| 09th week of 2016 patent applcation highlights part 17 |
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| 20160059524 | MULTI-LAYERED POLYMER FILM - The present invention relates to a multi-layered polymer film, comprising a sealing layer and a base layer, wherein the sealing layer comprises a polypropylene (SL-PP), and wherein the sealing layer polypropylene SL-PP comprises comonomer units derived from ethylene in an amount of from 0.5 wt % to 25 wt % and from at least one C5-12 alpha-olefin in an amount of from 0.5 mol % to 4.0 mol %, and has an amount of xylene solubles XS of at least 20 wt %, and the xylene solubles have an amount of ethylene-derived comonomer units of from 4 wt % to 50 wt %. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160059525 | Composite Material Including Unidirectional Continuous Fibers and Thermoplastic Resin - According to one example of the present invention, there is provided a composite material for cold pressing including: carbon fibers that are unidirectional continuous fibers; and a thermoplastic resin, wherein the composite material has a thickness of 0.3 mm or more, when the composite material is observed from a direction perpendicular to a continuous fiber direction, a cross section of the carbon fibers included in the composite material satisfies the following specific Expressions (1), (2) and (3): | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160059526 | SURFACE COVERING WITH WEAR LAYER HAVING DISPERSED WEAR RESISTANT PARTICLES AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME - A surface covering includes a base layer, a wear layer, and a topcoat layer. The wear layer is laminated to the base layer. The wear layer comprises a polymeric binder system having wear resistant particles dispersed therein. The wear layer is formed by dispersing a plurality of wear resistant particles into a liquid to form a stable liquid dispersion, blending the stable liquid dispersion into a polymeric resin to form a mixture, and extruding the mixture to form the wear layer. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160059527 | LOW DIELECTRIC POLYIMIDE FILM AND MANUFACTURE THEREOF - A polyimide film includes a first sub-layer and a second sub-layer connected with each other. The first sub-layer contains a first polyimide, and a particulate filler of fluorine-containing polymer distributed in the first polyimide. The second sub-layer includes a second polyimide similar or identical to the first polyimide. The first polyimide is derived from a first diamine component and a first dianhydride component, the first diamine component and/or the first dianhydride component containing fluorine atoms. The second sub-layer is derived from a second diamine component and a second dianhydride component, the second diamine component and/or the second dianhydride component also containing fluorine atoms. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160059528 | INORGANIC MULTILAYER LAMINATION TRANSFER FILMS - Transfer films, articles made therewith, and methods of making and using transfer films to form an inorganic optical stack are disclosed. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160059529 | DEVICE FOR EVALUATING A PRODUCT ON APPLICATION - A device or evaluating a product on application, including an application surface defined by a multilayer complex which has at least two application regions which differ in terms of their surface condition and/or their hardness, the multilayer complex including a skin layer and an underlying support layer made of elastomer, the device being arranged to allow the application of the product to the regions in a single action. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160059530 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A CORE CARD, AND CORE CARD FOR A LAMINATE - The invention relates to a method for producing a core card ( | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160059531 | FILM APPLICATION APPARATUS - A film application apparatus includes a first base configured to couple a film material and a second base rotatably coupled to the first base. The first base defines an opening and two through holes on opposite side of the first base, the through holes communicate with the opening. The second base defines a receiving chamber and the receiving chamber is configured for accommodating a work piece. The film application apparatus further includes a pressing component inserted through the first base, the pressing component penetrating through the opening from the two through holes for pressing the film material against to a face of the work piece. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160059532 | NFC CARD MANUFACTURING - A multiple ply printed product and a method of producing it are described. The method comprises providing a substrate layer having a first surface supporting at least one wireless communication chip and a second surface, reverse to the first surface. A first paper stock having a first surface and a second surface is also provided. A first bonding operation is performed to substantially bond together the first surface of the substrate layer and the second surface of the first paper stock, to sandwich the wireless communication chip between the first paper stock and the substrate layer;providing a second paper stock having a first surface and a second surface. At least one of the first surface of the first paper stock and the second surface of the second paper stock may be printed on. A second bonding operation is performed to bond together the first surface of the second paper stock and the second surface of the substrate layer, to form a multiple ply printed product where the first surface of the substrate layer supports a plurality of wireless communication chips and the multiple ply printed product is a sheet on which is printed a plurality of business cards, each business card corresponding to a respective wireless communication chip. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160059533 | Method of Customizing an Article Using a Graphic Transfer Assembly - A method of customizing an article with graphics applied using a graphic transfer assembly is disclosed. The method includes a step of creating or selecting a customized graphic to be applied to an article. The article and the customized graphic are placed within the graphic transfer assembly. A deformable membrane may apply the customized graphic to curved portions of the article. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160059534 | Joining via Slender Nanomaterials: Materials, Procedures and Applications Thereof - A method of joining two articles using slender nanomaterials is described. Randomly oriented nanomaterial mats or aligned nanomaterial arrays are introduced at the interface between the two articles followed by their energization via at least one of microwave irradiation and heating. The nanomaterial-to-nanomaterial and nanomaterial-to-surface contacts are enhanced by at least one of fusion, embedment and chemical reaction phenomena upon energization. The fusion, embedment and chemical reaction phenomena enhance at least one of the mechanical, electrical, thermal, durability and functional attributes of these contact points, which translate into improved properties of the joined article. The enhanced contact points enable effective use of the distinct qualities of nanomaterials towards development of joints which offer unique balances of strength, ductility, toughness, transport qualities, thermal stability, weathering resistance and other characteristics. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160059535 | CONDUCTIVE BOND FOILS - A bond film includes a thermoplastic polyimide adhesive that contains particles which are thermally conductive and electrically conductive particles. A conductive foil layer may be placed between two layers of adhesive to form the bond foil. This bond film has a low curing temperature which reduces CTE mismatch between different substrates and therefore allows direct bonding of substrates that have high coefficient of thermal expansion mismatch. The low curing temperature also allows for reduced processing costs. The conductive bond film does not degrade at high temperatures, allowing for service temperatures up to 350° C. and thermal excursions up to 450° C. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160059536 | Method for the production of a sealing tape roll - A method for the production of sealing tape rolls of flexible, compressed foam with at least one barrier layer extending in a radial direction thereof, the barrier layer arranged axially between two layers of the foam, comprises the following steps: providing a foam web of flexible foam; introducing at least one cut into the foam web in a longitudinal direction thereof to form parallel foam strips; introducing film strips, adhesive tape strips, and/or an adhesive liquid medium into the intermediate spaces between each pair of adjacent foam strips produced by the cuts; bonding all of the foam strips together to produce a foam-barrier layer web; winding up the foam-barrier layer web into an intermediate roll; and cutting the intermediate roll at one or more points in an axial direction thereof to produce a plurality of sealing tape rolls, which are less wide than the intermediate roll. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160059537 | FILM STRUCTURE, PRODUCING METHOD AND ETCHING METHOD - Film, which has a fine structure and is adhered to various materials in an easy and strong manner without an adhesive agent, and a composite structure, film laminate, producing method and etching method, are provided. Solution in which a hydrophobic high molecular compound and a catechol group-containing compound are dissolved in solvent is cast, to form cast film. Dew is condensed on an uncovered surface of the cast film. The solvent and water droplets upon the condensation are evaporated from the cast film, to produce porous film. The porous film has a honeycomb structure in which plural pores are formed in one film surface. The pores are in a substantially equal shape and size, and are arranged regularly at a constant pitch. The film surface on a side having the pores of the porous film is a functional surface having an adhesive property. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160059538 | Systems And Methods For Forming Laminates With Patterned Microwave Energy Interactive Material - Portions of microwave energy interactive material may be cut and removed during intermediate steps in a lamination processes, so that remaining microwave energy interactive material in a resultant laminate is arranged in a pattern. Regarding the removal of the portions of the microwave energy interactive material, a compound laminate may be delaminated into parts, and one of the parts may be a sacrificial laminate that includes the removed portions of the microwave energy interactive material. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160059539 | PLATE MAKING METHOD AND SCREEN MASTER - An ink image is formed on the side of a gauze of a screen master by discharging ink by an ink discharge apparatus, and collected visible rays or infrared rays are irradiated onto the ink image to heat the ink. Then, a thermoplastic resin film is perforated to form a plate making image corresponding to the ink image. The minute ink drops discharged from the ink discharge apparatus are held inside minute opening portions (pixels) of fibers configuring the gauze, and are put on the thermoplastic synthetic resin film bent by gravity. Thermosensitive perforation is carried out in this state, and thus a high-definition plate making image corresponding to the image configured using the ink drops in units of pixels can be obtained. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160059540 | CONTROLLING FLEXOGRAPHIC PRINTING SYSTEM PRESSURE USING OPTICAL MEASUREMENT - An ink transfer pressure between cylinders in a flexographic printing system is controlled to provide consistent image quality. A flexographic printing plate is provided that includes an image region arranged to print an image pattern having printed image features and a pressure characterization region outside the image region arranged to a print pressure characterization pattern. Ink is transferred from an anilox cylinder to the flexographic printing plate with a first transfer pressure, and from the flexographic printing plate to a recording medium with a second transfer pressure. An optical property of at the printed pressure characterization pattern is measured and used to adjust one or both of the first and second transfer pressures. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160059541 | PRINTING PRESS - A printing press includes an impression cylinder, a blanket cylinder, a collecting plate cylinder, a collecting blanket cylinder, a plurality of partial plate cylinders, a plurality of inking devices, and a dampening unit. The impression cylinder holds and transports a sheet. The blanket cylinder is in contact with the impression cylinder. The collecting plate cylinder is in contact with the blanket cylinder, and a lithographic printing plate is mounted on the collecting plate cylinder. The collecting blanket cylinder is in contact with the collecting plate cylinder. The plurality of partial plate cylinders are in contact with the collecting blanket cylinder. The plurality of inking devices supply ink to the plurality of partial plate cylinders, respectively. The dampening unit supplies dampening water to the collecting plate cylinder. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160059542 | SCREEN PRINTING APPARATUS AND SCREEN PRINTING METHOD - A screen printing apparatus includes: a mask plate having a pattern hole formed according to an arrangement of an electrode of a board; a squeegee base that moves along a first horizontal direction above the mask plate; a squeegee that is held by the squeegee base, and prints paste through the pattern hole onto the board abutting on a lower surface of the mask plate by moving together with the squeegee base and sliding on the mask plate in a squeegeeing direction along the first horizontal direction; and a paste supplying portion that moves together with the squeegee base and supplies the paste to the mask plate. The paste supplying portion supplies the paste to the mask plate while the squeegee is sliding on the mask plate. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160059543 | PRINTING PLATE UNIT, PLATE CYLINDER APPARATUS FOR PRINTER, AND PRINTING PLATE UNIT AUTOMATIC MOUNTING APPARATUS - A printing plate unit automatic mounting apparatus | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160059544 | INK-FEEDING ROLLER AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR - The purpose of the present invention is to provide an ink-feeding roller capable of making the thickness of the supplied ink film to be uniform and thin, and a manufacturing method therefore. For this purpose, the present invention is an ink-feeding roller ( | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160059545 | PRINT CONTROL APPARATUS AND PRINT CONTROL PROGRAM - A print control apparatus includes: a display control unit that provides a plurality of choices for a type of printing medium and causes a user interface, on which one of the plurality of choices is selected by a user, to be displayed on a screen; and a storage unit that stores history of the choices selected at least twice. The display control unit first provides one or more choices of the plurality of choices on the user interface based on the history. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160059546 | LIQUID EJECTING HEAD AND LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS - Provided is a liquid ejecting head including: a plurality of actuator units, each including a connection terminal row; an interconnection substrate which is disposed to face the plurality of actuator units, is electrically connected to the connection terminal row of each of the plurality of actuator units, and extends in a second direction intersecting a first direction that is a transporting direction of a recording sheet; an external connection terminal row which is provided to the interconnection substrate; and a plurality of liquid flow passages which supply a liquid to each of the plurality of actuator units. The plurality of liquid flow passages are arranged on an outer side of the interconnection substrate in the first direction, and the external connection terminal row is arranged between the plurality of liquid flow passages in the second direction. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160059547 | LIQUID PUMP HAVING A PIEZOELECTRIC MEMBER AND INKJET APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - A liquid pump includes a piezoelectric pump unit and a control unit. The piezoelectric pump unit includes an inlet, an outlet, and a chamber formed between the inlet and the outlet, and a wall of the chamber includes a piezoelectric member. The control unit is configured to apply to the piezoelectric member, a first voltage in a polarization direction of the piezoelectric member and a second voltage in a direction opposite to the polarization direction, such that the piezoelectric member is deformed. The first voltage is greater than the second voltage. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160059548 | CROSS-TALK SUPPRESSION OF ADJACENT INKJET NOZZLES - A method of cross-talk suppression and a system therein are disclosed. The method may include receiving a print pulse to simultaneously fire ink from an array of adjacent nozzles of an inkjet printhead; and actuating groups of three or more adjacent nozzles of said array of nozzles with a time delay between actuations of said three or more nozzles of the groups. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160059549 | LIQUID EJECTING DEVICE, METHOD OF CONTROLLING LIQUID EJECTION DEVICE, AND CONTROL PROGRAM OF LIQUID EJECTING DEVICE - A liquid ejecting device including: an ejection unit that includes a piezoelectric element which is shifted according to a driving signal, and a nozzle that ejects a liquid which the shift of the piezoelectric element; a generating unit that generates the driving signal based on a designation signal; a supply unit that supplies the designation signal to the generating unit; a detecting unit that detects residual vibration generated in the ejection unit after the piezoelectric element is shifted according to the driving signal; and a determining unit that determines an ejection state of the liquid in the ejection unit based on the detection results of the detecting unit, in which the detecting unit detects the residual vibration during a detection period, and the supply unit supplies the designation signal to the generating unit during a period other than the detection period. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160059550 | LIQUID EJECTION APPARATUS AND LIQUID EJECTION HEAD - A liquid ejection apparatus including: a liquid ejection head including two-dimensionally arranged pressure chambers, and corresponding ejection ports. On a surface on which the ejection ports are arranged, when a relative movement direction of a recording material is x, the direction perpendicular to the relative movement is y, a pitch of pixels is d, and m and n are different odd numbers of 3 or greater, the ejection ports are arranged in a manner such that md and nd are repeated alternately as the distance between the ejection ports adjoining in the y direction, and such that the ejection port arrays extending substantially linearly in an oblique direction to the x and y directions on an xy plane are formed. The ejection port arrays are constituted by (m+n)/2 ejection ports, and the ejection ports adjoining in the ejection port arrays are displaced by 2d in the y direction. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160059551 | LIQUID EJECTING HEAD AND LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS - There is provided a miniaturized liquid ejecting head and a liquid ejecting apparatus on which the liquid ejecting head is mounted. A plurality of ink supply ports are formed on a print element substrate to supply ink to a bubble generation chamber. Electrothermal transducing elements are arranged only in regions interposed between the plurality of ink supply ports each other. A drive circuit for driving the electrothermal transducing element is arranged in a region that is not included in the region interposed between the plurality of ink supply ports each other. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160059552 | FLOW PATH COMPONENT, LIQUID DISCHARGE HEAD, AND LIQUID DISCHARGE APPARATUS - An inclined plane which inclines toward a lower plane of a ceiling portion, that is, the lower plane of a communication substrate from a ceiling plane of a second liquid chamber is formed in the second liquid chamber of the communication substrate. Therefore, an individual communication opening is formed, in a state of penetrating the communication substrate from the inclined plane. One end (lower end) of the individual communication opening communicates with the second liquid chamber by being open onto the inclined plane, and the other end (upper end) of the individual communication opening individually communicates with a pressure chamber of a pressure chamber forming substrate by being open onto an upper plane of the communication substrate. When a thickness of the communication substrate is referred to as T, a length of the individual communication opening is referred to as L, and a substantial depth of the second liquid chamber is referred to as D, the dimensions are configured so as to be L+D>T. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160059553 | LIQUID DISCHARGE HEAD AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A liquid discharge head provided with a member having discharge ports formed configured to discharge liquid thereon, wherein a discharge port surface of the member having discharge ports arrayed thereon includes fumed silica. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160059554 | LIQUID DISCHARGE APPARATUS AND LIQUID DISCHARGE HEAD - A liquid discharge apparatus including a liquid discharge head having a substrate, plural pressure chambers two-dimensionally provided on one surface of the substrate, a discharge port, a pressure generating unit to discharge liquid through the discharge port and a flow path connected to the pressure chamber which are provided correspondingly to each pressure chamber, a common liquid chamber provided on the other surface of the substrate, and plural supply paths provided between adjacent pressure chambers and connected to the common liquid chamber; a moving unit to relatively move the liquid discharge head and a recording object; and a driving unit to drive the pressure generating unit. Flow paths respectively corresponding to the pressure chambers adjacent to the supply paths are connected to the supply paths. The driving unit outputs drive signals to the pressure generating units respectively corresponding to the pressure chambers connected to the supply paths at different timings. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160059555 | LIQUID DISCHARGE HEAD AND HEAD UNIT USING THE SAME - A liquid discharge head including plural liquid discharge portions each including a discharge port for discharging liquid, plural discharge ports forming a discharge port array; a common liquid supply flow path extending adjacent to the discharge port array on one side of the discharge port array; and a common liquid collection flow path extending adjacent to the discharge port array on the other side of the discharge port array. Each liquid discharge portion includes a pressure chamber having the discharge port, and a piezoelectric element facing the discharge port. The pressure chamber includes an inlet and an outlet end portion respectively connected to the common liquid supply and collection flow paths, and has an elongated shape connecting the inlet and outlet end portions. A plurality of inlet and outlet end portions are respectively arranged along the common liquid supply flow path and the common liquid collection flow path. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160059556 | LIQUID EJECTION HEAD - A liquid ejection head includes a plurality of piezoelectric transducers that are configured to generate energy for respectively ejecting liquid from a plurality of ejection ports and arranged in line so as to constitute a plurality of columns and a common electrode connected to the plurality of piezoelectric transducers. The common electrode is provided with a plurality of first connection areas to which the plurality of piezoelectric transducers are connected commonly in units of columns and a second connection area that connects the plurality of first connection areas to one another. This liquid ejection head further includes a reinforcing wiring laminated on the second connection area and a wiring substrate including a drive wiring that is connected to the reinforcing wiring at at least one connection point and electrically connected to the common electrode via the connection point. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160059557 | ELEMENT SUBSTRATE AND LIQUID EJECTION HEAD - Provided is an element substrate including an orifice for ejecting liquid, a diaphragm for causing the liquid to be ejected through the orifice, a piezoelectric element for deforming the diaphragm, a pressure chamber for applying a pressure due to deformation of the diaphragm to the liquid, and a flow reducing portion communicating with the pressure chamber and having a width that is smaller than that of the pressure chamber. A connecting portion is formed for communication between the pressure chamber and the flow reducing portion. The connecting portion and the pressure chamber communicate with each other without level difference in the width direction, and the connecting portion has a depth that is smaller than a depth of the pressure chamber. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160059558 | LIQUID EJECTING HEAD AND LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS - A liquid ejecting head includes a pressure chamber substrate where a plurality of spaces to be a pressure chamber along a Y direction are formed in an X direction, a vibration plate that seals the space by being stacked in the pressure chamber substrate, and a piezoelectric element and a supporting unit that are stacked in the vibration plate on an opposite side to the pressure chamber substrate, in which positions at one end in the Y direction are different from each other in a first space and a second space among the plurality of spaces, and the supporting unit suppresses a vibration of the vibration plate by being formed so as to overlap with at least the one end side portion in the first space in a planar view. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160059559 | LIQUID DISCHARGE HEAD AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - A liquid discharge head includes an element substrate, a liquid supply substrate, a photosensitive resin layer with which the element substrate and the liquid supply substrate are adhered, and a liquid inflow through-hole penetrating the element substrate, the photosensitive resin layer, and the liquid supply substrate. The element substrate includes a pressure chamber including a discharge opening that discharges liquid, a liquid supply passage, in which one end is connected to the pressure chamber and another end is connected to the liquid inflow through-hole, the liquid supply passage supplying the liquid supplied from the liquid inflow through-hole to the pressure chamber, a diaphragm that forms a surface that opposes the discharge opening of the pressure chamber, a piezoelectric transducer that applies vibration to the diaphragm, and a partition portion, in which one surface opposes the liquid supply passage and another surface opposes the photosensitive resin layer through the diaphragm. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160059560 | CHIP LAYOUT TO ENABLE MULTIPLE HEATER CHIP VERTICAL RESOLUTIONS - An inkjet printer including a printhead with a fluid ejection chip and an associated method of forming is described. The fluid ejection chip includes a substrate, a plurality of groups of drive elements formed on the substrate, and a plurality of fluid ejection devices disposed on the substrate. Each group of drive elements includes at least two drive elements electrically coupled in parallel. Each fluid ejection device of the plurality of fluid ejection devices is electrically coupled with a respective group of the plurality of groups of drive elements so that the plurality of drive elements selectively activate the plurality of fluid ejection devices for causing fluid to be expelled from the printhead in accordance with image data. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160059561 | ADDRESS ARCHITECTURE FOR FLUID EJECTION CHIP - A printhead including one or more fluid vias in fluid communication with a fluid supply, each of the one or more fluid vias being associated with a first number of heating elements, the heating elements being divided into groups of a second number of heating elements so as to form a number of primitive groups, and an electrical interface having at least one shift register that receives primitive address data to allow for selective application of electrical signals to the heating elements so that fluid is ejected from the printhead in accordance with image data, the number of primitive groups being dependent on the print resolution of the printhead so that a number of bits required for the at least one shift register to address each heater is independent of the print resolution of the printhead. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160059562 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ELEMENT SUBSTRATE - Provided is a method of manufacturing an element substrate, including: forming first and second resists on a predetermined surface of a substrate so that part of the predetermined surface is exposed; etching the substrate with the first and second resists being used as a mask to form a first recess in the substrate; removing the second resist to expose a portion of the substrate that is different from the first recess; etching the substrate with the first resist being used as a mask to deepen the first recess and to form a second recess communicating with the first recess in the substrate; and covering openings of the first and second recesses with an orifice forming member to form a pressure chamber by the first recess and an orifice forming member and to form a flow reducing portion by the second recess and the orifice forming member. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160059563 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING LIQUID EJECTION HEAD - A method of manufacturing a liquid ejection head includes forming a hole in an SOI substrate including a first silicon layer, a second silicon layer, and a silicon oxide layer interposed between the first and second silicon layers such that the hole extends through the first silicon layer and the silicon oxide layer to the second silicon layer, forming a first protective film on the first silicon layer and an inner wall of the hole, forming a water-repellent film on the first protective film, attaching a support substrate to part of the water-repellent film facing away from the first silicon layer, removing the second silicon layer to remove a bottom of the hole, removing part of the water-repellent film disposed on the inner wall of the hole, and releasing the support substrate from the water-repellent film. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160059564 | INKJET APPARATUS THAT CONTROLS A FLOW RATE OF LIQUID CIRCULATED THEREIN - An inkjet apparatus includes a head configured to discharge liquid through a plurality of nozzles, a tank configured to store the liquid, a circulation device positioned between the tank and the head and including a supply passage by which the liquid is circulated from the tank to the head and a return passage by which the liquid is circulated from the head to the tank, a temperature detecting unit configured to detect a temperature of the circulated liquid, and a control unit configured to control a flow rate of the circulated liquid, based on a detection result of the temperature detecting unit. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160059565 | INK TEMPERATURE ADJUSTMENT DEVICE AND INK CIRCULATION TYPE INKJET PRINTER HAVING THE SAME - An ink temperature adjustment device and an inkjet printer include an ink temperature adjustment path connected to a midway point on an ink supply path for supplying ink to an inkjet head configured to form an image by ejecting the ink. The ink temperature adjustment path is for adjusting a temperature of the ink supplied to the inkjet head. The ink temperature adjustment path includes an upflow path for the ink to flow upward and a downflow path for the ink to flow downward. A total cross-sectional area of the upflow path is larger than a total cross-sectional area of the downflow path. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160059566 | LIQUID EJECTION HEAD - A liquid ejection head includes a liquid ejection substrate and a liquid reservoir. The liquid ejection substrate includes a plurality of liquid ejection sections. The liquid ejection sections include pressure chambers configured to hold liquid and ejection ports communicating with the pressure chambers. The pressure chambers each include a pressure unit configured to apply pressure to the liquid in each of the pressure chambers. The pressed liquid is ejected through the ejection ports. The liquid reservoir is in contact with a back of the liquid ejection substrate opposite to the ejection ports. The liquid reservoir is partitioned into at least one common liquid channel and a first common liquid chamber. The common liquid channel communicates with one of inlets and outlets of the plurality of pressure chambers. The first common liquid chamber communicates with another of the inlets and the outlets. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160059567 | WASTE LIQUID RECOVERY APPARATUS AND LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS - A waste liquid recovery apparatus includes a container body; a liquid absorbing body which is accommodated in the container body and absorbs liquid discharged as a waste liquid; and a sealing member which seals the container body, wherein a first space into which liquid is discharged from a liquid ejecting head and a second space which links with the outside through a ventilation hole formed in the sealing member are formed in a space closed by the container body and the sealing body, and the first space and the second space are connected with each other at the ventilation hole side. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160059568 | Liquid Supply Unit - A new engagement mechanism is provided that enables a liquid supply unit to be removed from an on-carriage holder and does not exist in known techniques. The liquid supply unit includes a first face, a second face opposed to the first face, a third face intersecting the first face and the second face, a fourth face intersecting the first face and the second face and opposed to the third face, a liquid supply portion, a first engaging portion projecting from the third face and capable of engaging with the on-carriage holder, and an operation portion exposed to the second face. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160059569 | INK CONTAINING DEVICE - An ink containing device comprises an ink cartridge and an adaptor. The ink cartridge comprises a first main body comprising a. chamber configured to store ink, an ink outlet portion disposed on a first surface of the first main body configured to direct the ink from the chamber to an exterior of the first main body wherein the first surface faces a first direction, and an electrical interface disposed on the first main body The adaptor is configured to be in an attached state with the ink cartridge. The adaptor comprises a second main body comprising a first contact disposed on a particular surface facing a particular direction, and a second contact disposed on a further surface and electrically connected to the first contact, wherein the second contact is electrically connected to the electrical interface in the attached state. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160059570 | LIQUID CARTRIDGE - A liquid cartridge includes a first liquid chamber, a second liquid chamber, a communication path through which liquid can flow from the first liquid chamber to the second liquid chamber, a blocking member configured to block communication between the first liquid chamber and the second liquid chamber through the communication path, and a movable member positioned in the second liquid chamber and comprising a detection portion and a float. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160059571 | LIQUID CONSUMING APPARATUS - A liquid consuming apparatus includes a liquid cartridge including a first liquid chamber, a second liquid chamber, and a movable member positioned in the second liquid chamber and including a detection portion and a float. The apparatus also includes a mount detector configured to selectively output a first signal when the liquid cartridge is not in a mount detection position and a second signal when the liquid cartridge in the mount detection position, a detector configured to selectively output a third signal when the detection portion is not in a detection position and a fourth signal when the detection portion is in the detection position, and a controller configured to measure a transit time from when the signal output from the mount detector changes from the first signal to the second signal to when the signal output from the detector changes from one of the third signal and the fourth signal to the other of the third signal and the fourth signal, and determine whether the transit time is within a threshold range. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160059572 | LIQUID CARTRIDGE - A liquid cartridge includes a first liquid chamber, a second liquid chamber, a communication path through which liquid can flow from the first liquid chamber to the second liquid chamber, a blocking member configured to block communication between the first liquid chamber and the second liquid chamber through the communication path, and a movable member positioned in the second liquid chamber and comprising a float. The first liquid chamber stores liquid therein and the second liquid chamber does not store liquid therein. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160059573 | LIQUID TANK AND LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS - A liquid ejecting apparatus informs a user when an ink tank is substantially mechanically attached so as to prevent an attaching operation from being stopped by a user before completion of attachment of the ink tank. A board is provided with a light emitter, and a control unit for controlling the light emitter according to a conductive state between an electrode and a counterpart electrode. The liquid tank is moved by force P, a second engaging portion is locked to a second locking portion, and then, the liquid tank is attached to a holder at an attachment completion position. The non-conductive state between the electrodes is changed to a conductive state before the second engaging portion engages with the second locking portion, and then, the liquid tank is fixed at the attachment completion position during movement in a reverse direction after the liquid tank passes the attachment completion position. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160059574 | LIQUID TANK AND INK EJECTION DEVICE - Notification is made to a user when mechanical engagement of an ink tank has been ensured such that the user does not stop a mounting operation before completion of mounting of the ink tank. A substrate includes a light emitting unit and a control unit configured to control the light emitting unit in accordance with a conduction state between an electrode and a corresponding electrode. A liquid tank is moved by force, a second engagement unit is locked to a second lock unit, and the liquid tank is mounted into a holder at a mounting completion position. In the movement, after the liquid tank has gone past the mounting completion position and a second engagement unit has shifted to a state of being partially engaged with the second lock unit, the electrodes shift from a non-conductive state to a conductive state. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160059575 | Liquid Supply Unit - A new engagement mechanism is provided that enables a liquid supply unit to be removed from an on-carriage holder. The liquid supply unit includes a first face, a second face opposed to the first face, a third face intersecting the first face and the second face, a fourth face intersecting the first face and the second face and opposed to the third face, a liquid supply portion, a first engaging portion projecting from the first face and capable of engaging with the on-carriage holder, and an operation portion provided on the second face. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160059576 | FLOW PATH MEMBER, INK JET HEAD, AND INK JET PRINTER - A flow path member includes a first space which is opened by a first liquid flow path, and into which liquid flows from the first liquid flow path; a second space which is opened by a second liquid flow path on a bottom surface at the opposite side to the first space, and out of which liquid flows from the second liquid flow path; a filter which filters liquid passing therethrough, and which is included between the first space and the second space; and a support which protrudes from the bottom surface of the second space toward the filter side, in which the support is a point-form projection. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160059577 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing apparatus includes a status monitor; and a printer driver. The status monitor includes an ink consumption amount data storage unit configured to monitor an ink usage status of a user and store data of a consumption amount of ink of the user, and an ink consumption amount control unit configured to select an ink consumption amount reduction measure for a particular color to equalize the consumption amounts of ink of respective colors based on the stored data of the consumption amount of ink. The printer driver includes a drawing unit configured to perform image processing when a drawing instruction to a printer is received, and send a print instruction to the printer, and a UI unit configured to receive a print setting change. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160059578 | LIQUID CIRCULATION APPARATUS, LIQUID EJECTION APPARATUS AND LIQUID EJECTION METHOD - In accordance with an embodiment, a liquid circulation apparatus comprises a liquid chamber configured to hold liquid which is to be supplied to a liquid ejection section ejecting liquid, a circulation section configured to circulate the liquid between the liquid chamber and the liquid ejection section, a liquid replenishment section configured to replenish liquid to the liquid chamber, a gas replenishment section configured to replenish gas to the liquid chamber, a pressure detection section configured to detect pressure of the liquid chamber, and a control section configured to adjust pressure of the liquid ejection section by replenishing the liquid to the liquid chamber with the liquid replenishment section and replenishing the gas to the liquid chamber with the gas replenishment section. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160059579 | PRINTING APPARATUS AND PRINTING METHOD - A printing apparatus is provided in which a position of a joint of a first yellow nozzle group and a second yellow nozzle group in a predetermined direction is offset from a position of a joint of a first magenta nozzle group and a second magenta nozzle group in a predetermined position and a position of a joint of a first cyan nozzle group and a second cyan nozzle group in the predetermined position, and the position of the joint of the first magenta nozzle group and the second magenta nozzle group in the predetermined position is the same as the position of the joint of the first cyan nozzle group and the second cyan nozzle group in the predetermined direction. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160059580 | THERMAL HEAD, AND THERMAL PRINTER - Problem: To provide a thermal head in which separation of a protective layer is unlikely to occur. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160059581 | Label Printer - A label printer, comprising: input means operable by a user; display means; and control means connected to the input means and the display means. The control means are configured to control the display means to first display a header and a first image representative of a label; and, in response to receiving at the control means a signal indicative of an operation of the input means by a user to select the header, to control the display to then display a second image representative of the label and a graphical control panel associated with said header. The second image representative of the label is of a size smaller than the first image representative of the label. The display means may comprise a touchscreen. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160059582 | COLOUR MARKING METAL SURFACES - Apparatus related to marking a metal surface are provided. The solution comprises receiving ( | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160059583 | DRYING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - There is provided a drying device including a plurality of surface-emitting laser elements each having a plurality of laser elements and arranged along a feeding direction of a recording medium. First power supplying pads are respectively provided at both ends of an electrode on a laser illumination surface of each surface-emitting laser element in a width direction of the recording medium and a second power supplying pad is provided at one end of the electrode on a backside of each surface-emitting laser element in the feeding direction. The respective lust power supplying pads of the surface-emitting laser element arranged at an upstream-side in the feeding direction and the second power supplying pad of the surface-emitting laser element arranged at a downstream-side in the feeding direction are connected to each other by wires. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160059584 | CONVEYING BELT ASSEMBLY FOR A PRINTING DEVICE - The present invention relates to a conveying belt assembly for a printing device. The assembly comprises an endless conveyor belt having a conveying part and a return part; an upstream and downstream sliding support having a surface curved in rotational direction of the conveyor belt; a driving roller arranged downstream of the conveying part in urging contact with the conveyor belt; a friction element arranged upstream of the conveying part in urging contact with the conveyor belt for tensioning the conveying part; and a control system for controlling the position of the conveying part with respect to the transverse direction. The control system comprises: a position sensing device; an upstream and/or downstream actuator device for moving the conveying part in transverse direction; and a controller for transmitting control signals, generated by the controller on the basis of the sensor signals, to the upstream and downstream actuator. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160059585 | MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR PRINTED MATTER - Provided is a manufacturing method for a printed matter that can fully take advantage of the useful features of latex inks even with recording media having irregular surfaces. A manufacturing method for a printed matter according to the present disclosure may advantageously produce a printed matter by performing an undercoat layer forming step of applying an undercoat ink on a recording medium to form an undercoat layer; and a latex ink applying step, subsequent to the undercoat layer forming step, of applying a latex ink containing a resin dispersed in a solvent on the undercoat layer. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160059586 | TREATMENT-LIQUID APPLICATION APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM INCORPORATING SAME - A treatment-liquid application apparatus includes a rotary treatment-liquid applicator, a rotary treatment-liquid supplier, a transfer rotator, and a contact load adjuster. The contact load adjuster adjusts a contact load of the rotary treatment-liquid supplier on the treatment-liquid applicator. After feeding of a recording medium is initiated by contact between the treatment-liquid applicator and the transfer rotator, an acceleration time until a feed speed of the recording medium reaches a constant speed during printing is set. Before feeding of the recording medium is initiated, the rotary treatment-liquid supplier contacts the treatment-liquid applicator and imparts a contact load L | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160059587 | PRINTING SYSTEM COMPRISING A SHEET SEPARATION SYSTEM - A printing system includes an endless metal transport belt for transporting sheets in a transport direction, wherein the metal transport belt comprises multiple through holes through which an underpressure or overpressure may be applied on the sheets, a sheet separation system for separating the sheets from the metal transport belt by applying a local overpressure, and a sheet separation guide which guides the separated sheets away from the metal transport belt. The sheet separation system includes a stationary sliding surface, wherein the metal transport belt slides over the stationary sliding surface, wherein the stationary sliding surface includes a number of blow holes which define the overpressure zone, and wherein the blow holes are configured to apply a local overpressure in the overpressure zone through the metal transport belt onto the underside of the sheets. The overpressure zone is formed in the curved part of the stationary sliding surface, wherein the overpressure zone has an upstream end and a downstream end, which are defined by the location of the blow holes, and wherein the sheet separation guide directly adjoins the overpressure zone at the downstream end thereof. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160059588 | PRINTING UNIT AND THERMAL PRINTER - A printing unit, comprising: a main body frame; a platen roller removably mounted on the main body frame; a lock mechanism supported on the main body frame so as to be pivotable between a locking position where the platen roller is held on the main body frame in a rotatable manner and an unlocking position where the platen roller is detachable from the main body frame; a thermal head held in press contact with an outer peripheral surface of the platen roller; a pivot shaft provided to one of the main body frame and the lock mechanism and inserted through shaft holes formed in another of the main body frame and the lock mechanism, the pivot shaft being configured to pivot the lock mechanism relative to the main body frame about the pivot shaft; and biasing members configured to bias the lock mechanism toward the locking position and bring the pivot shaft and opening edges of the shaft holes into abutment against each other. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160059589 | PRINTING UNIT AND PRINTER - A printing unit comprises: a head unit; and a platen unit to be combined with the head unit. The platen unit includes: a pair of shaft support portions configured to individually support both end portions of the platen roller; and a coupling portion configured to bridge the pair of shaft support portions. The head unit includes an abutment portion provided to the head unit, which is configured to come into abutment against the coupling portion of the platen frame when the platen frame is located at the mounting position. A pressure-applying mechanism is provided between the platen frame and the subframe, which is configured to apply a pressure to the platen frame toward the abutment portion. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160059590 | Print Label Producing Apparatus - The disclosure discloses a print label producing apparatus including a controller. The controller is configured to execute a print contents acquisition process, a cut pattern acquisition process, a coordination control process, and a display control process. In a cut pattern acquisition process, specification of a cut pattern related to formation of a full-cut position and a half-cut position in producing a print label is acquired. In a coordination control process, print contents acquired are formed on a print-receiving tape, and the half-cut position or the full-cut position are formed in accordance with the cut pattern acquired. In a display control process, a display device is controlled to display an appearance image of a print label together with an identification display of all cut positions of the full-cut position and the half-cut position. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160059591 | LABEL PRINTER AND STAGE - A label printer comprises a storage section which stores label paper in which the adhesive layer is arranged on the back side of the printing surface, a printing section which prints on the label papers, a cutting section which cuts the printed label papers sequentially from one end to the other end by moving a movable blade towards a fixed blade, a stage which is arranged at the downstream side in the paper conveyance direction of the cutting section and receives the labels cut by the cutting section and a projection section which is arranged on the top surface of the stage and is shifted to an area corresponding to a part where the movable blade that has returned to a home position is positioned lower than the stage and protrudes from the top surface of the stage. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160059592 | PRINTING APPARATUS - A printing apparatus which includes at least a first tray and a second tray as a tray which accommodates a printing sheet, and can be mounted with a sheet supply unit which supplies the printing sheet by being switched to any one of the first tray and the second tray. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160059593 | RECORDING APPARATUS - A printer includes a lower tray and an upper tray provided above the lower tray. Each tray is provided with an edge guide that is displaceable according to the sheet size and that guides an edge of sheets. A guide sensor capable of detecting the distance to each edge guide is spaced from the edge guide by a gap in the displacement direction of the edge guide. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160059594 | REDUCING TENSION FLUCTUATIONS USING ISOLATED TENSION ZONES - A method and system for reducing tension fluctuations in a printing system are disclosed. A plurality of tension zones is defined in the printing system. Tension on the web in one tension zone is controlled independently of the tension on the web in the other tension zones. The printing system also includes at least one roller for each tension zone. The rollers receive tension control commands and control the amount of tension on the web in their respective tension zones. The printing system is used to print a first copy of the print job on the web and tension on the web in each tension zone is measured. Tension control adjustments are computed for each tension zone based on the tension measurements. The tension control adjustments are used to adjust the tension control commands to the rollers to print a second copy of the print job. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160059595 | REDUCING TENSION FLUCTUATIONS USING ISOLATED TENSION ZONES - A method and system for reducing tension fluctuations in a printing system are disclosed. A plurality of tension zones is defined in the printing system. Tension on the web in one tension zone is controlled independently of the tension on the web in the other tension zones. The printing system also includes at least one roller for each tension zone. The rollers receive tension control commands and control the amount of tension on the web in their respective tension zones. The printing system is used to print a first copy of the print job on the web and tension on the web in each tension zone is measured. Tension control adjustments are computed for each tension zone based on the tension measurements. The tension control adjustments are used to adjust the tension control commands to the rollers to print a second copy of the print job. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160059596 | PRINTER WITH PRINTHEAD ASSEMBLY, CLUTCH ASSEMBLY, AND PRINTER RIBBON TRANSPORT ASSEMBLY - A printer may include a printhead assembly, a clutch assembly, and/or a printer ribbon transport assembly. An example clutch assembly includes a first spool engagement member defining a first friction torque; a first friction member configured to frictionally engage the first spool engagement member; a second spool engagement member defining a second friction torque that is larger than the first fiction torque; and a second friction member configured to frictionally engage the second spool engagement member. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160059597 | RECORDING APPARATUS AND ASSEMBLY METHOD - Provided is a recording apparatus with an enhanced handling property, including a grip preventing a risk in that the recording apparatus may slip out of fingers. Accordingly, the grip is arranged on a back surface of the recording apparatus. A plurality of slits are formed in a metal plate on a back surface side of a main body. The grip is inserted into the slits, and both end portions of the grip are fixed. A center portion of a belt protrudes outward to function as the grip to be grasped by a user. The slits are each formed along a vertical direction, and a widthwise direction of the belt is defined as the vertical direction. Further, the slits regulate the belt, and hence the belt is not twisted even when the user grasps the belt, which provides structure facilitating transmission of a force. The user raises the laid recording apparatus while grasping the grip, thereby being capable of easily setting the recording apparatus in an upright position. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160059598 | PORTABLE PRINTER - A portable printer and a member having a two-layer configuration formed from members having different mold shrinkage ratios and having a superior shock resistance without distortion may be achieved. The member ( | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160059599 | IMAGE RECORDING APPARATUS AND METHOD - In an image recording method of an image recording apparatus provided with an inspection unit which inspects the presence/absence of abnormality in each recording element of a print head at regular intervals, the recording element determined to have abnormality by inspection in the inspection unit is disabled during a determination period set in advance. If the disabled recording element is determined to have no abnormality by inspection immediately after the recording element is disabled, recovers the recording element to be enabled. If the disabled recording element is determined to have abnormality again by inspection within a prescribed frequency N from inspection immediately after the recording element is disabled, the recording element is continuously disabled during the determination period. In cases where the recording element is disabled, the use of the disabled recording element is prohibited, image defect due to the use-prohibited recording element is complemented, and an image is recorded. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160059600 | PRINTING APPARATUS - A printing apparatus includes: a paper cassette that includes a plurality of trays, each of which holds a printing medium, and a switching unit that sets one of the plurality of trays as an operable tray; a printing unit that performs printing on the printing medium held in the operable tray; and a display control unit that causes a user interface, on which setting of which one of the plurality of trays is set as the operable tray by the switching unit is performed by a user, to be displayed on a screen when the paper cassette is set in the printing unit. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160059601 | LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS - When a power supply mode is an AC power mode, if a correction value which is read out from a non-volatile memory is a second correction value α2 corresponding to a battery mode, a first correction value α1 is calculated according to an equation α1=α2×K2 using the second correction value α2, and bidirectional printing is performed by controlling an ejection timing of a print head based on the first correction value α1. Meanwhile, when a power supply mode is the battery mode, if the correction value is the first correction value α1 corresponding to the AC power mode, the second correction value α2 is calculated according to an equation α2=α1×K1 using the first correction value α1, and bidirectional printing is performed by controlling the ejection timing of the print head based on the second correction value α2. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160059602 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR STAMPING CONCRETE - Methods and apparatus are disclosed for stamping concrete. In one aspect, a method of creating a pattern in a surface is provided. The method includes placing a first stamp in a first position, the first stamp comprising a first engagement structure. The method further includes placing a second stamp in a second position, the second stamp comprising a second engagement structure, which engages with the first engagement structure so as to position the second stamp relative to the first stamp. The apparatus may include a separate coupling structure for attaching adjacent stamps to each other. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160059603 | PDMS IMPRINTING STAMP WITH EMBEDDED FLEXURE - A non-deformable patterned template includes a stable mesh, wherein the stable mesh is resistant to deformation; a polymer sheet with the stable mesh embedded therein, wherein the polymer sheet is formed using a liquid polymer adapted to receive the stable mesh, and wherein the liquid polymer is cured after the stable mesh has been placed within the liquid polymer; and a surface pattern on at least one face of the polymer sheet. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160059604 | HEAT-SENSITIVE RECORDING MEDIUM DISPLAYING GOLD METAL TONE, AND/OR HEAT-SENSITIVE RECORDING MEDIUM DISPLAYING TWO DIFFERENT COLOR TONES - A main purpose of the present invention is to provide a heat-sensitive recording medium that utilizes a chromogenic reaction between a dye precursor and a developer, wherein a colored image is tinged with a metallic luster so as to exhibit a gold metal color tone with a vivid appearance, or to provide a heat-sensitive recording medium exhibiting a yellow or gold metal color tone and a color tone different from the yellow or gold metal color tone, wherein the color optical density in each of the color tones is high, and a recording part has excellent color separation properties. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160059605 | LAYER-BY-LAYER ASSEMBLED MULTILAYER LAMINATION TRANSFER FILMS - Transfer films, articles made therewith, and layer-by-layer methods of making and using transfer films to form an inorganic optical stack are disclosed. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160059606 | FABRIC PRINT MEDIUM - A fabric print medium containing a fabric base substrate and a primer layer composition applied to the fabric base substrate. Said primer layer composition includes at least three types of polymeric particles, at least two different fire retardant agents and a water-soluble high-valence metal complex. Also disclosed are the method for making such fabric print medium and the method for producing printed images using said material. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160059607 | COATING COMPOSITIONS FOR FORMING TONER RECEPTIVE COATINGS - The present invention provides coating composition for forming a toner receptive coating on a substrate containing a polymer comprising: (a) a N-vinyl amide monomer, (b) a vinyl acetate monomer, (c) a substituted or unsubstituted monomer comprising a cyclic ether, and (d) a solvent. The coating compositions may further comprise a (e) non-reactive hydrophobic monomer. The invention also provides substrates coated with the toner receptive coatings. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160059608 | SHEET BINDING PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM HAVING THE SAME - A sheet binding processing apparatus includes a binding device which performs a binding process on a sheet bundle stacked on a stacking unit and a sheet bundle set at a manual setting portion, the stacking unit stacking introduced sheets, a sheet bundle being set to the manual setting portion from an outside; a moving portion which moves the binding device to a first binding position for performing the binding process on a sheet bundle stacked on the stacking unit and a second binding position for performing the binding process on a sheet bundle set at the manual setting portion; and a controller which causes the binding device, in a case that the binding process is not performed on a sheet bundle stacked on the stacking unit, to wait due to the moving portion at a position different from the first binding position. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160059609 | Presenting Media Content to Visually Enhance a Pop-up Book - This document describes a media enhanced pop-up book and techniques and devices for presenting media content to visually enhance a pop-up book. A media enhanced pop-up book includes physical pages and pop-pages attached to the physical pages. The media enhanced pop-up book further includes a pop-up system configured to cause the pop-up pages to pop-up in front of a display of a computing device as the physical pages are turned. A story controller, implemented at the computing device, detects a pop-up page of the media-enhanced pop-up book when the pop-up page pops-up in front of the display, and presents media content associated with the detected pop-up page on the display. The media content is viewable through the pop-up page and thus visually enhances the pop-up page. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160059610 | TIME-DEPENDENT IDENTIFICATION SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND USES THEREOF - The present disclosure provides for identification systems and related methods of use. The disclosed identification systems can include a first ink and a second ink, each of which can comprise one or more time-dependent properties. The first and second inks can be disposed in a spatial pattern on a substrate. A time-dependent property of the first ink can cause a portion of the first ink to migrate from one location to another location over time, and a time-dependent property of the second ink can cause a portion of the second ink to migrate from one location to another location over time. Migration of the inks can also cause the spatial pattern to change from a first state at a first time to a second state at a second time. Evaluation and/or interpretation of the state of the spatial pattern at a second time can provide information about a product. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160059611 | SECURITY ELEMENT COMPRISING A MASKING STRUCTURE CONTAINING A MIXTURE OF NANOMETRIC FILLERS - A security element, preferably a security wire, for a secure document, may include a masking structure for reducing the visibility of a surface of the element when the latter is located inside the document or on the surface thereof, the masking structure comprising a mixture of at least two nanometric fillers. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160059612 | CLAMPING ASSEMBLY - A clamping assembly for selectively retaining a stack of pages includes a bottom disk that may be positioned proximate the stack of pages. A tube is operationally coupled to the bottom disk. A top disk is operationally coupled to the tube. The top disk selectively compresses the stack of pages between the top and bottom disks. A retainer is operationally coupled to the top disk. The retainer retains the top disk on the stack of pages. A release is operationally coupled to the top disk. The release may selectively release the top disk from the stack of pages. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160059613 | Items for Stationary from Eco Friendly Materials and Resins - Items for stationary from eco friendly materials and resins include a ring binder having a cover that includes ring binder having a cover that includes cardboard; and one or two bioplastic sheet that entirely covers the cardboard, the bioplastic including at least one of: polylactic acid (PLA), cellulose based PH, polycaprolate (PCL), polybutyleneadipatetetephathalate (PBT), polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA), green polyethylene (GPE), or green polyethylene terephthalate (GPET). The inner sheet may be colored or opaque and the outer sheet may be translucent. The ring mechanism may be on the spine or on the inner back cover. Methods include laying the bioplastic sheet over the cover so that the sheet cover the cardboard. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160059614 | RING BINDER MECHANISM - A ring mechanism has a housing and rings for holding loose-leaf pages. Pivoting hinge plates are supported in the housing. Each ring includes a pair of ring members, at least one of which is mounted on a hinge plate and movable to open and close the rings. A travel bar carries a plurality of locking elements or wedges. The travel bar is secured to the housing in a manner that limits vertical movement of the travel bar while allowing the travel bar to translate between a locked position in which opening of the rings is blocked and an open position in which the rings are open. The travel bar is biased to remain in the locked position when it is in the locked position. The travel bar is free of forces tending to move the travel bar to the locked position when the travel bar is in the open position. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160059615 | FLUORESCENT BLACKBOARD - A fluorescent blackboard comprises a housing, a circuit hoard fixed on the housing by screws, a display screen fixed by the circuit board, and a panel attached. and fixed on the housing by the adhesive tape. The fluorescence blackboard is configured with a fixed device that limits and fixes the panel. The present disclosure uses that the fluorescent blackboard | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160059616 | Multi-Functional Pencil Sharpener with Power Station - An automatic, multi-functional pencil sharpener includes a pencil sharpening mechanism and a power docking station to provide power to charge an auxiliary electronic device, such as an electronic tablet or a mobile phone. An electrical power unit distributes electricity to the externally accessible docking station and the pencil sharpening mechanism. Power from an external power source is supplied to the electrical unit. The docking station may include multiple USB charging ports. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160059617 | EMBOSSING TOOL AND METHODS OF PREPARATION - The present invention is directed to an embossing tool having a microstructure on its surface wherein the surface of the embossing tool has a thin layer of gold or an alloy thereof. Such an embossing tool not only can reduce adhesion between the surface of the embossing tool and a cured material, but also does not cause any significant change to the profile of the microstructure. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160059618 | Palette of Ink Caps - Disclosed is an ink palette for use in artistic fields that require pigments to be readily available to an artist. Individual reservoirs are conjoined to form a matrix of reservoirs which may be cut to accommodate the artist's desire for color capacity. The ink palette is specifically adapted to the art of tattooing in that the palette may be secured to a work surface by the use of an ointment, like petroleum jelly, and each reservoir may have indentations on their bottoms in order to facilitate securement by the use of such compounds. Each reservoir may have a rim above the adjacent connectors so as to lessen mixing of the pigments. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160059619 | Paint Can Assembly - A paint can assembly that prevents spilling and seeping of paint. The assembly includes a receptacle, a liner bag for holding the paint, a mounting ring, and a removable lid. The mounting ring has several projections along its periphery that are aligned with holes in the liner bag. The holes in liner bag are sized to fit over the projections of the mounting ring that holds the liner in place within the reservoir of the receptacle. After paint is poured into the liner bag, a lid that has slots to fit the projections of the mounting ring is placed over the projections and rotated to lock the lid to the mounting ring and receptacle, and sandwiching the liner to prevent paint from seeping out of the liner bag. The liner bag may have bulges near its top periphery that rest within recessed threading in the mounting ring. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160059620 | QUILT DESIGN SUPPORT - A quilt support formed of a rigid plate. The rigid plate includes a front surface and a rear surface. A gripping layer is attached to the front surface of the rigid plate. A foldable stand is pivotally attached to the rear surface of the rigid plate. The foldable stand includes a folded position and a deployed position. The folded position includes the foldable stand pivoted towards and resting against the rear surface. The deployed position includes the foldable stand pivoted away from the rear surface. The foldable stand is operable to support the rigid plate in an upright position when resting on a surface such that the rigid plate is disposed at an angle relative to the surface when in the deployed position. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160059621 | COMPOSITE LAMINATE ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A method for the manufacture of a composite laminate assembly that includes decorative, functional, security, reflective, diffractive, holographic elements for liquid transfer onto the surface of a variety of base materials or work piece having a flat or complex three dimensional shape. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160059622 | Life-like, simulated, animal pelts and hides and method - A high-quality, simulated, life-like animal pelt produced by selecting a specimen and producing a detailed digital photographic array of all body areas and body parts of the pelt and merging these images to a single life-like image of the specimen. Then transferring this image to a transfer material adapted to transfer the image using dye sublimation technology in conjunction with selected, flocked base. Cutting and reassembling the flocked image and adding individual realistic body appendages (ear flaps, mane, and the like) and additional, non-flock, texture enhancing material (pile material or natural material) to yield a finished product. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160059623 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ANALYZING ROLLING STOCK WHEELS - An exemplary system and method for analyzing rolling stock wheels which helps allow a wheel to be analyzed at speed, reducing any need for manual inspections or other related delays. An exemplary system may include one or more high-speed cameras to capture images of the rolling stock wheel(s) at speed. The images may include one or more markers to assist in analyzing various parameters of the rolling stock wheel. | 2016-03-03 |
