Patents Issued in March 19, 2019
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Patent number: 10232405Abstract: A method for coating a substrate with a lacquer is disclosed. First, the lacquer is uniformly applied to the substrate. Then, the solvent proportion of the lacquer applied to the substrate is reduced, and the coated substrate is exposed to a solvent atmosphere. In some embodiments, the lacquer is heated. The invention also relates to a device for planarizing a lacquer layer.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2015Date of Patent: March 19, 2019Assignee: SUSS MICROTEC LITHOGRAPHY GMBHInventors: Katrin Fischer, Florian Palitschka, Johannes Platen, Kento Kaneko
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Patent number: 10232406Abstract: A magnetically retained screen assembly for a conveyor for processing goods is disclosed. The magnetically retained screen assembly includes one or more magnetic screens and one or more magnet assemblies, wherein the one or more magnet assemblies are configured to magnetically retain the one or more magnetic screens within the conveyor support structure.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 2016Date of Patent: March 19, 2019Assignee: PPM Technologies Holdings, LLCInventors: Devin Ray Reeser, Nathan Lee, Howard Taylor
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Patent number: 10232407Abstract: An installation for separating and singulating non-uniform postal articles of the small parcel or packet type comprises a platform for temporarily storing a pile of loosely placed postal articles, a vision system adapted to form digital images of the pile of loose postal articles, which pile is static on the platform, a data-processing unit adapted to use these digital images to identify a postal article to be singulated, i.e. an article that has a pickup face that is not covered by any other postal article, the unit being suitable for delivering data indicating the three-dimensional position, the facing direction, and the dimensions of the pickup face, and a pneumatic pickup head of a robotized arm that is controlled on the basis of the data to lift up the postal article to be singulated via its pickup face, and to deposit the postal article on a deposition zone that is off the platform.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2016Date of Patent: March 19, 2019Assignee: SOLYSTICInventors: Karine Crest, Pierre Campagnolle, Jacques Petit, Richard Blache
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Patent number: 10232408Abstract: The present invention is related to methods and systems for collected item information for stored items. In one embodiment, a networked food storage system comprises a first sensor configured to read information from item tags coupled to items, wherein the items are stored or intended to be stored in a storage unit. A data store is configured to store food preferences for at least a first user. Instructions, stored in computer readable memory, are configured to: cause a first user interface to be displayed to the first user via which the first user can request a meal suggestion; retrieve preference information for the first user from computer readable memory; retrieve information read from at least a first item tag; and provide a meal suggestion based at least in part on preference information for the first user and item tag information.Type: GrantFiled: August 14, 2018Date of Patent: March 19, 2019Assignee: IKAN HOLDINGS LLCInventors: Fabio Zsigmond, Sion Elie Douer, Geraldo Yoshizawa, Frederico Wagner
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Patent number: 10232409Abstract: A modular handling system and method for transporting cases is disclosed. The system includes at least one mobile base including a base frame with a base diverter thereon and at least one collapsible wing. The base frame is supported by wheeled legs. The collapsible wing includes a wing frame. The wing frame is operatively connectable to the mobile base, and is supported by collapsible legs. The wing frame and the collapsible legs are movable between an operational position and a collapsed position whereby a configurable path is movably positionable about a work space. A sorting system including at least one sorter mounted to the mobile base(s) may also be provided. Each sorter is operatively connectable to the mobile bases to identify and route the cases. The sorters are interactively coupled for communication therebetween whereby the cases are selectively movable about the configurable path.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2014Date of Patent: March 19, 2019Assignee: ROBOTICA, INC.Inventor: Jay Mark Dugat
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Patent number: 10232410Abstract: An article induction system for preparing a stream of articles, such as mail parcels, for processing employs a series of conveyors operating under control of a controller for feeding articles to an operator at a cull belt at an optimal paced rate. The article induction system includes a destacking section, a separation and alignment section, a buffer section and a culling section manned by an operator. A controller controls the speed of each component based on measurements provided by sensors so as to feed articles to the operator at a desired paced rate.Type: GrantFiled: October 9, 2017Date of Patent: March 19, 2019Assignee: Laitram, L.L.C.Inventor: Stephen G. Wargo
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Patent number: 10232411Abstract: The invention relates to a device for cleaning a stylus (1) of a measuring probe (2), said device comprising: —a cleaning chamber (4) for accommodating said stylus (1) during a cleaning process, said cleaning chamber (4) comprising an opening (5) for introducing and removing said stylus (1) in and from said cleaning chamber (4); —supply means (7) for supplying a cleaning agent, for example a cleaning liquid or aerosol, and/or a drying agent, for example air, into said cleaning chamber (4) for cleaning and/or drying said stylus (1). The invention further relates to an assembly of such a device and a measuring machine.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2014Date of Patent: March 19, 2019Assignee: F.G.J. LAMMERTINK BEHEER B.V.Inventor: Gerhardus Hendrikus Albertus Schopman
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Patent number: 10232412Abstract: The subject matter of this specification can be embodied in, among other things, a parts holder assembly that includes a basket having a basket floor and one or more posts each attached to the basket floor at a proximal post end and extending away from the basket floor at a distal post end, a retaining device having a frame having an open interior frame space, one or more mounting devices, each of the mounting devices being adapted to constrain the frame at a selected position along a length of a corresponding one of the posts between the proximal post end and the selected position, and a web having at least one outer edge attached to the frame and a plurality of cords extending across the open interior frame space.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2015Date of Patent: March 19, 2019Assignee: Woodward, Inc.Inventors: Shannon P. Milligan, Mark E. McGinty
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Patent number: 10232413Abstract: A fluid is directed toward a surface of an optical element based on a first flow pattern, the surface of the optical element including debris and the fluid directed based on the first flow pattern moving at least some of the debris to a first stagnation region at the surface of the optical element; and the fluid is directed toward the optical element based on a second flow pattern, the fluid directed based on the second flow pattern moving at least some of the debris to a second stagnation region on the surface of the optical element, the second stagnation region and the first stagnation region being different locations at the surface of the optical element. Directing the fluid toward the surface of the optical element based on the second flow pattern removes at least some of the debris from the first stagnation region.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2017Date of Patent: March 19, 2019Assignee: ASML Netherlands B.V.Inventors: Silvia De Dea, Chunguang Xia, Gregory James Wilson, Brandon Wilson Verhoff
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Patent number: 10232414Abstract: A tool includes a head that extends form the flexible section, an emitter within the head; and a nozzle to eject a cooling fluid therefrom. A method of additively manufacturing a component including delivering series of thermal shocks to a conglomerated powder within an internal passage of an additively manufactured component to facilitate removal of the conglomerated powder.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2015Date of Patent: March 19, 2019Assignee: United Technologies CorporationInventors: Joe Ott, Wendell V Twelves, Jr., Lexia Kironn, Evan Butcher
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Patent number: 10232415Abstract: A substrate-treating apparatus is disclosed. The substrate-treating apparatus may include a vessel configured to provide a treatment space therein, a substrate-supporting unit provided in the vessel to support a substrate, and a spraying member configured to spray treatment solution on the substrate loaded on the substrate-supporting unit. The vessel may have an inner side surface, on which at least one texture pattern is formed.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2015Date of Patent: March 19, 2019Assignees: Semes Co., Ltd., Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Gil Hun Song, Ki Ryong Choi, Young Chol Choi, Giu Su Park, Sun Yong Park
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Patent number: 10232416Abstract: A device and method for collecting liquid from an underground source or remediating an environmental contaminant from soil or aquifers. The device includes injection tubing having one or more holes, disposed within a corrugated conduit and sieve. An injection channel is provided on the corrugated conduit allowing liquid to flow around the injection system. The injection system can be used in vertical or horizontal well settings. The device is inserted into contaminated soil or an aquifer, and a remediation composition is injected into the soil or aquifer using the injection tubing of the device. One or more of the devices are placed into a well bore, with multiple devices allowing for adaptive, directional injection of the remediation composition.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2016Date of Patent: March 19, 2019Assignee: En Rx Chemical, Inc.Inventors: Lance I. Robinson, Erik R. Piatt
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Patent number: 10232417Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for recycling soil contaminated with mercury and dioxin. The method includes: desorbing mercury and dioxin from the contaminated soil by an indirect rotary furnace; condensing the mercury and discharging it by a condensing and discharging unit; and a secondary indirect burner for decomposing dioxin at a high temperature, so as for the concentration of the contaminants in the exhaust being examined to meet regulation standards and the treated soil to meet the current regulations. The present disclosure also provides an apparatus for recycling contaminated soil containing mercury and dioxin.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2017Date of Patent: March 19, 2019Assignee: China Petrochemical Development CorporationInventors: She-Sheng Su, Yi-Shan Shen
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Patent number: 10232418Abstract: A solid billet is piercing-rolled using a 4 roll-type inclined rolling mill including larger-diameter cone-type main rolls arranged horizontally or vertically to face each other across a pass line and smaller-diameter auxiliary rolls arranged vertically or horizontally to face each other similarly across the pass line between the facing main rolls, while maintaining a feed angle ? and cross angle ? of the main rolls and a feed angle ?? and cross angle ?? of the auxiliary rolls to be within the ranges: 5°?“?, ??”?25°; 3°?“?, ??”?35°; and 10°?“?+?, ??+??”?55°.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2015Date of Patent: March 19, 2019Assignee: NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATIONInventor: Chihiro Hayashi
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Patent number: 10232419Abstract: A motor speed control device for a rolling mill, which includes a rolling roll that rolls a metal material, a roll rotation shaft directly connected to the rolling roll, a motor rotation shaft that transmits power to the roll rotation shaft, and a motor that drives the motor rotation shaft, includes: a non-contact type speed sensor arranged at a position close to the rolling roll with spacing to a circumferential surface of the roll rotation shaft to detect a roll rotation shaft angular speed of the roll rotation shaft; and a speed controller that controls a speed of the motor based on a comparison value between an actual value and a target angular speed of the rolling roll so that the actual value coincides with the target angular speed. The actual value is the roll rotation shaft angular speed to be fed back to the speed controller.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2014Date of Patent: March 19, 2019Assignee: TOSHIBA MITSUBISHI-ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS CORPORATIONInventors: Hiroyuki Imanari, Mitsuhiko Sano
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Patent number: 10232420Abstract: A method for determining the stamping quality of profiled bar includes steps of: a) upstream of the rolling stand performing shaping, the initial speed VA of the starting product is determined and the initial diameter DA or initial cross-sectional area FA are determined contactlessly. b) After the rolling stand, the final speed VE of the end product is measured and the diameter DE or area FE of a virtual enveloping shell for the end product is determined contactlessly. c) The diameter DN of a virtual, round end product is determined contactlessly as DN=square root of (DA2*VA/VE) and/or the average cross-sectional area FNE of the end product (2) is determined contactlessly as FNE=FA*VA/VE. d1) The characteristic stamping variable PKG is calculated, and the characteristic stamping variable PKG is compared with a pre-set setpoint value PKGset. A device for carrying out the method is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 2014Date of Patent: March 19, 2019Assignee: ZUMBACH ELECTRONIC AGInventor: Urs Peter Studer
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Patent number: 10232421Abstract: A method produces an inner spiral grooved tube using a first drawing die, a second drawing die, and a revolving flyer. The method includes two twisting-drawing steps. The first twisting-drawing step forms an intermediate twisted tube by reducing the diameter of a linear grooved tube, which has plural straight grooves formed along the longitudinal direction on its inner surface, by passing the linear grooved tube through the first drawing die and then by revolving the liner grooved tube wrapped around the revolving flyer with the revolving flyer, in conjunction with imparting twist to the linear grooved tube. The second twisting-drawing step forms the inner spiral grooved tube by reducing the diameter of the intermediate twisted tube by passing the intermediate twisted tube, which revolves with the revolving flyer, through the second drawing die in conjunction with imparting twist to the intermediate twisted tube.Type: GrantFiled: May 6, 2016Date of Patent: March 19, 2019Assignee: Mitsubishi Alumnium Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yusuke Nakaura, Yuki Hateruma
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Patent number: 10232422Abstract: A composite tube manufacturing method includes the following steps: providing a billet, wherein the billet includes an inner material and an outer material, and the inner material is enveloped in the outer material; heating the billet; pushing the billet to a to-be-extruded position; and performing an extrusion process, and extruding the billet to a composite tube, wherein the inner material and the outer material of the billet are respectively extruded to an inner tube and an outer tube of the composite tube, and the outer tube is bonded to the inner tube through the extrusion process.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2015Date of Patent: March 19, 2019Assignee: METAL INDUSTRIES RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CENTREInventor: Shun-Yu Shao
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Patent number: 10232423Abstract: In a method for marking on a surface of a work, kept is a state where an end of a rotating tool for marking is contacted with a surface of the work, and a rotation of the rotating tool is started at the same time when a relative movement of the work in an X-axis direction and/or in a Y-axis direction relative to the rotating tool is started. According to the above marking method, a width of a marked line can be made constant over its entire length.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2011Date of Patent: March 19, 2019Assignee: AMADA COMPANY, LIMITEDInventors: Hiroki Kishimoto, Shigeru Endo
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Patent number: 10232424Abstract: A device for bending tubular workpieces includes a straight workpiece section that extends in a longitudinal direction and is held in a clamping device. A bending tool for bending the workpiece around a bending axis, running transversely to the longitudinal direction, has a radial part and a bending part. The radial part is rotatable about the bending axis. The bending part can be pivoted relative to the radial part for bending the workpiece about the bending axis. For rotatable driving, a radial driveshaft is coupled to the radial part, and a bending driveshaft is coupled to the bending part. To very flexibly create a plurality of different bends and to be able to use variable bend geometries, the radial driveshaft and the bending driveshaft extend in the longitudinal direction. The radial driveshaft and/or the bending driveshaft are designed as a hollow shaft, and one is arranged coaxially around the other.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2017Date of Patent: March 19, 2019Assignee: DENGLERLANG TUBE TEC GmbHInventor: Norman Koechig
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Patent number: 10232425Abstract: Apparatus for bending at least an oblong metal product comprising a feed channel to feed the metal product, and a bending unit positioned downstream of the feed channel and provided with at least a first contrast member and a first bending member configured to bend the metal product, on a first bending plane, around the first contrast member. The apparatus comprises a second contrast member provided in proximity to an exit end of the metal product from the feed channel and a second bending member mounted on the bending unit or in direct proximity to the bending unit, and selectively movable in a direction transverse to the first bending plane in order to bend the metal product around the second contrast member and on a second bending plane transverse to the first bending plane.Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 2014Date of Patent: March 19, 2019Assignee: A.C.M. SRL AUTOMATISMI CONTRUZIONI MECCANICHEInventor: Giorgio Del Fabro
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Patent number: 10232426Abstract: [Object] There are provided automobile parts and a method for manufacturing the automobile parts. The automobile parts have an excellent corrosion resistance after coated with a electrodeposition paint with smaller thickness, improve formability and productivity in hot pressing, and also improve chemical conversion treatability after hot press-forming.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2014Date of Patent: March 19, 2019Assignee: NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATIONInventors: Jun Maki, Shintaro Yamanaka, Hideaki Irikawa
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Patent number: 10232427Abstract: The die forming process includes first passing a circular coarse thread cutter over the forming surface of the die at an angle away from parallel to a side edge matching a pitch for coarse threads to be formed by the die. The coarse thread cutter is truncated with a notch within a flattened tip, the notch forming upper portions of crests in the forming surface of the die. A fine thread cutter of circular form is then utilized to cut portions of the root of the dual threaded die. The fine thread cutter is angled relative to side edges of the die at an angle substantially half of an angle at which the coarse thread cutter is angled. The fine thread cutter cuts at a variable depth as the fine thread cutter advances along the root between the crests to form flanks of a bridge within the root.Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 2016Date of Patent: March 19, 2019Inventors: Mark Doll, Zebula Doll, Jim Flanagan, Adam Kettles
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Patent number: 10232428Abstract: A blind tack fastener includes a pull stem having an elongated shaft with an extended tail portion. The blind tack fastener also includes a crush-initiating washer, a crush sleeve, and a swage collar, surrounding the elongated shaft of the pull stem. The elongated shaft has a breakaway groove configured to create a predictive fracture point below the head-end surface of the swage collar, such that a hole in the swage collar serves as a centering lead-in for a drill that can be used to remove the blind tack fastener.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2018Date of Patent: March 19, 2019Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANYInventors: Scott William Gunther, Edward John Batt, Farahnaz Sisco
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Patent number: 10232429Abstract: A mandrel-pulling distance sensing assembly of an electric rivet gun is mounted in a barrel of a housing and has a stationary seat, a moving seat, two magnetic elements separately fixed on the stationary seat, and a Hall effect sensor fixed on the moving seat. The moving seat is driven by a driving assembly of the electric rivet gun and is movable relative to the stationary seat. While the Hall effect sensor moves along with the moving seat between the two magnetic elements, the Hall effect sensor detects a changing magnetic field and produces and outputs a changing voltages to a control unit to allow the control unit to operate the driving assembly according to the changing voltages. Thus, the moving seat can be accurately positioned and moving ranges of a snapping device that is driven by the driving assembly can be accurately controlled.Type: GrantFiled: June 12, 2018Date of Patent: March 19, 2019Inventor: Yu-Tang Lin
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Patent number: 10232430Abstract: The invention relates to a mold material mixture for producing casting molds for metal processing, a process for producing casting molds, casting molds which can be obtained by the process and their use. The production of the casting molds is carried out using a refractory base molding material and a binder based on water glass. A proportion of a particulate metal oxide selected from the group consisting of silicon dioxide, aluminium oxide, titanium oxide and zinc oxide is added to the binder, with particular preference being given to using synthetic amorphous silicon dioxide. The mold material mixture contains a surface-active material as further significant constituent. The addition of the surface-active material enables the flowability of the mold material mixture to be improved, which makes it possible to produce casting molds having a very complicated geometry.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2015Date of Patent: March 19, 2019Assignee: ASK Chemicals GmbHInventors: Jens Müller, Diether Koch, Marcus Frohn, Jörg Körschgen
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Patent number: 10232431Abstract: A method for producing a casting using a gas-permeable casting mold comprising a cavity composed of a production cavity and a flow path, the flow path comprising a sprue through which a gravity-poured melt flows downward, and a runner connecting the production cavity to the sprue, comprising gravity-pouring a metal melt in a volume smaller than that of the entire cavity and larger than that of the production cavity into the gas-permeable casting mold; supplying a gas through the sprue to push the metal melt in the flow path, thereby pushing the metal melt upward in the production cavity, so that the production cavity is filled with the metal melt; in a hypothetical equilibrium state in which a hypothetical liquid fills the production cavity by the supplied gas, setting the volume of the metal melt to be poured to be equal to the volume of the hypothetical liquid, such that the surface height hs of the hypothetical liquid remaining in the flow path after filling the production cavity, the height h1 of the loweType: GrantFiled: December 19, 2014Date of Patent: March 19, 2019Assignee: HITACHI METALS, LTD.Inventors: Lin Wang, Yoshimasa Fujii, Toru Iwanaga
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Patent number: 10232432Abstract: A mold oscillator includes: a ball screw unit that has a ball screw 32having a threaded shaft 29 and a ball nut 30, and a nut-side shaft 31 fixed to the ball nut 30 coaxially with the threaded shaft 29, wherein the ball screw unit is positioned so that the central axis of the ball screw unit extends in the vertical direction; and a power transmitting mechanism that transmits rotation to the ball screw unit. Bearings rotatably support a first shaft. A second shaft that is the other of the threaded shaft and the nut-side shaft is connected to the mold side. An attachment portion to fix the mold oscillator at an installation position is provided so as to be immovable relative to the bearings in the vertical direction and is configured to be able to change the relative position between the bearings and the second shall in the vertical direction in a state where operation of the mold oscillator is stopped.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2016Date of Patent: March 19, 2019Assignee: JP STEEL PLANTECH CO.Inventor: Yuki Kadowaki
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Casting mold and a method for detecting a temperature distribution of molten metal in a casting mold
Patent number: 10232433Abstract: A casting mold including a copper plate and a plurality of optical fibers, having a plurality of temperature measuring points for the copper plate while casting. Molten metal is cast into the mold along an axis of, the optical fibers built-in the plate. A method for detecting temperature distribution of a molten metal in a casting mold having at least one copper plate, including determining by calculation or measurement an ideal molten flow of the metal, building-in a plurality of optical fibers into the copper plate based on flow, arranging the optical fibers inside at least the upper part of the copper plate, receiving the measurements of temperatures, and comparing the measurements of temperatures with a calculated/measured distribution of an ideal molten flow.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2016Date of Patent: March 19, 2019Assignee: ABB Schweiz AGInventors: Conny Svahn, Jan-Erik Eriksson, Martin Sedén -
Patent number: 10232434Abstract: An apparatus for casting metals by a nucleated casting technique to create a preform, the apparatus including a mold having a base and a side wall where the base can be moved relative to the side wall to withdraw the preform as it is being created. In various circumstances, portions of a droplet spray created by an atomizing nozzle, i.e., overspray, may accumulate on a top surface of the side wall and prevent or inhibit the preform from being moved relative to the side wall. The atomizing nozzle can be oriented such that the droplet spray passes over the top of the side wall to remelt and remove at least a portion of the overspray that has accumulated thereon. The mold can be rotated such that the overspray formed on a region of or on the entire perimeter of the top surface can pass through the droplet spray and can be removed from the side wall.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2014Date of Patent: March 19, 2019Assignee: ATI PROPERTIES LLCInventors: Robin M. Forbes Jones, Sterry A. Shaffer
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Patent number: 10232435Abstract: The invention relates to a ceramic refractory casting nozzle for metallurgical applications. The term “nozzle” includes all types of substantially tube-shaped refractory parts which allow a metal melt flowing through a corresponding casting channel. This includes, i. a. a so-called submerged entry nozzle (SEN) and a so-called ladle shroud.Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 2014Date of Patent: March 19, 2019Assignee: REFRACTORY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY GMBH & CO. KGInventor: Gerard McKillen
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Patent number: 10232437Abstract: A method of metallic part fabrication includes loose metal powder spread over an additive manufacturing build tank. A fluid binder/ceramic agent solution is selectively deposited upon a predetermined portion of the loose metal powder to create a printed layer. The printed layer is dried to remove a portion of the fluid binder/ceramic agent solution from the printed layer, to create a dried layer. A plurality of dried layers is stacked longitudinally to create a green part. The green part is bulk sintered to create a metallic part with uniformly dispersed and distributed ceramic particles in the metal matrix. A system for metallic part fabrication is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 2017Date of Patent: March 19, 2019Assignee: NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATIONInventors: Parviz Yavari, Mahdi Yoozbashizadeh
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Patent number: 10232438Abstract: A powder metal material comprises pre-alloyed iron-based powder including carbon present in an amount of 0.25 to 1.50% by weight of the pre-alloyed iron-based powder. Graphite is admixed in an amount of 0.25 to 1.50% by weight of the powder metal material. The admixed graphite includes particles finer than 200 mesh in an amount greater than 90.0% by weight of the admixed graphite. Molybdenum disulfide is admixed in an amount of 0.1 to 4.0% by weight of the powder metal material, copper is admixed in an amount of 1.0 to 5.0% by weight of the powder metal material, and the material is free of phosphorous. The powder metal material is then compacted and sintered at a temperature of 1030 to 1150° C. At least 50% of the admixed graphite of the starting powder metal material remains as free graphite after sintering.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2014Date of Patent: March 19, 2019Assignee: Tenneco IncInventors: Denis Boyd Christopherson, Jr., Leslie John Farthing, Jeremy Raymond Koth
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Patent number: 10232439Abstract: A method of controlling an additive manufacturing process in which a directed energy source is used to selectively fuse powdered material to form a workpiece, in the presence of a gas flow, the method including: using at least one gas flow sensor to generate at least one gas flow measurement; and controlling at least one aspect of the additive manufacturing process in response to the at least one gas flow measurement.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2015Date of Patent: March 19, 2019Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Scott Alan Gold, James Harding Shealy, Jonathan William Ortner
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Patent number: 10232440Abstract: A method for fabricating a main body of a trapped vortex fuel injector having a main body defining a fuel circuit. The method includes determining three-dimensional information of the main body including the fuel circuit where the fuel circuit is fully circumscribed within the main body and extends between an annular portion and a semi-annular portion of the main body and where the three-dimensional information of the main body further includes a plurality of fuel injection ports which provide for fluid communication between the fuel circuit and a trapped vortex pre-mix zone. The method further includes converting the three-dimensional information into a plurality of slices that define a cross-sectional layer of the main body and successively forming each layer of the main body by fusing a metallic powder using laser energy or electron beam energy.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 2016Date of Patent: March 19, 2019Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANYInventor: Patrick Benedict Melton
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Patent number: 10232441Abstract: A method of fabricating an article includes providing an arrangement of loose nanowires, forming the loose nanowires into a gas turbine engine airfoil by depositing the loose nanowires into a mold that has a geometry of the gas turbine engine airfoil, and bonding the loose nanowires together into a unitary cellular structure that has the geometry of the gas turbine engine airfoil.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2015Date of Patent: March 19, 2019Assignee: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATIONInventors: Weina Li, Michael J. Birnkrant, Paul Sheedy, James T. Beals, Rhonda R. Willigan, Jose L. Santana
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Patent number: 10232442Abstract: A method of making a machine component includes extruding a supply of an aluminum alloy to produce an extrusion. The extrusion is formed under temperature-limited forming conditions of 275° C. or less to produce a blank. The blank is machined to at least one predetermined tolerance to produce the machine component.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2016Date of Patent: March 19, 2019Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.Inventors: Nan Yang, Jeff A. Jensen, Yajun Fan
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Patent number: 10232443Abstract: A printer fabricates an object from a computerized model using a fused filament fabrication process. The shape of an extrusion nozzle may be varied during extrusion to control, e.g., an amount of build material deposited, a shape of extrudate exiting the nozzle, a feature resolution, and the like.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2018Date of Patent: March 19, 2019Assignee: DESKTOP METAL, INC.Inventors: Jonah Samuel Myerberg, Ricardo Fulop, Michael Andrew Gibson, Anastasios John Hart, Richard Remo Fontana, Christopher Allan Schuh, Yet-Ming Chiang, Matthew David Verminski, Emanuel Michael Sachs, Ricardo Chin
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Patent number: 10232444Abstract: A clad article is disclosed including an article and a cladding layer. The article includes a surface layer, at least one cavity disposed within the article below the surface layer, and at least one microcrack disposed in the surface layer. The surface layer includes an HTW alloy. The cladding layer is disposed on a surface of the surface layer, and is formed from a PSP brazed to the article. The cladding layer is disposed over the at least one microcrack. A method for forming the clad article is disclosed including disposing the PSP on the article and brazing the PSP to the article. Brazing the PSP to the article forms the cladding layer disposed on the article over the at least one microcrack.Type: GrantFiled: April 3, 2017Date of Patent: March 19, 2019Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Srikanth Chandrudu Kottilingam, Brian Lee Tollison, Yan Cui
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Patent number: 10232445Abstract: A cutting insert of one aspect is provided with a top surface having a polygonal shape and including a corner portion, a first side and a second side, each extending from the corner portion, a bottom surface, a side surface, and a cutting edge. The cutting edge includes a corner cutting edge disposed in a position corresponding to the corner portion, and a first cutting edge disposed in a position corresponding to the first side. The top surface includes an inclined surface provided with a first inclined surface disposed along the first side, a second inclined surface disposed along the second side, and a third inclined surface disposed along the corner portion. An inclination angle of the first inclined surface is greater than an inclination angle of the second inclined surface.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2015Date of Patent: March 19, 2019Assignee: KYOCERA CORPORATIONInventor: Yoshihito Ikeda
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Patent number: 10232446Abstract: A positive feed tool may include a motor, a power supply operably coupled to the motor to power the motor, a gear head and a spindle. The gear head may be operably coupled to the motor to be operated responsive to powering of the motor. The gear head may include a drive assembly and a feed assembly. The spindle may be operably coupled to the gear head to enable the spindle to be selectively driven rotationally and fed axially based on operation of the drive assembly and the feed assembly, respectively. The feed assembly may include an electronically controlled variable feed rate oscillator.Type: GrantFiled: January 7, 2016Date of Patent: March 19, 2019Assignee: APEX BRANDS, INC.Inventors: Adam Donald Fairchild, Rolf Reitz DeSwardt, Jeremy Dean Watford
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Patent number: 10232447Abstract: According to one implementation, a drilling machine includes a drilling structure and a travelling machine. The drilling structure drills an object to be drilled composed of at least one structural object on a platy part. The travelling machine positions the drilling structure in a travelling direction of the travelling machine by travelling in a longitudinal direction of the at least one structural object using the at least one structural object as a guide.Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 2016Date of Patent: March 19, 2019Assignee: SUBARU CORPORATIONInventors: Yuzuru Ono, Tsukasa Yokono, Hisayuki Hirai, Shigeru Shibata
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Patent number: 10232448Abstract: The present application provides a chamfer removing device for wheels. The device may be used for removing a bolt hole chamfer on flange side of back cavity of a wheel in hub machining process. Drill bits are spaced a certain height from the flange side of the wheel by adjusting the relative height of an external thread guiding sleeve in an internal thread guiding sleeve, a motor and gears drive the drill bits to rotate, and a cylinder and a sliding box drive the drill bits to move up and down so as to realize chamfer removing function.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2017Date of Patent: March 19, 2019Assignee: CITIC Dicastal Co., LTDInventors: Yao Zheng, Jiandong Guo, Lei Yang, Xiaoguang Huang, Zhifeng Zhang, Huiying Liu, Zhiyuan Yu, Weimin Cai, Yongwang Zhao
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Patent number: 10232449Abstract: A multipurpose tool is provided. The tool including a housing having a first end and an opposing second end. A hammer portion extending from the first end, the hammer portion having at least one surface configured to strike a fastener in operation. The tool further includes a drill portion slidably disposed within the housing, the drill portion including a chuck configured to receive a drill, the chuck being positioned within the housing when in a first position and at least partially extending from the second end when in a second position.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2015Date of Patent: March 19, 2019Assignee: WESTERN NEW ENGLAND UNIVERSITYInventors: Eric Buhl, Justin Carbonaro, Terrance Crocker, Andrew Egerton, Ashley Rucki, Glenn E. Vallee, Robert T. T. Gettens, James C. McKeon
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Patent number: 10232450Abstract: A hole saw, including a rotatable drill bit, a plurality of rotatable saw jaws disposed around the drill bit to encase at least a portion of the drill bit therewithin when the rotatable saw jaws are in a closed position, a fixed locking collar portion disposed at base ends of the plurality of rotatable saw jaws, and a movable locking collar portion to move with respect to the fixed locking collar portion, such that the plurality of rotatable saw jaws pivot away from each other into an open position as the movable locking collar portion moves away from the fixed locking collar portion.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2018Date of Patent: March 19, 2019Inventor: Carlos Florez
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Patent number: 10232451Abstract: The present invention generally relates to fasteners for securing an object to produce a straight line cut of the secured object, including a square cut of a secured pipe. More particularly, the present invention relates to fasteners for securing objects of various sizes and/or shapes where the object may be in almost any location. The fastener has a gap to guide a saw blade to produce a straight-line cut of the secured object. In some instances, the fastener may retain both pieces of a cut workpiece in place after the workpiece is cut. In some instances, the fastener may prevent the saw blade from cutting beyond the fastener.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2018Date of Patent: March 19, 2019Inventor: Brandon T. Barrett
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Patent number: 10232452Abstract: A pipe cutter includes two bodies connected to each other to form a first room. Each body includes a passage. One of the two bodies has a second room. A torsion spring is located in the first room and includes a mounting member and a radial opening. A blade unit includes a pin, a blade, a movable member, a spring and an action member. When activating the action member to drive the movable member to compress the spring, the third contact portion and the second engaging portion of the movable member are disengaged from the groove and the first engaging portion of the pin, and the pin is not restricted and can be removed from the passage. The blade is not restricted by the pin and replaceable.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 2017Date of Patent: March 19, 2019Assignee: TOP GOAL ENTERPRISE LIMITEDInventors: Tsan-Lung Chen, Yuan-Te Chou, Yao Xu
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Patent number: 10232453Abstract: A system, apparatus and method for cutting battery grids or plates from a continuous strip of a plurality of connected battery grids. The continuous strip moves toward a rotating cutter with at least two cutter blades with cutting edges equally circumferentially spaced apart and extending parallel to the cutter axis of rotation and a rotating cooperating anvil. The cutting edges and the anvil are rotated at the same tangential speed to cut in a nip between them a plate or grid from the continuous strip of connected grids. At a point upstream of the cutter, an electric signal indicative of each lug of the grid of the continuous strip moving past this point is used to control the speed of movement of the strip through the nip to cut a plate or grid from the continuous strip at a longitudinal speed which is essentially the same as the tangential speed of the cutting edges.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2017Date of Patent: March 19, 2019Assignee: Wirtz Manufacturing Company, Inc.Inventors: Roel Mendoza, Dustin James Allen
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Patent number: 10232454Abstract: Disclosed is a high-precision wheel cap section burr removing device, including a frame, jacking cylinders, guide posts, a servo motor, a lifting table, a bearing seat, a shaft, a bearing, a rotating table, adjusting guide rails, an adjusting cylinder, a left sliding table, a gear rack, a right sliding table, pre-positioning cylinders, pre-positioning guide rails, a sliding plate I, a sliding plate II, pre-positioning posts, corner cylinder pressure claws, a left burr cutter and a right burr cutter. The precision positioning system and the burr removing cutter system are integrated to reduce the combined error, and the rotating centers of the burr cutters are superposed with the central axes of the cap section burrs to realize high-precision burr removal, thereby effectively solving the problems of deviation and non-uniformity of burr removal at the cap section.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2017Date of Patent: March 19, 2019Assignee: CITIC DICASTAL CO., LTDInventors: Huiying Liu, Xiao Liu, Guangcai Wei
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Patent number: 10232455Abstract: The invention describes methods of welding onto laminated devices using a low temperature welding process. Also described are laminated devices with welds that do not disrupt a brazed core block of sheets in the laminated devices. Novel laminated devices with welded features for servicing the devices are also described.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2011Date of Patent: March 19, 2019Assignee: Velocys, Inc.Inventors: Thomas Yuschak, Anna Lee Tonkovich