| 05th week of 2016 patent applcation highlights part 15 |
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| 20160030952 | CENTRIFUGE DEVICE - A modular centrifuge device for separating fluid samples, including a housing having a modular power assembly mechanism for rotating samples with manual or electric power. A manual centrifuge device, including a housing having a power assembly mechanism for rotating samples with manual power, and a speed indicator for indicating if a predetermined speed has been reached and a time indicator for indicating if a predetermined or calculated time has been reached for rotating said samples operatively connected to the device. A method of centrifuging samples, by selecting a manual power mode or electric power mode on a centrifuge, rotating samples at a predetermined speed for a predetermined or calculated time, alerting a user that the predetermined speed and predetermined or calculated time have been achieved, and obtaining separated samples. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160030953 | CENTRIFUGE HAVING A LUBRICANT SYSTEM - Disclosed is a centrifuge including a rotatable centrifugal drum and a drive spindle to drive the centrifugal drum. The drive spindle is rotatably mounted via a bearing in a housing supported elastically on a machine framework. Further included is a drive device including a drive motor to rotate the drive spindle and a lubricant system to lubricate the bearing. The lubricant system is configured to deliver lubricant from a lubricant supply tank through a lubricant channel into a region of the bearing. An injection device is arranged downstream of the lubricant-supply tank and is configured to deliver the lubricant into the region of the bearing by dispensing quantities of lubricant in temporally discrete pulses with a limited-time air stream. A method is disclosed of directing lubricant into a region of a bearing of the centrifuge as noted above. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160030954 | Owl, Double-bowl and slot-bump fluidic oscillator circuits, improved fluidic nozzle assemblies and methods for generating sprays with enhanced cold performance - A fluidic circuit configured to spray an oscillating pattern of fluid droplets, having an inlet in fluid communication with a source and including a power nozzle with an oscillation chamber having a fluid jet steering section in fluid communication with the power nozzle and having either (a) a first fluid pressure accumulating volume opposite a second fluid pressure accumulating volume or (b) a first fluid jet attachment feature opposing a second fluid jet attachment feature. The fluid jet steering section is in fluid communication with and emits a fluid jet into an oscillation inducing interaction region with opposing first and second side wall ears or features which define an oscillation inducing interaction region in the oscillation chamber for causing the jet of fluid to rhythmically sweep back and forth between the sidewalls in the oscillation chamber and create a distally projecting oscillating spray. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160030955 | Two Component Airless Adhesive Spray Gun and Method of Use - A two part airless adhesive spray system is provided herein. This system provides numerous enhancements to the prior art including limiting overspray “fog,” saving on sprayed material because of a more efficient spray pattern, and providing a stronger bond than that of the air-atomized spray guns of the prior art. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160030956 | LIQUID DISPENSER WITH INTERNAL HELICAL SCREW - A liquid dispenser that revitalizes the liquid and restores the natural structure, health and vitality to the liquid by increasing and activating dissolved oxygen in the liquid. The liquid dispenser may have an elongated open-ended chamber body. The body may have a distal and proximal end with the proximal end configured to receive a stream of liquid and the distal end configured to expel the stream of liquid. A helical screw may be connected inside of the elongated chamber body. The helical screw may be configured to transport the stream of water from the proximal end to the distal end of the chamber. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160030957 | ELECTROSTATIC SPRAYING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ELECTROSTATIC SPRAYING DEVICE - An electrostatic atomizer ( | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160030958 | A MIST-GENERATING APPARATUS AND METHOD - A mist generating apparatus is provided, the apparatus comprising a nozzle having a nozzle inlet ( | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160030959 | APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING DISPLAY APPARATUS - An apparatus for manufacturing a display apparatus, the apparatus including an organic material supply unit; a bagging pump unit that is connected to the organic material supply unit such that the organic material supply unit supplies an organic material to the bagging pump unit; an organic material adjusting unit that is connected to the bagging pump unit such that the bagging pump unit selectively supplies the organic material to the organic material adjusting unit; and a nozzle unit that is connected to the organic material adjusting unit such that the organic material adjusting unit adjusts an amount of the organic material provided to the nozzle unit, the nozzle unit changing the organic material into particles and spraying the particles. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160030960 | SPRAY GUN MANUFACTURING METHOD, SPRAY GUN, SPRAY GUN BODY AND COVER - A spray gun manufacturing method, a spray gun, a spray gun body and a cover. The method includes forming a spray gun body. In forming the spray gun body, a bearing part is formed on a side of the spray gun body, with a surface of the bearing part being lower than another surface of the side of the spray gun body, and a partial edge of the bearing part corresponding to a partial edge of the spray gun body. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160030961 | High efficiency pump bottle - A high efficiency pump bottle provides an inverted cone shape at its lower end. The supply tube to the pump is located at the apex of the cone, thus enabling nearly all of the container contents to be pumped out. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160030962 | ROTARY PAINT ATOMIZER SYSTEM AND METHOD OF MONITORING A ROTARY PAINT ATOMIZER - A method of monitoring a rotary paint atomizer includes determining a target rotational speed, a target air flow rate, a target torque, and a target electrostatic current; and measuring an operating rotational speed, an operating air flow rate, an operating torque, and an operating electrostatic current. The method includes detecting at least one of a first condition in which the operating rotational speed differs from the target rotational speed, a second condition in which the operating air flow rate differs from the target air flow rate, a third condition in which the operating torque differs from the target torque, and a fourth condition in which the operating electrostatic current differs from the target electrostatic current. After detecting, the method includes producing an indicator signal indicative of at least one of the first, second, third, and fourth condition. A rotary paint atomizer system is also disclosed. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160030963 | SELF CLEANING WATER NOZZLE - A self-cleaning water nozzle uses a washer and a threaded outlet cap to allow for self-cleaning and easy access to the nozzle components. The threaded outlet cap permits the nozzle components to be accessed without having to remove the nozzle housing from a water supply line. The washer provides a pivot point for halves of the nozzle assembly in the nozzle housing to separate for the self-cleaning action. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160030964 | Painting Cover - A flexible cover for use in quickly and safely covering electrical outlets, switches and other openings is provided. The cover serves to protect the materials behind it while the surrounding surface is painted or the like. The cover includes a set of tabs which provide for a friction fit within the opening. The cover may be of a number of different shapes and sizes, such as that of a single or double gang outlet box. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160030965 | NOZZLE DEVICE WITH A PLURALITY OF PIEZOELECTRIC PLATE MODULE - A nozzle device includes an upper cover module having a cavity, a plurality of stacked piezoelectric plate modules, a plug module, and a lower cover module. Each piezoelectric plate module includes a substrate, a piezoelectric material, an electrical connection, an upper electrode, and a lower electrode. The substrate includes multiple first through holes disposed correspondingly to the cavity. The piezoelectric material is located on the upper surface of the substrate. The electrical connection extends from the lower surface of the substrate, through the substrate, and to the bottom of the piezoelectric material. The lower electrode is located below the lower surface of the substrate and electrically connects to the electrical connection. The plug module includes plugs and second through holes corresponding to the first through holes. The lower cover module includes openings disposed according to the plugs of the plug module. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160030966 | CIRCUIT FOR LIQUID ATOMIZING DEVICE AND DEVICE THEREOF - A circuit for liquid atomizing device coupled to an atomizing module is disclosed. The circuit for liquid atomizing device includes a conversion unit, a control unit and a voltage adjustment unit. The control unit is coupled to the conversion unit and controls the conversion unit to output a transforming voltage. The voltage adjustment unit is coupled between the conversion unit and the atomizing module. The voltage adjustment unit according to the transforming voltage outputs a driving voltage to the atomizing module. The driving voltage includes a plurality of electrolysis sections and a plurality of negative level sections. Each electrolysis section indicates that the atomizing module produces a forward electrolysis reaction. Each negative level section indicates that the atomizing module produces a backward electrolysis reaction. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160030967 | Systems and Methods for Underwater Wireless Radio-Frequency Communications - A fountain system and method of providing same is provided. This involves a plurality of communication nodes, each communication node being configured to operate when submerged in a liquid; and a plurality of fountain components for providing a plurality of fountain jets of liquid, each fountain component being linked to a communication node in the plurality of communication nodes and being operable to provide a fountain jet of liquid in the plurality of fountain jets of liquid. The plurality of communication nodes are operable to receive a plurality of fountain control signals transmitted through the liquid. The plurality of communication nodes are operable to control the plurality of fountain jets by communicating to each communication node in the plurality of communication nodes an associated fountain control signal for controlling the fountain component linked to that communication node. The plurality of fountain control signals are transmitted at a frequency in the range of 100 MHz to 1.2 GH. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160030968 | COATING DEVICE AND COATING METHOD - A coating device includes: a first roll including a roll surface on which an application liquid is deposited; a first scratch off member configured to scratch off the application liquid from the roll surface of the first roll; a second roll including a roll surface configured to contact with the roll surface of the first roll, wherein the second roll is configured to rotate in a rotation direction opposite to a rotation direction of the first roll, the application liquid is transferred from the roll surface of the first roll to the roll surface of the second roll, and the second roll is configured to transfer the transferred application liquid to a steel strip; and a second scratch off member configured to scratch off the application liquid from the roll surface of the second roll. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160030969 | VISCOUS MATERIAL WARMING DEVICE - A viscous material warming device comprising a housing, where the housing is surrounded with an insulated wall; a lid atop the housing; an upper plate mounted within the housing, where the upper plate includes a plurality of upper receiving holes each to accept a material tube, and where the upper plate includes spacer holes; a lower plate mounted within the housing below the upper plate, where the lower plate includes a plurality of lower receiving holes each to accept a tip of the material tube, and where the lower plate includes spacer holes; at least three spacers positioned between the upper plate and the lower plate, where the spacers are positioned within the spacer holes of each the upper plate and the lower plate; and a heater positioned within the lower plate, where the heater includes a thermometer to maintain the housing at a constant temperature. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160030970 | PASTE APPLICATION DEVICE - A paste application device includes a substrate holding part that holds a substrate, an application head that applies paste to the substrate, a test-application stage where test-application of the paste is performed, an imaging camera that images the paste applied to the test-application stage by the application head from a lateral direction, and a storage part that stores an image imaged by the imaging camera. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160030971 | EXTERNAL INVERTER SYSTEM FOR VARIABLE SUBSTRATE THICKNESS AND METHOD FOR ROTATING A SUBSTRATE - A dispenser includes a frame, a gantry system, a dispensing unit, a substrate support assembly, a transport system, and an inverter system coupled to the frame and in communication with the transport system. The inverter system is positioned outside the substrate support assembly and configured to rotate a substrate orientation between a first position in which a top surface of the substrate is in a dispense position and a second position in which a bottom surface of the substrate is in a dispense position. The inverter system includes a first driven assembly configured to engage one edge of the substrate and a second driven assembly configured to engage an opposite edge of the substrate. The first driven assembly and the second driven assembly are configured to drive a linear movement of the substrate. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160030972 | CONTAINER ASSEMBLY FOR STORING AND DISPENSING A CHEMICAL ADHESIVE - A container assembly for storing and dispensing a chemical adhesive is provided. The container assembly includes a bottom portion and an upper portion. The bottom portion contains the chemical adhesive. The upper portion is configured to be coupled and decoupled with the bottom portion. The upper portion includes a first section, a second section and a third section. The first section provides a grip for holding the upper portion of the container assembly. The first section includes impressions. The second section is adapted to couple and decouple the upper portion with the bottom portion. The third section has a foam applicator material positioned thereon. The foam applicator material is located at a distal end of the third section opposite the first section and extends around substantially all of a circumference of the third section. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160030973 | UNIVERSAL PAINT APPLICATOR AND PAINT CONTAINERS WITH HANDLES - A paint applicator configured for use in combination with a hollow-core paint roller cover includes a handle and a pair of pivot arms extending therefrom. Each pivot arm includes a proximate end rotatably mounted to the handle and an opposite, distal end to which is pivotably mounted a hub assembly. A pivot arm actuator is cooperatively linked to the pivot arms such that movement of the actuator in a first direction causes the pivot arms to rotate toward one another and movement of the actuator in a second direction causes the pivot arms to rotate away from one another. Each hub assembly includes a rotatable hub with an outer surface configured to frictionally engage the inside surface of the roller cover such that, when the pivot arms are rotated toward one another, the hubs enter and retain the roller between the pivot arms. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160030974 | Manufacturing Method of Porous Multilayered Polyolefin - Provided is a manufacturing method of a polyolefin-based multilayer composite porous film, including: a) forming a composition including a polyolefin resin and diluent to a sheet; b) stretching the sheet and extracting the diluent to manufacture a film; c) performing heat-treatment on the manufactured film; and d) coating one surface or both surfaces of the heat-treated film with a coating solution containing a heat resistant resin, wherein step c) and step d) are continuously performed. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160030975 | ENHANCED LOW FRICTION COATING FOR MEDICAL LEADS AND METHODS OF MAKING - An implantable or insertable medical device can include a silicone substrate and a plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition coating on the silicone substrate. The coating may include a silicon-containing compound. A method of forming the coating is also provided. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160030976 | FUSER MANUFACTURE AND ARTICLE - According to an embodiment a method of making a fuser member is described. The method includes, obtaining a silicone layer disposed on a substrate and coating a primer composition including an aqueous dispersion of a fluorelastomer and a curing agent on the silicone layer. A topcoat composition is coated on the primer composition which includes a fluoroplastic dispersion. The primer composition and the topcoat composition are heated to form the fuser member. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160030977 | HIGH GAS BARRIER THIN FILMS THROUGH PH MANIPULATION OF CLAY - Bilayers of a polycation and a platelet suspension on a substrate demonstrate significant oxygen barrier properties by altering the pH of the platelet. When the lower pH platelet suspension contacts deposited polycation, more positive charge is created and more platelet suspension is deposited, thereby leading to a thicker film with better gas barrier properties. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160030978 | VIBRATION GENERATING DEVICE - There is provided a vibration generating device including: a housing having an internal space and including installation bars; a vibration member having through holes which are formed in both end portions thereof and which is fixedly attached to the installation bars by allowing upper end portions of the installation bars to penetrate through the through holes; a piezoelectric element installed on the vibration member; and a fixing unit fixing the vibration member to the installation bars. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160030979 | PROCESS FOR CLASSIFYING WATER-ABSORBING POLYMER BEADS - A process for classifying water-absorbing polymer particles, wherein screens having different mesh sizes are used before and after surface postcrosslinking to remove the undersize (fines). | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160030980 | METHOD AND APPARATUSES FOR SCREENING - A screening machine includes wall members, screen assembly guide members, a screen assembly and a compression assembly. The screen assembly includes a frame with a plurality of side members and a screen supported by the frame. The compression assembly is attached to at least one wall member and forms the screen assembly into a concave shape. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160030981 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR OPTICAL SORTING OF MICROSPHERES BASED ON THEIR RESONANT OPTICAL PROPERTIES - Microspheres are sorted by resonant light pressure effects. An evanescent optical field is generated when light is confined within the interior of an optical element such as a surface waveguide, a tapered microfiber, or a prism. Microspheres brought within vicinity of the surface are subjected to forces that result from a coupling of the evanescent field to whispering gallery modes (WGM) in the microspheres. Alternatively, a focused laser beam is directed close to the edge of the microspheres to exert resonant optical forces on microspheres. Alternatively, standing optical waves are excited in the optical element. Optical forces are resonantly enhanced when light frequencies match WGM frequencies in the microspheres. Those microspheres for which resonance is obtained are more affected by the evanescent field than microspheres for which resonance does not occur. Greater forces are applied to resonating microspheres, which are separated from a heterogeneous mixture according to size. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160030982 | METHOD FOR SORTING RESISTANT SEED FROM A MIXTURE WITH SUSCEPTIBLE SEED - The invention generally relates to a novel method of sorting seed by providing a first seed population with a fluorescent indicator and a second seed population visually identical to the first seed population under standard operating conditions. The seed populations are combined to provide a combined seed population. A lamp having an output corresponding to the activation wavelength of the fluorescent indicator and a color sorting system are paired to count or separate the seed populations, as desired. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160030983 | ENGINE WASH COLLECTOR - A collector for collecting wash liquid from an engine washing operation include a frame; a height adjustable and expandable droplet separator package connected to the frame, the droplet separator package to receive a flow of wash liquid entrained in an airstream emanating from an engine; a height adjustable and extendable chute with side walls and a scissor lift, the chute connected to the droplet separator package and extending at least partially under an engine to collect liquid exiting the engine; a collector tank connected to the frame to collect liquid from the droplet separator package and the chute; and a drainage pipe connecting at least one of the chute and the droplet separator to the collector tank. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160030984 | CHANNEL CLEANING SHUTTLE AND METHOD OF USE - A cleaning shuttle is conveyed through a channel by magnetic attraction to a conveyance device that is slidably positioned outside the channel. The conveyance device pulls the cleaning shuttle through the channel by magnetic attraction between the conveyance device and the cleaning shuttle. The cleaning shuttle inside the channel, and the conveyance device positioned outside the channel, have significant magnetic attraction for each other, so that the cleaning shuttle is pulled through the channel by conveyance device without becoming lodged or stuck in the channel. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160030985 | WASHING DEVICE FOR WATER TREATMENT APPARATUS AND WASHING METHOD THEREOF - A washing device for a water treatment apparatus is provided. The washing device includes circulation members connected to passages of the water treatment apparatus to circulate wash water through the passages of the water treatment apparatus, a circulation module connected to the circulation members for circulating the wash water through the passages of the water treatment apparatus, with the circulation members thereby washing the passages of the water treatment apparatus, a drainpipe connected to the circulation members, a passage switching unit connected to a portion where the circulation members are coupled to the drainpipe to switch passage of the wash water, and a circulation pump connected to the circulation members to selectively circulate the wash water in the connection pipes through the drainpipe or the passages of the water treatment apparatus. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160030986 | WASHING DEVICE FOR WATER TREATMENT APPARATUS AND WASHING METHOD THEREOF - A washing method of a water treatment apparatus is provided. The washing method includes a wash water inflow operation in which wash water flows into circulation members, and a circulation washing operation in which a circulation modulation circulates the wash water through passages of the water treatment apparatus. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160030987 | PROCESS FOR THE RECYCLING OF WASTE BATTERIES AND WASTE PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS IN MOLTEN SALTS OR MOLTEN METALS - Disclosed is a system and method for the recycling of waste composite feed materials such as printed circuit boards (PCBs), batteries, catalysts, plastic, plastic composites such as food packaging materials, for example Tetra Pak®, mattresses, compact disks (CDs, DVDs), automobile shredder residue (ASR), electric cable wastes, liquid display panels, mobile phones of various sizes or combinations of the above using a new pyrolysis system and method. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160030988 | SUSTAINED RELEASE REACTANT BLENDS - There is provided according to the present invention a sustained release reactant blend and methods for making the sustained release reactant blends. There is further provided methods for using such blends in the in situ or ex situ remediation of contaminated groundwater and in the treatment of water and wastewater. There is further provided, according to the present invention, methods for controllably coating reactant blends whereby such coated blends exhibit sustained release properties and have an open structure. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160030989 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A GUN BARREL WITH INTEGRALLY ADJOINING HOUSING - A method for producing a gun barrel with an integrally adjoining housing for at least one breech head includes the steps of providing a cylindrical blank having a through-bore corresponding to the breech head diameter; hammering a first longitudinal portion of the blank on a part of a first hammering mandrel corresponding to the inner profile of the barrel whilst the first hammering mandrel is guided through the through-bore; and hammering a second longitudinal portion of the blank on a second hammering mandrel corresponding to the inner profile of the housing whilst the second hammering mandrel is inserted into the through-bore. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160030990 | Internal Mechanical Stress Improvement Method for Mitigating Stress Corrosion Cracking in Weld Areas of Nuclear Power Plant Piping - Method for mitigating stress corrosion cracking at an internal (i.e., welled-side) weld area in piping of a nuclear power plant includes the steps of actuating a radially movable tool to produce a radial bad against the internal (i.e., normally wetted) surfaces at or near the weld area to create a deep residual compressive stress state at the wetted surface of the weld. The method permits post-process verification by physical measurements of surface distortion. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160030991 | Pipe Bending for Reel-Lay Operations - A method and an apparatus bend a pipe to mitigate internal wrinkling, with particular benefit when bending a lined pipe upon spooling. Bending is performed continuously by advancing the pipe through a bending zone while an internal mandrel is held at the bending zone to resist wrinkling In one variant, the mandrel includes longitudinally-spaced pipe-engaging elements and a tensile link between the elements allows relative movement between the elements. A hold-back connection on one of the elements applies hold-back force to that element to be transmitted to the other element via the tensile link. In another variant, the mandrel includes an elongate pipe-engaging body with a hold-back connection at one end of the body. The body is flexible to bend with the pipe and is shaped to engage an inner surface of the pipe along most of the length of the body. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160030992 | HOT-STAMPING TAILOR-WELDED BLANKS OF ALUMINUM SHEET - Forming a tailor-welded blank (TWB) having aluminum sheets includes various elements. For example, a hot-stamping methodology is applied to a welded blank for meeting load and stiffness requirements in tandem to weight efficiency. A TWB can result in improved material utilization, and applying the hot-stamping methodology can improve the formability of the TWB. After forming and subsequent processing, a peak-age heat treatment is utilized such that a lightweight, high strength part may be attained. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160030993 | MOLD FOR HOT STAMPING AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A mold for hot stamping is disclosed. The mold may include: a base plate configured to receive and exhaust coolant, at least one lower mold and at least one upper mold. The at least one lower mold may be mounted at a surface of the base plate, and configured to receive the coolant from the base plate. The lower mold may also have the same shape as a lower shape of a product so as to form the lower shape of the product during hot stamping. The upper mold is made of material different from that of the lower mold, coupled to an upper portion of the lower mold, has the same shape as an upper shape of the product so as to form the upper shape of the product, and is configured to receive the coolant from the lower mold such that the coolant flows in the upper mold. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160030994 | NOTCHER - A notching apparatus includes a stationary die, a notching die, a rod connected to the notching die, a double acting air cylinder connected to the rod for reciprocating the rod and notching die. The double acting air cylinder uses air pressure to both extend and retract the rod. A notching table includes at least one notching apparatus. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160030995 | UNCOILING, BLANKING AND FORMING METHOD - An uncoiling, blanking and forming method includes the steps of: 1) uncoiling a steel coil, wherein a steel strip uncoiled from the steel coil is cleaned and straightened and is fed by a pinch roller to a blanking region; 2) laser blanking, wherein the steel coil enters the blanking region, is cut by a laser cutting head by way of laser blanking to form sheets with a required shape, with waste materials falling down and being conveyed to the outside; 3) outputting the sheets, wherein the sheets pass over a magnetic telescopic belt conveyor, and then carried by means of a manipulator or a robot to a stamping process; 4) stamping forming, wherein the sheets are stamped to form workpieces; and 5) checking, wherein the workpieces are checked and put in storage. The present invention can achieve joining-up in series of a blanking line and a stamping forming line and realize matching therebetween, and can reduce intermediate steps such as stacking, packing, transportation, positioning, unpacking, carrying, and centring of sheets and stamping-formed workpieces, and also can reduce the room required for transfer, simplify the work flow and joins up procedures in series, to directly machine a material coil by laser blanking to form formed parts. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160030996 | DRIVE ASSEMBLY FOR CONVERSION SYSTEM - A conversion system wherein a crankshaft drives the motion of the tooling assemblies within a number of lanes is provided. The crankshaft is structured to move the tooling assemblies associated with less than the total number of lanes. That is, for example, a four lane conversion press could include two crankshafts each actuating the tooling assemblies of two lanes. In an exemplary embodiment, each lane has a single associated crankshaft. The conversion system includes a multiple press drive assembly with a clutch/brake assembly and a flywheel assembly. The clutch/brake assembly is structured to suspend operation of the press units while the flywheel assembly stores energy in a flywheel. When operation of the press units is restarted, energy from the flywheel aids the motor in bringing the press units to an operating speed. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160030997 | SELF-FURRING WELDED WIRE MESH - A self-furring welded wire mesh for reinforcing generally planar concrete and stucco structures is formed of a matrix of longitudinally and transversely extending wires disposed about a first common plane and welded together at their intersections. A selected plurality of the longitudinally extending wires each define a plurality of generally V-shaped spacing furrs therein extending generally perpendicular to the first plane with the bottoms of the furrs being disposed in a second plane spaced from the first plane a distance substantially equal to one-half of the predetermined thickness of the concrete panel. The spacing furrs in the selected longitudinally extending wires are located so as to be longitudinally and transversely staggered along the mesh. The spacing furrs are formed by pushing portions of the selected longitudinal wire perpendicular to the axis of the wires while holding an upstream portion thereof in a fixed disposition so as to form these without damaging or thinning the wires along the spacing furrs. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160030998 | ROLL FORMING MACHINE WITH RECIPROCATING DIES - A reciprocating die roll forming machine for forming a pattern such as a thread form on the outer surface of a cylindrical blank includes at least one set of reciprocating dies operating upon the blank which rotates in place. The machine includes a slide and bearing combination to support the dies belt driven by a servo-motor controlled by a central processing unit. Mechanism is provided to deliver and position a blank for engagement by the dies. In one form, the machine includes multiple die sets to produce multiple parts during one die reciprocation cycle. In another form, the machine employs separate drive mechanisms to independently drive each die of a set. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160030999 | FEEDER INSERT AND METHOD FOR ARRANGING SAME IN A CASTING MOLD - A feeder insert for use for the casting of metals into casting molds, having a mold body ( | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160031000 | Method And Device For Producing A Cast Workpiece - A method and apparatus for producing a cast component with a wall in which at least one hollow chamber is formed. A hollow body for forming the hollow chamber is introduced into a casting tool by means of an apparatus, and liquid material is then supplied to the casting tool so as to surround the hollow body and thereby form the hollow chamber in the cast wall. For the assembly movement of the hollow body into the casting tool, the hollow body is received by a transporting device in which the hollow body is positively guided by its connection body areas. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160031001 | SPLIT WEDGE AND METHOD FOR MAKING SAME - A method of manufacturing a friction wedge of a rail car includes forming, in drag and cope portions of a mold, at least one cavity that defines at least some exterior features of at least one friction wedge. At least one core is inserted into the drag portion adjacent to the cavity. The core includes at least one surface configured to define a column face of the friction wedge. Rigging is formed in the drag and cope portion of the mold. The rigging includes a down sprue, at least one ingate, and at least one runner for directing molten material to the cavity. Molten material is poured into the mold to form the friction wedge casting. The friction wedge casting is removed from the mold. Rigging is removed from the friction wedge casting and the friction wedge casting is finished. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160031002 | Amorphous Steel Composites with Enhanced Strengths, Elastic Properties and Ductilities - Amorphous steel composites with enhanced mechanical properties and related methods for toughening amorphous steel alloys. The composites are formed from monolithic amorphous steel and hard ceramic particulates, which must be embedded in the glass matrix through melting at a temperature above the melting point for the steel but below the melting point for the ceramic. The ceramics may be carbides, nitrides, borides, iron-refractory carbides, or iron-refractory borides. The produced composites may be one of two types, primarily distinguished by the methods for embedding the ceramic particulates in the steel. These methods may be applied to a variety of amorphous steels as well as other non-ferrous amorphous metals, and the resulting composites can be used in various applications and utilizations. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160031003 | DIE CASTING APPARATUS - A die casting apparatus includes: an electromagnetic pump body disposed at a plunger sleeve-side end portion of a molten metal holding furnace; and a connecting pipe connected to the electromagnetic pump body and the plunger sleeve to provide communication between the electromagnetic pump body and a molten metal feed port, the connecting pipe being separable from the electromagnetic pump body. The die casting apparatus further includes a moving mechanism configured to allow the electromagnetic pump body to move between an inclined state where the electromagnetic pump body is inclined with respect to a horizontal plane in the molten metal holding furnace at an angle of approximately 45 degrees and an upright state where the electromagnetic pump body is perpendicular to the horizontal plane in the molten metal holding furnace. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160031004 | SHOT TUBE FOR DIE-CAST MACHINE - A shot tube includes an inner bore for delivering molten material into a die-cast mold. The shot tube has an outer peripheral surface with at least one surface for receiving a locking member to lock the shot tube into an aperture in a fixed mold portion and an alignment structure for properly aligning the shot tube in the fixed mold portion. An opening receives molten material into the inner bore. A die-cast machine is also disclosed. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160031005 | METHOD OF MAKING AN ASSEMBLY HAVING A CAST IRON SUBASSEMBLY - A method of making an assembly having a cast iron subassembly. The method may include providing a steel insert having a first joining surface and bonding the steel insert to a cast iron part to form a cast iron subassembly such that the first joining surface may be an exterior surface of the cast iron subassembly. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160031006 | Arcuate Directionally Solidified Components and Manufacture Methods - A method for casting comprising: providing a seed, the seed characterized by: an arcuate form and a crystalline orientation progressively varying along an arc of the form; providing molten material; and cooling and solidifying the molten material so that a crystalline structure of the seed propagates into the solidifying material. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160031007 | MOLTEN METAL TRANSFER SYSTEM AND ROTOR - The invention relates to systems for transferring molten metal from one structure to another. Aspects of the invention include a transfer chamber constructed inside of or next to a vessel used to retain molten metal. The transfer chamber is in fluid communication with the vessel so molten metal from the vessel can enter the transfer chamber. A powered device, which may be inside of the transfer chamber, moves molten metal upward and out of the transfer chamber and preferably into a structure outside of the vessel, such as another vessel or a launder. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160031008 | LADLE BOTTOM AND LADLE - The invention relates to a ladle bottom being part of a metallurgical ladle for treating a metal melt as well as a corresponding metallurgical ladle. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160031009 | NOZZLE SAND AND METHOD OF USE AND OPERATION - A nozzle sand and method of use and operation, utilizes as a constituent component a granulated material that will break down to lose structural integrity and strength when subjected to temperatures and weight of molten ferrous materials, to compact to form at least a partial barrier to penetration of the molten ferrous material while remaining at least substantially in a granulated state. When the nozzle is opened, the loose nozzle sand will freely flow from the nozzle and the barrier will break under the weight of the ferrous material, such that the ferrous material will flow from the vessel through the nozzle. As a representative formulation, the nozzle sand can include between about 50 percent and about 60 percent by weight raw dolomitic lime; between about 20 percent and about 30 percent by weight forsterite; and between about 15 percent and about 20 percent by weight tabular alumina. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160031010 | BUILD PLATFORMS FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING - An additive manufacturing apparatus is disclosed which includes a movable platform. The movable platform has a plurality of fasteners and an upper surface, and at least one indexing feature. An upper surface of a movable platform is coupled with an indexing device such that movement of either one corresponds to movement of the other. The indexing device is capable of receiving a compatible indexing device from a manufacturing | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160031011 | SYNTACTIC METAL MATRIX MATERIALS AND METHODS - A syntactic metal foam composite that is substantially fully dense except for syntactic porosity is formed from a mixture of ceramic microballoons and matrix forming metal. The ceramic microballoons have a uniaxial crush strength and a much higher omniaxial crush strength. The mixture is continuously constrained while it is consolidated. The constraining force is less than the omniaxial crush strength. The substantially fully dense syntactic metal foam composite is then constrained and deformation worked at a substantially constant volume. This deformation causes at least work hardening and grain refinement in the matrix metal. The resulting deformed syntactic metal foam composite has an energy absorption capacity that is at least 1.5 to 2 or 3 times or more the energy absorption capacity of the precursor substantially fully dense syntactic metal foam composite. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160031012 | Powder Metallurgy Alloy Forging - A method for forming an article by introducing one or more powders into a bag. Vacuum is applied to the bag. The bag is sealed. The one or more powders in the sealed bag are forged. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160031013 | Heterogeneous Composite Bodies With Isolated Cermet Regions Formed By High Temperature, Rapid Consolidation - A heterogeneous composite consisting of near-nano ceramic clusters dispersed within a ductile matrix. The composite is formed through the high temperature compaction of a starting powder consisting of a core of ceramic nanoparticles held together with metallic binder. This core is clad with a ductile metal such that when the final powder is consolidated, the ductile metal forms a tough, near-zero contiguity matrix. The material is consolidated using any means that will maintain its heterogeneous structure. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160031014 | A METHOD AND A DEVICE FOR PRODUCING SHOTS - A method and device for producing shots are provided where the yield is improved. In a space ( | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160031015 | HYDRAULIC CHUCK - For enabling accurate and efficient cutting work on a narrow area, in a hydraulic chuck configured such that a pressurization fluid pressurized by a push member ( | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160031016 | THREE-BLADED DRILL WITH CUTTING FLUID SUPPLY HOLE - A three-flute drill having: a tool main body with cutting edges at an axially distal end thereof, a flute portion having discharge flutes in a distal-end side portion of the body, and a cutting fluid supply hole for supplying fluid toward the edges, a rear inner wall surface on the radial direction on a rear side in the drill rotation direction and opposed to the front inner wall surface in a drill circumferential direction, an outer circumferential inner wall surface made up of a partially cylindrical surface whose center lies on an axis of the drill, and an inner circumferential inner wall surface having a partially cylindrical surface whose center lies on the drill axis and opposed to the outer circumferential inner wall surface in the radial direction, the inner circumferential inner wall having a curvature radius smaller than that of the outer circumferential inner wall surface. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160031017 | TOOL BIT HOLDER FOR POWER TOOL - A tool bit holder releasably retains a shank of a tool bit having three flat faces arranged generally in a triangle and an annular groove. A holder body has a shank-receiving bore bounded by an inner wall with three flat inner wall surfaces arranged generally in a triangle. A plurality of windows, defined in the inner wall, extend radially outward from the bore. A plurality of retaining members is received in the plurality of windows and extends at least partially through the window into the bore. An elastic band around the retaining members biases the retaining members radially inward toward the bore. The flat wall portions are configured to engage the flat faces of the tool bit to non-rotationally retain the shank in the tool holder and the retaining members are configured to engage the annular groove to axially retain the tool bit in the tool holder. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160031018 | REPLACEABLE MACHINING HEAD - Provided is a replaceable machining head wherein: fractures on the tool attaching portion do not occur; the production cost is minimized; the tool life of the working tool will be lengthened; and the head body is free from a risk of falling off during replacement. In the replaceable machining head, a cutting edge section is formed on the front side of a head body; a tool attaching portion to which a working tool is to be attached, is formed on the rear end side of the cutting edge section; tool attaching faces are formed in the tool attaching potion; the surface of the head body 1 is coated with a coating film; and the number of droplets or macro particles having convex shapes with a size of 0.3 μm to 5.0 μm, is 200 or less, per area of 40 μm×60 μm on the surface of the coating film over the tool attaching faces. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160031019 | CUTTING TOOL - A cutting tool including an annular cutter body having at least one V-shaped pocket formed therein and a cutting tool cartridge configured to be received in the at least one pocket of the cutter body. The cutting tool cartridge including a main body. The main body includes a cutting head having a cutting chip control portion and a pocket configured to receive a cutting insert. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160031020 | ROTARY CUTTING TOOL WITH REGRINDABLE CUTTING INSERTS - A rotary cutting tool includes a cutter body having a plurality of insert-receiving pockets. Each pocket includes a bottom support surface, an axial support surface, a radial support surface, a top clearance surface and an intermediate clearance surface extending between the axial support surface and the top clearance surface. A cutting insert includes a helical top surface, a helical side surface, a side surface opposite the helical side surface, a pair of opposed side walls, a bottom surface, and a cutting edge formed at an intersection between the helical top surface and the helical side surface. The cutting insert further includes an undercut for accommodating the axial support surface, the top clearance surface and the intermediate clearance surface of the pocket when the cutting insert is mounted in the pocket. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160031021 | Rail Stop System for a Sliding Saw - A rail system for a power tool has a base defining a work surface for supporting a workpiece, a support mounted to the base, a number of elongated rails slidably supported by the support for movement relative thereto, a yoke engaged to the number of elongated rails for movement with the elongated rails, and a power tool assembly supported by a yoke for performing an operation on the workpiece. A rail stop is movably mounted to one of the support and the yoke, the rail stop including a stop surface adapted to abut the other of the support and the yoke when the rail stop is in a first position between the yoke and the support. The rail stop is movable to a second position different from the first position. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160031022 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A DEVICE SYSTEM DURING THE CUTTING OF A WORKPIECE ALONG A CUTTING LINE - A method for controlling a device system ( | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160031023 | METHOD FOR MACHINING TOOTHED WORKPIECES, MACHINING UNIT THEREFOR AND MACHINE TOOL EQUIPPED WITH SUCH A MACHINING UNIT - The invention concerns a method for the machining of toothed workpieces, in particular for the plastic reshaping of the tooth edges at the ends of the teeth through a meshing tooth engagement with a tool that is rotatable with free-running mobility about its axis of rotation, in particular a chamfering tool, wherein between the machining of one workpiece and the next, the tool is subjected to a traverse movement, whereby the tool is caused to perform a rotary movement so that, if a tool region ( | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160031024 | Thread Cutter Drive Extension - A thread cutter drive extension includes a main body defining first and second connecting ends. The main body includes a cavity circumferentially delimited in the second connecting end and a hole extending radially through the connecting end and into the cavity. A tightening device is disposed on the main body. The tightening device includes a tightener adjustably engaged in the hole. The tightener is movable between a tight position engaging in the cavity and a release position disengaging from the cavity. The thread cutter drive extension defines a driven end at the first connecting end. The thread cutter drive extension is adapted to be driven by a power tool, with the power tool connecting to the first connecting end. The thread cutter drive extension is adapted to receive a thread die, with the thread die disposed in the cavity. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160031025 | WIRE ELECTRIC DISCHARGE MACHINE HAVING ERRONEOUS MACHINING PREVENTING FUNCTION - A wire electric discharge machine performs electric discharge machining on a workpiece by relatively moving a workpiece placed on a workpiece table and a wire electrode supported by upper and lower wire guides according to a machining program. The wire electric discharge machine comprises an interference determination unit configured to determine whether or not the top or bottom surface of the workpiece table interferes with the wire electrode at the height of the surface during the execution of the machining program. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160031026 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PULSED ELECTROCHEMICAL GRINDING - A method and apparatus for electromechanical grinding is provided. An pulsed alternating waveform is applied between an anodic workpiece and cathodic grinding wheel to physically remove and electrochemically remove material from the anodic workpiece. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160031027 | Method For Applying Brazing Material To Metal Honeycomb Matrix, Metal Honeycomb Matrix And Manufacturing Method Thereof - A method for applying brazing material to a metal honeycomb matrix is provided. The method comprises the following steps of: a) applying a brazing material in a paste form, i.e., a solder paste, to one end face of the metal honeycomb matrix; b) distributing the solder paste in the metal honeycomb matrix. A metal honeycomb matrix and a method for manufacturing the metal honeycomb matrix are also provided. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160031028 | METHOD FOR ESTABLISHING A PERMANENT BOND BETWEEN A FERROUS ALLOY AND AN ALUMINIUM OR AN ALUMINIUM ALLOY - A process for establishing a permanent bond between a first part made of a ferrous alloy and a second part made of aluminum or of an aluminum alloy, comprises: a step of stacking a plurality of parts comprising the first part and the second part; and a heating step in which the heat produced by a heat source is transmitted to the second part through the first part, the heating step being carried out so as to cause the bond to be established between the first part and the second part by melting at least one of the stacked parts. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160031029 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR JETTING VISCOUS MEDIUM ON WORKPIECE - In a method for jetting droplets of viscous medium on a workpiece, a jetting machine iteratively jets the droplets of viscous medium from a jetting nozzle onto a first surface of the workpiece to form a single continuous mass of material at an edge of the first surface of the workpiece. At least a portion of the single continuous mass of material extends past the edge of the first surface and adheres to a second surface of the workpiece. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160031030 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR JETTING DROPLETS - An ejector for jetting droplets of viscous media onto a substrate is disclosed. The ejector comprises a jetting nozzle having a nozzle space and a nozzle outlet, and an impacting device for impacting a volume of the viscous medium in the nozzle space such that droplets of viscous medium is jetted from the nozzle space through the nozzle outlet towards the substrate. The ejector also comprise a sensor arrangement arranged after the jetting nozzle in the jetting direction, wherein the sensor arrangement is adapted to detect a jetted droplet of viscous medium passing thereby. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160031031 | COATING APPARATUS AND CLEANING METHOD - There is provided a coating apparatus which applies a flux liquid on a coating object. A sealed liquid container stores the flux liquid. A nozzle jets the flux liquid. A pressurizing unit supplies a gas to the inside of the liquid container, thereby pressurizing the inside of the liquid container, such that the flux liquid is supplied from the liquid container to the nozzle through a conducting pipe. A detecting unit detects the pressure of the flux liquid in the conducting pipe. A control unit performs liquid pressure control by regulating the pressure of the gas to be supplied to the inside of the liquid container, on the basis of the pressure of the flux liquid detected by the detecting unit, such that the pressure of the flux liquid to be supplied to the nozzle is maintained substantially at a constant value. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160031032 | BRAZING WITHOUT TOOLS - A method for assembling a set including an inner wall, a shrouded outer wall and an intermediate element, each presenting substantially circular sections, the shrouded outer wall presenting a shape substantially complementary to a shape of outer and inner surfaces of the intermediate element, and whose inner surface covers the outer surface of the intermediate element. In particular, the method includes a step of placing a brazing sheet, whose melting temperature is lower than melting temperatures of other elements of the set, over an assembly surface in contact with another assembly surface, and a step of heating, by a furnace, a set including the outer or inner walls and the intermediate element between which is interposed a brazing sheet so as to fix the outer or inner wall by brazing on the intermediate element. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160031033 | ELECTROSPARK DEPOSITION PROCESS FOR OXIDATION RESISTANT COATING OF COOLING HOLE - A method of providing an oxidation resistant coating is disclosed. The method includes providing a substrate having a first surface and cooling holes. A portable coating device includes electro-spark deposition (ESD) equipment and an ESD torch connected with the ESD equipment. The ESD torch has an inert gas source and a rotary electrode conductive material. The rotary electrode is positioned within the ESD torch, and is shielded by an inert gas. The rotary electrode applies a compositionally controlled protective coating to the first surface of the substrate. Then the rotary electrode is inserted into the cooling hole and generates an electrospark between rotary ESD electrode and the substrate to form a rounded edge and deposit a coating of electrode material alloy at a cooling hole edge. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160031034 | WELDING APPARATUS AND A METHOD FOR WELDING - A twin wire welding apparatus including a first contact tube for guiding a first consumable electrode toward a weld puddle and transferring welding current to the first consumable electrode, a second contact tube for guiding a second consumable electrode toward said weld puddle and transferring welding current to the second consumable electrode, and a single power source connected to said first and second contact tubes for providing the same potential to said two consumable electrodes, and a method for operating such an apparatus. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160031035 | METHOD FOR BONDING STAINLESS STEEL MEMBERS AND STAINLESS STEEL - A method for bonding stainless steel members includes: contacting a first stainless steel member with a second stainless steel member that has a strain exceeding 50% reduction; and heating the first and second stainless steel members to a re-crystallization initiation temperature or higher, after the contacting. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160031036 | LINEAR FRICTION WELDING - An apparatus for friction welding, the apparatus comprising a mounting plate having a surface for mounting a first workpiece, a forge for applying a forge force to a second workpiece in a direction substantially perpendicular to a weld surface of the first workpiece and an oscillator for effecting oscillation of the mounting plate in a direction substantially perpendicular to the direction of the forge force. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160031037 | LASER STRUCTURE - The present invention relates to an improved laser structure comprising a laser generation module and an optical component. The laser generation module outputs laser beams to the optical component. A composite substrate to be cut comprises at least two board layers of different materials, and an upper surface of each of the at least two board layers is a cutting starting point of the each of the at least two board layers. The optical component is used to transform the laser beams to laser beams having at least two focal depths so as to be respectively focused on the upper surface of the each of the at least two board layers mentioned above, and to achieve effect of enhancing cutting efficiency of the composite substrate. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160031038 | Laser Processor and Laser Processing Method - A laser processing machine includes a first focal point change amount calculating unit for calculating the time difference between an irradiation period during which a laser beam is irradiated from a laser processing head and a down time, or calculating the amount of change in focal point position from a detected temperature of an optical system in its entirety. A second focal point change amount unit calculates the amount of change in focal point position relative to a temperature change of a protective glass. A focal point position correcting unit causes a processing machine main body control device to correct the focal point position with the use of the sum of the change amounts of focal point position calculated by the first and second focal point change amount calculating units. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160031039 | LASER APPARATUS FOR WELDING - A laser apparatus for welding is disclosed. The laser apparatus includes: a laser optic head adapted and configured to modify a spot size of a laser beam oscillated by a laser oscillator and to project the laser beam into a joining portion of joining members, wherein the laser optic head is adapted and configured to modify the spot size to selectively perform brazing or welding. A method of selectively brazing or welding according to one or more exemplary embodiments of the present invention includes: providing a laser apparatus of as described herein; and actuating the laser optic head to modify the spot size of the laser beam and project the laser beam into the joining portion of the joining members to selectively perform brazing or welding. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160031040 | LASER CUTTING METHOD AND APPARATUS THEREOF - The present invention relates to a laser cutting method and apparatus thereof. The method comprises the following steps of fixing a substrate to be cut on a base, processing a first alignment procedure via an image sensor, forming a first cutting channel on a first surface of the substrate by cutting the first surface via laser beams, flipping over the substrate to be cut and fixing the substrate on the base, processing a second alignment procedure via the image sensor, and forming a second cutting channel on a second surface of the substrate by cutting the second surface via laser beams. The method can achieve improvement to laser cutting quality and effectiveness of enhancing production. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160031041 | DECORATING DEVICE AND DECORATING METHOD FOR VEHICLE INTERIOR COMPONENTS, AND VEHICLE INTERIOR COMPONENT - This invention provides a decorating device for vehicle-interior components, which can accurately provide gradation on the design of the surface of a resin component. The decorating device comprises a laser-irradiating device and a control device. The control device comprises a virtual-decorating surface | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160031042 | ALUMINUM AND COPPER MATERIAL INTERCONNECTION AND METHOD OF PRODUCING SUCH AN INTERCONNECTION - In a material-interlocking connection between aluminum and copper in a layer assembly comprising an aluminum layer disposed on a copper element and a copper layer disposed on the aluminum layer, a weld seam is formed on the top copper layer so as to form a weld which extends through to top copper layer and the aluminum layer into the copper element so as to form in the weld seam an alloy of copper and aluminum. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160031043 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FORMING A STRUCTURE ON A SUBSTRATE - The invention relates to a method for forming at least one structure on a substrate. By means of a low-temperature plasma jet, powder, of which the structure shall be constructed, is applied to a surface of the substrate. By means of at least one laser beam, heat is input into the substrate and/or the powder within a laser incidence region on the substrate. The heat input delays solidification of the powder particles, which are partly or fully melted in the plasma jet, on the substrate and thereby enables the formation of good adhesion between the applied powder, and thus the structure constructed thereof, and the substrate. The invention further relates to an apparatus for performing the method. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160031044 | SOLDERING IRON WITH AUTOMATIC SOLDERING CONNECTION VALIDATION - A soldering iron station and a method thereof for a soldering joint connection validation, the method including: identifying a type of the soldering cartridge being used; performing a preliminary validation by measuring the soldering tip temperature, after the soldering event has started; monitoring the power level delivered to the soldering tip to detect liquidus occurrence; determining the thickness of an intermetallic component (IMC) of the soldering joint; determining whether the thickness of the IMC is within a predetermined rage, within a predetermined cooling time period; and indicating that a reliable soldering joint connection is formed, when the thickness of the IMC is within the predetermined rage, within the predetermined cooling time period. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160031045 | BRAZED STRUCTURE - This brazed structure includes a brazing sheet that has been brazed and that comprises: a core material comprising an aluminum alloy which contains 0.3-1.0 mass %, excluding 0.3 mass %, Si, 0.6-2.0 mass %, excluding 0.6 mass %, Mn, 0.3-1.0 mass %, excluding 0.3 mass %, Cu, and 0.15-0.5 mass %, excluding 0.15 mass %, Mg, with the remainder comprising Al and unavoidable impurities, and has an average crystal grain diameter of 50 μm or larger and in which an Mg—Si intermetallic compound and an Al—Mg—Si—Cu intermetallic compound account for 40% or less of the grain boundaries; and, clad to the core material, a brazing material comprising an Al—Si alloy. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160031046 | BORIC ACID FREE FLUX - The invention described herein pertains generally to boric acid free flux composition wherein in some embodiments, a phthalocyanine pigment is used to effect a color change at activation temperature. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160031047 | Method and System for Decoupling a Capillary Column from a Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS) System - A column-sealing tool is provided for use during decoupling of a capillary column from a gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (CG-MS) system. The column-sealing tool includes an engagement structure for removably securing the column-sealing tool within a high vacuum enclosure of the GC-MS system, at a location between a high vacuum end of a transfer line and a mass analyzer of the GC-MS system. Additionally, the column-sealing tool includes a sealing element that is actuatable between a non-sealing position and a sealing position. During use the sealing element forms a secondary vacuum seal with the first end of the transfer line when the column-sealing tool is inserted into the GC-MS system and when the sealing element is in the sealing position. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160031048 | Method for remanufacturing ultra-large copper nut - A method for remanufacturing an ultra-large copper nut includes steps of: step (1) coarsening treatment; step (2) purifying treatment; step (3) detecting a material of the ultra-large copper nut; step (4) sleeving a thermal insulation device; step (5) preheating the ultra-large copper nut; step (6) melting-deposition shaping; step (7) post-processing; and step (8) detecting. The method of the present invention simultaneously utilizes water, electricity, gas, fire and machine and performs melting-deposition on materials by simultaneously supplying water, electricity, gas, fire and machine according to the designed requirements. The method of the present invention solves problems of large thickness abrasion and remediation of fracture components. The method of the present invention is capable of preventing the ultra-large copper nut from deformation and collapse and is a feasible remanufacturing for decreasing the huge economic loss caused by damages of expensive ultra-large of nonferrous metals. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160031049 | METHOD FOR NEW PRODUCTION OF A DIFFUSER IN A LASER SYSTEM - By previous inclusion of a through-hole in a substrate before coating and subsequent removal, the processing times for producing a through-hole with a diffuser are shortened and thereby the intermediate layers are less stressed. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160031050 | BACKSTRIKE PROTECTION DURING MACHINING OF COOLING FEATURES - A method of machining a component is provided. The component includes a substrate having an outer surface and an inner surface, where the inner surface defines at least one interior space. A core is disposed within each interior space. The method includes forming at least one hole in the substrate while the core is disposed within the respective interior space. Each hole extends through the substrate to provide fluid communication with the respective interior space. The method further includes removing the core from the respective interior space. The core may be a casting core or a subsequently formed core. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160031051 | SCREW TIGHTENING APPARATUS - A screw tightening apparatus includes a magazine plate with a through hole formed in a first direction, a rotary rod device configured to rotate a rotary part having a tip portion, a servo motor which moves the magazine plate in a second direction, a cylinder device which moves the rotary rod device in the first direction, and a screw tightening control unit which controls the servo motor so as to locate the tip portion of the rotary rod device coaxially with the through hole, and controls the cylinder device so as to cause the tip portion of the rotary part to pass the through hole and to abut on the head of the bolt. | 2016-02-04 |
