Patents Issued in February 25, 2016
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Publication number: 20160052237Abstract: Provided is an air permeable laminated film capable of being applied to anti-virus protective clothing, a protective film for a car coating, sportswear, and the like, and more particularly, an air permeable laminated film capable of improving strength and maintaining air permeability by laminating a reinforcement film such as a nonwoven fabric, a mesh film, or a fiber fabric, or the like, with an air permeable film using an air preamble polyurethane resin adhesive.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 9, 2014Publication date: February 25, 2016Inventors: Tae Hoon Kim, Young Wook Kim
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Publication number: 20160052238Abstract: A microchip plate according to an embodiment includes a first substrate, a second substrate, and an adhesive layer, the first substrate and the second substrate being bonded to each other with the adhesive layer provided therebetween, in which each of the first substrate and the second substrate is composed of a cycloolefin polymer (COP) or a cycloolefin copolymer (COC), and the adhesive layer contains a polymer of ?-olefin.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 2, 2015Publication date: February 25, 2016Inventor: Yoshinao Taniguchi
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Publication number: 20160052239Abstract: An enhanced thermal interface material (TIM) gap filler for filling a gap between two substrates (e.g., between a coldplate and an electronics module) includes microcapsules adapted to rupture in a magnetic field. The microcapsules, which are distributed in a TIM gap filler, each have a shell that encapsulates a solvent. One or more organosilane-coated magnetic nanoparticles is/are covalently bound into the shell of each microcapsule. In one embodiment, (3-aminopropyl)trimethylsilane-coated magnetite nanoparticles are incorporated into the shell of a urea-formaldehyde (UF) microcapsule during in situ polymerization. To enable easy removal of one substrate affixed to another substrate by the enhanced TIM gap filler, the substrates are positioned within a magnetic field sufficient to rupture the microcapsule shells through magnetic stimulation of the organosilane-coated magnetic nanoparticles.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 2, 2015Publication date: February 25, 2016Inventors: Dylan J. Boday, Joseph Kuczynski, Robert E. Meyer, III
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Publication number: 20160052240Abstract: A laminate material comprising a paper web and a polymeric film adhered to the paper web, the polymeric film comprising a biodegradable polymeric material that includes an organic additive.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 25, 2014Publication date: February 25, 2016Inventors: Jeffrey Adams Sargeant, Jonathan Bowden, Bradlee W. Gustavesen, Harold James Klei, James E. Lordi, Adam Chase
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Publication number: 20160052241Abstract: Disclosed herein are laminated structures comprising a metal sheet including a first face and a second face, a first glass sheet, and a first interlayer attaching the first glass sheet to the first face of the metal sheet. Also disclosed herein are methods of manufacturing a laminated structure comprising the steps of laminating a metal sheet and a glass sheet together with an interlayer.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 18, 2015Publication date: February 25, 2016Inventor: Chunhe Zhang
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Publication number: 20160052242Abstract: The invention provides a film comprising at least two layers, Layer A and Layer B, and wherein Layer A is formed from a Composition A comprising the following: an ethylene/?-olefin block copolymer, and a tackifier, and wherein the Composition A has a melt index (12) from 1 to 50 g/10 min, and an 110/12 ratio from 7.5 to 13; and wherein Layer B is formed from a Composition B comprising one of the following: i) a polar polymer, ii) a polyolefin, or iii) a combination thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 10, 2014Publication date: February 25, 2016Inventors: Dana R. Breed, Daniel W. Himmelberger, Cody W. Lawrence, Xiaosong Wu, Lamy J. Chopin III, John W. Garnett, IV
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Publication number: 20160052243Abstract: A resin sheet is manufactured by: forming a rapidly-cooled transparent polypropylene sheet by rapidly cooling a molten polypropylene resin; laminating on the rapidly-cooled transparent polypropylene sheet a resin layer of polyurethane resin, the polyurethane resin having a tensile-rupture elongation in a range from 150% to 900% and a softening point in a range from 50 degrees C. to 180 degrees C.; and laminating a print layer on the resin layer. A molded article having a non-planar molding made of the resin sheet is provided by insert molding. The molding is formed into a complicated shape where a part of the molding has: 150% or more of an elongation ratio; 0.8 or less of a film-thickness ratio (B/A) before and after the sheet is molded; and/or a surface area ratio (Y/X) before and after the sheet is molded in a range from 1.5 to 5.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2014Publication date: February 25, 2016Applicant: IDEMITSU UNITECH CO., LTD.Inventor: Kaname KONDO
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Publication number: 20160052244Abstract: The present invention provides a decorative sheet provided with three-dimensional moldability capable of sufficiently following the shape of a decorative resin molded article having a complicated surface shape. There is provided a decorative sheet composed of a layered body in which at least a substrate layer, a primer layer, and a thin metal film layer have been layered in sequence, and the primer layer contains a cured material having a resin in which the glass transition point is ?30° C. to 80° C.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2014Publication date: February 25, 2016Applicant: DAI NIPPON PRINTING CO., LTD.Inventors: Chigusa Kuriyama, Toshifumi Fujii
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Publication number: 20160052245Abstract: A thermoplastic laminate plank is described wherein the thermoplastic laminate plank includes a core, a print layer, and optionally an overlay. The core includes at least one thermoplastic material and has a top surface and bottom surface wherein a print layer is affixed to the top surface of the core and an overlay layer is affixed to the top surface of the print layer. An underlay layer can be located and affixed between the bottom surface of the print layer and the top surface of the core. In addition, a method of making the thermoplastic laminate plank is further described which involves extruding at least one thermoplastic material into the shape of the core and affixing a laminate on the core, wherein the laminate comprises an overlay affixed to the top surface of the print layer and optionally an underlay layer affixed to the bottom surface of the print layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 4, 2015Publication date: February 25, 2016Applicant: VALINGE INNOVATION ABInventors: Hao A. CHEN, Richard JUDD
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Publication number: 20160052246Abstract: The invention relates to a composite for production of an acoustic membrane, wherein the composite comprises an internal carrier layer and at least two adhesive layers on the two surfaces of the carier layer, and wherein the carrier layer is a layer of a polyaryl ether ketone film; and also to a corresponding membrane for acoustic transducers.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2014Publication date: February 25, 2016Applicant: tesa SEInventors: Michael EGGER, Bernhard MÜSSIG, Philip SCHULTZ
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Publication number: 20160052247Abstract: A manufacturing process for vacuum heat transfer printing is used for transfer printing a pattern of a film onto a main surface of a workpiece. The manufacturing process for vacuum heat transfer printing includes: disposing the workpiece and the film in a mold cavity, wherein the film is located above the main surface of the workpiece, and the main surface is divided into a plurality of blocks; heating the mold cavity; and providing different negative pressures into the mold cavity corresponding to each of the blocks, such that the film is vacuumed onto the blocks in sequence and the patterns are transfer printed onto the main surface of the workpiece in sequence. A jig for the manufacturing process for vacuum heat transfer printing is also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 18, 2015Publication date: February 25, 2016Applicant: COMPAL ELECTRONICS, INC.Inventors: Wan-Li Chuang, Kuo-Nan Ling, Po-An Lin
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Publication number: 20160052248Abstract: Disclosed are building board manufacturing techniques that minimize the build-up of slurry on associated forming equipment and also produce panels with enhanced physical properties. The methods involve applying a dissolvable film laminate to one or more fiber mats at the outset of the forming process. In the undissolved state, the film acts as a containment envelope for the gypsum slurry and any free floating glass fibers. During subsequent curing, the film is dissolved by vaporized water. In its dissolved state, the film is liquefied and coats the fibers of the underlying mat. This results in a building board with improved physical properties.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 4, 2015Publication date: February 25, 2016Inventors: Robert J. Hauber, Gerald D. Boydston
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Publication number: 20160052249Abstract: Disclosed is a gluing device including a reservoir tank of liquid glue; an applicator roll partially immersed in the liquid glue; a doctor roll for adjusting a thickness of the liquid glue adhered to the applicator roll to become uniform; and a pair of glue dams for regulating a width of the liquid glue adherable to the applicator roll. The gluing device is configured to apply the adhered liquid glue on the applicator roll to a corrugated medium of a corrugated paperboard sheet. Each of the glue dams includes a pair of dam units located in spaced-apart relation to each other in a width direction of the applicator roll. The pair of dam units are configured to form a glue-uncoated region interposed between the pair of dam units on an outer peripheral surface of the applicator roll so as to correspond to a trimming region of the corrugated paperboard sheet.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 6, 2015Publication date: February 25, 2016Inventor: Hiroshi SAITO
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Publication number: 20160052250Abstract: A frit encapsulation apparatus includes a carriage, a mask, a laser light source and a pressure element. The carriage is disposed over a first substrate. The mask is disposed in the carriage and has a light-transmitting region. The laser light source is disposed in the carriage and over the mask and is configured to provide laser light through the light-transmitting region of the mask and the first substrate therebeneath to heat the frit beneath the first substrate. The pressure element is disposed beneath the carriage and is configured to provide a pressure to the first substrate, such that the first substrate is adhered to a second substrate by the heated frit, in which the pressure element is not overlapped with a vertical projection of the light-transmitting region on the first substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2014Publication date: February 25, 2016Inventors: Yi-Wen Chiu, Sheng-Fa Liu, Ji-Yi Chiou, Ching-Yu Huang, Ming-Hsiang Lai, Yen-Wei Liu
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Publication number: 20160052251Abstract: Systems and methods for forming radius fillers for composite structures are disclosed herein. The systems include a sheet-locating structure that has a first support surface and a support surface edge. The systems further include a second support surface, a separation device, a conveyance structure, and a layup surface. The methods include locating a sheet of composite material on a first support surface and translating the sheet of composite material such that a first portion of the sheet is supported by the first support surface and a second portion of the sheet extends past the support surface edge. The methods also include supporting the second portion of the sheet with a second support surface and separating the second portion of the sheet from the first portion of the sheet to form a strip of composite material. The methods further include conveying the strip of composite material onto a layup surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 20, 2014Publication date: February 25, 2016Applicant: THE BOEING COMPANYInventors: William Thomas Kline, Thomas Dean Wilson, Bruno Zbinden, Dalton C. Bergan, Joseph Fount Warren, JR., Nicholas A. Boroughs, Scott Edward Krajca
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Publication number: 20160052252Abstract: A peeling process of substrate used for peeling a first substrate and a second substrate bonded to each other is provided. The first substrate has a first bonding surface, and the second substrate has a second bonding surface and a back surface, wherein the first bonding surface and the second bonding surface are bonded to each other. In the peeling process of substrate, a light beam is incident through the back surface of the second substrate at a first incident angle and illuminates the first bonding surface and the second bonding surface, wherein the first incident angle is smaller than 90 degree and larger than 0 degree. Thereafter, the second substrate is peeled off from the first substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 15, 2015Publication date: February 25, 2016Inventors: TA-NIEN LUAN, CHI-MING WU, MING-SHENG CHIANG, WEN-CHANG LU
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Publication number: 20160052253Abstract: A flexible pressline which utilizes a non-linear arrangement of the folder to the press units. Specifically, the folder is not in-line with the press units but is arranged at a generally 90 degree angle out-of-line and offset with them. The flexible pressline may be comprised of two or more modular print zones (comprising press units and paper sources) which are combined with at least one folder zone (comprising a folder) and a turn zone (comprising angle bars or similar paper web directing items) to form a pressline module. Multiple pressline modules may be combined to form a pressline which serves to provide the printing capacity of the location.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 21, 2015Publication date: February 25, 2016Inventor: Phillip DiGenova
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Publication number: 20160052254Abstract: A method for producing a patterned steel plate by using roller-coating printing and screen printing, and a ground color pattern produced can be more accurate and a thicker and solider printing layer with a stronger stereo perception can also be obtained by using the roller-coating printing and screen printing, meanwhile in roller coating section, a servo control system is further included to control the rotate speed of each roller of the roller coating equipment and the preset time, thus ensuring that the actual roller surface linear velocity is consistent with the process rotation speed, so there is no need to stop the line for adjusting in the production process, thus increasing the production efficiency.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2013Publication date: February 25, 2016Applicant: LIAONING CHAOSHUO TOMA TECHNOLOGY STEEL PLATE PRINTING CO., LTD.Inventors: Yueping TANG, Jianping ZHOU, Liang WU
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Publication number: 20160052255Abstract: A servo-driven cylinder screen printing machine includes a machine frame, a print cylinder, a direct-drive servo mechanism, a screen carrier and at least one linear servo mechanism. An infeed table and a delivery table are mounted in the machine frame at a front and a rear portion thereof, respectively, and the print cylinder is located between the infeed table and the delivery table. The direct-drive servo mechanism forms a direct-drive device connected to and driving a rotary shaft of the print cylinder to rotate at precisely controlled speed. The screen carrier is located above the machine frame and adjacent to a surface of the print cylinder. The linear servo mechanism forms another direct-drive device connected to and driving the screen carrier to linearly move reciprocatingly at precisely controller speed. Therefore, gears, tooth racks and cams are saved to avoid printing inaccuracy caused by noise and backlash in tooth drive.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 21, 2014Publication date: February 25, 2016Applicant: ATMA CHAMP ENT. CORP.Inventor: Tung Chin CHEN
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Publication number: 20160052256Abstract: A method of manufacturing a polyolefin product is disclosed. The method includes the steps of printing an image on a transfer medium, hot pressing a carrier medium (such as a textile or wood product) and the transfer medium such that the image is transferred to the carrier medium, and adhering the carrier medium to a first polyolefin article to produce a polyolefin product. The polyolefin product may then be subject to further processes, such as cutting, thermoforming, etc. into its desired form. An improved method of producing polyolefin products having colorful imagery thereon is provided. A method of manufacturing a case is also disclosed, including printing an image on a transfer medium, hot pressing a carrier medium and the transfer medium such that the image is transferred to a first side of the carrier medium, and assembling a case, wherein a panel for the case includes the carrier medium.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 7, 2014Publication date: February 25, 2016Inventor: Ian RUMSEY
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Publication number: 20160052257Abstract: A method for producing color steel plate with multicolored patterns, the PLC control module of servo control system collects the process and rotation speed of each roller of the roller coating unit, calculates out and makes the theoretical roller surface linear velocity be consistent with the process rotation speed; conversely, the actual roller surface linear velocity of each roller of roller coating unit is collected by servo control module having an encoder, and the signal of actual roller surface linear velocity is input into the PLC control system, so that PLC control system can compare actual and theoretical roller surface linear velocity, and adjust current frequency until actual and theoretical roller surface linear velocity are consistent. Control method ensures actual roller surface linear velocity is consistent with process rotation speed, so there is no need to stop the line for adjusting in the production process, thus increasing the production efficiency.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2013Publication date: February 25, 2016Inventors: Yueping TANG, Jianping ZHOU, Liang WU
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Publication number: 20160052258Abstract: The invention relates to a method for printing on a substrate (1) by means of a fluid (F) that can be used for printing, in particular a printing ink, comprising the following steps: conveying the fluid (F) to a slotted nozzle tool (4), applying a fluid film produced by means of the slotted nozzle tool (4) to a rotating transfer roller (5), transferring the fluid (F) from the transfer roller (5) to a rotating printing roller (6), which is in contact with the transfer roller and has a printing plate (7), and printing the fluid (F) from the printing plate (7) onto the substrate (11)Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2014Publication date: February 25, 2016Inventors: Franz DURST, Martin GILLERT
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Publication number: 20160052259Abstract: An inkjet printing device includes a printer, including an inkjet head having a nozzle configured to eject ink, an ink tank configured to store the ink, a circulation path configured to circulate ink between the ink tank and the inkjet head, an ink pump configured to send the ink from the ink tank to the inkjet head in order to circulate ink and an ink temperature detector configured to detect an ink temperature, a pressure regulator configured to apply a negative pressure to the ink tank and to regulate a pressure in the ink tank and a controller configured to control the pressure regulator in accordance with the ink temperature in the printer to regulate the pressure in the ink tank and to regulate a driving rate of the ink pump.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 4, 2015Publication date: February 25, 2016Applicant: RISO KAGAKU CORPORATIONInventors: Hiroshi SUGITANI, Asayo SHIMODA
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Publication number: 20160052260Abstract: A printing apparatus having a first power state and a second power state, which saves more power than the first power state, includes a detection unit configured to detect a temperature around the printing apparatus, a holding unit configured to hold background temperature data indicating the temperature around the printing apparatus, a control unit configured to, based on the background temperature data held in the holding unit and temperature data detected by the detection unit, shift the printing apparatus from the second power state to the first power state, and an update unit configured to update the background temperature data held in the holding unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 14, 2015Publication date: February 25, 2016Inventor: Takeru Imamura
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Publication number: 20160052261Abstract: A handheld inkjet printer includes an inkjet print head and a tip. One or more sensors measure the position of points on a curved surface that are physically touched by the tip while the tip is moved relative to the surface. Based on these measurements, a computer generates or modifies a computer model that specifies at least (i) position of the curved surface, and (ii) a target region of the curved surface on which a pattern is to be printed. In addition, the one or more sensors measure position and orientation of nozzles in the print head, while the handset is moved relative to the surface. The computers also calculate, based on the computer model and these additional measurements, which of the nozzles to fire at a different times, such that the pattern is printed on the target region as the handset is moved relative to the surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 23, 2015Publication date: February 25, 2016Applicant: MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYInventors: Pragun Goyal, Amit Zoran, Joseph Paradiso
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Publication number: 20160052262Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a liquid discharge head in which a driver IC is not easily damaged at the time of assembling, and a recording device using the same. A liquid discharge head of the present invention is the liquid discharge head including a head main body, a casing, and a driver IC that drives the head main body. The casing has an opening and is in contact with the head main body at the opening so as to cover at least a part of the head main body, a part of an inner surface of a side plate of the casing continuing from the opening has an inclination portion inclined toward the inner side of the casing with respect to the opening, and the driver IC is in contact with the inclination portion of the inner surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2014Publication date: February 25, 2016Applicant: KYOCERA CORPORATIONInventor: Kenko GEJIMA
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Publication number: 20160052263Abstract: An apparatus and a method of recording in which an ink ejection failure due to an excessive rise in the temperature of ejection ports is prevented while preventing a decrease in throughput. If ink can run out and the amount of ink ejected to one unit area is large, recording on the unit area is performed with an increased number of scans.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 20, 2015Publication date: February 25, 2016Inventors: Tetsuya Edamura, Masashi Hayashi, Kazunori Yamauchi, Tsukasa Doi, Daisuke Kobayashi
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Publication number: 20160052264Abstract: The inkjet printing apparatus uses a different scanning condition in printing for a unit region on the back side of a printing medium corresponding to a unit region on the front side of the printing medium where cockling is estimated to occur.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 21, 2015Publication date: February 25, 2016Inventors: Tetsuya Edamura, Tsukasa Doi, Katsuya Ogawa
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Publication number: 20160052265Abstract: Heating is stopped in between recordings in a first recording mode where the time between recordings is relatively long, while heating is continuously performed in between recordings in a second recording mode where the time between recordings is relatively short.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 14, 2015Publication date: February 25, 2016Inventors: Kazunori Yamauchi, Masashi Hayashi, Daisuke Kobayashi
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Publication number: 20160052266Abstract: There is provided an ink jet printing apparatus that does not give poor usability to users and a method for controlling the same. To achieve this, in recovery processing performed multiple times to recover an ejection state, in a case where a printing instruction is inputted, the recovery processing is suspended in an amount smaller than an amount required for recovery, depending on an amount of ink in an ink tank.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 18, 2015Publication date: February 25, 2016Inventors: Kei Takarabe, Akiyoshi Sahara, Toshiyuki Kuroda, Atsushi Takahashi, Kei Kosaka, Tomoyuki Tenkawa
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Publication number: 20160052267Abstract: An inkjet printer includes an inkjet head including nozzles arranged in a first direction, a head scanning mechanism moving the inkjet head along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, a feeding mechanism feeding the recording medium along the first direction, and a storage device storing upstream correction information and downstream correction information. A controller performs a first determination process for determining a correction value for a specific scanning operation by using the upstream correction information when an image is printed on an upstream area adjacent to a specific area corresponding to the specific scanning operation and when no image is printed on a downstream area adjacent to the specific area, and a second determination process for determining the correction value by using the downstream correction information when no image is printed on the upstream area and when an image be printed on the downstream area.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2015Publication date: February 25, 2016Inventor: Kengo Noda
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Publication number: 20160052268Abstract: A liquid ejection head includes: an element-substrate to eject liquid according to an electrical signal; an electrical circuit substrate to send the electrical signal; and a body including the element-substrate on a first face and the electrical circuit substrate on a second face, in which the liquid ejection head is mounted in a mount unit of a liquid ejection apparatus via an electrical connector; the body includes a pressure-receiving portion for receiving a force including components in first and second directions; the liquid ejection head includes first and second positioning portions that determine a position of the body; and the first positioning portion is arranged at both outsides of an arrangement region of the element substrate; the second positioning portion is arranged at both sides of the second face; and the pressure-receiving portion is arranged at the both sides and an intermediate portion of the body.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 11, 2015Publication date: February 25, 2016Inventors: Tomotsugu Kuroda, Kiyomitsu Kudo, Satoshi Kimura, Kyosuke Toda, Naoko Tsujiuchi
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Publication number: 20160052269Abstract: A liquid ejecting device has a fluid passage structure formed with multiple nozzles and multiple passages respectively communicating with the multiple nozzles. The fluid passage structure has a nozzle plate formed with the multiple nozzles, and a passage body laminated and bonded with the nozzle plate, the passage body being formed with multiple individual passages respectively communicating with the multiple nozzles, the passage body being formed with provided with multiple convex parts made of a material harder than the nozzle plate. The multiple convex parts protruding toward a nozzle plate side, and the multiple convex parts are covered by the nozzle plate. Further, the multiple convex parts protrude with respect to a liquid ejection surface on which ejection openings of the multiple nozzles arranged.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 14, 2015Publication date: February 25, 2016Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Shohei KOIDE, Atsushi ITO, Kazuo KOBAYASHI, Hiroaki HIRAIDE
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Publication number: 20160052270Abstract: In an inkjet recording head comprising a substrate including an energy-generating element that generates energy for ejecting a liquid, an ejection port for ejecting the liquid, and a liquid flow passage communicating with the ejection port, a liquid-repellent layer is formed on a surface of a member for forming the ejection port, and a liquid-repellent region and a liquid-nonrepellent region are formed on the same surface of the liquid-repellent layer by irradiating a part of the liquid-repellent layer with light including a wavelength decomposing the liquid-repellent component in the liquid-repellent layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 18, 2015Publication date: February 25, 2016Inventors: Satoshi Tsutsui, Yohei Hamade
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Publication number: 20160052271Abstract: A liquid ejecting device, having a fluid passage structure formed with multiple nozzles arranged in a particular nozzle arrangement direction and multiple passages respectively communicating with the multiple nozzles. The fluid passage structure has a metallic nozzle plate formed with the multiple nozzles which is arranged in a nozzle arrangement direction. Further, the metallic nozzle plate has a liquid ejection surface on which multiple ejection openings respectively corresponding to the multiple nozzles being formed, multiple convex parts protruding from the liquid ejection surface, the multiple convex parts being arranged along the nozzle arrangement direction, beside the multiple ejection openings, respectively. Further, the multiple convex parts are formed by press working applied to the nozzle plate from a side opposite to the liquid ejection surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 21, 2015Publication date: February 25, 2016Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Shohei KOIDE, Atsushi ITO, Hikaru NAKAMOTO, Hiroaki HIRAIDE
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Publication number: 20160052272Abstract: According to one embodiment, an inkjet head includes a nozzle plate including a first surface, a second surface opposite to the first surface, a through hole configured to make the first surface communicate with the second surface, and a cylindrical member integrally extending from the second surface by extending the through hole. An ink pressure chamber communicating with the cylindrical member and the through hole is provided on the second surface side of the nozzle plate. This inkjet head also includes an actuator which discharges ink in the ink pressure chamber from the through hole by displacing the nozzle plate.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2014Publication date: February 25, 2016Inventors: Takashi KAWAKUBO, Kazuhide ABE, Yasushi TOMIZAWA, Ryuichi ARAI, Ryutaro KUSUNOKI, Osamu TAKAGI
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Publication number: 20160052273Abstract: A method for manufacturing a liquid discharge head. The method includes a first step of forming a telecentric measurement pattern A by exposure, the telecentric measurement pattern A being part of a measurement pattern that allows determination of inclination of a principal ray caused by an off-axis telecentric degree occurring in a projection exposing device, and a second step of forming a telecentric measurement pattern B by exposure under an exposure condition defocused from an exposure condition in the first step, the telecentric measurement pattern B being another part of the measurement pattern, which allows the determination of the inclination of the principal ray caused by the off-axis telecentric degree occurring in the projection exposing device. The off-axis telecentric degree is determined from an amount of misalignment between relative forming positions of the telecentric measurement patterns A and B and an amount of defocusing.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 12, 2015Publication date: February 25, 2016Inventors: Takanobu Manabe, Yoshinori Tagawa, Hiroyuki Murayama, Shuhei Oya
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Publication number: 20160052274Abstract: To provide an inkjet printing apparatus that can suppress influence by a backflow of the fluid flowing from the pump to the cap. An inkjet printing apparatus includes: an inkjet printing head including an ejection opening face formed with an ejection opening; a cap being capable of sealing the ejection opening face; a tube pump connected with the cap and configured to be able to generate a negative pressure inside of the cap; and a buffer member provided between the cap and the tube pump and having a volume being capable of storing a fluid flowing from the tube pump to the cap.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 20, 2015Publication date: February 25, 2016Inventors: Yuji Kanome, Hiroyuki Saito
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Publication number: 20160052275Abstract: Provided is a liquid discharging apparatus for discharging a liquid. The liquid discharging apparatus includes droplet dischargers each discharging droplets onto a substrate, a cap unit provided with recesses covering outlets of the droplet dischargers, and movable between a retracting position away from the outlets of the droplet dischargers and a capping position in which the outlets of the droplet dischargers are closed, and a cleaner provided with absorbers contacting edges of the recesses of the cap unit, and closing the recesses in synchronization with movement of the cap unit to the retracting position.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 24, 2015Publication date: February 25, 2016Inventor: Ryoichi NAOE
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Publication number: 20160052276Abstract: A printing apparatus comprises an ink tank containing ink, a sub-tank containing the ink supplied from the ink tank, a printhead discharging the ink supplied from the sub-tank, a detection unit configured to perform a detection operation of detecting an ink remaining amount of the sub-tank, a suction unit configured to perform a suction operation of sucking the ink from the printhead, and a control unit configured to stop the suction unit from performing the suction operation when the detection unit detects that the ink remaining amount becomes smaller than a predetermined residual amount during execution of the suction operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2015Publication date: February 25, 2016Inventors: Tomoyuki Tenkawa, Atsushi Takahashi, Kei Kosaka
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Publication number: 20160052277Abstract: A maintenance unit 20 of a printer 1 has a waste ink recovery tank 24 that recovers waste ink. First and second mixing tubes 22A and 22B connect to the waste ink recovery tank 24. One mixing tube 22A branches into a tube BK and a tube Y, and the second mixing tube 22B branches into a tube C and a tube M. Black ink BK and yellow ink Y are merged and mixed in first mixing tube 22A before entering the waste ink recovery tank 24. The mixed inks from both mixing tubes then mix and flow together through a flow path 33 in the waste ink recovery tank 24. As a result, the chance of the ink inlets to the waste ink recovery tank becoming clogged by ink that has increased in viscosity can be reduced.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 19, 2015Publication date: February 25, 2016Inventor: Kiyoteru Katsuki
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Publication number: 20160052278Abstract: There is provided an inkjet printing apparatus that can execute a recovery process appropriate for a print head according to a use condition of the inkjet printing apparatus. Therefore a recovery operation is performed based upon both an elapsed time in a non-use state where the printing is not performed and an elapsed time from the previous recovery process.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 18, 2015Publication date: February 25, 2016Inventors: Osamu Iwasaki, Tomoyuki Tenkawa, Atsushi Takahashi, Kei Kosaka
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Publication number: 20160052279Abstract: A printing device able to suppress the leakage of head fluid is provided. The printing device includes: a print head having an ejection opening face on which are formed ejection openings that eject ink; a wiper that wipes the ejection opening face; a holding member that holds head fluid; a transfer member that transfers the head fluid held in the holding member to the wiper; and a switching unit configured to switch between a communicating state in which the holding member and the transfer member communicate, and a non-communicating state in which the holding member and the transfer member do not communicate.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 10, 2015Publication date: February 25, 2016Inventors: Hiroyuki Saito, Hiroyuki Saito, Yuji Kanome
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Publication number: 20160052280Abstract: A liquid ejecting apparatus includes a liquid ejecting head in which a plurality of head units which eject an ink from a nozzle which is formed in an ejection surface are arranged, and a brush which includes a plurality of bristle members for cleaning a gap which is formed by the head units which are adjacent to each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 21, 2015Publication date: February 25, 2016Inventor: Fujio AKAHANE
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Publication number: 20160052281Abstract: A printer includes a head portion, a wiper, a wiper support portion, an urging portion, an inclined portion, an engagement portion, and a guide wall portion. The head portion includes a nozzle surface including a nozzle configured to eject liquid. The nozzle surface extends in a first direction and an orthogonal direction. The wiper is configured to contact with the nozzle surface. The wiper support portion supports the wiper. The urging portion is configured to urge the wiper in a second direction. The first protrusion portion is provided on the wiper support portion. The inclined portion is configured to move the wiper between a contact position and a separated position in accordance with movement of the inclined portion. The engagement portion is configured to engage with the first protrusion portion. The guide wall portion is configured to guide the movement of the wiper.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 20, 2015Publication date: February 25, 2016Inventor: Haruo Kobayashi
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Publication number: 20160052282Abstract: An image forming system includes a fluid applicator unit, a substrate positioning unit, and a fluid collector assembly. The fluid collector assembly includes a collector substrate, a collector advancement unit, and a collector control module. The fluid applicator unit may apply fluid to a substrate. The substrate positioning unit may position the substrate in a printzone to receive the fluid from the fluid applicator unit such that a first portion of the fluid remains on the substrate and a second portion of the fluid does not remain on the substrate. The collector substrate may collect the second portion of the fluid in the printzone below the substrate. The collector advancement unit may advance the collector substrate along a collector transport path below the substrate in the printzone.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 24, 2012Publication date: February 25, 2016Applicant: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.Inventors: Francesc Ros Cerro, Daniel Gutierrez Garcia, Marcia Sole Pons
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Publication number: 20160052283Abstract: A holding member for a liquid storage container includes: a mounting portion for removably mounting the liquid storage container through an opening along a predetermined direction; and a locking member for locking the mounted liquid storage container to the mounting portion by being fitted to the liquid storage container, wherein the mounting portion has a regulating portion for regulating inclination of a posture of the liquid storage container relative to the predetermined direction at the time of mounting the liquid storage container, the regulating portion being a portion provided such that a space between an inner surface of the mounting portion and an outer surface facing thereto of the liquid storage container is partially narrowed along a direction of insertion.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 19, 2015Publication date: February 25, 2016Inventors: Satoshi KIMURA, Tomotsugu Kuroda, Kyosuke Toda, Naoko Tsujiuchi, Kiyomitsu Kudo
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Publication number: 20160052284Abstract: A recording apparatus includes a recording head, an mounting portion on which an ink cartridge is mounted, a latching member configured to be movable between a first position where the latching member latches the ink cartridge mounted on the mounting portion and a second position where the latching member does not latch the ink cartridge mounted on the mounting portion, a regulation member configured to be movable between a regulating position where the regulation member regulates movement of the latching member and a regulation releasing position where the regulation member allows the movement of the latching member, and a return unit configured to return the regulation member to the regulating position from the regulation releasing position by contacting the regulation member moved to the regulation releasing position in order to allow the latching member to move to the second position.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 21, 2015Publication date: February 25, 2016Inventors: Yukimichi Kimura, Koya Iwakura
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Publication number: 20160052285Abstract: A liquid cartridge includes a liquid chamber configured to store liquid therein, a liquid supply portion configured to supply the liquid from the liquid chamber to the outside of the liquid cartridge, an air communication portion configured to bring the liquid chamber into communication with the atmosphere outside the liquid cartridge, and a capillary portion having a first end configured to be in communication with the liquid chamber and a second end configured to be in communication with the atmosphere outside the liquid cartridge. The capillary portion is configured to move the liquid from the first end to the second end therethrough by capillary force when the liquid chamber is brought into communication with the atmosphere outside the liquid cartridge via the air communication portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2014Publication date: February 25, 2016Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hirofumi KONDO, Kenta HAYASHIDA, Taro NAGANO, Ayako OHISHI, Suguru TOMOGUCHI, Hiroto SUGAHARA
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Publication number: 20160052286Abstract: A liquid container includes: a container portion that is configured to contain ink; and an ink inlet portion that is connected with the container portion and is configured to pour ink into the container portion. The container portion includes a fifth wall that is arranged to intersect with the ink inlet portion; a third wall that has optical transparency and is arranged to intersect with the fifth wall; and a partition wall that is located between the third wall and an intersecting part at which the ink inlet portion intersects with the fifth wall.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2014Publication date: February 25, 2016Inventors: Naomi KIMURA, Shoma KUDO, Munehide KANAYA