Patents Issued in May 14, 2020
  • Publication number: 20200147746
    Abstract: A tool head includes a first tool and a second tool disposed circumferentially on the tool head where the tool head has a rotation axis. The first tool of the tool head is an adjustable tool that is axially movable such that an axial position, relative to the second tool of the tool head, is settable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2020
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventors: Frank DANNEBERG, Wolfram WAGENER, Patrick WOISETSCHLAEGER
  • Publication number: 20200147747
    Abstract: An eddy current detection device configured to form a stronger magnetic field in a polishing target and a polishing apparatus employing the same eddy current detection device are provided. An eddy current detection device that can be disposed near a semiconductor wafer on which a conductive film is formed includes a plurality of eddy current sensors. The plurality of eddy current sensors are disposed near to one another. Each of the plurality of eddy current sensors includes a pot core, an exciting coil disposed in the pot core and configured to form an eddy current in the conductive film, and a detection coil disposed in the pot core and configured to detect the eddy current formed in the conductive film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2019
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventors: Taro Takahashi, Hiroaki Shibue, Shinpei Tokunaga
  • Publication number: 20200147748
    Abstract: An assembly for lapping multiple row bars, the assembly including a carrier having at least one carrier bond pad, multiple row bars adjacent to each other in a stack, wherein a first row bar of the stack is positioned closer to the carrier than any of the other multiple row bars of the stack and comprises at least one row bar bond pad, an electrical connection between at least one of the carrier bond pads and at least one of the row bar bond pads of the first row bar, and at least one electrical trace extending through at least two of the multiple row bars and electrically connected to at least the first row bar and one additional row bar of the stack. An outermost row bar of the stack includes an outer surface and at least one electronic lapping guide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2019
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventors: Gary Joseph Kunkel, Zoran Jandric
  • Publication number: 20200147749
    Abstract: A polishing method using a polishing pad including a specific adsorption layer. The polishing pad has an adsorption layer including a silicone including linear polyorganosiloxane having vinyl groups only at both ends, and the like. The polishing pad is fixed to a surface plate, and a product to be polished is pressed against the polishing pad, and simultaneously slid to polish the product to be polished. In this case, the surface roughness (Ra) of the surface plate is set to 0.01 to 0.7 ?m, and the adsorption layer of the polishing pad is then adsorbed and fixed to the surface plate to perform polishing work. By adjusting the surface roughness of the surface plate as described above, a surface of the product to be polished can be inhibited from being unpredictably scratched or roughened. The method for adjusting the surface roughness of the surface plate is preferably a method in which a film having a surface roughness as described above is bonded to a surface of the surface plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2018
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Applicant: MARUISHI SANGYO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: TOSHIYASU YAJIMA, DAISUKE NINOMIYA
  • Publication number: 20200147750
    Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure generally provide polishing pads having a composite pad body and methods for forming the polishing pads. In one embodiment, the composite pad body includes one or more first features formed from a first material or a first composition of materials, and one or more second features formed from a second material or a second composition of materials, wherein the one or more first features and the one or more second features are formed by depositing a plurality of layers comprising the first material or first composition of materials and second material or second composition of materials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2020
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventors: Rajeev BAJAJ, Kasiraman KRISHNAN, Mahendra C. ORILALL, Daniel REDFIELD, Fred C. REDEKER, Nag B. PATIBANDLA, Gregory E. MENK, Jason G. FUNG, Russell Edward PERRY, Robert E. DAVENPORT
  • Publication number: 20200147751
    Abstract: Provided are a membrane and carrier head using the membrane for polishing apparatus. The membrane comprises a first fixing flap extending inwards from the upper part of a side portion, a second fixing flap extending upwards from the upper part of the side portion, wherein the second fixing flap has a first inclined part, a second inclined part and a third extending part of extending upwards whereby a compensation force generated by the inclined parts realize the constant pressing force to the edge of a substrate during a polishing process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2019
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Applicant: KCTECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: JUN HO SON, Sung Ho SHIN
  • Publication number: 20200147752
    Abstract: A method of controlling platen rotation includes receiving an electrical energy input at a rotator assembly, using the rotator assembly to increase a rotational kinetic energy of a platen based on the electrical energy input, using the rotator assembly to decrease the rotational kinetic energy of the platen, and generating an electrical energy output of the rotator assembly based on the decreased rotational kinetic energy of the platen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2020
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventors: Bruce CHO, Chia-Ying TIEN, Huang-Chu KO
  • Publication number: 20200147753
    Abstract: A method for smoothing a dwell time during a processing to an optical component belongs to the field of processing optical components, and solves a problem of an adverse effect of dwell time jumps on a stability of the machine tool during processing. The method achieves a smoothing treatment to the dwell time by a diffusion transformation to the distribution of the conventionally calculated dwell time using a time diffusion model. After the smoothing treatment to the dwell time, the difference between times at adjacent discrete points is relatively small, thereby achieving a smooth transition between adjacent discrete points, and limiting the effect of the polishing tool on machine stability due to its frequent acceleration and deceleration during processing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2019
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventors: Xiaochuan HU, Xianyun ZHONG, Zhaohui LAI, Jinshan YANG
  • Publication number: 20200147754
    Abstract: A system for replacing an abrasive sheet in a sanding machine including a working head in which it is provided a support body having an engagement surface arranged to engage with an abrasive sheet. The sanding machine also includes a handling device arranged to actuate the support body in space according to at least two degrees of freedom. The system may include a computing device to compute the spatial orientation of the support body. Furthermore, the system may include a removal station having a gripping element configured to grip the abrasive sheet in order to disengage the abrasive sheet from the support body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2020
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Applicant: Fabrica Machinale S.R.L.
    Inventors: Luca Bosio, Renzo Valleggi
  • Publication number: 20200147755
    Abstract: The present application discloses a single-point diamond dresser for a grinding wheel based on acoustic emission online monitoring, which includes a support module, an anti-interference module, a compression cooling module and an acoustic emission online monitoring module. An acoustic emission sensor monitors the dressing state of the grinding wheel online; a damping sheet and a damping interlayer greatly reduce external noise interference; a high pressure coolant causes an upward elastic deformation of an elastic spacer and the damping sheet, enlarging a contact force between the acoustic emission sensor and the core and moreover improving a sensitivity of the acoustic emission sensor; the coolant flows through the coolant passages in the core to cool a dressing area; current limiting passages, pressure relief cavities and perforated pressure-relief plates limit flow and reduce a pressure of the coolant, reducing the interference of the coolant on the grinding wheel dressing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2020
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventors: Cong MAO, Yongle HU, Linfeng XIAO, Kun TANG, Mingjun ZHANG, Zhikang ZHANG, Lairong YIN
  • Publication number: 20200147756
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a mobile blasting apparatus for injecting abrasives onto the surface of an article to be processed, the mobile blasting apparatus comprising: a body; a frame structure including a first rail extending along a first direction; a first moving device which can move the position of the body reciprocally along the first rail; and an injection device coupled to the body so as to inject the abrasives. According to the present invention, all processes can be automated without workers' manual work, so that the overall working time is reduced even when an article to be processed is large in length or volume, and there is no concern that work over a long time, strong jets of abrasives, and noxious dust would cause harm to worker health.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2018
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Applicant: MSE CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Jun Sik CHOI
  • Publication number: 20200147757
    Abstract: A pipeline exterior blasting system, movably mounted to a pipeline, to blast only uncoated end sections of a first and second pipe at a weld site where the first and second pipes were welded together. Uniquely, there is a blasting containment device having: a fixed portion 22; a rotating containment portion 24 rotatably mounted to the fixed portion 22, and releasably and rotatively coupled to the second pipe 20B; a support devices system 106, coupled to the blasting containment device 12 via connections 107, including: a blasting device 16, a vacuum device 18; and an electrical power generator 14.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2019
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Applicant: ROBOTIC GRIT BLASTER, LLC
    Inventors: JONATHAN PARTRIDGE, MICHAEL W. STARKWEATHER
  • Publication number: 20200147758
    Abstract: A surface of a workpiece is treated by rotating about an axis a brush having a multiplicity of radially projecting bristles with tips engaging a surface of a workpiece to be treated while positioning a stop nonrotatable with the brush in engagement with the bristles radially inward of the stop so as to rearwardly deflect the bristles prior to contact with the workpiece and thereby store kinetic energy in the bristles so that as the bristles pass the stop the kinetic energy is released and the bristles spring elastically forward and percussively strike the workpiece surface. A roughness of the workpiece surface is determined and the stop is positioned radially relative to the axis or the brush is positioned relative to the workpiece at a spacing in accordance with the determined roughness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2019
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventors: Sander Hendrikus Johannes Hofstee, Jan Frederik Doddema
  • Publication number: 20200147759
    Abstract: An embodiment of a PCD insert comprises an embodiment of a PCD element joined to a cemented carbide substrate at an interface. The PCD element has internal diamond surfaces defining interstices between them. The PCD element comprises a masked or passivated region and an unmasked or unpassivated region, the unmasked or unpassivated region defining a boundary with the substrate, the boundary being the interface. At least some of the internal diamond surfaces of the masked or passivated region contact a mask or passivation medium, and some or all of the interstices of the masked or passivated region and of the unmasked or unpassivated region are at least partially filled with an infiltrant material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2020
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventors: John Hewitt LIVERSAGE, Danny Eugene SCOTT, Humphrey Samkelo Lungisani SITHEBE, Kaveshini NAIDOO, Bronwyn Annette KAISER, Michael Lester FISH
  • Publication number: 20200147760
    Abstract: A swing clamp includes a body having a chamber, a piston supported for movement within the chamber along an axis, and a rod connected to the piston for movement with the piston along the axis. The rod includes a first groove and a second groove. The swing clamp further includes a first guide engaging the first groove at least while the rod moves within a first region along the axis, and a second guide engaging the second groove while the rod moves within a second region along the axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2019
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventor: James Adam Hefti
  • Publication number: 20200147761
    Abstract: A jig for a cover window may include a lower jig and an upper jig on the lower jig. The lower jig may include a mounting portion, on which a cover window is configured to be disposed, and an exhausting portion adjacent to the mounting portion. The upper jig may include a cover unit, in which an opening exposing the mounting portion is defined, and a sidewall portion, coupled to the cover unit and enclosing the lower jig. The cover unit may be spaced apart from and overlapped with the exhausting portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2019
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventors: Yusik JEON, Beomgyu CHOI, Jinnyoung HEO, Gyuin SHIM, Dongwoon LEE
  • Publication number: 20200147762
    Abstract: A two-way retractable socket is provided, including an outer sleeve, having two spline holes, each of the two spline holes having a plurality of ribs which are circumferentially arranged in intervals and a plurality of engaging grooves which are circumferentially alternatively arranged with the plurality of ribs, the plurality of engaging grooves configured for receiving driving heads of objects in different dimensions; two inner sleeves, each of the two inner sleeves including a hexagonal hole and a plurality of engaging teeth arranged around the hexagonal hole and configured to be slidably received within the plurality of engaging grooves; two elastic members, respectively received in the two spline holes and biasing the two inner sleeves outwardly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2018
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventor: PO-YEN CHANG
  • Publication number: 20200147763
    Abstract: The present invention is formed by the elements including a pull rod having a header arranged thereon, a driving plate coupled with the header, a plurality of pawls, and an adjustment member coupled with the pull rod. The header has a blind hole and a plurality of first rails arranged on the closed end of the blind hole. The driving plate defines a plurality of bearing portions in the blind hole and has a plurality of external teeth on the periphery thereof. The pawls are surroundingly arranged in the blind hole, crossing adjacent bearing portions and first rails, pivot jointed on the bearing portions with stud shafts, and utilizing second rails thereof to match the first rails, so as to symmetrically define a hexagonal hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2018
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventor: Yang-Hua Lee
  • Publication number: 20200147764
    Abstract: A wrench includes a first part and a second part which is overlapped on the first part and is pivotable relative to the first part. The first part has a first clamping space and the second part has a second clamping space which is located corresponding to the first clamping space. The first clamping space is defined by two first jaws. The second clamping space is defined by two second jaws. When an object is clamped by the first and second parts, the second part is able to be pivoted an angle relative to the first part to allow the object to be firmly clamped by the first and second parts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2018
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventor: Jia-Guann Liau
  • Publication number: 20200147765
    Abstract: An adaptor for a fastener driver assembly employs a bi-positionable angle guide assembly mounted to a head having an entry reference surface defining an opening for a fastener. The adaptor provides a proper location and entry angle for the fastener for implementing various structural connections. A pivotal angle guide has a pair of reference engagement edges functionally configured to engage either an upper horizontal member or a lower horizontal member. A locator having a location reference is mounted to the guide assembly. In one mode, the reference edges, together with the location reference, define a proper entry location and normal angle for connecting a horizontal member, which may be either an upper plate or a lower plate, to a rim board or other structural member. The selected adaptor position is achieved by securing the adaptor in one of two stable angular positions relative to the drive axis of the fastener driver assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2020
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventors: R. Timothy Irwin, Mark A. Dicaire, Christopher C. Will, David L. Mathieu, Timothy F. Gillis, Arun Srinivasan Venkatesan
  • Publication number: 20200147766
    Abstract: A wedge anchor driver for driving an anchor having a bolt into a surface such that a portion of the bolt is exposed, the wedge anchor driver having a flute extending between a top end and a shaft, the flute housing a plurality of cavities having a first cavity configured to fit onto a first nut, the first cavity having a first socket size; a second cavity configured to fit onto a second nut, the second cavity having a second socket size smaller than the first socket size; and a third cavity configured to receive the portion of the bolt; wherein the anchor driver shaft is lockable into a hammer drill, such that a user can drive the anchor into a corresponding hole with the hammer drill in a hammer mode, and then tighten the first nut or the second nut by switching the hammer to a drill mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2020
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventor: David C. Prunean
  • Publication number: 20200147767
    Abstract: A hand tool includes a head and a handle. The head is pivotally mounted to the handle, permitting the position of the head to be changed relative to the handle. In addition, the tool includes a primary locking mechanism and a secondary locking mechanism. The primarily locking mechanism primarily fixes the head relative to the handle in a particular position. The secondary locking mechanism can be used to further lock the head and handle. The locking mechanisms are actuated by movement of a sleeve which is located on the handle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2020
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventor: George Michael Huddy
  • Publication number: 20200147768
    Abstract: A captive fastener is provided that holds a fastener in place prior to the fastener being driven into a surface. The captive fastener includes a ring-shaped base and at least one prong with a distal end. The captive fastener may include a ring-shaped fastener holder attached to the distal end of the at least one prong. The head of the fastener is secured to the distal end of the at least one prong or the ring-shaped fastener holder. As the fastener is driven into the surface, the at least one prong breaks away from the ring-shaped base. Alternatively the at least one prong bends as the fastener is driven into the surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2019
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Applicant: Katerra Inc.
    Inventors: Darrin Griechen, Robert Stanford
  • Publication number: 20200147769
    Abstract: A jointing structure includes a jointing member and at least two abutting members. The at least two abutting members are disposed on the jointing member. The jointing member includes a surface and a plurality of side surfaces surrounding the surface, and the at least two abutting members are disposed on at least two of the side surfaces respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2019
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventor: Chih-Ching HSIEH
  • Publication number: 20200147770
    Abstract: A torque wrench includes a first part, a second part, a first spring, a block and a second spring. The first part includes a first section and a second. An axial passage is defined through the first part and a second part is received in the passage. The first part and the second part are connected to each other. The first spring is securely located in the second section. A pushing member is located in the first spring and includes a second contact portion. The block is removably in contact between the first and second contact portions. A second spring is mounted to the pushing member. The block is disengaged from the first and second contact portions when the torque wrench rotates clockwise or counter clockwise.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2018
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventor: Wen-Chin Kuo
  • Publication number: 20200147771
    Abstract: A power tool communication system including an external device including a first controller configured to transmit, via wireless communication to a power tool, configuration data including a work light duration parameter value and a work light brightness parameter value. The power tool includes a housing, a brushless direct current (DC) motor, a trigger, a work light, a wireless communication circuit configured to wirelessly communicate with the external device to receive the configuration data, and a second controller configured to control a work light duration of the work light based on the work light duration parameter value, and control a work light brightness of the work light based on the work light brightness parameter value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2020
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventors: Matthew J. Mergener, Burtrom Lee Stampfl, Michael Monteleone, Cole A. Conrad, Stephen Matson, Robert R. Hollis
  • Publication number: 20200147772
    Abstract: A hydraulically operated handheld device and a method of operating same are provided. The device includes a hydraulic pump, a moving part, a fixed part and a return valve with an associated valve seat. The moving part is moved into a working position due to the buildup of a hydraulic pressure by filling a hydraulic chamber with hydraulic medium from a reservoir with the aid of the hydraulic pump. The moving part can be automatically moved back from the working position into an end position upon reaching a predefined working pressure by opening the return valve. The hydraulic pressure acting upon the return valve is increased by a separately triggerable pressure increase, which results in opening of the return valve, in a hydraulic medium volume located upstream of the return valve in a flow direction of the hydraulic medium during the movement into the end position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2017
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventor: Egbert Frenken
  • Publication number: 20200147773
    Abstract: A fastener-driving tool is provided and includes a housing and a workpiece-contacting element movably connected to the housing, where the workpiece-contacting element is movable between a rest position and an activated position. A trigger is movably connected to the housing such that the trigger is movable between a rest position and an activated position. The tool further includes an actuation lever movably connected to the trigger and movable between a rest position and an activated position. A damper mechanism is associated with the actuation lever and is configured to control a rate of movement of the actuation lever between the activated position and the rest position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2020
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventors: Madhav Sai Puppala, Stephen Moore
  • Publication number: 20200147774
    Abstract: A novel quick fastening device comprises a base, an energy storage medium, an impact unit and a driving mechanism; the driving mechanism includes an annular gear, a driving shaft, a crank, a planet gear; the planet gear is placed in the annular gear and engaging with the annular gear, so that it can implement revolution against annular gear, the planet gear implements rotation at the upper end of crank; a clamp shaft for connecting the impact unit is located in the upper end of the connecting rod, the lower end of driving shaft is connected to the rotating energy release unit; the annular gear-planet gear structure to implement the conversion of rotary motion into reciprocating motion, the kinematic trajectory of clamp shaft on the connecting rod approximates to a straight line, so as to reduce the kinetic friction force of load to the maximum extent to avoid wear.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2019
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventor: Xu Ying
  • Publication number: 20200147775
    Abstract: A fastener-driving tool has a housing including a combustion chamber, where the combustion chamber generates combustion for driving a fastener, and a processor associated with the housing and in communication with the combustion chamber. The processor is configured to cause an initial combustion in the combustion chamber and cause a fastener to be driven when a first actuation event and a second actuation event occur, and is configured to cause at least one subsequent combustion in the combustion chamber and cause at least one additional fastener to be driven when only the first actuation event occurs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2020
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventor: Daniel J. Birk
  • Publication number: 20200147776
    Abstract: An electric power tool includes a motor, a spindle, a first vibration cam, a housing, a second vibration cam, a vibration switching member, and a plurality of biasing members. The spindle is rotatable by the motor. The first vibration cam is fixed to the spindle. The first vibration cam is located inward of the housing. The second vibration cam is located inward of the housing. The second vibration cam is configured to be in friction with the first vibration cam. The vibration switching member switches between a rotatable condition and an unrotatable condition of the second vibration cam with respect to the housing. The plurality of biasing members bias the vibration switching member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2019
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Applicant: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Takeshi KAMIYA
  • Publication number: 20200147777
    Abstract: A work tool includes an an elongate outer housing, an elongate inner housing, a motor, a spindle, and a transmitting mechanism. The inner housing includes a first end part, a second end part, an extending part and an elastic connection part. The motor, the spindle and the transmitting mechanism are disposed in the first end part of the inner housing. The first end part is connected to the outer housing via a first elastic member. The second end part includes a power-source-related device configured to enable power supply from a power source to the motor. The elastic connection part includes second elastic members connecting the extending part and the second end part. The second elastic members are spaced apart from each other in a circumferential direction around the longitudinal direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2020
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Applicant: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yonosuke AOKI
  • Publication number: 20200147778
    Abstract: A modular handheld electric tool system comprises a handle, a motor module and a tool head. The handle includes a handle housing with an elongate portion configured to provide a grip, a handle electrical coupling on the handle housing, a circuit including a tool switch in the handle housing, the tool switch connected between a power supply and the handle electrical coupling. The motor module including a motor casing that holds an electric motor, a motor electrical coupling on the motor casing that is complementary to the handle electrical coupling and electrically connected to the electric motor, and a rotary output mounted to the motor casing and driven by the electric motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2018
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventor: Cheuk Hung TAM
  • Publication number: 20200147779
    Abstract: This invention is a multi-functional tool structure, consisting of a handle, a base, a cover and a sleeve. The base is engaged to the handle, and has multiple slots for placing tool heads, while the bottom part is provided with tool positioning recesses for fixing tool heads. The sleeve is set on the base, and has a side opening. Hence, when the side opening is set in line with the too heads by the rotation of the sleeve, the tool head can be removed from the side opening, and fixed to the tool fixing recess on the base before use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2018
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventor: Huang Chin-Chen
  • Publication number: 20200147780
    Abstract: A tool holding apparatus includes a socket holder and at least one retaining knob. The socket holder is configured as an elongated body, wherein at least one channel that traverses into the elongated body is extended along the elongated body. The retaining knob that receives a drive socket or other similar tool apparatus includes a male body, a pedestal, and a base. The male body is adjacently connected the pedestal. The base is adjacently connected to the pedestal, opposite of the male body. The base and the pedestal are slidably engaged within the channel, and the male body is externally positioned to the elongated body thus allowing the engagement between the socket holder and the retaining knob. At least one magnet or a spring loaded ball is respectively integrated into the elongated body or the male body to securely attach a drive socket to the tool holding apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2020
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventors: Paul Kukucka, Thomas Stefan Kukucka
  • Publication number: 20200147781
    Abstract: A tool storage device system includes a base and a tool storage container removably coupled to the base. The tool storage container slides in a first direction relative to the base to attach the tool storage container to the base, and the tool storage container slides in a second direction, opposite the first direction, relative to the base to remove the tool storage container from the base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2019
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventors: Grant T. Squiers, Yaron Brunner, Izhar Shani, Omer Menashri
  • Publication number: 20200147782
    Abstract: A dual linear delta assembly includes a frame, a first linear delta system, and a second linear delta system concentric with the first linear delta system. Each of the first linear delta system and the second linear delta system may include rails mounted to the frame, linear actuators, each linear actuator coupled to a respective rail of the rails and configured to translate along a longitudinal length of the respective rail, pairs of parallel rods each operably coupled to a respective linear actuator of the linear actuators, and a platform coupled to a longitudinal end of each of the pairs of parallel rods opposite the respective linear actuator of the linear actuators.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2018
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventor: Anthony L. Crawford
  • Publication number: 20200147783
    Abstract: A linear delta system includes a frame, rails secured to the frame, linear actuators, each linear actuator coupled to a respective rail and configured to translate along a longitudinal length of the respective rail, pairs of parallel rods each operably coupled to a respective linear actuator, a platform coupled to the pairs of parallel rods, structure configured to movable couple an object to the platform; and at least one degree of freedom imparting assembly including a profiled rod extending in a direction parallel to the rails and a drive unit configured to rotate the profiled rod, wherein the at least one degree of freedom imparting assembly is configured to impart a degree of freedom to the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2018
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventor: Anthony L. Crawford
  • Publication number: 20200147784
    Abstract: A linear delta system includes a support frame, rails mounted to the support frame, linear actuators, each linear actuator configured to translate along a longitudinal length of a respective rail, pairs of parallel rods each coupled to the linear actuators, a platform coupled to a longitudinal end of each of the pairs of parallel rods opposite the respective linear actuator, and an object coupled to the platform. Longitudinal axes of the rails are oriented parallel to each other and lie within a common plane or an uncommon plane. A method of forming a linear delta system includes mounting rails to a support frame, the rails having longitudinal axes that are parallel to each other and lying within a common plane, coupling a linear actuator to each of the rails, coupling a pair of parallel rods to each linear actuator, and coupling a platform to the pairs of parallel rods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2018
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventor: Anthony L. Crawford
  • Publication number: 20200147785
    Abstract: A parallel link robot includes: a base having two or more actuators; a movable part; two or more link parts connected to the actuators; an orientation changing mechanism that changes the orientation of an element attached to the movable part; two or more additional actuators that are provided on the two or more link parts and that change the orientation of the element with the same degree of freedom; and power transmission shafts. The link parts each have a driving link and two parallel driven links. The additional actuators are each disposed between the driven links of the two or more link parts. The power transmission shafts extend from the additional actuators along the driven links and are connected, with universal joints, to shafts extending from the orientation changing mechanism. The universal joints are located on a straight line connecting intersections between the two driven links and the movable part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2019
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Applicant: FANUC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Masahiro YAMAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20200147786
    Abstract: A 2 DOFs decoupling parallel mechanism provided by the present disclosure comprises a fixed platform, a rotation assembly, a moving platform, an arc kinematic chain, and an arc rod. In the 2 DOFs decoupling parallel mechanism, the rotation assembly can drive the moving platform to rotate by 360 degrees around a direction being perpendicular to the fixed platform, the arc rod reciprocates along the tangential direction of the arc kinematic chain to enable the moving platform to rotate around an axis of a plane where the arc kinematic chain is located. In this way, the rotations of the moving platform in two directions are respectively driven by driving units in two directions and being independent from each other, such that the two rotation actions of the mechanism have decoupling capability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2017
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventors: GUORU ZHAO, YONGFENG WANG
  • Publication number: 20200147787
    Abstract: A working robot includes an arm including a plurality of shafts, a hand, a controller, a handling portion configured to receive a manipulating force applied by a teaching operator, a manipulating force detection portion configured to detect the manipulating force, and a reaction force detection portion configured to detect a reaction force received by the hand from a work target object. When the teaching operator teaches an operation of the arm and the hand for generating a work operation program, in a case where the reaction force has not been detected, the controller adjusts a parameter of impedance control such that resistance to movement of the hand applied is reduced, and in a case where the reaction force has been detected by the reaction force detection portion, the controller adjusts the parameter of impedance control such that the resistance to movement of the hand applied is increased.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2020
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventor: Masakazu Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20200147788
    Abstract: A processing system for processing objects using a programmable motion device is disclosed. The processing system includes a perception unit for perceiving identifying indicia representative of an identity of a plurality of objects received from an input conveyance system, an acquisition system for acquiring an object from the plurality of objects at an input area using an end effector of the programmable motion device, wherein the programmable motion device is adapted for assisting in the delivery of the object to an identified processing bin, and the identified processing bin is associated with the identifying indicia and said identified processing location is provided as one of a plurality of processing bins, and a delivery system for bringing the identified processing bin toward the object, where the delivery system includes a carrier for carrying the identified processing bin toward the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2020
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventors: Thomas Wagner, Kevin Ahearn, John Richard Amend, JR., Benjamin Cohen, Michael Dawson-Haggerty, William Hartman Fort, Christopher Geyer, Jennifer Eileen King, Thomas Koletschka, Michael Cap Koval, Kyle Maroney, Matthew T. Mason, William Chu-Hyon McMahan, Gene Temple Price, Joseph Romano, Daniel Smith, Siddhartha Srinivasa, Prasanna Velagapudi, Thomas Allen
  • Publication number: 20200147789
    Abstract: A storage, retrieval and processing system for processing objects is disclosed. The storage, retrieval and processing system includes a plurality of storage bins providing storage of a plurality of objects, where the plurality of storage bins is in communication with a retrieval conveyance system, a programmable motion device in communication with the retrieval conveyance system for receiving the storage bins from the plurality of bins, where the programmable motion device includes an end effector for grasping and moving a selected object out of a selected storage bin, and a movable carriage for receiving the selected object from the end effector of the programmable motion device, and for carrying the selected object to one of a plurality of destination bins.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2020
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventors: Thomas Wagner, Kevin Ahearn, John Richard Amend, JR., Benjamin Cohen, Michael Dawson-Haggerty, William Hartman Fort, Christopher Geyer, Victoria Hinchey, Jennifer Eileen King, Thomas Koletschka, Michael Cap Koval, Kyle Maroney, Matthew T. Mason, William Chu-Hyon McMahan, Gene Temple Price, Joseph Romano, Daniel Smith, Siddhartha Srinivasa, Prasanna Velagapudi, Thomas Allen
  • Publication number: 20200147790
    Abstract: A robotic arm includes a first driving source and a second driving source mounted on a base frame, a first transmission link driven by the first driving source to turn around a first axis, a second transmission link driven by the second driving source to turn around a second axis that is parallel to the first axis, a third transmission link pivoted to the first transmission link, a first driven link pivoted to the second transmission link, a second driven link pivotally coupled between the first driven link and the base frame, a third driven link pivotally connected with the first and second driven link, and a fourth driven link pivotally coupled between the third driven link and the third transmission link. Thus, the robotic arm of the invention has a compact size and can achieve multi-degree of freedom motion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2018
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventors: Ren-Jeng WANG, Cheng-Chin CHEN, Yu-Lin CHU
  • Publication number: 20200147791
    Abstract: Systems, computer program products, and methods are described herein for intelligent control code update for robotic process automation. The present invention is configured to electronically retrieve one or more execution logs associated with one or more robotic process automation (RPA) sessions, wherein the one or more execution logs comprises one or more exceptions; initiate one or more machine learning algorithms configured to process the one or more execution logs; classify the one or more exceptions into one or more predetermined classes based on at least initiating the one or more machine learning algorithms on the one or more execution logs; and deploy one or more automated exception handling subroutines to address the one or more exceptions based on at least classifying the one or more exceptions into the one or more predetermined classes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2018
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Applicant: BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jigesh Rajendra Safary, Krishna Rangarao Mamadapur, Gyanendra Mohan Sinha
  • Publication number: 20200147792
    Abstract: In accordance with an embodiment, a commodity take-out apparatus includes a camera, an arm, a holding mechanism, and a controller. The controller determines a reference position in the take-out target commodity on the basis of the image acquired by the camera, determines positions of the both side surfaces of the take-out target commodity on the basis of a size of the take-out target commodity, using the reference position as a reference. The arm and the holding mechanism are operated by the controller to thereby move the holding member of the holding mechanism on both lateral sides of the take-out target commodity on the basis of the determined positions of the both side surfaces of the take-out target commodity and cause the holding member to hold the take-out target commodity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2019
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventor: Yoshiyuki HIRAHARA
  • Publication number: 20200147793
    Abstract: Some examples include a method of operating a robot including receiving a task assignment for the robot, initiating a sequence of operations associated with the robot performing the task assignment, sensing an interruption event to the sequence of operations at a first location of the robot, interrupting the sequence of operations, referencing a database of assistant resources, determining available assistant resources from the database of assistant resources, selecting an available assistant resource from the database to assist with resolving the interruption event at the first location, transmitting a communication requesting assistance to the selected available assistant resource to assist at the first location, sensing when the interruption event has been resolved, and resuming the sequence of operations from the interruption event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2017
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Tina M. LARSON, William J. ALLEN
  • Publication number: 20200147794
    Abstract: An assembly engine is configured to generate, based on a computer-aided design (CAD) assembly, a set of motion commands that causes the robot to manufacture a physical assembly corresponding to the CAD assembly. The assembly engine analyzes the CAD assembly to determine an assembly sequence for various physical components to be included in the physical assembly. The assembly sequence indicates the order in which each physical component should be incorporated into the physical assembly and how those physical components should be physically coupled together. The assembly engine further analyzes the CAD assembly to determine different component paths that each physical component should follow when being incorporated into the physical assembly. Based on the assembly sequence and the component paths, the assembly engine generates a set of motion commands that the robot executes to assemble the physical components into the physical assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2019
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventors: Heather KERRICK, Erin BRADNER, Hui LI, Evan Patrick ATHERTON, Nicholas COTE
  • Publication number: 20200147795
    Abstract: In some examples, temporal variation identification of regulatory compliance based robotic agent control may include ascertaining a temporal sequence of compliance specification text, where the temporal sequence may include time points and versions of the compliance specification text at the time points. For each time point of the temporal sequence of the compliance specification text, a compliance specification graph may be generated. Based on an analysis of each of the generated compliance specification graphs, changes in the temporal sequence of the compliance specification text may be determined. Further, an operation associated with a robotic agent may be controlled by the robotic agent and based on the determined changes in the temporal sequence of the compliance specification text.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2018
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Applicant: ACCENTURE GLOBAL SOLUTIONS LIMITED
    Inventors: Janardan Misra, Vikrant Kaulgud, Divya Rawat, Kapil Singi, Sanjay Podder