Abstract: Disclosed is a strain gauge type force-torque sensor and a method for manufacturing the same. More specifically, a first sensor structure having a convex part on a bonding surface thereof and a second sensor structure having a concave part bonded to the convex part of the first sensor structure are formed. The gauge film is formed by installing a strain gauge on a flexible film. The gauge film is compressively interposed between the bonding surface of the first sensor structure having the convex part and a bonding surface of the second sensor structure having the concave part to initially deform the gauge film. The first sensor structure and the second sensor structure are fixed to each other in a state where the gauge film is initially deformed.

Abstract: A process for manufacturing a piece made of composite material that includes fibers that are immersed in a resin matrix, whereby the piece is placed in a first chamber with at least one flexible wall. The process includes a thermal cycle with essentially a first phase (50) at a first temperature during which the resin is liquid or in the “gel” state, and then a second phase (52) at a second temperature that is higher than the first during which solidification of the piece takes place by polymerization of the resin. An external pressure is applied to the outside of the first chamber and an internal pressure is generated inside the first chamber, wherein during the first phase (50), the relative internal pressure is less than 0 during a first period, and then greater than 0 during a second period preceding the beginning of the polymerization for reducing the porosity rate.

Abstract: Substrates are aligned and then bonded to each other. A substrate bonding apparatus includes a deformer that deforms at least a first one of two substrates that are to be bonded to each other in order to correct misalignment between the two substrates, a holder that holds the deformed first substrate in the deformed state achieved by the deformer, a transporter that transports the holder from a position at which the deformed first substrate is held by the holder while the first substrate remains deformed, and a bonder that bonds the first substrate that has been transported by the transporter to the second substrate.

Abstract: A method is provided of fabricating a composite stiffener having a curved web and at least one curved flange. A substantially straight length of unidirectional prepreg tape is placed on a carrier. The at least one curved flange is formed by using the carrier to steer a first portion of the tape onto a first curved tool surface. The curved web is formed by using the carrier to form a second portion of the tape onto a second curved tool surface.

Abstract: Approaches to providing z-filter media constructions are provided. Preferred corrugated media, filter constructions having such corrugated media, and filter systems using such filter constructions are provided. Also, preferred methods of forming filter constructions are provided.

Abstract: A panel assembly includes at least one reinforcing assembly made of a high strength material having a low yield to tensile strength ratio for energy absorption and reduced weight and profile. The panel assembly may be light-weight with a low profile to minimize protrusion into an opening or compartment enclosed by the panel. The panel assembly may be a floor panel assembly for a vehicle floor. The reinforcing assembly may traverse the panel such that the reinforcing assembly extends laterally, e.g., cross-vehicle, relative to the longitudinal axis of the vehicle body. A method of making the panel assembly may include forming the reinforcing assembly by joining a plurality of metal channel members in a nested arrangement with a plurality of welds to provide a structural assembly with good bending resistance loads imposed on the panel assembly including knee loads. The channel members may be made of a dual phase steel.

Abstract: The present invention provides a hybrid soft contact lens including a central portion formed with a first hydrous soft material, and a peripheral portion formed with a second hydrous soft material, in which the first hydrous soft material is obtained by curing a first curable composition including a silicone-containing monomer. Preferably, the first hydrous soft material has a Young's modulus of no less than 3.0 MPa and no greater than 100 MPa, and the second hydrous soft material has a Young's modulus of no less than 0.20 MPa and less than 3.0 MPa.

Abstract: A cup-forming machine includes having a male mandrel and a female receiver. The male mandrel uses a cup body blank and a floor blank to form a body of a cup. The female receive receives the body and forms a rolled brim on the body to establish a cup.

Abstract: A container for holding food or beverages includes an inner thermoformed sleeve and a molded insulating foam support layer. The inner sleeve and foam support layer each have a circumferential wall extending from a bottom wall. The foam layer is bonded to the thermoformed sleeve on the outside or inside of the sleeve. The container can also include an outer sleeve bonded to an outer surface of the foam support layer. The inner sleeve may be made of thermoformed polystyrene. The outer sleeve may be a paper label.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a wood composite panel having a major planar portion, at least one panel portion, and an inwardly extending contoured portion surrounding the panel portion and interconnecting the major planar portion and the panel portion. The contoured portion defines an inter-relationship between a vector angle and a deep draw depth that achieve a satisfactory stretch factor. The present invention also relates to a door having the disclosed wood composite door facings, and methods of forming the facing and door.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a sound-proof material containing a first sound-absorbing material disposed facing a sound source, a first soft sound-insulating layer laminated on a face of the first sound-absorbing material opposite to the sound source and having an air permeability measured in accordance with JIS L1018 of 10 cc/cm2·sec or lower, a second sound-absorbing material laminated on the first soft sound-insulating layer, and a second soft sound-insulating layer laminated on the second sound-absorbing material and having an air permeability measured in accordance with JIS L1018 of 10 cc/cm2·sec or lower and a Young's modulus measured in accordance with JIS K7127 greater than or equal to five times that of the first soft sound-insulating layer, in which at least the second soft sound-insulating layer is partially or entirely bonded to the second sound-absorbing material.

Abstract: A laminated reinforced member that provides bending and stiffening support and that includes metal reinforcing sheets, and a method of making the member. Metal reinforcing sheets at connection locations eliminate the need for additional external connection reinforcements for engaging connectors.

Abstract: A molded polymer panel includes a core having a portion including a periphery and a reinforcement layer having a first portion and a second portion. The reinforcement layer first portion envelopes the core first portion. The reinforcement layer second portion extends beyond the core periphery. A curable layer having a first portion and a second portion is intermingled with the reinforcement layer. The core first portion, reinforcement layer first portion, and the curable layer first portion form a sandwich core zone. The reinforcement layer second portion and the curable layer second portion form a stiffened zone.

Abstract: A device for compacting and consolidating a textile preform comprising continuous fibers impregnated with thermoplastic polymer, and a method for obtaining a part using such a device. The device comprises a die, an induction heating device and a cooling device to cool the die. The die includes a form comprising a cavity that corresponds to the shape of the part, which form extends depth-wise between an entry plane and a bottom and is inserted into a frame. The induction heating device comprises two inductors extending in hollows of the form, each forming a winding in a plan, substantially parallel to the entry plane of the cavity, and located between the entry plane and the bottom of the form.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing curved composite structural elements can include fabricating a web ply in a flat curve over a removable substrate and laying up the ply on a curved web surface of a manufacturing tool. The method also can include laying up a diagonal ply with fibers oriented at +/?45° from the centerline of the web surface. The method further can include cutting a unidirectional composite tape into segments and laying up the tape segments to form a cross ply with a fiber orientation normal to the centerline of the web surface. One or both edges of the diagonal and cross plies may be folded over one or two sides of the manufacturing tool to form one or two flange surfaces. Additionally, a cap ply can be laid up on one or both flange surfaces using composite tape. The structural element layup can then be inspected and any excess composite material can be trimmed away.

Abstract: The described embodiment relates generally to the field of PCB fabrication. More specifically conductive spheres are used in a bonding sheet to enable inter-layer communication in a multi-layer printed circuit board (PCB). The conductive spheres in the bonding sheet can be used in place of or in conjunction with conventional electroplated vias. This allows the following advantages in multi-layer PCB fabrication: dielectric substrate layers made of varying types of material; PCBs with higher resilience to stress and shock; and PCBs that are more flexible.

Abstract: A first substrate advances in the first direction and a second substrate advances in the second direction. The first substrate advances onto an outer circumferential surface of a drum in a stretched state. The first substrate may be cut into discrete lengths of elastic substrate. The drum may be configured with vacuum to hold the discrete length of elastic substrate in a stretched state. The second substrate may advance in the second direction by a conveyor. The conveyor includes a roller having a curved outer surface that deforms the second substrate so as to define a curve in the first direction. A tamper apparatus intermittently displaces a deformed portion of the second substrate into contact with a discrete length of elastic substrate on the outer circumferential surface of the drum. The discrete length of elastic substrate bonds with the second substrate and is removed from the drum.

Abstract: A display device includes a cover window including a curved portion, and a panel member laminated on the cover window. A method of manufacturing a display device includes mounting a cover window including a curved portion on a first jig including a curved portion, mounting a panel member on a second jig that conforms to a surface of the first jig, and laminating the cover window to the panel member by moving a first one of the first jig or the second jig to a first other one of the first jig or the second jig. An apparatus for manufacturing a display device includes a first jig including a mount surface that is partially curved to conform to a surface of a cover window, a second jig including a surface conforming to the mount surface and configured to contact a panel member, and a driving unit.

Abstract: Methods for assembling diaper pants are disclosed herein. Each diaper pant may include a chassis and two side panels extending from the chassis. The side panels join a first waist region and a second waist region of the chassis. The methods may include the step of transferring the chassis to a rotating drum including a chassis folding member, a first panel folding member and a second panel folding member. The chassis may be folded about a lateral axis by the chassis folding member. The first and second folding members may also move toward each other and radially outward relative an outer surface of the rotating drum to position second end regions of the side panels in contact with a second waist region of the chassis. The second end regions of the side panels may be connected with the second waist region.

Abstract: Provided is a system and method of making a door having first and second door skins and an internal frame. The top and bottom surfaces of the frame are coated with an adhesive and the frame is placed on a first door skin. The second door skin is then placed on the opposite surface of the frame. The assembled components are then pressed to bond the first and second door skins to the frame with a press having upper and lower dies configured to impart a larger compression force toward a central area of the door skins. Wear resistant belts or membranes are provided to protect the door skins from being marred by the upper and lower dies during the pressing process.

Abstract: A self-heating patch includes a bottom barrier layer, an air-activated heat-generating layer, an air regulation layer, optionally a top barrier layer, and optionally a skin contact layer, wherein the air-activated heat-generating layer is encapsulated by the air regulation layer and bottom barrier layer, and/or the top and bottom barrier layers, and the temperature of the patch, when the air-activated heat-generating layer has been exposed to air, and when the top barrier layer if present is removed, is controlled at least in part by the air regulation layer; and a perimeter seal seals the air regulation layer to the bottom barrier layer around the perimeter of the patch. Optionally a temperature-responsive mechanism, such as a wax, can be used to reduce oxygen intake into the self-heating patch and thereby control the temperature of the self-heating patch during use. Optionally, a portion of the self-heating patch can be thermoformed.

Abstract: A caul plate system for a laminate structure includes a plurality of layers of curable caul plies disposed over a laminate structure and substantially conforming to a surface of the laminate structure. A resin is applied to the plurality of layers of caul plies. Co-curing of the plurality of layers of caul plies with the laminate structure hardens the plurality of layers of caul plies such that a normal pressure is applied to the laminate structure during cure of the laminate structure.

Abstract: A method for the manufacture of an integrally reinforced lightweight structure with a fiber-reinforced plastic by a molding tool, the structure having stiffening ribs crossing one another at node points and a skin attached to the stiffening ribs. The molding tool has channel-type depressions for creating the stiffening ribs. The steps include laying down into the depressions at least one intermediate layer and at least one reinforcement layer, repeating the laying down until the depressions are at least partially filled with intermediate layers and reinforcement layers to form the stiffening ribs with integral connecting feet, populating the molding tool with intermediate layers and reinforcement layers for manufacturing the skin, and curing and/or solidifying the intermediate layers and reinforcement layers. A resulting lightweight structure and a device for the manufacture of the lightweight structure are also disclosed.

Abstract: The design and method of fabrication of a three-dimensional, porous flow structure for use in a high differential pressure electrochemical cell is described. The flow structure is formed by compacting a highly porous metallic substrate and laminating at least one micro-porous material layer onto the compacted substrate. The flow structure provides void volume greater than about 55% and yield strength greater than about 12,000 psi. In one embodiment, the flow structure comprises a porosity gradient towards the electrolyte membrane, which helps in redistributing mechanical load from the electrolyte membrane throughout the structural elements of the open, porous flow structure, while simultaneously maintaining sufficient fluid permeability and electrical conductivity through the flow structure.

Abstract: A slip-on corner protector for rectangular picture frames includes a flat cardboard pre-form which is bent into the shape of a hollow prism having right triangularly-shaped front and rear frame face cover panels joined at vertical and horizontal sides thereof by a vertical and horizontal rectangularly-shaped frame edge cover panel, respectively. Triangularly-shaped spring flaps bent inwardly from hypotenuse edges of the front and rear triangular panels are pressed against and thus grip a frame inserted between the front and rear triangular panels because of the elasticity of the cardboard pre-form. A machine and method for manufacturing corner protectors from a stack of pred-forms bends panels perpendicularly upwards from a pre-form by linear actuators, spays a hot melt adhesive blob onto an upright panel, and presses it against another upright panel to form an adhesive bond.

Abstract: This disclosure concerns a thermoforming cover of portable electronic apparatus, comprising: a first transparent layer, being made by plastic material; a color layer, being printed on the first transparent layer; an adhesive layer, being covered on the color layer; and a second transparent layer, being made by plastic material, and disposed on the adhesive layer; wherein the first transparent layer can be set as substrate, and the color layer, the adhesive layer and the second transparent layer are disposed on the first transparent layer by step, then a thermoforming cover can be manufactured in a mold through thermoforming process.

Abstract: A fuel cell comprises a first electrode, a second electrode, an electrolyte, and an electrically conductive first dot pattern contact layer disposed on the first electrode. The first dot pattern contact layer includes a plurality of discrete protrusions.

Abstract: A method for making superconducting wire is provided. A drawn carbon nanotube film is pulled out from a carbon nanotube array. The drawn carbon nanotube film is placed spaced from and opposite to a number of superconducting preforms on a carrier. The superconducting preforms are moved from the carrier onto the drawn carbon nanotube film by applying an electric field between the drawn carbon nanotube film and the carrier. A composite wire is made by twisting the drawn carbon nanotube film with the superconducting preforms thereon. Finally, the composite wire is sintered.

Abstract: The present application relates to the field of advertising lamp, in particular to a three-dimensional metallic character and the manufacturing method thereof. The three-dimensional metallic character includes: each stroke of the three-dimensional metallic character is made up by two planes which are intersecting to present a shape of mountain ridge; the ridge portion the mountain ridge constitutes the font; the ridge surface forming the mountain ridge has holes thereon; the bottom of the ridge surface forming the mountain ridge is longitudinally connected to a side surface. The three-dimensional metallic character and the manufacturing method thereof provided by the present application are novel in character structure and durable in use. When electrified in the night, the character provided herein presents eye-catching and artistic visual effect, and meanwhile beautifies urban night scene.

Abstract: A method for preparing a separator of a battery comprises the steps of: respectively stretching a first polypropylene film and a second polypropylene film in one direction at ?3-7° C., and keeping at 45-60° C. to provide a first polypropylene microporous film and a second polypropylene microporous film; perpendicularly compounding the films along the stretching direction to provide a polypropylene microporous composite film; and subjecting the polypropylene microporous composite film to hydrophilic treatment to provide the separator of the battery. The through micro-pores in the first and the second polypropylene film in the invention are attached and staggered to form tortuous pores, which greatly reduce the aperture of the through pores. Therefore, the passing of fine zinc particles and zincate can be blocked without influence on the passing of organic ions and the penetration of dendritic crystals is avoided.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing an inner covering assembly (2) with multiple components for a vehicle, comprising a first component (4) and at least one second component (6), the said method comprising: providing the components (4, 6) of the inner covering assembly; an operation to attach the first component (4) to a member (26) of a forming tool (24) of the inner covering assembly; inserting at least one second component (6) of the inner covering assembly into the forming tool (24); and an operation for securing by adhering the first and second components (4, 6) of the inner covering assembly by activating the forming tool in order to obtain the inner covering assembly (2) having multiple components.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for producing a mold made of a composite material by using a prepreg material. First, a material 200 of a mold having a long two-dimensional shape and in a semi-cured state is produced from a prepreg sheet by continuous pultrusion molding. Subsequently, the semi-cured material 200 is mounted on a plurality of templates 131, 132, 133, 134, and 135 vertically provided on a base plate 120 of a molding apparatus 100, and thereby plastically deformed into a three-dimensional shape. The entire molding apparatus 100 is heated and pressurized to produce a completely-cured mold.

Abstract: A conveying pipe part (2) of a pneumatic material conveying system, more particularly of a conveying system for wastes, which conveying pipe part comprises a wall, which is formed from at least two layers, at least the first one of which is a plastic material layer (12) and extends to the outer surface of the pipe part (2). The plastic material layer (12) is of plastic material or of plastic composite material, and in that the wall of the pipe part (2) comprises a second layer, a reinforcement part (8), which reinforcement part is preferably tubular part, and arranged in the wall of the pipe part (2) at a distance inwards from the outer surface.

Abstract: A sealant skin layer for a multilayer film structure and multilayer film structure comprising same having improved processability, seal strength, reduced seal temperature and coefficient of friction are disclosed. The multilayer film may be transparent, contain a cavitating agent, or is pigmented to form an opaque film. Also, the multilayer film may be metallized or coated with a barrier coating.

Abstract: Ventilated aero-structures include a micro-lattice structure operatively coupled to a honeycomb core. The interface between the honeycomb core and the micro-lattice structure is configured to permit air flow to and from the honeycomb core via the micro-lattice structure. Aircraft include a ventilated aero-structure and a ventilation system configured to circulate air through the ventilated aero-structure. Some methods include coupling a micro-lattice structure to a honeycomb core. Some methods include utilizing a ventilated aero-structure to assemble an aircraft.

Abstract: A curved bullet-proof composite comprising: a glass or glass-ceramic external strike-face layer having been subjected to an ion exchange process and which is mechanically curved; at least one glass or glass-ceramic intermediate layer; an internal plastic layer; and an adhesive material between the strike-face layer, the at least one intermediate layer and the internal plastic layer.

Abstract: A manufacturing method of composite material includes following steps: shaping a stainless steel plate to a stainless structural component; putting the stainless structural component in a female mold; putting a fiber material over a surface of the stainless structural component away from the female mold; and pressing a male mold towards the female mold to make the fiber material attached to the stainless structural component. The present invention is able to make different materials attached to each other to form a composite material in a simple and efficient manufacturing process, and the composite material is light; thin and has advantages of high rigidity and high strength.

Abstract: A forming apparatus includes a base material jig provided on a base, adhesion means for making a sheet having an adhesion layer and covered to a base material retained on the base material jig adhere to the base material, and trimming means for performing trimming on the sheet with respect to the base material with the sheet adhered thereto, in a state in which the base material is not removed from the base material jig.

Abstract: The present subject matter relates to systems and methods for covering a gap between two floor elements having different flooring heights. A multi-purpose reducer for this purpose can include a foot configured to fit in a gap between adjacent floor elements, a first arm extending in a first direction from the foot, and a second arm extending in a second direction substantially perpendicularly from the foot. The first arm can define a first thickness, and the second arm defining a second thickness less than the first thickness. In addition, the first arm can include a lower surface that can be angled with respect to a plane perpendicular to the foot.

Abstract: An absorbent pant article in the form of boxer shorts includes a garment shell including a front body panel, a back body panel and a crotch panel made of elastic web material. The pant also includes an absorbent core, side seams connecting the front body panel to the back body panel, a pair of leg openings and hanging legs. The leg openings are located in the crotch panel and do not extend into the front and back body panels, and side seams extend into the crotch panel. The width of the crotch panel in a relaxed condition of the elastic web material, as measured between the side seams of the article, is at least 7% larger than the width of any of the front and back body panels in a relaxed condition of the respective elastic web material.

Abstract: Sample holding system, including methods and apparatus, including a holder defining a well having a wicking promoter that encourages flow of a sample to the bottom of the well. Methods of making and using the holder are also disclosed.

Abstract: An interior part for a vehicle includes a body member including protrusions and depressions, a first member having a flat sheet shape and attached to one side of the body member, and a second member having a flat sheet shape and attached to another side of the body member. An edge of the side end of the first member is fixed with an edge of the side end of the second member in a convex manner via an edge of a side end of the body member. The edges of the first member, the body member and the second member are processed by a chamfer treatment to form an inclined portion outwardly inclined from the second member toward the first member. According to the interior part, unpleasant feeling to be brought to a user when touching the inclined portion is drastically restricted.

Abstract: In one aspect, the present disclosure relates to an armor layer of an unbonded flexible pipe. The armor layer includes a stack of reinforcement tapes wherein at least one of a top reinforcement tape and a bottom reinforcement tape of the stack comprises a resin rich surface. In another aspect, the present disclosure relates to an armor layer of an unbonded flexible pipe. The armor layer includes a stack of reinforcement tapes wherein at least one of a top reinforcement tape and a bottom reinforcement tape in the stack comprises a radiused corner wherein the radiusing of the corner begins at a position along the vertical height of the reinforcement tape no more than one half the height of the reinforcement tape.

Abstract: The present invention provides a device and methods of use thereof in concentrating a species of interest and/or controlling liquid flow in a device. The methods make use of a device comprising a fluidic chip comprising a planar array of channels through which a liquid comprising a species of interest can be made to pass with at least one rigid substrate connected thereto such that at least a portion of a surface of the substrate bounds the channels, and a high aspect ratio ion-selective membrane is embedded within the chip, attached to at least a portion of the channels. The device comprises a unit to induce an electric field in the channel and a unit to induce an electrokinetic or pressure driven flow in the channel.

Abstract: A single facer media is provided according to the invention. The single facer media includes a fluted sheet attached to a facing sheet and having a first end and a second end so that when the single facer media is formed into a media pack, the first end or the second end forms a media pack first face, and the other of the first end or the second end forms a media pack second face. Adhesive is provided between the fluted sheet and the facing sheet at the first end or the second end, and wherein the fluted sheet and the facing sheet are pushed together and adhered together at the location of the adhesive to provide a seal between the fluted sheet and the facing sheet. At least 25% of the flutes of the fluted sheet comprise at least one ridge extending along at least 50% of the flute length between adjacent peaks. Filtration media packs, filter elements, and methods for forming a single facer media are provided.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a circuit board includes: forming a plurality of metal electrodes so as to be separated from each other on a holding sheet by cutting a metal foil held on the holding sheet to remove a portion of the metal foil; forming adhesive layers on surfaces of the plurality of metal electrodes; adhering the adhesive layers to a base material by closely contacting the adhesive layers with the base material; and transcribing the adhesive layers and the plurality of metal electrodes onto the base material by detaching the holding sheet from the plurality of metal electrodes.

Abstract: A process for manufacturing a curved structural part includes fabricating a mold of the curved structural part having at least two faces that form a male mold section between a minimum radius of curvature of the curved structural part and another radius of curvature belonging to one of the two faces, preparing a stack of multidirectional fibers of one or more fiber plies oriented ±? or 90° in relation to a longitudinal direction of the curved structural part, cutting a first multidirectional strip in the stack extending longitudinally and having a width at least equal to a maximum width of the curved structural part, applying the first multidirectional strip over the mold to gradually conform the first multidirectional strip to the mold, applying the first multidirectional strip on the face having the minimum radius of curvature, and pressing and tightening the first multidirectional strip over the other faces.

Abstract: A nozzle plate holding device having a holding section which holds a nozzle plate arranged with a plurality of nozzles, and the nozzle plate holding device being used for bonding the nozzle plate, while the holding section holds the nozzle plate, onto a head chip arranged with a plurality of channels, wherein the holding section is configured to be capable of causing a distortion deformation of the nozzle plate in a direction that is parallel to a surface of the nozzle plate and crosses a length direction of the nozzle plate.

Abstract: Flexible indicia bearing labels are placed on armored electrical cable at spaced apart intervals while the cable is being moving continuously from an armoring station to a takeup reel or accumulator. A label dispenser places labels in a U shaped recess of a body which is moveable toward engagement with the cable. Opposed rollers fold one edge of the label over into engagement with the surface of the cable and the other edge of the label over onto itself in overlapping relationship. The cable is passed through a heat tunnel to shrink the labels into tight engagement with the cable. A controller monitors movement of the cable and controls actuators for applying and folding labels onto the cable at spaced apart intervals.

Abstract: A method of making a wire array includes the step of providing a tube of a sealing material and having an interior surface, and positioning a wire in the tube, the wire having an exterior surface. The tube is heated to soften the tube, and the softened tube is drawn and collapsed by a mild vacuum to bring the interior surface of the tube into contact with the wire to create a coated wire. The coated wires are bundled. The bundled coated wires are heated under vacuum to fuse the tube material coating the wires and create a fused rod with a wire array embedded therein. The fused rod is cut to form a wire array. A wire array is also disclosed.