21 |
Methods and systems for using actuated surface-attached posts for assessing biofluid rheology |
US14997111 |
2016-01-15 |
US09612185B2 |
2017-04-04 |
Richard Superfine; Richard Chasen Spero; Adam Richard Shields; Benjamin Aaron Evans; Briana Lee Fiser |
Methods, systems, and computer readable media for using actuated surface-attached posts for assessing biofluid rheology are disclosed. According to one aspect, a method for testing properties of a biofluid specimen includes placing the specimen onto a micropost array having a plurality of microposts extending outwards from a substrate, wherein each micropost includes a proximal end attached to the substrate and a distal end opposite the proximal end, and generating an actuation force in proximity to the micropost array to actuate the microposts, thereby compelling at least some of the microposts to exhibit motion. The method further includes measuring the motion of at least one of the microposts in response to the actuation force and determining a property of the specimen based on the measured motion of the at least one micropost. |
22 |
MOLD FOR MANUFACTURING A COMPONENT |
US14635298 |
2015-03-02 |
US20150174834A1 |
2015-06-25 |
Soeren Oemann Lind; Finn Daugaard Madsen; Jason Stege |
A mold for manufacturing a component is provided. A mold has a mold surface representing a negative image of the component. The mold has openings in the mold surface. Flow channels extending from the openings in the mold surface and are connectable to a suction device. Further, the mold has a periphery delimiting the mold surface. A bag is fixed to the periphery of the mold. The bag is inflated to a pressure level above ambient pressure. The pressure is released from the bag while sucking the bag to the mold surface using the suction device. Fabrics are layered onto the bag while the bag is kept sucked to the mold surface. Resin is introduced into the fabrics and then the resin is cured. |
23 |
Extrusion material supply device and optical transmission body manufacturing method using the same |
US13258182 |
2010-01-26 |
US08945669B2 |
2015-02-03 |
Tazuru Okamoto; Hirotsugu Yoshida; Yasuhiro Koike |
The invention provides an extrusion material supply device suitable for use in melt extrusion molding, and a method for manufacturing an optical transmission body, in which a deterioration of an optical signal transmission loss is extremely small, and productivity intrinsic to an extrusion molding method is provided in combination. An extrusion material supply device 1 includes: a vertical hopper 2, which has a cooling unit 3 and a heat melting unit 4 continuous with a lower portion thereof, and houses a material rod R; cooling means 5 for cooling the cooling unit 3; an electric heater 6 that heats the heat melting unit 4; and gas pressurizing means 7 for sequentially supplying molten plastics M to a metal die by a gas pressure. The heat melting unit 4 is formed into a cylinder shape in which an inner diameter is larger than an inner diameter of the cooling unit 3 arranged above, and enables the molten plastics M to spread in the heat melting unit 4. A portion between an outer circumference of the material rod R and an outer circumference of the molten plastics M is defined as an annular gas pressurizing surface 7a. |
24 |
METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR USING ACTUATED SURFACE-ATTACHED POSTS FOR BIOFLUID RHEOLOGY |
US14016007 |
2013-08-30 |
US20140001146A1 |
2014-01-02 |
Richard Superfine; Richard Chasen Spero; Adam Richard Shields; Benjamin Aaron Evans; Briana Lee Fiser |
Methods, systems, and computer readable media for using actuated surface-attached posts for assessing biofluid rheology are disclosed. According to one aspect, a method for testing properties of a biofluid specimen includes placing the specimen onto a micropost array having a plurality of microposts extending outwards from a substrate, wherein each micropost includes a proximal end attached to the substrate and a distal end opposite the proximal end, and generating an actuation force in proximity to the micropost array to actuate the microposts, thereby compelling at least some of the microposts to exhibit motion. The method further includes measuring the motion of at least one of the microposts in response to the actuation force and determining a property of the specimen based on the measured motion of the at least one micropost. |
25 |
JOINING SHEETS TO FORM A BELT |
US13329547 |
2011-12-19 |
US20130153125A1 |
2013-06-20 |
Jeffrey A. Trest; Kimberly W. Standish; Mark C. Zaretsky |
A method for joining a first sheet (10) to a second sheet (11) includes providing a first rigid plate (6); providing a gas absorbing layer on the first rigid plate; positioning the first sheet, the first sheet has at least a first layer (52) and a second layer (54), on the gas absorbing layer (8); positioning the second sheet, wherein the second sheet has at least a first layer and a second layer, on the gas absorbing layer; wherein an edge of the of the first sheet abuts an edge of the second sheet; placing a second rigid plate on top of the first and second sheet; wherein the second rigid plate is transparent; applying pressure to the first sheet edge and second sheet edge; and laser welding the edge of the first sheet to the edge of the second sheet with a first laser through the second rigid plate. |
26 |
Welding Method and Welding Apparatus |
US13425209 |
2012-03-20 |
US20120241424A1 |
2012-09-27 |
Yuji SAGESAKA; Masakazu SATO |
A welding technique closely contacting a light transmissive second member to a first member and radiating deflection-controlled laser light from a second member side to weld both first and second members at a weld interface thereof. A reflectance reducing means is formed by an incident angle adjusting step provided in a cover plate that is disposed on a light radiating surface side of the second member. The reflectance reducing means reduces incident angles of the light at the light radiating surfaces of the first and second members, thus reducing the reflection loss of the laser light at the light radiating surfaces and improving the welding efficiency. |
27 |
Bonding method of resin member |
US12532665 |
2008-03-19 |
US08268112B2 |
2012-09-18 |
Kanji Sekihara; Masayoshi Uehira |
A method for bonding resin members by laser welding in which melting of a resin member can be prevented on the contact surface with a base or a tool used for bonding. In the bonding method, a resin member (1) is mounted on a base (3) and a surface of the base (3) in contact with the resin member (1) is an optical mirror surface. A surface of the resin member (1) is coated with a light absorbing agent (4), a resin member (2) is placed thereon and then a laser light (10) is irradiated from the resin member (2) side in order to melt the resin on the bonding surface of the resin member (1) and the resin member (2), thereby bonding the resin members together. The laser light (11) penetrated through the bonding surface reaches the contact surface where the resin member (1) and the base (3) are in contact with each other, and since the laser light (11) penetrates the bonding surface without being scattered or absorbed, melting of the resin member can be prevented. |
28 |
Methods of forming a layered article |
US11618950 |
2007-01-02 |
US07837912B2 |
2010-11-23 |
Paul Anthony Bristow; Scott Michael Davis; Jesse Guy Hipwell; Randall Todd Myers; Erich Otto Teutsch |
A method of forming a layered article, the method comprises thermoforming a substrate sheet to form a shaped substrate, wherein the shaped substrate is a fiber-reinforced plastic material having a void content sufficient to allow a vacuum to be applied through the shaped substrate; pulling a vacuum through the shaped substrate; and pulling a film layer onto a surface of the shaped substrate to form the layered article. |
29 |
Methods of forming a layered article |
US10805760 |
2004-03-22 |
US07837911B2 |
2010-11-23 |
Paul Anthony Bristow; Scott Michael Davis; Jesse Guy Hipwell; Randall Todd Myers; Erich Otto Teutsch |
A method of forming a layered article, the method comprises thermoforming a substrate sheet to form a shaped substrate, wherein the shaped substrate is a fiber-reinforced plastic material having a void content sufficient to allow a vacuum to be applied through the shaped substrate; pulling a vacuum through the shaped substrate; and pulling a film layer onto a surface of the shaped substrate to form the layered article. |
30 |
Bonding Method of Resin Member |
US12532665 |
2008-03-19 |
US20100101720A1 |
2010-04-29 |
Kanji Sekihara |
A method for bonding resin members by laser welding in which melting of a resin member can be prevented on the contact surface with a base or a tool used for bonding. In the bonding method, a resin member (1) is mounted on a base (3) and a surface of the base (3) in contact with the resin member (1) is an optical mirror surface. A surface of the resin member (1) is coated with a light absorbing agent (4), a resin member (2) is placed thereon and then a laser light (10) is irradiated from the resin member (2) side in order to melt the resin on the bonding surface of the resin member (1) and the resin member (2), thereby bonding the resin members together. The laser light (11) penetrated through the bonding surface reaches the contact surface where the resin member (1) and the base (3) are in contact with each other, and since the laser light (11) penetrates the bonding surface without being scattered or absorbed, melting of the resin member can be prevented. |
31 |
Process for transferring a coating onto a surface of a lens blank |
US10482722 |
2002-07-01 |
US07455796B2 |
2008-11-25 |
Peiqi Jiang; Fadi O. Adileh; Yassin Yusef Turshani; Steven Weber |
A process for transferring a coating onto at least one optical surface of a lens blank which comprises: providing a lens blank having at least one geometrically defined surface; providing a support having an internal surface bearing a coating and an external surface; depositing on said geometrically defined surface of said lens blank or said coating a pre-measured amount of a curable glue; moving relatively to each other the lens blank and the support to either bring the coating into contact with the curable glue or bring the curable glue into contact with the geometrically defined surface of the lens blank; applying a sufficient pressure onto the external surface of the support so that the thickness of a final glue layer after curing is less than 100 micrometers; curing the glue; and withdrawing the mold part to recover the lens blank with the coating adhered onto its geometrically defined surface. |
32 |
Apparatus and process for transferring a coating onto a surface of a lens blank |
US10437272 |
2003-05-13 |
US07081177B2 |
2006-07-25 |
Peiqi Jiang; Fadi O. Adileh; Yassin Yusef Turshani |
The present invention relates to an improved process or method for transferring a coating onto at least one surface of a lens blank which can be implemented in a short period of time without any risk of deformation of the lens blank. |
33 |
Mold for forming a medical balloon |
US10349083 |
2003-01-23 |
US06955658B2 |
2005-10-18 |
Robert J. Murray, III |
A mold for forming medical balloons and the balloons formed therefrom are disclosed. The mold has a generally cylindrical inner molding surface for forming a working length of the balloon, and generally cylindrical outer molding surfaces at either end of the mold for forming shafts of the balloon. Joining these outer and inner molding surfaces are taper molding regions composed of two generally conical molding surfaces oriented at two different angles from a longitudinal axis of the mold. A balloon resulting from a manufacturing process using a mold according to the present invention reflects the geometry of the mold and has a unique concave taper profile and a well-defined working length. |
34 |
Process for transferring a coating onto a surface of a lens blank |
US10482722 |
2004-01-02 |
US20040194880A1 |
2004-10-07 |
Peiqi
Jiang; Fadi
O
Adileh; Yassin
Yusef
Turshani; Steven
Weber |
A process for transferring a coating onto at least one optical surface of a lens blank which comprises: providing a lens blank having at least one geometrically defined surface; providing a support having an internal surface bearing a coating and an external surface; depositing on said geometrically defined surface of said lens blank or said coating a pre-measured amount of a curable glue; moving relatively to each other the lens blank and the support to either bring the coating into contact with the curable glue or bring the curable glue into contact with the geometrically defined surface of the lens blank; applying a sufficient pressure onto the external surface of the support so that the thickness of a final glue layer after curing is less than 100 micrometers; curing the glue; and withdrawing the mold part to recover the lens blank with the coating adhered onto its geometrically defined surface. |
35 |
Process for transferring a coating onto a surface of a lens blank |
US09899367 |
2001-07-02 |
US20030017340A1 |
2003-01-23 |
Peiqi
Jiang; Fadi
O.
Adileh; Yassin
Yusef
Turshani |
The present invention relates to an improved process or method for transferring a coating onto at least one surface of a lens blank which can be implemented in a short period of time without any risk of deformation of the lens blank. |
36 |
Process for reusing thermoplastic matrices |
US3760055D |
1969-08-19 |
US3760055A |
1973-09-18 |
WHEELEN J; PETROCHKO R; SONIA J; HAYES T |
The process for forming at least two matrices from a thermoplastic matrix and a thermoplastic overlay sheet by contacting a thermoplastic matrix blank with a first pattern and applying heat and pressure to make a first matrix; placing the overlay sheet in contact with the first matrix and a second pattern; applying heat and pressure to the overlay sheet and first matrix in contact with the second pattern to form a second matrix.
|
37 |
Process and device for simultaneous laser welding |
US15077234 |
2016-03-22 |
US10144090B2 |
2018-12-04 |
Zhaoji Guo; Xiaofeng Yang; Guoxiang Xin; Hai Huang; Yonghe Wang |
This invention provides a process and device for simultaneous laser welding; after using the moving lower die and the fixing upper die to make the base and the lens attached, by using the light pipe, for example, transparent substances or other cheap materials, to make the laser, which is emitted from the laser source, emit through the lens to a welding region of the base after being processed, to operate rapid and average heating to the welding region; meanwhile, using the welding cylinder to press the base and the lens together, to make base and the lens pressed and welded together in molten state, and when welding, it does not generate powder or other defects, and, at the same time, it can make the height H and the width w of the generated waste selvage between [0, 0.4] mm, which can improve the performance of welding object more efficiently. |
38 |
Increased Utility Composite Tooling through Additive Manufacturing |
US15787899 |
2017-10-19 |
US20180104863A1 |
2018-04-19 |
Daniel Cottrell; Daniel Campbell |
A tooling system for fabricating a composite structure comprising a printed thermoplastic material tooling component having a non-tooling surface and a tooling surface, wherein the tooling surface defines a predetermined shape for the composite structure. The tooling system may further comprise a printed thermoplastic material tooling base structure having a plurality of non-tooling surfaces to support the printed thermoplastic material tooling component during layup or cure. The printed thermoplastic material tooling base structure may employ a support structure, such as a honeycomb support structure or a filler material. |
39 |
Mold for manufacturing a component |
US14635298 |
2015-03-02 |
US09919482B2 |
2018-03-20 |
Soeren Oemann Lind; Finn Daugaard Madsen; Jason Stege |
A mold for manufacturing a component is provided. A mold has a mold surface representing a negative image of the component. The mold has openings in the mold surface. Flow channels extending from the openings in the mold surface and are connectable to a suction device. Further, the mold has a periphery delimiting the mold surface. A bag is fixed to the periphery of the mold. The bag is inflated to a pressure level above ambient pressure. The pressure is released from the bag while sucking the bag to the mold surface using the suction device. Fabrics are layered onto the bag while the bag is kept sucked to the mold surface. Resin is introduced into the fabrics and then the resin is cured. |
40 |
Monofilament-reinforced hollow fiber membrane |
US14331100 |
2014-07-14 |
US09561475B2 |
2017-02-07 |
Chang Min Seo; Gyeong Mo Lee |
A hollow fiber membrane is formed by embedding a braid having a spiral open weave of monofilaments only, to avoid a “whiskering” problem common in prior art multifilament braid-supported tubular membranes. The open weave is characterized by contiguous, circumferential, rhomboid-shaped areas of polymer film separated by monofilaments. When the braid is supported on a plasticized PVA cable it can be infiltrated with membrane polymer which, when coagulated embeds the braid positioning it around the lumen. The spiral weave, free of any circumferentially constricting monofilament, when embedded in film, allows the membrane to be biaxially distensible. In other words, the membrane has “give” not only in the axial or longitudinal direction but also in the radial direction. “Give” in the radial direction permits soiled membranes to be backwashed under higher pressure than in a comparable braid which is not radially distensible. |