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| 20090008037 | CYLNDRICAL CONTAINER SLEEVE FORMATION - A system including a supply roll of a laminate, a mandrel for wrapping the laminate therearound, feed rollers that spool the laminate off the supply roll onto the mandrel, the feed rollers being attached to a mounting plate by an adjustable bracket that sets an angle of the laminate with respect to the mandrel, adjacent windings of the laminate being joined to one another at overlaps thereof, wherein each winding of the laminate makes at least one complete revolution around the mandrel before the laminate advances to its next adjacent winding so as to form a seal at the overlaps of the adjacent windings, and a cutting station adapted to cut cylindrical tubes formed by windings of the laminate about the mandrel. | 01-08-2009 |
| 20090084503 | SHEET STICKING APPARATUS - A first sheet S | 04-02-2009 |
| 20090242139 | UNITIZED COMPOSITE FABRICS WITH CROSS MACHINE WAVE-LIKE SHAPING AND METHODS FOR MAKING SAME - A manufacturing method for producing a unitized composite material has been discovered. An assembly of loose fibers or fiber and fabric combinations is formed where at least one of the layered elements contains a bondable material such as a thermally sensitive bonding fiber. The un-bonded layered assembly is shaped into a wavy form having a repeating wave-like pattern of the desired amplitude and wavelength. The amplitude and wavelength of the repeating waves can be altered such as by changing the relative speeds of a transfer device and an oven wire and the height of the transfer device relative to the height of the oven wire using simple machinery control settings. The shaped assembly is subsequently bonded in an oven or other activation step preserving the wave-like shaping when cooled or removed from the activation effect. | 10-01-2009 |
| 20090288775 | Handicraft assisting tool - A handicraft assisting tool for folding a fabric into a configuration having rotational symmetry is provided. The handicraft assisting tool includes a flexible sheet body adhered to the fabric and a folding facilitator formed at the sheet body. The folding facilitator facilitates an operation of folding an overlapped product, which is obtained by adhering the fabric to the sheet body, along a predetermined folding line. The folding facilitator includes, for example, a plurality of slits disposed along the predetermined folding line. | 11-26-2009 |
| 20100012277 | RECONFIGURABLE TABBING APPARATUS - A tabbing apparatus to dispense tabs from a carrier substrate and facilitate the loading of tab stock internally of the tabbing apparatus. The tabbing apparatus includes an input mechanism operative to supply and convey a stream of tab stock and an output mechanism operative to accept and take away the stream of tab stock supplied by the input mechanism. The tabbing apparatus further includes a peeler bar operative to dispense adhesive tabs from a carrier substrate, and a displacement mechanism for repositioning the peeler bar from a loading position to a dispensing position. The displacement mechanism, is furthermore, operative to disengage the peeler bar from the stream of tab stock while in the loading position and engage the peeler bar with the stream of tab stock while in the dispensing position. | 01-21-2010 |
| 20110114264 | MANUFACTURING EQUIPMENT OF WEARING ARTICLE - It is possible to reduce a construction time for a manufacturing equipment of a wearing article. | 05-19-2011 |
| 20110155325 | BENDING DEVICE - The present invention relates to a bending device of which a beam is inserted between laminated moldings formed by slidably layering a plurality of molding plates, and the bending device of which deformation of the laminated moldings may simultaneously realize bending of up and down directions and side directions of a curved portion of a beam, and thus the bending device may realize a 3-dimensional bending process at once. | 06-30-2011 |
| 20110290424 | LABEL APPLICATOR - A labeling applicator having a suction plate ( | 12-01-2011 |
| 20110290425 | TAPING TOOL HAVING IMPROVED CREASER WHEEL OPERATION - The present disclosure describes a taping tool for dispensing tape and mastic over gaps, seams, and/or joints between wallboard members that includes improved creaser wheel operation. The taping tool comprises an elongate body having first and second ends, and a creaser wheel pivotally mounted near the second end thereof for creasing dispensed tape. The creaser wheel is pivotable into a plurality of positions between a first position farthest away from the elongate body's first end and a second position nearest the elongate body's first end. The taping tool also includes an actuator for receiving user input indicative of a position of the creaser wheel desired by a user. In the absence of user input, the creaser wheel is configured to reside substantially in the first position. The creaser wheel is configured to pivot from the first position toward the second position in response to the receipt of user input. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20120024482 | System and Method of Making Tapered Looped Suture - A system 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, a welding assembly configured to join a first and second section of the thread to form a loop, and a cutting assembly configured to form a tapered end on the first section of the thread. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120090789 | METHODS OF MANUFACTURING ROTOR BLADE TOOLING STRUCTURES FOR WIND TURBINES - Methods of manufacturing a rotor blade tooling structure for tooling a rotor blade for a wind turbine include providing a plurality of tooling blocks each comprising a filler material and a reinforcing structural layer, joining the plurality of tooling blocks into a series of tooling blocks extending in a spanwise direction, wherein the reinforcing structural layers form a plurality of cross-sectional ribs, and shaping the series of tooling blocks into a rotor blade tooling structure. | 04-19-2012 |
| 20120103529 | INTRAVAGINAL DEVICE WITH FLUID TRANSPORT PLATES AND METHODS OF MAKING - Apparatus for producing an intravaginal device includes a forming tool having an aperture, a male tool having a plurality of forming blades arranged radially about an aperture, at least one bonding element, and at least one moveable pushrod. The forming tool includes a holding plate having a plurality of vacuum ports, and the aperture of the forming tool is located in the forming plate. The aperture of the forming tool has a plurality of slots connected to and extending therefrom. The bonding element is moveable toward the aperture in the forming tool. The apertures are aligned along a machine axis to permit the pushrod to move a fluid storage element through each aperture, the forming blades of the male tool are aligned with the slots of the forming tool, and guide edges of the forming blades accommodate a fluid storage element aligned with the aperture of the male tool. | 05-03-2012 |
| 20120279662 | APPARATUS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF AN AIRCRAFT FUSELAGE SHELL CONSISTING OF A FIBRE COMPOSITE - An apparatus for the production of a fuselage shell for an aircraft made of fibre composite, which is to be equipped with a plurality of stringers disposed spaced apart for reinforcement, comprising a main frame to form a supporting substructure having an outwardly curved mounting surface for positive mounting, having longitudinal mounting grooves for receiving of formed parts for deformably positioning the stringers relative to the mounting surface, wherein a plurality of short formed parts spaced apart from each other are disposed in each mounting groove, and which are adjustable relative to the corresponding mounting groove in the transverse direction (Y) by means of adjusters, and which can be raised in the vertical direction (Z) by means of lifters for guiding the stringers in the direction of a laminating adhesive bonding unit brought over the mounting surface. | 11-08-2012 |
| 20120318462 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING WOUND ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY FOR BATTERY - The present invention aims to provide a method for bonding protective tapes to the cut edges of an electrode plate within a short period to prevent short circuit in an electrode assembly. An electrode plate cutting & tape bonding process includes (1) cutting an electrode plate into pieces | 12-20-2012 |
| 20130014902 | ABSORBENT ARTICLE MANUFACTURING DEVICEAANM Oba; KenjiAACI KagawaAACO JPAAGP Oba; Kenji Kagawa JP - An absorbent article manufacturing device is formed by mutually combining a plurality of processing units. Spacers are provided on the bottom of the processing units to form a lower space between an installation plane where the processing units are installed and the processing units. Product-related articles such as materials are moved within the lower space. Alternatively, manufacturing-related articles such as electrical wiring are arranged within the lower space. | 01-17-2013 |
| 20130037217 | COMPOSITE SECTIONS FOR AIRCRAFT FUSELAGES AND OTHER STRUCTURES, AND METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MANUFACTURING SUCH SECTIONS - Composite sections for aircraft fuselages and other structures, and methods and systems for manufacturing such sections, are disclosed herein. A method for manufacturing a shell structure in accordance with one embodiment of the invention includes applying composite material to an interior mold surface of a tool to form a skin extending 360 degrees around an axis. The method can further include positioning a plurality of stiffeners on an inner surface of the skin. After the stiffeners have been positioned, a vacuum bag can be installed over the stiffeners and evacuated to press the stiffeners and the skin outwardly against the interior mold surface of the tool. Next, the skin/stiffener combination can be cocured to bond the stiffeners to the skin and harden the shell structure. | 02-14-2013 |
| 20130133837 | SHEET PROCESSING APPARATUS - According to an embodiment, a sheet processing apparatus typically includes a sheet processing unit and an application unit. The sheet processing unit includes a stacker for a sheet conveyed from an image forming apparatus to be stacked on and a folding blade configured to come into contact with a sheet stacked on the stacker and press the sheet into a nip between two sheet folding rollers to fold the sheet. The application unit is located upstream of the sheet processing unit in a conveyance direction. The application unit applies a pressure sensitive adhesive to a portion of the sheet to be pressed into by the folding blade, the portion extending in a direction orthogonal to the conveyance direction, the pressure sensitive adhesive producing adhesion when pressure is applied. | 05-30-2013 |
| 20130340944 | APPARATUS FOR MAKING CONTOURED COMPOSITE STIFFENERS - A contoured composite part is made by assembling a preform charge, including aligning a plurality of plies along a preselected contour. The assembled aligned preform charge is then placed in a forming tool, where the charge is formed and cured. | 12-26-2013 |
| 20140110062 | MACHINE FOR MANUFACTURING LAMINATIONS FOR A MAGNETIC CORE - A machine ( | 04-24-2014 |
| 20140182788 | Apparatus for Stressing Semiconductor Substrates - Apparatus for use in preparing heterostructures having a reduced concentration of defects including apparatus for stressing semiconductor substrates to allow them to conform to a crystal having a different crystal lattice constant. | 07-03-2014 |
| 20140216661 | LABEL ATTACHMENT DEVICE - The present invention includes clamp members, which preliminarily open a tubular label folded in a sheet; openable and closable expansion claws, which expand the preliminarily opened label; and a mounting, on which a bottle is mounted and which can rise and fall. The mounting on which the bottle is mounted rises, thereby inserting the bottle into the expanded label, and the expansion claws are removed from the label, thereby attaching the label to the bottle. A cam included in a rise and fall mechanism, which causes the expansion claw to rise and fall, includes: a fixed portion, of which a height position cannot be changed; a rise and fall portion, of which a height position can be changed; and a connection portion, which connects the fixed portion and the rise and fall portion so as to swing by following a rising and falling motion of the rise and fall portion. | 08-07-2014 |
| 20140283997 | TAPING TOOL HAVING IMPROVED TAPE ADVANCE - The present disclosure describes a taping tool for taping gaps, seams, and/or joints between wallboard members that includes a simplified tape advance/actuation assembly. The taping tool has an elongate body portion with first and second ends, and a connected head portion that directs dispensed tape toward a joint between wallboard members. The tape advance/actuation assembly has a control member forming part of the tool's elongate body portion and a tape engagement member housed by the tool's head portion. The tape engagement member moves in substantial unison with and in response to movement of the control member. The tape engagement member engages or disengages the tape depending at least in part on the position and/or direction of movement of the control member. The extent of the engagement between the tape engagement member and the tape may be adjusted though manipulation of a single fastener. | 09-25-2014 |
| 20150027641 | FLEXIBLE ROLL FORMING DEVICE - Disclosed is a flexible roll forming device including bases respectively disposed on opposite sides with respect to a process direction center line in a left/right direction of which rails are configured thereon along a lateral direction of the process, forward/backward moving means having a slide plate provided to be movable along the rails on the base, turning means rotatably provided to the slide plate, and roll forming means provided on the turning means to include an upper forming roll and a lower forming roll inclined with respect to the upper forming roll for subjecting a material fed thereto to flexible roll forming by using the upper and lower forming rolls while varying positions in the lateral direction of processing with the forward/backward moving means, and angles from a process direction with the turning means. | 01-29-2015 |
| 20150321428 | COMPOSITE LAYER FORMING SYSTEM - A method and apparatus for forming a stack of composite layers into a desired shape is present. The stack of composite layers may be positioned on a tool and a number of compressible supports such that the stack of composite layers may be substantially flat on the tool and the stack of composite layers may be substantially flat on the number of compressible supports. A flexible sheet may be placed on top of the stack of composite layers. A vacuum load may be applied on the stack of composite layers on the tool and the number of compressible supports using the flexible sheet such that consolidation of the stack of composite layers occurs to form a desired shape on the tool and the number of compressible supports compress during forming of the desired shape. | 11-12-2015 |
| 20150375447 | FIBER STRUCTURE FORMING APPARATUS - A fiber structure forming apparatus includes a winding device, a tension applying device that applies tension to a fiber bundle that runs from the winding device to a core material, and a heating device that fuses thermoplastic resin bonded to the fiber bundle in a predetermined heating area in which the tension of the tension applying device acts on the fiber bundle. | 12-31-2015 |
| 20160046084 | COMPOSITE LAYUP TOOLS FOR AIRCRAFT FUSELAGE BARRELS, METHODS OF ASSEMBLING THE LAYUP TOOLS, AND AIRCRAFT FUSELAGE BARREL SECTIONS FORMED UTILIZING THE LAYUP TOOLS - Composite layup tools for aircraft fuselage barrels, methods of assembling the layup tools, and aircraft fuselage barrels formed utilizing the layup tools are disclosed herein. A method of assembling the layup tools includes aligning an adaptor mating surface of a splice adaptor with a mandrel mating surface of a layup mandrel and initially attaching the splice adaptor to the layup mandrel at an initial attachment point. The methods further include attaching a lower lobe of the splice adaptor to a lower lobe of the layup mandrel. A method of forming a fuselage barrel assembly includes providing two fuselage barrel sections and a splice ring, aligning the two fuselage barrel sections, locating the splice ring within the two fuselage barrel sections, and attaching both fuselage barrel sections to the splice ring. The systems include a layup tool that is formed using the methods. | 02-18-2016 |
