With Sonic Or Ultrasonic Treatment Patents (Class 156/73.1)
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Publication number: 20150099097Abstract: An apparatus, composition, and method for affixment of dissimilar materials, that includes a ceramic longwise member having a distal portion and a proximal portion that has a pilot, also included is a steel receptacle including primary and secondary voids that are co-axial and in communication with one another. The longwise member pilot is received in the primary void with the remainder of the proximal portion having an open gap within the secondary void, wherein adhesive is disposed within the open gap and the distal portion projects beyond the receptacle. Operationally, resulting in the longwise member and the receptacle resisting a separating force apart from one another.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2014Publication date: April 9, 2015Inventors: Alan Wong, Howard Steven Rosen
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Patent number: 8999086Abstract: A molding compound for joining two moldings each made of a PA11 and/or PA12 molding compound contains at least 50% by weight of a polyamide component so chosen that it is preparable from linear aliphatic diamines and dicarboxylic acids and/or lactams or ?-aminocarboxylic acids, there being 11 to 12 carbon atoms present per carboxamide group in the repeating units, and, furthermore, this polyamide component containing not more than 80% by weight of either one of the polyamides PA11 and PA12. With this compound a firm weld is obtained both to a PA11 molding and to a PA12 molding.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2008Date of Patent: April 7, 2015Assignee: Evonik Degussa GmbHInventors: Sonja Bollmann, Rainer Goering, Franz-Erich Baumann, Andreas Dowe, Vera Schiemann
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Publication number: 20150082985Abstract: A filter assembly for use in an electronic enclosure is provided. The filter assembly includes a highly permeable scrim that defines an elongate enclosure with an inlet at a first end and a closed second end, wherein an electrostatic filtration media is disposed within the elongate enclosure.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2014Publication date: March 26, 2015Inventors: Stanley B. Miller, III, Allen N. Nicklay, Christopher J. Fischer
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Patent number: 8986478Abstract: A method for welding an add-on part to a component, in particular for a motor vehicle, using the in per se known torsional ultrasonic welding method having a sonotrode for transferring the vibrations generating the welding add-on part has a coupling flange for coupling the vibrations of the sonotrode and the add-on part has coupling elements for coupling the vibrations induced by the sonotrode in the welding region facing the weld interface area of the component, and the coupling elements thereby melt during the welding process and thus weld the add-on part to the component.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2010Date of Patent: March 24, 2015Assignee: Faurecia Exteriors GmbHInventors: Dirk Bücker, Hergen Görse, Anton Sautner, Florian Ortner
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Publication number: 20150080155Abstract: The invention is directed toward a soccer ball and a method of making a soccer ball. The method comprises the steps of forming a pair of molded semi-hemispheric core halves from an elastomer material, connecting the edges of the core halves together, permanently affixing the edges of the core halves together to form one sphere, applying adhesive to the surface of the sphere, cutting a surface material to a desired shape, applying adhesive to the back side of the surface material, applying the back of the surface material to the surface of the sphere, and allowing the adhesive to cure until the surface material is permanently affixed to the sphere. The synthetic material is cut into a predetermined shape to match the shape of a predetermined template prior to affixing the surface material to the core.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2013Publication date: March 19, 2015Applicant: Zwyxis HongKong Co., Ltd.Inventor: Roy Bulfin
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Publication number: 20150080820Abstract: An absorbent article, such as a pant diaper, a sanitary pant or an incontinence pant, includes a front part, a back part, and a crotch part. Lateral side portions of the front part and the back part are superposed, so that their inner surfaces face each other, and are joined to each other along side seams extending in a longitudinal direction of the article. The lateral side portions of the front part and/or the back part include at least one layer of nonwoven material which is reinforced in the area of at least one of the side seams.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 8, 2012Publication date: March 19, 2015Applicant: SCA Hygiene Products ABInventor: Patrik Fjeldsa
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Publication number: 20150068663Abstract: A custom weld-repair tool, for use in repairing a discrepant weld between workpieces, including an extended portion and a cavity adjacent the extended portions. The discrepant weld includes an insufficient primary portion and the tool is configured to, when the extended portion is in contact with a proximate one of the workpieces, channel welding energy, received at or generated at the tool, to the proximate workpiece via the extended portion, to form or enlarge a weld at a periphery of the primary portion or directly adjacent the primary portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 3, 2014Publication date: March 12, 2015Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLCInventor: Pei-Chung Wang
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Publication number: 20150068662Abstract: A hybrid shaping-and-energizing system, for use in efficiently joining together multiple workpieces while inhibiting establishment of weld material in unwanted areas. The system including a shaping tool configured to form at least one recess in a proximate workpiece of the workpieces to be joined, and a weld-energy applicator connected to the shaping tool and configured to apply weld energy to the proximate workpiece. The recess is formed, and weld energy applied, so that molten workpiece material becomes disposed within the recess, thereby inhibiting formation of weld material in any undesired position.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 3, 2014Publication date: March 12, 2015Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLCInventor: Pei-Chung Wang
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Publication number: 20150068664Abstract: Apparatus for fluting corrugated board or solid board includes a first sonotrode and an anvil or a second sonotrode disposed opposition to the first sonotrode. A local zone of the solid board or layers of the corrugated board is compressed between the first sonotrode and the anvil or second sonotrode, and then subjected to ultrasound to form a flute line or crease in the corrugated board or solid board.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 4, 2014Publication date: March 12, 2015Inventor: Thomas Stober
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Patent number: 8973807Abstract: In some cases, it is difficult to carry out ultrasonic joining of high quality with a conventional bonding tool. A bonding tool includes: a horn that transmits an ultrasonic vibration; an ultrasonic vibrator that is provided at one end of the horn, and generates the ultrasonic vibration; and an electronic component holding part that holds an electronic component, wherein the electronic component holding part has a male fitting part in a shape of a tapering-off, and an electronic component holding face that holds the electronic component on an opposite side to the male fitting part, a female fitting part in a shape according to a shape of the male fitting part is formed in a predetermined face of the horn, and the male fitting part is fitted into the female fitting part via an adhesion layer.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2011Date of Patent: March 10, 2015Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.Inventors: Ryo Fujita, Hiroshi Ebihara
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Publication number: 20150060505Abstract: Cases for portable electronic devices and methods for making the same. One example of a case includes a tailgate and one or more doors movable between an open and closed orientation to allow the portable electronic device to be laterally slid into an interior of the case between a front and a back of the case. Another example of a case includes a slide for actuating a switch of the portable electronic device in which the slide translates (as opposed to rotates) to actuate the switch. Another example of a case relates to improved manufacturing methods for cases.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 12, 2014Publication date: March 5, 2015Inventors: Joseph Brown, Nagaraja Rao Vyasateja Jyothigowdanapura
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Publication number: 20150056424Abstract: A printed, multi-layered, elastomeric composite sheet material is provided that includes a printed composite layer having an elastomeric film layer bonded to a first substrate layer, where a graphic is printed on a free film surface of the elastomeric film. The composite sheet material further includes a second composite layer, which includes a second film layer bonded to a second substrate layer. The printed composite layer and second composite layer are bonded across at least a portion of the elastomeric film surface and second film surface, which protects the printed graphic on the elastomeric film surface from smearing or rubbing off. Methods of making the composite sheet material are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 25, 2014Publication date: February 26, 2015Inventor: Iyad Muslet
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Patent number: 8961718Abstract: The present invention provides an apparatus and a method for laminating an anisotropic conductive film on a flat display panel. The apparatus includes: a feeding device, a cutting device, a pressing device, and a collection device. The feeding device supplies an anisotropic conductive film. The anisotropic conductive film includes a film body and a release sheet laminated on the film body. The cutting device includes an ultrasonic cutter, which is arranged under the feeding device to cut off the film body of the anisotropic conductive film passing therethrough. The pressing device is arranged at one side of the cutting device to attach the film body of the anisotropic conductive film that has been cut off and is ready to laminate to the flat display panel. The collection device is arranged at one side of the pressing device that is away from the cutting device to collect the release sheet of the anisotropic conductive film.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2013Date of Patent: February 24, 2015Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., LtdInventor: Fangfu Chen
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Publication number: 20150048639Abstract: The present invention relates to an internal trim part for a vehicle, comprising at least two layers. A decorative skin (1) forms an upper layer and has a depression (3), in which a decorative element (8) is arranged. The decorative element (8) is connected to the decorative skin (1) by means of a bonded connection, such as a weld seam, in particular an ultrasonic weld seam (16). The invention further relates to a method for producing an internal trim part and to a device for performing said method.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 2, 2013Publication date: February 19, 2015Inventors: Maxime Musy, Andreas Meyer, Martin Schulz
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Patent number: 8955289Abstract: A method of anchoring a joining element to a hollow core board with the aid of mechanical vibration. The hollow core board has a first and second outer layers and a middle layer disposed between the outer layers. An opening, including a mouth, is provided in the hollow core board, the opening penetrating the first outer layer and the middle layer. The joining element includes a wall anchoring portion situated between a proximal end and a distal end thereof. A distal end of the wall anchoring portion is positioned into or onto the mouth with a sealing portion on a proximal end of the wall anchoring portion. The wall anchoring portion is forced through the mouth by applying mechanical vibration and a force parallel to the joining element axis, whereby thermoplastic material of the wall anchoring portion is liquefied and pressed into the first outer layer.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 2014Date of Patent: February 17, 2015Assignee: Woodwelding AGInventors: Colin Clinch, Marcel Aeschlimann, Mario Lehmann, Laurent Torriani
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Patent number: 8956477Abstract: Elastically stretchable diaper closure elements that each comprise an inelastic and reinforced attachment region for securing a closure component and an adjacent elastic stretch region can be punched from a textile web. A plurality of pairs of elastic film strips of an elastically stretchable polymer are inserted between two cover layers of nonwoven with the film strips parallel and spaced laterally from one another. Between each pair of elastic film strips a strip of a reinforcement film is inserted that has a support layer and an outer layer of polyethylene on at least one side between the cover layers with each reinforcement-film strip overlapping each of the respective elastic film strips at a respective overlap region. The reinforcement-film strips are bonded to the elastic film strips in the overlap regions, and the nonwoven cover layers are bonded to the reinforcement film strips by ultrasonic or thermal welding.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2012Date of Patent: February 17, 2015Assignee: Mondi Consumer Packaging Technologies GmbHInventor: Marcus Schoenbeck
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Publication number: 20150041047Abstract: A process, for locating a welding energy director, for effective welding together of multiple workpieces at an area of the director. The director includes positioning a workpiece arrangement in preparation to make approaches, for locating the director, wherein the workpiece arrangement includes a proximate workpiece of the multiple workpieces, a distal workpiece, and the welding director positioned therebetween. The process also includes performing a sub-routine comprising moving a locating implement toward the proximate workpiece. The routine also includes determining whether a push-back force, being received at the locating implement from the workpiece, indicates that the locating implement has been lowered to a local terminal point.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 7, 2014Publication date: February 12, 2015Inventor: PEI-CHUNG WANG
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Publication number: 20150045874Abstract: Embodiments disclosed include a woven stent and a method of manufacturing a woven stent that includes a plurality of first members and a plurality of second members forming a braided configuration; wherein each of the first members includes a first body portion, a first end unjoined portion, and a first end bent portion; wherein each of the second members includes a first end overlap portion extending alongside the first end unjoined portion. The woven stent may further includes a coating that encapsulates the first end unjoined portions and the first end overlap portions and/or the first end unjoined portions may be laser joined or ultrasonic joined to the first end overlap portions.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 8, 2014Publication date: February 12, 2015Applicant: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.Inventors: Shane McMahon, Thomas Martin Keating, Conor Ryan, John Allen Hingston
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Publication number: 20150034229Abstract: The invention relates to a sonotrode (100; 100?; 100?), comprising a sonotrode body (10; 10?; 10?), which has at least one contact region (12; 12?; 12?) for applying high-frequency mechanical vibrations, introduced at at least one introduction region (14; 14?; 14?) of the sonotrode body (10; 10?; 10?) by a vibration unit, to at least one workpiece (200; 200?; 200?) or material or to a further tool acting thereon, and a heat dissipation device, by means of which heat can be dissipated from the contact region.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 1, 2014Publication date: February 5, 2015Inventor: Marco Ochs
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Publication number: 20150020466Abstract: The Present invention relates to a method for manufacturing at least one portion of a seal ensuring gas-tightness between at least one first and one second glass panel in a glazing system, the method including the following steps: depositing a first adhesive layer on a first peripheral area of the first panel and a second adhesive layer on a second peripheral area of the second panel; welding a first metal seal element to the first adhesive layer; welding a second metal seal element or said first metal seal element to the second adhesive layer. According to the invention, the first and second adhesive layers are deposited using a high speed oxy-fuel flame-spraying method.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 3, 2014Publication date: January 22, 2015Applicant: AGC Glass EuropeInventors: Olivier Bouesnard, Francois Closset
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Publication number: 20150020949Abstract: A method of adhering first and second elongate webs includes depositing a first component of a two-component adhesive on a first face of the first elongate web and depositing a second component of the two-component adhesive on a first face of the second elongate web. The first face of the first elongate web and the first face of second elongate web are brought into contact, and the two components are mixed ultrasonically. In an alternate method, a two-component adhesive on at least a first face of the first elongate web, with at least one of the two components micro-encapsulated so that the two components of the two-component adhesive do not react. The first face of the first elongate web and the first face of the second elongate web are brought into contact. Ultrasound and/or heat is applied to free the microencapsulated components of the two-component adhesive, so that the components of the two component adhesive can react.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 19, 2014Publication date: January 22, 2015Inventor: John Bailey Howard
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Publication number: 20150014006Abstract: A sealed casing that is used in an electrical instrument has a first member, a second member, and a burr reservoir in which a burr generated by ultrasonic welding is reserved. The burr reservoir is located in a burr outflow direction in which the burr flows out from a welding part of the first member. The burr reservoir is a gap between the first member and the second member. The sealed casing is formed by welding the welding part and the second member by the ultrasonic welding. The welding part has a surface oblique to an ultrasonic vibration direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 17, 2014Publication date: January 15, 2015Inventor: Akihiro Hozumi
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Publication number: 20150004463Abstract: Rechargeable electrochemical battery cell having a housing (1), a positive electrode (11), a negative electrode (10) and an electrolyte (9) which contains SO2 and a conducting salt of the active metal of the cell, wherein at least one of the electrodes (11) is enveloped by a sheath (13) made from a glass fiber textile material, the areal extent of the sheath (13) made from glass fiber textile material being greater than the surface area of the electrode (11), so that the glass fiber textile material extends beyond the limit (14) of the electrode, the electrode, and two layers (15, 16) of the glass fiber textile material which cover the electrode (11) on both sides are connected to one another at the edge of the electrode (11) by an edge connection (17).Type: ApplicationFiled: August 10, 2012Publication date: January 1, 2015Applicant: Alevo Research AGInventors: Markus Borck, Laurent Zinck
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Publication number: 20150000821Abstract: A method and a device are disclosed for making thin plastic films having two or more layers, which are subdivided and separated in the form of tubular bags for portioned reception of different products, wherein the plastic films are provided with welding seams running substantially transversely to the longitudinal direction with predetermined spacing between one another to form bag-like containers, and the containers are separated from one another by a cutting or separating process, the method being characterized by the steps: a) welding the films with predetermined spacing by means of an ultrasound welding process, maintaining a defined, film-dependent distance between a processing tool and a counter tool while welding; and b) separating the tubular bags welded in this way by means of a mechanical cutting process, with or without reduced ultrasound excitation at the point of the respective weld seams.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 14, 2013Publication date: January 1, 2015Inventors: Hans-Peter Rohrer, Carsten Lautz, Hans Peter
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Patent number: 8921010Abstract: A unitized electrode assembly (9) for use in the fuel cell comprises a first GDL (23), a PEM (28), and a second GDL (12), with electrode catalysts (27, 30) disposed between said PEM and each of said GDLs, said layers (23, 27, 30, 12) being impregnated with a thermoplastic polymer a sufficient distance from each edge of the UEA so as to form a fluid seal (13). The UEA is formed by a process which comprises making a sandwich of some or all of said layers (23, 27, 28, 30 and 33), with thermoplastic polymer film (22, 25, 32, 35) extending inwardly from the edges of said sandwich a sufficient distance to form the seal, said thermoplastic polymer film being disposed between each electrode and the adjacent GDL and/or between each GDL and release film (21, 36) on the top and bottom of the sandwich.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2013Date of Patent: December 30, 2014Assignee: Ballard Power Systems Inc.Inventors: Tommy Skiba, Chi-Hum Paik, Thomas D. Jarvi
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Publication number: 20140367571Abstract: The invention relates to a method of welding a vitreous biological sample at a temperature below the glass transition temperature of approximately ?137° C. to a micromanipulator, also kept at a temperature below the glass transition temperature. Where prior art methods used IBID with, for example, propane, or a heated needle (heated resistively or by e/g/laser), the invention uses a vibrating needle to locally melt the sample. By stopping the vibration, the sample freezes to the micromanipulator. The heat capacity of the heated parts is small, and the amount of material that stays in a vitreous condition thus large.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 11, 2014Publication date: December 18, 2014Applicant: FEI CompanyInventors: Rudolf Johannes Peter Gerardus Schampers, Johannes Antonius Hendricus Wilhelmus Gerardus Persoon, Andreas Theodorus Engelen
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Publication number: 20140362144Abstract: A fluid path structure is manufactured by way of an aligning step of aligning a first resin part with a second resin part by inserting a projection formed on the first resin part into a corresponding hole formed in the second resin part and a welding step of welding joint surfaces of the first resin part and the second resin part, thereby forming a fluid path. The aligning step is executed so as to narrow the gap between the projection and the hole to a minimum at a base side of the projection relative to a half of the height of the hole and the welding step is executed only at the base side of the projection relative to the half of the height of the hole so as to make the lateral surface of the projection only partially contact with the lateral surface of the hole.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 27, 2014Publication date: December 11, 2014Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Ryo Shimamura
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Patent number: 8905291Abstract: Selected surface regions of coulomb vibration damping strips are bonded face-to-face by ultrasonic welding to a surface region of an article that may experience excessive vibration in use. In one embodiment, prior to welding, the intended facing side of the damping strip is treated to form surface regions that are oxidized, roughened, or coating so that the treated regions do not weld to the article surface. In another embodiment of the invention the ultrasonic welding process is controlled so as to produce regions (sometimes randomly interposed regions) of welded and non-welded regions between the damping strip and adjacent article surface. The unbonded regions of the otherwise welded strip lie in closely-spaced, interfacial, frictional contact with the adjacent article surface to damp vibration in the article.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2010Date of Patent: December 9, 2014Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLCInventors: James G. Schroth, Thomas A. Perry
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Publication number: 20140352869Abstract: In one embodiment, a bulk carbon nanotube and metallic composite is provided. The bulk carbon nanotube and metallic composite includes a bulk carbon nanotube material layer including a plurality of carbon nanotubes, and a metal film applied across the bulk carbon nanotube material layer. The metal film penetrates into the interstices between individual carbon nanotubes to reduce an electrical resistance between the plurality of carbon nanotubes.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 18, 2014Publication date: December 4, 2014Inventor: James Antoni Wasynczuk
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Publication number: 20140338816Abstract: A ducting and associated method is provide in which the ducting includes a pipe with a thermoplastic or thermoplastic elastomeric layer and a reinforcing layer. The pipe has a curved or bent geometry and the reinforcing layer is made of a composite material based on reinforcement in intimate and direct contact with the subjacent layer. The geometry is obtained by hot forming the inner layer to give the geometry, and the reinforcement is either impregnated with a thermosetting matrix to form a thermosetting composite, or reinforcing fibers are intermixed with thermoplastic fibers or powders, or impregnated with a plastic polymeric coating that is curable chemically. Alternatively, the inner layer is first covered with the reinforcing layer in which the reinforcement includes reinforcing fibers intermixed with a thermoplastic material in the form of fibers, film or powder is blow-molded to give the pipe its final geometry.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2014Publication date: November 20, 2014Inventors: Jean-Pierre Ciolczyk, Marc Dolez, Bertrand Florentz
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Publication number: 20140338814Abstract: A vibration welding system and method having an operating vibration frequency of 260 Hz or higher. A pressing action between two workpieces is effected by directly controlling, with a control system and a sensor, the relative positions of the workpieces during some or all of the weld cycle, or by controlling the speed between the workpieces during some phase of the weld cycle and controlling the force between the workpieces during other phases. An external control device can be coupled to a control system, to produce an input signal to adjust the speed of relative motion between the workpieces, the force therebetween, or both speed and force based on the input signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 14, 2014Publication date: November 20, 2014Applicant: Dukane CorporationInventors: Leo M. Klinstein, Paul Golko, William E. Jurkowski, Raymond M. LaFlamme
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Publication number: 20140332630Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method of making a structure by ultrasonic welding and superplastic forming. The method comprises assembling a plurality of workpieces comprising a first workpiece including a first material having superplastic characteristics; ultrasonically welding the first workpiece to a second workpiece, to form an assembly; heating the assembly to a temperature at which the first material having superplastic characteristics is capable of superplastic deformation, and injecting a fluid between the first workpiece and the second workpiece to form a cavity between the first workpiece and the second workpiece.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 23, 2014Publication date: November 13, 2014Inventor: Kevin SLATTERY
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Publication number: 20140334924Abstract: In a method for the generative production of a component (3), in particular of a turbo-engine component, wherein material (4) is bonded layer-by-layer selectively to a layer disposed therebeneath or to a substrate (6), according to the invention a laser (1A; 1B; 2) additionally acts on the material (4) before, during and/or after the bonding.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 13, 2012Publication date: November 13, 2014Applicant: MTU AERO ENGINES AGInventors: Wilhelm Satzger, Siegfried Sikorski, Thomas Hess, Karl-Heinz Dusel, Hans-Christian Melzer
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Publication number: 20140332476Abstract: The present disclosure provides a depth filter medium comprising at least one elastomeric nonwoven web strengthened by combination with one or more structural support layers. The resulting material is particularly useful in the field of filtration, wherein particulates captured within the elastomeric nonwoven web can be readily released, such as by applying pressure to the web through backwashing. The elastomeric nonwoven web advantageously can stretch under such pressure and return substantially to its original structure and shape upon the removal of the pressure, rendering the filter available for reuse.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 4, 2013Publication date: November 13, 2014Inventor: Behnam Pourdeyhimi
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Patent number: 8882946Abstract: An ultrasonic sealing jaw (1) is used for sealing portions of plastic film to a tube so as to form a sealing engagement of the portions of plastic film around the circumference of the tube. The sealing jaw (1) includes a concave film-tube welding portion (7) for receiving the tube covered by the plastic films the film-tube welding portion (7) to form the film-tube attachment. Adjacent to at least one side of the film-tube welding portion (7) of the sealing jaw (1), is a substantially flat film-film welding portion (3, 4) for engaging the plastic film and sealing adjacent portions of plastic film to each other in an area adjoining the tube. A film-film welding portion (3, 4) defining a top plane (10) of the sealing jaw (1) has at least one recess with a surface (11) so as to form a cavity (12) and forms a cavity (12) with an opening towards the film-tube welding portion (7).Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2010Date of Patent: November 11, 2014Assignee: 3L Ludvigsen A/SInventors: Mogens Moller Bang, Peter Astrup Simmelsgaard
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Publication number: 20140326390Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method of manufacturing body adhering absorbent articles orientated in the cross-machine direction, body adhering absorbent article having reduced or eliminated curl. The articles are manufactured with reduced curl by selectively reducing or eliminating the shell elastic tension in regions where components of the body adhering absorbent article are to be attached to form the composite absorbent article web. In certain aspects the body adhering absorbent articles are manufactured by supplying an elastic web of shell material having a longitudinal and transverse direction, that is stretchable only in the transverse direction, attaching at least one component to form a composite web material, and cutting the composite web material to form a body adhering absorbent article.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 13, 2014Publication date: November 6, 2014Applicant: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.Inventors: Robert Lee Popp, Jay David Gottleib, Joseph Daniel Coenen, Gary Alan Turchan
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Publication number: 20140326391Abstract: This invention provides a cost-effective technique for mass-production of a cell culture vessel that allows mass cell culture to be performed in a manner that allows cells to be stably detached from the culture vessel. Specifically, the invention provides a method for producing a cell culture vessel suitable for large-capacity culture comprising cutting a long-sized cell support film to obtain a sheet-like cell support film, fixing the film to a first member, which is not closed, and bonding other members thereto. Thus, a cell culture vessel comprising a container section in which a cell support film is fixed to an inner wall surface can be produced.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2012Publication date: November 6, 2014Applicant: Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masatoshi Kuroda, Katsunori Tsuchiya, Masahiko Hase, Taro Nagai, Yumiko Narita, Kazumasa Yamaki
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Publication number: 20140315216Abstract: An immunoassay test slide for use in a dry chemistry analytical instrument includes a slide housing or case formed from two matable sections—a slide cover piece and a slide bottom piece. The slide housing defines an interior cavity in which is situated a sheet-like porous carrier matrix. The slide cover piece has an opening formed through the thickness thereof to expose a central portion of the fluid flow matrix so that a precise volume of fluid sample of blood, serum or the like, preferably pre-mixed with a conjugate reagent, and precise volumes of a wash reagent and a substrate (detector reagent), may be deposited on the matrix through the cover opening by a metering device of the analytical instrument. The bottom piece of the immunoassay test slide is transparent, and the slide is moved by a transport mechanism of the analytical instrument over a reflectometer or a fluorometer for performing reflectance or fluorescence measurements.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 7, 2013Publication date: October 23, 2014Inventors: Eugene Chan, Keith Nassif
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Publication number: 20140311654Abstract: A description is given of a method for joining a first and a second film web (2, 2?) of a transfer film or laminating film, wherein the film webs (2, 2?) comprise a thermoplastic carrier film (21) and a decorative layer (23). Formed between the first and second film webs (2, 2?) is a common joining portion (3), in which the first and second film webs (2, 2?) are joined to each other by a welding process. A device for carrying out the method is also described.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2012Publication date: October 23, 2014Applicant: OVD KINEGRAM AGInventors: Achim Hansen, Thomas Bernet
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Publication number: 20140305088Abstract: A filter element (1) has first and second end sections (3A, 3B) of a flat filter medium which are secured to one another. A sheathing (4) is provided, wherein said sheathing is compressed by the end sections (3A, 3B) and surrounds the end edges (9) of the end sections (3A, 3B). Alternatively, the filter element (1) has first and second end sections (3A, 3B) of a flat filter medium, wherein the first end section (3A) has a fold (5) having two fold legs (6A, 6B). The end section (3B) of the second end section (2B) is then compressed between the fold legs (6A, 6B).Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2014Publication date: October 16, 2014Inventors: Michael Maier, Martina Bachfischer
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Publication number: 20140305571Abstract: Advantageous films and coatings (e.g., transparent conductive films), and improved methods for fabricating such films and/or coatings, are provided. The improved methods for fabricating transparent conductive films/coatings may involve trapping at least a portion of a layered material (e.g., graphene sheet(s) or layer(s) of graphite) at an interface of a phase separated system (e.g., at an interface of two non-mixing solvents). Transparent, one to four layer, conductive films/coatings of pristine natural flake graphene are produced by kinetically trapping graphene sheets at an interface of a phase separated system (e.g., at an oil/water interface).Type: ApplicationFiled: April 9, 2014Publication date: October 16, 2014Applicant: UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUTInventors: Douglas H. Adamson, Steven Woltornist, Andrey V. Dobrynin
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Patent number: 8858744Abstract: Aspects relate to systems, methods, and apparatus for a manufacturing tool. The manufacturing tool is comprised of a vacuum tool and an ultrasonic welder as a unified manufacturing tool. The manufacturing tool may be used to pick and position a manufacturing part that is then welded with the associated ultrasonic welder.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2011Date of Patent: October 14, 2014Assignee: NIKE, Inc.Inventors: Patrick Conall Regan, Kuo-Hung Lee, Chih-Chi Chang, Ming-Feng Jean
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Patent number: 8858742Abstract: A vibration welding system includes vibration welding equipment having a welding horn and anvil, a host device, a check station, and a robot. The robot moves the horn and anvil via an arm to the check station. Sensors, e.g., temperature sensors, are positioned with respect to the welding equipment. Additional sensors are positioned with respect to the check station, including a pressure-sensitive array. The host device, which monitors a condition of the welding equipment, measures signals via the sensors positioned with respect to the welding equipment when the horn is actively forming a weld. The robot moves the horn and anvil to the check station, activates the check station sensors at the check station, and determines a condition of the welding equipment by processing the received signals. Acoustic, force, temperature, displacement, amplitude, and/or attitude/gyroscopic sensors may be used.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2013Date of Patent: October 14, 2014Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLCInventors: John Patrick Spicer, Debejyo Chakraborty, Michael Anthony Wincek, Hui Wang, Jeffrey A. Abell, Jennifer Bracey, Wayne W. Cai
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Publication number: 20140301915Abstract: The invention relates to a cartridge housing for forming a cartridge capable of measuring an analyte or property of a liquid sample. The housing comprising a first substantially rigid zone, a second substantially flexible zone, a hinge region, and at least one sensor recess containing a sensor. The housing is foldable about said hinge region to form a cartridge having a conduit over at least a portion of said sensor. The invention also relates to methods for forming such cartridges and to various features of such cartridges.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 9, 2014Publication date: October 9, 2014Inventors: Kevin John Doyle, Paul Wilkins, Mick Withers, Adrian Cooper, John Oakey Noell
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Publication number: 20140299618Abstract: A container for food products is defined by a cup-shaped basket, which is made of a first polymeric material, and is provided with a gripping handle connected to the basket in rotary manner by means of two coupling elements, which are made of a second polymeric material, and are welded to the basket itself.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 19, 2012Publication date: October 9, 2014Applicant: SIROPACK ITALIA S.R.L.Inventor: Rocco De Lucia
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Publication number: 20140291351Abstract: The present invention relates to a vacuum container in which a periphery of an inner container, a periphery of a film container, and an inner container cover are bonded through ultrasonic wave fusion and a method of manufacturing the same.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 20, 2012Publication date: October 2, 2014Inventor: Sungil Kang
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Publication number: 20140292284Abstract: An electrical capacitor includes: a band-shaped coating foil for positive electrode having a non-coated part of which an edge of one longitudinal side is not coated with an active material; a band-shaped coating foil for negative electrode having a non-coated part of which an edge of one longitudinal side is not coated with an active material; and a band-shaped separators through which an electrolysis solution and ions can pass. The coating foil for positive electrode and the coating foil for negative electrode are flatly wound via the separators so that the non-coated part in the side of the coating foil for positive electrode and the non-coated part in the side of the coating foil for negative electrode are exposed in opposite sides to each other, and the electrode group of the non-coated parts exposed to both sides are bonded.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2014Publication date: October 2, 2014Applicant: ROHM CO., LTD.Inventor: Hideki SAWADA
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Patent number: 8845834Abstract: The method comprises the following steps: provide a first part (5) with a first protruding relief (29); provide a second part (7) with a first orifice (31); insert the first protruding relief (29) through the first orifice (31). The second part (7) has a second protruding relief (35) located in proximity to the first orifice (31), with the first protruding relief (29) and the second protruding relief (35) melted and, after cooling off, assembling together the first and second parts (5, 7) to each other.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2012Date of Patent: September 30, 2014Assignee: Faurecia Interieur IndustrieInventors: Stéphane Robin, Pascal Juan, Merry Morel
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Publication number: 20140288519Abstract: Apparatus and process for the manufacture of articles to be worn on the lower torso of a wearer, such as disposable absorbent article like diapers, training pants, adult incontinence articles, feminine care articles and the like. In particular to such articles and to the equipment and the process for manufacturing such articles, especially when different sizes or types of the article are to be prepared on the same equipment.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2012Publication date: September 25, 2014Inventor: Christoph Schmitz
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Publication number: 20140286697Abstract: There is provided a method for manufacturing a joint member including two or more carbon fiber composite materials having a thermoplastic resin as a matrix, characterized in that while heating and melting or after heating and melting at least one joining portion A of the composite materials, the one joining portion A is brought into contact with other joining portion B of the composite materials, and the joining portions A and B are welded by giving vibration or ultrasonic vibration while applying a pressure.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 6, 2014Publication date: September 25, 2014Applicant: TEIJIN LIMITEDInventors: Masaki Takeuchi, Takumi Kato