Plural Projectors Patents (Class 118/313)
  • Patent number: 12260972
    Abstract: Provided are a micro-nano wire manufacturing device and a micro-nano structure. The micro-nano wire manufacturing device includes a liquid-phase nanomaterial storage device and a micro-nano wire applying mechanism. The liquid-phase nanomaterial storage device is provided with a liquid outlet. The micro-nano wire applying mechanism is provided in one-to-one correspondence with the liquid outlet. The micro-nano wire applying mechanism includes at least two flexible wires. The roots of the flexible wires are secured to the liquid-phase nanomaterial storage device. One ends of the two flexible wires hang down to a substrate and abut against each other. The range of the angle between the projections of the two flexible wires on the substrate is 1° to 5°.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: XI'AN JIAOTONG-LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Yuxiao Fang, Chun Zhao, Cezhou Zhao, Li Yang
  • Patent number: 12220658
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing a coated wall-flow filter. The wall-flow filter is coated with a powder aerosol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: UMICORE AG & CO. KG
    Inventors: Martin Foerster, Antje Oltersdorf, Naina Deibel, Sascha Zoelle, Jürgen Koch, Manuel Gensch, Wolfgang Hasselmann
  • Patent number: 12202004
    Abstract: A liner machine for applying a sealing compound to a can end or lid. The liner machine includes a motor drive dual turret system. The turret system is installed at the top of a table or platform surface and two turrets rotate in opposition directions from one another, simultaneously or independently at same or different times. Each turret includes a plurality of workstations which extend out from each turret facing away from each other. The workstations receive an individual lid, which is delivered via a starwheel from a downstacker to each turret system. Each rotates in a direction that is opposite the direction that its respective turret system rotates, and in a direction that is opposite the direction that the other starwheel rotates. Sealant injectors in the turret systems apply sealant to each lid as the lids rotate around each turret system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: CUSTOM MACHINING CORP.
    Inventors: Allan Ross, Frank Buck
  • Patent number: 12199264
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method of manufacturing a formed body for an electrode including: a step of preparing an electrode material containing an electrode active material; a step of forming at least two projecting portions containing the electrode material and placed side by side on a support in a width direction of the support by supplying the electrode material onto the support; and a step of leveling the projecting portions on the support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: FUJIFILM CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akihito Fukunaga, Eijiro Iwase, Koji Tonohara, Yasuhiro Sekizawa
  • Patent number: 12083792
    Abstract: A liquid discharge apparatus records dots of liquid on a medium by interlace recording. The liquid discharge apparatus includes a head, a mover, a tilt adjuster, and control circuitry. The head discharges the liquid from nozzles. The mover relatively moves the head and the medium in each of main-scanning and sub-scanning directions. The tilt adjuster changes a tilt of the head with respect to the medium. The control circuitry controls recording on the medium. The control circuitry causes the mover to relatively move the head and the medium in the main-scanning direction with the head tilted to at least a first angle or a second angle. An interval between adjacent nozzles in the sub-scanning direction is a first interval in a state where the tilt is the first angle. The interval is a second interval different from the first interval in a state where the tilt is the second angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Takumi Hiraga
  • Patent number: 12042805
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a coating method including the specification of at least one coating path for moving a paint impact point along at least one coating path over the surface, the at least one coating path running through a surface region of the component to be coated which is bounded by edges. The disclosure also includes, presetting reference values of the spatial edge point positions and/or of the edge point orientations of the surface region, spatial measurement of position, orientation and/or shape of the component to be coated or of a part of the component to be coated with a measuring system, where, in the course of the spatial measurement, measured values of the edge point positions and/or of the edge point orientations of the edge points on the edges of the surface region are measured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: Dürr Systems AG
    Inventors: Harald Kunz, Manfred Bauder, Alexander Spiller
  • Patent number: 12005469
    Abstract: According to the present disclosure, there is provided a coating determining device of a coating head that can prevent coating defect caused by clogging in multiple successive coatings. The coating determining device according to the present disclosure can determine a coating state of the coating head, wherein the coating head having a plurality of nozzles for ejecting paint, the plurality of nozzles being configured to eject the paint out of the nozzles so as to coat a workpiece with the ejected paint while moving in a direction, the coating determining device of the coating head being characterized by comprising: an image acquiring unit for acquiring an image of the coated workpiece; and a determination unit for determining, based on the image acquired by the image acquiring unit, whether coating the workpiece is implemented normally.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: ABB SCHWEIZ AG
    Inventor: Kisumi Iida
  • Patent number: 12005463
    Abstract: A material applicator for controlling application of at least one material on a substrate includes a housing and an array plate with an applicator array positioned within the housing. The applicator array has a plurality of micro-applicators and each of the plurality of micro-applicators has an ultrasonic transducer, a material inlet, a reservoir, and a micro-applicator plate with a plurality of apertures. The applicator plate is in mechanical communication with the ultrasonic transducer such that at least one material is ejected through the plurality of apertures as atomized droplets when the ultrasonic transducer vibrates the micro-applicator plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: Ford Motor Company
    Inventors: Kevin Ellwood, Mark Nichols, Wanjiao Liu, Christopher Seubert
  • Patent number: 11980082
    Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention provides a manufacturing method of a display device, including: forming a pixel circuit portion overlapping a display area on a substrate; forming a first electrode that is electrically connected to the pixel circuit portion; forming a partition wall overlapping a portion of the first electrode; forming a dummy line overlapping a peripheral area surrounding the display area by using a dispenser; and forming at least a portion of an intermediate layer in the partition wall by an inkjet process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seul Gi Han, Seok Soon Back
  • Patent number: 11965107
    Abstract: A system for applying a coating composition is provided herein. The system includes a first high transfer efficiency applicator defining a first nozzle orifice and a second high transfer efficiency applicator defining a second nozzle orifice. The system further includes a reservoir. The system further includes a substrate defining a first target area and a second target area. The first high transfer efficiency applicator and the second high transfer efficiency applicator are configured to receive the coating composition from the reservoir and configured to expel the coating composition through the first nozzle orifice to the first target area of the substrate and to expel the coating composition through the second nozzle orifice to the second target area of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: AXALTA COATING SYSTEMS IP CO., LLC
    Inventors: John R. Moore, Michael R. Koerner, Christian Jackson, Bradley A Jacobs, Michael S. Wolfe
  • Patent number: 11958073
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a deposition method includes preparing a processing substrate in which a lower electrode, a rib, and a partition including a lower portion and an upper portion arranged on the lower portion and protruding from a side surface of the lower portion are formed above a substrate, setting a spread angle of vapor of a first material emitted from a first deposition head to a first angle, and depositing the first material on the processing substrate, and setting a spread angle of vapor of a second material emitted from a second deposition head to a second angle larger than the first angle, and depositing the second material on the processing substrate on which the first material is deposited.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: JAPAN DISPLAY INC.
    Inventors: Takanobu Takenaka, Atsushi Takeda
  • Patent number: 11944111
    Abstract: A method for preparing a sorbate powder comprising dissolving sorbate salt in water, adding a stabilizing carrier to the sorbate solution, and spray drying the sorbate solution to form the sorbate powder. The sorbate powder is stable in beverage syrup.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: PepsiCo., Inc.
    Inventors: William Mutilangi, Naijie Zhang
  • Patent number: 11914298
    Abstract: There is provided a liquid processing apparatus comprising: a stage on which a substrate is placed; a nozzle configured to supply a processing liquid to the substrate placed on the stage and perform a processing on the substrate; a capturing part configured to capture an image of the nozzle so as to acquire image data; and a detector configured to detect a liquid level based on a plurality of the image data acquired by the capturing part at different timings within a period in which a supply of the processing liquid from the nozzle is not performed, wherein the liquid level is formed by the processing liquid or a liquid other than the processing liquid in a processing liquid flow path provided inside the nozzle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED
    Inventors: Yuichiro Kunugimoto, Takafumi Hayama, Hidehiro Suzuki
  • Patent number: 11879489
    Abstract: A method for covering a screw head of a screw which penetrates through a workpiece surface in a sealed manner by means of a viscous coating material is disclosed. The method includes the steps of applying a first strip of the viscous coating material onto the workpiece surface at a first inclination relative to the workpiece surface, the first strip of the viscous coating material, after having been applied, at most partially covering the screw head; and applying a second strip of the viscous coating material to the workpiece surface at a second inclination relative to the workpiece surface, the second strip of the viscous coating material, after having been applied, overlapping the first strip in such a way that the screw head is fully covered, the first inclination and the second inclination being opposite one another. The invention furthermore relates to an application system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: LISA DRÄXLMAIER GmbH
    Inventors: Robert Magunia, Nina Pogadl
  • Patent number: 11856161
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an image forming apparatus includes a printer, a memory, a processor, and a display. The printer forms an image according to the operation of a person. The memory stores contact history information indicating the history of contact of a person. The processor acquires information on contact infection of a virus at a site contacted by a specific person from the contact history information stored in the memory. The display shows information on the contact infection of the virus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Katsunori Suzuki
  • Patent number: 11843292
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to suppress an outflow of varnish from a lower portion of a stator core by increasing a filling rate of varnish in a slot. Provided is a method for manufacturing a stator of a rotary electric machine. The stator has a coil and a stator core in which a slot that houses the coil is formed, and a resin member of which viscosity is low at a first temperature and the viscosity is high at a second temperature higher than the first temperature is filled in the slot from an injection side. The manufacturing method includes a first step of causing a temperature difference in the stator core such that the injection side becomes the first temperature and an opposite side of the injection side becomes the second temperature, and a second step of injecting the resin member from the injection side in a state in which the temperature difference is maintained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: Hitachi Astemo, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hideaki Kobayashi, Yoshio Ozeki, Daisuke Kitajima, Toshiyuki Takano
  • Patent number: 11819875
    Abstract: Provided is an adhesive application system configured to apply a necessary and sufficient amount of an adhesive to a thin steel strip without causing an increase in the equipment cost. The adhesive application system comprises an adhesive application device having adhesive dispensing nozzles (26, 27) for dispensing an adhesive to an adhesive application surface of a thin steel strip; a mechanism configured to elevate and lower the adhesive application device; and adhesive supply ports (17, 18) for supplying the adhesive at a predetermined pressure to the adhesive application device, wherein the adhesive application device has an end face that is to be brought into abutment against the thin steel strip, and wherein outlets of the adhesive dispensing nozzles (26, 27) are spaced inwardly away from the end face of the adhesive application device so that the outlets of the adhesive dispensing nozzles (26, 27) are maintained at a predetermined distance from a lower surface of the thin steel strip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: TANAKA SEIMITSU KOGYO CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Eiichi Kurosaki
  • Patent number: 11806736
    Abstract: A vertical internal coating machine is taught, which may be used with bodies such as cans (2 piece, 3 piece, draw, redraw) and including cylinders, containers and any similar body. In the machine cans or similar bodies are sprayed with the star wheel in continuous motion without stopping and starting. The machine teaches that a plurality of spray guns may be provided for each pocket of the star wheel. By means of the machine an improved line layout is devised which may eliminate the need to raise the bodies immediately prior to a necker by allowing the vertical can internal coating machine and internal bake oven to be disposed on any level of the facility, upper, lower, mezzanine, etc. In green aspects, the machine may use negative pressure cabinets/hoods and positive pressure tunnels to entrain volatile organic chemicals emitted by the spray guns and coated bodies and may send these VOCs to a VOC destruction device, such as an oven.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Inventors: Kevin Michael Gillest, Michael W. Calahan, Jared Patrick Jones, William Devere Jones
  • Patent number: 11773492
    Abstract: A substrate processing apparatus for forming a coating film on a peripheral edge portion including a peripheral edge of a front surface and a side surface of a substrate, includes: a substrate holder for rotatably holding the substrate; a first chemical liquid supplier for supplying a first chemical liquid onto the peripheral edge including a rear surface of the substrate; a partial removing part for removing the first chemical liquid adhering to at least a portion of the front and side surfaces; a second chemical liquid supplier for supplying a second chemical liquid for forming the coating film onto the front and side surfaces; a first chemical liquid removing part for removing the first chemical liquid remaining on the substrate to which the second chemical liquid adheres; and a controller for controlling the parts described above.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED
    Inventors: Shogo Inaba, Masatoshi Kawakita
  • Patent number: 11766832
    Abstract: A method of additively manufacturing an object includes steps of: (1) selectively depositing build powder inside of a build contour of the object to form a build-powder section of a powder layer; and (2) selectively depositing support powder outside of the build contour to form a support-powder section of the powder layer. According to the method, the build powder includes a build-powder composition, the support powder includes a support-powder composition, and the build-powder composition and the support-powder composition are different.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Elaine MacDonald, Daniel J. Braley
  • Patent number: 11726478
    Abstract: A marking maintenance system comprising a marking database, a drone, and a data network communicatively coupled to the marking database and drone. The marking database is arranged to store marking data associated with one or more markings. The marking data can include one or more marking locations within a geographic area and a type of infrastructure associated with each of the one or more marking. The drone is arranged to determine the location of the drone via one or more location sensors, receive data from the marking database, and deploy to each marking location within a portion of the geographic area. The drone is also arranged to determine whether each marking within the portion of the geographic area is sufficiently present using one or more marker sensors and repair each marking within the portion of the geographic area that is determined to not be sufficiently present.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: USIC, LLC
    Inventor: Robert Tullman
  • Patent number: 11715650
    Abstract: A substrate processing apparatus includes a nozzle unit. The nozzle unit includes a line and a nozzle tip provided on a tip end of the line. The line includes a first layer, a second layer and a third layer. The nozzle tip is formed of a corrosion resistant resin having conductivity. The third layer is configured to cover the first layer and the second layer from outside and cover a part of the nozzle tip from outside.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED
    Inventors: Yusuke Hashimoto, Jiro Higashijima
  • Patent number: 11673149
    Abstract: The disclosure concerns an applicator (e.g. printhead) for applying a coating agent (e.g. paint) to a component (e.g. motor vehicle body component), having at least one nozzle row with a plurality of nozzles for dispensing the coating agent in the form of a jet in each case, the nozzles being arranged along the nozzle row and in a common nozzle plane, and having a plurality of actuators for controlled release or closure of the nozzles. The disclosure provides that the individual actuators each have an outer dimension along the nozzle row which is greater than a nozzle distance along the nozzle row.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: DÜRR SYSTEMS AG
    Inventors: Hans-Georg Fritz, Benjamin Wöhr, Marcus Kleiner, Mortiz Bubek, Timo Beyl, Frank Herre, Steffen Sotzny, Daniel Tandler, Tobias Berndt
  • Patent number: 11642692
    Abstract: Provided is a coating die enabling coating of two layers of coating films stably. The coating die includes: a first block including a first manifold to receive a first coating liquid; a second block including a second manifold to receive a second coating liquid; and a shim sandwiched between the first block and the second block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: VEHICLE ENERGY JAPAN INC.
    Inventors: Tetsuya Horinouchi, Takashi Kashimura
  • Patent number: 11633755
    Abstract: A complex flow tube for fine sealing coating of a PVC material for an automobile includes a base fixed to a mechanical arm, and a pipeline connected to the base for delivering a PVC sealant; the base is detachably butted with an interface of a PVC gluing pump mounted on the mechanical arm; the PVC gluing pump delivers the PVC sealant through the pipeline to a part to be coated or sealed of the automobile. The complex flow tube may be combined with the metal 3D printing technology, so that the manufactured complex flow tube has the advantages of being convenient to use, simple in structure, high in strength, not liable to break, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: Guangzhou Laseradd Technology Co,. LTD
    Inventors: Di Wang, Yimeng Wang, Yongqiang Yang, Zhenlong Xu
  • Patent number: 11485579
    Abstract: In a flange-nut posture control device includes a first opening, a direction controlling portion is constituted by two vertical wall portions extending in a vertical direction such that the vertical wall portions are distanced from each other to face each other via a space with a distance smaller than the diameter of a flange portion of the flange nut. A lower guide portion is provided such that a V-shaped groove having a bottom portion between the vertical wall portions extends to be inclined from a horizontal plane. A second opening is surrounded by at least the vertical wall portions and the lower guide portion and formed such that the flange nut is passed through the second opening. An outlet groove portion is connected to the lower guide portion at an end surface of the second opening and extends with the same inclination as the lower guide portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Kazuhiko Kira
  • Patent number: 11444440
    Abstract: A system, method, and apparatus lubricating a wire or cable during manufacturing, wherein the wire is aligned with an entry to a spraying enclosure and passes through a first seal of the spraying enclosure. Lubricant is sprayed onto the wire inside of the spraying enclosure while the unapplied, but sprayed, lubricant is collected at the bottom of the spraying enclosure. The wire passes through a second seal of the spraying enclosure, is aligned, and exits from the spraying enclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: Encore Wire Corporation
    Inventors: Mark D. Bennett, William T. Bigbee, Jr., Ramon V. Hernandez
  • Patent number: 11148364
    Abstract: A three dimensional modeling apparatus is provided that includes an inkjet nozzle for discharging a molding material; a plurality of recording heads each having the inkjet nozzle; and a curing section for curing the molding material. Each of the plurality of recording heads includes a first recording head that discharges the molding material downward, and at least one of a second recording head that discharges the modeling material in a horizontal direction or a third recording head that discharges the modeling material upward. The inkjet nozzle opens and closes a discharging port with a valve body to discharge the molding material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tadashi Kaiba, Shuusei Murai
  • Patent number: 11104034
    Abstract: A Digital decorating machine for ceramic products, including a conveyor, suitable to transport the products to be decorated (P) along a feed direction (A), and a plurality of decoration modules, positioned over the conveyor and adjacent to each other along the feed direction (A). The modules include respective printing heads provided with nozzles for ejecting a fluid to be delivered on the surface of the products to be decorated (P); the conveyor includes a movable member for supporting the products to be decorated (P), suitable for translating them along the feed direction (A). The conveyor includes at least a supporting surface, located along a respective flank of the movable member, including in turn a plurality of predetermined positioning zones for the removable engagement of respective coupling portions of the decoration modules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: PROJECTA ENGINEERING S.R.L.
    Inventor: Vincenzo Palumbo
  • Patent number: 10913995
    Abstract: A pretreatment assembly includes a product support assembly and a pretreatment device. The product support assembly includes a primary support assembly, a primary drive assembly, a number of secondary support assemblies, and a secondary drive assembly. The primary drive assembly is operatively coupled to the primary support assembly. The primary drive assembly imparts a generally constant motion to the primary support assembly. Each secondary support assembly is structured to support a number of work pieces. Each secondary support assembly is movably coupled to the primary support assembly. The secondary drive assembly is operatively coupled to each secondary support assembly. The secondary drive assembly selectively imparts a motion to each secondary support assembly. The pretreatment device is disposed adjacent the product support assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: Stolle Machinery Company, LLC
    Inventors: James W. Dominico, Weniek (Rex) E. Jablonski, Russell DiDonato, Leonard A. VerHoven
  • Patent number: 10870927
    Abstract: An electrospinning system for weaving nanofibers may include a digital array of addressable nozzles electrowetted with a liquid nanofiber source material. Each nozzle in the array may include an individually controllable actuator and electrode for modulating the flowrate and charge of the liquid nanofiber source material. Through selectively applying pressure and voltage to individual nozzles, the location of the nanofiber relative to the array may be controlled through digital signals alone, without having to physically move any component of the electrospinning system. By simultaneously controlling the path of multiple nanofibers within the array, new and complex weaving patterns for braids may be achieved with enhanced strength and other properties at a scale previously unattainable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Assignee: PALO ALTO RESEARCH CENTER INCORPORATED
    Inventor: David Mathew Johnson
  • Patent number: 10731256
    Abstract: A plating apparatus, a plating method and a recording medium can allow a temperature of a wafer to be uniform within a surface thereof. A plating apparatus 1 includes a substrate holding unit 52 configured to hold a substrate W; a plating liquid supply unit 53 configured to supply a plating liquid M1 to the substrate W; and a solvent supply unit 55a configured to supply a solvent N1 having a different temperature from a temperature of the plating liquid M1 to the substrate W. The solvent N1 is supplied to a preset position on the substrate W from the solvent supply unit 55a after the plating liquid M1 is supplied to the substrate W from the plating liquid supply unit 53.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED
    Inventors: Kazutoshi Iwai, Nobutaka Mizutani, Yuichiro Inatomi, Takashi Tanaka
  • Patent number: 10710298
    Abstract: A system for producing three-dimensional objects forms fluid paths within the support structure to facilitate the removal of the support structure following manufacture of the object. The system includes a first ejector configured to eject a first material towards a platen to form an object, a second ejector configured to eject a second material towards the platen to form support for portions of the object, at least one portion of the support having a body with at least one fluid path that connects at least one opening in the body to at least one other opening in the body, and a fluid source that connects to the at least one fluid path of the support to enable fluid to flow through the at least one fluid path to remove at least an inner portion of the support from the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: David A. Mantell, Andrew W. Hays, Linn C. Hoover, Ron E. Dufort, Erwin Ruiz, Patrick J. Howe
  • Patent number: 10571611
    Abstract: A spin coater that can be used to apply multiple coating compositions over an optical substrate, is described. The spin coater includes, a coater bowl configured to collect excess coating material expelled from an optical substrate being coated, a rotatable chuck configured to receive and rotate the optical substrate in the bowl during coating, a plurality of coating reservoirs, each containing a coating material, and an indexable coating reservoir platform containing the plurality of reservoirs and configured to index a selected reservoir into a dispensing position above the coater bowl. The spin coater can include or have associated therewith at least one curing station, in which each curing station is independently configured to cure at least partially at least one applied coating material. Each curing station can include at least one of a thermal curing station, a UV curing station, and/or an IR curing station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: Transitions Optical, Inc.
    Inventors: Jerry L. Koenig, II, Willard Beamer, Lex Eric Pace
  • Patent number: 10488752
    Abstract: An imprint apparatus includes: a dispenser configured to dispense an imprint material to the imprint region; and a controller configured to control the imprint process so that a pattern is formed in a first imprint region, located upstream of a second imprint region with respect to a gas flow between the dispenser and the substrate, earlier than in the second imprint region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Masaki Ogasawara
  • Patent number: 10441966
    Abstract: A coating apparatus is provided. The coating apparatus includes a coater, configured to move and perform coating along a first direction, the coater includes a coating head and a coating head movement mechanism, the coating head movement mechanism is configured to make the coating head move along a plane intersected with the first direction and rotate in the plane intersected with the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., HEFEI BOE DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ying Liu, Xiaohan Ling, Anlong Xu, Zhiyu Qian, Changquan Shen
  • Patent number: 10414092
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an interchangeable head for a fabrication system. The interchangeable head includes a fabrication module, a sheath for receiving and encasing the fabrication module a control system for controlling the fabrication module during fabrication of an object, and a coupling mechanism for securely attaching and detaching the interchangeable head to a carriage mounted to the fabrication system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: Voltera Inc.
    Inventors: Katarina Ilic, Jesus Antonio Zozaya MacGregor, Alroy Arthur Almeida, James Douglas Marcel Pickard, Matthew Ewertowski
  • Patent number: 10403501
    Abstract: Techniques herein include a bladder-based dispense system using an elongate bladder configured to selectively expand and contract to assist with dispense actions. This dispense system compensates for filter-lag, which often accompanies fluid filtering for microfabrication. This dispense system also provides a high-purity and high precision dispense unit. A process fluid filter is located downstream from a process fluid source as well as a system valve. Downstream from the process fluid filter there are no valves. Dispense actions can be initiated and stop while the system valve is open by using the elongate bladder. The elongate bladder can be expanded to stop or pause a dispense action, and then be contracted to assist with a dispense action.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: Tokyo Electron Limited
    Inventors: Anton J. deVilliers, Rodney L. Robison, Ronald Nasman, David Travis, James Grootegoed, Norman A. Jacobson, Jr., Lior Huli, Joshua S. Hooge
  • Patent number: 10340197
    Abstract: A die includes a plurality of dielectric landings and a conductive material distributed across one or more of the plurality of dielectric landings. Each one of the plurality of dielectric landings electrically separates two conductive landings associated with the one of the plurality of dielectric landings. The conductive material establishes an electrical connection between the two conductive landings associated with the one or more of the plurality of dielectric landings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Claudia Sgiarovello, Martin Mischitz, Andrew Wood
  • Patent number: 10328450
    Abstract: Method of designing and manufacturing a distributor bar for use in a production line comprising a mixing head for providing a viscous foamable liquid mixture, a laminator with a predefined speed of at least 20 m/min, the distributor bar having a central inlet fluidly connected to a number of outlets via a main channel. The method comprises: choosing (3001) a geometry for the distributor bar and defining a set of geometrical parameters; assigning (3002) values to said parameters; creating (3003) a virtual model; simulating (3005) flow in said model by performing a Computational Fluid Dynamics simulation (CFD), taking into account (3004) a non-Newtonian shear thinning model; e) evaluating the simulated flow; building (2007) a physical distributor bar. A distributor bar, a production line, and a computer program product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: HUNTSMAN INTERNATIONAL LLC
    Inventor: Mark Joseph Brennan
  • Patent number: 10323932
    Abstract: An inspection station includes a conveyor, a first scanner, a second scanner, a controller, and an interface. The conveyor is configured to continuously transport a vehicle body through the station. The first scanner is configured to detect features of the vehicle body and associated feature coordinates relative to a global coordinate system. The second scanner is configured to detect paint thicknesses on surfaces of the vehicle body and associated paint thickness coordinates relative to the global coordinate system. The controller is programmed to map corresponding pairs of the feature coordinates and paint thickness coordinates into a single set of local coordinates having a datum defined by the vehicle body such that each of the local coordinates defines a location of one of the features relative to the datum and one of the paint thicknesses at the location. The interface is configured to display the features and corresponding paint thicknesses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2019
    Assignee: Ford Motor Company
    Inventors: Scott Adams, Marina Menendez Baker, Mark Edward Nichols, Tony Misovski
  • Patent number: 10272458
    Abstract: A liquid (e.g., paint) distribution system comprising: at least one liquid reservoir; at least one liquid exchange assembly, wherein the liquid exchange assembly comprises at least one liquid exchange module; a plurality of liquid circulation lines disposed between the liquid reservoir and at least one liquid exchange module, wherein each the liquid circulation line supplies at least one liquid to the liquid exchange module; at least one liquid change valve module; and at least one liquid supply line in fluid communication between the liquid exchange module and the liquid change valve module. The liquid exchange module is configured such that the number of the liquid supply lines in fluid communication between the liquid exchange module and the liquid change valve module is less than the number of liquid circulation lines from the liquid reservoir to the liquid exchange module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: J&R Design Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Frank Taube, Chris Schweizer
  • Patent number: 10259210
    Abstract: Methods for fabricating three-dimensional objects by 3D-inkjet printing technology are provided. The methods utilize curable materials that polymerize via ring-opening metathesis polymerization (ROMP) for fabricating the object. Systems suitable for performing these methods and kits containing modeling material formulations usable in the methods are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: Statasys Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuval Vidavsky, Ira Yudovin-Farber
  • Patent number: 10184100
    Abstract: The liquid feeder includes a liquid feeding pipe having a liquid introduce port and a liquid discharge port, a housing container which holds liquid to be introduced from the liquid introduce port, a liquid feed mechanism which feeds the liquid in the liquid feeding pipe to the liquid discharge port, a gas introduce unit which introduces gas into the liquid feeding pipe, and a liquid level detection unit which detects an advancing liquid level of the liquid to be fed in the liquid feeding pipe. The gas introduce unit is connected to a branch part provided in the liquid feeding pipe on the upstream side of the liquid feed mechanism. The liquid level detection unit is provided on the downstream side of the branch part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masaharu Kiyama, Guangbin Zhou, Takayuki Nozaki, Shizu Matsuoka, Masakazu Sugaya, Taku Nakamura, Koichi Terada
  • Patent number: 10159999
    Abstract: Disclosed is a hub paint spraying equipment equipped with a spraying robot having a combined spray gun, comprising a control system, a wheel type recognition system, a brace recognition system, a paint supply device, a quick color changing device, spraying robot, combined spray gun, a cleaning system, a conveying chain and an accessory device. Combined spray gun installed at the end of spraying robot of system is formed by assembling a plurality of spray gun individuals, spraying process and parameter are automatically called by automatic recognition of wheel type recognition system, category of a colored paint is automatically changed, spraying parameter and robot spraying path program are called, and mixed-line intelligent spraying of a hub is realized, so that problems of low utilization rate of equipment due to consumption of a lot of time for replacing colored paint and excessive in-process caused by classification and temporary storage stacking are avoided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: CITIC DICASTAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Huanming Ma, Zhiwei Qin, Hongtao Wang, Bo Ning, Zaide Wang, Zhiliang Zhang, Yongwang Zhao
  • Patent number: 10076828
    Abstract: A vacuum chuck adapted for mounting on a lower turret assembly. The lower turret assembly is part a sealant liner applicator. The sealant liner applicator includes an upper turret assembly and a sealant gun, under computer control. The sealant gun is used for applying a sealant around a periphery of an inside of a can or jar lid. The vacuum chuck includes in one embodiment an impeller, with spiral vanes, for creating vacuum air. The impeller is mounted on top of a lower chuck. A top portion of the impeller is adapted for receiving the can lid and held thereon using the vacuum air produced when the impeller and the lower chuck are spun at high speeds, in a range of 1000 to 4000 rpm, on a lower turret assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2018
    Assignee: Custom Machining Corp.
    Inventors: Allan Ross, Frank Buck
  • Patent number: 9921206
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer readable-medium with instructions for receiving data and providing calculated adjustments to a paint application process can comprise receiving at the server a first operating parameter associated with a first paint processing machine at a first painting facility. The method can also comprise receiving at the server a first quality control measurement from an analysis of a finished first paint product. Additionally, the method can comprise accessing from a database a set of historical operating parameters associated with the first painting processing machine. Further, the method can comprise automatically identifying a deficiency in the finished first paint product based upon the first quality control measurement. Further still, the method can comprise transmitting to a mobile computing device screen a proposed adjustment to the first operating parameter that will correct the deficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: PPG Industries Ohio, Inc.
    Inventors: Vincent P. Dattilo, Charles J. Beyer, Christian J. Decker, Thomas M. Riley
  • Patent number: 9904334
    Abstract: An electronic device can be provided with a housing having at least one wall defining a cavity and a flow sensor at least partially contained within the cavity. The flow sensor may be configured to detect a flow characteristic related to the flow of a fluid through a first portion of the cavity. The electronic device may also include a processor configured to alter a performance characteristic of the electronic device based on the detected flow characteristic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Ihab A. Ali, Frank F. Liang
  • Patent number: 9843246
    Abstract: A method and device for forming corona shielding on a winding bar for high-voltage machines has end corona shielding in a first section and outer corona shielding in a second section that adjoins the first section. The method includes providing a first composition, including a carrier material and a first filler therein and a first electrical resistance; providing a second composition, including the same carrier material and a second filler therein and a second electrical resistance, wherein the first and second fillers contain an identical dopable semiconductor material, doping of which determines electrical resistance of the first and second fillers, and wherein the second resistance differs from the first resistance; applying the first composition in the first section to form the end corona shielding; and applying the second composition in the second section to form the outer corona shielding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Harald Griem, Steffen Lang, Friedhelm Pohlmann, Christian Staubach
  • Patent number: 9827784
    Abstract: A printing system facilitates the printing of articles of manufacture. The system includes an array of printheads, a support member positioned to be parallel to a plane formed by the array of printheads, a member movably mounted to the support member, an actuator operatively connected to the movably mounted member, an object holder configured to mount to the movably mounted member, and a controller operatively connected to the plurality of printheads and the actuator. The controller is configured to operate the actuator to move the object holder past the array of printheads and to operate the plurality of printheads to eject marking material onto objects held by the object holder as the object holder passes the array of printheads. The support member and printhead array are oriented vertically to enable the printing system to be installed in a vertical cabinet that provides a small footprint in a non-production environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Wayne A. Buchar, James J. Spence, Jack G. Elliot, Michael F. Leo