Patents Issued in October 19, 2017
  • Publication number: 20170297212
    Abstract: A safety razor for personal grooming having a handle, a cap, an attachment mechanism, a double sided base plate, and a double edged safety razor blade. The double sided base plate comprising a central aperture for enabling the engagement between the handle and the cap; a first side having a first angled blade-engaging surface opposite a second angled blade-engaging surface, the first and second blade engaging surfaces defining a respective first and second blade gap when the razor blade is secured between the cap and the first side of the double sided base plate; and a second side having a third angled blade-engaging surface opposite a fourth angled blade-engaging surface, the third and fourth blade engaging surfaces defining a respective third and fourth blade gap when the razor blade is secured between the cap and the second side of the double sided base plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2015
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Inventor: Morgan NORDSTROM
  • Publication number: 20170297213
    Abstract: A shaving apparatus with a canopy with a nose guard and chin guard; at least one cutting mechanism disposed on a track within the canopy, wherein the track is configured to define the outline of a beard style; and at least one motor for (a) operating the cutting mechanism(s) and (b) shifting the position of the cutting mechanism(s) around the track. The apparatus may be positioned utilizing the canopy's features. The cutting mechanisms may be spring mounted rotary blades that are pressed against the user's face.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2016
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Inventor: Hasam Eljaouhari
  • Publication number: 20170297214
    Abstract: A handheld rotary cutting blade includes a toroidal cutting blade and a handheld handle configured to package a section of the toroidal cutting blade; the toroidal cutting blade is arranged to be annular; another section of the toroidal cutting blade extends beyond the handheld handle; an outer side edge of the toroidal cutting blade is provided with a cutting edge; two rollers configured to respectively press against and support opposite inner sides of the toroidal cutting blade are respectively hinged at two opposite ends of the handheld handle; the two rollers are located at the same side relative to the center of the toroidal cutting blade, and the side is a side which keeps away from the middle of the handheld handle relative to the center; two rollers are respectively arranged at two ends of the handheld handle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2016
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Inventor: Qiuping Liu
  • Publication number: 20170297215
    Abstract: A food cutting assembly for cutting a food item into a plurality of cubes includes a stand that may be positioned on a support surface. A box is coupled to the stand and a drawer is slidably positioned within the box. A plurality of cutting units is provided. A selected one of the cutting units is removably coupled to the box. The selected cutting unit may have a food item placed thereon and the selected cutting unit selectively cuts the food item. A press is movably coupled to the stand. The press is urged downwardly toward the selected cutting unit to press the food item through the selected cutting unit. Thus, the selected cutting unit cuts the food item.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2016
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Inventor: Al Lopez
  • Publication number: 20170297216
    Abstract: An electric chainsaw comprises: a first handle having a forwardly and rearwardly extending grip portion provided on a rear or upper portion of a housing housing an electric motor and configured to be gripped by one hand of a worker, the grip portion being provided with a trigger switch for activating the electric motor; a second handle having a laterally extending grip portion provided forward of the grip portion of the first handle and configured to be gripped by the other hand of the worker; an indicator lamp for indicating a remaining charge amount of a battery pack; and a push-button type indicator switch for causing the indicator lamp to indicate the remaining charge amount, wherein the indicator switch is provided at a position where the worker can operate the indicator switch by a finger of the other hand being gripping the grip portion of the second handle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2015
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Applicant: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hideki KACHI, Yasuyuki KAWABATA, Koji HANEDA
  • Publication number: 20170297217
    Abstract: An axially mounted non-circular hole saw device follows a lateral, oscillating cutting motion to cut a non-circular kerf in a workpiece. The device adapts to variously styled power tools. The device couples to a power tool at an axial orientation through a mounting portion. The axial disposition of the device relative to the power tool enables the axial vibratory force generated by the power tool to convert to a lateral, oscillating cutting motion followed by the device. This cutting motion forms a clean non-circular kerf, offsets vibrations during cutting, and minimizes debris formed during cutting. A cutting portion has a non-circular shape. The cutting portion includes a base edge and a teeth edge. A bridge traverses the base edge for stability. A mounting portion extends perpendicularly from the bridge portion. The mounting portion includes a gap defined by slots that couple to a coupling mechanism from the power tool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2017
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Inventor: Tyler Bourne
  • Publication number: 20170297218
    Abstract: The invention relates to a machining device, in particular for machining workpieces of wood, wood materials, plastic or the like, comprising a workpiece table with a workpiece holder for holding at least one workpiece, and a feeding device for supplying at least one workpiece to the workpiece table, wherein the workpiece can be positioned in three dimensions with respect to the workpiece table. The invention further relates to a corresponding method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2015
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Applicant: HOMAG GMBH
    Inventors: Stefan FRIESE, Volker SCHMIEDER, Christian STURM
  • Publication number: 20170297219
    Abstract: Comminution process of wood chips to produce wood particles, by feeding wood chips in a direction of travel substantially normal to grain through a counter rotating pair of intermeshing arrays of cutting discs arrayed axially perpendicular to the direction of wood chip travel, wherein the cutting discs have a uniform thickness (Td), to produce wood particles characterized by a length dimension (L) substantially equal to the Td and aligned substantially parallel to grain, a width dimension (W) normal to L and aligned cross grain, and a height dimension (H) aligned normal to W and L, wherein the W×H dimensions define a pair of substantially parallel end surfaces with crosscut fibers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2017
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Applicant: Forest Concepts, LLC
    Inventors: James H. Dooley, David N. Lanning
  • Publication number: 20170297220
    Abstract: A cooling device for flat pieces and a method including a first cooling element with a first contact surface with the flat piece and a second cooling element with a second contact surface with the flat piece; wherein the first and second cooling element are located facing each other, defining a space between them to introduce the flat piece, and wherein the first cooling element includes a cooling circuit and second cooling element includes another cooling circuit, respectively, distributed evenly along the first and second contact surface with the flat piece through which a continuous flow of liquid coolant circulates. The flat piece is cooled until it reaches the desired temperature in order to then be removed and stored.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2017
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Inventor: Francisco Javier Aldazabal Badiola
  • Publication number: 20170297221
    Abstract: A freeform extrusion fabrication process for producing three-dimensional ceramic, metal and functionally gradient composite objects, including the steps of filling a plurality of paste sources with a respective plurality of aqueous paste compositions, operationally connecting respective syringes containing respective aqueous paste compositions to a mixing chamber, moving a first aqueous paste composition from a first respective paste source into the mixing chamber, moving a second aqueous paste composition from a second respective paste source into the mixing chamber, mixing the first and second aqueous paste compositions to define a first admixture having a first admixture composition, extruding the first admixture onto a surface to define an extruded layer having a first admixture composition, surrounding the sides of the extruded layer with an oil bath, radiatively drying the extruded layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2016
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Inventors: Ming C. Leu, Amir Ghazanfari, Wenbin Li, Gregory E. Hilmas, Robert G. Landers
  • Publication number: 20170297222
    Abstract: An apparatus for vacuum vibro-compression of mixes arranged on a support comprises a press (12) provided with a press ram (18) having vibratory devices (22), and a pressing surface (16). The press (12) comprises a vacuum bell (24). The apparatus is characterized in that it comprises an entry chamber (44) in the region of the inlet opening (36) of the bell (24) having a first opening (48) which can be controllably closed and opened with a first gate (50) adapted to prevent fluid communication between the outside and inside of the entry chamber (44) and a second gate (52) able to be controllably opened and closed, in the region of the inlet opening (36) of the bell (24), and adapted to prevent fluid communication between entry chamber (36) and the inside of the bell (24) or to allow the passage of the support with the mix from the entry chamber (36) to the inside of the bell (24).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2015
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Inventor: Luca Toncelli
  • Publication number: 20170297223
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for adjusting concrete rheology requiring only that load size and target rheology value be selected initially rather than requiring inputs into and consultation of a lookup table of parameters such as water and hydration levels, mix components, temperature, humidity, aggregate components, and others. Dosage of particular rheology-modifying agent or combination of rheology-modifying agents is calculated based on a percentage of a nominal dose calculated with reference to a nominal dose response (“NDR”) curve or profile. The NDR profile is based on a correlation between a rheology value (e.g., slump, slump flow, yield stress) and the rheology-modifying agent(s) dose required to change rheology value by one unit (e.g., slump change from 2 to 3 inches) such that exemplary methods can employ corrective dosing based on the NDR and the measured deviation by the system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2012
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Inventors: Eric Koehler, Mark F. Robert, Roy J. Cooley, Steve Verdino
  • Publication number: 20170297224
    Abstract: A wet cutting saw for cutting a ground portion, the wet cutting saw including a blade rotatable about an axis, a liquid feed conduit for feeding liquid onto a surface of the blade as it rotates, a frame for carrying the blade and configured to travel over a surface of the ground portion, and a mounting assembly that mounts the blade to the frame, at least part of the mounting assembly pivotable relative to the frame to raise and lower the blade relative to the frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2015
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Inventor: Robert Andrew IRVINE
  • Publication number: 20170297225
    Abstract: A method for controlling a wall saw system during the creation of a separating cut in a workpiece. The movement of the saw head is controlled at the end points such that a boundary of the wall saw facing the end point coincides with the end point after the pivoting movement of the saw arm. In the case of a free end point, the boundary of the wall saw is formed by an upper exit point of the saw blade. In the case of an obstacle, the boundary of the wall saw is formed by the saw blade edge of the saw blade if the processing occurs without the blade guard or by the blade guard edge of the blade guard if the processing occurs with the blade guard.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2015
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Applicant: Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Wilfried Kaneider, Dragan Stevic, Christian Bereuter, Peter Hricko
  • Publication number: 20170297226
    Abstract: A gear box for a reciprocating kneader. A primary rotational gear is attached to a gear box primary shaft and rotates in concert therewith. A secondary rotational gear is engaged with the primary rotation gear and rotates therewith. A secondary shaft is attached to the secondary rotational gear and rotates therewith. A primary oscillation gear is attached to the gear box primary shaft and rotates therewith. A secondary oscillation gear is rotationally engaged with the primary oscillation gear and rotates on the secondary shaft. An eccentric is coupled to the secondary oscillation gear and rotates in concert therewith. A yoke is engaged with the eccentric and oscillates on an axis perpendicular to the secondary shaft in response to the lobe. The gearbox secondary shaft moves along its axis in concert with yoke oscillation. A housing is pivotally attached to the yoke and pivotally attached to a casing at a casing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2017
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Applicant: B&P Process Equipment and Systems, LLC
    Inventors: SCOTT LEE SAMBORN, DOUGLAS J. MARSH, JOHN E. KRESS, GONZALO MARILANDA PAZ
  • Publication number: 20170297227
    Abstract: Embodiments of the presently-disclosed subject matter include extruder screws. Some embodiments of extruder screws include a screw body for placement in an extruder barrel, a plurality of ridges on the outer surface of the screw body that extend helically from an inlet end to an outlet end of the screw body, each adjacent pair of the ridges defining a channel, and one or more notches each extending across one of the plurality of ridges and between an adjacent pair of the channels. The notches can permit a material to flow from one channel into an adjacent channel, and the notches can define crosscuts that extend along the screw body and helically rotate in an opposite direction relative to the plurality of ridges. Furthermore, some extruder screws can further comprise one or more splitter rings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2017
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Inventor: Andrew W. Christie
  • Publication number: 20170297228
    Abstract: A system and method for thermoforming of non-woven fabric is presented. The system includes an air supply, a heating system in fluid communication with the air supply, a pressure and flow equalization element in fluid communication with the heating system, electrical controls in communication with the heating system and the pressure and flow equalization element, a pneumatic element in fluid communication with the pressure and flow equalization element, and a forming head for receiving a thermoformable non-woven fabric and for thermoforming said thermoformable non-woven fabric into a desired shape. The thermoforming process is a two-stage process, a first stage comprises a pre-heat stage wherein a heated flow of air is directed onto the thermoformable non-woven fabric and the second stage comprises flowing a continuous amount of air to increase an amount of heat available to the thermoformable non-woven fabric during thermoforming.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2016
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Applicant: INNOVATIVE MOLD SOLUTIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Derek Helmer, Sean Wright, Gary Dix, Paul Boudreau
  • Publication number: 20170297229
    Abstract: A tire direct-pressure shaping and electromagnetic induction heating curing method uses an inner metal mold including large and small segments, a telescoping mechanism, supporting plates attached to the segments, and induction heating coils. A cavity in the middle of the segments is filled of phase change material. The temperature of the mold rises rapidly by the thermal effect of an eddy current generated on the surface of the segments to heat the green tire. When the middle part of the segment is heated to a certain temperature, the phase change material absorbs and stores the excess heat. Therefore, the temperature of the middle part of the segment differs from one of two ends of the segment. Once the tire is cured, the inner mold in the expanded condition and the outer mold support very high pressure for the green tire together.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2017
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Applicants: TRIANGLE TYRE CO., LTD., BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Weimin Yang, Jinyun Zhang, Yuhua Ding, Tao Zhang, Zhiwei Jiao, Xiaoying Liu, Hua Yan
  • Publication number: 20170297230
    Abstract: An undercut processing mechanism includes: a molding core for forming an undercut portion; an inclined pin slidable in a first direction inclined relative to a die opening direction of a molding die during the removal of a molded product from the die; and a guide rail for guiding the movement of the inclined pin. The inclined pin has a slide block movable in contact with the guide rail. The guide rail is so formed as to contact the slide block over the entire stroke of the inclined pin so that the first direction of movement of the inclined pin may be regulated, and is also so formed as to have a shape of a high bending rigidity in a particular direction of the slide block.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2016
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Applicant: TECHNOCRATS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Masanori SORIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20170297231
    Abstract: A collapsible, coiled mandrel, for use in co-curing of a hollow carbon-epoxy structure such as a stringer in aircraft construction, is made of a coil having an outer coil shape resistant to external compression forces when used as a mandrel during lay-up and curing, and is collapsible when an end of the coil is pulled along its longitudinal axis so that it can be easily removed after curing and discarded.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2017
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: STEVEN M. GUNTHER, STEVEN J. BURPO
  • Publication number: 20170297232
    Abstract: Methods and systems in which a shapable mass, which is processed according to the method or in the system, has a lubricant applied thereto. As it is processed in the system, the shapable mass having the lubricant applied thereto is used to transfer lubricant to a part or parts of the system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2015
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Inventors: Thomas L. SIDLER, Michael T. JUDGE, Fabio ROTA, Fabrizio CORTI, Hugues JACQUEMIN, Davide CATTANEO, Michael SPAHR
  • Publication number: 20170297233
    Abstract: A thermal system (20) for rapidly heating and cooling a mold surface (24) of a tool (26) comprises a heater-subsystem (40) in fluid communication with the tool (26). The heater-subsystem (40) comprises a heater (42), a tank (44), and a three-way valve (46). The tank (44) contains a mass of heated thermal fluid. The system (20) further comprises an exchanger-subsystem (49) in fluid communication with the heater-subsystem (40) and the tool (26). The exchanger-subsystem (49) comprises an exchanger (51) and a three-way valve (53). The system (20) further comprises a chiller-subsystem (48) in fluid communication with the exchanger-subsystem (49). The chiller-subsystem (48) comprises a chiller (50), a tank (52), and a three-way valve (54). The tank (52) contains a mass of cooled thermal fluid. A controller (56) can be used to control and/or instruct the subsystems (40,48,49). The system (20) and tool (26) can be used for forming a composite article (22), such as a carbon fiber composite (CFC) article (22).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2016
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Applicant: Plasan Carbon Composites, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert W. Murch, Gary R. Lownsdale, Douglas L. Bartolotti
  • Publication number: 20170297234
    Abstract: The present disclosure concerns a digital fabricating method for constructing 3D structures, comprising the following steps: (a) precursor consist of monomers and photo-initiator is introduced into reaction cell; (b) exposing the precursor to the DLP projector for several times to gain an inhomogeneous sheet; (c) swelling the sheet in solvent to gain 3D structure. The disclosure provides a simple and easy way to produce precise 3D structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2017
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Inventors: TAO XIE, JINGJUN WU, QIAN ZHAO, LIMEI HUANG
  • Publication number: 20170297235
    Abstract: A composite material molding method is provided for forming a composite material. The molding includes disposing carbon fiber in a cavity inside an openable and closable mold, injecting resin into the cavity in a state in which a clamping pressure is exerted on the mold and curing the resin. When a threshold value of the pressure inside the cavity is set to a pressure that is lower than the clamping pressure and the resin is injected into the cavity while exerting an injection pressure that is equal to or greater than the clamping pressure on the resin until the pressure inside the cavity reaches the threshold value. Then, after the pressure inside the cavity has reached the threshold value, the inside of the cavity is suctioned.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2014
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Inventors: Katsuhiro USUI, Naoki ARAI
  • Publication number: 20170297236
    Abstract: Molded rubber objects may be molded and de-molded by defining both a desired final form for the molded rubber object and a tab extending from the final form of the molded rubber object using a cavity in a mold. Rubber pellets may be dispensed in predetermined amounts at desired location(s) within the cavity to provide the rubber needed to form the molded rubber object. Heat and pressure may be applied to the mold to cause the rubber pellets to fill the cavity defining both the desired final form of the molded rubber object and the tab. After the heat and pressure has been applied, a gripping device may grasp the tab and move the tab in a direction and with sufficient force to peel the rubber object from the mold cavity. If desired, the tab may be removed from the molded rubber object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2017
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Inventors: Dragan Jurkovic, Patrick Conall Regan, I-Huang Liu, Feng-Ming Ou
  • Publication number: 20170297237
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a refrigerator dispenser lever and a method for manufacturing the same. The lever is capable of reducing post-process activity required to assemble the components, enhancing a sense of unity between components and improving the quality and appearance of the lever by combining individual components during manufacturing using a single injection molding process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2016
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Inventor: Sung Hwan LEE
  • Publication number: 20170297238
    Abstract: A molding apparatus for manufacturing an opening device on a package material, comprises a first mold half and a second mold half arranged opposite the first mold half and having a recess. The first mold half comprises a recess and a displaceable cover element covering partly the recess thereby forming a cavity with an opening within the first mold half, wherein the opening is arranged at least partly opposite the recess of the second mold half.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2015
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Applicant: TETRA LAVAL HOLDINGS & FINANCE S.A.
    Inventors: Jonas BJÖRK, Anders DANIELSSON
  • Publication number: 20170297239
    Abstract: A tool and a method for producing an injection device are disclosed. The injection device comprises a hollow needle which is positioned in a basic body of the injection device. The injection device is produced by a two-stage injection process. At least one first slider and a second slider are provided in a tool block. Together with the tool block, the first slider and the second slider form free space, which defines a shape of a pre-injection molded part of the basic body of the injection device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2017
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Applicant: Gerresheimer Regensburg GmbH
    Inventors: Michael KLOIBER, Michael WIGLENDA
  • Publication number: 20170297240
    Abstract: An apparatus for making a foam material body has a mold comprising at least two mold halves fittable together to form separate first and second mold cavities; a first sprue opening into the first mold cavity, and a second sprue opening into the second mold cavity. The mold parts can be moved between an open and a closed position. Foam can be injected into the first and second mold cavities through the respective sprues. A passage, for example, connects the sprue with the mold cavity. The first mold cavity and the second mold cavity are partitioned from one another in the closed position of the mold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2017
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Inventors: Detlef HAMMERL, Peter KRAUS, Helmut KURZ
  • Publication number: 20170297241
    Abstract: An injection tooling is configured to inject a polymer resin into a fiber preform for fabricating a part in the form of a body of revolution out of composite material, the part having an internal cavity with back-draft. In order to enable the part to be unmolded after the polymer resin has been injected and polymerized, the tooling includes, arranged at least in the internal cavity, firstly a sectorized ring made up of at least three mutually touching inserts including one forming a keystone, the ring having an outside surface that matches the internal cavity with back-draft and an inside surface that presents natural draft, and secondly a conical drum secured to the inside surface of the sectorized ring to support it and that is withdrawn, once separated from the sectorized ring, relying on the natural draft created by the inside surface of the sectorized ring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2015
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Inventors: Dominique Michel Serge MAGNAUDEIX, Raoul JAUSSAUD
  • Publication number: 20170297242
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method of manufacturing a metal shell of a communication equipment and a metal shell of communication equipment thus obtained, the method includes steps of: 1) performing a first injection molding on a non-slit region of an inner surface of a metal substrate; 2) forming at least one slit on a slit region of the inner surface of the metal substrate; and 3) performing a second injection molding on the slit region of the inner surface of the metal substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2017
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Inventors: KONGLIN LI, GUIWANG ZHAO, LIFEN GUO, CHENCEN LIU, MINGJIE DONG
  • Publication number: 20170297243
    Abstract: An injection molding system includes: a first extruding member that extrudes a first molded article from a mold; a robot that transfers the first molded article extruded from the mold to an assembling position in relation to a second molded article in the mold; a second extruding member that extrudes the second molded article from the mold towards the first molded article retained at the assembling position by way of the robot, and assembles the second molded article to the first molded article; and a load detection unit that detects load applied to the second extruding member, in which defect discrimination of the first molded article, the second molded article, or an assembled state of the first molded article and the second molded article is performed, based on load detected by the load detection unit when the second molded article is assembled to the first molded article.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2017
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Inventor: Hajime OONO
  • Publication number: 20170297244
    Abstract: A joining member configured to join a temperature-controlled member and a temperature control jacket includes a temperature control jacket attachment part attached to the temperature control jacket, and a temperature-controlled member attachment part attached to the temperature-controlled member. The temperature control jacket attachment part includes a temperature control jacket-side opening into which a first bolt is insertable, and the temperature-controlled member attachment part includes a temperature-controlled member-side opening into which a second bolt is insertable. The temperature control jacket-side opening and/or the temperature-controlled member-side opening are configured to allow change in positions where the first and second bolts are inserted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2017
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Inventors: Fuyuki SUGIURA, Akira OOMORI
  • Publication number: 20170297245
    Abstract: A three-dimensional drawing device can include a housing configured for to be held in user's hand, shaped to allow manipulation of the housing like a pen, and configured to accept a strand of thermoplastic material. The drawing device has a nozzle assembly with an exit nozzle and a motor connected to a gear train that engages the strand such that rotation of the motor causes the feed stock to be extruded out of the exit nozzle to form a three-dimensional object. The motor can be controlled using a variable speed control mechanism or first and second actuators, thereby controlling movement of the strand, for example, to advance or retract the strand relative to the nozzle assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2017
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Inventors: Peter DILWORTH, Maxwell BOGUE
  • Publication number: 20170297246
    Abstract: A method for making an activatable material having a handling film layer thereon, comprising the steps of providing a continuous mass of a polymeric material having a longitudinal axis and being capable of adhering to a metal surface; applying a handling layer (e.g., film) over at least one side of the mass; forming stress relief indentations in the mass, with the handling layer at least partially extending into the indentations, wherein the stress relief indentations allow a resulting part to be applied in conforming geometry with a surface to which it is applied. The teachings also contemplate parts made by the above method and use thereof to bond to surfaces having a non-planar portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2017
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Inventors: David G. Billette, Dean W. Smitterberg, Yoshihiko Yasu
  • Publication number: 20170297247
    Abstract: An extrusion molding process including a first tape adhering process, in which a first tape is guided to a surface of a first seal lip of an outer belt molding, which is in a heated state in a die, by a tape guide passage formed in the die of an extrusion molding machine and the first tape is adhered to the first seal lip, and a second tape adhering process, in which a second tape is guided to a surface of a second seal lip of the outer belt molding, which is in a heated state immediately after coming out from the die, by a tape guiding jig arranged adjacent to a downstream side end surface of the die of the extrusion molding machine and the second tape is adhered to the second seal lip, are performed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2016
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Applicant: TOKAI KOGYO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Taichi SUGAHARA, Hirokazu TOKUGAWA, Shintaro YANO
  • Publication number: 20170297248
    Abstract: An extruder (100) for comestible material comprises a tubular barrel (104) and one or more elongated, axially rotatable, helically flighted screws (120, 122) within the barrel (104), where the barrel (104) has a delivery opening (114a). The extruder barrel (104) is equipped with an assembly (22) for delivery of fluid to the interior thereof, including a static mixing section (54) operable to blend the steam and water to create a blended mixture; the blended mixture is delivered to the barrel opening (114a) by means of a conveying assembly (84, 86) having a pipe assembly (86) with an outlet in communication with the barrel opening (114a); the pipe assembly (86) and opening (114a) have diameters less than maximum internal diameter of the static mixer casing (72).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2017
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Applicant: Wenger Manufacturing, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott Eugene VanDalsem, Brian D. Streit
  • Publication number: 20170297249
    Abstract: A method for extruding a comestible material comprises the steps of passing comestible material into an extruder (100) with rotation of the extruder screw(s) (120, 122) and delivery of fluid comprising steam and water into an opening (114a) of the extruder barrel (104). The fluid delivery step comprises separately directing individual quantities of steam and water into the casing (72) of a static mixing section (54), and blending the steam and water to create a blended mixture, and then delivering the blended mixture into the barrel (114a). The blended mixture is delivered to the barrel opening (114a) by means of a conveying assembly (84, 86) having a pipe assembly (86) with an outlet in communication with the barrel opening (114a); the pipe assembly (86) and opening (114a) have diameters less than maximum internal diameter of the static mixer casing (72).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2017
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Applicant: Wenger Manufacturing, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott Eugene VanDalsem, Brian D. Streit
  • Publication number: 20170297250
    Abstract: A head is disclosed for use with a continuous manufacturing system. The head may have a housing, a fiber guide rotatably disposed at least partially inside the housing, and a diverter disposed at an end of the housing. The diverter may be configured to divert radially outward a matrix-coated fiber passing through the fiber guide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2016
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Applicant: CC3D LLC
    Inventor: Kenneth Lyle Tyler
  • Publication number: 20170297251
    Abstract: A head is disclosed for use with a manufacturing system. The head may have a housing configured to discharge a tubular structure reinforced with at least one continuous fiber and having a three-dimensional trajectory, and a cure enhancer operatively connected to the housing and configured to cure a liquid matrix in the tubular structure during discharge. The head may also have a nozzle configured to discharge a fill material into the tubular structure, and a wand extending from the housing to the nozzle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2016
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Applicant: CC3D LLC
    Inventor: Kenneth Lyle Tyler
  • Publication number: 20170297252
    Abstract: A system is disclosed for use in manufacturing a composite structure. The system may include a support configured to move in a plurality of directions during manufacturing of the composite structure, and a head coupled to the support. The head may have a housing that is configured to receive a liquid matrix and at least one continuous fiber and configured to discharge a tubular structure. The head may also have a nozzle operatively connected to the housing and configured to deposit a material layer onto a surface of the tubular structure as the tubular structure is discharging from the housing, and a squeegee associated with the nozzle and configured to wipe over the material layer. The head may further have a first cure enhancer operatively connected to the housing and configured to cure the liquid matrix in the tubular structure during discharge, and a second cure enhancer configured to cure the material layer deposited by the nozzle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2016
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Applicant: CC3D LLC
    Inventors: Kenneth Lyle TYLER, Jeff BEEBOUT
  • Publication number: 20170297253
    Abstract: A head is disclosed for use with a continuous manufacturing system. The head may have a housing configured to receive a matrix and a continuous fiber, and a diverter located at an end of the housing. The diverter may be configured to divert radially outward a matrix-coated fiber. The head may also include a cutoff having an edge configured to press the matrix-coated fiber against the diverter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2017
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Applicant: CC3D LLC
    Inventor: Kenneth Lyle Tyler
  • Publication number: 20170297254
    Abstract: An extrusion nozzle for making tubular preforms has a mandrel extending along a vertical axis, an annular and stationary nozzle body spacedly radially surrounding the mandrel, and a holding ring having an upper end axially slidable in the nozzle body, braced axially downwardly against the nozzle body, and having a lower end spaced radially inward from shiftable limitedly radially relative to the nozzle body. A nozzle ring has an upper end axially slidable in the holding ring, is braced axially downwardly against the nozzle body, and has a radially deflectable lower end forming an annular extrusion gap with the mandrel. A first positioner engages the lower end of nozzle ring and is operable to radially deflect this lower end. A second positioner engages radially with the lower end of the holding ring or with the nozzle ring for radially deflecting same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2017
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Inventor: Harald FEUERHERM
  • Publication number: 20170297255
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a continuous process for preparing a comb polymer, without organic solvent, by esterification and/or amidification of an acidic homopolymer or copolymer, which consists in performing the esterification and/or amidification of said homopolymer/copolymer by reaction at elevated temperature in the mixing and transportation zone of a tubular reactor, optionally equipped with a water removal system, in the presence of at least one poly(alkylene glycol) in solid or molten form and of an antioxidant, said esterification and/or amidification taking place at a temperature greater than or equal to 170° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2015
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Applicant: COATEX
    Inventors: Jean-Marc SUAU, David PLATEL, Clementine CHAMPAGNE, Yves MATTER
  • Publication number: 20170297256
    Abstract: An oriented film including poly(ethylene-2,5-furandicarboxylate) is produced in a process by preparing a sheet from a poly(ethylene-2,5-furandicarboxylate) resin by heat processing, which sheet has a thickness of at most 2.5 mm; allowing the sheet to cool; and stretching the cooled sheet in at least one direction with a stretch ratio of at least 4/1 at a temperature in the range of 90 to 130° C., yielding an oriented film. The oriented film has a thickness of 1 to 400 ?m and a tensile strength at break of at least 100 MPa.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2015
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Applicant: Synvina C.V.
    Inventors: Jeffrey John Kolstad, Jesper Gabriël Van Berkel
  • Publication number: 20170297257
    Abstract: A process for producing a surface covering with an embossed printed surface is described. A substrate (16) is continuously moved through a production line, and this substrate (16) is first provided, in a printing equipment (12), with a printed pattern and thereafter, in an embossing equipment (14), with an embossed pattern, which is registered with the printed pattern. The printing equipment (12) produces the printed pattern in-line with the production of the embossed pattern. During printing in the printing equipment (12), the printed pattern is stretched or compressed, dynamically responsive to indicators of misalignments between the printed pattern and the embossed pattern, so as to correct or prevent the misalignments. A production line for carrying out this process is also proposed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2015
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Applicant: Tarkett GDL
    Inventors: Klaas Kackmann-Schneider, Igor Brankov, Jean-Yves Simon
  • Publication number: 20170297258
    Abstract: A functionally graded shape memory polymer (SMP) that has a range of transition temperatures that are spatially distributed in a gradient fashion within one single article. The SMP is formed by post-curing a pre-cured glassy SMP in a linear temperature gradient that imposes different vitrification temperature limits at different positions along the gradient. Utilizing indentation-based surface shape memory coupled with optical measurements of photoelastic response, the capability of this material to respond over a wide range of thermal triggers is correlated with the graded glass transition behavior. This new class of SMP offers great potential for such applications as passive temperature sensing and precise control of shape evolution during a thermally triggered shape recovery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2017
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Applicant: Syracuse University
    Inventors: Patrick Mather, Pine Yang, Xiaofan Luo, Andrew M. DiOrio
  • Publication number: 20170297259
    Abstract: A liner includes dome sections having outer surfaces along an uniform stress surface at both ends in an axial direction, and nozzles are mounted on the dome section by introducing nozzle flanges into pedestal sections of apexes of the dome sections. Then, ring-shaped caps having the same linear expansion coefficient as the liner and inner surfaces in a curved surface shape of outer surfaces of the dome sections and the nozzle flanges are mounted on boundary portions between the nozzle flanges and the pedestal sections. In forming a fiber layer after that, a helical winding layer is formed first by winding a fiber bundle disposed at the dome sections to cover the dome sections while including the nozzle flanges.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2017
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hirokazu OTSUBO, Masato NAKAJIMA
  • Publication number: 20170297260
    Abstract: A three-dimensionally printed object includes a plurality of different material regions that together define a surface region of the object. The plurality of different material regions includes a first material region and a second material region. The first material region has a first color, and the second material region has a second color that is different from the first color. The different material regions overlap from each other within the object by different amounts viewed from different directions so that different proportions of light from the plurality of different material regions are visible to an observer viewing the surface region of the three-dimensionally printed object from different view directions, different view angles, and with illumination lighting the surface region at different angles. A coloration of the surface region is altered based on the proportions of light from the plurality of different material regions visible to the observer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2016
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Inventor: David A. Mantell
  • Publication number: 20170297261
    Abstract: The invention relates to a system for producing a three-dimensional object by solidifying layer by layer a material that can be solidified under the effect of radiation. The system comprises a device for releasing a material layer of the solidifiable material that has solidified on a carrier defining a reference surface from the carrier. The device comprises a flexible elastic release element. The release element is arranged between the carrier and the material layer and can be detached nondestructively from the carrier. The system also comprises a fluid introduction device for introducing a release fluid between the carrier and the release element. The reference surface is curved in a way deviating from a plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2017
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Inventors: Andreas Schultheiss, Andreas Geitner