17th week of 2016 patent applcation highlights part 13 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20160114392 | IRON-BASED POWDER AND COMPOSITION THEREOF - A water-atomized iron-based powder is provided that is pre-alloyed with 0.75-1.1% by weight of Ni, 0.75-1.1% by weight of Mo and up to 0.45% by weight of Mn, and further including 0.5-3.0%, preferably 0.5-2.5% and most preferably 0.5-2.0% by weight of Cu, and inevitable impurities, the balance being Fe. An alloyed iron-based powder composition including a water-atomized iron-based powder | 2016-04-28 |
20160114393 | HYDROTHERMAL METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SILVER NANOWIRES - A method for manufacturing high aspect ratio silver nanowires is provided, wherein a total glycol concentration is <0.001 wt % at all times. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114394 | LOW OXYGEN SILVER NANOWIRE MANUFACTURING METHOD - A process for manufacturing high aspect ration silver nanowires is provided, wherein the total glycol concentration is <0.001 wt % at all times during the process. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114395 | METHOD FOR PREPARING ULTRATHIN SILVER NANOWIRES, AND TRANSPARENT CONDUCTIVE ELECTRODE FILM PRODUCT THEREOF - Disclosed herein is a method for preparing ultrathin silver nanowires. It may comprise (a) dissolving a silver salt (Ag salt) and a capping agent in a reducing solvent to give a mixture solution; (b) adding a halide compound to the mixture solution to yield a silver seed; (c) heating the mixture solution and then allowing the heated mixture solution to grow ultrathin silver nanowires from the silver seed under a pressure in an inert gas atmosphere; and (d) cooling the mixture solution in which the ultrathin silver nanowires have grown, followed by purification and separation to obtain the ultrathin silver nanowires. The silver nanowires are restrained from growing in thickness under a certain pressure, so that they are 30 nm or less in thickness and have a narrow diameter distribution, which leads to an improvement in aspect ratio. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114396 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SILVER NANOWIRES - A process for manufacturing silver nanowires is provided, wherein the recovered silver nanowires have a high aspect ratio; and, wherein the total glycol concentration is <0.001 wt % at all times during the process. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114397 | SILVER NANOWIRE MANUFACTURING METHOD - A process for manufacturing silver nanowires is provided, wherein the recovered silver nanowires have a high aspect ratio; and, wherein the total glycol concentration is <0.001 wt % at all times during the process. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114398 | METHOD FOR FABRICATING METAL NANOPARTICLES - The present specification relates to a method for fabricating metal nanoparticles. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114399 | CUTTING INSERT FOR THREADING, TOOL BODY AND CUTTING TOOL - A cutting insert for threading of the present invention includes two opposing end surfaces and a peripheral side surface extending therebetween. The peripheral side surface has a first side surface portion and a second side surface portion arranged at different positions in a circumferential direction. A cutting edge is formed at an intersecting ridgeline portion between the first end surface and the first side surface portion and at least a portion of this cutting edge has a shape corresponding to a thread groove. The second side surface portion has an inclined portion which enlarges outward from the side of the first end surface toward the side of the second end surface. This inclined portion is configured to engage with a side wall surface of a tool body so as to prevent floating of the cutting insert. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114400 | SURFACE-COATED BORON NITRIDE SINTERED BODY TOOL - A surface-coated boron nitride sintered body tool is provided, in which at least a cutting edge portion includes a cubic boron nitride sintered body and a coating film formed on a surface of the cubic boron nitride sintered body. The coating film contains Si and includes a B layer formed by alternately stacking one or more of each of a B1 compound layer and a B2 compound layer that are different in composition. A ratio between an average thickness t | 2016-04-28 |
20160114401 | CUTTING TOOL, PARTICULARLY A BORING BAR, AS WELL AS A PROCESS FOR MACHINING A NUMBER OF BORES - To make it possible for bores ( | 2016-04-28 |
20160114402 | BORING BAR FASTENING DEVICE FOR SINGLE OR DOUBLE BLADE - A boring bar fastening device for a single or double blade is provided with a body, a first fastening device releasably mounted to the body, a first boring bar fastening member releasably mounted on the first fastening device, a first blade releasably mounted on the first boring bar fastening member, a second fastening device releasably mounted to the body, and a second blade releasably mounted on the second boring bar fastening member. Alternatively, both the second boring bar fastening member and the second blade are replaced by a balance weight. Two configurations are provided for selection depending on applications. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114403 | MACHINING EQUIPMENT - The present disclosure provides a machining equipment which includes a seat, a plurality of electrodes, and a machining assembly assembled on the seat. The machining assembly includes a pole mounted on the seat, a machining tool mounted on the pole, and two protrusions formed on the pole. The pole defines a channel. Each protrusion defines an opening communicated with the channel. The two openings of the two protrusions face the machining tool. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114404 | PROCESSING MECHANISM AND PROCESSING DEVICE USING SAME - A processing mechanism for machining a workpiece includes a fixing base, a driving member, a connecting member, a cutter and a spring. The driving member is positioned above the fixing base. The connecting member is coupled to the driving member. One end of the cutter is fixed to the connecting member, and the cutter can be driven to pass through the fixing base to machine the workpiece positioned under the fixing base. The spring is positioned between the connecting member and the fixing base. The spring is compressed when the driving member drives the cutter away from the fixing base to machine the workpiece, and the spring under compression biases the cutter back toward the fixing base. The disclosure also supplies a processing device using the processing mechanism. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114405 | ELECTRICALLY-ADJUSTABLE TOOL HOLDER - An electrically-adjustable tool holder precisely movable in a straight line within a magnetic field under electrical stimulation includes a handle body, a connecting member, and a driving member. The connecting member has a first end securely coupled to an end of the handle body, a second end opposite to the first end, and defines a through hole passing through the first end and the second end. The driving member includes a magnet securely received in the through hole, and an electrical electric coil movably received in the magnet. The electric coil is configured to be securely coupled to the tool, and moves the tool up or down along the central axis of the handle body. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114406 | TOOL CLAMPING DEVICE - A tool clamping device for holding a cutting tool, the tool clamping device includes a holder, a collet coupled to the holding cavity, and a lock nut. The holder defines a holding cavity. The lock nut includes a nut body engaged with the holder, a rotating member received in the nut body, and a plurality of rollers assembled to the rotating member. The collet is connected to the rotating member, and the nut body rotates relative to the rotating member by the plurality of rollers. The lock nut is configured to press the collet in the holding cavity, and the cutting tool is clamped by the collet. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114407 | TOOL CLAMPING DEVICE AND COLLET THEREOF - A tool clamping device for holding a cutting tool includes a holder having a holding cavity, a lock nut engaged with the holder, and a collet. The collet includes a collet body and a nut mounting part separated from the collet body by an annular concave part. The collet is tapered and has an axle hole in a central portion thereof, and the axle hole running through the collet body, the annular concave part, and the nut mounting part. The collet further includes a plurality of slots extending along an axial direction of the collet. The collet has an inner wall with a plurality of grooves defined therein. A collet is also provided. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114408 | POWER TOOL WITH AUTOMATIC CHUCK - A power tool having a tool portion, a chuck and a lock. The tool portion has a housing, a motor, and a spindle driven by the motor. The chuck has a body coupled to the spindle for rotation therewith, and a sleeve rotatably disposed about the body. The lock has a first lock structure pivotally coupled to the housing about a pivot axis, and a second lock structure. The first lock structure has a first locking feature. The second lock structure has a second locking feature and is coupled to the sleeve for rotation therewith. Pivoting the first lock structure into a first pivot position positions the first locking feature in a rotational path of the second locking feature. Engagement of the first and second locking features inhibits rotation of the sleeve so that rotation of the spindle will cause corresponding rotation of the body relative to the sleeve. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114409 | ROTARY CUTTING TOOL HAVING A CUTTING EDGE MADE OF MULTIPLE MATERIALS - The present invention relates to a multi-material rotary cutting tool ( | 2016-04-28 |
20160114410 | HOLE SAW ASSEMBLY - A hole saw assembly is revealed. The hole saw assembly is a hole saw with a quick change drill rod. The hole saw assembly includes a quick release device and the drill rod, both arranged at the hole saw. The drill rod is inserted through the quick release device and the quick release device is for fastening and releasing a drill head of the drill rod. Thereby the drill rod is fitted over the quick release device and users can fasten and release the drill rod quickly. Users can also quickly mount a shank of the drill rod quickly into the hole saw. The drill rod is fast slid out of the quick release device for replacement of a new drill rod. Then the shank is locked on the hole saw so that the shank and the hole saw can rotate synchronously. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114411 | KNUCKLE DEBURRING CUTTER AND MACHINING METHOD OF KNUCKLE - A knuckle deburring cutter and a method of knuckle for removal of burrs at a lower ball head hole of a knuckle and burrs in the locations where the lower ball head hole, a pinch bolt hole and a pinch bolt slot intersect one another. The knuckle deburring cutter includes a cutter shank in a circular bar shape having a diameter less than that of the lower ball head hole. A deburring cutter head is positioned at an end of the cutter shank with the shape of the deburring cutter head matching that of the pinch bolt hole. A sharp-angle part of lettering is positioned at an end of the deburring cutter head with a width of the sharp-angle of lettering being less than that of the pinch bolt slot. The knuckle deburring cutter and associated method provides benefits, such as low rejection rate, ease of machining, short production rhythm and the like. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114412 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A KEY COPY - A method for producing a key ( | 2016-04-28 |
20160114413 | CUTTING EDGE POSITION ADJUSTMENT MECHANISM AND CUTTING EDGE-REPLACEABLE CUTTING TOOL - Provided is a cutting edge position adjustment mechanism for moving a cutting edge member mounted on a tool body with respect to the tool body to adjust the position of a cutting edge. The cutting edge position adjustment mechanism is equipped with a shaft member that extends between the tool body and the cutting edge member and threadably engages with the tool body and a nut member that threadably engages with the shaft member and abuts against the cutting edge member; a first screw section that threadably engages with the tool body and a second screw section that threadably engages with the nut member are provided coaxially on the shaft member at different positions along the direction of an axis line of the shaft member; and the thread pitch of the first screw section and the thread pitch of the second screw section are different from each other. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114414 | PIPE CUTTING APPARATUS - A pipe cutting apparatus ( | 2016-04-28 |
20160114415 | CUTTING APPARATUS - A cutting apparatus includes cutting blades, at least one of which is movable. The cutting apparatus also includes a feeding device for feeding a sheet of material towards the cutting blades. The cutting blades are arranged on a cutting unit which is mo able back and forth along one edge of the sheet of material. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114416 | BAND SAW BLADE WITH REPEATING BACK EDGE PATTERN AND RELATED METHOD - A band saw blade may include a cutting edge defining a cutting plane and configured to engage a workpiece during movement of the band saw blade in a cutting direction, and a back edge located on an opposite side of the band saw blade relative to the cutting edge and defining a repeating back edge pattern. The back edge pattern may include, in sequential order, a ramp-down section defining an acute ramp-down angle relative to a plane parallel to the cutting plane, a first ramp-up section defining a first acute ramp-up angle relative to the plane parallel to the cutting plane, an intermediate section oriented at least substantially parallel to the cutting plane, a second ramp-up section defining a second acute ramp-up angle relative to the plane parallel to the cutting plane, and a spacing section oriented at least substantially parallel to the cutting plane. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114417 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING AND/OR PROCESSING A GEAR AND GEAR CUTTING MACHINE - The invention concerns a method to generate and/or machine gear teeth on a workpiece, wherein the workpiece is subjected to a movement from a first location where the workpiece, while being held by a clamping device connected to a workpiece spindle, is brought into machining engagement with a first tool, to a second location where the work piece, while remaining in its clamped condition, is brought into machining engagement with a second tool, wherein prior to performing the movement, the connection between the clamping device and the workpiece spindle is released, and after the movement, the clamping device is connected to another workpiece spindle for the machining engagement with the second tool. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114418 | VIRTUAL REALITY CONTROLLED MOBILE ROBOT - In certain embodiments, a portable metal working robot system includes a metal working tool configured to perform a metal working process on one or more metal parts. In addition, the portable metal working robot system includes communication circuitry configured to receive control signals from a control system located remotely from the portable metal working robot system. The portable metal working robot system also includes control circuitry configured to control operational parameters of the portable metal working robot system in accordance with the received control signals. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114419 | TITANIUM-DIAMOND WELD HARDFACING COMPOSITION, METHOD AND APPARATUS - A hard-clad coating composition for hardfacing is described. Also described is a weld hardfacing method for applying a coating composition to a base metal, and an apparatus for introducing the coating composition to the weld process. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114420 | PRODUCTION METHOD FOR WELDED BODY AND PRODUCTION METHOD FOR GAS SENSOR - In a main metal piece | 2016-04-28 |
20160114421 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR THE OPTIMIZED RESISTANCE WELDING OF METAL SHEETS - The invention relates to a method for the resistance welding of a metal sheet to a further metallic component, wherein the metal sheet is welded to the further component by a flow of electric current for welding in a circuit comprising the metal sheet, the further component, a first welding electrode and a second welding electrode, wherein the first welding electrode is in contact with the metal sheet and the second welding electrode, lying opposite the first welding electrode, is in contact with the further component on the side of the further component that is facing away from the metal sheet, wherein, in a first phase, the metal sheet is subjected at least for a time to a first force at least by the first welding electrode and, in a second phase, the metal sheet is subjected at least for a time to a second force at least by the first welding electrode during the flow of electric current for welding, the second force being lower than the first force. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114422 | MISSING WELD PREVENTION SYSTEM FOR SPOT WELDERS - A missing weld prevention system for spot welders is provided, which is a technology designed for spot welders to prevent missing welds by detecting any defects using a sensor while performing spot-welding before feeding work-pieces. Used for the spot welder is comprised of a lower welding tip and an upper welding tip moving up and down from the top of the lower welding tip, which welds the work-piece transferred through between the lower and upper welding tips by applying pressure and electric current, this invention features the primary photo sensor, the current sensor, the secondary photo sensor, and the control unit serving to detect missing spot welds. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114423 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A STAINLESS STEEL DIFFUSION-BONDED PRODUCT - A method for producing a stainless steel diffusion-bonded product provides a stainless steel material diffusion-bonded product having excellent reliability of the bonded portion by using a direct method, which includes directly contacting stainless steel materials with each other to unify the materials together by diffusion bonding. At least one of the stainless steel materials to be contacted is dual-phase steel having an austenite transformation starting temperature Ac | 2016-04-28 |
20160114424 | LASER SURFACE TREATMENT METHOD AND LASER SURFACE TREATMENT APPARATUS WITH RADIATING THE SURFACE TO BE TREATED ALONG AN ACUTE ANGLE - A laser surface treatment method for treating a surface of a workpiece having an irregular shape includes radiating a laser so that the surface of the workpiece which is placed in a direction forming an acute angle with respect to the laser becomes an untreated plane. The method also includes scanning with the laser so that the surface of the workpiece which is placed in the direction forming an acute angle with respect to the laser becomes an untreated plane. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114425 | Method for Manipulating Microstructure and Grain Size in Laser Three-Dimensional Additive Manufacturing - Methods for modifying microstructure and grain size in three-dimensional additive manufacturing are disclosed, including generating electromagnetic radiation from an ultrafast laser, wherein the electromagnetic radiation comprises a wavelength, a pulse repetition rate, a pulse width, a pulse energy, and an average power; focusing the electromagnetic radiation into a focal region; using a powder delivery system to deposit one or more powders at the focal region of the electromagnetic radiation; and adjusting the pulse width, the pulse energy, and the average power of the ultrafast laser to modify the microstructure and grain size of an additively manufactured sample; wherein the average microstructure and grain size increases as the pulse width is increased and wherein the density of the additively manufactured sample increases as the pulse energy is decreased. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114426 | PARALLEL BELT SYSTEM FOR CUT SHEET TRANSPORT IN A LASER CUTTER - A parallel belt system for a laser cutter module and a method or non-transitory computer readable medium for transporting a cut sheet of media through a laser cutter in a printer is disclosed. For example, the parallel belt system includes a rotating shaft, a plurality of pairs of o-rings movably coupled to the rotating shaft, a plurality of belts for receiving a cut sheet of media, a guide for each one of the plurality of belts for holding a respective one of the plurality of belts rigid, a laser cutter for cutting a portion of the cut sheet of media and a collection module coupled below the plurality of belts for collecting the portion of the cut sheet of media that is cut by the laser cutter. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114427 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR GENERATIVE COMPONENT PRODUCTION - The present invention relates to a device for laser-based generative component production. The device comprises a processing head ( | 2016-04-28 |
20160114428 | LASER CONDUCTION MODE WELDING OF ALUMINUM ALLOYS WITH CROSS DUAL LASER BEAMS - A method of laser welding aluminum alloy workpieces with dual laser beams arranged in a cross-beam orientation is disclosed. The method comprises directing dual laser beams, which include a first laser beam and a second laser beam, at and along a weld seam established between the aluminum alloy workpieces together with a filler wire. The first laser beam includes a first longitudinal axis and the second laser beam includes a second longitudinal axis. When arranged in the cross-beam orientation, a plane that intersects the first longitudinal axis and the second longitudinal axis of the first and second laser beams, respectively, forms a line where it meets the aluminum alloy workpieces that is oriented transverse to the weld seam. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114429 | DISSIMILAR METAL JOINED BODY - A dissimilar metal joined body includes a copper material, an aluminum material and a molten mixed portion. The molten mixed portion is configured so that part of the aluminum material is melted and flows into the copper material. The depth from a surface of the copper material which contacts the aluminum material in the molten mixed portion is at least 5 μm and no greater than 30 μm. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114430 | REINFORCED CLADDING - A method for forming a reinforced cladding ( | 2016-04-28 |
20160114431 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR REAL-TIME ENHANCEMENT OF BUILD PARAMETERS OF A COMPONENT - A direct metal laser melting (DMLM) system includes a laser device configured to generate a melt pool in a powder bed based on a build parameter. In addition, the DMLM system includes a confocal optical system directed at the melt pool and configured to receive an optical signal emitted by the melt pool. The DMLM system further includes an optical sensor operatively coupled to the confocal optical system that is configured to receive the optical signal and to generate an electrical signal in response to the optical signal. A computing device is configured to receive the electrical signal from the optical sensor and to generate a control signal in response. The control signal is configured to modify the build parameter of the direct metal laser melting system in real-time to adjust at least one of a melt pool size and a melt pool temperature to achieve a desired physical property of the component. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114432 | SELECTIVE LASER SOLIDIFICATION APPARATUS AND METHOD - A selective laser solidification apparatus including; a powder bed onto which powder layers can be deposited, at least one laser module for generating a plurality of laser beams for solidifying the powder material deposited onto the powder bed, a laser scanner for individually steering each laser beam to solidify separate areas in each powder layer, and a processing unit. A scanning zone for each laser beam is defined by the locations on the powder bed to which the laser beam can be steered by the laser scanner. The laser scanner is arranged such that each scanning zone is less than the total area of powder bed and at least two of the scanning zones overlap. The processing unit is arranged for selecting, for at least one powder layers, which laser beam to use to scan an area of the powder layer located within a region wherein the scanning zones overlap. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114433 | METHOD OF WELDING IN DEEP JOINTS - The present relates to a method of welding in deep joints in narrow-gap geometry. The two metallic components are arranged next to each other such that there is nearly a zero gap between the two components. The step of joining two metallic components is performed in two stages, the first stage being a root weld and the second stage being a fill up weld. The root weld is completed at the joining of the two discs starting from a middle portion to a point up to which there is still a zero gap between the two discs. From the point there exists a non-zero gap between the two discs up to an outer portion. The filler gap is filled by fill up welding. During fill up welding, a filler wire is melted along with the two discs by using the first source of energy, and to fill the filler gap along with molten material of the two discs. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114434 | Determining A Focus Position Of A High-Energy Beam - An apparatus includes a focusing element arranged to focus a high-energy beam on a workpiece, an image detector for recording at least one image of an area to be monitored on the surface of the workpiece and/or the reference contour; imaging optics arranged to (a) receive process radiation radiation through the focusing element, from an area of the workpiece and/or the reference contour to be monitored, in the form of a first monitoring beam that is non-coaxial with the high-energy beam between the workpiece and the imaging optics and (b) redirect the first monitoring beam to the image detector to provide the at least one image of the area to be monitored and/or the reference contour; and an evaluation device operable to determine the focus position of the high-energy beam based on the at least one recorded image. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114435 | BRAZING SHEET FOR HEAT EXCHANGERS, AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME - An aluminum alloy brazing sheet for heat exchangers, having a core alloy containing Mn 0.6 to 2.0 mass %, Fe 0.05 to 0.5 mass %, Si 0.4 to 0.9 mass %, and Zn 0.02 to 4.0 mass %, with the balance being Al and unavoidable impurities; and as a skin alloy containing Si 6.0 to 13.0 mass %, Fe 0.05 to 0.80 mass %, and Cu 0.05 to 0.45 mass %, with the balance being Al and unavoidable impurities, wherein a ratio A/B of a number density A of specific precipitates with a particle size 0.1 μm or more but less than 3.0 μm, and a number density B of precipitates with a particle size 3.0 μm or more in the core alloy, satisfies: 50≦A/B≦500, and wherein an average grain size of the core alloy in a longitudinal cross-section of a fin after braze-heating is 100 μm or more; and a method of producing the same. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114436 | Internal Line-Up Clamps for Welding Pipes - An internal line-up clamp for welding pipe lengths end-to-end includes a clamp ring made up of a plurality of clamp ring elements that are angularly distributed around the circumference of the clamp ring. The clamp ring elements are divided into mutually opposed groups that are interdigitated such that the clamp ring elements alternate from one group to the other around the circumference of the clamp ring. A longitudinally-acting actuator system drives relative longitudinal movement of the groups to effect clamping expansion of the clamp ring by wedging interaction between the circumferentially-alternating clamp ring elements of the groups. By expanding the clamp ring in alignment with a weld plane between the abutting ends, the same clamp ring may be used to align the pipe lengths and to back a weld between them. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114437 | A METHOD OF JOINING WORKPIECES - A method of joining workpieces includes locating first ends of two first workpieces in a moveable part coupling portion. The lengths of the first workpieces are measured. Any difference in length between the first workpieces is determined. Two additional workpieces are located adjacent the first ends of the first workpieces based on the determined difference in length. The first workpieces are connected to the second workpieces. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114438 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING BEARING RING MEMBER - Provided is a method for manufacturing a bearing ring member, whereby processing cost can be reduced and a high degree of freedom in design is obtained, by disposing a metal material of a raw material ( | 2016-04-28 |
20160114439 | Method of Making a Heat Exchanger Using Additive Manufacturing and Heat Exchanger - A method of making a component of a heat exchanger includes the steps of providing a substrate, performing a first printing step to add one or more heat-transfer-enhancing structures onto a first side of the substrate, and performing a second printing to add one or more heat-transfer-enhancing structures onto a second side of the substrate. A heat exchanger is also disclosed. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114440 | HEAT TRANSFER TUBE EXPANSION APPARATUS AND HEAT TRANSFER TUBE EXPANSION METHOD - A heat transfer tube fixing apparatus of a heat transfer tube expansion apparatus has grasping sections and a moving section. The grasping sections grasp one axial direction end sections of a plurality of heat transfer tubes in a state where the heat transfer tubes are inserted in a plurality of heat transfer fins. The moving section switches between a first state of covering the surroundings of the grasping sections and a second state of not covering the surroundings of the grasping sections by moving in the axial direction of the heat transfer tubes. The grasping sections fix the heat transfer tubes so as not to move in the axial direction and the heat transfer fins and the heat transfer tubes are fixed by the heat transfer tubes expanding in a state where the moving section is in the first state. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114441 | DEVICE FOR GENERATING A ROTATORY ULTRASONIC VIBRATION ON A TOOL - A device adapted for generating a rotatory ultrasonic vibration on a tool that includes a first part which is adapted for the rotationally fixed connection of the device to a spindle of a machine tool that rotates about an axis of rotation, and a second part which is adapted for the rotationally fixed connection of the device to a tool. The device also includes a claw coupling which is configured to connect the first and second parts for rotation with one another and has a form fit of at least one first flank on the first part and at least one second flank, lying opposite the first flank, on the second part. The device also includes at least one piezoelectric oscillation element arranged between first and second flanks of the claw coupling configured for generating a rotatory ultrasonic vibration about the axis of rotation. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114442 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR POSITIONING A WORKING TOOL INSIDE A PREDETERMINED WORK AREA - A device for moving a working tool including a support structure provided with a first and a second rectilinear guide, a first and a second support trolley, a first and a second support arm joined to each other and compass-articulated and pivoted respectively on said first and second trolley. The first support arm includes a first element and a second element that are parallel to each other and of equal length, each having a first end rotatably hinged on a respective first and second part projecting from said first trolley and a second end rotatably hinged on connecting brackets between said second ends, in such a way that the connection axis between said first ends and the connection axis of said second ends are parallel to the aforesaid longitudinal axis in any working condition. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114443 | TOOL POSITIONING AND HOLDING MECHANISM - A tool positioning and holding mechanism includes a mounting frame, a feed member, a tool support, a positioning member, an elastic member, and a blocking member. The feed member is slidably mounted on the mounting frame. The tool support is fixed on the feed member and defines a receiving hole to receive the tool. The positioning member is pivotally coupled to the tool support and partially received in the tool support. The elastic member is located between the positioning member and the tool support. The blocking member is fixed on the mounting frame and includes a pushing portion configured to resist the positioning member. The feed member can move the positioning member to allow detachment of the positioning member from the pushing portion, and upon detachment of the positioning member, the positioning member is configured to rotate under an elastic force of the elastic member to position the tool. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114444 | METHOD FOR MAKING TOOLS AND/OR HANDLING EQUIPMENT AVAILABLE, AND ASSOCIATED DEVICES - The invention relates to a method and a device for making tools and/or handling equipment available for a treatment machine, wherein a mobile magazine contains at least two different types of tools and/or handling equipment together. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114445 | BRAKING MECHANISM AND PROCESSING DEVICE USING THE SAME - A braking mechanism includes a rack, a receiving member, a braking member, a base seat, a resetting member and an elastic member. Two ends of the resetting member abut the base seat and the receiving member, and the elastic member is positioned between the base seat and the braking member. The elastic member and the resetting member are positioned at opposite sides of the braking member. The base seat includes a first guiding portion, the braking member includes a second guiding portion and an engaging part. The second guiding portion is capable of moving along the first guiding portion under an elastic restorative force of the resetting member and the elastic member, such that the engaging part is engaged with the rack. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114446 | BRAKE AND PROCESSING DEVICE USING THE SAME FOR A CUTTER DEVICE IN PROCESSING APPARATUS - A processing device includes a mounting base, a cutter holder, and a brake. The brake includes a driving member, a resisting member, and an elastic member. The driving member includes a main body and a driving shaft movably placed in the main body. The driving shaft is driven to move in a straight line by the main body. One end of the driving shaft is movably coupled to the cutter holder, and another end of the driving shaft is coupled to the resisting member. The elastic member is positioned between the main body and the resisting member. The driving shaft is configured to move toward one side of the driving member adjacent to the elastic member under an elastic restoring force of the elastic member, whereby the cutter holder moves with the driving shaft toward one end of the driving member adjacent to the elastic member. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114447 | CLAMPING DEVICE - A clamping device configured to automatically pull and clamp workpieces includes a clamping module and a driving module. The clamping module includes a sliding block, two clamping members positioned at two sides of the sliding block, and a connecting plate connected to one end of the sliding block. The driving module includes a driving member. The sliding block defines at least one pair of guiding grooves, and a distance between the paired guiding grooves is increased in a direction toward the connecting plate. The two clamping members are mounted on the guiding grooves of the sliding block in a sliding way. The connecting plate is fixedly connected to the driving member. When the connecting plate and the sliding plate are driven by the driving member, the two clamping members move toward or away from each other to clamp or release the workpiece. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114448 | DUST REMOVAL SYSTEM FOR A HANDHELD POWER TOOL - A dust removal system handheld power tool includes a fan ( | 2016-04-28 |
20160114449 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING FEED AXES IN MACHINE TOOL, AND MACHINE TOOL PERFORMING MACHINING BY USING THE METHOD OF CONTROLLING FEED AXES - Maximum values of actual machining allowances of a workpiece in respective cutting flutes are averaged by control amounts of respective cutting flutes calculated by an arithmetic unit. The arithmetic unit converts the calculated control amounts into an amount in each axis direction and subtracts the value from a feed axis command value in an NC program stored in a storage unit. Then, a numeral value control unit performs machining by controlling respective feed axes based on the subtracted feed axis command value. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114450 | COMPACT GRINDING WHEEL - A grinding wheel for use in a skate blade sharpening system includes a metal grinding ring having an abrasive-coated outer surface for contacting a skate blade to be sharpened during sharpening, and a generally disk-shaped hub to which the grinding ring is fixedly mounted. The hub and grinding ring are configured for mating with an arbor on a rotating shaft of the skate blade sharpening system. Generally the hub is of a less expensive and lower-density material than the grinding ring. In one embodiment, the hub is of a lightweight material such as thermoplastic. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114451 | SKATE BLADE RETENTION MECHANISM - A skate blade retention mechanism for retaining a skate blade in a sharpening position to be sharpened includes a pair of elongated jaws configured for symmetrical jaw opening and closing movements about a centerline of the skate blade in the sharpening position. A biasing mechanism is configured and operative to apply a bias force to symmetrically bias the jaws toward a closed position with sufficiently high force to retain the skate blade in the sharpening position when the skate blade is located between the jaws as so biased. An actuator is configured to actuate the jaws against the bias force to an open position under user control to permit insertion and removal of the skate blade. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114452 | SKATE BLADE RETENTION MECHANISM WITH JAW GUIDES - A skate blade sharpening system includes a chassis having a slot for receiving a skate blade, and a skate blade retention mechanism for retaining the skate blade in a sharpening position. The skate blade retention mechanism includes an actuator and a pair of jaws on respective sides of the slot, the jaws being coupled to the actuator and configured for symmetrical opening and closing movements about a centerline of the skate blade. The jaws are secured to the chassis by guide blocks extending though corresponding guide slots of the jaws. The guide blocks have respective angled surfaces contacting corresponding angled surfaces of the jaws permitting the jaws to slide on the guide blocks when the jaws are open. The angled surfaces are oriented in a manner urging the jaws upward against a surface referenced to the chassis as the jaws are urged to a closed position by the actuator. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114453 | A METHOD OF AND AN APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING AN OPTICAL LENS - A method and apparatus for blocking an unfinished optical lens member on a blocker for manufacturing an optical lens from the unfinished optical lens member, the latter being provided with a finished surface having a first reference frame, the blocker having a second reference frame, includes: placing the unfinished optical lens member on the blocker; measuring the relative positioning of the first reference frame of the finished surface of the placed unfinished lens member with respect to the positioning of the second reference frame of the blocker; comparing the measured relative positioning with a predetermined relative positioning to determine a relative positioning shift; moving at least the blocker and/or the lens member to change the relative positioning of the first reference frame with respect to the second reference frame to compensate for the relative positioning shift; and blocking the unfinished lens member on the blocker at the changed relative positioning. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114454 | GRINDING WHEEL WITH IDENTIFICATION TAG - A grinding wheel assembly for use in a sharpening system includes a grinding wheel configured to be mounted in the sharpening system to carry out sharpening operations in which the grinding wheel removes material from a blade to be sharpened, such as the blade of an ice skate. The grinding wheel assembly further includes an identification tag attached to the grinding wheel, the identification tag having (1) secure memory including a usage location for persistently and securely storing a usage tracking value, and (2) interface circuitry for engaging in communication with a transceiver of the sharpening system to enable electronic circuitry of the sharpening system to both read from and write to the usage location to track usage of the grinding wheel for sharpening operations. The memory may also store other data including user-specific system parameters usable to customize operation, and fault information usable to diagnose fault conditions. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114455 | METHOD OF DETECTING ABNORMALITY IN POLISHING OF A SUBSTRATE AND POLISHING APPARATUS - A method of detecting an abnormality in polishing of a substrate is provided. The method includes: rotating the substrate; pressing a polishing tool against an edge portion of the substrate to polish the edge portion; measuring a position of the polishing tool relative to a surface of the substrate; determining an amount of polishing of the substrate from the position of the polishing tool; calculating a polishing rate from the amount of polishing of the substrate; and judging that an abnormality in polishing of the edge portion of the substrate has occurred if the polishing rate is out of a predetermined range. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114456 | POLISHING METHOD AND POLISHING APPARATUS - A polishing method which can properly inflate a membrane of a polishing head when a substrate, such as a wafer, is released from the polishing head, is disclosed. In this method, the substrate is polished while moving a polishing table and the polishing head relative to each other. The polishing head has a substrate holding surface and a membrane formed by a membrane. Further, a secondary-side valve is closed and a primary-side valve is opened, thereby storing a fluid, having a pressure adjusted by a pressure regulator, in a fluid storage element. The primary-side valve is then closed and the secondary-side valve is opened to supply the fluid from the fluid storage element into a pressure chamber of the polishing head, thereby inflating the membrane to form a gap between the substrate and the membrane. A releasing shower is ejected into this gap to thereby release the polished substrate from the polishing head. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114457 | UNIFORM POLISHING WITH FIXED ABRASIVE PAD - A polishing pad for use in chemical mechanical polishing of a substrate is disclosed. The polishing pad includes first and second major surfaces. The first major surface forms a polishing surface and is divided into a main portion and edge portions. The edge portions are nearer to edges of the polishing pad while the main portion is between the edge portions and farther from the edges of the polishing pad. The polishing pad also includes a plurality of polishing posts disposed on the first major surface of the pad. The densities of the polishing posts in the edge portions and main portion are different. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114458 | POLISHING PADS PRODUCED BY AN ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING PROCESS - Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to advanced polishing pads with tunable chemical, material and structural properties, and new methods of manufacturing the same. According to one or more embodiments of the disclosure, it has been discovered that a polishing pad with improved properties may be produced by an additive manufacturing process, such as a three-dimensional (3D) printing process. Embodiments of the present disclosure thus may provide an advanced polishing pad that has discrete features and geometries, formed from at least two different materials that include functional polymers, functional oligomers, reactive diluents, and curing agents. For example, the advanced polishing pad may be formed from a plurality of polymeric layers, by the automated sequential deposition of at least one resin precursor composition followed by at least one curing step, wherein each layer may represent at least one polymer composition, and/or regions of different compositions. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114459 | Polishing Pad Cleaning Systems Employing Fluid Outlets Oriented To Direct Fluid Under Spray Bodies And Towards Inlet Ports, And Related Methods - Polishing pad cleaning systems employing fluid outlets orientated to direct fluid under spray bodies and towards inlet ports, and related methods are disclosed. A polishing pad in combination with slurry contacts a substrate to planarize a surface of the substrate and remove substrate defects while creating debris. A spray system removes the debris from the polishing pad to prevent substrate damage and improve efficiency. By directing fluid under a spray body to the polishing pad and towards an inlet port, the debris may be entrained in the fluid and directed to an inner plenum of the spray body. The fluid-entrained debris is subsequently removed from the inner plenum through an outlet port. In this manner, the debris removal may reduce substrate defects, improve facility cleanliness, and improve pad efficiency. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114460 | METHOD OF FORMING DIAMOND CONDITIONERS FOR CMP PROCESS - A method for making a conditioner disk used in a chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) process comprises applying a first layer of at least one binder over a substrate; disposing a plurality of diamond particles on the first layer of the at least one first binder at the plurality of locations; and fixing the plurality of diamond particles to the substrate by heating the substrate to a raised temperature and then cooling the substrate. The plurality of diamond particles disposed over the substrate are configured to provide a working diamond ratio higher than 50% when the conditioner disk is used in a CMP process. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114461 | SKATE BLADE SHARPENING SYSTEM WITH PROTECTIVE COVERS - A skate blade sharpening system includes a chassis and an elongated slot for receiving a skate blade, and a skate blade retention mechanism to retain the skate blade in the sharpening position. A grinding wheel moves along the slot including the lower edge of the skate blade during sharpening. One or more slot covers are mounted to the chassis at respective ends of the slot. The slot covers are movable between covering and non-covering positions. In the non-covering positions the slot covers uncover the slot sufficiently to permit insertion and removal of the skate blade. In the covering positions, the slot covers cover end portions of the slot adjacent the ends of the skate blade to avoid exposing the user and mechanical components of the sharpening system to unsafe operating conditions. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114462 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SUBSURFACE STRUCTURAL MODIFICATION OF MATERIALS AT REDUCED TEMPERATURES - Nanostructured or ultra-fine grained metallic systems according to embodiments of the invention may be formed of: pure Cu, pure Fe, or pure Ti, with grain sizes of less than 140 nm, 348 nm, or 59 nm, respectively. The metallic systems demonstrate a monotonically increasing grain size dependence from a minimum value attained at the surface; and a converse relation of microhardness, decreasing from 160 kg/mm | 2016-04-28 |
20160114463 | Abrasive Article Having Abrasive Segments with Shaped Gullet Walls - A segment for an abrasive article is disclosed. The segment can include a segment body that can have a first face that can extend along a length of the segment body on a first side of the segment body and a second face that can extend along the length of the segment body on a second side of the segment body opposite the first side. A gullet wall can extend from the first face to the second face. The gullet wall can extend along a gullet. The segment can also include a recessed region that can extend into one or both of the first and second faces. The recessed region can include a gullet portion extending at least partially along the gullet wall. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114464 | GRINDING WHEEL ARBOR - A skate blade sharpening system includes a blade retention mechanism that holds a skate blade to be sharpened, and a rotating shaft configured to have a grinding wheel mounted on it, where the grinding wheel contacts the skate blade during sharpening. An arbor on the rotating shaft is of a heat-conducting material and has a heat-conducting mating with the grinding wheel when the grinding wheel is mounted on the rotating shaft. The arbor includes a set of vanes contributing to fan-like air flow about the arbor and grinding wheel for convective heat dissipation during the sharpening operation. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114465 | Grinding Tool and Method of Manufacturing the Same - A grinding tool includes a rigid support body and a carrier substrate. The carrier substrate is attached to the support body, and is supported by the support body. Two opposing surfaces of the carrier substrate respectively define a working surface and a non-working surface. A plurality of first abrasive particles are affixed on the working surface, and a plurality of second abrasive particles are affixed on the non-working surface. The first abrasive particles have a first average size, and the second abrasive particles have a second average size smaller than the first average size. The carrier substrate is attached to the support body at the non-working surface. Moreover, a method of manufacturing the grinding tool is described herein. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114466 | Jewelry Mandrel Pliers and Method of Using Same - The present invention provides a mandrel tool and method for more efficiently and consistently forming various shapes of material. In one embodiment of the invention, a pair of pliers having mandrel jaws that are shaped with a uniform cross sectional area throughout a length of the mandrel jaw is used to replace the traditional tapered mandrel. Because the mandrel jaws have a uniform cross sectional area, the wire, for example, can be wrapped multiple times around the mandrel jaw when it is desired to produce multiples of the same shape. For added versatility, the pliers can have opposing mandrel jaws, with different size cross sectional area. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114467 | WRENCH - A locknut wrench and method. The wrench may include a handle extending along an axis and having opposite sides; a first hook portion at one end of the handle, the first hook portion extending from the axis to a first hook member about a first angle, the first hook member being selectively engageable with a tab of a locknut; and a second hook portion at an opposite end of the handle, the second hook portion extending from the axis to a second hook member about a second angle different than the first angle, the second hook member being selectively engageable with a tab of a locknut, the second hook portion including a tooth positioned on a side of the handle opposite the second hook member, the tooth extending from the axis to an end about a third angle. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114468 | Tool - The inventions relates to a tool | 2016-04-28 |
20160114469 | DISMANTLING DEVICE - A dismantling device is provided, including a main body, a major sprocket, at least two rotating members and at least two clamping members. The main body has an axial direction, and the major sprocket is rotatably assembled with the main body. The at least two rotating members are pivotally disposed in the main body and arranged around the axial direction, and each rotating member includes a minor sprocket portion meshed with the major sprocket and a position-limiting portion. Each minor sprocket portion rotates about a central axis. The at least two clamping portions connect to the rotating members respectively and are rotatable around the corresponding central axes respectively. Each clamping member includes a restricting portion pivoted to the position-limiting portion and a clamping portion, wherein the restricting portion and the position-limiting portion are mutually restricted, and the restricting portion is restrictedly swingable within the position-limiting portion. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114470 | DRIVING TOOL FOR DRIVING FASTENING MEANS INTO A WORKPIECE - The invention relates to a driving tool for driving fastening means, in particular nails or staples, into a workpiece, an actuator unit being provided, by means of which the fastening means can be driven into the workpiece in driving-in cycles, a triggering assembly being provided, by means of which the driving-in cycles of the actuator unit can be triggered, the triggering assembly having a trigger lever, which can be actuated manually, and a workpiece contact element, which can be actuated by placing the driving tool onto the workpiece, the driving tool being able to operate in a single shot mode, in which each individual sequence of an actuation of the workpiece contact element with subsequent actuation of the trigger lever triggers a driving-in cycle, the driving tool being able to operate in a bump firing mode, in which, with the trigger lever continuously actuated, each individual actuation of the workpiece contact element triggers a driving-in cycle, a resetting assembly being provided, which can be activated in the bump firing mode and, after a delay time starting from the activation, has the effect of transferring the driving tool from the bump firing mode into the single shot mode. It is proposed that the resetting assembly is coupled to the actuator unit in such a way that, in the bump firing mode, a driving-in cycle activates the resetting assembly. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114471 | ADAPTER FOR MULTIFUNCTIONAL ELECTRIC DRILL - An adapter for a multifunctional electric drill comprises an outer housing, and comprises a first bearing ( | 2016-04-28 |
20160114472 | SIDE HANDLE - A side handle ( | 2016-04-28 |
20160114473 | SLIDING LOCKING CONNECTOR - A sliding sleeve or collar which is cylindrical and has an elongated guide or channel fluidly connecting the outer annular wall with the inner annular wall of the sleeve is disclosed. A connector having at least one open end and an elongated slot with a floor and a pin guide through the floor is further disclosed. The pin guide is open to the inside of the connector. Between the sleeve and the slot is a pin having a pin head visible through the elongated guide and two opposing spring arms of a size and shape to fit in said slot, and a pin body which movable fits in side pin guide. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114474 | SAWBUCK - An article of manufacture for use in combination with stakes driven into the ground to produce a sawbuck, the article of manufacture having an elongated body and an arm, the elongated body having a passageway thereinto in the same direction as the longitudinal axis of the body, the arm attached to the body near the entrance of the passageway, the angle between the longitudinal axis of the arm at the region of the arm where the arm is attached to the tubing and the longitudinal axis of the body being less than sixty degrees. A method of combining the articles with stakes to produce a sawbuck for cross-cutting a length of wood into shorter lengths of wood. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114475 | SEAT DEVICE WITH SUCKING BASE FOR TOOL - A seat device with sucking base for tool is provided, including an inserting column and a sucking portion. The inserting column has an inserting portion formed with at least one inserting hole, and each inserting hole is provided for at least one rod-shaped tool to insert therein. The sucking portion is disposed at an end of the inserting column opposite to the inserting portion. The sucking portion has a concave sucking face, and none of the at least one inserting hole is open on the sucking face. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114476 | LINE SCRIBING METHOD OF LINE SCRIBER - A line scribing method of a line scriber includes the steps of providing an electronic map; planning a line scribing path on the electronic map; converting the planned line scribing path into a plurality of planned geographical coordinates; transmitting the planned geographical coordinates to a line scriber; positioning a location to be scribed by the line scriber via a satellite connection to generate a positioning coordinate; comparing the positioning coordinate with an starting geographical coordinate of the planned geographical coordinates, and correcting the planned geographical coordinates according to the difference between the positioning coordinate and the starting geographical coordinate if the positioning coordinate is unequal to the starting coordinate, or moving the line scriber according to the planned geographical coordinates sequentially to perform a line scribing operation if the positioning coordinate is equal to the starting coordinate, so that the line scriber can perform a line scribing operation accurately. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114477 | TELESCOPIC MAGNETIC RETRIEVAL DEVICE - A retrieval device is disclosed that includes a rod having a distal end and a proximal end, and a magnet attached to the distal end of the rod to magnetically attract debris and other objects. The magnet may be attached to a cover on the distal end of the rod via a recess within the cover. The magnet may be positioned at multiple positions within the recess. When the magnet is positioned at a bottom of the recess, the recess forms an empty space formed by the cover, thereby encasing any debris or objects that are captured within the recess of the cover. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114478 | ROBOT TEACHING DEVICE - A robot teaching device is suitable for being signal connected to a controller used to control a robot, and includes: a connecting base which includes an enable switch and a first connector, and is connected to the controller by a transmission wire; a motion device which is removably disposed in the connecting base, and includes a second connector connected to the first connector, and a touch screen for displaying plural virtual keys. The motion device will be wirelessly signal connected to the controller, when it is removed from the connecting base, and the touch screen will display the virtual keys. When the motion device is inserted in the connecting base, and the enable switch is not pressed, the first and second connectors will be connected, and the virtual keys will be switched off. The virtual keys will be switched on after the enable switch is kept being pressed. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114479 | ROBOTIC MANIPULATOR - A manipulator includes a mount member, a base member with threaded openings, a coupling member, and an output member with threaded openings. The manipulator also includes three motors mounted to the mount member and three drive trains connected to the motors, respectively. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114480 | Industrial Robot With A Drive Arrangement Arranged On An Arm Extension - An industrial robot includes a robot arm with multiple elements connected via joints, one element of which is designed as a linkage and another designed as an arm extension. The arm extension is mounted on one side of the linkage in a pivotal manner about a rotational axis by one of the joints and supports at least two other elements which form hand elements of the robot arm. An arm extension drive on the arm extension pivots the arm extension relative to the linkage, and a first hand element drive on the arm extension moves one of the hand elements relative to the arm extension. A motor shaft of the arm extension drive on the arm extension is offset from and runs parallel to the rotational axis, and a motor shaft of the first hand element drive on the arm extension is perpendicular to and spaced from the rotational axis. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114481 | DEVICE FOR THE MOVEMENT AND POSITIONING OF AN ELEMENT IN SPACE - An industrial robot includes a parallel kinematics mechanism that provides three degrees of freedom to a ring structure while maintaining the ring structure substantially in a fixed orientation relative to a reference plane established by a stationary base plate. A pivot sleeve is suspended within the stationary base plate and may pivot on two perpendicular axes of an intermediate gimbal. An elongate boom is mounted within the pivot sleeve and extends from an upper end through the pivot sleeve to a lower end. An end effector is mounted at the lower end of the elongate boom and is arranged for carrying a work element. Gimbal rings are located at the upper and lower ends of the elongate boom and are interconnected by a control linkage to maintain the end effector substantially parallel to the ring structure during movement of the end effector through a three-dimensional work envelope. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114482 | SOFT ROBOTIC ACTUATORS UTILIZING ASYMMETRIC SURFACES - A soft robotic actuator is disclosed. The actuator includes a first portion with a substantially constant profile and a second portion with a regularly varying profile, and bends in a pressure-dependent fashion as the internal pressure within the actuator is increased or decreased. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114483 | ROBOT CONTROL METHOD, ROBOT APPARATUS, PROGRAM, RECORDING MEDIUM, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF ASSEMBLY PART - Rotations of respective motors are controlled so that rotational angles of the respective motors become target angles in an operation completion position of a first operation (S | 2016-04-28 |
20160114484 | SYSTEM, ROBOT AND ROBOT SYSTEM FOR DETECTING LOAD APPLIED TO ROBOT - A system which can improve the reliability of an emergency stop operation of a robot when contacting a worker. The system is comprised of a force sensor and a malfunction judgment part. The force sensor has a detection part which detects the load in one direction. The detection part includes a first detection element and a second detection element. The malfunction judgment part judges if a first detection value which is detected by the first detection element and a second detection value which is detected by the second detection element differ from each other. If the first detection value and the second detection value differ from each other, it is judged that the first detection element or second detection element have malfunctioned. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114485 | OBJECT GRIPPING SYSTEM, OBJECT GRIPPING METHOD, STORAGE MEDIUM AND ROBOT SYSTEM - A system comprises: a measurement unit adapted to measure a position/orientation of at least one target object based on an image obtained by capturing the at least one target object; a selection unit adapted to select at least one grippable target object based on the position/orientation; a determination unit adapted to determine, as an object to be gripped, a grippable target object in a state with a highest priority from the at least one grippable target object based on priorities set in advance for states including gripping positions/directions; a gripping unit adapted to grip the object to be gripped in the state with the highest priority; and a changing unit adapted to change the state of the gripped object, to a state in which the gripped object is assembled to the other object. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114486 | METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY RECALIBRATING A ROBOTIC ARM - A method for automatically recalibrating a robotic arm is provided. Firstly, the recalibration of a robotic arm is automatically activated at a pre-determined time. Then, an eye-in-hand (EIH) camera of the robotic arm is controlled and moved to one or a plurality of pre-determined orientations to focus and capture an image of an identifiable simple pattern, which is fixed with respect to a body of the robotic arm. Then, the detecting orientation of a movable portion of the robotic arm is calculated according to the captured image, and an error between the detecting orientation and the pre-determined orientation is obtained through comparison. Lastly, the error of the robotic arm is calibrated. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114487 | Robotic Swarm Localization Using Ranging Radios - A system for localizing a swarm of robotic platforms utilizing ranging sensors. The swarm is localized by purposely leaving some of the platforms of the swarm stationary, providing localization to the moving ones. The platforms in the swarm can alternate between a stationary and moving state. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114488 | CUSTOMER SERVICE ROBOT AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A robot for providing customer service within a facility includes a locomotion platform, an upper sensor for detecting objects within an upper field of view of the robot, a lower sensor for detecting objects within a lower field of view of the robot, a display and a robot computer in communication with the locomotion platform, the upper sensor and the lower sensor. The robot computer is configured to detect the presence of a customer within the facility based on information received from at least one of the upper sensor and lower sensor, and the robot computer is further configured to access one or more databases storing information associated with products available to customers within the facility and to provide customer service to the customer based on the accessed information. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114489 | APPARATUS FOR FORMING A SLEEVE ON A CONTAINER - An apparatus having: a conveyor having a machine direction and a cross-machine direction and a pair of edges spaced apart from one another in the cross-machine direction; a striker having a first position and a second position, wherein the striker in the first position is located at a predetermined location above the conveyor and laterally within the pair of edges, wherein in the striker in the second position is remote from the predetermined location; a driver operatively engaged with the striker to move the striker from the first position to the second position; and a vacuum port proximal to the striker when the striker is in the first position. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114490 | GRIPPING OR CLAMPING DEVICE FOR GRIPPING OR CLAMPING OBJECTS AND METHOD THEREFOR - The invention relates to a gripping or clamping device ( | 2016-04-28 |
20160114491 | WRIST STRUCTURE FOR AN ARTICULATED ROBOTIC ARM - A wrist structure for an articulated robotic arm includes: a wrist body, a rotary member, a signal processing circuit board, a connector, a control unit and a drive unit. The wrist body includes a front end portion, a rear end portion, a receiving portion, and a wiring hole formed in the rear end portion. The rotary member is rotatably connected to the front end portion. The signal processing circuit board is removably disposed at the rear end portion, located inside the receiving portion and includes a gap aligned with the wiring hole. The connector is disposed in the wrist body and signal connected to the signal processing circuit board. The control unit is disposed inside the receiving portion and signal connected to the signal processing circuit board. The drive unit is disposed in the receiving portion to control the rotary member to swing with respect to the wrist body. | 2016-04-28 |