26th week of 2022 patent applcation highlights part 18 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20220203620 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL SHAPING APPARATUS AND THREE-DIMENSIONAL SHAPED ARTICLE PRODUCTION METHOD - A three-dimensional shaping apparatus includes a plasticizing section, a stage, an ejection section having a first nozzle and a second nozzle, each of which communicates with the plasticizing section, a first ejection adjusting section, a second ejection adjusting section, a moving section that relatively moves the ejection section with respect to the stage, and a control unit. The control unit performs a switching process for switching from a first state in which the ejection of the plasticized material from the first nozzle is stopped and the plasticized material is ejected from the second nozzle to a second state in which the plasticized material is ejected from the first nozzle and the second nozzle by controlling the first ejection adjusting section and the second ejection adjusting section, and an ejection amount decreasing process for decreasing the ejection amount of the plasticized material from the second nozzle by controlling the screw or the second ejection adjusting section before switching from the first state to the second state. | 2022-06-30 |
20220203621 | Method for the Lightweighting and/or Designing of an Additively Manufactured Article - The present disclosure relates to a method for the lightweighting and/or designing of an additively manufactured article. The disclosure further relates to a computer program product adapted for executing the method of the present disclosure as well as an additively manufactured article obtainable by the method according to the present disclosure. The method includes the step(s) of infilling and/or building each of the one or more integral article parts with a quasi-crystalline structure. The additively manufactured article obtainable by performing the method includes a quasi-crystalline structure and/or a quasiperiodic minimal surface infill and/or quasiperiodic minimal surface design structure and/or aperiodic minimal surface design structure and/or aperiodic minimal surface infill. The disclosure further relates to a method of use of a skeleton graph for a preprocessing in an additive manufacturing process. | 2022-06-30 |
20220203622 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL SHAPING APPARATUS - A three-dimensional shaping apparatus shapes a first shaped article by ejecting a material from an ejection section, forms a first portion of a second shaped article by adjusting an output of a temperature adjusting section while measuring a temperature of the first shaped article by a temperature sensor so that a viscosity of the first shaped article calculated based on the temperature of the first shaped article measured by the temperature sensor and first relational data representing a relationship between a temperature and a viscosity of the material becomes a predetermined viscosity or less, and ejecting the material from the ejection section, and forms a second portion that is a portion adjacent to the first portion of the second shaped article by ejecting the material from the ejection section while adjusting a temperature of the first portion by the temperature adjusting section with the adjusted output. | 2022-06-30 |
20220203623 | Method for Producing At Least One Solid-Body Layer on a Support That Can Rotate About an Axis of Rotation - In a method for producing at least one solid-body layer on a support that can be rotated about an axis of rotation, in accordance with predetermined geometry data, an emitter array having a plurality of emitters configured as material-dispensing nozzles is provided, which nozzles are arranged in emitter columns and emitter rows. Emitter columns that are adjacent to one another in the circumferential direction of an axis of rotation are offset from one another, in the expanse direction of the emitter columns, in each instance, in such a manner that the emitters are arranged at different radial distances DA(i) from the axis of rotation. It holds true that: DA(i) DA(i+1). Print dots are assigned to the geometry data, which dots are offset from one another, in a matrix having multiple rows that run next to one another, in such a manner that it holds true that: PA(j)>PA(j+1), wherein PA(j) is the radial distance of the j | 2022-06-30 |
20220203624 | BUILD PLATFORMS WITH CALIBRATION ELEMENTS - A build platform of an additive manufacturing apparatus is disclosed. The build platform includes a surface formed of a material having a first emissivity; and a plurality of reference markers disposed on the surface. The reference markers have a second emissivity that is different from the first emissivity. A thermal imaging unit calibration method and additive manufacturing apparatus are also disclosed. | 2022-06-30 |
20220203625 | SEAM CONSTRUCTION USING RADIO FREQUENCY WELDING AND TAPE - A process of constructing an air tight and water tight seam, comprising cutting a sheet of selected material into two or more panels, sealing the panels at respective selected edges using an ultrasonic machine to form a seam, overlaying the seam with a tape made of the same selected material, and sealing the tape and seam using a radio frequency (RF) welding machine. | 2022-06-30 |
20220203626 | TRANSMISSION WELDING METHOD, TRANSMISSION WELDING DEVICE AND TRANSMISSION WELDING ARRANGEMENT - To achieve universal welding of thermoplastic workpiece parts with simple equipment, an infrared light transmission welding method is disclosed in which simple polychromatic, incoherent infrared light is generated by a simple infrared light source and is directed through a first workpiece part to a weld point for the purposes of connection to a second workpiece part. In particular, the infrared light is directed through a transparent bracing element. | 2022-06-30 |
20220203627 | DISTANCE MEMBER FOR CONNECTING WIND TURBINE BLADE SHEAR WEBS - The present invention relates to a wind turbine blade and a method for its manufacture. A lower shell part and an upper shell part are provided, each shell part having a leading edge and a trailing edge. A first shear web and a second shear web for connecting an inner surface of the lower shell part with an inner surface of the upper shell part are provided. The first shear web and the second shear web are connected by a first distance member in a chordwise direction. The first distance member is arranged for accommodating a variable chordwise distance between said first shear web and said second shear web. The first shear web and the second shear web are placed in the lower shell part and the upper shell part is mounted. | 2022-06-30 |
20220203628 | FLOW PATH SEALING STRUCTURE, BAG-SHAPED CONTAINER, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A flow path sealing structure according to at least one embodiment of the present disclosure, which is disposed on a way of a flow path formed by fusion bonding a pair of resin sheets that are superimposed on each other, includes a widened portion surrounded by a widened seal portion formed by fusion bonding together the pair of resin sheets around a periphery thereof, and one end and another end of which are in communication with the flow path, together with being formed to be wider than the flow path, and a weakly sealed portion formed to extend in a widthwise direction in the widened portion, and which partitions the widened portion in a liquid-tight and airtight manner into the one end and the other end, together with being capable of being opened by increasing an internal pressure of the widened portion. | 2022-06-30 |
20220203629 | WELDING STRUCTURE FOR CONNECTION OF TWO OBJECTS - A welding structure includes a first object and a second object connected to each other. The first object includes a first surface, a second surface, a first bonding surface, a welding portion and a second bonding surface. The first bonding surface is connected to one side of the second surface away from the first surface. The welding portion is disposed on a surface perpendicular and connected to the first bonding surface. One side of the second bonding surface is connected to the welding portion. The second object includes a third surface, a fourth surface, a third bonding surface and a fourth bonding surface. The third bonding surface is corresponding to the first bonding surface and connected to one side of the fourth surface away from the third surface. The fourth bonding surface is corresponding to the welding portion and the second bonding surface. | 2022-06-30 |
20220203630 | METHOD FOR PROCESSING MASSIVE FIBER-COMPOSITE PREFORMS - A method for processing massive fiber bundles includes massive fiber-bundle formation and massive materials handling, wherein plural small-diameter bundles are unified, while more or less preserving their legacy cross-sectional form. It also includes bending, such as to create non-linear preforms, and preform-charge fabrication. Embodiments of the invention operate to help preserve a desired fiber alignment throughout a part fabricated from relatively large-diameter fiber bundles. | 2022-06-30 |
20220203631 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF HALOGEN-FREE FLAME-RETARDANT THERMOPLASTIC BRAIDED FIBER REINFORCED POLYMER COMPOSITE BOARD AND PRODUCT THEREOF - A manufacturing method of a halogen-free flame-retardant thermoplastic braided fiber reinforced polymer composite board, comprising steps of: preparing a recycled material containing a halogen-free flame-retardant thermoplastic braided fiber reinforced polymer composite; adding a polymer base material to the recycled material to form a core layer material and extruding the core layer material with a low shear extruder; hot pressing the core layer material by rollers to obtain a recycled fiber core layer; preparing a reinforcement layer containing a fiber material or a fabric with pores; and stacking and hot pressing the recycled fiber core layer and the reinforcement layer. | 2022-06-30 |
20220203632 | FIBER REINFORCED PLASTIC COMPONENTS WITH INCREASED SLIP-RESISTANCE AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURE - The present application pertains to components such as tank covers with increased slip resistance and processes for making such components. Generally, a patterned release fabric is employed in a manner such that a formed fiber reinforced plastic component has a textured pattern on at least one surface to increase slip resistance. | 2022-06-30 |
20220203633 | Preform Charges And Fixtures Therefor - A preform charge is formed by forming an assemblage of preforms, wherein preforms in the assemblage are bonded to a neighboring preform such that the preform charge effectively becomes a single unit. The preform charge can then be added to a mold to fabricate a part via compression molding. | 2022-06-30 |
20220203634 | METHOD AND RESIN IMPREGNATING DEVICE FOR PRODUCING A REINFORCING BAR - A resin impregnating device ( | 2022-06-30 |
20220203635 | SHEET METAL MEMBER FORMING METHOD AND SHEET METAL MEMBER FORMING DEVICE - A sheet metal member forming method comprises placing a fiber bundle of a predetermined length, via a thermosetting resin, in a predetermined position on a surface of a sheet metal member, forming a coating film on at least a part of the sheet metal member after the placing of the fiber bundle, and while heating and drying the coating film, heat-curing the thermosetting resin to bond the fiber bundle to the sheet metal member. | 2022-06-30 |
20220203636 | MICROFABRICATION OF OPTICAL COMPONENTS AND COMB DRIVE ACTUATORS FOR LIDAR APPLICATIONS - Embodiments of the disclosure provide a method for fabricating a shaped optical component, and a method for making a micro assembly with a plurality of shaped optical components. The method for fabricating a shaped optical component includes creating a master mold containing a substrate with a predefined surface contour. The method further includes generating a polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) mold with a concave part having an inverse pattern matching the predefined surface contour. The method additionally includes filling the concave part of the PDMS mold with a light-curable optical adhesive. The method additionally includes sealing the adhesive-filled concave part with a flat PDMS slab to form a PDMS structure. The method additionally includes curing and hardening the optical adhesive inside the PDMS structure to form the shaped optical component. The method additionally includes detaching the shaped optical component from the PDMS structure. | 2022-06-30 |
20220203637 | MACHINE LEARNING FOR SPLICE IMPROVEMENT - Systems and methods of machine learning for splice improvement. A system can receive, from one or more sensors, one or more values corresponding to manufacture of a tire by the one or more pieces of tire manufacturing equipment. The systems can determine one or more metrics based on the one or more values. The systems can generate a matrix based on the one or more values and the one or more metrics. The systems can predict, via input of the matrix into a machine learning model, a value for a splice tolerance metric. The systems can determine, based on the value for the splice tolerance metric, a parameter of at least one piece of equipment to adjust. The systems can provide a command to adjust the piece of equipment responsive to the value of the splice tolerance metric. | 2022-06-30 |
20220203638 | Processing Method for Inserting Electronic Devices that are Suitable for Communicating in Radio Frequency Into Respective Rubber Sleeves - Processing method for inserting electronic devices that are suitable for communicating in radio frequency into respective rubber sleeves ( | 2022-06-30 |
20220203639 | TIRE MOLDING APPARATUS - Provided is a tire molding apparatus capable of preventing a transfer device from continuing to swing after stop. The tire molding apparatus includes: a rail; and a transfer device configured to hold a tire member and move along the rail. The transfer device is configured to move along the rail and stop to receive or deliver the tire member. A positioning device is provided in the transfer device. The positioning device includes a concave portion and a convex portion. One of the concave portion and the convex portion is provided in the transfer device, and the other one of the concave portion and the convex portion is provided at a position facing the transfer device when the transfer device is stopped. The transfer device is stopped by fitting the concave portion to the convex portion. | 2022-06-30 |
20220203640 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING PNEUMATIC TIRE - A method for manufacturing a pneumatic tire includes: a step of winding carcass plies around a molding drum to mold a carcass, wherein the carcass has a joint portion in which ends of each of the carcass plies in a tire circumferential direction are overlapped with each other, the method further includes a step of pasting a rubber tape that covers at least a part of the joint portion after winding the carcass ply, and the rubber tape has: a central portion pasted to an outside of the joint portion and extending with a constant thickness along the tire circumferential direction; and tapered portions individually extending from both ends of the central portion in the tire circumferential direction along the tire circumferential direction while reducing a thickness of each of the tapered portions, and having tip ends with an angle of 45 degrees or less. | 2022-06-30 |
20220203641 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING UNVULCANIZED RING-SHAPED RUBBER MEMBER - In a method for producing an unvulcanized ring-shaped rubber member a front edge portion of a band-like rubber member conveyed by a conveyor is disposed on an outer circumferential surface of a forming drum, and the forming drum is rotated to wind a length of the band-like rubber member on the outer circumferential surface and a rear edge portion is held by rear edge holding portions arranged side by side in a width direction. Using distribution data on a length of the band-like rubber member in the width direction, an amount of movement of movement portions in a front-rear direction is controlled to adjust the degree of elongation around the held portion of the rear edge portion in the front-rear direction that is held by each of the rear edge holding portions, and the front and rear edge portions are bonded to produce a ring-shaped rubber member. | 2022-06-30 |
20220203642 | PRESS DEVICE - A press device includes a slide configured to hold a first die, a holding portion configured to hold a second die, a reciprocating mechanism that causes the slide to reciprocate in a stroke direction in which the first die and the second die move closer to or away from each other, and a pressurizing mechanism that holds the second die while pressurizing the second die toward the first die with a stroke shorter than that of the reciprocating mechanism in a state where the first die and the second die are moved close to each other by the reciprocating mechanism. | 2022-06-30 |
20220203643 | DIE CUSHION DEVICE - The die cushion device includes a first hydraulic cylinder for supporting a cushion pad, and a first hydraulic circuit for driving the first hydraulic cylinder. The first hydraulic circuit is a hydraulic closed circuit including a logic valve connected between a die cushion pressure generation line and a system pressure line, and a hydraulic pump driven by a first servomotor for applying a pilot pressure to the logic valve. The first controller controls the first servomotor (pilot pressure) based on a first pressure command corresponding to the die cushion force and the pressure detected by the first pressure detector to control the pressure in a lower chamber of the first hydraulic cylinder so that the pressure is equal to a pressure corresponding to the first pressure command. | 2022-06-30 |
20220203644 | CARTON BLANK ERECTOR AND FEEDING AND SHUTTLE MACHINE - A carton feeding and shuttle machine includes first and second servo drives for driving first and second belts positioned on a plurality of pulleys, a first block attached to the first belt and supporting a first support shaft and a second block attached to the second belt and supporting a second support shaft. A controller controls the servo drives for driving the first and second belts. A linkage assembly includes a plurality of links configured to move a plucking head along a shaft in response to movements of the first and second belts. Specifically, relative movement of the first and second belts pivots first and third links about a first support shaft and second and fourth links about a second support shaft drawing a base along a slide shaft and extending the plucking head from a first position to a second position for engaging a carton blank in a carton blank stack. | 2022-06-30 |
20220203645 | INTERCELLULAR STRUCTURE FOR BATTERY MODULE - An intercellular structure and a battery module including the intercellular structure, and a method of assembling the battery module are provided. The intercellular structure includes a honeycomb structure including a plurality of hexagonal cells. Each of the plurality of hexagonal cells has an open-ended top and an open-ended bottom and is configured to be arranged around a middle section of one of a plurality of battery cells. The battery module includes a plurality of battery cells arranged in a predetermined pattern and the honeycomb structure including the plurality of hexagonal cells. | 2022-06-30 |
20220203646 | Biodegradable Straws and Methods of Making Biodegradable Straws - Paper products can be made from cellulose derived from corn husks. A method of making paper products may include obtaining corn husks, extracting cellulose fiber pulp from the corn husks, forming a paper sheet from the extracted cellulose fiber pulp, adding a chitosan acetic acid solution having a concentration of at least 5 wt. % chitosan to the paper sheet, forming the paper product from the paper sheet, and coating the paper product with a paraffin wax. | 2022-06-30 |
20220203647 | VEHICLE OIL CONCRETE COVER - Described herein is a polymer vehicle oil concrete cover. The inventive concept is equipped with a rubber top mat with a grate assembly to let oil drip through, an oil catching mat, and a base mat that contains the oil and prevents oil from draining onto concrete. This device is reusable, weather-resistant, and may have an adhesive base. The inventive concept may contain concrete fasteners. Sides are sloped upward. | 2022-06-30 |
20220203648 | DEVICE FOR HOLDING A VEHICLE BODY PART TO BE MEASURED IN A REFERENCE POSITION - A device for holding a vehicle body part to be measured and/or a measuring machine for measuring such a vehicle body part in a reference position, having a baseplate, which includes a layer with a honeycomb structure and at least one outer layer designed to receive holding elements. Lugs, which end in a common plane and bear against the outer layer, protrude from the layer having the honeycomb structure in a manner distributed over the plate surface of the baseplate. | 2022-06-30 |
20220203649 | ABSORPTIVE NEEDLE-PUNCHED LAYER COMPOSITE - A layer composite is a sandwich structure, in which a PUR foam layer is needle-punched with two nonwovens. | 2022-06-30 |
20220203650 | WOUND CLEANING PRODUCT - A wound cleaning product is described as used for sterile debridement of wounds. The wound cleaning product comprises a composite material having a foam layer and a fiber layer arranged on a surface of the foam layer. The fiber layer is at least partially thermally solidified, and the foam layer and the fiber layer are connected to one another by needling such that fibers of the fiber layer have penetrated into the foam layer and form capillary channels that extend from the fiber layer into the foam layer. | 2022-06-30 |
20220203651 | MULTILAYERED BODY AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - To provide a multilayered body with high adhesion between a resin layer containing a nanofiber or the like and a metal layer, and a method for manufacturing a multilayered body. The multilayered body contains: a metal layer having an uneven region with an average length (RSm) of a contour curve element from 0.5 to 10 μm; and a resin layer in contact with the uneven region of the metal layer, the resin layer containing a thermoplastic resin and a fibrous filler, the fibrous filler having a number average fiber diameter (F) of less than 1 μm, and a ratio (RSm/F) of the average length (RSm) of the contour curve element of the uneven region to the number average fiber diameter (F) from 1 to 20000. | 2022-06-30 |
20220203652 | DECORATIVE ASPHALTIC MEMBRANE AND ITS MANUFACTURING PROCESS - A decorative asphaltic membrane that comprises a lower non-stick layer; an intermediate layer composed of a support between two layers of plastic and oxidized modified bitumen wherein the support is a polyethilene; an upper layer composed of three sheets: a lower metallic sheet, preferably aluminium, an intermediate polyester sheet and an upper polyethilene sheet wherein the polyester sheet provides a superficial printing with different chromatic patterns on its lower face. The printing imitates, not exclusively, bricks, tiles, lawn, wood, stone, texts, sports logotypes or those belonging to institutions and/or enterprises. The manufacturing process of the asphaltic membrane comprises the steps of:
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20220203653 | TRANSPARENT TINTED COATING FOR APPLIANCE EXTERIOR PANELS TO ALLOW FOR TINTED SURFACE PATTERNS AND A PROCESS FOR APPLICATION OF COATING - An exterior panel for a kitchen appliance includes a metallic substrate having a predetermined surface pattern on at least one side of the metallic substrate, wherein the metallic substrate is formed to include a predetermined contour. A coating layer is an organic paint coating composition on the at least one side of the metallic substrate, the coating layer including a predetermined color and a fingerprint resistive surface, wherein the coating layer is at least partially translucent such that the predetermined surface pattern is visible with the naked eye through the coating layer, and wherein the predetermined surface pattern is modified by the coating layer to reflect the combination of the predetermined surface pattern and the predetermined color of the coating layer. | 2022-06-30 |
20220203654 | RESIN FILM-LAMINATED METAL SHEET AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - A resin film-laminated metal sheet includes a metal sheet and thermoplastic resin films that are fused to both surfaces of the metal sheet, the metal sheet is a steel sheet having a thickness of 0.08 mm or more or an aluminum sheet having a thickness of 0.15 mm or more, and, when a surface of the thermoplastic resin film opposite to a surface that is fused to the metal sheet is defined as a first surface, the surface tension on the first surface in at least one of the thermoplastic resin films is 50 mN/m or less, the surface tension on the surface that is fused to the metal sheet is 36 mN/m or more, and the amount of a wax attached to the first surface is more than 0 mg/m | 2022-06-30 |
20220203655 | WINDOW, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME - A window is provided to include a glass substrate, an adhesive layer on the glass substrate, a polymer layer between the glass substrate and the adhesive layer, the polymer layer having a surface adjacent to the adhesive layer, the surface being hydrophilic at a first temperature and being hydrophobic at a second temperature higher than the first temperature, and a protective layer on the adhesive layer. Thereby, when the protective layer is damaged, only the protective layer may be replaced without replacing a glass substrate. | 2022-06-30 |
20220203656 | TEXTILE ELEMENTS IN VEHICLE COMPOSITE GLASS - A vehicle composite glass includes an outer pane, an inner pane, at least one polymeric intermediate layer which is arranged between the outer pane and the inner pane, and a textile film which includes a textile in a plastic matrix, wherein the textile film is adhered on a sub-region of the outer pane or the inner pane of the vehicle composite glass or is laminated in a sub-region between the polymeric intermediate layer and the outer pane or the inner pane. The vehicle composite glass has an attractive design with, at the same time, increased mechanical stiffness. The textile film can also serve as visual cover such that the otherwise customary black masking print is not required. | 2022-06-30 |
20220203657 | THERMOPLASTIC MULTILAYER ARTICLES, METHODS OF MANUFACTURE, AND USES THEREOF - A thermoplastic multilayer article comprises: a polycarbonate substrate comprising a polycarbonate composition comprising at least one of a polycarbonate homopolymer, a copolycarbonate, or a polycarbonate copolymer, the polycarbonate substrate having a first surface and an opposing second surface; and a first polyurethane layer laminated or coextruded on at least a portion of the first surface of the polycarbonate substrate, the first polyurethane layer comprising a first aliphatic thermoplastic polyurethane and a polyurethane UV stabilizer, wherein the first aliphatic thermoplastic polyurethane comprises first segments formed via a reaction of caprolactone and an aliphatic isocyanate, and second segments formed via a reaction of a chain extender and the aliphatic isocyanate. | 2022-06-30 |
20220203658 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A MULTI-LAYER COMPOSITE FILM, MULTI-LAYER COMPOSITE FILM AND USE THEREOF - The present patent application relates to a method of manufacturing a multilayered composite film comprising a step of co-extruding at least three layers (a), (b) and (c), of which the layer (a) forms an outward surface of the composite film; the layer (c) forms a surface of the composite film facing or coming in contact with a good to be packaged; and the layer (b) is disposed between the layer (a) and the layer (c). Further, the method includes a step of biaxial orientation of the composite film thus co-extruded. Therein, the layer (a) contains or consists of a thermoplastic resin. The layer (b) contains or consists of a polyvinylidene chloride (PVdC) resin. The layer (c) contains or consists of a resin, preferably sealable, in particular heat-sealable resin. Therein, any crosslinking of the composite film by means of radioactive radiation, in particular by means of beta, gamma, X-ray and/or electron irradiation, is omitted during the manufacturing of the composite film and/or thereafter. | 2022-06-30 |
20220203659 | FILM WITH AT LEAST TWO LAYERS AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A biaxially-oriented film is disclosed having at least the layers (A) and (B), wherein layer (A) contains a polyethylene of a low molecular weight and layer (B) contains a polyethylene of a higher molecular weight, wherein layer (A) contains at least percent by weight of the polyethylene of low molecular weight, and layer (B) contains at least percent by weight of the polyethylene of high molecular weight and the film has a porosity in the range from 30 to 70%. The film may additionally be provided with a ceramic coating. A method for producing such a film by the Evapore process is disclosed. | 2022-06-30 |
20220203660 | RADIO WAVE TRANSMISSION COVER AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Provided is a radio wave transmission cover having a manufacturability at low cost and a suppressed peeling of layer, which comprises a resin substrate; a transparent film layer serving as an exposed portion; a transparent ion-exchange resin layer disposed between the resin substrate and the transparent film layer; an adhesive layer disposed between the resin substrate and the transparent ion-exchange resin layer; and a discontinuous film of Ag particles formed on a surface on the resin substrate side of the transparent ion-exchange resin layer, wherein a transparent ion-exchange resin of the transparent ion-exchange resin layer has a resin skeleton with an ion-exchangeable functional group, and a distance Ra between a Hansen solubility parameter (HSP) value of the transparent ion-exchange resin and a HSP value of the transparent film is 20 or less, and a method for manufacturing the same. | 2022-06-30 |
20220203661 | FILM INCLUDING POLYMERIC ELEMENTS INTERCONNECTING PARTICLES - A film includes a polymeric material and a plurality of particles dispersed therein. The polymeric material includes a plurality of elongate polymeric elements oriented along substantially a same first direction and interconnecting the particles. An elongate end portion of at least a first elongate polymeric element in the plurality of elongate polymeric elements conforms and is bonded to a first particle in the plurality of particles along an entire length of the elongate end portion. An elongate mid portion of at least a second elongate polymeric element in the plurality of elongate polymeric elements conforms and is bonded to a second particle in the plurality of particles along an entire length of the elongate mid portion with the second elongate polymeric element extending away from the second particle from opposite ends of the elongate mid portion. Multilayer films and processes are also described. | 2022-06-30 |
20220203662 | COMPOSITE LAMINATE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - Provided is a composite laminate having excellent releasability from a mold during a production process and excellent surface appearance (surface smoothness) and mechano-physical properties. A composite laminate | 2022-06-30 |
20220203663 | COMPOSITE LAMINATE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - Provided is a composite laminate having excellent releasability from a mold during a production process, excellent surface appearance (surface smoothness) and mechano-physical properties, and excellent workability and coating adhesion. A composite laminate | 2022-06-30 |
20220203664 | COMPOSITE CRYSTAL FLOORING AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - Embodiments of the present disclosure disclose a composite crystal flooring. The composite crystal flooring may have a multi-layer structure. The composite crystal flooring may include a substrate layer. The substrate layer may include at least a first structural layer, a second structural layer, and a third structural layer. The second structural layer may be located between the first structural layer and the third structural layer. A foaming density of the second structural layer may be less than 1.1 grams per cubic millimeter. Components of the second structural layer may include polyvinyl chloride, one or more inorganic fillers, at least one foaming agent, at least one foaming regulator, at least one lubricating agent, and at least one stabilizer. The one or more inorganic fillers may include modified fly ash, hollow glass microbeads, and composite calcium. The composite crystal flooring with a low density may have good thermal stability and rigidity. | 2022-06-30 |
20220203665 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A COMPOSITE COMPONENT - A method for producing a composite component including a bottom layer, cover layer and honeycomb structure, including applying the honeycomb structure to the bottom layer wherein honeycomb chambers are formed. Honeycomb chambers are filled in a reinforcement region with a granular material and granular material is removed from other honeycomb chambers wherein each honeycomb chamber is filled up to a granular-material filling height and honeycomb chambers outside the reinforcement region are free of granular material. The cover layer is applied to the honeycomb structure wherein the honeycomb chambers are closed. The composite component is heated so the granular material in the honeycomb chambers expands to fill it with granular material and the cover layer, the bottom layer, the honeycomb structure and the expanded granular material harden, the density of the expanded granular material in the honeycomb chambers filled with granular material being dependent on the granular-material filling height. | 2022-06-30 |
20220203666 | COMPOSITE FILM FOR A TUBE WITH A 360.degree. PRINTING EFFECT - The invention concerns a composite film for receptacles, in particular for tubes, with a plurality of layers connected to one another in a sheetlike manner to form a layer stack, this composite film comprising:
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20220203667 | COMPOSITE MATERIAL BONDING APPARATUS AND COMPOSITEMATERIAL BONDING METHOD - The embodiment includes: a planar graphite heater; a clamp device that moves the graphite heater, which is arranged between a first bonding surface W | 2022-06-30 |
20220203668 | SUPPLY UNIT, PRINTING DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING PRINTING DEVICE - The supply unit is used in a printing device including a printing head configured to perform printing process of a viscous fluid on a printing target using a screen mask, a collection section having a collection member configured to contact the screen mask to collect and move the viscous fluid and a collecting and moving section configured to move the collection member in a predetermined printing direction. The supply unit includes a supply section having a mounting section capable of mounting and dismounting a cartridge accommodating the viscous fluid, a driving section configured to move the supply section in the supply operation direction, a detection member, and a supply section detecting section configured to detect whether the supply section is positioned in a passage space where the collection section and the supply section do not contact each other by the position of the detection member. | 2022-06-30 |
20220203669 | PLATEN PRESS WITH A PRESS TOGGLE MECHANISM - A platen press with a press toggle mechanism ( | 2022-06-30 |
20220203670 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL SCREEN-PRINTED WORKPIECES - Apparatus for producing three-dimensional screen-printed workpieces, in particular 3D screen printing machine, with at least one printing device for the layer-by-layer production of at least one screen-printed workpiece in a plurality of printing operations and with at least one drying device for a screen-printed workpiece, wherein the drying device is designed as a drying path for the continuous drying of screen-printed workpieces. | 2022-06-30 |
20220203671 | FOUNTAIN SOLUTION THICKNESS MEASUREMENT USING PHASE SHIFTED LIGHT INTERFERENCE IN A DIGITAL LITHOGRAPHY PRINTING SYSTEM - According to aspects of the embodiments, there is provided a method of measuring the amount of fountain solution employed in a digital offset lithography printing system. Fountain solution thickness is measured by using phase shifted monochromic light to produce optical path differences through the fountain solution film. The intensity of the reflected light through the fountain solution film is very sensitive due to the phase shifted light so interference fringes are easier to delineate and fountain solution thickness measurement more reliable. | 2022-06-30 |
20220203672 | ROLLER CORE AND APPLICATOR ROLLER WITH INTERCHANGEABLE SLEEVE - In a first aspect, the invention relates to a roller core ( | 2022-06-30 |
20220203673 | PRINTING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR - A method for inspecting an ink discharge status based on a temperature change of an energy generating element includes calculating a difference value between a value obtained by statistics of information indicating ink discharge statuses obtained for a plurality of nozzles close to a target nozzle and the information obtained for the target nozzle; comparing the calculated difference value with a predetermined threshold; and judging the ink discharge status for the target nozzle based on a result of the comparison. This enables to appropriately detect a nozzle which is in a discharge failure status due to an ink droplet adhered to a discharge surface of a printhead or the like. | 2022-06-30 |
20220203674 | Liquid Ejecting Head Control Circuit And Liquid Ejecting Apparatus - A liquid ejecting head control circuit controls a liquid ejecting head and a switching circuit. The liquid ejecting head control circuit includes a drive signal output circuit, and a switching control circuit. The switching control circuit outputs an ejection control signal defining an amount of a liquid to be ejected from a nozzle, a switching timing signal defining switching timing of the switching circuit, and a state selection signal defining a state of the switching circuit in a control period defined by the switching timing signal. The state selection signal for a first time period for which the liquid ejecting head is controlled so as to eject the liquid from the nozzle is different from the state selection signal for a second time period for which the liquid ejecting head is controlled so as not to eject the liquid from the nozzle. | 2022-06-30 |
20220203675 | PRINTING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A printing system and method direct a printing assembly to apply a first ink of a first color toward first areas of a machine-readable data representation on a corrugated material surface, and direct the printing assembly to apply a second ink of a second color toward second areas of the machine-readable data representation on the corrugated material surface. The second color of the second ink is different from the first color of the first ink. The first and second areas are not identical to each other. The printing assembly is directed to apply the first ink and to apply the second ink to form the machine-readable data representation for machine scanning of the machine-readable data representation while on the corrugated material surface. | 2022-06-30 |
20220203676 | LIQUID EJECTING HEAD, LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS, AND LIQUID EJECTING METHOD - A liquid ejecting head includes: a first pressure chamber to which a first liquid is supplied; a first drive element that applies pressure to the first liquid in the first pressure chamber; a second pressure chamber to which a second liquid is supplied; a second drive element that applies pressure to the second liquid in the second pressure chamber; a nozzle channel which has one end communicating with the first pressure chamber and another end communicating with the second pressure chamber and in which the first liquid supplied from the first pressure chamber and the second liquid supplied from the second pressure chamber are mixed; and a nozzle that is provided in the nozzle channel and ejects a mixture of the first liquid and the second liquid. | 2022-06-30 |
20220203677 | LIQUID DISCHARGE APPARATUS - There is provided a liquid discharge apparatus, in which a first inductance element included in a first demodulation circuit has a first terminal which a first amplified modulated signal is input, a second terminal which a first driving signal is output, a second inductance element included in a second demodulation circuit has a third terminal which is provided in a fourth side portion, and to which a second amplified modulated signal is input, a fourth terminal which is provided in a fifth side portion that faces the fourth side portion, and from which a second driving signal is output, and a second lead member coupled to the third terminal and the fourth terminal and having a third refraction point and a fourth refraction point, and the first inductance element and the second inductance element are positioned such that the second side portion and the fourth side portion face each other. | 2022-06-30 |
20220203678 | PRINTING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - One of printing modes including a first mode in which printing is performed by an even number of scans and a second mode in which printing is performed by an odd number of scans, the odd number being three or more, is executed. In the first mode, printing is performed using a first mask pattern in which the nozzle array is divided into a plurality of blocks each including a first number of continuous nozzles and an ink ejection area or non-ejection area is set for each of the blocks. In the second mode, printing is performed using a second mask pattern in which the nozzle array is divided into a plurality of blocks each including a second number of continuous nozzles, the second number being less than the first number, and an ink ejection area or non-ejection area is set for each of the blocks. | 2022-06-30 |
20220203679 | PRINT APPARATUS AND HEAD - There is provided print apparatus including: piezoelectric member; individual electrode; first and second common electrodes; voltage application circuit; detection circuit configured to detect a capacitance of a first capacitor configured by the piezoelectric member, the individual electrode, and the first common electrode and a second capacitor configured by the piezoelectric member, the individual electrode, and the second common electrode; first switching element; and control circuit. The control circuit is configured to execute; a first voltage application process to apply a first voltage to the second common electrode in order to discharge the ink; a detection process to detect the capacitance after electrically connecting the piezoelectric member and the detection circuit with the first switching element; and a second voltage application process to apply a second voltage to the second common electrode before the detection process, the second voltage being lower than the first voltage. | 2022-06-30 |
20220203680 | PRINT APPARATUS AND HEAD - There is provided a print apparatus including: a piezoelectric member; an individual electrode formed in the piezoelectric member; a first common electrode formed in the piezoelectric member so that the first common electrode is opposed to the individual electrode; a second common electrode formed in the piezoelectric member so that the second common electrode is opposed to the individual electrode, a voltage to be applied to the second common electrode being different from a voltage to be applied to the first common electrode; and a detection circuit configured to detect a capacitance of a first capacitor configured by the piezoelectric member, the individual electrode, and the first common electrode and a second capacitor configured by the piezoelectric member, the individual electrode, and the second common electrode. The detection circuit includes an oscillation circuit configured to be connected to the individual electrode. | 2022-06-30 |
20220203681 | LIQUID DISCHARGE APPARATUS - There is provided a liquid discharge apparatus including: an amplifier circuit that outputs an amplified modulated signal by driving a transistor; a demodulation circuit that includes an inductance element and outputs the driving signal, in which the inductance element includes a first side portion provided with a first terminal, a second side portion positioned facing the first side portion and provided with the second terminal, a third side portion intersecting with the first side portion and the second side portion, a lead member coupled to the first terminal and the second terminal, and a shortest distance between the transistor and the third side portion is equal to or shorter than a shortest distance between the transistor and the first side portion, and is equal to or shorter than a shortest distance between the transistor and the second side portion. | 2022-06-30 |
20220203682 | LIQUID DISCHARGE HEAD - A liquid discharge head is provided, the liquid discharge head comprising a plurality of individual channels, a first manifold connected to the plurality of individual channels, a second manifold connected to the plurality of individual channels, and a bypass channel connecting the first manifold and the second manifold and being distinct from the individual channels. A flow channel resistance Rct brought about by the plurality of individual channels, a flow channel resistance Rbp of the bypass channel, a bending loss ΔP provided when the liquid flows from the first manifold via the bypass channel to the second manifold, and a flow rate Q of the liquid flowing through the bypass channel fulfill a relationship of: | 2022-06-30 |
20220203683 | LIQUID DISCHARGE HEAD AND ACTUATOR - when one of two positions in a second direction intersecting the first direction is defined as a first position and the other position is defined as a second position from which the shortest distance to the partition wall is shorter than the shortest distance from the first position to the partition wall, the vibrating plate has a first portion corresponding to the first position and a second portion corresponding to the second position, and a surface of the first portion in the first direction is, in the first direction, closer than a surface of the second portion in the first direction. | 2022-06-30 |
20220203684 | FLOW CHANNEL MEMBER, LIQUID EJECTING HEAD, LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS - A flow channel member includes a first flow channel member non-transmissive of ultraviolet light and absorbent of laser light, a second flow channel member non-transmissive of ultraviolet light and absorbent of laser light, the second flow channel member being stacked on the first flow channel member to define a flow channel for liquid to flow between the second flow channel member and the first flow channel member, and a third flow channel member transmissive of laser light, the third flow channel member being fixed to the first flow channel member and the second flow channel member in such a manner as to close a gap between the first flow channel member and the second flow channel member. | 2022-06-30 |
20220203685 | PIEZOELECTRIC DEVICE, LIQUID EJECTING HEAD, AND LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS - An active portion of a piezoelectric actuator includes a first region provided in a region opposed to a recess and extending in a first direction, and a second region provided in a region corresponding to a central part in the first direction of the recess, and being configured such that a laminated body including the active portion and a vibration plate has a thickness larger than a thickness of a portion corresponding to the first region and that deformation of the second region is suppressed as compared to deformation of the first region when a voltage is applied between a first electrode and a second electrode. | 2022-06-30 |
20220203686 | INKJET PRINTHEAD ASSEMBLY WITH WIREBOND PROTECTION - A printhead assembly includes: an ink manifold comprised of a first metal; printhead chips mounted on the ink manifold and receiving ink therefrom, each printhead chip having a plurality of bond pads; a PCB mounted on the ink manifold, the PCB having a plurality of contact pads; a plurality of wirebonds interconnecting the bond pads and the contact pads, the wirebonds being comprised of a second metal; an encapsulant material encapsulating the wirebonds, the bond pads and the contact pads; and a voltage source. The ink manifold and the wirebonds are electrically connectable to the voltage source to provide cathodic protection of the wirebonds. | 2022-06-30 |
20220203687 | CLEANING PROCESS FOR THE HYDRAULIC CIRCUIT OF AN INK JET PRINTER - A cleaning process for cleaning at least one part of a hydraulic circuit of a continuous inkjet printer. The hydraulic circuit includes a solvent tank and an ink tank, and hydraulic connections for sending ink and/or solvent to a print head. The cleaning process includes: a preliminary step of flushing or cleaning at least part of the ink or hydraulic circuit; and flowing or circulating the gas, and solvent, through at least one part of the hydraulic circuit and recovering dirty fluid from the at least one part of the hydraulic circuit in a recovery cartridge or in a tank. | 2022-06-30 |
20220203688 | LIQUID DISCHARGE APPARATUS - A liquid discharge apparatus includes a head including a nozzle surface having nozzles, the head configured to discharge a liquid from the nozzles, a head plate holding the head, and a wiping device including a wiper configured to wipe the nozzle surface of the head, a wiper support plate holding the wiper, the wiper support plate vertically movable with respect to the head plate, a cover between the head plate and the wiper support plate, the cover configured to cover the wiper, a lifting device configured to vertically move the wiper support plate and the cover toward the head plate until the cover contacts the head plate, and an adjuster between the wiper support plate and the cover, the adjuster configured to adjust a position of the wiper support plate with respect to the cover. | 2022-06-30 |
20220203689 | INK CIRCUIT WITH SEVERAL MODULAR UNITS - A continuous inkjet printer includes an ink circuit. A first part of the ink circuit includes hydraulic components for providing a print head of the CIJ printer with ink and solvent. A second part of the ink circuit includes a first single-block assembly including at least part of at least a first pump and a second single-block assembly including at least one filter. Each of the assemblies further includes: a housing having at least one fluid inlet and at least one fluid outlet; fluid connections to allow fluids to flow from the at least one fluid inlet, to the at least part of a first pump or said filter and then to the at least one fluid outlet; and a structure for mounting and disassembling the first single-block assembly and the second single-block assembly to and from the first part of the ink circuit, independently from each other. | 2022-06-30 |
20220203690 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing apparatus includes a print data generating unit that generates print data for printing an image with ink, the print data defining, for each of pixels of the image, non-formation of a dot or formation of a dot of any size of a plurality of sizes, and a mist calculating unit that calculates, based on first print data of the print data generated by the print data generating unit, a mist generation amount of the ink, in which the print data generating unit is configured to generate, when the mist generation amount exceeds a predetermined threshold value, second print data of the print data in which a formation ratio of the dot of a relatively large size among the plurality of sizes is higher than the formation ratio in the first print data of the print data. | 2022-06-30 |
20220203691 | LIQUID EJECTION APPARATUS - A liquid ejection apparatus includes a liquid ejection head having a nozzle surface with a plurality of nozzles, a conductive member configured to face the nozzle surface, a cap having a recess in which the conductive member is accommodated, a substrate including a signal output circuit, a controller configured to determine an ejection state of a nozzle based on a signal output from the signal output circuit, a waste liquid tank having an inlet, and a discharge mechanism configured to discharge liquid from the cap through the inlet into the waste liquid ink. The substrate is disposed above the inlet of the waste liquid tank. | 2022-06-30 |
20220203692 | LIQUID CONTAINER AND LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS - To supply a liquid at a stable concentration, a liquid container includes a liquid container bag which contains a liquid, a spacer member which is disposed inside the liquid container bag, liquid introducing portions which are disposed in the spacer member and introduce the liquid, a liquid delivery member which is fixed to one end portion of the liquid container bag and delivers the liquid introduced from the liquid introducing portions to a liquid ejecting apparatus, and a low rigidity portion which changes heights of the liquid introducing portions along with deformation of the liquid container bag. | 2022-06-30 |
20220203693 | NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM, MANAGEMENT APPARATUS AND MANAGEMENT METHOD - First information about a remaining amount of a first printing material in a first cartridge is acquired, second information about to a remaining amount of a second printing material in a second cartridge is acquired, and display screen data is generated. The display screen data indicates a display screen including a first display image including a first object and a second object for displaying a first value based on the first information and a third object for displaying a second value based on the second information. The first and third objects indicate a value corresponding to a state where a printing material remains in the cartridges, and the second object indicates a value corresponding to remaining of the first printing material in a tank connected to the first cartridge. The first and third objects are displayed in a first area, and the second object is displayed in a second area. | 2022-06-30 |
20220203694 | LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD OF LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS - A liquid ejecting apparatus includes a liquid ejecting head that ejects liquid from a nozzle, a liquid storage portion having a storage chamber configured to store the liquid supplied from a liquid supply source to the liquid ejecting head, and a carriage on which the liquid ejecting head and the liquid storage portion are mounted and configured to reciprocate in a scanning direction. The liquid ejecting apparatus includes a discharge flow path configured to discharge air in an upper part of the storage chamber, a coupling portion configured to be coupled to and separated from a coupled portion of the discharge flow path, and a negative pressure generating portion that applies a negative pressure to the coupling portion. When the carriage moves to a predetermined position, the coupling portion is coupled to the coupled portion of the discharge flow path. | 2022-06-30 |
20220203695 | LIQUID DISCHARGE APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD FOR LIQUID DISCHARGE APPARATUS - When a first liquid containing the particles whose particle size average value is a first particle size is supplied to the liquid discharge head, the control device controls the circulation mechanism so that a circulation flow rate of the first liquid in the supply flow path, the nozzle flow path, and the discharge flow path is a first flow rate. When a second liquid containing the particles whose particle size average value is a second particle size larger than the first particle size is supplied to the liquid discharge head, the control device controls the circulation mechanism so that the circulation flow rate of the second liquid is a second flow rate lower than the first flow rate. | 2022-06-30 |
20220203696 | FLUID CIRCULATION AND EJECTION - A fluid circulation and ejection system may include a microfluidic die, a single orifice fluid ejector having a drive chamber in the microfluidic die and a pressurized fluid source remote from the microfluidic die to create a pressure gradient across the drive chamber to circulate fluid across the drive chamber. | 2022-06-30 |
20220203697 | PRINTING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTING AN INK RECIPE OF A PRINTING SYSTEM - A printing system for printing on a material has an ink formulation module ( | 2022-06-30 |
20220203698 | Recording Method And Ink Jet Recording Apparatus - A recording method for performing recording on a recording medium includes a processing liquid attaching step of attaching a processing liquid including an aggregating agent to the recording medium, a white ink attaching step of attaching a white ink composition including a white coloring material to the recording medium, and a non-white ink attaching step of attaching a non-white ink composition including a non-white coloring material to the recording medium, in which attachment of the white ink composition and attachment of the non-white ink composition are performed by relative scanning of a recording head and the recording medium, and attachment of the white ink composition and attachment of the non-white ink composition are performed on a scanning region of the recording medium by a relative scanning. | 2022-06-30 |
20220203699 | Recording Method And Recording Apparatus - A recording method according to the present disclosure is a recording method that performs recording on a recording medium, the recording method including a white ink adhesion step of adhering a white ink composition containing a white color material to the recording medium and a non-white ink adhesion step of adhering a non-white ink composition containing a non-white color material to the recording medium, in which the white ink adhesion step and the non-white ink adhesion step are performed by relative scanning between a recording head and the recording medium, the white ink adhesion step and the non-white ink adhesion step are performed by the same relative scanning on the same scanning region of the recording medium, and in the recording region to which the white ink composition and the non-white ink composition are adhered, an adhesion amount of the white ink composition is 60% by mass or less with respect to 100% by mass of an adhesion amount of the non-white ink composition per unit region. | 2022-06-30 |
20220203700 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR QUALITY INSPECTION ON OVERALL INKJET PRINTING MANUFACTURING PROCESS FOR DISPLAY DEVICE - The disclosure discloses a system for quality inspection in the entire process of inkjet printing manufacturing of display devices, which includes a substrate inspection module, a nozzle inspection module, an ink droplet inspection module, a coating thickness inspection module and a control module. Through design and matching of these modules, it is possible to realize a series of operations such as substrate inspection, nozzle inspection, flying ink droplet inspection, liquid coating inspection and cured coating inspection. The invention also discloses a corresponding quality inspection method for the entire inkjet printing manufacturing process for display devices. The invention effectively compensates for the shortcomings of current technology which only inspect a single stage without taking the whole process into consideration, thereby realizing high-precision quality inspection of each stage in the inkjet printing manufacturing process of display devices, and significantly improving the quality and yield of the display device product. | 2022-06-30 |
20220203701 | MEDIUM INCLUDING HEAT-SENSITIVE MEDIUM PROVIDED WITH BASE MATERIAL HAVING UNEVEN SHAPE, AND ADHESIVE MEDIUM BONDED TO HEAT-SENSITIVE MEDIUM - A medium includes: a heat-sensitive medium subjected to thermal printing; and an adhesive medium to be superimposed on the heat-sensitive medium in a thickness direction and bonded to the heat-sensitive medium. The heat-sensitive medium includes: a surface contacting the adhesive medium; a heat-sensitive medium base material having a transparency; and a first color producing layer having a transparency. The heat-sensitive medium base material has an uneven shape having roughness greater than that of the surface of the heat-sensitive medium. The first color producing layer is configured to produce a first color when heated to a temperature higher than or equal to a first temperature. The adhesive medium includes: an adhesive medium base material; and an adhesive layer provided on the adhesive medium base material. The adhesive layer makes contact with the surface of the heat-sensitive medium so that the adhesive medium is bonded to the heat-sensitive medium. | 2022-06-30 |
20220203702 | THERMAL PRINT HEAD - A thermal print head includes a heat-generating substrate, a resistor layer, a conductive layer, a first substrate, a second substrate, and a third substrate. The heat-generating substrate includes a heat-generating substrate obverse face and a heat-generating substrate reverse face that are spaced apart from each other in a thickness direction. The resistor layer is supported by the heat-generating substrate. The conductive layer is supported by the heat-generating substrate, and electrically connected to the resistor layer. The first substrate is located upstream of the heat-generating substrate in a sub-scanning direction. The second substrate is located upstream of the first substrate in the sub-scanning direction. The third substrate is bonded to the first substrate and the second substrate and higher in flexibility than the first substrate. | 2022-06-30 |
20220203703 | METHOD FOR CREATING CONTROL DATA FOR MULTI-COLOR DIRECT THERMAL PRINTING - A direct thermal printer prints on direct thermal printing paper, which has a thermo-reactive layer that can form two colors. A first color is formed at a first temperature, and a second at a second temperature, higher than the first. A printhead of the printer has heat sources arranged transversely to a paper path. Image data of an original image having at least the first color and the second color may be received. Control data may be created for the direct thermal printer for two-color printing of a print image. The control data has a plurality of print lines, and causes, for each print line for each heat source, either heating of the heat source to a printing temperature or no heating of the respectively heat source. | 2022-06-30 |
20220203704 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR WRITING IMAGEABLE MATERIAL USING MULTIPLE BEAMS - A method for writing an imageable material using multiple beams includes preparing subsequent patterns each having Y rows of N pixel locations, said subsequent patterns including first and second patterns; where the first and the second pattern overlap with each other in an overlap area consisting of O columns and Y rows of pixel locations; selecting for each row i of said first pattern Mi1 pixel locations; selecting for each row i of said second pattern Mi2 pixel locations; writing simultaneously, for each row i, said Mi1 selected pixel locations by moving the N beams in a fast scan direction relative to said imageable material; and moving said N beams relative to said imageable material in a slow scan direction over (N-O) pixel locations; writing simultaneously, for each row i, said Mi2 selected pixel locations by moving the N beams in a fast scan direction relative to said imageable material. | 2022-06-30 |
20220203705 | PRINT HEAD AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - According to an embodiment, a print head includes one or more light emitting element arrays, a light emission control circuit, and one or more drive circuit arrays. The light emitting element arrays include a plurality of light emitting elements arrayed continuously along a main scanning direction. The light emission control circuit outputs drive signals of different phases in units of a light emitting element group configured by a predetermined number of continuous light emitting elements included in the light emitting elements. The drive circuit arrays include a plurality of drive circuits, the drive circuits cause the light emitting elements to emit light individually based on the drive signals. | 2022-06-30 |
20220203706 | PRINTING APPARATUS - A printing apparatus includes: a first frame; a second frame fixed to the first frame, the second frame having an accommodation space configured to accommodates a roll, the roll having a printing medium rolled thereon; a pair of support parts supported on the second frame, the pair of support parts being configured to support end faces of the roll in a first direction, at least one of the pair of support parts being supported on the second frame so as to be movable in the first direction; a guide member provided on the first frame; and contact portions provided to the support parts, the contact portions being configured to slide while being in contact with the guide member. | 2022-06-30 |
20220203707 | PRINTING DEVICE AND DATA CREATING DEVICE CREATING PRINT DATA FOR PRINTING IMAGE ON PRINTING MEDIUM INCLUDING HEAT-SENSITIVE LAYER - A printing device includes: a thermal head; and a processor. The thermal head includes a heating element. The processor is configured to perform: (a) creating; and (b) driving. The (a) creating creates print data based on image data representing an image to be printed on a printing medium. The (b) driving drives the heating element to apply heat to the printing medium according to the print data. The processor is configured to further perform: (c) determining. The (c) determining determines whether to create a plurality of labels for lamination using at least one printing medium including a first printing medium. The first printing medium is transparent and includes a plurality of heat-sensitive layers laminated together. Each of the plurality of heat-sensitive layers is configured to develop a different color when heat is applied from the heating element. The (c) creating is performed in accordance with a determination result in (a). | 2022-06-30 |
20220203708 | PRINTING MACHINE AND METHOD FOR PRINTING TEXTILES - The invention relates to a printing machine and a method for printing textiles with a machine bed, at least one conveying means arranged on the machine bed for conveying at least one textile along a processing path, at least one priming means arranged on the machine bed for applying a primer in a planar manner on a motif region of the textile, on which a print motif is to be provided, and at least one printing means arranged on the machine bed and having at least one digital print head for printing the print motif. In accordance with the invention provision is made in that along the processing path between the priming means and the printing means at least one pressing means is arranged which is designed for pressing the motif region with the applied primer. | 2022-06-30 |
20220203709 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PREPARING A CYLINDRICAL OBJECT FOR DECORATING THEREON - An apparatus (200) and method for preparing a cylindrical object having a protective surface coating, such as a necked can (100), for decorating thereon using a printing technique. According to the method, a primer is applied onto the surface coating, and the primer is then dried to form a surface for decorating the object. The apparatus comprises a priming station (260) for applying a primer onto said surface coating, and a drying station (270) for drying the primer. | 2022-06-30 |
20220203710 | Image Forming Apparatus - An image forming apparatus includes a housing, a feeding tray inserted into and pulled out from the housing, an image forming unit, and first and second guide members. The feeding tray includes a first accommodation part in which a roll body having a configuration where a sheet-shaped medium is rolled in a roll shape is accommodated and a second accommodation part in which stacked sheet-shaped media are accommodated. The first guide member guides a sheet-shaped medium to a conveying path. The second guide member guides a roll medium unrolled from the roll body to the conveying path. The second guide member is movable between a guide position for guiding the roll medium to the conveying path, and a retreat position further distant from the first guide member than the guide position and where the second guide member does not interfere with a sheet-shaped medium accommodated in the second accommodation part. | 2022-06-30 |
20220203711 | RECORDING DEVICE - A recessed portion is a portion that is provided to an end of a platen in an X direction and is recessed from the supporting surface of the platen. A discharge portion discharges the ink in the recessed portion along a +Y direction. A width of the discharge portion in an X direction is smaller than a width of the recessed portion in the X direction, and a position of the discharge portion in the X direction is arranged on an inner side with respect to a position of an edge of the roll paper. An end side of the discharge path, which is positioned on an inner side of the roll paper in the X direction, is arranged continuously to an end side of the recessed portion, which is positioned on the inner side of the roll paper, on an extension line of the end side. | 2022-06-30 |
20220203712 | RECORDING DEVICE - A printer includes a recording unit, a support portion, a negative pressure chamber, a first sectioned chamber, a second sectioned chamber, a first suction port, and a second suction port. The support portion includes a support face configured to support roller paper. The negative pressure chamber is disposed at an opposite side of the support portion from the recording unit side. The first and the second sectioned chamber include a first and a second bottom surface. The first and the second suction port cause an outside space and the negative pressure chamber to communicate with each other. An opening area of the second suction port is smaller than an opening area of a first suction portion. The second suction port disposed most upstream in the first sectioned chamber is disposed upstream, in the transport direction, of the first suction port disposed most upstream in the second sectioned chamber. | 2022-06-30 |
20220203713 | PRINTING APPARATUS - An object of the present disclosure is to provide a printing apparatus that is unlikely to damage a printing medium with a detection lever. One embodiment of the present invention is a printing apparatus including: a feeding unit configured to be placed a printing medium and to convey the printing medium in a conveyance direction; and a detection lever configured to rotate about a rotation axis for detecting a printing medium on the feeding unit, wherein in a width direction of a printing medium, which intersects with the conveyance direction, a first position of a contact between the detection lever and the printing medium and a second position of a center of the rotation axis are different. | 2022-06-30 |
20220203714 | PRINTING APPARATUS, PRINTING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - A printing apparatus includes a print unit configured to print an image on a print medium, a conveyance unit configured to convey a print medium to the print unit, a first feed unit configured to feed a first print medium to the conveyance unit, a second feed unit configured to feed a second print medium to the conveyance unit, and a control unit configured to control the first feed unit, the second feed unit, and the conveyance unit. The control unit is configured to start, in a state in which the first print medium is being conveyed by the conveyance unit, feeding of the second print medium to the conveyance unit by the second feed unit. | 2022-06-30 |
20220203715 | PRINTING APPARATUS - A printing apparatus includes a transport unit configured to transport a medium in a transport direction, a printing unit configured to perform printing on the medium transported by the transport unit and supported by a platen, a downstream guiding unit as a medium guiding unit having a guide surface for guiding the medium downstream in the transport direction from the platen, a heating unit disposed at a position facing the guide surface, and configured to heat the medium, and a spacer provided above the guide surface, and configured to separate the medium from the guide surface. | 2022-06-30 |
20220203716 | Image Forming Apparatus and Feed Tray - An image forming apparatus includes: a feed tray accommodating a roll body, a first sheet-shaped medium being rolled in a roll shape as the roll body; and a feed roller configured to apply a conveying force to the first sheet-shaped medium unrolled from the roll body and to feed the first sheet-shaped medium from the feed tray. The feed tray includes: a first accommodation portion accommodating the roll body; a second accommodation portion accommodating a plurality of second sheet-shaped media stacked in a first direction; and a path member located between the first accommodation portion and the feed roller. The path member includes a partition member partitioning the second sheet-shaped medium accommodated in the second accommodation portion and the first sheet-shaped medium unrolled from the roll body in the first direction. | 2022-06-30 |
20220203717 | RECORDING APPARATUS - There is provided a recording apparatus including: a medium support section that supports a medium before feeding; a feeding roller that sends out the medium; and an apparatus main body, in which the medium support section is configured to switch between a stored state of being stored in the apparatus main body and a protruding state, being a state where an upstream part in a feeding direction protrudes from a first side surface of the apparatus main body, in the protruding state of the medium support section, close to a second side surface, which is a side surface opposite to the first side surface, an assist roller that applies a sending force to the medium fed from the medium support section is provided upstream of the feeding roller in the feeding direction. | 2022-06-30 |
20220203718 | PRINTING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - A printing apparatus comprises a first roller for conveying sheets, a first motor for driving the first roller, a second roller for conveying sheets, and a second motor for driving the second roller, and a conveyance controller that controls conveyance to be able to execute a first conveyance operation for conveying sheets such that the trailing edge of a preceding sheet and the leading edge of a succeeding sheet overlap, and a second conveyance operation for conveying sheets by arranging a distance between the trailing edge of the preceding sheet and the leading edge of the succeeding sheet, wherein the conveyance controller, based on information indicating that the second motor is in a temperature rising state, controls whether to execute the first conveyance operation or to execute the second conveyance operation. | 2022-06-30 |
20220203719 | PRINTING APPARATUS - A printing apparatus includes a platen roller conveying a printing medium in a first direction, a peeler peeling off a label from a mount, a support member supporting a driven roller that conveys the mount in a second direction with the platen roller, and a rib portion provided on the support member and guiding the label peeled off from the mount in the first direction. The rib portion includes a first rib, a second rib and a third rib, continuously in the first direction. The first rib is inclined away from a virtual line in the first direction toward an upstream side from the second rib. The third rib is inclined away from the virtual line in the first direction toward a downstream side from the second rib. | 2022-06-30 |