Abstract: A method of manufacturing a pellicle assembly, the method including attaching a carbon-containing thin film onto a transfer membrane in a wet atmosphere; attaching the carbon-containing thin film to a pellicle frame in a dry atmosphere while the carbon-containing thin film is attached onto the transfer membrane; and separating the transfer membrane from the carbon-containing thin film while the carbon-containing thin film is attached to the pellicle frame.

Abstract: The present invention provides an apparatus and methods for applying sheets on surfaces. Articles for protective coverings on a surface may comprise a sheet of polymer and an adhesive on one or more sheet surfaces. The article may further include a first releasable liner, a second releasable liner, and the sheet between the liners. Methods for providing a protective sheeting material on an architectural surface may comprise applying the sheet to the architectural surface with two sides of adhesive.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method of bonding a cover plate and a touch sensing film, and a touch screen manufactured by using the method. The method comprises steps of: bonding a cover plate and at least one touch sensing film together by an adhesive so as to form a touch module; deaerating the touch module; and laminating the deaerated touch module. The touch module is laminated after deaerating the touch module, thus water waves in the touch module may be removed, thereby increasing product yield.

Abstract: The invention pertains to a photosensitive element, particularly a photopolymerizable printing form precursor; a method of preparing the photosensitive element to form a printing form for use in relief printing; and, a process of making the photosensitive element. The printing form precursor includes a layer of a photosensitive composition, a digital layer that is adjacent to a side of the photosensitive layer, and a cell pattern layer that is disposed between the photosensitive layer and the digital layer. The cell pattern layer includes a plurality of features in which each feature an area between 5 to 750 square microns and is composed of an ink that is opaque to actinic radiation and transparent to infrared radiation. Since the cell pattern layer is integral with the printing form precursor, digital imaging can occur rapidly with relatively low resolution optics to form a mask without needing to also form a microcell pattern of the digital layer.

Abstract: An apparatus and method cleans rollers on printing presses that print indicia on three dimensional objects such as candies, confectionaries and other comestible items. The cleaning apparatus moves in three axes to position itself alternately opposite an engraved roller and a blanket roller. The cleaning apparatus dry cleans one roller and dry and/or wet cleans the other roller. The apparatus has a cleaning pad that extends toward a web of cleaning material to press the cleaning material against a roller. The apparatus moves across the roller to wipe ink and/or debris from the surface of the roller.

Abstract: A method is provided for adapting settings, which are relative to each other, of printing heads of a printing unit of a printing machine. Data regarding settings, which are relative to each other, of at least two printing heads belonging to a first subset of printing heads are detected in a first partial detection process. Data regarding settings, which are relative to each other, of at least two printing heads belonging to a second subset of printing heads and not belonging to the first subset are detected in a second partial detection process. Data regarding at least one setting of at least one first printing head of the first subset and of at least one second printing head of the second subset, which settings are relative to each other, are detected in a complete detection process. At least the first partial detection process and the second partial detection process proceed at least partially simultaneously.

Abstract: An image processing device includes circuitry to acquire image data of an image to be formed by a recording unit employing an inkjet method, calculate, based on the image data, ink thickness per pixel that indicates a thickness of ink to be discharged to form the image, set the maximum ink thickness per pixel of the entire image as a target thickness of the image, calculate, for each pixel, the difference between the target thickness and the ink thickness per pixel, create complementary data regulating thickness compensating the difference, and create print data including the image data and the complementary data.

Abstract: A semiconductor device for a liquid discharge head is provided. The device includes first transistors configured to receive a first voltage at a first terminal and second transistors configured to receive a second voltage at a first terminal. The device further includes discharge elements configured to discharge a liquid. Each discharge element is connected between a second terminal of a first transistor and a second terminal of a second transistor. A first control circuit is configured to supply a first control signal for controlling a conductive state of the first transistors via a common signal. A stabilization circuit is configured to stabilize a voltage of at least one of the second terminal of the first transistor or the control terminal of the first transistor.

Abstract: The uniformity of performance of inkjet nozzles within a print head containing a plurality of said nozzles is optimized by characterizing one or more performance attributes of the nozzles within said print head. A waveform set is generated that comprises a plurality of waveforms to compensate for variations of the one or more performance attributes among the nozzles. One of the waveforms within the waveform set is assigned to each nozzle to optimize the one or more performance attributes of each nozzle relative to each other nozzle in the print head. Based upon the waveform assigned to each nozzle, each nozzle in the print head responds substantially uniformly relative to each other nozzle in the print head.

Abstract: Printing devices and methods are described. An array of ink nozzles can be arranged in a number of primitives, wherein a first primitive of the number of primitives is interdigitated with a second primitive.

Abstract: An inkjet recording method includes supplying ink to a recording head and applying at least one drive pulse to a pressure generating device in the recording head to generate a pressure in a liquid chamber in the recording head to discharge one or more droplets of the ink in the liquid chamber through a nozzle of a nozzle plate in the recording head, wherein the following two conditions are satisfied. The ink has a static surface tension of from 18.0 to 27.0 mN/m at 25 degrees C. Condition 1 The at least one drive pulse has a voltage changing portion for drawing in the ink, the voltage changing portion having a voltage changing time of one third or more of a resonance period of the liquid chamber Condition 2.

Abstract: A liquid discharge apparatus includes a liquid discharge head, a dummy discharge controller, and a storage device. The liquid discharge head includes a plurality of nozzles to discharge liquid, onto a continuous medium. The dummy discharge controller is configured to control the liquid discharge head to discharge dummy discharge droplets linearly in an inter-page area of the continuous medium. The storage device is configured to retain a plurality of dummy discharge patterns that differs from each other in number of droplets continuously discharged in at least one direction of a feed direction of the continuous medium and a direction perpendicular to the feed direction.

Abstract: A liquid discharge head has a chamber wall member forming a liquid chamber and a discharge head substrate containing a laminate of a base substrate having a surface for an element generating energy for discharging liquid. A first and second layer is formed contacting the wall. The second layer has adhesiveness with the chamber wall member higher than adhesiveness of the first layer, forming the liquid chamber with the chamber wall member. The first layer has a portion exposed from the second layer as viewed from a first direction orthogonal to the surface and contacting the chamber wail member at a position distant from the liquid chamber in a second direction orthogonal to the inner surface of the wall relative to a portion where the wall and second layer contact, and the length in the second direction of the portion of the first layer is 0.3 ?m or more.

Abstract: An ink jet head includes a pressure chamber connected to a nozzle, an actuator configured to cause liquid in the pressure chamber to be ejected from the nozzle by deforming a wall of the pressure chamber, and a drive circuit configured to apply voltage to the actuator to drive the actuator. When a droplet of the liquid is ejected from the nozzle, the voltage applied to the actuator is changed from a first value to a second value that causes the pressure chamber to expand, and then changed from a third value that is equal to the second value or between the first value and the second value to the first value after a time period ?, which is a primary natural oscillation period of the actuator when the pressure chamber and the nozzle are filled with the liquid.

Abstract: A liquid ejecting apparatus includes a signal modulation section that causes an original drive signal to be pulse-modulated to generate a modulation signal, a signal amplification section that amplifies the modulation signal to generate an amplification modulation signal, a coil that smooths the amplification modulation signal to generate a drive signal, a piezoelectric element that deforms when the drive signal is applied thereto, a cavity that expands or contracts due to deformation of the piezoelectric element, and a nozzle that communicates with the cavity and ejects a liquid in accordance with increase and decrease of a pressure inside the cavity. The coil is a metallic alloy type.

Abstract: An inkjet head comprises a pressure chamber; a nozzle plate including a first surface at the side of the pressure chamber, a second surface opposite to the first surface, a first nozzle formed into a frustum which penetrates the first surface and the second surface and the diameter of which decreases as it goes closer to the second surface, and a second nozzle formed into a frustum which is the same as the frustum of the first nozzle; and a driving element configured adjacent to the pressure chamber to eject droplets from the first nozzle and the second nozzle simultaneously; wherein the part of the first nozzle on the first surface is integrally connected to the part of the second nozzle on the first surface, and the part of the first nozzle on the second surface is separated from the part of the second nozzle on the second surface.

Abstract: The present invention relates the method of manufacturing a liquid discharge head, in which a plurality of element substrates are adjacently arranged in a predetermined direction on a support plate by using a UV adhesive. The method for manufacturing a liquid ejection head is capable of reducing variations in the positions of element substrates while avoiding an increase of a tact time.

Abstract: An ink jet printer having a print head, an ink collector arranged to collect ink that is jetted out from the print head in a non-printing mode, a maintenance unit and a liquid supply system for supplying an operating liquid to the maintenance unit, comprising a recirculation system connecting the ink collector to the liquid supply system for supplying collected ink as the operating liquid to the maintenance unit.

Abstract: An ink jet recording method comprising ejecting an ink from a recording head to record an image on a recording medium using an ink jet recording apparatus. The ink jet recording apparatus includes a main tank having an air communication part, a sub tank, and a recording head. The ratio of the maximum ink storage amount of the main tank to the maximum ink storage amount of the sub tank is 3.0 or more to 50.0 or less. The temperature of the ink in the sub tank is higher than the temperature of the ink in the main tank. The ink contains a coloring material and a particular surfactant.

Abstract: An ink jet recording method comprising ejecting an ink from a recording head to record an image on a recording medium using an ink jet recording apparatus. The ink jet recording apparatus includes a main tank, a sub tank, and a recording head. The ratio of the maximum ink storage amount of the main tank to the maximum ink storage amount of the sub tank is 3.0 or more to 50.0 or less. The ink contains a pigment and a particular water-soluble organic solvent. The ratio of the water-soluble organic solvent content to the pigment content is 2.0 or more to 10.0 or less. The ink has a temperature at which the ratio of the viscosity of the ink in the recording head to the viscosity of the ink at a temperature of 25° C. is 0.8 or less.

Abstract: An ink supply unit is provided and includes an ink container, and a cap fittable to the ink container and having an opening, a valve body, and an elastic body, an ink tank that holds the ink container fitted with the cap at a cap-side part of the container, a pivotable lever disposed on the ink tank pivotably around a pivot axis that is a pivoting center; an anti-rotation mechanism configured to restrict relative rotations of the ink container and of the cap to the ink tank, a conversion mechanism configured to convert the pivoting motion of the pivotable lever into linear motions of the ink container and of the cap in a direction along the pivot axis, and a valve-opening projection that presses the valve body toward an opening position when the cap is drawn nearer to the ink tank by the linear motion of the cap.

Abstract: A pressure adjusting device includes a housing with a cylinder. A piston moves within the cylinder in an axial direction. A pulse motor is fixed to the housing. A switch provided on a surface of the cylinder is actuated by movement of the piston in the cylinder in the axial direction. The switch includes a fixed contact point and a moveable contact point. The piston presses the movable contact point to abut against the fixed contact point when the piston moves from a position other than the initial position to the initial position so that the movable contact point electrically contacts the fixed contact point.

Abstract: A tape drive comprising first and second motors, the first motor being a torque-controlled motor, two tape spool supports on which spools of tape may be mounted, each spool being drivable by a respective motor, and a controller operable to control the energization of the motors such that tape may be transported in first and second directions between spools mounted on the spool supports. Each spool support is coupled to a respective motor by means of a drive coupling providing at least one fixed transmission ratio. When tape is moved in said first direction, said torque-controlled motor is energised in a first rotational direction, when tape is moved in said second direction, said torque-controlled motor is energised in said first rotational direction for a part of said movement and a second opposite rotational direction for another part of said movement.

Abstract: A 2-D scanning system uses a fast-rotating raster-polygon as a single scanning component to produce straight scan lines over a 2-D image surface. An approach angle of incident light beams to the raster-polygon is selected to minimize pin-cushion distortion of scan lines introduced by polygon scanning on the image surface, and a tilt angle of the rotational axis of the raster-polygon is selected to position said polygon-scanning distortion symmetrically on the image surface. In addition, scan optics are configured to generate a predetermined amount of barrel distortion of scan lines on the image surface to compensate for pin-cushion distortion introduced by polygon scanning.

Abstract: The printing apparatus is provided with two inkjet heads that eject ink of the same color as in a first cyan inkjet head (20C1) and a second cyan inkjet head (20C2). The first cyan inkjet head (20C1) and the second cyan inkjet head (20C2) are disposed so that the respective positions in the conveyance direction of the can (10) differ from each other and are disposed so that the positions in the axial direction of the can (10) differ from each other. A first magenta inkjet head (20M1) for ejecting magenta ink is provided at a position adjacent to the second cyan inkjet head (20C2) in the axial direction of the can (10).

Abstract: A system for printing an image on a surface includes a robot, a printhead having a reference line printing mechanism, and a reference line sensor. The robot has at least one arm. The printhead is mounted to the arm and is movable by the arm over a surface along a rastering path while printing a new image slice on the surface. The reference line printing mechanism is configured to print a reference line on the surface when printing the new image slice. The reference line sensor is configured to sense the reference line of an existing image slice and transmit a signal to the robot causing the arm to adjust the printhead in a manner such that a side edge of the new image slice is aligned with the side edge of the existing image slice.

Abstract: In one example, a vapor control heater for a printer includes a housing, a heating element at least partially enclosed by the housing, and a fan to move air over the heating element and into a flow of air from the printer dryer.

Abstract: A printing press includes a printing cylinder, inkjet heads, and an ink drying lamp. A non-metal sheet is attached to an outer surface of the printing cylinder. The non-metal sheet includes a main body made of a non-metal material in a sheet-like shape, and a plurality of ventilation portions through which air passes in a thickness direction of the main body. This makes it possible to efficiently dissipate heat of the printing cylinder while preventing the printing cylinder from being overheated when an amount of heat generated at the time of printing is transferred to the surface of the printing cylinder.

Abstract: A sheet decurling device includes a decurling conveyance part and a nip forming part. The decurling conveyance part includes a plurality of first rollers provided axially rotatably and a first belt wrapped around the first rollers. The nip forming part forms a nip part nipping and conveying a sheet with the first belt. The nip forming part includes a plurality of decurling rollers whose curvatures of outer circumferential surfaces are different from each other and a change-over mechanism. The change-over mechanism supports the plurality of de curling rollers axially rotatably and selectively changes over the decurling roller to be brought into pressure contact with the first belt.

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention take advantage of the change in gloss caused by overprinting a printed image with clear ink. Embodiments of the invention thus implement gloss control functionality in a printer without the requirements of a pin and cure or other known systems.

Abstract: A printing system can include an energizer, a condition group, a print group, a sensor, and a controller. The energizer can be configured to treat a surface of a recording medium to increase an energy of the surface. The conditioning group can be configured to provide a coating substance on the surface having been treated by the energizer to provide a pre-treated recording medium having a coated surface. The print group can be configured to print a toner-based print image onto the coated surface of the pre-treated recording medium using electrophoresis. The sensor can be configured to detect resistance data indicative of a resistance of the pre-treated recording medium orthogonal to the coated surface of the pre-treated recording medium. The controller can be configured to control the energizer to adapt a dimension of the increase of the energy of the surface of the recording medium based the resistance data.

Abstract: A printing cylinder includes a plurality of suction chambers and a masking sheet configured to cover the suction chambers. The masking sheet includes a non-sucking portion which protrudes from the boundary of the suction chambers toward the inside of the suction chambers. A number of through holes are formed in a portion except for the non-sucking portion in the masking sheet. The non-sucking portion exists between the sheet to be printed and the boundary of the suction chamber to be used and the suction chamber not to be used. This can prevent an ink mist from adhering to the printing cylinder.

Abstract: A printer includes a platen roller, a first pulley connected to the shaft of the platen roller, a motor, a second pulley connected to the shaft of the motor, and a belt wrapped around the first pulley and the second pulley. At least one of the first pulley and the second pulley has a variable diameter.

Abstract: A sheet-like member holding device includes a first holding unit disposed between a gripper receiving portion and a side wall of a gap, and configured to hold a base of a non-metal sheet. The first holding unit includes a space in which the base is inserted while the non-metal sheet extends inward in a radial direction from an outer surface side of a printing cylinder, and an abutment wall configured to restrict movement of the base to the outside in the radial direction. An end portion of the space in an axial direction of the printing cylinder is open to the outside. This makes it possible to attach and detach the non-metal sheet by a simple method without moving a gripper member or gripper pad.

Abstract: It is disclosed an anti-jamming device for a printing apparatus with stacker, for lottery or betting terminals, with a path of a continuous strip of paper, a printing device for printing a document on the strip, a cutting device for separating the document from the strip, a movement device for moving the document laterally to a stacking zone, a movable portion that bounds the path and is moved from the strip in the event of a jam, moving the portion causing printing to be stopped.

Abstract: A printing apparatus includes a control unit that calculates a transport amount (an actual transport amount) during a transport period based on a captured image of a medium by an imaging unit and controls a transport unit. In addition, the control unit calculates the transport amount (the actual transport amount) during the transport period by calculating the transport amount at each calculation interval (a divided transport amount) and integrating the transport amount at each calculation interval (the divided transport amount). Then, the control unit causes the calculation interval to be longer in a case where the transporting speed of the medium is low than in a case where the transporting speed of the medium is high.

Abstract: There is provided a recording apparatus which includes a transporting belt on which a recording medium and which transports the recording medium and performs efficient cleaning of the transporting belt without an excess cleaning. The recording apparatus (printing apparatus (100)) includes a recording section (10) performing recording by applying liquid (ink) to a recording medium (fabric (1)), a transporting belt (34) transporting the recording medium, and a cleaning section (50) having a plurality of cleaning units (51) cleaning the transporting belt (34). A cleaning unit (51) which is selected in accordance with a cleaning requirement level operates.

Abstract: In accordance with an embodiment, an image decoloring apparatus comprises a conveyance path configured to convey a sheet on which an image is formed with a coloring agent that is decolored by heat; a first heat roller configured to be arranged at the upstream side of the conveyance path; and a second heat roller configured to be arranged at the downstream side of the conveyance path. Each of the first heat roller and the second heat roller includes a cylindrical portion and a heat source. The thickness of the cylindrical portion constituting the first heat roller is larger than the thickness of the cylindrical portion constituting the second heat roller. In this way, the heat capacity of the first heat roller is also larger than the heat capacity of the second heat roller.

Abstract: This invention is directed to a composition that, when applied to a cellulosic substrate, provides a recording media that has enhanced print density for cyan, magenta and black flexographic printing inks, as well as methods of using and making the composition and media. Also, the present invention relates to a method of achieving enhanced print density with flexographic printing ink compositions at reduced concentrations.

Abstract: The present invention pertains to the field of printing plates and discloses a planographic printing plate and preparation method. The planographic printing plate comprises: a metal substrate, a hydrophobic priming coat formed on a surface of the metal substrate and a hydrophilic graphic layer formed on the priming coat, wherein the hydrophobic priming coat is formed by a hydrophobic primer liquid through curing, the hydrophilic graphic layer is formed by inkjet-printing and curing a printing plate-making ink on the hydrophobic priming coat. The planographic printing plate according to the present invention may be printed by using water-based ink, so it can avoid the environmental pollution caused by using solvent-based ink during planographic printing. Further, through the cooperation of the hydrophobic priming coat formed by the hydrophobic primer liquid and the hydrophilic graphic layer formed by the printing plate-making ink, printed matters with desirable image resolution can be obtained.

Abstract: A printing screen includes a screen-shaped fabric layer with fabric threads being angled relative to one another to form a carrier layer. An imaged stencil layer is connected to the fabric layer and provided with passages. A respective passage forms a continuous channel and has an opening that is smaller on a printing material side of the printing screen than on a squeegee side of the printing screen. Such a printing screen has sufficient stability and advantageously allows the finest lines and dots to be printed. A method for imaging such a printing screen is also provided.

Abstract: A coupon envelope with an enclosed coupon is provided. The coupon envelope has three sections. Each section has a first side and a second side. The first and second sections each have an upper portion, a lower portion, a cut separating the two portions, and a nick connecting the two portions. The third section has a coupon portion, an upper portion, a lower portion, a cut separating the three portions, an upper nick connecting the coupon portion and the upper portion, and a lower nick connecting the coupon portion and the lower portion. The coupon envelope also has a second side attachment and a first side attachment. The second side attachment attaches the second side of the third section to the second side of the second section. The first side attachment attaches the first side of the third section to the second side of the first section.

Abstract: A unique method for producing one or more counterfeit-protected banknotes on a banknote paper source having multiple inclusions of irreproducible-patterns (IRPAT) and digital patterns is provided for. A data matrix is generated in relation to certain characteristics such as digital security techniques and banknote denomination, and the data matrix and IRPAT are associatively arranged on banknote paper source for authenticating the banknote as currency. A unique method for verifying a banknote produced by the method of the invention is also provided.

Abstract: The invention relates to a datasheet (1) for integrating into a preferably book-like security and/or value document. The datasheet (1) is made of at least two stacked layers (2, 3) made of an organic polymer material. A textile (5) is arranged at least in a sub-region between the layers (2, 3) and outside of the layers (2, 3) so as to form a tab (4), and the textile (5) is at least partly coated on one or both sides and/or saturated with an organic binder (6) at least in the region between the layers (2, 3) and is bonded to the two layers (2, 3) by means of the binder (6).

Abstract: A security booklet is provided having a data page with personal data and security features. The data page is bonded to one side of a band of fabric constructed of sheath and core fibers incorporating a taggant. The opposite side of the band of fabric is fastened within the booklet creating a hinge for the data page.

Abstract: A scrapbook system is disclosed. The scrapbook system includes a pair of covers a spine permanently connecting the pair of covers, a stack of plural of pages and a plurality of disks. Each of the disks is circular and has a generally planar central section and an enlarged peripheral rim. The disks are located in respective slots in the spine. Each of the pages has an inner edge and a plurality of slots spaced along the inner edge for receipt of respective ones of the disks to releasably mount the pages to the spine and the covers. At least some of the pages include at least one pocket for receipt of a keepsake item, with portions of at least some of the pages being transparent to enable one to view a keepsake item located in the pocket through the transparent portion of the page.

Abstract: A binder mechanism is shown and described herein. The binder mechanism may include a base, first and second ring bases pivotally coupled to the base, first and second ring portions fixed with the ring bases, at least one pin attached with the first and second ring bases, a slide operatively engaged with the base and operatively engaged with the at least one pin, the slide selectively and axially positionable relative to the base, and an actuator operatively engaged with the slide, where the actuator is configured to selectively and axially position the slide whereby the slide positions the at least one pin to pivot the first and second ring bases away from one another to disengage the first and second ring portions.

Abstract: A writing instrument including a hollow cylindrical barrel with a first segment that is connected to a second segment, a tip located at a first longitudinal end of the barrel, a cap connected to the second segment that covers a second longitudinal end of the barrel and includes a clip, an ink cartridge, a battery, a light emitting device, a first actuator to extend and retract the writing end of the ink cartridge, and a second actuator to activate or deactivate the light emitting device. The light emitting device is located in the tip, at the end of the clip, or within the segmented barrel. The light is directed towards a writing surface based on proximity or directional lighting whereby the location of the light emitting device directs the light to the writing surface from the clip or down the length of the barrel.

Abstract: A portable, foldable dry-erase board comprised of multiple sheets of relatively thin and relatively rigid material arranged in a regular manner constituting the body of said dry-erase board, where the sheets are covered with a thin, flexible plastic laminate suitable for use with standard dry-erase markers, with said plastic serving as both a writing surface and as a matrix securing said sheets, and where the board can be folded into a compact form along the laminated seams between said sheets.

Abstract: An apparatus inserts documents into envelopes and includes a document insert station and a document conveyor that conveys documents to be inserted within envelopes to the document insert station. Each envelope has an envelope opening and a flap to close the opening and defines a hinge line. An envelope feeder feeds envelopes upside down on the hinge line with the flap up into the document insert station and angled from the document conveyor. An insert plate is positioned at the document insert station that receives a document conveyed from the document conveyor and includes orifices though which air is blown onto the envelope fed into the document insert station to open the envelope and receive a document conveyed from the document conveyor.