Patents Examined by Virak Nguon
  • Patent number: 12036721
    Abstract: A stretching unit for transversely stretching elastic films, including first and second stretching devices each having respective gripping zones and respective release zones, and wherein the release zones of the first and second stretching devices are aligned to each other along a common transverse release line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Assignee: Fameccanica.Data S.p.A.
    Inventors: Gabriele Sablone, Antonio D'Alberto
  • Patent number: 12037719
    Abstract: Methods and systems for mechanically forming one or more surface protrusions integrally from a garment material, the one or more surface protrusions extending outwardly from a garment surface of the garment material, include placing at least one selected area of the garment surface against a first surface of a forming die having a plurality of openings which have a configuration and orientation corresponding with the configuration and orientation of the one or more surface protrusions of the garment material. The garment surface may be softened by application of a source of energy, wherein the source of energy comprises at least two sonotrodes mounted in a rotary drum. At least some of the softened garment surface is positioned into at least one opening of the plurality of openings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Uwe Schneider, Michael Devin Long, Justin B. Owens, Jeromy Thomas Raycheck, Urmish Popatlal Dalal, Jason Edward Naylor, Jeffry Rosiak
  • Patent number: 12030231
    Abstract: An injection molding apparatus and hot runner system are disclosed. The injection molding apparatus includes a plurality of mold plates in which the hot runner system is received. A manifold receives molding material and has a manifold channel that extends between an inlet and an outlet. A nozzle delivers moldable material to a mold cavity. The nozzle has a nozzle channel in fluid communication between the manifold channel and the mold cavity. A valve pin seal is located at the upstream end of the nozzle, and a valve pin that is connected to an actuator extends through the manifold and nozzle is slidably received in the valve pin seal. The hot runner system further includes a thermal bridge that is in conductive thermal communication with the valve pin seal and a cooled one of the plurality of mold plates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: Milacron LLC
    Inventors: Thanh Huu Nguyen, Cheryl Ann Sayer
  • Patent number: 12029290
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the technical field of Bluetooth earphones, and discloses a Bluetooth earphones case and the production process thereof, comprising a protective case body which consists of an upper cover and a lower cover, wherein the upper cover and the lower cover match, a connecting strap is arranged between the upper cover and the lower cover, the lower cover is made with a charging port at the bottom, arranged with a snap at the top of the front, and made with a placement slot inside, and the outside of the protective case body has anti-slip lines. The present invention solves the problems that the Bluetooth earphones cases in the prior art are inconvenient to use and prone to damage, so it is worthy of popularization and use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Inventor: Yijin Hu
  • Patent number: 12030212
    Abstract: A mould liner for a fabrication assembly is disclosed. The fabrication assembly is for fabricating an elongate concrete article in a substantially upright orientation and includes a core assembly and an outer mould assembly defining a mould cavity between the core assembly and an inner moulding surface of the outer mould assembly with the outer mould assembly being separable following casting of the elongate concrete article to strip the outer mould assembly from the elongate concrete article. The mould liner during casting forms an intermediate layer between the inner moulding surface of the outer mould assembly and the elongate concrete article being cast, wherein on stripping of the core and outer mould assemblies following casting, the mould liner is adapted to form an outer containment layer to the elongate concrete article.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: VERTECH HUME PTY LTD
    Inventor: Tamas Dale Hume
  • Patent number: 12017425
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing an ophthalmic lens using an additive manufacturing technology, based on an optical element and initial manufacturing data, the initial manufacturing data including data defining a complementary portion to deposit on the optical element to form the ophthalmic lens from the optical element, includes the steps of: positioning the optical element on a support; determining a positioning error between the position of the optical element and a reference position on the support using a measurement directed to the optical element; determining a deterioration on the optical element; calculating updated manufacturing data taking into account initial manufacturing data and the determined positioning error; and manufacturing the ophthalmic lens using the updated manufacturing data by the additive manufacturing technology by depositing the complementary portion on the optical element to form the ophthalmic lens from the optical element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2024
    Assignee: Essilor International
    Inventor: Alexandre Gourraud
  • Patent number: 12017384
    Abstract: This description relates to the reuse of waste materials based on synthetic resins and, more specifically relates to the reuse of disposable diapers, plastic packaging (PVC, PP, PET, and so on), for the production of raw material for extrusion, lamination, injection and rotational molding processes, among others. A system comprises a chopper, a mill for homogenization of particle size, a disc compactor employing frictional heating between a fixed disc and a rotating disc and cooling by circulation of cold water inside the discs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2024
    Assignee: MAGMA INDÚSTRIA COMÉRCIO E IMPORTAÇÃO DE PRODUTOS TÊXTEIS LTDA.
    Inventor: Taurino Souza Nicory Neto
  • Patent number: 11999077
    Abstract: A concrete form for holding a concrete product in place during a curing process with at least one side movable by a rotary driven power source and a actuator. A rotary power tool with a helical cutout combinable to a second adapter on the rotary driven power source to rotate the rotary driven power source to power the actuator and move the at least one side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: HAWKEYEPEDERSHAAB CONCRETE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventor: Nathan Schock
  • Patent number: 12000613
    Abstract: A plug for use in a process of forming an insulated register box has a body with at least one side wall, a bottom wall and a top edge. The insulated register box has a box and a duct extending outwardly therefrom. The duct has a portion extending into an interior of the box. The body has a ledge extending outwardly of the top edge thereof. The bottom wall is adapted to abut an end of the portion of the duct. The ledge is adapted to abut an end of the box opposite the duct. A gasket is affixed to the bottom wall of the body. This gasket is adapted to abut the end of the portion of the gasket. The gasket is of a polymeric or elastomeric material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Inventor: Sterling Kidd Combs
  • Patent number: 11999111
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a three-dimensional shaped object includes: a stacking step of stacking a layer by discharging a shaping material from a nozzle while moving the nozzle with respect to a stage in accordance with shaping data with which a three-dimensional shaped object is shaped, the shaping data including path information indicating a movement path of the nozzle with respect to the stage and discharge amount information indicating a discharge amount of the shaping material in the movement path; and a data changing step of adding a cleaning command for cleaning the nozzle to the shaping data based on information included in the shaping data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Satoshi Yamazaki
  • Patent number: 11999085
    Abstract: An injection molding machine includes: a fixed side member; and a movable side member fixed to the fixed side member, the movable side member being driven by a motor in order to perform injection molding of a molded product. The injection molding machine further includes a power feeding apparatus, one or more motors, and at least one servo amplifier. The power feeding apparatus converts a three-phase AC voltage into a DC voltage. The one or more of the motors are provided in the movable side member and drive the movable side member. The at least one servo amplifier is provided in the movable side member and drives one of the one or more of the motors by the DC voltage being supplied thereto through a DC power supply line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: THE JAPAN STEEL WORKS, LTD.
    Inventor: Keigo Fukuda
  • Patent number: 11992993
    Abstract: Provided is an apparatus for processing containers, in particular plastic containers and plastic parisons, including at least one processing device which processes the containers in a predetermined manner, and including at least one transfer device, which transfers the containers, individually, to the processing device in a transfer region and/or to which the containers are transferred from the processing device in a transfer region. At least one inspection device is provided, which is suitable and intended for visually inspecting at least a part of the processing device and or the transfer region at least at sections and completely, at least temporarily during a transfer process of a container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: KRONES AG
    Inventors: Harald Effenberger, Andreas Brunner, Christian Jendretzke, Thomas Hoellriegl
  • Patent number: 11993019
    Abstract: A 3D printing device includes at least one printing nozzle for a layer-by-layer application of a printing material provided for the production of a component to be printed along a direction of application (R). The 3D printing device has a temperature control device that is configured and provided both to cool and warm already applied printing material in the region of the printing nozzle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignees: Brose Fahrzeugteile SE & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, Würzburg, AIM3D GmbH
    Inventors: Stefan Beetz, Clemens Lieberwirth, Vincent Morrison
  • Patent number: 11969919
    Abstract: Provided is a method of manufacturing a sensor. The sensor has a casing having an opening portion, a clamp having a recessed part on its outer periphery and having one end inserted into the opening portion, and a sealing ring attached to the recessed part and disposed between the casing and the clamp. The method includes using a first divided mold to form a first component of the clamp, the first component including a main body portion and a first part located at one end side of the main body portion and forming a part of the recessed part. The first divided mold is divided so that a dividing surface intersects the main body portion and separates in an axial direction of the main body portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Yusuke Nakayama, Daisuke Inoue, Yuki Ushiro, Takaaki Sanda, Hiroto Katsura
  • Patent number: 11969926
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide a self-sufficient sequential locking device and an injection molding tool. The self-sufficient sequential locking device comprises an elongate body having two ends which are provided with first and second inner engagement elements respectively; first and second outer engagement elements selectably engageable with the first and second inner engagement elements respectively for alternatively establishing a first or a second connection by rotation of the elongate body between a first position in which the first connection is secured and the second connection is simultaneously releasable, and a second position in which the second connection is secured and the first connection is simultaneously releasable, and first and second locking element respectively cooperable with the first and second inner engagement element for securing the first connection when the elongate body is in the first position or the second connection when the elongate body is in the second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: FOREFRONT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY PTE LTD
    Inventor: Pierre Todesco
  • Patent number: 11964414
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a guiding and centering device (10) for a forming tool (2), in particular an injection molding or die-casting tool, comprising a first mold half (1) and a second mold half (5) which are guided by guide means (7) from a closed position in which the respective separating surfaces of both mold halves (1; 5) are pressed against one another into an opened position and vice versa. This guiding and centering device (10) comprises a protruding guiding body (4) formed as a circular cylindrical bolt (12) provided at the first mold half (1), a guiding recess (6) formed as a bush (14) with an circular cylindrical inner surface (20) provided at the second mold half (5) and a rolling element cage (16) with rolling elements (17) inserted in rows (18), by means of which the two mold halves (1; 5) are guided and precisely centered in the closed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: AGATHON AG, MASCHINENFABRIK
    Inventors: Christoph Meier, Niklas Kaufmann, Stefan Nobs
  • Patent number: 11951664
    Abstract: An injection molding mold including: a flow path through which a molten resin passes; a main body portion including an introduction portion configured to introduce the molten resin into the flow path and a supply portion configured to supply the molten resin from the flow path to a cavity mold; and a plug unit formed with a plug flow path which is a part of the flow path, the plug unit being attachable to the main body portion, in which a prevention portion configured to prevent a pressure loss from occurring when the molten resin passes through the flow path is formed at a portion of the plug flow path where a moving direction of the molten resin changes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: NISSEI ASB MACHINE CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Daizaburo Takehana
  • Patent number: 11945140
    Abstract: A method for producing a foam-molded product by using a plasticizing cylinder, includes: plasticizing and melting the thermoplastic resin to provide the molten resin in a plasticization zone of the plasticizing cylinder; introducing a pressurized fluid containing the physical foaming agent at a fixed pressure into a starvation zone of the plasticizing cylinder to retain the starvation zone at the fixed pressure; allowing the molten resin to be in the starved state in the starvation zone; bringing the molten resin in contact with the pressurized fluid containing the physical foaming agent at the fixed pressure, in the starvation zone in a state in which the starvation zone is retained at the fixed pressure; and molding the molten resin having been brought in contact with the pressurized fluid containing the physical foaming agent into the foam-molded product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: MAXELL, LTD.
    Inventors: Atsushi Yusa, Hideto Goto, Satoshi Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 11938651
    Abstract: A method for producing a concrete tube for a hyperloop passenger transport system. The concrete tube is concreted in situ by means of a formwork device. The formwork device has a formwork carriage which moves forwards during concreting. The formwork carriage has an inner form and an outer form for shuttering the concrete tube. An interspace between the inner form and outer form is filled, in particular continuously, with concrete. The solidified concrete tube can be supported on pillars via bearings. The freshly solidified portion of the concrete tube is preferably supported on the inside by inner rollers and on the outside by outer rollers. In order to support the formwork carriage on the pillars, the formwork device can have supporting rollers. The formwork device for implementing the method and to the concrete tube produced by the method for the hyperloop passenger transport system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: PERI SE
    Inventor: Werner Brunner
  • Patent number: 11938652
    Abstract: Plant (2) for the production of slabs made of composite stone material from a mix (M) containing granules of stone or ceramic or glass material and a binder, comprising at least one temporary support or mould (S), a distributor for the mix (M) designed to distribute a layer of mix (M) on the temporary support or mould (S), a station (4) for performing compaction by means of vacuum vibro-compression of the mix (M) arranged on the temporary support or mould (S) and a station for hardening the mix (M) so as to form the finished slabs. The plant (2) comprises a device (1) positioned downstream of the distributor and upstream of the compaction station (4) and comprising means (16) which act on the top surface of the mix (M) for pre-compaction and levelling of the mix (M) arranged on the temporary support or mould (S). The invention also relates to a method for the production of slabs of composite stone material from a mix (M).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Inventor: Dario Toncelli