Patents Examined by Laura Edwards
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Patent number: 11684946Abstract: The present application relates to the technical field of glue application and in particular, to an apparatus for producing a battery module. The apparatus comprises a frame, a glue application device, a module height measuring device and a glue amount control device. The glue application device is installed on the frame. The module height measuring device is used for measuring height differences between a plurality of battery cells in the battery module. The glue amount control device is coupled to both the module height measuring device and the glue application device. The glue amount control device is arranged to control the amount of glue applied by the glue application device to the plurality of battery cells according to the height differences determined by the module height measuring device.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2020Date of Patent: June 27, 2023Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITEDInventors: Xinyu Zhou, Huayong Xu, Xiandong Du, Rui Zhang
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Patent number: 11684975Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for forming bimetal composite pipe by spinning semisolid metal powder on outer wall of steel pipe, which comprises feeding device, clamping device, spinning roller, hot melting head, motor, lifting device, work table, buffer bearing pack, tailstock support device and heat preservation device.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2021Date of Patent: June 27, 2023Assignee: YANSHAN UNIVERSITYInventors: Jianfeng Song, Dong Wang, Yinggang Shi, Xuan He, Hucheng Shang, Yonggang Dong
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Patent number: 11679408Abstract: There is disclosed a method of printing onto the surface of a substrate, which method comprises i) coating a donor surface with a monolayer of particles, ii) treating the substrate surface to render at least selected regions tacky, and iii) contacting the substrate surface with the donor surface to cause particles to transfer from the donor surface only to the tacky regions of the substrate surface. After printing on a substrate, the donor surface returns to the coating station where the continuity of the monolayer is restored by recovering with fresh particles the regions of the donor surface exposed by the transfer of particles to the substrate.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2020Date of Patent: June 20, 2023Assignee: ACTEGA METAL PRINT GMBHInventors: Benzion Landa, Anton Krassilnikov, Moshe Fahima, Vadim Yakhel, Barak Edgar
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Patent number: 11679407Abstract: To address technical problems facing silicon transient thermal management, a thermal interface material (TIM) may be used to provide improved thermal conduction. The TIM may include a liquid metal (LM) TIM, which may provide a significant reduction in thermal resistance, such as a thermal resistance RTIM?0.01-0.025° C.-cm2/W. The LM TIM may be applied using a presoaked applicator, such as an open-cell polyurethane foam applicator that has been presoaked in a controlled amount of LM TIM. This LM presoaked applicator is then used to apply the LM TIM to one or more target thermal surfaces, thereby providing thermal and mechanical coupling between the LM TIM and the thermal surface. The resulting thermal surface and thermally conductive LM TIM may be used to improve thermal conduction for various silicon-based devices, including various high-power, high-performance system-on-chip (SoC) packages, such as may be used in portable consumer products.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2020Date of Patent: June 20, 2023Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Kyle Jordan Arrington, Joseph Blaine Petrini, Aaron McCann, Shankar Devasenathipathy, James Christopher Matayabas, Jr., Mostafa Aghazadeh, Jerrod Peterson
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Patent number: 11666936Abstract: A hybrid scaling and patterning apparatus for producing thin films with multi-material, customized patterns is disclosed. The apparatus includes a slot die body integrated with multiple inlets and corresponding converging channels passing materials through the die body in a planar, continuous laminar flow. The hybrid scaling and patterning apparatus may be used in a method of preparing multi-material, patterned thin film materials.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2018Date of Patent: June 6, 2023Assignee: Georgia Tech Research CorporationInventors: Ara Parsekian, Tequila A. L. Harris
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Patent number: 11666935Abstract: Example implementations relate to selectively deflecting substrates. One example implementation includes an apparatus to selectively lift a part of a substrate away from a transfer member when the substrate is advancing in a substrate coating system relative to the transfer member, such that, across a width of the substrate, a first part of the substrate is coated by the transfer member and a second part of the substrate, that is lifted by the apparatus, remains uncoated.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2018Date of Patent: June 6, 2023Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Chen Zigdon, Daniel Skvirsky, Roy Beeri, Liora Braun
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Patent number: 11666509Abstract: The disclosure encompasses systems and methods for performing high temperature and high humidity curing of tablets using air flow delivered from a recirculating air handler to a pan coater of a tablet coating device. The recirculating air handler may be integrated into a preexisting tablet coating device so that the air flow may be delivered by the preexisting air handler or by the recirculating air handler as desired.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2021Date of Patent: June 6, 2023Assignee: SpecGX LLCInventor: Greg Bengard
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Patent number: 11659841Abstract: Device for providing dough products with a topping material, comprising a dough product conveyor, for transporting the dough products, a topping conveyor, for conveying the topping towards a dispensing location above the dough product conveyor, a collector for superfluous topping material from the dough product conveyor and a topping material sensor for measuring the distribution of the topping material in width direction of the topping conveyor, a controller, for controlling, based at least on the signal from the topping sensor(s), the movements of a rake.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2020Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: RADIE B.V.Inventor: Johannes Josephus Antonius Van Blokland
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Patent number: 11638927Abstract: There is disclosed a selective wetting apparatus comprising a roller rotatable about a roller axis and comprising a wettable roller surface; an applicator unit having a lip which extends parallel to the roller axis and is radially spaced apart from the roller surface by a gap, wherein the applicator unit is to convey liquid agent towards the roller so that the liquid agent forms a liquid bridge over the gap to wet a wetted axial portion of the roller surface; and a flow guide to direct a gas flow into a regulated axial portion of the gap to locally prevent formation of a liquid bridge, and thereby prevent wetting of a corresponding axial portion of the roller surface.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2017Date of Patent: May 2, 2023Assignee: HP Indigo B.V.Inventors: Alex Lipnizkiy, Mordechai Arenson, Marko Richter, Yossi Yaacobov, Gil Fisher, Michael Vinokur, Nadav Shalem, Chen Talmor
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Patent number: 11633923Abstract: An apparatus for applying a liquid adhesive according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a side part including a support surface configured to support one surface of an upright secondary battery; and a lower part including an adhesion space configured to accommodate the liquid adhesive therein and configured to accommodate insertion of a sealing part disposed at the one surface of the upright secondary battery, the lower part having a passage extending from an outer periphery of the lower part to the adhesion space, the passage configured to permit the liquid adhesive to flow from the outer periphery to the adhesion space, wherein the lower part is disposed below the side part.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2019Date of Patent: April 25, 2023Inventor: Sung Ho Choi
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Patent number: 11618951Abstract: An apparatus is provided. The apparatus may include one or more of a container, a first magnet assembly, and a second magnet assembly. The container includes an open top and is configured to hold a liquid chemical solution. The first magnet assembly includes a first magnet having a first polarity and a cover, coupled to the first magnet. The cover is configured to be movable between an open and a closed position and limit evaporation of the solution when the cover is in the closed position. The second magnet assembly includes a second magnet having a second polarity. In response to a command, the second magnet assembly is configured to move the cover to the open position without direct contact to the first magnet assembly in response to a command.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2020Date of Patent: April 4, 2023Assignee: Global Circuit Innovations IncorporatedInventor: Timothy Mark Barry
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Patent number: 11617387Abstract: A coating machine and method coat a viscous sticky coating onto a plurality of food products. The coating machine may use mechanical or ultrasonic mechanisms to remove the excess viscous sticky coating. The coating machine may also coat an outer surface of the viscous sticky coating.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2020Date of Patent: April 4, 2023Inventor: Cloyd Barnes, Jr.
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Patent number: 11607705Abstract: An air purging coater apparatus is disclosed for purging mixed components from the apparatus disposed in a pipeline at a pipeline site. The apparatus includes a remote-controlled apparatus for insertion within the pipeline at the pipeline site. The remote-controlled apparatus includes a drive for controllably moving the remote-controlled apparatus internally within the pipeline. A high-pressure mixing device defines a first and second inlet controllably connected to a pressurized and further pressurized source respectively of a first and second component. The high-pressure mixing device defines a high-pressure mixing chamber connected to the first and the second inlets for mixing together the first and second components. The high-pressure mixing device defines an outlet connected to the high-pressure mixing chamber for receiving a flow therethrough of the mixed components.Type: GrantFiled: July 16, 2020Date of Patent: March 21, 2023Inventor: Michael Kronz
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Patent number: 11602152Abstract: An application system for forming protective coatings over perishable items, including: a bed including a plurality of rollers, wherein each of the rollers is configured to rotate at a predetermined rotational rate, thereby causing the perishable items on the bed to rotate; one or more sprayers over a first portion of the bed; one or more blowers over a second portion of the bed; a mixing system configured to prepare a mixture including a coating agent in a solvent; and a liquid delivery system connected inline between the mixing system and the one or more sprayers.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2019Date of Patent: March 14, 2023Assignee: Apeel Technology, Inc.Inventors: Cody Hegel, Stephen William Kaun, Claire Patterson, Louis Perez, Matthew Taylor Aronson, Matthew Dominick Gaudioso
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Patent number: 11596970Abstract: A lateral applicator kit for a pipe has a first and a second application unit that are configured to apply a primer material or other substance to the exterior and interior lateral walls of a pipe. The first unit receives primer through a first supply engagement feature, which is in fluid communication with a first material reservoir internal to the first application unit and further in fluid communication with an application receptacle configured to receive, and apply primer to, the exterior lateral surface of a pipe. The application receptacle has at least one first material applicator connected across at least one first application opening through which primer is absorbed and distributed to the pipe. The application receptacle has a tapered, flexible applicator wall for adaptably accommodating a range of pipe diameters. The second unit is similarly but inversely configured to adaptably apply primer to the interior surface of a fitting.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2021Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: TOOL DENInventor: Dennis Alexander Pressey
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Patent number: 11596965Abstract: A spray booth especially adapted for painting operations having a dry filter module with features for allowing changing of the filters quickly and in a contained environment, which reduces exposure to non-authorized and non-properly-protected personnel. A carousel-like filter module flips a wall to move dirty filters into a containment space while placing clean filters in position to continue the painting process. The process and device in accordance with this invention is safe, repeatable, predictable, and capable of changing a large number of filters in a short period of time, for example, during lunch break or other short break in the painting operation.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2018Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: Giffin, Inc.Inventors: Abraham J. Salazar, Donald A. Cook, James G. Vanderworp
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Patent number: 11582975Abstract: A method and a food processing system for distributing within a specific time interval a batch of a specific weight of food products onto the top surface of a dough base, such as a pizza base, cake base or the like the food processing system comprising a dosing mechanism, a weighing system, a conveyor system and a controller. The method comprises the steps of: i. defining a target time interval constituting 40-90 percent of the specific time interval, ii. determining the actual weight of the batch received within a receptacle of the weighing system when the target time interval has passed, iii. dependent on the actual weight, a. determining a first operational mode provided the actual weight being reached in respect of the target weight within the target time interval, then continuing operating the first conveyor controlled by the controller at the identical speed, or b.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2019Date of Patent: February 21, 2023Assignee: CABINPLANT INTERNATIONAL A/SInventor: Henning Ingemann Hansen
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Patent number: 11576418Abstract: An apparatus for mixing and dispensing viscous food products is described herein. The apparatus may include a pump device for drawing the viscous food product from a container and distributing over a rotating turntable. The apparatus includes a cassette device with replaceable pliable food containers connected to the pump device through a friction-fit connection. The cassette device includes a sliding roller assembly and a door, with the container installed between the sliding roller assembly and the door such that the roller assembly applies force against the door and container as the sliding roller assembly descends under gravity. The sliding roller assembly includes level indicators visible through the door that provide visual indication of the level of food product remaining within the container.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2020Date of Patent: February 14, 2023Assignee: Automatic Bar Controls, Inc.Inventors: Serena Carbajal, Gabriel Dial, Michael O'Donnell
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Patent number: 11542596Abstract: A coating system may include a coating chamber; a substrate holder to move a substrate along a motion path; and a sensor device in the coating chamber, wherein the sensor device is configured to move along the motion path, and wherein the sensor device is to perform a spectral measurement on the substrate.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2019Date of Patent: January 3, 2023Assignee: VIAVI Solutions Inc.Inventors: Markus K. Tilsch, Benjamin F. Catching
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Patent number: 11540552Abstract: Disclosed are methods and systems for continuously coating food pieces. The methods include a steps of directing and uncoated food stream through an enrober to apply a first coating to at least a portion of a surface of each food piece to form a coated stream and continuously redirecting a portion of the coated stream back through the enrober along with the stream of uncoated food pieces to apply at least one additional coating to the portion of the coated stream.Type: GrantFiled: January 7, 2020Date of Patent: January 3, 2023Assignee: General Mills, Inc.Inventors: Daniel R Green, Jekaterina Severova-Epp, Thomas M Jarl