41st week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 14 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150283725 | Spraying Systems and Methods For The Application Of Coating Fluids Onto Cellulosic Mixtures - Acording to embodiements described herein, at least one release agent may be applied onto a cellulosic mixture during production of a cellulosic composite materials. The method for applying the release agent may include supplying a cellulosic mixture comprising a cellulosic fiber and a binder, applying a first release agent onto the top surface of the cellulosic mixture with a first spray, and applying a second release agent onto the top surface of the cellulosic mixture with a second spray, The first spray mayh agitate the top surface of the cellulosic mixture by causing at least some cellulosic fiber material on the top surface of the cellulosic mixture to be displaced. The second spray may substantially coat the entire top surface of the cellulosic mixture. | 2015-10-08 |
20150283726 | Debarking Chain With Passing Links - A debarking chain having passing links; the passing links being substantially rounded in order to permit the passing links to pass through adjacent links such that the orientation of the passing link relative to its adjacent links can change at random in order to randomly distribute the wear and stress from any impact of adjacent or next to adjacent links on the passing links so that the overall wear life of the present debarking chain is extended over similar chain with elongated, oblong links of the prior art. The invention also includes a debarking drum having a plurality of debarking chains having at least one, preferably a plurality of passing links, as well as a debarking device having such a debarking drum. The debarking device preferably includes a chipping device and a method of using the same. | 2015-10-08 |
20150283727 | METHOD FOR SLICING WAFERS FROM A WORKPIECE USING A SAWING WIRE - A method for slicing wafers from a workpiece using a sawing wire, wherein at least two wire guide rolls clamp a wire web, each wire guide roll having a multiplicity of grooves in its lateral surface, wherein at least one groove in which no wire is inserted during the wire sawing is present alongside a wire-guiding groove and, after wear on the wire-guiding grooves or after a defined number of sawing processes, the sawing wire is wound over into the previously unoccupied grooves that are not yet worn or used, respectively. | 2015-10-08 |
20150283728 | PROCESS FOR THE EXTRUSION OF PLASTICS TENDING TO ADHERENCE - A process for the extrusion of plastics tending to adherence. The abstract of the disclosure is submitted herewith as required by 37 C.F.R. §1.72(b). As stated in 37 C.F.R. §1.72(b): A brief abstract of the technical disclosure in the specification must commence on a separate sheet, preferably following the claims, under the heading “Abstract of the Disclosure.” The purpose of the abstract is to enable the Patent and Trademark Office and the public generally to determine quickly from a cursory inspection the nature and gist of the technical disclosure. The abstract shall not be used for interpreting the scope of the claims. Therefore, any statements made relating to the abstract are not intended to limit the claims in any manner and should not be interpreted as limiting the claims in any manner. | 2015-10-08 |
20150283729 | Underwater Pelletizer - An Underwater pelletizer for cutting extruded plastic into a flow of liquid is disclosed. The pelletizer includes a cutter hub ( | 2015-10-08 |
20150283730 | METHOD OF PRODUCING PREFORM AND METHOD OF PRODUCING MOLDED FIBER-REINFORCED RESIN PRODUCT - A method of producing a preform, having a step for preparing a sheet-shaped prepreg and a preform mold having a forming surface and a separable portion constituting at least a portion of the forming surface, forming the prepreg using the preform mold, and then removing the preform together with the separable portion from the preform mold. | 2015-10-08 |
20150283731 | METHOD OF ACCELERATING THE CURING PROCESS IN RESIN OVERFLOW SYSTEMS FOR THE USE IN CASTING PROCESSES - A casting apparatus is provided. The apparatus comprises a resin overflow container for use in casting processes, comprising: a curing accelerator for a resin in the overflow container. The resin overflow container may include a compartment arranged within the overflow container. The compartment may be adapted to release the curing accelerator after the overflow container has been at least partly filled with resin. The apparatus may also include a mould; and a drain connecting the mould and the overflow container or being part of an overflow container outlet for drawing off resin of the overflow container. | 2015-10-08 |
20150283732 | SEPARATION DEVICE AND SEPARATION METHOD - A separation device includes a first shredding unit, a first separation unit, a second shredding unit, and a second separation unit. The first shredding unit shreds a processing target containing a first material and a second material. The first separation unit rotates a first tubular portion in a state in which the processing target shredded by the first shredding unit is accommodated therein, thereby separating the second material passing through first holes from the processing target. The second shredding unit shreds the processing target from which the second material passing through the first holes is separated by the first separation unit. The second separation unit rotates a second tubular portion in a state in which the processing target shredded by the second shredding unit is accommodated therein, thereby separating the second material passing through second holes from the processing target. | 2015-10-08 |
20150283733 | SEPARATION DEVICE - A separation device includes a first shredding unit, a first separation unit, and a first ridge. The first shredding unit shreds a processing target containing a first material and a second material. The first separation unit rotates a first tubular portion in a state in which the processing target shredded by the first shredding unit is accommodated therein, thereby separating the second material passing through first holes from the processing target. The first ridge is provided on an inner circumferential surface of the first tubular portion, and extends in a direction in which the central axis of the first tubular portion extends. | 2015-10-08 |
20150283734 | SEPARATION DEVICE - A separation device includes a first shredding unit, a first separation unit, and a first air pipe. The first shredding unit shreds a processing target containing a first material and a second material. The first separation unit rotates a first tubular portion in a state in which the processing target shredded by the first shredding unit is accommodated therein, thereby separating the second material passing through first holes from the processing target. The first air pipe transfers the processing target shredded by the first shredding unit to the first separation unit with air pressure. The first air pipe has a first portion that extends in a first direction, and a second portion that is connected to the first portion on a downstream side of the first portion and that extends in a second direction substantially orthogonal to the first direction. | 2015-10-08 |
20150283735 | SEPARATING DEVICE AND SEPARATING METHOD OF MATERIAL OF ABSORBENT ARTICLE - A separating device separates liquid absorbent fibers from a material including the liquid absorbent fibers of an absorbent article and impurities. The separating device includes: a case; a partition member dividing a space in the case into a first space and a second space; an insertion port for inserting the material into the first space on an airflow; a rotation member in the first space for agitating and opening the material; and a discharge port for discharging the liquid absorbent fibers from inside the first space on an airflow. The partition member has through holes communicated with the first space and the second space. The second space includes a suction port that suctions air inside the second space, and the suction port sucks in the liquid absorbent fibers that are floating in the second space, the liquid absorbent fibers having passed through the through holes of the partition member. | 2015-10-08 |
20150283736 | CONVERSION STRUCTURE FOR A MOLDING SYSTEM - Disclosed herein, amongst other things, are various conversion structures for use in a molding system ( | 2015-10-08 |
20150283737 | METHOD FOR INJECTING THIN PLASTIC PARTS - A process for injecting a plastic part by means of an injection unit, the process comprising the following steps: a mixture comprising pellets of a thermoplastic polymer and pellets of a peroxide is produced, the mixture comprising between 0.5% and 10% by weight of peroxide; the mixture is introduced into the inlet of the plastic injection unit; the mixture is conveyed in the injection unit, while gradually raising the temperature of the mixture during the displacement thereof in the injection unit; the mixture is injected, through the outlet of the injection unit, into the mold. | 2015-10-08 |
20150283738 | INJECTION MOLDING MACHINE - An injection molding machine is provided with an injection device, a mold clamping device, an electric storage device configured to supply electric power to the injection device and/or the mold clamping device, and a machine base. The machine base is provided with an upper frame, a lower frame, and support means supporting the upper frame on the lower frame, the injection device and the mold clamping device are disposed on the upper frame of the machine base, and the electric storage device is disposed on the lower frame. The electric storage device is formed of a case body and an electric storage unit therein. | 2015-10-08 |
20150283739 | FIBRE-REINFORCED THERMOPLASTIC COMPONENT ASSEMBLY AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SUCH A FIBRE-REINFORCED THERMOPLASTIC COMPONENT ASSEMBLY - The invention relates to a method for producing a fibre-reinforced thermoplastic component assembly and to a fibre-reinforced thermoplastic component assembly, comprising: a fibre-reinforced thermoplastic component, which has a first side and a second side, opposite from the first side, at least one additional element of a thermoplastic material, which is arranged on the first side of the fibre-reinforced thermoplastic component, and at least one testing element of a thermoplastic material, which is visibly arranged on the first or second side of the fibre-reinforced thermoplastic component and is designed for testing the connection of the additional element to the fibre-reinforced thermoplastic component. | 2015-10-08 |
20150283740 | CONVEY DEVICE, MOLDED ARTICLE MANUFACTURING APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING MOLDED ARTICLE - A convey device, which conveys an insert member into a die, includes a holding device configured to hold the insert member in an attitude in which a major surface of the insert member is in a substantially gravitational direction; a convey mechanism configured to convey the insert member to the die, while the insert member is being held in the attitude by the holding device; and a heating device configured to heat the insert member. The insert member can be heated by the heating device before the insert member is disposed in the die. | 2015-10-08 |
20150283741 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A PLASTIC MOLDED PART, AND INJECTION-MOLDING MACHINE - The production of a plastic molded part utilizes a barrier layer embedded in plastic. Plastic is injection-molded successively in different cavities of the injection mold onto a three-dimensional preform made from a cut of a multi-layer barrier film, which multi-layer barrier film comprises a barrier layer coated with plastic on both sides. The plastic coating of the barrier film cut is at least superficially melted by the injected plastic melt. And the preform is supported by a support formed on the corresponding partial mold on the respective opposite side. | 2015-10-08 |
20150283742 | Resin Molded Article - A resin molded article for, for instance, vehicles formed thereon a stitch pattern, including a first member ( | 2015-10-08 |
20150283743 | BASE MOLD AND METHOD OF FABRICATING MOLD - Provided is a method of fabricating a mold, the method including: forming a first preliminary layer and a second preliminary layer, which are spaced apart from each other and stacked on a substrate; forming a first pattern by patterning the first preliminary layer; forming a first spacer on both sidewalls of the first pattern; | 2015-10-08 |
20150283744 | Injection Unit Positioning Apparatus - An injection unit positioning apparatus is disclosed that includes a positioning assembly interconnecting the injection unit to the molding machine. The positioning assembly includes an angular positioning assembly that permits rotation of the injection unit through a sweep plane that extends from an axis that is perpendicular to an inlet surface of a mold. The positioning assembly also includes a linear positioning assembly that permits linear translation of the injection unit on the sweep plane, and the height of the outlet relative to the inlet surface remains substantially constant during rotation and translation of the positioning assembly. | 2015-10-08 |
20150283745 | BOTTOM OF A CONTAINER THAT OPTIMIZES THE USE OF MATERIAL - The present invention comprises a bottom for a container for fruit and vegetable products that optimizes material usage by distributing the stresses to which it is subjected, thereby reducing the final weight of the container without losing strength, the bottom consists of a bottom frame attached to a bottom base, wherein said bottom base comprises ribs of variable height. Furthermore, the invention comprises a container for fruit and vegetable products which optimizes the use of material distributing the stresses to which it is subjected, thereby reducing the final weight of the associated container and its method of manufacture. | 2015-10-08 |
20150283746 | Air Spinning Machine and Method for the Operation of an Air Spinning Machine - The invention relates to an air spinning machine with at least one spinning unit ( | 2015-10-08 |
20150283747 | Spinning Unit of an Air Spinning Machine and a Method for Operating an Air Spinning Machine - The invention relates to a spinning unit of an air spinning machine with a spinning nozzle ( | 2015-10-08 |
20150283748 | METHOD FOR MAKING MAP POCKET STIFFENERS - An upstream/downstream process for making map pocket stiffeners formed of extruded material and a wire. The extrusion is drawn through a die of a main extruder forming a main body with a channel and the extrudate is then pulled through a first cooling tank to cool the extrudate and set the profile. The wire is automatically indexed into the channel by a programmable indexing device for proper location and distance between each piece of wire. The extrudate with the wire is re-heated and then pulled through a secondary extruder to encapsulate and seal the wire within the extruded material. The extrudate is cooled in a second cooling tank and passes through a series of rollers to achieve a predetermined shape before being cut and profiled to predetermined lengths and dimensions. | 2015-10-08 |
20150283749 | METHOD FOR THE SOUND DAMPING AND/OR SOUND INSULATION OF COMPONENTS - A description is given of a method for the sound damping and/or sound insulation of metallic parts and/or plastic parts in which thermoplastic compounds are applied to the parts as a defined profile by direct extrusion at melting temperatures of between 120 and 300° C., wherein, before the heating, the compounds are in the form of granules with a density of 1.5 to 5 g/cm | 2015-10-08 |
20150283750 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EXTRUSION OF THERMOPLASTIC HANDRAIL - A method and apparatus for extrusion of an article is provided. A die assembly can apply flows of thermoplastic material to an array of reinforcing cables to form a composite extrusion. A slider fabric can be bonded to one side of the composite extrusion. After exiting the die assembly, the slider fabric can act to support the extrudate as it passes along an elongate mandrel, which can cause the base of the slider fabric to change shape from a flat profile to the final internal profile of the article. The extruded article can then be cooled to solidify the material. The die can include cooling for the slider fabric and means for promoting penetration of the thermoplastic into reinforcing cables. | 2015-10-08 |
20150283751 | 3D PRINTER SYSTEM WITH CIRCULAR CAROUSEL AND MULTIPLE MATERIAL DELIVERY SYSTEMS - A carousel system includes a platform and a plurality of material delivery systems mounted on a periphery of the platform, each respective material delivery system including a first gear and an extruder nozzle head. The carousel system also includes a carousel rotatably mounted on the platform, a first motor adapted to cause the carousel to rotate from a first radial position to a second radial position, a second motor mounted on the carousel, a drive shaft coupled to the second motor, and a second gear coupled to the drive shaft. Engagement of the second gear with one of the first gears causes the corresponding material delivery system to force an amount of a selected material into the corresponding extruder nozzle head, heat the selected material to soften the selected material, and deposit the selected material on a surface. Each material delivery system provides material having a respective color. The carousel system may be used in a 3D printing system. | 2015-10-08 |
20150283752 | Apparatus and Method for Cooling Plastic Film Tube in Blown Film Process - The present invention is directed to an apparatus for differential cooling of a plastic film tube. The apparatus and method includes the use of a blown film extrusion die that extrudes a plastic film tube upward. An air cooling system applies cooling air across one or more surfaces of the plastic film tube. One or more throttling valves are coupled to a pressurization pump that provides a pressurized working fluid, preferably water. The throttling valves are positioned to project the pressurized working fluid from outlets of the throttling valves towards circular arcs of the plastic film tube, the circular arcs of the plastic film tube being less than the circumference of the plastic film tube to provide a blown film tubular plastic film with controlled gauge variation. | 2015-10-08 |
20150283753 | FILAMENT WINDING APPARATUS - A filament winding apparatus includes a hoop winding unit that is configured to hoop wind a plurality of fiber bundles on an outer surface of a liner of a tank by rotating along a circumferential direction of the liner while moving back and forth along an axial direction of the liner. The hoop winding unit includes a fiber-bundle guide assembly that is configured to rotate along the circumferential direction of the liner during the moving back and forth of the hoop winding unit, and to guide the plurality of fiber bundles to the outer surface of the liner. The fiber-bundle guide assembly has a first fiber-turn section configured to change a moving direction of the plurality of fiber bundles from an approach direction to a turned direction perpendicular to the approach direction, wherein the plurality of fiber bundles are supplied to the fiber-bundle guide assembly in the approach direction with a state where the plurality of fiber bundles are arrayed in parallel with each other in a width direction perpendicular to the approach direction. | 2015-10-08 |
20150283754 | Roller-Type Pressurization Device, Imprinter, and Roller-Type Pressurization Method - A roller-type depressing device that can depress an object like a die or a molding target by controlling the pressure of a roller, an imprint device, and a method utilizing the same are provided. A roller-type depressing device depresses an object like a die or a molding target by a main roller, and includes a pressure adjusting plate, a roller moving unit that moves the main roller relative to the object, a pressure adjusting unit that holds the pressure adjusting plate so that force produced by a pressure difference in fluid applied to both faces of the pressure adjusting plate acts on the main roller, a pressure receiving stage receiving pressure of the main roller, a pressure adjuster that adjusts the pressure difference in fluid applied to both faces of the pressure adjusting plate, and a pressure equalizer that equalizes pressure applied to the object by the main roller. | 2015-10-08 |
20150283755 | Card Body with Variable Film Layers - Disclosed is a method for producing a multi-layered data carrier ( | 2015-10-08 |
20150283756 | METHOD FOR CONNECTING HOLLOW PROFILES - A method is provided for connecting hollow profiles ( | 2015-10-08 |
20150283757 | Method for Providing Spacers - A method for providing spacers on a construction component to be adhered involves applying a planar formation, including passages, on the construction component to be adhered, and inserting a setting liquid in the passages of the planar formation, so that the liquid forms spacer on the construction component to be adhered after setting and peeling off the planar formation. The spacer ensures a predetermined minimum bondline when adhering the construction component. | 2015-10-08 |
20150283758 | METHOD OF MAKING THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECTS USING CRYSTALLINE AND AMORPHOUS COMPOUNDS - A method for forming a three-dimensional object using layer by layer formation of the object through application of stereolithography. More specifically, the formation of a three-dimensional object using a three-dimensional printer based on thermal stereolithography and phase change materials comprising a combination of crystalline and amorphous compounds. | 2015-10-08 |
20150283759 | METHOD OF MAKING THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECTS USING BIO-RENEWABLE CRYSTALLINE-AMORPHOUS MATERIALS - A method for forming a three-dimensional object using layer by layer formation of the object through application of stereolithography. More specifically, the formation of a three-dimensional object using a three-dimensional printer based on thermal stereolithography and phase change materials comprising a combination of crystalline and amorphous compounds, that are derived from low cost, stable and bio-renewable materials. | 2015-10-08 |
20150283760 | ELECTRO-MECHANICAL 3D PRINTING DESIGN SYSTEM - A computer-implemented layout tool includes a mechanical design engine for configuring mechanical design components to be included in a design, an electrical design engine for configuring electrical components to be included in the design, a constraint engine for identifying a 3D printer to be used to print the design and to provide design constraints including feedback for inoperative or impermissible configurations of one or more mechanical components or electrical pathways associated with the design; and a simulation engine for simulating, at least, electrical performance of the design based on one or more electrical components added to the design after printing and proposed electrical pathways. | 2015-10-08 |
20150283761 | LAMINATE MOLDING EQUIPMENT AND LAMINATE MOLDING METHOD - Laminate molding equipment includes a molding part with a molding table on which a three-dimensional shape molded object is molded, a powder layer forming part supplying material powder on the molding table to form a powder layer, a light beam radiating part radiating a light beam to the powder layer to form a solidified layer, the powder layer forming part includes powder laminating equipment sequentially forming the powder layer on the molding table by moving along a predetermined direction at the molding table, and a moving position detecting unit detecting a moving position along the predetermined direction at the powder laminating equipment, and the control part recognizes the moldable region by output from the moving position detecting unit, and controls the light beam radiating part, and scans the position of the light beam by adjusting angles of two scan mirrors according to processing data of controlling the scanning device. | 2015-10-08 |
20150283762 | Three-Dimensional Molding Equipment and Manufacturing Method For Three-Dimensional Shape Plastic Object - Three-dimensional molding equipment includes powder supply equipment which forms powder layer in a laminating process; and a beam scanning unit which radiates a light or electron beam to the powder layer and moves a radiated location of the beam to sinter the powder layer, wherein the laminating and sintering processes alternately repeat, a molding path to be a scanning route of the beam on the inside of an object to be molded is preliminarily set as a continuous route which does not pass a same line and does not form any intersection, and the beam is continuously radiated along the molding path, wherein two molding paths adjacent each other formed of two straight or curve lines are set, and a distance between the adjacent scanning routes is formed larger than a radiation diameter of the beam and not larger than ten-times the radiation diameter of the same. | 2015-10-08 |
20150283763 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR 3D PRINTER - Disclosed is a control device for a 3D printer, which controls the 3D printer including a supply unit for supplying a forming material and a degradable agent, and a printing unit for printing a 3D object. The control device includes a display unit and a controller. The display unit outputs screen information for setting a use period of the 3D object. The controller controls the addition amount of the degradable agent, based on the set use period. | 2015-10-08 |
20150283764 | RADIUS FILLERS FOR COMPOSITE STRUCTURES, COMPOSITE STRUCTURES THAT INCLUDE RADIUS FILLERS, AND SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF FORMING THE SAME - Radius fillers for composite structures, composite structures that include radius fillers, and systems and methods of forming the same are disclosed herein. The methods include determining a transverse cross-sectional shape of an elongate void space, which extends within a transition region that is defined by a plurality of plies of composite material, and determining a material property field of the transition region. The methods further include forming the radius filler by combining a plurality of lengths of composite tape to define a radius filler cross-sectional shape, which corresponds to the transverse cross-sectional shape of the elongate void space, and orienting a plurality of lengths of reinforcing fiber in each of the plurality of lengths of composite tape based, at least in part, on the material property field of the transition region. The radius fillers include radius fillers with selectively oriented reinforcing fibers. The composite structures include the radius fillers. | 2015-10-08 |
20150283765 | SUPPORTING PROFILED ELEMENT, METHOD FOR PRODUCING A SUPPORTING PROFILED ELEMENT, AND USE OF SAID SUPPORTING PROFILED ELEMENT IN A METHOD FOR PRODUCING A REINFORCED VEHICLE FUSELAGE COMPONENT - Method for producing a supporting profiled element configured to support a reinforcing profiled element that is formed from a fiber composite semi-finished product during a curing process of a method for producing a vehicle fuselage component, in which the reinforcing profiled element is bonded to a surface of a fuselage shell that is formed from a fiber composite semi-finished product. The method includes providing a profiled hose and detachably inserting end pieces at the two ends of the profiled hose, so as to seal the end pieces to the profiled hose by means of respective insertion connections. | 2015-10-08 |
20150283766 | WRINKLE CONTROL METHOD AND TOOL THEREFOR - A method for forming a laminate component, the method comprising the steps of: a) providing a tool having a moulding surface; b) arranging a stack of ply layers on the moulding surface of the tool; and c) moulding the stack of ply layers over the moulding surface in a moulding process, wherein the tool has a wrinkle control feature in its moulding surface for managing the development of wrinkle in the ply layers during the moulding process, and wherein the wrinkle control feature cooperates with the stack of ply layers during the moulding process to produce a local surface undulation in a nominal surface of the laminate component nearest the tool to either prevent wrinkling in the ply layers or initiate wrinkling in one or more of the ply layers at a predetermined location. Also, a tool having a wrinkle control feature, and a laminate component so formed. | 2015-10-08 |
20150283767 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING COMPOSITE MATERIAL COMPONENTS MADE OF PLASTIC BY A PROCESS OF HIGH-PRESSURE RESIN TRANSFER MOLDING AND PERTAINING TOOL FOR HIGH-PRESSURE RESIN TRANSFER MOLDING - In a method for producing a shaped part, a closing movement is executed by displacing at least one of two mold halves of a high-pressure resin transfer tool from an open position into a pre-closure position of the resin transfer tool such that an opening gap between the mold halves is sealed air-tight by a sealing device of the resin transfer tool to thereby enclose a cavity. The cavity is evacuated by pumping air out of the cavity, and the closing movement is continued by displacing at least one of the two mold halves from the pre-closure position into a final closure position, in which the mold halves are sealed against one another by a further sealing device to allow filling of the cavity, enclosed by the two mold halves, with resin without leakage during a high-pressure resin transfer molding process. | 2015-10-08 |
20150283768 | SILICONE OPTICS - Silicone-containing light fixture optics. A method for manufacturing an optical component may include mixing two precursors of silicone, opening a first gate of an optic forming device, moving the silicone mixture from the extrusion machine into the optic forming device, cooling the silicone mixture as it enters the optic forming device, filling a mold within the optic forming device with the silicone mixture, closing the first gate, and heating the silicone mixture in the mold to at least partially cure the silicone. Alternatively, a method for manufacturing an optical component may include depositing a layer of heat cured silicone optical material to an optical structure, arranging one or more at least partially cured silicone optics on the layer of heat cured silicone optical material, and heating the heat cured silicone optical material to permanently adhere the one or more at least partially cured silicone optics to the optical structure. | 2015-10-08 |
20150283769 | MOLDING ELEMENT OF A MOLD FOR A TIRE, COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF HOLES - A molding element for a tire mold manufactured from a metallic powder fused together layer by layer, having a body, comprising a first surface intended to mold all or part of a tread surface of the tire and a second surface opposite to the first surface and intended to be in contact with another part of the mold, the thickness (E) of the body of the molding element being between 1 and 6 millimetres. The molding element has at least one cavity opening onto the second surface of this body. The molding element also has a plate positioned across the cavity and formed as one with the body of the molding element, being at the same level as the first surface of the body, and having at least one hole allowing air to pass between the first surface of the molding element and the second surface thereof. | 2015-10-08 |
20150283770 | TIRE AND TIRE MANUFACTURING METHOD - A tire configured from joining together plural tire frame members formed from a thermoplastic material in which sufficient strength of the joint portion is secured. Two tire halves | 2015-10-08 |
20150283771 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE THICKNESS OF A CONTINUOUS ELONGATED ELEMENT MADE OF ELASTOMERIC MATERIAL IN A PROCESS FOR BUILDING TYRES - A method for controlling the thickness of a continuous elongated element made of elastomeric material, applied according to coils wound on a forming support, includes: advancing a head end of the continuous elongated element toward the forming support; subjecting, during the advancement, the continuous elongated element to a first stretching with a first stretch coefficient before applying on the forming support; and subjecting, during the advancement, the continuous elongated element to a second stretching with a second stretch coefficient during the application on the forming support. During the first stretching, a span of the continuous elongated element adjacent to the head end is stretched with a supplementary stretch coefficient greater than the first stretch coefficient, in a manner so as to confer, also to the span adjacent to the head end, a stretch and a section similar or substantially equivalent to those of the rest of the continuous elongated element. | 2015-10-08 |
20150283772 | PROCESS AND PLANT FOR BUILDING TYRES - A plant for building tyres for vehicle wheels, includes at least one forming drum having a supporting shaft axially projecting from opposite sides relative to a central body. A handling device is adapted to engage the forming drum and transfer it between at least one loading/unloading location and a work location provided for carrying out at least one process working on the forming drum. The handling device includes a grip assembly carrying at least two grip members each engaging the supporting shaft in the vicinity of each of the end portions thereof, and at least one motor associated with at least one of said grip members for driving the forming drum in rotation while the at least one process working is being carried out in the work location. | 2015-10-08 |
20150283773 | Tyre Carcass Forming Method and Drum - To form a tyre carcass, a body ply is wound about drum, which has two half-drums movable axially in opposite directions to and from a centre plane of the drum, and having respective turn-up bladders, on each of which is laid a respective annular lateral portion of the body ply; each annular lateral portion being turned up about a respective bead bundle and onto a sidewall of a toroidal-shaped annular central portion of the body ply by inflating the relative turn-up bladder and controlling distension of a given annular portion of the turn-up bladder so that, when inflation is completed, the annular portion assumes a given final position, in which an intermediate portion of the turn-up bladder rolls outwards along the relative sidewall of the annular central portion of the body ply. | 2015-10-08 |
20150283774 | Tire Tread And Method Of Making The Same - A method of making a tire tread includes mixing a tire tread compound including a virgin rubber component and a reclaimed rubber component, forming a green sheet from the tire tread compound, and curing the green sheet to form a cured tire tread. The reclaimed rubber component may have a Mooney viscosity (ML (1+4) @ 100° C.) of greater than 65. The reclaimed rubber component may also have a crosslink density that is between 20 and 50% of the crosslink density of the reclaimed rubber prior to reclaiming. | 2015-10-08 |
20150283775 | FORMING PRESS - A fluidic forming press is provided, comprising a frame structure, a movable first tool carrier, a movable second tool carrier, a drive system, and a press controller that controls the drive system. A first drive unit associated with the first tool carrier is designed as a fast-stroke unit, the first tool carrier can be mechanically locked in the closed position thereof in relation to the frame structure by means of at least one position-changeable locking body, at least one piston-cylinder unit associated with the second tool carrier is designed as a high-pressure unit at least for part of the motion of the second tool carrier in the direction of the first tool carrier, and a fluidic pressure booster is integrated into a feed line that connects the high-pressure unit to the associated pressure fluid unit. | 2015-10-08 |
20150283776 | DUAL SHUTTLE PRESS - A heat press can include a frame, a first lower platen, a second lower platen, an upper platen, a press mechanism, a shuttle mechanism, and a heating element. The lower platens can be supported by the frame. The press mechanism can be coupled to the upper platen and operable to move the upper platen between open and closed positions. In the open position, the upper platen can be spaced apart from the lower platens by a greater distance than when in the closed position. The shuttle mechanism can be supported by the frame and can move the press mechanism linearly between a first position and a second position. In the first position, the upper platen can be located above the first lower platen. In the second position, the upper platen can be located above the second lower platen. The heating element can be configured to heat the upper platen. | 2015-10-08 |
20150283777 | ROTARY FAN PRESS WITH AUGER - A liquid extraction assembly for extracting liquid from a mass including a housing having an inlet, an outlet, and a path between the inlet and the outlet. The housing has the mass forced into the inlet to move the mass from the inlet to the outlet. The housing includes a rotating screen adjacent the path, with the rotating screen defining one wall of the path. The rotating screen includes a plurality of openings located at the path. Pressure from mass forced into the inlet presses the mass against the openings of the rotating screen to thereby force at least a portion of liquid in the mass to pass through the openings of the rotating screen. The housing has at least one stirring arm extending into the path between the inlet and the outlet, the at least one stirring arm stirring the mass in the path. | 2015-10-08 |
20150283778 | EXTRACTING-SQUEEZING-COMPRESSING EQUIPMENT USED FOR MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE MIXTURE - The present disclosure encompasses a machine for extracting, squeezing, compressing and compacting a mixture of municipal solid waste to provide both an organic-rich liquid and solid RDF pellets, separately. The machine comprises a stepless hydraulic power transmission module and a press and squeeze compression module. The body of the machine comprises a waste-inlet on one end, followed by a water separation zone, a wet organic substance pressing zone, a heat and steam pressing zone, and an RDF molding and pelletizing zone. The machine also comprises a press-and-squeeze shaft having a conical cylindrical shape with an ascending diameter including a shaft body and a helix screw. The helix screw with multi-spiral forward steps and multi-spiral backward steps, with the spiral steps (distance between and among them) becoming smaller toward the bigger end of the body. | 2015-10-08 |
20150283779 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PRESSING ORGANIC MATERIAL OUT OF WASTE - A press for processing organic waste has two plungers. Preferably, the plungers have rectangular cross sections. The two plungers are mounted in the press such that they are perpendicular to each other and have partially overlapping stokes. The press has walls that partially enclose a pressing chamber. The pressing chamber is as wide as one plunger on one side, and as wide as the other plunger on another side. In operation, one of the two plungers is used to optionally load organic waste into the pressing chamber, to partially enclose the pressing chamber while the waste is compressed, and to eject compressed waste from the pressing chamber. The other plunger is used to compress waste in the pressing chamber whereby a pressate is produced through perforations in a wall of the pressing chamber. The other plunger may also partially enclose the pressing chamber while compressed waste is ejected. | 2015-10-08 |
20150283780 | WET CYCLONE DUST FILTRATION SYSTEM - Provided is a cardboard conversion line including a wet cyclone dust collector for removing dust laden air from the conversion line. The wet cyclone dust collector has a swirl chamber in which air containing particles swirls in a rotational direction and a plurality of circumferentially spaced nozzles located within the swirl chamber to direct a spray of fluid within the swirl chamber in the rotational direction to wet the air containing particles, and the wetted particles are separated from the air in the swirl chamber. In this way, a system may be provided to clean high volumes of air containing particles without having to provide an explosion vent and without having to provide additional fans, motors, and compressed air. | 2015-10-08 |
20150283781 | FLEXIBLE NOZZLE FOR INFLATION AND SEALING DEVICE - A flexible structure inflation and sealing assembly that can comprise a driver configured for engaging the flexible structure to drive the structure in a downstream direction longitudinally along a material path and a nozzle configured for reception in an inflation channel that extends through the flexible structure. At least a portion of the nozzle is flexible and is operable to adjust to the direction and angle that the flexible structure approaches from. The flexible portion may align with a tip of the nozzle in one axis and the opposite end of the nozzle in a second axis thereby allowing for misalignment of the flexible structure as it engages the nozzle and is directed to a pinch area. | 2015-10-08 |
20150283782 | FOLDING METHOD AND APPARATUS - A method and apparatus for forming patterns on sheet material are disclosed. The method comprises a continuous lateral stretch process for producing zero- or near zero-curvature structures. In a preferred embodiment, the method comprises pre-gathering the sheet material in the lateral direction to form longitudinal corrugated folds and then feeding the corrugated material through one or more sets of oscillating formers, preferably articulating discs, to impart folding in the lateral direction. Optionally, the sheet material may be fed through one or more sets of patterned rollers. | 2015-10-08 |
20150283783 | SHEET BINDING DEVICE, POST-PROCESSING DEVICE, AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM - A sheet binding device includes a pressurizing unit that pressurizes a sheet bundle to bind the sheet bundle, a pressurizing section that is disposed in the pressurizing unit and configured to be moved from a waiting position separated from the sheet bundle to a pressurizing position at which the pressurizing section pressurizes the sheet bundle, a drive motor that actuates the pressurizing unit, and a controller that controls the drive motor such that the pressurizing section is engaged with the sheet bundle at a predetermined setting velocity. | 2015-10-08 |
20150283784 | COMPOSITE ARTICLES AND METHODS OF PRODUCING SAME - According to the invention there is provided a composite article including: a textile layer having a first and a second face, each of the first and second faces having a polymeric coating thereon; a first polymeric layer adhered to the polymeric coating on the first face of the textile layer; and a second polymeric layer adhered to the polymeric coating on the second face of the textile layer; in which the polymeric coatings on the first and second faces of the textile layer are each formed by polymerising a polymeric precursor which includes a group of sub-formula (I) where R | 2015-10-08 |
20150283785 | HIGH PERFORMANCE SAME FIBER COMPOSITE HYBRIDS BY VARYING RESIN CONTENT ONLY - Multi-panel ballistic resistant articles formed from woven and/or non-woven fibrous panels, each panel including varying quantities of a polymeric composition based on the total weight of the fibers and the polymeric composition. The hybrid structures provide excellent ballistic penetration resistance while maintaining a low weight. The ballistic resistant articles may be strategically positioned to dial in different levels of desired ballistic resistance for various applications. | 2015-10-08 |
20150283786 | POLYMERIC VEHICLE GLAZING WITH A FLUSH MOUNTED OPAQUE EDGE ZONE - A polymeric vehicle glazing is described, having an outer face and an inner face, with a transparent polymeric component at the outer face and the inner face. An opaque polymeric component is flush mounted at the inner face in at least one section of the transparent polymeric component. | 2015-10-08 |
20150283787 | LOAD-BEARING AND HEAT-INSULATING STRUCTURAL ELEMENT MADE OF TYPHA LEAF MASS - A load-bearing and heat-insulating structural element having a thickness and a planar extension composed of longitudinally cut Typha leaves, which yield rod-shaped Typha leaf particles, wherein the rod-shaped Typha leaf particles are oriented perpendicularly to the thickness of the structural element and are joined among each other by way of bonding, preferably a mineral bonding having no significant non-mineral additives. | 2015-10-08 |
20150283788 | NONWOVEN INTERLAYERS MADE USING POLYMER-NANOPARTICLE POLYMERS - A method of manufacturing a composite structure is provided. The method includes positioning a polymer-nanoparticle-enhanced interlayer adjacent to a first fiber layer. The polymer-nanoparticle-enhanced interlayer comprises at least one polymer and derivatized nanoparticles included in the molecular backbone of the at least one polymer, wherein the nanoparticles are derivatized to include functional groups. The method further includes positioning a second fiber layer adjacent to the polymer-nanoparticle-enhanced interlayer attached to the first fiber layer. The first fiber layer and the second fiber layer are infused with resin. The resin is cured to harden the composite structure. | 2015-10-08 |
20150283789 | COMPOSITE MICROSTRUCTURES - Techniques for manufacturing composite microstructures may be realized as a three-dimensional structural component including first and second flat structural regions and a joint region connecting the first and second flat structural regions. The first, second, and joint regions can all include an integral flexible layer comprising a first flexible material that is fiber-reinforced and has a tear resistance greater than 10 N. At least the first and second regions can each include a structural layer comprising a second rigid material having greater stiffness than the first flexible material. | 2015-10-08 |
20150283790 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING LAMINATED ARMORING MATERIAL - In laminating resin layers on both surfaces of a metal foil layer by adhering a heat-resistant resin layer to a first surface of the metal foil layer and adhering a heat-sealable resin layer to a second surface thereof, as an adhering method, by employing an adhesive agent unapplied portion forming and adhering process in which the resin layer and the metal foil layer are adhered together by applying an adhesive agent to a region of a joining face of both the layers excluding a part of the region so that an adhesive agent unapplied section is formed, a laminated body having the adhesive agent unapplied section is manufactured. A resin layer removal process for removing a resin layer corresponding to the adhesive agent unapplied section of the laminated body to expose the metal foil layer is performed. | 2015-10-08 |
20150283791 | COMPOSITE PLATE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - A composite plate has a thickness of 2 mm or less, which is obtained by laminating and closely fixing a zirconia sintered body and a fiber-reinforced plastic with each other, and the thickness ratio of the zirconia sintered body to the fiber-reinforced plastic is 0.01 to 1, and the apparent density of the composite plate is 4.3 g/cm | 2015-10-08 |
20150283792 | MULTILAYER OVERLAYS AND METHODS FOR APPLYING MULTILAYER OVERLAYS - A wear resistant multilayer overlay includes a first layer on at least a surface of an article, and a second layer metallurgically bonded to at least a portion of the first layer. The first layer includes a first continuous metallic matrix and at least one of first hard particles, blocky diamond particles, non-blocky diamond particles, TSP diamond, cubic boron nitride particles, and PCD compacts embedded in the first continuous metallic matrix, wherein the first hard particles are at least one of transition metal carbide particles and boron nitride particles. The second layer includes a second continuous metallic matrix and at least one of second hard particles, blocky diamond particles, non-blocky diamond particles, TSP diamond, cubic boron nitride particles, and PCD compacts, embedded in the second continuous metallic matrix, wherein the second hard particles are at least one of transition metal carbide particles and boron nitride particles. Related methods and articles of manufacture also are disclosed. | 2015-10-08 |
20150283793 | METAL RESIN COMPOSITE BODY AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF METAL RESIN COMPOSITE BODY - In a metal resin composite body ( | 2015-10-08 |
20150283794 | CHIP CARD SUBSTRATE AND METHOD OF FORMING A CHIP CARD SUBSTRATE - A chip card substrate is provided that includes a first polymer layer including a first polymer material. The chip card substrate further includes an intermediate layer disposed over the first polymer layer and including polyolefin including a plurality of micro pores, an adhesive layer disposed over the intermediate layer and including an adhesive, and a second polymer layer disposed over the adhesive layer and including a second polymer material different from the first polymer material. | 2015-10-08 |
20150283795 | Laminate Sheet, Method of Manufacturing the Laminate Sheet, and Article Using the Laminate Sheet - A laminate sheet includes at least one base layer including a first thermoplastic resin; and at least one metallic resin layer disposed on one side or both sides of the base layer and including a second thermoplastic resin and a metal-resin composite particle, wherein the first thermoplastic resin and the second thermoplastic resin are the same or different from each other, the metal-resin composite particle includes a metal deposition layer, a first coating layer positioned on one side of the metal deposition layer, and a second coating layer positioned on the other side of the metal deposition layer, and each of the first coating layer and the second coating layer includes a thermosetting resin. A method of manufacturing the laminate sheet, an article using the laminate sheet and a method of manufacturing the article are also provided. | 2015-10-08 |
20150283796 | COMPOSITION FOR LAMINATED CLIMBING SHOES - Embodiments of the present invention provide a method for constructing a shoe outsole. Specifically, among other things, embodiments of the present invention provide a laminated composite used to construct a climbing shoe outsole. The laminate composite includes distinctive lower and upper layers. The lower layer includes butyl rubber. The upper layer includes a general-purpose rubber and a visibility additive. The shoe outsole is formed from the laminated composite. The visibility additive is used to make each layer visually distinctive. | 2015-10-08 |
20150283797 | MANUFACTURING LAMINATED GLAZING PROVIDED WITH AN ELECTRICAL CONDUCTOR - A method for manufacturing dished laminated glazing including two sheets of glass, a separator layer made of polymer material arranged between the sheets of glass, and an electrical conductor, the method including the simultaneous thermal dishing of the sheets of glass in the paired state followed by their cooling and then the assembly of the laminated glazing by bonding of the sheets of glass to the separator layer on either side thereof, the cooling including a controlled cooling of the sheets of glass in the paired state, the controlled cooling including a general controlled cooling and a local controlled cooling of a cutting zone, the local controlled cooling being faster than the general controlled cooling, a cutting of one of the sheets of glass along a cutting line in the cutting zone to form a holed zone, the electrical conductor being placed between the sheets of glass and exiting from the laminated glazing through the holed zone. | 2015-10-08 |
20150283798 | METHODS FOR OPERATING A DEBONDER - Methods for releasing a device substrate temporarily bonded by a bonding layer to a carrier substrate. A dissolution head is engaged with the carrier substrate and a first dissolution process is performed to partially remove the bonding layer. After the first dissolution process is completed, the dissolution head is disengaged from the carrier substrate, and then re-engaged with the carrier substrate. In response to re-engaging the dissolution head with the carrier substrate, a second dissolution process is performed to further remove the bonding layer remaining after the first dissolution process. | 2015-10-08 |
20150283799 | DEVICE FOR THE FINE WEEDING OF A MULTILAYER SHEET COMPRISING A SUPPORT LINER AND AT LEAST ONE ADHESIVE FILM COUPLED WITH THE LINER - The present invention concerns the field of graphic apparatuses and in particular its object is an apparatus for the so-called “weeding” of plastic or paper films having or more self-adhesive, double sided adhesive or electrostatic layers coupled with a support liner treated with a non-stick agent. The apparatus comprises a gripper ( | 2015-10-08 |
20150283800 | COMBINATION PRINTER - A combination printer ( | 2015-10-08 |
20150283801 | PRINTING APPARATUS AND PRINTING SYSTEM - To provide a printing apparatus for enabling cards high in wear resistance and security properties to be prepared, the printing apparatus is provided with an image formation section and a transfer section, the image formation forms a UV image in an ink reception layer | 2015-10-08 |
20150283802 | Printing Machine - The printing machine comprising at least one protective replaceable self-adhesive film ( | 2015-10-08 |
20150283803 | METHOD FOR PREVENTING FLUTES ON A NON-PRINT SIDE - A method for printing an image on a substrate, the method including the steps of providing a plurality of rollers for moving a substrate on which the image is printed; depositing a plurality of different colored inks on a print side of the substrate which form the image; depositing clear liquid on the non-print side of the substrate in a predetermined pattern for permitting the substrate to have uniform substrate growth. | 2015-10-08 |
20150283804 | RECORDING APPARATUS - A recording apparatus includes a plurality of complementing units which form a complementing dot for complementing a dot to be formed using a defective nozzle; and a selection unit which selects any complementing unit from among the plurality of complementing units, in which the plurality of complementing units includes a substitute nozzle complementing unit which forms the complementing dot on the first raster using a substitute nozzle, without using a vicinity formation nozzle; and a combination complementing unit which forms a complementing dot on the first raster using the substitute nozzle, and on the second raster using the vicinity formation nozzle. | 2015-10-08 |
20150283805 | LIQUID DISCHARGE CONTROL APPARATUS AND LIQUID DISCHARGE CONTROL METHOD - A liquid discharge control apparatus includes a discharge control unit that controls the discharge of the liquid through the nozzle. In the case that the discharge control unit allocates, to a first nozzle, the pixel of a first ratio in a pixel column that represents one raster line, and allocates, to a second nozzle, the pixel of a second ratio in the pixel column, and in the case that one nozzle of the first nozzle and the second nozzle is an abnormal nozzle, and the ratio of the pixel in the pixel column allocated to the one nozzle is more than or equal to a predetermined ratio with respect to a total of the first ratio and the second ratio, the discharge control unit increases the ratio of the pixel in the pixel column allocated to the other nozzle of the first nozzle and the second nozzle. | 2015-10-08 |
20150283806 | System For Detecting Inoperative Inkjets In Printheads Ejecting Clear Ink Using A Rotating Member Having A Light Transmitting Surface - An apparatus detects inoperative inkjets in a printhead. The apparatus includes a rotating member having a light transmitting surface layer onto which material is ejected by the printhead. A light source directs light into an edge of the light transmitting surface layer at a position on the circumferential perimeter of the surface layer and an optical sensor generates image data of the surface of the surface layer of the rotating member. Inoperative inkjets are detected with reference to the image data of the surface of the surface layer of the rotating member. | 2015-10-08 |
20150283807 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, LIQUID DISCHARGE HEAD, LIQUID DISCHARGE CARTRIDGE, AND LIQUID DISCHARGE APPARATUS - A semiconductor device for a liquid discharge head is provided. The device includes first and second electrodes, discharge elements configured to give energy to a liquid, first switching elements configured to electrically connect first terminals of discharge elements to the first electrode, and including one or more first switching elements each connected to two or more discharge elements, and second switching elements configured to electrically connect second terminals of the plurality of discharge elements to the second electrode, and including one or more second switching element each connected to two or more discharge elements. Two or more discharge elements connected to a same second switching element are connected to different first switching elements. | 2015-10-08 |
20150283808 | INKJET PRINTER HEAD - In accordance with one embodiment, an inkjet head comprises a plurality of groove-shaped pressure chambers formed on piezoelectric members of which the polarization directions are opposite, and a nozzle plate arranged at the lateral side of the pressure chambers across a lid section with high rigidity. A plurality of through holes connected to a plurality of nozzles formed on the nozzle plate is formed in the lid section. The inkjet head is set in a range of 10-25% before and after a center, that is, a length ratio where the relation between ejection voltage of ink ejected from the nozzles and a length ratio between the length of the through hole of the lid section in the longitudinal direction of the pressure chamber and the length of the pressure chamber in the longitudinal direction of the pressure chamber is minimized. | 2015-10-08 |
20150283809 | FLUID EJECTION DEVICE - A fluid ejection device includes a fluid ejection unit including a plurality of nozzles, which are arranged side by side in a direction crossing an ejecting direction, and configured to eject fluid from at least any one nozzle in a pulse-like manner according to a drive signal, an ejecting-instruction input unit configured to receive an ejecting instruction input, a mode-selection input unit configured to receive an input of selection information for selecting any one of a first mode for ejecting the fluid using a first nozzle unit including at least one nozzle and a second mode for ejecting the fluid using a second nozzle unit including at least one nozzle, and a fluid-ejecting control unit configured to output, when receiving the ejecting instruction input, according to the selection information, the drive signal such that the fluid is ejected from the first nozzle unit or the second nozzle unit. | 2015-10-08 |
20150283810 | FLUID EJECTION DEVICES - Disclosed is a fluid ejection device for an inkjet printer that includes a substrate. The substrate includes at least one trench and a plurality of fluid flow vias configured in at least three parallel rows arranged over each trench of the at least one trench. Each row of the at least three parallel rows includes a set of fluid flow vias from the plurality of fluid flow vias arranged in one of a uniform manner and a non-uniform manner such that each fluid flow via of the set of fluid flow vias is configured in a spaced-apart relation with an adjacent fluid flow via. The each fluid flow via is configured in a diagonal relationship relative to a neighboring fluid flow via of an adjacent row of the at least three parallel rows. The fluid ejection device also includes a flow feature layer and a nozzle plate. | 2015-10-08 |
20150283811 | ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCER ELEMENT, METHOD OF PRODUCING ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCER ELEMENT, INKJET RECORDING HEAD, AND INKJET RECORDING APPARATUS - An electromechanical transducer element includes a substrate; a common electrode disposed on the substrate; an electromechanical transducer film formed on the common electrode; an individual electrode formed on the electromechanical transducer film; a common electrode pad electrically connected to the common electrode; an individual electrode pad electrically connected to the individual electrode; and an insulation protective film formed on the common electrode and the individual electrode, contacting an upper end of the individual electrode pad, and surrounding a side surface of the individual electrode pad. The insulation protective film has a gradually decreasing thickness outward from an end of the individual electrode pad. | 2015-10-08 |
20150283812 | Liquid Ejecting Head and Liquid Ejecting Apparatus - Piezoelectric elements constituted by lower electrodes, piezoelectric layers, and an upper electrode are extended from positions corresponding to openings of pressure chambers to outer positions beyond opening edges of the pressure chambers. The piezoelectric layers have exposure portions on the extended portions and the exposure portions of the piezoelectric layers are covered by an adhesive between an actuator unit and a sealing plate. | 2015-10-08 |
20150283813 | LIQUID EJECTING HEAD, LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING LIQUID EJECTING HEAD - A liquid ejecting head includes a nozzle opening that is formed on one face of a silicon substrate, and ejects liquid, a first concave portion that is provided on the other face of the silicon substrate, and configures a pressure generating chamber which communicates with the nozzle opening, and a second concave portion that is provided on one face of the silicon substrate, and configures a flow path which communicates with the first concave portion and supplies the liquid, in which the first concave portion and the second concave portion overlap each other in an in-plane direction when seen in a direction which is orthogonal to the face of the silicon substrate. | 2015-10-08 |
20150283814 | Collect Print Substance - Arrangement or method for collecting and heating print substance that passes through porous media in a printer. | 2015-10-08 |
20150283815 | LIQUID CONSUMING APPARATUS - There is provided a liquid consuming apparatus which includes a tank including first and second liquid storage chambers, and a liquid consuming unit. The tank includes a first inlet, a first atmosphere communication channel, a first liquid outflow channel, a first return channel, a second inlet, a second atmosphere communication channel, a second liquid outflow channel, and a second return channel. A volume of the first liquid outflow channel from the first position up to the second position and a volume of the second liquid outflow channel from the fourth position up to the fifth position differ mutually. | 2015-10-08 |
20150283816 | RECORDING APPARATUS - A recording apparatus includes a housing body, an opening/closing member, attached to the housing body via a pivot shaft so as to be capable of rotating freely, that covers the surface of the housing body on one side thereof, and an ink tank having an injection port for filling an ink holding chamber with ink used in recording. Here, the ink tank is disposed so that one end thereof is positioned within the housing body on the opposite side of the housing body as the side in which the pivot shaft is provided, and has a stepped shape including a step portion, the step portion being provided on a side of the ink tank that is further from the pivot shaft. The injection port is provided in the step portion, and when the opening/closing member is opened and the ink is to be filled. | 2015-10-08 |
20150283817 | PRINTING FLUID CARTRIDGE, PRINTING APPARATUS, AND USE OF PRINTING FLUID CARTRIDGE - A printing fluid cartridge includes a front face oriented toward a first direction, a printing fluid supply portion positioned at front face, a rear face positioned opposite the front face and oriented toward a second direction opposite the first direction, at least one electrical interface positioned between the front face and the rear face, and an engagement surface facing in the second direction. The at least one electrical interface is offset from the printing supply portion with respect to a third direction perpendicular to the first direction and the second direction. The at least one electrical interface is positioned closer to front face than the engagement surface is, and the at least one electrical interface and the engagement surface intersect a plane which is parallel with the first direction, the second direction, and the third direction. | 2015-10-08 |
20150283818 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DELIVERING SOLID-INK PELLETS - The present disclosure provides apparatus and method for supplying uninterrupted flow of solid-ink pellets to an image-forming device. The apparatus includes a container for retaining solid-ink pellets, and a selectably-inflatable bladder disposed within the container. Further, the apparatus includes a tube communicating the bladder with a pressure supply. | 2015-10-08 |
20150283819 | PRINTER CONFIGURED FOR OPTIMIZED PRINTING - An inkjet printer includes a printhead having first and second ports; an ink container for supplying ink to the printhead, the ink container having a supply port and a return port; a first ink conduit interconnecting the supply port and the first port; a second ink conduit interconnecting the return port and the second port; an ink valve positioned in the first ink conduit; a first pump positioned in the second conduit; and a second pump positioned in a valve bypass conduit. The first and second pumps are employed during pressurized priming of the printhead so as to optimize a pressure gradient along a length of the printhead. | 2015-10-08 |
20150283820 | METHOD OF REMOVING AIR BUBBLES FROM CIRCULATING INK DELIVERY SYSTEM - A method of removing air bubbles from a circulating ink delivery system supplying ink to an inkjet printhead. The ink delivery system includes an ink container positioned below the printhead, an upstream ink conduit interconnecting a supply port of the ink container and a first port of the printhead, and a downstream ink conduit interconnecting a return port of the ink container and a second port of the printhead. The method includes the step of: pumping ink around the ink delivery system from the supply port to the return port, wherein a flow speed of ink through the downstream ink conduit is greater than a flow speed of ink through the upstream first conduit. | 2015-10-08 |
20150283821 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND IMAGE RECORDING APPARATUS - In a case where ink having a relatively high dot height is ejected a small amount, binary data corresponding to ink having a relatively low dot height is quantized so that dot adjacency is increased. | 2015-10-08 |
20150283822 | PRINTING APPARATUS, PRINTING SYSTEM, AND PRINTING METHOD - A printing apparatus includes a printing head that includes a nozzle array, and a discharging control unit. The nozzle array is divided into a plurality of nozzle groups that is configured by a predetermined number of nozzles. The discharge control unit, when an abnormal nozzle having abnormal function of discharging the ink is included in any of the plurality of nozzle groups in a case of discharging the ink to a band area from the nozzle of each of the plurality of nozzle groups by assigning halftone data to the nozzle of each of the plurality of nozzle groups, assigns the halftone data assigned to the abnormal nozzle to the nozzle that is included in other pluralities of nozzle groups which are not the nozzle group including the abnormal nozzle according to a ratio that is a preset assignment ratio for each of the other pluralities of nozzle groups. | 2015-10-08 |
20150283823 | RECORDING APPARATUS AND RECORDING METHOD - A recording apparatus is provided in which a recording medium and a plurality of nozzles including a plurality of nozzles for black which is lined up in a predetermined line-up direction to form black dots and a plurality of nozzles for color which is lined up in the line-up direction to form composite black dots move relatively in a relative movement direction that is different from the line-up direction. The recording apparatus includes a processing unit that forms composite black dots with a nozzle group included in the plurality of nozzles for color to complement dots which are to be formed by a failed nozzle included in the plurality of nozzles for black. The nozzle group includes a plurality of nozzles that is positioned differently in the line-up direction. | 2015-10-08 |
20150283824 | PRINTING APPARATUS - To provide a printing apparatus capable of preventing the image quality from deteriorating, the printing apparatus is provided with a ribbon | 2015-10-08 |