21st week of 2022 patent applcation highlights part 16 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20220161396 | MINIMAL CONTACT GRIPPING OF THIN OPTICAL DEVICES - Embodiments described herein provide for devices and methods for retaining optical devices. The devices and methods described herein provide for retention of the substrate without contacting sensitive portions of the substrate. The devices and methods utilize retention pads or vacuum pins to contact the exclusion zones i.e., inactive areas of the substrate to retain the substrate and prevent the substrate from moving laterally. Additionally, a holding force retains the substrate in the vertical direction, without contacting the substrate. The methods provide for adjusting the devices to account for multiple geometries of the substrate. The methods further provide for adjusting the devices, such as adjusting a gap between the optical device and a suction pad, to alter the holding force of the devices on the optical devices. | 2022-05-26 |
20220161397 | Track Spike Removal Adapter - A track spike removal adapter is provided. The track spike removal adapter includes a body. The body has a first end and a second end. The first end has a wrench. The wrench has an opening that has a pair of parallel sides and a pair of curved sides. The opening, which is designed to receive a distal end of a track spike, extends into the body. The second end has a shank. The shank is designed to be engaged by a drill. | 2022-05-26 |
20220161398 | FASTENER SYSTEM WITH STABILIZER RIBS AND SQUARE DRIVE - Fasteners, drivers, punches, fastener systems, and methods of making fasteners, drivers, punches, and fastener systems are disclosed herein. The fasteners, drivers, punches, and fastener systems include, in one example, stabilizing ribs and corresponding recesses. | 2022-05-26 |
20220161399 | DETACHMENT-PREVENTIVE ADAPTOR SOCKET - A detachment-preventive adaptor socket includes a drive portion having an end face that is formed with an axially inward recessed drive hole having multiple axially-extending sidewalls, of which at least two opposite sidewalls are each formed with a radially-recessed detachment-prevention groove, the end face of the drive portion being also formed with a first guide slope that is axially inward recessed and extended as an inclination arranged in an annular form that is connected to the end face of the drive portion and has an outside diameter greater than a diameter of the drive hole, a second guide slop being arranged between each sidewall of the drive hole and the first guide slope and directly adjacent to the first guide slope; and an operation portion, which is axially connected with the drive portion and has an end face that is axially recessed to form an operation hole. | 2022-05-26 |
20220161400 | CLAMP RELEASE TOOL AND METHOD - A method of operating a pre-opened pre-positioned clamp, the clamp being operable between an open and a closed position. The method comprises releasing the clamp from the open position using a tool head (201), making measurements of a movement of the tool head resulting from the releasing, recording data relating to the measurements, determining a frequency content of the data, and, on the basis of the determined frequency content, determining whether the clamp has moved to the closed position. | 2022-05-26 |
20220161401 | MULTI-PUMP HAND TOOL - A tool and method of operating the tool is provided. The tool includes a first jaw, the first jaw arranged to rotate about a first pivot. A second jaw is arranged adjacent the first jaw, the second jaw arranged to rotate about a second pivot. A first cam member is rotatable about an axis, the first cam member being operably coupled to second jaw. A second cam member is rotatable about the axis, the second cam member being operable coupled to the first jaw. At least one movable handle is operably coupled to the first cam member and the second cam member. A clutch is operably coupled to the first cam member and the second cam member, the clutch being configured to allow free-rotation in first direction about the axis and prevent rotation in an opposite second direction. | 2022-05-26 |
20220161402 | Screw Remover - The screw remover includes a head portion and a tail portion. The tail portion is coaxial to the head portion and is a frustum. A terminal face is formed at an end of the tail portion remote from the head portion. A diameter of the tail portion is reducing from toward the terminal face. At least one thread is formed on a peripheral face of the tail portion and spirally extends around an axis of the tail portion. At least one groove is formed on the peripheral face of the tail portion and traverses the at least one thread. An end of the at least one groove extends to the terminal face. Thereby, the screw can be rotated to remove by a driving tool when the tail portion is inserted into the screw and the head portion is connected to the driving tool. | 2022-05-26 |
20220161403 | NEGATOR SPRING TOOL AND METHOD - A negator spring tool for winding a negator spring output drum around a rotational axis includes: a pair of tool handles; and a tool disk having an outer edge which is generally circular except for a cutout. The tool disk is configured to be releasably attached to the output drum. The tool disk has a drum-facing side which includes protruding teeth protruding from the drum-facing side to engage radial spokes of the output drum. The outer edge of the tool disk includes handle slots which are spaced circumferentially. The distal end of each tool handle is insertable into a handle slot to rotate the tool disk around the rotational axis. The protruding teeth of the tool disk each having a T-shaped cross section, each T-shaped protruding tooth and the drum-facing side forming an I-shaped cross section having two opposite facing cavities on two opposite sides of the I-shaped cross section. | 2022-05-26 |
20220161404 | POWER TOOL - A tool is provided for applying fasteners to a workpiece. The tool has a housing with a nosepiece, a motor, a drive actuator, a magazine assembly that holds fasteners, and a feed assembly with a feed actuator configured to move a lead fastener into the nosepiece. A driver in the housing is driven by a drive system that is associated with the driver actuator. A controller is connected to the feed actuator and the drive actuator to implement a firing sequence for driving each lead fastener into the workpiece using the driver and feeding the lead fastener into the nosepiece assembly. The actuators may be in the form of solenoids. The controller is designed to energize and deenergize the motor selectively while the drive actuator and feed actuator are activated. | 2022-05-26 |
20220161405 | RETAINING DEVICE FOR USE WITH A NAIL GUN - A retaining device adapted for use with an electric nail gun includes a retaining member; a swing arm unit adapted to swing between a proximate position and a distal position with respect to a flywheel of the nail gun; an impact unit movably connected to the swing arm unit, including an engaging portion, and being movable between a pre-striking position, where the engaging portion is confined within the retaining member when the swing arm unit is at the distal position, and a striking position, where the engaging portion is removed from the retaining member; and a retrieving unit connected between the impact unit and the swing arm unit, and configured to bias the impact unit to move to the pre-striking position. | 2022-05-26 |
20220161406 | DRIVING WORK MACHINE - A workability of a driving work machine is improved by reduction in vibration transmitted to a housing. A driving work machine | 2022-05-26 |
20220161407 | DUST COVER FOR HAMMER WORK TOOL - A dust cover for a hammer work tool, a hammer work tool, and a method of attaching the same are disclosed. The hammer work tool includes a housing, a power cell enclosed inside the housing, a tool member, and a detachable dust cover. When attached, the dust cover prevents particulate matter from entering the housing. When detached, a housing opening uncovered by the dust cover provides access to the power cell for maintenance and repairs. During installation, a housing rim and a locking tab of the hammer work tool are respectively received by a groove and a locking tab receiver of the dust cover. Advantageously, the dust cover is durable, cost effective, and easily attached and detached without the use of additional tools. | 2022-05-26 |
20220161408 | DUST SUPPRESSION SYSTEM FOR HAMMERS - A dust suppression system for a demolition hammer is disclosed. The dust suppression system may have a water hose routed within a power cell of the demolition hammer, and a connector channel internal of the walls of a front head of the demolition hammer. The water hose may be utilized to deliver water from outside of the demolition hammer to a connection valve on a top end of the front head, and the internal connector channel may deliver water from the connection valve to one or more nozzles located at a bottom end of the front head. | 2022-05-26 |
20220161409 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE, PCB AND ELECTRIC TOOL - The invention provides an electronic device, a PCB and an electric tool; the electronic device comprises a main body, a first electric connecting part, a variable resistor, a speed regulating contact, a reversing electric connecting part, a reversing contact, a speed regulating handle and a reversing handle, the first electric connecting part is connected with the main body in a melt adhesive curing mode, and one end of the first electric connecting part is exposed out of the main body; the speed regulating handle and the main body form a first space, the speed regulating contact and the variable resistor are arranged in the first space, and under the drive of the speed regulating handle, the speed regulating contact and the variable resistor relatively slide; under the driving of the reversing handle, the reversing contact and the reversing electric connecting part relatively slide for reversing. | 2022-05-26 |
20220161410 | HYDRAULIC UNIT FOR HYDRAULIC RESCUE TOOLS, AND RESCUE TOOL EQUIPPED THEREWITH - A portable, battery-powered hydraulic unit for hydraulic rescue tools, in particular for spreading or cutting tools, as well as a rescue tool equipped therewith, are disclosed. The hydraulic unit includes at least one hydraulic pump, a hydraulic tank, a compensation device for hydraulic fluid, a manually operated hydraulic control valve, an electromechanical interface for on-demand coupling and decoupling of at least one battery pack, a mechanical-hydraulic interface for connecting a hydraulic tool, and an electric motor operable by the electrical energy of the battery pack for driving the hydraulic pump. The electric motor is formed by a disc-shaped motor whose axial length extending in parallel to the longitudinal axis of its output shaft is shorter than its outer diameter. | 2022-05-26 |
20220161411 | WORKING MACHINE - A working machine may include a pipe including: an outer pipe; an inner pipe inserted in the outer pipe; a pipe holder fixed to the outer pipe; and a stopper disposed inside the outer pipe. The pipe holder includes a wall part. The inner pipe includes a fixing hole having a longitudinal direction in a circumferential direction of an outer circumferential surface of the inner pipe. A rear surface of the fixing hole has a shape extending along a plane orthogonal to a front-rear direction. The stopper includes: an abutting part that abuts the wall part from behind when the inner pipe extends to a maximum length relative to the outer pipe; and a protruding part configured to fit in the fixing hole of the inner pipe. A rear surface of the protruding part has a shape extending along a plane parallel to the rear surface of the fixing hole. | 2022-05-26 |
20220161412 | Drill Column End Section Assembly for a Drill Stand - A drill column end section assembly for a drill stand, comprising an end section ( | 2022-05-26 |
20220161413 | Storage Device System - A storage device system includes a storage case having a base and a cover coupled to the base, and a plurality of insertable bins removably positioned within an interior of the base. The plurality of insertable bins includes a first bin having a first height and a set of second bins each having a second height. The set of second bins is configured to be stackable and have a stacked height when stacked. A depth of the interior of the base, the first height, and the stacked height are equal. | 2022-05-26 |
20220161414 | CONTROL DEVICE AND MASTER-SLAVE SYSTEM - There is provided a control device including a control unit configured to control an operation offset that indicates a difference between a control reference point for a slave unit and a control reference point for a master unit on the basis of operation magnification indicating a ratio of a movement amount of the master unit to a movement amount of the slave unit, in which the control unit controls the operation offset for two pairs of master unit and slave unit according to a change in the operation magnification in a case where a designated position of a first pair of master unit and a slave unit of the two pairs of master units and the slave units is kept constant. | 2022-05-26 |
20220161415 | SYSTEM FOR ASSISTING AN OPERATOR IN EXERTING EFFORTS - A system for assisting an operator in exerting efforts comprises a frame having one or more degrees of freedom and supporting a compensation device arranged to provide assistive forces to a joint of the operator. The compensation device comprises a regulation device comprising a motor arranged to adjust a degree of tension in an elastic mechanism. The regulation device receives instructions from a control system based on information obtained from an encoder or the operator's preferences recorded at a control panel. | 2022-05-26 |
20220161416 | ENCODER UNIT, DRIVE DEVICE, AND ROBOT - An encoder unit includes a magnetic encoder having a main gear fixed to a rotation shaft, a plurality of auxiliary gears meshing with the main gear, magnets placed in the respective auxiliary gears, and a plurality of magnetic sensors on which magnetic fields of the corresponding magnets act, an optical encoder placed apart from the magnetic encoder in an axial direction of the rotation shaft and having an optical scale fixed to the rotation shaft and an optical sensor receiving light reflected by the optical scale, and a substrate placed between the magnets and the optical scale and having one surface with the magnetic sensors mounted thereon and another surface with the optical sensor mounted thereon. | 2022-05-26 |
20220161417 | A CONFIGURABLE ROBOTIC PROCESSING SYSTEM - Broadly speaking, embodiments of the present techniques provide a configurable robotic processing system in which the sequence of operations performed by the system may vary (in contrast to a conveyor-based system) and may be dynamically-scheduled. | 2022-05-26 |
20220161418 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS - A substrate processing apparatus including a frame, a SCARA arm mounted to the frame at a shoulder joint having two links with at least one end effector dependent therefrom, the links defining an upper arm and a forearm, each end effector pivotally joined to the forearm at a wrist to rotate about a wrist axis, and a drive section with at least one degree of freedom operably coupled to the arm to rotate the arm about a shoulder axis articulating extension and retraction, wherein the end effector is coupled to a wrist joint pulley so that extension and retraction effects rotation of the pulley and end effector as a unit about the wrist axis, and wherein a height of the end effector is within a stack height profile of the wrist joint so that a total stack height is sized to conform with and pass through a pass-through of a slot valve. | 2022-05-26 |
20220161419 | MULTIAXIAL ROBOTIC ARM - A robotic arm for automatically displacing an object between two locations based on a combination of pre-set instructional data and dynamically updated instructional data includes a robotic arm sensor for detecting objects located within a distance D | 2022-05-26 |
20220161420 | ACTUATOR MODULE - An actuator module is provided. The actuator module includes a motor part including a drive shaft and a drive part configured to rotate the drive shaft, a reducer installed on one side of the drive part and configured to increase an output torque according to driving of the motor part, a brake installed on an opposite side of the drive part and configured to suppress rotation of the motor part, an encoder installed on one side of the brake and configured to sense an operation of the drive shaft, a controller installed on one side of the encoder and electrically connected to the motor part to control the motor part, and a first housing configured to surround the motor part, the reducer, the brake, the encoder and the controller. An airflow path through which an airflow can flow is formed to extend from the motor part. | 2022-05-26 |
20220161421 | BRAIN-LIKE DECISION-MAKING AND MOTION CONTROL SYSTEM - A brain-like decision-making and motion control system is disclosed, this system comprises an active decision-making module, an automatic decision-making module, an evaluation module, a memory module, a perceptual module, a compound control module, an input channel module, an output channel module, and a controlled object module. The three working modes supported by the system include an active supervision mode, an automatic mode, and a feedback-driven mode, which enables the robot to make autonomous decisions to select targets and operations and delicately control actions in the process of interacting with the environment, and can make the robot learn new operations by trial and error, imitation, demonstration, with the flexibility to adapt to the complex task and the environment. | 2022-05-26 |
20220161422 | Robot Teaching System Based On Image Segmentation And Surface Electromyography And Robot Teaching Method Thereof - The present invention relates to a robot teaching system based on image segmentation and surface electromyography and robot teaching method thereof, comprising a RGB-D camera, a surface electromyography sensor, a robot and a computer, wherein the RGB-D camera collects video information of robot teaching scenes and sends to the computer; the surface electromyography sensor acquires surface electromyography signals and inertial acceleration signals of the robot teacher, and sends to the computer; the computer recognizes a articulated arm and a human joint, detects a contact position between the articulated arm and the human joint, and further calculates strength and direction of forces rendered from a human contact position after the human joint contacts the articulated arm, and sends a signal controlling the contacted articulated arm to move along with such a strength and direction of forces and robot teaching is done. | 2022-05-26 |
20220161423 | Transformer-Based Meta-Imitation Learning Of Robots - A training system for a robot includes: a model having a transformer architecture and configured to determine how to actuate at least one of arms and an end effector of the robot; a training dataset including sets of demonstrations for the robot to perform training tasks, respectively; and a training module configured to: meta-train a policy of the model using first ones of the sets of demonstrations for first ones of the training tasks, respectively; and optimize the policy of the model using second ones of the sets of demonstrations for second ones of the training tasks, respectively, where the sets of demonstrations for the training tasks each include more than one demonstration and less than a first predetermined number of demonstrations. | 2022-05-26 |
20220161424 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A ROBOTIC DEVICE - A device and a method for controlling a robotic device, including a control model. The control model includes a robot trajectory model, which for the pickup includes a hidden semi-Markov model with one or multiple initial states, a precondition model, which for each initial state of the robot trajectory model includes a probability distribution of robot configurations before the pickup is carried out, and an object pickup model, which for a depth image outputs a plurality of pickup robot configurations having a respective associated probability of success. | 2022-05-26 |
20220161425 | TECHNIQUES AND ARCHITECTURES FOR MANAGING HETEROGENEOUS ROBOTS TO MANAGE DELIVERIES - Architectures and techniques to control heterogeneous teams of robots. Input is received from a remote device with a control platform. The control platform provides a control mechanism for a team of heterogenous robots having at least two different control structures. Control signals are generated for at least two different types of robots communicatively coupled with the control platform. A first type of robot is independent of a second type of robot and the first and second type of robot have different control mechanisms. The first type of robot receives a request for an item to be delivered. At least one of the first type of robot operates to identify the item and to move the item to an intermediate location and to generate a request to at least one of the second type of robot. At least one of the second type of robot operates to move the item from the intermediate location to a new location. | 2022-05-26 |
20220161426 | LOCAL REPLANNING OF ROBOT MOVEMENTS - Systems, methods, devices, and other techniques for planning and re-planning robot motions. The techniques can include obtaining a schedule that defines an execution order for a plurality of plans, each plan defining a sequence of tasks; providing instructions to the robotic system to execute plans from the plurality of plans according to the schedule; obtaining measurements for one or more parameters that represent a state of the robotic system or its environment that results from execution of at least one plan from the plurality of plans; determining, based on the measurements, that a particular plan from the plurality of plans, which has not completed execution, is to be revised; generating, using the measurements, a revised version of the particular plan; and adjusting the schedule so as to resolve a conflict between the revised version of the particular plan and at least one other plan in the plurality of plans. | 2022-05-26 |
20220161427 | Multi-Tentacular Soft Robotic Grippers - A gripper system having tentacles including a control system configured to receive operator data and sensor data. Compare stored object configurations associated with grips to identify a corresponding set of object configurations using a target object shape and a pose via sensor data and select an object configuration. Compare stored commands to identify sets of commands corresponding to the object configuration and select sets of commands. If a set of pickup actions are received, compare to the corresponding object configuration to identify a set of pickup actions using the received set of pickup actions, and select a set of pickup actions. Compare the sets of commands to identify a corresponding first set of commands corresponding to a set of pickup actions using the set of pickup actions and select the first set of commands. If the received set of pickup actions are absent, then select a second set of commands. | 2022-05-26 |
20220161428 | ROBOT SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD FOR ROBOT SYSTEM, AND ADJUSTMENT METHOD FOR FORCE CONTROL PARAMETERS IN ROBOT SYSTEM - A robot system includes a robot, a force detector, and an end effector. When the robot is caused to execute a following operation, force control is performed based on a measurement value by the force detector. The following operation is an operation in which a first target object held by the end effector is inserted into a void included in a second target object or pulled out from the void while coming into contact with the second target. The adjustment method includes a measuring step for causing the robot to perform the following operation using candidate values of the force control parameters including a target force in a direction orthogonal to a direction of the insertion or the pull-out and obtaining a force measurement value, a parameter updating step for performing optimization processing using the force measurement value and obtaining new candidate values of the force control parameters, and a step of repeating the measuring step and the parameter updating step to determine force control parameters and outputting the force control parameters. | 2022-05-26 |
20220161429 | OPPORTUNISTIC INFORMATION AND INVENTORY EXCHANGE VIA SERENDIPITOUS ENCOUNTERS OF AUTONOMOUS MOBILE ROBOTS - According to one or more embodiments of the disclosure, a first autonomous mobile robot (AMR) encounters a second AMR, while navigating a location. The first AMR receives, from the second AMR, a task list of the second AMR. The first AMR determines an adjustment to the task list of the second AMR, based in part on a comparison between the task list of the second AMR and a task list maintained by the first AMR. The first AMR sends, to the second AMR, the adjustment to the task list of the second AMR. | 2022-05-26 |
20220161430 | Recharging Control Method of Desktop Robot - A recharging control method of a desktop robot is provided. The desktop robot includes a robot body provided with a camera and a base. The recharging control method includes the following steps. When the robot body of the desktop robot receives a charging instruction, images of the desktop environment are collected, the collected two continuous frames of images are controlled to be subjected to feature matching, the position variation of the robot body is calculated, and then a corresponding grid map is constructed (step A); a wireless beacon modulated and transmitted by the base is received, and initial orientation of the base is analyzed according to strength information of the wireless beacon (step B); a recharging path is planned in combination with the change of the position of the robot body and the initial orientation obtained through analysis (step C); the robot body of the desktop robot is controlled to move along the recharging path (step D); when the strength of the wireless beacon is within a preset threshold range, the collected two continuous frames of images are controlled to be subjected to feature matching, then a vector value of the current position of the robot body is calculated, and further, the base is further searched for completing docking and charging (step E. | 2022-05-26 |
20220161431 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING A TRAJECTORY OF A ROBOT - A method for determining a trajectory of a robot from a starting position to a target position is provided. The starting position and the target position are manually defined by a user in a real environment of the robot. Then a collision-free trajectory of the robot from the starting position to the target position is determined, based on the surroundings of the robot. Also provided is a device, a robot system, a computer program and a machine-readable storage medium. | 2022-05-26 |
20220161432 | AUTONOMOUS MOBILE ROBOT UTILIZING AN OMNI-DIRECTIONAL WAYPOINT AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - An autonomous mobile robot (AMR) for transferring a component part in a process line of a production factory may include, a sensor unit configured to detect an obstacle in a travel path, an interface unit configured to identify coordinates of a waypoint and set an accuracy zone having a circular area around the waypoint, an omni-directional waypoint generation unit configured to obtain the travel path in a curved line which is aligned to tangentially meet a tangent vector of the circular area, a driving unit configured to generate a driving torque for driving the AMR, and a controller electrically connected to the sensor unit, the interface unit, the omni-directional waypoint generation unit and the driving unit and configured to control the driving unit to move the AMR along the travel path toward the waypoint, and when a current position of the AMR enters an effective range of the accuracy zone, to move the AMR toward the destination point without further moving toward the waypoint. | 2022-05-26 |
20220161433 | EXTENDABLE SAFETY SYSTEM FOR ROBOT SYSTEM - A robot system comprising a robot arm, a robot controller for controlling the robot arm and a safety system monitoring the robot arm, where the safety system is configured to bring the robot arm into a safe mode based on at least one safety function evaluated by the safety system. The robot controller is configured to. specify at least one user-defined safety parameter range; provide the user-defined safety parameter range to the safety system; generate at least one user-defined safety parameter based on at least one user-defined safety function; provide the user-defined safety parameter to the safety system; where the safety system comprises a safety range safety monitoring function configured to: evaluating if the at least one user-defined safety parameter is within the user-defined safety range, and 15. bringing the robot arm into a safe mode in case the user-defined safety parameter is outside the user-defined safety range. | 2022-05-26 |
20220161434 | Distributed Congestion Control Method and Robot - The present disclosure provides a distributed congestion control method and a robot. The method includes: disposing a first area and a second area centered on a target point; detecting, when a first robot moves towards the target point, whether there are other robots in the second area or not, and in a case where there are other robots in the second area, coordinating the first robot and the other robots to determine a second robot allowed to simultaneously enter the first area; and controlling the second robot to move towards the target point in a case where the second robot has entered the first area. | 2022-05-26 |
20220161435 | CONTROL DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM - In a mobile interaction robot, a plurality of self-propelled robots is connected to each other by a long object. | 2022-05-26 |
20220161436 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY SORTING AND COMBINING BOARD PIECES - A sorting and combining system for board pieces is provided by the present invention. The system comprises a conveying system for the board pieces in association with at least one robotic arm and accumulating rows. The system may further comprise side rows for additional storing of board pieces. With the help of stopping systems, board pieces of the conveyor are assembled into stacks of predetermined length by the at least one robotic arm on the accumulating rows before being sent to an outfeed section. A method is further provided, the method analyzing the presence of board pieces on a conveyor, stopping gates and a reserve in order to complete stacks of rows of predetermined length on sorting boxes. The method makes the use of a robotic arm for the manipulation and displacement of board pieces. | 2022-05-26 |
20220161437 | ROBOT AND CONTROL SYSTEM - A robot is configured to move in accordance with an operation instruction made by an operator via a network. The robot includes a moving image acquisition unit, a receiving unit, a movement destination predicting unit, and an autonomous control unit. The moving image acquisition unit is configured to capture, as a moving image, an environment around the robot. The receiving unit is configured to receive the operation instruction. The movement destination predicting unit is configured to predict a movement destination of the robot based on the operation instruction received by the receiving unit. The autonomous control unit is configured to autonomously correct movement to the movement destination in accordance with the operation instruction, based on information on the environment obtained from a moving image at an instant when the operation instruction is received. | 2022-05-26 |
20220161438 | AUTOMATIC CONTROL METHOD OF MECHANICAL ARM AND AUTOMATIC CONTROL SYSTEM - An automatic control method of a mechanical arm and an automatic control system are provided. The automatic control method includes the following steps: obtaining a color image and depth information corresponding to the color image through a depth camera; performing image space cutting processing and image rotation processing according to the color image and the depth information to generate a plurality of depth images; inputting the depth images into an environmental image recognition module such that the environmental image recognition module outputs a displacement coordinate parameter; and outputting the displacement coordinate parameter to a mechanical arm control module such that the mechanical arm control module controls the mechanical arm to move according to the displacement coordinate parameter. | 2022-05-26 |
20220161439 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, ROBOT SYSTEM, MEASUREMENT SYSTEM, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ARTICLE WITH ROBOT SYSTEM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An information processing apparatus includes one or more processors configured to execute measurement of a position of a predetermined part of a robot apparatus including a joint having a transmission mechanism and calibration of the robot apparatus, wherein the measurement and the calibration are executed in response to a predetermined operation. | 2022-05-26 |
20220161440 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FINISHING A SOLID-PROPELLANT CHARGE - A process for removing webs formed on a wall of a central channel of a propellant charge, the process including removing webs by levelling the wall of the central channel of the propellant charge with a levelling tool installed on an articulated robotic arm during which the movements of the robot arm are controlled by a user interface which includes a controller configured to be used by a user; a force sensor measures the force applied by the levelling tool; a control unit connected to the force sensor regulates the movements of the robot arm by maintaining the force applied by the levelling tool below a first predetermined force threshold, the control unit also regulating the movements of the robot arm by maintaining a movement speed of the levelling tool which is below a predetermined speed threshold value. | 2022-05-26 |
20220161441 | ROBOT BODY CARE SYSTEM, ROBOT BODY CARE METHOD, AND ROBOT BODY CARE PROGRAM - A robot body care system according to the present disclosure includes: a body care device which performs body care by applying physical stimulation to a user; and an information processing server including a reception unit that receives, from the outside as treatment information, a treatment method indicating a way of applying stimulation to the portions of the body of the user when body care is performed on the user, a command value generation unit that generates treatment command values as electrical signals on the basis of the treatment information entered into the reception unit, and a transmission unit that transmits the treatment command values to the body care device. | 2022-05-26 |
20220161442 | Robotic End Effector with Dorsally Supported Actuation Mechanism - A robotic end-effector to provide an anthropomorphic hand with a dorsal actuation system. The hand has a substantially planar palm and fingers extending from the palm and capable of flexion and extension relative to the palm. The dorsal actuation system is supported on the palm and fingers, with actuators positioned at a dorsal side of the palm and links positioned at a dorsal side of the fingers. | 2022-05-26 |
20220161443 | Industrial Manipulator Gripper Provided with Sensor and Method for Detecting the Presence of a Piece Between the Jaws of an Industrial Manipulator Gripper - A gripper for industrial manipulators comprising a body, jaws constrained to the body and activable to hold and release a piece, an actuator of the jaws and a sensor configured to detect the presence of a piece between said jaws, is described. Advantageously, the sensor is not positioned between the jaws, in the space intended to accommodate the piece to be held, but is functionally interposed between the actuator and one of the jaws. | 2022-05-26 |
20220161444 | Soft Robotic Tentacle Gripper - A soft gripper including tentacles, each tentacle includes lower and upper members connected by a connector. Each member includes guide discs, and each guide disc includes a ring with passthrough holes, and a spacer located in a donut hole of the ring with passthrough holes, the passthrough holes collectively define cable pathways. The connector includes a center thru-hole and transfer channels. Cables have proximal ends attached to actuators and extend through apertures of a baseplate located at a proximal end of the lower member. A set of lower cables extend through the lower ring passthrough holes to couple to a distal lower guide disc. A set of upper cables extend through the lower spacer passthrough holes, through the transfer channels to the upper ring passthrough holes to couple to a distal upper guide ring, and an end cap is attached to the distal end of the upper member. | 2022-05-26 |
20220161445 | END EFFECTOR FOR ROBOTIC POSITIONER - There is disclosed an end effector for a robotic positioner. The end effector has a frame adapted to connect to the robotic positioner, the frame defining a guide. A first gripper member is connected the frame and a second gripper member defines a follower operatively engaged to the guide, an engagement between the follower and the guide constraining the second gripper member to movement in at least one rotational movement about a virtual pivot spaced away from the first gripper member, the second gripper member, the follower and the guide. At least one actuator is connected to the second gripper member for moving the second gripper member toward and away from the first gripper member in the rotational movement. | 2022-05-26 |
20220161446 | END EFFECTOR, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PICKING UP AND PLACING AN OBJECT - Described herein is an end effector for picking up and placing an object on a rigid tool. The end effector comprises a plate and an internal seal attached to the plate. The internal seal comprises an internal permeable layer and an internal impermeable film. The end effector further comprises at least one vacuum port extending through the plate and open to the internal permeable layer. Additionally, the end effector may comprise an external seal attached to the plate. The external seal comprises an external permeable layer and an external impermeable film. | 2022-05-26 |
20220161447 | GRIPPER TOOLS FOR OBJECT GRASPING AND MANIPULATION - A harvesting tool configured to independently grasp and twist a target object. Related systems and methods are also disclosed. | 2022-05-26 |
20220161448 | Seal Arrangement For A Robot Joint - A robot joint including a first robot part and a second robot part arranged to have a relative movement in between, a joint gap separating the first robot part and the second robot part from each other, and a seal arrangement for sealing the joint gap against external impact. The seal arrangement includes a first side element being part of the first robot part and immobile in relation to the same, and a gap element extending across the joint gap. One of the first side element and the gap element includes a first surface in a food grade material, and the other one of the first side element and the gap element includes a first sealing element configured to be in sliding contact with the first surface. | 2022-05-26 |
20220161449 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RESTRICTING MOTOR OPERATION FOR WIRELESS HANDHELD KNIVES - A power pack for a power tool. The power pack includes an electric motor configured to drive a power tool. The power pack also includes a motor controller with a relay circuit communicating with the electric motor. The relay circuit has a switch that may be connected to a power supply, whereby the power supply powers the electric motor. The power pack also comprises non-transitory computer-readable storage media having computer-executable instructions for monitoring operation of the power pack. When executed by at least one processor, the computer-executable instructions cause the at least one processor to: monitor input data relating to operation of the power pack; determine, based at least in part on the input data, that operation of the power pack deviated from an ideal state; and, based on the determination of deviation, cause the switch to electrically disconnect the electric motor from the power supply. | 2022-05-26 |
20220161450 | HAIR SCULPTOR - A hair length mapping or cutting device uses multiple comb elements to capture bunches of hair as it is traversed across a scalp. The comb elements are traversed away from the scalp to individually measure or cut each bunch of hair to length. Hair may be cut to conform to a hair style mapped, for instance, from an earlier measurement of a hair style. | 2022-05-26 |
20220161451 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING A WIRELESS MOTOR DRIVE CONTROL SYSTEM FOR HANDHELD KNIVES - A power pack for a power tool. The power pack includes an electric motor configured for driving engagement with the power tool. The power pack also includes a motor controller having a relay circuit connected a electric motor. The relay circuit includes has a switch selectively connected to a power supply. The power supply powers the electric motor. The motor controller also includes non-transitory computer-readable storage media having computer-executable instructions for monitoring operation of the stored power pack. When executed by at least one processor, the computer-executable instructions cause the at least one processor to: monitor input data relating to operation of the power pack; determine, based on the input data, that operation of the power pack deviated from an ideal state; and, based on the determination of deviation, cause the switch to electrically disconnect the electric motor from the power supply. | 2022-05-26 |
20220161452 | WIRE TENSIONER DEVICE FOR SLICING FOOD - A food slicing system is provided comprising: a cutting surface extending between first and second ends. A slicing element is provided having a first end pivotably coupled to the cutting surface adjacent to the first end of the cutting surface. A pivot arm includes a first end pivotably coupled to the cutting surface adjacent to the first end of the cutting surface, wherein both the pivot arm and the slicing element have respective lengths extending toward a second end of the cutting surface. A tensioner device couples a second end of the slicing element to a second end of the pivot arm, wherein the tensioner device is configured to allow for adjustment of an amount of tension applied to the slicing element. | 2022-05-26 |
20220161453 | ULTRASONIC CUTTER AND ULTRASONIC CUTTER COOLING AND CHIP DIVERSION SYSTEM - An ultrasonic cutter includes a tool holder and an ultrasonic oscillator. The tool holder has a lower circular air-out aisle defined by sleeving an inner ring and an outer ring. The inner ring has oppositely a first surface and a second surface, and the outer ring has oppositely a third surface and a fourth surface. A gap spacing the first surface from the third surface has an upper air inlet and a lower air outlet. The second surface has a lower inner inclined surface forming a first angle with the first surface. The fourth surface has an outer inclined surface forming a second angle with the third surface. The ultrasonic oscillator, disposed in a chamber of the tool holder spatially connected with the gap, is used for providing ultrasonic oscillation to a cutter. In addition, a cooling and chip diversion system for the ultrasonic cutter is also provided. | 2022-05-26 |
20220161454 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR LAYERED WOOD PRODUCT PRODUCTION - A method and system for production of layered wood products employs local and independently operating robotic panel assembly cells including one or more veneer handling robots, one or more core handling robots, and one or more glue application robots to produce stacks of layered wood product panels locally near the pressing stations. Consequently, the stacks of layered wood product panels are independently built at, or near, the location of the pressing stations. This eliminates the need for traditional panel conveyors, traditional layered wood product panel assembly layup lines, and stack press delivery lines. This, in turn, eliminates thousands of moving parts and dozens of people from the layered wood product production process. | 2022-05-26 |
20220161455 | TRACK SAW ASSEMBLY - A track saw assembly is provided including a track saw (i.e., a circular saw) having a shoe translatable upon a track. Various mechanisms control plunging of a saw unit and saw blade of the track saw relative to the shoe. For example, a plunge lockout mechanism is provided to prevent engagement of a trigger and prevent movement of a plunge mechanism. Various mechanisms control bevel angle adjustment of the saw unit relative to the shoe. For example, a linkage is provided and is operable to shift between a first position and a second position. In the first position, a bevel angle is restricted within a first bevel angle range. In the second position, the bevel angle is restricted within an expanded second bevel angle range. Other concepts relate to the interface between the shoe and the track and a clamp which secures the track to a workpiece. | 2022-05-26 |
20220161456 | SYNERGISTIC WOOD PRESERVATIVE COMPOSITION COMPRISING POLYMERIC BETAINE AND CARBAMATE - A synergistic wood preservation composition comprising a polymeric betaine and 3-iodo-2-propynyl butyl carbamate (IPBC). Also, a method of controlling microorganisms that produce mold and/or sapstain on wood or wood products or wood coating solutions by applying to a wood or wood product or wood coating solutions the synergistic wood preservation composition to control the microorganisms. | 2022-05-26 |
20220161457 | TEMPERATURE MANAGEMENT OF RUBBER MIXTURES DISCHARGED FROM A CONVERGING CONICAL TWIN-SCREW MIXER - A mixing and cooling system ( | 2022-05-26 |
20220161458 | CONVERTING NON-BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERIC GRANULES AND COMPONENTS TO BIODEGRADABLE BY SURFACE COATING - The present invention describes a process to convert non-biodegradable polymeric raw materials or pellets/granules into biodegradable raw materials/pellets/granules by applying enzyme-based coating, in water or suitable solvent or combination thereof, on their surfaces, before construction of the components from them. | 2022-05-26 |
20220161459 | Hollow Pellets and Methods of Soaking - The present disclosure provides a pellet. In an embodiment, the pellet includes a body having a first end and an opposing second end. The body is composed of a polymeric material. The body has a length and a diameter (body diameter). A channel having a diameter (channel diameter), extends through the body from the first end to the second end. The pellet has a channel diameter-to-body diameter ratio from 0.05 to 0.45. The present disclosure also provides a process for soaking the pellet in a liquid additive and forming a loaded pellet with the additive in the pellet body. | 2022-05-26 |
20220161460 | CHARGING BARREL OF INFRARED DEHUMIDIFICATION, CRYSTALLIZATION AND DRYING ALL-IN-ONE MACHINE AND CRYSTALLIZATION AND DRYING ALL-IN-ONE MACHINE - Disclosed is a charging barrel of an infrared dehumidification, crystallization and drying all-in-one machine and a drying machine. The cross section of the charging barrel is in the shape of a polygon, and the side number of the polygon is larger than the side number of a pentagon; an opening is formed in one end, as a feeding end, of the charging barrel; each plate surface forming the polygonal charging barrel comprises a middle plate part, as well as a first closing-up plate part and a second closing-up plate part which are arranged at the two ends of the middle plate part; the first closing-up plate part and the second closing-up plate part form obtuse angles with the middle plate part and are closed up towards the middle; a discharge hole is formed in the side wall of the charging barrel | 2022-05-26 |
20220161461 | WINDMILL BLADE DISPOSAL AND RECYCLING SYSTEM - A process of fiberglass recycling, such as for windmill blades or other feedstock having a fiberglass component. An example of the process includes cutting a feedstock having a fiberglass component. After cutting the feedstock, it is fed into a controlled kiln for pyrolyzing. Pyrolysis is at a temperature of about 550-650 degrees Celsius to completely remove all resins, epoxies, and other non-fiberglass components from the feedstock to produce a fiberglass end-product. | 2022-05-26 |
20220161462 | TRANSPARENT STRETCHABLE SUBSTRATE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed is a method of manufacturing a transparent stretchable substrate according to various embodiments of the present disclosure. The method may include generating a substrate part formed of an elastic material, generating an auxetic including a plurality of unit structures on the substrate part, and generating a fixing part on the substrate part on which the auxetic is generated. | 2022-05-26 |
20220161463 | METHOD FOR TEXTURING A POLYAMIDE - A method for preparing an object including at least one film including at least one layer including a composition including at least one semi-crystalline polyamide having a melt enthalpy of between 25 J/g and 75 J/g, the film having on all or part of at least one of its surfaces the texture of a texturing element, wherein the method includes: a. providing a mold set to a temperature less than or equal to 120° C.; b. applying to the wall of the mold, at least one texturing element, and having at least partially a textured surface, the textured surface being on the face opposite that facing the mold; c. applying to the textured surface of the texturing element, at least one film comprising at least one layer, the thickness of the layer being at least 10 μm; d. applying heat and pressure to the film. | 2022-05-26 |
20220161464 | System and Method for Multi-Material Molding - A multi-material molding apparatus and method includes a single mold having, within a mold cavity, one or more movable partitions that segregate at least first and second molding materials. The first molding material is processed to form a first molded portion of the multi-material part. The second molding material is then flowed, through the movable partition, into contact with the first molded portion. That second molding material is then solidified to form a second molded portion of the multi-material part. | 2022-05-26 |
20220161465 | RESIN-SEALING APPARATUS AND RESIN-SEALING METHOD - There is provided a resin-sealing apparatus that supplies an appropriate amount of sheet-shaped resin for each workpiece, thereby improving the molding quality of a molded product without production of resin dust, such that no redundant resin is produced on a molded product. The resin-sealing apparatus includes a resin supply part that supplies a sheet-shaped resin by cutting out an amount of sheet-shaped resin appropriate for one-time compression molding from a long resin sheet formed to have a predetermined width and a predetermined thickness depending on an amount of resin required for each workpiece, and a transport part that transports the appropriate amount of sheet-shaped resin supplied by the resin supply part to a sealing mold. | 2022-05-26 |
20220161466 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A HYDROPHOBIC ELEMENT - A method of manufacturing an embossed hydrophobic covering element for construction or decoration for protecting the surface from humidity or inclement weather. This method includes preparing a mixture of water and at least one organic material in a tank in which the organic material is insoluble in water, stirring the mixture so as to disperse the organic material in suspension in water, molding the prepared and stored mixture by immersing a forming mold under vacuum inside the tank in order to form a molded element, drying and densifying the molded element under vacuum so as to obtained a dried and densified element, and fully impregnating the dried and densified element in the binder so as to form the hydrophobic covering element. The binder is of an organic material. The organic material originates from a sustainably renewable resource. | 2022-05-26 |
20220161467 | FOAMED SHEET, PRODUCT, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING FOAMED SHEET - A foamed sheet including: a polylactic acid; and a filler, wherein the foamed sheet has a compressive stress of 0.2 Mpa or less when the cushioning coefficient of the foamed sheet is 10 or less; and wherein the foamed sheet has a puncture strength of 2 N or more when the sheet thickness of the foamed sheet is 2 mm. | 2022-05-26 |
20220161468 | VISUAL METAL PANEL QUALITY DETECTION BASED ON CUTTING EDGE - The invention is directed at a method for determining the quality of a foamed unit ( | 2022-05-26 |
20220161469 | RESIN MOLDING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING RESIN MOLDED PRODUCT - Provided is a resin molding apparatus that can reduce a variation in a thickness of a resin to be molded. A resin molding apparatus includes: a molding mold having one mold and the other mold; one mold wedge mechanism; and one mold cavity block driving mechanism. In a state that one mold cavity block is moved to a preset height position using the one mold cavity block driving mechanism and a position in a direction away from the other mold in the one mold cavity block having been moved to the height position is fixed to be limited using the one mold wedge mechanism, a resin is injected into one mold cavity, and thereafter resin molding can be performed by changing a depth of the one mold cavity using the one mold wedge mechanism and the one mold cavity block driving mechanism. | 2022-05-26 |
20220161470 | BARRIERS FOR PLASTIC PREFORMS AND CONTAINERS AND PREFORMS AND CONTAINERS MADE THEREWITH - A barrier for injection molding, the barrier including a manganese (Mn) catalyst and an oxygen barrier. In embodiments, the oxygen barrier comprises MXD6. Such barriers may be included with a polymer to form a composition used in an injection process. In other embodiments, a barrier includes a transition metal catalyst, an organic compound, and a radical initiator. In embodiments, the radical initiator comprises one or more azo-compounds or peroxides. Plastic preforms and containers that are injection molded with such barriers/compositions are also disclosed. | 2022-05-26 |
20220161471 | INJECTION MOLDING SYSTEM WITH CONVEYOR DEVICES TO INSERT OR EJECT MOLDS - A mold comprising a basal plane configured to contact a supporting plane of a conveyor apparatus when the mold is conveyed by the conveyor apparatus, and a side plane configured to contact a plurality of conveyance members when the mold is conveyed by the conveyor apparatus, wherein at least a section of the side plane that contacts the plurality of conveyance members is tapered. | 2022-05-26 |
20220161472 | INJECTION MOLDING SYSTEM WITH CONVEYOR DEVICES TO INSERT OR EJECT MOLDS - An injection molding system includes an injection molding apparatus configured to perform injection molding with a mold, a conveyor apparatus configured to move the mold along a supporting plane; and a cable carrier configured to cover a cable connected to the mold, wherein a shape of the cable carrier changes for guiding the cable based on a movement of the mold by the conveyor apparatus, and wherein at least one of a first end of the cable carrier or a second end of the cable carrier are located below the supporting plane in a direction perpendicular to the supporting plane. | 2022-05-26 |
20220161473 | INJECTION MOLDING SYSTEM WITH CONVEYOR DEVICES TO INSERT OR EJECT MOLDS - An injection molding system includes a conveyor apparatus that moves a mold, and an injection molding apparatus that performs, using an injection cylinder and a screw, injection molding with the mold, wherein the improvement of the injection molding system includes at least one structure located in proximity to at least a part of the conveyor apparatus, wherein the at least one structure includes at least one element that is moveable, and wherein, when the screw is removed from the injection cylinder, the at least one element is in a position to prevent the at least one element from contacting the screw. | 2022-05-26 |
20220161474 | LEAK PROTECTION BUSHING FOR HOTRUNNER MANIFOLD ASSEMBLY - A hotrunner assembly for an injection molding apparatus includes a hotrunner manifold, a nozzle for conveying liquid resin from an outlet of the hotrunner manifold, a valve pin linearly movable within and along a longitudinal axis of the nozzle to control flow of the liquid resin from the outlet of the hotrunner manifold, an actuator for driving the valve pin, a primary seal disposed radially between the valve pin and walls of a bore extending through the hotrunner manifold, and a secondary seal located axially between the hotrunner manifold and the actuator and circumscribing a section of the valve pin to prevent gases or liquid resin from contacting the actuator. | 2022-05-26 |
20220161475 | RESIN MOLDING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING RESIN MOLDED PRODUCT - Provided is a resin molding apparatus that can suppress a molding problem caused by a variation in a thickness of an object to be molded or suppress a variation in a thickness of a resin molded part, and can perform a mold releasing operation. A resin molding apparatus includes: a molding mold having one mold and the other mold; one mold wedge mechanism; and one mold cavity block driving mechanism. In a state that a height position of one mold cavity block is set using the one mold cavity block driving mechanism and a position in a direction away from the other mold in the one mold cavity block having been moved to the height position is fixed to be limited using the one mold wedge mechanism, a mold releasing operation can be performed using the one mold wedge mechanism and the one mold cavity block driving mechanism. | 2022-05-26 |
20220161476 | PLASTICIZING APPARATUS, INJECTION MOLDING APPARATUS, AND THREE-DIMENSIONAL SHAPING APPARATUS - A plasticizing apparatus that plasticizes a material includes: a drive motor; a screw rotated by the drive motor and having a groove forming surface in which a groove is formed; and a barrel having a facing surface that faces the groove forming surface and provided with a heater and a communication hole. The barrel includes a first member, and a second member having thermal conductivity different from that of the first member, and the second member is provided closer to the communication hole than the first member. | 2022-05-26 |
20220161477 | ARTIFICIAL TURF AND PRODUCTION METHOD - The invention provides for a method of manufacturing artificial turf ( | 2022-05-26 |
20220161478 | Crystal Clear High Barrier Packaging Film - A transparent multilayer coextruded heat shrinkable barrier film is useful for high-value packaging applications such as food and medical device packaging. The transparent multilayer coextruded heat shrinkable barrier film includes first and second outer layers formed using a transparent polyester or polyester copolymer; an inner nanolayer sequence including a plurality of nanolayers a) including ethylene vinyl alcohol, alternating with nanolayers b) including at least one of ethylene ethyl acrylate, low density polyethylene and linear low density polyethylene, each of the nanolayers b) having a degree of crystallinity less than about 45%; and adhesive layers between each of the two outer layers and the inner nanolayer sequence. The film has a light transmittance of at least about 80% and a heat shrunk of at least about ten percent in at least one direction. | 2022-05-26 |
20220161479 | DIE AND METHOD FOR MOLDING REINFORCING BAR - A die for molding a reinforcing bar, which enables the production of a reinforcing bar having sufficient strength in a convenient and inexpensive manner, includes: a main flow channel (F | 2022-05-26 |
20220161480 | RESIN CONTAINER MANUFACTURING DEVICE - The apparatus for manufacturing a resin container includes a heating unit configured to heat a preform using heaters and, a blow molding unit configured to blow-mold the preform that has been heated, accumulators that are connected to the blow molding unit and for storing a pressurized gas to be used for blow molding, and a connection pipe that connects the heating unit and the accumulators via an electrically driven valve, in which the electrically driven valve is closed when electric power is supplied, and is opened when electric power is not supplied to cause the gas in the accumulators to flow to the heating unit. | 2022-05-26 |
20220161481 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING RESIN CONTAINER AND BLOW MOLDING METHOD - In a method for manufacturing a resin container, in the adjusting the temperature of the preform, the preform is accommodated in a cavity mold, a refrigerant introduction member is inserted into the preform, the refrigerant introduction member including a first flow path and a second flow path which are different in introduction or discharge position of a refrigerant, the preform is cooled by bringing the preform into close contact with an inner wall of the cavity mold at a pressure of the refrigerant introduced from the refrigerant introduction member. When the preform is cooled, cooling is performed by switching between a first cooling blow for introducing the refrigerant from the first flow path and discharging the refrigerant from the second flow path and a second cooling blow for introducing the refrigerant from the second flow path and discharging the refrigerant from the first flow path. | 2022-05-26 |
20220161482 | PREFORM TEMPERATURE ADJUSTMENT DEVICE AND TEMPERATURE ADJUSTMENT METHOD - In a blow-molding apparatus, a cooling device and a heating device are each driven by being supplied with electricity of a predetermined voltage from a supply power source. The blow-molding apparatus comprises: a monitoring device configured to constantly monitor fluctuation of the predetermined voltage; and an output automatic control mechanism configured to, in a case where the predetermined voltage monitored by the monitoring device fluctuates beyond a normal range, automatically fluctuate an output of at least one of the heating device and the cooling device to keep the output in a certain range, thereby adjusting at least one of the preform temperature and the ambient temperature to fall within a normal temperature range. | 2022-05-26 |
20220161483 | DEVICE FOR PRODUCTION OF THIN PLATE-LIKE LAMINATE HAVING FILM-LIKE RESIN LAYER - [Object] To provide a device for the production of a thin plate-like laminate having a film-like resin layer in which a concave/convex shape can stably be formed with high accuracy on the film-like resin layer laminated on a thin plate-like substrate. | 2022-05-26 |
20220161484 | Method of Manufacturing Reinforced Pipe - A method of manufacturing a reinforced pipe ( | 2022-05-26 |
20220161485 | MULTILAYER PARAMETER-VARYING FUSION AND DEPOSITION STRATEGIES FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING - The invention encompasses compositions and methods for designing or producing three-dimensional articles layer-by-layer, whereby the specific approach to build-up a region of a single layer by fusion, deposition of material, or other path-based process or non-path process that creates track-like geometries requires either differing track or track-like geometry, or track or track-like geometry printing parameters, within a region of a single layer or within adjoining regions of multiple layers, is disclosed. Employing this method, single layer or multilayer parameter-varying fusing and deposition strategies can be generated that reduce article fabrication time and improve article physical properties, in part by targeting a distribution of scan paths that satisfy covering problem overlap and/or dense packing criteria. Additionally, methods and compositions for designing or producing three-dimensional articles by altering the thickness of a material layer deposited during a print relative to the slice thickness or net displacement of a stage or of a material and/or energy-depositing print head, are disclosed. Employing this method can result in the reduction of article fabrication time and/or the improvement of printed article physical properties, where these results advantageous to printing are dependent on the print process, material properties, and feedstock properties employed during the print. | 2022-05-26 |
20220161486 | Automated Manufacture Of 3D Objects From Composite Material - Described is a method of manufacture of 3D objects from composite materials. The method includes the use of an extrusion nozzle configured to extrude the composite material, including a multistrand filament with a thixotropic acrylic matrix material surrounding the multistrand filament. Extruding a 3D object surface segment spanning in the air over at least a segment of a discontinuous work surface and operating concurrently a source of curing energy to pin and enhance the strength of a 3D object surface segment spanning in air. The 3D object extruded surface segment spanning in the air is sufficiently rigid and maintains its shape without the use of a mandrel. | 2022-05-26 |
20220161487 | ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING METHOD AND ASSEMBLY - Methods and assemblies for additive manufacturing portions of components with enhanced strength are provided. The assemblies comprise a first deposition head and an apparatus for causing one or more reinforcement fibers to extend more than two layers within previously-deposited layers of build material. The first deposition head is configured to deposit a plurality of layers of a filament comprising a reinforcement fiber and thermoplastic material. The apparatus may comprise a needle point configured to be inserted into the plurality of layers to displace the reinforcement fiber so that it extends two or more of the plurality of layers. The apparatus may additionally or alternatively comprise a second deposition head having a needle tip configured to be inserted into the plurality of layers to inject a length of a second filament comprising thermoplastic material and a reinforcement fiber so that the reinforcement fiber of the second filament extends two or more layers of the plurality of layers of the first filament. | 2022-05-26 |
20220161488 | FOIL INTERACTION DEVICE FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING - An additive manufacturing apparatus includes a support plate and a foil supporting an uncured layer of a resin. A stage is configured to hold a component of one or more cured layers of the resin. One or more actuators is operable to move the stage away from the support plate in a Z-axis direction. A radiant energy device is positioned opposite the stage such that the support plate is positioned between the radiant energy device and the stage. A foil interaction device includes a first pneumatic actuation zone and a second pneumatic actuation zone. Each of the first and second pneumatic actuation zones is configured to apply a force on a surface of the foil. The first and second pneumatic actuation zones are fluidly separable and configured to apply varied pressures relative to one another to the surface of the foil. | 2022-05-26 |
20220161489 | PRINTING DEVICE, AND METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PRODUCING PRINTED MATTER - A printing device includes an ink, an ink heating unit, and an ink discharging unit. The ink includes water, a metal pigment, and a resin. A mass ratio of the resin to the metal pigment is 0.1 or greater but 2 or less. A proportion of the water in the ink is 1% by mass or greater but 30% by mass or less. The ink heating unit is configured to heat the ink. The ink discharging unit is configured to discharge the ink heated. | 2022-05-26 |
20220161490 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VOID REDUCTION IN ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING - Disclosed herein is a system comprising a) a nozzle comprising an aperture configured to dispense a material to form a material layer on a build plate, and b) one or more members positioned in a spatial configuration along the x and z-axis relative to the nozzle such that the one or more members are configured to apply a compression load on the layer of the material and to form a manufactured part having a reduced void fraction. | 2022-05-26 |
20220161491 | RELEASE DEVICES AND PRINTING APPARATUSES - A release device and a printing apparatus are provided. The release device includes: a fixing member, a release film, a support plate, a soft rubber ring and an exhaust device. The fixing member is arranged to be fixed to the release film. The soft rubber ring is arranged between the release film and the support plate at edges of the release film and the support plate. A cavity is enclosed by the release film, the support plate, and the soft rubber ring together. The support plate is provided with a first through hole through which the exhaust device is in communication with the cavity. In this way, air in the cavity can be exhausted by the exhaust device, the release film can be attached downward to the support plate, a printing model can thus be smoothly released from the release film. | 2022-05-26 |
20220161492 | A VESSEL FOR RECEIVING A STEREOLITHOGRAPHIC RESIN, A DEVICE AT WHICH A STEREOLITHOGRAPHIC OBJECT IS MADE, A METHOD FOR MAKING A STEREOLITHOGRAPHIC OBJECT AND A METHOD FOR MAKING A VESSEL FOR RECEIVING A STEREOLITHOGRAPHIC RESIN - A vessel for receiving a stereolithographic resin that includes an oxygen permeable element comprising a stereolithographic resin receiving surface that is an interior vessel surface. The oxygen permeable element comprises at least one marginal surface separate from the stereolithographic resin receiving surface in fluid communication with a gas comprising oxygen for ingress of the oxygen and transport thereof to the stereolithographic resin receiving surface. | 2022-05-26 |
20220161493 | LASER-BASED MANUFACTURING WITH OPTICAL CORRECTION - A method of forming an object from a material includes directing a first beam of light toward a first target location of the material to define a first portion of the object. The method also includes, after directing the first beam of light toward the first target location, determining an optical correction to be applied by an optical system. The optical correction is based on an atmospheric change in an atmospheric distortion region proximate the first target location due, at least in part, to interaction of the first beam of light and the material. The method further includes directing a second beam of light toward a second target location of the material to define a second portion of the object. The second beam of light is directed through at least a portion of the atmospheric distortion region while the optical correction is applied. | 2022-05-26 |
20220161494 | Edge Profilometer - A profilometer provides, to a controller, a feedback signal indicative of topography of an exposed surface of an object that is being manufactured by a 3d printer. The profilometer includes an emitter and a camera. The emitter illuminates a region of surface of the object with a pattern having an edge that defines a boundary of an illuminated portion of the surface. The camera receives an image that transitions between a first state in which the edge is visible in the image at a location that is indicative of the surface's depth and a second state in which the edge is not visible at all. From this second state, the controller obtains information representative of a depth of the surface. | 2022-05-26 |
20220161495 | 3D Printing - Examples relate to a 3D printing and a method comprising receiving a packing ratio of an object to be printed; based on the received packing ratio, determining a mixing ratio of fresh to recycled build material to use for printing the object; and providing the mixing ratio to a dispenser to dispense fresh and recycled build material in the provided mixing ratio for printing the object. | 2022-05-26 |