Patents Issued in January 18, 2018
  • Publication number: 20180015599
    Abstract: A pliers for a loop clamp is provided, including a grip assembly, a displacement mechanism and a clamping assembly. The grip assembly has two handle members which are pivotally assembled with each other. The displacement mechanism is movably connected to the grip assembly, and the displacement mechanism can be actuated by the grip assembly. The clamping assembly has two clamping portions for clamping two ends of a loop clamp, the two clamping portions are connected with the grip assembly, and at least one of the two clamping portions is movably connected to the grip assembly and can be actuated by the displacement mechanism to change a distance between the two clamping portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2016
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Inventor: HSIAO-HSIANG CHEN
  • Publication number: 20180015600
    Abstract: A driving tool includes a flywheel, a driver held to be movable between an initial position and a driving position along an movement axis, a ring member configured to transmit rotational energy of the flywheel to the driver, and a driver moving mechanism configured to move the driver with respect to the ring member from the initial position to a transmitting position. When the driver is placed in the initial position, the ring member is disposed loosely around the outer periphery of the flywheel. When the driver is moved to the transmitting position by the driver moving mechanism, the ring member is frictionally engaged with the driver and with the flywheel, rotated by the flywheel, and transmits the rotational energy to the driver, thereby pushing the driver from the transmitting position toward the driving position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2017
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Applicant: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yoshitaka AKIBA
  • Publication number: 20180015601
    Abstract: A stapler with a movable staple pressing mechanism has a base, a magazine assembly, an arm assembly, and a staple pressing mechanism. The magazine assembly is pivoted on the base and has a magazine. The arm assembly is pivoted on the base, is located above the magazine assembly, and has a trigger lever and a staple pressing tab. The staple pressing mechanism is mounted between the magazine assembly and the arm assembly, and has a staple pressing base, a trigger elastic unit, and a restoring elastic unit. The staple pressing base is pivoted on the base and located in the magazine. The trigger elastic unit is mounted between the trigger lever and the staple pressing base. The restoring elastic unit is mounted between the arm assembly and the magazine assembly to provide a restoring elastic force for the staple pressing base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2016
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Applicant: SDI CORPORATION
    Inventor: Ching-Li Chen
  • Publication number: 20180015602
    Abstract: An impact tool includes a tool body, a tool holder, a cylindrical member, a reciprocating member, a motor, a first rotary body, a second rotary body, a swinging member, and clutch mechanisms. The clutch mechanisms are disposed between the first rotary body and the second rotary body on a power transmission path from the motor to the swinging member. The tool holder and the cylindrical member move together as a movable unit with respect to the tool body between a front end position and a separate position, according to a pressing force applied to the tool holder. The clutch mechanisms are each configured to start transmission of the first rotary body to the second rotary body while the movable unit moves from the front end position to the separate position and to interrupt transmission while the movable unit moves from the separate position to the front end position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2017
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Applicant: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yoshitaka MACHIDA
  • Publication number: 20180015603
    Abstract: An impact tool in which stop control of a motor as power source of a tool bit is changed in accordance with a predetermined condition is provided. A hammer drill having two or more operating modes including a hammer mode in which an impact force is transmitted to a tool bit whereas a rotational force s not transmitted thereto and a hammer drill mode in which at least the rotational force is transmitted to the tool bit includes a motor as a power source and a control part that performs stop control to stop the motor, and the control part performs any one of two or more of the stop controls in accordance with a predetermined condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2016
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Inventors: Satoshi ABE, Kuniaki KANBE
  • Publication number: 20180015604
    Abstract: A pocket tool (e.g. a key carrier) comprises two tool elements such as a bottle-opener/screwdriver blade and a carabiner clip pivotally deployable on opposite sides of a central handle plate. A spring bar mounted on one face of the central handle plate has a free end portion which engages diametrically opposed flats formed on camming surfaces of root portions of the carabiner clip and bottle-opener/screwdriver blade respectively in order to hold them in their retracted and deployed positions. The free end portion includes a transverse projection which extends through a cut-out or aperture to enable it to engage the camming surface of the carabiner clip, enabling control of two tool elements on opposite sides of the central handle plate. When one tool element is held in the deployed configuration the other tool element is held in the retracted configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2017
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Inventor: Lee Berman
  • Publication number: 20180015605
    Abstract: A ratcheting wrench assembly for tightening and loosening nuts and bolts includes a wrench that may be manipulated. The wrench has a pair of handles and each of the handles may be gripped. A ratchet is provided. The ratchet is movably coupled to the wrench. The ratchet may engage a socket thereby facilitating the wrench to rotate the socket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2016
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Inventor: James Caesius
  • Publication number: 20180015606
    Abstract: A modular pole includes a first tube having a first end and a second end, the second end defining a first through-hole oriented perpendicular to an axis of the first tube. The modular pole further includes a second tube having a first end and a second end, the first end defining a second through-hole oriented perpendicular to an axis of the second tube, and the second end including a device connector for connecting the second tube to the pool device. The modular pole further includes a first tube connector designed to be positioned within the first tube and the second tube and having a first retractable protrusion designed to extend through the first through-hole when the first tube connector is positioned within the first tube and a second retractable protrusion designed to extend through the second through-hole when the first tube connector is positioned within the second tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2017
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Inventor: Hemant Chandrakant Kurani
  • Publication number: 20180015607
    Abstract: A multi-purpose cleaning device is provided that can be used with multiple different types of cleaning attachments. The cleaning device includes a handle that is attachable to a socket device that includes several claw members. The claw members have interior portions that are contoured so that the space between the claw members forms a sphere-shaped socket. The cleaning attachments preferably include a ball portion that can be securely mated within the sphere-shaped socket. When the user prefers three degrees of freedom for the attachment, the ball has impeded rotation within the socket. When the user prefers one degree of freedom for the attachment, the ball also includes a rod or post that can releasably lock the ball to the socket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2016
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Applicant: Quickie Manufacturing Corporation
    Inventors: Jace Weaver, David Wilusz
  • Publication number: 20180015608
    Abstract: A pocket screwdriver includes a body, a rotary cassette, a pivot, a handle sleeve and a push rod. The body has a foundation, an accommodating chamber and a column, wherein the column has a storage groove for storing a screwdriver head. The rotary cassette is rotably installed in the accommodating chamber by the pivot, and has a plurality of cells for placing the screwdriver head. The handle sleeve can slide along a surface of the column to receive or expose the column. The push rod, fixed in the handle, is used for pushing or attracting the screwdriver head. When the pocket screwdriver is not in use, any one of the screwdriver heads placed in the plurality of cells can be stored in the storage groove, so that the handle sleeve can carry the push rod into the cell without the screwdriver head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2016
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Inventor: Yong-Yue Cai
  • Publication number: 20180015609
    Abstract: A wrench includes a body having a handle which a first face defined in each of top and bottom thereof. Each of the two first faces has two first recesses defined therein. Each of the first faces has a first block which protrudes beyond the first face corresponding thereto. The handle has a first function head formed on the first end thereof. The first function head is an open wrench head. The first function head has a first protrusion which is connected to the handle and protrudes beyond the first face. The first protrusion has a second curved face formed on the distal end thereof. The handle has a second function head formed on the second end thereof. The second function head is a box-end wrench head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2016
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Inventor: Jia-Guann Liau
  • Publication number: 20180015610
    Abstract: Disclosed is an embedded doorframe structure of a toolbox. The left side and the right side of the doorframe structure is configured and fixed at the front end of a left lateral plate of the toolbox and a right lateral plate of the toolbox by a fastener. The upper side of the doorframe structure is connected to the inner side of the left lateral plate of the toolbox and the inner side of the right lateral plate of the toolbox by a screw. The lower side of the doorframe structure is configured at the front end of a bottom plate of the toolbox, and is clamped and fixed by the left lateral plate of the toolbox and the right lateral plate of the toolbox. A bolt of the toolbox is connected to the inner side of the doorframe structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2016
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Inventors: Jian SHEN, Wenyu CHEN
  • Publication number: 20180015611
    Abstract: A tool holder assembly for a watercraft and other applications employs a base assembly which is radially expandable to engage the inner surface of a cup holder or similar structure. The upper portion of the tool holder assembly includes a container and a multitude of thin rods which engage and press against tools inserted into the container. A containment net is placed over the projecting top portions of the tools and is secured by clips which engage retainers mounted at the top portion of the container. The tool holder assembly is installed by relative rotation between the upper portion and the base assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2016
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Inventors: Richard S. Constantine, Siu-Leung Tang
  • Publication number: 20180015612
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a lightweight device that is able to collect relatively lightweight objects of various sizes and shapes through the use of a vacuum combined with a mechanical snare. Devices of the invention can be operated with a single hand. The invention provides improved means of collecting small objects, dust, dirt, or other small debris without requiring excessive bending or stooping by the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2017
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Inventor: Marc R. Price
  • Publication number: 20180015613
    Abstract: A robot includes: a restricting member configured to restrict a horizontal movement of a predetermined workpiece; and a workpiece moving member configured to generate an action for horizontally moving the workpiece. The controller performs a control operation of positioning the workpiece at a stop position in such a manner that: based on predetermined size information of the workpiece and preset stop position information of the workpiece, the restricting member is positioned at a predetermined restricting position included in the stop position for the workpiece, and the workpiece moving member acts on the workpiece and is moved toward the restricting position to horizontally move the workpiece; and the workpiece is brought into contact with the restricting member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2014
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Applicant: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Junichi MURAKAMI, Kenji BANDO, Yukio IWASAKI, Satoru HIBINO, Yoshiaki TANAKA, Yasuhiko HASHIMOTO, Takahiro INADA
  • Publication number: 20180015614
    Abstract: A robot shakes automatically adjusting device includes a parameter optimizing part configured to newly set any one of a plurality of control parameters to a control parameter setter when a shakes evaluation value is above a given threshold, and optimize a combination of the plurality of control parameters by causing the control parameter setter, a robot control part, a shakes acquiring part, and a determining part to repeat the new setting of the control parameters, a linear movement of an end effector, an acquisition of the shakes, and a determination, respectively, until the shakes evaluation value becomes below the given threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2015
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Applicant: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kazuo FUJIMORI, Masaya YOSHIDA
  • Publication number: 20180015615
    Abstract: A method for controlling a robot movement of a robot on the basis of a second trajectory is provided, wherein the second trajectory is calculated on the basis of a viscosity volume model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2017
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Inventor: HERMANN GEORG MAYER
  • Publication number: 20180015616
    Abstract: A robot-defective-part diagnostic device includes a position measuring unit with a target and a sensor for capturing an image of the target. One of the target and the sensor is attached to the robot and the other is disposed outside the robot. The position measuring unit measures the positions of the target with the sensor for postures of the robot. The device also includes an error calculation unit that calculates the positioning error based on the measured positions of the target. A parameter calculation unit that calculates the mechanical parameters of the respective operation shafts based on the measured positions of the target for the respective postures when the calculated positioning error is larger than a predetermined threshold, and a defective-part identifying unit that identifies the operation shaft where the difference between the calculated mechanical parameters and preset mechanical parameters for achieving the postures is the largest.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2017
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Inventor: Kyouhei KOKUBO
  • Publication number: 20180015617
    Abstract: Provided is an excellent robot device capable of preferably detecting difference between dirt and a scratch on a lens of a camera and difference between dirt and a scratch on a hand. A robot device detects a site in which there is the dirt or the scratch using an image of the hand taken by a camera as a reference image. Further, this determines whether the detected dirt or scratch is due to the lens of the camera or the hand by moving the hand. The robot device performs cleaning work assuming that the dirt is detected, and then this detects the difference between the dirt and the scratch depending on whether the dirt is removed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2017
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Tsutomu SAWADA
  • Publication number: 20180015618
    Abstract: The disclosed technology includes devices and methods for grasping an object. Embodiments can include a housing having an internal chamber and a face. The face can include an aperture, and the housing can be in fluid connection with a fluid displacement device. Embodiments can also include a membrane in substantially airtight connection with the housing such that the membrane encloses the aperture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2017
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Inventors: Jason H. Nadler, Michael Beckert
  • Publication number: 20180015619
    Abstract: A bending robot takes out a workpiece stored on a stacker while contacting its end face with a storage reference flat plane of the stacker, and then supplies it to a bending machine. The bending robot includes a main body movable parallel to the storage reference flat plane, an arm portion supported by the main body and capable of positioning above the stacker, and a distance sensor provided in the arm portion for measuring a distance to the workpiece stored on the stacker in a contactless manner. According to the bending robot, bending can be done with high efficiency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2016
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Applicant: AMADA HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tetsuaki KATO, Atsushi YAMAGISHI, Daiya UCHIDA
  • Publication number: 20180015620
    Abstract: A robot system includes a robotic arm having a wrist in a tip-end part thereof, the wrist being rotatable on a rotational axis extending in a given direction, an end effector attached to the wrist, and a deformation detecting device configured to detect deformation of the end effector by using a target pin having a target part where a given detection part of the end effector reaches. The target part has an indicate function to indicate that the detection part reaches the target part. The deformation detecting device includes a search part configured to control the robotic arm so that the detection part touches the target pin to search for the target part, and detect that the detection part reaches the target part based on the indicate function, and a deformation detecting part configured to compare an assumed position of the detection part when the detection part reaches the target part with a given reference position, and detect the deformation of the end effector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2014
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Applicant: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Atsushi NAKAYA, Hiroyuki OKADA, Masaya YOSHIDA
  • Publication number: 20180015621
    Abstract: An inner blade of a rotary electric shaver decreases a rake angle and increases an erecting angle in a small blade, which can prevent remaining hair from appearing on one end side in a cross section of hair, and which can prevent poor shaving performance and increased sliding resistance against an outer blade. An inner blade of a rotary electric shaver includes an outer blade whose upper surface functions as an annular shaving surface having multiple hair inlets, and the inner blade having a plurality of small blades which rotate while coming into sliding contact with a lower surface of the outer blade.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2015
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Applicant: IZUMI PRODUCTS COMPANY
    Inventors: Koichi ODAGIRI, Yoshiyuki MIMURA
  • Publication number: 20180015622
    Abstract: In one example, a rotary cutting device includes a helical cutting blade rotatable against a workpiece to cut the workpiece and translatable to engage the workpiece and to disengage the workpiece.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2015
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Applicant: HP INDIGO B.V.
    Inventors: Itzik Kent, Avihay Menashe, Ilan Meiri
  • Publication number: 20180015623
    Abstract: A cutting device for spiral cutting a vegetable includes a mounting surface that engages the vegetable and is rotated using a motor, which causes rotation of the vegetable. The mounting surface may be moved toward a cutting surface using a lever arm that transmits only a portion of a manual force applied to the lever arm in a direction toward the mounting surface, facilitating precise movement of the mounting surface and a consistent size and shape of the resulting vegetable strands. Movement of the vegetable relative to the cutting surface may pass the vegetable through a slotted blade and a secondary blade. The spacing of cutters in the slotted blade determines the width of vegetable strands produced by the cutting apparatus, while the placement of the secondary blade determines the thickness of the strands. The position of the secondary blade may be adjustable to control the thickness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2017
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Inventors: MASON ARNOLD, CHRISTOPHER TYSON SELF, DAVID KOGAN
  • Publication number: 20180015624
    Abstract: A cutting knife assembly includes a motor, a knife, a fixing base and a position adjustment stand. The motor has a converter, the knife has a blade portion and a body portion connected with the blade portion and the converter. The fixing base has a main body having a penetration channel and a screw structure. The knife and the converter are penetrated through the penetration channel, the blade portion is exposed outside the main body, and the screw structure is disposed around the penetration channel. The position adjustment stand has a through hole having an inner screw structure matched with the screw structure. The main body and the through hole are screwed with each other. When the converter is driven by the motor, the knife and the fixing base are rotated by the converter, thereby adjusting an exposed distance. The height of the knife can be precisely adjusted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2016
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Inventor: Hsing-Shu Wang
  • Publication number: 20180015625
    Abstract: A cut data generating apparatus configured to generate cut data for a cutting apparatus including a cut mechanism to cut a pattern from a workpiece, the cut data generating apparatus comprising: a controller, the controller being configured to control the cut data generating apparatus to: divide an original pattern to be cut into plural divided patterns; add, to the divided pattern, a margin as a joining margin partially overlapping with other adjacent divided pattern; and generate cut data for cutting the divided patterns which involve the divided pattern provided with the margins.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2017
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Inventor: Daisuke ABE
  • Publication number: 20180015626
    Abstract: A cut data generating apparatus configured to: identify a size of an original pattern to be cut; judge whether the size of the original pattern identified is larger than a size of the workpiece; calculate a number of workpieces necessary to cut the original pattern based on the size of the original pattern and the size of the workpiece in case the size of the original pattern is larger than the size of the workpiece; change an arrangement angle of the original pattern; judge whether the number of workpieces necessary to cut the original pattern of which the arrangement angle is changed is smaller than the number of workpieces necessary to cut the original pattern before changing the arrangement angle; divide the original pattern into plural divided patterns after changing the arrangement angle in case the number of necessary workpieces is smaller; each of the divided patterns are smaller than the size of the workpiece; and generate cut data for cutting each of the divided patterns.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2017
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Inventor: Daisuke ABE
  • Publication number: 20180015627
    Abstract: A cut data generating apparatus configured to generate cut data for a cutting apparatus including a cut mechanism to cut a pattern from a workpiece, the cut data generating apparatus comprising: a controller, the controller being configured to control the cut data generating apparatus to: identify a size of an original pattern to be cut; judge whether the size of the original pattern identified is larger than a size of the workpiece; divide the original pattern into plural divided patterns smaller than the size of the workpiece in case the size of the original pattern is larger than the size of the workpiece; and generate cut data for cutting each of the divided patterns divided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2017
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Inventor: Daisuke ABE
  • Publication number: 20180015628
    Abstract: An insert assembly is received in a recess on the outer surface of a rotary cutting cylinder. The insert has a hole for a slug ejector pin which is slidingly engagable with the insert. The hole is arranged on the insert to communicate with a through hole in the recess that extends into the interior of the cylinder. When the slug ejector pin is inserted in the pin hole, the pin proximal end is received in the recess hole adjacent to the compressible core and the pin distal end projects from an outer surface of the insert. When the pin is assembled with the insert and the insert is assembled with the cylinder, the pin proximal end operatively engages the compressible core when the pin retracts into the pin hole of the insert and the pin proximal end operatively engages the insert when the pin projects from the pin hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2016
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Inventors: Charles E. Schomber, JR., Jeffery Miles Burris
  • Publication number: 20180015629
    Abstract: A cut data generating apparatus configured to generate cut data for a cutting apparatus including a cut mechanism to cut a pattern from a workpiece, the cut data generating apparatus comprising: a controller, the controller being configured to control the cut data generating apparatus to: identify a size of an original pattern to be cut; judge whether the size of the original pattern identified is larger than a size of the workpiece; divide the original pattern into plural divided patterns smaller than the size of the workpiece in case the size of the original pattern is larger than the size of the workpiece; and generate cut data for cutting each of the divided patterns, determine whether at least one of the plural divided patterns divided falls within one workpiece along with another divided pattern, and generate cut data for cutting the divided patterns from one workpiece in case at least one of the divided patterns falls within one workpiece along with another divided pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2017
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Inventor: Daisuke ABE
  • Publication number: 20180015630
    Abstract: A cut data generating apparatus configured to: identify a size of an original pattern to be cut; judge whether the size of the original pattern identified is larger than a size of the workpiece; set possible dividing line as a candidate of dividing line in case the size of the original pattern is larger than the size of the workpiece; calculate a penetration length of the possible dividing line crossing the original pattern; determine, as the dividing line, the possible dividing line with larger penetration length calculated among the plural possible dividing line set; divide the original pattern into plural divided patterns smaller than the size of the workpiece based on the dividing line; and generate cut data for cutting each of the divided patterns divided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2017
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Inventor: Daisuke ABE
  • Publication number: 20180015631
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for liquid-jet cutting, comprising a compressor unit (3), which compresses a liquid for producing a liquid jet, and a nozzle (10), which is connected to the compressor unit (3) and which has an outlet opening (11), through which the compressed liquid exits in the form of a liquid jet (14). The one flow of the compressed liquid to the outlet opening (11) can be interrupted or enabled by means of an interrupting unit (8). The following steps are performed: compressing the liquid by means of the compressor unit (3), moving the outlet opening (11) toward a workpiece (15) to be processed until a processing distance (d) is reached, alternately enabling and interrupting the liquid jet (14) by means of the interrupting unit (8), wherein at the same time the nozzle is moved in relation to the workpiece in a processing direction (22) and the pulse duration (tp; tp1; tp2) of the liquid jet is less than 1000 ?s.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2015
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Inventors: Malte Bickelhaupt, Jens-Peter Nagel, Uwe Iben
  • Publication number: 20180015632
    Abstract: The invention relates to a chain saw comprising a guide bar (1) for guiding a saw chain, wherein the guide bar (1) comprises two side plates (2, 3) between which a sprocket wheel (4) is rotatable arranged, wherein the sprocket wheel (4) is supported in the guide bar (1) by means of a bearing (5) and wherein the bearing (5) is supplied by a lubricant by means of a lubrication system (6). To improve the lubrication of the bearing the invention proposes that the lubrication system (6) comprises a lubrication reservoir (7) which is in fluidic connection (8) with the bearing (5), wherein the lubrication reservoir (7) is sealed against the environment by at least one valve element (9).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2014
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Inventor: Jörgen Johansson
  • Publication number: 20180015633
    Abstract: A machining center, comprising: a number N of workpiece tables equal to or greater than three, a number N of first guides, which extend parallel to a first direction; along said first guides being movable respective to workpiece tables, one for each first guide, a number N?1 of second guides, which extend parallel to a second direction transverse to said first direction, a number N?1 of machining groups each comprising at least one machining head; each machining group being movable parallel to said second direction along a respective second guide; a number N×(N?1) of machining areas wherein the machining groups can operate on workpieces present on said tables; along each first guide, or for a respective table, there being present N?1 machining areas, one for each machining group, so that each machining group can operate, according to a programmed work cycle, on all said N workpiece tables, a number N of workpiece loading/unloading areas, one for each workpiece table.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2017
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Inventors: Giuseppe BACCI, Paolo BACCI, Nino BACCI
  • Publication number: 20180015634
    Abstract: A mitre cutting guide tool (1) comprises a first body section (2a) having a substantially planar outer face with an outer edge configured to rest against the face of a skirting board or coving to guide a cutting tool in use; a second body section (2b) rotationally connected to the first body section (2a) via a connecting means (5); a sensing means (9) configured to measure the angle between the first and second body sections (2a, 2b); a locking means (5) configured to connect the first and second body sections (2a, 2b) so that the angle can be altered and to lock the first and second body sections (2a, 2b) in position to set a given angle; the second body section (2b) supporting the first body section (2a) at the set angle against the length of skirting board or coving; the connecting means and/or locking means (5) configured so that the space between the first and second body sections (2a, 2b) is substantially unobstructed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2016
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Inventor: Daniel SOANES-BROWN
  • Publication number: 20180015635
    Abstract: A treated cellulosic material comprising a cellulosic material having a porous structure defining a plurality of pores, at least a portion of the pores containing a treating agent comprising a cured low viscosity epoxy resin. The present disclosure further describes a method for preparing a treated cellulosic material comprising (a) providing a cellulosic material; and (b) a first treatment protocol comprising impregnating the cellulosic material with a liquid epoxy resin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2015
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Inventors: Xue Chen, Stephen W. King, Maurice J. Marks, Rui Vogt Alves Da Cruz
  • Publication number: 20180015636
    Abstract: Thermo treatment process for wood comprising the following steps: a. Placing the wood batch to be treated in a treatment chamber; b. Exchanging the atmosphere inside the treatment chamber by evacuating the air, replacing the evacuated air by an inert gas atmosphere in gas form, at 8 to 12 bar pressure; c. Heating the inert gas atmosphere up to 165 to 175° C., d. increasing the pressure in the inert gas atmosphere to 14-16 bar; e. maintaining the temperature in step c. and the pressure in step d. for from 90 to 150 minutes; f. cooling the inert gas atmosphere to a temperature of 20 to 35° C. g. retrieving the treated wood batch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2017
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Inventor: Peter Klaas
  • Publication number: 20180015637
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing crop straw fiber board includes the following steps: (1) mashing and choosing the straws with the length of 10-40 mm and the moisture content of 20%-30% as raw materials; (2) sending the raw materials into a digester (5) to digest and soften the straws; (3) sending the raw materials into a defiberator (7) and grinding to obtain straw fibers; (4) sending the straw fibers into a liquid applying system to mix with the adhesive, then drying with hot wind; (5) paving the straw fibers, then pre-pressing to obtain a plate blank with the thickness of 30-180 mm; (6) sending the plate blank into No. 1 hot press (8) to dehydrate; (7) sending the plate blank to No. 2 hot press (9) to adhere the plate blank; (8) sending the plate blank to No. 3 cold press (10) to shape the plate blank; (9) trimming and sanding the plate blank to obtain the fiberboard. Any crop straws could be used for the method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2015
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Applicant: SHANGHAI ZHENSEN WOOD-WORKING MACHINERY CO., LTD
    Inventors: Zhencai ZHANG, Tao ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20180015638
    Abstract: A controller of a cutting apparatus includes: a storage section configured to preliminarily store as a threshold an arbitrary value based on a load current value of a motor detected when a cutting blade is rotated at a predetermined rotational speed while supplying a predetermined quantity of cutting water in a state in which a cutting water supply nozzle is positioned in an appropriate position; and a judgment section configured to judge normality or abnormality according to the result of comparison between a load current value detected when the cutting blade is rotated at the predetermined rotational speed while supplying the predetermined quantity of cutting water and the threshold stored in the storage section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2017
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Inventor: Fumio Uchida
  • Publication number: 20180015639
    Abstract: A dust suction drill includes: a drill tip with cutting edge portions; a shaft joined to the drill tip and configured to rotate about an axis; and a dust suction passage that is generated when the cutting edge portions rotate, the dust suction passage being formed inside the shaft. The cutting edge portions are provided on a distal end surface of the drill tip and spaced apart from each other in a circumferential direction. Cutting edges, each of which is formed by a joint ridge between a rake face and a relief face of a corresponding one of the cutting edge portions, are arranged radially, and at a center of the drill tip, form a chisel point, which is a pointed end. A dust suction hole, which communicates with the dust suction passage, is formed in the rake face or the relief face closely to the chisel point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2016
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA MIYANAGA
    Inventor: Masaaki Miyanaga
  • Publication number: 20180015640
    Abstract: In at least one embodiment, a molding method for producing a molded article is provided. The method may include introducing polymer and fiber separately into an extruder in a first ratio to produce a first extruded material having a first fiber content and in a second ratio to produce a second extruded material having a second fiber content different from the first fiber content. The method may further include filling a first region of a mold with the first extruded material and a second region of the mold with the second extruded material. The extruded material may be formed as blanks for use in compression molding or may be introduced into an injection chamber for use in injection molding. The method may be used to form molded articles having a plurality of regions having different fiber contents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2017
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Patrick James Blanchard, Jeffrey Scott Dahl
  • Publication number: 20180015641
    Abstract: There is provided a new and improved master manufacturing method, master, and optical body enabling more consistent production of optical bodies having a desired haze value, the master manufacturing method including: forming a first micro concave-convex structure, in which an average cycle of concavities and convexities is less than or equal to visible light wavelengths, on a surface of a base material body that includes at least a base material; forming an inorganic resist layer on the first micro concave-convex structure; forming, on the inorganic resist layer, an organic resist layer including an organic resist and filler particles distributed throughout the organic resist; and etching the organic resist layer and the inorganic resist layer to thereby superimpose and form on the surface of the base material a macro concave-convex structure and a second micro concave-convex structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2016
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Applicant: DEXERIALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shunichi KAJIYA, Hideki TERASHIMA, Yuichi ARISAKA
  • Publication number: 20180015642
    Abstract: An exposure molding device comprises an exposure tank, a working platform, and an optical system. The exposure tank has a first surface and a second surface. The working platform is disposed relative to the first surface. The optical system disposed relative to the second surface comprises a light emission element and an optical assembly. The light emission element emits light along an optical path. The optical assembly comprises a light transparent element, a first optical element, and a first transmission mechanism. The light transparent element is disposed on the optical path, the first optical element is disposed behind the light transparent element on the optical path, and the first transmission mechanism is disposed along a first direction and connected with the first optical element for driving the first optical element to move along the first direction. The molding range is expanded. The accuracy, velocity and quality of molding are enhanced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2016
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Inventors: Ting-Chun Chen, Yu-Jen Chang, Ken-Te Chou
  • Publication number: 20180015643
    Abstract: A water-soluble film (WSF) system comprises at least one active material embedded/entrapped in the film so as to provide precise and desired release of the at least one active material therefrom. The at least one active material includes detergents, enzymes, softeners, perfumes, pesticides, fungicides, active ingredients, dyes, pigments, hazardous chemicals, active agents for cleaning laundry, dishes, floorings, walls, furniture, fluffs, pulp, and combinations thereof. Online and offline processes can be used for the manufacture of multi-layered WSFs with or without liners. The WSFs can be formed in desired shapes to selectively entrap interacting/non-interacting materials and combinations thereof. The process also provides options for the use of a wide range of raw materials, liners such as paper, film, foil, fabric, etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2017
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Inventors: Shilpan Pravinchandra Patel, Atikullah Hussainmiya Saiyad
  • Publication number: 20180015644
    Abstract: A system and method is provided for creating a structure including a vasculature network. A film deposition device is configured to dispense droplets onto a surface of a substrate to form a curable fugitive pre-patterned liquid film on the surface of the substrate. An electrohydrodynamic film patterning (EHD-FP) device has a patterned electrode structure formed to generate an electric field and to subject the film on the surface of the substrate to the electric field. The film thereby being formed by the EHD-FP into patterned features in response to being subjected to the electric field. Then a casting system is configured to cover the patterned features in an epoxy to form patterned structures, wherein the patterned structures comprise a fugitive vasculature structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2017
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Applicant: Palo Alto Research Center Incorporated
    Inventors: David Mathew Johnson, Corie Lynn Cobb, John Steven Paschkewitz
  • Publication number: 20180015645
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for reducing the assembly time comprising a block copolymer (BCP). The invention also relates to the compositions used to obtain these ordered films and to the resulting ordered films that can be used in particular as masks in the lithography field.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2016
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Applicant: Arkema France
    Inventors: Xavier Chevalier, Raber Inoubli, Christophe Navarro, Celia Nicolet
  • Publication number: 20180015646
    Abstract: Nozzles are presented, for application of a setting resin into cells of a honeycomb core to provide the panel with reinforced segments. The nozzle comprises a connector portion and an application head, where the connector portion is adapted to receive setting resin from a resin dispensing device and deliver the setting resin to the application head, and the application head comprises: an exit hole, and a flange surrounding the exit hole. The flange comprises a bottom surface which comprises a planar surface which planar surface has a minimum width around the exit hole. The bottom surface of flange curves upward at its outer perimeter. In some embodiments, the nozzle is optically translucent or transparent. In addition, methods of applying a setting resin into cells of a honeycomb core to form a honeycomb core reinforcement are presented. In some embodiments, the setting resin is a low density void filler.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2016
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Inventors: Alvaro S. Domenighi, Kim L. Gustafson, Patrick G. Zimmerman
  • Publication number: 20180015647
    Abstract: This disclosure provides for compatibilizer compositions that are useful in compounding polypropylenes and ethylene elastomeric copolymers for injection molding applications. The compatibilizer includes a combination of: Component A of polypropylene homopolymers or polypropylene copolymers containing small amounts of ethylene; and Component B of propylene bipolymers with ethylene and/or other ?-olefin comonomers, the bipolymer having a relatively high proportion of propylene moieties, for example, 50-75% propylene. Compared to known or conventional compatibilizer formulations, the bipolymer Component B is relatively propylene rich and generally can be used in the injection molding composition in lower concentrations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2017
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Applicant: EQUISTAR CHEMICALS, LP
    Inventors: RYAN KRAMB, JEANINE A. SMITH, FABIO CECCARANI
  • Publication number: 20180015648
    Abstract: Injection molded parts with a small dimension that exhibit high heat resistance are described. Thermoplastic compositions that can be utilized to form the injection molded parts are described. The thermoplastic composition includes a polyarylene sulfide and a crosslinked impact modifier. The thermoplastic composition can also include siloxane polymers, thermoplastic elastomers, or other additives that can further improve the characteristics of the injection molded parts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2017
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Inventors: Rong Luo, Kent Miller, Xinyu Zhao, Xiaoyan Tu