Patents Issued in February 20, 2020
  • Publication number: 20200055140
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to a system and method for multiple beam laser deposition of thin films wherein separate laser beams are used to ablate material from separate targets for concurrent deposition on a common substrate. The targets may include, but not limited to polymers, organics, inorganics, nanocrystals, solutions, or mixtures of materials. A target may be disposed on a tiltable mount to adjust the direction of the ablation plumes. Multiple ablation modes may be concurrently employed at the various targets, including, but not limited to pulsed laser, MAPLE, IR-MAPLE and other modes. The system may include a camera and processor for plume axis determination and feedback control of the plume axis by controlling a tilt of a target holder. Maple target loading sequences and liquid states are described. Fluorescent image monitoring is described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2019
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventors: Abdalla Darwish, Sergey Sarkisov
  • Publication number: 20200055141
    Abstract: A machining head is provided for a laser machining system configured to machine a workpiece using a laser beam. The machining head includes a housing having an opening for emitting the laser beam from the machining head; at least one reflective reference at the housing; and a measuring device configured to direct an optical measurement beam towards the opening and the at least one reflective reference. The measuring device is further configured to determine a distance (d1) between the end portion and the workpiece on the basis of a first reflection (A) of the optical measurement beam from the at least one reflective reference and a second reflection (B) of the optical measurement beam from the workpiece.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2019
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventor: Bert Schürmann
  • Publication number: 20200055142
    Abstract: A laser machining system for machining a workpiece uses a laser beam, preferably for cutting or welding a workpiece using a laser beam. The laser machining system includes a machining head with a housing having an opening for emitting the laser beam from the machining head, a measuring device configured to direct an optical measurement beam through the opening, and an optical unit for aligning the laser beam and the optical measurement beam, the optical unit being settable to adjust the laser beam and the optical measurement beam perpendicular to the optical axis of the machining head in the region of the opening. The measuring device is further configured to determine a setting of the optical unit corresponding to the central alignment of the laser beam on the basis of measurement values based on reflections of the optical measurement beam for different settings of the optical unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2019
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventors: Bert Schürmann, Niklas Weckenmann
  • Publication number: 20200055143
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method and a device for machining a material layer using energetic radiation to produce three-dimensional components by melting a particulate material in layers. In the method, one or more energetic beams of one or more beam sources are directed onto a layer to be machined and guided over the layer by a dynamic beam guidance system. The method is characterized in that at least one of the energetic beams is divided into multiple individual beams by modulation over time, which are directed onto the layer to be machined in a spatially separated manner. The separation is carried out such that the sum of the power of the individual beams corresponds to the power of the respective energetic beam minus power losses caused by the separation process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2017
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventors: REINHART POPRAWE, FLORIAN EIBL, WILHELM MEINERS, LUCAS JAUER
  • Publication number: 20200055144
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a device and a method for additive manufacturing of components, in particular selective laser melting or laser sintering. The device comprises a processing head (7) with a plurality of spatially separated beam guides, via which one or more laser beams can be directed onto a processing plane (8) along spatially separated beam paths, and one or more optical switching devices (4) with which the beam path of the respective laser beam can be switched between the spatially separated beam paths. The device enables use of a laser beam source (1) for different beam paths or target positions with a processing head (7) of such kind, whereby it is possible to achieve better utilization of the beam sources used and irradiation of the processing plane (8) corresponding to a component geometry to be created with a smaller number of laser beam sources (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2017
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventors: REINHART POPRAWE, FLORIAN EIBL, WILHELM MEINERS, LUCAS JAUER
  • Publication number: 20200055145
    Abstract: A laser peening processing device includes a laser oscillator configured to oscillate a laser beam; and a nozzle configured to inject liquid to a workpiece for laser peening processing, and to cause the laser beam to be incident on the liquid to irradiate the workpiece with the laser beam which propagates through the liquid. The nozzle includes a lens configured to concentrate the laser beam so that a focal point of the laser beam is formed at a processing position of the laser peening processing, a cylindrical casing configured to protect the laser beam before the laser beam is incident on the liquid, and a pipe disposed in the casing and configured to form a flow path for the liquid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2019
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventors: Masahiko MUTO, Yoshitomo OGUMA
  • Publication number: 20200055146
    Abstract: A processing method of producing a processed object by processing a material, the processed object including an opening to outside and a hollow space of a predetermined shape and in communication with the opening, includes forming the hollow space in the material by performing ablation by projecting a laser from a region to be processed on a surface of the material corresponding to the opening along a region to be processed corresponding to the hollow space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2018
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventors: Toshio MAEDA, Jun UEDA
  • Publication number: 20200055147
    Abstract: A method of forming grooves (3) of a fine periodic structure in the surface (1) of the diamond by irradiating at least part of the surface (1) of the diamond having a mean surface roughness Ra of not more than 0.1 ?m with a laser beam of a pulse width of not less than 1 ns generating a periodic intensity profile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2017
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Applicant: TOYO SEIKAN GROUP HOLDINGS, LTD.
    Inventors: Ryozo SHIROISHI, Kenichi TAKAO, Yoshiyuki YUASA
  • Publication number: 20200055148
    Abstract: A machine-vision-assisted welding system comprises welding equipment, a time of Flight (ToF) camera operable to generate a three-dimensional depth map of a welding scene, digital image processing circuitry operable to extract welding information from the 3D depth map, and circuitry operable to control a function of the welding equipment based on the extracted welding information. The welding equipment may comprise, for example, arc welding equipment that forms an arc during a welding operation, and a light source of the ToF camera may emit light whose spectrum comprises a peak that is centered at a first wavelength, wherein the first wavelength is selected such that a power of the peak is at least a threshold amount above a power of light from the arc at the first wavelength.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2019
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventor: Christopher Hsu
  • Publication number: 20200055149
    Abstract: A vehicle body assembly system defines a preset pre-buck section and a preset main-buck section along a conveying route of a floor assembly, and may include: i) pre-buck units which are installed at both sides of the conveying route in the pre-buck section, respectively, restrict lower portions of side assemblies, which vary in accordance with a type of vehicle, with respect to both sides of the floor assembly, and preassemble the lower portions of the side assemblies to the floor assembly by a first welding robot; and ii) main-buck units which are installed at both sides of the conveying route in the main-buck section, respectively, restrict upper portions of the side assemblies preassembled by the pre-buck unit, and post-assemble vehicle body components to the upper portions of the side assemblies by a second welding robot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2019
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventors: Hyun Gu Lee, Yoon Jang, Chang Ho Jung, Ki Haing Lee, Chi Hong Hwang, Deug Young So, Young Do Kim
  • Publication number: 20200055150
    Abstract: Herein disclosed in a vacuum laser welding system which includes a chamber in which to generate a vacuum, a roughing pump and turbo pump for generating an ultra-high vacuum environment, temperature and pressure gauges to monitor the levels inside of the system, a cooling fan to reduce the temperature outside of the system, a laser viewport in order for the laser to penetrate without any deflection or leakage, a jig and fixture to mount the X-ray Tube insert inside of the system, and relief valves to release the pressures inside of the system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2019
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventor: Farzad Sadeghi Tohidi
  • Publication number: 20200055151
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a welding stud. The welding stud comprises a weldable portion of light metal and a functional portion of steel. The method comprises the steps of: providing a welding part of a light metal and partially defining a recess, providing a function part of a steel and which includes a protrusion, providing a press with a die and a punch, arranging the welding part on the die and the function part on the press such that the protrusion opposes the recess, and manufacturing the welding stud by impacting the welding part and the function part into the die by the punch such that the protrusion enters the recess and the welding portion forms a sleeve around an end of the function portion to form the welding stud with the welding part forming the weldable portion and the function part forming the functional portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2019
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventors: Johannes Rhiel, Martin Schneider, Ralf Pimper, Andreas Schmitt, Timo Pieh
  • Publication number: 20200055152
    Abstract: Embodiments Embodiments described herein relate to systems and methods for manipulating the position and/or orientation of an object while it is held in a robotic gripper. In one such embodiment, one or more physically possible and stable displacements for moving an object relative to a gripper using one or more frictional pushes may be determined and applied to the object to move the object from a first position and orientation to a second position and orientation while the object is held by the gripper. In certain embodiments, the physically possible and stable displacements may be determined using an appropriate motion cone approximation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2019
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Applicant: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Nikhil Chavan Dafle, Alberto Rodriguez Garcia
  • Publication number: 20200055153
    Abstract: It is possible to improve workpiece machining efficiency by efficiently receiving and delivering a workpiece from/to each workpiece holder and shortening a time required for workpiece conveyance. A workpiece conveyance system is a workpiece conveyance system that receives and delivers workpieces W to be machined to n spindles (workpiece holders, where n is an integer satisfying n?2) that hold and rotate the workpieces W, and includes a main loader including n+m main loader chucks (where m is an integer satisfying m?1) that receive and deliver workpieces from/to the n spindles or n relay loaders disposed corresponding to the n respective spindles to receive and deliver the workpieces W from/to the main shafts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2018
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventor: Nobuhiro Murase
  • Publication number: 20200055154
    Abstract: A vacuum dust extraction apparatus for a percussive air tool contains and extracts workplace dust created by the impacting action of the air tool's implement. The apparatus includes a clamshell adapter constructed as two halves that are oppositely disposed about the air tool's retainer, and joined to enclose the retainer, and a tubular dust bellows fastened to the outboard end of the joined clamshell halves. The clamshell adaptor includes an integral exhaust port, and an industrial vacuum coupled to the exhaust port via a flexible suction/vacuum hose creates suction in the bellows for extracting airborne dust created by percussive action of the implement on a workpiece. Suction loss through the clamshell adaptor is minimized by a sealing element that bridges a gap between the interior periphery of the clamshell adaptor and the exterior periphery of the air tool's retainer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2018
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Applicant: G. A. W. Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Arthur, Nathaniel P. Wenzel, Nicholas J. Russell
  • Publication number: 20200055155
    Abstract: The invention discloses an automatic cooling and steel cutting device, which includes a casing, wherein the right end of the casing is provided with a conveying cavity, a connecting cavity and a driving cavity, the conveying cavity is provided with a conveying mechanism for pushing steel for cutting and the opening is upward, the connecting cavity is provided with a lifting mechanism for lifting the cutting part, the lower side of the connecting cavity is provided with a cutting mechanism for cutting steel. The device can cut off the steel evenly by itself when it is in use. During the cutting process, it will automatically spray water to cool down the steel and the cutter, so as to reduce the damage. After each section is cut, the cutter will automatically lift up to prepare the next section of steel cutting of wood.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2019
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventor: Liying Mao
  • Publication number: 20200055156
    Abstract: A core support system includes a support structure. The support structure includes a frame and a support member having a saturatable engagement layer disposed over the frame. A method of machining a core material includes applying a fluid to an engagement layer of a support structure and saturating the engagement layer with the fluid, disposing a core material on the engagement layer, causing the fluid to freeze to secure to the core material to the support structure, machining the core material, melting the frozen fluid to release the core material from the support structure, and removing the core material from the engagement layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2018
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventors: David R. Machac, Joel L. Robison, Mary A. White
  • Publication number: 20200055157
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for cutting refractory metals, in which a solid body (1) made of a refractory metal is mechanically machining cut with a cutting apparatus (4, 7), wherein the cutting apparatus (4, 7) is wetted for cutting with a fluid (6) having at least 50 weight % water, wherein the cutting apparatus (4, 7) is brought to a positive electrical potential in relation to the solid body (1) during cutting. The invention also relates to a disc produced from a refractory metal using such a method, and such a disc that has an oxide layer with a thickness of between 2 nm and 1,000 nm on the cutting surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2017
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventors: Friedhold Schölz, Egbert Stiedl, Bernd Spaniol, Norbert Traeger, Werner Feuring
  • Publication number: 20200055158
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to a temperature control system that may be applied to a machine tool. The system includes a cooling circulation and a controller. The cooling circulation comprises a pump, a cooler and a solenoid valve. The pump may be driven by a variable frequency motor so as to flow through the spindle of the machine tool. The cooler is serially connected with the liquid pump, and may cool the liquid coolant. The solenoid valve connects to inlet and outlet of the cooler, and may prevent the liquid coolant flows through the spindle from flowing back to the cooler. The controller is electrically connected with the variable frequency motor, the cooler and the solenoid valve. Further, the controller is connected to the machine tool to detect several parameters, so as to control the variable frequency motor, the cooler and the solenoid valve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2018
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventors: Shih-Jie WEI, Kun-Ying Li, Yan-sin Liao, Shi-Jie Luo, Hsi-Hung Hsiao, Szu-Chia Lin
  • Publication number: 20200055159
    Abstract: Provided is a rotary tool. In the rotary tool, the rotating tip tool is mounted on a spindle by the fixture, and the spindle and the tip tool are rotated by a motor. The rotary tool has a switch which can switch the motor between a rotation state and a stop state, and a control device which controls the rotation of the motor corresponding to the operation of the switch. When the switch is turned off after a required time T elapses after the motor is started, the control device stops the rotary tool (104d, 106d) by performing a common braking operation on the spindle, and when the switch is turned off before the required time T elapses after the motor is started, the control device stops the tip tool (101d) by inertia without applying a braking force.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2018
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Applicant: Koki Holdings Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hironori SAKAI, Takuya YOSHINARI, Hironori Mashiko
  • Publication number: 20200055160
    Abstract: A chemical mechanical polishing method includes holding a wafer in a carrier over a polishing pad, dispensing a first slurry comprising a plurality of first abrasive particles into the carrier, rotating at least one of the carrier and the polishing pad, halting the dispensing of the first slurry, and dispensing a second slurry into the carrier after halting the dispensing of the first slurry, wherein the second slurry comprises a plurality of second abrasive particles smaller than the first abrasive particles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2018
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Applicant: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Wei-Chang CHENG, Chi-Hung LIAO
  • Publication number: 20200055161
    Abstract: Implementations described herein generally relate to polishing articles and methods of manufacturing polishing articles used in polishing processes and cleaning processes. More particularly, implementations disclosed herein relate to composite polishing articles having graded properties. In one implementation, a polishing article is provided. The polishing article comprises one or more exposed first regions formed from a first material and having a first zeta potential and one or more second exposed regions formed from a second material and having a second zeta potential, wherein the first zeta potential is different from the second zeta potential.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2019
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventors: Ashwin CHOCKALINGHAM, Mahendra C. ORILALL, Mayu YAMAMURA, Boyi FU, Rajeev BAJAJ, Daniel REDFIELD
  • Publication number: 20200055162
    Abstract: An abrasive article can include a body including a bond material comprising an inorganic material, abrasive particles and a filler comprising a nitride. The filler comprising a nitride can compensate shrinkage of the body during sintering while maintaining required strength and wear properties of the body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2019
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventors: Charles J. GASDASKA, Alexandre TEMPERELLI, Kenneth DUBOVICK, Rachana UPADHYAY, Maxime JACQUEMIN, Srinivasan RAMANATH, Robin M. BRIGHT
  • Publication number: 20200055163
    Abstract: Apparatus and systems are disclosed of a splash guard for a grinder/polisher having a base, a bowl, and a platen having an outer edge to prevent splashing during the grinding/polishing operation. The splash guard includes an inner sidewall, a lower rib, and outer sidewall, and an upper rib. The lower rib has an inner edge that is spaced at least 2.5 centimeters from the outer edge of the platen to prevent pinching of an operator's hands between the platen and the splash guard. The splash guard may also include a recess formed by the upper rib, outer sidewall, and lower rib, and at least a portion of an inner edge of the upper rib is extending further inwardly towards that platen than the inner edge of the lower rib.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2019
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventors: Calvin Nelson, Stanislaw Cisowski
  • Publication number: 20200055164
    Abstract: A surface treatment processing method includes: a shot processing step of performing shot processing of shooting shot media at a treatment target; a first inspection step of nondestructively inspecting at least one of a surface side state and an external dimension of the treatment target subjected to the shot processing, evaluating that the treatment target is passed when an inspection result is within a first normal range set in advance, evaluating that the treatment target is failed when the inspection result is out of a first allowable range set in advance to include the first normal range, and evaluating that the treatment target is to be additionally processed when the inspection result is out of the first normal range but within the first allowable range; and an additional processing step of performing the shot processing again on the treatment target which is evaluated to be additionally processed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2018
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Applicant: SINTOKOGIO, LTD.
    Inventors: Kyoichi IWATA, Takuya KOYAMA, Yuji KOBAYASHI, Akinori MATSUI
  • Publication number: 20200055165
    Abstract: A peening device for treating a component includes a shot media propulsion source configured to propel a quantity of shot media. The device also includes a plurality of treatment enclosures each selectively coupleable to the shot media propulsion source. Each of the treatment enclosures has a shape complementary to a corresponding one of a plurality of portions of the component, such that each treatment enclosure and the corresponding portion cooperate to enclose the shot media.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2019
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventors: Michael Ericson Friedman, Colin Beckwith Spellmeyer, Bryan Edward Williams, Paul Lawrence Kalmar
  • Publication number: 20200055166
    Abstract: A tool bit includes a drive portion configured to be engaged by a tool, the drive portion including a first maximum outer dimension, a shank extending from the drive portion and including a reduced outer diameter, and a tip coupled to an end of the shank opposite from the drive portion. The tip includes a compressive residual stress layer formed by blasting to increase a wear resistance of the tip relative to the shank. The tip additionally includes a second maximum outer dimension. The reduced outer diameter of the shank is smaller than the first maximum outer dimension of the drive portion and the second maximum outer dimension of the tip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2019
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventors: James J. Van Essen, Michael J. Zimmermann
  • Publication number: 20200055167
    Abstract: In a method for an electric pulse tool, which is configured to deliver torque pulses on an output shaft, in each of a plurality of periods, a current pulse is provided to an electric motor during a current-on time and a current feed is paused during a current-off time. The method includes retrieving a parameter reflecting an amount of reaction force that the operator of the electric pulse tool can be exposed to, and determining the current-off time based on the parameter. The determined current off time includes a first off interval until an end of a torque pulse and a second off interval after the end of the torque pulse. The second off interval is based on a width of the torque pulse, such that a wider torque pulse results in a wider off interval and a narrower torque pulse results in a shorter off interval.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2018
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Applicant: ATLAS COPCO INDUSTRIAL TECHNIQUE AB
    Inventor: Adam KLOTBLIXT
  • Publication number: 20200055168
    Abstract: A torque connector includes a first body provided with a pivot seat, at least one first receiving recess, and at least one second receiving recess, a second body provided with a pivot slot, a plurality of locking portions, and a plurality of projections, at least one drive member received in the at least one first receiving recess, and at least one elastic member received in the at least one second receiving recess and resting on the at least one drive member. When one of the locking portions aligns with the at least one first receiving recess, the at least one drive member is pushed by the at least one elastic member and locked in one of the locking portions, such that the second body drives and rotates the at least one drive member and the first body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2019
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventor: Wen-Chin Kuo
  • Publication number: 20200055169
    Abstract: A method for estimating a clamp force obtained at tightening of a screw joint via a torque pulse sequence includes applying a primary torque pulse to rotate the screw joint in a tightening direction, measuring a torque level obtained by the primary torque pulse, applying a secondary torque pulse to move the screw joint in a loosening direction, measuring a torque level obtained by the secondary torque pulse, and calculating a difference between the torque level obtained by the primary torque pulse and the torque level obtained by the secondary torque pulse. The obtained clamp force is estimated from the difference between the obtained torque levels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2017
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Applicant: ATLAS COPCO INDUSTRIAL TECHNIQUE AB
    Inventor: Adam KLOTBLIXT
  • Publication number: 20200055170
    Abstract: A non-deforming structure of a wrench contains: a handle and at least one driving head arranged on at least one end of the handle. The handle includes an elongated body having four corners, a first length, a handle width, a handle thickness, and four elongated recesses. The handle width is 1.4 time to 2.6 time more than the handle thickness. Each elongated recess has a second length, a largest width, and a largest depth. Each of the largest width and the largest depth of each elongated recess shrinks from an intermediate portion thereof to two ends of each of the largest width and the largest depth until connects with each corner. The second length takes up at least ? of the first length, the largest width takes up 2/9 to 4/9 of the handle width, and the largest depth takes up 2/9 to 4/9 of the handle thickness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2018
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventor: Te-Chuan Yang
  • Publication number: 20200055171
    Abstract: Hand Tool that combines a funnel and a socket-wrench extension into one device. The Nuffle makes engine oil changes easier by integrating both the device used to remove oil-pan drain plugs and the device used to direct the flow of fluids draining from the engine. The Nuffle eliminates the numerous hazards of using a separate funnel and socket-wrench to perform engine oil changes in both home and commercial settings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2018
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventor: Cheston O'neal Dooley
  • Publication number: 20200055172
    Abstract: A seat insert tool is disclosed. The seat insert tool may include a seat insert guide that is removably attachable to a threaded rod at an end of the threaded rod, and seat insert jaw that is slidable onto the threaded rod. The seat insert guide may include a key. The seat insert jaw may include a first keyway on a first side of the seat insert jaw and a second keyway on a second side of the seat insert jaw. The first keyway of the seat insert jaw may engage the key of the seat insert guide when the seat insert tool is used to remove a seat insert from a valve, and the second keyway of the seat insert jaw may engage the key of the seat insert guide when the seat insert tool is used to install the seat insert in the valve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2018
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventor: Brian G. TYLER
  • Publication number: 20200055173
    Abstract: A control method for a borehole flushing module (2) for a chiseling tool (5), includes the steps: Providing fine-grain particles in a dispenser (31); ascertaining a material (M) at a location processed by the tool (5) with the aid of a material detector (37); and introducing fine-grain particles at the location of the substrate processed by the tool (5) when the material detector (37) ascertains an iron-containing material (M2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2017
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventors: Markus HARTMANN, Klaus-Peter BOHN, Bastian PLUEMACHER, Michael BRUNNER, Helene WESSELER, Carsten PETERS
  • Publication number: 20200055174
    Abstract: A modular tool system is disclosed herein with a power unit, a battery, a controller, a sensor, and a plurality of tool modules. The hand-held sized power unit can include a motor housing and a motor with a shaft. The controller can variably control the shaft. Each tool module can include a housing, a work-engaging portion, a transmission linkage, and an identifier. The identifier is within a range of detection of the sensor when the housings are coupled. Each of the identifiers is distinguishable from other identifiers and the sensor transmits a different signal for each of the identifiers. The controller is configured to determine one of a plurality of different shaft speeds or one of a plurality of different torques to transmit through the shaft in response to the signal from the sensor indicating a particular identifier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2019
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Applicant: ROBBOX INC.
    Inventor: Andrei MATEI
  • Publication number: 20200055175
    Abstract: A magnetic mount for a power tool to secure the power tool to a ferrous surface includes a substantially u-shaped bracket including a spaced apart pair of mounting amus each having a base end and an opposite distal end, a rigid cross-member joining the pair of mounting arms at the base ends, a mounting head on each distal end of the pair of mounting arms, at least one magnet mounted on the cross-member, wherein the pair of mounting arms are disposed in a first direction from the cross member and the magnet is disposed in a second direction substantially opposite to the first direction, from the cross member, and wherein the mounting heads are adapted for mounting to at least one side of the power tool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2019
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventor: Kristopher James Hurst
  • Publication number: 20200055176
    Abstract: An apparatus is described that permits attaching, via a holder or container, one or more pieces, e.g., drill and/or driver bits, to a drill. Such attachment makes it possible to transport drill and/or driver bits or other drill pieces with the drill, preventing the need to search within a toolbox or cabinet for the particular drill bit needed to satisfy drilling and/or driving requirements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2019
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventor: Donald Butler Curchod
  • Publication number: 20200055177
    Abstract: A powered fastener driver for driving fasteners into a workpiece includes a driver unit and a handle unit selectively and removably attachable to the driver unit. The driver unit includes a housing, a motor, and a first coupler. The handle unit includes a battery receptacle for receiving a battery pack, a trigger, and a second coupler. The first and second couplers selectively engage one another to mechanically and electrically connect the driver unit to the handle unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2019
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventors: John S. Scott, Gareth Mueckl, Caroline Hope, Isabel M. Lloyd, Matthew Post, Adam N. Carter, Jonathan L. Lambert, Logan M. Hietpas, Matthew N. Thurin, Paul Fry, Julia L. Savich
  • Publication number: 20200055178
    Abstract: An apparatus, having: a panel (100) comprising a top surface (102), a bottom surface (104), and a side surface (106) spanning the top and bottom surfaces; plural upper retaining slots (110), each upper retaining slot recessed into the panel through the top surface, extending parallel to the top surface, and opening through the side surface in at least one location (112), wherein each upper retaining slot comprises a trapezoidal shape; and a dog hole (122) extending through the panel from the top surface to the bottom surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2019
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventor: Henry Wang
  • Publication number: 20200055179
    Abstract: A set (200) of interchangeable buttons (2) are adapted to be applied or substituted in a garment (V) with equipment (1) that includes a container (10) with multiple compartments (11) defining a group of housings having the shape of a well (12) for as many groups (20) of buttons (2) arranged in a stack; a tray (13) adapted to contain coupling means (3); at least one seat (14) adapted to contain a tool (4, 5); closing means (18), associated to the container (10) and moving between an open position and a closed one, in the first of which the compartments (11) are made accessible for the withdrawal and/or placement of the interchangeable buttons (2), coupling means (3) and tool (4, 5), while in the second position the same compartments (11) are protected and mutually isolated, so as to prevent the transfer of the contents of one into another and vice versa.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2017
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventor: Marco Sassoli De' Bianchi
  • Publication number: 20200055180
    Abstract: The invention involves a tool, which includes a tool body with first and second flanged portion spaced apart by a first upper cable opening, and a ring positioned proximate thereto. The ring includes a ring opening positioned proximate to the first upper cable opening. The tool body includes a lower cable opening positioned away from the ring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2018
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventor: Chris Calvert
  • Publication number: 20200055181
    Abstract: An assembly of links and motorized joint unit of a mechanism comprises one or more pairs of links, each said link having a tubular body, at least one end of each of the tubular body being an open end having at least one connector. A motorized joint unit has a first portion received in the open end of the tubular body of a first of the links, the motorized joint unit secured to the at least one connector of the first of the links, a second portion rotatable relative to the first portion by actuation of the motorized joint unit, the second portion received in the open end of the tubular body of a second of the links, the motorized joint unit secured to the at least one connector of the second of the links. A protective sleeve has a tubular body rotatably mounted over the at least one connector of each of the first and the second link, the protective sleeve concealing the connectors and a joint between the pair of links.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2018
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventors: Louis Joseph CARON L'ECUYER, Philippe FAUTEUX, Alexandre PICARD, Sebastien MESSIER
  • Publication number: 20200055182
    Abstract: The invention proposes an axis-invariant based multi-axis system modeling and control principle. Iterative modeling, real-time solution and control of multi-axis system engineering are completely solved from different levels of system topology, forward kinematics, inverse kinematics and dynamics. Parametric modeling and control is completed including “topology, coordinate frame, polarity, structural parameters, mass and inertia, etc.”. It can be set to circuit, code, directly or indirectly, partially or fully executed inside a multi-axis robot system. In addition, the present invention also includes analytical verification system constructed on these principles for designing and verifying a multi-axis robot system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2019
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventor: Hehua Ju
  • Publication number: 20200055183
    Abstract: A multi-operation unit integration device having scale expandability and includes a plurality of operation units each of which includes a movable unit; and an integration module. The integration module includes an operation timing unit that gives operation timings of the plurality of operation units based on an operation instruction input from an outside, and the operation unit includes: a plurality of operation learning units that generate a control signal given to the movable unit according to an operation timing signal from the operation timing unit of the integration module; drive means for driving the movable unit of the operation unit according to the control signal; and a sensor that detects a state quantity of the movable unit driven by the drive means. An autonomous learning type robot device is configured using the multi-operation unit integration device as a control portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2018
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventors: Hiroshi ITO, Kenjiro YAMAMOTO, Yusuke HIEIDA
  • Publication number: 20200055184
    Abstract: The invention proposes an axis-invariant multi-axis system dynamics modeling and solving principle, and realizes iterative explicit dynamic modeling of multi-axis systems with tree chains, closed chains, friction and viscous joints and moving pedestals. The established model has elegant chain symbol system with pseudo-code function, which realizes complete parameterization including “topology, coordinate system, polarity, structural parameters, mass inertia, etc.”. The principle can be set to circuit, code, directly or indirectly, partially or fully executed inside a multi-axis robot system. In addition, the present invention also includes analytical verification system constructed on these principles for designing and verifying a multi-axis robot system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2019
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventor: Hehua Ju
  • Publication number: 20200055185
    Abstract: A robot is configured such that: a second hand of a second arm holds a container stack by gripping a top portion of a bottom container of the container stack; then, a first hand of a first arm holds the container stack by gripping a portion of the bottom container of the container stack, such that the portion gripped by the first hand is positioned lower than the portion gripped by the second hand; thereafter, the second hand of the second arm releases the top portion of the bottom container, and then holds the container stack by gripping the top portion of a second container from a bottom of the container stack; and subsequently, the first hand of the first arm moves the bottom container downward, and separates the bottom container from the container stack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2018
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Applicant: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kazunori HIRATA, Masashi MISAWA
  • Publication number: 20200055186
    Abstract: Systems, methods and articles of manufacture for synchronized robot orientation are described herein. A magnetometer, gyroscope, and accelerometer in a remotely controlled device are used to determine a current orientation of that device, and a command with a specified orientation or location are set to several such devices. The remotely controlled devices self-align based on the specified orientation/location, and when in position, receive swarm commands to perform actions as a group of devices in coordination with one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2018
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventors: Nathan D. NOCON, Michael P. GOSLIN, Clifford WONG, Jonathan RD HSU, Timothy M. PANEC
  • Publication number: 20200055187
    Abstract: A self-propelled travelling apparatus includes a travelling controller that controls travelling of the self-propelled travelling apparatus; a receiving unit that receives merchandise and a message associated with the merchandise from a user during travelling of the self-propelled travelling apparatus; and a supplying unit that supplies the message to another user in a case where the other user receives the merchandise while the self-propelled travelling apparatus is travelling after receiving the merchandise and the message.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2019
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xiongfan JIN, Hideki FUJIMOTO, Tetsuya KOBAYASHI, Mariko MIYAZAKI, Hajime KAJIYAMA, Akira ICHIKAWA, Kunitoshi YAMAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20200055188
    Abstract: The present invention proposes a positive kinematic modeling and solving principle of a multi-axis system based on axis invariance. This principle realizes inherently compact, function multiplexing performance, concise hierarchical and full-parameter modeling and real-time solution, features with pseudo code and symbol analysis. It can be set as a circuit or code, directly or indirectly, partially or completely within the multi-axis machine system. In addition, the present invention also includes an analysis verification system constructed on these principles for designing and verifying multi-axis machine systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2019
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventor: Hehua Ju
  • Publication number: 20200055189
    Abstract: An articulated robot includes a lumbar portion including a first joint that rotates about a first axis which is a vertical axis and rotating about the first axis, a second joint connected to the lumbar portion and rotating about a second axis parallel to a horizontal plane, a first arm connected to the second joint and rotating about the second axis, a third joint connected to the first arm and rotating about a third axis parallel to the second axis, and a second arm connected to the third joint and rotating about the third axis. When the first arm extends parallel to the first axis, a clearance through which the second arm rotating about the third axis can pass in a planar area between the second axis and the third axis is provided between the second arm and the first arm and between the second arm and the lumbar portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2018
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventors: Haruhiro TSUNETA, Kazuyoshi YASUKAWA