{"number":"US12702999B2","kindCode":"B2","documentType":"grant","title":{"original":"Application apparatus and application method","english":"Application apparatus and application method"},"abstract":{"original":"An application apparatus includes: an application needle that applies, to a target, an application material having its viscosity changing under shear; a drive unit that moves the application needle up and down; and a controller that controls the drive unit to move the application needle such that shear is applied to the application material at a shear speed depending on a type of the application material and depending on a target application amount or a target application diameter.","english":"An application apparatus includes: an application needle that applies, to a target, an application material having its viscosity changing under shear; a drive unit that moves the application needle up and down; and a controller that controls the drive unit to move the application needle such that shear is applied to the application material at a shear speed depending on a type of the application material and depending on a target application amount or a target application diameter."},"applicants":["NTN Corporation","OSAKA UNIVERSITY"],"inventors":["Mitsuru AKASHI","Takami AKAGI","Atsushi ODA","Shohei CHIKAE","Haruka NAKAMURA"],"filingDate":"2022-03-10","publicationDate":"2026-08-11","grantDate":"2026-08-11","verifiedWithOffice":true,"pdfUrl":"https://downloadpatent.com/pdf/US12702999B2.pdf","pages":{"en":"https://downloadpatent.com/patent/US12702999B2","zh-Hant":"https://downloadpatent.com/zh-Hant/patent/US12702999B2","ja":"https://downloadpatent.com/ja/patent/US12702999B2"}}