Patents Issued in March 1, 2018
  • Publication number: 20180056448
    Abstract: A liquid dispersion of metal nanoparticles for solder paste comprises metal nanoparticles made of an alloy and a reducing dispersion medium, wherein the metal nanoparticles have an average particle diameter of 1.0 to 200 nm, the metal nanoparticles have a sintering initiation temperature of less than 50° C., and the liquid dispersion comprises substantially no surfactant or surface modifier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2016
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Applicants: TOHOKU UNIVERSITY, PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yamato HAYASHI, Hirotsugu TAKIZAWA, Akio FURUSAWA
  • Publication number: 20180056449
    Abstract: Provided herein are sinterable films and pastes as conductive die attach materials having advantageous properties for use in die semiconductor packages. Also provided are formulations useful for the preparation of such films and pastes, as well as methods for making such formulations. In additional aspects of the present invention, there are provided conductive networks prepared from compositions according to the present invention. In certain aspects, the invention relates to articles comprising such sintering films and pastes adhered to a suitable substrate therefor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2017
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventors: Pukun ZHU, Shashi GUPTA, Louis RECTOR, Qizhuo ZHUO
  • Publication number: 20180056450
    Abstract: A kind of stainless steel auger braid welding material and its manufacturing method are disclosed in the invention, involving the field of welding technique. The stainless steel auger braid welding material consists of core wires and several steel tendons, wherein the said welding wire is of a round-bar shape; the said steel tendons are wrapped on the external surface of the said core wire along the axial line and stranded around the circumference of the said core wire, and each steel tendon shall be stranded by winding several fine wires. For the stainless steel auger braid welding material adopted in the invention, its melting rate is fast.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2017
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventor: Runtao SHU
  • Publication number: 20180056451
    Abstract: A metal particle having a particle diameter of 10 ?m or more and 1000 ?m or less and includes Cu and trace elements and a total mass content of P and S, among other trace elements, is 3 ppm or more and 30 ppm or less. A method for producing a metal particle including producing a molten metal material by melting a metal material in a crucible, wherein Cu as determined in GDMS analysis is over 99.995% and a total of P and S is 3 ppm or more and 30 ppm or less; applying a pressure of 0.05 MPa or more and 1.0 MPa or less to drip the molten metal material through an orifice, thereby producing a molten metal droplet; and rapidly solidifying the molten metal droplet using an inert gas whose oxygen concentration is 1000 ppm or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2016
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventor: Motoki WAKANO
  • Publication number: 20180056452
    Abstract: A copper-based brazing material comprises an alloy having nickel in a proportion of from 20 to 35 percent by weight, zinc in a proportion of from 5 to 20 percent by weight, manganese in a proportion of from 5 to 20 percent by weight, chromium in a proportion of from 1 to 10 percent by weight, silicon in a proportion of from 0.1 to 5 percent by weight and molybdenum in a proportion of from 0 to 7 percent by weight, each based on the total weight of the alloy, and the remainder being copper and unavoidable impurities. The alloy is in particular free from boron, phosphorus and lead. The brazing material can be used for induction brazing of components made of iron materials for exhaust systems in motor vehicles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2017
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventors: Marc Steigerwald, Simon Burger, Yasir Muhammad, Helmut Wieser
  • Publication number: 20180056453
    Abstract: Cladding deposit compositions with improved surface roughness are provided by balancing percent weights of finely dispersed carbides such as Boron (B), Chromium (Cr), Molybdenum (Mo), Niobium (Nb), Vanadium (V), and Tungsten (W). The result is a deposit with high surface roughness, high hardness, and high stress abrasion resistance while increasing bond strength from ˜7,000 psi to ˜60,000 psi when compared to typical anti-skid cladding alloys.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2016
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventors: Tim A. Barnhart, Nicholas J. Latona
  • Publication number: 20180056454
    Abstract: A flux-cored wire for gas shielded arc welding includes C: 0.03 to 0.09%, Si: 0.1 to 0.6%, Mn: 1.3 to 3.0%, Ti: 0.05 to 0.50%, B: 0.002 to 0.015%, and Al2O3 converted value: 0.4 to 1.0%, as the total content in the steel sheath and the flux in mass % relative to the total mass of the wire; and TiO2 converted value: 5.0 to 9.0%, SiO2 converted value: 0.2 to 0.7%, ZrO2 converted value: 0.1 to 0.6%, Mg: 0.2 to 0.8%, total of F converted value: 0.02 to 0.20%, and total of Na2O converted value and K2O converted value: 0.03 to 0.20%; as a content in the flux; in which a content of C in the steel sheath is 0.03% or less in mass % relative to the total mass of the steel sheath.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2017
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Applicant: NIPPON STEEL & SUMIKIN WELDING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuki KAYAMORI, Kiyohito SASAKI, Yasuhito TOTSUKA, Naoki SAKABAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20180056455
    Abstract: A composition for use in an electronic assembly process, the composition comprising a filler dispersed in an organic medium, wherein: the organic medium comprises a polymer; the filler comprises one or more of graphene, functionalized graphene, graphene oxide, a polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane, graphite, a 2D material, aluminum oxide, zinc oxide, aluminum nitride, boron nitride, silver, nano fibers, carbon fibers, diamond, carbon nanotubes, silicon dioxide and metal-coated particles, and the composition comprises from 0.001 to 40 wt. % of the filler based on the total weight of the composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2016
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventors: Ramakrishna Hosur Venkatagiriyappa, Morgana De Avila Ribas, Barun Das, Harish Hanchina Siddappa, Sutapa Mukherjee, Siuli Sarkar, Bawa Singh, Rahul Raut, Ranjit Pandher
  • Publication number: 20180056456
    Abstract: A cooling system which achieves temperature control of a heat affected portion of a pipe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2016
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventors: Marcus JANES, Jared PROEGLER, Brian KIRK
  • Publication number: 20180056457
    Abstract: A fixture includes at least one first plate having a plurality of holes formed therethrough. At least one second plate has a plurality of holes formed therethrough in alignment with the holes in the first plate. At least some of the holes in the second plate have at least one indentation formed therein in a radial direction. The second plate is aligned parallel to the first plate and is moveable along an axis from an open position where the holes in the plates are axially aligned to a locked position where the first and second holes are offset. A plurality of pins have diameters less than the and holes. Each pin has at least one region extending outwardly in a radial direction and is configured to mate with the at least one indentation in the second holes. Each pin passes through different ones of the aligned holes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2017
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventor: Douglas T Farlow
  • Publication number: 20180056458
    Abstract: An apparatus for aligning sections of pipe includes a first clamp member and a second clamp member coupled with the first clamp member. The first and second clamp members each include a first clamp jaw and a second clamp jaw longitudinally spaced from the first clamp jaw. Each one of a first plurality of turnbuckle assemblies is coupled with each one of the first and second clamp jaws of the first clamp member, and each one of a second plurality of turnbuckle assemblies is coupled with each one of the first and second clamp jaws of the second clamp member. An assembly made from a kit of components is also disclosed. The kit includes an apparatus for aligning sections of pipe, and a plurality of shoe inserts. The assembly includes the apparatus and at least two of the shoe inserts coupled with the apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2017
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventor: Matthew W. McClure
  • Publication number: 20180056459
    Abstract: A method for braze repair of tight cracks in a superalloy component is provided. The method includes directing energy, e.g., from an acoustic energy source, towards surfaces of the tight crack to break up one or more contaminants, corrosion products, or oxides at the surface. The directed energy may cause opposed walls of the tight crack to vibrate to break up the oxides, and to generate a modest heat for allowing infiltration of the tight crack with a braze material. The braze material is then melted at a melt temperature of the braze material but below the melt temperature of the component. The braze material is then solidified to repair the tight crack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2016
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventor: Gerald J. Bruck
  • Publication number: 20180056460
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a spring separation device comprising a silo and a distributor. The silo has a feed hole and the distributor has a discharge hole. One end of the feed pipe is connected with the feed hole and the other end is connected with the discharge hole. The distributor has a needle and a spacer. The needle is located at the proximal end of the discharge hole. The spacer is located at the distal end of the discharge hole. There is an opening on the side wall of the distributor corresponding to the needle and the spacer for the needle and the spacer in and out of the cavity of the distributor. The needle and the spacer are operated simultaneously under linkage mechanism. At the same time, the present invention also discloses a spring separation method. The present invention and the method thereof can quickly and accurately separate and feed the springs, and the structure is simple and easy to use, thereby increasing the production speed and improving the production efficiency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2017
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventor: Ling Keung WONG
  • Publication number: 20180056461
    Abstract: A woodworking jig to hold lumber may include a central column; a chainsaw support assembly to slidably connected to the central column; an angle grinder support assembly to slidably connect to the central column; and a vertical log support to support the lumber positioned alongside of the central column.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2017
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventor: Leslie Gene Smith
  • Publication number: 20180056462
    Abstract: A conveyance jig provided for integrally conveying a separate type control panel with a machine tool that are disposed separately, includes a fixing section with respect to a base and a holding section that holds a separate type control panel in a state of being installed on a movable stand with casters at the rear of the base in order to integrally conveys a machine tool including the base and a processing module that is movably installed to be movable in the front-rear direction along a straight line rail provided on the base separately with a gap in a width direction, and the separate type control panel that is installed on the movable stand with casters and disposed separately from the machine tool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2015
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Applicant: FUJI MACHINE MFG. CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jun YANAGISAKI, Osamu NAGAI
  • Publication number: 20180056463
    Abstract: A transfer robot includes a supporting part, a moving part, a magnet unit, and a coil. The moving part is supported by the supporting part and movable along a predetermined travel path. The moving part is provided with a hand for carrying a workpiece. The magnet unit is disposed at the supporting part and extends longitudinally along the travel path. The magnetic unit generates magnetic flux that is at least partially perpendicular to the travel path. The coil is disposed at the moving part and intersects the magnetic flux. The magnetic flux varies or is different at positions along the travel path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2017
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventor: Takaya YAMADA
  • Publication number: 20180056464
    Abstract: A universal-fit vacuum assisted router hood tool attaches to the router to capture dust and particles generated by the router bit. A generally planar base plate is adapted to mount to the fiat base of the router. The base plate has a central opening centered on the axis of the router so that associated router bit protrudes through. A dust collection dome is rotationally positioned in the central opening, and the dome has a central opening at the axis of the router A cuff connector extending out from the dust collection dome to a hose cuff that can receive a hose of a dust extractor. An annular flange within the dome at the top opening prevents dust and particulates from exiting the top opening of the dome.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2017
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Applicant: Oneida Air Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert M. Witter, Jeffrey Hill, Richard Lawrence, John J. Fitzsimmons
  • Publication number: 20180056465
    Abstract: A fluid ejection device is equipped with a robot hand, which is attached to a distal end of an arm of an articulated robot, and having ejection holes therein for ejecting a cutting fluid toward a tool holder or a tool, and a controller adapted to control joints of the articulated robot, in such a manner that the robot hand moves along an axial direction (Z-direction) of a spindle in synchronism with a feeding operation by which the spindle is moved along the axial direction (Z-direction) of the spindle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2017
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Applicant: FANUC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hikaru Koshiishi
  • Publication number: 20180056466
    Abstract: A linear dividing indexer has an upper table which moves transversely linear relative to a base. The upper table defines a slot disposed at an angle with the transverse direction of movement and includes an indexing mechanism formed from (a) an angle bar pivotally mounted to the base and an actuator bar slidably mounted in the angle bar, the actuating bar having a cam follower which slides within the upper table slot; and (b) wherein when the angle bar is at an angle to the slot, linear movement of the actuating bar within the angle bar causes transverse linear movement of upper table relative to the base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2017
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventor: Eric Alvin Berube
  • Publication number: 20180056467
    Abstract: Provided is a clamp device of an indexing apparatus that indexes a main shaft, which is rotatably supported in an accommodation hole of a frame via a bearing, to a set angular position by rotating the main shaft by using a driving device. The clamp device includes a working channel that connects an air supply device, which supplies compressed air, to a pressure chamber in the clamp device. The clamp device operates to retain an angular position of the main shaft when compressed air is supplied from the air supply device. The clamp device includes a pressure transmitting portion that is interposed in the working channel and in which a piston is slidably disposed. A portion of the working channel on the pressure chamber side of the piston in the pressure transmitting portion is filled with an incompressible fluid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2017
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventors: Junichiro Ishizaki, Yohei Ikeda
  • Publication number: 20180056468
    Abstract: Apparatus for sharpening a cutting tool. In some embodiments, a tool sharpener includes an abrasive medium having an abrasive surface. A stationary tool support guide provides a guide surface that supports a side of the tool during presentation of a cutting edge of the tool against the abrasive surface. A rotatable edge guide has a roller member with a curvilinearly extending outer surface. The roller member is rotatable about an edge guide roller axis to engage, via rolling contact, the cutting edge during the presentation of the cutting edge against the abrasive surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2017
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventor: Daniel T. Dovel
  • Publication number: 20180056469
    Abstract: A tool sharpener has a guide assembly to support a cutting tool adjacent an abrasive medium. A drive assembly advances the abrasive medium with respect to the guide assembly. A control mechanism provides a first control input value to move the medium and achieve a first material take off (MTO) rate during a coarse sharpening operation upon the tool. A second control input value from the control circuit moves the medium to achieve a lower, second MTO rate during a fine sharpening operation. The control mechanism transitions the medium from the first MTO rate to the second MTO rate responsive to a timer mechanism indicating a conclusion of a predetermined elapsed time interval.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2017
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventor: Daniel T. Dovel
  • Publication number: 20180056470
    Abstract: A substrate processing apparatus includes a polisher configured to polish a substrate using a polishing liquid, a first cleaner configured to clean the substrate polished by the polisher using sulfuric acid and hydrogen peroxide water, a second cleaner configured to clean the substrate cleaned by the first cleaner using a basic chemical liquid and hydrogen peroxide water, and a drier configured to dry the substrate cleaned by the second cleaner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2017
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventors: Masayoshi IMAI, Katsuhiko TOKUSHIGE, Suguru OGURA, Katsuhide WATANABE, Junji KUNISAWA, Takeshi IIZUMI, Mitsuru MIYAZAKI
  • Publication number: 20180056471
    Abstract: The present application has disclosed a substrate grinding device, which includes a carrying platform, a lifting platform and a grinding head, the lifting platform is located above the carrying platform and configured to be movable in a direction perpendicular to an upper surface of the carrying platform with respect to the carrying platform upwardly or downwardly; and the grinding head is mounted to the lifting platform and configured to grind a grind region of a substrate to be ground disposed on the carrying platform, the grind region being a region of the substrate where there is a partial scratch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2016
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventors: Weiqin Hu, Changxu Chen
  • Publication number: 20180056472
    Abstract: The invention has a turnback roll which can transfer and guide a polishing tap in a tangential direction of a pressure contacting roll, a vertical oscillation mechanism which linearly oscillates the pressure contacting roll in a tangential direction of a ball groove while being orthogonal to a rotating axis line, and a horizontal oscillation mechanism which linearly oscillates the pressure contacting roll in a direction of a rotating axis line toward both inner side surfaces of the ball groove. The ball groove can be securely polished by the polishing tape on the basis of the continuous or intermittent transfer of the polishing tape and the linear oscillating motion of the ball groove. It is possible to improve a polishing precision, it is possible to improve a surface roughness of the ball groove and it is possible to improve a polishing workability of the ball groove.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2017
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventors: Nobukazu HOSOKAI, Takayuki ADACHI
  • Publication number: 20180056473
    Abstract: A power tool includes a housing. A motor is housed in the housing. A platen is driven by the motor. The housing includes a first housing part, a second housing part and a third housing part. The housing defines a battery receptacle portion configured to receive a removable battery pack which powers the motor. Each of the first housing part, the second housing part and the third housing part form part of the battery receptacle portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2016
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventors: Drake L. FISHER, Brent A. KUEHNE, Christian V. ELDER
  • Publication number: 20180056474
    Abstract: A hand-held belt sander includes a head, an arm, a retaining unit, and a positioning unit. The head includes a mounting seat surrounding an axis. The arm has a sleeve segment mounted to the mounting seat. The retaining unit has an annular groove formed in the mounting seat, and multiple protrusions disposed on the sleeve segment and engaging the annular groove. The positioning unit includes multiple engaging grooves formed in the mounting seat, and an engaging member disposed on the sleeve segment. When the engaging member engages one of the engaging grooves, the arm is positioned relative to the head at an operating position. When the engaging member is disengaged from the one of the engaging grooves, the arm is rotatable about the axis relative to the head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2016
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventors: Chia-Hua Hsu, Shao-Lung Chiu, Cheng-Yuan Lin
  • Publication number: 20180056475
    Abstract: There is furnished a working tool comprising a rotating shaft (6), a polishing plate (3) mounted on the shaft, an expandable elastomer sheet (4) attached to the polishing plate (3), an abrasive cloth (5) attached to the elastomer sheet (4), and means for pressing the elastomer sheet (4) at a plurality of positions under respective predetermined different pressures such that a lower surface of the abrasive cloth (5) is deformed to the desired inverted convex shape in accordance with differences of pressing force applied to the elastomer sheet (4) at the plurality of positions. A substrate is produced by bringing the inverted convexly deformed surface of the abrasive cloth (5) in contact with a substrate stock, and rotating and moving the working tool for polishing the substrate over a selected area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2017
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Applicant: SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoko ISHITSUKA, Atsushi WATABE, Masaki TAKEUCHI
  • Publication number: 20180056476
    Abstract: An apparatus for chemical mechanical polishing includes a platen having a surface to support a polishing pad, a carrier head to hold a substrate against a polishing surface of the polishing pad, a pad conditioner including a conductive body to be pressed against the polishing surface, an in-situ polishing pad thickness monitoring system including a sensor disposed in the platen to generate a magnetic field that passes through the polishing pad, and a controller configured to receive a signal from the monitoring system and generate a measure of polishing pad thickness based on a portion of the signal corresponding to a time that the sensor is below the conductive body of the pad conditioner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2017
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventors: Jimin Zhang, Zhihong Wang, Harry Q. Lee, Brian J. Brown, Wen-Chiang Tu, William H. McClintock, Wei Lu
  • Publication number: 20180056477
    Abstract: A polishing system includes a platen having a top surface, an annular polishing pad supported on the platen, a carrier head to hold a substrate in contact with the annular polishing pad, a support structure from which the carrier head is suspended and which is configured to move the hold the carrier head laterally across the polishing pad, and a controller. The platen is rotatable about an axis of rotation that passes through approximately the center of the platen, and the inner edge of the annular polishing pad is positioned around the axis of rotation. The controller is configured to cause the support structure to position the carrier head such that a portion of the substrate overhangs the inner edge of the annular polishing pad while the substrate is contacting the polishing pad.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2017
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventors: Paul D. Butterfield, Thomas H. Osterheld, Jeonghoon Oh, Shou-Sung Chang, Steven M. Zuniga, Fred C. Redeker
  • Publication number: 20180056478
    Abstract: A method for measuring the thickness of flat workpieces processed in a double-side processing machine comprises processing the workpieces in a working gap formed between an upper working disk and a lower working disk configured to remove material from the workpieces. Optically measuring the thickness of the workpieces during processing by at least one optical thickness measurement apparatus disposed on at least one of the upper working disk or the lower working disk. The at least one optical thickness measurement apparatus configured to measure the thickness of the workpieces disposed in the working gap through at least one through-hole in a corresponding upper working disk or the lower working disk. Supplying the measurement results of the at least one thickness measurement apparatus to a control apparatus of the double-side processing machine. Terminating the processing of the workpieces once a previously specified target thickness of the workpieces is reached.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2017
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Applicant: Lapmaster Wolters GmbH
    Inventors: Jörn Kanzow, Sascha Werth
  • Publication number: 20180056479
    Abstract: A semiconductor fabrication system includes a chemical mechanical polishing system, a cassette holding area enclosed by a wall and having a door openable by an operator to place one or more cassettes into the cassette holding area, a robot configured to transfer substrates between a cassette in the cassette holding area to the chemical mechanical polishing system, a computer controller configured to cause the robot to move to a home position, a circuit breaker in a power supply line to the robot, a door sensor to detect whether the door is open, a robot presence sensor to detect whether the robot is in the home position, and control circuitry configured to receive signals from the door sensor and the robot presence sensor and cause the circuit breaker to cut power to the robot if the door is open and the robot is not in the home position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2017
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventors: Yongqi Hu, Thomas Lawrence Terry
  • Publication number: 20180056480
    Abstract: There is disclosed a method of monitoring abrasion of a component during abrasive machining. The method comprises generating an acceleration signal corresponding to movement of the component or of an abrasive tool in response to abrasive machining of the component by the tool; generating an acoustic emission signal corresponding to acoustic waves emitted from within the component; and determining an abrasion parameter relating to the removal of material from the component based on a set of input variables including the acceleration signal and the acoustic emission signal. There is also disclosed an apparatus for abrasion monitoring and optionally abrasive machining, and a non-transitory machine readable storage medium comprising instructions for abrasion monitoring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2017
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE plc
    Inventors: Tjahjowidodo TEGOEH, Ranjit K. BARAI, Bobby KANIYAMKUDY PAPPACHAN, Tomi WIJAYA
  • Publication number: 20180056481
    Abstract: An automatic grinding apparatus includes: a grinding wheel configured to grind a workpiece; a support configured to support the workpiece; a feeding device configured to change a relative position between the grinding wheel and the workpiece; and a control device configured to, before processing using the grinding wheel is started, calculate a range in which the grinding wheel and the support are relatively moved on the basis of information on positions of the workpiece and the grinding wheel detected by a first detector, a second detector, and a third detector, move the grinding wheel or the support by performing numerical control with respect to the feeding device, and automatically start the processing using the grinding wheel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2017
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventors: Yutaka YOSHIDA, Takuo HIRAYAMA, Kuniyoshi MATSUOKA, Shiho SATAKE, Yoshimi KITO
  • Publication number: 20180056482
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a dresser includes a base metal plate, and a plurality of chip portions that are provided on the base metal plate. Each chip portion includes a Si substrate having a projection at an upper portion thereof and a diamond layer provided on the projection of the Si substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2017
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Applicant: TOSHIBA MEMORY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takahiko KAWASAKI, Yukiteru MATSUI, Akifumi GAWASE
  • Publication number: 20180056483
    Abstract: A method for collecting an abrasive from an abrasive slurry which has been used for polishing an object including silicon as a main component includes: (i) adding a solvent to the abrasive slurry; (ii) dissolving particles of the polished object among components of the polished object contained in the abrasive slurry; and (iii) filtering the abrasive slurry to collect the abrasive, in which the steps (i) to (iii) are carried out without a pH adjuster to remove components of the polished object to collect the abrasive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2016
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventors: Chie INUI, Akihiro MAEZAWA, Yuuki NAGAI, Natsumi HIRAYAMA
  • Publication number: 20180056484
    Abstract: The present invention is a nozzle assembly having a nozzle main body including an ejection material suction port and an ejection port which ejects the ejection material with the compressed air, and an air nozzle which jets the compressed air into the nozzle main body. The nozzle main body includes a mixing chamber which mixes the ejection material with the compressed air, a first pathway directed from the ejection material suction port toward the mixing chamber, and a second pathway directed from the mixing chamber toward the ejection port. The air nozzle includes a compressed air jet portion and a third pathway directed to the compressed air jet portion, and the third pathway is inserted into the nozzle main body. The compressed air jet portion of the air nozzle is provided with a flow contracting portion having an opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2016
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventor: Yukinori SUZUKI
  • Publication number: 20180056485
    Abstract: An abrasive sheet is described which is composed from a combination of an abrasive material and an abradable polymer composite wherein the abradable polymer composite comprises a layer of a first polymeric composition and conjoined thereto a layer of a second polymeric composition wherein the layer of said second polymeric composition is provided with a sensory cue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2016
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Mori, Peter Phillips, Luke Shipman, Peter Colin Formby, Andrew Pryke, Christopher Saywell
  • Publication number: 20180056486
    Abstract: A clamping device for clamping soft sheets includes: a body, a first clamping member and a second clamping member. The first and second clamping members are affixed to the body and pivotable in opposite directions. The second clamping member includes a second toothed section to be engaged with or disengaged from the first toothed section of the first clamping member, and the second toothed section is engaged with the first toothed section in the engaging area, so that, when the soft sheet is clamped between the first and second toothed sections and pulled toward the inserting area, the first and second toothed sections will be engaged with each other in the engaging area to make it difficult for the soft sheet to slip out of the first and second toothed sections, which consequently improves the clamping force for clamping the gripping force for gripping the soft sheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2017
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventor: Eric LIAO
  • Publication number: 20180056487
    Abstract: A multi-fastener wrench for simultaneously or concurrently holding a plurality of fasteners, wherein the wrench comprises a handle having a distal end and a proximal end, and two sets of jaws at or new the distal end. The jaws may be movably coupled to the handle, allowing the user to vary the distance between the jaws.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2017
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventor: Deidra Bowman
  • Publication number: 20180056488
    Abstract: A reversible wrench includes a handle and a carrier arranged on the handle. A torque transmission assembly is arranged in the carrier. The assembly includes an inner driven member having an inner, outwardly facing bearing surface and an outer driving member having an outer, inwardly facing bearing surface, the driven and driving members being arranged in the carrier about a common rotation axis and the surfaces being spaced from each other. A selector is positioned between the bearing surfaces. At least one motion transfer device is positioned between the bearing surfaces. The bearing surfaces, the selector and the at least one motion transfer device define at least two roller bearing passages. At least one roller bearing is positioned in each passage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2016
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventor: Kevin Dein
  • Publication number: 20180056489
    Abstract: A multi-purpose hand tool system is described. The tool system includes a handle and one or more inserts that are releasably engaged with the handle. The tool system is useful for a variety of applications including use with basin and faucet hardware.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2017
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventors: Prasad Chatursingh Patil, Sachin Shashikant Dakare, Krishnarjun Bhagwan Chhatre, Sandeep Sidagouda Patil, Glen R. Chartier, Lawrence Feskanich, JR.
  • Publication number: 20180056490
    Abstract: Devices for setting a plug in a pipe, as well as methods of setting a plug using such devices, are provided. Such devices may comprise an outer sheath having a longitudinal inner bore; a fitting joined to an end of the outer sheath for joining with the plug so as to prevent rotation thereof; an inner rotatable extension member extending through the inner bore of the outer sheath which is longitudinally rotatable within the inner bore; and a plug setting tool joined to an end of the inner rotatable extension member and positioned near the fitting, the plug setting tool being for engagement with the plug to cause the plug to set in the pipe when the inner rotatable extension member is rotated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2017
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Applicant: NUWAVE INDUSTRIES INC.
    Inventors: Troy Illingworth, Tim Sharp, Dale Cusack
  • Publication number: 20180056491
    Abstract: A locking structure for a hand tool contains: a body having a driving head which includes an accommodation chamber and a rib, and between two ends of the rib is defined an opening. The rib has two positioning orifices, the accommodation chamber has an obliquely arcuate groove accommodating a ratchet member which has a toothed rim and two opposite apertures, and a part of each steel ball extends out of each aperture. The ratchet member further has a first trench, a polygonal groove, and a second trench. A cap is covered on the rib and includes a through orifice, an open section, a protruded section, an actuation extension, and two opposite openings so as to house two posts respectively, wherein a part of each post extends out of each opening, and a resilient element is defined between the second trench and the cap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2016
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventor: Tzu-Chun CHEN
  • Publication number: 20180056492
    Abstract: The invention relates to a guidance device for guiding a worker through a process of installing flanges by fastening a plurality of bolts with a torque wrench. The guidance device is arranged to communicate with the torque wrench and the worker via a user interface. The guidance device is arranged to a) obtain flange information about a flange to be installed, the flange information comprising a required torqueing pattern of the bolts to be fastened and required torque values, b) output via the user interface of an indication of a first bolt of the required torqueing pattern, c) receive an applied torque value from the torque wrench, d) output via the user interface of an indication of a next bolt of the required torqueing pattern, repeat c) and d) until a last applied torque value is received and e) transmit a torque record to a remote computer or data storage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2016
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventors: Paul SORENSEN, Angela Ann ACKROYD, Angela NAGELIN, Meghan GOLDEN, Chiz CHIKWENDU
  • Publication number: 20180056493
    Abstract: A finger shield has two arms connected by a U-shaped portion, the arms having respective flanges extending generally transversely to the arms, the flanges being disposed at the top of the respective arms. The U-shaped portion allows flexure so that the arms can be manually squeezed together to hold a nail therebetween. One of the arms has a window for exposing the nail to the fingers of a user, and has a pair of curved indentations disposed on opposite sides of the window, which are aligned to support one side of an inserted nail. The arm having the window also has an indentation or cutout portion at its top portion, to allow insertion of the nail between the two arms such that the nail is guided by the pair of curved indentations. The head of the nail typically extends above the flange.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2017
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventors: Patricia C. Sands, Mary M. Riedel, Sean M. Mauro
  • Publication number: 20180056494
    Abstract: A punching tool which comprises a body, a rod oriented in a first direction and comprising a free end configured to cooperate with the element to be punched, a guide sleeve containing a conduit extending from a first end face to a second end face and configured to rest against the part. The conduit comprises a first portion which opens at the first end face and is configured to house the body of the punching tool and to allow a translation movement of the body of the punching tool relative to the guide sleeve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2017
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventor: Gilles ECHASSERIEAU
  • Publication number: 20180056495
    Abstract: The present invention is to provide a multifunctional tool set which has functions of wrenches and screwdrivers and is easy to carry and includes a plate, a fixing device and screwdrivers with screwdriver heads in different specifications. The plate has a through hole cut therethrough, and first and second stepped portions, wherein the first and second flat portions are formed on an inside wall of the through hole. The stepped portions correspond in position to the flat portions respectively, so as to form the wrench holes with different imperial and metric dimensions. The fixing device has assembly holes cut therethrough and configured for insertion of the screwdrivers, and a lower portion more forwardly protruding than an upper portion thereof for matching with the through hole. Therefore, the fixing device can be mounted into the through hole by a deformation manner and the screwdrivers are positioned in parallel to both sides of the plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2016
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Applicant: KANTAS PRODUCTS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yang-Fu CHENG
  • Publication number: 20180056496
    Abstract: A power tool system includes a base unit having a rechargeable lithium-ion battery, a battery charging system, a power control system and a power output connection. A plurality of head units is configured for use with the base unit. Each of the head units includes an electrical input connection. The electrical input connection is configured to be electrically connected to the power output connection when the head unit is attached to the base unit. Each of the head units is configured to use the electrical power provided by the base unit to perform a different tool function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2016
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventors: Jeremy Rubens, Saad Alam
  • Publication number: 20180056497
    Abstract: An angle grinder includes a housing formed with a handle, a clamping device for mounting a grinding disk, an output shaft for driving the clamping device to rotate, a brushless motor being provided with a motor shaft, a transmission mechanism for transmitting power between the motor shaft and the output shaft, and a circuit board assembly for providing electricity to the brushless motor. The clamping device is disposed outside of the housing and connected with the output shaft. The output shaft is at least partially disposed inside of the housing and connected with the transmission mechanism. The brushless motor is arranged between the transmission mechanism and the circuit board assembly in a direction substantially parallel to the motor shaft, and the motor shaft is disposed along a direction substantially perpendicular to the output shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2017
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventors: Liang Chen, Wei Wei, Hongwei Wang