Patents Issued in January 31, 2017
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Patent number: 9555597Abstract: An apparatus and computing device are described herein. The apparatus includes a chassis cover of a computing device. The apparatus also includes a foam core. Furthermore, the foam core is in contact with a surface of the chassis cover of the computing device.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2012Date of Patent: January 31, 2017Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Mark E. Sprenger, Paul J. Gwin
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Patent number: 9555598Abstract: A composite foam cushion for a sound control device. The cushion includes a core formed of a polymeric foam material and a polymeric coating overlying at least a portion of the core of polymeric foam material. The polymeric coating includes an outer coating layer and an inner polymeric coating layer bonded to the core of polymeric foam material. The inner coating layer may provide the cushion with strength, while providing a high degree of flexibility and suppleness to closely conform around contours and obstructions. The outer coating layer may provide the cushion with enhanced abrasion resistance and/or chemical resistance while having an aesthetically pleasing feel and appearance.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2016Date of Patent: January 31, 2017Assignee: Hearing Components, Inc.Inventors: Justin C. Peskar, William L. Parish
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Patent number: 9555599Abstract: A method of bonding a substantially planar sheet material to a corrugated sheet material using an automated process the method characterized by the steps of a) applying adhesive in discrete amounts to the contact points of the corrugated sheet material, and b) holding the sheet materials together until a bond is formed between them.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2014Date of Patent: January 31, 2017Assignee: CORCEL IP LIMITEDInventor: Patrick Petrus Antonius Maria Van Berlo
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Patent number: 9555600Abstract: A laminate may include the following layers in order: a transparent substrate, a first dielectric layer, a silver layer, a light-absorbing layer, a first barrier layer, and a second dielectric layer. The first dielectric layer may be in contact with the transparent substrate, and a single silver layer may be present in the laminate between the first dielectric layer and the second dielectric layer.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2015Date of Patent: January 31, 2017Assignee: Asahi Glass Company, LimitedInventors: Susumu Suzuki, Naoko Okada, Fumie Sakamoto, Masaya Matsunaga, Toshio Suzuki
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Patent number: 9555601Abstract: The present subject matter relates to a laminate comprising: an outer layer of 50% to 70% of High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) and 50% to 30% of Linear Low Density Polyethylene (LLDPE); an aluminum core layer disposed between Ethylene Acrylic Acid (EAA) layers; and an inner layer of about 50% to 70% of High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) and 50% to 30% of Linear Low Density Polyethylene (LLDPE). The outer polyethylene layer or inner polyethylene layer is a multilayer film, preferably three layer film. The present subject matter also relates to a process for the preparation of the laminate.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2012Date of Patent: January 31, 2017Assignee: ESSEL PROPACK LTD.Inventors: Satya Prasad Bhattacharya, Mrinal Kanti Banerjee
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Patent number: 9555602Abstract: A method of making a microstructured adhesive article that includes (a) providing an article comprising a crosslinked pressure sensitive adhesive layer disposed on a backing; and (b) embossing the surface of the crosslinked pressure sensitive adhesive layer to form a crosslinked pressure sensitive adhesive layer having a microstructured adhesive surface.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2006Date of Patent: January 31, 2017Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties CompanyInventors: Audrey A. Sherman, Wendi J. Winkler, Mieczyslaw H. Mazurek, Henri Garcia, Daniel Toro
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Patent number: 9555603Abstract: A peelable multilayer film includes a seal layer (peel layer) and at least one core layer. The peelable multilayer film can bond to a container.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2016Date of Patent: January 31, 2017Assignee: Berry Plastics CorporationInventor: Bryan Gillespie
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Patent number: 9555604Abstract: A resin composition, preferably an adhesive composition, comprising a polyether polyamide elastomer capable of being strongly bended with a polyimide resin, preferably strongly bended through an easy process to form an interface between the polyimide resin and the composition, and a bonded composite having the resin composition and a polyimide resin which together form an interface to be bonded with each other. A resin composition for forming an interface together with a polyimide resin for bonding, wherein the resin composition comprises a polyether polyamide elastomer (component R) obtained by subjecting a specific aminocarboxylic acid compound A1 and/or lactam compound A2, polyether compound B, and dicarboxylic acid compound C to polymerization, wherein the content of the component R in the resin composition is 80 to 100% by weight.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2011Date of Patent: January 31, 2017Assignee: UBE INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Yuma Irisa, Shuichi Maeda
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Patent number: 9555605Abstract: A device for laminating plate-shaped articles, in particular glass panes, has two laminating rolls (2, 9), of which at least one laminating roll (2) is driven and between which the plate-shaped articles for laminating are guided through. One laminating roll (2) is preferably mounted fixedly in a machine frame (1) and the other laminating roll (9) is mounted adjustably in the machine frame (1). The roll (9) which is mounted adjustably in the machine frame (1) is mounted in the region of the ends of the roll (9) in bearings (11) which are connected to parallel links (25, 26). The parallel links (25, 26) are mounted in the machine frame (1) and are connected to one another via a coupling rod (32). One of the two parallel links (25) is connected to a drive (37).Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2013Date of Patent: January 31, 2017Assignee: LISEC AUSTRIA GMBHInventors: Leopold Mader, Richard Bruckner
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Patent number: 9555606Abstract: Assembly apparatuses and processes are provided which include a pressure cure fixture. The pressure cure fixture is sized to reside within a container, such as an electronic enclosure, and facilitate applying pressure to an adhesive disposed over an inner surface of the container. The pressure cure fixture is formed of a material with a higher coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) than the container, and is sized to correspond, at least in part, to an inner space of the container while allowing for the adhesive and a surface-mount element to be disposed between the pressure cure fixture and the inner surface of the container. When heated, the pressure cure fixture expands greater than the container and imparts the pressure to the surface-mount element and the adhesive to facilitate securing the surface-mount element to the inner surface of the container.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2015Date of Patent: January 31, 2017Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Michael J. Fisher, David C. Long, Donald Merte, Robert Weiss, Thomas Weiss
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Patent number: 9555607Abstract: A tape sticking apparatus includes a rubber sheet that partitions an airtight space formed above a chamber into first and second airtight spaces and, a tape frame that holds a tape above the rubber sheet, and a supply/exhaust mechanism that switches between pressurizing and depressurizing by supplying gas to or sucking gas from the first and second airtight spaces. The gas supply/exhaust mechanism includes a first flow-rate control valve that controls the flow rate of sucked gas when the first airtight space is depressurized, and a second flow-rate control valve that controls the flow rate of supplied when the first airtight space is pressurized.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2012Date of Patent: January 31, 2017Assignee: NEC ENGINEERING, LTD.Inventors: Yoichiro Taga, Kazumasa Nishiwaki
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Patent number: 9555608Abstract: A method of forming an injection-bonded joint may include forming a chamber wall within a bondline region between mating surfaces of a first part and a second part. The chamber wall may divide a bondline length and define at least one adhesive chamber. The method may include injecting a structural adhesive into the adhesive chamber through an injection port, and discharging excess adhesive from the adhesive chamber through a bleed hole.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2013Date of Patent: January 31, 2017Assignee: The Boeing CompanyInventors: John A. Woleader, Andrew R. Streett
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Patent number: 9555609Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method of making a door having first and second door facings and an internal doorframe. An interior side of a first facing is coated with quick acting adhesive. A frame is placed on the coated interior side about the periphery of the first facing. The frame is then coated with quick acting adhesive. An interior side of a second facing is placed on the coated frame. The facings and frame assembly are then compressed to form a door. The present invention also provides for an automated system of making the door.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2015Date of Patent: January 31, 2017Assignee: Masonite CorporationInventor: Kenneth Charles Tyler
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Patent number: 9555610Abstract: An LED light bulb device that includes a bulb body, a plurality of flexible circuit strips, and at least one LED. The flexible circuit strips are formed to a shape of, and adhered directly to, an interior face of the bulb body. At least one of the flexible circuit strips defines a plurality of stress-relieving notches. At least one LED is mounted to a corresponding one of the flexible circuit strips and is electrically connected to a conductive trace formed by the flexible circuit strip. The LEDs are arranged to aim inwardly relative to the bulb body. In some embodiments, a rear surface of each of the flexible circuit strips is adhesively attached to the interior face of the bulb body. In some embodiments, a plurality of LEDs are provided and arranged to provide one or both of uniform light distribution and diverse heat distribution.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2015Date of Patent: January 31, 2017Assignee: Forever Bulb, LLCInventors: David W. Carroll, Wendell Carroll, Bruce Johnson
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Patent number: 9555611Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a laser stripping apparatus, comprising: a frame; a laser located above the frame and a carrier stage located below the frame; a support mechanism provided on the carrier stage for carrying a flexible display substrate stripping plate; wherein the support mechanism is removably fixed to the carrier stage; the flexible display substrate stripping plate comprises a bearing substrate and a flexible display substrate provided on the bearing substrate; and when the flexible display substrate stripping plate is provided on the laser stripping apparatus, the flexible display substrate comes into contact with the support mechanism.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2014Date of Patent: January 31, 2017Assignee: BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.Inventor: Chunyan Xie
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Patent number: 9555612Abstract: A treated component and methods for forming a treated component are disclosed. The methods include providing an untreated component having an untreated creep strength. The untreated component is formed by a three-dimensional printing process, and is treated to yield the treated component having a treated creep strength. The treated component comprises an arrangement formed by the three-dimensional printing process, wherein the arrangement has been subjected to treating to increase creep strength.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2014Date of Patent: January 31, 2017Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Srikanth Chandrudu Kottilingam, Jon Conrad Schaeffer
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Patent number: 9555613Abstract: A fully automatic gravure preparation processing system having high degrees of freedom, which is capable of manufacturing a gravure printing roll more quickly as compared to a conventional case, achieving space saving, performing an unattended operation even in the nighttime, flexibly customizing a manufacturing line, and satisfying various customer needs. The fully automatic gravure preparation processing system includes a processing room-A having a handling area of a first industrial robot for chucking and handling a roll to be prepared and a processing room-B having a handling area of a second industrial robot for chucking and handling the roll to be prepared. The first industrial robot and the second industrial robot are configured to transfer the roll to be prepared therebetween when preparation processing is performed.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2011Date of Patent: January 31, 2017Assignee: THINK LABORATORY CO., LTD.Inventor: Tatsuo Shigeta
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Patent number: 9555614Abstract: A method for determining blanket performance in a printing press is provided. The printing press includes a plate cylinder having a printing plate transferring an image to a blanket on a blanket cylinder for printing on a substrate. The method includes determining an acceptable range of nip force (Fp) between a plate cylinder and a blanket cylinder in a printing unit, calculating the nip force (Fp) between the plate cylinder and blanket cylinder and determining blanket performance based on the nip force with respect to the acceptable range of nip force. A printing press is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2015Date of Patent: January 31, 2017Assignee: GOSS INTERNATIONAL AMERICAS, INC.Inventors: Michael Lemelin, James Brian Vrotacoe, Michael Raymond Rancourt, William David Mellencamp
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Patent number: 9555615Abstract: In ablation-type printing plates involving silicone acrylate top layers, curing at high oxygen levels not only substantially reduces or eliminates toning, but does not adversely affect plate durability or printing performance.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2013Date of Patent: January 31, 2017Assignee: Presstek, LLCInventors: Sonia Rondon, Kevin Ray
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Patent number: 9555616Abstract: The present invention relates to using soft secondary plates and specialty inks in a printing process. More specifically, the present invention relates to an apparatus and methods of using soft secondary plates made of a rubber comprising a saturated chain of polymethylene or a photopolymer material to decorate an exterior surface of cylindrical metallic containers with high definition graphics and other indicia.Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 2015Date of Patent: January 31, 2017Assignee: Ball CorporationInventors: Chris Carreras, Kellie M. Hedberg
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Patent number: 9555617Abstract: A printing jig system that includes a maintaining jig able to maintain an article for a first processing step and that is also used to maintain and align the article for a subsequent printing process step. In order to effectively be used for a first processing step and a second printing process step, a support portion supports the article in locations otherwise left unsupported by a processing aperture of the maintaining jig. The processing aperture is configured to facilitate the first processing step, such as steaming of the article. The print support portion is configured to extend through the processing aperture of the maintaining jig The maintaining jig and the print support portion are aligned and maintained relative to each other and a printing machine by a base plate adapted to removeably secure and align the maintaining jig and the print support portion.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2015Date of Patent: January 31, 2017Assignee: NIKE, Inc.Inventors: Jared S. Baggen, Melody Crisp, Ito Jahja, Henry M. Ortega, Christopher Vacca
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Patent number: 9555618Abstract: A method sets the inking in a printing press with multiple ink zones in an inking unit of a printing unit. The method includes: printing a test form onto a printing substrate with an intentional pre-defined color deviation from the intended target color; correcting the previously set ink setting and the defined set color deviation with regard to the respective target value in the wet condition of the printing substrate by a color measuring device; and taking color measurements of the dried printing substrate using the color measuring device. The measured color values established in the dry state and the original of the test form in a computer are compared. The ink setting that belongs to the ink zone with the smallest deviation from the intended target color is used as the target ink setting for the printing process.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2014Date of Patent: January 31, 2017Assignee: Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AGInventors: Ulf Delang, Harald Bucher
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Patent number: 9555619Abstract: An anilox roller for flexographic printing machines, which comprises a sleeve cylinder rotatably supported about its own axis by the fixed structure of a flexographic printing machine, and an anilox sleeve, which has a tubular body provided, on its outer side wall, with an anilox surface which can be axially fitted on and removed from the sleeve cylinder. Forced circulation of a temperature control fluid within the tubular body is further provided.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2011Date of Patent: January 31, 2017Assignee: UTECO CONVERTING S.P.A.Inventors: Agostino Pertile, Luigi Bertagna
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Patent number: 9555620Abstract: An adjustment value obtaining unit obtains an adjustment value for a first scanning speed before a pattern forming unit forms adjustment patterns for a second scanning speed, the pattern forming unit forms adjustment patterns by scanning with a print head at the second scanning speed with a shift amount based on an adjustment value obtained for the first scanning speed, and the adjustment value obtaining unit obtains an adjustment value for the second scanning speed based on the adjustment patterns formed by scanning with the print head at the second scanning speed.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2014Date of Patent: January 31, 2017Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Hiroshi Kawafuji
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Patent number: 9555621Abstract: A continuous printhead drop deflector system includes a gas flow duct including a wall, the wall including a porous member having pores through which liquid can flow and a liquid flow channel, the flow channel being separated from the air flow duct by the porous member, the flow channel includes; a first port for extracting liquid from a first portion of the liquid flow channel; a second port for supplying liquid to a second portion of the liquid flow channel; one or more paths in the liquid channel permitting fluid to flow from the second portion to the first portion; wherein liquid, supplied through the second port to the second portion of the liquid channel and through the one or more paths to the first portion of the liquid channel, contacts and wicks into the porous member before being extracted through the first port.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2015Date of Patent: January 31, 2017Inventors: David Louis Jeanmaire, Scott Bernard Mahon
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Patent number: 9555622Abstract: A printing apparatus is configured to perform printing on a recording medium. The printing apparatus includes: droplet discharge heads having nozzles configured to discharge liquids having different colors from each other as droplets onto the recording medium, and an abnormal discharge detecting unit configured to detect an abnormal discharge of the droplets at the respective nozzles. The head unit is capable of taking a mode of performing the printing in the case where the abnormal discharge is detected by the abnormal discharge detecting unit by using, for example, remaining droplet discharge heads except the nozzle that has been detected to have the abnormal discharge and nozzles that discharge droplets having the same color as droplets discharged by the nozzle that has been detected to have the abnormal discharge.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2015Date of Patent: January 31, 2017Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventor: Koji Yanagisawa
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Patent number: 9555623Abstract: Methods of manufacturing a volumetric continuous gradient complex dielectric element with drop-on-demand techniques, such as inkjet printing, by calculating spatial placement of nanocomposite-ink droplets are disclosed. The methods comprise determining or having a multi-dimensional gradient profile representing a volumetric gradient complex dielectric element. Providing or having a plurality of nanocomposite-inks, at least one of the nanocomposite-inks having a curable organic-matrix and a concentration of nanoparticles dispersed within to print the volumetric continuous gradient complex dielectric device. A print mask is determined in one-, two-, or three-dimensions that reconstructs the multi-dimensional gradient profile as a discretized pattern based on the material properties of the plurality of nanocomposite-inks and properties of a printing apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2015Date of Patent: January 31, 2017Assignee: Vadient Optics, LLC.Inventors: George Williams, John Paul Harmon, Charles G. Dupuy, Ngoc Thanh Nguyen, Sang-ki Park, Bradley J. Hermens
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Patent number: 9555624Abstract: A liquid discharging apparatus includes a modulation portion that generates a modulation signal obtained by pulse-modulating a source signal; a switching element that generates an amplification modulation signal obtained by amplifying the modulation signal; a low-pass filter that generates a driving signal by demodulating the amplification modulation signal; a piezoelectric element that is displaced by applying the driving signal; a selection portion that is configured to include a transistor and selects whether or not the driving signal is applied to the piezoelectric element; and a detection portion that detects lowering of a power source voltage supplied to the selection portion. The detection portion performs control for lowering a voltage of the driving signal if lowering of the power source voltage is detected.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2016Date of Patent: January 31, 2017Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventor: Takafumi Sano
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Patent number: 9555625Abstract: A liquid ejecting apparatus includes a power supply unit that boosts a single voltage and includes multiple voltage boosting circuits which generate power supply voltages different from each other; a drive circuit that amplifies an original drive signal based on a power supply voltage which is generated by at least one of the multiple voltage boosting circuits and generates a drive signal that is applied; and an ejecting unit that includes a piezoelectric element which becomes displaced in accordance with the drive signal, in which the power supply unit controls the voltage boosting circuit, which generates the power supply voltage that is not used for amplification, to stop voltage boosting.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2016Date of Patent: January 31, 2017Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventor: Akira Abe
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Patent number: 9555626Abstract: An inkjet head includes a plurality of head units including a first head unit and a second head unit. Each head unit has a plurality of nozzles and a plurality of drive elements. The second head unit has an ejection performance of nozzles lower than an ejection performance of nozzles of the first head unit. The second head unit is farther from a center portion of the inkjet head than the first head unit is. A drive unit is configured to apply a drive voltage for generating energy to each of the plurality of drive elements included in each of the plurality of head units. The drive voltage applied to each of the plurality of drive elements included in the first head unit is lower than the drive voltage applied to each of the plurality of drive elements included in the second head unit.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2016Date of Patent: January 31, 2017Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Takashi Aiba, Shohei Koide, Keita Sugiura
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Patent number: 9555627Abstract: A liquid ejecting apparatus includes a modulation circuit that performs pulse modulation on an original signal to generate a modulated signal; a pair of transistors that generate an amplified modulated signal amplified from the modulated signal; a lowpass filter that smoothes the amplified modulated signal to generate a driving signal; an AD converter that performs AD conversion on a voltage based on the driving signal; a piezoelectric element that is displaced to eject a liquid when the driving signal is applied. The AD converter includes at least K (where K is an integer equal to or greater than 2) capacitors and a controller that causes the K capacitors to sample voltages based on the driving signal at temporally different timings, and subsequently equalizes the voltages and outputs a result of the AD conversion based on the equalized voltage.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2015Date of Patent: January 31, 2017Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventor: Takafumi Sano
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Patent number: 9555628Abstract: An ink jet device includes a plurality of ink jet heads each including an ink housing unit that houses therein ink, a pressure application unit that ejects a droplet of the ink by applying pressure to the ink, and a nozzle through which the droplet of the ink is ejected, wherein with respect to at least one of the plurality of ink jet heads, a preliminary drive operation and a main drive operation are performed, the preliminary drive operation is an operation of pushing the ink toward an outer edge of the nozzle to the extent that the droplet of the ink is not ejected through the nozzle, and the main drive operation is an operation of ejecting the droplet of the ink through the nozzle after performance of the preliminary drive operation.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2013Date of Patent: January 31, 2017Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Masakazu Takata, Hirotaka Nanno, Yoshie Takahashi, Shinichiro Ishino, Noriyuki Matsusue
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Patent number: 9555629Abstract: A liquid discharge substrate according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a plurality of heating elements, a plurality of driving elements, a signal supplying unit which supplies a control signal used to control the plurality of driving elements, and a plurality of delay circuits which delay the control signal. A delay amount of a first delay circuit is different from a delay amount of a second delay circuit.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2015Date of Patent: January 31, 2017Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Masanori Shibata, Kazunari Fujii, Takaaki Yamaguchi
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Patent number: 9555630Abstract: A printhead assembly for an inkjet-printing device includes a printhead die and a flexible circuit connected to the printhead die. The printhead die includes a substrate, a first ground network electrically connected to the substrate, a device layer, and a second ground network electrically connected to the device layer. The first ground network and the second ground network are electrically isolated from one another within the printhead die. The first ground network and the second ground network are electrically connected to one another at the flexible circuit.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2007Date of Patent: January 31, 2017Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Kevin Bruce, Gregory N. Burton, Joseph M. Torgerson
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Patent number: 9555631Abstract: Laminate manifolds, and their manufacture. The laminate manifolds (18) include plates (20) arranged in parallel, forming a laminate plate stack (22), with a securing agent (24) securing the plates in the plate stack. At least some of the plates incorporate apertures (26) that are oriented in their respective plates so that when the plates are arranged in the laminate plate stack (22), the apertures define a fluidic pathway (28) that emerges from the laminate plate stack between parallel plates. The laminate manifolds are particularly useful as ink manifolds (14) for inkjet printers (10).Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2009Date of Patent: January 31, 2017Assignee: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.Inventors: Alan R. Arthur, Chris Aschoff, Ronald A. Hellekkson
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Patent number: 9555632Abstract: Performed are a non-through hole forming step of partitioning a supply path forming region of a second surface into a first region corresponding to a forming position of a beam, a second region located adjacent to the first region on both sides thereof, and a third region that is none of the first region and the second region, and forming a plurality of non-through holes in the second region and the third region, and an etching step of subjecting a silicon substrate to anisotropic etching from the second surface, to thereby form the supply path and the beam in the supply path. In the non-through hole forming step, at least one of an interval or a depth of the non-through holes is caused to differ in the second region and the third region, to thereby control the shape and dimension of the beam to be formed in the etching step.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2016Date of Patent: January 31, 2017Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Makoto Watanabe, Yoshinori Tagawa, Hiroyuki Murayama, Shuhei Oya, Takanobu Manabe
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Patent number: 9555633Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an apparatus body, a waste liquid container accommodation part, and a waste liquid drain passage member. The waste liquid container accommodation part replaceably accommodates a first waste liquid container to contain waste liquid. The waste liquid drain passage member guides waste liquid into the waste liquid container accommodation part. The apparatus body includes a mount portion to mount a second waste liquid container having a capacity greater than the waste liquid container accommodation part. The mount portion of the apparatus body is different from the waste liquid container accommodation part. The waste liquid container accommodation part accommodates a relay unit to relay a drain passage from the waste liquid drain passage member to the second waste liquid container, replaceably with the first waste liquid container.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2015Date of Patent: January 31, 2017Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.Inventor: Masashi Ohnishi
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Patent number: 9555634Abstract: A printing material receptacle fitted on a folder of a printing apparatus that includes a writing unit. The printing material receptacle includes a housing to accommodate ink; a first recording portion formed on a face of the housing and for recording updatable first information relating to the printing material receptacle to be updatable and visible using a non-electronic method, the face being exposed from the folder when the printing material receptacle is fitted on the folder; and a second recording portion formed on the face of the housing and for recording updatable second information relating to the printing material receptacle to be updatable, invisible, and mechanically readable using a non-electronic method. The first and second recording portions are configured to be written with the first and second information respectively by the writing unit.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2015Date of Patent: January 31, 2017Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Akihito Matsumoto, Yoshihiro Koizumi, Takeshi Iwamuro, Masaru Takahashi
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Patent number: 9555635Abstract: A liquid supply system adapted to be mounted in a carriage unit having a first liquid introduction portion and a second liquid introduction portion is proposed. The liquid supply system comprises two liquid supply units each having liquid supply portion adapted to liquid to the first and second liquid introduction portions, respectively. The two liquid supply units are adapted to be attached to and detached from the carriage unit. The liquid supply system further comprises a holder unit adapted to be attached to and detached from the carriage unit and adapted to fix the two liquid supply units to the carriage unit. The two liquid supply units are located between the holder unit and the carriage unit.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2015Date of Patent: January 31, 2017Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Satoshi Nakata, Tomoyuki Kurata, Kazumasa Harada
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Patent number: 9555636Abstract: Fluid couplings examples are disclosed in examples herein. An example printer includes a housing; and a fluid reservoir permanently fixed within the housing, the fluid reservoir having a capacity sufficient to store enough ink to print a number of pages that corresponds to an expected useful life of the printer.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2016Date of Patent: January 31, 2017Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Anthony D. Studer, Bruce A. McFadden, Alan Shibata
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Patent number: 9555637Abstract: A cartridge 1 is provided with an ink pack 9, an air bag 10 capable of abutting the ink pack 9, and a pressurizing chamber 11 that stores the ink pack 9 and the air bag 10. In the case where the amount of ink in the ink pack 9 decreases, pressurized air is introduced into the air bag 10, the ink pack 9 is pressed against the air bag 10, and thereby the internal pressure of the ink pack 9 is increased. After that, pressurized air is introduced into the pressurizing chamber 11 so as to increase the internal pressure of the pressurizing chamber 11 and pressurize the ink pack 9 from outside. Accordingly, the ink in the ink pack 9 is supplied from an ink supply port 12 to the inkjet printer 2.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2016Date of Patent: January 31, 2017Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Masaru Kumagai, Yoshihiro Koizumi, Masaru Kobashi
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Patent number: 9555638Abstract: A recording apparatus comprises a printer body having a case. An ink nozzle is in the interior of the printer body. An opening and closing member is movably affixed to an upper side of the printer body and is configured to open and close. An external tank is located exterior to the printer body. A tube, a portion of which is exterior to the printer body, provides a liquid from the external tank to the ink nozzle. One or both of the printer body and the opening and closing member are configured to define a tube insertion part, which has a cutout portion or a finger engage portion. The tube extends into the printer body through the cutout portion or the finger engage portion.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2014Date of Patent: January 31, 2017Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventor: Atsushi Kobayashi
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Patent number: 9555639Abstract: A liquid supplying apparatus configured to supply a liquid to a liquid ejecting section that is configured to eject the liquid, the liquid supplying apparatus comprising a liquid containing portion configured to contain the liquid, and a fluid communication member in fluid communication with the liquid containing portion and having one end that is exposed to air, the fluid communication member further having a liquid visual recognition portion through which the liquid inside the fluid communication member is visually recognizable.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2015Date of Patent: January 31, 2017Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Hidenao Suzuki, Munehide Kanaya, Naomi Kimura, Koki Hayashi, Koji Nishimaki, Shoma Kudo
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Patent number: 9555640Abstract: A method for controlling an inkjet printing system including calculating a pigment concentration of ink ejected by the inkjet printhead relative to an initial pigment concentration of the ink based on a determined height of ink in an ink reservoir and a determined period of time since a last printhead activation. A firing pattern for the inkjet printhead is determined based on the determined height, the determined period of time and the calculated relative pigment concentration to account for settling of ink stored in the ink reservoir.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2015Date of Patent: January 31, 2017Assignee: Funai Electric Co., Ltd.Inventor: Hideo Oi
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Patent number: 9555641Abstract: Complication and an increase in size of an apparatus when suppressing precipitation of a precipitating component contained in liquid are suppressed. In a liquid supply apparatus 20, ink containing pigment, which is a precipitating component, is contained in a liquid containing portion 52, and the ink contained in the liquid containing portion 52 is guided from a liquid supply portion of a holding portion 54 to a printer. A liquid containing body 50 is configured with the liquid containing portion 52 fixed to the holding portion 54, and is attached to an attachment/detachment unit 30 in a detachable manner. The attachment/detachment unit 30 supports the liquid containing body 50 by the holding portion 54 thereof in a state where the liquid containing portion 52 is exposed, and transmits an X-axis reciprocating movement XM along an X-axis, for example, to the liquid containing portion 52 of the liquid containing body 50 that is thus supported.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2015Date of Patent: January 31, 2017Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Yuji Miyamoto, Soshi Okawa, Nobuyuki Nishi
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Patent number: 9555642Abstract: An example apparatus includes a container defining an internal volume including an aperture to provide access to the internal volume; and a vent associated with the aperture, the vent in a closed position prior to coupling the apparatus to a printer, the vent entering an open position in response to an interaction with a connector of the printer.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2016Date of Patent: January 31, 2017Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventor: Segi Gonzalez
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Patent number: 9555643Abstract: The present invention is to eliminate loosening of a transfer film on a rear end side of a card caused due to collision of a front end of the card against a conveying roller pair provided downstream of a transfer roller to prevent wrinkles from occurring in a transferred image. A rotation amount of a card conveying motor SMr and a wind amount of a transfer film 46 (conveying amount of the transfer film) are compared after a front end of a card K rushes into a conveying roller pair 37 during transfer processing for the card K to thereby detect a slip amount of the card K. A card conveying speed and a transfer film feed speed are controlled in accordance with the detected slip amount so as to eliminate loosening of the transfer film 46.Type: GrantFiled: November 23, 2015Date of Patent: January 31, 2017Assignee: NISCA CORPORATIONInventor: Yuichi Aihara
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Patent number: 9555644Abstract: A transfer printing process that exploits the mismatch in mechanical or thermo-mechanical response at the interface of a printable micro- or nano-device and a transfer stamp to drive the release of the device from the stamp and its non-contact transfer to a receiving substrate are provided. The resulting facile, pick-and-place process is demonstrated with the assembling of 3-D microdevices and the printing of GAN light-emitting diodes onto silicon and glass substrates. High speed photography is used to provide experimental evidence of thermo-mechanically driven release.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2012Date of Patent: January 31, 2017Assignee: THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOISInventors: John A. Rogers, Placid M. Ferreira, Reza Saeidpourazar
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Patent number: 9555645Abstract: Apparatuses and methods for locating and retrieving image data from a memory and to subsequently control nozzles of a handheld printer during a printing operation are described herein. The novel methods may include initially determining an index location of an index nozzle of a printer with respect to an image in physical image space, a version of the image being stored in a memory, and the printer having a plurality of nozzles including the index nozzle. Then, based at least in part on the determined index location, the novel methods may include calculating one or more secondary locations with respect to the image in the physical image space of one or more secondary nozzles of the plurality of nozzles. Data stored at corresponding locations of the memory may then be read based at least in part on the index and secondary locations in physical image space, the corresponding locations of the memory being associated with the index and secondary locations in physical image space.Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 2008Date of Patent: January 31, 2017Assignee: Marvell International Ltd.Inventors: James Mealy, Asher Simmons
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Patent number: 9555646Abstract: An apparatus and method are provided for printing high resolution images on a surface that exhibits varying levels of thickness and/or elevation. One application of the method and apparatus of this invention is the printing of images on footwear, such as flip-flops or sandals.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 2016Date of Patent: January 31, 2017Assignee: Homegrown For Good, LLCInventors: Thomas Gibb, Timothy Gibb