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| 20080233838 | Substrate treatment method for portion to be coated - A portion to be coated of a workpiece is subjected to substrate treatment by blasting to provide an anchor effect without leaving abrasive grains thereon. A substrate treatment method for a portion to be coated includes ejecting an elastic abrasive onto a portion to be coated of a workpiece to form irregularities with a predetermined surface roughness, thereby providing an anchor effect for a coating to be formed without causing the abrasive grains to be embedded in the surface of the workpiece. The elastic abrasive includes elastic carriers and abrasive grains, particularly, insulating abrasive grains, compounded and dispersed in the base material as an elastic body or carried on surfaces of the base materials by, for example, adhesion. | 09-25-2008 |
| 20080242200 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SURFACE-COATED CUTTING INSERT - This method for manufacturing a surface-coated cutting insert includes clamping and holding a surface-coated cutting insert with a pair of rotary shafts which are rotatable around an axis, and jetting an abrasive fluid to the surface of the surface-coated cutting insert using at least one blasting gun while rotating the surface-coated cutting insert, thereby, conducting wet blasting. | 10-02-2008 |
| 20080287039 | ABRASIVE BLASTING SYSTEM WITH REMOTE FLOW CONTROL AND METHOD - A particulate blasting apparatus includes a blast vessel having an interior for storing abrasive particulate. The blast vessel has an inlet for introducing a pressurized gas into the interior of the blast vessel and an outlet for allowing the passage of the pressurized gas and particulate. A flexible blast hose is coupled at one end to the outlet for directing particulate flow from the outlet and a blast nozzle is coupled to an opposite end of the blast hose. A metering valve regulates different amounts of particulate flow from the blast vessel through the outlet. A flow actuator is coupled to the metering valve for actuating the metering valve. A controller associated with the blast nozzle in communication with the actuator controls the actuator from the blast nozzle during blasting operations. The blasting apparatus may be used as part of a blasting system that includes a compressor unit for providing the pressurized gas. A method of blasting an area is achieved by controlling the amount of particulate provided to the blast nozzle from the blast nozzle through the controller associated with the blast nozzle while pressurized gas is flowing through the blast nozzle and directing a particulate flow from the blast nozzle to the area. | 11-20-2008 |
| 20090011682 | ABRASIVE FOR BLAST PROCESSING AND BLAST PROCESSING METHOD EMPLOYING THE SAME - An abrasive has a plate shape with a flat surface, in which a maximum diameter of the flat surface thereof is in the range of 0.05 mm to 10 mm, and 1.5 to 100 times as the maximum diameter as thick of the adhesive, and the blast processing method is one in which this abrasive is ejected by being inclined at an incident angle with respect to a surface of a product to be treated. The ejected plate-shaped abrasive slides along the surface of the product to be treated while having the flat surface in slidable contact with the surface of the product to be treated which is an object surface to be treated, so that the surface of the product to be treated is flattened by removing the peaks only, without increasing the depth of the valleys of the roughness curve. | 01-08-2009 |
| 20090029632 | FEEDING SOLID PARTICLES INTO A FLUID STREAM - A method and apparatus for injecting solid particles such as dry ice into an airstream using an airlock having a spherical valve member with spaced through ports and rotatable between an annular seal on one side of the spherical member for feeding the particles to the fluid stream chamber with an annular seal on the opposite side for sealing a particle feed chamber. The airlock device is useful for sealing fluid stream pressure of about 133 Kg/m | 01-29-2009 |
| 20090061738 | METHOD OF SURFACE MODIFICATION FOR THERMAL SHOCK RESISTANCE AND A MEMBER THEREOF - A method for improving surface thermal shock resistance of a member made of ceramics to which thermal shock resistance is required comprising, forming homogeneously distributed linear dislocation structure on the surface of the member made of ceramics to which thermal shock resistance is required by blasting abrasives composed of fine particles whose average particle size is from 5 μm to 200 μm and whose surface shape is convex, wherein Vickers hardness (HV) of said fine particles is 800 or more and equal to or less than the hardness of the member made of ceramics to which thermal shock resistance is required. | 03-05-2009 |
| 20090081928 | BLASTING TREATING METHOD - A method of blasting hazardous substance or explosive in a pressure vessel is provided to improve efficiency while suppressing enlargement of the pressure vessel. To achieve it, the method includes an installing step of installing two or more articles to be treated at a certain spacing in the pressure vessel, an initial blasting step of blasting one of the articles to be treated, and a following blasting step of blasting the article to be treated next to the previously blasted article to be treated after a particular time from the instant of the previous blast. Each of the articles is blasted sequentially through the initial and following blasting steps. | 03-26-2009 |
| 20090088049 | METHOD FOR REMOVAL OF SURFACE FILMS FROM RECLAIM SUBSTRATES - Embodiments of the invention describe a method for reclaiming a substrate by removing surface films with media blasting. A substrate is provided having a surface film. Media blasting is performed on the substrate to remove the surface film from the surface. In one embodiment media blasting removes a film from the substrate top surface. In another embodiment media blasting removes a film from the substrate top surface and side surface. | 04-02-2009 |
| 20090130959 | BLASTING METHOD AND BLASTING MACHINE - In blasting with an abrasive containing liquid to confer elasticity, the abrasive from which liquid evaporates in the course of continuance use is uniformly supplied with liquid. Liquid for swelling an elastic abrasive is sprayed in an air flow for transporting the abrasive in a blasting machine | 05-21-2009 |
| 20090149116 | METHOD OF FABRICATING A PART MADE UP OF A PLURALITY OF THIN-WALLED TUBES AND HAVING A SURFACE OF REVOLUTION - The invention relates to a method of fabricating a part including at least one face in the form of a surface of revolution from a structure made up of a plurality of thin-walled hollow bodies. In order to ensure that cutting takes place without damaging the walls and/or the bonds between the walls of the hollow bodies, the part is machined in the structure by means of a water jet. More precisely, during machining, the structure is attacked with a jet of water under pressure that is directed tangentially relative to the outer envelope of said at least one face to be made in the form of a surface of revolution. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090197511 | DOSING DEVICE - The invention provides a dosing device for a particulate material blasting apparatus comprising a dosing chamber having a base, a rotor carrying a plurality of circumferentially formed pockets ratably mountable with the chamber, a particulate product feed conduit adapted to feed particulate product onto a base of the dosing chamber adjacent a receiving side of the dosing chamber and a particulate product delivery conduit formed in the base of the dosing chamber adjacent a delivery side of the dosing chamber. The base of the dosing chamber is disposed with respect to the particulate product feed conduit such that particulate material will not spill over the base into the delivery conduit. The rotor is disposed with respect to the feed conduit such that particulate product fed onto the base of the dosing chamber will be picked up by the pockets formed in the rotor and lifted up and around the chamber from a receiving side of the dosing chamber to a delivery side of the dosing chamber. | 08-06-2009 |
| 20090325468 | ABRASIVE WATERJET MACHINING AND METHOD TO MANUFACTURE A CURVED ROTOR BLADE RETENTION SLOT - A method of machining a blade retention slot with an abrasive water jet machining. A straight blade retention slot along an X-axis then a at least one side of the straight blade retention slot is abrasive water jet machined to generate a curved side of the blade retention slot defined within an X-Y plane. | 12-31-2009 |
| 20100035522 | BLASTING METHOD AND APPARATUS HAVING ABRASIVE RECOVERY SYSTEM, PROCESSING METHOD OF THIN-FILM SOLAR CELL PANEL, AND THIN-FILM SOLAR CELL PANEL PROCESSED BY THE METHOD - Particularly, a thin-film solar cell panel or the like is processed without necessity of attaching and detaching of mask and washing steps with respect to a workpiece in a fine blasting employing a fine abrasive. | 02-11-2010 |
| 20100093261 | FLUID JET ASSEMBLY - A fluid jet assembly includes a non-pressurized lance barrel through which a high pressure hose (“a lance hose”) is threaded and anchored at the distal end of the lance barrel relative to an operator's position. The other end of the lance hose is coupled to a high pressure fluid source. The fluid is fed into the lance hose and transported to the output of the lance barrel, where it is discharged as a fluid jet stream. A nozzle is mounted at the output of the lance barrel to control the characteristics of the fluid jet flowing out of the lance hose. When infused with an abrasive material, the fluid jet stream exits the nozzle in a focused jet capable of cutting through most structural surfaces. | 04-15-2010 |
| 20100093262 | FLUID JET MANIFOLD - A fluid jet system providing a hydraulic induction manifold for at least two valves. The manifold is positioned “upstream” of an abrasives holding tank, so that no abrasive material flows through the valves and the manifold. The valves and the manifold provide pressurized fluid for at least two different flows: (1) a primary fluid flow and (2) an abrasive material flow through the abrasives holding tank. The two flows are merged again at a junction to provide a fluid flow having a predetermined abrasive-to-fluid mixture ratio. The manifold balances the pressure of the two different flows using a preset geometric relationship between the two different output flow paths associated with the valves. | 04-15-2010 |
| 20100136888 | Abrasive for a Pressure Fluid Jet in a Jet Cutter - An abrasive for a jet of fluid under pressure in a jet cutting machine, which obtains a high cutting speed and reduced operating cost for the machine, consists of ground quarry quartz granules. | 06-03-2010 |
| 20100210186 | MULTI-HEAD FLUID JET CUTTING SYSTEM - Embodiments of the invention provide multi-head fluid jet cutting systems and methods of utilizing such devices. A multi-head fluid jet cutting system includes a body having a plurality of fluid jet cutting heads installed therein. Each cutting head receives pressurized fluid from an intensifier and directs the fluid along a jet axis out of a nozzle of the head to form a cutting stream. In some embodiments, an abrasive material can be mixed with the fluid to form an abrasive fluid cutting stream. The body can be mounted to a motion system which moves the body, and therefore the cutting heads, relative to a work piece mounted upon a work bed. Each of the fluid jet cutting heads is coupled to an actuator which can control an on/off state of the cutting head. In some embodiments, an actuator mounting plate is provided to enable mounting of the actuators off of the jet axes. | 08-19-2010 |
| 20100285725 | METHOD OF DEPTH ROUTING AN ELECTRONIC LAYUP AND APPARATUS FOR EFFECTING SUCH A METHOD - A method of depth routing an electronic layup comprised of a dielectric sandwiched between a metal layer and a metal substrate which is then laminated. The method involves first positioning a hardened mask so that the mask is interposed between the metal layer and at least one nozzle of a sandblasting machine, the mask having at least one aperture provided therein. Thereafter, the electronic layup is sandblasted through the at least one aperture by way of the sandblasting machine. The force, size and type of abrasive applied by the sandblasting machine are sufficient to erode the metal layer and the dielectric but not the substrate. | 11-11-2010 |
| 20110009034 | Method of Producing Rust Inhibitive Sheet Metal Through Scale Removal with a Slurry Blasting Descaling Cell Having Improved Grit Flow - A method is provided for removing iron oxide scale from sheet metal and producing a sheet metal surface with rust inhibitive properties. The sheet metal is advanced through the descaling cell and a slurry mixture is propelled against at least one of the top surface and bottom surface of the sheet metal across the sheet metal width as the material is advanced through the descaling cell. The rate of slurry impact against the at least one of the top surface and bottom surface of the sheet metal is controlled in a manner to remove substantially all of the scale from a surface of the sheet metal, and in a manner to create a passivation layer on the descaled surface of the sheet metal. The passivation layer comprises at least one of silicon, aluminum, manganese and chromium and inhibits oxidation of the descaled surface of the processed sheet metal. | 01-13-2011 |
| 20110053463 | SHOT BLASTING PARTICLES - Shot blasting particles are constituted by a ceramic material having an apparent relative density of more than 4.0 and less than 5.0 and comprising more than 5% of silica, as a percentage by weight based on the oxides. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110065363 | Scale Removing Method and Scale Removing Apparatus - A scale removing apparatus | 03-17-2011 |
| 20110081834 | METHOD FOR WORKING ON WORKPIECES WITH A WATER JET THAT CONTAINS ABRASIVE AND EMERGES UNDER HIGH PRESSURE FROM A NOZZLE, WATER JET INSTALLATION USEFUL FOR EXECUTING THE METHOD, AND APPLICATION OF THE METHOD - In a method for producing a water jet ( | 04-07-2011 |
| 20110104993 | BLAST CELANING METHOD AND METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PRODUCING SOLID CARBON DIOXIDE TO BE USED FOR THE SAME - The present invention provides a blast cleaning method with cleaning performance adjustable by changing the hardness, shape and size of solid carbon dioxide to be used as a shot material, and a method and a device for producing solid carbon dioxide to be used for the blast cleaning method. | 05-05-2011 |
| 20110130074 | MAGNETIC PARTICLE CARRYING DEVICE, AND DEVELOPING UNIT, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS USING THE SAME, AND SURFACE TREATMENT METHOD OF THE SAME - A magnetic particle carrying device includes a magnetic field generator and a hollow cylindrical structure. The magnetic field generator generates a magnetic field. The hollow cylindrical structure encases the magnetic field generator and attracts magnetic particles on an external surface of the hollow structure using the magnetic field. The external surface of the hollow cylindrical structure is provided with a plurality of elliptical depressions. The depressions include first type depressions and second type depressions. A long axis of a first type of elliptical depression is substantially extending in an axial direction of the hollow cylindrical structure, and a long axis of a second type of elliptical depression is substantially extending in a circumferential direction of the hollow cylindrical structure. The external surface of the hollow cylindrical structure has more elliptical depressions of the second type than elliptical depressions of the first type. | 06-02-2011 |
| 20110130075 | Method of Producing Rust Inhibitive Sheet Metal Through Scale Removal with a Slurry Blasting Descaling Cell Having Improved Grit Flow - A method is provided for removing iron oxide scale from sheet metal and producing a sheet metal surface with rust inhibitive properties. The sheet metal is advanced through the descaling cell and a slurry mixture is propelled against at least one of the top surface and bottom surface of the sheet metal across the sheet metal width as the material is advanced through the descaling cell. The rate of slurry impact against the at least one of the top surface and bottom surface of the sheet metal is controlled in a manner to remove substantially all of the scale from a surface of the sheet metal, and in a manner to create a passivation layer on the descaled surface of the sheet metal. The passivation layer comprises at least one of silicon, aluminum, manganese and chromium and inhibits oxidation of the descaled surface of the processed sheet metal. | 06-02-2011 |
| 20110177759 | BARGE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM AND REFURBISHING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF TRANSPORTING AND REFURBISHING BARGES - A transportation system and method of transferring a barge from a waterway and to a refurbishing system. The transportation system includes transport systems that move the barge out of water and onto to a position away from the water, then moves the barge into the refurbishing system. The transport systems then move the refurbished barge back into the water. | 07-21-2011 |
| 20110237162 | Apparatus for aerohydrodynamic abrasive cleaning of surfaces, sprayer for the same, and method for aerohydrodynamic abrasive cleaning of surfaces - An apparatus for mechanical spray treatment of materials has a container for preparing an abrasive suspension, the container having a stirring mechanism including a stirrer provided with at least one blade, and a sprayer for spraying the abrasive suspension connected to the container and a compressed gas supply device. The stirrer of the stirring mechanism has a comminuting cutter provided thereon in the bottom part of the container. The method for aerohydrodynamic abrasive cleaning of surfaces includes entraining the abrasive suspension flow in compressed gas to produce aerosol particles and directing the stream of aerosol particles from the sprayer nozzle to a surface. Moreover, after aerosol particles have been formed they are accelerated owing to the sprayer design within the sprayer before they are ejected from the nozzle. The method and device help improve the output, efficiency, and quality of cleaning by improving the uniformity of abrasive material grains used and imparting a high velocity to the suspension spray, expanding the area of effective cleaning, and distributing the aerosol particles therein in an optimal proportion. | 09-29-2011 |
| 20110256810 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING CHUCK PLATE FOR USE IN ELECTROSTATIC CHUCK - There is provided a method of manufacturing a chuck plate for an electrostatic chuck of good productivity which is free from poor releasing of a wafer which is a to-be-processed substrate, from the initial time of putting the electrostatic chuck to a new use. The method of manufacturing a chuck plate for electrostatic chuck ES which is made up of a dielectric body to cover a surface of the chuck main body having electrodes, includes the steps of: obtaining a sintered body by compression-forming raw material powder (or raw meal) into a predetermined shape and then sintering the same; forming, by polishing, such a surface of the sintered body as will come into contact with a substrate to be attracted, into a predetermined surface roughness and flatness; and performing blast processing for selectively removing only ready-to-be-separated particles that come into existence on the surface as a result of the polishing. | 10-20-2011 |
| 20110300779 | ABRASIVE BLAST CONTOUR MACHINING TO REMOVE SURFACE AND NEAR-SURFACE CRACK INITIATION - A multi-axis machine includes a controller operable to control a nozzle which ejects a particulate material relative to a part surface to maintain a compound angle and predetermined stand off distance to remove surface and near-surface crack initiation sites. | 12-08-2011 |
| 20110300780 | DEVICE FOR BLAST-MACHINING OR ABRASIVE BLASTING OBJECTS | 12-08-2011 |
| 20110312252 | SANDBLASTING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SHAPING PRODUCT WITH SAME - A sandblasting apparatus includes a processing chamber, a sandblasting nozzle positioned on a top of the processing chamber, a support mechanism, an elevation mechanism, a worktable, and a cutting mechanism. The support mechanism is positioned in the processing chamber and opposite to the sandblasting nozzle. The support mechanism is used for supporting a template with a cutting pattern. The elevation mechanism is positioned on the bottom of the processing chamber. The worktable is located between the support mechanism and the elevation mechanism and configured for supporting a plate for processing and being opposite to the template. The center of worktable defines a through hole matching with the pattern of the template. The cutting mechanism is fixed on the elevation mechanism and faces the through hole. The elevation mechanism drives the cutting mechanism to move toward or away the worktable. | 12-22-2011 |
| 20120003902 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A DROPLET DISCHARGE HEAD - In the method for manufacturing a droplet discharge head, a mold | 01-05-2012 |
| 20120021676 | SYSTEMS FOR ABRASIVE JET PIERCING AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - Various embodiments of abrasive jet cutting systems are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, an abrasive jet system includes a cutting head configured to receive abrasives and pressurized fluid to form an abrasive jet. The system also includes an abrasive source configured to store abrasives that are supplied to the cutting head, as well as a fluid source configured to store fluid that is supplied to the cutting head. The system further includes a gas source configured to store pressurized gas that is selectively supplied to the cutting head. When supplied to the cutting head, the pressurized gas can advantageously affect, such as by at least partially diffusing, the abrasive jet. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120058711 | BLASTING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR BLAST PROCESSING - A blasting apparatus capable of increasing suction power to collect an abrasive without exerting any influence on processing of a work surface with the abrasive. The apparatus includes a blasting nozzle ( | 03-08-2012 |
| 20120094581 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REMOVING CONTAMINANTS - A method and apparatus for removing contaminants from at least one portion of a semiconductor mold are disclosed. A nozzle is positioned at a preset position with respect to the portion of the semiconductor mold. Solid particles of a material that sublimes instantaneously along with at least one of the abrasives and additives are blasted at a predefined temperature and/or pressure over the portion, through the nozzle. On impact, the particles remove the contaminants from the portion of the semiconductor mold. | 04-19-2012 |
| 20120108147 | REMOVABLE AIRWASH CARTRIDGE OR CASSETTE FOR GRIT DRYING SYSTEM - An abrasive blasting system including a magnetic drum, an airflow generator configured to create airflow, and a removable airwash cartridge that includes one or more angular feedplates with lips extending therefrom. | 05-03-2012 |
| 20120115399 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING SUBSTRATE, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A PROCESSED SUBSTRATE - Disclosed are a simple device for processing substrate which can make a surface of a processed substrate smooth, a method for processing substrate with the use of the processing device, and a method for producing a processed substrate with the use of the processing method. The device of the present invention for processing a substrate includes a jetting member ( | 05-10-2012 |
| 20120184185 | STRINGER MANUFACTURING METHOD - An object is to enhance the productivity, to improve the working environment of workers, and to reduce manufacturing costs. Disclosed is a stringer manufacturing method for machining one end portion of an elongated member that is provided with a cap flange, a web, and a base flange and that has an inverted T-shape in a front view, an I-shape in a front view, or a T-shape in a front view into a desired shape to obtain a desired stringer. The one end portion of the elongated member is machined into a desired shape by using a vertical articulated robot ( | 07-19-2012 |
| 20120231704 | ABRASIVE FOR BLAST PROCESSING AND BLAST PROCESSING METHOD EMPLOYING THE SAME - An abrasive has a plate shape with a flat surface, in which a maximum diameter of the flat surface thereof is in the range of 0.05 mm to 10 mm, and 1.5 to 100 times as the maximum diameter as thick of the abrasive, and the blast processing method is one in which this abrasive is ejected by being inclined at an incident angle with respect to a surface of a product to be treated. The ejected plate-shaped abrasive slides along the surface of the product to be treated while having the flat surface in slidable contact with the surface of the product to be treated which is an object surface to be treated, so that the surface of the product to be treated is flattened by removing the peaks only, without increasing the depth of the valleys of the roughness curve. | 09-13-2012 |
| 20120238186 | SUPPORT MATERIAL REMOVING METHOD - An object of the present invention is to provide a revolutionary support material removing method which exhibits operational effects not seen in conventional practice. | 09-20-2012 |
| 20120264355 | POLISHING METHOD BY BLASTING AND NOZZLE STRUCTURE FOR A BLASTING APPARATUS FOR USE IN THE POLISHING METHOD - In a polishing performed by imparting kinetic energy to abrasive using a compressed gas flow, horizontal cutting force is obtained while vertical cutting force acting on a surface of a workpiece is inhibited. A compressed gas containing no abrasive is ejected from an accelerated flow generation nozzle | 10-18-2012 |
| 20120276818 | MULTI-JET NOZZLE - Some embodiments can be implemented as a system, method, or nozzle and can include some of these features. A fluid jet cutting system can include a frame, a cutting head, a high-pressure fluid source, an abrasive source, and an actuator. The cutting head can include a fluid inlet, an orifice, a mixing chamber, and a fluid jet nozzle. The fluid jet nozzle can include an elongated body which can include a body axis, a fluid inlet orifice that can be in fluid communication with a plurality of conduits, and a source of high speed fluid and abrasive, which can be the cutting head's mixing chamber. Each of the plurality of conduits can: be in fluid communication with the fluid inlet orifice; have its own conduit axis that forms an angle with the body axis; and be in fluid communication with its own fluid outlet orifice. | 11-01-2012 |
| 20120282845 | Substrate processing apparatus and method of operating the same - Provided is a substrate processing apparatus including a first conduit configured to supply a processing solution to a substrate loaded on a supporter, and a second conduit in fluid communication with the first conduit, the second conduit configured to supply a gas to the first conduit to be mixed with the processing solution, wherein the first conduit includes an opening to permit the processing solution mixed with the gas to be injected onto the substrate. | 11-08-2012 |
| 20120295517 | Electrical Component, Manufacturing System and Method - Disclosed herein is an electrical component comprising a segment having a diameter in the range of about 1 micrometers to about 10 cm, the segment comprising a plurality of non-metallic, resistive fibers in a non-metallic binder. The segment is precisely trimmed to impart to the segment an electrical resistance within 1% of the desired resistance value. A manufacturing system and methods of manufacturing components having precise specifications also are disclosed. | 11-22-2012 |
| 20120315827 | Method and an apparatus for treating at least one workpiece - Apparatus for treating a workpiece has first and second regions at least partially enclosed by a casing and in communication via a passage, and support means for a carrier holding the workpiece in the first region for treatment. Pressure difference between the regions forces the workpiece toward the carrier and guides a flow of media from the first to the second region through the passage, at least partly, to create said pressure difference. Method for treating at least one workpiece holds the workpiece by forcing it toward the carrier with a created pressure difference between two regions. Holding also guides a flow of media from the first region to the second region through the passage in order to, at least partly, create said pressure difference. The treatment may comprise blasting, rinsing or drying. The workpiece may comprise cutting inserts, electronic components, small sized machined or formed components or parts. | 12-13-2012 |
| 20120315828 | SHOT BLAST CABINET AND TRACK SYSTEM - A blast cabinet, translation system, and process for use in blasting a surface of a part with abrasive particulate. The blast cabinet includes a basin for gathering abrasive particulate, a covering movable to enclose an opening over the basin, a frame supporting the basin, and a plurality of wheels for rolling movement of the cabinet. The system also includes a plurality of supports for holding the part to be blasted and a track system to guide movement of the cabinet. At least one of the wheels may be configured to mate with the track system, and the track system can be clamped to at least one part support. | 12-13-2012 |
| 20130005220 | Scraper and sandblaster assembly and methods of use - A scraper and sandblaster assembly including a sandblaster and a scraper is presented. The sandblaster has a gun-like configuration, including a handle portion having a trigger mechanism; an air inlet portion operably coupled to the handle portion and to an air supply source; a nozzle portion distally disposed with respect to the handle portion; and a granular particle container mounted thereon for holding granular particles. The scraper is in cooperative engagement with the sandblaster, the scraper configured to operate concurrently or simultaneously with the sandblaster. The assembly also includes a debris collection cover encompassing at least a distal portion of the sandblaster and the scraper, the debris collection cover supported on the nozzle portion of the sandblaster. | 01-03-2013 |
| 20130012103 | MOBILE CLEANING AND BLASTING CUBICLE - Mobile blasting cubicle ( | 01-10-2013 |
| 20130023187 | Method For Grinding Side Portion of Hard, Brittle Material Substrate - An elastic abrasive with abrasive grains dispersed in or adhered to an elastic base material is ejected toward a side portion of a substrate together with compressed air. The elastic abrasive is ejected toward a predetermined processing area centered on a processing point in an ejection direction that intersects a widthwise line at the processing point and that forms a predetermined inclination angle selected from a range of 2° to 60° relative to a contact line. Moreover, an ejection nozzle and the workpiece are moved relatively to each other so that the processing area is moved at a fixed speed in a circumferential direction of the workpiece and so that the ejection direction is maintained at each processing point after moving. If multiple stacked substrates are to be processed, the processing area is moved at a fixed speed also in a widthwise direction of the substrates. | 01-24-2013 |
| 20130029563 | BLASTING AGENT AND BLASTING METHOD - A system including at least one means for mechanical processing of surfaces, in particular steel or cast iron beads using a blasting agent ( | 01-31-2013 |
| 20130059500 | PLATE-END PROCESSING METHOD AND BLASTING DEVICE - A plate-end processing method comprises the steps of disposing a slit nozzle having a slit-shaped opening at a nozzle tip such that a longitudinal direction of the opening extends along a longitudinal direction of an edge formed along an end of a plate, and such that a distance between the tip of the nozzle and an apex of the edge is equal to 3 mm or smaller, and ejecting an abrasive with a median diameter smaller than or equal to 20 μm with an ejection pressure of 0.1 MPa to 0.5 MPa to the edge via the nozzle and collecting the ejected abrasive and the abrasive and cut dusts adhered to the plate by suctioning the ejected abrasive, the adhered abrasive and cut dusts from a front side of an ejecting direction of the abrasive at an average flow rate of 30 m/s or higher. | 03-07-2013 |
| 20130065491 | Grit Pickup Apparatus And Method - A grit pickup apparatus and method, and a grit pickup member used therewith that avoids the difficulties encountered with conventional devices. In accordance with certain embodiments, the grit pickup member includes an elbow-shaped preferably tubular member, having an aperture or slot formed in a wall thereof that allows communication between grit pickup media and the interior of the grit pickup member. The pickup member is submerged in the media such as granular material (e.g., sand), and as high velocity fluid travels by the aperture, the media is drawn into the interior region of the pickup member through the aperture and becomes entrained in the high velocity air stream, which carries it to the nozzle where it is expelled and directed toward a substrate to be cleaned. | 03-14-2013 |
| 20130143473 | APPARATUS FOR TREATING A PLATE-LIKE MEMBER AND METHOD OF TREATING THE SAME - The present invention provides an apparatus for removing the unnecessary thin-film layer on the periphery of the substrate of the plate-like member having a square shape, on the surface of which substrate is formed a thin-film layer. The apparatus comprises a chamber to treat the peripheral part where the peripheral part of the plate-like member is inserted and where the unnecessary thin-film layer on the peripheral part of the plate-like member is removed; and a means to move the plate-like member. The chamber to treat the peripheral part comprises a cover to prevent the scattering of the sprayed particles and the dust for treating the peripheral part, the cover having one of its end-sides that forms a ceiling being closed and having the other end-side that is opposed to the ceiling being open and a suctioning cover for treating the peripheral part, having an opening that has the same shape as the opening of the cover to prevent the scattering of the dust. In the chamber to treat the peripheral part, a blasting nozzle for spraying particles for treating the peripheral part is disposed on the cover to prevent the scattering of the dust, so that the mouth of the blasting nozzle is covered by the wall of the cover to prevent the scattering of the sprayed particles and the dust. | 06-06-2013 |
| 20130196574 | Surface media blasting system and method - The system delivers media blasting material to an interior surface of a large storage tank comprises a substantially upright support structure secured to the surface to be blasted. The upright support structure is preferably vertical. A frame extends across the upright support structure. An extendable arm is affixed to the frame at a section. The section is securely and pivotably attached to the section in such a way to enable the arm to rotate freely inside the large storage tank, so that the blaster secured at the end of the extendable arm can blast the entire interior surface of the large storage tank while the upright support structure remains in place. A robot blaster is positioned at the end of the extendable arm and performs the media blasting. A work station is located nearby the site of the large storage tank and controls the position of the extendable arm relative to the interior surface being blasted via a processor and the operation of the blasting delivery system. The surfaces to be blasted may also include the exterior surface of all types of large storage tanks and structures, ship hulls, exterior and interior building wall surfaces. | 08-01-2013 |
| 20130267150 | METHOD FOR ABRADING A PRODUCT USING VERY LOW PACKING DENSITY CERAMIC ABRASIVE GRITS - Producing and using very low packing density ceramic abrasive grits comprising various fused aluminum oxide materials with or without other oxide additives, fused aluminum oxide-zirconium oxide co-fusions with or without other oxide additives, or sintered sol gel aluminum oxide materials with or without other oxide additives where the ceramic abrasive grains are preferably made by crushing bubbles of the material. | 10-10-2013 |
| 20130288574 | HIGH PERFORMANCE CERAMIC ABRASIVE GRITS OF UNIFORM THICKNESS AND METHODS OF PRODUCING AND USING THE SAME - A ceramic abrasive grain product of a ceramic material composition, said ceramic abrasive grain product comprising at least fifty percent of abrasive grains having a uniform grain thickness of from 0.002 to 0.016 inches and a length such that the grain is self dressing when oriented such that the thickness of the grain is exposed to a workpiece, abrasive products made therefrom and method for manufacturing and using same. | 10-31-2013 |
| 20140024295 | FLUID JET RECEIVING RECEPTACLES AND RELATED FLUID JET CUTTING SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A jet receiving receptacle is provided which is coupleable to a high-pressure fluid jet system opposite a nozzle thereof to receive a fluid jet discharged from the nozzle after it acts on a workpiece. The jet receiving receptacle may include an elongated inlet alignable with a direction of travel of the nozzle to receive the fluid jet in a deflected state. The jet receiving receptacle may further include a jet deflection device positioned downstream of the elongated inlet to redirect at least a portion of the fluid jet and a jet rebound device located upstream of the jet deflection device to be impinged on by the redirected portion of the fluid jet. The jet deflection device and jet rebound device may form, in combination with a housing, a device to trap the fluid jet. Fluid jet cutting systems incorporating a jet receiving receptacle and related methods are also provided. | 01-23-2014 |
| 20140051334 | 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. | 02-20-2014 |
| 20140065930 | SCRIBING METHOD AND BLASTING MACHINE FOR SCRIBING - To provide a scribing method by blasting that allows forming a groove at high accuracy without masking, a blasting machine that includes an ejection nozzle having a slit-shaped ejection opening with a width of 10 to 500 μm and a length of 5 to 5000 times the width, and an abrasive with a median diameter equal to or less than one-half of a width of the ejection opening of the ejection nozzle and with a maximum particle diameter smaller than a width of the ejection opening are used; and the abrasive is ejected together with compressed gas on a surface of a workpiece at an ejection distance of 0.1 to 3.0 mm without masking so that an ejection quantity of the abrasive is to be 0.25 cm | 03-06-2014 |
| 20140073225 | CHANNEL INLET EDGE DEBURRING FOR GAS DIFFUSER CASES - A method of deburring channel inlet edges inside a cavity of a gas diffuser case is disclosed. The diffuser case has a plurality of channels each having an inner surface and an inlet edge defining an inlet of the channel. The surfaces of adjacent channels co-operate to provide said inlet edge therebetween. The inlet edges of the channels are provided in an inwardly facing circular array around a central axis of the gas diffuser case. The method comprises: inserting a tool head having at least one nozzle in the cavity of the gas diffuser case; and then ejecting abrasive particles from at least one nozzle towards at least one of the channel inlet edges of the gas diffuser case to at least one of decrease a radius of at least one said edge and improve a smoothness of at least one said surface. | 03-13-2014 |
| 20140087631 | CONTROL VALVES FOR WATERJET SYSTEMS AND RELATED DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS - Waterjet systems including control valves and associated devices, systems, and methods are disclosed. A waterjet system configured in accordance with a particular embodiment includes a fluid source, a jet outlet, and a fluid conveyance extending from the fluid source to the jet outlet. The system further includes a control valve positioned along the fluid conveyance downstream from the fluid source and upstream from the jet outlet. The fluid conveyance has a first portion upstream from the control valve and a second portion downstream from the control valve. The control valve is configured to controllably reduce a pressure of fluid within the second portion of the fluid conveyance relative to a pressure of fluid within the first portion of the fluid conveyance. The first portion of the fluid conveyance is configured to accommodate movement of the jet outlet relative to the fluid source. | 03-27-2014 |
| 20140087632 | MACHINING OF AN ARTICLE - A method of forming a profile of a leading edge on an aerofoil having a leading edge extending along an axis and providing a fluid jet that has a Gaussian energy distribution profile. The jet is traversed along a path that substantially follows the axis, the maximum energy of the fluid jet being directed to a location offset from the axis. | 03-27-2014 |
| 20140087633 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS RELATED TO ABLATION DURING MANUFACTURE OF RADIO-FREQUENCY MODULES - Disclosed are systems and methods related to removal of materials by techniques such as ablation during manufacture of radio-frequency (RF) modules. Such modules can be manufactured in an array on a panel, and an overmold structure can be formed on the panel. In some situations, it can be desirable to remove a portion of an upper surface of the overmold to, for example, better expose upper portions of shielding wirebonds. In some embodiments, an ablation system can include a blasting apparatus configured to provide a stream of ablating particles to a blasting region. A first transport section that moves a panel through the blasting region can be separate from a second transport section that feeds or removes the panel to or from the first transport section. Such a configuration can substantially isolate the second transport section from the stream of ablating particles. | 03-27-2014 |
| 20140087634 | SHOT BLASTING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - A shot blasting system includes an automatic warehouse, a shot blasting equipment, and a traverser. The automatic warehouse is configured to receive and dispatch a pallet with a workpiece housed therein by using a stacker crane. The shot blasting equipment is to perform shot blasting on the workpiece. The traverser is configured to convey the pallet between the automatic warehouse and the shot blasting equipment. | 03-27-2014 |
| 20140141698 | SURFACE TREATING METHOD FOR A GOLF CLUB HEAD - A surface treating method for a golf club head made of carbon steel basically has one nitriding step and two oxidizing steps. The method further has polishing, sandblasting and rinsing steps and so on processed prior to or between the basic steps, and then has polishing and oil immersing steps and so on processed after the basic steps. The finished golf club head has uniform dark appearance and also has good corrosion resistance and abrasion resistance. Furthermore, the surface of the finished golf club head does not peel off. Moreover, the method also has advantages including low pollution and low cost. | 05-22-2014 |
| 20140213150 | PARTICLE DELIVERY APPARATUSES INCLUDING CONTROL JUNCTIONS FOR USE IN ABRASIVE-JET SYSTEMS AND RELATED APPARATUSES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS - Particle delivery apparatuses for use in abrasive jet systems and associated apparatuses, systems, and methods are disclosed. A particle delivery apparatus configured in accordance with a particular embodiment includes a cutting head, a gas inlet, and a control junction. An abrasive delivery path extends from a particle hopper toward the cutting head. A gas flow path extends from the gas inlet toward the cutting head. The control junction is configured to collect abrasive particles in a pile that blocks a flow of abrasive particles along the abrasive delivery path. The pile forms when a gas flow rate through a free space around the pile and a pressure differential between the hopper and the abrasive delivery path downstream from the control junction are insufficient to partially or entirely displace the pile. | 07-31-2014 |
| 20140273759 | SCRAPER AND SANDBLASTER ASSEMBLY AND METHODS OF USE - A scraper and sandblaster assembly is presented including a sandblaster having at least a debris collection cover and a granular particle container for holding granular particles and a scraper configured to operate with the sandblaster, wherein the granular particle container includes a plurality of separate and distinct chambers, each chamber including a different granular particle. The sandblaster includes at least one actuation mechanism for selectively or collectively dispensing the different granular particles. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140378029 | SHOT BLAST CABINET AND TRACK SYSTEM - A blast cabinet, translation system, and process for use in blasting a surface of a part with abrasive particulate. The blast cabinet includes a basin for gathering abrasive particulate, a covering movable to enclose an opening over the basin, a frame supporting the basin, and a plurality of wheels for rolling movement of the cabinet. The system also includes a plurality of supports for holding the part to be blasted and a track system to guide movement of the cabinet. At least one of the wheels may be configured to mate with the track system, and the track system can be clamped to at least one part support. | 12-25-2014 |
| 20140378030 | PNEUMATIC TIRE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING TIRE VULCANIZATION MOLD - A pneumatic tire has an outer surface with an arithmetical mean roughness Ra in the range of 0.1 μm to 0.6 μm when a reference length Lr is 20 μm, wherein the outer surface has an irregularity diameter in the range of 40-230 μm and an irregularity depth in the range of 3-22 μm. A method of manufacturing a tire vulcanization mold includes propelling spherical abrasive grains onto the surface of the mold under the condition that a propelling pressure is in the range of 0.1-0.6 MPa, so as to process the surface of the mold. | 12-25-2014 |
| 20150024660 | METHOD OF TREATING SURFACE OF MOLD AND MOLD HAVING SURFACE TREATED BY SAID METHOD - Provided is a method of treating a surface of a mold to achieve good demoldability and capable of preventing wearing of the mold by avoiding load concentration on one part of the surface of the mold. After a first blasting is performed on the surface of the mold to remove a hardened layer produced on the surface and/or to adjust the surface roughness, a second blasting is performed to create fine irregularities on the surface. Then, an elastic abrasive in which abrasive grains are carried on an elastic body, or a plate-like abrasive having a planar shape with a maximum length that is 1.5 to 100 times the thickness thereof, is ejected onto the surface of the mold at an inclined ejection angle such that the abrasive is caused to slide along the mold surface to flatten peaks of the irregularities created on the mold surface. | 01-22-2015 |
| 20150044946 | BLAST PROCESSING DEVICE AND BLAST PROCESSING METHOD - A blast processing device includes a first nozzle, a second nozzle, and a moving mechanism. The first nozzle blasts a blasting material toward a workpiece, using first compressed air. The second nozzle blasts second compressed air for adjusting a diffusion range of the blasting material. The moving mechanism moves the first nozzle and the second nozzle over the workpiece. | 02-12-2015 |
| 20150093969 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MANUFACTURING ELASTIC ABRASIVE METHOD FOR BLASTING THE ELASTIC ABRASIVE INCLUDING METHOD FOR RECYCLING THE ELASTIC ABRASIVE AND DEVICE FOR BLASTING THE ELASTIC ABRASIVE INCLUDING DEVICE FOR RECYCLING THE ELASTIC ABRASIVE - To obtain a circulation-type blasting device which enables stable processing for a long period of time even in a case that an elastic abrasive of which abrasive grains are attached to a surface of an elastic core are used. | 04-02-2015 |
| 20160001420 | CARVING CABINET HAVING PROTECTIVE CARVING BARRIER - A carving cabinet configured to enable carving of the work-piece outside the main machine cabinet, without requiring the work-piece to be completely wrapped in a protective covering. The carving cabinet includes a housing defining an enclosure for operating the carving tool when carving the work-piece. A barrier member is coupled to the housing and is configured to substantially separate the work-piece from the enclosure when carving the work-piece. The barrier member includes a first surface facing toward the enclosure and an opposing second surface facing away from the enclosure. A carving port extends between the first surface and the second surface. The barrier member is configured to allow the work-piece to be disposable adjacent the second surface to enable carving of the work-piece through the carving port. | 01-07-2016 |
| 20160008950 | METHOD OF STEEL SHEET SURFACE TREATMENT AND APPARATUS OF THE SAME | 01-14-2016 |
| 20160039070 | BLAST TREATMENT DEVICE AND BLAST TREATMENT METHOD - According to one implementation, a blast treatment device includes at least one nozzle, a movement structure and at least one weight member. The at least one nozzle injects blast media. The movement structure reciprocates the at least one nozzle along a track. The at least one weight member cancels a vibration caused by reciprocating the at least one nozzle. Further, according to one implementation, a blast treatment method includes injecting blast media from at least one nozzle; manufacturing a blast treated product by reciprocating the at least one nozzle along a track; and canceling a vibration, caused by reciprocating the at least one nozzle, by at least one weight member. | 02-11-2016 |
| 20160059382 | BLAST TREATMENT DEVICE AND BLAST TREATMENT METHOD - According to one implementation, a blast treatment method includes: setting a blast treatment condition for a composite material to make a degree of activation on the surface of the composite material within an appropriate range, based on reference information; and manufacturing a blast treated product by the blast treatment of the composite material under the blast treatment condition set to make the degree of the activation within the appropriate range. The reference information shows a relation between a strain amount of a test piece caused by blast treatment under a predetermined blast treatment condition and a degree of activation on a surface of a sample of a composite material by blast treatment, for activating the surface of the sample before painting or bonding, under the predetermined blast treatment condition. | 03-03-2016 |
| 20160059383 | POLISHING FEATURES FORMED IN COMPONENTS - A polishing system and method for polishing a channel formed within a component is disclosed. The polishing system may include a tooling element operable to be positioned within a recess formed partially through a component. The tooling element may include an outer surface having a geometry corresponding to a geometry of the recess formed in the component. The tooling element forms a channel between the recess of the component and the tooling element when positioned in the recess. The system may also include a first member in fluid communication with a first opening of the channel, and a second member in fluid communication with a second opening of the channel. The second opening may be in fluid communication with the first opening via the channel. Additionally, the first and second member may be configured to continuously vary a pressure within the channel to move an abrasive slurry within the channel. | 03-03-2016 |
| 20160059385 | BLAST TREATMENT DEVICE AND BLAST TREATMENT METHOD - According to one implementation, a blast treatment device includes at least one nozzle that injects media toward a workpiece, a first lank that supplies the media to the at least one nozzle, a movement structure that moves the at least one nozzle and the first tank, and a second tank that supplies the media to the first tank. The second tank is not moved by the movement structure. | 03-03-2016 |
| 20160059386 | BLAST TREATMENT DEVICE AND BLAST TREATMENT METHOD - According to one implementation, a blast treatment device includes an injection part and a circulating system. The injection part injects media toward a workpiece made with a composite material. The media each has a weight difference from a resinic particle dropping from the composite material. The weight difference is not less than a threshold or more than the threshold. The circulating system recovers the injected media and supplies the recovered media to the injection part. The circulating system has an impurity separation part that removes at least one of impurities and media, of which particle sizes have become small, each included in the recovered media. | 03-03-2016 |
| 20160121424 | ULTRASONIC BONDING TOOL, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ULTRASONIC BONDING TOOL, ULTRASONIC BONDING METHOD, AND ULTRASONIC BONDING APPARATUS - An object of the present invention is to provide an ultrasonic bonding tool capable of bonding a lead wire, without any trouble, even to a surface of a thin-film base having a plate thickness of 2 mm or less such as a glass substrate. In the present invention, a surface portion of a chip portion ( | 05-05-2016 |
| 20160167196 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR POLISHING AIRFOILS | 06-16-2016 |
| 20160167197 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR POLISHING AIRFOILS | 06-16-2016 |
| 20160167198 | BLASTING AGENT AND BLASTING METHOD | 06-16-2016 |
| 20160184965 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ABRASIVE STREAM PERFORATION - An abrasive stream perforation (ASP) system and method for forming a plurality of perforations through a composite part. The ASP system may include a compressed air source, a particulate source, a valve, nozzles, and a positioning device. The valve is actuatable between an open state and a closed state. The compressed air and particulate are simultaneously forced through the valve in its open state and then forced through the nozzles and against the surface of the composite part, forming the perforations through the composite part. The support frame maintains the nozzles in a spaced relationship to each other and a selected distance away from the composite part. The positioning device is fixed to the support frame and actuates the support frame relative to the surface of the composite part for proper positioning of the nozzles and the resulting perforations. | 06-30-2016 |
| 20160193658 | SURFACE TREATMENT METHOD FOR POWDERED METAL MATERIAL | 07-07-2016 |
| 20160375549 | METHOD AND BLASTING MEANS FOR PRODUCING A SATINIZED FINISH ON AN ALUMINIUM SUBSTRATE - A method and a blasting material for producing a satinized surface on an aluminium substrate is provided. There is proposed a method for producing a satinized surface on an aluminium substrate, including the steps of: providing an aluminium substrate and treating by blasting with a blasting material the surface regions of the aluminium substrate provided that are to be satinized; wherein there is used as the blasting material a mixture of angular and spherical particles having a grain diameter D | 12-29-2016 |
| 20220134666 | BLAST NOZZLES FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING AND METHODS FOR USING THE SAME - A blast nozzle for a depowdering apparatus includes an abrasive material inlet fluidly connected to an abrasive material outlet and a fluid inlet fluidly connected to a fluid outlet, where the fluid outlet at least partially surrounds the abrasive material outlet. The fluid outlet is angled with respect to the abrasive material outlet and configured to emit a fluid stream directed to a focal point, the focal point being laterally spaced apart from the blast nozzle in a fluid flow direction. | 05-05-2022 |
