Patents Issued in January 29, 2019
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Patent number: 10189136Abstract: A power tool includes a control for the motor of the power tool that senses an operating characteristic of the motor and controls the operation of the power tool based on the sensed characteristic. The sensed characteristic includes variations in reluctance of the motor. A controller may sense changes on load on the motor as a result of interaction between a working element such as a saw blade or drill bit and the work piece. The controlled operation may include variation in speed or torque or both, or may include stopping the motor. Emergency conditions may be sensed by changes in reluctance.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2016Date of Patent: January 29, 2019Assignee: JPW Industries Inc.Inventor: Micah A. Coleman
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Patent number: 10189137Abstract: There is provided a tool shape measuring apparatus that allows detection of shape abnormality in a tool having a plurality of cutting edges with a simple configuration. A light receiving section 6 includes a light receiving face 9 perpendicular to an optical axis 6b of a light receiving lens 6a. In the light receiving face 9, there are disposed a plurality of line sensors 8 arranged in different directions from each other, each line sensor having a plurality of sensor elements arranged in one direction. The line sensor 8 is disposed across a first area not reached by the irradiation light L as being completely blocked by the tool 4, a second area disposed adjacent the first area and reached by the irradiation light L with a portion thereof being blocked, and a third area disposed adjacent the second area and reached by the irradiation light L not blocked at all.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2015Date of Patent: January 29, 2019Assignee: Big Daishowa Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masataka Yauchi, Kouichi Uemura, Reina Oohashi, Shunsuke Kumasaki, Akihito Funashoku
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Patent number: 10189138Abstract: A spectacle lens manufacturing system, wherein a relationship between a type of a spectacle frame and a framing content is converted to a matrix, includes: an information memory part to store the matrix including a size correction value for a scheduled edging shape of a lens as a numerical value in the matrix; an edging information acquisition part to acquire edging information calculated based on client side information for manufacturing a spectacle lens, including spectacle lens, prescription value, frame, and tracer information, and spectacle lens manufacturing side information, and the size correction value selected from the matrix corresponding to the framing content and the frame type as numerical values in the matrix; an edger to edge a lens based on the edging information acquired by the edging information acquisition part. Even if either one of the client and manufacturing sides performs the framing step, the spectacle lens can be manufactured.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2014Date of Patent: January 29, 2019Assignee: HOYA CORPORATIONInventors: Takahiro Suzue, Hiroshi Yoshizaki
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Patent number: 10189139Abstract: A surfacing tool for optical purposes, includes a body (30) for mounting the tool (10) on a surfacing machine, an elastically compressible interface (12), a flexible buff (13), and a connecting structure between the mounting body (30) and the elastically compressible interface (12). The connecting structure includes a bell (11), and a supporting body (14) between the peripheral wall (17) of the bell (11) and the periphery of the interface (12), the body (30) for mounting the tool (10) on a surfacing machine (32, 33) being connected to the main body (16) on the side opposite the side facing the interface.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2014Date of Patent: January 29, 2019Assignee: ESSILOR INTERNATIONALInventors: Eric Gacoin, Jonathan Saulny, Jean Stephane
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Patent number: 10189140Abstract: A hand-held machine tool has an electric-motor drive and a machining tool. The electric-motor drive has an electronically commutated electric motor, and the electric-motor drive is provided to drive the machining tool. The electronically commutated electric motor has an outer diameter, and a ratio of the outer diameter of the electronically commutated electric motor to a diameter of the machining tool is a maximum of 0.42.Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 2015Date of Patent: January 29, 2019Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Cornelius Boeck, Daniel Barth, Florian Esenwein, Manfred Lutz, Joachim Schadow, Joerg Maute, Joern Stock
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Patent number: 10189141Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems and methods for polishing internal surfaces of apertures in semiconductor processing chamber components. A method includes providing a ceramic article having at least one aperture, the ceramic article being a component for a semiconductor processing chamber. The method further includes polishing the at least one aperture based on flowing an abrasive media through the at least one aperture of the ceramic article, the abrasive media including a polymer base and a plurality of abrasive particles.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2017Date of Patent: January 29, 2019Assignee: APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.Inventors: Jennifer Y. Sun, Vahid Firouzdor, David Koonce, Biraja Prasad Kanungo
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Patent number: 10189142Abstract: A method for polishing at least one wafer composed of semiconductor material that has a front side and the rear side includes performing at least one first polishing step including simultaneously polishing both front and rear sides of the at least one wafer at a process temperature between an upper polishing plate and a lower polishing plate. Each of the upper polishing and lower polishing plates is covered with a polishing pad having an inner edge and an outer edge, a hardness of at least 80° Shore A, a compressibility of less than 2.5%, and respective upper and lower surfaces that come into contact with the wafer being polished. The upper and lower surfaces form a polishing gap extending from the inner edge to the outer edge. A height of the polishing gap at the inner edge differs linearly from the height of the polishing gap at the outer edge.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2013Date of Patent: January 29, 2019Assignee: SILTRONIC AGInventors: Klaus Roettger, Alexander Heilmaier, Leszek Mistur, Makoto Tabata, Vladimir Dutschke, Torsten Olbrich
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Patent number: 10189143Abstract: A polishing pad for a chemical-mechanical polishing apparatus includes a first support layer and a polishing layer. The polishing layer is present on the first support layer. The polishing layer has a top surface that faces away from the first support layer and at least one first cavity that is buried at least beneath the top surface of the polishing layer.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2016Date of Patent: January 29, 2019Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LIMITEDInventors: Chi-Hao Huang, Hsuan-Pang Liu, Yuan-Chun Sie, Pinyen Lin, Cheng-Chung Chien
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Patent number: 10189144Abstract: A water-abrasive suspension cutting facility with at least one high-pressure source (2) which provides a carrier fluid at a high pressure, with at least one exit nozzle (6), with a high-pressure conduit (4) connecting the high-pressure source (2) to the exit nozzle (6), as well as with an abrasive agent feed lock (16). The abrasive agent feed lock (16) is connected to the high-pressure conduit (4) and includes an entry side shut-off element (26) and an exit-side shut-off element (24). A lock chamber (18) is arranged between the entry side shut-off element (26) and an exit-side shut-off element (24). A suction device (30) is configured for producing a reduced pressure in the lock chamber (18) and is connected to the lock chamber (18).Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2014Date of Patent: January 29, 2019Assignee: ANT APPLIED NEW TECHNOLOGIES AGInventor: Marco Linde
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Patent number: 10189145Abstract: An abrasive tool can include a bonded abrasive including a body and a barrier layer bonded to a major surface of the body. The body can include abrasive particles contained within a bond material. The barrier material can include a polymer including a biaxially-oriented material. In an embodiment, the barrier layer may include a polymer-containing film as an exterior surface of the abrasive tool. The abrasive tool may be formed such that the barrier layer is formed in-situ with the formation of the bonded abrasive.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2016Date of Patent: January 29, 2019Assignees: SAINT-GOBAIN ABRASIVES, INC., SAINT-GOBAIN ABRASIFSInventors: Nan Y. Pacella, Lawrence J. Lavallee, Jr., Michael K. Montgomery, Katherine M. Sahlin, Alicia M. Castagna
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Patent number: 10189146Abstract: An abrasive tool can include a bonded abrasive including a body and a barrier layer bonded to a major surface of the body. The body can include abrasive particles contained within a bond material. The barrier material can include a metal-containing film. In an embodiment, the barrier layer may further include a polymer-containing film. In another embodiment, the barrier layer may include a biaxially oriented material. The abrasive tool may be formed such that the barrier layer is formed in-situ with the formation of the bonded abrasive.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2017Date of Patent: January 29, 2019Assignees: SAINT-GOBAIN ABRASIVES, INC., SAINT-GOBAIN ABRASIFSInventors: Nan Y. Pacella, Lawrence J. Lavallee, Jr., Michael K. Montgomery, Katherine M. Sahlin
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Patent number: 10189147Abstract: A solid surface clamp that has a top jaw and bottom jaw, along with alignment structures is disclosed. The clamp includes a top jaw, a bottom jaw, a bolt attached to the bottom jaw and slideably received through the top jaw, and a nut. The bolt has an alignment cutout, a threaded portion extending from the top jaw and defines a bolt longitudinal axis. The nut is threaded onto the threaded portion of the bolt and transitions the clamp from an open position to a clamping position. The top jaw further includes an alignment shaft that contacts the alignment cutout and maintains the top jaw and bottom jaw substantially fixed relative to each other about the bolt longitudinal axis. The alignment cutout moves relative to the alignment shaft in the direction of the bolt longitudinal axis when the clamp transitions from an open position to a clamping position.Type: GrantFiled: July 3, 2017Date of Patent: January 29, 2019Assignee: Omni Cubed, Inc.Inventors: Larry Leigh Livingston, Jr., Derek Carlton Westlund
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Patent number: 10189148Abstract: A one-way wrench includes a handle, a toothed wheel, a detent, a rod and a gear train. The handle includes a shank and a head. The head is formed at an end of the shank and includes a chamber in communication with the tunnel. The toothed wheel is rotationally inserted in the chamber of the head. The detent is pivotally connected to the head and elastically engaged with the toothed wheel so that the head rotates the toothed wheel in a one-way manner. The rod is movable in the tunnel of the shank in a reciprocated manner. The gear train is arranged between the rod and the toothed wheel to convert the reciprocating of the rod to on-and-off rotation of the toothed wheel.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2016Date of Patent: January 29, 2019Inventors: Chih-Ying Huang, Yong-Ting Liu
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Patent number: 10189149Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to an apparatus for use with an adjustable wrench to limit the displacement of a broken portion of the adjustable wrench relative to the remaining parts of the adjustable wrench when the wrench fractures.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2015Date of Patent: January 29, 2019Assignee: Thru Tubing Solutions, Inc.Inventors: Brock Watson, Roger Schultz, Greg Kliewer, Andy Ferguson
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Patent number: 10189150Abstract: A torque limiting driver system, including: a torque limiting driver including: a handle with a locking cap engagement protrusion; a shaft with a cam portion including a cam mating feature; and a locking cap including: a mating recess including a plurality of scallops along the outer edge of the mating recess and wherein the plurality of scallops are configured to interface with the first mating feature; a through-hole with through-hole mating feature configured to interface with the cam mating feature, wherein the locking cap is configured to engage the torque limiting driver to lock the rotation of the shaft with respect to the handle.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2016Date of Patent: January 29, 2019Assignee: DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS, INC.Inventors: Richard Healey, Philip Watt, Adam Nelson, Steven Greco
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Patent number: 10189151Abstract: A compact head body hammer that requires less clearance to operate as compared to conventional hammers. The hammer does not include a secondary tool located on the rear of the hammer, for example, a pry or a wedge. In omitting these secondary tools, the hammer provides more clearance and allows greater pull back prior to the user striking an object. Further, the hammer head can weigh substantially the same as a conventional hammer head, for example, seven ounces, so that the striking power of the hammer is not compromised by the compact nature of the hammer. The centerline of the hammer head base can be offset with respect to a centerline of the hammer handle, which also provides less mass at the rear portion of the hammer head and allows greater pull back prior to striking the object.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2016Date of Patent: January 29, 2019Assignee: Snap-on IncorporatedInventors: Kyle M. Neubauer, Michael R. Mowry, Jonathan I Andersen
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Patent number: 10189152Abstract: A safety hammer (1) for breaking glass, comprises a housing (2) comprising at least two shell parts (2a, 2b); a hammer head (3) having at least one end (4) for breaking the glass, wherein the hammer head (3) is at least partly enclosed by the shell parts (2a, 2b) such that the at least one end (4) of the hammer head (3) extends outside the housing (2); wherein the hammer head (3) is arranged for cooperation with the shell parts (2a, 2b) for fastening the shell parts (2a, 2b) via the hammer head (3). A safety tool holder comprises a base holder element and at least one intermediate holder element arranged for removable coupling to the base holder element at one end and for removable coupling to a safety tool at another end; wherein the intermediate holder element is provided with a single connecting element for removable connection to the safety tool.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2013Date of Patent: January 29, 2019Assignee: LIFE SAFETY PRODUCTS B.V.Inventor: Johannes Baptist Martinus Franken
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Patent number: 10189153Abstract: A leveling device assembly for use with a hydraulic hammer is provided. The leveling device assembly comprises a control unit, a leveling sensor in communication with the control unit, and a laser generator in communication with the control unit. Additionally, the laser generator is configured to produce a first colored light beam and a second colored light beam different from the first colored light beam. The control unit is further configured to cause the laser generator to produce the first colored light beam when the leveling sensor indicates the hydraulic hammer is in a substantially vertical position and produce the second colored light beam when the leveling sensor indicates the hydraulic hammer is in a substantially non-vertical position.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2017Date of Patent: January 29, 2019Inventor: Sonny Frank
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Patent number: 10189154Abstract: A power tool comprises a housing having at least two housing parts and at least one recess, a portion of the recess provided by each housing part, and a bearing located in the recess. The power tool includes a seal comprising an elongate seal member located between the housing parts to seal at least a portion of the housing. The seal includes at least one polymeric extension part extending from the elongate seal member and in contact with an external part of the bearing without extending around the bearing. The polymeric extension part of the seal prevents the external part of the bearing from rotating with respect to the housing during use of the power tool.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2014Date of Patent: January 29, 2019Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.Inventors: Ernst Staas, Stefan Gensmann, Achim Buchholz
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Patent number: 10189155Abstract: A coupling for an elongated handle and a tool head is disclosed. The coupling includes a plug member, a ferrule, and a pin member. The plug member further comprises an elongated passage formed therein receives a tool head shank of the tool head. The elongated passage is in communication with a pair of aligned plug member openings formed through the plug member. The ferrule includes a pair of aligned ferrule openings. When the plug member is partially received within the ferrule, the plug member openings align with the ferrule openings. The pin member extends through the aligned ferrule openings and the plug member openings and through an opening of the tool head shank when the tool head shank is mounted in the elongated passage. The ends of the pin member are bent at an angle to an axis extending through the elongated passage to secure the tool head shank to the plug member and ferrule.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2016Date of Patent: January 29, 2019Assignee: The Ames Companies, Inc.Inventor: Joshua O. Mullen
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Patent number: 10189156Abstract: An arm unit of a robot has a lower arm mechanism including a parallel link structure and an upper arm mechanism. The lower arm mechanism has a front link and a rear link including respective lower ends rotatably connected to the base portion. A lower arm drive mechanism has a lower ball screw and a lower bearing portion supporting a shaft so as to be rotatable about its axis. An extending portion extending from the lower end of the rear link is connected to a nut so as to be rotatable about a nut side rotational axis. The lower bearing portion is connected to a base portion so as to be rotatable about a bearing portion side rotational axis. Thus, high mechanical rigidity can be ensured over a wide operation range under a high load condition.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2016Date of Patent: January 29, 2019Assignee: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Shinji Kitamura, Masato Yamamoto, Koji Yoshino
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Patent number: 10189157Abstract: A minimally invasive manipulating system and a manipulating apparatus for instruments are disclosed. The apparatus comprises a frame and at least one instrument carrier including a holding section for an instrument arm. The instrument carrier is movably mounted to the frame and arranged to be coupled with at least one drive. The instrument carrier is at least sectionally rotatable about its longitudinal axis. The holding section comprises a driving interface that involves at least one transmission port. An instrument drive is assigned to the transmission port. The instrument carrier comprises a transmission section in which at least one transmission element is arranged that is configured for motion transmission between the instrument drive and the transmission port. The at least one transmission element is arranged concentrically with respect to the longitudinal axis. The transmission port is arranged off-center with respect to the longitudinal axis.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2016Date of Patent: January 29, 2019Assignee: Karl Storz SE & Co. KGInventors: Sebastian Schlegel, Bastian Blase
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Patent number: 10189158Abstract: An example torque controlled actuator includes a frame, and one or more timing belt stages coupled in serial on the frame. The timing belt stages include an input stage for coupling to a motor and an output stage for coupling to a load, and the timing belt stages couple rotation of the motor to rotation of an output of the output stage. The torque controlled actuator also includes one or more belt idlers coupled to the frame that contact a timing belt of the output stage, and a strain gauge coupled to the frame to determine a tension of the timing belt of the output stage based on force applied by the timing belt of the output stage to the one or more belt idlers.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2016Date of Patent: January 29, 2019Assignee: X DEVELOPMENT LLCInventors: Aaron Edsinger, Lee Magnusson, Philip Mullins, Jeff Weber
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Patent number: 10189159Abstract: Examples are provided that describe a model free power detector. In one example, a method includes receiving, by one or more computing devices, a measurement of electrical power to a robotic device. The method also includes receiving, by the one or more computing devices, a measurement of mechanical power by the robotic device. Based on combinations of the electrical power to the robotic device being one of positive, negative, or about zero, and the mechanical power by the robotic device being one of positive, negative, or about zero, the method includes determining possible states of operation of the robotic device. The method also includes providing, by the one or more computing devices, the possible states of operation of the robotic device to a detector.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2015Date of Patent: January 29, 2019Assignee: X Development LLCInventors: Rob Wilson, Jeffrey Thomas Bingham
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Patent number: 10189160Abstract: Automated assembly systems and methods are configured to automatically insert components into grommets. The systems include a component insertion sub-system configured to insert first components into first cavities of a first grommet, an imaging sub-system configured to acquire images of the first grommet, and a grommet shift determination sub-system in communication with the component insertion sub-system and the imaging sub-system. The grommet shift determination sub-system is configured to compare at least two images of the first grommet acquired by the imaging sub-system to determine distance changes between the first cavities in response to one or more of the first components being inserted into one or more of the first cavities, and generate an insertion map that accounts for the distance changes.Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 2016Date of Patent: January 29, 2019Assignee: The Boeing CompanyInventors: Eerik Helmick, Nick Shadbeh Evans
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Patent number: 10189161Abstract: A calibration system able to calibrate mechanical parameters of a wrist part by a simpler manner is provided. The calibration system utilizes a target fastened at a predetermined position with respect to the joint closest to a hand of a robot and an imaging device set around the robot so as to calibrate the parameters of a mechanical model representing the wrist part of the robot. The posture of the target is changed from a predetermined initial position to generate a plurality of preliminary positions. Using these preliminary positions as starting points, the end point position of the robot whereby the target becomes a predetermined positional relationship with respect to the imaging device on the image obtained by capturing an image of the target is calculated. The calibration system uses the calculated end point position as the basis to calibrate the mechanical parameters of the wrist part.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2016Date of Patent: January 29, 2019Assignee: FANUC CORPORATIONInventor: Kiyoshi Yoshino
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Patent number: 10189162Abstract: A three-dimensional shape model of a target object is input. A position and orientation of at least one image sensing device used to capture an image of the target object is set so as to virtually set a relative position and orientation between the target object and the image sensing device for the three-dimensional shape model of the target object. At least one position and orientation of the image sensing device is selected. Geometric features are grouped based on a relationship between an image to be obtained at the selected position and orientation of the image sensing device and the geometric features of the three-dimensional shape model.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2013Date of Patent: January 29, 2019Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Keisuke Tateno, Hisayoshi Furihata, Shinji Uchiyama
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Patent number: 10189163Abstract: A control apparatus includes a control signal generation unit which generates a control signal Sct, a transmission unit, and a communication switch. The transmission unit transmits a transmit signal St including the control signal Sct to a control target via wireless communication. The communication switch has a first communication disabled state and a communication enabled state, makes a transition from the first communication disabled state to the communication enabled state by a maneuver from outside, and returns to the first communication disabled state when released from the maneuver. Also, the communication switch enables wireless communication by the transmission unit during a period of being kept in the communication enabled state and disables wireless communication by the transmission unit during a period of being kept in the first communication disabled state.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2017Date of Patent: January 29, 2019Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Daisuke Usui
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Patent number: 10189164Abstract: A robot includes n arms, n drive units that respectively drive the n arms, n position detecting units that respectively detect positions of the n arms, and L signal lines through which signals detected by the n position detecting units flow. When the number of control units that control the driving of the drive units based on the signals detected by the position detecting units is m, the robot satisfies the relations of 2?L<n and 2?m<n.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2016Date of Patent: January 29, 2019Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventor: Masaki Motoyoshi
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Patent number: 10189165Abstract: An actuator includes at least one actuator body and a sleeve covering a portion of the actuator body. The actuator body comprises a first material, and the sleeve comprises a second material that is more rigid than the first material. The sleeve constrains bending of the actuator body where the sleeve covers the actuator body.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2016Date of Patent: January 29, 2019Assignee: President and Fellows of Harvard CollegeInventor: Kevin Galloway
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Patent number: 10189166Abstract: Suction equipment 10 is provided with a swirl flow-forming body 1, a baffle plate 2, and connecting members 3 that connect swirl flow-forming body 1 and baffle plate 2. Baffle plate 2 obstructs a member W to which suction is applied from entering a concave part 12 provided in swirl flow-forming body 1. Connecting members 3 form, between end face 13 and baffle plate 2, a flow path for fluid to flow out of concave part 12.Type: GrantFiled: February 29, 2016Date of Patent: January 29, 2019Assignee: HARMOTEC CO., LTD.Inventors: Hitoshi Iwasaka, Hideyuki Tokunaga, Yuji Kasai
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Patent number: 10189167Abstract: A suction device is attached to a leading-end section of an articulated arm, attached by suction to a plate-shaped structural member having a curvature at least in a predetermined direction. The suction device includes a support part attached to the leading-end section of the articulated arm; a pair of suction mechanisms having a pair of suction surfaces and disposed apart from each other in an X direction with the attachment position of the support part to the leading-end section interposed between the pair of suction mechanisms; and a pair of first angle adjustment mechanisms capable of adjusting the angle of inclination, in the X direction, of each of the pair of suction surfaces of the pair of the suction mechanisms.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2016Date of Patent: January 29, 2019Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Takayuki Shimizu, Naoto Azusawa, Kenichi Tsuruda, Hiroki Azuma, Takuya Goto
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Patent number: 10189168Abstract: Exemplary embodiments provide enhancements for soft robotic actuators. In some embodiments, angular adjustment systems are provided for varying an angle between an actuator and the hub, or between two actuators. The angular adjustment system may also be used to vary a relative distance or spacing between actuators. According to further embodiments, rigidizing layers are provided for reinforcing one or more portions of an actuator at one or more locations of relatively high strain. According to further embodiments, force amplification structures are provided for increasing an amount of force applied by an actuator to a target. The force amplification structures may serve to shorten the length of the actuator that is subject to bending upon inflation. According to still further embodiments, gripping pads are provided for customizing an actuator's gripping profile to better conform to the surfaces of items to be gripped.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2015Date of Patent: January 29, 2019Assignee: Soft Robotics, Inc.Inventors: Joshua Aaron Lessing, Ryan Knopf, Carl Vause
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Patent number: 10189169Abstract: A collapsing blade comprising an upper and lower handle section joined at the rear by pivotal means; a set of arms pivoted upon the lower handle section, a rear blade pivoted on the upper handle section by means of an embracing body; a front blade comprising a hollow portion and an edged portion pivotally attached to said arms and rear blade; wherein by angular rotation of handle sections the blade assembly is arranged from collapsed to extended configurations.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2016Date of Patent: January 29, 2019Inventor: Joseph Arthur Varner
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Patent number: 10189170Abstract: A locking folding knife includes a handle and a blade pivotally connected to the handle. The blade has a cutting edge and a first position in which at least a portion of the cutting edge is located within the handle and a second position in which a majority of the cutting edge is outside of the handle. A pocket is defined in a first surface of the handle. A through-cut is in the pocket, wherein the through-cut terminates in the pocket at an endpoint. A lock is integral with the handle and extends from the endpoint of the through-cut, wherein the lock engages with a portion of the blade in the second position.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2016Date of Patent: January 29, 2019Inventors: Anthony L. Marfione, A. Mark Mandeville
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Patent number: 10189171Abstract: A scissor cutter includes first and second pivot portions, two first offset portions, two second offset portions, a first cutting portion having a first contact face, and a second cutting portion having a second contact face. The first and second contact faces contact each other along a shear plane. The second pivot portion, the first cutting portion and the first offset portions are located at a first side of the shear plane. The first pivot portion, the second cutting portion and the second offset portions are located at a second side of the shear plane. When the first and second pivot portions pivotally move with respect to each other, the first offset portions respectively abut against the second offset portions.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2017Date of Patent: January 29, 2019Inventor: I-Wei Chiang
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Patent number: 10189172Abstract: The present invention provides a method of reusing prepreg material. The method comprises providing a remnant prepreg, defining a pattern of cutting the remnant prepreg framework to form a continuous strip of the remnant prepreg framework, and cutting the remnant prepreg framework to form a continuous strip of the remnant prepreg framework. The remnant prepreg framework continuous strip may be extruded into a short fiber molding compound (SMC). The SMC may then be used to make parts with lower structural requirements than the parts cut out of the prepreg broadgood. Such SMC parts may be used in industries such as aerospace; automotive; other transportation such as trucks, buses, and motorcycles; sporting goods; and wind.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2016Date of Patent: January 29, 2019Inventors: Thomas Corden, Ross A. Key
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Patent number: 10189173Abstract: A pneumatic tool has a hollowed main body. One end of the main body is assembled with a pneumatic motor having a transmission shaft inserted into the main body. The other end of the main body is assembled with a connecting member being slidable along an axial direction of the main body. One end of the connecting member forms a connecting portion, and the other end of the connecting member forms a knife assembling portion. A driving gear is rotatably assembled in the main body and engaged with the transmission shaft. A protruding post is assembled on a portion of the driving gear biasing from an axis of the driving gear. A linking bar has a first end and a second end opposite to the first end. The first end is pin-jointed to the protruding post, and the second end is pin-jointed to the connecting portion of the connecting member.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2017Date of Patent: January 29, 2019Assignee: Storm Pneumatic Tool Co., Ltd.Inventor: Yung Yung Sun
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Patent number: 10189174Abstract: A portable cutting tool includes a blade and a motor for driving the blade to rotate. The motor has a motor output shaft. A guard assembly includes an upper guard and a lower guard which is used for receiving the motor. A base is connected to the upper guard. The base further includes a front portion connected to the upper guard, a rear portion extending longitudinally, and a gripping portion disposed between the front portion and the rear portion. The blade shaft is perpendicular to the motor output shaft.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2015Date of Patent: January 29, 2019Assignee: POSITEC POWER TOOLS (SUZHOU) CO., LTD.Inventors: Warren Brown, Harry Szommer, Graham Gerhardt
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Patent number: 10189175Abstract: This invention relates to a nose assembly for a chainsaw guide bar for wood harvesting and a chainsaw guide bar having the same. The nose assembly (400) comprising: a pair of nose side plates (410, 420; 470); and a sprocket and bearing assembly adapted to be clamped between the pair of nose side plates (410, 420; 470) and comprising an idler sprocket (450); wherein at least one of the pair of the nose side plates (410, 420; 470) is provided at an inside surface thereof facing to the sprocket and bearing assembly with one or more lubricant conveying channels for lubricating the sprocket and bearing assembly. The chainsaw guide bars according to the present invention enable flow of lubricant to moving parts in order to reduce friction of these moving parts as a saw chain rotates though the guide bar.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2016Date of Patent: January 29, 2019Assignee: Global GB Asia Ltd.Inventor: Thomas Beerens
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Patent number: 10189176Abstract: A system for constructing wall panels comprising a plurality of structural members includes: a source of structural members of predetermined size; a horizontal table configured to support planks as they are being formed into a wall panel, the table including a stationary section and a movable carriage that is configured to move in a longitudinal direction toward and away from the stationary section; an articulated arm unit having a gripper, the articulating arm unit positioned to retrieve boards from the source with the gripper and place them on the table; at least one first clamping unit mounted to the stationary section for clamping structural members thereto; at least one second clamping unit mounted to the movable carriage for clamping structural members thereto; and a controller that controls the movement of the articulating arm unit and the movable carriage.Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 2016Date of Patent: January 29, 2019Assignee: Williams Robotics, LLCInventor: Jeffrey P. Williams
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Patent number: 10189177Abstract: A method of drying sticks, a related apparatus, resultant product and its uses where the method involves presenting a plurality of sticks in parallel as a single layer, pressing each stick with a bank of pressing members on and/or into at least one face of the sticks, each with plurality of protuberances, thereby to constrain the sticks against crook, and drying the sticks when so constrained. Preferably each bank of pressing members is an underside of a frame or lattice of a stack of such frames or lattices able to receive such a single layer of sticks between adjacent overlying/underlying frames or lattices, the protuberances preferably being only downwardly directed.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2015Date of Patent: January 29, 2019Assignee: Wood Engineering Technology LimitedInventors: Warwick Bosson, Roger Frank Harrison
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Patent number: 10189178Abstract: A method of producing wood-base panels, especially OSB wood-base panels is provided. The method including the steps of providing wood strands, applying at least one adhesive system to the wood strands having at least one polymer adhesive and at least one nanoparticle below 500 nm, and pressing the wood strands admixed with the adhesive system to form wood-base panels.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2015Date of Patent: January 29, 2019Assignee: SWISS KRONO Tec AGInventors: Andreas Gier, Norbert Kalwa, Dirk Mueller
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Patent number: 10189179Abstract: A method and system for producing tubular concrete products in a casting method using upright casting molds. The system includes a fabrication zone with a plurality of fully automated fabrication stations and a mold conveyor, the first zone having: a first demolding station for removing an outer mold from a casting mold positioned at the first demolding station, a second demolding station for removing a cured tubular concrete product form a mold core positioned at the second demolding station, a mold core cleaning station for cleaning a mold core positioned at the mold core cleaning station, an outer mold cleaning station for cleaning an outer mold positioned at the outer mold cleaning station, a mold assembly station for assembling a casting mold from an outer mold and a mold core, and at least one filling station for filling an assembled casting mold with concrete.Type: GrantFiled: September 3, 2013Date of Patent: January 29, 2019Inventor: Johann Schlüsselbauer
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Patent number: 10189180Abstract: A foam injection system for use in the manufacture of cementitious products includes a foam injection body and first and second port inserts. The foam injection body defines a slurry passageway and a port passageway having a port opening in fluid communication with the slurry passageway. The first and second port inserts respectively define first and second foam passageways having first and second orifice sizes. The first and second orifice sizes are different. The first and second port inserts are adapted to removably mount to the foam injection body such that the respective foam passageway is in fluid communication with the slurry passageway via the port opening of the port passageway. One port insert can be replaced with another to readily vary the pressure of the foam passing through the particular port insert and injected into a cementitious slurry traveling through the slurry passageway.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2014Date of Patent: January 29, 2019Assignee: United States Gypsum CompanyInventors: James Wittbold, Luis Carrazco
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Patent number: 10189181Abstract: The present invention is a method for slicing a workpiece, including: forming a wire row by a wire spirally wound between a plurality of wire guides and traveling in an axial direction, and pressing a workpiece against the wire row while supplying a processing liquid containing abrasive grains to a contact portion between the workpiece and the wire, wherein a used portion of the abrasive grains are subjected to a treatment with a mixed liquid of sulfuric acid and hydrogen peroxide, and the abrasive grains subjected to the treatment are reused for the slicing of a workpiece. This makes it possible to slice a workpiece with suppressing contamination of a wafer with metal impurities when abrasive grains are reused in slicing a workpiece by use of a wire saw.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2015Date of Patent: January 29, 2019Assignee: SHIN-ETSU HANDOTAI CO., LTD.Inventor: Keiichi Kanbayashi
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Patent number: 10189182Abstract: A processing system includes a processing apparatus having functional units including a holding unit that holds a workpiece by a holding surface, a processing unit that processes the workpiece held by the holding unit, and a feed unit that moves the holding unit and the processing unit relatively. The processing system further includes a detecting unit that is provided for part or all of the functional units and detects any of vibration, current, voltage, load, speed, torque, pressure, temperature, flow rate, change in a taken image, and the thickness of the workpiece, and a data accumulating unit that accumulates information included in a signal output from the detecting unit as data.Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 2016Date of Patent: January 29, 2019Assignee: DISCO CorporationInventors: Masahiro Takekawa, Tatsuhiko Mori, Hirotaka Ochiai, Frank Wei
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Patent number: 10189183Abstract: In the manufacturing method and manufacturing arrangement according to the invention for a silicone composition the mixer mixing the different subcomponents of the silicone composition are removed for the duration of downtime and cooled to a temperature, in which the chemical reaction between the different subcomponents of the silicone composition stops. In the manufacturing method of the invention the mixer is reconnected to the manufacturing apparatus arrangement after downtime without cleaning it from the silicone composition subcomponents remaining in the mixer.Type: GrantFiled: January 7, 2016Date of Patent: January 29, 2019Assignee: Oy Pro-Hydro AbInventor: Esa Kuismanen
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Patent number: 10189184Abstract: In certain exemplary embodiments of the present invention, three-dimensional micro-mechanical devices and/or micro-structures can be made using a production casting process. As part of this process, an intermediate mold can be made from or derived from a precision stack lamination and used to fabricate the devices and/or structures. Further, the micro-devices and/or micro-structures can be fabricated on planar or nonplanar surfaces through use of a series of production casting processes and intermediate molds. The use of precision stack lamination can allow the fabrication of high aspect ratio structures. Moreover, via certain molding and/or casting materials, molds having cavities with protruding undercuts also can be fabricated.Type: GrantFiled: July 16, 2009Date of Patent: January 29, 2019Assignee: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATIONInventors: Michael P. Appleby, Iain Fraser, James E. Atkinson
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Patent number: 10189185Abstract: An image displaying device includes a background layer and a display layer. The display layer includes an inner surface and an outer surface. The inner surface is substantially smooth, and the outer surface includes a plurality of raised areas and recessed areas. The display layer has a first zone with a first thickness measured between the inner surface and a raised area and a second zone with a second thickness measured between the inner surface and a recessed area. The display layer also includes a coloring agent having a higher concentration in the first zone as compared to the second zone. The display layer has increased light transmissivity through the recessed areas and decreased light transmissivity through the raised areas such that a contrast of light transmissivity between the raised and recessed areas generates an image.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2015Date of Patent: January 29, 2019Assignee: Nike, Inc.Inventors: James E. Diepenbrock, Connie A. Sarkinen, Todd A. Waatti