Patents Issued in March 8, 2018
  • Publication number: 20180065220
    Abstract: A position compensation system of a tool changer includes a storage unit for storing a coordinate indicating a reference position of a turret, a rotary position coordinate detector for detecting the rotary position coordinate of the turret, a compensation necessity determiner for determining whether or not it is necessary to perform a rotational compensation to return the turret to the reference position, in accordance with a rotational deviation of the detected rotary position coordinate from the stored rotary position coordinate, and a compensation request part for requesting an operation or work related to the rotational compensation when it is determined that the rotational compensation needs to be performed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2017
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Applicant: FANUC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yuuzou Inaguchi
  • Publication number: 20180065221
    Abstract: A variable-speed direct current motor comprising a stator (22), a rotor (23) arranged within the stator, and a motor drive device (40) arranged partly at the stator and partly at the rotor, wherein the stator comprises a yoke (25) defining a cylindrical cavity (31), and a plurality of permanent magnets (24) arranged at the yoke, wherein the rotor comprises a cylindrical core (26) and a conductor structure (47) arranged at the core, wherein the motor drive device comprises an alternating current transformer (41) having a primary winding (42) arranged at the stator and a secondary winding (43) arranged at the rotor, a rectifier device (44) arranged at the rotor and connected with the secondary winding, a direct current supply device (45) arranged at the rotor (23) and connected with the rectifier device (44), and with the conductor structure (47), and an operation control device (48) comprising a first unit (49) arranged at the rotor (23) and a second unit (50) arranged externally of the rotor and wirelessly co
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2016
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventors: Peng Cheng, Bengt Oelmann, Stefan Haller
  • Publication number: 20180065222
    Abstract: Provided is a workpiece attachment/removal device which enables an overall size including a machine tool to be more compact than conventional ones and does not influence machining time. The workpiece attachment/removal device includes a guide mechanism (11) disposed along an X-axis before a table, first and second placement tables (40, 50) disposed at right and left sides of the table behind the guide mechanism (11), and a transfer mechanism (20, 30) moving along the X-axis while being guided by the guide mechanism (11). The transfer mechanism (20, 30) includes a base engaged with the guide mechanism (11) and moving along the X-axis, a linear drive part moving the base along the X-axis, a pair of clamping arms having tip ends positioned at the table (6) side, a clamping drive part opening and closing the clamping arms, and a turning drive part turning the clamping arms to move the tip ends of the clamping arms between a lower position and an upper position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2016
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Applicant: DMG Mori Co., LTD.
    Inventors: Syoji Suzuki, Yoshinobu Okuyama, Hiroshi Yasuda
  • Publication number: 20180065223
    Abstract: A chip conveyor, which reduces the discharge amount of a cutting liquid by a simple structure, includes a storage tank in which chips and cutting liquid are stored; an endless conveyor main body which connects both end portions of a number of hinge plates in a front-back direction to each other by a hinge and circularly moves through a climbing portion from an inside of the storage tank by a driving mechanism; and a control device which controls driving of the driving mechanism, in which, in the conveyor main body, multiple scraping plates formed in a standing state with respect to the hinge plate are disposed with an interval in an advancing direction, and in which the scraping plates are formed along a width direction of the conveyor main body and have one or more through portions through which the cutting liquid passes within the width interval thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2015
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Applicant: FUJI MACHINE MFG. CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toshifumi SUZUKI, Koji YAMAZAKI
  • Publication number: 20180065224
    Abstract: The present invention provides a machine tool provided with a cover body having a simple structure, excellent operability, and low manufacturing cost. A tool post movement region one-side-closing cover part (9) for closing a tool post movement region open part (8) is configured so as to be: capable of expanding and contracting in a horizontal movement direction of a tool post (3); arranged facing the tool post (3); elongated by urging means (10) to press against the tool post (3) in a relatively slidable manner and close the tool post movement region open part (8); expanded and contracted by movement of the tool post (3) to hold the tool post movement region open part (8) in a closed state; and provided unconnected to the tool post (3) so that the tool post (3) is relatively slidable with respect to the tool post movement region one-side-closing cover part (9), and the tool post movement region open part (8) is held in a closed state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2017
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Applicant: O-M LTD.
    Inventors: Takio NAKAMURA, Masaki NEGAMI, Hirofumi NAKAKUBO, Akihiro GOTO
  • Publication number: 20180065225
    Abstract: An uppermost cover member of a telescopic cover is fixed to a movable member (a saddle or a table), whereas a lowermost cover member of the telescopic cover is fixed to a stationary member (a pedestal or the saddle) of a machine tool, the stationary member being stopped with respect to a direction of movement of at least the movable member. Attached members, which project outwardly along the direction of movement from the telescopic cover, and which are attached by fastening members to the stationary member, are provided on the cover member. The telescopic cover is provided with a skirt, which is capable of sliding along the direction of movement with respect to the cover member, and which covers the attached members.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2017
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventor: Ryuutarou ISHIKAWA
  • Publication number: 20180065226
    Abstract: A system for duplicating a master key includes a mechanism for receiving and positioning a master key. The master key defines a major key axis and an intermediate key axis along which a key blade variably extends, and a minor key axis along a key thickness. Optical path components direct a light beam along the minor key axis. The light beam impinges upon the key blade. A portion of the light beam traverses the key blade. A detector receives the portion of the light beam that traverses the key blade. An apparatus imparts relative motion along the major key axis between the light beam and the master key. The light beam scans along the major key axis of the master key. A processor receives a signal from the detector as the beam scans along the major key axis and generates information usable for defining the machining of a duplicate key.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2017
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventors: Richard L. Gardner, Bradford Shayne Cooley, David Kortbawi
  • Publication number: 20180065227
    Abstract: A polishing article has a polishing surface and an aperture, the aperture including a first section and a second section. The polishing article includes a projection extending inwardly into the aperture. The polishing article includes a lower portion on a side of the first surface farther from the polishing surface. A window has a first portion positioned in the first section of the aperture and a second portion extending into the second section of the aperture. The window has a second surface substantially parallel to the polishing surface. A first adhesive adheres the first surface of the projection to the second surface of the window to secure the window to the projection and a second adhesive of different material composition than the first adhesive. The second adhesive is positioned laterally between the second portion of the window and the lower portion of the polishing article.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2017
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventors: Rajkumar Alagarsamy, Yongqi Hu, Simon Yavelberg, Periya Gopalan, Christopher R. Mahon
  • Publication number: 20180065228
    Abstract: A polishing apparatus capable of preventing wear of rollers which are to transmit a load to a retainer ring and capable of preventing wear particles from escaping outside is disclosed. The polishing apparatus includes: a retainer ring disposed so as to surround the substrate and configured to press the polishing surface while rotating together with a head body; a rotary ring secured to the retainer ring and configured to rotate together with the retainer ring; a stationary ring disposed on the rotary ring; and a local-load exerting device configured to apply a local load to a part of the retainer ring through the rotary ring and the stationary ring. The rotary ring has rollers which are in contact with the stationary ring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2017
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventor: Osamu NABEYA
  • Publication number: 20180065229
    Abstract: A tool for cold-working a metal substrate of a longitudinal bore having a diameter less than about eight inches includes a deflector tip configured to direct accelerated shot having diameters on average not larger than 100 mils (2.54 mm) toward a surface of the metal substrate at an angle between about 70 degrees and about 85 degrees relative to the surface, thereby providing increased compressive stresses in the metal substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2017
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Applicant: SUPERIOR SHOT PEENING, INC.
    Inventors: Daniel Spinner, Van Blasingame, Albert Johnson
  • Publication number: 20180065230
    Abstract: An abrasive tool can include a bonded abrasive including a body and a barrier layer bonded to a major surface of the body. The body can include abrasive particles contained within a bond material. The barrier material can include a metal-containing film. In an embodiment, the barrier layer may further include a polymer-containing film. In another embodiment, the barrier layer may include a biaxially oriented material. The abrasive tool may be formed such that the barrier layer is formed in-situ with the formation of the bonded abrasive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2017
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventors: Nan Y. PACELLA, Lawrence J. LAVALLEE, JR., Michael K. MONTGOMERY, Katherine M. SAHLIN
  • Publication number: 20180065231
    Abstract: A screwdriver, comprising a driver bit sleeve, wherein an inner hole of the driver bit sleeve is arranged to be capable of receiving only one driver bit in a working position, the inner hole includes a torque transmission segment located in a front part and a first guiding segment located in a rear part, and an inner wall of the first guiding segment is arranged as a guiding surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2017
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Applicants: Hangzhou Great Star Industrial Co., LTD, Hangzhou Great Star Tools Inc., LTD
    Inventor: Weiyi Wang
  • Publication number: 20180065232
    Abstract: A power tool including a sensor attachment, a housing, a motor, and a power tool controller. The power tool controller is operable or configured to control power provided to the motor. The sensor attachment is coupled to the power tool's housing and includes a first non-contact sensor and a sensor controller. The sensor controller receives signals from the first non-contact sensor related to distance to a work surface and determines a fastener depth based on the signals from the first non-contact sensor. If the fastener depth is greater than or equal to a desired fastener depth, the sensor controller generates and sends a control signal to the power tool controller. In response, the power tool controller turns off or cuts power to the motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2017
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventors: Gareth Mueckl, Tauhira Hoossainy, Leo Mikat-Stevens, Logan Blair, Jake McDermott, Jonathon R. Nord, Jared Shurtleff, Joshua Kundinger, John von Helms, JR., Nicholas Dobernig, Mathew Post
  • Publication number: 20180065233
    Abstract: A power tool is provided that includes a motor housing, an output head, a pinion, at least one pin, and at least first and second rings. The output head includes a rotatable output spindle and extends from the motor housing which extends longitudinally along a first axis. The pinion is located in the output head, is coupled to a drive force, and rotates about the first axis to rotate the rotatable output shaft. The at least one pin is located in the output head. The first ring is coupled to the pinion and rotatable about the first axis with the pinion. The second ring engages, and is movable longitudinally along the first axis relative to, the at least one pin. The second ring is not rotatable about the first axis. Rather, the second ring is movable toward and away from the first ring along the first axis, and selectively engagable with the first ring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2016
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventors: WARREN A. SEITH, AARON CRESCENTI
  • Publication number: 20180065234
    Abstract: A ratchet wrench capable of rotating quickly and driving rotation includes a handle, a rotary head, a positioning mechanism, and a sleeve. The handle includes an arm and a bar body. The bar body includes an accommodating slot; the arm includes a through hole. The rotary head is connected to the arm and includes recess portions. The positioning mechanism includes a positioning element, a resilient body, and a block element. The resilient body receives the positioning element and is received in the through hole, the positioning element is correspondingly disposed in any of the recess portions, and the block element is connected to the positioning element. The sleeve receives the bar body and operably drives the block element to slide in the accommodating slot, so that the positioning element is positioned and selectively engaged with any recess portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2017
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventor: Chih-Hung CHIEN
  • Publication number: 20180065235
    Abstract: A flexible shaft, having a first end and, a second end and capable of being bent about its axis while transferring rotary motion from a device to tool is disclosed. The shaft, manufactured from a rigid material, has at least one flexible segment having two sinuous slots ascending in a helical path from a common start point in opposite rotational directions. In other segments the slots can be a single helical slot, double helical slots, parallel or crossing, or circumferential. The helical paths can vary within each segment or from segment to segment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2017
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventors: William R Krause, Garland Edwards
  • Publication number: 20180065236
    Abstract: A fastener holder for assisting a user to drive a nail or a screw into a substrate or work piece may include a base, a hollow stem for receiving and guiding the fastener, and a supporting member inside the stem for maintaining the fastener in the correct orientation with respect to the surface while the fastener is being driven. The supporting member may be of various configurations and structures, such as multiple grooves, multiple elastic fins or elastic clips. The supporting member may have one or more slits to allow for expansion and accommodate different sizes of fasteners. The fastener holder may have an optional adhesive pad to be used for adhering the holder to the wall in place thus freeing the user's hand from holding the fastener while driving it into the wall. The fastener holder provides a safe and versatile device for fastening jobs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2016
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventor: William F. Begley
  • Publication number: 20180065237
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an electronic torque tool, a calibration fixture, and a method for calibrating the electronic torque tool. The calibration includes applying a torque to the torque wrench and releasing the applied torque once the applied torque reaches a full scale calibration torque. The calibration fixture holds and displays a peak value of the applied torque and the torque wrench holds and displays a measured peak value of the applied torque. The measured peak value on the torque wrench may then be adjusted, by incrementing or decrementing the displayed value, to match the peak value displayed on the calibration fixture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2017
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Applicant: Snap-on Incorporated
    Inventors: Jerry A. King, Chris Lawton, Duane A. Vallejos
  • Publication number: 20180065238
    Abstract: An apparatus for removing an upper bearing housing from an outboard motor. According to an embodiment, an upper bearing housing apparatus is generally comprised of a hollow body, a slide hammer, a claw collar, two or more claws, and a hammer stop. The apparatus is utilized to remove an upper bearing housing by threading the drive shaft through the hollow body of the apparatus and positioning the claws on opposite sides of the upper bearing housing. A tooth portion at the end of each claw is used to grip an underside of the upper bearing housing. The user applies force to remove the upper bearing housing by sliding the hammer portion upward and striking it against the hammer stop. This generates force on the claw teeth to the pull the upper bearing housing free from the gear case, without damaging the gear case housing and the bearing housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2016
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventor: Leon Griffin
  • Publication number: 20180065239
    Abstract: A hand-held power tool includes at least one transmission housing, at least one single-stage transmission unit, at least one motor housing, and at least one compensating unit. The at least one transmission unit is disposed in the at least one transmission housing. The at least one compensating unit includes at least one movably mounted compensating mass element. The at least one compensating unit is disposed at least for the most part in the at least one transmission housing or between the at least one transmission housing and the at least one motor housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2016
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventor: Immanuel Werner
  • Publication number: 20180065240
    Abstract: An impact tool is provided which has a driving mechanism, that drives a tool bit, a motor that drives the driving mechanism, an inner housing that houses the driving mechanism, an outer housing that has an internal space for housing the inner housing and the motor, an opening that leads from the outside to the internal space of the outer housing, and a covering member that covers the opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2017
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Applicant: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuhiro KAKIUCHI, Hajime TAKEUCHI, Masanori FURUSAWA, Yoshiro TADA
  • Publication number: 20180065241
    Abstract: An only open end wrench attachment device incorporates a pommel to prevent slippage of the user's hands, a griping section with a plurality of grooves, a cylindrical length hilt section between the gripping area and the attachment apex to provide various lengths and an attachment apex that provides both parallel and angle attachment for an open end wrench, thereby providing a tool which is solid with no moving parts and is designed to be easily scaled from 9 inches long to 6 feet in length to accommodate wrenches both metric and standard from ¼ inch to 5 inch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2017
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventor: Gerald Shane MULLIGAN
  • Publication number: 20180065242
    Abstract: A moving vehicle includes a skid-steer electric motor vehicle chassis that is capable of traveling and an optical sensor provided on the electric motor vehicle chassis. The electric motor vehicle chassis includes a chassis body, a plurality of wheels that are provided as pairs of right and left wheels at the front and rear of the chassis body, and a driving unit that individually rotation-drives the pairs of right and left wheels. The optical sensor is disposed, in planar view, at a position nearby an axle line of a pair of right and left wheels on one side of the front and rear. A pair of right and left wheels on the other side of the front and rear is configured of wheels with rollers each having a wheel body and a plurality of rollers provided on an outer circumferential portion of the wheel body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2017
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventors: KOSUKE TANAKA, KYOSUKE TAKA, YOSHITAKA OKAHASHI, ATSUSHI HIGUCHI, KIYOTAKA HIRATA
  • Publication number: 20180065243
    Abstract: A robot arm according to the present invention includes: a shoulder joint assembly which is connected to an upper arm portion, and includes a drive unit for generating driving power; an elbow joint assembly which is provided between the upper arm portion and a forearm portion, and operates by being supplied with driving power from the drive unit; and a wrist joint assembly which is provided between the forearm portion and a hand portion, and operates by being supplied with driving power from the drive unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2016
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Applicant: KOREA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY AND EDUCATION INDUSTRY-UNIVERSITY COOPERATION FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Yong Jae Kim, Hyeong Seok Jeon, Yong Jun Jeong
  • Publication number: 20180065244
    Abstract: A control device includes an interface for outputting a command value to a motor driver adapted to drive a motor, a storage portion adapted to store one or more commands for specifying a behavior of the motor driven by the motor driver, and a processing portion including a first arithmetic circuit and a second arithmetic circuit. The first arithmetic circuit is adapted to execute a first process for successively interpreting the one or more commands stored in the storage portion and for successively calculating a parameter set which defines a function relating to calculation of the command value. The second arithmetic circuit is adapted to execute a second process for calculating the command value based on the successively-calculated parameter set, in each predetermined control cycle, independently of the first process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2017
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Applicant: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Tetsushi JAKUNEN, Masanori OTA
  • Publication number: 20180065245
    Abstract: A controller includes control function circuits that are connected to each other and control a multi-axis control machine. Each of the control function circuits performs a respective control function upon receipt of a control signal from another control function circuit of the control function circuits, and the control signal corresponds to a predetermined interface standard determined from the control function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2017
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Yaskawa Denki
    Inventors: Yumie KUBOTA, Shinichi MAEHARA, Hajime KIMURA, Naoki MIZUNO, Ken NAKAMURA
  • Publication number: 20180065246
    Abstract: A robot control system has a monitoring mechanism wearable on a portion of human anatomy, proximal a specific human joint, the monitoring mechanism comprising sensors monitoring relative positions of portions of the human anatomy to either side of the specific joint, circuitry associated with the mechanism, transmitting data concerning the relative positions to a computerized robot control platform, and a robot mechanism having a robotic joint simulating the specific human joint, and further comprising remotely-controllable actuators manipulating robot elements to either side of the robotic joint. The computerized robot control platform controls the remotely-controllable actuators according to the data concerning the relative positions, causing the robot mechanism to emulate the movement of the specific human joint in near real time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2017
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventor: Patrick Michael Mullen
  • Publication number: 20180065247
    Abstract: A control engine is trained to operate a robotic camera according to a variety of different cinematographic techniques. The control engine may reconfigure the robotic camera to respond to a set of cues, to enforce a set of constraints, or to apply one or more characteristic styles. A training engine trains a network within the control engine based on training data that exemplifies cue responses, enforced constraints, and characteristic styles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2016
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventors: Evan Patrick Atherton, David Thomasson, Heather Kerrick, Maurice Ugo Conti
  • Publication number: 20180065248
    Abstract: An apparatus, system and process for guiding a surgeon during a medical procedure to prevent surgical mistakes are described. The system may include a machine learning medical procedure server that generates one or more machine learning medical procedure models using, at least, medical procedure data captured during medical procedures performed at a plurality of different medical procedure systems. The system may also include a medical procedure system communicably coupled with the machine learning medical procedure server that receives a selected machine learning medical procedure model from the machine learning medical procedure server, and utilizes the selected machine learning medical procedure model during a corresponding medical procedure to control one or more operations of the medical procedure system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2017
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventors: Joëlle Barral, Martin Habbecke, Daniele Piponi, Thomas Teisseyre
  • Publication number: 20180065249
    Abstract: A robot simulation apparatus includes an information setting unit that sets a type of one or more hands provided on the tool; a storage unit that stores types of the hands in association with three-dimensional models and tool coordinate systems of the hands; a hand position and posture setting unit that sets a position and a posture of each of the hands of the tool attached to an attachment surface of a robot; and a generation unit that generates a three-dimensional model of the robot, in which the three-dimensional model of the hands read based on the set type of the hand is attached to the attachment surface based on the set positions and postures, and that sets a tool coordinate system. The generated three-dimensional model and tool coordinate system are used to perform a simulation of the robot provided with the tool attached to the attachment surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2017
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventor: Kouzou INOUE
  • Publication number: 20180065250
    Abstract: To provide a laser welding system that can correct divergence of a laser beam irradiation position with higher precision, and is capable of higher precision laser welding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2017
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Applicant: FANUC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yoshinori MURAKAMI
  • Publication number: 20180065251
    Abstract: A robot includes a base, a first arm that rotates around a first rotation axis, a second arm that rotates around a second rotation axis extending in a direction different than the first rotation axis, a third arm that rotates around a third rotation axis extending in a direction parallel to the second rotation axis, a first inertia sensor at the first arm, a second (a) inertia sensor at the third arm, a first angle sensor at a first drive source, a third angle sensor at a third drive source, and the drive sources rotate the respective arms. Angular velocities from the first inertia sensor and the first angle sensor are fed back to a first drive source control unit. Angular velocities from the second (a) inertia sensor and the third angle sensor are fed back to a second drive source control unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2017
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventors: Akihiro GOMI, Masaki MOTOYOSHI, Akio NIU
  • Publication number: 20180065252
    Abstract: A robotic system includes a base with a manipulator is attached to the base. At least one sensor is associated with the manipulator. The at least one sensor detects a trajectory of an external disturbance on the manipulator or an external cue from a user. A controller is provided that converts the trajectory detected by the at least one sensor to an input signal or the external cue detected by the at least one sensor to an input signal. A drive system receives the input signal, and in response to the input signal powers the base or to power the base in a trajectory corresponding to the external cue. A method for intuitive motion control of the robotic system is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2016
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventors: Saleh TABANDEH, Timothy PACK
  • Publication number: 20180065253
    Abstract: A robot includes a body that is movable relative to a surface one or more measurement devices within the body to output information based on an orientation of the body at an initial location on the surface, and a controller within the body to determine an orientation of the body based on the information and to restrict movement of the body to an area by preventing movement of the body beyond a barrier that is based on the orientation of the body and the initial location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2017
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventors: Marcus Williams, Ping-Hong Lu, Joseph M. Johnson, Fabrizio Santini
  • Publication number: 20180065254
    Abstract: A robot system includes a robot and a motion control unit. The robot includes a bottom, a swiveling base, first to third arms. A bottom side of the first arm is supported on the swiveling base swivelably around a horizontal-direction second axis. A bottom side of the redundant arm is supported on a leading side of the first arm swivelably around an axis parallel to the second axis. A bottom side of the second arm is supported on a leading side of the redundant arm swivelably around a third axis parallel to the second axis. A bottom side of the third arm is supported on a leading side of the second arm rotatably around a fourth axis perpendicular to the third axis. The motion control unit activates the redundant arm so that a control point provided on the fourth axis linearly moves while maintaining a direction of the fourth axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2017
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA YASKAWA DENKI
    Inventors: Manabu OKAHISA, Ryuta KAGAWA, Hikaru INOUE, Tatsuo HIRO
  • Publication number: 20180065255
    Abstract: A control apparatus includes a control signal generation unit which generates a control signal Sct, a transmission unit, and a communication switch. The transmission unit transmits a transmit signal St including the control signal Sct to a control target via wireless communication. The communication switch has a first communication disabled state and a communication enabled state, makes a transition from the first communication disabled state to the communication enabled state by a maneuver from outside, and returns to the first communication disabled state when released from the maneuver. Also, the communication switch enables wireless communication by the transmission unit during a period of being kept in the communication enabled state and disables wireless communication by the transmission unit during a period of being kept in the first communication disabled state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2017
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventor: Daisuke USUI
  • Publication number: 20180065256
    Abstract: A human-collaborative robot, by which the robot is unlikely to be accidentally operated despite the intention of the human, even if a relatively simple action pattern is determined as a command to the robot. When an external force by a human is applied to the robot, the force is detected by a force sensor. The robot is configured to be stopped when the detected external force exceeds a predetermined threshold. In order to restart the stopped motion of the robot, the human purposely applies the external force to the robot. When a judging section judges that the external force is applied to a specified portion the robot based on a predetermined action pattern, a commanding section commands the robot so that the robot performs a motion which is previously associated with the pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2017
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventor: Yasuhiro NAITOU
  • Publication number: 20180065257
    Abstract: Suction equipment is provided with a swirl flow-forming body, a baffle plate, and connecting members that connect swirl flow-forming body and baffle plate. Baffle plate obstructs a member to which suction is applied from entering a concave part provided in swirl flow-forming body. Connecting members form, between end face and baffle plate, a flow path for fluid to flow out of concave part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 29, 2016
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Applicant: HARMOTEC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hitoshi IWASAKA, Hideyuki TOKUNAGA, Yuji KASAI
  • Publication number: 20180065258
    Abstract: An electric pole-type automatic warehouse robot comprises a frame; mecanum wheels and drive wheels provided at a bottom of the frame, with the mecanum wheels being located at four corners thereof and the drive wheels being located at the middle of tow opposite sides thereof; a drive motor provided on the frame and connected to the drive wheels; a barrier module provided at a head of the frame; a rotating pallet module provided at an upper portion of the frame; a rotating motor provided within the rotating pallet module; electric poles provided on the frame and located at a bottom of the rotating pallet module; a hole provided in the frame; a first camera arranged above the hole; a second camera arranged below the hole. The robot provides an automatic operation mode with simplified mechanism design of robot, so as to increase the reliability, load-bearing capacity, running speed and security of the robot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2017
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventor: Zhe Liu
  • Publication number: 20180065259
    Abstract: The present invention is a folding knife having a minimal thickness while maintaining suitable strength and durability. The knife has a first elongated blade with a cutting edge and a tang of predetermined thickness through which a countersunk opening is formed; a knife handle to which the blade is attached for pivotal movement in a first blade plane between first and second terminal positions; and a first pivot mechanism pivotally connecting said first blade to said handle comprising first and second ends and that extends through the handle and the countersunk, the first end being substantially positioned within the first blade plane and the second end being positioned adjacent the handle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2017
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventor: Philip Gibbs
  • Publication number: 20180065260
    Abstract: This invention is directed toward a versatile, low profile pocket tool. The pocket tool contains only a single backing plate and can be made without using any screws, pins, or other fasteners. In that way, the implements can easily be removed and interchanged. The stability of the pocket tool is gained by using an tabs that interlock around a track on the implement. This interlocking facilitates rotation and stability. In embodiments, there can be a single tab and a single track, or multiple tabs and multiple tracks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2017
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Applicant: Caffeinate Labs Inc.
    Inventor: Nathan Gregg Barr
  • Publication number: 20180065261
    Abstract: A hair cutter has a base comb with a plurality of base teeth and a supporting comb spaced from said base comb having a plurality of elongated supporting teeth extending to a lesser extent than the base teeth. A cutter blade, which may be adjustable, is secured on the supporting comb side of the base comb in spaced relationship with respect to the base comb with a cutting edge extending in the first direction to a greater extent than the supporting teeth, but to a lesser extent than the base teeth. The hair cutter is structured to have the base teeth and support teeth engaging a portion of the body with progressive movement of the hair cutter serving to effect cutting of the hair to the desired length. The cutter blade may be caused to vibrate by a suitable vibrating motor energized by a battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2016
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventor: ELIZABETH FINGOLD
  • Publication number: 20180065262
    Abstract: An integrally formed rigid razor blade made of martensitic stainless steel includes a cutting edge portion, a base portion, and a bent portion. The cutting edge portion extends along a cutting edge portion axis and has a cutting edge at one end. The base portion extends along a base portion axis. The bent portion is intermediate the cutting edge portion and the base portion. The blade has a concave face and an opposed convex face. An average radius of curvature of the concave face of the bent portion is between 0.5 millimeters and 1 millimeters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2017
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventors: Vasileios Davos, Vassilis Papachristos, Dimitrios Efthimiadis, Panagiotis Zafiropoulos, Nikolaos Skounakis, Ioannis Komianos, Michalis Karoussis, Anastasios Papageorgiou
  • Publication number: 20180065263
    Abstract: An integrally formed rigid razor blade has, in cross-section transverse to a longitudinal axis, a cutting edge portion, a base portion, and a bent portion. The cutting edge portion extends along a cutting edge portion axis and has a cutting edge at one end. The base portion extends along a base portion axis and has a rear edge at one end. The bent portion is intermediate the cutting edge portion and the base portion. The rear edge of the base portion is serrated along the longitudinal axis. The serrations have a height of between 0.13 millimeters and 0.32 millimeters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2017
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventors: Vasileios Davos, Vassilis Papachristos, Dimitrios Efthimiadis, Panagiotis Zafiropoulos, Nikolaos Skounakis, Ioannis Komianos, Michalis Karoussis, Anastasios Papageorgiou
  • Publication number: 20180065264
    Abstract: A safety razor comprise a handle and a head portion. The handle has a first end portion and a second end portion. The head portion is removably coupled to the first end portion of the handle and has a guard, a replaceable blade, a replaceable lubrication member, and a cap. The lubrication member has one or more lubrication strips. The cap has one or more openings formed therein and a projection extending therefrom. The projection is configured to extend through the lubrication member, the blade, the guard, and into the handle to removably couple the head portion to the handle. The lubrication strips of the lubrication member extend through the openings of the cap. The safety razor can include a second lubrication member or a skin tensioning member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2017
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventor: Avraham Gilor
  • Publication number: 20180065265
    Abstract: Aspects herein are directed to an apparatus and method for creating pixelated artwork composed of coloring element pixels. In some embodiments, a system converts the millions of pixels and colors of a digital image to a simplified color template with numbers assigned to particular colors. In one embodiment, a plastic grid is configured to cover the color template and receives crayons whose arrangement is determined by the numbers/colors of the color template.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2017
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventors: David Volzer, Douglas A. Brand, Craig Skinner
  • Publication number: 20180065266
    Abstract: A wire saw for cutting pipe is provided including a saddle forming a saddle surface for abutting against a cylindrical pipe, an elongate guide fixed to the saddle, a bow having a first and second end, a bridge portion joining the first and second ends, and an open end having a length L from the first end to the second end which is greater than a diameter D of the pipe, a wire loop movable along a track formed within the bow, and a cooling system for actively cooling the wire loop. The elongate guide has an axis approximately perpendicular to an axis of the pipe when the pipe is abutting against the saddle. An exposed portion of the wire loop extends across the open end. The bow is moveable on the elongate guide toward and away from the pipe when the pipe is abutting against the saddle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2017
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventors: Jeffrey Michael Swiatowy, Michael W. Gearhart
  • Publication number: 20180065267
    Abstract: A cutting machine includes a platform, two supporting elements, a sliding plate, a handle and a blade assembly. The supporting elements are supported on the platform. Each of the supporting elements includes a space. The sliding plate is inserted in the space of the first supporting element and includes a slot. The handle includes a pivoting plate and an axle. The pivoting plate is inserted in the space of the second supporting element, and includes a primary aperture and a secondary aperture. The axle is inserted in the primary aperture of the pivoting plate and an aperture of the second supporting element. The blade assembly includes a blade and two pins. The first pin is inserted in an aperture of the blade and movably inserted in the slot. The second pin is inserted in another aperture of the blade and the secondary aperture of the pivoting plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2017
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventor: Ming-Yu LIN
  • Publication number: 20180065268
    Abstract: A miter saw has a base assembly and a rotatable table disposed on the base assembly. The rotatable table is rotatable about a substantially vertical miter axis and has a substantially horizontal workpiece-supporting plane. A saw assembly is connected to the table and includes a blade. The blade is movable downwardly from a first position where the blade is above the workpiece-supporting plane to a second position where a portion of the blade is below the workpiece-supporting plane. The base assembly has a top surface and a first handle disposed on the top surface, with a first hole on the top surface extending through the base assembly, the first hole being configured to allow a user to extend the user's hand therethrough and grip the first handle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2017
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventors: Aris C. CLEANTHOUS, Christian V. ELDER, Christopher T. KING
  • Publication number: 20180065269
    Abstract: A method of modifying a cutter link (240) of cutting chain (200) for a chainsaw (100) may include forming the cutter link (240) to include a base portion (280) and a cutting portion (270) extending away from the base portion (280). The cutting portion (240) may include a side plate (300) and a top plate (310). The top plate (310) may include a top face (316) and a bottom face (314). The side plate (300) may include an outer face (305) and an inside face (304). The method may further include diffusing a diffusion agent into material of the top plate (310) and/or the side plate (300) at a treated surface of the top plate (310) and/or side plate (300).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2016
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventors: Adam Ståhlkrantz, Niklas Sarius