Patents Issued in October 4, 2018
  • Publication number: 20180280986
    Abstract: The present invention relates to tilting a wet stone grinder of capacity in the 125-300 liter size. Tilting is accomplished by a gear driven, manual or motorized tiling mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2017
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Applicant: Rottar Chocolate Machines, LLC
    Inventors: Samuel Anthony Ratto, Roger E. Johnson
  • Publication number: 20180280987
    Abstract: A closure system is disclosed for the grinding container of a crushing apparatus; the grinding container includes at least one closure plug, an adapter unit having a through-opening, in which the closure plug can be inserted, the latter therefore closing the opening and being retained by the adapter unit, and also includes one or more fixing elements, wherein the one or more fixing elements establish a releasable connection between the adapter unit and the grinding container, in order to secure the adapter unit in removable fashion on the grinding container. Also disclosed is a grinding container having a closure system and further discloses a crushing apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2016
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Inventors: Lars-Peter Weiland, Martin Betzl, Philipp Rath
  • Publication number: 20180280988
    Abstract: The invention relates to a tool for securing on a tool holder of a machine tool for machining vegetable and/or mineral materials, comprising a tool body which is equipped with a machining attachment that points in a tool feeding direction and comprises a cutting region, in particular a cutting element, and on which a fitting element for meshing with a mating element provided on the tool holder is formed on a support surface facing the tool holder. The dependability and operational reliability when using a machine tool can be ensured if the fitting element has at least two molded regions with different contour regions over the vertical course of the fitting element with respect to the support surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2018
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Applicant: Betek GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Florian SMEETS, Ulrich Kraemer
  • Publication number: 20180280989
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for grinding a carbonaceous solid, wherein a grinding additive is added before or during grinding, and the grinding additive, based on the dry mass, comprises 6% to 80% by weight of caprolactam and 1.5% to 30% by weight of aminocaproic acid, where, based in each case on the dry mass, 0.002% to 2% by weight of the grinding additive is used, based on the total amount of carbonaceous solid. Further claimed are a grinding additive and the use of a grinding additive for reducing the energy employed for a given grinding outcome and also for reducing the agglomeration tendency of the resultant product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2016
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Inventors: Attilio CAMPLONE, Roberta MARGAROTTO
  • Publication number: 20180280990
    Abstract: A molding sand reclamation method and reclamation system effectively separates magnetically attracted matter from molding sand. The molding sand reclamation method includes removing metal powder and metal pieces by magnetic separation with a first magnetic flux density and removing magnetically attracted matter by magnetic separation with a second magnetic flux density higher than the first magnetic flux density from molding sand separated from a casting by shot blasting, and removing by dry mechanical reclamation, from the molding sand, substances including carbonized matter adhered to the surface of the molding sand.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2016
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Applicant: SINTOKOGIO, LTD.
    Inventors: Takahumi OBA, Junichi IWASAKI, Kazuya ABE, Tatsuyuki AOKI
  • Publication number: 20180280991
    Abstract: Provided is a gravity separation device wherein occurrences of shelving, flashing, and the like inside the device can be suppressed, variations in the flow rate of underflow obtained by gravity separation can be minimized and underflow can be stably extracted. This gravity separation device, which separates overflow and underflow using differences in specific gravity from mixed material, is provided with a separation section that has a supply pipe for supplying a slurry of the mixed material at the top and separates that slurry into overflow and underflow, and a deposition section that is positioned below the separation section and wherein the underflow that has been separated by precipitation is deposited. An extraction pipe for extracting the underflow is connected to the deposition section, and a valve for extracting the underflow and a metering pump for quantitatively extracting the underflow are provided in the extraction pipe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2016
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Applicant: SUMITOMO METAL MINING CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hirotaka HIGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20180280992
    Abstract: A process for recovery of gold from gold-containing raw materials includes obtaining gold-containing raw material having refractory gold-containing sulfidic minerals including a first type of refractory sulfidic mineral having high gold content and a second type of sulfidic mineral having low gold content; forming a mineral pulp including a first type of refractory sulfidic mineral particles having high gold content and second type of sulfidic mineral particles having low gold content by suspending ground gold-containing material in water and optionally further milling the material; conditioning the mineral pulp by addition of a surface modifying chemical to obtain a conditioned pulp; subjecting the conditioned pulp to a froth flotation process; recovering the non-floatable first type of refractory sulfidic mineral particles having high cold content as flotation tailings; pressure oxidizing (PDX) the flotation tailings to obtain a discharge slurry comprising liberated gold; and recovering gold from the discha
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2016
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Inventors: Jari MOILANEN, Jaakko LEPPINEN
  • Publication number: 20180280993
    Abstract: A drive device for a solid bowl screw centrifuge includes a motor for rotating a drum of the centrifuge, a transmission which is connected between the motor and the drum, and a cooling device for cooling the transmission during operation when the drum is rotating. The cooling device is an annular body which is fitted on the outside of the transmission and has an air guiding device that conducts air from farther outwards radially inwards onto a surface of the transmission.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2016
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Applicant: GEA Mechanical Equipment GmbH
    Inventors: Juergen HERMELER, Volker KNOSPE, Martin OVERBERG, Stefan TERHOLSEN, Andreas KNOBEL, Christian DRIFTSCHROEER
  • Publication number: 20180280994
    Abstract: A specialty nozzle is provided having a pattern adjustment valve that may be adjusted to irrigate a substantially rectangular irrigation area. The nozzle may be further adjusted to irrigate three different substantially rectangular irrigation areas. The nozzle is adjustable to function as a left strip nozzle, right strip nozzle, and side strip nozzle. The strip irrigation setting may be selected by pressing down and rotating a deflector to directly actuate the valve. The nozzle may also include a flow reduction valve to set the size of the rectangular irrigation areas and may be adjusted by actuation of an outer wall of the nozzle. Other specialty nozzles are provided having a fixed pattern template to irrigate a rectangular area, such as left strip, right strip, or side strip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2017
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Inventors: Samuel C. Walker, David Charles Belongia, Jason Addink, Andrew P. Miller
  • Publication number: 20180280995
    Abstract: Disclosed is a combined shower head with cool water discharging function, which comprises two shower heads; the first shower head is disposed with an inlet passage, a first outlet portion and a first water diversion passage connected to the first outlet portion, the second shower head is disposed with a second outlet portion; the first shower head is further disposed with a water supply passage, a cool water discharging passage connected to the inlet passage, a temperature sensing component disposed in the cool water discharging passage and a control mechanism, the control mechanism is coupled to the inlet passage and the water supply passage to control the connection and disconnection of the inlet passage and the water supply passage. The present invention has advantages: the structure is simple, compact and low cost; the user can assemble the shower head fast and conveniently.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2018
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Applicant: XIAMEN SOLEX HIGH-TECH INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xi HUANG, Donghai CHEN, Mingfu ZHANG, Wenxing CHEN
  • Publication number: 20180280996
    Abstract: A dosing dispenser system and a dosing dispenser include a slidable control configured to allow a user to select a desired mixing ratio for a product contained in a container attached to the dosing dispenser with a transport medium, such as water, flowing through the dosing dispenser.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2018
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Applicant: Silgan Dispensing Systems Corporation
    Inventor: Steven A. Sell
  • Publication number: 20180280997
    Abstract: A spray bar injector including a spray bar defining a longitudinal axis and including a fluid inlet and a plurality of spray outlet orifices spaced apart longitudinally in a direction along the longitudinal axis. A check or spray valve is operatively connected to each spray outlet orifice. A master valve is in fluid communication with the fluid inlet, operatively connected to divert flow from the fluid inlet into a first passage and block flow into a second passage in a first position to open the check valves and issue a spray from the spray outlet orifices, and to divert flow from the fluid inlet into the second passage and block flow into the first passage in a second position to close the check valves and block issue of spray from the spray outlet orifices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2017
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Inventor: John E. Short
  • Publication number: 20180280998
    Abstract: An electrostatic spray application apparatus and method for producing an electrostatically charged and homogeneous CO2 composite spray mixture containing an additive and simultaneously projecting at a substrate surface. The spray mixture is formed in the space between CO2 and additive mixing nozzles and a substrate surface. The spray mixture is a composite fluid having a variably-controlled aerial and radial spray density comprising pressure- and temperature-regulated propellant gas (compressed air), CO2 particles, and additive particles. There are two or more circumferential and high velocity air streams containing passively charged CO2 particles which are positioned axis-symmetrically and coaxially about an inner and lower velocity injection air stream containing one or more additives to form a spray cluster.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2018
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Inventor: David P. Jackson
  • Publication number: 20180280999
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a coating plant components and an assembly of such components for a rotary atomizer. The components may be a bell cup and/or an atomizer ring. The component includes a metal main part and a non-metal material at least partially covering or coating the main part. The coating or insert of non-metal material is positioned to provide a barrier to inhibit metal-on-metal contact between, e.g., a bell cup and an atomizer ring. The present disclosure further provides a method for applying non-metal material to a coating plant component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2016
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Inventors: Bernhard Seiz, Michael Baumann, Hans-Jürgen Nolte
  • Publication number: 20180281000
    Abstract: A system for spraying liquid pesticides with enhanced performance to crops and orchards, combines an air-assisted nozzle and electrostatic induction charging, low voltage dc power supply raised to several kilovolts which is applied to a ring electrode embedded at a selected distance in the nozzle, spray nozzle made of insulating material to avoid the shock and hazardous, an external air assistance system which supplies compressed air to assist the finely divided liquid spray, movable support system for air supplies whose variation of spray coverage is from parallel to the spray center line (0°) to maximum target spray coverage, flexible spring system to compress or elongate the air supply to change the spray coverage, manually controlled trigger system to compress or elongate the springs, to transport electrostatically charged droplets to intended target with variable spray canopy coverage, applicable in high wind and transient agro-climatic conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2015
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Inventors: Manoj Kumar PATEL, C GHANSHYAM, Pawan KAPUR
  • Publication number: 20180281001
    Abstract: Systems and apparatuses include a prime mover, a pump driven by the prime mover, and a sprayer receiving a flow of water from the pump. The sprayer includes a sprayer housing, a first fluid reservoir coupled to the sprayer housing, a second fluid reservoir coupled to the sprayer housing, a chemical selector coupled to the sprayer housing and movable between a first chemical position and a second chemical position, a high pressure selector coupled to the sprayer housing and movable between a high pressure position and a chemical spray position, and a nozzle assembly in communication with the chemical selector and the high pressure selector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2018
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Applicant: Briggs & Stratton Corporation
    Inventors: Tyler D. Masters, Craig Serio, Kyler Weid
  • Publication number: 20180281002
    Abstract: A hopper assembly includes a hopper configured to contain a feedstock material. A vibration imparting device is arranged inside the hopper and a vibration source coupled to the vibration imparting device. Embodiments of the instant invention are believed to provide various improvements in feeding uniformity by providing various hopper configurations that ensure a more consistently uniform filling of the metering device for a variety of difficult-to-feed materials and not-so-difficult-to-feed materials. One, more or all of these embodiments are also believed to improve accuracy and add precision to control, and, in addition, offer more simplified hopper construction—which is less costly to manufacture and maintain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2015
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Applicant: OERLIKON METCO (US) INC.
    Inventors: Elliot M. COTLER, Robert F. SAVILL, JR., Ronald J. MOLZ, Daniel R. ARJONA
  • Publication number: 20180281003
    Abstract: A dispensing head including:—a cap having: an outer wall with at least one part referred to as the shell part and at least one part referred to as the pressing part that is made of a material more flexible than the at least one shell part; at least one outlet; an insertion orifice,—a stopper, the stopper being mounted in the cap by being inserted into the cap from the insertion orifice side and in an insertion direction, at least one assembly, each assembly comprising: an inlet, passing through the stopper; a deformable pocket, an interior volume of which is intended to contain the fluid of this assembly and is delimited at least in part by the at least one pressing part of the cap; preferably a feed duct and/or a dispensing duct.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2016
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Inventor: Guillaume BOULAIS
  • Publication number: 20180281004
    Abstract: A fluid pump includes a plastomer spring. The spring includes a first end portion and a second end portion and a plurality of rhombus shaped spring sections, joined together in series at adjacent corners and aligned with each other in an axial direction to connect the first end portion to the second end portion. The spring sections can be compressed in the axial direction from an initial condition to a compressed condition and can subsequently expand to their initial condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2015
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Applicant: SCA Hygiene Products AB
    Inventors: Hugo NILSSON, Peter BERGMAN, Håkan LINDSTRÖM
  • Publication number: 20180281005
    Abstract: An apparatus (100) for removing a residue (508) of a substance (510), extrudable through a nozzle (500) of an automated end-effector (502), from an exterior (512) of the nozzle (500) is disclosed. The apparatus (100) comprises a dispenser (108). The dispenser (108) comprises a platform (114) to support at least one cleaning pad (102). The dispenser (108) further comprises a cage (116) to maintain at least the one cleaning pad (102) on the platform (114). The platform (114) is movable relative to the cage (116). The apparatus (100) also comprises a constricting device (104) to circumferentially squeeze one of at least the one cleaning pad (102), adhesively picked up from the platform (114) by the nozzle (500), around the nozzle (500) once the nozzle (500) is inserted into the constricting device (104). The apparatus (100) additionally comprises a disposal receptacle (106) to collect the one of at least the one cleaning pad (102), released from the constricting device (104).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2017
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: John J. DeForest, Fei Cai, Cameron J. Moore, Jeffrey R. Joyce
  • Publication number: 20180281006
    Abstract: A method for masking cooling passages of a turbine component having an external surface, an internal cavity for receiving cooling air, and cooling passages extending therebetween. The location and angle of cooling passages are determined using a robotic arm and a location system. A masking device is placed in the cooling passages located during the locating step. The masking device includes a head portion having a gripping feature for gripping by a robotic arm, and a locating feature for orientation of the masking device by the robotic arm. A retaining portion extending from the head portion is arranged and disposed to retain the masking device in a cooling passage. The retaining portion is narrower proximate a distal end than proximate the head portion. The component and head portion of the masking devices are coated. The masking devices may be removed using the robotic arm and locating system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2017
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Inventors: Kemal Mehmet COSKUN, Cem Murat EMINOGLU, Yusuf Eren OZTURK, Tyler Watson KASPERSKI
  • Publication number: 20180281007
    Abstract: A latching mechanism for a sprinkler can be actuated from underneath the cover by the user's fingers. An elongated, horizontal, latch member slides radially inward and outward along the underside of the cover to either engage the cover to the sprinkler head or disengage the cover from the sprinkler head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2018
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Applicant: The Toro Company
    Inventor: Günther Flik
  • Publication number: 20180281008
    Abstract: An atomizing nozzle structure comprises a first body, a second body and a cover combined in order serially to form a combination, wherein a chamber is formed in an inner axial direction of the combination; and a rotor, an anti-leakage assembly and a filtering assembly mounted in the chamber in order. The filtering assembly is a combination of a core and a filter. The core has an embedding portion and a closing portion on two ends, respectively. A hollow portion connects the embedding portion to the closing portion. An air passage is formed in an axial inner portion of the embedding portion. Grooves are formed on a circumferential side surface of the closing portion. The filter is mounted in the hollow portion. The embedding portion is inserted into one end of the second body. Thus, the filtering assembly is combined with the second body by way of insertion, so that the filtering assembly can be stably positioned to facilitate the disassembly for replacement or cleaning.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2014
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Inventor: YU CHUNG HUANG
  • Publication number: 20180281009
    Abstract: An irrigation system ground spike for securing at least one component of an irrigation system includes a spike portion for penetrating soil to hold the ground spike in position and at least two holding portions. Each holding portion holds a respective component of an irrigation system wherein a first of the two holding portions differs from a second of the two portions so facilitating use of the spike for selectively securing respective different components. In particular one of the holding portions is arranged for holding tube or hose of a first diameter and another of the holding portions is arranged for holding tube or hose of a second diameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2016
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Inventors: Robert BOUGHTON, Matt GOSSINGTON
  • Publication number: 20180281010
    Abstract: Sprayer apparatus for use with an elongate boom may be configured to spray a liquid onto foliage on a ground surface. The sprayer apparatus may include a spray boom, a spray hood coupled to the spray boom, an extension member coupled to the spray boom, and a mounting apparatus coupled to the extension member. The mounting apparatus may be couplable to the elongate boom to support the spray boom and the spray hood above the ground surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2018
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Inventors: Steven W. Claussen, Justin D. Buetow, John P. Kennedy
  • Publication number: 20180281011
    Abstract: Described herein is a coating system configured for providing a washcoat onto a substrate. The coating system can be configured to pump a coating solution, particularly a low viscosity solution, into a coating vessel have the substrate positioned therein. The coating system further includes elements configured for removal of a non-coating portion of the coating solution from the substrate and recycling of the non-coating portion. Also described herein are methods for applying a washcoat to a substrate as well as multi-station coater systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2018
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Inventors: Gary A. Gramiccioni, Krishnan S. Pillai
  • Publication number: 20180281012
    Abstract: An automated painting system that includes a robotic arm and a painting end effector coupled at a distal end of the robotic arm, with the painting end effector configured to apply paint to a target surface. The painting system can also include a computing device executing a computational planner that: generates instructions for driving the painting end effector and robotic arm to perform at least one painting task that includes applying paint, via the painting the end effector, to a plurality of drywall pieces, the generating based at least in part on obtained target surface data; and drives the end effector and robotic arm to perform the at least one painting task.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2018
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Inventors: Maria J. Telleria, Gabriel F. Hein, Kevin B. Albert, Thomas F. Allen, Henrik Bennetsen, Josephine Marie Pedersen, Jonathan B. Pompa, Charlie Yan, Alana G. R. Yoel, Miles J. Flannery, Henry Tonoyan
  • Publication number: 20180281013
    Abstract: Example embodiments relate to a component support device for supporting components when painting the components, the component support device including at least one support member for supporting one of the components and supported by a substantially vertical support mast.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2017
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Applicant: Compagnie Plastic Omnium
    Inventors: David Tresse, Marc Helmreich, Bernard Lauture
  • Publication number: 20180281014
    Abstract: The device and method are for one shot greasing of tractor trailer fifth wheels and other structures. The device has an upper tube and a lower tube where the upper tube acts as a piston to push down on the lower tube to dispense a grease supply. The lower tube bottom, or a bottom cap connected thereto, has a plurality of dispensing orifices. Preferred embodiments include a stop mechanism to prevent relative movement of the upper tube and lower tube prior to dispensing, and a removable seal on the bottom that prevents grease release until the seal is removed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2017
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Inventor: Robert B. Bowers
  • Publication number: 20180281015
    Abstract: Apparatus and method useful for, among other things, providing a layer by layer coating of materials on a substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2016
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Inventors: ELLISON G. KAWAKAMI, WILLIAM BLAKE KOLB, HENRIK B. VAN LENGERICH
  • Publication number: 20180281016
    Abstract: This invention provides a method for manufacturing decorated-parts of high design-quality and reliability, since the exposed surface of the base coat-layer is not bulged, and thus the color of said coat-layer is distinct. The method for manufacturing decorated-parts of this invention comprises a base coat-layer-forming process, a surface coat-layer-forming process and a laser-decorating process. In the base coat-layer-forming process, a resin-base material of a highly light color at a lightness-level of 70 or more or a clear and colorless resin base-material is formed. In the surface coat-layer-forming process, the surface coat-layer of a less-bright color at a lightness-level of 20 or less is formed on the base coat-layer. In the laser-decorating process, the first laser-processed groove penetrating the surface coat-layer and exposing partially the base coat-layer is made by irradiating the infrared laser onto such surface coat-layer, thus providing a fine decoration onto the surface of said decorated-part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2018
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Inventors: Yukihiro Goto, Tadayuki Mizobe, Tokinobu Shimada
  • Publication number: 20180281017
    Abstract: An asphalt shingle manufacturing machine that includes a curtain die for applying a liquid release layer on an asphalt coated substrate. The moisture of the liquid release layer evaporates leaving a dispersed solid particulate release layer. The curtain die includes a first body section and a second body section with a shim disposed between the body sections to define a distribution channel. The second body section may include chamber manifold defined therein to store a volume of liquid release agent. The distribution channel places the chamber manifold in fluid communication with a discharge outlet of the curtain die in order to disperse a volume of liquid release agent from a chamber manifold out of the discharge outlet. The shim may be configured to define a width of the distribution channel to determine the flow rate and discharge pattern of the liquid release agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2018
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Inventors: David Humphreys, Christopher Freeborg, Alex Alekhine, Kyle Davis
  • Publication number: 20180281018
    Abstract: A process for preparing a container for a liquid, wherein the process includes applying a coating layer, which includes a polymeric coating and a monomeric resveratrol additive, to an inner layer of a container wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2018
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Inventors: Gregory John Charles Stokes, Steven John Anthony Barics
  • Publication number: 20180281019
    Abstract: The coating film formed on an automobile body has softness during a film formation even on a thermally expandable/shrinkable base, and the cured film has an excellent appearance. Provided is a method for forming a multilayer coating film, the method comprises: applying an aqueous intermediate coating composition and preheating the applied composition at 60 to 90° C. to form an uncured film; preheating to form an uncured base coating film and a clear coating film; and baking and curing these uncured films to form a multilayer coating film, wherein the aqueous intermediate coating composition comprises (a) an acrylic resin emulsion having a specific properties, and (b) a film formation auxiliary agent that is a fatty acid diester compound having a boiling point of 280° C. to 350° C., and a cured film comprising (a) and (b) at a mass ratio of 3:1 has a rupture elongation of 1% or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2018
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Applicants: NIPPON PAINT AUTOMOTIVE COATINGS CO., LTD., TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takayuki KAWABATA, Akira YAMAZAKI, Masako HASE, Keiji AMBO, Yoshinori NARITA
  • Publication number: 20180281020
    Abstract: The linear vibration motor comprises a movable element that is equipped with a magnet portion and a weight portion; a frame that contains the movable element; a coil that is secured to the frame and that drives the magnet portion along an axial direction; an elastic member that is disposed within the frame and that applies, to the movable element, an elastic force that repels the driving force that is applied by the magnet portion; and a guide shaft 8 that is borne on the frame and that guides reciprocating motion of the movable element along the axial direction, wherein: the elastic member rotationally biases the movable element in one direction around the guide shaft 8, and the frame comprises a slide bearing portion (a slide plate) for bearing slidably a portion of the rotationally biased movable element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2016
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Applicant: Nidec Copal Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshinori KATADA, Shin ODAJIMA, Shiori ISHII, Noboru SEGAWA
  • Publication number: 20180281021
    Abstract: An ultrasonic device 1 includes a substrate 2, having an opening portion 5 penetrating through in a thickness direction, a membrane 3, formed on the substrate 2 and having a movable film 3a defining a top surface portion of the opening portion 5, a lower electrode 11, formed on a front surface of the membrane 3 at the opposite side of the opening portion 5 side, a piezoelectric film 12, formed on a front surface of the lower electrode 11 at the opposite side of the membrane 3 side, and an upper electrode 13, formed on a front surface of the piezoelectric film 12 at the opposite side of the lower electrode 11 side. The movable film 3a of the membrane 3 has a shape that is deflected so as to be convex in a direction toward the lower electrode 11 from the opening portion 5.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2017
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Applicant: ROHM CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kinya ASHIKAGA
  • Publication number: 20180281022
    Abstract: An assembly for handling fruit and vegetable products, includes first containment units for fruit and vegetable products that can move along a first conveyance and/or control line. The assembly further includes second containment units for horticultural products that can move along a second conveyance and/or control line, which is laterally adjacent and proximate to the first line. The assembly includes a plurality of elements for transferring the horticultural products; such elements are distributed at least along a part of the first line and are selectively actuatable by an electronic management and control unit, for the transfer of each product from a first unit to a respective second unit in a portion chosen from a plurality of different portions of the first line, upon the occurrence of a predefined condition of mutual alignment between the horticultural product to be transferred, which is conveyed by the first unit, and a second unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2016
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Inventor: Luca BENEDETTI
  • Publication number: 20180281023
    Abstract: A scraper having an utility knife blade with an exposed elongate scraping edge wherein the entire edge is exposed and usable by a person using the scraper. The scraper has two parts joined by a hinge and held together during use by a pair of opposed magnets. The magnets also securely hold the blade in the body during use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2017
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Inventor: John C Koch
  • Publication number: 20180281024
    Abstract: Piercing one or more containers (e.g., single use containers) within a cleaning and disinfecting device is provided. An actuator (e.g., motor, or the like) causes drive mechanisms to move a member (e.g., tube) and/or a piercer linearly with respect to a longitudinal axis of the member. The actuator moves the member towards a container until the piercer has pierced a portion of the container. A guide may form a seal with a reservoir located under the container to create a seal with the reservoir and keep contents of the container from passing from a reservoir to components of a piercer apparatus. Alternatively, the piercer and/or guide form a seal with the container, and the contents pass from the container to an outlet channel in the member, such that the contents of the container are emptied out of the container to the outlet channel and directly or indirectly to a medical device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2018
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Inventor: Gregory John Dobbyn
  • Publication number: 20180281025
    Abstract: A process for washing a substrate. The process involves providing a detergent composition that includes a surfactant and an antifoam. The antifoam comprises a hydrophobic fluid having a surface tension of at least 27 mN/m and less than 40 mN/m and a finely divided solid hydrophobic filler dispersed in the hydrophobic fluid. The process further involves washing the substrate in an aqueous medium with the detergent composition. The antifoam does not affect foaming during the washing step. During the washing step, the detergent composition is applied to the substrate. The process further involves rinsing the substrate with the applied detergent composition with water, whereby foaming during the rinsing step is inhibited.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2018
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Inventors: Pascal DELBRASSINNE, Laurence GALLEZ, Mathilde GUETTE, Jean-Paul LECOMTE
  • Publication number: 20180281026
    Abstract: The present invention provides a liquid supplying device that can determine whether a CLC can be used appropriately. A liquid supplying device for supplying a liquid from a liquid source to a cleaning device is provided. The liquid supplying device includes a flow rate control device that measures a flow rate of a liquid from the liquid source and controls the flow rate based on the measured value, an IN-side pressure gauge provided between the liquid source and the flow rate control device and an OUT-side pressure gauge provided between the flow rate control device and the cleaning device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2018
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Applicant: Ebara Corporation
    Inventors: Fujihiko TOYOMASU, Junji KUNISAWA
  • Publication number: 20180281027
    Abstract: A method for recycling a substrate process component of a processing chamber is provided. In one example, the recycling process includes retrieving a reference dimension for the substrate process component. The substrate process component includes a side wall having a bottom surface, an outer surface, a pre-defined wall thickness between the bottom surface and the outer surface, and a residue layer. The reference dimension corresponds to the pre-defined wall thickness. The recycling process includes machining the substrate process component with a mechanical cutting tool. The machining includes securing the substrate process component to a work piece holder and passing the mechanical cutting tool across the outer surface in a machining operation controlled by a controller to remove the residue layer. The controller uses the reference dimension to control the machining operation so that the substrate process component has the reference dimension after removal of the residue layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2017
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Inventor: Brian T. WEST
  • Publication number: 20180281028
    Abstract: An ultrasonication apparatus is provided for improving catheter function. The ultrasonication apparatus includes a transducer configured to produce ultrasonic waves for ultrasonication and a chamber for containing a fluid having a passage for receiving a catheter. The chamber is adapted to receive the ultrasonic waves from the transducer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2016
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Applicant: The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania
    Inventors: Jayesh P. Thawani, Jared M. Pisapia, Hongjie Zhu, M. Sean Grady, Andrew Tsourkas
  • Publication number: 20180281029
    Abstract: A valve body with conduits on opposing sides having attachable pressure cover-plates and valve servicing assemblies that can be selectively installed onto the valve body while it is fully pressurized. The valve body includes simple isolators that allow access openings to be blocked and exposed that allow various style operating mechanisms and tools without the need for intermediate isolating mechanisms. Attachable subcomponents can provide pressurized fluid that is injected into the valve body from an external power source to move sand and debris away from seating surfaces while advancing and retracting various style gates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2018
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Inventor: Jeffrey L. Maichel
  • Publication number: 20180281030
    Abstract: A method and to a cleaning device for cleaning tubes of tube bundles, wherein at least one rotating cleaning lance is used. During the insertion of the cleaning lance, the insertion depth E of the cleaning lance is measured and is stored and documented in a storage and documentation device. The cleaning device has an XY displacement device, on which a support rail is arranged, which supports a cleaning apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2016
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Inventors: Reinhard EISERMANN, Bodo SKALETZ, Adrian BERNARD
  • Publication number: 20180281031
    Abstract: In a tube cleaning system and method, multiple steps can be run with a single pass by using a combination pig train. For example, an initial combination pig train may include a plurality of bristle pigs and polymer trailing pigs with a cleaning solution between each pair. One example is a first leading bristle pig and a first trailing polymer pig containing a first slug of caustic cleaning solution followed by a second bristle pig and second polymer trailing pig containing a second slug of caustic cleaning solution. Another example is a leading bristle pig, a middle bristle pig, and a trailing polymer pig with a cleaning composition disposed between the leading and middle bristle pigs and a cleaning composition disposed between the middle bristle pig and the trailing pig. Such combination pig trains are moved through the tube to be cleaned in a single pass to achieve two cleaning steps.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2018
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Inventors: Joseph M. Ovnic, Kenneth J. Erskine, Andrew P. Grow, Christopher L. Tokarcik, Robert Prachar
  • Publication number: 20180281032
    Abstract: A cleaning apparatus 1 includes: a pivot rotary shaft 8 attached with a nozzle 3; a first motor 14 for revolving and rotating the pivot rotary shaft 8 via an inner tube 7 and bevel gears 11 and 12; a second motor 16 for solely rotating an outer tube 15; and a control device 18 for controlling the operation of both the motors 14 and 16. The outer tube 15, and the pivot rotary shaft 8 and the nozzle 3 are operated together via the bevel gears 11 and 12. The first motor 14 is operated with the cleaning fluid W being sprayed from the nozzle 3 to rotate the nozzle 3 and the pivot rotary shaft 8, and the second motor 16 is operated at a required rotational frequency. Then, as a result of the outer tube 15 being rotated, the nozzle 3 is revolved while being inclined in a required direction without being rotated. This makes it possible to preferentially spray the cleaning fluid W onto required areas of the inner surface 2A of the tank 2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2018
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Inventors: Takahito KITAMURA, Masahiro DAIJO
  • Publication number: 20180281033
    Abstract: In chemical processes for cracking hydrocarbons, reactors are subject to coking. This results in carburization of the metal substrate for the reactor leading to a reduced reactor life. If the reactor is subject to a decoke process, followed by a steam scour and nitriding there is a reduced tendency to carburization of the metal substrate improving the reactor life.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2018
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Applicant: NOVA Chemicals (International) S.A.
    Inventors: Michael Koselek, Leslie Benum, Vasily Simanzhenkov, Hany Farag
  • Publication number: 20180281034
    Abstract: Processes and systems for utilizing restaurant waste are provided. The restaurant waste may include food products, paper products, glass products, plastic products, and combinations thereof. The process may include grinding the restaurant waste to produce ground restaurant waste, having a maximum particle size of about 0.075 mm; forming a slurry comprising the ground restaurant waste and water; and maintaining the slurry at a pH greater than about 7 in a storage container. The slurry and/or the ground restaurant waste may be sterilized and fed to one or more digestive organisms, including but not limited to worms, bacteria, fungi, molds, and combinations thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2015
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Inventor: Dean Lavallee
  • Publication number: 20180281035
    Abstract: A steel strip is fed and compressed between a driving roller and a compression roller to generate a stress greater than a yield stress in the steel strip and to elongate one periphery portion of the steel strip, which is on one side, more than the other periphery portion of the steel strip, which is on the other side, in a sending direction. The compression roller includes a first contact portion and a second contact portion. The second contact portion extends from an end of the first contact portion in the axial direction of the compression roller. The end of the first contact portion has an outer diameter less than an outer diameter of the second contact portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2017
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Applicant: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chiaki SASAKI, Kenta TATEYAMA, Hidemasa OTSUBO, Kengo TAKESHITA