Patents Examined by Shelley M. Self
  • Patent number: 10974251
    Abstract: A pulverizing device includes: a housing; a pulverization table configured to rotate inside the housing; and a throat, disposed inside the housing on a radially outer side of the pulverization table, for forming an upward air flow. The throat includes: an inner ring extending along an outer periphery of the pulverization table; an outer ring, disposed on a radially outer side of the inner ring so as to form an annular flow passage between the inner ring and the outer ring; and a plurality of throat vanes disposed between the inner ring and the outer ring. The following expressions are satisfied: 2.0?L/d?4.0; and 0.5?H/d?1.5, where H is a gap between the inner ring and the outer ring with respect to a radial direction, L is a length of the throat vanes, and ‘d’ is a distance between adjacent two of the throat vanes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI POWER, LTD.
    Inventors: Jun Kashima, Shinji Matsumoto, Kosuke Kitakaze, Yasuhito Onishi, Hiroaki Kanemoto
  • Patent number: 10976071
    Abstract: A vertical Pittsburgh Seam closing apparatus having a base supporting surface, a track mechanism for moving a carriage assembly which holds seam forming members used to close a Pittsburgh Seam, a pair of upper and lower guide members for guiding the duct section into a proper vertical position, and upper and lower clamping members positioned inside the duct section and adjacent the inside portion of the Pittsburgh Seam to be closed, the upper guide members and clamping member being selectively movable and adjustable for accommodating different duct section lengths. In one embodiment, the seam forming assembly includes three roller members mounted in vertical arrangement to each other, one roller member being V-shaped in configuration and the other two roller members being substantially cylindrical in shape. The V-shaped roller member may also include one or more projecting members for forming dimples in the closing process to prevent shifting and/or slipping of the closed seam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: Vicon Machinery LLC
    Inventors: Dale R. Foster, Bert Michael Fischer
  • Patent number: 10974296
    Abstract: A volume flow regulating valve for controlling the volume flow of a fluid medium in two outflow ducts. The volume flow regulating valve is composed of a cylinder with a dual piston mounted axially displaceably in the cylinder, with a central pressure chamber being formed in the region of the barbell-shaped central piece of the dual piston. Aside from an inlet for the fluid medium, it is also the case that the two outlet ducts are provided at the central pressure chamber. The outlet ducts are arranged on the cylinder with such an axial spacing that—when the dual piston is situated in a central position in relation to the two outlet ducts—the first outlet duct—preferably partially covered by the first piston—and the second outlet duct—preferably partially covered by the second piston—each open up an equal opening cross-sectional area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: SMS GROUP GMBH
    Inventors: Daniel Knie, Johannes Alken
  • Patent number: 10974413
    Abstract: The flute insert element further comprises the outer longitudinal edge being formed with a traction element and the plate body having a plurality of bolt holes therethrough for registering with the bolt holes of the mount element when the plate body and the seat are matingly engaged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: Webco Mill Supply Ltd.
    Inventor: Brian Webster
  • Patent number: 10967383
    Abstract: In a method for detaching a frozen charge from an inner wall of a grinding tube of a tube mill, a motor of a drive system is operated in a first mode to rotate the grinding tube for grinding. In a second mode, the motor of the drive system is operated to remove the frozen charge from the inner wall of the grinding tube such that operation of the motor to effect a rotational movement of the grinding tube is repeatedly disturbed by a disturbance signal to cause a repeated disturbance within a variable time interval, with the time interval of the repeated disturbance being shortened.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Dan Niculae Fodor, Andreas Procksch, Kurt Tischler
  • Patent number: 10960449
    Abstract: The present disclosure pertains to a tool and repair method that facilitates restoring an exhaust pipe that has been become deformed as the result of a rear end collision which both restores to the pipes original shape and re-aligns the pipes to their original configuration, so the exhaust pipes can be re-attached to the pipe hanger without the need to replace the exhaust system pipes. The tool is comprised of a hydraulic piston cylinder, a stationary rectangular steel head attached to the body of the hydraulic piston, and a movable flat plate, located inside of the rectangular steel head and connected to the piston shaft of the hydraulic piston cylinder. To use the tool the deformed section of pipe is placed within the head of steel head of the compressive pipe repair apparatus when the cylinder piston shaft and movable flat plate are retracted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Inventors: James Dreby, Daniel Dreby
  • Patent number: 10953564
    Abstract: A feed roll spike for mounting to a surface, i.e. the outer surface of a feed roller of a harvester head or a debarking machine. The feed roll spike comprises a substantially truncated cone shape base having a top side, a bottom side and an axis; and evenly-spaced identical projections extending upwardly from the top side of the base. The space between the projections defines channels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignees: ÉQUIPEMENTS BOIFOR INC., ÉQUIPEMENT FABMEC INC.
    Inventors: Marc Lepage, Nicolas Fortier
  • Patent number: 10939620
    Abstract: An agricultural baler including a bale case having a wall portion with an opening for introducing crop material; a plunger disposed moving in the bale case to compact the crop material into bales; a duct for transporting the crop material to the entrance opening; and a stuffer unit operably associated with the duct and including a fork assembly. The stuffer unit includes tines and a drive mechanism acting on the fork assembly. The drive mechanism includes a first drive member configured for a reciprocating motion along a path of movement; a second drive member configured for a reciprocating motion along the path of movement of the first drive member and operatively connected to the fork assembly; and a selectively operable coupling arrangement configured for selectively coupling the second drive member either to the first drive member or to a stationary part of the baler.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventor: Xavier G. J. M. Bonte
  • Patent number: 10940482
    Abstract: A clearing cylinder comprises an upper cylindrical housing, a lower cylindrical housing, and a head assembly. The upper cylindrical housing further comprises an upper surface having a first circumferential recess, a first wiper ring disposed within the first circumferential recess, an upper side wall, and an upper bore defined within the upper side wall. The lower cylindrical housing further comprises a lower side wall defining an internal cylindrical cavity and containing a breather vent. The head assembly is disposed between the upper cylindrical housing and the lower cylindrical housing and further comprises a second circumferential recess defined within a topmost inside surface of the head assembly and a second wiper ring disposed within the second circumferential recess.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: Optimum Crush, Inc.
    Inventor: Jerrod Dulmes
  • Patent number: 10941790
    Abstract: A pneumatic chamber 20 is configured to include a first pneumatic chamber 21 pressurizing a first piston 11 and a second pneumatic chamber 22 pressurizing a second piston 12. The first pneumatic chamber 21 and the second pneumatic chamber 22 communicate with each other through a communication hole 87 formed via the inside of a retaining bolt 17. The second pneumatic chamber 22 is formed in a hydraulic pressure generating unit 55 moving in a thrust direction in a cylinder 2 and is separable from the first pneumatic chamber 21. In addition, the communication hole 87 is also separated into a communication hole 87a and a communication hole 87b with the corresponding separation, a rod portion 50 of the first piston 11 is also separated into a rod portion 50a and a rod portion 50b, and the communication hole 87b and the rod portion 50b are formed to be movable along with the hydraulic pressure generating unit 55 in the thrust direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: Seiko Instruments Inc.
    Inventor: Shigehiro Arai
  • Patent number: 10932622
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides systems and methods for grinding and storing, for example, herbs or spices. In particular, the grinding device of the present disclosure is preferably integrated directly with a mason jar. The grinder can generally include a bottom portion configured to be inserted into the threaded mouth of the mason jar and captured thereto with a common mason jar screw ring. The bottom portion can include a bowl with a plurality of teeth extending upward therefrom. The grinding device can additionally include a top portion with an annular wall extending from a disc portion and teeth extending from the bottom surface of the disc. The top portion can be sized and dimensioned to be received in and engage the bowl of the bottom portion. The user may twist the top portion freely in the bottom portion in order to grind materials therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Inventor: Jesse James Haskins
  • Patent number: 10926269
    Abstract: A screw shaft for a vertically stirred grinding mill is arranged so as to be accommodated within a grinding chamber of the grinding mill while extending in a longitudinal direction. The screw shaft comprises a central shaft and at least one screw flight surrounding the central shaft, and the central shaft comprises an outer shaft wall defining a cavity within the interior of the central shaft, which cavity is closed at least at one longitudinal end of the central shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: Metso Minerals Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Peter Henry Radziszewski
  • Patent number: 10919081
    Abstract: A punching method includes: punching out a plurality of electrical steel sheets in a stacked state by a mold, wherein sheet thicknesses of the electrical steel sheets are set to be 0.35 mm or less, a Vickers hardness (test force 1 kg) of the sheets is set to be 150 to 400, and an average crystal grain size of the sheets is set to be 50 to 250 ?m, a clearance of the mold is set to be 7% or more of a minimum sheet thickness of the sheet thicknesses of the electrical steel sheets and equal to or lower than 7% of a total sheet thickness of the electrical steel sheets, and a pressure that a sheet presser of the mold applies to the electrical steel sheets is set to be 0.10 MPa or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: JFE Steel Corporation
    Inventors: Kunihiro Senda, Masanori Uesaka, Yoshihiko Oda
  • Patent number: 10919776
    Abstract: A composition of milk of lime comprising particles of slaked lime suspended in an aqueous phase, characterised in that said particles of slaked lime have a particle size described by a particle size distribution profile that is narrow and monomodal and the method of production thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: S. A. Lhoist Recherche et Developpement
    Inventors: Robert Sebastian Gärtner, Luis Alfredo Diaz Chavez
  • Patent number: 10919177
    Abstract: A semi-automated wood-cutting machine includes a receiving/alignment stage adapted to receive a piece of wood, the receiving/alignment stage having an alignment aid adapted to facilitate manual alignment of the piece of wood, and a cutting stage spaced from the receiving/alignment stage, the cutting stage being configured to cut the piece of wood along a predetermined cut pathway.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: INDEPENDENT STAVE COMPANY, LLC
    Inventors: James Bradley Boswell, Michael Joel Nagy, Patrick Jean-Marie Eisen
  • Patent number: 10913099
    Abstract: A groove forming station configured to simultaneously form a groove on an end of a plurality of tubes includes a conveyor system configured to receive one of the plurality of tubes and align the one of the plurality of tubes for a subsequent grooving process; a first groove forming device configured to form a first groove on one end of a plurality of tubes; a second groove forming device configured to form a second groove on another end of the plurality of tubes. The conveyor system is configured to convey the plurality of tubes to the first groove forming device; and the conveyor system being further configured to convey the plurality of tubes to the second groove forming device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: ZEKELMAN INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventor: Gheorghe Mihailescu
  • Patent number: 10913072
    Abstract: Disclosed is a partial dismantling device of a photovoltaic module capable of classifying and collecting the photovoltaic module for recycling the photovoltaic module which includes: a transfer unit for transferring a photovoltaic module; a grind unit provided with a plurality of grinders in multiple levels, to grind the element layers of a grinding region into particles of collectible forms; and a suction unit provided with a plurality of inhalers respectively corresponding to the plurality of grinders, to classify the particles pulverized by the grind unit and to inhale the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: Korea Institute of Energy Research
    Inventors: Jin-seok Lee, Young-soo Ahn, Gi-hwan Kang
  • Patent number: 10913096
    Abstract: A method and a former for necking and thickening a tube end. The former includes a hydraulic cylinder, a pusher, a concave die, a filler block, a plurality of heating rods and a heating device. The hydraulic cylinder is connected to a disc provided with a guide sleeve. The pusher is provided on the hydraulic cylinder and passes through the guide sleeve. The concave die is provided at a side of the pusher and includes a mold cavity and a plurality of heating holes. The filler block is provided in the mold cavity. The heating rods are provided in the heating holes connected to the heating device. The filler block includes a tapered portion provided at one end of the filler block and a diameter-reduced portion. The tapered portion is threadedly connected to the diameter-reduced portion. An ejector pin is provided at one end of the diameter-reduced portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: Nanchang Hangkong University (NCHU)
    Inventors: Xuefeng Xu, Jie Xiao
  • Patent number: 10898937
    Abstract: A bending machine has an automated profile bending process for providing controlled management, regulation of the controlled management, correction of the automated profile bending process, and application of 3D cameras to the bending machine. The bending machine includes a first camera fixed to a first holder and a second camera fixed to a second holder. The bending machine further includes rollers for applying the holders to the bending machine to provide a three-dimensional view of a portion of the bending process. The bending machine even further includes a computer for controlling the bending process, and the bending process includes a profile defined dimensionally and in space relative to the bending machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Inventor: Uros Turanjanin
  • Patent number: 10894001
    Abstract: A pill pulverizing kit is a system that contains, processes, and subsequently dispenses pills and similar hard medications. The system includes a tubular receptacle, a crushed-pill repository, and a plurality of pill-processing devices. The tubular receptacle is a container utilized as the primary housing for pills both before and after pulverizing, as well as the housing for the components involved in crushing and consumption. The crushed-pill repository is a curved indent that collects and contains crushed pill material until the user is prepared to consume or serve the pill powder. The plurality of pill-processing devices relates to a series of removable additions to the tubular receptacle that provide various functions, including pill pulverization and content dispensing and consumption. The plurality of pill-processing devices includes a lid for consumption, as well as an impact driving mechanism that generates power and force for pulverizing pills.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Inventor: Celia Eve Jarvis