Patents Examined by Adam J Eiseman
  • Patent number: 11076722
    Abstract: The invention discloses a collapsible vegetable grating plate and a vegetable grater, and relates to the technical field of vegetable processing appliances. The key point of the technical solution of the utility model is: the collapsible vegetable grating plate comprises a main body; the main body comprises an upper collapsible portion, a vegetable grating portion and a lower collapsible portion which are hinged successively; when the vegetable grating portion is simultaneously abutted against the upper collapsible portion and the lower collapsible portion, planes for carrying vegetables in the upper collapsible portion, the vegetable grating portion and the lower collapsible portion are located in the same plane; and the vegetable grating portion is provided with a cutting blade used for cutting the vegetables.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Inventor: Cuihong Chen
  • Patent number: 11077447
    Abstract: A meat grinder, having a housing, a conveying device, and at least one cutting-unit part. A meat grinder according to the invention comprises a housing, at least one conveying device for conveying material to be ground from an inlet opening to an outlet opening, and at least one cutting-unit part arranged in the housing. At least one transponder is arranged in or on the at least one cutting-unit part and at least one communication device for communicating with the transponder is arranged in or on the housing in such a way that data exchange between the communication device and the transponder is enabled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: Turbocut Jopp GmbH
    Inventors: Wolf Goetze, Norbert Sauer, Udo Back, Hubert P Buechs
  • Patent number: 11077450
    Abstract: A jaw crusher assembly comprising a jaw crushing apparatus and a service platform. The jaw crushing apparatus having first and second opposing jaws, each opposing jaw having a crushing face. The crushing faces opposing each other in an oblique relationship when the opposing jaws are in an at least partially opened state. The service platform provides at least two service configurations within the opposing jaws and being operable between a first service configuration and a second service configuration by rotation of the service platform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: Terex GB Limited
    Inventor: Gordon Dunn
  • Patent number: 11077448
    Abstract: A portable grinding/shredding/chipping system with a drive track assembly which is manipulatable to facilitate altering the orientation of the portable grinding/shredding/chipping system. This arrangement results in improved loading and processing, of both long and short materials, as well as facilitates connection of a transport dolly and a transport truck/tractor without requiring any additional lifting mechanism. A pivotable housing provides greater access to the rotor and has an over-center arrangement which prevents the pivotable housing from inadvertently moving or pivoting back into engagement with the rotor. The portable grinding/shredding/chipping system is provided with a belt drive assembly which facilitates modification of the rotational speed of the rotor by merely replacing a sheave of the belt drive assembly. Lastly, both head and tail pulleys are driven by a respective motor so that a catinary of the discharge conveyor is radiussed which shortens an axial length of the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: TIGERCAT INDUSTRIES INC.
    Inventor: Anders Ragnarsson
  • Patent number: 11072020
    Abstract: The present invention provides a spring manufacturing machine including a wire guide member configured to guide a wire along a conveying direction to a first base point or a second base point for forming a spring, and a pair of movable assemblies configured to allow the second base point to be located between the first base point and the pair of movable assemblies. Each of the movable assemblies comprises a mounting platform configured to move close to or away from the first base point or the second base point along the conveying direction. Each mounting platform has a recess, and two mounting platforms are adjacent to each other to allow their respective recesses to surround the second base point, so that the movement of the mounting platforms do not to interfere with operation at the second base point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: PLUSPRINGS MACHINERY CO., LTD
    Inventor: Ching-Fa Yang
  • Patent number: 11072008
    Abstract: A wear-resistant tool includes composite polycrystalline diamond as a core, the composite polycrystalline diamond being composed of polycrystalline diamond in which particulate diamond is directly bonded and non diamond carbon. The polycrystalline diamond in the composite polycrystalline diamond is three-dimensionally continuous in composite polycrystal and primary particles have an average particle size from 10 to 500 nm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignees: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., A.L.M.T. Corp.
    Inventors: Hitoshi Sumiya, Takeshi Sato, Makoto Yukawa, Bunya Suemitsu
  • Patent number: 11072015
    Abstract: An incremental forming tool of a sheet material has a tool holder having an axis and at least one tool rod mounted in the tool holder. The at least one tool rod may have variable shapes, lengths, diameters and radii such that the rotation of the at least one tool rod about the axis of the tool holder on the sheet material simulates an up and down, in and out, and/or side-to-side vibration motion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: THE PENN STATE RESEARCH FOUNDATION
    Inventors: John Timothy Roth, Tyler John Grimm, Glenn Craig
  • Patent number: 11072867
    Abstract: Described herein are systems and methods for performing a surface mechanical attrition treatment (SMAT) to the surface of a variety of materials including thin films, nanomaterials, and other delicate and brittle materials. In an aspect, a surface of a material is modified to a modified surface and from an original state to a modified state, wherein the modified state comprises a physical modification, a chemical modification, or a biological modification. In another aspect, a surface mechanical attrition treatment (SMAT) is applied to the modified surface of the material for a defined duration of time, wherein a condition associated with the SMAT is adjusted based on a structural composition of the material. In yet another aspect, a defined strain is imposed on the structural composition of the material based on the SMAT.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG
    Inventors: Christopher Michael Lee, Yang Yang Li, Jian Lu
  • Patent number: 11065625
    Abstract: An auger for a grinder material for a tire filling machine, having: a cylindrical column; and a plurality of flights extending outwardly from the cylindrical core, wherein (i) the flights are arranged in pairs extending radially outwards from the cylindrical column at 180 degrees to one another, and (ii) each flight has a sharpened leading edge. Each pair of flights are positioned at angles of approximately 50 or 60 degrees to one another, and each flight extends approximately half way around the circumference of the cylindrical column, and there are no outer edge notches in the flights.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: CARLISLE CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS, LLC
    Inventors: Jeff Little, John Bishop
  • Patent number: 11065780
    Abstract: An adjusting mechanism for a cutting tool having knife holders circumferentially interspaced and having a back surface facing a circumferential direction and a seat surface facing a radial direction. The mechanism includes a support member having fixation points securable to the cutting tool. A deformable member is sandwiched between the cutting tool and the support member. The deformable member defines an adjustable lateral reference surface facing an axial direction to be in abutment with the knife inserts. An adjustment member is mounted on one of the support member and the deformable member between the fixation points of the support member. The adjustment member is operable to exert a force on the deformable member to locally deform the deformable member from an undeformed state to a deformed state. An axial distance between the support member and the deformable member is greater in the deformed state than in the undeformed state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: NAP ASSET HOLDINGS LTD.
    Inventor: Philippe Turcot
  • Patent number: 11065666
    Abstract: A burring method includes: a placement process of disposing a sheet-shaped workpiece formed with a through hole such that a punch is positioned on one sheet thickness direction side of the workpiece and a pad is positioned on the opposite side to the one sheet thickness direction side of the workpiece; and an extrusion process of forming a flange by moving the punch toward the opposite side relative to the workpiece and extruding a peripheral rim of the through hole in the workpiece with the punch in a state in which the peripheral rim of the through hole is pressed by the punch and the pad in the sheet thickness direction of the workpiece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yasuhiro Ito
  • Patent number: 11066200
    Abstract: An apparatus for tensioning a cable tape comprises a housing, a drive assembly, a capstan, and an optional cutting device. The drive assembly includes a driving member and a driven member slidably coupled to the driving member. A biasing element is coupled between the driving and the driven member and in a first operating mode, the driving member causes movement of the driven member little or no relative movement between two members. The capstan is rotatably coupled to the housing, and includes a gripping device to grip a cable tape and wrap the cable tape around an outer surface of the capstan as the capstan rotates. In a second operating mode, a tension force applied on the capstan by the cable tape that is greater than the biasing force allows relative movement between the driving member and the driven member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: DANIELS MANUFACTURING CORPORATION
    Inventors: Trevor D. Fildes, James W. Tyrrell, Edward T. Eaton, Alan E. Zantout, Michael R. Weiby, Randal E. Hoffman
  • Patent number: 11059004
    Abstract: A device (1) for mixing which comprises a housing (2) with at least one inlet (3). A first process region (4) mixes the supplied substances which are introduced via the inlet (3) while a second process region (5) discharges the mixture via an outlet (6). A first gap-forming element (7), preferably a rotor, is assigned to the first process region (4) and comprises openings (8), and a second gap-forming element (9), preferably a stator, is assigned to the second process region (5) and corresponds with the first gap-forming element (7), wherein the second gap-forming element (9) comprises openings (10). At least one of the gap-forming elements (7, 9) is rotatable relative to the other gap-forming element (7, 9). The openings (8, 10) of the first and second gap-forming elements (7, 9) are arranged such that a mixture passes through the openings from the first into the second process region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: BUEHLER AG
    Inventors: Eduard Nater, Achim Philipp Sturm
  • Patent number: 11059251
    Abstract: A press system includes a detection unit configured to detect occurrence of an abnormality during press working for a workpiece, and an abnormality determination unit configured to determine an abnormality level, based on the abnormality detected by the detection unit and a stoppage period for which a pressing operation is stopped after occurrence of the abnormality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: KOMATSU INDUSTRIES CORPORATION
    Inventor: Takahiko Kurokawa
  • Patent number: 11059084
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a forward and backward extrusion composite forming method using a mould having an open inner cavity, including the following steps: (1) the structural design and assembly of the forward and backward extrusion composite mould having the open inner cavity; (2) the preparation of the initial billet; and (3) forward and backward extrusion composite forming. The present invention can greatly improve the length-diameter ratio of the blind hole and is widely used in alloy steel, aluminum alloy, magnesium alloy, copper alloy and other components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: NO.59 RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF CHINA ORDNANCE INDUSTRY
    Inventors: Qiang Chen, Shuhai Huang, Jun Lin, Chuankai Hu, Xiangsheng Xia, Zude Zhao, Yang Wu
  • Patent number: 11059085
    Abstract: The manufacturing method includes a first step in which a pad holding state is established and a second step in which pad draw forming is performed after the first step is completed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takashi Miyagi, Yasuharu Tanaka, Misao Ogawa, Toshimitsu Aso, Takashi Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 11059087
    Abstract: A stamped or fine-blanked, workpiece is inserted in an embossing device, and the burr created on the workpiece during stamping or fine blanking is rounded by way of a die of the embossing device and the height of the rollover created during stamping or fine blanking is decreased using the same stroke of the embossing device by way of which the burr rounding is carried out.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: FEINTOOL INTERNATIONAL HOLDING AG
    Inventors: Sven Hofstetter, Herbert Fuchs, Jonatan Gersbach
  • Patent number: 11059146
    Abstract: For the shot peening of a pipe inner wall of a curved workpiece (200) having a workpiece bore (201), use is made of a flexible blasting abrasive feed hose (10) having blasting nozzle head (20). The latter is guided through a supporting element (30) which is applied to one workpiece end (203). The blasting abrasive feed hose (10) together with the blasting nozzle head (20) is introduced into the workpiece bore (201) and advanced along a blasting treatment section therein, and subsequently retracted into the supporting element (30) again. The blasting abrasive is emitted during the advancing movement and/or during the retraction movement. A blasting nozzle unit (100) suitable for carrying out the method comprises a flexible blasting abrasive feed hose (10) and a blasting nozzle head (20) connected to the blasting abrasive feed hose (10). The blasting nozzle head (20) has a plurality of nozzle openings (21) distributed around the circumference.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: WHEELABRATOR GROUP GmbH
    Inventor: Bernhard Busskamp
  • Patent number: 11052443
    Abstract: An apparatus for producing an inner spiral grooved tube, the apparatus includes first and second bobbins, one of which is an unwinding bobbin and the other of which is a winding bobbin; a floating frame that supports a shaft of the first bobbin; a rotary shaft that supports the floating frame though bearings and rotates in a direction perpendicular to an axis of a bobbin in the floating frame; a revolving flyer configured to invert a tube route of a tubular material between the first bobbin and the second bobbin, to convey the tubular material, and to revolve the tubular material around the floating frame as being supported by the rotary shaft; and first and second drawing dies positioned on a front stage and a rear stage of the revolving flyer, respectively, in the tube route of the tubular material
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Aluminum Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yusuke Nakaura, Yuki Hateruma
  • Patent number: 11052445
    Abstract: A method of forming a part includes extruding a billet through a die, forming a round, closed geometry tube from the billet, and hydroforming the round, closed geometry tube. The extrusion die contains an orifice with a central mandrel, a plurality of bridges, and a corresponding plurality of portholes between the bridges. A spacing of the bridges around the mandrel is non-equiangular. As a result, the round, closed geometry tube has non-equiangular welds after emerging from the die.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: Ford Motor Company
    Inventors: Andrey Ilinich, Stephen Kernosky, Mark Salmonowicz, S. George Luckey, Jr.