Patents Examined by P Derek Pressley
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Patent number: 12370592Abstract: The disclosure discloses a convexity adjusting mechanism for a working roll of a straightening machine and relates to the field of plate straightening devices. The convexity adjusting mechanism for the working roll of the straightening machine comprises a transmission shaft, a plurality of convexity adjusters, working rolls and supporting rolls corresponding to each convexity adjuster. The transmission shaft, the supporting rolls and the working rolls are axially parallel; the convexity adjust comprises a sleeve, a cam and a controller; the cam is provided with a through hole, the sleeve is mounted in the through hole, and the cam is sleeved on the transmission shaft through the sleeve; the sleeve is connected with the controller, and one end of the sleeve is provided with a gripping clawt.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2025Date of Patent: July 29, 2025Assignee: TAIYUAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGYInventors: Yizhong Cao, Hao Yuan, Da Ha, Weirong Zhang, Nan Yang
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Patent number: 12370591Abstract: Embodiments described herein relate to apparatus for extruding a material. The apparatus includes an extrusion die arranged to receive material to be extruded from a first direction and from a second direction. The extrusion die includes an orifice from which material is extruded in a third direction. The first, second and third directions are not all in the same plane. None of the first, second and third directions is parallel to any other of those directions.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2020Date of Patent: July 29, 2025Assignee: Imperial College Innovations LimitedInventors: Junquan Yu, Wenbin Zhou, Zhutao Shao, Jianguo Lin, Trevor Dean
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Patent number: 12370596Abstract: A reinforcing steel bar binding machine is provided with: a second body part; a cover guide part attached to the second body part; and a first contact member (a second contact member) that is abutted against a reinforcing steel bar and moved. The cover guide part is provided with: a first guide recessed part and a second guide recessed part that movably guide the first contact member; and a first contact part against which the reinforcing steel bar is abutted.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2019Date of Patent: July 29, 2025Assignee: Max Co., Ltd.Inventors: Takeshi Morijiri, Nobutaka Tashima, Shinpei Sugihara
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Patent number: 12350727Abstract: An apparatus for forming a deep drawn cup can include a double die that is adapted to form a cup shape and iron a wall thickness of the drawn cup in a single operation.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2021Date of Patent: July 8, 2025Assignee: D&H INDUSTRIESInventor: Samuel J. Gerrits
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Patent number: 12337393Abstract: A tool head includes a first tool and a second tool disposed circumferentially on the tool head where the tool head has a rotation axis. The first tool of the tool head is an adjustable tool that is radially movable such that a radial position, relative to the second tool of the tool head, is settable.Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2020Date of Patent: June 24, 2025Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke AktiengesellschaftInventors: Frank Danneberg, Wolfram Wagener, Patrick Woisetschlaeger
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Patent number: 12329324Abstract: A food preparation appliance includes a food preparation vessel, a lid, an attachment part, a locking device, and a plurality of sensors. The lid may be placed on the food preparation vessel. The attachment part may be placed on the food preparation vessel instead of the lid. The locking device is for locking the lid placed on the food preparation vessel and for locking the attachment part placed on the food preparation vessel.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2022Date of Patent: June 17, 2025Assignee: VORWERK & CO. INTERHOLDING GMBHInventors: Andreas Heynen, Kai Landsecker, Frank Starflinger, Philipp Charopoulos, Sigurd Wojke
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Patent number: 12325029Abstract: Organic solid waste treatment equipment of the technical field of organic solid waste treatment is provided, including a box body, the top of the box body is fixedly connected with a feeding port. When in use, waste is poured into the box from the feeding port, driven by the extended hydraulic rod to move the squeezing plate, pushing the waste towards the drainage groove; the waste is pushed to the filter screen surface by the squeezing plate, squeezed and drained by its pressure, and repeatedly squeezed by the hydraulic rod's extension and retraction to dry, and waste is crushed in the barrel, slides down the plates into the hopper, and then into the conveying pipe. By activating the third motor, the auger flights are driven to rotate, pushing the waste out from the end face of the conveying pipe to complete the discharging.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2024Date of Patent: June 10, 2025Assignee: Chengdu Environmental Investment Group Co., LtdInventors: Ying Wang, Yi Rao, Yulian Huang, Chunjiang Yu, Ming Gao, Pengchen Wang, Yue Han, Shiyu Yang
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Patent number: 12296371Abstract: A can bodymaker comprising: a ram; a drive mechanism; a yoke coupling the ram to the drive mechanism in order to drive the ram with a linear, reciprocating motion; a yoke slide fixed relative to the can bodymaker, the yoke being confined by the yoke slide to move in a linear direction; and an alignment mechanism for aligning a yoke-coupled end of the ram with respect to the yoke within a plane perpendicular to said linear direction.Type: GrantFiled: July 3, 2017Date of Patent: May 13, 2025Assignee: CROWN PACKAGING TECHNOLOGY, INC.Inventor: Bronislaw Rukat
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Patent number: 12280415Abstract: A cold working apparatus for forming a blank includes a first die and a second die. The first die has at least one die cavity and the second die has at least one die protrusion. The cold working apparatus press forms the blank placed between the first and second dies.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2020Date of Patent: April 22, 2025Assignee: Autotech Engineering S.L.Inventors: Lars Sandberg, Joakim Innala, Petter Ulfberg
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Patent number: 12275052Abstract: A pressing technology for reducing tensile residual stress generated on a sheared edge face of a metal sheet after press forming in order to prevent occurrence of a delayed fracture on the sheared edge face. A pressed component manufacturing method for manufacturing a pressed component by press-forming a metal sheet having a sheared edge face includes a first press forming step in which it is estimated that tensile residual stress is generated in a direction along the sheared edge on a portion of the sheared edge face of the metal sheet after die release, in which the method includes, as a subsequent step to the first press forming step, a tensile residual stress relaxation step of bulging, in the sheet thickness direction, a region that includes at least a site on a sheared edge face where it is estimated that the tensile residual stress is generated.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2020Date of Patent: April 15, 2025Assignee: JFE STEEL CORPORATIONInventors: Kento Fujii, Toyohisa Shinmiya, Yuji Yamasaki
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Patent number: 12263514Abstract: A press forming method includes: a first forming step of press-forming a preformed part including: a top portion and flange portions having same shapes as a top portion and a flange portions in a target shape of a press-formed product; and side wall portions having projecting chevron shape in a cross-section in a press-forming direction as compared with side wall portions; and a second forming step of press-forming the preformed part into the target shape. Each side wall portions includes: a side wall portion adjacent to top connecting to the top portion; a side wall portion adjacent to flange connecting to the flange; and a bent portion between the side wall portion adjacent to top and the side wall portion adjacent to flange. An angle on an acute side formed by the side wall portion adjacent to top and a horizontal plane decreases toward an end portion from a center.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 2020Date of Patent: April 1, 2025Assignee: JFE STEEL CORPORATIONInventors: Osamu Kondo, Akinobu Ishiwatari
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Patent number: 12246369Abstract: A press brake assembly configured to bend a workpiece that includes an upper beam configured to hold an upper punch and a lower beam configured to hold a lower die. A safety latch is disposed within a safety latch cavity of the upper punch, and the upper punch is partially housed within a first cavity of the upper beam. A biasing member is also disposed within the safety latch cavity. A pin extends from a lateral side of the upper punch through the safety latch, and the safety latch is configured to rotate about the pin. The safety latch includes a cam configured to engage the upper beam within a second cavity of the upper beam. The biasing member is configured to bias the cam in a forward direction towards the upper beam cavity to prevent the upper punch from disengaging the upper beam.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2021Date of Patent: March 11, 2025Assignee: Accurpress America Inc.Inventor: Dragisa Djuric
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Patent number: 12240026Abstract: The present invention relates to a device (20) for crimping edges of metal sheets by folding one of said edges onto another one of said edges. The crimping device comprises a support member (22), and a blade holder (24) movable relative to the support member and carrying at least one crimping blade (26). The crimping device is characterized in that it further comprises an intermediate support member (28) pivotably mounted on the support member, in that the blade holder is mounted so as to be translatable on the intermediate support member and in that an actuator (30) comprising a cylinder (25) connected to the blade holder and a sliding rod provided with a spherical distal end facing the crimping blade and configured to engage with a bearing part on a spherical distal die (12) facing the crimping blade and configured to engage with a bearing part on a die (12) for receiving the edges of metal sheets.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2022Date of Patent: March 4, 2025Inventors: Jean Marie Coquet, Laurent Henane
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Patent number: 12233450Abstract: A method for curving an elongated piece uses a digital system which includes a control console having a programmable processing unit and a screen for displaying data and a camera connected with the processing unit and configured and positioned for acquiring images of the elongated piece. In accordance with the method, the profile of at least one virtual template of curvature is stored in the processing unit and a real image of the elongated piece is detected. The profile of the virtual template and the real image of the elongated piece are reproduced and compared in real time. The roller curving machine is driven and the curvature and the geometric configuration of the elongated piece are matched with the profile of the virtual template of curvature.Type: GrantFiled: April 2, 2019Date of Patent: February 25, 2025Assignee: PROMAU S.R.L.Inventor: Orazio Maria Davi
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Patent number: 12214415Abstract: A measuring pressing die (43) is supported by a spherical concave seat (12). A measuring shaft member (45) is disposed coaxially with a reference axis (?) and is linearly guided in a direction of the reference axis (?) between the measuring pressing die (43) and a support table (16). After that, the load application apparatus measures an actual load in the direction of the reference axis (?) applied to the measuring shaft member (45) using a load cell (48) in a state in which the measuring pressing die (43) is pressed against the measuring shaft member (45) while the measuring pressing die (43) is rotated about the reference axis (?).Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 2019Date of Patent: February 4, 2025Assignee: NSK LTD.Inventor: Nobuyuki Hagiwara
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Patent number: 12201241Abstract: An electric spice grinder with digital thermometer is an apparatus that dispenses milled spices automatically and includes a digital thermometer that can be used to monitor the temperature of food products. The apparatus includes a grinder housing, a food thermometer, a grinder mechanism, a portable power source, and a controller. The grinder housing corresponds to the main structure that houses the rest of the components in a portable and ergonomic way. The food thermometer can be used to monitor the temperature of the desired food product separate from the grinder housing. The grinder mechanism corresponds to the motorized mechanism that dispenses a desired amount of milled spice at a desired grind level. The portable power source provides the voltage necessary to sustain the operation of the food thermometer, the grinder mechanism, and the controller. The controller enables the operational control of the food thermometer and the grinder mechanism.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 2024Date of Patent: January 21, 2025Inventor: Guy Levi
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Patent number: 12185875Abstract: The present disclosure provided a food processor, a cutter set mounting structure and a stirring cup. The cutter set mounting structure includes: a container bottom, a mounting hole being provided in the container bottom; and a cutter holder mounted at the mounting hole and used for allowing a cutter of a food processor to be mounted, and the cutter holder is provided with an anti-disengagement part, an anti-disengagement matching part is arranged at the container bottom, and the anti-disengagement part matches the anti-disengagement matching part to limit the cutter holder from being disengaged from the mounting hole under the action of gravity. In the present disclosure, by means of the matching of the anti-disengagement part and the anti-disengagement matching part, the cutter holder can be prevented from being disengaged from the mounting hole under the action of gravity.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2020Date of Patent: January 7, 2025Assignee: GUANGDONG MIDEA CONSUMER ELECTRICS MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventors: Shaokun Zhao, Yunxiang Liu, Yi Sun
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Patent number: 12172202Abstract: A skew rolling apparatus with which shape defects in non-steady-state portions at the front and back ends of a seamless pipe shell can be prevented. The skew rolling apparatus includes a skew pierce rolling mill configured to pierce roll a steel material into a seamless pipe shell, and a skew outside-diameter mill following the skew piercing mill in a pass direction of the seamless pipe shell in the skew rolling apparatus. The skew rolling apparatus satisfies specified formulae.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2021Date of Patent: December 24, 2024Assignee: JFE STEEL CORPORATIONInventors: Shunsuke Sasaki, Tatsuro Katsumura, Hideo Kijima
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Patent number: 12166189Abstract: A disassembling and discharging device for battery recycling includes a crushing assembly, a high pressure tank, at least one pressure relief tank, and a filtering tank. The crushing assembly is provided with a first feed port and a first discharge port communicated with the first feed port; the high pressure tank is provided with a first inner cavity for containing discharging liquid, and the first inner cavity is communicated with the first discharge port; the pressure relief tank is provided with a second inner cavity, and the second inner cavity is communicated with the first inner cavity; and the filtering tank is provided with a third inner cavity, and the third inner cavity is communicated with the second inner cavity.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2022Date of Patent: December 10, 2024Assignees: GUANGDONG BRUNP RECYCLING TECHNOLOGY CO. LTD., HUNAN BRUNP RECYCLING TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., HUNAN BRUNP EV RECYCLING CO., LTD.Inventors: Haijun Yu, Aixia Li, Yinghao Xie, Xuemei Zhang, Kang Chen, Changdong Li
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Patent number: 12145538Abstract: The invention relates to a rock processing plant (10) having a process unit (20), to which a working platform (30) that can be walked on is assigned, wherein the process unit (20) has a projection (24.5), which protrudes into the working area formed by the working platform (30), wherein the working platform (30) has a fall arrester (35), in particular in the form of a guardrail, and wherein the working platform (30) has a platform widening (33) in the area of the projection (24.5) to create a working area adjacent to the projection (24.5). To improve occupational safety the invention provides that the platform widening (33) has a floor segment (33.1) as a working surface, which is swivel mounted such that it can be folded or swiveled between a folded-down working position, in which the floor segment (33.1) can be walked on, and an upright transport position, that the fall arrester (35) is guided in the area of the platform widening (33), that at least one locking segment (36.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2020Date of Patent: November 19, 2024Assignee: Kleemann GmbHInventors: Jens-Oliver Najork, Lars Rudolph, Nils Rudolph