Vision assisted fixture construction
What is claimed is: 1. A method of constructing a fixture having a locating member for holding an object in a predetermined position in the fixture comprising the steps of: providing a support member ... Read More
Inventors: Pryor, Timothy R.;, Assignee: Sensor Adaptive Machines, Incorporated (Windsor, CA) |
Method and apparatus for welding handle studs to cooking vessels
The invention provides an improved method of manufacturing cookware which is less reliant upon manual labor than methods taught by the prior art. Further, the invention provides an improved apparatus ... Read More
Inventors: Leif, David Peter; Platteter, Philip Brian; Claerbaut, Kevin Robert; Haug, Thomas John; Pietrowski, Michael Lee;, Assignee: Newell Operating Company (IL) |
Droplet generation method and device
What is claimed is: 1. A method of generating liquid droplets from an aperture in a membrane, the aperture having a diameter .phi. at one face at most as large as its diameter at the other face, the m... Read More
Inventors: Humberstone, Victor Carey; Blakey, David Mark;, Assignee: The Technology Partnership, PLC (Herts, GB) |
Railway track hold-down hardware
The present track hardware is utilized in connection with a molded base member. The base member may be made of reinforced, pre-strssed concrete in the form of a cross tie or in the form of an elongate... Read More
Inventors: Baier, Ludwig S.;, Assignee: |
Cleaning attachment for a spray gun
In view of the foregoing disadvantages inherent in the known types of spray gun cleaner attachment now present in the prior art, the present invention provides a new cleaning attachment for a spray gu... Read More
Inventors: Lewis, Derek R.;, Assignee: |
Alignment system and method of alignment by symmetrical and asymmetrical analysis
An alignment system and method of alignment is performed by first providing a lithographic tool and illuminating a target with a light generated from the lithographic tool. An amount of light diffract... Read More
Inventors: Waldo, III, Whitson G.;, Assignee: Motorola, Inc. (Schaumburg, IL) |
Method for controlling injection molding machine
An object of this invention is to eliminate defects or problems encountered in the prior art technique and to provide a method for controlling an injection molding machine in which a nozzle portion of... Read More
Inventors: Sasaki, Yoshinari; Oda, Etsuji; Nagata, Hirozumi; Kurita, Naoki; Maehara, Hiroyuki;, Assignee: Toshiba Kikai Kabushiki Kaisha (Tokyo, JP) |
Method and apparatus for controlling a back pressure of a motor-driven injection molding machine
We claim: 1. A method of controlling a back pressure of a motor-driven injection molding machine, comprising the steps of: (a) rotating a servomotor which is operable to axially move a screw, in a scr... Read More
Inventors: Kamiguchi, Masao; Kobayashi, Minoru;, Assignee: Fanuc Ltd. (Yamanashi, JP) |
Method and apparatus for monitoring injection pressure
What is claimed is: 1. A method of monitoring injection pressure applicable to an injection molding machine having a screw adapted to be propelled to fill a resin into a cavity of a mold, said method ... Read More
Inventors: Kamiguchi, Masao; Neko, Noriaki;, Assignee: Fanuc Ltd. (Minamitsuru, JP) |
Method of displaying the molding data of an injection molding machine
An object of the present invention is to provide a method of presenting the molding data of an injection molding machine, wherein the misconception of displayed molding data for separate data in anoth... Read More
Inventors: Miyahara, Kiyoshi;, Assignee: Nissei Plastic Industrial Co., Ltd. (Nagano, JP) |
Position detecting system for an injection molding apparatus
The present invention has as an objective to solve the problems in the prior art as set forth above. Therefore, it is an object of the present invention to provide a position detecting system for an i... Read More
Inventors: Takizawa, Michiaki;, Assignee: Nissei Plastic Industrial Co. Ltd. (Nagano-Ken, JP) |
Electrical discharge machining apparatus and method
Accordingly, it is an object of the invention to provide an electrical discharge machining apparatus in which machining conditions can be easily changed for quick, economical, and stable machining wit... Read More
Inventors: Takeuchi, Hiroshi; Nakayama, Yoshiro;, Assignee: Mitsubishi Denshi Kabushiki Kaisha (Tokyo, JP) |
Automatic specimen analyzing system
In accordance with this invention, an automatic system for analyzing specimens which have been selectively treated as desired is provided. The specimens are arranged in a plurality of specimen trays w... Read More
Inventors: Armes, William P.; Cherniski, Andrew M.; Hanaway, Richard W.; Hathaway, James C.;, Assignee: American Hospital Supply Corp. (Evmuston, IL) |
Automated storage and retrieval apparatus for freezers and related method thereof
The present invention automated cold storage apparatus, and related method thereof, provides a sample process management system that is a revolutionary approach to the storage and retrieval of critica... Read More
Inventors: Felder, Robin A.; Graves, B. Sean; Gunderson, James P.;, Assignee: University of Virginia Patent Foundation (Charlottesville, VA) |
Logic controlled plastic molding machine with programmable operator interface
It is an objective of the present invention to provide a programmed logic controlled plastics processing machine having a dedicated processor for controlling the real time operations of the machine, w... Read More
Inventors: Sparer, Ronald M.; Werle, Dale P.;, Assignee: Cincinnati Milacron, Inc. (Cincinnati, OH) |
Optimizing pellet mill controller
The present invention provides a means of increasing the operating efficiency of a pellet mill by providing for real-time adjustment of the control parameters of the pellet mill as moderated by a dete... Read More
Inventors: Peterson, Norman R.; Jorgensen, Richard A.; Ossanna, Mark E.; Otten, Jeffrey J.;, Assignee: Repete Corporation (Sussex, WI) |
On-line rheometer device
In accordance with the present invention, there is provided a system for providing process control information concerning a polymer melt comprising: means containing a polymer melt under pressure; mea... Read More
Inventors: Tjahjadi, Mahari; Janssen, Joseph M. H.; Fischer, George F.; Lin, Ye-Gang; Tadros, Safwat E.; Georgieva, Galina D.;, Assignee: General Electric Company (Pittsfield, MA) |
System and method for processing crank angle signals
The present invention has been made in an effort to solve the above problems. It is an object of the present invention to provide a system and method for processing crank angle signals in which the re... Read More
Inventors: Yoon, Hyoung-Jin; Eo, Jeong-Soo;, Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company (Seoul, KR) |
Adjustable dry pendant sprinkler head assembly
It is, therefore, an object of the present invention to provide an improved adjustable drop nipple for use with sprinkler heads whereby the previously mentioned disadvantages of prior adjustable drop ... Read More
Inventors: Anderson, James R.;, Assignee: Central Sprinkler Corporation (Lansdale, PA) |
Fail-safe electronically controlled defrost system
Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide in a refrigeration system an improved automatically controlled defrost system. It is a further object of the present invention to provi... Read More
Inventors: Zampini, Joseph J.; Buda, Paul R.; Prada, Luis E.;, Assignee: General Electric Company (Syracuse, NY) |
Compartmentalized transport refrigeration system
Briefly, the present invention is a new compartmentalized transport refrigeration system having front and rear compartments, first and second access doors to the front and rear compartments, respectiv... Read More
Inventors: Howland, Leland L.; Parker, Jan M.; Herrig, Doyle G.; Swanson, David A.;, Assignee: Thermo King Corporation (Minneapolis, MN) |
Network simulation system
The invention provides a new and improved data processing system that models networks and arrays of processing elements interconnected according to selected patterns, which reduces the amount of progr... Read More
Inventors: Burrows, James L.;, Assignee: Lockheed Sanders, Inc. (Nashua, NH) |
System test apparatus for verifying operability
OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENT Now, by referring to the attached drawings, an embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the structure of a system test apparatu... Read More
Inventors: Teshima, Fumiaki; Inoue, Katsuhiro; Kurebayashi, Kaoru; Mihara, Yukihiro; Kishimoto, Takuya;, Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Kanagawa, JP) |
Distributed job scheduling with modular components
OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a block diagram depicting the major elements of a printing system incorporating the present invention; FIG. 2 is a plan view illustrating the principal mechanical components... Read More
Inventors: Matysek, James F.;, Assignee: Xerox Corporation (Stamford, CT) |
Gas detector and method for refrigeration systems
I claim: 1. In a device for detecting the presence of gas in a system evacuated by a vacuum pump: a body having a main passageway with an inlet opening adapted for connection to an exhaust outlet of t... Read More
Inventors: Thompson, Mark S.;, Assignee: |
Apparatus for material deposition for circuit board manufacture
Having described the invention, what is claimed as new and secured by Letters Patent is: 1. In printed circuit manufacturing apparatus for applying an extrudable material through a selectively apertur... Read More
Inventors: Erdmann, Gunter;, Assignee: |
Low cost trigger sprayer
OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS With reference to FIG. 1 of the drawing, there is shown a trigger sprayer assembly 10 of a first embodiment of the invention. The assembly includes a housing 12, a trigger 14... Read More
Inventors: Nelson, Philip L.;, Assignee: Continental Sprayers International, Inc. (St. Peters, MO) |
Method and apparatus for protecting crops from frost by jet-dispersed, microencapsulated aerosols
It is an object of this invention to provide a method for dispersing microencapsulated aerosols which can be used on a wide scale and which will effectively protect crops against frost for extended pe... Read More
Inventors: Carlon, Hugh R.; Tytus, Raymond P.; Stuempfle, Arthur K.;, Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army (Washington, DC) |
High-velocity thermal spray apparatus
In one aspect, the present invention provides a flame spray gun having a gun body which defines a generally centralized bore, a first passage for fuel gas flow, and a second passage for oxidant gas fl... Read More
Inventors: Dietiker, Markus; Bachmann, Andreas;, Assignee: Plasma-Technik AG (CH) |
Method for changing the direction of an atomized flow
The above and other objects which will become apparent to one skilled in the art upon a reading of this disclosure are attained by the present invention one aspect of which is: A method for changing t... Read More
Inventors: Riley, Michael F.;, Assignee: Praxair Technology, Inc. (Danbury, CT) |
Control Computers 
