Patents Examined by Jethro M Pence
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Patent number: 11517923Abstract: An application system for applying a substance over a predetermined surface includes a frame movable over the predetermined surface, a pressurized carrier source, a vessel containing the substance. The system further includes a first conduit for conveying the substance from the vessel to at least one nozzle and a second conduit for conveying a pressurized carrier from the pressurized carrier source to the at least one nozzle for applying a mixture of the pressurized carrier and the substance over the predetermined surface. The system further includes a cover laterally surrounding the at least one nozzle for minimizing overspray of the mixture, the frame carrying the pressurized carrier source, the vessel, the first conduit, the second conduit, and the cover.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2020Date of Patent: December 6, 2022Assignee: Roof Equipment LLCInventors: Benjamin B. Hartzler, Jeffrey Zook, Jeremy Suydam
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Patent number: 11511306Abstract: A device for lacquer transfer is disclosed having a frame, a nozzle with a dispensing end for dispensing lacquer, and a transfer roller with a circumferential lateral wall, a circumferential outer contact surface of the lateral wall comprises several depressions, wherein the nozzle and the transfer roller are arranged such that lacquer is dispensable from the dispensing end onto the outer contact surface and into the depressions, wherein the transfer roller is configured to roll with the outer contact surface on a work surface of a workpiece for transferring the lacquer from the outer contact surface and from the depressions to the work surface of the workpiece. A first hardening unit is formed as a UV-light unit configured for partially hardening the lacquer in a contactless way by emitting UV-light, the first hardening unit is arranged within an interior space defined by the transfer roller.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 2020Date of Patent: November 29, 2022Assignees: AIRBUS OPERATIONS GmbH, AIRBUS (SAS)Inventors: Silke Grünke, Alexander Gillessen, Pierre Zahlen, Christian Schepp, Daniel Kress, Waldemar Kümmel
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Patent number: 11511310Abstract: A preform coating device is provided with: a plurality of rotational holding parts that horizontally hold a preform; a conveyance part that conveys the preform by moving the plurality of rotational holding parts, the plurality of rotational holding parts being disposed at a predetermined interval along the conveyance route of the conveyance part; and a dispenser that discharges a coating liquid toward the preform. The dispenser has: a head including a mechanism for feeding the coating liquid; and a plurality of nozzles that are in fluid communication with the head and that each include a slot for discharging the coating liquid. The plurality of nozzles are disposed at a predetermined interval along the conveyance route. The interval between the plurality of nozzles is equal to the interval between the plurality of rotational holding parts.Type: GrantFiled: December 25, 2018Date of Patent: November 29, 2022Assignee: Suntory Holdings LimitedInventors: Masanori Nishiyama, Ichiro Tomari, Ryo Yamane
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Patent number: 11504739Abstract: A device and method for lacquer transfer includes a lacquer application unit and at least one of a masking application unit and a masking removal unit, the application unit for applying lacquer to a work surface, wherein the masking application unit is configured to apply a masking to the work surface and is attached to the lacquer application unit so the masking application unit is moved in the application direction ahead of the lacquer application unit across the work surface when the lacquer application unit is moved across the work surface in the application direction. The masking removal unit can remove a previously applied masking from the work surface and is attached to the lacquer application unit such that the masking removal unit is moved in the application direction behind the lacquer application unit across the work surface when the lacquer application unit is moved across the work surface in the application direction.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2020Date of Patent: November 22, 2022Assignee: Airbus Operations GmbHInventor: Pierre C. Zahlen
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Patent number: 11498866Abstract: Tue invention relates to a device and a method for repairing a damaged spot (201) of a surface, in particular a glass pane (200) or a windscreen of a motor vehicle. A control unit controls an impingement of pressure profiles, whereby a processing head (101) is secured to the glass pane (200) and a repair means is introduced into the damaged spot (201).Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2017Date of Patent: November 15, 2022Inventor: Harald Brach
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Patent number: 11491727Abstract: A device for producing a skin care pack using hydrogel and a control method of the device are disclosed. The device includes a housing which is provided with a door for selectively opening and closing a work space for forming a skin care pack, and which maintains a forming temperature required for producing the skin care pack; a platform having a base supported on a floor plate of the work space of the housing; a former including one or more nozzle modules which are provided to be movable in the work space, and each of which includes a pump for receiving a heated hydrogel and then discharging it onto the platform through a nozzle, and includes a cooling device for cooling a pump motor of the pump; and a control unit for controlling the discharge of the hydrogel from the nozzle modules.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2018Date of Patent: November 8, 2022Assignee: Amorepacific CorporationInventors: Jeong Eun Seo, Ji Hoon Kim, Sung Won Yi, Seung Hoon Park, Keun Sik Choi
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Patent number: 11493724Abstract: Lens holding device holding an optical lens at its edge during a dip coating in a dip coating bath. First elastic lens holder having first lens edge holder holds the optical lens at a right edge of the optical lens, second elastic lens holder with second lens edge holder holds the optical lens at a left edge of the optical lens, and a circumferential frame with a third lens edge holder holds the optical lens at a lower edge of the optical lens. The circumferential frame has first and second lateral frame portions such that when the lens holder is raised out of the dip coating bath, waves caused at a surface of the dip coating bath are damped by the right or left lens edge holder, respectively.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2018Date of Patent: November 8, 2022Assignee: Rodenstock GmbHInventors: Christian Dorner, Alexander Ebner, Florian Schrettle
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Patent number: 11484902Abstract: A system is provided for selectively applying a coating to portions of an article having at least one area that is not be coated. The system comprises a jig, with a platform for supporting article. The jig also has a bar that is moveable with respect to the platform and at least one masking element that is coupled to the bar and is configured to cover the at least one surface of the article that is not to be coated. The jig also has a first connection mechanism that defines a first mating element. The system also comprises at least one carrier that comprises a base and at least one second connection mechanism that defines a second mating element. The second mating element is mateable with the first mating element such that the jig is releasably coupled to the carrier upon mating the first and second mating elements.Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 2019Date of Patent: November 1, 2022Assignee: NIKE, Inc.Inventors: Hyun Tae Ahn, Tae Woong Heo, Min Ho Jang, Ji Hoo Park
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Patent number: 11465210Abstract: An additive manufacturing system for printing an article including a build plate having a build surface between an inner radius and an outer radius that may receive powder particles and a recoating assembly that may distribute the powder particles onto the build surface to form a build layer of the article. The recoating assembly includes a support jig having a first end, a second end, and a support wall extending between the first and second ends and a recoater blade coupled to the second end and extending along at least a portion of a length of the support wall. A shape of the recoater blade is such that, when the recoater blade is positioned against the build surface, an angle between the recoater blade and a tangent at each radii of the build plate is substantially constant.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2019Date of Patent: October 11, 2022Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventor: Michael Robert Tucker
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Patent number: 11465169Abstract: An apparatus for coating or mixing of loose items is provided. The apparatus includes a rotatable bowl shaped to contain a quantity of loose items for coating or mixing as the bowl is rotated. The rotatable bowl includes a plurality of discharge openings. A drive shaft is configured to rotatably support the bowl. A closure ring is positioned to close the discharge openings. The closure ring is retractable while the rotatable bowl is rotating to allow coated or mixed items to fall through the openings to unload the coated items from the rotatable bowl after coating/mixing is complete.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2022Date of Patent: October 11, 2022Assignee: ROYCE METAL PRODUCTS LIMITEDInventor: Ronald Rosenthal
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Patent number: 11458495Abstract: Embodiments are disclosed for an apparatus that enables the user to paint a surface and keep the paint focused in the desired area intended to receive the paint and minimize overspray. The disclosed apparatus is a paint shield. The paint shield includes an elongated planar body, a right fin, a left fin, and one or more reinforcing ridges that extend along the planar body. The paint shield can include an attached or attachable handle and the handle can rotate. The user may adjust the angle of the right fin and the left fin to provide additional protection from the side to protect a surface area from receiving any paint and then orient the back surface of the planar body against a surface to be painted. Once the paint shield is positioned, while holding the paint shield using the handle, the user paints the area not covered by the paint shield. The paint shield protects the surface that is covered by the paint shield so that no or minimal paint is deposited on that surface.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2021Date of Patent: October 4, 2022Assignee: ANCHOR COMPANIES, LLCInventor: Timothy Ranweiler
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Patent number: 11458496Abstract: A foldable, disposable protective cover for round gang boxes and lighting housings mounted in walls and ceilings to prevent dust, joint compound, paint, and other building material from entering the receptacles during finish construction operations. This provides a safer electrical environment for electrical wire connections, light bulbs, switches and outlets. The cover is foldable from a stamped planar sheet. The cover is dimensioned to cover conventionally-sized openings of round gang boxes and lighting housings. The cover is easily extracted from a receptacle by lifting the lid from the body and applying hand pressure to crush the cover in-place. Once removed, the gang box or lighting housing interior edges can be easily shaved and sanded clean of excess dried joint compound or paint, to reveal a perfectly completed gang box or lighting housing ready for the installation of electrical components.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2020Date of Patent: October 4, 2022Inventors: Harry S. Audell, Margaret S. Audell
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Patent number: 11453027Abstract: A preform coating device is provided with: a conveyance part that conveys a preform; a dispenser that discharges a coating liquid toward the preform; a drier that is disposed along the conveyance route of the conveyance part so as to be separated from the dispenser, and that dries the coating liquid applied to the preform by irradiating, with infrared rays, the coating liquid applied to the preform; and a first air sending mechanism that sends air, toward the preform, for inhibiting the temperature of the preform from rising at the position where the preform is irradiated with infrared rays by the drier.Type: GrantFiled: December 25, 2018Date of Patent: September 27, 2022Assignee: Suntory Holdings LimitedInventors: Masanori Nishiyama, Ichiro Tomari, Ryo Yamane
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Patent number: 11456564Abstract: Problems: To provide a cable unit that can save space for a work space, and a liquid material supply device and an application device including the cable unit. Solution: A cable unit 30 that detachably and electrically connects a discharge head 10 configured to discharge a liquid material with a relative-moving robot 20 configured to carry out relative movement between the discharge head 10 and a workpiece 25, the cable unit having a dispense controller 33 configured to control a discharge operation of the discharge head 10, and a liquid material supply device and an application device including the cable unit.Type: GrantFiled: April 24, 2018Date of Patent: September 27, 2022Assignee: MUSASHI ENGINEERING, INC.Inventor: Kazumasa Ikushima
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Patent number: 11446588Abstract: A substrate processing apparatus includes a supercritical fluid producing apparatus including a pump configured to send out a processing fluid; a processing container configured to perform a supercritical fluid processing on a substrate with a processing fluid in a supercritical state sent from the supercritical fluid producing apparatus; and a controller configured to control at least the supercritical fluid producing apparatus. When a pressure increase is performed within the processing container by using the processing fluid, the controller determines a first supply rate at which the processing fluid is supplied to the processing container based on a target time during which the pressure increase is performed, an amount of the processing fluid required for the pressure increase and a density of the processing fluid. Further, the supercritical fluid producing apparatus supplies the processing fluid to the processing container based on the first supply rate.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2020Date of Patent: September 20, 2022Assignee: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITEDInventor: Gentaro Goshi
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Patent number: 11433419Abstract: The present invention provides a draw device. The draw device includes a draw head, a draw opening, a draw tube, at least one pressure hole, and at least one flow guiding channel. The at least one flow guiding channel is respectively arranged corresponding to the at least one pressure hole. Each flow guiding channel communicates with the corresponding pressure hole to take out a drawn liquid inside the pressure hole.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2019Date of Patent: September 6, 2022Assignee: TCL China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.Inventor: Chong Zhang
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Patent number: 11434607Abstract: A curtain application unit for applying a liquid or pasty application medium to at least one surface of a moving material web, in particular a fibrous web, includes an application head having at least one separation edge extending substantially over the width of the application head. The application medium exits the application head in the form of a free-falling curtain at the separation edge. At least one rinsing device is used to apply a flowing gaseous rinsing medium to the at least one separation edge, and at least one blocking device is suitable for keeping air movements of the ambient air away from the curtain. A method for coating a moving material web is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2018Date of Patent: September 6, 2022Assignee: Voith Patent GmbHInventors: Benjamin Mendez-Gallon, Christoph Henninger, Tadashi Sasa, Toshihiro Katano, Akio Hirano
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Patent number: 11434559Abstract: A deposition mask apparatus including a frame, a supporter including a plurality of supporting members fixed to the frame, and a deposition mask fixed to the frame is provided. The plurality of supporting members include at least a first supporting member that is closest to an intermediate position between a third portion and a fourth portion of the frame and a second supporting member that is located closer to the third portion of the frame than the first supporting member. The first supporting member in a state of warping downward from the frame with a first warping amount supports the deposition mask from below. The second supporting member in a state of warping downward from the frame with a second warping amount that is smaller than the first warping amount supports the deposition mask from below.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2021Date of Patent: September 6, 2022Assignee: Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Daigo Aoki, Chikao Ikenaga, Isao Inoue
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Patent number: 11433418Abstract: A dispensing system for jetting a material onto a substrate is disclosed. The dispensing system includes a plate defining a first surface, a second surface opposite the first surface in a first direction, and at least one slot that extends through the plate from the first surface to the second surface, and an actuator assembly that contains a piezoelectric element and is operatively coupled to the needle. The dispensing system also includes at least one fastener that extends through the actuator assembly and the at least one slot, where the at least one fastener is configured to selectively engage the plate such that 1) in a disengaged configuration, the at least one fastener is movable within the slot and the actuator assembly is movable relative to the plate, and 2) in an engaged configuration, the at least one fastener is not movable within the slot and the actuator assembly is not movable relative to the plate such that a stroke length of the needle is adjusted.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2018Date of Patent: September 6, 2022Assignee: Nordson CorporationInventor: Mark A. Gould
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Patent number: 11426754Abstract: A fluid feed ring (5), a substrate coating apparatus (1) and a method are provided for coating a substrate (2) with a catalyst component. The fluid feed ring (5) comprises an annular body (40) having an inner face (45) bounding a central bore of the fluid feed ring. A fluid feed port (47) receives the liquid and a plurality of outlet apertures (50) on the inner face of the annular body discharge the liquid onto a piston face (23) of the substrate coating apparatus (1). A distribution channel (51) extending at least part-way around the annular body (40) provides fluid communication between the fluid feed port (47) and the plurality of outlet apertures (50).Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2020Date of Patent: August 30, 2022Assignee: Johnson Matthey Public Limited CompanyInventors: Daniel Mason, Paul Obelcz, Daniel Troland