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351 results about "Manufacturing cell" patented technology

Manufacturing cells are sets of machines that are grouped by the products or parts they produce in a lean manufacturing environment. This system is used in the cellular manufacturing concept, which is distinct from the traditional functional manufacturing system in which all similar machines are grouped together.

Integrated polymer and metal case ammunition manufacturing system and method

A fully automated, integrated, end-to-end synchronized and compact manufacturing system produces polymer or metal case ammunition. Manufacturing stations support case assembly, sealing (gluing / welding), final product inspection, cartridge packaging or binning, and loading. Station modularity facilitates rapid changeover to accommodate ammunition of differing calibers. Sensors and apparatus may be provided to place a manufacturing cell in a wait state until all components or materials are received in a preferred orientation for proper assembly. The system may join and use multipart cases, each including a lower portion with a head end attached thereto and at least one upper portion having a necked-down transition to the open top end. Elevator feeders, vibratory bowl feeders, and robotic pick-and-place feeders may be used to deliver components for assembly.
Owner:CYBERNET SYST

Method for computer-aided layout of manufacturing cells

A computer assisted method is disclosed for making an optimized layout of a manufacturing cell to be used, for example, to locate, hold and process workpieces, such as in robotic welding of an assembly of stamped sheet metal parts. The items to be processed and employed in the cell are identified by physical structure and kinematic characteristics and given an initial location to start the process. Further movements of the parts toward attraction points and away from repelling points are evaluated on the computer by an optimization program to arrive at an optimized cell layout.
Owner:GM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS LLC

Methods for producing block copolymer/amphiphilic particles

The invention relates to a method for manufacturing cell delivery particles, pharmaceutical component-particle dispersions, compositions comprising cell delivery particles and pharmaceutical compositions comprising pharmaceutical component-particle dispersions. The method comprises homogenization of mixtures comprising amphiphilic components and a block copolymer to form stable particles. The invention is also directed to cell delivery particles and pharmaceutical component-particle dispersions produced by the claimed methods and compositions comprising same. In certain embodiments, the cell delivery particles may further comprise co-lipids. The invention further relates to methods of generating an immune response, treating or preventing a disease or condition, or delivering a biologically active molecule to cells in vitro comprising administration of the pharmaceutical compositions described herein.
Owner:VICAL INC

Molded body treating apparatus, sealing method of honeycomb molded body, and method for manufacturing cell-sealed honeycomb fired body

A molded body treating apparatus includes a support, at least one flat plate and a first movement mechanism. The support is configured to support a honeycomb molded body which has a first end portion and a second end portion in a longitudinal direction of the honeycomb molded body and which includes a plurality of cells each extending along the longitudinal direction from a first end at the first end portion to a second end at the second end portion. Either the first end or the second end of each of the plurality of cells is sealed with a plug material paste. The first movement mechanism is configured to move the at least one flat plate along the longitudinal direction to press the either one of the first and second end portions.
Owner:IBIDEN CO LTD

Method for manufacturing cell culture substrate

A main object of the invention is to provide a new method for producing a cell culture substrate used to cause cells to adhere in a highly precise form onto a base material and then culture the cells. To attain the object, the invention provides a method for producing a cell culture substrate comprising: a patterning substrate forming process of forming, on a base material, a cell culture patterning layer wherein a cell adhesion portion having cell adhesive properties and a cell adhesion-inhibiting portion having cell adhesion-inhibiting properties can be formed by action of a photocatalyst by energy irradiation, thereby forming a patterning substrate; an energy irradiating process of irradiating the energy onto the cell culture patterning layer, thereby forming the cell adhesion portion and the cell adhesion-inhibiting portion in a pattern form by action of the photocatalyst; and a cell-containing liquid applying process of applying a cell-containing liquid onto the cell adhesion portion by a region-selecting applying method of applying the cell-containing liquid selectively onto the patterned cell adhesion portion.
Owner:DAI NIPPON PRINTING CO LTD

Thin film photovoltaic module wiring for improved efficiency

The present invention relates to configuring and wiring together cells in TF PV modules. According to one aspect, cells are fabricated on one plane on a top surface of a substrate, with wiring patterned on a parallel plane, and vias formed to provide connections between the cell plane and wiring plane. In one embodiment, the wiring plane is on the back surface of the substrate and vias are formed through the substrate. In another embodiment, the wiring plane is on the top surface of the substrate underneath the cell plane and an insulating layer, with the vias formed through the insulating layer. In another embodiment, the cell plane formed on the top surface includes superstrate cells that are illuminated through a transparent substrate, with an insulator between the cell plane and an upper wiring plane. According to another aspect, the heavy bus bar connections in the wiring plane can carry large currents and do not block light impinging on the cells. According to further aspects, the wiring plane enables use of parallel cell connections that provide immunity to shading, as described above. Moreover, these connections can be wired in a variety of methods, allowing use of series-parallel arrangements so that, for example, local regions could be parallel connected while larger regions series connected.
Owner:APPLIED MATERIALS INC

Stack and folding-typed electrode assembly and method for preparation of the same

Disclosed herein is a method of locating a plurality of pull cells constructed in a cathode / separator / anode structure, as basic units, on a separator sheet having a continuous length, further locating a unit electrode or a bi-cell on the separator sheet, and winding the pull cells and unit electrode or the bi-cell to continuously manufacture a stacking / folding type electrode assembly constructed in a structure in which anodes are located at the outermost electrodes forming the outside of the electrode assembly, respectively, wherein the method including a step of continuously supplying a cathode sheet, an anode sheet, a first separator sheet, and a second separator sheet, to manufacture the unit cells, successively arranging the unit cells on the second separator sheet from a first stage to an n stage, and winding the unit cells, a step of arranging cathode tabs and anode tabs at the respective stages, while the cathode tabs and the anode tabs are opposite to each other, and arranging electrode tabs having the same polarity between the neighboring stages, while the electrode tabs are opposite to each other, such that the electrode tabs having the same polarity are located all together at predetermined positions of the wound electrode assembly, and a step of supplying electrodes the number of which is odd from two electrode sheets and electrodes the number of which is even from one electrode sheet.
Owner:LG ENERGY SOLUTION LTD

Cell structural body, method of manufacturing cell structural body, and catalyst structural body

A cell structure 10 having a plurality of cells 2 which are partitioned with partition walls 1 to form a honeycomb and which are flow paths of fluid, an outer wall 5 which encloses the cells 2 and a cavity 3 which pierces in the direction of a central axis P of the structure through a portion including the central axis P or a given axis parallel to the central axis P, where the cell structure further has an inner wall 4 on the inner surface of the cavity 3, a method for producing the cell structure, and a catalyst structure. The cell structure having the cavity has an excellent isostatic breaking strength and can exhibit proper sealing function in its cavities. Furthermore, a method for producing the cell structure, the catalyst structure, etc. are provided.
Owner:NGK INSULATORS LTD

Abnormality cause specifying method, abnormality cause specifying system, and semiconductor device fabrication method

A feature amount is generated by standardizing inspection data related to a fabrication unit for each type, a similar set including fabrication units corresponding to similar feature amounts is formed by comparing the feature amounts, and apparatus difference analysis is performed between a plurality of fabrication units forming the similar set. A two-level orthogonal table is used to determine whether to adopt a feature amount of each type, and some feature amounts are not used in the apparatus difference analysis and the like by optimizing the smaller-the-better characteristic or the larger-the-better characteristic of a test value of the apparatus difference analysis, thereby reducing the calculation amount and accurately and efficiently specifying an abnormality cause.
Owner:KK TOSHIBA

Systems and Methods for Remote Manufacturing of Medical Devices

A system and method for remote manufacturing of medical devices are provided. The system can be installed at a facility (e.g., at a hospital or other medical facility), and includes a remote manufacturing unit (RMU) that allows for customized, rapid fabrication of medical devices at the medical facility using suitable manufacturing techniques such as three-dimensional (3D) printing, additive manufacturing, subtractive manufacturing, etc. The RMU can communicate with a computer system which presents a healthcare professional with a digital catalog of medical products, and allows the healthcare professional to select and customize a desired device to be manufactured at the facility.
Owner:BIOMET MFG CORP

Medical Simulation System and Method with Configurable Anatomy Model Manufacturing

Simulation systems and methods may enable medical training. A manufacturing unit may receive data from a configuration unit indicating identification and manufacturing parameters for an anatomy model. A data processing unit may receive data from the configuration unit identifying the anatomy model, and data from a calibration unit indicating a position and / or orientation of a position and orientation sensor relative to the anatomy model. The data processing unit may also receive data from the position and orientation sensor indicating a position and / or orientation of the anatomy model. The data processing unit may generate a virtual image using the data from the position and orientation sensor, the data from the calibration unit, and the data from the configuration unit. The data processing unit may render the virtual image to a display.
Owner:VIRTAMED

System of energy-efficient and constant-pressure parallel-coupled fluid-transport machines

The present invention discloses a system of energy-efficient and constant-pressure parallel-coupled fluid-transport machines, which can flexibly and massively provide gas and water to every fabrication unit. The system of the present invention comprises: variable-frequency centrifugal fluid-transport machines, pressure gauges, power meters, flow meters, and controllers. The performance curves of the abovementioned system of parallel-coupled fluid-transport machines and the system impedance curves of the loads are analyzed theoretically and built in the controllers together with the equal-efficiency curves provided by the manufacturer. When the system is operating, the data detected by the pressure gauges, power meters, and flow meters are compared with the built-in data to obtain the optimal energy-efficient conditions as the operational criteria of the system of the present invention.
Owner:HUANG WEN CHENG

Shelving System With Rotational Functionality

The present disclosure provides enhanced storage systems that facilitate efficient storage of, and access to, a variety of items and products. Exemplary systems according to the present disclosure include mechanism(s) that permit reliable and efficient repositioning of one or more shelves, thereby enhancing utilization and efficiencies associated therewith. Shelving systems according to the present disclosure facilitate synchronized vertical motion of shelving units, e.g., based on coordinated pulley / cable systems, and advantageously include spring designs that facilitate controlled vertical motion of shelving units, e.g., based on fluid movement and / or discharge from the spring design. Rotational motion of the shelves relative to a stationary rod may be provided. Shelving units may be readily repositioned at elbow or eye level, and repositioned at their respective initial positions in an efficient and advantageous manner. The shelving systems may be original manufacture units or may be designed for use in retrofitting existing shelving systems.
Owner:ENGEL ZACKARY

Unitized electrochemical cell sub-assembly and the method of making the same

Disclosed is a unitized electrochemical cell sub-assembly having a first separator plate and a second separator plate that each has a first surface. A recess is located in at least one of the first surfaces to define a chamber adjacent the periphery of the plates when the plates face each other. A membrane electrode assembly (MEA) comprising an ion exchange membrane and a pair of gas diffusion layers is disposed on and between each of the first surfaces between the two plates when the plates face each other so that the peripheral edge of the ion exchange membrane is located within the chamber. Also located in the chamber is a non-conductive sealant polymer that seals and joins the first and second plates to each other, and that seals and joins the first and second plates to the edge of the ion exchange membrane. Also disclosed is a fabrication method for making the unitized electrochemical cell sub-assembly.
Owner:EI DU PONT DE NEMOURS & CO

Process for preparing stable antibody maytansinoid conjugates

The invention provides processes for manufacturing cell-binding agent-cytotoxic agent conjugates of improved stability comprising performing the modification reaction at a high pH. The inventive processes comprise contacting a cell-binding agent with a bifunctional crosslinking reagent in a solution having a pH of 7.1 to 9 to covalently attach a linker to the cell-binding agent and thereby prepare a mixture comprising cell-binding agents having linkers bound thereto.
Owner:IMMUNOGEN INC

MBD based three-dimensional model design information tagging system and method

InactiveCN105005653AReduce the probability of participation errorsReduce digital system requirementsSpecial data processing applicationsDesign informationManufacturing cell
The invention discloses an MBD based three-dimensional model design information tagging system and method. The system comprises a related database unit, a MBD design information based manufacturing unit, an ODBC interface, a UG software secondary development tool unit, a marking part information unit, a part information viewing unit and a marking feature information unit. The method comprises steps of: firstly, creating an overall framework of an MBD three-dimensional marking system, a main function module and other function modules; designing an Access database of the marking system, and performing seamless connection between the database and the UG software through the ODBC interface; introducing database information into Visual C ++ 6.0 environment; creating a customized menu, establishing a shaft parts model, designing a dialog file and designing a development program; and designing a user interface of the marking system by using a secondary development tool of the UG software. According to the system and method provided by the invention, the accuracy and comprehensiveness of the data can be ensured, and the system and method can be more applicable to related development technologies of technology modernization in the aeronautics and astronautics fields.
Owner:XIAN TECH UNIV

Integrated reconfigurable manufacturing system

An integrated reconfigurable multi-stage manufacturing system and associated methods. The system may include a plurality of manufacturing cells, each cell associated with at least one stage of a manufacturing process. The plurality of cells may include a first cell comprising at least one flexible manufacturing station, a second cell comprising at least one reconfigurable manufacturing station, and a third cell comprising at least one reconfigurable inspection machine. The system may also include a plurality of loop conveyors and a plurality of cell gantries. Each loop conveyor may connect at least two neighboring cells and each cell gantry may transport parts from the cell associated with the cell gantry to at least one loop conveyor. In one embodiment, each cell may be hexagonal, and the manufacturing system may have a honeycomb structure.
Owner:RGT UNIV OF MICHIGAN

Method for preparing solar energy level silicon crystals containing doped element

The invention discloses a method for preparing solar energy level silicon crystals containing doped element, which is to place molten silicon containing the doped element into a crucible reactor and adopt a directional solidification method or a pulling method to prepare the silicon crystals. In the preparation process of the silicon crystals, protective gas is introduced into a crystal growing furnace and flows through the surface of the molten silicon, and is as follows: a) gas containing hydrogen atoms; or b) a mixture of the gas containing the hydrogen atoms and inert gas. The method obviously improves the minority-carrier lifetime of the silicon crystals by the functions of H on passivation, gettering and the like of impurities and defects in the silicon crystals, and improves the photoelectric conversion efficiency of subsequently manufactured cell slices. The method also adjusts the resistivity of silicon crystals doped with gallium and makes the resistivity of the silicon crystals more uniform in the crystal growing direction. Moreover, the method is simple in operation and easy in industrialized production, and can obviously improve the product quality.
Owner:GREENERGY CRYSTAL TECH

Shelving system

The present disclosure provides enhanced storage systems that facilitate efficient storage of, and access to, a variety of items and products. Exemplary systems according to the present disclosure include mechanism(s) that permit reliable and efficient repositioning of one or more shelves, thereby enhancing utilization and efficiencies associated therewith. Shelving systems according to the present disclosure facilitate synchronized vertical motion of shelving units, e.g., based on coordinated pulley / cable systems, and advantageously include spring designs that facilitate controlled vertical motion of shelving units, e.g., based on fluid movement and / or discharge from the spring design. Shelves and / or shelving units may be readily repositioned at elbow or eye level, and repositioned at their respective initial positions in an efficient and advantageous manner. The shelving systems may be original manufacture units or may be designed for use in retrofitting existing shelving systems.
Owner:ENGEL ZACKARY

Method and apparatus for manufacturing radiation intensity bolus

Disclosed are a method and an apparatus for manufacturing a radiation intensity bolus. The method comprises the steps of: (a) calculating, by a radiotherapy treatment planning unit, a received 3D radiation dose distribution, planning a bolus to be manufactured, and outputting radiation intensity modulation information; (b) receiving, by a bolus design unit, the radiation intensity modulation information, generating a conversion file for manufacturing bolus, and outputting information about a 3D structure of the bolus to be manufactured; (c) receiving, by a bolus manufacturing unit, the conversion file for manufacturing bolus, verifying a type, location, and size of the bolus to be manufactured, sending the verified data to a 3D printer, and manufacturing the bolus; and (d) obtaining, by an accuracy verification unit, information about a 3D structure of the manufactured bolus and evaluating manufacturing accuracy by comparing the information about the 3D structure of the manufactured bolus with the information about the planned bolus.
Owner:SAMSUNG LIFE PUBLIC WELFARE FOUND

Electric Vehicle Refueling System

An enclosed two-part computer controlled cyclical and sequential through-flow conveying, usage and metering System (200) is disclosed, for use in the electric vehicle motive power provision industries, for said two-part enclosed System to sequentially convey small-volume rechargeable Cell-Modules by sequential conveyor-means in a metered through-flow sequential conveying manner within said two-part System wherein the first part is a Stationary Part that includes a specially manufactured Cell-Module dispensing Bowser and a specially manufactured Cell-Module Charging-Bay and wherein the second part is a Movable Part that includes a specially manufactured or specially adapted Cell-Module powered electric Vehicle having a specially manufactured Cell-Module Chamber installed within.A Nozzle (3) and a Portal (4) respectively provide means for the Stationary Part and the Movable Part to exchange a choosable plurality of small-volume rechargeable Cell-Modules (100) and (500).A System (200) provides a succinct fully enclosed matingly-co-operative interconnection means for the System (200) to sequentially dispense Charged Cell-Modules and remove depleted Cell-Modules. The System also removes faulty Cell-Modules and if necessary extinguishes, and isolates for fire safety purposes, over-heating, deformed, or ignited Cell-Modules.The invention provides means that parallel, mimic or improve upon the metered bowser dispensing manner by which a choosable sequential plurality of small volumes of fossil fuel are sequentially delivered to a conventional fossil fuel vehicle by a dispensing bowser at a conventional fuel Service Station facility. The invention also provides optional means for Cell-Modules to be recharged in situ by use of a specially manufactured charger.
Owner:BATTERY FUELING

Realization method for general type production and manufacturing unit and control system thereof

The invention relates to a realization method for a general type production and manufacturing unit control system. Different technical control processes of product production and manufacturing are decomposed into multiple independent production process computer input and output operation control units which are then substituted by one general virtual control device. The realization method comprises the following steps that one general virtual control device is established; a product technical process preset module is established; a production quality inspection preset module; a work plan setting module is established; and corresponding unit operation performed in a unit data acquisition controller according to a set sequence requirement is performed, stylized information exchange is performed, the related information is outputted to the next control unit and all the preset superimposed unit operation is completed so that the whole product production process is completed. Computer process control difficulty of manufacturing industry intermittence type and discrete type production is mainly solved by the method and the system so that system applicability and work efficiency are enhanced and product technical cost is reduced.
Owner:SHANGHAI YINDAO INFORMATION TECH
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