Rotary Patents (Class 125/13.01)
  • Patent number: 11904353
    Abstract: A method for cutting or otherwise removing material from an inorganic substrate (e.g., a substrate formed from a cementitious material, such as concrete, or stone, etc.) includes applying an aqueous solution that includes a hardener/densifier to the inorganic substrate and/or to a removal element (e.g., a saw blade, an abrasive wheel, a grinding disk, etc.), the inorganic substrate or material removed from the inorganic substrate as the removal element removes material from the inorganic substrate. A system for removing material from an inorganic substrate includes a removal element and an aqueous solution that includes a hardener/densifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: ADHESIVES TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Dal N. Hills, Kason Hills
  • Patent number: 11826926
    Abstract: Tool cores may have removable sections, which may be removable without damaging, cutting or severing attachment configurations for the removable sections. The removable sections may be handled simultaneously. Moving parts used to facilitate removal of the removable sections may be secured in a pre-loaded configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: BARON INVESTMENTS, LLC
    Inventor: Anthony Baratta
  • Patent number: 11554517
    Abstract: A tile saw includes a saw unit having a motor and a saw blade driven by the motor, a table through which the saw blade at least partially protrudes, and a pan positioned underneath the table and including a channel configured to receive at least a portion of the saw blade. The channel extends along a longitudinal axis perpendicular to a rotational axis of the saw blade such that fluid moves through the channel in a first direction in response to rotation of the saw blade. An interior wall is positioned adjacent the channel. The interior wall is obliquely oriented relative to the longitudinal axis of the channel to redirect the fluid in a second direction that is different from the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: Techtronic Power Tools Technology Limited
    Inventors: Michael R. Hart, David E. Dutterer
  • Patent number: 11499318
    Abstract: A roof cutter and a method of cutting a roof is provided. The roof cutter includes a base that is movable between a retracted configuration and a cutting configuration. In the retracted configuration, the blade is displaced from the roof. In the cutting configuration, the blade is positioned so as to facilitate cutting of the roof. The roof cutter includes a stop assembly and an engagement member that is configured to engage with the stop assembly when the base is in the cutting configuration, thereby establishing a maximum cutting depth. A dampening mechanism softens impacts associated with the blade moving to the cutting depth and absorbs vibrations associated with cutting the roof at the cutting depth. An adjustment assembly is configured to selectively adjust the cutting depth and/or to selectively restrain the base in the retracted configuration, thereby preventing the blade from cutting the roof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: FRANK P. FREY AND COMPANY
    Inventors: Richard Osborne, Paul Boccuzzi, Brian Joy
  • Patent number: 11440220
    Abstract: A power tool includes a rotatable support arrangement for supporting at least one cutting disc. An upper shroud member and a lower shroud member cooperate to define a volume in which the at least one cutting disc can be supported. The rotatable support arrangement can be coupled to the upper shroud member such that movement of the upper shroud member towards the lower shroud member causes the cutting disc to protrude through an opening in the lower shroud member. A biasing member urges the upper shroud member and the lower shroud member away from each other. A limiting mechanism limits the range of movement of the upper shroud member relative to the lower shroud member under action of the biasing member. The limiting mechanism can be disengaged by opening the upper shroud member via at least one hinge coupling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: Black & Decker, Inc.
    Inventors: Arthur Lauer, Robin Maerte, Isabell Oeffner, Fabian Riedl, Benjamin Schmidt, Stefan Sell
  • Patent number: 11389920
    Abstract: A cutting apparatus is provided with a cutting unit. The cutting unit includes a spindle on which a cutting blade is mounted for rotation, a spindle housing that rotatably supports the spindle, a blade cover that is attached to the spindle housing and covers the cutting blade, a cutting water supply nozzle that supplies cutting water to the cutting blade, and a blade monitor that has an end face configured to monitor a cutting edge of the cutting blade. The end face of the blade monitor has a recessed portion to which rinsing water is supplied to rinse the end face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: DISCO CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kazuma Sekiya
  • Patent number: 11351651
    Abstract: A cutting apparatus includes a chuck table for holding a workpiece thereon, a cutting unit for cutting the workpiece held on the chuck table with a cutting blade secured in place on a distal-end portion of a spindle by a mount flange mounted on the distal-end portion of the spindle, an indexing feed unit for moving the cutting unit in indexing feed directions parallel to axial directions of the spindle, a processing feed unit for moving the chuck table in processing feed directions perpendicular to the indexing feed directions, and an end face correction unit for correcting an end face of the mount flange that supports the cutting blade in contact therewith. The processing feed unit includes a table moving base that supports the chuck table thereon and an actuating mechanism for moving the table moving base. The end face correction unit is fixedly mounted on the table moving base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: Disco Corporation
    Inventor: Kazuma Sekiya
  • Patent number: 11304302
    Abstract: Methods include receiving at least one electronic device including a sensor or an emitter, placing a cover over the sensor or emitter, placing the electronic device, including the cover, into a transfer mold system, encapsulating the electronic device with charge material, and removing a portion of the encapsulating charge material and the cover to expose the sensor or emitter to the environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: FLEX LTD
    Inventors: Dongkai Shangguan, David Geiger, Venkat Iyer, Cheng Yang
  • Patent number: 11298928
    Abstract: A protective sheet disposing method of disposing a protective sheet on a top surface of a wafer in which a device region having a plurality of devices formed thereon and a peripheral surplus region surrounding the device region are formed, the protective sheet disposing method including: a first protective sheet preparing step of preparing a first protective sheet having a non-adhesive portion corresponding to the device region and an adhesive portion having an adhesive layer laid on a periphery of the non-adhesive portion; a protective sheet affixing step of affixing the first protective sheet to the peripheral surplus region; a liquid resin dropping step of dropping a liquid resin onto a region of a second protective sheet; an integrating step of integrating the first protective sheet and the second protective sheet with each other; and a cutting step of cutting the first protective sheet and the second protective sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: DISCO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takashi Mori, Yoshikuni Migiyama, Yuta Taniyama, Mitsuru Ikushima, Shinichi Namioka, Makoto Saito, Emiko Kawamura, Yoshinori Kakinuma, Kazuki Sugiura
  • Patent number: 11280060
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a laying machine for laying at least one flexible casing or tube, cable or wire including: a blade arrangement for making a trench in the ground, a consolidation and laying means being arranged behind the blade arrangement, for clearing and safe-guarding the trench from collapsing while laying at least one flexible casing or tube, cable or wire into the trench. A blade assembly comprising compartments for cooling fluid and air.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: Husqvarna AB
    Inventors: Lars Gustafsson, Rolf Johansson, Fredrik Sjödahl, Tobias Nilsson, Donald F. Meister
  • Patent number: 11274405
    Abstract: An apparatus for cutting grooves in a ground surface includes a wheeled vehicle with a tool carrier connected to the wheeled vehicle. The tool carrier is rotatable about an axis parallel to the direction of travel of the vehicle and perpendicular to the direction of travel of the vehicle. A grinding tool for cutting grooves in a ground surface is rotatably mounted to the tool carrier. The grinding tool may be movable laterally relative to the vehicle. A rotatable cam is configured so that rotation of the cam causes pivotal movement of the tool carrier relative to the forward frame. Rotation of the cam moves the grinding tool into and out of engagement with the ground surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: Dickson Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Wayne E. Dickson
  • Patent number: 11244838
    Abstract: A substrate processing apparatus 1 is configured to supply a processing liquid to a peripheral portion of a wafer W being rotated. The substrate processing apparatus 1 includes a rotating/holding unit 21 configured to rotate and hold the wafer W; a processing liquid discharging unit 73 configured to discharge the processing liquid toward the peripheral portion of the wafer W held by the rotating/holding unit 21; a variation width acquiring unit configured to acquire information upon a variation width of a deformation amount of the peripheral portion of the wafer W; and a discharge controller 7 configured to control a discharge angle and a discharge position of the processing liquid from the processing liquid discharging unit 73 onto the peripheral portion based on the information upon the variation width of the deformation amount of the peripheral portion acquired by the variation width acquiring unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED
    Inventors: Tatsuhiro Ueki, Jian Zhang
  • Patent number: 11117281
    Abstract: A device for cutting a mat or panel made of mineral wool or a board or panel made of porous construction material, including a system for moving the mat or panel made of mineral wool or the board or panel made of porous construction material, which includes at least one conveyor, capable of moving along a direction, an endless diamond element designed to cut the mat or panel made of mineral wool or the board or panel made of porous construction material, a device for running the endless diamond element in a direction perpendicular to the direction of movement of the mat or panel made of mineral wool or the board or panel made of porous construction material, the endless diamond element being an endless diamond wire, an endless diamond cable or an endless diamond strip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN PLACO
    Inventor: Jean-Pierre Douche
  • Patent number: 11103969
    Abstract: A cutting apparatus includes: a processing feeding unit that performs processing feeding of a chuck table adapted to hold a workpiece; and two cutting units in which rotational axes of two spindles coincide with each other and cutting blades mounted to the spindles face each other. Each cutting unit includes a flange mechanism in which the cutting blade having a cutting edge fixed to an outer peripheral edge of a one-side outer surface of a circular disk-shaped base is fixed to the spindle. The flange mechanism is fixed to a tip of the spindle, sucks an other-side outer surface of the base of the cutting blade, and fixes the cutting blade to the spindle with the one-side outer surface of the base exposed to the side of the tip of the spindle, and the one-side outer surfaces of the cutting blades fixed to the two cutting units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: DISCO CORPORATION
    Inventor: Shuji Nitta
  • Patent number: 11085582
    Abstract: A power tool and methods are provided for detecting objects (e.g., flesh or other materials) in the operating path of a power tool's output component (e.g., saw blade or drill bit). An object detection sensor in the power tool generates an output signal indicative of a type of material detected in the operating path of the power tool. A power tool controller receives the object detection sensor output and determines when a material in the operating path of the power tool changes. The controller changes operation of a motor of the power tool (e.g., increasing or decreasing speed or stopping the motor) in response to the detected material change. The object detection sensor may include, for example, an RF sensor, a capacitive sensor, a camera, a conductivity probe, or an ultrasound probe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION
    Inventor: Matthew J. Mergener
  • Patent number: 11088082
    Abstract: A semiconductor device has a substrate. A lid is disposed over the substrate. An encapsulant is deposited over the substrate. A film mask is disposed over the encapsulant with the lid exposed from the film mask and encapsulant. A conductive layer is formed over the film mask, encapsulant, and lid. The film mask is removed after forming the conductive layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: STATS ChipPAC Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Changoh Kim, Kyounghee Park, Kyowang Koo, Sungwon Cho
  • Patent number: 11011393
    Abstract: A cutting apparatus includes a processing feed direction determining mechanism. The processing feed direction determining mechanism includes an imaging unit that images a region including a cut groove and a recording unit that records chipping data of the imaged cut groove. The recording unit records first chipping data of a cut groove formed by cutting a workpiece from a first direction, second chipping data of a cut groove formed by cutting the workpiece from a direction opposite from the first direction, third chipping data of a cut groove formed by cutting the workpiece from a second direction orthogonal to the first direction, and fourth chipping data of a cut groove formed by cutting the workpiece from a direction opposite from the second direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: DISCO CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kazuma Sekiya
  • Patent number: 10866411
    Abstract: A cleaning device includes: a lens cover configured to cover an object lens of a camera provided in a machining area of a machine tool, the lens cover being transparent; a motor configured to rotate the lens cover; and a wiping member configured to, when the lens cover rotates, wipe at least an adhering substance that has adhered to a region of the lens cover in an angle-of-view of the camera.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: FANUC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hideaki Adachi, Yasuhiko Kurosumi, Yoshihiko Tarui
  • Patent number: 10861716
    Abstract: A processing method for a package substrate in which a plurality of device chips on a wiring base material are sealed with a sealant includes a through-hole forming step of forming a through-hole in the package substrate so as to have a predetermined positional relation to a scheduled division line and a segmentation step of performing alignment with reference to the through-hole and segmenting the package substrate along the scheduled division line from the sealant side to segment the package substrate into individual packages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: DISCO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Youngsuk Kim, Byeongdeck Jang
  • Patent number: 10821630
    Abstract: A method for controlling a wall saw system during creation of a separating cut in a workpiece. The wall saw system includes a saw head, a pivotable saw arm, a first saw blade, and a larger second saw blade. The separating cut is performed in a plurality of main cuts, where the parameters of the main cuts (saw blade diameter of the saw blade used, main-cut angle) are defined before the start in a main-cut sequence. After the processing of the separating cut by the first saw blade is concluded, the controlled processing of the separating cut is interrupted by a control unit and the wall saw is moved into a parking position such that all actions of the saw-blade change (swinging out the saw arm, removing the first saw blade, installing the second saw blade, and swinging in the saw arm) can be performed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Wilfried Kaneider, Dragan Stevic, Christian Bereuter, Peter Hricko
  • Patent number: 10808377
    Abstract: A microtrencher having a vacuum system configured to clean spoil from a microtrench having a side shroud and a suction nozzle. A method of using the microtrencher to cut a microtrench in a roadway and using the vacuum system to clean spoil from the roadway and microtrench.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: CCIIP LLC
    Inventors: Angleo J. Pino, Jr., Daniel Urban
  • Patent number: 10763151
    Abstract: A wafer carrier comprises a first foil, a second foil, and a chamber between the first and the second foil. The first foil has a perforation and is used for carrying the wafer. The first and the second foil are connected to each other so as to form the chamber. The chamber is configured to be evacuated to form a vacuum in the chamber, the vacuum causes an underpressure at the perforation, the underpressure forms a carrying force to the wafer to be carried.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Francisco Javier Santos Rodriguez, Roland Rupp, Ronny Kern, Josef Unterweger
  • Patent number: 10731306
    Abstract: A concrete saw trailing having a deck for receiving the saw and safely transporting the saw. The saw trailer additionally includes a vacuum excavation system having a vacuum tank for recovering debris from a worksite, a power washing system for cleaning operations, and a cooling water supply system for coupling to and supporting use of the concrete saw. A pair of split ramps permit access to the deck from the street side of the trailer, and two opposing saddle bag water tanks provide enough water for the use of vacuum excavation system, power washing system, and cooling water supply system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: Pacific Technical Equipment & Engineering Inc.
    Inventors: Kirk Preston, Darin Preston
  • Patent number: 10707387
    Abstract: Some embodiments include a III-nitride light emitting device with a light emitting layer disposed between an n-type region and a p-type region. A glass layer is connected to the III-nitride light emitting device. A wavelength converting layer is disposed between the III-nitride light emitting device and the glass layer. The glass layer is narrower than the III-nitride light emitting device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: Lumileds LLC
    Inventors: Satyanarayana Rao Peddada, Frank L. Wei
  • Patent number: 10695937
    Abstract: A dust-free multifunctional cut machine, including a worktable board, a machine case carrying the worktable board, a rod assembly arranged on the top of the worktable board, a frame and a cutting assembly comprising a cutting blade and a motor for driving the cutting blade for rotation, and a dust suction assembly arranged between the output shaft end of the motor and a cutting blade and having a spiral casing and a dust suction vane, wherein, the spiral casing includes a dust suction inlet and a dust exhaust outlet, the rod assembly includes a rod fixture and a slide bracket, the frame is connected with the slide bracket through the frame rotating seat and the frame moves back and forth through the rod with the use of the slide bracket. The dust-free multifunctional saw has three functions including bench sawing, miter sawing and automatic dust collection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: YONGKANG CONGZHEN TOOLS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Mingcan Yu, Huayi He, Hesheng Wu, Qirui Yu
  • Patent number: 10675782
    Abstract: A novel cutting method and apparatus includes a cutting blade adapted to consistently and easily form a desirable kerf in a concrete substrate while capturing substantially all resulting concrete dust.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: Perfect Trac OpCo, LLC
    Inventors: John Merck, Reginald A. Ronzello
  • Patent number: 10676882
    Abstract: An apparatus for cutting grooves in a ground surface includes a wheeled vehicle with a tool carrier connected to the wheeled vehicle. The tool carrier is rotatable about an axis parallel to the direction of travel of the vehicle and perpendicular to the direction of travel of the vehicle. A grinding tool for cutting grooves in a ground surface is rotatably mounted to the tool carrier. The grinding tool may be movable laterally relative to the vehicle. A rotatable cam is configured so that rotation of the cam causes pivotal movement of the tool carrier relative to the forward frame. Rotation of the cam moves the grinding tool into and out of engagement with the ground surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: Dickson Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Wayne E. Dickson
  • Patent number: 10658957
    Abstract: A power tool includes a brushless motor, a supplying circuit, and a controller. The brushless motor is configured to drive and rotate when a voltage applied to the brushless motor is larger than or equal to an induced voltage. The supplying circuit is configured to apply a driving voltage to the brushless motor. The controller is configured to control the supplying circuit. The supplying circuit includes a rectifying circuit, a capacitor, and a switching circuit. The rectifying circuit is configured to rectify an alternating voltage and output a rectified voltage. The capacitor is configured to smooth the voltage inputted via the rectifying circuit. The switching circuit is configured to perform a switching operation based on a PWM signal to adjust a period during which the driving voltage is applied. The controller is configured to set a duty ratio within a prescribed range, and output the PWM signal of the set duty ratio to the switching circuit to control the switching operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: Koki Holdings Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinji Kuragano, Takeru Kumakura
  • Patent number: 10658214
    Abstract: Disclosed in this invention is a wafer processing apparatus and method for pre-alignment and edge exposure of a wafer. The wafer processing apparatus includes a pre-alignment module, an edge exposure module, a motion module, a control module and a rotary table. The motion module includes a rotation module, a lifting module and a translation module, which are disposed and interconnected above one another. The rotation module is connected at the top to the rotary table and is configured to drive the rotary table to rotate together with the wafer. The lifting module is configured to drive the rotation module and the rotary table to move vertically. The translation module is configured to drive the lifting module and the rotation module to move horizontally. The pre-alignment module and the edge exposure module are positioned in correspondence to opposing sides of the wafer. The invention reduces the number of objects to be controlled as well as the complexity in control and system structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: SHANGHAI MICRO ELECTRONICS EQUIPMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Gang Wang, Cuixia Tian, Jie Jiang, Shaoyu Wang, Dong Ruan
  • Patent number: 10639811
    Abstract: A cutting apparatus includes a rotatable holding table having a rectangular holding surface, a cutting unit having a cutting blade mounted to a rotatable spindle, and a sensor unit detecting a tip of the cutting blade entering between a light projection section and a light reception section. The sensor unit has an upper end located to be lower than a lower end of the holding table in a Z direction and is located below the axis of the spindle or an extension region of the axis, and when short sides of the rectangular holding surface are set parallel to a Y direction, an upper side of the sensor unit is opened to allow the cutting blade to enter between the light projection section and the light reception section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: DISCO CORPORATION
    Inventor: Takatoshi Sakurai
  • Patent number: 10603819
    Abstract: A cutting device including a stand and a saw supported by the stand. The saw includes a motor and a blade rotatably driven by the motor. A pair of rails is supported by the stand. A tray is configured to support an object to be cut on an upper surface and including a roller assembly on a lower surface. The tray is slidable along the pair of rails towards and away from the blade. At least one of the rails is disposed over a basin configured to hold water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.
    Inventors: Oleksiy P. Sergyeyenko, Eric Prendeville, Tyler M. Knight, Jason C. McRoberts, Brent A. Kuehne, Nicholas A. Mondich, Steven McClaskey, Frederick R. Bean, Bryan Slocum, Sean Bailey, Emmanuel Gloria
  • Patent number: 10596725
    Abstract: An apparatus for containing and collecting debris, dust, and/or fluid generated by a table saw is disclosed. The apparatus may include a pan and a frame for supporting the table saw during use. A plurality of trays may be attached to the pan. The trays may be extended from the pan to provide additional surface area for collecting debris, dust, and/or fluid generated by the saw. A hood apparatus may be coupled to the frame. The hood apparatus may include a fixed shield and an extendable shield for covering above the saw and containing debris, dust, and/or fluid from escaping the apparatus above the saw. A plurality of hanging curtains may be coupled to the fixed and extendable shields to prevent debris, dust, and/or fluid from escaping behind or to the side of the saw. Gravity drainage in the trays and pan may remove debris and dust from the fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Inventor: Tommy Jay Kasper
  • Patent number: 10576562
    Abstract: A circular saw cutting machine (1) includes a machine main body (10), an articulated robot (60), and a cutter stocker (70). A circular saw (5) is secured and interposed by a cutter clamp cylinder (CYL21) between a front end face (32) of the main spindle (21) and a cutter presser piece (50) with pins (33, 51) inserted in pin insertion holes (5b). When removing the circular saw (5), a hydraulic is switched over to cause the cutter clamp cylinder (CYL21) to perform unclamping so that the cutter presser piece (50) can be pulled out of the main spindle (21). When the articulated robot (60) performs cutter change, a main spindle motor (M10) and a brake (25) are controlled based on the rotation angle detected by a spindle stop position sensor (SE10) to stop the main spindle (21) in a predetermined home angle condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: NISHIJIMA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Yutaka Nishijima
  • Patent number: 10576601
    Abstract: An assembly for supporting the extended operation of mounted power hand tools is provided. The power tool extension apparatus extends between a baton-style handle and a depth-adjusting single wheel correlated to enable the operator to control the mounted power hand tool in a one-handed walk along manner. The alignment of the power tool extension apparatus, the mounted power tool, and the centrally disposed single wheel facilitates a wide range of selective pivotal motion of the single wheel and thus the mounted power tool about the extension apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Inventors: Omar Carambot, William Figueroa
  • Patent number: 10535554
    Abstract: A method for sawing a semiconductor wafer is provided. The method includes sawing a semiconductor wafer to form a first opening. In addition, the semiconductor wafer includes a dicing tape and a substrate attached to the dicing tape by a die attach film (DAF), and the first opening is formed in an upper portion of the substrate. The method further includes sawing through the substrate and the DAF of the semiconductor wafer from the first opening to form a middle opening under the first opening and a second opening under the middle opening, so that the semiconductor wafer is divided into two dies. In addition, a slope of a sidewall of the middle opening is different from slopes of sidewalls of the first opening and the second opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yu-Sheng Tang, Fu-Chen Chang, Cheng-Lin Huang, Chun-Yen Lo, Wen-Ming Chen, Kuo-Chio Liu
  • Patent number: 10522405
    Abstract: A method of processing a plate-shaped workpiece that includes layered bodies containing metal which are formed in superposed relation to projected dicing lines, includes the steps of holding the workpiece on a holding table, and thereafter, cutting the workpiece along the projected dicing lines with an annular cutting blade, thereby separating the layered bodies. The cutting blade has a slit which is open at an outer peripheral edge thereof. The step of cutting the workpiece includes the step of cutting the workpiece while supplying a cutting fluid containing an organic acid and an oxidizing agent to the workpiece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: DISCO CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kenji Takenouchi
  • Patent number: 10513050
    Abstract: A method for controlling a wall saw system during the creation of a separating cut in a workpiece. The movement of the saw head is controlled at the end points such that a boundary of the wall saw facing the end point coincides with the end point after the pivoting movement of the saw arm. In the case of a free end point, the boundary of the wall saw is formed by an upper exit point of the saw blade. In the case of an obstacle, the boundary of the wall saw is formed by the saw blade edge of the saw blade if the processing occurs without the blade guard or by the blade guard edge of the blade guard if the processing occurs with the blade guard.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Wilfried Kaneider, Dragan Stevic, Christian Bereuter, Peter Hricko
  • Patent number: 10467352
    Abstract: This document describes systems and processes of manufacturing, visualizing, and distributing stone slabs. In an exemplary embodiment, a 3D scene may be generated that depicts a portion of a major surface of a stone slab at a target area of a slab installation environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: Cambria Company LLC
    Inventors: Christopher Charles Czmyrid, Benjamin William Davis
  • Patent number: 10456890
    Abstract: An abrasive segment can include an inner segment portion, an outer segment portion, and a central segment portion connected thereto. The inner segment portion can include an inner circumferential wall and an outer circumferential wall. Leading and trailing radial sidewalls can extend between the inner circumferential wall and the outer circumferential wall opposite each other. The outer segment portion can include an inner circumferential wall and an outer circumferential wall. Leading and trailing radial sidewalls can extend between the inner circumferential wall and the outer circumferential wall opposite each other. The central segment portion can include a leading radial sidewall and a trailing radial sidewall. The leading radial sidewall of the central segment portion can establish an acute angle, ?, with respect to the outer circumferential wall of the inner segment portion and an obtuse angle, ?, with respect the inner circumferential wall of the outer segment portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignees: SAINT-GOBAIN ABRASIVES, INC., SAINT-GOBAIN ABRASIFS
    Inventor: Ignazio Gosamo
  • Patent number: 10451862
    Abstract: A calibration plate for measuring calibration of digital microscope and methods of using the same. The calibration plate comprises at least one calibration area formed with a surface structure which includes a plurality of grid cells arranged periodically, wherein at least part of boundary and/or at least part of apexes of each grid cell can be identified by an optical imaging system of the digital microscope. The invention also includes a digital microscope system equipped with the calibration plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: Carl Zeiss Microscopy GmbH
    Inventors: Zhongyu Li, Patrick Nagel, Hailei Gu
  • Patent number: 10434682
    Abstract: A quick tensioning system applicable to handheld chainsaws is provided wherein, during chain re-tensioning, the chain guiding bar remains firmly anchored to the bar holder and guiding means are provided to retract the motorized driving sprocket versus said guiding bar. The system includes a guide interposed between a stationary bar holding body and a motor body. This allows a linear or a rotation relative movement between the sliding driving sprocket and the stationary guiding bar. A drive is provided by means of a screw that an operator can easily operate via a knob conveniently mounted nearby the chainsaw handle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Inventor: Raffaele A. Bonomi
  • Patent number: 10427219
    Abstract: The continuous cutting apparatus includes a guide rail (5), an extruder (3) for extruding and moving forward a series of sintered magnet blocks (1) on the guide rail (5), a holder plate (6) for holding the magnet blocks in place, and a plurality of OD blades (2) for cutoff machining the magnet blocks into magnet pieces. The cutting apparatus is capable of continuously cutoff machining magnet blocks each into a multiplicity of magnet pieces of desired shape and/or size, achieving a significant increase in productivity and ensuring efficient production of magnet pieces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Teruaki Tobita
  • Patent number: 10421206
    Abstract: A slitting apparatus having an anvil cylinder with an outer cylindrical surface adapted to support the material as it conveys through the slitting apparatus. An in-line cutting assembly having a series of blades with cutting edges disposed within a common plane that is oriented perpendicular to the cylinder's central axis. The cutting edges are arranged in an arcuate line that spirals inwardly toward the outer circumferential surface whereby the blades progressively slice the material so that the in-line cutting assembly forms a singular continuous slit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignee: MINIGRAPHICS, INC.
    Inventor: Stephen W. DeLise, Jr.
  • Patent number: 10378179
    Abstract: A system for uncovering and sealing a narrow trench. The system comprises several subsystems, including a work machine, a frame for providing a seal with the surface to be trenched, a saw blade, a vacuum system, a system for placing product, and a resealer. The blade includes rotatable tooth bits, which may be rotated and secured to create a blade for narrower or a wider trench. A removable cover and the blade are easily changeable. A surface engaging member on the frame is manipulated to maintain a seal with changing ground surfaces. Additionally, the vertical location of the blade within the frame is adjustable to create a deeper or shallower trench.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: The Charles Machine Works, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael C. Ruhl, David R. Bazzell, Vernon T. Stellman, Steven P. Seabolt, Andrew A. Schuermann
  • Patent number: 10369723
    Abstract: A carriage (50) for a wall saw that includes a saw head and a motor-driven feed unit with a guide slide and a feed motor. The carriage is made up of a base frame (51) with a supporting frame (55) and a receiving plate (56), a guide frame (52) with a handle (58), and a chassis (53) with a first axle (64), a second axle (66), and at least three wheels (65, 67). At least one wheel (65) of the chassis (53) is designed to be connectable to a gearwheel (45) of the guide slide (26) in a force- and torque-transmitting manner with the aid of a connection device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Hans-Joerg Rieger
  • Patent number: 10354893
    Abstract: Cutting apparatus includes a chuck table for holding a workpiece, a cutting unit for cutting the workpiece held on the chuck table, and a feeding mechanism for relatively moving the chuck table and the cutting unit. The cutting unit includes a spindle adapted to be rotationally driven, a rotatable cutting blade mounted on the spindle and having a peripheral cutting edge, a cutting water nozzle for supplying a cutting water to the cutting blade, a photocatalyst member provided so as to come into contact with the cutting water supplied from the cutting water nozzle, and a light applying unit for exciting the photocatalyst member to thereby give an oxidizing power due to hydroxy radicals to the cutting water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: DISCO CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kenji Takenouchi
  • Patent number: 10343241
    Abstract: A robot cell (1) may include a multi axis robot arm (3), which terminates in a gripper (4) arranged to handle a pallet (2), and a sawing device (10), which is arranged to separate a nailed pallet part from a pallet (2) handled by said gripper (4). The sawing device (10) may include a saw blade immersed in a liquid bath, which is contained in a trough (11) of the sawing device (10). Such that separation of said nailed pallet part is performed in a liquid environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: Yaskawa Nordic AB
    Inventors: Per Danielsson, Carl-Johan Hallengren
  • Patent number: 10328606
    Abstract: A controller of a cutting apparatus includes: a storage section configured to preliminarily store as a threshold an arbitrary value based on a load current value of a motor detected when a cutting blade is rotated at a predetermined rotational speed while supplying a predetermined quantity of cutting water in a state in which a cutting water supply nozzle is positioned in an appropriate position; and a judgment section configured to judge normality or abnormality according to the result of comparison between a load current value detected when the cutting blade is rotated at the predetermined rotational speed while supplying the predetermined quantity of cutting water and the threshold stored in the storage section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: Disco Corporation
    Inventor: Fumio Uchida
  • Patent number: 10324112
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide techniques and configurations for a package testing system. In some embodiments, the system may comprise a printed circuit board (PCB), including one or more sensors disposed adjacent to a corner of the PCB to face a package to be tested, to detect an electrical edge of the package. The PCB may include a contactor array disposed to face respective interconnects of the package. The system may further include a controller coupled with the one or more sensors, to process an input from the one or more sensors, to identify the electrical edge of the package, and initiate an adjustment of a position of the PCB relative to the package, based at least in part on the electrical edge of the package, to substantially align contacts of the contactor array with the respective interconnects of the package. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2019
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Mohanraj Prabhugoud, Andrew J. Hoitink, Abram M. Detofsky, Joe F. Walczyk
  • Patent number: RE48513
    Abstract: A hole saw includes a cylindrical body disposed along an axis of rotation with a side wall extending axially from a cap end to a cutting end. The cutting end includes a plurality of cutting teeth. The hole saw also includes a cap coupled to the cap end of the cylindrical body. The side wall defines an elongated aperture configured to receive a tool for removing work piece plugs from within the cylindrical body. The elongated aperture has a first slot portion adjacent the cutting edge. The first slot portion is oriented perpendicular to the axis of rotation. The elongated aperture also has a second slot portion connected to the first slot portion and extending from the first slot portion toward the cap end. The second slot portion is oriented at an oblique angle relative to the axis of rotation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Geoffrey R. Piller, Jason M. Thom, Ryan J. Malloy, Todd A. Taylor