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Document | Title | Date |
20080271616 | Pad Printing on Textile Substrates - A method for pad printing a pattern on a textile substrate with a pad printing machine, and fabric and apparel so formed from the textile substrate. The method includes the steps of positioning the textile substrate on the printing area of the pad printing machine, transferring a pattern having at least one color from the cliché of the pad printing machine to a printing pad, and transferring the pattern from the printing pad to the textile substrate. | 11-06-2008 |
20080289517 | Method For Transferring a Micron Pattern on an Optical Pattern and the Thus Obtained Optical Pattern - The inventive method consists in transferring a pattern (P) onto the optical article ( | 11-27-2008 |
20090013885 | DISK LABEL PRINTER - Disclosed is a disk label printer that includes a slot-in type optical disk driving mechanism and a printing mechanism integrated with each other, has a small size, and prints a high-quality image on the label surface of an optical disk. The disclosed disk label printer includes: a case that has a slot through which an optical disk is inserted or ejected formed therein; an optical disk driving mechanism that is provided in the case and writes and/or reads signals to and/or from the optical disk mounted to a disk mounting portion; and a printing mechanism that is provided in the case and includes a thermal head printing a desired image on a label surface of the optical disk. The printing mechanism is provided on a transfer path of the optical disk toward the optical disk driving mechanism between the slot an optical disk driving mechanism. | 01-15-2009 |
20090031904 | DEVICE FOR AUTOMATIC INDEXING OF A GOLF BALL - The present invention is directed to a magnetic indexing device that can be connected to a conveyor, the device firmly holding a golf ball in a particular orientation for the purposes of printing of indicia and logo on the ball when device and ball move along the conveyor. The device includes a stationary base portion and a rotating cup portion which are magnetically coupled to each other. Each portion has recesses for housing magnets to create a magnetic field of attraction which firmly locks the two portions together. When rotation of the cup portion to the base portion is required, the rotation is substantially friction-free because of a thrust bearing ring set in the base portion. The cup portion is caused to rotate 45° or 90° upon being biasly urged by station locks located on the conveyor. The cup portion has an open bridge section wherein cam surfaces of the station locks can engage and cause the cup portion to rotate, which is necessary for each new procedure, whether it be inspection of the ball, pad printing of indicia and logo, or curing the printed ink with ultraviolet light. | 02-05-2009 |
20090114106 | TAMPON PAD PRINTING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPERATING - In one embodiment, a pad printing system configured to print a work piece having at least a first print area and a second print area distal from the first print area is provided. The pad printing system may include a first print station and a second print station, wherein each print station is independently operable and configured to transfer a fluid image from an ink tampon to a work piece at least once during a printing cycle. The pad printing system may further include a moveable platform and a work piece holder supported by the platform having a first orientation and a second orientation. The first orientation may be configured to align the first print area with an ink tampon in the first print station and the second orientation may be configured to align the second print area with an ink tampon in the second print station. | 05-07-2009 |
20090120309 | IN-LINE MULTI-COLORED CLOTHING PRINTER - Improvements in printing on shirts are disclosed. The shirt printer incorporates multiple elongated single color print heads arranged in-line. As opposed to using standard three or four colors, the clothing printer uses multiple heads where each print head uses a single specific color to eliminate mixing of the colors to obtain a specific hue. Between each print head, a dryer is placed to ensure each color is dry before the application on a subsequent color is applied. The method reproduces a similar method to clothing that is silk-screened. Clothing is placed on blank clothing holders and passes through the printing machine in an assembly line format. Print heads can be arranged on both sides of the blank clothing holder to allow for simultaneous printing on multiple sides of the clothing. Three printing styles are disclosed for a gauntlet style printers and a barrel style printer. | 05-14-2009 |
20090133593 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR LABELING CONTAINERS - A method and device for printing containers. The abstract of the disclosure is submitted herewith as required by 37 C.F.R. §1.72(b). As stated in 37 C.F.R. §1.72(b): A brief abstract of the technical disclosure in the specification must commence on a separate sheet, preferably following the claims, under the heading “Abstract of the Disclosure.” The purpose of the abstract is to enable the Patent and Trademark Office and the public generally to determine quickly from a cursory inspection the nature and gist of the technical disclosure. The abstract shall not be used for interpreting the scope of the claims. Therefore, any statements made relating to the abstract are not intended to limit the claims in any manner and should not be interpreted as limiting the claims in any manner. | 05-28-2009 |
20090133594 | LIGHT GUIDE SHEET, MOVABLE CONTACT STRUCTURE USING THE LIGHT GUIDE SHEET, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE MOVABLE CONTACT STRUCTURE, AND SWITCH USING THE LIGHT GUIDE SHEET AND THE MOVABLE CONTACT STRUCTURE - A light shielding part includes a slit provided between a first light guide body and a second light guide body, and an attenuation part which has unevenness formed by print and is additionally provided near end sides of the first light guide body and the second light guide body. The light shielding part can prevent light from being transmitted between the first light guide body and the second light guide body. With this configuration, when illumination parts of the first and second light guide bodies are illuminated, it is possible to illuminate the illumination parts of the first and second light guide bodies at different timings without the illumination part of one light guide body being illuminated with light leaked from the other light guide body. | 05-28-2009 |
20090139414 | Decorator Carriage Cam Follower Slide - An improved method of supporting a portion of an inker apparatus is provided. More specifically, a system for interfacing with cam followers that are interconnected to a carriage bed of the inker apparatus is contemplated wherein wear to the cam follower is eliminated by providing a surface for engagement to a replaceable slide bearing. By employing this combination, down time, spoilage and costs are reduced. | 06-04-2009 |
20090205515 | RFID TAG THAT PROVIDES A FLAT PRINT AREA AND A PINCH THAT ENABLES THE SAME - A radio-frequency identification (RFID) tag includes a face stock and an RFID device. The face stock has a printable side and an inlay side, with the RFID device mounted to the inlay side. A layer of adhesive is coated on the inlay side of the face stock. A liner is releasably adhered to the layer of adhesive and includes a relief area that accommodates for defection of the RFID device. The accommodation of the thickness of the RFID device results in a tag that has a substantially uniform printable surface. Accordingly, when passing through a printer, the printable surface is maintained substantially flat or linear at the print head of the printer, thereby minimizing jamming and enhancing printability. A pinch roller for a printer also accommodates for deflection of the RFID tag by providing a deformable section along a length thereof the body that has a greater resiliency than the rest of the body. At the location of the RFID device, the layer of adhesive may also include a blank that is substantially free of adhesive for accommodating the RFID device. | 08-20-2009 |
20090277347 | AUTO ALIGNING PAD PRINTER - An auto alignment pad printer for transferring print to an associated object includes a frame, a fixture for supporting the associated object and a cliché operably mounted to the frame. The cliché includes at least one etched region and is adapted to receive ink in the etched region. An ink cup is configured to deposit ink into the etched region. A pad applicator includes a pad support having at least one pad thereon. The pad is adapted to move into and out of contact with the etched region to receive ink from the etched region and to contact an object to transfer the received ink to the object. A pad applicator alignment assembly includes a first set of cooperating projections and receivers mounted to the pad applicator and to the cliché and/or the frame near to the cliché, and a second set of cooperating projections and receivers mounted to the pad applicator and to the fixture for supporting the object. The first set of cooperating projections and receivers are configured to position the pad for precise movement into contact with the cliché to receive ink from the cliché. The second set of cooperating projections and receivers are configured to position the pad for precise movement into contact with the object to transfer the received ink to the associated object. | 11-12-2009 |
20090314170 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PRINTING ON ARTICLES HAVING A NON-PLANAR SURFACE - A method for printing on an article having a non-planar surface in an embodiment includes obtaining coordinates or a geometry for a non-planar surface of an article; determining a tangent orientation for a print head in three dimensions; and using the tangent orientation and positioning the print head relative to the non-planar surface of the article. Embodiments of apparatus for printing on articles having non-planar surfaces are also disclosed. | 12-24-2009 |
20100050888 | EMBEDDING CASSETTE PRINTING APPARATUS - The invention is intended to achieve high-precision quality control by alleviating a burden of personnel by improving the operation efficiency and preventing erroneous storage of embedding cassettes in a container. A control unit controls a cassette carrying unit so as to take out a cassette of a predetermined kind from a cassette storage in a predetermined order and carry the same to a cassette printing unit, and carry a cassette on which data is printed to a base container set in a container holding unit. | 03-04-2010 |
20100095858 | Golf Ball Marking Stencil and Method of Use - A golf ball marking stencil includes two caps, resiliently biased toward one another, configured as spherical segments defining a cavity therebetween to securely retain a golf ball. Stencil slots for marking putt alignment path, putter face squareness and swing path lines are defined in the caps. Actuator tabs project from the caps and may be pinched together in opposition to a bias spring to force the caps open to expose the cavity. The spring force of the bias spring prevents movement of a retained golf ball relative to the caps. The cavity periphery is contoured to permit a marker pen to be engaged therein when the cavity does not contain a golf ball. | 04-22-2010 |
20100186610 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRINTING IMAGES - A tray for holding at least one object while an image is printed on a predetermined exposed portion of the object, including at least one object retainer carried by the tray and for positioning the object in a stationary condition in relation to the tray during printing, a panel carried by the tray and having at least one opening positioned in relation to the object retainer such that the exposed portion of the object is exposed to ink projected onto the object from an ink-projecting apparatus positioned in spaced-apart relation to the object, and an indexer carried by the tray for permitting relative movement between the tray and the ink-projecting apparatus as the image is printed on the exposed portion of the object. | 07-29-2010 |
20100242751 | RECORDING APPARATUS AND TRANSPORT METHOD - A recording apparatus includes: a transport mechanism that transports a recording medium having a lenticular lens in a transport direction; and a guide that includes a convex portion formed along the transport direction and guides the recording medium in the transport direction by allowing the convex portion to come in contact with the lenticular lens. | 09-30-2010 |
20100242752 | RECORDING APPARATUS AND TRANSPORT METHOD - A recording apparatus includes: a guide that includes a convex portion formed along a transport direction and guides a recording medium in the transport direction by allowing the convex portion to come in contact with a lenticular lens of the recording medium having the lenticular lens; and a pressing member that presses the recording medium against the guide. | 09-30-2010 |
20100300309 | PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING ABSORBENT PRODUCTS HAVING CUSTOMIZED GRAPHICS - The present disclosure involves absorbent articles having customized graphics disposed inside packages labeled as containing customized articles. During the manufacturing process, customized absorbent articles are constructed with article identity graphics, and the packages to contain the customized articles are labeled with package identity graphics. A controller uses article and package identity graphics to track the manufacture of the customized articles and synchronize placement of the customized articles in the appropriately labeled packages. The methods disclosed herein provides for the manufacture of customized absorbent articles in series with the manufacture of absorbent articles having non-custom graphics. The substrates and/or components having the custom graphics in the manufacturing process are detected by a sensor that provides a feedback signal to a controller. The controller, in turn, commands a packing system to place the customized absorbent articles in packages; label the packages with a package identity graphic; and thereby create customized absorbent products. | 12-02-2010 |
20100300310 | Print apparatus, print method, and print program - A print apparatus includes: a print image generation unit that generates a circular print image by bonding one end and the other end of a single direction of a representative image where an image characteristic portion extending in a single direction is depicted to represent contents recorded on the recording disc; and a print unit that prints the print image on one surface of the recording disc by matching a center of the recording disc with a center of the print image. | 12-02-2010 |
20100313770 | MARKING DEVICE FOR MARKING BALLS - Marking device ( | 12-16-2010 |
20110067584 | MODULAR LINEAR PRINTING PRESS FOR PRINTING HOLLOW ARTICLES BY MEANS OF DIFFERENT PRINTING PROCESSES - A linear printing machine with exchangeable printing modules for printing on hollow bodies. The machine includes a transport system including a drive, using which the hollow bodies to be printed on are transported through the linear printing machine and at least a first printing station and a second printing station which is arranged downstream of the first printing station in the conveying direction of the hollow bodies. At least one drying station dries the ink on the hollow bodies which have been printed on. A machine controller controls at least the transport of the hollow bodies through the linear printing machine, wherein each of the printing stations is prepared to accommodate a printing module comprising a drive of its own, and wherein the printing module can be connected to the machine controller via an interface, wherein the printing modules print on the hollow bodies using a printing method selected from screen printing and/or flexographic printing and/or offset printing and/or cold embossing and/or hot embossing and/or laser colour transfer and/or inkjet. | 03-24-2011 |
20110132211 | TRANSFER PRINTING MACHINE FOR TRANSFERRING PRINTING ON HOCKEY STICK - A transfer printing machine for hockey sticks include a base, a transmission unit connected to the lower portion of the base and five stations located on the top of the base. The five stations are located along the transmission direction of the transmission unit. The first station prints patterns on a top surface of a straight handle of the hockey sticks which are moved by the transmission unit. The second station prints patterns on a left side and a right side of the straight handle. The third station and the fourth station print patterns on a first inclined surface and a second inclined surface of the straight handle respectively. The fifth station prints patterns on a bottom surface of the straight handle of the hockey sticks. | 06-09-2011 |
20110155002 | LABELING METHOD FOR BLU-RAY DISC - The present invention provides a labeling method for a blu-ray disc, which includes following steps: an initial radius is selected on a blank area of the blu-ray disc, and a pattern is determined; an initial physical sector number is calculated using the initial radius, and the pattern is transformed into a description data; according to the initial physical sector number and a size of the description data, a sequential recorded region of the blu-ray disc is divided into at least two sequential recorded regions, and information of the at least two sequential recorded regions are updated in a table of content, wherein an initial position of one of the sequential recorded regions is the initial physical sector number, and a length of the one of the sequential recorded regions is the size of the description data; the description data is written from the initial physical sector number. | 06-30-2011 |
20110239877 | PRODUCTION SPRING STRIPER - The present invention is directed to an apparatus for applying markings, particularly to springs, that are clean (ink in self contained storage units), allows quick color changes and reduces wasted ink or paint. An application means that does not dry out during short down time periods, keeps up with production rates, and is cost effective. | 10-06-2011 |
20110283902 | Radial Sled Printing Apparatus and Methods - Disclosed are apparatus and methods for implementing a radial sled printer device that substantially simplifies the complexity and reduces system costs and size for radial printing devices, both for devices that print and those that also record and print a label on circular media. | 11-24-2011 |
20110303107 | Apparatus and method for producing packs of flexible flat objects - The invention proposes a method for operating a print further processing system for producing and processing printed products, in particular for forming stacks or packs of printed product collections comprising completed final printed products such as periodicals and newspapers, which are preferably put together from a main product and a plurality of part products and/or inserts. The printed products are produced in accordance with a predefined production plan and, by means of a stacking device, are processed to form a sequence of packs (S | 12-15-2011 |
20110315027 | NAIL PRINTING APPARATUS - A nail printing apparatus is provided with a main body including a held portion which has a print target finger placing surface and a non-print-target finger placing surface. The print target finger placing surface is configured in such a manner that at least one finger with a nail, on which a desired image is to be printed, of one hand is placed thereon. The non-print-target finger placing surface is configured in such a manner that at least one remaining finger of the one hand is placed thereon. The held portion is held between the at least one finger on the print target finger placing surface and the at least one remaining finger on the non-print-target placing surface. The apparatus is further provided with an image printing unit configured to print the desired image on the nail of the at least one finger on the print target finger placing surface. | 12-29-2011 |
20120060708 | METAL PATTERN FORMATION SYSTEM - The invention discloses a metal pattern formation system produced in the following steps: an organic liquid is first printed on a substrate to form a base pattern. A metal is then evaporated to generate several metal particles for covering the printed substrate. At last, the substrate is heated to vaporize the base pattern, and the metal particles adhered to the substrate forms a metal pattern complementary to the base pattern. | 03-15-2012 |
20120097055 | APPARATUS FOR LABELING CONTAINERS, PARTICULARLY SPECIMEN CONTAINERS FOR MEDICAL SPECIMEN, METHOD FOR LABELING CONTAINERS, AND USE OF A LABELING APPARATUS - The invention relates to an apparatus for labeling containers, especially specimen containers for medical specimens. The apparatus comprises a printing device; a supply and removal device for supplying and removing at least one container to and from the printing device. The printing device is designed such that it can be moved into at least one first position and into a second position. In the first position, the container is automatically supplied to and removed from the printing device with the aid of the supply and removal device. The container can be manually supplied and removed from the printing device when it is in the second position. | 04-26-2012 |
20120103210 | NAIL PRINT APPARATUS AND PRINT CONTROL METHOD - Disclosed is a nail print apparatus including a storage unit in which a plurality of sets of data relating to a plurality of design parts constituting each of a plurality of design images are stored, a photographing unit which obtains a finger image by photographing a finger, a nail region information detection unit which extracts a nail region from the finger image and detects an area, a length in horizontal direction and a length in vertical direction of the nail region, a design selection unit which selects one design image from the design images which are stored in the storage unit, a part layout calculation unit which reads out the one design image and calculates a print size and a print position of each of the design parts, and a print unit which performs a printing to the nail region according to printing data. | 05-03-2012 |
20120297994 | Marking device for golf balls - The device disclosed aids the application of a wider and longer line on top of the small line printed on a golf ball by the balls manufacturer. The device disclosed is a cylinder with an open top and partially closed bottom, into which a ball is inserted. The disclosed device differs from existing art in that the inside diameter of the cylinder is larger than the golf ball and there is a low friction peg supporting the ball. Unlike existing art in which the ball is secured by the frame or supported by the walls of a cylinder, the features of the device disclosed allow the ball to spin freely inside the cylinder. A method of loading, positioning and unloading the ball is disclosed. | 11-29-2012 |
20130000499 | MARKING APPARATUS FOR SPECTACLE LENSES AND METHOD OF PRINTING LAYOUT MARKS ON SPECTACLE LENSES - A marking apparatus for spectacle lenses includes a printing data generation device which generates printing data of a layout mark to be printed on the optical surface of a spectacle lens. The apparatus also includes a printing device implemented by an inkjet printer which prints the layout mark on the spectacle lens in cooperation with a conveyance device based on the printing data. The apparatus moreover includes a UV curing device which cures the ink printed on the spectacle lens. The printing data generation device includes a storage unit which stores image data of the layout mark, and printing condition data including a plurality of printing conditions each corresponding to the surface state of the spectacle lens, and a process unit which generates the printing data based on the image data and a printing condition selected from the plurality of printing conditions. | 01-03-2013 |
20130042772 | PRINTING BLANKET - To provide a printing blanket that enables good and rapid printing on a nonlinear printing surface (e.g., a doughnut-shaped outer surface). A printing blanket | 02-21-2013 |
20130092036 | TOOL FOR USE IN MARKING A GOLF BALL - A tool for use in marking a golf ball includes a body having a curved portion configured to receive a golf ball and extend along a portion of an outer surface of the golf ball. The body includes at least one track extending along the curved portion. Each track includes an aperture adapted to receive a writing instrument to permit marking of the golf ball through the aperture. | 04-18-2013 |
20130098253 | PRINTING DEVICE FOR CONTAINERS - A printing device for containers, such as bottles, cans or cups, with a screen to apply a screen print onto the containers, where a squeegee holding device that is guided by a continuous track holds an squeegee in such a way that while the printed image is being applied to the container, one end of the squeegee scrapes across the screen and forces ink through the screen onto one of the containers, and where the distance between the end of the squeegee and the squeegee holding device varies. Also, a container handling device, in the manner of a bottling plant, with such a printing device and a mechanical turret designed to guide the containers to a surface of the container contact device facing away from the squeegee. Also, a method for applying ink to containers in accordance with a screen printing principle. | 04-25-2013 |
20130118367 | LUMBER PRINTER - Provided is a printer for printing stamps on boards and a method of printing stamps on boards. The printer is capable of printing multiple types of stamps simultaneously on boards. | 05-16-2013 |
20130133532 | LINERLESS LABELS AND ACTIVATABLE ADHESIVES, SYSTEMS, MACHINES AND METHODS THEREFOR - A system is disclosed for printing, activating and applying a flow of linerless activatable labels to a flow of items to be labeled. An activatable adhesive is formulated to readily absorb energy from a given radiation source, an activatable adhesive linerless label incorporates such the activatable adhesive. Related methods and uses are described. The activatable adhesive includes a plasticizer, a tackifier, and an adhesive base polymer that includes butyl acrylate, styrene, methyl methacrylate, methacrylic acid, and acrylic acid. | 05-30-2013 |
20130247784 | CAN DECORATOR ASSEMBLY WITH DUAL CAM MANDREL GUIDANCE - An improved cam mandrel guidance system for use with decorating machines or other equipment utilizing multiple mandrels mounted on a rotating drum or disk plate. The mandrels being adapted to temporarily receive and retain work pieces, such as blank cans. | 09-26-2013 |
20130298788 | METHOD AND A MACHINE FOR DECORATING BOTTLES BY INDIRECT PAD PRINTING USING A SHELL - A method of decorating by pad printing for applying a decorative pattern ( | 11-14-2013 |
20140026769 | Projection Assisted Printer Alignment Using Remote Device - A flexible manufacturing system includes a printing system, a projection system and a remote device. The projection system is calibrated with the printing system and helps with aligning graphics to be printed on an article. The remote device receives information from an optical device corresponding to a projection area of the projection system. The remote device can be used to control the alignment of a projected graphic on the article when the article is inside the projection area. | 01-30-2014 |
20140026770 | PRODUCTION SPRING STRIPER - The present invention is directed to an apparatus for applying markings, particularly to springs, that are clean (ink in self contained storage units), allows quick color changes and reduces wasted ink or paint. An application means that does not dry out during short down time periods, keeps up with production rates, and is cost effective. | 01-30-2014 |
20140047987 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR APPLYING IMAGES TO PLANAR SURFACES OF A TARGET OBJECT - An image application system includes an articulator assembly and an applicator device. The articulator assembly holds a target object on which one or more images are to be applied from a web containing the one or more images. The target object includes an exterior surface having planar surface(s) and non-planar surface(s). The applicator device is configured to contact the web to engage the web with the exterior surface of the target object at an application interface between the web and the exterior surface. The one or more images are applied to the exterior surface from the web at the application interface. The articulator assembly is configured to move the target object in one or more linear directions and one or more rotary directions relative to the applicator device to apply the images to at least one of the one or more planar surfaces or the one or more non-planar surfaces. | 02-20-2014 |
20140060350 | Printing Machine with Shuttle Assembly - In an embodiment of the present invention, a number printing machine is provided. The machine includes at least one pallet, and an input to input at least the height and width of, and spacing between, a plurality of numbers to be printed on a substrate. The machine also includes a controller responsive to the input to control movement of the at least one pallet to print the plurality of numbers on the substrate in registration. In another embodiment, a method for printing numbers in registration on a substrate is provided. The method includes the steps of inputting into an input the length, width, and spacing between numbers to be printed, and positioning the substrate in response to the input such that the numbers are printed in registration. | 03-06-2014 |
20140261026 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR MAKING PUTTY TRANSFER BOOKS - The present invention provides kits and methods for selectively transferring a portion of an image from a substrate (e.g., paper) to a dough (e.g., Silly Putty®) comprising pressing the dough onto an image printed on the substrate. The image comprises transferable ink and non-transferable ink. At least a portion of the image comprising transferable ink transfers from the substrate to the dough and the non-transferable ink does not transfer from the substrate to the dough. The dough can be used to reveal an image that was “hidden” within the visible image printed on the substrate. The present invention also provides methods for making a substrate with an image comprising transferable ink (e.g., cold-set web ink) and non-transferable ink (e.g., sheet-fed offset ink) printed thereon, comprising using a sheet-fed offset press to print the image onto the substrate. | 09-18-2014 |
20140311367 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DYNAMIC MEASUREMENT OF DIMENSION CHANGE FOR A SHEET - A method including: displacing a plurality of sheets through a defined portion of a process path; generating, using an encoder, a first number of encoder pulses associated with displacing a first sheet from the plurality of sheets along the defined portion; applying first indicia to a first side of the first sheet; displacing the first sheet through the defined portion; generating, using the encoder, a second number of encoder pulses associated with displacing the first sheet along the defined portion; calculating, using a processor, a ratio including the first and second numbers; applying second indicia to the respective second side of the first sheet or third indicia to the respective first side of a second sheet from the plurality of sheets, or fourth indicia to the respective second side of the second sheet; and adjusting, using the processor, application of the second, third, or fourth indicia according to the ratio. | 10-23-2014 |
20150033964 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR THE SURFACE TREATMENT OF OBJECTS - An apparatus ( | 02-05-2015 |
20150075395 | Marking Device for Golf Balls - A marking device for golf balls comprises a seat, an arch-shaped retainer, and a bottom plate. The seat defines a central recess and defines a bottom opening that communicates with the central recess. The seat is provided with an anti-slip pad within the central recess. Also, the seat is provided with upper positioning means and lower positioning means. The arch-shaped retainer is provided with retainer positioning means corresponding to the upper positioning means of the seat. The bottom plate is provided with plate positioning means corresponding to the lower positioning means of the seat. Therefore, the arch-shaped retainer and the bottom plate can be properly positioned on the seat. Furthermore, the arch-shaped retainer defines a central slit and the bottom plate defines a plurality of hollowed-out symbols. As such, the marking device can mark a line or symbol on a golf ball conveniently. | 03-19-2015 |
20150375496 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS HAVING CAPABILITY OF PRINTING WRAPPING PAPER FOR PACKAGING THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECT, AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD USING THE SAME CAPABILITY - Provided is an image forming apparatus that can easily print a wrapping paper for packaging a three-dimensional object. An image reading part acquires an image of an object matter placed on a document table. A dimension acquisition part acquires dimensions of the three-dimensional object on the basis of an image of one face of the three-dimensional object, and an image of another face, crossing the one face of the three-dimensional object, the images having been acquired by the image reading part. A paper selection part selects a paper capable of packaging the three-dimensional object on the basis of the dimensions of the three-dimensional object that have been acquired by the dimension acquisition part. An image forming part outputs a wrapping paper that has been printed with an image on the paper selected by the paper selection part. | 12-31-2015 |