Patents Issued in August 20, 2020
  • Publication number: 20200261930
    Abstract: The electrospray device comprises a sprayer comprising a sprayer body and nozzle, and a partition positioned vertically and coaxially with the sprayer. The sprayer body is provided with a swirl generator for generating a swirling air stream, and a power supply connected between the nozzle and the partition, to apply voltage to the nozzle and the partition. The electrospray device may be part of a fluidized bed apparatus comprising a product container, a lower plenum base, an air distribution plate resided therebetween. When the power supply applies voltage in opposite polarities to the nozzle and the partition, the fluidized bed apparatus is used for coating particles; and when the power supply applies voltage of the same, the fluidized bed apparatus is used for spray-drying a solution. The electrospray device uses an electromagnetic hydrodynamic method to improve the performance of the fluidized bed apparatus and optimize the process of product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2017
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Inventors: Yiming LIU, Huifen LU, Fei LIU, Yitao LIU, Min CHEN
  • Publication number: 20200261931
    Abstract: A two-component spray gun is illustrated that utilizes a third stream for dispensing at least some, and in some instances all, of the requisite foam precursor reactants and/or blowing agents in combination with the “A” and “B” reactant streams.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2020
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Applicant: ICP Adhesives and Sealants, Inc.
    Inventors: Stefan K. Gantenbein, Mojgan Cline, Anthony J. Taylor, Douglas A. Caffoe, Kerry W. Armes
  • Publication number: 20200261932
    Abstract: A chemical liquid spraying apparatus suitable for disinfecting and sterilizing a large space, comprising: a case equipped with a pressurized chemical liquid tank and a compressor; an extension connecting pipe including a compressed air pipe through which a part of compressed air supplied from the compressor flows, and a pressurized chemical liquid pipe through which a chemical liquid pressurized by a rest part of the compressed air supplied from the compressor flows from the pressurized chemical liquid tank; and a two-fluid nozzle attached to a distal end of the extension connecting pipe; wherein the two-fluid nozzle comprises a compressed air passage connected to the compressed air pipe and a pressurized chemical liquid passage connected to the pressurized chemical liquid pipe, and is configured that the compressed air and the pressurized chemical liquid are mixed and ejected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2018
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Inventors: Hiroshi IKEUCHI, Akira KAWAYOSHI, Masahiro URUSHIDANI, Koki HIRAMATSU
  • Publication number: 20200261933
    Abstract: A paint sprayer includes a housing and a syringe assembly coupled to the housing with a reservoir and a plunger positioned within the reservoir. The reservoir is configured to store fluid. The paint sprayer also includes a spray assembly in fluid communication with the syringe assembly. The spray assembly includes a spray nozzle and a spray tip. The spray tip is configured to expel fluid. The paint sprayer further includes a motor pump assembly disposed in the housing and an actuator operable to energize the motor pump assembly to draw fluid from the reservoir and expel it from the spray tip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2019
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Inventor: Isiah D. Smith
  • Publication number: 20200261934
    Abstract: A connection system between a trigger dispensing head and a bottle of a dispensing device is provided. The neck of the bottle and the skirt of the trigger dispensing head are engageable with each other exclusively in a relevant predefined angular position, wherein the axial snap-engagement between the skirt and the neck is allowed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2018
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Inventor: Riccardo ALLUIGI
  • Publication number: 20200261935
    Abstract: A viscous concentrate dispensing device includes a storage container tube configured to hold a viscous concentrate, a first cap configured to fit over a first end of the storage container tube, and a second cap configured to fit over a second end of the storage container tube. The first and second cap hold the storage container tube in place for storage and seal the viscous concentrate within the storage container tube. A plunger is configured to fit in the first cap and the second cap and hold the plunger in place for storage. A seal is disposed within the storage container tube for extruding the viscous concentrate when a force is applied with the plunger to depress the seal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2020
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Inventor: Myra Hight
  • Publication number: 20200261936
    Abstract: This invention disclosures a liquid storage tank upper cover assembly of a drawing or adding liquid machine and a drawing or adding liquid machine. The liquid storage tank upper cover assembly includes an upper cover, a switching valve foundation disposed at an upper end of the upper cover and a valve cartridge cooperated with the switching valve foundation. The upper cover and the switching valve foundation are a one-piece molded part. The switching valve foundation has a sliding hole, a lower part of the upper cover has a first through-hole and a second through-hole which are spaced apart, and the first through-hole and the second through-hole are both connected to the sliding hole. The switching valve foundation has a third through-hole connected with the sliding hole. The valve cartridge is glidingly provided in the sliding hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2019
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Applicant: Jiashan Jinzhan Tool Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jinquan Chen
  • Publication number: 20200261937
    Abstract: An improved pump is disclosed comprising a pump body having a piston supported by a base from a fluid reservoir. A trigger extends a between a first portion and a second portion with an intermediate trigger pivot mounted relative to the base. A cam and a cam follower couples the first portion of the trigger with the piston for enabling a depression of the second portion trigger to move the piston to spray fluid from the pump body orifice.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2020
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Inventors: Stephan M. Ballot, David A. Snyder, Fred M. Ekstrom, Robert D. Forschler, Thomas A. Nelsen
  • Publication number: 20200261938
    Abstract: An oral hydration system, which includes a fluid reservoir; a supply tube fluidly coupled to the reservoir at its distal end; and a mouthpiece pump molded as a single piece utilizing one pliable material and deformable along its entire length, wherein the mouthpiece pump is fluidly coupled at its distal end to a proximal end of the supply tube, wherein the mouthpiece pump or the supply tube comprises a one-way distal valve and the mouthpiece pump is sealed proximally with a proximal face in a form of a mouthpiece containing a proximal valve that seals until the pump is deformed by a user for the purpose of creating a priming and pumping action to draw fluid from the reservoir, through the supply tube and out of the mouthpiece pump to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2019
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Inventor: Jim Haden
  • Publication number: 20200261939
    Abstract: An apparatus having: a vessel for containing a suspension of a liquid and solid particles; a tube having a narrowed portion to draw the suspension from the vessel into the tube when a gas flows through the tube; an aerosol generator coupled to the tube for forming an aerosol from the suspension; a dehydrator coupled to the aerosol generator for removing the liquid from the aerosol forming a dried aerosol; a multiple-pass spectroscopic absorption cell coupled to the dehydrator to pass the dried aerosol into the absorption cell; and a Fourier transform spectrometer coupled to the absorption cell to measure an absorption spectrum of the dried aerosol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2020
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Applicant: The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Jake Fontana, Jawad Naciri
  • Publication number: 20200261940
    Abstract: An automated granule bed forming mechanism may be utilized to form granule beds that are ultimately melted, compressed, and/or set to form an at least substantially continuous sheet. The automated granule bed forming mechanism may comprise a support conveyor configured for supporting the formed granule bed and a granule dispenser having a plurality of individually controllable feed chutes positioned across a width of the support conveyor, wherein each of the plurality of feed chutes are configured to dispense granules onto the support conveyor to collectively form the granule bed. A monitoring mechanism detects the thickness of the generated granule bed, and a controller compares the detected thickness against a target thickness profile and transmits signals to one or more of the individually controllable feed chutes to adjust the flowrate of granules onto the support conveyor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2018
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Inventor: Matthew Drobnick
  • Publication number: 20200261941
    Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to form a coating film on the entire inner surface of a bottomed cylindrical body while increasing machining resistance of an opening part of the bottomed cylindrical body as less cost.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2018
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Inventors: Ryosuke KUSUBASHI, Sho OGIWARA, Naoyuki YAGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20200261942
    Abstract: An aerated wax application assembly comprises a meltable wax applicator, one or more meltable wax delivery conduits having a first end coupled to the meltable wax inlet of the meltable wax applicator and a second end positioned proximate a meltable wax holding tank, and an air injection system positioned upstream from the meltable wax applicator and configured to inject air into the meltable wax and generate the aerated meltable wax upstream of the inlet of the meltable wax applicator. A method of applying an aerated meltable wax onto an object comprises injecting air into a meltable wax such that it forms an aerated meltable wax, delivering the aerated wax through one or more meltable wax delivery conduits to a meltable wax applicator, and contacting at least one exposed surface of the object with the aerated wax when dispensing the aerated meltable wax from an outlet of the meltable wax applicator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2019
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Inventors: Raymond Columbus Simmons, Benjamin Simmons
  • Publication number: 20200261943
    Abstract: Disclosed is a vibrating material sorting screen with a substantially variable tilt angle and a tilt angle measuring device where the screen has a gear box which is horizontal when the screen is horizontal and inclined when the screen is inclined and further where the gear box has a plurality of oil level sensors or indicators therein which are sized, placed and configured to provide proper oil volume while the screen is oriented horizontally or at various inclines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2020
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Inventor: Edwin J. SAUSER
  • Publication number: 20200261944
    Abstract: A device for separating the constituents of a fluid medium includes an element for separating the constituents, helping to define, upstream and/or downstream from the separation element, a closed chamber, to which at least one conduit is connected. The conduit includes at least one activatable sealing device, the activation of which is capable of at least partially closing and opening the conduit. The device also includes a controller for the activation of the sealing device, controlling the closing and opening, at least partially, of the conduit cyclically, at a frequency greater than 0.008 Hz.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2017
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Inventors: Stephan POTTIER, Alain FERNANDEZ DE GRADO
  • Publication number: 20200261945
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an article management device includes a receiver, a processor, and a transmitter. The receiver is configured to receive article measurement information. The processor is configured to select a first divergence control signal or a second divergence control signal based on the article measurement information, the first divergence control signal being for forwarding the article to a sorter configured to sort the article according to sorting destination information corresponding to the article, the second divergence control signal being for forwarding the article to a carrier. The transmitter is configured to transmit the first or the second divergence control signal to a diverger configured to forward the article toward the sorter or the carrier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2020
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Applicants: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Infrastructure Systems & Solutions Corporation
    Inventors: Shota NAGAFUCHI, Hidetaka Kojima
  • Publication number: 20200261946
    Abstract: Method and apparatus for removing material deposited on an object surface by moving a mechanical cleaning device for physical removing of material on the object surface over parts of or the entire object surface, comprising removing material deposited on the object surface by moving one end of the cleaning device in circumferential direction of the object surface, and retaining the other end of the mechanical cleaning device or moving the other end of the mechanical cleaning device in circumferential direction of the object surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2018
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Inventor: Rolf Monrad
  • Publication number: 20200261947
    Abstract: A ball valve has a purge fluid inlet passage into a cavity between a valve body and a flow control element, and has a purge fluid drain. The inlet passage is oriented at an angle relative to a normal line to the spherical ball surface at the location of the inlet passage, to promote vorticial flow of the purge fluid. A method introduces a purge fluid into a ball valve body cavity; removes the purge fluid from an outlet drain; and induces a vortex in a flow path of the purge fluid through the body cavity. The method can flush debris from the body cavity between operating cycles of the ball valve by at least temporarily opening the inlet and outlet before and/or after operation of the valve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2020
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Inventors: Gifford Zach Decker, Asmaa Sadek Kassab, Anthony Neal Hodge, Robert D. Dibbern
  • Publication number: 20200261948
    Abstract: A substrate liquid processing method comprises: providing a substrate liquid processing apparatus that includes a processing liquid flow path including a concentration sensor and a heater configured to heat the processing liquid; measuring a period of time for which the processing liquid is retained in the part of the processing liquid flow path including the concentration sensor; when determined that the period of time measured by the timer is longer than a predetermined period of time, 1) heating the processing liquid to a temperature higher than a crystallization temperature at which a reaction between the processing liquid and the cleaning fluid resulting in crystallization occurs, 2) supplying at least a part of the heated processing liquid into the part of the processing liquid flow path including the concentration sensor; and supplying the cleaning fluid into the part of the processing liquid flow path including the concentration sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2020
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Inventor: Hideaki Sato
  • Publication number: 20200261949
    Abstract: A hand-held drain cleaning apparatus which includes a control housing comprising an inlet end and an outlet end, and a cartridge housing having a length. The cartridge housing is releasably attached to the control housing, and the length can be manually adjusted based upon a size of a selected compressed gas cartridge disposed therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2020
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Inventors: Anthony Hollars, Charles Gallo
  • Publication number: 20200261950
    Abstract: Auger cleaned inaccessible floor systems to maximize operational capacity of inaccessible floors. The auger cleaned inaccessible floor system includes a floor having at least one channel beneath the lowest point of the floor extending horizontally at least half the length of the longest dimension of the floor and adapted for receiving an auger cleaner, at least one gate complex that provides fluid communication between the channel and at least one box and further provides access to the floor for the auger cleaner, and at least one box to deliver the auger cleaner to the channel and adapted for equalizing pressure when the inaccessible floor is under water to deliver an auger cleaner for cleaning. Thus, the auger cleaned inaccessible floor system allows cleaning of the inaccessible floor while the inaccessible floor system is in operation increasing the yield from the inaccessible floor system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2020
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Applicant: Customized Environmental Solutions Inc.
    Inventor: Jared Burma
  • Publication number: 20200261951
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for landfill systems, comprising waste, a geosynthetic product, and a layer of foam glass aggregates interposed between the waste and the geosynthetic product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2018
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Applicant: Aero Aggregates of North America LLC
    Inventors: Archibald Stewart Filshill, Thomas Liam McGrath
  • Publication number: 20200261952
    Abstract: [Object] To use “fibrous dust” or “particulate dust” which were simple wastes in the past as resources. To improve treatment capacity dramatically.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2018
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Inventors: Kozo Murata, Toshiro Miyake
  • Publication number: 20200261953
    Abstract: The present subject matter illustrates a zero-valent metal suspension in non-aqueous phase. The suspension comprises 41 wt. % of a plurality of zero-valent iron particles; 0.1 wt % of a surfactant; 36 wt. % of an oil; and 23 wt. % of a thickening agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2019
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Inventors: Sangho Bang, David F. Alden, Gary M. Birk, Jeffrey H. Harwell, Bor Jier Shiau
  • Publication number: 20200261954
    Abstract: The present subject matter illustrates a method for accelerated in-situ chemical reduction of subsoil matter. The method comprises supplying a mixture comprising ferrous sulfide into soil pathways to biologically react with dissolved contaminates in the groundwater. Further, an organic hydrogen donor is supplied into the soil-pathways to produce anerobic-conditions to cause indigenous anaerobic bacteria to biodegrade residual concentrations of the contaminates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2019
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Inventors: David F. ALDEN, Gary M. Birk, Sangho Bang, Jeffrey H. Harwell, Bor Jier Shiau
  • Publication number: 20200261955
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a device and method for achieving a core part press-down technology in a continuous casting round billet solidification process. The device includes a plurality of round billet radial press-down devices distributed along an axial array of round billets outside a press-down interval of the round billets. The press-down interval is an area from 0.65 of a solid phase ratio of the round billets to solidification end points. Each round billet radial press-down device comprises a plurality of press-down rollers. A forming hole for extruding the round billets is formed between the press-down rollers. Two adjacent round billet radial press-down devices are arranged in the manner of staggering. The device can effectively solve the defect problems of porosity, segregation and the like in the core of the continuous casting round billets, the yield of the continuous casting round billets is increased, and the production cost is reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2019
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Inventors: Guo YUAN, Jian KANG, Yan ZHENG, Zhenlei LI, Guanglin JIA, Guodong WANG
  • Publication number: 20200261956
    Abstract: A pouring reel for forming a hot rolled long product into an annular coil comprises a central mast lying on a vertical axis. A cylindrical tub surrounds and cooperates with the central mast to form an annular tub chamber. A coil plate defines a bottom of the tub chamber. The central mast, cylindrical tub and coil plate are rotatable in unison about the vertical axis. An entry nozzle has a delivery end arranged to direct the product downwardly into the tub chamber for accumulation on the coil plate as a series of superimposed rings forming the coil. The coil plate is movable downwardly along the vertical axis and relative to the central mast and the cylindrical tub to accommodate the increasing height of the coil being formed in the tub chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2016
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Applicant: PRIMETALS TECHNOLOGIES USA LLC
    Inventors: Matthew D. Palfreman, Paras H. Patel
  • Publication number: 20200261957
    Abstract: A warpage correction apparatus for a metal strip to be used in a continuous plating facility for the metal strip includes a sink roll disposed downstream of a fixed roll, configured to change the conveying direction of the metal strip, with respect to a conveying direction of the metal strip and inside a molten metal pot for plating, and a correction roll disposed between the fixed roll and the sink roll and configured to correct warpage of the metal strip. A ratio D3/D1 of a diameter D3 of the sink roll to a diameter D1 of the fixed roll is not less than 1.5.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2017
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Applicant: PRIMETALS TECHNOLOGIES JAPAN, LTD.
    Inventors: Takashi YONEKURA, Masao TAMBARA, Masashi YOSHIKAWA
  • Publication number: 20200261958
    Abstract: An expansion tool includes a working element configured to expand an end of a tube. The working element includes a plurality of jaws movable between a closed position and an expanded position. The expansion tool also includes first mandrel with a first contact surface and a second mandrel coupled to the first mandrel. The second mandrel has a second contact surface. The first mandrel and the second mandrel are movable together relative to the jaws between a retracted position and an extended position. The first contact surface and the second contact surface are engageable with the jaws to move the jaws from the closed position toward the expanded position in response to movement of the first mandrel and the second mandrel from the retracted position toward the extended position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2020
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Inventor: Peter J. Davies
  • Publication number: 20200261959
    Abstract: An expansion tool includes a housing, a motor supported within the housing, a mandrel, and a drive mechanism configured to convert a rotational input from the motor into translational movement of the mandrel. The drive mechanism includes a cam and a drive shaft coupled to the cam. The expansion tool further includes a frame including a hub and a neck extending from the hub and having an opening. A working element is coupled to the neck and has a plurality of jaws movable from a closed position toward an expanded position in response to movement of the mandrel from a retracted position toward an extended position. The mandrel extends through the opening to engage the jaws, and the drive shaft is rotatably supported by the hub.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2020
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Inventors: James Wekwert, Jacob Lindsey, Peter J. Davies, Justin Miller, Andrew J. Smith, Troy C. Thorson, Ryan J. Denissen, John S. Scott
  • Publication number: 20200261960
    Abstract: An upstream-side guidance part 400 is provided with plural upstream-side guidance members 410 guiding disc-shaped members 300. A downstream-side guidance part 500 is provided with plural downstream-side guidance members 510 guiding the disc-shaped members 300. The positions of the upstream-side guidance members 410 in the circumferential direction of the disc-shaped member 300 are different from the positions of the downstream-side guidance members 510 in the circumferential direction of the disc-shaped member 300, and at least one of the upstream-side guidance part 400 and the downstream-side guidance part 500 is able to move forward and backward with respect to the other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2018
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Applicant: SHOWA ALUMINUM CAN CORPORATION
    Inventor: Katsunori ABE
  • Publication number: 20200261961
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a gear toothing on a metallic workpiece and a tool device for calibration of a gear toothing inlet and/or a gear toothing outlet of a gear of the metallic workpiece. The method includes producing the gear toothing by forming manufacturing and performing a compression process to calibrate a gear toothing inlet and/or a gear toothing outlet of the gear toothing, wherein a gear tooth shape and a gear tooth length are adjusted during the compression process. The tool device includes a workpiece location for accommodating the workpiece, an axially movable die selectively engageable with the gear toothing, the die supporting the gear toothing and predefining the gear tooth shape to be adjusted on the gear toothing inlet and/or on the gear toothing outlet, and at least one axially movable compression ring which calibrates the gear toothing inlet and/or gear toothing outlet by a compression process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2016
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Inventors: Peter Hoehne, Joerg Brockstieger
  • Publication number: 20200261962
    Abstract: A radial/axial ring rolling mill for rolling a ring has an axial rolling device and a radial rolling device. The radial rolling device includes a main roller and a roller mandrel, between which the ring can be shaped. The roller mandrel is retained in the upper region thereof on a mandrel bearing head supported in a first linear adjustment device to be able to be horizontally adjusted in such that the roller mandrel can be moved perpendicularly to the longitudinal extent thereof in the direction towards the main roller and in the opposite direction thereto. The first linear adjustment device together with the mandrel bearing head and the roller mandrel is able to be adjusted as a unit by a second linear adjustment device in a vertical manner so that the roller mandrel can be pulled out of the inner space of the ring and introduced therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2018
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Inventors: Georg OBERMAIER, Jochen SCHWEIKERT
  • Publication number: 20200261963
    Abstract: A forging and inclined window hole punching composite die includes an upper die holder, a connection sleeve, an upper die sliding sleeve, a pressure plate, inclined window puncher pins, a center puncher pin, first connection screw rods, first springs, second connection screw rods, second springs, hydraulic assistant systems, a lower die and a bottom plate. Bottom surface of the pressure plate of the composite die is a plane to avoid deformation of a front molding surface. Hydraulic power is added to the inclined window puncher pins to increase the pressure for punching inclined holes, avoid quality problems and increase a demolding force. A multi-split synchronous hydraulic device may well realize synchronization of the plurality of inclined window puncher pins.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2019
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Applicant: CITIC Dicastal CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jinling YANG, Li YANG, Xiaoting ZHU, Zhen WANG, Weizhou LIU, Yukun YANG, Haifeng LI, Zhiwei YANG
  • Publication number: 20200261964
    Abstract: A method for producing a structural component, which has different component sections, from a high-strength alloy material. The structural component to be produced is divided into at least two component sections which differ with respect to their requirement profiles when the structural component is later used, wherein one component section must meet a higher requirement profile with respect to occurring loads, and the at least one other component section must meet a lower requirement profile. In a first production step for producing the component section with the higher requirements, a blank is brought to near-net-shape or net-shape by a massive forming process in some regions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2019
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Inventors: Frank MEINERS, Lukas KWIATKOWSKI, Markus BAMBACH
  • Publication number: 20200261965
    Abstract: A method for cutting a cast strand or intermediate strip using shears. In order to facilitate improved rolling of the section having significantly reduced thickness, the method according has the following steps: a) bringing part of the completely solidified cast strand or intermediate strip in the conveying direction (F) of the cast strand or intermediate strip in front of the shears; b) placing a first blade of the shears onto the one surface of the cast strand or intermediate strip and placing a second blade of the shears onto the other surface of the cast strand or intermediate strip and performing a cut by carrying out a relative movement of the two blades, wherein at least one of the blades is in a pushed-forward position; c) upset forging or upset forging with stamping a wedge-shaped contour on the end of the cast strand.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2018
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Applicant: SMS group GmbH
    Inventors: Luc NEUMANN, Michael PANDER, Björn KINTSCHER, Bernhard EHLS
  • Publication number: 20200261966
    Abstract: A material forming the self-piercing rivet having an elongation of at least about 10%, and the material forming the self-piercing rivet having a hardness of at least about any of 260 HV (Vickers scale), and the material forming the self-piercing rivet being selected from the group consisting of: an age or precipitation hardening steel alloy, a high alloy steel, a stainless steel, and a super-alloy steel. The material forming the self-piercing rivet enables the self-piercing rivet to be set into advanced high-strength metal components, at least one of which is at 400 degrees C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2020
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Applicant: Newfrey LLC
    Inventors: Jeffrey JUNGMANN, Kamel ELAGAMY
  • Publication number: 20200261967
    Abstract: A lockbolt collar feeder employing a resilient holder coupled to a linear actuator via a positioning arm, where the resilient holder can receive a lockbolt collar from a collar dispensing mechanism while disposed in a first position, and then when the linear actuator is extended the positioning arm extends and rotates the resilient holder to a second position in which the resilient holder can facilitate positioning the lockbolt collar onto a lockbolt for subsequent swaging. The linear actuator of the lockbolt collar feeder is configured to be coupled to a swaging tool, and thereby facilitates a method of positioning a lockbolt collar onto a lockbolt using the swaging tool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2019
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: James Buttrick, Daniel Martin Sherick, Terrence J. Rowe
  • Publication number: 20200261968
    Abstract: A device for forming and inspecting an end piece on a screw of a fastening ring includes a deck with a rotary disk, a control unit for driving the rotary disk, an inspection unit, a first riveting machine, an arm unit and a conveyor respectively and electrically connected to the control unit. The inspection unit, the first riveting machine, the arm unit and the conveyor are located around the rotary disk. Multiple holding devices are connected to the rotary disk and each holding device holds two fastening rings. The screw of each fastening ring is formed with an end piece by the first riveting machine, the arm unit and the conveyor. The inspection unit inspect the formation of the end piece and classifies defective products and non-defective products.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2019
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Inventor: Chih-Feng Lai
  • Publication number: 20200261969
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a release agent and methods of using a release agent. In particular, the present invention relates to a release agent comprising boron nitride and a fumed metal oxide, which may find use, for example, in metal processing applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2016
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Inventors: Barish Dantal, Chandrashekar Raman
  • Publication number: 20200261970
    Abstract: A device for continuously removing impurities from molten metal includes a molten metal flow path body, an inlet-side closed end plate and an outlet-side closed end plate are provided in the molten metal flow path body so as to form an impurity removal space, an electrode device composed of an inlet-side electrode and an outlet-side electrode that face each other in a longitudinal direction of the molten metal flow path body, a magnetic field device composed of a pair of permanent magnets that face each other in a width direction, sandwich the impurity removal space, and an urging device composed of the electrode device and the magnetic field device applies a Lorentz force downward to molten metal in the impurity removal space so as to increase a density of the molten metal and cause impurities in the molten metal to rise up to a surface of the molten metal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2020
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Inventor: Kenzo TAKAHASHI
  • Publication number: 20200261971
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods and apparatuses for processing a powder alloy to improve its microstructure. The methods for processing the powder alloy can include introducing the powder alloy into a powder vessel having an inert atmosphere, uniformly heat treating the powder alloy inside the powder vessel at its solutionizing temperature, and cooling the heat treated powder alloy at a rate of at least 5° C./s to form treated particles. The treated particles obtained from the methods and apparatuses disclosed herein can be used in any suitable manufacturing process, such as in cold gas dynamic spray.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2020
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Inventors: Luke N. Brewer, William A. Story
  • Publication number: 20200261972
    Abstract: Method for manufacturing nanoparticles comprising a metallic core coated with a layer of polymer material comprising the following steps: a) preparing a water-in-oil emulsion comprising droplets of an aqueous phase, dispersed in an organic phase, b) adding nanoparticles comprising a metallic core coated with a shell of carbonaceous material, whereby nanoparticles trapped in the droplets are obtained, c) adding precursor monomers of the polymer material, and d) adding a polymerisation initiator, adding the precursor monomers and the polymerisation initiator resulting in polymerisation of the monomers, whereby nanoparticles coated with a layer of polymer material dispersed in the organic phase are obtained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2020
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Applicant: COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES
    Inventor: Bernard VIALA
  • Publication number: 20200261973
    Abstract: A three-dimensional shaped article production method is a three-dimensional shaped article production method for producing a three-dimensional shaped article by stacking layers and includes a first metal powder supply step of supplying a first metal powder having a first average particle diameter to a shaping table, a layer formation step of forming the layer by compressing the first metal powder supplied to the shaping table, a first liquid supply step of supplying a first liquid containing a second metal powder having a second average particle diameter and a binder to a portion of a constituent region of the three-dimensional shaped article, a second liquid supply step of supplying a second liquid containing at least either the second meal powder at a lower concentration than the first liquid or a third metal powder having a larger average particle diameter than the second average particle diameter and containing a binder to at least a portion of a surface layer region, and a sintering step of sintering a m
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2020
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Inventor: Akihiko TSUNOYA
  • Publication number: 20200261974
    Abstract: A three-dimensional shaped article production method is a three-dimensional shaped article production method for producing a three-dimensional shaped article by stacking layers and includes a first metal powder supply step of supplying a first metal powder having a first average particle diameter to a shaping table, a layer formation step of forming the layer by compressing the first metal powder supplied to the shaping table, a first liquid supply step of supplying a first liquid containing a binder and a second metal powder having a second average particle diameter that is an average particle diameter 1/10 or more and ½ or less the first average particle diameter to at least a portion of a constituent region of the three-dimensional shaped article, a second liquid supply step of supplying a second liquid that contains a binder, but does not contain a metal powder to at least a portion of a surface layer region in the constituent region, and a sintering step of sintering a metal in the constituent region by
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2020
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Inventor: Akihiko TSUNOYA
  • Publication number: 20200261975
    Abstract: An additive manufacturing nozzles includes a header (41) extending in a width direction of the chamber and which is configured to be supplied with inert gas from the outside, and a nozzle body (43) connecting with the header (41) in the width direction and is configured to horizontally blow out the inert gas, which is supplied from the header, to a molding area. The nozzle body has a honeycomb part (52) which defines an inside of the nozzle body into flow channels through which the inert gas flows, a blowout part (55) disposed downstream of the honeycomb part and which is connected with the honeycomb part in the width direction. The inert gas passed through the plurality of flow channels is led from the honeycomb part to the blowout part, and a porous part (54), which has openings, is disposed between the honeycomb part and the blowout part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2018
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Inventors: Kei HIGASHI, Kazuhiro YOSHIDA, Yoshinao KOMATSU, Takanao KOMAKI
  • Publication number: 20200261976
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are surface-functionalized powders which alter the solidification of the melted powders. Some variations provide a powdered material comprising a plurality of particles fabricated from a first material, wherein each of the particles has a particle surface area that is continuously or intermittently surface-functionalized with nanoparticles and/or microparticles selected to control solidification of the powdered material from a liquid state to a solid state. Other variations provide a method of controlling solidification of a powdered material, comprising melting at least a portion of the powdered material to a liquid state, and semi-passively controlling solidification of the powdered material from the liquid state to a solid state. Several techniques for semi-passive control are described in detail.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2020
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Inventors: John H. MARTIN, Tobias A. SCHAEDLER, Brennan YAHATA, Jacob M. HUNDLEY, Jason A. GRAETZ, Adam F. GROSS, William CARTER
  • Publication number: 20200261977
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, and program for additive manufacturing. In one aspect, the additive manufacturing method includes irradiating a build material (416) to form a first solidified portion within a first scan region (812A) using an irradiation source (401) of a build unit (400). At least one of the build unit and a build platform may be moved to irradiate a second scan region (812B), wherein an irradiation source (401) directing mechanism is adjusted to compensate for a misalignment between the first scan region and the second scan region (640).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2018
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Inventors: Justin Mamrak, MacKenzie Ryan Redding
  • Publication number: 20200261978
    Abstract: A containment for use in hot Isostatic pressing, the containment comprising a body formed from sheet material and fused together along its longitudinal length using a backing strip on the outside of body. Also a containment with a body and top and bottom caps diffusion bonded upon hot isostatic pressing, a containment with a gas purge inlet and outlet and an apparatus for vacuum degassing are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2020
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Applicant: ADVANCED INTERACTIVE MATERIALS SCIENCE LIMITED
    Inventor: Geoffrey Frederick ARCHER
  • Publication number: 20200261979
    Abstract: A system for metal injection and counter pressure has: a particle providing assembly; and a forming unit having a melting module, a counter pressure module and a mold module; wherein, the particle providing assembly provides particles with metal powder and a binding agent to the melting module, the particles are formed into melted flow by the melting module, the melted flow is provided to the mold module, the counter pressure module provides a counter gas with predetermined pressure to the mold module, the melted flow forms into a green part inside of the mold module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2020
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Inventors: SHIA-CHUNG CHEN, JEN-AN CHANG, YUNG-HSIANG CHANG, KUAN-HUA LEE