30th week of 2020 patent applcation highlights part 16 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20200230848 | MULTILAYER OPTICAL ADHESIVES AND METHODS OF MAKING SAME - A multilayer optical adhesive including a first viscoelastic or elastomeric adhesive layer and a second viscoelastic or elastomeric adhesive layer. A crosslinked or soluble resin layer may be disposed between the first viscoelastic or elastomeric adhesive layer and the second viscoelastic or elastomeric adhesive layer or the first viscoelastic or elastomeric adhesive layer may be immediately adjacent to the second viscoelastic or elastomeric adhesive layer. An interface between immediately adjacent layers is structured and there is a difference in refractive indices across the interface. | 2020-07-23 |
20200230849 | MANUFACTURED RETAINING WALL BLOCK WITH IMPROVED FALSE JOINT - A retaining wall block having a false joint and a system of retaining wall blocks. The retaining wall block includes a body having a first textured surface and a second textured surface and a false joint dividing the first and second textured surface. The false joint can have a depth divided by the width greater than two inches. The false joint can have an interior angle of less than ten degrees. The system includes a plurality of retaining wall blocks and a first course of retaining wall blocks engaged with a second course of retaining wall blocks below. Each block in the system comprising a front face having a first textured surface and a second textured surface and a false joint dividing the first and second textured surface. The false joint can extend a predetermined depth of a third surface. | 2020-07-23 |
20200230850 | LAUNDRY BEAD MOLDING MOLD, LAUNDRY BEAD AND LAUNDRY BEAD MOLDING METHOD - A laundry bead molding mold is disclosed, including a first mold cavity and a second mold cavity which are separated from each other and could be filled with detergent or detergent additives to meet different washing demands. The first mold cavity has two opposite side walls at a certain angle, which could ensure the shape of the bead product is a preset shape. The mold could be used to mold a laundry bead having at least two cavities, and could obtain a multifunctional laundry bead, has a simple structure and a high yield of the formed bead. A laundry bead formed by the mold is also disclosed, including a plurality of beads, which facilitates the washing process. A laundry bead molding method is also disclosed. | 2020-07-23 |
20200230851 | POLYMERIC FOAM PROCESSING SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Polymeric foam processing systems and methods. | 2020-07-23 |
20200230852 | INJECTION MOLDING MACHINE DEVICE - An injection molding machine device includes at least two guide rods. One end of each guide rod is fixed to a rack, and the other end of each guide rod is fixed to a fixed base body. A movable base body is provided opposite to the fixed base body. The movable base body slides along the guide rods relative to the fixed base body. At least one correction mechanism is located between the movable base body and the guide rail to adjust a movement of the movable base body in a vertical direction. A predetermined clearance value and/or a predetermined contact force value exist between the components. At least one sensor is electrically connected to a controller. The controller correspondingly controls the correction mechanism by determining whether corresponding detecting values of the sensor match with the predetermined clearance values and/or the predetermined contact force values. | 2020-07-23 |
20200230853 | METHOD AND TOOL FOR MOLDING AN ELECTRONIC MODULE, AND MOLDED ELECTRONIC MODULE - A method may include coating an electronic module in a tool, where the electronic module has a first sub-module and a second sub-module, where the tool has a first tool part and a second tool part, where the tool has a cavity at least partially formed between the first tool part and the second tool part, and where the first sub-module and the second sub-module are supported on the tool and held in the cavity at a spatially defined distance relative to one another in a contactless manner during the coating process. A tool for performing such method may include a first tool part and a second tool part that form a cavity, where the first tool part has a first molding surface section and at least one first supporting section that extends over the first molding surface section and the second tool part has a second molding surface section and at least one second supporting section that extends over the second molding surface section. | 2020-07-23 |
20200230854 | ADHESIVE AND METHOD OF BONDING TO RIGID SUBSTRATES - An adhesive and method for injection or compression bonding, where the adhesive is based on a grafted polypropylene resin and at least one of maleimide compound, phenolic resin, blocked isocyanate, functionalized silane, or an epoxy resin. | 2020-07-23 |
20200230855 | Injection Molding Apparatuses - In one embodiment, a gate insert includes an injection gate body having front and rear opposite sides and an aperture extending through the injection gate body between an injection gate outlet on the front side and an opening on the rear side. The injection gate body is connectable to and disconnectable from a gate pad in a cavity plate from a front side of the gate pad and from a front side of the cavity plate. In another embodiment, a cavity flange includes a molding body defining at least a portion of a molding cavity shaped to mold a shell of a closure for a container. The molding body is connectable to and disconnectable from a gate insert in a cavity plate from a front side of the gate insert and from a front side of the cavity plate. Other apparatuses are disclosed. | 2020-07-23 |
20200230856 | INJECTION MOLDING MACHINE - An injection molding machine includes: a controller configured to instruct an operation indicated by first or second operation information associated with at least either first or second image information displayed on a display, or to execute processing by a system program, wherein the first and second operation information is information about an injection molding operation according to a first or second production condition, and operation information about first and second molds or operation information about a mold clamping mechanism from beginning to completion of the injection molding operation, the display displays a plurality of operating points indicating positions of the first mold, the second mold or the mold clamping mechanism relative to time or process from the beginning of the injection molding operation, and line segments connecting the plurality of operating points, and the first and second image information are displayed on the operating points. | 2020-07-23 |
20200230857 | A computer implemented method for generating a mold model for production predictive control and computer program products thereof - A computer implemented method for generating a mold model for production predictive control and computer program products thereof. The method comprises receiving first parameters about molding machine sensors and second parameters about mold cavity; classifying each injection cycle of a plurality of injection cycles of a first injection molding machine considering the first and second parameters and quality or characteristics of injected given parts in the machine; processing the first and second parameters to remove undesired or irregular data values thereof; merging the first and second parameters providing a global group of processed parameters; executing a machine learning algorithm on the global group of processed parameters generating an extended mold model; and using said generated extended mold model for further monitoring and control of the mold in further injection processes in the first injection molding machine and/or for optimizing a production process of the mold in the first molding machine. | 2020-07-23 |
20200230858 | MODULAR PIPE FORMATION APPARATUS - A modular plastic pipe formation apparatus to extrude plastic pipe is disclosed and includes a plurality of modules each having a transportable container and at least one component of the pipe formation apparatus located therein. The plurality of modules are aligned in a predetermined manner during formation of plastic pipe with the components aligned for pipe extrusion. The apparatus may also include a closed circuit fluid cooling system to provide cooling fluid to some of modules to cool the pipe being formed, the cooling circuit may flows in a counter direction to the direction of pipe forming in the pipe formation apparatus. | 2020-07-23 |
20200230859 | EXTRUDABLE ORIENTED POLYMER COMPOSITES - A novel tubular or profile shapes of co-extruded multilayer polymers. These materials contain tens to thousands of layers of milli-, micro- to nano-polymer layers. These new shapes contain contiguous layers of milli- to nano-polymer layers in three dimensions and these contiguous layers may be twisted or turned to further expand the potential microlayer geometries. | 2020-07-23 |
20200230860 | DEVICE FOR PRODUCING AND FILLING CONTAINER PRODUCTS - . Device for producing and filling container products
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20200230861 | BLOW-MOLDING METHOD AND BLOW-MOLDING APPARATUS - A blow molding method includes: performing a primary blowing on a resin preform to form an intermediate molded product; and performing a final blowing on the intermediate molded product to form a final molded product, and at least one step of performing the primary blowing and the final blowing includes a thinning step of continuously repeatedly performing, within a predetermined time, steps of: stretching an object by blowing; and contracting stretched parts of the object by exhausting blown air. | 2020-07-23 |
20200230862 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PREPARING A LINER FOR A COMPOSITE PRESSURE CONTAINER - Blow moulding a container, including extruding a tube shaped, hollow, elongated parison from an extrusion head having one free end; and closing a moulding equipment around the parison. The moulding equipment includes a moulding cavity and at least one aperture providing an opening into the moulding cavity from outside the moulding equipment. An excess section of the parison is arranged inside the at least one aperture. The free end of the parison is kept in place in the moulding equipment opposite the at least one aperture. The method includes holding the excess section of the parison within the at least one aperture via a holding force; cutting the parison outside the equipment, thereby providing an open end; arranging a blow pin to close the open end of the parison; and blowing pressurised gas from the blow pin into the parison, thereby forming a blow moulded container within the moulding cavity. | 2020-07-23 |
20200230863 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF LIQUID CONTAINING CONTAINER - In a manufacturing method of a liquid containing container, a capper has a container holding portion configured to be displaced at a constant first velocity in the circumferential direction of a first central axis, the method including: a liquid blow molding step of molding a preform disposed in a cavity of a mold into a container body having a barrel containing a liquid; an intermediate conveying step of, after the mold is opened, gradually accelerating the container body to a third velocity and delivering the container body to a carrier of a rotary conveying machine by an intermediate conveying device; a rotary conveying step of conveying the container body and delivering the container body to the container holding portion by the carrier of the rotary conveying machine; and a capping step of attaching a cap while the container body is conveyed by the container holding portion. | 2020-07-23 |
20200230864 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING HIGH-PRESSURE TANK - A method for manufacturing a high pressure tank capable of uniformly heating a thermosetting resin in a short time is provided. A method for manufacturing a high-pressure tank including: a step (a) of preparing a tank intermediate product including a fiber-reinforced resin layer formed by winding a carbon fiber impregnated with a thermosetting resin around a liner including a cap attached thereto; and a step (b) of performing a process for thermosetting the fiber-reinforced resin layer of the tank intermediate product by induction-heating the fiber-reinforced resin layer using induction-heating means, in which: the induction-heating means includes first induction-heating means for induction-heating a trunk part of the tank intermediate product and second induction-heating means for induction-heating a dome part of the tank intermediate product; and a temperature of the trunk part of the tank intermediate product and a temperature of the dome part thereof are controlled independently. | 2020-07-23 |
20200230865 | HIGH-PRESSURE TANK MANUFACTURING METHOD - There is provided a high-pressure tank manufacturing method that ensures a shorten heating period compared with a conventional one and eliminates a need for taking out a material for heating after heating. A high-pressure tank manufacturing method includes: disposing a conductive heating material on an outer periphery of a resin liner; winding a conductive fiber with which thermosetting resin is impregnated around the outer periphery of the resin liner on which the heating material is disposed; and heating the heating material and the fiber on the outer periphery of the resin liner by induction heating to harden the thermosetting resin. | 2020-07-23 |
20200230866 | MANDREL STRUCTURE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A mandrel structure for use in manufacturing a fiber reinforced resin vessel by a filament winding process, includes: a shaft having a pair of axial ends configured to be supported by a drive unit; a mandrel having the shaft passed therethrough; and a pair of fittings having the shaft passed therethrough and projecting axially from respective axial ends of the mandrel. The mandrel is formed as a hollow shell made of a water-soluble material, and includes a pair of shaft holes receiving the shaft therein, and a receiving recess formed in a part of the mandrel surrounding each shaft hole and configured to engage the corresponding fitting in a rotationally fast manner. | 2020-07-23 |
20200230867 | MANDREL FOR MANUFACTURING FIBER REINFORCED RESIN VESSEL - A mandrel for manufacturing a fiber reinforced resin vessel by a filament winding process includes: a tubular part; and a pair of end parts joined to respective axial ends of the tubular part. The tubular part and the end parts are each made of a molded product of a material including pulp and a starch-based binder. | 2020-07-23 |
20200230868 | Mobile Phone Screen Protector Device - A mobile phone screen protector device includes a positioning seat, a positioning frame, an auxiliary adhesive sheet, a screen protector, and a scraper. The positioning seat has a first raised portion, a second raised portion, and a positioning space between the first and second raised portions for accommodating a mobile phone with a screen facing upward. The first raised portion is higher than the second raised portion. The auxiliary adhesive sheet is adhered to an underside of the positioning frame. The screen protector is adhered to an underside of the auxiliary adhesive sheet. The positioning frame and the auxiliary adhesive sheet are confined to the tops of the first and second raised portions, and the screen protector is inclined at an angle relative to the screen. The scraper is pressed to scrape against the auxiliary adhesive sheet for the screen protector to be adhered to the screen. | 2020-07-23 |
20200230869 | Fused Filament Fabrication Using Multi-Segment Filament - A device for fabricating a continuous thermoplastic filament having a plurality of segments comprises first and second filament supply components for supplying first and second thermoplastic filaments and a filament cutting component for cutting each of the first and second thermoplastic filaments into segments. The device also includes first and second filament guide components for guiding the first and second thermoplastic filaments into position to be cut by the filament cutting component. The device further includes a filament segment joining section positioned after the filament cutting component to join the first and second thermoplastic filaments to form a continuous thermoplastic filament having a plurality of segments. The first and second filament guide components are movable so as to alternatively and sequentially permit the first and second thermoplastic filaments to be cut by the filament cutting component. | 2020-07-23 |
20200230870 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING WITH VARIABLE EXTRUDER PROFILES - Apparatus and methods for additive manufacturing with variable extruder profiles are described herein. An extruder print head with multiple nozzles placed at different angles allows for additional degrees of freedom to additively manufacture parts with complex shapes. In addition with the use of shape memory alloy materials, the diameter of one or more nozzles can be adjusted during the additive manufacturing process. This allows for independent control of the build resolution and of the build rate. | 2020-07-23 |
20200230871 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL STRUCTURE FORMING METHOD - A three-dimensional structure forming method is provided for forming a three-dimensional structure including an object and a colored region in which a surface of the object is colored, by using a three-dimensional structure forming device equipped with a recording unit and a maintenance unit for laminating layers formed by depositing ink, and the three-dimensional structure forming method includes a recording step of causing the recording unit to perform scans, and discharging the ink from the recording unit during the scans to form the layers; and a preliminary discharging step of preliminarily discharging the ink from the recording unit while being between a position to be performed maintenance by the maintenance unit and a position to start to form the layers. | 2020-07-23 |
20200230872 | SHAPING APPARATUS - A shaping apparatus includes a stand that includes a shaping surface on which a product is shaped; a feeder that feeds a linear material obtained by impregnating continuous fiber with resin; a pressing portion that presses the material fed by the feeder against the stand; and an angle setting portion that sets an angle formed between the material fed from the feeder to the pressing portion and the shaping surface to be an acute angle. | 2020-07-23 |
20200230873 | MATERIAL FOR 3D PRINTING AND A 3D PRINTED DEVICE - A material for 3D printing is described. The material comprises a polymeric composition comprising a thermoplastic polymer; and from 50 to 99 wt. % ceramic particles comprising a metal, wherein at least 50% by weight of the particles have a diameter in a range from 10 to 100 μm; wherein the material has a dielectric strength of at least 5 kV/mm and/or a dielectric constant of at least 5. | 2020-07-23 |
20200230874 | Three-Dimensional Printing Control - A three-dimensional (3D) object production system and methods for 3D printing reactive components to form a thermoset product. The disclosure relates to Use of a 3D printer having a controller comprising one or more processors to print a 3D object. The disclosure also provides a 3D object production system and methods for 3D printing comprising adjusting one or more parameters of an at least one actuator to produce a 3D object based on a reaction rate between reactive components. | 2020-07-23 |
20200230875 | SINTERED POWDER CONTAINING A NEAR-INFRARED REFLECTOR FOR PRODUCING MOULDED BODIES - The present invention relates to a process for producing a shaped body, wherein, in step i), a layer of a sinter powder (SP) comprising at least one near infrared reflector inter alia is provided and, in step ii), the layer provided in step i) is exposed. The present invention further relates to a process for producing a sinter powder (SP) and to the sinter powder (SP) obtainable by this process, and to the use of a near infrared reflector in a sinter powder (SP). The present invention also relates to a shaped body obtainable by the process of the invention. | 2020-07-23 |
20200230876 | SINTER POWDER CONTAINING A MINERAL FLAME RETARDANT FOR PRODUCING MOULDED BODIES - The present invention relates to a process for producing a shaped body, wherein, in step i), a layer of a sinter powder (SP) comprising at least one mineral flame retardant inter alia is provided and, in step ii), the layer provided in step i) is exposed. The present invention further relates to a process for producing a sinter powder (SP) and to a sinter powder (SP) obtainable by this process. The present invention also relates to the use of the sinter powder (SP) in a sintering process and to shaped bodies obtainable by the process of the invention. | 2020-07-23 |
20200230877 | ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING TEMPERATURE - Some examples include a method of operating an additive manufacturing machine including forming a layer of a build material, selectively applying a fusing agent onto the formed layer of build material, applying fusing energy to the build material and fusing agent with a thermal energy source to form an object layer of a three dimensional object and a sacrificial layer of a sacrificial object at the selectively applied fusing agent, sensing a thermal temperature of the sacrificial layer, comparing the sensed thermal temperature of the sacrificial layer to a target temperature, and adjusting a power level of the thermal energy source based on the compared temperatures. | 2020-07-23 |
20200230878 | PRODUCTION OF ARTICLES MADE OF COMPOSITE MATERIALS BY 3D-PRINTING METHOD - The invention relates to the field of additive technologies and can be used for manufacturing components and structures made of composite materials. A device comprises an extruder having inlet channels, a heater, a camera, a temperature sensor, a nozzle for material discharge, mechanisms for feeding material and composite fiber in the form of thread, a thread-cutting mechanism, a table and a three-dimensional displacement mechanism. A method comprises manufacturing composite fiber, feeding the fiber and thermoplastic material into the extruder, and heating up the extruder, wherein the thermoplastic material is combined with the composite fiber. The composite material is then extruded onto the surface of the table, where the composite fiber cools and hardens, and the melt of thermoplastic material solidifies, bonding the composite fibers to one another and forming the article. In addition, in the process of forming the article, the composite fiber is cut and the extruder moves on to the next section of the trajectory thereof. | 2020-07-23 |
20200230879 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL SHAPING DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR THREE-DIMENSIONAL SHAPED OBJECT - In a three-dimensional shaping device, a support layer includes a dissolution removal target region removed by dissolving in the predetermined liquid and formed at a periphery of at least one part of the three-dimensional shaped object, and a non-dissolution removal target region removed through a method other than dissolution by the predetermined liquid and formed at a periphery of at least one part of the dissolution removal target region. At least one part of the support layer other than the dissolution removal target region is a different material region which is a region formed using a material different from the dissolution removal target region, and is formed at a position of at least one part of the periphery of the dissolution removal target region to indicate a position of a boundary between the dissolution removal target region and the non-dissolution removal target region. | 2020-07-23 |
20200230880 | LAMINATION MOLDING APPARATUS - A lamination molding apparatus includes a molding table, a molding table driver, and a chuck. The molding table includes a molding region and a temperature adjusting unit. In the molding region, a desired three-dimensional molded object is formed. The temperature adjusting unit has a heating unit with a heater, and a cooling unit with a cooler. The heating unit and the cooling unit are arranged to be stacked in a vertical direction. The molding table driver moves the molding table in the vertical direction. The chuck detachably fixes the temperature adjusting unit to the molding table driver at one fixing point. | 2020-07-23 |
20200230881 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL STRUCTURE MANUFACTURING METHOD, THREE-DIMENSIONAL STRUCTURE, AND MANUFACTURING APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING THREE-DIMENSIONAL STRUCTURE - A three-dimensional structure manufacturing method capable of freely controlling physical properties of a three-dimensional structure is provided. | 2020-07-23 |
20200230882 | SIEVING UNIT FOR SIEVING BUILD MATERIAL - Sieving unit ( | 2020-07-23 |
20200230883 | APPARATUS FOR ADDITIVELY MANUFACTURING THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECTS - Apparatus ( | 2020-07-23 |
20200230884 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MONITORING A QUALITY OF AN OBJECT OF A 3D-PRINT-JOB SERIES OF IDENTICAL OBJECTS - An apparatus and method for monitoring a quality of an object of a 3D-print job series of identical objects, each object built from a multitude of stacked 2D-layers printed by a 3D-printer in an additive manufacturing process, including: determining a layer quality indicator of a currently printed layer of an object, comparing the determined layer quality indicator of the currently printed layer with a predetermined lower confidence limit of the layer, the predetermined lower confidence limit being calculated depending on layer quality indicators of previously completely manufactured objects complying with predefined quality requirements, and generating a warning signal, if the layer quality indicator of the currently printed layer has a value equal or lower than the lower quality limit is provided. | 2020-07-23 |
20200230885 | GENERATING A THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECT - According to one example, there is provided apparatus for generating a three-dimensional object. The apparatus comprises a build material distributor movable bi-directionally in a first axis to deposit successive layers of a build material on a support, and an agent distributor movable bi-directionally in a second axis different to the first axis to deliver an agent onto selected portions of successive layers of build material. | 2020-07-23 |
20200230886 | FABRICATING APPARATUS, FABRICATING SYSTEM, FABRICATING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A fabricating apparatus for fabricating a three-dimensional object includes a fabricating device and processing circuitry. The fabricating device is configured to fabricate a fabrication layer based on fabrication data of the three-dimensional object. The processing circuitry is configured to measure a shape of the fabrication layer and correct an operation of fabricating another fabrication layer above the fabrication layer, based on a height of the fabrication layer measured. | 2020-07-23 |
20200230887 | FABRICATING APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND FABRICATING METHOD - A fabricating apparatus includes a temperature measuring device, a heating device, and circuitry. The temperature measuring device is configured to measure a temperature of a fabrication material layer. The heating device is configured to heat the fabrication material layer. The circuitry is configured to control the heating device with a heating amount for heating the fabricating material layer to a temperature at which the fabricating material layer melts, based on the temperature measured by the temperature measuring device. | 2020-07-23 |
20200230888 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING WITH TOOLPATH BRIDGES AND RESULTANT STRUCTURE - A system and method for improving additive manufacturing, including additive manufacturing toolpaths, is provided. The system and method includes a toolpath generator that obtains initial toolpaths of an object, identifies isolated paths in the toolpaths, and adds bridge connections between neighboring isolated paths in each layer to improve the toolpaths. The bridge connections facilitate the continuous and non-stop deposition of each layer according to improved toolpaths during additive manufacture, which can reduce total deposition time and improve the resultant additive manufacture. | 2020-07-23 |
20200230889 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A SEALED CONNECTION - The invention relates to a device for making a sealing connection between two material layers containing plastic, especially in a product packing pouch ( | 2020-07-23 |
20200230890 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING UNITS WITH AXIALLY MOVABLE COMPONENTS - A method for producing an axially movable connection between two tubular components with a plastic as a sliding material therebetween may involve providing the components to be joined where either at least one of the two components has a plastic coating or a plastic sleeve is provided between the components, joining the components to form a unit via a pressing force in an axial direction, clamping the unit in a device in which the components can be clamped and subjected to a displacement force in the axial direction, pressing a sonotrode against an outer of the two components, injecting an ultrasound signal into the sonotrode at a frequency close to the resonance frequency of one of the components, and moving the tubular components back and forth in the axial direction until the displacement force or the displacement velocity reaches a target, and ending the ultrasound signal. | 2020-07-23 |
20200230891 | PRESSURE MAINTAINING AND ALIGNMENT DEVICE - There is provided a pressure maintaining and alignment device, comprising a box body that is open at its front side to form an outer opening having a certain depth; a cover assembly for opening and closing outer opening; a pushing assembly disposed on a rear side of box body for selectively clamping a product to be pressure-maintained; and a pressing assembly located at a rear side of the pushing assembly; wherein pressing assembly comprises a pushing rod and a pressing plate, at least one pressing arm extending to above the box body is provided at top of pressing plate, an alignment adjusting assembly is provided between pressing arm and box body, and pressing plate selectively pushes alignment adjusting assembly by the pressing arm under driving of pushing rod, so that the product to be pressure-maintained in the box body is selectively pressed, pressure-maintained and aligned. | 2020-07-23 |
20200230892 | APPLICATOR FOR THERMALLY ACTIVATING A FUNCTIONAL LAYER OF A COATING MATERIAL - The present invention provides an applicator for thermally activating a functional layer of a coating material, comprising: a base body designed to guide the coating material in a running direction, wherein the base body is able to guide electromagnetic waves in the direction of the guided coating material, wherein a dielectric is arranged inside the base body and the dielectric is formed of granular material. The present invention also provides a device for thermally activating a coating material, a use of a dielectric, and a method for thermally activating a functional layer of a coating material. | 2020-07-23 |
20200230893 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SECURING A ZIPPER CLOSURE TO POLYMERIC FILM - A method and apparatus for securing a zipper closure to polymeric film using minimal tension on the zipper closure includes providing first and second tension control loops, an eyemark detector, and a hole punch programmed to punch a hole in the zipper closure upon detection of the eyemark. The zipper closure and the film are supplied to a sealing station at the same speed, and the hole zipper closure is aligned with the eyemark on the film, to result in sealing the strip of zipper closure to the film resulting in minimal wrinkles to the resulting bag. | 2020-07-23 |
20200230894 | RECIPROCATING SEALER FOR WEB CONVERTERS - Various device embodiments perform a sealing operation on a moving web, and comprise, among other things a plate assembly with an air cylinder assembly. The air cylinder assembly comprises a mount, a back plate, at least one air cylinder positioned between the mount and the back plate. The first plate assembly further includes a linear servo motor for linearly moving the air cylinder assembly with respect to the first base, and a first tooling plate with a sealing surface area. The first tooling plate coupled to the back plate. | 2020-07-23 |
20200230895 | METHOD OF REDUCING BURN-ON TIME - A method of reducing a burn-on time of a composite component including a body comprising a plurality of fibres layered between a front face of the body and a rear face of the body within a matrix material, wherein the body comprises an edge face between the front face and the rear face at least partially formed by edges of the layers of fibres. The method comprising shaping an edge portion of the body in order to control a local concentration of vapours from the matrix material at the edge face of the body, the vapours having been produced during heating of the composite component and having passed between the layers of fibre of the body to the edge face. | 2020-07-23 |
20200230896 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING CROSS-CORRUGATED SUPPORT STRUCTURES - A method of manufacturing cross-corrugated support structures is provided. A mold having a molding surface with a first plurality and a second plurality of corrugations therein is used to introduce corrugations into a flexible, carbonaceous sheet. Cross-corrugations are introduced into the sheet by placing the sheet onto the molding surface, encapsulating the sheet to form a vacuum chamber, and evacuating the vacuum chamber of air. As air is evacuated from the vacuum chamber, the sheet is drawn upon the molding surface causing the sheet to conform to the shape of the molding surface. Thermosetting resin is infused into the sheet and cured causing the sheet to rigidly retain the shape of the molding surface. The sheet is further reinforced by securing at least one support member to the sheet using thermosetting resin. | 2020-07-23 |
20200230897 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A COMPOSITE MATERIAL PART, STEERING COLUMN SUPPORT AND LOWER SPACE CROSS MEMBER PRODUCED BY SUCH A METHOD - A method for producing a part made of a composite material having an organic matrix and a fibrous reinforcement, the method comprising the following steps: a) automatically draping, either in a planar arrangement or shaped over a three-dimensional cavity, at least one lamination ( | 2020-07-23 |
20200230898 | SYSTEM FOR PRODUCING A FULLY IMPREGNATED THERMOPLASTIC PREPREG - A thermoplastic prepreg includes a mat, web, or fabric of fibers and hollow glass microspheres that are positioned atop the mat, web, or fabric of fibers or dispersed therein. The thermoplastic prepreg also includes a thermoplastic polymer that is fully impregnated through the mat, web, or fabric of fibers and the hollow glass microspheres so that the thermoplastic prepreg has a void content of less than 3% by volume of the thermoplastic prepreg. The thermoplastic material is polymerized monomers and oligomers in which greater than 90% by weight of the monomers or oligomers react to form the thermoplastic material. | 2020-07-23 |
20200230899 | IN-SITU MONITORING OF THERMOFORMABLE COMPOSITES - A method and system for determining the quality and configuration of a structure that is constructed from a thermoformable material, such as a thermoplastic or thermoset material, and in particular thermoplastic composite tapes, where heat is applied to cure the thermoformable material. The quality of the build is monitored during the construction of the structure by determining the differential heat flux in the material as it cools from its elevated temperature. The system and method also may determine the location of defects in a structure being constructed so that remedial measures may be taken or production operations halted to address the defect. A transient thermal effect is applied to the structure being monitored, such as the thermoformable material being applied, which may be implemented from the applied heating of the thermoformable construction application process or additional heating. | 2020-07-23 |
20200230900 | CURING REPAIR RESIN - The present invention provides a repair resin composition for repairing breaks in a vehicle windscreen and curing units for curing the repair resin after it has been inserted into the break. The present invention also provides a method of repairing a vehicle windscreen, comprising inserting a resin into a repair zone, wherein the resin comprises a photoinitiator that activates when exposed to light of an activation wavelength, wherein the activation wavelength is between 370 nm and 425 nm, and curing the resin by emitting light including light within the activation wavelength range onto the repair zone. | 2020-07-23 |
20200230901 | METHOD AND APPARATUS TO MANUFACTURE A RIGID POLYMER PANEL HAVING INTEGRALLY FORMED OPTICAL QUALITY SURFACES - A continuous polymer sheet casting apparatus includes first and second endless belts positioned in face to face relationship to each other for a portion of their lengths to form between their inside surfaces a mold cavity for molding a polymeric sheet therebetween, and a container in fluid communication with the mold cavity, the container configured to introduce a liquid monomer or liquid polymer and curing agent and/or initiator to the cavity for polymerization therein; a controlled cooling apparatus in thermal communication with the mold cavity, configured to cool and solidify the polymeric sheet as it moves through the mold cavity, wherein either the first, the second, or the first and second endless belts include a microstructured optical quality tool area on at least a portion of said belt or belts. A mold and process for molding is also disclosed. | 2020-07-23 |
20200230902 | A MOLD FOR AN APPARATUS TO PRODUCE PLASTIC PIPE AND METHOD TO USE IT - The invention is a mold ( | 2020-07-23 |
20200230903 | VULCANISING DEVICE OF A VEHICLE TYRE - A vulcanising device of a vehicle tyre includes a lower plate, on which segments shoes are fitted, on which segment shoes profile segments are arrangeable in order to form a tread pattern in the tyre blank to be vulcanised, and a closure ring for moving the segment shoes in the radial direction of the closure ring, which is placed around the segment shoes against the back surfaces of the segment shoes. The closure ring includes wear plates, which are coated with a ceramic coating layer, which wear plates are arranged on the inner surface of the closure ring so that the ceramic coating layers are fitted against the back surfaces of the segment shoes, and/or the lower plate includes wear plates, which are coated with a ceramic coating layer, which wear plates are arranged on the surface of the lower plate so that the ceramic coating layers are fitted against the lower surfaces of the segment shoes. | 2020-07-23 |
20200230904 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A PNEUMATIC TIRE WITH AN IMPROVED TREAD - The method comprises the steps of a) forming a carcass composed of a cured rubber material and b) overmolding, on the carcass, at least one thermoplastic elastomer material in order to finish the pneumatic tire. | 2020-07-23 |
20200230905 | SOLE MOLD FOR MANUFACTURING A SOLE - A sole mold for manufacturing a sole from a plurality of particles includes at least one first opening for supplying the particles, and at least two second openings for supplying a gaseous and/or liquid medium to bond and/or fuse the particles together. At least a portion of the sole mold is manufactured by an additive manufacturing method. | 2020-07-23 |
20200230906 | SHEAR PRESS WITH IMPROVED JAWS - A shear press ( | 2020-07-23 |
20200230907 | Heat-Assisted Carton Formation - A method of at least partially forming a carton includes obtaining a blank comprising at least one fold line, heating an interior surface of the blank along the at least one fold line to form a heated fold line, and folding the blank about the heated fold line. | 2020-07-23 |
20200230908 | Expansion System for Improved Handling and Avoidance of Damage and/or Crushing of Expandable Slit Sheet Paper - In some illustrative embodiments of the present invention, a novel expandable slit paper expansion device design is provided that, among other things, avoid complications of prior systems and eliminates the crushing effect of the rollers. Among other things, the preferred embodiments provide a unique structure that provides a novel “S” shape path of the expandable slit sheet paper, such that the expandable slit sheet paper is tortuously weaved between at least two expansion rollers without being compressed there-between, in a manner that the expandable slit sheet paper follows along surfaces of the expansion rollers without pinching or compression that occurs in the background art. | 2020-07-23 |
20200230909 | NONPERMEABLE COMPOSITE MATERIAL - A composite material having a plurality of discrete layers layered on top of each other including a thermoformable foil or film layer; a core material layer; and a nonwoven material layer. The nonwoven material layer is adapted to face a stream of air and the core material layer is sandwiched between the nonwoven material layer and the thermoformable foil or film layer. The composite material may be used to form an air duct. | 2020-07-23 |
20200230910 | LAMINATE - An object of the present invention is to provide a laminate of an olefin-type rubber, which is non-polar or has a small polarity and which is difficult to bond with a different material, and a rubber comprising Group 15 elements, which is a different kind of rubber. The laminate according to the present invention includes a structure including, in order, an olefin-type rubber layer (A); an adhesive resin layer (B) containing at least one selected from the group consisting of an ethylene/vinyl acetate copolymer, a silane-modified ethylene/vinyl acetate copolymer, an ethylene/acrylic acid copolymer and an ionomer thereof, and an ethylene/methacrylic acid copolymer and an ionomer thereof; and a layer (C) containing a rubber containing Group 15 elements. | 2020-07-23 |
20200230911 | POLYMERIC FOAM LAYER AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME - Polymeric foam layer having a thickness up to 25,700 micrometers, having first and second opposed major surfaces, and comprising foam features extending from or into the first major surface by at least 100 micrometers, and having a T | 2020-07-23 |
20200230912 | PROTECTIVE THERMAL SLEEVE FOR PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVECES AND PHARMACEUTICALS - Protective sleeves for portable electronic devices or thermally sensitive pharmaceuticals are provided. More particularly, embodiments relate to a protective sleeve that is capable of protecting a portable electronic device or a thermally sensitive pharmaceutical enclosed within from multiple environmental effects, including heat, cold, water, impact forces from being dropped, and germs and bacteria. In embodiments, provided is a protective sleeve comprising: an outer layer of material with a reflective surface; and an inner layer of material with a protective surface that can include an antimicrobial agent; wherein the outer layer of material and the inner layer of material are layered together and configured to receive a portable electronic device or thermally sensitive pharmaceutical. A thermal masking material and products thereof which can be used in a variety of applications where reduced visibility and heat detection is desired such as military, law enforcement, and hunting are also described. | 2020-07-23 |
20200230913 | WAVELENGTH CONVERSION DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING WAVELENGTH CONVERSION DEVICE - A wavelength conversion device that includes a plurality of crystal layers adjacent to one another such that crystal-axis orientations thereof are alternately arranged, the plurality of crystal layers each including a first-thickness portion having a first thickness and a second-thickness portion having a second thickness smaller than the first thickness; and an adhesive layer in at least part of a gap between adjacent second-thickness portions of the plurality of crystal layers and with which the plurality of crystal layers are bonded to one another. | 2020-07-23 |
20200230914 | REMOVABLE AND RE-ATTACHABLE ROOF SYSTEM FOR MODULAR RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION - The present disclosure describes a residential dwelling unit designed for vertical expansion by way of a removable and re-attachable roof system. By removing certain components of the original dwelling unit's roof, that same structure can be converted into the floor of a subsequent vertical addition. Specific components that were removed from the original roof are then re-attached on top of the vertical addition. | 2020-07-23 |
20200230915 | PHOSPHOR PROTECTION FILM, WAVELENGTH CONVERSION SHEET, AND LIGHT-EMITTING UNIT - A phosphor protection film that includes two films that are bonded to each other via an adhesive layer. One of the two films is a film including an inorganic film layer. In the phosphor protection film, when the film including the inorganic film layer of the two films is a barrier film and the other film of the two films is a support film, the support film has a thickness occupying 72% or more of the total thickness of the phosphor protection film. | 2020-07-23 |
20200230916 | WEARABLE SURFACE COVER AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE - A wearable surface cover and method are described herein. The wearable surface cover, in an embodiment, has at least one layer. The at least one layer has an inner surface configured to be removably coupled to a target surface, an outer surface, and silicone. The at least one layer defines an opening that extends through the at least one layer to expose the target surface to an environment. | 2020-07-23 |
20200230917 | HOT-FORMING COMPOSITE MATERIAL, PRODUCTION THEROF, COMPONENT, AND USE THEREOF - The invention relates to a hot-forming composite material ( | 2020-07-23 |
20200230918 | HOT-DIP GALVANIZED STEEL SHEET - In a specific thickness range of which center is a ¼ thickness from the surface of a base steel sheet, a volume fraction of a ferrite phase is 0% or more and less than 50%, a volume fraction of the total of a hard structure composed of one or more of a bainite structure, a bainitic ferrite phase, a fresh martensite phase, and a tempered martensite phase is 50% or more, a volume fraction of a retained austenite phase is 0% to 8%, and a volume fraction of the total of a pearlite phase and a coarse cementite phase is 0% to 8%, at an interface between a plating layer and the base steel sheet, a Fe—Al alloy layer is provided, the Fe—Al alloy layer having an average thickness of 0.1 μm to 2.0 μm and a difference between a maximum thickness and a minimum thickness in the width direction of the steel sheet being within 0.5 μm, and in a fine-grain layer directly in contact with the Fe—Al alloy layer, the difference between a maximum thickness and a minimum thickness of the fine-grain layer in the width direction of the steel sheet is within 2.0 μm. | 2020-07-23 |
20200230919 | VAPOR DEPOSITION FILM, BLACK METALLIC PRODUCT, VEHICLE INTERIOR/EXTERIOR MEMBER, CONTAINER, AND CASING - Provided are a vapor deposition film, a black metallic product, a vehicle interior/exterior member, a container, and a casing, which are capable of expressing a jet black metallic design having a luxurious appearance on items of various dimensions by a method simpler than a case of applying black plating and are excellent in physical properties such as light resistance. The vapor deposition film comprises: a protection layer; a decoration layer; and a vapor deposition layer, wherein the vapor deposition layer includes a metal including at least any one of indium and tin, wherein the decoration layer includes a resin and a black pigment, and wherein the black pigment includes carbon black and manganese ferrite having a spinel structure ((Fe,Mn)(Fe,Mn) | 2020-07-23 |
20200230920 | SAFETY GLASS STACK - Adaptive laminated panel element for a vehicle window to reduce the effect of glare of a light source comprising a first panel and a second panel, a liquid crystal layer, and at least one connecting layer for connecting the first panel and the second panel with a spacing with respect to one another, wherein the liquid crystal layer is arranged between the first panel and the second panel or is applied to a surface of one of the first panel or the second panel, and wherein transparency of the adaptive laminated panel element is varied by controlling the liquid crystal layer via electrodes, and wherein the connecting layer is a birefringence-free adhesive layer and the laminated panel element is configured as safety glass for use as a vehicle window. | 2020-07-23 |
20200230921 | LAMINATED GLASS - Provided is a laminated glass capable of preventing scorching in an end part of the laminated glass. A laminated glass according to the present invention is a laminated glass including a first glass plate, a second glass plate, and an interlayer film, at least one of the first glass plate and the second glass plate being a heat ray absorbing plate glass conforming to JIS R3208:1998, each of the first glass plate and the second glass plate having a thickness of 1.9 mm or less, when a layer having a lowest glass transition temperature in the interlayer film being referred to as a layer X, the layer X containing a thermoplastic resin, a ratio of a weight average molecular weight of the thermoplastic resin in the layer X before the light irradiation test, to a weight average molecular weight of the thermoplastic resin in the layer X after the light irradiation test being 2 or less. | 2020-07-23 |
20200230922 | GLASS SHEET COMPOSITE - The purpose of the present invention is to provide a glass sheet composite which, when used in applications such as displays, attains preferred visibility. The glass sheet composite includes at least two sheets, a liquid layer held between two adjacent sheets of the at least two sheets, and a seal material provided to at least some of peripheries of the two sheets so as to seal up the liquid layer, in which at least one of the two sheets being a glass sheet, and the difference in photorefractive index between the liquid layer and the seal material being 0.015 or less. | 2020-07-23 |
20200230923 | LAMINATED GLASS FOR VEHICLE - A laminated glass for a vehicle includes a first glass plate, a second glass plate, an interlayer, a first busbar and a second busbar arranged such that a visible area is interposed in a predetermined direction between the first busbar and the second busbar, a plurality of electric heating wires arranged in the visible area to generate heat with a voltage applied by the first busbar and the second busbar, and a third busbar arranged at an opposite side of the visible area from the second busbar, wherein the third busbar and the first busbar are arranged such that an information acquisition area is interposed in the predetermined direction between the third busbar and the first busbar, and at least one of the electric heating wires is arranged in the information acquisition area to generate heat with a voltage applied by the third busbar and the first busbar. | 2020-07-23 |
20200230924 | LAMINATED GLAZING HAVING A FUNCTIONAL FILM - A laminated glass product, according to the present disclosure, includes a first glass substrate, a second glass substrate, a polymer interlayer laminated between the first glass substrate and the second glass substrate, a functional film, such as a head-up display film, a printed film, and a switchable film, laminated between the first glass substrate and the second glass substrate, and a thin adhesive layer formed on the functional film between the functional film and one of the first and second glass substrates, for efficiently laminating such a functional film with improved lamination quality. | 2020-07-23 |
20200230925 | LAMINATED BODY AND FLEXIBLE DEVICE PROVIDED WITH SAID LAMINATED BODY - The present invention provides a laminated body obtained by bonding a thinned glass plate and a resin film with an adhesive agent, the laminated body having excellent bending resistance. The laminated body according to an embodiment of the present invention comprising a structure having a glass plate with a thickness of 150 μm or less and a resin film laminated with an adhesive layer; the laminated body having a bending resistance based on a test below of 10 or greater. Bending Resistance Test: in the case where a set of operation includes bending a laminated body for 180° from a state where the laminated body is stretched, in a direction that makes a surface of a glass plate concave and a bending radius 3 mm and then stretching the laminated body again, an index of the bending resistance is the number of sets of the operation until the laminated body cracks when the operation was performed at a rate of 43 sets per minute. | 2020-07-23 |
20200230926 | MULTILAYER ARTICLES WITH IMPROVED THERMAL RESISTANCE CONTAINING ONE OR MORE FLOROPOLYMERS - Multilayer article, comprising at least one first layer containing a fluoropolymer and at least one second layer containing a silicone resin, said layers are at least partially in contact with each other and form a common interface and wherein the at least one first layer further comprises particles of mineralized carbon and wherein the fluoropolymer is curable or cured. Further provided are a method of making the multilayer articles and uses of the multilayer articles. | 2020-07-23 |
20200230927 | LAMINATED FILM - The invention provides a laminated film with excellent bag rupture resistance, bending resistance, and gas barrier properties before and after bag producing processing or even when a bag produced from the laminated film is used for packaging of hard contents or subjected to a harsh wet-heat treatment such as retort sterilization. The laminated film comprises an inorganic thin film layer and a protective layer in this order on a base film layer, wherein the base film layer contains a resin composition containing | 2020-07-23 |
20200230928 | FLEXIBLE FILMS, BAGS THEREFROM, AND PRODUCTS THEREIN WITH EXTENDED SHELF LIFE - This invention relates to flexible polymeric films, pouches or bags made from such flexible films, and such pouches comprising products therein. The flexible films and the pouches of the present invention, surprisingly, manifest not only high flex-crack resistance, but also a reduced oxygen transmission rate, even when exposed to varying levels of relative humidity, including relative humidity above 90%. Furthermore, this invention also relates to pouches comprising products that have improved shelf life owing to a minimal penetration of oxygen while having been exposed to high humidity. | 2020-07-23 |
20200230929 | FOOD PACKAGING FILM WITH ANTIOXIDANT FOR FRESHNESS PROTECTION - A food packaging film comprising a polymer-based core layer having a food-facing side and an exterior-facing side, a food-facing skin layer on the food-facing side of the core layer, and an exterior skin layer on the exterior-facing side of the core layer, wherein the core layer and the food-facing skin layer each contains a natural or synthetic antioxidant, and the film is free of BHA and BHT. | 2020-07-23 |
20200230930 | VAPOUR-PERMEABLE BARRIER-TYPE FUNCTIONAL FILM LAMINATE - The present invention relates to a laminate of thermoplastic resin film with vapor-permeable barrier function, wherein the laminate comprises: at least one layer of thermoplastic resin film having a continuous structure in a thickness of 1-120 μm with vapor-permeable barrier function; and at least one layer of a natural or chemical product layer, wherein the natural or chemical product layer is a discontinuous film, a non-woven product, an adhesive product, and/or a textile fibre product. In the laminate of the present invention, the gram weight of the product is 1-250 g/m | 2020-07-23 |
20200230931 | VEHICLE INTERIOR PANEL WITH BACKING LAYER - A vehicle interior panel includes a decorative skin layer and a backing layer. The backing layer can include a barrier material that helps prevent outgassing of a plasticizer of the decorative skin layer in a direction toward an underlying substrate of the panel. The backing layer can be formed by vacuum coating and/or formed while a slush molded layer remains on a slush molding tool surface on which it was formed. in some cases, a slush molding tool thus finds new uses in a vacuum coating process or in some other process apart from slush molding. | 2020-07-23 |
20200230932 | RESIN FILM FOR VACUUM FORMING - Provided is a fluorine-based resin multilayer film for vacuum forming which does not cause wrinkles and the like when a three-dimensional surface decoration method is applied. The fluorine-based resin multilayer film for vacuum forming includes a front surface layer containing 60% by mass to 85% by mass of a vinylidene fluoride-based resin and 40% by mass to 15% by mass of a methacrylate ester-based resin; and a back surface layer containing 0% by mass to 50% by mass of a vinylidene fluoride-based resin and 100% by mass to 50% by mass of a methacrylate ester-based resin, wherein the thermal dimensional change in a film flow direction when heated at 120° C. for 30 minutes, which is measured based on JIS K7133, is −15% to −2%. | 2020-07-23 |
20200230933 | MOLDABLE POLYESTER SHEET MATERIALS AND RECYCLABLE BARRIER PACKAGES MADE THEREFROM - Moldable sheet materials include a first layer including a first polyester, a second layer including a second polyester, and, optionally, a third layer including a third polyester. The first polyester, the second polyester, and the third polyester are the same as or different from each other of the first polyester, the second polyester, and the third polyester. The sheet materials exclude one or more of adhesives, ethylene vinyl alcohol, polyvinyl alcohol, polyvinylidene chloride, polyamides, polyolefins, polystyrenes, and the like. Molded packages made from the sheet materials exhibit desirable oxygen and water vapor barrier properties while also being suitable for recycling in a polyethylene terephthalate recycle stream. | 2020-07-23 |
20200230934 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING LAMINATE AND CO-EXTRUDED SHEET - The present invention provides a method for manufacturing a laminate, comprising the step of co-extruding a polycarbonate and an adhesive composition to thereby form a polycarbonate layer (A) and an adhesive layer (B) at least a part of which is laminated to the layer (A); and the step of heat-treating the polycarbonate layer (A) and the adhesive layer (B), wherein the adhesive composition satisfies the following requirements (i) to (iii): (i) comprising a polyolefin formed through a reaction between a polyolefin (a) having a group reactive with a carbodiimide group and a carbodiimide group-containing compound (b); (ii) comprising carbodiimide groups in an amount of 0.1 to 50 mmol per 100 g of adhesive composition; and (iii) having a density of 0.870 g/cm | 2020-07-23 |
20200230935 | IN-LINE LAMINATION METHOD AND APPARATUS - A lamination system includes a sheet supply, a material supply, and a laminator. The laminator causes a sheet from the sheet supply to be laminated to a sheet from the material supply to establish a laminated sheet. | 2020-07-23 |
20200230936 | CARRIER PLATE REMOVING METHOD - A carrier plate removing method for removing a carrier plate from a workpiece previously provided through a temporary bonding layer on the front side of the carrier plate is provided. The carrier plate removing method includes a shoulder portion forming step of processing a peripheral portion of the carrier plate along a peripheral edge thereof from the front side of the carrier plate on which the workpiece is provided, thereby forming a shoulder portion as a lower part connected to the back side of the carrier plate, the lower part projecting horizontally outward from the side surface of an upper part connected to the front side of the carrier plate. | 2020-07-23 |
20200230937 | Process for melting/sintering powder particles for layer-by-layer production of three-dimensional objects - A process for melting/sintering powder particles for layer-by-layer production of three-dimensional objects is performed by a) applying a layer of a powder material solidifiable under the action of electromagnetic radiation, b) heating the powder material to not more than 10 K below the melting point according to DIN 53765 by a radiation from a heat-radiating element whose maximum radiation intensity is at a wavelength of 5000 nm or at longer wavelengths, c) selective melting/sintering of at least a region of the powder material which corresponds to the cross section of the three-dimensional object, d) repeating steps a) to c) until the three-dimensional object is obtained. | 2020-07-23 |
20200230938 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ROTATIONAL 3D PRINTING - A system for three-dimensional printing is disclosed. The system comprises: a rotary tray configured to rotate about a vertical axis; a printing head, each having a plurality of separated nozzles; and a controller configured for controlling the inkjet printing head to dispense, during the rotation, droplets of building material in layers, such as to print a three-dimensional object on the tray. | 2020-07-23 |
20200230939 | Methods and Apparatus for 3D Printed Hydrogel Materials - There is provided a 3D printing system, methods, and materials for the 3D printing of objects that include a cured hydrogel material, an uncured hydrogel material, and a support material. The cured hydrogel material may define a scaffold for organs or other biological structures. The 3D printing system selectively deposits the hydrogel material and support material, dries the hydrogel material, and selectively applies a catalyst to the hydrogel material to selectively cure the hydrogel material. Once the 3D printing has completed, the uncured hydrogel material may be drained and the support material may be melted or dissolved leaving a scaffold of cured hydrogel material that may be infused with living cells of the desired organ or biological structure. | 2020-07-23 |
20200230940 | Conductive Diamond Application System - A system is provided. The system includes a 3D printer, which includes a first dispenser and a second dispenser. The first dispenser is configured to apply conductive material to a surface, and the second dispenser is configured to apply conductive diamonds to a surface. The conductive material includes a mixture of an elastomer and at least one of nickel and silver, and the conductive diamonds are between 1 and 10 microns in size. | 2020-07-23 |
20200230941 | SUPPLY STATION FOR DISPENSING BUILD MATERIAL - A supply station for dispensing build material from a build material container is provided. The supply station includes a stationary support structure supporting a cylindrical cage along an axis, wherein the cylindrical cage is configured to be rotated in a first angular direction to dispense build material from the build material container. | 2020-07-23 |
20200230942 | GAS INLET STRUCTURE FOR A BUILD MATERIAL RESERVOIR - Examples of a gas inlet structure ( | 2020-07-23 |
20200230943 | NOZZLE SYSTEM WITH MONOLITHIC NOZZLE HEAD FOR FUSED FILAMENT FABRICATION ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME - A nozzle system and method of manufacturing a nozzle system for use in an additive manufacturing system for fabricating an object is disclosed. The nozzle system includes a monolithic nozzle head designed such that the thermal locking member, neck member, and nozzle member of the nozzle head are manufactured into one component. The nozzle head is made of a material that has a high specific heat capacity but low thermal heat conductivity. The result is a nozzle system design that virtually eliminates heat migration from the nozzle head to the heat sink, and thereby improves the overall quality of polymer filament deposition during printing. | 2020-07-23 |
20200230944 | SELECTIVE LASER SOLIDIFICATION APPARATUS AND METHOD - A method of selecting a scanning sequence of a laser beam in a selective laser solidification process, in which one or more objects are formed layer-by-layer by repeatedly depositing a layer of powder on a powder bed and scanning the laser beam over the deposited powder to selectively solidify at least part of the powder layers, includes determining an order in which areas should be scanned by: projecting a debris fallout zone that would be created when solidifying each area based on a gas flow direction of a gas flow passed over the powder bed; determining whether one or more other areas to be solidified fall within the debris fallout zone; and selecting to solidify the one or more other areas that fall within the debris fallout zone before solidifying the area from which the debris fallout zone has been projected. | 2020-07-23 |
20200230945 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for working with three-dimensional object models for printing. One of the methods includes determining a plurality of infill structures in a slice of an object; and determining a path for the tool-head to create the plurality of infill structures including: determining a first portion of the path for deposition of a first infill structure during a first time period; determining a second portion of the path for deposition of one or more second infill structures that are not adjacent to the first infill structure during a second time period; and determining a third portion of the path for deposition of a third infill structure that is adjacent to the first infill structure, wherein the second time period is determined to allow the first infill structure to cool before deposition of the third infill structure. | 2020-07-23 |
20200230946 | TEXTILE DIGITAL PRINTING MACHINE - The present invention provides a textile digital printing machine including: a conveying device; a platen which conveys a textile along with the conveying device; a treatment liquid machine, a drying module, a pressing module and a printing module which are arranged successively along a conveying path of the textile. The treatment liquid machine includes a plurality of spray heads for spraying the treatment liquid onto the textile. The drying module is configured to heat the textile which has been sprayed with the treatment liquid, so that the treatment liquid is absorbed by the textile. The pressing module is configured to press the textile to keep the textile flat and heat the platen. The printing module is configured to spray ink onto the textile to thereby print patterns thereon. The heated platen is configured to dry the ink so that the ink is absorbed by the textile. | 2020-07-23 |
20200230947 | DEVICE FOR PRINTING AN OBJECT WITH A FOIL - Disclosed is a device for printing an object with a foil, which device includes a needle block with needles that can be heated, a control unit that can determine and set which needles are heated at which moment. The device is also provided with a roller that is positioned rotatably and which can guide the object, when placed on the roller, under the needle block. | 2020-07-23 |