Patents Examined by David Bryant
  • Patent number: 9630279
    Abstract: In view of the foregoing, an embodiment herein provides a method of manufacturing wheel disc, wherein said method comprising of steps providing a rectangular strip made of metallic materials, circling the strip to form a band, welding the band to form a hoop by welding process, forming one side of the hoop to make the center portion of the disc, spinning another side of the hoop to form flange of the disc, and achieving varying thickness across the disc to make variable thickness wherever needed, thereby reducing the usage of raw material and reducing wastage and making light weight wheel disc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: WHEELS INDIA LIMITED
    Inventors: Badrinarayanan Ramachandra Rao, Sundararajan Thiagarajan, Rajaram Balaseshan
  • Patent number: 9629736
    Abstract: A woven, self-expanding stent device has one or more strands and is configured for insertion into an anatomical structure. The device includes a coupling structure secured to two different strand end portions that are substantially aligned with each other. The two different strand end portions include nickel and titanium. The coupling structure is not a strand of the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: IDev Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffery Sheldon, Richard Booth, Kenneth M. Bueche
  • Patent number: 9624064
    Abstract: A method of using a folding apparatus to form an outsert having product information printed thereon comprises applying a plurality of parallel lines of water to a sheet of paper; making a plurality of folds in the sheet of paper in a direction parallel to a first direction with a first folding apparatus to form a first folded article; making a plurality of folds in the first folded article in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction to form an intermediate folded article; and making a final fold in the intermediate folded article in the second direction to form the outsert. Making the final fold may include forcing the intermediate folded article between a pair of adjustably-spaced folding members, the adjustably-spaced folding members to be adjustably spaced apart from each other by a distance that is within a range defined by a lower boundary of 0.25 inches and an upper boundary of 0.45 inches.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: G&K-VIJUK INTERN. CORP.
    Inventors: William C. Neubauer, Roger Mattila, Ilija Ilijevski
  • Patent number: 9624065
    Abstract: A method of using a folding apparatus to form an outsert having product information printed thereon comprises making a plurality of folds in a first direction in a sheet of paper; making a plurality of folds in a second direction perpendicular to said first direction to form folded articles; making a fold in said second direction to form an outsert; and applying pressure to at least one of said folded articles or said outsert, said pressure being at least about 30 pounds per square inch, said pressure being applied by a pressing unit comprising a plurality of pressure rollers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: G&K-VIJUK INTERN. CORP.
    Inventors: William C. Neubauer, Roger Mattila, Ilija Ilijevski
  • Patent number: 9623698
    Abstract: A book for use with augmented reality applications includes a plurality of stiff leaves, each side of which forms a page of the book. On each page a respective fiduciary marker is positioned substantially in the middle of the page. Each fiduciary marker comprises a different respective asymmetric pattern capable of indicating the scale and orientation of the book to an augmented reality application and of indicating the respective page, and a non-alphanumeric pattern positioned closer to an outside edge of the page of the book than the fiduciary marker. The non-alphanumeric pattern on a respective page is capable of indicating at least the opposing page pair comprising the respective page on which the non-alphanumeric pattern is positioned, when used in conjunction with the scale and orientation of the book as indicated by a fiduciary marker on a different page to that of the respective non-alphanumeric pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Limited
    Inventors: Thomas Lucas-Woodley, Nicholas Andrew Lord, William Oliver Sykes, Adrien Bain
  • Patent number: 9618146
    Abstract: Fitting for at least one pipe, having a main body for internally accommodating said at least one pipe, fastening means able to be tightened to the main body, at least one deformable annular sealing gasket and at least one blocking ring nut which can be positioned within the fitting between the main body and the fastening means, respectively, to ensure the sealing of, and block in firm position, the pipe, at least when the fastening means are tightened to the main body, the blocking ring nut being elastically deformable at least in radial direction. The fitting also has means for retaining in a widened position at least the mouth section of the at least one annular sealing gasket, with an inner diameter greater than the outer diameter of the at least one pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: EFFEBI S.P.A.
    Inventor: Ermanno Tanghetti
  • Patent number: 9616481
    Abstract: A switching unit is capable of switching in a stepwise manner a relative position of a second die with respect to a cutting member in an approaching-and-separating direction. A restriction member abuts on the second die and restricts a position of the second die with respect to a movable body in the approaching-and-separating direction. A driving unit changes a position of the restriction member with respect to the second die, and switches an abutment state of the restriction member with respect to the second die. A level difference is formed on a surface on a side of the restriction member facing to the second die, and/or on a surface on a side of the second die facing to the restriction member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: Futaba Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yoshimi Okuda
  • Patent number: 9616479
    Abstract: Provided is a molding method for a plate-shaped workpiece including forming a concave portion (11) at one surface (1a) of a plate-shaped workpiece (1), and bending the plate-shaped workpiece (1) having the concave portion (11) such that the one surface (1a) becomes a concave surface and a rear surface (1b) thereof becomes a convex surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Takahiro Ota, Daisuke Ogura, Atsushi Sugai, Ken Ishii
  • Patent number: 9616497
    Abstract: Plastic zone extrusion may be provided. First, a compressor may generate frictional heat in stock to place the stock in a plastic zone of the stock. Then, a conveyer may receive the stock in its plastic zone from the compressor and transport the stock in its plastic zone from the compressor. Next, a die may receive the stock in its plastic zone from the conveyer and extrude the stock to form a wire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Inventors: Venkata Kiran Manchiraju, Zhili Feng, Stan A. David, Zhenzhen Yu
  • Patent number: 9618209
    Abstract: A fuel injector for a combustor of a gas turbine engine is disclosed. The fuel injector includes a gas outer tube, a gas inner tube, a liquid tube, and a heat shield. The gas outer tube and the gas inner tube form a gas fuel annulus. The gas inner tube and the liquid tube form a liquid fuel annulus. The liquid tube forms an air cavity. The heat shield extends within the liquid tube forming an insulating gap between the heat shield and the liquid tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: Solar Turbines Incorporated
    Inventors: Ramarao Venkat Bandaru, James Scott Piper, Scott Michael Lindner, Anthony Paul Batakis, Peter Joseph Giella
  • Patent number: 9616553
    Abstract: The present invention is a comprehensive system, method, and apparatus for marking tools, and other related objects, to be able to quickly identify the nearest size tool, or other object, regardless of the standard a tool, or other object, is manufactured according to.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Inventor: Jack L. Marovets
  • Patent number: 9615636
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide a canopy system and a method for manufacturing at least a portion of the canopy system. The canopy system may include: a canopy that includes a shaft and a canopy ball coupled to the shaft; a double socket arm connected to the canopy via the canopy ball; and a mount, the mount having a mounting ball, the mount connected to the double socket arm via the mounting ball, the canopy system thus configured for a wide range of canopy articulation with respect to the mount. Alternative embodiments are provided for the shaft, double socket arm and mounts. A manufacturing process is provided for securing the canopy ball to the shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: Always Shady, LLC
    Inventors: Dewitt Gary Harrison, William Greg Harrison
  • Patent number: 9610623
    Abstract: A method controls the section sizes of a rolled product in a segment of a rolling line between at least two rolling stands, wherein each is provided with its own drive members, in which at least a detector located between the two rolling stands detects a characteristic size of the rolled product. A control unit compares the characteristic size of the rolled product with a reference size and acts on said drive members in order to hold the rolled product in an optimal drawing condition. The method includes setting a predefined value of an electric quantity of at least one of the drive members, measuring the reference size, and verifying the characteristic size of the rolled product in transit. If a deviation is detected between the characteristic size and the reference size, returning the characteristic size of the rolled product to the reference size.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: DANIELI AUTOMATION SPA
    Inventors: Ferruccio Della Vedova, Lorenzo Ciani
  • Patent number: 9612385
    Abstract: A method includes having test plate and light source, the test plate having matrix of first pattern-dots and equally divided into blocks. Intersecting surfaces between the first pattern-dots and the first bottom surface have the same radius rx. Detecting a luminous flux ?X of each block and a total luminous flux ?t of the test plate when light source is activated; calculating an average luminous flux ?ave; calculating the radius rx1 of the first pattern-dots in each block assuming that an actual luminous flux of each block is equal to the average luminous flux according to the formula rx1=rx×sqrt (?ave/?X). Providing a substrate having the same structure as the base and the substrate being divided into blocks according to the same principle as the test plate. Forming second pattern-dots having the same arrangements as the first pattern-dots and having radius of rx1 in each block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Li-Ying Wang He
  • Patent number: 9611850
    Abstract: A method and a device for fixing and synchronizing rotary pistons in a rotary piston pump involves introducing the rotary pistons into the pump space of the rotary piston pump. A shaft stub of each rotary piston is then pushed through a pump rear wall onto a driveshaft provided for the respective rotary piston. The rotary pistons are aligned and synchronized in the pump space via a template, the template being fixed detachably to a pump housing. The shaft stubs of the respective rotary piston are connected, after the synchronization, in each case via a clamping device in a friction-locked manner to the respective driveshaft, outside the pump space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: NETZSCH Pumpen & Systeme GmbH
    Inventors: Stefan Weigl, Reinhard Denk, Hisham Kamal, Josef Strassl, Robert Kurz, Bernhard Murrenhoff, Thomas Boehme, Gunther Herr, Franz Kneidl, Mikael Tekneyan, Matthias Gradl, Erwin Weber, Roger Willis, Stefan Kern, Johann Kreidl, Marcel Verhoeven
  • Patent number: 9597724
    Abstract: A wire twisting tool provides a rotatable jaw housing defining an interior cavity and a housing slot shaped for receiving one or more strands of wire. One or more jaw members are disposed in the interior cavity of the jaw housing. The jaw housing is generally rotatable relative at least one jaw member. At least one jaw member advances inwardly during jaw housing rotation and is operable to engage the wire. One or more jaw members can be rotated simultaneously with the jaw housing for twisting the wire. Methods of twisting wire using a wire twisting tool are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Inventor: Jon R. Kodi
  • Patent number: 9599392
    Abstract: An appliance door includes a vacuum insulated structure having a plurality of core sections that are folded to form an ice and/or water dispensing cavity on an outer side of the appliance door. The vacuum insulated door structure may be positioned between an outer door member and a door liner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventor: Guolian Wu
  • Patent number: 9597723
    Abstract: A tube expansion method of mounting a drain tube as tube member by insertion and expansion to a through hole in which opening portions at both ends are obliquely formed, the method including: inserting the drain tube to the through hole so that the end portions protrude from the opening portions at both ends of the through hole; inserting a tube expander into the drain tube to expand the drain tube up to a predetermined inner diameter while moving the tube expander to the other end portion from one end portion of the drain tube; cutting each end portion of the tube member protruding from each opening portion of the through hole along an oblique shape of each opening portion; and welding the cut end portion of the drain tube and the opening portion of the through hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Nobutaka Nakajima, Yoshinori Okamura, Takahisa Hasegawa, Hirokazu Kadowaki
  • Patent number: 9593585
    Abstract: A seal assembly for sealing a circumferential leakage gap between outlet portions of first and second adjacent transition ducts in a gas turbine engine includes a first seal member affixed to the outlet portion of the first transition duct and a second seal member movable with respect to the first seal member. The second seal member is positionable in a non-sealing first position and a sealing second position. While in the first position, the second seal member is circumferentially spaced from the outlet portion of the second transition duct. While in the second position, the second seal member extends across the leakage gap and creates a seal with the outlet portion of the second transition duct to substantially prevent leakage through the leakage gap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2017
    Assignee: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Andrew G. Green, Miguel Bascones
  • Patent number: 9592990
    Abstract: A method of using a folding apparatus to form an outsert having product information printed thereon comprises applying a plurality of parallel lines of water to a sheet of paper using a plurality of spray nozzles and being applied at positions at which folds are to be made; making a plurality of folds in a first direction in the sheet of paper with a first folding apparatus; making a plurality of folds in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction; and making a fold in in the second direction to form an outsert including causing a movable member of a folding apparatus to make contact with and move a folded article towards a folding roller, and so that the folded article makes contact with the folding roller to form a fold in the folded article.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2017
    Assignee: G&K-VIJUK INTERN. CORP.
    Inventors: William C. Neubauer, Roger Mattila, Ilija Ilijevski