Patents Issued in August 28, 2014
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Publication number: 20140240396Abstract: A printing system includes: a fixed printhead assembly having an array of printheads and vacuum platen assembly. The vacuum platen assembly includes a fixed vacuum platen and a plurality of rotatable service modules embedded in the fixed vacuum platen. Each service module is positioned opposite a respective printhead, and each service module comprises a respective vacuum platen module.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 7, 2014Publication date: August 28, 2014Applicant: ZAMTEC LIMITEDInventors: Robert Rosati, David Petch, David Burney, Jim Sykora, Kenneth A Regas, Andy Bound, Neil Doherty, Scott Dennis, Ben Jones, Oksana Buyda, Locson Tonthat, Andrew Buyda, Patrick Kirk, Loren Hunt, Jason Dewey, Jim Trinchera, Bill Cressman, Ron Zech
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Publication number: 20140240397Abstract: A droplet ejection apparatus including a droplet ejection head that ejects droplets onto a recording medium; a mist suction portion that sucks in mist of the droplets from a suction opening, the mist suction portion being provided downstream of the droplet ejection head in a relative movement direction between the recording medium and the droplet ejection head, and a collection portion that collects the mist sucked in from the suction opening. In the droplet ejection apparatus, a narrowing member that narrows a width of a space of the suction opening in a short direction is provided inside the mist suction portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2014Publication date: August 28, 2014Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventor: Norihiro MASUDA
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Publication number: 20140240398Abstract: A liquid ejection apparatus includes a channel unit with a plurality of nozzles and pressure chambers configured to communicate with respective nozzles, and a plate provided on the channel unit to cover pressure chambers in a first direction from the pressure chambers, the plate comprising a plate surface extending along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. The liquid ejection apparatus includes a plurality of drive elements arranged over the pressure chambers. The liquid ejection apparatus includes a plurality of contact terminals electrically connected to their respective drive elements at a terminal placement surface which is non-parallel with the plate surface and includes a portion of the terminal placement surface that is offset from the plate surface. The liquid ejection apparatus includes a flexible wiring board configured to be electrically connected to the contact terminals.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2014Publication date: August 28, 2014Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Toru YAMASHITA
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Publication number: 20140240399Abstract: There is provided an ink jet recording method for printing a pigment in which a pigment printing ink composition including at least pigment as a colorant is discharged from a nozzle opening as an ink droplet having an amount of the ink of the ink droplet of 9 ng or less with an average discharging speed V of 5 m/s or greater at a distance in the range of 0.5 mm to 1.0 mm in the direction from the nozzle opening to cloth, and whereby the pigment printing ink composition is adhered to the cloth.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 26, 2014Publication date: August 28, 2014Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Toru Saito, Tomoki Shinoda, Masakazu Ohashi, Masashi Kamibayashi, Yoshihiro Watanabe
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Publication number: 20140240400Abstract: A flow path unit having a liquid flow path through which liquid flows includes a first flow path substrate that forms a flow path wall of the liquid flow path, a second flow path substrate that forms a flow path wall of the liquid flow path, and a coating film that is provided on an area from a coating portion for coating the flow path wall of the first flow path substrate to a fixing portion for fixing the first flow path substrate and the second flow path substrate. Provided are the flow path unit in which the liquid flow path is coated with the coating film without inhibiting fixing of the substrates, a liquid ejecting head, a liquid ejecting apparatus, and a flow path unit manufacturing method.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 14, 2014Publication date: August 28, 2014Applicant: Seiko Epson CorporationInventor: Yuko KOMATSU
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Publication number: 20140240401Abstract: A liquid ejecting head includes: a first-member that has a first liquid-flow-path and discharges liquid in the first liquid-flow-path from a nozzle; a second-member that has a second liquid-flow-path communicating with the first liquid-flow-path; a seal-member that seals a coupling portion between the first liquid-flow-path of the first-member and the second liquid-flow-path of the second-member; and a support-member that is fixed to the first-member at a fixing area side which is located in a position different from a position where the nozzle is located when a plane in which the nozzle is formed is seen from above. The support-member is supported at the fixing area and projects toward the coupling portion, and supports, at a coupling portion side, the seal member at a first-member-side of the seal-member. The seal-member seals the coupling portion by applying pressure in a diameter direction of the first liquid-flow-path.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 24, 2014Publication date: August 28, 2014Applicant: Seiko Epson CorporationInventor: Katsuhiro Okubo
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Publication number: 20140240402Abstract: A liquid discharge head substrate includes a base; a pair of wiring lines; a heat-generating resistive layer, which is in contact with the wiring lines, and which has a portion corresponding to a space between the wiring lines, the portion forming an electrothermal transducer; an insulating layer which covers the heat-generating resistive layer and the wiring lines and which contains Si; a protective layer which covers at least one region of the insulating layer which contains Ir; and an intermediate layer which is placed between the insulating layer and the protective layer. The intermediate layer contains a material represented by the formula TaxSiyNz, where x is 5 atomic percent to 80 atomic percent, y is 3 atomic percent to 60 atomic percent, z is 10 atomic percent to 60 atomic percent.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 20, 2014Publication date: August 28, 2014Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Maki Kato, Takahiro Matsui, Ichiro Saito
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Publication number: 20140240403Abstract: A liquid ejecting head includes a flow channel forming substrate having pressure generation chambers communicating with a nozzle opening and arranged in parallel along a lateral direction. A piezoelectric element is provided on one surface of the flow channel forming substrate in correspondence to the pressure generation chamber, and has a first electrode, a piezoelectric layer provided on the first electrode and a second electrode provided on the piezoelectric layer. In a direction intersecting with the arrangement direction of the pressure generation chambers, in boundaries between an active section that is a substantial driving section and an inactive section that is not a substantial driving section of the piezoelectric layer, the first electrode includes a taper section of which a width is gradually decreased toward the boundary from the active section side.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 2, 2014Publication date: August 28, 2014Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Hiromu MIYAZAWA, Hiroshi ITO, Jiro KATO, Eiju HIRAI, Toshihiro SHIMIZU
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Publication number: 20140240404Abstract: An inkjet device includes a pumping chamber bounded by a wall, a piezoelectric layer disposed above the pumping chamber, a ring electrode having an annular lower portion disposed on the piezoelectric layer. A moisture barrier layer covers a remainder of the piezoelectric layer over the pumping chamber that is not covered by the annular lower portion of the ring electrode.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2013Publication date: August 28, 2014Applicant: FUJIFILM CORPORATIONInventors: Youming Li, Yoshikazu Hishinuma, Jeffrey Birkmeyer
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Publication number: 20140240405Abstract: A liquid ejecting head which includes a piezoelectric element which includes a first electrode, a piezoelectric layer which is provided on the first electrode, and on which a plurality of piezoelectric films are laminated, a second electrode which is provided on the piezoelectric layer, and a plurality of active units which are interposed between the first electrode and the second electrode, and a pressure generating chamber which communicates with nozzle openings which eject liquid, and in which a pressure fluctuation is generated by the piezoelectric element, in which a plurality of grooves with inner faces facing the first electrode side are formed on a side surface of the piezoelectric layer on each interface of each of the piezoelectric films along a first direction and a second direction which cross a third direction which goes from the first electrode to the second electrode.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 12, 2014Publication date: August 28, 2014Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Noboru FURUYA, Masao NAKAYAMA
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Publication number: 20140240406Abstract: An ink supply system for ink jet printers includes a recirculation tank coupled to a recirculation pump configured to provide a substantially pulseless flow of ink. A heating assembly having an ink conduit formed into a spiral in thermal contact with at least one heating element receives ink from the pump and outlets to a sensor assembly with temperature and pressure sensors that measure ink parameters both as the ink enters a printhead and is returned from the printhead. The returned ink is then ported to a recirculation tank from which the pump draws the recirculating ink. An air pump is coupled to the recirculation tank in order to maintain a substantial vacuum within the tank.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 26, 2013Publication date: August 28, 2014Applicant: INX International Ink CompanyInventors: John Randel LaCaze, Jon Campbell, Fenlong Lin
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Publication number: 20140240407Abstract: A liquid ejection apparatus comprising a carriage, a liquid ejection head mounted on the carriage, at least one tube member operably connected to the liquid ejection head, a holding wire for securing the tube member, and a structural member, and a cover plate positioned between the structural member and the holding wire.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2014Publication date: August 28, 2014Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Miyuki KUSUDA
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Publication number: 20140240408Abstract: A liquid holding container includes a holding body case, a film and a reinforcing member. The holding body case has a case opening section. The film adheres to the holding body case to cover the case opening section and form a liquid holding chamber configured and arranged to accommodate liquid between the holding body case. The reinforcing member is provided along a surface of the film at a position which is on an opposite side to the liquid holding chamber with respect to the film so as to suppress deformation of the film toward the opposite side.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2014Publication date: August 28, 2014Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Yoshiaki SHIMIZU, Takeshi IWAMURO, Naoki NAITO
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Publication number: 20140240409Abstract: A liquid ejecting head comprises a unit head bonded to a communication substrate. Liquid chamber forming portions are formed in the unit case, along a first direction at positions that are separated by a partition wall. Empty liquid chamber portions and supply-side communication paths are formed in the communication substrate. The supply-side communication paths include a common communication path formed in an opposite side with a thin thickness portion left in the surface side of the communication substrate, and individual communication paths. With a surface of the partition wall and a surface of the thin thickness portion bonded together, the empty liquid chamber forming portions and the empty liquid chamber portions communicate with each other so as to define common liquid chambers.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 7, 2014Publication date: August 28, 2014Applicant: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Shunsuke Watanabe, Yoshinao Miyata, Satoshi Oguchi, Hiroaki Okui
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Publication number: 20140240410Abstract: A liquid container includes a liquid which generates gases over time due to a chemical change in components; a liquid storage chamber in which the liquid is stored; a liquid flow port which communicates with the liquid storage chamber, via which the liquid inside the storage chamber flows out; and an information holding portion which holds time information on manufacturing of the liquid container.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2014Publication date: August 28, 2014Applicant: Seiko Epson CorporationInventor: Takayoshi Kagata
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Publication number: 20140240411Abstract: The invention provides a technique for raising the reliability of contact between contact members of a liquid ejection device and terminals of a cartridge. A cartridge is configured to be removably mounted to a liquid ejection device including a first engaging portion and a conductive contact member that has elastic force and that is arranged so as to be adjacent to the first engaging portion. The cartridge includes a terminal arranged so as to be able to come into contact with the conductive contact member, and a first hook that can be engaged with the first engaging portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2014Publication date: August 28, 2014Applicant: Seiko Epson CorporationInventor: Shun OYA
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Publication number: 20140240412Abstract: A cartridge configured to be mounted to a liquid ejection apparatus that has an electrical connection portion and an engagement portion, and having an engaging portion for engaging the engagement portion and a plurality of electrodes for connecting to the connection portion. The electrodes have contact portions for contacting the connection portion, with a first group of a plurality of the contact portions constituting a first array whose contact portions are aligned in an X-axis direction intersecting a mounting direction of the cartridge, and a second group of the plurality of the contact portions constituting a second array whose contact portions are aligned in the X-axis direction. The first and second arrays are aligned in a direction intersecting the X-axis direction, and the engaging portion and an area between the first array and the second array are aligned in the X-axis direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2014Publication date: August 28, 2014Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Shun Oya, Takayuki Shiota
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Publication number: 20140240413Abstract: A liquid container detachably mountable to first and second locking portions of a mounting portion of an apparatus. The liquid container includes a casing for containing liquid and a supply port for supplying the liquid to an ink jet head. At respective first and second sides of the casing, first and second engaging portions are provided, respectively engageable with the first and second locking portions. A supporting member displaceably supports the second engaging portion, and a contact is contactable to a member provided in the mounting portion to permit of display information relating to the liquid container. The supply port is disposed in a third side of the casing which is between the first and second sides, and the contact is disposed at a corner region between the second and third sides.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 1, 2014Publication date: August 28, 2014Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: EIICHIRO SHIMIZU, HAJIME YAMAMOTO, YUKUO YAMAGUCHI, KENJIRO WATANABE
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Publication number: 20140240414Abstract: To provide a photopolymerizable inkjet ink, which contains photopolymerizable monomers containing at least one selected from the following compound group (A) compounds of which are negative for skin sensitization, and at least one selected from the following compound group (B) compounds of which are negative for skin sensitization, wherein the compound group (A) is a compound group consisting of caprolactone-modified dipentaerythritol hexaacrylate, polyethoxylated tetramethylol methane tetraacrylate, ethylene oxide-modified bisphenol A diacrylate, caprolactone-modified hydroxy pivalic acid neopentyl glycol diacrylate, polypropylene glycol diacrylate [CH2?CH—CO—(OC3H6)n-OCOCH?CH2 (n?12)], hydroxyethyl acryl amide, trimethylol propane trimethacrylate, and tricyclodecane dimethanol dimethacrylate, and the compound group (B) is a compound group consisting of ethylene oxide-modified phenolacrylate, isostearyl acrylate, ethylene oxide-modified trimethylol propane trimethacrylate, stearyl methacrylate, and glycerinType: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2012Publication date: August 28, 2014Inventor: Takao Hiraoka
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Publication number: 20140240415Abstract: An apparatus includes an inkjet assembly having inkjet nozzles through each of which ink flows at a nominal flow rate as it is ejected from the nozzle onto a substrate. Ink is held under a nominal negative pressure associated with a characteristic of a meniscus of the ink in the nozzle when ejection of ink from the nozzle is not occurring. The apparatus includes recirculation flow paths, each flow path having a nozzle end at which it opens into one of the nozzles and another location spaced from the nozzle end that is to be subjected to a recirculation pressure lower than the nominal negative pressure so that ink is recirculated from the nozzle through the flow path at a recirculation flow rate.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 2, 2014Publication date: August 28, 2014Applicant: FUJIFILM Dimatix, Inc.Inventors: Robert L. Wells, Bailey Smith, Marlene McDonald, William Letendre, Matthew Aubrey, John Kelly, Darrell Herrick, Robert Hasenbein
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Publication number: 20140240416Abstract: A filter plate has an interior cavity, at least one filter contained in the interior cavity, a first port on a first side of the plate, at least one second port on a second side of the plate, forming a flow path with the first port through the filter, wherein the second port is positioned higher on the plate than the first port. A print head has an ink reservoir having an ink supply port connected to an ink supply, and a filter plate attached to the reservoir and positioned between the ink supply port and the ink reservoir, the filter plate including an interior cavity, at least one filter contained in the interior cavity, a first filter port on a first side of the filter plate in contact with the ink supply port, and at least one second filter port on a second side of the filter plate facing the ink reservoir, wherein the second port is positioned higher on the filter plate than the first port.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2013Publication date: August 28, 2014Applicant: XEROX CORPORATIONInventors: DAVID PAUL PLATT, JOSEPH ANDREW BRODERICK
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Publication number: 20140240417Abstract: A liquid discharge apparatus includes a support that supports a medium; a head that discharges liquid to the medium transported onto the support; and a drying portion that dries the liquid that has landed on the medium. The liquid discharge apparatus has a heated area and a non-heated area. The drying portion is disposed in the heated area, and the support and the head are disposed in the non-heated area.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2014Publication date: August 28, 2014Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventor: Akihiro TOYA
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Publication number: 20140240418Abstract: A liquid discharge apparatus includes a first head, a second head on a downstream side in the transport direction from the first head, a first irradiation section between the first head and the second head, a second irradiation section arranged on the downstream side in the transport direction, a first mist recovery section that is arranged between the first head and the first irradiation section, a second mist recovery section that is arranged between the second head and the second irradiation section, and an air flow adjustment member that is arranged between the second mist recovery section and the second irradiation section, adjusts an amount of air which is absorbed into the second mist recovery section, and decreases the air which is absorbed from the downstream side in the transport direction than the second mist recovery section in the air which is absorbed into the second mist recovery section.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 20, 2014Publication date: August 28, 2014Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventor: Norihiro MASUDA
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Publication number: 20140240419Abstract: A method for manufacturing a record includes an image layer-forming step of forming an image layer by applying ink containing resin and a solvent A to a recording medium, a heating step of heating the image layer to a temperature not lower than the glass transition temperature of the resin, and a solvent-removing step of removing the solvent A from the image layer after the heating step.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 26, 2014Publication date: August 28, 2014Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Kunihiko MATSUHASHI, Hitoshi OHTA
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Publication number: 20140240420Abstract: An ink-jet transfer system is disclosed, as well as a transfer printed product which is highly wash-resistant, colour-fast and environment-friendly, and a process for producing the same and its use in a printing process by means of the disclosed ink-jet transfer system. The disclosed ink-jet transfer system has a substrate, a hot-melt layer applied on the substrate and at least one ink-absorbing layer which comprises a mixture of a highly porous pigment and a binder. The molecules of the pigment and if required of the binder and hot-melt layer can form chemical bonds with the dyeing molecules of the ink.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 8, 2014Publication date: August 28, 2014Applicant: ARKWRIGHT ADVANCED COATING, INC.Inventors: Ulf Bamberg, Peter Kummer, Ilona Stiburek
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Publication number: 20140240421Abstract: An ink-jet transfer system is disclosed, as well as a transfer printed product which is highly wash-resistant, colour-fast and environment-friendly, and a process for producing the same and its use in a printing process by means of the disclosed ink-jet transfer system. The disclosed ink-jet transfer system has a substrate, a hot-melt layer applied on the substrate and at least one ink-absorbing layer which comprises a mixture of a highly porous pigment and a binder. The molecules of the pigment and if required of the binder and hot-melt layer can form chemical bonds with the dyeing molecules of the ink.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 8, 2014Publication date: August 28, 2014Applicant: Arkwright Advanced Coating, Inc.Inventors: Ulf Bamberg, Peter Kummer, Ilona Stiburek
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Publication number: 20140240422Abstract: Using an intermediate transfer body onto which a conductive recording liquid containing water that is ejected by heads is provided; and a potential applying unit which applies a potential which can electrolyze the water within the conductive recording liquid which is ejected from the heads and which temporarily bridges between the heads and the intermediate transfer body, the potential applying unit applies a potential between the intermediate transfer body and electrodes which are in contact with the recording liquid in supplying units which supply the recording liquid to the heads.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 1, 2012Publication date: August 28, 2014Inventors: Ryota Suzuki, Takeo Tsukamoto, Hisayoshi Ohshima, Aino Hasegawa, Hideomi Sakuma, Manabu Seo, Hiroyuki Yamashita, Yuuma Usui, Takahiko Matsumoto, Takeshi Hihara
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Publication number: 20140240423Abstract: A printer includes a vacuum belt assembly for moving print media in a media feed direction along a media path. The vacuum belt assembly includes: a plurality of endless belts tensioned between first and second pulleys, the first and second pulleys having respective first and second axes of rotation perpendicular with the media feed direction; and a vacuum chamber for drawing print media onto an upper surface of the belts. Each belt is independently laterally slidable along one of the first and second axes.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 20, 2013Publication date: August 28, 2014Inventors: Bill Stone Cressman, Kenneth Andrew Regas, Jonathan Day Lucas, David Collins Burney, Patrick Kirk, Steve Inderieden, Neil Doherty, Lai Say Poh, Joo Beng Koh, Gilbert Magsakay
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Publication number: 20140240424Abstract: A printer includes a vacuum belt assembly for moving print media in a media feed direction along a media path. The vacuum belt assembly includes: a plurality of spaced apart endless belts tensioned between first and second pulleys; a vacuum chamber for drawing print media onto an upper surface of the belts; and a plurality of vacuum antechambers communicating with the vacuum chamber, each vacuum antechamber having a perimeter opening for suction engagement with print media, a length dimension of each perimeter opening extending longitudinally in the media feed direction. A first perimeter opening of a first vacuum antechamber positioned towards an upstream side of the vacuum belt assembly is shorter than a second perimeter opening of a second vacuum antechamber positioned towards a downstream side of the vacuum belt assembly. The upstream and downstream sides are defined with respect to the media feed direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 20, 2013Publication date: August 28, 2014Inventors: Bill Stone Cressman, Kenneth Andrew Regas, Jonathan Day Lucas, David Collins Burney, Patrick Kirk, Steve Inderieden, Neil Doherty, Lai Say Poh, Joo Beng Koh, Gilbert Magsakay
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Publication number: 20140240425Abstract: A printer includes a vacuum belt assembly for moving print media in a media feed direction along a media path. The vacuum belt assembly includes a plurality of moving belt modules, each moving belt module including: a body having an internal chamber defining at least part of a vacuum chamber; a first pulley positioned at a first end of the body; a second pulley positioned at a second end of the body; and a set of spaced apart endless belts tensioned between the first and second pulleys. The belts are non-apertured and the vacuum chamber communicates with an interstitial gap defined between each adjacent pair of belts in the set so as to draw print media onto an upper surface of the moving belt module.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 20, 2013Publication date: August 28, 2014Inventors: Bill Stone Cressman, Kenneth Andrew Regas, Jonathan Day Lucas, David Collins Burney, Patrick Kirk, Steve Inderieden, Neil Doherty, Lai Say Poh, Joo Beng Koh, Gilbert Magsakay
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Publication number: 20140240426Abstract: An image recording apparatus for recording an image on a sheet includes a recording section which records the image on the sheet in a transport passage for transporting the sheet in a transport direction; and a plurality of holding members which are provided while being separated from each other in a widthwise direction of the transport passage perpendicular to the transport direction and which press the sheet transported along the transport passage, from at least one of front and back surfaces of the sheet. At lease one holding member, which is provided at a central portion in the widthwise direction of the transport passage, is arranged on a downstream side in the transport direction as compared with the other holding members.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2014Publication date: August 28, 2014Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Kenji Samoto
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Publication number: 20140240427Abstract: There is provided an ink-jet recording apparatus including: a platen, a contact portion disposed between a pair of first ribs of the plurality of first ribs with respect to a scanning direction. A lower end of the contact portion is located lower than each upper end of the pair of first ribs. The platen includes a second rib disposed between one first rib of the pair of first ribs and the contact portion with respect to the scanning direction, and an upper end of the second rib is located lower than the upper end of the one first rib of the pair of first ribs and higher than the lower end of the contact portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 26, 2014Publication date: August 28, 2014Applicant: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Tsuyoshi Ito, Yuji Koga
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Publication number: 20140240428Abstract: A recording apparatus includes a recording section configured to jet a liquid, and a transport mechanism configured to transport a recording medium on which an image is recorded by the liquid jetted from the recording section. The transport mechanism includes a guide surface extending linearly and configured to guide one of two lateral ends of the recording medium transported, a driving roller configured to contact with one surface of the recording medium on a side with no image recorded and to transport the recording medium; and a driven spur having at least one spur configured to contact with the other surface of the recording medium on the side with the image recorded so as to nip the recording medium in cooperation with the driving roller, and to rotate along with the transport of the recording medium by the rotation of the driving roller.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2014Publication date: August 28, 2014Applicant: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Shunsuke NORIKANE
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Publication number: 20140240429Abstract: There is provided a recording apparatus including a recording section and a transport mechanism, which has a guide surface, a driving roller, and a driven spur. A length X (mm) of a front end surface of the driven spur and an angle Y of the driven spur are configured to be within a first area surrounded by a mathematical expression 1 which is X>0, a mathematical expression 2 which is Y>0, a mathematical expression 3 which is Y=40.1X+1.6, a mathematical expression 4 which is Y=?9.0X+5.6, a mathematical expression 5 which is Y=?12.1X+6.0, and a mathematical expression 6 which is Y=?14.7X+7.1.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2014Publication date: August 28, 2014Applicant: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Shunsuke Norikane, Masayuki Okumura
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Publication number: 20140240430Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit to perform printing using a light source unit and a photosensitive medium, a registration unit to adjust an exposure time to correspond to a change in a power of a light source when the power of the light source changes, and a controller to control the image forming unit to perform printing according to the adjusted exposure time.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 7, 2013Publication date: August 28, 2014Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., LtdInventor: Dong-sun JUNG
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Publication number: 20140240431Abstract: An image forming section includes a bearing member configured to bear an image, and a light-emitting-element array having a plurality of light emitting elements arranged linearly in an arrangement direction. The image forming section is configured to form an image on the bearing member by using the plurality of light emitting elements to form the image on a sheet. A reader is configured to read an image formed on a sheet. A memory stores instructions, the instructions, when executed by a processor, causing the processor to perform: a pattern reading process of controlling the reader to read a sheet on which a pattern image is formed, the pattern image being an image for detecting positional deviation of the light-emitting-element array; and a deviation calculating process of calculating an amount of positional deviation of the light-emitting-element array based on a reading result by the pattern reading process.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2014Publication date: August 28, 2014Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Kentaro Murayama
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Publication number: 20140240432Abstract: An ink ribbon cartridge includes an ink ribbon onto which decolorizable ink is applied, a transfer unit configured to thermally transfer the decolorizable ink on the ink ribbon to a recording medium such that an image is formed on the recording medium as the ink ribbon is conveyed, and a heating unit configured to heat a portion of the ink ribbon that has passed the transfer unit when the image was formed on the recording medium, at a temperature at which the decolorizable ink is decolorized.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 14, 2014Publication date: August 28, 2014Applicants: TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA, KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventor: Toshifumi MIMURA
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Publication number: 20140240433Abstract: A device for erasing an image on a sheet includes a reading unit that reads an image formed on a sheet. An erasing unit erases the image formed on the sheet by heating the sheet after the sheet has passed through the reading unit. A conveyance path conveys the sheet from the erasing unit back to the reading unit. The conveyance path includes a curved portion between the erasing unit and the reading unit. A cooling unit cools the sheet which passes through the conveyance path. The cooling unit includes at least one fan that supplies cooling air generally along a sheet conveying direction. A rate of the cooling air supplied to an outer peripheral portion of the curved portion of the conveyance path is larger than a rate of the cooling air supplied to an inner peripheral portion of the curved portion of the conveyance path.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 20, 2014Publication date: August 28, 2014Applicants: Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha, Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventor: KIKUO MIZUTANI
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Publication number: 20140240434Abstract: A device for erasing an image on a sheet according to an embodiment includes a reading unit that reads an image formed on the sheet. An erasing unit erases the image formed on the sheet by heating the sheet. A conveyance path for the sheet between the reading unit and the erasing unit is formed guide plates arranged in an opposed manner. A cooling unit cools the sheet which passes through the conveyance path and includes at least one fan that supplies cooling air generally along a sheet conveying direction. A plurality of slits is formed in each of the guide plates such that cooling air from the at least one fan flows through the slits into the conveyance path.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2014Publication date: August 28, 2014Applicants: Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha, Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: HIDETOSHI YOKOCHI, Hiroyuki TAKI
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Publication number: 20140240435Abstract: According to an embodiment, an image erasing apparatus includes an erasing unit, an input unit, and a control unit. The erasing unit erases an image formed on a recording medium. The input unit inputs identification data which identifies an apparatus which forms the image on the recording medium. The control unit controls an operation of the erasing unit based on the identification data input by the input unit. According to another embodiment, an image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit which forms an image on a recording medium, the erasing unit, the input unit, and the control unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 2, 2014Publication date: August 28, 2014Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Tomoaki Kubo
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Publication number: 20140240436Abstract: The present invention is and includes an apparatus, system and method for providing an automated detection of thermal history control signal scheme and an automated switching circuit to select a converter circuit that changes one type of thermal history control signals from a thermal printer to another type for receipt by the driver ICs on a thermal printhead.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 16, 2014Publication date: August 28, 2014Inventors: James Caporossi, Scott Margo
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Publication number: 20140240437Abstract: An adhesive label issuing apparatus comprising: a cutter unit; an adhesive force expression unit; and a slack unit, the slack unit including: a downstream paper passing portion arranged between the cutter unit and the adhesive force expression unit along the conveyance direction so as to pass a label paper which has passed the cutter unit therethrough; and an upstream paper passing portion arranged on the upstream side of the downstream paper passing portion along the conveyance direction so as to pass the label paper therethrough, the downstream paper passing portion being arranged so as to be offset with respect to the upstream paper passing portion along a normal direction of an upstream paper passing surface in the upstream paper passing portion and so that a downstream paper passing surface in the downstream paper passing portion and the upstream paper passing surface are in parallel to each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 26, 2014Publication date: August 28, 2014Applicant: Seiko Instruments Inc.Inventors: Kouji KAWAGUCHI, Yoshinori SATO
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Publication number: 20140240438Abstract: The disclosure discloses an electronic device comprising a battery accommodating portion. The battery accommodating portion is configured to alternatively accommodate a plural of cylindrical dry batteries or a cuboid rechargeable battery. The battery accommodating portion, when a plurality of the dry batteries are arranged by being stacked in two tiers or more into a heaped bale structure when the dry batteries are accommodated, comprises a plurality of support recess portions configured to support a plurality of the dry batteries in a bottom tier, respectively. An interval between axes of the support recess portions adjacent to each other is larger than an outer diameter of each of the dry batteries and is smaller than twice of the outer diameter of each of the dry batteries.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2014Publication date: August 28, 2014Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Toshiyuki FURUYAMA
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Publication number: 20140240439Abstract: A laser light control device includes: a photodiode disposed, along with a semiconductor laser, at a location capable of receiving laser light reflected on a polygon mirror after emitted from the semiconductor laser can be received; a semiconductor laser drive control section; and a comparison circuit configured to compare an output voltage of the photodiode and a reference voltage corresponding to a reference amount of light of the semiconductor laser. The semiconductor laser drive control section uses a timing with which the semiconductor laser drive control section receives from the comparison circuit an output indicating that the voltage output from the photodiode is larger than the reference voltage to generate a light emission start timing with which the semiconductor laser starts to emit laser light based on an image signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2014Publication date: August 28, 2014Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.Inventors: Hiroshi Abe, Masayuki Sago
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Publication number: 20140240440Abstract: A method of sharing a function between terminals is disclosed. A method of sharing a screen in real-time during a chat between terminals may include: transmitting, by a first terminal, a message requesting a real-time screen sharing and chatting while performing a chat with a second terminal; displaying, by the first terminal, an output message indicating start of the real-time screen sharing and chatting when the second terminal is available for the real-time screen sharing and chatting, and when a response message accepting the request for the real-time screen sharing and chatting is received from the second terminal; and sharing, by the first terminal, an image displayed on a screen of the first terminal with the second terminal in real-time, and translucently displaying a chat window that overlaps the shared image and thereby displays a chat content.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2014Publication date: August 28, 2014Applicant: LG UPLUS CORP.Inventors: Byung Soo SEO, Youn Jei HAN, Jeong Yun MOON, Han Koo JUNG, Pan Keun KWON
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Publication number: 20140240441Abstract: Example embodiments of the present invention include a communication terminal, a communication method, and a communication control program stored on a non-transitory recording medium, each of which is capable of communicating with a counterpart terminal via a network. While communicating with a counterpart communication terminal being a first counterpart terminal, the communication terminal displays, on a display, second-terminal-specific information regarding an image forming apparatus as a candidate of a second counterpart terminal. In response to a user instruction that selects the image forming apparatus as the second counterpart terminal, the communication terminal communicates with the selected image forming apparatus to transmit image data to the selected image forming apparatus through the network.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 20, 2014Publication date: August 28, 2014Inventors: Hiroshi HINOHARA, Hiroyuki KANDA, Kenji TANAKA, Takahiro ASAI
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Publication number: 20140240442Abstract: A method and apparatus for controlling a live avatar include features for directing the live avatar gaze to be consistent with a remote operator's view of the live avatar's surroundings. Indication of gaze direction may be continuously provided to the live avatar using movable optics, for example a heads-up display, or a movable optical prism or lens. Gaze direction or operator commands may be communicated using a haptic device. Video and control streams from multiple live avatars may be aggregated through a host server and allocated via an online interface to multiple prospective remote operators.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 5, 2014Publication date: August 28, 2014Inventor: Gary Stephen Shuster
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Publication number: 20140240443Abstract: A videoconference may be initiated between a plurality of endpoints. At least one of the endpoints may be coupled to a recording server, which may be configured to record the videoconference. A configuration may be selected (e.g., automatically or manually) for performing the recording. The endpoint (e.g., acting as an MCU) may transmit information to endpoints and may transmit recording information to the recording server. The recording information may be different from the videoconference information. For example, it may be in a “streaming friendly” format, at a different bit rate, encoded differently, have different inputs, etc. The manner in which the videoconference is stored and/or recorded may be based on the selected configuration. Clients may be configured to receive and display the videoconference from the recording server and may be configured to change the provided layout to different layouts, e.g., based on user input.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 6, 2014Publication date: August 28, 2014Applicant: LOGITECH EUROPE S.A.Inventors: Binu Kaiparambil Shanmukhadas, Hrishikesh G. Kulkarni, Raghuram Belur, Sandeep Lakshmipathy
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Publication number: 20140240444Abstract: A new approach is proposed that contemplates systems and methods to allow real time manipulation of objects within multiple dynamic and augmented video streams/feeds synchronized in an augmented reality (AR) or multi-dimensional space. Under such an approach, a participant/user of a first AR system would be able to connect with participants/users of a second same, similar or different AR system and to share their initial and/or augmented video streams with those users to enhance the AR experience from one participant to many. Through real time synchronization of augmented video streams in the AR systems, the users of both the first and the second AR system can see, share, manipulate and interact with the augmented content/objects either in his/her own augmented video streams or in the augmented video streams of another user.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2013Publication date: August 28, 2014Applicant: Zugara, Inc.Inventors: Matthew Szymczyk, Alex Goldberg, Hans Forsman, Jack Benoff, Aaron von Hungen, Blake Callens, Mark Weisheit, Andrey Tkachuk
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Publication number: 20140240445Abstract: A system and method for simultaneously displaying, on a wirelessly enabled display connected to two or more of the source computers to display at least one media source from each of at least two source computers. A media source is selected, via each of the source computers. The media source is less than the entire image on the source client computer, and may constitute client data file, an application, or a video stream. Each of the selected media sources is transmitted to the display as a respective live media stream and each of the transmitted media streams is simultaneously rendered on the display.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 26, 2014Publication date: August 28, 2014Applicant: Mersive Technologies, Inc.Inventor: Christopher O. Jaynes