| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 451002000 | Condition responsive control for sandblasting | 27 |
| 20080248719 | APPARATUS, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR MODIFYING A SURFACE OF A COMPONENT - An apparatus, method and computer program product for modifying a surface of a component is provided. In use, a surface of a component is translated relative to at least one jet for a period of time to form a plurality of features thereon. | 10-09-2008 |
| 20090075563 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SHARPENING HARDENED TOOLS - An application for an apparatus for sharpening a cutting blade includes a source of high pressure water stream capable of cutting steel and a sharpening jig for positioning and holding the cutting blade perpendicular to the high pressure water stream, the sharpening jig provides a mechanism for moving the cutting blade so that a cutting edge of the cutting blade predictably passes beneath the high pressure water. | 03-19-2009 |
| 20090124169 | CNC ABRASIVE FLUID-JET MILLING - A method and apparatus for milling a desired pocket in a solid workpiece uses an abrasive fluid-jet by moving and suitably orienting the abrasive fluid-jet relative to the workpiece. The method includes defining a path of the abrasive fluid-jet necessary to mill a desired pocket in the solid workpiece. The path is defined by a number of parameters. The parameters include a translation velocity, a fluid pressure, and an abrasive fluid-jet position and orientation relative to the workpiece. Generating a command set is according to the defined path and is configured to drive a computer numerical control manipulator system. | 05-14-2009 |
| 20090247048 | Abrasive pump for an abrasive jet cutting machine - An abrasive supply system may, for example, be used to supply abrasive particles such as garnet to a cutting nozzle of an abrasive jet cutter. According to an embodiment, the abrasive is propelled by a substantially constant flow rate gas source. According to an embodiment, the system may be supplied with abrasive from an atmospheric pressure abrasive hopper. According to an embodiment, a controller automatically actuates refilling of an abrasive tank from the abrasive hopper, and then automatically closes an abrasive supply valve and restarts abrasive propulsion. According to an embodiment, the controller may include or consist of pneumatic logic. | 10-01-2009 |
| 20090311944 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ETCHING PLURAL DEPTHS WITH A FLUID JET - A fluid jet system is configured to etch a workpiece to a plurality of depths to produce an etched part corresponding to a computer image. | 12-17-2009 |
| 20100267314 | Arrangement of devices and a method for empirically for determining efficiency index in abrasive waterjet cutting and application thereof in a device for simultaneous control of abrasive waterjet cutting - An arrangement of devices for determining an efficiency index in abrasive waterjet cutting, i.e. the index unambiguously defining for a certain material the shape of a cut, roughness of surfaces created by cutting, their conical nature depending on the incidence angle of the abrasive waterjet. The arrangement of the invention consists of a known abrasive waterjet cutting machine ( | 10-21-2010 |
| 20110053458 | Method and Apparatus for Through-Cut Verification - A method and apparatus for verifying the complete cut through of a tubular member by a fluid cut through device. A follower runs in the kerf created in the tubular member by the fluid cut through device until the follower encounters an incomplete cut, or hanger. The follower rotates away from the fluid cut through device when the follower encounters a hanger, thereby disengaging a switch to interrupt the fluid cut through device. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110143636 | OPTICAL DISK RESTORATION METHOD AND APPARATUS - An optical disk restoration apparatus and optical disk restoration method are provided, which are capable of achieving a high level of capability of restoring a scratched optical disk, without consuming the time and labor of an operator, while reducing the production cost of the apparatus. During a polishing process, an appropriate amount of a polishing agent is dropped onto the readout surface of the optical disk by a polishing agent supply pump to continuously supply the polishing agent to the interface between the optical disk and polishing pads, while a polishing water supply pump is operated to replenish the polishing agent with moisture evaporated by the polishing heat. By this mechanism, the amount and physical properties of the polishing agent at the interface between the optical disk and the polishing pads are appropriately maintained for a long period of time, so that the restoration capability is maintained at high levels. | 06-16-2011 |
| 20110183578 | Control System for a Fluid/Abrasive Jet Cutting Arrangement - A control system for a high pressure cutting arrangement is disclosed. The cutting arrangement comprises a liquid stream and a slurry stream, the slurry comprising abrasive particles suspended in a fluid. The liquid stream and the slurry stream are both supplied under pressure of about 300 MPa to a cutting tool, with at least a portion of the supplied pressure being converted to kinetic energy in the cutting tool to produce a combined liquid and abrasive stream at high velocity. The cutting tool includes a combining chamber into which both the liquid and slurry streams are introduced, the pressure in an entry region of the combining chamber being determined by the pressure of the liquid stream. The control system acts to actuate or prevent flow of slurry in the slurry stream by activation or de-activation of an energising means up-stream of the chamber. Pressure in the slurry stream is substantially equal to the pressure in the entry region of the combining chamber whether or not slurry is flowing. | 07-28-2011 |
| 20110318991 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR HONING METAL STRIPS OF ARBITRARY WIDTH IN CONTINUOUS MOTION - A method and device for honing a metal strip of arbitrary width in continuous motion, allow honing of a suspended portion of at least one side of a metal strip, being free of artifacts and automated. The device includes a device for vertically positioning an abrasive element at the surface of the strip. A device for horizontally moving the abrasive element transversely to the motion of the strip can be coupled to the vertical-positioning device and moved back and forth from one edge of the strip to the other. A first device allows uniform pressure to be applied to press the abrasive element against the strip. The first device allows a uniform pressure to be applied to a suspended portion of the strip in motion and can be coupled to a second device allowing the pressure to be adjusted according to the longitudinal tension of the suspended portion of strip. | 12-29-2011 |
| 20130115853 | SURFACE TREATMENT MACHINE - Disclosed herein is a surface treatment machine that enables the inhibition or reduction of residual abrasives that remain on a workpiece that has been surface treated. An H steel (a workpiece to be treated) | 05-09-2013 |
| 20130143470 | HUMIDITY CONTROL FOR ABRASIVE BLASTING SYSTEMS - An abrasive blasting system includes an air subsystem being adapted to provide pressurized air, a fluid subsystem being adapted to provide fluid, a mixer being adapted to mix the fluid with the pressurized air, and a media subsystem being adapted to provide abrasive media. The method includes pressurizing the air, mixing the fluid with the air, thereby changing the relative humidity of the air, and blasting a surface of a structure with abrasive media mixed with the fluid and the pressurized air. | 06-06-2013 |
| 20130189902 | IMPACT BAFFLE FOR CONTROLLING HIGH-PRESSURE FLUID JETS AND METHODS OF CUTTING WITH FLUID JETS - An impact baffle for a jet cutting tool and a method to operate the baffle in conjunction with the jet cutting tool are described, the baffle with an impact layer and an laterally extended sensing layer to trigger a control signal for interrupting a cutting operation of the jet cutting tool after the impact layer is pierced by the jet cutting tool. | 07-25-2013 |
| 20130203320 | Methods and Systems for Sensor-Based Deburring - A sensor may be used to determine the presence of burrs on a workpiece, and a blasting media may be applied to the workpiece to lessen or eliminate burrs. The blasting media may be applied to the workpiece using a nozzle. The sensor may be scanned over the workpiece, and one or more burr metrics may be determined to qualify or quantify the presence of burrs. Based on the one or more burr metrics, a blasting schedule may be determined and performed. One or more characteristics of the workpiece may be checked after deburring to determine the extent of alteration, if any, of the workpiece caused by deburring. | 08-08-2013 |
| 20130210319 | BLAST MACHINE SYSTEM CONTROLLER - A system for system for controlling functions of a multi-feed blasting apparatus is disclosed. Tank pressure, charge/discharge control, status of a vessel cover, total hours of pressurization or operation for the vessel and individual feed lines, ambient environmental or weather conditions, and abrasive material level inside the vessel may also be monitored and controlled by the disclosed system. | 08-15-2013 |
| 20140045409 | Method and Apparatus for Monitoring Particle Laden Pneumatic Abrasive Flow in an Abrasive Fluid Jet Cutting System - An abrasive jet cutting system may include a differential pressure measurement apparatus configured to measure a differential pressure between points in an abrasive supply system. The differential pressure may be used to determine one or more conditions of the jet and the abrasive delivery. The measured differential pressure may be used in a feedback control system, feed forward control system, and/or an alarm or safety system. | 02-13-2014 |
| 20140220861 | SHOT PEENING FLOW RATE CONTROL - A shot peening flow rate control that is useful for non-ferrous shot peening media. The control has an inlet for receiving media and an orifice through which the media may pass that is in communication with the inlet. A valve selectively blocks the orifice. The valve has a spindle that is guided for axial movement between an open and closed position. The closed position blocks the orifice and the open position places the spindle spaced from the orifice to allow media to flow through the orifice. A flow sensor has a deflectable member that extends into a flow path of media leaving the orifice. In response to increasing or decreasing flow of the media through the flow path the deflectable member will deflect more or less. A sensing device measures the deflection in the deflectable member and generates an electrical signal that varies in response to deflection in the deflectable member. | 08-07-2014 |
| 20140273747 | REMOVING MATERIAL FROM A WORKPIECE WITH A WATER JET - A method is provided for removing material from a workpiece using a material removal device and a measurement device. The method includes measuring a first dimension of the workpiece at a location with the measurement device. A jet of water is directed from the material removal device to the location to remove material from the workpiece at the location. A second dimension of the workpiece at the location is measured with the measurement device. The first dimension is compared to the second dimension to determine a measured thickness of the material removed from the workpiece at the location. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140378028 | Re-Circulating System for Slurried Abrasive/Liquid Feed to Multiple Abrasive Water Jet Cutting Heads - A water abrasive slurry supply system permits abrasive recovery and reuse and allows for constant controlled supply of abrasive slurry to multiple cutting heads in series or in parallel from a remote common slurry mix/supply tank. By keeping the slurry mix always in constant motion the abrasive is not allowed to settle out of suspension. The velocity required to maintain suspension in the recirculating loop is 6 to 7 feet per second. | 12-25-2014 |
| 20150031270 | ABRASIVE JET SYSTEM - An abrasive jet system for producing an abrasive cutting jet is provided. The system includes a source of abrasive suspension connected via a conduit to a cutting head. A source of displacement fluid is provided to flush abrasive suspension in the conduit towards the source of abrasive suspension, when the pressure at the source of abrasive suspension is below the pressure at the source of displacement fluid and no water jet is present in the cutting head. Also provided is a method for suspending a settled or partly settled bed of abrasive. | 01-29-2015 |
| 20150099422 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR THE PLY-BY-PLY MACHINING OF A COMPONENT MADE OF COMPOSITE MATERIAL, BY APPLYING ENERGY - The invention relates to machine a component made of composite material in order to eliminate singularities, defects or damage to the component using a method that is repeatable and adaptable. To do this, it is proposed that the defects and their type be identified by image processing of the surface of the component and that the local machining rates at which the plies are machined be regulated at the function of this identification. According to one embodiment, a system ( | 04-09-2015 |
| 20150360344 | CONTROL VALVES FOR WATERJET SYSTEMS AND RELATED DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS - Control valves for waterjet systems, control-valve actuators, waterjet systems, methods for operating waterjet systems, and associated devices, systems, and methods are disclosed. A control valve configured in accordance with a particular embodiment includes a first seat having a tapered inner surface, a second seat having a contact surface, and an elongated pin having a shaft portion and an end portion. The pin is movable relative to the first and second seats between a shutoff position and one or more throttling positions. When the pin is at the shutoff position, the end portion of the pin is in contact with the contact surface. When the pin is at the throttling position, the end portion of the pin is spaced apart from the contact surface and the tapered inner surface and the shaft portion of the pin at least partially define a throttling gap. | 12-17-2015 |
| 20160108302 | WATER-SOLUBLE CUTTING/GRINDING FLUID - The present invention addresses the problem of providing a water-soluble cutting or grinding fluid that has excellent permeability and washability, that can be widely used in cutting or grinding, and that is particularly suitable for use in superfinishing. The present invention provides a water-soluble cutting or grinding fluid that contains a glycol compound (A), at least one substance (B) selected from the group consisting of organic amines and inorganic alkalis, a surfactant (C), and water (D), the water-soluble cutting or grinding fluid having a contact angle of 2 to 15° as measured using the θ/2 method one second after a drop of a dilution of the water-soluble cutting or grinding fluid is dropped on an SPCC-SB plate. | 04-21-2016 |
| 20160121457 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LOW PRESSURE PIERCING USING A WATERJET CUTTER - A high-pressure waterjet cutting system includes a pump operable to produce a flow of pressurized hydraulic fluid, a piston receiving the flow of pressurized hydraulic fluid and reciprocating in response to a pressure differential produced by the flow of pressurized hydraulic fluid, and an intensifier connected to the piston and operable to produce a high-pressure flow of water in response to reciprocation of the piston. A valve is positioned to receive the flow of hydraulic fluid and is movable between a first position in which the pressure differential is a first value and a second position in which the pressure differential is a second value less than the first value. | 05-05-2016 |
| 20180021922 | WATER-ABRASIVE CUTTING SYSTEM | 01-25-2018 |
| 451003000 | Cyclic control | 2 |
| 20120315824 | METHOD FOR INTERRUPTING THE FUNCTION OF A CUTTING JET AND DEVICE FOR CARRYING OUT THE METHOD - A method to interrupt the operation of a cutting jet exiting a cutting head having a nozzle is designed such that the cutting jet is laterally supplied with interfering means as needed following the nozzle exit which reduces the energy density of the cutting jet. | 12-13-2012 |
| 20130122781 | ABRASIVE BLASTING METHOD AND CONTROL DEVICE FOR SUCH A METHOD - Abrasive blasting control method in which a control device ( | 05-16-2013 |
