Patents Examined by Adam J Eiseman
  • Patent number: 11590556
    Abstract: A straightening apparatus for straightening cables includes a first roller group having several rollers and a second roller group having several rollers opposite the first roller group. The cable alternates in a transport direction between the rollers of the first roller group and the rollers of the second roller group. The straightening apparatus further includes an infeed device with which the first roller group can be displaced in a closing direction against the second roller group. In order to secure the position of the first roller group displaced in the closing direction by the infeed device, the straightening apparatus includes a backstop which blocks a backward movement of the first roller group against the closing direction. The backstop has a clamping roller which is received in a wedge gap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: Komax Holding AG
    Inventors: Stefan Viviroli, Marco Della Torre
  • Patent number: 11582923
    Abstract: A tractor attachment for stump grinding has an attachment body, which has at least a shield opening, a hydraulic motor opening, and a pulley opening that are disposed through the tractor attachment. An attachment arm is coupled to the tractor attachment. A shield is removably mounted over a portion of the shield opening. A grinder with a grinder blade and a grinder pulley are mounted on an underside of the attachment body. A hydraulic motor with a hydraulic motor pulley is mounted through the hydraulic motor opening. At least one belt is rotatably disposed between the hydraulic motor pulley and the grinder pulley. The attachment arm is configured to be attached to a boom attachment on a tractor boom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: DV2 LLC
    Inventors: Verne Shellhouse, Devon Joseph Gillig, Vernon Dave Morter
  • Patent number: 11583916
    Abstract: An apparatus for straightening wire ends of enamelled copper wires of electric motors has a clamping apparatus for clamping the wire ends and a straightening apparatus for straightening the wire ends protruding beyond the clamping apparatus. The clamping apparatus and the straightening apparatus each have two actuators with which clamping elements and straightening elements can be moved transversely with respect to the axis of the wire ends.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: VITESCO TECHNOLOGIES GMBH
    Inventors: Jürgen Schaffert, Rüdiger Brandau, Rainer Lenz
  • Patent number: 11583867
    Abstract: A concrete/steel structure disassembling apparatus which comprises a triangular or T-shaped housing, and a suspension member is pivotably coupled to the triangular or T-shaped housing, and the suspension facilitates suspension of the triangular or T-shaped housing from a crane. At least a concrete/steel pulverizer apparatus is pivotably supported by the triangular or T-shaped housing, and the concrete/steel pulverizer apparatus comprises a pair of concrete/steel pulverizer arms for engaging with a desired section of a concrete/steel structure and pulverizing the same. The concrete/steel structure disassembling apparatus incorporates its own completely independent power module for supplying hydraulic power to the concrete/steel pulverizer apparatus and controlling operation of the at least one pair of concrete/steel pulverizer arms, and the power module is supported by the triangular or T-shaped housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Inventors: Anders Ragnarsson, Gustaf Thormalm
  • Patent number: 11583912
    Abstract: A connection rod coupling assembly includes a settable shape mounting second component having a lateral, primary axis and a bearing assembly including a bearing assembly body. The bearing assembly body includes a substantially cylindrical outer surface and a center axis. The bearing assembly body is coupled to the settable shape mounting second component in a non-aligned configuration. That is, the bearing assembly body center axis is offset from the settable shape mounting second component primary axis. Thus, the position of the bearing assembly body center axis is adjustable by repositioning the settable shape mounting second component relative to a settable shape mounting first component on a swing lever. The adjustment of the bearing assembly body, in turn, adjusts the range of the ram assembly and the ram assembly body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: Stolle Machinery Company, LLC
    Inventors: Ian Kenneth Scholey, Karl S. Fleischer, Alan W. Cleveland
  • Patent number: 11583976
    Abstract: A shot-peen forming system includes a shot-sourcing chamber and a plurality of conduits, each having a first end and a second end. The first ends are coupled to the shot-sourcing chamber for receiving a portion of shot. A plurality of peen-forming jets are coupled to the second end of a respective one of the plurality of conduits. The plurality of jets are each adapted to fire shot in one of a plurality of predetermined directions to simultaneously deliver shot to a workpiece. An omnidirectional shot peening delivery system includes a plurality of nozzles positioned for shot peening from a plurality of angles, respectively. A shot distributor is adapted to receive shot through an inlet and distribute shot to the plurality of nozzles, and a workpiece holder is adapted to constrain a workpiece for receiving shot from the plurality of nozzles simultaneously to provide conformity during shot-peen forming.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: Textron Innovations, Inc.
    Inventors: David Ted Krehbiel, Joshua Ross Huston, Bradley Randal Higgins, Aaron Paul Shirley
  • Patent number: 11576308
    Abstract: A roll assembly, which may be included in an agricultural baler, includes: a first roll having a first roll surface with a plurality of first extensions extending therefrom, the first extensions defining a first rotation path when rotated; and a second roll having a second roll surface with a plurality of second extensions extending therefrom, the second extensions defining a second rotation path when rotated. The first roll and the second roll are disposed adjacent to one another such that the first rotation path and the second rotation path partially overlap. At least one roll driver is coupled to at least one of the first roll or the second roll and configured to rotate the first roll and the second roll in the rotation direction such that the first extensions and the second extensions do not collide with each other during rotation of the first roll and the second roll.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventor: C. Brandon Peterson
  • Patent number: 11577298
    Abstract: The present invention increases the positional accuracy of a floating cutter unit with respect to a press upper die for main trimming. A floating cutter unit is provided with: a floating cutter for cutting scrap from a plate-shaped material, said floating cutter being attached to and used in a trimming press processing device that cuts scrap from a plate-shaped material along a trim line Tr and that additionally cuts scrap along a scrap cut line Sc; a spring that is brought into contact with the tail end surface of the floating cutter and with a holder set for holding the floating cutter so as to be movable in the direction of an axial center O, and that applies reaction force to the floating cutter; and a guide member that is attached to the holder set, brought into contact with the floating cutter, and used to guide movement in the direction of the axial center O.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: OILES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hideki Kiriaki, Junichi Tanahashi, Satoshi Abe
  • Patent number: 11577867
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide a strapping device configured to carry out a strap-attachment check cycle. After attaching leading and trailing strap ends of a strap to one another to form a tensioned loop of strap around a load, the strapping device is configured to carry out the strap-attachment cycle to test the strength of the attachment between the leading and trailing strap ends and to provide feedback as to whether the strap attachment is satisfactory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: Signode Industrial Group LLC
    Inventor: Dustin D. Elliott
  • Patent number: 11576303
    Abstract: The invention relates to a shear bar (20), in particular for a forage harvester or another agricultural or silvicultural machine, having a carrier (21) that comprises a cutting region (30); a plurality of cutting elements (31) being set alongside one another in the cutting region (30); the cutting elements (31) comprising a partial edge and at least some of the partial edges forming a cutting edge (32) that is embodied to form, with a knife bar, a cutting engagement for the material to be shredded; the cutting edge (32) forming a transition between a cutting surface (32.1) that is constituted by the cutting elements (31) and extends transversely to the cutting direction, and an exposed surface (32.2) that extends substantially in a cutting direction and indirectly or directly adjoins the cutting edge (32).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Inventors: Wolfgang Essig, Uwe Schneider, Fabian Seifried, Julian Roming
  • Patent number: 11571730
    Abstract: A modular guided keeper base, guided keeper assembly, and related method includes a modular guided keeper base that mounts to a die member. The guided keeper base has an integrated stop for guide pin retention. The guided keeper base can also accommodate a variety of bushings within the base. The guided keeper base is attached to a die member using a mounting flange(s). Mounting fasteners pass through the fastener holes in the mounting flanges and are anchored in the die member to securely retain the guided keeper assembly in place. A retainer ring is mounted in an associated groove in the base over the heads of the mounting fasteners to prevent unintentional unfastening of the fasteners from the die member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: STANDARD LIFTERS, INC.
    Inventors: Scott M. Breen, Joel T. Pyper
  • Patent number: 11565298
    Abstract: Disclosed is a tube bending device which includes at least one bending roller mounted to be rotatably movable relative to a frame and at least one crease erasing member. This device is specific in that it includes a plate designed with: reception surfaces to receive, support and position the crease erasing member which is attached thereto, a unit for fixing to the frame, and guide surfaces pivotably connected for the roller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: NUMALLIANCE
    Inventor: Jean-Paul Bruyas
  • Patent number: 11565840
    Abstract: A binding machine includes: a main handle configured to accommodate a staple; a staple driver supported by the main handle and configured to drive the staple; and a clincher arm rotatably attached to the main handle and including a clincher, the clincher being configured to clinch the staple driven by the staple driver. The staple driver includes: a driving portion that extends in a direction away from the main handle and is configured to drive the staple toward the clincher, and an attachment portion with which the driving portion is attached to the main handle, and the attachment portion extends in a longitudinal direction of the main handle from a side edge of the driving portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: MAX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Satoshi Taguchi, Kenji Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 11565297
    Abstract: A method and a correspondingly configured bending machine are described, wherein a setting of the bending machine is first calculated on the basis of a mathematical model and subsequently corrected on the basis of stored data sets on previous bending operations and their correction values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: HÄUSLER HOLDING AG
    Inventor: Alexander Zwahlen
  • Patent number: 11559831
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an extrusion press (10, 20, 30) with a press cylinder (111), the press cylinder (111) being driven with an electro-hydrostatic control system (104) for a power transmission and being connected to a separate drive (120, 400) for rapid traverse, with a container (115), wherein the container (115) is connected to a hydraulic cylinder (117) for a power transmission and to a further separate drive (119, 300) for rapid traverse, with a hydraulic cylinder (101) with a locking device (103) for driving a shearing tool (102), wherein the hydraulic cylinder (101) is connected to the electro-hydrostatic control system (104), and wherein the press cylinder (111) in the power transmission and the hydraulic cylinder (101) for driving a shearing tool (102) are controlled alternately via the common electro-hydrostatic control system (104).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: Moog GmbH
    Inventor: Klaus Kirch
  • Patent number: 11559981
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a heat press, especially knee lever-transfer press with at least one socket, with at least one base plate and with at least one heatable counter plate pivotable towards the base plate, wherein the knee lever-transfer press further has a control unit, by which the knee lever-transfer press is controllable in an open-loop manner and/or closed-loop manner and wherein the control unit constitutes a first modular unit of the knee lever-transfer press and wherein the socket constitutes at least one second modular unit, and the base plate and the counter plate constitute at least one third modular unit and wherein at least the first modular unit and the second modular unit and/or the third modular unit are separable from each other and/or are formed to be replaceable for functional comparable modular units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: Nepata Systems GmbH
    Inventors: Bernhard Schmidt, Oliver Tiedemann, Fabian Franke, Konstantin Köppe, Robert Schmidt
  • Patent number: 11554567
    Abstract: The invention relates to a hand press for pressing a package, the hand press having a housing, which has at least one first opening for the inserting the package and at least one second opening for the disposing of the package. Furthermore, the hand press has a pressing device, which is arranged essentially inside the housing and which has a first pressing surface, and an actuating device, which is connected via a rotary shaft with at least one lever, which is rotatably mounted with the pressing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Inventor: Hubert Troppmann
  • Patent number: 11554406
    Abstract: A high-precision heavy-load numerically-controlled flanging machine comprises a machine frame, an edge pressing assembly, a flanging beam and a flanging beam transmission mechanism that comprises an inclined slide rail, an inertia block and two crank-connecting rod mechanisms; the flanging beam is provided with a driving inclined plane; the inclined slide rail is mounted on the machine frame; the inertia block is provided with two non-parallel inclined planes, wherein one inclined plane of the inertia block is slidably mounted on the inclined slide rail to form a sliding pair I, and the other inclined plane of the inertia block is in sliding fit with the driving inclined plane of the flanging beam to form a sliding pair II; cranks of the two crank-connecting rod mechanisms are hinged on the machine frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: NANJING UNIVERSITY OF POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS
    Inventors: Fengyu Xu, Baojie Fan, Sen Yang, Kaiwei Ma, Guoping Jiang
  • Patent number: 11554401
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a correction equipment for an end face of an aluminum alloy wheel, including a correction device and a transport device, which is configured to transport the aluminum alloy wheel to the correction device. The correction device comprises a rack body, which is provided with an oil cylinder on an upper part, a lower pressing plate on a middle part and a jacking air cylinder on a bottom part, with an output end of the oil cylinder fixedly connected downward to an upper pressing disc and an output end of jacking air cylinder fixedly connected upward to a lifting frame, on which a displacement roller way is provided. The present invention satisfies the need for an end face correction for an aluminum alloy wheel while having significant, stable and reliable characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: CITIC Dicastal Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jiandong Guo, Le Zhang, Yuemei Zang
  • Patent number: 11554402
    Abstract: A carrier for seam formation and sealing comprising a roller assembly having at least one roller; a housing for holding the roller assembly; a fastening member for mounting the roller to the housing; and the fastening member is an interchangeable mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: Mestek Machinery, Inc.
    Inventor: Marcus Bowen