161 |
Tool for removing feeders or sprues from ingots and the like |
US42230241 |
1941-12-09 |
US2333925A |
1943-11-09 |
GROSSETT WILLIAM W |
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162 |
Molding machine |
US3257525 |
1925-05-25 |
US1589984A |
1926-06-22 |
ROBINSON WILLIAM S |
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163 |
Method of making spray-nozzles. |
US1910589199 |
1910-10-26 |
US1028812A |
1912-06-04 |
HODGE WILLIAM B |
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164 |
Sand mold |
US521451D |
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US521451A |
1894-06-19 |
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165 |
AUTOMATED GATE CUTTING SYSTEM |
US15956452 |
2018-04-18 |
US20180304350A1 |
2018-10-25 |
Theodore Chad Harbour; Timothy P. Hipp; Kelby Wayne Klink; Donald Johnson |
A system for separating a part from a monolithic tree includes a camera positioned facing the tree and configured to identify a cut mark on a gate of the tree; and a cutter configured to cut the part from the tree at the cut mark. A method for separating a part from a monolithic tree includes marking the tree with a cut mark; identifying the cut mark with a camera; determining an orientation and a position of the cut mark; determining an orientation and a position of the tree from the orientation and the position of the cut mark; transmitting information on the orientation and position of the tree from the camera to a cutter; and cutting the part from the tree. |
166 |
Method for identifying a cast part |
US15551462 |
2016-02-02 |
US10052686B2 |
2018-08-21 |
Thorsten Behr; Matthias Ghodstinat |
A method for the production of castings which are permanently provided with readable information. An identification element, which has an information surface, provided with information, and a casting surface which is assigned to the casting and also provided with information, is arranged on a casting mould surface assigned to a mould cavity of a casting mould so that the information surface is covered, while the casting surface is exposed in the mould cavity. A metal melt is poured into the mould, so that, during casting or solidification of the metal melt, a firmly bonded, form-fit or force-fit connection of the identification element to the casting is produced. The information on the casting surface is reproduced in the manner of a stamp on surface of the casting. The casting is then removed from the mould and fettled. |
167 |
Piston for internal combustion engine and method for manufacturing piston |
US14417262 |
2013-07-25 |
US10006402B2 |
2018-06-26 |
Masato Sasaki |
An internal combustion engine piston includes a crown surface including a low thermal conductivity part lower in thermal conductivity than a base material. The low thermal conductivity part includes a porous member made of a glass material lower in thermal conductivity than the base material, and impregnated with the base material. A first material is interposed at least partly between the porous member and the base material in the low thermal conductivity part, wherein the first material is water-soluble, and has a higher melting point than the porous member. |
168 |
Systems and methods for pressure tolerant energy systems |
US15459891 |
2017-03-15 |
US10000260B2 |
2018-06-19 |
James Morash; Jonathan Pompa; Ben Kfir; Robert S. Damus; Richard J. Rikoski |
Systems and methods are disclosed herein for a pressure tolerant energy system. The pressure tolerant energy system may comprise a pressure tolerant cavity and an energy system enclosed in the pressure tolerant cavity configured to provide electrical power to the vehicle. The energy system may include one or more battery cells and a pressure tolerant, programmable management circuit. The pressure tolerant cavity may be filled with an electrically-inert liquid, such as mineral oil. In some embodiments, the electrically-inert liquid may be kept at a positive pressure relative to a pressure external to the pressure tolerant cavity. The energy system may further comprise a pressure venting system configured to maintain the pressure inside the pressure tolerant cavity within a range of pressures. The pressure tolerant cavity may be sealed to prevent water ingress. |
169 |
Method for Identifying a Cast Part |
US15551462 |
2016-02-02 |
US20180036795A1 |
2018-02-08 |
Thorsten Behr; Matthias Ghodstinat |
A method for the production of castings which are permanently provided with readable information. An identification element, which has an information surface, provided with information, and a casting surface which is assigned to the casting and also provided with information, is arranged on a casting mould surface assigned to a mould cavity of a casting mould so that the information surface is covered, while the casting surface is exposed in the mould cavity. A metal melt is poured into the mould, so that, during casting or solidification of the metal melt, a firmly bonded, form-fit or force-fit connection of the identification element to the casting is produced. The information on the casting surface is reproduced in the manner of a stamp on surface of the casting. The casting is then removed from the mould and fettled. |
170 |
HEAT SPREADERS WITH INTEGRATED PREFORMS |
US15711435 |
2017-09-21 |
US20180012820A1 |
2018-01-11 |
Aravindha R. Antoniswamy; Thomas J. Fitzgerald |
Embodiments of heat spreaders with integrated preforms, and related devices and methods, are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, a heat spreader may include: a frame formed of a metal material, wherein the metal material is a zinc alloy or an aluminum alloy; a preform secured in the frame, wherein the preform has a thermal conductivity higher than a thermal conductivity of the metal material; and a recess having at least one sidewall formed by the frame. The metal material may have an equiaxed grain structure. In some embodiments, the equiaxed grain structure may be formed by squeeze-casting or rheocasting the metal material. |
171 |
Processing System for Processing a Cast Raw Casting and Method for Producing a Cast Component |
US15277085 |
2016-09-27 |
US20170014899A1 |
2017-01-19 |
Richard SCHAECHTL; Andreas FENT; Hubert MOREIS; Lucas SCHULTE-VORWICK |
A processing system and method for processing a cast raw casting has a spray system for cooling the raw casting. The spray system has at least one nozzle device for at least temporally, locally, or quantitatively variable application of a free-flowing medium to at least one section of the raw casting. The processing system also has a temperature measuring device for measuring the temperature on at least one section of the raw casting and a monitoring device for controlling and adjusting the nozzle device as a function of the measured temperature. |
172 |
Riser breaker assembly |
US13902295 |
2013-05-24 |
US09457401B2 |
2016-10-04 |
James G. Tacheny; Adam Tacheny |
A tool assembly includes an actuator and a bearing surface. The actuator places a force with the bearing surface on a riser connected to a workpiece to separate the riser from the workpiece. |
173 |
Method for manufacturing boron-containing aluminum plate material |
US14399404 |
2013-05-13 |
US09358607B2 |
2016-06-07 |
Hitoshi Ishida; Ryutaro Wada; Yukinobu Natsume |
A method for manufacturing a boron-containing aluminum plate material comprises: a spreading step for spreading boron-containing alloy particles (3) in the shape of a layer over a bottom plate (2) placed in a container (1); a preheating step for preheating both the container (1) and a tundish (6) mounted on the container (1); a casting step for enveloped-casting the layer of the boron-containing alloy particles (3) in the container (1) with molten aluminum (10) by pouring the molten aluminum (10) into the tundish (6) to manufacture an enveloped-cast plate (14) with a predetermined thickness; and a cutting step for cutting off shrinkage cavities (13) occurring in a feeder section (12) of the upper portion of the enveloped-cast plate (14). |
174 |
Systems and methods for deploying autonomous underwater vehicles from a ship |
US14210208 |
2014-03-13 |
US09321510B2 |
2016-04-26 |
Richard J. Rikoski; Robert S. Damus |
Systems and methods are described herein for launching, recovering, and handling a large number of vehicles on a ship to enable lower cost ocean survey. In one aspect, the system may include a shipping container based system with an oil services vessel. The vessel may include rolling systems through end to end shipping containers. One or more columns of containers may be accessed using a crane, an A-frame, or any other suitable transportation system. The system may enable the ability to launch or recover more than one vehicle using the launch and recovery system (e.g., AUVs, buoys, seaplanes, autonomous surface vessels, etc.). In one configuration, the system includes a stacking/elevator system to place the vehicles onto a second or higher layer of containers. The system may allow for modularized deployment of the vehicles, launch and recovery system, operation center, and more from self-contained shipping containers. |
175 |
Piston for Internal Combustion Engine and Method for Manufacturing Piston |
US14417262 |
2013-07-25 |
US20150204268A1 |
2015-07-23 |
Masato Sasaki |
An internal combustion engine piston includes a crown surface including a low thermal conductivity part lower in thermal conductivity than a base material. The low thermal conductivity part includes a porous member made of a glass material lower in thermal conductivity than the base material, and impregnated with the base material. A first material is interposed at least partly between the porous member and the base material in the low thermal conductivity part, wherein the first material is water-soluble, and has a higher melting point than the porous member. |
176 |
METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING BORON-CONTAINING ALUMINUM PLATE MATERIAL |
US14399404 |
2013-05-13 |
US20150151360A1 |
2015-06-04 |
Hitoshi Ishida; Ryutaro Wada; Yukinobu Natsume |
A method for manufacturing a boron-containing aluminum plate material comprises: a spreading step for spreading boron-containing alloy particles (3) in the shape of a layer over a bottom plate (2) placed in a container (1); a preheating step for preheating both the container (1) and a tundish (6) mounted on the container (1); a casting step for enveloped-casting the layer of the boron-containing alloy particles (3) in the container (1) with molten aluminum (10) by pouring the molten aluminum (10) into the tundish (6) to manufacture an enveloped-cast plate (14) with a predetermined thickness; and a cutting step for cutting off shrinkage cavities (13) occurring in a feeder section (12) of the upper portion of the enveloped-cast plate (14). |
177 |
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DEPLOYING AUTONOMOUS UNDERWATER VEHICLES FROM A SHIP |
US14210208 |
2014-03-13 |
US20140345511A1 |
2014-11-27 |
Richard J. Rikoski; Robert S. Damus |
Systems and methods are described herein for launching, recovering, and handling a large number of vehicles on a ship to enable lower cost ocean survey. In one aspect, the system may include a shipping container based system with an oil services vessel. The vessel may include rolling systems through end to end shipping containers. One or more columns of containers may be accessed using a crane, an A-frame, or any other suitable transportation system. The system may enable the ability to launch or recover more than one vehicle using the launch and recovery system (e.g., AUVs, buoys, seaplanes, autonomous surface vessels, etc.). In one configuration, the system includes a stacking/elevator system to place the vehicles onto a second or higher layer of containers. The system may allow for modularized deployment of the vehicles, launch and recovery system, operation center, and more from self-contained shipping containers. |
178 |
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVING BUOYANCY IN UNDERWATER VEHICLES |
US14209911 |
2014-03-13 |
US20140272230A1 |
2014-09-18 |
Richard J. Rikoski; Jonathan Pompa; Robert S. Damus; Dylan Owens |
Systems and methods for adding buoyancy to an object are described herein. A buoyant material may be enclosed inside a flexible container, heated, and inserted into a free flooded cavity inside the object. The flexible container may then be formed to the shape of the cavity. After the flexible container is formed to the shape of the cavity, the flexible container may be cooled. The flexible container may hold a pre-determined amount of the syntactic material that provides a fixed amount of buoyancy. According to another aspect, systems and methods for packing a vehicle are described herein. In some embodiments, a buoyant material may be molded into the shape of a hull of a vehicle, and a plurality of cutouts may be extracted from the buoyant material which are specifically designed to incorporate one or more instruments. |
179 |
Compliant cutoff saw assembly |
US11181615 |
2005-07-14 |
US08061244B2 |
2011-11-22 |
Christopher W. Cooper |
A cutoff saw assembly incorporates a robot assembly with a compliant cutting apparatus to remove various undesired metal extensions from a casting. The assembly cooperatively and conjunctively controls the position of the casting using the robot assembly and the force exerted by the cutting apparatus on the casting using a compliance control system. The compliance control system includes a compliance actuator that is connected to a compliance regulator. Both the robot assembly and the compliance control system are connected to a system controller. The compliance actuator is connected to the cutoff blade to actively vary the force of the cutting blade with respect to the casting. The compliance regulator, which is connected to the system controller, will measure and regulate the pressure in the compliance actuator, such that the robot assembly and compliance control system can apply the required force to cut the casting. |
180 |
Method of Removing Excess Metal from Casting with Press, and Cutter Used therefore |
US12882487 |
2010-09-15 |
US20110048666A1 |
2011-03-03 |
Katsuya Nishina |
A set of dies are composed in order to remove excess metal from a casting with a press. A method of removing the excess metal from the casting includes the steps of attaching a cutter to one of the stationary die side or the movable die side; setting a work on the other side; and punching excess metal of the work into a recess shape by one punching motion of the movable die with a plurality of blades from the first blade, which is smaller, to the final blade, which is larger and protruded, when the excess metal of the work is removed by a punching motion of the movable die conducted on the stationary die. A cutter includes a row of blades in which a plurality of blades are arranged step-wise having a change in the form from the first blade, which is smaller than the final shape of the excess metal to be punched, to the final blade, the shape of which is the same as the final shape. The row of blades from the first blade to the final blade are arranged so that the first small blade can be used ahead of other blades and the other blades can be used in the order of punching motions. |