Patents Issued in September 8, 2016
  • Publication number: 20160256957
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure are directed to repairing or restoring a liner associated with a combustor of an aircraft engine. The liner is at least partially stripped of at least one detail. An automated welding operation is applied to the liner. A coating of the liner on a cold side of the liner is retained on the liner during the welding operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2015
    Publication date: September 8, 2016
    Inventors: Steven Ivory, Monika D. Kinstler, David A. Gaudreau
  • Publication number: 20160256958
    Abstract: A method is provided for producing a component connection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2016
    Publication date: September 8, 2016
    Inventors: Johann VAN NIEKERK, Hans LANGRIEGER
  • Publication number: 20160256959
    Abstract: A coating removal apparatus removes a coating from a surface. The apparatus has a movable scanning head and scanning optics. The scanning head is movable in one dimension, and the scanning optics adjust in two dimensions to compensate for movement of the scanning head to implement long range scanning with a uniform scanning pattern. Further, a surface roughness is determined by measuring specular and scattered reflections at various angles. For composite surfaces, the apparatus utilizes UV laser radiation and a controlled atmosphere to remove coating and alter the chemical characteristics at the surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2016
    Publication date: September 8, 2016
    Inventors: James W. Thomas, Robert L. Cargill, Mitchell R. Wool
  • Publication number: 20160256960
    Abstract: A multi-functional apparatus for testing and etching a substrate capable of increasing spatial efficiency and manufacturing efficiency by performing testing and etching operations in a same chamber body and a substrate processing apparatus including the same, the multi-functional apparatus including a chamber body having an entrance into which the substrate is injected in one of its sides and an exit from which the substrate is ejected in another one of its sides; a transfer unit disposed inside of the chamber body and for transferring the injected substrate in a direction from the entrance to the exit; a laser etching unit disposed on an upper portion of the transfer unit and for etching a part of the substrate disposed on the transfer unit; and a testing unit for testing the substrate disposed on the transfer unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2016
    Publication date: September 8, 2016
    Inventors: Sung-Hwan Kim, Sang-Su Kim, Byoung-Seong Jeong, Je-Hyun Song, Tae-Hun Lee, Sung-Won Yang, Tae-Hyung Kim
  • Publication number: 20160256961
    Abstract: Apparatus, systems, processes, control systems, means and methods for near-weld gas purging and welding. A focused circumferential near-weld purge gas delivery system for pipeline welding. A near-weld purge rig which has a near-weld purge gas channel and which achieves a low oxygen concentration proximate to a pipe gap for welding. The gas used for purging is also directed against an interior surface of the pipe to be welded. The directed gas cools the pipe to a desired temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 29, 2016
    Publication date: September 8, 2016
    Inventors: Mark Clemmons, Shankar Rajagopalan, Jason W. Curbo, Jose C. Bouche, Siddharth Mallick, Brian L. Kirk
  • Publication number: 20160256962
    Abstract: A solder ball includes about 1.0 wt % to about 2.0 wt % silver (Ag), about 4.0 wt % to about 8.0 wt % indium (In), about 10.0 wt % to about 20.0 wt % bismuth (Bi), about 0.005 wt % to about 0.1 wt % deoxidizer, and the balance of tin (Sn). A melting point of the solder is about 170° C. to about 190° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2016
    Publication date: September 8, 2016
    Applicant: MK Electron Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hui Joong KIM, Jae Hun SONG, Young Woo LEE, Jae Hong LEE, Jae Yeol SON, Eung Jae KIM, Ho Gun CHA
  • Publication number: 20160256963
    Abstract: There is provided a welding jig for a secondary battery capable of preventing battery cells from floating in a jig by designing the jig so that the thinnest portion in a thickness direction of a battery cell is an alignment reference based on an end at which a terminal unit is positioned in as width direction of a battery cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2016
    Publication date: September 8, 2016
    Inventor: Seonhee Hwang
  • Publication number: 20160256964
    Abstract: An apparatus and method are presented for repairing damage to the boundary wall between an engine coolant passage and a fuel injector bore in a cylinder head. The method involves removing the fuel injector from the fuel injector bore adjoining the damaged boundary wall and inserting a purpose-built sealant injector tool into the fuel injector bore. The sealant injector tool is dimensionally equivalent to the fuel injector in critical regions so that it conforms to the interior surface of the fuel injector bore. Sealant is injected into the sealant injector tool at high pressure until the sealant flows into the crack between the fuel injector bore and the coolant passage after which the sealant injector tool is removed and the fuel injector reinstalled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2016
    Publication date: September 8, 2016
    Inventors: Kennieth Neal, Eugene Neal
  • Publication number: 20160256965
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a hollow poppet valve capable of storing a large amount of a coolant in an internal cavity (S) of the valve, which cavity extends from within its valve head (14) into a valve stem portion (12) and is filled with a coolant (19) together with an inert gas. The method comprises steps of: (i) forming a coolant rod (19a) of a predetermined length from a linear clayish coolant (19) to extruded from an extruder (20); (ii) inserting a coolant-rod into a cavity formed in an intermediate valve product (11) through its opening; and (iii) sealing the opening of the hole (S). In the step (ii), a coolant-rod may be divided into a shorter and thicker multiple pieces (19a, 19b) for divisional insertion into the cavity (S) in multiple times, so that they have little interference with the inner periphery of the cavity (S).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2013
    Publication date: September 8, 2016
    Applicant: NITTAN VALVE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Ishii, Shigeru Uchida, Masahiro Meguro
  • Publication number: 20160256966
    Abstract: Methods, devices, and apparatus for processing a strip of material including: measuring and feeding the strip of material to a predetermined length; and making broaching cuts on the strip of material using a plurality of cutting tools configured to make a plurality of angled cuts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2016
    Publication date: September 8, 2016
    Inventor: Kyong Chan LIM
  • Publication number: 20160256967
    Abstract: A tool for machining an object comprising: a first part including a rotatable member, the rotatable member being rotatable to cause rotation of a machine tool; a second part; a joint coupling the first part and the second part to enable relative movement between the first part and the second part; and a sensor to sense an object to be machined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2016
    Publication date: September 8, 2016
    Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE plc
    Inventors: James KELL, Thomas Frederick DANVERS, Adam NAGY, Dragos Aurelian AXINTE, Mark Hugh RAFFLES, Amir RABANI, Salvador COBOS-GUZMAN
  • Publication number: 20160256968
    Abstract: There is provided a processing machine and a processing machine line for which it is easy for an operator to view a screen display, including an operation panel with a free vertical and horizontal posture of a display in which a longitudinal dimension and a lateral dimension are different, in which a first display aspect which displays one screen that is displayed on the display and a second display aspect which is disposed lined up with two screens are switched. Switch buttons are set in order to perform switching between the first display aspect screen and the second display aspect screen, and the first display aspect screen and the second display aspect screen are mutually switched by operating the switching button, and during the switching, are rotated 90° with respect to the display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2013
    Publication date: September 8, 2016
    Applicant: FUJI MACHINE MFG.CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuya FURUKAWA, Masahiko MORI, Shigefumi SUZUYAMA
  • Publication number: 20160256969
    Abstract: A rotary table device for a machine tool includes a main shaft that is rotatably supported in an insertion hole formed in a frame; a table that is secured to an end side of the main shaft, and on which a workpiece, serving as an object to be processed, is mounted; a clamp piston that is provided so as to be movable in an axial direction of the main shaft in the insertion hole; and a bearing that is provided between the table and the frame, and that directly supports the table with respect to the frame. The main shaft has a clamp surface facing the table. A pressure chamber is defined by the frame and the clamp piston. When an operating fluid is supplied to the pressure chamber, the clamp piston is caused to press-contact the clamp surface, so that the table is brought into a clamped state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2016
    Publication date: September 8, 2016
    Applicant: TSUDAKOMA KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Junichiro ISHIZAKI
  • Publication number: 20160256970
    Abstract: A positioning device is configured to position a workpiece having a location hole. The positioning device includes a supporting member for supporting the workpiece, at least one positioning member, and at least one pressing module mounted on the supporting member. Each of the at least one positioning member includes a driving portion and a locating pin coupled to the driving portion. The driving portion is operable to drive the locating pin to be stretched into the location hole. The pressing module includes a driving member and a pressing member coupled to the driving member. The driving member is used to drive the pressing member press the workpiece after the locating pin stretched into the location hole, and the driving portion is further configured to drive the locating pin move out of the location hole after the pressing member pressed the workpiece.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2015
    Publication date: September 8, 2016
    Inventors: FENG-GUO LIU, YONG WANG, REN-CAI HE
  • Publication number: 20160256971
    Abstract: An interface apparatus of transmission which can be installed in an ultrasonic vibration machining apparatus which includes a cutting tool and a piezoelectric vibration apparatus includes a fixed ring, a plurality of rotary bearing objects and a rotary ring. The fixed ring is used to connect the piezoelectric vibration apparatus and remains in a fixed state. The rotary ring is used to connect the cutting tool for machining. The plurality of rotary bearing objects are between the fixed ring and the rotary ring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2015
    Publication date: September 8, 2016
    Inventors: YUNG TING, SHEUAN-PERNG LIN, KAI-CHAO CHANG
  • Publication number: 20160256972
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for performing operations on a work piece comprises a flexible rail system and a multi-axis carriage. The flexible rail system may be capable of being attached to a work surface. The multi-axis carriage may be coupled to the flexible rail system. The multi-axis carriage may be capable of moving along the flexible rail system and may be capable of moving a tool in axes relative to the work surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2016
    Publication date: September 8, 2016
    Inventors: Eric M. Reid, Alan R. Merkley, James C. Murphy
  • Publication number: 20160256973
    Abstract: A system of detection and transmission of ultrasonic machining incorporating a motor, an ultrasonic horn and a cutting tool mainly includes a detector, a vibrator and a transmitter. The vibrator is made of piezoelectric material and is used to create ultrasonic vibrations, and the detector made of piezoelectric material is used to physically detect the vibrations. The transmitter includes a fixed ring connected with the ultrasonic horn to remain fixed and a rotary ring connected with the cutting tool to conduct rotary manufacturing. A plurality of balls are located between the fixed ring and the rotary ring. By means of the above design, the transmitter is able to effectively transmit the displacement to the cutting tool vertically, and the accuracy of machining is ensured via the detector establishing a control system of feedback.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2015
    Publication date: September 8, 2016
    Inventors: Yung TING, Sheuan-Perng LIN, Jia-Ci CHEN
  • Publication number: 20160256974
    Abstract: A honing machine for bearing rings includes a frame, a honing tool, a honing station for holding a bearing ring in position with respect to the honing tool, the honing station includes a work piece holder with a concave surface equipped with at least one pad for supporting a bearing ring. The work piece holder is equipped with a damper movable between a first active configuration and a second passive configuration. In the first active configuration, the damper protrudes on a path of a bearing ring moving towards the work piece holder in the honing station. In the second passive configuration, the damper is out of reach of a bearing ring in the honing station.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2016
    Publication date: September 8, 2016
    Applicant: Aktiebolaget SKF
    Inventors: Renaud BELLANGER, Eric CORSET, Alexandre KAELIN, Denis LANSIGU, Gilles PROUST
  • Publication number: 20160256975
    Abstract: A method according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure, includes, among other things, at least partially filling a vessel with an abrasive fluid, pressurizing the abrasive fluid, and vibrating a component within the vessel. Further, the method includes gradually adjusting a rate material is removed from the component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2015
    Publication date: September 8, 2016
    Inventors: Kiley James Versluys, Sergey Mironets
  • Publication number: 20160256976
    Abstract: A coupling mechanism which enables a rotating body to follow an undulation of a polishing surface without generating flutter or vibration of the rotating body, and can finely control a load on the rotating body on a polishing surface in a load range which is smaller than the gravity of rotating body is disclosed. The coupling mechanism includes an upper spherical bearing and a lower spherical bearing disposed between a drive shaft and the rotating body. The upper spherical bearing has a first concave contact surface and a second convex contact surface which are in contact with each other, and the lower spherical bearing has a third concave contact surface and a fourth convex contact surface which are in contact with each other. The first concave contact surface and the second convex contact surface are located above the third concave contact surface and the fourth convex contact surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2016
    Publication date: September 8, 2016
    Inventor: Hiroyuki SHINOZAKI
  • Publication number: 20160256977
    Abstract: A machine tool includes a spindle retaining a tool, a spindle motor, a feed device relatively moving a workpiece and a tool with a feed motor, a spindle motor control unit, and a feed motor control unit. The spindle motor control unit continuously varies a rotational speed of the spindle in a periodic or non-periodic manner with a predetermined amplitude with respect to a target rotational speed. The feed motor control unit controls the feed motor in synchronization with the control of the spindle motor to continuously vary a relative moving speed between the tool and the workpiece such that a ratio of the rotational speed of the spindle to the moving speed does not become constant at least in a predetermined time zone in which a spindle speed reaches a maximal value and a predetermined time zone in which the spindle speed reaches a minimal value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2016
    Publication date: September 8, 2016
    Applicants: The University of Tokyo, DMG MORI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Fujimoto, Satoshi Fukagawa, Shinji Ishii, Yuki Terada
  • Publication number: 20160256978
    Abstract: A chemical mechanical polishing apparatus includes a platen to support a polishing pad, and an in-situ acoustic emission monitoring system including an acoustic emission sensor supported by the platen, a waveguide configured to extending through at least a portion of the polishing pad, and a processor to receive a signal from the acoustic emission sensor. The in-situ acoustic emission monitoring system is configured to detect acoustic events caused by deformation of the substrate and transmitted through the waveguide, and the processor is configured to determine a polishing endpoint based on the signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2015
    Publication date: September 8, 2016
    Inventors: Jianshe Tang, David Masayuki Ishikawa, Benjamin Cherian, Jeonghoon Oh, Thomas H. Osterheld
  • Publication number: 20160256979
    Abstract: A method for co-finishing surfaces bonds a first structure formed of a first material and having a first surface in an aperture defined in a second structure formed of a second material and having a second surface such that there is an offset between the first surface and the second surface. The first surface and the second surface are co-lapped to reduce the offset. The first surface and second surface are co-polished to further reduce the offset. The first surface and second surfaces may then be flush. Edges of the first surface may be chamfered to mitigate damage during co-lapping and/or co-polishing. Fill material may be positioned in gaps between the first and second structures to mitigate damage during co-lapping and/or co-polishing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2015
    Publication date: September 8, 2016
    Inventors: Naoto Matsuyuki, Bin Yi, Dezheng Qu, Jairam Manjunathaiah, Scott M. Nathanson, Trevor J. Ness, David I. Nazzaro, Raul A. Molina
  • Publication number: 20160256980
    Abstract: A honing machine for bearing rings includes a frame, a honing tool, a honing station for holding a bearing ring in position respective to the honing tool and a transfer mechanism for sequentially feeding bearing rings to the honing station. The transfer mechanism includes a first transfer box, adapted to transfer a bearing ring in a to-and-fro movement with respect to the frame, along a first axis, and a second transfer box, adapted to transfer a bearing ring in a to-and-fro movement with respect to the frame, along a second axis parallel to the first axis. The transfer mechanism includes first and second driving mechanisms for driving the first and second transfer boxes in translation along the first and second axes. A top inlet opening of the second transfer box is in vertical alignment with a bottom outlet opening of the first transfer box.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2016
    Publication date: September 8, 2016
    Applicant: Aktiebolaget SKF
    Inventors: Renaud BELLANGER, Eric CORSET, Alexandre KAELIN, Denis LANSIGU, Gilles PROUST
  • Publication number: 20160256981
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a grinding wheel including an annular wheel base and a plurality of grinding stones fixed to an outer circumferential portion of the lower end of the annular wheel base. Each of the grinding stones is made of a mixture of abrasive grains and photocatalytic particles which are held together by a binder. The abrasive grains are diamond abrasive grains, and the photocatalytic particles are titanium oxide (TiO2) particles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2016
    Publication date: September 8, 2016
    Inventor: Kenji Takenouchi
  • Publication number: 20160256982
    Abstract: An abrasive article includes a body having an annular surface including abrasive segments coupled to the annular surface, and the abrasive segments define an abrasive annular region and a percent abrasive surface area of not greater than 24% for the total surface area of the abrasive annular region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2016
    Publication date: September 8, 2016
    Inventors: Cecile O. MEJEAN, Srinivasan RAMANATH, Ramanujam VEDANTHAM, Kelley MCNEAL
  • Publication number: 20160256983
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an abrasive material in the form of a mesh, which is obtained by means of a method of impregnating an open mesh support with a binder, followed by the application of a suitable abrading material and subsequent drying or consolidation. The present material, due to the open mesh structure, allows the suction of the dust and residual material that is formed during the use thereof, and has optimum values of elasticity, resistance and efficacy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2014
    Publication date: September 8, 2016
    Inventor: Alberto Chiavenato
  • Publication number: 20160256984
    Abstract: A spring clamp comprises a spring clamp, a pull bar and a pressing handle. The spring clamp utilizes the shaft rod to be pivoted with the first arm and the second arm. The first arm is connected to a connecting bar, and the second arm is provided with a slot facing the first grip and a linkage rod across the slot the pull bar. An end of the pull bar is connected to the connecting bar of the first arm, and another end of the pull bar is disposed in the slot. The pressing handle is provided with a pivoting portion accepting the linkage rod, and the pressing handle is further provided with a divider close to the pivoting portion, and the divider is jacketed onto the pull bar. The pressing handle further is provided with a pressing portion opposite from an end of the pull bar and a second spring between the pressing portion and the second grip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2015
    Publication date: September 8, 2016
    Inventor: Feng-Chung Liu
  • Publication number: 20160256985
    Abstract: In some four wheel drive vehicles, the front wheels may have to be manually engaged through the rotation of a selector knob on the front axle to the LOCKED position. Rotation of the selector knob may be difficult due to the tightness of the knob, the engaging mechanism, or the depth of the knob in reference to the outer rim of the wheel hubcap. This tool provides application of additional torque to assist in the selector knob rotation as well as length to access the recessed selector knobs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2015
    Publication date: September 8, 2016
    Inventor: Raymond Floyd
  • Publication number: 20160256986
    Abstract: A Universal Sink Drain Strainer Wrench. The wrench should has a ring element that fits over the convention outer sealing ring of a conventional drain strainer. The ring element has a central aperture encircled by a plurality of upwardly-turned engagement tabs. The engagement tabs are sized and spaced so that each engages a face of the conventional outer sealing ring. There is a U-shaped handle element that extends downwardly from the ring element. The U-shaped handle is detachable to allow the wrench to be collapsed into a small package. The user can utilize his or her hands to tighten and loosen the drain strainer sealing ring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2015
    Publication date: September 8, 2016
    Inventor: Steve Labonte
  • Publication number: 20160256987
    Abstract: Illustrative embodiments of ratchet tools are disclosed. In one embodiment, a ratchet tool may comprise a handle extending along a handle axis and housing a motor, a head coupled to the handle at a first end of the handle, the head supporting an ouput shaft configured to be driven by the motor to rotate about an output axis, the output axis being substantially perpendicular to the handle axis, a ratchet mechanism coupled between the handle and the output shaft, the ratchet mechanism configured to restrict rotation of the output shaft in a first direction and to allow rotation of the output shaft in a second direction opposite the first direction, and a direction control configured to switch the first direction associated with the ratchet mechanism between a clockwise and a counterclockwise direction, the direction control being coupled to the handle and spaced apart from the head along the handle axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2016
    Publication date: September 8, 2016
    Inventor: Sean C. Ely
  • Publication number: 20160256988
    Abstract: An oblique fastening apparatus includes first and second clamping units. The first clamping unit includes a first main body, a first guide member, a first clamping member, and a first oblique fastener passage extending through the first guide member and the first clamping member and having a first discharge section communicating with ambient atmosphere. The second clamping unit includes a second main body movable relative to the first main body, and a second clamping member. The first and second clamping members are configured to clamp a workpiece therebetween. A guide unit is provided to guide relative movement of the first and second main bodies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2015
    Publication date: September 8, 2016
    Inventor: Chao-Wei LIN
  • Publication number: 20160256989
    Abstract: A torque wrench for use in driving fasteners is provided. The wrench includes an electronics unit disposed within a housing engaged with the body of the wrench that is capable of sensing and measuring the torque applied to a fastener by the wrench and providing an output of the level of torque to the user. The data sensed by the electronics unit can be utilized to provide feedback to the user regarding the operation of the wrench, and to monitor the overall operation of the wrench for calibration purposes, among other functions. During use, the wrench can provide the user with visual, audible and tactile feedback regarding the operation of the device relative to stored maximum torque values stored in the electronics unit. The housing for the electronics unit can be formed to be a single use component of the tool or can be designed for multiple uses with a configuration that can be engaged with cradles forming the body of the wrench having various different configurations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2016
    Publication date: September 8, 2016
    Inventors: Michael T. Gauthier, Austin R. Braganza, Dean C. Jeutter, Stacy Ann Gauthier
  • Publication number: 20160256990
    Abstract: An insertion tool is used to insert a threaded coil insert into a threaded opening of a support structure. The tool includes a rotatable mandrel body having an axial longitudinal passage and a projection slot. A plunger is disposed in the passage forward of a spring which urges the plunger forward. The plunger in turn urges a drive projection. A front end of the plunger includes an inclined surface that slidingly and inclinedly engages an inclined surface of the drive projection. The urging of the drive projection by the plunger along their respective inclined surfaces causes relative sliding movement of the drive projection so that the drive projection translates linearly through the projection slot in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal passage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2016
    Publication date: September 8, 2016
    Inventors: Jan Szewc, Neil F. Baldino
  • Publication number: 20160256991
    Abstract: An apparatus for removing a root spring, the apparatus including a main body, a punch secured to the main body, and a driving mechanism coupled to the punch, wherein actuation of the driving mechanism moves the linear moving punch forward for engaging the root spring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2016
    Publication date: September 8, 2016
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HITACHI POWER SYSTEMS AMERICAS, INC.
    Inventor: Jonah Compton
  • Publication number: 20160256992
    Abstract: A multi-purpose impact tool includes an elongated guide bar including cylindrical top and bottom ends and an intermediate section having a polygonal cross section; an annular guide disc on a cylindrical top end of the bar, a head for mounting on the bottom end of the bar for delivering an impact force from the tool; a cylindrical sleeve for sliding on the guide disc for impacting the head; a plug in the bottom end of the sleeve with a polygonal hole for receiving the intermediate section of the bar and preventing rotation of the sleeve on the bar; and a lock on the upper end of the sleeve for locking the guide bar in the sleeve when the tool is not in use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2014
    Publication date: September 8, 2016
    Inventor: Ian MACPHEE
  • Publication number: 20160256993
    Abstract: Disclosed is an oscillatingly driven machine tool including a tool spindle that is mounted pivotably about its longitudinal axis, further including a drive motor that is coupled to a hydraulic generator for generating an oscillating fluid flow which drives a hydraulic motor being configured as a rotor blade motor. The rotor blade motor drives the tool spindle in such a way that the tool spindle rotates oscillatingly about its longitudinal axis. The rotor blade motor includes symmetrically arranged rotor blades that are disposed at regular angular distances with respect to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2016
    Publication date: September 8, 2016
    Inventors: Steffen Noack, Tobias Voigt
  • Publication number: 20160256994
    Abstract: A cutlery implement having a blade and resilient handle is disclosed. The blade has a proximal end, an opposed distal end, a cutting edge and a spine. The spine is disposed on a top side of the blade portion and generally opposed to the cutting edge. The cutlery implement also includes a handle coupled to the blade proximate the distal end of the blade. The handle includes an upper handle portion and a lower handle portion. The upper handle portion is disposed at or near the spine of the blade, and the lower handle portion is coupled to the upper handle portion. Either the upper handle portion or the lower handle is formed from a resilient polymer material, and the other is formed of a generally rigid material. A cavity containing a gel is defined between the lower handle portion and the upper handle portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2015
    Publication date: September 8, 2016
    Inventors: Pat Kerulis, Karl Ludeman, Randy Soibel, Bing Zhong
  • Publication number: 20160256995
    Abstract: A tool-holder including: a first rail and a second rail that are parallel and each of which includes first fixing elements configured for fixing said rail to the surface, a driving slide including first guiding elements configured to slide over the first rail, a drive system configured to move the driving slide along the first rail and a first fixing system, a driven slide including second guiding elements configured to provide a sliding connection with the second rail and a second fixing system, an assembly bar carrying a first complementary fixing system cooperating with the first fixing system to form a removable fixing between them, a second complementary fixing system intended to cooperate with the second fixing system to form a removable fixing between them, and a carriage having a first assembly system, and a movement system on which the carriage is fixed and that is configured to move said carriage along the assembly bar, and a support module including second fixing elements for fixing the tool and a
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2016
    Publication date: September 8, 2016
    Inventor: Fabien ALBERT
  • Publication number: 20160256996
    Abstract: The present application relates to a device for picking up objects, comprises a magnetic head and handle, wherein a movable component is set between the magnetic head and the handle; a lens is movably set on the magnetic head; the lens comprises a front cover and a rear cover; a lens is set on the front cover; two lamps and a magnetic block are set on the magnetic head, one of the lamps is fixed on the front of the magnetic head by a rotating shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2014
    Publication date: September 8, 2016
    Applicant: Shanghai Easy-use Tools Enterprise Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Shiyu Sun
  • Publication number: 20160256997
    Abstract: A robot includes a base, a body connected to the base, a pair of articulated arms rotatably connected to the body, and a moving mechanism adapted to move the body toward or away from the base. Further, a relative positional relationship with a workbench is detected by moving the body with respect to the base using the moving mechanism while keeping the articulated arms in predetermined postures while facing the workbench, and then making the articulated arms contact the workbench.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2016
    Publication date: September 8, 2016
    Inventor: Masaru TAKAHASHI
  • Publication number: 20160256998
    Abstract: This link actuation device includes: a proximal end side link hub; a distal end side link hub; and three or more link mechanisms which each couple the distal end side link hub to the proximal end side link hub. Each link mechanism includes: proximal side and distal side end link members, and an intermediate link member. The link mechanism is provided with an actuator which arbitrarily changes the posture of the distal end side link hub relative to the proximal end side link hub. A workpiece is disposed on the proximal end side link hub, and an end effector is disposed in the distal end side link hub so as to face inside of arrangement of the link hubs and perform work onto the workpiece.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2016
    Publication date: September 8, 2016
    Applicant: NTN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroshi ISOBE, Seigo SAKATA, Hiroyuki YAMADA
  • Publication number: 20160256999
    Abstract: A robot includes a first arm, a second arm, a third arm, a distal end, a first actuator, a second actuator, a third actuator, and a plurality of posture adjustment actuators. The first arm, the second arm, the third arm, and the distal end are coupled in series to each other. The first actuator is configured to swing the first arm about a first axis line. The second actuator is disposed on a side on which the first actuator is disposed in a direction along the first axis line. The second actuator is configured to swing the second arm about a second axis line parallel to the first axis line. The third actuator is configured to swing the third arm about a third axis line parallel to the first axis line. The plurality of posture adjustment actuators are configured to adjust a posture of the distal end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2016
    Publication date: September 8, 2016
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA YASKAWA DENKI
    Inventors: Yusuke KINOSHITA, Eiji FUJITSU, Kazuyoshi NOGAMI
  • Publication number: 20160257000
    Abstract: System and methods to create an immersive virtual environment using a virtual reality system that receives parameters corresponding to a real-world robot. The real-world robot may be simulated to create a virtual robot based on the received parameters. The immersive virtual environment may be transmitted to a user. The user may supply input and interact with the virtual robot. Feedback such as the current state of the virtual robot or the real-world robot may be provided to the user. The user may train the virtual robot. The real-world robot may be programmed based on the virtual robot training.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2015
    Publication date: September 8, 2016
    Applicant: THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Kelleher Guerin, Gregory D. Hager
  • Publication number: 20160257001
    Abstract: Methods and systems of determining a location of a target object on a surface are disclosed. A method may include positioning a robotic arm proximate to the target object, moving the robotic arm at a trajectory such that the robotic arm contacts the target object and pushes the target object across the surface into a target area bound by known dimensional coordinates, moving a robotic hand coupled to the robotic arm along a vector that corresponds to one of the known dimensional coordinates such that the robotic hand contacts the target object in the target area, and grasping the target object with the robotic hand.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2015
    Publication date: September 8, 2016
    Applicant: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Aaron M. Blasdel, Joseph M.A. Djugash
  • Publication number: 20160257002
    Abstract: A robot system for carrying out a bending process with respect to a workpiece held by a robot, in which an arc interpolation motion of the robot can be easily and precisely taught. A user coordinate system is set so as to specify a rotation axis of the bending motion in the bending process by inputting the position and/or angle of each axis of the robot to a teaching pendant by the operator. Next, in a teaching program of the robot, a process start position and an operation form are defined so as to add a bending process command, and a rotation angle of the bending process and an angular velocity of a command line about the rotation axis are designated. By virtue of this, an internal program for carrying out an arc interpolation motion by the robot is generated in a robot controlling part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 29, 2016
    Publication date: September 8, 2016
    Inventor: Yuusuke TAKAYAMA
  • Publication number: 20160257003
    Abstract: A robot control apparatus includes a stop command unit which stops a robot. A first external force judgement value smaller than a stop judgement value and a second external force judgement value smaller than the first external force judgement value are previously determined. The stop command unit inhibits a restart of execution of an operation program when, in a state where the execution of the operation program is temporarily stopped, an external force is continuously equal to or less than the first external force judgement value during a period of a first time length, and additionally, the external force continuously exceeds the second external force judgement value during a period of a second time length.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 29, 2016
    Publication date: September 8, 2016
    Inventors: Takumi OYAMA, Tomoyuki YAMAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20160257004
    Abstract: The target-seeking control method and system for mobile robots uses a raw, ultrasonic sensory signal. The present method carries-out reasoning and decision-making in a subjective environment (SE) on-board the robot. This environment has only two links to the objective environment (OE) in which the robot is operating. If the robot is at a safe place in a SE, then it is at a safe place in the corresponding OE. If the robot reaches the target in a SE, then it reaches the target in the corresponding OE, The present method uses relaxed potential fields to base enroute mobility on safety, only without having to accurately estimate the geometry of the surrounding environment, thereby significantly reducing structure complexity and increasing its reliability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2015
    Publication date: September 8, 2016
    Inventors: ALI AHMAD AL-SHAIKHI, MOHANAD AHMED MOHAMED ELHASSAN, AHMED A. MASOUD
  • Publication number: 20160257005
    Abstract: A safety device for a mechanical motion device and a method for protecting a person or object in the vicinity of a mechanical motion device are described herein. The safety device may include: a shroud; a coupling mechanism; and a detection device. The coupling mechanism joins the shroud in a displaceable manner to a mechanical motion device. The detection device is configured for communication with the safety control system of a mechanical motion device. The detection device is capable of detecting misalignment of the shroud from its initial aligned position and/or a collision between the shroud and a person or object. The detection device may send a signal to the safety control system of the mechanical motion device to at least slow the movement of the mechanical motion device before the mechanical motion device reaches the location of the collision of the shroud with an object or person.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2015
    Publication date: September 8, 2016
    Inventors: Jeffrey Kyle Werner, Alexander Cyrus Salimian, Robert Scott Bollinger, Robert Paul Gordon, Keith Andrew Swenson
  • Publication number: 20160257006
    Abstract: A chemically etched cutting tool includes a metal base having a first side and a second side, and a chemically etched blade on at least one side of the metal base, the chemically etched blade forming a cutting edge at the intersection of the first side of the chemically etched blade and the second side of the chemically etched blade. The first side of the chemically etched blade includes one or more concave portions and one or more convex portions with at least one inflection point between the concave portions and one or more convex portions. The second side of the chemically etched blade includes one or more concave portions and one or more convex portions with at least one inflection point between the concave portions and one or more convex portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2016
    Publication date: September 8, 2016
    Inventors: Paul V. Pesavento, Peter F. Ladwig, Michael W. Davis, John A. Theget, Kurt C. Swanson, Joel B. Michaletz, Philip W. Anderson, Timothy A. McDaniel