Patents Examined by Robert A. Rose
  • Apparatuses and methods for polishing a metal sheet or plate leveler
    Patent number: 10279383
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for safely and efficiently polishing the work rolls of a metal sheet or plate leveler. The apparatus includes a support and one or more polisher assemblies to be inserted between the upper and lower work rolls of the leveler, for simultaneously polishing the upper and/or lower work rolls of the leveler during the rotation of the work rolls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: SSAB Enterprises, LLC
    Inventors: Paul Raymond Ruffner, Susan Marie Tucker, Anthony Edward Wellington, Thomas Jacob Cox
  • Processing apparatus
    Patent number: 10279452
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a carrying mechanism that carries a plate-shaped workpiece in which a substrate larger than a wafer in area is stacked on a lower surface of the wafer. The carrying mechanism includes a carrying pad for covering an upper surface of the wafer, holding sections for holding the substrate on outside of the outer periphery of the wafer, and a water supply source for supplying water to the wafer. The carrying mechanism forms a predetermined gap between the lower surface of the carrying pad and the upper surface of the wafer, and carries the plate-shaped workpiece in a condition where the gap is supplied with a predetermined amount of water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: Disco Corporation
    Inventor: Satoshi Yamanaka
  • Hand-held power tool with a cooling unit
    Patent number: 10279450
    Abstract: A hand-held power tool includes a housing, a motor, a cooling unit, and a plurality of electronics. The housing includes a first housing part and an air intake opening. The motor is assigned to a drive train of the hand-held power tool. The cooling unit is configured to cool the motor. The plurality of electronics is located in the housing. The first housing part includes at least one air channel that is integral with the first housing part. The air intake opening is configured to conduct a cooling air flow directly to the motor via the at least one air channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Manfred Lutz, Peter Stierle
  • Method and system for monitoring polishing pad before CMP process
    Patent number: 10265828
    Abstract: A chemical mechanical polish (CMP) system is provided. The CMP system includes a platen rotatable about a rotation axis. The CMP system further includes a polishing pad positioned on the platen. The CMP system also includes a detecting module having a base portion and a number of pins positioned over the polishing pad. The pins are movable relative to the platen and have their bottom end in direct contact with the polishing pad to detect the planarity of the polishing pad.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yen-Chih Chen, Yi-Chang Liu
  • Chain reconditioning devices and methods
    Patent number: 10265827
    Abstract: A device is adapted to be coupled to a conveyor system and recondition at least one chain of the conveyor system. The device includes a base and at least one attachment element coupled to the base. The attachment element is adapted to detachably couple the device to the conveyor system. At least one reconditioning element is coupled to the base, and the reconditioning element is adapted to engage and recondition the chain as the chain moves relative to the reconditioning element. At least one biasing element is coupled to the reconditioning element, and the biasing element urges the reconditioning element away from the base and into engagement with the chain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: Dean Foods Company
    Inventor: Larry Sewell
  • Rail mounted knife and tool sharpener
    Patent number: 10265822
    Abstract: A portable tool sharpener adapted for mounting on a rail such as may be found on various weapons includes a sharpener body in which a plurality of sharpening tools are mounted and a rail-mounting base pivotally mounted to the sharpener body to allow the body to moved selectively to a closed and open position, wherein the rail-mounting base is releasably engageable with a rail mounted on a weapon, a handle or a fixed pad.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Inventor: James Hammond
  • Internal weld blasting
    Patent number: 10259100
    Abstract: This disclosure provides a new internal weld blasting system for blasting the internal surfaces of pipes, and the method of use thereof. The system comprises a control cage having two relatively narrow openings. An impeller forces abrasives onto a blast wheel, which in turn sprays the abrasives onto the internal surfaces of the pipes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: Shawcor Ltd.
    Inventors: Brian Baker, Randy Danderfer
  • Methods and apparatus for profile and surface preparation of retaining rings utilized in chemical mechanical polishing processes
    Patent number: 10252397
    Abstract: A retaining ring for a polishing process is disclosed. The retaining ring includes a body comprising an upper portion and a lower portion, and a sacrificial surface disposed on the lower portion, the sacrificial surface comprising a negative tapered surface having a taper height that is about 0.0003 inches to about 0.00015 inches.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: David Masayuki Ishikawa, Jeonghoon Oh, Garrett Ho Yee Sin, Charles C. Garretson, Huanbo Zhang, Chia-Ling Pai, Niraj Prasad, Julio David Muzquiz
  • Tool for fine machining of surfaces
    Patent number: 10245706
    Abstract: A tool for fine machining surfaces has a working medium carrier with a top face and a bottom face, wherein the bottom face is an attachment side. A set of individual exchangeable strip-shaped lamella holders are provided that each have one or more lamellas in individual or bundled arrangement. The lamellas each are oriented away from the attachment side of the working medium carrier and form in a downward direction remote from the attachment side a common working plane. The lamella holders on a side facing the attachment side are provided with first hooking members and the attachment side of working medium carrier is provided with second hooking members complementary to the first hooking members. The first and second hooking members are joined to each other in a direction perpendicular to the attachment side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: Kolthoff Gabrovo EOOD
    Inventor: Dieter Kolthoff
  • Control of wet abrasive blasters
    Patent number: 10245702
    Abstract: An incoming water control for use in a wet abrasive blasting system includes an incoming water supply with a pressure of between 1 psi and 200 psi, a pressure reducing valve for reducing the pressure of the incoming water supply, and an air over water pneumatic piston style water pump that incorporates check valves. The pump receives water having a water pressure of less than 20 psi from the pressure reducing valve and the pump delivers water to a blast pot pressure vessel of the wet abrasive blasting system to pressurize the blast pot pressure vessel filled with water and abrasive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: Graco Minnesota Inc.
    Inventor: John McIntyre
  • Self-powered pressurized granular particle ejector tool with remote operation
    Patent number: 10239185
    Abstract: A hand-held ejector tool for ejecting a pressurized stream of abrasive materials and a hopper assembly for use in the same is provided. The hand-held ejector tool includes a pressurized air source, a hopper assembly and a delivery conduit for ejecting a pressurized stream of abrasive material. The hopper assembly includes a containment area to store an abrasive material, an air conduit to receive pressurized air from the pressurized air source, a one-way valve to provide the pressurized air into an upper portion of the containment area, and a mixing device to mix the abrasive material and the pressurized air to create a pressurized stream of abrasive material. The delivery conduit may include a stylus to permit a controllable ejection the pressurized stream of abrasive material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: Aeroetch Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen Schaffer, Graves Kiely
  • Polishing pad and polishing method
    Patent number: 10239182
    Abstract: A polishing pad is provided. The polishing pad includes a polishing layer and a detection window. The detection window is disposed in the polishing layer. The modulus of the detection window is larger than the modulus of the polishing layer at 30° C., and the modulus of the detection window is smaller than the modulus of the polishing layer at 50° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: IV Technologies CO., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yi Jian, Wen-Chang Shih, Kun-Che Pai, Chin-Chih Chen
  • Setup platform apparatus for bench and pedestal grinders
    Patent number: 10232489
    Abstract: A setup platform is provided for a grinder including a cutoff wheel. The setup platform includes an upper planar surface including a first edge, which may be shaped similar to the grinder housing, the first edge including a slot therein for receiving the cutoff wheel. An anchor bar is mounted horizontally to the grinder housing, and a post extending from a lower surface of the setup platform is slidable on the anchor bar such that the setup platform is slidable relative to the anchor bar to removably mount the setup platform to the grinder such that the first edge is disposed adjacent the grinder housing and the cutoff wheel is received in the slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: MOTION CONCEPTS, LLC
    Inventor: Paul Frank Orlando
  • Mower reel grinding system using predetermined bracket positions
    Patent number: 10220482
    Abstract: A mower reel grinding apparatus for a plurality of type of mower units, the apparatus including an enclosure including a plurality of predetermined fixed positions, each predetermined fixed position corresponding to at least one type of mower unit of the plurality of mower units, a grinding wheel, and a bracket to receive and releasably secure to a predetermined location on any one of the plurality of types of mower units, the bracket moveable to the predetermined fixed position corresponding to the type of mower unit releasably secured thereto such that a cutting reel of the mower unit is positioned at a desired position relative to the grinding wheel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: Foley-Belsaw
    Inventors: Gregory A. Veenendall, Andrew R. Chollett
  • Brushing device for the working of workpieces
    Patent number: 10219612
    Abstract: The brushing device contains a bundle of fiber rods (1), which are arranged parallel to one another, and a protective sleeve (2), which encloses the fiber rods. Once fiber rods (1) have become worn, the protective sleeve (2) is able to be axially adjusted, so that the free ends of the fiber rods (1) protrude beyond the protective sleeve (2) by a desired amount. A first component (4) connected to the fiber rods (1) and a further, second component (8) connected to the protective sleeve (2) are detachably connected to one another, in a non-positively locking manner, by a clamping mechanism (3, 5, 11).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: Liechti Engineering AG
    Inventors: Christoph Urfer, Andreas Scheidegger, Ernst Haueter
  • Method for manufacturing optical lenses and assembly for manufacturing such lenses
    Patent number: 10215888
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing an optical lens, includes the steps of providing a blank (1) which includes an upper surface and a lower surface (33) for forming first and second lens surfaces (2), an edge surface (4) forming a first mechanical positioning reference point and a ramp portion (5) provided between the edge surface and the upper surface, which forms a second positioning reference point; providing a positioning ring (10) including a cavity defining an inner contour (20) concentric with the edge surface which forms a first complementary control reference point and a shoulder (21) forming a second complementary control reference point; fitting the blank into the cavity, the edge surface being in contact with the inner contour and the ramp portion being in contact with the shoulder; and locking the blank in position on a locking and supporting pin, the ring then being positioned there between.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignee: ESSILOR INTERNATIONAL
    Inventors: Luis Castro, Eric Gacoin, Jerome Moine, Bernard Pons
  • Polishing pad and method for manufacturing same
    Patent number: 10213895
    Abstract: A polishing pad comprising a resin-containing polishing cloth having a polishing cloth base impregnated with a polyurethane resin and silicon carbide, wherein the silicon carbide has a particle diameter in a range from 0.2 to 3.0 ?m, and the content of the silicon carbide in the resin-containing polishing cloth is in a range from 60 to 500 parts by mass relative to 100 parts by mass of the polishing cloth base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignee: FUJIBO HOLDINGS, INC.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Kashiwada, Kenichi Koike, Shin Tokushige
  • Device and method for cleaving a crystalline sample
    Patent number: 10213940
    Abstract: A device for cleaving a crystalline sample, the device comprises: upper and lower bending elements that are arranged to contact upper and lower surfaces of the crystalline sample and to apply a bending moment on the crystalline sample; a first surface impact element that contacts a first surface of the crystalline sample; a cleaving element that is arranged to impact a second surface of the crystalline sample while the bending moment is applied on the crystalline element; wherein the second surface is opposite to the first side and oriented to the upper and lower surfaces of the crystalline sample wherein the device excludes any second surface alignment element for aligning the crystalline sample by contacting the second surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignee: IB Labs, Inc.
    Inventors: Dimitry Boguslavsky, Mark Kovler
  • Method and an installation for cutting up a mass of reinforced concrete
    Patent number: 10214965
    Abstract: Disclosed are examples of methods and systems for cutting up a reinforced concrete mass, in which a drilling tool is provided. In various embodiments, the drilling tool comprises: a drill tube carrying a cutter member; a device for causing the drill tube to vibrate, the device comprising a vibration generator for generating longitudinal vibration in the drill tube; a device for injecting a drilling fluid at the distal end of the drill tube; and a device for moving the drill tube along its longitudinal direction. In the disclosed methods and systems, the reinforced concrete mass is cut up by drilling at least one hole with the help of the drill tool by causing the drill tube to vibrate while injecting the drilling fluid into the mass from the distal end of the drill tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignee: SOLETANCHE FREYSSINET
    Inventors: Micael Connesson, Florian Termens, Christophe Guillon, Stephane Binon
  • Grinding machine and method for machining a workpiece
    Patent number: 10207382
    Abstract: The invention concerns a method for machining a workpiece (1) by a grinding machine, comprising the step of rotating and translating the workpiece along a first axis (4) toward the first abrasive wheel; rotating an abrasive wheel (6) around a second axis (61) and translating it along a third axis (62) such that the abrasive wheel grinds a peripheral portion (103) of the workpiece; the abrasive wheel being positioned in a position in translation along the third axis; and wherein the position in translation is determined as a function of a position and of an angular position of the workpiece around the first axis. The invention further related to a grinding machine for carrying out such method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: Rollomatic SA
    Inventors: Jean-Charles Marty, David Bissat