31st week of 2022 patent applcation highlights part 17 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20220242034 | ROLLER EMBOSSING METHOD FOR FLEXIBLE GRAPHITE POLAR PLATES OF FUEL CELLS - A roller embossing method for flexible graphite polar plates of fuel cells comprises: (1) adjusting a clearance of an embossing roller pair of a roller press to a target thickness value of a monopolar plate; (2) feeding a flexible graphite slab in front of the embossing roller pair, and entangling the flexible graphite slab by means of opposite rotation of the embossing roller pair; (3) after the slab is entangled, continuing to forward roll the slab for 10-100 mm, and then reversely rolling the slab for 5-90 mm by means of synchronous and opposite rotation of an upper and a lower embossing roller, wherein one time of forward rolling and one time of reverse rolling are referred to as reciprocal rolling; (4) forming a polar plate after several times of reciprocal rolling, and separating the polar plate from the embossing rollers; (5) performing subsequent treatment on the roll-formed flexible graphite polar plate. | 2022-08-04 |
20220242035 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL FORMED OBJECT, METHOD FOR OBTAINING THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECT FROM TWO-DIMENSIONAL IMAGE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THREE-DIMENSIONAL PLATE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING FEMALE MOLD - Provided is a method of three-dimensionalizing a planar image, including: a shaping step (S | 2022-08-04 |
20220242036 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FORMING MONOLITHIC ELECTRON MICROSCOPE COMPONENTS - A method of forming a monolithic electron optics component includes providing a dual-nozzle printing head having first and second printing nozzles, heating the dual-nozzle printing head to a desired temperature so that both the first nozzle and the second nozzle are heated to substantially the same, desired temperature, extruding a non-conductive filament material through the first nozzle, and withdrawing a conductive filament material through the second nozzle to form a device component. The desired temperature is typically above a melting temperature of the conductive filament material, above the melting temperature of the non-conducting filament material and lower than the temperature at which the printed device component or object sags under its own weight after printing and bleeding of the non-conducting filament material over the conducting filament material occurs. | 2022-08-04 |
20220242037 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FLUIDIZED BED ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING - A system, method and apparatus for additive manufacturing is disclosed. The method includes fluidizing particles with a medium to form a fluidized bed and additively manufacturing an article formed from the particles. The article has an open porous structure defining a plurality of pores and a plurality of fluid paths through the article. The method further includes flowing the particles and the medium through the fluid paths while the fluid paths are being formed. The article may be additively manufactured by selectively sintering the particles at target areas on the article which are near the surface of the fluidized bed. | 2022-08-04 |
20220242038 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTINUOUS COMPOSITE THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING - A method and apparatus for the additive manufacturing of three-dimensional objects are disclosed. Two or more materials are extruded simultaneously as a composite, with at least one material in liquid form and at least one material in a solid continuous strand completely encased within the liquid material. A means of curing the liquid material after extrusion hardens the composite. A part is constructed using a series of extruded composite paths. The strand material within the composite contains specific chemical, mechanical, or electrical characteristics that instill the object with enhanced capabilities not possible with only one material. | 2022-08-04 |
20220242039 | DEVICE FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING - A print head for an additive manufacturing includes a heating chamber for melting an additive manufacturing ink in a form of a filament, the heating chamber including a nozzle for extruding a molten additive manufacturing ink, and a filament inlet for being connected to a filament supply line; the print head further includes a cover outside the heating chamber and movable relative to heating chamber between a first position, wherein in the first position the nozzle is covered by the cover, and a second position, wherein in the second position the cover is distant from the nozzle such that the nozzle is not covered by the cover. An additive manufacturing device with the print head is also provided. | 2022-08-04 |
20220242040 | SYSTEM AND HEAD FOR CONTINUOUSLY MANUFACTURING COMPOSITE STRUCTURE - A system is disclosed for additively manufacturing a composite structure. The system may include a print head configured to discharge a continuous reinforcement that is at least partially coated in a matrix, and a compactor configured to compact the continuous reinforcement and the matrix. The system may also include a cure enhancer configured to direct a path of cure energy toward the matrix after discharge, wherein the path of cure energy passes through at least a portion of the compactor. | 2022-08-04 |
20220242041 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FACILITATING SEPARATION OF STEREOLITHOGRAPHY 3D-PRINTED OBJECTS FROM BUILD PLATFORMS - A system and method for facilitating separation of 3D-printed objects from build platforms. The principle of separation in the present invention involves a build platform configured to be removable or flexible or partially deformable, such that at least a portion of the build platform may be bent or tilted to separate the build platform from the 3D-printed object once the 3D-printing is completed. In some embodiments, a base assembly is adapted to magnetically move a build plate along a surface of the base assembly such that the build plate automatically self-aligns along a boundary of the base assembly and magnetically couples to the base assembly. In some embodiments, a build platform includes a flexible layer with a printable surface and a rigid layer coupled to the flexible layer so that applying a force on the flexible layer deforms a localized portion of the printable surface without deforming the rigid layer. | 2022-08-04 |
20220242042 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING SYSTEM - Certain examples described herein relate to a removable unit for a three dimensional printing system. The removable unit comprises at least one compartment to store build material for a three-dimensional print job, a coupling to engage with a printer device of the three-dimensional printing system, and a memory. The memory is configured to store instructions for the three-dimensional print job for the printer device, and the instructions are readable from the memory by the printer device when the removable unit is engaged with the printer device. | 2022-08-04 |
20220242043 | MULTI-MATERIAL STEREOLITHOGRAPHIC THREE DIMENSIONAL PRINTING - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including a method of multi-material stereolithographic three dimensional printing comprising, depositing a first material through a first material dispenser of a stereolithographic three dimensional printer onto an optical exposure window to form a first material layer; curing the first material layer to form a first material structure on a build head of the stereolithographic three dimensional printer; depositing a second material through the first material dispenser or a second material dispenser onto the optical exposure window to form a second material layer; and curing the second material layer to form a second material structure on the build head. | 2022-08-04 |
20220242044 | CLEANING SYSTEMS FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR USING THE SAME - Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to additive manufacturing apparatuses, cleaning stations incorporated therein, and methods of cleaning using the cleaning stations. | 2022-08-04 |
20220242045 | PRODUCTION LINE AND 3D-PRINTING DEVICE - A 3D printing device for building up a three-dimensional workpiece layer-by-layer includes a first side having a removal area in which a workpiece is built up by the printing device, wherein the removal area provides manual removability of the workpiece therefrom; a second side having a workpiece output from which the workpiece is removable; and a conveying device configured to remove the workpiece from the removal area in an automated way. | 2022-08-04 |
20220242046 | Methods of Forming Orthodontic Appliances - Processes for forming orthodontic appliances and other dental inserts comprise scanning a patient's dental arch or a mould of a dental arch such as a traditional plaster mould, to form a digital dental arch file corresponding to the size and position of the patient's dental arch. The digital dental arch file contains data corresponding to a plurality of dimensions corresponding to portions of the patient's dental arch. The disclosed methods include the step of modifying the digital dental arch file to decrease at least one of said dimensions and then utilizing the modified digital dental arch file to form the desired orthodontic appliance and other dental insert. | 2022-08-04 |
20220242047 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EXPOSING A MATERIAL WITH IMAGES - A system for exposing a material with images includes an exposure table and an electronic light projector arranged above the exposure table. The system is adapted to project images towards a material arranged at the exposure table. The electronic light projector and the exposure table are configured to be moved relative to each other during exposure. The electronic light projector is connected to a projector control unit configured to provide a sequence of images to be exposed represented by image data and superimpose a static image pattern onto the edge sections of the images to be exposed, resulting in a sequence of combined images. The width of the static image pattern is slimmer than the image to be exposed. The electronic light projector is configured to expose the combined images sequentially onto the material. | 2022-08-04 |
20220242048 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CALIBRATING LAG TIME IN A THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECT PRINTER - A material drop ejecting three-dimensional ( | 2022-08-04 |
20220242049 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL LAYERING CONTROL SYSTEM, THREE-DIMENSIONAL LAYER MANUFACTURING METHOD, AND THREE-DIMENSIONAL LAYERED PRODUCT MANUFACTURED THEREBY - The present invention relates to a 3D model dividing and layering control system and method which, in a method for forming a three-dimensional shape by spraying a layering material having a predetermined viscosity or more, minimize stringing which occurs during repeated spraying, through a nozzle, of a layering material and stopping spraying, can improve the layering rate of a three-dimensional shape, can also form the desired three-dimensional shape by layering, inside a specific material, a material having a viscosity different from that of the specific material, can readily and simultaneously form a three-dimensional shape inside each of a plurality of containers, and do not require separate washing of a nozzle and replacing of a layering material, and thus the present invention is suitable for a mass production process. | 2022-08-04 |
20220242050 | 3D OBJECT CONTAINING CBD AND PRINTING OPERATING SYSTEM THEREFOR - The present invention relates to a printing operating system for a 3D object containing CBD, the system providing a printing operating method for a 3D object, whereby CBD-containing food, such as coffee, juice, syrup, sauce, ice cream, yogurt, chocolate, cookies, candy, etc., or CBD-containing products using a fluid, such as candles, soaps, cosmetics, oils, etc., are provided by being printed into various and distinctive shapes catering to consumer preferences, while quantitative control and verification are enabled so that the 3D object contains an amount of CBD which is legally allowed in each country. The system implements a teleportation concept-based drug delivery method enabling contactless remote diagnosis and, at the same time, delivery of drugs such as CBD in an emergency situation such as the prevalence of coronaviruses (such as COVID-19) or various infectious diseases. | 2022-08-04 |
20220242051 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR 3D PRINTING A SUPPORT STRUCTURE - Systems and methods for predefining at least one support structure for at least one three-dimensional object for printing thereof using a three-dimensional printing system are disclosed. Default support structures are replaced by improved support structures or not depending on the result of an assessment, based on predefined rules of the body region in the slice that needs support. | 2022-08-04 |
20220242052 | VIBRATION WELDED ARTICLE, VIBRATION WELDING APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING VIBRATION WELDED ARTICLE - A vibration welded article includes an outer member having a substantially V-shaped portion, and an inner member that is vibration welded to the outer member. The outer member includes a substantially plate-shaped base surface portion, and a slope portion formed obliquely relative to the base surface portion. The slope portion has an outer member opening which is opened to attach another component. The inner member includes a first joint surface portion that is vibration welded to the base surface portion, a second joint surface portion that is vibration welded to the slope portion, and at least one protruding portion that protrudes from the second joint surface portion toward the base surface portion. | 2022-08-04 |
20220242053 | ULTRASOUND PROBE HANDLE - System, devices, and methods for coupling portions of a medical device handle are provided. A male portion ( | 2022-08-04 |
20220242054 | PRODUCTION OF COLLAPSIBLE POUCHES HAVING A FITMENT - A production machine for the production of collapsible pouches having a fitment. The machine has a fitment sealing station with an impulse sealing device comprising a first jaw and a second jaw and with an actuator device configured to move the first and second jaws relative to one another between an opened position and a clamped position, as well as a cooling device configured to cool each of the first and second jaws. The fitment sealing station is configured to perform an impulse sealing cycle. | 2022-08-04 |
20220242055 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS HAVING A HEAT SINK FOR INDUCTION WELDING - A heatsink, a method of manufacturing the heatsink, and an induction welding apparatus including the heatsink. The heatsink includes a carrier sheet and a plurality of tiles. The carrier sheet comprises an electrically non-conductive material and has a contoured profile. The plurality of tiles comprises a thermally conductive and electrically non-conductive material. Each tile of the plurality of tiles has a bonding surface bonded to the carrier sheet and a contact surface opposite the bonding surface. The contact surface is configured to contact a structure to be induction welded. | 2022-08-04 |
20220242056 | BOND STRIP TECHNOLOGY - A process for joining polymer molded parts. Providing a first part made from a first material and a second part made from a same or different first material. Attaching an infrared or other thermal bonding material to at least one of the parts in a place for the parts to be joined. Thereafter, heating the at least on infrared bonding material with an infrared heating element and pressing the first part into contact with the second part wherein a bond is formed. | 2022-08-04 |
20220242057 | MULTIFUNCTIONAL PRESSURE PADS FOR INDUCTION WELDING - A compression load distributor includes a support layer and a heat spreading layer. The support layer includes a flexible carrier configured to distribute a load from a compression load applying device. The heat spreading layer is coupled to and carried on the support layer, the heat spreading layer comprising a heat sink configured to transfer heat throughout the compression load distributor. The heat sink is thermally conductive and electrically non-conductive. | 2022-08-04 |
20220242058 | ARRANGEMENTS FOR PREPARING OF FURNITURE PRODUCT - In one aspect there is provided a tool arrangement for manufacture of a furniture product including a building element, such as a building panel. A tool configuration is configured to be displaced, such as linearly displaced, along a primary axis. The tool configuration includes a drilling device including a drill configured to form an insertion groove in a surface of the building element by means of axial displacement along a longitudinal centre axis of the drill in a direction towards the building element. The tool configuration further includes a dispenser device configured to dispense adhesive means into the insertion groove and an inserter device configured to arrange a locking means in the insertion groove. The longitudinal axis of the rotatable tool is preferably arranged at an acute angle to the primary axis and/or to the surface. | 2022-08-04 |
20220242059 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING INDUCTION WELDING - A method is provided for controlling an induction welding operation. The method includes sweeping electrical current through an induction welding coil at an initial position of the induction welding coil along a weld path of a material; monitoring a response of the material to the swept electrical current using at least one electromagnetic field (EMF) sensor; calibrating an electrical current value for the induction welding operation using the monitored response; and performing the induction welding operation along the weld path using the calibrated electrical current value. | 2022-08-04 |
20220242060 | SYSTEM FOR ADDITIVELY MANUFACTURING COMPOSITE STRUCTURES - A system is disclosed for additively manufacturing a composite structure. The system may include a support, and a print head connected to and moveable by the support. The system may also include an encoder configured to generate a signal indicative of an amount of material passing through the print head, and a controller in communication with the encoder. The controller may be configured to selectively implement a corrective action in response to the signal. | 2022-08-04 |
20220242061 | COMPOSITE PART WITH ADDITIVELY MANUFACTURED SUB-STRUCTURE - Examples are disclosed herein that relate to vehicles, composite parts, and methods for forming a composite part for a vehicle. In one example, a vehicle comprises a composite part comprising a skin comprising one or more material layers. The composite part further comprises a stiffener comprising one or more material layers, wherein the stiffener comprises a flange and a web. The composite part also includes an additively manufactured sub-structure positioned between at least a portion of the skin and at least a portion of the stiffener. The additively manufactured sub-structure comprises at least one flange portion, at least one radius, and at least one radius filler. A polymer matrix is co-infused within the skin, the stiffener, and the additively manufactured sub-structure. | 2022-08-04 |
20220242062 | Fibre-Reinforced Composite Tubular Shafts and Manufacture Thereof - An elongate tubular shaft body having a stack of wrapped layers of fibrous reinforcement in a resin matrix, a portion of the stack of wrapped layers circumferentially surrounding a first surface part of a fibrous layer has a non-constant width which varies non-linearly with a change in radius of an inner elongate circumferential surface in the portion, and wherein the fibrous reinforcement has fibres that are, along the length of the elongate tubular body, constantly oriented with respect to a cylindrical coordinate system about the longitudinal axis of the elongate tubular body, the fibre orientation in any said portion being independent of the geometry of the inner and outer elongate circumferential surfaces of that portion. | 2022-08-04 |
20220242063 | WIND TURBINE BLADE MOLD WITH BUILT-IN HIGH PRECISION GEOMETRIC REFERENCES ON B-SURFACE - Provided herein is a wind turbine blade mold system having built in precision pins to locate structural components (e.g. spar caps) during layup of composite segments. A plurality of pins can be inserted into apertures within the mold, with discs attached to the pins to maintain fixed relative distance to spar caps positioned relative to the pins to ensure precise positioning, thereby preventing/inhibiting movement of the spar cap relative to the mold. The pins can include a first extension that pierce through the layers of composite layups, and protrude above the B-surface of the blade skin. Additionally, the pins can include a marker tip releasably attached to the pin top to provide visual identification of the pin and underlying structural components. The pins can remain embedded within the final molded part. | 2022-08-04 |
20220242064 | Forming System and Method for Forming a Contoured Composite Structure - There is provided a forming system for forming a contoured composite structure having a complex curved configuration. The forming system includes a receiving station having a receiving assembly to receive a composite charge to be formed. The forming system includes a forming station having a forming assembly. The forming assembly includes a gantry assembly, an upper die assembly movably coupled to the gantry assembly, a lower die assembly coupled to a floor support beam positioned between the gantry assembly, and one or more pick-and-place devices movably coupled to the gantry assembly. The upper die assembly is separate from, and independently movable with respect to, the lower die assembly. The pick-and-place device(s) are designed to move the composite charge, and the contoured composite structure. The forming system includes a tray station having a tray assembly designed to receive the contoured composite structure from the forming station. | 2022-08-04 |
20220242065 | Pick-and-Place System and Method for Transferring and Installing a Contoured Composite Structure - There is provided a pick-and-place system for transferring and installing a contoured composite structure onto a mandrel, in a composite manufacturing system. The pick-and-place system includes a tray station having a tray assembly to hold the contoured composite structure, prior to transfer and installation onto the mandrel. The pick-and-place system further includes an installation station having the mandrel and a pick-and-place assembly. The mandrel is designed to receive the contoured composite structure, and designed to move along a moving manufacturing line, via a conveyor assembly. The pick-and-place assembly includes a gantry assembly, a main beam suspended from the gantry assembly, the main beam having a plurality of end effector assemblies and a plurality of indexing assemblies, a vacuum system coupled to the main beam, a load balancer assembly coupling the main beam to the gantry assembly, and a control system coupled to the pick-and-place assembly, to operably control the pick-and-place-assembly. | 2022-08-04 |
20220242066 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING DEBONDING ENERGY OF A COMPOSITE LAMINATE - Automated manufacturing of composite laminates for structures, preferably structures of an aircraft, by using laying machines. More particularly, a method for determining the energy of debonding between layers of a laminate of composite material by means of a laying machine, and a laying machine for performing the method. | 2022-08-04 |
20220242067 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING CARBON FIBER-REINFORCED MOLDING MATERIAL AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING MOLDED ARTICLE - Provided are a method for producing a carbon fiber-reinforced molding material including a step of detecting the presence of metal in a molding material by a magnetic sensor-type metal detection method, and a method for producing a molded article including subjecting the carbon fiber-reinforced molding material produced by the production method to hot press molding. The method for producing a carbon fiber-reinforced molding material involves accurately detecting foreign metal in the carbon fiber-reinforced molding material and efficiently produces a carbon fiber-reinforced molding material without damaging a mold or causing other problems. The production method is thus suitably used to produce various molded articles, such as automobile parts. | 2022-08-04 |
20220242068 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION OF FIBER REINFORCED TAPE - The invention relates to a process for the production of a tape comprising a plurality of impregnated continuous multifilament strands and a polymer sheath which intimately surrounds the plurality of impregnated continuous multifilament strands, wherein each of the plurality of impregnated multifilament strands extends in the longitudinal direction, wherein each of the plurality of impregnated continuous multifilament strands comprises at least one continuous glass multifilament strand, wherein the at least one continuous glass multifilament strand is impregnated with an impregnating agent, wherein the process comprising the steps of a) unwinding from a package the continuous glass multifilament strands, b) applying the impregnating agent to the continuous glass multifilament strands to form the plurality of impregnated continuous multifilament strands, c) placing the plurality of impregnated continuous multifilament strands in parallel alignment in the longitudinal direction and d) applying a sheath of a thermoplastic polymer composition around the plurality of impregnated continuous multifilament strands of step c) to form the tape, wherein steps c) and d) are performed in a die having a guiding means arranged for placing the plurality of impregnated continuous multifilament strands in parallel alignment in the longitudinal direction, wherein the plurality of impregnated continuous multifilament strands pass through a melt of the thermoplastic polymer composition inside of the die downstream of the guiding means. | 2022-08-04 |
20220242069 | MANDREL SUPPORT SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system includes a mandrel having an exterior surface configured to receive composite material, a first end, and a second end opposite the first end, an end support coupled to the first end of the mandrel such that the mandrel is rotatable about an axis of rotation, and an intermediate support configured to support the mandrel between the first end and the second end such that at least a portion of the exterior surface is exposed while the mandrel is supported by the intermediate support, a vertical distance between the intermediate support and the axis of rotation defining a support distance, and the intermediate support being adjustable between a first position having a first support distance and a second position having a second support distance greater than the first support distance. | 2022-08-04 |
20220242070 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING COMPOSITE MATERIAL JOINED BODY - A method of the invention produces a composite material conjugate in which a first composite material and a second composite material are adhered without using an adhesive, wherein a first prepreg laminate to which a release member is attached is cured to form the first composite material, the release member being made of a material that does not transfer silicone and fluorine to the first prepreg laminate, after detaching the release member from the first composite material, surface treatment that imparts polar functional groups to the surface of the first composite material to which the release member was bonded is carried out to activate the surface, a second prepreg laminate is placed directly on the activated surface of the first composite material, and the second prepreg laminate is cured to form a second composite material adhered to the first composite material. | 2022-08-04 |
20220242071 | SPATIAL COORDINATE TRACKING OF WIND TURBINE ASSEMBLY COMPONENTS USING LASER PROJECTION SYSTEM - A method for fabrication of a wind turbine blade includes providing a plug to define a mold, the plug including at least one female surface feature formed therein. Forming a mold, the mold configured for forming a wind turbine blade surface and having a male surface feature(s) corresponding to the at least one female surface feature of the plug. Forming a wind turbine blade surface within the mold, the wind turbine blade surface having a female surface feature(s) corresponding to the male surface feature(s) of the mold. Incorporating at least one optical marker within the female surface feature of the wind turbine blade surface. Providing predetermined optical marker location(s) associated with the wind turbine blade surface. Projecting at least one optical beam directed towards at least one optical marker. Receiving at least one reflective beam from the at least one optical marker to identify the location of the optical marker disposed on the wind turbine blade surface; and comparing predetermined optical marker location(s) to the identified optical marker location. | 2022-08-04 |
20220242072 | APPARATUS AND PROCESS FOR SEALING OF GAPS IN PARTS MANUFACTURED VIA 3D PRINTING TECHNIQUES - A method for sealing gaps in a component including generating vapor from a liquid; directing the vapor to an exposed surface of the component, wherein the component includes a plurality of layers of an extrudate and gaps between the plurality of layers and wherein the extrudate includes an outer portion; softening the outer portion of the extrudate at the exposed surface; and filling the gaps with softened outer portion of the extrudate. An apparatus includes a heating chamber including at least one first heating element; a vapor chamber coupled to the heating chamber; a pressure regulator operatively coupled to the vapor chamber; and a nozzle coupled to the vapor chamber by a duct. | 2022-08-04 |
20220242073 | PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING AN OPTICAL ARTICLE WITH AN ADDED VALUE FILM - The disclosure relates to a process for manufacturing an optical article, including: providing an optical article manufactured by additive manufacturing, the optical article having a first main surface and a second main surface; providing at least one added value film including at least one added value layer; and attaching the at least one added value layer onto at least one of the two main surfaces of the optical article by laminating the at least one added value film onto the at least one main surface. | 2022-08-04 |
20220242074 | LAMINATED OPTICAL COMPONENT AND TOUCH SENSOR DEVICE - A laminated optical component, including a transparent substrate, a transparent adhesive layer superposed on the transparent substrate, the transparent adhesive layer including both a first type of crosslinking and a second type of crosslinking of (meta)acrylic polymer, the first type of crosslinking being formed of a first reaction site selected from a first group consisting of: a hydroxyl group, a carboxyl group, and an amino group, and a second reaction site selected from a second group consisting of: an isocyanate group, an epoxy group, and a metal atom, and the second type of crosslinking being formed by addition polymerization of unsaturated double bond, and a transparent film superposed on the transparent adhesive layer, wherein the transparent substrate, the transparent adhesive layer, and the transparent film form a flush-ended laminate having an end surface. | 2022-08-04 |
20220242075 | PROCESS FOR AUTOMATICALLY GLUING PHOTOCHROMIC LENSES AND POLARIZED PHOTOCHROMIC LENSES, SYSTEM FOR CARRYING OUT SAID PROCESS AND LENSES OBTAINED WITH SAID PROCESS - A process for automatically gluing a photochromic lens, includes: supplying an adhesive comprising photochromic molecules; supplying an external lens; supplying a polarizing film from a reel; forming the polarizing film on a spherical mold; applying a first portion of the adhesive to the polarizing film positioned on the spherical mold; compressing the polarizing film and the external lens, while measuring a thickness of the first portion of the adhesive therebetween; supplying an internal lens; applying a second portion of the adhesive to the internal lens; compressing the internal lens and the external lens having the polarizing film formed thereon, while measuring a thickness of the second portion of the adhesive therebetween using a measuring device; stopping the compression of the internal lens and the external lens; cutting excess polarizing film; and catalyzing the adhesive to form the glued photochromic lens. | 2022-08-04 |
20220242076 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR CASTING POLYMER PRODUCTS - An example system for molding a photocurable material into a planar object includes a first mold structure having a first mold surface, a second mold structure having a second mold surface, and one or more protrusions disposed along at least one of the first mold surface or the second mold surface. During operation, the system is configured to position the first and second mold structures such that the first and second mold surfaces face each other with the one or more protrusions contacting the opposite mold surface, and a volume having a total thickness variation (TTV) of 500 nm or less is defined between the first and second mold surfaces. The system is further configured to receive the photocurable material in the volume, and direct radiation at the one or more wavelengths into the volume. | 2022-08-04 |
20220242077 | COMPOSITE TREAD WITH TARGETED STIFFNESS GRADIENT AND METHOD OF MAKING - A method for forming a composite tread, the method comprising the steps of: forming a coextruded strip of a first compound and a second compound, wherein the first compound is a tread compound, and the second compound is formed from a second compound, wherein the tread is formed from winding the coextruded strip onto the tire building drum while varying the ratio of the first compound to the second compound | 2022-08-04 |
20220242078 | MOTOR-DRIVEN POWDER MOLDING MACHINE - A motor-driven powder molding machine according to the present disclosure molds powder using an upper mold and a lower mold and includes, in each of the upper and lower molds, a main ram for operating the upper or lower mold through a main shaft; an auxiliary ram for operating the upper or lower mold through an auxiliary shaft in synchronization with the main ram; and a pressure detector for detecting a pressure in an axial direction in at least one of the main ram and the auxiliary ram. The motor-driven powder molding machine further includes a controller for controlling operation speeds of the upper and lower molds by at least one of the main ram and the auxiliary ram so that the pressure falls within a predetermined range based on the detected pressure. | 2022-08-04 |
20220242079 | COMPACTION SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR COMPACTING COMPOSITE COMPONENTS - Compaction systems and methods of compacting components are provided. In one aspect, a laminate of a component can be laid up on a tool of a compaction system. The laminate defines a cavity. A noodle is positioned relative to or in the cavity. A noodle ring is then positioned relative to the noodle. For instance, the noodle ring can be placed over the noodle. A cross section of the noodle ring can be shaped complementary to a cross section of the noodle. A plunger of the compaction system is moved so that it engages the noodle ring. Particularly, the plunger is moved in such a way that a force is applied on the noodle ring so that the noodle ring compacts the noodle into the cavity. | 2022-08-04 |
20220242080 | BAG MAKING MACHINE AND BAG MAKING METHOD - The present invention is a bag making machine ( | 2022-08-04 |
20220242081 | RFID TAG MANUFACTURING SYSTEM - An RFID tag manufacturing system is provided that includes a conveyance device that conveys a base sheet provided with a plurality of antenna patterns to each of which an RFIC module is fixed. The system includes a laminating device that attaches a cover seal on the base sheet to cover the antenna patterns and a punching device that produces RFID tags by punching the cover seal and the base sheet with a punching blade that includes a frame-shaped cutting edge surrounding the antenna patterns to form a frame-shaped cut. The base sheet includes alignment mark in a non-attachment part of the cover seal. The punching device specifies the position of each of the antenna patterns covered with the cover seal based on the alignment mark, and punches the cover seal and the base sheet based on the specified position of the antenna pattern. | 2022-08-04 |
20220242082 | DEVICE HAVING A GUILLOTINE DEVICE FOR CUTTING TO LENGTH FOR MANUFACTURING A PACKAGING MATERIAL PRODUCT FROM A FIBRE STARTING MATERIAL AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURNING A PACKAGING MATERIAL PRODUCT - An apparatus for producing a packaging material product from a fiber starting material (e.g. single- or multi-ply paper web or corrugated board web) may include a separating device for separating the packaging material product from a packaging material strand (e.g. corrugated board web or three-dimensional paper cushioning strand), feed wheels arranged in the conveying direction upstream of the separating device for conveying the packaging material strand, and discharge wheels arranged in the conveying direction downstream of the separating device for discharging the packaging material strand. A blade of the separating device may be guided such that, in cutting engagement, it translationally cuts through the packaging material strand transversely to the conveying direction. | 2022-08-04 |
20220242083 | PAPER STRAW MANUFACTURING METHOD AND PAPER STRAW MANUFACTURING SYSTEM - Provided is a paper straw manufacturing method for addressing the issues of manufacturing process inefficiency and inconvenience in the drinking process of paper straws formed by a glue-adhesion method, the paper straw manufacturing method comprising: a step of unwinding a plurality of paper strips equipped with a thermal adhesive coating material on at least one side in each of a plurality of rolls; a step of heating the unwound plurality of paper strips by means of a heater; a step of winding, by means of a belt, the heated plurality of paper strips on a core rod so as to form a preparatory straw; a step of the preparatory straw following the length direction of the core rod by means of a guide portion; and a step of cutting the preparatory straw by means of a cutting portion so as to form a straw. | 2022-08-04 |
20220242084 | SHEET POST-PROCESSING APPARATUS - A sheet post-processing apparatus includes a first sheet conveyance passage, a second sheet conveyance passage, a sheet folding portion, and a merging portion. The second sheet conveyance passage branches off from a branch portion on the first sheet conveyance passage. The merging portion is located downstream of the branch portion on the first sheet conveyance passage, and there a folding conveyance passage of the sheet folding portion merges with the first sheet conveyance passage. When performing a folding process on a sheet, a controller guides the sheet conveyed from a sheet introduction port into the first sheet conveyance passage via the branch portion to the second sheet conveyance passage, then reverses the conveyance direction to guide the sheet to the sheet folding portion to perform the folding process, and passes the sheet through the folding conveyance passage, merges the sheet into the first sheet conveyance passage at the merging portion. | 2022-08-04 |
20220242085 | Barrier Laminates and Methods of Making the Same - Articles comprising an outer fabric layer and a laminate are provided. The laminate may include a barrier film layer and an inner fabric layer, in which the outer fabric layer at least partially encircles and overlies the laminate. The outer fabric layer comprises an outer fabric layer seal and the laminate comprises a laminate seal that is separate and distinct from the outer fabric seal. The articles may be devoid of any bonds between the outer fabric layer and the laminate. | 2022-08-04 |
20220242086 | COMPOSITE MATERIAL VEHICLE COMPONENT CONSTRUCT - A vehicle component construct including a panel formed of a composite sandwich material. The composite sandwich material including an open area core defining a plurality of pores, a high gloss surface sheet adhered to a first face of the open area core by a first adhesive layer, and a structural skin adhered to a second face of the open area core by a second adhesive layer. The exterior surface of the panel being defined by the high gloss surface sheet of the composite sandwich panel material and the oppositely opposed interior surface of the panel being defined by the structural skin of the composite sandwich material. The vehicle component construct being suitable for use as a body section of a vehicle. | 2022-08-04 |
20220242087 | COMPOSITE STRUCTURES CONTAINING FINITE LENGTH TAPES AND METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING AND USING THE SAME - Described are composite grid structures that have a plurality of ply layers, each one of the plurality of ply layers comprising a plurality of first elongate tapes oriented in a first direction and a plurality of second elongate tapes oriented in a second direction, the second direction being offset from the first direction by an angle of at least 25 degrees. In the grid structures: each of the first elongate tapes has a first length extending between opposing ends of each of the plurality of first elongate tapes and a first midpoint intermediate the opposing ends, and each of the second elongate tapes has a second length extending between opposing ends of each of the plurality of second elongate tapes and a second midpoint intermediate the opposing ends. Associated composite laminate structures, grid structures, and methods of manufacturing and/or using the same are also disclosed. | 2022-08-04 |
20220242088 | METHOD OF MAKING FLAT FOAM SHEET COMPRISING RECYCLED PET AND THE PRODUCT RESULTING THEREFROM - A method of making multilayer foam sheet from recycled polyester sources, which may be used for packaging applications. The method comprises a co-extrusion system comprising at least two single screw extruders. A low I.V. polyester feedstock comprising up to 100% of the polyester flakes from recycled sources with an intrinsic viscosity (I.V.) of lower than 0.8 dL/g as measured by ASTM D4603-18 is directly being fed into the extruders. Supercritical physical blowing agent is introduced into the melted polyester feedstock in at least one of the extruders wherein the processing temperature is in the range of 15% lower than the melting temperature and 15% higher than the melting temperature. Then, coextruding the feedstock from the extruders of the co-extrusion system through a flat sheet die to make a multilayer foam sheet, wherein at least one layer is a foam layer comprising low I.V. polyester. | 2022-08-04 |
20220242089 | FLAME-RESISTANT FOAM AND NONWOVEN FIBEROUS WEB THEREOF - A flame retardant foam. The flame retardant foam includes a from 25 to 75 wt % polyvinyl alcohol foam; and a from 25 to 95 wt % fire retardant coated on the polyvinyl alcohol foam, wherein the fire retardant comprises ammonium polyphosphate or sodium metasilicate; wherein the thickness of the foam is from 2 mm to 1 cm. | 2022-08-04 |
20220242090 | SPUNBONDED LAMINATE AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME - A laminate has first and second spunbonded nonwoven layers at least one of which comprises or consists essentially of crimped continuous filaments that are bicomponent filaments having a first component based on polypropylene and a second component based on polypropylene. A specific density ρ (g/cm | 2022-08-04 |
20220242091 | Hybrid Reinforcement Structure - A structural reinforcement for insertion into a cavity of a vehicle structure including a base reinforcing portion, an expandable material and a localized reinforcement is disclosed. The localized reinforcement is placed within the structural reinforcement at a location of anticipated increased deformation during vehicle impact in an effort to reduce deformation and control the load distribution post-impact. | 2022-08-04 |
20220242092 | LIGHT WEIGHT GYPSUM BOARD - This invention provides gypsum wallboards with a unique microstructure where the walls between voids are enhanced in thickness and strength to substantially improve the strength and handling properties of the wallboards. A method of making lightweight gypsum wallboards is also provided. | 2022-08-04 |
20220242093 | CONDUCTIVE LAMINATE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A method for manufacturing a conductive laminate and a conductive laminate are provided. The method for manufacturing the conductive laminate includes steps of: providing a substrate having a surface; immersing the substrate into a modifying solution including a silane with a hydrophilic group to form a discontinuous modified layer on the surface of the substrate; forming a barrier layer on the surface of the substrate and the discontinuous modified layer, and forming a conductive layer on a surface of the barrier layer. The barrier layer includes a polymer, and the polymer is selected from the group consisting of: polyvinyl alcohol, polyvinylpyrrolidone, polyacrylic acid, polyethylene glycol, and any combination thereof. | 2022-08-04 |
20220242094 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING OBJECTS INCORPORATING SELECTABLY ACTIVE ELECTROMAGNETIC ENERGY FILTERING LAYERS AND COATINGS - A system and method are provided for forming body structures including energy filters/shutter components, including energy/light directing/scattering layers that are actively electrically switchable. The filters or components are operable between at least a first mode in which the layers, and thus the presentation of the shutter components, appear substantially transparent when viewed from an energy/light incident side, and a second mode in which the layers, and thus the presentation of the energy filters or shutter components, appear opaque to the incident energy impinging on the energy incident side. The differing modes are selectable by electrically energizing, differentially energizing and/or de-energizing electric fields in a vicinity of the energy scattering layers, including electric fields generated between a paid of transparent electrodes sandwiching an energy scattering layer. Refractive indices of transparent particles, and the transparent matrices in which the particles are fixed, are tunable according to the applied electric fields. | 2022-08-04 |
20220242095 | RESIN COMPOSITION, RESIN FILM, AND GLASS LAMINATE - The resin composition of the present invention comprises a polyvinyl acetal resin (A) and an acrylic-based polymer (B), in which the acrylic-based polymer (B) is a polymer of a monomer component comprising an acrylic-based monomer, a dHSP/R of the monomer component relative to the polyvinyl acetal resin (A) is 1.16 or less, and a content of the acrylic-based polymer (B) is 20 parts by mass or more and 90 parts by mass or less based on 100 parts by mass of the polyvinyl acetal resin (A). | 2022-08-04 |
20220242096 | THERMOPLASTIC RESIN FILM AND GLASS PLATE-CONTAINING LAMINATE - Provided is a thermoplastic resin film capable of controlling the occurrence of color irregularity after irradiation with light. The thermoplastic resin film according to the present invention contains a thermoplastic resin, a pigment, and a hindered amine light stabilizer. | 2022-08-04 |
20220242097 | THERMOPLASTIC RESIN FILM AND GLASS PLATE-CONTAINING LAMINATE - Provided is a thermoplastic resin film capable of controlling the occurrence of color irregularity after irradiation with light. The thermoplastic resin film according to the present invention contains a thermoplastic resin, a pigment, and a hindered amine light stabilizer. | 2022-08-04 |
20220242098 | HYBRID FLEX ARMOURED COMPOSITES - Multi-layered protective glass systems which utilize dissimilar materials combined to form a thin armored composite configuration are disclosed. Aspects of embodiments of the present invention contemplate the use of various materials, configurations of layers and interlayer thicknesses each of which is consistent or needed for use in different applications such as automobiles, buildings, etc. | 2022-08-04 |
20220242099 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF SHEET-LIKE CONDUCTIVE MEMBER, AND SHEET-LIKE CONDUCTIVE MEMBER - A manufacturing method of a sheet-shaped conductive member includes: providing a pseudo sheet structure to a first film, the pseudo sheet structure including a plurality of conductive linear bodies arranged at an interval therebetween, the first film including a process film and a first resin layer; attaching a second film including a second resin layer to the first film with the second resin layer in contact with the pseudo sheet structure; and drying or curing at least one of the first resin layer or the second resin layer. | 2022-08-04 |
20220242100 | BIREFRINGENT POLYMER HAVING BIMODAL MOLECULAR WEIGHT - An optically anisotropic polymer thin film includes a crystallizable polymer and an additive configured to interact with the polymer (e.g., via π-π interactions) to facilitate chain alignment and, in some examples, create a higher crystalline content within the polymer thin film. The polymer thin film may be characterized by a bimodal molecular weight distribution where the molecular weight of the additive may be less than approximately 50% of the molecular weight of the crystallizable polymer. Example crystallizable polymers include polyethylene naphthalate, polyethylene terephthalate, polybutylene naphthalate, polybutylene terephthalate, as well as derivatives thereof. Example additives, which may occupy up to approximately 10 wt. % of the polymer thin film, include aromatic ester oligomers, aromatic amide oligomers, and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, for example. The optically anisotropic polymer thin film may be characterized by a refractive index greater than approximately 1.7 and an in-plane birefringence greater than approximately 0.2. | 2022-08-04 |
20220242101 | MULTILAYER POLYMERIC CUSHION FILMS FOR FOLDABLE DISPLAYS - This application discloses multilayer films suitable as cushion layers in foldable electronic displays. The multilayer films can absorb energy of impact from a falling or dropping object at low and high temperatures while satisfying the demand for bending cycles of foldable screens with acceptable recover rates after deformations from folding. | 2022-08-04 |
20220242102 | THERMAL LAMINATION APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING FILM-LAMINATED METAL PLATE - A thermal lamination apparatus for manufacturing a film-laminated metal plate is disclosed. The thermal lamination apparatus includes an uncoiling unit from which a metal plate coil is uncoiled, a metal plate descent tower including a platform and a metal plate discharge portion formed in the platform, an ascent induction unit for guiding a metal plate unwound from the metal plate coil to a region above the platform, a vertical descent induction unit for inducing the metal plate to descend vertically through the metal plate discharge portion, a heating unit disposed below the platform to heat the metal plate, a film supply unit for supplying a film to at least one surface of the metal plate heated by the heating unit, a lamination unit for pressing the heated metal plate and the film to acquire a film-laminated metal plate, and a re-coiling unit for re-coiling the film-laminated metal plate. | 2022-08-04 |
20220242103 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING CONSOLIDATED STACKS OF FIBER REINFORCED PLIES - An apparatus for processing a consolidated stack of fiber reinforced plies, comprising an inspection device, in particular an optical inspection device, arranged to inspect a consolidation state of the stack of fiber reinforced plies, and a handling device arranged to make at least an outer surface of the stack of fiber reinforced plies available for inspection by the inspection device. | 2022-08-04 |
20220242104 | DUMMY REMOVAL DEVICE AND METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME - A dummy removal device includes a picker picking a point of a dummy portion of a preliminary display module and moving in a first moving direction to separate a first portion of the dummy portion from the preliminary display module; and a separator disposed adjacent to the separated first portion and moving in a second moving direction intersecting the first moving direction to remove a second portion of the dummy portion from the preliminary display module, and the dummy portion is disposed around an effective portion of the preliminary display module. | 2022-08-04 |
20220242105 | DISASSEMBLING DEVICE - A disassembling device facilitating a gentle disassembly of components glued together includes a base, a heating plate, a moving member, and a vacuum suction assembly. The disassembling device disassembles and separates portions of an electronic device for post-manufacture analysis or other purposes. The electronic device can disassemble glued parts with speed and high efficiency. By applying suction and sufficient heating to glued-together portions of the electronic device, damages to the electronic device can be avoided. | 2022-08-04 |
20220242106 | PRINTING PLATE IMAGING AND EXPOSURE APPARATUS AND METHOD - A system for preparing a photopolymer printing plate includes exposure unit comprising a plurality of UV light emitting diodes (UV LEDs), a holder comprising a UV translucent material configured to receive the printing plate, and a controller configured to activate the plurality of UV LEDs. The UV LEDs include a plurality of stationary back UV LEDs configured to emit UV radiation toward the non-printing back side of the printing plate through the holder with the printing plate disposed in a stationary position on the holder, the plurality of stationary back UV LED sources together defining at least one back array having a collective irradiation field covering an area at least coextensive with the lateral length and lateral width of the plate. | 2022-08-04 |
20220242107 | WASH-UP BLADE - Provided is an apparatus suitable for use as a printer wash-up blade. Also provided is a method of cleaning a roller on a rotary printing press using the above apparatus. | 2022-08-04 |
20220242108 | LIQUID DISCHARGE APPARATUS - There is provided a liquid discharge apparatus includes an integrated circuit that has a first output terminal outputting a first control signal and a second output terminal outputting a second control signal, a first transistor in which a second terminal and a third terminal are electrically coupled to each other is made according to the first control signal input to a first terminal, and a second transistor in which a fifth terminal and a sixth terminal are electrically coupled to each other is made according to the second control signal input to a fourth terminal, a shortest distance between the first output terminal and the first terminal is shorter than that between the first output terminal and the second terminal, and a shortest distance between the second output terminal and the fourth terminal is shorter than that between the second output terminal and the fifth terminal. | 2022-08-04 |
20220242109 | PRINTING DEVICE, PRINTING CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - Disclosed is a printing device including: a first nozzle that ejects a first ink; a second nozzle that ejects a second ink; a third nozzle that ejects a third ink; and at least one processor that, upon performing alignment adjustment of one nozzle preparing one of the first nozzle and any of the second nozzle and the third nozzle for alignment pattern printing and the other of the first nozzle and any of the second nozzle and the third nozzle for auxiliary printing, controls to eject any of the first to third inks selected based on ejection information from among the second ink in the second cartridge and the third ink in the third cartridge, from any of the first to third nozzles for the alignment pattern printing or the auxiliary printing. The first ink, the second ink and the third ink have different colors from each other. | 2022-08-04 |
20220242110 | INK MODEL GENERATION MECHANISM - A printing system is disclosed. The printing system includes at least one physical memory device to store drop size logic and one or more processors coupled with the at least one physical memory device to execute the drop size logic to generate drop size data associated with a printing system based on ink deposition data for a print medium and ink drop count data. | 2022-08-04 |
20220242111 | INKJET PRINTER HAVING TRANSMISSION ANTENNA CONNECTED TO CONTROL BOARD PROVIDED IN CASING AND RECEPTION ANTENNA PROVIDED IN CARRIAGE - An inkjet printer includes: a casing; a first control board; a carriage; a head; a transmission antenna; and a reception antenna. The first control board is configured to reciprocate in a scanning direction crossing a conveying direction of a recording medium. The head is mounted in the carriage and has a plurality of nozzles. The transmission antenna is connected to the first control board. The transmission antenna is configured to transmit, through near field communication, an ejection signal for controlling ejection of ink from the plurality of nozzles. The reception antenna is provided in the carriage. The reception antenna is configured to receive the ejection signal from the transmission antenna. The near field communication has a communication range smaller than a size of the casing. | 2022-08-04 |
20220242112 | LIQUID DISCHARGE APPARATUS - There is provided a liquid discharge apparatus includes a first transistor in which a second terminal and a third terminal are electrically coupled to according to a first terminal, a second transistor in which a fifth terminal and a sixth terminal are electrically coupled to according to a fourth terminal, and a coil that has one end electrically coupled to the second terminal and the sixth terminal, and the other end electrically coupled to the discharge head, a shortest distance between the second terminal and the one end of the coil is shorter than that between the third terminal and the one end of the coil, a shortest distance between the sixth terminal and the one end of the coil is shorter than that between the fifth terminal and the one end of the coil. | 2022-08-04 |
20220242113 | PRINTING APPARATUS AND RECOVERY METHOD THEREFOR - A printing apparatus according to an embodiment of this present invention includes a printhead with an orifice for discharging ink, and a recovery unit configured to perform recovery of the printhead by driving a print element of the printhead to discharge ink from the orifice. The apparatus makes a setting for a request for discharge recovery by the recovery unit after initialization processing performed upon power-on of the printing apparatus, and controls the recovery unit to execute one of first discharge recovery and second discharge recovery in which an ink discharge amount is smaller than in the first discharge recovery in accordance with the setting before a start of printing by the printhead. | 2022-08-04 |
20220242114 | INKJET PRINTER PROVIDED WITH CIRCUIT GENERATING DRIVE VOLTAGE FOR EJECTION ELEMENT BY MOVEMENT OF CARRIAGE - An inkjet printer includes a head, a drive voltage generating circuit, a carriage, and a magnet array. The head includes a nozzle and an ejection element. The ejection element is configured to be driven, when applied with a drive voltage, to eject ink from the nozzle. The drive voltage generating circuit is configured to generate the drive voltage to be applied to the ejection element. The carriage is configured to move in a moving direction to move the head and the drive voltage generating circuit in the moving direction. The magnet array includes a plurality of magnets arrayed in the moving direction. The drive voltage generating circuit includes a coil configured to produce an electromotive force by interlining with magnetic flux of the magnet array in accordance with movement of the carriage. The drive voltage generating circuit generates the drive voltage using the electromotive force produced by the coil. | 2022-08-04 |
20220242115 | LIQUID DISCHARGE APPARATUS - There is provided a liquid discharge apparatus includes a first transistor in which a second terminal and a third terminal are electrically coupled to according to a first terminal, and a second transistor in which a fifth terminal and a sixth terminal are electrically coupled to according to a fourth terminal, a first contact portion where the first terminal is in contact is smaller than a second contact portion where the second terminal is in contact, the second contact portion is smaller than a third contact portion where the third terminal is in contact, a fourth contact portion where the fourth terminal is in contact is smaller than a fifth contact portion where the fifth terminal is in contact, and the fifth contact portion is smaller than a sixth contact portion where the sixth terminal is in contact. | 2022-08-04 |
20220242116 | ELECTROHYDRODYNAMIC PRINT HEAD WITH STRUCTURED FEED LAYER - The electrohydrodynamic print head includes a nozzle layer with a plurality of nozzles A feed layer is arranged above nozzle layer. It contains feed ducts for feeding ink to the nozzles as well as electrically conducting feed lines for feeding voltages to electrodes at nozzles. The feed layer includes one or more dielectric sublayers, which is/are structured to form the feed ducts and feed lines. Some of the sublayers contain vertical via sections and others contain horizontal interconnect sections. The feed layer is structured for customizing the print head easily. | 2022-08-04 |
20220242117 | CONTINUOUS INK JET PRINTER AND PRINT HEAD ASSEMBLY THEREFOR - The print head cover ( | 2022-08-04 |
20220242118 | VENTILATED PRINT HEAD - The print head includes a nozzle layer with a plurality of nozzles for printing ink onto a target. It further includes ventilation openings including blow openings for feeding a gas to the region between the nozzles and the target as well as suction openings for feeding gas away from this region. This allows maintaining a desired atmosphere at the region in order to better control the printing process. | 2022-08-04 |
20220242119 | Liquid Ejecting Head And Liquid Ejecting Apparatus - A liquid ejecting head includes piezoelectric elements for ejecting liquid from nozzles, pressure chambers in communication with the nozzles, individual supply flow passages for supplying the liquid to the nozzles, individual collection flow passages for collecting the liquid not ejected from the nozzles, a diaphragm that defines a wall surface of the pressure chambers and deforms by driving the piezoelectric element, a flexible substrate having a drive circuit electrically coupled to the piezoelectric elements, and a heat release member that is either in contact with an surface of the flexible substrate that faces away from the drive circuit, or in contact with the drive circuit, and conducts heat of the drive circuit to the diaphragm. The heat release member is disposed closer to the individual supply flow passage than to the individual collection flow passage. | 2022-08-04 |
20220242120 | LIQUID EJECTION HEAD AND LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS - A piezoelectric actuator includes, in a first direction in which pressure chambers are arranged side by side, an active portion in which a piezoelectric layer is sandwiched between a first electrode and a second electrode in a first area of a vibration plate corresponding to opposite ends of each pressure chamber and does not include the active portion in a second area of the vibration plate corresponding to a center of the pressure chamber. The vibration plate has, in the first direction, a thick-walled portion with a predetermined thickness in the first area and a thin-walled portion thinner than the thick-walled portion in the second area. | 2022-08-04 |
20220242121 | LIQUID EJECTING HEAD AND LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS - A liquid ejecting head includes a pressure chamber, a vibration plate including a first vibration plate, a second vibration plate, and a third vibration plate, and a piezoelectric actuator, being stacked in this order. A portion where the piezoelectric layer and the third vibration plate are stacked in a first direction on the first vibration plate and the second vibration plate, and a portion where the piezoelectric layer and the third vibration plate are not stacked are provided. One of the first vibration plate and the second vibration plate has a compressive stress and another one of the first vibration plate and the second vibration plate has a tensile stress. A Young's modulus of the third vibration plate is larger than Young's moduli of the first vibration plate and the second vibration plate. | 2022-08-04 |
20220242122 | THERMAL BEND ACTUATOR HAVING IMPROVED LIFETIME - A thermal bend actuator includes: a thermoelastic beam for connection to drive circuitry; and a passive beam mechanically cooperating with the thermoelastic beam, such that when a current is passed through the thermoelastic beam, the thermoelastic beam expands relative to the passive beam resulting in bending of the actuator. The thermoelastic beam wherein the thermoelastic beam is comprised of an aluminium alloy. The aluminium alloy comprises a first metal which is aluminium, a second metal, and at least 0.1 at. % of a third metal selected from the group consisting of: copper, scandium, tungsten, molybdenum, chromium, titanium, silicon and magnesium. | 2022-08-04 |
20220242123 | LIQUID DISCHARGE HEAD, HEAD MODULE, HEAD DEVICE, LIQUID DISCHARGE DEVICE, AND LIQUID DISCHARGE APPARATUS - A liquid discharge head having a nozzle substrate including a nozzle from which a liquid is discharged in a liquid discharge direction, a pressure chamber communicating with the nozzle, a diaphragm defining a part of wall of the pressure chamber, and a pressure generator on a first surface of the diaphragm opposite to a second surface of the diaphragm facing the pressure chamber, the pressure generator configured to deform the diaphragm. A gap between a first line and a second line is 40 μm or less in a direction perpendicular to the liquid discharge direction, where the first line extends, in the liquid discharge direction, from a displacement center at which the diaphragm deforms with a maximum displacement amount, and the second line extends from a central position of the nozzle in the liquid discharge direction. | 2022-08-04 |
20220242124 | Customization of Multichannel Printhead - A method of forming a print head, by forming a heater chip. Via zones having peripheries are defined on a substrate, with heaters formed along the entire peripheries of the via zones. Traces that electrically connect to each of the heaters are formed. In some embodiments, the heater chip is then stored for a period of time. After storing the heater chip, vias are formed in only a selected portion of the via zones, which is a subset of the via zones. A channel layer is formed on the heater chip by forming a first layer on the heater chip. Flow channels are formed in the first layer from the vias to only those heaters on the heater chip that are disposed along the selected portion of the via zones. Bubble chambers are formed in the first layer around only those heaters on the heater chip that are disposed along the selected portion of the via zones. A nozzle plate in formed on the channel layer by forming a second layer on the first layer, and forming nozzles in the second layer above only those heaters on the heater chip that are disposed along the selected portion of the via zones. | 2022-08-04 |
20220242125 | LIQUID EJECTING DEVICE SETTING NON-EJECTION DRIVE TIME BASED ON UNCAPPED TIME, TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY - A liquid ejecting device includes a head, a cap, a moving mechanism and a controller. The moving mechanism is configured to move the head and the cap relative to each other to switch the cap between a capping state in which the cap is in contact with the head and covers the plurality of nozzles and a non-capping state in which the cap is separated from the head and uncovers the same. The controller is configured to perform setting a non-ejection drive time based on an uncapped time duration which is a length of time from a timing at which the cap is switched to the non-capping state until a timing at which the cap is switched back to the capping state. The controller is configured to perform vibrating meniscus of liquid in the plurality of nozzles during the non-ejection drive time. | 2022-08-04 |
20220242126 | Liquid Ejection Device, Method of Controlling Liquid Ejection Device, and Non-Transitory Computer-Readable Recording Medium Therefor - A controller of a liquid ejection device obtains a temperature of a head after recording and before a pre-cap flushing and determines a pre-cap flushing voltage based on the temperature. Then, the controller outputs the pre-cap flushing voltage to the head in the pre-cap flushing process. | 2022-08-04 |
20220242127 | PRINTER FOR PRINTING PLATE-LIKE PRINT MEDIA, CLEANING DEVICE FOR THE PRINTER AND METHOD FOR SERVICING THE PRINTER - A printer for printing plate-like print media includes a printing unit having at least one print head for printing print media according to the inkjet printing. The printing unit is movable in and against a conveying direction. A cleaning unit is provided for cleaning the print unit and includes a cleaning device for suctioning ink out of the print head in a suctioning direction. The cleaning unit further includes a drive device for moving the cleaning device in different operating positions. A cleaning device for such a printer and a method for maintaining the printer are also provided. | 2022-08-04 |
20220242128 | LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS AND WASTE-LIQUID COLLECTING METHOD OF LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS - A liquid ejecting apparatus includes: a head that ejects a liquid; a curing portion that cures the liquid by emitting energy to the liquid; and a waste-liquid collecting portion that collects the liquid as waste liquid, in which the waste-liquid collecting portion includes an absorber that absorbs the liquid from the head, a first rotational shaft that holds an unused portion of the absorber, and a second rotational shaft that holds a used portion of the absorber, and the curing portion emits the energy to the liquid absorbed by the absorber. | 2022-08-04 |
20220242129 | PRINTER, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM STORING COMPUTER-READABLE INSTRUCTIONS, AND PRINT METHOD - A printer includes a carriage including a first head and a second head at least partially overlapping in a sub-scanning direction, a first wiper for wiping the first head, and a second wiper for wiping the second head. The printer moves the first wiper to a first contact position where the first wiper is configured to contact the first head, and moves the second wiper to a second non-contact position where the second wiper is not configured to contact the second head. After moving the first wiper and the second wiper, the printer relatively moves the carriage to cause the first head to pass the first wiper at the first contact position. | 2022-08-04 |
20220242130 | CLEANING FLUIDS FOR USE IN ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR MONITORING STATUS AND PERFORMANCE OF THE SAME - Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to additive manufacturing apparatuses, cleaning stations incorporated therein, and methods of cleaning using the cleaning stations. | 2022-08-04 |
20220242131 | IMAGE RECORDING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR IMAGE RECORDING, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - An image recording apparatus, having a discharging head, a fan, and a controller, is provided. The discharging head includes a discharging surface and a plurality of nozzles arranged along a sub-scanning direction, which intersects orthogonally with a main scanning direction. The discharging head is configured to move in the main scanning direction. The fan is configured to generate an airflow for collecting mist of ink discharged through the nozzles. The controller is configured to obtain a droplet size of the ink to be discharged through the nozzles from one of a print job and a printing mode set in advance, obtain a distance between the discharging surface and a printable medium, and control a rotation speed of the fan based on the droplet size and the distance. | 2022-08-04 |
20220242132 | PRINTING SYSTEM AND PRINTING DEVICE - A printing device includes a printing unit configured to use ink stored in an ink cartridge to perform printing on a medium, a remaining amount detector configured to detect a remaining amount of the ink stored in the ink cartridge, a maintenance unit configured to perform maintenance on the printing unit, and a display unit configured to perform predetermined notification regarding either replacement of the ink cartridge or refilling of the ink cartridge with the ink. Either the printing device or a server device includes a selector configured to select either the maintenance to be performed or the predetermined notification based on the remaining amount of the ink when an amount of the ink used for a predetermined time period is equal to or smaller than a defined amount based on information on the amount of the ink used. | 2022-08-04 |
20220242133 | PLIABLE PRINT LIQUID SUPPLY RESERVOIRS WITH OFFSET SPOUT - In one example in accordance with the present disclosure, a print liquid supply is described. The print liquid supply includes a reservoir for holding a supply of print liquid. The reservoir includes a pliable body having a front face and a back face. The print liquid supply also includes a spout affixed to the reservoir. The spout is located at a corner of the front face offset from a centerline of the front face. | 2022-08-04 |