Patents Examined by William C. Gibson
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Patent number: 11234559Abstract: An apparatus is provided for toasting a food item arranged to receive and support the food item during toasting. The apparatus includes a heating element assembly arranged to heat the surface of the food item by radiant heat. The apparatus is arranged to operate in a first mode where the heating element assembly operates at a first power and a second mode where the heating element assembly operates at a second power. The apparatus further includes a thermally sensitive actuator having a first and a second position and being arranged to switch from the first mode to the second mode at a predetermined temperature by moving from the first position to the second position. The apparatus further includes an arrangement for forcing the actuator to return to its first position.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 2016Date of Patent: February 1, 2022Assignee: Strix LimitedInventor: Colin Moughton
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Patent number: 11148223Abstract: This laser processing machine, which moves a work piece, which is mounted on a table, and an optical head, which shines a laser light, relative to each other, and processes the work piece by irradiating the work piece with the laser light, is provided with: a calibration camera that is fixed to the optical head; a probe that is fixed to the optical head; and a calibration unit that has measurement reference points (Pc1, Pc2, Pc3, Pp1, Pp2, Pp3) for measuring the position of the calibration camera and the probe, and a processing portion that forms a processing mark (L1, L2) due to the laser light.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2015Date of Patent: October 19, 2021Assignee: MAKINO MILLING MACHINE CO., LTD.Inventors: Hiroshi Toyama, Muneaki Beppu
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Patent number: 11117209Abstract: A soldering tip fastening device includes a soldering device fastener configured for fastening the soldering tip fastening device on a soldering device, and a soldering tip fastener configured to fasten a soldering tip on a soldering device when the soldering tip fastening device is fastened to the soldering device. The soldering tip fastener and the soldering device fastener are associated with opposite ends of the soldering tip fastening device. The soldering tip fastening device has a sleeve with an elastic element, the sleeve being configured such that the elastic element is tensioned during the fastening of the soldering tip on the soldering device by the soldering tip fastening device.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2018Date of Patent: September 14, 2021Assignee: APEX BRANDS, INC.Inventors: Bernd Niedermayer, Ralf Zerweck
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Patent number: 11059123Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus for forming a three-dimensional article through successively depositing individual layers of powder material that are fused together so as to form the article, the apparatus comprising an electron beam source emanating an electron beam for fusing the powder material in a build tank, a hollow construction having an upper opening and a lower opening, means for moving the hollow construction between a first position and a second position, a synchronising unit for synchronising the movement of a powder distributor for applying the individual layers of powder material on the work table with the movement of the hollow construction so that the hollow metal construction is at the first position when fusing and/or heating the powder layer and at the second position when the powder distributor is distributing the powder material for forming the individual powder layers.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2018Date of Patent: July 13, 2021Assignee: Arcam ABInventors: Ulf Ackelid, Isak Elfstroem
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Patent number: 10974568Abstract: A coolant heating apparatus includes: a housing having a coolant flow path therein and configured to cause coolant to flow into the housing and to flow out from the housing after being heated; a sheath heater provided in an inside of the housing and configured to heat the coolant; and a heat conduction plate provided inside the housing and made of a heat-conductive material. A portion of the heat conduction plate is bent in a shape to enclose an outer circumferential surface of the sheath heater and to be in surface contact with the sheath heater so as to carry out heat conduction with the sheath heater, and a remaining portion of the heat conduction plate is in surface contact with the coolant inside the housing such that the coolant is heated by heat conducted from the sheath heater.Type: GrantFiled: April 3, 2018Date of Patent: April 13, 2021Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation Doowon, Climate Control Co., Ltd.Inventors: Sang Shin Lee, Jae Woong Kim, So Yoon Park, Man Ju Oh, Du Youl Choi
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Patent number: 10967450Abstract: A method of yielding a thinner product wafer from a thicker base SiC wafer cut from a SiC ingot includes: supporting the base SiC wafer with a support substrate: and while the base SiC wafer is supported by the support substrate, cutting through the base SiC wafer in a direction parallel to a first main surface of the base SiC wafer using a wire as part of a wire electrical discharge machining (WEDM) process, to separate the product wafer from the base SiC wafer, the product wafer being attached to the support substrate when cut from the base SiC wafer.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2018Date of Patent: April 6, 2021Assignee: Infineon Technologies AGInventors: Nirdesh Ojha, Francisco Javier Santos Rodriguez, Roland Rupp, Markus Heinrici, Karin Delalut, Claudia Friza
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Patent number: 10962229Abstract: A cooking appliance is provided that may include a main body having a cooking chamber formed therein; a lower space formed inside the main body and separated from the cooking chamber between a bottom of the main body and the cooking chamber; and first and second heating assemblies, the second heating assembly being installed inside the lower space. An opening configured to open the lower space portion to an outside of the main body may be formed in the lower space between the bottom of the main body and the cooking chamber, and the second heating assembly may be inserted into or withdrawn from the lower space through the opening.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2018Date of Patent: March 30, 2021Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Hyun Woo Park, Jun Ho Seok, Jong Ho Lee
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Patent number: 10953493Abstract: A system for making a welded assembly. The system may include a welding system that projects a laser beam that welds a first part to a second part. The system may further include a gas delivery device defining an interior cavity. The gas delivery device may include an inlet that provides pressurized gas to the interior cavity, and a discharge slot that receives the pressurized gas from the interior cavity and outputs the pressurized gas with substantially laminar flow toward the laser beam.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2017Date of Patent: March 23, 2021Assignee: ArvinMeritor Technology, LLCInventors: Phillip Leicht, Yang Zhai, David Earl Rogers
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Patent number: 10919112Abstract: A negative electrode for an electrochemical cell of a lithium metal battery may be manufactured by joining together a metallic current collector piece and a lithium metal piece. The metallic current collector piece may be positioned adjacent the lithium metal piece in an at least partially lapped configuration at a weld site. A laser beam may be directed at an upper surface of the metallic current collector piece at the weld site to melt a portion of the lithium metal piece adjacent the metallic current collector piece and produce a lithium metal molten weld pool. The second laser beam may be terminated to solidify the lithium metal molten weld pool into a solid weld joint that physically bonds the lithium metal piece and the metallic current collector piece together at the weld site.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2018Date of Patent: February 16, 2021Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLCInventors: Fang Dai, Hongliang Wang, Wayne Cai, Mei Cai
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Patent number: 10835995Abstract: A system for making a welded assembly. The system may include a welding system that is configured to weld a first part to a second part with a laser beam. The system may further include an integrated feeder nozzle that includes an inlet manifold that receives a shield gas, and a nozzle body secured to the inlet manifold. The nozzle body may include a plurality of peripheral apertures that extend through the conical distal region and that are arranged around a central axis of the nozzle body. The system may further include a wire feeder disposed in the inlet manifold and the nozzle body. The wire feeder receives a welding wire and guides the welding wire to the central aperture.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2017Date of Patent: November 17, 2020Assignee: ArvinMeritor Technology, LLCInventors: Yang Zhai, Phillip Leicht, David Earl Rogers
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Patent number: 10779678Abstract: An automatic handmade drink brewing packing equipment contains: a delivery unit, an ordering unit, a material preparation unit, a drink cup unit, a storage unit, a seasoning unit, a stirring unit, and an automatic capping unit. The delivery unit includes a rail on which a dropping area, a material supply area, a first flavoring area, a first mixing area, a packaging area, and a sales area are arranged. The ordering unit includes a display screen and a central controller. The material preparation unit includes an automatic control device and multiple accommodation tanks. The drink cup unit includes multiple cup holders and drink cups. The storage unit includes plural storing tanks and control valves. The seasoning unit includes plural first flavoring buckets and second flavoring buckets. The stirring unit includes a first stirrer and a first power member. The automatic capping unit includes a sealing machine.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2017Date of Patent: September 22, 2020Inventor: Wei-Hsiang Hsu