63 results about "Void space" patented technology

Provided herein is a system for generating a model for the implementation a series of optimized picking and placing operations in a manner so as to minimize void space when packing a conveyance with parcels. The system may include a motorized intelligent base member, an automated positioning element that may be moveably coupled to the automated base member, and an automated gripping instrument. The system may include an analytics module for generating one or more models for moving the base member and associated positioning element proximate a parcel to be picked and placed, and for directing the gripper instrument for picking up the parcel for placement, in accordance with the generated placement model that minimized void space. In particular embodiments, the model may be a compilation of image and language data that is used to direct the movements of the system components in performing the picking and pacing operation.

1. A transducer device for delivering a tumor treatment field to a body of a subject, the transducer device comprising: an array of electrodes configured to be placed on a body of a subject with a front surface of the array facing the body of the subject, the array including electrode elements positioned at existing electrode locations positioned about a center of gravity of the array; an anisotropic material layer electrically coupled to the array of electrodes and positioned in front of the front surface of the array; and at least one void space within the array of electrodes capable of encompassing an areal footprint equal to at least a portion of the areal footprint of at least one existing electrode location and superimposable onto at least a portion of at least one existing electrode location by rotation of the array about the center of gravity.

A cartridge (2600) for use with a medical waste collection system (30). The cartridge includes a housing (2602, 2612) shaped to be removably attached to a receptacle (1699) integral with the housing. A sleeve (2640) is attached to the cartridge to be positioned in front of the housing. The sleeve is formed with a void space. A connector (2664) leading to the suction line for collection is attached to the cannula. A screen (2714) is removably mounted within the casing void space. When it is desired to capture tissue that may be contained in the fluid flow from the suction line, the screen is mounted within the cannula void space.

The application discloses an electrode for an energy storage device. The electrode includes an active layer. The active layer comprises a network structure formed by carbon elements with high aspect ratio, the carbon elements define void spaces in the network, electrode active material particles are distributed in the void spaces in the network, and the active material particles comprise silicon and a polymer additive. The polymer additive comprises at least one of polyolefin, polyacrylic acid or styrene butadiene rubber (SBR).

An abrasive article comprises: a substrate comprising strands forming first void spaces between strands; a laminate joined to the substrate, wherein the laminate comprises a surface opposite to the substrate; a resin composition joined to the surface of the laminate. First and second portions of the surface of the laminate have respective first and second surface free energies that are different. Another abrasive article comprises: a substrate comprising strands forming first void spaces between strands; a laminate joined to the substrate, wherein the laminate comprises a first polymer and a second polymer; a resin composition joined to the laminate; In both embodiments, abrasive particles are joined to the resin composition, and a plurality of second void spaces extends through the laminate coinciding with first void spaces in the porous substrate. A method of making abrasive articles is also disclosed.

1. A transducer device for delivering a tumor treatment field to a subject's body, comprising: an electrode array configured to be positioned across the subject's body with a face of the array facing the subject's body, the array including electrode elements positioned in substantially symmetrical positions centered about a center of gravity of the array; a void space located between at least one pair of adjacent electrodes of the array; and a polymeric material layer overlying the electrode array and located on a side of the array facing away from the subject's body.

The present application discloses a display panel and a display device. The display panel includes a substrate, an isolation structure, light-emitting units, and a first encapsulation layer. The first encapsulation layer includes encapsulation portions, and each of the encapsulation portions includes a first section and a second section that are connected to each other. The first section is located within an isolation opening, and the second section is located on a side of the isolation structure facing the isolation opening. A surface of a side of the first section away from the substrate and a surface of a side of the second section away from the isolation structure are at least partially connected to define a void space in an enclosing manner. The isolation structure includes a first sub-layer and a second sub-layer that are stacked. The first sub-layer has a top surface away from the substrate.

Aspects of the present disclosure include methods for making a polymeric structure having a micro-void space. Methods according to certain embodiments include irradiating a polymerizable composition positioned between a build elevator and a build surface to generate a polymerizable composition having a polymerized region of the polymerizable composition having a micro-void space in contact with the build elevator and a non-polymerized region of the polymerizable composition in contact with the build surface, displacing the build elevator away from the build surface, contacting the generated micro-void space with a non-reactive composition and repeating in a manner sufficient to generate a polymeric structure having a resolved micro-void space. Systems for preparing a polymeric structure according to the subject methods are also described. Polymeric structures having a resolved micro-void space such as where the micro-void space is filled with a non-polymerizable composition are also provided.

Disclosed herein is an apparatus comprising an electrode active layer comprising a network of high aspect ratio carbon elements defining void spaces within the network; a plurality of electrode active material particles disposed in the void spaces within the network and enmeshed in the network; and a surface treatment on the surface of the high aspect ratio carbon elements which promotes adhesion between the high aspect ratio carbon elements and the active material particles.

A method of repairing a casting defect in a die-cast part includes operating a mechanical bit within a void space formed in a die-cast part to generate plasticized local material along an inner surface of the void space to close one or more casting defects in a vicinity of the void space. The void space may be a hole bored in the part, or a channel or passage formed in the part. The casting defect may be a porosity formed in the part. A tool for repairing a casting defect in a die-cast part includes a bit operable by a drill. The bit includes a shank and an elongated body extending in an axial direction from the shank. The body is configured to generate plasticized local material along a surface defining a void space in a die-cast part. The plasticized local material closes a casting defect formed in the part, and plasticized material may flow into the casting defect.

This invention relates to a method for determining the location of grouting holes for grouting in adjacent voids in strip-filled mining faces. The method includes the following steps: determining the location and relevant parameters of the planned mining face; determining the location of the boundary of the coal pillar adjacent to the mining face; determining the filling rate of the filling face adjacent to the mining face, and obtaining the location of the boundary of the equivalent coal pillar of the filling face based on the filling rate; and obtaining the location of the grouting holes based on the obtained locations of the coal pillar boundary and the filling face boundary. The beneficial effects of this invention are: firstly, determining the area of ​​maximum development of void space in strip-filled mining processes; secondly, improving the effect of void grouting for reducing subsidence; and thirdly, deepening the research on void grouting for reducing subsidence under different conditions, providing a reference for subsequent operations.

A method used in forming a memory array comprising strings of memory cells comprises forming a stack comprising vertically-alternating insulative tiers and conductive tiers having channel-material strings therein. Walls are formed above insulating material that is directly above the channel-material strings. Void space is laterally-between immediately-adjacent of the walls and that comprises a longitudinal outline of individual digitlines to be formed. Spaced openings are in the insulating material directly below the void space. Relative to the walls, a conductive metal nitride is selectively deposited in the void space, in the spaced openings, and atop the insulating material laterally-between the walls and the spaced openings to form a lower portion of the individual digitlines laterally-between the immediately-adjacent walls. The conductive metal nitride that is in individual of the spaced openings is directly electrically coupled to individual of the channel-material strings. A conductive material is formed in the void space directly above and directly electrically coupled to the lower portion of the individual digitlines to form an upper portion thereof. Other embodiments, including structure independent of method, are disclosed.

Vacuum insulation layers are provided for one or more components of a launch system for a plurality of missiles. The vacuum insulation layers may be integrated into the walls of the components or provided in inserts attached to the components. A medium or high vacuum is pulled on a sealed void space in the walls or the insert. The vacuum insulation layer provides a thermal conductivity (Tcond_vac) of less than one-third of a thermal conductivity of air (Tcond_air). The vacuum insulation layer delays desensitization or inhibits premature reaction of the energetic materials inside the missiles due to high external temperatures. The insulation layers allow for more compact and dense configurations of the launch system and missiles.

A removable manifold for a medical / surgical waste collection system. The manifold is dimensioned to be mounted to a receiver integral with the system. The manifold includes at least one tube through which waste is drawn into a manifold cage. The tube extends through an inlet port into a void space internal to the manifold cage at an angle. The tube exits the manifold cage and is centered along an axis that is off center to the longitudinal axis of the manifold cage where it engages a complementary valve internal to the receiver. The valve regulates flow between the receiver and the down line components of the waste collection system. The valve is normally closed. When the manifold is fitted to the receiver the tube engages the valve and rotation of the manifold moves the valve to the open position allowing fluid flow from the manifold and receiver to the downstream components of the system.

An apparatus for studying aerosols includes a test chamber having a panel defining an enclosed interior volume. The panel has (i) a first wall having a surface defining an interior of the test chamber, (ii) a second wall defining an exterior of the test chamber, (iii) a void space between the first wall and the second wall, (iv) a panel inlet in communication with the void space, and (v) a panel outlet in communication with the void space. The apparatus includes a chamber inlet port and a chamber outlet port each extending through one of the panels and in communication with the enclosed interior volume. The apparatus includes a fan disposed in the enclosed interior volume and positioned and configured to mix air in the enclosed interior volume. The apparatus includes a capture port extending through one of the panels and includes a valve to allow sampling of contents in the enclosed interior volume.

Formwork, matrices, concrete matrices and methods of manufacture are described. The formwork may be configured to receive and retain concrete within an internal void space and has a concrete free external void space. Also described is a concrete matrix formed using the formwork and related methods of manufacture of a formwork matrix and formwork. The formwork itself and matrices formed from the formwork may have a degree of compressive strength. With concrete poured and set into the formwork, the resulting concrete matrix has a very high compressive strength and forms a structural matrix on which a hardscape or load may be placed. The above formwork, matrices, and methods reduces the number of parts needed to form a formwork or matrix and may facilitate snap fit design and installation and hence the ability to assemble the matrix toolessly.

A method of repairing a casting defect in a die‑cast part (160) includes operating a mechanical bit (120) within a void space formed in a die‑cast part (160) to generate plasticized local material along an inner surface of the void space to close one or more casting defects in a vicinity of the void space. The void space may be a hole bored in the part, or a channel or passage formed in the part. The casting defect may be a porosity (162) formed in the part.A tool for repairing a casting defect in a die‑cast part includes a bit operable by a drill. The bit includes a shank and an elongated body extending in an axial direction from the shank. The body is configured to generate plasticized local material along a surface defining a void space in a die‑cast part (160). The plasticized local material closes a casting defect formed in the part, and plasticized material may flow into the casting defect (162).

Disclosed is a stylus pen and a method for manufacturing the same, and to a stylus pen that is miniaturized by using an inner empty space thereof to reduce an inner volume. A stylus pen in which a resonance frequency of a resonance circuit may be changed according to a movement of a core. A stylus pen includes a housing, a core having one end disposed outside the housing and the rest portion disposed in the housing and moved along a longitudinal direction by an external force applied to the one end, an inductor unit disposed in the housing, a capacitor unit disposed in the housing to form a resonance circuit with the inductor unit, a movable bracket disposed in the housing and disposed at the other end of the core to operate in conjunction with the core, and a magnetic body disposed in the movable bracket.

An insulated panel for a packaging system for shipping a temperature-sensitive product is provided. The insulated panel includes one or more inserts or spacers defining a network of interconnecting void spaces therein and a flexible overwrap that completely covers the insert or inserts and is vacuum sealed about the insert or inserts. A packaging system including at least one of the insulated panels is also provided.

A metal-inside-fiber-composite including a biopolymer based fiber having a fiber wall and a void space. The fiber wall envelops the void space such that the void space forms a continuous void space inside and along the fiber. A metal microstructure makes the metal-inside-fiber-composite electrically conductive. A method for producing a metal-and-fiber-omposite, in particular a metal-inside-fiber composite, is also provided.

Methods and systems for the additive manufacturing of metal parts. Some embodiments include a method that includes depositing a plurality of foil layers, the plurality of foil layers comprising at least one void space and forming a workpiece having an object region and a support region, the support region connected to the object region and the void space being fluidically isolated from the exterior of the workpiece; and applying pressure to the workpiece to collapse the at least one void space.

An electric submersible pump (ESP) assembly. The ESP assembly comprises a seal section that comprises a housing and at least one sacrificial anode assembly. The at least one sacrificial anode assembly comprises a sacrificial material suitable to attenuate the corrosive effect of H2S fluid (hydrogen sulfide) and comprises a containment disposed inside the housing. The containment defines an annulus between an outside of the containment and an inside of the housing. The containment is disposed around the sacrificial material. The containment defines interiorly an initially void space downhole of the sacrificial material. The at least one sacrificial anode assembly defines a folded fluid flow path through the sacrificial material.

A transducer device for delivering a tumor treatment field to a body of a subject, the transducer device comprising: an array of electrodes configured to be positioned over the body of the subject with a front face of the array facing the body of the subject, the array comprising electrode elements positioned in existing electrode positions arranged around a centroid of the array; an anisotropic material layer electrically coupled to the array of electrodes and located on a front side of the front face of the array; and at least one void space in the array of electrodes, which void space can enclose at least a portion of an area coverage corresponding to an area coverage of at least one existing electrode location and can be superimposed on at least a portion of the at least one existing electrode location by rotating the array about the center of mass.

A terminal module (10) is provided with a case (22) and a terminal fitting (16) held in the case (22). The terminal fitting (16) includes a fixing portion (52) to be fixed to the case (22) and a leaf spring portion (54) cantilevered from the fixing portion (52) and deflectably and deformably accommodated in an empty space (20) of the case (22). A contact point portion (64) provided on a tip part (62) of the leaf spring portion (54) is displaced toward the fixing portion (52) and toward one side in a plate thickness direction by deflection and deformation of the leaf spring portion (54) when being pressed by a mating contact point (14).

The high-quality product packaging box comprises a bottom plate and an upper cover, wherein the bottom plate and the upper cover are both triangular and are oppositely arranged; the first side plate module consists of a plurality of first side plates; the first side plates are obliquely and outwards arranged on the peripheral side edge of the bottom plate and the peripheral side edge of the upper cover; the second side plate module is composed of a plurality of second side plates, the second side plates abut against the first side plates, a hollow space structure with an upper opening and a lower opening is defined by the first side module and the second side plate module, and the bottom plate and the upper cover are arranged at the lower opening end and the upper opening end of the space structure; the upper cover plate and one first side plate of the first side plate module can open or close the upper opening end in a turnover manner; the magnetic suction module is arranged on the upper cover and the first side plate in a matched mode so that the upper cover and the first side plate can be tightly combined through magnetic suction force. And the mounting surface paper covers the bottom surface of the bottom plate, the first side plate module, the second side plate module and the outer side surface of the upper cover. The boutique packaging box has the advantages of being reasonable in structural arrangement, exquisite and interesting.

An apparatus is disclosed that includes an active storage layer including: a network of carbon nanotubes defining void spaces; and a carbonaceous material located in the void spaces and bound by the network of carbon nanotubes. In some cases, the active layer provides energy storage, e.g., in an ultracapacitor device.

An article of footwear, having a first end portion and a second end portion opposite the first end portion, a medial side and a lateral side opposite the medial side, a fastening system configured to couple the medial side and the lateral side, a sole structure, an upper with layers extending between the first end portion and the second end portion, the upper including a void space configured to receive a foot of a wearer, the layers of the upper further comprising: a vamp overlay, a vamp reinforcer comprising a synthetic suede textile material, and a base vamp lining. In some embodiments, the upper may additionally comprise a vamp lining disposed on top of the vamp reinforcer and a vamp disposed between the vamp lining and the vamp overlay. The vamp may consist of a thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) material.

Methods and configurations for high performance heat exchangers and cold plates, some with internal lattice structures and microcapillaries. Some embodiments include manufacture via laminated object manufacturing methods, which includes patterning a plurality of metal sheets so that at least one metal sheet contains at least one void space of a plurality of void spaces, each metal sheet comprising a self-supporting layer; assembling the plurality of metal sheets so that the plurality of void spaces forms at least one channel; and bonding the plurality of assembled metal sheets to form a heat exchanger with at least one flow path formed from the at least one channel, the heat exchanger having a geometry that is continuously self-supporting through each assembled metal sheet.

Disclosed herein is tufted article including a backing having a vertical axis. The backing includes an open structure material having a first surface and an opposed second surface. The open structure material includes a plurality of fibers. The plurality of fibers define void spaces through the open structure material from the first surface to the second surface in part based on variability of fibers along the vertical axis. The void spaces are configured to permit passage of liquid or vapor from the first surface to the second surface of the open structure material. A scrim layer is coupled to the opposed second surface of the open structure material. The scrim layer has an open mesh structure. A second plurality of fibers are tufted through the backing and extend upwardly from the first surface of the open structure material.

The invention relates to a flexible web composite material (2) comprising a web substrate (3) at least partially containing a first thermoplastic polymer and a web nonwoven material (4) at least partially containing a second thermoplastic. The web-like substrate (3) and the web-like nonwoven material (4) are connected to each other at their opposing surfaces (3a, 4a) by a plurality of discretely distributed connection points forming a connection surface, where the connection points consist of particles (7) containing a third thermoplastic polymer, where the particles (7) adhere substantially only to the opposing surfaces (3a, 4a) of the substrate (3) and the nonwoven material (4). The discretely distributed bonding points are spaced apart from each other with an empty space therebetween. The particles (7) engage in an interlocking manner in the empty spaces of the nonwoven material (4).