30th week of 2018 patent applcation highlights part 16 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20180207885 | THREE DIMENSIONAL PRINTING MECHANISM AND METHOD FOR PRINTING A THREE DIMENSIONAL OBJECT - A three dimensional printing mechanism includes a plane receiving a first photocured material and a second photocured material which is different from the first photocured material. A first photocured material supplying mechanism is used for inputting the first photocured material into the plane, whereas a second photocured material supplying mechanism is used for inputting the second photocured material into the plane. | 2018-07-26 |
20180207886 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING APPARATUS AND THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING METHOD - A 3D printing apparatus and a method thereof are provided. The apparatus includes base, forming platform, nozzle module, curing module, first sensor and second sensors and control module. The forming platform is movably disposed on the base along an axial direction. The nozzle module and the curing module are disposed on the base and located above the forming platform. The first and second sensors are movably disposed on the base and located at two opposite sides of the nozzle module and the curing module along the axial direction. A predetermined range of the 3D object on the forming platform has first and second endpoints along the axial direction, and the first and second sensors respectively correspond to the first and second endpoints. The control module determines whether the nozzle module impacts the 3D object according to a sensing time difference of the first and second sensors. | 2018-07-26 |
20180207887 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING METHOD - A 3D printing method adapted to a 3D printing apparatus to print a 3D object is provided. The 3D object includes at least one forming layer. The 3D printing apparatus includes a platform, a nozzle module, a roller and a curing module. The 3D printing method includes: setting an initial height of the roller relative to the platform and setting a moving pitch in height of the roller relative to the platform according to design data of the 3D object; spraying at least one layer of a liquid forming material on the platform by the nozzle module; curing the liquid forming material into a first forming layer by the curing module; spraying the liquid forming material on the first forming layer; and levelling the liquid forming material on the first forming layer by the roller. | 2018-07-26 |
20180207888 | PRINTING METHOD FOR SHIELDING COMPONENT OF 3D MODEL, AND CALCULATING METHOD FOR PRINTINING START POINT OF SHIELDING COMPONENT - A printing method for shielding component adopted to print a shielding component ( | 2018-07-26 |
20180207889 | MATERIAL EXTRACTION TOOL - Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a material extraction tool, including: a body shaped to sealingly engage an aperture in a component, the aperture defining a fluid connection between a hollow interior of the component and an exterior of the component; a first passage within the body, the first passage fluidly connecting the hollow interior of the component to an air conduit outside the body, the air conduit fluidly coupled to a compressed air supply; and a second passage within the body, the second passage fluidly connecting the hollow interior of the component to an extraction conduit outside the body, the extraction conduit fluidly coupled to a material repository positioned outside the hollow interior of the component. | 2018-07-26 |
20180207890 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING OF A FIBER COMPOSITE COMPONENT - Disclosed is a method for manufacturing a fiber composite member. The method involves the step of producing a fiber layer by depositing at least two fiber webs in a plane adjacent to each other and along a circular guiding arc. The fiber webs are deposited on curved deposition paths that intersect the circular guiding arc with the same predetermined angle, and are formed in the form of portions of circular involutes. | 2018-07-26 |
20180207891 | Systems and Methods for Forming a Composite Part - In an example, a method for forming a composite part includes, based on a part specification, cutting layers of material in a sequence and positioning the layers to form a stack. For each layer, after positioning the layer and before cutting a next layer in the sequence, the method includes (i) scanning along a length of the layer to determine an image, (ii) determining, based on the image, at least two edges of the layer, (iii) determining, based on the edges, a measured width at locations along the length of the layer, (iv) comparing the measured width at each location to a target width at the location, (v) deciding, based on the comparison, whether to adjust the production process, and (vi) if the decision is to adjust the production process, then adjusting the production process based on the comparison. The part specification specifies the target width at each location. | 2018-07-26 |
20180207892 | TIRE VULCANIZATION MOLD - Provided is a tire vulcanization mold including an upper side plate and a lower side plate configured to mold tire side portions, an upper bead ring and a lower bead ring respectively having a profile surface configured to mold a bead portion and a non-profile surface positioned on an inner diameter side of the profile surface, and a thermocouple pullout passage configured to make the non-profile surface and an inner space positioned on an inner diameter side of the lower bead ring communicate with each other and to pull out a vulcanization temperature measuring thermocouple, wherein a first passage extending from the non-profile surface to a lower side plate side is formed in the lower bead ring, and at least a portion of the thermocouple pullout passage is configured by the first passage. | 2018-07-26 |
20180207893 | Tire Uniformity Correction Using Multiple Correction Tracks - Systems and methods for correcting uniformity of a cured tire using ablation of material along a plurality of tracks along the bead portion of the tire are provided. An ablation pattern can be determined to correct for a uniformity parameter for multiple tracks along a bead portion of a tire. The ablation pattern for each track can be analyzed to determined direct address commands for implementing the ablation pattern using an ablation device. The direct address commands can be determined according to an adjustment process to improve cycle time for the ablation of a tire. The adjustment process can be operable to more closely align azimuthal positions of ablation segments specified by direct address commands for different tracks along the bead of the tire. | 2018-07-26 |
20180207894 | TIRE BUILDING DRUM AND A METHOD FOR USING IT - Provided is a tire building drum and a method for shaping tire components on the tire building drum, wherein the tire building drum has an annular sleeve that extends over turn-up arms in the longitudinal direction of the turn-up arms. The sleeve is elastic in the circumferential direction and fits elastically around the turn-up arms. The sleeve is provided with inelastic reinforcement elements extending in at least a part of the sleeve in a reinforcement direction transverse to the circumferential direction of the tire building drum, and has a fixed end that is retained in the axial direction and a movable end that is movable over the turn-up arms in their respective longitudinal directions. | 2018-07-26 |
20180207895 | CARDBOARD WITH EDGE SEALED WITH MIXTURE OF HOT-MELT ADHESIVE AND WAX - Cardboard with edges sealed by a mixture of hot-melt adhesive and wax includes two surface sheets and an intermediate core material. The surface sheets have a pair of corresponding edges that form an edge opening therebetween communicating with the interstitial spaces in the cardboard and sealed by an edge-sealing structure in the interstitial spaces. The edge-sealing structure includes a primer layer formed by an adhesive mixture and a sealing layer formed by a sealing mixture. The adhesive mixture is made by mixing the hot-melt adhesive with the wax, adhesively bonds the surface sheets and the intermediate core material together, and forms the primer layer with voids and providing a porous supporting surface to be coated with the sealing mixture. The sealing mixture is less adhesive than the adhesive mixture and fills up the voids in the primer layer. Thus, the cardboard achieves waterproofness and thermal and acoustic insulation at low cost. | 2018-07-26 |
20180207896 | Automated Bag Former - Automated bag forming systems and methods for their use are disclosed. The automated bag forming systems described herein can be configured to receive a web of bag material and produce individual bags through a sealing and cutting process possessing a high degree of speed, precision, and reproducibility. | 2018-07-26 |
20180207897 | Machine and Method for Producing Bags - A machine for producing bags includes a station for forming a tube, which forms a band of transversely perforated flexible material into a tube, a holding station for retaining the tube, a folding station for forming a bottom at the end of the tube, a folding roller having a folding blade for folding a flap at the end of the tube and a tear-off bar for pinching the tube against the drum, the folding station and the holding station being configured to jointly exert a traction on the tube and detach a portion of the tube. The tear-off bar is disposed behind the folding blade, the machine controlling the rotation of the folding station to synchronize the drum with the front of the tube. | 2018-07-26 |
20180207898 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING GAS FILLED CUSHIONS FROM PRECONFIGURED FILM MATERIAL - A device for manufacturing gas filled cushions from preconfigured film material. The device comprises a housing, a film roll holder for supporting a roll of preconfigured film material in a rotatable manner, a gas supply unit, a sealing unit, and conveying means for conducting the film material away from the roll and for conducting said film material along the gas supply unit and the sealing unit in a conducting direction. The device is mountable to a stillage in multiple positions. | 2018-07-26 |
20180207899 | Honeycomb Core Sandwich Panels - In accordance with one embodiment of the present disclosure, a method for manufacturing a honeycomb core sandwich panel includes placing a thermoset facesheet in contact with a thermoplastic honeycomb core without using a separate adhesive and attaching the thermoset facesheet to the thermoplastic honeycomb core by using a curing profile comprising a temperature that is lower than a gel point temperature of the thermoset facesheet and higher than a softening point temperature of the thermoplastic honeycomb core. | 2018-07-26 |
20180207900 | ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE TRANSMITTING COMPONENT - An electromagnetic wave transmitting component including an electromagnetic wave transmitting unit (design member), a covering sheet (covering film), and a frame. The electromagnetic wave transmitting unit includes a flat plate shaped base plate section formed by arraying plural first tubes formed from a dielectric arrayed such that respective open ends of the first tubes are in-plane, and a protruding section joined to the first tubes of the base plate section and formed by arraying plural second tubes formed from a dielectric arrayed such that the respective open ends of the second tubes form a predetermined planar shape. The covering sheet covers the protruding section together with covering a surface of the base plate section on the protruding section side. The frame houses the electromagnetic wave transmitting unit and one opening of the frame is sealed by the base plate section of the electromagnetic wave transmitting unit. | 2018-07-26 |
20180207901 | HEAT SPREADING STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR FORMING THE SAME - The present invention provides a heat spreading structure comprising a first conductive layer and a composite layer that sequentially comprises a structured adhesive layer and a second conductive layer having a coating on the first conductive layer, wherein the structured adhesive layer comprises at least one polymeric region and at least one void region. The composite layer further has a grounding opening exposing a part of the first conductive layer for grounding purposes. The present invention also provides a heat spreading tape and a method for forming the same. | 2018-07-26 |
20180207902 | SANDWICH STRUCTURE - A sandwich structure employs a core sheet including alternating peaks and valleys therein. In another aspect, a sandwich structure includes at least one metallic core and at least one adhesively bonded outer face sheet. Yet another aspect of a sandwich structure has raised ridges bridging between adjacent peaks in a core sheet in one direction but not in a perpendicular direction, thereby achieving different properties in the different sheet directions. | 2018-07-26 |
20180207903 | PATINATED OR PATINA-READY METAL TRANSACTION CARDS AND MANUFACTURING PROCESS - A non-provisioned card having a front side and a back side, and at least one visible surface that is patinated or activated to promote patination. | 2018-07-26 |
20180207904 | Carrier Devices Having Silicone-Free Thermoplastic Elastomer (TPE) Materials - The invention relates generally to carrier materials. More specifically, the present invention relates to silicon-free thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) materials for use in carrier devices. In some embodiments, a textured film to temporarily immobilize a device is provided, characterized in that a surface of the film in contact with the one or more objects is comprised of textured topology. | 2018-07-26 |
20180207905 | TOUGHENING OF LAMINATED COMPOSITES BY NANOFIBER YARN - A method for enhancing fracture toughness of a composite laminate is disclosed. The method includes fabricating a nanofiber yarn, forming a nanofiber yarn layer by aligning the nanofiber yarn in form of a layer, forming a laminated structure by interleaving the nanofiber yarn layer into a plurality of fabric layers, forming the composite laminate by subjecting the laminated structure to a vacuum infusion process (VIP), and curing the composite laminate. Forming the laminated structure includes stacking a plurality of fabric layers onto each other and placing the nanofiber yarn layer between two fabric layers of the plurality of fabric layers. The VIP includes forming a sealed laminated structure by sealing the laminated structure, forming a vacuumed laminated structure by vacuuming the sealed laminated structure, and introducing a resin matrix into the vacuumed laminated structure. | 2018-07-26 |
20180207906 | PRODUCTION METHOD FOR OPTICAL LAMINATE - Provided is a production method for an optical laminate, which is excellent in production efficiency even through use of a thin glass. The production method for an optical laminate includes: a thin glass production step of producing a thin glass having a thickness of 100 μm or less; and a lamination step of laminating an optical film on one surface, or each of both surfaces, of the thin glass, the thin glass production step and the lamination step being performed in an integrated line, the lamination step including applying an adhesive onto the optical film to form an application layer, and bonding the thin glass and the optical film through intermediation of the application layer, followed by curing the adhesive to form an adhesive layer between the optical film and the thin glass. | 2018-07-26 |
20180207907 | LAMINATE SHEET, LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY MODULE, BACKLIGHT UNIT, AND PRODUCTION METHOD OF LAMINATE SHEET - A laminate sheet includes an intermediate layer, a first matte layer laminated on a front face side of the intermediate layer, and a second matte layer laminated on a back face side of the intermediate layer. A ratio of a gloss at 60° of a back face of the second matte layer to a gloss at 60° of a front face of the first matte layer is no less than 3/2 and no greater than 10. The gloss at 60° of the front face of the first matte layer is preferably no less than 5 and no greater than 20. The gloss at 60° of the back face of the second matte layer is preferably no less than 30 and no greater than 80. An arithmetic average roughness of the front face of the first matte layer is preferably no less than 0.5 μm and no greater than 1 μm. | 2018-07-26 |
20180207908 | SHEET-TYPE MOLDED BODY, AND LAMINATE - Provided is a sheet-type molded body that is formed by sewing a sheet, wherein thread is used for at least part of said sewing, the thread being composed of a resin composition for thread containing resin for thread, the thread having a melting point of no more than 200° C., and a laminate comprising: the sheet-type molded body; and a polyurethane foam formed body, the sheet-type molded body, and the laminate comprising: the sheet-type molded body; and a polyurethane foam layer being able to be produced by a simple method at low cost without damaging design qualities over time, and making it possible to prevent leakage of raw material etc. from sewed portions when backed with the polyurethane foam layer. | 2018-07-26 |
20180207909 | MOTOR VEHICLE GLAZING - The invention relates to a motor vehicle glazing, comprising: (i) two sheets of glass, external and internal, each respectively comprising an external face | 2018-07-26 |
20180207910 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING OPTICAL LAMINATE - Provided is a production method for an optical laminate, which is excellent in production efficiency even through use of a thin glass. The production method for an optical laminate of the present invention includes: a thin glass production step of producing a thin glass having a thickness of 100 μm or less; and a lamination step of laminating an optical film on one surface, or each of both surfaces, of the thin glass, the thin glass production step and the lamination step being performed in an integrated line, the lamination step including bonding the optical film onto the thin glass under a state in which the thin glass is supported. | 2018-07-26 |
20180207911 | ASYMMTETRIC GLAZING LAMINATES WITH HIGH IMPACT RESISTANCE - An asymmetric glazing laminate ( | 2018-07-26 |
20180207912 | A PLANT PROTEIN AND MODIFIED CLAY COMPOSITE - A polymer composite comprising a clay modified with a coupling agent such as an organosilane; and a plant protein matrix, wherein the coupling agent couples the modified clay to the plant protein polymeric matrix. An antimicrobial agent can also be coupled to the coupling agent. Suitable antimicrobial agents include chitosan and its derivatives, transition metals and inorganic oxides. A method of forming the polymer composite coating on a substrate, a multi-layered structure comprising said composite and a composition comprising the composite is also defined. The composite is useful in food packaging. | 2018-07-26 |
20180207913 | CO-EXTRUDED FILM - The invention relates to a co-extruded film comprising a sealing layer of low density polyethylene and a skin layer, wherein the skin layer comprises a copolyamide which comprises: •At least 75 wt % monomeric units derived from caprolactam; •Between 5 to 25 wt % monomeric units derived from a diamine and terephthalic acid; wherein the weight percentage is with respect to the total weight of copolyamide in the skin layer. The invention also relates to a process for preparing such a film, as well as applications of the film. | 2018-07-26 |
20180207914 | POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE CONTAINING COMPOSITE FILM AND PREPARATION METHOD AND USE THEREOF - The present invention provides a composite film containing polyethylene terephthalate, which comprises inorganic mineral powder, polyethylene terephthalate, an auxiliary plastic, and an auxiliary agent. The present invention also provides a method of preparing the composite film, which comprises internally mixing inorganic mineral powder, polyethylene terephthalate, an auxiliary plastic, and an auxiliary agent to form a composite soft material; configuring the composite soft material to be in a sheet shape; and stretching the composite soft material to form a composite film. | 2018-07-26 |
20180207915 | POLYMER FILM FOR IN-MOULD LABELLING - The invention relates to a multi-layered, opaque, biaxially-oriented polyolefin film with a thickness of less than 150 mum and which comprises f. a base layer that contains vacuoles and at least one polymer of at least one olefin, g. an inner intermediate layer that contains at least one polymer of at least one olefin, h. an outer intermediate layer that contains at least one polymer of at least one olefin, i. an inner cover layer which is in contact with the inner intermediate layer and contains 5-70 wt. % of at least one polyethylene and 30-95 wt. % of at least one propylene polymer, and j. an outer cover layer which is in contact with the outer intermediate layer and contains 5-70 wt. % of at least one polyethylene and 30-95% of at least one propylene polymer, each amount indication relating to the weight of the layer in question, and characterised in that said outer intermediate layer has a thickness of 0.5 to 5 mum and contains 4.5 to 30 wt. % of pigments, preferably Tau[Iota]Omicron2, in that the outer cover layer has a thickness of >0 to <2 mum, and in that the film has a gloss on either side of less than 50 gloss units measured according to DIN EN ISO 2813 at an angle of 60 DEG and at a temperature of 25 DEG C. | 2018-07-26 |
20180207916 | Tearable Polystyrene Film Laminate for Packaging and Pouch Purposes - The current disclosure relates to a polymeric laminate structure having an outer polystyrene film, either blown or cast, comprised of crystal polystyrene homopolymer, optionally blended with up to about 45 wt-% of high impact polystyrene and/or inorganic fillers. | 2018-07-26 |
20180207917 | Bio Resin Paperboard Containers and Cartons - Bio resin paperboard containers and cartons may include a bio resin laminated paperboard (BLP) that includes a sheet of paperboard having a first side and a second side opposite the first side; a first layer of bio resin laminated on the first side of the paperboard; and a second layer of bio resin laminated on the second side of the paperboard. Bio resins may include PEF, PBF, PTF, PPF, GPE, GPET, PLA, PDLA, PLLA, PHA, and PHBH. Methods may utilize a roll of BLP to form bio resin paperboard containers. | 2018-07-26 |
20180207918 | COMPOSITE FLOOR AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - The present invention provides a composite floor and a manufacturing method thereof. The composite floor comprises a coextrusion layer compression moulded by a coextrusion process. The coextrusion layer comprises a first PVC (polyvinyl chloride) equilibrium layer, a WPC (Wood/Plastic Composite) foaming layer, and a second PVC equilibrium layer sequentially arranged from top to bottom. In the composite floor of this invention, the WPC foaming layer is the main material layer, and thus the whole weight of the floor is reduced. The first PVC equilibrium layer and the second PVC equilibrium layer are arranged respectively at two sides of the WPC foaming layer so that the composite floor is more stable in performance. It is more friendly to environment and simple in manufacturing procedure to adopt the coextrusion process for compression moulding because of avoiding bonding using glue. | 2018-07-26 |
20180207919 | UNIVERSAL STORAGE AND ATTACHMENT DEVICE - An attachment device comprising a base and a body section extending from the base and comprising two opposing arms. Each arm comprises a displacement limiting section and an interfacing surface. The arms cooperate to define an opening and are configured to be displaced by an object positioned within the opening and interfacing with the interfacing surfaces. Furthermore, the arms are configured to exert a compressive force on the object placed in the opening as a result of the displacement thereof. | 2018-07-26 |
20180207920 | POLYMER SHEETS FOR SEQUENCING APPLICATIONS - Embodiments of the present application relate to patterned polymer sheets and processes to prepare the same for sequencing applications. In particular, flexible micro- and nano-patterned polymer sheets are prepared and used as a template surface in sequencing reaction and new polish-free methods of forming isolated hydrogel plugs in nanowells are described. | 2018-07-26 |
20180207921 | MULTI-LAYER CARDBOARD MATERIAL AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A MULTI-LAYER CARDBOARD MATERIAL - The invention relates to a multi-layer cardboard material ( | 2018-07-26 |
20180207922 | METHOD FOR TRANSFERRING NANOMATERIALS - A method of transferring nanomaterials with sugar, the method including: depositing a colloidal sugar layer on a first substrate; pressing a second substrate and a nanomaterial layer located on the second substrate on the colloidal sugar layer, wherein the nanomaterial layer is adhered to the colloidal sugar layer; solidifying the colloidal sugar layer into a solid sugar layer; tearing the second substrate; locating a fourth substrate on the nanomaterial layer; placing the first substrate, the solid sugar layer, the nanomaterial layer and the fourth substrate in a solvent, wherein the solid sugar layer is dissolved in the solvent, and the nanomaterial layer is detached from the first substrate and attached to the fourth substrate. | 2018-07-26 |
20180207923 | SYMMETRIC GLAZING FOR IMPROVED SOUND ATTENUATION - A process for making a symmetrical glazing that has the same nominal weight as an asymmetrical glazing that has been determined to afford enhanced glazing strength, glazing rigidity, or stone impact resistance wherein the symmetric glazing has improved acoustic attenuation over coincidence frequencies of the asymmetric glazing design. | 2018-07-26 |
20180207924 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING OF COMPLEX METAL PART BY SHEET LAMINATION - The present invention discloses a method and a system for additive manufacturing of a complex metal part by sheet lamination, and belongs to the field of manufacturing. A three-dimensional data model of a part is sliced into metal sheets, the metal sheets are molded, and each metal sheet is combined into the part by using diffusion welding or friction welding. A diffusion welding or friction welding technique is introduced in additive manufacturing, so that a production capacity of additive manufacturing is further expanded and supplemented, so as to manufacture parts with higher precision and better finish quality. | 2018-07-26 |
20180207925 | A LITHOGRAPHIC PRINTING PLATE PRECURSOR COMPRISING GRAPHITE OXIDE - A lithographic printing plate precursor includes, on a support, a layer of graphite oxide capable of switching from a hydrophilic state into a hydrophobic state upon exposure to heat and/or light. | 2018-07-26 |
20180207926 | SHEET PROCESSING APPARATUS THAT APPLIES AN ADHESIVE FOR BINDING SHEETS - A sheet processing apparatus includes a sheet tray on which one or more sheets to be processed are placed, an adhesive applying unit, and a pressing member. The adhesive applying unit has an end portion that faces the sheet tray and holds an adhesive material and is configured to move towards the sheet tray up to a position at which the end portion is in contact with or proximate to a sheet on the sheet tray and apart from the sheet tray. The pressing member is configured to move into and out of a moving path of the adhesive applying unit. The pressing member is pressed against a sheet on the sheet tray by the adhesive applying unit, when the pressing member is in the moving path of the adhesive applying unit and the adhesive applying unit moves towards the sheet tray. | 2018-07-26 |
20180207927 | SCREEN PRINTING METHOD AND IMPRINTING APPARATUS - A printing screen method includes: providing at least one printing scraper assembly, wherein the printing scraper assembly has a printing scraper and a pressure sensing feedback system; placing at least one printing screen on a substrate; detecting and supplying a pressure value between the printing scraper and the printing screen during printing by the pressure sensing feedback system; and comparing the supplied pressure value and a predetermined pressure value, and changing the pressure between the printing scraper and the printing screen if a difference between the feedback pressure value and the predetermined pressure value is larger than a predetermined threshold. An imprinting apparatus implementing the printing screen method is also provided. | 2018-07-26 |
20180207928 | PRINTER INK DRYER UNITS - In an example, a printer ink dryer unit comprises at least one ultraviolet light source to dry a printer ink layer by causing evaporation of a solvent fluid therefrom. | 2018-07-26 |
20180207929 | INKJET RECORDING APPARATUS - An inkjet recording apparatus includes a conveyance section, a conveyance belt, a recording section, a suction fan, a current detection section, a recording-medium detection section, and a control section. After passage of a predetermined time since detection of presence of a recording medium performed by the recording-medium detection section, the control section makes a judgment on whether a drive current applied to the suction fan detected by the current detection section exceeds a first threshold value determined in advance, and in a case where the drive current applied to the suction fan does not exceed the first threshold value, the control section prohibits the recording section from ejecting ink. | 2018-07-26 |
20180207930 | INKJET RECORDING APPARATUS CAPABLE OF CONFIRMING WITH USER WHETHER INK CHAMBERS HAVE BEEN REFILLED WITH INK - An inkjet recording apparatus includes: a tank; a recording head; a display; an operation interface; a memory; and a controller. The controller performs: an inquiry process in which a displaying and receiving process is repeatedly performed for each of ink chambers of the tank to inquire whether ink has been injected into a target ink chamber; an operation determination process to determine whether all of operations received in the inquiry process are first operations; and, in response to the determination in the operation determination process that all of the operations received in the inquiry process are first operations, a confirmation process to prompt a user to input a third operation to confirm that ink has been injected into all of the ink chambers. The controller initializes, in response to receipt of the third operation in the confirmation process, count values for all of the ink chambers. | 2018-07-26 |
20180207931 | MODULES TO EVALUATE INK SIGNALS - An example device in accordance with an aspect of the present disclosure includes modules to generate an input signal, apply the input signal to an ink sample to obtain an ink signal, compare the ink signal to a reference value, and identify whether the ink signal is consistent with an ink signature. A module may be contained on an inkjet printhead die. | 2018-07-26 |
20180207932 | LIQUID INJECTION APPARATUS, DRIVING METHOD OF LIQUID INJECTION APPARATUS AND LIQUID SUPPLY APPARATUS - A method for driving a liquid injection apparatus comprising a base plate on which a pressure chamber communicating with a nozzle, a piezoelectric body arranged corresponding to the pressure chamber, and a volume variable plate arranged between the pressure chamber and the piezoelectric body and changing a volume of the pressure chamber by applying a voltage to the piezoelectric body, applying a first voltage in a rest state before the liquid is ejected from the nozzle; applying a second voltage higher than the first voltage in a standby state to contract the pressure chamber before the liquid is ejected from the nozzle; applying a third voltage lower than the second voltage to eject the liquid from the nozzle; and switching the first voltage, the second voltage and the third voltage and applying them to the piezoelectric body according to ejection data indicating whether to eject the liquid. | 2018-07-26 |
20180207933 | TIN-SILVER DIFFUSION SOLDERING FOR THIN JOINTS WITHOUT FLUX - A method of bonding two components includes plating a first of the components with a first silver layer, a tin layer, and a second silver layer, plating a second of the components with silver, inserting the first and second components into a pre-heated press, and applying pressure to the components causing the components to bond. A method of manufacturing a print head includes plating a piezoelectric layer with a first silver layer, a tin layer, and a second silver layer, plating a steel layer of a jet stack with silver, inserting the piezoelectric layer and the steel layer into a pre-heated press, and applying pressure to the piezoelectric layer and the steel layer causing the layers to bond. | 2018-07-26 |
20180207934 | INKJET PRINTING METHOD, AND ASSEMBLY FOR CARRYING OUT THE METHOD - An inkjet printing method includes directing a printhead of an inkjet printer towards a substrate to be printed, generating ink drops in the printhead of the inkjet printer, and directing the ink drops, after they have been discharged from the nozzle of the printhead, into a zone with a locally increased temperature in such a way that the volume of the drops is actively reduced during the phase of flight to the substrate. | 2018-07-26 |
20180207935 | INKJET LINE PRINTER AND LINE HEAD - Provided is a line inkjet printer capable of color printing using a simple configuration. A line inkjet printer has: a conveyance unit that, when printing, conveys at least one of a print medium and line head in a conveyance direction; and a line head having multiple nozzles that eject ink of one of N (where N is an integer of 2 or more) different colors arranged in a direction intersecting the conveyance direction, and configured to eject mutually different colors of ink from nozzles that are mutually adjacent along the direction intersecting the conveyance direction. | 2018-07-26 |
20180207936 | RECORDING HEAD RECOVERY SYSTEM, HEAD CLEANING MECHANISM, AND INKJET RECORDING APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - Provided is a recording head recovery system, which includes a recording head and a wiper. The recording head includes an ink ejection surface provided with an ink ejection region in which ink ejection ports are formed. The recording head is disposed on a wiping direction upstream side of the ink ejection region, and a cleaning liquid supply region in which cleaning liquid supply ports for supplying cleaning liquid are formed. A height position of a lower end part of the wiper when passing the cleaning liquid supply region is lower than a height position of the lower end part of the wiper when wiping the ink ejection region. | 2018-07-26 |
20180207937 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND QUALITY DETERMINATION METHOD - Provided are an image forming apparatus and a quality determination method by which the quality of each of a plurality of normal images allocated to a recording medium can be easily and appropriately determined. The image forming apparatus is provided with: recording means for applying color material to a recording medium in accordance with a recording operation of a plurality of recording elements; image forming control means for causing the recording means to form on the recording medium a composite image including a test image and a plurality of normal images to be formed, the normal images being allocated to a recording range on the recording medium; reading means for reading the image formed on the recording medium; failure detection means for detecting failures in the recording operation performed by the recording elements, from the test image read by the reading means; and determination means for determining the quality of each of the plurality of normal images on the basis of the result of the failure detection in the recording operation, obtained by the quality detection means, and arrangement information relating to each of the images in the composite image. | 2018-07-26 |
20180207938 | LIQUID SUPPLY APPARATUS, LIQUID SUPPLY METHOD, AND LIQUID EJECTION SYSTEM - An efficiency of a liquid supply to an ejection head such as an inkjet head is improved. An ink supply apparatus is provided that supplies ink to an inkjet head of a printer which is an example of inkjet recording apparatuses. The ink supply apparatus includes a non-replaceable ink pack disposed at a position at which the ink stored inside is suppliable by a hydraulic head differential to the printer, and a replaceable pack holder that replaceably holds a replaceable ink pack provided apart from the non-replaceable ink pack. The ink to be supplied to the non-replaceable ink pack is containable in the replaceable ink pack at a position preceding the non-replaceable ink pack. The ink that the non-replaceable ink pack receives from the replaceable ink pack is supplied to the printer under a pressure generated by the hydraulic head differential. | 2018-07-26 |
20180207939 | INK BOTTLE AND BOTTLE SET - Convenience of an ink bottle and a bottle set is improved. An ink bottle includes: a container portion that contains ink; a guiding portion that is formed in one end portion of the container portion, and includes an outflow port from which the ink in the container portion flow out; and a cover that covers at least an end portion of the container portion on the opposite side of the guiding portion. | 2018-07-26 |
20180207940 | INKJET RECORDING APPARATUS - The inkjet recording apparatus includes a recording head, a heater, a first control portion, and a second control portion. The recording head is configured to eject ink toward a sheet. The heater is capable of heating the ink on a supply path for the ink leading from an ink containing portion containing the ink to the recording head. The first control portion is configured to comprehensively control the inkjet recording apparatus, and power supply to the first control portion is stopped when a predetermined power supply stop condition is satisfied. The second control portion includes: a temperature detection portion configured to detect a temperature inside the inkjet recording apparatus; and a heater driving portion configured to drive the heater when the temperature detected by the temperature detection portion has become lower than a predetermined reference temperature, and the second control portion is provided separately from the first control portion. | 2018-07-26 |
20180207941 | INKJET RECORDING APPARATUS CAPABLE OF PROMPTING USER TO CHECK RESIDUAL INK QUANTITY BASED ON DIFFERENCE BETWEEN COUNT VALUE AND PRECEDING COUNT VALUE - An inkjet recording apparatus includes: a tank having an ink chamber and formed with an inlet; a recording head; a display configured to display a screen; and a controller configured to control the recording head and the display. The tank has an outer wall. At least a portion of the outer wall allows the ink stored in the ink chamber to be visible from an outside. The recording head is configured to eject the ink stored in the ink chamber to record an image on a sheet. The controller is further configured to periodically execute a first notification process to control the display to display a first notification screen when the quantity of ink stored in the ink chamber is not less than a residual ink threshold. The first notification screen prompts a user to check the quantity of ink stored in the ink chamber. | 2018-07-26 |
20180207942 | INKJET RECORDING APPARATUS CAPABLE OF INITIALIZE INK QUANTITY INFORMATION BASED ON QUANTITY OF INK INJECTED INTO INK CHAMBER - An inkjet recording apparatus includes: a tank; a recording head; a memory: a display; an operation interface; and a controller. The memory stores an ink quantity information including: a first threshold value; and a count value. The controller is configured to perform: an inference process to infer whether ink has been injected into the ink chamber through the inlet; an inquiry process to inquire whether ink has been injected into the ink chamber up to a maximum storage quantity thereof; a first initialization process to set the ink quantity information to a first initial value with which a first difference between the first threshold value and the count value becomes maximum within the prescribed range; and a second initialization process to set the ink quantity information to a second initial value with which the first difference is smaller than the first difference with the first initial value. | 2018-07-26 |
20180207943 | INKJET RECORDING APPARATUS CAPABLE OF PERFORMING INQUIRY PROCESS TO INQUIRE WHETHER INK HAS BEEN INJECTED INTO INK CHAMBER - An inkjet recording apparatus includes: a tank; a recording assembly; a cover; a memory; a display; an operation interface; and a controller. The controller performs: a first determination process to determine whether a quantity of ink in an ink chamber of the tank is less than a residual ink threshold; a second determination process to determine whether an exposing time of the cover is not less than a first time period; and an inquiry process to inquire whether ink has been injected into the ink chamber. The controller performs, based on the determination in the first determination process that the quantity of ink in the ink chamber is less than the residual ink threshold, the inquiry process without performing the second determination process; and performs, in response to receipt of a first operation in the inquiry process, an initialization process to initialize a count value for the ink chamber. | 2018-07-26 |
20180207944 | LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS AND DRIVING METHOD OF LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS - A liquid ejecting apparatus includes a liquid flow path which communicates with a nozzle which ejects liquid; a vacuum degassing chamber for removing air bubbles from liquid by depressurizing a part of the liquid flow path; a gas flow path which communicates with the vacuum degassing chamber; a pressurizing chamber which communicates with the gas flow path; and a pump which communicates with the vacuum degassing chamber and the pressurizing chamber through the gas flow path, in which the pump is driven by a sequence selected from a plurality of sequences, and the plurality of sequences include a plurality of depressurizing sequences in which the vacuum degassing chamber is depressurized so that an average pressure of the vacuum degassing chamber becomes different, and a pressurizing sequence in which the pressurizing chamber is pressurized. | 2018-07-26 |
20180207945 | INKJET RECORDING APPARATUS - In an inkjet recording apparatus, a control section forms a test chart in which a plurality of lines, each extending along the recording-medium width direction, are drawn arranged along the recording-medium conveyance direction by making the ink ejection nozzles eject ink, while gradually changing either ink ejection timing with respect to each of the ink ejection nozzles or a recording-medium conveyance speed. Furthermore, the control section checks for, and corrects, pixel deviation in the recording-medium conveyance direction based on the test chart. | 2018-07-26 |
20180207946 | LIQUID CONTAINER - There is provided a liquid container configured to be mounted to a carriage that reciprocates in an X direction. The liquid container comprises an upper wall and a bottom wall; a liquid supply port provided in the bottom wall; a first chamber provided on a +Z direction side that is an upper wall side; a second chamber provided on a −Z direction side that is a bottom wall side; a partition wall configured to part the first chamber from the second chamber; and a connecting hole configured to connect the first chamber with the second chamber. The second chamber is connected with the liquid supply port. The first chamber is connected with the liquid supply port via the connecting hole and the second chamber. The second chamber includes a return flow path that is turned back along the X direction. A liquid contained in the first chamber is flowed from the connecting hole through the return flow path to the liquid supply port. | 2018-07-26 |
20180207947 | IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, PRINTING METHOD, IMAGE PROCESSOR, AND PRINTING APPARATUS - An image processing method is for generating print data to cause a printing apparatus that prints a print image based on image data to execute printing, by repeating a pass operation in which a nozzle set forms dots on a printing medium while moving in a main scanning direction, and a feed operation in which the nozzle set and the printing medium are moved in a sub-scanning direction. The image processing method includes: performing a first and second halftone processes for a same region of the image data to respectively generate a first halftone data to determine a formation state of first dots and a second halftone data to determine a formation state of second dots, the first and second dots being formed by the nozzle set that ejects a same color of ink; and allocating the first halftone data and the second halftone data to pass operations. | 2018-07-26 |
20180207948 | PRINTING PRECISION CALIBRATING STRUCTURE AND METHOD - A printing precision calibrating structure includes image forming assemblies, a transmission path and a linear image sensor. The image forming assemblies arranged in order generate image forming substances. The transmission path allows the image forming substances to pass. The linear image sensor is disposed downstream of the image forming assemblies. The image forming assemblies generate the image forming substances transmitted within the transmission path. The linear image sensor detects the image forming substances, provided by the image forming assemblies, for printing precision calibrating. A printing precision calibrating method is also provided. | 2018-07-26 |
20180207949 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO ADAPT A QUANTITY OF A COATING SUBSTANCE APPLIED IN THE PRINTING TO A RECORDING MEDIUM - In a method for automatic adaptation of a quantity of a coating substance, a coating substance is inkjet printed to a printing region of the recording medium; a first color is over printed across a width of the printing region of the recording medium and atop the coating substance; a print image of a second color is over printed atop the first color; the printing region having been printed to is sensory recorded; a local bleeding behavior of the first and the second colors is analyzed based on the sensory recording; and a printed quantity of the coating substance is locally adapted, based on the analysis of the local bleeding behavior, in segments of the printing region that are affected by bleeding. | 2018-07-26 |
20180207950 | DETECTING PRINTING RIBBON ORIENTATION - The present disclosure relates to devices, systems, and methods providing a ribbon sensor configured and positioned to ascertain an orientation of a printing ribbon, including devices, systems, and methods configured for detecting an improperly oriented printing ribbon, and for triggering a response in the event of an improperly installed, and/or for confirming proper installation of a printing ribbon. | 2018-07-26 |
20180207951 | THERMAL HEAD AND THERMAL PRINTER - A thermal head according to the disclosure includes: a substrate; a heat generating section disposed on the substrate; an electrode disposed on the substrate so as to be electrically connected to the heat generating section; a protective layer which covers the heat generating section and part of the electrode, the protective layer being formed of an inorganic material; a cover layer disposed on the protective layer, the cover layer being formed of a resin material; and inorganic particles disposed on a surface of the protective layer so as to protrude from the surface. Moreover, the inorganic particles each comprise a first portion located inside the cover layer and a second portion located inside the protective layer. | 2018-07-26 |
20180207952 | PRINTING APPARATUS AND PRINTING METHOD - In accordance with an embodiment, a printing apparatus comprises a printing section, a first temperature sensor and a processor. The printing section carries out printing on a sheet through heating. The first temperature sensor measures a temperature of the sheet on which the printing section carries out the printing. The processor sets a heating amount on the basis of the temperature of the sheet and controls the printing section to carry out printing through the heating amount. | 2018-07-26 |
20180207953 | APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING SELF-ADHESIVE LABELS - An apparatus and method for producing self-adhesive labels, in particular in a self-service area, for example of a drug store, is provided. The apparatus comprises a dye-sublimation thermal printer, as a printing means for printing a printing pattern onto an adhesive film, and a cutting apparatus for cutting the adhesive film along a cutting pattern, the adhesive film being moved automatically from the printing means to the cutting apparatus. Initially, only a first moving unit of the printing means moves the adhesive film at a first speed to a second moving unit of the cutting apparatus, after which both moving units move the printed adhesive film further in the forward direction. | 2018-07-26 |
20180207954 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PRETREATING AND PRINTING TEXTILE SURFACES - The invention relates to an apparatus and a method for pretreating and printing textile surfaces. For this purpose, at least one pallet ( | 2018-07-26 |
20180207955 | PRINTING APPARATUS - A printing apparatus including a can body conveyance unit, an image forming unit, a light irradiation unit and one or more other can body stop locations. Light for curing an image on a can body is inhibited from reaching the image forming unit. An upstream side restricting wall ( | 2018-07-26 |
20180207956 | LIQUID DISCHARGE APPARATUS, LIQUID CURING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - A liquid discharge apparatus includes a liquid discharge head to discharge liquid to a medium to form liquid surface on the medium, an irradiator to radiate active energy rays onto the liquid surface, a carriage mounting the liquid discharge head and the irradiator, a scanner to scan the carriage in a main scanning direction, a height adjuster to adjust an irradiation distance between the irradiator and the liquid surface by relatively moving the carriage and the medium, a conveyor to move the medium and the carriage relatively in a sub-scanning direction perpendicular to the main scanning direction, and control circuitry to control the irradiator to irradiate the liquid surface with the active energy rays while scanning the carriage in the main scanning direction. | 2018-07-26 |
20180207957 | METHOD TO DETERMINE AND/OR COMPENSATE FOR EFFECTS OF THE DEFORMATION OF A RECORDING MEDIUM - In a printer having first and second clamps, the deformation of a recording medium due to the web tensile force produced in the printer can be determined using the first and the second clamps. The deformation can be determined in advance of a printing process and/or during the printing operation. A print image can be adapted based on the determined deformation to compensate for the deformation of the recording medium. | 2018-07-26 |
20180207958 | INKJET PRINTER - An inkjet printer comprises a transport mechanism ( | 2018-07-26 |
20180207959 | PRINTER AND CONVEYANCE DEVICE - A printer includes: an inkjet head configured to eject ink to a medium; a vacuum platen having a platen surface and suction holes, the platen surface extending along a transverse axis that intersects the conveyance direction and that spans across a first side and a second side of the printer, and the suction holes, the suction holes including a first suction hole; and a suction unit configured to produce a negative pressure within the suction holes; the first suction hole comprising a first opening and a second opening, the width of the second opening being less than the width of the first opening, and the first opening having a center along the transverse axis, the second opening having a center along the transverse axis, the center of the second opening being offset to the first side along the transverse axis from the center of the first opening. | 2018-07-26 |
20180207960 | MEDIA SUPPORT - In one example, a media support includes a platen and multiple suctions cups embedded in or an integral part of the platen. Some of the suction cups are arranged in a first part having a first density and some of the suction cups arrange in a second part having a second density less than the first density. | 2018-07-26 |
20180207961 | MEDIUM TRANSPORT DEVICE AND RECORDING APPARATUS - A recording apparatus which suppresses banding which occurs on a recording surface of a medium. | 2018-07-26 |
20180207962 | INKJET RECORDING APPARATUS - A control section of an inkjet recording apparatus forms a test chart between both ends of a recording medium in a recording-medium width direction by drawing a plurality of line sets, in each of which there are arranged a predetermined number of lines each extending in a recording-medium conveyance direction and each drawn with ink ejected from a single one of the plurality of ink ejection nozzles, by sequentially shifting the plurality of line sets by one line in the recording-medium width direction, each time the recording medium proceeds a predetermined distance in the recording-medium conveyance direction. Further, the control section detects, by using the detection section, presence/absence of ink on each of the plurality of lines drawn in the test chart, and determines presence/absence of a defective pixel, and a position of the defective pixel. | 2018-07-26 |
20180207963 | MEDIUM TRANSPORT DEVICE, PRINTING APPARATUS AND LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS - A printer includes a transport unit that transports continuous paper, a medium support unit in which a support surface that is capable of supporting continuous paper that is transported by a transport unit, and first concave sections, which are indented from the support surface, are formed, and an image capture unit, which is disposed on a lower side of the support surface, and which captures an image of a lower surface of the continuous paper. | 2018-07-26 |
20180207964 | CONVEYANCE DEVICE AND PRINTER - A simple configuration enables easily changing the open or closed state of multiple suction holes while assuring suction. A shutter drum rotates centered on an axis of rotation extending on a transverse axis, and a suction fan that produces negative pressure inside the shutter drum. When one suction hole on the transverse axis is a first suction hole, and another suction hole adjacent on the transverse axis to the first suction hole is a second suction hole, a first communication path including a suction chamber and through-hole communicates with the first suction hole, and a second communication path including a suction chamber and through-hole communicates with the second suction hole. The shutter drum functions as a shutter that, by rotating, selectively changes the open or closed state of the first and second communication paths. | 2018-07-26 |
20180207965 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE - An information processing device includes: an apparatus main body; and a display mechanism that is provided to be displaceable with respect to the apparatus main body, is provided with an antenna used to perform communication with a mobile terminal, and is configured to display information. The apparatus main body is not located in a place where the display mechanism extends upwards and downwards the display mechanism in a state in which the display mechanism is displaced with respect to the apparatus main body. | 2018-07-26 |
20180207966 | PRINTING APPARATUS - A printing apparatus, having a cassette, an attachable section, a printer, and a controller, is provided. The controller is configured to determine whether a medium remainder in a first cassette is equal to a predetermined amount; execute a reading action to read specific data from a first-typed memory device in the first cassette and store the specific data in a second-typed memory device, delete the specific data from the first-typed memory device in the first cassette; determine whether a second cassette being another cassette attached to the attachable section after execution of the reading action is a new cassette, in which the medium remainder is greater than the predetermined amount and in which the specific data is not stored in the first-typed memory device; and execute a writing action to write the specific data stored in the second-typed memory device to the first-typed memory device in the second cassette. | 2018-07-26 |
20180207967 | INKJET RECORDING APPARATUS CAPABLE OF DISPLAYING NOTIFICATION SCREEN THAT PROMPTS USER TO CHECK RESIDUAL INK QUANTITY IN INK CHAMBER - An inkjet recording apparatus includes: a tank having an ink chamber and formed with an inlet; a recording head; a display configured to display a screen; and a controller configured to control the recording head and the display. The recording head is configured to eject the ink stored in the ink chamber to record an image on a sheet. The controller is configured to: execute a first determination process to determine whether a user is near the inkjet recording apparatus; and execute, after determination in the first determination process that the user is near the inkjet recording apparatus, a notification process to control the display to display a notification screen when the quantity of ink stored in the ink chamber is not less than a residual ink threshold. The notification screen prompts the user to check the quantity of ink stored in the ink chamber. | 2018-07-26 |
20180207968 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING TEST PATTERN, METHOD OF ANALYZING TEST PATTERN, AND NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUM STORING INSTRUCTIONS TO ANALYZE TEST PATTERN - An electronic device is configured to acquire image data containing a test pattern including first and second patterns intersecting with each other. Pixels corresponding to the test pattern are determined by comparing brightness of each pixel with a threshold value, and widths of an overlapped image of the first and second patterns in an orthogonal direction at a plurality of different positions in the reference direction are calculated. Intersecting positions of the first pattern and the second pattern in the test pattern is detected based on a distribution of widths at the plurality of different positions. The test pattern has a model pattern having a set width in the orthogonal direction separate from the first and second patterns. The pixels corresponding to the test pattern are determined based on a threshold value, and widths at the plurality of positions of the overlapped image in the reference direction are calculated. | 2018-07-26 |
20180207969 | PRINTING PLATE, SUBSTRATE, AND PRINTING METHOD - A printing plate having a recessed area to be filled with a print material to be transferred to a substrate includes at least one step situated in at least part of the recessed area and having a different depth than a bottom face of the recessed area. | 2018-07-26 |
20180207970 | EIP Protocol Converter System For Laser For Dot Peen Marking Systems - The EIP Protocol Converter System is a system that facilitates integration of laser or dot peer marking systems into factory automation networks using the standard EtherNet/lP (EIP) protocol. Built-in support for the EIP protocol greatly simplifies the PLC programming task, and lowers the cost of integrating the marking system into factory operations. | 2018-07-26 |
20180207971 | LUSTROUS PRINT MEDIA - Lustrous print media include: a lustrous metallic core substrate; a base layer disposed on the lustrous metallic core substrate; and an image-receiving layer disposed on the base layer. A method of fabricating the lustrous print media and a method for printing on the lustrous print media are also provided. | 2018-07-26 |
20180207972 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus according to an embodiment includes a decolorable image forming unit that forms a decolorable image with a decolorable material. A mask control unit controls the decolorable image forming unit to form, with the decolorable material on a sheet, a mask that hides at least one portion of an image formed on the sheet with non-decolorable material. | 2018-07-26 |
20180207973 | Process and apparatus for the production of multipage information leaflets and the information leaflet obtained in this way - A process for the production of multipage information leaflets or slips, the information leaflet provided with a booklet structure including two or more pages, the process including in sequence the steps of: loading and feeding of a ream of sheets printed on one or both sides, taking of a single sheet from the ream and gluing along an edge portion of the single sheet, multiple folding of the single sheet on itself along the glued portion to define a folded sheet, cutting of the folded sheet to define the multipage information leaflet with the pages connected one to the other only at a joining area in proximity of an edge, pressing of the information leaflet at the joining area, accumulation and collection of the finished information leaflets and optional rejecting of the leaflets which do not comply with the production specifications. | 2018-07-26 |
20180207974 | LAMINATED BODY - Provided is a laminated body in which a print layer is provided downstream of a laser color development layer without lowering quality. A card is provided with an offset print layer laminated on a base material, a buffer layer laminated on the offset print layer and having translucency, and a laser color development layer laminated on the buffer layer. The buffer layer minimizes scratches on the offset print layer that occur with the heat generation of the laser color development layer. | 2018-07-26 |
20180207975 | BINDING TOOL AND FILE - A binding tool for paper sheets includes: a base member extending in a longitudinal direction; and a plurality of first binding members and second binding members each having a base end portion formed protruding outward in a width direction from the base member and a tip end portion integral with the base end portion and curved inward in the width direction so as to be movable between a binding position where the tip end portions contact each other and an open position where the tip end portions are separated from each other by a prescribed distance. The base end portions are positionally displaced from each other by at least an amount corresponding to a thickness TH of the base end portion in the longitudinal direction when the tip end portions positioned facing each other in the width direction are in contact with each other in the binding position. | 2018-07-26 |
20180207976 | PAINT TRAY AND PAINT TRAY LINER - A paint tray and paint tray liner include a paint tray housing having a receptacle for holding paint and/or a paint liner. The housing has an upper edge that surrounds at least a first side and a second side of the perimeter of the housing. The upper edge has an edge defining a gripping portion that coincides with an approximate location of a center of gravity of a paint load in the paint tray. A tool holder is positioned on a side of the paint tray for holding a tool adjacent the receptacle for holding paint. The paint tray liner is for seating in the paint tray in close relation to the shape and size thereof. | 2018-07-26 |
20180207977 | COMBINATION STRUCTURE OF HUB AND SPOKES - A combination structure of a hub and spokes is provided, including: a hub shell, having separate small and large flanges, the small and large flanges having first and second assembling holes, respectively; a plurality of first spokes, assembled to one of the first assembling holes and a wheel rim; a plurality of second spokes, including cylindrical spokes and aero bladed spokes, the cylindrical spokes and aero bladed spokes being alternatively assembled to the second assembling holes and to the wheel rim; as viewed along an axial direction of the hub shell, every two of the second spokes which are neighboring to each other intersect with each other to define an intersecting area, each first spoke extends and passes through one of the intersecting areas. | 2018-07-26 |
20180207978 | HYBRID WHEEL - A hybrid wheel including a functional rim, a center disc, and a wheel face insert, wherein the wheel rim and the center disc are made of a specified material, and wherein the wheel face insert is made of a dissimilar material. The wheel face insert can be secured to the center disc by at least one of screws, pins, rivets, or structural adhesive, and/or the wheel face insert can be secured to the functional rim by at least one of screws, pins, rivets, or structural adhesive. | 2018-07-26 |
20180207979 | BICYCLE RIM - A bicycle rim comprises a base member, a cover member, and a spoke attachment member. The base member includes a truss structure that defines at least one opening. The cover member at least partly covers the at least one opening of the base member. The spoke attachment member is a separate member from the base member and the cover member. The spoke attachment member is non-rotatably attached to the base member. | 2018-07-26 |
20180207980 | LIGHTWEIGHT HUB MADE OF ALUMINUM-STEEL COMPOSITE MATERIALS - The utility model relates to the technical field of a hub, particularly to a light-weight hub made of a steel-aluminum composite material. The hub includes an aluminum alloy base body, an outer bearing hole steel sleeve, an inner bearing hole steel sleeve and a plurality of bolt hole steel inserts; wherein a plurality of wheel bolt holes and brake disc bolt holes in a circumferential side of a flange of the aluminum alloy base body are provided with steel inserts; and an outer bearing outer race and an inner bearing outer race are respectively press-fitted into the outer bearing steel sleeve and the inner bearing steel sleeve in an interference manner, so as to be fixedly connected with the hub. | 2018-07-26 |
20180207981 | Roller Component and Suitcase - The present invention relates to a roller component having a suspension and a roller mounting rack. One end of the roller mounting rack has a cavity and is disposed inside the suspension in a sleeved manner. An articulated shaft is located inside the cavity. Two ends of the articulated shaft respectively pass through corresponding inner wall of the cavity and are connected to the suspension to make the roller mounting rack connected to the suspension in an articulated manner; a spring in a pre-compressed state is embedded in the cavity, and sleeved on the articulated shaft; the other end of the roller mounting rack is intended to mount a roller. The present invention plays a buffering and cushioning role to the roller and can raise the contact area and adhesive force of the roller with the ground surface and make the roller cling to the ground and move steadily. | 2018-07-26 |
20180207982 | Pneumatic Object Provided with a Gas-Impermeable Layer Based on a Thermoplastic Elastomer and a Platy Filler - Inflatable article equipped with a layer impermeable to the inflation gases, of improved hysteresis and impermeability. The layer comprises an elastomer composition comprising at least, as the sole elastomer or as the predominant elastomer by weight, a thermoplastic styrene elastomer (“TPS”) and a platy filler having a volume content greater than 5%. According to one preferred embodiment, the TPS elastomer is a copolymer with polystyrene and polyisobutylene blocks such as SIBS (styrene/isobutylene/styrene) and the composition also comprises an extender oil for the elastomer, in particular a PIB (polyisobutylene) oil. The platy filler is especially chosen from graphites and phyllosilicates such as micas, clays or talcs. The inflatable article can be an inner tube or a pneumatic tire for a motor vehicle. | 2018-07-26 |
20180207983 | HYDROGENATED CONJUGATED DIENE POLYMER AND PRODUCTION METHOD OF THE SAME, POLYMER COMPOSITION, CROSSLINKED POLYMER, AND TIRE - Provided is a hydrogenated conjugated diene polymer which is a hydrogenated product of a conjugated diene polymer comprising a structural unit derived from a conjugated diene compound and a structural unit derived from an aromatic vinyl compound, wherein the conjugated diene compound includes butadiene, the hydrogenated conjugated diene polymer is obtained by hydrogenating a polymer in which a vinyl bond content in the structural unit derived from butadiene is 50 mol % or less, an amount of the structural unit derived from the aromatic vinyl compound is 5 to 25 mass % with respect to entire structural units derived from monomers of the polymer, and a hydrogenation rate of the structural unit derived from butadiene is 91% to 99%. | 2018-07-26 |
20180207984 | RUBBER COMPOSITION FOR TIRE AND PNEUMATIC TIRE - The present invention provides: a rubber composition for tires which has excellent processability and has excellent low heat build-up when formed into a tire; and a pneumatic tire using the same. The rubber composition for tires of the present invention is a rubber composition for tires, the rubber composition containing a diene rubber (A) and a microparticle (B), a vinyl group content of the diene rubber (A) being from 5 to 35 mass %, the microparticle (B) being a mercapto group-containing organic microparticle in which a crosslinkable oligomer or polymer (b1) is crosslinked, an average particle size of the microparticle (B) being from 1 to 200 μm, and a content of the microparticle (B) being from 1 to 55 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of the diene rubber (A). | 2018-07-26 |