Patents Issued in November 29, 2018
  • Publication number: 20180339405
    Abstract: A piece of jewelry having one or more tools is disclosed. The tools have the advantage of being able to be removed from the piece of jewelry, used by the wearer, and returned to the piece of jewelry without having to remove the piece of jewelry. The tools may be stackable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2018
    Publication date: November 29, 2018
    Applicant: Caffeinate Labs, Inc.
    Inventor: Nathan Gregg Barr
  • Publication number: 20180339406
    Abstract: In a pneumatic-powered tool, a flow of air along a first or second flow path may be controlled by a position of air inlet guide surfaces of a rotatable valve relative to air inlet guide slots of a fixed valve sleeve. Air flowing along the first flow path may rotate a motor in a first direction to operate the tool in a forward mode. Air flowing along the second flow path may rotate the motor in the second direction to operate the tool in a reverse mode. In the forward mode, as air flows along the first flow path, air may be discharged along a primary discharge path, with a portion of the second flow path providing a secondary discharge path. In the reverse mode, as air flows along the second flow path, air may be discharged along the primary discharge path, with a portion of the first flow path providing the secondary discharge path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2017
    Publication date: November 29, 2018
    Inventors: Sandipkumar D. Patel, Ross Arthur Billings, Andrew Joseph Birkel
  • Publication number: 20180339407
    Abstract: A pneumatic tool includes a main body unit, a switch unit and a trigger unit. The main body unit defines a flow path, and an annular space surrounding the flow path. The flow path includes a front path section, and a rear path section separated from the front path section. The switch unit includes a sleeve member movable relative to the main body unit between an opening position where fluid communication between the front path section and the rear path section is permitted, and a closing position where fluid communication between the front path section and the sear path section is prevented. The trigger unit is rotatably mounted to the main body unit, and includes a trigger member operable to move the sleeve member between the opening position and the closing position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2018
    Publication date: November 29, 2018
    Applicant: Basso Industry Corp.
    Inventors: San-Yih Su, Chun-Chi Lai
  • Publication number: 20180339408
    Abstract: The invention relates to a system which comprises an electrically operated handheld device, which particularly takes the form of a hot-air handheld device or handheld grinding device, and a transport case for the handheld device, wherein the transport case comprises at least one first case shell. Here, the at least one first case shell comprises an outer side, the case shell comprising in its outer side a depression for partially accommodating the handheld device, and the depression extending in the direction of a stowage space of the transport case.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2018
    Publication date: November 29, 2018
    Applicant: WAGNER SPRAYTECH (UK) LTD.
    Inventors: Thomas JELTSCH, Paul VAN DER REST, Dan BYNE, Philip PAICE
  • Publication number: 20180339409
    Abstract: A method and system for a reconfigurable robotic platform through a plurality of interchangeable service modules and adapted to engage in both autonomous and interactive maintenance and monitoring of a service area, the robotic platform configured to sense objects in the service area utilizing the at least one sensor, derive a service plan for the service area comprising at least one service task based, at least in part, on real-time sensing of the service area and a stored digital map of the service area, wherein the navigation system utilizes the digital map and the real-time sensing to navigate within the service area during execution of the service plan, and operate the robotic device to provide a service task to a generally planar surface proximate the robotic device in accordance with the service plan.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2018
    Publication date: November 29, 2018
    Inventors: Larry J. Williams, Vivek Rajendran, Hardik Shah, Dharmateja Kadem, Jeffrey Blum, Ishit Shah, Manomit Bal, Britta Kathleen Ulm, David Callen, Sujith Vijaya Kumar, Naman Kumar
  • Publication number: 20180339410
    Abstract: A method and system for a reconfigurable robotic platform through a plurality of interchangeable service modules and adapted to engage in both autonomous and interactive maintenance and monitoring of a service area, the robotic platform configured to execute a stored service plan for a service area, the service plan comprising a service plan sequence comprising a service treatment to a surface of the service area, identify a special treatment area utilizing the surface sensor, alter the service plan sequence based on identifying the special treatment area in the service area, wherein the altering of the service plan sequence includes providing an additional service to the special treatment area, and resume execution of the service plan.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2018
    Publication date: November 29, 2018
    Inventors: Larry J. Williams, Vivek Rajendran, Hardik Shah, Dharmateja Kadem, Jeffrey Blum, Ishit Shah, Manomit Bal, Britta Kathleen Ulm, David Callen, Sujith Vijaya Kumar, Naman Kumar
  • Publication number: 20180339411
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to cable routing approaches that allow cables to pass through a traditional chain joint without reducing the strength capacity or impairing the range of motion of the joint. The routing approaches permit the cables to be housed inside the structure of the robotic arm and pass through the chain joint in a manner that does not limit the width of the chain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2018
    Publication date: November 29, 2018
    Inventors: Matthew Cole, Paul Damon Linnebur, Dan Alan Preston, Kenneth Schofield
  • Publication number: 20180339412
    Abstract: A robot system including a plurality of manipulation parts used to input a command of the specified character information, configured to send the input command of the specified character information to an information processing device, including a manipulation tool unit capable of manipulating the plurality of manipulation parts of the character input device; a robot arm unit capable of holding and moving the manipulation tool unit; an imaging device; a controller including: an imaging device control section to take an image of the paper document; a character string determiner section to determine an input target of the paper document; a manipulation part position determiner section corresponding to the character string; and a robot control section controlling the arm unit so the manipulation tool unit held by the arm unit moves while manipulating the manipulation part determined by the character string determiner section in an arrangement order of the character string.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2016
    Publication date: November 29, 2018
    Applicant: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yasuhiko HASHIMOTO, Shuhei KURAOKA, Shogo HASEGAWA, Satoru HIBINO, Hideshi YAMANE, Hiroyuki MIZUMOTO, Kenji BANDO, Daichi HIMEKAWA, Junichi MATSUOKA, Tatsuhiro UTO, Hiroki KOKUSHI, Souichi TAMADA, Akihiro HANEDA, Yukio IWASAKI
  • Publication number: 20180339413
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for vacuum handling of composite parts. One embodiment is a method for performing vacuum securement of an object. The method includes covering the object with an impermeable membrane, locating a vacuum port at the impermeable membrane, and applying a negative pressure to the vacuum port that offsets air leaks between the impermeable membrane and the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2017
    Publication date: November 29, 2018
    Inventor: Allen Halbritter
  • Publication number: 20180339414
    Abstract: A control device controls the arm such that a first contacting operation of setting an object to a first orientation and bringing the object into contact with an inserted object is performed, and an inserting operation of setting the object to a second orientation different from the first orientation and inserting the object by moving the object in a first direction is performed. Between the first contacting operation and the inserting operation, the control device performs a second contacting operation of bringing the object and the inserted object into contact in a portion different from a contact portion in the first contacting operation by performing force control such that a component of a target force in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction is set to a value greater than 0 based on an output from the force sensor at an orientation at which the object is tilted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2018
    Publication date: November 29, 2018
    Applicant: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Makoto TAGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20180339415
    Abstract: A surface-coated cutting tool includes a base material and a coating formed on the base material. The coating includes an ?-Al2O3 layer. The ?-Al2O3 layer contains a plurality of ?-Al2O3 crystal grains and chlorine, and has a TC(006) of more than 5 in texture coefficient TC(hkl). The ?-Al2O3 layer includes lower and upper layers, the lower layer is located closer to the base material than the upper layer is, and the upper layer is located opposite to the base material across the lower layer, in a thickness direction of the ?-Al2O3 layer. The lower layer has a thickness of 1.0 ?m. The upper layer has a thickness of 0.5 ?m or more. The chlorine in the lower layer has a concentration distribution in which an atomic concentration CCl of the chlorine decreases in a direction away from the base material, in a thickness direction of the lower layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2017
    Publication date: November 29, 2018
    Inventors: Kouhei Yoshimura, Shinya Imamura, Hideaki Kanaoka, Anongsack Paseuth, Satoshi Ono
  • Publication number: 20180339416
    Abstract: A device for treating substrates has a separation system, with which processed substrates can be separated into one or more waste parts and at least one blank. The device for treating substrates offers improved flexibility. The separation system comprises a transport cylinder and a stripping cylinder associated therewith. The transport cylinder is able to secure replaceable packing, along with first and second openings which, when the packing is secured, are covered at least partially by perforations that may be formed in the packing. A first air supply supplies air to the first openings and a second air supply supplies air to the second openings independently of the supply of the air to the first openings. The first and the second air supply are switchable between a suction air supply and a blower air supply.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2016
    Publication date: November 29, 2018
    Inventors: Gunar BORMANN, Johannes NAUMANN
  • Publication number: 20180339417
    Abstract: A cutting board assembly for slicing a food item includes a food slicer that may be manipulated thereby facilitating the food slicer to slice a food item into a plurality of slices. A plate is provided and the plate is selectively positioned on a support surface. A plurality of pegs is provided and each of the pegs is coupled to and extends upwardly from the plate. A food item is selectively placed on each of the pegs. Moreover, the plurality of pegs space the food item from the plate thereby facilitating the food slicer to slice fully through the food item.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2017
    Publication date: November 29, 2018
    Inventor: Kenneth Tryczak
  • Publication number: 20180339418
    Abstract: A device for processing substrates uses a separation system. Processed substrates can be separated into one or more waste parts and at least one blank. Improved flexibility for treating substrates is provided. The separation system comprises a transport cylinder and a stripping cylinder associated therewith. The transport cylinder has first openings and has a detachably secured packing having depressions in which perforations are formed, with at least one perforation covering at least one first opening. The stripping cylinder has a detachably secured packing having raised areas that correspond to the depressions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2016
    Publication date: November 29, 2018
    Inventors: Gunar BORMANN, Johannes NAUMANN, Jörg REBER, Eberhard FUCHS, Kay KLAWITTER
  • Publication number: 20180339419
    Abstract: A saw blade for use on a saw includes a front face, a rear face opposite the front face, and an outer periphery edge between the front face and the rear face. The saw blade also includes a cutting edge located on the outer periphery edge and an arbor located at a center of the saw blade. The arbor includes an arbor body, a central bore formed through the arbor body, and an aperture formed through the front face and the rear face at a perimeter of the arbor body. The aperture is spaced apart from the central bore such that a portion of the arbor body extends between the central bore and the aperture. The aperture is configured to receive a tool to facilitate removing the arbor body from the saw blade.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2018
    Publication date: November 29, 2018
    Inventor: Edward Landon
  • Publication number: 20180339420
    Abstract: Chain bar apparatus and methods are disclosed that may be formed from plastic, metal or other materials. Laser cutting of a chain bar core can provide improved structural characteristics, for example when adhesive is used to assemble the chain bar. Flow diversion elements can be used to optimize flow throughout the chain bar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2018
    Publication date: November 29, 2018
    Applicant: BARON INVESTMENTS, LLC
    Inventor: Anthony Baratta
  • Publication number: 20180339421
    Abstract: The current invention provides apparatus and a method for use with a drill bit to form a hole in a workpiece, said apparatus including a clamping means to clamp a workpiece in which the hole is to be formed in position with the apparatus, a drill bit holder assembly and drive means for rotating the drill bit and moving the same into the workpiece so as to drill the hole at a required angle and depth into the workpiece. Typically the depth of the hole is set in relation to the thickness of the workpiece which is clamped in position at that time and the apparatus includes a first part which is held by a first hand of the user and movable by the user with respect to a second part which is held by a second hand of the user and the relative movement is translated into movement of the drill bit holder to move the rotating drill bit into the workpiece.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2018
    Publication date: November 29, 2018
    Inventors: Adam Yates, Michael Corcoran, Louis Street, Simon Bird, Darrell Morris, Daniel Pikarski
  • Publication number: 20180339422
    Abstract: Power saws and features for power saws are disclosed. Various features are particularly relevant to jobsite or benchtop table saws, such as a trunnion formed from a shaped tube, an elevation carriage, and an arbor block retention mechanism. Other features are particularly relevant to table saws, hand-held circular saws, track saws, miter saws, and band saws with active injury mitigation technology, such as an electrically isolating gear and an overmolded arbor/gear element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2018
    Publication date: November 29, 2018
    Applicant: SawStop Holding LLC
    Inventors: J. David Fulmer, Stephen F. Gass, John P. Nenadic
  • Publication number: 20180339423
    Abstract: Examples herein include a chainsaw bar shield and a method for using a chainsaw bar shield. A chainsaw bar shield comprises a bar shield arm extending from at least one securing mechanism for engaging and pinching a chainsaw bar extending from a chainsaw housing. The securing mechanism offsets the bar shield arm from a chainsaw chain extending from the chainsaw housing and, thereby, protects a user by separating the user from the chainsaw chain during maintenance of a chainsaw. Other examples of a chainsaw bar shield comprise an enclosure secured to a chainsaw bar which is offset from and substantially encloses a chainsaw chain extending from a chainsaw housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2017
    Publication date: November 29, 2018
    Inventors: Tom J. ZENO, Michele S. ZENO
  • Publication number: 20180339424
    Abstract: A stroke reducing device for a log splitting apparatus that allows a user to dynamically (e.g., on the fly) adjust the stroke of a splitting assembly of the apparatus based on the length or other dimension of wood being split by the apparatus. Upon the splitting assembly retracting by an amount substantially equal to a desired reduced stroke length, the splitting assembly triggers one or more mechanical links of the stroke reducing device that are engaged with or otherwise interconnected with a trigger (e.g., switch, handle, etc.) of a drive assembly (e.g., hydraulic cylinder, etc.) that is retracting the splitting assembly to manipulate the trigger to deactivate the drive assembly and limit further retraction of the splitting assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2018
    Publication date: November 29, 2018
    Inventors: Daniel Banjo, Benjamin Zywicki
  • Publication number: 20180339425
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for preparing a wood chip board comprising drying a cut raw material, classifying the dried material into several portions, gluing at least one of said portions with a resin and compressing the chip material under pressure and heat to form a board. The present invention also relates to a wood chip board and its use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2016
    Publication date: November 29, 2018
    Inventors: Jan NOORDEGRAAF, Kenneth van den HOONAARD, Josephus Petrus Maria de JONG, Nicola NEGRI, Alberto BOTTOLI, Peter MATTHIJSSEN
  • Publication number: 20180339426
    Abstract: A pre-ceramic support structure for additive manufacturing, that upon thermal processing, is soluble in various solvents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2018
    Publication date: November 29, 2018
    Inventors: Benjamin A. Demuth, Adam R. Pawloski
  • Publication number: 20180339427
    Abstract: A flow speed control plate is provided for use in combination with a die for forming a monolith. The flow speed control plate includes: a base plate having both a clay supply surface and a clay outflow surface that is to be superposed on a clay inflow surface of the die; clay flow holes which each penetrate the base plate and through which the clay flows from the clay supply surface to the clay outflow surface; and a positioning mechanism provided to position the flow speed control plate with respect to the die so that each of the clay flow holes of the flow speed control plate has its central axis arranged coaxially with a central axis of a corresponding one of clay inflow holes of the die. Moreover, a diameter of the clay flow holes is set to be smaller than a diameter of the corresponding clay inflow holes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2018
    Publication date: November 29, 2018
    Inventors: Suguru IMAMURA, Naohiro HAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20180339428
    Abstract: Fibrous materials, compositions that include fibrous materials, and uses of the fibrous materials and compositions are disclosed. For example, the fibrous materials can be operated on by a microorganism to produce ethanol or a by-product, such as a protein or lignin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2018
    Publication date: November 29, 2018
    Inventor: Marshall Medoff
  • Publication number: 20180339429
    Abstract: A process for separation and recovery of waste carpet components, wherein waste carpets are predominantly composed of a face fiber material, a backing material and an adhesive coating which includes latex and filler. Virtually all of the filler, i.e. calcium carbonate, is removed prior to fine grinding and passing the mixture to a high speed centrifuge for separation of the face fiber material from the backing material. A high friction washer is disclosed which separates the face giver material, the backing material and the adhesive coating. The fine grinding of the material to be recycled may be done only once before passing the mixture to the centrifuge by which the loss of the fiber material is highly reduced before its separation into face fiber and backing material and also the life time of the fine grinder and the centrifuge can be prolonged.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2017
    Publication date: November 29, 2018
    Inventors: Denis Jahic, Carlo Risatti, Damijan Marolt, Vid Margon
  • Publication number: 20180339430
    Abstract: A tire mold capable of improving the efficiency in mold production and tire production without compromising the aesthetic quality and performance of a tire after cure-molding. To that end, the tire mold has a hole that penetrates from the molding surface for molding a rubber article to the back surface, a core member that is disposed inside the hole and forms an air discharge flow channel annular in cross section extending along the extension direction of the hole between itself and the hole wall forming the hole, and an interlinking part for interlinking the hole wall and the core member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2016
    Publication date: November 29, 2018
    Applicant: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
    Inventor: Shunsuke HIRAKI
  • Publication number: 20180339431
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a wind turbine blade body, the method comprising the steps of: providing a mould (40) having a mould surface (43) for forming a first blade body having a first length, the mould having a mould root end and a mould tip end (42); placing a removable insert (50) on the mould surface towards the mould tip end to form a modified mould surface for forming a second blade body having a second length which is less than the first length; and forming the second blade body on the modified mould surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2016
    Publication date: November 29, 2018
    Inventors: Frank Hoelgaard Hahn, Vijayasankar Irissappane
  • Publication number: 20180339432
    Abstract: A lens-mold producing method includes a position and posture determining step of specifying positions and postures, in space coordinates, of a first mold having a molding surface for forming one optical surface of a lens and a second mold having a molding surface for forming the other optical surface, a mold holding step of rotating and/or inclining, based on the positions and postures in the space coordinates, at least one of the first and second mold, maintaining a rotation angle and/or an inclination angle of a reference plane of the first mold with respect to a reference plane of the second mold, and holding the first and second mold, and an assembling step of arranging the molding surfaces of the first and second mold so as to face each other, fixing outer peripheries of the first mold and the second mold, and assembling a lens mold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2018
    Publication date: November 29, 2018
    Applicant: HOYA LENS THAILAND LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshio SANO, Hiroshi SHIMIZU
  • Publication number: 20180339433
    Abstract: A plastic injection security label and manufacturing method of the same may comprise a mold having a pair of die sets, and at least one of the two die sets has a molding cavity formed on an inner surface thereof. The surface of the molding cavity has a plurality of nicks formed by the laser engraving machine at partial positions thereof, and the engraved nicks are arranged into a designed image or code to form a label generating area on the surface of the molding cavity. In the manufacturing process, after the die sets are coupled together, the plastic material is injected into the mold and filled with the molding cavity and the nicks of the label generating area, and a plastic product with the security label is integrally formed after the plastic material is cooled and solidified.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2017
    Publication date: November 29, 2018
    Applicant: JUN HE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: CHENG-HSIANG LIN, DIAN-WEI CHEN
  • Publication number: 20180339434
    Abstract: An apparatus for manufacturing a composite article from a composite material. The apparatus comprising: a pulsed broadband radiation source comprising a flashlamp and a light guide adapted to guide light emitted by the pulsed broadband radiation source to a target area. The light guide comprises at least a portion ahead of the pulsed broadband radiation source, relative to the target area, comprising a light transmitting material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2018
    Publication date: November 29, 2018
    Inventors: David Philip WILLIAMS, Jeremy WOFFENDIN, Martin Anthony BROWN
  • Publication number: 20180339435
    Abstract: One method for creating barrier products (for example, condoms and gloves) includes: (a) dipping a former into a tank of elastic compound. The former has an indentation extending inwardly from an outer surface for creating a first protrusion on a first face of the barrier product. The method further includes: (b) removing the former from the tank of elastic compound, whereby some of the elastic compound removably adheres to the former and fills the indentation; (c) applying supplemental material to the elastic compound, whereby creating a second protrusion on a second face of the barrier product; and (d) fully drying the supplemental material. One barrier product includes an elastic wall having opposed faces, and first and second protrusions respectively extend from the opposed faces. The first and second protrusions are in cross-sectional alignment whereby rotational input forces on the first protrusion create rotational output forces on the second protrusion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2018
    Publication date: November 29, 2018
    Inventors: FIELDING B. STATON, DAVID STRUMPF
  • Publication number: 20180339436
    Abstract: A structural polymeric composite includes a stiffening layer. The composite is made in a continuous extrusion process in which the stiffening layer is pulled through a cross-head die as a polymer is extruded over it. The layer includes a film or textile carrier, a filler of carbon fibers, fiberglass, organic fibers or minerals forming a mat. A binder may be dispersed over the mat and a second carrier applied. The mat is subjected to heat and pressure to soften the carriers and binder so they penetrate into the interstices of the filler and binds mechanically with them and the carriers and binder bind chemically with each other to form the stiffening layer. A polymer is then extruded over the stiffening layer, which may be used flat, provided with holes or punches for composite action with the polymer, formed into a profile, or segmented to provide spaced-apart stiffening layers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2018
    Publication date: November 29, 2018
    Inventor: Guerry E. Green
  • Publication number: 20180339437
    Abstract: Systems, apparatus, and methods for double-sided imprinting are provided. An example system includes first rollers for moving a first web including a first template having a first imprinting feature, second rollers for moving a second web including a second template having a second imprinting feature, dispensers for dispensing resist, a locating system for locating reference marks on the first and second webs for aligning the first and second templates, a light source for curing the resist, such that a cured first resist has a first imprinted feature corresponding to the first imprinting feature on one side of the substrate and a cured second resist has a second imprinted feature corresponding to the second imprinting feature on the other side of the substrate, and a moving system for feeding in the substrate between the first and second templates and unloading the double-imprinted substrate from the first and second webs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2018
    Publication date: November 29, 2018
    Inventors: Roy Patterson, Charles Scott Carden, Satish Sadam, Ryan Christiansen, Matthew S. Shafran, Christopher John Fleckenstein, Vikramjit Singh, Michael Nevin Miller, Kang Luo
  • Publication number: 20180339438
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a headrest including a stay, a skin material, a cushion material, and a dynamic damper is provided. The method includes arranging the skin material in a molding die, arranging the stay, to which an air bag is attached in such a manner as to cover the dynamic damper, inside the skin material, and injecting a foamable synthetic resin raw material into the skin material to foam-mold the injected foamable synthetic resin raw material integrally with the stay.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2018
    Publication date: November 29, 2018
    Applicant: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiroshi MIZOBATA, Shuuhei MIYAKE
  • Publication number: 20180339439
    Abstract: A producing method for producing a foam-molded product by using a plasticizing cylinder having, from an upstream side in the following order: a plasticization zone, a flow rate adjusting zone and a starvation zone, the producing method includes: plasticizing and melting a thermoplastic resin into a molten resin in the plasticization zone; adjusting a flow rate of the molten resin in the flow rate adjusting zone; allowing the molten resin to be in a starved state in the starvation zone; introducing a pressurized fluid containing the physical foaming agent having a fixed pressure into the starvation zone so as to retain the starvation zone at the fixed pressure; bringing the molten resin in the starved state in contact with the pressurized fluid in the starvation zone in a state in which the starvation zone is retained at the fixed pressure; and molding the molten resin into the foam-molded product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2018
    Publication date: November 29, 2018
    Applicant: MAXELL, LTD.
    Inventors: Atsushi YUSA, Satoshi YAMAMOTO, Hideto GOTO
  • Publication number: 20180339440
    Abstract: A cement mold assembly configured to form a temporary implant for use in delivering antibiotics to an infected site can includes a first mold and a second mold. The first mold can have an open end and an inner wall. The first mold can define a tibial component forming cavity including a platform forming cavity and a stem forming cavity. The second mold can have a body portion configured to be slidably and progressively receivable by the inner wall into the tibial component forming cavity in a direction toward the closed end. Progressive advancement of the second mold into the tibial component forming cavity urges cement within the tibial component forming cavity against the body portion and the inner wall to form a unitary tibial component having a tibial tray portion formed by the platform forming cavity and a stem portion formed by the stem forming cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2018
    Publication date: November 29, 2018
    Inventors: Daniel B. Smith, Tayler Kreider
  • Publication number: 20180339441
    Abstract: The present invention provides a processing method for molding a foamed polymer, which comprises accommodating a mixture of a polymer material and a foaming agent in a space of a mould chamber provided by a mould and molding into a molded article having a predetermined shape. The technical features thereof lie in that the space of the mould chamber has an injection molding shape that is different from the shape of the molded article before the space is fully filled with the mixture, and a shape of a local part of the space of the mould chamber is changed after the space of the mould chamber is fully filled with the mixture, such that the shape of the space of the mould chamber is changed from the injection molding shape to a molding shape that is the same as the molded article. Thereby, a surface force exerted on the accommodated mixture is changed by means of a volume alteration of the local part caused by the change in the shape of the local part of the space of the mould chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2017
    Publication date: November 29, 2018
    Inventor: Ching-Hao CHEN
  • Publication number: 20180339442
    Abstract: An injection molding apparatus comprising a clamp plate, a heated manifold, an actuator, a mold and a cooling device, wherein the cooling device comprises: a heat transmitter comprising a distal arm or member and a proximal base or member, the distal arm or member or member being mounted by a spring loadable interconnection or engagement to or with the proximal base or member, the clamp plate, the mold, the manifold, the actuator and the heat transmitter being assemblable together in an arrangement wherein the spring loadable interconnection is loaded urging the distal end surface of the distal arm or member into compressed engagement with the clamp plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2018
    Publication date: November 29, 2018
    Inventors: Zhuang Rui Tan, Vito Galati
  • Publication number: 20180339443
    Abstract: Injection molding apparatuses and methods wherein a valve pin is controllably driven upstream and downstream along an axis between a first closed position where the tip end of the valve pin obstructs the gate to prevent the injection fluid from flowing into the cavity, a full open position and one or more intermediate positions, wherein the valve pin is drivable to be disposed or held in a selected intermediate position for a selected period of time during the course of an injection cycle where the tip end of the valve pin restricts flow of injection fluid through the gate to the mold cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2018
    Publication date: November 29, 2018
    Inventors: Sergio Ribeiro de Oliveira Antunes, Lin Yang, Vito Galati, Hans-Joerg Schreyer
  • Publication number: 20180339444
    Abstract: A photo-curable composition having a high polymerization rate and a high polymerization conversion is provided, containing a radical-polymerizable monomer (A), a photopolymerization initiator (B), and a compound (C) serving as a sensitizer and having the following general formula (1), wherein X1 and X2 are selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen atom, alkyl groups, a phenyl group, a naphthyl group, and alkyl groups in which part or all of the hydrogen atoms are substituted with fluorine; where X1 and X2 may be the same or different; and R1 to R10 are independently selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen atom, halogen atoms, alkyl groups, alkoxy groups, a phenyl group, a naphthyl group, and alkyl groups in which part or all of the hydrogen atoms are substituted with fluorine, wherein R1 to R10 may be the same or different.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2018
    Publication date: November 29, 2018
    Inventors: Naoko Matsufuji, Toshiki Ito, Kanae Kawahata
  • Publication number: 20180339445
    Abstract: A system and method of manufacturing an article of footwear about a footwear last that is shaped to approximate a human foot for the type of footwear being manufactured. Layers of material may be deposited on or in proximity to first and second zones of the footwear last, which may be rotated relative to a nozzle that deposits the material. For instance, the material may be deposited on a substrate provided on the footwear last.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2018
    Publication date: November 29, 2018
    Inventor: Christopher J. Loveder
  • Publication number: 20180339446
    Abstract: A 3D printing method for binary stereolithography 3D printer includes following steps of: controlling a binary stereolithography 3D printer (20) to retrieve a plurality of gray-scale slice images (802,822,842); mapping a pixel value of each pixel of each gray-scale slice images (802,822,842) from a pixel value full range to an accumulation value range for obtaining a printing parameter of each pixel; selecting one of the gray-scale slice images (802,822,842) orderly; controlling a binary lighting module (204) of the binary stereolithography 3D printer (20) to irradiate for generating a layer of physical slice model (320,322,340,342) according to the printing parameter of each pixel of the selected gray-scale slice image (802,822,842); and repeatedly executing aforementioned steps to generate a physical 3D model (8?) constituted by a stack of multiple of the physical slice models (320,322,340,342).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2017
    Publication date: November 29, 2018
    Inventor: Peng-Yang CHEN
  • Publication number: 20180339447
    Abstract: A method of fabricating a polishing pad using an additive manufacturing system includes depositing successive layers by droplet ejection to form the polishing pad. The polishing pad includes a polishing surface having one or more partitions separated by one or more grooves. Depositing a layer of the successive layers includes dispensing first regions corresponding to edges of the one or more partitions by a first droplet ejection process. After curing the first regions, a second region corresponding to interior of the one or more partitions is dispensed between the edges by a different second droplet ejection process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2018
    Publication date: November 29, 2018
    Inventor: Daniel Redfield
  • Publication number: 20180339448
    Abstract: It discloses a high-speed reciprocating color 3D printer; said printer includes a nozzle assembly that is horizontally movable in one direction, preferably an X-axis direction, and a workbench that is vertically movable in the Z-axis direction. A plurality of spray pipes are mounted on the nozzle assembly, wherein, the spray pipes contains a variety of liquid printing materials, including white matrix material and a variety of color materials. In a movement process, each spray pipe works separately. The white matrix material is used to print out the image firstly, especially the darker area of the image, and then the color of the image is printed through the color material, and the resulting image partially protrudes outward.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2016
    Publication date: November 29, 2018
    Inventor: Chunchao FAN
  • Publication number: 20180339449
    Abstract: A stereolithography 3D printing method for multiple light modules includes following steps of: controlling a stereolithography 3D printer to retrieve a plurality of slice images and offsets respectively corresponding to different layers of 3D object data; selecting one of the slice images corresponding to one of the layers; adjusting an irradiation range of each of light modules according to one of the offsets corresponding to the same layer; the adjusted irradiation ranges of the light modules don't overlap with each other in a horizontal axis direction; controlling each light module to irradiate according to the adjusted irradiation range and the selected slice image; and, repeatedly executing aforementioned steps to generate a physical 3D model. Therefore, effectively implementing large size stereolithography 3D printing and manufacturing the physical 3D model without any obvious borderline can be achieved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2017
    Publication date: November 29, 2018
    Inventor: Peng-Yang CHEN
  • Publication number: 20180339450
    Abstract: An additive manufacturing apparatus includes a platform, a dispenser to deliver a plurality of layers of feed material, one or more light sources configured to emit a first light beam and a second light beam, and a polygon beam scanner including a rotatable mirror having a plurality of reflective facets to redirect the first light beam and the second light beam toward the platform to deliver energy to an uppermost layer of feed material. The mirror is positioned and rotatable such that motion of each facet of the plurality of reflective facets causes the first light beam to sweep along a first path on the uppermost layer and causes the second light beam to sweep along the first path following the first light beam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2018
    Publication date: November 29, 2018
    Inventors: Jeffrey L. Franklin, Hou T. Ng, Nag B. Patibandla
  • Publication number: 20180339451
    Abstract: Provided are a nozzle for a three-dimensional (3D) printer to extrude a 3D printing material, wherein the nozzle includes a discharge port in a bottom surface of the nozzle and configured to extrude the 3D printing material, and the discharge port is eccentrically located with respect to a center of the bottom surface; and a 3D printer including a nozzle unit including the nozzle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2018
    Publication date: November 29, 2018
    Applicant: KOREA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Myoung-Woon Moon, Wonjin Jo, O Chang Kwon
  • Publication number: 20180339452
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method and a device for applying fluids, particularly in a method for producing three-dimensional shaped parts, wherein a coating device comprising a blade, a fluid outlet and a reservoir is provided, and the blade is displaced across the working field such that it can implement a rotational movement type vibration, said vibration occurring as the result of a stroke by a linear actuator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2016
    Publication date: November 29, 2018
    Applicant: VOXEJET AG
    Inventors: Bastian Heymel, Josef Grasegger, Ingo Ederer
  • Publication number: 20180339453
    Abstract: Printer sheets are provided for securing printed objects to a print bed of a three-dimensional (3D) printer including a sheet of material configured to be secured to the print bed and provide consistent and even adhesion of a printed object to the print bed during printing and facilitate removal of the printed object upon completion of printing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2018
    Publication date: November 29, 2018
    Inventor: Douglas Alan DiNunzio
  • Publication number: 20180339454
    Abstract: An additive manufacturing apparatus includes a platform, a dispenser to dispense a plurality of layers of feed material on a top surface of the platform, and an energy delivery system. The energy delivery system has one or more light sources configured to emit a first light beam and a second light beam, and one or more reflective members each having reflective facets to redirect the first light beam or the second light beam toward an uppermost layer of feed material to deliver energy to the uppermost layer. The one or more reflective members are each rotatable such that motion of each sequential facet of the reflective facets of each of the one or more reflective members sweeps the first light beam along a first path on the uppermost layer or sweeps the second light beam along a second path on the uppermost layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2018
    Publication date: November 29, 2018
    Inventors: Jeffrey L. Franklin, Hou T. Ng, Nag B. Patibandla