21st week of 2022 patent applcation highlights part 17 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20220161496 | 3D PRINTING OF INTERNALLY TRANSPARENT ARTICLES - The invention relates a material extrusion additive manufacturing method for producing a clear, internally transparent part composed of amorphous thermoplastic polymer layers at least 0.1 mm thick. The invention also relates to internally clear parts made by the method, having an internal haze of less than 25%, less than 15%, less than 10% and even less than 5%. The method creates a printed dot or line of amorphous thermoplastic polymer that remains at a high internal temperature for a long enough period of time to allow the polymer chains in each layer to be mobile and fluid, permitting sufficient inter-layer chain entanglements to reduce and eliminate layer lines. With a nearly 100% dense final part, voids are eliminated. The resultant printed article has a very high internal clarity, and can have a haze of less than 5%. | 2022-05-26 |
20220161497 | ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE-BASED 3D PRINTING FOR WASTE DISPOSAL MANAGEMENT - Artificial intelligence-based 3D printing for waste disposal management includes collecting, by one or more processors, data corresponding to a waste disposal site from a plurality of data acquisition sources. Based on the collected data, determine properties of waste disposed in a waste disposal container located in the waste disposal site and a waste distribution pattern associated with waste accumulation in the waste disposal site. Weather data corresponding to a geographic location of the waste disposal site is obtained by the one or more processors, and based on the weather data and the waste distribution pattern a vulnerability index is calculated for the waste disposal site. In response to the vulnerability index exceeding a predefined threshold, a request is sent to a 3D printer for printing a protective cover for the waste disposal container according to the waste distribution pattern for preventing waste spreading outside the waste disposal container. | 2022-05-26 |
20220161498 | DIMENSIONAL COMPENSATIONS FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING - In an example, a method includes receiving, at least one processor, object model data representing at least a portion of a first object that is to be generated by an additive manufacturing apparatus by fusing build material within a fabrication chamber. An indication of an amount of fused build material in a region of the fabrication chamber which is to be below the region in which the first object is to be generated may be determined and a dimensional compensation value to apply to the object model data representing the first object may be determined based on the determined indication. The determined dimensional compensation value may be applied to the object model data to derive modified object model data. | 2022-05-26 |
20220161499 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REAL-TIME OPTOELECTRONIC ASSESSMENTS OF FLUID VOLUME IN FLUID DISPENSING SYSTEMS - Systems and methods for real-time optoelectronic assessments of fluid volume and other fluid properties in fluid dispensing systems are described. The systems and methods include the use of optoelectronic and software algorithms to aid in the determination of fluid volume and other fluid properties, before, during and/or after the fluid dispensing process. The systems and methods described herein allow the fluid dispensing system and its user to have a feedback of real-time data about the dispensing fluid volume and other fluid properties and hence would improve the control, speed and quality of the fluid dispensing system and its dispensed fluid. | 2022-05-26 |
20220161500 | METHOD OF PREVENTING FLUID COLLECTION / SUCTION IN ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING OF 3D OBJECTS - The present invention relates to a method of preparing a digital 3D model suitable to be generated and post-processed with an additive manufacturing system ( | 2022-05-26 |
20220161501 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL SHAPING DEVICE AND THREE-DIMENSIONAL SHAPING SYSTEM - A three-dimensional shaping device includes: a discharge unit configured to discharge a plasticized material toward a shaping region of a stage; a camera configured to capture an image of the shaping region; and a control unit configured to control the discharge unit based on shaping data for shaping a three-dimensional shaped object. When the control unit acquires setting information for setting whether to display an image or a moving image captured by the camera on an external display unit in at least one of a period before starting shaping of the three-dimensional shaped object, a period during shaping of the three-dimensional shaped object, and a period after shaping of the three-dimensional shaped object, the control unit executes, based on the setting information, for each of the shaping data, first processing of transmitting or not transmitting the image or the moving image to the display unit, second processing of activating or stopping the camera, and third processing of transmitting, to the display unit, output instruction information for instructing whether to display the image or the moving image on the display unit. | 2022-05-26 |
20220161502 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO OPTIMIZE STITCH QUALITY IN ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING - Methods and apparatus to optimize stitch quality in additive manufacturing are disclosed. An example apparatus includes at least one memory to store instructions, and processor circuitry to execute the instructions to identify at least one keep-out zone of an object build area where stitching is to be reduced during additive manufacturing, determine a first set of stitch coordinates corresponding to a stitching region of the object, the stitching region including a stitch boundary of the stitching region, and generate a second set of stitch coordinates reducing stitching in the at least one keep-out zone of the object build area, the second set of stitch coordinates determined by using (1) a local search algorithm and/or (2) a random coordinate modification algorithm, the second set of stitch coordinates used to reduce the stitch length or support load balancing. | 2022-05-26 |
20220161503 | THREE DIMENSIONAL SHAPING METHOD AND THREE DIMENSIONAL SHAPING APPARATUS - In a three dimensional shaping method and a three dimensional shaping apparatus, when a three dimensional object is obtained by laminating a resin material having thermoplasticity, the resin material is melted, and the melted resin material is laminated in a chamber to form resin layers. Next, the pressure in the chamber is adjusted to maintain the temperature of each of the resin layers within a predetermined temperature range in the chamber. | 2022-05-26 |
20220161504 | METHOD FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING AN OBJECT - An additive manufacturing method for printing an object includes receiving three-dimensional printing data corresponding to the object, defining an internal region of the object to be formed with a structured air pocket and printing the object with an additive manufacturing system. The object includes an internal region formed with a structured air pocket. | 2022-05-26 |
20220161505 | TAPE APPLICATOR WITH SPLIT WIPER - A tape applicator consistent with the present disclosure may include a tape applicator configured for applying a tape, such as a pressure sensitive adhesive tape to a carton (e.g., for sealing and/or assembling the carton). One or more rollers may be utilized to aid in applying the pressure sensitive adhesive tape to a carton. Furthermore, a wiper aids in applying pressure sensitive adhesive tape to a carton (e.g., before and/or after the one or more rollers). The wiper may be a split wiper having a first portion and a second portion, which allows for applying adhesive tape to a carton when the carton is under-packed or over-packed, and thus, the flaps of the carton are not level with respect to each other (e.g., the edges are not located in the same plane). | 2022-05-26 |
20220161506 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A SURFACE-LAYERED PART - A manufacturing apparatus may be used for manufacturing a surface-layered part. The surface-layered part includes a base member assembled with a surface layer member, wherein a front side of the flat base member is covered with the surface layer member, and a wrapping portion formed at an edge of the surface layer member is fitted onto the edge of the base member. The apparatus includes a workpiece supporting table on which the base member and the surface layer member are placed, such that the surface layer member is layered on the base member. The apparatus further includes a push-to-fit device for pushing the wrapping portion formed at the edge of the surface layer member in a direction to fit the wrapping portion onto the edge of the base member from an opened position, in which the wrapping portion is positioned away from the edge of the base member. | 2022-05-26 |
20220161507 | Primers For Use With Solvent Cements - Provided are primer formulations for solvent cement bonding comprising cyclopentanone and, optionally, at least one additional organic solvent. The primer formulations are effective for solvent cement bonding plastic components together, wherein the plastic components may include ABS, PVC, or CPVC pipes and/or fittings. | 2022-05-26 |
20220161508 | Methods For Producing A Structural Component - Methods of manufacturing a structural component each include providing a preformed layered structure including a plurality of layers each having reinforcing fibers embedded in a thermoplastic matrix material, heating the layered structure in a cavity formed between a contour surface and an abutment member to a first temperature, which is greater than a melting point of the thermoplastic matrix material, and cooling the layer structure in the cavity to a solidification temperature which is, e.g., less than the melting point of the thermoplastic matrix material, while applying a compression pressure. According to a method, the compression pressure is generated by using a magnet device to generate a magnetic field directed transversely to the contour surface, which pulls or compresses the abutment member and the contour surface relative to each other. According to a further method, inductive heating of the cavity occurs. | 2022-05-26 |
20220161509 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR BENDING TOWPREG - A method for bending towpreg to yield a desired amount of axial force during bending to form a preform is provided including inserting towpreg into a bending die, applying an initial axial force to the towpreg, and moving the gripped end of the towpreg in an involute path using a cam, a cam follower and a gripper, the gripper disposed on the cam follower. Axial force between the gripped end and the stationary end of the towpreg from a point where the towpreg contacts a surface of the bending die is applied tangent to the surface of the bending die while bending the towpreg. An apparatus for bending towpreg to form a preform is provided including bending dies disposed in fixed positions, and a follower. Axial involute cam mechanism having a drive shaft, a cam, a cam follower that follows an involute path around the cam, a gripper and a clamp. | 2022-05-26 |
20220161510 | Pultrudates Having Elevations and Grooves and Method for Production Thereof - A pultrudate ( | 2022-05-26 |
20220161511 | INFLATABLE DEVICE REPAIR KIT - An inflatable device repair kit includes a tube repair patch, patch cement and an abrasive sanding textured surface in a single unitary package. The inflatable device repair kit may include an openable repair packet having a patch surface, a sandpaper surface and a packet interior between the patch surface and the sandpaper surface. At least one tube repair patch may be detachably adhered to the patch surface of the repair packet. An abrasive sanding texture may be provided on the sandpaper surface of the repair packet. A patch cement may be provided in the packet interior of the repair packet. The abrasive sanding texture on the repair packet may be used to smoothen an exterior surface on an inflatable device wall of an inflatable device at a break in the inflatable device wall. The repair packet may be opened and the patch cement in the packet interior applied to the tube repair patch and the tube repair patch applied to the inflatable device wall over the break to seal the break. | 2022-05-26 |
20220161512 | TIRE VULCANIZATION SYSTEM, VULCANIZED TIRE MANUFACTURING METHOD, AND TIRE CONVEYANCE DEVICE - In a tire vulcanization system, a raw tire is carried into a lower mold by a tire conveyance device in a state where a vulcanized tire is hung by a tire hanging portion at an open position where a mold is opened. The tire conveyance device receives and carries out the vulcanized tire hung by the tire hanging portion in a state where the raw tire is carried into the lower mold. | 2022-05-26 |
20220161513 | TIRE - A tire includes an inner liner, an electronic component unit pasted on a tire inner cavity side of the inner liner, and a vulcanizing adhesive which joins the inner liner and the electronic component unit, in which the electronic component unit has an electronic component and a resin film which covers at least part of the electronic component, and the vulcanizing adhesive has a thickness of no more than 30 μm. | 2022-05-26 |
20220161514 | AGITATOR AND SHEET TRANSPORT DEVICE INCLUDING THE AGITATOR - An agitator for agitating sheets of material passing through a sheet transport device that has upper and lower guide sections defining a sheet transport path therebetween. The agitator includes first and second sets of rollers each having a roller axis of rotation and a width, and the rollers are mounted to at least one holder such that the axes of rotation of the rollers are radially spaced from a line and such that rotating the at least one holder around the line causes the rollers to orbit around the line. At least one support supports the holder for rotation around the line, and the set of first rollers is spaced from the set of second rollers in the direction of the line by a distance greater than the width of the rollers. Also a sheet transport device including the agitator. | 2022-05-26 |
20220161515 | BONDING FILM, AND LIGHT-TRANSMITTING LAMINATE INCLUDING SAME - Embodiment relates to film for bonding, and a light-transmitting laminate including the same and the like, a film for bonding comprising an embossed surface, wherein the embossed surface has an A2/A1 value of 1 or less are disclosed. A film for bonding have improved in deairing stability during formation of a light transmitting laminate, an edge sealing characteristic, and the like by controlling characteristics of a embossed surface. | 2022-05-26 |
20220161516 | PREPREGS, CORES AND COMPOSITE ARTICLES INCLUDING POWDER COATED LAYERS - Composite articles comprising a porous prepreg or core layer and a powder coated layer thereon are described. In some instances, a thermoplastic composite article comprises a porous core layer comprising a web of reinforcing fibers held together by a thermoplastic material, and a powder coated layer disposed on the porous core layer, in which a particle size of the powder coated layer is selected to provide an interface between the powder coated layer and the porous core layer, wherein at least 50% by weight of the disposed powder coated layer is present above the interface. | 2022-05-26 |
20220161517 | MECHANICAL-METAMATERIAL-BASED STRETCHABLE SUSTRATE WITH NEGATIVE POISSON'S RATIO AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed is a method of manufacturing a stretchable substrate according to various embodiments of the present disclosure for realizing the above-described objectives. The method may include generating an auxetic including a plurality of unit structures and adhering one or more elastic sheets to one surface of the auxetic. | 2022-05-26 |
20220161518 | DAMAGE RESISTANT GLASS LAMINATE AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME - A glass substrate comprises a glass clad layer fused to a glass core layer. The glass core layer comprises a core glass composition having an average core coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE | 2022-05-26 |
20220161519 | COMPOSITE AND METHODS OF MAKING SAME - Described is a composite made from a woven fabric, a non-woven fabric, or a knitted face fabric and a non-woven fabric. The woven fabric, the non-woven fabric, or the knitted face fabric is needle punched such that fibers protrude into the non-woven fabric. The woven fabric, the non-woven fabric, or the knitted face fabric has a first polymer having a first melting point and a second polymer having a second melting point being higher than the first melting point. The nonwoven backing material comprises a third polymer having a third melting point and a fourth polymer having a fourth melting point being higher than the third melting point. The woven fabric, the non-woven fabric, or the knitted face fabric is further bonded to the nonwoven backing material applying heat to at least partially melt or soften the first polymer and the third polymer such that they bond together. | 2022-05-26 |
20220161520 | COMPOSITE COMPONENT WITH OIL BARRIER COATING - A coated component having a composite substrate and a coating system disposed thereon is provided. The coating system is substantially non-porous such that hydrocarbon fuel or other carbonaceous fluids are prevented from contacting and impregnating the polymer matrix composite material. The coating system can include an aluminum layer or a film layer comprising a polyethylene film or a polypropylene film. Also provided is a composite fan casing for a gas turbine engine having a polymer matrix composite substrate and a coating system disposed thereon. Methods for forming a containment assembly of a gas turbine engine are provided. | 2022-05-26 |
20220161521 | METAL-CARBON FIBER REINFORCED RESIN MATERIAL COMPOSITE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING METAL-CARBON FIBER REINFORCED RESIN MATERIAL COMPOSITE - What is provided is a new and improved metal-carbon fiber reinforced resin material composite in which the galvanic corrosion of dissimilar materials of a metal member is suppressed and electrodeposition coatability is excellent and a method for manufacturing the metal-carbon fiber reinforced resin material composite. A metal-carbon fiber reinforced resin material composite according to the present invention has a metal member, a resin coating layer disposed on at least a part of a surface of the metal member, and a carbon fiber reinforced resin material containing a matrix resin and a carbon fiber material present in the matrix resin, the resin coating layer contains any one or more kinds selected from the group consisting of metal particles, intermetallic compound particles, conductive oxide particles, and conductive non-oxide ceramic particles as conductive particles and further contains a binder resin, and the conductive particles have a powder resistivity at 23° C. to 27° C. of 7.0×10 | 2022-05-26 |
20220161522 | METHODS OF USING STIFFENING ELEMENTS THAT COMPRISE ONE OR MORE INTEGRAL CURRENT FLOWPATHS - A stiffening element that includes one or more integral current flowpaths may include: a first layer including carbon-fiber-reinforced thermoplastic plies; a second layer including one or more glass-fiber-reinforced thermoplastic plies; and/or a third layer including aluminum. The third layer may form an outer surface of the stiffening element. The third layer may form at least part of the one or more integral current flowpaths. A method of using a stiffening element that comprises one or more integral current flowpaths as part of a current return network for a stiffened structure may include: selecting the stiffening element that includes a first layer including carbon-fiber-reinforced thermoplastic plies, a second layer including one or more glass-fiber-reinforced thermoplastic plies, and/or a third layer including aluminum; and/or routing current from the current return network through the one or more integral current flowpaths of the selected stiffening element. | 2022-05-26 |
20220161523 | THERMOPLASTIC FILM AND LAMINATED GLASS - A thermoplastic film | 2022-05-26 |
20220161524 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING GLASS RESIN LAMINATED BODY - A method of manufacturing a glass resin laminated body includes a step of sticking a glass film on a resin film via an adhesive layer while holding the glass film and the resin film between a first roller that presses against the resin film and a second roller that is disposed opposite to the first roller and that presses against the glass film. A ratio of an elastic modulus P | 2022-05-26 |
20220161525 | POLYMER COATING LAYERS FOR USE WITH HOLOGRAPHIC OPTICAL ELEMENTS - Tie layers and structures that exhibit superior properties and that provide desirable optical properties when incorporated into laminates, such as windshields, windows or other glazings containing a holographic optical element (HOE) are disclosed. The tie layers, when used in a laminate in conjunction with the HOE film, optionally with additional polymer layers, maintain and do not detract from the HOE film properties. | 2022-05-26 |
20220161526 | A SET OF LINING PLATES MADE OF RADIAL TIRES AND A METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING LINING PLATES MADE OF RADIAL TIRES - Disclosed is a set of lining plates made of radial tires to protect pieces of equipment from abrasion and to absorb impacts where said set of lining plates comprises a plurality of lining plates made of radial tires that are laid out next to each other in order to line the surface of a given equipment. The lining plates that make up the set are fitted with tongues and grooves so as to allow them to be joined together and make it possible for a perfect fixation through special hook-type screws in order to secure an effective sealing of the equipment surface on which said plates were installed, thus preventing any material from entering the space between the lining plates. The present invention also relates to a method for manufacturing the lining plates of the set using radial tires. | 2022-05-26 |
20220161527 | LAMINATE - Adding silica particles having specified collective characteristics to a fluororubber formulation enhances direct adhesion between the fluororubber formulation and a copolymer upon curing. Specifically, as measured before being mixed into the fluororubber formulation, the silica particles have an average value of the product “(particle size)×(circularity)” that is 17.5 nm or higher and 500 μm or lower. The silica particles may also have an average particle size of between 25.0 nm inclusive and 500 μm inclusive, and an average circularity of 0.80 or higher. Alternatively, as measured after being incorporated into the fluororubber formulation and then cured, the silica particles have an apparent average value of the product “(particle size)×(circularity)” that is 32.0 nm or higher and 500 μm or lower. The silica particles may also have an apparent average particle size of between 40.0 nm inclusive and 500 μm inclusive as measured after being incorporated into the fluororubber formulation and then cured. | 2022-05-26 |
20220161528 | FILAMENT MADE FROM CUTTING MEMBRANE MATERIAL AND BEING THINNED TO IMPROVE PHYSICAL PROPERTIES AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - The invention provides a filament, which is a fine filament cut and formed from a thermoplastic membrane material, and is made by thermal stretching and thermal shaping. Through the invention, the filament formed by cutting can have excellent physical properties including: high strength, high elastic recovery rate, low stretch elasticity, low elongation rate, improved environmental tolerance, and increased service life, so that the filament formed by cutting has a wider application range and can be directly used in textiles. The invention is capable of producing filaments thinner than those obtained by cutting method alone. In addition, when a surface of the filament is coated with a functional coating layer, the filament of the invention will not lose the function of the coating layer. | 2022-05-26 |
20220161529 | Crystal Clear High Barrier Packaging Film - A transparent high barrier multilayer coextruded film is useful for high-value packaging applications such as food and medical device packaging. The transparent multilayer coextruded barrier includes first and second outer layers formed using a transparent polyester or polyester copolymer; an inner nanolayer sequence including a plurality of nanolayers a) including ethylene vinyl alcohol, alternating with nanolayers b) including at least one of ethylene ethyl acrylate, low density polyethylene and linear low density polyethylene, each of the nanolayers b) having a degree of crystallinity less than about 45%; and adhesive layers between each of the two outer layers and the inner nanolayer sequence. | 2022-05-26 |
20220161530 | Laminate Facing for Fiber Reinforced Materials And Composite Materials Formed Therefrom - The present invention provides a laminate material having a polyester film and a web of polyester fibers cohesively bonded directly thereto, such that portions of the fibers are bonded to the polyester film and portions of the fibers are free from the polyester film. The invention may also include a glass reinforced polymer layer formed on the laminated facer where the polymer of the glass reinforced polymer layer is commingled with the nonwoven of the laminated facer. The laminate may further include a second polymer layer having a thickness joined to the fiber layer and/or a layer of hot melt adhesive applied to the polyester fibers. Also presented is a composite material having a polyester film, a layer of polyester fibers bonded to the second polymer layer; a second polymer layer joined to the polyester film; and a glass reinforced polymer layer formed on the laminated facer, where the polymer of the class reinforced polymer layer is commingled with the nonwoven of the laminated facer. | 2022-05-26 |
20220161531 | FLOOR FINISHING MATERIAL - The present invention provides a floor finishing material includes: a reinforcing layer, a base material layer and a surface layer, in which the reinforcing layer contains woven fabric or nonwoven fabric impregnated with a synthetic resin, and the base material layer and the surface layer contain a polyvinyl chloride-based resin composition. | 2022-05-26 |
20220161532 | DECORATIVE SHEET FOR RECOATING AND PRODUCTION METHOD FOR DECORATIVE SHEET FOR RECOATING - The present invention provides a decorative sheet for recoating, in which the recoating layer is laminated with a sufficient adhesive strength, and the recoating layer has satisfactory ink receptivity for retaining a colorant. The decorative sheet for recoating includes: a base material; a recoating layer that is provided on at least one surface side of the base material, contains thermoplastic resin fibers as fibers of a constituent component, and has spaces among the fibers; and an adhesion layer between the base material and the recoating layer, which has been formed by melt deposition or flow deposition of at least a part of the thermoplastic resin fibers. | 2022-05-26 |
20220161533 | GAS BARRIER POLYAMIDE FILM - The objective of the present invention is to provide a gas barrier polyamide film excellent in water resistance adhesiveness (water resistant laminate strength), impact resistance and pinhole resistance. The gas barrier polyamide film is characterized in comprising a stretched polyamide film, wherein the stretched polyamide film comprises A Layer: a base layer and B Layer: an easily adhesive layer on at least one surface of the A Layer, C Layer: an inorganic thin film layer is laminated on the surface of the B Layer in the stretched polyamide film, the A Layer comprises 65 mass % or more of Polyamide 6, the B Layer comprises 60 to 100 mass % of a Polyamide 6 copolymer and 0 to 40 mass % of Polyamide 6, and a ratio of a copolymer component in the Polyamide 6 copolymer is 3 to 35 mass %. | 2022-05-26 |
20220161534 | BIAXIALLY ORIENTED POLYESTER REFLECTIVE FILM AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR - The present invention relates to a biaxially oriented polyester reflective film capable of retaining excellent reflection characteristics even after vacuum compression molding and hot press molding by suppressing deformation of an internal porous layer of the reflective film during molding, and a process of producing the same. | 2022-05-26 |
20220161535 | RE-PULPABLE INSULATED PAPER PRODUCTS AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THE SAME - Insulated paper products are disclosed. Methods of making and using insulated paper products are also disclosed. | 2022-05-26 |
20220161536 | Laminating Device - A lamination device includes: an elastic lamination seat, including a deformation bearing portion, the deformation bearing portion including a bearing surface for bearing a to-be-laminated flexible display panel, and the bearing surface being configured as a curved surface protruding towards the cover plate; an auxiliary bearing film, configured to pre-bend and fix the to-be-laminated flexible display panel onto the bearing surface when the elastic lamination seat is in a natural state; and a driving mechanism, connected to the elastic lamination seat and configured to drive the elastic lamination seat to move towards or away from the cover plate, wherein when the driving mechanism drives the elastic lamination seat to move towards the cover plate, the elastic lamination seat is squeezed to produce elastic deformation and the bearing surface gradually laminates the flexible display panel onto the cover plate from the middle to two sides. | 2022-05-26 |
20220161537 | Method of Material Transfer - A method for transferring an atomically thin layer comprising providing a target substrate and a donor substrate on which a first atomically thin layer has been formed. The method further comprises disposing an adhesion layer at the donor substrate or at the target substrate. The method further comprises bringing the target substrate and the donor substrate together. Further, the method comprises bonding together the donor substrate, the adhesion layer and the target substrate and removing the donor substrate. | 2022-05-26 |
20220161538 | ATTACHING DEVICE AND INTERMEDIATE MECHANISM THEREOF, AND ATTACHING METHOD - An attaching apparatus, an intermediary mechanism thereof, and an attaching method are provided. The intermediary mechanism is provided for being selectively arranged between a pressing mechanism and a carrying mechanism. The intermediary mechanism includes a frame, a deformable sheet fixed on the frame, and an adhesive layer disposed on the deformable sheet. The frame is provided for being fastened to one of the pressing mechanism and the carrying mechanism. The adhesive layer is provided for adhering at least one attaching object onto one side of the deformable sheet facing the carrying mechanism. The deformable sheet is configured to be gradually deformed toward the carrying mechanism by being pressed with the pressing mechanism, so that the at least one attaching object is abutted against an attached object on the carrying mechanism. | 2022-05-26 |
20220161539 | PANEL AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A PANEL - A panel having a substrate and a top layer provided thereon, wherein the top layer comprises at least a melamine resin and a binder, the binder being selected from the group comprising: polyacrylates based binder, polyvinyl acetate based binder, polyester based binder, acrylic copolymers based binder or urethane based binder. | 2022-05-26 |
20220161540 | STRETCH LAMINATE - A method to manufacture an elastic laminate is disclosed. Thermoplastic Elastomeric Material (TEM) is selected from a polymer supply and fed into an extruder. The TEM film is extruded by the extruder by passing the TEM polymer through an extrusion die head to form a TEM film layer on a carrier web provided by a carrier supply. The TEM film layer is allowed to solidify on the carrier web, thereby forming a first laminate. The first laminate is stored in a first storage prior to being delivered to a delamination unit, which delaminates the first laminate by separating the TEM layer from the carrier web. The delaminated TEM layer is stretched at least in its Machine Direction (MD) in a stretching station via a plurality of web guide means. The stretched TEM layer is positioned between a first envelope web and optionally a second envelope web prior to being delivered to a bonding unit, which connects them to form a second bonded laminate. The second bonded laminate is unstretched and stored in a second storage for a predetermined time. The stored second bonded laminate is wound under controlled tension to form a roll or spool, thereby forming the elastic laminate. | 2022-05-26 |
20220161541 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR LAYERED WOOD PRODUCT PRODUCTION - A method and system for production of layered wood products employs local and independently operating robotic panel assembly cells including one or more veneer handling robots, one or more core handling robots, and one or more glue application robots to produce stacks of layered wood product panels locally near the pressing stations. Consequently, the stacks of layered wood product panels are independently built at, or near, the location of the pressing stations. This eliminates the need for traditional panel conveyors, traditional layered wood product panel assembly layup lines, and stack press delivery lines. This, in turn, eliminates thousands of moving parts and dozens of people from the layered wood product production process. | 2022-05-26 |
20220161542 | LITHOGRAPHIC PRINTING PLATE PRECURSOR, METHOD FOR PREPARING LITHOGRAPHIC PRINTING PLATE, AND LITHOGRAPHIC PRINTING METHOD - Provided is a lithographic printing plate precursor having an aluminum support and an image-recording layer formed on the aluminum support, in which the image-recording layer contains resin particles A that have an ethylenically unsaturated group and a compound B that has an ethylenically unsaturated group other than the resin particles A and has an ethylenically unsaturated bond valence of 1.5 mmol/g or more. Also provided are a method for preparing lithographic printing plate or a lithographic printing method using the lithographic printing plate precursor. | 2022-05-26 |
20220161543 | DEVICE, METHOD, AND ASSEMBLY FOR LOADING NOZZLES WITH FLUID | 2022-05-26 |
20220161544 | PRINTING PARAMETER ACQUISITION DEVICE AND PRINTING PARAMETER ACQUISITION METHOD - A printing parameter acquisition device includes an acquisition section and an output section. The acquisition section acquires a printing condition for specifying a member to be used when solder is printed on a board. The output section outputs, from a database that stores the printing condition, a printing parameter used for controlling driving of a printer, and a reliability of the printing parameter in association with each other, the printing parameter which is associated with the printing condition corresponding to the printing condition acquired by the acquisition section and of which the reliability is a predetermined level or more. | 2022-05-26 |
20220161545 | PRINTING APPARATUS - A printing apparatus includes a base frame being bridged between a pair of legs and being configured to support a printing unit, and a board box being arranged under the base frame and being configured to accommodate a control board. A hook is provided to any one surface of a lower surface of the base frame and an upper surface of the board box, and a hole engageable with the hook is provided in the other surface. A female screw is formed in any one side surface of a side surface of the base frame and a side surface of the board box, and a fixing member configured to abut against the one side surface is provided to the other side surface. The board box is fixed to the base frame by a male screw screwed into the female screw through intermediation of the fixing member. | 2022-05-26 |
20220161546 | Screen Printing Method - Implementations of methods of screen printing an image may include printing a subtractive primary colored semi-opaque ink onto a substrate and printing a subtractive primary colored semi-transparent ink over the semi-opaque ink. The method may be capable of achieving an entire cyan, magenta, yellow, key (CMYK) gamut of colors. | 2022-05-26 |
20220161547 | Method for Stencil Printing a Layer and Printing Device - Various embodiments of the teachings herein include a method for stencil printing a layer on or onto a printing surface with a stencil comprising applying a stencil with a first part and a second part to the printing surface and applying a layer of material to the printing surface through the stencil. The first part and the second part cover a non-continuous region of the printing surface. | 2022-05-26 |
20220161548 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TREATING A RELIEF PRINTING PLATE PRECURSOR WITH LIQUID - An apparatus for treating a relief precursor having a back side and a relief side. The apparatus includes a housing, a treating means for treating the relief precursor with at least one liquid, a removal means for removing debris and/or liquid from the relief precursor, the removal means arranged downstream of the treating means, and a conveying mechanism configured for transporting the relief precursor in a transport direction through the housing. The removal means includes a liquid removal and guidance body mounted for removing liquid from the back side of the relief precursor. The conveying mechanism is configured for pulling the relief precursor over and against said liquid removal and guidance body whilst the relief precursor is moved in the transport direction, such that in operation liquid is removed from the back side. | 2022-05-26 |
20220161549 | INSPECTION APPARATUS - An inspection apparatus is disclosed. The inspection apparatus includes a laser, an optical sensor, and a controller. In operation, the laser outputs at least one laser beam, the optical sensor measures an intensity of the at least one laser beam passing through a lower region adjacent to the inkjet head, and the controller controls an ink ejection from the inkjet head based on the intensity of the at least one laser beam. | 2022-05-26 |
20220161550 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING A DIGITAL PRINTER WITH FAILURE COMPENSATION - A digital printer and a method of controlling the digital printer having a print head with an array of printing elements and a failure detection system arranged to detect malfunctioning printing elements. When, during printing, a malfunctioning printing element is detected, a switch from the current print strategy to another print strategy is arranged during printing which leaves the number of passes per swatch constant, i.e. the print quality is not affected by the switch. | 2022-05-26 |
20220161551 | PRINTING APPARATUS AND PRINTING METHOD - A printing apparatus includes a head including a plurality of nozzles configured to discharge liquid to a medium, an abnormal nozzle detection unit configured to detect an abnormal nozzle having a discharging defect among the plurality of nozzles, a contact detection unit configured to detect contact between the head and the medium, a suction unit configured to perform an ejection operation of ejecting the liquid from the plurality of nozzles, and a control unit. The control unit executes a suction operation when the abnormal nozzle is detected and the contact between the head and the medium is detected, and the control unit executes a printing of complementing the abnormal nozzle when the abnormal nozzle is detected and the contact between the head and the medium is not detected. | 2022-05-26 |
20220161552 | RECORDING APPARATUS - A recording apparatus that performs recording on a recording medium, includes a liquid discharge head including a plurality of element substrates each having a discharge port configured to discharge liquid and a heat element configured to heat the liquid, a channel member including a common supply channel configured to communicate with the plurality of the element substrates and to supply the liquid to the plurality of the element substrates, and a common collecting channel configured to communicate with the plurality of the element substrates and to collect the liquid from the plurality of the element substrates, wherein the common supply channel and the common collecting channel are respectively disposed out of alignment in a conveyance direction of the recording medium, and wherein, upstream of the element substrates, the recording apparatus comprises a heat unit configured to heat the liquid flowing in the common supply channel. | 2022-05-26 |
20220161553 | RECORDING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - A recording apparatus includes a storage unit, a supply flow path, a degassing unit, and a temperature adjustment unit. The storage unit stores liquid that is supplied to a recording head that discharges the liquid. The supply flow path connects the storage unit and the recording head. The degassing unit degases the liquid flowing in the supply flow path. The temperature adjustment unit is positioned between the storage unit and the degassing unit and adjusts a temperature of the liquid flowing in the supply flow path. | 2022-05-26 |
20220161554 | Process and Device for In-air Production of Single Droplets, Compound Droplets, and Shape-controlled (compound) Particles or Fibers - A production process and a related device comprises a formation process comprising: contacting a first liquid material and a second liquid material with each other at a contact point in a gas atmosphere, wherein at the contact point at least one of the first liquid material and the second liquid material is provided as a liquid jet propagating in a direction, to provide at the contact point a third jet of a coalesced third material propagating in a third direction. | 2022-05-26 |
20220161555 | WAFER STRUCTURE - A wafer structure is disclosed and includes a chip substrate and plural inkjet chips having plural ink-drip generators. Each ink-drop generator includes a thermal-barrier layer, a resistance heating layer and a protective layer. The thermal-barrier layer is formed on the chip substrate, the resistance heating layer is formed on the thermal-barrier layer, a part of the protective layer is formed on the resistance heating layer, and the barrier layer is formed on the protective layer. The ink-supply chamber has a bottom in communication with the protective layer, and a top in communication with the nozzle. The thermal-barrier layer has a thickness of 500˜5000 angstroms, the protective layer has a thickness of 150˜3500 angstroms, the resistance heating layer has a thickness of 100˜500 angstroms, the resistance heating layer has a length of 5˜30 microns, and the resistance heating layer has a width of 5˜10 microns. | 2022-05-26 |
20220161556 | WAFER STRUCTURE - A wafer structure is disclosed and includes a chip substrate and at least one inkjet chip having plural ink-drip generators. Each ink-drop generator includes a thermal-barrier layer, a resistance heating layer and a protective layer. The thermal-barrier layer is formed on the chip substrate, the resistance heating layer is formed on the thermal-barrier layer, a part of the protective layer is formed on the resistance heating layer, and the barrier layer is formed on the protective layer. The ink-supply chamber has a bottom in communication with the protective layer, and a top in communication with the nozzle. The thermal-barrier layer has a thickness of 500˜5000 angstroms, the protective layer has a thickness of 150˜3500 angstroms, the resistance heating layer has a thickness of 100˜500 angstroms, the resistance heating layer has a length of 5˜30 microns, and the resistance heating layer has a width of 5˜10 microns. | 2022-05-26 |
20220161557 | HEAD CHIP, LIQUID JET HEAD, LIQUID JET RECORDING DEVICE, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING HEAD CHIP - There are provided a head chip, a liquid jet head, a liquid jet recording device, and a method of manufacturing the head chip each capable of preventing the short circuit of electrodes by ink to maintain an excellent ejection performance over a long period of time. The head chip according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes an actuator plate, a cover plate, and an intermediate plate. In the actuator plate, open apertures which communicate an inside and an outside of a non-ejection channel with each other are formed in both end portions of the non-ejection channel in a Y direction. In the actuator plate, open apertures which communicate an inside and an outside of a non-ejection channel with each other are formed in both end portions of the non-ejection channel in the Y direction. | 2022-05-26 |
20220161558 | WAFER STRUCTURE - A wafer structure including a chip substrate and plural inkjet chips is disclosed. The chip substrate is a silicon substrate fabricated by a semiconductor process on a wafer of at least 12 inches. The inkjet chips are formed on the chip substrate by the semiconductor process and diced into the first inkjet chip and the second inkjet chip. Each of the first inkjet chip and the second inkjet chip includes plural ink-drop generators. Each of the ink-drop generators includes a nozzle. A diameter of the nozzle is in a range between 0.5 micrometers and 10 micrometers. A volume of an inkjet drop discharged from the nozzle is in a range between 1 femtoliter and 3 picoliters. The ink-drop generators form plural longitudinal axis array groups having a pitch and form plural horizontal axis array groups having a central stepped pitch equal to 1/600 inches or less. | 2022-05-26 |
20220161559 | WAFER STRUCTURE - A wafer structure is disclosed and includes a chip substrate and an inkjet chip. The chip substrate is a silicon substrate fabricated by a semiconductor process on a wafer of 12 inches. The inkjet chips are formed on the chip substrate by the semiconductor process and diced into the inkjet chip. The inkjet chip includes plural ink-drop generators generated by the semiconductor process on the chip substrate. Each of the plurality of ink-drop generators includes a nozzle. A diameter of the nozzle is in a range between 0.5 micrometers and 10 micrometers. A volume of an inkjet drop discharged from the nozzle is in a range between 1 femtoliter and 3 picoliters. The ink-drop generators form plural longitudinal axis array groups having a pitch and plural horizontal axis array groups having a central stepped pitch equal to or less than 1/600 inches. | 2022-05-26 |
20220161560 | LIQUID EJECTION HEAD - A liquid ejection head including a recording element substrate for ejecting liquid supported by a support member with an adhesive layer provided between the recording element substrate and the support member. A terminal is provided at an end portion of the recording element substrate with a sealing member covering the end portion of the recording element substrate including the terminal. The sealing member is in contact with a side surface of the end portion and an end surface of the adhesive layer. The adhesive layer comprises includes a first adhesive portion and a second adhesive portion positioned between the first adhesive portion and the sealing member. Rigidity of the second adhesive portion is less than the rigidity of the sealing member and less than the rigidity of the first adhesive portion. | 2022-05-26 |
20220161561 | INKJET PRINTING DEVICE AND METHOD OF ADDRESSING NON-DISCHARGE THEREIN - An inkjet printing device and a method of addressing non-discharge. The inkjet printing device comprises a print head including nozzles that discharge an ink including light emitting elements, a dipping bath in which the print head is immersed and which includes a suction solution, and a suctioning part which is connected to the print head and suctions the suction solution along with the ink remaining in the print head unit. | 2022-05-26 |
20220161562 | LIQUID DISCHARGE DEVICE AND LIQUID DISCHARGE APPARATUS - A liquid discharge device includes a liquid discharge head including nozzles configured to discharge a liquid, a carriage mounting the liquid discharge head and movable, a wiper configured to wipe a nozzle surface of the liquid discharge head, and a wiper mover configured to hold and move the wiper between a facing position at which the wiper faces the nozzle surface and a standby position at which the wiper does not face the nozzle surface. The carriage movably holds the liquid discharge head and the wiper mover as a single unit. | 2022-05-26 |
20220161563 | RECORDING APPARATUS AND WIPING METHOD - A recording apparatus includes a recording head having an ejection port surface and a step portion, a blade to wipe the ejection port surface, and a moving unit. A plurality of ink ejection ports is arranged on the ejection port surface. The moving unit performs relative movement of the blade and the recording head by moving the blade or the recording head in a first direction to cause the blade to wipe a wiped surface including the ejection port surface, from the step portion to an area in which the plurality of ink ejection ports is arranged. The moving unit performs the relative movement so that a first relative velocity of the relative movement when the blade passes the step portion is higher than a second relative velocity of the relative movement when the blade, that has been in contact with the wiped surface, is separated from the wiped surface. | 2022-05-26 |
20220161564 | FLUIDIC DIES - A fluidic die may include a fluid channel layer defining a number of fluid channels therein, a slot layer disposed on a side of the fluid channel layer, and a first fluid slot and a second fluid slot defined in the slot layer. At least one of the fluid channels fluidically couples the first fluid slot to the second fluid slot. The first fluid slot and the second fluid slot are defined in the slot layer along a length of the fluidic die. | 2022-05-26 |
20220161565 | MEMBER INCLUDING PAD ELECTRODE, INK CARTRIDGE, RECORDING APPARATUS - A member mountable to a mounting portion provided with an ink receiving tube and a plurality of electrical connecting portions, the member includes a first portion including an outwardly facing surface and provided with an inserting portion into which the ink receiving tube is capable of being inserted; a second portion opposite from the first portion; and a third portion connecting the first portion and the second portion with each other and provided with a plurality of pad electrodes electrically connectable with the electrical connecting portions. The member is mountable to the mounting portion by being inserted into the mounting portion in an inserting direction with the first portion at a leading side. The pad electrodes are electrically connectable with the electrical connecting portions by being moved in a direction different from the inserting direction. | 2022-05-26 |
20220161566 | RESERVOIR OF LIGHT EMITTING ELEMENTS, PRINTING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF DISPLAY DEVICE USING THE SAME - A reservoir of a light emitting element includes a storage container accommodating a material in which at least one light emitting element is dispersed. A first electrode and a second electrode are spaced apart from each other in the inside of the storage container. A power supply is electrically coupled to each of the first electrode and the second electrode to apply a power source corresponding to each of the first electrode and the second electrode. Holes are formed in each of the first electrode and the second electrode. | 2022-05-26 |
20220161567 | COMMUNICATION METHOD FOR CONSUMABLES CHIP, CONSUMABLES CHIP, AND CONSUMABLE - The present disclosure relates to the technical field of printer consumables, and in particular, to a communication method for a consumable chip, a consumable chip, and a consumable. The communication method for a consumable chip includes: in the process of consumable serial number authentication, performing non-AC authentication with an imaging device based on a first serial number, and performing AC authentication with the imaging device based on a second serial number. The non-AC authentication is performed on the chip by using the first serial number before the device is upgraded, such that the imaging device records the first serial number as a used chip serial number. The second serial number, which is set after the device is upgraded, is only used for AC authentication. | 2022-05-26 |
20220161568 | PRINTING FLUID CIRCULATION - An example printing fluid pen comprises a plurality of fluid ports, a pressure regulator in fluid communication with a first fluid port, and a valve in fluid communication with a second fluid port. The first fluid port is to deliver printing fluid to a fluid ejection device, and the second fluid port to direct printing fluid out of the pen. In response to negative pressure, the valve is to open to enable fluids within the pen to exit via the second port. | 2022-05-26 |
20220161569 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - The present disclosure provides processing for performing highly-accurate density nonuniformity correction while saving the number of patches. A chart generation unit obtains measurement data of the latest test chart. A patch tone calculation unit obtains an output characteristic expressing measurement values for input tone values based on the obtained measurement data and calculates selected tone values to be used as the input tone values for a test chart from the obtained output characteristic. A chart image generation unit generates the test chart by using the calculated selected tone values as the input tone values and not using at least one initial tone value as the input tone value. | 2022-05-26 |
20220161570 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR GENERATING VARIABLE DIGITAL OPTICAL IMAGES ON A SUBSTRATE USING A THERMAL HEAD - A thermal printer comprising a thermal head including an array of heating elements disposed on the thermal head, the array of heating elements including optical structures comprising an array of first pixels corresponding to a first color and second pixels corresponding to a second color, the first color being different from the second color; wherein individual ones of the pixels comprise sub-pixels, a given pixel comprising a first sub-pixel and a second sub-pixel, the first sub-pixel comprising a first optical structure corresponding to light to be reflected or transmitted from a substrate toward a left eye of a person from a first viewing angle, the second sub-pixel comprising a second optical structure corresponding to light to be reflected or transmitted from a substrate toward a right eye of the person from the first viewing angle, and the first sub-pixel and the second sub-pixel correspond to the color of light of the given pixels to be reflected or transmitted from a substrate. | 2022-05-26 |
20220161571 | PRINTER, PRINTER CONTROL METHOD OF PRINTER AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM - A printer configured to print on a printing medium having an RFID, comprising a communication unit configured to communicate with the RFID, and a search unit configured to move the communication unit to a position with respect to the RFID to search for a position communicable with the RFID, wherein the search unit determines communication success/failure between the RFID and the communication unit at a plurality of positions with respect to the RFID, and on the basis of a region including a plurality of positions determined as the communication being successful, identifying a communication position between the RFID and the communication unit. | 2022-05-26 |
20220161572 | PRINTER, CONTROL METHOD FOR PRINTER, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM - The controller executes the first process once and then executes the second process. The first process is a process for back-feeding the continuous body, writing information to the RFID inlet, and then forward-feeding the continuous body until the RFID medium reaches the print start position. The second process is a process for stopping printing on the RFID medium halfway and writing information to the subsequent RFID medium following the RFID medium under printing when the RFID inlet of the subsequent RFID medium reaches the position allowing the communication with the antenna, and then resuming and completing printing on the RFID medium, printing on which was stopped halfway. | 2022-05-26 |
20220161573 | INK JET PRINTING SYSTEM - Provided is an ink jet printer including: an electromagnetic wave generator that includes an electromagnetic wave generation section, a high-frequency voltage generation section generating a voltage applied to the electromagnetic wave generation section, and a transmission line coupling the electromagnetic wave generation section and the high-frequency voltage generation section to each other in which the electromagnetic wave generation section includes a first electrode, a second electrode, a first conductor that couples the first electrode and the transmission line to each other, and a second conductor that couples the second electrode and the transmission line to each other, a minimum separation distance between the first conductor and the second conductor is 1/10 or less of a wavelength of an output electromagnetic wave, and the first conductor includes a coil, and the coil is disposed at a position closer to the first electrode than the transmission line; a carriage that reciprocates in a width direction of a recording medium; and an ink jet head, in which a thin ink film of the ink discharged from the ink jet head and attached to the recording medium is dried by the electromagnetic wave generator. | 2022-05-26 |
20220161574 | LIGHT IRRADIATOR AND PRINTING DEVICE - A light irradiator includes a light source, a heat-dissipating member thermally connected to the light source, a drive including a drive circuit for the light source, a housing having vents and an irradiation opening for light from the light source to pass, and a blower. The rectangular housing has a first surface having a first side with a first dimension and a second side with a second dimension, a second surface having the second side and a third side with a third dimension, and a third surface having the first and third sides. The opening is in the first surface. A first vent and a second vent are in the second surface, with the first vent nearer the opening, and the second vent opposite to the opening. The heat-dissipating member faces the first vent. The drive is between the first and second vents. The blower faces the second vent. | 2022-05-26 |
20220161575 | PLATEN ROLLER AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A platen roller for a label printer using a sticky label without a liner on the rear surface thereof, the platen roller includes a shaft body, a foaming elastic layer provided with an outer periphery of the shaft body, with a plurality of foaming cells opening on the surface thereof and a non-sticky layer provided with the outer peripheral surface of the foaming elastic layer, with asperities part corresponding to the opening foaming cells of the foaming elastic layer, the non-sticky layer in a non-ground state. | 2022-05-26 |
20220161576 | ROLLER, MEDIUM-TRANSPORTING DEVICE, LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ROLLER - A toothed roller includes: a wheel having teeth on a peripheral surface; and holders that hold n wheels, which satisfy condition 1 and condition 2 described below, such that the n wheels are stacked in an axial direction, n being a natural number of 2 or more. Condition 1 is Pr=Pt/n, where Pr is a tooth pitch of the toothed roller and Pt is a tooth pitch of the wheel. Condition 2 is such that a minimum value of sums of angles each formed by a reference tooth and another reference tooth adjacent thereto in a circumferential direction of one to n wheels is greater than 180 degrees, where one of the teeth is a reference tooth, one of the n wheels is a reference wheel, and wheels having reference teeth near to the reference tooth of the reference wheel are second to nth wheels sequentially. | 2022-05-26 |
20220161577 | CONTACTING MEMBER, DRYING DEVICE, AND PRINTING APPARATUS - A contacting member contacts a region of a contacted member to which a liquid composition has been applied. The contacting member has a substrate and a fluororesin fiber layer containing a fluororesin fiber. One side of the fluororesin fiber layer is directly or indirectly fixed to the substrate and another side of the fluororesin fiber layer contacts the contacted member. A ratio X/Y is less than 1.00, wherein X is a presence ratio of the fluororesin fiber in the fluororesin fiber layer on the side which is directly or indirectly fixed to the substrate and Y is a presence ratio of the fluororesin fiber in the fluororesin fiber layer on the other side which contacts the contacted member. | 2022-05-26 |
20220161578 | SHEET SUCTION DEVICE, SHEET CONVEYOR, AND PRINTER - A sheet suction device includes a drum including multiple suction holes in a circumferential surface of the drum, the drum configured to bear a sheet on the circumferential surface and rotate, a suction device configured to suck the sheet through the multiple suction holes, a rotary valve between the multiple suction holes of the drum and the suction device, the rotary valve configured to rotate relative to the drum to change a number of the multiple suction holes communicating with the suction device, and a driver configured to relatively rotate the drum and the rotary valve. | 2022-05-26 |
20220161579 | RECORDING APPARATUS - A recording apparatus includes an apparatus body that includes a recording unit that performs recording on a medium, a medium cassette configured to slide in a first direction, and a second direction, a frame forming a plane that is along a lateral face of the apparatus body, and a support column portion located at an end of the frame in an apparatus width direction intersecting with the slide directions of the medium cassette and extending in a height direction of the apparatus body. The frame forms the plane that is along the lateral face of the apparatus body at a second direction side. The medium cassette has, at an end in the second direction, a protruding portion that protrudes in the second direction. An accommodating portion configured to accommodate the protruding portion is formed in the support column portion. | 2022-05-26 |
20220161580 | PRINTING APPARATUS - A printing apparatus includes a recording unit configured to record an image on a medium, a housing configured to accommodate the recording unit, and a cover provided at the housing and configured to be opened and closed, the cover being configured such that an interior thereof is visible, in which the cover includes a rectangular frame having two long side parts and two short side parts, and a light transmissive plate that is transmissive and attached to the frame, and each of the long side parts is a hollow structure with a metal material. | 2022-05-26 |
20220161581 | PRINTING SYSTEM, TREATMENT APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF REUSING CLEANING LIQUID - A printing system includes: a transport belt that configured to support and transport a medium, a liquid jetting unit configured to perform a printing operation by jetting a liquid to the medium, a storage tank that is an example of a cleaning liquid storage unit configured to store a cleaning liquid, a cleaning unit configured to perform a cleaning operation of the transporting belt using the cleaning liquid stored in the storage tank, a coagulation tank configured to store the cleaning liquid used for cleaning operation and to which a coagulating agent is added, and a separation unit configured to separate, from the cleaning liquid, a coagulated material produced by coagulation caused by adding the coagulating agent to the cleaning liquid. The cleaning liquid from which the coagulated material is separated by the separation unit is supplied to the storage tank. | 2022-05-26 |
20220161582 | TAPE CASSETTE - A tape cassette that includes a housing having a front wall and a tape feed exit located on the front wall, a tape included at least partially within the housing, and a pressing portion and a first non-pressing portion on the front wall. The pressing portion and the first non-pressing portion are positioned to oppose tape type detecting switches of the label printer when the cassette is in the label printer. The pressing portion is configured to change a state of an opposing one of the tape type detecting switches, and the first non-pressing portion is configured to avoid changing a state of an opposing one of the tape type detecting switches. The first non-pressing portion is a planar area of the front wall extending in a tape width direction from a top surface of the housing to a bottom surface of the housing. | 2022-05-26 |
20220161583 | LEVELING UNIT FOR IMPRINTING AND IMPRINT APPARATUS COMPRISING SAME - In a leveling unit for imprinting and an imprint apparatus having the leveling unit, the leveling unit includes a base plate, a moving plate and a plurality of link parts. The moving plate is spaced apart from the base plate, and has a reference plane heading for an opposite direction of the base plate. The plurality of link parts connects the base plate with the moving plate, is spaced apart from each other by a predetermined distance along a circumferential direction with respect to a center of the reference plane, and is elastically and independently transformed by a pressing force applied to the reference plane to adjust an inclination of the moving plate. | 2022-05-26 |
20220161584 | INSTANT TICKET REDUNDANCY VIA MULTI-CHROMATIC INDICIA - A redundantly printed security-enhanced document, printing method and system ensure the meaning of the information imparted by variable indicia printed by redundant printing on the document with removable scratch-off coatings. By printing the variable indicia with multiple colors, redundancy and integrity of the intended indicia is achieved. Additionally, inverted color indicia countermeasures to pinprick attacks are also disclosed. The redundantly printed document, methods and systems enhance the overall appearance of the redundantly printed document, and reduce possible consequences resulting from misprinted variable indicia. The resultant printed process color indicia maintains a grayscale equivalent level of a process color greater than or equal to the measured grayscale equivalent level of the substrate surface plus an additional contrast delta of 15%. | 2022-05-26 |
20220161585 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING PRINTED PRODUCT, APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING PRINTED PRODUCT, AND SET FOR PRINTING - A method produces a printed product, where the method includes applying a curable composition including a volume expansion agent and a polymerizable compound, to form a volume expansion layer; applying a colorant composition including a colorant, to form a colorant layer; and applying energy to the volume expansion layer and the colorant layer. | 2022-05-26 |
20220161586 | CONTROLLED SURFACE WETTING RESULTING IN IMPROVED DIGITAL PRINT EDGE ACUITY AND RESOLUTION - A method is described for applying a coating composition to a surface of a substrate in a pattern utilizing a non-contact deposition applicator to increase edge acuity and resolution of the coating composition in the pattern. The method includes the steps of providing the substrate having the surface that comprises a non-porous polymer, applying a surface treatment to the surface in a pattern to form a patterned surface that has increased surface energy as compared to the non-surface treated surface, providing the coating composition including a carrier and a binder, providing the non-contact deposition applicator including a nozzle, and applying the coating composition to the patterned surface through the nozzle to selectively wet the patterned surface and form a coating layer disposed in the pattern and having increased edge acuity and resolution, wherein the coating layer has a wet thickness of at least about 15 micrometers as applied. | 2022-05-26 |
20220161587 | DYE-DEPOSITED BASE BODY MANUFACTURING APPARATUS AND DYEING SYSTEM - A dye-deposited base body manufacturing apparatus manufactures a dye-deposited base body. The dye-deposited base body is used in a dyeing step of dyeing a resin body. A dye to be transferred to the resin body is deposited to a base body. The dye-deposited base body manufacturing apparatus is provided with a printing device, a conveyance device, and a base body movement device. The printing device prints a dye for dyeing the resin body on the base body. The conveyance device conveys a dyeing tray on which the dye-deposited resin body on which the dye is printed by the printing device is placed. The base body movement device moves the dye-deposited base body from a printing position by the printing device to a side of the conveyance device. | 2022-05-26 |
20220161588 | THERMOSENSITIVE RECORDING MEDIUM - The present invention provides a thermosensitive recording medium having a high degree of water resistance and excellent surface qualities. The thermosensitive recording medium has a thermosensitive recording layer comprising a colorless or pale colored basic leuco dye and an electron accepting developing agent on a substrate, but does not have a protective layer on the thermosensitive recording layer, and the thermosensitive recording layer further comprises (i) a carboxy-modified polyvinyl alcohol as a binder, (ii) an epichlorohydrin resin and a modified polyamine/amide resin (excluding those contained in the category of epichlorohydrin resin) as crosslinking agents, and (iii) an acrylic resin with a glass transition temperature (Tg) of lower than or equal to 50 degree C. and a minimum film forming temperature (MFT) of higher than or equal to 40 degree C. | 2022-05-26 |
20220161589 | SECURE MULTI-LAYERED STRUCTURE COMPRISING MULTIPLE APERTURES - A secure multi-layered structure ( | 2022-05-26 |
20220161590 | PERSONALIZABLE COLOR-SHIFTING DATA CARRIER - A data carrier having at least one optically variable element, at least one surface element, and at least one security element comprising at least part of the at least one optically variable element and at least part of the at least one surface element. The at least one surface element is configured to guide impinging electromagnetic radiation towards the at least one optically variable element. The data carrier is configured such, that electromagnetic radiation is impinging on the at least one surface element under at least a first arrival angle when the data carrier is seen under a first observation angle, and such, that electromagnetic radiation is impinging on the at least one surface element under at least a second arrival angle being different from the first arrival angle when the data carrier is seen under a second observation angle being different from the first observation angle. The at least one optically variable element is configured to reflect at least a first reflection spectrum upon impingement of the electromagnetic radiation being impinging on the at least one surface element under the first arrival angle, whereby the at least one security element appears according to at least a first appearance, and is further configured to reflect at least a second reflection spectrum upon impingement of the electromagnetic radiation being impinging on the at least one surface element under the second arrival angle, whereby the at least one security element appears according to at least a second appearance being different from the first appearance. | 2022-05-26 |
20220161591 | ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY MONITOR WITH POSITIONAL DISPLACEMENT AND SECURITY FEATURES - Environmental monitors for monitoring a predetermined environmental exposure, for example, an historical heat exposure such as a cumulative ambient heat exposure and/or a peak ambient heat exposure may include an environmental indicator material and a security material. The environmental monitor may be configured to attach to a host product for monitoring the predetermined environmental exposure of the host product, and additionally serve as an anti-counterfeiting indicator. | 2022-05-26 |
20220161592 | Detectable Component for a Writing Implement - The invention relates to a writing implement such as a pen which includes a housing and an internal component in which there is provided a reservoir of ink. The internal component typically includes a portion such as a ballpoint which allows ink to be transferred from the reservoir to a surface to which the said portion is applied. The writing implement and/or internal component is rendered detectable by metal detection and/or X-ray detection apparatus when the internal component is within range of the same so that the internal component is detectable when separated, deliberately or inadvertently, from the remainder of the writing implement. | 2022-05-26 |
20220161593 | DECORATIVE MATERIAL AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - The present invention provides a decorative material having a stereoscopic visual effect and a better feel. A decorative material comprising at least a base material, comprising a first region and a second region within a plane of the decorative material when seen in planar view, wherein the first region includes a peelable ink decoration layer disposed on the base material and a first recess formed immediately above the peelable ink decoration layer, and the second region includes a second recess deeper than the first recess. | 2022-05-26 |
20220161594 | AERODYNAMIC WHEEL COVERS AND MOUNTING ASSEMBLIES - Aerodynamic wheel covers may include a hub assembly coupled with a hub of a large vehicle, such as a truck. A base assembly may be coupled to the hub assembly, and a disk assembly may be coupled with the base assembly such that removal and installation of the disk assembly may be accomplished without tools. | 2022-05-26 |
20220161595 | VEHICLE RIM WITH A RIM BODY HAVING AT LEAST ONE FIBER BUNDLE; METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME; AND VEHICLE WHEEL - The invention relates to a vehicle rim having a rim body made from a fiber composite material, the rim body having two rim flange areas and a rim bed area connecting the two rim flange areas, and at least one rim flange area being reinforced by at least one fiber bundle and this at least one fiber bundle being surrounded by a compression wrap. The invention also relates to a vehicle wheel with the vehicle rim and to a production method for the vehicle rim. | 2022-05-26 |