Patents Represented by Attorney Day Pitney
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Patent number: 8075212Abstract: In the tape printing apparatus 1, in the state that the back cover 11 is not attached to the apparatus body 2, the coil spring member 22 urges the stopper member 15 so as to rotate and the cutter lever 5 becomes inoperable based on that the engagement portion 15A of the stopper member 15 is engaged with the difference portion 19 of the cutter lever 5, and in the state that the back cover 11 is attached to the apparatus body 2, the stopper member 5 is rotated against the urging force of the coil spring member 22 based on that the engagement lib 14 of the back cover 11 is engaged with the engagement portion 15B of the stopper member 15 and the cutter lever 5 becomes operable based on that the engagement portion 15A of the stopper member 15 is released from the difference portion 19 of the cutter lever 5.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2009Date of Patent: December 13, 2011Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Nobuo Kato
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Patent number: 8070918Abstract: An improved metal coated textile and its production method where the coating of metal is deposited onto the textile through sputtering process in thickness between 20 to 2000 angstroms, with less than 5% variance in thickness across the entire length and width of the textile with width up to and over 10000 mm and length up to and over 1000 meters. The improved sputtering process utilizes longer cathodes, arrangements of metal target(s), tension controller with tension meter(s), guard(s), cylinder cover(s), and control over the textile while traveling through the chamber. The metal layer deposited is highly adhesive to the textile and is suitable for producing clothing, swim wear, diving suit, tent, cushion, wall paper, curtain, carpet, protective cover, screen window, equipment casing, and various other items.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2004Date of Patent: December 6, 2011Assignee: Sekisui Nano Coat Technology Co., Ltd.Inventors: Takahiro Suzuki, Masayuki Suzuki, Naoya Takahashi
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Patent number: 8066248Abstract: The present invention concerns a mounting device for fastening a chair or seat to a groove (41), said groove comprising engagement means (45), where the mounting device comprises locking means (20) prepared for entering the groove and for being moved along the longitudinal axis of the groove; said locking means having means (23) for engaging with the engagement means (45) of the groove. The mounting device further comprises positioning means (30) for finding a position of the mounting device where the locking means will be able to engage with the engagement means of the groove. The mounting device comprises a first cam (22) for controlling the engagement and disengagement of the locking means with said engagement means; a second cam (32) for switching the positioning means into an active position, where the positioning means extend into the groove in selected parts (46) thereof, and one shaft (5) for rotating both the first and the second cam.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2007Date of Patent: November 29, 2011Assignee: Martech Holding A/SInventor: Martin Christensen
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Patent number: 8063741Abstract: This disclosure discloses a tag label producing apparatus comprising: a printing device; a transmitting/receiving device that performs information transmission/reception; a feeding device that feeds said tag medium; a coordination control portion; a communication determining portion that determines whether or not information transmission/reception has succeeded; and a decision portion that decides a feeding-stop condition for stopping feeding based on a feeding condition for the transmission/reception, and a feeding-condition for printing to a print area; wherein: said coordination control portion controls in coordination operations of said feeding device, said transmitting/receiving device, and said printing device so as to stop feeding based on said feeding-stop condition decided by said decision portion and to perform retry of said information transmission/reception when said communication determining portion determines that said information transmission/reception has failed.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2007Date of Patent: November 22, 2011Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Hitomi Hioki, Kiyoichi Ohta, Tsuyoshi Nagae, Koshiro Yamaguchi, Tsuyoshi Ohashi
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Patent number: 8063783Abstract: To realize smooth manufacturing of tag tape and RFID labels. The RFID tag label producing apparatus 1 comprises a tag inserter 26 for inserting at predetermined intervals RFID tags Tg between an adhesive layer 200Aa of a first tape 200A fed out from a first tape roll 211 and an adhesive layer 200Ba of a second tape 200B fed out from a second tape roll 213, and a base tape roll 215 for taking up a base tape 210 produced by bonding of the first tape 200A and the second tape 200B and attachment of the RFID tags Tg by the tag inserter 226, and making this a tag tape roll. The REID tag comprises RFID circuit elements To provided with an IC circuit part 151 for storing information and an tag antenna 152 connected to the IC circuit part 151 for performing transmission and reception of information.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2006Date of Patent: November 22, 2011Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Hiroshi Miyashita, Kazunari Taki, Yasuo Kimura, Masao Ito
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Patent number: 8047454Abstract: The present invention relates to a structure for fixing a reducer for a sprinkler in a side wall, and more particularly, to a structure for fixing a reducer for a sprinkler for side wall construction, in which since the reducer can easily adjust a distance from the side wall in the horizontal direction, a connection work between the reducer and the sprinkler head for the side wall construction connected to the reducer can be conveniently performed.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2009Date of Patent: November 1, 2011Assignees: Yong Won E.N.C. Ltd.Inventor: Hyung Soo Kim
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Patent number: 8046714Abstract: A menu displaying method for displaying a menu containing a plurality of menu items on a display screen comprises a menu item arrangement step of arranging the menu items in a prescribed three-dimensional virtual body to squarely face the display screen so that each menu item will have at least a viewable part that is not screened by other menu items in front of the menu item and a menu item moving step of moving the menu items arranged in the menu item arrangement step according to a prescribed user operation while keeping the menu items squarely facing the display screen. By the menu displaying method, a large number of menu items can be displayed on a screen while minimizing deterioration of viewability of the menu items.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2006Date of Patent: October 25, 2011Assignee: Clarion Co., Ltd.Inventors: Takao Yahiro, Manae Suwa
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Patent number: 8038358Abstract: A tape printing apparatus includes an input device, a setting device, and a display device. The apparatus further includes a setting tape width image storage device, a character size image storage device, a tape width acquisition device, a character size acquisition device, a setting tape width image reading device that reads out one of setting tape width images from the setting tape width image storage device, and a character size image reading device that reads out one of character size images from the character size image storage device. The apparatus further includes a setting guide image generation device that generates a setting guide image by combining the one of the setting tape width images and the one of the character size images, and a setting display control device that displays the setting guide image on a setting screen.Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2008Date of Patent: October 18, 2011Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Yuichiro Suzuki, Junya Kawai, Hajime Okochi
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Patent number: 8033481Abstract: The present invention relates to a structure for fixing a reducer for a sprinkler in a side wall, and more particularly, to a structure for fixing a reducer for a sprinkler for side wall construction, in which since the reducer can easily adjust a distance from the side wall in the horizontal direction, a connection work between the reducer and the sprinkler head for the side wall construction connected to the reducer can be conveniently performed.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2009Date of Patent: October 11, 2011Assignees: Yong Won E.N.C. Ltd.Inventor: Hyung Soo Kim
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Patent number: 8033465Abstract: The apparatus has an antenna provided with a predetermined directivity for carrying out radio communication with a RFID tag provided at a search target, a transparent display device that can impart a field of view including a natural image of the search target to vision of an operator and is held by the face of the operator, and a control circuit configured to get communication region information corresponding to a communication region generated along the directivity from the antenna, to generate a display signal for visualization display of the communication region in the field of view of the display device on the basis of the gotten communication region information and to output the signal to the display device.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2009Date of Patent: October 11, 2011Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Katsumi Toda, Kunihiro Yasui, Michihiro Takeda
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Patent number: 8030139Abstract: A method of producing a thin film transistor includes a gate electrode formation step that forms a gate electrode on a substrate, a gate insulating layer formation step that forms a gate insulating layer on the substrate in such a manner as to cover the gate electrode formed in the gate electrode formation step, a source/drain electrodes formation step that forms a source electrode and a drain electrode on the gate insulating layer, and a semiconductor layer formation step that applies an aqueous solution for semiconductor layer formation which is an aqueous solution comprising at least a single wall carbon nanotube and a surfactant between the source electrode and the drain electrode formed in the source/drain electrodes formation step by a coating process to form a semiconductor layer comprising the single wall carbon nanotube.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2009Date of Patent: October 4, 2011Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Takeshi Asano, Taishi Takenobu, Masashi Shiraishi
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Patent number: 8029200Abstract: A printing apparatus includes a detection signal receiving device that receives a detection signal from a computer; where a printable condition determining device subsequently determines whether a predetermined printable condition is satisfied; where a power-ON device subsequently turns-ON the main power supply of the printing apparatus; and where a control device subsequently executes print preparation processing; wherein when the power-ON device turns-ON the main power supply of the printing apparatus, the printing apparatus is in sleep mode or energy saving mode in which electric power is supplied only to the control device and the detection signal receiving device; and the printing apparatus includes a power supply portion equipped with a battery, and when a power supply is started, first, the printing apparatus turns into sleep mode or energy saving mode in which electric power is supplied only to the control device and the detection signal receiving device.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2005Date of Patent: October 4, 2011Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Tomoki Miyashita, Naruhito Muto, Satoru Moriyama, Jun Jiang
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Patent number: 8028611Abstract: A damping device is disclosed which dampens movement of a weapon on an axis which is parallel to a longitudinal axis of the weapon.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2010Date of Patent: October 4, 2011Inventor: Jonathan Charles Loundsbury
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Patent number: 8025451Abstract: An antenna 33 is located downstream of a tape transferring direction of a tape discharging port 27 through which a printed label tape 28 of a tape cassette 21 mounted to a cassette housing part 8 is discharged. A reflective sensor 35 that detects a sensor marks 65 provided on the back surface of the printed label tape 28 is arranged at the opposite side of the antenna 33 interposing the printed label tape 28. At the upstream of the antenna 33 and the reflective sensor 35 in the tape transferring direction, a cutter unit 30 for cutting the printed label tape 28 discharged through the tape discharging port 27 of the tape cassette 21 at a predetermined interval is arranged.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2005Date of Patent: September 27, 2011Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Koshiro Yamaguchi, Akira Ito, Yoshio Kunieda, Takahiro Miwa
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Patent number: 8020774Abstract: This disclosure discloses a tag label producing apparatus comprises a feeding device that feeds a tag medium including an RFID circuit element having an IC circuit part configured to store information and a tag antenna configured to transmit/receive information, a communication device that transmits and receives information via a wireless communication to and from the RFID circuit element provided in the tag medium; and a communication facilitation processing portion that executes predetermined facilitation processing related to a communication during the wireless communication based on the communication device.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2006Date of Patent: September 20, 2011Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Tsuyoshi Ohashi, Koshiro Yamaguchi, Satoru Moriyama, Takuya Nagai, Yoshinori Maeda
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Patent number: 8016501Abstract: When a print tape (8) to be used as the label (25?) of a first sheet desired by one user is printed with no cut and then predetermined conditions, e.g. “time out elapse”, are satisfied, the label (25?) is outputted from a printer (6) in a cut state. When the other user instructs the printer (6) to make another label by auto-cut, the other label is cut and outputted. Even if the one user instructs the printer (6) subsequently to make the label of a second sheet by auto-cut to make a label (25) where the label (25?) of the first sheet is connected with the label of the second sheet intentionally, the label of the second sheet is cut and outputted.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2005Date of Patent: September 13, 2011Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Satoru Moriyama, Naruhito Muto, Tomoki Miyashita, Jun Jiang
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Patent number: 8016285Abstract: In a sheet package, the degree of stiffness of a side end portion on a side wall portion side making contact with a contact member in a storage portion of a printing unit is greater than the degree of stiffness of a side end portion on the side wall portion side that is pressed by a pressing guide member. Accordingly, when the sheet package is stored in the storage portion, even if the lid body is closed in a condition in which the sheet package is not loaded properly, that is, even if the side end portion of the sheet package is sandwiched between the lid body and the contact member, or a top face on the side on which the contact member is provided, the sheet package is never crushed and the sheet package can be correctly pushed into the storage portion by a pressing force of the lid body.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2008Date of Patent: September 13, 2011Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Takashi Horiuchi, Yasunori Nakamura, Yoshikatsu Suito
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Patent number: 8015854Abstract: The present invention relates to means for feeding blanks into the thread rolling part of a thread rolling machine in accurate timing and accurate position. A transport screw for transporting blanks e.g. in a thread rolling machine is disclosed, said transport screw comprises a transport helix for transporting a blank along said transport screw when said transport screw rotates, said transport screw further comprises a feeding area being a widening of said transport helix, whereby said feeding area can receive and feed said blank into said transport helix upon rotation of said transport screw. Further, a method of feeding blanks into a transport screw and a feeding system comprising a transport screw, a blank height adjustment mechanism and a blank alignment mechanism are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2006Date of Patent: September 13, 2011Assignee: Enkotec A/SInventors: Martin Borchsenius Kristensen, Jorgen Duelund Nielsen
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Patent number: 8011843Abstract: On the back side surface of a release paper of a double-sided adhesive tape 53, sensor marks 65 each in a rectangular shape elongated in the tape width direction when viewed from its front are printed beforehand at a predetermined pitch L along the tape transferring direction to be vertical and symmetric with each other with respect to the center line in the tape width direction. Further, on the double-sided adhesive tape 53, wireless tag circuit element 32 is provided between adjacent sensor marks 65 on the center line in the tape width direction and at a position equal to the distance l1 from each sensor mark 65 in the tape discharging direction (a direction shown by an arrow A1). An antenna 33 and a reflective sensor 35 are distanced from a cutter unit 30 by a distance l1 in the tape transfer direction. The cutter unit 30 and a thermal head 9 are distanced from each other by a distance l2 in the tape transfer direction.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2005Date of Patent: September 6, 2011Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Koshiro Yamaguchi, Akira Ito, Yoshio Kunieda, Takahiro Miwa
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Patent number: 8012075Abstract: A tamper evident package has a first wall and a second wall facing the first wall. A zipper is provided at a top of the package. The first and second walls include portions that extend over the zipper and the first wall extension portion has a line of weakness that extends parallel to the zipper. A peel seal joins the first wall and the second wall above the interlocking members of the profiles and sections of the first and second walls extend beyond the peel seal. If the zipper has a slider, a pocket is formed in one of the walls to accommodate the slider. The slider pocket extends parallel to the zipper. Methods of forming the package on various types of form, fill and seal equipment as well as the equipment are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2005Date of Patent: September 6, 2011Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.Inventors: John H. Schneider, Donald L. Crevier, Patricia I. Norek