17th week of 2016 patent applcation highlights part 14 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20160114492 | ROBOT - A robot includes a first arm unit and a second arm unit. The robot includes a first drive part provided within the first arm unit and rotating the first arm unit about a first axis, and a second drive part provided within the first arm unit and rotating the second arm unit about a second axis. At least one of the first drive part and the second drive part contains a piezoelectric body. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114493 | RAZOR CARTRIDGE AND MECHANICAL RAZOR COMPRISING SUCH A CARTRIDGE - A method of manufacturing a razor head component that includes the steps of providing a strip of material elongated along a first direction (X), the strip having first and second rounded extremities parallel with the first direction (X). The strip includes a first portion having a first extremity, a second portion having a second extremity, and an intermediate portion intermediate the first and second portions, bending the intermediate portion of at least a part of the strip about a bending axis, and fixing a razor blade onto the second portion of the part. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114494 | METHOD FOR CUTTING A PROCESS MATERIAL UNDER THE APPLICATION OF ULTRASONIC ENERGY AS WELL AS CUTTING DEVICE - The method serves for operating a cutting device, which is designed for cutting a process material, particularly foodstuff and which has at least one blade, which is driven by a drive device and to which ultrasonic energy is supplied from a ultrasound unit via at least one energy converter and a coupling element. A control unit is provided, which controls the ultrasound unit in such a way, that the frequency of the ultrasonic energy which is supplied to the blade via only one coupling element is keyed between at least a first and a second operating frequency or that the ultrasonic energy is supplied to the blade via a first coupling element with a first operating frequency and via a second coupling element with a second operating frequency, which frequencies are fixed or keyed between at least two operating frequencies. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114495 | WOOD FIBRE BASED PANELS WITH A THIN SURFACE LAYER - A method of manufacturing a building panel, including mixing wood fibre particles and a binder to form a first mix, applying the first mix, while the first mix is in powder form, on a core for forming a sub layer on the core, applying a surface layer on the sub layer, wherein the surface layer comprises a second mix of wood fibre particles and a binder, pressing the core, the surface layer, and the sub layer, under increased pressure and temperature, and forming them into a building panel. A building panel formed by the method. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114496 | MOLDS FOR PRODUCING CONCRETE BLOCKS WITH ROUGHENED SURFACES; BLOCKS MADE THEREFROM; AND METHODS OF USE - A mold for making dry cast concrete blocks includes a pair of vertical shoulder forming sections, one along each of the opposite sides of the mold to form vertical front shoulders of a block. Each shoulder forming section has a shoulder roughening arrangement to result in molded, roughened shoulders of the block. Methods of making such blocks and the resulting block are included. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114497 | MIXER APPARATUS - An apparatus ( | 2016-04-28 |
20160114498 | SYSTEMS, METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING COMPARATIVE STATISTICAL INFORMATION FOR A PLURALITY OF PRODUCTION FACILITIES IN A CLOSED-LOOP PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - For each of a plurality of production facilities, a series of operations is performed. For each of a plurality of batches of a concrete mixture produced at the respective production facility based on a formulation, a first difference between a measured quantity of cementitious and a first quantity specified in the formulation is determined. A first standard deviation is determined based on the first differences. For each of the plurality of batches, a second difference between a measured quantity of water and a second quantity specified in the formulation is determined. A second standard deviation is determined based on the second differences. A first benchmark is selected from among the first standard deviations, and a second benchmark is selected from among the second standard deviations. An amount by which costs may be reduced by improving production at the production facility to meet the first and second benchmarks is determined. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114499 | TILE CUTTING AND DUST COLLECTION SYSTEM - The present concept is a cutting surface and debris container in combination with a vacuum cleaner. The cutting surface and debris container includes a hollow container with a debris storage compartment, and a cutting surface for supporting a workpiece to be cut. The cutting surface has an opening to allow fresh air to be drawn into the container. The top section of the container has an outlet that can connect to a hose which couples the container to a vacuum cleaner. Debris generated from cutting the workpiece is drawn into the container. Large debris particles drop in the debris storage compartment while small particles are extracted by the vacuum cleaner. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114500 | Method and apparatus for producing a carbon-fiber-reinforced polymers additiuonally reinforced by alumina nanofibers - Carbon-fiber-reinforced polymers are composite materials. In this case the composite consists of two parts; a matrix and a reinforcement. In CFRP the reinforcement is carbon fiber, which provides the strength. The matrix is usually a polymer resin, such as epoxy, to bind the reinforcements together. Because CFRP consists of two distinct elements, the material properties depend on these two elements. In accordance with one aspect of the invention, there is provided a method and apparatus for producing carbon-fiber-reinforced polymers, wherein the polymer resin used in their manufacture is additionally reinforced by unidirectionally oriented pre-dispersed alumina nanofibers. The aforesaid process is well suited for industrial-scale production of the carbon-fiber-reinforced polymers. In one or more embodiments, the production process involves dispersing alumina nanofibers in the polymer resin, such as epoxy, and using the resulting alumina nanofiber-reinforced polymer resin in the production of the carbon-fiber-reinforced polymers. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114501 | Method and apparatus for handling in-mold labels - A blank non-adhesive label stock roll containing a continuous blank non-adhesive label sheet is printed as it is being unrolled to provide a multiplicity of pre-printed labels thereon. As the label sheet is being unrolled, each of the printed labels is partially cut along a peripheral edge thereof to leave a plurality of spaced apart uncut ties joining points along the peripheral edge to a scrim area of the label sheet to thereby maintain removable attachment of each of the pre-printed labels to the scrim area. Following printing and partial cutting of the labels, the label sheet is rerolled to form a pre-printed and pre-cut label stock roll, which is then controllably unrolled to permit selective removal of the pre-printed and pre-cut labels by an apparatus that conveys them for use in an external molding process. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114502 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING MOLD AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING POLARIZER - Provided are a method of manufacturing a mold, a method of manufacturing a polarizer, and a display apparatus including the polarizer. According to one or more exemplary embodiments, a method of manufacturing a mold, the method including: forming a polymer pattern on a substrate, the polymer pattern including protrusions; forming a wire grid template portion on the substrate by etching, the substrate being etched using protrusions of the polymer pattern as a mask; forming a cover mask covering a portion of the wire grid template portion; forming a recess in the substrate by etching, the substrate being etched using the cover mask, the recess having a bottom surface lower than an upper surface of the wire grid template portion; and removing the cover mask. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114503 | SEAMLESS MOLD MANUFACTURING METHOD - A seamless mold manufacturing method of the invention is a seamless mold manufacturing method having the steps of forming a thermal reaction type resist layer on a sleeve-shaped mold, and exposing using a laser and developing the thermal reaction type resist layer and thereby forming a fine mold pattern, and is characterized in that the thermal reaction type resist layer is comprised of a thermal reaction type resist having a property of reacting in predetermined light intensity or more in a light intensity distribution in a spot diameter of the laser. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114504 | GRAIN BIN SENSOR CABLE FORMING APPARATUS - A method and apparatus for forming a grain bin sensor cable including a plurality of mold members defining a mold cavity. A pre-formed cable with wires disposed therein is placed into the mold cavity, heated, and formed into a post-formed cable. The post-formed cable includes a recessed portion and a pair of end caps. Apertures are created within the recessed portion so as to expose a portion of the wires. The end caps are generally cone-shaped and include vertical walls. The post-formed cable is removed from the mold cavity and a sensor package is coupled to the wires exposed in the recessed portion and captured between the vertical walls of the end caps. A housing is coupled about the sensor package. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114505 | PREFORM INJECTION MOLDING DEVICE - An injection molding device including a middle flow channel which forms an intermediate layer of a preform which is subject to biaxial stretch blow molding. The middle flow channel s segmented into a predetermined number of flow sub-channels by vertical blocking rib piece(s). Side wall's upstream portions of the vertical blocking rib piece are formed as angled surfaces whose distance from each other decreases from the downstream side to the upstream side, and/or, an end portion of the vertical blocking rib piece that is located on the downstream side is tucked in at least one of the inner flow channel and the outer flow channel. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114506 | EDGE-GATED INJECTION MOLDING APPARATUS - Disclosed is an edge gating injection molding apparatus for delivering a moldable material to an array of mold cavities, the array can have a first column and a last column of mold cavities, the edge gating injection molding apparatus comprising: a unidirectional delivery body for delivering a first stream of the moldable material to a different one of each mold cavity of the first column and the last column of mold cavities, via a first location of the different one of each mold cavity of the first column and the last column of mold cavities; and a bidirectional delivery body for delivering a second stream of the moldable material to the different one of each mold cavity of the first column and the last column of mold cavities, via a second location of the different one of each mold cavity of the first column and the last column of mold cavities. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114507 | INJECTION MOLDING SYSTEM - An injection molding system includes a cavity moving unit configured to move the movable side mold, for positioning at least one cavity selected arbitrarily in fillable position such that resin injected is configured to fill the cavity in fillable position when the molds are closed and at least one cavity, different from the cavity in the fillable position, in ejectable position such that a molded item in the ejectable position is configured to be taken out when the molds are closed, and a molded item ejection unit configured to eject the molded item in the cavity positioned in the ejectable position when the molds are closed. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114508 | APPARATUS FOR TAKING OUT MOLDED PRODUCT - An apparatus for taking out a molded product, which is capable of taking out a resin molded product in fewer steps than ever, includes: a transverse frame disposed above a resin injection molding machine to extend in a transverse direction which is orthogonal to a longitudinal direction; an orthogonal frame supported by the transverse frame so as to be movable at least in the transverse direction; a vertical arm provided at the orthogonal frame so as to be movable up and down at least in the vertical direction; and a holding member provided at a distal end portion of the vertical arm to hold a resin molded product formed by the resin injection molding machine. The vertical arm is disposed so as to be inclined such that the axis line of an elevating shaft of the vertical arm forms an acute angle with respect to a perpendicular extending in the vertical direction. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114509 | INJECTION DEVICE IN MOLDING MACHINE - An injection device in a molding machine includes: a cylinder having an outlet member formed at a tip-end injection side, a stopper part provided at a rear side, and a pellet supply opening for supplying plastic pellets; a melting device having a plurality of melting holes formed communicating from inflow-side large openings to outflow-side small openings in the longitudinal direction of a device main body, the melting device having a diameter equal to an inner diameter of the cylinder; a heating unit for heating the melting device; and a drive unit for causing the melting device to move in a reciprocating manner. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114510 | INJECTION MOLDING MACHINE - An injection molding machine includes a resin scattering preventing cover configured to prevent resin scattering from injection nozzle fixed to an end of an injection unit, a lighting unit configured to molding contact portion where the injection nozzle and a mold contact, a fixing unit configured to fix the lighting unit, and an opening/closing portion where the resin scattering prevention cover is configured to open and close; wherein the fixing unit is connected interlocked with opening and closing of the opening/closing portion. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114511 | HEATING DEVICE OF INJECTION MOLDING MACHINE - When a heating device is formed which includes at least one or more heaters | 2016-04-28 |
20160114512 | INJECTION MOLDING SYSTEM - An injection molding system including a robot includes an injection molding device, and the robot is fixed in a machine housing of the injection molding device, and motion range of the robot includes interior region of the machine housing. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114513 | INJECTION MOLDING SYSTEM - An injection molding system for making a molded item freely fall in demolding process from a mold, the injection molding system comprising: | 2016-04-28 |
20160114514 | TEMPERATURE CONTROL DEVICE OF INJECTION MOLDING MACHINE - A PID control system | 2016-04-28 |
20160114515 | KNEADING AND GRANULATING APPARATUS - Provided is a kneading and granulating apparatus capable of adjusting the hardness of granules to be obtained with simple structure. The kneading and granulating apparatus includes a kneading section and a granulating section. The kneading section includes a first casing and two kneading shaft members. A plate-shaped first screen having a large number of holes formed therein is provided on a distal end portion of the first casing so as to close an opening portion of the first casing on the distal end side. A spacer is provided between the distal end portion of the first casing and the first screen, thereby being capable of changing a separation distance between a distal end portion of a screw portion of the kneading shaft member and the first screen. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114516 | ELECTROSPINNING APPARATUS AND NANOFIBERS PRODUCED THEREFROM - Provided herein are gas and/or temperature assisted electrospinning apparatus, processes, components and polymer nanofibers. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114517 | SEGMENTED FILMS WITH HIGH STRENGTH SEAMS - Unitary films and laminates thereof are provided having at least first and second film segments which extend adjacent one another and are permanently joined together. The first and second film segments are joined at an interface, wherein at the interface a tip of the second segment overlaps the first segment in the cross-direction of the film. The film has a thickness “T” at the tip of the second segment, and the second segment has a thickness “t” at a distance T in the cross direction from the tip of the second segment. The ratio T/t is suitably greater than about 3. The unitary films and laminates thereof are well suited, for example, for use as outer covers in personal care articles. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114518 | ROTATING NOZZLE DIE MACHINE FOR DOUGH EXTRUSION - A rotary drive nozzle die machine for an extruder includes a rotatable nozzle having first and second axial ends and an opening at the second end, a compression head for directing a food material to the nozzle, and a drive assembly including a tubular drive sleeve configured to rotate the an axially removable nozzle. A housing is provided in which the nozzle rotates, and includes an annular recess. A wire ring coaxially surrounds the nozzle and provides a snap-fit connection with the housing such that relative axial movement of the nozzle and housing is prevented while allowing rotary movement. A rotary seal is between the nozzle and housing, and includes one or more annular washers and an annular O-ring surrounding the rotatable nozzle and located radially between opposed facing annular surfaces of the recess and the nozzle. A first washer contacts an axially outwardly facing surface of the annular recess. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114519 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR FORMING PLASTIC PREFORMS WITH CROSS-SECTION CHANGE OF A VOLUME FLOW - A method for forming plastic preforms into plastic bottles, wherein the plastic preforms are transported along a predefined transport path by a transport device in a plurality of forming stations arranged on the transport device, and at least at times during the transport, bombarded with a fluid medium for their expansion, wherein the plastic preforms in a first method step are bombarded by the fluid medium at a first pressure (p | 2016-04-28 |
20160114520 | BLOW MOLDED AIRFLOW CONDUIT WITH OUTER INSULATION - A method of forming a blow molded plastic article wherein the article comprises an airflow conduit, comprising: providing a first sheet of insulation material located on a insulation carrier; providing a blow molding mold including two halves and having a molding surface defining a molding cavity to form the article; locating the insulation carrier between the two halves of the blow molding mold; transferring the first sheet of insulation material from the insulation carrier to the blow molding mold; introducing an extrudate of thermoplastic composition between the two halves of the blow molding mold; closing the blow molding mold; forming the extrudate to a shape of the mold cavity of the blow molding mold to form the article; and bonding the extrudate to the first sheet of insulation material as the extrudate is being formed to the shape of the mold cavity. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114521 | METHOD AND TOOL FOR PRODUCING A PRESSURE CONTAINER AND PRESSURE CONTAINER - A pressure vessel having an inner container made of thermoplastic plastic, and at least one metal part embedded in the inner container. A collar that includes the metal part is formed on the inner container, the collar being configured such that it is gas-tight with respect to the metal part. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114522 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING DISPLAY APPARATUS - A method of manufacturing a display apparatus includes forming a flexible substrate on a first surface of a carrier substrate, forming a display device on the flexible substrate, and ablating the carrier substrate by radiating a plurality of laser beams on a second surface of the carrier substrate, the second surface being opposite the first surface, such that the plurality of laser beams is incident on the second surface at different angles, passes through the carrier substrate, and is overlappingly focused on a first region of a boundary surface between the carrier substrate and the flexible substrate. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114523 | REDUCING DIFFRACTION EFFECTS ON AN ABLATED SURFACE - A method is provided for laser ablation that reduces or eliminates a diffraction effect produced by damage to a surface from which an ablated material is removed. The method includes at least one of reducing the amount of surface damage produced and altering the damage structure produced such that it is irregular. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114524 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR STICKING CLOTH - The present disclosure relates to the field of apparatuses for manufacturing a display. It discloses an apparatus for sticking cloth, including: a rack; a workbench arranged on the rack; a roller frame arranged above the workbench and provided with a pair of clamps which are configured to clamp a rubbing roller onto which a cloth will be stuck; a horizontal moving mechanism mounted on the rack and configured to drive the roller frame to move horizontally; and a heating pad mounted on the workbench and configured to heat a rubbing cloth and a double sided adhesive tape. By means of heating the rubbing cloth and the double sided adhesive tape by the heating pad, the air bubbles on the surface of the rubbing roller may be reduced to optimize the rubbing alignment process. The present disclosure also provides a method for sticking cloth. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114525 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ARTICLES HAVING INTERIOR PASSAGES - A method of manufacturing an article having one or more interior passages. The method comprises constructing a plurality of individual segments of the article using a molding compound and aligning each of the plurality of individual segments with at least one other of the plurality of segments such that portions of one or more interior passages disposed in adjacent segments are aligned with each other. The method further comprises bonding each of the plurality of individual segments of the article to one or more adjacent segments to form an assembled article, and curing the assembled article by applying energy thereto to produce a completed article. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114526 | METHOD OF CONNECTING MEMBERS - A method of connecting members includes: preparing a mold including an upper mold and a lower mold, the upper mold or the lower mold forming a cavity provided with a recess; disposing a fiber-reinforcing material in the cavity, filling the cavity and the recess with a thermoplastic resin, and curing the thermoplastic resin to produce a resin-molded composite member including a fiber-reinforced resin molded body and a resin molded body, the resin molded body being integrated with the fiber-reinforced resin molded body, and the resin molded body including no fiber-reinforcing material; and inserting the resin molded body through a through-hole of a predetermined member, and deforming the resin molded body with pressure to clamp the predetermined member by the fiber-reinforced resin molded body and the resin molded body and to connect the resin-molded composite member and the predetermined member. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114527 | PROCESS FOR FORMING A SLEEVE ON A CONTAINER - A process for forming a sleeve on a container including the steps of: providing a container; placing a shrink sleeve around the container; conforming the shrink sleeve to the container by shrinking the shrink sleeve; providing a predetermined removeable portion in the shrink sleeve; providing a striker moving tangentially relative to the predetermined removeable portion; and removing the predetermined removeable portion by contacting the striker to the predetermined removeable portion. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114529 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECT MANUFACTURING METHOD, THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECT MANUFACTURING DEVICE, AND THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECT - A three-dimensional object manufacturing method for producing a three-dimensional object by laminating layers includes: ejecting a UV curable resin-containing curable ink to form a layer; irradiating the ejected curable ink with ultraviolet light; and heating the ejected curable ink. The heating heats the curable ink to at least a glass transition point of the UV curable resin. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114530 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A THREE-DIMENSIONAL STRUCTURE - A method for producing a three-dimensional structure ( | 2016-04-28 |
20160114531 | ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING SYSTEM AND ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING METHOD - An additive manufacturing system is provided. The system includes: a stage, a powder supplying device, an energy beam generating device and an atmosphere controlling module. The powder supplying device provides powder to the stage. The energy beam-generating device generates an energy beam and directs the energy beam to the stage. The atmosphere controlling module includes at least one pair of gas inlet-outlet devices coupled around the stage, and a dynamic gas flow controlling device connected with the gas inlet-outlet devices. The dynamic gas flow controlling device dynamically controls an angle between a flow direction of the gas and a moving direction of the energy beam. The angle is predetermined by a scanning strategy. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114532 | CONTINUOUS FIBER-REINFORCED COMPONENT FABRICATION - A machine for fabricating a fiber-reinforced component by additive manufacturing is disclosed. The machine may have a surface, a matrix feed configured to deposit a plurality of matrix layers on the surface, and a fiber feed configured to deposit a fiber layer on at least one of the plurality of matrix layers. The deposition of the plurality of matrix layers and the fiber layer may be controlled by a computer. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114533 | DEVICE FOR PRODUCING THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELS - The present invention relates to a device for manufacture of three-dimensional models by means of a 3D printing process, whereby the build material is deposited on a build platform in layers and the build platform is moveable in the Z-direction and one or several drive units and one or several guide elements is/are provided to move the build platform. In so doing, drive units and guiding elements are arranged in such a way that a movement of the drive units is decoupled from the movement of the guiding elements. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114534 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SOLID OBJECT MANUFACTURING - A solid object manufacturing system comprises: a controlling device, a solid object manufacturing device and a projecting device. The control device generates a solid object model and then divides the model into a plurality of layer images. The control device then adjusts the height of a lifting table of the solid object manufacturing device and controls the projecting device to project one of the layer images on the lifting table synchronously, so as to guide user to form an article by using a printing module of the solid object manufacturing device. The solid object manufacturing system guides user to complete the article by projecting the layer images and adjusting the height of the lifting table. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114535 | METHODS FOR MONITORING ELECTRO-MAGNETIC RADIATION POWER IN SOLID FREEFORM FABRICATION SYSTEMS - System for controlling fabrication of three-dimensional objects, layer by layer are disclosed. The system includes a printing assembly having an irradiation unit and a printing head, the printing assembly is movable between a printing area and a service area. The system further includes a light sensor positioned at the service area to measure the output radiation power of the irradiation unit and a controller to receive information from the sensor and to automatically adjust the electrical power supplied to the irradiation unit. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114536 | LAYING HEAD, FIBRE PLACEMENT DEVICE AND METHOD - A laying head for a fibre placement device, in particular for fibre placement according to the AFP method, includes a placing roller which is permeable to laser light, at least in part, a laser light feed unit which is arranged in an inner space of the placing roller and a sensor which is designed and arranged to receive laser light reflected from a component on which the placing roller places a fibre band. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114537 | METHOD AND ASSEMBLY FOR MANUFACTURING A LEAF SPRING - The present invention relates to a method and an assembly for manufacturing a leaf spring from a fiber-composite material. To this end, tape material from a fiber material, which has been pre-impregnated with a matrix resin, for manufacturing a semi-finished leaf spring is wound under tension onto a winding core, wherein at least two cavities for shaping are configured on the winding core. The tape material here is pressed on by way of a contact pressure means, such that adjacent layers of the fiber material are adhesively interconnected and air pockets are removed. The semi-finished leaf spring under impingement by pressure and heat and under curing of the matrix resin is finally processed to form a leaf spring. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114538 | METHODS OF MANUFACTURING SINGLE PIECE MULTI-SPAR BOXES OF COMPOSITE MATERIAL IN A CLOSED MOULD - Methods of making single piece multi-spar boxes made of composite material for aircraft are provided. Such methods include providing outer spars of the boxes which are made with a C-shaped cross-section such that the spars, during curing, are moulded on the inside onto rigid, outer, lateral forming tools. As a result it is possible to obtain very precise outer profiles and positions of the spars. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114539 | MANUFACTURING ARRANGEMENT - A manufacturing arrangement realized for the manufacture of a rotor blade, including a pair of tracks arranged along the longitudinal sides of a blade mold, a first gantry assembly realized to span the track pair and to carry a first tool arrangement, which first tool arrangement includes at least a fiber distributor, a second gantry assembly realized to span the track pair and to carry a second tool arrangement, and a control arrangement realized to effect a coordinated movement of the gantry assemblies along the track pair and to coordinate the operation of the second tool arrangement with the operation of the first tool arrangement, is provided. A manufacturing line, a method of manufacturing a rotor blade, and a wind turbine rotor blade are further provided. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114540 | BI-DIRECTIONAL FIBER APPLICATION HEAD WITH TWO ROLLERS - A fiber application head and a method for producing parts made of composite materials by means of a corresponding head. The head comprises two application rollers, including a first roller and a second roller, each roller being movably mounted in relation to the main guiding system between at least an active position in which the band is capable of being guided by the main guiding system on the roller, and an inactive position in which the roller is remote from the main guiding system. The head comprises an actuating system able to maneuver the first roller into the active position and the second roller into the inactive position to apply a band by means of the first roller, and to maneuver the first roller into the inactive position and the second roller into the active position to apply a band by means of the second roller. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114541 | PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR BORDERING A CORRUGATED PLASTIC PANEL AND PANEL THUS OBTAINED - The present invention is related to a process for bordering a corrugated plastic panel and to a panel obtained through that process. In particular, the invention is related to a process for making a corrugated plastic panel comprising a bordering made in-line or out-line in order to close the openings outwards. The invention is also related to an apparatus for bordering according to that process. The panel is sealed and shock resistant thanks to the laying of thermoplastic elastomeric material. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114542 | PROCESS AND SYSTEM FOR MANUFACTURING AN OPHTHALMIC LENS - A process for manufacturing an ophthalmic lens having at least one optical function, includes the following steps: additively manufacturing ( | 2016-04-28 |
20160114543 | METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING A LENS, LENS MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS, AND LENSES - According to various embodiments, a method for manufacturing a lens may be provided. The method may include: determining a NURBS (non-uniform rational basis spline) representation of a provisional lens geometry; simulating ray trajectories in a lens with the provisional lens geometry based on the NURBS representation; determining a final lens geometry based on the simulated ray trajectories; and producing a lens with the final lens geometry. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114544 | GEAR AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A reinforcing fiber sheet and a first thermoplastic resin sheet are stacked into a cylindrical shape to form a sleeve portion, and a second thermoplastic resin sheet is stacked around an outer periphery of the sleeve portion to form a tooth formation portion. Thereafter, the sleeve portion and the tooth formation portion are heated and pressed, and teeth are then formed in an outer periphery of the tooth formation portion to form a tooth portion. A gear is manufactured by this process. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114545 | Tire Manufacturing Method - The present technology provides a tire manufacturing method comprising: positioning a cutting edge cradle on an elastomer layer side of the sheet laminate; pressing a circular blade, which dependently rotates from the sheet side of the sheet laminate comprising a thermoplastic resin or a thermoplastic resin composition, against the sheet laminate placed on the cutting edge cradle so as to cut the sheet laminate; and forming end sections of the sheet laminates to be superimposed. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114546 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SOLE WITH SHOE NAIL MADE OF DIFFERENT MATERIAL - A method of manufacturing a sole with shoe nails made of different materials is provided. The method includes pre-forming shoe nails, putting the shoe nails in an injection molding mold, applying a surface treatment agent and an adhesive glue, injecting the heated molten sole material into a mold, binding the sole material and the shoe nails with the adhesive glue, and performing a cooling process to cause the sole material to solidify and turn into a sole and cause the adhesive glue to solidify and couple the sole and shoe nails together. The method enables a sole with shoe nails to be quickly manufactured so easily that it increases production efficiency and economic benefits. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114547 | Molded Footwear With Woven Appearance And Ventilation Features - According to embodiments of the invention, a precursor sheet is formed by injecting an EVA-based material into a mold cavity. The mold cavity is configured to create a series of indentations through a first portion of the precursor sheet and into a second portion of the precursor sheet. The precursor sheet is removed from the mold cavity and the second portion of the precursor sheet is removed from the first portion of the precursor sheet to create an isolated sheet with a series of through-holes. The isolated sheet is then formed into a portion of a shoe. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114548 | Waste Paper Rebaler - A method of forming a higher density bale of waste paper from two or more lower density bales of waste paper includes positioning the lower density bales intact and in side-by-side relationship with respect to each other, moving them to a compression zone, and compressing the bales together in the compression zone to form a higher density bale. The higher density bale can then be strapped to maintain its higher density configuration and shape. Thus, a larger tonnage of waste paper in bales can be loaded into a shipping container for transport. A rebaler for carrying out the method includes side feed and side retrieval of bales, significantly improving over traditional top feed machines. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114549 | FEEDING CARRIAGE FOR COMPRESSOR MACHINE AND USE OF SAME - The invention relates to a feeding carriage for a compressor machine of the type having an upper filling end through which a particulate material which is to be compressed in a mold of the compressor machine is introduced, and a lower discharging end for discharging said particulate material towards said mold. At least some of the elements forming said feeding carriage can move with respect to one another, which thereby allows modifying the geometry of at least one of said lower discharging end, said upper filling end and an intermediate portion of the supply carriage located between both ends. The invention also relates to the use of such a feeding carriage comprising the initial steps of determining optimum carriage geometry for a particulate material which is to be compressed and applying said optimum carriage geometry to the feeding carriage. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114550 | METHOD OF FASTENING AN EDGE STRUCTURE TO A CONSTRUCTION ELEMENT - A method of fastening an edge structure to a construction element includes providing the construction element, being a planar structure with with two cover regions and a middle region between the cover regions; providing the edge structure being continuously extended, the edge structure having contact surfaces with a thermoplastic material shaped to lie against the cover regions in an outer surface of the construction element, and, opposite the contact surfaces, a coupling-in surface for coupling energy into the edge structure; coupling energy into the edge structure and pressing the contact surfaces against the cover regions until at least a portion of the thermoplastic material is liquefied and pressed into the cover regions; and repeating or continuing the steps of coupling and pressing until the edge structure is attached to the building element at a plurality of discrete locations or over an extended region along an edge of the construction element. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114551 | ANTI-SLIP COVERINGS FOR SURFACES - Anti-slip coverings for underlying surfaces are shown and described. The anti-slip coverings include a first layer made of a semi-flexible material that is configured to receive contact from an object and has slits at least partially extended through the first layer. The slits are configured to at least partially open when one or more of a downward force and a horizontal force is applied by the object onto the anti-slip covering In some examples, the anti-slip covering includes a second layer disposed between the first layer and the underlying surface to allow compression of the first layer when a downward force is applied on the anti-slip covering. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114552 | SHEER MEMBERS AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THE SAME - One variation includes a sheer member and method of manufacture thereof wherein the sheer member may be fabricated from a core, a shell, and a bonding agent, wherein at least one of the shell or the core comprises a pultruded material comprising carbon and at least one of the shell or the core comprises a woven composite filament. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114553 | INSULATED CORRUGATED FIBER CEMENT SHEET, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - A method of producing an insulated corrugated fiber cement sheet ( | 2016-04-28 |
20160114554 | ANTI-SLIPPING PAD - An anti-slipping pad mainly fuses a braid with a shaped underlying layer and a foaming paste of a surface layer which is not shaped by way of high-temperature fusing to form an integrally covered sandwich structure. Thus, the overall material structure can be fused and is free from peeling off after a long period of time of adhering. Meanwhile, if the anti-slipping pad is applied to the bedding or scarf place mat, it can be arbitrarily placed in and cleaned by a washer or dishwasher without worrying about the peel-off problem. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114555 | COMPOSITE SHEET, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME, AND DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING SAME - Provided are: a composite sheet comprising a silicone matrix and a first sheet including a reinforcement material impregnated into the silicone matrix, wherein the first sheet has a compression elongation of about 30% or more; a method for manufacturing the same; and a display device including the same. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114556 | COMPOSITE PANEL FOR FLOORS OR WALLCOVERING COMPONENTS, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SUCH A PANEL - A lightweight composite panel, and resisting to impacts and to peeling, comprising:
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20160114557 | MULTILAYERED COEXTRUDED THERMOPLASTIC FOOD CASING - Provided is a multilayered coextruded thermoplastic food casing comprising a porous inner layer capable of absorbing, retaining, desorbing and transferring at least one functional additive to food encased in said casing; a layer having a barrier effect for water vapor; and an adhesive layer, wherein the porosity of said porous inner layer is generated by (co)extruding a composition comprising a polymer and a supercritical pore-forming agent, and a method for producing said multilayered coextruded thermoplastic food casing. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114558 | CFKC Multiple Protection Composite - The claimed invention differs from what currently exists as Kevlar core is encased by resinated Jute A.K.A. burlap which is made from other natural fibers such as flax or hemp, with addition of one or more layers of resinated Kevlar, and/or Carbon Fiber Cloth and/or Aramid Cloth for additional structural support. Insulating intumescing is applied. This results in a Composite which becomes very strong with a reduction in raw material costs, that is not only resistant to projectiles, but is also resistant to acid and direct flame in excess of 2,000 degrees F. With the reduction in weight and low raw material costs of Jute/burlap, the ballistic resistant material can be used on a larger area for better protection. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114559 | DECORATIVE MOLDING FILM AND DECORATIVE MOLDING ARTICLE - A decorative molding film has a laminated structure in which a protective layer is disposed on at least one surface of a substrate film, wherein the substrate film has a structure in which a layer comprising a resin PA (PA layer) and a layer comprising a resin PB (PB layer) are alternately laminated each by at least 50 layers, each layer having a thickness of 0.03 μm to 0.5 μm, wherein the resin PA and the resin PB have different average in-plane refractive indices, the average in-plane refractive index of the resin PA being relatively higher than the average in-plane refractive index of the resin PB, and the protective layer comprises a polyurethane resin (U) formed from at least an active hydrogen component (A) and an organic isocyanate component (B) and having a polycarbonate skeleton containing an alicyclic hydrocarbon group, and satisfies at least one of two Conditions. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114560 | DRAPERY ADORNMENT AND SECURING MECHANISM - The present invention is a method for adhering a removable object to fabric and includes selecting a fabric, attaching an inter-lining fabric to the back side of the fabric, attaching a magnetic element to the inter-lining fabric, wherein an edge of the magnetic element is parallel to the leading edge of the fabric, attaching a lining fabric to the back side of the fabric, where the lining fabric is adjacent to the inter-lining, folding the leading edge of the fabric over the magnetic element, such that the fabric and the inter-lining overlap the magnetic element and attaching the leading edge to the lining fabric adjacent to the inter-lining, and placing a metallic element on the front side of the fabric, such that the metallic element is positioned flush to the front side of the fabric and adheres to the fabric utilizing the force of the magnetic element. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114561 | COMPOSITE EDGE TRIMMING TAPE - The present invention is an composite edge trimming tape made by adhering masking tape to filament-bearing adhesive tape. The masking tape has a substrate layer and an adhesive layer. The filament-bearing adhesive tape is made from a double-coated tape that has a substrate layer and two adhesive layers, one being on either side of the substrate layer. A filament is placed along the length of the masking tape in contact with one of the adhesive layers at the middle of the tape at equal distances from the two edges of the tape running longitudinally along the length of the tape. The tape is then folded over so that the portions of the tape on either side of the filament are bonded together by the adhesive layer, and the tape surrounds the filament at one end of the filament-bearing adhesive tape. The composite edge trimming tape is formed by bringing the adhesive side of the masking tape in contact with one of the adhesive surfaces of the filament-bearing adhesive tape so that one longitudinal edge of the masking tape is proximate to the portion of the filament-bearing adhesive tape containing the filament. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114562 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL STRUCTUREAL MEMBER FORMED BY A SANDWICH STRUCTURE WITH FOAM CORE BETWEEN METALLIC LAYERS - A three-dimensionally formed structural member includes a first cover layer ( | 2016-04-28 |
20160114563 | Improved mobile electronic parts - A mobile electronic part comprising: (i) a shaped metal part, at least part of the surface thereof being coated with at least one polymer layer (L), wherein the metal is selected from a group consisting of magnesium, aluminum and alloys of these metals, and wherein said polymer layer (L) comprises at least one polymer selected from an aromatic polyamide-imide polymer [(PAI) polymer, herein after] or a poly(ethersulfone) polymer [(PESU) polymer herein after], and (ii) a thermoplastic resin composition layer [layer (T), herein after] fixed to the at least one polymer layer (L) of said shaped metal part wherein said composition comprises at least one thermoplastic polymer [polymer (T), herein after]. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114564 | LAMINATED GLASS ARTICLE WITH SCRATCH RESISTANT SURFACE - Disclosed herein are laminated glass articles having a hard scratch resistant outer surface. In some embodiments, the laminated glass article includes a glass core layer and a glass clad layer. In some embodiments, the laminated glass article includes a glass core layer sandwiched between two glass clad layers. In some embodiments, the clad glass is selected from the group of consisting of: aluminate glasses; oxynitride glasses; rare earth/transition metal glasses; beryl glasses; and glasses containing lithium, zirconium, or both lithium and zirconium. Such glass compositions can thus be used in forming the clad layer. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114565 | Bonded Article of Thin Glass on Support Substrate, Preparation Method and Use Thereof - A method for making a bonded article, wherein a thin glass substrate is bonded on a support substrate in the absence of any interlayer by an electrostatic adhesion process with the assistance of external pressure, the pressure is applied constantly or stepwise during the adhesion process by use of a tool such as a roll or a wheel or other movable device with curved surface. The bonded article has no defects, e.g. bubbles or inclusions, in the bonded interface, which benefits transportation of the thin glass substrate and its post-processing as well. Such defect-free bonded article is also disclosed. Pressure supported electrostatic adhesion, initiated by electrostatic charges adhesion of a two members, e.g. a substrate member and a support member, is enabled to minimize, prevent and exclude defects, distortion between the adhered surfaces. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114566 | SEALABLE POLYPROPYLENE FILM - The invention relates to a biaxially oriented, multilayer polypropylene film constituted of at least one base layer and one first intermediate layer I and a first sealable cover layer I applied to said intermediate layer I, the first intermediate layer I being a soft intermediate layer and all layers of the film substantially not containing vacuoles. The film is used for producing bag packaging. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114567 | TAPED MEDIA IMPOSITION FOR ADHESIVE IN-STORE SIGNAGE - A process for creating adhesive signage for in-store shelving involves applying a PSA (pressure sensitive adhesive) tape to paper and then printing the signs on the modified substrate. The adhesive strips are 10 mils thick and the paper is 8 mils thick with the tape being positioned on a top portion only of the paper. This creates uneven stack issues in the feeder of the printer that prevents proper feeding of the sheets into the printer. These issues are eliminated by providing taped media imposition that orients the PSA to signage card color bands which are imposed in a mirror image. Mirror imaging of indicia on the card color bands evens out the sheet stack and enhances sheet feeding. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114568 | METHOD FOR PREPARING STRUCTURED ADHESIVE ARTICLES - Methods of forming laminating adhesive articles include providing a multi-layer article, an embossing tool with a structured surface, and a support surface tool. The multi-layer articles include a substrate, an adhesive layer, and a liner or may just include an adhesive layer and a liner. The multi-layer article is placed between the structured surface of the embossing tool and the support surface tool. The embossing tool is pressed against the liner and the support surface tool is simultaneously pressed against the substrate by applying pressure or a combination of pressure and heat. The pressing causes the structures on the surface of the embossing tool to distort the liner and the adhesive layer and the support surface tool modifies the surface of the substrate. The distortion in the liner is retained upon release of the applied pressure. Upon removal of the liner from the adhesive layer, the structures on the adhesive layer are unstable, but do not immediately collapse. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114569 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ANTI-SLIPPING PAD - In a method of manufacturing an anti-slipping pad, a braid mainly serves as a central main structure. A shaped underlying layer serving as a base, and a soft paste-like foaming paste of a surface layer, which is not shaped, are fused by high temperature into an integrally covered sandwich structure. The method comprises the steps of: leveling baking, laminating transporting, showering foaming, foaming shaping and cooling completing so that the braid is clamped between the foaming shaped foaming paste and the underlying layer to strengthen the overall anti-slipping pad structure and to help the process advancing and property enhancing of the products, such as cabinet pads, place mats and the like. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114570 | PRINTING SCREEN MAKING APPARATUS - A tension obtaining unit obtains a measured tension value by measuring tension in sub-areas where tension should be obtained, which are set in a screen area to perforate of a stretched screen master. A control unit calculates tension in sub-areas where tension should not be obtained of the screen area to perforate as computed tension values by modifying the measured tension value, based on predefined information for tension computation. The control unit compares the measured tension value and computed tension values against information for determining perforation conditions stored in a storage unit and controls a screen making unit to execute perforation on determined perforation conditions fit for tension in the sub-areas where tension should be obtained and for tension in the sub-areas where tension should not be obtained. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114571 | INKING UNIT OF A PRINTING MACHINE - An inking system of a printing press includes an impression cylinder for guiding a printing substrate, and at least one ink-transfer roller. The ink-transfer roller includes a cylinder mandrel, on which at least one cylinder sleeve is concentrically displaceable, and bearing blocks, in which ends of the ink-transfer roller are mounted and which are independently displaceable in the radial direction of the impression cylinder. The ink-transfer roller can be set against the impression cylinder or any other ink-transfer roller, with a bearing block being detachable from one end of the ink-transfer roller and displaceable relative to the ink-transfer roller so that the cylinder sleeve can be removed via this one end. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114572 | FLEXOGRAPHIC INK RECIRCULATION WITH ANTI-AIR-ENTRAINMENT FEATURES - A flexographic printing system uses a flexographic printing plate to produce printed patterns on a substrate. A fountain roller partially submerged in ink in an ink pan is used to transfer ink to an anilox roller, which transfers a controlled amount of ink to the flexographic printing plate. An ink recirculation system is used to reduce variability in system performance resulting from ink viscosity changes. A recirculation pump moves ink through an ink recirculation line connected to an ink recirculation port in an ink pan. The design of the ink pan and ink recirculation port is arranged so that an opening of the ink recirculation port is fully covered by the ink during printing by the flexographic printing system. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114573 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CLEANING PRINTING PRESSES FOR THREE DIMENSIONAL OBJECTS - An apparatus and method cleans rollers on printing presses that print indicia on three dimensional objects such as candies, confectionaries and other comestible items. The cleaning apparatus moves in three axes to position itself alternately opposite an engraved roller and a blanket roller. The cleaning apparatus dry cleans one roller and dry and/or wet cleans the other roller. The apparatus has a cleaning pad that extends toward a web of cleaning material to press the cleaning material against a roller. The apparatus moves across the roller to wipe ink and/or debris from the surface of the roller. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114574 | RECORDING METHOD AND RECORDING APPARATUS - A recording method according to an aspect of the invention includes: applying a reactant to an intermediate transfer body, the reactant configured to thicken upon contact with ink; forming an intermediate image by applying ink to the intermediate transfer body carrying the reactant; applying an auxiliary liquid to the intermediate image to form an intermediate image layer, the auxiliary liquid containing a water-soluble polymer; and transferring the intermediate image layer to a recording medium; in this order. At least one selected from the group consisting of the reactant, the ink, and the auxiliary liquid contains a certain compound. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114575 | RECORDING METHOD AND RECORDING APPARATUS - A recording method includes: applying a reactant configured to thicken upon contact with ink to an intermediate transfer body; forming an intermediate image by applying ink to the intermediate transfer body; applying an auxiliary liquid containing a water-soluble polymer to the intermediate image to form an intermediate image layer; and transferring the intermediate image layer to a recording medium. At least one of the reactant, the ink, and the auxiliary liquid contains a certain compound. The reactant contains a surfactant different from this compound and having a cloud point. The temperature of the intermediate image layer at contact with the recording medium is equal to or higher than both the cloud point of the surfactant and the glass transition temperature of the water-soluble polymer, and that at release from the intermediate transfer body is lower than the glass transition temperature of the water-soluble polymer. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114576 | RECORDING POSITION CONTROL DEVICE AND ABNORMALITY DETECTING METHOD FOR SAME - A recording position control device includes head units, edge sensors, head movers, a controller, and a timer. The controller performs an original-point determination operation of moving the head units to an original point and to control the head movers to move the head units in a direction to correct meandering of a recording medium. The controller performs a second round of the original-point determination operation after performing a first round of the original-point determination operation. The timer measures, as a measurement time period, a time period from when the controller issues an execution command of the second round to when the controller receives a completion status of the second round. In a case in which the measurement time period is equal to or shorter than a first threshold time period, the controller determines that the original-point determination operation of the head units has failed to be normally executed. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114577 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DRIVING THE SAME - An apparatus that performs recording using a recording head provided with a plurality of ejection port arrays each including a plurality of ejection ports for ejecting a liquid and heaters each provided corresponding to each of the ejection ports, the ejection port arrays being disposed on a printing element board and arranged in a predetermined direction, the apparatus including a driving unit configured to drive the heaters corresponding to the ejection ports in the plurality of ejection port arrays to eject the liquid, the driving unit giving priority to the heater corresponding to other ejection port array except for a first ejection port array and a second ejection port array of both sides in the predetermined direction among the plurality of ejection port arrays disposed in the predetermined direction to drive for recording. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114578 | PRINTHEAD CALIBRATION AND PRINTING - The invention relates to a method of printing a two-dimensional bit-mapped image having a number of pixels per row, the printhead having a row of ejection channels and each ejection channel having associated ejection electrodes to which voltages are applied in use. During printing, in order to cause volumes of fluid to be ejected from selected ejection channels of the printhead for printing, voltage pulses having values of predetermined amplitude and duration as determined by respective image pixel bit values generated by a raster image processor are applied, at a given pulse period, to the electrodes of the selected ejection channels. The part of the raster image corresponding to an ejection channel is scanned to determine the number of adjacent non-printing pixel periods prior to a pixel to be printed and, immediately prior to the printing of said pixel, a voltage pulse, having a value predetermined in accordance with the time, measured in units of the given pixel period, between the last pixel to be printed and said pixel to be printed, is applied to the ejection electrode. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114579 | LIQUID DISCHARGE APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD OF LIQUID DISCHARGE APPARATUS - A liquid discharge apparatus includes a piezoelectric element in which a drive signal is applied and which is displaced to eject a liquid; a zeroth wire of a zeroth potential; a first wire of a first potential that is higher than the zeroth potential; a second wire of a second potential that is higher than the first potential; and a connection path selecting section that electrically connects one end of the piezoelectric element to the zeroth wire, the first wire, or the second wire in response to a voltage of a source drive signal that controls the voltage of the drive signal and a hold voltage of the piezoelectric element. Here, a first potential difference from the zeroth potential to the first potential is different from a second potential difference from the first potential to the second potential. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114580 | FLUID EJECTION DEVICE - A fluid ejection device is described. In an example, a device includes a substrate having a chamber formed thereon to contain a fluid. A metal layer includes a resistor under the chamber having a surface thermally coupled to the chamber. At least one layer is deposited on the metal layer. A polysilicon layer is under the metal layer comprising a polysilicon structure under the resistor to change topography of the resistor such that the surface is uneven. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114581 | PRINTHEAD PROTECTIVE COATING - In one embodiment, a printhead includes a substrate comprising a single fluid slot with sidewall surfaces. The printhead also includes a plurality of fluid chambers in fluid communication with the fluid slot. The printhead includes a membrane disposed between the fluid slot and the fluid chambers. The membrane comprises membrane side surfaces that form fluid feed holes to provide the fluid communication between the fluid slot and the fluid chambers. A protective coating is disposed on each of the surfaces. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114582 | LIQUID EJECTING HEAD AND LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS - Provided is a liquid ejecting head including: a first board on which a driving element for ejecting liquid is installed; a second board which is installed on the surface of the first board and covers the driving element; a wiring board that includes a first surface on which a wiring, where a driving signal is supplied to the driving element, is formed and a second surface that is at the opposite side to the first surface, and where the first surface of a first end section is joined to the surface of the first board; and a filling material which covers the wiring by being formed at least between the first surface and a wall surface of the second board, in which the height of the filling material with respect to the surface of the first board is high at the first surface side in comparison to the second surface side. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114583 | METHOD OF MAKING INKJET PRINT HEADS BY FILLING RESIDUAL SLOTTED RECESSES AND RELATED DEVICES - A method of making an inkjet print head may include forming, by sawing with a rotary saw blade, continuous slotted recesses in a first surface of a wafer. The continuous slotted recesses may be arranged in parallel, spaced apart relation, and each continuous slotted recess may extend continuously across the first surface. The method may further include forming discontinuous slotted recesses in a second surface of the wafer to be aligned and coupled in communication with the continuous slotted recesses to define alternating through-wafer channels and slotted recess portions. The method may further include selectively filling the residual slotted recess portions to define through-wafer ink channels. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114584 | THERMAL INKJET PRINTHEAD STACK WITH AMORPHOUS METAL RESISTOR - The present disclosure is drawn to a thermal inkjet printhead stack with an amorphous metal resistor, including an insulated substrate and a resistor applied to the insulated substrate. The resistor can include from 5 atomic % to 90 atomic % of a metalloid of carbon, silicon, or boron; and from 5 atomic % to 90 atomic % each of a first and second metal of titanium, vanadium, chromium, cobalt, nickel, zirconium, niobium, molybdenum, rhodium, palladium, hafnium, tantalum, tungsten, iridium, or platinum, where the second metal is different than the first metal. The metalloid, the first metal, and the second metal can account for at least 70 atomic % of the amorphous thin metal film. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114585 | PRINTER - A head includes a nozzle face having a nozzle discharging a first liquid. A wiper contacts to the nozzle face and moves in relation to the nozzle face. An absorption member moistened by a second liquid absorbs the first liquid adhered to the wiper while moving in relation to the wiper and has a contact portion and a surface groove. The contact portion is provided on a side of an absorption face of the absorption member so as to come into contact with the wiper. The absorption face is a face on a side of the absorption member facing the wiper. The surface groove is provided on an absorption face side. The surface groove is recessed in a direction apart from the wiper than the contact portion and extends along an extending direction in which an edge on an absorption member side of the wiper extends. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114586 | INKJET RECORDING APPARATUS - An inkjet recording apparatus includes a recording head that has an ink discharge surface and that discharges ink onto a recording medium, a wiper blade that cleans the ink discharge surface of the recording head, and a controller. The controller causes the wiper blade to wipe ink off the ink discharge surface by causing the wiper blade to be pushed against the ink discharge surface and move in a predetermined movement direction. The wiper blade includes a protrusion protruding in the predetermined movement direction. The protrusion has an ink retaining surface that faces the ink discharge surface at a predetermined distance while the wiper blade wipes ink off the ink discharge surface. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114587 | INKJET RECORDING APPARATUS - An inkjet recording apparatus includes a recording head having an ink discharge surface, a wiper blade that cleans the ink discharge surface of the recording head, and a controller. The controller causes the wiper blade to wipe ink off the ink discharge surface by causing the wiper blade to be pushed against the ink discharge surface and move. The wiper blade includes an ink carrying surface and a protrusion having an ink retaining surface. The ink retaining surface inclines at a predetermined angle relative to the ink carrying surface and is connected to the ink carrying surface. The ink retaining surface curves such that a distance from the ink retaining surface toward a tip end of the wiper blade increases from a central part toward opposite ends of the wiper blade in a width direction of the wiper blade. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114588 | LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS - Provided is a liquid ejecting apparatus including: a liquid ejecting head that ejects a liquid which is supplied from a liquid accommodation body that accommodates the liquid; a liquid supply passage that connects between the liquid accommodation body, and the liquid ejecting head; multiple sub-tanks, each of which stores the liquid within the ink supply passage and changes spatial capacity for storing the liquid by a displacement of a flexible member; and a pressurization mechanism that applies a different pressure to each of flexible members of the multiple sub-tanks. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114589 | WASTE LIQUID CONTAINER, LIQUID EJECTION DEVICE, AND WASTE LIQUID COLLECTION SYSTEM - A waste liquid container includes a fitted portion, in which a discharge unit is fittable in a removable manner, a container connection terminal, which contacts a device connection terminal, an insertion restriction portion, which contacts a device contact portion and restricts movement of the waste liquid container in the insertion direction, and an engaged portion, which includes a contacted portion that contacts a removal restriction unit and restricts movement of the waste liquid container in the removal direction. The engaged portion is located toward an inner side in the lateral direction from a side wall at a position lower than both of the container connection terminal and the insertion restriction portion. The removal restriction unit is receivable in a region located toward an outer side in the lateral direction from the engaged portion. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114590 | DEVICE FOR MEASURING A LEVEL IN A TANK - A device for continuously measuring a level of an ink in a tank ( | 2016-04-28 |
20160114591 | FLOW PATH OPENING/CLOSING APPARATUS AND LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS - A flow path opening/closing apparatus includes a lid member and a receptacle member fixed to the lid member. The receptacle member includes a first wall that defines an outflow opening that is open to the lid member and a second wall provided around the first wall. The lid member closes the outflow opening by contacting the first wall due to relative movement of the lid member with respect to the receptacle member. A surface that is one of surfaces of the first wall and that faces the lid member and a surface that is one of surfaces of the second wall and that faces the lid member are separate by a stepped portion. | 2016-04-28 |
20160114592 | FLOW CHANNEL STRUCTURE AND LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS - A flow channel structure includes a first flow channel chamber to which an ink is supplied, a first sealing body that configures a wall face of the first flow channel chamber, a valve body that controls flow and blocking of the ink in accordance with deformation of the first sealing body, a second flow channel chamber that communicates with the first flow channel chamber, and a second sealing body that configures a wall face of the second flow channel chamber, in which the rigidity of the second sealing body is greater than the rigidity of the first sealing body. | 2016-04-28 |