Patents Issued in July 25, 2019
  • Publication number: 20190224869
    Abstract: A shaving appliance includes: (a) a handle and a shaving head cartridge connected to the handle; (b) motion, orientation, and/or pressure sensors associated with the handle and/or the shaving head cartridge; (c) a cartridge replacement sensor/circuit; (d) a sensor circuit connected via a data connection to receive sensor signals from the motion, orientation and/or pressure sensors, to receive a new cartridge event signal from the cartridge replacement sensor/circuit, and to generate cumulative shave event information from the sensor signals upon receiving a new cartridge event signal; and (e) a notification circuit communicating cumulative shave event information to a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2018
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Applicant: The Gillette Company LLC
    Inventors: Susan Clare Robinson, Balasundram Periasamy Amavasai, Matthew Lloyd Barker, Kate Budds, Ian Anthony Good, Robert Hinkle, Faiz Feisal Sherman, Nigel Weston
  • Publication number: 20190224870
    Abstract: A shaving appliance includes: a handle and a shaving head connected to the handle; a plurality of sensors provided in the shaving head and/or handle; a sensor circuit connected via a data connection to receive sensor signals from the plurality of sensors and to generate shave stroke direction information from the sensor signals; and a notification circuit determining relative shave stroke direction information for a user from the shave stroke direction information and from hair growth direction information electronically stored with respect to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2018
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Applicant: The Gillette Company LLC
    Inventors: Susan Clare Robinson, Balasundram Periasamy Amavasai, Matthew Lloyd Barker, Kate Budds, Ian Anthony Good, Robert Hinkle, Faiz Feisal Sherman, Nigel Weston
  • Publication number: 20190224871
    Abstract: A personal appliance. The personal appliance includes a handle having an implement connecting structure. An implement is connected to the implement connecting structure. An implement displacement sensor is associated with the handle. The implement displacement sensor measures a displacement of the implement relative to a fixed position of the handle. A power source, an acceleration sensor and an angular velocity sensor are associated with the handle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2019
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Inventors: Balasundram Periasamy Amavasai, Ian Anthony Good, Faiz Feisal Sherman
  • Publication number: 20190224872
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a razor having a coupling structure of a razor blade cartridge and a handle, including a razor blade cartridge including at least one razor blade, a blade housing in which the at least one razor blade is accommodated, a cartridge frame coupled to the blade housing and configured to secure the at least one razor blade to the blade housing; and a handle coupled to a rear of the razor blade cartridge, wherein a first hook is formed at a rear of the blade housing; a second hook is formed at a rear of the cartridge frame; and the handle is configured to be engaged with the first hook and the second hook such that the handle is coupled to the rear of the razor blade cartridge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2016
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Applicant: DORCO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sang Ho HAN, Hyo Sun AHN
  • Publication number: 20190224873
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a razor which is easy to wash and includes a through-hole connected to a cartridge via a handle, the razor including a razor blade cartridge including at least one razor blade, and a handle coupled to a rear of the razor blade cartridge, wherein the handle is shaped to comprise a through-hole which extends along at least a portion of a profile of the handle, and the through-hole includes a first open area formed to face the rear of the razor blade cartridge and a second open area which is opposite the first open area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2016
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Applicant: DORCO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sang Ho HAN, Hyo Sun AHN
  • Publication number: 20190224874
    Abstract: A pivotal bi-directional shave cartridge configured to shave a skin surface in a first and a second opposite direction is provided. The shave cartridge includes a housing, a first blade group, a second blade group, and a guard bar disposed between the two blade groups. The first blade group includes at least a first razor blade having a cutting edge. The second blade group includes at least a first razor blade having a cutting edge. A lengthwise extending center plane is disposed equidistant between the cutting edge of the first razor blade of the first blade group and the cutting edge of the first razor blade of the second blade group. The center plane is perpendicular to a reference plane that is tangential to the cutting edge of the first razor blade of the first blade group and the cutting edge of the first razor blade of the second blade group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2017
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Inventors: Alan Blatter, Samantha Cabrera
  • Publication number: 20190224875
    Abstract: A safety knife device includes a knife blade having a working end portion and a securing portion opposite the working end portion; and a knife handle having, a handle first end coupled to the securing portion of the knife blade, and a handle second end to receive a finger protecting article. The handle second end comprises a seating portion that is tapered to geometrically provide for the seating portion of the handle second end to nest at least partially within an opening of the finger protecting article such that an external surface of the finger protecting article lies substantially co-planar to the un-tapered, non-nested portion of the handle second end when received by the seating portion of the handle second end. The knife handle and the finger protecting article may also include integrated magnets of opposite polarity or a detent mechanism to facilitate coupling and securing the finger protecting article to the handle second end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2018
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Inventor: Eliezer D. Rodal
  • Publication number: 20190224876
    Abstract: A pizza cutting guide comprising a base having first and second planar surfaces, a peripheral edge, at least one circular centering guide, and a plurality of self-centering cutting grooves formed a planar surface that intersect to subdivide the surface into a plurality of equally spaced pie-shaped segments to center and guide the movement of a cutting utensil in cutting the pizza, wherein at least one centering guide is disposed inwardly from said peripheral edge, and facilitates the placement of the pizza in the center; wherein the cutting grooves radiate from a center point and have terminal ends and middle portions, wherein the middle portions transition to flared openings at the terminal ends and a uniform width and depth in the middle portion between the flared opening and the center point, and has a V-shaped cross section; wherein each of said cutting grooves transition to its deepest and widest points at said peripheral edge; and maintain a consistent ratio of depth to width along the entire length of
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2019
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Inventor: Greg Getzinger
  • Publication number: 20190224877
    Abstract: A hand guard for rotational slicing type food cutting device is disclosed, which comprises a top cover having a plurality of first baffles having clamping hooks arranged thereon arranged at its bottom circumferentially; a top cover frame having a through hole arranged at its top for allowing the top cover to be inserted; a bottom cover having a nail-shaped object arranged at its bottom and third baffles which are provided with holes to fit the clamping hooks on the first baffles arranged at its top circumferentially; and a spring located between the top cover and the bottom cover. The hand guard can operate in cooperation with the cutting device to enable a user to complete a wrist return action without loosening, thereby preventing deviation between a vegetable-fruit rotation shaft and an axis of the food cutting device, and breakage of food shreds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2016
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Inventor: Yan Kwong Wong
  • Publication number: 20190224878
    Abstract: An apparatus for perforating a panel of material comprising a driver assembly; a perforation assembly comprising a cutting edge for cutting the panel of material; an impacting surface moveable with respect to the cutting edge; and, means for holding the panel of material in a material plane between the cutting edge and the impacting surface, wherein the driver assembly is arranged to drive the cutting edge through the material plane into the impacting surface to cut the panel of material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2017
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Inventors: Takashi Yamaguchi, Bal Choda
  • Publication number: 20190224879
    Abstract: A hand-held knockout punch driver includes a housing, a motor, a drive assembly with an output member movable relative to the housing, and a head unit removably coupled to the housing. The head unit includes a body, an input member movable relative to the body, and a draw rod to which a punch or a die is attachable. The draw rod is configured to move axially relative to the body in response to movement of the input member relative to the body. The knockout punch driver also includes a quick-release mechanism to removably couple the body to the housing. The output member is configured to engage the input member such that the input member moves relative to the body in response to movement of the output member relative to the housing, and the body engages the quick release mechanism separately from engagement between the output member and the input member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2019
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Inventors: James O. Myrhum, JR., Troy C. Thorson, Koon For Chung
  • Publication number: 20190224880
    Abstract: Embodiments herein describe presets for saw chains comprised of one or more rivets that are coupled to a tiestrap. Each rivet may further comprise a central flange and a hub protruding from opposed sides from the flange. In some embodiments, the hub may be non-concentric from the flange, and the flange may be non-circular, such as ovoid or cam-shaped. In some embodiments, various portions of the flange, rivet, and tiestrap may be selectively hardened to various degrees of hardness, depending upon their location and usage. In some embodiments, the rivets may be prevented from rotating with respect to the tiestrap using a brazing process, and may be configured to facilitate such processes. Other embodiments may employ a non-circular hub. Still other embodiments may use a low-temperature process for soldering that does not affect the hardness of the tiestrap or rivet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2019
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Inventors: Christopher D. Seigneur, Michael D. Harfst, Evan Pickett, James Matthew Cunnington
  • Publication number: 20190224881
    Abstract: A process for manufacturing wall elements from nailable and/or stapleable materials, in which a wall element frame is positioned on a horizontal worktable. Wall panels are placed on the frame and the wall panels are fastened to the frame by nails and/or staples, which are driven by a compressed air setting device. A mobile robot—in particular an autonomous mobile robot—has a compressed air setting device and/or at least one milling unit and is movable on the surface formed by the wall panels. The robot motion is automatically controlled along the surface formed by the wall panels. At predetermined positions, the milling unit and/or the compressed air setting device is actuated to process the wall panels and/or to fasten them to the wall element frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2019
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Inventor: Stefan SIEMERS
  • Publication number: 20190224882
    Abstract: Load generation device (15) for a powder module (3, 4) of an apparatus (1) for additively manufacturing three-dimensional objects, which powder module (3, 4) comprises a carrying device (11) with at least one moveable carrying element (13) with a drive device (12) adapted to drive the carrying element (13), wherein the load generation device (15) is separably connected or connectable with the powder module (3, 4) or the apparatus (1), in particular inside a process chamber (10) of the apparatus (1), wherein at least one load generation unit (18) is adapted to apply a force on the carrying element (13), wherein at least one force component is applied in the movement direction or against the movement direction of the carrying element (13).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2019
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Applicant: CONCEPT LASER GMBH
    Inventors: Tobias FISCHER, Sven DILZER
  • Publication number: 20190224883
    Abstract: Molding unit for the production of sanitary wares, comprising at least one support frame, at least one first portion and one second portion associated with the frame, bearing respectively at least one first molding component and one second molding component selectively connectable to each other, so as to define at least one molding cavity adapted to receive the casting of at least one pressurized fluid mixture which, once solidified, forms at least one sanitary ware. The first portion and the second portion are connected to the frame in the hanging configuration and are able to be selectively and mutually approachable in a closed configuration, so as to bring into mutual contact the molds to define the molding cavity, and mutually movable away from each other in an open configuration to allow the removal of the sanitary ware once formed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2017
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Applicant: SITI-B&T GROUP S.P.A.
    Inventor: Marra Elio Cristoforo
  • Publication number: 20190224884
    Abstract: A pre-stressed cast concrete structure comprises embedded fibrous reinforcing tendons in tension. The fibrous reinforcing tendons each comprises a plurality of continuous non-metallic fibers extending substantially the entire length of the tendon. A system for pre-stressing a cast concrete structure includes a mold for containing concrete, fibrous reinforcing tendons, chuck assemblies associated with the reinforcing tendons and a tensioning mechanism. When cured, the concrete rigidly surrounds the reinforcing tendons such that the reinforcing tendons are maintained in tension. The chuck assemblies have a plurality of jaws that contact the reinforcing tendons in a manner to resist damage to the fibers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2019
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Inventors: Jack DeWayne Rigsby II, Gerardo Ayala, Anthony Cellucci
  • Publication number: 20190224885
    Abstract: Said preform (3) defining two parts (21, 23) and comprising: a first group (C1) of layers of warp yarns, which is external in the first part, a second group (C2) of layers of warp yarns immediately beneath said first group, and a first group (T1) of layers of weft yarns which is external in the first part. Furthermore, the first group of layers of warp yarns is absent in the second part and the first group of layers of weft yarns (19) extends into the second part, the first group of layers of weft yarns being external in the second part. The yarns of the first weft group have a lower yarn count than the yarns of the second weft group; and/or the yarns of the first warp group have a lower yarn count than the yarns of the second warp group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2017
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Inventors: Jean Vincent RISICATO, Patrick VARANIAC
  • Publication number: 20190224886
    Abstract: A method for separating plastic and cellulose from post-consumer absorbent sanitary products, comprising: sterilizing successive batches of post-consumer absorbent sanitary products in at least one rotary autoclave, shredding the sterilized absorbent sanitary products and obtaining sterilized and shredded material containing plastic and cellulose, drying the sterilized and shredded material containing plastic and cellulose, and separating cellulose from plastic from said sterilized, shredded and dried material in at least one centrifugal separator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2017
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Inventors: Marcello SOMMA, Giorgio VACCARO, Giuseppe LANDOLFO
  • Publication number: 20190224887
    Abstract: A manifold for resin application, infusion, and/or injection is provided. The manifold comprises at least one inlet and a plurality of outlets. At least one outlet of the manifold comprises a valve that is operable to selectively dispense or terminate a flow of a resin from the outlet, and wherein the resin is supplied through the at least one inlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2019
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Inventor: Charles Allan Jones
  • Publication number: 20190224888
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and device for manufacturing artificial marble. According to the present invention, artificial marble having a stripe pattern similar to that of natural stone, such as striato, may be provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2018
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Inventors: Jung Min Lim, Jake Ha, Thae Hoon An, Jin Seok Kwak
  • Publication number: 20190224889
    Abstract: Anisotropic conductive film produced that a light-transmitting transfer die having openings with conductive particles disposed therein is prepared, and photopolymerizable insulating resin squeezed into openings to transfer conductive particles onto the surface of the photopolymerizable insulating resin layer, first connection layer is formed which has a structure in which conductive particles are arranged in a single layer in a plane direction of photopolymerizable insulating resin layer and the thickness of photopolymerizable insulating resin layer in central regions between adjacent ones of the conductive particles is smaller than thickness of photopolymerizable insulating resin layer in regions in proximity to conductive particles; first connection layer is irradiated with ultraviolet rays through light-transmitting transfer die; release film is removed from first connection layer; second connection layer is formed on the surface of first connection layer opposite to light-transmitting transfer die; and th
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2019
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Applicant: DEXERIALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Seiichiro SHINOHARA, Yasushi AKUTSU
  • Publication number: 20190224890
    Abstract: A molding die includes a resistance heating element included in a surface portion of the molding die and configured to heat a molding surface by generating heat, and a heat insulator provided further inside the molding die than the resistance heating element and configured to restrain the heat of the surface portion of the molding die from being transmitted to an inside of the molding die. The surface portion of the molding die includes the molding surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2018
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Yoshihiro IWANO
  • Publication number: 20190224891
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a foam molded body which can allow the foam resin sheet to follow the shape of the cavity of the mold with high accuracy even when the thickness of the foam resin sheet is thick. The method includes an arranging step to arrange one sheet of a foam resin sheet between first and second molds, the foam resin sheet being formed by extruding and dangling a molten foam resin from a slit; and an expanding step to expand the foam resin sheet by subjecting the foam resin sheet to a reduced pressure suction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2017
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Applicant: KYORAKU CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshihiro YAMASAKI, Teruo TAMADA, Yu IGARASHI, Yuta MINAMIGAWA
  • Publication number: 20190224892
    Abstract: A method for injection molding comprises forming a set of first articles in a mold of an injection molding machine and forming a set of second articles in the mold of the injection molding machine. The method includes transferring the set of first articles from the mold to a first set of first receivers of a tooling plate, and then moving the first set of first receivers to align with the set of second articles. Thereafter the set of second articles is transferred from the mold toward the first set of first receivers and into assembled condition with the set of first articles held in the first set of first receivers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2019
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Applicant: Niigon Machines Ltd.
    Inventor: Robert D. Schad
  • Publication number: 20190224893
    Abstract: The injection molding machine includes a first mold connector, a second mold connector, a mold moving device, a mold movement control unit that controls the mold moving device, and a mold connection control unit that controls the first mold connector and the second mold connector so that in a first mold opening state, the first mold connector disconnects a fixed mold and an intermediate mold and the second mold connector connects the movable mold and the intermediate mold, and in a second mold opening state, the first mold connector connects the fixed mold and the intermediate mold and the second mold connector disconnects the movable mold and the intermediate mold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2018
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Applicant: FANUC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hajime OONO
  • Publication number: 20190224894
    Abstract: A molding apparatus and a molding method for molding a part including an overmolded sheet, the molding apparatus including a mold including a first mold tool and a second mold tool configured to face each other and to move in relation to each other so as to define a gap between them for molding therein a part including an overmolded sheet, and at least one preforming element, distinct from the second mold tool, having a shape, or being configured to take a shape, complementary to that of a portion of the first mold tool, and configured to preform the sheet onto the portion of the first mold tool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2016
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Applicant: TOYOTA MOTOR EUROPE
    Inventors: Martin KERSCHBAUM, Julien TACHON
  • Publication number: 20190224895
    Abstract: In a gear comprising a resin material including a fibrous filler, a plurality of teeth formed at equal angular intervals are provided to a first outer peripheral part. When the gear is manufactured, the resin material is filled from a specific portion (first toothless part) which faces in a direction orthogonal to a center axis line, and in which the teeth are not formed in a portion that overlaps the first outer peripheral part when seen from the direction orthogonal to the center axis line. Therefore, there is a gate mark in the specific portion. Between the specific portion and the center axis line, the degree to which the filler is oriented in a direction intersecting the center axis line is higher than the degree to which the filler is oriented in a direction running along the center axis line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2017
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Inventors: Makoto INOMATA, Tatsuya SASAKI, Yoshinori OGAWA
  • Publication number: 20190224896
    Abstract: An injection molding machine includes an edge gate nozzle with a nozzle body having a primary melt channel and a nozzle head having first and second secondary melt channels that feed melt to first and second nozzle tips. First and second heaters are disposed in the nozzle head to provide heat to the secondary melt channels. In some embodiments, the heaters are positioned adjacent to the secondary melt channels, with first heater is closer to the first secondary melt channel than to the second secondary melt channel. In some embodiments, the heaters are positioned adjacent to the nozzle tips, with the first heater closer to the first nozzle tip than to the second nozzle tip. In some embodiments, each heater is adjacent to both the respective nozzle tip and secondary melt channel. In some embodiments, each heater is individually controllable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2017
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Inventors: Sarah Kathleen OVERFIELD, Edward Joseph JENKO, Brian ESSER, David Albert HURLEY
  • Publication number: 20190224897
    Abstract: In order to provide a sprue-bush which is capable of suitably cooling a melt raw resin in a raw resin-flow path as a whole, there is provided a sprue-bush, comprising a raw resin-flow path and a cooling medium-flow path located around the raw resin-flow path, wherein a width dimension of the raw-resin flow path gradually becomes larger toward a downstream side-end surface of the sprue-bush, and wherein the downstream side-end surface of the sprue-bush is a heat transfer surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2017
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shinya WATANABE, Satoshi ABE, Kenichi TANAKA, Mikio MORI, Yoshiyuki UCHINONO
  • Publication number: 20190224898
    Abstract: To manufacture a sprue-bush which is capable of suitably cooling a melt raw resin in a raw resin-flow path as a whole, there is provided a method for manufacturing a sprue-bush, wherein a shaped part is located on a base part to manufacture the sprue-bush, the base part comprising a raw resin-flow path and a cooling medium-flow path, wherein, in the shaped part, a downstream raw resin-flow path portion is located and a downstream cooling medium-flow path portion is also located, the downstream raw resin-flow path portion corresponding to a downstream side region of a raw resin-flow path of the sprue-bush, the downstream cooling medium-flow path portion being positioned around the downstream raw resin-flow path portion and corresponding to a downstream side region of a cooling medium-flow path of the sprue-bush, and wherein the downstream cooling medium-flow path portion is located to surround the downstream raw resin-flow path portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2017
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shinya WATANABE, Satoshi ABE, Kenichi TANAKA, Mikio MORI, Yoshiyuki UCHINONO
  • Publication number: 20190224899
    Abstract: A controller includes a mold movement control unit that moves a movable mold between a first position separated from a fixed mold and a second position at which mold closing is completed; a determining unit determines the presence of abnormalities in at least one of the movable mold and the fixed mold on the basis of inspection information acquired from at least one of the movable mold and the fixed mold and outputs a confirmation signal related to the presence of abnormalities; and a mold stopping unit that stops movement of the movable mold on the basis of whether the confirmation signal output from the determining unit is acquired while a safety confirmation condition is satisfied after the mold movement control unit starts moving the movable mold from the first position toward the second position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2018
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Applicant: FANUC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hajime OONO
  • Publication number: 20190224900
    Abstract: A cutter assembly includes a rotatable cutting head carrying outwardly extending cutter blades, as well as a rotatable drive hub and interconnected spring housing. The drive hub has a bearing housing, whereas spring housing includes coil spring. The spring housing is operably coupled with the cutting head, in a manner such that the spring exerts an unrestrained force against the cutting head and blades so that there is unrestrained movement of these components toward the outlet face of an extruder die plate. Consequently, there is a substantially constant self-adjusting force exerted on the cutter and blades against the plate, which promotes cleaner cutting of extrudate, even in the event that there is a degree of misalignment between the cutting edges and the outer surface of die plate. This arrangement lengthens the service life of the blades and the die plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2018
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Applicant: Extru-Tech, Inc.
    Inventor: Shannon David Stapleton
  • Publication number: 20190224901
    Abstract: Plastic pipes and a continuous production device and method for a glass fiber reinforced tape polyethylene composite pipe is provided. The main structure of the production device includes a first extruder, an inner pipe die, a vacuum sizing box, a first cooling spray box, a first tractor, a first winding machine, a first heater, a second winding machine, a second heater, an automatic tape replacing manipulator, an outer pipe extruder, an outer pipe extrusion die, an outer pipe cooling shaping die, a second cooling spray box, a second tractor, a meter counter, a fixed length cutting machine and finished pipe racks. The process of the production method totally includes four steps: inner pipe extrusion molding, continuous winding of the composite tape, outer pipe extrusion cladding, and cutting and warehousing, thus realizing the continuous on-line production of the glass fiber reinforced tape polyethylene composite pipe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2017
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Inventors: QINGZHAO WANG, DAPENG WANG, SHENGXUE QIN, ZHANHUAN ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20190224902
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for producing a polymer film (P) comprising at least one copolyamide by extrusion of the copolyamide through a ring die and subsequent stretching of the tube thus obtained by blowing in air. The present invention further relates to the polymer film (P) obtainable by the process of the invention and to a process for packing foods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2017
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Walter GOETZ, Rolf MINKWITZ, Rolf-Egbert GRUETZNER, Florian RICHTER
  • Publication number: 20190224903
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a die assembly comprising a first attachment block having a passage, an inlet port and an exit port; where the passage is operative to transport a molten material from the inlet port to the outlet port; a die; and a conduit; where the conduit comprises a passage that is operative to transport the molten material from the first attachment block to an entry port of the die; where the die comprises a first outer tube; and an extrusion pin that comprises a post and fins; where the extrusion pin is located in the first outer tube using the fins and where the post extends from the fins in a direction away from the entry port of the die; and where the post comprises one or more passages; where at least of these passages open to the atmosphere to provide for pressure equalization; and a travelling template; the template being operative to contact an extrudate that emanates from the die and to transfer a texture to a surface of the extrudate by virtue of pressure applied by a guide tube to the extr
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2017
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Inventors: Walter S. Thielman, Ryan E. Stoneberg, Wade Gyure
  • Publication number: 20190224904
    Abstract: A blown bottle includes at least two layers including an inner layer and an outer layer, wherein the inner layer includes an inner layer flange, the outer layer includes an outer layer flange, and wherein a protrusion is formed on either one of the inner layer flange or the outer layer flange, a recess is formed in the other, and the protrusion is fitted to the recess.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2019
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Inventors: Takashi Fukushima, Tetsuya Ohashi, Ryoji Inoue, Hironori Murakami, Takeho Miyashita, Kyosuke Nagaoka, Yasuo Kotaki, Kenichi Kanno
  • Publication number: 20190224905
    Abstract: A duct that, in cross section, has one or more rounded portions is disclosed together with a method and a machine for producing it. The duct can be made from rigid foam panels with a facing on at east one side of the panels. A crimping element is used to form several substantially parallel indentations or crimps on a faced side of a panel, without breaching the facing, so that the crimped panel can be manipulated to form a section of duct with the crimps extending longitudinally. Depending on the number of crimps, the duct will appear more or less round in cross section although the crimped foam panels can be manipulated to have cross sections of different shapes such as oval. Adjacent duct sections may be joined, for example, with tape or bands, several of which are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2019
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Inventor: Fran Lanciaux
  • Publication number: 20190224906
    Abstract: An improved device for the uniaxial or biaxial stretching of plastics material portions by means of a stretching frame is characterised among other things by the following features: the stretching frame comprises two pairs of mutually perpendicular guide rails with clips for stretching a plastics material portion, which clips are movable away from or towards each other; the device is constructed such that in addition to the starting position at the beginning of a stretching process and the end position after performing a stretching process, the guide rails and thus the clips seated thereon are additionally movable into a loading position, and the loading position is arranged so that it lies asymmetrically within the stretching frame and is thus closer to at least one longitudinal side of the stretching frame than to the opposite side of the stretching frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2019
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Inventors: Thomas HAIGERMOSER, Christian HEINTEL, Michael BAUMEISTER
  • Publication number: 20190224907
    Abstract: The tube is stretchable. The tube is stretched by applying tension in a longitudinal direction. The tube returns to its short state by releasing the above-described tension applied in the longitudinal direction. A plurality of protrusions are formed on an inner surface of the tube. Each of the plurality of protrusions extends in a circumferential direction. The plurality of protrusions are arranged side by side in the longitudinal direction of the tube. A pitch of the protrusions is less than or equal to 1.5 ?m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2019
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Mitsuru IWATA, Kouji TONOHARA
  • Publication number: 20190224908
    Abstract: A device for coating of workpieces, which preferably includes, at least in sections, wood, wooden materials, plastics, aluminium or the like. The device includes a feed device for feeding a coating material, a pressing device for pressing the coating material onto a surface of the workpiece, a conveyor device for causing a relative motion between the pressing device and the respective workpiece, and a first joining device for applying and/or activating an adhesive agent on a coating material fed by the feed device and/or a surface to be coated of the workpiece. The device further includes at least a second joining device for applying and/or activating an adhesive agent on a coating material fed by the feed device and/or a surface to be coated of the workpiece.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2019
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Inventors: Johannes Schmid, Achim Gauss, Joachim Fetscher
  • Publication number: 20190224909
    Abstract: An additively manufactured structure and methods for making and using same. In a method for making the structure, a first layer structure can be formed. A second layer structure can be formed on the first layer structure and a support structure. The support structure can be removed from the second layer structure. The second layer structure can include an overhang structure that does not deform or break after the support structure is removed. The support structure can provide support to the second layer structure during printing. Strong bridging capability of the second layer structure is not required. The support structure can be quick and easy to make. The support structure can be reusable and does not add weight to the printed structure. The support structure can be easily removed after completing of printing. Installation of the support structure can be fast without significantly interfering with printing process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2019
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Inventors: David Riha, Alexis Fiechter, Robert Bedsole, Charles Hill, Timofei Novikov, Kyle Rowe
  • Publication number: 20190224910
    Abstract: An article includes a body that has a solid shell that encloses an interior region. The interior region has a solid sub-region, a lattice sub-region, and a hollow sub-region that are exclusive of each other and distributed based on load path. In an example, the article is a spoiler cap, such as for the spoiler on a vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2018
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Inventors: Hongyi Xu, David D. Friske, Siddharthan Selvasekar, Ellen Lee, Ching-Hung Chuang, John Jeffrey Pfeiffer
  • Publication number: 20190224911
    Abstract: An additive manufacturing technique may include forming, on a structured surface of a substrate, a layer of material using an additive manufacturing technique. The structured surface of the substrate includes at least one feature having a smallest dimension or a smallest radius of curvature smaller than a base resolution of the additive manufacturing technique. The layer of material substantially reproduces a complementary shape that is complementary to the at least one feature. The method may further include forming, on the layer of material, at least one additional layer of material to form an additively manufactured component including the complementary shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2019
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Inventors: Quinlan Yee Shuck, Scott Nelson, Brandon David Ribic, Matthew R. Gold
  • Publication number: 20190224912
    Abstract: An additive manufacturing assembly may include a surface-modified component to be incorporated into an additively manufactured component by adhering the at least one component to the additively manufactured component during an additive manufacturing technique. The surface-modified component includes a modified surface that is modified to have increased adhesion to the additively manufactured component. The additive manufacturing assembly also includes means for additively forming layers of material using the additive manufacturing technique and a computing device, the computing device is configured to control the means for additively forming layers to form a layer of material on the surface of the surface-modified component and control the means for additively forming layers to form, on the layer of material, at least one additional layer of material to form the additively manufactured component incorporating the surface-modified component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2019
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Inventors: Quinlan Yee Shuck, Scott Nelson, Brandon David Ribic, Matthew R. Gold
  • Publication number: 20190224913
    Abstract: The application relates to a device for producing three-dimensional workpieces, the device including: a structural surface designed to receive a molding compound; and an irradiation arrangement designed to selectively irradiate the molding compound on the structural surface with electromagnetic radiation, in order to produce a workpiece by means of generative layer construction, where the irradiation device comprises a plurality of irradiation units, the irradiation units being designed to irradiate an individual region of the structural surface respectively associated with the irradiation units, and where the beams emitted by the irradiation units respectively have a cross-sectional surface corresponding to between approx. 2% and approx. 170% of the surface of the respectively associated individual region. The application also relates to the use of such a device and to a method for producing three-dimensional workpieces by means of such a device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2019
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Inventors: Toni Adam Krol, Andreas Wiesner, Christiane Thiel, Lukas Roesgen, Felix Mutz, Naveed Iqbal, Jan Wilkes, Karsten Huebinger, Dieter Schwarze, Simon Mueller, Arne Neef
  • Publication number: 20190224914
    Abstract: Methods of fabricating three-dimensional rubber-like objects which utilize one or more modeling material formulations which comprise an elastomeric curable material and silica particles are provided. Objects made of the modeling material formulations and featuring improved mechanical properties are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2017
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Applicant: Stratasys Ltd.
    Inventors: Eynat MATZNER, Shiran LUPO, Shai HIRSCH, Ophira MELAMED
  • Publication number: 20190224915
    Abstract: According to the present invention, there is provided a treatment agent for an additive manufacturing apparatus including a resin having an oxazoline group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2017
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Inventor: Katsuhiko HAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20190224916
    Abstract: A system for three-dimensional (3D) optical trap printing (OTP) comprises a first particle susceptible to being cured by a light beam, a first light source to generate a trapping light beam to trap the particle, and a second light source to generate a curing light beam to cure the first particle. Using scanning and other optics, the trapping light beam may move the first particle to a desired printing location at which the curing light beam may cure the first particle, thereby adding the first particle to a printed structure. Using OTP, structures may be printed in any orientation, with or without support structures. Additionally, OTP allows for printing composite materials, high resolution color printing, printing of complex structures without sacrificial filler material, simultaneous printing of multiple particles, and combining particles at a print location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2019
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Applicant: Brigham Young University
    Inventor: Daniel Smalley
  • Publication number: 20190224917
    Abstract: A three dimensional printing system includes functional modules including a source of empty support trays, a print engine, a spinning apparatus, and a transport system. The source of empty support trays includes at least one support tray which includes a lower planar portion and an upper datum portion. The print engine is configured to receive the empty support tray and to form a three dimensional article of manufacture onto the lower planar portion thereby providing a full support tray. The spinning apparatus includes a plurality of tray holders arranged around a vertical axis of rotation and a motor system for rotating the tray holders about the vertical axis of rotation. The plurality of tray holders include a tray holder having receiving surfaces for receiving the upper datum portion of the full support tray. The transport system is configured to transfer support trays between functional modules.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2019
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Inventors: Yashvant Venkatakrishnan, Andrew Enslow
  • Publication number: 20190224918
    Abstract: Provided herein are 3D printing systems including, but not limited to, 3D printing systems that can, in some aspects, be configured to print multi-materials and/or 3D structures having micro-scale features. In some aspects, the 3D pinting system can include a jethead, wherein the jethead can include a body portion, one or more printing material dispensers that are each coupled to one or more feedstock material reservoirs and the body portion, and at least one cleaning unit configured to clean a printed object, a printing platform, a component of an x axis cartridge, or any combination thereof. Also provided herein are scanning projection optical micro-sterolithography systems that can be configured to allow for printing micro-scale features in large scale 3D objects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2017
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Applicant: VIRGINIA TECH INTELLECTUAL PROPERTIES, INC.
    Inventor: XIAOYU ZHENG