Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
029407050 | Quantitative measuring or gauging | 57 |
20100077588 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A HOLLOW BODY USED IN AN IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A method of manufacturing a hollow body having an external surface randomly provided with a large number of depressions is provided. The method includes providing the large number of depressions on the external surface of the hollow body. A profile curve of the external surface in a circumferential direction is obtained while rotating the hollow body. A frequency analysis is performed on the obtained profile curve. A quality of the hollow body is judged by comparing a result of the frequency analysis with a predetermined judgment standard. | 04-01-2010 |
20100132180 | Method and System for Controlling Tongs Make-Up Speed and Evaluating and Controlling Torque at the Tongs - Make-up speed for a tongs drive system is monitored and controlled to maintain the speed within a limited target range either throughout the make-up process or during the final portion of the make-up process, thereby improving make-up consistency and allowing for improved evaluation or torque during the make-up process. An encoder generates speed and position data during the make-up process. The speed data is compared to a target speed, which is based on rod and/or tongs characteristics. If the speed does not match the target speed or is not within a range of the target speed, a signal is transmitted to the tongs drive to adjust the speed accordingly. Furthermore, position data from the encoder, or other position sensors, provide position data for the rod during the make-up process to limit or vary the speed control parameters during different portions of the make-up process. | 06-03-2010 |
20100186210 | METHOD FOR IN SITU MACHINING OF A LARGE DIMENSION PART WITH A PARALLEL ARCHITECTURE MACHINE - The present invention relates to a method for working a piece with a machine called a parallel-architecture machine of the type comprising a movable tool-holder table connected to a fixed table by a plurality of legs, the machine being programmed to carry out theoretical cycles of the tools, characterized in that: the fixed table ( | 07-29-2010 |
20110078885 | Low Clearance Machined Part Mating System - A device, system, and method for generating low clearance slidably mated parts. In an exemplary embodiment, the system includes a measurement device having a non-contact micrometer capable of coincidentally indicating opposing edge data, rotational and linear air bearing slides, and a holding device. The non-contact micrometer allows for measurement of a plurality of parameters of a first part including the diameter and the difference between an edge of the first part and a reference point. The coincidental measurements are used to determine the size and geometric errors associated with the first part after suitable error elimination. In an exemplary system, a processing machine may be instructed by the measurement device to remove material from a second part so that the first part and the second part when mated together have a very low clearance tolerance level, e.g., as little as 0.00005 inches or less. | 04-07-2011 |
20120023723 | BLOWN CABLE APPARATUS - Apparatus for installing a cable into a tube with the assistance of a fluid drag acting on the cable within the tube, the apparatus including: driving means comprising a driving surface arranged to contact the cable substantially along the full driving surface length, for driving the cable into the tube, first measurement means for obtaining a first value indicative of a rate at which the installation means is driving the cable into the tube, second measurement means for obtaining a second value indicative of a rate at which the cable is travelling through the apparatus, a processor for detecting when the first value exceeds the second value, and for reducing the rate at which the installation means is driving the cable into the tube for the duration when the first value exceeds the second value. | 02-02-2012 |
20120066879 | ASSEMBLY FACILITATION APPARATUS AND METHOD - An assembly facilitation apparatus for assembling and seating bearings on a gearbox pinion. The apparatus includes a bearing cup support for holding a bearing for assembly onto a pinion and an arm operatively connected to the bearing cup support. The arm is configured to engage the pinion and seat a bearing on a first portion of the pinion by moving the pinion axially in a first direction relative to the bearing. | 03-22-2012 |
20120124800 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING FENCES - A post sleeve installation device is used to install post sleeves at selected positions and orientations to support the fence posts of a fence. Data, such as relative spacing, orientation, and elevation of the post sleeves is collected for off-site manufacture of fence panels. A consumer views a rendering of the fence and selects a fence design on a web site or at a retail location. A manufacturer obtains the collected data and the consumer-selected design, and fabricates the fence panels accordingly. The panels are then transported to the fence location and installed on the fence posts. Additionally, a repository is provided, to which the data is transmitted for retention, and from which the data can be retrieved for manufacture of replacement fence panels. | 05-24-2012 |
20120137488 | Method of Assembling Constant Velocity Joint of Tripod Type - A method of assembling a constant velocity joint comprises: measuring a maximum non-interfering thickness of a trunnion that can be inserted into an inner roller without interference while inclining the inner roller by a predetermined degree; providing the trunnion to have a cross sectional shape, taken in a direction perpendicular to the trunnion, with a first thickness at one lateral side and a second thickness at the other lateral side, where one or both of the first and second thicknesses have a size the same as or 0-30% smaller than the maximum non-interfering thickness of the trunnion; inclining the inner roller to assume the predetermined degree of inclination; positioning the inclined inner roller onto the trunnion and completely assembling thereto without excessive external force. | 06-07-2012 |
20120151731 | Apparatus and Method for Manufacturing a Beam Section - Provided is a beam component fixturing apparatus comprising a locator surface set for a first dimension, a locator surface set for a second dimension, and a locator surface set for a third dimension. The locator surface set for a first dimension may comprise a first locator surface for the first dimension and a second locator surface for the first dimension adapted to provide a compressive load on a beam component placed therebetween. The locator surface set for a second dimension may comprise a first locator surface for the second dimension and a second locator surface for the second dimension adapted to provide a compressive load on a beam component placed therebetween. The locator surface set for a third dimension may comprise a first locator surface for the third dimension and a second locator surface for the third dimension adapted to provide a compressive load on a beam component placed therebetween. | 06-21-2012 |
20120186060 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF AN IRON-TYPE GOLF CLUB HEAD - A manufacturing method of an iron-type golf club head has acts of: forming a blank for an iron-type club head with a raw material selected from the group of medium-carbon and low-carbon steel, wherein the blank has a striking face integrally-formed; heating a center of the striking face on the blank to a predetermined quenching temperature; quenching the blank to cool down the blank rapidly to form a hardened layer, wherein a hardness of the striking face gradually decreases radially from the center to a periphery of the striking face; machining the striking face to form multiple grooves, and surface treating the blank to accomplish the iron-type golf club head. Therefore, the iron-type golf club head has a softer head body and a harder striking face to have the inclined angles of the hosels easily adjusted, as well as high resistance of the striking face. | 07-26-2012 |
20120204396 | METHOD OF BENDING SHEET METAL - A method of bending sheet metal uses a test work piece of the same thickness and material as a finished piece. The test piece is bent into an angled form having an interior angle of any size. The interior angle is measured as are the height of each exterior edge above its opposite leg and the height of the apex of the angled form. Using these measurements, the interior radius of the angled form can be calculated as can the inner and outer lengths of the legs. Using these values the depth of a neutral line, which will have the same length in a work piece whether bent or not, can be determined. Once the depth of the neutral line has been calculated, a bend deduction for the final work piece may be determined and thus the required starting length is determined for any desired interior angle or leg lengths. | 08-16-2012 |
20120216382 | METHOD OF INSTALLING JET PUMP BEAM - A method of installing a jet pump beam includes, disposing an inlet mixer having one end portion inserted to a diffuser provided in a reactor pressure vessel and an other end portion communicated with a riser pipe disposed in the reactor pressure vessel between a pair of projecting portions of a transition piece provided to the riser pipe, separately inserting both end portions of a jet pump beam disposed above the inlet mixer into a groove formed in each of the pair of projecting portions, arching the jet pump beam by moving a center portion of the jet pump beam upward, pushing a screw member engaged with the arched jet pump beam against the inlet mixer, and measuring deflection amount of the arched jet pump beam when the screw member is being pushed against the inlet mixer. | 08-30-2012 |
20120216383 | SUPPORT ARM POSITIONING TAB - A mailbox support attaching to a post includes an arm for supporting a mailbox at a given height, an opening for freely allowing the arm to slide over the post, and a tab flexibly extending into the opening and designed to limit movement of the arm relative to the post if the post is disposed within the opening. | 08-30-2012 |
20120227234 | METHOD OF MAKING DISC BRAKE PADS - The subject invention provides a method of designing disc brake pads. The method includes the step of developing a finite element model of a precursor brake pad design using dimensional and material property information of its backing plate and friction pad to perform a normal mode analysis of the precursor brake pad design. The method proceeds with the step of performing the normal mode analysis using the finite element model to determine whether there is an area on the friction surface having an excitation amplitude that is greater than a threshold value of amplitude. If an area having an excitation amplitude greater than the threshold value is determined, the precursor brake pad design is modified to provide a brake pad design having a relieved portion in the area. | 09-13-2012 |
20120266431 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A BATTERY AND DEVICE FOR IMPLEMENTING THE METHOD - The control of the operational states of a battery or the electrochemical cells thereof is implemented on the basis of an evaluation of said operational states. Said evaluation is obtained by means of approximation functions with which the evaluation of second operational states are obtained by interpolating measuring data of first operational states. | 10-25-2012 |
20130019445 | INCREASED PROCESS DAMPING VIA MASS REDUCTION FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE MILLING - A cutting tool incorporates a body terminating in cutting edges distal from a chuck mount and having an axial bore for reduced mass to raise the natural frequency of the tool. In certain of the embodiments, the body is preformed from a steel or carbide blank into a cylindrical pipe forming the hollow bore prior to grinding of the cutting edges. Filling of the bore with a light weight polymer to further absorb vibration can also be employed. | 01-24-2013 |
20130074305 | SHOT PEENING/BLASTING PROCESS FOR PART FLATNESS - Accurate and reliable techniques for providing a shot peening process kit used for mass production of thin walled aluminum components. | 03-28-2013 |
20130205559 | QUALITY CONTROL FOR A PRESSURE RELIEF DEVICE - A system and associated methods of quality control for a pressure relief device are disclosed. More specifically, a system and method including one or more of non-destructive dimensional or visual verification, unique identification (e.g., serialization), and image capture of a pressure relief device or a constituent component of such a device are disclosed. A system and method are disclosed in which a checked physical attribute of a pressure relief device, or component thereof, is compared against a statistically expected attribute to determine whether the device or component is suitable for further manufacture or delivery to a customer. | 08-15-2013 |
20130219681 | SETTING OF WHEEL HUB ASSEMBLY HAVING A SPACER THEREIN - A method for setting a wheel hub assembly having a spacer therein, mounted on an axle, shaft or spindle or includes a cap a shaft is disclosed. The method is used on a wheel hub assembly having a spacer and bearings therein mounted on the axle, shaft or spindle. A retaining nut on the wheel hub assembly is tightened to the manufacture's specified torque for a particular wheel hub assembly for securing said assembly together. The wheel hub of the hub assembly is rotated when the nut is torqued to set the bearings. The retaining nut is loosened after rotating and the endplay within the wheel hub assembly is measured using an endplay measuring tool. The torque on the retaining nut is then adjusted to obtain a desired endplay measurement for the wheel hub assembly. The resultant torque on the nut at the desired endplay measurement is different from the manufacturer specified torque for the wheel hub assembly. | 08-29-2013 |
20130232753 | Surgical Tissue Sealer - A method for manufacturing an end effector assembly is provided. The method includes grasping a gap-setting gauge between first and second jaw members moveable relative to one another about a pivot between a first, spaced-apart position and a second position proximate tissue and setting the first and second jaw members such that in the approximated position the jaw members cooperate to define a gap distance between the jaw members equivalent to the thickness of the gap-setting gauge such that when positioning tissue between the jaw members full approximation of the jaws is limited to the gap distance. | 09-12-2013 |
20130298370 | High-Capacity Wide-Range Variable Rotational Rate Vane Testing Device - System and method for manufacturing an apparatus for measuring shear strength and viscosity of sediments that extends both the maximum rotational rate attainable and the maximum torque sustainable, and includes a high data acquisition rate and data storage. The apparatus can accurately measure, for example, but not limited to, peak, evolution, and residual values of the undrained shear strength, yield, and viscous and plastic flow (including hardening and softening) characteristics of cohesive sediments at various pre-set and variable values of the rotational velocity of the vane sensor. | 11-14-2013 |
20130305509 | DEVICE FOR MEASURING SURFACE DIMENSIONS OF AN OBJECT - The invention relates to a device for measuring surface dimensions of an object, comprising an elongate flexible material piece, which is supported on a roller in such a way that the material piece can be unwound and on the end of which a probe is provided, wherein the roller is connected to a base of the device in such a way that the roller can be rotated about a vertical axis, and wherein two sensors are provided, by means of which the unwound length of the material piece and the angle of the roller with respect to the base can be detected, wherein the base consists of a planar bottom plate and the roller is arranged on the side facing away from the contact surface of the bottom plate. | 11-21-2013 |
20130326852 | LINKING ON-LINE ANALYSIS AND TRACER TECHNOLOGY - The present invention relates to a method of obtaining value from providing fabrication equipment comprising the following steps. Fabrication equipment is provided to an article producer, which equipment includes an on-line analyzer for detecting the presence of a tracer element. Raw material which contains the proprietary tracer element is then provided to the article producer. The article producer is then allowed to begin to convert the raw material to a finished article using the fabrication equipment. The raw material is analyzed for the presence of the tracer element while the fabrication equipment is operated. Appropriate action, such as charging a royalty or shutting down the fabrication equipment, is then taken in the event the tracer element is not detected. | 12-12-2013 |
20140000079 | MANUFACTURING METHODS AND SYSTEMS USING SACRIFICIAL STRUCTURE PREFORMS | 01-02-2014 |
20140013565 | CUSTOMIZED PROCESS FOR FACILITATING SUCCESSFUL TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY WITH OUTCOMES ANALYSIS - A method for producing a custom resection jig for a current patient scheduled to receive total knee arthroplasty using outcomes analysis comprising the steps of maintaining a database on a computer system of (1) prior patient bone morphology, (2) along with anatomical and mechanical bone alignment data and (3) data defining a custom resection jig design with a generally transverse resection window operable to guide a surgeon's transverse bone cut for prior patients that have received total knee arthroplasty and a post-surgery medically recognized scoring register greater or equal to a predetermined highly successful score value for a total knee arthroplasty procedure using prior success data to guide production of a current patient custom jig resection windows. | 01-16-2014 |
20140115858 | Systems and Methods to Determine the Condition of a Battery - Systems and methods for determining the damage level of a battery are provided. An exemplary method includes measuring a terminal voltage of the battery over time while discharging the battery at a predetermined current; calculating a slope of a natural logarithm of a rate of change of a first voltage of the battery over time based on the terminal voltage of the battery; and comparing the calculated slope to a threshold slope that is based on measurements of a plurality of similar batteries with known conditions. The first voltage of the battery may correspond to a voltage across an RC component of an equivalent circuit model for the battery. | 05-01-2014 |
20140123458 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURE AND APPARATUS THEREFOR - A method of manufacturing at least one component in at least one component area on a substrate using a machine that has a substrate processing part relatively moveable with respect to the substrate. The method includes, at least when the substrate processing part and substrate are in a positional relationship in which the substrate processing part can process the at least one component area on said substrate, measuring the position of the substrate processing part relative to the substrate, by reading at least a first metro logical scale provided by the substrate. | 05-08-2014 |
20140359994 | SYSTEM FOR MEASURING VEHICLE GAP AND STEP AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - Provided are a system and method for measuring a vehicle gap or step, where a vehicle body to which a hood, a door, and a trunk lid are assembled is seated on a carrier and moved along transfer lines. The system may be installed over the transfer lines and may include one or more door regulating units attached between the vehicle body and the door, upper rails in both sides above a workplace corresponding to the transfer lines, a moving frame movable below the upper rails, a forward/backward moving unit above the moving frame, a horizontal moving unit to move installation frames, a vertical moving unit in the installation frames to reciprocally move a sliding plate upwardly and downwardly, a measurement module movable and rotatable to measure the gap or the step, and an electronic tag on a roof of the vehicle body. | 12-11-2014 |
20150059143 | VEHICULAR INTERIOR MEMBER MANUFACTURING METHOD AND AIRBAG RUPTURING GROOVE MANUFACTURING METHOD - Provided are a vehicular interior member manufacturing method and an airbag rupturing groove manufacturing method which can form an airbag rupturing groove excellent in invisibility even in a vehicular interior member having a hard substrate layer, while performing a proper control of the thickness of the remainder of the airbag rupturing groove to be formed. The vehicular interior member manufacturing method is characterized by protruding a metal blade having an edge flattened at least partially against a forming face of the rupturing groove, from a back side of the vehicular interior member and partially into the skin layer wherein a thickness of the skin layer into which the metal blade has not protruded corresponds to a remaining thickness of the skin layer, and confirming whether or not the metal blade is detected at a second detecting position while the metal blade is not detected at a first detecting position. | 03-05-2015 |
20160016352 | APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING COIL SCREENS - Apparatus and method for manufacturing coil screens. The apparatus includes at least one winding device, arranged above a working surface, that is structured for producing coils; a depositing device structured and arranged to deposit the coils on the working surface; and a storage device arranged, with respect to a depositing direction of the coils, downstream from the at least one winding device. | 01-21-2016 |
20160031052 | Alignment Tool - A method and apparatus for installing alignment of fastener assemblies. The method comprises placing an alignment tool on a reference datum. The method also takes pitch, roll, and yaw readings from an instrument associated with the alignment tool. Further, the method positions the alignment tool relative to a number of holes. Still further, the method adjusts the alignment tool based on pitch, roll, and yaw readings. The method also installs a first fastener assembly relative to a first hole of the number of holes. | 02-04-2016 |
20160045950 | BLIND RIVET SETTING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SETTING A BLIND RIVET - Blind rivet setting device and method. The blind rivet setting device includes a housing; a pulling mechanism arranged in the housing; an electric motor structured and arranged move the pulling mechanism in a pulling direction out of a rivet receiving position; a control device, which is structured and arranged to control the motor, including a tear-off detection device that generates a mandrel tear-off signal when a pulling mandrel is torn off; and an operating device that is connected to the control device. When the mandrel tear-off signal is generated, the control device stops the driving of the pulling mechanism in the pulling direction. | 02-18-2016 |
20160052646 | METHOD FOR MOUNTING AIRCRAFT ENGINE - The present invention provides a method for mounting an aircraft engine, which enables to speed up a mounting work by facilitating positioning of an engine with respect to a pylon. The method for mounting an aircraft engine, including: lifting up an engine of an aircraft toward a pylon that is a mounting object; and when the engine reaches a predetermined position, fixing the engine to the pylon, wherein guides that perform horizontal positioning of the engine with respect to the pylon are respectively provided on a front side and a rear side of the engine. | 02-25-2016 |
20160061244 | SELF-SEALING FASTENER - An apparatus for making and using a fastener suitable for use in airplane manufacture or repair that is coated with a pre-mixed moisture cure sealant. The sealant layer is coated with a frangible moisture barrier that will break apart when the fastener is installed, thus exposing the sealant to a moisture source. Once exposed to moisture, the sealant will begin to cure. Preferred embodiments also provide a premature cure indicator that provides a visual indication that the outer moisture resistant layer has been damaged. | 03-03-2016 |
20160089761 | METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING OVERSIZED PARTS IN COMPACT CNC MACHINES - This application relates to methods for applying automated precision machining operations to an oversized workpiece with a compact computer numerical control (CNC) machining apparatus. By shifting an oversized workpiece through a working area of the CNC machining apparatus, the CNC machining apparatus can apply machining operations to any portion of the workpiece in an automated manner. To achieve precision results, a position of the workpiece is tracked as the workpiece is shifted through the working area. In some embodiments, a probe can be utilized to track the shifting of the workpiece by determining a location of a machined feature after a particular shift has been completed. In this way, a position of the workpiece can be tracked without having to rely upon tolerances inherent to a workpiece manipulator. | 03-31-2016 |
20160100948 | Method for Optimization of Joint Arthroplasty Component Design - Methods and devices are disclosed for the optimization of shoulder arthroplasty component design through the use of computed tomography scan data from arthritic shoulders. | 04-14-2016 |
20160146261 | METHOD FOR MEASURING BEARING CUP GAP IN UNIVERSAL JOINT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING UNIVERSAL JOINT TO WHICH THE MEASURING METHOD IS APPLIED - Provided are a method for measuring a bearing cup gap in a universal joint that enables bearing cups to be easily and accurately assembled to a yoke member, and a manufacturing method for a universal joint, to which the measuring method is applied. The measuring method is used for a universal joint including a yoke member, bearing cups, and a joint spider member to measure gaps between bottom surfaces of the bearing cups and the joint spider member. The method includes acquiring first relationship data, acquiring second relationship data, acquiring a displacement amount of the pair of bearing cups, and calculating a gap between bottom surfaces of the bearing cups and end surfaces of a pair of shaft portions based on the first relationship data, the second relationship data, and the displacement amount. | 05-26-2016 |
20160184104 | Method for Optimization of Joint Arthroplasty Component Design - Methods and devices are disclosed for the optimization of shoulder arthroplasty component design through the use of computed tomography scan data from arthritic shoulders. | 06-30-2016 |
20170234706 | METHOD OF COUPLING A MOTION SENSOR TO A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT | 08-17-2017 |
029407070 | By vibratory or oscillatory movement | 2 |
20120291252 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR STIFFENING AND HOLDING A WORKPIECE FOR MACHINING - The invention is a clamping plate used to stiffen and hold a large, thin workpiece having low inherent stiffness. The clamping plate has a back layer, an intermediate layer and a contact layer. A plurality of grooves, which serve as air channels, is provided in the contact layer and the intermediate layer impart flexibility to the clamping plate. The clamping plate has sufficient flexibility to adapt to the specified contour of the workpiece. The contact layer is placed against the workpiece and vacuum apparatus provides suction through the air channels, which are in flow communication with each other between the two layers, to hold the workpiece against the clamping plate. One or more seals defines a holding area on the contact layer and prevent loss of suction. | 11-22-2012 |
20130008004 | CHATTER-RESISTANT END MILL AND METHOD OF MAKING - A method of making chatter-resistant end mills includes: (a) forming an end mill having unequal angular spacing between adjacent teeth, (b) cutting a test work piece with the end mill and measuring vibrations and resonance; (c) upon detecting undesired levels of vibration and resonance, adjusting the angular spacing between adjacent teeth to reduce vibration and resonance and forming another end mill having the adjusted angular spacing; (d) cutting a test work piece with the adjusted end mill and measuring vibrations and resonance; (e) repeating steps (c) and (d) until an end mill is formed in which vibration produced by the angular spacing between at least one pair of adjacent teeth cancels out at least a portion of the vibration produced by the angular spacing between at least one other pair of adjacent teeth; and (f) making at least one production end mill conforming to step (e). | 01-10-2013 |
029407080 | Pressure, force, or weight determining | 16 |
20090070978 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE OPTIMAL INSERTION FORCE OF A FASTENER PRESS - Force data is monitored by a strain gauge during a preparatory setup operation of an insertion process during which a sample fastener is installed into a host material by a fastener press. Mathematical algorithms are utilized to determine an optimal insertion force, while a predetermined insertion velocity is maintained throughout the installation process regardless of the force required. With the ram velocity held constant, the insertion force is measured during the installation process and compared to the elapsed time to obtain a force slope. A data point on the force slope which corresponds to the point at which the force slope abruptly increases is captured and recorded as the optimal insertion force. This optimal force is then used by the press for all fasteners/host-material installations of the sample type. | 03-19-2009 |
20100095507 | REINFORCEMENT OF IRREGULAR PRESSURE VESSELS - A method of manufacturing a ram blowout preventer including analyzing a first model of a ram blowout preventer, identifying regions of high stress concentrations in the first model at a selected loading condition, constructing the ram blowout preventer, and selectively reinforcing the regions of high stress concentration corresponding to the manufactured ram blowout preventer. Other embodiments include a method to reinforce an irregular pressure vessel, including analyzing the irregular pressure vessel, identifying regions of high stress concentration in the irregular pressure vessel, and selectively reinforcing the regions of high stress concentration. Other embodiments include a ram blowout preventer having a body, a vertical bore through the body, a horizontal through the body intersecting the vertical bore, two ram assemblies disposed in the horizontal bore on opposite sides of the body, wherein the ram assemblies are adapted for controlled lateral movement to and from the vertical bore, and wherein a portion of the body is selectively reinforced. | 04-22-2010 |
20100162548 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MOUNTING A NEEDLE GUARD ON A SYRINGE BODY - The invention relates to a device for mounting a needle guard ( | 07-01-2010 |
20100175240 | Method for Joining Components by Means of Tensioning Bolts - The invention relates to a method for joining components by means of tensioning bolts. According to said method, the pressure is linearly increased over time when the tensioning bolt is hydraulically tensioned by means of a tensioning device. When a target value (P | 07-15-2010 |
20120167366 | RIVETING SYSTEM AND PROCESS FOR FORMING A RIVETED JOINT - A riveting system is operable to join two or more workplaces with a rivet. In another aspect of the present invention, a self-piercing rivet is employed. Still another aspect of the present invention employs an electronic control unit and one or more sensors to determine a riveting characteristic and/or an actuator characteristic. | 07-05-2012 |
20120246900 | PORTABLE EQUIPMENT SYSTEM MOUNT - A mounting system having a base plate, multiple mounting apertures adapted to releasably hold a man-portable equipment item, and non-invasive fasteners for attaching to a structure without damaging the structure. The non-invasive fasteners can include adhesive bonded fasteners which couple to a structure without damaging the structure and permit attachment and removal of the mounting system. The base plate and mounting apertures are designed to minimize mounting footprint and orient the man-portable equipment item in relation to a user structure or aperture such as a turret, egress point, portal, or other structure which requires a user to pass through a structure and have immediate access to the man-portable equipment item. | 10-04-2012 |
20120324693 | AUTOMATED ASSEMBLY APPARATUS AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLING COMPONENTS BY USING AUTOMATED ASSEMBLY APPARATUS - While a second component is brought into contact with a first component, the first component and the second component are rotated with respect to each other around a specific rotation axis, and rotation of the first component and the second component is stopped when a moment created around the rotation axis exceeds a predetermined threshold. | 12-27-2012 |
20130042453 | PINION ASSEMBLY PRELOADING SYSTEM - The present disclosure relates to pinion assembly preloading systems. Disclosed are systems including a press actuator configured to apply an axial force against a pinion assembly; a force sensor configured to measure a reaction force at the pinion assembly; and a controller configured to control the press actuator according to a change in the reaction force. | 02-21-2013 |
20130139370 | JOINING METHOD - Joining method, in particular for connecting at least two workpieces, in which during a joining operation the profile (F) of a force exerted by a joining tool is recorded and compared with a reference force profile (F | 06-06-2013 |
20130199014 | Processing Workpieces on Machine Tools - Methods and related computer program products for processing a workpiece on a machine tool, including changing at least one control parameter of the machine tool based on a quantity of waste and/or good components discharged from the machine tool during processing of the workpiece, the at least one control parameter causing a change of at least one waste and/or good component container of the machine tool, wherein the quantity of waste and/or good components generated as a function of time during processing of the workpiece is determined before processing of the workpiece begins, and is stored in a numerical control program of the machine tool. | 08-08-2013 |
20140000080 | METHOD OF FABRICATING A MECHANICAL PART, INCLUDING A METHOD OF PREDICTING THE RISKS OF CRACK INITIATION IN THE PART IN A "FRETTING-FATIGUE" SITUATION | 01-02-2014 |
20150059144 | SEALED MOUNTING DEVICE OF AN INTERCHANGEABLE MEMBER ON AN EXTRA STRONG CONTAINMENT ENCLOSURE | 03-05-2015 |
20150068009 | DEPLOYMENT INSTRUMENT FOR CLOSURE DEVICE FOR PERCUTANEOUSLY SEALING PUNCTURES - A deployment instrument for deploying a closure device for sealing a percutaneous puncture in a wall of a body passageway, the deployment instrument including a carrier assembly, wherein the carrier assembly is configured to hold the closure device in a pre-deployment state, and a tensioner assembly, wherein the filament is fixedly attached to the tensioner assembly, wherein the deployment instrument is configured to increase the tension in the filament upon linear movement of the deployment instrument away from the wall of the body passageway when the closure device is anchored to the wall via the anchor such that the tension is gradually increased as the deployment instrument is moved between a first linear distance and a second linear distance greater than the first linear distance from the wall of the body passageway. | 03-12-2015 |
20150328757 | PULL-OUT TESTER FOR A SETTING TOOL - The invention relates to a pull-out tester ( | 11-19-2015 |
20160107315 | Method And Device For Controlling A Manipulator - A method for controlling a manipulator includes determining by a control device one or more contact force values between the manipulator and a first workpiece. Each of the contact force values is based on an actual driving force of the manipulator and a drive force according to a dynamic model of the manipulator. The method also includes at least one of a) measuring in multiple stages an orientation and location of the first workpiece based on at least one of the one or more determined contact force values or b) joining a second workpiece and the first workpiece under a compliant regulation, where a joining state of the first and second workpieces is monitored based on at least one of an end pose of the manipulator obtained under the compliant regulation, a speed of a temporal change of the manipulator, or at least one of the one or more determined contact force values. | 04-21-2016 |
20160178430 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETECTING MULTIPLE WORKPIECES | 06-23-2016 |