| 23rd week of 2016 patent applcation highlights part 17 |
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| 20160159018 | Currency Operated Tire Inflation and Repair Apparatus and Methods - The present disclosure provides tire repair assemblies that can include: a tire sealant tank; an air assembly coupled to the tire sealant tank; a valve configured to control fluid communication between the tank and the air assembly; and a currency operating assembly configured to control the valve. Methods for repairing tires are also provided with the methods including providing tire sealant to a tire from a tire repair assembly upon depositing currency in the tire repair assembly. A stand alone currency operated tire repair assemblies are also provided with the assemblies including: a tire sealant tank; an air compressor operatively coupled to the tank; a valve operatively aligned between the tank and the air compressor; a flow meter operatively aligned between the tank and the air compressor; and computer processing circuitry operatively coupled to the air compressor, the valve, and the flow meter. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159019 | Method Of Manufacturing Wettable Silicone Hydrogel Contact Lenses - A method for manufacturing a silicone hydrogel contact lens is described that comprises curing a polymerizable composition comprising at least one siloxane monomer and at least one hydrophilic vinyl-containing monomer in a contact lens mold comprising a molding surface having a coating comprising a hydrophilic polymer. The hydrophilic coating is not solubilized by the polymerizable composition during the curing step. The resulting polymeric lens body is removed from the mold, washed to remove any of the hydrophilic polymer that may have transferred from the mold surface to the lens during the curing or lens removal process, and packaged to provide a silicone hydrogel contact lens having a contact angle that is lower than what it would otherwise be had the lens been cured in the same contact lens mold lacking the hydrophilic coating. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159020 | LINEAR FRESNEL LENS SHEET, TRANSMISSIVE DISPLAY DEVICE AND ROLL-SHAPED MOLD FOR PRODUCING LINEAR FRESNEL LENS SHEET - A linear Fresnel lens sheet includes: a lens layer having a first surface in which a linear Fresnel lens portion, having a number of lens surfaces arranged in a first direction d | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159021 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FEEDING A PLURALITY OF TREAD BANDS IN A PROCESS FOR BUILDING TYRES FOR VEHICLE WHEELS - A method and apparatus for feeding a plurality of tread bands in a process for building tyres for vehicle wheels. Each tread band initially includes, on a side thereof, a service fabric. The tread bands are initially arranged at different heights. The method includes positioning a first auxiliary conveyor belt of an auxiliary collection device including a plurality of juxtaposed auxiliary conveyor belts at a first height corresponding to the height of a first tread band, then, proceeding with the removal of the service fabric from the first tread band while the first tread band is transferred onto the first auxiliary conveyor belt. The method also includes positioning at least one second auxiliary conveyor belt of the auxiliary collection device at at least one second height corresponding to that of at least one second tread band. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159022 | CARRIER FOR GREEN TYRE - The invention relates to a carrier for a green tyre, comprising a supporting surface for supporting the green tyre, wherein the supporting surface is formed by at least two surface sections, a carrier structure which carries the supporting surface, and at least one supporting element which includes a surface forming one of the at least two surface sections, wherein the at least one supporting element with its surface section is moveable along a path relatively to the others of the at least two surface sections. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159023 | DRUM FOR PRODUCING A TIRE, PROVIDED WITH RETRACTABLE SECTORS - A drum for building a green tire casing having:
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| 20160159024 | Method for Jointing a Layer of Material in Order to Produce a Green Tire - A method for jointing an external layer ( | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159025 | Articulated Mold Assembly and Method of Use Thereof - An apparatus for molding articles includes a first mold carrier configured to angularly displace relative to a fixed structure from a first molding position to first accessing position and a second mold carrier traveling with the first mold carrier and configured to angularly displace relative to the first mold carrier from a second molding position to a second accessing position. The first mold carrier may be pivotably coupled to the fixed structure; the second mold carrier may be slidably and rotatably coupled to the first mold carrier. A third mold carrier may be provided, and the second mold carrier may be located between the first and third mold carriers. An articulation mechanism may be provided to control relative motion of the second mold carrier relative to the first mold carrier as the first mold carrier pivots relative to the fixed structure. A method for molding articles is also provided. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159026 | CARTON FEEDING SYSTEM AND METHOD AND RELATED CARTON FORMING AND SEALING MACHINE - A carton feeding assembly includes a carton blank storage rack for holding a stack of horizontally oriented folded carton blanks, a carton blank transport device for picking a bottommost folded carton blank from the stack and conveying it along a conveyance path, and a carton blank push up device that reorients the folded carton blank into an upright position suitable for movement into engagement with a case erector. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159027 | WEB AND METHOD FOR MAKING FLUID FILLED UNITS - An elongate flattened thermoplastic tube has an inflation edge and an opposite edge. The tube includes spaced transverse seals that define sides of pouches. The tube includes lines of weakness that allow adjacent dunnage units to be separated. A frangible line of connection is disposed in one two superposed layers of the tube proximate to the inflation edge. This frangible connection may be broken to permit inflation of the inflatable pouches. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159028 | ACOUSTICAL STRUCTURE - A light-weight acoustical substrate is disclosed. In one embodiment, the substrate includes a substantially open core and outer facing layers. The core is comprised of a plurality of open, cells which extend between the facing layers. The cells may have numerous configurations, including honeycomb. The facing layers may be non-woven or woven glass scrims in some embodiments, A multi-layered acoustical structure is provided which in one non-limiting embodiment is comprised of two cores with outer facing layers and an interlayer between the cores. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159029 | METAL-AND-RESIN COMPOSITE AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME - A metal-and-resin composite includes a metal substrate having a plurality of nano pores, an intermediate layer formed on the metal substrate, and a resin member. The intermediate layer fills at least portion of each nano pore. The resin member covers and bonds with the intermediate layer, thus to bond with the metal substrate. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159030 | RESIN-SOLUBLE THERMOPLASTIC VEIL FOR COMPOSITE MATERIALS - A resin-soluble thermoplastic polymer veil toughening element for a curable composition wherein the polymer element is a non-woven veil in solid phase adapted to undergo at least partial phase transition to fluid phase on contact with a component of the curable resin matrix composition in which it is soluble at a temperature which is less than the temperature for substantial onset of gelling and/or curing of the curable composition and which temperature is less than the polymer elements melt temperature; a method for the preparation thereof, a preform support structure for a curable composition comprising the at least one thermoplastic veil element together with structural reinforcement fibers, methods for preparation thereof, a curable composition comprising the at least one thermoplastic veil element or the support structure and a curable resin matrix composition, a method for preparation and curing thereof, and a cured composite or resin body obtained thereby, and known and novel uses thereof. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159031 | STRETCHABLE LAMINATE AND ARTICLE CONTAINING SAME - Provided is a stretchable laminate having excellent fittability. Also provided is an article including such stretchable laminate. The stretchable laminate of the present invention is a stretchable laminate, including: an elastomer layer; and a non-woven fabric layer arranged on at least one side of the elastomer layer, the stretchable laminate having a permanent set of 10% or less after a hysteresis test is performed four times. The article of the present invention includes the stretchable laminate of the present invention. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159032 | COMPOSITE BOARD - A composite board is formed from binding a cover layer to a base layer, wherein the base layer has a composition comprising one or more of the following ingredients: magnesium oxide, recycled magnesium oxide, fibrous chips, wood chips, bamboo chips, chemical additive and water. A method of manufacturing the composite board includes providing the base layer, which includes preparing a semi-arid mixture of the above ingredients, and pouring the mixture through a funnel onto a conveyor belt. The conveyor belt passes the mixture through a series of rollers to remove excess liquid. The layer is cut into panels, which are heat before being sprayed with dried magnesium oxide. A binding agent is applied to one side of the base layer. The cover layer has a bottom surface which is then aligned and bonded to one side of the base layer. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159033 | COMPOSITE MATERIAL - Disclosed herein are engineered composite materials suitable for applications that can benefit from a composite material capable of interacting with or responding to, in a controlled or pre-determined manner, changes in its surrounding environment. The composite material is generally includes a gradient layer structure of a sequence of at, e.g., three or more gradient-contributing layers of microscale particles, wherein a mean particle size of particles of neighboring gradient-contributing layers in the cross section of the gradient layer structure varies from layer to layer, thereby forming a particle size gradient, and in contact with the gradient layer structure, a densely packed particle structure including densely packed microscale particles, wherein a mean particle size of the densely packed microscale particles does not form a particle size gradient in the cross section of the densely packed particle structure. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159034 | MATERIALS GRADIENT WITHIN ARMOR FOR BALANCING THE BALLISTIC PERFORMANCE - Hybrid, multi-panel ballistic resistant articles useful for the fabrication of body armor. The articles include at least three different fabric sections that are arranged into a gradient wherein the outermost, strike-face section of the article is formed from fibers having the highest tenacity of the article. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159035 | TRANSPARENT ADHESIVE SHEET - There is provided a transparent adhesive sheet on which printing can be performed during in use and which has high transparency, while including an adhesive layer on the back surface side and a release layer on the front surface side. The transparent adhesive sheet includes: a base material layer formed with a transparent material; an adhesive layer formed on the back surface side of the base material layer and formed with an adhesive agent for bonding to an adherend; a recording layer formed on the front surface side of the base material layer and containing a color developing material that thermally develops color; and a release layer formed on the further front surface side of the recording layer and having release properties to the adhesive agent. The transparent adhesive sheet is transparent in the state before the recording layer develops color. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159036 | METHOD OF FORMING A LAYERED COMPOSITE ASSEMBLY - A layered composite assembly may include a plurality of composite fiber layers stacked onto one another. Each of the plurality of composite fiber layers may include a main body including a plurality of composite fibers. The main body may be pre-impregnated with at least one resin. Each composite fiber layer also includes a plurality of layer-securing pins secured to the main body. The layer-securing pins are configured to mechanically connect the main body to an adjacent composite fiber layer. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159037 | HEAT DISSIPATING SHEET AND HEAT DISSIPATING STRUCTURAL BODY USING SAME - A heat dissipation sheet includes a thermally conductive resin sheet plastically deformable at 25° C., and a thermally conductive film bonded to the thermally conductive resin sheet and having a higher thermal conductivity than the thermally conductive resin sheet. The heat dissipation sheet has excellent heat dissipation characteristics. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159038 | GRAFTED POLYMER SURFACES FOR DROPWISE CONDENSATION, AND ASSOCIATED METHODS OF USE AND MANUFACTURE - Presented herein are articles and methods featuring substrates with thin, uniform polymeric films grafted (e.g., covalently bonded) thereupon. The resulting coating provides significant reductions in thermal resistance, drop shedding size, and degradation rate during dropwise condensation of steam compared to existing coatings. Surfaces that promote dropwise shedding of low-surface tension condensates, such as liquid hydrocarbons, are also demonstrated herein. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159039 | POLYMER INTERLAYERS HAVING IMPROVED SOUND INSULATION PROPERTIES - A polymer interlayer comprising a layer comprising a poly(vinyl acetal) resin having a residual hydroxyl content and a residual acetate content, and a plasticizer, wherein the residual hydroxyl content, the residual acetate content and the plasticizer are selected such that the polymer interlayer has at least one glass transition temperature less than about 20° C. and a peak tan delta of greater than 1.33, and a glass panel having a configuration of 2.3-mm glass//interlayer//2.3-mm glass and at 20° C. has a transmission loss, TL | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159040 | MULTILAYER INTERLAYERS HAVING HIGH Tg AND HIGH MODULUS - A multilayer interlayer structure having a low M | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159041 | POLY(VINYL ACETAL) RESIN COMPOSITIONS, LAYERS, AND INTERLAYERS HAVING ENHANCED OPTICAL PROPERTIES - A tapered interlayer comprising at least one resin layer and a having tapered zone with a wedge angle of at least 0.13 mrad. The first resin layer comprises a first poly(vinyl acetal) resin and at least one RI balancing agent. The refractive index of the first resin layer is at least 1.480. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159042 | RESIN SHEETS EXHIBITING ENHANCED ADHESION TO INORGANIC SURFACES - Resin layers and interlayers exhibiting enhanced adhesion to inorganic surfaces, such as glass, are provided. In some cases, the layers and interlayers may comprise at least one adhesion stabilizing agent for improving adhesion to various surfaces, even in the presence of moisture. Such layers and interlayers may be useful, for example, in multiple layer panels, such as, for example, safety glass used in automotive and architectural applications. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159043 | HIGH TG MONOLITHIC POLY(VINYL ACETAL) SHEET - A polyvinyl acetal poly(vinyl acetal), such as polyvinyl butyral, resin formulation, a method of extruding poly(vinyl acetal) resins, and related materials and products that provide for monolithic poly(vinyl acetal) sheets and glass panes having high Tg of at least 50° C. and high modulus at acceptable rates as indicated by their high melt flow index. This is made possible by a reduction in the amount of plasticizer while using a low molecular weight resin not to exceed 160,000 to obtain a thermoplastic resin having a high melt flow index and high Tg. The articles made with these monolithic interlayer sheets can be used in applications that require good modulus at outdoor temperatures. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159044 | POLYVINYL ACETAL AND CELLULOSE ESTER MULTILAYER INTERLAYERS - A multilayer interlayer structure having a first and second polyvinyl acetal (poly(vinyl acetal)) layer and a cellulose ester layer having a thickness of at least 10 mils disposed between the first and second poly(vinyl acetal) layers. The cellulose ester layer can have a higher storage modulus and/or higher Tg than at least one of the poly(vinyl acetal) layers. The interlayer structure is useful to make glass panels having high stiffness and which possess good optical clarity for a variety of applications, including outdoor structural applications. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159045 | POLYVINYL ACETAL AND CELLULOSE ESTER MULTILAYER INTERLAYERS - A multilayer interlayer structure having a first and second polyvinyl acetal (poly(vinyl acetal)) layer and a cellulose ester layer having a thickness of at least 10 mils disposed between the first and second poly(vinyl acetal) layers. The cellulose ester layer can have a higher storage modulus and/or higher Tg than at least one of the poly(vinyl acetal) layers. The interlayer structure is useful to make glass panels having high stiffness and which possess good optical clarity for a variety of applications, including outdoor structural applications. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159046 | THERMOPLASTIC COMPOSITE MATERIALS FOR PORTABLE INFORMATION HANDLING SYSTEM ENCLOSURES - Enclosure parts for portable information handling systems may be made by heat pressing material layers together. The material layers may include outer fiber-reinforced thermoplastic layers and a core thermoplastic layer comprising a plurality of thermoplastic film layers. The core thermoplastic layer may be die cut to create voids that reduce weight of the enclosure part. A finishing layer may be added, along with attachment features. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159047 | POLY(VINYL ACETAL) RESIN COMPOSITIONS, LAYERS AND INTERLAYERS HAVING ENHANCED PROPERTIES - Resin compositions, layers, and interlayers comprising a poly(vinyl acetal) resin that includes residues of an aldehyde other than n-butyraldehyde are provided. Such compositions, layers, and interlayers can exhibit enhanced or optimized properties as compared to those formulated with comparable poly(vinyl n-butyral) resins. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159048 | POLY(VINYL ACETAL) RESIN COMPOSITIONS, LAYERS AND INTERLAYERS HAVING ENHANCED PROPERTIES - Resin compositions, layers, and interlayers comprising a poly(vinyl acetal) resin that includes residues of an aldehyde other than n-butyraldehyde are provided. Such compositions, layers, and interlayers can exhibit enhanced or optimized properties as compared to those formulated with comparable poly(vinyl n-butyral) resins. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159049 | POLY(VINYL ACETAL) RESIN COMPOSITIONS, LAYERS, AND INTERLAYERS HAVING ENHANCED OPTICAL PROPERTIES - Resin compositions, layers, and interlayers comprising two or more thermoplastic polymers and at least one RI balancing agent for adjusting the refractive index of at least one of the resins or layers is provided. Such compositions, layers, and interlayers exhibit enhanced optical properties while retaining other properties, such as impact resistance and acoustic performance. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159050 | MULTIPLE LAYER INTERLAYER HAVING IMPROVED OPTICAL AND SOUND INSULATION PROPERTIES - Multilayered interlayers having good acoustic properties comprising a stiff skin layer(s) and a soft core layer(s) are disclosed. The multilayered interlayers comprise: a first polymer layer (skin layer) comprising plasticized poly(vinyl acetal) resin; a second polymer layer (core layer) comprising plasticized poly(vinyl acetal) resin; wherein at least one plasticizer is a high refractive index plasticizer. The multilayered interlayers have low mottle and resist mottle formation. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159051 | POLY(VINYL ACETAL) RESIN COMPOSITIONS, LAYERS, AND INTERLAYERS HAVING ENHANCED OPTICAL PROPERTIES - Resin compositions, layers, and interlayers comprising two or more thermoplastic polymers and at least one RI balancing agent for adjusting the refractive index of at least one of the resins or layers is provided. Such compositions, layers, and interlayers exhibit enhanced optical properties while retaining other properties, such as impact resistance and acoustic performance. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159052 | PROTECTING FILM AND DISPLAY MODULE INCLUDING THE SAME AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING DISPLAY MODULE INCLUDING THE SAME - Discussed is a protecting film having heat-resisting and moisture-proof properties so as to prevent a deformation, a display module including the protecting film, and a method for manufacturing the display module. The protecting film can include, in one example, an anti-static layer on one surface of a base layer, and an adhesive layer on the other surface of the base layer, wherein the adhesive layer includes an anti-static agent in which a polyelectrolyte and an ion-type conductive functional group are chemically bonded. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159053 | PACKAGING LAMINATE AND PACKAGING CONTAINER FOR A FERMENTED LIQUID MILK PRODUCT - Packaging laminate for a packaging container for a fermented liquid milk product, such as soured milk, yogurt and crème fraîche. The packaging laminate has a paper layer, and outer liquid-tight layers on both sides of the paper layer. One of the outer layers of the packaging laminate has a whey protein surface coating. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159054 | CONTINUOUS FIBER REINFORCED RESIN COMPOSITE MATERIAL AND MOLDED ARTICLE THEREOF - The present invention provides a continuous fiber-reinforced resin composite material which is a laminate in which a continuous fiber layer and a resin layer are alternately laminated, wherein the resin layer is a layer formed by including a thermoplastic resin or a thermosetting resin, and the continuous fiber layer includes a structural frame of continuous fibers formed by arranging continuous fibers side by side, wherein the thermoplastic resin or the thermosetting resin, originating from the resin layer, penetrates into the structural frame of continuous fibers to form a resin-impregnated continuous fiber, such that a part of the structural frame of continuous fibers is the resin-impregnated continuous fiber and the remainder of the structural frame of continuous fibers is a resin-non-impregnated continuous fiber into which the thermoplastic resin or the thermosetting resin is not penetrated. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159055 | LAMINATE COMPRISING FILM AND FIBER SHEET - A laminate includes a biaxially oriented polyphenylene sulfide film layer (B layer); and a fiber sheet (A layer) composed of an aromatic polymer bonded on at least one side of the biaxially oriented polyphenylene sulfide film layer without an adhesive, wherein the laminate has an average tear strength of 1 to 6 N/mm in two perpendicular directions. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159056 | PROCESS FOR THE TRANSFER OF AT LEAST A PORTION OF A COMPOSITE FILM ONTO A FLEXIBLE POLYMER MEMBRANE - Process for the transfer of a composite film onto a flexible polymer membrane in which the composite film comprises a matrix made of thermoplastic polymer and particles. This process comprises the following operations:
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| 20160159057 | FORMING OF STAGED THERMOSET COMPOSITE MATERIALS - A method of forming a composite article may include initially curing a composite laminate at an initial temperature to an initial cure stage of 30-50 percent of full cure and beyond a gel point to form an initially-cured composite laminate. The method may initially include heating the initially-cured composite laminate to an intermediate temperature higher than the initial temperature and above a resin glass transition temperature. In addition, the method may include intermediately curing the composite laminate to an intermediate cure stage of 50-70 percent of full cure while on a final forming tool to form an intermediately-cured composite laminate. Furthermore, the method may include removing the intermediately-cured composite laminate from the final forming tool, and finally curing the intermediately-cured composite laminate at a final temperature higher than the intermediate temperature to a final cure stage. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159058 | Apparatuses and Methods for Bonding Substrates - A method includes rotating a drum about an axis and an anvil roll about an axis of rotation. The drum includes a fluid nozzle and a press member, the press member having an outer surface. The anvil roll includes a compliant outer circumferential surface. One or more substrates are advanced in a machine direction onto the drum. The fluid nozzle moves radially outward and a jet of heated fluid may be directed onto the substrates. The fluid nozzle retracts radially inward and the press member may be shifted radially outward. The substrates may be compressed between the press member and the anvil roll such that the press member deforms the compliant outer circumferential surface of the anvil roll. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159059 | Apparatuses and Methods for Bonding Substrates - An apparatus includes a drum that rotates about an axis and rotating an anvil roll that rotates about an axis of rotation. The drum includes a fluid nozzle and a press member, the press member having an outer surface. The anvil roll includes a compliant outer circumferential surface. First and second substrates are advanced in a machine direction onto the drum. The fluid nozzle moves radially outward and a jet of heated fluid may be directed onto the substrates. The fluid nozzle retracts radially inward and the press member may be shifted radially outward. The substrates may be compressed between the press member and the anvil roll such that the press member deforms the compliant outer circumferential surface of the anvil roll. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159060 | PROFILES USED IN GENERATING CHANNEL LETTERS - A profile for making channel letters is disclosed. The profile can have a rule having a top edge, a bottom edge, a first surface, and a protective coating. The top edge and the bottom edge can be separated by a profile height. The first surface can describe an interior surface of a completed channel letter. The profile can also have a first rib bonded to the first surface with an adhesive. The first rib can be disposed parallel to a profile axis and separated from the top edge by a face plate thickness. The first rib can be configured to receive one or more cuts allowing the profile to bend and form the channel letter. The profile can be made by bonding the first rib to the rule using an adhesive. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159061 | MACHINE FOR OPTICAL BONDING, SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF - An adhesive application valve comprising an applicator, a Z-axis actuator operably connected to the applicator, wherein the Z-axis actuator and the rotation device are each capable of moving independently of each other to position the applicator in a position to apply an amount of adhesive to a top substrate prior to bonding with a bottom substrate is provided. Furthermore, a machine comprising an end effector, and an adhesive application valve configured to apply an amount of adhesive onto the top substrate, the end effector configured to place the top substrate into a position of engagement with the adhesive application valve, and place the top substrate onto the bottom substrate to facilitate initial contact between the adhesive applied to the top substrate and a fill material applied to the bottom substrate is also provided. A method of optical bonding is further provided. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159062 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A COMPOSITE ELASTICIZED WEB WITH INTERMITTENT ELASTIC SECTIONS - Apparatus for producing a composite elasticized web with intermittent elastic sections, including: a tensioning unit for tensioning in a longitudinal direction a continuous elastic film, a cutting and repitch unit comprising a knife roller and a rotary repitch device including a plurality of transport units and a plurality of anvils cooperating with the knife roller for transversely cutting the continuous tensioned elastic film and forming a succession of discrete sections of elastic film. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159063 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A REAR WALL OF A SEAT BACKREST - A method of manufacturing at least one of a vehicle seat structure, a vehicle seat and a vehicle seat bench. The method may include forming at least one back shell extending in a direction transverse to a direction of travel and having a front side relative to the direction of travel and a back side relative to the direction of travel, a frame structure, reinforcement ribs arranged on the front side of the back shell, absorption ribs arranged on the back side of the back shell, and structural insertion components arranged on the back shell and/or the frame structure. The forming includes molding at least the back shell and the frame structure as a one-piece integrated structural component. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159064 | Electrochemical Method for Transferring Graphene - The present application discloses a method for separating a graphene-support layer laminate from a conducting substrate-graphene-support layer laminate, using a gentle, controllable electrochemical method. In this way, substrates which are fragile, expensive or difficult to manufacture can be used—and even re-used—without damage or destruction of the substrate or the graphene. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159065 | BONDING OF SUBSTRATES INDUCED BY IONIZING RADIATION - A reactive polymer composition is provided, containing a (co)polymer that forms one or more reactive moities, either directly or indirectly, upon application of an ionizing radiation; and a multifunctional curing coagent, along with systems and methods for bonding substrates to one another using such a composition. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159066 | METHOD OF MAKING A CERAMIC MATRIX COMPOSITE (CMC) COMPONENT INCLUDING A PROTECTIVE CERAMIC LAYER - A method of preparing a ceramic matrix composite (CMC) component that includes a protective ceramic layer comprises adhering at least one flexible ceramic tape to a ceramic fiber preform, where the at least one flexible ceramic tape comprises ceramic particles dispersed in an organic binder phase. After the adhering, the at least one flexible ceramic tape is heated to a temperature sufficient to volatilize the organic binder phase, thereby forming a porous ceramic layer on at least a portion of the ceramic fiber preform. After the heating and volatilizing, the ceramic fiber preform and the porous ceramic layer are infiltrated with a molten material, thereby forming a CMC component including, on at least a portion thereof, a protective ceramic layer. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159067 | POLYMER COMPOSITE COATINGS USING FIBRILLATED PTFE PREFORMS - A method for deploying an epoxy-based coating on a surface of an article, the method comprising the steps of: (a) providing an article including a metallic surface to be coated, the metallic surface presenting itself as a substrate; (b) preparing a self-sustaining, cloth-like, flexible, non-woven fibrillated PTFE preform with voids therein; (c) conforming the preform to the metallic surface; (d) infiltrating at least some of the voids with an epoxy in an uncured state; and (e) curing the epoxy; whereby an epoxy-based coating is formed on the metallic surface. In some embodiments, the PTFE preform in step (b) is a composite fibrillated PTFE preform comprising PTFE mixed with hard particles. Articles of manufacture are also disclosed having an epoxy-based coating deployed according to the embodiments of the disclosed coating methods. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159068 | FILM STRIPPING APPARATUS - A film stripping apparatus is provided, belongs to a material film-stripping technical field and can solve the problem that the current film stripping technologies are easy to lead to waste contamination, high cost and limited applicability. The film stripping apparatus includes: at least one film stripping roller of adhesiveness; a feeding mechanism for loading a material from which a film is to be stripped into a feeding side of the film stripping roller; and a driving mechanism for driving the film stripping roller to rotate. The film stripping apparatus is used for stripping off film layers, such as single-sided or double-sided protective films, release films or the like on materials of any raw material, size, thickness and shape, and the film stripping apparatus can be used for optical film materials, printing plates, display panels etc, and is suitable for ultra-thin materials, high precision printing plates and the like precision materials. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159069 | LAMINATED SUBSTRATE SEPARATING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SEPARATING LAMINATED SUBSTRATE - A laminated substrate separating device used for separating a first substrate from a second substrate of a laminated substrate is provided. The first and the second substrates are misaligned at an edge of the laminated substrate. The laminated substrate separating device includes a base where the laminated substrate is disposed thereon, and a separating tool movably disposed on the base along an axis. The separating tool presses a portion of the first substrate being exposed out of the second substrate at a misaligned edge such that a gap is formed between the first and the second substrates. The separating tool inserts into the gap at the misaligned edge to press the first substrate, such that the second substrate is separated from the first substrate. A method for separating laminated substrate is also provided. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159070 | MICROBE-BASED MASTERS FOR MICRO CONTACT PRINTING AND METHODS FOR THEIR PREPARATION AND USE - A master used for micro contact printing and methods of creating thereof are disclosed. The master may include a permeable membrane removed from a surface of a media plate having one or more microbial nutrients. The master may also include a plurality of microbes positioned upon at least a portion of the permeable membrane. The microbes may be grown in a vertical direction to form a patterned surface. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159071 | Printing Unit - The invention concerns a printing unit comprising a cylindrical bed ( | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159072 | METHOD FOR PREPARING A COATING OF A CYLINDRICAL SURFACE OF A SCANNING SLEEVE FOR A PRINTING MACHINE AND SCANNING SLEEVE THAT IS PREPARED BY THIS METHOD - A method for manufacturing and regenerating a functional surface of an anilox sleeve or anilox roller for a printing machine with a coating protecting against wear and corrosion. The anilox sleeve is preferably made out of a lightweight plastic on which an intermediate layer is applied and has a metal tube located above the intermediate layer. During a first phase, the worn engraving and the old layer are ground off from the cylindrical surface of the anilox sleeve, that is to say from the metal tube, and a coating, a carbidic tungsten carbide-cobalt-chromium layer (WC—Co—Cr) is subsequently applied. This carbidic layer is applied by a high-speed flame spraying (HVOF) process and subsequently functionalized by laser. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159073 | SLIT-TYPE SCRAPER DEVICE - A slit-type scraper device includes: a body, a first scraper portion, a cover, a second scraper portion, an air pressure through hole and a side cover unit. The body includes a groove and a slit portion abutting against the groove. The first scraper portion is abutting against the slit portion. The cover includes a plate portion. The second scraper portion is abutting against the plate portion, wherein the position of the second scraper portion is corresponding to the first scraper portion. The air pressure through hole is disposed on the body, in communication with the groove, and adapted to connect an air pressure connection member to input air pressure. The side cover unit is adapted to form an ink storage space between the plate portion and the groove, and form an ink output slit between the slit portion and the plate portion. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159074 | SCREEN PRINTING - A screen printing head for and method of printing deposits of a print medium onto a workpiece through apertures in a printing screen, the printing head comprising a vibration unit for vibrating a printing blade to condition print medium forward of the printing blade, wherein the printing blade is vibrated at at least one frequency in the range of from about 20 kHz to about 200 kHz and with a displacement of at least about 0.4 μm. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159075 | Heat Pressable Platen - A platen is disclosed. In an example, the platen may include a shirtboard configured to receive a garment. A backing is coupled to the shirtboard. The backing and the shirtboard are compressible to selectively compress the shirtboard against the backing during a printing operation. IAn example method of printing on a garment includes threading a garment onto a board so that the board is wearing the garment, supporting the board against a backing during compression, and printing on the garment. In an example, a fabric of the garment is pretreated, heat-pressed, and printed on, all without removing the garment from the board. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159076 | Shoe Customization System Having Interchangeable Platens - Heat press platens for a shoe customization/decoration system and a method of using the same are disclosed. The platens may be quickly interchanged to allow the same equipment to be used to dye shoes of different sizes. The platens individually accommodate a pair of assembled shoes and are shaped to: reduce print sizes, maintain symmetry and flatness of the shoe, and accommodate a range of shoe sizes. The size and shape of the platens enable one shoe to be fitted on one side of a platen and another shoe to be fitted on the opposite side. The platens position the shoes so that they are mirror images of each other. This positioning allows a single print, including mirror images of the same design, to be applied to two shoes at the same time. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159077 | THERMAL ENERGY APPLIED TO DRIED PRINTING FLUID - A printing system including a print engine, a drying module, and a heating module. The print engine applies printing fluid on media. The drying module dries the printing fluid and provides dried printing fluid. The heating module applies thermal energy to the dried printing fluid and transitions the dried printing fluid to a cured printing fluid that has improved durability versus the dried printing fluid. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159078 | PRINTING PLATE HOLDING APPARATUS - A printing plate holding apparatus is provided which during a high speed printing operation reduces vibrations and noises caused in a groove for having a grip leading end and a grip trailing end of a printing plate inserted therein, which can fasten the printing plate with greater certainty, and which is suitable for the printing plate to be held securely on such as a sleeve cylinder whose weight reduction is demanded. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159079 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR APPLYING ADHESIVE TAPE TO CYLINDRICAL BODIES - The invention relates to a device for applying adhesive tape ( | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159080 | TO DETERMINE A QUANTITY OF A LIQUID IN A CHAMBER - A method to determine a quantity of a liquid in a container. In the method, a actuator is controlled to rotate a member in the container at a first speed. A measurement of electrical current drawn by the actuator at the first speed is received. A quantity of liquid in the container is determined through a look-up table and the measured electrical current. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159081 | IMAGING DEVICE HAVING FLUID CONTAINER - An imaging device can include an imaging drum to support a carrier fluid. A roller can remove a portion of the carrier fluid from the imaging drum. A fluid container can collect the carrier fluid from the roller. A fluid remover on the container can be used to remove the carrier fluid from the roller. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159082 | Measuring Element, Device and Method for Setting or Controlling an Application Pressure - The invention relates to a measuring element for flexo printing elements ( | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159083 | MEMBER FOR INK RECORDING, INK RECORDING BODY, AND LAMINATED BODY FOR INK RECORDING - The present invention provides a resin-based ink recorded body having high transparency, high definition, free from bleeding and having a high film strength of an ink. An ink recording member of the present invention includes a substrate containing an acrylic resin and a plant oil derived from a fatty acid having hydroxyl and carboxyl group blended to the acrylic resin, and an ink fixing film composed of a hydrophilic resin and provided on at least one main face of the substrate. An ink printed pattern is provided on the film. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159084 | Coating for Aqueous Inkjet Transfer - An aqueous ink transfer process includes coating the surface of an image transfer member (ITM) with a coating composition to a first thickness, the coating composition including a hydrophilic composition and a surfactant, partially drying the coating composition to reduce its thickness and then applying aqueous ink onto the coating composition. The coating composition in the vicinity of the applied ink swells by absorbing water from the ink, and can further exhibit reduced adherence to the ITM. The ink is partially dried and then transferred onto a substrate. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159085 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND IMAGE RECORDING APPARATUS - If a plurality of ejection openings at identical positions in an array direction in which ejection openings are arrayed have experienced an ejection failure, complementary nozzles are selected so that the distance between ejection openings at both ends of the plurality of ejection openings in a cross direction crossing the array direction is the shortest. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159086 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRINT HEAD ALIGNMENT USING ALIGNMENT ADAPTER - Systems and methods for pre-aligning print head(s) to alignment adapter(s) to increase print resolution of printed matter, and to reduce offline time of a printing system due to print head alignment, include the use of an alignment adapter to which a print head is pre-aligned and which includes precision alignment features which precisely engage cooperating precision alignment features on the print head carriage mounting plate of the print head carriage. Print head(s) can be pre-aligned and fine-tuned to alignment adapter(s) even while the printing system is still in print production. Pre-aligned print head/alignment adapter assemblies can then be quickly mounted on the print head carriage using the cooperating precision alignment features of the adapter and print head carriage mounting plate. Duplicate sets of print head mounting sockets can include print heads aligned at different relative offsets (e.g., half a pixel) to increase the print resolution. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159087 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR INK-JET PRINTING ONTO CONTAINERS - A method and a device for ink-jet printing onto containers is described, in which at least one container is rotated and/or transported along a curved path, and associated surface velocities of partially circumferential portions of a lateral container surface are measured, where the printing times and/or a rotational velocity of the containers associated with the partially circumferential and/or intermediately disposed portions are adapted to the surface velocities. Changes in the print advance rate caused by different surface velocities in front of print heads can thereby be compensated This allows for uniform print resolution and seamless joining of partial prints. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159088 | LIQUID DISCHARGING APPARATUS, HEAD UNIT, INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICE FOR CAPACITIVE LOAD DRIVING, CAPACITIVE LOAD DRIVING CIRCUIT, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF LIQUID DISCHARGING APPARATUS - There is provided a liquid discharging apparatus including: an original driving signal generation portion which generates an original driving signal based on a source signal; a driving signal generation portion which generates a driving signal based on the original driving signal; a reference voltage generation portion which generates a first reference voltage and a second reference voltage adjusted based on an adjustment signal, and supplies the voltage to the original driving signal generation portion; a piezoelectric element which is displaced as the driving signal is applied; a cavity; and a nozzle, and discharges the liquid inside the cavity as liquid droplets in accordance with the change in the internal volume of the cavity, in which adjustment resolution of the first reference voltage is lower than adjustment resolution of the second reference voltage. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159089 | 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. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159090 | DRYING ASSEMBLY - A drying assembly is disclosed. An example apparatus includes fans; a temperature sensor; a print engine to access instructions to cause a printer to perform a printing operation on media; and a processor responsive to an output of the temperature sensor to control the fans to force air onto the media to cause a substantially uniform temperature to be maintained across a width of the media during the printing operation and to cause a sum of air flow output by the fans to be maintained at a substantially constant value. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159091 | WAFER LEVEL FABRICATION AND BONDING OF MEMBRANES FOR ELECTROSTATIC PRINTHEADS - A method for forming a plurality of electrostatic actuator membranes for an electrostatically actuated ink jet printhead. The method can include forming a blanket actuator membrane layer on an etch stop layer, where the etch stop layer is interposed between the blanket membrane layer and a handle layer such as a semiconductor wafer. The blanket actuator membrane layer is patterned to form a plurality of actuator membranes. The plurality of actuator membranes is attached to a printhead drive assembly that includes circuitry for actuating the plurality of actuator membranes. Subsequently, the handle layer and etch stop layer are removed, thereby leaving the plurality of actuator membranes attached to the printhead drive assembly. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159092 | PRINTHEAD CONFIGURED FOR USE WITH HIGH VISCOSITY MATERIALS - A printer includes a printhead configured to eject high viscosity material and refill a reservoir in the printhead with high viscosity material. The printhead includes a transducer having an electroactive element and a member to which the electroactive element is mounted. An electrical signal activates the electroactive element to move the electroactive element and the member in the reservoir of high viscosity material. This movement thins the high viscosity material and enables the printhead to eject the thinned material while refilling the reservoir. The apertures through which the thinned material is ejected share a common manifold without separate chambers for each of the apertures. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159093 | LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS - A head unit includes: a base extended in a first direction; a first head which is fixed to the base and includes a first nozzle plate; a second head which is fixed to the base, includes a second nozzle plate, and is configured to form dots in a line in the first direction with the first head; a first corrector configured to adjust arrangement of the first head with respect to the base, and disposed at a first side in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction with respect to the first head; and a second corrector configured to adjust arrangement of the second head with respect to the base, and disposed at a second side opposite to the first side in the second direction with respect to the second head. The first and second nozzle plates are disposed between the first and second correctors in the second direction. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159094 | LIQUID DISCHARGE HEAD, LIQUID DISCHARGE APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING LIQUID DISCHARGE HEAD - A liquid discharge head including a substrate, and an energy-generating element. The substrate is provided with a flow path that penetrates through the substrate from the first surface to a second surface, the flow path supplying the liquid from the second surface side to the first surface side. The flow path includes a plurality of first flow paths and a second flow path that is positioned on the second surface side with respect to the first flow paths. The plurality of first flow paths are open on a bottom portion of the second flow path, and the plurality of first flow paths include a long flow path relatively long in a direction perpendicular to the first surface, and a relatively short flow path. The long flow path has a flow path resistance per unit length that is smaller than that of the short flow path. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159095 | INK-JET HEAD AND PRINTER - In accordance with an embodiment, an ink-jet head is provided which comprises a substrate; a piezoelectric body configured to have a plurality of parallel partition walls at the same pitch interval in the nozzle arrangement direction on the substrate and be plurally arranged in a direction orthogonal to the nozzle arrangement direction; a frame body configured to be arranged on the substrate at the outside of the piezoelectric body; and a nozzle plate configured to have a plurality of discharge openings which is formed by shifting by a half pitch in the nozzle arrangement direction in each row of pressure chambers formed with plural rows by the frame body and a plurality of the partition walls and is respectively formed in the orthogonal direction at a pitch identical to the pitch in each the pressure chamber. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159096 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING INK JET HEAD AND INK JET HEAD - The present invention provides a method for manufacturing an ink jet head and an ink jet head. The method includes: arranging a vibrating plate on lower surface of a substrate; arranging a piezoelectric actuator on surface of the vibrating plate; arranging a protective film on surface of the piezoelectric actuator for sealing the piezoelectric actuator along with the vibrating plate, thus preventing the piezoelectric actuator from corrosion; etching the substrate and the vibrating plate to form a groove on the substrate at a position corresponding to the piezoelectric actuator, and form a liquid feeding hole on the substrate and vibrating plate; forming a pressure chamber and a nozzle orifice on lower surface of the vibrating plate, allowing the pressure chamber to cover the position where the piezoelectric actuator is arranged in the vibrating plate, enabling communication of the pressure chamber with the nozzle orifice and the liquid feeding hole. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159097 | INK-JET PRINTER WITH WIPER ASSEMBLY - An ink jet printer with a print assembly includes an ink jet print head, the print assembly configured to be movable between a first position in which print head is positioned over a substrate to be printed upon and a second position in which the print head is positioned away from the substrate. The print head purges ink at the second position. A wiper assembly is positioned between the first position and the second position of the print assembly. The wiper assembly has a first orientation in which the wiper assembly does not contact the print head when the print assembly moves between the first position and the second position. The wiper assembly has a second orientation in which the wiper assembly contacts the print head when the print assembly moves between the second position and the first position. A fluid distribution device provides fluid to clean the wiper assembly. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159098 | LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS - A liquid ejecting apparatus comprises: a liquid ejecting section that ejects liquid; a supply path through which the liquid is supplied from a liquid supply source to the liquid ejecting section; a movement mechanism that causes the liquid ejecting section to move; and a static mixer that is provided on the supply path and gives rise to a change in a flow of the liquid through the supply path; wherein the movement mechanism causes the liquid ejecting section to move before ejection of the liquid onto a medium by the liquid ejecting section, and the supply path located between the liquid ejecting section and the static mixer moves due to the movement. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159099 | Liquid Container, Liquid Consuming Apparatus, Liquid Supply System and Liquid Container Unit - A liquid jet apparatus comprises a liquid jet head, a carriage carrying the liquid jet head in a side-to-side direction, a liquid flow channel, and a liquid container in fluid communication with the liquid jet head through the liquid flow channel. The liquid container includes a liquid containing chamber arranged along a front/back direction orthogonal to the side-to-side direction; a liquid outlet port, from which the liquid contained in the liquid containing chamber flows to the liquid flow channel; and a liquid inlet port, through which the liquid is injected into the liquid containing chamber. The liquid inlet port has an end surface that does not face in a vertical direction relative to a normal posture of the apparatus. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159100 | INKJET PRINTER HAVING INK DISTRIBUTION STACK FOR RECEIVING INK FROM INK DUCTING STRUCTURE - A printhead assembly includes an ink distribution assembly including an ink distribution molding, the ink distribution molding including a plurality of first ducts; at least one printhead integrated circuit in fluid communication with the ink distribution assembly; and a rotary platen having at least three surface, each surface for providing one of a platen surface, capping portion, and a blotting portion. The ink distribution assembly further includes a plurality of second ducts acutely angled with respect to the plurality of first ducts, a plurality of transfer ports facilitating fluid communication between the plurality of first ducts and the plurality of second ducts, and a plurality of ink inlet ports facilitating fluid communication between an ink cassette and the plurality of first ducts. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159101 | Protection Member and Liquid Supply Unit Set - A cap attached to an ink supply unit that supplies ink to a liquid ejection apparatus is provided. The cap has a sealing portion adapted to seal a liquid supply portion of the ink supply unit and an engagement portion adapted to engage with the engaging portion of the ink supply unit. The cap also has an opening provided in a portion opposed to the terminal portion of the ink supply unit such that at least a part of the terminal portion is exposed through the opening in a state where the protection member is attached to the liquid supply unit. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159102 | 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. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159103 | PRINTING - A method for controlling a thermal printhead of a printer. The printhead comprises an array of printing elements. The method may comprise performing a plurality of printing operations, each printing operation comprising energisation of one or more printing elements. A respective energisation value is determined for each printing element based upon energisations of that printing element during said printing operations. A printhead control signal is generated for the printhead for a subsequent printing operation based upon the energisation values of a predetermined subset of the printing elements. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159104 | THERMAL PRINT HEAD USAGE MONITOR AND METHOD FOR USING THE MONITOR - An example disclosed print head includes memory to store data associated with the print head; and a controller to encrypt a communication including the data stored in the memory, wherein the communication is to be transmitted from the print head to a device. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159105 | THERMAL PRINTER - An apparatus for determining the resistance of a printing element of a print head, the apparatus comprising: a print head comprising a plurality of individually controllable printing elements connected in parallel, and a capacitor connected in parallel with the printing elements; a test voltage supply arranged to supply a test voltage to the print head; a current monitor arranged to measure the current supplied to one of the printing elements when the said one of the printing elements is connected to the test voltage supply; and a controller arranged to determine the resistance of the said one of the printing elements based upon the measured current. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159106 | Unique Heat Transfer and Method of Use - A unique heat transfer is disclosed for use on specific merchandising articles for a specific event. The heat transfer would be used to promote an event and would be used as a ticket to that event. The heat transfer comprises printed matter applied to a base material. The base material would be part of a clothing article, such as a t-shirt, cap, sweatshirt, garment, accessory etc. The printed matter would be visually recognizable information incorporating text, pictures, numbers, bar codes, and QR codes. The visually recognizable information can be printed with ultraviolet-curable inks, or other suitable inks. Once the heat transfer is applied to the clothing article, user would use the clothing article as a ticket to the event. The heat transfer on the clothing article would be scanned and the unique bar code and/or QR codes would be used to identify the user's seat location and other identifying details. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159107 | FABRIC PRINT MEDIUM - A fabric print medium containing a fabric base substrate and a coating composition applied to the fabric base substrate. The coating composition includes a non-halogenated flame retardant agent having phosphorous-containing ingredient and nitrogen-containing ingredient at a 1:1 ratio, a water-soluble polymer binder 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. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159108 | PRINTING SYSTEM, PRINTING APPARATUS, AND PRINTED-MATTER PRODUCTION METHOD - According to an aspect of the present invention, a printing apparatus includes a plasma treatment unit configured to acidify at least a surface of a print medium by applying plasma treatment to the surface of the print medium, a first primer applying unit configured to apply primer treatment by applying treatment liquid to the surface of the print medium having undergone the plasma treatment, and a first recording unit configured to perform recording by inkjet recording on the print medium having undergone the primer treatment. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159109 | LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS AND LIQUID EJECTING METHOD - A liquid ejecting apparatus includes (A) a carriage that moves a nozzle ejecting a liquid which is cured by irradiation of an electromagnetic wave in a moving direction, (B) a first irradiation section that is installed on the carriage and irradiates electromagnetic waves on dots formed by landing the liquid which is ejected from the moving nozzle, on a medium, and (C) a second irradiation section that is installed on the carriage and irradiates electromagnetic waves on the dots which are irradiated by the electromagnetic waves from the first irradiation section, in which an irradiance level of the electromagnetic waves from the second irradiation section is different from that of the electromagnetic waves from the first irradiation section. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159110 | METHOD FOR THE INDIRECT APPLICATION OF PRINTING LIQUID ONTO A PRINTING MATERIAL - A method for the indirect application of printing liquid onto a printing material provides an intermediate carrier, preferably a circulating belt, a liquid conditioning medium including a first substance applied onto the intermediate carrier and a printing liquid, in particular an inkjet ink, including a second substance applied onto the conditioning medium on the intermediate carrier. The printing liquid is situated as droplets or a layer substantially on the conditioning medium and the droplets or the layer form a contact region on their underside with the conditioning medium. The printing liquid is heated, preferably by way of a dryer and the printing liquid is transferred from the intermediate carrier onto the printing material. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159111 | MEDIUM DRYING DEVICE, MEDIUM DRYING METHOD, RECORDING APPARATUS, AND VAPOR REMOVING DEVICE - A medium drying device for drying a medium that is transported, the medium drying device includes a medium drying section that evaporates liquid attached to the medium; a first recovery chamber into which gas containing vapor generated by the evaporation enters; a second recovery chamber into which gas within the first recovery chamber flows; a pressure increasing section that makes the first recovery chamber be in a high pressure state to liquefy vapor by increasing a pressure within the first recovery chamber; a liquid separation section that is provided between the first recovery chamber and the second recovery chamber, and transmits gas to the second recovery chamber after separating liquid generated by the liquefaction; and a blowing section that blows dried gas within the second recovery chamber onto a surface of the medium to which the liquid is attached. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159112 | SURFACE MODIFIER FOR POLYIMIDE RESIN AND SURFACE-MODIFYING METHOD FOR POLYIMIDE RESIN - The present invention relates to a polyimide resin surface modifier which modifies the surface of a polyimide resin to permit easy absorption of metal ions, and a surface-modifying method for polyimide resins using the same. The surface modifier contains an alkali component, an organic solvent having hydroxy groups and a boiling point of 120° C. or higher, and a water content of 0-10% by weight. The surface-modifying method includes a printing process wherein a predetermined pattern is printed on the surface of a polyimide resin substrate using the polyimide resin surface modifier, an organic solvent-removing process wherein an organic solvent in the polyimide resin surface modifier pattern-printed on the surface of said polyimide resin substrate is removed and a water-treatment process wherein said polyimide resin surface modifier after removing the organic solvent is brought into contact with water. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159113 | Apparatus and Techniques for Electronic Device Encapsulation - Apparatus and techniques for use in manufacturing a light emitting device, such as an organic light emitting diode (OLED) device can include using one or more modules having a controlled environment. The controlled environment can be maintained at a pressure at about atmospheric pressure or above atmospheric pressure. The modules can be arranged to provide various processing regions and to facilitate printing or otherwise depositing one or more patterned organic layers of an OLED device, such as an organic encapsulation layer (OEL) of an OLED device. In an example, uniform support for a substrate can be provided at least in part using a gas cushion, such as during one or more of a printing, holding, or curing operation comprising an OEL fabrication process. In another example, uniform support for the substrate can be provided using a distributed vacuum region, such as provided by a porous medium. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159114 | INKJET RECORDING APPARATUS - An inkjet recording apparatus includes a recording head, a conveyance section, and a negative pressure applying section. The recording head ejects ink onto a recording medium. The conveyance section conveys the recording medium placed on a conveying surface thereof to the recording head. The negative pressure applying section includes an airflow chamber and causes the recording medium to be sucked onto the conveying surface by negative pressure through holes in an upper wall of the airflow chamber and holes in the conveying surface. Negative pressure applied through first holes in a first region is greater than that applied through second holes in a second region. The first region is located upstream of a head facing region in a conveyance direction of the recording medium. The second region is located downstream of the first region in the conveyance direction of the recording medium and includes the head facing region. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159115 | Printing Device - The conveyance mechanism | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159116 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND CREATION METHOD OF PRINTED PRODUCT - An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit to sequentially form images of an image group on a continuous sheet while providing a non-printing region between the images, a cutting unit to cut the continuous sheet, a discharge unit to which printed products on which an image is formed by the image forming unit and cut and created by the cutting unit, is discharged, and a control unit to control cutting of the continuous sheet at a leading end and a trailing end of a region in which an image is formed, to control cutting of the continuous sheet while having the non-printing region of a predetermined size at a leading end or a trailing end of a region in which a first or a last image of the image group is formed, and to control discharge of the created printed product to the discharge unit. | 2016-06-09 |
| 20160159117 | SHEET HEIGHT SENSOR USING MOVABLE AND STATIONARY MIRRORS - Apparatuses include a conveyor moving in a processing direction, a print head positioned adjacent the conveyor, a light source positioned adjacent a first side of the conveyor, a movable mirror positioned adjacent a second side of the conveyor, that is across the conveyor from the first side of the conveyor, a fixed mirror positioned adjacent the first side of the conveyor (the fixed mirror is between the light source and the print head), and a light sensor position adjacent the second side of the conveyor. The light sensor is between the movable mirror and the print head. The light source outputs light to the movable mirror across the conveyor, the movable mirror directs the light back across the conveyor to the fixed mirror, and the fixed mirror directs the light again across the conveyor to the light sensor. | 2016-06-09 |
