34th week of 2022 patent applcation highlights part 16 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20220266294 | FILM FORMING METHOD AND FILM FORMING APPARATUS - A film forming method for forming a film on a target coating material includes coating a target coating material by discharging liquid from each of a plurality of discharge heads that are arranged in a conveyance direction of the target coating material to be conveyed, wherein the liquid discharged from each of the plurality of discharge heads is applied to a different location on the target coating material in the conveyance direction. | 2022-08-25 |
20220266295 | WINDOW AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A method of manufacturing a window includes aging a window substrate for 48 hours to 72 hours, subjecting the aged window substrate to a plasma, and forming an anti-fingerprint layer on the plasma-treated window substrate. | 2022-08-25 |
20220266296 | Methods of Photografting to Surface Metal Oxides - The present invention relates to methods of photocatalyzed bonding of compounds directly to surface metal oxides and the articles obtained therefrom. The methods for preparing an article having a compound bonded to a metal oxide comprise applying a compound that includes a photograftable moiety to the surface of the article; and applying light to the compound. | 2022-08-25 |
20220266297 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING A MULTILAYER COATING COMPRISING A SPARKLING COAT LAYER AND MULTILAYER COATING OBTAINED FROM SAID PROCESS - Described herein is a process for producing a multilayer coating (MC) on a substrate (S), the process including producing at least one basecoat layer, optionally at least one clearcoat layer, at least one layer including a mixture of glass flakes and at least one further clearcoat layer and jointly curing all applied layers. Also described herein is a multilayer coating obtained by the described process. | 2022-08-25 |
20220266298 | ULTRASONIC RESONATOR SUPPORT STRUCTURE AND ULTRASONIC VIBRATION MACHINING APPARATUS - An ultrasonic resonator support structure | 2022-08-25 |
20220266299 | MEMS SPEAKER AND METHOD OF MICROFABRICATION OF SUCH A SPEAKER - A MEMS speaker suitable for generating audible sound waves, includes a bimetallic strip actuation system extending in a first plane and an amplification capsule including a membrane extending in a second plane, parallel to the first plane, the membrane including a rigid interior zone and a flexible exterior zone, and a rigid coupling wall, fastened at the periphery of the bimetallic strip actuation system to make the exterior zone of the membrane integral with said actuation system. | 2022-08-25 |
20220266300 | ULTRASONIC TRANSMISSION STRUCTURE - Disclosed is an ultrasonic wave transmission structure which is provided on a path of ultrasonic waves to amplify incident ultrasonic waves. The ultrasonic wave transmission structure includes: multiple rings each provided with a body portion having a different radius from other body portions and spaced apart from another body portion adjacent thereto and a slit disposed between adjacent body portions; and a membrane disposed in the multiple rings, wherein the mass of the membrane is adjusted to vary a resonant frequency in multiple sub-membrane regions. | 2022-08-25 |
20220266301 | SCREEN MAINTENANCE LINK - Disclosed is an inclined mobile screen for processing road building materials which provides for easy reconfiguration of the screen from operation configuration to a transport configuration and to a maintenance configuration, which allows for increased clearance between the screen and a feed conveyor without requiring a hydraulic actuator disposed therebetween. Nested telescopic supports are selectively coupled together in an offset connection to allow changes in the orientation of the screen to result in changes in the separation between the screen and the conveyor so as to allow for more clearance therebetween during time of maintenance. | 2022-08-25 |
20220266302 | AUGER CONVEYOR WITH REMOVABLE SCREEN ATTACHMENTS AND METHOD OF USING SAME - The present disclosure relates to an auger assembly that cleans the crop being conveyed during the auguring process. The assembly comprises a number of variously gauged rapidly removable screens that can be selected and easily installed in the assembly depending on the crop being conveyed, and the type of foreign material that is to be removed. A second auger then propels the foreign material to a waste collection port. | 2022-08-25 |
20220266303 | AUTOMATED OBJECT-SORTING APPARATUS - An object-sorting apparatus includes a housing that extends from a top end to a bottom end, at least one vibration element, and a plurality of stages arranged in a vertical sequence in the housing between the top end and the bottom end. At least one of the stages includes a sorting base that at least partially defines a floor of the at least one stage. The sorting base is coupled to the at least one vibration element, and is configured to receive thereon a mixture of objects having different sizes, including a target size associated with the at least one stage. The stage also includes apertures defined in and extending through the sorting base and into flow communication with a next lower stage. The apertures are sized to receive therethrough, from the mixture, objects having a size smaller than the target size associated with the at least one stage. | 2022-08-25 |
20220266304 | SEQUENCING PARCEL SORTER - Method of sorting articles to a plurality of delivery routes includes sequencing a plurality of delivery stops within each of a plurality of routes based on a predefined criterion, and, depositing articles associated with a first delivery stop of each route in a first sequence container. The method also includes transferring articles from the first sequence container to a respective route container of a plurality of route containers, each route container associated with a route, depositing articles associated with a second delivery stop of each route in a second sequence container, and, transferring articles from the second sequence container to the respective route container of the plurality of route containers. Transferring articles from the second sequence container commences after completion of transferring articles from the first sequence container. | 2022-08-25 |
20220266305 | ARTICLE CONVEYING EQUIPMENT, SYSTEM AND METHOD - An article conveying equipment includes: a carrying apparatus, configured to carry one or more articles to be transported; a travelling apparatus, where the travelling apparatus includes at least two driving wheels located at the bottom of the travelling apparatus, the at least two driving wheels are configured to control the travelling apparatus to rotate in a first rotation direction; and a rotation supporting apparatus, which is located between the carrying apparatus and the travelling apparatus and connected to the carrying apparatus and the travelling apparatus respectively, where the rotation supporting apparatus is configured to rotate in a direction opposite to the first rotation direction when the travelling apparatus rotates in the first rotation direction. | 2022-08-25 |
20220266306 | MATERIAL HANDLING APPARATUS FOR DELIVERING OR RETRIEVING ITEMS - A method and apparatus are provided for sorting or retrieving items to/from a plurality of destinations areas. The items are loaded onto one of a plurality of independently controlled delivery vehicles. The delivery vehicles follow a track that guides the delivery vehicles to/from the destination areas, which are positioned along the track. Once at the appropriate destination area, an item is transferred between the delivery vehicle and the destination area. | 2022-08-25 |
20220266307 | APPARATUS FOR THE TREATMENT OF HORTICULTURAL PRODUCTS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SUCH APPARATUS - An apparatus for the treatment of horticultural products, including in series at least
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20220266308 | WAFER CLEANING APPARATUS AND WAFER CLEANING METHOD - A wafer cleaning apparatus includes: a brush, configured to wash a surface to be cleaned of a wafer; a base for carrying the brush, the base having at least one conductive disk, a disk surface of the conductive disk being parallel to the surface to be cleaned, and the base being able to rotate around an axis of the base; and a magnetic field generation structure configured to emit, to the conductive disk, a magnetic field perpendicular to the disk surface of the conductive disk, so that an induced electric field is generated in the conductive disk during the rotation of the base. The quality of wafer cleaning and the yield of wafer products can be improved. | 2022-08-25 |
20220266309 | A LADDER CLEANING DEVICE AND METHODS - Devices are methods are disclosed for a ladder cleaning device. The ladder cleaning device comprises a number of rings. The rings are adapted to be arranged around rungs of a ladder. A cord passes through a hole in each of said rings. The device further comprises at least one attachment device adapted for attaching said cord to the ladder. The ladder cleaning device may be in the form of a kit of parts to allow retrofitting on the ladder. | 2022-08-25 |
20220266310 | CLEANING APPARATUS WITH ANTI-HAIR WRAP MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS - A cleaning apparatus includes an end cap assembly for use with an agitator. The end cap assembly includes a stationary end cap, a rotating end cap, and a fragmentor. The stationary end cap is secured to and stationary with respect to a housing of the cleaning apparatus. The rotating end cap is coupled to the agitator and rotates with the agitator relative to the housing. The stationary and rotating end caps define a gap extending radially inward therebetween. The fragmentor is disposed within the gap and is configured to break debris which enters the gap into smaller pieces. The fragmentor may be disposed on a surface of the stationary end cap facing towards the rotating end cap and/or on a surface of the rotating end cap facing towards the stationary end cap. The fragmentor may include a cutting blade and/or an abrasive surface. | 2022-08-25 |
20220266311 | CLEANING SYSTEM FOR AN AGRICULTURAL SPRAYER - A cleaning system for an agricultural sprayer may include a sprayer boom, a plurality of nozzle assemblies provided in association with the sprayer boom and configured to dispense an agricultural product during a spraying operation of the agricultural sprayer, a first cleaning fluid tank configured to hold a first cleaning fluid, and a nozzle assembly fluid circuit fluidly coupling the plurality of nozzle assemblies and the first cleaning fluid tank. Moreover, the cleaning system may include a cleaning station supported on the sprayer boom, the cleaning station comprising a first valve. Additionally, the cleaning system may include a first cleaning fluid circuit fluidly coupling the first valve and the first cleaning fluid tank. The first valve is configured to supply the first cleaning fluid therethrough when the first valve is in an open position. | 2022-08-25 |
20220266312 | SEPARATING APPARATUS AND SEPARATING METHOD - A separating apparatus configured to separate a processing target object into a first separation body and a second separation body includes a first holder configured to hold the first separation body; a second holder configured to hold the second separation body; a moving unit configured to move the first holder and the second holder relatively to each other; and a separation surface cleaning unit configured to clean at least a separation surface of the first separation body or a separation surface of the second separation body. | 2022-08-25 |
20220266313 | FLOW DIVERTER AND BASKET - A system for and method of improving fluid flow is provided. The system includes a discharge manifold defining a primary flow path partially obstructed by one or more flow diverter. The flow diverter includes an obtrusion pair, each obtrusion of the obtrusion pair extending from a rear wall of the discharge manifold into an interior area of the discharge manifold, thereby creating a void along the primary flow path. The system further includes a first nozzle extending through the primary flow path and into the void such that a nozzle inlet of the first nozzle is positioned at least partially within the void. The system further includes a plurality of subsequent nozzles, each of the first and subsequent nozzles defining a respective secondary flow path for directing fluid away from the discharge manifold. The method includes utilizing obtrusion pairs to reduce or eliminate hydraulic skip. | 2022-08-25 |
20220266314 | AIR HOUSING APPARATUS FOR PROTECTING LENS OF VEHICLE-INSTALLED OPTICAL DEVICE - Provided is an air housing apparatus for protecting, from contamination, scratches, damage and the like, a lens and a cover glass which affect the performance of an optical device installed on a vehicle such as a camera and LIDAR. The air housing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises: a cover into which high pressure air is fed; an air guide for injecting the supplied high pressure air toward the front surface of a lens or a sensor; and an air housing provided so as to connect the cover and the air guide and transferring the high pressure air supplied from the cover to the air guide. Therefore, a lens, sensor, or cover glass of a vehicle-installed optical device such as a camera and LIDAR can be continually protected from contamination and scratches by means of the injected air. In addition, energy efficiency can be enhanced by controlling the discharge pressure of air provided by an air pressure generation apparatus on the basis of information relating to the running speed and RPM of the vehicle or the air flow direction and air flow velocity. | 2022-08-25 |
20220266315 | DUAL ELECTRODE ELECTROADHESION AND DUST MITIGATION/CLEANING SYSTEM - Systems and methods are provided for an electroactuated adhesion system containing a dry adhesive material and at least two patterned electrodes. The two or more patterned electrodes may be capable of promoting or increasing adhesion of the electroactuated adhesion system while simultaneously preventing or mitigating the accumulation of dust, contaminants, or particulates on the surface of the adhesive material. | 2022-08-25 |
20220266316 | SEFL-CLEANING DEVICE AND METHOD USING ELECTRICAL OSCILLATION AND MECHANICAL OSCILLATION - Self-cleaning device and method using electrical oscillation and mechanical oscillation are disclosed. The self-cleaning device comprises at least one first electrode disposed on a solid material layer, a first dielectric layer disposed on the first electrode, a hydrophobic layer disposed on the first dielectric layer and at least one mechanical oscillation unit. Here, electrical oscillation for oscillating a droplet in a horizontal direction is generated by applying a first electric signal to the first electrode, thereby merging the droplets formed on the hydrophobic layer, and the mechanical oscillation unit moves the merged droplets in a specific direction or atomizes the merged droplets to remove the merged droplets by generating mechanical oscillation for oscillating the droplet in a vertical direction. | 2022-08-25 |
20220266317 | DUST REMOVAL METHOD AND SYSTEM IN ROLLABLE DISPLAY DEVICE - In a method for dust removal in a rollable display device, a control module activates rolling mechanisms and a dust removal mechanism of the rollable display device. The control module determines a first amount of dust particles on a display surface of the rollable display device using data from a dust detection mechanisms. When the first amount of dust particles is determined to exceed a threshold, the control module engages magnetic locks to lock the rolling mechanisms, and the dust removal mechanism continues to remove the dust from the display surface. The control module determines a second amount of dust particles on the display surface. When the second amount of dust particles is determined to fall below the threshold, the control module disengages the magnetic locks to release the rolling mechanisms. Dust removal mechanism may include piezoelectric strips or an ultrasound haptic effect generation module. | 2022-08-25 |
20220266318 | SENSOR SYSTEM HAVING TRANSPARENT WINDOW CONTAMINANT REMOVAL USING VIBRATION - A sensor system includes: a housing having an internal wall defining an opening; a transparent window mounted within the opening; a sensor device within the housing and having at least one of a sensor output or a sensor input alignable with the transparent window; a vibration device in communication with the transparent window, where the vibration device is controllable to produce a first sonic movement; where the transparent window is movably responsive to the first sonic movement with a second sonic movement; and at least one damping member located between the transparent window and the sensor device, where the damping member substantially isolates the sensor device from at least the second sonic movement of the transparent window. A method includes determining a cleaning trigger corresponding to cleaning the transparent window; and controlling, in response to the cleaning trigger, a vibration frequency, amplitude, or duration of the vibration device. | 2022-08-25 |
20220266319 | Waste Disposal System And Waste Receiver For Receiving And Disposing Of Pharmaceutical Waste Material - A waste receiver for receiving pharmaceutical waste material and adapted to be releasably secured to a fixed surface is disclosed. The waste receiver comprises a receiver body with a fluid absorber and a chemical composition disposed within the receiver body. The receiver body defines an opening for receiving the pharmaceutical waste material and comprises an inner surface defining a container volume in fluid communication with the opening, and an outer surface opposite the inner surface with the outer surface defining a lock passageway through the receiver body and a keyway comprising a portion of the lock passageway. The lock passageway is adapted to receive a locking assembly and the keyway is adapted to receive an engagement feature of the locking assembly to releasably secure the waste receiver to the locking assembly in a single orientation. The waste receiver also comprises a cover adapted to be coupled with the receiver body. | 2022-08-25 |
20220266320 | Pharmaceutical Waste Disposal Assembly - An assembly for receiving fluid pharmaceutical waste into a fluid waste receiver includes a fluid receiver body coupled to a fluid receiver cap, and receiving solid pharmaceutical waste into a solid waste receiver includes a solid receiver body coupled to a solid receiver cap. The assembly comprises a receiver housing and a receiver lid coupled to the receiver housing. The receiver housing comprises a retainer base, sidewalls extending from the retainer base, and dividers extending from the sidewalls to divide an interior of the receiver housing into a receiver compartment configured to receive the fluid receiver body and the solid receiver body, and a cap compartment. A first of the dividers divides the receiver compartment from a first of the cap compartments configured to receive the fluid receiver cap, and a second one of the dividers divides the receiver compartment from a second of the cap compartments configured to receive the solid receiver cap. | 2022-08-25 |
20220266321 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THE TREATMENT OF WASTE MATERIAL - A method and an apparatus for treating comminuted waste material the method comprising: •a) heating comminuted waste material in a heating chamber ( | 2022-08-25 |
20220266322 | RECYCLING OF SUPERABSORBENT FIBERS WITH AN EXTENSIONAL FLOW DEVICE - Superabsorbent fiber (SAF) in a feed stream is converted into soluble polymers in an extensional flow device. The total energy used to degrade the SAF into soluble polymers is less than about 50 MJ/kg SAF. | 2022-08-25 |
20220266323 | DOUBLE WALLED TUBE SEGMENT AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAID TUBE SEGMENT - A double-walled tube section for constructing a double-walled tube segment suitable for underpressure applications such as an evacuated tube transport system. | 2022-08-25 |
20220266324 | DEVICE FOR CHANGING BENDING TOOLS IN A BENDING MACHINE FOR BENDING METAL SHEETS - The invention relates to a device for changing bending tools ( | 2022-08-25 |
20220266325 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING CONTINUOUS STIRRUP - A method for manufacturing a continuous stirrup and an apparatus for implementing such method are provided. The method includes placing a planar structure formed of a wave-shaped rebar on a platform, fixing a side of the planar structure and using an elongated mold to abut against the other side of the planar structure to form an intermediate structure, flipping the intermediate structure, and abutting the elongated mold against the side of the planar structure to form a continuous stirrup. | 2022-08-25 |
20220266326 | Method and Apparatus for Double-Sided Incremental Flanging - Flanges formed on sheet metal parts to increase the part stiffness or create mating surface for further assembly are created in an incremental sheet forming process using forming tool and supporting tool that move along a specified tool path so as to gradually deform a peripherally-clamped sheet metal work piece into the desired geometry. With two universal tools moving along the designed toolpath on the both sides of the part, the process is very flexible. Process time is can also be reduced by utilizing an accumulative double-sided incremental hole-flanging strategy, in which the flange is formed in only one step. | 2022-08-25 |
20220266327 | DIE SHOE ASSEMBLIES CONFIGURED FOR SHIMLESS ADJUSTMENT - Various designs of die shoe assemblies are provided, each assembly configured to adjust vertical positioning of a die platform within the assembly, in order to correspondingly adjust vertical positioning of a die used with the assembly. The assemblies address limitations often associated with conventional die shoes designed to be used with shims. The assemblies use various methods and corresponding mechanisms to make the adjustment a time efficient process, while in so doing also enabling the desired extent of adjustment to be effectively and accurately provided. | 2022-08-25 |
20220266328 | MACHINING OF STEEL AT ELEVATED SURFACE TEMPERATURES - A method for forming a die is provided. The method includes heating a die structure such that a surface thereof is at least 450° C.; and machining, by a machining system, a predetermined surface profile on the surface of the die structure while the temperature of the surface is the at least 450° C. to form the die. | 2022-08-25 |
20220266329 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING AN OVERLAPPING CONNECTION, AND BODY COMPONENT FOR A VEHICLE - The disclosure relates to a method for producing a overlapping connection, in which at least two overlapping components are connected to one another via a folded flange, with a first edge of a first component being folded over a second edge of a second component to form the folded flange, along with a body component that includes such an overlapping connection for a vehicle and a stamping tool for such a body component. According to the disclosure at least one connection region is formed on the folded flange, in which the stamping tool stamps the first component through the second component at least one stamping point, with displaced material of the first component passing into the second component and producing a positive connection. | 2022-08-25 |
20220266330 | Core for a Valve Housing, and Method for Producing the Core - A core for casting a valve housing includes at least one first core part which is additively produced, and at least one second core part which is produced without using additive production. The at least one first core part represents at least one pressure chamber or at least one pressure medium channel of the housing which is configured to provide a fluidic connection of a pressure medium source to a pressure medium consumer when the housing is formed using the core. At least one frame-shaped core holder is formed by a first of the at least one second core part when the housing is formed using the core. | 2022-08-25 |
20220266331 | METHOD FOR CASTING METALS - The casting of metals or salt and products made by casting metals or salts are described. For example, a method for casting metals or salts includes evacuating a mold that is pressurized with an inert gas and coupled to a pressurized source of molten metal or salt, wherein the pressurization of the source is sufficiently high to drive the molten metal or salt into the mold in response to the evacuation. | 2022-08-25 |
20220266332 | Creep resistant Ni-based superalloy casting and method of manufacture for advanced high-temparature applications - One or more embodiments relates to a method of casting a creep-resistant Ni-based superalloy and a homogenization heat treatment for the alloy, The method includes forming a feed stock having Nickel (Ni) and at least one of Chromium (Cr), Cobalt (Co), Aluminum (Al), Titanium (Ti), Niobium (Nb), Iron (Fe), Carbon (C), Manganese (Mn), Molybdenum (Mo), Silicon (Si), Copper (Cu), Phosphorus (P), Sulfur (S) and Boron (B). The method further includes fabricating the creep-resistant Ni-based superalloy in a predetermined shape using the feed stock and at least one process such as vacuum induction melting (VIM), electroslag remelting (ESR) and/or vacuum arc remelting (VAR). | 2022-08-25 |
20220266333 | SYSTEMS, FORMULATIONS, AND METHODS FOR REMOVAL OF CERAMIC CORES FROM TURBINE BLADES AFTER CASTING - A solution is provided and includes a strong base, a corrosion inhibitor, wherein the strong base is an alkali metal hydroxide, wherein the corrosion inhibitor is at least one of an organic acid having a-COOH functional group or an alkali metal salt of one of an organic acid having a-COOH functional group. | 2022-08-25 |
20220266334 | DOSING PUMP TRIGGER SYSTEM - A method for delivering molten metal to a shot sleeve of a casting machine from a molten metal furnace. A molten metal pump is positioned within the furnace. The pump includes a molten metal outlet in fluid communication with the shot sleeve. A shaft and impeller or screw assembly of the pump is selectively rotated to introduce molten metal to the shot sleeve in a predetermined quantity. The predetermined quantity is determined by a controller that receives a signal from a trigger mechanism associated with the molten metal outlet. | 2022-08-25 |
20220266335 | POWDER MATERIAL - A powder material for additive manufacturing providing an improved microstructure and shape of a product including particles, wherein at most 25 wt.-% of the particles provide a particle size differing more than 20% from the D | 2022-08-25 |
20220266336 | USE OF A DEFORMABLE INTERFACE FOR THE FABRICATION OF COMPLEX PARTS - An assembly for densification under load along at least one direction of compression. The assembly includes: at least one volume to be densified having a powdery and/or porous composition and having variations in thickness along the direction of compression; and at least one counter-form of a powdery and/or porous composition, having at least one face facing at least one portion of the volume. The face and each of the portions are separated by at least one deformable interface layer. | 2022-08-25 |
20220266337 | PASTE COMPOSITION FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING - An additive manufacturing paste composition for manufacturing a three-dimensional shaped article of a material of interest, said paste composition including 70-99.8 wt. % with respect to the weight of the composition of particles of the material of interest, the material of interest being one or more compounds selected from the group of metals and metal alloys and mixtures thereof, at least one binder component, at least one additive component, which is a lubricant, one or more solvents which are miscible with each other, wherein the sum of the concentration of the at least one additive component and the at least one binder is between 0.06 wt. % and 10.0 wt. %, with respect to the weight of the paste composition, and wherein at least one of the additive component and the binder component or the mixture thereof are shear-thinning. | 2022-08-25 |
20220266338 | Magnetic Elements and Methods for the Additive Manufacture Thereof - Elements formed from magnetic materials and their methods of manufacture are presented. Magnetic materials include a magnetic alloy material, such as, for example, an Fe-Co alloy material (e.g., the Fe-Co-V alloy Hiperco-50(R)). The magnetic alloy materials may comprise a powdered material suitable for use in additive manufacturing techniques, such as, for example direct energy deposition or laser powder bed fusion. Manufacturing techniques include the use of variable deposition time and energy to control the magnetic and structural properties of the materials by altering the microstructure and residual stresses within the material. Manufacturing techniques also include post deposition processing, such as, for example, machining and heat treating. Heat treating may include a multi-step process during which the material is heated, held and then cooled in a series of controlled steps such that a specific history of stored internal energy is created within the material. Magnetic elements may include, for example, motors, generators, solenoids and swtiches, sensors, transformers, and hall thrusters, among other elements. | 2022-08-25 |
20220266339 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FABRICATION OF ARTICLES BY MOLTEN AND SEMI-MOLTEN DEPOSITION - A method and apparatus for depositing metals and metal-like substances in two and three dimensional form without a substrate in a safe, rapid and economical fashion using gas shielded arc welding equipment and programmable robotic motion. The method and apparatus includes the use and application of robotic controls, temperature and position feedback, single and multiple material feeds, and semi liquid deposition thereby creating near net shape parts particularly well suited to rapid prototyping and lower volume production. | 2022-08-25 |
20220266340 | GASEOUS IONIZATION DETECTORS FOR MONITORING AND CONTROLLING ENERGY BEAMS USED TO ADDITIVELY MANUFACTURE THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECTS - An additive manufacturing machine may include a beam source, a process chamber, a beam column operably coupled to the process chamber and/or defining a portion of the process chamber, and a gaseous ionization detector disposed about the beam column. The gaseous ionization detector may be configured to detect elementary particles corresponding to an ionizing gas ionized by an energy beam from the beam source. A method of additively manufacturing a three-dimensional object may include determining data from a gaseous ionization detector disposed about a beam column of an additive manufacturing machine, and additively manufacturing a three-dimensional object using the additive manufacturing machine based at least in part on the data from the gaseous ionization detector. A computer-readable medium may include computer-executable instructions, which when executed by a processor associated with an additive manufacturing machine, cause the additive manufacturing machine to perform a method in accordance with the present disclosure. | 2022-08-25 |
20220266341 | ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING SYSTEM, ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING METHOD AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM - An additive manufacturing system is disclosed including an additive manufacturing unit, a surface treatment unit and a control unit. The additive manufacturing unit includes a material feeding device and a heat source device, the material feeding device is configured to supply a material onto a substrate for layer-by-layer additive manufacturing, and the heat source device is configured to provide a heat source for fusing the material layer by layer to form material layers. The surface treatment unit is configured to perform surface treatment on the material layers. The control unit is configured to control the additive manufacturing unit and the surface treatment unit. The surface treatment unit is configured to perform surface treatment on a material layer N after the material layer N is formed and before a material layer N+1 is formed on the material layer N, where N is an integer greater than or equal to 1. | 2022-08-25 |
20220266342 | METHOD OF DETERMINING A TOOL PATH FOR CONTROLLING A PRINTING TOOL - A method of determining a tool path for controlling a printing tool, including step ( | 2022-08-25 |
20220266343 | THERMALLY DECOMPOSING BUILD PLATE WITH CASTING MOLD FOR FACILE RELEASE OF 3D PRINTED OBJECTS - Additive manufacturing structures and methods that enable the facile release of 3D printed parts are described. In one implementation, an additive manufacturing structure includes: a body; and a recessed section formed through a surface of the body, the recessed section comprising: a pour hole for filling the recessed section with a liquid metal or metal alloy that solidifies into an insert having a surface for forming a 3D object in a 3D printing device; and one or more air holes configured to release air displaced by the liquid metal or metal alloy. | 2022-08-25 |
20220266344 | BUILD PLATE WITH THERMALLY DECOMPOSING TOP SURFACE FOR FACILE RELEASE OF 3D PRINTED OBJECTS - Thermally decomposable build plates that enable the facile release of 3D printed parts are described. In one implementation, an additive manufacturing build plate comprises: a body including a top surface, a bottom surface, and sidewalls dimensioned such that the build plate is useable in a 3D printing device; and a layer of a solid metal or metal alloy on the top surface of the additive manufacturing build plate, the layer having a solidus temperature that is lower than a solidus temperature of the body, and the layer configured to provide a surface for forming a 3D object in the 3D printing device. In one implementation, an additive manufacturing build plate comprises a recessed section for receiving an insert including a layer of a solid metal or metal alloy on a surface of the insert. | 2022-08-25 |
20220266345 | POWER SUPPLY ASSEMBLY FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING SYSTEM - A processing machine ( | 2022-08-25 |
20220266346 | POWDER DISCHARGE MODULE FOR AN ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING APPARATUS, ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF APPLYING A POWDER LAYER - A powder discharge module serves for a recoating device of an additive manufacturing device. A powder discharge module has a powder container for receiving the building material in powder form, and the powder container includes a supply opening for supplying the building material in powder form to the powder container and a discharge section facing the working plane, the discharge section having at least a first discharge device for discharging building material in powder form and at least one fluidization zone for fluidizing the building material in powder form using a gas in the powder container. The powder container further includes a first flow reduction element provided in the powder container. | 2022-08-25 |
20220266347 | DEVICE FOR ADJUSTING THE DIAMETER OF A GUIDE CHANNEL FOR BARS TO BE MACHINED - Bar feeder ( | 2022-08-25 |
20220266348 | CUTTING TOOL, CUTTING TOOL HOLDER, TOOL SYSTEM, AND COMMUNICATION METHOD - A cutting tool includes a cutting insert having a cutting edge; a holder holding the cutting insert; a sensor provided in the holder; and an information communication circuitry that is provided in the holder, transmits an inquiry for parameter information related to measurement by the sensor to a management device provided outside the cutting tool, and acquires the parameter information from the management device. | 2022-08-25 |
20220266349 | CUTTING TOOL, CUTTING INSERT AND HOLDING TOOL - The present invention provides a cutting tool that can firmly hold four types of cutting inserts by one tool main unit. A cutting insert of a cutting tool | 2022-08-25 |
20220266350 | TOOL HOLDER AND MACHINING METHOD - A tool holder ( | 2022-08-25 |
20220266351 | CONTROL METHOD FOR CHUCK DEVICE - A control method of controlling a chuck device in a drive system for driving the chuck device, comprising opening or closing fingers by opening a switching valve at a first degree of valve opening to supply the fluid to a first cylinder chamber of the chuck device and to discharge the fluid from a second cylinder chamber of the chuck device so that a piston moves in one direction, and stopping the fingers in an intermediate position between a fully open position and a fully closed position by opening the switching valve at a second degree of valve opening to stop supplying the fluid to the first cylinder chamber and to stop discharging the fluid from the second cylinder chamber when the axial position of the piston reaches a target position set in advance while the fingers are being opened or closed. | 2022-08-25 |
20220266352 | DRILL - In this drill, a main cutting edge is formed on a tip-side ridge portion of a chip discharge flute ( | 2022-08-25 |
20220266353 | HOLE CHAMFERING DEVICE - The present disclosure belongs to the technical field of hole machining equipment, and provides a hole chamfering device including blades in bilateral symmetry and a blade posture adjusting assembly. The hole chamfering device not only can be fed from the front face of a hole to complete chamfering work on the front face of the hole, but also can solve the problem of chamfering the back face of the hole under the condition that a chamfering tool cannot be directly fed from the back face of the hole. The hole chamfering device can be fed from the front face of the hole to complete chamfering work on the front face and the back face of the hole, and meanwhile, can remove burrs in the hole, thereby meeting the machining requirement of conventional chamfering of the hole. | 2022-08-25 |
20220266354 | HOLE CHAMFERING DEVICE - The present disclosure belongs to the field of machining of chamfers of holes. The hole chamfering device includes blades in bilateral symmetry and a blade distance adjusting, through the blade distance adjusting, the distance between the blades on the left side and the right side can be adjusted, thus, after the blades on the left side and the right side of the hole chamfering device process chamfers on the front face of a hole, the distance between the blades is reduced to enable the blades to pass through the hole to process chamfers on the back face of the hole, after processing of the chamfers on the back face of the hole is completed, the distance between the blades is reduced, the hole chamfering device not only can chamfer the front face of the hole, but also can chamfer the back face of the hole. | 2022-08-25 |
20220266355 | Expandable vacuum chamber and method for producing an expandable vacuum chamber - The invention relates to an expandable vacuum chamber ( | 2022-08-25 |
20220266356 | SOLID END MILL - A solid end mill is rotatable around a central rotational axis and includes a cutting portion having a plurality flutes with peripheral cutting edges formed between associated rake surfaces and clearance surfaces. The peripheral cutting edge forms a convexly curved lobe cutting edge portion disposed along an axial front part of the cutting portion. A neck cutting edge portion is connected to the lobe cutting edge portion and is disposed along an axial intermediate part of the cutting portion. A shoulder cutting edge portion is connected to the neck cutting edge portion and is disposed along an axial rear part of the cutting portion. The peripheral cutting edge extends at a linear and constant axial inclination angle θ within the range 5°≤θ≤15°. The rake surface forms positive radial rake angles α | 2022-08-25 |
20220266357 | MILLING BIT WITH SPHERICAL ENDING FOR CNC MILLING OF INDUSTRIAL CLAY - An example milling bit comprises a shank and a working sector comprising a cutting anterior part, which is a portion of a hollow sphere, a cutting posterior part fixed to the shank and located between the shank and the spherical anterior part, at least one cutting tooth extending along an entire length of the working sector with a cutting edge, and at least one flute to the cutting tooth extending along length of the working sector following the path of the cutting edge. The spherical anterior part of the working sector is hollow and at least one cutting tooth in the anterior cavity region has a shape of a spherical shell element. | 2022-08-25 |
20220266358 | INDEXABLE CUTTING INSERT - An indexable cutting insert, arranged for being mounted in an insert seat of a tool body of a shoulder milling tool, includes a triangular top surface, a triangular bottom surface, and three circumferential surfaces extending between the top and bottom surface. On each side of the cutting insert an individual one of the three circumferential surfaces extends along an edge of the triangular top surface and along an edge of the triangular bottom surface. The cutting insert includes at each of the top and bottom surfaces three cutting corners, three main cutting edges and three minor cutting edges. Each cutting corner connects a main cutting edge and a minor cutting edge. Each of the cutting corners, each of the main cutting edges and each of the minor cutting edges are provided at an intersection between the top surface or the bottom surface and one of the circumferential surface. | 2022-08-25 |
20220266359 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A CUTTING TOOL WITH LUBRICATION ORIFICES OF COMPLEX SHAPES AND CUTTING TOOL WITH LUBRICATION ORIFICES OF COMPLEX SHAPES - A method for manufacturing a cutting tool ( | 2022-08-25 |
20220266360 | FLUID-TIGHT SEPARATING CLOSURE - Method for the forming of a fluid-tight separating closure of a conduit ( | 2022-08-25 |
20220266361 | ELECTRIC CIRCULAR SAW - An electric circular saw includes a saw blade, a drive assembly, a housing, and a base plate. The drive assembly is used for driving the saw blade to rotate around a first axis. The electric circular saw further includes a dust-blowing structure. The dust-blowing structure includes a wind-blowing assembly disposed on the drive assembly, a dust-blowing portion disposed on the base plate and a wind guide portion disposed between the dust-blowing portion and the wind-blowing assembly. The dust-blowing portion includes a flow guide hole and a flow guide groove disposed on the base plate. The flow guide hole is a through hole extending through the base plate. The flow guide groove is a groove disposed on the lower side of the base plate. The flow guide hole communicates with the flow guide groove. | 2022-08-25 |
20220266362 | SAW SUPPORT ASSEMBLY - A saw support assembly includes a base member defining a receiving channel. The receiving channel of the base member is configured to receive a leg of a saw therein to secure the base member to the leg of the saw. An arm member is pivotably coupled to the base member. The arm member is configured to pivot towards or away from the base member. The arm member is configured to extend from the base member to support the leg of the saw to which the base member is secured. A branch member extends between the base member and the arm member. The branch member defines a first end connected with the base member and a second end connected with the support arm. The branch member is configured to limit a degree to which the arm member can pivot away from the base member. | 2022-08-25 |
20220266363 | HUMAN-BODY-DEFINED SECURITY RECOGNITION SYSTEM OF PROCESSING MACHINE - A human-body-defined security recognition system of a processing machine is provided. The processing machine includes an electric driving device, a transmission portion, and a processing portion and a cutting tool. The processing machine is connectable with a security recognition system that is operable to define a human body. The security recognition system includes a central processing unit in connection with an input device and a display element. The central processing unit is connected with a camera device corresponding to the cutting tool and includes a terminal connectable with the electric driving device. The central processing unit uses a positional image of the cutting tool captured by the camera device and vicinity of the cutting tool defined by the input device to plan a security recognition zone. Upon identifying the entry of a human body into the security recognition zone, time central processing unit shuts down the electric driving device. | 2022-08-25 |
20220266364 | TOOL AND METHOD FOR MACHINING A WORKPIECE - A power skiving tool comprising a shank that extends along a longitudinal axis of the tool, and a cutting head that is arranged at an end face of the shank. The cutting head comprises a plurality of circumferentially arranged teeth, wherein, when viewed in a cross-section orthogonal to the longitudinal axis, each of the teeth comprises a convexly rounded contour, which at a first end transitions either directly or via a first concave transition contour into the convexly rounded contour of a first adjacent tooth of the plurality of teeth and at a second end opposite the first end transitions either directly or via a second concave transition contour into the convexly rounded contour of a second adjacent tooth of the plurality of teeth. A width of each tooth of the plurality of teeth, measured in the cross-section as a distance between the first end and the second end, is greater than a height of the respective tooth, measured in the cross-section orthogonal to the width and centrally between the first end and the second end. | 2022-08-25 |
20220266365 | TOOL COUPLING DEVICE WITH TRANSMISSION UNIT AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A THREAD OR A THREADED HOLE - A tool coupling device for coupling a tool can comprise a drive shaft for coupling to the drive, an output shaft for coupling to the tool, the output shaft being rotatable about a central axis (A), a transmission unit connected between the drive shaft and the output shaft and translating a rotational movement of the drive shaft at an input speed (n | 2022-08-25 |
20220266366 | HYBRID THREADING TAP WITH REAMER PORTION AND THREAD CUTTING PORTION - A hybrid threading tap includes a reamer portion and a thread cutting portion having a plurality of cutting teeth. The thread cutting portion is arranged with the reamer portion along the longitudinal axis. The reamer portion is configured to be advanced within a hole of a workpiece to plastically deform and expand the hole to an expanded hole and provide the expanded hole with a zone of residual compressive stress. The plurality of cutting teeth is configured to cut a threading into the expanded hole within the zone. | 2022-08-25 |
20220266367 | SOLDERED PRODUCT MANUFACTURING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SOLDERED PRODUCT - A soldered product manufacturing device | 2022-08-25 |
20220266368 | TAPERED MICRO-ELECTRONIC MICRO-CONNECTION DEEP-CAVITY WELDING CAPILLARY - A micro-electronic micro-connection deep-cavity welding capillary, comprising a cylindrical capillary body, one end of the capillary body is a frustoconical welding end, a stepped unfilled corner on an end face of the welding end in the lengthwise direction, the remaining end face of the welding end is a welding end face, a spherical segment-shaped through groove in the welding end face, a columnar first wire threading hole facing the interior of the capillary body in the other end face of the capillary body in the lengthwise direction, a columnar second wire threading hole that is coaxial with the first wire threading hole in a first side surface, not adjacent to the welding end face, of the unfilled corner, and a transition hole that connects the first wire threading hole to the second wire threading hole and has an isosceles-trapezoid-like cross section inside the capillary body. | 2022-08-25 |
20220266369 | WELDING APPARATUS AND METHOD - Provided are a welding apparatus and a method, including a welding torch, a wire nozzle, a support stand that supports the welding torch and the wire nozzle with a predetermined distance therebetween, and a first support mechanism that supports the support stand so that the support stand is rotatable around a first support axis that is along a direction in which the welding torch and the wire nozzle are arranged. | 2022-08-25 |
20220266370 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FABRICATION OF ARTICLES BY MOLTEN AND SEMI-MOLTEN DEPOSITION - A method and apparatus for depositing metals and metal-like substances in two and three dimensional form without a substrate in a safe, rapid and economical fashion using gas shielded arc welding equipment and programmable robotic motion. The method and apparatus includes the use and application of robotic controls, temperature and position feedback, single and multiple material feeds, and semi liquid deposition thereby creating near net shape parts particularly well suited to rapid prototyping and lower volume production. | 2022-08-25 |
20220266371 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FABRICATION OF ARTICLES BY MOLTEN AND SEMI-MOLTEN DEPOSITION - A method and apparatus for depositing metals and metal-like substances in two and three dimensional form without a substrate in a safe, rapid and economical fashion using gas shielded arc welding equipment and programmable robotic motion. The method and apparatus includes the use and application of robotic controls, temperature and position feedback, single and multiple material feeds, and semi liquid deposition thereby creating near net shape parts particularly well suited to rapid prototyping and lower volume production. | 2022-08-25 |
20220266372 | ARC WELDING CONTROL METHOD AND ARC WELDING DEVICE - Provided is an arc welding control method for performing control in an arc period, the control including: first control of increasing welding current (Ia) to first current value (I | 2022-08-25 |
20220266373 | Arc Start Adjustment Device, Welding System and Arc Start Adjustment Method - An arc start adjustment device adjusting an arc start procedure in a welding process comprises an obtainment unit that obtains welding data indicating a welding state during or after a welding process, and a procedure adjustment unit that adjusts the arc start procedure such that the cycle time of the welding process is shortened based on welding data obtained by the obtainment unit. | 2022-08-25 |
20220266374 | Mounting attachment, use and method of manufacture - A mounting attachment with a connection area for a gas line includes a first cylindrical fastening medium and a second cylindrical fastening medium, which are in particular screwable into each other. The first fastening medium and/or the second fastening medium are prepared in a 3D-plastic printing process. A pipe to be welded is inserted into the first cylindrical fastening medium by means of an essentially central lead trough in the first cylindrical fastening medium, with a cylindrical area of insertion for the pipe to be welded in the second fastening medium. The area of application includes an attachment ring area and a connection area for a gas feed hole for feeding forming gas to a gas-use point by means of a forming gas pipe in the pipe to be welded. The pipe used is sealed against the cylindrical fastening media by one or more flexible seals. | 2022-08-25 |
20220266375 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF FULLY BONDED STIFFENING PATCHES FOR AUTOMOTIVE STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS - A vehicle structural component is provided having a substrate with one or more patches applied thereto. The thickness of the structural component is thicker and has added stiffness at the locations of the patches. The patches are bonded to the substrate via full surface bonding. The full surface bonding may be achieved via brazing, resistance seam welding, or adhesive bonding. A bonding layer may be disposed between the patches and the substrate. The patches and the substrate may be bonded via resistance seam welding, where a current and pressure are applied by weld wheels. The patches may be applied to the substrate in the form of a blank, or may be applied after the substrate has been formed and shaped into the vehicle component. The fully bonded patches provide comparable stiffness as a solid material having the same thickness. | 2022-08-25 |
20220266376 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING METAL CYLINDER MATERIAL, AND BACKING JIG USED THEREIN - A method for producing the metal cylinder material according to the present disclosure includes: a process A of forming a slitted cylinder-shaped body including at least one slit extending from one end face to the other end face of a cylinder barrel portion consisting of at least one metal plate material; a process B of forming a filler-equipped cylinder-shaped body including a filling portion obtained by filling the slit with a filler for the filler to be filled throughout the slit in a length direction of the slit; and a process C of, by inserting at least a probe of a friction stir rotation tool including the probe at least into the filling portion and executing FSP, reforming at least the filling portion of the filler-equipped cylinder-shaped body to obtain the metal cylinder material including an FSP portion. | 2022-08-25 |
20220266377 | UPSET TELEMETRY TOOL JOINT AND METHOD - A drill string tool comprising a tube comprising a bore and a bore wall having externally and internally upset end portions in the bore wall. The upset end portions comprising one or more axial grooves in the bore wall open to the bore of the tube. The upset end portions further comprising a conical weld surface comprising an annular shoulder. The one or more axial grooves may be formed in the upset portions subsequent to forming the internal upset. Or, the axial grooves may be formed using a die and an internal upset mandrel comprising one or more axial lobes when the internal upset is formed in the bore wall. The upset end portions of the tube may be attached by friction welding to pin end and box end tool joints. The pin end and box end tools joints may comprise a conical weld surface comprising an annular shoulder. | 2022-08-25 |
20220266378 | ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING APPARATUS - An NC device that is a numerical control device controls an additive manufacturing apparatus. The additive manufacturing apparatus performs modeling by application of a melted material. The NC device includes a monitoring unit that monitors occurrence of a drop caused by a material after being melted remaining on the material before being melted, and a command generating unit that generates commands for causing the additive manufacturing apparatus to remove the drop that has occurred. | 2022-08-25 |
20220266379 | LASER PROCESSING DEVICE - A laser processing device includes: a first laser oscillator that emits a first laser beam having a peak wavelength of a first wavelength; a second laser oscillator that emits a second laser beam having a peak wavelength of a second wavelength different than the first wavelength; a drive controller that drives each of the first laser oscillator and the second laser oscillator; and an analyzer that obtains signal light from a workpiece and adjusts one or more processing conditions for the workpiece based on the obtained signal light. The drive controller drives the first laser oscillator and the second laser oscillator according to the one or more processing conditions to change an intensity of at least one of the first laser beam or the second laser beam and irradiate the workpiece with at least one of the first laser beam or the second laser beam. | 2022-08-25 |
20220266380 | LASER PROCESSING DEVICE, LASER PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND LASER PROCESSING METHOD - A laser processing system includes an irradiation device that irradiates a laser beam to a workpiece and includes a housing, a box positioned inside the housing and housing at least a part of a path of the laser beam, and at least one infrared sensor positioned inside the housing and around the box. | 2022-08-25 |
20220266381 | WELDING EQUIPMENT - A welding equipment used to form two welding structures in two target locations of an electronic device is disclosed to include a laser generating device for generating a laser pulse beam, a radiation device scanning the two target locations, and an adjusting device equipped with a beam splitting system for receiving and processing the laser pulse beam. The beam splitting system separates the laser pulse beam into a reflected beam and a penetrating beam to control a radiation angle of the reflected beam and the penetrating beam, and project the reflected beam and the penetrating beam to the radiation device coaxially, so that the radiation device radiates the reflected beam and the penetrating beam coaxially to the two target locations to form the two welding structures. The radiation angle is related to relative positions of the two target locations. | 2022-08-25 |
20220266382 | LASER-SEEDING FOR ELECTRO-CONDUCTIVE PLATING - A workpiece ( | 2022-08-25 |
20220266383 | Machining Apparatus for Laser Machining a Workpiece and Method for Laser Machining a Workpiece - A machining apparatus for laser machining a workpiece in a machining zone is provided, having an interface for a machining laser source for generating a machining laser beam with a direction of propagation; an outlet opening for the machining laser beam; and an optical system between the interface and the outlet opening, wherein the optical system has: at least one optical unit that adjusts the focal length of the optical system, and at least one stationary laser beam guiding device with at least one movable surface, wherein the at least one movable surface can be adjusted such that it modifies the focal length of the optical system and/or the beam parameter product of the machining laser beam integrated over time in at least one operating mode. Further provided is a method for laser machining a workpiece. | 2022-08-25 |
20220266384 | LASER TREATMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system for the treatment of a region of an object adjacent to a substrate. The system includes a source of an incident laser beam delivering a focused laser beam. The wavelength of the incident laser beam is greater than the sum of 500 nm and of the wavelength associated with the bandgap of the material forming the substrate and smaller than the sum of 2,500 nm and of this wavelength. The system includes an optical device associating a digital aperture greater than 0.3 and means for correcting the spherical aberrations appearing during the crossing of the substrate for a given thickness of the substrate and a given distance between the substrate and the optical device. The processing being performed on the region through the substrate, and including the physical, chemical, or physico-chemical modification or the ablation of said region. | 2022-08-25 |
20220266385 | MICROLENS ARRAYS FOR PARALLEL MICROPATTERNING - Disclosed herein are systems and methods for using microlens arrays for parallel micropatterning of features. In some embodiments, a system includes a laser that emits a laser beam, a beam homogenizer configured to shape the laser beam into a shaped laser beam having a beam profile, and a lenslet array. The beam homogenizer shapes the laser beam such that at least a portion of the beam profile is substantially uniform in power. The lenslets of the lenslet array have the same shape and each receive a respective portion of the shaped laser beam to output a plurality of laser sub-beams. The plurality of laser sub-beams can be directed toward one or more layers of material to generate or modify a plurality of features on the one or more layers in parallel. | 2022-08-25 |
20220266386 | LASER WELDING OF BUSBARS WITH BEAM SHAPING - A method for joining busbars includes reshaping a raw laser beam to obtain a reshaped laser beam. The reshaped laser beam comprises a core focus portion and at least one ring focus portion. The core focus portion and the ring focus portion are coaxial with respect to one another. The ring focus portion surrounds the core focus portion. The method further includes directing the reshaped laser beam to a plurality of busbars to weld the plurality of busbars to one another along at least one weld seam. | 2022-08-25 |
20220266387 | METHOD FOR THE LASER WELDING OF A WORKPIECE, WITH BEAM SHAPING BY MEANS OF AN AXICON, AND OPTICAL APPARATUS - A method for laser welding of a workpiece includes providing a laser beam using a laser beam source, collimating the laser beam using a collimation optical unit, reshaping the collimated laser beam using a reshaping optical unit, and focusing the reshaped laser beam using a focusing unit. The focused laser beam is directed onto the workpiece to be welded. The reshaping optical unit has a first partial region in which at least one part of at least one axicon is embodied. At least a part of a beam cross-section of the collimated laser beam is directed onto the partial region of the reshaping optical unit. | 2022-08-25 |
20220266388 | A METHOD FOR MAKING A BALL VALVE FOR REGULATING A FLUID, A BALL VALVE AND A WELDING TOOL FOR HOLDING AND HANDLING VALVE PARTS - Various embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to a method for producing a ball valve for regulating a fluid. In one example embodiment, the method includes the steps of: providing first and second housing parts of the valve housing, said first and second housing parts each including at least a central housing part and a connection end; providing a valve element shaped as a ball with at least one through-going aperture; arranging the first and second housing parts with the respective central part ends facing towards each other, and further arranging the ball at a position inside an inner space defined by the respective central parts; and welding the first and second housing parts together using a welding tool while performing an interrelated rotation about an axial rotation axis between the position of the first and second housing parts and the position of the ball. | 2022-08-25 |
20220266389 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A WELDED COMPONENT MADE OF A DEFORMED HIGH-STRENGTH STEEL, AND COMPONENT PRODUCED IN THIS MANNER - A welded component having mechanical properties in a welding seam region comparable or better to those in the non-influenced base material via a method including producing a hot-rolled steel product made of a high-strength air-hardenable steel with a material thickness of at least 1.5 mm having a chemical composition by mass in one embodiment of: C: 0.03 to 0.4; Mn: 1.0 to 4.0; Si: 0.09 to 2.0; Al: 0.02 to 2.0; P<=0.1; S<=0.1; N: 0.001 to 0.5; Ti: 0.01 to 0.2; Cr: 0.05 to 2.0; B: 0.001 to 0.1; Mo: 0.01 to 1.0; V: 0.01 to 0.2; optionally: Ni: 0.02 to 1.0; Nb: 0.01 to 0.1; and residual iron including conventional steel-accompanying elements, subsequently air hardening the produced hot-rolled steel product, then deforming the hot-rolled steel product in the air-hardened state to form a component, and producing welding connections using a fusion welding process on the component. | 2022-08-25 |
20220266390 | ULTRASONIC SENSOR BASED IN-SITU DIAGNOSTICS FOR AT LEAST ONE OF ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING AND 3D PRINTERS - A monitoring technique for a melting process including monitoring a melt pool produced by a heat source during the melting process, the monitoring comprising measuring ultrasonic time of flight of the melt pool via one or more ultrasonic transducers, wherein the melt pool comprises one or more metals, alloys, or a combination thereof. A system for carrying out the monitoring technique, and melting processes and systems utilizing the monitoring technique are also provided. | 2022-08-25 |
20220266391 | SINGLE-BEAM DOUBLE-PHYSICAL-EFFECT COORDINATING AND DISTRIBUTING METHOD APPLICABLE TO UNIFORM LASER SHOCK AND APPLICATION THEREOF - The present invention provides a single-beam double-physical-effect coordinating and distributing method applicable to uniform laser shock and application thereof, and belongs to the technical field of laser shock effect control. The present invention does not stipulate the specific adjusting and distributing mean, and only provides a coordinating principle and method. The present invention gives a universal and systematic method for setting absorption layer feature parameters applicable to mass laser shock uniform peening under a liquid constraint condition, so as to facilitate the relevant technician to quickly obtain the liquid constraint laser shock processing technology conforming to a distribution proportion of its double physical effects, thereby being beneficial to development and application of the laser shock peening treatment, and therefore having the good actual application value. | 2022-08-25 |
20220266392 | MARKING DEVICE, MEDIUM, CONTAINER, AND MARKING METHOD - A marking device, a medium, a container, and a marking method. The marking device includes a first marker including a first optical system having a first focal point, the first marker being configured to concentrate a first light onto a first area of a non-planar portion of a medium to perform marking on the first area, the non-planar portion including a plurality of areas including the first area and a second area, and a second marker including a second optical system having a second focal point. The second marker is configured to concentrate a second light onto the second area to perform the marking on the second area, and the second focal point of the second optical system is different from the first focal point of the first optical system in a direction parallel to a central axis of the first optical system. | 2022-08-25 |
20220266393 | LASER PROCESSING APPARATUS AND LASER PROCESSING METHOD - Irradiation conditions for a laser beam to respective ones of a plurality of regions included in the upper surface of an ingot are set according to the numbers of photons of fluorescence occurring when excitation light is irradiated to the respective regions. Here, it is to be understood that the number of the photons of the fluorescence occurring from a region of an ingot depends on the concentration of an impurity doped in the ingot. A separation layer can therefore be formed at a uniform depth from the upper surface of the ingot even if regions of different impurity concentrations are included in the ingot. It is hence possible to reduce a | 2022-08-25 |