29th week of 2022 patent applcation highlights part 15 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20220226964 | METHOD OF MONITORING A VIBRATORY GRINDING PROCESS - In a method of monitoring a vibratory grinding process, parameters from different parameter groups are detected and evaluated to output a command for operating the vibratory grinding system. | 2022-07-21 |
20220226965 | POLYCRYSTALLINE DIAMOND COMPOSITE COMPACT ELEMENT, TOOLS INCORPORATING SAME AND METHOD FOR MAKING SAME - The invention relates to a PCD composite compact element comprising a PCD structure integrally bonded at an interface to a cemented carbide substrate; the PCD structure comprising coherently bonded diamond grains having a mean size no greater than 15 microns; the cemented carbide substrate comprising carbide particles dispersed in a metallic binder, the carbide particles comprising a carbide compound of a metal; wherein the ratio of the amount of metallic binder to the amount of the metal at points in the substrate deviates from a mean value by at most 20 percent of the mean value. The invention further relates to a method for making a PDC compact element comprising a PCD structure integrally bonded to a substrate formed of cemented carbide; the method including introducing a source of excess carbon to the substrate at a bonding surface of the substrate to form a carburised substrate; contacting an aggregated mass of diamond grains with the carburised substrate; and sintering the diamond grains in the presence of a solvent/catalyst material for diamond; wherein the mean size of the diamond grains in the aggregated mass is no greater than 30 microns. | 2022-07-21 |
20220226966 | Method for Producing an Abrasive Article, and Abrasive Article - The disclosure relates to a method for producing an abrasive article, in which method a granular substance is scattered onto an abrasive article substrate that is coated with a binder, wherein the granular substance is deagglomerated by gas pulses and the deagglomerated granular substance is scattered onto the abrasive article substrate. The disclosure further relates to a correspondingly produced abrasive article. | 2022-07-21 |
20220226967 | Connector Tool Assembly - A connector tool assembly for compressing solar panel connectors together includes a pair of pliers and a pair of members that is each coupled to a jaw associated with a respective one of the pliers. A pair of grips is provided and each of the grips is coupled to a respective one of the members. Each of the grips has a slot extending therethrough to accommodate a conductor of a respective one of a pair of solar panel connectors having the solar panel connectors positioned between the grips. Each of the grips is urged toward each other when the pair of pliers is manipulated into a closed position. In this way each of the grips compresses the solar panel connectors into a connected condition. | 2022-07-21 |
20220226968 | Tweezers Device - A tweezers device is provided having a first leg, a second leg, and a rotating shaft to rotatably connect the first leg and the second leg. A leaf spring biases the first leg and the second leg in a rotating direction of the rotating shaft, working to push away the end of the first leg and the second leg. An opening width-adjusting member is provided to adjust an acceptable opening width between the end of the first leg and the second leg by the rotation of a width-adjusting wheel. The width-adjusting wheel is positioned distally to the rotating shaft, and is rotatable on the axis along the opening direction of the first leg and the second leg. | 2022-07-21 |
20220226969 | Hand Tool Available for Operating Screw Members of Three Different Specifications - A hand tool includes a body provided with a mounting portion. The mounting portion includes six first recessed portions, six second recessed portions, and six locking faces. Each of the first recessed portions includes two grooves. Each of the second recessed portions includes two first arcuate faces and a second arcuate face. Each of the locking faces has a planar shape and is arranged between two of the second recessed portions. Each of the first recessed portions is arranged on one of the locking faces. The locking faces define an imaginary hexagonal portion having six sides coinciding with the locking faces respectively. The mounting portion of the body is mounted on a screw member. The screw member has six ribs received in the second recessed portions. Each of the ribs rests on one of the first arcuate faces. | 2022-07-21 |
20220226970 | ADJUSTABLE SOCKET ASSEMBLY - An adjustable socket assembly includes a collet having a first end, a second end, and a perimeter wall. The second end has a receiving aperture therein. The collet is divided into a plurality a plurality of sections. A sleeve has a bottom end that receives the collet. The sleeve has an interior surface that tapers inwardly and abuts the sections to move toward each other as the sleeve moves toward the second ends of the sections. A biasing member extends through a top end of the sleeve and engages each of the sections. The biasing member is actuated to bias the sleeve downward to close together the sections and engaged the valve actuator. An engagement head is attached to the upper end of the biasing member and engages a tool to rotate the collet. | 2022-07-21 |
20220226971 | Bulletproof Tools - Bulletproof Tools reimagines traditional tools using a far superior material. The use of abrasion resistant metal in the manufacturing of tools is a natural progression in the use of new materials to significantly improve traditional tools durability and strength. Traditional tools use forged material to manufacture their tools. Forged metal is only half as strong as ar500. | 2022-07-21 |
20220226972 | FLEX HEAD TOOL - A flex head tool includes a first body and a second body and a retaining device adapted to positioned the second body at various angular positions with respect to the first body. The retaining device includes a retainer and an actuator adapted to move the retainer in a first position and a second position. The retainer and the actuator respectively have a first interacting structure and a second interacting structure abutting each other. The second interacting structure has a first and a second position at which the first interacting structure respectively abuts when the actuator is at a first position and a second position. The first and the second positions of the second interacting structure are at different distances from the end of the actuator. | 2022-07-21 |
20220226973 | MULTI-SIZE TOOL BIT HOLDER FOR A ROTARY POWER TOOL - A multi-size tool bit holder includes a first sleeve with a first bit holding bore extending along an axis and a first accommodating bore extending through a sidewall of the first bit holding bore, a second sleeve coupled for co-rotation with the first sleeve and movable relative to the first sleeve between a first position and a second position, the second sleeve including a second bit holding bore extending along the axis and a second accommodating bore extending through a sidewall of the second bit holding bore, and a retaining element. The retaining element has a first securing position in which the retaining element extends through the first and second accommodating bores when the second sleeve is in the first position and into a groove in a bit shank to axially secure the bit shank within the second sleeve. | 2022-07-21 |
20220226974 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A MACHINE TOOL AND MACHINE TOOL - A method for operating a machine tool having a battery and an electric motor which is designed to rotationally drive an output shaft that can be coupled to a tool, is described, a control device for actuating the electric motor and a device for determining a parameter being provided. The machine tool can be operated in a first operating mode and a second operating mode, the machine tool being transferred from the first operating mode into the second operating mode if the parameter determined by the device exceeds or falls below a defined threshold value. In the second operating mode, the electric motor is controlled by an amperage profile, the amperage profile comprising first current pulses ( | 2022-07-21 |
20220226975 | Dislodgement Alert Structure of Torque Wrench - A dislodgement alert structure of a torque wrench includes a tube, a tool head, a supporting base, and a dislodgeable element. The tube has a front-rear, or longitudinal, direction and a lateral, or transverse, direction. The tool head has a front recessed portion and is pivotally provided in, and can be pivoted in the transverse direction of, the tube. The supporting base has a front end with a rear recessed portion and a rear end with an elastic element. The dislodgeable element has front and rear ends each having a width in the transverse direction and has a height in the longitudinal direction. The height has a smaller dimension than the widths to hinder the dislodgeable element from being turned between the recessed portions. The elastic element may have a relatively low elastic modulus to reduce the load, and facilitate adjustment of the elastic force, of the elastic element. | 2022-07-21 |
20220226976 | A MECHANICAL TENSIONING SYSTEM AND METHOD - The invention relates to a removable mechanical tensioning system, tool, and a method of stretching a bolt or stud axially, the bolt being located in and attachable to an object via a nut. The system in accordance with the invention comprises an anti-rotation member; and a tensioner device. The anti-rotation member is attachable to both the tensioner device and bolt. The tensioner device is operatively attachable to the bolt via the anti-rotation member. The tensioner device comprises or is operatively coupled to a nut engaging assembly configured to automatically engage and tighten the nut, at a lower torque than the applied tool torque. Displacement of a part of the tensioner device with a holding force applied to the anti-rotation member causes axial stretch of the elongate member and actuation of the nut engaging assembly to bring about displacement of the nut in the transverse direction relative to the stretched elongate member. | 2022-07-21 |
20220226977 | POWERED FASTENER DRIVER - A fastener driver includes a housing defining a head portion and a handle portion, a drive mechanism positioned within the housing, and a firing mechanism. The firing mechanism includes a primary guide member supported within the head portion of the housing, a secondary guide member spaced from the primary guide member and supported within the head portion of the housing, a piston slidable along the primary guide member and the secondary guide member, a driver blade attached to the piston and configured to be movable along a drive axis, and a biasing member configured to move the piston and the driver blade from a top dead center (TDC) position toward a bottom dead center (BDC) position. A lifter assembly is operated by the drive mechanism to return the piston and the driver blade towards the TDC position, against the bias of the biasing member. | 2022-07-21 |
20220226978 | POWERED FASTENER DRIVER - A fastener driver includes a housing defining a head portion and a handle portion, a drive mechanism positioned within the housing, and a firing mechanism. The firing mechanism includes a piston, a driver blade attached to the piston, a biasing member having a first end supported within the piston and a second end supported by the head portion, and a damper positioned between the firing mechanism and the head portion of the housing. The damper configured to attenuate one or more of noise or vibration from the firing mechanism as the driver blade moves from the top dead center position toward the bottom dead center position. | 2022-07-21 |
20220226979 | Power Tool - A hydraulic tool includes a tool head and a moveable piston coupled to the tool head. The hydraulic tool head includes a plurality of jaws, which are operable to open and close for performing work on a workpiece. The hydraulic tool also includes a motor operable to drive the moveable piston to close the plurality of jaws to a closed position at which the work on the workpiece is completed. The hydraulic tool further includes a position sensor configured to detect when the plurality of jaws are at the closed position and responsively generate a sensor signal indicating that the plurality of jaws are at the closed position. Additionally, the hydraulic tool includes a controller configured to receive the sensor signal from the position sensor. The controller is configured to operate the motor based on the sensor signal that the controller receives from the position sensor. | 2022-07-21 |
20220226980 | AUXILIARY HANDLE FOR A POWER TOOL - A power tool comprises an adjustable auxiliary handle assembly that facilities safe use of the tool by the operator when handling heavy duty handheld machinery. The adjustable auxiliary handle assembly comprises a strap, a handle base, an over-center linkage assembly, a locking lever, a locking lever and an adjustable knob. The strap is easily released and able to rotate and be locked in a different position convenient and comfortable to the operator. The auxiliary handle assembly is adjustable and can be operated with one hand (e.g., one-handed operation). The over-center linkage assembly holds the auxiliary handle position in place while allowing the power tool to be used in high-torque/high load applications. | 2022-07-21 |
20220226981 | UTILITY KNIFE BLADE HOLDER FOR TOOL CONTAINER SYSTEM - In one embodiment, a tool container system includes a container with base and cover pivotably attached by a hinge, base and cover locking members, and a latch moveable between unlatched and latched positions to allow or prevent movement of the cover relative to the base. The system also includes a utility knife blade retainer configured to be received in and held by the container, the retainer configured to define a generally trapezoidal shape and contact multiple faces of blades received therein. The retainer comprises an engagement feature to engage with the container to limit movement of the retainer. In another embodiment, a knife blade retainer is configured to be received in a container. The retainer includes a generally trapezoidal shape defined therein to contact multiple faces of a trapezoidal shape of blades received therein. An engagement feature engages with the container to limit movement of the retainer within the container. | 2022-07-21 |
20220226982 | Method Of Creating Control Program For Robot, System Executing Processing Of Creating Control Program For Robot, And Non-Transitory Computer-Readable Storage Medium - A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium stores a computer program that controls a processor to execute (a) processing of displaying an operation window for operation of a position and an attitude of a control point for a robot arm, (b) processing of storing the position and the attitude of the control point as a teaching point according to an instruction of a user, and (c) processing of associating and storing the operation window when the instruction is received in the processing (b) with the teaching point. | 2022-07-21 |
20220226983 | EXTERNALLY-DRIVEN JOINT STRUCTURE - Provided is a modularized externally-driven joint structure that can be used for general purposes. An aspect of the present invention is directed to an externally-driven joint structure ( | 2022-07-21 |
20220226984 | LEGGED ROBOT AND LEG ASSEMBLY THEREOF - A leg assembly and a legged robot having same are provided. The leg assembly includes a first leg, a second leg, a motor, an output flange and a transmission component. The motor is arranged at a first end of the first leg, and an output shaft of the motor is connected to the output flange to drive the output flange to rotate. The first leg is pivotably connected to the second leg, and the transmission component is connected to the output flange and the second leg to drive the second leg to rotate relative to the first leg. The output flange is provided with a first limiting portion, the first leg is provided with a first stop portion and a second stop portion spaced apart and configured to stop the first limiting portion, and the first leg is provided with a second limiting portion configured to stop the second leg. | 2022-07-21 |
20220226985 | ROBOT AND ITS SERVO MOTOR - A servo motor includes a housing, a rotor, a stator, a planetary reduction mechanism, a first Hall magnet, Hall switches, a second Hall magnet, and a position sensor; the rotor, stator, the planetary reduction mechanism, and the position senor are arranged in the housing. The rotor has a rotor support and a rotor shaft; the planetary reduction mechanism includes a sun gear, a planetary carrier, and planetary gears; a reduction ratio of the planetary reduction mechanism is N:1, where N is a positive integer; the first Hall magnet is arranged on the planetary carrier; the Hall switches correspond to the first Hall magnet and are arranged in the housing at even intervals around a rotation axis of the rotor shaft. The number of Hall switches is N; the second Hall magnet is arranged on the rotor; and the position sensor is opposite the second Hall magnet. | 2022-07-21 |
20220226986 | GARBAGE BOX, GARBAGE COLLECTION SYSTEM, AND GARBAGE COLLECTION METHOD - A garbage box includes an opening-closing unit and a switch on a predetermined surface, the switch being a switch by which the opening-closing unit is opened. The garbage box is installed such that the predetermined surface faces a base surface with a predetermined interval from the base surface, the base surface being a floor surface or a ground surface. | 2022-07-21 |
20220226987 | ROBOT WITH AN INVERSE KINEMATICS (IK)-BASED CONTROLLER FOR RETARGETING INPUT MOTIONS - A new controller for use in robots with kinematic loops as well as in most other types of robots (such as those with fully actuated kinematic trees). The controller includes an inverse kinematics (IK) module that implements a versatile IK formulation for retargeting of motions, including expressive motions, onto mechanical systems (i.e., robots with loops and/or without loops). Further, the controller is configured to support the precise control of the position and orientation of end effectors and the center of mass (CoM) (such as of walking robots). The formulation of the algorithms carried out by the IK module safeguards against a disassembly when IK targets are moved outside the workspace of the robot. A regularizer is included in the controller that smoothly circumvents kinematic singularities where velocities go to infinity. | 2022-07-21 |
20220226988 | SLIP SIMULATION APPARATUS, CONTROLLED ROBOT, AND GAME HANDLE - Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a slip simulation apparatus, a controlled robot, a game handle, a virtual game console, and a control system. The slip simulation apparatus includes a base; at least one motor arranged on the base; a slip simulation controller, configured to: receive slip data, and generate a rotating speed control signal used for controlling the at least one motor; and at least one synchronous wheel, at least one synchronous belt, and at least one limit apparatus associated with the motor, the synchronous wheel being sleeved on the synchronous belt and the limit apparatus, the motor being drivingly connected to the at least one synchronous wheel to drive, according to the rotating speed control signal, the at least one synchronous wheel and the at least one synchronous belt to rotate. | 2022-07-21 |
20220226989 | END EFFECTOR, END-EFFECTOR SET, AND CONTROL SYSTEM - An end effector includes a hole plate includes a plurality of holes, a plurality of pins that respectively penetrate the plurality of holes and are hung on the hole plate to be movable upward, and a force applying part that applies an inward force to an outer pin of the plurality of pins. | 2022-07-21 |
20220226990 | ROBOTIC ARM SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT THEREOF - A robotic arm system includes first robotic arm, second robotic arm and main controller. The first robotic arm and the second robotic arm are configured to grab object. The main controller is configured to: determine whether first force vector of first force applied by the first robotic arm to the object is equal to second force vector of second force applied by the second robotic arm to the object; when the first force vector and the second force vector are not equal, obtain a first difference between the first force vector and the second force vector; and according to the first difference, change at least one of the first force applied by the first robotic arm to the object and the second force applied by the second robotic arm to the object so that the first force vector and the second force vector are equal. | 2022-07-21 |
20220226991 | METHOD, COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT AND ROBOT CONTROL SYSTEM FOR THE CONTACT-BASED LOCALIZATION OF OBJECTS THAT CAN BE MOVED WHEN MANIPULATED BY ROBOT, AND ROBOT - At least one robot is disclosed for object manipulation on the basis of a probabilistic approach without object detection by visual sensors, a probability distribution is determined approximately by an iterative, recursive application of a Bayes filter algorithm, wherein state transition probabilities obtained, in a nondeterministic motion model for system simulation, are multiplicatively linked with measurement probabilities obtained at the start of the application. For this purpose, a physics simulator which completely includes the physics of the system with respect to forces and dynamics and the physical system relationships resulting therefrom, and a controller, which controls the physics simulator while at the same time the simulation system state is fed back and which influences the compliance of the robot with respect to the robot-object environment on the basis of control variables, are incorporated, and measurement results of axis-specific measurements are taken into account in the measurement model for the plausibility checks. | 2022-07-21 |
20220226992 | MANIPULATOR FOR FINISHING WORK, AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR - An embodiment of the present disclosure provides a manipulator for a finishing work, including: a base; an arm comprising a plurality of links, a plurality of joints connecting the plurality of links, and a plurality of actuators generating rotation of at least some of the plurality of joints; and a processor determining a driving torque of each of the plurality of actuators considering a self-weight effect of the manipulator and controlling the plurality of actuators based on the determined driving torque. | 2022-07-21 |
20220226993 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING A ROBOT ARM BASED ON ADAPTIVE FRICTION - A method of controlling a robot arm with robot joints, where the joint motors of the joints are controlled based on a signal generated based on the friction torque (formula I) of at least one of the input/outside of the robot joint transmission and the robot joint transmission torque (formula II) between the input side and the output side of the transmission. The friction torque is determined based on: at least two of the angular position of the motor axle; the angular position of the output axle and/or the motor torque provided to the motor axle by the joint motor. The robot joint transmission torque is determined based on: at least one of the angular position of the output axle; the angular position of the output axle and/or the angular position of the motor axle; the angular position of the motor axle and the motor torque provided to the motor axle by the joint motor. | 2022-07-21 |
20220226994 | HETEROGENEOUS GRAPH ATTENTION NETWORKS FOR SCALABLE MULTI-ROBOT SCHEDULING - An exemplary scheduler system and method are disclosed that can schedule a plurality of heterogenous robots to perform a set of tasks using heterogeneous graph attention network models. The exemplary scheduler system and method can outperform other work in multi-robot scheduling both in terms of schedule optimality and the total number of feasible schedules found and also in a scalable framework that can be trained via imitation-based Q-learning operations. The exemplary scheduler system and method can autonomously learn scheduling policies on multiple application domains. | 2022-07-21 |
20220226995 | CONTROL OF A MULTIPURPOSE ROBOT ARM - A multipurpose robot arm having a controller configured to control the motion hereof during an operation process according to a plurality of basic operation commands Wherein the robot controller is configured to control the multipurpose robot arm in a standard mode of operation according to a first subset of the basic operation commands and in an application specific operation mode during part of the robot arm operation process according to a second subset of the basic operation commands. Wherein basic operation commands of the second subset are at least partly comprised by the first subset and wherein at least one of the operation parameters of the second subset is limited by a application operation value. Wherein the application operation value is defined by a desired property of the operation of the multipurpose robot arm in the application specific operation mode. | 2022-07-21 |
20220226996 | ROBOT CONTROL SYSTEM - A posture estimating circuit acquires image data in which images of a person are recorded, to estimate a posture of the person. A motion control circuit controls the motion of a robot device on the basis of a result of estimation by the posture estimating circuit. A first motion control circuit synchronizes a posture of the upper body of the robot device with a posture of the upper body of the person estimated by the posture estimating circuit. A second motion control circuit carries out a stabilization control of the lower body of the robot device. | 2022-07-21 |
20220226997 | PLANNING SYSTEM, ROBOT SYSTEM, PLANNING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - A planning system includes flow generating circuitry, confirmation circuitry, and update circuitry. The flow generating circuitry is configured to generate a task flow which includes work tasks predetermined based on a concurrent execution constraint with respect to concurrent execution of tasks performed by robots and connection tasks to be connected to the work tasks. The confirmation circuitry is configured to determine whether at least one of the robots interferes with an object in the connection tasks. The update circuitry is configured to update the concurrent execution constraint when the at least one of the robots is determined to interfere with the object. | 2022-07-21 |
20220226998 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRACING FAULT OF COLLABORATIVE ROBOT - The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for tracing a fault of a collaborative robot, including the steps of setting, by an electronic device, a basic index which serves as an analysis criterion of operational data generated by the collaborative robot, setting, by the electronic device, an analysis index for analyzing the operational data, receiving, by the electronic device, a plurality of operational data from the collaborative robot, and tracing, by the electronic device, a fault generated in at least one of the plurality of operational data using the basic index and the analysis index, and the application to other exemplary embodiments is possible. | 2022-07-21 |
20220226999 | Robotic Surgical System and Method for Handling Real-Time and Non-Real-Time Traffic - A robotic surgical system and method are disclosed for handling real-time and non-real-time traffic. In one embodiment, a surgical robotic system is provided comprising at least one robotic arm coupled to an operating table; and a control computer comprising a processor and a hardware interface, wherein the processor is configured to: receive a notification about real-time data from the operating table at the hardware interface; process the real-time data immediately upon receiving the notification; and poll the hardware interface for non-real time data from the operating table only when not processing the real-time data. Other embodiments are provided. | 2022-07-21 |
20220227000 | GEOMETRICALLY APPROPRIATE TOOL SELECTION ASSISTANCE FOR DETERMINED WORK SITE DIMENSIONS - A robotic system includes a processor that is programmed to determine and cause work site measurements for user specified points in the work site to be graphically displayed in order to provide geometrically appropriate tool selection assistance to the user. The processor is also programmed to determine an optimal one of a plurality of tools of varying geometries for use at the work site and to cause graphical representations of at least the optimal tool to be displayed along with the work site measurements. | 2022-07-21 |
20220227001 | ROBOTIC RESOLUTION OF SCANNING ALARMS - Systems and methods are described, and an example system includes a transport bin configured to carry a baggage item and having spatial reference frame marking detectable by electromagnetic scan and by machine vision. The system includes a robotic arm apparatus at an inspection area, and includes a switched path baggage conveyor that, responsive to electromagnetic scan detection of an object-of-interest (OOI) within the baggage item, conveys the transport bin to the inspection area. The electromagnetic scan generates OOI geometric position information indicating geometric position of the OOI relative to the spatial reference frame marking. The robotic arm apparatus, responsive to receiving the transport bin, uses machine vision to detect orientation of the spatial reference frame marking, then translates OOI geometric position information to local reference frame, for robotic opening of the baggage item, and robotic accessing and contact swab testing on the OOI. | 2022-07-21 |
20220227002 | END EFFECTOR, AND CONTROL DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING END EFFECTOR - An end effector connectable to a robot arm includes a camera, a support member that includes a marker and supports a workpiece, and a brush that performs coating on the workpiece. The camera is arranged at a position allowing the camera to capture a brush tip of the brush and the marker simultaneously. | 2022-07-21 |
20220227003 | SOCIALLY ASSISTIVE ROBOT - A companion robot is disclosed. In some embodiments, the companion robot may include a head having a facemask and a projector configured to project facial images onto the facemask; a facial camera; a microphone configured to receive audio signals from the environment; a speaker configured to output audio signals; and a processor electrically coupled with the projector, the facial camera, the microphone, and the speaker. In some embodiments, the processor may be configured to receive facial images from the facial camera; receive speech input from the microphone; determine an audio output based on the facial images and/or the speech input; determine a facial projection output based the facial images and/or the speech input; output the audio output via the speaker; and project the facial projection output on the facemask via the projector. | 2022-07-21 |
20220227004 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ASSEMBLING PATTERNS AND CUTTING AND APPLYING WINDOW FILMS AND PAINT PROTECTION FILMS - A method, software application, and system for assembling a pattern and cutting and applying a film to a vehicle, including: receiving a vehicle identification and obtaining the pattern associated with the received vehicle identification using pattern assembly instructions stored in a memory and executed by a processor; modifying the pattern using pattern modification instructions stored in the memory and executed by the processor; transmitting the pattern to a cutting machine, wherein the cutting machine is operable for cutting the film according to the pattern; and transmitting installation instructions associated with the pattern to a mobile device that is adapted to be utilized by an installer/user and display the installation instructions proximate the vehicle. | 2022-07-21 |
20220227005 | ARTICLE BOXING SYSTEM - An article boxing system includes an image processing apparatus, a first robot, and a first controller. The image processing apparatus detects edges of an article based on an image of the article. The image processing apparatus calculates information relating to a conveyance state. The first robot includes a hand unit and an arm adjusting three-dimensional coordinates and an inclination of the hand unit with respect to a conveyance direction. The first controller controls an operation of the arm to move the hand unit in correspondence with the information relating to the conveyance state and causes the hand unit to adsorb the article, when the article reaches an operation range of the first robot. | 2022-07-21 |
20220227006 | Tactile Sensor, Robot Hand, and Robot - A tactile sensor pertaining to the present disclosure includes a cover that is provided so as to cover at least part of a base portion, a detection unit that is disposed between the cover and the base portion and detects force applied to the cover, and a limiting structure that limits inclination of the cover with respect to the base portion. | 2022-07-21 |
20220227007 | PICKUP AND LAYDOWN STATION SYSTEMS FOR GROW TOWER PRODUCTION - Automated pickup and laydown systems for an automated crop production system for controlled environment agriculture that includes vertical grow towers. Some implementations of the invention can be used to create a horizontal-to-vertical interface between a vertical grow structure that includes vertical grow towers and associated conveyance mechanisms for moving the vertical grow towers through a controlled environment, and a central processing system that processes (for example, harvests, cleans, transplants, etc.) the grow towers. | 2022-07-21 |
20220227008 | MACHINE AND METHOD TO AUTOMATICALLY TRANSPORT ONE OR MORE COMPONENTS TO MAKE A PACKAGE FROM AND TO ONE OR MORE WORKING STATIONS - A machine ( | 2022-07-21 |
20220227009 | EQUIPMENT FOR PACKAGING PRODUCTS, AND IN PARTICULAR FOR RE-PACKAGING PRODUCTS THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN PREVIOUSLY PACKAGED - Equipment for packaging products, and re-packaging previously packaged products, for promoting use of the products. The products can be products for pharmaceutical or medical use, or the like, being in the form of a blister, containing respective pharmaceutical forms, i.e., in the form of packages, such as boxes, containing a respective article or a drug, i.e., in the form of other articles, by way of example vials, syringes for injections or other, inserted in corresponding containers, in the form of pouches, and being usable, in a re-packaged form, by corresponding entities, such as hospitals or the like, for the therapeutic treatment, especially of people. The equipment includes a device for loading the products, a device for discharging the products packaged by the equipment, and a controller for controlling the equipment. The loading device receives the products to be packaged in a random loading configuration. | 2022-07-21 |
20220227010 | ROBOT HAND AND ROBOT - Provided is a robot hand that has a simple structure, can be used in a versatile way, changes shape depending on a physical object, and is less likely to damage the physical object. A robot hand that includes two or more finger portions making contact with a physical object and grips the physical object between the finger portions, wherein a gripping direction is nearly orthogonal to an extension direction of the finger portion and an outer shape of at least one phalanx portion is formed of a wire rod group configured with a plurality of loop-like wire rods having elasticity and arranged at predetermined intervals, and, wherein, in the wire rod group, the wire rods are arranged such that a loop shape extends in the extension direction of the finger portion and have an opening, which extends in the extension direction of the finger portion, between the wire rods. | 2022-07-21 |
20220227011 | Tactile Sensor, Robot Hand, and Robot - A tactile sensor pertaining to the present disclosure includes: a cover that is disposed so as to sandwich a base portion and covers at least part of the base portion; and a detection unit that is disposed between the base portion and the cover in a state in which it is pressed in the direction of the base portion by the cover, and detects force applied to the cover. | 2022-07-21 |
20220227012 | TARGET-FREE RGBD CAMERA ALIGNMENT TO ROBOTS - One embodiment provides a robotic system comprising: a robot, the robot further comprising a moveable robotic arm that moves within the robot's reference space; a depth-sensing camera, the camera having a reference frame that is in substantial view of the robot's reference space; a controller, the controller further comprising a processor and a computer readable memory that comprises instructions such that, when read by the controller, the controller inputs image data from the camera and sends signals to the moveable robotic arm, the instructions further comprising the steps of: calibrating the camera to the robot by instructing the robot to engage in a number of robot poses; extracting the location of the robot poses to obtain the robot poses in the camera reference frame; and creating a transformation that transforms robot points afterwards to camera points. | 2022-07-21 |
20220227013 | DYNAMIC, INTERACTIVE SIGNALING OF SAFETY-RELATED CONDITIONS IN A MONITORED ENVIRONMENT - Systems and methods for determining safe and unsafe zones in a workspace—where safe actions are calculated in real time based on all relevant objects (e.g., some observed by sensors and others computationally generated based on analysis of the sensed workspace) and on the current state of the machinery (e.g., a robot) in the workspace—may utilize a variety of workspace-monitoring approaches as well as dynamic modeling of the robot geometry. The future trajectory of the robot(s) and/or the human(s) may be forecast using, e.g., a model of human movement and other forms of control. Modeling and forecasting of the robot may, in some embodiments, make use of data provided by the robot controller that may or may not include safety guarantees. | 2022-07-21 |
20220227014 | RAZOR WITH INTERMITTENT ENCAPSULATION OF EMBEDDED BLADES - A razor assembly includes a cartridge assembly with a plurality of raised ridges that slide against the surface of a user's skin and offset a distance relative to the surface of the user's skin at which one or more blades cut hair. | 2022-07-21 |
20220227015 | RAZOR CARTRIDGES WITH LUBRICATING STRIPS - Replaceable shaving assemblies are disclosed that include a razor cartridge having a lubricating strip geometry that is designed to work with the blade geometry and other cartridge features to provide a close, comfortable shave over the intended lifetime of the cartridge. Shaving systems including such shaving assemblies are also disclosed, as are methods of using such shaving systems and methods of manufacturing these cartridges. | 2022-07-21 |
20220227016 | RAZOR HANDLE WITH RECYCLED CONTENT | 2022-07-21 |
20220227017 | METHOD FOR VIBRATING HANDPIECE-TYPE HIGH-FREQUENCY VIBRATION APPARATUS - The handpiece-type high-frequency vibration apparatus includes a roughly cylindrical housing | 2022-07-21 |
20220227018 | TOOL ASSEMBLY INCLUDING HEATED CUTTING TOOL FOR USE IN CUTTING FABRIC - A cutting tool for use with a heated tool assembly is described herein. The cutting tool includes a support body and a plurality of cutting blades extending outwardly from an outer surface of the support body. The plurality of cutting blades includes a primary cutting blade and a pair of secondary cutting blades extending obliquely from the primary cutting blade. At least one heating element chamber is defined within the support body and is configured to receive a heating cartridge therein to facilitate transferring thermal energy from the heating cartridge to the cutting tool for use in heating the plurality of cutting blades. | 2022-07-21 |
20220227019 | CUTTER AND ADHESIVE CUTTING DEVICE - A cutter includes a base, a first blade arranged perpendicularly on the base, a second blade arranged on the base, and a third blade arranged on the base. The second blade is parallel to the first blade along a length direction and forms a first included angle with the base. The third blade is located on a side of the second blade away from the first blade. The third blade is parallel to the first blade along the length direction and forms a second included angle with the base. The second blade and the third blade are not parallel in the width direction. Cutting edges of the first blade, the second blade, and the third blade are in a same plane. | 2022-07-21 |
20220227020 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING COMPOSITE WOOD FLOOR - A method for manufacturing composite wood floor includes a step of obtaining top layers, a step of coloring, a step of applying adherent, a step of forming composite unit, a step of machining, and a step of applying protection layer. The tissues of the top layers infiltrated with colors, and the colored top layers are combined with at least one base material to form a composite solid wood floor. The solid wood floor is easily maintained to remove scratches. | 2022-07-21 |
20220227021 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING CERAMIC ARTICLE AND CERAMIC ARTICLE - (i) a step of disposing a powder that includes an absorber absorbing light of a wavelength included in a laser beam to be irradiated and silicon dioxide as a main component; (ii) a step of sintering or melting and solidifying the powder by irradiating the powder with a laser beam; and (iii) a step of heat-treating a shaped object formed by repeating the steps (i) and (ii) at 1470° C. or more and less than 1730° C. | 2022-07-21 |
20220227022 | ARCHITECTURAL BLOCKS WITH STONE-LIKE APPEARANCE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE - The present disclosure describes architectural blocks configured to give the appearance of real cut stone. A fresh plaster composition may be applied to one or more surfaces of a block, such as a concrete masonry unit (CMU) to form an architectural block having the appearance of cut stone. The fresh plaster composition includes a cementitious component, such as white Portland cement, water, a limestone aggregate component, and optionally an adhesive component. The limestone aggregate component includes a fine sand portion and a coarse sand portion that effectively enable the appearance of cut stone after finishing of the hardened or curted plaster surface via sanding and/or polishing. | 2022-07-21 |
20220227023 | TRANSVERSE TENSIONING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTINUOUS COMPRESSION MOLDING OF A STACK OF PLIES - Disclosed herein is a transverse tensioning system that comprises a left-side clamping assembly comprising a first left-side clamp element and a second left-side clamp element. The first left-side clamp element and the second left-side clamp element clamp down on the left edge portion of the stack of plies when the stack of plies moves in a feed direction and is shaped between opposing dies. The system also comprises a right-side clamping assembly, spaced apart from the left-side clamping assembly and comprising a first right-side clamp element and a second right-side clamp element. The first right-side clamp element and the second right-side clamp element clamp down on the right edge portion of the stack of plies when the stack of plies moves in the feed direction and is shaped between the opposing dies. | 2022-07-21 |
20220227024 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING FIBER-REINFORCED PLASTIC SUBSTRATE, AND FIBER-REINFORCED PLASTIC SUBSTRATE AND INTEGRATED MOLDING THEREOF - A method is described for producing a fiber-reinforced plastic substrate that simultaneously satisfies three points of joinability, mechanical characteristics, and productivity, the method including the following components [A], [B], and [C], wherein at least the following drawing step, first impregnating step, second impregnating step, and take-up step are continuously and sequentially performed while the component [A] is caused to run: | 2022-07-21 |
20220227025 | ADHESION FORCE CONFIRMATION METHOD AND ADHESION FORCE CONFIRMATION DEVICE - The present invention enables confirmation that a mold magnetically adhered by a magnetic clamping device has been magnetically adhered by a sufficient adhesion force so as not to be pulled off from the magnetic clamping device by a mold opening force of a mold handling device. A controller | 2022-07-21 |
20220227026 | DIPPING FORMER - The disclosure relates to a dipping former, to a process for producing the dipping former and to the use of the dipping former in a latex dipping process. The dipping comprises (i) a molded core part, and (ii) a dipping former shell having a surface in one piece. The dipping former is obtainable by a molding process comprising the following steps: —providing a first cavity and a second cavity; —injection molding or blow molding a first material into the first cavity thereby forming a molded core; —transferring the molded core form the first cavity into the second cavity; and —injection molding of a second material into the second cavity thereby overmolding the molded core, or at least a part thereof, with the second material. | 2022-07-21 |
20220227027 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A CELLULOSE PRODUCT BY A PRESSURE MOULDING APPARATUS, PRESSURE MOULDING APPARATUS AND CELLULOSE PRODUCT - The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing a cellulose product having a flat or non-flat product shape by a pressure moulding apparatus comprising a forming mould. The forming mould has a forming surface defining said product shape, The method comprises the steps of: | 2022-07-21 |
20220227028 | GOLF CLUB HEAD HAVING MULTI-MATERIAL FACE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE - A golf club with a multi-material face is disclosed herein. More specifically, the golf club head in accordance with the present invention has a striking face portion that is backed by a composite layer. The multi-material face disclosed in accordance with the present invention may generally be manufactured via a bladder molding process that applies hydrostatic forces to the composite layer to create a more consistent bond between the composite material and the metallic material. | 2022-07-21 |
20220227029 | METHOD AND MOLD FOR MOLDING A FOAMED PLASTIC FOLDABLE CONTAINER, AND CONTAINER MANUFACTURED THEREBY - A foamed plastic foldable container has a first wall, a pair of mutually facing second walls hingedly coupled to the first wall, a pair of mutually facing third walls hingedly coupled to the first wall, and a closing wall defined by at least one panel hingedly coupled to one of the second walls. | 2022-07-21 |
20220227030 | PROCESS FOR PREPARING A CAP OR CLOSURE - A process for producing a cap or closure comprising obtaining a polypropylene composition by sequential polymerization comprising the steps: A) polymerizing in a first reactor, preferably a slurry reactor, in the presence of a Ziegler-Natta catalyst monomers comprising propylene and optionally one or more comonomers selected from ethylene and C4-C10 alpha-olefins, to obtain a first propylene polymer fraction having a comonomer content in the range of 0.0 to 1.8 wt %, and a MFR2 in the range of from 12.0 to 40.0 g/10 min, as measured according to ISO 1133 at 230° C. under a load of 2.16 kg; B) polymerizing in a second reactor, preferably a first gas-phase reactor, monomers comprising propylene and one or more comonomers selected from ethylene and C4-C10 alpha-olefins, in the presence of the first propylene polymer fraction, to obtain a second propylene polymer fraction, wherein the polypropylene composition comprising said first and second propylene polymer fractions has an MFR2 in the range of from 12.0 to 60.0 g/10 min, as measured according to ISO 1133 at 230° C. under a load of 2.16 kg, has a comonomer content in the range of from 2.2 to 5.0 wt % and wherein the ratio of the comonomer content of component A) to the comonomer content of the polypropylene composition is 0.35 or less, C) melting, extruding and moulding the polypropylene composition in the presence of at least one nucleating agent to prepare a cap or closure; and D) exposing the cap or closure obtained in step (C) to a cooling rate of 50 K/s or more. | 2022-07-21 |
20220227031 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING DECORATIVE MOLDED BODY AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING PROCESSED PRODUCT USING DECORATIVE MOLDED BODY - The disclosure provides a method for manufacturing a decorative molded body and a method for manufacturing a processed product using the decorative molded body. The method for manufacturing the decorative molded body includes: a film preparation step of molding a decorative film in a planar shape; a molding preparation step of, in a mold, disposing a transparent layer as an insert and disposing the decorative film of the planar shape; and a film forming step of, while supplying in the mold a material of a molded layer and molding the molded layer, forming the decorative film to follow an unevenness of a back surface of the transparent layer. | 2022-07-21 |
20220227032 | INJECTION MOLD - An injection mold is capable of molding a molded article. The molded article has a substantially U-shaped cross section when viewed from the horizontal direction of a fixed mold and a movable mold. An end portion of a side surface portion of the molded article includes an undercut portion inclined relative to the mold closing direction of the fixed mold and the movable mold. In the injection mold, a first mold, which is one of the fixed mold or the movable mold, includes a convex portion protruding toward a second mold, which is the other of the fixed mold and the movable mold. The protruding end of the convex portion is located at a position shifted from an insert in a direction from the first mold toward the second mold. | 2022-07-21 |
20220227033 | MOLDING SCREW, FREE BLEND INJECTION MOLDING MACHINE, AND FREE BLEND-TYPE RESIN MOLDED BODY MANUFACTURING METHOD - Provided are a molding screw and an FBI molding machine using the same for manufacturing resin molded articles for reduced manufacturing variation with use of a resin powder, an additive, and a mixture material constituted by an inorganic material or an organic material. The molding screw can include a feeding portion for feeding a molding material, a compressing portion, and a metering portion that extend continuously from the feeding portion. The feeding portion and the compressing portion each can be provided with a spiral flight. The flight of the compressing portion can include multiple sub flights that extend in a spiral manner in a screw axis direction. The sub flights can each have a polygonal shape with rounded corner portions, and are arranged such that the corner portions are shifted by a set angle with respect to the screw axis. | 2022-07-21 |
20220227034 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING AN EXTRUDED SULPHURVULCANIZABLE RUBBER BLEND, DEVICE FOR CARRYING OUT THE METHOD AND USE THEREOF - The invention relates to a process for producing an extruded sulfur-crosslinkable rubber mixture, comprising the following process steps:
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20220227035 | Directional Control Valve and a Sealing Arrangement Therefore | 2022-07-21 |
20220227036 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING CONTAINER HAVING COVERING LAYER AND MOLDING MOLD - A method for manufacturing a container ( | 2022-07-21 |
20220227037 | TERRACE FOLDING SYSTEM OF SECONDARY BATTERY CELL - Disclosed is a terrace folding system of a secondary battery cell, including a transfer unit which transports a secondary battery cell; and a folding unit which is disposed along the transfer unit and is temporally separated from the transfer unit to fold a terrace of the secondary battery cell. | 2022-07-21 |
20220227038 | PERMANENT TOOLING FOR COMPOSITE COIL SPRING COMPRESSION MOLDING - An inner mandrel for forming a variable taper component includes a master insert and a plurality of interlocking pieces. The master insert includes opposed tapered edge faces, each tapered edge face defining at least one locking feature, a first surface having a variable taper and a plurality of recesses configured to receive a portion of the variable taper component, and a tapered second surface opposite the first surface. Each interlocking piece includes opposed tapered edge faces, one of the opposed tapered edge faces defining a locking feature and another of the opposed tapered edge faces defining a receiving feature to engage the locking feature of an adjacent interlocking piece, a first surface defining a variable taper and a plurality of recesses configured to receive a portion of the variable taper component, and a tapered second surface opposite the first surface. | 2022-07-21 |
20220227039 | APPARATUS AND PROCESS FOR FORMING A MEMENTO FROM CREMATION REMAINS - An apparatus and a process for forming a 3D object from the remains of a cremated deceased person or a pet. One method is to mix the cremated remains with a bonding agent such as a resin into a mold having the shape of the desired 3D image. Another method is to use a 3D printing process to print the 3D object using the cremated remains as the powder in the printing process. Once the 3D object is formed, it can be painted to resemble the person or pet in which the cremated remains is used to form the object. | 2022-07-21 |
20220227040 | SELECTIVE DEPOSITION-BASED ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING DEVICE AND METHOD OF PRINTING 3D PARTS WITH SEMI-CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS - A selective deposition-based additive manufacturing system capable of building a three-dimensional (3D) part utilizing a semi-crystalline polymeric material includes at least one electrostatographic engine configured to develop one or more layers of particles of semi-crystalline polymeric material corresponding to one or more slices of a 3D model of a 3D part. The system includes a transfer medium configured to receive the one or more layers of particles of the semi-crystalline polymeric material on a front side from the at least one electrostatographic engine and to move the one or more layers away from the electrostatographic engine and a platen configured to carry the 3D part or support being printed. The system includes a gantry coupled to the platen and configured to move the platen into registration with the one or more layers, and a heater configured to heat a top surface of the 3D part being printed to a transfuse temperature. The system includes a layer transfer assembly having a roller contacting a back side of the transfer medium and a driver configured to cause the layer to transfer from the front side of the transfer medium to the heated top surface of the part. The system includes a cooler configured to cool the heated semi-crystalline polymeric material at a maximum rate of at least 20° C. per second such that the semi-crystalline material is in a super-cooled state wherein the semi-crystalline polymeric material does not completely initially crystallize. | 2022-07-21 |
20220227041 | FUSING BUILD MATERIAL BASED ON THERMAL TRANSFER - An example system includes a plurality of energy emitters to deliver energy to a material bed to fuse build material at a plurality of locations receiving the energy. The system also includes a controller to a controller to determine an amount of energy to deliver to each location to achieve a fusing condition based on data indicating the plurality of locations to be fused and based on predicted thermal transfer between the plurality of locations receiving the energy. The controller also is to cause the plurality of energy emitters to deliver the determined amount of energy to each location of the material bed. | 2022-07-21 |
20220227042 | ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING RECOAT ASSEMBLIES INCLUDING SENSORS AND METHODS FOR USING THE SAME - A recoat assembly for an additive manufacturing system includes a first roller support, a second roller support, a first roller disposed between and supported by the first roller support and the second roller support, a first rotational actuator operably coupled to the first roller and configured to rotate the first roller about a first rotation axis, and a first sensor mechanically coupled to and in contact with the first roller support, where the first sensor outputs a first output signal indicative of a first force incident upon the first roller. | 2022-07-21 |
20220227043 | SHAPING METHOD AND SHAPING DEVICE - A shaping method includes a first ejection step of ejecting a first curable viscous fluid, a planarization step of planarizing the first curable viscous fluid, a first curing step of curing the first curable viscous fluid, a cured layer forming step of repeatedly executing the first ejection step, the planarization step, and the first curing step to form a cured layer, a second ejection step of ejecting a second curable viscous fluid onto a surface of the cured layer, a second curing step of forming a smooth surface on the surface of the cured layer by curing the second curable viscous fluid, a third ejection step of ejecting a fluid containing metal particles onto the smooth surface, and a third curing step of curing the fluid containing the metal particles ejected in the third ejection step to form a metallic conductor on the smooth surface. | 2022-07-21 |
20220227044 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING - A three-dimensional printing kit includes a build material composition and a dielectric agent. The build material composition includes a fluorinated polymeric material having an effective relative permittivity (εr) value ranging from >3 to ≤10,000. The dielectric agent includes a dielectric material having an effective relative permittivity (εr) value ranging from ≥1.1 to about ≤10,000. | 2022-07-21 |
20220227045 | DISCHARGE APPARATUS AND 3D PRINTING DEVICE THEREOF - The present disclosure relates to a discharging apparatus and a 3D printing device thereof, which pertains to the field of the 3D printing device. The discharging apparatus includes a housing, a driving module, and a heating module. The housing includes a body portion, and a movable portion detachably or rotatably connected to the body portion, wherein one end of the body portion is provided with a discharging hole, and in an operating state, the body portion and the movable portion form a relatively enclosed accommodating space. One end of the driving module is connected to the body portion, and the other end of the driving module is movable by a predetermined distance in the accommodating space. The heating module is attached to an inner wall of the body portion and/or the movable portion. In the present disclosure, the heating module is configured to adjust a heating temperature for heating according to a property of a printing material/or a discharging parameter, such that the heating temperature of the heating module is adjusted according to a food material with different molten properties, and 3D printing is practiced using different printing materials. In this way, the problem that an existing chocolate 3D printer can only use chocolate with single purity for the 3D printing and adaptability is poor is solved. | 2022-07-21 |
20220227046 | RECOAT ASSEMBLIES FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USING THE SAME - A method for forming an object includes moving a recoat assembly ( | 2022-07-21 |
20220227047 | ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING RECOAT ASSEMBLIES INCLUDING A VACUUM AND METHODS FOR USING THE SAME - A recoat assembly ( | 2022-07-21 |
20220227048 | Construction box system for a 3D printer, 3D printer, 3D printer system, use of the construction box system, and 3D printing method - Disclosed is a construction box system | 2022-07-21 |
20220227049 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR 3D PRINTING WITH A NARROW WAVELENGTH SPECTRUM - The invention relates to a | 2022-07-21 |
20220227050 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DIGITAL FABRICATION OF OBJECTS USING ACTUATED MICROPIXELATION AND DYNAMIC DENSITY CONTROL - A fabrication device includes a build surface to receive layers of material for production of a 3-dimensional solid representation of a digital model and an imaging component to bind respective portions of the build material into cross sections representative of portions of data contained in the digital model. The imaging component may be a programmable planar light source utilizing a micropixelation system and refractive pixel shifting mechanism, or other imaging system. The device may include a system for controlling the density of the printed part. The object may be a powder composite component using any of a variety of powder materials or a plastic component. The object may be further post-processed to produce a high precision metal or ceramic component. | 2022-07-21 |
20220227051 | Method and Device for Producing a Three-Dimensional Object in an Optically Reactive Starting Material - The invention relates to a method for producing a three-dimensional object in an optically reactive starting material, comprising: providing an optically reactive starting material ( | 2022-07-21 |
20220227052 | IN SITU DEPOSITION DEBINDING AND SINTERING OR MELTING OF STRATEGICALLY DEPOSITED MEDIA FOR AN IMPROVED ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING PROCESS - The present invention combines three steps of the Bound Powder Deposition (BPD) process into a single real-time Additive Manufacturing (AM) process to improve print properties while decreasing both manufacturing times and associated costs. | 2022-07-21 |
20220227053 | POWDER REMOVAL SYSTEMS AND ASSEMBLIES FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING - A powder removal assembly includes a build module comprising module sidewalls and a moveable build plate slidably coupled to the module sidewalls, and an extraction housing removably engaged with the module sidewalls of the build module and defining a turbulence chamber between the build module and the extraction housing. The extraction housing includes one or more sidewalls comprising one or more sidewall fluid flow channels extending through the one or more sidewalls and a top wall coupled to the one or more sidewalls, wherein the one or more sidewall fluid flow channels extend from a position proximate a base of the one or more sidewalls to the top wall. | 2022-07-21 |
20220227054 | Printhead Cleaning Device For A 3D Printer, 3D Printer Comprising A Printhead Cleaning Device, Use Of The Printhead Cleaning Device And Method For Cleaning A Printhead Of A 3D Printer - Disclosed is a print head cleaning device for a 3D printer configured to build a component in layers by means of binder jetting, the print head cleaning device comprising a cleaning agent feeding device having an elongated output opening and configured to output liquid cleaning agent through the elongated output opening, and a suction device having an elongated suction gap and configured to suction fluid through the elongated suction gap, wherein a longitudinal axis of the elongated output opening and a longitudinal axis of the elongated suction gap are arranged at an angle to each other. | 2022-07-21 |
20220227055 | WASTE DISPOSAL FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURE - A waste curing device to cure waste generated by an additive manufacturing system, the waste curing device comprising: a container for receiving the waste; a movable cover positioned above the container; one or more waste nozzles mounted on the moveable cover and configured to deliver waste into the container; a static cover positioned above the container and below the movable cover; one or more curing sources mounted on the static cover and configured to provide curing radiation to cure the waste in the container; wherein the movable cover is configured to move relative to the static cover to provide an open position for the waste nozzles to deliver waste into the container, and subsequently to a closed position, to shield the waste nozzles from curing radiation. | 2022-07-21 |
20220227056 | OPTIMIZING PRINT SPEED AND ORIENTATION FOR 3D PRINTING BASED ON MULTISCALE CONVOLUTIONS - An optimal printing speed and orientation for an object to be manufactured using an additive manufacturing process in which a photo-curable resin is cured through exposure to radiation are estimated by determining, for pixel maps defining cross-sections of the object, a critical size of a convolution kernel which provides an activation map having a maximum activation pixel value less than or equal to a predetermined threshold value. For each respective pixel map, a printing time is estimated as a function of adjusted base lift velocity and base lift height of the printing apparatus. The optimal printing speed and orientation are then estimated as a minimum value of a sum of a function of printing times for all respective pixel maps of the cross-sections of the object at each of a plurality of possible orientations of the object. | 2022-07-21 |
20220227057 | Z-SCALE AND MISALIGNMENT CALIBRATION FOR 3D PRINTING - A 3D printing apparatus includes a distance measurement portion that detects the height of a build platen having its height controlled by a displacement control portion. The apparatus detects a Z-scale error by displacing the build platen between at least two different set heights, detecting the heights of the build platen at each set height, and calculating the Z-scale error. | 2022-07-21 |
20220227058 | CHAMBER TEMPERATURE CONTROL | 2022-07-21 |
20220227059 | TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT CALIBRATION IN 3D PRINTING - Examples described herein relate to a method of 3D printing. In an example, at least part of a layer of build material is fused. The temperatures of the fused part of the layer are measured at different locations using respective temperature sensors. The temperature sensors are calibrated using the measured temperatures. Heating of additional layers of build material is controlled using the calibrated temperature sensors. | 2022-07-21 |
20220227060 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF CHARACTERIZING FILAMENT PROPERTIES AND ADJUSTING 3D PRINTER PARAMETERS FOR DECREASED FILAMENT DEPOSITION VARIABILITY - An apparatus, a system, and a method for improvements in fused filament fabrication (FFF). Characteristics of a filament may be measured during production of the filament and the characteristics stored in a memory for retrieval by a 3D printer. The 3D printer adjusts print settings as necessary based on the measured characteristics, thereby resulting in better print quality. | 2022-07-21 |
20220227061 | ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF PRETREATING AND ADDITIVELY PRINTING ON WORKPIECES - A method of additively printing an extension segment on a workpiece includes pretreating a workpiece-interface of the workpiece using an energy beam emitted from an energy beam source of an additive manufacturing machine, providing a pretreated workpiece-interface having received a pretreatment, with the pretreatment remediating an aberrant feature of the workpiece and/or the workpiece-interface. The method further includes additively printing an extension segment on the pretreated workpiece-interface using an energy beam emitted from the energy beam source of the additive manufacturing machine. The aberrant feature includes one or more aberrant regions of the workpiece-interface having been determined from a digital representation of the workpiece-interface captured by a vision system. The pretreatment includes heat-conditioning at least a portion of the workpiece-interface including the one or more aberrant regions of the workpiece-interface. | 2022-07-21 |
20220227062 | IN SITU MONITORING OF STRESS FOR ADDITIVELY MANUFACTURED COMPONENTS - A material deposition process including in situ sensor analysis of a component in a formation state is provided. The material deposition process is implemented in part by a sensor device of an additive manufacturing machine producing the component. The material deposition process includes sensing, by the sensing device, in situ physical properties of an area of interest of the component during a three-dimensional object production. Compliance to specifications or defects are then detected in the in situ physical properties with respect to pre-specified material requirements. The defects are analyzed to determine corrective actions, and an updated three-dimensional object production, which includes the corrective actions, is implemented to complete the component. | 2022-07-21 |
20220227063 | OPTICAL WHEEL ASSEMBLY FOR A LASER TRANSMISSION WELDING APPARATUS - An optical wheel assembly for a laser transmission welding apparatus includes a double-convex optical lens having two spherical surfaces that are joined by a polished side surface extending circumferentially around the lens. Each of the two spherical surfaces has a known spherical diameter. The optical lens is disposed between a pair of dish cup holders, each having a spherical concave surface with the known spherical diameter and engaging the spherical surfaces of the lens. Each dish cup holder has an axial projection extending away from a side of the dish cup holder that is opposite the spherical concave surface. The axial projections are received within respective bearings that are mounted within a housing. The bearings allow the dish cup holders and the optical lens to rotate while pressure is being applied to plastic workpieces during laser transmission welding thereof. | 2022-07-21 |