Patents Examined by Christopher E Mahoney
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Patent number: 11794467Abstract: A tensioning frame for tensioning a printing screen comprises struts to reinforce the constituent beams. These may be provided either on a supplementary brace plate or integrally formed with the beam. A shaft may be used to retain engagement bodies within pockets formed in the beam.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2020Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Assignee: ASMPT SMT SINGAPORE PTE. LTD.Inventor: Christopher Sheppard
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Patent number: 11794468Abstract: A device for imprinting cans comprises a plurality of ink cartridges that supply ink to a plurality of printing plates; the printing plates communicate with transfer blankets fixed to a drum, the transfer blankets move ink from the printing plates and apply it to cans; each transfer blanket includes a different art in low relief which produces an image on cans in addition to the image produced by printing plates; the device is preferably a rotary dry offset printer.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2021Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Assignee: BALL BEVERAGE CAN SOUTH AMERICA S.A.Inventors: Joao Vilas Boas, Jeffrey Lewis
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Patent number: 11796892Abstract: An aperture set comprises: a support including a first opening overlapping with a lens; a rotor rotatably disposed on the support and including a second opening overlapping with the lens and the first opening; and a plurality of blades disposed on the support and respectively rotatably disposed on the rotor, wherein an inner surface of the blade for adjusting an amount of light incident on the lens includes a curved portion and a straight portion.Type: GrantFiled: November 11, 2020Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.Inventors: Bon Seok Ku, Kyung Won Kim
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Patent number: 11789342Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide adjustable lighting devices for use in photography lighting systems. In one embodiment, an adjustable lighting device comprises at least two panel sections and a light element. The at least two panel sections are each configured to act as a light reflector or flag, and are rotatably coupled to each other such that each panel section is freely rotatable relative to its one or more adjacent panel sections. The light element is coupled to one side of a first panel section of the panel sections, and configured to direct light substantially in a direction away from the one side of the first panel section.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2023Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Inventor: Paul Ernest
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Patent number: 11789339Abstract: A camera device includes: a lens carrier that holds a lens body; and a blade driving device that drives a blade arranged on a front side of the lens body, wherein the lens carrier has a metallic carrier side receiving portion extending forward from a front end of the lens carrier, the blade driving device has a metallic blade side receiving portion protruding sideward or rearward from a side surface or a bottom surface of the blade driving device, and the carrier side receiving portion and the blade side receiving portion are fixed and electrically connected.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2022Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Assignee: NEW SHICOH MOTOR CO., LTDInventors: Xuepeng Fu, Tomoyoshi Yano
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Patent number: 11787168Abstract: A releasing system for a printing machine includes a pallet configured to support a substrate for receiving indicia printed thereon. A layer is disposed intermediate the pallet and the substrate. A releasing station selectively stretches the layer to release a surface of the substrate from a state of adhesion with the pallet.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2022Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Assignee: SCRIBE OPCO, INC.,Inventors: Steve Rosato, Andrew Chollett, Tim Sull
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Patent number: 11787202Abstract: Container treatment system for treating containers, such as bottles, with at least one direct printing machine for applying a print image onto containers and at least one container treatment machine arranged upstream of the direct printing machine and a system control device, where the system control device is configured to control the operation of the container treatment machine in dependence of a change of the container throughput that can be obtained with the direct printing machine.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2019Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Assignee: DEKRON GMBHInventors: Helmut Schuesslburner, Konrad Senn, Sven Kerpe, Frank Schulze, Thomas Gruber, Thomas Schnitger
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Patent number: 11780219Abstract: The present application relates to a stencil printing machine, which comprises a first holder device (110), a mobile device (121), two support tables (131, 132) and two driving devices (151, 152), wherein the first holder device (110) is configured to be able to horizontally reciprocate in the portrait orientation, the mobile device (121) is mounted on the first holder device (110) and is configured to be able to horizontally reciprocate in the landscape orientation on the first holder device (110), the two support tables (131, 132) are mounted at the lower end of the mobile device (121) and are used to bear corresponding solder paste jars (141, 142), the two driving devices (151, 152) are mounted on the mobile device (121) so that each of the two driving devices (151, 152) is located above a corresponding support table (131, 132) and is used to press a corresponding solder paste jar (141, 142), and the mobile device (121) is configured to be able to drive the two support tables (131, 132) and the two drivingType: GrantFiled: November 22, 2019Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.Inventors: Zaizai Cheng, Wenhua Su
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Patent number: 11772397Abstract: A tape cassette includes a recess formed on a part of a side wall of a cassette case, an arm portion, a roller partly exposed from the tape cassette, a first protrusion including a first leading end, and a second protrusion including a second leading end. The first leading end and the second leading end protrudes toward first side. The first leading end is positioned on a first virtual line or further to the first side than the first virtual line. The first virtual line connects an exposed part of an outer peripheral surface of the roller with a connection portion between the recess and a wall comprising the arm portion. The second leading end is positioned further to the first side than a second virtual line. The second virtual line connects the exposed part of the outer peripheral surface of the roller with the first leading end.Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 2022Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Tomohiro Kondo, Mariko Niizeki, Shunsuke Mizutani
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Patent number: 11768430Abstract: An active or passive PDLC projection screen comprising: at least two transparent metalized or non-metalized polymer supports; at least one layer of liquid crystal dispersions located between said at least two transparent metalized polymer supports; electrical components to control the behavior of said PDLC projection screen; wherein said PDLC projection screen have a total light transmittance Tt of about 70 to 90%, a diffusion transmittance Dt of about 0 to 10%, a clarity C of 90 to 97% and a haze value H of about 0 to 3%, measured in accordance with either ASTM D 1003-13, ISO 13468-1:1996 or ISO 13468-2:1999; further wherein said PDLC projection screen is manufactured by methods of release sheets support.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2016Date of Patent: September 26, 2023Assignee: GAUZY LTD.Inventors: Hassan-Ali Hakemi, Adrian Lofer, Eyal Peso, Dana Gal-Fuss, Koby Kfir
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Patent number: 11762275Abstract: A projection screen and a projection system. The projection screen includes a reflection layer and a light absorption layer for absorbing light which are sequentially arranged from an incident side of projection light; the reflection layer comprises multiple microstructure units; each microstructure unit comprises a first plane and a second plane which are opposite to each other at an angle in a first direction as well as a third plane and a fourth plane which are opposite to each other at an angle in a second direction.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2019Date of Patent: September 19, 2023Assignee: APPOTRONICS CORPORATION LIMITEDInventors: Wei Sun, Lin Wang, Zeda Tang, Fei Hu, Yi Li
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Patent number: 11762263Abstract: A driving mechanism is provided, including a fixed part, a movable assembly, an optical assembly, and a driving assembly. The movable assembly movably connects the fixed part with the optical assembly. The driving assembly is configured to drive the movable assembly and the optical assembly to move relative to the fixed part.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2022Date of Patent: September 19, 2023Assignee: TDK TAIWAN CORP.Inventor: Chao-Hsi Wang
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Patent number: 11754628Abstract: A contact test device for a hi-pot test includes: a contact test device connected to a hi-pot test device in parallel by lines branched from first and second lines of the hi-pot test device by being connected to first and second terminals of a battery through first and second probes, respectively, and having third and fourth probes directly connected to the first and second terminals, wherein the contact test device includes: a first closed loop including first to third switch units, a direct current (DC) voltage source and a first continuity detection unit; a second closed loop including fourth to sixth switch units, the DC voltage source and a second continuity detection unit; and a control unit controlling turning the first to sixth switch units on and off and detecting a continuity signal of each of the first and second continuity detection units.Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 2022Date of Patent: September 12, 2023Assignee: SK On Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jae Geun Jeon, Kyeong Tae Park
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Patent number: 11752539Abstract: An embossing system designed to mark metal marker plates. The embossing system includes a feeder system that presents a marker plate, a drive sub assembly secured to the feeder system, and a gripper system that grips the marker plate from the feeder system. The feeder system has a fixed side wall secured to a base plate and a moveable side wall positioned a distance from the fixed side wall. Marker plate guides are secured to the side walls for providing support to a stack of marker plates positioned in the feeder system. Adjustable feed gates are secured to the sidewalls to accommodate adjustments for maker plate thickness variations.Type: GrantFiled: January 26, 2021Date of Patent: September 12, 2023Assignee: Panduit Corp.Inventors: Russell K. Morrow, Andreā² C. Robinson
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Patent number: 11747711Abstract: An optical system is provided and it includes a first optical module and a second optical module. The first optical module includes a first connecting member for connecting a first optical element. The second optical module includes a second connecting member for connecting a second optical element. The first optical module and the second optical module are arranged in a first direction.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2019Date of Patent: September 5, 2023Assignee: TDK TAIWAN CORP.Inventors: Chao-Chang Hu, Che-Wei Chang, Sung-Mao Tsai, Yi-Cheng Hsiao, Che-Hsiang Chiu, Sin-Jhong Song
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Patent number: 11740545Abstract: A curved screen comprises the following layers sequentially arranged from inside to outside: a black light-absorbing layer, a microstructure array layer, and a transparent matrix layer. The microstructure array layer consists of a plurality of microstructure units. The microstructure unit is a V-shaped recess consisting of two intersecting inclined surfaces. The microstructure array layer is rotationally symmetrical with respect to a center line of the curved screen. Angles of the V-shaped recesses in respective longitudinal cross sections of the curved screen are uniquely determined according to incident angles of light rays from a projector. Also disclosed are a method of arranging microstructures in the curved screen and a projection system comprising the curved screen. The curved screen has a higher contrast, improved brightness uniformity and an enlarged field of view.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2018Date of Patent: August 29, 2023Assignee: Appotronics Corporation LimitedInventors: Lin Wang, Fei Hu, Yi Li
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Patent number: 11733588Abstract: A light pass aperture module, in order along a central axis, includes a blade assembly and a cap. The blade assembly includes a plurality of blades. The blades form a light pass aperture, and the light pass aperture is variable in size with the central axis as a center. The cap covers the blade assembly. The cap has a through hole, and the through hole is disposed corresponding to the light pass aperture. The cap includes a surface level down structure. The surface level down structure is disposed corresponding to one of the blades, and the surface level down structure is closer to the one blade than the through hole.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2022Date of Patent: August 22, 2023Assignee: LARGAN PRECISION CO., LTD.Inventors: Hao Jan Chen, Yu Chen Lai
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Patent number: 11726390Abstract: An optical element driving mechanism is provided and includes a first movable part, a fixed assembly and a first driving assembly. The first movable part is configured to connect a first optical element. The fixed assembly has a first opening for a light beam to pass through, and the first movable part is movable relative to the fixed assembly. The first driving assembly is configured to drive the first movable part to move relative to the fixed assembly. When the first movable part is located in a first position relative to the fixed assembly, the first optical element overlaps the first opening.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2021Date of Patent: August 15, 2023Assignee: TDK TAIWAN CORP.Inventors: Chih-Wei Weng, Kuen-Wang Tsai, Chao-Hsi Wang
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Patent number: 11724527Abstract: A toothed roller includes: a wheel having teeth on a peripheral surface; and holders that hold n wheels, which satisfy condition 1 and condition 2 described below, such that the n wheels are stacked in an axial direction, n being a natural number of 2 or more. Condition 1 is Pr=Pt/n, where Pr is a tooth pitch of the toothed roller and Pt is a tooth pitch of the wheel. Condition 2 is such that a minimum value of sums of angles each formed by a reference tooth and another reference tooth adjacent thereto in a circumferential direction of one to n wheels is greater than 180 degrees, where one of the teeth is a reference tooth, one of the n wheels is a reference wheel, and wheels having reference teeth near to the reference tooth of the reference wheel are second to nth wheels sequentially.Type: GrantFiled: November 24, 2021Date of Patent: August 15, 2023Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventor: Yosaku Tamura
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Patent number: 11724518Abstract: A printer that performs printing on a medium while being manually moved relative to the medium, includes a job acquisition unit that acquires a print job in which a movement direction of the printer as seen from the printer is designated, a print head that performs printing on the medium based on the print job while the printer is moved, and a direction notification unit that notifies a user of a designated direction as the movement direction of the printer designated by the print job before the movement of the printer is started.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2021Date of Patent: August 15, 2023Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventor: Hiroyuki Kuramoto