Patents Issued in July 17, 2018
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Patent number: 10022857Abstract: A hand tool frame has a track base, at least one positioning mount, and an engaging structure. The track base has a bottom panel, a slide rail, and a connecting track. The at least one positioning mount is slidably mounted on the track base, and each has a sliding seat and an extending element. The sliding seat is slidably mounted in the slide rail and abuts the bottom panel. The extending element is formed on the sliding seat and extends out of the slide rail. The engaging structure is formed between the bottom panel of the track base and the at least one positioning mount to enable the at least one positioning mount to position securely on the track base without sliding relative to the track base, and has at least one first engaging segment and a second engaging segment.Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 2017Date of Patent: July 17, 2018Inventor: Jui-Chien Kao
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Patent number: 10022858Abstract: A mechanic's chair with a movable tray includes a support and a seat pad disposed on the support. The tray is disposed below the seat pad and can be pulled to move and engageably fixed in place such that the distance by which the tray is pulled depends on a user's need for accessing the tray for a tool, and the tray is moved and fixed in place efficiently by an engagement mechanism composed of a lever disposed beside the tray and rails disposed on the support.Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 2016Date of Patent: July 17, 2018Assignee: HIEVER CO., LTD.Inventor: Tony Huang
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Patent number: 10022859Abstract: Systems and methods for transferring a micro device from a carrier substrate are disclosed. In an embodiment, a mass transfer tool manipulator assembly allows active alignment between an array of electrostatic transfer heads on a micro pick up array and an array of micro devices on a carrier substrate. Displacement of a compliant element of the mass transfer tool manipulator assembly may be sensed to control alignment between the array of electrostatic transfer heads and the array of micro devices.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2016Date of Patent: July 17, 2018Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventors: Dariusz Golda, John A. Higginson, Andreas Bibl, Paul Argus Parks, Stephen Paul Bathurst
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Patent number: 10022860Abstract: A rotational driving mechanism for driving a rotary member mounted on a rotatable base member includes: a first link unit that has a first link body and is mounted through a first support part on the base member, the first link unit further having an input part to which an output of the linear motion actuator is inputted at one side of the first link body, and an output part located in the first link body at an opposite side of the input part across the first support part; and a second link unit that has a second link body and is mounted through a second support part on the output part of the first link unit, the second link unit being further mounted through a third support unit on the rotary member or a connecting member joined thereto in such a manner as to be free to rotate.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2015Date of Patent: July 17, 2018Assignee: THK CO., LTD.Inventor: Masaki Nagatsuka
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Patent number: 10022861Abstract: A two joint module includes a housing and a pair of hollow rotary actuator assemblies. Each actuator assembly has an axis and a hollow shaft and the axes are arranged at an angle to each other. The pair of hollow rotary actuator assemblies are arranged back to back and attached to the housing such that cables can be fed from the outside of one of the pair of hollow rotary actuator assemblies to the inside thereof and to the inside of the other of the pair of hollow rotary actuator assemblies to the outside thereof. The disclosure also relates to a robotic arm. The robotic includes at least two two joint modules as described herein and at least a first link.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2017Date of Patent: July 17, 2018Assignee: ENGINEERING SERVICES INC.Inventors: Xiaojia He, Ziren Lu, Andrew A. Goldenberg
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Patent number: 10022862Abstract: The present invention applies to a mobile robot which can have a human appearance and sophisticated functions enabling it to execute missions. To enable communications internal to the robot to be optimized and allow for a versatility that is both physical (possible substitution of parts of the robot) and software (replacement of programs to adapt it to new missions), an architecture with three computer levels is provided. The highest level comprises the intelligence of the robot which generates commands which are transmitted by an intermediate computer to low-level cards which control the sensors and actuators. Communication between the intermediate computer and the low-level cards is managed by at least one specific secure communication protocol.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2016Date of Patent: July 17, 2018Assignee: Alderbaran RoboticsInventors: Julien Serre, Brice Marnier, Jerome Matard
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Patent number: 10022863Abstract: A device for supporting a luggage item including a vertical base member, an arm, and carrying-element having a support surface. A guide guides vertical movement of the arm along a length of the base member, a driver drives vertical arm movement, a sensor determines force acting on the carrying element, a position sensor determines a vertical position and speed of the arm, and a controller controls the driver and sets a support force based on the determined vertical speed position of the arm.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2015Date of Patent: July 17, 2018Assignee: Vanderlande Industries B.V.Inventor: Erik Wilhelmus Petronella Van Meijl
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Patent number: 10022864Abstract: In order to stabilize control of a driving section, a robot control apparatus includes a control section that acquires a driving position of the driving section that drives a robot and an operation force that is a force operating on the robot, and performs first control of the driving section based on the driving position and second control of the driving section based on the operation force; and a changing section that changes a size of servo stiffness of the robot that is realized by the control of the control section.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2016Date of Patent: July 17, 2018Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventor: Masaki Motoyoshi
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Patent number: 10022865Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure describe a robot which has a controller, actuators, encoders, and mechanical components. The robot may produce motion about an X, Z, RU, RL, and Theta axes. Movements of the robot are controlled by the controller. The repeatability of the robot is improved by designing the robot such that a control cycle frequency of the controller is 50 times or more greater than a vibrational frequency of one or more of the mechanical components. In order to reduce the release of particulates, a baffled enclosure may be used. It is emphasized that this abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract that will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure. This abstract is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2015Date of Patent: July 17, 2018Assignee: KLA-TENCOR CORPORATIONInventor: Yoram Hanfling
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Patent number: 10022866Abstract: A control device of a robot for controlling the angle of a joint of the robot that is driven by a motor. The control device is equipped with: a joint angle command-calculating unit for calculating a joint angle command value; an axial force torque-calculating unit for calculating the axial force torque generated in the joint axis; an elastic deformation-compensating unit for calculating a motor command angle by adding a joint deflection, which is calculated from the axial force torque and a joint spring constant, to the joint angle command value; a stopping position-detecting unit for detecting the angle of the motor when the robot contacts an external structure; and a command angle-switching unit for outputting the motor angle detected by the stopping position-detecting unit instead of the joint angle command value when the stopping position-detecting unit outputs the angle of the motor.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2015Date of Patent: July 17, 2018Assignee: Kobe Steel, Ltd.Inventor: Takashi Wada
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Patent number: 10022867Abstract: Methods and systems for dynamically maintaining a map of robotic devices in an environment are provided herein. A map of robotic devices may be determined, where the map includes predicted future locations of at least some of the robotic devices. One or more robotic devices may then be caused to perform a task. During a performance of the task by the one or more robotic devices, task progress data may be received from the robotic devices, indicative of which of the task phases have been performed. Based on the data, the map may be updated to include a modification to the predicted future locations of at least some of the robotic devices. One or more robotic devices may then be caused to perform at least one other task in accordance with the updated map.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2015Date of Patent: July 17, 2018Assignee: X Development LLCInventors: Rohit Ramesh Saboo, James Joseph Kuffner, Julian Mason
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Patent number: 10022868Abstract: This multi-joint link mechanism has a driving joint driven by a driving source and a follower joint driven by the movement of the driving joint. First, an open-loop link mechanism that allows the position and pose of a workpiece to be varied is selected from a multi-joint link mechanism. The amount of movement/rotation of each of the joints constituting the selected open-loop link mechanism is derived. The derived amounts of movement/rotation of each of the joints of the open-loop link mechanism are set as fixed values to derive the amount of movement/rotation of each of the joints of a closed-loop link mechanism composed of non-selected joints and at least some of the joints of the open-loop link mechanism.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2014Date of Patent: July 17, 2018Assignee: Kobe Steel, Ltd.Inventor: Masatoshi Hida
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Patent number: 10022869Abstract: A robot control system on a platform which can carry target objects employs a coordinate system including X, Y, and Z axes. A plane including the X and Y axis is parallel with a panel including the platform. After the coordinate system is created, a reminder is displayed and a guiding tool is placed in a position on the platform where the target objects are located, and a fastening tool for use with the guiding tool is arranged on hand of the robot. A location of the fastening tool relative to the guiding tool is adjusted according to a predefined rule. When the location of the fastening tool relative to the guiding tool is correctly adjusted, a position of the end effect of the robot is determined according to the location of the fastening tool and the relevant coordinates are stored as data.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2016Date of Patent: July 17, 2018Assignees: HONGFUJIN PRECISION ELECTRONICS (ZHENGZHOU), HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventors: Yu-Ching Liu, Hsi-Che Chang, Yu-Nan Lin, Wei-Da Yang, Po-Lin Su, Li Chen, Yue-Kai Cao, Bo Ning, Guang-Chen Liang, Jiang-Tao Zheng
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Patent number: 10022870Abstract: Methods and systems for enabling human-machine collaborations include a generalizable framework that supports dynamic adaptation and reuse of robotic capability representations and human-machine collaborative behaviors. Specifically, a method of feedback-enabled user-robot collaboration includes obtaining a robot capability that models a robot's functionality for performing task actions, specializing the robot capability with an information kernel that encapsulates task-related parameters associated with the task actions, and providing an instance of the specialized robot capability as a robot capability element that controls the robot's functionality based on the task-related parameters.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2017Date of Patent: July 17, 2018Assignee: THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITYInventors: Kelleher Guerin, Gregory D. Hager, Sebastian Riedel
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Patent number: 10022871Abstract: Provided is a medical system including a first slave arm; a master arm having a joint configuration with a structure similar to that of a joint configuration of the first slave arm; a second slave arm; a manipulation-target switching unit that switches a manipulation target to be manipulated with the master arm between the slave arms; and a controller that is capable of switching between a first control mode and a second control mode in accordance with the joint configuration of the slave arm to be controlled. The first control mode is a mode for controlling rotation of joints of the first slave arm on the basis of rotation amounts of joints of the master arm. The second control mode is a mode for controlling rotation of joints of the second slave arm on the basis of a movement of a predetermined section of the master arm.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2016Date of Patent: July 17, 2018Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATIONInventors: Ryohei Ogawa, Kosuke Kishi
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Patent number: 10022872Abstract: A system and method for using locally stored historical performance data with a self-contained modular manufacturing device having modular tools and parts configured to collectively accomplish a specific task or function. In an embodiment, the modular device includes an interface configured to communicate with a remote control system capable of control the robotic arm. The modular device also includes one or more other modules that are configured to accomplish a particular task or function. Such modules are sometimes called end-effectors and work in conjunction with each other to accomplish tasks and functions. In a self-contained modular manufacturing device, a processor disposed in the housing may be configured to control the functional tools (e.g., each end-effector) independent of the overall manufacturing control system. Further, historical data may be locally stored and retrieved to tailor the functioning of the modular device.Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 2015Date of Patent: July 17, 2018Assignee: MTM Robotics, LLCInventors: Chace Howard Fadlovich, Robert Allen Brown, David James Whalen-Robinson, Michael Gary Woogerd, Eric J. Davis
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Patent number: 10022873Abstract: The present disclosure provides apparatuses, methods and systems operable to provide transformable living spaces. The system includes a chassis and a configurable unit movably coupled to the chassis for at least one of translation and rotation with respect to the chassis. The system also includes at least one drivetrain assembly movably coupling the configurable unit to the chassis. The system includes at least one actuator coupled to the configurable unit by the at least one drivetrain assembly. The system also includes at least one robotic controller communicatively coupled to the at least one actuator.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2014Date of Patent: July 17, 2018Assignee: Ori Inc.Inventors: Hasier Larrea-Tamayo, Ling Y. Liu, Kent Larson, William Lark
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Patent number: 10022874Abstract: A robotic hand includes a servo housing, a plastic circuit board (PCB), a motor, a planetary gear transmission assembly and a movable plate that are mounted within the servo housing, and a plurality of claws rotatably connected to the servo housing. The motor is electrically connected to the PCB. The planetary gear transmission assembly is connected to an output shaft of the motor. The movable plate is connected to an output shaft of the planetary gear transmission assembly and movable when driven by the planetary gear transmission assembly. One end of each of the claws is pivotally connected to the movable plate and the claws are rotatable toward or away from one another when driven by the movable plate.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2017Date of Patent: July 17, 2018Assignee: UBTECH Robotics Corp.Inventors: Youjun Xiong, Yong Fu, Hongyu Ding
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Patent number: 10022875Abstract: A handheld magnetic tool includes a body having a top arm and a bottom arm connected via a spring, the spring allows the top arm and the bottom arm to open and close; a magnet holder secured to a first end of the top arm; a first magnet secured to the magnet holder; a plate secured to a first end of the bottom arm to close against the first magnet; the first magnet attracts metal items to be secured to a bottom surface of the plate; and opening the top arm from the bottom arm separates the first magnet from the plate, thereby allowing the metal items to release from the plate.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2017Date of Patent: July 17, 2018Inventor: Daniel Owen Cowan
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Patent number: 10022876Abstract: Provided is a joint structure for a robot which can prevent leakage of a lubricant which is charged to the interior of the joint structure while improving a drip-proof property. The joint structure for the robot includes: a first arm which is hollow; a second arm which is rotatably mounted to the first arm; a power transmission mechanism which is provided adjacent to the outside of the first arm, the power transmission mechanism including a gear and an inner space which houses the gear and is charged with a lubricant; a booster section which increases a pressure in an interior of the first arm to be higher than an outside pressure; and a one-way communication section which allows the interior of the first arm and the inner space to communicate with each other and a gas in the interior of the first arm to flow into the inner space, while preventing the lubricant in the inner space from flowing out to the interior of the first arm.Type: GrantFiled: April 3, 2017Date of Patent: July 17, 2018Assignee: FANUC CORPORATIONInventors: Satoshi Kinoshita, Yasuyoshi Tanaka, Satoshi Adachi, Hideyuki Watanabe
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Patent number: 10022877Abstract: A bendable, telescopic, and flexible mechanical structure comprises: a distal-end structure body, a proximal-end structure body, and a middle connecting body. The distal-end structure body comprises a distal-end spacing disc, a distal-end locking disc and a structure bone. The proximal-end structure body comprises a proximal-end spacing disc, a proximal-end locking disc and the structure bone. The middle connecting body comprises pipe fixing plates and a pipe. The distal-end structure body is connected to the proximal-end structure body through the middle connecting body. One end of the structure bone is fixed on the proximal-end locking disc. Then, the structure bone passes through the proximal-end spacing disc, the middle connecting body and the distal-end spacing disc sequentially, and is fixed on the distal-end locking disc.Type: GrantFiled: December 31, 2013Date of Patent: July 17, 2018Assignee: Beijing Surgerii Technology Co., Ltd.Inventor: Wen Wang
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Patent number: 10022878Abstract: A robot includes a supporting unit that rotatably supports a first passive shaft part, and a first arm fixed to the first passive shaft part, wherein the first arm has an internal space overlapping with the first passive shaft part in a direction orthogonal to a center shaft of the first passive shaft part.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2015Date of Patent: July 17, 2018Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Daisuke Komatsu, Kazushige Akaha
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Patent number: 10022879Abstract: A robot controller configured to be able to mitigate the effect that an emergency stop may have on a robot is disclosed. The robot controller includes: a load detection unit which detects the load of a motor for driving each individual articulated axis of the robot; a speed detection unit which detects an axial speed at each individual articulated axis of the robot; a cause-of-stop identifying unit which, when an emergency stop of the robot occurs, identifies a cause of the occurrence of the emergency stop; and a recording unit which records the cause of the occurrence of the emergency stop by associating the cause with the axial speed or the load of the motor. The robot controller may further include a display unit which displays information representing the state of occurrence of the emergency stop of the robot.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2016Date of Patent: July 17, 2018Assignee: FANUC CORPORATIONInventors: Yanxue Liang, Yoshiharu Nagatsuka, Hiromitsu Takahashi
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Patent number: 10022880Abstract: A plastic knife is provided comprising a handle, a blade, and a cutting edge. The blade may include a first surface and an opposite second surface, and integrally formed with and extending longitudinally from the handle. The cutting edge may be formed along one edge of the blade, the cutting edge comprising: (a) a first plurality of teeth integrally connected to and extending from the first surface, each tooth in the first plurality of teeth separated by a first concave groove; and (b) a second plurality of teeth integrally connected to and extending from the second surface, each tooth in the second plurality of teeth separated by a second concave groove. The first plurality of teeth and the second plurality of teeth may be integrally formed together while teeth in the first plurality of teeth and teeth in the second plurality of teeth are offset by a distance.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2014Date of Patent: July 17, 2018Assignee: Gadsden Coffee Company, Inc.Inventor: David B. McFarland
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Patent number: 10022881Abstract: A bypass pruning tool with a manual dial adjustment for varying the degree of blade and handle opening. A rotary drum dial uses a nautilus cam with a shaft cam-follower to provide adjustment of the blade and handle openings in a continuous range. A blade locking mechanism provides position closure of the blades.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2016Date of Patent: July 17, 2018Assignee: CORONA CLIPPER, INC.Inventors: James Joseph Wolf, Craig Steven Agney, Estevan Jose Silvas, Jr., Timothy Edward Atnip, Christopher S. Daniels, Jeffrey R. Burger, Laura W. Alexander, Donald C. Meves, Anthony Magana
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Patent number: 10022882Abstract: Replaceable shaving assemblies are disclosed that include a blade unit, an interface element configured to removeably connect the blade unit to a handle, on which the blade unit is pivotably mounted, and an return element disposed between the blade unit and interface element. The return element serves as interface piece, connector and pivot all in one. Shaving systems including such shaving assemblies are also disclosed, as are methods of using such shaving systems.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2017Date of Patent: July 17, 2018Assignee: SHAVELOGIC, INC.Inventors: John W. Griffin, Craig A. Provost, William E. Tucker, Douglas R. Kohring
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Patent number: 10022883Abstract: A system and process for cutting and slitting media into individualized signage members without leaving material cut from said media attached to said media includes pre-die cut openings or cut outs placed in the media based upon adhesive and liner layout of the media and cutter slitter blades used in order to create a consistent break point for slit waste.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2016Date of Patent: July 17, 2018Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: Douglas K Herrmann, Kevin St Martin
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Patent number: 10022884Abstract: Cards may be populated with components and alignment cues. A fully populated card may then be laminated using either of a clear (e.g., transparent) laminate or an obscure (e.g., opaque) laminate. Visual and/or non-visual alignment cues within a card may be utilized to align a trimming and/or singulation device to the card. The card may be singulated and/or trimmed with the aligned singulation and/or trimming device to position one or more components of the card.Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 2011Date of Patent: July 17, 2018Assignee: DYNAMICS INC.Inventor: Bruce S. Cloutier
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Patent number: 10022885Abstract: A punching device includes a punching unit, a driving unit, an edge detecting unit, a punching position setting unit, and a punching controlling unit. The punching unit punches three holes in a transported sheet along its transport direction. The driving unit moves the punching unit in an orthogonal direction. The edge detecting unit detects, in at least two locations separated from each other in the transport direction, an edge position of an edge of the sheet on one side in the orthogonal direction. The punching position setting unit sets a punching position corresponding to a hole to be punched by the punching unit in the orthogonal direction, on the basis of an amount of change in the orthogonal direction between the two edge positions. The punching controlling unit causes the punching unit to move to the punching position and punch a hole in the sheet.Type: GrantFiled: April 2, 2015Date of Patent: July 17, 2018Assignee: KYOCERA DOCUMENT SOLUTIONS INC.Inventor: Yoji Isogai
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Patent number: 10022886Abstract: A rotary cutting die apparatus is provided for die cutting corrugated board. The apparatus comprises a die board having one or more openings formed therein. A product ejector is secured in the one or more openings for engaging a portion of a die cut product and separating the die cut product from the cutting die. Each product ejector comprises compressible material and includes a main body and one or more tabs integral with the main body or operatively associated with the main body, wherein the tabs are secured to the openings or to another portion of the die board.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2016Date of Patent: July 17, 2018Assignee: Container Graphics CorporationInventors: Neil Saunders, James M. Smithwick, Jr.
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Patent number: 10022887Abstract: A miter saw extendable fence attachment for facilitating cutting of long pieces of wood includes a centerpiece that is complementary to a table of a miter saw. The centerpiece is configured for attachment to the table. Each of a pair of extensions comprises a support and a plate. The support is reversibly couplable to a respective opposing end of the centerpiece. The plate extends perpendicularly from a front of the support adjacent to a bottom of the support. The supports are positioned to couple to the centerpiece such that the plates are positioned coplanarly with an upper face of the table. The plates are configured to place a piece of wood for cutting with a blade of the miter saw.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2016Date of Patent: July 17, 2018Inventor: Johannes Hogenhout
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Patent number: 10022888Abstract: A fireproof material incorporating aerogel with a wood material and a method for making the same are provided. The method is carried out as follows: A. a mixed solution of a precursor and an organic solvent is added with an acid catalyst and becomes an aerogel solution through hydrolysis; B. the aerogel solution is added with an aqueous alkali catalyst solution and forms an aqueous aerogel solution through condensation; C. a wood material is impregnated with the aqueous aerogel solution such that aerogel generated by gelation covers the wood material; and D. the wood material is dried and then shaped to produce a fireproof material. The fireproof material is highly proof against fire and can pass the limiting oxygen index test.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2016Date of Patent: July 17, 2018Inventor: Jean-Hong Chen
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Patent number: 10022889Abstract: A feedstock material for use as a support material in an additive manufacturing system includes a pre-ceramic material in powder form. The preceramic material comprises calcium carbonate, sodium carbonate, sodium aluminate or combinations thereof. The feedstock material includes a thermoplastic binder having the pre-ceramic material dispersed therein, wherein the pre-ceramic material and the thermoplastic binder are in a filament form. The filament is configured to be melted and extruded to form a support structure for a ceramifable article in a layer by layer manner, wherein the pre-ceramic material is at least about 50% of the feedstock material.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2014Date of Patent: July 17, 2018Assignee: Stratasys, Inc.Inventors: Benjamin A. Demuth, Adam R. Pawloski
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Patent number: 10022890Abstract: In some examples, the disclosure describes a method including depositing a first layer including a resin and at least one of a carbon fiber or a carbon fiber precursor material on a work surface of a three-dimensional printing system, carbonizing at least the resin of the first layer using a carbonizer attached to the three-dimensional printer to form a first layer of carbon-carbon composite including carbon fibers and carbonized matrix material, depositing an additional layer including a resin and at least one of a carbon fiber or a carbon fiber precursor material of material on the first layer of carbon-carbon composite, and carbonizing at least the resin of the additional layer using the carbonizer to form an additional layer of carbon-carbon composite on the first layer of carbon-carbon composite.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2015Date of Patent: July 17, 2018Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.Inventors: Mark L. La Forest, Slawomir T. Fryska, David Flask, Jeffrey Troester
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Patent number: 10022891Abstract: A manufacturing method of the honeycomb structure has a forming step of forming a honeycomb formed body having partition walls defining a plurality of cells; a convex end portion forming step of forming a convex end portion including a convex end face in the obtained honeycomb formed body; a mounting step of directing downward one end face on which the convex end portion is formed and mounting the honeycomb formed body on a shelf plate; a firing step of firing the honeycomb formed body mounted on the shelf plate to form a honeycomb fired body; and an end face grinding step of grinding one end face of the honeycomb fired body to remove the convex end portion.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2016Date of Patent: July 17, 2018Assignee: NGK Insulators, Ltd.Inventors: Daniel Yukichi Kitaguchi, Takehiko Watanabe
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Patent number: 10022892Abstract: Method and facility or apparatus for cutting a slipform cast hollow-core concrete product with water jet cutting, wherein in the outer surface of the fresh cast hollow-core concrete product is formed depressions or grooves in the areas to be cut with water jet cutting before curing of the hollow-core concrete product, which depressions or grooves extend in the area of the hollow-cores of the concrete product.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2015Date of Patent: July 17, 2018Assignee: Elematic OyjInventor: Heikki Kankkunen
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Patent number: 10022893Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing a plaster board having the steps: —provision of a conveyor belt apparatus having a carrying belt, —application of a first sheath to the carrying belt, —application of a plaster slurry to the first sheath to form a plaster coat and —application of a second sheath to the applied plaster slurry to form a plaster layer comprising first sheath, plaster layer and second sheath, —levelling of the plaster layer with a levelling bar or a levelling roller, wherein the amount V(t) of the plaster slurry introduced between the first sheath and the second sheath is reduced at a predefined clock frequency f over a predefined time period t? compared to a target amount VV.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2012Date of Patent: July 17, 2018Assignee: Knauf Gips KGInventors: Martin Halbach, Jürgen Martin, Gosbert Grebner, Andreas Hanauer
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Patent number: 10022894Abstract: A preform configured to form a container by stretch blow molding. A finish portion is at a first end of the preform, and is a container finish. A tip portion is at a second end of the preform opposite to the first end, and is configured to form a container base and a container heel. The shoulder portion is adjacent to the finish portion and is between the finish portion and the tip portion. The shoulder portion is configured to form a container shoulder. The body portion is between the shoulder portion and the tip portion, and is configured to form a container body. The outer surface includes a first flat portion and a second flat portion at the tip portion. The first flat portion extends at a first angle and the second flat portion extends at a second angle that is different than the first angle.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2016Date of Patent: July 17, 2018Assignee: Amcor Group GmbHInventors: Michael T. Lane, Theodore F. Eberle, Terry D. Patcheak, James Stelzer
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Patent number: 10022895Abstract: A machine that removes the bead wires from tires for the purpose of reclaiming the wire and recycling of the tire. The bead of the tire is placed over a drive wheel and tension rollers, the tension rollers move away from the drive wheel which stretches the bead against the drive wheel. The drive wheel is driven by a drive system and causes the bead to rotate. As the bead rotates a blade contacts the inner periphery of the bead and severs the rubber and reinforcement material. Directly following the blade are two plates that are spaced apart approximately equal to the diameter of the bead wire. The plates push the rubber and reinforcement material off of the bead wire as the bead rotates.Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2016Date of Patent: July 17, 2018Inventors: Thomas G Dom, Alex J Dom, Matthew R Dom
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Patent number: 10022896Abstract: A method and apparatus for heating a part. The part is heated with the part at least partially surrounded by a surface of a tooling system, while a heatsink system is positioned relative to the part. A thermal conduction between the heatsink system and the part is changed during heating of the part.Type: GrantFiled: November 23, 2015Date of Patent: July 17, 2018Assignee: The Boeing CompanyInventors: Keith Daniel Humfeld, Steven Michael Shewchuk
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Patent number: 10022897Abstract: A die structure has a first die, a second die that comes in contact with and separate from the first die, a heating unit provided in at least one of the first and second dies, and a transfer member provided in at least one of the first and second dies that brings a resin sheet supplied between the first and second dies into contact with a transfer surface and carrying out transfer molding, and a recess site formed on the transfer member near the transfer surface.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2013Date of Patent: July 17, 2018Assignee: OMRON CorporationInventors: Isao Makuta, Koichi Takemura, Tomofusa Shibata, Yoshihisa Yamanaka, Norikazu Kitamura, Masayuki Shinohara, Kazuhide Hirota, Toshikaga Taguchi, Masayuki Kojima, Yukihiro Takahashi
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Patent number: 10022898Abstract: A method for molding fiber-reinforced plastic. A core is formed in a desired shape by accommodating, in a flexible bag, a grain group containing plurality of grains. The core is placed inside a prepreg containing resin and fibers, and the prepreg, in which the core is housed is placed in a molding die and compression molded. When doing so, the grain group contains first and second grains (a,b) that satisfy the equation (1). (1) 1.1?(Da/Db)?2.0 In the equation Da is the grain diameter of the grains (a), and Db is the grain diameter of the grain (b). When using a molding die to mold a molded article having a cavity, the above mentioned molding method enables an increase in the internal pressure of the core in order to change the peripheral surface area of the core, without using a pressurized gas and/or pressurized liquid.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2013Date of Patent: July 17, 2018Assignee: Mitsubishi Chemical CorporationInventors: Tsuneo Takano, Yuuji Kazehaya, Mitsushi Nishimura
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Patent number: 10022899Abstract: A double belt press having a first, lower circulating plastic belt and a second, upper circulating plastic belt. The plastic belts have a first, low flexural strength, and a product gap is formed between facing strands of the plastic belts for forming a plate-like product. A first circulating lower steel belt and a second circulating upper steel belt are provided and have a second flexural strength which is high in comparison to the flexural strength of the plastic belts. A forming section is formed between the facing strands of the steel belts, which forms part of the product gap. The first, lower steel belt runs parallel and bears against a rear face of the first plastic belt in the forming section during operation, and the second upper steel belt runs parallel and bears against a rear face of the second plastic belt in the forming section during operation.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2016Date of Patent: July 17, 2018Assignees: SANDVIK MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY DEUTSCHLAND GMBH, TPS TECHNOPARTNER SAMTRONIC GMBHInventors: Hans-Kurt Schromm, Bernhard Voith, Matthias Kleinhans
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Patent number: 10022900Abstract: Provided is an application device capable of extracting an imprinting material in which impurities are mixed from a container of the application device and supplying new imprinting material to the container of the application device. An application device according to the present disclosure is used to supply an imprinting material to a substrate in an imprinting apparatus that forms a pattern on the imprinting material on the substrate by using a mold. The application device includes a container unit that contains the imprinting material, and an ejecting unit that is provided on the container unit and that ejects the imprinting material contained in the container unit toward the substrate. The application device is detachably attachable to the imprinting apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2015Date of Patent: July 17, 2018Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Tsuyoshi Arai, Yoshikazu Miyajima, Yutaka Mita, Akio Saito
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Patent number: 10022901Abstract: A method is provided for forming a glass fiber product, by forming a first mixture including dry melt-resistant filiform glass fibers, a fire-retarding solution, and a thickening agent; forming a second mixture including the first mixture and a binding agent, wherein the first mixture and the binding agent being configured to form an expanding foam; and applying the second mixture to a surface prior to the second mixture forming the expanding foam. A method is also provided for forming a glass fiber product, by adding a thickening agent to a fire-retarding solution to form a first mixture; adding a hardening agent to the first mixture to form a second mixture; and adding dry melt-resistant filiform glass fibers to the second mixture to form a paste mixture. Associated apparatuses are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2014Date of Patent: July 17, 2018Assignee: BLH Technologies, Inc.Inventor: Daniel Baroux
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Patent number: 10022902Abstract: A control device of an injection apparatus outputs a control command to a hydraulic pressure device to perform injection by supplying hydraulic fluid to the back of an injection piston 15 from an accumulator 25 and, at this time, to execute speed control for controlling the speed of the plunger by an opening degree of an injection control valve. Further, the control device outputs a control command to the hydraulic pressure device to perform boosting by opening a booster valve to supply hydraulic fluid to the back of the booster piston and pressurizing the hydraulic fluid behind the injection piston by the booster piston and, at this time, to execute pressure control for controlling the pressure of the molding material by an opening degree of the injection control valve. Further, the control device can start outputting a control command for pressure control after start of outputting a control command for opening the booster valve in transition from injection to boosting.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 2016Date of Patent: July 17, 2018Assignee: TOSHIBA KIKAI KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Kazuyasu Takei, Ryusuke Nakata, Hiroshi Yokoyama
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Patent number: 10022903Abstract: A resin panel includes a first structure and a second structure stacked on each other. The structures includes reference surfaces that serve as the front surface and the back surface of the resin panel respectively. Each of the structures includes a plurality of protrusions protruding inwardly from the reference surface. The protrusions of the structure face the protrusions of the other structure each other. Jutting portions of linear shape are formed between adjacent protrusions of each of the structures. The structures are joined such that apical portions of the protrusions of each structure abut one another.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2015Date of Patent: July 17, 2018Assignee: KYORAKU CO., LTD.Inventors: Yu Igarashi, Tadatoshi Tanji, Tatsuya Fukuda
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Patent number: 10022904Abstract: In at least some implementations, a blow molding apparatus provides that portions of the parison are engaged by one or more clamping devices disposed on or adjacent to the blow mold parts, and that the blow mold is opened whereby the parison is torn apart between the clamping devices, into two or more pieces of the parison. In other implementations, the clamping devices may be moved relative to the blow mold to tear the parison, or the parison may be torn by a combined movement of the blow mold parts and clamping devices.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2016Date of Patent: July 17, 2018Assignee: TI Automotive Technology Center GmbHInventors: Albert J. Boecker, Andreas W. Dobmaier, Alex Ehler, Patrick Gmuend, Peter Grauer, Gerrit A. Michaelis, Matthias B. Olbrich
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Patent number: 10022905Abstract: The invention relates to a system for transforming plastics material preforms into plastics material containers having a plurality of blow molding stations which are arranged on a carrier and in each case comprise a blow mold for expanding plastics material preforms into plastics material containers inside this blow mold by means of a pressurized pneumatic medium which is supplied to the respective blow molding station via a pressure supply device and which is at least partially extracted again from the respective blow molding station after the expansion operation via a pressure extraction device.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2016Date of Patent: July 17, 2018Assignee: Krones, AGInventors: Peter Knapp, Konrad Senn, Manfred Huber
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Patent number: 10022906Abstract: A polymer tube is processed using a solid phase process for improving mechanical characteristics of the tube, including radial strength and stiffness. The tube is made into a scaffold possessing improved mechanical and use characteristics, such as a reduced crimped profile and improved deliverability.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2015Date of Patent: July 17, 2018Assignee: ABBOTT CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS INC.Inventors: Manish B. Gada, Bobby B. Speed, James P. Oberhauser