Patents Issued in February 19, 2019
  • Patent number: 10207396
    Abstract: A multi-functional TPMS sensor fastener torque tool includes a torque driver and a user interface which allows a user to identify the TPMS sensor to be serviced, obtain a recommended fastener torque from a reference torque value database, measure the torque applied to the sensor fastener and alert the user when the reference torque has been reached or exceeded. In one example, the reference TPMS fastener torque values are stored in a memory device in the torque tool which are accessible through a plurality of graphic user interface menus on a display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: ATEQ
    Inventor: Morgan Brebant
  • Patent number: 10207397
    Abstract: The improved sleever bar comprises a bar, a removable nut and a fixed nut. The fixed nut is permanently attached to the bar at a fixed position. The removable nut is attached to the bar such that the position of the removable nut is adjustable. In a first function of the improved sleever bar, the improved sleever bar aligns the first object with the second object such that the center axis of each of a first plurality of holes is aligned with the center axis of a hole selected from a second plurality of holes such that a nut and bolt selected from a plurality of nuts and bolts can be used to secure the first object to the second object. In a second function of the improved sleever bar, the improved sleever bar separates the first object from the second object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Inventor: David Troutman
  • Patent number: 10207398
    Abstract: A tool assembly includes a first tool and a second tool. The first tool includes a first tool body, a ratchet mechanism defining a first hole, and a receiving space. The ratchet mechanism includes a ratchet having a plurality of teeth and a pair of pawls, and a first end of each of the pawls is received between two adjacent teeth. The second tool includes a first inner hexagonal wrench and a first outer hexagonal opener. The first outer hexagonal opener may be received in the first hole. When the first tool rotates relative to the ratchet mechanism along a first direction, the pawls rotates with the first tool and drives the ratchet together with the second tool rotates along the first direction; when the first tool rotates along a second direction opposite to the first direction, the ratchet together with the second tool is in a static state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Inventor: Xingqing Ma
  • Patent number: 10207399
    Abstract: An electric tool may include a tubular housing, a motor disposed within the housing, and a tool holder rotatably driven by the motor and capable of holding an end tool. A shoe may be supported by the housing and may determine a protruding length of the end tool from one end of the housing. A battery mount portion may be disposed at the other end of the housing. The battery may be mounted to the battery mount portion as the battery is slid relative to the battery mount portion along a direction intersecting the extending direction of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Katsumi Okouchi, Yohei Ogino
  • Patent number: 10207400
    Abstract: An adjustable tool handle for holding a tool during use provides an improved handling of tools during use of tools that are difficult to use on their own, specifically L-shaped hexagonal wrenches. The adjustable tool handle includes a tool handle body with a handle and an adjustable opening for receiving a tool. In order to place a tool within the tool handle, a user opens the tool handle. When the tool handle is open, one leg of the tool handle is inserted into one of a plurality of openings on the back of the body and the other leg is placed within the adjustable opening. After the tool is placed within the tool handle, the tool is held in place by a securing mechanism. With the tool coupled to the tool handle, a user is able to tighten and loosen work pieces of different sizes and different types.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: WAGIC, INC.
    Inventor: Robert J. Gallegos
  • Patent number: 10207401
    Abstract: A magnet tool bit wallet includes a fabric body formed from first and second overlying panels, and having a magnetic support portion, a bit retainer portion, and a closeable pocket portion. The magnetic support portion encloses a pair of elongate magnet assemblies between the panels, each magnet assembly including a row of disc magnets disposed between a pair of ferromagnetic strips. The rows of disc magnets have opposite polarity to adjacent magnets, and opposite polarity to corresponding magnets in the other magnet assembly. The bit retainer portion includes at least one block configured to retain tool bits. In a folded configuration the magnet assemblies overlie each other, and a flap on the magnetic portion overlies the pocket portion to retain the wallet in the folded configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Inventor: Daniel Pedrin
  • Patent number: 10207402
    Abstract: Deep machine learning methods and apparatus related to manipulation of an object by an end effector of a robot. Some implementations relate to training a deep neural network to predict a measure that candidate motion data for an end effector of a robot will result in a successful grasp of one or more objects by the end effector. Some implementations are directed to utilization of the trained deep neural network to servo a grasping end effector of a robot to achieve a successful grasp of an object by the grasping end effector. For example, the trained deep neural network may be utilized in the iterative updating of motion control commands for one or more actuators of a robot that control the pose of a grasping end effector of the robot, and to determine when to generate grasping control commands to effectuate an attempted grasp by the grasping end effector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
    Inventors: Sergey Levine, Peter Pastor Sampedro, Alex Krizhevsky
  • Patent number: 10207403
    Abstract: A robotic platform may include a chassis, a drive assembly, and a pair of fore and aft wheel assemblies. The drive assembly may include a motor and belt that is controlled by the motor. The wheel assemblies may each include a wheel mounted to an axle for rotation about a drive axis and steering about a steering axis, and a shaft. The shaft may extend along the steering axis from one end that is connected to the axle, to another end that is wrapped by the belt, such that the belt controls rotation of the shaft. Various other assemblies, robots, and methods are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: Facebook Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Scott C. Wiley
  • Patent number: 10207404
    Abstract: Generating a robot control policy that regulates both motion control and interaction with an environment and/or includes a learned potential function and/or dissipative field. Some implementations relate to resampling temporally distributed data points to generate spatially distributed data points, and generating the control policy using the spatially distributed data points. Some implementations additionally or alternatively relate to automatically determining a potential gradient for data points, and generating the control policy using the automatically determined potential gradient. Some implementations additionally or alternatively relate to determining and assigning a prior weight to each of the data points of multiple groups, and generating the control policy using the weights.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: X DEVELOPMENT LLC
    Inventor: Seyed Mohammad Khansari Zadeh
  • Patent number: 10207405
    Abstract: The spontaneous animation methods disclosed herein generate apparent emotions and apparent willful actions in artificial characters using mathematical formulae. Because these animations are spontaneously calculated, they are precisely tailored to interactive input. This is in contrast to current methods for creating interactive characters, in which the computer selects among predetermined animation sequences to approximate an appropriate reaction. In addition to spontaneously generating emotional states and actions, this method is further capable of spontaneously evolving a progression of emotive states and actions, thereby simulating an evolving emotional relationship and/or creating extended interactive sequences with a plot-like structure. Because spontaneous animation replaces stored behaviors with realtime calculations, it can require thousands of times less data than animation methods currently used in animation and gaming.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Inventor: Christopher Deane Shaw
  • Patent number: 10207406
    Abstract: An operation instruction list including starting points and ending points of trajectories of a plurality of robot arms is generated (a trajectory definition data generation process). Order of generation of trajectories is determined in accordance with the operation instruction list (a generation order determination process). A trajectory of a specific robot arm included in the operation instruction list is generated in accordance with a starting point and an ending point such that the trajectory avoids obstacle spaces registered in the obstacle memory when trajectories of other robot arms are generated (a trajectory generation process). A sweeping space in which a structure of the arm sweeps when the robot arm is operated along the generated trajectory is added to the obstacle memory as an obstacle space to be avoided by the other robot arm (an obstacle registration process).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Yasuharu Maeda
  • Patent number: 10207407
    Abstract: Example implementations relate to robotic operations libraries. An example library may include sets of operation instructions and other information for robotic devices to use to complete desired tasks. For instance, a respective set of operation instructions is determined based on successive simulations in which a virtual robotic device comprising an adjustable configuration initially based on the given configuration of a robotic device performs operations related to a task in an adjustable virtual environment until one or more simulations result in the virtual robotic device performing respective operations that complete the task at a success level that satisfies a predefined threshold. The library may provide a set of instructions for performing operations to a robotic device based on a query received from the robotic device that includes information indicative of a configuration and an environment of the robotic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: X Development LLC
    Inventor: James Joseph Kuffner
  • Patent number: 10207408
    Abstract: A method for minimizing the rate of collision of a mobile robotic device. A mobile robotic device selects controls comprised of sets of actions to navigate through a workspace. Controls resulting in non-collisions cause the system to earn a positive reward. Controls resulting in collisions cause the system to earn a negative reward. Cumulative rewards over the course of a work session are compared to the cumulative rewards of other work sessions. A policy is defined based on outcomes of prior work sessions to minimize the expected number of collisions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: AI Incorporated
    Inventor: Ali Ebrahimi Afrouzi
  • Patent number: 10207409
    Abstract: An image processing method can suppress detection accuracy of a detection target object from being lowered even if the detection target object has a different surface condition because of the influence of various kinds of noise. The image processing method includes the following operations of generating a captured model edge image by executing edge extraction processing on a captured model image acquired by capturing a detection target object, executing pattern matching of the captured model edge image and a model edge image, calculating similarity at respective edge points in the model edge image in the pattern matching of the captured model edge image and the model edge image, selecting an edge point to be eliminated based on the similarity from among the respective edge points in the model edge image, and generating an edge image acquired by eliminating the selected edge point as a final model edge image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Jun Odagiri
  • Patent number: 10207410
    Abstract: A system and apparatus for navigating and tracking a robotic platform includes a non-contact velocity sensor module set positioned on the robotic platform for measuring a velocity of the robotic platform relative to a target surface. The non-contact velocity sensor module set may include a coherent light source that is emitted towards the target surface and reflected back to the coherent light source. Measuring the change in intensity of the reflected coherent light source may be used to determine the velocity of the robotic platform based on the its relationship with the principles of a Doppler frequency shift. A communication unit may also be utilized to transmit data collected from the non-contact velocity sensor set to a computer for data processing. A computer is then provided on the robotic platform to process data collected from the non-contact velocity sensor set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: Physical Optics Corporation
    Inventors: Paul Shnitser, David Miller, Christopher Thad Ulmer, Volodymyr Romanov, Victor Grubsky
  • Patent number: 10207411
    Abstract: A service robot can detect one or more makers positioned on relative surfaces of a vehicle. Each marker can include data corresponding to its location on the vehicle. The service robot can determine the location of the markers based on the data. The service robot can also determine the location of a service area proximate to the markers. The service robot can receive data generated by the vehicle corresponding to at least one maintenance condition for the vehicle related to the service area. The service robot can select a service to perform on the vehicle based on the at least one maintenance condition. The service robot can be controlled so as to perform the selected service on the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: Toyota Research Institute, Inc.
    Inventor: Nikolaos Michalakis
  • Patent number: 10207412
    Abstract: A platform including at least one industrial robot, wherein the platform is arranged to be carried by a vehicle to a working site where the at least one industrial robot is to perform a task in relation to the working site. The platform includes a platform body, a platform control unit and a connecting arrangement with a connecting device arranged to be connected to a vehicle arm of the vehicle such that the platform can be carried by the vehicle arm of the vehicle. The connecting arrangement further includes an actuator arranged to cause the platform to rotate around an axis X-X defined by the connecting device according to instructions from the platform control unit. A vehicle including the platform is also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: ABB Schweiz AG
    Inventors: Camilla Kullborg, Harald Staab, Jan Nyqvist
  • Patent number: 10207413
    Abstract: An end effector is an end effector to be grasped by a robot including a hand having a plurality of first movable parts and a second movable part using the hand, including an operation unit operated by movements of the second movable part in first directions, and an actuation unit actuated by an operation of the operation unit, wherein concave portions into which the first movable parts are inserted are formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Takayuki Maeda, Ryuichi Okada
  • Patent number: 10207414
    Abstract: A safety knife may include a housing defining an internal cavity, a blade coupled to the housing, and a sheath slideably engaged with the housing. The sheath may translate into the internal cavity of the housing to expose the blade. A switch may be pivotally coupled to the housing and may release the sheath from a locked position in response to depression of the switch. A locking arm may be pivotally coupled to the sheath with a projection that locks the sheath in an extended position by engaging an internal wall of the housing. A pawl may be pivotally coupled to the switch to depress the locking arm. The sheath includes a ridge that engages the pawl and rotates the pawl from a fully extended position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: GOODRICH CORPORATION
    Inventors: Brendan Groeneweg, Kruse Otto, Wallace H. Larson
  • Patent number: 10207415
    Abstract: Provided are multifunctional folding knives for quick access to the blade and conveniently tool-securing accessory thereto. The knife comprises a blade and a handle pivotally connected to the blade. A cutout is disposed on a spine of the blade. Two or more holes are disposed in opposite relation around the cutout. A tool-securing accessory is removably secured on a spine of the blade. The tool-securing accessory comprises a base plate. A magnet is disposed in the base plate. A flange is disposed along a distal edge of an upper surface of the base plate and forming a concave opening. A semi-collar comprising a pair of arms is pivotally secured on the flange configured to switch between a locked position and an unlocked position. Two or more posts are perpendicularly disposed on the base plate to removably engage the two or more holes on the spine of the blade.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: ReNu Tech Solutions, LLC
    Inventor: Isaac Vellekamp
  • Patent number: 10207416
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a rotary cutting apparatus for cutting a web of material, including a cutting unit rotatably mounted on a support, a rotary cutter rotatably disposed in the cutting unit, the rotary cutter having a longitudinal axis, and at least one cutting edge disposed on the rotary cutter, wherein the at least one cutting edge is orientated at an angle to the longitudinal axis of the cutter. The cutting unit being counter orientated to the feed direction of the web by an adjustable angle equal to the cutting edge angle, less than the cutting edge angle or greater than the cutting edge angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: Sandvik Hyperion AB
    Inventor: Jacques Joseph Philippe Secondi
  • Patent number: 10207417
    Abstract: A cutting assembly for cutting an extruded edible material includes an extrusion assembly having a food extrusion port that extrudes an edible material in an extrusion direction. A cutter frame having a cutting edge is positioned proximate the food extrusion port. The cutting edge moves through a cutting region proximate the extrusion port in a cutting motion. First and second servo motors are operably coupled to the cutter frame, wherein the first servo motor operates the cutting edge to define a first component of the cutting motion perpendicular to the extrusion direction. The second servo motor operates the cutting edge to define a second component of the cutting motion generally parallel with the extrusion direction. The first and second servo motors combine the first and second components to define a cutting path and a return path of the cutting edge through the cutting region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: Baker Perkins Inc.
    Inventors: James E. Jett, II, William Wierenga
  • Patent number: 10207418
    Abstract: A product slicer incorporating an automatic slicer engagement mechanism attached to a carriage assembly and configured for quick, safe, reliable, and releasable engagement with a belt to provide powered automated slicing, and disengagement to allow manual slicing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: Globe Food Equipment Company
    Inventors: Douglas J. McGuffin-Noll, Peter Dierauer
  • Patent number: 10207419
    Abstract: A combined food cutting and rounding machine comprises a supply opening through which edible material passes, a stator located adjacent the supply opening and a rotor configured to rotate relative to the stator. The stator includes a stator forming channel. The rotor includes a plurality of rotor forming channels and a plurality of blades, at least one of the plurality of blades being located adjacent to each of the plurality of rotor forming channels. The stator forming channel and each of the plurality of rotor forming channels are arcuate in length. The supply opening, stator and rotor are configured such that, during operation as the rotor rotates relative to the stator, edible material exiting the supply opening is cut by one of the plurality of blades and formed into a ball by simultaneous contact with the stator forming channel and one of the plurality of rotor forming channels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: General Mills, Inc.
    Inventors: Zac Harder, Rodney McCalley, Christopher E. Fournier, Ralph A. Stenvik
  • Patent number: 10207420
    Abstract: A method and tooling for fabricating a thin plastic plate of large format and of large thickness and including a card of small format and of small thickness that is detachable from the plate. The method, which may be implemented using the tooling, includes operations for making a spotface in a face of the plate to a depth equal to the difference between the large thickness and the small thickness; punching in the spotface zone along a leveling direction facing another face of the plate opposite from the first face, to a leveling stroke (en) equal to the depth of the spotface, in order to bring the bottom of the spotface level with the first face of the plate; and pre-cutting an outline of the card within the leveled zone, in order to make the card detachable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: IDEMIA FRANCE
    Inventors: Olivier Bosquet, Mickael Huet
  • Patent number: 10207421
    Abstract: A system including a gantry structure; a first and a second saw head movable along at least part of the length of the gantry structure; and a first and a second lumber support also movable along corresponding lengths of the gantry structure. A controller moves the first saw head and first lumber support adjacent a first location along a board and moves the second saw head and second lumber support adjacent a second location along a board, and operates the first and second saw heads to cut first and second ends off the board. The controller then moves the saw heads and the lumber supports relative to the board to third and fourth locations and operates the first and second saw heads to cut third and fourth end pieces off. The saw heads and lumber supports optionally move together and rotate around respective vertical axes to enable angled board cuts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: Wein Holding LLC
    Inventor: Steven R. Weinschenk
  • Patent number: 10207422
    Abstract: A mold for a concrete bench support structure including a closed base, a continuous wall projecting up from the circumference of the base, and structure attached to the wall that stiffens the wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Inventor: Robert Merusi
  • Patent number: 10207423
    Abstract: A dispersive mixing element for co-rotating twin screw extruder is disclosed. The element for co-rotating twin screw extruder comprises of a continuous flight helically formed thereon having a lead ‘L’, wherein either the flight transforms at least once from an integer lobe flight into a non-integer lobe flight in a fraction of the lead ‘L’ and transforms back to an integer lobe flight in a fraction of the lead ‘L’ or the flight transforms at least once from a non-integer lobe flight into an integer lobe flight in a fraction of the lead ‘L’ and transforms back to a non-integer lobe flight in a fraction of the lead ‘L’.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: Steer Engineering Private Limited
    Inventor: Babu Padmanabhan
  • Patent number: 10207424
    Abstract: The invention relates to mixing elements that have a larger number of basic geometric periods per section and an improved dispersing effect for multi-shaft screw extruders comprising screw shafts that co-rotate in pairs. The invention further relates to the use of the mixing elements in multi-shaft screw extruders, a corresponding screw extruder comprising the mixing elements, and a method for extruding kneadable materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: Covestro Deutschland AG
    Inventors: Michael Bierdel, Thomas König
  • Patent number: 10207425
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the extrusion of polymer compositions based on polyvinylchloride (PVC) as a semifinished PVC product, in particular as pellets, and in particular to a method in which homogeneous polymer compositions with an elongation at break of 0 to 270%, a tensile strength of at least 1 N/mm2 and a degree of gelation of 5 to 80% are produced by using a specific energy input SEI of 0.03 to 0.09 kWh/kg. The method according to the invention is expediently conducted by a plasticizer being added in a number of portions to the non-compounded polyvinylchloride and mixed in with it. The method according to the invention thereby offers a quick and easy possible way of producing semifinished plasticized PVC products, in particular as pellets, the production of which only requires a single processing device in the form of an extruder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: SIKA TECHNOLOGY AG
    Inventors: Ulrich Wolf, Fabian Frei
  • Patent number: 10207426
    Abstract: A system and method for producing a uniform continuous fiber filament. The system and method include a fiber tow with an axial magnet attached to an end of the fiber tow, a polymer tube, and a radial magnet that fits around a circumference of the polymer tube. The radial and axial magnets are used to feed the fiber tow through the polymer tube using magnetic forces to create the uniform continuous fiber filament.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Daniel J. Braley, Anthony M. Tamayo, Eric G. Barnes
  • Patent number: 10207427
    Abstract: A method of processing a carbon fiber tow includes the steps of providing a carbon fiber tow made of a plurality of carbon filaments, depositing a sizing composition at spaced-apart sizing sites along a length of the tow, leaving unsized interstitial regions of the tow, and cross-cutting the tow into a plurality of segments. Each segment includes at least a portion of one of the sizing sites and at least a portion of at least one of the unsized regions of the tow, the unsized region including and end portion of the segment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: UT-Battelle, LLC
    Inventors: Soydan Ozcan, Felix L. Paulauskas
  • Patent number: 10207428
    Abstract: A material handling and mold filling system is provided which directs the flow of molten plastic material from an extruder and allocates the molten material to a plurality of nozzles through the use of independently operated, variable valves. The system therefore provides independent streams of molten plastic material having variable temperatures and flow rates or volumes to particular sections or regions of the mold. This independent temperature or flow of molten plastic material facilitates the complete, rapid and accurate filling of the molds, reducing turbulence and other temperature or flow-related imperfections in the finished components. A multiphase material handling system is also disclosed for expeditious sequential and simultaneous filling and pressing of the mold and extracting the completed component from the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: Signature Systems Group, LLC
    Inventor: Arnon Rosan
  • Patent number: 10207429
    Abstract: A mold for forming a joint spacer device or a part thereof includes a rigid container body having a first perimeter profile delimiting a first molding surface configured to shape a first portion of the joint spacer or a part thereof; and a rigid cover provided with a second perimeter profile delimiting a second molding surface configured to shape a second portion of the joint spacer or a part thereof. The rigid container body and the rigid cover are removably engageable to each other, at the first and the second perimeter profile, so as to delimit a cavity corresponding to the external configuration of the joint spacer or the part thereof. The mold includes a weakening system on the rigid container body and on the rigid cover so that they are separable into parts to allow the extraction of a spacer device or a part thereof, molded therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: Cossington Limited
    Inventor: Ava Cappelletti
  • Patent number: 10207430
    Abstract: An ultraviolet curing device is proposed, which includes a light source assembly, and a first reflection plate and a second reflection plate connected to the light source assembly and disposed at two sides of the light source assembly, respectively. Both of the first reflection plate and the second reflection plate are scalable along lengthwise directions to make the distance between the light source assembly and the to-be-cured display panel adjustable and make all the ultraviolet rays from the light source assembly be able to be used to cure the to-be-cured display panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: Wuhan China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Mingliang Wang
  • Patent number: 10207431
    Abstract: A component-removal tool assembly is configured to remove a component from a mandrel assembly, and may include a main frame, and a plurality of rotational input devices extending from the main frame. Each rotational input device may be operatively coupled to a respective plunger that is configured to be actuated against a portion of the mandrel assembly. A synchronizing link synchronously couples the rotational input devices together. The synchronizing link operates to synchronize movement of the plurality of rotational input devices. Movement of one or more of the rotational input devices causes the plungers coupled thereto to exert a uniform and consistent disconnecting force against the mandrel assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventor: John Yestrau
  • Patent number: 10207432
    Abstract: An assembly including a first pipe length and a second accommodating mechanical pipe length, said first length being assembled in said second length by means of an interface joint, that is a conductor of electric current. As it is assumed that said first length and said second length are also conductors of electric current, the joint thus provides good sealing between the first pipe length and the second pipe length in order to prevent leakages of fluid and to prevent the formation of inopportune electric arcs due, for example, to static electricity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: Airbus Operations (SAS)
    Inventors: Alexis Courpet, Thomas Barre, Olivier Bourbon, Matthieu Biteau, Jean-Marc Roques, Christophe Buresi, Brice Lenoir, Philippe Villeroux
  • Patent number: 10207433
    Abstract: The invention relates to a rotary tablet press comprising: a rotatingly drivable rotor, having a die plate comprising die holes and assigned to the die holes upper and lower punches, rotating synchronously with the die plate, whose axial movement is controlled by upper and lower control cams, having at least one filling station comprising at least one filling device for filling the die holes with material to be pressed, having at least one compression station disposed downstream of the filling station in the rotational direction of the rotor, comprising at least one pressing device which presses the upper and/or lower punches into the die holes when passing through the compression station in order to press the filled material in the die holes, and having at least one ejector station, disposed downstream of the compression station in the rotational direction of the rotor, comprising an ejector device for ejecting the pressed tablets in the die holes, characterized in that at least one vibration generator is pr
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: Fette Compacting GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Heinrich, Ingo Schmidt, Jan Naeve
  • Patent number: 10207434
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a matched die mold including a male die mold and a female die mold wherein the male die mold includes a first contoured surface and the female die mold includes a second contoured surface. The apparatus further includes a frame which defines an opening wherein the frame is positioned between the male die mold and the female die mold such that the frame is adapted to position a film layer across the opening and the opening is positioned in alignment with at least one of the first contoured surface and the second contoured surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Joseph D. Walters, Michael J. Cloud, Jason Turner, Mitchell Z. Kotlik, Andrew A. Pillar, Michael B. Black
  • Patent number: 10207435
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the production of mold-foamed poly(meth)acrylimide (P(M)I) cores, in particular of polymethacrylimide (PMI) cores, which can be used by way of example in automobile construction or aircraft construction. A feature of this process is that polymer granules or polymer powder preheated under pressure are moreover charged under pressure to a compression mold where they are foamed with depressurization. In particular, a feature of the process is that it optionally uses a preferably two-shell compression mold for the heating and also for the cooling of the granules and, respectively, the rigid foam core formed therefrom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: Evonik Roehm GmbH
    Inventors: Kay Bernhard, Ina Liebl, Tim Denk, Florian Becker, Thomas Richter
  • Patent number: 10207436
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses are provided for manufacturing a transaction card. The disclosed methods and apparatuses may be used to form a transaction card frame within a mold. The transaction card frame may include one or more recessed portions formed within a first surface of the transaction card frame. The one or more recessed portions may be configured for affixing one or more electronic components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: Capital One Services, LLC
    Inventors: Carl Alexander Cepress, Elwin Ching Yee Ong
  • Patent number: 10207437
    Abstract: Closed cell foam articles, such as sports balls, and related manufacturing methods are disclosed herein. The article includes a main body made of closed-cell elastomeric resin foam having a density ranging between about 0.050 sg and about 0.800 sg after curing. Some articles are assembled by inserting a cured core into a main body so that the core is secured in the main body via an interference fit, and the core has one or more portions extending to the exterior surface of the main body such that the an exposed surface of the one or more exposed portions of the core blend substantially with the exterior surface of the main body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Inventor: Troy Lewis
  • Patent number: 10207438
    Abstract: A composite member includes a metal sheet having a bent portion formed by bending, and a resin member joined to at least a part of the bent portion. The metal sheet includes an opening provided on an inner side of the bent portion, and a tapered recess that tapers off from an outer side of the bent portion toward the opening. The resin member includes an inner resin part filled in the recess, and an exposed resin part provided to be continuous with the inner resin part and to extend to an inner surface of the bent portion through an edge portion of the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Taisuke Tsubota, Ryuichi Inoue, Masatada Numano, Osamu Mizuno, Motoyoshi Tanaka, Nozomu Kawabe, Katsuyuki Aoki
  • Patent number: 10207439
    Abstract: An apparatus or assembly for forming injection molded magnets in permanent magnet rotors or laminations for such rotors. The assembly includes a plurality of platens defining an axial boundary of a die cavity and a plurality of support shoes that are radially moveable between a closed position defining a radial boundary of the die cavity, and an open position creating a gap between the rotor core and the plurality of support shoes. The assembly has an injection system for filling at least one of the plurality of voids of the rotor core with a magnetic slurry, and a plurality of alignment magnets configured to magnetically align the magnetic slurry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventors: Edward L. Kaiser, Amanda Luedtke, Peter J. Savagian, Sinisa Jurkovic
  • Patent number: 10207440
    Abstract: An injection-molding apparatus for article formation. The injection-molding apparatus includes a single mold base supporting at least one grouping of a plurality of shape-forming configuration sets. Each set is shaped for forming one layer of a multilayered article comprising an asymmetric surface. Each set may include at least one cavity which retains each article region formed by the preceding injection-molding shot(s). The single mold base includes an internal movable part which moves within the single mold base with respect to a stationary part such that relative positions of the shape-forming configurations are advanced for each set to form a subsequent article region in the cavities. Each subsequent shot may be prior to full cooling of the article region formed in the previous shot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: Cree, Inc.
    Inventors: Craig Raleigh, Michael G. Balles, Craig S. Hubertz, Kurt Wilcox
  • Patent number: 10207441
    Abstract: A molding die has a lower holder, an intermediate holder, an upper holder, a lock member, an upper link bar, a lower link bar, a restriction member, and a drive part. A movement of the lock member in a molding die opening direction or a molding die closing direction is restricted by the intermediate holder. The upper link bar has a first retaining groove in which the lock member fits when being located at a molding die closing position. The lower link bar has a second retaining groove in which the lock member fits and a release portion that enables the lock member to be released from the first retaining groove. The restriction member is movable between a restriction position that prevents the lock member from fitting in the second retaining groove and a free position that enables the lock member to fit in the second retaining groove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Atsushi Kawamura, Masato Ichikawa, Masami Gotoh, Tsuyoshi Arai
  • Patent number: 10207442
    Abstract: An apparatus of the present invention is a continuous extrusion forming apparatus comprising: a screw which carries a forming raw material in the horizontal direction, the screw being built in the screw part; and a mouth piece structure for extrusion forming, which is provided on the downstream side of a screw part, wherein the mouth piece structure has a horizontal channel for extruding the forming raw material flowing in from the screw part in the horizontal direction, an extrusion channel orthogonal to the horizontal channel, and an extrusion port provided at a tip end of the extrusion channel, and wherein a mouth piece structure holder which holds the mouth piece structure is provided with a turning means which freely changes the opening direction of the extrusion port between the horizontal direction and a floor facing direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: NGK Insulators, Ltd.
    Inventors: Eiji Ito, Yuji Ueda, Yuichi Tajima
  • Patent number: 10207443
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing insulating bars made from a thermoplastic material, comprising: producing a band-shaped extrudate having a substantially rectangular cross-section from the thermoplastic material; producing an individual insulating bar or a plurality of insulating bars from the band-shaped extrudate in the longitudinal direction thereof; and severing the insulating bar or bars arrangement in the longitudinal direction thereof to provide separated insulating bars.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: ENSINGER GMBH
    Inventors: Christoph Krohmer, Lena Stiehl
  • Patent number: 10207444
    Abstract: A diverter valve for extruded materials, including a split cylinder in the cylindrical opening of a base, each cylinder half being independently pivotable. The base includes first and second inlets for first and second extruded material, and first and second outlets for the material. Base first and second flow paths carry the first and second extruded materials from the inlets to the output openings, and third and fourth flow paths carry extruded material from the first and second first inlet openings to the first and second outlets. The first and second inlet openings and the first and second output openings are axially open to the central opening, and the cylinder halves are adjacent along a plane substantially radial to the central opening axis with each of the cylinder halves including a recess open along the radial plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: Processing Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Dana R. Hanson, Mitchell L. Gritzner
  • Patent number: 10207445
    Abstract: The invention relates to an extruder tooling for placement in an extruder head and for forming an elastomeric strip with reinforcement cords, wherein the extruder tooling includes a die for applying elastomeric material to the reinforcement cords and a cord guide for guiding the reinforcement cords in a guide plane towards the die, wherein the cord guide includes cord guide members, wherein the extruder head is provided with flow channels which are arranged to debouch, via slits in the cord guide members, into the die, wherein the lower cord guide member and the upper cord member are each provided with an inner body extending on the inside of the lower slit and the upper slit, respectively, and an outer body extending on the outside of the lower slit and the upper slit, respectively, wherein the inner bodies are integrally connected to the respective outer bodies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: VMI HOLLAND B.V.
    Inventor: Cornelis Wouteres Janszen