Patents Issued in February 4, 2016
  • Publication number: 20160031089
    Abstract: The teach pendant (3) is provided with an arranged button section (31) in which multiple operation buttons (B1-B12) for setting operation instruction information for a welding robot (2), on the tip of which a welding tool (6) is installed, are disposed. The teach pendant gives movement instructions to the welding robot (2) as a result of operation instruction information being set using the operation buttons (B1-B12). The arranged button section (31) arranges the multiple operation buttons (B1-B12) in directions that correspond to the welding tool (6) movement directions, which are based on movement instructions to the welding robot (2) resulting from the operation instruction information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2014
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Kobe Seiko Sho (Kobe Steel, Ltd.)
    Inventors: Tsutomu ONE, Shuichi INADA, Atsushi FUKUNAGA, Takashi WADA
  • Publication number: 20160031090
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides apparatuses, methods and systems operable to provide transformable living spaces. The system includes a chassis and a configurable unit movably coupled to the chassis for at least one of translation and rotation with respect to the chassis. The system also includes at least one drivetrain assembly movably coupling the configurable unit to the chassis. The system includes at least one actuator coupled to the configurable unit by the at least one drivetrain assembly. The system also includes at least one robotic controller communicatively coupled to the at least one actuator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Applicant: MORPHLAB, INC.
    Inventors: Hasier Larrea-Tamayo, Ling Yi LIU, Kent Larson, William Lark, JR.
  • Publication number: 20160031091
    Abstract: A force feedback gripping device employs a mechanical gripper (23), an electromagnetic actuator (22) and a force feedback controller (21). The mechanical gripper (23) is operable to be actuated to one of a plurality of gripping poses for gripping an object. The electromagnetic actuator (22) includes a magnetorheological elastomer (“MRE”), wherein the MRE is operable to be transitioned between a plurality of shapes dependent upon a variable strength of a magnetic field applied to the MRE, and wherein each shape of the MRE actuates the mechanical gripper (23) to one of the gripping poses. The force feedback controller (21) is operable to control the variable strength of the magnetic field applied to the MRE based on an estimation of a gripping force of the mechanical gripper (23) and on a sensing of a load force of the object responsive to the gripping force of the mechanical gripper (23).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2014
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventors: ALEKSANDRA POPOVIC, SITHARTHAN KAMALAKARAN, DOUGLAS ALLEN STANTON
  • Publication number: 20160031092
    Abstract: A sucker includes: a main body having a bottom face formed with an annular abutment; a disc body made of a flexible material having a tapered annular wall, the disc body being disposed under the bottom face of the main body, an outer circumference of the annular wall being formed with a freely flexible lip edge positioned below the annular abutment face; an air chamber being formed in the disc body; and an air-sucking passage having a first end in communication with the air chamber of the disc body and a second end passing through the disc body and the main body to communicate with outer side. When the sucker sucks a surface of an object, the top face of the lip edge is in contact with the abutment face and supported thereby.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2014
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventor: Kuang-Tai LI
  • Publication number: 20160031093
    Abstract: A robot includes a lower arm, an upper arm, an actuator, and a brake. The upper arm is supported by the lower arm, and includes a bottom portion having a through hole and an arm portion extending from the bottom portion avoiding the through hole. The actuator includes an output shaft and a rotor coupled thereto. The brake is installed on the end surface of the actuator opposite to the side from which the output shaft projects and acts on a part of the rotor to brake the actuator. Virtual space is obtained by parallel displacement of a region corresponding to the through hole in the extending direction of the arm portion. The actuator is installed on the arm portion on the side of the virtual space, with the posture of the actuator being such that the virtual space and the brake do not overlap each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2015
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA YASKAWA DENKI
    Inventors: Ryuichiro TOMINAGA, Atsushi ICHIBANGASE, Kentaro TANAKA
  • Publication number: 20160031094
    Abstract: A robot includes: a base portion to be installed on an installation surface; an arm portion having a base end coupled to the base portion, the base end being rotatable around a rotation shaft disposed approximately parallel to the installation surface; a balancer having one side rotatably coupled to the base portion and another side rotatably coupled to the arm portion; and a one-side coupling part positioned on a tip side of the arm portion with respect to the rotation shaft in the base portion, the one-side coupling part coupling the one side of the balancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2015
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA YASKAWA DENKI
    Inventors: Shingo TSUTSUMI, Kentaro TANAKA, Atsushi ICHIBANGASE
  • Publication number: 20160031095
    Abstract: A robot includes: a base portion to be installed on an installation surface; an arm portion having a base end coupled to the base portion, the base end being rotatable around a rotation shaft disposed approximately parallel to the installation surface; and a balancer having one side rotatably coupled to the base portion and another side rotatably coupled to the arm portion. The arm portion includes a pair of arm constituting plates each coupled to the rotation shaft and facing each other, and at least a part of the balancer is arranged between the pair of arm constituting plates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2015
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA YASKAWA DENKI
    Inventors: Shingo TSUTSUMI, Kentaro TANAKA, Atsushi ICHIBANGASE
  • Publication number: 20160031096
    Abstract: A folding tool such as a knife includes first and second spaced apart sidewalls with a blade pivotally attached to both sidewalls with a self-interlocking pivot pin. An opening in one sidewall includes a first, larger portion that receives an end of the pivot pin, and a smaller cylindrical opening that communicates with the larger portion through a slot. The end of the pivot pin slides through the slot and the sidewalls are rotated relative to one another to interlock the sidewalls. The knife may be easily assembled and disassembled without tools.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2015
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventor: Bill Koenig
  • Publication number: 20160031097
    Abstract: A cutter assembly has a blade holder, a blade and a limiting element. The blade holder has an elongated blade chamber defined along a longitudinal direction of the blade holder and an opening defined in one end of the blade holder and communicating with the blade chamber. The blade is moveably mounted in the blade chamber. The limiting element is mounted on the blade holder at a position adjacent to the opening and has a limiting segment extending into the blade chamber and abutting a side surface of the blade.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2014
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventor: Chien-Lung Wu
  • Publication number: 20160031098
    Abstract: A cutting tool is provided which may include a first blade and a second blade rotatably coupled to the first blade. The cutting tool may include a first handle rotatably coupled to the first blade, the first handle rotatable between a deployed position and a folded position, and a second handle rotatably coupled to the second blade, the second handle rotatable between a deployed position and a folded position. The cutting tool may also include a first rotation lock configured to hold the first handle fixed relative to the first blade. The first handle may be configured to be rotatable relative to the first blade in response to the first rotation lock being disengaged. The first rotation lock may be configured to be held in the disengaged position in response to the first handle being disposed between the deployed position and the folded position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2015
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventors: Melissa L. Covel, Tony Steven Peterson
  • Publication number: 20160031099
    Abstract: An electric shaver generally includes a handle and a head mounted on the handle. The head has at least three cutter assemblies arranged in a forward-rearward direction. The cutter assemblies include a forwardmost cutter assembly and a rearwardmost cutter assembly that are long hair cutter assemblies. Each of the long hair cutter assemblies has a substantially U-shaped upper blade and a lower blade in shearing contact with the upper blade. The cutter assemblies further include a short hair cutter assembly disposed between the long hair cutter assemblies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2015
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventors: Daniel John Provolo, Richard Kirk Maguire, Daniel Richard Teteak, Paul Anthony Schneider, Wang Xuan, John Y.M. Wong
  • Publication number: 20160031100
    Abstract: An electric shaver generally includes a handle having an arm, and a head mounted on the handle via the arm such that the head is pivotable relative to the arm. The electric shaver also includes a clip by which the head automatically attached to the handle upon insertion of the arm into the head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2015
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventors: Daniel John Provolo, Richard Kirk Maguire, Daniel Richard Teteak, Paul Anthony Schneider, Wang Xuan, John Y.M. Wong
  • Publication number: 20160031101
    Abstract: A razor configured to achieve a close shave is provided. The razor includes a handle having an upper end and a lower end, wherein the upper end includes a mounting bracket configured to support a razor head thereon. The razor head includes a plurality of blades configured to rotate about in an oval loop driven by a rotating assembly. The razor head includes a pair of support structures disposed on opposing ends of the mounting bracket in a parallel configuration. Each support structure includes a pair of rotors configured to allow a conveyer belt to loop therearound. The conveyer belts are connected together via a plurality of blades disposed in a horizontal orientation. The conveyer belts are configured to be rotated in unison via a motor from the rotating assembly. The rotating assembly also includes an activation switch, a rotation switch and a speed switch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2015
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventor: Willie Fulton
  • Publication number: 20160031102
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are various embodiments and variations of a personal grooming device extender. In one embodiment, a personal grooming device extender comprises a telescoping handle having a proximal end and a distal end, and a top side and a bottom side; and an arm pivotably coupled with the distal end of the telescoping handle, the arm configured to adjust to a plurality of positions between a first position, extended linearly from the handle and a second position perpendicular with the distal end of the handle. A receiver may be releasably coupled onto the arm, the receiver comprising a moveable holding member configured to receive and hold a grooming tool. In some embodiments, the receiver may be interchangeable to accommodate a wider variety of grooming tools.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2015
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventors: Jeff Sacks, James J. Smith
  • Publication number: 20160031103
    Abstract: A power operated rotary knife including: a handle assembly, a head assembly and a vacuum attachment assembly. The handle assembly includes an elongated cylindrical handle housing defining a handle assembly longitudinal axis extending through a throughbore of the handle housing. The head assembly includes a rotary knife blade rotatably supported for rotation about an axis of rotation in a blade housing and a frame securing the blade housing to the distal end of the handle assembly in a position offset from the handle housing, the axis of rotation of the rotary knife blade being spaced apart from and parallel to the handle longitudinal axis. The vacuum attachment assembly includes an adapter extending at an angle away from the handle housing such that a central axis of the adapter is transverse to the with respect to the rotary knife blade axis of rotation and the handle assembly longitudinal axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2014
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventors: NICHOLAS A. MASCARI, KEVIN V. STUMP, EDSON BERNARDELLI DE BITTENCOURT
  • Publication number: 20160031104
    Abstract: A power operated rotary knife including: a handle assembly, a head assembly and a vacuum attachment assembly. The handle assembly includes an elongated cylindrical handle housing defining a handle assembly longitudinal axis extending through a throughbore of the handle housing. The head assembly includes a rotary knife blade rotatably supported for rotation about an axis of rotation in a blade housing and a frame securing the blade housing to the distal end of the handle assembly in a position offset from the handle housing, the axis of rotation of the rotary knife blade being spaced apart from and parallel to the handle longitudinal axis. The vacuum attachment assembly includes an adapter including an upper boss affixed to the frame and a body for receiving a vacuum hose. A central axis of the adapter is parallel with respect to the rotary knife blade central axis and the handle assembly longitudinal axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2015
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventor: NICHOLAS A. MASCARI
  • Publication number: 20160031105
    Abstract: A cutter to cut die attach solder preform material is disclosed. It is formed of: a base; a pair of raised blocks spaced apart on the base with each having a slot sized to accommodate a cutting blade configured to cleave the material to be cut, constrain the cutting blade to vertical movement, and maintain the squareness of the cutting blade with respect to the base for cutting material; an adjustable stop positioned forward of the cutting blade which is configured to be moved so as to set the length of the material to be cut by the cutting blade; and a linear scale positioned proximate to the adjustable stop which enables a measured length of the material to be cut. Methods of using the aforementioned cutter are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2015
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventor: M. Gail Koebke
  • Publication number: 20160031106
    Abstract: Disclosed are an apparatus and a method for separating a touch screen and a display screen, the apparatus comprises: a working base station configured to hold the touch screen and the display screen jointed together by a sealant; a heater mounted inside of the working base station and configured to heat and soften the sealant between the touch screen and the display screen; a saw wire arranged to contact a contact boundary between the touch screen and the display screen and to reciprocate at least in a tangent direction of the contact boundary so as to preliminarily separate the touch screen and the display screen; a first adsorption device configured to adsorb the display screen and remove the display screen from the touch screen; and a mutual moving mechanism configured to enable the saw wire to contact the contact boundary between the touch screen and the display screen and to move relative to the touch screen and display screen in a normal direction of the contact boundary.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2014
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventors: Wenming Wu, Fangfang Wu, Lin Lin
  • Publication number: 20160031107
    Abstract: A fruit arrangement system including a cutter and a storage container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2014
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Applicant: Edible Arrangements, LLC
    Inventor: Tariq Farid
  • Publication number: 20160031108
    Abstract: Using an existing embroidery design that has been created for applique, data is automatically created for a cutting machine, which will cut the applique. Currently, the user currently has to cut these by hand—a labor intensive process or use a custom die that can be expensive. The process only requires that the applique steps in the sewing sequence are labeled as such. Generally, the applique steps are so labeled in order for the design creator to be able to let the sewer know what they are doing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2015
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventor: Brian D. Bailie
  • Publication number: 20160031109
    Abstract: A cutting apparatus includes a cut mechanism configured to cut a workpiece; and a control device configured to: judge whether or not each of plural patterns to be cut by the cut mechanism is a test pattern used for evaluating a cut quality of the workpiece cut by the cut mechanism; determine a cut sequence, the cut sequence indicating a sequence in which the plural patterns are cut from the workpiece by the cut mechanism, the cut sequence being determined so that a pattern judged as the test pattern is cut before a normal pattern judged to not be the test pattern; and control the cut mechanism to cut the plural patterns from the workpiece according to the cut sequence.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2015
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventor: Daisuke Abe
  • Publication number: 20160031110
    Abstract: In various embodiments, a dynamically directed workpiece positioning system may include a transport, a sensor positioned to detect a workpiece on the transport, a cutting member positioned along or downstream of the transport, and a computer system. The sensor may scan the workpiece as the workpiece is moved relative to the transport by a human operator or a positioning device. Based on the scan data, the computer system may generate commands to guide the human operator or positioning device in moving the workpiece to a desired position corresponding to a cut solution for the workpiece. Optionally, the computer system may cause the cutting member to be repositioned while the workpiece is being moved relative to the transport. Once the workpiece is in the desired position, the transport may be used to move the workpiece toward the cutting member. Corresponding methods and apparatuses are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2015
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventors: Garyland Kirk Middleton, Scott Erling Norton, Christopher W. Blomquist
  • Publication number: 20160031111
    Abstract: A magnetic knife blade wiper, for use with knives of standard types and sizes, has a pair of wiper blades spaced apart in parallel to fit onto the side surfaces of a knife blade. A device housing is attached to upper ends of the pair of wiper blades and has a permanent magnet carried in a cavity therein for holding the wiper magnetically on the spine of the knife blade. The wiper can be moved along the blade toward the knifepoint to wipe off any food debris on the side surfaces of the blade. The wiper blade length is sized to be less than the height of the blade so that the wiper can remain in position proximate the hilt of the knife without interfering with cutting operations. The wiper blades have a thin profile so that, when positioned proximate the hilt of the knife, they do not project beyond the girth of the knife in order not to interfere with the user's sightlines or cutting operations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2014
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventor: Jeffrey W. Nasrallah
  • Publication number: 20160031112
    Abstract: A magnetic knife wedge attachment for use with a knife has a spine-mounting portion carrying a permanent magnet adapted to be placed in magnetic contact on the spine of the knife blade, and a blade-mounting portion carrying another permanent magnet forming an L-shaped cross-section with the spine-mounting portion and adapted for magnetic attachment to the side surface of the knife blade. The blade-mounting portion has beveled surfaces tapering to sharp edges so as to form a wedge shape around the edges of the blade-mounting portion for forcing cut food material to tilt outward to prevent adhesion of the cut material to the knife blade. By its magnetic attachment onto two contiguous portions of the metal knife blade, the wedge device provides magnetic strength and holding forces to remain locked onto the knife blade during use for cutting food material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2014
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventor: Jeffrey W. Nasrallah
  • Publication number: 20160031113
    Abstract: The invention relates to a Device (10) for separating a tubular web (11) in two flat webs (12, 13) with an adjustable blade (20) for cutting the tubular web (11) and with a pulling device (30) which impinges the blade (20) with a tensile force (K) on a folding edge (14) of the tubular web (11) wherein the pulling device (30) is configured in a way that the tensile force (K) is adjustable depending on the tubular properties of the tubular web (11) and that the tensile force (K) can be mainly kept constant with constant tubular properties independent from the tubular web (11).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2014
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Applicant: WINDMÖLLER & HÖLSCHER KG
    Inventor: Werner BECKONERT
  • Publication number: 20160031114
    Abstract: A slitting apparatus having an anvil cylinder with an outer cylindrical surface adapted to support the material as it conveys through the slitting apparatus. An in-line cutting assembly having a series of blades with cutting edges disposed within a. common plane that is oriented perpendicular to the cylinder's central axis. The cutting edges are arranged in an arcuate line that spirals inwardly toward the outer circumarential surface whereby the blades progressively slice the material so that the in-line cutting assembly forms a singular continuous slit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2014
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventor: Stephen W. DeLise, JR.
  • Publication number: 20160031115
    Abstract: The device has a sawing station with cross-cut saw downstream of a feed transport device feeding workpieces to a transport unit of the sawing station that has a drive separate from that of the feed transport device. The feed transport device has a retaining/accumulating unit driven independently of a transport element of the feed transport device and subjecting the workpieces to a slower supply speed than the transport element. A transfer transport device is located between retaining/accumulating unit and sawing station. The drive of the transport element of the transfer transport device is controlled/adjusted independent of or by the drive of the retaining/accumulating unit via mechanically coupled step-up gear. The workpieces initially accumulate in the feed transport device and abut each other and are then transported onward with acceleration so that they are again spaced apart. The workpiece position is detected in the region of the transfer transport device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2015
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventors: Alois Heinz, Herbert Locherer
  • Publication number: 20160031116
    Abstract: A butt flare reducing apparatus for logs is provided. The apparatus includes a machine frame, a stator ring assembly fixedly coupled to the machine frame, and a flare reducing tool adjustment assembly movably coupled to the stator ring assembly. The apparatus further includes an actuator coupled on one end to the machine frame and on the other end to the flare reducing tool adjustment assembly to move the flare reducing tool adjustment assembly between the opposing end positions, and a rotor assembly rotatably coupled to the stator ring assembly. The rotor assembly includes a rotor frame and at least one flare reducing tool movably coupled to the rotor frame to translate linearly toward and away from a longitudinal axis of rotation in direct correlation to movement of the actuator and flare reducing tool adjustment assembly to adjust a log processing diameter. Related methods are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2015
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventors: Marek Cholewczynski, Jorgen Lefsrud
  • Publication number: 20160031117
    Abstract: A geopolymer brick fabrication system comprising a mixer (100) having a tank (101) which comprises a closeable bottom outlet (102) and an inner surface coated with saturated polyester resin that is resistant against corrosive geopolymeric material for receiving the geopolymer raw material to be mixed by shaft (103) driven by a spindle motor (104) a moulding section (200) to receive the mixed geopolymer raw material through a slanted conveyer (105) upon opening of the closeable outlet (102) for shaping the mixture under pressure inside a mould (201) to obtain a geopolymer brick and a curing section (300) having a moving platform (301) across a curing chamber (302) to simultaneously cure and transport the brick thereon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2014
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Applicants: UNIVERSITI MALAYSIA PERLIS, KING ABDUL AZIZ CITY SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY (KACST)
    Inventors: MOHD MUSTAFA AL BAKRI ABDULLAH, MUHAMMAD FAHEEM MOHD TAHIR, KAMARUDIN HUSSIN, MOHAMMAD TAMIZI SELIMIN, WAN MASTURA WAN IBRAHIM, MUHD IZZAT AHMAD, CHE MOHD RUZAIDI GHAZALI, KHAIRUL NIZAR ISMAIL, MOHAMMED BINHUSSAIN
  • Publication number: 20160031118
    Abstract: An interchangeable concrete cutting chainsaw cutting assembly adapted for installation upon a drive assembly in exchange for a removed, different type cutting head assembly. The chainsaw cutting assembly includes a housing that has fasteners that releasably attach the housing to a drive assembly in an installed configuration. A ration transmission has a plurality of interconnected rotation member, each rotatable member having a mounting shaft positioned at a fixed location on the housing by a bearing assembly. The driven member has a receiver that interconnects with a driveshaft of the driver assembly in the installed configuration whereby the driven member is rotated by the drive assembly. The cutting chain drive member operatively interconnected with a drive sprocket whereby rotation of the cutting chain drive member rotates the drive sprocket. The chainsaw cutting assembly is pivotable relative to the drive assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2015
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventors: Anthony Barrata, Peter Zetterlind, Anders Jönsson
  • Publication number: 20160031119
    Abstract: A method for using a feed device for driving a machine tool, particularly for driving a core drill bit for drilling concrete and masonry, along a machine base is disclosed. A feed device for using this method, where there is included a drive for reversibly driving the machine tool relative to the machine base and sensors for recording the parameters of the machine tool and the parameters of the feed device, is also disclosed. A machine tool for using this method, where there is included a drive for driving a tool held in the machine tool, is further disclosed. In the method, a parameter for the machine tool and/or the feed device that is optimal for working on an existing workpiece is adjusted on the basis of at least one measured parameter of the machine tool as well as at least one measured parameter of the feed device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2014
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Applicant: Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: John Van TAACK-TRAKRANEN
  • Publication number: 20160031120
    Abstract: The invention relates to a prepreg comprising a structural layer of conductive fibres comprising thermosetting resin in the interstices, and a first outer layer of resin comprising thermosetting resin, and comprising a population of conductive free filaments located at the interface between the structural layer and the outer resin layer which, when cured under elevated temperature, produces a cured composite material comprising a cured structural layer of packed conductive fibres and a first outer layer of cured resin, the outer layer of cured resin, comprising a proportion of the population of conductive free filaments dispersed therein, and to a process for manufacturing prepregs wherein the electrically conductive fibres pass a fibre disrupting means to cause a proportion of the fibres on an external face of the sheet to become free filaments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2015
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventors: Emilie Fisset, John Ellis
  • Publication number: 20160031121
    Abstract: A mold capable of inhibiting supercooling is provided. A mold according to an exemplary aspect of the present invention includes a cooling channel formed therein and has a recess formed in a cavity surface. The mold includes a heat-insulating barrier formed between the cooling channel and a bottom surface of the recess formed in the cavity surface. The heat-insulating barrier includes a space formed between the cooling channel and the bottom surface of the recess formed in the cavity surface. The space is filled with a medium (for example, an air) having a thermal conductivity lower than that of other portions of the mold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2015
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Naoaki SUGIURA
  • Publication number: 20160031122
    Abstract: A tool system for moulding an article comprising a tool (100) having a tool surface (110) for forming an article, the tool surface (110) comprising a plurality of tool zones, a plurality of fluid flow paths (151, 152) to direct the flow of a heating or a cooling fluid to individual tool zones, heating means comprising an in-line heater (150) for heating fluid passing through a respective heating fluid flow path and cooling means comprising a cooling fluid flow path, the cooling fluid flow path bypassing the in-line heater of the heating fluid flow path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2014
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Applicant: SURFACE GENERATION LIMITED
    Inventor: Ben HALFORD
  • Publication number: 20160031123
    Abstract: A cap filled with fluid sealant is produced for subsequent attachment to an exposed portion of a fastener, such as a bolt head. The cap has a shell made of a synthetic resin formed in a generally hemispherical, hollow shape, and a recess defined by an inner surface of the shell in a generally hemispherical shape. The method includes filling the recess with a fluid sealant, which contains a mixture of a thermosetting substance and a curing agent that is freezable prior to curing, such that while the sealant is frozen, no curing takes place, and when the sealant is subsequently heated and thawed, its original fluidity is restored and curing of the thermosetting substance restarts. The sealant is then frozen while the sealant is filled in the cap. Subsequently the sealant is thawed and any condensation that forms on the sealant or the cap during the thawing is removed by drying.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2015
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventors: Osamu Mizoguchi, Takayuki Nomura, Hitoshi Tsujikawa, Yoshiki Ikeda
  • Publication number: 20160031124
    Abstract: Mould for producing a panel assembly comprising a panel and a gasket, which gasket is adhered to the panel, and extends along at least a portion of the periphery thereof, the mould comprising a first mould part and a second mould part that are formed such that the panel can been closed thereby forming a closed cavity the inner boundaries of which are formed by a first mould surface, a second mould surface and the periphery of the panel, and wherein the second mould part comprises a resilient lip extending along the periphery, the resilient lip being provided for being displaced by an applicator device to provide access to the closed cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2014
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventor: Johan Ria Hugo VAN DYCK
  • Publication number: 20160031125
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods to fill large holes rapidly with polyurethanes by injecting polyurethanes in a plurality of containers having volumes less than the volume of the hole to be filled, letting the polyurethanes cure in the containers, and using the polyurethane-filled containers to fill the large hole. Additional filling polymers may be added in between and on top of each layer of polyurethane-filled containers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2015
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventor: Brent Barron
  • Publication number: 20160031126
    Abstract: An apparatus for spin casting lenses includes a rotatable tube, the rotatable tube defining a longitudinal cavity, wherein the longitudinal cavity is configured to receive molds. According to one exemplary embodiment, the rotatable tube is made of metal and includes a plurality of apertures configured to permit the transmission of actinic radiation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2015
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Applicant: MENICON SINGAPORE PTE LTD.
    Inventor: Stephen D. Newman
  • Publication number: 20160031127
    Abstract: A method of fabricating a flexible display panel is provided. In the method, a rigid substrate is provided, a fluorinated polyimide substrate is formed on the rigid substrate, a display device is formed on the fluorinated polyimide substrate, and the fluorinated polyimide substrate is separated from the rigid substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2015
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventors: Yu-Chen Chang, Chun-Hsien Chao, Kai-Chieh Wu, Chien-Ying Chen, Yu-Hsin Lin
  • Publication number: 20160031128
    Abstract: A first mold has a recessed surface portion. A second mold that has a protruding surface portion and a flat surface portion is laid on top of the first mold, thereby forming a first cavity between the recessed surface portion and the protruding surface portion and a second cavity between the first mold and the flat surface portion. The first cavity and the second cavity are filled with a first resin material. A third mold having a flat inner wall surface is laid on top of the first mold and the first resin, thereby forming a space between the inner wall surface and the first resin so as to correspond to the protruding surface portion. This space is filled with a second resin material, and thus an acoustic coupling member is molded.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2015
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventor: Kanechika KIYOSE
  • Publication number: 20160031129
    Abstract: A method of making a cosmetic make-up product involves a. dispensing a base cosmetic paste on a support b. pressing the base paste through a first heated mold at a temperature higher than 60° C. and provided with at least one relief adapted to create a groove in the base paste; c. dispensing a second decorative cosmetic paste on top of the base cosmetic paste so as to completely cover it and so as to fill at least partially the groove created in the base cosmetic paste by the mold, d. pressing with a second mold the base and the decorative cosmetic paste so as to make the pastes take a shape of the second mold, thus obtaining a semi-finished product e. drying the semi-finished product f. surface working the dried semi-finished product to remove the decorative cosmetic paste at least from those areas of the base cosmetic paste without grooves.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2015
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventor: Nicolò LARCERI
  • Publication number: 20160031130
    Abstract: Polyethylene tetrafluoroethylene) (ETFE) polymers having an average molecular weight of at least 300,000 g/mol and a melt enthalpy of at least 57 J/g are provided. The ETFE polymer may include at least one additional comonomer. The ETFE polymer is used to form a porous tape or membrane that has a node and fibril structure. A porous ETFE tape may be formed by lubricating the ETFE polymer and subjecting the lubricated polymer to pressure at a temperature below the melting point of the ETFE polymer. Optionally, the ETFE tape may be expanded at a temperature below the melting temperature of the ETFE polymer to form an expanded ETFE membrane. Alternatively, the ETFE polymer may subjected to heat and pressure without the addition of a lubricant to form a dense preform. The dense preform may be subsequently slit in a length direction and stretched to form a dense ETFE fiber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2015
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventor: Guy A. Sbriglia
  • Publication number: 20160031131
    Abstract: An imprint apparatus of the present invention that molds and cures an imprint material on a substrate using a mold to form a pattern on the substrate. The imprint apparatus includes a supply unit configured to supply a gas into a gap between the imprint material on the substrate and the mold. The supply unit is configured to supply a mixed gas in which a permeable gas, which permeates at least one of the mold, the imprint material and the substrate, and a condensable gas, which is liquefied under a pressure generated by the molding, is mixed with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2015
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventors: Masayuki TANABE, Yasuyuki TAMURA, Yukio HANYU
  • Publication number: 20160031132
    Abstract: A method is provided for forming a glass fiber product, by forming a first mixture including dry melt-resistant filiform glass fibers, a fire-retarding solution, and a thickening agent; forming a second mixture including the first mixture and a binding agent, wherein the first mixture and the binding agent being configured to form an expanding foam; and applying the second mixture to a surface prior to the second mixture forming the expanding foam. A method is also provided for forming a glass fiber product, by adding a thickening agent to a fire-retarding solution to form a first mixture; adding a hardening agent to the first mixture to form a second mixture; and adding dry melt-resistant filiform glass fibers to the second mixture to form a paste mixture. Associated apparatuses are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2014
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventor: Daniel Baroux
  • Publication number: 20160031133
    Abstract: A foam molding system and method of operation are provided. The foam molding system includes a molding assembly configured to mix a plurality of constituent materials to form a molding material. A dispenser is operably coupled to receive the molding material. A carrier is positioned to receive the molding material from the dispenser, the carrier being removably coupled to the foam molding machine. An RFID module is coupled to the carrier. An RFID reader is arranged to receive a signal from the RFID module when the carrier is arranged in the foam molding machine. A controller is operably coupled to the RFID reader and the molding assembly, wherein the controller includes a processor that is responsive to executable computer instructions for changing molding parameters in response to the RFID reader receiving the signal from the RFID module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2015
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventors: John R. Osterday, Steven L. Snead
  • Publication number: 20160031134
    Abstract: The present invention relates to molding and overmolding compositions for delicate components. More particularly the invention relates to compositions for low pressure molding and overmolding, making these compositions particularly well suited for electronic devices. The molding and overmolding composition is suitable for low pressure injection molding processes, particularly at 0.5 to 200 bars at 70° C. to 240° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2015
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventors: Cynthia L. Cain, Charles W. Paul, Maria Cristina Barbosa DeJesus
  • Publication number: 20160031135
    Abstract: This invention relates to the manufacturing of durable thermoset in-mold finishing films (TIMFFs) combining in-mold decorating and in-mold durable exterior grade coating capabilities, to molded articles having TIMFFs adhering to their surfaces and both showing a decoration and providing protection, and to thermosetting resin formulations used in the manufacturing of TIMFFs. In some embodiments, the thermoset is prepared via polyurethane chemistry; the manufacturing process comprises reaction injection molding (RIM) with a specially designed mold; and articles having TIMFFs adhering to their surfaces include graphic panels for durable signage, structural graphics, molded flooring, prefabricated housing, aerospace structures and body panels, automotive structures and body panels, and marine structures and body panels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2015
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Applicant: Absolute Exhibits, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Paul Hicks, Jozef Bicerano
  • Publication number: 20160031136
    Abstract: A feed system for an injection molding method and machine includes a first part including a first channel, and a second part including a second channel, the first channel and the second channel forming a molten plastic feed conduit when the first part is located adjacent to the second part. A joint is formed between the first part and the second part along the first channel and the second channel and the joint is one of a sintered joint, a welded joint, and a brazed joint.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2015
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventors: Chow-chi HUANG, Gene Michael ALTONEN, Ralph Edwin NEUFARTH, Matthew Lloyd NEWMAN, Michael Thomas DODD, John Philip BEAUMONT
  • Publication number: 20160031137
    Abstract: This invention relates generally to an apparatus for casting a portion of a tire or other article of manufacture, and, more specifically, to an apparatus that has a gate design, that has a plunging nozzle with a waste reservoir for separating off-ratio material before it enters the cavity that forms a portion of the tire or other article of manufacture. The design may further include a passage that connects the runner to the waste reservoir as well as an air vent that allows trapped gas or air to exit the waste reservoir as it fills with waste material, a valve that is operative!'/associated with the passage for closing and opening the passage at appropriate times, and a nozzle constructed from two independently translating components for initially introducing material into the waste reservoir and subsequently into the runner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventor: Brian D. WILSON
  • Publication number: 20160031138
    Abstract: A mold clamping mechanism including a fixed platen and a movable platen is disclosed. The fixed platen includes upper and lower, left and right through-holes for allowing passage of tie-bars therethrough, and a cutout for separating the through-holes into mold-side holes and opposite-mold-side holes. The fixed platen is divided by the cutout into a mold-side part and an opposite-mold-side part. The mold-side part is provided with main leg part connected to the bed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2015
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventors: Atsushi MURATA, Kimiaki SHIOIRI, Tatsuhiko NISHIZAWA, Isamu YAMAGUCHI, Kazunori TANAKA