Patents Issued in January 30, 2020
  • Publication number: 20200031033
    Abstract: A trim element that includes a supporting element having a main surface extending between two opposite edges, a lining layer covering the main surface and the edges of the supporting layer, and a skin surrounding the lining layer. At least one of the edges includes a reinforcing element movably mounted relative to the supporting element between a retracted position and a deployed position wherein at least one portion of the reinforcing element protects from the main surface in such a way as to reduce the length of the portion of the reinforcing element extending in relation to the main surface, the projecting portion being surrounded by the lining layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2018
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Inventors: Olivier LEBORGNE, Didier PONTHIEU
  • Publication number: 20200031034
    Abstract: A method produces a foamed decorable support part for a motor vehicle, wherein a sheet with a base layer, an adhesive layer and a protective layer is laminated in an injection-molding process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2019
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Inventors: Michael HATTENSPERGER, Roman LESSER
  • Publication number: 20200031035
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a layered sheet having improved mechanical properties and excellent interlayer adhesion. The object can be fulfilled by a layered sheet formed by layering a modified-polyolefin layer (3), a copolymerized polyamide layer, (4), and a thermoplastic polyurethane-based resin layer (5) in this order on at least one surface of a cloth layered sheet (2) formed by layering a plurality of cloths comprised of thermoplastic resin strands or a layered sheet formed by layering a modified-polyolefin layer (3), a copolymerized polyamide layer, (4), and a polyamide-based resin layer (6) in this order on at least one surface of a cloth layered sheet (2) formed by layering a plurality of cloths comprised of thermoplastic resin strands.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2018
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Inventors: Yoichi MIZUSHIMA, Ken ITOH, Yohei TANABE
  • Publication number: 20200031036
    Abstract: An instrument panel (10) includes a base material portion (20) made of a base material M1 and a different material portion (30) made of a different material M2 having a different thermal shrinkage from that of the base material M1, and in the instrument panel (10), the base material portion (20) and the different material portion (30) are connected in a state such that at least a part of the two materials do not overlap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2017
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Inventors: Taiki Moriizumi, Yuuki Kami, Noboru Hirano, Toshihiro Saimura, Hajime Miyamoto, Atsushi Yusa, Kazuhiro Kawano
  • Publication number: 20200031037
    Abstract: The material plasticizing device includes a rotor having a material introduction portion open on an outer peripheral side surface, and a groove forming surface on which a scroll groove kneading a material introduced from the material introduction portion is formed; a case that surrounds an outer periphery of the groove forming surface; a facing portion having a facing surface that faces the groove forming surface, a heater that heats the material in the scroll groove, and a communication hole through which the material plasticized by a heat of the heater flows; and a material supply source that stores the material, in which a coupling pipeline is formed in the case, a material supply path is formed by the case and the outer peripheral side surface of the rotor, and the material flows into the material introduction portion through the coupling pipeline and the material supply path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2019
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Inventor: Yasutoshi HIDESHIMA
  • Publication number: 20200031038
    Abstract: A group of hollow modules through which the material to be extruded flows, is provided that includes at least: a rectangular heating-shaping module (6), in which the material undergoes a temperature increase and takes on the desired shape; and a tubular cooling-solidification module (8), in which the material, which has taken on the desired shape, changes from liquid to solid with said shape. A heating-reaction module (2) is provided upstream of module (6). The heating-reaction module (2) includes an interchangeable hollow tube (3) with an external heating system (4). The heating-shaping module (6) includes detachable parts (7) and includes another external heating system (4) based on the auto-acceleration of the curing reaction and of the heat supply from said system (4). The tubular portion between module (2) and module (6) includes a shaping coupling (5) equipped with a through-hole. The extrusion module includes a circuit through which the polymer flows into at least two push compartments (20).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2018
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Inventor: Pablo Rodriguez Outon
  • Publication number: 20200031039
    Abstract: A mould comprises a mould body (1) for forming therearound a body (60) with a body cavity which is accessible via an opening. The mould body is assembled from a set of mutually cohesive body parts (30,40). The body parts (30,40) are mutually releasable and removable from the body via the opening. An inflatable body (60) can be manufactured with the mould. The inflatable body (60) comprises a wall of elastomer material, which wall at least in an inflated state of the body bounds a body cavity accessible through a wall opening. The body is inflatable by filling the body cavity with a fluid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2019
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Applicant: Zamqua Holding B.V.
    Inventor: Fred Baas
  • Publication number: 20200031040
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a printing method and system for forming a three dimensional article. The method includes depositing a UV curable composition and applying UV radiation to cure the UV curable composition to form a 3D structure. The method includes depositing a conductive metal ink composition on a surface of the 3D structure and annealing the conductive metal ink composition at a temperature of less than the glass transition temperature of the UV curable composition to form a conductive trace on the 3D structure. The method includes depositing a second curable composition over the conductive trace; and curing second curable composition to form the 3D printed article having the conductive trace embedded therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2018
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Inventors: Adela Goredema, Chad Smithson, Biby E. Abraham, Michelle N. Chretien, Naveen Chopra, Kurt I. Halfyard
  • Publication number: 20200031041
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a printing method for forming a three dimensional article. The method includes providing a first 3D structural material; depositing a metal nanoparticle ink composition on a surface of the first 3D structural material; annealing the metal nanoparticle ink composition at a temperature of between 60° C. and 100° C. to form the conductive article on the first 3D structural material; and optionally forming a second 3D structural material over the conductive article.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2018
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Inventors: Adela Goredema, Chad S. Smithson, Michelle N. Chretien, Biby Esther Abraham, Hojjat Seyed Jamali
  • Publication number: 20200031042
    Abstract: An additive manufacturing system includes a build platform, a plurality of particles positioned on the build platform defining a build layer, a first and second region within the build layer, and at least one consolidation device. The first region and the second region each including a portion of the plurality of particles. The at least one consolidation device is configured to consolidate the plurality of particles within the build layer into a solid, consolidated portion of said build layer. The consolidation device is further configured to consolidate at least one of the plurality of particles within the build layer and the solid, consolidated portion of the build layer into a molten volume of transfer material. The consolidation device is further configured to transfer a portion of the molten volume of transfer material within the first region from the first region to the second region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2018
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Inventors: Michael Evans Graham, William Thomas Carter, John Broddus Deaton, JR., John Joseph Madelone, JR., Thomas Charles Adcock, Matthias Hoebel, Subhrajit Roychowdhury
  • Publication number: 20200031043
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device (1) for producing three-dimensional workpieces (15), comprising a carrier (7) for receiving raw material powder (9), a build chamber wall (11, 11a, 11b) which extend substantially vertically and which is adapted to laterally delimit and support the raw material powder (9) applied to the carrier (7); an irradiation unit (17) for selectively irradiating the raw material powder (9) applied to the carrier (7) with electromagnetic radiation or particle radiation in order to produce on the carrier (7) a workpiece (15) manufactured from the raw material powder (9) by an additive layer building method, wherein the irradiation unit (17) comprises at least one optical element; and a vertical movement device (31) which is adapted to move the irradiation unit (17) vertically relative to the carrier (7).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2018
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Inventors: Toni Adam Krol, Gesa Rolink, Bodo Haack, Birk Hoppe
  • Publication number: 20200031044
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a system for printing a three-dimensional object. The system may comprise an open platform configured to hold a film of a viscous liquid comprising a photoactive resin. The open platform may comprise a print window. The system may comprise a deposition head comprising a nozzle in fluid communication with a source of the viscous liquid. The deposition head may be configured to move across the platform and deposit the film over the print window. The system may use multiple viscous liquids. The system may comprise an optical source that provides light through the print window for curing at least a portion of the film of the viscous liquid. The system may comprise a controller operatively coupled to direct movement of the deposition head and projection of the light, thereby printing at least a portion of the 3D object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2019
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Inventors: Pierre LIN, Jonathan POMEROY, Arian AGHABABAIE, Brian ADZIMA
  • Publication number: 20200031045
    Abstract: A method for producing a component from two or more sub-components includes the steps of: producing each of the sub-components using an additive manufacturing process in which a resin, which is radiant-energy-curable, is partially cured using a selective application of radiant energy, wherein each sub-component includes a joint surface in which the resin is partially cured which is cured to a lesser degree than the remainder of the respective sub-component, so as to leave the joint surfaces in a condition suitable for bonding; assembling the sub-components with their respective joint surfaces in mutual contact; and performing a secondary cure of the partially-cured resin at the joint surfaces using an application of radiant energy, so as to further cure the partially-cured resin and bond the sub-components to each other, thereby forming the component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2018
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Inventors: Mary Kathryn Thompson, Christopher Barnhill, Travis Gene Sands, James Kenton Pullins, Mark Pezzutti
  • Publication number: 20200031046
    Abstract: A nozzle is configured for receiving and dispensing a 3D printer filament. The nozzle includes a barrel, a heating element, and an end tip. The barrel has an internal bore and an exterior surface. The internal bore has a filament receiving end and a filament discharge end. A heat break is defined in the exterior surface of the barrel. The heating element is proximate the filament discharge end. The heating element includes a heating wire wrapped around the exterior surface of the barrel. The end tip is proximate the filament discharge end. The 3D filament is received in the filament receiving end heated by the heating element and dispensed through end tip proximate the filament discharge end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2019
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Inventors: Erik John Gjovik, William Jack MacNeish, III, Jason Greene, Iris Gisey Euan Waldestrand
  • Publication number: 20200031047
    Abstract: A method of recirculating fluid in a printhead die is provided. The method comprises generating ejection data specifying a nozzle of the printhead from which a drop is to be ejected and storing the ejection data in a first memory. Recirculation data is generated for the nozzle for which a recirculation operation is to be performed, and the recirculation data is stored in a second memory different from the first memory. Fluid is recirculated in the nozzle on the basis of the recirculation data in advance of ejecting a drop from the nozzle on the basis of the ejection data. The recirculation data is generated based on the respective ejection data for the nozzle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2017
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Lluis ABELLO ROSELLO, Joan VIDAL FORTIA
  • Publication number: 20200031048
    Abstract: A stackable, modular additive manufacturing printer filament feed device including various modules, or components, used to track, quantify, feed, and treat filament used in a 3D printer. The device is designed to provide an accurate quantification of the amount of filament remaining in an additive manufacturing printer by tracking the bidirectional linear translation of filament being fed into the additive manufacturing printer. In addition, the device is portable and does not require an input from the printer to operate; instead, the device mechanically couples to the printer, such that filament passes through the device and is fed into the printer during a printing project. The stackable nature of the device allows for customization depending on printing needs—as such, the device can perform multiple functions, in addition to feeding and tracking filament to an additive manufacturing printer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2019
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Inventors: Jack Stubbs, Michael Xynidis
  • Publication number: 20200031049
    Abstract: Disclosed are a 3D laser printer and its operation method. The 3D laser printer includes a body, a powder paving mechanism, a mobile preheating mechanism and a laser module. The body has a chamber, a carrying platform disposed in the chamber, and a feeding machine and a construction machine capable of descending and ascending with respect to the carrying platform. The powder paving mechanism is accommodated in the chamber and capable of moving reciprocately between the feeding machine and the construction machine. The mobile preheating mechanism is accommodated in the chamber and capable of moving reciprocately in at least one of the feeding machine and construction machine. The laser module is configured to be corresponsive to the construction machine. Therefore, non-heat resistant components such as a color printer head and a motor can be installed into the chamber directly to achieve the effects of diversified function and simple installation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2018
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Inventors: Chien-Hsing HUANG, Chun-Chieh WANG, Shih-Jer DIN
  • Publication number: 20200031050
    Abstract: Apparatus (1) for additively manufacturing three-dimensional objects (2) by means of successive layerwise selective irradiation and consolidation of layers of a build material (3) which can be consolidated by means of an energy beam (6, 6?) generated via an irradiation device (4), wherein the irradiation device (4) comprises at least one beam guiding unit (7, 7?) that is adapted to guide the energy beam (6, 6?) across a build plane (9) in which build material (3) is applied to be irradiated, wherein the at least one beam guiding unit (7, 7?) is arranged behind a point of impact (20) of the energy beam (6, 6?) in the build plane (9), in particular all possible points of impact (20), with respect to a streaming direction (16) of the gas stream (13) streaming over the build plane (9).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2019
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Applicant: CONCEPT LASER GMBH
    Inventor: Jürgen WERNER
  • Publication number: 20200031051
    Abstract: An additive manufacturing system, and associated methods, comprise an image projection system comprising a plurality of image projectors that project a composite image onto a build area within a resin pool. The composite image comprises a plurality of sub-images arranged in an array. The properties of each sub-image and the alignment of the position of each sub image within the composite image can be adjusted using a stack of filters comprising: 1) an irradiance mask that normalizes irradiance, 2) a gamma adjustment mask that adjusts sub-image energy based on a reactivity of the resin, 3) a warp correction filter that provides geometric correction, and 4) an edge blending bar at one or more sub-image edges.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2019
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Applicant: Intrepid Automation
    Inventors: Ben Wynne, Jamie Lynn Etcheson, Christopher Sean Tanner, Robert Lee Mueller, Ivan Dejesus Chousal
  • Publication number: 20200031052
    Abstract: Disclosed is a three-dimensional object shaping apparatus for forming an object with a desired shape in a three-dimensional space represented by a three-dimensional orthogonal coordinate system of XYZ. The three-dimensional object shaping apparatus includes a light source; a drive mechanism to move the shaping surface parallel to an XY plane in a Z axis direction; an optical scanning unit to scan light emitted from the light source along a Y axis direction perpendicular to the Z axis; and a rotation mechanism to rotate one of the optical scanning unit and the shaping surface relative to each other with respect to the Z axis as a rotation axis, where a pattern of the light to be applied to the shaping surface is controlled by a combination of a rotation of the shaping surface performed by the rotation mechanism and the scanning of the light performed by the optical scanning unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2019
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Inventors: Takuei NISHIO, Asato TAMURA
  • Publication number: 20200031053
    Abstract: Described examples include an optical device, having a light source with a light source output and a light integrator having a light integrator input and a light integrator output, the light integrator input optically coupled to the light source output, and the light integrator configured to provide divergent light at the light integrator output responsive to the light at the light source output. The optical device also has projection optics with an optics input and an optics output, the projection optics configured to project output light at the optics output responsive to modulated light at the optics input, in which a focal point of the optics input matches a divergence of the modulated light and a spatial light modulator optically coupled between the light integrator output and the optics input, the spatial light modulator configured to provide the modulated light responsive to the divergent light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2019
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Inventors: Zhongyan Sheng, Alexander Lyubarsky, Stephen Aldridge Shaw, Michael Terry Davis
  • Publication number: 20200031054
    Abstract: Apparatus (1) for additively manufacturing three-dimensional objects (2, 2?) by means of successive layerwise selective irradiation and consolidation of layers of a build material (3) which can be consolidated by means of an energy source, which apparatus (1) comprises a stream generating device (6) that is adapted to generate a gas stream (7, 7?) inside a process chamber (5) of the apparatus (1), wherein the stream generating device (6) is adapted to control at least one parameter relating to a composition of the gas stream (7, 7?).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2019
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Applicant: CONCEPT LASER GMBH
    Inventors: Martin PRÖBSTLE, Peter APPEL, Jochen MAHR, Johannes STRÖßNER, Daniel ROMMEL
  • Publication number: 20200031055
    Abstract: Apparatus (1) for additively manufacturing three-dimensional objects (2) by means of successive layerwise selective irradiation and consolidation of layers of a build material (3) which can be consolidated by means of an energy source (4), wherein a determination device (7) is provided that comprises a first determination unit (8) and a second determination unit (9), wherein the first determination unit (8) is adapted to determine at least one first parameter of the object (2) during an additive manufacturing process and wherein the second determination unit (9) is adapted to determine at least one second parameter of the object (2) after the additive manufacturing process is finished, wherein the determination device (7) is adapted to compare the at least one first parameter and the at least one second parameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2019
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Applicant: CONCEPT LASER GMBH
    Inventors: Philipp SCHUMANN, Wolfgang PICKL
  • Publication number: 20200031056
    Abstract: An SLA-type 3D printer includes a processor, a laser scanning unit, a power detecting unit and a printing platform. The power detecting unit is configured to detect an output power value of each of a plurality of areas upon the printing platform provided by the LSU. The processor is configured to calculate a gain needed by each area according to the output power value of a working area of each of the plurality of areas. The processor further obtains a standard irradiation amount corresponding to the currently adopted material, and calculates a compensated irradiation amount of each area according to the standard irradiation amount and each area's gain. Next, the processor is able to control the LSU to perform scanning on each area of the printing platform according to each area's compensated irradiation amount for printing a 3D object thereon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2018
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Inventor: Peng-Yang CHEN
  • Publication number: 20200031057
    Abstract: The invention belongs to the field of filament additive manufacturing, and discloses a polymer multi-material high-flexibility laser additive manufacturing system and a method thereof. The system comprises a first robot arm, a second robot arm, a positioner, a rotational extrusion nozzle in which a plurality of extrusion modules are disposed and a laser, each extrusion module is used for extruding one kind of filament, and the rotational extrusion nozzle is connected with the first robot which drives the rotational extrusion nozzle to move according to a preset trajectory; the laser is connected with the second robot, and is used for emitting a laser to fuse the filament extruded from the rotational extrusion nozzle, and through the cooperative motion of the first robot and the second robot, the extrusion and fusion of the filament are performed synchronously; the positioner serves as a forming mesa, and the rotation of the positioner cooperates with the motions of the two robots.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2019
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Inventors: Chunze YAN, Hongzhi WU, Yusheng SHI, Shifeng WEN, Lichao ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20200031058
    Abstract: A flood-fill method for parallel implementation includes the steps of receiving an image including first elements having a flood fill source colour to be replaced with a flood fill target colour, and second elements not having the flood fill source colour; dividing the image according to a hierarchical space-partitioning scheme to form cells at a plurality of levels in the hierarchy; detecting the occupancy of each cell by second elements; for any cell having no occupancy by second elements, set a depth elevation value for child cells of that cell to be one greater than the value for that cell, indicating that the flood fill shall navigate levels towards a root cell by the depth elevation amount of a cell whilst only occupying nodes without any second elements, thereby reaching the largest parent cell which can be flood-filled; and filling the flood fill source colour of cells having no occupancy by second elements with the flood fill target colour, thereby modifying the received image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2019
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Keith John WITHEY, Andrew James BIGOS
  • Publication number: 20200031059
    Abstract: Disclosed are: an ultrasonic welding member which is independent of a first member and a second member and which is held between a surface to be welded of the first member and a surface to be welded of the second member prior to ultrasonic welding between the surface to be welded of the first member and the surface to be welded of the second member having a shape parallel to or fitted into the surface to be welded of the first member, the ultrasonic welding member characterized by including a thermoplastic resin and satisfying a discontinuous forming requirement, an outside opening requirement, and a bonding place reduction requirement; and an ultrasonic welding method using the ultrasonic welding member. The ultrasonic welding member may include a plurality of streaks at least in a part thereof. The ultrasonic welding member may be a substantially lattice-shaped fabric or textile mesh at least in a part thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2017
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Inventors: Osamu YOSHIDA, Hiroaki HAYASHI, Kotaro TSUJI, Hideki HORIZONO, Naomoto ISHIKAWA, Toshiyuki TAKAYANAGI
  • Publication number: 20200031060
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for consolidating thermoplastic parts. One embodiment is a method of automatically forming a thermoplastic composite structure. The method includes heating a thermoplastic preform to a forming temperature, forming the thermoplastic preform into a thermoplastic part having a desired shape, aligning multiple thermoplastic parts together, and consolidating the multiple thermoplastic parts together while controlling crystallization to form a complex thermoplastic part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2018
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Inventors: Blair Alexandra Lim, Young Zeon, Gerfried Rudolf Achtner
  • Publication number: 20200031061
    Abstract: A fiber structure including a multi-layered fabric includes a first fabric layer and a second fabric layer. The first fabric layer and the second fabric layer are stacked one over another in the thickness direction of the multi-layered fabric. A warp yarn in the first fabric layer is thicker than a warp yarn in the second fabric layer, and/or a weft yarn in the first fabric layer is thicker than a weft yarn in the second fabric layer, and a pitch in the first fabric layer is smaller than a pitch in the second fabric layer, where each of the pitches refers to a distance between any two main axes of yarns adjacent to each other in each of the warp layer and the weft layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2018
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
    Inventor: Hiroyuki TAKEI
  • Publication number: 20200031062
    Abstract: A fiber coil mounting device is used in automated composite material layup equipment. The fiber coil mounting device includes a fiber coil mounting shaft with axial hollow structure, a fiber stop plate disposed on two sides of the fiber coil mounting shaft, and an anti-slide fiber coil tightening mechanism. The anti-slide fiber coil tightening mechanism includes a piston assembly disposed inside the axial hollow structure, a spring piece disposed on the piston assembly, a driving unit controlling an axial slide of the piston assembly, and a tightening unit driven by an axial force produced by the spring piece during the axial slide of the piston assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2018
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Applicant: ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Zhenzheng Ke, Liang Cheng, Weidong Zhu, Weiwei Qu, Yinglin Ke, Junxia Jiang, Jiangxiong Li
  • Publication number: 20200031063
    Abstract: A method of producing a shaped part includes method steps of: providing a first component composed of a metallic material and at least one second component composed of a fiber-plastic composite system; forming a composite including the first component and at least the second component; heating the formed composite to a target temperature above a melting temperature or glass transition temperature of plastic in the fiber-plastic composite system: and forming the heated composite into the shaped part by use of a forming mold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2017
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Inventors: Lothar Patberg, Stefan Mayer, Andreas Cott, Dieter Kalemba, Sophie Reisewitz, Christian Paul, Erik Hilfrich
  • Publication number: 20200031064
    Abstract: This invention relates to a cutter device for automated composite material placement equipment, including cutter component, drive mechanism that drives the cutter component to slide, and guide mechanism that provides slide room for the cutter component, the said guide mechanism comprises: cutter stop, base, cover plate arranged on the base, and cutting board arranged between the base and the cover plate; guide groove for accommodating cutter component slide is provided at the said base's contact side with the cutting board; the said cutter stop is arranged at the outer side of the guide groove to limit the cutter component from sliding out; the said cutting board has a protruding part relative to the base and the cover plate, a first tow guide hole is provided on the said protruding part; a second tow guide hole coaxial with the first guide hole is provided at the said cutter stop, a cutter avoidance groove is further provided at the said cutter stop's side close to the cutting board, and the second tow guide
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2018
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Applicant: ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Zhenzheng Ke, Yinglin Ke, Liang Cheng, Weidong Zhu, Jiangxiong Li, Weiwei Qu, Huiyue Dong
  • Publication number: 20200031065
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a fibre-reinforced polymer object by means of vacuum-assisted resin transfer moulding (VARTM), wherein fibre material is impregnated with liquid resin in a mould cavity comprising a rigid mould part having a mould surface defining an outer surface of the object, is described. One or more pressure sensors are connected to resin inlets of the VARTM system. A control unit is used for controlling a polymer supply unit based on measured resin pressure and is adapted to adjusting a resin flow rate, if pressure measured by the pressure sensors is below a lower threshold level or above a higher threshold level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2019
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Inventors: Poul Erik HANSEN, Harsha TUMMALA
  • Publication number: 20200031066
    Abstract: The invention relates to a metal polymer composite having properties that are enhanced or increased in the composite. Such properties include color, magnetism, thermal conductivity, electrical conductivity, density, improved malleability and ductility and thermoplastic or injection molding properties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2019
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Inventor: Kurt E. Heikkila
  • Publication number: 20200031067
    Abstract: The present invention provides a medical apparatus with an IC tag and a method for manufacturing the same. Provided are a method for manufacturing a medical apparatus and a medical apparatus manufactured by the same, the method including: irradiating a portion of a surface of a medical apparatus made of a metal with a laser beam to roughen the surface and form a roughened section; depositing a synthetic resin in a molten state or a solution state to the portion of the medical apparatus including the roughened section to form a base section of synthetic resin; placing an IC tag on the base section; and depositing a synthetic resin in a molten state or a solution state onto the base section and the IC tag to form a covering section of the synthetic resin that covers the base section of the synthetic resin and the IC tag, thereby encapsulating the IC tag inside a synthetic resin part including the base section and the covering section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2018
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Inventors: Masahiko ITAKURA, Masahiro KATAYAMA, Takayuki UNO
  • Publication number: 20200031068
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing an electronic or electrical system, the method comprising the layer-free production of at least one physical structure (101, 102) which is designed to guide electromagnetic waves, using at least one additively operating apparatus, wherein the layer-free production of the spatial, layer-free structure comprises the simultaneous or sequential application and/or removal of one or more materials in the spatial arrangement, as a result of which the electronic or electrical system is partially or completely formed. The invention further relates to a system which is manufactured in accordance with the method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2018
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Inventors: Gerald Gold, Klaus Helmreich, Johannes Hörber, Konstantin Lomakin, Mark Sippel
  • Publication number: 20200031069
    Abstract: A hole plug that can be used during rework or repair of a composite fiber assembly includes various features that allow placement of a vacuum force to the surface being reworked or repaired. In some implementations, the hole plug can include a plurality of nubs positioned around a shank. The nubs can secure the hole plug to the composite fiber assembly until a cure of an adhesive. The hole plug can further include a plurality of longitudinally oriented grooves extending along the shank and positioned between the plurality of nubs, and can include a notch positioned circumferentially around the shank. The grooves and notch can be used as adhesive carriers that assist with dispersal of a sufficient volume of the adhesive onto other portions of the shank and the composite fiber assembly during insertion of the hole plug into a hole in the composite fiber assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2018
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Inventors: Melissa H. Lewis, Arne K. Lewis, Blake A. Bertrand, Pradeep Krishnaswamy, Baris Yukseloglu
  • Publication number: 20200031070
    Abstract: A lens manufacturing method includes dropping a coating liquid including a resin onto a lens surface of a lens body made of a resin, the lens surface being on one side of the lens body and the lens body being retained in a stationary state, and maintaining the stationary state until the coating liquid reaches the outer edge of the lens surface, and removing an excess of the coating liquid from the lens surface by rotating the lens body around a predetermined rotational axis and forming a film of the coating liquid on the lens surface, the film becoming a covering layer. Preferably, in the dropping of the coating liquid, the stationary state is maintained until the coating liquid reaches the whole of the outer edge of the lens surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2018
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Inventors: Takashi NAKAYAMA, Keiichiro SHINOKI, Takanori KAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20200031071
    Abstract: A method of making a flexible pipe layer, which method comprises: commingling polymer filaments and carbon fibre filaments to form an intimate mixture, forming yarns of the commingled filaments, forming the yarns into a tape, and applying the tape to a pipe body to form a flexible pipe layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2017
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Inventors: Majeed AL-ZUBAIDY, Neville DODDS, Vineet JHA, James LATTO, David FINCH
  • Publication number: 20200031072
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing an article of footwear includes positioning an upper on a last that defines openings connected by one or more channels in the last, injecting a material through the one or more channels in the last, and forming a structure on the upper with the material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2018
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Inventors: Andrew Joseph LESLIE, Andrea Nieto PERILLA, Eric WEBRING
  • Publication number: 20200031073
    Abstract: A molding process according to one embodiment of the present disclosure includes injecting a first molding material into a mold cavity of a mold, the mold cavity formed by at least a mold cavity portion of a first platen and a second platen when the first platen is in contact with the second platen; opening the mold by separating the first and second platens; placing a second molding material at the first molding material while the first molding material remains with the first platen or the second platen; sealing a space between the first and second platens; removing a gas from the space while the space is sealed; and closing the mold while the space is sealed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2019
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Inventors: Stefano FERNIANI, Luca FAGGIN
  • Publication number: 20200031074
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a device transferring apparatus and a device transferring method, comprising: a controlling component and a punching component, the punching component is located at one side of the controlling component; the punching component comprises at least one punching head movable in a first direction; and the controlling component comprises a protruding portion corresponding to the at least one punching head and capable of protruding toward the corresponding punching head, the protruding portion pushes the punching head to move in the first direction by protruding the protruding portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2019
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Inventors: Fei WANG, Wanxian XU, Xue DONG
  • Publication number: 20200031075
    Abstract: The invention pertains to a sliding surface for a continuously operating double-belt press for manufacturing endless material strips such as laminates, particularly copper laminate, decorative laminate, fiber-reinforced plastic laminates and/or other technical laminates, wherein the double-belt press comprises an upper and a lower endless press belt (04) that are guided over deflection rollers, wherein a reaction zone (13), in which the material strip is guided and pressed together under a surface pressure, is formed between the opposing outer sides of the press belts, wherein the double-belt press furthermore has a pressure chamber (08) that generates at least part of the surface pressure and is formed in the reaction zone (13) between a base element (07), particularly a heating plate, and an inner side (11) of the press belt (04), wherein said pressure chamber can be acted upon with a fluidic pressure medium and is laterally bounded and sealed by the at least one annular, closed sliding surface (01), wherei
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2019
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Inventors: Gerhard Blickle, Richard Fisel, Jörg Gosda, Salvador Pfeffer
  • Publication number: 20200031076
    Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein relate to cell assemblies for fabricating superhard materials (e.g., used in a high-pressure cubic press) and methods of using the same. The disclosed cell assemblies include a plurality of internal anvils, at least some of which are positioned internally relative to a cell pressure medium of the cell assembly. Such a configuration for the cell assemblies may enable one or more of intensifying cell pressure, reducing processing time, or reducing costs for fabricating such superhard materials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2019
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Inventors: Kenneth E. Bertagnolli, Michael A. Vail, Jiang Qian, Jason K. Wiggins, Mark P. Chapman, Arnold D. Cooper, Debkumar Mukhopadhyay, Amy Leigh Rodriguez, Stephen Rudger Adams
  • Publication number: 20200031077
    Abstract: A low speed seed oil expeller press with the capability of extracting oil through a new seed compression design that eliminates the need for filtration, and maintains the captured seed oil at a temperature below 130 degrees F. It has a seed preheating capability and controls the pressure and extraction oil temperature by adjustments of the expeller speed, the head volume and the size of the pressed seed exit orifice in the thorn. The seed oil expeller press eliminates seed rotation within the head volume so as to eliminate crushing, grinding or tearing of the seed by a symmetrical knived press head. The seed oil expeller press regulates seed temperature, seed feed rate, seed pressure, seed rotation and extracted seed oil temperature so as to compensate for the seed size, seed hardness and seed oil content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2019
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Inventor: Andreas Wecker
  • Publication number: 20200031078
    Abstract: A low speed seed oil expeller press with the capability of extracting oil through a new seed compression design that eliminates the need for filtration, and maintains the captured seed oil at a temperature below 130 degrees F. It has a seed preheating capability and controls the pressure and extraction oil temperature by adjustments of the expeller speed, the head volume and the size of the pressed seed exit orifice in the thorn. The seed oil expeller press eliminates seed rotation within the head volume so as to eliminate crushing, grinding or tearing of the seed by a symmetrical knived press head. The seed oil expeller press regulates seed temperature, seed feed rate, seed pressure, seed rotation and extracted seed oil temperature so as to compensate for the seed size, seed hardness and seed oil content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2019
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Inventor: Andreas Wecker
  • Publication number: 20200031079
    Abstract: A low speed seed oil expeller press with the capability of extracting oil through a new seed compression design that eliminates the need for filtration, and maintains the captured seed oil at a temperature below 130 degrees F. It has a seed preheating capability and controls the pressure and extraction oil temperature by adjustments of the expeller speed, the head volume and the size of the pressed seed exit orifice in the thorn. The seed oil expeller press eliminates seed rotation within the head volume so as to eliminate crushing, grinding or tearing of the seed by a symmetrical knived press head. The seed oil expeller press regulates seed temperature, seed feed rate, seed pressure, seed rotation and extracted seed oil temperature so as to compensate for the seed size, seed hardness and seed oil content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2019
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Inventor: Andreas Wecker
  • Publication number: 20200031080
    Abstract: Devices and methods for compressing thermal insulation material into blocks of insulation are disclosed which include a support surface for the compressed blocks of insulation, a compression device with a compression surface, and a feeding device for feeding thermal insulation material. By adapting the compression device for reciprocal movement between a first position, wherein the feeding device is allowed to feed thermal insulation material to a position on the support surface, and a second position, wherein, during movement from the first position to the second position of the compression device, thermal insulation material fed by the feeding device is compressed, highly compressed blocks of thermal insulation material are obtained that are suitable for use with known shredding devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2019
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Inventor: Jan-Olof BYNELIUS
  • Publication number: 20200031081
    Abstract: A dynamic balance device for a press machine includes a plurality of cam portions which transmit a vertical motion of a slide to a balance weight to move the balance weight in a reverse direction of the vertical motion of the slide. The cam portions are each movable in a direction substantially orthogonal to a moving direction of the slide, and each include a first inclined surface and a second inclined surface. The first inclined surface has an inclination angle corresponding to an inclination angle of an inclined surface formed on a member which is provided integrally with the slide and vertically moves with the slide. The second inclined surface has an inclination angle corresponding to an inclination angle of an inclined surface formed on the balance weight.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2016
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Applicants: AIDA ENGINEERING, LTD., AIDA ENGINEERING, LTD.
    Inventors: Takao ITO, Tadashi NISHIMURA
  • Publication number: 20200031082
    Abstract: The present invention is provided with: one slitter device which forms cutting lines on a corrugated board web in a conveying direction and produces a plurality of slitted webs; a plurality of cutoff devices which cut the slitted webs in the width direction; a director device which separates the plurality of slitted webs cut by the slitter device and distributes same to the plurality of cutoff devices; and a separation cutting device which is disposed on the upstream side of the director device, and forms separation cutting lines, which are for separating the plurality of slitted webs with the director device, between the slitted webs of a new order and an old order, wherein the cutting operation is continued after the separation cutting device is stopped at the position of a separation cutting line of the new order.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2018
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Inventors: Shuichi TAKEMOTO, Naoyuki FUKUSHIGE