| 05th week of 2016 patent applcation highlights part 17 |
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| 20160031152 | LINK BETWEEN A THIN METAL LINER AND A COMPOSITE WALL BY THERMOPLASTIC PARTICLE-FILLED COATING - The invention concerns a method for producing, by welding, a link between an element made from any material, for example metal, and an element made from a thermoplastic-matrix composite material, the second element being produced by depositing a textile yarn pre-impregnated with a thermoplastic material on the surface of the first element. The method mainly includes an operation consisting of producing an interface coating consisting of an epoxy resin filled with a thermoplastic material powder, coating the surface of the element made from any material with same, and leaving the coating to polymerise. It next includes an operation consisting simultaneously of forming the second element and welding same to the coating deposited on the surface of the first element by locally heating the two elements, when depositing the pre-impregnated textile on the first element. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160031153 | Seal Device - A seal device includes a medium passage that sends a heating medium to a sealing units, the medium passage includes a heating medium passage portion for sending a heating medium to said communication part so as to heat the pressing part, a cooling medium passage portion for sending a cooling medium to the communication part so as to cool the pressing part, and a passage switch unit that switches between a state in which the heating medium passage portion and the communication part are connected, and a state in which the cooling medium passage portion and the communication part are connected. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160031154 | TRANSPORT SYSTEM, PLASTICS-PROCESSING JOINING SYSTEM, METHOD FOR OPERATING A PLASTICS-PROCESSING JOINING SYSTEM AND PRODUCT PRODUCED THEREBY - The invention relates to a transport system for a plastics-processing joining system, to the joining system itself and to a method for operating a plastics-processing joining system. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160031155 | Method and Apparatus for Additive Mechanical Growth of Tubular Structures - A method and apparatus is disclosed for additive manufacturing and three-dimensional printing, and specifically for extruding tubular objects. A print head extrudes a curable material into a tubular object, while simultaneously curing the tubular object and utilizing the interior of the cured portion of the tubular object for stabilizing and propelling the print head. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160031156 | Free-Form Spatial 3-D Printing Using Part Levitation - A part is fabricated by an additive manufacturing process while levitating in space. Constituent features of the part are formed by 3-D printing. A part levitation system allows the spatial orientation of the part to be manipulated relative to one or more print heads. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160031157 | DIELECTRIC ENRYPTION AND ENDOTHERMOIC HEATING OF ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING PROCESS USING MAGNETIC EXCITATION AND HEATLESS INDUCTION SOURCES - A feedstock material can be doped with magnetic particles, and an inductive coil can be used to induce an endothermic reaction within the feedstock material, due to the presence of the magnetic particles within the feedstock material, during the creation (or printing) of an object. An inductive coil can also be used to create magnetic fields for manipulating the position and/or orientation of the magnetic particles within the feedstock material before, in situ, and after the AM process. A unique signature can be created by the interaction between a magnetic field and magnetic particles within the feedstock material. DNA can be added to the magnetic particles as a means for providing identification to a manufactured component or for identifying one or more characteristics of the component or portion of the component. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160031158 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING DEVICE - A three-dimensional printing device includes a base, a holder disposed above the base, a printing head fixed on the holder and including a nozzle configured to discharge a resin material, a stage disposed in the base below the printing head configured to hold the resin material discharged from the nozzle, and a stage moving mechanism configured to move the stage with five or more degrees of freedom. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160031159 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR 3D FABRICATION - An apparatus for use in 3D fabrication includes a heat sink, a melt tube extending through the heat sink, the melt tube having a first end and an opposite second end and adapted for melting filament or other material as the material is conveyed from the first end to the second end, a pen tip having an opening therein for ejecting melted material, the pen tip at the second end of the melt tube, and a pen tip holder for securely holding the pen tip during printing, the pen tip holder having a heater element associated therewith. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160031160 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING APPARATUS - A 3-D printing apparatus includes a base and a printing head disposed above the base. The base includes an adjustment platform having an adjustment side and a top surface, a first-adjustment mechanism, second-adjustment mechanisms and a printing bed. The first-adjustment mechanism includes an adjustment shaft, first and second gears and a linkage rod. The first gear disposed under the adjustment platform is engaged with the adjustment shaft to drive it to move along a normal direction of the top surface. The second gear is engaged with the first gear to drive it to rotate. The linkage rod extended to the adjustment side connects the second gear to drive it to rotate. The second-adjustment mechanisms arranged along the adjustment side are adapted to move along the normal direction. The printing bed disposed on the adjustment platform is engaged with the adjustment shaft and the second adjustment mechanisms to move therewith. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160031161 | HYBRID SCANNER FABRICATOR - A system and method to fabricate three dimensional objects. A set of fabrication tools include at least a coarse deposition head and a fine additive head, a fine subtractive head or both employed concurrently within a single housing. A scanner may also be used within the housing to perform interleaved scanning of the partial fabrication during the fabrication. The process may be adjusted based on the scan results. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160031162 | MODIFYING THREE-DIMENSIONAL BUILDS BASED ON AVAILABLE INVENTORY - A variety of techniques for color mixing support a user-controllable palette of colors for use when fabricating three-dimensional objects. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160031163 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING AND TESTING COMPOSITE ACOUSTIC PANELS - A system and method for temporarily sealing holes in a perforated material layer of a composite acoustic panel so as to reduce potential migration of a release agent through the holes during a curing process and to reduce ingression of water through the holes during a subsequent testing process. The release agent is applied to a tool, the barrier layer is arranged over the release agent, and a lay-up of elements, beginning with the perforated layer, are arranged over the barrier layer prior to heating the lay-up to form the panel. The barrier layer may be a substantially solid film, such as a plastic or nylon film, having a width of at least approximately twelve inches and a low vapor permeability with regard to the release agent. After the testing process is complete, the barrier layer may be peeled from the panel. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160031164 | SYSTEMS AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THREE-DIMENSIONAL ARTICLES FROM FLEXIBLE COMPOSITE MATERIALS - The present disclosure encompasses three-dimensional articles comprising flexible composite materials and methods of manufacturing said three-dimensional articles. More particularly, the present system relates to methods for manufacturing seamless three dimensional-shaped articles usable for such finished products as airbags/inflatable structures, bags, shoes, and similar three-dimensional products. A preferred manufacturing process combines composite molding methods with specific precursor materials to form flexible fiber-reinforced continuous shaped articles. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160031165 | FIBER-LAYING DEVICE - A fiber-laying device is disclosed for laying continuous fiber material which is conveyed from a fiber storage unit to a fiber-laying head which is movable in space. The fiber materials here are guided along the kinematic chain of the robot, wherein an equalization system for equalizing length variations during movement of the robot is provided in the fiber-material storage unit. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160031166 | Automated Ply Forming and Compaction Using Flexible Roller Contact - A composite ply is compacted around a radius edge of the tool by a rolling former that rolls over the radiused edge and conforms to any contours along the length of the edge. The rolling former includes a compliant tubular member rotatably held in spaced apart roller assemblies. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160031167 | BLADDER SYSTEM FOR CURING COMPOSITE PARTS - Method and apparatus for use in curing of a composite charge having an internal cavity. Apparatus includes a flexible bladder adapted to be placed in the cavity for applying pressure on the composite charge during curing. An end fitting is operatively coupled to the flexible bladder. The end fitting defining a bolt bore and a horizontal bore. When a vent bolt is operatively coupled to the bolt bore of the end fitting, the vent bolt and the horizontal bore define a pressure passageway that allows an interior of the bladder to become subjected to external pressure. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160031168 | Method and Device for Handling a Fiber Arrangement Via Near-Field Levitation - A method is provided for handling a fiber arrangement to be supplied to a pressing tool. The fiber arrangement is interspersed with a curable matrix material at least in some sections before being supplied to the pressing tool and then is supplied to the pressing tool. The method is characterized in that the fiber arrangement is supplied to the pressing tool largely without contact by acoustic levitation after being interspersed with the matrix material. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160031169 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING PASSIVE OPTICAL COMPONENTS, AND DEVICES COMPRISING THE SAME - A device comprises at least one optics member (O) comprising at least one transparent portion (t) and at least one blocking portion (b). The at least one transparent portion (t) is made of one or more materials substantially transparent for light of at least a specific spectral range, referred to as transparent materials, and the at least one blocking portion (b) is made of one or more materials substantially non-transparent for light of the specific spectral range, referred to as non-transparent materials. The transparent portion (t) comprises at least one passive optical component (L). The at least one passive optical component (L) comprises a transparent element ( | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160031170 | WAVEGUIDES - A dielectric waveguide comprising a dielectric probe at each end, wherein the dielectric probes are arranged to transfer energy. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160031171 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC ENDLESS BELT, METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS - A high-quality electrophotographic endless belt and a method capable of efficiently producing the belt are provided. A method for producing an electrophotographic endless belt comprising a base layer including a thermoplastic resin composition and an inner-surface layer, which includes: (1) forming an energy curable film having a glass transition temperature on an inner surface of a test tube-shaped preform including a thermoplastic resin and then subjecting the preform to blow molding to obtain a blow-molded bottle; (2) irradiating the blow-molded bottle with energy rays to cure the film to form an inner-surface layer; and (3) cutting out an endless belt from the blow-molded bottle having the inner-surface layer obtained in (2). | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160031172 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CORRECTING SHAPE OF GREEN TIRE - Apparatus and method for correcting the shape of a green tire configured so that, even if a side wall portion (S) is subjected to local crushing deformation during its temporary storage, such deformation is effectively corrected to easily improve the tire uniformity. A pressurized fluid is applied to an inner chamber of a green tire (G) having bead portions (B) held coaxially by upper and lower holders ( | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160031173 | Transfer Ring Shoe and Transfer Ring Having Varied Shoe Profile - A transfer ring of the type having a plurality of shoes arranged in a substantially circular configuration to define an inwardly-facing segmented cylindrical gripping surface, and a shoe for use in such a transfer ring, are disclosed. Each shoe comprises an arcuate interior surface defining a segment of the cylindrical gripping surface. The interior surface of each shoe has a first arcuate edge and an opposite second arcuate edge arranged substantially parallel to one another, and opposite first and second end edges extending between respective ends of said first and second arcuate edges. Each first end edge of each arcuate surface is mounted adjacent the second end edge of an adjacent arcuate surface, and the first end edge of at least one of the arcuate surfaces defines a varied or irregular shape along its arcuate surface. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160031174 | METHOD FOR MAKING A VEHICLE TIRE - The invention is directed to a method for making a vehicle tire having a tire carcass defining an axial center, a first and a second tire bead, a tire belt and a tread. The carcass is completed on a carcass drum wherein the carcass drum is free of sidewalls. The tire carcass is removed from the carcass drum and moved to a transfer position for arranging sidewalls. The sidewalls are arranged on sidewall drums on sides of the carcass. The sidewall drums are moved in axial direction toward the axial center of the tire carcass. The sidewall drums with the sidewalls are expanded and connected to the tire carcass. Thereafter, the sidewall drums are collapsed and moved outward and the tire carcass is released for further transport. The carcass and the attached sidewalls are transferred to a shaping drum where the tire carcass with the sidewalls is shaped. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160031175 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MAKING A CARCASS FOR A PNEUMATIC VEHICLE TIRE - A method for making a carcass for a pneumatic vehicle tire includes building up a carcass free from sidewalls with an inner liner, a single-ply or multi-ply carcass inlay and bead cores, at a carcass station on a carcass building drum, while creating ply turnups. The carcass produced without sidewalls is transferred to a transfer device. The carcass is kept on the transfer device while applying sidewalls to the carcass. The carcass is retained on the transfer device while transferring the carcass provided with the sidewalls to a shaping machine where the carcass is shaped into a toroidal shape. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160031176 | PRESS MACHINE - A press machine includes a press frame, a crankshaft having an eccentric portion, at least one crankshaft motor connected to the crankshaft, a ram, a linkage type ram drive mechanism operably connected between the ram and the crankshaft, a first motor, with a first rotary position feedback device, a second motor with a second rotary position feedback device. The eccentric portion of the crankshaft is located between first and second ends of the crankshaft. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160031177 | HYDRAULIC FEEDER SYSTEM HAVING COMPRESSION STAGE WITH MULTI-CYLINDER HYDRAULIC CIRCUIT - A feeder system for advancing a compressible material has a hydraulic circuit associated with a final compression stage. The hydraulic circuit includes a platen attached to a primary ram configured to travel within a primary cylinder. The platen is operatively connected to a main piston cylinder assembly and at least two ancillary piston cylinder assemblies. In a first mode of operation, the hydraulic circuit forces the ancillary piston cylinder assemblies to advance the platen and ram in a forward compression direction until they reach a first predetermined position between travel extremes, while the main piston cylinder assembly passively travels along in the forward compression direction. Once the first predetermined position is reached, in a second mode of operation, the hydraulic circuit additionally forces the main piston cylinder assembly to compress the compressible material. In a third mode of operation, the hydraulic circuit retracts the platen and primary ram. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160031178 | METHOD OF PRODUCING A STACKING PROJECTION AND CORRESPONDING TOOL - In a method of producing a stacking projection and a corresponding tool a mandrel as part of the tool is inserted into a cup, wherein the mandrel comprises a receiving recess. The bottom part of the cup is then supported by a supporting tool and a collet is assigned to a region of the cup where the stacking projection is to be formed. Thereafter, at least a part of the collet is pressed radially inwardly in direction to the receiving recess such that a portion of the cup wall is pressed into the receiving recess to form the stacking projection. Simultaneously, the height of the cup is reduced by displacing the mandrel and/or the supporting tool with respect to the other in axial direction. Finally, pressure applied to the collet is released and the cup is removed with the mandrel from the collet and the supporting tool. By such method and corresponding tool the stretching of the wall material is avoided as well as any defect of an inner layer of polymer of this material and simultaneously the method of production and corresponding tool are simplified or of simply construction and can be used for high production rates of corresponding cups. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160031179 | Corner Boards, Container Assemblies Including the Same, and Methods of Making and Using the Same - A corner board includes first and second sides, each including a board material; a bend between the first and second sides, joining first and second sides together; and a slit adjacent to a first end of the corner board, the slit completely crossing the bend and partially crossing the first and second sides. In addition, a method of manufacturing a corner board includes bending a board stock to form first and second sides of the corner board with an angle therebetween; cutting the board stock into fixed lengths, the bent and cut board stock forming the corner board; and forming a slit near a first end of the corner board. The present corner board may be advantageously rested or placed along a vertical edge of a container or stack of containers. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160031180 | METHOD FOR FORMING A FLEXIBLE, THERMAL-BARRIER SHEET PRODUCT, AND ASSOCIATED APPARATUS - A method is provided for forming a flexible fire-resistant and thermal resistant sheet product. Such a method comprises securing a first insulation material sheet to a first cover sheet to form a first sheet product portion including a perimeter; securing a second insulation material sheet to a second cover sheet to form a second sheet product portion including a perimeter; and securing the first sheet product portion to the second sheet product portion, at least about the perimeters thereof and such that the first insulation material sheet is disposed adjacent to the second insulation material sheet, to form the sheet product. An associated apparatus is also provided. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160031181 | VEHICLE TOP - A production method for a top cloth with a number of layers for a top of a vehicle, in which the number of layers is sewn to a border of the top cloth with a first layer of a binding band by means of a seam, wherein the binding band is folded and is guided with a second layer over the seam and around the border of the top cloth and is connected to an inner side of the top cloth such that the seam is concealed by the second layer, and wherein the second layer is arranged seamlessly on the first layer. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160031182 | COMPOSITE FLANGE WITH THREE-DIMENSIONAL WEAVE ARCHITECTURE - According to various embodiments, a carbon fiber structure is presented. The carbon fiber structure may address loads presented to an engine component in various directions. For instance, non-planar surfaces of a composite comprising a structure disclosed herein may achieve enhanced stiffness and/or strength. Thus, delamination of elements comprising a structure disclosed herein may be reduced. A three dimensional weave of carbon fiber elements through-thickness may provide enhanced strength to the composite material. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160031183 | Reinforced Composite Materials For Use In The Manufacture Moulds And The Use Of Such Moulds - The present disclosure relates to the preparation of composite moulds and methods of preparing the same, wherein the composite moulds may be prepared exclusive or inclusive of a plug. Certain composites comprise a substrate, a structural laminate, and a syntactic foam moulding product. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160031184 | Panel-Insert Assembly and Method - A panel-insert assembly including a panel having a core and a skin layer positioned over the core, wherein the skin layer defines an opening therein, and an insert positioned below the skin layer, wherein the insert is aligned with the opening. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160031185 | THIN CONDUCTORS, CONNECTORS, ARTICLES USING SUCH, AND RELATED METHODS - Electrically conductive thin metallic films are disclosed. The thin films can be used to form shaped or patterned electrical conductors for consumer goods and electronic applications. Various connectors are also described which can be used in conjunction with the conductors to form thin layered assemblies such as battery testers. Also disclosed are methods for producing the shaped or patterned electrical conductors. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160031186 | COATINGS FOR METALLIC SUBSTRATES - Coatings for substrates, such as superalloy substrates, are provided. The coating can include: 15 wt % to 45 wt % cobalt; 20 wt % to 40 wt % chromium; 2 wt % to 15 wt % aluminum; 0.1 wt % to 1 wt % yttrium; and nickel. The coatings may include nickel, cobalt, chromium and aluminum, and other optional additives to improve oxidation and corrosion resistance of the substrate without significant debit to its mechanical properties. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160031187 | Flexible Glass/Metal Foil Composite Articles and Production Process Thereof - A flexible article made of glass and metal foil, as well as the production thereof, are provided. The flexible article is a multilayered structure having at least one glass layer and one metal foil layer, and the shear strength between glass and metal foil is above 1 MPa/mm | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160031188 | High Strength Carbon Fiber Composite Wafers For Microfabrication - A method of making a high strength carbon fiber composite (CFC) wafer with low surface roughness comprising at least one sheet of CFC including carbon fibers embedded in a matrix. A stack of at least one sheet of CFC is provided with the stack having a first surface and a second surface. The stack is pressed between first and second pressure plates with a porous breather layer disposed between the first surface of the stack and the first pressure plate. The stack is cured by heating the stack to a temperature of at least 50° C. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160031189 | METHOD OF PRODUCING A BUILDING PANEL AND A BUILDING PANEL - A method of producing a building panel, including: providing a core, applying a balancing layer having a first moisture content on a first surface of the core, the balancing layer comprising a sheet impregnated with a thermosetting binder, applying a surface layer having a second moisture content on a second surface of the core, the surface layer comprising a thermosetting binder, adjusting the first moisture content of the balancing layer such that the first moisture content of the balancing layer is higher than the second moisture content of the surface layer prior to curing, and curing the surface layer and the balancing layer by applying heat and pressure. Also, a semi-finished product adapted to be cured for forming a building panel. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160031190 | ELASTOMERIC LAMINATE FOR A TIRE - An airtight elastomeric laminate for tires comprises at least two superimposed layers of elastomer. The first layer is composed of a composition based on at least one thermoplastic elastomer having polystyrene and polyisobutylene blocks, the content of thermoplastic elastomer having polystyrene and polyisobutylene blocks being within a range extending from more than 50 to 100 phr and on a plasticizing system comprising from 1 to 40 phr of a plasticizing oil and from 1 to 40 phr of a hydrocarbon resin, the total content of plasticizer being within a range extending from 2 to 70 phr. The second layer is composed of a composition based on at least one diene elastomer, the content of diene elastomer being within a range extending from more than 50 to 95 phr, and on at least one thermoplastic styrene elastomer in an amount ranging from 5 to less than 50 phr. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160031191 | BIAXIALLY ORIENTED HIGH DENSITY POLYETHYLENE FILM WITH IMPROVED SEALANT LAYER - A multi-layer biaxially oriented high density polyethylene (OHDPE) film with a novel formulation which exhibits superior heat seal properties is disclosed. This improved formulation comprises a blend of a single grade of high density polyethylene (HDPE) or several grades of high density polyethylene (HDPE) with a nucleating agent (NA) used in the core layer to achieve a lower sealing initiation temperature, higher heat seal strength and broader sealing temperature range HDPE-based film that still exhibits typical properties of OHDPE films and a lower haze than conventional OHDPE films. The multi-layer BOPP film has additional layers such as a third polyolefin resin-containing layer, a metal layer, or combinations thereof. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160031192 | NANO THIN-FILM TRANSFER SHEET, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING NANO THIN-FILM TRANSFER SHEET, AND MTHOD FOR TRANSFERRING NANO THIN-FIILM LAYER INTO ADHEREND - The present invention relates to a nano thin-film transfer sheet comprising a permeable base, a soluble support layer, and a nano thin-film layer in this order, wherein the permeable base is a base which allows a solvent dissolving the soluble support layer to permeate or penetrate therethrough. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160031193 | MLTILAYER FIBERS - A multilayer fiber ABA comprising:
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| 20160031194 | MULTILAYER THERMOPLASTIC FILM - A thermoplastic polymer advanceable by solid state polymerization is blended with at least one dissimilar thermoplastic polymer. The blend is solid state polymerized to provide a modified polymer alloy blend having at least one physical or chemical property different from that of the blend before solid state polymerization. The modified polymer alloy blend may be coextruded with a layer of thermoplastic extrusion polymer having a melt viscosity similar to that of the modified polymer alloy. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160031195 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DAMPING A CABIN AIR COMPRESSOR INLET - A panel includes a structural substrate and a damping element including a viscoelastic material (VEM) layer coupleable to the structural substrate of the aircraft, and a constraining layer coupled to the VEM layer. The VEM layer is configured to dampen a vibration of the structural substrate. The constraining layer is configured to apply a shear force to the VEM layer. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160031196 | EXTRUDED PLASTIC PARTS BASED ON ADHESIVE FIRE PROOFED COATING ON TOP OF A PLASTIC SUBSTRATE AND THEIR PREPARATION PROCESS - An extruded part comprising a substrate comprising at least one thermoplastic polymer, and a fire-retardant made of a fire-retardant material coating the substrate so that the external surface of the part exclusively consists of said fire-retardant material, wherein the fire-retardant layer adheres to the substrate, the fire-retardant material comprises a polyolefin and a non-halogenated fire-retardant compound, and the substrate comprises a mixture of a polyolefin and of at least one thermoplastic biopolymer and/or of at least one thermoplastic polymer, and an agent for compatibilization of the thermoplastic biopolymer and/or of the thermoplastic polymer with the polyolefin. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160031197 | METHOD OF ATTACHING A COMPOSITE MEMBER TO A STRUCTURE - A method of attaching a composite member to a structure is provided. The method includes forming a laminate of fabric impregnated with resin; applying an adhesive to an area of the structure needing repair; positioning the impregnated laminated on the adhesive applied the area of the structure needing repair; applying a single vacuum enclosure over the laminate and the adhesive; applying heat at a first temperature to the impregnated laminate; applying a partial vacuum at a first vacuum pressure within the single vacuum enclosure to the impregnated laminate to degas the resin in the impregnated laminate and form a degassed laminate; and curing the degassed laminate and adhesive on the area of the structure needing repair by applying heat at a second temperature and by applying vacuum at a second vacuum pressure within the single vacuum enclosure, the second vacuum pressure greater than the first vacuum pressure. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160031198 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LAMINATING SUBSTRATES - A method for laminating a substrate is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of: (a) providing a substrate on a conveyor belt of a lamination machine, the substrate comprising a transparent layer, an adhesive layer, and a core media layer, where the adhesive layer being positioned between the transparent layer and the core media layer; (b) moving the substrate through a first set of nip rollers; (c) applying a light energy source to the substrate; (d) moving the substrate through a second set of nip rollers to apply pressure to the substrate; and (e) moving the substrate through cooling fans. The light energy source activates the adhesive layer, causing the adhesive layer to soften and form a bond between the transparent layer and the core media layer; and the cooling fans cool the substrate causing the adhesive layer to harden. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160031199 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR APPLYING PRESSURE TO STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS - A mechanical pressure application system for applying a tailored pressure distribution to a plurality of structural components is provided. Each structural component has a first surface, and each first surface is configured to interface with the first surface of another of the structural components at a contact area. A base and at least one tooling block are configured to removably couple to the structural components. Each at least one tooling block includes a first surface configured to be positioned proximate at least one of the plurality of structural components. A second surface of each tooling block is configured to receive at least one forcing member. At least one biasing mechanism is configured to apply a predetermined load to the at least one forcing member, such that a force is transmitted from the at least one forcing member through the tooling block to a corresponding portion of the contact area. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160031200 | SHEET PROCESSING APPARATUS THAT APPLIES AN ADHESIVE FOR BINDING SHEETS - A sheet processing apparatus includes a sheet tray on which one or more sheets to be processed are placed, an adhesive applying unit, and a pressing member. The adhesive applying unit has an end portion that faces the sheet tray and holds an adhesive material and is configured to move towards the sheet tray up to a position at which the end portion is in contact with or proximate to a sheet on the sheet tray and apart from the sheet tray. The pressing member is configured to move into and out of a moving path of the adhesive applying unit. The pressing member is pressed against a sheet on the sheet tray by the adhesive applying unit, when the pressing member is in the moving path of the adhesive applying unit and the adhesive applying unit moves towards the sheet tray. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160031201 | INFORMATION CARRYING CARD COMPRISING A CROSS-LINKED POLYMER COMPOSITION, AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME - The disclosure provides a cross-linkable polymer composition, a core layer for an information carrying card comprising such cross-linked composition, resulting information carrying card, and methods of making the same. A crosslinkable polymer composition comprises a curable base polymer resin in a liquid or paste form, and a particulate thermoplastic filler. The base polymer resin is selected from the group consisting of urethane acrylate, silicone acrylate, epoxy acrylate, urethane, acrylate, silicone and epoxy. The particulate thermoplastic filler may be polyolefin, polyvinyl chloride (PVC), a copolymer of vinyl chloride and at least another monomer, or a polyester such as polyethylene terephthalate (PET), a compound or blend thereof. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160031202 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING COMPOSITE SHEETS WHILE FORMING A VACUUM BAG - A device for producing composite sheets, in particular laminated glass plates, is proposed, comprising: an evacuating device ( | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160031203 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SEPARATING FLEXIBLE DISPLAY FILM FROM SUBSTRATE - The present disclosure relates to a method and an apparatus for separating a flexible display film from a substrate. The method of separating a flexible display film from a substrate according to the present disclosure comprises the steps of dividing the substrate attached with the flexible display film on a side thereof into a plurality of pieces, and separating part or all of the plurality of pieces from the flexible display film. The apparatus for separating a flexible display film from a substrate according to the present disclosure comprises a division component configured to divide the substrate attached with the flexible display film on a side thereof into the plurality of pieces, and a substrate-film separation component configured to separate part or all of the pieces from the flexible display film. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160031204 | BOARD PRINTING APPARATUS AND BOARD PRINTING METHOD - A board printing apparatus includes a board working table, a first printing table, a second printing table, and a control portion controlling printing operations. The control portion is configured to perform second printing on a board held by the board working table by a large component mask of the second printing table after a first printing performed on the board held by the board working table by a small component mask of the first printing table. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160031205 | A SYSTEM FOR DEPOSITING AN IMPRINT ONTO A SUBSTRATE - A system for depositing an imprint onto a substrate includes a deposition surface having at least one outlet disposed therein, a substrate holder for holding the substrate against the deposition surface, means operatively associated with the deposition surface for supplying a material through said at least outlet to deposit said material onto the substrate, and a spacer member disposed in contact between the deposition surface and the substrate. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160031206 | PRINTING PLATEN AND METHOD FOR USING THE SAME - The present disclosure relates to a platen and process for using the platen for treating irregularly shaped textile such as a shoe upper. Platens disclosed herein can include a substantially flat platen comprising a base portion, an extension off the base portion, and a tip connected to the extension, in which all the respective components generally occupying a single plane. The base portion that includes at least one groove has a generally elongated shape with a distal end, a proximal end. The tip is configured to support one or more cords to apply tension to a textile. The platen also includes a securing member used to secure an edge of the textile to the base portion of the platen. The securing member can include protrusions running along one or both bottom edges to help secure the edge of a textile with the grooves. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160031207 | RECIPROCATING PRINT IMPARTED TO ANY PRODUCT WHERE THE INFORMATION CAN OR IS REQUIRED TO BE COMMUNICATED IN ANY NUMBER OF ORIENTATIONS - Reciprocating print (text, graphic, images, encodings, etc.) imparted to any product along multiple orientation configurations that correspond to multiple deployment configurations of the product is disclosed. Some embodiments include methods of displaying print information on a product and making products with displayed print information along multiple orientation configurations. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160031208 | Liquid Droplet Discharging Method and Liquid Droplet Discharging Apparatus - Provided is a liquid droplet discharging method including: based on a first correction quantity table correlating to discharging of the first nozzle row, a second correction quantity table correlating to discharging of the second nozzle row, a relative usage ratio of the first nozzle row to the second nozzle row (=a usage rate of the first nozzle row/a usage rate of the second nozzle row), and a third correction quantity table correlating to discharging of a predetermined value Hk which is the relative usage ratio, correcting a liquid droplet quantity, per a unit area in print media, discharged from the first nozzle row and/or the second nozzle row. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160031209 | PRINTING APPARATUS AND PRINTING METHOD - Disclosed is an inkjet printing apparatus with an inkjet printing unit performing printing onto web paper to be transported. The apparatus includes a drive roller transporting the web paper, a transportation velocity detector detecting a transportation velocity of the web paper, an encoder generating a timing reference signal of the printing by the printing unit in accordance with transportation of the web paper, the encoder being disposed in a transport roller, a printing correction data generator generating printing correction data in accordance with the transportation velocity and the timing reference signal so as to correspond to a time-dependent variation of the transport roller provided with the encoder; and an offset corrector correcting the printing of the inkjet printing unit to the web paper in accordance with the printing correction data. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160031210 | LIQUID EJECTING HEAD - A liquid ejecting head includes a fixing plate which includes a bottom surface which is fixed onto the nozzle surface of each of a plurality of head units which are provided to line up in a state in which a first gap is formed along a first direction, and a first side surface which extends from an edge of the bottom surface which is positioned closer to an outside in the first direction than the lined-up head units to the head unit side. The fixing plate includes a second gap which is formed between the first side surface and the head units which are positioned at ends in the first direction among the head units. The liquid ejecting head also includes a second outer circumferential mold which fills at least a portion of the first gap, and a third outer circumferential mold which fills at least a portion of the second gap. The third outer circumferential mold fills the second gap at a position which is distanced further from the bottom surface than the second outer circumferential mold in a direction which is perpendicular to the bottom surface, and a hardness of the third outer circumferential mold is higher than a hardness of the second outer circumferential mold. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160031211 | LIQUID EJECTING HEAD AND LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS - A flow-path member has a flow path to supply liquid to each head main body having nozzle openings through which liquid is ejected. The flow path of the flow-path member includes a mainstream portion and a plurality of tributary portions which branch off from the mainstream portion. Each of the plurality of tributary portions includes a vertical flow path which is connected, on an outlet port side, to a manifold portion of the head main body. Furthermore, in the vertical flow path, the cross-sectional area changes in the middle thereof. In addition, in the respective vertical flow paths, positions at which the cross-sectional areas change are different from each other. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160031212 | LIQUID DISCHARGE HEAD, LIQUID DISCHARGE DEVICE, AND LIQUID DISCHARGE APPARATUS - A liquid discharge head includes a plurality of nozzles to discharge liquid droplets; a plurality of piezoelectric elements, each corresponding to a corresponding one of the plurality of nozzles and disposed along a nozzle alignment direction along which the plurality of nozzles is aligned; an actuator member on which the plurality of piezoelectric elements is aligned; and wiring disposed along the nozzle alignment direction, connected to the plurality of piezoelectric elements, and included in the actuator member, the wiring including a first wiring pattern to which the plurality of piezoelectric elements is connected, the first wiring pattern including a near side proximal to and a far side distal from a source of a drive signal for the piezoelectric elements. The near side and the far side are connected via a second wiring pattern. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160031213 | INKJET HEAD HAVING A PLURALITY OF LID MEMBERS CONNECTED TO NOZZLES AND AN INKJET APPARATUS HAVING THE INKJET HEAD - An inkjet head includes a substrate, a piezoelectric unit disposed on the substrate and including a plurality of piezoelectric elements arranged along a surface of the substrate, and a plurality of pressure chambers, each of the pressure chambers being formed between two adjacent piezoelectric elements, a plurality of lid members, each of which is disposed on two adjacent piezoelectric elements and has a hole connected to one of the pressure chambers, and a nozzle plate disposed on the plurality of lid members and having a plurality of nozzles through which the liquid is discharged, each of the nozzles being connected to one of the holes of the lid members. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160031214 | LIQUID EJECTING HEAD AND LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS - A liquid ejecting head includes driving elements and electrodes each extending a second direction for ejecting liquid of pressure chambers through nozzles. The driving elements are classified into a first element group and a second element group. The electrodes are arranged along a first direction intersecting the second direction and are classified into a first electrode group electrically connected to the first element group, a second electrode group electrically connected to the second element group and a third electrode group not contribute to the ejecting liquid. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160031215 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING LIQUID JETTING APPARATUS AND LIQUID JETTING APPARATUS - A method for manufacturing a liquid jetting apparatus, which is provided with: a flow passage formation member including a pressure chamber, and a piezoelectric actuator having a vibration film provided on the flow passage formation member, a piezoelectric film arranged on the vibration film to correspond to the pressure chamber, first and second electrodes arranged on different surfaces of the piezoelectric film, a first protective film covering the piezoelectric film, a wire connected to the second electrode, and a second protective film covering the wire, includes: forming a first protective film on the vibration film to cover the piezoelectric film and the second electrode; forming the wire and the second protective film to cover the wire with the first protective film covering the piezoelectric film and the second electrode; and removing a part, of the first protective film, that overlaps with the second electrode, after forming the second protective film. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160031216 | FLUID EJECTION DEVICE - A method of forming a substrate for a fluid ejection device includes forming an opening in the substrate from a second side toward a first side, and further forming the opening in the substrate to the first side, including increasing the opening to the first side and increasing the opening at the second side, and forming the opening with substantially parallel sidewalls intermediate the first side and the second side and converging sidewalls to the first side. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160031217 | FLUID EJECTION DEVICE - Suspension or deposition of ink mist is suppressed. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160031218 | PRINTING DEVICE - A printing device includes: a head that ejects an ink on a medium to perform printing; and a mist collection mechanism having: a suction port facing the medium and sucking air near the head; an exhaust port discharging the sucked air; and an airflow path between the suction port and the exhaust port, wherein the airflow path includes a first spatial region located on a side of the suction port, and a second spatial region located on a side of the exhaust port and adjacent to the first spatial region through a communicating port having an opening area smaller than that of the suction port. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160031219 | INKJET IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND CLEANING METHOD FOR INKJET IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An inkjet image forming apparatus includes inkjet heads each of which has two or more nozzle rows from which ink of different colors is injected (each of the nozzle rows includes nozzle holes), a wipe unit that includes wipers and carries out a wipe process to wipe away ink remained on a surface on which the nozzle rows are formed by the wipers, and a flush unit that carries out a flush process after the wipe process by injecting ink from nozzle holes into which ink of different color from color of ink that is injected from the nozzle holes flows during the wipe process. According to the apparatus, an amount of ink consumed in the flush process can be reduced and a replacement cycle of a mist-absorbing material for absorbing ink mists generated during the flush process can be prolonged. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160031220 | LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS AND MAINTENANCE METHOD - A liquid ejecting apparatus includes a liquid ejecting unit which has an opening face to which nozzles are open; a wiping member which can wipe off the opening face; and a movement mechanism which relatively moves the liquid ejecting unit and the wiping member in a wiping direction, in which as a wiping operation in which wiping of the opening face is performed by relatively moving the liquid ejecting unit and the wiping member at a speed, and it is possible to execute a movement operation in which the liquid ejecting unit and the wiping member are caused to relatively move in a state in which the liquid ejecting unit and the wiping member do not come into contact with each other at a speed higher than the speed. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160031221 | PRINTHEAD CLEANING ASSEMBLY - System and methods for cleaning printheads and printhead wipers. One embodiment is an apparatus that includes a belt configured to rotate in a loop, and a wiper attached to the belt configured to wipe ink from a printhead. The apparatus also includes a tank configured as a reservoir for a cleaning solution, and a controller configured to drive the belt so that an end of the wiper drags across the printhead when in an upper portion of the loop and submerges in the cleaning solution of the tank when in a lower portion of the loop. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160031222 | PRINTER - A printer includes a head, a wiper, a cap, a supply flow path, a supply opening/closing valve, a gas channel, a gas opening/closing valve, a waste fluid flow path, a suction portion, and a processor. The processor is configured to set a covered state in which the cap covers the at least one nozzle, supply the cleaning fluid to the cap, in the covered state, by opening the supply opening/closing valve, closing the gas opening/closing valve, and driving the suction portion, discharge the cleaning fluid, in the covered state, by closing the supply opening/closing valve, opening the gas opening/closing valve, and driving the suction portion, set an uncovered state in which covering the at least one nozzle by the cap is released, and cause the wiper to slide in contact with the nozzle surface, in the uncovered state, by moving the wiper relatively with respect to the nozzle surface. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160031223 | RECORDING APPARATUS - There is provided a printer including: a recording head which performs recording by ejecting ink; a recording unit which stores the recording head; a liquid storage unit which is provided outside the recording unit, and stores a liquid storage body that stores the ink to be ejected from the recording head; ink supply tubes which supply the ink that is stored in the liquid storage body stored in the liquid storage unit to the recording head; and a supporting portion which is provided in the liquid storage unit, and supports the ink supply tubes. As a mark which is a reference of a part supported by the supporting portion, a line is provided in the ink supply tubes. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160031224 | CARTRIDGE, PRINTING MATERIAL SUPPLY SYSTEM, AND PRINTING APPARATUS - A cartridge includes a concave portion. The concave portion has an opening, first and second side walls, and a bottom wall, and the bottom wall has a tilted surface tilted. The tilted surface is provided with a cartridge side terminal group. The first side wall is provided with a first restriction portion which restricts movements in a +Z axis direction and a +X axis direction of an apparatus side terminal unit, and the second side wall is provided with a second restriction portion which restricts movements in the +Z axis direction and a −X axis direction of an apparatus side terminal unit. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160031225 | LIQUID SUPPLY SYSTEM, LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS, AND LIQUID SUPPLY METHOD - A liquid supply system includes a common mounting portion into which a first liquid storage body capable of storing a liquid and a substitute mounting body which is connected to a second liquid storage body capable of storing a liquid can be exchangeably mounted, a mounting target detection unit capable of detecting whether or not the first liquid storage body and the substitute mounting body are mounted to the common mounting portion, a pressurization supply unit which supplies the liquid which is stored in the second liquid storage body to the substitute mounting body under pressure, and a control unit which drives the pressure supply unit when a plurality of control conditions are satisfied. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160031226 | INKJET PRINTING APPARATUS - A common air chamber is connected to an air layer of a pressurizing tank and to an air layer of a negative-pressure tank. A pressurizing-side communication valve opens/closes an air channel in an air conduit between the pressurizing tank and the common air chamber. A negative-pressure side communication valve opens/closes an air channel in an air conduit between the negative-pressure tank and the common air chamber. A negative-pressure tank atmospheric air opening valve switches the negative-pressure tank between a state shut off from the atmospheric air and a state open thereto. The pressurizing-side communication valve and the negative-pressure tank atmospheric air opening valve are of a normally-open type closed when electrified and open when not. The negative-pressure side communication valve is of a normally-closed type open when electrified and closed when not. While not electrified, a nozzle pressure of an inkjet head becomes a meniscus breakage pressure or less. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160031227 | HIGH EFFICIENCY PRINTING METHOD FOR IMPROVED IMAGE QUALITY - Novel methods for calibrating a thermal printer by adjusting a look up table comprising the steps of receiving a test pattern to be printed on a receiver medium, printing the test pattern on the receiver medium, using a sensor to measure a depletion amount of donor material, and using a processor to adjust the lookup table based on the measured depletion amount are disclosed. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160031228 | SINGLE HEATING PLATEN DOUBLE-SIDED SUBLIMATION PRINTING PROCESS AND APPARATUS - A process and apparatus for sublimating printed images onto two or more sides of a product simultaneously using a single heating platen are disclosed. The apparatus is configured to print one or more images onto transfer media, then position the transfer media onto a substrate. A product to receive the sublimated image is positioned on top of the transfer media, and the apparatus manipulates the transfer media to substantially surround the product and place at least one image onto each side of the product to be sublimated. A single heating platen then engages the transfer media to sublimate the image. The heating platen is configured, using a control, to sublimate opposing sides of a product substantially simultaneously in a single thermal cycle. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160031229 | Magnetizing Inductor and a Method for Producing a Magnetizing Inductor - An improved print head for use by a magnetic printer consists of multiple flat metal layers that form a flat metal inductor coil about a hole having a first diameter on a first side of the print head and having a second diameter smaller than the first diameter on a second side of the print head. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160031230 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING STACKING AND SPLITTING OF STENOGRAPHIC KEYSTROKES - A method, device, and computer program product for analyzing multiple keystrokes in an electronic stenographic recording machine having keys forming stenographic keystrokes when actuated includes sensing a depressed state of at least first and second keys and recording first and second depression times, sensing released states of the first and second keys and recording first and second release times, determining an elapsed depression-release time for each of the first and second stenographic keys, determining a percentage of chronological overlap of each of the elapsed depression-release times, and separating the first and second key depressions into separate stenographic keystrokes when the percentage of chronological overlap indicates a lack of correlation between the first and second key depressions. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160031231 | LABEL PRINTING APPARATUS - A method of creating a label to be printed on a label printing apparatus comprising: determining at least one option to be made available to a user relating to a label-creating process; displaying said at least one option on a display; and enabling a user to select said at least one option; wherein said determination of the at least one option to be made available to the user is based upon at least one parameter. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160031232 | INK JET RECORDING METHOD, PHOTOCURABLE INK JET INK COMPOSITION, AND INK JET RECORDING DEVICE - The ink jet recording method includes discharging liquid droplets of a photocurable ink composition including a solvent, a polymerizable compound, and a photopolymerization initiator from a head to a recording medium to land the liquid droplets, thereby forming an image; evaporating the solvent included in the photocurable ink composition constituting the image; and irradiating the image after the second step with light, wherein when the irradiation is initiated in the third step, the content of the polymerizable compound included in the photocurable ink composition constituting the image after the second step is from 20 to 90% by mass, based on the total mass of the ink composition. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160031233 | DRIVE TRANSMISSION DEVICE, PRINTING APPARATUS, POSITION ADJUSTING MECHANISM, AND FASTENING METHOD - There is provided a drive transmission device including: a belt member, a tension applying roller, a holder, an urging member, and a fastening member, wherein the holder includes: a contacting surface that is brought into contact with the fastening member in the case where the holder is fastened to the target member; and a raised portion that has a portion that is brought into contact with the fastening member earlier than the contacting surface in the case where the holder is fastened to the target member, the raised portion being provided on a side of an end portion of the hole in the tension adjusting direction, and the portion of the raised portion that is brought into contact with the fastening member is deformed by being pressed by the fastening member, and becomes a part of the contacting surface in the case where fastening is completed. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160031234 | RECORDING APPARATUS - A recording apparatus includes a recording portion; a liquid reservoir portion; a medium ejection route that is provided, at an end portion thereof, with a medium outlet from which the medium is ejected; an ejection roller that ejects the medium from the medium outlet; and a stacking member that stacks the medium. The medium ejection route includes, in an interval where the medium having been subjected to recording by the recording portion is transported to the medium outlet, a reversing curved route along which the medium is curved in a state where a recorded face of the medium faces an inner side of the curve, and the liquid reservoir portion is disposed, in a vertical direction, at a further antigravity direction side position than a position of the medium ejection route and a position of a movement trajectory drawn by the medium during a period until its stack on the stacking member. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160031235 | Manufacturing Tray with Customized Inlays for Processing Different Types of Articles of Manufacture - A manufacturing tray for imprinting custom content onto different articles of manufacture includes a tray base and frame, and a plurality of interchangeable different customized inlays for holding different types of articles of manufacture. Each tray includes an identifier which may be associated with a custom processing job for instructing the imprinting system which of a plurality of available pre-treatment, post-treatment, and imprinting processes to perform. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160031236 | RECORDING MEDIUM POST-PROCESSING APPARATUS, PRINTER UNIT WITH THE SAME, RECORDING MEDIUM POST-PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM STORING RECORDING MEDIUM POST-PROCESSING INSTRUCTIONS - A recording medium post-processing apparatus includes: a stacker which is stacked with a plurality of sheet-like recording media with images being recorded thereon; an receiving device which receives at least one of information regarding the images to be recorded on the recording media and information regarding the recording media; an alignment device which applies an external force to the recording media stacked on the stacker so as to align the recording media; a controller which sets, on the basis of the at least one information received by the receiving device, at least one of (i) a stacked-sheet number that is the number of the recording media, and (ii) a magnitude of the external force that is applied to the recording media and which controls the alignment device on the basis of the setted at least one of the stacked-sheet number and the magnitude of the external force. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160031237 | TAPE CARTRIDGE AND TAPE PRINTING DEVICE - A tape cartridge has a print tape accommodated in a cartridge case, a slit-like reel-off port through which the print tape is sent out, and first and second sub display sections which are provided on the wall surface of a forward peripheral wall of the cartridge case where the reel-off port is formed, and in which the type of the print tape is displayed in letters. In the first and second sub display sections, the type of the print tape is displayed in the form of at least one of normal letters formed according to the reel-off port as a horizontal reference and inverted letters formed by inverting the normal letters upside down. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160031238 | PRINTHEAD ATTACHMENT SYSTEM - A printhead support structure may have a receiving portion to receive a printhead, first and second portions having an adjustment mechanism therebetween for converting a translational movement of the first portion to a rotational movement of the second portion, and a coupling mechanism coupling the second portion to the receiving portion for adjusting the rotational angle of the printhead. A method for adjusting a position of a printhead coupled to a printhead support may include applying a force to a first portion of the printhead support to effect a translational movement of the first portion, converting the translational movement of the first portion into a rotational movement of a second portion of the printhead support, and applying the rotational movement of the second portion to the printhead. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160031239 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - In an image forming apparatus, a carriage mounts a recording head for discharging droplets, and moves in a main scan direction. A guide member slidably guides the carriage. An encoder scale is arranged along the main scan direction. An encoder sensor reads the encoder scale. The carriage includes a head mounting part for mounting the recording head, and a sensor attaching part for attaching the encoder sensor. The sensor attaching part is provided so as to be extended from the head mounting part. The encoder scale is arranged at a location which the encoder sensor can read. A partition member is provided to separate the head mounting part from the sensor attaching part in the carriage. The head mounting part is arranged in a first space, and the sensor attaching part and the encoder scale are arranged in a second space separated from the first apace by the partition member. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160031240 | INKJET PRINTER AND METHOD FOR ACQUIRING GAP INFORMATION - An inkjet printer is provided, which is configured to acquire gap information related to a gap between an ink discharging surface and a recording sheet in each individual position of top-formed positions and bottom-formed positions within a predetermined wave-shape generating range, identify, when the predetermined wave-shape generating range includes a partial range in which the recording sheet is not placed, a top-formed position where the gap information has not been acquired and a bottom-formed position where the gap information has not been acquired, within the partial range, complement the unacquired gap information in the identified top-formed position with a value determined based on the respective pieces of gap information acquired in other top-formed positions, and complement the unacquired gap information in the identified bottom-formed position with a value determined based on the respective pieces of gap information acquired in other bottom-formed positions. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160031241 | Mounting Apparatus - A mounting apparatus for mounting a printing apparatus to a structure includes an attachment part, which is attachable to the structure, and a support member upon which a printing apparatus is supportable. The support member enables the printing apparatus to be located in a desired position along a first axis, which extends in a first direction relative to the structure, and wherein at least a part of a footprint of the support member defined in a first plane, which is substantially transverse to the first axis, overlaps at least a part of a footprint of the printing apparatus defined in a second plane, which is substantially transverse to the first axis. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160031242 | PRINTER - A printer includes a carriage that is reciprocatable, and including a print head from which ink is ejected to a medium, a rotating body that rotates in a first direction, and a second direction opposite to the first direction, in accordance with reciprocation of the carriage, and a fan that rotates in the first direction by contact with a portion of the rotating body when the rotating body rotates in the first direction. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160031243 | FLUID EJECTION DEVICES AND METHODS THEREOF - Fluid ejection devices and methods thereof are disclosed in the present disclosure. A method includes establishing fluid communication between an ejection chamber and a fluid supply chamber of the fluid ejection device such that the ejection chamber includes a nozzle and an ejection member to selectively eject fluid through the nozzle. The method also includes detecting at least one impedance in the fluid by a sensor unit having a sensor plate. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160031244 | Printer Head With Airflow Management System - A printing system includes a printer head with an airflow management system. The airflow management system includes an air splitter on the leading edge of the printer head and side members that extend the length of the printer head. The air splitter and members are positioned so that a gap is formed between the printer head and the air splitter and members. A vacuum fan positioned within a duct on top of the printer head can draw air through the gap at the leading edge of the printer head and return the air on the trailing side of the printer head. The airflow management system can permit increased printing distances. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160031245 | CONTROLLING A PRINTER USING AN IMAGE REGION DATABASE - A method for controlling a digital printing system to print digital image data for an image region. An image region database stores data characterizing a plurality of reference image regions, each reference image region having one or more associated system control parameters that are appropriate for use in printing the reference image region. The system control parameters can include parameters related to correcting color registration errors. The image region to be printed is compared with the reference image regions in the image region database, and a similar reference image region is selected. The image region is printed using the system control parameters associated with the selected similar reference image region. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160031246 | CONTROLLING A WEB-FED PRINTER USING AN IMAGE REGION DATABASE - A method for controlling a digital printing system to print digital image data for an image region onto a continuous web of print media. An image region database stores data characterizing a plurality of reference image regions, each reference image region having one or more associated system control parameters that are appropriate for use in printing the reference image region. The system control parameters can include parameters related to correcting color registration errors. The image region to be printed is compared with the reference image regions in the image region database, and a similar reference image region is selected. The image region is printed using the system control parameters associated with the selected similar reference image region. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160031247 | IMAGE RECORDING DEVICE - An image recording device includes a maintenance mechanism that conducts maintenance of recording head and a maintenance mechanism control unit that makes the maintenance mechanism conduct the maintenance at termination or start of one of process-target jobs for which cumulative number of sheets of the media that received printing processes by the recording head after immediately previous maintenance will reach lower limit of the cumulative number of sheets, which represents earliest start timing of the maintenance, and will not reach an upper limit of the cumulative number of sheets, which represents latest start timing of the maintenance, during printing process, and makes the maintenance mechanism conduct the maintenance before start of printing of a process-target job when priority on image quality, which requires high quality printing, is set in the process-target job and the cumulative number of sheets reaches the lower limit during a printing process of the process-target job. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160031248 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD ANDMEDIUM - A judgment reference data having a resolution lower than a nozzle resolution in a nozzle arranging direction is generated based on input image data. The judgment reference data and read data acquired by reading a printed image are compared to judge whether the printed image has color unevenness or not. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160031249 | PRINTING APPARATUS AND PRINTING METHOD - A printing apparatus and a printing method are provided by which information printed on a printing medium can be used to appropriately control an image printing while allowing the entire printing apparatus to have a simpler and smaller configuration. An image is printed on a conveyed sheet by yellow, black, cyan, and magenta inks ejected from printing heads. The yellow ink ejected from the printing head is used to print an image in which information for sensing a sheet conveying amount is embedded by an electronic watermark. The information is read by a sensor unit. Based on the reading result, a printing control is performed. The printing head to eject yellow ink is positioned at an upstream side in a sheet conveying direction than the sensor unit. The printing head to eject black ink is positioned at a downstream side in the sheet conveying direction than the sensor unit. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160031250 | MEDIUM IDENTIFICATION DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, METHOD OF IDENTIFYING MEDIUM, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - A medium identification device identifies a type of a recording medium used for image formation. The medium identification device includes: a two-dimensional image sensor that captures an image of the recording medium; and an identifying unit that obtains a glossiness evaluation value indicating glossiness of the recording medium, a surface roughness evaluation value indicating surface roughness of the recording medium, and a coloring evaluation value indicating coloring of the recording medium, using image data of a specular reflection region reflecting specular reflection light from the recording medium and image data of a diffused reflection region reflecting diffused reflection light from the recording medium, the regions being in the image of the recording medium, and identifies the type of the recording medium by combining determination using the glossiness evaluation value, determination using the surface roughness evaluation value, and determination using the coloring evaluation value. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160031251 | RECORDING APPARATUS - When an inkjet printer ejects ink onto a recording medium on a go path and on a return path of a carriage, if ink cannot be ejected onto the same position on the go path and on the return path, image quality becomes poor. Test patterns with shifted ejection timing are hitherto recorded on the recording medium, and appropriate timing is input as a correction value. There is also an inkjet printer which automatically reads a test pattern, but the test pattern is recorded without consideration of a state of a head, and thus, accuracy is low. Therefore, a test pattern having a long period and a test pattern having a short period are recorded, and densities of the test patterns are read by a sensor. An extremum candidate is determined from the test pattern having a long period, and rough adjustment is made first. Then, in a region around the extremum, an extremum is determined from the test pattern having a short period. An extremum corresponding to a period to which the extrema of the two test patterns belong is set as a correction value. By determining ejection timing of the recording head using the correction value, an image in which dot deviation between the go path and the return path is inhibited can be recorded. | 2016-02-04 |
