Patents Issued in May 18, 2017
  • Publication number: 20170136726
    Abstract: A welding process of an inflatable product is provided that includes using isolating members between first and second portions of weldable tensioning members to resist the first and second portions of the weldable tensioning structures being welded together during welding of the first portions to a first sheet of weldable material and welding of the second portions to a second sheet of weldable material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2017
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Inventors: Hua Hsiang Lin, Yaw Yuan Hsu
  • Publication number: 20170136727
    Abstract: A conductive film laminate includes: an insulating support having a flat plate shape; and a conductive film which is bonded onto a surface of the support with an adhesive, in which the conductive film includes an insulating substrate having flexibility and a conductive layer which is disposed on a surface of the insulating substrate, and the insulating substrate includes at least one opening formed by cutout of a portion where forming strain is concentrated, when forming the conductor, and the opening is covered with the support.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2017
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventor: Haruhiko MIYAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20170136728
    Abstract: This composite material structure is provided with: a first composite member arranged facing a heating element, the first composite member including PAN-based carbon fibers; a second composite member arranged between the heating element and the first composite member, the second composite member including pitch-based carbon fibers; and a cushioning element provided between the first composite member and the second composite member, the cushioning element being joined to each of the first composite member and the second composite member, and having lower rigidity than those of the first composite member and the second composite member. The first composite member is provided so as to be linked to an adjacent structure, while the second composite member and the cushioning element are provided so as to be separated from the structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2015
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Inventors: Takushi SUGIYAMA, Takayuki SHIMIZU, Toshio ABE
  • Publication number: 20170136729
    Abstract: A method of producing a composite material of aluminum and a carbon material includes applying a coating liquid containing carbon fibers, a binder, and a solvent for the binder in a mixed state on an aluminum foil to form a coating layer on the aluminum foil, removing the solvent contained in the coating layer to obtain a coated foil in which a carbon fiber layer is formed on the aluminum foil, a roll formation step of winding the coated foil in a roll shape to obtain a roll, removing the binder contained in the carbon fiber layer of the roll, and extruding the roll after the binder removal step. In the coating step, the coating liquid is applied on the aluminum foil so that a coating amount of the carbon fibers contained in the coating layer becomes equal to or less than 40 g/m2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2015
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Applicant: SHOWA DENKO K.K.
    Inventor: Tatsuhiro MIZO
  • Publication number: 20170136730
    Abstract: This invention relates to a floor mat and frame. The floor mat is comprised of a flexible, textile component that attaches to a frame component by wrapping the textile component over and around the edges of the frame component. The textile component is designed to be soiled, washed, and re-used, thereby providing ideal end-use applications in areas such as building entryways.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2016
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Applicant: Milliken & Company
    Inventors: Ty G. Dawson, Franklin S. Love, III, Venkatkrishna Raghavendran, Brandon T. Roberts, Padmakumar Puthillath, Dale S. Kitchen, Gordon J. Stannis, Brent A. Beukema
  • Publication number: 20170136731
    Abstract: An underlay mat (10) for floor coverings, includes a polyurethane layer (14), a nonwoven backing (18) on the underside of polyurethane layer (14), a self-adhesive film (20) on the topside of the polyurethane layer (14) and which includes a carrier film (12), a layer of adhesive (22) applied to carrier film (12), and a mesh structure (24) made of fibers which is embedded in the adhesive layer (22), and a removable protective film (26) on the topside of self-adhesive film (20).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2016
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Inventors: Stefan Rose, Ulrich Windmöller, Georg Kruse
  • Publication number: 20170136732
    Abstract: The invention relates to a foam-film laminate (1) comprising a compact cover layer with a three-dimensionally-structured or smooth surface (6) on the upper side and a foam layer (5) on the underside of the cover layer, said cover layer (2) comprising an outer layer (3) and an inner layer (4), the outer layer (3) having a thickness in the range of 0.05 to 0.3 mm, the inner layer (4) having a thickness in the range of 0.2 to 0.6 mm and being bonded to the foam layer (5), and said foam layer having a thickness in the range of 0.5 to 2 mm and a density of at least 350 kg/m3. The foam-film laminate is particularly suitable for coating interior trim parts for a motor vehicle in the region of the airbag coverings and in the region of the tear seams of the airbag coverings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2015
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Applicant: Benecke-Kalico AG
    Inventors: Volker Hülsewede, Joseph Mani, Thomas Malner, Jürgen Bühring
  • Publication number: 20170136733
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2017
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Applicant: HEARING COMPONENTS, INC.
    Inventors: JUSTIN C. PESKAR, WILLIAM L. PARISH
  • Publication number: 20170136734
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a plate with a printing layer containing a plate having a first main surface, a second main surface and an edge face, and a printing layer provided on a periphery of the first main surface, in which the plate has an outer circumferential part corresponding to an outer circumferential part of the printing layer and an inner circumferential part corresponding to an inner circumferential part of the printing layer, in which the outer circumferential part of the plate has, in at least a part of the whole circumference, an outer circumferential region, and the inner circumferential part of the plate contains an inner circumferential region corresponding to the outer circumferential region, and in which the outer circumferential region has a surface roughness R2 and the inner circumferential region has a surface roughness R1, and R2>R1 is satisfied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2016
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Applicant: Asahi Glass Company, Limited
    Inventors: Shinji KOBUNE, Keiko KOYAMA
  • Publication number: 20170136735
    Abstract: A plank is described and a method for manufacturing the plank. The plank can be produced by mixing polyvinyl chloride powder, coarse whiting and light calcium compound powder, stabilizer, polyethylene wax, internal lubricant, plasticizer, and impact modifier together, and stirring this mixture. The mixture is then extruded through an extruder compound to form a plastic composite base material. A surface layer is then tiled onto the plastic composite base material using thermal compression, without the use of intermediate adhesive materials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2016
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Inventors: Ming Chen, Zhu Chen
  • Publication number: 20170136736
    Abstract: A multi-component plastic body designed as a multi-layered tube has at least one silicone component and at least one further polymer component made of a further nonpolar polymer. A bonding agent between the silicone component and the further polymer component has bonding bodies which mechanically bond the two components to one another. For the production of such a multi-component plastic body, first a base component is produced. The bonding agent is applied thereto, and subsequently a cover component is applied to the base component, such that the bonding agent comes to lie between the silicone component and the further polymer component. The result is a multi-component plastic body having a secure bond between the at least one silicone component and the at least one further polymer component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2016
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Inventors: Philipp Jordan, Steffen Hager, Dominik Erhard, Rainer Adelung, Kristin Mess, Ingo Paulowicz, Fabian Schütt
  • Publication number: 20170136737
    Abstract: An article includes a substrate including a bonding surface area, a first adhesive disposed on the bonding surface area in a first discrete pattern, the first adhesive comprising a hot melt adhesive, and a second adhesive disposed on the bonding surface area in a second discrete pattern that is complementary to the first discrete pattern, wherein the first discrete pattern comprises about 1% to about 25% of the bonding surface area and the second discrete pattern comprises a balance of the bonding surface area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2016
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Inventors: Scott Zaddack, Joel Snyder, Andrew Michael Kawaja, William L. Bunnelle
  • Publication number: 20170136738
    Abstract: [Object] To provide a novel and improved sandwich metal sheet that can improve the strength of the folded portion, moldability, and external appearance. [Solution] Provided is a sandwich metal sheet including: a core layer including a first truss structure body and a second truss structure body in which trusses formed of frames are arranged in a matrix configuration; a first metal sheet provided on one surface of the core layer and joined to at least a vertex of the first truss structure body; and a second metal sheet provided on another surface of the core layer and joined to at least a vertex of the second truss structure body. The first truss structure body is joined to at least one of the second truss structure body and the second metal sheet, and the second truss structure body is joined to at least one of the first truss structure body and the first metal sheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2015
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Applicant: NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Atsuo KOGA, Kenichiro TADOKORO
  • Publication number: 20170136739
    Abstract: A decorative member includes: a transparent resin layer provided on a rear surface thereof with a general portion, a stepped portion recessed or protrudingly provided with respect to the general portion, and an inclination portion provided between the stepped portion and the general portion; and a decorative layer provided on the rear surface, wherein: an inclination angle of the inclination portion with respect to a normal line of the general portion is equal to or more than 25° and is equal to or less than 40°; a width of the inclination portion is large beyond 0.38 mm and is equal to or less than 1 mm; and the decorative layer includes: a first layer that covers the stepped portion of the rear surface; and a second layer that covers a part of the rear surface, which is not covered by at least the first layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2016
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Inventors: Koji OKUMURA, Hideto MAEDA, Tatsuya OBA, Daiichiro KAWASHIMA, Mitsuo YOSHIDA
  • Publication number: 20170136740
    Abstract: There is provided a heat insulating window film disposed on the inside of a window, including: a support; and a fibrous conductive particles-containing layer disposed on the support, in which the fibrous conductive particles-containing layer contains fibrous conductive particles, the fibrous conductive particles-containing layer is disposed on a surface of the support on a side opposite to the surface of the window side, and a resistivity of the fibrous conductive particles-containing layer is equal to or greater than 1,000 ?/?. The heat insulating window film is a heat insulating window film having excellent heat insulating properties and radio-wave transmittance. A heat insulating window glass and a window are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2017
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Naoharu KIYOTO, Kentaro OKAZAKI, Hideki YASUDA
  • Publication number: 20170136741
    Abstract: Certain example embodiments relate to techniques for creating flat laminated mirrors, e.g., for use in concentrating solar power (CSP) applications. In certain example embodiments, the first substrate is a low iron glass substrate. A reflective coating is provided between the first and second substrates. The first and second substrates are laminated together via a radiation curable laminating adhesive with the reflective coating between the substrates. In certain example embodiments the radiation curable laminating adhesive is cured via UV radiation in order to form a laminated reflective article.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2017
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Inventor: Suresh Kumar DEVISETTI
  • Publication number: 20170136742
    Abstract: The present invention aims to provide an interlayer film for laminated glass which prevents a double image phenomenon in a specific area of laminated glass and enables display of high contrast images at a luminance within a certain range. The present invention also aims to provide a laminated glass including the interlayer film for laminated glass. The present invention relates to an interlayer film for laminated glass, having a multilayer structure including a luminescent layer and a resin layer on at least one surface of the luminescent layer. The luminescent layer contains a thermoplastic resin, a plasticizer, and a luminescent material. The resin layer contains a thermoplastic resin and a plasticizer. The interlayer film for laminated glass has a wedge-shaped cross-sectional shape. The luminescent layer has a difference between the maximum thickness and the minimum thickness of 100 ?m or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2015
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Applicant: SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuusuke OOTA, Yasuyuki IZU, Daisuke NAKAJIMA
  • Publication number: 20170136743
    Abstract: The present invention aims to provide an interlayer film for a laminated glass which has a multilayer structure including two or more resin layers laminated together and can prevent optical distortion even at high temperatures, a laminated glass including the interlayer film for a laminated glass, and a method of producing the interlayer film for a laminated glass. The present invention relates to an interlayer film for a laminated glass, the interlayer film including: two or more resin layers laminated together, one resin layer having a surface with a ratio (Rz/Sm) of a ten-point average roughness Rz (?m) to an average interval Sm (?m) of projections and recesses of 0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2015
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Applicant: SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shougo YOSHIDA, Kazuhiko NAKAYAMA, Hiroshi KAWATE
  • Publication number: 20170136744
    Abstract: An interlayer comprised of a high flow, low molecular weight thermoplastic resin, and at least one plasticizer is disclosed. The use of a high flow, low molecular weight thermoplastic resin, and a plasticizer creates synergy allowing the flow of the interlayer to be increased without sacrificing other characteristics typically associated with an increased flow (e.g., increased blocking, decreased mechanical strength, and decreased manufacturing capability). In this regard, the high flow, low molecular weight thermoplastic resin provides a flow improvement, resulting in a high flow interlayer. As a result, a thinner interlayer can be utilized in forming multiple layer panels because the resulting thinner interlayer has improved flow properties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2017
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Applicant: Solutia Inc.
    Inventors: Wenjie Chen, Yinong Ma
  • Publication number: 20170136745
    Abstract: This invention discloses a multi-layer film for making pouches for containing flowable materials, said multi-layer film comprising generally five layers in order: inner sealant-layer, first interposed layer, the core layer, second interposed layer, and the outer sealant layer. The sealant and core layers are ethylene-based, whereas the interposed layers are polypropylene-based. The multi-layer film thickness is in the range of from about 35 microns to about 66 microns. The combined thickness of the first and the second interposed layers is in the range of from about 10% to about 27% of the total thickness of said multi-layer film. Similarly, a combined thickness of the inner and the outer sealant-layers is in the range of from about 10% to about 27% of the total thickness of the multi-layer film. The interposed layers comprise polypropylene that has a melt-index of less than 0.75 dg/min.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2016
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Inventor: Alan Keith Breck
  • Publication number: 20170136746
    Abstract: Disclosed are multilayer films which can provide desired low-temperature bag drop performance suited for laminate freezer film packaging.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2014
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Inventors: Zhen-Yu Zhu, Zhi-Yi Shen
  • Publication number: 20170136747
    Abstract: An article such as a film or sheet comprises a heat-sealable polyester composition having an amorphous processing window ranging from a Tg in the range of about 40 to about 70° C., to a Tcg in the range of about 70 to about 150° C. The composition comprises poly(trimethylene furandicarboxylate) homopolymer or copolymer, or a blend of poly(trimethylene furandicarboxylate) homopolymer or copolymer with other polymers such as poly(alkylene furandicarboxylate) homopolymer or copolymer or poly(alkylene terephthalate) homopolymer or copolymer. The resulting composition is heat-sealable at low temperatures, and exhibits superior barrier properties compared to poly(ethylene terephthalate).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2016
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Inventors: JOSE MARIA TORRADAS, DIANE MCCAULEY HAHM, ALICIA MARIE CASTAGNA
  • Publication number: 20170136748
    Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a synthetic resin laminate for use in transparent substrate materials or transparent protective materials, having excellent shape stability and surface hardness. This has been achieved by laminating a resin composition formed by polymer-alloying i) 25% to 100% by mass of a specific styrene-unsaturated dicarboxylic acid copolymer consisting of 45% to 70% by mass of a styrene monomer unit, 10% to 30% by mass of an unsaturated dicarboxylic acid anhydride monomer unit, and 10% to 35% by mass of a vinyl monomer, and ii) 75% to 0% by mass of a resin comprising a vinyl monomer as a constitutional unit, on one surface of a base material layer comprising a polycarbonate as a main component. Thus, the present invention provides the above-described synthetic resin laminate, a transparent material comprising the synthetic resin laminate, and the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2014
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Applicants: MITSUBISHI GAS CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC., MGC FILSHEET CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takeshi ONISHI, Osamu KAKINOKI, Yasuyoshi NAKAYASU, Kishin OZAWA
  • Publication number: 20170136749
    Abstract: A synthetic resin skin material includes, on one side of a base material 12, an adhesive layer 14, a skin layer 16, and a surface processing layer 18 in this order from the base material 12, the adhesive layer 14 and the skin layer 16 containing a polyurethane urea resin having a number average molecular weight of from 35,000 to 100,000.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2015
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Applicants: Kyowa Leather Cloth Co., Ltd., TOSOH Corporation
    Inventors: Takafumi KINOSHITA, Takahito NAKAMURA, Tadayuki KAWAGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20170136750
    Abstract: Provided are a laminated body that can improve the adhesive force between the base layer and the surface layer, a conductive roller provided with the laminated body, and a method for manufacturing a laminated body with improved adhesive force between the base layer and the surface layer. The disclosed laminated body includes a base layer and a surface layer formed on the base layer, the base layer includes polyurethane having a (meth)acryloyl group, the surface layer includes a radical curable resin obtained by polymerizing (meth)acrylate that has a (meth)acryloyl group, and the laminated body is formed by the (meth)acryloyl group in the polyurethane reacting with the (meth)acryloyl group in the (meth)acrylate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2015
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Applicant: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akihide OSAKU, Yusuke KAMIJO, Takehiro SANO
  • Publication number: 20170136751
    Abstract: Provided is a film laminator for cell phones, useful for film lamination on a surface of a cell phone, including: a cell phone fixing plate, on which a through hole for receiving the cell phone is established, and a top surface of which is a horizontal face; with at least one position limiting plate for abutting the cell phone within the through hole being also fixed on the top surface. The film laminator for cell phones further includes: a film laminating plate for fixing a cell phone film; one end of which is hinged to the cell phone fixing plate, and the other end of which is movable freely so that the film laminating plate is bonded with the top surface of the cell phone fixing plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2015
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Inventors: Qiang XIONG, Shaoyu LIN
  • Publication number: 20170136752
    Abstract: A laminating apparatus for laminating an adhesive film on a bent or curved cover window includes a rotation shaft extending in a first direction, a first frame configured to support the cover window, and including a first plate and a second plate facing each other to define an angle therebetween, and a curved connection portion between the first plate and the second plate, and a roller portion above the first frame, extending in the first direction, and configured to move in a second direction that is perpendicular to the first direction, wherein the first frame is configured to rotate with respect to the rotation shaft according to movement of the roller portion to bond the adhesive film to the cover window.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2016
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Inventors: Sungsang Ahn, Taehyeog Jung
  • Publication number: 20170136753
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method comprising depositing a pre-determined pattern of curable adhesive on a substrate by a printer; pre-curing the pattern of curable adhesive by at least one first energy source positioned between the printer and at least one nip roller; pressing by the at least one nip roller a foil, fed from a spool, to the substrate with the pattern of curable adhesive deposited thereon; wherein at least one of the at least one nip roller having an inner volume and comprising a portion constructed from a material to enable passage of energy; generating, by at least one second energy source, energy directed at the pattern of curable adhesive to cause a curing process of the adhesive to occur; wherein the at least one second energy source is disposed within the inner volume of the at least one nip roller; at least one of absorbing and removing heat from the at least one nip roller, by a cooling mechanism; and peeling away excess foil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2017
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Inventors: Eli Grinberg, Kobi Bar, Ofer Aknin
  • Publication number: 20170136754
    Abstract: A method in accordance with the present invention has: providing an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer; mixing the ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer, a photoinitiator, a coupling agent, a crosslink-assisting agent, an ultraviolet light absorber, and a radical scavenger to obtain a mixture; and forming the mixture into a film at a specific temperature to obtain the laminated glass interlayer film. The laminated glass in accordance with the present invention is has high transmittance and low haze, and also shortens the production time, thereby enhancing the quality and applicability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2016
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Inventors: Taiwei Chen, Yang-Jui Cheng
  • Publication number: 20170136755
    Abstract: The invention provides a method for pre-curing an adhesive layer bonding a first component to a second component. The adhesive layer is heated by treating an adhesive layer component as heating the first component with a pair of electrodes that are in electrical contact with a surface of the first component, the pair of electrodes applying a predetermined electrical current (I1, I2) to the first component. The invention further provides an arrangement for pre-curing a layer of adhesive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2015
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Inventors: Andrew Vaughan, Julien Richeton
  • Publication number: 20170136756
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a bonded-type laminated core member manufacturing apparatus comprising an adhesive application unit to apply an adhesive to a material being continuously transferred, and a laminating unit to integrate laminar members laminated within a laminating hole by blanking the material, a laminated core member being manufactured by interlayer adhesion between the laminar members, wherein the laminating unit includes a high-frequency heater to harden the adhesive located between the laminar members, the high-frequency heater including a coil wound on the circumference of a hardening hole which accommodates the laminar members and forming a passage of high-frequency current. In accordance with the present invention, the adhesive is rapidly hardened by high-frequency induction heating and thus the integration time of the laminated core member is shortened, and accuracy of the laminating unit, which integrates the laminar members, i.e.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2015
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Applicant: POSCO TMC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Il Gwen CHUNG, Suk Jo KANG, Chang Don PARK, Ki Hwan YOU
  • Publication number: 20170136757
    Abstract: A composite structure comprises stacked sets of laminated fiber reinforced resin plies and metal sheets. Edges of the resin plies and metal sheets are interleaved to form a composite-to-metal joint connecting the resin plies with the metal sheets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2016
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Inventors: Gary Ernest Georgeson, Kenneth Harlan Griess
  • Publication number: 20170136758
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2017
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Inventor: Kenneth Charles TYLER
  • Publication number: 20170136759
    Abstract: A film material formed of thermoplastic polymer material is processed so as to have linearly extending regions (A) linked together by linearly extending webs (B), regions (A) and webs (B) each being oriented, the dominant direction of orientation in regions (A) forming an angle (V) to the direction on which (A) extends and webs (B) comprising arrays of linear furrows of thinner material or splits forming angles (U) higher than (V) to the direction in which (A) extends. The method of producing the new film involves passing an orientated film through a pair of intermeshing grooved rollers to cold-stretch the film in a direction at an angle to the predominant original orientation, at least one of the grooved rollers having crests with sharp edges to form the division between regions A and webs B and to stretch the material to form webs B while stretching the material less or not at all to form regions A. Preferably at least one of the grooved rollers has crests with a waved surface shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2016
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Inventor: Ole-Bendt Rasmussen
  • Publication number: 20170136760
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a peeling bar, apparatus, and method for peeling a polarizing film from a panel. This invention can minimize friction between the peeling bar and the polarizing film since the peeled polarizing film is in contact with a tip of a front part of the peeling bar. The radius of a curved surface at the tip of the front part and an inclined upper surface of the front part are designed to minimize the Z-axis component of a shearing force applied to the polarizing film. Also, in order to equalize tension applied to the polarizing film in a peeling process, this invention makes both ends of the polarizing film closely adhere to the peeling bar. According to this invention, fracture of the polarizing film is prevented, and thereby the polarizing film can be stably peeled from the panel without fracture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2015
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Inventors: San PARK, Bong Su JEUNG, Jea Han RYOO, Cheon Ho PARK, Suk Jae LEE, Kyoung sik KIM
  • Publication number: 20170136761
    Abstract: A color 3D printer and its method of use are disclosed. The color 3D printer uses a number of chambers to dye a filament to a given color. This colored filament is then extruded, pursuant to an associated 3D model of an object, to produce varying colored physical objects, on demand, with the use of a single filament and a single print head. Further, the color 3D printer features a waste management apparatus which provides a number of ways to dispose of waste fluid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2016
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Inventors: Paul SIERADZKI, Daniel DOWNS
  • Publication number: 20170136762
    Abstract: A threadable heat transfer press includes an upper platen, a lower platen below the upper platen, a support head connected to one of the upper platen and the lower platen for moving the platens between an open position, when the platens are spaced away from one another, and a closed position, when the platens are pressed against each other. A vertical line extends from a geometric center of the lower platen and engaging the upper platen when the platens are in the closed position. The press further includes a support plate secured to the lower platen, a plurality of legs positioned below the lower platen, and a vertically extending support structure positioned between at least one of the plurality of legs and the support plate. The vertically extending support structure defines a throat spacing beneath the lower platen, which is spaced away from the geometric center of the lower platen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2017
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Inventors: Benjamin B. Robinson, Michael Bendis, Brian Sukarukoff
  • Publication number: 20170136763
    Abstract: The invention describes a system (1) for overprinting on formats, comprising at least one printing unit (2), having first actuation means (14), and also comprising format supplying means (6, 7), format collecting means (9), at least one conveyor belt (5), second actuation means (10), and control means (11, 12, 13). The at least one printing unit (2) comprises at least one rotatable printing cylinder (3), having printing zones at the surface, and also first actuation means (14), configured to drive, in a controllable manner, the rotation of the printing cylinder (3). The format supplying means (6, 7) are configured to supply the system with one or more formats (4), each being intended to be overprinted in preset zones to be overprinted. The format collecting means (9) are configured to collect the one or more formats (8) once printed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2015
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Inventor: Gian Carlo ARICI
  • Publication number: 20170136764
    Abstract: A portable large format inkjet printer for printing an image at a media print area of a stationary flat media includes an inkjet print engine having a printhead carrier system configured to dynamically scan an inkjet printhead over the media print area in each of two orthogonal directions during the printing of the image. An alignment frame is configured to fixedly mount the inkjet print engine to facilitate a manual positioning of the alignment frame and the inkjet print engine in unison. The alignment frame has an open interior window within which the inkjet printhead is moved and from which all printing occurs. At least one alignment panel is mounted to the alignment frame. Each respective alignment panel has an alignment indicia configured to facilitate accurate manual positioning of the portable large format inkjet printer at a desired printing position at the media print area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2015
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Inventors: Sam Norasak, Michael A. Marra, III, Bruce A. Deboard
  • Publication number: 20170136765
    Abstract: A printhead substrate, comprising an electrothermal transducer configured to heat a printing material, a first DMOS transistor configured to drive the electrothermal transducer, a MOS structure forming an anti-fuse element, a second DMOS transistor configured to write information in the anti-fuse element by causing an insulation breakdown of an insulating film of the MOS structure, and a driving unit consisted of at least one MOS transistor and configured to drive the second DMOS transistor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2017
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Inventor: Masanobu Ohmura
  • Publication number: 20170136766
    Abstract: Methods for ejecting fluids having a viscosity ranging from about 20 mPa-sec to about 100 mPa-sec at 22° C. from a micro-fluid ejection head. The methods include the steps of applying a heat signal to the ejection head for a first period of time to heat the ejection head to a first temperature that is about 20° C. above a steady state fluid ejection temperature for continuous or intermittent fluid ejection from the ejection head; and subsequently, applying a firing signal to ejection heaters on the ejection head during which fluid ejection from the ejection head occurs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2015
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Inventors: Sam NORASAK, Stephen T. OLSON, Ajay K. SUTHAR
  • Publication number: 20170136767
    Abstract: A liquid discharge apparatus includes a liquid discharge head, a temperature detector, and a bias voltage applying unit. The liquid discharge head includes a piezoelectric element to generate pressure to discharge liquid through a nozzle. The temperature detector detects a temperature correlating to a temperature of the piezoelectric element. The bias voltage applying unit applies a bias voltage to a first electrode of the piezoelectric element opposite a second electrode to which a drive signal is applied. The bias voltage applying unit changes the bias voltage according to a detection result of the temperature detector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2016
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Applicant: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventor: Takeshi SANO
  • Publication number: 20170136768
    Abstract: A printhead is provided having an elongate support having a plurality of internal webs protruding from a base section to define a plurality of parallel fluid supply channels, a shim supported by the support and defining a plurality of rows of openings through which fluid from respective supply channels is supplied, and a plurality of elongate printhead modules supported serially on the shim. Each module defines a plurality of fluid supply passages through which fluid passes to fluid ejection nozzles from respective rows of the openings. Either end of each module defines complementary formations such that adjacent modules nest together.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2016
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Inventors: Kia Silverbrook, Tobin Allen King
  • Publication number: 20170136769
    Abstract: A liquid discharge head includes a discharge unit that discharges a liquid as a result of electric energy being supplied to the discharge unit, a first wiring member that is joined to the discharge unit and that includes a plurality of first joining terminals each capable of transmitting the electric energy to the discharge unit, and a second wiring member that is electrically joined to the first wiring member and that includes a plurality of second joining terminals. At least three of the plurality of first joining terminals are inspection terminals that are short-circuited, and the second joining terminals are connected to contact terminals to each of which an external signal can be input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2016
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Inventors: Chiaki Muraoka, Keiji Tomizawa, Takuma Kodoi
  • Publication number: 20170136770
    Abstract: A droplet deposition apparatus, such as an inkjet printhead, is disclosed. The apparatus includes an array of fluid chambers, where each chamber has a nozzle and a piezoelectric actuator element that causes droplets to be released on-demand from the nozzle in an ejection direction. The array of chambers extends in an array direction, which is perpendicular to the ejection direction. The apparatus also includes a common inlet manifold, which supplies fluid to the array of chambers, and may also include a common outlet manifold, which receives fluid from the array of chambers; both the inlet manifold and, where present, the outlet manifold are elongate in the array direction and extend the length of the array of chambers. The apparatus also includes a flow restrictor passage, which extends the length of the array of chambers in the array direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2015
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Inventors: Simon James Hubbard, Christopher James Gosling
  • Publication number: 20170136771
    Abstract: A liquid jetting apparatus includes: a head unit including nozzles; a cap which covers the nozzles in a state of being in contact with the head unit at a capping position; and a cap movement device including a cam having a slide surface and a cam follower which is slid on the slide surface. One of the cam and the cam follower is provided integrally with the cap, and the other of the cam and the cam follower is moved in a slide direction. The slide surface includes a first inclined surface inclined by a first angle relative to the slide direction and a second inclined surface inclined by a second angle greater than the first angle relative to the slide direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2016
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Inventor: Mikio OGAWA
  • Publication number: 20170136772
    Abstract: In some examples, a service cartridge includes a fluid storage container for receiving fluid discharged from a fluid ejection device, and a web wipe for performing a wiping operation on the fluid ejection device. In a first wiping operation, the web wipe is caused to be advanced by a first length. An amount of discharged fluid into the fluid storage container is monitored. In a second wiping operation after the first wiping operation, in response to the monitored amount of discharged fluid into the fluid storage container, the web wipe is caused to be advanced by a second length different from the first length.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2017
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Inventors: Xavier Gros, Gloria Hernandez Ballester
  • Publication number: 20170136773
    Abstract: Features for various embodiments of a self-contained printhead unit, including an on-board fluidic system, quick-coupling electrical and pneumatic interfacing, in conjunction with the features of various embodiments of a kinematic mounting and air bearing clamping assembly, as well as contactless integration to a waste assembly, together provide for the ready interchangeability of a plurality of printhead units in a printing system during a printing process, while at the same time preventing cross-contamination of a plurality of end-user selected inks contained in each of a plurality of printhead units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2016
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Inventors: Justin Mauck, Alexander Sou-Kang Ko, Eliyahu Vronsky
  • Publication number: 20170136774
    Abstract: An image forming agent storage member comprises a housing, an image forming agent supply port and a fluid discharge mechanism. The housing carries the image forming agent. The image forming agent supply port is disposed on one side surface of a short side of the housing. The fluid discharge mechanism is disposed on a long side of the housing. When the image forming agent supply port receives the image forming agent filled into the housing, a fluid inside the housing is discharged through the fluid discharge mechanism. The fluid discharge mechanism comprises a shielding member, and positions of the shielding member and the image forming agent supply port on the housing do not correspond to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2017
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Inventor: Chia-Hsin LIN
  • Publication number: 20170136775
    Abstract: The application provides an ink cartridge chip applied in an ink cartridge which is detachably installed in an imaging device. The ink cartridge chip includes an interface unit and a control unit. The interface unit receives a light control command from the imaging device, which may be a light-lighting-up or a light-extinguishing command. The control unit is connected to a light-emitting unit, and lights up the light-emitting unit on detecting that the ink cartridge chip is in a power-up initialization stage. And the control unit is also connected to the interface unit, and determines, in a case that the light control command is a light-extinguishing command, whether a preset extinguishing condition is satisfied, extinguishes the light-emitting unit if the preset extinguishing condition is satisfied, and maintains a current state of the light-emitting unit if the light control command is a light-lighting-up command.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2017
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Inventors: Wei Zhou, Juhui Li, Hao Chen, Yanhui Luo