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide a battery-powered stapling tool. | 2022-08-11 |
| 20220250224 | HAMMER DRILL - A hammer drill includes a housing, a first ratchet fixed to the housing, a spindle rotatably supported by the housing about an axis, and a second ratchet coupled for co-rotation with the spindle. The second ratchet is engageable with the first ratchet in response to rearward displacement of the spindle to impart a hammering action on the spindle. The hammer drill further includes a thrust bearing having an arm extending away from the axis, and a selector ring having a post extending toward the arm. The selector ring is rotatable between a first position in which the post is engageable with the arm to limit the rearward displacement of the spindle and prevent engagement of the first and second ratchets, and a second position in which the post is misaligned with the arm to permit the rearward displacement of the spindle and engagement of the first and second ratchets. | 2022-08-11 |
| 20220250225 | STRIKING TOOL - An objective is to provide a technique to securely protect the striking tool even when the striking tool inadvertently falls down. A striking tool including a rotating shaft relatively rotatably connect a main body with a handle, a first elastic member reducing transmitting of vibration from the main body to the handle in a case that the handle relatively rotates to the main body, wherein the handle includes a battery mounting portion to which battery to drive the motor is attachable and the handle is arranged to relatively move to the main body across the rotating shaft, and an adjuster such that the relative movement amount of the handle to the main body in a predetermined direction is adjusted to be larger than the relative movement amount in a direction other than the predetermined direction. | 2022-08-11 |
| 20220250226 | Combination Tool Assembly - A combination tool assembly for combining an opening tool with a putty knife includes a putty knife that has a handle and a blade integrated into the handle. An opening tool is slidably integrated into the handle. The opening tool is positionable in an extended position to pry a lid on a can and the opening tool is positionable in a retracted position for storage. A button is coupled to the opening tool and the button can be manipulated by a user for positioning the opening tool between the extended position and the retracted position. | 2022-08-11 |
| 20220250227 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A MACHINE TOOL AND MACHINE TOOL - A method for operating a machine tool having a battery and an electric motor which is designed to rotationally drive an output shaft that can be coupled to a tool is described, a control device for actuating the electric motor and a device for determining a parameter being provided, it being possible for the machine tool to be operated in a first operating mode and a second operating mode, and the control device transferring the machine tool from the first operating mode into the second operating mode if the parameter determined by the device exceeds or falls below a defined threshold value. The electric motor ( | 2022-08-11 |
| 20220250228 | FLUID-POWERED TORQUE WRENCH WITH FLUID PUMP CONTROLS - A control assembly, a tool and a method. The assembly may include a handle assembly including a first handle portion and a second handle portion, the handle assembly being removably connectable to a tool housing; and pump controls operable to control a pump to drive a tool drive mechanism and thereby an output member. Operation of the pump may require an operator's first hand on a first handle portion and the operator's second hand on a second handle portion. The pump may be operable under the control of the pump controls to drive the drive mechanism when the handle assembly is connected to the housing and when the handle assembly is disconnected from the housing. | 2022-08-11 |
| 20220250229 | DRIVER ATTACHMENT DEVICE - A driver attachment device includes a planar base portion having an upper surface, a lower surface, and an aperture extending through the upper and lower surfaces. A gripping surface extends downward from the lower surface of the base portion and function to prevent lateral or rotational movement of the device when secured to the drill via a screw positioned through the aperture. A pair of elongated resilient arms extend upward from the upper surface of the base portion along the pair of side surfaces. The resilient arms including a plurality of sections and bends that form a central receptacle for receiving and storing a drill bit driver. The central receptacle including a generally hexagonal shape having a dimension that is complementary to the industry standard dimensions of a commercially available drill bit driver. A plurality of magnetic elements is provided along the resilient arms and function to magnetically engage an inserted drill bit driver to prevent lateral movement of the driver. | 2022-08-11 |
| 20220250230 | TOOL HAMMER HANDLE WITH PROTECTIVE DEVICE - A tool hammer handle with a protective device is provided and belongs to field of hardware tools. It includes a handle body for connecting a hammer head; a handle protective component arranged on an end of the handle body close to the hammer head. The handle protective component includes a connecting part sleeved on the handle body and a protective plate fixedly connected to the connecting part, the connecting part is barrel-shaped and opened at both ends, the protective plate is a sheet-like structure, and the connecting part is arranged on a side of the handle protective component close to a striking end of the hammer head. The protective plate can prevent the handle body from being damaged to thereby improve service life of the handle body, and significantly improve bending force data and pull-out force test data of the hammer. | 2022-08-11 |
| 20220250231 | HUMANOID ROBOTICS SYSTEM AND METHODS - A system may include a mobile base, a spine structure, a body structure, and at least one robotic arm, each of which is movably configured to have significant human-scale capabilities in prescribed environments. The one or more robotic arms may be rotatably coupled to the body structure, which may be mechanically associated with the mobile base, which is preferably configured for holonomic or semi-holonomic motion through human scale travel pathways that are ADA compliant. Aspects of the one or more arms may be counterbalanced with one or more spring-based counterbalancing mechanisms which facilitate backdriveability and payload features. | 2022-08-11 |
| 20220250232 | TRACK-WHEEL BASED DEVICE - A track-wheel based device is disclosed. The track-wheel based device may include a longitudinal member substantially perpendicular to an axis of motion of the track-wheel based device. The track-wheel based device may further include a first lateral member and a second lateral member, each being substantially parallel to the axis of motion of the track-wheel based device. The longitudinal member may be coupled to the first lateral member at a first location of the first lateral member and to the second lateral member at a first location of the second lateral member. The first lateral member and the second lateral member may be configured to undergo a relative angular rotation, in response to a planar misalignment of four or more points of contact between two or more guide tracks for the track-wheel based device and the track-wheel based device. | 2022-08-11 |
| 20220250233 | ROBOT USER INTERFACE FOR TELEPRESENCE ROBOT SYSTEM - A robot system that includes a remote control station and a robot that has a camera, a monitor and a microphone. The robot includes a user interface that allows a user to link the remote control station to access the robot. By way of example, the user interface may include a list of remote control stations that can be selected by a user at the robot site to link the robot to the selected control station. The user interface can display a connectivity prompt that allows a user at the robot site to grant access to the robot. The connectivity prompt is generated in response to a request for access by a remote control station. The robot may include a laser pointer and a button that allows a user at the robot site to turn the laser pointer on and off. | 2022-08-11 |
| 20220250234 | EXOSUIT SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Exosuit systems and methods according to various embodiments are described herein. The exosuit system can be a suit that is worn by a wearer on the outside of his or her body. It may be worn under the wearer's normal clothing, over their clothing, between layers of clothing, or may be the wearer's primary clothing itself. The exosuit may be assistive, as it physically assists the wearer in performing particular activities, or can provide other functionality such as communication to the wearer through physical expressions to the body, engagement of the environment, or capturing of information from the wearer. | 2022-08-11 |
| 20220250235 | ROBOT JOINT WITH LUBRICANT RESERVOIR - A robot arm includes a first structural component, in particular a main frame for fixing the robot arm in its surroundings, a second structural component, in particular a carousel, which is mounted rotatably about an axis of rotation on the first structural component and a transmission for twisting the second structural component relative to the first structural component. The transmission includes a transmission casing and, a casing of the first structural component has at least one integrated cavity for receiving lubricant for the transmission. The cavity is fluidically connected to the transmission casing by at least one connecting duct in the casing of the first structural component | 2022-08-11 |
| 20220250236 | TEACHING DEVICE, TEACHING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A teaching device includes: a display unit displaying a first icon showing a first attitude of a robot arm, a second icon showing a second attitude of the robot arm, and a first operation unit for performing an operation of designating a third attitude of the robot arm, the first attitude being a state where an angle formed by a first arm and a second arm of the robot arm is a first angle, the second attitude being a state where the angle formed by the first arm and the second arm is a second angle that is different from the first angle, the third attitude being a state where the angle formed by the first arm and the second arm is a third angle equal to or greater than the first angle and equal to or smaller than the second angle; and an operation program generation unit generating the operation program, based on the third attitude designated at the first operation unit. | 2022-08-11 |
| 20220250237 | TEACHING DEVICE, TEACHING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A teaching device generating an operation program for executing an operation of a robot having a base and a robot arm including a proximal arm coupled to the base and a distal arm coupled to a side opposite to the base of the proximal arm is provided. The teaching device includes: a display unit displaying a first operation unit accepting an operation of designating the proximal arm of the robot arm and changing an attitude of the robot arm and a second operation unit accepting an operation of designating a position of a control point set for the robot arm and changing the attitude of the robot arm; and an operation program generation unit generating the operation program, based on the attitude designated at the first operation unit or the second operation unit. | 2022-08-11 |
| 20220250238 | ROBOT SYSTEM - A robot system includes: a plurality of robot arms having a motor; a plurality of controllers controlling the robot arms; and a teaching device designating the controller and transmitting an instruction signal thereto. The controller includes: a control unit controlling an operation of the robot arm; a motor operation control unit controlling whether to operate the motor or not; a first connector and a second connector for coupling a wiring electrically coupling to the teaching device; and a first enable valid/invalid switch setting whether to operate the motor or not. The motor operation control unit controls the operation of the motor, based on the setting by the first enable valid/valid switch about whether to operate the motor or not, regardless of the instruction signal. | 2022-08-11 |
| 20220250239 | CONVEYANCE SYSTEM, CONVEYANCE METHOD AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - In a conveyance system, an object is conveyed by use of a conveyance robot. The conveyance robot includes: an arm including a shaft portion extensible and retractable in an axial direction of the shaft portion, and a protruding portion extending from the shaft portion in a direction different from the axial direction so as to be engaged with a groove formed on the object; a drive mechanism configured to rotate the arm around the axial direction as a rotating axis; and a detecting portion configured to detect an abnormality in the rotation angle of the arm. | 2022-08-11 |
| 20220250240 | EXTENSIBLE UNDERCONSTRAINED ROBOTIC MOTION PLANNING - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for generating motions for components in a robotic operating environment. One of the methods includes receiving a request to generate a motion for a kinematic system having a plurality of connected entities. An entity-specific sampling module for each of multiple degree-of-freedom (DOF) groups representing respective entities of the kinematic system is identified. A plurality of joint configuration samples are generated according to an ordering of a plurality of nonfunctional DOF groups using a respective entity-specific sampling module for each nonfunctional DOF group. A final joint configuration sample is generated for one or more one or more control points using a respective entity-specific sampling module for a functional DOF group. A motion comprising a sequence of respective joint configuration samples from each of the plurality of DOF groups is generated. | 2022-08-11 |
| 20220250241 | ROBOT STOPPING METHOD AND ROBOT SYSTEM - In a robot stopping method, if a shaft that moves at least a part of the robot in the gravity direction is defined as a Z shaft and a time at which the occurrence of the a power failure has been detected is set as a reference time, a first control is performed if the occurrence of the power failure has been detected when the Z shaft is in a state of ascent, in which based on an ascending speed of the Z shaft at the reference time, a time until a speed of the Z shaft reaches zero as a result of deceleration by a gravitational acceleration is calculated as a deceleration time, the Z shaft is driven so as to decelerate and stop ascent of the Z shaft by spending the deceleration time. | 2022-08-11 |
| 20220250242 | GUIDED TOOL CHANGE - A computer-assisted medical system includes a manipulator arm and a controller. The controller includes a computer processor and is configured to determine a kinematic configuration, the kinematic configuration being prior to an installation of a replacement tool on the manipulator arm. The kinematic configuration is of the manipulator arm and a previous tool attached to the manipulator arm and with an end effector of the previous tool located at an insertion location. The controller is further configured to determine a reference geometry of the previous tool in the kinematic configuration, determine an insertion trajectory for the replacement tool based on the reference geometry, and facilitate an insertion of the replacement tool toward a target location of the insertion trajectory by controlling the replacement tool to move in accordance with the insertion trajectory. | 2022-08-11 |
| 20220250243 | SYSTEM, MANUFACTURING METHOD, CONTROLLING METHOD, PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - In a system including a robot and a controller controlling the robot, the controller switches the robot from a first state to a second state in which orientation change in accordance with external force applied to the robot is more tolerated than the first state based on detection of contact of an object with the robot. The controller switches the robot from the second state to a third state in which the orientation change in accordance with the external force is more restricted than the second state after the orientation change in accordance with the external force applied to the robot is started and while the external force is being applied to the robot. | 2022-08-11 |
| 20220250244 | ROBOT CONTROLLING METHOD, MOTION COMPUTING DEVICE AND ROBOT SYSTEM - A robot controlling method includes following operations. A depth image is obtained by the depth camera. A processing circuit receives the depth image and obtains an obstacle parameter of an obstacle and a tool parameter of a tool according to the depth image. The tool is set on the end of a robot. The processing circuit obtains a distance vector between the end and the obstacle parameter. The processing circuit obtains a first endpoint vector and a second endpoint vector between the tool parameter and the obstacle parameter. The processing circuit establishes a virtual torque according to the distance vector, the first endpoint vector, and the second endpoint vector. The processing circuit outputs control signal to the robot according to the tool parameter, the obstacle parameter and the virtual torque to drive the robot to move or rotate the tool to a target. | 2022-08-11 |
| 20220250245 | Fleet Inspection And Maintenance Mobile Robot - Systems and methods for fleet inspection and maintenance using a robot are provided. The robot may detect a maintenance issue of a vehicle of a fleet of vehicles via one or more sensors, generate a navigation route to a position proximal to the maintenance issue of the vehicle, traverse along the navigation route to the position, and execute a maintenance to rectify the maintenance issue of the vehicle. The robot may include a mobile base removably coupled to a modular platform for performing a maintenance task. | 2022-08-11 |
| 20220250246 | GROWING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A growing system, which includes: at least one growing space having different locations for plants, a robotic arm provided with at least one tool, and a moving element arranged to move the robotic arm between the different location; an electronic and/or computerized communication element; and a remote control station which is at a distance from the at least one growing space and includes a control element arranged to control the robotic arm in each growing space via the communication element, the control element being arranged to control the moving element so as to move the robotic arm in the growing space between the different locations in the growing space and/or to control actions of the robotic arm in said growing space. Also, a corresponding method utilizing the growing system. | 2022-08-11 |
| 20220250247 | REMOTE CONTROLLED DEVICE, REMOTE CONTROL SYSTEM AND REMOTE CONTROL DEVICE - A remote controlled device comprises one or more memories and one or more processors. The one or more processors are configured to, when an event relating to a task being executed by a remote control object occurs: transmit information on a subtask of the task, receive a command relating to the subtask, and execute the task based on the command. | 2022-08-11 |
| 20220250248 | ROBOT HAND-EYE CALIBRATION METHOD AND APPARATUS, COMPUTING DEVICE, MEDIUM AND PRODUCT - A robot hand-eye calibration method includes: controlling a tail end of a robot arm to sequentially move to at least three respective positions above a calibration plate; controlling a laser provided on the robot arm, at each position, to project on the calibration plate; recording coordinates, in a robot coordinate system, of an end point of the tail end of the robot arm during projection; controlling a camera on the tail end of the robot arm to photograph the projection on the calibration plate; recording the coordinates of the projection in the camera coordinate system; and calculating a calibration transformation matrix, according to the coordinates recorded, of at least three projections on the calibration plate in the camera coordinate system and respective coordinates of the end point of the tail end of the robot arm in the robot coordinate system during each respective projection. | 2022-08-11 |
| 20220250249 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING MEDICATION VIA ROBOTIC ARM - A system for providing medication to a customer includes a movable structure with a robotic arm including one or more joints, actuators, and segments, each of which is structured to move a robotic manipulator coupled to an end of the robotic arm. The robotic manipulator is configured to retrieve and release a container containing the medication. The robotic arm further includes a camera and microphone, as well as a computing system that includes at least one processor coupled to a memory storing instructions. When executed by the at least one processor, the memory causes the computing system to capture identifying data regarding a customer; identify the customer based on the identifying data; associate the customer with a medication order; and retrieve. | 2022-08-11 |
| 20220250250 | ROBOT CONTROL SYSTEM, ROBOT CONTROL METHOD, AND CONTROL PROGRAM - In a robot control system, the operation of a mobile robot that moves autonomously inside a facility is controlled based at least on an image captured by a photographing device that photographs a blind area located at a blind angle to the mobile robot. When entry of the mobile robot into a predetermined area corresponding to the blind area is detected, the amount of information obtainable from an image captured by the photographing device is increased. | 2022-08-11 |
| 20220250251 | FLEXIBLE ROBOT DOOR HINGE INSTALLATION SYSTEM - An automobile vehicle flexible robot door hinge installation system includes a hinge servo-linear positioning device. The hinge servo-linear positioning device includes at least one servo-motor and at least one hinge effector releasably holding and positioning a vehicle door hinge. A fastener servo-linear installation device is also provided. | 2022-08-11 |
| 20220250252 | ROTARY DRIVING TOOL FOR HANDLING CLOSURE ELEMENTS - The disclosure relates to a rotary driving tool for handling closure elements on vehicle containers for holding operating fluids, which are fed into the respective circuits and containers of the vehicles in the manufacturing process of the vehicles on assembly lines of the automotive industry by robot-based assemblies arranged on the assembly line from filling systems via connecting lines and adapters, wherein the robot-based assemblies are displaceable in operation between a home position and a filling position and have at least one robot arm. It is the problem of the disclosure to create such a rotary driving tool that enables automated handling of the closure elements even in confined or poorly accessible installation spaces. This problem is solved in that the rotary driving tool has a plate-shaped base body, a centric gripper, a drive motor, a first pneumatic compensating element for deviations in the XY plane and a second pneumatic compensating element for deviations in the Z direction, wherein specific designs and arrangements are proposed for these assemblies. | 2022-08-11 |
| 20220250253 | Tactile Sensor, Robot Hand, and Robot - A tactile sensor, comprising: a cover provided so as to cover at least a portion of a base; a first force detection section configured to detect a force acting on the cover in a direction toward the base from the cover; and a second force detection section configured to detect the force acting on the cover in a case in which the cover is further displaced in the direction toward the base after the first force detection section has detected the force acting on the cover. | 2022-08-11 |
| 20220250254 | GRIPPING SURFACE FOR MANUFACTURED ARTICLES - A gripping surface for a manufactured article comprising: a first pillar cluster disposed on a substate and having: a first pillar, having a first apex vector and a first draft angle defined by a first side of the first pillar and s substrate; a second draft angle defined by a second side of the first pillar and the substrate wherein the second draft angle is less than the first draft angle; and, a second pillar having a second apex vector wherein the first apex angle and the second apex angle are parallel; wherein the first pillar cluster has a triangular orientation; and, a second pillar cluster having: a first set of pillars arranged in a first concentric circle; and, a second set of pillars arranged in a second concentric circle wherein the first pillar cluster and the second pillar cluster cover less than 25% of the article. | 2022-08-11 |
| 20220250255 | BLADE INTERVAL ADJUSTING DEVICE - Blades, base parts to which the blades are fixed, a guide mechanism configured to guide movement of the base parts in a direction in which the base parts are arranged side by side, and a linkage mechanism configured to parallelly change intervals of the base parts according to angle changes of link members coupled to the base parts, are included. An interval fine-adjustment mechanism is provided at each of coupling parts between the base pars and the link members, the interval fine-adjustment mechanism being configured to finely adjust positions of the base parts in the direction in which the base parts are arranged side by side, individually. According to this, a blade interval adjusting device capable of finely adjusting the intervals of the blades which transfer wafers etc., is provided. | 2022-08-11 |
| 20220250256 | SUBMERSIBLE REMOTE OPERATED VEHICLE TOOL INTERCHANGE - A tool interchange for a submersible remote operated vehicle (ROV) arm includes a first interchange body that affixes to an ROV arm. A second interchange body is carried by the first interchange body to rotate on a rotation axis. The second interchange body includes a tool mount actuable between gripping an ROV tool to the second interchange body and releasing the ROV tool from the second interchange body. An inductive power coupling part is provided in the tool mount. The inductive power coupling part is presented outwardly in the tool mount opposite the first interchange body, resides on the rotation axis and is fixed with respect to the first interchange body while the second interchange body rotates. The inductive power coupling part is adapted to inductively communicate power with a corresponding inductor power coupling part of the ROV tool when the ROV tool is docked in the tool mount. | 2022-08-11 |
| 20220250257 | GRIPPING TOOL FOR A ROBOTIC ARM - A gripping tool mountable on a robotic arm. The gripping tool includes one or more suction cups and a plurality of clamps. The one or more suction cups are oriented to adhere to a surface. The plurality of clamps are oriented to clamp onto opposite edges of the surface. | 2022-08-11 |
| 20220250258 | ARTICULATING GRIPPER TOOLING - A gripping device for gripping a workpiece includes: at least one gripping element configured for contacting the workpiece, the at least one gripping element including a shaft; at least one articulating finger jaw; a mounting block connecting the shaft to the at least one articulating finger jaw, the mounting block including an articulation stop having a first stopping surface and a second stopping surface; and a stopping member connected to the shaft, the stopping member being configured for contacting one of the first stopping surface and the second stopping surface to limit a rotation of the shaft relative to the mounting block, the stopping member being in the form of a fastener which is inelastic. | 2022-08-11 |
| 20220250259 | BELT TERMINATION AND TENSIONING IN A PULLEY ARRANGEMENT FOR A ROBOTIC ARM - In one variation, a pulley arrangement includes a base pulley portion rotatable within a driving plane, an adjustable pulley portion coupled to the base pulley portion wherein the adjustable pulley portion is rotatable relative to the base pulley portion within the driving plane, and a driving member including an end coupled to the adjustable pulley portion wherein at least a portion of the driving member is wrapped at least partially around the adjustable pulley portion. In another variation, a pulley arrangement includes a base pulley portion rotatable around an axis, an adjustable pulley portion coupled to the base pulley portion and movable in a first direction parallel to the axis, and a sliding block engaged with the adjustable pulley portion, wherein the sliding block moves in a second direction different from the first direction, in response to compression of the adjustable pulley portion against the base pulley portion. | 2022-08-11 |
| 20220250260 | BRAKES PILOTING SYSTEM - A brake piloting system including a robotic device having at least one movable element, at least one brake which, when activated from an open configuration to an activated configuration, enables a deceleration or immobilization of the at least one movable element, at least one position sensor aimed at measuring a real time position of the at least one movable element and at least one the microcontroller being configured to activate in real time the at least one brake into a determined configuration. | 2022-08-11 |
| 20220250261 | ROBOTIC MANIPULATOR - A method of manufacturing a robotic manipulator including determining desired manipulator properties including a manipulator shape and manipulator jamming properties; using the manipulator jamming properties and a packing computational model to determine a packing element configuration, the packing computational model defining relationships between manipulator jamming properties and different packing element configurations; controlling an additive printing machine based on the packing element configuration and manipulator shape to manufacture the robot manipulator. The robot manipulator includes a flexible outer skin defining a chamber; a connector attached to the outer skin and connected to a fluid pump to allow fluid to be added to or removed from the chamber; filling elements disposed in the chamber according to the packing element configuration. | 2022-08-11 |
| 20220250262 | COUNTERBALANCE MECHANISM FOR ROBOTIC ASSIST DEVICE - An electromechanical system operates in part through physical interaction with an operator, and includes a multi-axis robot, a controller, and a counterbalance mechanism connected to the robot. The counterbalance mechanism includes a base structure connected to a set of linkages, a pneumatic cylinder, a spring-loaded cam assembly, and an optional constant force spring. The linkages form a four-bar parallelogram assembly connectable to a load. The cylinder and cam assembly, and optional constant force spring, each impart respective vertical forces to the parallelogram assembly. The forces combine to provide gravity compensation and self-centering functions or behaviors to the load, enabling the load to move with a vertical degree of freedom when manually acted upon by the operator, and to return the load to a nominal center position. | 2022-08-11 |
| 20220250263 | SUSPENDED INDUSTRIAL ROBOT - In a suspended industrial robot, a base and a swivel section have an internal space into which a cable can be inserted. The base has an insertion opening through which at least the cable can be passed into the internal space from the outside. A first cable holding part that holds the cable is installed on at least one of a first arm and a second arm. The cable passes through the internal space of the base and the swivel section and is routed up to an end effector with a midway portion of the cable being held by the first cable holding part. | 2022-08-11 |
| 20220250264 | Retractable Utility Knife - A retractable utility knife includes a blade carrier having a control pin and a frame liner having a control track, the carrier moveable between a retracted configuration, and deployed configuration, and a removal/replacement configuration, the control pin retaining the blade to the carrier in the retracted configuration and deployed configuration, and the control track being arranged so that the control pin releases the blade from the carrier when in the removal/replacement configuration. | 2022-08-11 |
| 20220250265 | FIBER RIBBON SEPARATION TOOL - A fiber-separation tool including a body with a channel located on a face of the body. The channel is defined by a first sidewall and a second sidewall. The channel is configured to receive an optical fiber ribbon. And, the fiber-separation tool comprises a first blade disposed in the channel with a cutting edge of the first blade. The first blade is configured to separate the optical fiber ribbon into a first portion comprising a first number of optical fibers and a second portion comprising a second number of optical fibers as the optical fiber ribbon is conveyed through the channel. | 2022-08-11 |
| 20220250266 | RAZOR BLADE AND COMPOSITION FOR A RAZOR BLADE - A razor blade has a first and a second portion. The first portion has a cutting edge at an exterior end and is angled relative to the second portion by a bending process. A bent region that can be arcuate is intermediate the first and second portions. The razor blade is manufactured from martensitic stainless steel being mostly iron and having (by weight): 0.40 to 0.60% C; 0.30 to 0.55% Si; 0.70 to 0.90% Mn; 13.0 to 14.0% Cr; 0.50 to 1.0% Mo; and 0.03 to 0.2%, more preferably 0.03-0.1% N. | 2022-08-11 |
| 20220250267 | CUTTING TOOL - A tool for cutting a longitudinal object includes a grip extending between a first side and a second side in a first direction, and a blade arranged in a channel within the grip. The channel and the blade are arranged such that the longitudinal object is receivable and guidable toward the blade by the channel. In the first direction, the channel is arranged closer to the first side than to the second side of the grip. The tool further includes a guiding element, which is attached to the grip at an attachment point. The attachment point is, in the first direction, located between a channel entrance and the first side. The guiding element is attached to the grip in a foldable manner such that if folded out the guiding element extends from the grip to guide the longitudinal object toward the channel entrance. | 2022-08-11 |
| 20220250268 | BLADE FIXTURE AND BLADE MOUNTER - Provided is a blade fixture for fixing an annular cutting blade that has an opening portion and is used in a state of being supplied with a cutting liquid to a mount flange including a cylindrical boss portion having a screw thread disposed on an outer peripheral surface thereof. The blade fixture includes an annular nut that has an opening portion into which the boss portion is inserted and has a screw thread disposed on an inner circumferential surface of the opening portion, the screw thread corresponding to the screw thread of the boss portion. The blade fixture further includes a disk-shaped cutting liquid return plate that has an opening portion into which the boss portion is inserted and has an outside diameter larger than that of the nut. | 2022-08-11 |
| 20220250269 | CUTTER ASSEMBLY AND FRUIT AND VEGETABLE CUTTER USING THE CUTTER ASSEMBLY - Disclosed are a cutter assembly and a fruit and vegetable cutter using the cutter assembly. The cutter assembly includes a rotating shaft assembly, a forward-rotating blade and a counter-rotating blade. The rotating shaft assembly has a first mandrel and a first outer shaft. The end of the first mandrel and the end of the first outer shaft are each provided with a first transmission part coupled to a drive device; the blades are respectively arranged in the shaft assembly and perpendicular to the rotating shaft assembly; one blade is coupled to the first mandrel, and the other is coupled with the first outer shaft, so that the blades can be driven by the rotating shaft assembly to rotate in two opposite directions at the same time. The fruit and vegetable cutter includes a fruit and vegetable cavity, the cutter assembly and a driving device for driving the cutter assembly. | 2022-08-11 |
| 20220250270 | LEVER-TRANSLATED CUTTING DEVICE - A cutting device, including a frame, a cutting blade, which is fastened to the frame for pivoting about a first pivot axis, and a reduction transmission, which converts each forward pivoting movement of a plurality of successively performed forward pivoting movements and backward pivoting movements of a drive arm into a cutting pivoting movement of the cutting blade. A cutting-blade back-pivoting apparatus is provided, by which the cutting blade can be pivoted back from a pivoting end position to an initial position. The back-pivoting apparatus has, in particular, a tension element, which acts on the cutting blade in such a way that a clearance is formed. | 2022-08-11 |
| 20220250271 | CONTAINER ASSEMBLY FOR COLLECTING PADS, COLLECTOR FOR RECEIVING AND COLLECTING PADS, PUNCHING DEVICE FOR MANUFACTURING PADS AND METHOD FOR COLLECTING PADS - Container assembly for collecting pads, such as cosmetic pads or medical pads, wherein the container assembly comprises an elongate shell extending along a collecting axis parallel to a stacking direction and in a circumferential direction about the collecting axis, wherein the shell comprises a top side, a bottom side opposite to said top side in the stacking direction, wherein the shell is open at said top side for receiving the pads in said stacking direction and along said collecting axis, wherein the shell comprises a first shell segment and a second shell segment extending along said collecting axis between the top side and the bottom side and movable relative to one another in a clamping direction transverse to the stacking direction, wherein the second shell segment is biased relative to and towards the first shell segment in said clamping direction. | 2022-08-11 |
| 20220250272 | AUTOMATIC CHAINSAW CHAIN TENSION ADJUSTER - An automatic chainsaw chain tension adjuster is provided. The automatic chainsaw chain tension adjuster maintains the chain of a chainsaw on the chainsaw guide bar during use. As heat expands the overall length of the chain while the chainsaw is running, an internal spring forces a sprocket located at the second end of the guide bar outward therein increasing the overall path the chain must travel around the guide bar/sprocket to compensate for the heat expansion. As the chain of the chainsaw heats up or cools down during use and non-use, the internal spring automatically adjusts the chain to the exact proper tension. | 2022-08-11 |
| 20220250273 | CUTTING ELEMENT FOR A SAW CHAIN AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF - A cutting member for a saw chain and a method for the production thereof, the cutting member comprising a support part made of a steel alloy and a cutting part welded to the support part along a welding connection made of a high speed steel. The steel alloy of the support part is a tool steel that has the following composition (specifications in % by weight): | 2022-08-11 |
| 20220250274 | ENVIRONMENT-FRIENDLY MILDEW PREVENTION METHOD FOR BAMBOO - The present disclosure provides an environment-friendly mildew prevention method for bamboo. The mildew prevention method for bamboo includes the following steps: soaking the bamboo in an acid solution to obtain a reaction system; subjecting the reaction system to a hydrolysis reaction to obtain a hydrolyzed product; and washing and drying the hydrolyzed product in sequence to obtain mildew-proof bamboo, where the acid solution is an inorganic acid solution or an organic acid solution; the inorganic acid solution has a mass concentration of 0.5-8%; the organic acid solution has a mass concentration of 2-40%. The present disclosure uses an inorganic acid solution or an organic acid solution to treat the bamboo, and reduces the content of starch in the bamboo through a hydrolysis reaction, thereby reducing a carbon source with starch as the main nutrient on which a mildew fungus depends and achieving the purpose of preventing the bamboo from mildewing. | 2022-08-11 |
| 20220250275 | ROTATING BODY CLOTH MOULD AND METHOD FOR PREPARING ARTIFICIAL STONE PATTERN BOARD BY USING IT - The invention discloses a concave-convex rotating body cloth mould, comprising a hollow cylinder, wherein the outer surface of the hollow cylinder is provided with grooves with gradually changing depths in the circumferential direction, and the groove is distributed with small air holes communicating with the inside of the hollow cylinder; one of the bottom surfaces of the hollow cylinder is provided with a compressed air inlet; the outer surface of the hollow cylinder is provided with an arc-shaped guide plate at intervals, and the guide plate is provided with powder and slurry spray nozzles; the above of the hollow cylinder is provided with a multicolor hopper; a rotating shaft is penetrated inside the hollow cylinder, and the rotating shaft is driven by a variable speed motor. The invention further discloses a method for preparing artificial boards. The artificial stone board prepared is realistic in effect, and has strong operability. | 2022-08-11 |
| 20220250276 | Extruder Device, Extruder System and Use of an Extruder Device and/or of an Extruder System - An extruder apparatus for the extrusion of a strand of building material for 3D printing of a structural part includes an extruder nozzle and at least one cover element. The extruder nozzle has a discharge opening for the discharge of the strand of building material out of the extruder apparatus. The at least one cover element is designed to cover at least a part of the discharge opening such that an opening cross section of at least one uncovered part of the discharge opening specifies a strand cross section of the discharged strand of building material. | 2022-08-11 |
| 20220250277 | PRODUCTION PLANT AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING CONCRETE TUBBING IN A TUNNEL LINING SYSTEM - The invention relates to a production plant for producing concrete tubbing ( | 2022-08-11 |
| 20220250278 | AIRFORMING CONSTRUCTIVE SYSTEM - A composite material structure can be constructed using an airforming process that includes filling the inflated support mold with a fluid structural material and allowing the fluid structural material to harden within the support mold. Additional steps can include inflating the support mold with a first fluid, forming fluid escape outlets in the support mold, and removing the support mold after allowing the fluid structural material to harden. The first fluid can be air, the support mold can be a fiberglass resin, and/or the fluid structural material can be a concrete composite material. Fluid can escape through the fluid escape outlets during the filling. The finished structure can include multiple structural components formed from a homogenous concrete composite material and having curved and non-planar geometries. The concrete composite material can include aluminum alloy fibers. | 2022-08-11 |
| 20220250279 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETECTING SEGREGATION OCCURING IN A FRESH CONCRETE MIXTURE AGITATED IN A MIXER DRUM - A method for detecting segregation occurring in fresh concrete mixture being agitated in a drum generally includes: rotating said drum about its rotation axis at a low rotational speed for agitating said fresh concrete mixture during at least a rotation; said fresh concrete mixture segregating, said segregating including gravity pulling denser concrete ingredients downwards in said fresh concrete mixture; measuring a plurality of pressure values indicative of pressure exerted onto a rheological probe mounted inside said drum and moving through said fresh concrete mixture as said drum rotates; providing reference data indicative of a behaviour of said rheological probe in a fresh concrete mixture in said absence of said segregating; and detecting that said segregating has occurred, including comparing at least some of said measured pressure values to said reference data. | 2022-08-11 |
| 20220250280 | Concrete Residue Collection System For Concrete Mixing Trucks - The present invention relates to a new method and system for reclaiming and recycling the concrete residue that remains on key components of a concrete mixing truck in a safe and environmentally responsible manner. Any slurry aggregate remaining on the chutes or other parts of the concrete mixing truck is collected by a concrete collection system that is attached to the concrete mixing truck and includes an augur conveyor enclosed in a housing, whereby the augur conveyor is hydraulically extended either behind or in front of the chutes of the concrete mixing truck depending on a type of mixing truck. The augur conveyor can be raised to a maximum height in order to discharge any collected slurry aggregate from the chutes or other parts of the truck back into a top hopper of the concrete truck to be directed back into the mixing drum of the concrete mixing truck. | 2022-08-11 |
| 20220250281 | APPARATUS AND PROCESS FOR MIXING GRANULES AND/OR POWDERS AND/OR LIQUIDS IN RUBBER PRODUCTION PLANTS - An apparatus and process or mixing granules and/or powders and/or liquids in rubber production plants, including: a mixer/extruder device for the production of a basic heterogeneous mixture; a plurality of distribution lines associated with said mixer/extruder device to supply the device itself with respective powdered and/or granulated and/or liquid products; the mixer/extruder device mixing the powdered and/or granulated and/or liquid products to obtain said heterogeneous mixture; at least one distribution line of a powdered product includes a pre-mixer arranged upstream of said mixer/extruder device to pre-mix said powdered product with at least one liquid product, preferably oil. | 2022-08-11 |
| 20220250282 | PELLET PRODUCTION METHOD - A pellet production method comprising: an operation in which a strand comprising a composition containing thermoplastic resin and reinforcing material is extruded from an orifice at a die; an operation in which the strand is drawn into water within a tank and is cooled; and an operation in which the cooled strand is cut to obtain a pellet; wherein at least one first guide roller for guiding the strand within the tank is provided within the tank, and an angle made by portions of the strand that are ahead of and behind that first guide roller which is in an upstreammost location is not less than 90° but is less than 180°; and wherein a ratio of a diameter of the pellet to a diameter of the orifice (diameter of the pellet/diameter of the orifice) is 0.45 to 0.80. | 2022-08-11 |
| 20220250283 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING SPHERICAL THERMOPLASTIC POLYMER PARTICLES - A process for producing particles of a thermoplastic polymer in spherical form involves providing at least one thermoplastic polymer in a molten state and providing an aqueous solution of at least one surface-active substance. The aqueous solution is in a temperature range from 100 to 300° C. The process also involves dispersing the thermoplastic polymer in the aqueous solution to obtain an aqueous solution containing dispersed thermoplastic polymer, which is cooled down to a temperature below the solidification point of the thermoplastic polymer to obtain a suspension containing an aqueous solution and particles of the thermoplastic polymer suspended in a solid state and in spherical form. The particles can be separated from the suspension and, optionally, dried. The particles obtained from the process have a particle size distribution having a d[4,3] value of more than 10 μm and a d | 2022-08-11 |
| 20220250284 | METHOD OF MAKING A DISPENSER - A method of making a dispenser includes: mixing a plurality of materials, the materials including plant fiber, vegetable gum, starch, a toughening agent, and a dispersing agent; utilizing a granulator to form the mixture of the plant fiber, the vegetable gum, the starch, the toughening agent, and the dispersing agent into pellets; and forming a dispenser by moving the pellets into a processing machine; wherein the processing machine melts the pellets and disposes the melted material into a cavity configured as a forming mold, and after cooling the dispenser is obtained. | 2022-08-11 |
| 20220250285 | Cleaning sheet, manufacturing method of semiconductor device and manufacturing method of cleaning sheet - A cleaning sheet is interposed between resin molding mold surfaces and cleans the resin molding mold surfaces with a cleaning resin. The cleaning sheet is composed of a paper material, and is impregnated with a thermosetting resin and cured from the front surface layer to the back surface layer of the paper material. | 2022-08-11 |
| 20220250286 | SYSTEM FOR HEATING CONTOURED SURFACE OF STRUCTURAL MEMBER - A heater for heating a contoured surface of a structural member includes a bladder, a granular material within the bladder, where the granular material is capable of exhibiting granular jamming when air is removed from the bladder, and a heating element positioned within the bladder and in contact with the granular material. | 2022-08-11 |
| 20220250287 | COMPRESSION MOLDING DIE FOR I-SHAPED PART - Provided is a compression molding die. The die can be used for compression molding an I-shaped part without the need for machining. The molding die comprises: an outer mold with an inner diameter of d; an upper pressing disc, a lower pressing disc and a huff mold with the same outer diameter of d and the same inner diameter of f; an upper mold; a lower mold; and a core mold with a diameter of h. The upper pressing disc, the huff mold and the lower pressing disc, which are movable vertically, are arranged in the outer mold in a vertically spaced manner; the vertically movable upper mold extends into the upper pressing disc, and the vertically movable lower mold extends into the lower pressing disc; the outer mold, the upper mold, the upper pressing disc, the huff mold, the lower pressing disc and the lower mold define a cavity. | 2022-08-11 |
| 20220250288 | RAPIDLY COOLING COMPOSITE MATS COMPRISED OF CELLULOSE AND THERMOPLASTIC POLYMER AFTER HOT-PRESSING - In accordance with some aspects of the present disclosure, a method producing a composite board comprising plastic and cellulose is described. The method includes transmitting a first signal to a pair of opposing hot-platens, receipt of the first signal causing the pair of opposing hot-platens to compress and heat a composite mat; transmitting a second signal to the pair of opposing hot-platens, receipt of the second signal causing the pair of opposing hot-platens to heat and compress the composite mat at substantially a first pressure for a first time period; transmitting a third signal to the pair of opposing hot-platens, receipt of the third signal causing the pair of opposing hot-platens to release the composite mat from the first pressure; and transmitting a fourth signal to a pair of opposing cold-platens, receipt of the fourth signal causing the pair of opposing cold-platens to compress and cool the composite mat. | 2022-08-11 |
| 20220250289 | A PANEL MEMBER PRODUCTION LINE - A manufacturing line for manufacturing a multilayer foam panel member including: (a) a storage of the components for a foam-forming fluid reactive mixture; (b) a dosing system for flowing the components of the foam-forming fluid reactive mixture to a chamber for mixing the components of the foam-forming fluid reactive mixture to form foam-forming fluid reactive mixture; (c) a flexible fluid dispensing device for receiving the foam-forming fluid reactive mixture; (d) a means for flowing the foam-forming fluid through the flexible fluid dispensing device to dispense the foam-forming fluid; (e) a moving first bottom sheet substrate for receiving the foam-forming fluid dispensed from the flexible dispensing device; (f) a means for allowing the foam-forming fluid to react, as the fluid travels on the moving bottom sheet substrate, wherein a foam material forms inbetween the moving first bottom sheet substrate and a second top sheet substrate to form a panel structure; (g) a panel structure comprising the foam material disposed inbetween the top metal sheet and the bottom metal sheet; (h) a means for curing the foam material to form an integral part of the top and bottom sheet substrates and to form a cured panel structure; and (i) a cutting means for cutting the panel structure into predetermined discrete panel member sections; and a process for manufacturing a multilayer foam panel member using the above manufacturing process. | 2022-08-11 |
| 20220250290 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING EXPANDED PARTICLES - A method for producing expanded particles having a high expansion ratio by a pressure-release expansion with a simpler configuration and at a low facility cost is provided. A production device includes an expansion cylinder being provided with a connecting port that connects with open-system branch cylinder and having a space of a saturated steam atmosphere. The space of a saturated steam atmosphere may be a different space from a space inside the branch cylinder. A temperature (T | 2022-08-11 |
| 20220250291 | FLEXIBLE FILM FLUID-DISPENSING DEVICE - A flexible film fluid-dispensing device including (A) at least one flexible film liner member having a flexibility property of from 3.6e-10 Nm to 2 Nm; (B) a rigid frame member for receiving the flexible film liner member and for removably holding the flexible film liner member in place during the flow of fluid through the flexible fluid-dispensing device; and (C) a connection means for connecting the flexible film fluid-dispensing device to the outlet feed stream of a fluid production process line; a process of manufacturing the above flexible film fluid-dispensing device; and a process for dispensing a fluid using the above flexible film fluid-dispensing device. | 2022-08-11 |
| 20220250292 | Polybutylene Terephthalate With Low THF Content - The invention relates to injection molded parts, preferably injection molded parts in the form of automotive interior parts, having a low TVOC content and a low tetrahydrofuran content based on polybutylene terephthalate synthesized from butanediol and terephthalic acid, compounded in a compounder under vacuum and subsequently processed by injection molding, wherein TVOC stands for “Total Volatile Organic Compounds”. | 2022-08-11 |
| 20220250293 | MOLD FOR MOLDING SYSTEM - A mold for injection molding, the mold comprising a first member, a second member configured to form a first cavity corresponding to a first molded part by combining the second member with the first member, and wherein the improvement to the mold includes a third member configured to form a second cavity corresponding to a second molded product by combining the third member with the first member. | 2022-08-11 |
| 20220250294 | INSERT-MOLDED ARTICLE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A metal component has a shape including a flat plate-shaped part, and the flat plate-shaped part has a through-hole formed therein. A resin component has a shape including a covering part that covers a surface of the flat plate-shaped part, and the covering part has a surface in which a gate mark is present. The through-hole formed in the flat plate-shaped part of the metal component is located opposite to the gate mark. The resin component has a filler part with which the through-hole is filled. | 2022-08-11 |
