Patents Examined by Leo T. Hinze
  • Apparatus for orienting magnetic flakes
    Patent number: 10059137
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of aligning magnetic flakes, which includes: coating a substrate with a carrier having the flakes dispersed therein, moving the substrate in a magnetic field so as to align the flakes along force lines of the magnetic field in the absence of an effect from a solidifying means, and at least partially solidifying the carrier using a solidifying means while further moving the substrate in the magnetic field so as to secure the magnetic flakes in the carrier while the magnetic field maintains alignment of the magnetic flakes. An apparatus is provided, which has a belt for moving a substrate along a magnet assembly for aligning magnetic flakes. The apparatus also includes a solidifying means, such as a UV- or e-beam source, and a cover above a portion of the magnet assembly for protecting the flakes from the effect of the solidifying means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: VIAVI Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Vladimir P. Raksha, Paul G. Coombs, Charles T. Markantes
  • Intaglio printing press systems for recto-verso intaglio-printing of sheets for the production of banknotes and like securities
    Patent number: 10052862
    Abstract: Intaglio printing press systems for recto-verso intaglio printing of sheets, in particular for the production of banknotes and the like securities, wherein first and second intaglio printing presses are operatively-coupled to one another by a sheet processing and transporting system comprising an automated guided vehicle system for automatically transporting sheets from a sheet delivery station of the first intaglio printing press where recto printing is performed to a sheet feeding station of the second intaglio printing press where verso printing is performed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: KBA-NOTASYS SA
    Inventor: Johannes Georg Schaede
  • Method of torque prediction for automotive air conditioning compressor
    Patent number: 9987905
    Abstract: The torque of a vehicular air-conditioning compressor is predicted by the steps of starting a vehicle air-conditioning system having an engine and engine control module for controlling multiple vehicle functions, calculating a steady state torque value using an rpm value from the engine, calculating an engine RPM transient torque value using the rpm value from the engine, calculating a electronic control valve current transient torque value using a current value applied to an electronic control valve, selecting a final torque value from a group consisting of the steady state torque value, the engine RPM transient torque value, and the electronic control valve transient torque value, and providing a final torque value to the vehicle engine control module to control a predetermined vehicle function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: MAHLE International GmbH
    Inventors: Joseph M. Bona, Matthew R. Warren, Ernesto J. Gutierrez
  • Flow meter device
    Patent number: 9983036
    Abstract: A measurement control section of a flow meter device causes a measurement block dividing section to divide a sampling cycle Tc into three or more, for example, four measurement blocks Tb of an equal length and causes the flow measuring section to measure the flow of a fluid in each of the measurement blocks Tb. A flow calculating section of the flow measuring section calculates an average value of flow values obtained in all of the measurement blocks in each sampling cycle Tc, as a flow value in each sampling cycle Tc. This configuration allows a flow meter device which employs an inverse transit time difference method, such as an estimation gas meter, to more effectively lessen the influence of a pulsation and to perform flow measurement with higher accuracy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Aoi Watanabe, Kouichi Takemura, Yasuo Koba, Masato Satou
  • Combination tester
    Patent number: 9967022
    Abstract: A tester that measures pressure includes at least one pressure input port, at least one transducer, GPS communications, and a controller. The transducer measures pressure of the pressure input port. The controller is coupled with the transducer and the GPS communications such that the controller associates location data provided by the GPS communications with the pressure measured by the transducer to create a test result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: Nicholson Labs, Inc.
    Inventor: Daniel Raymond Jurkowitz, Jr.
  • Baffled ink cup
    Patent number: 9950509
    Abstract: A modified ink cup for plate printing is presented, where the ink cup is separated internally into two domains, a storage area and a print area, by a baffle system. The baffling allows only a limited amount of exposure of the ink in the ink cup to the outside air, reducing evaporation of the ink solvent and extending the life of the ink supply in the cup. This system greatly reduces the number of times an ink cup has to be re-filled to perform plate printing and limits the evaporation of possibly toxic solvents to the air.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Inventor: James Cheng
  • Lift tool assembly for stencil printer
    Patent number: 9868278
    Abstract: A stencil printer includes a frame, a stencil coupled to the frame, and a print head coupled to the frame to deposit and print viscous material over the stencil. The stencil printer further includes a lift table assembly configured to support the substrate in a transport position and a print position, and a conveyor system. The conveyor system includes a pair of rail members coupled to the frame. The pair of rail members extends through the frame and is configured to transport the substrate through the stencil printer. The conveyor system further includes, for each rail member, a lift tool assembly coupled to the rail member. The lift tool assembly is configured to cooperate with the lift table assembly and to engage and support the substrate at a transport height and a print height.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2018
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    Inventor: Daniel Mariano
  • Three-dimensional printing method
    Patent number: 9854829
    Abstract: A 3D printing device, which is adapted to print a second object on a first object. The 3D printing device includes a body, a 3D printing unit, a sensor unit, a storage unit, a control unit and a carrier plate. The control unit is electrically connected to the 3D printing unit, the storage unit and the sensor unit. The storage unit stores initial coordinates, and the initial coordinates correspond to an initial printing position of the 3D printing unit. The carrier plate is located at a bottom of the body and has a ocular mark. The first object is adapted to be placed on the carrier plate. The sensor unit senses a height of the first object relative to the carrier plate, and the control unit drives the 3D printing unit to print the second object on the first object according to the height and the initial coordinates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignees: XYZprinting, Inc., Kinpo Electronics, Inc., Cal-Comp Electronics & Communications Company Limited
    Inventors: Shih-Jer Din, Jui-Feng Chang, Shy-Huey Yee
  • Three-dimensional printing device
    Patent number: 9839234
    Abstract: A 3D printing device, which is adapted to print a second object on a first object. The 3D printing device includes a body, a 3D printing unit, a sensor unit, a storage unit, a control unit and a carrier plate. The control unit is electrically connected to the 3D printing unit, the storage unit and the sensor unit. The storage unit stores initial coordinates, and the initial coordinates correspond to an initial printing position of the 3D printing unit. The carrier plate is located at a bottom of the body and has a ocular mark. The first object is adapted to be placed on the carrier plate. The sensor unit senses a height of the first object relative to the carrier plate, and the control unit drives the 3D printing unit to print the second object on the first object according to the height and the initial coordinates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignees: XYZprinting, Inc., Kinpo Electronics, Inc., Cal-Comp Electronics & Communications Company Limited
    Inventors: Shih-Jer Din, Jui-Feng Chang, Shy-Huey Yee
  • Auto tire localization systems and methods utilizing a TPMS angular position index
    Patent number: 9823168
    Abstract: Embodiments relate to tire localization systems and methods for tire pressure monitoring systems (TPMS). In embodiments, a tire pressure management system comprises a wheel speed sensor (WSS), a tire pressure sensor (TPS) that can comprise circuitry and/or sensors configured to measure or record tire pressure data and TPS phase data, and an electronic control unit (ECU) that can comprise circuitry and/or sensors configured to process the speed sensor data and TPS data. TPMS systems and methods utilize a reference position index transmitted by the TPS to determine a constant value pattern of WSS data representative of a specific tire in order to localize the set of tires.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Jooil Park, Thomas Lange
  • Measurement device for detecting material level and temperature
    Patent number: 9797763
    Abstract: A measurement device for detecting a material level and a temperature has a cable, a level sensing module, a thermal sensing module, a processing module, and a power module. The measurement device detects difference of currents between an electrode of the cable and the earth, and calculates a material level of a material stored in a silo according to the RF admittance. The cable comprises a plurality of thermal sensing units for detecting a temperature of the material. The measurement device further calibrates a material capacitance of the material with the temperature for avoiding an error caused by an inaccurate parameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: Finetek Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Liang-Chi Chang, Teng-Chin Yu, Kai-Di Yang, Ting-Kuo Wu, Chao-Kai Cheng
  • Process for detecting anomalies during the filling of a liquid metering device and liquid metering device
    Patent number: 9751747
    Abstract: Method for detecting anomalies during the filling of a liquid metering device with a liquid to be measured out, said metering device comprising at least one suction member and at least one pressure monitoring means arranged for measuring a pressure in relation to said suction member. The detection method comprises steps consisting of: performing a prior pressure calibration of the filling of the device, calculating for a desired volume a tolerance range having an upper limit and a lower limit on the basis of the prior pressure calibration and checking whether the pressure remains within the tolerance range during the filling of the metering device with the liquid to be measured out.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: GILSON SAS
    Inventor: Frédéric Millet
  • Device for adjusting an operating parameter of ink for a printing process of a rotary printing press as well as method therefor
    Patent number: 9731499
    Abstract: A device for setting at least one operating parameter of ink for a printing process of a rotary printing press having an inking system which has a doctor blade device with a doctor blade chamber containing the ink for the printing process, and an ink reservoir from which ink can be supplied to the doctor blade chamber, includes a supply system which allows ink to be supplied inside the inking system. The supply system can be switched to a setting mode (I) or to a production mode (II), the operating parameter being automatically set in the setting mode (I) and no ink being supplied to the doctor blade chamber, and the supply system supplying ink to the doctor blade chamber in the production mode (II).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: WINDMOELLER & HOELSCHER KG
    Inventors: Lutz Telljohann, Frank Hasselmann, Andreas Ihme
  • Printing apparatus
    Patent number: 9682545
    Abstract: An ink supply unit is a unitized member having a casing accommodating components therein. A plurality of plate cylinders are arranged in a circumferential direction at predetermined intervals. The ink supply unit corresponding to the plate cylinder is disposed on a radially outer side of the plate cylinder. The ink supply unit can move between an operation position in which ink can be supplied to the plate cylinder and a standby position located further to a radially outer side than the operation position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: I. MER CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Masayuki Izume
  • Self-heated MEMs based capacitance diaphragm gauge
    Patent number: 9631993
    Abstract: The disclosed embodiments include a capacitance diaphragm gauge that includes a self-heated micro-electro-mechanical-system sensor for measuring pressure. The self-heated micro-electro-mechanical-system has at least one integrated heater component and at least one membrane on the self-heated micro-electro-mechanical-system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: Brooks Instrument, LLC
    Inventors: Stephen P. Glaudel, Ken Tinsley
  • Method for producing 3-D printed images
    Patent number: 9616646
    Abstract: A method of producing an apparent etched or embossed effect in a print purely by the use of printing and lamination processes, in which a varnish 3 is pressed into to selected areas of a softer coating 2 to produce indentations in the coating layer 2 as during lamination of a printed article comprising a substrate 1 and an optional overlay 4, and a printed article obtainable using the method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: SUN CHEMICAL CORPORATION
    Inventor: Philip Anthony Wilkinson
  • Adjuster for printing press
    Patent number: 9610763
    Abstract: An adjuster for first and second print rollers carried on respective first and second supports has a first spindle extending along and rotatable about an axis between the supports and formed with a pair of axially spaced screwthreads of the same hand but of different pitches. One of the screwthreads is threaded into the first support and the other into a first nut rotatable about the axis and axially fixed in the second support. A mechanism serves for either arresting the nut against rotation relative to the second support and or rotating the nut relative to the second support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: SERVOTEC GMBH HERBERT BAUCH
    Inventor: Herbert Bauch
  • Inking unit of a printing unit, printing unit and method for operating a printing unit
    Patent number: 9604446
    Abstract: Inking units of a printing unit having at least one first inking unit roll and having a second inking unit roll which can be pivoted between the first inking unit roll and a third inking unit roll, at a distance from the first inking unit roll. A pivot drive for pivoting the second inking unit roll is provided with a drive assembly which is mechanically independent from the rotation of cylinders of the printing unit and also from inking unit rolls provided in the inking unit. A screwing down force for at least one of the first and third inking unit rolls can be set by one of predefining and changing a set point value relating to the drive force of the drive assembly remotely by the actuation of an adjusting assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: Koenig & Bauer AG
    Inventors: Sebastian Franz, Patrick Kress, Volkmar Schwitzky
  • Inking device for printing machines
    Patent number: 9597866
    Abstract: An inking device for printing machines that comprises an inking body which is designed to be arranged so as to face the lateral surface of an anilox roller and forms an inking chamber that is open toward the anilox roller and has at least one inlet for introducing the ink into the inking chamber and at least one outlet for the exit of the ink from the inking chamber, and control elements that are adapted to vary the passage opening of the or of each outlet as a function of the pressure of the ink in the inking chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: UTECO CONVERTING S.P.A.
    Inventors: Alessandro Bicego, Federico Albrigi, Massimo Resentera, Stefano Russo
  • Method and system for self-inking stamp cartridge
    Patent number: 9550388
    Abstract: An example ink cartridge for a stamp may comprise an image-forming component, a first ink-storage component made of an ink-absorbent material, a second ink-storage component made of an ink-absorbent material having one or more channels in it, and a frame made of a rigid, non-ink-absorbent material. The frame may comprise a floor having one or more holes in it. The frame may comprise an outer wall along its perimeter. The outer wall may extend up from the floor such that the outer wall is capable of retaining ink while the ink is being absorbed by the first ink-storage component and the second ink-storage component, thereby increasing the effective volume of the channel(s). The one or more holes may align with the one or more channels such that ink is enabled to flow through the hole(s) into the channel(s).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignee: Trodat GmbH
    Inventor: Craig J. Petersen