23rd week of 2016 patent applcation highlights part 16 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20160158918 | CARBONATE-CATALYZED POLYCRYSTALLINE DIAMOND ELEMENTS, METHODS OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND APPLICATIONS THEREFOR - In an embodiment, a polycrystalline diamond compact includes a substrate and a preformed polycrystalline diamond table bonded to the substrate. The table includes bonded diamond grains defining interstitial regions. The table includes an upper surface, a back surface bonded to the substrate, and at least one lateral surface extending therebetween. The table includes a first region extending inwardly from the upper surface and the lateral surface. The first region exhibits a first interstitial region concentration and includes at least one interstitial constituent disposed therein, which may be present in at least a residual amount and includes at least one metal carbonate and/or at least one metal oxide. The table includes a second bonding region adjacent to the substrate that extends inwardly from the back surface. The second bonding region exhibits a second interstitial region concentration that is greater than the first interstitial region concentration and includes a metallic infiltrant therein. | 2016-06-09 |
20160158919 | GRINDING WHEEL AND METHOD OF REINFORCING THE SAME - The invention relates to a grinding wheel ( | 2016-06-09 |
20160158920 | BACKING PAD FOR A HAND GUIDED POLISHING OR SANDING TOOL AND HAND GUIDED POLISHING OR SANDING TOOL WITH SUCH A BACKING PAD - A backing pad for a power tool having plate-like form and a trapezoid cross-section with a top surface, a larger bottom surface and a slanting circumferential surface connecting the top and bottom surfaces. The backing pad can be connected to a tool shaft of the tool and is adapted for receiving a polishing or sanding material on the bottom surface. The backing pad is provided with a recess and a plurality of holes and channels that creates a predefined air flow between the bottom surface of the backing pad and a working surface. At least one hole ending in an opening is located in an annular outer section of the bottom surface, the annular outer section being located opposite to the slanting circumferential surface of the backing pad. The additional hole is in connection with at least one opening located in the top surface of the backing pad. | 2016-06-09 |
20160158921 | METHODS OF FORMING POLYCRYSTALLINE COMPACTS AND EARTH-BORING TOOLS INCLUDING POLYCRYSTALLINE COMPACTS - Methods of forming polycrystalline compacts include subjecting a plurality of grains of hard material interspersed with a catalyst material to high-temperature and high-pressure conditions to form a polycrystalline material having intergranular bonds and interstitial spaces between adjacent grains of the hard material. The catalyst material is disposed in at least some of the interstitial spaces in the polycrystalline material. The methods further comprise substantially removing the catalyst material from the interstitial spaces in at least a portion of the polycrystalline material to form an at least partially leached polycrystalline compact; and removing a portion of the polycrystalline material from which the catalyst material has been substantially removed from the at least partially leached polycrystalline compact. The polycrystalline cutting elements may be secured to a bit body of an earth-boring tool. | 2016-06-09 |
20160158922 | Adjustable Spanner - An adjustable spanner, including a stationary jaw and a movable jaw, suitable to be coupled to the stationary jaw in a plurality of different positions in order to engage objects of different sizes, and adjustable coupling means provided between the stationary jaw and the movable jaw. The adjustable coupling means include a substantially flat base, which is fixed to said stationary jaw and which includes a folded portion laterally embracing the movable jaw, in such a way that the stationary jaw and the movable jaw lay substantially on the same plane. | 2016-06-09 |
20160158923 | Driver Bit - The driver bit according to the present invention includes: a tip on which a cross blade is formed; a torque transmitting part having a polygonal outer circumference; and a locking groove which extends in the circumferential direction between the tip and the torque transmitting part and into which locking balls enter, wherein the tip has four blade forming grooves forming the cross blade, the blade forming grooves are continuous with the locking groove, and the blade forming grooves are arranged so that the blade forming grooves have bottom parts, at which they are connected with the locking groove, located inwardly of the outer circumference of the torque transmitting part, and the center lines are displaced from a line connecting the shaft center with vertex positions of the polygonal outer circumference and a line connecting the shaft center with center positions of sides of the polygonal outer circumference. | 2016-06-09 |
20160158924 | SOCKET WRENCH - A socket wrench includes a head unit with two lug members, a tubular shaft, a handle rod, a first spring-loaded member disposed to permit the tubular shaft to be rotatably engaged with the head unit, and a second spring-loaded member disposed to permit the handle rod to be slidably engaged with the tubular shaft. The handle rod has front and rear end segments each having a cavity configured such that when the handle rod is displaced to a forward or rearward position, the second spring-loaded member is engaged therein, and such that when the handle rod is moved away from the forward or rearward position, the second spring-loaded member can slide out of the cavity. | 2016-06-09 |
20160158925 | SPHERICAL BEARING TOOL KIT - A spherical bearing replacement and installation tool, including a removal cup having an open bearing-facing end, a receptacle portion, and a closed base end having a threaded center hole; a removal bolt sized for passage through a through hole in a spherical bearing and threadable insertion into said threaded center hole; a bearing installation clamp assembly including a clamp body portion having a bar disposed between and joining first and second arms, said first arm having a first through hole and said second arm having a second through hole with a threaded bore, said first and second through holes being cylindrical and axially aligned with one another; a staking tool rotationally disposed in said first through hole; and a bearing press rotationally disposed in said second through hole. A method of using the inventive tool is also disclosed. | 2016-06-09 |
20160158926 | INNER POLYGONAL WRENCH STRUCTURE - An inner polygonal wrench structure comprises: a wrench handle; and an operating portion, which is connected with an end of the wrench handle and has an operating bottom surface, a plurality of wrench lateral surfaces and a tilt hole, the every two adjacent wrench lateral surfaces is a wrench end angle, the tilt hole is inclined and has a first open and a second open that are corresponding to each other at two ends thereof, wherein the first open and the second open are at different levels, the first open is higher and the second open is lower. | 2016-06-09 |
20160158927 | PORTABLE PRESSURIZED POWER SOURCE FOR FASTENER DRIVING TOOL - A pressurized fluid container for use with a fastener-driving tool, the container having an outer shell defining an inner chamber, having an open neck and an effective height, a closure sealingly engaged on the open neck, and a tube depending from the closure. | 2016-06-09 |
20160158928 | Self-Contained Force Magnifying Chisel - The self-contained force magnifying chisel disclosed herein includes a chisel portion, a striker, at least a portion of which is disposed within the chisel portion, and a spring, a least a portion of which is disposed within the chisel portion. The spring attaches to both the chisel portion and the striker. When the striker is pulled by a user, the spring stores mechanical energy. When the user releases the striker, the striker impacts on the chisel portion transferring the mechanical energy stored in the spring into a driving force. The force is magnified by a chisel blade on the chisel portion of the self-contained force magnifying chisel and applied to a workpiece. | 2016-06-09 |
20160158929 | Hand-held power tool which includes a torque clutch - In a hand-held power tool, including a screwdriver or screw drill, which includes a gear, in a gear housing, for driving an output spindle, and a torque clutch associated with the output spindle, a transmission element which is axially displaceable in the direction of a longitudinal center axis of the output spindle, a locking element, which is axially immovable in the direction of the longitudinal center axis and which is movable in a plane transverse to the longitudinal center axis, for activating and deactivating the torque clutch, the locking element enabling, in at least a first operating position, axial displaceability of the transmission element in the direction of the longitudinal center axis to activate the torque clutch, and in at least a second operating position, for at least limiting the axial displaceability of the transmission element to deactivate the torque clutch, in the second operating position of the locking element, the output spindle being at least essentially axially immovable relative to the gear housing in the direction of the longitudinal center axis. | 2016-06-09 |
20160158930 | HAND TOOL WITH MULTIPLE BIT STORAGE AND A METHOD FOR USING THE SAME - A hand tool and bit storage device configured to allow easy storage and access to a wide variety of bits. The hand tool comprises a body portion, a stem portion and a bit interface. The hand tool couples with the storage device. The storage device holds one or more tool frames or bit inserts each comprising a plurality of bits. The bit inserts are deformable to allow easy access to the bits contained therein. In some embodiments, the bit inserts may be locked in the storage device. | 2016-06-09 |
20160158931 | Hand Tool and Retainer - A hand tool and retainer apparatus includes a hand tool and a retainer. The retainer retains the handles in a storage position. The retainer is manually fitted to a proximal end of the hand tool when a user retains the hand tool in a storage position. The retainer limits pivotal movement of the handles. A latch member of the retainer secures the retainer to the hand tool. When the hand tool is retained in the storage position, a button portion of the latch member is located such that manual depression of the button portion allows the retainer to be manually separated from the hand tool from a proximal end of the hand tool. Separation of the retainer from the hand tool allows the handles of the hand tool to pivot away from one another. | 2016-06-09 |
20160158932 | ELECTROMECHANICALLY COUNTERBALANCED HUMANOID ROBOTIC SYSTEM - Systems and methods related to construction, configuration, and utilization of humanoid robotic systems and aspects thereof are described. A system may include a mobile base, a spine structure, a body structure, and at least one robotic arm, each of which is movably configured to have significant human-scale capabilities in prescribed environments. The one or more robotic arms may be rotatably coupled to the body structure, which may be mechanically associated with the mobile base and spine such that it may be deflectably elevated and rolled relative to the base simultaneously and independently. Aspects of the one or more arms may be counterbalanced with one or more spring-based counterbalancing mechanisms which facilitate backdriveability and payload features. | 2016-06-09 |
20160158933 | IN-PLANE-STRAIN-ACTUATED OUT-OF-PLANE ACTUATOR - A micromechanical device capable of providing out-of-plane motion and force generation in response to an in-plane strain applied to the device is provided. Embodiments of the present invention comprise one or more islands that are operatively coupled with one or more hinges. The hinges are operative for inducing rotation of the islands when a lateral strain is applied to the structure. In some embodiments, the hinges are also electrically conductive such that they enable electrical communication between the one or more islands and devices external to the structure. Some embodiments of the present invention are particularly well suited for use in biological applications. Some devices in accordance with the present invention are fabricated using conventional planar processes, such as flex-circuit fabrication techniques. | 2016-06-09 |
20160158934 | TRANSLATIONAL PARALLEL MANIPULATORS AND METHODS OF OPERATING THE SAME - In one aspect, a translational parallel manipulator is provided and includes a fixed platform including three guide members. The three guide members include first ends and second ends, and the first ends of the three guide members are all coupled to each other and the second ends of the three guide members are all spaced-apart from each other. The manipulator also includes a movable platform spaced-apart from the fixed platform and three serial subchains coupled between the three guide members and the movable platform. In one aspect, a translational parallel manipulator is provided and includes a fixed platform, a movable platform spaced-apart from the fixed platform, and a plurality of subchains coupled between the fixed platform and the movable platform. At least one of the plurality of subchains includes no more than four one degree-of-freedom joints. | 2016-06-09 |
20160158935 | INDUSTRIAL ROBOT AND TEACHING METHOD THEREFOR - A teaching method for an industrial robot may include, while the hand is lifted up and down by the lifting mechanism, detecting, with the first sensor, a position of either the installation unit or a teaching jig to be installed on the installation unit in a vertical direction; while the hand is transferred in the first direction by the transfer mechanism, detecting, with the first sensor, a position of either the installation unit or the teaching jig in the first direction; while the hand is transferred in the first direction by the transfer mechanism, detecting, with the second sensor, a position of either the installation unit or the teaching jig in the first direction; and calculating a position of either the installation unit or the teaching jig in the second direction, in order to teach a position of the transfer object to be installed on the installation unit. | 2016-06-09 |
20160158936 | COLLISION AVOIDANCE METHOD, CONTROL DEVICE, AND PROGRAM - A collision avoidance method according to the present invention avoids collision of a robot arm | 2016-06-09 |
20160158937 | ROBOT SYSTEM HAVING AUGMENTED REALITY-COMPATIBLE DISPLAY - A robot system using an augmented reality-compatible display, capable of providing information on the status and/or an operation guide of a robot added to an actual image or actual environment, to a user of the robot, so as to improve the efficiency of operations carried out by the user. The robot system includes an actual robot, a controller which controls the actual robot, and an image capturing-displaying device connected to the controller by a wire or by radio. The image capturing-displaying device has a function for capturing an image of a scene including the actual robot and a function for displaying the captured image in real-time. The user can obtain a scene including the actual robot in real-time by directing a camera arranged on the image capturing-displaying device toward the actual robot, and can monitor an augmented reality image. | 2016-06-09 |
20160158938 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DEFINING A WORKING RANGE OF A ROBOT - The invention relates to a method for defining a working range (A, A′) in which a robot ( | 2016-06-09 |
20160158939 | CARRYING METHOD AND BONDING APPARATUS - A laminate is directly transferred from a first robot arm that carries the laminate from a bonding chamber to an overlapping chamber, to a second robot arm that carries out the laminate from the overlapping chamber to the outside. | 2016-06-09 |
20160158940 | Method and Apparatus for Multi-Stage Spar Assembly - A method and apparatus for positioning one component relative to another component. First metrology data may be identified for a first component and second metrology data may be identified for a second component. First locations of first features may be identified on the first component using the first metrology data. Second locations of second features on the second component may be identified using the second metrology data. A transformation may be computed based on the first locations identified and the second locations identified for use in modifying a movement plan of a robotic system for positioning the second component relative to the first component. | 2016-06-09 |
20160158941 | STATE DETECTING METHOD, ROBOT AND MOBILE DEVICE - A state detecting method applied to a mobile device includes: arranging a depth sensor at the bottom of the mobile device, obtaining a detection signal of the depth sensor, and determining if the mobile device is in a lifted state, a tilted state, or an edge-bordering state, based on the numerical value of the detection signal of the depth sensor. The lifted state is associated with the mobile device without contacting with a support surface. The tilted status is associated with one end of the mobile device contacting the support surface and the other end of the mobile device without contacting the support surface. The edge-bordering state is associated with the mobile device located at the edge of the support surface. Accordingly, when the mobile device is in any of the aforementioned states, an appropriate response can be implemented. | 2016-06-09 |
20160158942 | Robotic Touch Perception - An apparatus such as a robot capable of performing goal oriented tasks may include one or more touch sensors to receive touch perception feedback on the location of objects and structures within an environment. A fusion engine may be configured to combine touch perception data with other types of sensor data such as data received from an image or distance sensor. The apparatus may combine distance sensor data with touch sensor data using inference models such as Bayesian inference. The touch sensor may be mounted onto an adjustable arm of a robot. The apparatus may use the data it has received from both a touch sensor and distance sensor to build a map of its environment and perform goal oriented tasks such as cleaning or moving objects. | 2016-06-09 |
20160158943 | ROBOT WITH WRIST AND END EFFECTOR DIFFERENT MATERIALS - An apparatus including a robot arm comprising a wrist, and an end effector. The wrist includes a frame member. The frame member includes a first material having a first coefficient of thermal expansion. The end effector is connected to the wrist at a connection. The end effector is configured to support a substrate thereon. The end effector includes a first member and a second member. At least one of the first and second members has a different second material with a different second coefficient of thermal expansion. The connection includes the first and second members being stationarily attached to each other with a portion of the frame member sandwiched therebetween. The connection is configured to substantially prevent the different respective coefficients of thermal expansion to deflect the end effector relative to the wrist when the end effector and wrist are heated and/or cooled. | 2016-06-09 |
20160158944 | HORIZONTAL MULTI-JOINT ROBOT AND ROBOT - A horizontal multi-joint robot includes: a first joint capable of swiveling around a first axis; a second joint capable of swiveling around a second axis that is parallel to and spaced apart from the first axis; and a duct connected between the first joint and the second joint. The first joint has a first connecting portion forming a predetermined angle relative to the first axis. The second joint has a second connecting portion forming a predetermined angle relative to the second axis. The duct has a first end and a second end. The first end is connected to the first connecting portion. The second end is connected to the second connecting portion. | 2016-06-09 |
20160158945 | KNIFE - The invention relates to a knife ( | 2016-06-09 |
20160158946 | CUTTING TOOL - Provided is a cutting tool with which an operator can cut a to-be-cut material by grasping a second handle while setting a first handle stably, and in which the first handle can be changed from a stably-set mode to a grippable mode as with the second handle. The cutting tool has a sidewardly-protruding extension component disposed at the base end of the first handle, which is installed so that, with respect to a handle main body of the first handle, it can be freely changed between a transverse position substantially aligned with the axial direction of the pivotal shaft and a longitudinal position aligned with the lengthwise direction of the handle main body, and, a position holding mechanism is disposed between the extension component and the handle main body, for holding the extension component in each position. | 2016-06-09 |
20160158947 | A PERSONAL CARE DEVICE AS WELL AS A CUTTING UNIT FOR SUCH A PERSONAL CARE DEVICE - A personal care device, such as a shaving apparatus, provided with at least one cutting unit ( | 2016-06-09 |
20160158948 | Razor Cartridge Guard Structure - A razor cartridge is provided comprising at least one blade having a cutting edge; a blade unit holding the at least one blade; and a guard positioned in front of the blade unit having a fixed end joined to the blade unit and a free end, with a pivot axis between the fixed end and the free end located distally away from the blade unit, wherein the free end pivots about said pivot axis. | 2016-06-09 |
20160158949 | Razor Cartridge Guard Structure - A razor cartridge is provided comprising at least one blade having a cutting edge; a blade unit holding the at least one blade; and a guard positioned in front of the blade unit having a first portion and a second portion, wherein the first portion has a first fixed end joined to the blade unit and a first free end opposite the first fixed end, and the second portion has a second fixed end, a second free end, and a pivot axis joining the ends, wherein the pivot axis is positioned distally away from the blade unit and the second free end is positioned intermediate the pivot axis and the first free end. | 2016-06-09 |
20160158950 | PIVOTING RAZORS - Replaceable shaving assemblies are disclosed that include a blade unit, an interface element configured to removably connect the blade unit to a handle, on which the blade unit is pivotably mounted, and an elastomeric element disposed between the blade unit and interface element. Shaving systems including such shaving assemblies are also disclosed, as are methods of using such shaving systems. | 2016-06-09 |
20160158951 | RAZOR HAVING A BRUSH OR BRISTLE HEAD - The invention relates to a razor and a method for producing a razor. In order to provide an improved razor, a razor ( | 2016-06-09 |
20160158952 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SEPARATING PRODUCTS GROUPED IN BLISTER PACKS - A device for separating products grouped in blister packs having a plurality of pockets comprises a system for identifying the positions of the pockets relative to the edge of the blister pack. The system for identifying the positions of the pockets relative to the edge of the blister pack comprises a three-dimensional profiling device and/or a photometric stereo viewing system. | 2016-06-09 |
20160158953 | MACHINES AND METHODS FOR CUTTING PRODUCTS AND IMPELLERS THEREFOR - Methods and equipment for cutting products, including food products. Such equipment includes an impeller adapted to be coaxially mounted within an annular-shaped cutting head for rotation about an axis of the cutting head in a rotational direction relative to the cutting head. The impeller includes a base and ring spaced axially from each other, at least a first intermediate plate disposed between the base and the ring so as to define at least first and second tier levels within the impeller, and paddles disposed between the base and the ring and within the first and second tier levels. The first intermediate plate has an opening therein that defines a passage between the first and second tier levels. The impeller further has pockets defined by and between immediately adjacent pairs of paddles within each tier level. | 2016-06-09 |
20160158954 | DEVICE AND KIT FOR CUTTING A FLAT FOOD PRODUCT TRANSVERSE TO A CONVEYANCE DIRECTION - A transverse cutting roller | 2016-06-09 |
20160158955 | DEVICE FOR THE COMMINUTION OF FOODSTUFFS - The invention relates to a device for the comminution of foodstuffs, having a base part which has a receptacle for a cutting part and to which an actuation part is articulatedly fixable such that the actuation part can be pivoted toward the cutting part in order to push through food items for comminution. The device is characterized in that a drive device for driving rotary cutters in rotation is provided, which drive device is articulatedly fixable or fixed, in exchange for the actuation part, to the base part. | 2016-06-09 |
20160158956 | FOOD COMMINUTION DEVICE - The invention relates to a food comminution device which has a base part, a first comminution tool, at least one further comminution tool and a collecting container for comminuted food items. The food comminution device is characterized in that at least one comminution tool or at least a part of one of the comminution tools is detachably fixed or fixable to the base part, and in that, preferably, the collecting container can be arranged in the base part selectively in a first position, in which said collecting container collects food items comminuted by way of the first comminution tool, or in a second position, which differs from the first position and in which said collecting container collects the food items comminuted by way of the further comminution tool. | 2016-06-09 |
20160158957 | FOOD COMMINUTION DEVICE - The invention relates to a food comminution device having a base part, which bears a cutting part, and having an actuation part, which actuation part is articulatedly fixed to the base part and can be pivoted from a loading position toward the cutting part into a closed position in order to push food items for comminution through the cutting part and can subsequently be pivoted from the closed position into the loading position again. The food comminution device is characterized in that the base part has the outer contour of a cuboid as its outer contour, and in that the food comminution device has a collecting container, and in that, on one face surface of the base part, there is provided an opening for the sliding-in of the collecting container into the base part, and in that the cutting part is arranged on a first side surface of the base part, which side surface is adjacent to the face surface, and in that the cutting part and the actuation part are constituent parts of a first comminution tool, and in that the base part is a constituent part of a further comminution tool, and/or at least one further comminution tool is fixed to the base part, wherein the further comminution tool is arranged on a further side surface of the base part, which further side surface is adjacent to the face surface, and in that the collecting container can be arranged in the base part selectively in a first position, in which said collecting container collects food items comminuted by way of the first comminution tool, or in a second position, which differs from the first position and in which said collecting container collects the food items comminuted by way of the second comminution tool. | 2016-06-09 |
20160158958 | DEVICE FOR CUTTING UP TIMBER PARTS - A device for cutting up timber parts. The device comprises a cross conveyor and a longitudinal conveyor which are arranged one behind the other in a direction of conveyance of the timber parts. The device further comprises at least one cross-cut sawing station which is provided upstream of the longitudinal conveyor and comprises a plurality of cross-cut saws. The cross conveyor is provided with conveyor elements upstream of the cross-cut sawing station, the conveyor elements being movable in a first direction. Each of the conveyor elements forms together with a respective one of the plurality of cross-cut saws a common structural unit. The common structural units are individually movable in a second direction transversely to the first direction. The conveyor elements are provided with fixing elements for securing the timber parts on the conveyor elements, and are movable forwards in the first direction and backwards opposite the first direction. | 2016-06-09 |
20160158959 | TABLE SAWS WITH SAFETY SYSTEMS AND SYSTEMS TO MOUNT AND INDEX ATTACHMENTS - Table saws and table saws designed to implement safety systems that detect contact between a person and a dangerous portion of the saw are disclosed. Table saw components, mounting systems for table saws, and table saw attachments are also disclosed. One embodiment may include a first clamp surface, a second clamp surface spaced apart from the first clamp surface so that a base portion of a riving knife or splitter can be placed between the clamp surfaces with the opposing sides of the base portion generally parallel to the first and second clamp surfaces. | 2016-06-09 |
20160158960 | IRON-CORROSION INHIBITION METHOD, AND WOOD TREATMENT METHOD - The present disclosure provides a drug composition capable of preventing corrosion of components or the like made of iron that may come into contact with the drug composition in a wood treatment device for impregnating wood with a drug composition, and a method for preventing corrosion of the components or the like made of iron. In one or more embodiments, the present disclosure relates to a method for preventing corrosion of iron in a wood treatment device, including impregnating wood with a drug composition using the wood treatment device. The treatment device has a component or a portion made of iron that comes into contact with the drug composition, and the drug composition is an aqueous solution composition containing an iodopropynyl carbamate compound and an organic acid salt of quaternary ammonium. | 2016-06-09 |
20160158961 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR THE MOLDING OF WOOD FIBER BOARD - The invention relates to a method and device with which it is possible to arrange complicated shapes with considerable differences in height in wood fiber board, and in particular but not exclusively so called MDF (Medium Density Fiberboard). The deformation of the wood fiber board which can be achieved is known in the art as extrusion, wherein a considerable plastic deformation takes place accompanied by flow and stretch of the material. | 2016-06-09 |
20160158962 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL (3D) PRINTING - Three-dimensional (3D) printing systems include a 3D printer that includes a print bed that has one or more walls arranged to enclose a basin configured to contain a printing material. A compression plate is configured to fit slidably within, or on top surfaces of, the one or more walls of the print bed. A bottom plate forms a base of the basin and is configured to fit slidably within the one or more walls of the print bed. An elevation controller moves one or both of the compression plate and the bottom plate towards each other to apply a specified compressive force on printing material within the basin. The compression plate and the bottom plate together seal the basin sufficiently to avoid leakage of the print material from the basin. | 2016-06-09 |
20160158963 | MAGNESIUM-OXIDE BASED CONSTRUCTION PANEL AND PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - A construction panel is formed from a composition comprising one or more of the following ingredients: magnesium oxide, recycled magnesium oxide, fibrous chips, wood chips, bamboo chips, chemical additive and water. A method of manufacturing the construction panel is also disclosed to include mixing magnesium oxide, recycled magnesium oxide, fibrous chips and chemical additive in an aqueous solution to form a semi-arid mixture, and pouring the mixture through a funnel onto a conveyor belt. The conveyor belt passes the mixture through a series of rollers to spread the mixture out evenly in a layer and remove excess liquid. The layer is then cut into panels, which are heat by solar energy before being passing through a spray jet of dried magnesium oxide, and stacked. | 2016-06-09 |
20160158964 | CERAMIC-ENCAPSULATED THERMOPOLYMER PATTERN OR SUPPORT WITH METALLIC PLATING - A method for fabricating a ceramic component is disclosed. The method may comprise: 1) forming a polymer template having a shape that is an inverse of a shape of the ceramic component, 2) placing the polymer template in a mold; 3) injecting the polymer template with a ceramic slurry, 4) firing the ceramic slurry at a temperature to produce a green body, and 5) sintering the green body at an elevated temperature to provide the ceramic component. | 2016-06-09 |
20160158965 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING HONEYCOMB STRUCTURE, JIG, AND HONEYCOMB STRUCTURE - In a green honeycomb molded body including a columnar body of the green honeycomb molded body in which a plurality of hexagonal cells mutually partitioned by partition walls are open at an end surface of the columnar body, a center closing jig is inserted into a part of a plurality of cells at the center of the end surface to join partition walls to each other using the center closing jig, thereby closing the cells at the center of the end surface and the outer periphery of the end surface including the plurality of cells is pressed by a cylindrical outer periphery closing jig having an inner peripheral surface with the inner diameter being continuously reduced from one end to the other end, thereby collapsing the cells at the outer periphery of the end surface to close the cells at the outer periphery of the end surface. | 2016-06-09 |
20160158966 | Plant And Method For Separating Labels And Other Materials From Plastic Bottles - A plant and a method for separating labels, caps and other contaminating materials from containers and bottles made of plastics, in particular bottles made of PET, in the field of treating and recycling plastics. | 2016-06-09 |
20160158967 | SELECTIVE MATRIX CONVEYANCE APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR GRANULAR RESIN MATERIAL - An apparatus for conveying granular resin material from one or more supplies to a receptacle adjustably selected from a plurality of receptacles. | 2016-06-09 |
20160158968 | Fabrication and Replication of Polymer Optical Waveguides - Polymer optical waveguides can be produced by separating the processes into a distinct embossing process and a distinct UV exposure process. Separating the processes can create a more refined product and a more efficient process, thus eliminating the need for special polymer optical waveguide fabrication machinery. | 2016-06-09 |
20160158969 | SCALABLE MANUFACTURING OF SUPERHYDROPHOBIC STRUCTURES IN PLASTICS - Disclosed are methods of manufacturing a SH surface including: creating a master with SH features by: depositing a rigid material onto a first surface, wherein the first surface is a shrinkable platform; shrinking the first surface by heating to create a SH surface, wherein the SH surface has micro- and nano-scale structural features that trap air pockets and prevent water from wetting the surface; forming the master by molding an epoxy with the shrunken first surface having a SH surface, wherein the master acquires the SH features of the first surface; and imprinting the SH features of the master onto a second surface to impart the SH features of the master onto the second surface. Some embodiments relate to a superhydrophobic (SH) surface, an article including a SH surface as disclosed, such as a microfluidic device or a food container. | 2016-06-09 |
20160158970 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING NON-METAL SELF-HEATABLE MOLDS - A multi-layered composite mold structure ( | 2016-06-09 |
20160158971 | METHOD FOR MOLDING A BODY IN A MOLD - Method for molding a body in a mold, comprising the steps of applying an adhesive tape ( | 2016-06-09 |
20160158972 | METHOD OF SURFACE TENSION CONTROL TO REDUCE TRAPPED GAS BUBBLES - The embodiments disclose a method of surface tension control to reduce trapped gas bubbles in an imprint including modifying chemistry aspects of interfacial surfaces of an imprint template and a substrate to modify surface tensions, differentiating the interfacial surface tensions to control interfacial flow rates of a pre-cured liquid resist and controlling pre-cured liquid resist interfacial flow rates to reduce trapping gas and prevent trapped gas bubble defects in cured imprinted resist. | 2016-06-09 |
20160158973 | Coatings and Films as Mandrel Sealer - It is sometimes advantageous to coat or seal the mandrel before laying on, coating, or wrapping the mandrel with composite plastic material. This invention provides improved coating with improved function that is easily removable from the cured product. The effective coating materials are applied directly to the mandrel as a coat or as a film or tape. Thermally expandable coat or film also reduces manufacturing costs for composite plastic products. | 2016-06-09 |
20160158974 | Device and Method for Flexible Die Forming Plate Based on Magnetorheological Elastomer - A flexible-die forming apparatus includes a piston, a coil, an upper die, a magnetorheological elastomer, and a lower die having a cavity formed thereon. The upper die is arranged to be overlappedly rested on top of the lower die. The piston is movably received in the receiving cavity of the upper die. The magnetorheological elastomer is mounted at a lower portion of the piston, and is received in the receiving cavity of the upper die. The coil is provided and wounded on an exterior surface of the upper die and the lower die. | 2016-06-09 |
20160158975 | Method for Producing Shaped Product with Opening, and Shaped Product - A method for producing a shaped product having an opening by arranging a molding material including discontinuous carbon fibers and a thermoplastic resin on a mold and cold-pressing the molding material, wherein
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20160158976 | ANTIOXIDANT-INFUSED ULTRA HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENE - Various embodiments disclosed relate to antioxidant-stabilized materials including ultra high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE), methods of making the same, and medical implants including the same. In various embodiments, the present invention provides a method of adding antioxidant to UHMWPE. The method includes obtaining or providing a porous solid material including UHMWPE. The method includes coating the porous solid material with a liquid composition including at least one antioxidant such that at least some of the liquid composition enters void space of the porous solid material, to provide an antioxidant-infused solid material. The method also includes melt-consolidating the antioxidant-infused solid material, to provide a melt-consolidated material. | 2016-06-09 |
20160158977 | SHAPE MEMORY POLYMER (SMP) FLOW MEDIA FOR RESIN INFUSION - A system and method of vacuum assisted resin transfer molding (VARTM) using a reconfigurable material, such as shape memory polymer (SMP), for a caul sheet or a forming tool. The reconfigurable material may have a rough or non-smooth, deformed configuration to serve as a flow media during resin transfer, but may be triggered to return to a smooth memory shape at composite cure temperatures at least high enough to place the reconfigurable material into a malleable state. Thus, a surface of the composite material facing the reconfigurable material will have a substantially smooth finish following curing thereof. The rough or non-smooth deformed configuration may be created by embossing or otherwise forming various patterns into the reconfigurable material in the malleable state, and holding this pattern while triggering the reconfigurable material back to a rigid state for use during resin transfer. | 2016-06-09 |
20160158978 | IMPRINT APPARATUS, IMPRINT METHOD, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ARTICLE - The present invention provides an imprint apparatus that performs imprint processing of forming a pattern of an imprint material on a substrate using a mold, the apparatus including an image sensing unit configured to sense at least one of the mold and the substrate and obtain an image, and a determination unit configured to determine normality/abnormality of the imprint processing, wherein the imprint processing includes a first step of supplying the imprint material onto the substrate, and a second step of bringing the mold and the imprint material on the substrate into contact with each other, and the determination unit changes a reference of determination of the normality/abnormality of the imprint processing for each step of the imprint processing and determines the normality/abnormality of the imprint processing based on the image sensed by the image sensing unit. | 2016-06-09 |
20160158979 | MOLDED FOAM MEMBER MANUFACTURING METHOD, AND SHOCK ABSORBING MEMBER - A molded foam member manufacturing method including: a first process of placing a foam molded first portion ( | 2016-06-09 |
20160158980 | INJECTION MOLDING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF FABRICATING A COMPONENT - The present disclosure provides an injection molding apparatus and a method of fabricating a component. The apparatus may include a barrel comprising a first section having an end associated with a mold through a nozzle or a gate insert, a second section coupled to a hopper configured to fill a material into the barrel, and a temperature transition section between the first section and second section. The apparatus may include an extrusion screw placed inside the barrel and rotatable relative to the barrel. The apparatus may include one or more heaters associated with the first section of the barrel to heat the material inside the barrel. Rotation of the extrusion screw relative to the barrel may continuously extrude the material into the mold. | 2016-06-09 |
20160158981 | NOZZLE SHUT OFF FOR INJECTION MOLDING SYSTEM - An injection molding apparatus and method of fabricating a molded part are provided. The apparatus may include a barrel, a nozzle enclosing an end of the barrel and defining an opening in fluid communication with an inside of the barrel, and an extrusion screw positioned at least partially inside the barrel and rotatable relative to the barrel. The extrusion screw may include a screw tip. Relative axial movement between the barrel and the extrusion screw may open or close the opening of the nozzle to permit or prevent, respectively, material flow through the opening of the nozzle. The method may include clamping a mold, opening a nozzle, rotating the extrusion screw to pump a molten material into the mold until the mold is filled, closing the nozzle, and unclamping the mold to release a molded part. | 2016-06-09 |
20160158982 | INJECTION MOLDED BODY, INJECTION MOLDING METHOD, AND INJECTION MOLDING DIE - A method for making a synthetic resin injection molded body that is gate-cut by die opening after injection molding by means of a pinpoint gate | 2016-06-09 |
20160158983 | PERIMETER EJECTION OF AN INJECTION MOLDED MATERIAL - The present invention relates to a perimeter ejector system for an injection molding apparatus comprising: a mold plate, housing a mold cavity consisting a molded material; and at least one lifting pin configured to extend through at least one corner or edge of the mold cavity, in order to eject the molded material off the cavity space. The lifting pin further comprises a push surface shaped to match the profile of the mold cavity, thus forming an integral part of the mold cavity. | 2016-06-09 |
20160158984 | CLAMPING DEVICE AND MOLDING APPARATUS - The clamping device has tie bars which are connected to a fixed platen and have engaged parts at a movable platen side, clamping cylinders which are provided on movable platens, half nut devices which are connected to pistons of the clamping cylinders and can mesh with the engaged parts, and stopper devices which restrict the movement of the half nut devices. Each stopper device has at least a driving unit and a stopper part which is driven in a mold opening and closing direction relative to the movable platen by driving of the driving unit and can engage with the half nut device from the fixed platen side. No winding transmission mechanism is interposed between the driving unit and the stopper part. | 2016-06-09 |
20160158985 | CONTROL SYSTEM FOR INJECTION MOLDING - An injection molding apparatus and a control method are provided. The apparatus may include a barrel connected to a hopper for receiving a material from the hopper. The apparatus may include one or more heaters outside the barrel. The apparatus may include an extrusion screw inside the barrel. The apparatus may include a motor coupled to one end of the extrusion screw to rotate the extrusion screw and a torque sensor on the motor. The apparatus may include a controller coupled to the motor and the heaters. The controller may be configured to receive signals from the torque sensor. The controller may include a control algorithm to adjust the one or more heaters according to the signal from the torque sensor to melt the material inside the barrel. | 2016-06-09 |
20160158986 | INJECTION CONTROL METHOD AND INJECTION CONTROL SYSTEM - An injection control method controls an injection mechanism configured to inject an injection material into a cavity of a mold. The method includes a detection step for detecting that the injection material reaches a predetermined position in the cavity that is away from the injection position, and a change step for changing the injection termination time based on the time period from injection start of the injection material until the detection in the detection step. | 2016-06-09 |
20160158987 | EXTRUSION TOOL WITH HEATING OF THE OUTLET REGION, METHOD FOR PRODUCING A TUBULAR PLASTICS FILM - The invention relates to an extrusion tool ( | 2016-06-09 |
20160158988 | THERMOPLASTIC ELASTOMER TUBING AND METHOD TO MAKE AND USE SAME - A thermoplastic elastomer tube can include a thermoplastic elastomer component disposed within a matrix. In an embodiment, the thermoplastic elastomer component is disposed within the matrix in a thermoplastic elastomer phase having a number of domains. At least approximately 50% of the domains of the thermoplastic elastomer component have an aspect ratio of no greater than approximately 1.5. In a particular embodiment, the thermoplastic elastomer tube comprises at least approximately 20 wt % of the thermoplastic elastomer component and no greater than approximately 50 wt % of a polyolefin component. In some embodiments, the thermoplastic elastomer component includes styrene. | 2016-06-09 |
20160158989 | LENGTH-ADJUSTABLE ADAPTER DEVICE FOR CONNECTING A SYSTEM PART OF A PLASTICS PROCESSING SYSTEM TO A PIPELINE - A length-adjustable adapter device ( | 2016-06-09 |
20160158990 | Blown Film Extrusion Device and Method for Controlling the Temperature - The invention relates to a blown film extrusion device with a blow head and with an insulation, which comprises a heat resistance for thermal insulation of the blow head in relation to the outer ambient air, wherein the blown film extrusion device comprises elements for controlling the heat resistance. | 2016-06-09 |
20160158991 | BLOW MOLDING METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FORMING SQUEEZABLE PLASTIC CONTAINER - A blow-molding method for forming a squeezable or tubular plastic container is provided. The method includes molding a preform having a sidewall, an interior cavity, an open end, a closed end, and a neck adjacent the closed end of the preform. The neck of the preform has an engagement structure. The method includes providing a blow mold system including a blow mold cavity. The method includes placing at least a portion of the preform into the blow mold cavity, and blow molding a one-piece container body from the preform by inflating the preform within the blow mold cavity. The container body has an open end, a closed end and a neck adjacent to the closed end. Wherein the open end of the container body is formed from the open end of the preform, and the closed end of the container body is formed from the closed end of the preform. The method includes creating a dispensing opening through the closed end of the container body. | 2016-06-09 |
20160158992 | METHOD FOR ATTACHING AN ACCESSORY TO THE WALL OF A VESSEL - A method for attaching a portion of an accessory to a wall of a vessel made of plastic, including shaping a parison by blowing. The accessory portion includes an attachment base including an open cavity including an opening leading to outside of the accessory portion, the open cavity including a female engagement shape shaped such that a male engagement shape complementary to the female engagement shape cannot, once engaged in the female engagement shape, be separated therefrom except by deformation or destruction of at least one of the engagement shapes. The method includes shaping a portion of the parison that is in a molten state, by molding same inside the cavity by a pressure difference established on either side of the portion of the parison, until the portion of the parison has a male engagement shape complementary to the female engagement shape formed by the open cavity. | 2016-06-09 |
20160158993 | DEVICE FOR BLOW MOLDING CONTAINERS - A device for blow molding containers. Preheated preforms made of a thermoplastic material are transferred within a blow molding machine to a blowing device. In the region of the blowing device, the preforms are shaped into containers by the blow molding by a blowing pressure. In the region of the device for blow molding containers, a blowing nozzle seal is arranged, which is brought against a support ring of the preform. The blowing nozzle seal is formed by a sealing element and a support sleeve. The blowing nozzle seal is first mechanically preloaded in relation to the support ring after contact with the support ring and then is further loaded pneumatically. An accommodating space that surrounds the mouth section of the preform is thereby provided, which accommodating space has substantially the same pressure as the interior of the preform in order to avoid deformation of the mouth section. | 2016-06-09 |
20160158994 | Valve Arrangement - A valve arrangement is provided having a main valve having a switching piston guided in a valve housing, which switching piston can be moved relative to the valve housing between a first position, in which the main valve is closed, and a second position, in which the main valve is open. A control surface of the switching piston may transfer a control force onto the switching piston. At least one bore connecting a control air switching chamber to the control chamber in terms of flow may introduce control air into the control chamber for closing the main valve, and may vent the control chamber when opening the main valve. A control air bore may introduce control air to the control air switching chamber, in which a venting bore terminating in the control air switching chamber may be provided to vent the control chamber when the main valve is opened. | 2016-06-09 |
20160158995 | Bends in Composite Panels - A method and apparatus for forming a bend in composite panel. A method for forming a bend in a composite panel comprises forming a slot having a curved flange in the composite panel, inserting a sheet into the curved flange, and bending the composite panel with the slot and the sheet within the curved flange about a longitudinal axis of the slot to form the bend. | 2016-06-09 |
20160158996 | Plastic Film Stretching Apparatus - A plastic film is drawn by a method different from a conventional one. The plastic film is intermittently fed in the longitudinal direction. A drawing member and a support base are installed in a plastic film feeding path, oppositely to each other, on both sides of the plastic film in the thickness direction. When the plastic film is temporarily stopped, the drawing member advances toward the support base between the lateral both side edges of the plastic film and is pressed against the plastic film and the support base to draw the plastic film in the longitudinal direction. Then, the drawing member retreats from the support base, and is separated from the plastic film. | 2016-06-09 |
20160158997 | Deflecting Device for a Chain Composed of Tenter Clips Having Running Rollers for Transporting a Moving Material Web - Deflecting device ( | 2016-06-09 |
20160158998 | IMPRINT APPARATUS AND METHOD, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ARTICLE - An imprint apparatus for forming a pattern on a substrate by bringing a mold into contact with an imprint material on the substrate is provided. The apparatus includes a supply device configured to supply, between the imprint material and the mold, a condensable gas that is liquefied due to a rise in pressure caused by the contact, and a controller configured to control a pressure of a gas between the imprint material and the mold before the contact so that the condensable gas between the imprint material and the mold is not liquefied before the contact. | 2016-06-09 |
20160158999 | Apparatus, Processes, and Systems for Heat Sealing - Nozzle is provided for heat sealing, as well as methods of use thereof. Nozzle includes blade with leading edge and trailing edge having an opening for air to exit. Opening communicates with hot air tool through internal channel of blade and bore of attachment for nozzle. Blade may be bent to improve interposition of blade between material(s) to be seamed or sealed. Linear edges, curvilinear edges, stepped edges, or any combination thereof, define air exit opening. Nozzle directs hot air downstream from nozzle and perpendicular to nozzle's trailing edge. With blade interposed between material(s), hot air is directed parallel to direction of flow of material(s) in process flow. Hot air heats material(s) to a fusion temperature, or a thermoset to its activation temperature, provided along a forming region of seal or seam. Compressive force applied to material downstream from nozzle assists contact of melted material to form seal or seam. | 2016-06-09 |
20160159000 | METHOD OF MAKING ADHESION BETWEEN THERMOSET AND THERMOPLASTIC POLYMERS - A compact method for forming strong hermetic bonds and seals. Such bonds are made simply and with no intervening adhesives, by directly melting a thermoplastic polymer against or between two surfaces of thermoset materials. | 2016-06-09 |
20160159001 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING THERMOPLASTIC FOAM PANELS BY MEANS OF AT LEAST TWO HEATING ELEMENTS OFFSET IN PARALLEL WITH EACH OTHER - The present invention relates to a process for the production of at least two-layer thermoplastic foam sheets via thermal welding of at least two thinner thermoplastic foam sheets. In the process of the invention, at least two heating elements are conducted on mutually offset planes between the surfaces to be welded of the thinner thermoplastic foam sheets, and the foam sheets here do not touch the heating elements. The number of layers of the thermoplastic foam sheet is per se a result of the number of thinner thermoplastic foam sheets that are thermally welded to one another. If by way of example three thinner thermoplastic foam sheets are thermally welded to one another, a three-layer thermoplastic foam sheet is per se obtained, and if there are four thinner thermoplastic foam sheets the result is accordingly per se a four-layer thermoplastic foam sheet. | 2016-06-09 |
20160159002 | SEAM FOR AN INDUSTRIAL FABRIC AND SEAMING ELEMENT THEREFOR - A seaming element for seaming industrial textiles for filtration or other uses, an industrial textile with seaming elements, and a method of seaming such textiles. The seaming element is secured to a first seamable end or edge of the fabric, and includes at least one extension member, which can be a channelled protrusion, and which is engageable with a corresponding at least one extension member of a corresponding seaming element secured to the second seamable end or edge. The seaming elements are configured and dimensioned so that when the extensions or protrusions of the two seaming elements are aligned together and engaged, in some embodiments being secured by a pintle, they have a thickness which is compatible with the caliper of the finished fabric, to form a secure seam while avoiding or minimizing any discontinuity or irregularity in the finished fabric. | 2016-06-09 |
20160159003 | POSITIONING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR GLUEING AN OBJECT TO A SURFACE - A positioning device for positioning an object which is to be glued onto a target surface. The positioning device has an attachment for temporarily or permanently attaching the positioning device to the target surface and an internal surface. The internal surface forms a guide for the object that defines a pre-mounting position and a final mounting position of the object. The object can be moved relative to the internal surface and as a result can be transferred from the pre-mounting position to the final mounting position. The internal surface is configured to enter at least partially into immediate, positively-locking contact with the object in order to guide the object. An arrangement having such a positioning device and an object to be glued and a method for glueing an object onto a target surface are also provided. | 2016-06-09 |
20160159004 | Device and Method for the Liquid-Tight Sealing of Two Partially Overlapping Packaging Parts and Containers Produced Therewith/Thereby - A device for liquid-tight sealing of two partially overlapping packaging components. One of these is a tubular basic body. A further packaging component forms the packaging head or bottom, having at least one mandrel and one die. For the tubular basic body to be easily slid on to the mandrel and removed the expansion elements have sealing jaws which, in their working position, form a closed, encircling outer contour. | 2016-06-09 |
20160159005 | WATER SOLUBLE SUPPORT FOR JOINING PIPES AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURE AND USE THEREOF - A water-soluble insert for use in joining pipes, made of a material comprising a salt selected from the group consisting of KCl, Na Cl, and mixtures thereof; and MgO. Upon addition of a small amount of water to the material, the MgO reacts with hygroscopic impurities in the chloride salt to provide a material with superior properties. The insert is cast from the material, in general by being placed on a form and compressed. Also disclosed is the use of the insert in joining the ends of two pipes, especially pipes made from thermoplastic. The insert is placed in the matching pipe ends, which are then welded. After the join is complete, water is flowed through the pipe, dissolving the insert. | 2016-06-09 |
20160159006 | PNEUMATIC MANUFACTURING SYSTEM FOR COMPLEX TISSUES AND ORGANS, HAVING MULTIPLE DEGREES OF FREEDOM AND MULTIPLE NOZZLES - Disclosed is a pneumatic manufacturing system for complex tissues and organs, having multiple degrees of freedom and multiple nozzles, belonging to the organs manufacturing field. The system comprises an X-direction movement mechanism, a Y-direction movement mechanism, a Q-direction rotation mechanism, a lifting platform, a rotation-forming platform, a shell, a high-pressure gas source, a multiple-nozzle forming unit, a spraying solution pressure tank, a temperature control device, a sterilizing device and a control unit. Under the control of the control unit, the multiple-nozzle forming unit will move according to a given path and spray in accordance with a given order, wherein the range of sizes which can be formed is wide and the relative angle between the central axis of a spray valve and the surface of the rotation-forming platform can also vary, convenient for manufacturing a complex curved surface. The system enables multiple cells and scaffold materials to be arranged at the corresponding positions according to a computer instruction at one time while completing various finishing sequences, wherein the formed three-dimensional structure may directly connect with a corresponding circulatory system in vivo and quickly realize various physiological functions of a complex tissue and organ. | 2016-06-09 |
20160159007 | MANUFACTURING PROCESS FOR PAPERMAKING BELTS USING 3D PRINTING TECHNOLOGY - A papermaking belt including zones of material laid down successively using a 3D printing process. The zones include at least a pocket zone configured to form three dimensional structures in a paper web by applying vacuum to pull the paper web against the pocket zone. In at least one exemplary embodiment, the zone also include at least one vacuum breaking zone configured to limit an amount of paper fibers pulled through the pocket zone by the applied vacuum. | 2016-06-09 |
20160159008 | LEAD SCREW GUIDE ASSEMBLY AND THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING APPARATUS - The invention provides a lead screw guide assembly and a three-dimensional (3D) printing apparatus, wherein the lead screw guide assembly includes a base, a first guiding member, a second guiding member and a lead screw guide. The first guiding member is disposed on the base and has a first channel extending along an axis. The second guiding member is movably coupled to the first guiding member along the axis. The lead screw guide is movably disposed on the base along the axis and located in the first channel. The lead screw guide is coupled to the second guiding member, so as to drive the second guiding member to move along the axis and hide in the first channel or protrude from the first channel. | 2016-06-09 |
20160159009 | COMBINED THERMAL AND UV/VISIBLE LIGHT CURING STEREOLITHOGRAPHY - A process, material, and apparatus are provided for effectuating thermal stereolithography utilizing combined thermal and ultraviolet and/or visible light curing. In an embodiment, the process may include providing a material including a thermoplastic component and a thermosetting component. The process may also include heating the material to at least partially flow the thermoplastic component. The process may also include dispensing the material in a plurality of layers to form a desired three dimensional object. The process may further include illuminating the material with electromagnetic radiation to at least partially polymerize the thermosetting component. | 2016-06-09 |
20160159010 | AUTOMATED THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTER PART REMOVAL - Three-dimensional printing system with automated part removal. In one embodiment, the system includes a printing surface on which a part is made and a printing device supported for controlled movement with respect to the printing surface to print the part on the printing surface. A blade is supported for motion across the printing surface to release the part from the printing surface. The present printing system according to the invention requires fewer user steps than known in the prior art. | 2016-06-09 |
20160159011 | Vision System for Selective Tridimensional Repair Using Additive Manufacturing - A computer-implemented method for selective tridimensional repair of a worn surface using at least a scanning device and an additive manufacturing device is provided. The computer-implemented method may include generating a worn surface model of the worn surface based on point cloud data obtained from the scanning device, superimposing the worn surface model onto a nominal surface model, generating trace data corresponding to dimensional variations between the worn surface model and the nominal surface model, and generating a rebuild volume based on the trace data. | 2016-06-09 |
20160159012 | 3D PRINTING RESOURCE ALLOCATION - In accordance with at least one embodiment, 3D printing resource allocation may include receiving 3D modeling data from a device; slicing the 3D modeling data along a plurality of slicing directions; analyzing the sliced 3D modeling data, with the analyzing pertaining to, at least, a calculated cost and estimated quality of for the slicing of the 3D modeling data along each of the respective slicing directions; generating at least one recommendation for 3D printing based on, at least, the analysis of the sliced 3D modeling data; and transmitting the at least one 3D printing recommendation. | 2016-06-09 |
20160159013 | METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING SUBLAMINATE MODULES AND FORMING COMPOSITE LAMINATED STRUCTURES FROM THE SAME - Variously configured sub-laminate modules are provided, which comprise at least a first ply and a second ply, the first ply comprising fibers extending in a first orientation, the second ply comprising fibers extending in a second orientation. The second orientation is offset relative to the first orientation, which offset defines an acute angle between the two orientations. The acute angle is less than 90 degrees and in at least one embodiment, the acute angle is approximately 25°. In certain embodiments, the acute angle further defines an unbalanced structure of the sub-laminate module. In certain embodiments, the first and second plies may be further secured relative to one another in a non-crimped configuration. Composite laminated structures formed from various embodiments of the sub-laminate modules are also provided, at least some of which may be homogenized. Various methods of manufacturing the sub-laminate modules and the composite laminated structures are also provided. | 2016-06-09 |
20160159014 | COMPONENT MADE OF A FIBER COMPOSITE MATERIAL AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING SAME - Fiber composite components can be formed by winding fibers along tracks of a winding spool of a winding core. The fibers may either be pre-coated with a curable resin, or the curable resin may be applied to the fibers after the fibers are wound along the tracks of the winding spool of the winding core. The curable resin may also and/or alternatively be applied to a mold that receives the fibers wound about the winding spool. The curable resin may then be cured, after which the winding spool and the winding core may be removed in order to release the fiber composite component. In some cases, the winding spool may be removed from the fiber composite component by moving the winding spool inwardly towards an inside of the winding core. | 2016-06-09 |
20160159015 | Method and arrangement for manufacturing a composite material component - A method for manufacturing a composite material component with a semi-finished part placed on a tool. A sprayable material is sprayed onto the tool and the semi-finished part via a spraying device so as to generate a vacuum bag from the sprayable material. The sprayable material is configured to seal a receiving space, which receives at least the semi-finished part, against the ambient atmosphere. | 2016-06-09 |
20160159016 | Method for Making a Carbon Fiber Wheel Rim - A method for making a carbon fiber wheel rim includes: preparing an outer supporting piece; winding a carbon-fiber yarn around the outer supporting piece to form carbon fiber layers and to constitute an engaging seat preform; connecting an inner supporting piece to the engaging seat preform; connecting a reinforcement piece to the inner supporting piece; winding a carbon-fiber yarn around an assembly of the engaging seat preform, the inner supporting piece and the reinforcement piece to form carbon fiber layers; fixing the assembly with the carbon fiber layers to form an outer frame preform; and cutting the outer frame preform and the engaging seat preform to form a trench and removing the outer supporting piece therefrom. | 2016-06-09 |
20160159017 | SEALANT DISPENSER - A sealant dispenser is disclosed, which can cooperate with an air compressor for repairing punctured tires. The sealant dispenser generally includes a bottle with a top opening being filled with a chemical sealant, a cap capable of covering the top opening of the bottle, a control element that normally closes an air input connection tube and a sealant output connection tube provided at the cap, and a swing element. In use, the air input connection tube is connected to an air compressor, and the sealant output connection tube is connected to a punctured tire. The serving element is operated to conduct a semicircle swing to allow the compressed air of the air compressor to flow into the bottle to force the chemical sealant to flow into the interior of the punctured tire for repairing the tire. | 2016-06-09 |