Patents Issued in May 21, 2024
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Patent number: 11986936Abstract: A magnetic nipper is provided. The magnetic nipper has a pair of elongate arms with opposed first and second surfaces. The pair of elongate arms are hingedly connected to allow the pair of elongate arms to rotate about an axle. The first and second surfaces each contain at least one magnet have a polarity such that the magnets repel.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2023Date of Patent: May 21, 2024Assignee: LID RIG LTD.Inventor: Scott Wilday
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Patent number: 11986937Abstract: A tool holder for firmly holding a wide range of sizes and shapes of tool handles includes a holder handle, a cage assembly, a clamp, a locking coupling, and a threaded actuator. The cage assembly includes a pair of axially spaced apart supports having axially aligned through openings sized for receiving tool handles of different sizes and shapes. The clamp is transversely movable between the supports in opposite directions for releasably clamping the tool handle against the supports. The locking coupling is interposed between the holder handle and the cage assembly for selectively adjusting the angular orientation of the cage assembly relative to the holder handle. The threaded actuator is operable to lock or unlock the locking coupling for permitting or restricting adjustment of the angular orientation of the cage assembly relative to the holder handle.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2021Date of Patent: May 21, 2024Assignee: The Wooster Brush CompanyInventors: Brian S. Wetrich, John L. Scott, Sr., Everett A. Crosby
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Patent number: 11986938Abstract: An electric nail gun includes a cylinder unit, a nail-striking unit and a valve unit. The cylinder unit includes a striking cylinder that surrounds a first axis and that defines a cylinder chamber, and a cylinder lid that cooperates with the striking cylinder to define a gas storing chamber communicating with the cylinder chamber. The cylinder lid includes a passage that communicates with the gas storing chamber, and that extends along a second axis. The nail-striking unit includes a piston assembly that is adapted for striking a nail. The valve unit includes a valve assembly that is accommodated in the passage. The valve assembly is operable to convert between a first state, in which the gas is allowed to flow between the gas storing chamber and an external environment through the passage, and a second state, in which the gas is refrained from flowing through the passage.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2022Date of Patent: May 21, 2024Assignee: Basso Industry Corp.Inventors: Jian-Rung Wu, Rui-Wen Wu
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Patent number: 11986939Abstract: A setting tool for driving fastening elements into a substrate comprises a holder for holding a fastening element; a drive-in element for transferring a fastening element held in the holder into the substrate along a setting axis; and, a drive for driving the drive-in element toward the fastening element along the setting axis, wherein the drive comprises an electrical capacitor; a squirrel-cage rotor arranged on the drive-in element; and, an excitation coil, which during rapid discharge of the capacitor is flowed through by current and generates a magnetic field that accelerates the drive-in element toward the fastening element, and wherein the setting tool has a control unit, which is suitable for carrying out a fuse discharge of the capacitor during which current does not flow through the excitation coil.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2019Date of Patent: May 21, 2024Assignee: HILTI AKTIENGESELLSCHAFTInventors: Tilo Dittrich, Norbert Heeb, Kai Friewald
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Patent number: 11986940Abstract: A rotary power tool includes a housing and a drive mechanism disposed within the housing. The drive mechanism includes an electric motor, a transmission operably coupled to the electric motor, a spindle operably coupled to an output of the transmission, the spindle configured to transmit torque generated by the electric motor to a working tool bit, and a clutch disposed between the output of the transmission and the spindle. The clutch includes a plurality of spherical rolling elements configured to engage the output of the transmission, a plurality of cylindrical clutch elements, and at least one biasing member configured to bias the cylindrical clutch elements towards the spherical rolling elements. Each of the cylindrical clutch elements includes a length measured parallel to a rotational axis of the spindle and a diameter, and the diameter is greater than the length.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2022Date of Patent: May 21, 2024Assignee: MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATIONInventors: Brian J. Yue, Hugh A. Dales
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Patent number: 11986941Abstract: A power tool is provided comprising: a power source; a power tool housing comprising a first mechanical coupling connectable with a second reciprocal mechanical coupling on a power tool accessory; and a first electrical coupling in electrical connection with the power source and mounted on the first mechanical coupling. The first electrical coupling is electrically connectable with a second reciprocal electrical coupling on the power tool accessory.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2022Date of Patent: May 21, 2024Assignee: Black & Decker, Inc.Inventors: Daniel Kadlecek, Petr Dusik, Isabell Oeffner, Benjamin Schmidt, Stefan Sell, Rene Thieme
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Patent number: 11986942Abstract: Power tool devices described herein include a motor, an actuator configured to be actuated by a user, a plurality of power switching elements configured to drive the motor, a gate driver coupled to the plurality of power switching elements and configured to control the plurality of power switching elements, a first printed circuit board (PCB), an antenna, and a combined chip. The combined chip is located on the first PCB and is coupled to the actuator, the antenna, and the gate driver. The combined chip includes a memory and an electronic processor configured to determine that the actuator has been actuated, and provide, in response to determining that the actuator has been actuated, a signal to the gate driver, control the signal based on the motor position information, wirelessly transmit power tool device information to an external device, and wirelessly receive configuration information from the external device via the antenna.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2023Date of Patent: May 21, 2024Assignee: Milwaukee Electric Tool CorporationInventors: Anthony Davis, Alexander Huber, Timothy R. Obermann
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Patent number: 11986943Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of tool belts. More specifically, the present invention relates to a modular tool bag pouch device and tool bag system that is comprised of at least one tool pouch further comprised of at least one clip and at least one fastener on the rear surface of the pouch. In a differing embodiment, the invention is comprised of a system, wherein the system is comprised of a tool bag, a belt further comprised of at least one fastener, and at least one tool pouch. The tool pouch is generally rectangular and made of a material that is wear- and water-resistant. The device may also easily attach to a tool bag and a belt such that tools may be carried on the waist of an individual. In this manner, the device can be applied to any job such that the tools are within reach.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2022Date of Patent: May 21, 2024Inventor: Michael St-Laurent
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Patent number: 11986944Abstract: A socket holding frame assembly has a track base and multiple socket positioning holders. The track base has a base panel and a connection hole formed through the base panel. The socket positioning holders are slidably and rotatably connected with the track base. Each socket positioning holder comprises a holder body, an inserted part being metallic and combined in a bottom of the holder body, and a bolt inserted through the connection hole from a bottom of the base panel and connected with the inserted part via a threaded engagement to tightly fasten the holder body on the track base.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 2022Date of Patent: May 21, 2024Inventor: Jui Chien Kao
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Patent number: 11986945Abstract: A tool chest may include a base portion, two opposing sidewalls and a foldable lid. The sidewalls extend to define a tool repository therebetween. The lid has a closed position covering a top of the tool chest and at least a part of a front of the tool chest, and an open position in which both the top of the tool chest and the part of the front of the tool chest are open to provide access to the tool repository. The lid comprises a top section, an overhang portion and a front section. The top section extends perpendicular to the top section. The front section extends substantially parallel to the overhang portion in the closed position and substantially perpendicular to the overhang portion in the open position. A hanger space is formed between the front portion and the top portion when the lid is in the open position.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2022Date of Patent: May 21, 2024Assignee: Apex Brands, Inc.Inventors: Richard A. Samsel, Matthew Poppe, Andrew Speciale
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Patent number: 11986946Abstract: A mating part in a locking path of a stop part so that the locking part is not automatically lockable and a first connection part is in a state of remaining unlocked from a second connection part.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2023Date of Patent: May 21, 2024Assignee: Meridian International Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hongquan Zhang, Qiang Wang, Shujun Cai
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Patent number: 11986947Abstract: An autonomous traverse tire changing bot includes a carriage having a carriage frame with a carriage drive section effecting autonomous traverse of the carriage, along a traverse path, relative to a traverse surface or a floor on which the bot rests, and a bot frame including at least one actuator mounted to the carriage and a bot drive section with a motor defining an actuator degree of freedom, wherein the at least one actuator has an end effector having a tire engagement tool disposed so that articulation of the at least one actuator with the actuator degree of freedom effects engagement contact of the tire engagement tool and a tire mounted on a vehicle, and a controller effects traverse of the bot along the traverse path effecting dynamic positioning of the at least one actuator relative to a variable position of the vehicle with the tire mounted thereon.Type: GrantFiled: May 6, 2021Date of Patent: May 21, 2024Assignee: Automated Tire, Inc.Inventors: Andy Chalofsky, Josh Chalofsky, Stephen Toebes, Kenny Pratt, Seth Allen
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Patent number: 11986948Abstract: A flexure having six degrees of freedom is disclosed. The constraint and compliance of the flexure in all six degrees of freedom may be independently tuned for an application. The flexure may include various combinations of sections including, for example, straight arm and curvilinear sections. The constraint and compliance of the flexure is determined by the geometry, cross-sectional area, cross-sectional shape, and material used to form the various sections. A coupling mechanism and a corresponding method for using the coupling mechanism for automated or autonomous assembly of elements using tuned flexures is disclosed. The automated or autonomous assembly of elements employs a coupling mechanism having a motor driven grip and a coupler, in which the coupler includes a six degrees of freedom flexure. The motor driven grip and coupler may optionally include electrical or optical interconnections and self-aligning features.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2020Date of Patent: May 21, 2024Assignee: National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLCInventors: Daniel Paul Gillund, Aaron M. Ison
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Patent number: 11986949Abstract: In one embodiment, a robotic end effector configured to mount to a robotic manipulator includes gripping elements configured to grasp objects, a drive mechanism configured to open and close the gripping elements, a central controller configured to control operation of the drive mechanism and the gripper elements, the central controller hosting a control program that enables control of the end effector independent of the robotic manipulator, and at least one of a forward-facing ultrasonic distance sensor configured to measure a distance between the gripping elements and an object to be grasped, and a forward-facing camera mounted between the gripping elements configured to capture video data of an object to be grasped.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2022Date of Patent: May 21, 2024Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDAInventors: Redwan Alqasemi, Paul Mitzlaff, Andoni Aguirrezabal, Lei Wu, Karl Rothe, Rajiv Dubey
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Patent number: 11986950Abstract: A gripper includes a lead screw, a first gripping jaw and a second gripping jaw. The lead screw includes a spiral portion having at least one first spiral track and at least one second spiral track with opposite helical directions. A portion of a coverage of the first spiral track overlaps a portion of a coverage of the second spiral track along a length of the spiral portion. The first gripping jaw has a first pin extending into the first spiral track, and the second gripping jaw has a second pin extending into the second spiral track. When the spiral portion rotates, the first spiral track drives the first pin to allow a first linear movement of the first gripping jaw, and the second spiral track drives the second pin to allow a second linear movement of the second gripping jaw opposite to the first linear movement.Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 2020Date of Patent: May 21, 2024Assignees: SHANGHAI FLEXIV ROBOTICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., FLEXIV LTD.Inventors: Ran An, Tingke Song, Juncai Peng
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Patent number: 11986951Abstract: Pre-plating systems and related methods are disclosed. A pre-plating system includes a press, an infeed robot configured to deliver a structural member to the press, and an outfeed robot configured to remove the structural member from the press. The press is configured to secure a plate to the structural member while the structural member is held in position by at least one of the infeed robot or the outfeed robot. A pre-plating system includes a press, a transfer pedestal, a plate picking robot, and a press loading robot. The plate picking robot is configured to pick a plate from a container and position the plate on the transfer pedestal. The press loading robot is configured to transfer the plate to the press. The press is configured to press the plate into a structural member positioned within the press.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2022Date of Patent: May 21, 2024Assignee: House of Design LLCInventors: Michael Patrick Baker, Cole Jay Logemann, Anthony Edward Lancaster, Chris Scot Annin, Anthony Wayne Foster, Jeffrey Michael Hill, Shane Christopher Dittrich, Kristopher Ryan Okelberry
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Patent number: 11986952Abstract: A vertical articulated robot includes a plurality of joint axis portion units configured to rotationally drive a plurality of arms, and a wiring unit configured to allow wiring portions of the plurality of joint axis portion units to be arranged therein. A joint axis portion unit integrally includes a first motor including a solid first motor shaft and a first speed reducer directly connected to the first motor shaft.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2019Date of Patent: May 21, 2024Assignee: YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Toshifumi Manome
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Patent number: 11986953Abstract: A mobile robot includes a driver configured to provide a traveling function, a body disposed at an upper side of the driver and configured to include a head coupling hole formed at an upper portion thereof, and a head configured to include a head bracket inserted into the head coupling hole of the body. The body includes a head fixing frame fastened to the head bracket, a first bolt configured to fix the head fixing frame and the head bracket, and a repair cover coupled to an opening formed in a backward direction. The head is separated from the body when the first bolt is released by opening the repair cover.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2022Date of Patent: May 21, 2024Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Hyunjae Yang, Moonchan Kim, Iljae Lee, Sangwook Lee, Sanghun Mun
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Patent number: 11986954Abstract: A robotic arm includes a plurality of joints and a plurality of links, each connecting two adjacent joints to one another in a fixed arrangement. At least one of the links includes at least one first casing shell and at least one second casing shell, wherein the first casing shell is connected to the second casing shell in a form-fitting manner in order to form a hollow link, and wherein structure connecting the casing shells includes at least one zip fastener.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2019Date of Patent: May 21, 2024Assignee: KUKA Deutschland GmbHInventors: Martin Riedel, Andre Reekers
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Patent number: 11986955Abstract: A method of tracking a pose of an object includes determining an initial pose of the object at a first position, receiving position data and velocity data corresponding to movement of the object to a second position by a moving device, determining an expected pose of the object at the second position based on the position and velocity data and the initial pose, receiving second image data corresponding to the object at the second position from a camera, and determining a refined pose of the object at the second position based on the second image data and the expected pose.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2021Date of Patent: May 21, 2024Assignee: Intrinsic Innovation LLCInventors: Rishav Agarwal, Achuta Kadambi, Agastya Kalra, Kartik Venkataraman
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Patent number: 11986956Abstract: A joint according to one aspect of the disclosure includes: a joint body having an input gear meshing with a speed reduction mechanism, the joint body receiving an output shaft of a motor detachably coupled to the joint body; a motor flange disposed between the speed reduction mechanism and the motor and rotatably supporting the joint body; and an intermediate flange connecting between the motor flange and the motor. At least one fixing member for fixing the joint body and the output shaft to each other is provided at at least one position in the joint body that overlaps with the intermediate flange as viewed from a radial direction. The intermediate flange is formed as an annulus surrounding the joint body by a plurality of split pieces that can be split in a circumferential direction.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2023Date of Patent: May 21, 2024Assignee: NABTESCO CORPORATIONInventors: Koji Nakamura, Shinji Inoue
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Patent number: 11986957Abstract: Provided is a control technique that enables a time required for platoon control operations to be shortened. A mobile robot includes, for example, a position distance calculation instruction transmission unit 1, a position distance calculation instruction transfer unit 2, a reply position distance calculation instruction transmission unit 3, a direction storage unit 4, a reply position distance calculation instruction transfer unit 5, an operation clock time announcement instruction transmission unit 6, an operation clock time announcement instruction transfer unit 7, a first moving unit 8, a movement start instruction transmission unit 9, a movement start instruction transfer unit 10, a second moving unit 11, a third moving unit 12, a determination unit 13, a fourth moving unit 14, a fifth moving unit 15, a waiting instruction transmission unit 16, and a waiting instruction transfer unit 17.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2019Date of Patent: May 21, 2024Assignee: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATIONInventor: Hiroshi Kawano
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Patent number: 11986958Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for using skill templates for robotic demonstration learning. One of the methods includes receiving a skill template for a task to be performed by a robot, wherein the skill template defines a state machine having a plurality of subtasks and one or more respective transition conditions between one or more of the subtasks. Local demonstration data for a demonstration subtask of the skill template is received, where the local demonstration data is generated from a user demonstrating how to perform the demonstration subtask with the robot. A machine learning model is refined for the demonstration subtask and the skill template is executed on the robot, causing the robot to transition through the state machine defined by the skill template to perform the task.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2020Date of Patent: May 21, 2024Assignee: Intrinsic Innovation LLCInventors: Bala Venkata Sai Ravi Krishna Kolluri, Stefan Schaal, Benjamin M. Davis, Ralf Oliver Michael Schönherr, Ning Ye
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Patent number: 11986959Abstract: More natural communication and interaction are enabled. The autonomous system (100) includes an action decision unit (140) that decides, based on an attention level map (40) in which an attention level indicating the degree of attention for each position in a predetermined space is set, the action which a drive mechanism is caused to perform.Type: GrantFiled: July 16, 2019Date of Patent: May 21, 2024Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Natsuko Ozaki, Jun Yokono, Jianing Wu, Tatsuhito Sato, Sayaka Watanabe
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Patent number: 11986960Abstract: A method for training a machine learning model to recognize an object topology of an object from an image of the object. The method includes: obtaining a 3D model of the object; determining a descriptor component value for each vertex of the grid; generating training data image pairs each having a training input image and a target image. The target image is generated by determining the vertex positions in the training input image; assigning the descriptor component value determined for the vertex at the vertex position to the position in the target image; and adapting at least some of the descriptor component values assigned to the positions in the target image or adding descriptor component values to the positions of the target image.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2021Date of Patent: May 21, 2024Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBHInventors: Andras Gabor Kupcsik, Marco Todescato, Markus Spies, Nicolai Waniek, Philipp Christian Schillinger, Mathias Buerger
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Patent number: 11986961Abstract: A machine learning model operation management system includes a model building server and an operation server. The model building server builds a trained machine learning model based on received training data. When the trained machine learning model stored in a robot controller operates for determining the operation of a robot, the operation server receives operation information generated by the robot controller. Data of the trained machine learning model built by the model building server is assigned with model identification information that uniquely identifies the trained machine learning model. The robot controller makes an external inquiry as to whether or not it has permission to use the trained machine learning model stored in itself, and if it has the permission to use, it makes the trained machine learning model available for use. The operation server stores the operation information in association with the model identification information.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2020Date of Patent: May 21, 2024Assignee: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hitoshi Hasunuma, Jun Yamaguchi
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Patent number: 11986962Abstract: There is provided a method for programming an industrial robot, where distributors and integrators can present accessories that run successfully at end users. Also the developer can define customized installation screens and program nodes for the end user. There is provided a software platform, where the developer can define customized installation screens and program nodes for the end user thereby extending an existing robot system with customized functionalities by still using the software platform available in the robot system. Hereby a robot developer can define customized installation screens and program nodes for the end user. These can, for example, encapsulate complex new robot programming concepts, or provide friendly hardware configuration interfaces.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2020Date of Patent: May 21, 2024Assignee: UNIVERSAL ROBOTS A/SInventors: Esben H. Oestergaard, Martin Slota, Robert Wilterdink
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Patent number: 11986963Abstract: Systems and methods for human-robot communication are proved. More particularly, some embodiments use augmented reality to facilitate communication of robot intention and teleoperation in human-robot cooperative environments. Various embodiments of the present technology provide a middleware that integrates augmented reality (AR) with novel teleoperation interfaces to increase operation effectiveness, support the user in conducting concurrent work, and decrease stress. Various embodiments provide predictive graphical interfaces such that a teleoperator controls a virtual robot surrogate, rather than directly operating the robot itself, providing the user with foresight regarding where the physical robot will end up and how it will get there. In accordance with various embodiments a user may select between two AR interfaces using such a surrogate: one focused on real-time control and one inspired by waypoint delegation.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2019Date of Patent: May 21, 2024Assignee: The Regents of the University of ColoradoInventors: Daniel Szafir, Michael E. Walker, Hooman Hedayati
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Patent number: 11986964Abstract: A path determination device and so forth are provided which can determine a path of a robot such that an autonomous mobile robot smoothly moves to a destination while avoiding an interference with a traffic participant even under a traffic environment such as a crowd. A path determination device (1) determines a temporary moving velocity command v_cnn, by using a CNN, such that an interference between a robot (2) and a traffic participant is avoided and determines a moving velocity command v of the robot (2), by using a DWA, such that in a case where the robot (2) is assumed to move from a present position by the temporary moving velocity command v_cnn, an objective function G(v) including a distance dist to the traffic participant closest to the robot (2) and the temporary moving velocity command v_cnn of the robot (2) as independent variables becomes a maximum value.Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 2019Date of Patent: May 21, 2024Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Yuji Hasegawa, Sango Matsuzaki
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Patent number: 11986965Abstract: A method for the continuous storage of internal operating states and visualization of past sequences of operations, as well as to a robot and/or robot controller, wherein the robot is preferably mounted on or next to a processing machine, in particular an injection molding machine and serves for the removal, handling, manipulation or further processing of injection molded parts which have just been produced. The robot controller records data, in particular changes of state, positions, internal parameters, time stamps, etc., and in case of occurrence of an error this most recently recorded information is linked to the error and stored, whereby the changes of state until the occurrence of the respective error are simulated and visually displayed for an analysis on the basis of a virtual model of the physical robot.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2019Date of Patent: May 21, 2024Assignee: Wittmann Kunststoffgeräte GmbHInventors: Johann Rella, Peter Michael Wittmann
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Patent number: 11986966Abstract: A method for operating a multi-agent system including multiple robots. Each robot cyclically carries out the following: starting from an instantaneous system state, ascertaining possible options, the options defining actions via which a transition from an instantaneous system state to a subsequent system state may be achieved; for each possible option, ascertaining action costs for carrying out an action indicated by the option; carrying out an auction, the action cost values ascertained for each option being taken into account by each of the other robots; and executing an action that corresponds to one of the options as a function of all cost values ascertained or received for the option in question, the action costs for an option taking into account an empirical parameter that is a function of costs for past actions, which have already been carried out and which are associated with the option, of the multiple robots.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2020Date of Patent: May 21, 2024Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBHInventors: Mathias Buerger, Philipp Christian Schillinger
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Patent number: 11986967Abstract: The inventive concept provides a substrate treating apparatus. The substrate treating apparatus includes a plurality of treating chambers performing a respective treatment on a substrate therein; a transfer chamber having a robot transferring the substrate between the plurality of treating chambers; a detection unit mounted on the robot and configured to detect a substrate state; and a controller for controlling the detection unit, wherein the detection unit comprises: an imaging member for imaging the substrate; and a driving member for moving the imaging member, and wherein the controller controls the detection unit to image and store an image of the substrate at an optimal position and determines whether an image of the substrate is a normal state based on the image obtained in the optimal position, the optimal position determined based on a process variable of the treating chamber.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2022Date of Patent: May 21, 2024Assignee: Semes Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tae Kyung Kong, Jin Sung Sun
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Patent number: 11986968Abstract: A real-time control system for industrial robots based on virtual reality (VR), including: a VR headset, a VR controller, a model construction module, a motion control module, a data communication system and a robot controller. Through the VR controller, a user can touch and drag an end of the gripper to move the robot in the Cyber environment. When the gripper moves into a bounding box of a control point, the data communication system is triggered, and a communication code corresponding to the control point is sent to the robot controller via a Unity engine script. After receiving the code, the robot controller sends the corresponding motion command such that the robot such that the robot moves in real time according to the control data.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2022Date of Patent: May 21, 2024Assignee: Harbin Institute of TechnologyInventors: Jihong Yan, Yuemin Chen, Pengxiang Wang
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Patent number: 11986969Abstract: A robot device ensuring an automatic guiding of a robotic arm, including a frame holding a robotic arm articulated along axes of freedom, the robotic arm including a distal operator device for generating a human-machine interaction, the robot device further including an image acquisition system including at least two optical devices integral with the frame and arranged in at least two distinct positions of the frame, each optical device configured to acquire a 3D image, the image acquisition system being configured to acquire a plurality of 3D images of a human body of a patient from at least two optical devices, the robot device including a calculation unit for generating in real time a human body model of the patient from the acquired 3D images and a guiding trajectory referenced to the surface of the human body model, wherein movements of the robotic arm are enslaved to the guiding trajectory.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2021Date of Patent: May 21, 2024Assignee: SQUAREMINDInventors: Tanguy Serrat, Ali Khachlouf
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Patent number: 11986970Abstract: A skiving apparatus is provided for at least partial removal of the surface of an least approximately tubular body having a center axis, in particular of a plastic pipe, comprising a clamp assembly having a center axis and at least one clamp member for clamping the skiving apparatus to the tubular body, a skiving assembly comprising a skiving arm unit, a skiving knife arrangement disposed at a first end of the skiving arm unit, and a skiving arm support that connects the clamp assembly to the skiving arm unit. The skiving arm unit is connected by its first and second ends to the skiving knife arrangement and the skiving arm support and is pivotable in the common plane with the center axis of the clamp assembly in such a way that the skiving knife arrangement keeps its orientation relative to the center axis of the clamp assembly in every pivoted position of the skiving arm unit.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2021Date of Patent: May 21, 2024Assignee: PF-SCHWEISSTECHNOLOGIE GMBHInventor: Achim Spychalski-Merle
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Patent number: 11986971Abstract: A cutting device includes a platen, a mounting portion, a first movement mechanism, a second movement mechanism, a detector, a processor, and a memory. The memory is configured to store computer-readable instructions that, when executed by the processor, instruct the processor to perform processes. The processes include acquiring cutting data, acquiring a contact position output by the detector when the cutting blade comes into contact with the holding member, and controlling the first movement mechanism in accordance with the cutting data to move the mounting portion and the holding member to a cutting start position. The processes include controlling the second movement mechanism, at the cutting start position, to move the mounting portion in the third direction to a cutting position set on the basis of the contact position, and controlling the first movement mechanism in accordance with the acquired cutting data to perform cutting processing.Type: GrantFiled: November 24, 2021Date of Patent: May 21, 2024Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Kentaro Sugiyama, Yoshinori Nakamura, Tomoyasu Niizeki
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Patent number: 11986972Abstract: The present invention relates to a system for repairing a plywood panel. The system comprises an input section and an output section wherein at least one of these comprises a support structure for a stack of the plywood panels. The system may further comprise a detection device for scanning a plywood panel and a repairing device for performing a repair operation for the plywood panel. Moreover, the system may comprise a transport device for transporting a plywood panel from the input section to the output section and a control device for generating a control signal to the repairing device in response to a detection of a defect in the plywood panel on the basis of information obtained with the detection device. The invention also relates to a method implementable by the system.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2019Date of Patent: May 21, 2024Assignee: Raute OyjInventors: Erkki Kauranen, Antti Mäkinen
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Patent number: 11986973Abstract: The present invention relates to a shooting board jig device. The device is comprised of a body having a base plate and a guide fence. The guide fence can be repositioned at a plurality of angles within a 360-degree range of movement atop the base plate and secured in said position via a pin. A hand planer known in the art can further be positioned along any side of the base plate. The generally L-shaped guide fence can then receive a board. The board is then placed towards the hand planer at the selected angle, such that the planar can be used to plane the edge or the end of the board. In this manner, the device allows a user to plane a board at a plurality of desired angles.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2021Date of Patent: May 21, 2024Inventor: Robert Raczki
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Patent number: 11986974Abstract: In one aspect, a method of making a sintered article comprises providing a composite article comprising a porous exterior printed from a powder composition via one or more additive manufacturing techniques, the porous exterior defining an interior volume and providing a loose powder component in the interior volume. The porous exterior and loose powder component are simultaneously sintered to provide the sintered article comprising a sintered interior and sintered exterior.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2020Date of Patent: May 21, 2024Assignee: KENNAMETAL INC.Inventor: Paul D. Prichard
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Patent number: 11986975Abstract: A method for plugging a subset of cells of a honeycomb structure that includes: covering a first end face of the honeycomb structure with a mask that comprises a body and a plurality of openings, wherein the plurality of openings of the mask is coincident with a plurality of cells of the honeycomb structure; providing a plenum, a movable plunger and a flow plate; positioning a cylinder between the honeycomb structure and the plenum; dispensing a plugging material into the plenum; moving the plunger toward the flow plate with a force to push the plugging material through the flow plate into the cylinder, the moving generating a pressure in the plenum and the cylinder that forces the plugging material through the mask into the plurality of cells of the honeycomb structure to a predetermined depth; and determining the pressure within the cylinder during the moving of the plunger.Type: GrantFiled: July 16, 2019Date of Patent: May 21, 2024Assignee: Corning IncorporatedInventors: Kyle Owen Beebe, Robert John Locker, Robert Arthur McIntosh, Joel Andrew Schultes
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Patent number: 11986976Abstract: The invention relates to a method for the mass decoration of ceramic products, comprising the following steps: spreading, superposed on one another, a layer (L) of granular or powder material and a decorative layer (3) on a support surface (2); transferring the layer (L) from the support surface (2) to an accumulation belt (T1), contiguous and aligned to the support surface (2), which is located at a lower height than the support surface (2), wherein the accumulation belt (T1) is mobile in advancement at a speed that is different from the advancement speed of the support surface (2), so that a variation in the thickness and longitudinal extension of the layer (L) is produced; pressing the layer (L) and the decorative layer (3).Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2019Date of Patent: May 21, 2024Assignee: SYSTEM CERAMICS S.P.A.Inventors: Franco Stefani, Mohamed Ouassif, Andrea Annovi
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Patent number: 11986977Abstract: In a method for reprocessing film waste material, the film waste material is comminuted into recycling material by means of a comminuting device. The recycling material is fed by means of a feeding device in a multi-shaft screw machine. In the multi-shaft screw machine, the recycling material is plasticized into a material melt and processed into raw material. The raw material may again be fed to a production installation for the production of films.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2021Date of Patent: May 21, 2024Assignee: Coperion GmbHInventors: Marina Matta, Jochen Schofer, Leonid Liber
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Patent number: 11986978Abstract: A substrate processing apparatus for separating an electronic component from a substrate with the electronic component attached to an upper surface includes an upper surface processing device that separates the electronic component from the upper surface of the substrate. The upper surface processing device has an upper surface processing transporter that transports the substrate from an upstream side to a downstream side and an upper surface rotary blade that separates the electronic component from the upper surface of the substrate. The upper surface processing transporter has a sixth belt conveyor on the upstream side and a seventh belt conveyor on the downstream side, the sixth and seventh belt conveyors being located below the upper surface rotary blade and aligned in a transport direction. The upper surface rotary blade has a downstream portion facing a gap between the sixth belt conveyor and the seventh belt conveyor.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 2021Date of Patent: May 21, 2024Assignee: M-DIA & CO., LTD.Inventor: Hiroyoshi Mori
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Patent number: 11986979Abstract: A mixer having a discharge screw centrally located between first and second side walls and disposed in a cavity provided in the bottom. The discharge screw has (a) a shaft with a first end that extends through a first end wall and (b) a driven end opposite the first end of the shaft, with the driven end being connected to a motor shaft for rotating the discharge screw in at least one direction. The driven end has a recessed portion that extends into the second end wall of the vessel. The mixer may include a deflector that is fixed to the second end wall and extends toward the first end wall and is located between the mixing blades and the discharge screw.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2021Date of Patent: May 21, 2024Assignee: AARON ENGINEERED PROCESS EQUIPMENT, INC.Inventor: Jeffrey R. Hoffmann
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Patent number: 11986981Abstract: A method for forming a silicone container having a reinforced rim. A layer of adhesive is applied to the outer surface of a metal ring. The adhesive layer is covered with a first plug of unvulcanized silicone. The first plug of unvulcanized silicone is then vulcanized to form a vulcanized silicone covered metal ring. The vulcanized silicone covered metal ring is then inserted into a mold along with a second plug of unvulcanized silicone. The second plug of unvulcanized silicone is then vulcanized so that it binds with the vulcanized silicone covered metal ring to form a silicone container having a reinforced rim. In one preferred embodiment the silicone container having a reinforced rim is a bowl. In another preferred embodiment the silicone container having a reinforced rim is a cup.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2021Date of Patent: May 21, 2024Inventor: Andres Sanchez
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Patent number: 11986982Abstract: An injection molding system including an injection nozzle that injects resin into a mold and a conveying device that conveys the injection nozzle between a first position where the injection nozzle injects resin into a first mold and a second position where the injection nozzle injects resin into a second mold.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2021Date of Patent: May 21, 2024Assignees: Canon Virginia, Inc., Canon U.S.A., Inc.Inventors: Tomohiro Shima, Tomoaki Hokyo
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Patent number: 11986983Abstract: A fish model to replace the use of live fish in hydroelectric studies is provided. The fish model is cast from ballistic gel to include the density, dimensions, and weight distribution of a selected species of living fish. The fish model is formed by additively manufacturing a mold based on a three-dimensional scan of an actual fish. The mold is then used to mass produce fish models for force measurement testing at various blade speeds, thickness, and impact angles. Each fish model includes a surrogate skin and an internal sensor for strike force measurements. Optional additional sensors include strain gauges, temperature probes, pressure probes, and load sensors, for example.Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2021Date of Patent: May 21, 2024Assignee: UT-BATTELLE, LLCInventors: Mark S. Bevelhimer, Ryan Saylor
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Patent number: 11986984Abstract: An injection molding system including an injection molding apparatus and a conveying apparatus for conveying a mold with respect to the injection molding machine, the conveying apparatus including a support member for supporting a bottom of the mold, and a guide member located on a side of the mold for guiding the mold conveyed by the conveying apparatus, wherein the improvement to the conveying apparatus includes an adjustment member for adjusting a position of the guide member in a direction intersecting a direction of conveyance of the mold by the conveying apparatus independently from a position of the supporting member.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2020Date of Patent: May 21, 2024Assignee: Canon Virginia, Inc.Inventors: Yuichi Yanahara, Koki Kodaira
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Patent number: 11986985Abstract: A cycle time administration section 3 of an apparatus for taking out a molded product of the present invention includes: a measurement section 5 for measuring a cycle time for every one cycle of taking out a molded product; a setting and storing section 7 for setting and storing a target cycle time; a comparison section 9 for comparing the measured cycle time and the target cycle time for every one cycle; a counting section 11 for counting the number of times that the measured cycle times consecutively exceed target time, following the measured cycle time that has first exceeded the target cycle time, if it is determined that the measured cycle time has exceeded the target cycle time as a result of the comparing; and an outputting section 13 for outputting a detection signal if the counted number of times is more than n times.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2021Date of Patent: May 21, 2024Assignee: YUSHIN PRECISION EQUIPMENT CO., LTD.Inventor: Sanai Kubo
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Patent number: 11986986Abstract: Provided is an injection molding system capable of improving usability for a user. The injection molding system determines a combination of a mold and an injection molding machine and a specific molding condition specific to the combination of the mold and the injection molding machine, and outputs the determined specific molding condition in a predetermined form for manual input to the injection molding machine.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2021Date of Patent: May 21, 2024Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Ryotaro Shimada, Satoshi Arai