Patents Issued in June 11, 2019
  • Patent number: 10315308
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for calculating a torque of a walking assistance device, the method including receiving a measured joint angle, obtaining a gait parameter with respect to a transition among a predetermined number of gait states based on the joint angle, obtaining a gait cycle based on the joint angle, and obtaining an output torque based on the gait cycle and the gait parameter, is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Keehong Seo, Jusuk Lee, Bokman Lim
  • Patent number: 10315309
    Abstract: A modular robotic snake-arm assembly is described which is animated principally by an articulated drive shaft that threads the length of the snake-arm. The articulated drive shaft is driven by a motor in the fixed base. One or more clutch mechanisms in each segment couple with the articulated drive shaft so as to cause all snake arms further from the base to reorient in either one or two angles, in either direction. Snake-arm segments can be coupled end-to-end to form a robotic snake arm of great length.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Inventor: Lon Radin
  • Patent number: 10315310
    Abstract: When setting welding conditions of arc welding, an operator sets the shape of a material to be welded, the specifications of welding, and welding conditions using a teach pendant. An apparatus for supporting setting of welding conditions in multi-pass welding of the present invention automatically calculates the state of the bead layering cross-section including at least one of the number of bead layers, the number of passes, and the layering direction, and the state of the bead layering cross-section including at least one of the number of bead layers, the number of passes, and the layering direction, obtained by the calculation is displayed on a display section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: Kobe Steel, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masatoshi Hida, Toshihiko Nishimura, Takemasa Yamasaki, Kenji Sadahiro, Hyunseung Kim
  • Patent number: 10315311
    Abstract: Robots for moving relative to a surface, robotic systems including the same, and associated methods are disclosed. A robot includes a body, at least two legs, and at least two feet. Each leg has a proximal end region operatively coupled to the body at a respective body joint with one rotational degree of freedom and a distal end region operatively coupled to a respective foot at a respective foot joint comprising two rotational degrees of freedom. Each foot is configured to be translated relative to the surface with two degrees of translational freedom. Robotic systems include one or more robots and a surface along which the one or more robots are positioned to move. Methods of operating robots and of operating robotic systems include translating at least one foot of a robot to operatively move the body of the robot with six degrees of freedom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Martin A. Szarski, David Michael Bain
  • Patent number: 10315312
    Abstract: A robotic system that includes a mobile robot linked to a plurality of remote stations. One of the remote stations includes an arbitrator that controls access to the robot. Each remote station may be assigned a priority that is used by the arbitrator to determine which station has access to the robot. The arbitrator may include notification and call back mechanisms for sending messages relating to an access request and a granting of access for a remote station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: INTOUCH TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Yulun Wang, Charles S. Jordan, Keith Phillip Laby, Jonathan Southard
  • Patent number: 10315313
    Abstract: A robot device includes an arm, a force sensor, and an adjustment portion. The force sensor is provided at a front end portion of the arm and has a force detecting portion that detects an externally exerted force. The adjustment portion performs a zero point adjustment by setting a reference point of the force detected by the force sensor based on a detection result by the force sensor. The detection result is obtained when the force detecting portion of the force sensor is in a protected condition. The protected condition is a condition in which no load is applied on the force detecting portion of the force sensor. According to this robot device, a technology for accurately setting the reference point of the force detected by the force sensor can be provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazutaka Toyoda, Tsuyoshi Ueyama, Go Mukumoto
  • Patent number: 10315314
    Abstract: An end effector has an end effector base portion connected to a robot arm, and an elastic component holding unit provided to the end effector base portion so as to hold an elastic component. The elastic component holding unit has a plurality of elastic component gripping members which releasably grip the elastic component, and a biasing unit for repulsively biasing each distal end portion of the plurality of elastic component gripping members from a releasing position for releasing the elastic component toward a gripping position for gripping the elastic component. An end effector capable of simplifying a fitting work of an elastic component such as the O ring can be provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Jun Takebayashi, Shuhei Kuraoka, Hiroyuki Mizumoto
  • Patent number: 10315315
    Abstract: A system is disclosed for providing dynamic vacuum control to an end effector of an articulated arm. The system includes a first vacuum source for providing a first vacuum pressure with a first maximum air flow rate, and a second vacuum source for providing a second vacuum pressure with a second maximum air flow rate, wherein the second vacuum pressure is higher than the first vacuum pressure and wherein the second maximum air flow rate is greater than the first maximum air flow rate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: Berkshire Grey, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Wagner, Kevin Ahearn, Benjamin Cohen, Michael Dawson-Haggerty, Christopher Geyer, Thomas Koletschka, Kyle Maroney, Matthew T. Mason, Gene Temple Price, Joseph Romano, Daniel Smith, Siddhartha Srinivasa, Prasanna Velagapudi, Thomas Allen
  • Patent number: 10315316
    Abstract: A space-saving floating joint including a locking mechanism that locks a swing of a movable base with respect to a fixed base is provided. A floating joint includes: a fixed base; a movable base; a floating mechanism that floatingly supports the movable base swingably with respect to the fixed base; and a locking mechanism that fixes the movable base in a state of not being swingable with respect to the fixed base. The floating mechanism includes a spherical bearing having a spherical surface, and a spherical washer part that supports the spherical surface slidably. The locking mechanism is provided in an inner part of the spherical bearing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Motoki Uchikawa
  • Patent number: 10315317
    Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods in which a utility knife includes a blade cover that is movable from a locked position to an unlocked position relative to at least one of a blade cartridge, a blade holder, and a tool handle are provided. When the blade cover is in an unlocked position, the blade cover can advantageously be moved from a blade covering configuration to a blade exposing configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: Spellbound Development Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Earl J. Votolato, David Andrew Sharbaugh, Frank Matthew Howa, Ryan Burkes
  • Patent number: 10315318
    Abstract: A cushion back cutter is formed from a first side plate, a second side plate, and a center plate between the first and second side plates. The center plate includes a slot that forms a blade holding pocket with a bottom opening to receive one or more blades. A blade clamp is inserted into the blade clamp opening of the first side plate, and a blade clamp fastener tightens to cause the blade clamp to press the blades against the second side plate to hold the blades in position. The center side plate forms a row guide for guiding the blades of the cutter between adjacent rows of carpet tufts. The row guide may include a region having continuous notches, which tend to move the carpet tufts out of the path of the blades to avoid shearing them.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: Crain Cutter Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Darwin D. Spencer, Jr., Tan Dinh Nguyen, Gregory Joseph Chambers
  • Patent number: 10315319
    Abstract: The invention discloses isostatic-pressing (IP) applied to polymer (e.g., PTFE) coated razor blade edges to produce thin, dense, and uniform blade edges which in turn exhibit low initial cutting forces correlating with a more comfortable shaves. The isostatic press utilized may be a hot isostatic press (HIP) or cold isostatic press (CIP) or any other isostatic press process. The HIP conditions may include an environment of elevated temperatures and pressures in an inert atmosphere. The HIP conditions may be applied to non-sintered coatings or sintered coatings or before or after a FLUTEC® process is applied to coatings. CIP conditions may include room temperature and elevated pressure. The polymeric material may be a fluoropolymer or a non-fluoropolymer material or any composite thereof. It may be deposited initially by any method, including but not limited to, dipping, spin coating, sputtering, or thermal Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: The Gillette Company LLC
    Inventors: Xiandong Wang, Neville Sonnenberg
  • Patent number: 10315320
    Abstract: This electric shaver has outer blades, inner blades, an inner-blade joint component, and skin-entry prevention parts. The outer blades have outer-blade holes. The inner blades have main inner-blade walls, multiple blade pieces, inner-blade holes, and internal inner-blade spaces. The inner blades move back and forth relative to the outer blades so as to cut hair that has entered through the outer-blade holes. The main inner-blade walls are connected to the inner-blade joint component. The internal inner-blade spaces are bounded by the main inner-blade walls and the multiple blade pieces. The skin-entry prevention parts are located inside the internal inner-blade spaces, at positions that correspond to the inner-blade holes, and are structured so as to contact skin that has entered the internal inner-blade spaces via the inter-blade holes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kenji Narita, Shigeru Tatsuta, Shigetoshi Sakon, Satoshi Nakayama
  • Patent number: 10315321
    Abstract: A clipper holder, for electrical hair clippers, includes an upper enclosure with a major arc element having a diameter to accommodate the clipper. Left and right portions of the major arc element terminate in opposing blunt ends. The space between the opposing ends is wide enough to allow passage of the clipper's cord. A lower enclosure has a smaller major arc element that is coplanar and coaxial with the upper enclosure. The smaller major arc element can accommodate the clipper's cord. Left and right portions of the smaller major arc element are contiguous with curvilinear portions that extend forward, curving upward toward the opposing blunt ends, finishing as vertical extensions with blunt tips. The vertical extensions prevent forward movement of an enclosed clipper. The smaller major arc element prevents movement anywhere else but up. An angled connecting rear rod supports the enclosures and is attached to a mounting plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Inventor: Harvey L Frierson
  • Patent number: 10315322
    Abstract: A back shaver handle has a generally s-shaped elongated member. A grip has a finger surface located on the inner side. A blade attachment at a blade end is located on the inner side. A body leverage surface is located on an outer side of the elongated member near a midway between the grip and the blade end configured to press a body leverage surface against a user's forearm when a finger surface and grip are respectively gripped by fingers and hand with thumb facing away from the blade end of a same arm of the user and the s-shaped elongated member is reaching the blade end under an armpit of the same arm of the user to leverage the blade attachment located on the inner side of the elongated member towards a torso backside of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: Dryfhout Properties, LLC
    Inventor: Matthew James Dryfhout
  • Patent number: 10315323
    Abstract: A razor cartridge including a guard at a front portion of the cartridge, a cap at a back portion of the cartridge, at least one blade positioned between the guard and the cap, a top surface and an opposing bottom surface, and a lubricating member positioned in the cartridge at the top surface. The lubricating member has a visible surface with a visible surface area. The visible surface includes a printed lubrication control structure on the visible surface of the lubricating member. The printed lubrication control structure is formed from a UV curable ink and covers a portion of the visible surface area creating a covered portion and an open portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: The Gillette Company LLC
    Inventors: Andrew Charles Nicholas, Jeffrey Richard Holley, Matthew Richard Allen, Marco Fontecchio, Shawn Justin Goldstein
  • Patent number: 10315324
    Abstract: A razor handle includes an elongated body extending in a longitudinal direction. The elongated body has an upper surface and a lower surface. The upper surface and the lower surface define an outer surface of the elongated body. The upper surface and the lower surface include at least one hole. The at least one hole extends between the upper surface and the lower surface to define at least one through-hole. The at least one through-hole includes at least one insert. The at least one insert is partially encapsulated within the at least one through-hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: BIC VIOLEX SA
    Inventors: Spiros Gratsias, Ioannis Psimadas, Georgios Georgakis, Efstratios Christofidellis
  • Patent number: 10315325
    Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods in which a utility knife includes a hook-type cutter, and at least one of a blade tip cap and a blade cover that is movable relative to a blade or blade cartridge. Contemplated blade tip caps can be fixedly, removably or movably attached to the blade or other portion of a utility knife cartridge. Contemplated blade covers can move from a blade covering configuration to a blade exposing configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: Spellbound Development Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Earl J. Votolato, David Andrew Sharbaugh, Frank Matthew Howa, Ryan Burkes
  • Patent number: 10315326
    Abstract: A cold cuts cutting machine for cutting food, such as sausage, cheese or meat, for example, into slices, in particular for simultaneously slicing at least two pieces of stick-shaped food by means of a cutting blade. A minimization or a cancellation, respectively, of adhesive and frictional forces or the production of a noncutting pass, respectively, is to be make possible thereby and the supply of the food, which is to be sliced, is to be improved further. The cold cuts cutting machine includes a lower and an upper traction belt, between which the product bar can be guided such that the lower traction belt can carry out a relative movement, which is substantially vertical to the conveying direction of the product bar, with respect to a cutting latch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: Multivac Sepp Haggenmüller SE & Co. KG
    Inventors: Mark Dennis Achenbach, Stefan Fritz
  • Patent number: 10315327
    Abstract: A saw device for split sawing of elongated timber elements has at least two upright post elements horizontally spaced from each other, each of which in a lower portion is adapted to support the saw device. An elongated, lying guide beam is supported in the upper portions of the post elements and is adapted to displaceably carry a saw assembly along the longitudinal extent of the guide beam. Each of at least two lying timber carriers projects perpendicular from and are displaceable in height along a respective post element. Each of the timber carriers is formed as a console beam which is upwards and downwards displaceable and unturnably connected with the respective post element, and is displaceable by a rotatable threaded rod which is rotatably beared in the post element, extends in its height and engages a threaded hole in the rear portion of the timber carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Inventor: Mattias Byström
  • Patent number: 10315328
    Abstract: A centrifugal water pump system provided to a chainsaw comprises a water pump head with a suction pipe and a discharge pipe, a coupling device configured to operably connect the chainsaw bar to the water pump head, and chainsaw accessories including stabilizer spikes, and a throttle control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: Trigger Point Innovations, LLC
    Inventors: Blake Catlin Lindsay, Dillon Michael Glover
  • Patent number: 10315329
    Abstract: Fences for use in table saws are disclosed. One embodiment may include an actuator, handle or lever to lock and unlock the fence from the table, where the actuator, handle or lever is positioned substantially above the tabletop and substantially within the perimeter of the table (including any rail associated with the table). Another embodiment may include an actuator, handle or lever to lock and unlock the fence from the table, where the actuator, handle or lever is positioned along a top surface of the fence and configured so that the fence unclamps from the saw when the actuator, handle or lever is pressed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: SawStop Holding LLC
    Inventors: Jeremy J. Burke, John P. Nenadic, J. David Fulmer, Stephen F. Gass
  • Patent number: 10315330
    Abstract: A treated cellulosic material comprising a cellulosic material having a porous structure defining a plurality of pores, at least a portion of the pores containing a treating agent comprising a polymer comprising a modified cellulose polymer; and a modifying agent comprising a hydrophobic amine, a metal ion, or a quat. The present disclosure further describes a method for preparing a treated cellulosic material comprising (a) providing a cellulosic material; (b) a first treatment protocol comprising impregnating the cellulosic material with a dispersion comprising a polymer, the polymer comprising a modified cellulose polymer; and (c) a second treatment protocol comprising impregnating the cellulosic material with a modifying agent, the modifying agent comprising a hydrophobic amine, a metal ion, or a quat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Stephen W. King, Xue Chen, David L. Malotky
  • Patent number: 10315331
    Abstract: Thermo treatment process for wood comprising the following steps: a. Placing the wood batch to be treated in a treatment chamber; b. Exchanging the atmosphere inside the treatment chamber by evacuating the air, replacing the evacuated air by an inert gas atmosphere in gas form, at 8 to 12 bar pressure; c. Heating the inert gas atmosphere up to 165 to 175° C., d. increasing the pressure in the inert gas atmosphere to 14-16 bar; e. maintaining the temperature in step c. and the pressure in step d. for from 90 to 150 minutes; f. cooling the inert gas atmosphere to a temperature of 20 to 35° C. g. retrieving the treated wood batch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: WTT Holding ApS
    Inventor: Peter Klaas
  • Patent number: 10315332
    Abstract: Techniques and products are described for coloring acetylated wood products. An acetylated wood product can be impregnated by a coloring medium within a chamber and the colorant or colorants contained within the coloring medium can be fixed to the acetylated wood product by the application of heat or by application of radio frequency radiation to color any external surface or interior region of the acetylated wood product which has been impregnated by the coloring medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: ELECTRONICS FOR IMAGING, INC.
    Inventor: David J. Williams
  • Patent number: 10315333
    Abstract: The interior or core of a toasted wine barrel is milled along the longitudinal grain to varied depths to increase the surface area of the core available to the wine and to present a gradient of the toast surface. The core is milled with a V-shaped corrugated pattern to create a reusable (potentially value-added) barrel. A box-shaped pattern milled into the core doubles the toast surface to expedite oak-wine interaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Inventor: Jeremy Smith
  • Patent number: 10315334
    Abstract: Provided is a system and method of making a door having first and second door skins and an internal frame. The top and bottom surfaces of the frame are coated with an adhesive and the frame is placed on a first door skin. The second door skin is then placed on the opposite surface of the frame. The assembled components are then pressed to bond the first and second door skins to the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: Masonite Corporation
    Inventors: Bei-Hong Liang, Michael MacDonald, Geoffrey Hardwick, Robert Ritchie, George Cucchi, Bruce Fedio
  • Patent number: 10315335
    Abstract: A method of preparing and rapidly curing a composite material having a thin cross section. The composite material includes a mixture of solid particles, at least some of which are a material that reacts with CO2, such as a silicate, for example Wollastonite. The green material is prepared by mixing the solid components with a liquid such as water to form a slurry, and forming green bodies by placing the slurry in forms. The green bodies are reacted with CO2 to form cured composite materials having thin sections, in the range of 10 to 15 mm. Curing in periods of 6 hours has been demonstrated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: Solidia Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Xudong Hu, Deepak Ravikumar, Devin Patten
  • Patent number: 10315336
    Abstract: A drill bit includes a tool body having a main body in the form of a cylinder. A chip removing structure is provided on the main body. The tool body has a distal end provided with a clamping slot and a cutter inlaid in the clamping slot. The cutter has at least two blade portions arranged circumferentially on the distal end of the tool body and extending radially relative to the tool body. Each of the blade portions has a front side along the drill bit's rotating direction and a back side against the rotating direction. The clamping slot covers the back side of one blade portion by an area larger than that used to cover the front side of the same blade portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignees: Bosch Power Tools (China) Co., LTD., Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Long Zhou, Tieyan Zhang, Bin Hong, Massimo Anghileri
  • Patent number: 10315337
    Abstract: Methods for controlling the surface profiles of wafers sliced from an ingot with a wire saw include measuring an amount of displacement of a sidewall of a frame of the wire saw. The sidewall is connected to a bearing of a wire guide supporting a wire web in the wire saw. The measured amount of displacement of the sidewall is stored as displacement data. Based on the stored data, a pressure profile for adjusting a position of the sidewall is determined by a computing device. Pressure is applied to the sidewall using a displacement device according to the determined pressure profile to control the position of the sidewall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: GlobalWafers Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Peter D. Albrecht, Carlo Zavattari, Sumeet S. Bhagavat, Vandan Tanna, Uwe Hermes
  • Patent number: 10315338
    Abstract: A foldable water tray used in a tile cutter includes a water tank having a water chamber, a first tray movable in and out of the water chamber of the water tank between an application position and a storage position, and a second tray pivotally connected to the first tray and biasable relative to the first tray between an extended position where the second tray defines with the first tray a predetermined contained angle and a collapsed position where the second tray covers the first tray and can be moved with the first tray between the application position and the storage position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: Rexon Industrial Corp., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chun Ti Wung
  • Patent number: 10315339
    Abstract: The invention provides for a set of molding elements (4, 5) adapted to be attached in a mold for molding tires, each molding element being able to mold a cut in a tire tread, wherein the set of molding elements comprises complex shaped molding elements, each molding element being able to connect to another molding element from the set of molding elements along a generally straight interface (54) defined between connecting molding elements The invention also provides for a mold for molding tires, said mold comprising a set of molding elements as described above attached to a main cast aluminum body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: Compagnie Generale des Etablissements Michelin
    Inventors: Brian William Jenkins, Lazar Constantin
  • Patent number: 10315340
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for generating a mold. In one embodiment, a method includes: determining, by a processor, a fiber orientation for a plurality of points in a part; determining, by the processor, a distortion value based on the fiber orientations; and generating, by the processor, mold dimensions based on the distortion values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Peter H. Foss, Jorge F. Arinez
  • Patent number: 10315341
    Abstract: Systems are disclosed for curing composite parts within a container, wherein a pressurized environment may be created via a body of water. Disclosed systems may include the container, a heating system, and a mechanism for raising and/or lowering the container within the body of water. The container may include one or more rigid walls, one or more non-rigid walls, and/or one or more port holes extending through one or more of the rigid walls and/or non-rigid walls. Methods of curing composite parts using such systems are also disclosed. Methods may include providing a container having a cavity configured to receive a composite part, thermally coupling a heating system to the container, inserting the composite part into the cavity, submerging the container under a depth of external liquid, flowing a volume of fluid into the cavity, heating the volume of fluid, thereby curing the composite part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventor: Keith Daniel Humfeld
  • Patent number: 10315342
    Abstract: A method for the production of a molded part made of plastic by rotational molding includes providing an insert element made of at least one of an absorbent and saturable material in a rotational melt mold. The rotational melt mold has at least one of a constriction and a wall that projects, in an area of an inner radius, into an interior of the rotational melt mold. A plastic precursor of the plastic intended for the plastic molded part is provided in the rotational melt mold. The plastic precursor is present as a melt in the rotational melt mold. The rotational melt mold is rotated so that the melt polymerizes and is simultaneously shaped, so that part of the melt is picked up by the insert element, and so that a wall thickness of the molded part in a finished form is increased in an area where the insert element is arranged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: ELKAMET KUNSTSTOFFTECHNIK GMBH
    Inventor: Marco Emrich
  • Patent number: 10315343
    Abstract: A manufacturing method for a molded article of a fiber-reinforced composite material obtains a molded article of a fiber-reinforced composite material having a three-dimensional shape by: preparing a sheet-shaped prepreg containing reinforcing fibers and a matrix resin composition; preliminarily shaping the prepreg to produce a plurality of partial preforms having shapes obtained by dividing the shape of the molded article; producing a first partial preform group and a second partial preform group, which have the shape of the molded article, by combining the plurality of partial preforms so that the ends thereof in the direction perpendicular to the thickness direction do not overlap in the thickness direction; producing a preform by bringing the first and second partial preform groups into close contact with each other in the thickness direction; and compression molding the preform using a molding die.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mitsuru Kutsuwada, Kouichi Akiyama, Yoshihide Kakimoto, Kazuhisa Ikeda
  • Patent number: 10315344
    Abstract: The present invention provides an imprint apparatus which forms a pattern in an imprint material on a substrate by using a mold, the apparatus including a tilt unit configured to tilt the mold and the substrate relatively, a detection unit configured to detect an interference pattern between light reflected by the mold and light reflected by the substrate, and a control unit configured to control, based on the interference pattern detected by the detection unit in a state in which the mold and the imprint material on the substrate are in contact with each other, the tilt unit to reduce relative tilts between the mold and the substrate in the state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masayoshi Fujimoto, Takuro Yamazaki, Tomomi Funayoshi, Hiromitsu Yamaguchi
  • Patent number: 10315345
    Abstract: A method for the manufacture of a component for a motor-vehicle interior with an associated film in which an electronic circuit is integrated with at least one proximity sensor includes the step of thermoforming the film on a mold element and the step of injection of plastic material in a mold cavity in such a way as to obtain a component for interior of motor-vehicle comprising a body of substantially transparent plastic material associated to the film. The component includes one or more proximity sensors for activating a functional component of the motor-vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: C.R.F. SOCIETA CONSORTILE PER AZIONI
    Inventors: Luca Belforte, Nello Li Pira
  • Patent number: 10315346
    Abstract: An injection molding machine includes a sub injection device configured to inject molten resin into a mold of a clamping device along a direction perpendicular to an opening/closing direction of the mold, a sub machine base configured to support the sub injection device, and a coupling unit provided on a main machine base configured to support a main injection device and the clamping device and couple the main machine base and the sub machine base together. The coupling unit includes a base provided on the main machine base, two fixed blocks fixed to the base, a guide bar bridged in parallel to the opening/closing direction of the mold by the two fixed blocks, and a movable block slidably fitted onto the guide bar. The movable block is connected to the sub machine base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: FANUC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Keisuke Sugahara
  • Patent number: 10315347
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an injection molding apparatus with a spherical rotor. The injection molding apparatus includes an injection oil cylinder, an injection base frame, a motor, a transmission mechanism, bases, radial thrust bearings, a hopper, a machine barrel, an electric heater, a moving oil cylinder, a gear and a plunger. The apparatus further includes a plasticizing rotor and the plasticizing rotor includes a hemispherical rotor and a cylinder integrated with the hemispherical rotor. Continuous external thread grooves are provided on the hemispherical rotor. The machine barrel includes a hemispherical plasticizing cavity and an injection barrel. The hemispherical rotor is located in the hemispherical plasticizing cavity and is rotatable. The hopper is installed on the plasticizing cavity. The apparatus with the spherical rotor has the advantages of strong plasticizing, pulverizing and extruding ability, good quality of molded products and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: Shunde Polytechnic
    Inventors: Xuefeng Chen, Mingxia Tu, Yansheng Xu
  • Patent number: 10315348
    Abstract: A cooking apparatus used for filling and decorating of foods, comprising in some embodiments a one-piece, funnel-shaped bag with a soft side wall, having an open first end at the “top” through which food material and coloring agents can be inserted into the bag and a closed second end at the “bottom” end of the funnel, with an integral, malleable, conical shaped, discharge orifice. The orifice may have serrations or ridges extending inwardly from the internal wall of the orifice, running longitudinally or parallel to the cone axis. The orifice may be initially closed or manufactured with a small opening. The orifice may be made of a material capable of being cut to yield an exit opening. The inwardly extending serrations that remain after a cut may insure that the material is “treated” as it is expelled from the bag through the orifice to yield a ribbon candy design.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Inventors: Brenda Marie Grimes, Charles Wilson Grimes
  • Patent number: 10315349
    Abstract: A sealing assembly for a vehicle comprises a sealing body extruded from an elastomeric material formed from an ethylene propylene diene monomer and having a base and first and second legs spaced from one another extending from the base. The base and the legs define an interior surface and a first channel for receiving a panel, and further define an exterior surface opposite the interior surface. The sealing body defines an overmold region opposite the first channel extending along a portion of the exterior surface of the sealing body. The sealing assembly further comprises a bonding layer of a first thermoplastic vulcanizate co-extruded onto the overmold region of the sealing body, and a molded layer of a second thermoplastic vulcanizate molded onto the bonding layer with the molded layer defining a second channel for receiving a fixed window of the vehicle. Also disclosed is a method for manufacturing a sealing assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: Henniges Automotive Sealing Systems North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert M. B. Krueger, Christian Heintz, Dirk Cholewa
  • Patent number: 10315350
    Abstract: The invention relates to a stretch rod for the form-and-fill head of a machine for forming and filling of containers produced from preforms. The object of the invention is to devise a stretch rod of this type which can be cleaned and/or disinfected without being disassembled and without any other intervention. According to the invention, the object is achieved by a stretch rod (5) for the form-and-fill head (3) of a machine for forming and filling (molding and filling) of containers produced from preforms (2), which rod comprises a drive unit for axially moving said stretch rod (5). At least the part (6) of the drive unit which is connected to the stretch rod (5) is arranged in a drive chamber (11) which is sealed off from the regions of the form-and-fill head (3) which come into contact with the filling material (the material with which the container is being filled). The inventive stretch rod is characterized in that the sealing action is achieved by a seal (12) which surrounds the stretch rod (5).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: KHS Corpoplast, GmbH
    Inventors: Ludwig Clüsserath, Michael Linke, Michael Litzenberg, Rolf Baumgarte, Gerhard Klöpper, Niels Meyer
  • Patent number: 10315351
    Abstract: An apparatus and method improves the production efficiency of crystallizer bottleneck cooling. The apparatus includes a cooling turntable, a plurality of cooling head assemblies, a cam plate of preform insertion, a cam plate of preform lifting and a cam plate of preform release, a protective sleeve on a crystallization chain. The preform is set in a protective sleeve with the preform neck exposed at the protective sleeve, and the cooling head assemblies are mounted on the cooling turntable and set at the top of the protective sleeve. The cooling head assembly includes a upper mounting plate and a lower mounting plate, a cooling shaft body, a guide shaft. The upper mounting plate is provided with an upper roller, the lower mounting plate is provided with a lower roller. The cam plate of preform insertion, cam plate of preform lifting and cam plate of preform release are mounted on the rotating path of the cooling head assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: GUANGZHOU TECH-LONG PACKAGING MACHINERY CO., LTD
    Inventors: Zhigang Wu, Wei Zhang, Huanlan Fan, Jisheng Chen, Yi Luo
  • Patent number: 10315352
    Abstract: The invention relates to devices and to methods for transporting preforms in the region of a blow-molding machine, in particular a sorting device (10) for transporting preforms (20) composed of a thermoplastic material in the region of a blow-molding machine for the blow-molding of containers, comprising a transportation wheel (12), which has a plurality of accommodating recesses (18) for accommodating and conveying the preforms (20), which accommodating recesses are arranged on the circumference of the transportation wheel in such a way that the accommodating recesses are distributed in the circumferential direction, a guide collar (16), which extends circumferentially around the transportation wheel (12) in some regions in such a way that the guide collar is radially spaced apart from the transportation wheel, wherein the preforms (20) are transported in suspension between the transportation wheel (12) and the guide collar (16) in the region of the sorting device (10), and a selection unit for selectively r
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignees: KHS Corpoplast GmbH, KHS GmbH
    Inventors: Rolf Baumgarte, Michael Linke, Frank Lewin, Dirk Schenk
  • Patent number: 10315353
    Abstract: A system includes a heating system, a forming system, a conveyor system, and a plurality of thermoforming assemblies for supporting a dental mold and a thermoforming material. The heating system includes a first heater to heat the thermoforming material when proximate the first heater, a second heater configured to heat the thermoforming material when proximate the second heater, and a temperature sensor to detect a temperature of the thermoforming material when the thermoforming material is proximate either of the first heater and the second heater. The forming system includes an actuator and a pressure system to compress the heated thermoforming material to the dental mold. The conveyor system moves the plurality of thermoforming assemblies in a stepwise movement sequence from a loading area to the heating system, from the heating system to the forming system, and from the forming system to an unloading area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: SmileDirectClub LLC
    Inventors: Clete Culp, Christopher Yancey, John Dargis, Mark French, Daniel Pfeffer, Steve Cicurel
  • Patent number: 10315354
    Abstract: An imprint apparatus includes a nozzle including a discharge outlet which discharges imprint material onto the substrate, a supply unit configured to supply a gas which accelerates filling of a pattern of a mold with the imprint material, and a gas unit provided with the nozzle. The gas unit performs gas supply or exhaust with respect to a second space around a first space between the nozzle and a portion of the substrate which faces the nozzle and is conveyed under the nozzle in order to suppress the gas from flowing into the first space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hideki Matsumoto, Tomonobu Saku
  • Patent number: 10315355
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for the additive manufacturing of three-dimensional objects are disclosed. Two or more materials are extruded simultaneously as a composite, with at least one material in liquid form and at least one material in a solid continuous strand completely encased within the liquid material. A means of curing the liquid material after extrusion hardens the composite. A part is constructed using a series of extruded composite paths. The strand material within the composite contains specific chemical, mechanical, or electrical characteristics that instill the object with enhanced capabilities not possible with only one material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: CC3D LLC
    Inventor: Kenneth Tyler
  • Patent number: 10315356
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for the additive manufacturing of three-dimensional objects are disclosed. Two or more materials are extruded simultaneously as a composite, with at least one material in liquid form and at least one material in a solid continuous strand completely encased within the liquid material. A means of curing the liquid material after extrusion hardens the composite. A part is constructed using a series of extruded composite paths. The strand material within the composite contains specific chemical, mechanical, or electrical characteristics that instill the object with enhanced capabilities not possible with only one material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: CC3D LLC
    Inventor: Kenneth Tyler
  • Patent number: 10315357
    Abstract: A method of producing a monolithic body from a porous matrix includes using low temperature solidification in an additive manufacturing process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY
    Inventor: Richard E. Riman