Patents Issued in July 1, 2021
  • Publication number: 20210197271
    Abstract: Examples of a three-dimensional (3D) printing kit include a particulate build material and a binder fluid. The particular build material includes from about 80 wt % to 100 wt % uncoated metal particles based on a total weight of the particulate build material. In some examples, the binder fluid includes water, polymer particles in an amount ranging from about 1 wt % to about 40 wt % based on a total weight of the binder fluid, and a poly(carbodiimide) adhesion promoter in an amount ranging from about 0.05 wt % to about 5 wt % based on the total weight of the binder fluid. In some other examples, the binder fluid includes water and the polymer particles, and the 3D printing kit further includes an adhesion promoter fluid which includes water and the poly(carbodiimide) adhesion promoter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2018
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventor: Tienteh Chen
  • Publication number: 20210197272
    Abstract: According to examples, an object may include a shell including a polymer binder and build material powder; and a core at least partially encompassed by the shell, the core including build material powder and a metal nanoparticle binder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2017
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Applicant: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
    Inventors: Kristopher J. ERICKSON, Thomas C. ANTHONY, Lihua ZHAO
  • Publication number: 20210197273
    Abstract: A method of heat-treating an additively-manufactured ferromagnetic component is presented and a related ferromagnetic component is presented. A saturation flux density of a heat-treated ferromagnetic component is greater than a saturation flux density of an as-formed ferromagnetic component. The heat-treated ferromagnetic component is further characterized by a plurality of grains such that at least 25% of the plurality of grains have a median grain size less than 10 microns and 25% of the plurality of grains have a median grain size greater than 25 microns.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2021
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Inventors: Francis Johnson, Mohamed Osama, Anoop Kumar Jassal, Raghavendra Rao Adharapurapu
  • Publication number: 20210197274
    Abstract: A method for producing a light-weight pressure tank with a light-weight pressure container from a metal material, the light weight pressure container including at least one polar or equatorial attachment element and a container wall connected to the at least one polar or equatorial attachment element, wherein at least the container wall is formed integrally in one piece with the at least one polar or equatorial attachment element by additive manufacturing by a thermal spraying method by applying the metal material to a convex or concave mold surface of a cambered formwork mold by a spray jet through at least one spray nozzle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2021
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Inventor: Sasha Larch
  • Publication number: 20210197275
    Abstract: Disclosed are a method of controlling a size of a molten pool formed during a 3D printing process in real time and a system for the same. A thermal image of the molten pool is taken by a thermal imaging camera. A temperature interface exceeding a melting point of a base metal is specified in the thermal image. A size of the molten pool is obtained by estimating a length, a width, and a depth of the molten pool using the temperature interface. A predicted size of the molten pool is obtained using an artificial neural network model. An actually measured size of the molten pool is derived from a surface temperature of the molten pool. An error between the predicted size and the measured size of the molten pool is calculated to be used for controlling the size of the molten pool in real time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2020
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Applicant: Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
    Inventors: Hoon SOHN, Ikgeun JEON
  • Publication number: 20210197276
    Abstract: According to examples, a brown body has from about 0.02 wt. % to about 10 wt. % of a metal nanoparticle binder, in which the metal nanoparticle binder is selectively located within an area of the brown body to impart a strength greater than about 1 kPa to the area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2017
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Applicant: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
    Inventors: Kristopher J. ERICKSON, Thomas C. ANTHONY
  • Publication number: 20210197277
    Abstract: The present invention belongs to the technical field of metal materials for additive manufacturing, and relates to a Mn—Cu-based damping alloy powder for use in a selective laser melting (SLM) process and a preparation method thereof. The powder has chemical components in percent by weight as follows: C: ?0.15%, Ni: 4.9-5.2%, Si: ?0.15%, Fe: 1.8-5.0%, Cu: 20-23%, P: ?0.03%, S: ?0.06%, and the balance being Mn and inevitable impurities. The preparation method includes: preparation of master alloy, powdering by vacuum induction melting gas atomization (VIGA), mechanical vibrating and air classification screening under protection of an inert gas and collecting. Compared with the prior art, the powder of the present invention has a high sphericity, a high apparent density, a small angle of repose, a desired fluidity and a relatively high yield of fine powders having a size of 15-53 ?m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2020
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Inventors: Changjun Wang, Yongqing Sun, Zhenbao Liu, Jianxiong Liang, Zhiyong Yang, Jie Su, Chunxu Wang, Wenhui LI, Conghui Ma, Jiaqi Hu, Yong Li, Shun Han, Jing Ning, Qi Gao
  • Publication number: 20210197278
    Abstract: A metal additive manufacturing technique is provided to improve various characteristics by irradiation of a pulse laser without disposing a transparent medium. A metal additive manufacturing device includes: a material supply source configured to supply a material to be deposited; a heat source configured to melt the material by outputting an energy beam; a moving driver configured to scan at least the energy beam; and a laser irradiator configured to irradiate a solidified portion of the material in a temperature lowering process with a pulse laser.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2021
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Inventors: Tomokazu SANO, Akio HIROSE, Yuji SANO
  • Publication number: 20210197279
    Abstract: Disclosed are a method of inspecting a printing quality of a 3D printing object using a femtosecond laser beam during a 3D printing process, and an apparatus and a 3D printing system for the same. A laser beam is irradiated from a femtosecond laser source disposed coaxially with a 3D printing laser source to inspect a state of the printing object. The laser beam generated by the femtosecond laser source is separated into a pump laser beam and a probe laser beam. The printing laser beam irradiated from a 3D printing laser source or the pump laser beam is irradiated onto a printing object to generate ultrasonic waves. To measure the ultrasonic waves, a probe laser beam is irradiated onto the printing object. The probe laser beam reflected by the printing object is detected. The quality of the printing object is inspected by analyzing the reflected probe laser beam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2020
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Applicant: Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
    Inventors: Hoon SOHN, Peipei LIU
  • Publication number: 20210197280
    Abstract: An example of a method, for three-dimensional (3D) printing, includes applying a build material and patterning at least a portion of the build material. The patterning includes selectively applying a wetting amount of a binder fluid on the at least the portion of the build material and subsequently selectively applying a remaining amount of the binder fluid on the at least the portion of the build material. An area density in grams per meter square meter (gsm) of the wetting amount ranges from about 2 times less to about 30 times less than area density in gsm of the remaining amount.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2017
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Applicant: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
    Inventors: Vladek KASPERCHIK, Mohammed S. SHAARAWI, James MCKINNELL
  • Publication number: 20210197281
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing an additively manufactured body, which can suppress the occurrence of defects in the additively manufactured body, comprising: an additive manufacturing step of shaping an additively manufactured body in a heating state; and a machining step of machining the additively manufactured body in a state in which the heating state is maintained. The additively manufactured body can be shaped by the additive manufacturing step and the machining step which are repeated a plurality of times. The heating state is maintained also in the additive manufacturing step and the machining step which are repeated a plurality of times.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2019
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Inventors: Shuho KOSEKI, Yuta YAMADA, Hiroshi SHIRATORI, Kenichiro KUNITOMO
  • Publication number: 20210197282
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for estimating a height of a 3D printing object formed during a 3D printing process are disclosed. The method includes extracting one or more temperature-related data of the 3D printing object formed during the 3D printing process, building an artificial neural network model for estimating the height of the 3D printing object by using the extracted temperature-related data; and estimating the height of the 3D printing object by inputting a newly measured thermal image and the one or more temperature-related data values into the artificial neural network model. The height of the 3D printing object can be measured in real time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2020
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Applicant: Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
    Inventors: Hoon SOHN, Ikgeun JEON
  • Publication number: 20210197283
    Abstract: A method of feedback controlling a 3D printing process in real time, and a system therefor are disclosed. The method includes collecting big data, generated through 3D printing experiments, related to process variables of 3D printing, measurement signals, and 3D printing quality of the 3D printing object; building an artificial neural network model by performing machine-learning based on the collected big data; evaluating whether or not a 3D printing quality of the 3D printing object is abnormal in real time based on an actual measurement signal of the 3D printing object and the artificial neural network model; and feedback controlling printing quality of the 3D printing object in real time based on the evaluation result of whether or not the 3D printing quality of the 3D printing object is abnormal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2020
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Applicant: Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
    Inventors: Hoon SOHN, Ikgeun JEON, Peipei LIU
  • Publication number: 20210197284
    Abstract: An additive manufacturing device is an additive manufacturing device manufacturing an additively manufactured article by melting or sintering layered powder by partially applying energy to the powder. The additive manufacturing device includes a powder holding unit holding the layered powder, a heating unit preheating the powder held by the powder holding unit, a reflection unit where a reflective film including a reflective surface is disposed, the reflective surface reflecting radiant heat radiated from an object including at least one of the powder and the additively manufactured article to the powder holding unit side, and a reflective surface update unit disposing a new reflective surface in the reflection unit by moving the reflective film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2018
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Applicant: IHI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masashi MOURI, Masato YAMADA, Yuki KOZUE
  • Publication number: 20210197285
    Abstract: According to examples, an apparatus may include a build platform and a chamber. The chamber may support a layer forming station including a spreading component to spread a layer of build material particles onto the build platform and an agent delivery component to apply fusing agent onto selected locations on the spread layer of build material particles and a heating station including a heating component to apply energy onto the spread layer of build material particles and the applied fusing agent, in which the heating station is separated from the layer forming station. The apparatus may also include an actuator to move the chamber with respect to the build platform or vice versa while maintaining the separation between the layer forming station and the heating station.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2017
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Applicant: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
    Inventors: Christopher Paul SCHODIN, Krzysztof NAUKA
  • Publication number: 20210197286
    Abstract: Disclosed are a method and apparatus of estimating a depth of a molten pool formed during a 3D printing process, and a 3D printing system. A surface temperature of the molten pool is measure by taking a thermal image of a laminated printing object during the 3D printing process with a thermal imaging camera. The measured surface temperature is compared with a melting point of the base material to determine a surface boundary of the molten pool. The maximum lengths in x-axis and y-axis directions of a surface region of the molten pool defined by the surface boundary of the molten pool are determined as a length and a width of the surface of the molten pool, respectively. A maximum depth in the z-axis direction of the molten pool is determined in real time based on the length and width of the surface region of the molten pool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2020
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Applicant: Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
    Inventors: Hoon SOHN, Ikgeun JEON
  • Publication number: 20210197287
    Abstract: Disclosed are an integrated inspection system for a 3D printing process using a thermal image and a laser ultrasound wave and a 3D printing system having the inspection system. The inspection system includes a thermal imaging camera for creating a thermal image of a molten pool formed in a printing object when a base material supplied to the printing object is melted by a laser beam irradiated from a 3D printing laser source, a laser ultrasonic device for receiving a laser ultrasonic wave included in the laser beam reflected from the printing object, and a control unit for estimating a physical property of the printing object and detecting a defect of the printing object based on the thermal image created by the thermal imaging camera and the laser ultrasound wave received by the laser ultrasonic device. The thermal imaging camera and the laser ultrasonic device are disposed coaxially with the 3D printing laser source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2020
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Applicant: Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
    Inventors: Hoon SOHN, Ikgeun JEON, Peipei LIU
  • Publication number: 20210197288
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a cutting tool including a cemented carbide substrate having WC, gamma phase and a binder phase. The substrate is provided with a binder phase enriched surface zone, which is depleted of gamma phase, wherein no graphite and no ETA phase is present in the microstructure and wherein the binder phase is a high entropy alloy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2017
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Inventors: Susanne NORGREN, Erik HOLMSTROM, David LINDER
  • Publication number: 20210197289
    Abstract: A coated tool may include a base member and a coating layer. The coating layer may include a Ti(C, N) layer, and an Al2O3 layer covering the Ti(C, N) layer. The Ti(C, N) layer may include a void region including a plurality of voids along an interface between the Ti(C, N) layer and the Al2O3 layer. An average value of widths of the voids may be less than an average value of distances between the voids adjacent to each other. The Ti(C, N) layer may include a first Ti(C, N) layer located closer to the base member than the void region. An average atomic ratio of carbon to the sum of carbon and nitrogen (C/(C+N)) in the first Ti(C, N) layer may be 0.50 to 0.65.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2019
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Inventor: Tadashi KATSUMA
  • Publication number: 20210197290
    Abstract: A power tool includes a housing (10), a spindle (4) supported in the housing to be pivotable or rotatable about a driving axis, a clamping shaft (60) that is selectively movable in the up-down direction relative to the spindle, a biasing member (70), a release member (71) and an actuating member (50). The release member is selectively movable in the up-down direction relative to the spindle and is configured to selectively interrupt transmission of upward biasing force from the biasing member to the clamping shaft. The release member is also configured to be locked to the spindle in a locked position while transmission of the biasing force is being interrupted. The actuating member is movable upward in the up-down direction relative to the spindle in response to being pressed upward by a clamping part (64) or by a tool accessory (91) to thereby unlock the release member from the spindle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2020
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Inventor: Yonosuke AOKI
  • Publication number: 20210197291
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to a shrink-fit device for inductively heating shrink-fit chucks for shank tools, having an accommodating region for accommodating a shrink-fit chuck, an induction coil arrangement which surrounds the accommodating region concentrically with respect to a coil axis, and a measuring unit for controlling the temperature of the shrink-fit chuck. For controlling heating, a measuring channel, which opens into the accommodating region, passes through the induction coil arrangement. The measuring unit has a temperature sensor which engages in the measuring channel for detecting a casing temperature of the shrink-fit chuck.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2021
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Inventor: Hermann Diebold
  • Publication number: 20210197292
    Abstract: Some embodiments of the present disclosure provide a drill chuck. The drill chuck includes: a drill body; jaws, partially disposed in the drill body, external threads being provided on an outer wall of the jaws; a locking member, disposed on the outer side of the drill body, the locking member being provided with internal threads, the locking member and the jaws being in threaded fit to enable the jaws to be movably disposed in the drill body; a driving assembly, disposed on an outer side of the locking member, the driving assembly being configured to drive the locking member to rotate, the driving assembly being disposed between a housing and the locking member, the housing driving the locking member to rotate by the driving assembly to enable the jaws to move in the drill body; and a locking structure, located between the housing and the jaws.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2018
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Inventors: Yanzhao LI, Ningbo WEI, Cong LIU
  • Publication number: 20210197293
    Abstract: A machining system configured to reduce spring back following machining operations comprising a machining tool and a spring back control system. The spring back control system comprises a number of force generators and a number of force loaded members coupled to the number of force generators, each force loaded member of the number of force loaded members comprising a material contact surface. The material contact surface is a roller, wherein the machining tool is independently moveable relative to the spring back control system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2021
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Inventors: Garth Tristan Irvine, Claudio Zubin, Darren G. Mitchell
  • Publication number: 20210197294
    Abstract: Provided is a hole drilling machine and the method for drilling an oval hole and an inner-diameter-changing hole by means of the hole drilling machine, the machine and the method being configured so that the oval hole can be shaped with high accuracy and drilling of a complicated hole such as the inner-diameter-changing hole can be performed with high accuracy. A hole drilling machine 100 includes a spindle 101 and an auxiliary spindle 120 holding both end portions of a processing tool 102 having a cutting blade 103. The spindle 101 includes a spindle drive motor 106 configured to rotatably displace the processing tool 102 on a circular path, and a tool turnable-drive motor 105 configured to spin the processing tool 102. The auxiliary spindle 120 includes an auxiliary spindle drive motor 120b.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2019
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Inventors: Munehiro MURAKAMI, Toshio SUZUKI, Taketo NAKAMURA, Kazushige MOROZUMI, Tatsunori SATO, Yuya MASUDA, Daiki ISHIZUKA
  • Publication number: 20210197295
    Abstract: A drilling tool includes a step drill bit and an arbor assembly. The arbor assembly includes a shank having a first end, a second end opposite the first end, and a longitudinal axis extending through the first and second ends. The first end of the shank is removably coupled to the step drill bit, and the second end of the shank is configured to be coupled to a power tool. The arbor assembly includes a sleeve moveable along the shank parallel to the longitudinal axis, and a ball bearing disposed on the sleeve and moveable with the sleeve. The ball bearing engages the step drill bit to releasably secure the step drill bit to the shank. When the sleeve moves toward the second end of the shank, the ball bearing moves radially inward and disengages the step drill bit, allowing removal of the step drill bit from the shank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2019
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Inventor: Bryan C. Ward
  • Publication number: 20210197296
    Abstract: An arbor for a hole saw includes an arbor shaft configured to be coupled to a power tool. The arbor shaft defines a longitudinal axis. The arbor also includes an arbor stem supported by the arbor shaft. The arbor stem includes at least one arm having a threaded portion configured to engage the hole saw. The arbor further includes an actuator supported by the arbor shaft. The actuator is operable to move the threaded portion of the at least one arm relative to the longitudinal axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2018
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Inventor: Bryan C. Ward
  • Publication number: 20210197297
    Abstract: The invention relates to a tool holder (2) for connecting a machining tool (4) having a depth-control stop (3) to a working spindle of a machine tool, having a spindle-side shaft part (6) and a receiving part (7) which supports the machining tool (4) and is connected in a rotationally fixed manner to the shaft part (6). The receiving part (7) is axially displaceable in the tool feed direction via a compression spring arrangement (21), that is supported on the shaft part (6), counter to a fixed stop (17a) on the shaft part (6) and can be displaced away from the fixed stop (17a) on the shaft part (6) during the impact of the depth stop (3) on a workpiece against the spring force of the compression spring device (21).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2020
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Applicant: Guehring KG
    Inventor: Felix REBHOLZ
  • Publication number: 20210197298
    Abstract: A cutting insert adaptor for an insert pocket can include one or more pairs of opposing insert abutment surfaces and pocket abutment surfaces which converge at an acute angle. The one or more insert abutment surfaces are all rotated in the same direction, relative to their paired pocket abutment surface which in turn rotates a cutting insert abutting the cutting insert adaptor relative to an orientation the cutting insert would have if it only abutted the insert pocket instead of the cutting insert adaptor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2019
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Inventor: Daniel Hen
  • Publication number: 20210197299
    Abstract: A table saw includes a base assembly; a table assembly mounted on the base assembly and comprising a table and a circular saw blade; a rip fence assembly moveably disposed on one end of the table assembly; and a slide mechanism mounted on the table assembly and including front and rear tracks affixed to front end rear ends of the table respectively; front and rear slides each having one end secured to either end of the rip fence assembly and the other end being open wherein the front and rear slides are moveably mounted on the front and rear tracks respectively; and first, second, third, fourth, and fifth rollers disposed in each of the front and rear tracks. The first, second, fourth, and fifth rollers are at an elevation higher than that of the third roller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 25, 2019
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Inventor: Chin-Chin Chang
  • Publication number: 20210197300
    Abstract: A cutting assembly for cutting with at least two saw blades simultaneously, includes a motion conversion means comprises: a first part and a plurality of second parts, for example a first bevel gear (30) and a plurality of second bevel gears (32). The first part is arranged for rotation about a central axis thereof and coupled to a drive means (12) for causing the rotation. The first and second parts are arranged such that the rotation of the first part in a direction of rotation causes rotation in a corresponding direction of rotation of each second part about a respective axis extending away from the central axis of the first part. The cutting assembly also includes, for each second part, a coupling means for coupling the second part to a respective cutting blade (100a-f) and including a further motion conversion means, such that the rotation of the second part causes cutting motion of the cutting blade.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2019
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Inventor: Teklemichael Sebhatu
  • Publication number: 20210197301
    Abstract: According to the invention, the electrode wire (1) for electric discharge machining comprises a metal core (2), in one or more layers of metal or metal alloy. On the metal core (2), a coating (3) having an alloy different from that of the metal core (2) contains more than 50 wt % zinc. The coating (3) comprises copper-zinc alloy (3a) of fractured ? phase, and covers the majority of the metal core (2). The coating (3) contains covered pores (5a, 5b, 5c, 5d, 5e) larger than 2 ?m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2019
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Inventors: Michel Ly, Gérald Sanchez, Blanche Ouvrard, Ludovic Lafleur
  • Publication number: 20210197302
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method and a device for electrochemically processing a material, which contains a hard phase and a binder phase. The method comprises preparing an aqueous, alkaline, complexing-agent-containing electrolyte and bringing the material to be processed into contact at least in part with the electrolyte and with a current source. In order to electrochemically oxidize the material, a pulsed electrical current is delivered to the material by means of the current source, the pulse sequence of the delivered electrical current being adjusted to the amount of the binder phase in the material to be processed. By means of the method and by means of the device, it is also possible to process materials having a high content of binder phase in such a way that matter can be removed from the material evenly (homogeneously), i.e. both from the hard phase and from the binder phase of the material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2019
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Applicant: FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FÖRDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E. V.
    Inventors: Michael SCHNEIDER, Nils JUNKER
  • Publication number: 20210197303
    Abstract: A thermal displacement compensator measures a temperature of an environment in which a machine is installed and a temperature of each part of the machine, and calculates a temperature difference between at least two temperatures among measured temperatures. Furthermore, the thermal displacement amount of the machine is acquired. Then, based on teacher data using the measured temperatures and the calculated temperature difference as input data and using the acquired thermal displacement amount as output data, a thermal displacement compensation model that estimates the output data from the input data is created by machine learning.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2020
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Inventors: Masanobu TAKEMOTO, Keita HADA
  • Publication number: 20210197304
    Abstract: The present application discloses a reflow oven and the operation method thereof. The reflow oven can operate in air mode and inert gas mode. The reflow oven comprises a heating zone, a blocked exhaust zone and a cooling zone. The reflow oven further comprises a first pipeline, a second pipeline and a third pipeline. When the reflow oven operates in air mode, external clean air is delivered to the heating zone and is discharged from the heating zone and the blocked exhaust zone. When the reflow oven operates in inert gas mode, an inert gas is delivered from the blocked exhaust zone to the heating zone and is discharged from the heating zone. Satisfying the accurate temperature profiling necessary for reflow processing in the operation atmosphere of air or an inert gas, the reflow oven in the present application can effectively discharge volatile pollutants to reduce the number of follow-up services and maintenances. In addition, the reflow oven in the present application can save the expensive inert gas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2019
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Inventor: Yuwei Wang
  • Publication number: 20210197305
    Abstract: Processes of providing power to a welding wand are provided that include pulsing power from a power source to an inductor, and then providing constant power from the inductor to the welding wand.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2021
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Applicant: American Innovative Manufacturing, LLC
    Inventors: John Hjaltalin, Michael McKinney, Samuel Palmer
  • Publication number: 20210197306
    Abstract: A method comprising an arc ignition phase (IP), an arc-stabilizing phase (AP) and a stable arc phase (SP). The arc stabilizing phase comprises an initial sub-phase (IS) comprising the step of feeding at least one hot wire (4, 12) at constant feed speed and a main sub-phase (MS) comprising the steps of feeding said hot wire at constant feed speed and feeding at least one cold wire (22) at constant feed speed. The stable arc phase comprises the steps of continuously adjusting the feed speed of the hot wire and continuously adjusting the feed speed of the cold wire. The invention also relates to a welding apparatus (1) for carrying out the method. The welding apparatus comprises a hot wire feeding means (150), a contact means (2), a cold wire feeding means (35) and a control unit (31).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2021
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Inventors: Hannes Raudsepp, Martin Andersson, Tomas Johansson, Rikard Ljungkvist
  • Publication number: 20210197307
    Abstract: A method is provided for smoothing a surface region of a component consisting of an electrically conductive material. The surface region of the component is coated inside a vacuum chamber, by focused electron beam(s) with a first surface energy, which brings about melting of the component material within the surface region. Before melting, the surface region is passed over at least twice by the electron beam, each time with a different focal length of the electron beam. A second surface energy is set for the electron beam, such that no melting of the component material is brought about in the surface region. Data is recorded by a number of sensors arranged inside the vacuum chamber. An actual value for the roughness is compared to a set point value. If the actual value has not reached the set point value, a value for the first surface energy is determined via comparison.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2019
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Applicant: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung E.V.
    Inventors: Benjamin Graffel, Falk Winckler, Sven Fritzche, Bernd Kieback, Burghardt Klöden, Thomas Weissgärber
  • Publication number: 20210197308
    Abstract: Provided is an ultrasonic joining apparatus capable of easily changing the elliptical ratio and the amplitude of a complex vibration. An ultrasonic joining apparatus (1) includes an ultrasonic LT horn (4) transmitting an ultrasonic vibration to a horn tip (6), in which the horn tip (6) is attached to a lower side of a tip portion (4b) of the ultrasonic LT horn (4) and detachable adjustment screws (5) are attached to positions (screw holes 4b1, 4b2, 4b4) not interfering with the horn tip (6) of the tip portion (4b).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2019
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Inventor: Jun MITSUYUKI
  • Publication number: 20210197309
    Abstract: In order to be able to detect a possible loss of cut during the thermal separation of a workpiece as early as during the separation, the invention proposes a method for detecting an impending loss of cut or a loss of cut that has already occurred, in which energy is input into a cutting region and which comprises the following method steps: a) applying a first alternating signal to the workpiece, b) identifying a second alternating signal caused by the first alternating signal in a measurement electrode spaced apart from the workpiece, c) ascertaining the phase shift between the first and second alternating signal by outputting a phase shift signal, d) comparing the phase shift signal with a prescribed upper limit value and a prescribed lower limit value for the phase shift signal, wherein, when the phase shift signal exceeds the upper limit value or undershoots the lower limit value, the energy input is changed, for example, by stopping the thermal separation of the workpiece.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2016
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Applicant: Messer Cutting Systems GmbH
    Inventors: Murat Cetin BAYRAM, Thomas MÜLLER
  • Publication number: 20210197310
    Abstract: A laser processing apparatus includes a laser beam applying unit, an imaging unit, and a processing section. The processing unit includes a histogram generating section and a determining section. The histogram generating section generates, from an image obtained by the imaging unit imaging a plurality of processing marks formed by applying the laser beam from the laser beam applying unit to a one-surface side of the workpiece, a first histogram including a plurality of first positions along a first direction of the image and brightness at each of the first positions and a second histogram including a plurality of second positions along a second direction orthogonal to the first direction and brightness at each of the second positions. The determining section determines a boundary of each region where one of the processing marks is formed, based on the first histogram and the second histogram generated by the histogram generating section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2020
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Inventor: Fumiya KAWANO
  • Publication number: 20210197311
    Abstract: In various embodiments, a laser head receives a laser output beam from a laser system or resonator without the use of a delivery optical fiber, and any asymmetry of the laser output beam may be maintained. The laser head may be physically rotatable to control orientation of the laser beam along a processing path on a workpiece.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2020
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Inventors: Wang-Long ZHOU, Francisco VILLARREAL-SAUCEDO, Bryan LOCHMAN, Bien CHANN
  • Publication number: 20210197312
    Abstract: A processing apparatus has: a light irradiation apparatus that irradiates a surface of an object with a processing light; and a measurement apparatus that measures a position of an irradiation area, which is formed on the surface of the object by the light irradiation apparatus, relative to the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2017
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Applicant: NIKON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masayuki SHIRAISHI, Shigeki EGAMI, Yoshio KAWABE, Yosuke TATSUZAKI, Baku OGASAWARA
  • Publication number: 20210197313
    Abstract: High processing accuracy of a workpiece is maintained even if the workpiece is misaligned. A laser processing apparatus includes: a setting section that sets a pattern area and a distance measurement position on a captured image; a condition setting storage section that stores image information in the pattern area; a position correction section that detects a misalignment of a new workpiece different from a workpiece used to set the pattern area and corrects the distance measurement position on the new workpiece; a distance measurement section that measures a distance based on a light reception position of distance measuring light in a distance measuring light receiving section; and a Z scanner that adjusts a focal position based on a measurement result of the distance measurement section prior to irradiation of the workpiece with laser light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2020
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Applicant: Keyence Corporation
    Inventor: Junya ONODA
  • Publication number: 20210197314
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for separating at least one solid-state layer (4) from at least one solid (1). The method according to the invention includes the steps of: producing a plurality of modifications (9) by means of laser beams in the interior of the solid (1) in order to form a separation plane (8); producing a composite structure by arranging or producing layers and/or components (150) on or above an initially exposed surface (5) of the solid (1), the exposed surface (5) being part of the solid-state layer (4) to be separated; introducing an external force into the solid (1) in order to create stresses in the solid (1), the external force being so great that the stresses cause a crack to propagate along the separation plane (8), wherein the modifications for forming the separation plane (8) are produced before the composite structure is produced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2018
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Inventors: Marko Swoboda, Ralf Rieske, Christian Beyer, Jan Richter
  • Publication number: 20210197315
    Abstract: A processing apparatus has: a light irradiation apparatus that irradiates a surface of an object with a processing light; and a partition member that surrounds a space including an optical path between the surface of the object and an optical member that is disposed at the most object side in an optical system of the light irradiation apparatus that allows the processing light to pass therethrough.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2018
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Applicant: NIKON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masayuki SHIRAISHI, Yosuke TATSUZAKI
  • Publication number: 20210197316
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods of bonding a multi-layer film to a substrate and resulting structures thereof. A method of laser bonding a multi-layer film to a substrate can include forming a film over a first surface of a first substrate that is transmissive to light at a first wavelength. The film may include a reflective layer that is reflective to light at the first wavelength and a refractive layer that is refractive to light at the first wavelength. The method may include irradiating a region of the film using laser radiation passing through the first substrate. A wavelength profile of the laser radiation can have a peak at about the first wavelength. The first wavelength can be between about 300 nm and about 5000 nm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2019
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Inventors: Stephan Lvovich Logunov, Mark Alejandro Quesada, Alexander Mikhailovich Streltsov
  • Publication number: 20210197317
    Abstract: Provided are a method and a system for controlling the overlapping in the single-layer laser cladding of a shaft-like workpiece, and a method, a device and a system for dynamically adjusting a height of the laser head of a laser cladding machine. In the method for controlling the overlapping in the laser cladding of the shaft-like workpiece, the motions of the spindle and the feed shaft are planned based on an S-curve acceleration and deceleration method. The motion planning is dynamically adjusted by comprehensively considering the overlapping rate and the clamping allowance of the workpiece in a feed direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2021
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Inventors: Chengrui ZHANG, Yisheng YIN, Wei MA, Jie WU, Tieshuang ZHU, Tianliang HU
  • Publication number: 20210197318
    Abstract: The present invention discloses an optical path/beam splitting unit and a coaxial-wire-feed cladding head thereof. The optical path/beam splitting unit includes an adjustable mirror and at least one stage of beam splitter. Several adjustable mirrors are distributed around the beam splitter. The beam splitter splits an incident laser beam into a plurality of split beams perpendicular to the incident laser beam. The split beams all are focused to a point through the adjustable mirrors. The coaxial-wire-feed cladding head includes a cladding head mirror cavity provided therein with the optical path/beam splitting unit and a wire feeding tube. The wire feeding tube is coaxially arranged with the collimated laser beam. The wire feeding tube extends out of the cladding head mirror cavity. A wire passes through the wire feeding tube and the wire feeding nozzle in order. The adjustable mirrors adjust the focusing of the split beams onto the wire.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2020
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Applicant: Huazhong University of Science & Technology
    Inventors: Xiuquan Ma, Shaowei Zhou, Gaoyang Mi, Tianyu Xu, Qing Liu
  • Publication number: 20210197319
    Abstract: A method of processing a SiC ingot includes a resistance value measuring step of measuring an electric resistance value of an end face of the SiC ingot, a laser beam output adjusting step of adjusting the output of a laser beam according to the electric resistance value measured in the resistance value measuring step, and a peeling belt forming step in which, while a laser beam of such a wavelength as to be transmitted through the SiC ingot is being applied to the SiC ingot with a focal point of the laser beam positioned at a depth corresponding to the thickness of a wafer to be formed, the SiC ingot and the focal point are put into relative processing feeding in an X-axis direction to form a belt-shaped peeling belt in the inside of the SiC ingot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2020
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Inventor: Kazuya HIRATA
  • Publication number: 20210197320
    Abstract: A glass substrate for a semiconductor package includes a first principal surface, a second principal surface, at least one hollowed-out portion, and at least one through hole formed in a surrounding of the at least one hollowed-out portion, wherein in a section of the at least one hollowed-out portion taken in a direction perpendicular to the first principal surface, a minimum diameter of the at least one hollowed-out portion is smaller than an opening diameter of the at least one hollowed-out portion at each of the first principal surface and the second principal surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2020
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Applicant: AGC Inc.
    Inventors: Mamoru ISOBE, Kohei HORIUCHI