Patents Issued in July 9, 2020
  • Publication number: 20200215639
    Abstract: Clamping device (2) for clamping a non-consumable welding electrode (3) with an electrode holder (2A) which has a receiving chamber (2B) aligned in the longitudinal direction for receiving a welding electrode (3) which is insertable therein and at its front end has an end portion (2C) which widens conically towards the forward end and can be compressed by means of a clamping heat sink (2D) for holding the welding electrode (3), thus producing a large-surface cooling end face (KSF) for cooling the welding electrode (3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 4, 2018
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventors: Stefan Pühringer, Martin Willinger, Josef Raxendorfer, Klaus Oberndorfer
  • Publication number: 20200215640
    Abstract: An embodiment of a method includes fabricating a first single crystal boule having a uniform composition and grain orientation. The first uniform single crystal boule is divided into a first plurality of layered shapes. The shapes of the first plurality are stacked with at least a second plurality of layered shapes along a first axis. The second plurality of layered shapes have at least one physical aspect differing from at least one corresponding physical aspect of the first plurality of layered shapes. The first plurality of layered shapes and at least the second plurality of layered shapes are joined via a field assisted sintering technique (FAST) to form a bulk component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2019
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventors: Paul Sheedy, John A. Sharon, Wayde R. Schmidt
  • Publication number: 20200215641
    Abstract: An electrode orientation checking apparatus includes a machine stand attached to a seam welding apparatus from which one roller electrode of a set has been removed, a positioning guide and a set of distance sensors that are provided on the machine stand, and a calculating section. A positioning surface of the positioning guide is fixed at a position corresponding to a portion of an outer circumferential surface of the one roller electrode before being removed, the portion lying on a line segment connecting rotational centers of the roller electrodes. The distance sensors are respectively fixed forward and backward of the positioning surface in a progression direction of the roller electrodes. The calculating section calculates data for acquiring a direction of the line segment relative to the stacked body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2019
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Kawai, Mitsutaka Igaue, Tetsuya Kodama
  • Publication number: 20200215642
    Abstract: A method of forming a gas turbine engine according to an example of the present disclosure includes, among other things, attaching a first skin to a main body to enclose at least one internal channel, the first skin and the main body cooperating to define pressure and suction sides of an airfoil, holding the first skin and the main body between first and second dies, and pressurizing the at least one internal channel such that walls of the first skin and the main body move outwardly toward surface contours of the first and second dies. A gas turbine engine component is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2019
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventor: Eric W. Malmborg
  • Publication number: 20200215643
    Abstract: Aspects relate to systems, methods, and apparatus for a manufacturing tool. The manufacturing tool is comprised of a vacuum tool and an ultrasonic welder as a unified manufacturing tool. The manufacturing tool may be used to pick and position a manufacturing part that is then welded with the associated ultrasonic welder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2020
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventors: Patrick Conall Regan, Chih-Chi Chang, Kuo-Hung Lee, Ming-Feng Jean
  • Publication number: 20200215644
    Abstract: There is provided a friction stir welding method in which, when double-sided friction stir welding is performed, enough plastic flow to obtain a welded state uniform in the thickness direction of metal sheets can be obtained, in which an increase in welding speed is achieved while the occurrence of defects during welding is prevented, and in which sufficient strength and improvement in welding workability can be achieved. There is also provided a friction stir welding device suitable for the friction stir welding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2018
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Applicant: JFE STEEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Muneo MATSUSHITA, Rinsei IKEDA
  • Publication number: 20200215645
    Abstract: Provided is a mask changing unit for a laser bonding apparatus, and more particularly, a mask changing unit for a laser bonding apparatus, wherein the mask changing unit supplies or changes a mask to or in the laser bonding apparatus for bonding a semiconductor chip to a substrate by using a laser beam. According to the mask changing unit for a laser bonding apparatus, a plurality of masks that are used in performing laser bonding of a semiconductor chip to a substrate while the semiconductor chip is being pressed may be easily supplied to the laser bonding apparatus or changed in the laser bonding apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2019
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Applicant: PROTEC CO., LTD.
    Inventor: GEUNSIK AHN
  • Publication number: 20200215646
    Abstract: A method for treating a knife cutting edge with a laser deposition (sintering) process using a composition coating such as a diamond powder or a substance above 5 on the Mohs scale of mineral hardness. The coating providing an abrasion resistant cutting edge and creates a differential hardness on the total cutting edge. The differential hardness extends the cutting ability of the knife through a wear-resistant surface on a treated surface and a faster wear on an untreated surface causing the cutting edge to be self sharpening as the untreated surface wears away.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2019
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventor: George H. Lambert
  • Publication number: 20200215647
    Abstract: A laser processing apparatus and a laser processing method for improving the processing speed and forming uniform and highly accurate through holes when processing for forming fine through holes in a matrix in a long thin plate, and a thin plate having through holes in a matrix formed by such laser processing. A laser processing apparatus includes a cylindrical body having an opening on a circumferential surface around which a thin plate to be processed is wound obliquely, a thin plate transfer for transferring a thin plate wound around the cylindrical body in the longitudinal direction of the thin plate, a motor having a rotation axis arranged coaxially with a central axis of the cylindrical body, a reflecting member fixed to a rotating shaft of the motor, a laser light emitting means for emitting pulsed light. The apparatus continuously opens through holes in the thin plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2018
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Applicant: WIRED CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akio YAMAKAWA, Naohiko SOMA, Mitsuyuki KANEKO
  • Publication number: 20200215648
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method, according to claim 1, for separating at least one solid body layer (1), particularly a solid body disk, from a donor substrate (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2018
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventors: Marko Swoboda, Ralf Rieske, Christian Beyer, Jan Richter
  • Publication number: 20200215649
    Abstract: A method of processing a workpiece includes a holding step, a height position detecting step, a modified layer forming step, and a dividing step. The height position detecting step is a step of, after the holding step, applying a measuring laser beam emitted from a height position detecting unit to the workpiece while moving a chuck table that holds the workpiece thereon and the height position detecting unit relatively to each other to detect a height position of the workpiece using a reflected beam from a reverse side of the workpiece. In the height position detecting step, the measuring laser beam is applied clear of areas of the workpiece where columnar conductive electrodes are embedded in streets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2020
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventors: Satoshi GENDA, Andy SHER
  • Publication number: 20200215650
    Abstract: A process fiber (20) includes a first light transmitter configured to transmit the processing laser beam emitted from a processing laser source (12) of a laser processing system (1); a measuring laser source (14); and a second light transmitter fixed to the first light transmitter along the length of the first light transmitter and configured to transmit the measuring laser beam emitted from the measuring laser source (14). The bending radius of the first light transmitter at a predetermined position is detected based on the measuring laser beam reflected by the second light transmitter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2020
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventors: Doukei NAGAYASU, Takayuki YAMASHITA, Kenji HOSHINO, Hideaki YAMAGUCHI, Naoya KATO, Ryo ISHIKAWA, Shinya DOMOTO, Kiyotaka EIZUMI
  • Publication number: 20200215651
    Abstract: Systems and methods for low-manganese welding alloys are disclosed. An example arc welding consumable may comprise: less than 0.4 wt % manganese; strengthening agents selected from the group consisting of nickel, cobalt, copper, carbon, molybdenum, chromium, vanadium, silicon, and boron; and grain control agents selected from the group consisting of niobium, tantalum, titanium, zirconium, and boron. The grain control agents may comprise greater than 0.06 wt % and less than 0.6 wt % of the welding consumable. The resulting weld deposit may comprise a tensile strength greater than or equal to 70 ksi, a yield strength greater than or equal to 58 ksi, a ductility (as measured by percent elongation) of at least 22%, and a Charpy V-notch toughness greater than or equal to 20 ft-lbs at ?20 ° F. The welding consumable may provide a manganese fume generation rate less than 0.01 grams per minute during the arc welding operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2020
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventors: Steven Edward Barhorst, Kevin M. Krieger, Joseph C. Bundy, Mario Anthony Amata, Daryl L. Duncan, Susan Renata Fiore
  • Publication number: 20200215652
    Abstract: Machining tool comprising a frame in which a drive shaft for a tool is mounted so as to pivot about a rotation axis and to move axially along the rotation axis. The shaft is connected to two rotary motors, namely a first motor connected to a member for meshing with a fluted portion of the shaft in order to drive the shaft in rotation and a second motor connected to a nut engaged with a threaded portion of the shaft in order to move the shaft axially. The motors are connected to at least one control unit designed to control the motors independently of one another, and the first motor and the second motor are coaxial with one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2020
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventors: Georges MORARU, Didier FRANGEARD
  • Publication number: 20200215653
    Abstract: A free-floating, sweeper head for use in a pneumatic chip collector system. The sweeper head includes a sweeper mechanism and a connector configured to be coupled to the pneumatic system. The sweeper head includes a horizontal plate, a skirt that extends transversely from the plate along a portion of a perimeter of the plate, and an aperture that extends through the plate and is in communication with the connector. The sweeper mechanism has a drive disposed on the plate, a set of blades disposed below the plate, and a shaft that operatively couples the drive and the set of blades. The skirt creates an opening below the plate that is adapted to receive at least one chip when the set of blades rotates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2019
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventor: William D. Nemedi
  • Publication number: 20200215654
    Abstract: A cooling chuck relating to a technical field of mechanical manufacturing of drill chuck is provided, including a drill body, a clamping jaw, a nut, a sleeve and a back cover, wherein: a connection hole is provided at a back end of the drill body for connecting to a drive mechanism; a clamping jaw outlet is provided at a front end of the drill body; a clamping jaw cavity is arranged on the drill body outside the connection hole at the back end of the drill body; the clamping jaw is arranged in the clamping jaw cavity; a thread section is arranged at a back part of the clamping jaw; the thread section at the back part of the clamping jaw is engaged with the nut arranged at an outer side surface of the clamping jaw cavity; the nut is connected to the sleeve; the back cover is arranged at the back end of the drill body; a clamping jaw slope is arranged at a back end of the clamping jaw; the clamping jaw slope inclines downward clockwise or anticlockwise along a rotation direction of the drill body; air inlets ar
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2018
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventors: Wenzhang Qiao, Cong Liu, Zhonggang Liu
  • Publication number: 20200215655
    Abstract: A method of priming a minimum quantity lubrication (MQL) tool includes determining a category of the tool, supplying a short-prime MQL dosage if the tool is a first category or if both a second category and lubricated within a first predetermined timeframe, and supplying a long-prime MQL dosage if the tool is the second category and has not been lubricated within the predetermined timeframe. The category is based on internal passage complexity of the tool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2019
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Applicant: Ford Motor Company
    Inventors: David Alan Stephenson, Ethan Timothy Hughey
  • Publication number: 20200215656
    Abstract: The disclosure discloses a grinding method using a grinding device, and a grinding device. The disclosure provides a grinding method using a grinding device, where the method includes: moving a grinding wheel toward a sample stage, and recording a position of the grinding wheel when the bottom of a grinding groove comes into contact with a piece to be ground as a standard position; moving the grinding wheel toward a position detector, and recording a position of the grinding wheel when a position of the bottom of the grinding groove coincides with a detecting center of the position detector as a first reference position; moving the grinding wheel back to the standard position, and grinding the piece to be ground, according to a preset grinding amount using the grinding wheel; and adjusting the position of the grinding wheel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2019
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventors: Haibo LI, Yanbin ZHANG, Xiaocong DENG, Hongyi WEI, Tong ZHANG, Wanli BIAN, Liqiang SUN, Zhiwei LV, Li HUANG
  • Publication number: 20200215657
    Abstract: An apparatus for blocking of lenses, in particular eyeglass lenses. The blocking apparatus has a blocking station, which is designed for at least partially chronologically overlapping blocking of at least two lenses directly to one block piece apiece that is provided with a block material. In addition, the blocking apparatus has an aligning apparatus which is designed for at least partially chronologically overlapping, position-controlled rotating of the lenses around three rotational axes in respectively one defined rotational position. Moreover, the blocking apparatus has a transport apparatus, which is designed, in particular, for at least partially chronologically overlapping transport of the lenses to one block piece apiece that is located in the blocking station and for holding the lenses in the respectively defined rotational position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2018
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Applicant: SCHNEIDER GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Gunter SCHNEIDER, Stephan HUTTENHUIS, Benjamin SCHNEIDER
  • Publication number: 20200215658
    Abstract: A grinding device for raised joints of rivets on sheet metal is provided, including a lateral plate, legs, a moving plate, first springs, a first bearing seat, a sleeve, a grinding wheel, a moving bar, a 7-shaped plate, a vertical bar, a second spring, an oscillating plate, etc. The legs are fixedly connected, in a symmetric manner, to left and right sides of the bottom of the lateral plate. A through hole, which has a function of guiding, is formed on a left side of the lateral plate. The moving bar is located in the through hole. In the present disclosure, a driving motor is started to rotate the grinding wheel, the grinding device is moved to enable the grinding wheel to be located above a raised joint, and then the oscillating plate is pulled so that the grinding wheel can move downward to grind the raised joint.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2019
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventors: Jun TANG, Ruizhi LUO, Yuanhui XIE
  • Publication number: 20200215659
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a rotary abrasive machining tool, the rotary abrasive machining tool including a hub and a plurality of abrasive segments mounted to the hub, the method including the steps of: mounting each abrasive segment on the hub; machining an abrading edge on each abrasive segment while the abrasive segment is mounted on the hub.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2019
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE plc
    Inventors: Donka NOVOVIC, Dragos A AXINTE, Alessio SPAMPINATO
  • Publication number: 20200215660
    Abstract: A system for polishing a surface of a component includes a motorized apparatus including a body, a drive system coupled to the body, and an arm including a proximal end coupled to the body and a distal end opposite the proximal end. The motorized apparatus further includes a tool coupled to the distal end of the arm. The tool is configured to polish the surface of the component. The motorized apparatus also includes an actuator coupled to the arm. The system also includes a controller configured to position the tool relative to the component by positioning at least one of the body and the arm relative to the component to reach the target area on the component while maintaining a distance between the tool and the body that is less than a threshold distance. The threshold distance is less than a full reach of the arm and is determined to prevent vibrations of the tool and the arm from exceeding a predefined level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2019
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventors: Huan Tan, Yakov Polishchuk, Shaopeng Liu, Li Zhang, Douglas Forman
  • Publication number: 20200215661
    Abstract: A polishing pad, a polyurethane polishing layer and a preparation method thereof are provided, belonging to the technical field of polishing in chemical-mechanical planarization treatment. The polyurethane polishing layer having a coefficient of thermal expansion of 100-200 ppm/° C. comprises a reaction product produced by reacting of multiple components. The multiple components include an isocyanate-terminated prepolymer, a hollow microsphere polymer and a curing agent composition. The curing agent composition includes 5-55 wt % of an aliphatic diamine composition, 0-8 wt % of a polyamine composition and 40-90 wt % of an aromatic bifunctional composition. The polyurethane polishing layer has a density of 0.6-1.1 g/cm3, a Shore hardness of 45-70D and an elongation at break of 50-450%. The polyurethane polishing layer is prepared by a simple process with low cost and energy consumption.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2018
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Applicant: HUBEI DINGHUI MICROELECTRONICS MATERIALS CO., LTD
    Inventors: Shunquan ZHU, Yijie LUO, Min LIU, Jiping ZHANG, Liyuan CHE
  • Publication number: 20200215662
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a composition for manufacturing a polyurethane polishing pad. The composition includes 15 to 25 wt % of MBCA, 25 to 45 wt % of isocyanates, 15 to 45 wt % of polyols, 5 to 35 wt % of EOPO, and 1 to 5 wt % of additives. The polyurethane polishing pad made from the composition of the present disclosure has a hardness within a range of 40 to 70 shore D, an elongation within a range of 200 to 400%, a density within a range of 0.7 to 0.9 g/cc, a modulus within a range of 25000 to 40000 kg/cm2, and a tensile stress within a range of 120 to 320 kg/cm2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2019
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventor: KWANG-BOK KIM
  • Publication number: 20200215663
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a polyurethane polishing pad manufactured from a composition. The composition includes 5 to 15 wt % of MBCA, 25 to 45 wt % of isocyanates, 45 to 55 wt % of polyols, and 1 to 5 wt % of conductive additive. The conductive additive comprises at least one of carbon black, carbon fibers, and aluminum particles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2019
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventor: KWANG-BOK KIM
  • Publication number: 20200215664
    Abstract: A dresser includes: a mount component; and a cutting edge component inserted in the mount component at a base end portion side, wherein the portion of the cutting edge component inserted in the mount component has one or more portions in each of which an area of a cross section is increased from the front end portion side toward the base end portion side in the insertion direction, and a ratio L1/M1 of a length L1 and a maximum value M1 is more than or equal to 2.1, where L1 represents a length of the portion of the cutting edge component inserted in the mount component and M1 represents a maximum value of a diameter of a circle having an area equal to the area of the cross section of the portion of the cutting edge component inserted in the mount component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2019
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Applicant: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC HARDMETAL CORP.
    Inventors: Takeshi SATO, Tadashi YAMAGUCHI, Shinichiro YURUGI
  • Publication number: 20200215665
    Abstract: A compoundless buff and method of making a compoundless buff using a coating solution formulated with abrasive particles dispersed or suspended using a surfactant or suspension agent and which also contains a self-crosslinking acrylic binder emulsion that binds abrasive particles to nonwoven cloth of a buffing article when the coating solution is applied thereto forming a relatively hard abrasive-containing coating that enables the buffing article to abrasively treat a surface without having to separately apply any buffing or polishing compound. A preferred coating solution formulation further contains a lubricant emulsion that produces a lubricant and abrasive-containing coating of the buff having lubricant interspersed with binder and abrasive particles thereby reducing friction during buffing or polishing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2018
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventor: Gary S. Buck
  • Publication number: 20200215666
    Abstract: A powered ratcheting wrench includes a main housing defining a grip portion, a motor having a motor drive shaft, a drive assembly coupled to the motor drive shaft and driven by the motor, and an output assembly coupled to the drive assembly. The output assembly includes an output member that receives torque from the drive assembly, causing the output member to rotate about an axis. The powered ratcheting wrench further includes a head housing coupled to the main housing and supporting at least a portion of the drive assembly. The head housing is composed of an aluminum alloy resulting in a center of gravity for the power tool to be proximate the grip portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2020
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventor: Kyle W. Schultz
  • Publication number: 20200215667
    Abstract: An electric tool to restrain stress concentration is provided. The electric tool includes a housing (7, 8), a motor (2), an anvil (5, 105), and an impact mechanism (4). The motor is accommodated in the housing and rotatable. The anvil supported by the housing and rotatable about an axis (A). The impact mechanism is configured to convert a rotational force generated by the motor into a rotational impact force about the axis, and to apply the rotational impact force to the anvil. The anvil includes a base portion (51), an end bit attachment portion (80, 180), and a connecting portion (90, 190). The base portion is rotatably supported by the housing. An end bit is attachable to the end bit attachment portion. The end bit attachment portion has a flat surface portion. The connecting portion integrally connects together the base portion and the end bit attachment portion. The connecting portion has a diameter gradually reduced in a direction from the base portion toward the end bit attachment portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2018
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Applicant: KOKI HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kengo TAMURA, Junichi TOUKAIRIN, Yoshihiro KOMURO
  • Publication number: 20200215668
    Abstract: A rotary impact tool includes a housing, an electric motor, and a drive assembly for converting a continuous torque input from the motor to consecutive rotational impacts upon a workpiece of at least 900 ft-lbs of fastening torque. An anvil has a bore defining a hexagonal cross-sectional shape and having a nominal width of 7/16 inches. A hammer is rotationally and axially movable relative to the anvil for imparting the consecutive rotational impacts upon the anvil. A spring biases the hammer in an axial direction toward the anvil. A battery pack has a nominal voltage of at least 18 Volts and a nominal capacity of at least 5 Ah. The rotary impact tool has an overall weight including the battery pack that is less than or equal to 7.5 pounds. A ratio of the fastening torque to the overall weight is greater than or equal to 120 ft-lbs per pound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2020
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventors: Ian A. Duncan, Jacob P. Schneider, Michael R. Sande, Mackenzie J. Nick
  • Publication number: 20200215669
    Abstract: An adjusting and positioning device for wooden boards includes a first part and a second part. A cover unit is movably connected between the first and second parts. A driving unit is connected with the cover unit. An activation member is engaged with the toothed portions of two racks of the driving unit. A sleeve includes a shaft that movably extends through the sleeve. The shaft includes spiral teeth, and two arms are threadedly engaged with the spiral teeth. The arms are pivotably connected with two clamp members which are slidably connected to a base. When the first part and the second part are gripped by a user, and the cover unit is pressed, the shaft is moved to pivot the arms which drive the clamp members to move along the guide grooves of the base to control a distance between two adjacent boards by one hand.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2019
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventor: Wang-Kuan Lin
  • Publication number: 20200215670
    Abstract: The invention relates to a guidance device for guiding a worker through a process of installing flanges by fastening a plurality of bolts with a torque wrench. The guidance device is arranged to communicate with the torque wrench and the worker via a user interface. The guidance device is arranged to a) obtain flange information about a flange to be installed, the flange information comprising a required torqueing pattern of the bolts to be fastened and required torque values, b) output via the user interface of an indication of a first bolt of the required torqueing pattern, c) receive an applied torque value from the torque wrench, d) output via the user interface of an indication of a next bolt of the required torqueing pattern, repeat c) and d) until a last applied torque value is received and e) transmit a torque record to a remote computer or data storage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2020
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventors: Paul Sorensen, Angela Ann Ackroyd, Angela Nagelin, Meghan Golden, Chiz Chikwendu
  • Publication number: 20200215671
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a communication device (36, 72, 74, 78) for an operating tool (10, 68, 70) and/or for a measuring device to transmit data between the operating tool (10, 68, 70) and the measuring device and a data processing system (62, 66). The communication device (36, 72, 74, 78) comprises an authentication module (42) for authentication of the operating tool (10, 68, 70) and/or of the measuring device when transmitting data. A transmission module (38) transfers the data over a mobile network (40) via Internet connections. The invention further relates to an operating tool (10, 68, 70) and/or measuring device with means (76) for generating user data and/or usage data with a communication device (36, 72, 74, 78) for exchanging data between the operating tool and/or measuring device and a data processing system (62, 66).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2018
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Applicant: STAHLWILLE Eduard Wille GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Winfried CZILWA, Jürgen BUSMANN
  • Publication number: 20200215672
    Abstract: A gas spring-powered fastener driver includes a cylinder, a moveable piston positioned within the cylinder, and a driver blade attached to the piston and moveable therewith from a retracted position to a driven position to drive a fastener into a workpiece. A fill valve is coupled to the cylinder and operable to selectively fill the cylinder with gas to a pressure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2020
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventors: Edward Pomeroy, Zachary Scott, John Schnell, Essam Namouz
  • Publication number: 20200215673
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide a combustion-powered The invention relates to a driving tool for driving fastening means, in particular nails or staples, into a workpiece, an actuator unit being provided, by means of which the fastening means can be driven into the workpiece in driving-in cycles, a triggering assembly being provided, by means of which the driving-in cycles of the actuator unit can be triggered, the triggering assembly having a trigger lever, which can be actuated manually, and a workpiece contact element, which can be actuated by placing the driving tool onto the workpiece, the driving tool being able to operate in a single shot mode, in which each individual sequence of an actuation of the workpiece contact element with subsequent actuation of the trigger lever triggers a driving-in cycle, the driving tool being able to operate in a bump firing mode, in which, with the trigger lever continuously actuated, each individual actuation of the workpiece contact element trigge
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2020
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventors: Torsten Weigmann, Klaus Von Soest, Olaf Haehndel
  • Publication number: 20200215674
    Abstract: A drill bit for chiselling rock includes an impact face at an insertion end of the drill bit, a hollow shank, where a delivery passage is defined within the hollow shank, and a drill head, where the drill head has a cutting edge, an intake opening, and an intake passage and where the intake passage connects the intake opening to the delivery passage. A first portion of the intake passage which adjoins the intake opening has a first inclination with respect to a drill bit axis, a second portion of the intake passage which adjoins the hollow shank has a second inclination with respect to the drill bit axis, and the second inclination is greater than the first inclination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2018
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Applicant: Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Klaus-Peter BOHN, Roland FOSER, Markus HARTMANN, Bastian PLUEMACHER, Carsten PETERS
  • Publication number: 20200215675
    Abstract: A rotary hammer drill adapter. The rotary hammer drill adapter includes an elongated body having a shank end and a bit end. The bit end is disposed on an opposing end of the elongated body relative to the shank end. The shank end has a plurality of grooves disposed on opposing sides of the elongated body and a plurality of sliding keyways disposed on opposing sides of the elongated body. Each of the plurality of sliding keyways is disposed between a pair of the plurality of grooves. The bit end further includes an interface which is adapted to receive complementary bits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2019
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventor: Guy Hawkins
  • Publication number: 20200215676
    Abstract: A communication adapter attachment device in one aspect of the present disclosure is provided in a working machine, and includes an adapter housing portion, a cap, and a cap-side interface. The cap-side interface is configured to enable viewing of the adapter-side interface and/or an input operation to the adapter-side interface from outside of the working machine, in a state in which the communication adapter is accommodated in the adapter housing portion and the opening is closed with the cap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2020
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Applicant: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuya TANAKA, Hironori OGURA
  • Publication number: 20200215677
    Abstract: A compressed air-driven tool having an electromagnetically operated control element (27) for controlling a pneumatic control circuit in order to maintain a load-independent torque at a constant rotational speed. The tool includes a principal valve (5), which arranged in a drive housing (1) in a manner displaceable by the supplied compressed air against the force of a helical spring (13), and a generator (43), which is mounted on the shaft (49) of a turbine wheel (51). The rotational speed of the shaft (49) is measured with a speed sensor (75) and the supply of compressed air to the principal valve (5) is controlled in the event of a drop in rotational speed as a consequence of a load.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2018
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Applicant: Otto Suhner AG
    Inventors: Stefan WIEDEMEIER, Stefan INEICHEN
  • Publication number: 20200215678
    Abstract: The durability of a reduction mechanism is improved. An impact wrench includes a brushless motor, a sun gear rotatable by the brushless motor, a planetary gear meshing with the sun gear, an internal gear meshing with the planetary gear and having a first recess on an outer circumference, a gear case holding the internal gear and having a second recess on an inner circumference, a spindle holding the planetary gear, and a pin disposed in the first recess and in the second recess.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2019
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Applicant: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Tatsuo NAKASHIMA
  • Publication number: 20200215679
    Abstract: Provided is an electric device capable of suppressing vibration of a battery pack. Included are: a first housing 21 accommodating a load portion that consumes electric power; a second housing 22 having one end portion connected to the first housing 21 and another end portion to which a battery pack 9 is connectable; and an elastic member 40 interposed between the first housing and the second housing. The first housing includes a first restricting portion 42 positioned away from the elastic member, and the second housing includes a second restricting portion 44 positioned away from the elastic member and engageable with the first restricting portion. In a case where the second housing is urged to be separated from the first housing, the elastic member is deformed and the first restricting portion and the second restricting portion are engaged with each other to prevent separation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2018
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Applicant: KOKI HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kengo TAMURA, Takuhiro MURAKAMI, Junichi TOUKAIRIN, Yoshihiro KOMURO, Masaru HIRANO
  • Publication number: 20200215680
    Abstract: A battery unit (100), which is designed for being received in a receiving recess (90) of an electrical hand-held power tool (200). The battery unit (100) includes a locking mechanism (10), which in a locking state (VZ) prevents the battery unit (100) from being pulled out of the receiving recess (90), wherein the locking mechanism (10) has an unlocking button (11) with a pressing area (13), by pressing and deflecting which the locking mechanism (10) can be brought into a release state (FZ), in which the battery unit (100) can be pulled out of the receiving recess (90) in a pulling-out direction (AR), wherein the pressing area (13) defines in the release state (FZ) and in relation to the pulling-out direction (AR) a first oblique plane (E1) in such a way that a vector component (FA) of an actuating force (FB) acting on the pressing area (13) is oriented in the pulling-out direction (AR).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2018
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventors: Ralf MEIXNER, Markus HOLUBARSCH, Tobias KOENIGER
  • Publication number: 20200215681
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a telescopic aluminum rod comprising at least two nested aluminum tubes and except the innermost aluminum tube, the rear ends of the rest aluminum tubes are respectively connected with a sleeve; each sleeve is internally provided with an accommodating cavity in which a locking device is arranged; the locking device comprises a pressing buckle which is longitudinally movably mounted in the accommodating cavity and the upper end face of the pressing buckle protrudes out of the sleeve through an opening formed on the sleeve, a bent plate of which the rear end abuts against the lower end face of the pressing buckle, and the middle is clamped inside the accommodating cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2019
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventors: Huaizhong HE, Hu ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20200215682
    Abstract: A system includes a universal handle and a variety of tools selectively secured within the handle. The tools can be tools for grooming or collecting hair, and are especially useful with animals such as household pets. One example tool includes a mat breaker that is adjustable for left handed or right handed use. Another example tool is a fur sweeper tool and a fur accumulator tool. Other tools include deshedders, brushes, and combs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2020
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventor: Daniel Cafasso
  • Publication number: 20200215683
    Abstract: A robotic system that can be used to treat a patient. The robotic system includes a mobile robot that has a camera. The mobile robot is controlled by a remote station that has a monitor. A physician can use the remote station to move the mobile robot into view of a patient. An image of the patient is transmitted from the robot camera to the remote station monitor. A medical personnel at the robot site can enter patient information into the system through a user interface. The patient information can be stored in a server. The physician can access the information from the remote station. The remote station may provide graphical user interfaces that display the patient information and provide both a medical tool and a patient management plan.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2019
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventors: Timothy C. Wright, Fuji Lai, Marco Pinter, Yulun Wang
  • Publication number: 20200215684
    Abstract: A programmable motion system is disclosed that includes a dynamic end effector system. The dynamic end effector system includes an end effector that is coupled via a dynamic coupling to the programmable motion system, wherein the dynamic coupling provides that at least a portion of the end effector may spin with respect to an other portion of the end effector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2020
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventors: Thomas Wagner, Kevin Ahearn, Benjamin Cohen, Michael Dawson-Haggerty, Christopher Geyer, Thomas Koletschka, Kyle Maroney, Matthew T. Mason, Gene Temple Price, Joseph Romano, Daniel Smith, Siddhartha Srinivasa, Prasanna Velagapudi, Thomas Allen
  • Publication number: 20200215685
    Abstract: Methods, grasping systems, and computer-readable mediums storing computer executable code for grasping an object are provided. In an example, a depth image of the object may be obtained by a grasping system. A potential grasp point of the object may be determined by the grasping system based on the depth image. A tactile output corresponding to the potential grasp point may be estimated by the grasping system based on data from the depth image. The grasping system may be controlled to grasp the object at the potential grasp point based on the estimated tactile output.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2019
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventors: Nawid JAMALI, Soshi Iba
  • Publication number: 20200215686
    Abstract: Deep machine learning methods and apparatus related to manipulation of an object by an end effector of a robot. Some implementations relate to training a semantic grasping model to predict a measure that indicates whether motion data for an end effector of a robot will result in a successful grasp of an object; and to predict an additional measure that indicates whether the object has desired semantic feature(s). Some implementations are directed to utilization of the trained semantic grasping model to servo a grasping end effector of a robot to achieve a successful grasp of an object having desired semantic feature(s).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2020
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventors: Sudheendra Vijayanarasimhan, Eric Jang, Peter Pastor Sampedro, Sergey Levine
  • Publication number: 20200215687
    Abstract: An amusement park attraction includes a ride vehicle configured to travel along a path of the amusement park attraction, an attraction controller configured to generate virtual elements, and a robot assembly disposed on the ride vehicle. The head of the robot assembly is configured to adjust positions relative to the ride vehicle. The amusement park attraction further includes a headset communicatively coupled to the attraction controller and a camera disposed in the head of the robot assembly. The headset is configured to be disposed on the head of the robot assembly. The headset is also configured to display the virtual elements generated by the attraction controller based on a headset position in the amusement park attraction. The camera is configured to acquire data indicative of the virtual elements displayed by the headset.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2019
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventors: Martin Evan Graham, Patrick John Goergen, Tomas Manuel Trujillo
  • Publication number: 20200215688
    Abstract: A system for performing interactions within a physical environment including a robot base that undergoes movement relative to the environment, a robot arm mounted to the robot base, the robot arm including an end effector mounted thereon and a tracking system that measures a robot base position indicative of a position of the robot base relative to the environment. A control system acquires an indication of an end effector destination, determines a reference robot base position, calculates an end effector path extending to the end effector destination and repeatedly determines a current robot base position using signals from the tracking system, calculates a correction based on the current robot base position, the correction being indicative of a path modification, and controls the robot arm in accordance with the correction to move the end effector towards the end effector destination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2018
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventors: Mark Joseph Pivac, James Gary Robertson