03rd week of 2022 patent applcation highlights part 15 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20220016683 | LOCAL HEAT TREATMENT SYSTEM AND COLD FORMING METHOD USING THE SAME - The present disclosure relates to a local heat treatment system and a cold forming method using the same. The local heat treatment system includes a heating device configured to locally heat only a plastic deformation occurrence portion of a blank material to a predetermined temperature, a moving device configured to move the heating device to a position of a local heating region of the blank material, and a controller configured to control the heating device and the moving device. | 2022-01-20 |
20220016684 | Method for Manufacturing Torsion Beam - The present invention provides a method for manufacturing a torsion beam, the method comprising: a planarization step, in which a protruding portion of an upper mold presses the opposite end portions in the width direction of the blank to be plastically deformed to be flat while the opposite end portions in the width direction of the blank are supported by a side cam to face each other; a welding and bonding step for bonding the planarized opposite end portions in the width direction of the blank via welding; and a quenching step for heating the welded and bonded blank within a range of 900 to 970° C. for a retaining time within a range of 1 to 20 minutes and for cooling down the blank in a treatment liquid including at least one of water and oil in a range of 20 to 90° C. | 2022-01-20 |
20220016685 | PRODUCTION METHOD FOR A SHAPE-IMPARTING TOOL PART OF A FORMING TOOL - A method of manufacturing a tool part of a forming tool. The method includes forming a tool element of the tool part having a shape-imparting operating face and at least one first cooling duct for cooling a liquid using an additive manufacturing machine. The first cooling duct has at least one rectifier portion including a blocking direction and an opposing passing direction. The blocking direction has a higher flow resistance to cooling liquid than the passing direction. | 2022-01-20 |
20220016686 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A PLURALITY OF COMPOSITE STRUCTURES - A method is provided for joining structures, where at least one of the components to be joined is individually plastically deformed in a radial press. A control unit for the radial press has a PLC machine controller and a BTLE communication module and a mobile terminal is associated. Mobile terminals are designed to communicate with a central server via a mobile data network, which central server is equipped with a pressing program memory. Configuration programs used to set up associated radial presses are stored on the mobile terminals. Each radial press is set up by means of the associated mobile terminal, specifically by configuration of the PLC machine controller by means of a specific pressing program in accordance with program-specific data retrieved from the central server for a particular lot. Within the lot, each individual radial deformation process is triggered by triggering means arranged on the radial press itself | 2022-01-20 |
20220016687 | Radial Compression Mechanism - A radial compression mechanism utilizes a string wrapped around a plurality of compression dies to move the dies inward and close a central cylindrical cavity defined by the working surfaces of the dies. The string may be coupled to a string tension mechanism that enables a user to applied a desired tension to the string and thereby compress an article within the central cylindrical cavity. The compression dies may be coupled to a base and move along die-guiding slots from an open position to a closed position. A spring may be configured to force the compression dies open and provide some back-tension to the string. The string may extend around a pully on an opposing side of the compression mechanism and both ends of the string may be coupled to the string tension mechanism. | 2022-01-20 |
20220016688 | RECIPROCATING LINEAR MOTION MECHANISM FOR CAN BODY MAKER AND CAN BODY MAKER - A reciprocating linear motion mechanism for a can body maker includes: a housing including an internal gear; a first rotation body; a first bearing connecting the housing and the first rotation body; a convex part protruding toward one side of an axis direction in the axis direction; a second rotation body including an external gear meshing with the internal gear; a recess recessed toward onside in the axis direction from a surface facing the other side of the second rotation body in the axis direction and into which the convex part is inserted; a second bearing connecting the convex part and the recess; and a ram shaft connection part connected to the second rotation body and moved linearly in a reciprocating manner, wherein the internal gear, the external gear, the recess, the second bearing, and the convex part overlap each other. | 2022-01-20 |
20220016689 | RECIPROCATING LINEAR MOTION MECHANISM FOR CAN BODY MAKER AND CAN BODY MAKER - A housing including an internal gear having a first central axis as a center; a first rotating body relatively rotatably joined to the housing ; a second rotating body including an external gear having a second central axis parallel to the first central axis as a center and meshing with an internal gear and relatively rotatably joined to the first rotating body; a ram shaft joining part connected to the second rotating body and configured to be linearly moved in a reciprocating manner in a prescribed direction; and an air supply path passing through the insides of the first rotating body, the second rotating body, and the ram shaft joining part are provided. | 2022-01-20 |
20220016690 | CAN BODY MAKER AND FRAME FOR DRIVE MECHANISM - A can body maker includes a ram shaft extending in a front-rear direction, a punch disposed at a front end portion of the ram shaft, a reciprocating linear motion mechanism connected to a rear end portion of the ram shaft to reciprocate and linearly move the ram shaft in the front-rear direction, a die having a through hole into which the punch is inserted, a cup holding mechanism which presses a cup-shaped body against an end face in which the through hole of the die opens, and a cup holder drive mechanism that oscillates the cup holding mechanism in the front-rear direction, wherein the cup holder drive mechanism has a cam structure and is disposed directly below the cup holding mechanism. | 2022-01-20 |
20220016691 | METALLIC DISPENSING LIDS FOR CUPS AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME - Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to novel systems, devices, and methods for providing metallic dispensing lids for cups. The novel lids provided herein snap onto containers, including single-use cups, and permit drinking liquids while minimizing spillage of the liquids in the cups. The metallic dispensing lids are easily recyclable and prevent spillage from single-serve cups. | 2022-01-20 |
20220016692 | APPARATUS FOR LOADING A CAGE WELDING MACHINE AND CAGE WELDING MACHINE - An apparatus for equipping a basket welding machine, the apparatus having an insertion device. The apparatus is characterized in that the insertion device has a plurality of receiving positions for all the longitudinal wires of a basket to be produced using the basket welding machine, the insertion device having a receiving element for receiving the longitudinal wires of a basket, the receiving positions being spaced apart in the radial direction from an axis of rotation of the insertion device, wherein the insertion device is designed to feed at least two longitudinal wires arranged on the insertion device to the basket welding machine simultaneously in one insertion operation, the insertion operation of the longitudinal wires into the basket welding machine being effected by a movement of the insertion device in the axial direction of the axis of rotation of the insertion device. The invention further relates to a basket welding machine. | 2022-01-20 |
20220016693 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING METAL COMPONENTS AND METAL COMPONENT PRODUCED IN THIS WAY - The invention relates to a method for producing metal components, consisting at least partially of a copper alloy, comprising the following alloy components in wt. %: 0 wt. %2022-01-20 | |
20220016694 | METHOD FOR INORGANIC BINDER CASTINGS - A method for inorganic binder casting including selecting a shape-forming material based on pre-determined manufacturing and shape characteristics, forming the shape-forming material by printing the shape-forming material using a plurality of additive material printers to form a casting mold, creating a liquid binder solution, the liquid binder solution configured to include at least 51% inorganic binder material by weight, the inorganic binder material having a weight ratio to the liquid binder solution between a range of 1.0 and 3.5, coating the shape-forming material with the liquid binder solution, substantially dehydrating the shape-forming material, pouring a hot liquid metal into the casting mold, and allowing said hot liquid metal to cool to form a molded part. | 2022-01-20 |
20220016695 | DEVICE FOR OPENING/CLOSING - An opening-closing apparatus capable of, when using a robot arm to selectively open and close a component of a sliding nozzle device, reliably opening and closing the component to respective given positions. The apparatus comprises: a hand-like distal module engageable with an openable-closable component of a sliding nozzle device; a force sensor to detect a force received by the module; and a robot arm to which the module and the sensor are mounted. The robot arm is controllably operated to: move the module toward the component of the sliding nozzle device and engage the module with the component of the sliding nozzle device; then move the module to move the component, if the absolute value of the force detected by the sensor is equal to or less than a given threshold; and stop the movement of the module, when the absolute value of the force detected by the sensor reaches the threshold. | 2022-01-20 |
20220016696 | TESTING MACHINE FOR SIMULATING DIE-CASTING DIE COOLING PROCESS - Provided is a testing machine for simulating a die casting cooling process, comprising a mold base, a stationary die, a moving die, a guide rod, an ejector rod, a mold clamping device, a point cooling device housing, a cooling water channel, a heating coil, a heating block and a heating bar; a point cooling unit consists of the point cooling device housing and the cooling water channel, a plurality of heating bars regularly arranged on the moving die constitute a pre-heating unit, a thermocouple is arranged at the point cooling unit, a temperature signal is connected to a controller, the heating coil and the heating block constitute an external heating unit, the point cooling unit is connected to a cooler, a cooling water tank, a filter and a water pump to constitute a cooling device, the controller and a ball valve constitute a control system. | 2022-01-20 |
20220016697 | Arcuate Seed Casting Method - A casting method includes: forming a seed, the seed having a first end and a second end, the forming including bending a seed precursor; placing the seed second end in contact or spaced facing relation with a chill plate; contacting the first end with molten material; and cooling and solidifying the molten material so that a crystalline structure of the seed propagates into the solidifying material. The forming further included reducing a thickness of the seed proximate the first end relative to a thickness of the seed proximate the second end. | 2022-01-20 |
20220016698 | METHOD FOR REDUCING LOCAL DEFECTS IN A CASTING - A process of reducing internal defects or enhancing mechanical properties in local regions in a casting utilizes the combined effect of compression, high-intensity ultrasound, heat, and feeding using extra material on improving the local microstructure. A modified version of the process can be used for accelerating the creep age forming process. | 2022-01-20 |
20220016699 | ADDITIVELY-MANUFACTURED REFRACTORY METAL COMPONENT, ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING PROCESS, AND POWDER - A component has a matrix phase composed of at least one material selected from the group molybdenum, a molybdenum-based alloy, tungsten, a tungsten-based alloy and a molybdenum-tungsten-based alloy. The component is manufactured using a laser or electron beam in an additive manufacturing process. The molybdenum content, the tungsten content or the total content of molybdenum and tungsten is more than 85 at %, and the component contains particulates having a melting point above the melting point of the matrix phase. | 2022-01-20 |
20220016700 | TWO-STAGE SINTERING FURNACE AND METHODS OF OPERATING THEREOF - A sintering and debinding system includes a debinding chamber configured to switch between an open state and a closed state, the open state being configured to permit receipt or removal of at least one part within or from the debinding chamber and a sintering chamber operably connected to the debinding chamber and being vertically positioned above or below the debinding chamber. The sintering system also includes a shelf structure configured to receive the at least one part, the shelf structure being movable between the debinding chamber and the sintering chamber and a gate valve configured to switch between an open state and a closed state, the gate valve being configured to selectively permit or block fluid communication between the debinding chamber and the sintering chamber. The gate valve is configured such that: when the gate valve is in an open state, fluid communication between the debinding chamber and the sintering chamber is permitted and the shelf structure is movable between the debinding chamber and the sintering chamber. The gate valve is further configured such that, when the gate valve is in the closed state, fluid communication between the debinding chamber and sintering chamber is restricted, and at least one of: (i) movement of the shelf structure between the debinding chamber and the sintering chamber is restricted or (ii) the debinding chamber is configured to permit receipt within and removal of the at least one part from the debinding chamber. | 2022-01-20 |
20220016701 | HEATER ARRANGEMENTS AND APPARATUS FOR LAYER-BY-LAYER FORMATION OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECTS - A heater arrangement ( | 2022-01-20 |
20220016702 | Synthesis of Tungsten Tetraboride - A method of forming tungsten tetraboride, by combining tungsten and boron in a molar ratio of from about 1:6 to about 1:12, respectively, and firing the combined tungsten and boron in the hexagonal boron nitride crucible at a temperature of from about | 2022-01-20 |
20220016703 | COMPACT DEVICE AND PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF NANOPARTICLES IN SUSPENSION - The invention shows a device for producing nanoparticles, the device having a pulsed laser with a scanning device for guiding the beam of the laser over a target that is fixed in a flow-through chamber. The flow-through chamber is reversibly connected to a supply line for carrier fluid, so that the flow-through chamber is exchangeable e.g. for a further flow-through chamber having a different target and/or a different dimensioning. | 2022-01-20 |
20220016704 | TECHNIQUES FOR PRODUCING SMA MATERIALS AND POWDERS - Embodiments of the present disclosure provide improved techniques for creating SMA materials and SMA powders. SMA materials and powders formed may be used to form porous structures suitable for applications such as biomaterials, damping applications, actuators, and/or sensors. Embodiments for performing hydriding and dehydriding of SMA wires at low pressure and low temperature are provided. Methods may be used to produce a shape memory alloy (SMA) powder. Such methods may include hydriding a length SMA wire under low pressure for a period of time to produce a length of hydrided SMA wire, crushing the length of hydrided SMA wire to form a hydrided SMA powder, and dehydriding the hydrided SMA powder to form a dehydrided SMA powder. | 2022-01-20 |
20220016705 | FeCrCuTiV High-entropy Alloy Powder for Laser Melting Deposition Manufacturing and Preparation Method Thereof - Provided is a FeCrCuTiV high-entropy alloy powder for laser melting deposition manufacturing and a preparation method thereof, in percent by weight, the composition of the high-entropy alloy powder is: chromium 17-20%; copper 22-25%; titanium 16-19%; vanadium 17-20%; and ferrum 19-22%, wherein by utilizing the solid solution effect of alloying elements such as Ti, V and Cu of the high-entropy alloy, it can effectively alleviate the differences in thermal expansion coefficient, melting point, elastic modulus, etc. of the tungsten/steel or tungsten/copper heterogeneous interface, can reduce the residual stress level at the heterogeneous interface during the laser melting deposition manufacturing process and avoid the precipitation of Laves phase, and can meet the manufacturing requirements of tungsten/steel and tungsten/copper heterogeneous components for fusion reactors. | 2022-01-20 |
20220016706 | BULK GRAIN BOUNDARY MATERIALS - The present invention provides a process for making nanoparticle based bulk materials. Also provided is a single component metal nanoparticle based bulk glass material comprising less than about 1% by weight of ligand capped nanocrystals; and wherein the metal is palladium. | 2022-01-20 |
20220016707 | Method For Layer-Wise Manufacturing Of A Shaped Body - A method for layer-wise additive manufacturing of a shaped body made up of slices of processed layers, including the steps:
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20220016708 | LARGE AREA RECOATING FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING - Methods and systems for additive manufacturing can include a modular spreader unit including multiple spreaders that collectively span the width of a large build area. The spreaders can be arranged in offset rows so that spreaders in a second row cover gaps between spreaders in a first row. The spreaders can be secured with quick release mechanisms for rapid replacement and adjustment during service intervals. | 2022-01-20 |
20220016709 | A DEVICE FOR REMOVING FLAWS IN SITU DURING THE ADDITIVE PRINTING OF METAL PARTS - A device for removing flaws in situ during the additive molding of metal parts forms the subject of the invention. The device comprises: a hopper adapted to contain metal powder; a printing platform, sliding along an axis; a metal powder releasing device, to allow the powder to fall from the hopper onto the printing platform; a doctor blade for distributing the powder onto the printing platform, forming a bed of powder; a laser source and associated laser beam scanning system, for selectively melting the bed of powder; a grinder for removing flawed layers and a monitoring system, configured to detect possible flaws in the layers, wherein said monitoring system is connected to an electronic control unit, configured to activate the aforesaid grinder in order to remove the flaws detected by the monitoring system. | 2022-01-20 |
20220016710 | METAL 3D PRINTING SYSTEMS FOR USING SAND AS SUPPORTS - A 3-dimensional printing system for manufacturing a part is provided. The system includes a building platform having a deposited pattern of metal powder, a sand dispensing nozzle selectively supplying sand to the building platform, a binder dispensing nozzle selectively supplying binder material to the building platform, a robotic arm supporting one or more of the sand dispensing nozzle and the binder dispensing nozzle, the robotic arm moving the one or more of the sand dispensing nozzle and the binder dispensing nozzle, and a processor controlling the robotic arm to position the one or more of the sand dispensing nozzle and the binder dispensing nozzle relative to the deposited pattern of metal powder and control the sand dispensing nozzle and the binder dispensing nozzle to supply powdered sand and binder, respectively, based on a Computer Aided Drafting file associated with the part. | 2022-01-20 |
20220016711 | COMPOSITES, TOOLING AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING THEREOF - Metal composites, tooling and methods of additively manufacturing these are disclosed. Metal objects and structures as provided herein are additively manufactured from metal having an infill pattern infiltrated with a second metal. Also provided herein are methods of forming such objects and structures. Methods include additively manufacturing a metal structure having an interior printed using an infill. Steps can further include infiltrating the printed infill of the structure with a liquid metal thereby forming a bi-metal composite. | 2022-01-20 |
20220016712 | OPTICAL ASSEMBLY FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING - An additive manufacturing apparatus includes a platform, a dispenser to deliver a layers of feed material onto the platform, one or more light sources to generate a first light beam and a plurality of second light beams, a galvo mirror scanner to scan the first light beam on a layer of feed material on the platform, and a plurality of polygon mirror scanners. The galvo mirror scanner has a first field of view that spans a width of a build area of the platform, whereas, each of the plurality of polygon mirror scanners having a second field of view with the plurality of polygon mirror scanners providing a plurality of second fields of view. Each second field of view is a portion of the first field of view, and the plurality of polygon mirror scanners are positioned such that the plurality of second fields of view span the width of the build area of the platform. | 2022-01-20 |
20220016713 | Device and method for (ultra-high-speed) laser cladding - A device, and method, for laser cladding, in particular for extreme-high-speed-laser cladding (EHLA), comprising: at least three drive columns; a workpiece support for a product to be manufactured, the support being positioned centrally between the drive columns, and/or a support plate for a welding head, which is movably connected to the drive columns in three spatial directions (x, y, z) via multiple tension-compression struts and revolute joints that are fixed on the ends thereof, wherein, each drive column has at least one inner guide rail facing the workpiece support and/or the support plate with an inner carriage running in said rail for moving the workpiece support and/or the support plate in the three spatial directions and has an outer guide rail with an outer carriage running therein for guiding a counterweight vertically in the opposite direction to the inner carriage; and a welding head. | 2022-01-20 |
20220016714 | CUTTING PART AND LATHE - A cutting part ( | 2022-01-20 |
20220016715 | CEMENTED CARBIDE AND CUTTING TOOL INCLUDING SAME AS SUBSTRATE - A cemented carbide includes a first hard phase, a second hard phase, and a binder phase, wherein the first hard phase is composed of tungsten carbide grains, the second hard phase is composed of carbide grains including niobium or tantalum as a constituent element, the binder phase includes cobalt, nickel, and chromium as constituent elements, at least part of the carbide grains further include tungsten as a constituent element, and when a volume ratio of the second hard phase to the cemented carbide is represented by A volume % and a volume ratio of a total of a niobium element and a tantalum element to the cemented carbide is represented by B volume %, a ratio A/B of A to B is more than 1.2. | 2022-01-20 |
20220016716 | TOOL FOR CHIP REMOVING MACHINING AND A KIT FOR A TOOL FOR CHIP REMOVING MACHINING - A tool for chip removing machining includes a tool body having at least one insert seat that accommodates a cutting insert having a top and a bottom surface. The tool body secures the cutting insert in the insert seat by an attachment member, and the insert seat has a bottom surface and at least one side surface. The tool includes at least one assembling aid, which is provided at least at one insert seat and which includes a clamping section and a mounting section. The clamping section extends above the bottom surface of the insert seat for, when the cutting insert is accommodated in the insert seat, engaging the top surface of the cutting insert. The clamping section is biased towards the bottom surface of the insert seat and the mounting section is attached to the tool body. A kit includes the tool, a shim and the assembling aid. | 2022-01-20 |
20220016717 | METHOD OF CLAMPING A Y-AXIS FEED DIRECTION PARTING BLADE OR CUTTING INSERT AND A HOLDER AND TOOL ASSEMBLY FOR SAME - A method of clamping a first cutting insert or an adaptor to a holder. Either the holder includes two insert pockets configured for machining in two different orthogonal directions or the holder includes a single adaptor pocket configured for holding the adaptor in two different orthogonal directions. The method includes the steps of choosing one of two orthogonal directions for machining and securing either the first cutting insert to an appropriate one of the two pockets or securing the adaptor to the adaptor pocket for machining in the chosen orthogonal direction. | 2022-01-20 |
20220016718 | DRIVING ADAPTER - A driving adapter which is configured to be applied to a driving head of a rotary tool is provided. The driving adapter includes: a main body, including a socket portion, an insertion portion connected with the socket portion and a projection connected with the insertion portion in an axial direction, the socket portion including a connection hole which is quadrangular and extends along the axial direction, the insertion portion being a quadrangular post and extending along the axial direction, a diametric dimension of the insertion portion being different from a diametric dimension of the connection hole, the projection including an annular groove around the axial direction; an elastic retainer, being non-closed, disposed within and around the annular groove; and a cushion, disposed within the annular groove, being radially abuttable against and between the projection and the elastic retainer. | 2022-01-20 |
20220016719 | INTERNAL CLAMPING MEANS FOR CLAMPING A PLURALITY OF WORKPIECES - An internal clamping arrangement having a base with a clamping mandrel that extends in a main extent direction and has a guide face and at least two clamping sleeves. The clamping sleeves are displaceable in the main extent direction and are pushed onto the guide face of the clamping mandrel from the direction of a distal end of the clamping mandrel. The clamping sleeves have a clamping portion which can be expanded by displacement, and the outside of which has a clamping face for a respective one of the workpieces. The internal clamping arrangement has at least three piston chambers which act between the base and the at least two clamping sleeves and between the clamping sleeves. | 2022-01-20 |
20220016720 | DRILLING MACHINE - A drilling machine, in particular a magnetic core drilling machine. The drilling machine having a magnetic base to detachably secure the drilling machine to a surface. A drive motor is arranged in a housing and has a rotor shaft with a rotor shaft longitudinal axis that is connected in a power-transmitting manner via a gear mechanism to a tool spindle with a spindle longitudinal axis. A tool holder is connected to the tool spindle to receive a drilling tool. The spindle longitudinal axis is aligned substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the rotor shaft, and the tool spindle is axially adjusted along the longitudinal axis of the spindle relative to the drive motor and the magnetic base. | 2022-01-20 |
20220016721 | DIAMETER-ENLARGED HOLE PORTION FORMING DEVICE - A device for forming a diameter-enlarged hole portion by cutting into a hole that is formed in a workpiece, the device including: a bow jaw including a shaft and a guide, the guide including a distal end surface and an sloped surface, the distal end surface being provided on an opposite side of the guide from the shaft, the sloped surface being sloped from the shaft side of the guide toward the distal end surface side of the guide in a direction away from a center axis of the shaft; and a cutter blade including a cutting portion whose distal end is provided with a cutting edge, the cutting portion being slidable along the sloped surface. The bow jaw further includes a suction passage that includes a flow passage, the flow passage including a suction port that is open at the distal end surface. | 2022-01-20 |
20220016722 | MILLING TOOL FOR SEATING A SCREW IN A DENTAL STRUCTURE - The invention relates to a milling tool for seating a screw in a dental structure, the screw being provided to be joined to a dental implant, wherein the tool comprises a coupling region provided for coupling to a milling machine and a working region defined by a rod that on one end supports a head having a plurality of cutting blades radially distributed with respect to a longitudinal axis of the coupling region, wherein each cutting blade has a lower cutting surface. Said lower cutting surface has a region with a convex curvature which has a radius that varies between a maximum and a minimum value, the maximum value of the radius being equal to 0.1350*Dh, wherein Dh corresponds to the diameter of the effective area of the milling tool, and the minimum value of the radius complying with the formula: | 2022-01-20 |
20220016723 | POWER TOOL, SYSTEM, AND METHOD - A power tool with a rotatable tool designed as a saw blade or a milling cutter, including a sensor device for detecting a mechanical quantity, the mechanical quantity having a force, an acceleration, a velocity, a deflection, a deformation and/or a mechanical stress, and the mechanical quantity being dependent on a force emanating from the tool, and a control device communicatively coupled to the sensor device, which control device is adapted to recognize a kickback event based on the detected mechanical quantity, where the control device is adapted to selectively determine a first recognition function or a second recognition function different from the first recognition function based on a function determination information, and to perform the recognition of the kickback event based on the detected mechanical quantity using the determined recognition function. | 2022-01-20 |
20220016724 | SOLDERING SYSTEM AND USE - A soldering system comprising a solder pot and a nozzle exchange unit. The solder pot is configured to detachably couple to a solder nozzle during a soldering operation. The nozzle exchange unit is arranged to: store a plurality of solder nozzles; detach a first nozzle from the nozzle coupling; and attach a stored second nozzle to the nozzle coupling. | 2022-01-20 |
20220016725 | JOINT STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING JOINT STRUCTURE - A joint structure, includes: a first member including a high tensile strength steel; and a second member including a high tensile strength steel and superposed on the first member, the first member and the second member being resistance welded to each other, in which a gap between the first member and the second member is between 0 mm and 3 mm, a nugget is not formed at a joint portion between the first member and the second member, or when the nugget is formed at the joint portion between the first member and the second member, a diameter D | 2022-01-20 |
20220016726 | METHOD OF RESISTANCE SPOT WELDING AND RESISTANCE SPOT WELDING APPARATUS - The present disclosure provides a method of resistance spot welding that can inhibit Liquid Metal Embrittlement-induced cracking in zinc-coated steel plates irrespective of the degrees of tensile strength. One aspect of the present disclosure provides a method of resistance spot welding. The method comprises welding a workpiece with a resistance spot welding apparatus. The workpiece includes two or more steel plates in an overlapping state. The two or more steel plates include at least one steel plate coated with zinc. The welding includes welding while compressing a high-tensile steel plate among the two or more steel plates in a direction intersecting a direction of a thickness of the high-tensile steel plate. The high-tensile steel plate has a tensile strength higher than a tensile strength of another steel plate among the two or more steel plates. | 2022-01-20 |
20220016727 | FORMATION OF SELECTIVELY REINFORCED COMPONENTS - A selectively reinforced component comprises a metal body with at least one metal matrix composite insert embedded in a first surface of the metal body, with at least one weld bonding an outer surface of the metal matrix composite insert to the metal body. The selectively reinforced component is formed by introducing the or each metal matrix composite insert into a recess in the first surface of the metal body, before forming the at least one weld to bond the outer surface of the metal matrix composite insert to an opposing inner peripheral surface of the recess. | 2022-01-20 |
20220016728 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LASER DICING OF BONDED STRUCTURES - Embodiments of systems and methods for dicing a bonded structure are provided. A method for dicing a bonded structure includes thinning a top surface and a bottom surface of a bonded structure. The bonded structure may have a first wafer and a second wafer bonded with a bonding interface. The method may also include forming a series of ablation structures in the first wafer and the second wafer. The series of ablation structures may be between a first part and a second part of the bonded structure. The method may also include separating the first part and the second part of the bonded structure along the series of ablation structures. | 2022-01-20 |
20220016729 | FEMTOSECOND LASER SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING MICRO-HOLE ARRAY - Provided is a femtosecond laser system for processing a micro-hole array, comprising: a femtosecond laser, a half-wave plate, a polarizer, a concave lens, a convex lens, a diaphragm, a mechanical shutter, a phase-type spatial light modulator, a first plano-convex lens, a reflecting mirror, a second plano-convex lens, a dichroic mirror, a camera, a processing objective lens, a six-axis translation stage and a transmissive white light source. | 2022-01-20 |
20220016730 | METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR OCT MEASUREMENT BEAM ADJUSTMENT - A method determines translational and/or rotational deviations between the measurement coordinate system of a measurement mirror scanner and the processing coordinate system of a processing mirror scanner. A measurement beam reflected at a workpiece returns on a path of an incident measurement beam and is captured by a spatially resolving measurement sensor to ascertain spatially resolving information of the workpiece. The reflected measurement beam, in a sensor image of the measurement sensor, is imaged onto a previously known image position. This is accomplished by ascertaining a focal position deviation of the processing beam by scanning with the processing beam, evaluating a laser power detected at grid points, fixing the processing mirror scanner, capturing spatially resolving height information of the pinhole diaphragm by the measurement sensor, and determining a translational deviation between the processing and measurement coordinate systems based on the deviation. | 2022-01-20 |
20220016731 | LASER PROCESSING METHOD - A laser processing method for processing a wafer using a laser processing apparatus, where the laser processing apparatus includes a holding unit, a laser oscillator for emitting a pulsed laser beam, a polygon mirror for dispersing the pulsed laser beam emitted from the laser oscillator, a condenser for condensing the pulsed laser beam dispersed by the polygon mirror and applying the condensed pulsed laser beam to the workpiece and dispersed region adjuster for controlling a dispersed region of the pulsed laser beam, where the laser processing method includes steps of holding the workpiece on the holding unit and processing the workpiece held by the holding unit by applying the pulsed laser beam, where during processing, the dispersed region adjuster controls the dispersed region of the pulsed laser beam by causing the pulsed laser beam to follow a direction in which the mirror facets of the polygon mirror are rotated. | 2022-01-20 |
20220016732 | METHOD OF LASER CUTTING A STEEL - A method for laser cutting a steel alloy sheet/plate having a composition including, in wt. %: C: 0.0-0.29; Mn: 0.50-1.35; P: 0.04 max; S: 0.05 max; Si: 0.40 max; Cr: 0.5-0.75, and the remainder being iron and impurities, the steel alloy is free from intentional additions of Cu and Ni and containing less than 0.05% of total cumulated amounts of Cu and Ni. | 2022-01-20 |
20220016733 | LEAD-FREE SOLDER ALLOY AND SOLDER JOINT PART - A lead-free solder alloy consisting essentially of: 32 mass % or more and 40 mass % or less of Bi; 0.1 mass % or more and 1.0 mass % or less of Sb; 0.1 mass % or more and 1.0 mass % or less of Cu; 0.001 parts by mass or more and 0.1 parts by mass or less of Ni; and a remainder of Sn with unavoidable impurities. The lead-free solder alloy further contains specific elements in amounts in predetermined ranges. | 2022-01-20 |
20220016734 | Ni-BASED ALLOY FLUX-CORED WIRE - A Ni-based alloy flux cored wire includes a Ni-based alloy outer sheath and a flux with which the Ni-based alloy outer sheath is filled, and includes, per a total mass of the wire, Ni: 45 mass % to 75 mass %, Cr: 20 mass % or less, Mo: 10 mass % to 20 mass %, Fe: 10.0 mass % or less, TiO | 2022-01-20 |
20220016735 | ALIGNMENT SPACER ASSEMBLIES FOR WELDING AND METHODS FOR USING SAME - A spacer assembly and method for using same to fix a first component to a second component are provided. The method includes positioning the first and second spacer segments between the first and second components, the first and second spacer segments each including an inner face, an opposite outer face, and an exterior surface extending along a longitudinal axis between the inner face and the outer face. The exterior surfaces of the first and second spacer segments are coaxially aligned and secured by a securing device such that the inner faces of the first and second spacer segments define supplementary non-perpendicular angles relative to the longitudinal axis and the outer faces of the first and second spacer segments are parallel to one another. The securing device and the first and second spacer segments are removed after the first component is mechanically coupled to the second component. | 2022-01-20 |
20220016736 | MACHINE TOOL WITH LOADING DEVICE - The present invention relates to a machine tool for machining surfaces of in particular rotationally symmetrical workpieces ( | 2022-01-20 |
20220016737 | CENTERLESS ROLL GRINDING MACHINE WITH REDUCED RADIAL VARIATION ERRORS - A centerless roll grinding machine includes a lateral support of a V-channel support that is received by a vertical support of a frame and extending horizontally in the first direction to contact a second side of one neck of a work roll. A lower support received by and extending generally upwardly from the frame displaced in the first lateral direction from a geometric center of the neck of the work roll cooperates with the lateral support to provide the V-channel support to hold the work roll for rotation about a longitudinal axis. A lateral support device includes radially spaced bearing pads on the neck in opposition to a grinding wheel. Each pair of bearing pads is pivotally attached to a respective first tier averaging link that is pivotally coupled to a horizontal ram to reduce displacements of the work roll caused by errors in the neck. | 2022-01-20 |
20220016738 | PORTABLE POWER TOOL - A portable power tool includes an electric motor having a motor shaft, an output shaft arranged in parallel to the motor shaft and configured to be driven by rotation of the motor shaft, a tool accessory operably connected to the output shaft and configured to undergo an orbital and/or rotational motion in response to rotation of the output shaft, a first bearing that rotatably supports the output shaft, and a second bearing that rotatably supports the output shaft and is arranged closer to the tool accessory than the first bearing in an axial direction in which the output shaft extends. The first and second bearings are arranged at positions that do not overlap with a radially outermost one of components of the electric motor when viewed in a shaft arrangement direction in which the motor shaft and the output shaft are arranged in parallel. | 2022-01-20 |
20220016739 | METHODS OF DETECTING NON-CONFORMING SUBSTRATE PROCESSING EVENTS DURING CHEMICAL MECHANICAL POLISHING - Embodiments of the present disclosure generally relate to chemical mechanical polishing systems (CMP) systems and processes used in the manufacturing of electronic devices. In particular, embodiments herein relate to methods of detecting non-conforming substrate processing events during a polishing process. In one embodiment, a method of processing a substrate on a polishing system includes urging a surface of a silicon carbide substrate against a polishing pad in the presence of a polishing fluid, determining a temperature of the polishing pad using a temperature sensor that is positioned above the platen, monitoring the temperature of the polishing pad, and, if the change in polishing pad temperature reaches a threshold value, initiating a response using a controller of the polishing system. | 2022-01-20 |
20220016740 | POLISHING APPARATUS AND POLISHING METHOD - A polishing apparatus for polishing a workpiece includes a chuck table having a holding surface for holding the workpiece placed on the holding surface under suction thereon, a polishing unit for polishing the workpiece held on the chuck table with a polishing pad while supplying a slurry to the workpiece, and a high-pressure steam ejecting unit having a nozzle for ejecting high-pressure steam to the holding surface of the chuck table. The high-pressure steam ejecting unit ejects high-pressure steam to swarf produced from polishing the workpiece and deposited on an outer circumferential portion of the holding surface for thereby removing the swarf from the holding surface. | 2022-01-20 |
20220016741 | WORKPIECE GRINDING METHOD - A workpiece grinding method includes a groove formation step, a groove removal step, and a full surface grinding step. In the groove formation step, the workpiece is ground by performing grinding feed of a grinding unit while rotating a spindle without rotation of a chuck table, so that an arcuate groove is formed with a depth not reaching a finish thickness on a side of a back surface of the workpiece. In the groove removal step, rotation of the chuck table is started with the spindle kept rotating, so that the groove is ground at side walls thereof and is removed from the workpiece. In the full surface grinding step, grinding feed of the grinding unit is performed while the spindle and chuck table are rotated, so that the workpiece is ground in an entirety thereof on the side of the back surface until the workpiece has the finish thickness. | 2022-01-20 |
20220016742 | DRESSING APPARATUS AND POLISHING APPARATUS - A dressing apparatus includes a dresser provided in a polishing apparatus for polishing a board-like work by relative movement between the work and a polishing pad while bringing the polishing pad into contact with the work, the dresser having a dressing surface that slides relative to a polishing surface of the polishing pad to dress the polishing pad; a dresser drive member that rotates the dresser; a high-pressure water generating device that supplies high-pressure water pressurized to 1 to 15 MPa; and a high-pressure water injection nozzle that injects the high-pressure water toward the dressing surface rotating. | 2022-01-20 |
20220016743 | DUAL CUTTER HEAD PORTIONING AND TRIMMING - A conveyance system | 2022-01-20 |
20220016744 | PROCESSING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING A MATERIAL - A processing device for processing a material with a focused blasting medium, having at least a blasting medium source for generating the blasting medium and a conveying device for the material, or additionally a deflecting means for deflecting the blasting medium emitted by the blasting medium source toward the material; wherein the conveying device is arranged opposite the blasting medium source or the deflecting means in such a way that the material, at least with a region to be processed by the blasting medium, can be processed by the conveying device on a circular path opposite the blasting medium source or the deflecting means, so that the material, when the blasting medium source or the deflecting means is moved, can be processed along the circular path with a constant focus position of the blasting medium. A method for processing a material with a focused blasting medium in a processing device. | 2022-01-20 |
20220016745 | ELONGATE ABRASIVE ARTICLE WITH ORIENTATIONALLY ALIGNED FORMED ABRASIVE PARTICLES - Abrasive articles are disclosed comprising at least one primary elongate abrasive element extending along an element axis. The primary elongate abrasive element comprises a plurality of formed abrasive particles, wherein at least 50% of the formed abrasive particles are orientationally aligned along the element axis. | 2022-01-20 |
20220016746 | Blade Sharpener - A blade sharpener has a frame, first and second rods, a first hub, and a second hub. The first and second rods are adapted and configured to engage a blade to be sharpened. The first hub is operatively connected to the frame and the first rod. The second hub is operatively connected to the frame and the second rod. The first hub being rotatable between an outer position of the first rod relative to the frame and an inner position of the first rod relative to the frame. The second hub being rotatable between an outer position of the second rod relative to the frame and an inner position of the second rod relative to the frame. | 2022-01-20 |
20220016747 | COATED ABRASIVE ARTICLES AND METHODS OF MAKING COATED ABRASIVE ARTICLES - A coated abrasive article comprises a backing having first and second opposed major surfaces. A make layer is bonded to the first major surface. Agglomerate grinding aid particles are directly bonded to the make layer. At least a portion of the agglomerate grinding aid particles comprise grinding aid particles retained in a binder, and are arranged according to an open predetermined pattern. Abrasive particles are directly bonded to the make layer in spaces between the agglomerate grinding aid particles. A size layer is directly bonded to the make layer, agglomerate grinding aid particles, and abrasive particles. A method of making a coated abrasive article, in which the agglomerate grinding aid particles are deposited onto a curable make layer precursor prior to depositing abrasive particles onto the curable make layer precursor in spaces between the agglomerate grinding aid particles is also disclosed. | 2022-01-20 |
20220016748 | SUCTION DEVICE AND SUCTION DISC - Provided is a suction device and a suction disc capable of obtaining suction force that can control generation or disappearance of suction force through formation or disappearance of magnetic field. A suction device ( | 2022-01-20 |
20220016749 | Unidirectional ratchet wrench structure - A unidirectional ratchet wrench structure has a wrench member, a pawl and a ratchet. The wrench member has an accepting space for accommodating the ratchet and an accepting space for accommodating the pawl. A toothed section of the pawl has a plurality of equiangular teeth and an irregular tooth. Since the irregular tooth is lower than the height of the equiangular teeth, the irregular teeth irregular tooth is capable of quickly disengaging from the equiangular teeth of the ratchet. The arc section and the toothed section have different arc measures and not push against the outer periphery of the ratchet at the same time, through the abutment of the pivoting point and the change of the center of gravity of the pawl when the wrench is rotated, the pawl is capable of producing a seesaw yaw movement to achieves the effect of quick engagement and disengagement. | 2022-01-20 |
20220016750 | TORQUE-ANGLE STRUCTURAL FASTENING SYSTEM - A fastening system that comprises a fastener and a single tool that provides both snugging torque and final tensioning to the fastener assembly, from a single side, with a single operator, with no torque feedback. The fastener comprises a nut and a bolt with a head and a shank extending axially from the head. The shank has at least one threaded portion and at least one splined portion, the splined portion defining the end of the bolt. The splined portion remains connected to the threaded portion after final tensioning. The tool comprises a first socket and a second socket, wherein the first socket is engaged with an outer surface of the nut and the second socket is engaged with the splined portion on the fastener. Snugging torque and final tension are both controlled by the tool. | 2022-01-20 |
20220016751 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INSERTION AND REMOVAL OF INFORMATION HANDLING RESOURCE MODULE - In accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure, a tool may include a main body and a plurality of fingers extending from one side of the main body, the fingers arranged in a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns such that in each of the plurality of rows, each pair of adjacent fingers in a row may have a gap formed in between such pair of adjacent fingers such that each gap may receive a component for insertion or removal from a system and such that the adjacent fingers apply a force to the component to retain the component within the tool. The tool may also include a receptacle formed at one end of the main body and configured to receive a removable arm, and wherein the removable arm is configured to receive a plurality of removable fingers. | 2022-01-20 |
20220016752 | DEAD BLOW HAMMER HEAD - A hammer head with an internal cavity including weights that are sized to restrict the weights from escaping from a crack in the hammer or are easily collected and accounted for should the hammer separate to ensure foreign objects and debris do not contaminate sensitive work spaces. The weights are shaped to allow the weights to longitudinally move in the internal cavity. The weights may take the form of a number of different shapes. | 2022-01-20 |
20220016753 | POWER TOOL - A power tool includes an output shaft, a planet carrier, and a buffer mechanism. The planet carrier is configured to be rotatably connected with the output shaft to drive the output shaft during operation, and there is a gap between an inner side surface of the planet carrier and a circumferential surface of the output shaft. A buffer mechanism is provided on at least one of the inner side surface of the planet carrier and the circumferential surface of the output shaft near the gap. The buffer mechanism is configured not to actively apply pressure to the output shaft and the planet carrier, and to buffer the impact force between the output shaft and the planet carrier, when the output shaft slides relative to the planet carrier under the action of inertial force. | 2022-01-20 |
20220016754 | SELF-MOVING ROBOT - A self-moving robot includes a shell, a driving module, driving the self-moving robot to move on the ground; a mowing module, executing mowing work; an energy module, providing energy for the self-moving robot; a control module, controlling the self-moving robot to automatically move and execute work, the self-moving robot further includes a cleaning module executing ground cleaning work; the self-moving robot has a mowing mode and a cleaning mode, under the mowing mode, the control module controls the self-moving robot to execute mowing work, and under the cleaning mode, the control module controls the self-moving robot to execute cleaning work. | 2022-01-20 |
20220016755 | MOBILE ROBOT PLATFORM - Embodiments provide a mobile robot platform for processing an aircraft structural component with a robot, with a platform which can be moved on a floor in a horizontal movement direction, and with a height adjustment unit, arranged on the platform, the robot being arranged in a vertically adjustable fashion on the height adjustment unit and in at least one processing mode of the mobile robot platform the height adjustment unit is arranged in a non-pivoting fashion with respect to the platform, the robot having robot kinematics for positioning an end effector, and the robot kinematics having a first robot joint with a first robot limb, which is mounted ahead of the first robot joint, and with a second robot limb, which is mounted after the first robot joint, and a second robot joint ahead of which the second robot limb is mounted and after which a third robot limb is mounted. | 2022-01-20 |
20220016756 | ROBOTIC SYSTEMS WITH DYNAMIC MOVEMENT CONTROL - A robotic system for dynamic controlling the movement of a mobile robot is presented. The robotic system includes a multi-level transport system arranged in an xyz-space. The multi-level transport system includes a plurality of magnetic tracks configured to allow movement of the mobile robot in at least one direction in the xy-plane. The multi-level transport system further includes a plurality of transfer mechanisms configured to change the direction of the mobile robot in the xy-plane, and to allow the movement of the mobile robot in a direction along the z-axis, each transfer mechanism defining a transfer node in the multi-level transport system. The robotic system further includes a control system configured to dynamically control the movement of the mobile robot in the x,y,z direction at one or more transfer nodes of the multi-level transport system, by dynamically activating a corresponding magnetic track or a corresponding transfer mechanism. | 2022-01-20 |
20220016757 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An information processing device includes a control unit that controls the operations of an autonomous mobile object. Based on the normal condition of a target person as estimated from a learning result regarding the everyday behavior and the everyday condition of the target person, and based on the recognized behavior and the recognized condition of the target person; the control unit controls the provision of information regarding the everyday life of the target person. Moreover, an information processing method includes controlling, by a processor, the operations of an autonomous mobile object. Based on the normal condition of a target person as estimated from the everyday behavior and the everyday condition of the target person, and based on the recognized behavior and the recognized condition of the target person; the controlling further includes controlling the provision of information regarding the everyday life of the target person. | 2022-01-20 |
20220016758 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MONITORING A CONTAINER FULLNESS - The system can include: a container | 2022-01-20 |
20220016759 | Robotic Arm - In general terms a first aspect of the invention provides a modular robotic arm in which respective joint modules and/or end effector modules can be swapped or exchanged for a replacement module. The modules are interconnected by pairs of interlocking features that can be readily and repeatably interlocked and separated. | 2022-01-20 |
20220016760 | 3D-Printable Artificial Muscles Based on Microfluidic Microcapacitors - A microcapacitor array for providing artificial muscles is described. The microcapacitor array includes a dielectric body with electrode chambers, positive electrodes in positive electrode chambers, the positive electrodes being connected by a first set of channels in the dielectric frame; negative electrodes in negative electrode chambers, the negative electrodes being connected by a second set of channels in the dielectric frame. The first and second set of channels are arranged so that application of a voltage differential between the positive electrodes and the negative electrodes generates an attractive force between each set of adjacent positive and negative electrodes. | 2022-01-20 |
20220016761 | ROBOT CONTROL DEVICE, ROBOT SYSTEM, AND ROBOT CONTROL METHOD - A robot control device includes: a learned model created through learning work data composed of input and output data, the input data including states of a robot and the surroundings where humans operate the robot to perform a series of works, the output data including human operation corresponding to the case or movement of the robot caused thereby; a control data acquisition section that acquires control data by obtaining output data related to human operation or movement from the model, being presumed in response to and in accordance with the input data; a completion rate acquisition section acquiring a completion rate indicating to which progress level in the series of works the output data corresponds; and a certainty factor acquisition section that acquires a certainty factor indicating a probability of the presumption in a case where the model outputs the output data in response to the input data. | 2022-01-20 |
20220016762 | LEARNING SOFTWARE ASSISTED OBJECT JOINING - Systems and methods for automated manufacture are provided. Nominal data measurements are obtained for an article. An identification scan is performed of parts within the work area by a machine vision system. An initial scan of the parts within or adjacent to the work area identified as being needed to form said article is performed by the machine vision system to identify target points. The target points are compared at a controller with the nominal data measurements. Automated material handling machines are commanded to grasp and move the parts within said work area to form the article. | 2022-01-20 |
20220016763 | SELF-LEARNING INDUSTRIAL ROBOTIC SYSTEM - Example implementations described herein are directed to a simulation environment for a real world system involving one or more robots and one or more sensors. Scenarios are loaded into a simulation environment having one or more virtual robots corresponding to the one or more robots, and one or more virtual sensors corresponding to the one or more virtual system to train a control strategy model from reinforcement learning, which is subsequently deployed to the real world environment. In cases of failure of the real world environment, the failures are provided to the simulation environment to generate an updated control strategy model for the real world environment. | 2022-01-20 |
20220016764 | OBJECT GRASPING SYSTEM - There is provided an object grasping system ( | 2022-01-20 |
20220016765 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR OBJECT GRASPING - A method for object grasping, including: determining features of a scene; determining candidate grasp locations; determining a set of candidate grasp proposals for the candidate grasp locations; optionally modifying a candidate grasp proposal of the set; determining grasp scores associated with the candidate grasp proposals; selecting a set of final grasp proposals based on the grasp scores; and executing a grasp proposal from the set of final grasp proposals. | 2022-01-20 |
20220016766 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GRASPING AN OBJECT - The method for increasing the accuracy of grasping an object can include: labelling an image based on an attempted object grasp by a robot and generating a trained graspability network using the labelled images. The method can additionally or alternatively include determining a grasp point using the trained graspability network; executing an object grasp at the grasp point S | 2022-01-20 |
20220016767 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR OBJECT GRASPING - A method for object grasping can include: generating a set of keypoints for one or more detected objects in a scene; subdividing the set of keypoints into subsets, each corresponding to a subregion of a detected object; determining a graspability score for the subregion; determining a grasp location for the subregion; selecting a candidate grasp location; and optionally grasping an object using the candidate grasp location. | 2022-01-20 |
20220016768 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR ENHANCED MICROELECTRONIC DEVICE HANDLING - This patent application relates to apparatus and methods for enhanced microelectronic device handling. Apparatus comprises a pick arm having a pick surface configured for receiving a microelectronic device thereon, drives for moving the pick arm and reorienting the pick surface in the X, Y and Z planes and about a horizontal rotational axis and a vertical rotational axis, and a sensor device carried by the pick arm and configured to detect at least one of at least one magnitude of force and at least one location of force applied between the pick surface and a structure contacted by the pick surface or a structure and a microelectronic device carried on the pick surface. Related methods are also disclosed. | 2022-01-20 |
20220016769 | Overshoot Amount Detection Method And Robot System - An overshoot amount detection method includes a synchronization step of synchronizing a signal of an inertial sensor with a signal of an encoder based on a first synchronizing signal output from the inertial sensor during a signal synchronizing operation and a second synchronizing signal output from the encoder during the signal synchronizing operation, a signal generation step of generating a first signal by twice integration of a first detection signal output from the inertial sensor during a working operation and removal of a low-frequency component contained in the first detection signal and generating a second signal for supplement of the low-frequency component of the first signal from a second detection signal output from the encoder during the working operation, and an overshoot amount detection step of detecting an overshoot amount of an arm based on the first signal and the second signal. | 2022-01-20 |
20220016770 | WORK DETERMINATION APPARATUS AND WORK DETERMINATION METHOD - It is an object of the present invention to obtain a work determination apparatus capable of preventing or reducing a time lag between the occurrence and determination of an anomaly in work. A work determination apparatus ( | 2022-01-20 |
20220016771 | Distributed Robot Scheduling Decision Method, Apparatus and System, Electronic Device and Storage Medium - Provided is a distributed robot scheduling decision method. The method includes: a task pack including at least one task is received, and the task pack is transmitted to other robots in swarm robots (S | 2022-01-20 |
20220016772 | ROBOT PLANNING USING UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for robot motion planning using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). One of the methods includes determining that a current plan for performing a particular task with a robot requires modification; in response, generating one or more flight plans for an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) based on a robotic operating environment comprising the robot; obtaining, using the UAV in accordance with the one or more flight plans, a new measurement of the robotic operating environment comprising the robot; and generating, based at least on a difference between the new measurement of the robotic operating environment and a previous measurement of the robotic operating environment, a modified plan for performing the particular task with the robot. | 2022-01-20 |
20220016773 | CONTROL APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A control apparatus includes determination unit that determines whether a related element is included in environmental information on the basis of a position and a shape of the related element, and an environmental information control unit that controls a mode of acquisition or use of the environmental information on the basis of determination performed by the determination unit. | 2022-01-20 |
20220016774 | AUTOMATED SURFACE PREPARATION SYSTEM - Automated systems and methods of using a smart end-effector tool to prepare (e.g., scuffing, abrading, sanding, polishing, etc.) an object surface are provided. The smart tool can update its working state with a robot arm in real time, which in turn adjusts locomotion parameters to optimize the tool's working state on the object surface. | 2022-01-20 |
20220016775 | LEGGED MOBILE ROBOT, LEG CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM STORAGE MEDIUM - A legged mobile robot includes at least two legs. The legs are movable in a front-rear direction of the legged mobile robot. Each of distal end portions of the legs is provided with a plurality of protrusions. Protruding directions of the protrusions are a plurality of directions including a lateral direction intersecting with the front-rear direction. The protrusions can come into contact with a moving surface on which the legs move. Further, the legged mobile robot includes a drive device that displaces each of the protrusions up down with respect to a sole in contact with the moving surface in the leg. The legged mobile robot further includes a control device that controls movement of the protrusions. | 2022-01-20 |
20220016776 | REAL TIME FEEDBACK AND DYNAMIC ADJUSTMENT FOR WELDING ROBOTS - Systems and methods for real time feedback and for updating welding instructions for a welding robot in real time is described herein. The data of a workspace that includes a part to be welded can be received via at least one sensor. This data can be transformed into a point cloud data representing a three-dimensional surface of the part. A desired state indicative of a desired position of at least a portion of the welding robot with respect to the part can be identified. An estimated state indicative of an estimated position of at least the portion of the welding robot with respect to the part can be compared to the desired state. The welding instructions can be updated based on the comparison. | 2022-01-20 |
20220016777 | METHOD FOR PERFORMING NON-REVISITING COVERAGE TASK BY MANIPULATOR WITH LEAST NUMBER OF LIFT-OFFS - The present disclosure provides a method for performing a non-revisiting coverage task by a manipulator with a least number of lift-offs, and relates to the technical field of manipulator path planning. By explicitly considering lift-offs of an end-effector from a surface of an object due to kinematic constraints when the manipulator performs a task of covering the surface of the object, this method transforms a problem of coverage path design into a problem of sub-cell decomposition and solves the problem to obtain an approach for the manipulator to cover a sub-cell. The method of the present disclosure minimizes the number of lift-offs of the end-effector from the surface of the object when the manipulator performs the coverage task. | 2022-01-20 |
20220016778 | SYSTEMS, APPARATUSES, AND METHODS FOR COST EVALUATION AND MOTION PLANNING FOR ROBOTIC DEVICES - Systems, apparatuses, and methods for cost evaluation and motion planning for robotic devices are disclosed herein. According to at least one non-limiting exemplary embodiment, a method for producing and evaluating a continuous and differentiable total cost as a function of all available motion commands is disclosed and may be utilized in conjunction with a gradient descent to determine a minimum cost motion command corresponding to an optimal motion for a robotic device to execute in accordance with a target trajectory and obstacle avoidance. | 2022-01-20 |
20220016779 | Autonomous Robot Packaging of Arbitrary Objects - Embodiments described herein relate to a system for packing objects in a container. The system may include a robotic device with a robotic arm, a plurality of object detection sensors, and a controller including at least one processor and a non-transitory computer-readable medium. The non-transitory computer-readable medium may store a set of program instructions, and the at least one processor may execute the program instructions including the operations of sensing a measurement of each object among a plurality of objects with at least one object detection sensor of the plurality of object detection sensors, obtaining a three-dimensional model for each object, determining a packing plan for the plurality of objects based on the three-dimensional model for each object, and loading, by a robotic arm, at least a portion of the plurality of objects into a container according to the packing plan for the plurality of objects. | 2022-01-20 |
20220016780 | Object Marking to Support Tasks by Autonomous Machines - An autonomous system used for a production process includes a device configured to manipulate workpieces according to production process tasks. A device controller generates world model of the autonomous system to include data objects representing respective physical objects in the production process, such as workspace, workpieces, and the device. Semantic markers attached to the data objects include information related to a skill to accomplish a task objective. Semantic markers may be activated or deactivated depending on whether the physical object is currently available for a task performance. The device is controlled to perform tasks guided by the semantic markers while relying on an anticipation function with reasoning operations based on types of physical objects, types of skills, and configuration of the data objects. | 2022-01-20 |
20220016781 | Method for Aligning a Robotic Arm - A method for aligning a robotic arm in a superordinate reference pose is specified, —where the robotic arm includes a plurality of robotic joints, each of which includes a drive device which enables rotation about an associated axis of rotation, where an associated eccentric lever element is formed for at least two selected robotic joints by one or more other partial elements of the robotic arm, the method including: aligning the drive device of a first selected robotic joint in an automated manner in a first target position in which the associated first eccentric lever element is disposed in a reversal position, aligning the drive device of a second selected robotic joint in an automated manner in a second target position in which the associated second eccentric lever element is disposed in a reversal position, where the sub-steps are repeated in an iterative loop until the change in angle effected in each sub-step falls below a predetermined limit value. | 2022-01-20 |
20220016782 | RADIO-FREQUENCY SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CO-LOCALIZATION OF MULTIPLE DEVICES AND/OR PEOPLE - Systems and methods for facilitating interactions between a robotic arm and a movable platform using radio frequency (RF) co-localization are provided. The systems include target devices; an interrogator system comprising RF antennas, each of the RF antennas configured to transmit RF signals to the target devices and/or receive RF signals from the target devices; and a controller. The controller is configured to control at least one of the RF antennas to transmit one or more first RF signals to a target device coupled to a movable platform; control at least some of the RF antennas to receive second RF signals from at least the target device; determine a position of the movable platform using the received second RF signals; and determine, using the position of the movable platform, a target position to which to move an end effector of a robotic arm in order to perform a task. | 2022-01-20 |