Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
425078000 | MEANS FOR MOLDING POWDERED METAL | 43 |
20080233225 | Steel Alloy and Tools or Components Manufacture Out of the Steel Alloy - The invention relates to a powder metallurgically manufactured steel with a chemical composition containing, in % by weight: 0.01-2 C, 0.6-10 N, 0.01-3.0 Si, 0.01-10.0 Mn, 16-30 Cr, 0.01-5 Ni, 0.01-5.0 (Mo+W/2), 0.01-9 Co, max. 0.5 S and 0.5-14 (V+Nb/2), where the contents of N on the one hand and of (V+Nb/2) on the other hand are balanced in relation to each other such that the contents of these elements are within an area that is defined by the coordinates A′, B′, G, H, A′, where the coordinates of [N, (V+Nb/2)] are: A: [0.6,0.5]; B′: [1.6,0.5]; G: [9.8,14.0]; H: [2.6,14.0], and max. 7 of (Ti+Zr+Al), balance essentially only iron and impurities at normal amounts. The steel is intended to be used in the manufacturing of tools for injection moulding, compression moulding and extrusion of components of plastics, and for tools for cold working, which are exposed to corrosion. The invention also relates to construction components such as injection nozzles for engines, wear parts, pump parts, bearing components etc. Yet another field of application is the use of the steel alloy for the manufacturing of knives for food industry. | 09-25-2008 |
20090232921 | IMPACT TARGET CAPSULE AND IMPACT COMPRESSION APPARATUS - A target capsule includes (A) a pedestal having a central projection, (B) a pedestal aid attached to the central projection so as to define a sample-loading assembly, and (C) an impact-receiving member, wherein the components (A), (B), and (C) are detachable from each other. The impact target capsule can be readily loaded with a sample, allows the sample to be easily retrieved after application of impact pressure, and can be used repeatedly, and thereby the capsule can be preferably used as an impact compression apparatus in combination with a single-stage powder gun or a single-stage gas gun. | 09-17-2009 |
20100086628 | CASE FOR ROLLING POWDER ALLOY - An object of this invention is to provide a case for rolling powder alloy without failures at the time of rolling. The case for rolling powder alloy ( | 04-08-2010 |
20100159051 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CROSS-PASSAGEWAY PRESSING TO PRODUCE CUTTING INSERTS - A die for use with a uni-axial press including top and bottom rams, at least one of the top and bottom rams being movable along a pressing axis. The die includes at least two separable die parts mutually engageable along adjacent parting surfaces extending in a direction non-perpendicular to the pressing axis and a removable core rod. The die parts are movable between separated and engaged positions in a direction non-parallel to the pressing axis. The die includes a first passageway extending therethrough between the periphery of the die and the die chamber. The first removable core rod is configured to be inserted into the die chamber through the first passageway. | 06-24-2010 |
20100183757 | DIE PRESS ASSEMBLY FOR POWDER PRESSING - A die press assembly ( | 07-22-2010 |
20110027400 | POWDER PRESS FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF A METAL POWDER COMPACT - A powder press for producing a metal powder compact comprises an upper punch arrangement and a lower punch arrangement ( | 02-03-2011 |
20110038974 | Electrical Plating and Catalytic Uses of Metal Nanomaterial Compositions - This invention relates generally to uses of novel nanomaterial composition and the systems in which they are used, and more particularly to nanomaterial compositions generally comprising carbon and a metal, which composition can be exposed to pulsed emissions to react, activate, combine, or sinter the nanomaterial composition. The nanomaterial compositions can alternatively be utilized at ambient temperature or under other means to cause such reaction, activation, combination, or sintering to occur. | 02-17-2011 |
20110189325 | Process and technical arrangement to produce in series single crystal penetrator rods of an alloy of 40wt% tungsten-40wt% titanium-20wt% osmium to replace depleted uranium which causes after use hazardous environmental problems - A new process and technical arrangement to produce in series penetrator rods which have a true single crystal structure consisting of an alloy of 40% by weight Tungsten, 40% by weight Titanium, 20% by weight Osmium. Those single crystal penetrator rods do not break up upon impact on a target, the material sleeves back over the surface whilst the core drives forward and penetrates till the given velocity is used up. This phenomena is only achievable with a single crystal structure and leads to a size and weight reduction because there is not any material lost upon impact on the target as it happens with all penetrator rods which have a grain structure and as they are used today. This alloy as named above has the highest density and highest hardness possible, caused by the crystal growth process and it permits the user to stay out of reach of any opponent not using the same material. | 08-04-2011 |
20110256252 | Apparatus for Producing Three-Dimensional Shaped Product - An apparatus for producing a three-dimensional shaped product installs on a surface of a table a base plate which loads powder and a shaped article, with a vertical space being formed. A frame body is installed upright on the table The base plate is placed on a support horizontally projecting from the frame body and/or a step portion which provides an inner direction part of the table of the frame body. The base plate is supported so the center of gravity of the base plate is inside a triangle formed by three locations or a quadruple formed by four locations inside a region of the support or the step portion on which the base plate is placed, and the part projecting above the support and/or an inner wall of the frame body are contacted with a horizontally surrounding part of the base plate at three or more locations. | 10-20-2011 |
20110256253 | Apparatus for Producing Three-Dimensional Shaped Product - An apparatus for producing a three-dimensional shaped product capable of decreasing thermal dissipation due to thermal conduction of a heating device or a cooling device loading a base plate, in which powder is sequentially sintered on a table and a base plate a inside a shaping tank wherein a space of vertical direction is formed on the table or the space is formed and a heat insulating material is filled into the thus formed region, a heating device or a cooling device which loads the base plate a supporting the sintered layer is firmly fixed. | 10-20-2011 |
20110311667 | PRESS TOOLING - A pressing tooling machine, including one or two punches, a die including sectors that can separate from each other but are connected to a shared primary portion, and a ring surrounding and holding the sectors, against which it is adjusted by tapered surfaces, and the altitude of which varies owing to the rotation of a crown provided with a surface in relief. When compression is finished, stripping is preceded by a slight separation of the sectors, which makes it possible to release stresses in the compressed piece and avoid many risks of damaging the piece. The sectors are made resistant by inserts made from a hard material, generally removable and able to be machined to an exact profile of the pieces to the formed. | 12-22-2011 |
20120107434 | FORMING DIE ASSEMBLY FOR MICROCOMPONENTS - A forming die assembly for microcomponents includes a forming die and a punch. The forming die is formed with a cavity, a punch hole connected to the cavity, and a supply path for supplying a raw material with a metal powder and a binder having plasticity. The supply path is connected to the cavity so as to have a gate therebetween and is used for supplying the raw material into the cavity. The punch is slidably inserted into the punch hole, and it opens and closes the gate by reciprocatory sliding. The punch closes the gate and compresses the raw material in the cavity into a green compact by sliding in the direction of the cavity. | 05-03-2012 |
20130302456 | POWDER PRESS - A powder press for producing a pressed piece from a powdered material, with a frame, a punch arrangement, and a die arrangement, which defines a die cavity into which the powdered material is fillable. To form the pressed piece, the punch arrangement and the die arrangement are movable relative to one another along a press stroke axis Z-Z; are pressible against each other; and one or both contains a linking element connected to two driving means, as well as a die plate and/or punch plate guided on guiding means along the stroke direction Z-Z and connected to the linking element. The driving means are each connected to the linking element by means of a flexible connecting means which lie on a first straight line X-X which is orthogonal to the press stroke axis Z-Z. The linking element is connected to the die plate or the punch plate by means of a further flexible connecting means which is disposed, in a way equidistant to the flexible connecting means, on a second straight line Y-Y orthogonal to the press stroke axis Z-Z and orthogonal to the first straight line X-X, such that the resulting forces transmitted by the further flexible connecting means are introduced into the die plate or the punch plate at a point on a vertical straight line running through the center of gravity of the die plate or respectively the punch plate. | 11-14-2013 |
20130344185 | CONFIGURATION FOR MOULDING A BLEND MADE OF METAL POWDER AROUND A CERAMIC CORE - A configuration for molding of a blend of metal powder around a core, which includes a mold delimiting a cavity, and which includes an elastically deformable portion on which the core is pressed, so as to adapt dimensions of the cavity to dimensions of the core. The elastically deformable portion includes an elastically deformable metal blade on one face of which the core is pressed directly. | 12-26-2013 |
20140127337 | Apparatuses for Making Cathodes for High-temperature, Rechargeable Batteries - The approaches and apparatuses for fabricating cathodes can be adapted to improve control over cathode composition and to better accommodate batteries of any shape and their assembly. For example, a first solid having an alkali metal halide, a second solid having a transition metal, and a third solid having an alkali metal aluminum halide are combined into a mixture. The mixture can be heated in a vacuum to a temperature that is greater than or equal to the melting point of the third solid. When the third solid is substantially molten liquid, the mixture is compressed into a desired cathode shape and then cooled to solidify the mixture in the desired cathode shape. | 05-08-2014 |
20140271961 | INSERTING INHIBITOR TO CREATE PART BOUNDARY ISOLATION DURING 3D PRINTING - A 3D printing system may print a desired 3D object. A fusible powder may fuse when subjected to a fusing condition. A deposition system may deposit portions of the fusible powder on a substrate. A fusing system may apply the fusing condition to the deposited fusible powder. Inhibitor material may not fuse when subjected to the fusing condition. An insertion system may insert a portion of the inhibitor material between portions of the deposited fusible powder after having been deposited by the deposition system, but before being fused by the fusing system, so as to form a boundary that defines at least a portion of a surface of the desired 3D object. | 09-18-2014 |
20140287078 | PRESS - A press for producing a pellet from powdered material, comprising a press frame with an upper and a lower retaining plate, which are connected to one another by several vertical spacers and with at least one supporting element, which is disposed between the upper and the lower retaining plate, a tool guiding unit with at least one upper punch unit with at least one upper press punch and/or at least one lower punch unit with at least one lower press punch and with a die assembly with at least one holder for powdered material, which is to be pressed by the upper and/or lower press punch, wherein the tool guiding unit is disposed at the supporting element, and at least one upper drive unit for moving the upper punch unit in the vertical direction and/or at least one lower drive unit for moving the lower punch unit and or the die assembly in the vertical direction, wherein, when the press is operating, the upper drive unit and/or the lower drive unit are supported at the supporting element in such a manner, that the reaction forces, which are produced during the pressing of the powdered material in the at least one holder, are generated as action forces, are passed into the supporting element. | 09-25-2014 |
20140308382 | PRESS - A press for producing a pellet from a powdered material, comprising a press frame with an upper and a lower retaining plate, which are connected with one another by several vertical spacers and with at least one supporting element disposed between the upper and the lower retaining plate, at least one upper punch unit with at least one upper press punch and/or at least one lower punch unit with at least one lower press punch as well as at least one holder for powdered material, which is to be pressed by the upper and/or lower press punch, at least one upper drive unit with at least one upper drive motor for moving the upper punch unit in the vertical direction and/or at least one lower drive unit with at least one lower drive motor for moving the lower punch unit and/or the holder in the vertical direction, wherein, when the press is operating, the upper drive unit and/or the lower drive unit are supported at the supporting element in such a manner, that the reaction forces, which are generated as action forces by the pressing forces, produced during the pressing of the powdered material in the at least one holder, are passed into the supporting element and wherein the upper drive motor and/or the lower drive motor are disposed at the press frame, so that the upper drive motor and/or the lower drive motor are not moved in the vertical direction when the upper punch unit and/or the lower punch unit and/or the holder are moved vertically. | 10-16-2014 |
20150024078 | Press for producing a pellet from powdered material - The invention relates to a press for producing a pellet from powdered material, comprising a press frame and a press unit arranged in the press frame with at least one upper press punch and/or at least one lower press punch, as well as at least one receptacle for the powdered material to be pressed by the upper and/or lower press punch, at least two upper drive units, each with one upper electric drive motor for moving the upper press punch in a vertical direction. | 01-22-2015 |
20150056315 | Press for producing pellets from powdered material - The invention relates to a press for producing pellets from powdered material comprising at least one die with a mould cavity imaging the pellet, at least one upper punch and at least one lower punch that interact with the mould cavity to form the pellet, and at least one electric drive for driving the upper punch, and/or the lower punch, and/or the die along a main press axis, wherein the press also comprises at least one movable element acting on the die and/or the mould cavity of the die, wherein at least one electro-hydrostatic drive is provided to drive the at least one movable element. | 02-26-2015 |
20150110910 | DEVICE FOR BUILDING A MULTILAYER STRUCTURE WITH STORAGE CONTAINER OR FILLING CONTAINER MOVABLE ALONG THE DISPENSING CONTAINER - The invention relates to a device ( | 04-23-2015 |
20150118339 | CERAMIC AND/OR METAL POWDER PRESS HAVING A FILLING SHOE AND FILLING LINES AND METHOD FOR PRESSING A PRESSED BODY IN SUCH A PRESS - The invention relates to a ceramic and/or metal powder press, comprising a die ( | 04-30-2015 |
20150147421 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FABRICATING THREE DIMENSIONAL MODELS - A contact coating device comprising a high viscosity rapid deposition head comprising a deposition body defining a material supply passage; a dispensing/shaping nozzle being formed adjacent in a leading end surface of the high viscosity rapid deposition head for dispensing of the high viscosity material from the high viscosity rapid deposition head, and the dispensing/shaping nozzle comprising a dispensing cavity; at least one dispensing passage providing communication between the material supply passage and the dispensing/shaping nozzle for suppling the high viscosity material to the dispensing cavity; and a heating element for heating a portion of the high viscosity rapid deposition and facilitating flow of the high viscosity material through the high viscosity rapid deposition head. A multi-head material deposition system which comprises a first drop-on-demand device, a second drop-on-demand device and at least one contact coating rapid deposition head is also disclosed. | 05-28-2015 |
20150290711 | WELD ASSEMBLY FOR ULTRASONIC ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING APPLICATIONS - A system for use in ultrasonic additive manufacturing processes, comprising a milling machine or the like and a weld assembly. The milling machine further includes a spindle adapted to receive a milling tool, wherein the spindle is capable of moving in the z-axis direction; and a table positioned beneath the spindle, wherein the table is capable of moving in the x-axis direction and the y-axis direction. The weld assembly is adapted to be mounted on the spindle of the milling machine and further includes an ultrasonic weld head; a tapered tool shank adapted to connect the weld assembly to the spindle; and a unique mating collar disposed between the ultrasonic weld head and the spindle, wherein the mating collar is operative transfer thrust loads associated with ultrasonic additive manufacturing processes from the ultrasonic weld head to the z-axis of the spindle without damaging the spindle or other components of the machine. | 10-15-2015 |
20150306666 | Additive Manufacturing Machine - An additive manufacturing machine is offered which can stably supply a powdered material onto a support stage and can suppress contamination of the interior of a processing chamber with the powdered material. The additive manufacturing machine ( | 10-29-2015 |
20150321256 | APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING AN INTEGRALLY LAMINATED THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECT BY REPEATING FORMATION OF POWDER LAYER AND SOLIDIFIED LAYER - An apparatus for producing a laminated object, includes a powder layer forming unit for forming a powder layer of a powdery material, a material supply unit for feeding the powdery material to the powder layer forming unit; and a solidified layer forming unit for forming a solidified layer by irradiating a light beam on a specified portion of the powder layer and sintering or melting the specified portion of the powder layer. The apparatus is configured to produce an integrally laminated three-dimensional object by repeating formation of the powder layer and formation of the solidified layer. The material supply unit includes a cartridge unit charged with the powdery material, the cartridge unit being configured to allow the powdery material to drop downwards. | 11-12-2015 |
20150343533 | APPARATUS FOR FABRICATING THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECT - An apparatus for fabricating a three-dimensional object includes a fabrication stage and a flattener. A fabrication layer in which powder particles are bound together is formed layer-by-layer on the fabrication stage. The flattener relatively moves in a moving direction along a stage surface of the fabrication stage and flattens a surface of powder on the fabrication stage to form a powder layer. The fabrication stage and the flattener are arranged to be relatively movable in a height direction. In formation of the powder layer on the fabrication layer formed on the fabrication stage, the apparatus performs an operation to increase a distance between the flattener and the fabrication stage in the height direction when the flattener moves to a position near an edge of the fabrication layer in the moving direction. | 12-03-2015 |
20160008887 | FLUTED ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING DEPOSITION HEAD DESIGN | 01-14-2016 |
20160039005 | COOLING STRUCTURE OF PRESSING MOLD - A cooling structure of a pressing mold comprises an outlet and an inlet, which are formed in a radial direction of the pressing mold. Furthermore, a cooling passage is integrally formed inside the pressing mold in a hidden manner, and two ends of the cooling passage are connected to the inlet and the outlet, respectively. Also, the cooling passage, being a continuous structure, further has the position and curvature changing in correspondence with the circumferential direction and the axial height of the pressing mold. Furthermore, the cooling passage may be additionally formed inside a cooling ring to be combined with an outer mold body to form the pressing mold. Thus, the cooling passage is well closed, and the position changes of the cooling passage comprise the axial and circumferential directions of the mold or cooling ring, so that the larger cooling area and the good cooling effect are provided. | 02-11-2016 |
20160052054 | Apparatus for Three-Dimensionally Printing Reactive Materials - Apparatuses are disclosed for three-dimensionally printing reactive materials which utilize a powder spreading step followed by a binder-jet deposition step. Some such apparatuses include a binder jet three-dimensional printing device, a curing device, and a depowdering device contained within an environmental enclosure which provides an inert atmosphere sufficient to allow a reactive material to be used as a build material without fire or explosion hazards. Some such apparatuses include one or more conveying systems for moving a removable build box among the various devices. Environmental enclosures having unique designs and features are disclosed. | 02-25-2016 |
20160067781 | THREE DIMENSIONAL PRINTER - A lamination molding apparatus which can remove the non-sintered material powder after completion of lamination molding easily and with less time after completion of laminating/molding, is provided. According to embodiments of the present invention, a lamination molding apparatus to conduct lamination molding using a material powder, including: a chamber filled with an inert gas having a predetermined concentration; a molding table provided in the chamber, the molding table being capable of moving vertically; a powder retaining wall surrounding the molding table so as to retain the material powder supplied on the molding table; and a powder discharging section provided on or below the powder retaining wall, the powder discharging section being capable of discharging the material powder, is provided. | 03-10-2016 |
20160101469 | THREE DIMENSIONAL PRINTER - A lamination molding apparatus which can lower the oxygen concentration in a molding room in short time is provided. A lamination molding apparatus, including a molding room; a processing head; a driving device housing room housing a driving device moving the processing head; a partitioning section to partition the molding room from the driving device housing room; a discharging section to discharge gas in the molding room; and an inert gas supplying apparatus to supply the inert gas to both of the molding room and to the driving device housing room. | 04-14-2016 |
20160107229 | THREE DIMENSIONAL PRINTER - A lamination molding apparatus which can improve the lamination molding accuracy, is provided. A lamination molding apparatus, including a chamber covering a desired molding region, the chamber being filled with an inert gas of a predetermined concentration; and a molding table provided in the molding region, the molding table being configured so as to be capable of being moved vertically by a driving mechanism; wherein the molding table is configured to be temperature-controllable; and a thermostatic section is provided in between the molding table and the driving mechanism or in the driving mechanism, temperature of the thermostatic section being maintained substantially constant, is provided. | 04-21-2016 |
20160107232 | THREE DIMENSIONAL PRINTER - A lamination molding apparatus capable of supplying a material powder steadily to a recoater head, is provided. A lamination molding apparatus including a chamber covering a desired molding region and being filled with an inert gas having a desired concentration; a recoater head moving in the chamber to supply a material powder on the molding region to form a material powder layer; and a material supplying unit to supply the material powder to the recoater head; wherein the recoater head includes a material holding section to hold the material powder; and a material discharging opening to discharge the material powder in the material holding section. | 04-21-2016 |
20160107233 | LAMINATION MOLDING APPARATUS - A lamination molding apparatus | 04-21-2016 |
20160129502 | POWDER DISPENSER FOR MAKING A COMPONENT BY ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING - A powder dispenser ( | 05-12-2016 |
20160144429 | THREE DIMENSIONAL PRINTER - Provided is a lamination molding apparatus which can prevent the recoater head from being damaged when the recoater head clashes with an obstacle. Provided is a lamination molding apparatus including: a recoater head to form a material powder layer by moving in a chamber while supplying a material powder on a molding region and planarizing the material powder; wherein the recoater head is configured so as to be capable of being moved by a recoater head driving mechanism; the recoater head driving mechanism includes: a servo motor to move the recoater head; an encoder to detect a movement amount of the recoater head; and a controlling apparatus to control the servo motor in accordance with a value detected by the encoder; and the controlling apparatus is configured to place the servo motor in a non-control state when clashing of the recoater head with an obstacle is detected. | 05-26-2016 |
20160151840 | Recoaters for Powder-Layer Three-Dimensional Printers | 06-02-2016 |
20160175935 | DEVICE FOR THE ADDITIVE MANUFACTURE OF A COMPONENT | 06-23-2016 |
20190143410 | LAMINATE MOLDING APPARATUS | 05-16-2019 |
20220134437 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL SHAPING APPARATUS - A three-dimensional shaping apparatus includes a stage, a first material supply unit that supplies a first material, a second material supply unit that supplies a second material having a sintering temperature higher than a melting point of the first material, a laser irradiation unit, and a control unit that controls the laser irradiation unit by selecting a first laser irradiation mode and a second laser irradiation mode in which heat diffusion to a lower layer is smaller than in the first laser irradiation mode, wherein the control unit controls the laser irradiation unit by selecting the second laser irradiation mode when a second material shaped layer formed by supplying the second material onto a first material shaped layer formed by supplying the first material onto the stage is irradiated with a laser from the laser irradiation unit. | 05-05-2022 |
20220134440 | MULTI-BEAM COAXIAL LASER OPTICAL SYSTEM FOR USE IN ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING - A feed head apparatus for laser additive manufacturing, comprising an optical housing configured to receive a laser beam and a feedstock therein, wherein the feedstock is for use in an additive manufacturing process that includes a build plate or other additive manufacturing work surface; a first reflective optic for receiving and reflecting the laser beam; and a second reflective optic for receiving laser light reflected by the first reflective optic, wherein the second reflective includes a first region of curvature for directing a portion of the laser light received from the first reflective optic onto the feedstock in a cylindrical configuration such that the feedstock and the cylinder of laser light are coaxial with regard to one another; and a second region of curvature for directing a portion of the laser light received from the first reflective optic onto the build or surface only in a ring-shaped configuration, wherein the ring of laser light surrounds the feedstock and the cylinder of laser light and is coaxial therewith. | 05-05-2022 |
20220134443 | RAKE ARM ASSEMBLIES - A rake arm assembly mountable to a build table having an upper surface and an opposite lower surface is provided. The rake arm assembly includes a rake arm body extending in a direction transverse to a working axis and positionable at the upper surface of the build table, a first guide rail mountable to the lower surface of the build table and extending along the working axis, a first rake support member fixed to a first end of the rake arm body and movably supported on the first guide rail, a second rake support member fixed to an opposite second end of the rake arm body, and a guide pad fixed to a lower surface of the second rake support member and positionable at the lower surface of the build table. | 05-05-2022 |