Patents Examined by Gregory D Swiatocha
  • Patent number: 11300182
    Abstract: A side portion for a chain link of an energy guiding chain. The side portion has at its ends a respective overlap region which, for limiting pivotal movement, are provided with corresponding abutment surfaces and with a pivot axis, that is to say a first overlap region having first abutment surfaces and a second overlap region having second abutment surfaces. For damping of the pivotal movement, disposed in front of at least each first abutment surface is a spring lip which is resiliently deformable about a bending axis parallel to the pivot axis. The spring lip has an end region which is axial with respect to its bending axis, for coupling in the kinetic energy which is transmitted to said spring lip in the position of installation by the second abutment surface, that corresponds to the first abutment surface, of the second overlap region of the adjacent chain link.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: IGUS GMBH
    Inventors: Joerg Dommnik, Andreas Hermey
  • Patent number: 11292044
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device and a method for forming, in which at least one spindle is driven in a rotating manner by means of a rotary drive, a workpiece is received on the spindle by means of a clamping means and clamped on the spindle and at least one forming roller is fed axially and/or radially relative to the workpiece in order to carry out a spinning or flow-forming process. In accordance with the invention provision is made for the spindle and the clamping means to be combined to a changing unit which is adjustable transversely to the axis of rotation, wherein the changing unit is adjusted between a forming position and a set-up position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: Leifeld Metal Spinning AG
    Inventor: Benedikt Nillies
  • Patent number: 11292006
    Abstract: An anti-spin arrangement for a gyratory crusher including at least one seal element configured to provide sealing of the top bearing of the gyratory crusher and at least one anti-spin element configured to reduce the spinning of the head of the crusher. The arrangement further includes a first adjustment element and a second adjustment element, wherein the at least one seal element and the at least one anti-spin element are configured to be individually adjusted with the first adjustment element and the second adjustment element respectively. A gyratory crusher, a mineral material processing plant and a method of adjusting an anti-spin arrangement of a gyratory crusher are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: METSO OUTOTEC FINLAND OY
    Inventors: Kari Kuvaja, Aki Lautala
  • Patent number: 11285683
    Abstract: Container compressing arrangement, mountable in a reverse vending machine, for compacting empty containers, in particular beverage bottles or cans which are preferably made of plastic or metallic material, such as PET or tinned metal, the container compressing arrangement including: a first and a second rotatable roller, each of the rollers having a working surface arranged between two oppositely arranged ends, wherein the rollers are arranged adjacent to each other to rotate in opposite directions around a respective rotation axis in a common geometrical xz-plane; and wherein the working surface includes a plurality of ridges extending across the working surface, in an axial direction of the roller, and distributed in the circumferential direction of the working surface, each ridge having a longitudinal extension in the axial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: TOMRA SYSTEMS ASA
    Inventors: Holger Jenter, Thomas Völkle
  • Patent number: 11278912
    Abstract: A product processing installation and corresponding method for the grinding and/or crushing of granular fruits or the like. There is a self-adaptive regulation and control method and corresponding regulation and control device for the self-optimised control of a mill installation and a grinding line of a roller system of the mill installation. The grinding line include a plurality of processing units, which, based on operational process parameters, can each individually be controlled and individually regulated in their operation by means of the regulation and control device. A batch control with a defined processing sequence in the processing units can be regulated by an operational process recipe, wherein a defined amount of a final product can be produced from one or more input materials by means of the operational process recipe. The processing units are controlled based on specific operational batch process parameters assigned to the operational process recipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: BÜHLER AG
    Inventors: Matthias Gräber, Christian Heiniger
  • Patent number: 11273483
    Abstract: Provided is a method for performing an external pipe thread process on a hollow blank by at least twice rolling: firstly, the first rolling wheel group rolls the outer surface of the hollow blank into a threaded cylindrical surface or a threaded conical surface or a threaded cylindrical conical mixing surface, and secondly, the second rolling wheel group rolls again for the outer surface of the hollow blank which has processed in step 1, and rolling to form an external pipe thread; wherein the number of rolling wheels in a rolling wheel group, used in any two back-to-back rolling processes in a processing sequence, are different in parity. Further provided are various rolling head, module, apparatuses and production line for pipe thread, achieving the above processing method and having a simple structure, portability and practicality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: Shanghai Pan-China Fastening System Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jun Zhou, Yongliang Zhang, Jianming Yang, Minjun Yang
  • Patent number: 11273477
    Abstract: A roll stand for the rolling of rolling stock, especially metal products. The roll stand includes at least two chocks for mounting at least one roll, the roll being rotatably mounted in the chocks by its two cylindrical roll necks. A cylindrical neck bushing is arranged on the roll neck with radial play. A rotationally fixed annual axial bearing is axially offset from the neck bushing. The bearing arrangement for the roll necks in the chocks is formed as a plain bearing, preferably a hydrodynamic oil film bearing. When subjected to a load in a rolling process, the neck bushing moves and deforms not only in the radial direction, but also in the axial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: SMS group GmbH
    Inventors: Johannes Alken, Daniel Knie, Dennis Braach
  • Patent number: 11273476
    Abstract: Hot rolling stock (1) made of metal which is rolled in at least one roll stand (2) and then cooled in a cooling section (5) arranged downstream of the at least one roll stand (2). Sound generated by means of a sound generator arrangement (8) is coupled into the rolling stock (1) by a coupling device (1) so that a standing sound wave is formed at least in the region of the rolling stock (1) which is located in the vicinity of the coupling device (10).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Inventor: Emmeran Sollner
  • Patent number: 11274458
    Abstract: A binding machine includes a first guide having an introduction part into which the wire to be fed by the wire feeding unit is to be introduced, and configured to curl the wire introduced from the introduction part, a second guide configured to guide the wire delivered from the first guide toward the binding unit, a main body part having one end portion at which the first guide and the second guide are provided, and, an entry regulation part provided in the main body part, provided at one side of the introduction part of the first guide at a downstream side of the binding unit with respect to a feeding direction of the wire to be fed toward the first guide by the wire feeding unit, and configured to prevent the wire from entering into one side of the introduction part of the first guide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: MAX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Osamu Itagaki, Takahiro Nagaoka
  • Patent number: 11267038
    Abstract: A reinforcing bar binding machine (1A) includes a magazine (2A) in which a wire (W) is housed, a curl guide unit (5A) that winds the wire (W) around a reinforcing bar (S), a wire feeding unit (3A) that feeds the wire (W), and a binding unit (7A) that twists crossing portions between one end and the other end of the wire (W) wound around the reinforcing bar (S). The wire feeding unit (3A) is configured such that a second displacement member (36) for displacing a second feed gear (30R) is located behind a second feed gear (30L) and provided between the second feed gear (30L) and a handle portion (11A).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: MAX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Osamu Itagaki, Akira Kasahara
  • Patent number: 11267031
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure include a method for fabricating a perforating gun including forming an expendable hollow carrier (EHC) via a drawing process. The method also includes determining a wall thickness of the EHC is above a threshold. The method includes machining a coupling component to at least one end of the EHC. The method further includes installing perforating components within an interior of the EHC.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: Baker Hughes, a GE Company, LLC
    Inventor: Jason McCann
  • Patent number: 11267028
    Abstract: A roller tool for a machine tool for the linear forming of a metal sheet comprises a housing, a tool head which for reversibly interacting with a ram of the machine tool is mounted so as to be rotatable relative to the housing about a tool longitudinal axis, having an impact face for transmitting a contact pressure force that is oriented so as to be parallel to the tool longitudinal axis from the ram to the tool head, and a rotary engagement for transmitting a rotating movement about the tool longitudinal axis from the ram to the tool head, and a roller installation for interacting with the metal sheet, having at least one roller body that is capable of being rotatingly driven by way of the tool head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: PASS Stanztechnik AG
    Inventors: Stefan Kraft, Andreas Deuerlein
  • Patent number: 11260440
    Abstract: A caterpillar-traction drawing machine and a method for drawing of elongated workpieces can be provided with at least one drawing tool fastened pivotally on a tool holder and/or with at least two identical drawing recesses, which can be brought selectively into a drawing position, so that the influence of any fatigue phenomena that may exist is minimized. For the same reason, a caterpillar-traction drawing machine is advantageous in which the two chains of the caterpillar-traction unit are block chains and are respectively braced via an idler roller chain including idler rollers on respectively one pressing beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: SMS group GmbH Sitz Duesseldorf
    Inventors: Thomas Cmiel, Joerg Lindbuechl, Dirk Hessberger
  • Patent number: 11260445
    Abstract: Embodiments provide a tooling station for forming containers that includes a blank and draw punch configured to blank off a portion of stock from a stock element and draw the portion of stock to form a cup. The blank and draw punch includes a blank and draw punch curved edge disposed between a blank and draw punch inner circumferential wall and a blank and draw punch proximal surface. The blank and draw punch curved edge has a radius of curvature that varies along its circumference. The tooling station also includes a draw-redraw die configured to redraw the cup to form a can having a flange. The draw redraw die includes a draw-redraw die curved edge disposed between a draw-redraw die inner circumferential wall and a draw-redraw die proximal surface. The draw-redraw die curved edge has a radius of curvature that varies along its circumference.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: EKL Machine Company
    Inventors: William Hibbs, Daniel Livezey, Jeffrey Schenk, Daniel Menno, Edward Lydon
  • Patent number: 11260446
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a floating block of a hub shaping mold. The floating block can include: at least one inner support member having a first side and a second side opposite to each other, wherein the first side of the at least one inner support member can include a first arc surface, and at least one first bulge can be arranged on the first arc surface; at least one outer pressing member having a first side and a second side opposite to each other, wherein the first side of the at least one outer pressing member can include a second arc surface matched with the first arc surface, at least one second bulge can be arranged on the second arc surface, and the at least one first bulge and the at least one second bulge can be arranged in a staggered manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignees: NINGBO DEMA INTELLIGENT MACHINERY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Xiangyi Dong
  • Patent number: 11253905
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to seaming assembly for seaming a can lid onto a can body. In one example embodiment, a seaming assembly includes a chuck; and a knockout pad that is movable relative to said chuck in an axial direction of said chuck. The knockout pad includes a fastening element, and a holding element in a spring-loaded manner relative to the fastening element such that contact with the can lid is effected and established in a spring-loaded region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: XOLUTION GmbH
    Inventor: Christian Bratsch
  • Patent number: 11253901
    Abstract: An indirect electrohydraulic draw-forming tool includes a body having a tubular cylindrical area, a chamber intended to be filled with a liquid, two electrodes, each of the electrodes having a portion arranged in the chamber, a punch. The tool also includes a piston mounted so as to slide in a sealed manner within the cylindrical area and sealingly defining the chamber. Moreover, the punch is carried by the piston on a face thereof that is opposite to the chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: ADM28 S.ÀR.L
    Inventors: Gilles Avrillaud, Eric Mandel
  • Patent number: 11247792
    Abstract: A strapping device includes a body, a tensioner, and a handle. The body can have a first body end, a second body end, and a base extending between the first body end and the second body end. The tensioner can be coupled with the body and adjacent to the base, the body defining a strap axis between tensioner and the base, the tensioner applies a force to a strap received by the body along the strap axis. The handle can extend between a first handle end coupled with the first body end and a second handle end coupled with the second body end. The handle can be oriented at an angle relative to a plane parallel to the strap axis, the angle greater than or equal to 15 degrees and less than or equal to 45 degrees.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: Samuel, Son & Co. (USA) Inc.
    Inventors: Nathan C. Mellas, Michael A. Graef, Rebecca L. Regan
  • Patent number: 11247254
    Abstract: An adjustable dent removal tool may include a handle coupled to a dual adjustment system, the dual adjustment system may include a body secured to the handle. The body may include a plurality of first engagement teeth. A piston may be provided that may be movably coupled to the body, the piston may include a plurality of second engagement teeth, which may be selectively engaged with the first engagement teeth, thereby releasably locking the body to the piston. A lower body may be secured to the body. The lower body may include a tool receiver. A tool shaft may be provided that may be releasably locked to the lower body in more than one position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Inventor: Steven Hopf
  • Patent number: 11235363
    Abstract: A rolling mill stand for rolling rod-shaped bodies, in particular tubular bodies, said stand comprising at least three rolls (10) mutually arranged to define a rolling pass line for said rod-shaped and/or tubular bodies, wherein at least one of said three rolls (10) is rigidly mounted on a roll holder shaft (20), freely fixed in turn in a rotational manner to said stand by means of a first hollow support (40) and a second hollow support (30) arranged on opposite sides of said at least one roll (10), respectively, wherein a first portion (21) and a second portion (22) of said roll holder shaft (20) are housed in said first hollow support (40) and in said second hollow support (30), respectively, where the constraint between at least said first hollow support and said first portion (21) of the roll holder shaft is of elastic type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: DANIELI & C. OFFICINE MECCANICHE S.p.A.
    Inventors: Annibale Bucci, Cesare Laviosa, Giorgio Solaroli di Briona, Angelo D'Alessandro, Ettore Cernuschi