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| 20080210359 | WELDING PROCESS AND GEOSYNTHETIC PRODUCTS THEREOF - An ultrasonic welding method which requires no external pressure during the welding step is disclosed. A plurality of multi-layer strips can be welded such that the weld area is not thinner than the rest of the strip and has good UV protection. The method comprises: stacking a plurality of strips; providing external pressure; removing the external pressure, positioning the ultrasonic welding apparatus so that it places no external pressure on the stack; welding at least two strips; and removing the welding apparatus. | 09-04-2008 |
| 20080216937 | Elastic laminates and methods of manufacturing same - A method for forming an elastic laminate comprising: bonding a first nonwoven to an elastic film to form a laminate; activating the laminate to form an activated laminate; and bonding a consolidated nonwoven to the elastic film of the activated laminate to form the elastic laminate. | 09-11-2008 |
| 20080245466 | Method of Making A Slow Cooker Liner With Securing Band - An improved liner that may be placed in a cooking apparatus, such as a slow cooker, to form and maintain a barrier between the slow cooker and food contained therein. The liner includes a securing band attached around the perimeter of the open top end of the liner and that engages an outside of the slow cooker to form a secure and snug fit of the liner to the slow cooker. The securing band may include an elastic band and/or a heat shrink band. The securing band holds the liner in place when the liner is placed within a container of the slow cooker and the top portion is folded over the rim of the slow cooker. This reduces and/or eliminates the problem of the liner settling or falling back into the slow cooker or the food contained therein. In addition, the liner may include a shaped or contoured bottom edge to further enhance the performance of the liner. | 10-09-2008 |
| 20080295947 | METHOD FOR ULTRASONIC WELDING AND ULTRASONIC WELDING FASTENER AND JOINING SYSTEMS - There is provided a method for forming joints between components, comprising selecting the components; selecting an ultrasound emitting source; and exposing a region of contact between the components to ultrasounds emitted by the ultrasound emitting source, to form a melted phase, a structural interface at the region of the joint being formed by engagement of the melted phase with the components. The two components may be of similar or dissimilar materials. | 12-04-2008 |
| 20090008021 | Apparatus and Methods for the Attachment of Materials to Polyurethane Foam, and Articles Made Using Them - One aspect of the present invention relates to a laminated foam product, wherein the adhesive binding the foam to the laminate comprises the mixture from which the foam is made. Another aspect of the present invention relates to methods for making a laminated foam product. A third aspect of the present invention relates to an apparatus for making a laminated foam product. | 01-08-2009 |
| 20090008022 | Support with a Material Layer and Method for the Producing of a Support - An information support ( | 01-08-2009 |
| 20090025853 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ULTRASOUND PROCESSING OF A MATERIAL WEB - A sonotrode and an anvil have a spacing determined by a manually adjustable mechanical device. The adjustable mechanical device includes an abutment device which maintains the distance between the sonotrode and the anvil greater than the minimum space, and which is provided with an elastic device for elastically attracting the sonotrode and the anvil to each other. Thus, it is possible to control efficiently the melting of material between the sonotrode and the anvil, for reliable welding, or for efficient cutting, or for welding along the cutting line. | 01-29-2009 |
| 20090038735 | METHOD OF MAKING RFID DEVICES - A method of making a radio frequency identification (RFID) device includes temporarily adhering an RFID interposer to an antenna, and subsequently ultrasonically welding the interposer leads to the antenna. The temporary adhering may involve use of any of variety of suitable adhering materials, such as an adhesive, wax, or even water. The adhering and the ultrasonic welding may be parts of a process that involves mostly continuous movement of an antenna web that has multiple antennas on it. The adhering material temporarily holds the interposer in place prior to the ultrasonic welding, which is important in a process that involves a moving web. The adhering may be such that there is no material between the conductive material interposer leads, and conductive material of the antenna. This allows the ultrasonic welding to proceed without any need to push intervening material aside. | 02-12-2009 |
| 20090065122 | Fluid Enveloping Device and Method for Enveloping fluid with Thin Films - An fluid enveloping device includes a housing having a vacuum chamber; a valve for blocking off the communication of the vacuum chamber and atmospheric environment; a vacuum pump module connected to the vacuum chamber for extracting air until the vacuum chamber is close to a vacuum state; a die holder for locating a lower thin film and receiving the fluid at the lower thin film; a punch holder for locating an upper thin film; and a sealing nip in the vacuum chamber for hot-pressing the upper and the lower thin films to envelope the fluid therein. | 03-12-2009 |
| 20090107614 | Hygiene pants for single use - Disposable hygiene pants with a front portion ( | 04-30-2009 |
| 20090133802 | Welded Materials and Method For Making The Same - A method of welding materials includes obtaining a first material having a first thermoplastic layer formed thereon; obtaining a second thermoplastic layer; positioning the first material and the second thermoplastic layer such that the first thermoplastic layer faces the second thermoplastic layer; applying energy to the first thermoplastic layer and the second thermoplastic layer at a first location to establish a first weld; applying energy to the first thermoplastic layer and the second thermoplastic layer at a second location, the second location being offset from the first location, a portion of the second location overlapping a portion of the first location. | 05-28-2009 |
| 20090133803 | Device and Means of Processing a Material by Means of an Ultrasonic Device - An arrangement for processing of a material including at least one layer of material by an ultrasonic device having an ultrasound horn arranged adjacent to an abutment, in conjunction with which a gap is defined between the aforementioned ultrasound horn and the aforementioned abutment, in conjunction with which the aforementioned ultrasonic device is arranged for the purpose of feeding the aforementioned material through the aforementioned gap. The arrangement includes a pre-compression unit for the mechanical compression of the aforementioned material before it is fed through the aforementioned gap. | 05-28-2009 |
| 20090194221 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING BALL WITH COLOR IMPRESSION - Disclosed is a method for manufacturing a ball with color impression. The ball includes an inflatable bladder, which is enclosed by a reinforcement layer and further wrapped by a body layer and a color composite sheet. The method includes a process for making the color composite sheet, which include a step of making a color film, which is made of a porous material having minute pores and on which a pattern is printed, with the pores maintained after printing, and a step for making a transparent layer, which is made by heating a material for making the transparent layer into a flowable liquid form for filling into the pores of the color film to form the color composite sheet, wherein the printed pattern that is formed on the color film is observable through the transparent layer. | 08-06-2009 |
| 20090199951 | VIBRATION WELDING METHOD AND SYSTEM - A first thermoplastic part is simultaneously welded to second and third thermoplastic parts by fastening the first part to a tool mounted for linear vibration, the tool being connected to spring members urging the tool toward a central position and responsive to displacement of the tool from the central position for urging the tool back to the central position; fastening the second and third parts in stationary positions with surfaces of the second and third parts to be welded to the first part positioned adjacent different surfaces of the first part; pressing the second and third parts against the first part while (a) clamping the first part between the tool and a resonant mount and (b) imparting vibratory movement to the tool and thus to the first part in a direction substantially parallel to the surfaces to be welded. In one implementation, the resonant mount is supported on roller bearings. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090211692 | Method and System for Enhanced Manufacturing of Biomass-Based Products - A method and a device to be used in the process of manufacturing plates, such as fibreboards or the like boards, where the raw material in form of bio-mass particles, such as wood fibres or the like, applied with a thermosetting binder is spread onto a forming belt to form a mat, and where said mat by means of a hot press is compressed into the desired thickness of the finished plate and the thermosetting binder is hardened. According to the inventing a system and corresponding method for manufacturing biomass-based products is provided that has enhanced efficiency due to the application of ultra sound. | 08-27-2009 |
| 20090218031 | Method and apparatus for making dunnage - An apparatus for manufacturing dunnage including a plurality of rollers for pulling a web of material through the machine, a nozzle with at least one port through which gas or liquid flows, a hammer mounted on an ultrasonic frequency converter, and an anvil mounted on the machine in a position such that the web of material can pass between the hammer and anvil while allowing the hammer to strike the anvil. The ultrasonic frequency converter is connected to a power source and generates vibrations at a frequency causing the hammer to vibrate at a frequency that will melt the portion of the material that is passing between the hammer and anvil thereby creating a seam. The ultrasonic frequency converter can be mounted on an arm and cam follower to account for variations in the thickness of the web material. The apparatus may be equipped to manufacture multiple pieces of dunnage simultaneously. | 09-03-2009 |
| 20090242098 | Registered stretch laminate and methods for forming a registered stretch laminate - An elastic netting like product is carried between two outer layers of material, such as nonwoven or non-stretch material, which are bonded together at the open areas of the netting like structure. The resulting laminate allows for the outer layers of the laminate to be directly bonded to each other without the stretch engine material being introduced into the bond. | 10-01-2009 |
| 20090294017 | OPTICAL CONTACTING ENABLED BY THIN FILM DIELECTRIC INTERFACE - A method of assembling precision optical or optomechanical components of otherwise incompatible chemistry that provides first and second components having respective first and second polished contacting surfaces to be bonded; deposits a thin film dielectric coating at the surface of the first and or second polished surface, and contacts the coated portion of the first or second components with the respective contacting surfaces to be bonded, while maintaining alignment of the two components, to form a single structure. | 12-03-2009 |
| 20100012255 | Microchip Manufacturing Method - Provided is a microchip manufacturing method by which a functional film is formed in a flow path channel and resin microchip substrates are bonded. The manufacturing method has a first step of forming SiO2 films ( | 01-21-2010 |
| 20100051170 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING DISPOSABLE WORN ARTICLE - A method for producing a disposable worn article and a laminated stretchable sheet of the present invention includes: a step of forming stretched elastic sheet pieces F | 03-04-2010 |
| 20100065187 | METHOD AND MEANS FOR THE HIGH-SPEED MANUFACTURING OF INDIVIDUAL PACKAGING FOR A LIQUID OR SOLID PRODUCT - An individual packaging method for a liquid or solid product, includes uninterruptedly unwinding a first film, or lower film,
| 03-18-2010 |
| 20100078115 | Use of a Device for Torsional Ultrasonic Welding - The invention relates to the use of a device for torsional ultrasonic welding for joining parts ( | 04-01-2010 |
| 20100101700 | NON-RANDOM ARRAY ANISOTROPIC CONDUCTIVE FILM (ACF) AND MANUFACTURING PROCESSES - Structures and manufacturing processes of an ACF array using a non-random array of microcavities of predetermined configuration, shape and dimension. The manufacturing process includes fluidic filling of conductive particles onto a substrate or carrier web comprising a predetermined array of microcavities, or selective metallization of the array followed by filling the array with a filler material and a second selective metallization on the filled microcavity array. The thus prepared filled conductive microcavity array is then over-coated or laminated with an adhesive film. Cavities in the array, and particles filling the cavities, can have a unimodal, bimodal, or multimodal distribution. | 04-29-2010 |
| 20100116409 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF ABSORBENT ARTICLE - In the present invention, ultrasonic vibration is outputted to predetermined regions of a first web and a second web from an output surface of an ultrasonic horn so that the predetermined regions may be bonded. The output surface includes a central output portion in a center region of three equal regions into which each predetermined region is divided, and both-ends output portions in both-ends regions at sides of the center region. A central maximum amplitude of the ultrasonic vibration outputted from the central output portion is smaller than an end maximum amplitude of the ultrasonic vibration outputted from each of the both-ends output portions. A central bonding strength of the center region is smaller than an end bonding strength of each of the both-ends regions. | 05-13-2010 |
| 20100116410 | Two-piece container seal and method of manufacture - The present invention provides an improved method of preparing a two-piece container seal. The method comprises contacting a first thermoplastic surface of a moving web of a first flexible sheet material with a second thermoplastic surface of a moving web of a second flexible sheet material, the webs of first and second flexible sheet material moving at substantially the same speed and in the same direction; ultrasonically forming at least one array of spaced, frangible ultrasonic welds between the first and second thermoplastic surfaces, thereby producing a flexible multilayer sheet material having an adhesive-free interface between the first and second thermoplastic surfaces thereof; and cutting a container seal from the multilayer sheet material. | 05-13-2010 |
| 20100154970 | Method of Forming Leg Cuffs for Wearable Articles and Articles Made Thereby - A method of forming an elasticised leg cuff for a wearable article is disclosed. In particular embodiments, the method includes providing a first web of material for forming at least part of an outer cover for a wearable article, the first web defining a first surface and an opposed second surface; cutting a web of leg band material to form a discrete leg band having a first, shaped outer portion and a second, inner portion; connecting the shaped outer portion of the discrete leg band to the first surface of the first web so that the inner portion of the discrete leg band extends laterally from a side edge of the first web; connecting an elastic component to the first web, adjacent the discrete leg band; and folding the inner portion of the leg band over the elastic component and connecting it to the second surface of the first web so as to cover at least a portion of the elastic component. Also disclosed is a wearable article and a outer cover for use therein that includes a first web which defines a first surface and an opposed second surface; a pair of opposed, elasticised leg cuffs, each elasticised leg cuff including a discrete leg band having a first, shaped outer portion connected to the first surface of the first web, and a second, inner portion connected to the second surface of the first web; and an elastic component connected to the first web so as to be sandwiched between the leg band and the first web. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20100154971 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ARRANGING A SPACER - An apparatus for arranging a spacer includes a substrate, a roller, and an adhesion unit. The substrate includes a recessed portion. A spacer, which maintains a cell gap of a display panel and has an adhesive member formed thereon, is received in the recessed portion. The roller corresponds to the spacer. The roller makes contact with an exposed portion of the adhesive member. The adhesion unit provides for an adhesive strength between the exposed portion of the adhesive member and the roller that exceeds an adhesive strength between the received portion of the adhesive member and the recessed portion of the substrate so that the spacer may be printed on the roller. Therefore, a cell gap uniformity of a display device may be improved. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20100186874 | METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF AN UPPER SHOE PART - The invention relates to a method for the production of at least one layer ( | 07-29-2010 |
| 20100206457 | ELECTRONIC COMPONENT BONDING METHOD AND APPARATUS USING VIBRATION ENERGY - Disclosed is an electronic component bonding method which interposes a bonding resin between first and second electronic components to bond the first and second electronic components to each other. The electronic component bonding method includes providing the bonding resin between the first and second electronic components, aligning the first and second electronic components with each other, pre-curing the bonding resin to generate elasticity in the bonding resin, performing a main curing operation to apply vibration energy to the bonding resin, which has elasticity according to pre-curing, to securely fix the first and second electronic component to each other, and control the amplitude of the vibration energy applied during the main curing operation to be restricted within an elastic region of the bonding resin. | 08-19-2010 |
| 20100218881 | JOINING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ABSORBENT ARTICLE - A joining apparatus includes an ultrasonic vibrating device, and an anvil roller facing the ultrasonic vibrating device with superimposed continua of front waistline portions and back waistline portions interposed therebetween. The anvil roller includes a protrusion configured to press the continua in a predetermined region between the anvil roller and the ultrasonic vibrating device, a motor configured to rotate the anvil roller, a belt configured to connect the anvil roller and the motor and to be driven by the motor, and a pressing mechanism configured to press the belt in a cross direction perpendicular to a driving direction of the belt. | 09-02-2010 |
| 20100269975 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND APPARATUS FOR FORMING BALLISTIC ARMOR FROM CERAMIC AND SHAPE MEMORY METALLIC ALLOY MATERIALS - A ballistic armor uses shape memory alloys and novel joining techniques to form a solution from a combination of shape memory metallic alloys (SMA) and ceramic materials. The SMA allows a high amount of strain to be recovered through a low temperature heat treatment. The amount of strain recoverable is much higher than that available through conventional thermal expansion mismatch solutions. Solid state or low temperature bonding methods are used to join the dissimilar materials. This joining technique avoids introducing excessive heat that would cause the SMA to transform before the armor system is assembled. | 10-28-2010 |
| 20100276061 | CANTILEVERED BAR GAP ADJUSTMENT FOR AN ULTRASONIC WELDING SYSTEM - A method for adjusting the gap between a horn and an anvil in an ultrasonic welding system includes the act of positioning a horn proximal to an anvil, so that a gap is established between the horn and the anvil. A force is applied to the horn, so as to urge the horn toward the anvil. A deformable stop is positioned at a location, such that application of the urging force causes a member operatively connected to the horn to abut the deformable stop, and to deform the stop. The urging force is iteratively adjusted during operation of the horn, so as to adjust the extent of the deformation of the deformable stop, and to maintain the gap between the horn and the anvil substantially constant. | 11-04-2010 |
| 20100282395 | Sonotrode with U Gap - The invention concerns an ultrasonic sonotrode having a sealing surface which is intended to come into contact with the material to be processed. To provide an ultrasonic sonotrode, an ultrasonic sealing apparatus and a method of ultrasonic processing, which avoids complicated and expensive positioning of the sonotrode and which nonetheless ensures uniform good quality for the weld seam, it is proposed according to the invention that the sealing surface is of a two-part configuration and the two sealing surface parts are formed by two mutually facing sealing surface portions. | 11-11-2010 |
| 20110048611 | DEBONDING A GLASS SUBSTRATE FROM CARRIER USING ULTRASONIC WAVE - A process for making a device comprising a thin functional substrate comprising bonding the functional substrate to a carrier substrate, forming functional components on the functional subsrate, and debonding the functional substrate from the carrier substrate by applying ultrasonic wave to the bonding interface. The application of ultrasonic wave aids the debonding step by reducing the tensile stress the functional substrate may experience. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110079341 | Welded Knot End Effector - An apparatus for forming an end effector includes a welding device having a welder positioned adjacent to a base, and a die coupled to one end of the welder. The base and the welder are movable relative to each other. The welder, base or die includes a source of heat that is applied to a portion of the suture disposed between the welder and the base. | 04-07-2011 |
| 20110083793 | METHOD FOR FORMING ARTIFICIAL LIPID MEMBRANE - An object of the present invention is to provide a method for stably forming an artificial lipid membrane while suppressing the leakage and evaporation of an electrolytic solution. | 04-14-2011 |
| 20110120621 | CONNECTION OF AERONAUTICAL STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS WITH OTHER THERMOPLASTIC ELEMENTS - Connection of elements ( | 05-26-2011 |
| 20110168319 | PRESSURE SENSITIVE TEXTILE ADHESIVE - A method of wash-durably bonding integrated textile emblems such as patches, emblems, labels and cut textile parts to another textile article by laminating a pressure sensitive acrylic polymer adhesive to the back surface of the textile emblem. The acrylic polymer adhesive has a storage modulus that is greater than a loss modulus throughout a frequency range of from 0.1885 Hz to 628 Hz where bonding and debonding are expected to occur, and is devoid of any cross linking additives or reagents. The integrated textile emblem with laminated pressure sensitive acrylic polymer adhesive has improved adhesion to low-to-high energy surfaces, is not water soluble and is of adequate thickness to provide a wash-durable textile-to-textile bond capable of seaming or permanently attaching items such as textile panels, appliqué bearing text, numbers, logos and other indicia for the apparel, accessory and other industries. | 07-14-2011 |
| 20110174423 | THERMOFORMED CONTAINER ASSEMBLY FOR FOOD PRODUCTS - An assembly for forming a container that contains food product and including a thermoformed sleeve and a base. The sleeve includes a frustoconical side wall, an upper lip, and a lower lip. The side wall defines an inner surface, an outer surface, and a plurality of circumferentially-spaced handling features including an outer surface indentation and a corresponding inner surface protrusion. The upper lip projects generally radially inwardly from an upper end of the sleeve and the lower lip projects generally radially outwardly from the lower end. The base is formed apart from the sleeve, and is assembleable to the lower end for closing off the lower opening. In some embodiments, each of the plurality of handling features are wedge-shaped. In yet other embodiments, the base is a thermoformed part, and is ultrasonically welded to the lower lip. | 07-21-2011 |
| 20110180197 | MEDICAL CAPSULE HOUSING FORMED BY THERMAL WELDING - A capsule-type medical apparatus includes a distal-end cover which is formed in a substantially hemispherical dome shape, the distal-end cover having an open bonding end portion; a drum portion cover which is formed in a hollow cylindrical shape, the drum portion cover having an open bonding end portion; a function executing unit which executes a predetermined preset function, the function executing unit being accommodated in the drum portion cover; and an electric storage unit which accumulates drive electric power for driving the function executing unit, wherein the bonding end portion of the distal-end cover and the bonding end portion of the drum portion cover are subjected to a surface treatment, the bonding end portion of the distal-end cover and the bonding end portion of the drum portion cover are bonded after the surface treatment to form an outer casing which has a capsule shape insertable into a test subject and which seals an inside in a liquid tight manner. | 07-28-2011 |
| 20110186204 | HEATING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF USE OF THE SAME IN A VIBRATION WELDING PROCESS - A method for heating a work piece or a welding interface using a vibration welding system includes positioning the work piece adjacent to a welding tool to define the welding interface and then heating the work piece or the welding interface to within a calibrated threshold temperature using a thermal device, e.g., a heat rod, laser device, or blower. A high-frequency vibration may be applied to form a weld. The work piece may include an adjacent interconnecting member and battery tab. The thermal device may be embedded within the welding tool and controlled via a temperature controller. A vibration welding system includes a welding tool, a thermal device, and a controller. The controller controls the thermal device to thereby control the welding temperature at or along the welding interface. The thermal device may be embedded within the welding tool, which may be configured as an anvil body in one embodiment. | 08-04-2011 |
| 20110232826 | PRODUCTION METHOD FOR CERAMIC-RESIN COMPOSITE - A production method for a ceramic-resin composite, comprising a welding step of ultrasonically welding a ceramic component and a thermoplastic resin component, wherein at the welding step, at least one of the ceramic component and the thermoplastic resin component has been heated. | 09-29-2011 |
| 20110240202 | MANUFACTURING METHOD AND MANUFACTURING APPARATUS OF INSULATION CAP - A manufacturing method of an insulation cap, includes the steps of: supplying an elongated tube from a tube supplying unit to a tube placing table; moving a tube press-fastening portion and a welding body portion towards the tube placing table so as to press-fasten a press-fastening position of the tube placed on the tube placing table and to press-contact a press-contacting position of the tube placed on the tube placing table; performing a welding process with respect to the press-contacting position of the tube; moving the tube placing table during the welding process to feed the tube in a tube feeding direction by a specified amount; blanking the tube subjected to the welding process after feeding the tube to form the insulation cap; and discharging the formed insulation cap from a blanking position. | 10-06-2011 |
| 20110240203 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A MEMBRANE-ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY FOR A FUEL CELL - Disclosed is a method for producing a membrane electrode assembly for a fuel cell, including: dispersing a catalyst and a conductive binder into a dispersion solvent to provide catalyst slurry; subjecting the catalyst slurry to stirring, sonication and homogenization; applying the catalyst slurry onto a substrate, followed by drying; transferring the substrate coated with the catalyst slurry to either surface or both surfaces of an electrolyte membrane to form a catalyst layer; dipping the substrate, the catalyst layer and the electrolyte membrane obtained after the preceding operation into liquid nitrogen; and removing the substrate to provide an electrolyte membrane having the catalyst layer formed thereon. | 10-06-2011 |
| 20110284149 | TUNNEL DRESSING FOR USE WITH NEGATIVE PRESSURE WOUND THERAPY SYSTEM - A tunnel dressing for use in treating a tunneling wound using negative pressure wound therapy. The tunnel dressing includes an elongate permeable member having a closed distal end for entering the wound and an open proximal end into which an applicator is removably disposed for guiding the dressing into the wound. The tunnel dressing has a support structure adapted to transport wound exudates away from the wound and to resist compression under suction. The tunnel dressing also has a wound contact surface adapted to minimize tissue entanglement to facilitate removal. The support structure and wound contact surface may be formed from the same material or from two adjacent layers of different material. | 11-24-2011 |
| 20110297295 | Carbon Canister - A method of manufacturing and assembling a carbon canister for a fuel vapor management system of a vehicle includes injection molding a housing partially defining a first chamber, a second chamber, a third chamber, and a baffle. The housing includes a first wall defining an interface between the first and second chambers and a second wall with a portion of the second wall defining an interface between the second chamber and the baffle with apertures proximate a first side of the housing. The method may include injection molding first and second retention plates, filling first, second, and third chambers with carbon pellets, installing the first retention plate into the second side of the housing proximate the first and second chambers to enclose the carbon pellets, and installing the second retention plate into the second side proximate the third chamber to enclose the carbon pellets in the third chamber. | 12-08-2011 |
| 20110303345 | Method for ultrasound welding of two bag foils with a spout - The invention relates to a method for ultrasound welding of two bag foils to a spout, wherein at a first method step, a lateral edge of a bag foil abutting the spout is welded to the spout with a first oscillating structure, at a second method step, the lateral edge of the second bag foil abutting the opposite side of the spout is welded to the spout with a second oscillating structure, and at a third method step, the lateral edges of the two bag foils located next to the spout are welded to each other with a third oscillating structure. | 12-15-2011 |
| 20110308699 | Method and Apparatus for Making a Filtering Unit - Disclosed is a method for making a disk-shaped filtering unit. In the method, there is provided a laminate by sandwiching a screen-related substrate between two permeable membrane-related substrates. There is provided a machine with a conveying unit, a hot-pressing unit and a punching unit. The conveying unit is used to convey the laminate. The hot-pressing unit is used to hot-press and weld the laminate dot by dot to bond the substrates along a closed curve eventually, thus making a semi-product of the filtering unit out of a portion of the laminate within the closed curve. There is made a final product of the filtering unit by using the punching unit to punch the semi-product with an aperture. | 12-22-2011 |
| 20120018073 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RADIOGRAPHICALLY IDENTIFYING AN ACCESS PORT - An access port for subcutaneous implantation is disclosed. Such an access port may comprise a body for capturing a septum for repeatedly inserting a needle therethrough into a cavity defined within the body. Further, the access port may include at least one feature structured and configured for identification of the access port subsequent to subcutaneous implantation. Methods of identifying a subcutaneously implanted access port are also disclosed. For example, a subcutaneously implanted access port may be provided and at least one feature of the subcutaneously implanted access port may be perceived. Further, the subcutaneously implanted access port may be identified in response to perceiving the at least one feature. In one embodiment, an identification feature is included on a molded insert that is incorporated into the access port so as to be visible after implantation via x-ray imaging technology. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120085480 | APPARATUS AND PROCESS FOR AUTOMATIC, CONTINUOUS PRODUCTION OF PREFORMS - An apparatus and a process for automatic, continuous production of preforms from dry fabrics containing a thermoplastic binder element by feeding individual layers ( | 04-12-2012 |
| 20120111475 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING A PACKING MATERIAL USING ULTRASOUND - A device and a method is proposed whereupon the device for processing a packing material using ultrasound comprises the following elements: at least one sonotrode ( | 05-10-2012 |
| 20120118480 | ANISOTROPIC CONDUCTIVE ADHESIVE FOR ULTRASONIC WAVE ADHESION, AND ELECTRONIC PARTS CONNECTION METHOD USING SAME - The present invention is to provide an anisotropic conductive adhesive (ACA) for ultrasonic wave adhesion, which electrically connects a first electrode, which is an electrode of a connection portion of a first electronic component, with a second electrode, which is an electrode of a connection portion of a second electronic component. The anisotropic conductive adhesive includes an insulating polymer resin, conductive adhesive particles which are melted by heat generated from the ultrasonic waves applied to the anisotropic conductive adhesive, and spacer particles, which have a melting point higher than that of the adhesive particles, and wherein the adhesive particles are melted and made to come in surface contact with at least one electrode selected from the first electrode and the second electrode, and the first electrode and the second electrode are electrically connected with a constant gap maintained between the first electrode and the second electrode by the spacer particles. | 05-17-2012 |
| 20120125521 | ULTRASONIC HOT SEALING METHOD WITH REGULATION OF SEALING PRESSURE - The invention relates to a method for generating a welding force and/or a welding pressure for a welding jaw, in particular a welding jaw of a cross-sealing station of a vertical tubular bag machine, in which the sealing force or a sealing parameter, which correlates with the sealing force, in particular the sealing pressure or the drive power of the drive, is predetermined by a control unit during the sealing time, such that the sealing force runs along a sealing force curve within the sealing time, such that the sealing force curve has a first relative sealing force maximum with a sealing force and at least one second relative sealing force maximum with a sealing force, such that the sealing force at the first sealing force maximum is higher than the sealing force at the second sealing force maximum. | 05-24-2012 |
| 20120168057 | METHOD OF VIBRATION WELDING | 07-05-2012 |
| 20120186719 | Method For Performing An Ultrasonic Welding Process On At Least One Web - In a device ( | 07-26-2012 |
| 20120199267 | Method of Manufacturing a Body Adhering Absorbent Article Orientated in the Machine Direction with Reduced Curl - The present disclosure provides methods of manufacturing a body adhering absorbent article oriented in the machine direction wherein the body adhering absorbent articles have reduced or eliminated curl. The articles are manufactured with reduced curl by selectively reducing or eliminating the shell elastic tension in regions where components of the body adhering absorbent article are to be attached to form the composite absorbent article web. In certain aspects the body adhering absorbent articles are manufactured by supplying an elastic web of shell material having a longitudinal and transverse direction, stretching the web of shell material in the longitudinal direction, deadening at least one region of the stretched web of shell material, attaching at least one absorbent article component to at least a portion of the longitudinal deadened zone to form a composite web material, and cutting the composite web material to form a body adhering absorbent article. | 08-09-2012 |
| 20120199268 | Method of Manufacturing a Body Adhering Absorbent Article Orientated in the Cross-Machine Direction with Reduced Curl - The present disclosure provides a method of manufacturing body adhering absorbent articles orientated in the cross-machine direction, body adhering absorbent article having reduced or eliminated curl. The articles are manufactured with reduced curl by selectively reducing or eliminating the shell elastic tension in regions where components of the body adhering absorbent article are to be attached to form the composite absorbent article web. In certain aspects the body adhering absorbent articles are manufactured by supplying an elastic web of shell material having a longitudinal and transverse direction, that is stretchable only in the transverse direction, attaching at least one component to form a composite web material, and cutting the composite web material to form a body adhering absorbent article. | 08-09-2012 |
| 20120211144 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR JOINING COMPONENTS - A method for joining a first and a second component, at least one of which comprises a fibre-reinforced plastics material. The components are arranged in relation to one another in such a way that a gap region remains between the first and the second component. The gap region is filled, at least in portions, with an uncured plastics material filler in which nanoparticles are dispersed. Energy is introduced locally into the nanoparticles in order to cure the plastics material filler. In another aspect, the invention provides a device for joining two components. | 08-23-2012 |
| 20120222795 | TIRE WITH AIR BARRIER LAYER - The present invention relates to a pneumatic tire having an air barrier layer, particularly an integral pneumatic tire innerliner, for prevention, or retardation, of air permeation from its inner chamber to the atmosphere through the carcass of the tire. The innerliner is comprised of an annular, cylindrical, hoop of a film having its ends overlapped and heat sealed together. The film is comprised of a continuous thermoplastic polymer phase which contains a dispersion therein of cured rubber domains, particularly cured low unsaturation rubber domains. In one embodiment, one surface of the film contains a thin bonding layer to aid in bonding the film to an unsaturated rubber-containing tire carcass. In one embodiment, the overlapping portion of the ends of the film have a thin rubber layer positioned therebetween. | 09-06-2012 |
| 20120234461 | METHOD FOR ATTACHING A POROUS METAL LAYER TO A METAL SUBSTRATE - A method for attaching a porous metal layer to a dense metal substrate, wherein the method is particularly useful in forming orthopedic implants such as femoral knee components, femoral hip components, and/or acetabular cups. The method, in one embodiment thereof, comprises providing a solid metal substrate; providing a porous metal structure; contouring a surface of the porous metal structure; placing the porous structure against the substrate such that the contoured surface of the porous metal structure is disposed against the substrate, thereby forming an assembly; applying heat and pressure to the assembly in conjunction with thermal expansion of the substrate in order to metallurgically bond the porous structure and the substrate; and removing mass from the substrate after the porous structure is bonded to the substrate, thereby finish processing the assembly. | 09-20-2012 |
| 20120241078 | Method Of Manufacturing Absorbent Articles Having A Waistband - A method of manufacturing an absorbent article includes directing a web of side panel material and a waist elastic material separate from the web of side panel material to travel. The waist elastic material is bonded to the web of side panel material. The web of side panel material having the waist elastic material bonded thereto is cut to form a side panel having a waistband portion. The side panel having the waistband portion is attached to a chassis. | 09-27-2012 |
| 20120267035 | System and Method For Making Tapered Looped Suture - An active anvil assembly for use in forming a looped suture is provided. The active anvil assembly includes an anvil member, a first sensor operably connected to the anvil member, and a control assembly. The first sensor is configured for measuring at least one of force, torque, and distance feedback. Also provided are systems and methods for forming a looped suture including an active anvil assembly. | 10-25-2012 |
| 20120291940 | METHOD FOR JOINING PIPES AND JUNCTION STRUCTURE FOR JOINING PIPES - A method for joining pipes in which a first pipe in which at least one portion to be engaged is sunk inward to an inner circumferential surface side provided in an outer circumferential surface of an end portion of the first pipe, and a second pipe made of thermoplastic resin are joined together. The method includes: inserting an end portion of the first pipe into an end portion of the second pipe; and as a result of a component that transmits ultrasonic waves against an outer circumferential surface of the second pipe that corresponds to the portion to be engaged of the inserted first pipe, softening the second pipe by the ultrasonic waves so that an engaging portion is formed which is made to protrude into the portion to be engaged and is positioned on the inner circumferential surface of the first pipe. | 11-22-2012 |
| 20120305168 | METHOD FOR COATING COMPONENTS - A method for coating workpieces ( | 12-06-2012 |
| 20130000819 | Absorbent Article With Double-Sided Soft And Elastic Components - The present invention relates to absorbent articles and non-absorbent articles which comprise at least one improved double-sided soft and elastic material composite. The composites according to the invention may also be breathable. The composites are produced by incrementally stretching a laminate of an elastic layer between two non-elastic cloth-like layers. The non-elastic cloth-like layers tear during stretching such that the elasticity of the laminate after stretching is substantially the same as the elasticity of the film elastic layer. | 01-03-2013 |
| 20130020012 | Welded Knot End Effector - An apparatus for forming an end effector includes a welding device having a welder positioned adjacent to a base, and a die coupled to one end of the welder. The base and the welder are movable relative to each other. The welder, base or die includes a source of heat that is applied to a portion of the suture disposed between the welder and the base. | 01-24-2013 |
| 20130037201 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR APPLICATION OF NESTED ZERO WASTE EAR TO TRAVELING WEB AND FORMATION OF ARTICLES USING A DUAL CUT SLIP UNIT - The present invention provides a method of providing a disposable product with zero waste ear formation and attaching the ears to a running chassis web. A cut/slip operation is performed on an incoming web carried by a transfer drum, and the cut/slip pieces are further divided and next separated by a second transfer drum and bonded to incoming webs. | 02-14-2013 |
| 20130042959 | ULTRASONIC WELDING MACHINE AND METHOD OF ALIGNING AN ULTRASONIC WELDING HORN RELATIVE TO AN ANVIL - An ultrasonic welding machine and method are provided. The machine includes an ultrasonic welding horn operably coupled to a housing. The machine further includes an anvil operably coupled to the housing. The machine further includes a removable collar assembly that is coupled around a portion of an outer surface of the ultrasonic welding horn. The removable collar assembly has at least first and second set screws that contact the housing such that when at least one of the first and second set screws are moved inwardly toward the housing, the removable collar assembly rotates the ultrasonic welding horn to align the ultrasonic welding horn relative to the anvil. | 02-21-2013 |
| 20130042960 | ULTRASONIC BONDING SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME - An ultrasonic bonding machine is provided. The ultrasonic bonding machine includes a support structure configured to support a workpiece during a bonding operation. The ultrasonic bonding machine further includes an upper bonding tool positioned above the support structure and configured for bonding an upper bonding material to an upper side of the workpiece, and a lower bonding tool positioned below the support structure and configured for bonding a lower bonding material to a lower side of the workpiece. The ultrasonic bonding machine may also be an ultrasonic ribbon bonding machine configured to bond an upper and lower conductive ribbon to a solar substrate. | 02-21-2013 |
| 20130068371 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING FUEL CELL MEMBRANE-ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY ULTRASONIC VIBRATION BONDING - The present invention provides a method for manufacturing a fuel cell membrane-electrode assembly by ultrasonic vibration bonding, which prevents damage to the membrane-electrode assembly by an ultrasonic vibration horn. That is, the present invention provides a method for manufacturing a fuel cell membrane-electrode assembly in such a manner that a sub-gasket is bonded to both sides of a polymer electrolyte membrane using ultrasonic vibration and, subsequently, an electrode is coated and dried on both sides of the polymer electrolyte membrane which exposed through an opening of the sub-gasket, thereby preventing the membrane-electrode assembly from being damaged. | 03-21-2013 |
| 20130068372 | Leak proof pipe connections and leak proofing pipe connections - A sealing ring and a method of preventing or stopping a joint leak between a pipe and a pipe fitting to minimize property damage as well as clean up costs occurring from property damage due to joint leaks by securing a sealing ring to the pipe and the pipe fitting to form a secondary joint that inhibits or prevent leakage between the primary joint between the pipe and the pipe fitting. | 03-21-2013 |
| 20130098532 | THIN FILM BATTERY PACKAGING FORMED BY LOCALIZED HEATING - A battery packaging method comprises providing a battery comprising at least one battery cell on a substrate, the battery cell comprising a plurality of electrodes about an electrolyte, and the battery having at least one open peripheral side surface. A thermoplastic bead is provided at an open peripheral side surface of the battery. A cap is placed over the battery and in contact with the thermoplastic bead. The thermoplastic bead is locally heated by directing an energy beam onto the thermoplastic bead, the energy beam having a beam width sized sufficiently small to heat a beam incident region on the thermoplastic bead substantially without heating adjacent regions. | 04-25-2013 |
| 20130098533 | NOISE REDUCING DEVICE, MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR THE NOISE REDUCING DEVICE, AND PNEUMATIC TIRE HAVING THE NOISE REDUCING DEVICE - Provided are: a noise reduction device with an improved adhesion of a noise absorbing member formed of a porous material and with a reduced processing time; a method of manufacturing the noise reduction device; and a pneumatic tire including the noise reduction device. The noise reduction device of the present invention includes: a noise absorbing member formed of a porous material; a band member for attaching the noise absorbing member to the inner surface of a tire; and locking members formed of a thermoplastic resin. The band member is formed of a thermoplastic resin. The noise absorbing member is disposed between the band member and the locking members. The locking members are bonded to the band member through the noise absorbing member by thermal fusion. | 04-25-2013 |
| 20130112336 | Method For Assembling At Least Two Plastic Components To Each Other - The method comprises the following steps:
| 05-09-2013 |
| 20130118672 | SUBSTRATE BONDING METHOD - Disclosed herein is a substrate bonding method including stacking a plurality of bonding objects including anisotropic conductive films (ACFs) and flexible printed circuit boards (FPCBs), which are sequentially stacked, on a substrate including bonding surfaces having a plurality of steps, according to the plurality of steps of the bonding surfaces of the substrate, and pressurizing the plurality of bonding objects to the substrate by a bonding tool of a bonding unit having pressurization surfaces having a shape corresponding to the bonding surfaces of the substrate to bond the plurality of bonding objects to each other. | 05-16-2013 |
| 20130126068 | Method of assembly of thermoplastic fencing - A method of assembly of fencing made of thermoplastic materials which can be easily assembled utilizing ultrasonic welding and which can include a unique configuration for the ultrasonic welding surfaces which prevents the flow of melted thermoplastic materials outwardly onto the decorative outer surfaces of the various fencing parts. Any excess thermoplastic material is designed to pass inwardly toward the longitudinally extending bore defined in the various fencing construction parts. This concept is particularly useful for attaching capping fence members which are injection molded onto structural fence members which are extruded. | 05-23-2013 |
| 20130126069 | Printed Gas Sensor - A printed gas sensor is disclosed. The sensor may include a porous substrate, an electrode layer, a liquid or gel electrolyte layer, and an encapsulation layer. The electrode layer comprises two or more electrodes that are formed on one side of the porous substrate. The liquid or gel electrolyte layer is in electrolytic contact with the two or more electrodes. The encapsulation layer encapsulates the electrode layer and electrolyte layer thereby forming an integrated structure with the porous substrate. | 05-23-2013 |
| 20130139954 | SYSTEM , METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MAKING TAPERED LOOPED SUTURE - A system and method for forming a looped suture having a tapered cut is provided. The system includes a base for selectively retaining a portion of thread, a clamping device for receiving a first end of the thread, a tensioning device for receiving a second end of the thread, and a welding/cutting assembly configured to join a first section and second section of the thread to form a loop and to form a tapered end on the first section of the thread. A die for forming a looped suture having a tapered cut is also provided. | 06-06-2013 |
| 20130139955 | TORSION SONOTRODE AND ULTRASONIC WELDING PROCESS USING A TORSION SONOTRODE - The invention relates to a torsion sonotrode (S) having a contact surface ( | 06-06-2013 |
| 20130174964 | MICROFLUIDIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME - Provided are a microfluidic device that performs a biochemical reaction using a small amount of a biochemical fluid and detects the result thereof, and a method of fabricating the same. The microfluidic device includes: a substrate which comprises a chamber that is formed as a concave groove and accommodates a fluid in the bottom surface of the substrate, and is formed of polymer; and a film welded on the bottom surface of the substrate to seal the chamber so that the chamber is not open at the bottom surface of the substrate, and formed of polymer. The method of fabricating a microfluidic device includes: preparing a substrate which comprises a chamber that is formed as a concave groove and accommodates a fluid in the bottom surface of the substrate, and is formed of polymer; and welding a film on a bottom surface of the substrate to seal the chamber so that the chamber is not opened at the bottom surface of the substrate, the film being formed of polymer. | 07-11-2013 |
| 20130174965 | APPARTUS AND METHOD FOR ULTRASONIC PROCESSING OF A FIBROUS WEB - An apparatus and a method for ultrasonic processing improved so as to prevent a fibrous web from being disfigured due to the ultrasonic processing. In an apparatus to ultrasonically process a fibrous web running in a machine direction MD, a first mechanical element defined by one of an ultrasonic horn and an anvil and a second mechanical element defined by the other of the ultrasonic horn and the anvil are moved forward or backward in a direction crossing the machine direction MD so as to pass transversely across the fibrous web. | 07-11-2013 |
| 20130180644 | METHOD AND TOOL FOR INTRODUCING A DECORATIVE SEAM - A method and tooling for introducing a decorative seam between two sections of a thermoplastic top layer for a composite part. The method may be carried out using the tooling according to the steps of: forming a contact surface along which a visible side of the first section of the top layer and a visible side of the second section of the top layer are brought into contact; heating the contact surface at least regionally; and at least partially connecting the two sections of the top layer by at least regionally pressing together the two sections along the contact surface using a pressing tool having tooth-like projections. | 07-18-2013 |
| 20130206319 | MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR MICROVALVES - Microvalves are composed in a stacked design of a plurality of components comprising at least two housing parts, a membrane clamped between the two housing parts, and an actuator. A plurality of identical components are respectively arranged on a common, individual support plate and positioned next to each other in one plane. The manufacturing method for the microvalves comprises the steps of: providing the support plates with respectively identical components positioned in a grid pattern each having with the same grid dimension, inserting the support plates on top of one another in a retaining device, connecting at least some of the stacked components arranged on the support plates on an outer edge delimiting the components by a joining method, separating the microvalves by punching, and punching the membrane from a membrane support plate during connection of the components. | 08-15-2013 |
| 20130213552 | VIBRATORY WELDER HAVING LOW THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY TOOL - In accordance with an aspect of the present disclosure, a vibratory welder for welding parts together has a vibratory tool made from a material having a low thermal conductivity of no greater than 5 watt/meter degree Kelvin and also having a sufficient strength and toughness for vibratory welding. In an aspect, the vibratory tool is made of a material having a compressive strength of at least 80 MPa (megapascals) tensile and a fracture toughness (K | 08-22-2013 |
| 20130248080 | NOISE REDUCING DEVICE, MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR THE NOISE REDUCING DEVICE, AND PNEUMATIC TIRE HAVING THE NOISE REDUCING DEVICE - Provided are: a noise reduction device with an improved adhesion of objects formed of a porous material and with a reduced processing time; a method of manufacturing the noise reduction device; and a pneumatic tire including the noise reduction device. The noise reduction device of the present invention includes: objects formed of a porous material; a band member for attaching the objects to the inner surface of a tire at two positions spaced at substantially equal intervals in the tire circumferential direction; and locking members formed of a thermoplastic resin. The band member is formed of a thermoplastic resin. Each object is disposed at a predetermined position in the tire circumferential direction, between the band member and the corresponding locking members. The locking members are bonded to the band member through the objects by thermal fusion. | 09-26-2013 |
| 20130263997 | Device for Withdrawing or Administering a Substance and Method of Manufacturing a Device - A device includes a plurality of skin penetrating devices for delivering or withdrawing a substance through the skin of a patient. The device has a support formed with a top and bottom end and a plurality of channels extending axially through the support. A plurality of the skin penetrating members is positioned in the channels with a tip extending from the bottom end of the support. A coupling member is attached to the support for coupling with a fluid supply and directing the fluid to the skin penetrating members. The skin penetrating members have a length of about 100 microns to about 2000 microns and are about 30 to 50 gauge. | 10-10-2013 |
| 20130263998 | ULTRASONIC WELDING STRUCTURE AND ULTRASONIC WELDING METHOD - An ultrasonic welding structure includes a welding plane and an energy-directing edge. The welding plane is formed on a first object or a second object. The energy-directing edge is formed on the first object or the second object and corresponds in position to the welding plane. The welding plane is oblique to a lamination direction of an ultrasonic device. The first object and the second object are welded together by ultrasonic welding which requires laminating the first object to the second object in the lamination direction so as for the energy-directing edge to exert a contact pressure upon the welding plane. Due to the welding plane and the energy-directing edge, ultrasonic welding thus performed requires less welding area and alignment structure than are taught by the prior art and is conducive to miniaturization of mobile electronic products. | 10-10-2013 |
| 20130263999 | ULTRASONIC WELDING DEVICE AND METHOD OF OPERATING SAID DEVICE - The invention is related to an ultrasonic welding device ( | 10-10-2013 |
| 20130276954 | System and Method for the Rapid, Automated Creation of Advanced Composite Tailored Blanks - An embodiment of the present invention provides a method for manufacturing a composite preform from tape material, including feeding a tape section into a tape section guide that suspends the tape across a tooling surface, moving at least one of the tape section guide and the tooling surface relative to each other to position the tape section at a desired location and orientation relative to the tooling surface, moving the tape section toward a pre-existing tape section disposed on the tooling surface, and tacking the tape section to the pre-existing tape section. A corresponding apparatus for manufacturing composite preforms is also disclosed. | 10-24-2013 |
| 20130292036 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A REFLECTIVE ROADSTUD - A reflective roadstud and manufacture of the same including steps of forming an upper and lower cover from mixture of acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) and basalt fiber with a mixing ratio of 1:0.05˜0.5 by injection molding. The upper cover and the reflective sheet are combined by ultrasonic welding, and the lower cover is arranged to the upper cover as a finish. The finish is further coated by a nanotech inorganic heat dissipating coating (Sio2, Cao). | 11-07-2013 |
| 20130306219 | Method for Producing a Transverse Sealing Seam and Transverse Sealing Device - The invention relates to a method for producing a transverse sealing seam in a tubular bag ( | 11-21-2013 |
| 20140014253 | Method of Making an Airbag - An airbag is made by producing a laminated material including a backing layer, a first polymer layer facing the backing layer, and a second polymer layer facing away from the backing layer. The first polymer layer has a glass transition temperature of 10° C. or less. The second polymer layer has a storage modulus at least 1 MPa at 90° C. | 01-16-2014 |
| 20140014254 | Method of Preparing a Fuel Cell Unitized Electrode Assembly by Ultrasonic Welding - A unitized electrode assembly ( | 01-16-2014 |
| 20140020816 | Method for Controlling an Ultrasonic Machining Process - Invention relating to a method for controlling an ultrasonic machining, in which an ultrasonic vibration is transmitted via a sonotrode into the material to be machined. During the first machining interval, a first welding variable of the group S, consisting of the frequency f and the amplitude ü of the ultrasonic vibration, the force F, which the sonotrode exerts on the material to be machined, the power P, which the generator delivers, and the speed v, with which the sonotrode is moved in the direction of the material to be machined, is kept constant until a first target variable of the group Z adopts a predetermined value. During an adjoining second machining interval, a second welding variable of the group S is kept constant until a second target variable of the group Z adopts a predetermined value, wherein the first and the second target value differ. | 01-23-2014 |
| 20140034213 | ULTRASONIC SEALING OF PACKAGES - A method and apparatus for sealing films. In one embodiment the sealing device comprises a horn and an anvil. The film has a standard portion and an increased portion. Increased energy is applied to the film in the increased portion compared to the energy applied to the standard portion. Such a method allows for sealing of varying number of layers. | 02-06-2014 |
| 20140041786 | METHOD OF MAKING EXTENSIBLE WEB LAMINATES - A method of making extensible web laminates comprising a multilayer film and at least one web layer and the use of such extensible web laminates in personal care articles. The method generally includes activating the multilayer film in a first direction by stretching at least a portion of the multilayer film past the elastic deformation limit of the skin layers and recovering the skin layers with the elastomeric core layer to produce a multilayer film that is elastic in the first direction. The activated multilayer film is subsequently stretched beyond the deformation limit of the skin layers in a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction. At least one web layer is applied to the multilayer film while in the stretched state. The multilayer film is then recovered to produce an extensible web laminate. | 02-13-2014 |
| 20140060722 | INLAYS FOR SECURITY DOCUMENTS - Secure inlays for secure documents such as a passport comprising an inlay substrate may have laser ablated recesses within which a chip module is installed. Channels for an antenna wire may be formed in a surface of the substrate. Instead of using wire, the channels may be filled with a flowable, conductive material. Patches homogenous with the substrate layer may be used to protect and seal the chip and interconnection area. The inlay substrate may include two layers, and the antenna wire may be between the two layers. A moisture-curing polyurethane hot melt adhesive may be used to laminate a cover layer and the additional inlay substrate layers. The adhesive layer may include metal nanoscale powder and ink for electro-magnetic shielding. Additional security elements may include material that is optically changeable by an electro-magnetic field. Ferrite-containing layers may be incorporated in the inlay substrate. | 03-06-2014 |
| 20140069570 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SHEATHING A LIGHT GUIDE - A method for sheathing a light guide with a flexible layer of sheathing. The method includes providing a light guide and a sheathing strip. The sheathing strip is made of a flexible material. The method also includes joining the light guide and the sheathing strip using a forming aid to form a light guide-sheathing composite. The forming aid places the sheathing strip about the light guide, leaving two excess ends of the sheathing strip extending from the light guide. The method further includes feeding the light guide-sheathing composite to a connection unit and connecting the two excess ends to produce a mounting tab for the light guide-sheathing composite. | 03-13-2014 |
| 20140076479 | METHOD OF FORMING A TUBE FROM A THERMOPLASTIC SANDWICH SHEET - A method of forming a structural tube may include urging a substantially flat thermoplastic sandwich sheet against a mandrel and heating the thermoplastic sandwich sheet to a temperature below a glass transition temperature. The method may further include allowing the thermoplastic sandwich sheet to cool and removing the mandrel, thereby forming a tube portion. | 03-20-2014 |
| 20140083595 | CONSTRUCTION METHOD FOR INFLATABLE PRODUCTS - According to one aspect, embodiments of the invention provide a method for manufacturing an inflatable device, the method comprising positioning a layer of mesh fabric material onto a surface of a first layer of thermoplastic material, the mesh fabric material comprising a plurality of openings, positioning a second layer of thermoplastic material over the layer of mesh fabric material to sandwich the portion of mesh fabric material between the first and second layers of thermoplastic material, and adhering the first layer of thermoplastic material to the second layer of thermoplastic material through the plurality of openings in the mesh fabric material. | 03-27-2014 |
| 20140090768 | METHOD OF FORMING RACEWAY KNOCKOUT - A method for forming a knockout on a raceway includes removing a knockout from the raceway to form an opening, positioning the knockout within the opening, and thereafter attaching the knockout to the raceway by welding the knockout and the raceway together. | 04-03-2014 |
| 20140150954 | Method of Manufacturing Custom Sized Plastic Tote Having Intermediate Sleeve - A method of manufacturing a custom sized plastic tote lighter in weight than heretofore known custom sized plastic totes is provided. The method comprises separating an injection molded tote into upper and lower portions by cutting the injection molded tote. A sleeve or middle portion of plastic material is secured to the upper and lower portions of the injection molded tote to create a custom sized plastic tote of a desired height. Alternatively, portions of different injection molded totes may be used to create a custom sized plastic tote. The sleeve may be made from different materials and may be made of multiple pieces. | 06-05-2014 |
| 20140166186 | GLASS FILM LAMINATE - A glass film laminate includes a glass film and a supporting glass. The glass film and the supporting glass have surfaces in contact with each other, and each of the surfaces has a surface roughness Ra of 2.0 nm or less. | 06-19-2014 |
| 20140166187 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING DRIP IRRIGATION TUBES - In a method for producing drip irrigation tubes, a body is extruded, from which the tube is formed and in which metering elements ( | 06-19-2014 |
| 20140174631 | INCREMENTALLY-STRETCHED THERMOPLASTIC FILMS WITH ENHANCED LOOK AND FEEL AND METHODS FOR MAKING THE SAME - Methods of increasing the perceived thickness and strength of a thermoplastic film include incrementally stretching thermoplastic films in the machine direction. In one or more implementations, methods of incrementally stretching thermoplastic films include reducing the gauge of the films while increasing a loft of at least a portion of the film. The methods can involve cold stretching the films and imparting rib patterns and alternating peaks and valleys into the film. The linear ribs can have alternating thick and thin gauges. | 06-26-2014 |
| 20140182771 | SONICATION FOR IMPROVED PARTICLE SIZE DISTRIBUTION OF CORE-SHELL PARTICLES - In one or more embodiments, a porous composite particulate material includes a plurality of composite particles including an acid-base-resistant core particle at least partially surrounded by one or more layers of acid-base-resistant shell particles. The shell particles are adhered to the core particle by a polymeric material. The shell particles and/or core particles may be made from an acid-base-resistant material that is stable in harsh chemical conditions. During application of the polymeric material/shell particle bilayer, the core particles are sonicated to homogenize the particle size distribution and minimize agglomeration of particles. Multiple bilayers of polymer/shell particles may be applied. In one embodiment, the core particle comprises generally spherical glassy carbon, while the shell particles may comprise nano-sized diamond particles. Other acid-base-resistant materials may be employed. The porous composite particulate materials may be used in separation technologies, including, but not limited to, chromatography and solid phase extraction. | 07-03-2014 |
| 20140230993 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FABRICATING A FIBRE REINFORCED THERMOPLASTIC COMPOSITE STRUCTURE - An apparatus for fabricating a fibre reinforced thermoplastic composite structure is described. The apparatus comprises a localised heat source arranged to heat a portion of a stack of fibre reinforced thermoplastic material layers and an ultrasonic transducer arranged to locally introduce ultrasonic energy waves to the heated portion of the fibre reinforced thermoplastic material layers. The apparatus makes it possible to achieve ultrasonic consolidation of the layers occurs. | 08-21-2014 |
| 20140230994 | RESHAPING METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CARRYING OUT THE METHOD - The present invention relates to a method for reshaping a workpiece, in which a reshaping force is exerted on the workpiece by means of a reshaping tool and the workpiece is heated during or before the reshaping of the workpiece, wherein the heating of the workpiece is performed by the at least partial absorption of an ultrasonic vibration in the workpiece. In order to provide a method and a device for reshaping a workpiece that avoids the aforementioned. disadvantages, in particular when reshaping materials with a highly temperature-dependent damping constant, it is proposed according to the invention that, before the reshaping force is applied to the workpiece, at least a first portion of the workpiece is brought to a temperature which differs from the temperature of a second portion of the workpiece that comes into contact with the reshaping tool. | 08-21-2014 |
| 20140305571 | Formation of A Transparent Conductive Film By Interfacial Graphene Assembly - Advantageous films and coatings (e.g., transparent conductive films), and improved methods for fabricating such films and/or coatings, are provided. The improved methods for fabricating transparent conductive films/coatings may involve trapping at least a portion of a layered material (e.g., graphene sheet(s) or layer(s) of graphite) at an interface of a phase separated system (e.g., at an interface of two non-mixing solvents). Transparent, one to four layer, conductive films/coatings of pristine natural flake graphene are produced by kinetically trapping graphene sheets at an interface of a phase separated system (e.g., at an oil/water interface). | 10-16-2014 |
| 20140311654 | Method and Device for Joining Transfer or Laminating Film Webs - A description is given of a method for joining a first and a second film web ( | 10-23-2014 |
| 20140326390 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A BODY ADHERING ABSORBENT ARTICLE ORIENTATED IN THE CROSS-MACHINE DIRECTION WITH REDUCED CURL - The present disclosure provides a method of manufacturing body adhering absorbent articles orientated in the cross-machine direction, body adhering absorbent article having reduced or eliminated curl. The articles are manufactured with reduced curl by selectively reducing or eliminating the shell elastic tension in regions where components of the body adhering absorbent article are to be attached to form the composite absorbent article web. In certain aspects the body adhering absorbent articles are manufactured by supplying an elastic web of shell material having a longitudinal and transverse direction, that is stretchable only in the transverse direction, attaching at least one component to form a composite web material, and cutting the composite web material to form a body adhering absorbent article. | 11-06-2014 |
| 20140326391 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING CELL CULTURE VESSEL - This invention provides a cost-effective technique for mass-production of a cell culture vessel that allows mass cell culture to be performed in a manner that allows cells to be stably detached from the culture vessel. Specifically, the invention provides a method for producing a cell culture vessel suitable for large-capacity culture comprising cutting a long-sized cell support film to obtain a sheet-like cell support film, fixing the film to a first member, which is not closed, and bonding other members thereto. Thus, a cell culture vessel comprising a container section in which a cell support film is fixed to an inner wall surface can be produced. | 11-06-2014 |
| 20140338816 | Ducting For A Fluid Transfer Pipeline For An Aircraft Or Spacecraft, Method For Producing Same And Aeronautical Structure Incorporating Same - A ducting and associated method is provide in which the ducting includes a pipe with a thermoplastic or thermoplastic elastomeric layer and a reinforcing layer. The pipe has a curved or bent geometry and the reinforcing layer is made of a composite material based on reinforcement in intimate and direct contact with the subjacent layer. The geometry is obtained by hot forming the inner layer to give the geometry, and the reinforcement is either impregnated with a thermosetting matrix to form a thermosetting composite, or reinforcing fibers are intermixed with thermoplastic fibers or powders, or impregnated with a plastic polymeric coating that is curable chemically. Alternatively, the inner layer is first covered with the reinforcing layer in which the reinforcement includes reinforcing fibers intermixed with a thermoplastic material in the form of fibers, film or powder is blow-molded to give the pipe its final geometry. | 11-20-2014 |
| 20140352869 | METHOD OF FABRICATING BULK CARBON NANOTUBE AND METALLIC COMPOSITES - In one embodiment, a bulk carbon nanotube and metallic composite is provided. The bulk carbon nanotube and metallic composite includes a bulk carbon nanotube material layer including a plurality of carbon nanotubes, and a metal film applied across the bulk carbon nanotube material layer. The metal film penetrates into the interstices between individual carbon nanotubes to reduce an electrical resistance between the plurality of carbon nanotubes. | 12-04-2014 |
| 20150020949 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IN-LINE SOLVENTLESS LAMINATION - A method of adhering first and second elongate webs includes depositing a first component of a two-component adhesive on a first face of the first elongate web and depositing a second component of the two-component adhesive on a first face of the second elongate web. The first face of the first elongate web and the first face of second elongate web are brought into contact, and the two components are mixed ultrasonically. In an alternate method, a two-component adhesive on at least a first face of the first elongate web, with at least one of the two components micro-encapsulated so that the two components of the two-component adhesive do not react. The first face of the first elongate web and the first face of the second elongate web are brought into contact. Ultrasound and/or heat is applied to free the microencapsulated components of the two-component adhesive, so that the components of the two component adhesive can react. | 01-22-2015 |
| 20150034229 | SONOTRODE TOOL HAVING AN INTEGRATED COOLING DEVICE - The invention relates to a sonotrode ( | 02-05-2015 |
| 20150041047 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVED ULTRASONIC WELDING USING ENERGY-DIRECTOR-LOCATING ALGORITHM - A process, for locating a welding energy director, for effective welding together of multiple workpieces at an area of the director. The director includes positioning a workpiece arrangement in preparation to make approaches, for locating the director, wherein the workpiece arrangement includes a proximate workpiece of the multiple workpieces, a distal workpiece, and the welding director positioned therebetween. The process also includes performing a sub-routine comprising moving a locating implement toward the proximate workpiece. The routine also includes determining whether a push-back force, being received at the locating implement from the workpiece, indicates that the locating implement has been lowered to a local terminal point. The routine includes relocating, in response to a negative result, the implement for repeating until a positive result, and determining, in response to the positive results in the location determination, that the director is located directly beneath an area corresponding to the positive result. | 02-12-2015 |
| 20150068662 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR JOINING POLYMERIC COMPOSITES USING A HYBRID FRICTION/ULTRASOUND TECHNIQUE FOR ACHIEVING DESIRED WELD CHARACTERISTICS - A hybrid shaping-and-energizing system, for use in efficiently joining together multiple workpieces while inhibiting establishment of weld material in unwanted areas. The system including a shaping tool configured to form at least one recess in a proximate workpiece of the workpieces to be joined, and a weld-energy applicator connected to the shaping tool and configured to apply weld energy to the proximate workpiece. The recess is formed, and weld energy applied, so that molten workpiece material becomes disposed within the recess, thereby inhibiting formation of weld material in any undesired position. | 03-12-2015 |
| 20150068663 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR REPAIRING DISCREPANT WELDS - A custom weld-repair tool, for use in repairing a discrepant weld between workpieces, including an extended portion and a cavity adjacent the extended portions. The discrepant weld includes an insufficient primary portion and the tool is configured to, when the extended portion is in contact with a proximate one of the workpieces, channel welding energy, received at or generated at the tool, to the proximate workpiece via the extended portion, to form or enlarge a weld at a periphery of the primary portion or directly adjacent the primary portion. | 03-12-2015 |
| 20150068664 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR FLUTING CORRUGATED BOARD OR SOLID BOARD - Apparatus for fluting corrugated board or solid board includes a first sonotrode and an anvil or a second sonotrode disposed opposition to the first sonotrode. A local zone of the solid board or layers of the corrugated board is compressed between the first sonotrode and the anvil or second sonotrode, and then subjected to ultrasound to form a flute line or crease in the corrugated board or solid board. | 03-12-2015 |
| 20150096663 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FORMING AND ADHERING PANEL AND BRACKET STRUCTURES - The present invention includes a method for the attachment of a bracket to a panel structure comprising providing an adhesive for attaching the bracket to the panel structure; placing the bracket in a desired location on the panel structure; heating the adhesive; and hardening the adhesive so the bracket is adhered to the panel structure. | 04-09-2015 |
| 20150101735 | TRAY ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING DONOR FILM USING THE SAME - A tray assembly configured to stretch an object film includes a main frame on which the object film is placed and a fixing unit at sides of the main frame and configured to couple the object film to the main frame. The fixing unit includes an adhesive film coupled to the object film thereby coupling the object film to the main frame. | 04-16-2015 |
| 20150107752 | LASER JOINING DEVICE - The present invention relates to methods for joining materials as well as articles manufactured using such processes. The invention pertains to a process for joining a first substrate to a second substrate. The process includes irradiating a portion of a first substrate with a laser beam having a first wavelength and intensity sufficient to increase the absorbance of the first substrate to light having a second, different wavelength. The laser beam may carbonize at least a portion of the irradiated portion of the first substrate imparting a higher absorbance to light than non-irradiated portions of the first substrate. A second substrate is then placed in contact with the irradiated portion of the first substrate. The first substrate is then irradiated with a second laser having a second wavelength, different to the first wavelength; with a sufficient intensity to heat and, preferably melt, the irradiated portion of the first substrate. | 04-23-2015 |
| 20150114546 | FILMLESS BACKSHEETS WITH GOOD BARRIER PROPERTIES - A multilayer nonwoven structure is described where the nonwoven structure comprises at least two spun bond layers and at least one easily meltable layer. The easily meltable layer is located between the at least two spunbond layers. The easily meltable layer is comprised of a polymer having a melting point at least 20° C. less than the melting point of the polymer which comprises the surface of the fibers which comprise the spun bond layer, or is made from a polymer which is readily absorbs some form of radiation. Under bonding conditions, the fibers which make up the easily meltable layer can be melted to form a film, thereby improving bather properties of the nonwoven structure. | 04-30-2015 |
| 20150129110 | ENERGY DIRECTOR JOINT DESIGN FOR ULTRASONIC WELDING OF THERMOPLASTICS - An ultrasonic welding system and method for joining first and second thermoplastic parts includes least one energy director formed on at least one surface of the first thermoplastic part, with the energy director projecting from the surface of the first thermoplastic part toward an opposed surface of the second thermoplastic part. The distal end portion of the energy director has a curved or flat surface that initially engages the opposed surface of the second thermoplastic part when the first and second parts are brought into engagement with each other. The first and second thermoplastic parts are ultrasonically welded by pressing the parts together while vibrating at least the first part in a direction parallel to the direction of projection of the energy director. The energy director may include a pair of substantially flat side walls joined to opposite ends of the curved or flat end surface. | 05-14-2015 |
| 20150129111 | Stabilization Device, Stabilization Method and Method For Producing Fiber Composite Components - A stabilization device includes a molding tool onto which at least one fiber layer having a binder material is placed. The device also includes a consolidation device having sonotrode that applies ultrasonic energy to the fiber layer. The molding tool positions the fiber layer in a predetermined position relative to the sonotrode. | 05-14-2015 |
| 20150136307 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PUNCHING AND CONNECTING PLASTIC PARTS - A top tool and a bottom tool which can be set relative to one another along an axis perpendicular to a workpiece plane are provided in an apparatus for punching and welding plastic parts. A punch die and a sonotrode are fastened to one of the tools. | 05-21-2015 |
| 20150144251 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING AN ABSORBENT ARTICLE HAVING A FIN SEAM - A method for manufacturing absorbent articles includes folding each of the absorbent articles about a fold line generally bisecting the article such that front and back waist regions of the articles are positioned in facing relationship, and simultaneously bonding and one of trimming and weakening the front and back waist regions adjacent each opposing side edge of the article to form a pair of fin seams. A bonding and slitting device adapted to form fin seams in absorbent articles includes a first bonding member; and a second bonding member having a contact element configured to cooperate with the first bonding member to bond a front region of the article to the back region to define the fin seams, and a slitter configured to simultaneously act on material outboard of the bonds from both the front and back regions of the article. | 05-28-2015 |
| 20150298349 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING HONEYCOMB STRUCTURE AND SEALING JIG FOR GREEN HONEYCOMB MOULDED ARTICLE - A closing jig for a green honeycomb molded body includes closing protrusions which are arranged at positions corresponding to regular hexagonal cells and are inserted into the regular hexagonal cells to weld partition walls to each other for closing. Each of the closing protrusions includes a conical tip end portion that has a conical shape, and a triangular pyramidal base portion with a truncated triangular pyramidal shape having an apex angle larger than an apex angle of the conical tip end portion. The conical tip end portion has the conical shape with an acute apex angle. The triangular pyramidal base portion has the truncated triangular pyramidal shape having the large apex angle. | 10-22-2015 |
| 20150298390 | WEB WELDING SYSTEM AND WELDING METHOD - First and second anvil rolls ( | 10-22-2015 |
| 20150300389 | METHOD FOR CONNECTING PARTS RELATIVE TO ONE ANOTHER - A method of connecting parts relative to one another includes the steps of providing a first part, the first part having an opening; providing a second part, the second part having thermoplastic material in a solid state; arranging the first part and the second part relative to one another, so that the second part reaches into the opening, while a volume with an undercut is defined in the opening; causing a mechanical pressure and mechanical energy to act on the second part until at least a part of the thermoplastic material is caused to liquefy and to fill the volume; and causing the thermoplastic material to re-solidify, thereby anchoring the second part in the first part. | 10-22-2015 |
| 20150314539 | METHOD FOR OBTAINING A COMPOSITE LAMINATE - A method for obtaining a composite piece of n plies, at least one ply having a fiber volume greater than 58% in weight, the method comprising the steps of laying uncured prepreg plies and performing ultrasound compaction over each laid uncured laminate ply, wherein at least one of the uncured laminate plies has a fiber volume greater than 58% in weight. Finally, the composite laminate is cured. The step of performing ultrasound compaction comprises applying an ultrasonic compactor over each laid laminate ply. | 11-05-2015 |
| 20150320607 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING DISPOSABLE WORN ARTICLE AND WELDING DEVICE USED IN SAME - Partly-finished products having side panel pieces are supplied intermittently to places between welding surfaces of a horn and a rotating anvil. Thus, the side pieces of the partly-finished products, are welded continuously to each other with a predetermined pattern. The welding surfaces of the anvil are provided over an entire circumference about a rotating shaft so that the interval between the welding surfaces of the anvil and the horns is maintained at an interval at which the respective side panel pieces are continuously weldable to each other with the predetermined pattern regardless of a rotating position of the anvil. | 11-12-2015 |
| 20150328872 | LIFT-OFF METHOD - A lift-off method for transferring an optical device layer in an optical device wafer to a transfer substrate, the optical device layer being formed on the front side of an epitaxy substrate through a buffer layer. A transfer substrate is bonded through a bonding layer to the front side of the optical device layer of the optical device wafer, thereby forming a composite substrate. A pulsed laser beam having a wavelength transmissive to the epitaxy substrate and absorptive to the buffer layer is applied from the back side of the epitaxy substrate to the buffer layer, thereby breaking the buffer layer, and the epitaxy substrate is peeled from the optical device layer, thereby transferring the optical device layer to the transfer substrate. Ultrasonic vibration is applied to the composite substrate in transferring the optical device layer. | 11-19-2015 |
| 20150336537 | HERMETICALLY SEALED LOCKING RETRACTOR - A method is provided for sealing locking components of a retractor, wherein the locking components cooperate with a spool shaft extending from, and rotatable with, a rotatable spool of the retractor to selectively lock rotation of the spool. The method includes mounting a base of an open-ended housing to the retractor with the spool shaft accessible via an opening in the base when so mounted, positioning a sealing member to extend about and engage a periphery of the opening and to also extend about and engage a periphery of the spool shaft, operatively arranging the locking components within the interior of the housing, and hermetically sealing a cover to the open end of the housing after the housing is mounted to the retractor. The sealing member engages the peripheries of the first opening and the spool shaft and blocks ingress of moisture and particles to the locking components. | 11-26-2015 |
| 20150342790 | Method for Manufacturing Absorbent Articles Including a Discrete Barrier Member - A method for manufacturing an absorbent article including a topsheet, a backsheet, a core, a discrete barrier member, a first cuff, and a second cuff. A barrier substrate may be cut into a discrete barrier member including a leading edge portion, an opposing trailing edge portion, and a central portion therebetween. The discrete barrier substrate may be transferred onto a folding roll. A first cuff substrate and a second cuff substrate may be advanced onto the folding roll such that the discrete barrier substrate may be disposed on at least a portion of the first cuff substrate and the second cuff substrate. The discrete barrier member may include a fold between the leading edge portion and the trailing edge portion. A topsheet substrate may associate with at least a portion of the discrete barrier member, the first cuff substrate, and the second cuff substrate. | 12-03-2015 |
| 20150352824 | Method and Apparatus for Producing a Granular Powder-Containing Sheet - Provided is a method for producing a granular powder-containing sheet containing a granular powder in separated container rooms between two sheet materials. After the container rooms are formed in a first sheet material, the first sheet material is transported on the circumferential surface of an anvil roller. In the process of transportation, the granular powder that is fed from a granular powder feeding hopper through a feeding passage is received in the container rooms. Thereafter, the container rooms are covered with a second sheet material, and the two sheet materials are joined to each other on the peripheries of the container rooms. | 12-10-2015 |
| 20150367617 | Joining via Nano-Scale Reinforced Bonding Media: Materials, Procedures and Applications Thereof - Method of joining articles using microscale brazing alloy particles reinforced with slender nanomaterials is described. Surface modified graphite nanomaterials were dispersed in a medium comprised of metal alloy particles, this dispersion was introduced at the interface between the joining articles followed by heating under ultra high vacuum. The nanomaterial-to-metal alloy surface contacts were enhanced by at least one of fusion, embedment and chemical reaction phenomena under high temperature and ultra high vacuum yielding true nanocomposite at the interface. The fusion, embedment and chemical reaction phenomena enhance at least one of the mechanical, electrical, thermal, durability and functional attributes of these contact points, which translate into improved properties of the joined article. The enhanced contact points enable effective use of the distinct qualities of nanomaterials towards development of joints which offer unique balances of strength, ductility, toughness, energy absorption, thermal stability, weathering resistance and other characteristics. | 12-24-2015 |
| 20150375448 | PROCESSES FOR MANUFACTURING PERSONAL-CARE APPLICATOR - A personal-care applicator comprising at least one stem having a longitudinal axis, a proximal end including a handle, and a distal end opposite to the proximal end, and at least a first plurality of bristles ultrasonically welded to the stem and outwardly extending therefrom according to a first pre-determined pattern, wherein the elongated stem and the at least first plurality of bristles comprise ultrasonically compatible materials, and wherein the bristles are ultrasonically bonded to the stem through a direct ultrasonic bond between a surface of the stem and a lengthwise portion of each of the bristles. Process comprises providing a stem strip, wrapping a continuous yarn around a moving endless band, juxtaposing the continuous stem strip with the band's edge, ultrasonically welding the yarn portions adjacent to the band's edge to the stem strip at a predetermined density, removing the stem strip having the yarn ultrasonically welded thereto from the endless band, and cutting the stem strip into a plurality of applicator components. | 12-31-2015 |
| 20160016356 | METHOD AND SEALING DEVICE FOR SEALING THE EDGES OF COMPOSITE FIBER COMPONENTS - A method for sealing the edges of composite fiber components includes applying a thermoplastic semifinished product to a cut edge of a composite fiber component and thermoplastically or integrally joining the thermoplastic semifinished product to the cut edge of the composite fiber component by ultrasonic welding. | 01-21-2016 |
| 20160016395 | Device Structures Bonded With Adhesive Films - Adhesive may be used to bond electronic device structures together. The adhesive may be a heat activated film. Heat to activate the film may be produced by vibrating electronic device structures so that they rub against each other. An ohmic heating element may be used to produce heat under the control of circuitry inside an electronic device and may be adjusted based on temperature sensor data. Infrared light may pass through a display cover layer to activate the heat activated film. Radio-frequency signals may heat the heat activated film and may be absorbed by fibers in the film or resonant elements such as metal traces. Exothermic reactions may be used to activate the film. An ultraviolet light source may initiate curing of a solid adhesive film layer before the layer is pressed between structures to be joined. A display may produce light that cures adhesive in an electronic device. | 01-21-2016 |
| 20160046066 | COMPOSITE ARTICLE MADE WITH UNIDIRECTIONAL FIBRE REINFORCED TAPE - Disclosed is a method of forming an article from a unidirectional (UD) tape comprising a continuous unidirectional fibre impregnated with polymer resin. The method includes winding a continuous section of cold UD tape to form a closed loop preform ( | 02-18-2016 |
| 20160052194 | WELDING DEVICE AND WELDING METHOD - A compact pressing body with a pressing surface smaller in area than a welding range welds together sheet-like members over the whole area of the welding range by pressing the sheet-like members being reliably moved in a direction substantially orthogonal to a pressing direction of the pressing body. | 02-25-2016 |
| 20160067915 | HIGH FREQUENCY OSCILLATOR, HIGH FREQUENCY WELDING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE FREQUENCY USING SAID TYPE OF HIGH FREQUENCY OSCILLATOR - A high-frequency oscillator includes an electric resonant circuit, and a high-frequency welding system and a method for controlling the frequency uses a high-frequency oscillator, in particular in a high-frequency welding system. The electric resonant circuit includes at least one electronic component having an inductance and at least one capacitor having a capacitance. At least one additional magnetic coil is associated with the electronic component and can electronically influence the inductance of the electronic component. | 03-10-2016 |
| 20160075121 | COMBINATION METHOD OF MULTIPLE-LAYER CONDUCTIVE PHYSIOLOGICAL DETECTION STRUCTURE - The present invention relates to a combination method of a multiple-layer conductive physiological detection structure, which includes conductive fabric in the form of a patch and a conductive woven band in the form of a strip-like band. The method includes: combining the conductive fabric and the conductive woven band together as a unitary device through a fusion operation. The fusion operation includes high frequency fusion or ultrasonic fusion. | 03-17-2016 |
| 20160075167 | Method for laminating a protective layer over a printed thermoplastic substrate and security document made therefrom - A method is provided for laminating a thermoplastic layer to at least a print area of a printed thermoplastic substrate (e.g. a polycarbonate substrate and laminate layer). A printed thermoplastic substrate comprises a print area on which an image (e.g. a portrait) is printed (e.g. by inkjet printing), the print area comprising a pattern of recessed cells separated by bridges. Each cell comprises recessed image receiving surfaces below a nominal surface of the print area for holding the ink of the printed image. The bridges have surface areas above the ink and the surface areas of the bridges comprising enough of the print area to provide lamination bonding areas. Using heat and pressure, a thermoplastic layer is laminated to at least the print area of the thermoplastic substrate to form lamination bonding between the thermoplastic layer and the lamination bonding areas provided by the surface areas of the bridges. | 03-17-2016 |
| 20160081679 | INGRESS PROTECTION FOR ELECTROSURGICAL PENCIL SWITCH - A method of assembling a surgical instrument includes coupling a power bus to a switch base that has a top, a bottom, and side surfaces; adhering a membrane to the top surface of the switch base over the power bus to form a switch base assembly; positioning the switch base assembly within a first portion of a switch base cavity defined by a lower housing portion; and joining the lower housing portion with an upper housing portion. The upper housing portion defines a second portion of the switch base cavity. Joining the lower housing portion with the upper housing portion disposes the switch base within the first portion of the switch base cavity and prevents fluid from penetrating a proximal portion of the switch base cavity within which an electrical lead is coupled to the power bus. | 03-24-2016 |
| 20160107377 | ULTRASONIC HORN, WELDER PROVIDED THEREWITH, AND METHOD OF PRODUCING DISPOSABLE DIAPER USING ULTRASONIC HORN - Provided is an ultrasonic horn, the output amplitude of which can be significantly increased. An ultrasonic horn includes an input-side end section that has an input surface that receives ultrasonic vibration, and an output-side end section having an output surface that outputs ultrasonic vibration to a sheet. The output-side end section has a dimension, in the length direction, over which a side edge portion of a front abdominal section and a side edge portion of a rear dorsal section can be welded in the longitudinal direction, and is branched in a width direction that is perpendicular to the length direction by a slit that extends in the length direction. A pair of surfaces of the output-side end section, positioned on both sides of the slit, functions as the output surface through which the ultrasonic vibration is output. | 04-21-2016 |
| 20160151966 | DAMPING AND ISOLATING VIBRATION DURING ULTRASONIC WELDING | 06-02-2016 |
| 20160158876 | ULTRASONIC WELDING OF COMPOSITES USING C FRAME TOOLING - A number of variations may include a weld gun and a method of operating the weld gun including a motor operably coupled to a converter. The converter may be operably coupled to a booster. A horn may be operably coupled to the booster. An anvil may be operably coupled to the horn wherein vibration of the horn may be caused by the motor. Moreover, the vibration of the horn may produce heat in order to weld a piece which may be disposed adjacent to the horn. The weld gun may not require separate or additional tooling. | 06-09-2016 |
| 20160167288 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO REDUCE AIR POCKET FORMATION DURING WELDING | 06-16-2016 |
| 20160185037 | Method for Manufacturing a Composite Resilient Product that is Selected from Thermosetting Material and Thermoplastic Material - A method includes selecting a primary staple from thermosetting material and thermoplastic material. Then, a pressure is applied so that the thermosetting material and the thermoplastic material present a sheet state. Then, the thermosetting material and the thermoplastic material are laminated and heated. After the thermoplastic material is heated at a high temperature, thermoplastic resin molecules in the thermoplastic material are activated, and the distance between the thermoplastic resin molecules is increased to present a medium layer which is moved to intertwine the thermosetting material and the thermoplastic material. Then, the thermoplastic resin molecules between the thermosetting material and the thermoplastic material are fused by a pressing operation so that the thermosetting material and the thermoplastic material are combined together. Finally, the thermoplastic resin molecules are cooled and cured to obtain a composite resilient product including the thermosetting material and the thermoplastic material. | 06-30-2016 |
| 20160185092 | NEEDLE PUNCHING OF COMPOSITES FOR PREFORM ASSEMBLY AND THERMOMECHANICAL ENHANCEMENT - A method of forming a composite preform containing multiple laminates is disclosed. The method may include providing a first sublaminate comprising stacked fibers woven into a fabric; providing a second sublaminate comprising stacked fibers woven into a fabric; joining the first sublaminate and the second sublaminate forming a component comprising a region of discontinuity sandwiched between the first sublaminate and the second sublaminate; rigidizing the component; and softening the region between the first sublaminate and the second sublaminate. In illustrative embodiments, the method may include manipulating the region of discontinuity between the first sublaminate and the second sublaminate to reduce the incoherence between the sublaminates by moving fibers from the sublaminates through at least part of the region between the first sublaminate and the second sublaminate. | 06-30-2016 |
| 20160375630 | Method For Welding Together Two Components Made Of A Thermoplastic Layer Composite Material - A method for welding together a first and a second multiple layered thermoplastic layer composite material component, includes removing material of the first and second components along a first and a second longitudinal edge, respectively, by a laser beam to form a first and a second step structure, respectively, having a plurality of steps. Each step is formed by one other or several others of the layers of the first and the second component, respectively, and has a surface section parallel to the direction of extension of the layers and a front section transverse to the direction of extension of the layers. The first and the second components are disposed in the abutting position, and then the first and second components are welded together by welding together the abutting surface sections of the steps of the first and second step structures. | 12-29-2016 |
| 20170232659 | Method and Apparatus For Creating Pouches or Bags With Multiphase Sealing | 08-17-2017 |
| 20180022053 | Method and Device for Forming at Least One Bottom on a Hose Piece | 01-25-2018 |
| 20220134681 | DEVICE AND PROCESS FOR INTRODUCING PERFORATIONS INTO LAMINATES - Described is a ultrasonic welding of laminates, more particular to the use of ultrasonic energy to create stable perforations in a laminate, in particular a laminate that includes a silicone gel. Specifically, a perforation element is provided, that is optionally part of array of perforation elements, which perforation element or array of perforation elements is advantageously used in an ultrasonic welding device and in a process for continuously introducing perforations into a laminate. | 05-05-2022 |
