Patents Issued in June 13, 2017
  • Patent number: 9676087
    Abstract: A pair of circlip pliers includes two handles, two jaws and two switching boards. The handles are symmetrical to a longitudinal axis and are arranged at a horizontal interval. The jaws are symmetrical in shape, are mounted between the handles, abut each other, and are pivotally connected with the handles. The switching boards are respectively and pivotally connected with the handles. The pair of circlip pliers can be applied as an expanding type circlip plier or a squeezing type circlip plier to allow a user to change the state of the pair of circlip pliers for different purposes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Inventor: Hsin-Hung Yang
  • Patent number: 9676088
    Abstract: A portable linear fastener driving tool is provided that drive staples, nails, or other linearly driven fasteners. The tool uses a gas spring principle, in which a cylinder filled with compressed gas is used to quickly force a piston through a driving stroke movement, while a driver also drives a fastener into a workpiece. The piston/driver is then moved back to its starting position by use of a rotary-to-linear lifter, and the piston again compresses the gas above the piston, thereby preparing the tool for another driving stroke. The driver has protrusions along its edges that contact the lifter, which lifts the driver during a return stroke. A pivotable latch is controlled to move into either an interfering position or a non-interfering position with respect to the driver protrusions, and acts as a safety device, by preventing the driver from making a full driving stroke at an improper time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: Senco Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard L. Leimbach, Thomas A. McCardle, Danny L. Bolender, Steve Dickinson, Joseph R. Knueven, Robert L. Lance, Jr., Dan Stoltz, Michael V. Petrocelli
  • Patent number: 9676089
    Abstract: A combustion-operated setting tool (10) for driving-in fastening elements includes a setting piston (14) displaceable in a guide cylinder (13), a combustion chamber (15), a fuel inlet (23) opening into the combustion chamber (15) for feeding fuel therein and an ignition element (26) for igniting the fuel in the combustion chamber (15). Both, the fuel inlet (23) and the ignition element (26), are located at the first end (31) of the combustion chamber (15) adjacent to the guide cylinder (13), and a motor-driven ventilator (16) supported on a rear wall (30) of the combustion chamber (15) at the second end (32) of the combustion chamber (15) remote from the guide cylinder (13).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Thorsten Sauer, Norbert Heeb, Tilo Dittrich
  • Patent number: 9676090
    Abstract: A fastener-driving tool including a housing having an air connector, at least one of a power storage device and an electrical component associated with the housing and an electric motor assembly associated with the housing. The electric motor assembly includes a fan where air is supplied to the housing through the air connector and moves through the housing and contacts the fan to cause the fan to rotate, rotation of the fan causing the electric motor to generate electricity that is directed to the at least one power storage device and the electrical component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen P. Moore, Hanxin Zhao
  • Patent number: 9676091
    Abstract: A multifunctional hand tool is provided, having an adjustable wrench head and an elongated handle extending from the wrench head. The handle is oriented transverse to the wrench head and that defines a plurality of wrench apertures of different sizes. Each wrench aperture defines an axis of rotation for operable use oriented substantially transverse to the first axis of rotation. The wrench head further comprises a hammer and the elongated handle further comprises a nail pull structure. The wrench head can further include a grip texture on an outer surface thereof to facilitate use of the wrench apertures or the nail pull defined by the wrench handle. The outer surface of the handle further includes grip features or textures to facilitate use of the hammer. The adjustable wrench can be changed to a pipe wrench.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: Test Rite International Co., LTD
    Inventor: Tony Kania
  • Patent number: 9676092
    Abstract: An electric power tool capable of suppressing damage to a fan housed in a housing to cool a motor due to foreign matter without increasing the number of parts. An impact driver includes a motor, a centrifugal fan attached to an output shaft of the motor to cool the motor, an annular air collecting member disposed between the motor and the centrifugal fan to collect cooling air by the centrifugal fan, a housing that houses the motor, the centrifugal fan, and the air collecting member, and ventilation windows formed in the housing to communicate between the inside and the outside of the housing on the outer side of the centrifugal fan. The air collecting member is provided with wall bodies positioned on the inner side of the ventilation windows.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Ryunosuke Kumagai
  • Patent number: 9676093
    Abstract: A body care tool comprises a body interacting structure for interacting with a surface portion of the body. A handle is connected to the body interacting structure. The handle has a plurality of finger apertures disposed therein. Each finger aperture is designed for accommodating one finger of a user of the body care tool therein such that the user is enabled to handle the body interacting structure using two or more fingers inserted into the finger apertures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: HALIFAX BRUSH HANDLE INC.
    Inventor: Philip M. Euloth
  • Patent number: 9676094
    Abstract: A flexible tubular elastomeric grip for an implement to be manually swung with force and speed, such as a golf club is provided. A flexible tubular member molded of elastomeric material has an open end for receiving the club shaft with a hardness in the range of 38-55 on the Shore “A” scale and has a substantially closed end which has a greater hardness in the range of 65-100 on the Shore “A” scale. The closed end may be integrally molded with the tubular member or as one piece or formed pre-cured and adhesively received in the cavity after molding. An open cavity formed in the closed end has received therein an insert which may be a transducer, RFID tag, tracking device, speed/acceleration sensor or decorative item. In one version, a peripheral rim lip retains and secures the insert in the cavity. In another version, inwardly extending arms are formed integrally with the flexible tubular member to retain and secure the insert.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: EATON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Stephen James Davis, Billy D. Wood
  • Patent number: 9676095
    Abstract: An analyzer is disclosed for optical analysis of a biological specimen. In at least one embodiment, the analyzer includes optics which includes a camera, intermediate optics and front optics. The intermediate optics is movably arranged and the front optics is fixedly arranged. An analyzer for optical analysis of a biological specimen, in at least one embodiment includes a robot for transporting a slide to be analyzed. The robot is controlled by at least three motors to allow movement of the robot in three dimensions. The robot includes a handling device configured to grip the slide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: CELLAVISION AB
    Inventors: Jan Nilsson, Hans Bengtsson, Ragnar Segersten, Conny Gillström
  • Patent number: 9676096
    Abstract: Herein is disclosed a multifunctional tool with replaceable tool tips. The disclosed multifunctional tool may be used as an end-effector on a robotic arm in space. Each tool tip, when in the tool holder, is driven by a common motor. The same motor can also be used to control the orientation of the tool tip about an axis. The tool tips are replaceable in the tool holder by simple and robust means, resulting in a lighter and cheaper multifunctional tool. The tool tips can be variously adapted to perform a variety of functions, including cutting, grasping, drilling, driving, etc. Since the tool may be driven by only one actuator, and the single actuator may be used to drive both the tool and rotation of the tool, mass can be saved. Use of such a multifunctional tool also reduces overall system power requirements, and system complexity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: MACDONALD, DETTWILER AND ASSOCIATES INC.
    Inventors: Paul Roberts, Stephen Bratsberg, Giuseppe Rago
  • Patent number: 9676097
    Abstract: A device is provided that includes a plurality of hardware segments. The device also includes a plurality of actuators to actuate the plurality of hardware segments. The device also includes a controller to cause at least one of the plurality of actuators to adjust positions of at least one of the plurality of hardware segments to correspond to a particular arrangement, to determine physical parameters of the device responsive to the adjustment of the positions, and to generate an identification code for the device based on the physical parameters. The physical parameters may include one or more of electrical parameters of the plurality of actuators or mechanical parameters of the plurality of actuators.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: X DEVELOPMENT LLC
    Inventor: Garratt Gallagher
  • Patent number: 9676098
    Abstract: Using various embodiments, methods, systems, and apparatuses are disclosed for capturing the behavior of living subjects, where the data can be processed by a machine-learning algorithm to control an autonomous robot. In one embodiment, using the data captured by a user performing everyday operations, the autonomous robot can behave in a substantially similar manner as the living subject did in the environment where the behavior capture sessions of the living subject were carried out. Further, once the autonomous robot is provided with the processed data, the actions of the robot can iteratively be stored and processed by the machine learning algorithm to further refine the robot's movements performing the everyday operations. In another embodiment, behavior recorded from the living subject can be processed such that the autonomous robot is able to speak and understand spoken speech similar to that which occurred most frequently in the behavior capture sessions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Inventor: Heinz Hemken
  • Patent number: 9676099
    Abstract: A robot control device adapted for performing flexible control includes: an operation state monitoring unit for determining the operation state of the robot on the basis of outputs from a position detecting unit for detecting positions of respective shafts of a robot, a force detecting unit for detecting forces of respective shafts of the robot or a time measuring unit for measuring time; a storage unit for storing a plurality of parameter sets indicating flexibility of the flexible control; and an operation generating unit for switching the parameter sets each indicating flexibility on the basis of an output from the operation state monitoring unit at the time of executing the flexible control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: FANUC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yukinobu Tsuchida, Teruki Kuroshita
  • Patent number: 9676100
    Abstract: A trajectory along which a robot is driven by an actuator is calculated using a first constraint value. A target value of the robot and a second constraint value are used to calculate a target trajectory of the robot. A deflection correction amount of the robot is calculated. The target trajectory is corrected from the deflection correction amount to calculate a deflection correction trajectory. Performance of the actuator necessary to operate the robot based on the deflection correction trajectory is calculated. It is determined whether a first condition that the actuator performance is within a range of the first constraint value and a second condition that a difference between the first constraint value and the actuator performance is within a range of a predetermined value are satisfied. The deflection trajectory is output to the actuator if it is determined that the first condition and the second condition are satisfied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Motoyasu Tanaka
  • Patent number: 9676101
    Abstract: An operating program writing system includes a block storing part which stores a plurality of blocks constituting work units of an operating program, a selecting part which selects any number of blocks from the plurality of blocks, a displaying part which displays a path diagram including the any number of blocks and arguments which are contained in the blocks, a selecting and inputting part which selects at least one block among the any number of blocks and inputs the arguments of the at least one block, a running part which arranges run buttons for the respective any number of blocks and runs blocks which correspond to the run buttons, and a writing part which uses the any number of blocks and the input argument of the at least one block as the basis to write an operating program.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: FANUC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kozo Inoue
  • Patent number: 9676102
    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 lip edge positioned below the annular contact area; an air chamber being formed in the disc body; an air-sucking passage and a fast flow way; the 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 the fast flow way. When the sucker sucks a surface of an object, the air in the air-sucking passage is sucked into the fast flow way.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: GISON MACHINERY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kuang-Tai Li
  • Patent number: 9676103
    Abstract: A plurality of motors, which drive plurality of axes of multi-axis robot, respectively; plurality of power converters, which control operation of plurality of motors, respectively, by supplying and controlling electric power to plurality of motors; drive circuits, each of which drives first semiconductor switching elements included in a corresponding one of power converters by outputting drive signals to control terminals of first semiconductor switching elements in accordance with control signals for controlling operation of the motors; shut-off circuit provided at non-end position in an electrical path, through which first operating power is supplied to drive circuits; and shut-off control circuit, which outputs shut-off signals to shut-off circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Tagashira, Kouji Munetou
  • Patent number: 9676104
    Abstract: A torque coupler includes a first torque plate having a first slot extending in a radial direction, and a second torque plate having a second slot extending in the radial direction. The second slot has a side formed of a flexible beam. A cam plate is pivotable about an axis, and has a cam slot having a first portion at a first radial distance from the axis and a second portion at a second radial distance, where the second distance is greater than the first distance. A torque transfer member is slidably received within the first slot, the second slot, and the cam slot. The transfer member transferring torque between the first and second torque plates. A drive device rotates the cam plate about the axis, which causes the first cam slot to radially slide the transfer member along the flexible beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: YASKAWA AMERICA, INC.
    Inventor: George H. Sutton, Jr.
  • Patent number: 9676105
    Abstract: Certain exemplary embodiments can provide a retractable blade knife, which can comprise a handle and a blade. The handle can comprise a top handle scale operatively coupled to a bottom handle scale via a plurality of fasteners. The retractable blade knife can comprise a large coil spring adapted to cause the blade to thrust out from a first partially extended position to a second partially extended position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Inventor: Richard Wayne McChesney
  • Patent number: 9676106
    Abstract: A cutter apparatus includes a housing shaped to be hand-held, a blade holder configured to support a blade, and multiple actuators for extending the blade from the housing, the actuators including a safety actuator (e.g., a blade guard) that drives at least one of the other actuators while repositioning to extend the blade. The multiple actuators include, for example, a slider and a blade guard configured such that the slider when pushed forward repositions independently of the blade guard to extend the blade from the housing and such that the blade guard when pushed forward repositions the blade as the blade guard is deployed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: PACIFIC HANDY CUTTER, INC.
    Inventors: Joseph P. Garavaglia, Brandon L. Spoelstra, Markus E. Gropl, Mark Marinovich
  • Patent number: 9676107
    Abstract: A utility knife includes a handle and a blade carrier mechanically coupled to the handle, the blade carrier being configured to support a blade. The utility knife also includes a blade hood mechanically coupled to the handle facilitating manipulability of the blade hood to an extended position over the blade, a pushrod mechanically coupled to the blade hood, and a blade release member including a button that extends through a slot in the handle, the blade release member being repositionable by moving the button along the slot, a portion of the blade release member within the handle coming into contact with a protrusion of the pushrod when the blade release member is moved along the slot such that the pushrod is repositioned within the handle and the blade hood is retracted from the extended position to allow the blade to be removed from the blade carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: PACIFIC HANDY CUTTER, INC.
    Inventors: Joseph P. Garavaglia, Markus Gropl, Mark Marinovich
  • Patent number: 9676108
    Abstract: A pivoting arrangement for a shaving device, comprising a pivoting member (10), adapted to support a shaving head, a cradle (11), pivotally supporting the pivoting member, and a spring loading arrangement (13) arranged to bias the pivoting member in a resting position. The spring loading arrangement has a limited active range, so that, when the pivoting member is brought out of the resting position in a first pivoting direction, the spring loading arrangement is prevented from interacting with the pivoting member in a first point of action (14a), and when the pivoting member is brought out of the resting position in a second pivoting direction, the spring loading arrangement is prevented from interacting with the pivoting member in a second point of action (14b). As a result, the resting position will not be dependent on e.g. the spring constants of different springs in the spring loading arrangement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
    Inventors: Johannes Beugels, Ray Knoph
  • Patent number: 9676109
    Abstract: A shaver, a shaver cutting mesh, and a process for manufacturing the shaver cutting mesh. The process for manufacturing the shaver cutting mesh does not adopt an integral drawing process, but divides the cutting mesh into two parts to be machined, and then completely combines the two parts together by adopting a welding process, so that the mesh surface part is good in uniformity, the radian of the whole mesh surface also can be ensured, the comfort degree and the cleanness in shaving are further improved, and the housing part is machined at a larger thickness (such as 0.5 mm) than that of the mesh surface part to ensure the strength of a whole mesh cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: WENZHOU RUNWE ELECTRICAL APPLIANCE CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Guangmei Yu
  • Patent number: 9676110
    Abstract: A concaved cutter head assembly for hair trimmer comprising a fixed blade, a movable blade and a slot support fixed to the fixed blade; the fixed blade and the movable blade comprise a fixed blade toothed edge and a movable blade toothed edge respectively; the movable blade toothed edge is driven to move reciprocally along slots on the slot support with respect to the fixed blade toothed edge to form a cutting surface; a fixed blade seat is also provided, whereas one end of which is provided with a protective cover; a frontal edge of the protective cover is positioned in front of the fixed blade toothed edge; the fixed blade toothed edge, the movable blade toothed edge, the slots and the frontal edge of the protective cover are all concave arcs, and all these concave arcs are concentric with respect to one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Inventor: Tung Yan Lau
  • Patent number: 9676111
    Abstract: A razor treatment system includes a razor having a head, and a razor treatment device including a drum rotationally supported within the razor treatment device, at least two cam members supported within the razor treatment device, at least two guide members configured to cooperate with the cam members to expose the blade, and a first actuating member configured to effect rotation of the drum. The head includes a cover for housing a blade. The cover is configured to expose the blade. The razor interfaces with the razor treatment device to move the cover of the razor to expose the blade. Each cam member may define a cam track that guides linear retraction of the blade, rotational movement of the blade and cover, and linear extension of the blade into a position between the drums.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: Leaf Shave Company LLC
    Inventor: Adam J. Hahn
  • Patent number: 9676112
    Abstract: An extender has a cradle at the distal end of an extension arm. The handle of a razor is placed in the cradle and held in place by a lash that connects across the spaced edges of the cradle. The length of the cradle avoids rocking of the razor handle about an axis transverse to the longitudinal axis of the cradle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Inventor: Charles Bolcar
  • Patent number: 9676113
    Abstract: A method for producing an energy-absorbing profile for a motor vehicle includes: providing an extruded hollow profile, the extruded hollow profile having outer walls and at least one inner wall which connects two of the outer walls; inserting a cutting tool into the hollow profile; actuating the cutting tool and cutting an inner wall section out of the inner wall; and removing the cut out wall section and the cutting tool from the hollow profile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: BENTELER AUTOMOBILTECHNIK GMBH
    Inventors: Kathy Hansen, Edwin List Clausen, Borge Holm, Sigmund Roe
  • Patent number: 9676114
    Abstract: A wafer edge trim blade includes a round blade body and at least one slot formed inward from an outside edge of the round blade body. The at least one slot is configured to remove debris generated during wafer edge trimming using the wafer edge trim blade.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Chun-Ting Kuo, Kei-Wei Chen, Ying-Lang Wang, Kuo-Hsiu Wei
  • Patent number: 9676115
    Abstract: To provide an operation lever including a first lever that has a base end portion swingably supported to a peripheral portion of a nut member for fastening a guide bar in a chain saw, and a second lever that is engaged with the first lever in a manner slidable in an axial direction. The operation lever can be placed in a receiving portion of the nut member with an axial length thereof shortened, and can be manipulated to rotate the nut member by being gripped on an outer end portion of the second lever in a state in which the operation lever is lifted out from the receiving portion and the axial length is lengthened. Thus, a sufficient fastening force for the guide bar can be obtained, and operability can be improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshiaki Takayanagi, Masashi Sugiyama
  • Patent number: 9676116
    Abstract: A log dog having an elongate body that has a log dog first end, a log dog second end, a front face, a back face and side faces. A slot on the side faces extends from proximate the log dog first end to proximate the log dog second end. A row of spaced-apart teeth coupled to the body and defining setting notches adapted to enable movement of the log dog in one direction when the log dog is releasably-locked in position during operation. One or more projections can be coupled to the body proximate the log dog first end and protruding from the front face for engaging a log. Also disclosed are a log dog assembly, a log support and clamp assembly, a sawmill and a kit containing the log dog.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: NORWOOD INDUSTRIES INC.
    Inventor: Peter Dale
  • Patent number: 9676117
    Abstract: There is a method for producing a ply involved in the construction of a multi-ply panel for constructing or adding to a wall, floor or ceiling, or a sloping part for a building. The ply includes a juxtaposition of strips, either structural strips or filling strips, positioned between the structural strips and made of a different material from that of the structural strips. The materials are selected for the thermal or acoustic insulation thereof, the thermal inertia thereof or the fire résistance thereof. Each lateral movement of a ply being produced with respect to the assembly plane is carried out by the synchronized movement of a table with which the lower face of the ply is in contact and a driver with which the upper face of the ply is in contact. There is an installation for implementing the method according to the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: Techniwood International
    Inventors: Bruno Raudin, Pascal Faure, Christian Chabrier
  • Patent number: 9676118
    Abstract: A process for the formation of highly durable cementitious board using lightweight aggregate is disclosed. The process comprises pouring a core mix onto a conveyor, wherein the core mix is comprised of one or more lightweight aggregate filler in the amount of 0.5 to 5 weight percent of the core mix, one or more binders in the amount of 35 to 75 weight percent of the core mix, rheological admixture in the amount of about 0.5 to 5 weight percent of the core mix, surfactant in the amount of 0 to 0.1 weight percent of the core mix, one or more normal weight aggregate filler in the amount of 5 to 50 weight percent of the core mix, and water in the amount of 5 to 20 weight percent of the core mix. The process further comprises passing the core mix under a screed roller to flatten the core mix to produce an extruding board with a desired thickness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: National Gypsum Properties, LLC
    Inventors: Maria-Andrée Mathieu, Benoit Dubé, Frédéric Potvin, Jacques L'Heureux, Jean-Francois Brassard, Patrick Guertin
  • Patent number: 9676119
    Abstract: The subject matter of the invention is a method for producing a concrete component (1), wherein a plurality of layers of a dry mixture consisting of at least one silicate former and one hydraulic binder are deposited one atop another on a base (7), wherein after applying each layer the respective layer is mixed with water, wherein the contour of the area that is mixed with water correlates with the desired shape of the concrete component (1) at the level of the respective layer to be applied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: Universität Kassel
    Inventor: Asko Fromm
  • Patent number: 9676120
    Abstract: A mixing device for bone cement is provided. The mixing device includes a mixing handle, an housing, and a mixing paddle. The mixing handle having a rod, where at least portions of the rod are in tubular form with monomer inside of the rod. The housing has a mixing chamber in which the monomer and a powder are miscible. The mixing paddle is arranged in the mixing chamber and is movable via the rod.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: APP BIOMATERIALS GMBH
    Inventors: Jan Albert De Vries, Wout R. Loman
  • Patent number: 9676121
    Abstract: Certain polyamide beads or granules are useful as a sustaining material for underground natural or artificial cracks of the earth's crust essentially employed for the extraction of hydrocarbons such as crude oil or natural gas; such polyamide beads have a spherical or ellipsoidal shape and have a surface free of concave portions, advantageously having a uniform shape, and having a mean diameter lower than or equal to 1.7 mm and a porosity lower than 0.1 ml/g, and are produced using a particular cutting device/extruder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignees: RHODIA OPERATIONS, GALA INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventors: Jean-Francois Estur, Eric Roche, Michael Eloo, Berthold Druschel
  • Patent number: 9676122
    Abstract: A method reclaims metalized polymer film or mixtures containing metal and/or metal alloys into a metal-containing, polymeric film. The resulting film structure has better oxygen and moisture barrier properties when metalized than plain metalized polymer films. The polymer to be reclaimed, originates in sheet form, and is densified, as by shredding, pelletizing and/or re-extruding into fine particulate form such as chips or pellets. The reclaimed polymeric film can be used, in a range of concentrations, to produce biaxially oriented polyester film for metalizing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: Toray Plastics (America), Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas James Bower, Larissa Marie Peguero
  • Patent number: 9676123
    Abstract: The present invention provides a flexible nanoimprint mold which can fabricate sub-15 nm ultra fine structures on either planar or curved substrates. The mold comprises a top ultra-thin rigid layer of imprint patterning features and a bottom thick flexible layer of polymer elastomer. The two distinct layers are preferably integrated via chemically bonding. The top layer of the mold enables a sub-15 nm resolution of pattern fabrication and the bottom layer affords a conformal contact to planar or curved surface of substrates. The methods for fabricating the same are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: NANJING UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Yanfeng Chen, Haixiong Ge, Zhiwei Li, Changsheng Yuan, Minghui Lu
  • Patent number: 9676124
    Abstract: A method of forming a composite article (22) comprises the steps of providing a tool (26) having a mold surface (24), providing a preform (62), and disposing the preform (62) on the mold surface (24). The method further comprises the steps of heating the mold surface (24) within a first period of time (Tt1), applying pressure to the preform (62) within a first period of time, and maintaining temperature of the mold surface (24) for a second period of time (Tt2). The method further comprises the steps of maintaining pressure for a second period of time, reducing pressure on the composite article (22), cooling the mold surface (24) within a third period of time (Tt3), and removing the composite article (22) from the mold surface (24). The total of Tt1+Tt2+Tt3 is generally no greater than about 30 minutes. A thermal system (20) comprising a heater-subsystem, and optionally, a chiller-subsystem, can be used to heat and cool the mold surface (24).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: PLASAN CARBON COMPOSITES, INC.
    Inventors: Gary R. Lownsdale, Robert W. Murch
  • Patent number: 9676125
    Abstract: There is provided a contact lens (60) which is produced by cast molding. The cast molding is achieved by the use of an anterior face mold insert (30) which has a cap (24) with a domed surface (26) and a body (10). The domed surface has provision for a distance vision segment (31) and a reading segment (32) separated by a demarcation (33). Further, the cap (24) has a cutaway portion (20) for producing a lower ledge and the body (10) has a projection (18) for producing a lower truncation in the resultant lens. Means is also described for forming a posterior face of the contact lens (60).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: EZEKIEL NOMINEES PTY LTD
    Inventor: Donald Frederick Ezekiel
  • Patent number: 9676126
    Abstract: An open-face molding apparatus for use in open-face injection molding operations to more accurately control the thickness of coatings applied to workpiece surfaces of slightly varying contour profiles. A conformable tool face is carried by a rigid tool backing and a perimeter seal releasably seals the conformable tool face around its perimeter to the workpiece surface. The conformable tool face and perimeter seal define a mold cavity together with the workpiece surface. An array of actuators are connected between the rigid tool backing and the conformable tool face to provide a desired tool face contour and desired spacings between the conformable tool face and a workpiece surface by deflecting the conformable tool face relative to the rigid tool backing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventors: Rick A. Luepke, Matthew A. Sodergren, Matt McKee
  • Patent number: 9676127
    Abstract: There is provided a process of producing a lancet which suppresses curving (or flexing) of the front end portion of the pricking member. In the production of a lancet by injection molding of a resin with a pricking member inserted in a mold, upon forming at least a portion of a lancet cap in which portion a molten resin supplied to the mold surrounds a front end portion of the pricking member, a mold is used which is configured such that at least a portion of the molten resin which forms said portion of the lancet cap flows along the front end portion including a leading end of the pricking member toward its leading end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: ASAHI POLYSLIDER COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventor: Hirokazu Imori
  • Patent number: 9676128
    Abstract: A moldable wire thread insert for reinforcing a screw-in opening of a component has the following characteristics: a cylindrical spiral made of a helically, wound wire, the neighboring coils of which are arranged such that a closed cylindrical spiral wall is present, while at least one end of the cylindrical spirals has a fastening flange, which extends radially outwards over the cylindrical spiral wall and with which the wire thread insert is anchorable in the component and/or one end of the cylindrical spiral is designed in a planar manner in order to form an even axial front surface of the cylindrical spiral.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: Bollhoff Verbindungstechnik GmbH
    Inventors: Klaus Friedrich Grubert, Michael Stumpf, Xavier Sutz, Jochen Rintelmann
  • Patent number: 9676129
    Abstract: A double-layer injection molding casing and a method for manufacturing the same, an electronic apparatus are provided by this invention, which adapts to an injection molding field and can solve the problems of a conventional double-layer injection molding casing such as complicated manufacturing process and low production efficiency. The double-layer injection molding casing of this invention includes an outer layer and an inner layer. A locating structure integrally formed with the inner layer is located at an inner surface of the inner layer. The method for manufacturing the double-layer injection molding casing includes: applying a multiple injection molding process, wherein the locating structure of the double-layer injection molding casing is integrally formed with the inner layer in the same injection molding step. The electronic apparatus of this invention includes the double-layer injection molding casing. The double-layer injection molding casing can be used as a casing of the electronic apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: HISENSE HIVIEW TECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dejun Wang, Wangjun Zhang, Haode Jiang
  • Patent number: 9676130
    Abstract: The injection molding apparatus is provided for making highly accurate optical parts having structured reflective or deflecting optical surfaces. The apparatus includes a removable mold insert made of two or more mold insert segments. The mold insert segments are juxtaposed at mating lateral planar surfaces to form a reversed structured surface. The mold insert segments also includes a gas venting circuit having conduits formed when the mold insert segments are juxtaposed. A cooling circuit is provided in the mold insert segments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: DBM REFLEX ENTERPRISES INC.
    Inventor: George Iatan
  • Patent number: 9676131
    Abstract: A micro-voided film comprising high density polyethylene having a molecular weight of at least about 200,000, and low aspect ratio filler having a mean particle size from about 1 to about 25 microns. The film has a thickness of from about 0.1 to about 20 mils and a void fraction of from about 0.60 to about 0.75. The micro-voided film is made by a process comprising extruding the composition into a film having a thickness of from about 20 to about 200 mils, and orienting the extruded film using a high stalk, blown film process. The process produces a stabilized high stalk for increasing the production rate of blown, high molecular weight polyethylene, while increasing the film's physical and mechanical properties. The high stalk can be stabilized by application of high velocity, low volume flow rate of air over the interior and exterior surfaces of the extruded film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: Greenrock, Ltd.
    Inventors: Mary Ruth Lehrter, Adam Pacelli
  • Patent number: 9676132
    Abstract: Decorative films, useful for making a wide range of decorative laminates, that have a relatively deep texture on one major face and a relatively smoother, print receptive surface on the other major face. Notwithstanding the deep texture, the films have superb tracking characteristics and are compatible with a wide variety of automated printing operations. This allows automated printing equipment to print information directly onto the films.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: OMNOVA Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: William R. Guillot, Jon R. Schrader, Cornelius Joseph Toomey
  • Patent number: 9676133
    Abstract: A composite film material usable in a data carrier card body includes a first outer plastic layer, an inner plastic layer and a second outer plastic layer, all the layers together forming a coextruded composite. The plastic material of the first outer layer is a polyethylene terephthalate glycol copolymer (PETG) or contains a PETG, the plastic material of the inner layer is a thermoplastic elastomer (TPC) or contains a TPC, and the plastic material of the second outer layer is a PETG or contains a PETG.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: GIESECKE & DEVRIENT GMBH
    Inventors: Josef Riedl, Cordula Regensburger, Andreas Braun
  • Patent number: 9676134
    Abstract: The invention relates to an extrusion head and a method with which the thickness distribution of hollow bodies, for example, can be further improved. The extrusion head consists of at least one mandrel (1) and one nozzle (2), which have a rigid geometry and therefore cannot be varied or can also be deformed flexibly in some areas and form a flow channel (3), wherein the positions of the mandrel (1) and the nozzle (2) can be varied relative to one another, so that the geometry of a discharge gap (s) of the flow channel (3) can be varied while a melt is being discharged, wherein each head part has at least one head section with a uniform cross-sectional area in a discharge area (A) of the extrusion head, and wherein at least one head part has at least two head sections (B) and (C), each of which has a predominantly uniform cross-sectional area within the head section (B), (C), which are spaced axially apart from one another and which have mutually different cross-sectional areas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: HEINZ GROSS
    Inventor: Heinz Gross
  • Patent number: 9676135
    Abstract: A pearlescent container comprising about 86% to about 99.99% of a thermoplastic material having a Total Luminous Transmittance value of at least about 80%, about 0.01% to about 5% of a siloxane fluid having a viscosity of no greater than about 1,000,000 cst, wherein said thermoplastic material and said siloxane fluid are immiscible, forms a lamellar structure, and have a Refractive Index difference of at least about 0.1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Ping Wang, Liang Yang, John Andrew McDaniel, Gian Armand Juliana DeBelder, Gaoyang Wang
  • Patent number: 9676136
    Abstract: A control system (34) for a unit (9) for forming containers (2) from blanks (3) provided with a series of forming stations (10) each provided with a mold (11), the system (34) including a master control unit (36) and a series of slave controllers (37) each associated with at least one forming station (10), each controller (37) being programmed to: control the or each associated forming station (10) according to a forming command (CF) loaded in the controller (37); take into account a pressure measurement in the mold (11), from this measurement, establish a blowing curve describing the change in the fluid pressure in the mold (11), analyze the blowing curve and extract therefrom the coordinates of at least one singular point (S); communicate the singular point (S) to the control unit (36).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: SIDEL PARTICIPATIONS
    Inventor: Thierry Deau